:00:46. > :00:48.Evening, welcome along to the best from the NPower Football League.
:00:48. > :00:51.In many ways, it was your average week with Leeds' new owners
:00:51. > :00:54.rejecting another takeover bid, Notts County saw off a spurious
:00:54. > :00:56.winding up order while, in the dug out, Mark Robins joined
:00:56. > :00:58.Huddersfield from Coventry, who yesterday had their bank accounts
:00:58. > :00:59.frozen. Graham Westley parted company with
:00:59. > :01:02.Preston. Plenty then for Leroy to get stuck
:01:02. > :01:07.into, and that's not even including today's games.
:01:07. > :01:09.They've been in the play-off places virtually all season.
:01:09. > :01:12.This week's promotion rivals Crystal Palace and Middlesbrough
:01:12. > :01:19.went head-to-head for what could turn out to be a priceless three
:01:19. > :01:22.points. We'll see whether Tranmere could
:01:22. > :01:32.get their promotion charge back on track in Friday's home game with
:01:32. > :01:37.
:01:37. > :01:44.Shrewsbury. John Ward is proving the old adage 'never go back' wrong
:01:44. > :01:48.as an improving Bristol Rovers go in search of a fifth win in six.
:01:48. > :01:56.I'm at the Memorial Stadium for the visit of another team transformed
:01:56. > :02:00.by a new manager, Wycombee Wanderrs. We have all the goals, including a
:02:00. > :02:03.couple of real gems from all three divisions.
:02:03. > :02:05.First to the game between fifth and sixth in the Championship as
:02:05. > :02:08.Crystal Palace took on Middlesbrough at Selhurst Park.
:02:08. > :02:11.For Palace, six draws in their last 11 has held the Eagles back from
:02:11. > :02:14.threatening the top two while Boro were looking to build on their
:02:14. > :02:18.Of 2013 after beating Leeds in midweek.
:02:18. > :02:22.COMMENTATOR: Six points separating five clubs within the promotion
:02:22. > :02:32.frame, victory for Crystal Palace or Middlesbrough will be a momentum
:02:32. > :02:33.
:02:33. > :02:43.booster as the season reaches its booster as the season reaches its
:02:43. > :03:20.
:03:20. > :03:30.final third. There have been three path of Parr, who will keep it in
:03:30. > :03:33.
:03:33. > :03:40.play. Stp Haroun made a mess of it. Murray turns it in. Brilliant play
:03:40. > :03:47.by Zaha. Murray knows who to think for the provision of the simple
:03:47. > :03:51.list of goals. Zaha seemed as if they was closed in. It was a cul-
:03:51. > :04:00.de-sac, not for him. The deflection on the cross took it straight to
:04:00. > :04:04.Murray. Haroun made a hash of it. Zaha's delivery and Murray
:04:04. > :04:14.gratefully on the end, of all people to leave unmarked, albeit
:04:14. > :04:18.
:04:18. > :04:23.via a deflection that took it to given to them by Glenn Murray in
:04:23. > :04:30.the ninth minute. It was provided by Zaha, who is on the ball again.
:04:30. > :04:36.Great ball. Murray. Oh, it could have been two! Another fabulous
:04:36. > :04:46.ball in. Another terrific bit of wing play by the 20-year-old, who
:04:46. > :04:48.
:04:48. > :04:52.is a constant menace to Parnaby. His ball into the area was pin-
:04:52. > :05:02.point accurate. Murray, stretched as he did, could not quite get the
:05:02. > :05:08.
:05:08. > :05:13.touch that would confirm Crystal with ease. Murray. He could have
:05:14. > :05:18.had a hat-trick. He maybe should have had a hat-trick. Zaha is just
:05:18. > :05:22.too good for Parnaby at the moment. Ian Holloway will know this game
:05:22. > :05:25.should be beyond the visitors, this the second of two really
:05:25. > :05:35.presentable openings. The first he stretched for, but couldn't convert.
:05:35. > :05:53.
:05:53. > :05:56.This one he reached, but planted Palace and a good tackle by Friend.
:05:57. > :06:00.Everything that Crystal Palace are doing in that final third has an
:06:01. > :06:06.end product at the end of it. Lovely one, two, Murray almost
:06:06. > :06:16.through. Good tackle by Friend. Half an hour of Crystal Palace
:06:16. > :06:23.dominance. Was that going to go straight in? Steele went from far-
:06:23. > :06:32.post to near to get it away. I wonder if that would have crept in,
:06:32. > :06:39.it might well have done, you know. Haroun, back to his goalkeeper.
:06:39. > :06:42.Steele, out as far as Dobbie, who hits it, just beyond the post. The
:06:42. > :06:46.clearance was brought down well by Dobbie. There was only one thought
:06:46. > :06:54.in his mind, there is a smile on his manager's face that he would
:06:54. > :06:59.even try it. He brought it down. Saw the scrambling goalkeeper in
:06:59. > :07:09.front of him. It swung off the side of his boot and away from that far-
:07:09. > :07:26.
:07:26. > :07:33.on the far side. Cleared by Ramage. Took up a good position, Ramage,
:07:33. > :07:36.behind his goal keerp. Just as well that he did -- goalkeeper. Just as
:07:36. > :07:46.well that he did because Speroni was beaten. I don't think there is
:07:46. > :08:00.
:08:00. > :08:09.any doubt it was over the line. Palace. Murray couldn't quite get
:08:09. > :08:17.the touch. Excellent combination between Williams and Zaha. 19 years
:08:17. > :08:27.old and 20 years old. The Palace Academy graduates almost setting up
:08:27. > :08:29.
:08:29. > :08:34.a second goal. Palace corner. Murray jumps. And Ramage. At last,
:08:34. > :08:42.Crystal Palace get themselves what had seemed an elusive second goal.
:08:42. > :08:47.Not too much emotion on the face of the gaffer. Ramage, who cleared the
:08:47. > :08:53.ball off the line to deny Middlesbrough an equaliser when
:08:53. > :09:01.Haroun came close, he pops up at the other end and makes it 2-0. It
:09:01. > :09:11.was a lovely turn and hit from the centre half. Really good turn and
:09:11. > :09:22.
:09:22. > :09:28.Steele with the clear. Middlesbrough still down to 10.
:09:28. > :09:33.Dikgacoi, beaten to it by Friend. Murray! Oh, fabulous! He may have
:09:33. > :09:39.missed a couple to make it a hat- trick in the first half, but, if he
:09:39. > :09:42.can pull one out as good as that, maybe a hat-trick is still on for
:09:42. > :09:49.Glenn Murray. Brilliant goal, celebrated with a punch in the air
:09:50. > :09:54.by the gaffer. Wonderful hit by Murray. Beyond Steele. Three goals
:09:54. > :10:03.for Palace. Three points for Palace. Still more than half an hour of
:10:03. > :10:13.tournament for Middlesbrough. 57 minutes gone, Crystal Palace 3,
:10:13. > :10:22.
:10:22. > :10:26.to do to avoid having an afternoon to forget at Selhurst Park. Dobbie
:10:26. > :10:31.might make it four! He maybe should have done. I think he was just
:10:31. > :10:35.looking too much as Steele's arrival. Murray played the ball in.
:10:35. > :10:40.Dobbie was favourite to get there. I think, in the corner of his eye,
:10:40. > :10:48.he could see the goalkeeper coming at him. He just took his eye off it.
:10:48. > :10:52.I'm sure he could have got there first. Roy Hodgson has choose an
:10:52. > :10:58.good afternoon to come to Selhurst Park and look at some of his young
:10:58. > :11:01.superstars, picked up his first England Cap against Sweden in
:11:01. > :11:06.November. I'm sure more England Caps will be coming his way if he
:11:06. > :11:10.can produce like this. This is before he become as Premier League
:11:10. > :11:17.footballer with comuend. -- Manchester United. He has been
:11:17. > :11:23.outstanding this afternoon. What an ideal time to come on for Kevin
:11:23. > :11:29.Phillips. Palace in control. 3-0 up, full of confidence. There is 20
:11:29. > :11:39.minutes for him to stretch his legs, get goalside of a defender or two
:11:39. > :11:57.
