:00:38. > :00:42.Evening. After another amazing summer of
:00:42. > :00:45.British sporting success, here we go again, the beautiful game is back
:00:45. > :00:48.and, if last season is anything to go by, the Skybet Football League
:00:48. > :00:52.can guarantee nine months of drama, thrills and unpredictability across
:00:52. > :00:55.all three divisions. This season we welcome QPR, Reading,
:00:55. > :01:00.Wigan, Mansfield Town and Newport County as the League celebrates its
:01:00. > :01:03.125th anniversary. Welcome back too to Leroy, and with
:01:03. > :01:13.him tonight, fresh from overseeing Yeovil Town's first ever game in the
:01:13. > :01:18.second tier, the Glovers boss Gary Johnson. He wears green even when he
:01:18. > :01:22.is off-duty, clearly! Here's what to expect on our first
:01:22. > :01:25.offering of a brand new season. After their two year stay with the
:01:25. > :01:30.Premier League, QPR are adjusting to life back in the Championship, the
:01:30. > :01:32.R's opening fixture - a home game against Sheffield Wednesday.
:01:32. > :01:36.The Football League get their special anniversary celebrations
:01:36. > :01:42.underway with a classic as founding members Burnley meet Bolton in a
:01:42. > :01:44.local derby at Turf Moor. From League One we've extended
:01:45. > :01:54.highlights of Sheffied United's meeting with the world's oldest
:01:54. > :02:04.league club, Notts County. Since its first game on the opening day of the
:02:04. > :02:14.very first season Dein deal have staged a record number of football
:02:14. > :02:19.
:02:19. > :02:22.league matches. 125 years they host Wolves.
:02:22. > :02:25.Well, with three weeks still to go until the transfer window closes,
:02:25. > :02:27.Loftus Road has already seen plenty of changes following their
:02:27. > :02:31.relegation from the Premier League. Two notable additions include
:02:31. > :02:32.striker Charlie Austin and Steve McClaren as part of the back room
:02:32. > :02:35.staff. The first challenge for Harry
:02:35. > :02:38.Redknapp's reshaped Rangers came in the form of Sheffield Wednesday, who
:02:38. > :02:40.were embarking on their second season in the Championship.
:02:40. > :02:42.Commentary comes from Nigel Adderley. It's the opening Saturday
:02:42. > :02:47.of the 125th Anniversary football league season. We are in West London
:02:47. > :02:57.for QPR verses Sheffield Wednesday, arguably the game of the weekend in
:02:57. > :03:09.
:03:09. > :03:19.that of Joey Barton. Who returns following a season on-loan at
:03:19. > :03:49.
:03:49. > :03:55.Marseille. Wednesday's transfer believes he was held there by
:03:56. > :04:01.Gardner. That is developing into quite a tussle. Antonio. He had his
:04:01. > :04:10.pocket picked there by Andrew Johnson. Johnson goes for goal!
:04:10. > :04:20.Inches away. It took a corner. Johnson willing the ball himself.
:04:20. > :04:21.
:04:21. > :04:30.That deflection maybe kept Sheffield Wednesday on terms. Simpson. Here's
:04:30. > :04:37.Johnson again! Good save by Kirkland. The saving clearance for
:04:37. > :04:47.Sheffield Wednesday. Andrew Johnson is being given too much room by the
:04:47. > :04:53.Owl's defence. Is That is a nice touch. He will be disappointed not
:04:53. > :05:02.to hit the target from there. He is starting to cause problems for
:05:02. > :05:12.Queens Park Rangers. Beaten to it by Traore. Coke with a solid challenge
:05:12. > :05:13.
:05:13. > :05:23.on Hoilett. Opening up for the shot. It's a brilliant goal! What a debut
:05:23. > :05:25.
:05:25. > :05:31.for Onuoha. What a fine individual goal that was. Queens Park Rangers
:05:31. > :05:39.already knew he was a threat. It was too easy for him in the end, to cut
:05:39. > :05:43.infield and delight those who travelled down from South Yorkshire.
:05:43. > :05:50.An important touch away from Gardner. Barton doesn't take the
:05:50. > :05:57.corner. Here is Forlan. The Argentine does well to regather his
:05:57. > :06:07.feet. Here is Simpson. Now Johnson. He is onside. That is an excellent
:06:07. > :06:11.
:06:11. > :06:21.save from Kirkland. It is Kirkland with his second fine save of the
:06:21. > :06:23.
:06:23. > :06:33.game keeping Sheffield Wednesday in the lead. In behind Traore, going
:06:33. > :06:57.
