Episode 6 Late Kick Off South, South West and West

tonight, and every goal. I'm Tony We're told he made George Best look

like a choirboy. A hell-raising Reading legend of the '70s will be

immortalised by Hollywood. Find out why.

Bristol City are all but down and their fans are ready to face the

consequences. Doomed now! But having said that, we've seen it all before!

The player who left City is firing Bournemouth up now. His manager

joins us in the studio. So does a boss who might not be on gardening

Along with Eddie Howe on the sofa, Ady Williams. He was a Reading

legend, too. Not sure you're a drugs and rock 'n' roll kinda guy! We

might find out differently, though! But first up, we let Bristol City

fans have their say. Their side is all but relegated from the

depending on results this Tuesday. And already the City faithful say

Pratley into the edge of the area, plays a little 1-2. Chance for a

left-footed cross to the near post. Goes all the way through! And it's

an own-goal off Liam Fontaine. Sean's doing a good job with what

he's got. That's all he can do. needs a season in the next division,

lower division, to create a new team, I think.

He pushes it into the path of De Lonzo but he's dallied on the ball

and allowed him to get back. It's come to Davis, and Davis scores the

equaliser for City. The top scorer! Laid on a plate for him by Albert

Adoma. I think we're down. I think most of the fans have given in.

Doomed now! But having said that, we've seen it all before.

Flicks it foward and down on his chest. Bates tries to get there. The

referee's assistant has given the penalty kick. And this could be

curtains for City's season. It's a hard division, the next one down.

Everybody seems to think it'll be a walk in the park. It's not going to

be like that, is it? Next season, play-offs mininum. Otherwise there's

going to be a lot of disgruntled people.

I think there's an acceptance Bristol City will be a lower league

club, League One next season. Eddie Howe, you played under Sean

O'Driscoll. How's his mind working right now? Is he planning for League

One? He will be trying to build a squad and looking to get promotion.

What are some of the keys to what he has done and why he is successful?

He works extremely hard. He is extremely successful and is one of

the best coaches I've worked with. He is a meticulous planner and Hill

get Bristol City prepared for the next season. You've learnt a lot of

him -- from him over the season? Yes. Learn to massive amount of him

both on and off the peach. Well, that's what Eddie thinks.

So what do you think? If you tweet, you can continue the debate online

at Tony Husband BBC on City's misfortunes. Got some already.

Andy says, this season is over for Bristol City. Another, I hope City

will be straight into the promotion picture in League One. Were about to

be the big fish again. And Russell adds he wants a first-round win in

all three cups, agreeing with that as well.

We'll talk Brighton in a moment. Moving up the table and looking

play-off bound. Plus, Bournemouth storm to victory

as the promotion push continues at Shrewsbury, and Eddie has his say.

Former Plymouth and Torquay boss Neil Warnock on the run-in and his

future in football. And how the Reading player that lit

a fire through the '70s is about to be immortalised by Hollywood.

We complete the Championship with Brighton, who are scrapping for

points at just the right time. They're fifth and the play-offs are

beckoning. With a much needed victory at Middlesbro which followed

three straight draws. We will take a look at the action. Eddie, what

makes a Poyet team unique? I think his philosophy. I've got a lot of

time for Brighton and how they play the game and how he sets the game up

for them. A fantastic football team and I think they could go all the

way. This style of his. It is certainly flamboyant and it seems to

work. Absolutely. He was a former team-mate of mine at Swindon, very

passionate. Confident and he really has that passion. You can see it

with his hand signals towards the travelling supporters! A terrific

season under him. Does his style of play mean Brighton would adapt to

the Premier League better than some? I think so. I look at Swansea, a

team who have played really good football in the championship and

they stepped up to the Premier League and made that transitionary

well. I think Brighton could do the same thing. -- made that transition

really well. A Late Kick Off exclusive now, at a

remarkable meeting. Hollywood feature film producers have come to

the region in search of the widow and daughter of a player who blazed

a short but firey trail across the 1970s. That's before his untimely

death. Who is he? Well, a book about this star was called The Greatest

Player You Never Saw. It was co-written by the Oasis bass player,

by the way. The player in question was Robin Friday, whose legend

simply grows and grows. Especially when film producers come calling.

