:00:51. > :01:01.Welcome to West Ham where today is all about new beginnings. After
:01:01. > :01:03.
:01:03. > :01:07.last season's desperately It is all over for West Ham now.
:01:07. > :01:11.What a turnaround. To bounce straight back they have
:01:11. > :01:21.got a new man in the shape of beat Sam, and a new inspirational
:01:21. > :01:27.
:01:27. > :01:36.captain. -- Big Sam. Brilliant by It is also new beginnings for their
:01:36. > :01:41.opponents, Cardiff, and for the agony of the play-offs. Superb goal,
:01:41. > :01:44.Reading are going to Wembley. Cardiff City's season is over.
:01:45. > :01:53.There is a new manager, had nine the new players, and a new pair of
:01:53. > :02:03.strikers. If Kenny Miller. That is a terrific bit of football.
:02:03. > :02:10.
:02:10. > :02:15.The championship has carved out a niche as well have the most
:02:15. > :02:25.unpredictable and entertaining leaves anywhere. -- leaks.
:02:25. > :02:38.
:02:38. > :02:48.terrific finale. Going for the top A very good strike on the turn.
:02:48. > :03:15.
:03:15. > :03:18.QPR in here, and they have level. - It really is some leak. So
:03:18. > :03:23.competitive 18 of the 24 championship sides have been
:03:23. > :03:29.premier clubs, but never Cardiff City. Dave Jones is the nanny to
:03:29. > :03:36.come closest. Great to have you with this. -- is the man. Such a
:03:36. > :03:43.difficult league to get out of. the hardest one to get out of. The
:03:43. > :03:47.Premiership is the hardest one to stay in. 18 clubs will all be
:03:47. > :03:55.wanting to get back there. Players coming into it, prepared to drop
:03:55. > :03:59.down. Because of the standard that is there. There are two ext England
:03:59. > :04:03.managers in it. He shows you how competitive and how tough it is.
:04:03. > :04:07.West Ham have got a decision to make under Sam Allardyce, do they
:04:07. > :04:15.try and played the football fans have enjoyed or will they have to
:04:15. > :04:20.adapt? It will be entirely up to the manager. He has said he will
:04:20. > :04:23.play a certain way, get his players organised, and my feelings, if he
:04:23. > :04:27.had been here at the end of last season they would not have gone
:04:27. > :04:31.down. Certain things would have been sorted out. The bid -- big
:04:31. > :04:39.contrast between West Ham and Cardiff, players have left, the
:04:39. > :04:44.manager has left, everything is new, they have lost some key strikers,
:04:44. > :04:53.Bellamy etc and West Ham have managed to keep three of their key
:04:53. > :05:03.players, green, Parker, and Cole. The key is added quality. The
:05:03. > :05:07.players will be under no illusions. He is playing down that he is
:05:07. > :05:12.expected to get a promotion straight away. Let's hear from the
:05:12. > :05:17.managers. Their best note there is huge expectation on their shoulders.
:05:17. > :05:22.-- they both know. A new challenge for you. A bit nervous today when I
:05:22. > :05:28.work up this morning the stomach was turning over a little bit. That
:05:28. > :05:31.is what you'd do this job for. Looking for the adrenalin rush.
:05:31. > :05:35.There is a little apprehension because I have not been here that
:05:35. > :05:39.long. I am waiting to see what my players can do at the business end
:05:40. > :05:44.of the season. They have been very good over pre-season but you cannot
:05:44. > :05:49.read too much into back. Today is about getting it right. If we can
:05:49. > :05:53.do that and start with a precious three points that would be
:05:53. > :06:00.fantastic. Sam Allardyce has a challenge of his own and you have
:06:00. > :06:05.got one as well. Yes, very much so. A lot of expectation on West Ham,
:06:05. > :06:11.probably favourites to go back up. We have got a whole new set of
:06:11. > :06:16.players and staff. Different challenges. Both of us have got
:06:16. > :06:20.many games to go. This is a different league, we have to adjust
:06:20. > :06:25.to the mentality and the difference it may bring us. The quicker we can
:06:25. > :06:33.do that, which is one of the main reasons we brought Kevin Nolan end,
:06:33. > :06:36.not just a premier-league player but he is experienced how it is, or
:06:36. > :06:39.and hopefully we can get to grips with this division as quickly as
:06:39. > :06:45.possible and use our abilities and skills we have gained over the
:06:45. > :06:49.years to overcome the opposition. Looking forward to it, can you?
:06:49. > :06:53.Absolutely. Really looking forward to the season kicking off. The last
:06:53. > :06:57.five weeks have been about build up but it does today. Ask me in a week,
:06:57. > :07:07.I might tell you a different answer. West Ham looked very strong.
:07:07. > :07:20.
:07:20. > :07:27.Scott Parker still there for now. Look at that central 33. -- that
:07:27. > :07:35.central three. He until West Ham settle down, the deadline is the
:07:35. > :07:44.end of the month. He needs to get some games under his belt, settles
:07:45. > :07:49.players. Nolan has done it before, was captain of Newcastle last
:07:49. > :07:53.season, knows what it is like to galvanise the team and go through
:07:53. > :07:57.the rigours of the championship. You can compare Newcastle to West
:07:57. > :08:01.Ham when they came down. They kept the majority of the players, as
:08:01. > :08:05.quality players as well. The biggest test is how quickly they
:08:05. > :08:12.adapt. They are not going to get time on the ball like they do in
:08:12. > :08:16.the Premiership. Most teams play high tempo. All of a sudden there
:08:16. > :08:22.will be people in your face all over the park. Good players will
:08:22. > :08:26.adapt but it will take a bit of time. I spoke to the goalkeeping
:08:26. > :08:32.coach this morning and said they have already analysed and looked at
:08:32. > :08:35.a lot of tapes on how championship teams play and how quick and half-
:08:35. > :08:45.fit the teams are to play. Let's have a look at Cardiff, much
:08:45. > :08:54.
:08:54. > :08:57.Obviously the key players, they have gone. Big boots to fill.
:08:57. > :09:07.signed Kenny as a young lad, brought him down from Scotland to
:09:07. > :09:07.
:09:07. > :09:15.Wolverhampton Wanderers. Neil on 50, 60 goals going out. They have paid
:09:15. > :09:21.�1 million. The expectation levels in Cardiff are promotion. Don't
:09:21. > :09:25.bring him in just to be mediocre. He is renowned for scoring goals.
:09:25. > :09:33.Has been at Cardiff before, knows the city. He can rediscover the
:09:33. > :09:43.form he showed. Didn't quite hit form he showed. Didn't quite hit
:09:43. > :09:45.
:09:45. > :09:54.The players they have lost, the play-off situation of the last few
:09:54. > :10:00.years, that disappointment, they Having gone through the play-off
:10:00. > :10:04.disappointments, was it going to be hard to rebuild and reignite?
