:00:03. > :00:13.This man likened Rochdale to Brazil at the weekend. Tonight John
:00:13. > :00:21.
:00:21. > :00:26.Coleman will tell us why. Welcome Coming up tonight, it's just like
:00:26. > :00:29.watching Brazil. Dale's double derby delight. A win and a boss the
:00:29. > :00:33.fans want Stanley's new start, we're at the Crown Ground for the
:00:33. > :00:43.other side of the John Coleman story And are Oldham Wembley bound?
:00:43. > :00:45.
:00:45. > :00:54.They are a different team, a totally different team. We bring
:00:54. > :00:57.you tonight's action from Boundary Park. With me tonight in the studio,
:00:57. > :01:07.man of the moment John Coleman alongside a former Rochdale manager
:01:07. > :01:09.
:01:09. > :01:19.and an ex-boss of Preston, Paul Simpson. But still had not started
:01:19. > :01:33.
:01:33. > :01:39.13 seasons and they are hoping for some luck today. But they needed.
:01:39. > :01:48.Rochdale are part some of the league. -- but they need it.
:01:48. > :01:54.Rochdale are bottom of the lake. A local derby against Bury. We are on
:01:55. > :02:04.the way. He is my best friend and a fan. We are not caught the drift
:02:05. > :02:05.
:02:05. > :02:15.completely. It could look different in two weeks'. I think buried will
:02:15. > :02:25.win. Why it do you think about the new manager? Hopefully he will do
:02:25. > :02:30.the same for us. Before this new era began at Spotland began I spoke
:02:30. > :02:38.to club chairman Chris Dunphy. What was the thinking behind the
:02:38. > :02:45.appointment up Steve air? They had a team to take over and it needed a
:02:45. > :02:54.bit of tweaking. It is always difficult. He ended up with half a
:02:54. > :02:58.squad. By we are thinking there was a manager who could develop a
:02:58. > :03:03.players but it did not work out that way. Neither of the players
:03:03. > :03:10.worked out for you. What was the thinking behind getting John and
:03:10. > :03:15.Jimmy? He stepped up to the plate and I would like to thank him for
:03:15. > :03:25.what he did in that situation. I think we found it in for a few
:03:25. > :03:35.months last season. -- firmed it in. It was the sort of thing that a
:03:35. > :03:35.
:03:35. > :03:41.sticking-plaster would not fix. John was the absolute perfect fix
:03:41. > :03:45.for what we were trying to-do. Having met him I saw that he was
:03:45. > :03:55.someone who was entirely focused and passionate about the game and
:03:55. > :04:03.
:04:03. > :04:06.did a fantastic job. It was quite an easy decision. This was more
:04:06. > :04:09.than local pride at stake, Dale in deep trouble and Bury wanting to
:04:09. > :04:19.push on to the play offs. Jean Louis Akpa Akpro tapping in.after
:04:19. > :04:21.
:04:21. > :04:30.skipper Gary Jones set up the chance... It was all Dale and five
:04:30. > :04:33.minutes before the break Ashley Grimes added a second. The Shakers
:04:33. > :04:36.looked shaky and to make it a perfect start for John Coleman and
:04:36. > :04:40.Jimmy Bell, Grimes was on hand to make it safe just ten minutes after
:04:40. > :04:50.the re-start. Three points played their local rivals off the park and
:04:50. > :04:52.
:04:52. > :04:57.off the bottom. It is easy to be a manager when you have players like
:04:57. > :05:05.best. They believe in themselves and it is all about the players. --
:05:05. > :05:09.players are like this. They have played some great football. It is
:05:09. > :05:17.amazing that a new player canned -- manager can come into a different
:05:17. > :05:25.team. It was brilliant, absolutely brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
:05:25. > :05:29.This is 100 % better than last week. I have no complaint with the scores
:05:29. > :05:34.but I have some complaints about the performance of the players.
:05:34. > :05:44.This is the third time I have come out and not been able to defend my
:05:44. > :05:45.
