:00:04. > :00:10.There will only be one trophy going to Manchester this season, but we
:00:10. > :00:20.have got two in our region. There is a celebration or two coming up
:00:20. > :00:35.
:00:35. > :00:39.Saints in Paradise, back in the top flight, seven years on. They are
:00:39. > :00:43.tampered -- they are champions, Swindon on top of League Two. They
:00:43. > :00:50.are loving it, the town of Reading gives a royal welcome to the
:00:50. > :00:55.championship Champs. Torquay or Crawley? Who has got what it takes
:00:55. > :01:00.to win automatic promotion? Plus they are going down but they are
:01:00. > :01:03.still looking up, realism from two relegated managers.
:01:03. > :01:07.I am not ashamed of what has happened.
:01:07. > :01:15.It could be as big as 17 or 18 players leaving the football club
:01:15. > :01:18.and the same coming in. Thank you for joining us. Some are
:01:19. > :01:25.up, some are down and some have taken time out from the
:01:25. > :01:35.celebrations to join us here in the studio, because we have lied and
:01:35. > :01:41.present, or two players from the newly promoted to a phantom. -- two
:01:41. > :01:46.players from the newly-promoted Southampton.
:01:46. > :01:56.Saints promoted in style with a win over Coventry. Let's have a look at
:01:56. > :02:13.
:02:13. > :02:23.Lallana with a shot! And the diving header made New Road! Jose Fonte! -
:02:23. > :02:51.
:02:51. > :02:57.It is Adam Lallana! Southampton are Rickie Lambert, Premier League
:02:57. > :03:03.footballer. How does that sound? Oh, I have been waiting so long. To
:03:04. > :03:09.have two promotions in two seasons, it is quite an achievement.
:03:09. > :03:15.I would love to have another crack at it.
:03:15. > :03:24.All the lads that have been here, Theo Walcott, Gareth Bale, I can
:03:24. > :03:34.say I am in the same league as them. We are going up, saying we are
:03:34. > :03:39.
:03:39. > :03:45.The best day of my life! I saw you with a champagne bottle,
:03:45. > :03:49.one of the best days of your life? In terms of football, yes. We
:03:49. > :03:56.thought it was special last year, but to achieve what we have this
:03:56. > :04:00.here as to finish the season with another promotion is phenomenal.
:04:00. > :04:07.The memories of last year are still fresh in my mind, and for it to
:04:07. > :04:11.happen twice, it did feel like deja-vu. It was fantastic.
:04:11. > :04:19.Nice to garden style, but there was also the big man at the back
:04:19. > :04:24.putting in the saves. -- nice to go up in style. How important is he?
:04:24. > :04:32.He is a keen member of the team. He is the best goalkeeper in the
:04:32. > :04:36.league. He worked very hard in the training ground and everything, and
:04:36. > :04:41.young people like me, we try to take things from him, because the
:04:41. > :04:46.work he does at his age, it is brilliant.
:04:46. > :04:51.What is the biggest lesson he has given you?
:04:51. > :04:58.To work and to get better every day and to work very hard every day to
:04:58. > :05:03.give your best. At that is something that I want to do when I
:05:03. > :05:08.am his age. But before that, we have got this
:05:08. > :05:15.return to the Premier League. It has been a in -- an extraordinary
:05:15. > :05:24.journey. You have the chance, Kelvin, to take a short cut back to
:05:24. > :05:28.the Premier League, but I am glad you did not.
:05:28. > :05:36.With the chairman of getting hold of May, it was fantastic. West Ham
:05:36. > :05:41.were good to me as well. They understood how much it meant to me.
:05:41. > :05:47.There are others out there already working for next season, putting a
:05:47. > :05:53.new look team together, Nigel Atkins talking today about what new
:05:53. > :05:57.players he expects to have. -- Nigel Atkins.