:10:04. > :10:09.The year before, everybody said you can't go again, and we did. We went
:10:09. > :10:12.one stage better because we finished with more points. Does
:10:12. > :10:16.expectations of the day the players? A big city with high hopes
:10:16. > :10:21.and a feeling that after 50 years it should be back at the top?
:10:21. > :10:26.is what you are in the game for. People ask why didn't we do it. At
:10:26. > :10:32.the end of the day we just fell short. You can look for as many in
:10:32. > :10:36.reasons or excuses, but we fell short at the final hurdle and the
:10:36. > :10:41.hardest one to get over. Whether it be look, not having the players fit,
:10:41. > :10:45.are losing goalkeepers, you can look for as many as you want but we
:10:45. > :10:50.fell short. If there is a way to work a strategy at if you are going
:10:50. > :10:58.to get into the top two places, sneak into the last six at the last
:10:58. > :11:05.moment because the teams would have late momentum do well. It is not a
:11:05. > :11:10.bad way to go up. But the best way is in the top two. Looking this
:11:10. > :11:20.year at the teams in the division, five or six teams wanting or should
:11:20. > :11:21.
:11:21. > :11:25.be in that top to. That is not possible. For the fans alone, what
:11:25. > :11:31.do they expect? They expect them to be up there and challenging. They
:11:31. > :11:36.have got to do that. Swansea were the team that got up. Talk about
:11:36. > :11:40.expectation, looking at the West Ham fans. They expect the manager
:11:40. > :11:43.to deliver and these new signings to deliver. The iconic music is
:11:43. > :11:48.playing which is a signal for us to get outside and enjoy the
:11:48. > :11:58.atmosphere. Let's crack on with the action. Your commentary team, good
:11:58. > :12:00.
:12:00. > :12:04.afternoon to Mark Lawrenson and The sun is out. The bubbles will be
:12:04. > :12:09.blowing from the home supporters. For a club duty move into the
:12:09. > :12:14.Olympic Stadium, the old adage it is a marathon and not a sprint
:12:14. > :12:24.would seem to be appropriate. The championship is a test of endurance
:12:24. > :12:25.
:12:25. > :12:31.as well as a test of skill. That is the rates they set out on today. --
:12:31. > :12:36.the road. In different circumstances it might have been a
:12:36. > :12:44.Premier League game, perhaps with Dave James and Averham brand still
:12:44. > :12:49.there. -- Dave Jones and Avram Grant. Two new managers have the
:12:49. > :12:55.same objective, to get out of the championship. There is a man who
:12:56. > :12:58.could have a big say for West Ham United. Only nine players in the
:12:58. > :13:02.Premier League has scored more goals in that league last season
:13:02. > :13:10.than Kevin Nolan. That is the quality Sam Allardyce has brought
:13:10. > :13:16.to West Ham. As well as banal and there is Matt Taylor. -- as well as
:13:16. > :13:26.Kevin Nolan. Scott parter, Robert Green, Carlton Cole. -- Scott
:13:26. > :13:33.
:13:33. > :13:40.in all honesty. Depression in May has turned to optimism in August.
:13:40. > :13:48.And Sam Allardyce, for the first time in a decade, takes charge of a
:13:48. > :13:51.team outside of English football's top flight. 2001 he got Bolton into
:13:51. > :14:01.the Premier League and has been there ever since with Bolton,
:14:01. > :14:01.
:14:01. > :14:07.Newcastle, Blackburn. I gather they are queuing down Green Street for
:14:07. > :14:14.season tickets. West Ham supporters. There is Cardiff's returning hero,
:14:14. > :14:19.Robert ensure playing alongside Kenny Miller. -- Robert Earnshaw.
:14:19. > :14:24.They lost 12 players at the end of last season, Cardiff City. They
:14:24. > :14:34.brought in a few as well. Sam Allardyce is about it introduced
:14:34. > :14:44.formally to these West Ham supporters, and a couple of
:14:44. > :14:54.promising pre-season games. Sam Allardyce will get a big welcome
:14:54. > :15:05.
:15:05. > :15:15.squad. Says something for West Ham's chances of keeping Parker and
:15:15. > :15:23.
:15:23. > :15:29.Parker, if it is not a top-six club, he might stay here. You said they
:15:29. > :15:39.were queueing for season tickets. Has there been assigning or as part
:15:39. > :15:53.
:15:53. > :15:58.everyone's imagination? They did testament to the strength of
:15:58. > :16:04.Frederick Piquionne. All change at Cardiff. A new manager, and of this
:16:04. > :16:10.11, only two started Cardiff's last game, the second leg of the play-
:16:10. > :16:14.off semi-final against Reading. The front to both approaching 200 goals
:16:14. > :16:20.in their careers, and Sam Allardyce soaping up the adulation that the
:16:20. > :16:30.atmosphere. -- soaking up. You wouldn't cross those two. Yes,
:16:30. > :16:30.
:16:30. > :16:35.there would be some second places promotion out of the Championship.
:16:35. > :16:41.Would you say that was about right? Leicester City are the other joint
:16:41. > :16:46.favourites. I think West Ham, for me, would be clear favourites. The
:16:47. > :16:50.quality of the midfield alone today, if you can keep the likes of Scott
:16:50. > :16:55.Parker and Robert Green, that will make a massive difference to the
:16:56. > :17:02.team. Experience, 46 games, and this league is a marathon and very
:17:02. > :17:06.difficult to get out of. Her would Web -- Haward Webb, looking like he
:17:06. > :17:13.has been somewhere sunny, but looking fit as ever. I don't
:17:13. > :17:22.suppose he has been to Holland, has he? I would guess not. A huddle for
:17:22. > :17:28.Cardiff City. And a real buzz around Upton Park. Malky Mackay,
:17:28. > :17:35.former Cardiff -- the map -- Malky Mackay, former West Ham player, the
:17:35. > :17:40.Cardiff manager here. He has experienced a promotion here.
:17:40. > :17:50.Cardiff City in white shirts, blue shorts and Blue Sox, from left to
:17:50. > :17:50.
:17:50. > :18:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:18:35. > :18:40.to West Ham United, and a little inadvertent one-two off Winston
:18:40. > :18:45.Reid. They say never go back, but Robert Earnshaw has gone back to
:18:45. > :18:48.Cardiff. He was so prolific in his first spell. It was seven years ago
:18:49. > :18:52.that he left the club. The number is the number of games he has
:18:52. > :19:02.played in the last three seasons, so there is an obvious question
:19:02. > :19:12.
:19:12. > :19:22.to lack confidence. You might see from this shot, Kenny Miller was
:19:22. > :19:29.