:05:45. > :05:55.players. When the manager comes in you know that if you do not perform
:05:55. > :05:56.
:05:56. > :06:05.you do not play. You could not have scripted it better. It did not seem
:06:05. > :06:12.bike they were at the bottom. -- like they were at the bottom. They
:06:12. > :06:21.were well on the ball and they were into the game. You have to thank
:06:21. > :06:25.the players. Jimmy did not play on Saturday, as much as he wanted to.
:06:25. > :06:31.We had to alter or the formation a little bit to get the opposition on
:06:31. > :06:37.the ball a little bit. There had to be a little bit more confidence.
:06:37. > :06:39.You must have had a lot of confidence in yourself. How
:06:39. > :06:47.impressed have the ban but the attitude on the pitch and how did
:06:47. > :06:56.you imagine it would be. -- you must have had confidence on the
:06:56. > :07:06.pitch. Paul has probably been in this situation. He has got some
:07:06. > :07:08.
:07:08. > :07:16.great Mids. He also has an all new set of players. Torfaen great moves.
:07:16. > :07:26.-- great moves. I was losing some of the names have way through
:07:26. > :07:27.
:07:27. > :07:32.saying them. How would you have approached it, because, out wide
:07:32. > :07:42.Rochdale? You have been teased before. People have pursued you
:07:42. > :07:44.
:07:44. > :07:50.before. It was the location. It was also the infrastructure of the club.
:07:50. > :08:00.Everything is in place to be successful at this level. Has there
:08:00. > :08:01.
:08:01. > :08:11.been any promises of money? You are not going out and buying players
:08:11. > :08:17.
:08:17. > :08:23.when you're at the bottom of the lake. -- of the league. There are
:08:23. > :08:30.teams that were at a place where we want to be. Talking of
:08:30. > :08:40.infrastructure, I want to get on to Accrington in a moment, but what
:08:40. > :08:40.
:08:40. > :08:50.are you trying to say? It would be unfair to compare the two clubs.
:08:50. > :08:51.
:08:51. > :09:01.There is support that goes with that that his financial support. --
:09:01. > :09:01.
:09:01. > :09:11.I would love a league team at that stage. We are still playing catch-
:09:11. > :09:18.
:09:18. > :09:23.up and we are doing our best. kind of club is it? You will come
:09:23. > :09:29.out and back it if it is getting a result. If John can get them
:09:29. > :09:36.playing the kind of football that Accrington was playing them that is
:09:36. > :09:41.why they want someone like him. He has transformed the club around. He
:09:41. > :09:47.has a bit of a start because Keith Hill has done a fantastic job. I
:09:47. > :09:52.feel bad for Steve Hill because he has -- for Steve because he has
:09:52. > :10:01.brought in some new players and we know what happens when it goes bad
:10:02. > :10:11.for her Bamforth up you get there. Last season... I hope Johnny can
:10:12. > :10:23.
:10:23. > :10:28.keep it going. Rochdale hadn't won at home in four months and started
:10:28. > :10:32.Saturday bottom of the League One table. His first game? The small
:10:32. > :10:42.matter of a local derby against a Bury side pushing for the play-off
:10:42. > :10:43.
:10:43. > :10:45.places. They might not have won, but after just one victory in their
:10:45. > :10:47.last twelve League games, having last twelve League games, having
:10:47. > :10:50.muich the better of promotion chasing Huddersfield must have felt
:10:50. > :10:52.like one for Tranmere. They were much the better side for most of
:10:52. > :10:55.the afternoon and almost took the lead first through MustafaTyriaki
:10:55. > :10:58.and then from Martin De-vain-ey after Tyriaki's good work on the
:10:58. > :11:01.right. There might have been feelings of 'here we go again' when
:11:01. > :11:04.Town took a second half lead through highly regarded striker
:11:04. > :11:07.Jordan Rhodes but Rovers refused to let their grip on the game go. They
:11:07. > :11:17.were level within minutes, Adam McGurk heading home the equaliser
:11:17. > :11:20.
