:00:07. > :00:12.Hello, I'm James Richardson. And in a week that has seen the cash for
:00:12. > :00:22.access scandal, wait till you see what we have got, and we don't even
:00:22. > :00:31.
:00:31. > :00:37.have to pay for it! This is Late Coming up, match-day for managers.
:00:37. > :00:44.What is it really like? We go behind the scenes. Sometimes it
:00:44. > :00:50.doesn't happen for you but we will continue to pass it.
:00:50. > :00:56.Bournemouth sacked their manager. We have the very latest on Lee
:00:56. > :01:02.Bradbury's exit and who is coming We have how and the why of the
:01:02. > :01:08.final hurdle for this team. And the goals from every game for
:01:08. > :01:13.our region's teams. Hello and thank you for joining us
:01:13. > :01:17.on Late Kick Off. We are here in the studio. Plenty of action and
:01:17. > :01:20.reaction on the way. This is a week that has already seen a manager get
:01:20. > :01:24.his marching orders, as we have heard, but we begin with an inside
:01:24. > :01:28.look at what it is like being a boss on the biggest day of the week.
:01:28. > :01:35.In a Late Kick Off exclusive, Torquay were kind enough to let us
:01:35. > :01:40.go backstage. Kick-off is still four hours away,
:01:40. > :01:47.but already, the ground is open for business. Manager and coach are
:01:47. > :01:52.sold the first to arrive. We read the papers. An article yesterday in
:01:52. > :02:00.The Sun and we are looking at how they have reported it. A moment to
:02:00. > :02:09.reminisce... Did you have long hours of play? Like the shaggy-dog
:02:09. > :02:14.animal? Yes! It is all part of the excitement. Once the game starts,
:02:14. > :02:18.it is doubly exciting. You feel like you have got... A part of
:02:18. > :02:22.control once the game starts. The controllers there but it is over to
:02:22. > :02:27.the players once they go across the white line. Your feet start a
:02:27. > :02:31.tingle, the hairs on the back of your next got to stand up.
:02:31. > :02:35.players begin their pre-match routines. The scouting Report is
:02:35. > :02:40.key and very rarely divulge it to outsiders, and will now. It is a
:02:40. > :02:46.massive part of the game. The set play is, I think, essential to get
:02:46. > :02:50.right. We have got a list of 16 set plays that we use we do switch them
:02:50. > :02:58.around a bit to keep people confused. I am sure other clubs do
:02:58. > :03:06.the same. Eight out of the last 10 teams have changed their systems to
:03:06. > :03:11.match us up. From 2pm onwards, we have to make sure we know what we
:03:11. > :03:18.are against and what they're about, because at 2pm, it can't change.
:03:18. > :03:24.Their team goes in, our team goes in. But before that, there are
:03:24. > :03:32.sponsors timid. This is a fund raiser at a small club where
:03:32. > :03:36.everybody helps out, including the manager. I might speak to Alex
:03:36. > :03:42.Ferguson and Arsene Wenger. If it helps sell a few extra tickets in
:03:42. > :03:46.the long run, that comes back to me to allow to get a bit more extra
:03:46. > :03:52.money in the playing budget, and that is what it is all about.
:03:52. > :03:57.is another social engagement - to read Paul Bray at -- Port Vale and
:03:57. > :04:02.an old friend. It is Portakabin Sport changing rooms at the moment
:04:02. > :04:11.and the medical team have to work on the players in the car-park. Now
:04:11. > :04:18.the moment of truth. At 2pm, the team sheets are handed over.
:04:18. > :04:24.Referee, assistants, captain and teams all attend. What about team
:04:24. > :04:27.tactics? Time to find out. This is how they have been playing the last
:04:27. > :04:32.couple of games so it is exactly what we expected. Now it is up to
:04:32. > :04:38.the players. But one Stalky get out onto the pitch, there is nothing
:04:38. > :04:43.Martin and his coaching team can do. Pressure for Torquay to defend and
:04:43. > :04:50.day backwards header... A score! The big number five. From the
:04:50. > :04:57.corner! The ball fell loose! down at half-time and it has been
:04:57. > :05:00.one of Torquay's worst Hobbs of football this season. Behold on
:05:00. > :05:08.second place in League 2 could hinge on what is said in the next
:05:08. > :05:13.few minutes. But not straightaway. First, video to analyse. And a few
:05:13. > :05:18.no-nonsense words of wisdom never go amiss, either. Come on! We will
:05:18. > :05:28.get loads of questions chucked across! Come on! The turnaround is
:05:28. > :05:31.
