:00:06. > :00:16.This week's Late Kick Off it is rolling out the red carpet with the
:00:16. > :00:30.
:00:30. > :00:34.Football League Awards. I am James Coming up, the man who is
:00:34. > :00:38.officially the best player in the Championship, plus a big hand fall
:00:39. > :00:47.apart award winners on a glittering night for the region. Feathers fly,
:00:47. > :00:51.we get a view of what went wrong for Bristol City. And all the goals
:00:51. > :00:58.it in our round-up of all the teams in the region.
:00:58. > :01:02.Thank you for joining us. Leroy Rosenior, Graham Murty, joining us.
:01:02. > :01:10.A terrific time was had last night at the Football League awards,
:01:10. > :01:14.which saw supporters honoured. Are they a big deal? Any time you pick
:01:14. > :01:19.up an award is a time to be celebrated and enjoyed, that is the
:01:19. > :01:26.way you have to go about it. Definitely, give yourself aback --
:01:26. > :01:30.pat on the back. But especially when you have one yourself! I was a
:01:30. > :01:33.fortunate to win a football player in the community. Football teams to
:01:33. > :01:37.a great deal of work in the community, it is an honour to be
:01:37. > :01:43.nominated, that one is because I am involved in a charity, I am a
:01:43. > :01:47.patron. Will be catching up with who won what throughout today's
:01:47. > :01:50.show, and let's start with an honour for the fans and a story
:01:50. > :01:54.that will resonate with a lot of supporters across the region.
:01:54. > :01:58.of our clubs have been through hard times because of finance his club
:01:58. > :02:01.but this one stands for the fans to stick by their club through thick
:02:01. > :02:11.and very thin, and this year, it has gone out to Sue Pollard from
:02:11. > :02:13.
:02:13. > :02:17.When she started watching, she could never have known the profound
:02:17. > :02:22.effect that Plymouth Argyle would have on her life. Eight years ago,
:02:22. > :02:30.everything looked rosy, promotions, championship football, games at the
:02:30. > :02:35.biggest stadium. But then, at the bubble burst. The cash ran out.
:02:35. > :02:42.Relegations followed. Going through what we did last year in particular,
:02:42. > :02:47.it is the lowest this club has ever been. The fans were down on their
:02:47. > :02:51.knees, the whole club was just sat with no hope for inspiration.
:02:51. > :02:57.wasted no time, or organising Bath it -- bucket collections,
:02:57. > :03:00.protesting and lobbying for change, and slowly, she got the right
:03:00. > :03:05.messages into the right hands. was the staff and the way they were
:03:05. > :03:09.being treated, that is what we be good to me at one stage. I first
:03:09. > :03:14.met her when she rattled a bucket in my face and asked me for money.
:03:14. > :03:22.Without people like Sue, there would be really dark times for
:03:22. > :03:28.Plymouth. France's reaction to sue and now is testament to the crucial
:03:28. > :03:34.part she has played in the last year, and she has been the ultimate
:03:34. > :03:37.optimist. It may take years to come, but one day, we will climb again.
:03:37. > :03:42.There is a lady who is just a stunningly passionate about saving
:03:42. > :03:45.the club, she was totally selfless, she would do anything for anyone,
:03:45. > :03:49.whether it was collecting in buckets in the rain, or whether it
:03:49. > :03:56.was making a request for money that nobody had the courage to make, it
:03:56. > :04:06.should do so by the what a great community club it is -- sh she
:04:06. > :04:08.
:04:08. > :04:11.personified. She deserves to be Top staff. There has been some
:04:11. > :04:17.amazing loyalty at so many other clubs in the region in similar
:04:17. > :04:22.predicaments. So many amazing fans, she just epitomises it. Lot of
:04:22. > :04:28.supporters talk about doing things, but she is somebody who get up, get
:04:28. > :04:32.it done, and has a real effect on the community. Statistics would
:04:32. > :04:35.suggest a particularly in our region, because it we have won the
:04:35. > :04:41.award in the last three years, with Brighton and Southampton supporters.
