:00:55. > :01:01.No way, and not interested, it is cliche, it has been done before. He
:01:01. > :01:11.will get the ice-cream? OK, where do you want me? The donkey or on
:01:11. > :01:30.
:01:30. > :01:34.the Pier? Seven games to go. Three promotion places. And two sides
:01:34. > :01:44.looking to hook up their return to the Premier League. I should come
:01:44. > :02:17.
:02:17. > :02:21.48 times Blackburn and Southampton have met and it has never been a
:02:21. > :02:30.goalless draw and add to that the knockout entertainment of 138
:02:30. > :02:34.league goals between them. It could be quite the show! Apparently only
:02:34. > :02:38.real men wear pink. Now the serious business in the shadow of the
:02:38. > :02:41.Blackpool Tower, a 90 minutes of football that could have a serious
:02:41. > :02:45.impact on the Premier League dreams of these teams and after a
:02:45. > :02:50.gruelling championship and with so much at stake, there is no need for
:02:50. > :02:55.extra spice but we have added this anyway. Mark Lawrenson, who started
:02:55. > :03:02.at Preston and Steve Claridge, who played with such pride for
:03:02. > :03:07.Southampton's famous and bursaries, Portsmouth. Looking out the winner,
:03:07. > :03:12.memories of the 1970s? The ground is completely different, there was
:03:12. > :03:19.a hotel one mile away and in those days, in the last 20 minutes, they
:03:19. > :03:29.would open the gets so I used to watch Blackpool play for the last
:03:29. > :03:29.
:03:29. > :03:36.20 minutes. I remember the double in 1970. Yes, it has been a massive
:03:36. > :03:42.change. Bringing it bang up-to-date, we watched Southampton some games
:03:42. > :03:47.ago, seven games from the end, they are still top. This might happen?
:03:47. > :03:53.Every chance. We look at the results at they have come across,
:03:53. > :03:58.it has done them a real favour. If this is a game that they can almost
:03:58. > :04:04.but it to bed, they will get into the Premiership. If they can put
:04:04. > :04:09.some distance and depth between them and... They are recognised as
:04:09. > :04:14.the best team in the lake. Once the manager start saying that, they
:04:14. > :04:20.will start moving. Some interesting results today. Let's get up-to-date
:04:20. > :04:27.because this is what has been happening. No separating Brighton
:04:27. > :04:35.and Middlesbrough. Cardiff missed their chance to return. And that
:04:35. > :04:39.was a 4th defeat for Hull City. Leeds lost to Watford. And for
:04:39. > :04:43.different players scoring for Reading and Burnley beat Portsmouth
:04:43. > :04:49.5 - 1. This is what it means for the league. It makes for
:04:49. > :04:58.interesting reading. 78 points on the board. Getting close to that
:04:58. > :05:04.magic 80. If they win today, they will go into the play-off spot. It
:05:04. > :05:12.is worth reminding people, 2009, relegated to the third year and in
:05:12. > :05:16.administration? It has been meteoric, the rise. It is a good
:05:16. > :05:22.club. The structure for the club looks to be in place. The
:05:23. > :05:26.infrastructure is there. The ground and the facilities and obviously
:05:26. > :05:33.the people who come to watch. Everything has been players and
:05:33. > :05:38.they have to just find their bottle on the pitch. It is like Norwich.
:05:38. > :05:43.like that. They're definitely doing this like Norwich, on the rise.
:05:43. > :05:47.They will only get better. Momentum isn't something that Black will
:05:47. > :05:56.have got, eight points from their last eight games. Here's the
:05:56. > :06:01.manager. You have made wholesale changes, what is the thinking?
:06:01. > :06:05.a manager and I can do what I like, really. We have had some goals
:06:05. > :06:08.lately and I think today will be a different type of game, they have a
:06:08. > :06:17.couple of different game plans and I think I know which one they will
:06:17. > :06:22.play and they might have to adapt to match that and make it easier. I
:06:22. > :06:27.am very interested in how my boys react. I have obviously picked what
:06:27. > :06:33.I think is a good team. I have some older, senior ones that I have left
:06:33. > :06:38.out. We have a game on Monday and on Friday next week. I am expecting
:06:39. > :06:43.some reaction from these boys, we had a friendly against Leeds and we
:06:43. > :06:49.won 5 - 3 and I have a word of some of them. How much encouragement
:06:49. > :06:54.from the game down below? You ran them close? The fact that we should
:06:54. > :07:00.have won that. They have been fantastic, all season. Great credit
:07:00. > :07:04.to Nigel. And they are in the way of what we want to do. We would
:07:04. > :07:09.love to swap places with them but we have not had the energy they
:07:09. > :07:14.have had and have not produced the results. Today is about getting a
:07:14. > :07:19.performance and result that can get us back to the Celts. Ian Holloway
:07:19. > :07:26.does it again, he has made a name for himself by creating headlines.
:07:26. > :07:31.There is a raft of changes. Was he right to make these moves?
:07:31. > :07:39.things you must point out. He will do this on and match to match basis
:07:39. > :07:45.and that isn't a bad side. They are developing. He has options. Some
:07:45. > :07:54.games over Easter. He has picked his side and bearing in mind the
:07:54. > :08:01.opposition. A it'll be much too much basis. He was prickly in that
:08:01. > :08:08.interview. With the players. He has let so many of them out. Tomkins,
:08:08. > :08:17.son of Paul Ince. The -- Thomas Ince. And unlike his father, he has
:08:17. > :08:20.a great left foot. And a raft of different skills. It is interesting
:08:20. > :08:25.levels spending �37 million on players like Jordan Henderson. And
:08:25. > :08:29.they allow this man to walk away from unfilled? He has improved
:08:29. > :08:36.dramatically from the move. You want to play games of football and
:08:36. > :08:42.this is a good place. Especially for someone like Ken. And you think,
:08:42. > :08:48.it was a slow-burn, you had the feeling that he would either get
:08:48. > :08:56.progressively better because he had the attitude, the way he performed
:08:56. > :09:06.since, and now he just has to finesse those skills. And Stephen
:09:06. > :09:10.Dobbie. The play-off master. And the interesting thing for back pole
:09:10. > :09:14.is the three teams at night, they all drew. They have a great
:09:14. > :09:18.opportunity. How do those players feel when they have not been
:09:18. > :09:25.getting results? And this amount of change? It is a shot across the
:09:25. > :09:30.bars? You have to keep your players, regardless, and whether he gets a
:09:31. > :09:38.reaction remains to be seen. Blackpool have struggled. Let's
:09:38. > :09:44.hear from Nigel Atkins. Rickie Lambert, to a major player of the
:09:45. > :09:52.year, does not make it? We have good players, Billy Sharp, we have
:09:52. > :09:57.Steve De Ridder. We are right for the strikers. But he has been
:09:57. > :10:01.fantastic but we will not just rely on one player. He had little injury
:10:01. > :10:08.and came off in a previous game, he trained on Thursday but was not
:10:08. > :10:12.quite right for today. We have good games next weekend. Billy Sharp
:10:12. > :10:18.scoring goals? A he has come end and has worked hard and he is fit
:10:18. > :10:22.and strong and scored twice last week. Could have scored more.
:10:22. > :10:27.Reading against West Ham. You said you were not even bother to look at
:10:27. > :10:33.the squash? You cannot affect the scores, we will look at ourselves.
:10:33. > :10:37.And go through the process. One day you expect today? Blackpool always
:10:37. > :10:42.tough? They have a good manager, good attacking football and he has
:10:43. > :10:47.made one or two changes today. They have got goal threats in the team
:10:47. > :10:51.and very attack-minded. You know all about promotion, is it just a
:10:51. > :10:57.case of looking at the finishing line? Serious to, one game at a
:10:57. > :11:02.time. Concentrate and control the Games. Focus and yourselves, we
:11:02. > :11:06.work hard on the training ground and in the build up. Do everything
:11:06. > :11:14.to win the game and debrief and put it to bed and get ready for the
:11:14. > :11:18.next one. Go Glock! That pretty much epitomises the season?
:11:18. > :11:22.troll, control. I want to know the man with all four site at
:11:22. > :11:27.Scunthorpe who saw Nigel Adkins as a physio and turn to an end to the
:11:27. > :11:32.manager. He has done a fantastic job. The results speak for
:11:32. > :11:39.themselves. A we can hear the fans getting excited. And some excited
:11:39. > :11:43.players on the pitch. Adam Lallana has been described as the most
:11:43. > :11:47.exciting and the League and Billy Sharp, almost �2 million? Pushing
:11:47. > :11:54.over the line when searching for promotion. They had three or four
:11:54. > :12:00.in the summer which improved them. That was a five-game period when
:12:00. > :12:06.they head that rocky patch and came out of it and they now have renewed
:12:06. > :12:10.confidence in everybody. I saw him playing for Doncaster earlier this
:12:10. > :12:15.season and he had a serious injury so he has done well. I am looking
:12:15. > :12:19.forward to seeing this fellow. I have heard good reports. Really
:12:19. > :12:24.attacking, aren't they? atmosphere is building behind us
:12:24. > :12:28.and Blackpool need a result. gave away a lot and he said control
:12:28. > :12:33.because what they do not do it is they do not give away easy goals.
:12:33. > :12:37.They make you work. The other sides in this division, Blackpool, giving
:12:38. > :12:43.away too simple goals. That is why Southampton are at the top, that is
:12:43. > :12:46.why they will remain at the top. Here we go, at this stage, you can
:12:46. > :12:51.forget about the performance. It's all about the result and that is
:12:51. > :12:55.the hat that they did not wear at the start of the programme! The
:12:55. > :13:00.plentiful bounty of the Premier League beckons. What will this
:13:00. > :13:10.afternoon do? Martin Keown is beside Steve Wilson for live
:13:10. > :13:11.