:11:57. > :12:01.and maybe grab the fifth goal of go. If Middlesbrough were to pull
:12:01. > :12:10.one goal back it might plant a small seed of doubt in Crystal
:12:10. > :12:16.Palace's minds. Friend has probably been Middlesbrough's best performer.
:12:16. > :12:20.Can they pull one back? Yes, they can. 11 minutes to go. Maybe there
:12:20. > :12:25.is a way back into this for Middlesbrough? No emotion on the
:12:25. > :12:31.face of the manager, who knows it could just be a consolation only.
:12:31. > :12:37.It was a well constructed goal. Haroun on target. Nice little
:12:37. > :12:47.combination with Friend, who had won the tackle, and Miller who laid
:12:47. > :13:02.
:13:02. > :13:09.it on. Crystal Palace 3, yeah! I had a hunch he might get a
:13:09. > :13:15.goal today. In fact, every time he gets onto the field you have a
:13:15. > :13:19.hunch he will get a goal. That is why Ian Holloway has signed him.
:13:19. > :13:27.There is only one in his mind, Kevin Phillips, looking and finding
:13:27. > :13:33.the back of the Middlesbrough goal. Zaha with the pass. Just there it
:13:33. > :13:43.looked as though he might be laying it off. Once he got beyond Friend
:13:43. > :13:50.
:13:50. > :13:52.that trusty left boot, into the This division is very, very tough.
:13:52. > :13:58.You give... Everybody has really good players. You have to take
:13:59. > :14:02.advantage of the spells when you are on top. What a fantastic goal
:14:02. > :14:08.from Glenn Murray. He is having the best season of his life and he is
:14:08. > :14:14.improving. He is like a fine bottle of wine. At Ipswich we lost after
:14:15. > :14:21.half-time, a bad goal. Then gu chasing the game and you end up
:14:21. > :14:28.losing more. -- you go chasing the game and you end up losing more.
:14:28. > :14:33.Frustrated at the moment. You got the master coming on, at 239 years
:14:33. > :14:36.old, I said, "I think you will score when you are 110." He is
:14:37. > :14:43.embarrassing. He is brilliant. I think he is one of the best
:14:43. > :14:48.strikers I have ever worked with by quite a way. He is so focused. To
:14:48. > :14:58.come off the bench when you are cold and look like you are in the
:14:58. > :15:10.
:15:10. > :15:15.speed of the game is some mean They carried on where they left off
:15:15. > :15:19.against Middlesbrough and they had no chance today. Glenn Murray is
:15:19. > :15:24.the top scorer in English football, 27 goals to his fame and he could
:15:24. > :15:29.have had more. He could have done, and he is a poacher. We have seen
:15:29. > :15:34.this many times, Zaha with his this many times, Zaha with his
:15:34. > :15:38.magic in the white areas, drawing defenders and Glenn Murray gets the
:15:38. > :15:42.tap-in. Again, Zaha drawing defenders towards him, Glenn Murray
:15:42. > :15:45.can't quite get there. You can't blame him for that one that you can
:15:45. > :15:51.for this one, he doesn't tuck his chin in quick enough to get it on
:15:51. > :15:55.target. But his 27th goal this season, and arguably his best, a
:15:55. > :16:00.terrific striker, top corner, deserved in the top scorer in the
:16:00. > :16:04.division. We saw in Holloway waxing lyrical about Kevin Phillips. He
:16:04. > :16:10.knows him, he had him at Blackpool and heat it seemed options. They
:16:10. > :16:16.gave him a good run out and he was well rewarded with a call that sums
:16:16. > :16:22.up Kevin Phillips. Yes, he comes on for the young man and he may have
:16:22. > :16:25.lost a bit of pace but he is doing the same thing he did 20 years ago,
:16:25. > :16:30.getting he shot off early and giving the court he for no chance.
:16:30. > :16:33.That is what he will bring, more goals. Middlesbrough never conceded
:16:33. > :16:38.four voles and again last season, they have now done it three times
:16:38. > :16:40.in this campaign -- goals. They in this campaign -- goals. They
:16:40. > :16:43.have to be careful that all of the hard work doesn't get undone.
:16:43. > :16:49.have talked about injuries to three of their regular back four, but
:16:49. > :16:52.they can't use that as an excuse. Tony Mowbray knows the players who
:16:52. > :16:56.can going they can do better and some of the defending was not up to
:16:56. > :16:59.scratch. -- go in there. They need to do better in the final part of
:16:59. > :17:03.the season, the players in the squad are in there to do the job
:17:03. > :17:07.and at the moment, they are not. Bristol City had been enjoying
:17:07. > :17:10.something of a revival under new manager Sean O' Driscoll. Last
:17:10. > :17:13.week's win over his previous employers, Nottingham Forest, was
:17:13. > :17:16.City's third in four games. Well, next up for the Robins - a trip
:17:16. > :17:19.across the Severn bridge to face the leaders Cardiff, who began the
:17:19. > :17:25.day nine points clear at the top, thanks to the League's best home
:17:25. > :17:28.As if they need their help, harder called in the Dragons before the
:17:28. > :17:31.called in the Dragons before the match, Chinese, not Welsh.
:17:31. > :17:37.Apparently it Ward off evil spirits, which could be useful for the run-
:17:37. > :17:42.in. Unfortunately, it does nothing to stop wicked free kicks. That job
:17:42. > :17:49.fell to Tom Heaton, who kept Craig Bellamy from the scoresheet. He had
:17:49. > :17:52.an outstanding game back on his old ground, equally agile with a
:17:52. > :17:56.confrontation against an old friend from Manchester United, Fraizer
:17:56. > :18:01.Campbell. But the striker enjoyed the last laugh, bursting on to
:18:01. > :18:08.Tommy Smith's pass before the break. It turned out to be fair terrific
:18:08. > :18:14.home debut for the �650,000 signing from Sunderland. His second goal
:18:14. > :18:17.from a long throw had Cardiff in command. Bristol City's mini
:18:18. > :18:23.revival seemed to have hit the buffers but they refused to go
:18:23. > :18:29.quietly. Steve Davis letting fly. David Marshall was equal to the
:18:29. > :18:32.shot, which turned out to be crucial. In stoppage time, Malky
:18:32. > :18:36.Mackay's side conceded for the first time in three games. Time for
:18:36. > :18:40.first time in three games. Time for a refund on those Dragons. But Ben
:18:40. > :18:43.Nugent's mistake did not take the shine off the managers afternoon.
:18:43. > :18:50.thought we were fantastic today, really delighted with the way they
:18:50. > :18:54.applied themselves and saw the game out. I thought the application and
:18:54. > :18:59.their attitude was first class and against a very good Cardiff team,
:18:59. > :19:09.so we knew it was going to be difficult and we had to try and be
:19:09. > :19:10.
:19:10. > :19:13.cannot have been rubbing his hands together to keep warm. Perhaps it
:19:13. > :19:16.was the prospect of taking advantage of a Birmingham side who
:19:16. > :19:26.cannot seem to pull away from the relegation scrap. The Hornets got
:19:26. > :19:29.
:19:29. > :19:33.to work quickly, Jack Button and denying them. -- Jack Butler and.
:19:33. > :19:41.Wes Thomas tried his luck but failed, a rare highlight the Blues
:19:41. > :19:46.he was struggling. Seven minutes before the break, the perfect cross
:19:46. > :19:56.for Troy Deeney. If Lee Clark had concerns about the defending, he
:19:56. > :19:56.
:19:56. > :20:05.was in for more head-scratching as it Jenny Ania -- Anya indeed --
:20:05. > :20:12.continued to shine. Birmingham tried to stir themselves back into
:20:12. > :20:16.action, but Thomas missed his cue. It failed to disrupt Watford's
:20:16. > :20:21.rhythm, breaking four on four, the outcome seemed inevitable. Troy
:20:21. > :20:27.Deeney made it 3-0. Watford are averaging three goals a game and
:20:27. > :20:32.refused to switch off. Almunia staying focused to deny Peter
:20:32. > :20:36.Lovenkrands and keep that clean sheet. Watford raised the score
:20:36. > :20:39.with five minutes to go as Birmingham's unbeaten run came
:20:39. > :20:45.crashing to a halt. The top two will be looking nervously over
:20:45. > :20:49.their shoulders. The last game, against Palace in
:20:49. > :20:54.the second half, we dropped a little bit too much physically, and
:20:54. > :21:04.so I was concerned about our physical condition, but today I
:21:04. > :21:07.
