0:00:22 > 0:00:25Evening. After a hectic midweek of cup action, it's back to the day
0:00:26 > 0:00:30job in the npower Football League and for teams in the Championship,
0:00:30 > 0:00:35a chance to sign off before the international break on a real high.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39Off the pitch, things are getting interesting. A couple of sides in
0:00:39 > 0:00:42leagues 1 and 2 look to be cashing in on their star strikers, before
0:00:42 > 0:00:45the window closes and earlier this week Bradford the becoming the
0:00:45 > 0:00:49first team in all 4 divisions to part company with their manager,
0:00:49 > 0:00:52there's plenty for Steve to get his gnashers into - not that he needs
0:00:52 > 0:00:54any encouragement. That a bit in the past team in all four the
0:00:54 > 0:00:57Visions to part company with their manager this week. There is plenty
0:00:57 > 0:01:02else for Steve to get his teeth into it. Here's what else is on
0:01:02 > 0:01:06offer tonight. Our main game comes from south London. Dougie Freedman
0:01:06 > 0:01:09has the keys to the Palace these days and the Eagles are flying.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Looking to clip their wings this afternoon were Ollie's Blackpool.
0:01:11 > 0:01:16Southampton have hit the ground running. Nigel Adkins' table-
0:01:16 > 0:01:19toppers faced a stern test when they took on Sven's Leicester.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Brighton took a Premier League scalp in midweek but they were up
0:01:22 > 0:01:30against a team that scored seven last week, as Darren Ferguson's
0:01:30 > 0:01:36Peterborough hit the south coast. MK Dons have been scoring for fun
0:01:36 > 0:01:44and the last week. How would they fair again Stevenage, without the
0:01:44 > 0:01:48goals of Sam Baldock, following his big-money move to West Ham? By the
0:01:48 > 0:01:51way, the draw for the third round of the Carling Cup took place
0:01:51 > 0:01:54earlier today - we'll be reflecting on that a little later. But we
0:01:54 > 0:01:58start tonight at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace are making
0:01:58 > 0:02:01some of the so called experts look a little foolish after a stunning
0:02:01 > 0:02:05start to the new season. Tagged as pre-season favourites for the drop,
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Palace have strung together three straight wins and were up against a
0:02:07 > 0:02:17recently-relegated Blackpool side who have lived upto their billing
0:02:17 > 0:02:21
0:02:21 > 0:02:25This is the best start for five years, for Crystal Palace, and
0:02:25 > 0:02:31there is a change for their fans, tired after several successive
0:02:31 > 0:02:36seasons of struggle. Blackpool or looking to prove that they belonged
0:02:36 > 0:02:45in at the top flight and a or only on one to the Championship. Darren
0:02:45 > 0:02:55Ambrose returns after a knee injury. Blackpool are without Neal Ardley,
0:02:55 > 0:02:57
0:02:57 > 0:03:06but Craig Cathcart returns after a throat infection. Bright Ormerod
0:03:06 > 0:03:14gets in behind Dean Moxey. Britain Ormerod with the chance. Get out
0:03:14 > 0:03:19brilliantly by Julian Speroni.-kept out. Brett Ormerod was the danger.
0:03:19 > 0:03:26I wonder if the decision to play and left-footed play at right-back
0:03:26 > 0:03:34almost cost Crystal Palace. Dean Moxey was caught out. The ball was
0:03:34 > 0:03:44whipped across, and he was nowhere to be seen. Brett Ormerod, with a
0:03:44 > 0:03:47
0:03:47 > 0:03:53real chance. What a challenge by Ryan McGivern. Beautifully timed.
0:03:53 > 0:04:02Indicting bit Ormerod to side-foot it beyond Julian Speroni. --
0:04:02 > 0:04:10inviting Brett Ormerod. Somehow, Crystal Palace get it off the line!
0:04:10 > 0:04:20It was Kevin Phillips to almost snatched the opener for Blackpool.
0:04:20 > 0:04:31
0:04:31 > 0:04:39Difficult to see who keeps it out, Julian Speroni, and with the save
0:04:39 > 0:04:48again. Smart challenge, on Taylor- Fletcher. Julian Speroni has been a
0:04:49 > 0:04:57very busy man. At least Clark hit the target, but it was not struck
0:04:57 > 0:05:07that firmly. Ian Holloway will wonder how it is that his team are
0:05:07 > 0:05:23
0:05:23 > 0:05:30not two, to the good. Will these from Matt Gilks. McCarthy, denied
0:05:30 > 0:05:37with a bullet header. McCarthy had peeled away from the pack, and
0:05:37 > 0:05:47found himself unchallenged at the back post. Had that gone to either
0:05:47 > 0:05:48
0:05:48 > 0:05:57side of mad Gilks, and it would do been the opera for Crystal Palace.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01-- Matt Gilks. Was the shot, by Craig Cathcart? No, he wasn't.
0:06:01 > 0:06:11There might have been contact between Cathcart, and the Crystal
0:06:11 > 0:06:23
0:06:23 > 0:06:29McGivern can turn it behind. Stephen Crainey might well hold his
0:06:29 > 0:06:39head after that. It was curling away from the goalkeeper, a right
0:06:39 > 0:06:52
0:06:52 > 0:07:00that far post. Brett Ormerod keeps it in. Back to Ferguson. That has a
0:07:00 > 0:07:06lovely touch. And the goal, from Baptiste. It has been coming. Alex
0:07:06 > 0:07:16Baptiste, who scored on Blackpool's last visit to Selhurst Park, Bruce
0:07:16 > 0:07:18
0:07:18 > 0:07:28the Seasiders in front, five minutes before half-time. -- puts.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31
0:07:31 > 0:07:38Alex Baptiste, who had come up from right back, buries the opportunity.
0:07:38 > 0:07:48Ian Holloway will feel that Blackpool have got what they is out.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51
0:07:51 > 0:07:59-- deserve. Dean Moxey, in the penalty area, and what a goal that
0:07:59 > 0:08:09would have been. It was not the best pass to him, just waiting for
0:08:09 > 0:08:22
0:08:23 > 0:08:31the ball to arrive, then trying the corner kick. Crystal Palace have
0:08:31 > 0:08:37won a succession of them, but have been unable to test Matt Gilks.