:04:41. > :04:45.Still to come, more happy faces at the Football League are what can
:04:45. > :04:54.including an award for one of our managers, a man described as a...
:04:54. > :04:59.Not! He is mad! Plus all the weekend's action, including the
:04:59. > :05:03.West Country derby. Right now, it is action, featuring the other side
:05:03. > :05:09.of the Bristol football divide, Bristol City, wondering what they
:05:09. > :05:13.must do to get some light of late. They were beaten by arch rivals
:05:13. > :05:17.Cardiff, and we have charged Murts it the digging out something
:05:17. > :05:27.positive. I have had more luck than they had defending the goals that
:05:27. > :05:32.
:05:32. > :05:37.their strikers that Cardiff do possess, but they struggle with
:05:37. > :05:41.getting the ball into it Jon Stead. By people around the ball, and no
:05:41. > :05:45.one is going be on the Cardiff back line to stretched the pitch,
:05:45. > :05:49.everything seemed to be into feet. They are forced backwards because
:05:49. > :05:54.there is no penetration, we are going to go back to the centre half.
:05:54. > :06:01.Contrast that to Kenny Miller. He was making this wrong -- run all
:06:01. > :06:07.night long. This one past 67 defenders out of the game up. --
:06:07. > :06:12.takes a seven defenders out of the game. They got in behind the back
:06:12. > :06:21.line here, and this is the goal. Jon Stead, coming on to the ball
:06:21. > :06:25.for once, get the equaliser. Look at Brett Pitman's body-language, he
:06:25. > :06:30.is saying, play the ball into the area, I am going to go and score.
:06:30. > :06:33.Everyone now is focusing on going towards Cardiff's goal puts it at
:06:33. > :06:42.the time that happened, that could have been the winner. I just wonder
:06:42. > :06:48.whether they are missing Nicky may They might need him to go in behind.
:06:48. > :06:51.Anybody is going to miss his pace, but you have to give them time, Jon
:06:51. > :06:56.Stead and Brett Pitman haven't had time to develop a partnership. But
:06:56. > :07:00.you have got to have a midfield players as well, you cannot have
:07:00. > :07:05.them just stood behind them, watching, one has got to go and
:07:05. > :07:09.create the space. They did have good quality into a centre
:07:09. > :07:13.forward's feet, but then they didn't have the next round, there
:07:13. > :07:16.was no through afterwards. We are talking about a third man running,
:07:16. > :07:21.which is what they really needed to stretch the defence, because when
:07:21. > :07:31.they did, they put Cardiff under pressure. Thank you. A bad day for
:07:31. > :07:33.
:07:34. > :07:38.the Robins, how did the rest of our the Championship. Two goals from
:07:38. > :07:42.Adam Lallana, St have scored 65 in the league this season, the highest
:07:42. > :07:50.total in the Championship. His second goal is all about Tadanari
:07:50. > :07:58.Lee. He does well to get away from the defenders. He doesn't crossing,
:07:58. > :08:02.get his head up and looks, and then looks again. Fantastic for
:08:02. > :08:08.Southampton, unbeaten in nine matches.
:08:08. > :08:13.Great times at Reading, a winner after winner. It is brilliant as a
:08:13. > :08:17.player, you feel invincible. That self-belief is shown with this a
:08:17. > :08:21.fantastic shot. Jason Roberts has got plenty of attention, and make
:08:21. > :08:27.headlines, but I want to focus on Noel Hunt, who provides the cross
:08:27. > :08:31.at the Jason to turn in. He is getting the plaudits he deserves,
:08:31. > :08:38.he was the man at the match. He hits a cross again for Reading's
:08:38. > :08:43.third. Leicester did get a late consolation for abrading and
:08:43. > :08:47.Southampton, on course for automatic promotion. -- Reading and
:08:47. > :08:52.at Southampton. The Sunday hasn't played much this
:08:52. > :08:57.season but came on. His old club Valencia turned down a huge bid
:08:57. > :09:07.from Real Madrid for him a few years back. There is the option of
:09:07. > :09:07.