:21:07. > :21:10.loan signings from Egypt, engineered by Egyptian Board
:21:10. > :21:13.chairman, could help Hull reached the Top Gear of the football
:21:13. > :21:18.pyramid. David Meyler was close to snatching some of the attention
:21:18. > :21:23.away from the North African contingent. Andy Dale Stephens's
:21:23. > :21:26.diligence denying him. -- Only. Steve Bruce has said substance over
:21:26. > :21:33.style will be the order of the day during the run-in and to prove the
:21:33. > :21:37.point, the winning goal was a scrappy as they come. Mohamed Gedo
:21:38. > :21:43.scoring for the second game running. Hull had won all but one of the 15
:21:43. > :21:49.matches they scored first in this season and could have ensured that
:21:49. > :21:53.run continued in comfort. Chris Powell has said his side need to be
:21:53. > :22:03.more clinical, but they couldn't quite he'd hit their manager's
:22:03. > :22:10.
:22:10. > :22:14.almost seal that later on as Tom Cairney went close. I didn't think
:22:14. > :22:18.it would be possible to get to international footballers on loan
:22:18. > :22:21.from two of the biggest clubs in Africa but thankfully his
:22:21. > :22:24.connections in Egypt, and the turmoil there with no food for
:22:24. > :22:27.going on, has enabled us to get to read a good players. Fashion a
:22:27. > :22:32.football. They may not be as prolific as
:22:32. > :22:35.Palace, but it is another tight win for Hull. It is easy to be cynical
:22:35. > :22:39.when you have Egyptian owners and juicy Egyptian players coming
:22:39. > :22:49.through but these players are clearly effective. -- and you see.
:22:49. > :22:54.They are good footballers. Matt Wilhelm Hammarby has come in from
:22:54. > :23:00.Sunderland and we know he is a good football -- football. Amid Guido
:23:00. > :23:10.looks like a natural goalscorer and since Fraizer Campbell was there,
:23:10. > :23:13.
:23:13. > :23:18.they haven't really had that -- has got to be Watford. A lot has
:23:18. > :23:22.been made of the loan system, but credit to the Horn it, because they
:23:22. > :23:27.have exploited a loophole, but a player came to the for that not
:23:27. > :23:31.many of us have spoken about on the programme. Ikechi Anya, one goal
:23:31. > :23:37.and two assists and he has had quite a journey to get there.
:23:37. > :23:41.Nigerian father, Iranian mother, on loan from Glasgow, and quite a
:23:41. > :23:44.journey, but he is playing very well in that win back well. He is
:23:44. > :23:49.somebody who likes to get forward. It is so important to have somebody
:23:49. > :23:54.who can get up and down and affect the game going forward. He likes
:23:54. > :23:58.staying in that wide position. He attacks the fullback. If he is a
:23:58. > :24:02.defensive wing back, he doesn't do this but he finds a yard and hits
:24:02. > :24:06.the back of the net. That is the way Watford have been playing,
:24:06. > :24:10.relying on the wing backs all season. Again, look at the running
:24:10. > :24:16.power, getting forward. It is a great release and he picks out a
:24:16. > :24:19.lovely pass for Troy Deeney. Again, a terrific break. 64 goals in 32
:24:19. > :24:26.games for Watford and a clean sheet despite one of the changes in
:24:26. > :24:32.defence. As for Birmingham, Lee Clark said Nicolas Zigic and his
:24:32. > :24:35.bad for training, I surprised he went to public? I haven't got a
:24:35. > :24:39.problem with him disciplining someone for bad training but I have
:24:39. > :24:42.got a problem with coming out to the press. It is to be in house. It
:24:42. > :24:46.may be a message to the supporters but I don't think it does for club
:24:46. > :24:54.any good, it doesn't do see kitchen he could. He might lose a player he
:24:54. > :24:58.may need -- it does not do Nicolas Zigic have been it. Interesting to
:24:58. > :25:01.see how get back from that. Let's round of the rest of the
:25:01. > :25:05.Championship, starting with Billy Davies's second homecoming at
:25:05. > :25:07.Nottingham Forest. Could he end the club's three-game losing streak
:25:07. > :25:15.against Bolton, managed by the former Forest striker Dougie
:25:15. > :25:19.revolving door, the man who says he has unfinished business. Philip
:25:19. > :25:22.Davies twice took the clubs into the play-offs in his first spell in
:25:23. > :25:30.charge at Billy Davies. There was a spring in the step that would have
:25:31. > :25:34.raised his hopes of a hat-trick. Henri Lansbury was foiled. The
:25:34. > :25:39.high-tempo start from the team who have won just one of their last
:25:39. > :25:44.seven league games, lifted by the buoyant atmosphere. They maintained
:25:44. > :25:48.the momentum. Alex Bogdan continued his busy half as he kept out Simon
:25:48. > :25:51.Cox. There's a lot of ground to make up if the Nottingham club is
:25:51. > :25:55.to make it into the top six this season but there are some skilful
:25:55. > :26:03.players at the City Ground, and Darida among them. His fabulous
:26:03. > :26:07.folly gave them the lead -- Andy Reid. But in the unpredictable
:26:07. > :26:10.Championship this season, dominance doesn't guarantee results. David
:26:10. > :26:15.N'Gog stretched the home defence and teed up fellow substitute Craig
:26:16. > :26:18.Davies. Do the fruit and said his players deserved the draw for their
:26:18. > :26:26.tenacity and they certainly faced a final testing minutes -- but
:26:26. > :26:31.Friedman. Well, that a man light as they prepare for the final
:26:31. > :26:35.onslaught. At Bolton. There was no second Forest goal to get Davies
:26:35. > :26:41.after a fire, just a draw and a display the Scotsman felt was full
:26:41. > :26:45.of promise -- off to a flyer. was nice to get a look at the team
:26:45. > :26:48.and individuals within the team and what they can give us and on
:26:48. > :26:57.today's performance, I have got to say I'm very pleased with what we
:26:57. > :27:00.where he made a name for himself as a player. He made his return still
:27:00. > :27:06.searching for that elusive first win with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
:27:06. > :27:13.This was far from a classic. Jamie O'Hara's strike was the best they
:27:13. > :27:17.had to offer in a poor first half. Wolverhampton Wanderers's position
:27:17. > :27:25.is becoming increasingly precarious and a young Dobbie team was
:27:25. > :27:30.standing firm. -- Derby County team. Not even the inform Jamie Ward
:27:30. > :27:34.could affect the scoreline. He was stopped from scoring for a 5th
:27:34. > :27:42.successive league match. Wolf hunt wonders of one. Fear from trouble
:27:42. > :27:50.while Derby County are seven points adrift of the top six -- 400
:27:50. > :27:55.wondrous are one point for a way both teams scribbled -- struggle to
:27:55. > :28:00.create chances. It is not a disaster, and I think looking at
:28:01. > :28:04.the result, it may help of a little bit. -- it may help us.
:28:04. > :28:08.Be it may be like father like son next week, with Thomas Ince
:28:08. > :28:13.expected to see his father Paul Tecau as black Ford boss on Monday.
:28:13. > :28:23.That could herald a new dawn for the Tangerines -- his father Paul
:28:23. > :28:25.
