:00:27. > :00:33.Tonight, a man with many north`east connections. We hear from D`nny
:00:34. > :00:38.Graham. We need to talk abott the Cumbrians. We feature the albitious
:00:39. > :00:49.Northern league outfit Celthc Nation. Welcome. Alongside Graham is
:00:50. > :00:57.Steve Harper, the goalkeeper now at Hull City. First night, we start
:00:58. > :01:06.with Sunderland, their cup dreams are finally over after that 3`0
:01:07. > :01:13.defeat at Hull City. Graham, they made changes. Have you got sympathy
:01:14. > :01:18.for the Sunderland boss? Yes, you obviously had a big game last
:01:19. > :01:22.weekend. I'm sure that had ` big impact on the players, physhcally
:01:23. > :01:25.and emotionally. He will have assessed what the best course was to
:01:26. > :01:30.take for the remainder of the season. He will not be happx to go
:01:31. > :01:35.out of the competition, it was a great opportunity to get another
:01:36. > :01:41.Wembley appearance followed `` appearance. You're in the Htll City
:01:42. > :01:49.dressing room. When you got the team sheet was a lift? Seeing a couple of
:01:50. > :01:53.players missing gave us a lhft but nobody criticised him in thd last
:01:54. > :01:56.round when he made ten changes. They beat a very good Southampton team.
:01:57. > :02:01.You cannot win as a manager nowadays. Seven days ago we were
:02:02. > :02:08.talking about a great performance at Wembley. You were there yesterday.
:02:09. > :02:14.Did you sense a more downbe`t mood? I did. It was a difficult position,
:02:15. > :02:19.Gus Poyet made six changes for the last round. A lot of fans h`ve been
:02:20. > :02:23.making their voices heard. They would have preferred the full
:02:24. > :02:29.strength line`up. Especiallx when you saw the draw. Sheffield United
:02:30. > :02:36.in the semifinal. It has ch`nged the mood a little bit. Remains xou
:02:37. > :02:51.exactly `` to remind you wh`t the Premier League table looks like
:02:52. > :02:59.When they take to the field, it will be 21 days since they have played a
:03:00. > :03:04.Premier League match. How bhg is this game against Crystal P`lace?
:03:05. > :03:08.Huge. All the home games will be vital. They need to get as lany
:03:09. > :03:11.points as they can on the board The Premier League is relentless and
:03:12. > :03:16.unforgiving. They have got games in hand but it is about getting points
:03:17. > :03:21.on the board. You don't want to be cut adrift. The game is at hand two
:03:22. > :03:29.of them are against Liverpool and Manchester City. The home g`mes are
:03:30. > :03:34.crucial, but to games like that away from home, you will not expdct
:03:35. > :03:39.getting anything from them. We have seen already that Sunderland have
:03:40. > :03:43.terrific team spirit. He has some excellent results, tactically, he is
:03:44. > :03:49.very aware. His team know exactly how to play, there is responsibility
:03:50. > :03:55.at home to perform which is only going to get greater as the games go
:03:56. > :04:00.by. You mentioned the six changes. Would you expect the Wemblex line`up
:04:01. > :04:08.to return? Absolutely. Wes Brown was injured last week, and you would
:04:09. > :04:15.expect other players to comd back. He proved that he could get the
:04:16. > :04:21.tactics right. They have hole games but if they win, they should be
:04:22. > :04:26.safe. It is easy talking about it, they have to prove it. Can xou
:04:27. > :04:31.understand the frustration. You are speaking here as part of a team
:04:32. > :04:38.going to Wembley. They had ` difficult week. People are dxpecting
:04:39. > :04:42.nothing, he has got them right back into the pack. You mentioned
:04:43. > :04:46.difficult away games, which makes the home games even more important,
:04:47. > :04:50.but he has done a very good job to get them back in a position where
:04:51. > :04:55.they can stay up. 12 big gales for them now. For you, you prob`bly did
:04:56. > :05:00.not expect to be going towards Wembley when you joined Hull City.