0:08:37 > 0:08:46Ambrose, with the corner kick, McCarthy tries to rise, but Paddy
0:08:46 > 0:08:54MacCarthy, could not get any power behind it. Matt Gilks, across,
0:08:54 > 0:09:01smartly, to keep it out. Kevin Phillips gets in behind, but he has
0:09:01 > 0:09:05put it wide. Paddy McCarthy got away with that, big time. Of all
0:09:05 > 0:09:10the people Ian Holloway would have wanted this chance to fall to, it
0:09:10 > 0:09:20would have been the veteran striker. You would have put money on Kevin
0:09:20 > 0:09:31
0:09:31 > 0:09:41Taylor-Fletcher. He brought it down beautifully. Parr snuffs out the
0:09:41 > 0:09:43
0:09:43 > 0:09:52threat. Timely challenge from the Norwegian. Off the line, again! By
0:09:52 > 0:10:01Darren Ambrose, this time. And here come Crystal Palace. Wilfried Zaha,
0:10:01 > 0:10:05with his first involvement. What an introduction it really was. At
0:10:05 > 0:10:15least, with Wilfried Zaha, Crystal Palace have genuine pace up front
0:10:15 > 0:10:28
0:10:28 > 0:10:34now. Almost 2-0, with this effort, coming up from Evatt. Evatt drags
0:10:35 > 0:10:39him to the ground. Yellow card. No complaints from the Blackpool
0:10:39 > 0:10:49defender. He almost embarrassed Jermain Easter by pulling down his
0:10:49 > 0:11:01
0:11:01 > 0:11:11the face, and has stayed down. -- Scott Southern. This was flying.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13
0:11:13 > 0:11:23And he is out of account. -- for the count. It came off a Blackpool
0:11:23 > 0:11:41
0:11:41 > 0:11:47boot. Punched away by Matt Gilks. in! It is 1-1! Glenn Murray has his
0:11:47 > 0:11:55first goal in the red and blue stripes of Crystal Palace! That is
0:11:55 > 0:12:00what he came on for you. 22 goals last season. And Glenn Murray gets
0:12:00 > 0:12:05on the end of the delivery from Dean Moxey, and sneaks it past the
0:12:05 > 0:12:15near post of Matt Gilks. There was much -- not much of a gap, but he
0:12:15 > 0:12:22
0:12:22 > 0:12:32very important Patch. McCarthy, with the little back-header, almost
0:12:32 > 0:12:32
0:12:32 > 0:13:17Apology for the loss of subtitles for 44 seconds
0:13:17 > 0:13:27Palace Palmer pressure. -- he get the shot away? The
0:13:27 > 0:13:44
0:13:44 > 0:13:49Crystal Palace... Inches wide. What a difference he has made since he
0:13:49 > 0:13:59came on. What a great pass, too. Just around the corner, Murray
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0:14:19 > 0:14:29for Keith Sutton to mark his 350th appearance for Blackpool. -- Keith
0:14:29 > 0:14:33
0:14:33 > 0:14:41That was fabulous entertainment. Chances at either end. It is a draw.
0:14:41 > 0:14:46Are you happy? Delighted. The first half, better than the second. We
0:14:46 > 0:14:51have a great spirit. We opened the game up in the second half, and we
0:14:51 > 0:14:58were a more attacking in the second half. It could have gone either way.
0:14:58 > 0:15:0345 minutes into the game, I thought, we will take a point. That is the
0:15:03 > 0:15:08best we've played. We have still got a bit of baggage of what
0:15:08 > 0:15:14happened to us last season. I'm not sure we realise quite how much we
0:15:14 > 0:15:22were on top and just keep doing the same things. We are starting to
0:15:22 > 0:15:31build a squad that we country and games from the start. We can beat
0:15:31 > 0:15:37certain players -- we can play certain players and it is good.
0:15:37 > 0:15:42it has got it down to the near post. That could have ended 5-5! You have
0:15:42 > 0:15:50got to credit bogey-free to them because he has instilled this
0:15:50 > 0:15:56element of resilience. -- credit to Dudley Freeman. They might not have
0:15:56 > 0:16:02got back into this game last season. That ball into the first half, they
0:16:02 > 0:16:08had some trances did get more than a lead. Glenn Murray comes on. That
0:16:08 > 0:16:13had the effect. He scores for goal. In the end, he might have gone on
0:16:13 > 0:16:19to take this game. But it was a fair result. You really like this
0:16:19 > 0:16:24finish. I like the way he gets across his marker. He anticipates.
0:16:24 > 0:16:32To be fair, the ball is never gonna reached the far post. He gets
0:16:32 > 0:16:37across the near. And he had a chance near the end. The keeper
0:16:37 > 0:16:42knows what he is going to do. He can't go around the keeper because
0:16:42 > 0:16:46there is a player around him. So he cut his angled down. He has still
0:16:46 > 0:16:50made a difference. He will look back and think, that was a great.
0:16:50 > 0:16:56Blackpool, they are playing in a similar way up front as they did in
0:16:56 > 0:17:02the Premier League. There is this thing about them or where they are
0:17:02 > 0:17:10not on the cutting edge. As you said, there were enough chances in
0:17:10 > 0:17:16the first half were they could have been more comfortable. Kevin
0:17:16 > 0:17:20Phillips gets them a point last week at Brighton. And they had some
0:17:20 > 0:17:27opportunities today. Sometimes you don't always get what you deserve.
0:17:27 > 0:17:35As you said, at the end, the draw was a fair result. They are still
0:17:35 > 0:17:42asked -- suffering a hangover. What do you do to get rid of it? There
0:17:42 > 0:17:48might be a need to bring in some freshness. The difference now is it
0:17:48 > 0:17:52is expected of Blackpool. They were under the raider, got up, now
0:17:52 > 0:18:02they've come back down, they are under the spotlight, so a bit more
0:18:02 > 0:18:03
0:18:03 > 0:18:06pressure. A couple of weeks to work for them. Right, we'll let's take a
0:18:06 > 0:18:09look at how the early Championship leaders got on on Saturday. Nigel
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Adkins' Southampton have enjoyed their best ever start to a season
0:18:12 > 0:18:22and the Saints were looking to make it five wins out of five when they
0:18:22 > 0:18:27marched into Leicester. Well, with Leicester losing their two home
0:18:27 > 0:18:37games, that 100% record might continue but their expectations
0:18:37 > 0:18:46
0:18:46 > 0:18:50again midway through the first half. A substitute teamed up with the
0:18:50 > 0:18:56striker, and the finish could not have been better. Southampton were
0:18:56 > 0:19:01not going to give up their perfect start easily and got back into the
0:19:01 > 0:19:07match with this run which ambles old the full-backs. John Hardy was
0:19:07 > 0:19:17on the end of it. Southampton, 2-1 down. Just before the break came
0:19:17 > 0:19:18
0:19:18 > 0:19:22the game's most pivotal moment. No foul according to the referee. So,
0:19:22 > 0:19:29Leicester went 3-1 up. Aggrieved, Southampton came out strongly after
0:19:29 > 0:19:37the break and David Connolly reduce the death do -- the deficit. They
0:19:37 > 0:19:43had their chances. They were up against a keeper in inspired form.
