:00:00. > :00:00.Tonight we got a revealing hnterview from the most improved striker in
:00:07. > :00:10.the Championship but Jamie Vardy tells us he nearly quit the game
:00:11. > :00:14.only last season. And there's the small matter of the East Midlands
:00:15. > :00:24.grudge match and we've got fans from both sides of the A52.
:00:25. > :00:26.THEY CHANT. You might want to stick arotnd for
:00:27. > :00:43.tonight's Late Kick Off. Coming up tonight, could it be worth
:00:44. > :00:46.?100 million? Will the Derbx`Forest showdown define who makes the
:00:47. > :00:50.play`offs? No better time for both sides to find their scoring touch.
:00:51. > :00:56.He's Forest until he dies. Carl Froch is hoping for a Red knockout.
:00:57. > :01:01.Forest`Derby is always a grdat game. Always a full house. There's always
:01:02. > :01:05.banter flying around. Jamie Vardy used to be substituted
:01:06. > :01:08.in time to meet a curfew now he is firing the Foxes to the Prelier
:01:09. > :01:18.League. We are the football show the gives fans a platform. Joinhng me
:01:19. > :01:27.tonight, two men who know about the passion of local derbies. Not so shy
:01:28. > :01:29.and retiring Stan Collymore. And alongside Stan this evening
:01:30. > :01:32.representing Derby, the man`ger of Burton Albion who has also played
:01:33. > :01:38.for the Foxes and the Blues, Gary Rowett.
:01:39. > :01:43.Stick around for that Jamie Vardy interview but first it is the most
:01:44. > :01:48.eagerly anticipated A52 derby for years. Derby County and Nottingham
:01:49. > :01:52.Forest, both on course for `t least a place in the play`offs but for the
:01:53. > :01:57.first time in years the two teams meet for this massive game `t a time
:01:58. > :02:00.when both are in the top six. Here is a little something to whdt your
:02:01. > :02:02.appetite. This is a fixture that provhdes
:02:03. > :02:14.top`level drama. Real chance.
:02:15. > :02:17.It might drop here invitingly. He scores for Nottingham Forest. First
:02:18. > :02:31.strike to the Reds. Let me take a check on the two teams
:02:32. > :02:54.for you then. Finishing the first half with a
:02:55. > :03:07.flourish. What a turn that hs. In the East Midlands derby.
:03:08. > :03:13.That certainly got us going. Has it got you in the mood?
:03:14. > :03:18.Yes. Both teams are represented well You
:03:19. > :03:23.are part of the home team and have played for Derby County in the past.
:03:24. > :03:25.No goals in four. It is a bhg game for the strikers this one for Derby,
:03:26. > :03:30.isn't it? It's a huge game all right. Add to
:03:31. > :03:35.the mix Steve McClaren coming back. Derby just need to keep going. They
:03:36. > :03:40.have been one of the form tdams in the division over the last ten or 15
:03:41. > :03:43.games, they have had a terrhfic run. They have just stopped scorhng as
:03:44. > :03:46.freely as they have done but it will be interesting because one or two
:03:47. > :03:52.teams are starting to deal with that in terms of sitting back and
:03:53. > :03:59.blocking the holes. It will be really interesting. He has come in
:04:00. > :04:04.and had an impact instantly with the fans. Scored spectacular go`ls. Now
:04:05. > :04:08.he needs to score the scruffy goals that when the likes of thesd games.
:04:09. > :04:11.Still the second highest goal`scorers in the division. What
:04:12. > :04:17.about Nottingham Forest? No wins in seven games. 15 draws to thdir name.
:04:18. > :04:23.Will this force them to comd out? I think they need to. They need a
:04:24. > :04:27.confidence boosting result now. They have got to the stage whereby
:04:28. > :04:30.players are starting to comd back. The bench at the weekend was quite
:04:31. > :04:35.strong. They went with Greg Halford upfront. Maybe a bit more
:04:36. > :04:43.physicality. Both sides havd struggled to score goals. Forest
:04:44. > :04:46.haven't won a game in seven. So this will be a proper derby wherd you
:04:47. > :04:50.need people to stand up and be counted. I would play Henderson
:04:51. > :04:53.upfront. This is the question. Will Billy
:04:54. > :04:58.Davies stick with that, plaxing Greg Halford upfront again?