:28:25. > :28:31.just one of their last 22 matches, but Iago couldn't quite get his
:28:31. > :28:35.angles right to continue that runs -- Gomes. Mick McCarthy said he had
:28:35. > :28:43.quite a few clubs enquiring about Michael Chopra last month and he
:28:43. > :28:46.was glad he said no, as he backed up the views of former player Marta
:28:46. > :28:51.Stewart that he could be vital in the remaining months. -- Marcus
:28:51. > :28:55.Stewart. Mick McCarthy has said he is happy to win a belief. He got
:28:55. > :29:00.the scoreline he was looking for after Frank Nouble diverted Alex
:29:00. > :29:06.Baptiste's header wide. Ipswich are now four points clear of the drop
:29:06. > :29:10.zone. There is speculation about Paul, I think it should get tied up
:29:10. > :29:15.over the weekend and probably a press conference on Monday. And are
:29:15. > :29:19.you staying on at the club? I spoke to Paul and we had a good chat. I
:29:19. > :29:23.have always said that if he wants it to be part of his team,
:29:23. > :29:29.fantastic. I have enjoyed it as a number one, it is something I want
:29:29. > :29:34.to pursue in my career, Sir Kibiwot Spik to help him out, like I say,
:29:34. > :29:38.I'll help him out -- if he wants me to. Steve Thompson will be a bit of
:29:38. > :29:42.stability. It is ironic, turned down by Sean O'Driscoll and Billy
:29:42. > :29:48.Davies, but the man they are going to a point, for all pounds, is Paul
:29:48. > :29:52.Ince, who was right under their nose to begin with. He has been
:29:52. > :29:57.watching his son perform well for them all season and for him. He is
:29:57. > :30:01.itching to get back in, he still has enthusiasm and it is a good
:30:01. > :30:07.club to go to. Do you think it will have a bearing on Thomas Ince's
:30:07. > :30:10.future? I don't think so. It is being dictated by what is happening
:30:10. > :30:15.in the transfer window, winner he was linked to the Premier League
:30:15. > :30:17.and Liverpool and he needs to play at a higher level, no doubt. If the
:30:18. > :30:22.Premier League club comes in at the end of the season, he will be
:30:22. > :30:26.allowed to go. Will it matter he is not necessarily their first choice?
:30:26. > :30:30.Not at all. They wanted a certain person who buys into the way they
:30:30. > :30:34.do things and that is why he took his time finding the right manager.
:30:34. > :30:37.The couple got away, very good managers, but Paul has got
:30:37. > :30:41.experience and he knows how the club was one and Steve Thompson
:30:41. > :30:43.will be very important to him, I hope he stays there. It is that
:30:43. > :30:47.constant thread, which is always needed.
:30:47. > :30:52.A great reception at the City Ground, as you have come to imagine,
:30:52. > :30:57.for Billy Davies. Eight points from the play-offs, they were unlucky
:30:57. > :31:07.not to come away with all three points against Bolton. Can he
:31:07. > :31:15.
:31:15. > :31:22.galvanised them enough to make the He needs the players to buy into
:31:22. > :31:28.the way he wants to do things. They dominated games like they did today
:31:28. > :31:32.against bolt objecton. He will be disappointed with not getting all
:31:32. > :31:39.three points. Saunders has come away with a draw at his old club,
:31:39. > :31:45.Derby. That first win evades him. Cleansheet. Defended better. Looked
:31:45. > :31:50.morselied. It is only a matter of time. He is breathe a sigh of
:31:50. > :31:52.relief. You don't think it is too far away? No, not after that
:31:52. > :31:55.performance today. To League One now and after being
:31:55. > :31:58.knocked off the summit in midweek by Bournemouth, Tranmere had the
:31:58. > :32:00.chance to regain top spot on Friday night as they welcomed Shrewsbury
:32:00. > :32:03.Town to Prenton Park. Ronnie Moore made just one change
:32:03. > :32:05.as Michael O'Halloran came in for David Amoo, who dropped to the
:32:05. > :32:07.bench. While Graham Turner made three
:32:07. > :32:15.changes. Marvin Morgan and new loan signings,
:32:15. > :32:25.Rob Edwards and Chris Porter all started.
:32:25. > :32:29.
:32:29. > :32:33.Kevin Keatings was watching this there. He isn't happy with the
:32:33. > :32:40.challenge there, the referee. He will check with his assistant to
:32:40. > :32:49.see, oh, it is red Palmer is off, just five minutes in. Palmer is
:32:49. > :32:55.sent off. Well, you could look at that both ways. From Palmer's point
:32:55. > :33:05.of view it was attempt at the ball. He got plenty of his opponent.
:33:05. > :33:16.
:33:16. > :33:20.Ronnie Moore has to rejig in terms goal keeping from fon Williams.
:33:20. > :33:25.Tranmere defence couldn't do anything about that. It looked an
:33:25. > :33:31.easy take here for fon Williams. Launched in by Richards. It ended
:33:31. > :33:40.up being a tap-in for the debutant. First game on lone from Sheffield
:33:40. > :33:50.United. That will do for Chris Portder. That is a howler from the
:33:50. > :34:10.
:34:10. > :34:20.Moore envisaged losing his player after five minutes to a straight
:34:20. > :34:28.
:34:28. > :34:31.McCallister! Good save. That was heading into the bottom corner, I
:34:31. > :34:38.think, via the right foot of David McCallister. We will see it better
:34:38. > :34:48.from this angle. He has to save this fon Williams otherwise it's 2-
:34:48. > :34:52.
:34:52. > :35:02.0. A fine stop. He was a former player/manager with Shrewsbury.
:35:02. > :35:20.
:35:20. > :35:28.see it straight down his throat in the end. A slight deflection this.
:35:28. > :35:37.Tranmere captain, he is going to force the issue here with the
:35:37. > :35:47.support of Bakayogo. Stockton! He has been Tranmere's most used
:35:47. > :35:49.
:35:49. > :35:59.substitute. He got his opportunity at the beginning tonight owing to
:35:59. > :36:07.that sub spenges. -- suss pension. Porter has miszed his kick. Oh, my
:36:07. > :36:17.goodness. The tollup from Mc -- follow up from McAllister is over
:36:17. > :36:35.
:36:35. > :36:45.crucially. An awkward one for the goalkeeper. Squeezed in here by Max
:36:45. > :36:50.
:36:50. > :37:00.Power. Awkward for fon Williams. He has dropped it again. The keeper is
:37:00. > :37:11.
:37:11. > :37:18.having one of those nights, isn't made a great save in the first half.
:37:18. > :37:22.He has made another tremendous stop here. In and out, that is the
:37:22. > :37:31.description for con Williams. A great reaction save. Going to his
:37:31. > :37:41.right, he has to adjust. There's Shrewsbury's second. They can't
:37:41. > :37:42.
:37:42. > :37:49.deal with it. It's Cameron Gayle. His first goal on-loan from West
:37:49. > :37:53.Brom. He doubles Shrewsbury's advantage. That, against 10 men,
:37:53. > :37:57.you feel, should be enough. thought for a side under pressure
:37:57. > :38:01.we passed the ball well. We created one or two good opportunities in
:38:01. > :38:06.the second-half which we should have done better with. We deserved
:38:06. > :38:10.the points irrespective of the sending off. We started off nice
:38:10. > :38:15.and bright. We wanted to get at them. Does he have to make the
:38:15. > :38:19.tackle? It is bouncing. He had a go at it. The referee has made a
:38:19. > :38:21.mistake, you know, Iwelumo apologise for having a go at. It it
:38:21. > :38:26.changed the game. No doubt about changed the game. No doubt about
:38:26. > :38:31.that. It was going to be a tough ask for Tranmere. Let us get your
:38:31. > :38:35.view on the sending off, after five minutes. Was the referee right?
:38:35. > :38:38.Absolutely, right. It certainly had Absolutely, right. It certainly had
:38:38. > :38:42.a bearing on the game. Liam loses control of the ball here. We have
:38:42. > :38:48.seen this many times. He wants to retrieve the situation as quickly
:38:48. > :38:54.as possible. He goes over the top with the ball. Jacobson brings his
:38:54. > :38:58.left foot out of the way or he could have been in big trouble. The
:38:58. > :39:03.referee consults and sent him off. It was the right decision. Five
:39:03. > :39:09.minutes later we saw what happened with Owain fon Williams who, in his
:39:09. > :39:15.defence, has been terrific for Tranmere. 13 cleansheets in 32
:39:15. > :39:19.games. He takes his eye off it in the last moment, Porter took full
:39:19. > :39:24.advantage to give Shrewsbury the lead. He did it in the second-half.
