:00:41. > :00:51.Here we go again, after 105 days, the great British sporting summer
:00:51. > :01:12.
:01:12. > :01:22.Bolton find themselves under Championship for the first time in
:01:22. > :01:39.
:01:39. > :01:44.chosen a tougher opening fixture And after four his Edexcel,
:01:44. > :01:54.Rotherham are back on home turf with more than a nod and a wink to
:01:54. > :02:32.
:02:32. > :02:42.There was more than local bragging reward for scoring Northern Ireland
:02:42. > :02:42.
:02:42. > :04:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 91 seconds
:04:14. > :04:24.pas Crewe equaliser against Finland Burnley were about to score, and
:04:24. > :04:24.
:04:24. > :07:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 91 seconds
:07:31. > :07:36.Bogdan denies Patterson again. It is Bogdan versus the rest at the
:07:36. > :07:46.moment. Patterson finding so much space, the confidence to go from
:07:46. > :07:59.
:07:59. > :08:09.close to a goal there, which would have given us a contest in the
:08:09. > :08:13.
:08:13. > :08:23.If you're at planned the opening day, could it have gone better than
:08:23. > :08:32.
:08:32. > :08:42.performances, great debuts, and all have not been with him that much.
:08:42. > :09:15.
:09:15. > :09:25.Obviously, we put in a great Overall, disappointed to start the
:09:25. > :09:33.
:09:33. > :09:37.game really well, first 15 or 20 minutes. Bolton gave the ball away
:09:37. > :09:41.a bit cheaply, and that gave encouragement to Burnley. From then
:09:41. > :09:51.on, that is why he was delighted with the performance. The start was
:09:51. > :10:00.
:10:00. > :10:03.poor, but they recovered and won the way? Was he playing him on the
:10:03. > :10:11.side? He looks a couple of yards onside for me. He looks around to
:10:11. > :10:21.check. I think that is a really fortunate break, he looks again! A
:10:21. > :10:28.
:10:28. > :10:35.considering no Rodriguez at Turf Moor, so to see your other striker
:10:36. > :10:40.another dimension. He really needs to develop a good partnership, and
:10:40. > :10:50.we saw that today with Austin and Paterson, they did really well at
:10:50. > :10:58.
:10:58. > :11:04.times. They are good players, and I expect more from them? I thought it
:11:04. > :11:09.was going to be a very difficult game. Fabrice Muamba or retiring,
:11:09. > :11:13.it is sad, but it goes on. They needed an easier start to the
:11:13. > :11:23.season, rather than going to Owen Coyle's old club for a local derby.
:11:23. > :11:28.
:11:28. > :11:38.Championship new boys fared at Elland Road, where Leeds macro have
:11:38. > :12:05.
:12:05. > :12:15.been at the centre of a takeover Wolves striker for handball. A
:12:15. > :12:29.
:12:29. > :12:35.were all over the place. He was given a bigger headache there. What
:12:36. > :12:45.a terrific ball that has turned out to be poor start Leeds are ahead,
:12:46. > :12:46.
:12:46. > :13:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 91 seconds
:13:59. > :14:09.Luciano Becchio sparked pandemonium Neil Warnock is chasing a record
:14:09. > :14:32.
:14:32. > :14:42.has been an uncomfortable afternoon English football. It was a cracking
:14:42. > :14:57.
:14:57. > :15:02.tho their global adviser but nothing sur prices the fans.
:15:02. > :15:07.Branding Pederson a pensioner wasn't too shrewd and the old boy
:15:07. > :15:11.wasn't too shrewd and the old boy didn't do too bad. Richards off the
:15:11. > :15:21.mark after playing in France and Turkey. Ipswich were at the other
:15:21. > :15:21.
:15:21. > :16:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 91 seconds
:16:02. > :16:08.they continued to force the pace. said off the field, we will do our
:16:08. > :16:12.talking on the pitch. It was a good performance. Wednesday's first half
:16:12. > :16:22.display in the Cup at the start of the week had Dave Jones spitting
:16:22. > :16:22.
:16:22. > :17:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 91 seconds
:17:35. > :17:41.had been a nightmare start almost had a fairy-tale ending.
:17:41. > :17:51.deserved the point and should have got all three, to be fair. After
:17:51. > :18:02.
:18:03. > :18:05.three years away, Charlton are back points en route to their League One
:18:05. > :18:15.title, but even with that record St Andrews promised a difficult start.
:18:15. > :18:29.
:18:29. > :18:39.Yann Kermorgant could not believe his first league start, crowning an
:18:39. > :18:39.
:18:39. > :20:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 91 seconds
:20:21. > :20:31.unforgettable summer for the matched only by the utility of the
:20:31. > :20:40.
:20:40. > :20:50.the far post. Helguson hits the bar, San fortunate. -- so unfortunate.
:20:50. > :21:03.
:21:03. > :21:13.He wanted it more than anybody else. Clarke, with a real captain's job -
:21:13. > :21:39.
:21:39. > :21:44.might have just been going wide. Once again, to deny Huddersfield
:21:44. > :21:51.Town. Gnashing of teeth from Huddersfield Town who could have
:21:51. > :21:58.put this game to bed. Into added time we go. They can't Clear. It
:21:58. > :22:08.falls for Hartson. The opening night of the championship season,
:22:08. > :22:12.
:22:12. > :22:16.it scores the goal that surely gives Cardiff all three points.
:22:16. > :22:26.Heroics from Marshall at one end. The skipper secured the points at
:22:26. > :22:27.
:22:27. > :22:32.I thought we were brave on the ball to keep going, to keep probing.