0:19:43 > 0:19:49This was denied by Schmeichel. And Schmeichel, foiled him again later
0:19:49 > 0:19:59on. Southampton's incredible run came to an end, which meant that
0:19:59 > 0:20:00
0:20:00 > 0:20:10It is very good to win a game like this. We needed that. We needed a
0:20:10 > 0:20:15
0:20:15 > 0:20:22boast a 100% record. But they have yet to win in the league this
0:20:22 > 0:20:29season. Burnley came close to breaking their duck of not having
0:20:29 > 0:20:33scored. Things were looking good again this season just after half-
0:20:33 > 0:20:39time for them. They again had the opportunity and this time they made
0:20:39 > 0:20:43no mistake. Derby had only conceded one goal all season before this
0:20:43 > 0:20:50match and they seemed stunned by falling behind and nearly went
0:20:50 > 0:20:57behind again. The last time derby had won five games at the start of
0:20:57 > 0:21:01the season was back in 1905, and they gave themselves another chance.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05The home side immediately shot themselves in the foot. Ross
0:21:05 > 0:21:09Wallace's shot was too hot to handle for Frank Fielding and
0:21:10 > 0:21:19Austin was on hand to ram in his second for the match and secured a
0:21:19 > 0:21:29A massive game for us. A big effort from the lads. They were
0:21:29 > 0:21:31
0:21:31 > 0:21:39Coventry. Without a win in -- of any kind, they'd never managed to
0:21:39 > 0:21:49meet Boro at the Riverside. Tony Mowbray's team started the stronger.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52
0:21:52 > 0:21:58Boro had the first chance to go than this. Someone who just cannot
0:21:58 > 0:22:02stop scoring for Boro is this man, instrumental to their strong start
0:22:02 > 0:22:07to the season. When the ball find - - found its way to the Dutchman, he
0:22:07 > 0:22:12should be confident finish of his strike at the top of his game. He
0:22:12 > 0:22:17now has seven goals in seven matches. Andy Thorn's Sky Blues
0:22:17 > 0:22:21have made a disappointing start to the season with just one point Mike.
0:22:21 > 0:22:27Roy O'Donovan had a great cross to level for the visitors but didn't
0:22:27 > 0:22:31even test the keeper. The hosts were looking for a 6th consecutive
0:22:31 > 0:22:38win in all competitions, and almost had a second goal before the break.
0:22:38 > 0:22:45Joe Murphy managed to get a hand to this effort. The second half,
0:22:45 > 0:22:50another chance for the attack- minded Dutchman. The finish
0:22:50 > 0:23:00deserted them. Coventry were improving as the match went on and
0:23:00 > 0:23:02
0:23:03 > 0:23:08made the hosts pay for those missed it half a dozen wins in a row
0:23:08 > 0:23:18before the end but this header hit the bar. Coventry keeper Murphy
0:23:18 > 0:23:24We knew it was going to be tight. They have some great players. Great
0:23:24 > 0:23:28work effort -- work ethic. We always knew what was going to be
0:23:28 > 0:23:32difficult for us to rack up a few goals. There is tremendous
0:23:32 > 0:23:37character in that dressing room. They don't know when they are
0:23:37 > 0:23:47beaten. We have been in for good -- unfortunate in the early part of
0:23:47 > 0:23:48
0:23:48 > 0:23:52in his dip switch was always a tall order for Peterborough when they
0:23:52 > 0:23:56travel to the South coast. Brighton did the double over them when this
0:23:56 > 0:24:00was a League 1 fixture last season. The home side were given a helping
0:24:00 > 0:24:04hand inside 10 minutes of this Championship game. This clearance
0:24:04 > 0:24:08was picked up and the Peterborough defence were too surprised to close
0:24:08 > 0:24:16him down. He still had plenty to do, but the finish was measured
0:24:16 > 0:24:25perfectly. These are good times to be a Brighton fan. The Amex will
0:24:25 > 0:24:29host Liverpool in the third round. They went ahead thanks to the save.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33Making his league debut for Brighton following a loan move from
0:24:33 > 0:24:43Swansea was Brian Harley. How was that to make a good impression in
0:24:43 > 0:24:43
0:24:43 > 0:24:47front of your own fans? Brighton go top of the division. All that was
0:24:47 > 0:24:54needed was this goal to complete the perfect day. He had the chance.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58But it wasn't to be. 2-0, and another three points for Gus
0:24:58 > 0:25:03Poyet's team. Flying high in the tram pinch it. It was proper
0:25:03 > 0:25:08football game. Plenty of qualities. The games I like as manager. When
0:25:08 > 0:25:16you score a couple of goals, keeper clean sheet. We are still winning
0:25:16 > 0:25:22at home, unbeaten. I cannot ask for No, we can't. They are top of the
0:25:22 > 0:25:26pile. Do they deserve to be there? I am lucky enough to have seen them
0:25:26 > 0:25:31three-times. They have been absolutely fantastic. There is an
0:25:31 > 0:25:35aura about them. They almost make teams change and compromise their
0:25:36 > 0:25:40own staff to try to come back --, but the way they play. They make
0:25:40 > 0:25:47the pitch be, and they will knock the ball back, but because they
0:25:47 > 0:25:56were place a match, they play with angles. Lewis at the back has been
0:25:56 > 0:26:04great. The two boys at front had been -- have been sensational.
0:26:04 > 0:26:12Craigmillar, in Sunderland, he was marvellous. -- Craig Moon.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16Poyet has an eye for talent. They lose added Bennett, but they have
0:26:16 > 0:26:20another free kick specialist. look as if they've got goals all
0:26:20 > 0:26:26over. They need to defend -- they defend when they need to defend.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29They are a threat all over. That is why at this stage they are the
0:26:29 > 0:26:33complete package. What can happen between now and the end of the
0:26:33 > 0:26:38season...? Part of the reason Brighton are top is because of
0:26:38 > 0:26:42Rampton slipped up at Leicester City. A bit of controversy. Since
0:26:42 > 0:26:49felt aggrieved at what ultimately was the winning goal by Leicester.
0:26:49 > 0:26:55Was there a push hit? It looks like it. He heads the ball, fair enough.
0:26:55 > 0:27:00He has elevated himself above. But he doesn't, and he actually climbs
0:27:01 > 0:27:04over Lambert. He could do nothing about it. And the ball goes in as
0:27:04 > 0:27:09an own goal. You've got to look at that. Lambert doesn't make any
0:27:09 > 0:27:14contact with the ball but he makes a lot of contact with the defender.
0:27:14 > 0:27:20There was another 100% record that fell on Saturday. Burnley ended
0:27:20 > 0:27:27Derby's re run of recent results. Charlie Austen, he is really making
0:27:27 > 0:27:35up for lost to M. He typify is the whole side in the way it has been -
0:27:35 > 0:27:43- key to revise the whole side. The old guard has gone. He is one of
0:27:43 > 0:27:49the new guys. From the Burnley perspective, he has settled down.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53They have got a goalscorer for. signs on the 1st February. That was
0:27:53 > 0:27:59his 10th of -- 10th appearance. hasn't played many games at this
0:27:59 > 0:28:09level. The more experienced you will get and he will be a better
0:28:09 > 0:28:12player. Well, as for the rest of the Championship, fans at Fratton
0:28:12 > 0:28:15Park were treated to a repeat of the 2008 FA Cup final between
0:28:15 > 0:28:25Portsmouth and Cardiff. It's fair to say the clubs have experienced
0:28:25 > 0:28:31
0:28:31 > 0:28:36more lows than highs since that day This effort rattled the post.