:39:24. > :39:29.He was shakey, he dropped it. The defenders backed him up. He made
:39:29. > :39:33.terrific saves as well. This is a wonderful save with his left hand,
:39:34. > :39:37.moving across his right hand side. One of those days for Owain. He has
:39:37. > :39:41.been terrific. Shrewsbury, that could be a massive win for them?
:39:41. > :39:45.was a massive win. When a player is sent off it can be difficult to
:39:45. > :39:50.play against 10 men. They played with control and passed the ball.
:39:50. > :39:55.They got their rewards that three points gives them breathing space
:39:55. > :39:59.at the bottom. That was their own only third away win of the season.
:39:59. > :40:04.They have to improve away from home. A break with the sending off. They
:40:04. > :40:07.are a decent side. Graham is doing a good job. He needs to move them
:40:07. > :40:10.a good job. He needs to move them forward.
:40:10. > :40:13.Elsewhere in League One, Graham Westley's 13 months in charge of
:40:13. > :40:14.Preston came to an end on Tuesday night after a heavy defeat at
:40:14. > :40:16.Yeovil. The Lilywhites found themselves
:40:16. > :40:26.flirting dangerously with the relegation zone as they welcomed
:40:26. > :40:33.
:40:33. > :40:38.the League's form side in insisted there was no pressure on
:40:38. > :40:43.him or Preston here. That psychology did the trick. They were
:40:43. > :40:49.ahead within 19 minutes. Beavon got the goal. He was one of several
:40:49. > :40:54.changes that were made to the Preston side. Wright scored their
:40:54. > :41:02.second. They inflicted upon Bournemouth a second defeat in 22
:41:02. > :41:06.league matches. They were brave out there today. They did as I asked
:41:06. > :41:12.them in terms of gameplan. We kept a cleansheet. All around, a good
:41:12. > :41:15.day for the club. We weren't at our best. Disappointed with how we
:41:15. > :41:22.played. It has been a rare thing for us. We have been excellent week
:41:22. > :41:26.in and week out. Today was a game too far. After their recent wobbles,
:41:26. > :41:34.Sheffield United are back in the groove. Off to a flyer against
:41:34. > :41:40.Colchester after Thomson put Robson on the deck. He was determined to
:41:40. > :41:45.make the most of his start. He gave his side a fourth minute lead. The
:41:45. > :41:49.Blades could have been two up. This drive shook the woodwork before
:41:49. > :41:56.Robson fired over the rebound. Having lost their three previous
:41:56. > :42:05.outings at home they needed a killer second. McDonald got the
:42:05. > :42:09.shot into the second-half. Kitson rounded it up at the end. Kitson
:42:09. > :42:14.tap-in secured their third win in the week. They are now up to second.
:42:14. > :42:18.The last two goals came later in the game, didn't they? The
:42:18. > :42:25.performance deserved the goals we got. Should we have got them
:42:25. > :42:33.earlier? Possibly so. I felt their our reaction was good. We got into
:42:33. > :42:37.good attacking positions. I felt we looked a threat. We lost
:42:37. > :42:43.unfortunately. What an outstanding performance in recent weeks from
:42:43. > :42:52.Yeovil. After Scunthorpe's keeper denied Foley they wracked up a club
:42:52. > :43:00.record of eight wins on the spin. Their opening goal came in off
:43:00. > :43:10.Byron Webster. Webster appeared to bring down Sodje, the referee took
:43:10. > :43:10.
:43:11. > :43:14.no action. Brian Laws was shown a red card. Yeovil got two more. This
:43:14. > :43:21.challenge on Foley saw the referee point to the spot. James Hayter
:43:21. > :43:24.opened up the crucial two goal advantage. Soon Paddy Madden, who
:43:24. > :43:30.picked up his League One player of the month award before kick-off,
:43:30. > :43:38.was scoring in his seventh consecutive league game. A feat
:43:38. > :43:46.that equaled a club record and wrapped up the points for a red hot
:43:46. > :43:50.Yeovil. When Mark rob sons deflected to Huddersfield, it was
:43:50. > :43:55.business as usual for Leon Clarke. His 17th goal of the season
:43:55. > :43:58.suggests the chopping and changing hasn't affected him. The Sky Blues
:43:58. > :44:03.made light of Robins departure. This run from Elliott almost
:44:04. > :44:11.brought about a second goal. The post intervened. Bailey was denied
:44:11. > :44:15.on the goal-line. Coventry gave themselves breathing space. Carl
:44:16. > :44:24.Baker's 11th goal secured a winning start for interim manager. There
:44:24. > :44:31.was a wobble before the end. Ajose thought he got one back. The keeper
:44:31. > :44:37.preserved Coventry's cleansheet. Walsall were out to put more
:44:37. > :44:45.pressure on the play-off pack aiming for a sixth home win on the
:44:45. > :44:53.spin. Will Grigg found aa way through. The danger was cleared.
:44:53. > :45:00.Grigg did get his opportunity. That gave the leading scorer the chance
:45:00. > :45:04.to take his season's tally to 11. Walsall ahead by the break. The
:45:04. > :45:10.tables turned in the second as Notts County went in search for
:45:10. > :45:20.their first win in four. Judge wasting a chance to equallise. That
:45:20. > :45:26.run of 22 away game games without defeat seemed a long way away now.
:45:27. > :45:30.Arq uin restored parity. It was an evil game. We were the better team
:45:30. > :45:34.first half they were the better team second-half. The surface
:45:34. > :45:39.played a part today. It had a lot of rain over the last few weeks. A
:45:39. > :45:42.few games on there where it has been tough to cope with it. It
:45:43. > :45:46.played the part and turned it into a horrible game today. We had to
:45:46. > :45:51.adjust to the pitch. Very difficult, you want to play football, but not
:45:51. > :45:56.over play. Second-half I thought we deserved to win the game. We will
:45:56. > :45:59.good opportunities to win. It disappointed. First half, if you
:45:59. > :46:09.said we would come out and played second-half, I would have been
:46:09. > :46:19.
:46:19. > :46:25.points adrift at the bottom of the table. But today, they stormed back
:46:25. > :46:32.to record the wind which kept them off the bottom sense -- for the
:46:32. > :46:38.first time since late October. Paul Hartley's bullet header to equalise
:46:38. > :46:43.did not arrive until two minutes from time. It looked like honours
:46:43. > :46:47.even, but with almost the last kick of the game, Hartlepool grab the
:46:47. > :46:51.dramatic winner. Lick James latching on to a knock-down from
:46:51. > :47:01.Steve Howard. And you wonder if the great escape could be on for a side
:47:01. > :47:04.who looked doomed only a few weeks ago.
:47:04. > :47:09.With new on and off the field problems every week, Portsmouth
:47:09. > :47:12.could do with a change of fortune. Jon Paul McGovern's free kick
:47:12. > :47:15.suggested that for once, their luck might be in. Another trying week
:47:16. > :47:22.for Pompey, who were not allowed into their new training base until
:47:22. > :47:26.Friday. The delay has not affected Simon Eastwood's reflexes. But
:47:26. > :47:33.Carlisle were ahead soon afterwards, taking the lead following Lee
:47:33. > :47:41.Miller's perfect pass. East would not so sharp this time. -- Simon
:47:41. > :47:48.Eastwood. But Portsmouth still have some spirit about them. Mark the
:47:48. > :47:52.less be sending the striker flying -- Mark Gillespie. Walker found the
:47:53. > :47:54.corner to make it unbeaten back-to- back matches for Pompey, who are
:47:54. > :48:03.grateful for small mercies these days.
:48:03. > :48:06.the run without a win goes on. We saw a management change at Deepdale,
:48:06. > :48:11.Graham Westley not in the dug-out, and they pick up their first home
:48:11. > :48:17.win in four months. It never really happened under Graham, did it?