:13:11. > :13:18.championship football. Blackpool looked very nice with that Orange
:13:18. > :13:28.face. These are the two top scorers in the Championship this season. We
:13:28. > :14:02.
:14:02. > :14:06.game because both sounds like to two promotion places all season. If
:14:06. > :14:10.they win today, they will go and nine points clear of West Ham in
:14:10. > :14:14.third place with West Ham having lost at home to Reading, who are
:14:14. > :14:19.second this afternoon. On the other side of that coin, Blackpool's
:14:19. > :14:24.players know that if they win, they will go back into the play-off
:14:24. > :14:31.positions. They would be 5th place, moving above Brighton and
:14:31. > :14:36.Middlesborough, who played out and draw in Brighton this afternoon.
:14:36. > :14:40.That is the context in which this game is being played. And they come
:14:40. > :14:47.out into a really cracking up this year as well and as the wind blows
:14:47. > :14:57.in from the sea, past the Blackpool Tower, up the Golden Mile... And
:14:57. > :15:10.
:15:10. > :15:14.then to the faces of Blackpool and atmosphere inside the ground today
:15:14. > :15:23.and no matter what Nigel Adkins has been saying, and you can understand
:15:23. > :15:29.it, you can only control the control the ball, and saying they
:15:29. > :15:32.are not interested in their other games, of course they are.
:15:32. > :15:38.MARTIN KEOWN: It was a physiotherapist all of those years
:15:38. > :15:42.ago -- he was. It has made him qualified to be a top manager, nice
:15:42. > :15:46.and simple, he loves his players and I think that is the way forward.
:15:46. > :15:51.He is very calm in his management and he knows that Ian Holloway will
:15:51. > :15:54.be desperate to win this game. It is going to be a cracking match.
:15:54. > :15:59.Southampton will play all of football and expect Blackpool to be
:15:59. > :16:04.very direct. Ian Holloway rings the changes. Whether he thinks a change
:16:04. > :16:09.is as good as a rest, I don't know, but he has made seven. Kevin
:16:09. > :16:19.Phillips is out with a hip injury. Barry Ferguson and Stephen Crainey
:16:19. > :16:22.
:16:22. > :16:32.are left out. Thomas mayor, son of Paul, is a real prospect -- Thomas
:16:32. > :16:40.
:16:40. > :16:48.top scorer, indeed the Championship's top scorer, Rickie
:16:48. > :16:58.Lambert, with a pelvic injury. He was a one-time blackballed trainee.
:16:58. > :17:07.
:17:07. > :17:11.goalkeeper on their bench today. The referee is Dean Whitestone. And
:17:11. > :17:16.there is the Southampton boss Nigel Adkins. They have been a leading
:17:16. > :17:21.the way all the way since August. They did drop off into second place,
:17:21. > :17:26.as Steve Claridge was referring to, in December and January. They had a
:17:26. > :17:33.tricky time, 13 points from 12 games, but the business he did in
:17:33. > :17:36.January seems to have revitalised Southampton. They are very much in
:17:36. > :17:43.pole position to go back into the Premier League. Seven seasons out
:17:43. > :17:49.of the top flight. It is amazing, Martin, that when Nigel Adkins to
:17:49. > :17:53.go back at St Mary's, which is not even 18 months ago, they were 22nd
:17:53. > :17:57.in League 1. They are now clear at the top of the Championship of.
:17:57. > :18:01.is phenomenal to get that much success. They are following Norwich
:18:01. > :18:10.through the divisions. They just played simple, they play the ball
:18:10. > :18:14.to feet, they all believe in one another. Look out for Lallana, he
:18:14. > :18:18.is an outstanding talent. A lot of these guys deserve to play in the
:18:18. > :18:28.Premiership. And a lot of the Blackpool have played in the
:18:28. > :18:28.
:18:28. > :18:31.Premiership. -- Blackpool guys. They were on they end of a second
:18:31. > :18:36.half of the season slump that took them out of the Premiership. They
:18:36. > :18:41.ended up going down on the final day at Old Trafford end that a
:18:41. > :18:46.dramatic finale to the Premier League season. -- in that. Can they
:18:46. > :18:51.get back there? Can Southampton get back there? It is a blustery day,
:18:51. > :18:57.as you can tell from the beach ball that has just blown on from amongst
:18:57. > :19:02.the 2000 travelling Southampton fans. It is Blackpool he will get
:19:02. > :19:09.us under way, kick in from left to right in the first 45 minutes. Here
:19:09. > :19:14.watching the rest, now the rest will watch Blackpool and
:19:14. > :19:19.Southampton. West Ham, Reading, Cardiff, Brighton and Middlesbrough,
:19:19. > :19:29.they all have their own agenda as of what they want to see come out
:19:29. > :19:50.
:19:50. > :19:55.Southampton's win over Doncaster, his former club, last week. Dean
:19:56. > :20:05.Whitestone, the referee, he took charge of Blackpool's FA Cup win
:20:06. > :20:30.
:20:30. > :20:40.against Blake would down the road - Southampton. -- a. They don't make
:20:40. > :20:55.
:20:55. > :21:05.veteran, he is only 35. There are a few Premier League goalkeepers well
:21:05. > :21:42.
:21:42. > :21:52.quick feet -- you can see Lallana. Expect him to roam around behind
:21:52. > :22:22.
:22:22. > :22:25.the front two. He has had an with the ball. Both managers down
:22:25. > :22:35.on his near side have said something to the 4th official
:22:35. > :22:45.
:22:45. > :22:50.Robert Lewis. They don't like the complete the round, the way it is
:22:50. > :22:55.bouncing. I am not sure why the referee didn't just be that
:22:55. > :23:01.straight away -- completely round. We have got a new one. It was like
:23:01. > :23:05.an Easter egg, the one they were playing with. They should get
:23:05. > :23:15.everybody to sign it and auction it. It is not much use for anything
:23:15. > :23:54.
:23:54. > :23:58.side of the post from Guly Do Prado. It was a useful ball through. You
:23:58. > :24:03.can see his pace, he takes yards after him. Just not able to guide
:24:04. > :24:10.it into the goal. Should be able to get it in from there, he has done
:24:10. > :24:20.all of a hard work and he should be doing better. -- the hard work.
:24:20. > :24:44.
:24:44. > :24:48.Guly Do Prado has just come back caught the headlines this season
:24:48. > :24:58.but Guly Do Prado has chipped in with 11, Lallana has 12. Billy
:24:58. > :25:20.
:25:20. > :25:24.Sharp came in January and he is a in the shower moment. He just used
:25:24. > :25:34.his experience. It is a useful cross in, it should be food and
:25:34. > :25:40.
:25:40. > :25:50.drink for him. And he nearly fluffs endgame Kelvin Davis has missed
:25:50. > :26:23.
:26:23. > :26:27.this season. -- the only game. His Gilks was a big loss to Blackpool
:26:27. > :26:37.last season when he will best half of the campaign after breaking a
:26:37. > :27:14.
:27:14. > :27:24.protestations of innocence from Pablo that Angel are dismissed. --
:27:24. > :27:49.
:27:49. > :27:59.offside position. The decision went against Billy Sharp. Yes, good
:27:59. > :28:13.
:28:13. > :28:17.decision from the linesman, spot on. about him, England Under 19 and
:28:17. > :28:21.Under 20, and then Scotland found out he could qualify for them and
:28:21. > :28:26.Craig Levein called him up for a friendly against Slovenia. He
:28:26. > :28:30.pulled out injured. But we can have a clause with Blackpool that if he
:28:30. > :28:34.plays for England, they get an add- on to the fee and they sent
:28:34. > :28:39.Blackpool and invoice and Blackpool scented back, saying the contracts
:28:39. > :28:49.as if he plays for England, Scotland did not count! -- the
:28:49. > :28:49.
:28:49. > :29:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:29:36. > :29:45.a really good save from Kelvin Davis, but Taylor-Fletcher will be
:29:46. > :29:52.
:29:52. > :29:58.disappointed. That was a fantastic move down that right hand side. The
:29:58. > :30:08.position that he takes up. That was a fantastic save from the keeper.
:30:08. > :30:09.
:30:09. > :30:14.The Blackpool corner. Thomas Ince... Gary Taylor-Fletcher. Adam Lallana.
:30:14. > :30:24.Gary Taylor-Fletcher. Could block by Adam Lallana and then smashed
:30:24. > :30:25.
:30:25. > :30:31.back in by Bob Harris. Really showing his value. Acrobatic. Great
:30:31. > :30:38.pull back. And it was that definite little flick. Gives the keeper the
:30:38. > :30:42.chance to save. That was a great move from Blackpool. They might
:30:42. > :30:47.have lost some experience today, taking Kevin Phillips out of the
:30:47. > :30:56.team with injury and Barry Ferguson out, Stephen Crainey, but what they
:30:56. > :31:03.have brought in with Philips and Thomas Ince his place. And energy.
:31:03. > :31:07.-- is pace. On site. Polls it back. Tonight by Davis. And the rebound,
:31:07. > :31:16.right across the front of the goal and Blackpool are lucky they are
:31:16. > :31:21.not in front. That was remarkable. Good early ball. Pulling back. And
:31:21. > :31:29.really, how on earth has he saved that from there? The reflexes are
:31:29. > :31:33.outstanding. You wonder about Southampton's defending at times. I
:31:33. > :31:43.don't think he knows much about that but it was a great save all
:31:43. > :31:48.the same. Thomas Ince was onside. But back to the keeper with rather
:31:48. > :31:58.more pace than he wanted. That has given the match some impetus.