:22:32. > :22:36.Eventually, we got the break. see how well we played, the shape
:22:36. > :22:42.of the team, the opportunities that we had. When you see that the
:22:42. > :22:49.goalkeeper was made Man of the Match, we are disappointed. Proud
:22:49. > :22:53.of the players application. A lot of encouraging signs.
:22:53. > :22:56.Huddersfield can count themselves unlucky not to get a point. They
:22:56. > :23:06.were thwarted by an incredible performance from the Cardiff
:23:06. > :23:09.
:23:09. > :23:19.goalkeeper. I was really impressed. They had the better chances in the
:23:19. > :23:19.
:23:19. > :23:29.first half and they did not take them. Lots of chances at goal but
:23:29. > :23:37.
:23:37. > :23:47.He tries to direct it into the far corner. Simon Grayson will be very
:23:47. > :23:47.
:23:47. > :23:51.pleased with his goalkeeper's The Championship is so open, Leeds
:23:51. > :23:56.being one of the contenders. Paddy Kenny was instrumental in their one
:23:56. > :24:01.and only goal against Wolves, an incredible ball. It was something
:24:01. > :24:07.we have seen from them many times. He is great with his distribution.
:24:07. > :24:10.A great ball, a great cross and a A great ball, a great cross and a
:24:10. > :24:14.great finish by Becchio. It is what goalkeepers need to do. It is a
:24:14. > :24:21.wonderful cross. He finishes it well. A good decision to take it
:24:21. > :24:27.with his head. Wolves coming unstuck, another team coming down
:24:27. > :24:32.were Blackburn. There build up was hardly ideal. The football idea --
:24:32. > :24:36.adviser was saying that if Steve Kean doesn't win his first three
:24:37. > :24:39.games he will be sacked. He has apologised. It has gone from the
:24:39. > :24:43.sublime to the ridiculous, last season they were not saying
:24:43. > :24:52.anything, this season they are saying too much. They have gone out,
:24:52. > :24:56.they have invested. Murphy, Etuhu. They have spent quite well. He
:24:56. > :25:00.unfortunately Leon Best is out for six months. Steve Kean can be
:25:00. > :25:10.confident. I know he has retracted it but you have got to keep quiet.
:25:10. > :25:14.They have managed to get on with Black pool were back in competitive
:25:14. > :25:17.action for the first time since falling just short of a swift
:25:17. > :25:27.return to the Premier League. They kicked off their campaign a way to
:25:27. > :25:46.
:25:46. > :25:52.for standing firm. Andy Keogh could not find a way past him. Just as
:25:52. > :26:00.impressive was the save from Maik Taylor. Kevin Phillips had time to
:26:00. > :26:06.load his Muskett before firing a fierce effort which the goalkeeper
:26:06. > :26:11.did well to parry. Tom Ince played a deft one-two With t Ogogo MOTs
:26:11. > :26:20.before curling into the bottom corner. -- with Gomez before
:26:20. > :26:26.curling into the bottom corner. Blackpool secured the points with a
:26:26. > :26:32.goal of brilliance. Thomas Ince proved why he is the player to
:26:32. > :26:37.watch in the Championship. It was hard to call the game at the
:26:37. > :26:44.KC Stadium. Both meetings ended up dollars. There was plenty of
:26:44. > :26:49.goalmouth action to liven up the action. There was an anxious moment
:26:49. > :26:54.early on. The last ditch tackle that Steve Bruce would have been
:26:54. > :26:59.proud of in his prime, and he would have liked the look of this.
:26:59. > :27:02.Aluko's thunderous shot got the better of Kuszczak, if not the bar.
:27:02. > :27:05.Brighton breathed a sigh of relief and gave a good account of
:27:05. > :27:15.themselves, unfortunate not to open the scoring five minutes into the
:27:15. > :27:23.second half. Mackail-Smith rattling the woodwork. Gus Poyet's side's
:27:23. > :27:26.inability to make possession count proved decisive, Simpson with the
:27:26. > :27:35.decisive blow just five minutes left. The substitute make the
:27:35. > :27:38.impact at Bruce was hoping for. It would have been rough on Brighton,
:27:38. > :27:45.Steve Bruce was first to acknowledge his first win was far
:27:45. > :27:48.from comfortable. It could have gone either way. The one bit of
:27:48. > :27:54.gone either way. The one bit of quality has won the game for us.
:27:54. > :28:00.The one real bit of quality. It was nice. A great ball from Robert
:28:00. > :28:04.Koren. Well done to the referee, too. If the bookies are to be
:28:04. > :28:09.too. If the bookies are to be believed, these two were to be
:28:09. > :28:17.competed at the -- competing at the opposite end before May. Keith Hill
:28:17. > :28:22.managed a smile, even though his side are tipped to go down. On this
:28:22. > :28:28.showing, the Yorkshire club looked anything but relegation candidates,
:28:28. > :28:33.some DUP by the quality of the strike that had them ahead. Craig
:28:33. > :28:42.Davies found the bottom corner -- summed up by the quality. Bailey
:28:42. > :28:48.took matters into his own hands, his long range effort kept out.
:28:48. > :28:53.Tony Mowbray's men run the risks of leaving gaps at the back. Jason
:28:53. > :28:57.Steele kept Boro in with a shout. It was not long before Davies was
:28:57. > :29:01.cursing his luck for a second time. Jason Steele again doing
:29:01. > :29:06.brilliantly to keep the score down. It would have been harsh if Boro
:29:06. > :29:16.had nicked a point. Justine. Found himself in the right spot but the
:29:16. > :29:20.
:29:20. > :29:30.Reds held on -- Justine Hoilett I am over the moon to beat one of
:29:30. > :29:30.
