Episode 9 Late Kick Off London and the South East

I'm Paul Roberson. My favourite Millwall moment was scoring the

winning goal at Wembley that a one has promotion to the championship

and getting to pick up the trophy. That was my favourite moment and

Coming up, what next for Barnet as they prepare for future away from

Underhill? It's not a viable feasible for us to stay here.

there light at the end of the tunnel for Wycombe in their battle

to avoid the drop? Sometimes you don't know what you're going to get,

that is the challenge for the players, to be more consistent.

of the goals from all of our boys at the weekend. And we forced a

Millwall fan to remember a season to forget. Derby, Leicester, Port

Vale, we could not beat any of them! Good evening, all. Joining me

and Mark Bright in the studio, a man who can cover two clubs and two

divisions, Jason Euell of Charlton, on loan with Wimbledon. Can you

compare the new Wimbledon with the old? They are very different in

ways. But the tradition is the same. They want to be successful. It's

been a very good few years, happy times at Wimbledon. Plenty more

from them throughout the show. We are going to start with Barnett.

Barry Fry, Alan Mullery, Ray Clemence and Peter Shreeves, some

of the famous names that have barked orders from the Underhill

dug-out. But the ground could fall silent, as they plan to move away

from the much-loved home. Good save by Phillips! Barry Fry! Come on,

If we had to move, then I would still go with the club. But I would

hope it wouldn't be too far away. Yes, it's very traditional. It's

fantastic, fantastic memories. But we have to move forward. I'd like

to think they could find their way to stay here. But there has to be a

lot of coming together from the chairman and Barnet council. There

is no place like home and no other home that's quite like Underhill.

Barnet have been here for more than 100 years. But possibly not for

many years more. A row with the local council has led Barnet to

announce next season will be their last at Underhill. The famous

sloping pitch as witnessed plenty of drama, none more so than last

year's great escape. We scored early in the second half. You could

hear the crowd at the other game that was going on, they were losing.

Because we were so close we were getting the results through. It was

really strange. It felt like we had won the League, which is bad in a

way because we had just stayed up. But we had to celebrated because we

were buried with 10 games to go. It's an achievement in some sense.

That achievement may be one of the last for Barnet fans to say that

their long-time home. With a move on the cards, the question is,

where to? This is the hive, the state-of-the-art training ground in

Edgware, opened by none other than Fabio Capello in 2009. Alongside

these impressive facilities, the initial works of what was once

going to be the home of non-League Woolston. Is it now where Barnett's

long-term future lies? We either use do hive as a temporary stop gap

and then moved to an area where we can have a Pedrena stadium, or

perhaps we can build on it and use it as the permanent stadium. What

we really want to do is find somewhere where the local council

will accept us. We hope that the fans realise the bigger picture and

that when we move from Underhill that they come with us and still

supporters. We will still be Barnet Football Club. Do you think it

would be a shame if you had to leave? A big shame, definitely.

Since I'd been at the club, which had really good times. It would be

a real shine to move out of the area. -- shameful stop for many,

Underhill will always be wet bonnet's heart is. But their future

home looks set to lie outside of the area. -- where bonnet's heart

The future of bonnet, they are certainly going to move away from

under Hill. You can see both sides. The training facility could house

them. But then they are seven miles away from the place they call harm

-- home. Ideally, they could stay in the borough. But loads of teams

have had to move out of their stadiums. I'd have to say that the

chairman, I know him and there is no glory in being the chairman at a

club like that for 20 years. It is hard. They are trying to make sure

that the club survives. I think the hive is where it is at. It got to

move there. It is seven miles. Jason Cann probably tell you more

than me, the fans want the association with their club in

their Barrett. You have to look at alternatives. The fans are probably

saying that I don't support the club, but it has to survive. That

stadium, if they competed, it will be ideal. They are working on

crowds of about 4000. Unless they get promotion to the championship,

they would need a bigger ground. But then they could extend.

Facilities are always a good thing about a new stadium. But some

people complain about a lack of atmosphere in a new stadium,

particularly when you have been somewhere like Underhill for some

time? When you look at the stadiums, if you can get to the levels that

you want, if you are going to build a 7000 stadium and they are going

to get 3000 or 4000, it could still bring a good atmosphere. But it is

what is long-term best for the club. If that is the case, I think the

players would be happy to be behind that. Let's have a look at their

goals from the weekend. They went to Port Vale, desperate for a win.