:09:08. > :09:17.another year's contract. Pompey, And Bristol City, dropping into
:09:18. > :09:21.
:09:21. > :09:25.danger as well. At the other end, Speaking at Southampton, Nigel
:09:25. > :09:29.Adkins was calling the second half the best part of that ball he has
:09:30. > :09:32.seen from them for a long time. They have been through a sticky
:09:32. > :09:36.patch, and they have played football like that for a long time,
:09:36. > :09:41.I have been impressed. But the confidence seemed to be back in the
:09:41. > :09:49.front two, Lambert and Adam Lallana. A good weekend all round for them.
:09:49. > :09:54.Not only did they set up something's first goal, -- at
:09:54. > :09:58.Southampton's first goal, but he was on the short list for Player of
:09:58. > :10:06.the year. And it was won by Richard Lambert. Dr Ward was decided by the
:10:06. > :10:10.League managers'. -- the award was decided. Played a lot of games, a
:10:10. > :10:15.lot of experience, and obviously, I have been kicked by a lot of big
:10:15. > :10:21.defenders as well. So obviously, you learn from their games you play,
:10:21. > :10:25.and if you are going to get to the Championship, you hope to get here
:10:25. > :10:29.at your peak, and I feel I am picking now.
:10:29. > :10:33.Interesting journey he has been on as well. He has, I saw him playing
:10:33. > :10:36.for Rochdale in midfield, and he did have a great technique, but he
:10:36. > :10:41.was no one near as fit as he is now. They have always been doubts about
:10:41. > :10:44.his fitness, with his quick enough, but he has a fantastic brain and
:10:44. > :10:50.great picnic. I'm really pleased for him, he has worked really hard
:10:50. > :10:56.at it. He has got quite a shot on him as well. This isn't the most
:10:56. > :11:00.important are what he has picked up, two years ago he was the grateful
:11:00. > :11:10.recipient of how fast shot competition. Richard Lambert,
:11:10. > :11:20.
:11:20. > :11:24.Is that a lot? Those are the shots you try to get out of the way off,
:11:24. > :11:29.you don't block vote. He is not just about power, there. I think
:11:29. > :11:34.playing in midfield helped him develop. He has got great feet, he
:11:34. > :11:40.is great in tight areas, but good on the far post. He is not a big,
:11:40. > :11:43.powerful striker, he doesn't seem to be challenged, he makes the
:11:43. > :11:48.space. And he has got to thank his team-mate, they have been giving
:11:48. > :11:53.him the service. Things have been going very well at the top of the
:11:53. > :11:57.Championship, it could be a South versus West report -- Late Kick Off
:11:57. > :12:02.trouble going on, Southampton and possibly Reading going up in the
:12:03. > :12:06.automatic places. At Reading could move level on points tomorrow. Also,
:12:06. > :12:09.Brighton are in the play-off positions, what do you think?
:12:09. > :12:13.Reading are the form team in the country. We talked about Brighton
:12:13. > :12:16.before, we had a good feel about them, we think they are going to
:12:16. > :12:20.push on towards the end of the season, Gus Poyet has done a great
:12:20. > :12:30.job. Having said that, perhaps Portsmouth were a bit unlucky not
:12:30. > :12:32.
:12:32. > :12:41.Brighton, but when things aren't going for you, you don't get those
:12:41. > :12:44.Back to last night's award, and what I was interested in was a new
:12:44. > :12:49.one, an outstanding achievement by her manager award, which went to
:12:49. > :12:54.Gus Poyet, not surprisingly, for promotion last season with the
:12:54. > :13:04.Seagulls. Here is what some of the key part -- folk at Albion think of
:13:04. > :13:09.
:13:09. > :13:14.His secret, I think, is intense professionalism and a burning drive
:13:14. > :13:19.to be the best and the transfers that to everybody around him.
:13:19. > :13:25.really honest. He comes and tells you the truth. He talks to
:13:25. > :13:29.everybody, gives everybody his time. He is a really good man-manager.
:13:29. > :13:33.is conscious about the rest of the staff, what is going on in their
:13:33. > :13:37.life, he picks a big interest in the people he has got around him.