:06:57. > :07:07.down. No penalty. Clearly, Antonio got there just before Johnson. A
:07:07. > :07:12.
:07:12. > :07:22.partner partnership starting between Zamora and Johnson. Hoilett. Onuoha
:07:22. > :07:37.
:07:38. > :07:47.gets the equaliser. Onuoha was there. Just like that, Queens Park
:07:48. > :07:49.
:07:49. > :07:55.Rangers have taken the lead. Very unlucky for Chris Kirkland, who made
:07:55. > :08:05.a brilliant save to keep out Barton, but Johnson was there. That is an
:08:05. > :08:22.
:08:22. > :08:30.infatic finish from a player looking from Joey Barton. Waiting for the
:08:30. > :08:40.pull back. What a brilliant save from Kirkland. He just be wondering
:08:40. > :08:43.
:08:43. > :08:53.where the cover was. Hoilett denied by the goalkeeper. The bounce of the
:08:53. > :08:53.
:08:53. > :09:03.ball favours Johnson. It's Antonio. What an opportunity to equalise.
:09:03. > :09:14.
:09:14. > :09:22.players so far. He loses out here. It's Barton's challenge. It's going
:09:22. > :09:32.to be a yellow card for Joey Barton. You can't have too many complaints
:09:32. > :09:49.
:09:49. > :09:55.penalty? Barton's challenge. No, it's a yellow card for Maghoma for
:09:55. > :09:59.diving. Well, Joey Barton must have had his heart in his mouth there as
:09:59. > :10:02.the yellow card came out. Barton didn't get too much of him. If
:10:02. > :10:12.anything at all. The Sheffield Wednesday player did make the most
:10:12. > :10:21.
:10:21. > :10:31.of it. It is still some time for Sheffield Wednesday. -- there is
:10:31. > :10:32.
:10:32. > :10:38.still some time for Sheffield Wednesday. He kept his feet, beat
:10:38. > :10:44.Green, but not the far-post. Now Traore. A dash forward there from
:10:44. > :10:53.the full-back. Traore again! Couldn't catchup Kirkland, at the
:10:53. > :11:01.near-post. Without Chris Kirkland, Sheffield Wednesday would be well
:11:01. > :11:05.adrift in this game. I thought it was a great opening day game. Great
:11:05. > :11:09.atmosphere. Sheffield Wednesday brought fantastic support with them,
:11:09. > :11:13.filled up one end of the stadium. A great buzz today. We showed
:11:13. > :11:16.fantastic attitude to come back from 1-0 down. Everyone knows it's a
:11:17. > :11:20.penalty. The only fella in the stadium who doesn't know it's a
:11:20. > :11:25.penalty is the one that matters. He is the one with the whistle. He
:11:25. > :11:28.should go home tonight and feel very embarrassed with his performance. He
:11:29. > :11:32.spoilt what we were all trying to do. We need that group in there
:11:32. > :11:37.today, they wanted to play. They wanted to have a go. Those who don't
:11:37. > :11:44.want to be here, that is find fine. If that is their feelings they don't
:11:44. > :11:48.want to play QPR, the quicker they can get on their way the better for
:11:48. > :11:52.everybody. Negativity is no good at a football club. If you have people
:11:52. > :11:57.who want to play you have a chance. There will be plenty of goings and
:11:57. > :12:02.comings there. On the back of that game, QPR up and running. Sheffield
:12:02. > :12:05.Wednesday, much to build on? Definitely. QPR delighted with the
:12:05. > :12:09.three points, the start that Harry wanted. Sheffield Wednesday went a
:12:09. > :12:13.plan, it worked up until the point when they didn't get a decision.
:12:13. > :12:18.That is why Dave Jones was frustrated. They played on the
:12:18. > :12:22.counter attack, an open attacking game. Had their chances didn't get
:12:22. > :12:27.the decisions when they felt they should have. Dave Jones was livid.
