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That was Saturday, by Sunday Tranmere fans had their wish.

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Tonight we'll hear from Les Parry's replacement. Welcome to Late Kick

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Coming up tonight: The Anatomy of a sacking. We are therefore one era

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of Tranmere and the start of the next. You have to try to get back

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to playing football and get rid of the fear factor.

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Drinking in the atmosphere, has the time come to allow this to sip beer

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in their seats? She said, if you sign it, it would

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be the best thing that as ever happen to the club.

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With us in the studio tonight to help us through a packed programme,

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former Burnley player and Preston coach David Unsworth. Also here the

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club secretary from Blackpool, Matt Williams.

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More from the boys in a second, but first, Les Parry's reign as

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transmit -- Tranmere boss is over. The former physio replaced today by

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a former Rovers boss, Ronnie Moore. The axe fell after Saturday's trip

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to Chesterfield, a journey also made by our reporter Sarah

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Mulkerrins. On Saturday, the manager and team

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arriving as one. They knew full well the pressure was on. Facing

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bottom of the League Chesterfield, only a win would do. We spoke to

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Les Parry before the game and asked was he feeling the heat? Some of

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the fans have voiced their concern, but it is a small minority. I fully

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respect that. I don't feel pressure from that. Any pressure I feel his

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self-imposed. Their blogger distinct sets of fans on the ground.

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You want Les Parry to stay, why? is very capable as a motivator. He

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has a very small budget to play with. Although technically he might

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not be all we want, he has 18 behind him. Matthey, E one Les

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Parry to go, why? One win in 19, simple as that.

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With the fans divided on his future, I asked him how stable he felt his

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job was. It is only him who makes the decision on whether he has had

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enough. At the end of the day, that is what we are talking about, me

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losing my job. I'm not going to walk away from it. I believe in

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what we do and believe in the direction we are going in. It might

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be tomorrow that he phones me up and it is over. It might be in one

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year's time. Whenever it is, I will walk away as well as I can.

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let's not forget the team, it was up to them to do as best as they

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could on Saturday. This is the Tranmere Rovers players

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homes -- a home. This is what they experience before they hit the

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pitch today. But we are with the fans in the

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away end to see what they feel and experience during the game. But

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there was a much to experience in the first half. Some attempts up

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front and some scrambling at the front and some scrambling at the

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back. The group of fans began to chant for Parry out but they were

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soon found out by what seemed the majority. As the second half wore

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on, you could feel the frustration. There was no sign of a breakthrough

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for Rovers and then Chesterfield scored. The chance grew louder.

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want Parry at! There is a mix of some people who really want him out

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and some people think he is a Tranmere man through and through

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and will stick with him. I don't think anyone thinks he is doing a

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great job. He has come from being a physio to a manager. It is not too

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bad, but it is not enough for these guys. It is not good enough, not

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good enough at all. The chance continued and the scoreline

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remained. A big loss for Tranmere Rovers. Les Parry left to face the

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music with a hint of foresight of what was ahead. Whether the

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chairman will give me enough time to get the first win, only time

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will tell. By the time this goes out on Monday night, somebody else

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might be a sitting there and they might be talking about him. There

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is nothing I can do. As things turned out, this was Les Parry's

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It is nice to come back to the club. It is a shame that we are in the

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position that we are. It is great to be back and I can't wait to get

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going. Tell me how this came about, how

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did Tranmere Rovers' approach you? It was basically a phone call. I

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had heard that Les had lost his job on Saturday and I made a phone call

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to the chairman and we had a discussion and luckily for me, we

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had a good chat and the outcome was that he wanted me to come back as a

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manager. The club is in did a fantastic position at the moment.

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How do you intend to turn that around? The chairman has asked me

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to come back because of that. I have been in this situation before

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at other clubs and have survived. That is what we have got to do, get

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to that 50. Mark as quick as we can. What has Peter Johnson said to you

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about your long-term prospects here? He has asked me to keep us up.

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If I do that, we will see what happens at the end of the season

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for if I do that, I might have a long-term future here.