0:28:36 > 0:28:40Portsmouth have not scored in the first half of any match this season.
0:28:40 > 0:28:46That duck was almost broken in spectacular style when Jo Ward did
0:28:47 > 0:28:51that. The woodwork was busier after half-time. This free kick came the
0:28:51 > 0:28:56latest effort to crash of the goal frame. Cardiff have an impressive
0:28:56 > 0:29:00recent record over Pompey, losing only once in 10 league matches.
0:29:00 > 0:29:10They finally got the goal in between the Post of fruit Andrew
0:29:10 > 0:29:11
0:29:11 > 0:29:21Taylor. -- through and retailers. The evergreen striker came off the
0:29:21 > 0:29:26
0:29:26 > 0:29:30We have had two cleared off the Lennon the end. We needed a little
0:29:30 > 0:29:33bit more spring in our step to go on and win the game. A I was
0:29:33 > 0:29:39delighted with the attitude and performance. It was always going to
0:29:39 > 0:29:42be tough. They throw a lot of balls into the box and have a lot of hate
0:29:42 > 0:29:49in their team and can cause problems with the long throw-in,
0:29:49 > 0:29:53but I was delighted with the way we played. Keep Hill picked up his
0:29:53 > 0:30:01first victory as Barnsley boss last weekend. His team travelled to the
0:30:01 > 0:30:06lines then, in south London. -- to lie in's den. It was the horse to
0:30:06 > 0:30:12made all the running but could not score. Robert Edward did just
0:30:12 > 0:30:22enough to distract the striker, and it did not get better after the
0:30:22 > 0:30:26
0:30:26 > 0:30:31break. The chance went begging and it ended a goalless. Ipswich
0:30:31 > 0:30:36conceded 12 goals in the last two matches as they walked out of the
0:30:36 > 0:30:42East Leeds United. The onus was on them not to concede early on, and
0:30:42 > 0:30:49they lasted half-an-hour, when Ross McCormack got his 4th of the season.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53The problem for Leeds United his discipline. Aidan White was sent
0:30:53 > 0:30:58off for that challenge on G Emanuel Thomas. It was the third sending
0:30:58 > 0:31:03off in the league this season, for Leeds United, in addition to 13
0:31:03 > 0:31:13yellow cards. Ipswich make the up one-man advantage count and turned
0:31:13 > 0:31:16
0:31:16 > 0:31:20point and two three. Keith Andrews had scored the only goal for
0:31:20 > 0:31:25Ipswich when they beat the Pulborough, and the Irishman made
0:31:25 > 0:31:35it two out of two, lifting the gloom from Portman Road and the
0:31:35 > 0:31:36
0:31:36 > 0:31:42pressure from their manager. have endured a tortuous 10 days. We
0:31:42 > 0:31:45were very nervous in the first half, no doubt about it. When they had
0:31:45 > 0:31:51ten men the started to knock the ball around than the crowd stayed
0:31:51 > 0:31:58with us, which was great. And we have gone on from the victory and
0:31:58 > 0:32:05at the end. Hull City were looking for their first points of the
0:32:05 > 0:32:11season at home, so it was probably a good time to welcome Brian
0:32:11 > 0:32:20McDermott's side to the KC Stadium. Reading had completed the signing
0:32:20 > 0:32:28of a Rotherham goal machine Adam LeFondre, today, and the first
0:32:28 > 0:32:32effort on target was ruled offside. Nigel Pearson's loan signing from
0:32:32 > 0:32:37Manchester United announced himself in the Championship in style -
0:32:37 > 0:32:46How's that, for Robbie Brady, to score this first of the season bore
0:32:46 > 0:32:51as new club? Simon Church could not find the finish with his flick-on.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55The first point of the season for Hull City was sealed. I thought it
0:32:55 > 0:33:00was a 0-0 gain. That is what it looked like. We did not look like
0:33:00 > 0:33:05conceding a goal. It was a poor goal to concede from our point of
0:33:05 > 0:33:10view, and we did not do enough with the ball. In it has been a tough
0:33:10 > 0:33:16start for us. In all of the games that we have played in the league,
0:33:16 > 0:33:21we have been on top in the game, but because of our inability to
0:33:21 > 0:33:27take chances, it has made it a tough start for us. But the players
0:33:27 > 0:33:32have worked exceptionally hard and I am pleased for them today. Keith
0:33:32 > 0:33:36million's Bristol City hope to put their midweek Carling Cup defeat to
0:33:36 > 0:33:41Swindon behind them when they travelled to Doncaster who have yet
0:33:41 > 0:33:46to become a point in his campaign. Nicky Maynard had scored all three
0:33:46 > 0:33:50of Bristol City's goals going into this game, but his magic touch
0:33:50 > 0:34:00deserted him early on. Perhaps it was about time one of his team-
0:34:00 > 0:34:03
0:34:03 > 0:34:08mates got in on the act. Albert Adona Put Bristol City head. A
0:34:08 > 0:34:14penalty was awarded to Doncaster, and a chance for a vast home only
0:34:14 > 0:34:18goal of the season at the Keepmoat Stadium. But things are not going
0:34:18 > 0:34:22Doncaster's way, and James Hayter could not make the most of the
0:34:22 > 0:34:29goalscoring opportunity - David James with the penalty save. James
0:34:29 > 0:34:39Hayter redeemed himself soon after. James Hayter gratefully took the
0:34:39 > 0:34:42
0:34:42 > 0:34:48chance, to earn Doncaster their Huge relief for Hull City, their
0:34:48 > 0:34:57first cause of the season. And a great goal from Robbie Brady.
0:34:57 > 0:35:02has not been much action there in front of goal. He gets into a good
0:35:02 > 0:35:09position. I am not sure if he means that or not. I am not going to take
0:35:09 > 0:35:16that away from him! It is a fantastic finish. I'm sure that he
0:35:16 > 0:35:20will say that he meant it! Wanting that was lucky, and Paul Jewell
0:35:20 > 0:35:28admitted it, was beating Leeds United with the help of a red card.