:29:30. > :30:10.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 91 seconds
:30:10. > :30:16.the best teams in the league, to be keep it goalless. Wes Morgan scored
:30:16. > :30:26.for the first time since October, heading home this swirling corner.
:30:26. > :30:35.
:30:35. > :30:45.Schmeichel smashed it downfield, game for Leicester. Marty was again
:30:45. > :30:52.
:30:52. > :30:59.involved in the build up. The Foxes solar's what that rain, enjoying
:31:00. > :31:05.the glamour of Selhurst Park -- of Gianfranco Zola's what food to rain.
:31:06. > :31:09.-- Watford reign. John Eustace overstretched himself. It gave Owen
:31:09. > :31:14.Garvan the chance to get the ball rolling on the car or -- de
:31:14. > :31:24.Gaulle's front. The spot-kick, as calm as they come -- on the goals
:31:24. > :31:28.front. Garner was inches from an equaliser. Palace were finding the
:31:28. > :31:36.corners hard to handle and the same was true of Murray's shot, which
:31:36. > :31:39.embarrassed Speroni. Martin Taylor made him pay for the mistake. Two
:31:39. > :31:45.goals in the first quarter of the game, they can be no complaints
:31:45. > :31:53.about the entertainment, especially from the home fans. Garvan restored
:31:53. > :32:01.the lead. Balis did the double last season and the winning run looked
:32:02. > :32:09.set to continue -- Palace did the double. Watford have borrowed half-
:32:09. > :32:13.a-dozen players from other clubs in Europe and there was about to be a
:32:13. > :32:23.big impression. Selhurst Park were stunned and Zola could reflect that
:32:23. > :32:33.it is not how you start, but how you finish. The end was very good.
:32:33. > :32:35.
:32:35. > :32:40.We can improve. It was a tough game, we got the three points. It would
:32:40. > :32:44.be like that all the time. They have not exactly had too much
:32:44. > :32:48.to jump up and down about at Forest in recent years. After the arrival
:32:48. > :32:51.of new owners and manager, fans headed to the City Ground with
:32:51. > :32:55.renewed optimism. Sean O'Driscoll could have been leading out Crawley
:32:55. > :32:59.but he was back in the same dug out when he finished last season, in
:32:59. > :33:09.place of his old boss, Steve Cotterill. After his brief spell
:33:09. > :33:12.down south, he was looking to get the new era off to a positive start.
:33:13. > :33:16.Bristol City's win on this ground in April went a long way to
:33:16. > :33:21.securing their championship status. They were overrun in the opening
:33:21. > :33:25.stages. This cross deserved better from Dexter backstop. It turned out
:33:25. > :33:32.to be a tight affair. The destination of the points were
:33:32. > :33:35.decided with 20 minutes to go. Guedioura put Forest on course for
:33:35. > :33:39.the first opening-day win in six years. City are making a habit of
:33:39. > :33:44.starting poorly. They kicked off with one win in 11 last year, and
:33:44. > :33:48.one win in 13 the season before. But for the agility of Tom Heaton,
:33:48. > :33:58.the margin of defeat would have been greater, but Forest up and
:33:58. > :33:59.
:33:59. > :34:04.game, the boys were saying that one goal would win or lose it. We are
:34:04. > :34:08.glad we got the one goal. There is lots to be confident about, I
:34:08. > :34:13.thought we could have won it on another day. We will keep positive
:34:13. > :34:17.and it towards the first win. get the impression it will be a
:34:17. > :34:21.tough season for Bristol City. One of the most notable results has to
:34:21. > :34:25.be the comeback from Watford at Crystal Palace. There is always a
:34:25. > :34:31.bit of scepticism when clubs have link up with other clubs from
:34:31. > :34:34.overseas. Udinese and Granada in this case. When you see two players
:34:35. > :34:44.from both of those clubs who have scored, will the fans feel better
:34:45. > :34:51.
:34:51. > :34:55.They will feel slightly better. It may be more prudent for the
:34:55. > :34:59.managers to decide to go somewhere else to get players to fit in what
:34:59. > :35:03.he is trying to do it. They will feel better but when you have young
:35:03. > :35:09.players, you feel they may not have the affinity with the club that you
:35:09. > :35:13.may require. Let me get your way give you on the
:35:13. > :35:23.championship. This is how the bookmakers see the race to the
:35:23. > :35:26.
:35:26. > :35:35.I am the Accies for another five or six teams who do I feel have as
:35:35. > :35:41.good a chance of getting up. I feel it is an open division. I
:35:41. > :35:45.understand why it goes like this. I can see it will be difficult for
:35:45. > :35:48.them to find players to compete. I would not say it is a foregone
:35:48. > :35:53.conclusions. Won two League One and onto the
:35:53. > :36:02.club which has dominated headlines. Portsmouth and their fight for
:36:02. > :36:06.survival. Nine teenagers played against Plymouth on Tuesday. 14
:36:06. > :36:13.were players had been signed before today. Their opponents were
:36:13. > :36:17.enormous. -- their opponents were enormous.
:36:17. > :36:27.Portsmouth had been allowed to start the season in a
:36:27. > :36:38.
:36:39. > :36:44.administration after. The support Name it was a very experienced side
:36:44. > :36:50.which played a jury also got they fell behind early also almost. That
:36:50. > :37:00.post was strong. Our rockets atmosphere of a varied as a lead
:37:00. > :37:08.
:37:08. > :37:18.was again. -- our ready and his There should have been two goals
:37:18. > :37:21.
:37:21. > :37:31.before the break. The field it'll After the break. More pressure has
:37:31. > :37:41.
