:00:02. > :00:12.A young man's dream coming true, courtesy of a football manager! It
:00:12. > :00:26.
:00:26. > :00:36.Coming up, a 5000-1 shot as Di Canio turns a competition winner's
:00:36. > :00:37.
:00:37. > :00:41.life upside down. This is Paolo Di Canio from Swindon,
:00:41. > :00:45.your new manager! How do you feel? How Plymouth Argyle turned
:00:45. > :00:54.Accrington Stanley inside out. And all the goals from the region,
:00:54. > :00:57.Hello, and welcome to another Late Kick Off. Graeme Murty, Leroy
:00:57. > :01:02.Rosenior and me here with all the latest action and reaction from the
:01:02. > :01:06.weekend. Now, it's a heart-warming to start
:01:06. > :01:09.to tonight's show. If you're an aspiring player and you haven't
:01:10. > :01:12.been spotted by the tender age of 16, then it's usually a sad fact of
:01:12. > :01:15.life that you're not going to make it. However! Swindon recently
:01:15. > :01:19.offered undiscovered stars out there the chance to win a pro
:01:19. > :01:22.contract with them. 5,000 hopefuls started the unique competition, but
:01:22. > :01:25.after months of trials and examinations only a handful were
:01:25. > :01:35.still in the race for a chance to join Paolo Di Canio's team. With
:01:35. > :01:43.
:01:43. > :01:51.what happened next, here's Andy At Swindon's version of Boot Camp,
:01:51. > :01:58.with Paolo testing skills to the max, he had to get 11 down to four.
:01:58. > :02:03.They and the right to train with the first in, but no judges houses
:02:03. > :02:07.for this quartet, but a snow- covered facility. Also a chance to
:02:07. > :02:17.see how demanding Paolo Di Canio is as a coach. His team have to leave
:02:17. > :02:19.
:02:19. > :02:23.the moves, not just show them. They have to have the desire and
:02:23. > :02:29.belief, so they can go straight away in my heart.
:02:29. > :02:34.Now four becomes two. Whatever spark of inspiration or skill they
:02:34. > :02:40.have demonstrated, out here at the County Ground has to be translated
:02:40. > :02:47.in there, a phone call come from Paolo Di Canio. But he is it? Chris
:02:47. > :02:50.Smith from Stoke? Or Paul Mooney, the Liverpool centre-half?
:02:50. > :02:56.Nothing just yet. I'm going to find out in the next hour.
:02:56. > :03:06.I don't normally get nervous, but I have been waiting around all day.
:03:06. > :03:20.
:03:20. > :03:25.just want to find out. It is like a Hello. Hello.
:03:25. > :03:35.It is not the news that Paul wants to hear. Now it is Chris' turn.
:03:35. > :03:45.Hello. Hello, this is Paolo Di Canio. Hello, Paolo. I'm your new
:03:45. > :03:46.
:03:46. > :03:56.manager. How do you feel? Oh, my God, yes! Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
:03:56. > :04:00.
:04:00. > :04:07.Oh... I am happy. Are you? I am happy. Chris, you deserve this
:04:07. > :04:12.opportunity because you have quality. I expect the same desire
:04:12. > :04:18.because you can improve a lot and stay with us. You are my choice.
:04:18. > :04:28.Brilliant. Thank you very much, brilliant. OK, see you soon.
:04:28. > :04:50.
:04:50. > :04:58.you later. Enjoy with your family. He was excited. I'm happy because
:04:58. > :05:08.he is a good lad. He deserve the opportunity of was that --
:05:08. > :05:13.opportunity. I just spoke to Paolo Di Canio on the phone! I think he
:05:13. > :05:18.can have a professional future. feels weird now. This morning I was
:05:18. > :05:22.practising for a mock exam, now I am like a professional footballer.
:05:22. > :05:25.It is ridiculous! When it comes to making a young
:05:25. > :05:33.man's dreams come true, could there be anyone more right than Di Canio?
:05:33. > :05:35.Now there's a post-script to the story for Liverpudlian Paul Mooney.
:05:35. > :05:42.Paolo liked Paul as well. He's invited Paul to do pre-season
:05:42. > :05:52.summer training with Swindon with a view to signing him as well.
:05:52. > :05:52.