:04:59. > :05:04.It depends. Only Billy knows what attributes they have. I think the
:05:05. > :05:10.specialist role is the man who can get you a goal. The instinct over
:05:11. > :05:14.the guy who can play for a game or two as a striker. I would play him.
:05:15. > :05:18.Get lots of bodies in support and get what for either side wotld be a
:05:19. > :05:24.monster win for the reminder of the season.
:05:25. > :05:28.Where is it going to be won? Like Gary said, Derby keep
:05:29. > :05:31.possession very well. Forest need to block out those holes in central
:05:32. > :05:36.midfield. Have a platform to build from upfront.
:05:37. > :05:45.I agree. I think the midfield battle will be crucial. The way Derby play,
:05:46. > :05:48.everything is through midfidld, very narrow. Great possession so the
:05:49. > :05:51.spaces tend to be blocked up. Let's get the fans' perspective
:05:52. > :05:54.What do you fear most? They have the former striker in
:05:55. > :05:58.Patrick Bamford who has been scoring goals. Jamie Ward has also got a
:05:59. > :06:04.knack of scoring. I think they will be more than up for it and `dd that
:06:05. > :06:07.is my concern. What is it about Forest you are not
:06:08. > :06:12.looking forward to? The defence. I wouldn't want to go
:06:13. > :06:20.one goal down because Forest are good at seeing games out defending.
:06:21. > :06:24.It is set up terrifically wdll. Both teams almost in a similar vdin of
:06:25. > :06:27.form. One man guaranteed to play at Wembley this season is Carl Froch
:06:28. > :06:29.and the world champion may have George Groves on his mind btt he is
:06:30. > :06:39.Forest till he dies. I was probably about eight or nine
:06:40. > :06:43.years old at the most and c`n remember standing in the Trdnt End
:06:44. > :06:52.and I remember we won. I don't remember who was playing. I can
:06:53. > :06:55.remember it being freezing cold My favourite Forest game was at home
:06:56. > :07:01.against Derby and we beat them, I think it was 1`0. Billy Davhes was
:07:02. > :07:04.back on board. Forest`Derby is always a big game, always a full
:07:05. > :07:10.house, always banter flying around between the fans.
:07:11. > :07:17.Mull of Kintyre, the Forest fans sing that before every game. In the
:07:18. > :07:25.City Ground, when there's a full house the atmosphere is amazing
:07:26. > :07:29.It is a big club. Everybody has heard of it so that is what makes
:07:30. > :07:41.our club great, the history. Worst thing about supporting
:07:42. > :07:46.Nottingham Forest, that's a tough one. As far as I'm concerned, there
:07:47. > :07:55.is nothing bad about supporting Nottingham Forest. It's in ly blood.
:07:56. > :07:58.Premiership, of course. Bec`use George Groves is a plastic Chelsea
:07:59. > :08:00.fan and we could give them ` whipping at Stamford Bridge. That
:08:01. > :08:10.would be absolutely awesome. You are carrying his belt in at
:08:11. > :08:13.Wembley, aren't you? I interviewed him the day after the
:08:14. > :08:17.Groves fight and I said I would be more than happy to carry yotr belt
:08:18. > :08:24.in at Wembley. He said no problem so I will wear one of those old Forest
:08:25. > :08:29.shirts. Keep your clothes on for us though.
:08:30. > :08:34.Let's talk to a legendary Ddrby fan. Nick Webster.
:08:35. > :08:39.Nick Webster really is Derbx till he dies, isn't he, guys? Tell ts why,
:08:40. > :08:43.Nick? I am responsible for looking after
:08:44. > :08:46.the flag and making sure it goes to every home and away game.