:05:31. > :05:38.remarkable. Over the kick! That is a penalty kick! Torquay have a
:05:38. > :05:46.penalty! Davies could be in trouble here! He could get the red card. He
:05:46. > :05:51.is! A sending off! He will strike it right-footed... And his cause!
:05:51. > :06:01.Headed back by jobbers and in! The substitute has got a goal for
:06:01. > :06:02.
:06:02. > :06:10.Torquay! It is 2-1 Torquay. Lads, just another question asked of you,
:06:10. > :06:17.come up of the answer. As I said, half-time, don't argue with each
:06:17. > :06:22.other. Pull in together and help out. Well done everyone. Sometimes,
:06:22. > :06:27.the way we play, we pass. Sometimes it would happen for you but we
:06:27. > :06:31.continue to pass it. Then step over them. Never complain unless you
:06:31. > :06:37.lose the ball! Most managers will have a beer afterwards and put the
:06:37. > :06:42.world to rights. Whispers there is a bit of a union that people stick
:06:43. > :06:48.together because we know what it is like. -- I suppose there is a bit
:06:48. > :06:52.of a union. We have a laugh. We're just privileged every week to be
:06:52. > :06:58.doing what we're doing. Some of us have been doing it a long time.
:06:58. > :07:03.Well done! Enjoy! We will see you all on Tuesday. Not even out of the
:07:03. > :07:12.dressing room, and today's events are already consigned to history.
:07:12. > :07:19.Fascinating stuff! And you revealing you had a bit of a hand
:07:19. > :07:23.in the arrival there? I gave my opinion because I think Martin is
:07:23. > :07:27.an excellent coach. And he is a man you can get on with, and I think
:07:27. > :07:30.that is what you need at a place like Torquay. You need a manager
:07:30. > :07:34.who can going there and he was doing the fund raising just before
:07:35. > :07:38.the game. You need to get your hands dirty and that is what he was
:07:38. > :07:44.doing. I am really pleased for them because people call the race more
:07:44. > :07:50.club but they like tackling big clubs. To think it is fantastic,
:07:50. > :07:59.what they're doing. Thank goodness you told them to give Martin Ling a
:07:59. > :08:04.call! With a small club like Torquay, you have just got to get
:08:05. > :08:07.involved. The manager has to concentrate. But the supporters who
:08:07. > :08:12.go down there regularly and the ones who travel all over the
:08:12. > :08:16.country, especially to places like Carlisle. They are great. We still
:08:16. > :08:20.to come, there's the worst of times at Bournemouth, with the latest on
:08:20. > :08:25.Lee Bradbury's dismissal. And the best of times at the club
:08:25. > :08:31.as we celebrate George Best's debut at the club many moons ago.
:08:32. > :08:36.Loads more goals. Including the team that won 58-0.
:08:36. > :08:39.But first, shock shooting from the Saints.
:08:39. > :08:48.Don't kid yourself. Players always want to do well against a former
:08:48. > :08:53.club. Sharp did that, no question, against Doncaster. He has leapt
:08:53. > :09:03.into the Premier League. What is is about not celebrating?! He is
:09:03. > :09:07.
:09:07. > :09:16.absolutely ravishing this! 7 wins his career. And one of the best of
:09:16. > :09:24.mind as well. A thunderous header. To read an zero and ready to fly in.
:09:24. > :09:34.This is a game of great goals. But this team aren't fazed. This was
:09:34. > :09:43.then plonked right on the head. Brighton scored first at City
:09:43. > :09:53.Ground. Brave, but the keeper is praying. With time running out, the
:09:53. > :10:04.
:10:04. > :10:10.Brighton sub Max was sent off. This forced to get a point from this.
:10:10. > :10:15.And Bristol City's first league game in 2012. A fine finish from
:10:15. > :10:25.the man on loan from QPR. An equaliser but City are hanging on,
:10:25. > :10:25.
:10:26. > :10:33.and this could be the best foul of Brian's career. What do you think
:10:33. > :10:42.of that? I totally agree. It is becoming more and more difficult to
:10:42. > :10:52.see anything other than relegation for Portsmouth, despite the
:10:52. > :10:53.
:10:53. > :11:03.relegation of their opposition last week. Day, come back! -- Murts,
:11:03. > :11:08.
:11:08. > :11:18.Up top, Southampton still in first. Brighton, also in the play-off
:11:18. > :11:19.