:05:57. > :06:02.We have got an environment that I believe is a good environment to
:06:02. > :06:06.improve, to learn, to work hard, to develop. We have got to make sure
:06:06. > :06:10.who comes into that group, it is important that we get our homework
:06:10. > :06:16.right so that they fit in and add something to the group and buy into
:06:16. > :06:22.the philosophy is that we have. So much said about the philosophy,
:06:22. > :06:28.also, the fans was -- made the grand a phenomenal side. How
:06:28. > :06:34.important have they been? It is amazing when you see all the
:06:34. > :06:40.fans, you want to give everything you have it for them. The
:06:40. > :06:44.supporters, they came every time to make a long journey up north, and
:06:44. > :06:49.it was very important, so we are very happy to give them some
:06:49. > :06:56.happiness. Premier League football coming to
:06:56. > :07:03.St Mary's next season. Thank you for taking a brief respite from the
:07:03. > :07:07.celebrations to join us here. What do you think? What chance do
:07:07. > :07:17.sat Panton and Reading have in the Premier League? You can continue
:07:17. > :07:19.
:07:19. > :07:23.the debate on line. -- what chance do Southampton have?
:07:23. > :07:28.Swindon when a promise from Paulo to stick around a while with the
:07:28. > :07:38.Robins. There is room up top form Reading, on top of a bus this
:07:38. > :07:38.
:07:39. > :07:46.weekend. We will be hearing more about this vintage silverware.
:07:46. > :07:54.Right now, hello, Graeme Murty Falstaff. You worry along for the
:07:54. > :08:04.rest of the show. The best of the Championship. -- the rest of the
:08:04. > :08:11.
:08:11. > :08:14.Birmingham needing momentum into the play-offs. A funny end to the
:08:14. > :08:18.season, because you are looking forward for the party, but you are
:08:18. > :08:23.looking forward to the next campaign.
:08:23. > :08:29.I would say to them to enjoy the moment. I am sure Brian that told
:08:29. > :08:37.the players to enjoy the moment. you think they are ready for the
:08:37. > :08:42.Premier League? Yes, they are capable of staying up.
:08:42. > :08:47.Brighton finished in 10th place. They enter the campaign without a
:08:47. > :08:51.win in their last eight matches. They were top of the table Lea in
:08:51. > :08:59.the season. It has been an excellent first season in the their
:08:59. > :09:04.new stadium and excellent times ahead for the Seagulls, hopefully.
:09:04. > :09:10.When David James was injured, Liam Fontaine had to take over in goal.
:09:10. > :09:19.I am not sure a regular goalkeeper would have saved it anyway. Ryan
:09:19. > :09:27.Taylor with a wonderful equaliser. Portsmouth 13 Nel earlier in the
:09:27. > :09:30.season, but no repeat of that -- Portsmouth won by three goals.
:09:30. > :09:40.Both goals came from Dexter Blackstock, but this Portsmouth
:09:40. > :09:41.
:09:41. > :09:43.team included several players who will not be here next season.
:09:43. > :09:48.How many of those players will be How many of those players will be
:09:48. > :09:54.back next season? I would be very surprised if it is
:09:54. > :10:00.more than one or two. We could have 17 or 18 players leaving at the
:10:00. > :10:04.same number coming in. It is going to be a tough summer.
:10:04. > :10:10.A tough season ahead by the sound of things, Michael Appleton is not
:10:10. > :10:15.sugaring the pill. He will have to work very hard to
:10:15. > :10:20.bring in players with the tough budgetary constraints.
:10:20. > :10:30.That Reading silverware. Sunday saw them taking it into the streets in
:10:30. > :11:04.
:11:04. > :11:09.an open-topped bus to celebrate Happy days for the Royals! You have
:11:09. > :11:15.had a bus ride or two around Reading, haven't you? I have!
:11:15. > :11:18.just celebrating. It is fantastic for the fans. Reading is a real
:11:18. > :11:23.community club and it is a tradition to come out and celebrate
:11:23. > :11:29.that achievement. It was miserable weather, wasn't it? Let's get the
:11:29. > :11:35.low-down. We had to get it over the line and when we did that, it makes
:11:35. > :11:42.it even more special. A great occasion to enjoy. I have never
:11:42. > :11:47.felt so good about being so wet in all my life! You can sense it. It
:11:47. > :11:55.is tangible. You can feel it on the bus. We have had bad here now for a
:11:55. > :12:00.long, long time. Going to Sidcup... And now we have got this team.