And Late Kick Off cameras joined them.

Back in the game again... evening crowd are in at the Spread

Eagle pub. Across the road now stand several blocks of flats, but once

that was Reading's old ground Elm Park. Inside one corner of the bar

this evening there's a new crowd. Now, their usual watering hole is

5,500 miles away in Hollywood. America? An unknown footballer from

some bizarre place in Britain? You're having a laugh, aren't ya?

Yeah. Well, the strange thing is, had it been, say, Georgie Best or

Stan Bowles, or any of those other characters, they're very known.

There's lots of footage about them. Whereas the mystery of this guy is

really what makes it really interesting. He did it. He followed

his dream, played football. He also lived life to the full. Robin Friday

played for Reading between 1973 and '76 in the lower leagues, beguiling

both the defences he would face and the people he would meet. He even

kissed a policeman in celebration of one of his special goals. And there

are many, many more stories that the writers have collected. Clive Thomas

tells the story that it was this sort of very straight Welsh referee

and Robin Friday scores this goal, and Clive Thomas looks at it and he

applauds, and the referee starts clapping in the middle of the game.

Charlie goes and sits him down, and he goes, Robin, I'm putting you in

the first team. You're playing against Northampton. We're playing

them at home. You're in. And Robin says to Charlie, that's great. You

know what, boss? I won't drink, I won't fight, I won't go with any

women between now and the game. And Charlie went, Robin, you can lie to

me once. Not three times. Drink, drugs - you name it, he embraced

very many things to the max, dying aged just 38. A flawed hero whose

attitude was shaped quite probably by one event. When he was 21, he

used to work on the roofs, doing asphalting, and he slipped one day

and he went down onto a stake. And it missed his lung and his heart by

about that much. And, you know, we think that maybe that kind of

sparked it. That he thought, you know what? It's fragile. Life is so

fragile. You know, you get one chance. His pre-season preparation

was unique. He's got a plastic bag and his boots are in there, and he's

got long hair and he's dishevelled. And he's obviously been... Whatever

he's been doing for six weeks in Cornwall. And he puts on his boots

and Morris said he was the best player out on that pitch. And these

guys had trained for six weeks. And Robin was just...the best player

there. Where had he been?He'd been on a hippy commune in Cornwall.

Even if he wasn't playing well, he gave 100% every game. He never

shirked. He always gave 100%. And fans love that in a player. Mining

one of the richest seams of sporting folklore is one thing, but two

people are key to this flying visit. This is Mike. Mike, hello. Robin's

former wife and daughter are meeting the film producers for the first

time. Good to meet you. Actually, you know what? The story just got

bigger and bigger. We knew we had it... With them comes a scrapbook

and another find - this photo capturing the moment just after

Robin had proposed to Lisa. He'd women were concerned, he had all of

it rolled into one. Do you know what I mean? Which is why...he wasn't

really the man to marry! Although he was really the man to marry. People

just want us to tell them anything we might know that can add to

whatever they already know. And I think it's wonderful to have been

privileged enough to have actually been his wife and have children and

be, you know, asked all this time later about so many different

things. Reading Football Club has never forgotten this enigma. He's in

the current Hall of Fame and voted Player of the Millennium by the

fans. I didn't really know what to say but when I got up I just raised

a glass to my dad and I'm so chuffed cos he got a standing ovation.

They're also giving the film the thumbs-up. If a woman wants a bad

boy and a rugged boy and a personality and charisma all rolled

into one then I couldn't have been luckier. Of course there were down

sides but who wants to remember the down sides? And it's all here, the

movie-makers hope, in this film script. But that's going back to LA

right now, under lock and key. A great story ready to be told by

Hollywood. I know you got a great story about him?

And a sense of how the stories about this man are cherished. For Ady, a

story at the that pub that goes he'd have a beer before kick-off, leave

his pint mug on the bar, go over the road, play the game and come back to

the pub and pick up his glass and keep drinking. If you were to be

featured in a movie, which actor would play you? I've got to be

honest, a bit of an action man. I'll go for Daniel Craig.