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David, you have seen Tranmere recently, did they look like a

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struggling team? They did. They were struggling in terms of their

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confidence and you could see that. They huffed and puffed throughout

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the game. I saw them against Oldham and it was a similar thing. They

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got into the relegation fight. Let's have a quick look at the

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table now. Do you think Ronnie Moore can turn this around?

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Has been their air couple of times Matt, one of the things in that

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film was that beat France called for Les's head. If you have got a

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strong board, they are fully focused on the business. Changing

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the manager doesn't necessarily guarantee a change in the results.

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Look at Preston, they changed their manager and the results have not

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improved. It is a big call to make and I feel for Blair's. We all do.

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When you have not won away since September, you could be forgiven

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for thinking another miserable journey home was on the cards. But

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Oldham at fans literally bounced back over the pronouns -- the

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Pennines after seeing this cracking Pennines after seeing this cracking

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Pennines after seeing this cracking comeback. This spectacular own goal

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but the comeback going before this cross a came in. The winner came

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from a spot in injury-time. Argue amongst yourselves as to whether

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that was a better comeback from Bury's. This was the despair -- the

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second goal with 20 minutes left. They got their goal, their efforts

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are deserved. Justified points from 21 for Preston, although an offside

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flag denied them the lead. That was as good as it got as Stephen

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Gillespie caught -- scored twice. He converted from the spot. Short-

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term pain for long-term gain. It is certainly painful viewing for

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Preston fans. They point against Sheffield

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Wednesday looks OK one day before Rochdale, but in truth, it is a

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game they should have won, especially after this trip gave

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them a late penalty. Gary Jones's kick cannoned off the post to

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Another disappointing result for Preston. Are you disappointed with

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the way the regime ended? This is the first time this has happened to

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me. On this side of the fence, it was the first time. You always

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think he will be given another opportunity hopefully, but it is

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taken out of your hands. It wasn't to be. With Preston, all the best

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for them in the future of. What are you looking at now? I had a

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discussion with Sligo a couple of weeks ago and I felt it was maybe

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too soon after leaving Preston and I wanted to take a period of time

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out, what as many games as I can and hopefully get back in soon.

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wish you well. Let's talk Blackpool and their attempts to sign Robbie

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Fowler this week. More on that later. Rekindled memories of the

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year 2000 when Burnley did capture the legendary striker. They signed

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Ian Wright for three months that 12 years on, it remains a stand-out

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Ian Wright was a big deal. He is one of the best strikers this

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country has ever produced. I kept in touch with Ian because I had him

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at Christmas Palace. At this particular time, he was at Celtic

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and his best part was him playing for me at Burnley. I was having a

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conversation on this particular day and he said, I am really happy up

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there. It was just a throwaway comment. I said if you want to play

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here, you will more than welcome. Stan had a positive response from

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the player and the chairman, but it was the backing of Mrs turn meant

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that proved crucial. I said, I am going to ask you a question. I want

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to bounce something of you because she was a Burnley goal. If Stanley

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signs, it will be the best thing that's ever happened to Burnley.

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deal was done and the news was broken by Radio Lancashire's sports

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presenter for. I said, if you are a Burnley fan, ring everyone you know

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who supports them because in two minutes, we will be revealing a

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huge news. We said, you will want your friends to hear it so we will

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give you two minutes to ring round. We played an interview and two

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minutes later, we announced the news that Ian Wright had signed for

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Burnley. It is still a night I'll I'm very, very privileged that they

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will meet at the club as well. The least I will give his 100 %, that

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is what you will get from me. I just want to play football and I

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wasn't getting that opportunity so I am pleased that Burnley gave me

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the opportunity to do that. He came up with his Bentley. That was worth

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more than a row of terraced houses in Burnley! It was just so

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infectious, being around him. It was Ian Wright to score all the

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goals for Arsenal and played in England, but at that time he was

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still quick. If you put him in front of a goal, he will score.