:19:29. > :19:34.he was nervous, but I think it is a completely different expectation
:19:34. > :19:40.now, getting into the Premier League rather than keeping teams
:19:40. > :19:45.successfully in the Premier League. The little shot of Faubert over the
:19:45. > :19:55.shoulder, injured at the moment. Another big player potentially for
:19:55. > :19:57.
:19:57. > :20:07.as Parker had his eye on the ball, he just stopped and made him look a
:20:07. > :20:16.
:20:16. > :20:26.Newcastle last season. For what he also gives you is in the dressing
:20:26. > :20:45.
:20:45. > :20:55.Craig Conway, -- the little for a. Scottish international signed from
:20:55. > :21:02.
:21:02. > :21:12.potentially it was tricky for him - - Hodson. That has come a long way,
:21:12. > :21:16.
:21:16. > :21:26.almost on the edge of the 18 yard penalty area. That did appear to
:21:26. > :21:26.
:21:26. > :22:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:22:59. > :23:03.hit him on the right hand. The free the legs of Marshall. It only
:23:04. > :23:07.lacked the finish. He was just saying that he was maybe waiting
:23:08. > :23:17.for a shout for someone to spare him, which is why he went on his
:23:18. > :23:34.
:23:34. > :23:43.get it right. Carlton Cole on the bench is very interesting, isn't
:23:43. > :23:53.it? I think he might be about to leave, somehow. The mistake from
:23:53. > :23:53.
:23:53. > :24:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:24:49. > :24:55.today, the Piquionne preferred, and today, Carlton Cole, Jock Cullis
:24:55. > :25:01.and -- Jack Collison, Abdul a fake, and the Mexican who scored twice in
:25:01. > :25:11.the Gold Cup final in June as Mexican won the Gold Cup. He scored
:25:11. > :25:28.
:25:28. > :25:38.one of the quickest in the league. He might not look it with grey hair,
:25:38. > :25:38.
:25:38. > :26:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:26:28. > :26:38.Nolan in the middle. -- much too high for Matt Taylor and Kevin
:26:38. > :27:08.
:27:08. > :27:18.should have just slotted it in recovering challenge from Anthony
:27:18. > :27:24.
:27:24. > :27:28.and the referee has given that. He shoved Anthony Gerrard over.
:27:28. > :27:30.wasn't sure about Scott Parker's last touch when he took it into the
:27:30. > :27:36.penalty area. He could have protected the ball a little bit
:27:36. > :27:46.better. Definitely onside. Just there, not a great touch,
:27:46. > :28:17.
:28:17. > :28:20.as a player three seasons running at Norwich, West Ham and Watford.
:28:20. > :28:25.From the Championship to the Premier League each time, but once
:28:25. > :28:35.his club had got in the Premier League, they let him go. He is that
:28:35. > :28:40.
:28:40. > :28:50.who won the it he went to a club he got relegated. Neil Redfearn was
:28:50. > :29:22.
:29:22. > :29:32.relegated about four seasons the left-hand side than the right,
:29:32. > :29:59.
:29:59. > :30:09.queuing for season tickets. league, you win a couple of games,
:30:09. > :30:27.
:30:27. > :30:34.and no matter who you are, all of a one of four or five Scottish
:30:34. > :30:42.International's in this team. I think Rangers were very keen to
:30:42. > :30:52.take him back. I am not sure he has actually touched the ball yet.
:30:52. > :31:22.
:31:22. > :31:31.make the clearance. Aron Gunnarsson is given by the referee's assistant.
:31:31. > :31:41.He stuck his flag up first. Thinks he is a little hard done by.
:31:41. > :32:18.
:32:19. > :32:28.Gerrard has a sense of being hard save from David Marshall. A great
:32:29. > :32:29.
:32:29. > :33:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:33:52. > :34:01.wide at the end. Best bit of over the top. They are claiming the
:34:01. > :34:11.corner, West Ham, but they haven't got it. He had already run 60 yards
:34:11. > :34:37.
:34:38. > :34:47.football at this place and the have been offside if it had reached
:34:48. > :34:48.
:34:48. > :35:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:35:29. > :35:34.for a West Ham throat. -- shin. -- this squad before the transfer
:35:34. > :35:44.window and closes. A left back might be something they are looking
:35:44. > :35:44.
:35:44. > :37:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:37:04. > :37:14.her son. A nice invention and good you may have seen Kevin met Morton
:37:14. > :37:24.
:37:24. > :37:31.ball yet. I think the majority of the Cardiff midfield players,
:37:31. > :37:41.certainly the front to, haven't touched the ball at will. -- and
:37:41. > :37:57.
:37:57. > :38:06.Cardiff City certainly eight Greer fate -- certainly great FA Cup
:38:06. > :38:14.final. They finished 4th twice. They just couldn't take the final
:38:14. > :38:21.step. They have made fortunes along the way in terms of bringing
:38:21. > :38:31.players in and selling them on. Sold over �30 million worth of
:38:31. > :39:08.
:39:08. > :39:18.attempts, both gone straight out of play. It kind of defeats the object,
:39:18. > :39:39.
:39:40. > :39:49.West Ham, that is the plan, then they will be at the Olympic Stadium.
:39:50. > :39:52.
:39:52. > :40:02.Andrew Taylor. Don Cowley's header had a little deflection on it.
:40:02. > :40:06.
:40:06. > :40:16.very quick reaction. Very good. Smartly down to his near post.
:40:16. > :40:16.
:40:16. > :40:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:40:57. > :41:04.will not be happy about his balls played up to the front, three or
:41:04. > :41:14.four occasions, free header from one of the Cardiff players at the
:41:14. > :41:14.
:41:14. > :43:40.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:43:40. > :43:50.just picking himself up. chairman, David Gold. -- co-
:43:50. > :43:50.
:43:50. > :44:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:44:42. > :44:52.free kicks from that side for West unlucky with that header. It looked
:44:52. > :45:17.
:45:17. > :45:24.Howard Webb is needed. There is contact, which is daft. He pulled
:45:24. > :45:34.him round, no need, he was going to get a throw-in. Five or 10 yards
:45:34. > :45:35.
:45:35. > :45:40.away from the goal line. Winston Reid, the New Zealand international,
:45:40. > :45:50.played at the World Cup last summer, scored at the World Cup. That is
:45:50. > :45:50.
:45:50. > :46:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:46:36. > :46:46.the header from Winston Reid which players in the box, West Ham, as
:46:46. > :47:13.
:47:13. > :47:23.day of last season, when the tone was set for the season as they lost
:47:23. > :47:56.
:47:56. > :48:06.has cleared the bar. I thought the referee might have given a corner
:48:06. > :48:09.
:48:09. > :48:19.for the minute. The little ball free kick because McNaughton has
:48:19. > :48:20.
