:00:12. > :00:22.The countdown to the end of the season starts now. Welcome back to
:00:22. > :00:31.
:00:31. > :00:37.On the on the road to promotion but can Huddersfield keep hold of their
:00:37. > :00:41.sensation. He won't be sold it's not possible. The Wednesday fans
:00:41. > :00:47.her definitely into Milan. changed everything. Good players
:00:47. > :00:51.coming end - brilliant. Good evening. It seems like it's
:00:51. > :00:54.been a long time, but we're back for the long run-in - and with me
:00:54. > :00:57.for day one, is the former boss of Scunthorpe & Sheffield Wednesday
:00:57. > :01:00.Brian Laws, and the man who led Hull City into the Premier League,
:01:00. > :01:03.Mr Phil Brown. And throughout the series you can get in touch via
:01:03. > :01:08.twitter. Tweet me directly @guymowbray or the producer would
:01:08. > :01:11.love to pretend he's got friends too, get him via @bbclkoyl. Get
:01:11. > :01:18.tweeting. But there's only really one place
:01:18. > :01:21.we can start this week. I'm sure you've seen the news over the
:01:21. > :01:23.weekend about Dean Windass, our friend on Late Kick Off, my friend,
:01:23. > :01:30.who's revealed that since retirement he's been struggling
:01:30. > :01:35.with depression. Indeed on two occasions he even attempted suicide.
:01:35. > :01:40.You're his manager at Hull, the news shocked me to the course. As
:01:40. > :01:45.put to him yesterday and he's doing OK but it is an ongoing situation.
:01:45. > :01:50.I was as shocked as you were. I got a phone call when I was walking the
:01:50. > :01:55.dogs to say had I seen the front page of the people. Obviously, I
:01:55. > :02:02.bought and read the story. That picture that you showed of Dean in
:02:02. > :02:07.front of the fans - his beloved France. He was born and bred in
:02:07. > :02:13.Hull and supported them as a kid. You can just imagine him being a
:02:13. > :02:22.bomb -- a wants that. We thought of the moment he jumped up and saluted
:02:22. > :02:28.the fans, it was a typical Dean Windass prank. This one was not a
:02:28. > :02:33.Dean Windass prank, it shocked me. We will revisit the subject. It
:02:33. > :02:39.keeps cropping up - a common topic of conversation for sportspeople,
:02:39. > :02:44.what happens when it finishes? is the sad part. Nobody understands
:02:45. > :02:50.and less you are in the sport. Dean has been in the sport from day one,
:02:50. > :02:55.born through it and had many years of success and enjoyment. It is
:02:55. > :03:00.such an adrenalin rush. It is not like any other industry. When you
:03:00. > :03:06.come out of it and it stops immediately, where is your
:03:06. > :03:11.adrenalin rush. It is like a drug and you need it. I think he missed
:03:11. > :03:17.that. He has not gone into the management side, which is second
:03:17. > :03:26.best. He cannot play, coach or manager. Been just cut it short and
:03:26. > :03:31.is not involved any more. That has not helped him at all. There aren't
:03:31. > :03:36.enough coach jobs for everyone so something must fill the gap.
:03:36. > :03:41.think the media work he was doing at first filled a gap. His face was
:03:41. > :03:47.on TV and people were listening to them about football but you have to
:03:47. > :03:52.go home at the end of the night and back to the family. Your family and
:03:52. > :03:56.friends are the most important people. When you have finished your
:03:56. > :04:04.fit bolt, they are the most important people. Deane has to
:04:04. > :04:08.understand, what made him as a player. He had tough times, he was
:04:08. > :04:13.bent by Brian Horton in the early days. He went back on the building
:04:13. > :04:19.sites and one his opportunity to come back to fit all. He has gone
:04:19. > :04:26.from good times to bat times to that magnificent moment at Wembley.
:04:26. > :04:30.-- football. Howdy come down from that and where do you go? He has to
:04:30. > :04:35.understand he is a strong character and he will come through this.
:04:35. > :04:41.has friends. We know you're watching and we send you nothing
:04:41. > :04:44.but best wishes. On we go, to the most talked about
:04:44. > :04:46.striker in English Football outside the Premier League. Huddersfield
:04:46. > :04:50.Town's Jordan Rhodes has scored more hat-tricks this season than
:04:50. > :04:55.I've scored in a lifetime of five- a-side! Rob Jones has been to see
:04:55. > :05:05.him to discover how he does it. Huddersfield Town are right in the
:05:05. > :05:05.