:11:20. > :11:25.Southampton is not just about believe shop any more. Well, he has
:11:25. > :11:29.come into the team and Southampton of flying. And what a big game but,
:11:29. > :11:33.as Reading travel to West Ham. West Ham, will be looking forward to
:11:33. > :11:41.this game because they lost 3-0 and they are looking for some revenge
:11:41. > :11:45.from that and more? Faced up the ball. I talked to Kevin after the
:11:45. > :11:51.game and he said 15 West Ham players are quite looking forward
:11:51. > :11:56.to seeing Jimi, so it will be spicy. A few of them bumped into him.
:11:56. > :12:03.There could be a massive queue! But they have just got to play the game
:12:03. > :12:06.and not the occasion, Reading. you play him in this game?
:12:06. > :12:09.Absolutely, because if they are going to get West Ham out of their
:12:09. > :12:14.comfort zone and play them, antagonise them, you might stop
:12:14. > :12:18.them playing their game. Interesting stuff. A question from
:12:18. > :12:28.a viewer - can Brighton stay in the play-off positions for the rest of
:12:28. > :12:29.
:12:29. > :12:33.this season? They have some tough I think they will not just stay in
:12:33. > :12:37.the play-offs, but caused some teams some problems.
:12:37. > :12:39.Bournemouth next. Life at the Cherries is far from being a bowl
:12:39. > :12:47.of selfsame right now, with the club announcing Sunday evening that
:12:47. > :12:54.they were firing manager Lee Bradbury. Bribery was in the job
:12:54. > :12:59.for 14 months, taking over from Eddie Howe. He began with a clear
:12:59. > :13:04.vision for the task ahead. It is something that you can't put
:13:04. > :13:09.into people or take out of them. It is in you or not. An attitude which
:13:09. > :13:15.took the team to the play-offs, and an agonising defeat to Huddersfield.
:13:15. > :13:22.The team was pulled apart over the summer, netting �1 million in sales.
:13:22. > :13:28.Only three of the team began the season this year. But they rose to
:13:28. > :13:32.eighth. The chairman rewardingly with a contract running to 2015,
:13:32. > :13:38.but a run of defeats, culminating this weekend at Oldham, saw a
:13:38. > :13:48.massive U-turn and the sack for the manager. Was the lead position
:13:48. > :13:53.
:13:53. > :14:01.relevant? -- League. I would rather not say. I'm not
:14:01. > :14:06.there to... I just don't feel it is my place to, and -- to comment on
:14:06. > :14:12.where we are. As far as I'm concerned, the situation is as it
:14:12. > :14:20.is, and I wish lead a great future. I am sure our paths will cross
:14:20. > :14:27.again. I hope we remain friends. The youth team manager will take
:14:27. > :14:31.charge until the end of the season. Eddie was taking a view that he
:14:32. > :14:38.felt that myself and Sean could come across and help out. Obviously
:14:38. > :14:46.the manager did not feel that way, so in the end, Eddie has made the
:14:46. > :14:54.decision that I am the manager. This club is EastEnders on save. It
:14:54. > :14:58.is one drama after another. Some say that heavy Mitchell is
:14:58. > :15:02.covering his own back, but six defeats in eight, is that not worth
:15:02. > :15:07.the sack? He is the guy that took them to
:15:07. > :15:12.where they want to be. He has got a three-year contract. Let him manage.
:15:12. > :15:16.If they did not think he was the man to take them forward, why did
:15:16. > :15:22.they give him the contract? If they thought he needed help, why did
:15:22. > :15:27.they not give it to him? Given all the business we have seen
:15:27. > :15:34.lately, do you think he was always on a hiding to nothing?
:15:34. > :15:39.It has made the club unstable. It has made them rock the boat a bid.
:15:39. > :15:44.The Privy manager in place to control the players. -- you put the
:15:44. > :15:49.manager in place. Managers have got to manage. That is their job. If
:15:49. > :15:52.anybody else was to get involved, it is going to undermine them.
:15:52. > :16:02.So, what do you think? You can continue the debate online by
:16:02. > :16:05.tweeting us at LKO underscore S underscore W.
:16:05. > :16:15.Back to the action now - League One, and our round-up beginning with
:16:15. > :16:19.
:16:19. > :16:27.disaster for the Grecians despite a is their worst run of form this is
:16:27. > :16:34.2003, when they were relegated from the Football League. Even I could
:16:34. > :16:43.score from there! When you are at the bottom, you have to be in it
:16:43. > :16:53.together. Wycombe Wanderers' keeper shows his class there. He could not
:16:53. > :16:55.
:16:55. > :17:05.do much about this goal, though. It is poor defending. But in stoppage
:17:05. > :17:15.