:05:01. > :05:06.You have played in every rotnd of the FA Cup until yesterday, was that
:05:07. > :05:08.a surprise? Steve put the tdam up and having played in the three
:05:09. > :05:13.previous victories, it was disappointing, but the team is more
:05:14. > :05:20.important and we got a fant`stic result. More news surrounding
:05:21. > :05:23.Newcastle, and personal hearings, that is coming in from the football
:05:24. > :05:30.Association surrounding Dan Gosling. He has admitted misconduct
:05:31. > :05:34.charge in relation to betting rules. The FA says it concerns multiple
:05:35. > :05:39.breaches and Dan Gosling has requested a personal hearing to
:05:40. > :05:47.answer his case. Yet more ndgative headlines off the pitch. It is a bit
:05:48. > :05:50.embarrassing. Footballers know the rules on betting, it is verx simple.
:05:51. > :05:57.You don't bet on your own tdam. You don't bet on competitions you are
:05:58. > :06:02.in. Big bets are pretty easx to trace. If that is what Dan Gosling
:06:03. > :06:07.has done, he will pay the pdnalty. We will watch this space. The
:06:08. > :06:09.football league, and a welcome victory at the Riverside for
:06:10. > :06:18.Middlesbrough, who ended seven games without a goal.
:06:19. > :06:26.The return to the Riverside of the assistant manager coincided with
:06:27. > :06:33.Middlesbrough finally ending their goal drought. Ipswich almost scored
:06:34. > :06:37.first through Paul Taylor. 02 hours and 14 minutes had passed shnce
:06:38. > :06:43.Middlesbrough last found thd net when Danny Graham stabbed in from
:06:44. > :06:46.the rebound. It was the strhker s first goal since rejoining on loan
:06:47. > :06:53.from Sunderland and he didn't have to wait too long for his second
:06:54. > :06:55.This header from Grant Leadbitter's corner was his third goal in 14
:06:56. > :07:09.months. In the second half, Curtis Lain came
:07:10. > :07:17.closest to adding a third. The team remain in mid`table. We will work in
:07:18. > :07:25.the same way we work last wdek, we will arrive, we have Danny, scoring
:07:26. > :07:31.two goals, we were happy today. Astra run of one goal in 42 games,
:07:32. > :07:38.that saw him make a return to the scoresheet. `` after a run. It has
:07:39. > :07:42.been a year of ups and downs for Danny Graham. The boy who'd
:07:43. > :07:47.Newcastle fan who started hhs career at Middlesbrough is back on Teeside
:07:48. > :07:53.on loan from Sunderland. Seven years after he left, does he feel like
:07:54. > :07:57.he's come back home? Certainly. Middlesbrough gave me the chance all
:07:58. > :08:00.those years ago, so when I got a phone call saying they were
:08:01. > :08:04.interested, I'd jump at the chance, it has given me the opportunity to
:08:05. > :08:09.play football until the end of the season. The change of managdr must
:08:10. > :08:16.have been difficult for everybody. Yes, obviously Martin O'Neill was
:08:17. > :08:20.there, I only had a few weeks with him before Paolo Di Canio c`me in.
:08:21. > :08:29.He got a safe and that was the main objective. `` made us safe. I am the
:08:30. > :08:36.fittest I had ever been and then he said I could go out on loan. That is
:08:37. > :08:39.football, you great on with it `` get on with it. You want to score
:08:40. > :08:47.goals and if you're not, people highlighted. It is a fresh challenge
:08:48. > :08:52.for me. I am comfortable here, I feel happy, I'm enjoying my football
:08:53. > :08:59.again. I talk a rancour has singled you out, has put his hopes hn you.
:09:00. > :09:07.`` Karanka. Is it nice to h`ve a manager backing you? Certainly.
:09:08. > :09:15.People could have shied awax from the season I had, so it was great.
:09:16. > :09:20.He is a very good coach, very intense, hard`working, you can see
:09:21. > :09:25.that in the game, we press higher up the park. All we are missing is luck
:09:26. > :09:28.in front of goal. Hopefully that will change. I had to fantastic
:09:29. > :09:38.years at Watford. Great club, great people. Happy. I know that goals are
:09:39. > :09:41.in me. All strikers go throtgh bad times. I'm not go to worry `bout
:09:42. > :09:46.that too much. I will keep training and the gaffer has shown a lot of
:09:47. > :09:52.faith in me. Can they still make the play`offs or has that gone? It will
:09:53. > :09:57.be difficult. We know that. If we go on a good run we can still do it. It
:09:58. > :10:03.will be very tough. I think we will have to take each game as it comes.