We asked for Robin memories on our Facebook page and got this from

Stephen Hunt. He wrote about watching the shot which missed the

goal and knocked a young fan off his feet. He says Robin leapt the wall,

clambered up the terrace to help and apologise to him and his dad! He

says he was a real one-off and true entertainer. So we kept digging on

social media. And here's what we found. The boy all those years ago

who got hit on the nut. He now lives in Bristol. My head was ringing! I

didn't know what had happened! And I was just coming round and I could

see Robin Friday jumping over the wall and running up the terraces

towards me. And he lifted me up and I could hear people saying, is he

all right? And I could hear him saying, is he OK? And I was saying,

I'm fine, I'm fine! And he gave me a big kiss and ran back down the

terraces and carried on warming up for the game! Another great memory

there. Now on to Late Kick Off's form team.

Bournemouth have won seven in seven. And, Eddie, it's over to you here.

You'll be analysing this footage this week. Good to watch a 3-0 win

at Shrewsbury. Yes, a really great goal. When you look at the quality

of that second goal, it was a great finish and really good momentum at

the moment. You are going to have those moments away from home and his

important your players are capable of turning games and he is in that

format the moment. He is utterly flying at the moment, isn't he? And

again, good work and approach in the third, and thank you very much for

this own goal! It is going tremendously well. All at the League

One table as well, because it really does make great Buick -- viewing for

Bournemouth fans. And the rivals, whom we will chat about in a moment,

have the games in hand. So this is looking really good for you and you

came back from Burnley and everything has fallen into place?

has been a remarkable run and I didn't foresee this happening,

really. The players deserve the credit haven't got themselves into

this position. You go in there, and so you must've done something to

change the mindset of a team that was struggling at the bottom of the

table? We got the team together and we had our idea of how we wanted the

game played and we had to take that onto the pitch but the players have

been great taking those ideas on board. We talk about this

goalscoring run Brett is on and he scores another couple yesterday.

These are all the goals and 18 seven now. Do you remember a certain

Jermaine Defoe you played with? Years on that sort of form, isn't

he? -- he is. Yes. He is capable of scoring goals at any time. And the

other members of the team are creating choices for him as well.

will maybe be a different player in the championship now. He has

experienced it and that is vital. Bournemouth going so well.

Here are the other League One clubs who've stressed Eddie all year as

both opponents and rivals for Congratulations to Yeovil. They're

definitely in the play-offs after this victory at Stevenage. Only one

defeat in nine. Yeovil have got the momentum, the confidence and belief

that comes with that. No wonder, when your keeper's performing like

this. Sam Foley with the opener, nice controlled effort, just pass

it into the net. James Hayter pops up with a second. Vastly

experienced striker. He certainly knows where the net is. Yeovil

finish with ten. Dan Burn sent off for a second yellow in stoppage

time. Three defeats in a row for Swindon. They're in danger of

missing out on the League One play- offs, and manager Kevin McDonald

apologised for his team's performance. He called it

embarrassing. Only one win in eight for Swindon. How do they turn it

around? For starters, they've got to do better with the goals they're

conceding at the moment. United attackers, in between the Swindon

defenders, you have to pick your man, lock on and mark him. You've

got to take responsibility. Crawley may yet make the play-offs after

being in Coventry for their second win of the week. Billy Clarke and

Connor Essam with the goals. It's been an excellent few days, after

winning at Sheffield United mid- week. Three clean sheets in a row

for Crawley. That's quality defending. Pompey's run of five

without defeat was ended at promotion-chasing Brentford. Keeper

Simon Eastwood at fault for me. Must make better contact. That said,

fair play to Pompey. Responded brilliantly. My former team mate

Dave Connolly made a living out of scoring goals. Great turn, must hit

the target, fantastic. Look out for another turn. Shaun Cooper. Once

again, great strike. Two late goals would win it for Brentford. This is

x-rated stuff, Tony. Schoolboy defending. Very scrappy. Now, just

five minute remaining, away from home, you've got to take a point.