0:35:28 > 0:35:33After conceding 12 in two games, as for the red card, you think this
0:35:33 > 0:35:37was a harsh decision? He gets a little bit of a push in the back
0:35:37 > 0:35:45and he does not recover his composure. There was no intention
0:35:45 > 0:35:49to bring him down. He lost his balance. He has no alternative,
0:35:49 > 0:35:56other than to go down. This was a nasty deflection but Ipswich will
0:35:56 > 0:36:02take that, after a couple of nasty games. These are the ones that you
0:36:02 > 0:36:11just make the most of. Is it a particular worry for Simon Grayson
0:36:11 > 0:36:16at Leeds, those three red cards in three games? He just wants to get
0:36:16 > 0:36:22in and won the tackle, we saw that with Max Gradel last week, it is
0:36:22 > 0:36:26just a little bit of all the enthusiasm. I don't see there being
0:36:26 > 0:36:31any frustration there, just a will to go out there and tried to get a
0:36:31 > 0:36:41result. Interesting admission from Steve Cotterill after that
0:36:41 > 0:36:45Portsmouth game. He said he had overlooked-over were players in
0:36:45 > 0:36:52training and that is why their energy levels drop. Is that an easy
0:36:52 > 0:37:00mistake to make? There has been a lot of rain in that area. The
0:37:00 > 0:37:03pictures have changed. They can get very heavy. You can do up to 20
0:37:03 > 0:37:08minutes, half-an-hour, but on a pitch like that it is a little bit
0:37:08 > 0:37:12longer. I think that is probably what he means, that he should be
0:37:12 > 0:37:17taking the King said -- he should take the condition of the pitches
0:37:17 > 0:37:24into consideration. MK Dons have been scoring for fun in League 1,
0:37:24 > 0:37:28but how would the league leaders fear against local rivals Stevenage,
0:37:28 > 0:37:38without the goals of Sam Baldock, who has made a big-money move to
0:37:38 > 0:37:41
0:37:41 > 0:37:46West Ham? Nice to see you. forgot you were you. He forgot we
0:37:46 > 0:37:53were coming - you get to know the truth! You get good and bad weeks
0:37:53 > 0:37:58in football. It is safe to say that MK Dons have had a pretty darned
0:37:58 > 0:38:04good one. They have scored 10 goals in two games, hitting Chesterfield
0:38:04 > 0:38:07for six, to achieve the highest ever league position. They then
0:38:07 > 0:38:13booked their place mac in round three of the Carling Cup with a
0:38:13 > 0:38:17spectacular four-goal romp at Norwich City. Including this from
0:38:17 > 0:38:24Sam Baldock, his 6th goal of the season, and it proved to be his
0:38:24 > 0:38:30last for the club, as he signed for West Ham United yesterday for a fee
0:38:30 > 0:38:39believed to be in excess of �2 million. An Charlie McDonald has
0:38:39 > 0:38:48been brought in. The same number. phoned him, and he said, have you
0:38:48 > 0:38:52got my number 10, and they said yes. But now it is gone. I said, tough.
0:38:52 > 0:39:00The fans would not want me to lose their hero, without replacing him
0:39:00 > 0:39:06almost immediately. The boss has shown faith in me. I am hoping that
0:39:06 > 0:39:11I can take that to MK Dons, scoring goals and Brentford, like a bit.
0:39:12 > 0:39:19How do you feel without your brother Owen? I am just happy for
0:39:19 > 0:39:26him. Is he OK? He is buzzing. It is sad for him to leave here. But he
0:39:26 > 0:39:33is buzzing. Pleased to have joined such a big club. The most striking
0:39:34 > 0:39:38thing about Milton Keynes is his buoyancy - I see it as a city of
0:39:38 > 0:39:44hope. Milton Keynes has always combine the role than they knew,
0:39:44 > 0:39:48and its current football team is no different. At 30 years old, Karl
0:39:48 > 0:39:54Robinson is the youngest manager in the Football League. To cope with
0:39:54 > 0:40:03the demands of being a manager, he has a man with 40 years' experience
0:40:03 > 0:40:07alongside them. And he has an unexpected talent. I have been
0:40:07 > 0:40:15painting all my life. Football and art have always been my twin
0:40:15 > 0:40:19passions, outside of family. My son gave me the idea. I did my first
0:40:19 > 0:40:23ever nude drawing, and he said why don't you make it into like, a
0:40:23 > 0:40:33mountain scene, which is what the stairs when you go into the
0:40:33 > 0:40:36
0:40:36 > 0:40:42distance. -- what this does. That is my favourite, that one. He has
0:40:42 > 0:40:47been there, seen it and done it. Sometimes he comes to me and says,
0:40:47 > 0:40:55I wouldn't do that just yet, Gapper, and I have to listen to him. We are
0:40:55 > 0:41:00you every single day. Badly? A at times, yes. I don't agree with
0:41:00 > 0:41:10everything he does, and he does not agree with me, and that is good and
0:41:10 > 0:41:17
0:41:17 > 0:41:23healthy and it always been like Paisley and Dalglish but it was
0:41:23 > 0:41:31enough to see off Stevenage. And MK Dons got an instant return on the
0:41:31 > 0:41:37UN Investment, as he got his debut goal in front of the cowshed.
0:41:37 > 0:41:45Stevenage Jane Klos after this slippery run, but it was turned
0:41:45 > 0:41:49over.-came close. As pressure built on the MK Dons'agoal, only the
0:41:49 > 0:41:58timely intervention of Chadwick on the line prevented the visitors
0:41:58 > 0:42:08equalising. Another corner kick caused even more mayhem. But any
0:42:08 > 0:42:11
0:42:11 > 0:42:16Chancellor. Was launched over the bar. -- any chance of a point.
0:42:16 > 0:42:21you missing Sam Baldock? He is a great footballer, but the club has
0:42:21 > 0:42:25to move on. Charlie getting the victory was great for us. The best
0:42:25 > 0:42:31possible start. It was a scrappy game but I managed to get on the
0:42:31 > 0:42:37end of a couple of moves. The it must be lovely feeling when that
0:42:37 > 0:42:43ball hits the back of the net. Describe it for us. It is a great
0:42:43 > 0:42:53sensation on your debut, when you get the winning goal. I am more
0:42:53 > 0:42:59
0:42:59 > 0:43:09Vorderman. Fantastic, well done. -- Maybe there is a lesson here for
0:43:09 > 0:43:14Arsene Wenger, because as soon as Sam Baldock left, in Kim McDonald!
0:43:14 > 0:43:20This is a good replacement, an astute signing. He will get himself
0:43:20 > 0:43:26in the right place at the right time. He brings a wealth of
0:43:26 > 0:43:30experience. He was surplus to requirements at Brentford, and I
0:43:30 > 0:43:33think Karl Robinson has moved quickly and has done well. Let's
0:43:33 > 0:43:35round up the rest of League One starting with in-form Bury. The
0:43:36 > 0:43:45newly-promoted Shakers began the day in sixth and they faced second-
0:43:46 > 0:43:58
0:43:58 > 0:44:04placed Charlton, fresh from their Lowe, give Charlton an early shock.
0:44:04 > 0:44:09Following their midweek Cup exploits, the Charlton boss needed
0:44:09 > 0:44:15to get his team going. Whatever she said it had the required effect.