:05:05. > :05:09.middle of the leadership battle. Huddersfield's charge to the
:05:09. > :05:13.championship is spearheaded by a strike could Jordan Rhodes. He has
:05:13. > :05:23.been crucial this season and been putting up some impressive numbers
:05:23. > :05:40.
:05:40. > :05:46.The chance for a -- transfer window is in full swing and roads is the
:05:46. > :05:52.hottest property. Premier League clubs are circling and surely every
:05:52. > :05:55.player has his price? Jordan Rhodes has been linked with every club
:05:55. > :06:00.outside Manchester and his boss believes the speculation is helping
:06:00. > :06:05.his game. As for Jordan Rhodes himself, he claims he is taking no
:06:05. > :06:11.notice of the headlines. What was said a what gets written about me
:06:11. > :06:18.or any of my team-mates, or anyone associated with Huddersfield Town,
:06:18. > :06:24.is for someone else to write about. It is for them to comment on, not
:06:24. > :06:30.me. I am sticking to what I am trying to do and what I love doing.
:06:30. > :06:33.All parties involved in taking care of Jordan Rhodes remain united. The
:06:33. > :06:38.striker says there have been no discussions with the chairman
:06:38. > :06:42.regarding his position. We'll just gearing up towards the same thing.
:06:42. > :06:47.I do not think the manager or the chairman has had conversations with
:06:47. > :06:53.any of the other Huddersfield squad in the changing room, so it is not
:06:53. > :06:58.for me to be different. After five goals the week before, he drew
:06:58. > :07:08.apart -- a surprising blank last Saturday. They found salvation in
:07:08. > :07:11.the form of Irishmen behind me. His goal lifted them up to third. But
:07:11. > :07:18.for the manager, the key question was whether further inquiries about
:07:18. > :07:25.Jordan Rhodes? I have had lots. and the chairmen are continuing to
:07:25. > :07:30.stand firm? Me and the chairman and Jordan. Nothing has changed. He
:07:30. > :07:34.will be here on 1st February. We have had the conversations, we know
:07:34. > :07:40.what is being said and we trust each other. We know what is going
:07:40. > :07:45.on and we have covered everything. Jordan's goals could well prove the
:07:45. > :07:55.difference between promotion and another near Ness. His chairman
:07:55. > :07:56.
:07:56. > :08:01.says his value is out on the pitch. Promotion is important to us. He is
:08:01. > :08:06.an important cog. Promotion is the most important thing for us. We
:08:06. > :08:12.have more of a chance with Jordan playing for us than not. Those
:08:12. > :08:18.interested parties, the majority are Premier League clubs, are they?
:08:18. > :08:21.They are. But he cannot be sold, it is just impossible. Huddersfield
:08:21. > :08:29.seem to have the determination that that their most valuable asset is
:08:29. > :08:35.going nowhere in the January sales. That is great ear for the fans. How
:08:35. > :08:41.great is he? Anybody can scold goals and a regular basis but they
:08:41. > :08:44.have a prize asset there. -- score goals. It is fantastic to hear the
:08:45. > :08:49.chairman say he will not go. He will goal eventually but their
:08:49. > :08:54.ambition is to get out of this division and he is vital to that
:08:54. > :08:59.cause. We have seen him a few times this season and he is a natural
:08:59. > :09:06.goalscorer. A very level-headed lad - unlike his father! He is like his
:09:06. > :09:11.mother. Certainly, Huddersfield and in a great position. It can hold
:09:11. > :09:18.onto them, get promotion and talk about it later. That must be great
:09:18. > :09:24.to hear the chairman like that. absolutely. He has good people
:09:24. > :09:30.around them. He has good back rooms staff advising him. As Brian says,
:09:30. > :09:36.the advice coming to Jordan from his father Andy must be keen. His
:09:36. > :09:42.career has just taken off. Which you want to move now? Or progress
:09:42. > :09:47.with your own club, get promotion and get that with your CV and try
:09:47. > :09:53.your luck in the championship. You never know. He might just settle
:09:53. > :09:58.into Huddersfield for the championship. They are all kinds of
:09:58. > :10:06.goals in there and team play as well. His touch is first class. His
:10:06. > :10:11.awareness is then a kid. He is not just a goalscorer. We talk about
:10:11. > :10:18.touch and the fact he is a level- headed lad, but his finishing is
:10:18. > :10:24.from all angles. He can use both feet. He doesn't just blasts them
:10:24. > :10:29.in. He is a natural goalscorer and has a great future. He was let goal
:10:29. > :10:34.from its which quite quickly, anyone's you let him get away too
:10:34. > :10:42.easily? Probably Bobby's a morale. I might still be manager and we
:10:42. > :10:51.might still be in their Premier League. We talked about Jordan's
:10:51. > :10:54.dads and that leads us on nicely to her next article. -- our next
:10:54. > :10:57.article. It's just over a year since Milan Mandaric took over at
:10:57. > :11:00.Sheffield Wednesday. Last season was a struggle at Hillsborough,
:11:00. > :11:02.first under Alan Irvine and then as his replacement Gary Megson got
:11:02. > :11:05.himself re-acquainted with the place. This year the Owls are in
:11:05. > :11:07.the thick of the promotion battle, alongside Huddersfield and
:11:07. > :11:11.Sheffield United, and the visitors on Saturday were league leaders
:11:11. > :11:17.Charlton Athletic. Paul Burland went to watch it for us. The 21st
:11:17. > :11:22.century has not been kind to Sheffield Wednesday, relegated from
:11:22. > :11:26.the Premier League in 2000. There is genuine hope that under Milan
:11:26. > :11:33.Mandaric and Megson, they have the right team to get them back to
:11:33. > :11:40.where they feel they belong. I am very happy to be here. I have
:11:40. > :11:44.a lot of good people on the field and good management of the field. I
:11:44. > :11:52.have said over and over, tremendous support from the supporters who
:11:52. > :11:55.really appreciate and you do not full these people. They know who's
:11:55. > :12:05.who and they trust you and get behind you. They have a reason to
:12:05. > :12:07.