They got one, even though they went behind to a Marc Richards goal?

Port Vale had just gone into administration. It is a blow going

1-0 behind. This is Ben May. He is on loan from Stevenage. He met his

team-mates on the coach and then he scored? It's amazing, if there is

any position that can happen, it is a striker. His first touch, after

coming on? An unbelievable substitution. He scored seven goals

on loan at Braintree. He comes on there and he scores his first goal

in the lead -- League. Let's talk about your team, Wimbledon. It's

been a difficult season. I know you did not play at the weekend. We

asked you about the old Wimbledon and new Wimbledon. A long time ago

you were at the original Wimbledon, he left in 2001. It must seem like

an age away? It does. Everybody can see what has gone on since I left,

the creation of a new football club by the fans. De get to where they

are in such a short space of time, its credit to the fans that have

created it, the players and the managers that have helped get the

team out there. You are playing one of our other teams at the weekend,

Dagenham and rag -- Dagenham and Redbridge. It ended in a result

that you desperately needed. Jack Midson, on target again?

manager keeps saying that he is always scoring for us. It's down to

everybody in the team to start contributing to get more goals.

Michael Spillane with the equaliser and the winner from Kieran Djilali?

A former trainee at Crystal Palace. Good technique, good skill. Four

minutes from the end? He will be delighted. Jason Cann tell you more

about him. He's struggled with injuries and it's frustrating

because he knows what he can offer the team. If you are out with

injuries, with any player, he just wants to get back. That will keep a

nice and refreshed. Terry Brown has always said that the key is just

too desperately stay in the league. Is there the right sort of

positivity around, particularly after a result like that? Yeah, it

is a cliche, but a result can change the whole mood in the cab.

After last Tuesday's defeat to Plymouth, going into training today

is a completely different atmosphere. We are going to go into

the game tomorrow night, again, wanting to have the same feeling

once Thursday. Is it different being at Charlton, doing so well,

and then 18 struggling? Is the atmosphere different? Massively

different. But the position we are in, we just want to play games. You

want to get the results. If you have a bad result, you want the

next game to come around fast so you can put it behind you and move

forward. That is what we want to do tomorrow. Just stay in to the

division and build? Their ambition is to go up and get promotion.

Earlier in the season you were in contention of the play-offs and its

tapered off. If there is a kick- start, you can do it next season.

We follow some other teams in League Two, let's see how they got

a win in five league games. They looked to have reignited their

promotion charge when Claude Davis put precision they overpowered two

slot in his third of the season. Chaos reigned in the Macclesfield

box, two minutes after the break. Karl McFadzean kept a cool head to

drill his shot through the crowd. Relegation-threatened Macclesfield

grabbed a lifeline when Mukendi volleyed in from close range.

George Donnelly's injury-time equaliser left the often outspoken

Red Devils boss Steve Evans refusing to speak to some sections

of the media. For the 7th time this season, a

Gillingham game featured at least seven goals. The pick of the bunch

was the one by which newly-crowned need to apprentice of the year POW

all gave them the lead. Matters were levelled from closer range

later on. Leitch Smith followed up his own shot to tap in from the

line. 60 seconds later, Paolo appeared to deliver the knockout

blow. Bush they staged a comeback. This volley made it 3-2. Five

minutes later, Ashley Miller looks to have secured a point. But how

costly was Danny Spiller's rush of blood to the head? Sent off for

taking down Gordon Brown. His team- mates held on until the 4th minute

of injury time, when Clayton made it 4-3 to leave Gillingham a point

Wycombe have spent almost the entire season at the wrong end of

League One. But that hasn't affected the entertainment of the

recent matches, with goals flying in at both ends. Richard Adams has

been to Buckinghamshire to experienced a unique take on how to

The hellfire caves in West Wycombe have in the past been known to be a

court and other usual events, but even they would struggle to compete

with the weird and wonderful world of work on Wanderers. This season

has had more twists and turns than a Hitchcock thriller. Currently in

the relegation zone in the last three games are loaned the club

have won 5-0, lost 4-1 and then last Tuesday beat Leyton Orient 4-2.

The cannot describe it. You just never know. One week we are good

and one week we are dreadful. nerves are shredded. With fans

wondering which side will turn up from game to game, even the players

themselves cannot put a finger on the unusual events occurrence on

the pitch. This season 118 goals for and against, what is happening?