:05:52. > :06:01.Swindon have a track will could -- track record with this. Final team
:06:01. > :06:11.mate Dave Kitts and -- my old team- mate Dave Kitson. It is a great
:06:11. > :06:16.
:06:16. > :06:19.story for people like him. All the rest of the action from the
:06:19. > :06:25.region coming up. A quick reminder that if you tweet
:06:25. > :06:28.you can continue the debate online at LKOSW.
:06:28. > :06:31.Last Friday brought big news in the Championship where, for the second
:06:31. > :06:37.time in three years, Portsmouth went into administration. So broke,
:06:37. > :06:40.they couldn't even afford a scan on Liam Lawrence's leg. And with the
:06:40. > :06:43.club docked 10 points, Pompey entered the weekend in the thick of
:06:43. > :06:53.relegation battle. Here's what happened to them, and the rest of
:06:53. > :06:58.
:06:59. > :07:08.our Championship sides, starting at Southampton. They scored three
:07:08. > :07:18.goals in the second half. And they made them all look easy. He made
:07:18. > :07:24.
:07:24. > :07:29.this one it even easier. Look at bunch. It is all good for
:07:29. > :07:35.Southampton, but bad for Portsmouth, docked 10 points and only able to
:07:35. > :07:41.name three subs for this trip to Barnsley. He deserved this second
:07:41. > :07:49.caution. You can't allow I meant to turn and pick his spot, even if he
:07:49. > :07:55.is outside the East -- box. Portsmouth are without a win in
:07:55. > :07:59.four now. Bristol City are without a win in
:07:59. > :08:04.five. And they have not kept a clean sheet since the start of
:08:04. > :08:12.January. The manager actually apologised to
:08:12. > :08:18.the supporters who made this trip. David James did his best but could
:08:18. > :08:22.not stop this one. He did well here, holding up the striker. Everybody
:08:22. > :08:25.gets back but nobody closes the ball down, allowing him to do
:08:25. > :08:28.whatever he wants. It took a whatever he wants. It took a
:08:28. > :08:34.horrible deflection. City have to start making their own luck soon.
:08:34. > :08:38.The good news is that Bristol City have had some good news of the
:08:38. > :08:48.field, since they have got acceptance to make their new
:08:48. > :08:53.
:08:53. > :08:59.stadium. More good news - Saints have play the begs for many years.
:08:59. > :09:06.It is all -- sad and have played like this for many years. It is all
:09:06. > :09:11.fairly simple. It is a lovely fairly simple. It is a lovely
:09:11. > :09:14.finish. They haven't got the Now, one other Championship game to
:09:14. > :09:17.look at - Reading's win against Burnley. Which, Murts, you're
:09:17. > :09:18.making the subject of this week's The Knowledge. Let's talk tactics!
:09:19. > :09:28.The Knowledge. Let's talk tactics! I was at the game. Burnley started
:09:29. > :09:29.
:09:29. > :09:38.well. Reading made some key changes to get back in the game. They have
:09:38. > :09:43.been allowed to play through the defence. This whole attack takes 15
:09:43. > :09:48.seconds from end to end, and it is sliced straight through Reading.
:09:48. > :09:54.They cannot be mutually supportive. They should score from this. They
:09:54. > :10:00.do a fantastic header, and unlucky not to score. They changed their
:10:00. > :10:10.formation when they were without the ball. Jason Roberts is stopping
:10:10. > :10:13.
:10:13. > :10:23.the ball being transferred across the picture. He works hard,
:10:23. > :10:23.
:10:23. > :10:26.stopping Burnley from playing. He is chasing the ball. Normally he
:10:26. > :10:35.would drop back, but he is getting back into position. They have
:10:35. > :10:40.slowed it down. Look at how Compaq Reading are at the back. That has
:10:40. > :10:46.taken them 35 seconds to transfer the play. When Reading have the
:10:46. > :10:50.ball, they need their big players to step up. A fantastic cross, but
:10:50. > :11:00.what they need to do is to get the full-backs pinned into place by
:11:00. > :11:13.
:11:13. > :11:14.attacked him, went at him, and it led to the Gulf. -- to the goal.
:11:14. > :11:18.led to the Gulf. -- to the goal. Although Burley were good with the
:11:18. > :11:23.ball, Reading without it were very clever and compact. They were
:11:23. > :11:26.massively organised. Reading are third in the
:11:26. > :11:29.Championship. They thought for a Championship. They thought for a
:11:29. > :11:35.second or two that they had made it 2-0.