:08:47. > :08:51.The Derby flagman and you t`ke this flag, 20 foot long, to everx single
:08:52. > :08:55.game. It was in the VT at the beginning there. It helps create a
:08:56. > :09:00.brilliant atmosphere doesn't it The fans own it and it is something
:09:01. > :09:09.we are very proud of. You are the kind of go`to gty, that
:09:10. > :09:12.is what these guys say. Why is that? You go to him whenever you need
:09:13. > :09:15.advice. Whether you are blocking at an away game. You can all sht
:09:16. > :09:19.together. He is the man. Your favourite game,
:09:20. > :09:22.please. When we embarrassed Forest. 89
:09:23. > :09:28.minutes, embarrassed them, brilliant, what a game.
:09:29. > :09:32.You have all been behaving tp until now so I will head over herd to chat
:09:33. > :09:35.to the Forest fans. These are the Fisher brothers and you havd a
:09:36. > :09:40.special story. You set up the fanzine when you were 12 and 14
:09:41. > :09:46.This is it. Stan is on the front. They bunked off school to do this.
:09:47. > :09:50.Not all the time but we used to occasionally wag of school `nd get
:09:51. > :09:57.interviews with players. People such as Stan were kind enough to give me
:09:58. > :10:04.time back in the day. 2000 fans get the fanzine and you
:10:05. > :10:08.still support it. It was a much better time then. We
:10:09. > :10:11.were seeing Stan fire us up to the Premier League and then finhshed
:10:12. > :10:14.third in the league. There have been some bleak times since.
:10:15. > :10:17.Still in the top six. Predictions for the weekend.
:10:18. > :10:21.One goal will decide it and it could go either way. I know it sotnds
:10:22. > :10:26.cheesy but I hope it goes otr way. Of course. This is the fanzhne and
:10:27. > :10:33.Stan is going to sign it later on. Thank you. Let's move on from the
:10:34. > :10:37.A52 Derby. There's no doubthng that the team of the season has so far
:10:38. > :10:42.been Leicester City. They are simply flying. Last season Hull went up on
:10:43. > :10:45.79 points. Leicester alreadx have 80 points with 11 games to go. They
:10:46. > :10:51.have got a 17 point cushion over third place. Let's look at the win
:10:52. > :10:59.over Blackpool. Throw`in into the box and it is in.
:11:00. > :11:09.Goodwillie scores it. He looks to cross left footdd. It's
:11:10. > :11:14.a goal and it is a beauty. Ht's a beauty.
:11:15. > :11:21.Still got the ball at his fdet needs to get across. Heads it and it is
:11:22. > :11:32.on. Wes Morgan with his first of the season and it is a key goal.
:11:33. > :11:36.Right footed. It is into thd back of the net. There is no celebr`tion
:11:37. > :11:49.from Kevin Phillips but that secures the game. It is three to Lehcester.
:11:50. > :11:52.Three more points. Bit of magic there at Leicester
:11:53. > :11:56.Jamie Vardy not on the scordsheet but for many fans he has bedn the
:11:57. > :12:00.player of the season. Would you agree with that?
:12:01. > :12:05.Certainly would. He has been the most effectual player this season
:12:06. > :12:08.for us. He has come back from a difficult season last year. He is
:12:09. > :12:11.much better. He can head thd ball, he's two footed but most of all he
:12:12. > :12:14.has electric pace which trotbles defenders and I believe him to be
:12:15. > :12:22.the most feared striker in the Championship. John, you've held the
:12:23. > :12:26.microphone before, didn't you? I thought you were going to croon one
:12:27. > :12:28.for us, then! Last season, the former Fleetwood man scored only
:12:29. > :12:31.four goals, but this season, he bagged 15 and he's frightenhng
:12:32. > :12:38.defenders, and as Natalie found out, there's a lot more to Vardy than
:12:39. > :12:41.meets the eye. Here's Jamie Vardy! Leicester's Jamie Vardy is `rguably
:12:42. > :12:44.the best striker in the football league at the moment. In two years,
:12:45. > :12:51.he's gone from non`league to the cusp of the Premier League. And it
:12:52. > :12:56.was a cool finish from Jamid Vardy. Written off only last season... It's
:12:57. > :13:02.been up and down for you. Lhke an ECG test. I'm fascinated by Jamie
:13:03. > :13:09.Vardy's story. At 16, released by Sheffield Wednesday. Tormented by
:13:10. > :13:15.rejection. Got in trouble whth the law. Only last season, he vdry
:13:16. > :13:20.nearly gave up again. A glorious chance for Vardy. Jamie is now 7,
:13:21. > :13:25.but has experienced a surprhsing journey in football. He just left
:13:26. > :13:31.school when Wednesday told him he wasn't good enough. The reason I got
:13:32. > :13:37.released was because I was too small. You could tell that to Lionel
:13:38. > :13:40.Messi now and he would just laugh at you. But, yeah, I wasn't phxsically
:13:41. > :13:46.built enough, which it does hit you hard, and I was very angry. Upset.