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Which he did four times in his four it starts. His impact is well

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remembered by his team-mates. figure, he was one of the lads and

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was brilliant in and around the dressing room. He had an up and

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down time on the pitch, but he was really wants he kicked in. I will

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never forget the fact that Ian Wright was there. He was a great

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lad. Very funny. He would always wind people up in that style. I

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can't even begin to say some of the story so stop he only played a few

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minutes every game, but he made that difference. I don't think we'd

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sold as many shirts with his name on, they went so quickly. He has

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gone down and asked -- in history. We have loads of memories. Having

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helped Burnley get promoted, Ian Wright confirmed his decision to

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retire. On the night we went to the town hall, that was the night but I

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found out that he was not staying. He fulfilled his part of the

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obligation and he got -- we got a promotion so it was time to call it

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That signing did transform the horse playing. That is three

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training sessions he has had with us. Carl has been away and has been

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in New Zealand and is heading to Argentina. The time difference and

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the travelling, they had not concluded the discussions. He wants

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to play? He does. The training has increased 15 or 20%. We had people

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buying shirts with Fowler on the back. You have played against Tem?

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Both great players and great goalscorers, but Ian Wright is my

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choice. It was a shocking afternoon for

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Burnley at Watford on Saturday with a letter two goal lead slip. Jay

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Rodriguez put them ahead after a Watford HET error and a Nayron

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Nosworthy own goal put them two up. But Bernie crumbled at the back

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after conceding three times in 20 minutes. They are now eight points

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of the play-offs. The table also sees black hole in the top six will

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it is a good day to welcome mat. A difficult day yesterday, because

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there was a newspaper article saying that the owners had taken

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�11 million out of the club. That is a decision that the German and

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the Board have made. I do not get involved. I do the administration.

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I get the players and work closely with Ian. That is not an area that

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concerns me. It is on the front of the local paper. Some fans have

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been angry. Is there a chance at the money will get reinvested?

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chairman's father has been on the board for 25 years. He bought the

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club when they were on the verge of going extinct. He has been a fan

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since he was two. He has been there when money was needed. There are

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plans for a new training ground. They are not moving as quickly as

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some would like, but there is progress. You will understand how

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some fans feel. I also look at other clubs and with financial

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problems, like some in the north- west, and if he asked some of those

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supporters, would be swapped places with Blackpool, it they would snap

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your hand off. You have two good kids and what is the mood like for

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those two? And mate went to Sheffield United to get some

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confidence and Tom is a great player. He has some pressure on

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with the success of his father. They are working well and Robbie

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coming in has given them a lift. We have a tough game at Derby. Play-

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offs are top two? My heart says top 20. A pie and a pint is pretty much

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standard for many of us before again, but sat -- but supporters

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cannot drink in their seats. There is a push to change the law. It

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could bring in some much needed revenue, but what it also

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encouraged trouble in the stands? For many fans, having it some

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drinks before the match is as much a part of the ritual of watching a

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game as questioning the referee's parentage and banter with away fans.

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Would it be better if supporters could drink in their seats during

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the game? Up I do not see anything wrong with that. People take their

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children, but children under 18 will not be there without a parent.

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I think it is all right. You get the right steward's with Annette --

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the right mentality, there will be no problem. You go to a rugby match,

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you can watch the match and sit with a beer. Come to the football,

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you cannot do that. It would be a good thing. As the law stands,

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football fans cannot drink in view of the pitch. A legacy of changes

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that were introduced in the aftermath of the Taylor report into

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safety at football grounds. The magazine FC Business is running a

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campaign to get those laws changed. Or on average most fans get into

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the ground around 15 minutes before the game and then the leave the

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ground immediately afterwards. Football has to realise that in

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other sports that is not the case. In rugby, people get their longer

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before the kick-off and stay for an average of one hour afterwards.

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During that time, them money that is been spent anyway is been spent

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in the football club and that is what we want. We want clubs to

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compete with the local bars and restaurants. Last week, the

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Football Supporters' Federation held a meeting at Etihad Stadium

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under the banner Watching Football Is Not A Crime. So what do they

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think? We would like this lot macro to be removed and leave it to clubs

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to work out what is the best arrangement for their local ground.

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If if they don't serve alcohol, do they allow people up to the seeds?