:13:37. > :13:42.He is deeply involved with everything at the club. He has
:13:42. > :13:49.worked very hard and has got the timing so perfect for us last
:13:49. > :13:52.season, to have come up with such style. They don't call him Radio
:13:52. > :13:59.for nothing, he does love to talk! But he does love to talk about his
:13:59. > :14:05.passion, which is good poor. His wife is just the same, by the way!
:14:05. > :14:09.Attention to detail, the boys are under no illusions what we are
:14:09. > :14:13.supposed to be doing. Win or lose, he is on the coach straight away,
:14:13. > :14:18.he put on a DVD of the next game coming up. We look at each other to
:14:18. > :14:28.say, the man is mad. But it away for an hour, but he cannot, that is
:14:28. > :14:29.
:14:29. > :14:33.him. Thankfully, he is at in our He was in a talkative mood himself
:14:33. > :14:40.last night. If you are a Brighton fan, you might want to listen
:14:40. > :14:46.carefully to his answer. If it was with Brighton, it would be amazing,
:14:46. > :14:50.fantastic and perfection. If in four years we didn't make it, of
:14:50. > :14:55.course I would like to move to the Premier League. Factors were the
:14:55. > :14:59.best managers are. I want to be there. He has been subjected to
:14:59. > :15:04.interest from Premier League clubs. Does he have the skill set? He does,
:15:04. > :15:09.for me. The reason he did he run the award is because he is good at
:15:09. > :15:14.his job. He was to be in the Premiership a few years ahead.
:15:14. > :15:22.Ideally it will be with Brighton but they will do well to hold on to
:15:22. > :15:27.him if they are not their. Its rich for Charlie calling him a matter!
:15:27. > :15:30.He is intense, in a nice way. He is ambitious. Brighton fans will
:15:31. > :15:35.appreciate that. They were not going anywhere and he has shown the
:15:35. > :15:39.club that if they can follow his ambition, they can be successful.
:15:39. > :15:46.He has said three or four years but is there a warning bell there?
:15:46. > :15:51.said two years as well. I think to would be preferable. Don't be
:15:51. > :16:01.looking for trouble. Let's celebrate its now.
:16:01. > :16:03.
:16:03. > :16:07.Back to men kicking a ball around from Gavin Williams. Great
:16:07. > :16:17.precision on fire to strike as he puts The Oval on course. The Oval
:16:17. > :16:24.
:16:24. > :16:28.Leavold. -- Yeovil. Andy Williams strode into the gap. No goals for
:16:28. > :16:37.Wickham in this match but there doesn't concede either. This was
:16:37. > :16:46.Wycombe's 4th clean sheet in either league the system. -- in the season.
:16:46. > :16:56.Four games without a goal now. A five straight defeats. How about
:16:56. > :16:57.
:16:57. > :17:01.this for a third goal? This deflection coming up, how does that
:17:01. > :17:08.feel when that happens to you? has never happened to me! It's
:17:08. > :17:18.knocked the stuffing right out of Exeter. This third goal was far too
:17:18. > :17:27.
:17:27. > :17:34.easy. Exeter now need to get back trap for -- trapdoor at present.
:17:34. > :17:39.Bournemouth is hanging on to top Good news for Radio 4 as it looks
:17:39. > :17:44.like they will be staying in the division. -- for Yeovil. It is
:17:44. > :17:48.ironic. They started the season having to rebuild the squad on a
:17:48. > :17:52.shoestring budget. They've had some money and invested in four new
:17:52. > :18:00.players and they have a lot tweaked the team in the way they had
:18:00. > :18:04.anticipated. They've lost their momentum. Yeovil have momentum.
:18:04. > :18:10.seven wins in 11. The key is that he has gone in there, not a
:18:10. > :18:16.somebody who is going to make all the decisions, he has fitted in. He
:18:16. > :18:20.has worked alongside his team makes and he has had awards. Let's get
:18:20. > :18:24.back to last night's football league awards and this next one is
:18:24. > :18:29.poignant because it goes to Portsmouth, family cover of the
:18:29. > :18:35.year. And rightly so. Pompey have fantastic fans, vehement, loud.
