:00:05. > :00:15.After seeing off the French in Paris, next stop it's the Stadio
:00:15. > :00:17.
:00:17. > :00:20.Olimpico. Can Wales make it two wins back-to-back? Welcome to Rome.
:00:20. > :00:30.Here at Wembley, Swansea City take on Bradford City, hoping for a free
:00:30. > :00:30.
:00:30. > :01:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 63 seconds
:01:34. > :01:37.action packed Sport Wales ahead! Coming up tonight: It's the big one,
:01:37. > :01:43.the League Cup Final at Wembley and the countdown begins for Swansea
:01:43. > :01:48.versus Bradford. Even though we are favourites, we
:01:48. > :01:57.won't be taking this lightly. Joy in Paris, but can Wales build
:01:57. > :02:01.on it in Rome? We have to go white and replicate the character that we
:02:01. > :02:10.have shown. We need to be accurate and have visit him.
:02:10. > :02:12.Plus we take a look back at Gavin But first, a very warm welcome from
:02:12. > :02:16.a very chilly Wembley Stadium. It's almost a home-from-home for Welsh
:02:16. > :02:19.clubs these days. 12 months after Cardiff City, we are here they are
:02:20. > :02:22.getting ready for Swansea City's arrival. Extrodinary to think that
:02:23. > :02:28.the Swans are 90 minutes from some major silverware, just 10 years
:02:28. > :02:31.after they almost went out of the Football League. Well, Simon Davies
:02:31. > :02:41.has been talking to one man who's been there through the highs and
:02:41. > :02:58.
:02:58. > :03:05.It is a goal for Swansea City! Swansea City ahead in the semi-
:03:06. > :03:14.final! Swansea City have done it! They have never had a night like
:03:15. > :03:24.this, but they have never had a team like this. For Leon Britton,
:03:24. > :03:31.winning the Cup would be a world away from what happened in 2003.
:03:31. > :03:41.Swansea's City will stay in the Football League! I am very proud of
:03:41. > :03:52.
:03:52. > :03:59.that day. Things would have been so enjoy a everyone. You do grow as a
:03:59. > :04:03.person. More experienced as a player, as well. I hope that
:04:03. > :04:11.experience will cut when it comes to a major cup final, like the one
:04:11. > :04:16.against Bradford. It was a great day, winning promotion to the
:04:16. > :04:21.Premier League. A lot of dreams were achieved that day. A lot of
:04:21. > :04:24.the squad had not played in the top flight. Beating Reading in Wembley
:04:24. > :04:31.against 90,000, it is a day you will remember for the rest of your
:04:31. > :04:35.life. Alan Tait was also in that Swansea side 10 years ago. He has
:04:35. > :04:43.made few appearances in the Premier League, but Leon Britton continued
:04:43. > :04:53.to be a focal point. They pass the ball and move. They passed away out
:04:53. > :04:54.
:04:54. > :05:00.of triangles. Leon Britton, pass, pass, pass. Absolutely breathtaking
:05:00. > :05:03.to watch when it works. When Brendan Rogers left for Liverpool,
:05:03. > :05:07.there was feared that the incoming manager would struggle to keep them
:05:07. > :05:17.in the Premier League. A everyone was naturally worried when Brendan
:05:17. > :05:18.
:05:18. > :05:27.left. He did such a fantastic job in the two years he was here. Four
:05:27. > :05:32.or five first-team regulars left I think there was so worried that
:05:32. > :05:39.we would struggle this year, but Michael Laudrup has coming, settled
:05:39. > :05:47.in straight away. He seemed to keep on improving things. We're in the
:05:47. > :05:56.top half of the Premier League and we have reached her first final. We
:05:56. > :06:00.beat QPR in the first game of the season 5-0! Victory over Bradford
:06:00. > :06:05.City would see them playing in Europe for the first time since
:06:05. > :06:13.1991. Swansea are now labelled with the unfamiliar tag of being the
:06:13. > :06:17.bookie's choice. We are massive favourites. Bradford have beaten
:06:17. > :06:23.three Premier League teams, and did it over two games against Aston
:06:23. > :06:29.Villa. That is no luck. They deserve to be in the final. We will
:06:29. > :06:37.not be taking this lightly. After being with his club for almost the
:06:37. > :06:44.whole of the decade, Swansea has become more than just a club that
:06:44. > :06:49.gave him his chance. I had the six months at Manchester United, and I
:06:49. > :06:56.realised just how much I missed this club. I call it home. I'm from
:06:56. > :07:05.London, but this is where my home is. My wife is from Swansea, and a
:07:05. > :07:09.insurer will step ending here after football, as well.
