Episode 11 Late Kick Off Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

The teams are sweating. I and sweating. Are you sweating? Welcome

Can Hull's Egyptian owners take them to the top of the football

pyramid? They take the weather with them. A stormy quiz. And stay in

meteorological, what about the red missed at Valley Parade?

With me tonight, two men who did not mind when it got feisty on the

football pitch, Brian Laws and Dean Windass. Dean, welcome back on

board. We cannot have the back without asking what you have been

up to. We know you have had your problems with depression, you have

been at the Sporting Chance Clinic. How was that and how are you?

fine, glad to be back working. It went really well. I am glad that I

did it, that I came out and has been honest with myself, more than

anything. Now I am looking forward to the future. You are looking well.

How hard was it to admit you were struggling? Very hard. Tough for a

number of years. You put that wall up and you try to get on but when

you go home behind those closed doors... It was tough. So to tell

people that you have got problems was the hardest thing that I have

ever had to do in my career but it was the best thing I have ever done.

We will be chatting more later. You will be able to see that on the BBC

football website from tomorrow. We crack on with Dean's beloved Hull,

which sometimes gets a bad press nationwide, but the Tigers'

chairman will not have a bad word said about his adopted city. Assem

Allam has been busy he's become one of the area's biggest

philanthropist. We have been to meet him.

When a Hull faced liquidation in 2010, there was genuine fear that's

over 100 years of history would be white. But in the greatest hour of

need, one man came in from the shadows to say the Tigers from

extinction. By day, Assem Allam was a highly successful business and

since taking over he has ploughed much of his own fortune into

restoring the club, but why would this Egyptian-born tycoon want to

invest his hard earned cash into a football club on the brink of

collapse? It was the beginning of 2010. I started to read about the

club in difficulty, and there was a question about them going into

administration. The Look North understands that representatives of

Hull City has been meeting the Premier League today to try to

resolve their ongoing financial difficulties. I followed the news

and immediately I realised that Hull is for the community. For it

to lose Hull City was a major thing for the community. I know how

difficult it would be if the club is allowed to go under

administration. It would take years to recover. Assem Allam joins a

growing number of overseas businessmen to buy into English

football. But despite the Brevett registration plate and the vast

sums of wealth, this club owner holes to the city of coal closer to

his heart then you may think. He was forced to flee his native Egypt

in the 1960s to escape the country's I let dictatorship, and

he has been here ever since. Why did he end up in Hull, of all

places? It is not because I caught the wrong train! My sister was

living in Hull. Her sister it was - - her husband was a doctor at

Castle Hill Hospital and that is where I came here. I did a

postgraduate study and have stayed since. He is honest enough to admit

he had little knowledge of the football industry when he became

chairman, but now he has settled in, he is grasping the challenge with

both hands. This is very interesting. It is a new thing for

me. I could have bought a good Premier League club for the money

but I wanted to avoid further decline, so I put enough money to

make sure at least if we were not promoted, we were staying in the

Championship, in the top half. I am pleased to say we have achieved

that. Nothing pleases me more than when I come here on a match day and

look at how many, 40,000, people are happy, having a nice time out.

But also something to do something -- but also to do something for my

local community in East Yorkshire. The best thing in my mind, as an ex

sportsman myself, an ex squash player, I believed sport is the

most powerful tool to connect communities. Away from the North

East, the country of his birth is never far from his thoughts and

went football supporters were tragically killed in riots at an

Egyptian football match in February, Assem Allam thought it only right

to offer his support. I a break to the chairman of the club offering

to come here and pay the expense of the team, troubling and

accommodation, to play a friendly match, with all the income to the

benefit of the families of the dead. People who lost their lives. Back

on the pitch, Assem Allam is all too aware of the need -- of the

needed for the club to be in England's top flight. People ask

where I debased, I say Hull City. He is at the start of next season

you find yourself in the Championship, does that change

anything? Now, we will try again. And he may just have to try again,

as Hull up are slumping and and are out of the Championship play-off

positions. Saturday's last two Portsmouth was another defeat. --

Los to Portsmouth. That is football. It happens.

He seems like a thoroughly nice bloke. Every club wants one of him?

He is a manager's dream. That is fantastic to listen to the guide

talks so openly about his ambitions, and he seems as though he is not

bothered as long as the club be saved and he wants it for the fans,

but I think a man who has been so successful, as he has, there is no

way that he will be going to the club thinking, I will just leave it.

He will be going there with ambition as well. It looks like he

will be very patient. Have vital but the back he came in when he

did? The one thing about it, people come in and put their money in and

he actually did. -- how vital was it that he came in when he did?

Hull's promotion challenge is fading, and it was a Barton weekend

for all of our Championship clubs. Tigers' promotion hopes were dashed.

The performance reflected a side who have now only won once in the

last few games. Against all reason, Leeds have kept

their own promotion hopes alive in April but this last to what that

means just about every result will have to go United's way to make the

top six. Chris Iwelumo scored twice, once in either half.