:17:15. > :17:19.Prime that macro time, they and a no more. Honiball reacted fast and
:17:19. > :17:23.no more. Honiball reacted fast and the keeper was not happy with this.
:17:24. > :17:33.-- Hartlepool. The Oval job to 16th, then, with almost in the second
:17:34. > :17:36.
:17:36. > :17:40.Wycombe Wanderers? Five games unbeaten and they are still getting
:17:40. > :17:44.the goals. They are showing the character needed to get out of the
:17:44. > :17:51.relegation scrap. It is a fight. You have got to show unity and to
:17:51. > :18:01.fight. And you need to score goals as well, which is a problem for
:18:01. > :18:03.
:18:03. > :18:11.Exeter. They can score goals and show the fight. They can come out
:18:11. > :18:14.fighting and get out of bed. I hope, as well, --
:18:14. > :18:15.Best wishes to Exeter's Danny Coles, who fractured his spine in a
:18:15. > :18:19.training ground accident a fortnight ago.
:18:19. > :18:21.League Two next, and the division's top side Swindon had a day off from
:18:21. > :18:23.their league concerns on Sunday. The Robins playing at Wembley
:18:23. > :18:26.against bottom of League One Chesterfield in the Johnstone
:18:26. > :18:29.Paints Trophy. But their brush with glory was to have a disappointing
:18:29. > :18:39.finish, Chesterfield handing Di Canio's side a rare defeat and
:18:39. > :18:40.
:18:40. > :18:45.winning the final 2-0. Very sad, because it is obvious
:18:45. > :18:53.that you want to get the trophy. What we saw today something special.
:18:53. > :18:59.It is special for the club but also for the fans and players.
:18:59. > :19:08.It was a good day out for us. on, carry on.
:19:09. > :19:13.It was a nice distraction. We will go up the lead in a few months. --
:19:13. > :19:18.up the league. You can see the highlights on the
:19:18. > :19:23.BBC iPlayer until next weekend. The manager was saying after the game
:19:23. > :19:29.that he thought the side deserved to lose because they were weaker.
:19:29. > :19:34.Is that fair? I am not sure. They dominated everything, chances, shot
:19:34. > :19:40.on target, and they needed some luck. They could have done with a
:19:40. > :19:45.goal in the first half. This was a good chance and it looks like a
:19:45. > :19:50.good save. As it happens, it was lucky. When you are on top, you
:19:50. > :20:00.need to score. They did not look for the deflection, so Chesterfield
:20:00. > :20:12.
:20:12. > :20:16.that area with this. Chesterfield have got three behind him, making
:20:16. > :20:21.sure that it cuts back. The defenders can come onto the ball
:20:21. > :20:31.and headed clear. That is because they are up. Because they are up,
:20:31. > :20:36.
:20:37. > :20:42.they are happy to sit back and make job very well. While they were
:20:42. > :20:48.defending, they have always got this option. One flick on, one
:20:48. > :20:58.mistake, and he is one on one with the keeper. With a bit of composure,
:20:58. > :20:59.
:20:59. > :21:03.it is 2-0. Look at the desire from the Chesterfield players. There are,
:21:03. > :21:13.cows then, eight players back in the box, making sure it is
:21:13. > :21:19.
:21:19. > :21:24.difficult for Swindon. -- count That is music to the Chesterfield
:21:24. > :21:31.defenders' years. When you are pushing, this is always likely to
:21:31. > :21:39.happen. Look at the space for him to shore into. He gets the gold.
:21:39. > :21:48.But I am going to ask you, should he be on the pitch? He has a class,
:21:48. > :21:53.and should he be on the pitch for and should he be on the pitch for
:21:53. > :21:57.this? -- a clash. Chesterfield did very well. They defended well.
:21:57. > :22:02.Swindon did not play as well, but they did enough to win the game.
:22:02. > :22:10.You had another ethereal for about an hour of press conference
:22:10. > :22:17.complaints. -- enough material. said they struggled to handle the
:22:17. > :22:23.occasion. He has put it back on the players to handle what is going to
:22:23. > :22:33.be a stressful run. They are favourites to get promoted. He has
:22:33. > :22:39.got to handle that. I bet there's a few players, saying, yes, I am
:22:39. > :22:44.going to prove you wrong. He is a bit worried about the psychological
:22:44. > :22:49.repercussions for the players? is easy to be on a Downer when you
:22:49. > :22:54.lose a game. But he is stronger than that. The most important
:22:54. > :23:04.reaction is that they need a strong wind. I would not be surprised to
:23:04. > :23:09.