:18:35. > :18:45.They take care of the other side of things as well. It is the heart of
:18:45. > :19:01.
:19:01. > :19:11.Who do you reckon is in the manager's seat? You are, for the
:19:11. > :19:26.
:19:27. > :19:36.Fantastic. I love that. Next one. want to see some really colour for
:19:36. > :19:40.comics of your day at Fratton Park. Nice to me cue. -- nice to meet you.
:19:40. > :19:49.We have lots of neighbours around the football club and there is a
:19:49. > :19:55.generation that need help. We run clubs in local secondary schools
:19:55. > :19:58.and there has been an 80 % rise in attendance on Thursdays. It is
:19:58. > :20:07.important that we show children we are more than just football. We are
:20:07. > :20:14.a club that cares about their lives. By so much at stake over the next
:20:14. > :20:18.couple of months for that club. It is a fantastic club and it is a
:20:18. > :20:22.shame we have the headlines about their financial straits. Plays do
:20:22. > :20:27.so many things well. Swindon will lead to this winners. There was one
:20:27. > :20:31.other winner but more about that later on. Any thoughts about
:20:31. > :20:41.today's winners all the topics we are talking about, you can continue
:20:41. > :20:48.
:20:48. > :20:50.the debate on Twitter. League Two, our round-up begins with a
:20:50. > :21:00.swashbuckling affair at Plainmoor, featuring gulls, and some patchy
:21:00. > :21:09.
:21:09. > :21:17.has! He has gone inside the box and is forced to save it. Torquay have
:21:17. > :21:26.put the ball into the net. diagonal ball. He has got a touch
:21:26. > :21:32.on it and it has reflected, and it I hope they are disappointed and
:21:32. > :21:38.not content. I hope they don't think it is good enough because it
:21:38. > :21:41.shouldn't be. Is a comeback like this as good as a winner? Obviously,
:21:41. > :21:45.in the toys -- points total it isn't but in terms of character
:21:45. > :21:52.that the lads have shown, they looked dead and buried, but they
:21:52. > :21:58.have shown real resilience. Today was a perfect example. What you
:21:58. > :22:02.reckon? Glass half full or half empty at Torquay? In the last
:22:02. > :22:08.couple of days, only one point. That is still three-quarters full
:22:08. > :22:13.from my point of view. I know how difficult it is to get a club into
:22:13. > :22:17.that position with its resources. It is a difficult place for clubs
:22:17. > :22:20.to go. There is a long journey back their and their long journey back.
:22:20. > :22:25.A it's interesting how the balance of power could be shifting in the
:22:25. > :22:27.south-west. It always has done. When I was at Torquay in the
:22:27. > :22:31.Conference and Plymouth win the championship, it always seems to
:22:31. > :22:35.turn around. What I would love to see is all in League One are
:22:35. > :22:39.playing against each other and a regular basis. A that would be
:22:40. > :22:45.terrific. Let's move on and find out some
:22:45. > :22:55.more of the lead to action. Loads of effort, but hardly a point to
:22:55. > :22:59.
:22:59. > :23:04.afterwards that he had been advised which way he would hit the penalty.
:23:04. > :23:10.Great advise, coach. Paul Benton his lead to player for the month of
:23:10. > :23:17.February. He has had seven goals in his last eight appearances.
:23:17. > :23:22.Crawley should have won first, surrendering a two-goal lead.
:23:22. > :23:25.was a wonderful strike. Look out cleanly he picks his love. Crawley,
:23:25. > :23:34.normally you would expect them to get the points racked up but they
:23:34. > :23:40.are having a shake-up. Unfortunately for Crawley,
:23:40. > :23:48.Macclesfield get an equaliser in stoppage time. My producer has said
:23:48. > :23:53.I am not allowed to say anything about that the tackle. As bad as
:23:53. > :23:59.that tackle was, is not as bad as this one. What are you doing? No
:23:59. > :24:07.need to lunge in their. A penalty to Bradford gives them a 1-0 lead
:24:07. > :24:17.which they quickly make a 2-0. the end, Oxford did get a goal back
:24:17. > :24:21.