Barnsley are all but mathematically safe from relegation but they are

finishing the season with a bit of a whimper. For Ipswich extended

their unbeaten home run to our chair matches. The season cannot

finish great enough. Doncaster played on Friday night

against Birmingham City. Freddie bit yet's header opened the scoring.

-- Frederick peaky and. But a superb long-range jet from Chris

Burke. And then a cool finish from Marlon King ensured Rovers were

well beaten on the night. Now any perfect form from here ran in will

away from play-off contention unless they can stage a major push

in the last few weeks. In the bottom half, Barnsley maybe nine

points from the bottom three, but a difficult run-in to come. And

Doncaster, that is looking pretty Let's carry on with a Tigers draw.

Four defeats in a row. Six games to get it is that it for the play-

offs? I said on Friday that it was a must-win game on Saturday against

Coventry. They have not won away all season. So you expected to get

a result. And then this. Liam has come in because of injuries. It was

unfortunate. It was a heavy defeat. They have not won in many games are

now and it is a concern for the supporters. The main objective is

to get into the play-offs. If they had won on Saturday they would have

been back on track. And Leeds did get beaten. What is happening at

Elland Road? They have lost five of the last seven home games. When

Neil Warnock took over I thought this was when they were going to

kick on. Sometimes it works with new managers going in and things go

really well but the games I have seen Leeds play, they have been

very unfortunate. They have worked very hard. This result is probably

hurting card. Even after they conceded seven against Nottingham

Forrest, but is probably hurt the most. So he has come out and so

there is major surgery to be had. They were his words, where they?

Major surgery. It has not taken him long to assess his squad and call

the need for assessment. He has gone into that job with his eyes

wide open. He knows that if he needs investment he will be

supported with it. I can see a lot of players coming through. There

will be a better at Frick for it. At the other end, Doncaster are

looking doomed at the moment, unless there is a real pick-me-up

in the coming weeks. Barnsley, and I'm points above the bottom three

but they are getting closer to beat by the week. It's I think that if

Barnsley... They need more one more win to secure their safety. It was

a big job for Keith coming from Rochdale a number of beers and it

is a big step up for managers like that but one more win and they

should be all right. But it is West Ham on Friday, live on BBC One.

Maybe not that one! The next few games are all tough. The but I

think we all believe that that one win, that should ease the tension.

That is what is happening at the moment, there is a bit of tension

around. They just need that win as quickly as possible. The they beat

West Ham on Friday that would be the perfect tonic. Coming up...

Will it be sunny or cloudy for our weathermen?

And why do footballers sometimes lose the plot?

On to art in region fight for promotion in League 1, which looks

like it will get right to the wire, but for Chesterfield, things are

starting to look more than tricky. word for Wayne State's first half

performance against Preston. The crisis they came was his long-range

effort. The game changed when they went in front early in the second

half, this rasping drive beating the rather static Preston keeper.

All three points was sealed just after the hour mark.

Wednesday's win in the early kick- off meant the pressure was on their

promotion rivals. Sheffield United by not are at their best at

Hartlepool. Evans took his penalty to score his 31st goal in the

campaign. Far from united's best performance of beer at a huge three

points. Huddersfield suffered a major

setback, finishing second with their first loss since Simon

Grayson took over as manager. All right terrier James Berrett

finished of this neat passing mood. But Alan Lee rolled an inviting

pass across for Lee Novak to tap in at the far post. Tarrant would have

greatly taken a point but their defensive frailties were again

exposed in the fifth minute of extra time.

Just revealed a gates Scunthorpe was a must-win game for both sides

and it was the Spireites he started the brighter. Wembley he read Craig

Westcarr opened the scoring. When Jordan Robertson equalised for the

Iron it was somewhat against the run of play but in the second half,

it Scunthorpe moved up a gear. If Walker finished of a terrific mood

to make it 2-1. Then Robertson double the advantage with his

second. Andy Bartram rounded off a great afternoon for Scunthorpe and

a disastrous one for Chesterfield win the game's final goal with nine

I am loving this race at the top. Do you still fancy Sheffield United

to go over the line in second? About one month ago, I said yes.

But at the moment, it is so tight. Sheffield Wednesday are on good

form, consistent and putting pressure on all the time. On

Saturday, they were not at their best, did not create a lot of

chances. But they got a penalty. What ever he is doing for United,

Gary Madine is doing it for Sheffield United. You need

goalscorers to get out of the division. It is a case of who is

going to be the most consistent. But a Sheffield United are putting

on the pressure. And they go to Huddersfield on Saturday. That is

good to be a cracking last few games. I hope Sheffield you -- a

Sheffield Wednesday do it automatically. He knows how to use

his presence. He is a great character in the changing room. You

need goalscorers. If you have got them, the manager has a great

chance of being successful. Scunthorpe look like they will be

OK. Not looking great for Chesterfield. Now, when it comes to

predicting results, I thought I was the country's worst forecaster.