:12:27. > :12:31.You have sympathy with him, haven't you Gary? You might be part of the
:12:32. > :12:36.same Manager's Union, the penalty shouts were decent? They were
:12:36. > :12:43.decent. I understand why he is very disappointed. A clumsy challenge. As
:12:43. > :12:47.you say, the forward did get ahead of the defender. If there had been
:12:47. > :12:53.a... You know if that had been outside the penalty area that would
:12:53. > :12:57.have been a foul. For me it was a penalty. A clumsy challenge. I can
:12:57. > :13:02.understand why Dave has the hump. soon as he is touched he has every
:13:02. > :13:08.right to go down. You can give the referee the benefit of the down on
:13:08. > :13:12.that one. He books Maghoma for diving. Joey Barton has been booked
:13:12. > :13:17.as well. It is a penalty. It gets them back into the game. QPR are
:13:17. > :13:23.down to 10-men. You jnd stand why Dave was live individual. Harry
:13:23. > :13:29.brought in Steve McClaren alongside Kevin Bond and Joe Jordan. You have
:13:29. > :13:34.a similar balancing act at Yeovil. Will it will be interesting to see
:13:34. > :13:37.how the balance works out in the back room? I think it will. Harry is
:13:37. > :13:42.the manager if he brought Steve McClaren in to help him, he is part
:13:42. > :13:47.of his team. I made sure when I came back that Terry was part of my
:13:47. > :13:54.management team I wasn't coming back unless he stayed. The chemisty
:13:54. > :13:58.between me him and Darren Weigh is good. I enjoy going in. As long as
:13:58. > :14:05.Harry enjoys working with the team he is, woing with, they will all be
:14:06. > :14:09.happy. Interesting to see how that, Let's find out how the other two
:14:09. > :14:19.clubs relegated from the Premier League got on in the opening day,
:14:19. > :14:25.
:14:25. > :14:35.starting at the Madejski Stadium, as new Ipswich player who met yesterday
:14:35. > :14:35.
:14:35. > :14:45.with an uphill struggle. The joy of the Ipswich fans was tempered just
:14:45. > :14:50.
:14:50. > :15:00.before the break. Jay Tabb tried to seize the initiative. Redding
:15:00. > :15:03.
:15:03. > :15:07.responded. This cheeky effort drifted wide. Jay Tabb so David
:15:07. > :15:17.McGoldrick thundering towards the box. Alex McCarthy's fine stop was
:15:17. > :15:21.
:15:21. > :15:31.much like his opposite number, Scott Loach. Redding launched their
:15:31. > :15:45.
:15:45. > :15:55.am delighted we have got the three points. Their keeper made some good
:15:55. > :16:02.
:16:02. > :16:12.saves. I am disappointed with the for promotion. Ben Watson struck
:16:12. > :16:13.
:16:13. > :16:18.first. It was a top quality finish. One or two big names have moved on,
:16:18. > :16:28.but Wigan have kept hold of most of their better players. James Mcarthur
:16:28. > :16:37.came close to doubling their lead, . If anything, we can have added
:16:37. > :16:44.Premier League quality to their teams. Grant Holt's first tactics go
:16:44. > :16:50.showed real quality. Dale Jennings joined from Bayern Munich. He had a
:16:50. > :17:00.trust debut, getting a red card only six minutes after coming on as a
:17:00. > :17:17.
:17:17. > :17:26.substitute. Leon Barnett, another new recruit. All three - - the
:17:26. > :17:36.Latics's chances this season depend on whether they can hold on to
:17:36. > :17:48.
:17:48. > :17:55.could have hoped for. Going to Barnsley on Thursday when you have
:17:55. > :18:02.been relegated is not what you want. To win the championship, you
:18:02. > :18:09.have to show the right attitude, and they did that and start to finish.
:18:09. > :18:19.They have to negotiate a minimum of 55 games. It will depend on the
:18:19. > :18:21.
:18:21. > :18:27.squad they have got. If they use the same players, they will have to look
:18:27. > :18:31.at having a less intense training regime. Players like playing
:18:31. > :18:41.football, but if you have to work on something, sometimes you have to do
:18:41. > :18:43.
:18:43. > :18:52.that if things are not going well. It may cost them some point along
:18:52. > :18:59.the way. Nigel has kept intact the title winning side of two seasons
:18:59. > :19:05.ago. Nigel might want to change the approach and the star, but what he
:19:05. > :19:15.still has got is that attitude Redding have always had. No matter
:19:15. > :19:16.
:19:16. > :19:21.how they play, they were giving 100%. - - Bay will give it 100%.
:19:21. > :19:26.will be an entertaining season as far as the Royals are concerned.
:19:26. > :19:30.What about the three clubs who came up to the championship? Doncaster
:19:30. > :19:36.ten to the fold after one season away, but for Bournemouth it has
:19:36. > :19:40.been 25 years since they were last there. All eyes were on Yeovil Town.
:19:40. > :19:50.Their first-ever game in a championship was against Millwall,
:19:50. > :20:20.
:20:20. > :20:30.time. The Oval keeper had to turn sweeper when his defence was split
:20:30. > :20:30.