:13:47. > :13:49.That's why I stopped playing for a year. Luckily, I went to college and
:13:50. > :13:53.one of my mates just played Sunday football, and asked me to go along
:13:54. > :13:59.with them. So, I did. And that is where the path starts back hnto
:14:00. > :14:02.football. It all happened at tiny South Yorkshire club Stocksbridge
:14:03. > :14:06.Park Steels. In the early d`ys, he was under curfew, and had to wear an
:14:07. > :14:12.electronic tag on his ankle, after being charged with assault. He says
:14:13. > :14:18.it was on a night out and hd was defending a friend with a hdaring
:14:19. > :14:22.aid who was being picked on. I mean, I did get into a little bit of
:14:23. > :14:26.trouble back then. But it w`s all part of the learning curve `nd I
:14:27. > :14:31.sorted myself out. And I cotldn t play, really, any night matches mid
:14:32. > :14:34.week, so it was just Saturd`ys only. If we had an away game, it was
:14:35. > :14:38.literally play an hour, get subbed off and jumped in the car to make
:14:39. > :14:41.sure I got home. I'm obviously not proud of what happened, but, it
:14:42. > :14:44.happened, so, I think things happen for a reason. And I've turndd my
:14:45. > :14:48.life around now, and I'm happy the way I am. He was eventually spotted
:14:49. > :14:53.by Halifax, and Leicester bought him from Fleetwood Town at the beginning
:14:54. > :14:58.of last season for ?1 million. A record signing for a player from the
:14:59. > :15:03.lower leagues. He scored on his debut, but there was no fairy tale
:15:04. > :15:10.first season. It's his first league goal for Leicester City. I let a lot
:15:11. > :15:14.of things get to me last ye`r. Put me down a bit. I came into `
:15:15. > :15:16.dressing room with a lot of big names, which I wasn't used to
:15:17. > :15:22.whatsoever. Many fans weren't convinced. He only netted four
:15:23. > :15:25.league goals all campaign. Jamie Vardy took it and he's rolldd it
:15:26. > :15:29.wide. When were the worst thmes for you? Well, last year, when H wasn't
:15:30. > :15:33.going to my best ability, and obviously, you get a lot of stick on
:15:34. > :15:38.social media. It was hard to blank out. You do let it get to you. It
:15:39. > :15:42.put me on a real downer. Did you ever think about giving up last
:15:43. > :15:45.season? Yes, I did, to be honest. I had a few chats with the gaffer and
:15:46. > :15:48.the assistant coach. But thdy constantly told me that I w`s good
:15:49. > :15:53.enough. They believed in me and they stuck by me. And like I said, I just
:15:54. > :15:58.had to show the faith they put in the on the pitch. And what `
:15:59. > :16:01.turnaround. He's now a fan favourite. He's banged in 14 goals,
:16:02. > :16:06.nearly one every other game and has been a standout player in this table
:16:07. > :16:10.topping team. I think I am the joker of the changing rooms now, because a
:16:11. > :16:12.lot of the lads will say. What do you think you can achieve this
:16:13. > :16:17.season? Obviously promotion is looking within your grasp ndarly
:16:18. > :16:21.now. Yes, we have just got to keep our feet on the ground now `s we
:16:22. > :16:25.have been. Just taking each game as it comes. But we know it is all into
:16:26. > :16:28.its own hands and if we carry on playing how we are, then we will be
:16:29. > :16:32.in the Premier League next season. What would it mean to you to get to
:16:33. > :16:36.the Premier League? It would literally be a dream come true.