:12:00. > :12:04.real class as well. Though they did forget Brendan Rodgers. It is a
:12:04. > :12:08.measure of the man that he is not looking to take the praise onto
:12:08. > :12:11.himself. He is looking to give it to other people and he will be a
:12:11. > :12:15.great addition to the Premier League. And looking to mix it up
:12:15. > :12:20.with the big boys, and he is working with them because he has
:12:20. > :12:25.been there so long. He knows the players and he is taking part as to
:12:25. > :12:32.why those players have such a strong bond. A real sense of
:12:32. > :12:38.identity. Wedding, not the only champions in addition. Swindon seal
:12:38. > :12:43.bear win against Port Vale at the County Ground.
:12:43. > :12:49.Paolo Di Canio has said all Caesar and his team will lift that trophy.
:12:49. > :12:54.And Swindon did just that after a victory over Port Vale. They have
:12:54. > :13:02.won 25 of their last 33 league games. They picked up more points,
:13:02. > :13:07.52, than any other team in League 2 in the calendar year 2012. And they
:13:07. > :13:13.have the best home record in League 2 this season. 60 points from 23
:13:13. > :13:17.games. They dropped only nine at home. They have scored 49 goals at
:13:17. > :13:22.the County Ground this season. The highest total in the division. And
:13:22. > :13:30.they have conceded the fewest goals in the league this season. Only
:13:30. > :13:40.eight. Paul Benson scored twice. A 5-0 victory meant it was time for
:13:40. > :14:00.
:14:00. > :14:05.Wonderful scenes there at the County Ground, and that is the bit
:14:05. > :14:11.of silverware they have won. If you are curious, incidentally, about
:14:11. > :14:19.the T-shirt Paulo was sporting, it said "have a look at this, mother
:14:19. > :14:24.and father, it is all thanks to your". He lost not too long ago.
:14:24. > :14:31.There you go. A lovely dedication there. A great day for Swindon, of
:14:31. > :14:34.course. Let's hear from them. I was sat here a few months ago,
:14:34. > :14:39.they were slipping into relegation and they didn't seem to be much
:14:39. > :14:42.pride. Not much passion. We were going through the motions and we
:14:42. > :14:52.deserve to get relegated. Maybe that is what pushed them more than
:14:52. > :14:56.anything, just to go, this desire, this change in attitude. And has
:14:56. > :15:01.given a buzz to the club, the town. And it is a feel-good factor.
:15:01. > :15:09.People like winning, feeling happy. There are so many things to be
:15:09. > :15:19.depressed and about and when people are feeling down, it is lovely to
:15:19. > :15:21.
:15:21. > :15:26.have something to feel good about. We have taken the squad for. There
:15:26. > :15:32.is no lying about it. When you get a few extra points, an extra bit of
:15:32. > :15:36.quality... We will definitely be up there. Promotion next season?
:15:36. > :15:43.the plan is the same, I will try to do everything to help my players
:15:43. > :15:46.and give satisfaction. And you will be here to see that through? I hope
:15:46. > :15:50.the plan will be confirmed by the board and I don't see why I won't
:15:50. > :15:55.stay here. Great news. We said last week he
:15:55. > :15:59.would want to go up with the trophy, not just talk about promotion.
:15:59. > :16:05.you saw how special the day was. The players have maximised it and
:16:05. > :16:11.won the trophy. Fair play to them. Will they be a few who are going,
:16:11. > :16:16.ooh, another season with Paolo Di Canio. It will be hard work? Maybe,
:16:16. > :16:20.but I am sure he can make them work hard. With the intensity he brings,
:16:20. > :16:29.he has made that squad better and individual players better. So, a
:16:29. > :16:37.fantastic job. And it is quite a jump from League 1 to League 2?
:16:37. > :16:41.Not an easy lead because they have the pain trophy and so on. The last
:16:41. > :16:46.automatic promotion place will go down to the final weekend. Two
:16:46. > :16:51.sides are in pole position. Crawley and Torquay. Southend are just
:16:51. > :16:56.behind them. Crawley, may have the edge on goal difference after what
:16:56. > :17:01.was, on Saturday, a nerve-wracking day of twists and turns.
:17:01. > :17:06.As kick-off approached, Crawley when the driving seat. One point
:17:06. > :17:13.better off than Torquay. And get better than relegation-threatened
:17:13. > :17:20.Hereford. It was supposed to be a formality. But this free kick was
:17:20. > :17:29.the closest they came. So it is goalless here at half-time added a
:17:29. > :17:34.stalemate, too, at Torquay. A very hard work against Crewe as well. A
:17:34. > :17:44.tough Alfrida also in play-off contention. At the interval,
:17:44. > :17:47.