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:50:06. > :50:16.ball a bit, because there is quite sq -- a bit of space for West Ham.
:50:16. > :50:42.
:50:42. > :50:52.Cardiff on narrow when they are de chance at all from Hobson. --
:50:52. > :50:52.
:50:52. > :52:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:52:09. > :52:13.James Tomkins. Memories of the need right foot, and the other Taylor
:52:13. > :52:23.gets it away for a corner. It was almost sandwich in between the two
:52:23. > :52:45.
:52:45. > :52:55.Taylor. The left foot, right food, stand, populated only by Cardiff
:52:55. > :53:34.
:53:34. > :53:38.have had a couple of chances -- 10 minutes to go to half time. I think
:53:38. > :53:48.generally Malky Mackay, as he is in charge of the away team, would be
:53:48. > :54:11.
:54:11. > :54:16.quite pleased to going out 0-0. -- kick from Piquionne. A few bright
:54:16. > :54:21.start as for West Ham in this game, but perhaps running short on the
:54:21. > :54:24.men to -- the few bright starters. They have had more possession, just
:54:24. > :54:34.a lack of quality in the final third in terms of opportunities
:54:34. > :54:40.
:54:40. > :54:50.could only be described as a heavy first touch. He has got away with
:54:50. > :54:50.
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:56:12. > :56:22.behind it. That was effective But it might be touched on to
:56:22. > :56:31.
:56:31. > :56:34.Parker, who had either advanced too soon or used his arm. I do not know
:56:34. > :56:44.if that is for handball or braking too quickly from the wall. Handball,
:56:44. > :56:47.
:56:47. > :56:57.hand to go. He turns away at the point of impact. That's a save,
:56:57. > :57:04.
:57:04. > :57:08.now in the penalty area. If anybody raises an arm to protect themselves,
:57:08. > :57:18.and it hits that arm, the referee might be inclined to point to the
:57:18. > :57:44.
:57:44. > :57:54.behind for the corner. I do not think he saw it that late, a kind
:57:54. > :58:27.
:58:27. > :58:33.of swung away from behind the wall. Cardiff at the moment. Their best
:58:33. > :58:43.spell, isn't it? He hasn't played for England since the mistake
:58:43. > :58:43.
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:02:13. > :02:23.bounced off that chest, so West Ham at the moment. You could see what
:02:23. > :02:34.
:02:34. > :02:44.he was trying to do but he was the last 10 minutes or so. Kevin
:02:44. > :03:22.
:03:22. > :03:25.chance in this half it will probably go West Ham's way. That
:03:25. > :03:35.has summered at the last 10 minutes for West Ham, they have lost their
:03:35. > :03:40.
:03:40. > :03:50.way a bit. -- summed up. They have not created any outstanding chances.
:03:50. > :03:57.
:03:57. > :04:07.this time against Mellor. Mellor and ensure have kept him pretty
:04:07. > :04:22.
:04:22. > :04:27.busy -- Kevin Miller and Robert careers. That is the end of the
:04:27. > :04:37.first half in which West Ham United under Sam Allardyce started pretty
:04:37. > :04:39.
:04:39. > :04:44.well, created an early opportunity for Frederic Piquionne. The free
:04:44. > :04:50.kick late on brought a good save from Robert Green who had also
:04:50. > :05:00.stopped a deflected header earlier in half. Sunshine and rain. A bit
:05:00. > :05:01.
:05:01. > :05:06.Fairly decent assessment after saying what a competitive exciting
:05:06. > :05:16.league this is, probably not the best example. It looked a nervous
:05:16. > :05:20.
:05:20. > :05:28.It had that August feel to it. When West Ham played the crowd got up
:05:28. > :05:35.but at other times it did feel a bit flat. We were saying, it almost
:05:36. > :05:43.looked like they were a bit tired, and no real snap in the play. No
:05:43. > :05:49.real pace. If just got that feel it is pre-season, a bit tired, and it
:05:49. > :05:54.is not just there. It is raining now so the pitch might quicken up.
:05:54. > :05:59.To be fair to Cardiff, they have not played great but kept
:05:59. > :06:03.themselves in the game. Let's have a look at West Ham's chances
:06:04. > :06:13.starting with Frederic Piquionne he was early on had a bit of
:06:14. > :06:36.
:06:36. > :06:41.due now, there is the angle. The Scott Parker, if you want one
:06:41. > :06:45.player to go through on goal, it is probably not him. He is not
:06:45. > :06:55.blistering pace, running out of steam. Defender comes over. A good
:06:55. > :06:59.
:06:59. > :07:07.chance, made it himself. There he enough distance. What about Matt
:07:07. > :07:13.Taylor? You will always get quality from him. If you get him on the
:07:13. > :07:16.ball, set pieces like that, he will always create something. After 20
:07:16. > :07:21.minutes or so when the sun was at its brightest and West Ham started
:07:21. > :07:27.to put some passes together and play some good football. It was all
:07:27. > :07:33.in front of the 18 yard, no real penetration from them. Cardiff will
:07:33. > :07:39.be pleased. Difficult place to come. Gone in at half-time. I asked you
:07:39. > :07:45.if they would change the way they would play before. West Ham, good
:07:45. > :07:52.football, Parker sees the space and there is Nolan. This is a great run
:07:52. > :08:02.down the right hand side, O'Brien does well, gets in that space. He
:08:02. > :08:10.
:08:10. > :08:15.does well to get round then pulled back. He decided to pull it back.
:08:15. > :08:25.Good football. Cardiff did have their chances. Robert Earnshaw was
:08:25. > :08:25.
:08:25. > :08:30.busy earlier round. And Don Cowie, from Watford with Malky Mackay.
:08:30. > :08:40.They play on defenders shoulders. They will get caught up offside a
:08:40. > :08:43.
:08:43. > :08:53.lot of the time, but two strikers any need have a chance. This was a
:08:53. > :08:55.
:08:55. > :09:05.good save. Greene saw that late. -- Robert Green. How did Cardiff
:09:05. > :09:06.
:09:06. > :09:09.looked to you for the Cardiff you He doesn't matter how many games
:09:10. > :09:14.you play in pre-season, you'll never play the same team. They are
:09:14. > :09:18.just finding their feet. Malky Mackay will be the more pleased of
:09:18. > :09:28.the two managers. Away from home, kept a clean sheet, got away with
:09:28. > :09:32.
:09:32. > :09:37.one or two things. So they will be more pleased than probably West Ham.