:07:09. > :07:19.We have come inside to the tunnel area. That is the Swansea City
:07:19. > :07:20.
:07:20. > :07:25.dressing room. These are the men here hoping to make history for
:07:25. > :07:30.Swansea on Sunday. We saw Leon Britton. He symbolises the
:07:30. > :07:37.extraordinary progress they have made. He has seen the highs and
:07:37. > :07:42.lows of. You can give someone like him enough credit. He had to change
:07:42. > :07:46.position completely. Now he is a defensive midfield player. His role
:07:46. > :07:56.in the team is vital. He breaks things up and the middle of the
:07:56. > :08:06.park, never gives the ball away. Michael Laudrup, if he wins the
:08:06. > :08:06.
:08:07. > :08:11.club on Sunday, other clubs might be looking at him. I totally agree.
:08:11. > :08:17.The work he has done in a short period of time is quite remarkable.
:08:17. > :08:25.I heard some work today that another club but where All Whites
:08:25. > :08:34.in Spain, they are looking for a manager in the summer! 72 % of fans
:08:34. > :08:38.of Real Madrid once Michael Laudrup. With the big wide open space of
:08:38. > :08:43.Wembley suit Swansea? Yes, absolutely. The passing game may
:08:43. > :08:48.like to play, three forward- thinking midfielders, the speed and
:08:48. > :08:54.the movement will be too much for Bradford. Big selection dilemma is
:08:54. > :09:04.what he does in defence. Chico Floris was ruled out yesterday. He
:09:04. > :09:06.
:09:06. > :09:10.would you pick, Gary Monk or Barkley? They both have good cases.
:09:10. > :09:17.I look at the experience of Gary Monk. He has a good partnership
:09:17. > :09:20.with Ashley Williams. Thank you very much for the moment. There
:09:20. > :09:23.will be more from us later in the programme.
:09:23. > :09:29.Here in Rome, it has been a relatively calm build-up to
:09:29. > :09:32.tomorrow's game. Rob Howley took the unusual step of naming his side
:09:32. > :09:42.a week early, keeping faith with the same 15 that defeated France,
:09:42. > :09:50.
:09:50. > :09:57.The run of eight successive defeats has ended. Third victory in Paris
:09:57. > :10:04.was a significant chapter in the Ryan Jones story. Parachuted in to
:10:04. > :10:10.inspire the rest of his team-mates, Sam Warburton pass make injury pain
:10:10. > :10:19.was the game for Ryan Jones. are so focused about junior role
:10:19. > :10:24.within the team. The challenge for me is to get that right. The
:10:24. > :10:29.captaincy will take care of itself. That was his 30th game as captain.
:10:29. > :10:34.It seems he has lost none of the leadership qualities that led Wales
:10:34. > :10:40.to the 2008 Grand Slam. It wasn't down to anything I said or did! It
:10:40. > :10:45.was about us going out there as a team. And you can't afford a
:10:45. > :10:50.hangover from the last week, the month before or whatever. What
:10:50. > :11:00.happened against arrogance had no relevance to what happened against
:11:00. > :11:01.
:11:01. > :11:11.France. Key is a natural leader. He is comfortable with the captain
:11:11. > :11:15.
:11:15. > :11:20.His words mean a lot. He is 100 % for the jersey. Against France he
:11:20. > :11:25.was unbelievable. As is said to him before the game last week, I know
:11:25. > :11:31.you can lead and motivate, what you need to do is apply both and make
:11:31. > :11:39.sure does actions are better than the words. He did that against
:11:39. > :11:46.France and as a result he captains against Italy. Sam Warburton will
:11:46. > :11:51.be on the bench. International rugby is about being strong off the
:11:51. > :11:56.bench and having that impact. Having Sam Warburton and Alun Wyn
:11:56. > :12:02.Jones on the bench gives sough -- gives us an added incentive and
:12:02. > :12:08.strength. Italy's talismanic Sergio Parisse misses out altogether
:12:08. > :12:14.having been sent off for his club. He is world class, there was no
:12:14. > :12:19.doubt. He has stood the test of time. That is testament to great
:12:19. > :12:23.player, as well. He adds value to what it to the do. I don't think
:12:23. > :12:29.there will do much different you without him, but when you have
:12:29. > :12:36.world-class players and the system, he adds value with his skill set,
:12:36. > :12:42.his experience. He knows what it takes to win. Pitt is a shame that
:12:42. > :12:46.he will be there! He won't be missed too much! Adam Jones has
:12:46. > :12:52.conceded more penalties than any other player in the Six Nations
:12:52. > :12:58.this year. Six indiscretions hint that than issue with the Welsh
:12:58. > :13:02.scrum. As a cripple for words, we need to address an issue in the
:13:02. > :13:08.scrum. The first two performances haven't been were we would have
:13:08. > :13:12.liked them to have been. I am not saying this surface was to blame,
:13:12. > :13:18.but that did play a part in it. Quickly a perception can build and
:13:18. > :13:23.a reputation from and at the moment it is not favourable towards the
:13:23. > :13:27.Welsh scrum. Weeks to change that as soon as possible. Italy stumbled
:13:27. > :13:34.badly in Scotland a fortnight ago, but a week earlier they were
:13:34. > :13:39.magnificent against the French. Will's lost 2 from 66 Nations
:13:40. > :13:44.matches at the Stadio Ligoniel. This year the battle moves to the
:13:44. > :13:50.70,000 capacity Stadio Olimpico. This weekend will be a huge
:13:50. > :13:54.challenge. A big, big arena. Arguably, the most physical in the
:13:54. > :14:00.championship. We have got to be aware of that. One game does not
:14:00. > :14:04.make a good team. We have to go white and replicates the character
:14:05. > :14:10.and resilience that we showed. We want to go out and play some rugby
:14:10. > :14:20.and we have to be accurate and have discipline. If we have got that, we
:14:20. > :14:26.