:20:31. > :20:36.apart. This became another fairy tale afternoon for the Somerset
:20:36. > :20:44.club. Edward Utterson scored and began his championship career in
:20:44. > :20:48.this fashion - - Edward Upson. Yeovil have grown one of the biggest
:20:48. > :20:58.legal upset that had ever been seen. Under 1000 fans will be able to say,
:20:58. > :21:23.
:21:23. > :21:31.I was there. Who is worth ringing summer. Stephen Davis forms part of
:21:31. > :21:41.a new Blackpool forward line. He did not have to wait too long for a
:21:41. > :21:43.
:21:43. > :21:47.debut goal. He got it despite some great goalkeeping from Turnbull.
:21:47. > :21:54.This was long has the's first competitive match under their new
:21:54. > :22:04.manager. They could easily have taken something from the game.
:22:04. > :22:09.
:22:09. > :22:19.Blackpool regained the lead. Gary MacKenzie speaks Turnbull. - - beat
:22:19. > :22:42.
:22:43. > :22:52.Turnbull. Blackpool's future surely played in the second tier of English
:22:53. > :23:16.
:23:16. > :23:26.football. They couldn't cope with Lewis Grabban. Yann Kermorgant
:23:26. > :23:29.
:23:29. > :23:39.brought them level with a special finish. The Cherries back in front,
:23:39. > :23:45.
:23:45. > :23:55.and in some style. Some outstanding effort. Lewis Grabban was on top
:23:55. > :24:00.
:24:00. > :24:10.form. Bradley Pritchard was an unfortunate player. He got a red
:24:10. > :24:44.
:24:44. > :24:54.opening day. We knew that the first three points we got were important.
:24:54. > :25:04.
:25:04. > :25:08.The season has been talked about a lot. I had faith that I could trust
:25:08. > :25:18.the boys not to be shrinking violets. They knew the importance of
:25:18. > :25:19.
:25:19. > :25:29.it. It is fair to say you go into this season with less pressure. Does
:25:29. > :25:31.
:25:31. > :25:35.it help? I think so. Nobody is expecting others to win. If nobody
:25:35. > :25:43.is expecting you to win, anything is a bonus. We will be playing on
:25:43. > :25:48.that. What constitutes a good season for Yeovil Town? We will have to
:25:48. > :25:53.judge it at the end. We want to stay clear of the relegation zone. We're
:25:53. > :26:00.just playing each game as it comes. We want to try and enjoy every game
:26:00. > :26:04.and judge success at the end of the season. It could be mid-table, it
:26:04. > :26:10.could be play-offs, whatever. We will enjoy the season. We wish you
:26:10. > :26:14.all the best. Bolton missed off on the play-offs by the narrowest of
:26:14. > :26:21.margins last season. On Saturday, they kicked off the new campaign
:26:21. > :26:25.just as they did the last with a local derby at Ben Mee. Tom Heaton
:26:25. > :26:31.and David Jones make their debuts for Ben Mee, who began life without
:26:31. > :26:41.Charlie Austin. Bolton was Dougie Freedman handed debuts to Alex
:26:41. > :27:00.
:27:00. > :27:10.Baptiste, Matt Tierney and Jermaine Alex back tees. - - Alex Baptiste.
:27:10. > :27:15.
:27:15. > :27:25.Chris Eagles, Jermaine Beckford. This was the first major scare for
:27:25. > :27:33.
:27:33. > :27:42.Tom Heaton, the new goalkeeper for Ben Mee. Danny Ings has the first
:27:42. > :27:52.championship goal of the season. Is this the year when Danny Ings
:27:52. > :28:29.
:28:29. > :28:39.delivers for Burnley? Darren Pratley's finish has Bolton that - -
:28:39. > :29:04.
:29:04. > :29:14.back, at 1-1. This has been a David Wheater had a couple of bites
:29:14. > :29:25.
:29:25. > :29:34.away by the flying Heaton. Great connection. A fine save too from the
:29:34. > :29:40.debut-making keeper this. That is top corner bound, isn't it? We are a
:29:40. > :29:47.club that has to make sure the club moves forward. There is good quality
:29:47. > :29:51.there. That is an important part of the Championship feeling having a
:29:51. > :29:57.knift feeling to the squad. There are good signs of that today. Bolton
:29:57. > :30:04.had power in the market. The play was fantastic. I felt there were
:30:04. > :30:10.times in certain areas we weren't firing on all cylinders. With Eagles
:30:10. > :30:20.and Beckford, it's a matter of time. A sobering start at St Andrews as
:30:20. > :30:30.Birmingham mark the untimely death of their former striker Christian
:30:30. > :30:51.