:11:20. > :11:22.the game, Les Parry's side will feel they did enough to win. James
:11:22. > :11:25.wallace's shot was shovelled around the post by Ian Bennett, Lateef
:11:25. > :11:28.Elford Alliyu was also thwarted by the visiting keeper who knew
:11:28. > :11:31.precious little about Ryan Brunt's goalbound effort that hit him and
:11:31. > :11:34.somehow stuck rather than cross the line for the winner Rovers so badly
:11:34. > :11:37.wanted. The Graham Westley era at Preston North End has started
:11:37. > :11:39.somewhat slowly with one point from a possible nine. They'll have
:11:39. > :11:42.wished their trip to Yeovil had a similarly unremarkable opening but
:11:42. > :11:45.it didn't and Craig Morgan's third minute sending off ensured an
:11:45. > :11:48.uphill battle at Huish Park. The ten men went behind on the half
:11:48. > :11:53.hour, Clark Carlisle unable to cut out the through ball to Andy
:11:53. > :11:57.Williams who advanced on Stuckmann and scored. Yeovil doubled their
:11:57. > :12:00.lead after the break after another long bal not dealt with by the
:12:00. > :12:04.North End defence. The ball was squared to Williams who tapped in
:12:04. > :12:07.his second. Preston did battle back and make a game of it late on when
:12:07. > :12:10.Carlisle got forward to head home, but even the dismissal of Paul
:12:10. > :12:20.Huntington late on couldn't help them find an equaliser and prevent
:12:20. > :12:21.
:12:21. > :12:29.It is going to be difficult be curse at Rochdale have been on a
:12:29. > :12:34.rise. A lot of financial changes at the football club, a lot of
:12:34. > :12:38.personnel changes. Graham has gone in with a great record and working
:12:38. > :12:44.on a shoestring budget in comparison with Preston so he has a
:12:44. > :12:49.big job on his hands. I think the first thing he has to do is get the
:12:49. > :12:53.players together. There is a lot of negative coming through the club at
:12:53. > :12:59.the moment. Once he gets the players on his side, he has decent
:12:59. > :13:06.players. A those rumours about text messages,
:13:06. > :13:11.is that just Styles needing to come through? I think so, yes. If it is
:13:11. > :13:15.true. If players are finding out they have been left out of the side
:13:15. > :13:21.at 2am by a text message, I don't think that is the right way to do
:13:21. > :13:26.it. Graham obviously thinks it is. If you are sending text messages,
:13:26. > :13:31.training long hours, that is all fine as long as you get results. So
:13:31. > :13:38.far he has not. But we are talking about three games so fast, so there
:13:38. > :13:43.is a long way to go. Let's have a look at where our League One side
:13:43. > :13:47.stand at the moment. Bury have games against two other teams
:13:47. > :13:51.against them. That is that Charlton tomorrow and then home to
:13:51. > :13:55.Hartlepool on Saturday. All of our other League One teams currently
:13:55. > :13:58.reside in the bottom half. If now it is debating that John
:13:58. > :14:04.left behind. Last Monday he announced his departure from
:14:04. > :14:09.Accrington Stanley after 12 years. It meant a strange week to players
:14:09. > :14:14.and it was Leem Richardson who had to get them through it. With the
:14:14. > :14:19.Stanley side of things, here is Sarah Mulkerrins.
:14:19. > :14:22.Their ground look lonely this week. John has been at the heart of the
:14:22. > :14:26.club for over a decade and when he announced his departure, the mood
:14:26. > :14:33.was gloomy. John and Jimmy said there have been
:14:33. > :14:38.a few tears. Backroom staff as well, not just players. To be fair, they
:14:38. > :14:42.have responded. We got them up onto the training ground on Tuesday, I
:14:42. > :14:48.gave them a short shop session where we pass the bowl. Once they
:14:48. > :14:52.had the bowl at their feet, they were professional. It was emotional.
:14:52. > :14:58.Those players here have been with John and Jimmy for a long time.