:17:47. > :17:55.Crawley was still in the automatic shift quite dramatically. This left
:17:55. > :18:01.them angry. No, furious! And as the unthinkable happens at Crawley,
:18:01. > :18:08.just a glimmer of light for Torquay. The Glimore was delivered almost
:18:08. > :18:14.simultaneously. Gary Stevens put Torquay 1 up. A penalty saved by
:18:14. > :18:18.the goalkeeper cemented the lead. It was all going Torquay's way.
:18:18. > :18:25.Especially because, back at Crawley, if the post it was and keeping
:18:25. > :18:29.Torres at bay, at the goalkeeper was. And the worse was to follow. A
:18:29. > :18:37.whole prairie of space opening up at the back and Hereford walked
:18:37. > :18:41.through not once... But twice. At full-time, Crawley were shock
:18:41. > :18:46.losers by 3-0. They have only sat down in their changing room but
:18:46. > :18:51.news has come through of the late equaliser for Crewe at Torquay. It
:18:51. > :18:55.means it is all to play for in the last game of the sea isn't. Yes,
:18:55. > :19:01.four minutes into injury time, their hearts were broken. Crawley
:19:02. > :19:11.are now back above Torquay on goal difference, all-square on points,
:19:11. > :19:16.Famously, goal difference is worth a point and if both teams lose and
:19:16. > :19:23.Southend draw, they will be back up with goal difference of all three
:19:23. > :19:31.teams. Make it easy for me! Who do you think is going up? It is in for
:19:31. > :19:34.it's hands. If they win, nothing Torquay can do. And it will carry
:19:34. > :19:38.them into the play-offs. And then you have the danger of calculating
:19:38. > :19:45.which was all you need and waiting for the radio reports of other
:19:45. > :19:55.games? -- which score you need. I have had friends in that
:19:55. > :19:56.
:19:56. > :20:06.situation. The best of Crawley, win 5-0! And now on to a side that is
:20:06. > :20:07.
:20:07. > :20:12.Conor Ripley made his debut on emergency loan from Middlesbrough.
:20:12. > :20:16.He might be talented but was beaten twice in the first half as Southend
:20:16. > :20:21.kept up their challenge for automatic promotion. Six games
:20:21. > :20:25.without a win now for Oxford. They have accepted they will not finish
:20:25. > :20:28.in the top seven. But it looks like the players are still battling on.
:20:28. > :20:34.They could have done better. We should have been in the play-offs,
:20:34. > :20:39.definitely, without a doubt. Maybe next time. As long as we can push
:20:39. > :20:42.on next year, I think we are all right. At least we are not playing
:20:42. > :20:47.Conference League football any more! We are still in League 2, so
:20:47. > :20:51.still have that to look forward to. Congratulations the Cheltenham, who
:20:51. > :20:57.after a bobble hat secured their play-off place, and they had to do
:20:57. > :21:03.it the hard way, coming from behind to beat Bradford. James Spencer
:21:03. > :21:08.scored twice and Burgess got the third, on loan from county. They
:21:08. > :21:12.are likely to finish six no matter what happens this weekend.
:21:12. > :21:21.Aldershot are going to finish the season not too far from a play-off
:21:21. > :21:31.place. How encouraging is that? Of very encouraging. The shots twice
:21:31. > :21:34.
:21:34. > :21:42.had to come from behind for the them, Jamie! It ended up being 2-0
:21:43. > :21:47.-- 2-2. Rotherham had a man centre off. They were down to ten men. A
:21:47. > :21:57.similar story - two yellow-card for Jordan Roberts after this lunch
:21:57. > :22:02.
:22:02. > :22:08.near the end. Ouch! Poles galore at the Memorial End. They swept aside
:22:08. > :22:13.Accrington this side and justified their place. Rovers got their first
:22:13. > :22:20.two and then number three. What a strike this is, by the way it!
:22:20. > :22:26.Rovers are unbeaten at home. They were dominant in this match.