:16:37. > :16:39.Obviously, with the way I h`ve gone back into football, I never would
:16:40. > :16:40.have thought it would have happened, so, I would be absolutely over the
:16:41. > :16:53.moon. Brilliant, insightful interview
:16:54. > :16:56.there from Jamie Vardy. Stan, as a former striker yourself, wh`t have
:16:57. > :16:59.you got to say about his mental resolve to come back from an early
:17:00. > :17:03.rejection at Sheffield Wedndsday, a brush with the law and then to not
:17:04. > :17:06.have a great first season at Leicester and to bounce back in such
:17:07. > :17:08.style? Yeah, confidence and belief are everything to a sportsm`n, and A
:17:09. > :17:11.professional sportsman, and professional footballers in
:17:12. > :17:14.particular. I can only think really of two positions on a pitch where
:17:15. > :17:17.the emotions meander as much. One is the goalkeeper. A similar shtuation
:17:18. > :17:20.with Joe Hart. The ups and downs. Another is the striker. You have to
:17:21. > :17:24.go home having scored bucketfuls of goals and then you go through a
:17:25. > :17:27.barren spell and you think, am I ever going to score again? So, it is
:17:28. > :17:31.vitally important to have absolute self belief in what you're trying to
:17:32. > :17:34.do. On the back of a poor sdason last season, for Leicester City
:17:35. > :17:37.he's bounced back. I think he is undoubtedly matured as a person
:17:38. > :17:40.He's added a real clinical ddge as well. He has. And he's been
:17:41. > :17:43.supported, of course, by David Nugent and scored goals as well as
:17:44. > :17:45.taking some of the pressure off them. Gary, from a manager's
:17:46. > :17:48.perspective, huge credit to Nigel Pearson, I suppose, because he is
:17:49. > :17:53.not afraid of dropping big loney signings, but he's stuck by Jamie
:17:54. > :17:56.Vardy. Absolutely. I think he showed amazing faith in him in the first
:17:57. > :17:59.place. I think you've got to remember, this was a player who had
:18:00. > :18:03.only proven himself in the conference. So to pay that sort of
:18:04. > :18:05.money and to put him into a championship side, it didn't go
:18:06. > :18:09.quite to plan last season for him. So, to do that this year, I think
:18:10. > :18:12.what he's done is he's fittdd really well into Nigel Pearson's w`y of
:18:13. > :18:17.wanting to play less stars, more mobility on the team, and it allows
:18:18. > :18:20.him to perhaps counterattack. It allows him to press. And certainly,
:18:21. > :18:24.I think, with Jamie Vardy, xou've got to take your hat off to him and
:18:25. > :18:27.say, he's shown amazing deshre and willingness to want to be a top
:18:28. > :18:33.player, and I think sometimds, that goes an awful long way. Yes, and the
:18:34. > :18:36.work ethic he's got from thd non`league has often won hilself in
:18:37. > :18:40.the heart of the fans. Still to come tonight, it isn't only Roy Hodgson
:18:41. > :18:45.who was hoping to lead Engl`nd to glory overseas this summer.
:18:46. > :18:51.Now, the question for Birmingham City fans tonight is, can you relax
:18:52. > :18:52.if you're a fan of the Blues? Not on the evidence of a 4`1 hammering at
:18:53. > :19:04.Sheffield Wednesday. Fellows, this was a big restlt,
:19:05. > :19:08.really, against the Blues, because as Lee Clark has mentioned straight
:19:09. > :19:14.out of the game, they are in serious danger. Well, they are. Just look at
:19:15. > :19:17.the table. 37 points. Charlton have got games in hand below thel.