It is phenomenal to be at that position in the league and there

are only five or six other teams who have scored more than ours, so

it is a crazy season for us. Sometimes you do not know what you

are going to get and we need to be more consistent. So are we

expecting a boring draw today because the cameras are here?

very much doubt it. Today's opponents Colchester and there have

been goals before, but I am expecting a 0-0 draw. The expected

goal first it did not materialise, but the game improved after the

break. Stuart Lewis went close for the home side. But remarkably after

36 games and over 100 goals, Wycombe had their first 0-0 this

season. We were confident are they coming into this game and it was

one of those and we approached it the same, but we could not get it

off. You told me there was no chance of the 0-0 draw and 90

minutes later it is 0-0. What happened? If it would have ended up

5-4, I would have taken that. come back again, can you guarantee

us some goals? Yes, I would like to guarantee that for you, but it has

been value for money here recently in terms of the performance and the

goals. Very spooky. Gary Ward it is very popular with the fans, but

they have scored 30 goals at Adams Park, more home goals, but they

have conceded just as many as well. Surely they have to tighten up a

little bit. They must start to keep clean sheets, not when we go down

there, obviously. That was incredible for them at home. But it

is your home games that are going to be important. Colchester are not

doing too bad, but on a game where you need a few goals they did not

get any, but they still have it in hand. He does not mind winning

games by four, but if you are a player are you desperately keen --

keen for a clean sheet? Yes, it sets the tone for the other teams

you are playing as well. If you are not conceding goals and you are

winning games, everyone will say they are hard to beat. It is the

whole team not conceding goals. is not good for the fans because

they do not have any idea what will happen week-to-week. How many times

do you hear the phase, what team it will turn up? But it is

entertainment. Wycombe are fighting it out at the bottom of League One.

At the other end it is Charlton. There was a reality check for them

Crisis at Trotton, well, losing two games in a row. Alan Judge cracked

home a 25 yard opener. Then it was 2-0 with less than 20 minutes

played. He then grabbed another and soon had his hat-trick after just

40 minutes of football. Some Charlton fans had had enough. Those

that stayed saw Bradley Wright- Phillips pull one back after half-

time and then Scott Wagstaff made it 4-2, but they could not complete

the comeback. It has been a funny week at the Valley.

A bit of a blow to the peace hopes of making the play-offs. The

Welshman fluffed his chance to bag the first-half brace. The manager

said he was pleased with their performance. Simon Moore's goal-

kick went straight to Evans who raced around the keeper to score

his second. The Bees' boss will be looking for a replacement for Gary

Alexander this week. Orient would have fancied their

chances as Tranmere had not won in 12 and they nearly took the lead.

But it was the home side that went ahead, Andy Robinson reacting to

the rebound before finishing well. The lead was doubled just before

half-time, sliding home after good work by Danny Holmes. David Mooney

blasted his chance over. It leaves them six points above the drop zone.

In it has not been the best of weeks for Charlton.

We are not show those fans were leaving, maybe they were going for

their half-time pie. There were some people who were booing. It is

a strange situation to be in. has been a bad week and that was a

minority who were not happy with the performance, but we have to

look at the bigger picture. It is the first two games they have lost

at home all season, and they are 10 points clear of second place. You

cannot look at those two games. called them champions elect last

week. It is our fault. 36 games played an four defeat, put things

in perspective. Notts County are a form team. 10 points clear. Chris

will get the players and say, that is our blip and we have to move

forward from here. You do not want too many more are creeping in and

the gaps start shortening, that's when the nerves creep in. Four

goals in 40 minutes? I could not believe it myself. You have worked

with Chris Powell. What did he say to you when you went on loan to

Wimbledon initially? It was a mutual agreement to get some games

and come back and be fresh and ready for the back of the season,

because it is vital to have everybody ready. It does not start

going your way and the gap closes, and it could be nervous. He wants

to have everybody ready if that opportunity comes. Let's hope it

does not. A you looking forward to going back there? It is mixed

emotions. Being at Wimbledon is another experience for me, but I'm

conscious there is a parent club and it is like having two things

biting for the season and I will be looking forward to going back and

seeing the boys and help pushing for the rest of the season. We will

not call them champions elect again to next season. West Ham fans are

desperate to avoid the play-offs and Brighton are desperate to stay

in. It could be where both teams are heading. Gus Poyet picked up an

award last night 24 hours after his team have moved into the top six.