:14:58. > :15:02.Sing them leave was a sad day, but you cannot rest on your laurels.
:15:02. > :15:07.Happen it does and it was at the Leem Richardson to focus the team
:15:07. > :15:12.on the weekend. He had his own separate meeting on Tuesday so I
:15:12. > :15:17.think it was important to sit down and let everyone know the situation.
:15:17. > :15:21.It stops all of the whispers and opinions. It was only fair on the
:15:21. > :15:25.lads and that will help them move forward.
:15:25. > :15:29.This de gout is synonymous to John Coleman. For over 12 years he
:15:29. > :15:34.stamped his authority on his club and his team cheering. Now,
:15:34. > :15:38.Accrington Stanley of faced with the unenviable task of finding his
:15:39. > :15:41.successor. And it is a job that Leem
:15:41. > :15:47.Richardson wants to be considered for.
:15:47. > :15:51.The bigger picture is I have been coaching and done various studies
:15:51. > :15:58.outside of football, but as it comes to was the end of the Korea,
:15:58. > :16:03.I have doubled with injuries. -- struggled with injuries. I rate
:16:03. > :16:08.myself highly and I have learnt a lot from previous managers.
:16:08. > :16:12.Whoever replaces John Coleman will have big bits to fail.
:16:13. > :16:20.Everyone knew what was going on because he was he of for so long so
:16:20. > :16:29.it will take time to get used to. bit mixed feelings. He has been
:16:29. > :16:34.here along time, as everybody knows, he has done a marvellous job.
:16:34. > :16:40.captain went last week and now the management this week. It is all
:16:40. > :16:44.change and it was a surprise, but there it is.
:16:44. > :16:48.Every player will go on like it is a normal game, which it is at the
:16:48. > :16:55.end of the day. We have to go in with the same appetite as the last
:16:55. > :16:59.couple of months. If we do that, we will give Gillingham a good game.
:16:59. > :17:02.Boy did Accrington Stanley start well. Burnley's though from the
:17:02. > :17:12.keeper in the first minute and Michael Smith was there to tap it
:17:12. > :17:15.home. Gillingham had other ideas and Jack
:17:15. > :17:19.-- Danny Jackman's kick levelled -- Danny Jackman's kick levelled
:17:19. > :17:29.things off. Shortly after, Smith was causing trouble in the box and
:17:29. > :17:36.put Accrington ahead. On the half-hour mark, it was Smith
:17:36. > :17:46.again taking Accrington to three. Just before the break, at Smith
:17:46. > :17:48.
:17:48. > :17:55.claimed his hat-trick. Despite Gavin Tomlin claiming a
:17:55. > :17:58.break for Gillingham, Stanley held on to the win.
:17:58. > :18:03.on to the win. A fresh start, yes. Don't forget
:18:03. > :18:08.about the past, but you have to look forward and push on. We still
:18:08. > :18:12.have the same goals as when John and Jimmy were in. It is just a
:18:12. > :18:17.case of regrouping and pushing for that together again.
:18:17. > :18:25.A lot of grown men saying they have not been afraid to cry, what I your
:18:25. > :18:30.emotions watching that? Even on Saturday, it is nice to hear some
:18:30. > :18:34.of the things they said. On Saturday it was a strange feeling.