:30:51. > :30:58.their team. They began to gel after the break. The Spaniard was just as
:30:59. > :31:08.sharp when we needed to get down quickly from a corner after
:31:08. > :31:14.Shinnie's shot was diverted. The Blue the pushed hard for a point.
:31:14. > :31:19.Zola was delighted to see them past the test. I liked the way we didn't
:31:19. > :31:23.give up. Last year in circumstances like this we would have conceded. We
:31:23. > :31:28.did concede goals. So we are looking forward to improving that. Sometimes
:31:28. > :31:33.you don't get what you deserve. It's a tough one to swallow. We will
:31:33. > :31:35.recover from that. We will have a little bit of a soak tonight. We
:31:35. > :31:45.will brush ourselves down in the morning and get ready for Plymouth
:31:45. > :31:53.on Tuesday. Leicester's campaign last season ended in the play-offs
:31:53. > :31:57.with last-minute agony with Watford. Whitehead went close as
:31:57. > :32:06.Middlesbrough dominated the first half. They soon claimed the opening
:32:06. > :32:11.goal. It came from an un xpt unexpected source. St Ledger scored
:32:11. > :32:15.an own-goal. The second-half was a very different story. The Foxes
:32:16. > :32:21.rediscovered their mow goal after the break. Danny Drinkwater put them
:32:21. > :32:29.level 15 minutes after the restart. For Boro this game was like last
:32:29. > :32:36.season a great start followed by a collapse. Seven-minutes later, lest
:32:36. > :32:39.-- Leicester were ahead with Vardy's finish. Vardy struck the post during
:32:39. > :32:44.the second-half. The Foxes will need more of the same if they are to
:32:44. > :32:48.improve on last season. Certainly in the second-half we played with a
:32:49. > :32:53.better tempo. Made a lot more positive decisions in possession and
:32:53. > :32:58.we looked a dangerous side. Good to get off to a winning start. We lost
:32:58. > :33:02.the first game last season but we were never out of the top six for
:33:02. > :33:09.the first six months of the season. A long way to go. We will get back
:33:09. > :33:13.on track on Tuesday night, hopefully. Nearly 2,000 Huddersfield
:33:13. > :33:18.fans were at the ground for the season opening. The manager is
:33:18. > :33:28.promising attacking football from his side and new recruit threatened
:33:28. > :33:38.a breakthrough. Billy Davis, it's the minimum requirement,
:33:38. > :33:42.
:33:42. > :33:52.expectations are high. This shot came close. The keeper was forced
:33:52. > :33:54.
:33:54. > :34:02.into a smart save. This one-two with Simon Cox opened up the visitor's
:34:02. > :34:06.defence, Lansbury put in a tap-in effort. Cox was afforded too much
:34:06. > :34:15.space, but couldn't punish the opposition. Vaughan wasn't far away
:34:15. > :34:20.from an equaliser. Vaughan couldn't finish. There was a late opportunity
:34:20. > :34:29.for Matt Derbyshire, he couldn't connect. Forest though had done
:34:29. > :34:33.enough. Billy Davis had that winning feeling. There is a fresh feel to
:34:33. > :34:39.Leeds United. Ken Bates have gone, the fans returned, 33,000 to witness
:34:40. > :34:49.what was a new dawn for Brighton. Garcia was their replacement. He
:34:50. > :34:51.
:34:51. > :35:01.watched his side make a promising start as owe landy let fly. In the
:35:01. > :35:01.
:35:01. > :35:11.13th minute Bruno threaded through a pass that was despatched first time.
:35:11. > :35:12.
:35:12. > :35:22.Leeds produced a rapid response to loa's -- Ulloa's goal through Ross
:35:22. > :35:32.
:35:32. > :35:37.one of Leeds replacements left gourd oon Greer lagging. Paul Green lashed
:35:37. > :35:41.his shot wide. This was a crash course for albee yonk's new boss on
:35:41. > :35:51.the craziness of the Championship. He must have thought Buckley was
:35:51. > :35:53.