The goalkeeper is confident, he's shot to pieces. Look how gutted the

defender is. Absolutely devastated. Well, Portsmouth fans spilled onto

the pitch at the end of the game. This could prove costly to the club,

because a Football League fine may be imposed. Their relegation will

also be confirmed this week if Oldham beat Yeovil on Tuesday night.

So the top sees Bournemouth two points behind the leaders but the

chasing pack have games in hand. Yeovil's win guarantees a play-off

place. Swindon stay sixth despite their recent poor form. Portsmouth

still have chances of beating the drop on performance, thereby

forcing the league's hand to dish out the 10 point deduction this

season and not next for being in administration. Let's start with

Pompey. Amazing scenes this week as their fan's trust moved a step

closer to taking over. A High Court decision will see them follow

Exeter in being run by supporters. But the high spirits which saw fans

spill onto the pitch at Brentford could well result in a fine. As one

person on Twitter noted - we've just lost the benefit of 20 shares.

It is grim news. I think it is what's all Portsmouth fans wanted a.

-- it is great news. Gary Johnson, the fans love him, and I am not

surprised. He has done a remarkable job. Very much so. They are 4th.

Phenomenal. He is not working and a massive budget as well. Fair play

to him. It is Oldham and his son, Lee, on Tuesday night. Little bit

of fun. Maybe a drink afterwards for the father and son. How do you

be spending Tuesday night? I will be yet again somewhere. I don't

know why yet. James hater, craters the moment, but yes, he has had a

Now into League Two, starting with those clubs whose very survival in

the league are in the balance. And Neil Warnock will be giving us his

views in a moment. First, though, Ady joins me to review the action.

Aldershot remain bottom of the league. There are three matches

remaining to stay in League Two. Can they do it? It's getting

tougher each week, especially as York won at the weekend as well.

Matt McClure put Wycombe in front just after half-time, but I'm

really pleased for Aldershot's goal scorer here, Craig Stanley - he's

had a terrible time of injury this season. At last, some good moves.

Great finish, Craig. Joel Grant got the the winner against his former

club. Andy Scott dismissed it as very, very soft. That's putting it

mildly! Heartache for Plymouth with Burton's winning goal coming in the

94th minute. It would've been a very important point for Plymouth.

Once again, terrible defending. And more bad news - Crystal Palace have

recalled Jason Banton from his loan spell.

So to the table, Torquay's must-win match against Barnet now takes

place on Tuesday night. Aldershot are bottom and need a final push to

avoid the dreaded trap door out of the league. Plymouth are now three

points clear of the drop zone. Staying with Plymouth, it seems a

good time to get the views of a man who led the club out of the

division 17 years ago. Neil Warnock's career has seen him

manage 11 league clubs, notching up seven promotions, but after leaving

Leeds, he says he's retired from front line management although he

does want to stay involved in the game from his base in Cornwall. So

what does he fancy doing and who with? I spoke to Neil in our

Plymouth studio earlier. I think they have both got a good

chance. I thought yesterday's game was going to be vital, Torquay and

Barnet, and I was gutted, I was doing Final Score up in Manchester

and I thought they got a great point, Plymouth, only when trey

announced the proper results it came out 1-0, it was that late. I

was gutted for everybody, because they've done very well of late. I

think John has done really well while he's been in charge.