:24:21. > :24:27.but it wasn't enough. Here is an example of not being able to learn.
:24:27. > :24:34.They must get someone on the centre forward's toes. They don't, a free
:24:34. > :24:42.header, 2-0. Stay on your feet! They don't, they die then, penalty.
:24:42. > :24:47.3-0, even though Jamie young does go the right way. Danny Wilson had
:24:47. > :24:56.the consolation but it was too little, too late. Plumber if
:24:56. > :25:01.dropping into the bottom two. that is very unlucky. That does not
:25:01. > :25:07.look like a penalty for me. I really hope that decision doesn't
:25:07. > :25:11.cost them dear at the end of the season. There is the lead to a
:25:11. > :25:16.table at the top Swindon are stretching away. A clutch of our
:25:16. > :25:26.teams are in the play-off places at the bottom. Plymouth are in the
:25:26. > :25:28.
:25:28. > :25:32.For Swindon like petrol prices, they are going up. He said you can
:25:32. > :25:40.send me of us may times as you want but we are going to win the league.
:25:40. > :25:44.Swindon are going up a very fast. They have a trophy coming up on
:25:44. > :25:49.Sunday week. Everything's looking good. Going to Wembley is a great
:25:49. > :25:55.reward. People can say it can detract from your league season but
:25:55. > :26:02.I don't think it can. They need to win the game. Madrid she, let's
:26:02. > :26:06.have a word or two about him. How important is his form? He is
:26:06. > :26:14.absolutely unstoppable in this division. He is quick and sharp.
:26:14. > :26:17.He's got a great left. He has been recognised by League managers as
:26:17. > :26:27.the League Two and player of the year. Let's have a little look at
:26:27. > :26:37.
:26:37. > :26:40.The great stuff their from Swindon. A different state of affairs at
:26:40. > :26:46.Crawley. Eight points off the top three. What has happened there? Did
:26:47. > :26:51.they do their sums wrong? I don't think they did their sums wrong. It
:26:51. > :26:55.came from the board. Absolutely. Steve had nothing to do with that.
:26:55. > :27:00.It has put them up against the buffers. They cannot score goals
:27:00. > :27:03.and they are dominating games but cannot get that goal to open teams
:27:03. > :27:07.up and giving teams a chance of getting points. It is a tough one
:27:07. > :27:14.for Steve but it is when people make decisions above your head, you
:27:14. > :27:16.can still much. -- you cannot do much. The intensity is there from
:27:16. > :27:21.the manager, it's a question of keeping your composure and making
:27:21. > :27:30.sure you do everything right. It is recoverable but it will be a hard
:27:30. > :27:34.task. They have lost their momentum. It's impressive what they've done.
:27:34. > :27:37.It might have been too much, too soon but we will see what they can
:27:37. > :27:42.achieve in the final weeks of the season. In the meantime, let's give
:27:42. > :27:46.a little bit of love to David James. Last weekend, has 900 the
:27:46. > :27:51.appearance and he was made captain by Bristol City for the occasion.
:27:51. > :27:56.Now 41 years of age, how far can he go? What big numbers can he read?
:27:56. > :28:00.He can reach 1000. I don't see why not. A lot of people still think he
:28:00. > :28:03.should be playing in the Premier League. He had a dip in form
:28:04. > :28:10.earlier in the season but I was impressed by the way he came back.
:28:10. > :28:14.He has always kept himself fit and sharp. When he loses that hunger,
:28:14. > :28:18.that will be the time. He will decide. Some players never lose
:28:18. > :28:24.their hunger, he will know because he is clever enough. He is fit and
:28:24. > :28:28.strong at the moment but he will decide. Many congratulations to
:28:28. > :28:33.David James. That brings us to the end of today's late kick-off. Many
:28:33. > :28:38.thanks for joining us and thank you to Graham Ansley right. Regrettably,