:09:37. > :09:41.The thing is with Frederic Piquionne, when he comes out to the
:09:41. > :09:45.sides there is nobody with that little engine to drive in behind so
:09:45. > :09:48.it gives the defenders something to think about. He is coming out,
:09:48. > :09:56.centre half goes with him, is nobody giving him a thought of
:09:56. > :10:00.there is a run of the ball? No real snap to the play. They're expecting
:10:00. > :10:05.Nolan to do it. Let's catch up with the best of the action from the
:10:05. > :10:08.weekend so far in the Football League. A couple of sand issues. We
:10:08. > :10:18.will do our own voice-over. We thought you would rather see the
:10:18. > :10:19.
:10:19. > :10:25.first match of the championship. think they will do quite well this
:10:25. > :10:32.year. I still feel as if they have got that team spirit to do well.
:10:32. > :10:39.The spirit at the Amex yesterday, but Doncaster have the early spoils.
:10:39. > :10:45.They looked really good, Doncaster. Nine minutes into injury time they
:10:45. > :10:49.got it. A great start for them. Listening to the commentary,
:10:49. > :10:56.Doncaster or had the better game. It is only when they started to
:10:56. > :11:03.these plays Brad -- Brighton came in a little bit more. A great story.
:11:03. > :11:09.Just opened his body up, great finish. Losing both strikers in
:11:09. > :11:16.injury yesterday. There he is. Two former England manager's making
:11:16. > :11:26.their debut in the championship yesterday. He has spent money,
:11:26. > :11:28.
:11:28. > :11:32.taking a gamble and got the players. There is the other one. Best to get
:11:32. > :11:40.the point than come away with nothing. At least it is something
:11:40. > :11:50.to build on. Fans are so fickle, one game, they want him out already.
:11:50. > :12:09.
:12:09. > :12:18.his head is right he will score goals at this level. What about
:12:18. > :12:23.David James' head? I think he will finish as the leading goalscorer.
:12:23. > :12:31.Dobbie was so disappointed towards the end of last season, -- Derby.
:12:31. > :12:34.Three valuable points for them. teams in this championship. There
:12:34. > :12:44.will be 10, 12 teams that all think they have got a chance of automatic
:12:44. > :12:54.promotion. A very young manager in this one. You sort of forget about
:12:54. > :12:55.
:12:55. > :13:03.Burnley. Financially they are in the market. Reading who are a lot
:13:03. > :13:13.of people's favourites. Two late goals. They were unlucky last
:13:13. > :13:19.
:13:19. > :13:23.fitness levels up. A great result, Southampton, Leeds. Teatime kick-
:13:24. > :13:27.off. A lot of people say these could do better than last season,
:13:27. > :13:34.but Southampton, the new boys. think they have got everything in
:13:34. > :13:43.place. Fantastic facilities. They are coming up, had a good season
:13:43. > :13:47.last year. A few harsh words to his team after that game. You don't
:13:47. > :13:57.expect to start the season like that. They have held on to a lot of
:13:57. > :13:57.
:13:57. > :14:07.their players. This was at the Valley yesterday. Charlton got off
:14:07. > :14:13.
:14:13. > :14:19.to a winning start as well in Brighton, Southampton, a very
:14:19. > :14:24.competitive league. Look at the two Sheffield clubs, massive clubs.
:14:24. > :14:28.Charlton in there as well. They have all been at the top flight.
:14:28. > :14:37.Quote of the week. If you are a player don't do what I did as a
:14:37. > :14:46.player. He couldn't resist himself on the touchline. Crawley also with
:14:46. > :14:56.a debut win in the league. Surrey, they drew. A great set up down
:14:56. > :15:03.
:15:03. > :15:10.King's Meadows, almost a dream start. Almost got the point, then
:15:10. > :15:20.Bristol Rovers, relegated last season. Too strong for them. Late
:15:20. > :15:28.penalty and Rovers took all three problems and we were blooding that.
:15:28. > :15:33.We just thought she would want to Today is yet to live up to
:15:33. > :15:36.expectations, but it was a lively opening day. A couple of teams we
:15:36. > :15:40.thought would come out firing, like thought would come out firing, like
:15:40. > :15:46.Leicester,. Every manager wants to get the first couple of games out
:15:46. > :15:49.of the way. You want to get it out the way and get up and running.
:15:49. > :15:53.think Leicester, with the money they have spent, they deserve to be
:15:53. > :15:58.there. West Ham with that squad, but the rest there are 10 or 11
:15:58. > :16:03.teams that could push for play-off places. There will be a few big
:16:03. > :16:09.teams looking at automatic promotion. I fancy West Ham and
:16:09. > :16:14.Blackpool. Ipswich are the dark horses. A everyone has said Ipswich.
:16:14. > :16:19.A Aynho he will play down -- I know he will play down, but maybe
:16:19. > :16:29.Portsmouth. If he can get a squad. He has a good first choice 11. They
:16:29. > :16:39.Thanks, guys. There is a World Cup winner and West Ham legends
:16:39. > :16:41.
:16:41. > :16:51.Everybody that comes here, it is a big game. Yes, and for the
:16:51. > :16:51.
:16:51. > :16:58.Martin Peters unfortunately just drop off there, but we will get him
:16:58. > :17:03.back. We did he go? So, the second half, what do you see? A I think
:17:03. > :17:07.West Ham have to up the tempo. are a good passing side and if they
:17:07. > :17:12.get the tempo up, with the pitch quickening up with the rain, they
:17:12. > :17:16.will get a few more chances. Cardiff might struggle. But to be
:17:16. > :17:23.fair, they have held their own. They just need a goal. She will we
:17:23. > :17:27.try and see per -- shall we try and see Martin Peters again. Martin,
:17:27. > :17:32.what did you make of the new Sam Allardyce era? We have to look and
:17:32. > :17:36.see how the team is going to play and they started off very
:17:36. > :17:40.aggressively as Sam Allardyce is any way. So, very positive. One or
:17:40. > :17:44.two chances but we just couldn't finish them. Cardiff came into it
:17:44. > :17:48.in the last 10 minutes. I suggested he might be looking to do their
:17:48. > :17:52.hairdryer treatment, but that was because his hair was wet. This
:17:52. > :17:57.season, not necessarily the West Ham way they talk about, but it is
:17:57. > :18:03.the new Sam Allardyce way. Whatever it takes, really? I read that in
:18:03. > :18:08.the paper and I do not take much notice. You come out and do the
:18:08. > :18:12.best the your manager wants you to play. We had a good run and Ron
:18:13. > :18:16.Greenwood and I were the only ones to change it, and Sam can change it.
:18:16. > :18:21.If you are successful, the supporters will like it. You are
:18:21. > :18:25.looking very well, may I say. OK, still doing a bit of work here
:18:25. > :18:30.and there. It's always nice to come back to my old hunting ground when
:18:30. > :18:34.I was a kid of 15. It's a long time ago. It is a club with great
:18:34. > :18:38.tradition, history, glamourous names and some big names still here.