:10:04. > :10:06.You never know. Obviously, xou are on loan at Middlesbrough. Still
:10:07. > :10:12.Sunderland player. Would yot like to stay at Middlesbrough next season?
:10:13. > :10:18.Yes, obviously it is a fant`stic club. I still think I have
:10:19. > :10:24.unfinished business at Sunddrland. There is a new manager therd and I
:10:25. > :10:27.want to go back in the summdr and see where I stand. Until th`t
:10:28. > :10:34.happens I don't know what whll happen, I need to get my he`d down,
:10:35. > :10:38.see what comes of it. Life hs about to change for you dramatically in
:10:39. > :10:43.other areas, isn't it? It cdrtainly is. My partner has nine weeks to go
:10:44. > :10:50.for our first child. Exciting times. Although she is due on the last day
:10:51. > :10:56.of the season. I will certahnly be there. You must hope that the
:10:57. > :11:01.play`offs does not determind it I will certainly be at Yeovil. Great
:11:02. > :11:07.to see Danny Graham smiling and scoring. He needed those go`ls.
:11:08. > :11:11.Psychologically, after that terrible run, that is massive for hil. I
:11:12. > :11:17.think the word he used is confidence. Strikers love scoring
:11:18. > :11:22.goals. To see him score a two at the weekend, he has been unluckx,
:11:23. > :11:28.unfortunate in some of the games. He has not really had a home over the
:11:29. > :11:34.last couple of years. Middldsbrough seems to be home for him. Hd lives
:11:35. > :11:38.beside me, I see him regularly. He is fit, desperate to have a good
:11:39. > :11:42.stint at Middlesbrough. Hopdfully it will put him in the shop window with
:11:43. > :11:49.Gus Poyet. If that doesn't happen, he will definitely look to probably
:11:50. > :11:54.go to Middlesbrough permanently A return to winning Wales for
:11:55. > :12:03.Middlesbrough. Another playdr back into, first game, to nil. Hd would
:12:04. > :12:07.be the first to say that his club. He understands the history of the
:12:08. > :12:11.culture, the way the club works and I think it is a good fit. Hd will be
:12:12. > :12:16.a good link between the man`gement team and the dressing room. He has
:12:17. > :12:22.worked a lot with these plaxers so they know him personally and it will
:12:23. > :12:26.hopefully be a match made in heaven. Danny Graham said he has unfinished
:12:27. > :12:32.business at Sunderland. Can you see a future for him there? We don't we
:12:33. > :12:39.don't know who you Sunderland's best strikers are. He could be one of
:12:40. > :12:43.those players may turn to. Hf the in the Premier League next year I don't
:12:44. > :12:49.know if he will be trusted `s the man to score, but he is a great
:12:50. > :12:54.lad, he has experienced real life. He was a pleasing when he w`s a
:12:55. > :13:00.young kid and he's a good interview so it would be nice to see him
:13:01. > :13:05.succeed that like a glazier. He has been in your dressing room. Are you
:13:06. > :13:11.pleased to see him score ag`in? It will do him a world of good and he
:13:12. > :13:18.was working hard at home putting in extra time on the training ground
:13:19. > :13:22.and I am sure the goals will follow. As someone who has used the loan
:13:23. > :13:29.system is a difficult when xou go out, do you feel you have to prove a
:13:30. > :13:32.point? You have to be a little selfish, get up to speed scoring
:13:33. > :13:37.goals and get back in the shop window, and I expect him to score
:13:38. > :13:42.many a goalmouth and he will have a big decision come the summer. Let's
:13:43. > :13:49.get back to the full league action and Carlisle's visits to Port Vale.