:37:41. > :37:51.Her there were seven new signings on display today. An equaliser 12
:37:51. > :37:58.
:37:58. > :38:05.There was another chance later on. This was a point proved as well as
:38:05. > :38:11.hard earned. I suppose in the circumstances,
:38:11. > :38:17.putting this team together over a period of 48 hours, it has been a
:38:17. > :38:23.bit of a miracle. We did not have the right to win today but the pit
:38:23. > :38:29.a great effort in. We were hanging on for about 20 minutes in the
:38:29. > :38:33.second half. We were not quite up to match fitness. But I felt we
:38:33. > :38:43.deserved one point. Her staff performed well.
:38:43. > :38:52.
:38:52. > :39:01.Coventry, their first match for 40 A central defender scored his third
:39:01. > :39:11.goal of the season already. There should have been a more than just
:39:11. > :39:13.
:39:13. > :39:18.1964 was the first -- 1964 was the last game at this level for
:39:18. > :39:23.Coventry. There was something ingenious about this effort which
:39:23. > :39:27.started and almost finished by the midfielder.
:39:27. > :39:37.There were enough chances to win three games but let themselves down
:39:37. > :39:51.
:39:51. > :39:58.After four years after their championship ended, they have
:39:58. > :40:07.started to make their way back up. Chris Brown was on score a for the
:40:07. > :40:11.second at Saturday in succession. He should have had another cold. He
:40:11. > :40:17.had freedom of the penalty box but directed his shot at the wrong side
:40:17. > :40:26.off the post. How about this as a way to mark your debut for your new
:40:26. > :40:32.club? He was released by Barnsley last season and is quickly finding
:40:32. > :40:40.favour with his new club. On any other day, his efforts would have
:40:40. > :40:45.been the goal of the game. In the second half, he conjured this up.
:40:45. > :40:52.It was the perfect start from Doncaster. Plenty to improve on
:40:52. > :40:58.from Walsall. The last side to beat Sheffield
:40:58. > :41:08.United at home was 22 to a musical and a batch was liberal on the last
:41:08. > :41:15.
:41:15. > :41:22.day of the season. Again day to There was a lack of composure felt
:41:22. > :41:30.the manager. The post was struck again. It was almost two goals when
:41:30. > :41:40.presence of mind was displayed with this shot. His way was are up to a
:41:40. > :41:47.
:41:47. > :41:57.No club has ever achieved three consecutive at promotions but this
:41:57. > :41:59.
:41:59. > :42:09.was it a try J. A sign of things to come. Two goals on the opening day
:42:09. > :42:13.
:42:13. > :42:23.21 goals last season from the veteran and another shot like that
:42:23. > :42:25.
:42:25. > :42:33.could put him in action. The penalty was driven home for. The
:42:33. > :42:38.result was put beyond doubt 10 There was still time for me days to
:42:38. > :42:45.get even worse for Scunthorpe. Frustration got the better off Mark
:42:45. > :42:55.Duffy. He the second yellow card and the rotten start to the season
:42:55. > :43:05.
:43:05. > :43:12.his goals and five minutes before the break he got his first for the
:43:12. > :43:19.club. Crewe tried to hit back. This cross from the edge of the box was
:43:19. > :43:26.only half-cleared. Clayton's follow-up was blocked. County
:43:26. > :43:32.doubled their lead 13 minutes into the second half. Alan Judge's cross
:43:32. > :43:38.deflected, and the Notts County player gobbled up his first goal.
:43:38. > :43:43.It was an eventful debut for the French striker, he was only on the
:43:43. > :43:46.pitch for two more minutes. He kicked out at Ashley Westwood and
:43:46. > :43:56.the Crewe captain make the most of it. The referee deemed bit worthy
:43:56. > :43:56.
:43:57. > :44:06.of a straight red card. With just over a quarter of an hour to go,
:44:07. > :44:11.
:44:11. > :44:20.Crewe made their one-man advantage equaliser. Westwood was just off-
:44:20. > :44:26.target as the 20 game unbeaten run came to an end. Paolo Di Canio's
:44:26. > :44:29.Swindon like Victoria Park. They had not lost in six visits to
:44:29. > :44:37.Hartlepool and last year's League Two champions or close to taking
:44:37. > :44:42.the lead. Steve Howard, back at the club where he began his career, saw
:44:42. > :44:46.his bullet header struck the frame. Another old boy had the perfect
:44:47. > :44:50.chance to win the match. However, it wasn't the sort of homecoming
:44:50. > :44:54.that Tommy Miller wished for. Against a club that gave him his
:44:54. > :45:04.first start in the game, he could not forget his roots and placed his
:45:04. > :45:10.penalty over. -- and blazed his An amazing situation at Portsmouth,
:45:10. > :45:14.11 debuts, two more from the bench. Incredible. He has been a busy boy,
:45:14. > :45:18.Michael. He might as well have taken this summer off and come back
:45:18. > :45:21.in the last four days. It is an incredible job and to go out and
:45:21. > :45:26.perform like that, it is magnificent. The Portsmouth fans
:45:26. > :45:32.should be very proud. A cynic might say there were told debuts, they
:45:32. > :45:37.were given a helping hand. -- 12 debuts. Israel McLeod was at
:45:37. > :45:44.Barnett not so long ago. The keeper will be more than disappointed with
:45:44. > :45:47.that. They stuck in there, Bournemouth got the equaliser. The
:45:47. > :45:51.Portsmouth fans could not have expected a performance like that,
:45:51. > :45:55.with what they have had to contend with. Let's hope they can pull
:45:55. > :45:59.together and get through this, it is an awful situation. Dean
:45:59. > :46:09.Saunders needed a good start after relegation from the Championship. A
:46:09. > :46:09.