:18:38. > :18:44.Every one that comes here, it is a big day out, and that is something
:18:44. > :18:48.you have to overcome. It has such a great history. To come to West Ham
:18:48. > :18:53.and play at Upton Park is great. Whether they will go to the new
:18:53. > :18:56.stadium, I don't know. But it is great to come to West Ham and watch
:18:56. > :18:59.games and other teams come and enjoy themselves as well. We will
:18:59. > :19:04.see what happens in the rest of the day. Thanks for joining us.
:19:04. > :19:07.pleasure. Great to be here. They would not move in at the beginning
:19:07. > :19:11.of next season, it has to be converted for use as a football
:19:11. > :19:15.ground but that would be the dream finish. Get back into the Premier
:19:15. > :19:20.League and move into a new stadium. For I think Sam Allardyce said that
:19:20. > :19:25.West Ham have to go up. To keep the players they have got, they have to
:19:25. > :19:29.go up. You see the fan-base, the new stadium on the horizon, it is
:19:29. > :19:34.the same as Leicester, the money they have spent, it has to be
:19:34. > :19:39.promotion. They cannot just miss out. That is the pressure mauve --
:19:39. > :19:43.both managers have put themselves under. Sven-Goran Eriksson expects
:19:43. > :19:51.to get the chop if he does not get them up. They air a few managers
:19:51. > :19:55.like that. All of the managers are under pressure. When you get there,
:19:55. > :19:59.it is what you do with your money and resources. Interesting to see
:19:59. > :20:04.how the teams have gone up are like Norwich, who spent a bit of money,
:20:04. > :20:08.but the other two have and, so how will they cope? They are blowing
:20:08. > :20:13.bubbles out there. Let's see if the rain affects the match in the
:20:13. > :20:18.second half. Maybe a little more speed. A few mistakes. It is
:20:18. > :20:28.looking a bit more like September and October. Let's rejoin the
:20:28. > :20:28.
:20:28. > :20:33.please the people sitting in the front rows around Upton Park
:20:33. > :20:37.because they do not quite get covered by the roof in those seats.
:20:37. > :20:44.West Ham are back out anyway. Although the Cardiff team are
:20:44. > :20:49.coming out now, as you can see. No changes to either side as Cardiff
:20:49. > :20:59.City come out, their supporters are housed on the left-hand side in the
:20:59. > :21:00.
:21:00. > :21:04.Trevor Brooking stand. Trevor Brooking does not miss too many
:21:04. > :21:09.games. And he is an example of a player who was relegated with West
:21:09. > :21:13.Ham, stayed at the club, and continued to wear an England shirt,
:21:13. > :21:18.despite not playing in the top flight. That is the situation which,
:21:18. > :21:22.at the moment, Scott Parker and Robert Green find themselves in.
:21:23. > :21:28.They may have decisions to make over the course of the next four
:21:28. > :21:34.weeks while the transfer window is open. That rain has just started
:21:34. > :21:40.again after a said it had gone. We will hope for a bit more fees in
:21:40. > :21:50.the second half as it was a bit flat in the first. So, West Ham
:21:50. > :21:50.
:21:50. > :22:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:22:53. > :23:03.getters under way, from left to sort of goals guaranteed. That is
:23:03. > :23:10.
:23:10. > :23:15.the mistakes that might be coming because of the slippery pitch. This
:23:15. > :23:18.one is pretty central. It might be a bit far away for a smack at goal,
:23:18. > :23:28.but Whittingham is capable and Craig Conway looks interested as
:23:28. > :23:49.
:23:49. > :23:59.had it been on target. He s, he had it covered. -- yes, he had it
:23:59. > :24:17.
:24:17. > :24:27.Capello would attend this game, but he hasn't. As opposed to the
:24:27. > :24:44.
:24:44. > :24:51.past, but he gets a hug from someone in the lower Tear despite
:24:51. > :24:55.it. Lots of new managers in the Championship. Not just Malky Mackay
:24:55. > :25:00.and Sam Allardyce who have moved jobs, but there is another former
:25:00. > :25:10.Newcastle manager, Chris Hughton, now at Birmingham City. And Dean
:25:10. > :25:19.
:25:19. > :25:29.Holdsworth alongside him to the had to get high tonic to give
:25:29. > :25:29.
:25:29. > :26:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:26:47. > :26:51.Robert Green a chance to come and stayed on their feet. One of two
:26:51. > :27:01.occasions when Matt Taylor got behind on the left, but that is
:27:01. > :27:02.
:27:03. > :27:07.about it in terms of West Ham's by Piquionne, and that is what has
:27:07. > :27:17.been given. I think this might be quite tight. I think he knows he's
:27:17. > :27:48.
:27:48. > :27:54.going to be second best at the end John Carew to hold the ball up when
:27:54. > :28:04.he comes and plays. Park and Noble will run the other side of him. --
:28:04. > :28:19.
:28:19. > :28:23.been a big consideration in the minds of both Matt Taylor and Kevin
:28:24. > :28:33.Nowlan, I think, in joining West Ham. They both worked with him
:28:34. > :28:37.
:28:38. > :28:47.successfully at Bolton -- Kevin Liverpool captain. McNaughton could
:28:47. > :28:57.worried at the moment, because they are not really looking to trouble
:28:57. > :28:57.
:28:57. > :29:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:29:48. > :29:52.West Ham. They are not really being Earnshaw well wide. Kenny Miller
:29:52. > :30:02.just add a little look at Robert Earnshaw, asking if he could not
:30:02. > :30:02.
:30:02. > :31:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:31:09. > :31:19.1962, Cardiff. Kevin McNaughton is for West Ham at the moment. Too
:31:19. > :31:29.easy for Cardiff to defend against. Did well under pressure from Taylor
:31:29. > :31:59.
:31:59. > :32:09.did Kevin Norton. -- Kevin Peterborough, Brighton, Southampton
:32:09. > :32:28.
:32:28. > :32:38.eight extra games compared to the Barclays Premier League. A lot more
:32:38. > :32:48.midweek games. The League Cup early, a lot of matches. Also not a great
:32:48. > :32:48.
:32:48. > :33:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:33:36. > :33:46.Powell on that. -- power. Carlton Cole is in the tunnel on an
:33:46. > :33:53.
:33:53. > :34:03.exercise bike working up a bit of a did no more than give it to
:34:03. > :34:24.
:34:24. > :34:34.where Cardiff have passed the ball better than West Ham. There he is,
:34:34. > :34:51.
:34:51. > :35:01.Here is Matt Taylor. Well hit, good save. Always capable of a really
:35:01. > :35:02.
:35:02. > :37:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:37:46. > :37:51.Bolton players, the brightest crossed Frederic Piquionne. Almost,
:37:51. > :38:01.Frederic Piquionne thinks it it -- thinks it should be a corner,
:38:01. > :38:01.