:31:58. > :32:02.
:32:02. > :32:06.Giving Blackpool left. He has lost it. Keith Southern trying to pick
:32:06. > :32:16.his way through the Southampton jerseys. The visitors have the
:32:16. > :32:24.
:32:24. > :32:34.Blackpool, isn't it? We have not releasing them pass the ball in
:32:34. > :32:36.
:32:36. > :32:39.their normal manner so far. The thing which impressed so many
:32:39. > :32:47.people about back then under Ian Holloway is just the ferocity with
:32:47. > :32:53.which they attack. Thomas Ince... At Phillips in the middle. Onto the
:32:53. > :32:59.right foot. Went for the Near right post, Kelvin Davis made the save.
:32:59. > :33:04.He is a box of tricks on his right hand side. So difficult playing
:33:04. > :33:07.against a player with the opposite foot. In the one situation he
:33:07. > :33:12.fancies his chances but the goalkeeper stays up with the good
:33:12. > :33:21.barrier and that was a good save from him once more. And with his
:33:21. > :33:29.weaker foot. But it was kept well enough. Gary Taylor-Fletcher,
:33:29. > :33:35.another good ball. Southampton feeling penned in at the moment.
:33:35. > :33:45.Adam Lallana, looking for Billy Sharp. That is the goal kick.
:33:45. > :33:45.
:33:45. > :34:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:34:40. > :34:46.goes over and the referee says penalty! Given by his assistant on
:34:46. > :34:56.the far side. He looked to the assistant on the far side. And John
:34:56. > :35:00.
:35:00. > :35:04.Busby said penalty. I am not sure that is a penalty? It's sort of
:35:04. > :35:11.flashes across them and the offender panics. Harris makes the
:35:11. > :35:21.contact. Once he feels any kind of contact and he has gone down...
:35:21. > :35:35.
:35:35. > :35:45.has caught the standing leg. Billy Greeted with patchier that nearly
:35:45. > :35:49.
:35:49. > :35:57.takes the roof off. -- worth at Shea. But the best of penalties. --
:35:57. > :36:02.with a cheer. Well, Ricky Lambert takes all the Southampton penalty
:36:02. > :36:12.is and he isn't here today. Billy Sharp, stepping up to the played
:36:12. > :36:27.
:36:27. > :36:37.but it was not his best. Matthew is Jack Cork. Adam Lallana. The
:36:37. > :36:54.
:36:54. > :36:58.Trying to find Stephen Dobbie. Keith Southern, now. Bob Harris,
:36:58. > :37:07.who conceded that penalty. I don't think Matt Phillips will reach out.
:37:07. > :37:13.Not quite. Southampton throw. Snapping into those challenges. And
:37:13. > :37:16.that was a good save from the keeper. Sharp will regret that, I
:37:16. > :37:26.am sure. That was a good opportunity to put his team in
:37:26. > :38:02.
:38:02. > :38:08.front. 50-50. If he goes to his himself in the right-back position.
:38:08. > :38:14.He likes his team to pass the ball, Ian Holloway. Look at the managers.
:38:14. > :38:24.That tells you everything you need to know. Fiercely competitive men.
:38:24. > :38:29.
:38:29. > :38:35.Jack Cork. Billy Sharp chasing. Alex Baptiste is there. Jack Cork.
:38:35. > :38:38.Blackpool throw. Had said and done taken the lead, it would certainly
:38:38. > :38:43.have been against the run of play. Those are the opportunities you
:38:43. > :38:53.must take when away from home and that has given Blackpool a real
:38:53. > :39:02.
:39:02. > :39:05.lift. They have been beaten here three times this season. But they
:39:05. > :39:15.have won on only one of their last six championship fixtures, against
:39:15. > :39:33.
:39:33. > :39:42.with this, Blackpool. Phillips. Keith Southern. Blackpool throw.
:39:42. > :39:52.Phillips. Running. Excellent tackle. Gary Taylor-Fletcher. Keith
:39:52. > :39:55.
:39:55. > :40:04.Southern with the cross. Here is Fletcher and he goes down -
:40:04. > :40:08.penalty! Morgan Schneiderlin upon Gary Taylor-Fletcher. And the
:40:08. > :40:13.second penalty. That was a great run from Gary Taylor-Fletcher.
:40:13. > :40:19.There was no challenge made, there. He was falling over before he even
:40:19. > :40:23.gets to his opponent. All credit, to challenges and almost just falls
:40:23. > :40:29.over, as soon as he feels any contact and he falls into his
:40:29. > :40:35.opponent, for me, there. Southampton missed their penalty,
:40:35. > :40:45.can Stephen Dobbie score from 12 yards? His first start in his
:40:45. > :41:01.
:41:01. > :41:05.corner. No saving that. Blackpool 1, Southampton 0. That was an
:41:05. > :41:10.excellent penalty for a player who knows all about these situations,
:41:10. > :41:20.getting promotions, and he really has put that away into the corner.
:41:20. > :41:22.
:41:22. > :41:30.That was an excellent penalty. other one was 50 - 50. It would
:41:30. > :41:39.have needed a miracle to stop that. And Blackpool lead. And they come
:41:39. > :41:48.straight back four more. Both sets, Phillips on the other side and
:41:48. > :41:58.Thomas Ince on the side, really taking the game to Southampton.
:41:58. > :42:06.
:42:06. > :42:16.Those two wide men are causing He puts it in. Sharp with the have
:42:16. > :42:37.
:42:37. > :42:47.from the referee. They want to keep this going. That was a fair and
:42:47. > :42:47.
:42:47. > :43:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:43:28. > :43:37.honest challenge, in my book. over the bar. It wasn't, was it? It
:43:37. > :43:43.was Neal Eardley who put this over the top. If you scored from there,
:43:43. > :43:52.it was the goal of the season, wasn't it? Especially from a right
:43:52. > :43:57.back. This is it, once Blackpool have got the bit between their
:43:57. > :44:07.teeth, they are very hard to shake out of their stride. They were just
:44:07. > :44:10.keep coming at you. -- they will just. You cannot see them just
:44:10. > :44:20.sitting on this lead, they have to try to take this further to
:44:20. > :44:36.
:44:36. > :44:38.Defenders do not get enough credit for that. Alex Baptiste was
:44:38. > :44:48.relegated added the Football League with Mansfield only a couple of
:44:48. > :45:08.
:45:08. > :45:13.seasons before he was playing in Southampton have had for a while.
:45:13. > :45:16.They are not fazed, though, they keep playing the same ball out wide
:45:16. > :45:26.for the goalkeeper to the full- backs, trying to play through the
:45:26. > :45:26.
:45:26. > :46:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:46:46. > :46:51.because I think they feel Billy Sharp had been impeded. Two options
:46:51. > :47:00.for Richard Chaplow, Billy Sharp to his right, Julie the Bravo to his
:47:00. > :47:10.left. -- Guly Do Prado. At that time it was definitely a foul by
:47:10. > :47:10.
:47:10. > :48:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:48:02. > :48:12.sides, making it difficult for her Blackpool to pick him up -- Richard
:48:12. > :48:12.
:48:12. > :48:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:48:52. > :48:59.Chaplow. This is the first felt really should have scored.
:48:59. > :49:02.really should be doing better there. He can see it right in front of him.
:49:02. > :49:08.It is coming at such a speed, I don't think he can get his head on
:49:08. > :49:16.it. It is a great chance. They are like statues around him, the
:49:16. > :49:25.Blackpool players. He should have put away his 7th goal of the season,
:49:25. > :49:31.the centre half. Instead, at Stephen Dobbie! 2-0! What they
:49:31. > :49:35.return for Stephen Dobbie! -- what a return. Back at Blackpool in
:49:35. > :49:45.another loan spell from Swansea City and he scored twice in less
:49:45. > :49:47.
:49:47. > :49:50.than 10 minutes. Blackpool 2, at Southampton 0. This is just a
:49:50. > :49:56.hopeful punt up the pitch, something they should be dealing
:49:56. > :50:02.with, food and drink. He is on to read first. A bit of strength,
:50:02. > :50:06.muscles him are fed and taxied into the corner. A fantastic returned --
:50:06. > :50:10.muscles him off it and tucks it into the corner. It is a fantastic
:50:11. > :50:14.finish. The bit of strength when he needs it, takes the energy from the
:50:15. > :50:19.defender and the keeper can do nothing about it. In the twinkling
:50:19. > :50:23.of an eye, from one end to another, from goalkeeper to Stephen Dobbie
:50:23. > :50:33.to the back of the Southampton net, and the League leaders are in big
:50:33. > :50:34.
:50:34. > :50:39.this. Nigel Adkins admits to see some character, some response from
:50:39. > :50:43.his team, -- needs deceive. They just haven't turned up so far in
:50:43. > :50:51.this one. Within a quarter of an hour of missing a penalty which
:50:51. > :51:01.would have put Southampton in front, Nigel Adkins'team are two goals
:51:01. > :51:01.
:51:01. > :52:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:52:13. > :52:22.hour for Southampton. They need to less than 10 minutes, his first two
:52:22. > :52:26.of the season. Free kick, blackballed. Ince brought down. --
:52:26. > :52:31.free kick, Blackpool. He feels the challenge and there goes down.
:52:31. > :52:36.Definitely a free kick. Every time Guly Do Prado gets involved, he
:52:36. > :52:41.concedes a free kick. It may well be he will receive a cumulative
:52:41. > :52:49.yellow card after a while. He is making bad point to the Brazilian.