:48:18. > :48:24.didn't. 37 players out, 22 in, it seemed like a revolving door. They
:48:24. > :48:30.needed to settle down. Stuart Beavon has returned from injury and
:48:30. > :48:35.gets it going. Graham needed for players to buy into what he wanted
:48:35. > :48:39.to, and the fans and it just didn't happen. He had a recipe that
:48:39. > :48:44.brought him success before by bringing familiar players from his
:48:44. > :48:48.previous clubs. Yes, and it didn't quite work for him at Preston. The
:48:48. > :48:52.fans became impatient, the Ford became impatient and I think Graham
:48:52. > :48:57.was a bit impatient -- the board. Some of the players that he signed,
:48:57. > :49:01.he moved on, and he was only there for 18 months. He had to reduce the
:49:01. > :49:05.budget, I think he managed to do that by 60 or 70%, so it was a
:49:05. > :49:09.tough job and he needed a bit more time, which he office he didn't get
:49:09. > :49:13.because the fans and the board were looking for more -- which he didn't
:49:13. > :49:20.get. Coventry fans thought they were getting somewhere, and they
:49:20. > :49:22.were, under Mark Robins. What a week they have had to endure. And
:49:22. > :49:31.the problems continue with the stadium but they picked themselves
:49:31. > :49:34.up. But they have their backs against the wall again. Mark Robins
:49:34. > :49:38.did a terrific job that you can't blame him for going to Huddersfield.
:49:38. > :49:43.What has happened at Coventry with the ground and the frozen bank
:49:43. > :49:47.account yesterday, you can't really blame him. This is a man who was
:49:47. > :49:52.out of work for for for years and it is like buses, they come along
:49:52. > :49:55.at once. But he has taken Coventry into a fight position and I am sure
:49:55. > :50:00.they will prefer the five funds that he was there rather than none
:50:00. > :50:04.at all. It has taken John Hughes a little while to get going at
:50:04. > :50:09.Hartlepool, but off the bottom for the first time in four months.
:50:09. > :50:12.he has target. They are unbeaten in five now and John will want to keep
:50:12. > :50:16.them playing with pride and keep moving forward, that is the job he
:50:16. > :50:20.has got to do and they are certainly doing that. What can you
:50:20. > :50:25.say that hasn't already been said about Yeovil Town? Eight wins in a
:50:25. > :50:29.row, sensational. They are flying at the moment, a club record of
:50:29. > :50:32.eight wins in a row. The best home form in the division, they have won
:50:32. > :50:36.10 games at home and it is a fortress for them and if they keep
:50:36. > :50:39.that going, I would be surprised if they go straight to. Gary Johnson
:50:40. > :50:42.has done it before, he has been with them being on the end they
:50:42. > :50:46.have that mentality where they don't care, whoever turns up they
:50:46. > :50:51.will give them the game. Well done to them and what an achievement,
:50:51. > :50:54.the best run in the Football League this season.
:50:54. > :50:58.Our look at League Two starts at St James Park, Exeter, where the
:50:58. > :51:00.Grecians set a new club record of ten away wins following their 3-0
:51:00. > :51:03.victory at Morecambe last week. On Friday, they were hoping to
:51:03. > :51:13.transfer some of that form at home against relegation threatened
:51:13. > :51:18.
:51:18. > :51:22.from only their second away point since November when they showed why
:51:22. > :51:27.they are in serious trouble towards the bottom. They keep and
:51:27. > :51:31.alarmingly static defence watched the Devon side break the deadlock,
:51:31. > :51:37.who despite their lofty position, have struggled for wins on their
:51:37. > :51:42.own turf. They almost threw it away in bizarre fashion, when Danny
:51:42. > :51:46.Coles attempt to play it safe when -- nearly went wrong. But
:51:46. > :51:52.Accrington seal their own fate, an ambitious back-pass catching the
:51:52. > :51:56.Kamara and the goalkeeper by surprise -- the Kamara. Michael
:51:56. > :52:06.Kier him with his second ticket the pressure on their rivals. --
:52:06. > :52:08.
:52:08. > :52:13.out to be the Morecambe winner and it will not have pleased Micky
:52:13. > :52:18.Adams -- goal. But she would have expected the country's tops for us
:52:18. > :52:25.to have found an equaliser. But a terrific clearance shut out Darren
:52:25. > :52:28.Purse. And for the last 18 minutes, they had an extra man as well.
:52:28. > :52:34.Morecambe's wing back Andrew Wright showed that shown a second yellow
:52:34. > :52:37.for a body-check. He took his time to leave the field of play, but
:52:37. > :52:44.once he departed for but the remaining 10 performed heroics for
:52:44. > :52:51.Morecambe. Especially the goalkeeper Barry Roach. A double
:52:51. > :52:57.save from Williams made certain of a third straight win for Morecambe.
:52:57. > :53:02.Port Vale, with 64 League goals already, were having a nap -- an
:53:03. > :53:08.off day and they failed to find the net for the second consecutive need
:53:08. > :53:13.-- week after Daniel Jones just fizzed a shot wide. Winning any
:53:13. > :53:16.game away from home is a fantastic achievement. To do it against a
:53:16. > :53:21.team who are riding high and scoring plenty of holes, and we
:53:21. > :53:31.were certainly up against it in the last 25 minutes, but we do have
:53:31. > :53:35.
:53:35. > :53:40.been there and ground out a victory. scored the Gillingham opener, but
:53:40. > :53:43.the referee overruled his assistant. The Dagenham in 7th -- sense of
:53:43. > :53:51.injustice inspired an impressive start the second half. They soon
:53:51. > :53:54.levelled the match. Gillingham's recent home record is not the best.
:53:54. > :54:01.Nerves were starting to fray when Charlie Lee headed wide from Matt
:54:01. > :54:05.Fisher's cross. But two minutes later came the second decision that
:54:05. > :54:10.incensed Dagenham. Did Chris Lewington get the ball? The referee
:54:10. > :54:15.said no and awarded a penalty. Having only just stepped off the
:54:15. > :54:18.bench, Deon Burton slotted in the most composed of penalties. That
:54:19. > :54:26.winning goal takes the Gills back to the top of the table. Dagenham's
:54:26. > :54:35.arguments about decisions they have been more muted had a margin of
:54:35. > :54:45.victory being malls -- been more. The post prevented a more one-sided
:54:45. > :54:45.
:54:45. > :54:50.which made for a tight first half with no hint of the drama to come
:54:50. > :54:53.after the break, when Burton Albion turned up the heat. Billy Kee and
:54:53. > :54:56.Alex MacDonald forced into saves from Scott Davies. The keeper was
:54:56. > :55:03.also at the heart of the action which decided the course of the
:55:03. > :55:08.match. Referee Gary Sutton decided the striker was clipped by the
:55:08. > :55:13.goalkeeper and opted for a penalty and a red card. David Lucas donned
:55:13. > :55:16.the gloves and faced the man who had been fouled. He will have been
:55:17. > :55:20.disappointed not to have got a firm hand on the spot kick, but there
:55:20. > :55:26.was nothing Lucas could do when Billy Kee turned smartly on the
:55:26. > :55:31.edge of the box and increased the advantage. Fleetwood's ten men in
:55:31. > :55:40.big trouble. They avoided further damage until the final few minutes
:55:40. > :55:47.but tired legs began to tell. Calvin Zola setting his team-mate
:55:47. > :55:53.away. Previously, Albion had a managed 11 away goals all season.
:55:53. > :56:03.They hate crease that by a third. Calvin Zola getting the 4th and
:56:03. > :56:04.
:56:04. > :56:07.boosting Burton's prospects of counted, said the Aldershot boss
:56:07. > :56:11.Dean Holdsworth. After Michael Hector went mighty close early on,
:56:11. > :56:16.his players stepped up to the plate by taking the lead midway through
:56:16. > :56:23.the first half. Ben Herd's cross was only partially cleared and
:56:24. > :56:28.Danny Rose latched on to the cup back. They nearly doubled the lead
:56:28. > :56:38.shortly after, a cracking effort from keirin can Logan, dipping just
:56:38. > :56:38.