0:44:15 > 0:44:20Paul Hayes nodded in his second for the club. The London side are
0:44:20 > 0:44:26living up to their billing as promotion favourites. They have the
0:44:26 > 0:44:36bit between their teeth and claimed the points 15 minutes later. It was
0:44:36 > 0:44:40
0:44:40 > 0:44:45Johnnie Jackson who made no mistake then these two will leave the
0:44:45 > 0:44:53League in different directions. Sheffield United is reckoned to be
0:44:53 > 0:45:03promoted. Chris Porter played his first game in the team's colours, I
0:45:03 > 0:45:19
0:45:19 > 0:45:27with the performance of young Curtis Haynes-Brown, even though he
0:45:28 > 0:45:37had a red card in the game. The Blades now have a share of the lead
0:45:38 > 0:45:45
0:45:45 > 0:45:55start for four years continued well at the start of the match. Robbie
0:45:55 > 0:46:00
0:46:00 > 0:46:10and they were almost rewarded when they beat the keeper, but not the
0:46:10 > 0:46:20
0:46:20 > 0:46:30from long range. In general I don't think we competed strongly enough,
0:46:30 > 0:46:31
0:46:31 > 0:46:40particularly in the midfield. It was difficult for the boys, and we
0:46:40 > 0:46:45let them secure too much possession. Tranmere deserve to win today.
0:46:45 > 0:46:48This is a day to tell the grandchildren about for the Preston
0:46:48 > 0:46:54goalkeeper as he kept a clean sheet - - clean sheet and then scored a
0:46:54 > 0:47:01goal. With full-time approaching, Iain Turner took things into his
0:47:01 > 0:47:05own hands. His long clearance kept his opposing keeper flapping a pair.
0:47:05 > 0:47:15It was a moment to remember as Preston are now unbeaten in four
0:47:15 > 0:47:21
0:47:21 > 0:47:31Orient's worst-ever starts. Jimmy Smith started the game well for
0:47:31 > 0:47:43
0:47:43 > 0:47:53signing from Middlesbrough to equalise. This one appeared to be
0:47:53 > 0:48:04
0:48:04 > 0:48:08going for a draw, but Lee Miller but they were rescued by two
0:48:08 > 0:48:18second-half substitute. Alan Lee scored his first goal for the
0:48:18 > 0:48:20
0:48:20 > 0:48:30club's seconds after coming onto the page. Gary Roberts got another
0:48:30 > 0:48:37
0:48:37 > 0:48:41goal. He condemned Wycombe have to a first away defeat. Gary Megson
0:48:41 > 0:48:48try to bring seven different struggles to Sheffield Wednesday
0:48:48 > 0:48:58this week, but it was one of his current squad who scored. Gary
0:48:58 > 0:49:23
0:49:23 > 0:49:33best performance for the club. He made no mistake for his second
0:49:33 > 0:49:37
0:49:37 > 0:49:47give the visitors some hope. Duffy very nearly earned a share of the
0:49:47 > 0:49:58
0:49:58 > 0:50:04spoils for his side, but Nicky called Chester, up - - called
0:50:04 > 0:50:08Chester's boss said he was not going to stop attacking football.
0:50:08 > 0:50:18Anthony Wordsworth give the home side a dream start after just 17
0:50:18 > 0:50:18
0:50:18 > 0:50:23seconds. That set the tone for what was to come. Oldham scored next.
0:50:23 > 0:50:31Mark Cousins, the keeper, paid the price for taking matters into his
0:50:31 > 0:50:41own hands. Reuben Reid's previous calls all came from the spot, as
0:50:41 > 0:50:46
0:50:46 > 0:50:54did this one. Ian Henderson won at penalty. Anthony Wordsworth took
0:50:54 > 0:50:58for the damp - - took full advantage. The home side almost
0:50:58 > 0:51:08started the second half as well as the did the first. After just 30
0:51:08 > 0:51:10
0:51:10 > 0:51:20seconds, Ian Henderson scored again. Matt Heath squeezed home a 4th goal
0:51:20 > 0:51:22
0:51:22 > 0:51:28just before 60 minutes to top of suggest their promotion hopes her
0:51:28 > 0:51:34slim, and it was the thinnest of margins that sold them denied the
0:51:34 > 0:51:44opener. As it turned out, Walsall went on to get their first win on
0:51:44 > 0:51:53
0:51:53 > 0:52:03the road. Ryan Jarvis scored a penalty to start the scoring. He
0:52:03 > 0:52:16
0:52:16 > 0:52:22also scored the second with a in this match. Nine minutes later,
0:52:22 > 0:52:32Gary Jones's inch-perfect pass picked out John Lowe we act and act
0:52:32 > 0:53:00
0:53:00 > 0:53:06league win of the season three minutes from time. James Poole
0:53:06 > 0:53:13scored the final goal. Plenty for Exeter to build on after the
0:53:13 > 0:53:19midweek Cup defeat to Liverpool. Their manager was bursting with
0:53:19 > 0:53:28pride. Troy Archibald help fill - - Troy Archibald-Henville scored the
0:53:28 > 0:53:38first goal. Danny Whitaker held his nerve to get his first league goal
0:53:38 > 0:53:41
0:53:41 > 0:53:48of the campaign. Eight minutes from time, Tom Nichols, on the eve of
0:53:48 > 0:53:57his 18th birthday, he kept his cool to secure victory. The margin of
0:53:57 > 0:54:07success should have been greater. Right at the death Exeter had
0:54:07 > 0:54:08
0:54:08 > 0:54:15another great chance. Thankfully That could be a turning point for
0:54:15 > 0:54:25Exeter. It is not often you get to see goalkeepers scoring a goal!
0:54:25 > 0:54:26
0:54:26 > 0:54:33What about this from Iain Turner! There is a little bit of a kick off
0:54:33 > 0:54:43the surface. The goalkeeper is going one way and he has gone the
0:54:43 > 0:54:45
0:54:46 > 0:54:53other! He just misjudges the bounce. Carlisle United, this time they are
0:54:53 > 0:54:56unbeaten in five games. They just started the season fantastically
0:54:56 > 0:55:04well to further increase what has been a terrible start to the
0:55:04 > 0:55:09campaign for Leyton Orient. Miller scored that goal, a lad he
0:55:09 > 0:55:16is on loan. What is going wrong? They are conceding two and a have
0:55:16 > 0:55:23goals a game. 7 in and 7 nights, so I am not sure if anyone can put
0:55:23 > 0:55:29their finger on it yet. But if you ship that many goals, you are not
0:55:29 > 0:55:35giving your cells - - yourself much a chance. Hartlepool United are now
0:55:35 > 0:55:45unbeaten in five. They finally got a win to their name. This is
0:55:45 > 0:55:52
0:55:52 > 0:56:02brilliant, isn't it? The technique, just need time to find the way to
0:56:02 > 0:56:03
0:56:03 > 0:56:06win games. James Poole got to goals there. The manager said that a few
0:56:06 > 0:56:11harsh words were said and addressing him last week. Could
0:56:11 > 0:56:15that have affected today? Sometimes people do need to know where they
0:56:16 > 0:56:20had gone wrong in no uncertain terms so it doesn't happen again.
0:56:20 > 0:56:26He has had a response that was required. There is a feel-good
0:56:26 > 0:56:32factor at Hartlepool. Adam Boyd has come back from injury and he is
0:56:32 > 0:56:37scoring. Sometimes it to its players to be at certain clubs, and
0:56:37 > 0:56:42I think he's that type of player. Sometimes you can get surprise
0:56:42 > 0:56:45packages. League Two now and going into
0:56:45 > 0:56:48Saturday's games there were three teams at the top on ten points.