:12:07. > :12:10.trust us. We were nowhere and now Milan
:12:10. > :12:15.Mandaric is comment and it is brilliant. The ground is full every
:12:15. > :12:22.week. It is one of the best relationships we have had a while.
:12:22. > :12:29.The fans talk to them. A what would you say to the chairman? Well done.
:12:29. > :12:34.Keep going. I am is desperate as every when you say today, as this
:12:34. > :12:42.community to get this first step back to the championship. Everyone
:12:42. > :12:49.you see today. Then we can go from there. This belongs -- his club
:12:49. > :12:54.deserves to be one of the top teams in England. You cannot be happy
:12:54. > :13:00.until you get there. Milan Mandaric has a reputation as a difficult man
:13:00. > :13:08.to please. He replaced Alan Irvine with deep next in. Milan Mandaric
:13:08. > :13:14.offered him the job at Portsmouth as well, which Megson turned down.
:13:14. > :13:19.He is a great man as a human being. Things did not work Kennet but he's
:13:19. > :13:25.one of the nicest football people I met as a person. I just wanted him
:13:25. > :13:30.to be successful. As much as the media accuse me sometimes that I
:13:30. > :13:35.fire managers but it is not my pleasure to do that. I do not like
:13:35. > :13:41.to fire people. I like to have good people. It takes some work. You
:13:41. > :13:51.have to make changes. I have hired Gary for the third time so we will
:13:51. > :14:22.
:14:22. > :14:27.You always take over a club that plays in blue. Yes, that is
:14:27. > :14:36.interesting. My grant it daughter said that. She said will you take
:14:36. > :14:46.over a club that has the red colour? As long as I am here,
:14:46. > :14:49.
:14:49. > :14:52.things will be OK. We will work hard together. Marvellous. We will
:14:52. > :14:55.talk Wednesday in a moment and Milan may not want to talk about
:14:55. > :15:05.United, but we do, as BBC Radio Sheffield's Paul Walker starts his
:15:05. > :15:09.
:15:09. > :15:16.League One round-up with an catastrophe for Sheffield United.
:15:16. > :15:21.Richard Creswell put them ahead in the 55th minute. Evans got his the
:15:21. > :15:31.18th to make it too and it was wrapped up by Lee Williamson with
:15:31. > :15:36.
:15:36. > :15:40.10 minutes to go. United now three places ahead of Huddersfield.