:11:35. > :11:42.This is the best book I had ever seen! Beekeepers bills it and then
:11:42. > :11:52.the player immediately steps over. -- of the keeper spills its would
:11:52. > :12:00.
:12:00. > :12:08.Room is in the Midlands that Wolverhampton Wanderers may have
:12:08. > :12:18.Gus Poyet taking over. Would you believe that? Why ridgy change a
:12:18. > :12:19.
:12:19. > :12:25.promotion fight for a relegation I mentioned Portsmouth before.
:12:25. > :12:29.Another club only just climbing out of relegation, Plymouth Argyle.
:12:29. > :12:36.Let's enjoy their grand day out. A hoot for me, if we can dig
:12:36. > :12:40.ourselves out of the relegation and decent performances, we will be OK.
:12:40. > :12:44.We think we are over the worst. Hopefully we have a good man in
:12:45. > :12:52.charge and can go forward as a business on a business footing.
:12:52. > :12:58.you think you can stay up? Definitely. And for those 489 fans
:12:58. > :13:08.who have maybe 46-mile round trip it was an afternoon to remember. --
:13:08. > :13:21.
:13:21. > :13:29.does have a Plymouth Argyle! It is Accrington Stanley, zero, Plymouth,
:13:29. > :13:39.one. He was in the right place at the right time! Plymouth Argyle,
:13:39. > :13:54.
:13:54. > :14:03.perfect performance! -- he scores. They take a 3-0 lead here at
:14:03. > :14:09.Accrington Stanley. It is him against the world! He has support.
:14:09. > :14:19.It is a shot deflection in! They go four up! A great afternoon for the
:14:19. > :14:29.A great win for Plymouth Argyle and they moved out of the zone. Now it
:14:29. > :14:33.
:14:33. > :14:42.is the tone of League 1. -- the a penalty late on. What are you
:14:42. > :14:47.doing?! A long trip back with no reward whatsoever. Three out of
:14:47. > :14:57.three for Yeovil. No offside on this one, as Colchester got the
:14:57. > :14:59.
:14:59. > :15:03.goal. And a brilliant pass. A very composed finish. Good awareness and
:15:03. > :15:09.could desire and gets into the right place at the right time. A
:15:09. > :15:18.talented young man. Andy Williams is a man in good form. He showed a
:15:18. > :15:28.very cool head and competent finish there. Great goal. No choice for
:15:28. > :15:29.
:15:29. > :15:35.the referee here. A two-footed tackle. If there was any doubt, he
:15:35. > :15:45.gave a demonstration. Exeter's main problem this season has been
:15:45. > :15:49.
:15:49. > :15:56.scoring goals. With this, he was lucky not to get arrested for GBH!
:15:56. > :16:06.Exeter didn't have it all their own way, though. A goal was taken back
:16:06. > :16:07.
:16:07. > :16:14.to make it 2-1. A fantastic header here. An easier game when you can
:16:14. > :16:24.bet your chances, isn't it? certainly is. Wise words! Yeovil
:16:24. > :16:28.might edge closer to safety now. That's a foul there. This coming up
:16:28. > :16:38.is and. Should be a free kick, not a penalty. The referee gets it
:16:38. > :17:00.
:17:00. > :17:03.wrong. Surely no danger here, One thing to mention, best wishes
:17:03. > :17:13.to Stephen purges, who broke his leg horribly over the weekend. Get
:17:13. > :17:18.
:17:18. > :17:24.better soon. The big talking point this week, one fan says too much
:17:24. > :17:30.time is added on to the end of games. Only 60 seconds on this?
:17:30. > :17:37.is right. If you gave it to a jobsworth in the stand with a
:17:37. > :17:42.stopwatch you would have games two hours long. Taking away from the
:17:42. > :17:46.referee. He has too much to worry about at the moment. Let people
:17:46. > :17:50.consider the big issues in the game, the flow of the game. Time is the
:17:50. > :17:58.biggest issue and you have to be in control. Let's learned from other
:17:58. > :18:04.sports. They need to have somebody in the stands saying, time is up!
:18:04. > :18:13.Let's make you like Rugby League. You are attacking, you want to know
:18:13. > :18:17.how much time is left. It could last for hours and hours and hours!