But tonight, for head to head, amazingly we've found two who are

Jon Mitchell. Paul Hudson. When there are 300 League games

called off because of where bad- weather? 1963.

How many Bradford City player sent off last night? 3. What is the name

of Morecambe's old ground? Christie Park. What is a Bantam? A cock.

What temperature is centigrade the same as Fahrenheit? -40. Would it

Liverpool beat two when the Carling Cup? Cardiff. How many swallows do

not make a summer? None. A one. We are going to a tie-breaker.

Which is the team are currently top of the Conference? Fleetwood.

Correct. Paul Hudson, you have let us all

down. You will never hear the end of this. Well, as we've just heard,

the most serious outcome of the Bradford brawl was the banning of

three players for Saturday's huge game at Plymouth. And that's where

Jade Lauriston's League Two round- Jade Lauriston's League Two round-

Jade Lauriston's League Two round- Jade Lauriston's League Two round-

up starts. up starts.

hurt more than most. Terrible defending. The Bantams need to find

some form and fast. One bright spot for Bradford was Rotherham United's

win. But it is still not clear who is going to take the reins at

Mid-table for Rotherham United. No news yet on a new manager. Bradford

City, they have said that they will be all right. But they are edging

towards the drop. They are not good enough to go down. They lost at

three key players. Matt Duke is being brought back from loan. That

was a sloppy free kick to give away. Big games coming up. Southend and

shrews bury coming up. Massive games. But that might also inspire

them. Probably the pressure is off them going into these games because

of the teams they are playing against are expecting to win.

Channel their energies in the right ways. We at Late Kick Off are

obviously completely appalled by the fighting at the end of last

week's Bradford v Crawley match. However entertaining it was to

watch! Which is also why we'll be showing it again over the next few

minutes. But the bigger question is this. Why do footballers just

occasionally flip out? Rob Jones has been investigating.

It has been the weaker Bradford City proved they were up for the

It is getting ugly now. They have Those are ugly scenes at the end of

the game. Five men dismissed and Bradford and Crawley charged by the

FA. But what causes professional sportsmen to see the red mist?

find that what you are thinking about becomes much smaller. You

narrow in on the threat. When you get to the point of being angry,

you focus on the target of your aggression. The guys were not

thinking about what would happen, with the be fined, will be the be

banned? They were in a state of heightened anger. Bradford and not

the first local team to throw a punch in anger. The fists were

flying. For Leeds United, it was this a ringing Seventies -- the

Swinging Seventies. By Mr Brenner - - thanks to Mr Bremner. The thing

to take away is that it is like a virus, the emotion is contagious.

You can see one died squaring off to another. -- one guy. but the

ripple effect spreads it to the entire team. You have been looking

after each other during the game, and then you have to step up and

express aggressive behaviour. of our local sports teams it really

Football fans arrive at games these days expecting to see play acting

and posturing. But ice hockey fans are expecting a right good ruckus.

It might look barbaric for a lot of people, but that was not in the

game at this level and further up, I think you would see a lot more

injuries, a lot more penalties. They can be dangerous. It is part

of the game. It has always been part of the game. As much as you

try and remove it, it will always be part of the game. Seth Bennett

has covered ice hockey and football for the BBC and believes that

fighting and I Torquay is acceptable and useful. -- in ice

hockey. In ice hockey, you get a five Mehmet ban. In football, you

can -- minute ban. Ice Hockey guys are pretty tough, how would you

compare to a soccer player in this Cup? I have been here a few years

and watched football, I would hate to see it if two teams came

together. You can see the diving going on in football. It can be

hard to watch. I am sure rugby players are the same when they

watch football. I think we are talking about two different breeds

of people here. Bradford and Crawley. While it was entertaining

to watch, it will cost to the club's. You cannot defend it. I

feel for the managers because they are losing players. Crawley want to

be promoted, Bradford want to stay away from the relegation at zone.

The sad thing was it was not a challenge. It was afterwards. There

were probably some words said and that makes it even worse. It will

cost them financially. Dean, you were there, I bet you could not

believe it. There were no tackles, nothing to provoke anybody. Steve

Evans came on and said something to Andrew Davies. I do not know what

was said, but it sparked it off. does not often happen which is why

we get entertained by it a little. What is it like being sent off

after the final whistle? I did it for kicking people. I do not go

around punching people. You see fights on the football pitch, but

that was a full-blown punch-up. If that was me, I would not defend

myself. Phil Parkinson was disgusted and upset after. It might

cost them. Let's hope not. Just one midweek game for us. Huddersfield

really must win at Leyton Orient tomorrow night. And there'll be

commentary from the Matchroom Stadium with Paul Ogden on BBC

Radio Leeds tomorrow night. Don't forget to keep in touch during the

week. Twitter's the best place and you can follow me @guymowbray or

the programme's twitter, @bbclkoyl and @DWindass10. Well worth a

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