:46:09. > :46:13.terrific strike from -- strike from David Cockroft -- David Cotterill.
:46:13. > :46:18.But Billy Sharp said on Twitter that he did not mean this goal, it
:46:18. > :46:22.was a diagonal ball that ended up in the net. I knew him as a young
:46:22. > :46:26.man a Bristol City. He definitely meant it and I'm sure he will do it
:46:26. > :46:30.again to prove their point! Sheffield Wednesday got off to a
:46:30. > :46:34.winning start. Favourites for promotion and you can see why, with
:46:34. > :46:43.the resources available to Danny Wilson. Yes, they have lost a lot
:46:43. > :46:49.of goals, Evans, Williamson, they have gone. There is a lot of
:46:49. > :46:53.building -- rebuilding to do. Last year was a big blow. They have
:46:53. > :46:57.signed a player on loan from Manchester United. When they went
:46:57. > :47:03.out in midweek on penalties, I thought it was a terrible start to
:47:03. > :47:08.the season, but they got a result today which will be a big boost.
:47:08. > :47:12.for the rest of League 1, MK Dons had to dust themselves down after
:47:12. > :47:22.further heartache in May's play- offs. They entertain Oldham,
:47:22. > :47:23.
:47:23. > :47:32.take the elusive final step into the Championship? The signs are
:47:32. > :47:35.positive. Darren Potter got them off the mark against Oldham. They
:47:35. > :47:39.enjoyed an outstanding performance by Dan Powell, a valuable source of
:47:39. > :47:44.goals last season, the 21-year-old will target double figures again
:47:44. > :47:49.this campaign. Just before the hour mark, he found himself in plenty of
:47:49. > :47:52.space and he knew exactly what to do with it. A cool piece of
:47:52. > :47:58.finishing on a boiling afternoon in Milton Keynes. It got a bit heated
:47:58. > :48:03.on the pitch, too. An injury-time scuffle between Robbie Simpson and
:48:03. > :48:09.Anthony CAI turned into a breathe free for all. There was a red card,
:48:09. > :48:14.a minor blip on another big -- an otherwise impressive start.
:48:14. > :48:21.Brentford had to take advantage of a Bury side still coming to terms
:48:21. > :48:24.with Richie Barker's deflection took -- defection to Crawley.
:48:24. > :48:31.Brentford expect big things of their 20-year-old midfielder
:48:31. > :48:35.foreshore, who signed for an undisclosed fee from Everton. A
:48:35. > :48:41.rare chance for Bury came when Schumacher's free-kick found its
:48:41. > :48:48.way to mark Cullen, he couldn't break the deadlock. The shakers
:48:48. > :48:53.thought they should have had a penalty when there was this
:48:53. > :49:00.challenge in the box. The caretaker boss Peter Shercliff had to make do
:49:00. > :49:05.with their point in his first game in charge. The heat seemed to take
:49:05. > :49:09.its toll on both sides in a fruitless first half. The Boro
:49:09. > :49:14.striker defied the elements with a lung-bursting run from deep. It
:49:15. > :49:17.included a few tricks before he fired into the side netting. The
:49:17. > :49:24.Carlisle boss took plenty of positives from his side's
:49:24. > :49:34.performance, not least when Kadima tree helped Robson beat the offside
:49:34. > :49:36.
:49:36. > :49:46.trap -- Kadima tree -- Danny Cadamarteri. The shot could only be
:49:46. > :49:48.
:49:48. > :49:54.win, don't get beat. Today, we found life more difficult to find
:49:54. > :50:01.the form and quality that we would expect. I think those expectations
:50:01. > :50:05.have started to build around the place. They have seen us play in
:50:05. > :50:09.the cup. Albeit against League 2 opposition. We know what we are
:50:10. > :50:15.capable of and we did not find that fluency. A new look for Graham
:50:15. > :50:20.Westley's Preston but a familiar scoreline. 12 of the 13 players he
:50:20. > :50:29.used were making league debuts. This one was almost marked with a
:50:29. > :50:33.goal. Colchester had Mark Cousins on song. Preston were reduced
:50:33. > :50:39.mainly two shots from a difference -- distance. The revamped
:50:39. > :50:46.Lillywhite started to run out of ideas. Colchester didn't create
:50:46. > :50:52.much. Jonjo tour had their best chance. Preston have drawn 11 times
:50:52. > :51:02.in 23 league games under Westley, six of them goalless draws.
:51:02. > :51:05.
:51:05. > :51:10.Sometimes the more things change, fans don't get to see very often.
:51:10. > :51:20.You probably start to think it is going to be your day when the left-
:51:20. > :51:22.
:51:22. > :51:32.back, who has managed just one goal blame him for celebrating with the
:51:32. > :51:49.
:51:49. > :51:58.equaliser, it denied by the Wallace found him with the perfect
:51:58. > :52:02.cross. The only blot on Rovers' copybook came three minutes from
:52:02. > :52:09.time when Jimmy Smith was sandwiched by Wallace and Gibson
:52:09. > :52:17.and the referee pointed to the spot. Michael Symes dispatched the
:52:17. > :52:26.penalty. And then trying some Olympic handball. He and the
:52:26. > :52:30.goalkeeper will book, nothing could Tranmere continuing where they left
:52:30. > :52:35.off last season despite losing their captain, Player of the Year
:52:35. > :52:41.and top scorer. MK Dons are one of the main contenders. 2-0 win
:52:41. > :52:45.against Oldham. For them, it is win or bust, in many ways. After the
:52:45. > :52:48.heartache, they after automatic promotion. They have been through
:52:48. > :52:56.the play-offs the last few seasons. the play-offs the last few seasons.