:14:26. > :14:31.will have a good idea of who will Nothing says Rome like the Coliseum.
:14:31. > :14:33.One win does not make a great team, but he certainly decided to show
:14:33. > :14:38.great confidence in the team. great confidence in the team.
:14:38. > :14:42.I don't think it comes as a sheet surprise. The players showed the
:14:42. > :14:47.dedication and commitment that was needed to fight it out in a tough
:14:47. > :14:52.match in Paris. No one expected that team to come so quickly, but I
:14:52. > :14:56.don't think it is an advantage for Italy to know who our starting 15
:14:56. > :15:01.is 10 days before we played. If Wales play well and get the basics
:15:01. > :15:06.right, a bit more confidence and fluidity in the pattern that we
:15:06. > :15:12.know they all do, I think it is fine. Concentrate on ourselves,
:15:13. > :15:17.worry less about Italy, show a reward for those guys and then,
:15:17. > :15:22.obviously, what he has done with this announcement is to squash any
:15:22. > :15:28.speculation about whether Warburton's should get back in.
:15:28. > :15:32.Those things that have dominated the media agenda have disappeared
:15:32. > :15:36.straight away. A good stroke by Rob Howley.
:15:36. > :15:41.Ryan Jones remains the captaincy and his pleas that Sergio Parisse
:15:41. > :15:48.will be playing as well. Personally I like to watch Parisse
:15:48. > :15:53.play. He is world class, the only world-class player that Italy has.
:15:54. > :15:58.He has flair in a side that is well coached and well organised. You
:15:58. > :16:04.need someone like Parisse so from respective full point of view, it
:16:04. > :16:08.is a blow. Parisse is such an important player and it is hard to
:16:08. > :16:14.over-emphasise how tactically aware he is. In the last 20 minutes, when
:16:14. > :16:17.they are hacked ahead and me to stay ahead, it is Parisse who has
:16:17. > :16:20.been the leader. He is not there and I don't know when they look
:16:20. > :16:24.around the changing room he will do that for them.
:16:24. > :16:27.Wales have some unhappy memories, where will they be targeting to win
:16:27. > :16:31.this? I think it will be too good for
:16:31. > :16:36.them across the board. Let's not pretend that Wales are playing
:16:36. > :16:41.wonderful rugby and will push Italy aside. Although Italy were beaten
:16:41. > :16:45.well by Scotland, at home they will be confident and tough to break
:16:45. > :16:50.down. They are international rugby players, well organised and it will
:16:50. > :16:54.take time. If we get ahead early, I think it could break up. On the
:16:54. > :17:01.whole, I think that Wales will be too strong, to organise than
:17:01. > :17:07.overpower them. One eye on the championship still?
:17:07. > :17:13.It is on. To do that we need to score points.
:17:13. > :17:17.Time for the crystal ball, what is your prediction? I think Wales will
:17:17. > :17:23.win by about seven. I think it will rain, so that will make it tight.
:17:23. > :17:27.Here's hoping that is not the kiss of death. Thank you very much.
:17:27. > :17:32.From the Eternal City to Atlantic City and on Saturday night, Gavin
:17:32. > :17:37.Rees lost in his bid to become a to wait world champion. He was up
:17:37. > :17:45.against the rising star, Aegean Broner and our cameras went along
:17:45. > :17:50.for the ride. I can't imagine my life about
:17:50. > :18:00.boxing. I started when I was nine so it has been my life since I was
:18:00. > :18:06.a little kid. A natural thing. Why are you a boxer?