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It has to be a local determine Mason. If your team are playing in

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a black --... Fans can continue drinking in Rochdale within sight

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of the pitch. It illustrates the absurdity of the law. If the

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curtains are closed, it is legal, but how ridiculous can you get?

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of the guests on the panel has researched the ball out on

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regulations and believes the law as it stands makes football grounds

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more dangerous. It is not reducing how drunk people are, but creating

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other risk factors. We are seeing crashes because people are not

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allowed their drinks in their seats. There are pushes at turn stands as

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fans binge drink before the match. There are a number of risk factors

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that are caused by this legislation. At Bury, they reintroduce the sale

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of alcohol in the ground two years ago. With every club looking at any

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way to increase revenue, changing the law with potentially bring in

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much-needed clap -- cash. The it will increase revenue. We have to

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weigh up whether the money you would generate would cover the cost

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of any potential trouble. If it proves to be a problem, then you

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stop it. Canvassing opinion amongst our Football League clubs, not one

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was against a change in the law. Mike Rance, chairman of

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Macclesfield Town, said the laws were archaic and Rob Heys of

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Accrington Stanley said that people can drink watching cricket and

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rugby, why not football? We also asked Greater Manchester Police for

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an interview but were refused. The Government have to look on this

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legislation as a restraint of trade, that has no justification any more.

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It is absurd and archaic, would Blackpool supported? It is tough.

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When you look at the amount of arrests. You have to take that into

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consideration. They are still drinking in the concourse? You can

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police it better there. We have to be careful because of the black

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hole factor. We work hard with the council to make it safe and you do

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not want the police and stewarding costs to spiral out of control and

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n n top losing money. The law dos need reviewing. They are saying it

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is about the fan experience. Would you enjoy a pint while watching the

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game? Is it is tough. There are pros and cons. I would prefer to

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leave the way it is. Perhaps our question compiler had a

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drink last week. This week we realise we were not that clever.

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Thank you to those who pointed out that Johannesburg is not the

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capital of South Africa. But I wonder if Chris Taylor and Matt

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Smith got on with their questions. What is 48 divided by 12? Four.

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which country to do that Club Bruges played? Belgium. If a plane

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crashes on the border of France and Spain, where Duberry the survivors?

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Luxembourg. It is in the middle. it is a tiny country. Is it Andorra.

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You do not bury survivors! He has a degree! Name one actor, apart from

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Daniel Craig, who played James Bond? Pierce Brosnan. What is the

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name of a baby goat? A no! I don't know. Do you know? I have an

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inkling. Say something. It is a cow. I do not know. How. They kid. Which

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player turned up for training at 9:59am every day. Chris Taylor.

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What is the club's website address? Oldham Athletic .com. Oldham

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Athletic .co.uk. Well Burnley, Blackpool and Preston

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One on One still to come. Mic two especially after this howler give

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it Shrewsbury the lead. This level things up. Another lapse in

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concentration and helped the visitors again. The keeper did

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enough to avoid further embarrassment. Three draws in three

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games now. At last a point on the board for Paul Cook when Accrington

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Stanley came behind to draw with. Fail. This led to the first goal.

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The home side were back on terms just before the half-time whistle.

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Chris shirker headed home from the box. A Paul Cook substitution paid

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dividends before it full-time. Will have filled showed composure and an

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excellent finish to end his side's losing run. Morecambe made the long

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trip home from Aldershot. Despite having most of the ball, they had

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few chances, apart from this header. The equalising after, but the

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referee failed to spot that the shop was handled on the line and

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then the follow-up was thwarted. The keeper was the start of

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Macclesfield verses Bristol Rovers. He helped his side to a hard-fought

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At the bottom, Macclesfield need to do the same to get away from the

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relegation zone. Macclesfield can start that hunt for points quickly.

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If we look at the highlights, their game against Hereford is massive

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tomorrow night and other games are not are running a's first game of

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Chamier and... Davids, briefly, Macclesfield can they escape?

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I think they can. They have been decimated by injuries. They have

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first-team regulars out, so the manager needs to get those players

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back quickly and when he doors they will be OK. Thank you. That is the

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