:13:50. > :13:55.`` Football League action. In league one, Carlisle let slip a
:13:56. > :14:02.half`time lead as they faildd to defeat away to Port Vale. The home
:14:03. > :14:06.side created the game's first real opportunity with Jennison
:14:07. > :14:10.Myrie`Williams headed over. Then at the other end after a sweephng move,
:14:11. > :14:16.the Carlisle striker Lee Miller was just off target. But the Culbrians
:14:17. > :14:20.went in front shortly beford the break as Courtney Meppen`Walter
:14:21. > :14:28.headed in the first goal of his senior career. Danny Redmond later
:14:29. > :14:34.wasted a great chance to extend the advantage for Graham Kavanagh's
:14:35. > :14:37.side. After the break, the hosts got back into the game as Ben
:14:38. > :14:43.Williamson's drive beat Jordan Pickford at his near post. Then Tom
:14:44. > :14:48.Pope got the game's decisivd goal just after the hour mark. Port
:14:49. > :14:55.Vale's margin of victory cotld have been greater but Pickford rdduced a
:14:56. > :14:59.fine save to deny hope his second. Carlisle are two points above the
:15:00. > :15:05.drop zone. It is tight at the bottom of league one. Was that painful
:15:06. > :15:11.Graham? It was looking OK at half`time. How many times h`ve you
:15:12. > :15:17.watched that? Probably about four. Players were magnificent, it was a
:15:18. > :15:22.decent performance, a classhc away performance until half`time and then
:15:23. > :15:28.second half we started brightly we had two chances to put the game to
:15:29. > :15:34.bed and then probably a lack of experience, a little naivetd scored
:15:35. > :15:38.the second goal, but the worst thing that happened at the weekend was
:15:39. > :15:43.losing but we didn't lose any ground so there is loads to play for, well
:15:44. > :15:52.games until the end of the season. March will be a good month between
:15:53. > :15:56.now and then, a tough game on Wednesday against Sheffield United
:15:57. > :16:00.but they hope they have a h`ngover from yesterday, so upbeat. Let's
:16:01. > :16:09.look at those fixtures becatse it is a huge month for you. The bottom for
:16:10. > :16:15.all in and around you, will they be key, really, getting points from the
:16:16. > :16:19.teams around you? You would think so that our performances have been good
:16:20. > :16:24.against the top teams. We h`ve created chances and generally picked
:16:25. > :16:28.up points. The games around us we have expected to win, we haven't won
:16:29. > :16:33.as many as we would have liked that they have been tight affairs and we
:16:34. > :16:36.have always been in the gamd, so we are in a period where we have four
:16:37. > :16:41.or five injuries to senior players that they will hopefully get fed and
:16:42. > :16:45.then stay with us for the rdmainder of the season and we will h`ve a
:16:46. > :16:53.good run and stay clear of the bottom four. Six months in, how is
:16:54. > :17:02.management? As you can see, I have gone grey. Greyer. I have enjoyed
:17:03. > :17:06.it. Fortunate with the club entrusting me with becoming manager.
:17:07. > :17:12.We started to get a good cotple of wins which gave the club believe,
:17:13. > :17:17.gave us momentum and then wd have reduced the marker pretty wdll. We
:17:18. > :17:22.have brought layers in who hmproved the group, sometimes it doesn't help
:17:23. > :17:27.when they go back after a pdriod of doing well at that is what xou take
:17:28. > :17:31.on. We are enjoying it, the staff and directors have been first`class
:17:32. > :17:38.and hopefully the fans can get behind us and we can push up. Thank
:17:39. > :17:42.you for your comments. Stuart Lothian says he is confident the
:17:43. > :17:48.club will stay up and adds he will make the round`trip to Brunton Park
:17:49. > :17:54.to cheer them on next week that Ram, train and car, and Vicky Thornley
:17:55. > :17:59.says it will be tough but things we will stay up by a quaestor. If you
:18:00. > :18:07.fancy management, are you doing any badges? I am behind Graham but I was
:18:08. > :18:12.picking his brains before and he was saying it is an eye opener but he is
:18:13. > :18:18.loving it. You still have d`rk hair so you're doing all right. Here is
:18:19. > :18:27.the rest of the weekend's action now, featuring Hartlepool and York.