:52:49. > :52:52.He is calling Dover Jose Fonte, who is the captain -- calling over.
:52:52. > :52:57.Just as they can you tell your big man up front to be careful where he
:52:57. > :53:07.is putting his feet. He has taken exception to quite innocuous
:53:07. > :53:15.
:53:15. > :53:18.challenges and he has pulled him in will be taken in front of a new
:53:18. > :53:23.segment of Bloomfield Road. They have not settled on their laurels
:53:23. > :53:33.here, they are extending the stadium. That little segment in the
:53:33. > :53:40.
:53:40. > :53:50.are on the up and things are looking good today. The referee
:53:50. > :54:16.
:54:16. > :54:26.still in discussions with Jose font fascinating and really entertaining
:54:26. > :54:40.
:54:40. > :54:45.final list with Blackpool two years ago, winning promotion to the
:54:45. > :54:49.Premier League it, he was on loan with Swansea and went back, scored
:54:49. > :54:53.in the play-off final last season as Swansea were promoted. He hasn't
:54:53. > :54:56.been too heavily involved in the Premier League and has come back in
:54:56. > :55:06.search of matches and this is his first start since he came back, two
:55:06. > :55:28.
:55:28. > :55:33.player of the future by Chelsea without cracking the first team. A
:55:33. > :55:43.Ince, who didn't make it at Liverpool, at the more you see him,
:55:43. > :55:46.
:55:46. > :55:51.the more you think they may be left foot is his preferred but but
:55:51. > :56:01.he has shown today that he has not averse to using his right. A
:56:01. > :56:19.
:56:19. > :56:22.Dobbie. Southampton will be particularly disappointed, just a
:56:22. > :56:27.punt up front. He does exceptionally well and it is a
:56:27. > :56:30.great finish. He knows exactly what he is doing when he gets the ball.
:56:30. > :56:40.Just absorb the challenge and pokes it into the corner. Southampton
:56:40. > :57:14.
:57:14. > :57:16.could really do with one back took a few by surprise, I would
:57:16. > :57:21.hesitate to call it a gamble because he knows his squad better
:57:21. > :57:25.than anybody, but it has certainly paid off. He has a squad which is
:57:25. > :57:28.decent and people are coming in and doing exceptionally well. Looking
:57:28. > :57:38.at their windows, I have been very impressed with both Ince and
:57:38. > :57:51.
:57:51. > :57:56.Phillips. -- looking at their long, at Ince. He has sown great
:57:56. > :58:01.character -- just took a bit too long, or Ince. He has shown great
:58:01. > :58:11.character, coming from Liverpool, and sorting his game out. Just
:58:11. > :58:24.
:58:24. > :58:30.Championship fixtures, Southampton. They will have to go some here to
:58:31. > :58:40.keep that run going. But one goal would change everything,
:58:41. > :58:41.
:58:41. > :59:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:59:33. > :59:39.particularly if it comes before quite tight, that. -- offside. The
:59:39. > :59:45.flag was up instantaneously. think he was onside and I thought
:59:45. > :59:55.that straight away. There are probably to Blackpool defenders
:59:55. > :00:14.
:00:14. > :00:24.Fletcher has shown some lovely touches and vision. He has done
:00:24. > :00:48.
:00:48. > :00:52.well, he has been a real nuisance talked about Thomas Ince and Matt
:00:52. > :01:02.Phillips working hard, forcing Southampton to really just go back
:01:02. > :01:18.
:01:18. > :01:28.throw in. Morgan Schneiderlin. Thomas Ince, Neal Eardley. Here is
:01:28. > :01:28.
:01:28. > :01:38.do Prado. Matt Phillips, trying to chase it down but it found its mark.
:01:38. > :02:10.
:02:10. > :02:15.Lallana. They just do not have that accuracy in their passing,
:02:15. > :02:25.Southampton, at the moment. Blackpool will be happy if they can
:02:25. > :02:47.
:02:47. > :02:51.just see this through to have time. Blackpool know that Brighton and
:02:51. > :02:57.members Brown drew with each other. And card of true earlier today. --
:02:57. > :03:07.Middlesborough. This could turn out to be a very good day for them.
:03:07. > :03:07.
:03:07. > :04:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:04:34. > :04:43.Adam Lallana just took that away Stephen Dobbie making the wrong. --
:04:43. > :04:49.making the wrong. Anticipated by Morgan Schneiderlin. Neal Eardley
:04:49. > :04:58.goes back. It has gone Blackpool's way in the first half. Impressive
:04:58. > :05:07.stuff. Yes, they are steam rolling. They need this have time to settle
:05:07. > :05:14.down and be more purposeful in their play in the second half.
:05:14. > :05:21.the referee says that will do. Stephen Dobbie with two goals in
:05:21. > :05:25.the space of him minutes, his first two goals of the season. That has
:05:25. > :05:28.put Blackpool to the good at half- time and they have their goalkeeper
:05:28. > :05:34.to thank for saving that Billy Sharp penalty. But there is no
:05:34. > :05:44.question at all that Blackpool are good value for their half-time lead.
:05:44. > :05:44.
:05:44. > :05:48.The league leaders are in a spot of And what drama here in Blackpool,
:05:48. > :05:53.the fans on their feet. Beth Ian Holloway was hoping to send a
:05:53. > :06:02.message to his players by making seven changes, he did and it worked.
:06:02. > :06:06.He has. There were periods when I saw them play against Leeds earlier
:06:06. > :06:09.on and they created lots of chances and it was similar to that.
:06:09. > :06:13.Everything I said before the game, they have done the opposite, tough
:06:13. > :06:20.to play against and they would make life difficult. At times, that
:06:20. > :06:25.simply has not happened. They have been sold a and if you look at
:06:25. > :06:30.Thomas in Stan Wright and Gary Taylor-Fletcher and Stephen Dobbie,
:06:30. > :06:36.they are winning the game for black POBAL -- Blackpool at the moment.
:06:36. > :06:43.Southampton should have been 1-0 up for the penalty. And I said to,
:06:43. > :06:50.what kind of penalty -- tackle is that? You said it was not? It was
:06:50. > :06:57.not. Goes around the ball and does not take anything apart from that
:06:57. > :07:05.little effect on the bar. The ball does not move. You always look at
:07:05. > :07:10.where the ball finishes up. It just carries on the same way. He went
:07:10. > :07:16.down like a giant redwood. And you will want him to be playing and
:07:16. > :07:23.scoring penalties. It was a good save and a bad penalty. Easy as
:07:23. > :07:27.that. He looked nervous, he kept looking at the referee. He was not
:07:27. > :07:30.focused. That was the definite penalty and that the other end not
:07:30. > :07:38.long after, in the commentary box they do not think this was a
:07:38. > :07:42.penalty? The same opinion, it is a foul outside the box, it was just
:07:42. > :07:46.there and he has almost fallen over. It is very difficult for the
:07:46. > :07:54.Southampton man. I think you're trying to get out of the way. Sorry,
:07:54. > :08:00.not for me. It looks like he does move towards a player? It is that
:08:00. > :08:06.one. A at the that is forward. that was signed as a backwards, he
:08:06. > :08:12.was not touching him. That is a penalty. That side netting, it goes
:08:12. > :08:18.early. Still does not get anywhere near it. A and the keeper could not
:08:18. > :08:24.have done much to say that? 2 - 0. Defensively, Southampton reacted
:08:24. > :08:30.really Purley. It just is a big punt on the pitch. And the left
:08:30. > :08:39.side, centre back, I don't know. Puppy comes. For mistakes leading
:08:39. > :08:43.to that goal. But that was a super finish. He knows the challenge is
:08:43. > :08:48.coming so he does not try to get the shot off, he waits for the
:08:48. > :08:53.challenge. When he takes a shot, he takes a keeper by surprise because
:08:53. > :08:57.he takes it quickly. Just gives himself enough of an ankle. Maybe
:08:57. > :09:01.the keeper could have come out initially from the header but that
:09:01. > :09:06.was poor defending. That is a goal but his only scored in the
:09:06. > :09:11.Championship and down. Not Premier League. Very rarely would you see a
:09:11. > :09:14.goal like that in the Premier League. Let's talk about
:09:14. > :09:21.Southampton, they come into this on the back of four victories, are
:09:21. > :09:27.they missing Ricky Lambert? They are missing somebody who can get a
:09:27. > :09:35.hold of the ball. They have given it away far too easily. They have
:09:35. > :09:39.not gone for any real width. The picture at times has been a little
:09:39. > :09:43.bit congested. Stephen Dobbie has made a real difference because he
:09:43. > :09:48.has been the link between the midfield and the fund players for
:09:48. > :09:53.Blackpool. Southampton love to control games, they have not done
:09:53. > :09:58.that today. Blackpool made loads of chances before they actually got
:09:58. > :10:04.that penalty and from some really good football. We will look at some
:10:04. > :10:07.of those later on. Not even winning here might be enough for
:10:07. > :10:17.Southampton depending on other results because it has been and
:10:17. > :10:27.
:10:27. > :10:37.interesting day. Here is how things chance for a decent cross and that
:10:37. > :10:37.
:10:38. > :10:41.was low. Know that! Carlton Cole! West Ham have taken the lead. It
:10:41. > :10:47.might have come back off the woodwork. And it fell nicely into
:10:48. > :10:54.the path of Carlton Cole. He has jail that into the bottom corner. -
:10:54. > :10:59.- drilled that. Can they get back on level terms? Right under the
:10:59. > :11:06.crossbar, and they have! The Latvian international on the near
:11:06. > :11:16.post. Having been second best throughout the whole of the second
:11:16. > :11:25.-- first half, they will go in at half-time 1 - 1. That was not
:11:25. > :11:30.really a very strong challenge from Kevin Nolan. Roberts. He gets the
:11:30. > :11:40.rebound off the body of Tomkins. And that was a chance for know all
:11:40. > :11:47.