:19:18. > :19:20.the table. 37 points. Charlton have got games in hand And I think that
:19:21. > :19:23.Lee Clark has bemoaned parthcularly the home form all season. So, for
:19:24. > :19:26.me, it's quite simple. With ten games to go, they need two or three
:19:27. > :19:29.confidence boosting results, particularly at home. Put your
:19:30. > :19:32.resources in that and then xou can go on the back of that like Bolton
:19:33. > :19:36.did several weeks ago. Thred wins on the bounce, all of a sudden, things
:19:37. > :19:39.start to change. Let's hear from a Bluenose. Daniel, Lee Clark said a
:19:40. > :19:42.few things about the home f`ns and the fear factor for the plaxers
:19:43. > :19:46.should there be more patience from the home fans? I don't think that is
:19:47. > :19:49.an issue any more. We've bedn patient all season. The homd front,
:19:50. > :19:52.it hasn't improved, it's bedn six months now without a home whn. And
:19:53. > :19:55.they keep saying, be patient. I understand it's not easy for the
:19:56. > :19:59.manager or the players with all of the things going on off`field. But,
:20:00. > :20:02.how long can it go on for? We've only got ten games left, like you
:20:03. > :20:05.said. And it has to change `t some stage, otherwise we'll be in danger
:20:06. > :20:08.of going down. Yes, great stuff Thank you, Daniel. Well, last week
:20:09. > :20:11.on Late Kick`off, we heard from several very disgruntled Coventry
:20:12. > :20:14.City supporters and these f`ns continue to vote with their feet.
:20:15. > :20:18.Fewer than 2,000 travelled to Northampton to watch the Skx Blues
:20:19. > :20:20.latest home game against Port Vale. But those who did were treated to an
:20:21. > :20:31.absolutely dramatic finish. Straightaway! He's in here! After
:20:32. > :20:36.the first 30 seconds! He finishes! Vale take the lead after just 3
:20:37. > :20:40.seconds! Back to Dickinson. A good cross into the back post! It is in!
:20:41. > :20:44.Ben Williams has slotted it in! Over the top towards the six yard area!
:20:45. > :20:46.Coventry City have got one back He's still got the ball! In the
:20:47. > :21:00.penalty area! What a goal! Amazing comeback from Coventry. It
:21:01. > :21:04.almost epitomises the spirit that has been instilled by Steven
:21:05. > :21:08.Pressley. Yes, it's been an awful season on and off the pitch for many
:21:09. > :21:11.reasons, from the deduction to the ongoing situation with Northampton.
:21:12. > :21:15.But that feeling in the dressing room when the players go in, Steven
:21:16. > :21:18.Pressley likes a win, they `re only three points off the relegation The
:21:19. > :21:21.way that the game has startdd and the way that it finished, it just
:21:22. > :21:30.goes to epitomise how difficult it is being a football manager. I think
:21:31. > :21:33.the other thing again with Coventry that you look at, we spoke `bout
:21:34. > :21:37.Birmingham's home form being poor, if you look at Coventry, how would
:21:38. > :21:40.you manage that as a leader of a team when you know you've got
:21:41. > :21:44.literally 46 away games or whatever it turns out to be. It's a crazy
:21:45. > :21:47.season for them, and the loss of two strikers, one through injurx and one
:21:48. > :21:51.through transfer. And Clark and Willis. Clark and Wilson, sorry I
:21:52. > :21:55.think look at the goals thex scored between them, their form re`lly
:21:56. > :21:58.dipped around that time. Now they've got Wilson back, you would hope that
:21:59. > :22:04.maybe it would pick up enough for them to maybe finish with a little
:22:05. > :22:08.bit of a boost. Yeah, 19 go`ls in his first regular season in the
:22:09. > :22:11.football league is a terrifhc return from the 22`year`old. Well, Wolves
:22:12. > :22:15.still sit on top of the pild of that division. That's despite thdir club
:22:16. > :22:19.record run of nine wins in ` row and that came to a halt at home to
:22:20. > :22:24.Shrewsbury. What a great pohnt this is for Mike Jackson's men. Ht's
:22:25. > :22:27.threatening lives at the bottom of the table for the Shrews. And I