:52:56. > :53:06.They have been majorly disappointed. He has some experience in the squad
:53:06. > :53:06.
:53:06. > :53:11.now. I think he might go the extra yard this season. Cast your eye on
:53:11. > :53:18.the contenders for those to go up and to go down from this division.
:53:18. > :53:25.Do you share the views of the bookies? I do. I would throw my old
:53:25. > :53:30.club, Bradford. -- Brentford. They have secured land for a new ground
:53:30. > :53:40.and there is real optimism. I think Oldham will be stronger under Paul
:53:40. > :53:49.
:53:49. > :53:56.in from clubs like Villa and West Brom, he has kept them on an even
:53:56. > :53:59.keel. It is going to be tough for them. To League 2, and a bit of
:53:59. > :54:04.history in South Yorkshire. Having survived administration not once
:54:04. > :54:07.but twice, Rotherham were forced to play matches in Sheffield. After
:54:07. > :54:17.four difficult years at the Don Valley, the Millers have finally
:54:17. > :54:19.
:54:19. > :54:25.They may have shed the Don Valley athletics stadium with a Team GB's
:54:25. > :54:29.poster girl -- they may have shared. But Rotherham United's time in
:54:29. > :54:37.exile was not a winner with their supporters, many of whom refused to
:54:37. > :54:40.travel. I wouldn't travel to watch us play. I would sooner go away
:54:40. > :54:45.from home. You need a pair of binoculars to see the far side of
:54:45. > :54:48.the pitch. It is like being on the moon, no atmosphere. For a century,
:54:48. > :54:53.the spiritual home was in the town centre until a dispute with their
:54:53. > :54:58.former owner led to them leaving in 2008. Things got so bad, they had
:54:58. > :55:02.to use their chairman's factory on an industrial estate to house the
:55:02. > :55:07.club shop and ticket office. Yet somehow, Rotherham still manage to
:55:07. > :55:13.be named the Football League's community club of the Year last
:55:13. > :55:16.season. Which maybe explains why, unusually for the modern era,
:55:16. > :55:26.Rotherham's new ground is also slap bang in the middle of the town and
:55:26. > :55:27.
:55:27. > :55:37.within sniffing distance of the old �25 million, 12,000 capacity and a
:55:37. > :55:39.
:55:40. > :55:44.name that pays tribute to previous He invented the stop tap and part
:55:44. > :55:49.of the stop tap evolution was the fire hydrant. That was made on this
:55:49. > :55:54.side. In the mid- 1850s, the products were going to New York. We
:55:54. > :55:59.thought it was so befitting in marketing sense, that this is the
:55:59. > :56:08.New York part of Rotherham, the New York Stadium as a ring to it.
:56:08. > :56:13.Little hints of Frank Sinatra and I I like to think that we have built
:56:13. > :56:20.a Ferrari and a lot of fans and people of Rotherham would agree
:56:20. > :56:26.with it. A # New York, New York. The ground is perfect, couldn't be
:56:26. > :56:31.better. Fantastic, never thought I would see it. I am like a kid on
:56:31. > :56:36.Christmas Eve, I couldn't sleep last night. Can you pass the
:56:36. > :56:40.microphone from me, to you? Tony Stewart is the greatest guy who has
:56:40. > :56:44.ever lived at the moment. To bring this to Rotherham, we have been
:56:44. > :56:49.since we were knee high to a grasshopper. Millmoor, having to go
:56:49. > :56:54.to Don Valley, coming to this, it has all been worth it. It is like a
:56:54. > :57:00.mini Wembley. # If we can make it there.
:57:00. > :57:08.# We will make it anywhere. # It is up to you.
:57:08. > :57:13.# New York, New York. Suddenly, I can see why you let a
:57:13. > :57:17.season with Crawley go, this is amazing. It is not just this, it is
:57:17. > :57:22.the whole football club. From the chairman down, the new training
:57:22. > :57:27.ground, it is about a new chapter in a management career and a new
:57:27. > :57:31.chapter at a football club. The chairman has done his bit. We know
:57:32. > :57:37.what the opposite end is. We will be on the dole. Your mantra
:57:37. > :57:46.wouldn't be bad for on the pitch. From the committee you. That is
:57:46. > :57:56.what we keep saying. -- from me, to you. I am giving the team talk!
:57:56. > :57:57.
:57:58. > :58:00.will be looking out for that, never their droves to see history being
:58:00. > :58:05.made and they were not disappointed. When Nardiello had his heels
:58:05. > :58:09.clipped, the tone for the rest of the afternoon was said. Nardiello,
:58:09. > :58:14.one of 11 new signings, became the first man to get his name in lights
:58:14. > :58:20.at the club's new home. The dream start was almost in tatters moments
:58:20. > :58:26.later when the Burton player thought he had broken the snap -
:58:26. > :58:30.the offside trap. With 11 goals -- 11 minutes gone, Steve Evans' men
:58:30. > :58:40.were coasting. 0 de Jaidee helped himself to a debut goal to increase
:58:40. > :58:42.
:58:42. > :58:50.second half dismissal of bowl. His late challenge on noble soon had
:58:50. > :58:54.the referee reaching for his red card. This cross took a wicked
:58:54. > :58:57.deflection as he went three up with a quarter of an hour left to play.
:58:57. > :59:07.The home side were living up to their billing as promotion
:59:07. > :59:10.
:59:10. > :59:15.favourites. A on this evidence, or rather more take some stopping. --
:59:15. > :59:16.rather rum will take. -- roar of a rather rum will take. -- roar of a
:59:16. > :59:26.rather rum will take. -- roar of a rather rum will take. -- roar of a
:59:26. > :59:37.