:35:53. > :36:00.about to pinch the points. Kenny kept it level. -- Albion's. This was
:36:00. > :36:05.the first repayment, sending Elland Road into orbit. Controversy at the
:36:05. > :36:12.end about the goal? Possible handball I don't know. Their goal
:36:12. > :36:17.was offside. That's how it is sometimes. I think I just felt that
:36:17. > :36:21.we, for the fact that we kept going and kept trying to win that game, we
:36:21. > :36:26.probably just edged it. If it was a draw today against a very, very good
:36:26. > :36:32.side I would have had no complaints. A good win for Leeds that adds to
:36:32. > :36:36.the feel good factor emanating around Elland Roads. We saw some
:36:36. > :36:40.good results there. What are your thoughts on the teams perceived as
:36:40. > :36:45.the favourites for promotion and relegation. Do you necessarily agree
:36:45. > :36:50.with them? You can understand why the teams we are talking about, QPR,
:36:50. > :36:57.Reading, Wigan and Bolton, you can understand that. I can make a case
:36:57. > :37:03.about 12 sides who can be in the round. 's not as clear-cut, I
:37:03. > :37:11.suppose it rarely is. McDermott went to Leeds because he feels he has a
:37:11. > :37:15.squad that could go up, he hasn't gone to be there mid-table. I think
:37:15. > :37:20.the pressure will be off Leicester and theyle might make a run for it.
:37:20. > :37:25.Does it annoy you to see Yeovil there? We are not there. Not
:37:25. > :37:28.tonight. This is before kick-off?Of course, yes. I understand that. We
:37:28. > :37:33.are the lowest budget, we are probably the smallest club. You know
:37:33. > :37:37.the strength we are going to use - there will be teams in that list and
:37:37. > :37:41.beyond that list where they are under pressure to get promoted.
:37:41. > :37:46.There is big pressure on those managers at the at the moment.
:37:46. > :37:50.horses to look out for? I don't know. You are, sort of... You are
:37:50. > :37:55.wondering whether Brighton, Leeds, those teams, someone will come out
:37:55. > :38:00.the pack that are not in that top five or six. You know, we are going
:38:00. > :38:06.to try and think of ourselves as a dark, dark horse. Of course.We are
:38:06. > :38:12.not getting carried away. And do your best to roughle some feathers.
:38:12. > :38:17.We have won one game, let's keep our We have won one game, let's keep our
:38:17. > :38:19.feet... Well, as for League One, two more of
:38:19. > :38:22.the League's founder members, Preston and Wolves, went
:38:22. > :38:32.head-to-head on Saturday. Clem was at Deepdale to join in the
:38:32. > :38:33.
:38:33. > :38:40.anniversary. It was football, but not as we know it now. No numbers,
:38:40. > :38:48.goal nets or substitutes. Goalkeepers wore the same kit as
:38:48. > :38:52.outfield players. The referee stood on the touchline arbitrating between
:38:52. > :38:59.two umpires, one supplied by each club. Here at Deepdale the changing
:38:59. > :39:04.rooms were a tent as Preston's Inconvince yibls kicked off their
:39:04. > :39:10.first game when they went on to be unbeaten League and Cup double
:39:11. > :39:18.winners. Since the football league kicked off in 18 88, 2.2 billion
:39:18. > :39:25.supporters have watched 177,000 matches, 40,000 players, and over
:39:25. > :39:31.half a million goals. 2,342 matches here at Deepdale in the Football
:39:31. > :39:37.League, that is a record. I want your highlight of watching Preston?
:39:37. > :39:44.I have been watching them since 1946. Your highlight? Weighting
:39:44. > :39:49.Birmingham in the play-off finals. Second leg play-off in 95 against
:39:49. > :39:54.Torquay. Do you feel a connection with the past and those 125 years
:39:54. > :39:58.that have gone before? I think each club, like ours, has this tradition
:39:58. > :40:01.and history. You feel that a new group of players could be part of
:40:01. > :40:05.something special again this season, possibly. You will never go away
:40:05. > :40:11.from the past, hopefully the future will encourage people to remember
:40:11. > :40:15.the good times as well. He will now today have played for three of the
:40:15. > :40:24.12 founder members of the Football League? I was at Blackburn with him
:40:24. > :40:27.as well. He is a good influence. We beat half a dozen clubs to his
:40:27. > :40:33.signature. Fit as a fiddle, looking to do something in the game.
:40:33. > :40:38.Delighted to have got him. They pushed to get me. That helped to
:40:38. > :40:45.make the decision to come here. Hopefully get pro promotion. That is
:40:45. > :40:52.why I'm here to hope out. Don't you worry when you look at the programme
:40:52. > :40:56.there is a miss print. I'm delighted to be in at Wolves. I made a high
:40:56. > :40:59.number of changes. Even two players start today at Preston from the side
:40:59. > :41:05.that finished at Brighton last year in the Championship. Quite a number
:41:05. > :41:10.of changes. I'm looking forward to seeing them play. Too many losers.