:11:47. > :11:57.hunt! Reading are going to go in leading 2-1! -- Noel Hunt. That
:11:57. > :12:00.
:12:00. > :12:03.makes in their top scorer of the season on it goals. -- eight goals.
:12:03. > :12:13.The shot was on target by the big central defender, now playing in
:12:13. > :12:20.
:12:20. > :12:30.midfield. He gets too much -- gets to it first. Hunt! There is going
:12:30. > :12:30.
:12:30. > :12:40.to be a penalty. That was a rather reckless challenge. Hot tip the
:12:40. > :12:49.
:12:49. > :12:56.ball away from him. The tackle was late. -- Hunt took. Ian Hart. 3 - 1.
:12:56. > :13:02.What a comeback this is. Surely securing that position, now? 3 - 1
:13:02. > :13:11.over West Ham. West Ham have to pull another goal back and give
:13:11. > :13:21.themselves a chance, here. Gary O'Neill takes the corner. Oh! What
:13:21. > :13:31.a header! Right into the top corner. From the Portuguese player.
:13:31. > :13:44.
:13:45. > :13:51.Absolutely right into the corner. Roberts. Wood! That is going to
:13:51. > :14:01.stand! And Reading have re- established their lead. He took the
:14:01. > :14:05.
:14:05. > :14:12.ball. It was slipped in and then it hit the heels. Noel Hunt, Was the
:14:12. > :14:20.offside? Here is Roberts. And he must wait for him. And he has put
:14:20. > :14:30.it back into the middle. 5! No, no, the flag has gone up. Was he
:14:30. > :14:34.
:14:34. > :14:44.offside boarded the ball run out? Kevin Nolan. That was a good ball.
:14:44. > :14:46.
:14:46. > :14:50.What the sea of! -- asave! significant was that? It is three
:14:50. > :14:54.points, we went behind today and this is always a tough place to
:14:54. > :14:58.come to. We never really got going for the first 20 minutes and then
:14:58. > :15:03.took the lead but I thought after that, we played really well and we
:15:03. > :15:10.stayed in the game. We got ourselves in front. I thought we
:15:10. > :15:17.were good value. Well done, Reading. This is how crucial that is... You
:15:17. > :15:22.can see Reading in second place. 76 points. West Ham in third. As it
:15:22. > :15:27.stands... With black polluting, they are currently in 5th place. If
:15:27. > :15:35.it finishes like that, black peer will be in the play-offs. --
:15:35. > :15:38.Blackpool. There hasn't been a more under pressure manager all year.
:15:38. > :15:43.Look at the Budget and the players, it is right he should be under
:15:43. > :15:48.pressure. Certain players respond to that and others do not. No doubt
:15:48. > :15:52.that there is very little room for manoeuvre, shall we say. So it has
:15:52. > :15:56.strange division. Southampton were in League One last year. They have
:15:56. > :16:06.some stars but mainly unsung players. West Ham have a majority
:16:06. > :16:08.
:16:09. > :16:15.of Premiership players, being paid think Kevin Nolan is their top
:16:15. > :16:18.scorer. Should an Carlton Cole be? A I don't think he is. If you can
:16:18. > :16:24.get somebody who can get 20 odd goals for you, you have a great
:16:24. > :16:27.chance. West Ham cannot win at goal. There is talk -- there was talk
:16:27. > :16:31.that Brian McDermott would go to Wolves, was it wise to stay at
:16:31. > :16:36.Reading? It certainly looks like it, and with the new owners promising
:16:36. > :16:43.new funds, it looks like a club on the up. He turned them all back and
:16:43. > :16:47.got a new contract, happy days. -- he turned Wolves down. Happy days
:16:47. > :16:54.indeed. You can see all of the action in the Football League Show
:16:54. > :16:59.tonight. And as well as that, today was one of those rare footballing
:16:59. > :17:04.days when there were a big bunch of 3pm kick-offs in the Premier League.
:17:04. > :17:08.Marc Warren so it was very excited. It was nice to see. -- Mark
:17:08. > :17:13.Lawrenson. Manchester City and the bottom four were all in action, it
:17:13. > :17:18.was a dramatic day but 27 goals and some shock results. Tunic to Match
:17:18. > :17:28.Of The Day to find out what happened -- tune in. That is
:17:28. > :17:52.
:17:52. > :17:56.special look that sexism in football, and also from Wednesday,
:17:56. > :18:01.the Track Cycling World Cup is live. It is a big opportunity for the
:18:01. > :18:05.sprinters and endurance riders to stake their Olympic claims.
:18:05. > :18:10.Wednesday is quite a day for BBC's board, with the US has massed -- US
:18:10. > :18:14.Masters special looking back at fast-jet and forward to this year.
:18:14. > :18:19.Tiger Woods fresh from his first tournament win for many a month.
:18:19. > :18:26.And more football on Friday, we are at Barnsley for Match Of the Day
:18:26. > :18:28.Live. Barnsley against West Ham. Looking behind me, I can see the
:18:28. > :18:33.mass Copts have left the pitch which means the players will be on
:18:33. > :18:39.their way shortly -- mascots. Let's have a look at some other chances
:18:39. > :18:44.for Blackpool, they could have been more goals. Very much so. They have
:18:44. > :18:50.been the better side. Butterfield gets caught in the wrong position.
:18:50. > :18:54.He should possibly have played this and earlier to Ince. As it is,
:18:54. > :19:00.Fletcher has to control the ball rather than doing something with it.
:19:00. > :19:05.Ince was the ball earlier, but they made the best of a bad job, and a
:19:05. > :19:09.great effort from Taylor-Fletcher. Steve, would you have put your foot
:19:09. > :19:15.through the ball? He wouldn't have been their! This is what they did
:19:15. > :19:19.well. They got around Southampton in the wide areas and got players
:19:19. > :19:23.into the box. It looked like it would be another performance like
:19:24. > :19:29.the Leeds game when Southampton kept -- were kept in it by the
:19:30. > :19:37.goalkeeper. This was a great ball. Had you been impressed by Ince?
:19:37. > :19:44.has played very well. Ince, left foot down the right Matt Phillips,
:19:44. > :19:48.right foot down the left, they have pace and they are direct. He goes
:19:48. > :19:54.one way, then the other, putting a question mark into the defender's
:19:54. > :19:59.mind. Plenty of reasons to think Southampton's are completely out of
:19:59. > :20:04.it. They had some chances and they will look for more like it -- are
:20:05. > :20:10.not completely out of bed. I think he should score here. It is a great
:20:10. > :20:16.chance. This is a great ball from Lallana, fantastic vision with a
:20:17. > :20:19.little reverse pass. The goalkeeper doesn't do an awful lot. The word
:20:19. > :20:25.that friendly about the goalkeeper when you worked on the telly. --
:20:25. > :20:29.you weren't. He didn't want to get his kit Dirty! Trying to do too
:20:29. > :20:33.much with it, and in the end he put it wide. You are going to have to
:20:33. > :20:37.take a few punches from Blackpool and concede chances but you will
:20:38. > :20:43.get one or two go the other way. Southampton score first, it will be
:20:43. > :20:47.a great half. For Ian Holloway, they conceded three goals in the
:20:47. > :20:52.last game, or three in the game before, what do they do? Score four.
:20:52. > :20:56.I wondered why you went to manager for longer. Make sure people
:20:56. > :21:00.contrast -- concentrate and do their jobs and don't let
:21:00. > :21:03.Southampton back in. They can't change the way they play, they pour
:21:03. > :21:09.forward and that is the way it is and you have to take defeat on the
:21:09. > :21:19.chin. It blackballed score the next goal, they are rough. -- IF
:21:19. > :21:20.
:21:20. > :21:25.Blackpool scored the next goal, had got beaten, they will still be
:21:25. > :21:28.six points clear, Southampton are playing a bit off the pace. And no
:21:28. > :21:32.Rickie Lambert. If you look around the dressing room that he is not
:21:32. > :21:41.playing that it makes a difference. At the same time, it is important
:21:41. > :21:46.for Southampton to remember a win puts them back over the 60. Mark.
:21:46. > :21:50.All of the stars are out today -- point mark. Time to go to a couple
:21:50. > :21:55.of our Owen, Steve Wilson and Martin Keown for the second half
:21:55. > :21:59.live there. STEVE WILSON: Thank you very much,
:21:59. > :22:04.you have come back in the nick of time. You might have caught
:22:04. > :22:10.Martin's half-time TV burp from his cup of tea, but he has got that out
:22:10. > :22:20.of the way. Steve De Ridder is on for Richard Chaplow. It is a sweat
:22:20. > :22:23.
:22:23. > :22:27.-- straight position will swap. -- favour of Southampton, who were
:22:27. > :22:32.really up against it here. Reading winning at West Ham making this a
:22:32. > :22:37.great opportunity for Saddam turned to go nine points clear of a third
:22:37. > :22:43.place. -- for Southampton to go nine points clear of third place.
:22:43. > :22:49.But it is not going that way at the moment. Can they make amends for
:22:49. > :22:59.what was a below-par 45 minutes. But take nothing away from
:22:59. > :22:59.