:38:01. > :39:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:39:01. > :39:08.Howard Webb says goal-kick. A super have been able to sign Mark Taylor
:39:08. > :39:14.-- Matt Taylor? Would Bolton have wanted to let him go knowing what
:39:14. > :39:24.would have happened? Bolton's misfortune might be West Ham's
:39:24. > :39:24.
:39:24. > :40:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:40:21. > :40:31.foot now. This is Craig Conway for Cardiff. Ensure looked offside. --
:40:31. > :40:31.
:40:31. > :42:53.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:42:53. > :42:58.to October 2010 without playing a Piquionne in terms of dropping off
:42:59. > :43:07.and linking the play. Carlton Cole can only be a matter of time, I
:43:07. > :43:17.think. Cardiff will be defaced change -- the first change.
:43:17. > :43:40.
:43:40. > :43:47.Approaching the midway point of the Replacing the familiar face of
:43:47. > :43:57.Robert Earnshaw. The first claim back at the club where he made his
:43:57. > :44:17.
:44:17. > :44:21.name as a very much hero after 105 said to play alongside Kenny Miller.
:44:21. > :44:25.He just gave Kenny Miller and they do their on his way onto the pitch.
:44:25. > :44:35.Kenny Miller read it and you might have to eat it so that nobody find
:44:35. > :45:00.
:45:00. > :45:10.Whittingham. -- free kick. Rudy Gestede, first introduction to
:45:10. > :45:36.
:45:36. > :45:39.was. It is a really good chance. very, very good chance. Made the
:45:39. > :45:47.room across the defender and it skims off his forehead rather than
:45:47. > :45:57.making a real connection. Excellent movement by Don Cowley to find a
:45:57. > :45:57.
:45:57. > :47:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:47:30. > :47:40.Marshall had to flap at behind for a corner. In the end it is a decent
:47:40. > :47:50.
:47:50. > :48:00.save. Cardiff struggling to clear nicked away by McNaughton. He was
:48:00. > :48:38.
:48:39. > :48:48.good fortune. What thing he did do, he made the player made his mind up
:48:49. > :49:06.
:49:06. > :49:16.Cardiff goalkeeper. To still little bit too much on the ball coming
:49:16. > :49:16.
:49:16. > :50:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:50:15. > :50:25.through. -- just a little bit too want a corner, yes. I don't think
:50:25. > :50:38.
:50:38. > :50:48.he's getting one. Just fell asleep made. Mark Noble is coming off and
:50:48. > :50:52.
:50:52. > :51:02.only three times last season. Piquionne are also off, Carlton
:51:02. > :51:22.
:51:22. > :51:32.Joe Mason and taking off Craig Plymouth in the summer. And they
:51:32. > :51:38.
:51:38. > :51:48.0-0, Malky Mackay will be very pleased and he will be giving his
:51:48. > :51:48.
:51:48. > :53:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:53:45. > :53:49.goalkeeper a big pat on the back. will not let Carlton Cole go on
:53:49. > :53:54.here. I think Malky Mackay might think Carlton Cole trod on the ball.
:53:54. > :54:04.The certainly did tread on the ball, but it is whether he got caught
:54:04. > :54:12.
:54:12. > :54:22.Gerard got the ball. Now he is booking him. The first yellow card
:54:22. > :54:22.
:54:22. > :55:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:55:18. > :55:25.have had West Ham down to win this in goal for Cardiff. Handball by
:55:25. > :55:28.Joe Mason. Awarded the free-kick by the crowd about three seconds
:55:28. > :55:33.before the referee. I think he was waiting to see if it was going to
:55:33. > :55:43.go to West Ham player and they could play on. He has looked fitter
:55:43. > :55:54.
:55:54. > :56:04.is a West Ham throat. Just edging towards the last 10 minutes. -- a
:56:04. > :56:15.
:56:15. > :56:25.S, a vital interception. -- yes, a vital interception. The good ball,
:56:25. > :56:31.
:56:31. > :56:37.over there bar. Whittingham blocked it right on the line. For one
:56:37. > :56:43.moment the keeper completely loses it. Just got stuck in between.
:56:43. > :56:53.Definitely not in. You will appeal if you are Kevin Nolan, but it's
:56:53. > :56:53.
:56:53. > :57:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:57:52. > :57:55.say that it would be a lucky 0.4 Cardiff, if they get it. I think
:57:55. > :58:03.they will feel they have done well today, but there are 10 minutes to
:58:03. > :58:13.go. Here comes the winner of the Gold Cup this summer with Mexico,
:58:13. > :58:13.
:58:13. > :59:11.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:59:11. > :59:21.scoring two in the final against cigarette paper between them, I
:59:21. > :59:32.
:59:33. > :59:36.has looked OK. He has got quite a few flacons. You can see him
:59:36. > :59:46.working with Kenny Miller or Earnshaw rather than the two
:59:46. > :59:46.
:59:46. > :01:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:01:10. > :01:18.together -- a fully -- a few flick Watford, his first managerial job.
:01:18. > :01:28.Sam has had a few over the years starting way back at Limerick for
:01:28. > :01:57.
:01:57. > :02:03.play-offs at one stage. He has had fans coming here today, giving the
:02:03. > :02:07.strength of the squad,, I think they would be pretty disappointed
:02:07. > :02:17.with an opening day goalless draw on home turf. We will see what
:02:17. > :02:53.
:02:53. > :03:03.happens in the next five minutes. sensing they might be going home
:03:03. > :03:19.
:03:19. > :03:27.sponsor's man of the match. Cardiff corner. Driven with real pace
:03:27. > :03:37.towards the near post and dealt with comfortably by Gerry O'Brien.
:03:37. > :03:40.
:03:40. > :03:50.-- Gerry O'Brien. -- Joey. Is that the corner? It is. A good play by
:03:50. > :04:14.
:04:14. > :04:24.white shirts in there. A free header saved by Green. A couple of
:04:24. > :04:50.
:04:50. > :04:57.more comfortable save. But that was the head at the other end which
:04:57. > :05:04.will be clean -- Robert Green clutched. The three minutes of
:05:05. > :05:14.added time. Beginning to open up a little wit. It is also absolutely
:05:15. > :05:15.
:05:15. > :07:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds
:07:38. > :07:43.Green's hands came up straightaway City, right at the end, unless West
:07:43. > :07:49.Ham can produce something as they kick-off. I gather you lost me
:07:49. > :07:53.completely there, as Kenny Miller got a ball into the back of the net.
:07:53. > :08:01.Robert Green might be a little bit disappointed, it did appear to go
:08:01. > :08:08.through his hands. He he he he West Ham United, favourites for
:08:08. > :08:18.promotion from the championship are behind. Committed a massive mistake
:08:18. > :08:23.