:15:40. > :15:48.Scunthorpe United got themselves ahead at Colchester, but were
:15:48. > :15:53.pegged back with his penalty equaliser. It has been a tough time
:15:53. > :15:57.in the division for Chesterfield. They fell behind before the break,
:15:57. > :16:03.but after the break, they got an equaliser against Orient, which
:16:03. > :16:07.leaves them are seven points from leaves them are seven points from
:16:08. > :16:11.safety. Here is how it looks in League One,
:16:11. > :16:14.with the two Sheffield clubs and Huddersfield set to battle it out
:16:14. > :16:17.through to the end. Could they all go up? Charlton are surely the flaw
:16:17. > :16:20.in that idea. At the other end, Scunthorpe are three unbeaten now
:16:20. > :16:28.and just above the bottom four on goal difference. Chesterfield are
:16:28. > :16:33.seven points from safety. A big blow for Sheffield Wednesday at the
:16:33. > :16:43.weekend. They had been going along ever so nicely and then we turned
:16:43. > :16:47.up with or cameras! Yes, they're talking about it stability, as you
:16:47. > :16:53.heard there, which was not the case when I was at the club. Their home
:16:53. > :16:58.form has been fantastic. When you get the likes of 30,000 supporters
:16:58. > :17:02.there, they will come through you thick and thin. They have got the
:17:02. > :17:09.right man in charge and there is a real buzz about their place. I am
:17:09. > :17:13.really delighted for Sheffield Wednesday. You mentioned the
:17:13. > :17:21.stability. How to do you feel when you see the current chairman
:17:21. > :17:29.talking like that? Times have changed. You talk about a
:17:29. > :17:33.rudderless ship. It was like you been on a management course, where
:17:33. > :17:38.you are involved in not just the football side, but all the other
:17:38. > :17:44.aspects of the business. In was very tough but enjoyable. But now
:17:44. > :17:52.you have someone who is in it. It is the stable club and they have
:17:52. > :17:57.money. It is a club which is going and only one direction. Danny
:17:57. > :18:07.Wilson doing very well at Sheffield United as well, Phil? And the goals
:18:07. > :18:07.
:18:07. > :18:12.are beginning to fly in yes, just talking about stability. We were
:18:12. > :18:18.talking their about Jordan at Huddersfield. But Evans is now
:18:18. > :18:23.doing that at Sheffield United. Maybe Jordan roads should stay at
:18:23. > :18:28.Huddersfield. Three-goal up and maybe two will go up automatically
:18:28. > :18:32.and the other in the play-offs. But maybe of Jordan stays are
:18:32. > :18:40.Huddersfield, he could maybe take the club into the Premier League.
:18:40. > :18:49.All of these clubs are big enough to be there. Now look at
:18:49. > :18:53.Chesterfield. They are really struggling the division up. I do
:18:53. > :18:56.not think anyone would have contemplated that at the start of
:18:56. > :19:01.the season. Chesterfield were runaway winners last season and
:19:01. > :19:09.that so many goals and them and I thought there was no way they would
:19:09. > :19:17.struggle in League One. In the new stadium, as well. We are all
:19:17. > :19:21.surprised by how they're doing. Coming up, Barnsley young and old
:19:21. > :19:27.go head to head. And we've got the rest of the goals involving all our
:19:27. > :19:30.Football League clubs. Time for a look at the Championship
:19:30. > :19:33.action. Neil Morrow talks us through it, starting with Phil's
:19:33. > :19:43.old club Hull City, where an old boy was officially taking over as
:19:43. > :19:47.
:19:47. > :19:54.the first time as a full-time manager of his hometown team. It
:19:54. > :20:00.was at a winning start for him. Leeds fell behind early against
:20:00. > :20:06.Crystal Palace. United were handed a lifeline just before the break
:20:06. > :20:11.after falling behind, when Palace were reduced to 10 men. Roberts not
:20:11. > :20:17.asking on as the second half substitute and clinched a point for
:20:17. > :20:24.the Elland Road team. Doncaster manager Dean Saunders got the best
:20:24. > :20:29.news he could with the news that Billy Sharp was staying. It was a
:20:29. > :20:39.scoreless draw, but that was a good result against high-flying Cardiff
:20:39. > :20:45.
:20:45. > :20:49.city. Barnsley it got an impressive 2-1 victory over Leicester.
:20:49. > :20:51.The table... Hull sixth and Leeds down three
:20:51. > :20:54.places to 11th after this weekend's results. We are talking play-offs
:20:54. > :20:57.and the fight to be in them again this year.
:20:57. > :20:59.Barnsley in the bottom half, but closer to the play-offs than
:20:59. > :21:02.relegation, points-wise. Doncaster staying positive and so they should,
:21:02. > :21:12.after a great display against Cardiff that should have got them
:21:12. > :21:15.
:21:15. > :21:23.So, Nicky Barmby it has made the step up to be a manager. He did
:21:23. > :21:28.well as the caretaker manager. How well will he do? He was always one
:21:28. > :21:33.that I would talk to it in the dressing room. He had a great
:21:33. > :21:37.career with the likes of Everton, Tottenham and England. That stays
:21:38. > :21:42.with you as a player. As a manager, you would be foolish not to tap
:21:42. > :21:48.into that experience he had as a player when you are a manager. He
:21:49. > :21:57.was coming up with suggestions Here, There and everywhere. We had a good
:21:57. > :22:01.changing room when he was in it. We are talking about Dean Windass and
:22:02. > :22:09.Nick Barmby as the took long gone talents and look at the contrast
:22:09. > :22:14.between them. You will, as buying has been wishing Sheffield
:22:14. > :22:23.Wednesday, his old club, the best, I am doing the same thing when it
:22:23. > :22:33.comes to halt city. He has got some quality in this dressing room. At
:22:33. > :22:34.