:18:17. > :18:27.Belonged his last the best! The referee needs to be in charge of
:18:27. > :18:28.
:18:28. > :18:38.the big decisions. Time is the big issue. And it has run out!
:18:38. > :18:49.
:18:49. > :18:55.debating! Back to the action and Cheltenham. Dagenham fail to get a
:18:55. > :19:05.corner from the second. The big talking point was the goalkeeper.
:19:05. > :19:06.
:19:06. > :19:16.Did he handled outside the area? Yes, you did! This was an important
:19:16. > :19:17.
:19:17. > :19:20.result. An own goal sealed the biggest win of the season. And goal
:19:20. > :19:26.difference might be very important by the end of the season because it
:19:26. > :19:33.is very tight now. Swindon have a 100% record in League 2 in 2000
:19:33. > :19:43.world. Yes. Fantastic! We call that a polo, straight through the
:19:43. > :19:50.
:19:50. > :19:56.middle! You can see why Paulo was desperate for his choice of players.
:19:56. > :20:06.Swindon took the points. That is his 7th consecutive League wins 4
:20:06. > :20:07.
:20:07. > :20:17.Paulo Di Canio's team. That is seven consecutive League wins for
:20:17. > :20:19.
:20:19. > :20:29.Paulo Di Canio's team. And in this one, where is the ball? Where is
:20:29. > :20:29.
:20:29. > :20:39.the ball? In the back of the net! Almost a point for Torquay here.
:20:39. > :20:52.
:20:52. > :21:02.But no reason to be upset over this in this victory at Macclesfield. He
:21:02. > :21:04.
:21:04. > :21:14.made a couple of fantastic saves. Aldershot to full advantage. This
:21:14. > :21:16.
:21:17. > :21:21.goal came from a Morris. Keep We give a lot of love on this show
:21:21. > :21:25.two strikers and their amazing goals, but sometimes you have to
:21:25. > :21:35.spotlight the keepers. Definitely. They make good saves and they are
:21:35. > :21:37.
:21:38. > :21:42.mad as hatters, but they are key. He's got his three points over his
:21:42. > :21:49.team. Morris scored a goal but he has kept them in it.
:21:49. > :21:53.Congratulations to him. Less impressive, perhaps, the pitch in
:21:53. > :21:57.the Memorial Ground. It is in a dreadful state. You are a manager.
:21:57. > :22:06.What do you do about this? Do you change your principles to go with
:22:06. > :22:10.the pitch? Well, he has to go and try and get a result, but long term,
:22:10. > :22:17.you want to pitch where you can develop and bring on players and
:22:17. > :22:21.have an ethos about the club. man and manager wants to see their
:22:21. > :22:27.team play fast. Sometimes it is not possible and you have to be
:22:27. > :22:30.pragmatic enough to say, pray the circumstances as well as the pitch.
:22:30. > :22:33.Speaking of pitches, a fortnight ago we highlighted the issue about
:22:33. > :22:35.the return of artificial pitches, and blow me if there haven't been
:22:35. > :22:38.some big developments since. Now the Football League have announced
:22:38. > :22:43.a public consultation on their return, citing a clear appetite for
:22:43. > :22:49.them, particularly in Leagues 1 and Well, finally today, artificial
:22:49. > :22:52.pitches may be on the way back. But Murts, you're not. Yes, the sad
:22:52. > :23:02.news for football is Graeme has now decided to officially hang up his
:23:02. > :23:02.
:23:02. > :23:06.boots. Yes. I thought you did three years ago? Stop it! But the good
:23:06. > :23:08.news is he'll now be joining the world of coaching. And after that
:23:08. > :23:11.star turn deconstructing the Reading game earlier, looks like
:23:11. > :23:21.your off-field career could be every bit as glorious as your time
:23:21. > :23:25.
:23:25. > :23:30.on it! Which certainly was glorious. There you are. Starting at York.