:08:23. > :08:33.touches. Didn't he do well, the Frenchman. Since the moment he came
:08:33. > :08:38.
:08:38. > :08:44.on. Carlton Cole with a flick on and Taylor was far away. Sam
:08:44. > :08:54.Allardyce will be thinking what a time to concede a goal. The iPhone
:08:54. > :09:11.
:09:11. > :09:21.died at the main -- the microphone Cardiff a victory, if it is to be a
:09:21. > :09:21.
:09:21. > :09:27.victory. Kenny Miller with his debut for card but City -- Cardiff
:09:27. > :09:34.City. He has done that right throughout his career. He is a
:09:34. > :09:39.proven goalscorer or. Barely had a glimmer through the game. That was
:09:39. > :09:47.his real chance and he doesn't hesitate. That is what they do,
:09:47. > :09:52.these boys. Always ready. He can West Ham salvage something right at
:09:52. > :10:02.the end? Three added minutes. We have played goes through. We are
:10:02. > :10:05.
:10:05. > :10:15.now playing time added on for the goal. Marshall, safely to his chest.
:10:15. > :10:24.
:10:24. > :10:29.to the championship. With such great expectations for the season
:10:29. > :10:36.ahead, they may yet be fulfilled, but they have lost on the opening
:10:36. > :10:40.day to a stoppage time Kenny Miller winner for Cardiff City who go home
:10:41. > :10:50.with all the points. Right at the end, Kenny Miller, on his debut and
:10:51. > :10:58.
:10:58. > :11:05.it finishes West Ham United 0, That wasn't a lacklustre performers
:11:05. > :11:09.from West Ham but it will not be easy for them in this division.
:11:09. > :11:14.of us did point out Cardiff will make it 1-0 and it wasn't me. True
:11:14. > :11:19.enough, they kept to their task, West Ham had the better chances,
:11:20. > :11:26.play more football, but you have got to give it to Kenny Miller, he
:11:26. > :11:29.is a goalscorer and he doesn't miss. Marshall made some fantastic saves.
:11:29. > :11:34.I don't think West Ham did enough to actually win the game. The
:11:34. > :11:38.longer the game went on Cardiff were putting better passes together
:11:38. > :11:44.and I don't know who it was that made the mistake down the line,
:11:44. > :11:49.which let them in. And I said it is one of those games where they have
:11:49. > :11:59.a lot of pressure against them. But one mistake from the other and, and
:11:59. > :12:00.
:12:00. > :12:07.they are capable of scoring goals. Stoppage time when a. -- winner.
:12:07. > :12:13.Ilunga has got plenty of time, tries to be a bit clever. What is
:12:13. > :12:23.Kenny's movement? Realises he has, and I think England goalkeeper has
:12:23. > :12:25.
:12:25. > :12:32.to say that. Slightly angled. I think he should say this. It has
:12:32. > :12:42.gone through his hands. He will be disappointed. Talking about losing
:12:42. > :12:46.
:12:46. > :12:54.the rights of both Freud and He get one chance and he slipped it
:12:54. > :13:02.away. You give these guys an opportunity, they will put it away.
:13:02. > :13:06.They are the plays -- hardest to play against. All of a sudden you
:13:06. > :13:11.switch off for that two minutes and two stars to get into the game. He
:13:11. > :13:17.made his run, got closed down, stood, and if -- defenders went too
:13:17. > :13:24.far off him. A good finish but the goalkeeper would be disappointed
:13:24. > :13:34.going through both hands. Let's have a look at some of West Ham's
:13:34. > :13:42.
:13:42. > :13:52.chances. The ball cut inside on his left foot, and the pitch is Skidby,
:13:52. > :13:55.
:13:55. > :14:00.Great run from Taylor, sucks the defender in. Frederic Piquionne
:14:00. > :14:10.gets a bit too far ahead of the near post. This is the goalkeeper
:14:10. > :14:20.
:14:20. > :14:30.Didn't get a big enough look on it to take the keeper out. Before his
:14:30. > :14:31.
:14:31. > :14:37.He has done his job. I'm sure if he wasn't there the manager would be
:14:37. > :14:47.asking why. It is welcome to the championship to West Ham. It will
:14:47. > :14:52.
:14:52. > :14:55.not be as easy as they think. and Bizet as a manager? -- what
:14:55. > :14:59.will Sam Allardyce be saying as a manager. People are still bedding
:14:59. > :15:07.in, they are getting used to the championship. It might take two or
:15:07. > :15:10.three games. They have got a good squad of players. Sam Allardyce
:15:10. > :15:20.will be very disappointed, but also you have got to be a little bit
:15:20. > :15:21.
:15:21. > :15:24.They could feasibly lose a couple of players, like Scott Parker.
:15:24. > :15:30.might be a good thing, and he could bring in other players and freshen
:15:30. > :15:35.it up. There is always someone who has got to do a job, and I always
:15:35. > :15:39.believe that if you lost a player, either through injury or you have
:15:39. > :15:43.sold him, you have to fill up the shirt. I am sure that some can get
:15:43. > :15:47.the players that will do well at this level. The Football League is
:15:47. > :15:57.back with a bang, and next weekend sees the return of the Premier
:15:57. > :16:28.
:16:28. > :16:32.League. We will be rolling out the All manner of chat and features
:16:32. > :16:40.updated daily. We can speak to the match-winner, goalscorer Kenny
:16:40. > :16:43.Kenny, you have scored goals all over the world, and maybe not much
:16:43. > :16:51.sweeter than that one. A fantastic result a top of a good performance
:16:51. > :16:55.for the boys. It was hard work at times. We threw everything at them,
:16:55. > :16:58.and we got the reward in the end for the hard work with a goal.
:16:58. > :17:04.Goalscorers like to score goals, obviously. That is what you came
:17:04. > :17:08.for. That is it. As a forward, you want to come to a new club and get
:17:08. > :17:12.off the mark early, and a great place to do it. A whole new era at
:17:12. > :17:22.Cardiff, what a great writer start. No one is going to get carried away
:17:22. > :17:25.there. It was important to come here and getting a point here would
:17:25. > :17:32.have been a good result, but syndicate at the end was a dream
:17:32. > :17:37.start for us. The will settle for A great three points for Cardiff,
:17:37. > :17:42.because they would necessarily have put this down at as a banker. You
:17:42. > :17:46.had had the disappointment of going through the play-offs so to come
:17:46. > :17:51.here and take three points, that was good. As Kenny said, to come
:17:51. > :17:54.here for. Is very good. To come away with three points is probably
:17:54. > :18:00.what they didn't expect, but as I said before, this division is
:18:00. > :18:05.littered with teams and players that can do you damage. I think it
:18:05. > :18:10.is a learning curve for West Ham. Day, brilliant at the rear. Lee