:22:59. > :23:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:23:45. > :23:48.Adkins at half-time, but Steve De looking for a change in performance
:23:48. > :23:55.without a doubt. He is looking for a reaction and they needed to
:23:55. > :24:01.respond. You have got to see the job through, plenty of football
:24:01. > :24:11.left in this season. Southampton still have to play Reading, who are
:24:11. > :24:28.
:24:28. > :24:32.first half was fairly even, but since then, Blackpool were pretty
:24:32. > :24:38.much always in the ascendancy. lifted the crowd, lifted the tempo
:24:38. > :24:44.and suddenly, the players were playing for real. Billy Sharp on
:24:44. > :24:49.the turn, excellent tackle from Harris. Billy Sharp was in. Bob
:24:49. > :24:59.Harris arrived from nowhere. gave a penalty away the first half
:24:59. > :24:59.
:24:59. > :26:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:26:10. > :26:19.his cool. He is not somebody who throws teacups or plates of
:26:20. > :26:20.
:26:20. > :28:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:28:03. > :28:06.has won a corner. Phillips has done excellently, winning the race into
:28:06. > :28:16.the Channel, giving his team time to get out and getting them a
:28:16. > :28:56.
:28:56. > :29:00.below the highest of the season Baptist again, and it is another
:29:00. > :29:04.corner. Great pressure from Blackpool. Baptiste attacks the
:29:04. > :29:14.ball very well, he has got great spring. The defender just doing
:29:14. > :29:22.
:29:22. > :29:31.try, try again. It is in! And it is 3-0! They were all looking at bad
:29:31. > :29:36.taste and Ian Evatt arrived. -- Baptiste. Blackpool lead by three.
:29:36. > :29:40.It is a fantastic head at the far post. They were all looking at Alex
:29:40. > :29:44.Baptiste, and they are just watching, there is nobody near him.
:29:45. > :29:51.The marking is shocking. He has punished them. At the end of the
:29:51. > :30:01.day, he has just got to see it on to his head. Totally free header
:30:01. > :30:07.
:30:07. > :30:13.had some week. His wife has just had twins and now he has just
:30:13. > :30:23.headed his second goal of the season to make it 3 - 0. No one saw
:30:23. > :30:42.
:30:42. > :30:52.that coming! And only seven minutes They are all over Southampton like
:30:52. > :31:20.
:31:20. > :31:27.a rash at the moment. Keith soon. They have got the corner.
:31:27. > :31:37.That will have to do for the moment. Blackpool only know how to play one
:31:37. > :31:52.
:31:52. > :32:02.way - they just keep charging the clearing header. Only Stephen
:32:02. > :32:02.
:32:02. > :32:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:32:59. > :33:04.there? Blackpool just get forward Three in the middle. The cross
:33:04. > :33:12.deflected, Blackpool corner. They'd just cannot got -- get their
:33:12. > :33:22.toehold into the game. No fear, at the moment Southampton cannot live
:33:22. > :33:27.
:33:27. > :33:33.looking as cool as a cucumber. In comes the corner kick and that will
:33:33. > :33:43.be another one. They can barely get out of their own penalty area, said
:33:43. > :33:46.
:33:46. > :33:56.than done. -- Southampton. The corner was short to Keith Southern.
:33:56. > :34:05.
:34:05. > :34:15.I think that was going to be a shot Seven changes for today's game. It
:34:15. > :34:46.
:34:46. > :34:50.Matthew Gilks in this. The referee title on this ground in Scunthorpe
:34:50. > :34:57.five years ago. But they were beaten by Blackpool on the day. It
:34:57. > :35:07.completely spoiled when the -- winning the title for him. There
:35:07. > :35:13.
:35:13. > :35:23.are 3-0 down today. -- they are. I would not be surprised to see
:35:23. > :35:32.
:35:32. > :35:36.half. All the players they have a point to prove, they have really
:35:36. > :35:46.stood out. Harris, left back. Thomas Ince, Stephen Dobbie, who
:35:46. > :35:48.
:35:48. > :35:58.scored both goals. -- the two goals. Southern in midfield. Driven across
:35:58. > :36:00.
:36:00. > :36:07.by Danny Butterfield. Not really dealt with. Alex Baptiste, away.
:36:07. > :36:12.Great little first touch from the Brazilian, do Prado. And the corner.
:36:12. > :36:22.Do Prado are showing great strength. And good awareness. And the corner
:36:22. > :36:32.to Southampton. How many times have we said that in this game? I would
:36:32. > :36:38.
:36:38. > :36:48.expect him to run that off. Corner- at the back post. And Adam Lallana
:36:48. > :36:53.
:36:53. > :36:57.own half. He really fires that up. In fairness, normally you would
:36:57. > :37:03.expect him to do a lot better from that situation. It was a bouncing
:37:03. > :37:13.bomb that comes at him. He simply cannot keep it down. He did have a
:37:13. > :37:22.
:37:22. > :37:29.when Kevin Phillips, the former Southampton Blackpool striker,
:37:29. > :37:35.their top scorer, and Rickie Lambert, were both ruled out. But
:37:35. > :37:41.with or without them, it has turned out to be really good. Certainly,
:37:41. > :37:47.if you were neutral or for back-up, it is. Not so much for Southampton
:37:47. > :37:52.fans. Coming into the play-off situation, with that momentum, you
:37:52. > :38:02.feel that not many teams will want to play them. Blackpool in the
:38:02. > :38:07.
:38:07. > :38:17.They would fancy themselves to do that again. The little slut. The
:38:17. > :38:35.
:38:35. > :38:39.Southampton. With 30 minutes left, in Southampton can just get one,
:38:39. > :38:49.they just might knock themselves back into their normal rhythm and
:38:49. > :38:53.
:38:53. > :39:00.get going. Stephen to murder. Danny Butterfield. -- Steve De Ridder.
:39:00. > :39:05.Every game is high-scoring. I think Ian Holloway excepts the fact that
:39:05. > :39:11.the way they play football, they are always likely to concede goals.
:39:11. > :39:21.He has done well, Phillips. Excellent. Winning runner, bags of
:39:21. > :39:23.
:39:23. > :39:33.energy on the left hand side. are certainly calling the tune at
:39:33. > :39:41.
:39:41. > :39:51.the moment. Stephen Dobbie has lost it. Jack Cork. Morgan Schneiderlin.
:39:51. > :40:03.
:40:03. > :40:06.Jack Cork. Alex Baptiste with the clearing header. His next
:40:06. > :40:14.assignment is the South Coast derby against Portsmouth, which on paper,
:40:14. > :40:19.he would expect to win. Aside chasing the title against a side
:40:19. > :40:25.that is battling the Orde's and the drop. But with that kind of Derby,
:40:25. > :40:30.anything can happen. Then Crystal Palace and then Reading, who are
:40:31. > :40:35.currently second. They will be taking nothing for granted. Nigel
:40:35. > :40:42.Atkins has been saying that for weeks now. Nothing for granted.
:40:42. > :40:52.Stephen Dobbie, they don't want to go forward down here. Then it is
:40:52. > :40:52.
:40:53. > :40:59.curtains. He should have played Thomas Ince. Do Prado. Morgan
:40:59. > :41:04.Schneiderlin, forward. Billy Sharp. Still Adam Lallana. Nice little
:41:04. > :41:11.ball in. The flag is up. Miraculously off the line but it
:41:11. > :41:18.would not have counted anyway. The shot was offside. Some clearance
:41:18. > :41:25.from the line. Fantastic. He does not know if that was offside or not.
:41:25. > :41:31.That was a bad decision from the linesman. Great defending. Never
:41:31. > :41:37.gives up. I have certainly been impressed with Paris today. That
:41:37. > :41:45.was about as borderline a decision as they come. He has been excellent,
:41:45. > :41:50.Bob Harris, at left-back. Kevin Phillips. His second ambitious
:41:50. > :42:00.attempt of the second half. He has had a couple of those. Confident
:42:00. > :42:10.young man. I am not sure he is going to score from there, though.
:42:10. > :42:12.
:42:12. > :42:18.Jos Hooiveld. Harris at left back, the player they brought in from the
:42:18. > :42:24.Queen of the South. His 6th appearance in tangerine. He
:42:24. > :42:28.certainly has not done anything wrong today. Alex Baptiste just
:42:28. > :42:32.kept that away from Billy Sharp. There have been three or four
:42:32. > :42:40.occasions were a last-ditch intervention has been aided and
:42:40. > :42:45.someone in a tangerine shirt has found it. Inspirational. He just
:42:46. > :42:55.spins and manages to get his foot in. Look at that, he adjusts the
:42:56. > :43:00.
:43:00. > :43:08.Brierley well, there. -- he adjusts really well. Jack Cork. Keith
:43:08. > :43:15.Sutton. Steve De Ridder. Outside, Bob Harris. Adam Lallana, at the
:43:15. > :43:21.back post. He seemed to take his eyes off the ball. Neal Eardley was
:43:21. > :43:28.putting him under pressure. Steve De Ridder has got great pace. He
:43:28. > :43:38.whips it into the box. Adam Lallana was never going to get onto the end
:43:38. > :43:43.of that. Good defending. It is just not coming off for Southampton.
:43:43. > :43:53.They don't really seem to have that option to go wrong. They cannot get
:43:53. > :44:04.
:44:04. > :44:10.side are going to be slipping into defeat for the first time after 12
:44:10. > :44:16.games. He has had 18 league games in charge of Southampton and he has
:44:16. > :44:26.won 50 of those, drawn 16 of the other. That is a bad one. What is
:44:26. > :44:42.
:44:42. > :44:48.the referee going to do? Thomas of the game. Well, that was late.