:18:34. > :18:38.I felt like a parent to let their child go out on their own for a
:18:38. > :18:44.drink on their own. You cannot help but think about what is going on,
:18:44. > :18:48.but you have to focus on yourself. Certainly a text message before the
:18:48. > :18:53.game for the player saying we were working with them in spirit. I said
:18:53. > :18:57.to them, just be yourself. What kind of club have been left
:18:57. > :19:02.behind? I think Accrington have a great
:19:02. > :19:06.chance of making the play-offs. I left a solid team who I used to
:19:06. > :19:12.winning games. Of the pitch, we have grown together. It is a lot
:19:12. > :19:16.better than what we first came into. The big problem that Accrington had,
:19:16. > :19:25.is they nearly went bust a few years ago. We just did not
:19:25. > :19:33.anticipate that their crowds would plummet like they did. We played
:19:33. > :19:37.one year and had 3000, another year had 1000, we lost 2000. When it
:19:37. > :19:42.goes, you do not know how to get the money so that is why the taxman
:19:42. > :19:47.was the last one to get paid. They are slowly getting on an even keel
:19:47. > :19:51.and I think the future is bright. Paul, how would you view Accrington
:19:51. > :19:56.going forward? Which you be interested in the job? I think it
:19:56. > :20:00.is a good club. They are synonymous with being a non-League team, but
:20:00. > :20:04.over the last six years, John and Jimmy and the players that they
:20:04. > :20:09.bought him, they have made it a Football League club and they are
:20:09. > :20:14.in the Football League on merit now. Year in, year out they are
:20:14. > :20:18.competing at the top end. I think it is a strong club. You just asked,
:20:18. > :20:24.what it is light behind the scenes, it is a club that is a lot stronger
:20:24. > :20:27.than when he first went in 12 years ago. There is a massive change, it
:20:27. > :20:30.is a football club that I think has a real chance of getting in the
:20:30. > :20:39.play-offs. And you will slowly have to wean
:20:39. > :20:44.yourself off them. You can't just turn the emotions on and off. They
:20:44. > :20:50.possibly might have gone level with Liverpool. That is going a bit far,
:20:50. > :20:57.isn't it? More in the second. Stanley are the
:20:57. > :21:01.top North West team at the moment, here is Delyth Lloyd with more.
:21:01. > :21:05.Underhill played host with a couple of League to form teams. Barnet
:21:05. > :21:07.have taken 10 points from the last 12. Crewe won their previous three,
:21:07. > :21:13.12. Crewe won their previous three, but this was a game out of the
:21:13. > :21:18.visitors' hands after half-an-hour. They've all stretched David Artell
:21:18. > :21:24.was down in the box. Barnet's penalty and dismissal for the
:21:24. > :21:30.defender. Macleod converted the spot-kick. Worse to come before the
:21:30. > :21:35.break. Adam but Belle's lunch gave the referee little choice but to
:21:35. > :21:43.bandage as second red. Credit growth on not capitulating, but
:21:43. > :21:47.their fate was sealed. Macclesfield started superbly
:21:47. > :21:54.against Cheltenham. Marcus Marshall almost profited after quality build
:21:54. > :21:59.up play, but was crowded out in the box early on. Colin Daniel came
:21:59. > :22:05.close soon after. The pressure eventually be paid with Marshall
:22:05. > :22:13.getting a goal on his debut. Unfortunately, Gary Simpson's side
:22:13. > :22:23.could not capitalise. Macclesfield duck -- stuck to their side after
:22:23. > :22:25.
:22:25. > :22:28.the break. There was a shout for handball after the break. With a
:22:28. > :22:37.worrying five straight league worrying five straight league
:22:37. > :22:41.A look at the table shows Stanley were not doubt yesterday by Oxford.
:22:41. > :22:46.Crewe's play-off push has been slowed by the bonnet defeat, but
:22:46. > :22:51.they host Barnet on Saturday. Macclesfield have to huge games
:22:51. > :22:54.coming up on Saturday and at home to second bottom Plymouth after
:22:54. > :22:59.that. Now it is time for the quiz that
:22:59. > :23:03.every dressing room is talking about. It is our own one on one.
:23:03. > :23:12.Battling to become their eggheads are Adam McGurk and Owain Fon
:23:12. > :23:22.Williams. Adam is an expert on at their own home alone. Owain Fon
:23:22. > :23:28.
:23:28. > :23:38.Williams owns a yellow boat. With What does the official national
:23:38. > :23:49.
:23:49. > :23:58.anthem of the USA? I know it! It can't be one-0, can it?... Land of
:23:58. > :24:04.the brave? Something like that? The star-spangled Banner. In the
:24:04. > :24:14.Simpsons, which they learn is always trying to kill part?