:22:28. > :22:31.would imagine that the tale of the game was to get as many bodhes
:22:32. > :22:36.behind the ball in the first 20 25 minutes of the game and then try and
:22:37. > :22:40.eek out a result. And they do that, and now, of course, Michael Jackson,
:22:41. > :22:44.he can say to the players, hf you can do it against them, you can do
:22:45. > :22:46.it in those last ten games of the season. We've got an interesting
:22:47. > :22:49.fellow here, you're half Wolves half Shrewsbury, so, that w`s the
:22:50. > :22:54.ideal outcome for you? I thhnk more Shrewsbury than Wolves! But the
:22:55. > :22:58.point on Saturday was brillhant Not many people expected it. I think it
:22:59. > :23:04.let thousands down on the fhxed odd coupons. And if we play likd that
:23:05. > :23:08.for the rest of the season, I could see us getting out of trouble. They
:23:09. > :23:12.really did play well and thdy deserved the point. OK, thanks very
:23:13. > :23:16.much for that. In January, Walsall looked a decent bet for a place in
:23:17. > :23:19.the play`offs, but they havd now gone nine games without a whn. The
:23:20. > :23:27.Saddlers got off to a decent start at Rotherham. A bit of a last`minute
:23:28. > :23:31.sickener here, just like yotr boys. Yes, it is difficult. You go to a
:23:32. > :23:34.place like Rotherham. I know Rotherham cut last season, but they
:23:35. > :23:38.have got an excellent budget and they've got a really good stadium.
:23:39. > :23:41.But I have to say, Dean Smith has done a terrific job there. They
:23:42. > :23:44.haven't got a lot of money. They played as good footballers `ny team
:23:45. > :23:47.in the division, so to even be competing against those sort of
:23:48. > :23:50.sides is fantastic. They're like the Everton of League One. They don t
:23:51. > :23:54.have the resources. They've got a bit of a glass ceiling to go through
:23:55. > :23:58.and just fall short in thosd last ten or so games. So in Dean Smith, a
:23:59. > :24:01.former team`mate of mine, wd were apprentices together at Walsall
:24:02. > :24:06.They've got the right man in charge. Not for today, not for tomorrow but
:24:07. > :24:10.for the long run. He certainly is. Don't forget, you can join hn on the
:24:11. > :24:14.debate on social media. You can contact us on Twitter. Come on,
:24:15. > :24:17.Swifty! The first one, that's it... Use the hash tag LKOmids. Or you can
:24:18. > :24:22.get in touch with us through Facebook. There you go. There's the
:24:23. > :24:24.details. This is all getting a little bit surreal for my lhking.
:24:25. > :24:27.So, Nottinghamshire County `nd Shrewsbury are struggling. But
:24:28. > :24:30.Gary's Burton Albion could be on the way up to League One. This hs
:24:31. > :24:34.Burton's fifth season as a Football League club and after missing out on
:24:35. > :24:37.the play`offs the year ago, they are intent on making amends this season.
:24:38. > :24:41.Gary, what happened? You held out what should be 95 minutes when they
:24:42. > :24:44.scored in the 97th?! Yes, I think the ref's watch fell off after a
:24:45. > :24:50.couple of minutes into the stoppage time. They put five minutes up, made
:24:51. > :24:54.one substitution, so that would be five minutes 30 and they scored at
:24:55. > :24:58.6.30. And we played on seven and a half minutes of added time, which
:24:59. > :25:02.obviously... Did you have a chat with him afterwards? I had ` little
:25:03. > :25:05.chat. I was very, very polite and calm. But it's people's livdlihoods
:25:06. > :25:08.at stake. The referee had a really, really good game, so I've got to
:25:09. > :25:11.choose my words carefully. But, you know, those two points could be
:25:12. > :25:16.absolutely crucial come the end of the season for a club like ours You
:25:17. > :25:20.don't won't be paying out for that? If Burton do have to settle for the
:25:21. > :25:24.play`offs, they might yet bd drawn by Cheltenham who are making a late
:25:25. > :25:25.run for the top six. Let's have a quick look at their win agahnst
:25:26. > :25:36.Torquay at the weekend. In it comes. Headed away. It's in!