:18:06. > :18:09.Because I'm not a footballer or a model. Something easy, nothing hard,
:18:09. > :18:14.I guess. He has been in America five weeks,
:18:14. > :18:19.he has three daughters at home and a girlfriend. It was hard for him
:18:19. > :18:27.at times, but this was the light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak.
:18:27. > :18:37.Am sure it will be worth it. Professional record, 37 victories,
:18:37. > :18:38.
:18:38. > :18:43.only one defeat, 19 knockouts, one, three, 4.5. From Cincinnati Ohio,
:18:43. > :18:52.the reigning lightweight champion of the world, or atrium, the
:18:52. > :18:59.problem, Broner. -- Adrien. Normally I would shake hands and
:18:59. > :19:09.the best man wins. You have to play up to the crowd. He has a lot of
:19:09. > :19:10.
:19:10. > :19:15.one-liners. Did you say anything to him? I congratulated him.
:19:15. > :19:20.He is two or three years younger than me. We weren't that far apart.
:19:20. > :19:25.He is a nice boy with fire in his belly. Very confident in his own
:19:25. > :19:29.ability in whichever fight he goes into. He is one of the funniest
:19:29. > :19:38.people I have ever come across. He makes everyone laugh without
:19:38. > :19:44.meaning to. Biggest night of my life, to be honest. Pound-for-pound
:19:44. > :19:54.top fighters in the world. If I win this fight, I'll be the top light
:19:54. > :19:56.
:19:56. > :20:01.weight in the world. It is massive. Everything leading to this fight.
:20:01. > :20:07.24 hours, hanging about, really. Doing nothing. The last few hours
:20:07. > :20:11.have gone really slow, to be honest. Like a caged little animal bursting
:20:11. > :20:19.to get out. Pretty boring, but it is fight day so I want to get on
:20:20. > :20:25.with it and start fighting. He can throw punches in
:20:25. > :20:31.combinations. It is a style that is very hard to beat, but he also has
:20:31. > :20:36.punch power, a great jab and a solid chin.
:20:36. > :20:41.It is such a big fight for me, the biggest of my career. I started
:20:41. > :20:47.getting ready for this six weeks ago. My heart has been pounding
:20:47. > :20:54.away from six weeks before. A lot of pressure, a lot of nerves. It is
:20:54. > :21:00.the top of the game. I don't show it, but a lot of the time I am more
:21:00. > :21:04.nervous than the fighters. With Gavin, I will be very nervous. I
:21:04. > :21:09.care for the fighters at the end of the day and this is a brutal game.
:21:09. > :21:19.It is a one-man sport. Not just the one man's sport where you on
:21:19. > :21:22.
:21:22. > :21:29.knocking a ball about, one mistake Doesn't matter to me if I was here
:21:29. > :21:35.on my own. I am going him and I will blank it all out, to be honest.
:21:35. > :21:45.Focused. Just me and him. In America, Newport, doesn't matter.
:21:45. > :21:57.
:21:57. > :22:02.It is weird, there are thousands of people and sometimes they put one
:22:02. > :22:12.little thing in your head. Sometimes I hear my dad's voice.
:22:12. > :22:27.
:22:27. > :22:32.He is obviously a very talented kid. It was terrible. No movement and
:22:32. > :22:37.then I was stunned. He was a world- class opponent and that is the
:22:37. > :22:41.reason why. He will be another world champion
:22:41. > :22:49.some day. He is tougher than a stake that has been cooked for too
:22:49. > :22:55.long. My career isn't over by a long shot.
:22:55. > :23:04.People can judge for themselves. I don't need anyone with me, just
:23:04. > :23:09.Welcome back to Wembley Stadium where Swansea City players hope to
:23:09. > :23:12.make this walk into the Royal Box and get their hands on this thing,
:23:12. > :23:17.the Capital One Cup on Sunday. The Bradford players will have other
:23:17. > :23:22.ideas, of course. Earlier I caught up with their manager and captain,
:23:22. > :23:26.a man who began his professional career at Swansea and has been a
:23:26. > :23:30.key figure as Bradford have beaten three Premier League sides on their
:23:30. > :23:35.road to Wembley. Don't be fooled by the quiet
:23:35. > :23:45.cobbled streets, the serene the sloping landscape. There has been a
:23:45. > :24:00.