:22:26. > :22:32.Chances galore... And even though Accrington Stanley got a goal back,
:22:32. > :22:37.the other side was in control. 4th and 5th. What a way to end your
:22:37. > :22:40.home campaign! They will be among the favourites for promotion next
:22:40. > :22:44.season for us stop what about Plymouth? They secured their
:22:44. > :22:48.Football League feature last weekend. Will they be among the
:22:48. > :22:54.front-runners? It will be interesting to see how proactive
:22:54. > :22:59.they R'n'B game. It will be fantastic to give their home side
:22:59. > :23:07.something to support. Let's just celebrate the achievement of
:23:07. > :23:13.staying in the league and let next Confirmation that Chobham are
:23:13. > :23:22.definitely in the play-offs. Oxford made a win. -- Cheltenham are
:23:22. > :23:28.definitely in the play-offs. -- Oxford need a win. Still half a
:23:28. > :23:34.chance? They have had a really good season but Aldershot could do them
:23:34. > :23:39.a favour. You never know. What about Cheltenham? In the play-offs?
:23:39. > :23:43.Belief. They have to stick together, and two games to the end of the
:23:43. > :23:53.season. Get to Wembley for the best experience, hopefully, of your
:23:53. > :23:53.
:23:53. > :24:01.career. Take it as all positive. Great stuff. Back to the action now,
:24:01. > :24:05.and there will be it looks less of the Ws in League 1.
:24:05. > :24:13.Wycombe's relegation to League 2 was confirmed after a crazy ending
:24:13. > :24:23.here. County soon equalised after this score. Wycombe were awarded a
:24:23. > :24:24.
:24:24. > :24:32.County pushing for a play-off place, we come were far from comfortable.
:24:32. > :24:42.They have conceded more goals in the league than anybody else. -- we
:24:42. > :24:43.
:24:43. > :24:49.come up were far from comfortable. This is 25th goal of the season for
:24:49. > :24:56.this team. This was too harsh. And even
:24:56. > :25:06.harsher was the quality of this strike. Not too much High Wycombe
:25:06. > :25:08.
:25:08. > :25:18.as bye Wycombe! Heavy defeat at Carlisle. But this 4th goal came in.
:25:18. > :25:20.
:25:20. > :25:24.But only their 15th away goal. Exodus had been preparing for a
:25:24. > :25:34.return to League 2. But they have also scored the fewest amount of
:25:34. > :25:34.
:25:34. > :25:44.goals this season. -- Exeter. Tisdale is definitely the right man
:25:44. > :25:44.
:25:44. > :25:49.The economic cycle needs to force us to come back in the next 12
:25:49. > :25:53.months. Whether we stay up or go down, that still needs to happen,
:25:53. > :25:57.so on to the next and we will build another team and I would be excited
:25:57. > :26:07.about that because that is not wide -- that is my job. I am not ashamed
:26:07. > :26:07.
:26:07. > :26:17.of what has happened. At some point, as much as it is not nice to say,
:26:17. > :26:21.
:26:21. > :26:27.it would happen that we would go Scunthorpe after this... But the
:26:27. > :26:30.equaliser means it is only one win in their last eight performances.
:26:30. > :26:39.They now have to decide whether their current manager becomes their
:26:39. > :26:46.permanent one. Watch for this movement here. He
:26:46. > :26:54.moves in for the equaliser. Nothing the keeper could do but Yeovil
:26:54. > :27:04.reacted really well. 2-2. And Andy Williams has shone in a struggling
:27:04. > :27:08.
:27:08. > :27:13.We finish on a more positive note. Do you remember back on our first
:27:13. > :27:17.Late Kick Off of the season, these gentlemen here porting all three
:27:17. > :27:24.trophies for League 1, League 2 and the Championship. Tremendous return.
:27:24. > :27:29.Not good enough! I wanted three! bit churlish there. Terrific for
:27:29. > :27:38.the teams in our region. And you have got the two teams closest to
:27:38. > :27:43.your heart, Southampton and Reading. I will be with them every step of
:27:43. > :27:47.the way and I will be taking care of this one. Excellent! And a
:27:47. > :27:53.fairly hairy trip with Reading on the bus on the weekend. A Paris he
:27:53. > :27:59.was not taking the best care of the trophy, so take it away, lads. I
:27:59. > :28:05.will look under which! Fee almost an "under the bus" scenario. You