:44:48. > :44:55.This sort of challenge you expect Danny Fox to put in in the first
:44:55. > :44:59.few minutes of the game, rather than deep into the second half.
:44:59. > :45:06.Blackpool free kick. Neal Eardley is going to take this. Three more
:45:06. > :45:16.lurking outside the box. Neal Eardley's delivery. Danny
:45:16. > :45:53.
:45:53. > :45:59.Butterfield. With the clearance. team today, Southampton, Billy
:45:59. > :46:05.Sharp has been the third best player forward. Maybe he should
:46:06. > :46:15.switch with Guly Do Prado, they have not got an option to goal. --
:46:16. > :46:16.
:46:16. > :47:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:47:19. > :47:29.wrong choice at the end of it. -- pace, and all of the goals have
:47:29. > :47:36.
:47:36. > :47:42.Blackpool players, they are looking more like Southampton were coming
:47:43. > :47:47.into this game -- you can see. If Southampton are to lose this game,
:47:47. > :47:55.it is about a reaction. They will want to get something back out of
:47:55. > :48:00.this before the end of today. will be no time to feel sorry for
:48:01. > :48:10.themselves when they play Portsmouth next, that is for sure.
:48:11. > :48:11.
:48:11. > :49:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:49:05. > :49:08.Lallana. I guess there will be inevitable question marks about
:49:08. > :49:13.Southampton when they lose without this -- like this without their top
:49:13. > :49:17.scorer. You wouldn't say they are a one-man team by any stretch of the
:49:17. > :49:21.imagination but do they rely too heavily on the man who has scored
:49:21. > :49:27.28 goals for them this season, that will be the question. The rest of
:49:27. > :49:32.the squad have to stand up and be counted and say the answer is no,
:49:32. > :49:39.they don't. Brett Ormerod will be on shortly. A player who played in
:49:39. > :49:43.the FA Cup final for Southampton. Coli is another one, he has
:49:43. > :49:53.featured for them in large part of the season and is out injured. --
:49:53. > :49:58.
:49:58. > :50:03.Connolly. I am sure they will get area, it is a free kick to
:50:03. > :50:13.Southampton and this might be an opportunity for them. There are no
:50:13. > :50:14.
:50:14. > :50:20.complaints here. Definitely catches him. I think Angel expected Ince to
:50:20. > :50:30.deal with it. Angel get a yellow card. Southampton have a free kick
:50:30. > :51:00.
:51:01. > :51:07.in an instant -- interesting good stop. Not just the way he got
:51:07. > :51:17.his hands to it but when he put it to keep it out of the danger area.
:51:17. > :51:23.
:51:23. > :51:27.Gilks. Yes, excellent save. You would expect him to make it but it
:51:27. > :51:37.is coming through a group of players. Keeps his eye on it and
:51:37. > :51:52.
:51:52. > :52:01.about staying calm and keeping your free kick goes their way. He has
:52:01. > :52:08.been fired up today. A real tussle between them. Taylor-Fletcher has
:52:08. > :52:18.been excellent today. He has netted everything together going forward.
:52:18. > :52:43.
:52:43. > :52:51.get. Butterfield has got to put his foot through the ball. In the end,
:52:51. > :53:01.Taylor-Fletcher get another opportunity. -- gets. Rapturous
:53:01. > :53:01.
:53:01. > :53:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:53:44. > :53:50.ovation for Matt Phillips as he tenacious as well. He bounces back
:53:50. > :53:54.off the ground and get another corner for his team. There is going
:53:54. > :54:02.to be a huge ovation here for Stephen Dobbie, whose two first-
:54:02. > :54:05.half goals but this game firmly in Blackpool's grasp. -- put there.
:54:05. > :54:15.Firstly a calmly despatched penalty and the second, a really good
:54:15. > :54:21.finish. He has been excellent, set his team well on the way in this
:54:21. > :54:27.one. Can they finish the job for him? Brett Ormerod, who will be 36
:54:27. > :54:34.this summer, comes on. An FA Cup final loser with Southampton and
:54:34. > :54:44.nine years ago against Arsenal. was a great day, I remember that
:54:44. > :55:22.
:55:22. > :55:27.Southampton change, it says Guly Do Prado coming off. Lee Barnard is
:55:27. > :55:32.coming on to replace him. 14 league goals in League 1 last season. He
:55:32. > :55:42.hasn't played a lot of football this season. He hasn't scored yet
:55:42. > :55:42.
:55:42. > :56:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:56:32. > :56:42.change. John Fleck is going to command any minute. -- come on any
:56:42. > :57:00.
:57:01. > :57:06.now. John Fleck, on loan from Rangers. He was very highly rated
:57:06. > :57:16.at Rangers and was going to be the next big thing in the SPL, it seems
:57:16. > :57:27.
:57:27. > :57:37.to have gone a little bit astray goal. -- no real sight of a
:57:37. > :57:42.
:57:42. > :57:46.The it is remarkable, isn't it? side has almost two-thirds of the
:57:46. > :57:50.possession and the other has almost two-thirds of the attempt. I would
:57:50. > :57:55.like to see the Southampton possession for the final third,
:57:55. > :57:59.they have hardly been in the Blackpool half. Here is John Fleck,
:57:59. > :58:03.he will get 10 minutes, and Matt Phillips, who has done really well
:58:03. > :58:07.will be coming off. I sense he will be disappointed not to get his name
:58:07. > :58:11.on the scoresheet but his contribution has been really good.
:58:11. > :58:17.Yes, that willingness down on this left-hand side to really run at his
:58:17. > :58:27.opponent. One of the standard players in the first half. -- stand
:58:27. > :59:01.
:59:01. > :59:09.out. John Fleck is the nephew of today, a couple of 1,000 of them
:59:09. > :59:14.have come here. -- 2000 of them. The Southampton players are just
:59:14. > :59:18.ignoring that forward pass, may be lacking a bit of confidence. Maybe
:59:18. > :59:22.it is the pitch. They just won't play it, it is not going in the
:59:22. > :59:27.usual manner they play their game. Easy therefore Bob Harris just to
:59:27. > :59:32.knock it back to his keeper. swallow doesn't make a summer and
:59:32. > :59:38.one defeat doesn't spoil the season. Everything is in place for
:59:38. > :59:42.Southampton. The stadium is there, the training ground is excellent,
:59:42. > :59:46.doing more building work their this week. They had their highest ever
:59:46. > :59:50.attendance this season for the home game against West Ham, that is the
:59:50. > :59:56.highest about not only at St Mary's but also at the Dell. They are a
:59:56. > :00:00.club on the up, but they have played X -- below expectation today.
:00:00. > :00:03.We all expect them to go up and be in the Premiership, we just want to
:00:03. > :00:13.see them give a good account of themselves and they are not doing
:00:13. > :00:25.
:00:25. > :00:27.Blackpool performance that has been full of attacking threat, in many
:00:28. > :00:36.ways the left-back has stood out more than anyone. Bob Harris has
:00:36. > :00:42.been excellent today. Lomana LuaLua is about to come on for Blackpool.
:00:42. > :00:46.I think Ince may be the man who is coming off. I think all around the
:00:46. > :00:51.pitch, Blackpool have been solid in midfield, the energy and the work-
:00:51. > :00:55.rate, all off the ball. They have all played their part. Baptiste and
:00:55. > :01:05.Ian Evatt at the back, they are very strong. They will be very
:01:05. > :01:35.
:01:35. > :01:40.terms of the way he plays football, he is a completely different type
:01:40. > :01:46.of player but he can certainly play. Totally different, he runs at
:01:46. > :01:56.people. He is a young man bouncing back from the disappointment of
:01:56. > :01:59.
:01:59. > :02:09.leaving Liverpool. Now he has put himself back on the map. On comes
:02:09. > :02:16.
:02:16. > :02:20.the Manilow and a well. -- Lualua. He found himself back here looking
:02:20. > :02:30.for a club and was training with Hartlepool. And he ended up at
:02:30. > :03:04.
:03:04. > :03:10.into the play-offs in form but it is often the side that make the
:03:10. > :03:14.late run into the play-offs who find themselves going up. At the
:03:14. > :03:18.moment, the way they have played today, Blackpool look like they're
:03:18. > :03:22.running into form and if they make the play-offs, their experience,
:03:22. > :03:27.having gone up from League One and the Championship in the past, would
:03:27. > :03:32.certainly count in their favour. When you make seven changes like
:03:32. > :03:35.that, it is almost like a new team and they have played with energy
:03:35. > :03:45.and new-found belief. I can see no reason why they could not be
:03:45. > :03:57.
:03:57. > :04:02.successful again. Southampton throw in. Their misery is almost over.
:04:02. > :04:09.Nigel Adkins, his philosophy isn't to get too excited when the wind
:04:09. > :04:19.and do not get too downtrodden when you lose. It is all about going
:04:19. > :04:30.
:04:30. > :04:35.nine points clear. Free kick. Adam Lallana, he has been tripped up.
:04:35. > :04:45.There has always been a black player to stop Southampton at
:04:45. > :05:17.
:05:17. > :05:24.mounting any kind of attack. -- -- he is, pointing out what they might
:05:24. > :05:34.have done better. He loves this, he is a football man, he loves his
:05:34. > :05:44.
:05:44. > :05:54.football. Bringing success again. Keith Southern. Danny Butterfield.
:05:54. > :06:00.
:06:00. > :06:03.Southampton free-kick. You would say it has been a very good day for
:06:03. > :06:09.Blackpool. Those around them have dropped points and they have moved
:06:09. > :06:19.up into the play-off position. It has been a poor day for Southampton,
:06:19. > :06:21.