:22:34. > :22:38.this level, it is very good Foreign midfielder. Yes, a few of their
:22:38. > :22:44.victories have been just by the single goal, but they have been
:22:44. > :22:53.very precise in their finishing. When you are winning, even by a
:22:53. > :23:00.narrow scoreline, it becomes the nice habit. Peterborough hah the
:23:00. > :23:05.higher scoring team in the championship. A Leeds united would
:23:05. > :23:12.take the victory from anywhere at the moment, only one victory in the
:23:12. > :23:18.past six games. Yes, but Crystal Palace are in such good form
:23:18. > :23:26.themselves. They are no young team who everyone thought would be one
:23:26. > :23:30.of the contenders to struggle. But they have let their round. They
:23:30. > :23:36.have done ever so well in the cup competitions. So Leeds were going
:23:37. > :23:40.to play a team who were brimming with confidence. The pressures of
:23:40. > :23:50.last year are now beginning to mount on top of them. There was
:23:50. > :23:52.
:23:52. > :23:55.huge expectations last year. I think that most people would have
:23:55. > :24:00.settled for consolidation in the championship last season, but they
:24:00. > :24:04.did so well that the pressure has been on them since they won this
:24:04. > :24:08.season. It is a huge club. Great result for Barnsley on
:24:08. > :24:12.Saturday, thanks to two Andy Gray goals. Time now to put two of their
:24:12. > :24:14.other players to the test. Who knows more - a good young one or an
:24:14. > :24:24.old good one? Only one way to find out....
:24:24. > :24:30.
:24:30. > :24:40.Head to Head. I am David and I am a goalkeeper. I am a striker. Start
:24:40. > :24:42.
:24:42. > :24:52.the clock. Who is the smallest player in the squad. David Perkins.
:24:52. > :24:53.
:24:53. > :25:03.How far is it to get to Elland Road? 17 miles. We Super League
:25:03. > :25:11.
:25:11. > :25:21.club played some home games at Oakwell? Widnes. What is the
:25:21. > :25:27.
:25:27. > :25:37.capacity of the ground? 21,000. What is Dickie Bird was famous for?
:25:37. > :25:40.Reuben has a social life, Preecey - get out more. You were far too
:25:40. > :25:43.proud about winning that! Right, onto League Two, which sees
:25:43. > :25:53.us down to just two teams this season. We have got Rotherham and
:25:53. > :26:01.
:26:01. > :26:06.of form of late and twice the lead on Saturday. With only minutes to
:26:06. > :26:12.go, it was one-one and Bradford seemed to have stolen the points
:26:12. > :26:22.with the late goal two minutes from time, but a late equaliser deep
:26:22. > :26:25.
:26:25. > :26:33.into injury time made it 2-2. Swindon Town got two first-half
:26:33. > :26:37.goals, and the second half when did not do enough for them to get any
:26:37. > :26:40.points out their game. The Millers are clinging on to a
:26:40. > :26:43.top half place. Four points off the play-offs though, that is all.
:26:43. > :26:46.Bradford now five points away from peril, thanks to only losing one of
:26:46. > :26:56.their last seven league games. The Bantams, maybe not flying yet, but
:26:56. > :26:59.
:26:59. > :27:04.How often does this happen. He had been taking absolute belters as the
:27:04. > :27:14.next player from the fans before the game. But you just know he is
:27:14. > :27:16.
:27:16. > :27:26.going to come back and haunt you. Yes, it happens all the time. He
:27:26. > :27:31.
:27:31. > :27:37.did a muscle good and then he goes and scores. My albeit park in his
:27:37. > :27:43.they have. I worked under him. Bradford are pulling away nicely
:27:43. > :27:51.and are getting to the middle of the table. You just have to keep
:27:51. > :27:55.the expectation of the fans down a bit. It is nice to be talking any
:27:55. > :27:58.positive light about Bradford city. There is a big game tomorrow night
:27:58. > :28:01.for Chesterfield - Oldham Athletic at the B2Net in the first leg of
:28:01. > :28:04.the Johnstone's Paints Trophy Northern Final. Two games away from
:28:04. > :28:06.Wembley. And do not forget, you will get the
:28:07. > :28:10.best commentary and reports from the games involving our teams by
:28:10. > :28:13.tuning into your local BBC radio station.
:28:13. > :28:20.That is us about done for the first programme, but before we go,