:23:10. > :23:19.see them win the league. Could be signing of Gary Alexander has been
:23:20. > :23:30.
:23:30. > :23:35.hugely important. It was he shot five appearances from the spot kick.
:23:35. > :23:45.I think Mark Yeates would be happy with a draw from this game. Oxford
:23:45. > :23:48.
:23:48. > :23:58.manager was furious with the referee for giving this penalty.
:23:58. > :24:13.
:24:13. > :24:20.But since it was for us, we don't Just a point between the pilgrims
:24:20. > :24:30.and perdition. Bristol Rovers climb to 14th. Swindon stay in first
:24:30. > :24:33.
:24:33. > :24:40.place despite not playing. Torquay All sorts of things to discuss. You
:24:40. > :24:47.have got five of our teams in the top seven. It is a tasty end to the
:24:47. > :24:50.season. If three from five go up, that will be fantastic.
:24:51. > :24:57.mentioned Bristol Rovers, who are facing Swindon in their next game.
:24:57. > :25:01.You mentioned them as a good shout for next season. Why? I would like
:25:01. > :25:05.to see them with a good pre-season under their belt. I think they
:25:05. > :25:12.could be a strong team. Look out for them. Hopefully we will look
:25:13. > :25:20.out for Plymouth as well. It is going to be really tense for them.
:25:20. > :25:27.What about their prospects? Retort about car Fletcher being
:25:28. > :25:33.inexperience, but he has got a lot of experience on the pitch. On the
:25:33. > :25:39.pitch, they have got a lot of leaders. Complete contrast to the
:25:39. > :25:43.start of the season. They had no money or experience on the pitch.
:25:43. > :25:49.Now they have got the leaders. Given what they have been broken
:25:49. > :25:52.made would be great for them to get out of it. They have had no luck or
:25:52. > :25:58.money. You think the Dad's Army spirit
:25:58. > :26:04.could be the key? Why not? The calm in the storm - that is what they
:26:04. > :26:10.will be. Also, Aldershot are celebrating the 20th anniversary of
:26:10. > :26:17.the day they went out of business. Loads of former players attending.
:26:17. > :26:21.Also, perhaps a fortune and a message for Portsmouth. --
:26:21. > :26:24.unfortunate message. Before we go, there's a couple of
:26:24. > :26:27.pearls of footballing trivia which have caught our eye. Murts.
:26:27. > :26:32.In the Torbay Sunday League, the leaders Wheelpower have thrashed
:26:32. > :26:34.Nova 2010 FC 58-0. It's believed to be the heaviest defeat in British
:26:34. > :26:38.history. These two brothers, Robbie and
:26:38. > :26:41.Stuart Bowker, scored 28 between them. The ref said Nova had enough
:26:42. > :26:45.in the second half but he had to tell them they might get fined if
:26:45. > :26:55.they walked off. It was only 20-0 at half time. But these two rubbed
:26:55. > :26:57.
:26:57. > :27:00.it in second half because they got 38 after the break. If they win
:27:00. > :27:10.their two games in hand, it is going to go down to goal difference.
:27:10. > :27:10.
:27:10. > :27:19.So we thought we would take advantage. 167 or more is pretty
:27:20. > :27:25.good! I am not sure about this. The other team wanted to stop. They
:27:25. > :27:35.kept on scoring goals. According to FA rules, they have got to finish
:27:35. > :27:35.
:27:35. > :27:39.the tie. They could have taken it easy. There was a 60-year-old plane
:27:39. > :27:42.for the opposition...! We said we'd leave you with some
:27:42. > :27:45.good Bournemouth memories. It's 29 years to the day since George Best
:27:45. > :27:49.graced Dean Court. 9,000 fans doubled the usual gate at Dean
:27:49. > :27:52.Court to see one of the last games Best would play. Newport were the
:27:52. > :27:56.visitors. But sadly all his skills would be to no avail - Cherries
:27:56. > :27:59.lost 1-0. Harry Redknapp said he was the best he'd ever seen or
:27:59. > :28:04.played against and put him higher than Pele in the list of all-time
:28:04. > :28:07.greats. Glad you mentioned the name Pele -
:28:07. > :28:10.surprisingly near and dear to our region, because next week join us
:28:10. > :28:14.for the story of the extraordinary night he played here. Where, for
:28:14. > :28:16.whom and what happened is next week. And Pele's skills are just one part
:28:16. > :28:22.of it. This is also a story of sculduggery, even attempted
:28:22. > :28:25.blackmail. Who did pocket more than two grand?