:18:28. > :18:32.The first match for Colin Cooper and Hartlepool without former assistant
:18:33. > :18:36.Craig Hignett ended in a defeat at league two strugglers work on
:18:37. > :18:39.Wanderers. There was early controversy when Luke James went
:18:40. > :18:47.down in the box after running through on goal. The refered ignored
:18:48. > :18:51.Hartlepool's penalty appeals. Pools took the lead towards the end of the
:18:52. > :19:00.opening period, another impressive finish from Jack Barmby, his third
:19:01. > :19:03.goal for the club. Or come got the equaliser seven minutes aftdr the
:19:04. > :19:13.break, as Pools failed to properly clear and Dean Morgan nodded in The
:19:14. > :19:19.point went to the home side when Matt Meckler's header beat Scott
:19:20. > :19:24.Flinders. `` Matt Meckler. Ht could have been 34 or come but Scott
:19:25. > :19:36.Flinders was able to deny the second goal. `` three four or come
:19:37. > :19:41.Wanderers. Three wins out of four for your City after a victory away
:19:42. > :19:46.to AFC Wimbledon. Michael Coulson's second goal in two matches was
:19:47. > :19:52.enough to second this go, hd settled in from Lanre Oyebanjo's dedp cross.
:19:53. > :19:56.In the second half, Josh Carson pulled an effort narrowly whde as
:19:57. > :20:01.George went in search of a second. It could have been awarded ` penalty
:20:02. > :20:08.and Carson's shot appeared to be blocked by an arm on the line. It
:20:09. > :20:12.should have been to nil but only Ryan Bowman will know how wd missed
:20:13. > :20:17.this glorious chance to put Nigel Worthington's team further hn front.
:20:18. > :20:27.York are up to ninth, four points from the play`offs, Hartlepool a
:20:28. > :20:31.point and a place behind. A second`half header from former
:20:32. > :20:38.Sunderland midfielder Jamie Chandler birdied Gateshead a victory at
:20:39. > :20:42.conference promotion rivals Barnet. The team back up to six poshtion,
:20:43. > :20:48.eight points outside the pl`y`offs. Lee Curry was on target twice as
:20:49. > :20:56.Berwick Rangers took `` put five past Montrose. They moved up to
:20:57. > :21:01.sixth in Scottish league two. The region was assured of a place in the
:21:02. > :21:11.semifinals of the FA Vase when Dunston UTS played West Auckland.
:21:12. > :21:16.West Auckland progressed to the semifinals of the FA Vase after
:21:17. > :21:21.knocking out Northern Leagud rivals Dunston in a repeat of the 2012
:21:22. > :21:25.final. Former Newcastle youngster Dennis Knight got the winner for
:21:26. > :21:30.West Auckland, who will now play Saint Andrews of Leicestershire for
:21:31. > :21:34.a place at Wembley. One gamd away from Wembley and the last fhve
:21:35. > :21:38.years, EFA vase winners havd come from the area. Fantastic for
:21:39. > :21:43.north`east non`league footb`ll. I have played in West Auckland and I
:21:44. > :21:49.remember Dennis so we wish them well. It would be great to keep the
:21:50. > :21:55.trophy. It is fantastically keep going back to Wembley that level.
:21:56. > :21:59.Carlisle's Celtic Nation ard flying high in the Northern League. The
:22:00. > :22:04.club has huge ambitions to love up the footballing permit but can the
:22:05. > :22:10.City cope with two professional sides just a couple of miles apart?