:59:37. > :59:47.We will have these crowds all season, it is not a one-off.
:59:47. > :59:56.
:59:56. > :00:01.could not have dreamt of it. A newt It is exciting times for this lot.
:00:02. > :00:07.We are back and that is important. They have an ambitious chairman and
:00:07. > :00:12.manager. How far can they go? Let us not get too carried away,
:00:12. > :00:16.they have only played one game so far. They have to make sure their
:00:16. > :00:24.players do not get too far ahead of themselves. Once you get that first
:00:24. > :00:29.promotion, you can go on. He will be looking to invest wisely and
:00:29. > :00:32.they will get on well if they do. They must get out of this division
:00:32. > :00:36.first for if. He there is no denying his passion
:00:36. > :00:42.for the game. He is one of the most passionate
:00:42. > :00:47.people I know. I used to sit next to him and he is so passionate and
:00:47. > :00:52.wants to win but he has done well. He has had some difficult times. We
:00:52. > :00:57.know his past history. But he has done a great job in the past and he
:00:57. > :01:03.has a new opportunity which he has taken with a Rotherham. He has
:01:03. > :01:10.decided that they are a club which will be going places quicker.
:01:10. > :01:20.It will be interesting. Fleetwood Town are the newest League members.
:01:20. > :01:30.
:01:30. > :01:35.They are hopeful of a great results have had a more lyrical assignment
:01:35. > :01:45.do a lot of his players and understood. They gave a game in the
:01:45. > :01:45.
:01:45. > :01:50.Cup and they were fired up again. The affair all may be a novelty for
:01:50. > :01:58.Fleetwood but there is plenty of experience around. He has players
:01:59. > :02:08.from Barnsley, Macclesfield and cadre among us is his team. --
:02:09. > :02:22.
:02:22. > :02:32.maximum points. It was not going to beat a great. It was destined to
:02:32. > :02:43.
:02:43. > :02:51.did not go as they hoped. An early strike do not get off to at flying
:02:52. > :02:56.start. The were two goals before half-time.
:02:56. > :03:04.This was I a good contender for goal of the season competition.
:03:04. > :03:12.There was a chance of an instant return to the one. He started and
:03:12. > :03:16.scored quickly. Jason Walker pulled one back from Iraq. Their free will
:03:16. > :03:26.be tested over the next nine months. They will have better opponents
:03:26. > :03:31.
:03:31. > :03:37.than this. He Acid pair saved at last season, Chesterfield are among
:03:37. > :03:41.his favourites for promotion from basement division this time round.
:03:42. > :03:50.For a poor deal striker was hoped to take him back up and was not far
:03:50. > :03:57.away on this occasion. -- Porterfield. Problems continued but
:03:57. > :04:07.this should have been a better finish. Soon after, tall that
:04:07. > :04:11.
:04:11. > :04:21.against Brian again. This time, the Wimbledon this season the with many
:04:21. > :04:29.
:04:29. > :04:34.players released and four new equaliser. It was blocked by a
:04:34. > :04:44.combination of ground and then the other players and the visitor's
:04:44. > :04:52.
:04:52. > :05:02.through. This shot was unsuccessful and only met with the woodwork.
:05:02. > :05:08.
:05:08. > :05:14.amiss. That is Northampton in the fluorescent kit. Rochdale quest for
:05:14. > :05:20.an uneasy -- Rochdale's quest for an immediate return was looking
:05:20. > :05:25.promising. Northampton were rocking. This clearance was a whisker away
:05:25. > :05:30.from but think his side in trouble. The onslaught continued after the
:05:30. > :05:35.restart, Adebola failing to finish off a flowing move to break the
:05:35. > :05:37.deadlock. Aidy Boothroyd was keen to point out that his side were a
:05:37. > :05:42.work in progress and will learn lessons from their trip to
:05:42. > :05:46.Lancashire. Stopping crosses might be one of them. On another day they
:05:46. > :05:51.would surely have been punished. That said, Alex Nichols went close
:05:51. > :06:01.to snatching an unlikely win for the visitors but they will be
:06:01. > :06:04.
:06:04. > :06:09.Exeter were keen to set a different tone for this season. The Morecambe
:06:09. > :06:14.goalkeeper was kept on his toes early on. The defensive mistakes
:06:14. > :06:21.that Dr the last campaign soon reappeared. This ball was swept to
:06:21. > :06:28.Andrew Fleming. There was no hesitation when the ball broke
:06:28. > :06:37.kindly for him again. Thanks to the excellent finish, Jim Bentley's men
:06:37. > :06:41.were on course for another memorable away day. Morecambe were
:06:41. > :06:46.in full command, while at the other end, any notion of a comeback was
:06:46. > :06:49.nipped in the bud by the goalkeeper who wash up again. For the first
:06:49. > :06:59.time ever at the 11th attempt, Morecambe took three points from
:06:59. > :07:03.
:07:03. > :07:07.Cheltenham's hopes of another promotion push this season. There
:07:07. > :07:11.was an early chance for last year's play-off finalists, who have
:07:11. > :07:21.succeeded in keeping most of their team together. Markets has also
:07:21. > :07:32.
:07:32. > :07:37.made some astute signings. -- Mark Bat goal came away -- on the stroke
:07:38. > :07:42.of half-time. The points was sealed four minutes after the interval. A
:07:42. > :07:49.spectacular strike, the midfielder's third in five games.
:07:49. > :07:52.On this evidence, so by ball looks to be Dagenham's loftiest ambition.