:24:00. > :24:04.Corner, head it in! Bradford City 3, Aston Villa 1. The graveyard of
:24:04. > :24:10.League Cup ambition for Arsenal and Aston Villa after Bradford had won
:24:10. > :24:16.at Wigan. At the heart of it, Gary Jones, the claret and am the
:24:16. > :24:23.captain. Apparently you owe it all to
:24:23. > :24:28.Swansea? I did begin their, yes. I think I
:24:28. > :24:34.got sacked after six months, nine months, something like that.
:24:34. > :24:38.Something ridiculous like that. I think Alan Cork took over. I'm not
:24:38. > :24:45.sure what happened that season, to be fair, but I wasn't there that
:24:45. > :24:51.long. I got shipped off to Rochdale. I am grateful to them.
:24:51. > :24:56.The before Swansea, you started in North Wales, didn't you? A young
:24:57. > :25:04.Scouser going across to North Wales, what was life like there?
:25:04. > :25:10.A lot of travelling, I can tell you that. Some long journeys?
:25:10. > :25:15.Yes, long journeys. It was a good ground, to be fair. You'd have to
:25:15. > :25:21.start somewhere and that was my ground. I think am the person I am
:25:21. > :25:29.today because I had that ground. Now at the age of 135, well Jones
:25:29. > :25:36.be blessed are the cut final? Perhaps the tie will be settled by
:25:36. > :25:40.more prosaic, old-fashioned virtues. They are good Premiership team and
:25:40. > :25:46.we are fully aware of that. We also know they will have a lot of
:25:46. > :25:50.possession in the game. They have 65% of possession, so we have to be
:25:50. > :25:54.patient and disciplined. Equally I have players that can cause some
:25:54. > :25:58.problems. We know Swansea have conceded goals from set plays this
:25:58. > :26:07.season, so that is one aspect of our game.
:26:07. > :26:13.If you beat Wigan, Arsenal, Aston Villa, so why not Swansea? Exactly.
:26:13. > :26:19.Just roll it off the tongue there, like. Like it happens every day.
:26:20. > :26:23.Has it sunk in? I don't think it has. I think it will sink in when
:26:23. > :26:33.we are at Wembley and see all the supporters. We need to be at our
:26:33. > :26:33.
:26:33. > :26:35.best. You never know. Never say best. You never know. Never say
:26:35. > :26:37.never in football. Iwan Roberts, you can see what it
:26:37. > :26:42.Iwan Roberts, you can see what it means to somebody like Gary Jones.
:26:42. > :26:47.He would not have been expecting to captain his side at Wembley.
:26:47. > :26:51.He probably thought they is like this had passed him by. He is 35
:26:51. > :26:56.now coming to the end of his playing days, but he is the heart
:26:56. > :27:04.and soul of this side. He has great delivery. Bradford rely heavily on
:27:04. > :27:08.corners and free-kicks, so he will have a vital game to play on Sunday
:27:08. > :27:12.if Bradford close -- caused a massive upset by beating Swansea.
:27:12. > :27:17.What Bradford have done is extraordinary, isn't it? It is
:27:17. > :27:21.unbelievable. It is a fairy-tale. They have beaten three Premier
:27:21. > :27:27.League sides, but I think it comes to an end on Sunday. There can't
:27:27. > :27:32.see them beat Swansea. Where will the game be won and lost? Who are
:27:32. > :27:39.the key men? If you look at Bradford, you look at their forward
:27:39. > :27:45.options. They have Wells, Heinz, handsome. All capable of scoring
:27:45. > :27:50.goals, but I do think that Wells is their main the scorer with 18 goals
:27:50. > :27:53.this season. You have the goalkeeper, in my opinion one of
:27:53. > :27:59.the best goalkeepers outside the Premier League.
:27:59. > :28:02.We shouldn't forget that Wrexham could be here later in the season,
:28:02. > :28:05.they lead 3-1 in the first leg of the semi-final. They have done
:28:05. > :28:12.enough? You would think so. Two-goal
:28:12. > :28:16.advantage. They have not lost for 13 games. To come away from the
:28:16. > :28:21.racecourse last week with a tall goal cushion, you would expect them
:28:21. > :28:26.to go through. As for Sunday, you seem to have written Bradford off.
:28:26. > :28:30.What will be the score? I think it will be a comfortable afternoon as
:28:30. > :28:37.long as they prepare themselves properly and a professional. I
:28:37. > :28:44.think it will be three-0. Thank you for your company. Enjoy the match.
:28:44. > :28:49.It is live on BBC rails and BBC Radio Cumbria. From us here at
:28:49. > :28:54.Wembley Stadium, it is goodbye for now.
:28:54. > :28:59.That is it for this week. We are back a day early next week on