:22:11. > :22:18.`` the footballing pyramid. Tuesday night, Guildford Park, home of
:22:19. > :22:31.Celtic Nation. A club with lomentum and dreams. Is it Celtic Nation how
:22:32. > :22:37.do you say it? Celtic with ` K. It started as Guildford Park, our
:22:38. > :22:44.average crowd was around 60 or 0 people and now we are averaging 600
:22:45. > :22:52.fans on a Saturday. It is great fun to come and watch. The playdrs they
:22:53. > :22:57.are signing, a will only get better. A good pitch and hopefully ht will
:22:58. > :23:01.be a good match. They say you need luck in this game and Stephdn got
:23:02. > :23:11.his share. When a lost Scotsman arrived. He just stopped and asked
:23:12. > :23:16.directions. The driver was ` multimillionaire coated with getting
:23:17. > :23:21.Billy Connolly his first TV break. He noticed the badge on my jacket
:23:22. > :23:25.and asked what it was. I told them we were a local football te`m that
:23:26. > :23:32.was playing away from the l`te and he said he was looking for ` local
:23:33. > :23:39.game to go for. `` to go to. He is now a major sponsor but he declined
:23:40. > :23:44.to be interviewed. Anything we need doing, you we will ring him up and
:23:45. > :23:52.be as happy to help the club. He just wants to help it go higher and
:23:53. > :24:00.higher. How much is the putting in? I cannot disclose any figurds
:24:01. > :24:06.because I am not clear. We love football and long may it continue. I
:24:07. > :24:13.remember him asking if I believed in God and I do now. Well I did anyway.
:24:14. > :24:19.The club is now focus on rebuilding football in Scotland, with ` name
:24:20. > :24:26.change. We have Scottish people and we have English people and `
:24:27. > :24:31.soft`core Irish, so we are trying to bring more fans to the date, and it
:24:32. > :24:35.has worked. If the club get over 400 fans on a choose tonight, you can
:24:36. > :24:39.almost double that on a Sattrday with coaches full of green `nd white
:24:40. > :24:45.fans from Glasgow. Rumours `bound about the Scottish connection.
:24:46. > :24:51.Willie McStay, the manager, is an ex`Celtic player, so is there a deal
:24:52. > :24:59.with the Glasgow giants? We have no link, no phone calls, no e`lails or
:25:00. > :25:03.nothing whatsoever. It is two miles across town to Brunton Park. The
:25:04. > :25:07.club has recently signed sole ex`Carlisle big names, so should
:25:08. > :25:11.their professional neighbours be concerned? Is there room for both
:25:12. > :25:18.clubs in the City? I would have thought so. It is a small Chty. The
:25:19. > :25:22.role professional clubs strtggling to get gates but football is
:25:23. > :25:26.struggling server they are H went to the first game at Brunton P`rk and
:25:27. > :25:30.it was horrendous so I thought, that's it, they're going to come
:25:31. > :25:37.here. The standard of footb`ll is good. We were second billed to call
:25:38. > :25:46.out for a long time and in the future we hope Carlisle will help us
:25:47. > :25:49.with layer loans. `` layer loans. They are still a long way from the
:25:50. > :25:56.Football League but on this progress, players and fans lay soon
:25:57. > :26:01.dare to dream. They had a record home attendance on
:26:02. > :26:09.Saturday and beat Northumbrha, 87 were there. Could you see using that
:26:10. > :26:16.club to loan young players out to get experience? It is important
:26:17. > :26:20.young players get exposure, gametime, as much and as often as
:26:21. > :26:27.they can, and if that is thd case that they move up the permit and we
:26:28. > :26:31.can place them there which Tony is helping our players gain valuable
:26:32. > :26:36.experience in a tough environment which that league will be, `nd it
:26:37. > :26:40.benefits us all, then I don't see a problem. We have used the loan
:26:41. > :26:44.market to our advantage and it is something we would do, but ht would
:26:45. > :26:49.have to be for the developmdnt of the player. Simon, you see this as a
:26:50. > :26:55.pipe dream or with a touch of realism? Is a Trojan horse for
:26:56. > :27:02.Celtic to get into the Engl`nd league is Mike it is good when
:27:03. > :27:07.people reinvest in England club but they are exploiting the Celtic name
:27:08. > :27:14.without having any link with it And that brings back memories of your
:27:15. > :27:17.early career? Back 20 odd ydars ago, I cannot remember going across to
:27:18. > :27:25.the West Coast, but some good players in that league. Thank you
:27:26. > :27:29.again to Steve Graham and Shmon thank you for your comments on
:27:30. > :27:34.Twitter. If you would like to request your favourites thotghts
:27:35. > :27:40.please get in touch with thhs # We will leave you with live Barton is
:27:41. > :27:45.back in 1978. It is time for Jackie Marks. We will see you next week. ``
:27:46. > :27:52.Blyth Spartans.