:56:38. > :56:41.done with, because midway through the second half, Paul Bengtsson put
:56:41. > :56:48.away his second in consecutive games after coming on loan from
:56:48. > :56:52.Swindon. It was anybody's game and after Anthony Tonkin was shown a
:56:52. > :56:56.second yellow card 17 minutes from time for obstructing -- a
:56:56. > :57:04.obstruction, you fancied Cheltenham to take advantage. But this turned
:57:04. > :57:08.out to be an excellent point for Aldershot.
:57:08. > :57:13.Southend are suffering from a lack of bodies. Northampton's opening
:57:13. > :57:21.goal, scored by Roy O'Donovan, for trade a back four decimated by
:57:21. > :57:27.injury and suspensions. -- the trade. So much so that there was an
:57:28. > :57:32.unexpected olive branch to his French centre-back. Another red
:57:32. > :57:42.card came with only 27 minutes gone. To their credit, Southend levelled
:57:42. > :57:43.
:57:43. > :57:47.in the second half when Matty Lund's header went in off Kelvin
:57:47. > :57:50.Langmead. In a game of heroes and villains, Kelvin Langmead was both.
:57:50. > :57:55.Not only is the skipper a rock in defence, he has recently turned
:57:55. > :57:58.goalscorer. His second in as many games secured a vital win over
:57:58. > :58:06.their play-off rivals and only their 4th away from home this
:58:06. > :58:11.Northampton's promotion challenge on track. All of the headlines will
:58:11. > :58:15.be about the sending off. It was clearly a gamble taken by Paul
:58:15. > :58:23.Sturrock. In hindsight, is it too easy to say it was one that
:58:23. > :58:29.backfired? It is too easy. He has ability, and for once to give him
:58:29. > :58:32.every chance that you can give somebody too many chances and that
:58:32. > :58:38.is his fifth sending off the second. You have to build trust players
:58:38. > :58:42.that they will do the job for your answer to the Trust that will stay
:58:42. > :58:45.on the pitch -- that they will stay on the pitch, and for will have to
:58:45. > :58:51.do with that in his own way and then to the conclusion whether he
:58:51. > :58:55.gives him another chance or not. is fair to say that Morecambe had
:58:55. > :59:04.to with standard bit of pressure from Ford fell. -- withstand a bit
:59:04. > :59:09.of pressure. Their budget is not as big as the clubs around them and he
:59:09. > :59:12.is having to play catch-up. only the technical side of it, but
:59:12. > :59:17.there was real guts and that display, because it was like the
:59:17. > :59:20.Alamo against Port Vale, so a great three points. Down to ten men as
:59:20. > :59:26.well after 80 minutes, so GB showing them how to play, he is
:59:26. > :59:29.developing as a coach and developing their mentally as well.
:59:29. > :59:35.If that wasn't the result to make you stand up and take notice,
:59:35. > :59:40.Burton's certainly is, four goals away at Fleetwood. After what they
:59:40. > :59:45.did against the nine men of rock from last week, Exeter next week,
:59:45. > :59:49.they are in a powerful patch against teams around them --
:59:50. > :59:57.against Rotherham. A great strike by Billy Kee and as you say,
:59:57. > :00:01.beating the teams around them is so important for a side in the top six.
:00:01. > :00:06.And this is a good goal, a lovely if finish. They are enjoying
:00:06. > :00:12.playing anybody at the moment, they don't care who they play. To come
:00:12. > :00:16.away with those two results is exceptional.
:00:16. > :00:19.More from League Two now and what a turnaround at Bristol Rovers. The
:00:19. > :00:22.Pirates were in a relegation dog fight when John Ward returned for
:00:22. > :00:26.his second spell as manager in December. They began the day five
:00:26. > :00:29.points clear of the drop zone in 19th. Clem was at the Memorial
:00:29. > :00:39.Stadium for the visit of another side steadily climbing the table -
:00:39. > :00:45.
:00:45. > :00:53.Ward started his original three- year tenure with Bristol Rovers. Oh,
:00:53. > :00:58.Carolina by shaggy was number one. Home games were temporarily been
:00:58. > :01:03.played 30 miles down the road in Bath. And after three seasons in
:01:03. > :01:13.what is now the Championship, they were heading for relegation. 17
:01:13. > :01:18.
:01:18. > :01:25.years and 80 managers later, they What do you think of that fella
:01:25. > :01:29.there? Is it true you used the same ticket, you bought it to go to
:01:29. > :01:39.Plymouth and got off a stew stops before? I phoned Plymouth. They
:01:39. > :01:40.
:01:41. > :01:46.were good about. It I got the train ticket and got off at Temple Meads.
:01:46. > :01:54.They were guys I didn't know well, the fizz Yeo had a bigger squad
:01:54. > :01:58.than I had. Two years' time there is a new ground on the horizon here.
:01:58. > :02:02.That will happen. That will give Bristol Rovers the opportunity to
:02:02. > :02:06.push forward. I find it tough to keep talking about that. My time is
:02:06. > :02:12.now. I have to make sure the team that goes into that ground in two
:02:12. > :02:17.years' time are worthy of it. you put a finger on what the gafer
:02:17. > :02:23.has done since he came in? Worked on the back four, got us tight, he
:02:23. > :02:29.did it with the midfielders and the strikers. We have not conceded that
:02:29. > :02:34.many goals, he has done a good job. A hell of a month for you? It has.
:02:34. > :02:39.21st birthday then Player of the Month. Yeah. It shows the system
:02:39. > :02:44.works. People are out there spotting good players? I turned 21.
:02:44. > :02:50.I had the captain band. To make the month better I got Player of the
:02:50. > :02:55.Month. Hopefully we will get three points today to make it even better
:02:55. > :03:03.for me. Can you tell instantly the good managers from the bad?
:03:03. > :03:09.would like to think so. You have been through a few? You know that
:03:09. > :03:12.you could get a boot where you don't want one. I keep pushing the
:03:12. > :03:18.players to do that extra bit and never let them think we have
:03:18. > :03:28.cracked. It we haven't. We are still in danger. We have to get out
:03:28. > :03:31.
:03:31. > :03:35.of that as quick as we can. COMMENTATOR: A fine move saw Ryan
:03:35. > :03:38.Brunt tee up seven-minutes in. When Brunt tee up seven-minutes in. When
:03:38. > :03:45.another opportunity came his way His execution was sharper. This
:03:45. > :03:51.cross took a deflection to find him. There was nothing lucky about the
:03:51. > :04:01.finish. With Wycombe having lost once in their last six away games
:04:01. > :04:01.
:04:01. > :04:07.they had to be strong at the back. O'Toole could have made things a
:04:07. > :04:12.lot less nervy for the hosts, but couldn't keep his cool from close-
:04:12. > :04:17.range. It was 19 points from 24 this year. The highest return of
:04:17. > :04:27.any League Two team in 2013, despite anxious moments during
:04:27. > :04:34.
:04:34. > :04:37.I suspect, if I told awe month ago you would pick up 16 points from
:04:37. > :04:41.your next possible 18 you would have snapped my hand off? Both
:04:41. > :04:45.hands we would have taken off you there. There are different ways to
:04:45. > :04:48.win. We had to dig in today. We can play Bert than that. Digging in has
:04:48. > :04:51.been fantastic. Fair play to the team. There is something about you
:04:51. > :04:55.and this football club, isn't there? I quite like it, yeah. I
:04:55. > :05:02.quite enjoy. It we have to keep doing it though. It doesn't stop
:05:02. > :05:07.here. Well done. Thanks. Incredible to think six weeks ago that fixture
:05:07. > :05:11.would have been seen as a relegation six-pointer. Bristol
:05:12. > :05:16.Rovers get another three points. They are out of the bottom six. You
:05:16. > :05:22.are not surprised by what John has done? No. I have known him a long
:05:22. > :05:28.time. I thought it was a perfect appointment. Not just his
:05:28. > :05:32.organisation, but his players he has. Right down the spine of that
:05:32. > :05:36.team, all the signings made an impact. If you take a snapshot of
:05:36. > :05:40.the League since he took over they would be second in the division
:05:40. > :05:43.behind Port Vale on good difference. Fantastic job. I think it will
:05:44. > :05:49.continue. You see this, don't you, you see managers go to other clubs
:05:49. > :05:55.not working out. There is a certain fit and John and Bristol Rovers is
:05:55. > :05:58.certainly is an example of that? Bristol Rovers are a unique club,
:05:58. > :06:02.passionate supporters and passionate atmosphere. John knows
:06:02. > :06:07.that. Have to fit into the community if you go there as
:06:07. > :06:14.manager. He knows what makes them tick, he knows how to get the best
:06:14. > :06:24.out of the players and the supporters. They are 12-man. A last
:06:24. > :06:25.