:41:10. > :41:14.We have to change it, definitely. need to wipe the slate clean. We
:41:14. > :41:19.need to move forward with younger players that are hungry for it and
:41:19. > :41:22.earlier in their careers. We did OK last year. Plus with the players we
:41:22. > :41:27.signed as well, it has made us better as a team, not just the
:41:27. > :41:32.squad. We would like to think we won't be too far away. It's a long
:41:32. > :41:40.hard season. I have been there a few times. It can take its toll on
:41:40. > :41:42.people and you can only do as good people and you can only do as good
:41:42. > :41:48.as you can each game. COMMENTATOR: There were nearly
:41:48. > :41:58.16,000 at Deepdale to mark this occasion. It has been all change at
:41:58. > :42:00.
:42:00. > :42:06.Wolves, Kenny Jackett trying to stop the rot in the club. They failed to
:42:06. > :42:11.get any distance on a punch clearance, this effort was cleared
:42:11. > :42:17.off the goal-line, the Lillywhites had chances of their own but lacked
:42:17. > :42:24.the necessary finish. Wolvesed looked to catch their hosts on the
:42:24. > :42:34.counter. Once again, no end product. Rudd cut out the low angled cross,
:42:34. > :42:39.
:42:39. > :42:44.That was good. I thought we played well. We worked hard. Some good
:42:44. > :42:48.quality. That game was on a knife edge. We will take a point. For such
:42:48. > :42:52.a state occasion, what a great atmosphere? We have a fantastic fan
:42:52. > :43:00.base. Hopefully we can give them something to cheer about this
:43:00. > :43:04.season. Your boys put one hell of a shift in. No doubting the attitude
:43:04. > :43:10.out there? Pleased not to get beaten. Tough place to come. There
:43:10. > :43:13.is more to come. A tough opening test for Wolves against a Preston
:43:13. > :43:18.side tipped to do well. They have to hit the ground running this
:43:18. > :43:22.campaign? I disagree with that. I don't think they have to hit the
:43:22. > :43:27.ground running, they have to be solid. That is what we haven't seen
:43:27. > :43:30.from Wolves. 12 months ago they were playing in the Premier League and
:43:30. > :43:35.they are in League One. He will be pleased with the cleansheet. They
:43:35. > :43:39.need to get into the a run of form in the season. They need to be solid
:43:39. > :43:45.and competitive. If they are that at the start of the season, that is
:43:45. > :43:49.when their quality will come out. Change of gear at Molyneux. It's a
:43:49. > :43:53.younger side. They will be seen as a big scalp? They will. Everybody will
:43:53. > :43:57.go to nol knew with the big crowd and the big atmosphere they get
:43:57. > :44:02.there. Again, they have nothing to lose. They have to go there and pick
:44:02. > :44:06.up a result. You know, Kenny and the team have got to win the fans over.
:44:06. > :44:10.They have the support. Got to get the support back positive. The only
:44:10. > :44:15.way to do that is to win games and be competing at the top of the
:44:15. > :44:21.League. That is where Wolves have to be. Preston, we know what Simon
:44:21. > :44:25.Grayson has done with other teams in this division, are you looking for a
:44:25. > :44:30.top season from them? Simon has gone there and had the experience with
:44:30. > :44:35.Huddersfield of getting teams promoted. I can see why they are
:44:35. > :44:40.optimistic. They are a big club. You talk about Wolves being a big club,
:44:40. > :44:44.Preston are just as big and just as optimistic.
:44:44. > :44:47.More from League One now and we start our round-up at London Road as
:44:47. > :44:50.newly relegated Peterborough got their new season up and running
:44:50. > :45:00.against the only Football League team currently without a permanent
:45:00. > :45:17.
:45:17. > :45:25.Peterborough. They were relegated in dramatic circumstances. They are
:45:25. > :45:35.more than capable of answering straight back. Swindon sign six
:45:35. > :45:48.
:45:48. > :45:58.players from Tottenham in the game of the season, all you can ask
:45:58. > :46:09.
:46:09. > :46:15.for is a win. We have got a clean league from opposite directions. At
:46:15. > :46:25.the relegation, Sean O'Driscoll has overhauled his squad. He has five
:46:25. > :46:55.
:46:55. > :47:05.new recruits. Phil Parkinson's side an immediate impact. Jay
:47:05. > :47:12.
:47:12. > :47:18.pressure. You look at your players and see who responds in the right
:47:18. > :47:21.way. To be fair, they all responded, they all tried to do the right
:47:21. > :47:31.thing. Sometimes a bit misguided, but everyone is trying to do the
:47:31. > :47:31.