The dust has settled on your departure from Leeds, but the

question is, what is next for you, bearing in mind you've moved back

to your adopted home in Cornwall. Yeah, I've been retiring for about

20 years now. It's been one of those things. I think what I'd like

to do, I still think there's a massive gap between a manager and

the owners of a club, the directors or whatever. I do not like the

title director of football, but that sort of position where you can

help the manager and you're not a threat to him, because I think all

managers now need help. If you look at the Championship, the tenure of

a manager now is one year four months on average. We put out a

note on Twitter when you left Leeds and said, would fans down in the

West Country welcome a role for Neil Warnock, and most of them said,

absolutely. Are you waiting for that phone to ring and James Brent

to say, "Come and get involved"? I speak to James quite a lot. I

think everybody owes James an awful lot. I think if he hadn't come

along, I doubt if there'd have been a Plymouth, that's how important it

was. Opening the discussion out, give us an insight into the tension

that managers are going to be going through at this stage in the season,

whether it's about getting in the play-offs, going up or just staying

up. Well, you know I said I did football Final Score on Saturday,

and it's the first time for 30 years that I've woke up on a

Saturday morning and my stomach that not churning inside out, I

cannot eat anything after eight o'clock in the morning on match day

until after the game, you're driving to the ground, you're

nervous, you have all these superstitions, your poor old family,

you try and smile but you're not really listening to them. It's a

horrible time of the season, but that's why we're all in it. We're

all in it to be there, to get success, and unfortunately, you

have to look at your side of the coin, we are all going to get the

sack at some stage. You have to do with the elation as well as the

disappointment. What advice to the young managers of today, those just

starting out, and they seem to be getting younger. Eddie Howe will be

watching this on the sofa with me. What would you like to say to him?

That incredible gamble to go back to Bournemouth. I disagree. I was

really pleased he went back to Bournemouth. I didn't think he was

happy at Burnley. I watched his body language. Managers, if you're

not happy, you can't do your job. His family is there, he knows the

chairman, he knows he's got support, he knows the fans love him, and

that's a massive plus for a manager. I think the players, it responds on

the players. You've got to have humour in the dressing room, and

it's a mixture. I see Bournemouth as avery happy club at the moment

and that is because Eddie and his staff are very happy. You might say

brave but I thought it was the correct decision.

He has been a manager for such a long time, and got success at most

clubs. He told about stomach- churning stuff, even after all

these years. Do you identify with that? Absolutely. It is ready and

comfortable and difficult sometimes. It is the best job in the world,

but it can be the worst as well. So to the teams at the top, looking

for a bit of Warnock-esque promotion magic. We start with a

Cheltenham side still chasing an automatic spot.

Cheltenham are now certain to be in the play-offs at the very least

after defeating already-promoted Gillingham. Michael Hector scoring

what Mark Giggs called an outstanding performance. A point

for Exeter after three successive defeats. Jamie Reid twice put them

in front. Wimbledon came back to equalise on each occasion. Exeter

now relying on other results going their way. As a player, the first

thing you look out for after a game - how did teams get on in and

around us? Now, Jamie Reid does all the right things here, as you'll

see. He gets it hard, low across the goalkeeper. Dodgy bounce on a

dodgy pitch, but I'll tell you what, that won't bother Exeter. As a

defender, I really feel for the rear guard of the Exeter defenders

here. No real pressure on the Wimbledon player. Look at the

reaction, though. The body language of the defenders. One, two, three,

the net for a third time, but it was disallowed. Jamie Cureton

It is all to play for. Bradford and Rotherham are playing each other.

Do what I now for Exeter. Absolutely. Do or die. From the

contenders to the sides trying to keep their minds off their summer

holidays in League Two's mid table. Oxford halted their run of five

without a win. Alfie Potter with the only goal of the match. The

poor run has cost them any chance of a play-off spot. Oxford have

played at Dagenham three times, and on each occasion, they have been 1-

0 winners. Maybe this should've been a two-goal victory. Sean Rigg

missed that chance. Bristol Rovers took a point from this mid-table

match. John Ward's side have lost only one of their last seven now.

Even the Rovers manager admitted this wasn't a classic. Tom Parkes

had their best chance. Ward's demanding two victories from

Rovers' last two matches. I guess it is all about putting

plans in place for next season being a successful stock absolutely.

Managers will be tried to get the best teams possible. How do keep

teams possible -- how do you keep teams motivated? I think it is

about pride. Last but not least, to Guernsey. No, Matt Le Tissier

didn't make his debut for his Island, but he was on hand for

something very important. Patrice Muamba, the Botlon player who's

heart stopped for 70 minutes, has travelled to the Channel Islands to

donate a defibrulator. The life- saving equipment could save many

lives. Matt was helping with the official bit in his official blazer.

Eddie Khumbu Warwood promotion to the championship mean for you?

would mean an lot for made, but for the time, they would be an

achievement. You have been in some very good teams as a play yourself

but did not quite make it. squad is very competitive, very