:06:25. > :06:26.look at League Two now. A South Yorkshire Derby as
:06:26. > :06:36.promotion-chasing Rotherham welcomed Chesterfield to the New
:06:36. > :06:40.
:06:40. > :06:45.COMMENTATOR: The second-half followed a similar pattern, they
:06:45. > :06:53.will reflect on what might have will reflect on what might have
:06:53. > :06:59.been. They were undone by a set- piece. Rotherham are up to sixth in
:06:59. > :07:03.the table. It was what we had been trying to work on. It was high
:07:03. > :07:07.tempo. Players on the front foot creating chances. When we do that,
:07:08. > :07:15.the crowd is behind us, that is all the ingredients for a good
:07:15. > :07:20.performance and win. That is what we got. Delighted. Bradford boss
:07:20. > :07:26.was delighted with his side's performance in winning 3-0 at
:07:26. > :07:32.Wycombe on Tuesday. After Garry Thompson stuck them in front they
:07:32. > :07:39.conceded two goals in the last seven-minutes. Dickson put through
:07:39. > :07:44.an own-goal. Just eight days ahead of club's big day at Wembley, they
:07:44. > :07:54.failed to pick up Gary Alexander at the near-post. They will need to
:07:54. > :07:56.
:07:56. > :08:00.mark Michu and co tighter next weekend. Plymouth have been hard to
:08:00. > :08:09.beat. James Constable's early gone for Oxford posed a problem for
:08:09. > :08:18.which they had no answer. They had the chances to thaend poor spell. -
:08:18. > :08:22.- to end that poor spell. Cole rescued Argyle. Sheridan was
:08:22. > :08:30.perplexed. Constable clipped the post and had to settle for that
:08:30. > :08:34.single goal. They now return to the comfort of mid-table. Keith Hill
:08:34. > :08:39.has his first win in his second spell as Rochdale boss it could
:08:39. > :08:44.have been a different story had this slip been punished by
:08:44. > :08:49.Torquay's Mr Reliable. He missed the chance to score for the fourth
:08:49. > :08:53.game in a row. Michael Pope did well to keep him out the first time,
:08:53. > :08:57.but couldn't stop the follow-up. Dale came into the game after
:08:57. > :09:01.blowing winning positions more than any other club in the division.
:09:01. > :09:06.Breathing space would have been welcome. It's now four defeats in
:09:06. > :09:11.the five games Torquay have played without their manager who is absent
:09:11. > :09:21.due to illness. Sean Taylor expects to be in charge on Tuesday. They
:09:21. > :09:26.
:09:27. > :09:34.Barnet from the relegation zone. When Stevens put through his own
:09:34. > :09:37.net, this free-kick caused confusion. Yiadom ensured the ball
:09:37. > :09:42.crossed the line. Barnet haven't travelled well this season. Sensing
:09:42. > :09:50.the possibility of a rare away success, they committed players
:09:50. > :09:58.forward. Nurse enjoyed one of their better opportunities. The switch
:09:58. > :10:05.worked a treat. Hyde was the match- winner. The player providing a
:10:05. > :10:10.decisive contribution. There was a late lettoff for the visitors. They
:10:10. > :10:15.held off, they are two points clear of the drop-zone. In a season of
:10:15. > :10:21.struggle, it's a step in the right direction. Barnet coming out on top
:10:21. > :10:25.with the two managers winning European Cups not often you can
:10:25. > :10:30.European Cups not often you can Cisse that in League Two. York
:10:30. > :10:39.going off the boil at the worse possible time? They haven't won in
:10:39. > :10:44.eight. The goals are drying up. They have to try and keep a
:10:44. > :10:49.cleansheet to get anything out of the game. It's not happening for
:10:49. > :10:52.them. Rotherham got bragging rights against Chesterfield. 11,000 at the
:10:52. > :10:57.against Chesterfield. 11,000 at the New York Stadium. Evans is trying
:10:57. > :11:00.it get that level of consistency, isn't he, maybe this win will help
:11:00. > :11:06.them? They don't do anything by them? They don't do anything by
:11:06. > :11:10.halves. They have won 10 at home. Lost four. If you draw five or six
:11:10. > :11:14.of those games you are right in there. They have a couple of games
:11:14. > :11:21.in hand. They haven't picked up points when they haven't performed
:11:21. > :11:25.as well. Priceless victory for AFC Wimbledon. One of the most
:11:25. > :11:28.outstanding results against Bradford. Could they be guilty for
:11:28. > :11:34.having their eye on something bigger? Of course. You can't blame
:11:34. > :11:41.them either, can you? The last eight minutes or so AFC Wimbledon
:11:41. > :11:45.came up with a couple of goals. They had one eye on something else.
:11:45. > :11:50.Wimbledon took advantage. It gets them in touch of the people above.
:11:50. > :11:56.A massive win for them. You share my view that all the best goes out
:11:56. > :12:01.to Martin at this time, Torquay want to get stability in as he
:12:01. > :12:05.recovers from his illness? Yes. They want Martin and Sean to
:12:05. > :12:15.continue next season they need someone in to help out until the
:12:15. > :12:16.
:12:16. > :12:18.end of the season. We wish Martin a and they stay eight points clear of
:12:18. > :12:21.Hull in second, who also picked up all three points.
:12:21. > :12:23.Watford and Crystal Palace both took advantage of Leicester not
:12:23. > :12:26.playing, by moving above them, while Middlesbrough stay in sixth.
:12:26. > :12:30.Bristol City were the only team in the bottom three to play on
:12:30. > :12:33.Saturday and they lost at Cardiff. Wolves picked up a point, but are
:12:33. > :12:35.still without a win in 2013. Ipswich take advantage of those not
:12:35. > :12:37.playing around them and move up two places.
:12:37. > :12:39.Bournemouth stay top of the NPower League One, despite losing at
:12:39. > :12:42.Preston. Sheffield United won and move back
:12:42. > :12:45.into the top two, while League One's surprise package Yeovil kept
:12:45. > :12:54.up their incredible run with an eighth consecutive win and move up
:12:54. > :12:58.to third. Tranmere, the only other top six
:12:58. > :13:00.side to play and their defeat sees them drop down to a season low of
:13:00. > :13:03.fifth. Portsmouth are bottom of League One
:13:03. > :13:05.for the first time this season and are still without a win since
:13:05. > :13:08.October, replacing Hartlepool. Bury, who are above the Pools, lost.
:13:08. > :13:11.Oldham were in FA Cup action, while Scunthorpe and Colchester both came
:13:11. > :13:14.away pointless. Gillingham are once again top of
:13:14. > :13:17.the NPower League Two after they won and Port Vale surprisingly lost.
:13:17. > :13:19.Burton kept up their good form and move into the top three.
:13:19. > :13:23.Cheltenham drop to fourth. Exeter, Rotherham and Northampton
:13:23. > :13:26.all move above Fleetwood. The bottom two stay as they were
:13:26. > :13:36.with just two points separating AFC Wimbledon who are bottom and Barnet
:13:36. > :13:39.
:13:39. > :13:42.Wimbledon who are bottom and Barnet in 20th.
:13:42. > :13:44.That's almost it from us, but don't forget to join Colin Murray for
:13:44. > :13:46.forget to join Colin Murray for Match of the Day 2 on Sunday night,
:13:46. > :13:49.which comes from Anfield. That's on BBC One at 11.05pm.
:13:49. > :13:51.There's more Six Nations Rugby next Saturday as England meet France.
:13:51. > :13:54.Live coverage from 4.30pm on BBC One.
:13:54. > :13:56.With Match of the Day at 10.30pm, followed by the best from the