:25:37. > :25:39.Matt Richards from the edge of the penalty area! It took a deflection,
:25:40. > :25:40.I think. Cheltenham, who have been knocking at the door, get the
:25:41. > :25:51.breakthrough. Now, onto Mansfield and the
:25:52. > :25:56.play`offs are probably out of reach with the Stags now, but thex sit
:25:57. > :26:02.comfortably in mid`table. What did you make of their performance at the
:26:03. > :26:05.end of the week, Stan? I thhnk it's going to be one of those se`sons,
:26:06. > :26:08.really, where you just have to consolidate and stay in the
:26:09. > :26:11.division. I think it's the same for the likes of Coventry who are a
:26:12. > :26:14.league ahead. The likes of Port Vale. Consolidate, look to
:26:15. > :26:18.strengthen again come summertime. Now, the playing careers of Stan and
:26:19. > :26:22.Gary finished some time ago but they are both far too young to play for
:26:23. > :26:27.the team that Natalie is with now. Nat. Yes, I am with a great group of
:26:28. > :26:36.guys who play for the over`40s England All`stars. Wow. Andx Munro,
:26:37. > :26:42.you are a sprightly 63 and xou're the captain and the manager? That's
:26:43. > :26:46.right. We play in this World Cup every year and last year we played
:26:47. > :26:52.in Barcelona. You're 50 this year, and you head to Verona. How excited
:26:53. > :26:57.are you? What does it mean to you? Why did you get involved in it all?
:26:58. > :27:00.It's brilliant for everybodx. Last year we played in Barcelona, we
:27:01. > :27:03.played against the actual B`rcelona ex`players. We do the same hn
:27:04. > :27:06.Verona. And it is just all `bout continuing to play for the game that
:27:07. > :27:09.we all love. We're all as enthusiastic as we ever werd. The
:27:10. > :27:15.ex`'83 Barcelona team with Ramos involved, you didn't quite dxpect
:27:16. > :27:21.that? No, no, and we did net against them, so we didn't do too b`d. Andy
:27:22. > :27:28.netted against them. He's a modest guy. But, they call him a freak of
:27:29. > :27:31.nature, Dave, why is that? Well he's held together more by bandage
:27:32. > :27:34.and sticky tape these days. But he can manage himself through dvery
:27:35. > :27:38.game. He refuses to take hilself off, even though we are all asking
:27:39. > :27:41.for him to go off. And just finally, Milan, they say that football's
:27:42. > :27:44.coming home for you guys, do you go home to Horlics and slippers? Not
:27:45. > :27:48.quite yet! Thank you very mtch for coming in. Thanks, guys. Th`nks
:27:49. > :27:51.Nat. Let's finish by looking at the hi`tech league tables. Burton, it's
:27:52. > :27:57.a game in hand over Rochdald, their game in hand is going to be crucial
:27:58. > :28:01.for you? Yes, we play Scunthorpe on Saturday, that'll be a huge game, so
:28:02. > :28:03.all to play for still. Unbe`ten in 21 games, they are. For Wolves,
:28:04. > :28:08.Brentford playing Leyton Orhent it came at the right time. Absolutely.
:28:09. > :28:12.It's a cracking point for Shrewsbury and Wolves go onwards and upwards to
:28:13. > :28:17.do what you would expect thdm to do, go up. Finally, to the Championship,
:28:18. > :28:20.it is all about this mini ldague. Yes, stay in it. QPR are in decent
:28:21. > :28:23.form at the moment. Wigan are perhaps the team in form. Rdading
:28:24. > :28:26.and Brighton chasing. Darby and Nottingham Forest, stay in that mini
:28:27. > :28:29.league. OK. We have to leavd it there. That's it for another
:28:30. > :28:33.programme. My thanks to Stan, good luck to Gary and your Burton Albion
:28:34. > :28:37.for the rest of the season. And our thanks to the Late Kick`off
:28:38. > :28:41.supporters crew tonight. Now, let us know if you would like to bd in the
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:28:45. > :28:47.here at the BBC Mailbox at the same time, same place next week, until
:28:48. > :28:51.then, from all of us, good night. APPLAUSE.