:24:14. > :24:14.
:24:14. > :24:20.Sideshow Bob. Which planet is known as the Red Planet? Mas. The flop is
:24:20. > :24:28.associated with which track-and- field event? High jump. How many
:24:28. > :24:38.red boxes are there in deal or no deal? 30.
:24:38. > :24:40.
:24:40. > :24:46.22. Here is the noisiest player at the club? Andy Robinson. Graham.
:24:46. > :24:53.Here his nose regularly late for training? Gym.
:24:53. > :25:03.Who takes the longest in the shower?
:25:03. > :25:08.LAUGHTER. So now you know that Ian Goodison
:25:08. > :25:13.takes too long in their shower. Let me assure you, we won't be saying
:25:13. > :25:18.the same thing about crew next week. It is a classic.
:25:18. > :25:24.On to tonight's action and Oldham had a defeat against Chesterfield
:25:24. > :25:28.in the place -- for a place at in the place -- for a place at
:25:28. > :25:35.Wembley. Here are the details. It was a heartbreaking night fog
:25:35. > :25:42.Oldham Athletic. They threw everything at this stubborn
:25:42. > :25:47.Chesterfield side. Heroic goalkeeping and a little bit of
:25:47. > :25:55.good fortune kept them up. As Oldham chase the game, Jack Lester
:25:55. > :25:59.benefited from a mistake to smuggle home a winner. Despite great
:25:59. > :26:05.support from the home crowd, Chesterfield hung on to hold their
:26:05. > :26:11.place in the Wembley final. Oldham lost 1-nail on the night. It was a
:26:11. > :26:21.lot closer than the scoreline suggests. Chesterfields penalty
:26:21. > :26:27.
:26:27. > :26:33.ultimately decided this tie. No You can get all the reaction on BBC
:26:33. > :26:38.Radio Manchester tomorrow morning. Burnley and Blackpool will try and
:26:38. > :26:43.improve their play-off chances midweek. Blackpool will be
:26:43. > :26:48.favourites at home to Coventry tomorrow. Bury get a chance to
:26:48. > :26:53.bounce back from the bail defeat, but it gets no harder than an away
:26:53. > :26:58.trip to Charlton. BBC Radio Lancashire and Manchester will give
:26:58. > :27:04.you details. Stay tuned for the details.
:27:04. > :27:10.Only going for the play-offs, as are Blackpool. He do you fancy?
:27:10. > :27:15.fancy Blackpool. I think they have a real chance. I am doing there, --
:27:15. > :27:19.commentary tomorrow night. I am looking forward to it. They have a
:27:19. > :27:24.great opportunity to get closer to the play-offs.
:27:24. > :27:27.A lot of tough teams at the top of the championship? Yes, but
:27:27. > :27:31.Blackpool running the easiest. I think both of them could make a
:27:31. > :27:34.chance. They have Eddie Howe in charge,
:27:34. > :27:40.what do you make of what he has achieved?
:27:40. > :27:45.I think he has done well and I am delighted for him because he is a
:27:45. > :27:50.good fellow. He made a big decision coming from North book. He has made
:27:50. > :27:53.a lot of changes and it is a really starting to show. I am really
:27:53. > :27:58.pleased for him and the club because they are looking a strong
:27:58. > :28:04.proposition. Coventry going to Blackpool, they
:28:04. > :28:10.are struggling at the moment? Sometimes going into teams at the
:28:10. > :28:15.bottom, you have everything to lose and nothing to win. They will be
:28:15. > :28:19.focusing on the three points. The match was on the sofa a couple
:28:19. > :28:25.of weeks ago saying they have played a lot of the top teams. You
:28:25. > :28:28.would think on paper it works to advantage? Possibly the ones you
:28:28. > :28:32.want to play ed the end of the season of the ones that have
:28:32. > :28:37.nothing to play for. Not pushing the play-offs and not in any bother
:28:37. > :28:41.of going down. They are the ones that will probably clock off first.