:06:21. > :06:26.great day for Reading. Still plenty of life left in the season, yet!
:06:26. > :06:34.There will be a great climax. hard to call the results. This is a
:06:34. > :06:44.real turn up. You just want to get over the line when looking for
:06:44. > :06:48.
:06:48. > :06:58.promotion. Southampton just want to get promoted. Alex Baptiste, for
:06:58. > :07:02.
:07:02. > :07:07.Blackpool. The referee gives a free kick. Lots of clubs talk about the
:07:07. > :07:11.financial rewards of going into the Premiership but to say you are a
:07:11. > :07:14.Premiership player, there is a real winter that and a lot of the
:07:14. > :07:24.Southampton players would be desperate to get in there. As many
:07:24. > :07:24.
:07:24. > :08:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:08:33. > :08:39.of them were in League One not so for Southampton. Six more after
:08:39. > :08:44.today. You have to give Ian Holloway a lot of credit for the
:08:44. > :08:48.way that he set his team out, workmanlike but they punished
:08:48. > :08:58.Southampton on the brakes. They have been outstanding, every single
:08:58. > :09:27.
:09:27. > :09:36.Steve De Ridder. Southampton corner. Harris has done very well. This is
:09:36. > :09:41.my place, you are not taking it off me. The seven who have been left
:09:41. > :09:51.out will be wondering if they get back in again in a hurry. All hands
:09:51. > :10:03.
:10:03. > :10:06.Southampton if Billy Sharp had tucked away that penalty.
:10:06. > :10:12.Southampton collectively have not played well today. Short of the
:10:12. > :10:22.best. They have not looked like scoring, have they? The free kick
:10:22. > :10:40.
:10:40. > :10:46.goes the way of Blackpool. Only 31. have been played, at three goals
:10:46. > :10:50.for Blackpool, and they are back in the play off positions, what an
:10:50. > :10:52.excellent performance against Southampton, who are still the
:10:52. > :10:57.league leaders but now feel the hot breath of Reading over their
:10:57. > :11:01.shoulders. Excellent goals from Stephen Dobbie, a calmly dispatched
:11:01. > :11:07.penalty and a lovely finish before half-time, both of them coming
:11:07. > :11:11.after Matt Gilks had saved a penalty from Billy Sharp. And the
:11:11. > :11:17.crucial third, a header from Ian Evatt from the corner kick earlier
:11:17. > :11:23.in the second half. Blackpool have been excellent this afternoon.
:11:23. > :11:27.Southampton are, well below par, and well beaten. Blackpool 3,
:11:28. > :11:33.Southampton 0. J eighth and what a war at the
:11:33. > :11:36.final whistle, they know how to create an atmosphere -- it JAKE
:11:36. > :11:39.HUMPHREY:. A difficult nine-hour round trip
:11:40. > :11:46.for the Southampton fans today. Blackballed are fears that the
:11:46. > :11:50.division and due lookout they table and say a great day for Reading --
:11:50. > :11:53.you look at. Very much so. I wouldn't be surprised at Nigel
:11:53. > :11:56.Adkins says it is one of the worst performances of the season, because
:11:56. > :12:01.I have watched them extensively and haven't seen them play like that
:12:01. > :12:05.many times. Blackpool went to Reading last year, conceded two
:12:05. > :12:09.goals like that. Southampton's second half have conceded a goal
:12:09. > :12:19.that she would never say in a million years they would concede --
:12:19. > :12:23.you. Ian Holloway was prickly about the players, the last two
:12:23. > :12:27.performances were not great, he has taken seven out and said here is
:12:27. > :12:30.your chance and what a great manager he has proved to be.
:12:30. > :12:38.are well rewarded. Let's go back to the first half, it could have
:12:38. > :12:48.started so well for Southampton but the story of the Hafiz Blackpool
:12:48. > :12:51.
:12:51. > :12:56.finished it two goals to the good - the ball. He showed he could tackle
:12:56. > :13:01.and the second half. He did. It is a decent save but you would expect
:13:01. > :13:04.him to say they did it goes the right way. Football is a game of If
:13:04. > :13:09.I Only and if Rickie Lambert was on the pitch, he would have scored. We
:13:09. > :13:14.don't think this is a penalty, that we think it is a foul outside the
:13:14. > :13:22.box. He stumbled to the penalty but what a penalty it was. Great
:13:22. > :13:26.penalty. It was going to take a lot for the referee to even better up
:13:26. > :13:31.that wasn't. Just before this, Southampton have missed a great
:13:31. > :13:35.opportunity and all of a sudden, they were 2-0 down. Things changed
:13:35. > :13:41.the complexion of the game and that was one of them. Just wide belt
:13:41. > :13:51.just completely switches are full. He didn't have the greatest up at
:13:51. > :13:56.
:13:56. > :14:00.Bloomfield Road. I had great times their last time and when the
:14:00. > :14:05.opportunity came up, it was a no- brainer. I know the gaffer and most
:14:05. > :14:10.of the players and I love the place last time. How big a result is
:14:10. > :14:14.this? Yes, I think it gets us back in the play-offs. But the results
:14:14. > :14:18.have to keep coming every week to make sure that we get in there.
:14:18. > :14:22.What were your thoughts when you got the penalty kick? You had just
:14:22. > :14:28.seen Billy Sharp this one and you had the chance to put Blackpool
:14:28. > :14:33.ahead. A -- miss one. I just composed myself. I never dared
:14:33. > :14:41.myself when I get in that position and you just go one way and hope it
:14:41. > :14:46.goes in -- doubt myself. There were key goals, one right at the end and
:14:46. > :14:48.one at the start of the second half. Yes, our great header by Ian Evatt
:14:48. > :14:53.and it compares them. We are looking forward to the next game.
:14:53. > :14:56.Are you running into form at just the right time? I hope so, we have
:14:56. > :15:00.had two hard games, Reading and Southampton, and hopefully we can
:15:00. > :15:06.build on this performance and try and repeat what we did two years
:15:06. > :15:12.ago. Well done. When he says repeat what they did, he is talking about
:15:12. > :15:16.winning six of the last eight games to get promoted. If they go on a
:15:16. > :15:19.run, they can guarantee a play-off place. They would not be the team
:15:19. > :15:25.you want to play in the play-offs because of their experience but
:15:25. > :15:29.also because they have got pace of -- up front and can get goals. You
:15:29. > :15:33.can catch them on a bad day but she wouldn't want to play them in the
:15:33. > :15:39.play-offs. The form is king in the play-offs. They went into it with
:15:39. > :15:42.form and they won the play-offs. They will take that. Also, they
:15:42. > :15:46.haven't conceded a goal, which is important when you think about the
:15:46. > :15:50.previous couple of games, so they will be pleased with that.
:15:50. > :15:53.Especially when you change the team around, that is always a gamble.
:15:53. > :15:57.Defensively, they were really good. It must be grateful Stephen Dobbie,
:15:57. > :16:03.let the others do the hard work and covered for six games for the
:16:03. > :16:07.glory! They have players who know how to get promotion. A clean sheet
:16:07. > :16:13.for them, not the same for Southampton and perhaps the third
:16:13. > :16:17.goal summed up the afternoon. I saw Blackpool concede two goals
:16:17. > :16:23.like this. I don't know what the defender is doing it, but he tries
:16:23. > :16:28.to second guess. Watch where he goes and watch where Ian Evatt goes.
:16:28. > :16:36.He tries to second guess. Where is he going? He is not sidearm, he has
:16:36. > :16:40.gone to try and head the ball -- side on. We saw the second goal and
:16:41. > :16:45.thought it was bad enough, Bath is worse. That can be sorted out in 10
:16:45. > :16:48.seconds on the training ground -- that is worse. Why is he trying to
:16:48. > :16:54.second-guess? Stay with your man. Southampton have had a really good
:16:54. > :16:58.season but a really bad day today. The had over 60% of the possession.
:16:58. > :17:03.The -- they had. Sometimes that can tell you lies, you can be knocking
:17:03. > :17:09.it about at the back. But Martin Keown said, he would love to see
:17:09. > :17:15.the statistics for the final third. And they are 3-0 down, blackballed
:17:15. > :17:18.were cruising -- Blackpool were cruising. Nigel Adkins will remind
:17:18. > :17:23.the players that the last time they lost, they went on a 12 match
:17:23. > :17:27.unbeaten run. The response is important, particularly next game.
:17:27. > :17:30.The fans were cheering and clapping at the end, they know it is an off
:17:30. > :17:35.day and they haven't had many. They will settle for where they are, no
:17:35. > :17:39.doubt. No need to be negative. will forgive but they would forget.
:17:39. > :17:44.They might if they beat Portsmouth in the next game. You do not forget
:17:44. > :17:47.when you are really poor, but you might be able to forgive. Plenty
:17:47. > :17:51.more football action from the BBC today. Tonight, Match of the Day
:17:51. > :17:56.and the Football League Show. What did they in the Premier League. You
:17:56. > :17:59.can see all of the highlights are a really dramatic day -- what a day
:17:59. > :18:03.in the Premier League. And the Football League Show, a big day in
:18:03. > :18:07.the Football League as well. What a day for Reading, you can see the
:18:07. > :18:08.goals from that huge win at West goals from that huge win at West
:18:08. > :18:12.Ham. All of the goals from around the Football League.
:18:12. > :18:15.Then Kibworth your company today. We have been borrowing this for the
:18:15. > :18:21.last couple of hours, will it be in the Cabinet at St Mary's at the end
:18:21. > :18:25.of the season? Yes. He is struggling to say yes. Probably.
:18:25. > :18:30.Reading are pushing them now. you very much for your company, it