0:56:48 > 0:56:58Crawley led the way on goal difference. They were on the road
0:56:58 > 0:57:28
0:57:28 > 0:57:36Jeff Goulding lefts David Hunt and his weight, and then set up Marlon
0:57:36 > 0:57:42Pack. Six minutes before the break, had long kick down to the field
0:57:42 > 0:57:49caused chaos, and Jeff Goulding put it away. Crawley Town did their
0:57:49 > 0:57:56best to repair the damage. Have penalty raised hopes of a comeback.
0:57:56 > 0:58:02Matt Tubbs smashed home from the spot, but Cheltenham refuse to be
0:58:02 > 0:58:09caught. Two wins on the spin has done them hack world of good. They
0:58:09 > 0:58:19are a decent team and we know that. They will be up there, no doubt. We
0:58:19 > 0:58:37
0:58:37 > 0:58:47goal. Mark Bradley was pivotal in Germany - - turning the match
0:58:47 > 0:58:47
0:58:47 > 0:58:53Rotherham's way. Lewis Grabiner scored the second. Gareth Evans
0:58:53 > 0:58:58then turned home across to secure the game. Andy Scott paid his own
0:58:58 > 0:59:03tribute to the one they called Alf. I have not got a bad word to say
0:59:03 > 0:59:10about the lad. He has always been professional and improved his game.
0:59:10 > 0:59:15He understood what we needed him to improve and he took it on board. He
0:59:15 > 0:59:19has been exemplary in everything he has done hands deserves to move. We
0:59:19 > 0:59:29do not want to lose him, Paul we can't deny someone the chance of
0:59:29 > 0:59:31
0:59:31 > 0:59:36more, improve dramatically. It took them 15 minutes to take the lead.
0:59:36 > 0:59:44Phil Jevons the scorer, Gary MacDonald a provider. Tough times
0:59:44 > 0:59:48for Northampton, who were mauled by rules and the Cup in midweek. Paul
0:59:48 > 0:59:52Turnbull handled a cross from Izak Reid, and it was a penalty.
0:59:52 > 0:59:57Lawrence Wilson scoring from the spot, seeming a 4th straight
0:59:57 > 1:00:00victory for the Lancashire club. Bury happen good defensively only
1:00:00 > 1:00:05conceding once in the last five matches and when Michael Jacobs had
1:00:05 > 1:00:11the best chance of the game, Barry Roach and Chris McCready put their
1:00:11 > 1:00:16bodies on the line to preserve the clean sheet. They have all put a
1:00:16 > 1:00:22shift and again, Northampton and a good side. When we needed to have
1:00:22 > 1:00:27backs against the wall, they did very well. I try to be honest with
1:00:27 > 1:00:33people and they talk about what went wrong and what we need to --
1:00:33 > 1:00:39to improve on. So I am going to say well done to them because they came
1:00:39 > 1:00:47and air and the result. And we have got a bit of work to do. We will
1:00:47 > 1:00:52see how we can recover from this. Torquay boss Martin Ling gave his
1:00:52 > 1:00:55side a tongue-lashing at the break after watching Dagenham Cruz in to
1:00:55 > 1:01:03a past have lead. Sam Williams flicked on the opener after 25
1:01:03 > 1:01:09minutes. Whatever he said at half- time had the desired effect. Chris
1:01:09 > 1:01:14Lewinton, the Daggers keeper was a Billy-busy man in the second half.
1:01:14 > 1:01:24This time, he was beaten from the spot as both sides settled for a
1:01:24 > 1:01:27
1:01:27 > 1:01:34draw. Southend with-were two up in say 10 minutes against previously
1:01:34 > 1:01:38unbeaten Port Vale. Paul Sturrock feared he could be without 11
1:01:38 > 1:01:42players ahead of the match. What remained of his squad took a
1:01:42 > 1:01:51stranglehold when Liam Dickinson added the second with a crisp
1:01:51 > 1:01:57strike. Did a loft had Port Vale back in it after the break, doing
1:01:57 > 1:02:03what his name suggests and lofting it over the keeper. It was Ryan
1:02:03 > 1:02:07Lennard's first ever goal from this long a range, with an airport which
1:02:07 > 1:02:14outboxed Port Vale keeper, Stuart Tomlinson and restored the two goal
1:02:14 > 1:02:24cushion. What is that seeing about strikers been unable to defend?
1:02:24 > 1:02:29This push, setting up a very tight finish. Loft Picking himself up off
1:02:29 > 1:02:34the grass, to convert the penalty. Tempers soared after final whistle
1:02:34 > 1:02:43and it was a leg to the managers to show some restraint by shaking
1:02:43 > 1:02:49hands. -- left to the managers. AFC Wimbledon into the game undefeated
1:02:49 > 1:02:54in three but were brought crashing to earth by Macclesfield. Sean
1:02:54 > 1:03:04Brisley with his first goal in two seasons. The second came from a
1:03:04 > 1:03:05
1:03:05 > 1:03:10pinpoint cross. Emile Sinclair picked out Viani, who doubled the
1:03:10 > 1:03:15lead. Things went from bad to worse. Sinclair was proving to be a
1:03:15 > 1:03:20constant threat. He sprinted clear before squeezing the ball past
1:03:20 > 1:03:26goalkeeper, said Brown. Danny Simpson's site were looking at
1:03:26 > 1:03:34their first home victory of the season. Macclesfield with the
1:03:34 > 1:03:37biggest home league victory since Boxing Day, 2005. After guiding
1:03:37 > 1:03:40Aldershot to the greatest night of their history, Dean Holdsworth was
1:03:40 > 1:03:44hoping their Cup victory at West Ham would provide the spark of
1:03:44 > 1:03:50their league campaign. But the game plan wet out of the window after 11
1:03:50 > 1:03:54minutes. Aldershot reduced to ten men. The damage could have been
1:03:54 > 1:03:59worse, but Peter Leven let them off the hook. The reprieve did not last
1:03:59 > 1:04:06long. Oxford went ahead when Jimmy Young got caught out of position
1:04:06 > 1:04:08and James Constable made them pay for it. Chris Wilder's team at were
1:04:08 > 1:04:16bidding for a hat-trick of victories and should have got to
1:04:16 > 1:04:23the break in better shape. Adam Morris with an important block.