:07:52. > :08:02.I will hope this is a false start rather than a sign of things to
:08:02. > :08:03.
:08:04. > :08:07.not won away since January and were not supposed to win against one of
:08:07. > :08:17.the favourites for promotion, but Carr Sheppard had other ideas. The
:08:17. > :08:24.
:08:25. > :08:29.loan signing celebrating his first have the same effect. -- failed to
:08:29. > :08:36.have. When Mark Phillips got on the end of this corner, the goalkeeper
:08:36. > :08:40.was there again. Her Ryan Hall got his free kick up and over the wall
:08:40. > :08:46.but it was straight down the middle. The goalkeeper was again equal to
:08:46. > :08:50.it as Accrington chalked up their first ever win at Southend. A
:08:50. > :08:53.meeting of two teams expected to make a strong promotion challenge.
:08:53. > :08:59.Oxford were close last season, against Bristol Rovers showing
:08:59. > :09:04.promise under Mark McGhee. Celebrations all round, but the
:09:04. > :09:09.linesman's decision to chalk it off appeared harsh. Oxford decided to
:09:09. > :09:15.have a go themselves. Forced to cast he has a strong look
:09:15. > :09:25.footballing pedigree. -- Jake force the Tasci has a strong footballing
:09:25. > :09:32.
:09:32. > :09:38.coming next. This run was matched with a cool finish to put Oxford on
:09:38. > :09:48.top at half-time. David Clarkson set about repairing the damage but
:09:48. > :09:57.
:09:57. > :10:07.he found Rhian Clarke on top of his Park inside the first five minutes.
:10:07. > :10:17.Brown was too strong in the air for Plymouth. Wharton went closest to
:10:17. > :10:31.
:10:31. > :10:36.put in Plymouth back on terms. -- home side's fate was sealed.
:10:36. > :10:40.Plymouth fans did their best to distract the penalty taker but
:10:41. > :10:50.nothing was going to put him off. A promising start to the season for
:10:51. > :10:54.
:10:54. > :11:00.enthusiasm is already rubbing off on Gillingham's players. This
:11:00. > :11:05.flying header was brave and required a breathtaking header --
:11:05. > :11:10.breathtaking save. Martin Allen has asked for a lean and mean it could
:11:10. > :11:16.well and it looks like he has got it. The improbable finish gave the
:11:16. > :11:24.Gills a half-time thing is that they deserved. There was another
:11:24. > :11:28.chance from the penalty spot. The number 9 has three in two games,
:11:28. > :11:32.the pep-talk has done the trick. Bradford found it tough going at
:11:32. > :11:42.priest field but they did pull one back eight minutes later, that was
:11:42. > :11:42.
:11:42. > :11:47.also from the spot. The penalty was too accurate for Stuart Nelson.
:11:47. > :11:53.Gillingham was bought a bit of breathing space late on. --
:11:53. > :11:58.restored a bit. With two minutes to go, Weston showed what his new
:11:58. > :12:02.manager sees in him. The Gills were good value for the two goal cushion
:12:02. > :12:10.and might have added to it. Bradley is the young midfielder with an eye
:12:10. > :12:14.for goal, the post denied him on his Football League debut. The
:12:14. > :12:21.manager was canny enough to let others take the credit. I thought
:12:21. > :12:27.the crowd played their part today. When you win 3-1 at home, it was a
:12:27. > :12:33.gut feeling, I suppose, to step out of the technical area and thank
:12:33. > :12:43.everybody in this main stand and the Rainham End. To thank you, like
:12:43. > :12:44.
:12:44. > :12:48.I have thanks the players, for but on this evidence the search for
:12:48. > :12:54.a new owner has not distracted the players. They went ahead inside the
:12:54. > :13:03.opening 10 minutes, in some style. The home side had the chance to
:13:03. > :13:06.double their lead with a penalty. Myrie-Williams did not disappoint,
:13:06. > :13:16.the perfect way for him to celebrate signing permanently this
:13:16. > :13:20.
:13:20. > :13:30.summer. 15 minutes from time, Pope was causing Barnett problems again.
:13:30. > :13:35.Barnet might be fearing a 4th An encouraging start for Port Vale,
:13:35. > :13:40.particularly after a traumatic last season. Wycombe started off with a
:13:40. > :13:46.win, they were promoted two seasons ago, Gary what it knows what it
:13:46. > :13:50.takes. What a cracking strike. great strike. Gave the keeper no
:13:50. > :13:57.chance. Gary will get them playing great football. He knows how to get
:13:57. > :14:02.out of the division, I would not back against them. By will the
:14:02. > :14:07.bookies see Wycombe in the next? Do you agree with the bookies? I can't
:14:07. > :14:11.argue against any of the top seven. Fleet would could get on a roll,
:14:11. > :14:17.Oxford were disappointing towards the end of the season. I would put
:14:17. > :14:21.Torquay in them, I think it might beat third time lucky. That my
:14:21. > :14:26.outsiders, Aldershot and the Dean Holdsworth. They are moving forward
:14:26. > :14:32.as a club -- Aldershot under Dean Holdsworth. They could certainly
:14:32. > :14:35.finish amongst it. They have gone finish amongst it. They have gone
:14:35. > :14:37.with two clubs with the smallest with two clubs with the smallest
:14:37. > :14:46.budget in the division to go down. It is always difficult for clubs
:14:46. > :14:50.like that. I would back John Steele this time. I think it will be
:14:50. > :14:56.difficult for mark Robson and Barnet. He has so much enthusiasm
:14:56. > :15:00.and he will squeeze every last drop out of that club. And not to take
:15:00. > :15:06.it to the final day of the season. Tonight's show is available on the