:23:30. > :23:33.And then a �700,000 move to Reading. Then, the first Reading captain to
:23:33. > :23:36.take the Royals in to the Premier League, with a record points total
:23:36. > :23:39.to win the Championship title. Premier League form led to four
:23:39. > :23:49.Scotland caps as well. Since the earliest age, all you've wanted to
:23:49. > :23:56.be is a footballer. How do you feel now? How do I feel? Devastated that
:23:56. > :24:01.my wife has sent in that picture! Here are your team-mates. The most
:24:01. > :24:05.successful captain in the history of the football club. Something I
:24:05. > :24:10.couldn't manage. Every window, every transfer window they bought
:24:10. > :24:16.him right back in. And he saw them off and did well. I immediately
:24:16. > :24:23.think of the final game of the 2005-06 season and every player had
:24:23. > :24:27.scored apart from the captain! we kept saying, if we get a penalty
:24:27. > :24:32.kick, Murts has to take it. And then we end up with a penalty.
:24:32. > :24:38.Immediately, everybody's eyes looked to the captain, Murty.
:24:38. > :24:44.have never heard the stadium so loud! We said he could take out the
:24:44. > :24:53.mascot if piece called! You have never seen such a big pile! It was
:24:53. > :25:00.rocking! He is quite sensible with his money. Tied with his money!
:25:00. > :25:06.is the same thing! He did well for us, to be fair, Murts. He is a bit
:25:06. > :25:11.of a creature. But if you stories. Can't help him on! Funnily enough,
:25:11. > :25:16.he still has some of my boxer shorts and books because we won the
:25:16. > :25:22.UEFA coaching licence. I spend time with him and it was the longest 10
:25:22. > :25:27.days of my life! I was in a rush to get out of there and I had left all
:25:27. > :25:31.my gear. He took it for me and I still haven't had it back! Good
:25:31. > :25:39.luck with everything you do, man, and see you soon.
:25:39. > :25:43.Wow! A lot of love out there for you, big fellow. I have
:25:43. > :25:48.accomplished far more than I ever thought when I started out. Now I
:25:48. > :25:53.think it is time for me to give something back. Hopefully, I can
:25:54. > :25:58.move into coaching, and let's face it, who doesn't like to tell
:25:58. > :26:03.everybody what to do all day? all the applause, though, Graeme,
:26:03. > :26:09.one thing. Am I right in thinking that your dad has never told you
:26:09. > :26:13.how good you've been as a player? Dads eh? Well, have a look at this,
:26:13. > :26:16.then. Mr Murty Senior, by the way, works in the Middle East, and we
:26:16. > :26:21.Skyped him there before we came on air. Apologies for the picture
:26:21. > :26:25.quality, but you'll understand why we're showing it. Hi, Graeme, Dad
:26:25. > :26:28.here. I never really told you what I thought of you as a player but I
:26:28. > :26:33.always thought you were probably one of the most honest players I've
:26:33. > :26:36.ever seen. There were lots of times that, you know, my chest swelled
:26:36. > :26:40.enormously and always burst out, but I think the most proud I was,
:26:40. > :26:48.was the first time I saw you put the Scotland jersey on, when you
:26:48. > :26:53.played for your country and every time after that as well. It was a
:26:53. > :26:57.wonderful sight to see. Whatever you do in football or any other
:26:57. > :27:07.sphere you might go into, you'll do just as well as you've done as a
:27:07. > :27:15.
:27:15. > :27:20.Graeme? He did explain the reason he never said it was because he did
:27:20. > :27:23.not want you getting too cocky! was very good at that and it has
:27:23. > :27:26.given the immense pleasure that I was able to give him that
:27:26. > :27:36.scholarship to say, thank you for the help you have given through --
:27:36. > :27:37.
:27:37. > :27:41.to me. He is one of those who has helped me. It has been a pleasure.
:27:41. > :27:47.He is so knowledgeable. And it is the same reason the producer never
:27:48. > :27:55.tells you you have a good show! Absolutely! She is right! A star
:27:55. > :28:03.performance. We enjoy the expertise you bring here. But it is a tough
:28:03. > :28:07.day when you give up? Yes. You never get over it. But you replace
:28:07. > :28:11.it in games giving perfect position. He is a great person and that is
:28:12. > :28:18.what makes a great person. That is why all those people there for
:28:18. > :28:22.saying those things. It brings its own rewards? Yes. But he loves hard
:28:22. > :28:27.work and that is what he has built his career on. Very best of luck
:28:27. > :28:30.for the future, Graeme. And that will involve us for the next three
:28:30. > :28:34.months. That's it for today. We'll be back