1:04:23 > 1:04:27Oxford struggled in front of goal, and that would prove costly. Look
1:04:27 > 1:04:37Gutteridge drilled and another, to earn the ten men a share of the
1:04:37 > 1:04:38
1:04:38 > 1:04:47poise. -- points. Bristol Rovers were unbeaten after a goalless draw
1:04:47 > 1:04:54up header but. And the ball also -- here that would also hit the
1:04:55 > 1:04:58woodwork. This cross almost caught out keeper, Scott Bevan. Of the
1:04:58 > 1:05:04Hereford boss does not lose his bottle, he should lead his side to
1:05:04 > 1:05:09safety. Accrington Stanley have found it difficult to replicate the
1:05:09 > 1:05:12form that took them to the League 2 play-offs last season. With 1
1:05:13 > 1:05:19victory to their name going into the game, John Coleman's side found
1:05:20 > 1:05:25themselves behind after the break. Beating the offside trap. No one
1:05:25 > 1:05:35able to catch the Women man. Stanley showed plenty of character
1:05:35 > 1:05:35
1:05:35 > 1:05:45in the second half, and the front post one was rewarded with a goal
1:05:45 > 1:05:54
1:05:54 > 1:05:58Killers result Shrewsbury fresh from their victory or Swansea got
1:05:58 > 1:06:03to work quickly, with Phil Smith needing to be on his toes to keep
1:06:03 > 1:06:08out Mahon Morgan. Swindon, fresh from their Cup success against
1:06:08 > 1:06:15Bristol City, got their noses in front. Kennedy pinned over a cross,
1:06:15 > 1:06:24and Matt Ritchie opened the scoring. Paolo di Canio was left reflecting
1:06:24 > 1:06:28on a display from Swindon that, he said, Black Heart and Desire.
1:06:28 > 1:06:32Graham Turner's team completed the tournament that way through the
1:06:32 > 1:06:42second half, with Ainsworth supplying the kind of cross that
1:06:42 > 1:06:45
1:06:45 > 1:06:55Mahon Morgan dreams of. -- Marvin. Phil Parkinson tops a short list of
1:06:55 > 1:06:56
1:06:56 > 1:07:04managers to replace the departed Peter Jackson at Ali pay rates. --
1:07:04 > 1:07:06at Valley Parade. It was the free kick from Nigel that picked out Guy
1:07:06 > 1:07:12Branson after the break of the skipper to score his first goal for
1:07:12 > 1:07:16the club. And Mitchell made it hat- trick of assists after winning back
1:07:16 > 1:07:26possession, allowing Hanson to complete his brace, fight Naz
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1:07:31 > 1:07:38Letter. -- five minutes later. The final goal secured Bradford City's
1:07:38 > 1:07:44opening victory of the season. That Everett was not to be sniffed at!
1:07:44 > 1:07:50But that they belong to Bradford, who, on this showing, will have a
1:07:50 > 1:07:54few more names willing to throw their managerial hat into the ring.
1:07:54 > 1:08:00News that Plymouth Argyle's future could be sorted out next week did
1:08:00 > 1:08:05little to improve their performance. The visitors almost opened the
1:08:05 > 1:08:10scoring, through Smith. Crewe Alexandra took the lead when Sean
1:08:10 > 1:08:20Dillon gratefully police. One goal was enough to give Alex their first
1:08:20 > 1:08:20
1:08:20 > 1:08:30victory of the season. Crew almost got a second, but these remain
1:08:30 > 1:08:49
1:08:49 > 1:08:56The decks. They need to go into it refreshed and in a new frame of
1:08:56 > 1:09:01mind, Plymouth. Shilton on Town had been pre-season favourites for
1:09:01 > 1:09:07relegation, but in the end it was a comfortable victory. And all the
1:09:07 > 1:09:12damage done in the first half. Three goals and that first half.
1:09:12 > 1:09:17And they got themselves on easy street very quickly. That was a
1:09:17 > 1:09:27very good first half, and up against it, against a side that had
1:09:27 > 1:09:32been going well, in Crawley Town. Macclesfield have hit four for the
1:09:32 > 1:09:39second time this season. Their manager will be delighted. They are
1:09:39 > 1:09:45tipped to struggle with the budget they have. Some people can make
1:09:45 > 1:09:50more of that than others. There will be surprise packages. It is
1:09:50 > 1:09:58very early. What tends to happen is that the smaller squads don't get
1:09:58 > 1:10:04the injuries early on, and big squads tend to get that they come
1:10:04 > 1:10:09into their own later in the season when the games come thick and fast.
1:10:10 > 1:10:14Bradford with a victory despite Peter Jackson's resignation. Five
1:10:14 > 1:10:19games in and the manager has parted ways. Something is going on there.
1:10:19 > 1:10:24Because he was desperate for this job. He is a Bradford boy. It is
1:10:24 > 1:10:31the job he wanted. All he could talk about was getting back into
1:10:31 > 1:10:37football and how he was desperate to get back and get another chance.
1:10:37 > 1:10:45And four or five games into the season... He walks out. It is still
1:10:45 > 1:10:49very early. It is an experienced campaigner, James Hanson he got his
1:10:49 > 1:10:56name on the scoresheet despite all young players who had been brought
1:10:56 > 1:10:59in. The draw for the latest round of the Carling Cup has been made.
1:10:59 > 1:11:07Lots to look forward to. Yes, Graeme Turner against Arsene Wenger.
1:11:07 > 1:11:17A little bit of experience between those two, you have to say. And
1:11:17 > 1:11:19
1:11:19 > 1:11:25that will not be an easy game for Newcastle going to Nottingham
1:11:25 > 1:11:32Forest, always a good atmosphere, when the Geordies are in Town. All
1:11:32 > 1:11:42of those will think they have got a chance of winning this competition.
1:11:42 > 1:11:45
1:11:45 > 1:11:48Before we go, I look at the league Morecambe maintain their great
1:11:48 > 1:11:56start to the season, winning for the 4th consecutive time in the
1:11:56 > 1:12:00league. Grew up off the bottom, replaced by the team they beat,
1:12:00 > 1:12:05Plymouth, with the programmes looking for their first win of the
1:12:05 > 1:12:10season, as are his report. Bradford picked up their first victory of
1:12:10 > 1:12:14the new campaign against Barnet. If you went for draws on the coupon,
1:12:14 > 1:12:19League 1 would have thrown a spanner in the box because there
1:12:19 > 1:12:25wasn't a single one. Charlton and Geoff originated keeping pace with
1:12:25 > 1:12:28MK Dons. Pannier and Carlisle, making up the top six. The worst-
1:12:29 > 1:12:36ever start to the season for Leyton Orient, losing all five league
1:12:36 > 1:12:44games. Exeter, the only side in the bottom half to register a victory
1:12:44 > 1:12:48at the weekend. Great in top the Championship. In fact, Leicester
1:12:48 > 1:12:53were the only other side to win in the top half of the Championship.
1:12:53 > 1:12:56West Ham take on Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Sunday. At
1:12:56 > 1:13:02the bottom, what would pick up their first points of the season.
1:13:02 > 1:13:06Coventry are still awaiting their first victory of the campaign. If
1:13:06 > 1:13:12you have missed any of the show tonight, it is available on the red
1:13:12 > 1:13:17button from now until midday. Otherwise, catch up on the iPlayer,
1:13:17 > 1:13:23all week. If you watch extended match highlights, go to the BBC
1:13:23 > 1:13:28Sport website. And joined Colin Murray for the best of Sunday's
1:13:28 > 1:13:33games on BBC Two, for Match Of the Day 2, with highlights from Old
1:13:33 > 1:13:38Trafford and Manchester United against Arsenal. As it is