Rodriguez Vicente scored his first from a free kick. Gus Poyet says

there is a 50-50 chance of holding on to the Spaniard. Next up a trip

to Blackpool. West Ham's home form is not improving. It is now three

successive draws at Upton Park, but they started positively. However,

it was ruled out. It took the lead when James Tomkins and Carlton Cole

failed, but Tomkins succeeded. James Coppinger forced the ball

over the line for Doncaster. West Ham are three points behind

Southampton with a game in hand. The golden boys are in striking

distance from the top half. Shaun Murray put them ahead. He praised

his team-mates for the performance which saw the Hornets two up. Derby,

who looked like a plate of contenders earlier, it reduced the

Dougie Freedman said he was pleased with the points after this one, but

he could not have been pleased that some errors. That was a clumsy

challenge. Jay Rodriguez made no mistake from the spot. Wilfried

Zaha's pays it worried Burnley all afternoon. Darren Ambrose did the

job from 12 yards. Wilfried Zaha had been closely marked all

afternoon and were shown a red card for an off the ball tangled spotted

by the assistant referee. Palace remain way off the play-off spots.

The Millwall boss said his team had chances to win this one, but Forest

were more clinical. Kenny Jackett bemoan some of the defending and

must have been frustrated when he saw Danny Higginbotham got his

first for Forest. They gave themselves some hope. Josh Wright

was denied a goal by the woodwork. Darius Henderson followed up for

his 18th of the season. But Forest eased their relegation fears. They

are seven points from the drop zone. Not a brilliant day for Wilfried

Zaha on Saturday, but last night he got some recognition and was named

the Football League's Young Player of the Year. Good news for Gus

Poyet who won the Outstanding Managerial Achievement Award for

promotion with Brighton. I have been lucky to be in the right club

at the right time. Saying that, you need to work and you need the staff

to be with you. If you make sure you get the right players, you

convince them, you make sure they want to play for the football club

and they believe in what we do because I have a different style,

you have got a chance. Congratulations to Jordan Cousins

who won the League One Apprentice of the Year and Tamika Mkindawire

who won the Player of the community award, the Player in the Community

Award. Brighton are coming strong at the right time. A end-September

they had nine games without a win and the momentum died away, but

they have come back strong. Give credit where it is due, he is

responsible. They moved into a new stadium and they are now looking at

back-to-back promotions and they are big contenders. There was a lot

of respect in the room for Gus Poyet. It is hard for me to say,

but they are doing ever so well under his guidance. You are going

to take your Palace shirt off. Brighton are in a nice, tidy

position. West Ham fans are slightly concerned. How do you see

it panic out? Pretty exciting. Brighton has a little blip and came

strong and got promotion. They have been the outside bet to get there

or thereabouts. With West Ham there is a lot of expectation. Even with

Southampton. You have got to watch out for Reading. They have got

eight straight wins. I look at West Ham and Palace and Brighton and out

of the last six games they have got identical records. For West Ham I

think they have drawn up too many games at home. It is six. I know

you had a word with him at the Football Awards, there is

unbelievable ability. He was sent off last weekend. It is his first

red card. Take it as a complement, the team are double marking you and

that is when you get into the rough stuff, you have to rise above it

and do not react. He is young and he is learning. Hopefully that will

be the last red card. So many teams are interested in him already.

is part and parcel of the game and players will try and do that to put

him off his game. Some things have been said by the fans as well. Take

it as a compliment, because when you are a good player those things

As false dawns go at you would be hard pushed to find one more

pronounced than that which briefly shone over the then in 1995-96. Top

of the table in the run-up to Christmas, the Premier League

beckoned, but the rest of the season did not quite go as planned.

We came to win promotion and we started brilliantly. Nick McCartney

had made a number of useful signings. It started off really

well and really promising. We beat Luton at home and then we won away

at Port bail and Portsmouth. We only lost one of our seven games.

Unbeaten away and top of the lake. And then an almost all mighty

collapse. Sunderland away, lost 6-0. Derby, Leicester, Port Vale, could

not beat any of them and then the manager walked out. He took the

Republic of Ireland job. Nice one. There were just Barack Obama wins