:47:31. > :48:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:48:42. > :48:47.on the first day, they went on to out of luck later on. Crew were
:48:47. > :48:57.quickly out of the box. Anthony Grant scored in the first few
:48:57. > :48:58.
:48:58. > :49:08.minutes. It wasn't the start rather unwanted. - - it wasn't the start
:49:08. > :49:19.
:49:19. > :49:29.rather wanted. Lee Freckleton found the corner. The referee awarded a
:49:29. > :49:31.
:49:31. > :49:41.Scott kick. When it looked as though crew might take maximum points, this
:49:41. > :49:41.
:49:41. > :49:51.shot went in. That was the 86th minute. There was a 90th minute
:49:51. > :50:00.
:50:00. > :50:09.equaliser. Lee Freckleton with his are came down from the
:50:09. > :50:17.Championships. If you are Darren Ferguson, when you spend a lot of
:50:17. > :50:27.money on a player, I suppose there is a bit of a fear. It is nice to
:50:27. > :50:37.start like that. It settles everybody down. You do not want a 34
:50:37. > :50:38.
:50:38. > :50:48.games without scoring. Peterborough have done well. It is credit to
:50:48. > :50:54.
:50:54. > :51:04.them. Is it ever a niggling fear about the money? Not for the
:51:04. > :51:05.
:51:05. > :51:13.manager. It is down to the player's character and personality whether he
:51:13. > :51:20.can handle it. The crowd cannot get onto him very quickly, otherwise
:51:20. > :51:23.they soon fade and drift away. He has his goal, so he is in credit.
:51:23. > :51:30.The league one fixture list got underway at Bramall Lane on Friday
:51:30. > :51:40.night. To founder member scared up to each other - - squared up to each
:51:40. > :52:00.
:52:00. > :52:10.other with Sheffield United taking dismissal, less than 30 minutes into
:52:10. > :52:24.
:52:24. > :52:33.the opening game. It was reckless. No question, having seen the replay.
:52:34. > :52:43.The opening goal was from Kevin Donald. First goal for Sheffield
:52:44. > :52:52.
:52:52. > :53:01.United under the tutelage of David Weir. McDonald's. That was untidy,
:53:01. > :53:11.very untidy. Most of the crowd expected a penalty to be given in
:53:11. > :53:11.
:53:11. > :54:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:54:20. > :54:27.football if you don't win football games. You have to get results. That
:54:27. > :54:37.was pleasing. Big talking point, is that sending off. How did you see
:54:37. > :54:41.
:54:41. > :54:51.that? I do not think he was hurt. Whether it is a red card or not, I
:54:51. > :54:55.
:54:55. > :55:05.am not sure. It is frustrating. I think there were one or two
:55:05. > :55:21.
:55:21. > :55:31.decisions that might have gone our the loss of Lee Miller. Clark was
:55:31. > :55:50.
:55:50. > :56:00.knocked unconscious and left in a nearly two years. Orient pulled away
:56:00. > :56:20.
:56:21. > :56:30.in the second half. David Mooney was well enough to join the team on
:56:31. > :56:46.
:56:46. > :56:50.the ground to make the decision it Coventry. Early goals for Jamie
:56:50. > :56:56.Proctor and Joe Walsh put them two goals behind, just past the 20
:56:56. > :57:00.minute mark. It was all too much for some of the Coventry supporters, who
:57:00. > :57:05.let their frustration get the better of them during a short hold-up in
:57:05. > :57:15.play. Once relative calm was restored, the Coventry players
:57:15. > :57:24.
:57:24. > :57:34.produced a terrific fightback. Another close range finish here.
:57:34. > :57:47.
:57:47. > :57:57.Franck Moussa if the. - - lifted Both managers said they were happy
:57:57. > :57:57.
:57:57. > :58:55.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 70 seconds
:58:55. > :59:05.Stevenage were not gone yet, far from it. They go back to within one
:59:05. > :59:07.
:59:07. > :59:17.goal, with 13 minutes to play. The match was tied at three all. The
:59:17. > :59:28.
:59:28. > :59:32.game had another twist. The second play-offs. This opener against
:59:32. > :59:35.Tranmere suggested they could be a Tranmere suggested they could be a
:59:35. > :59:45.side to punch above their weight again amongst the more interesting
:59:45. > :59:50.
:59:50. > :59:55.summer deals was the arriving of the Slovakian. He made it 2-0Lalkovic.
:59:55. > :00:01.Andy Robinson halved the deficit before the break. Westcarr were in
:00:01. > :00:07.the mood. After a one, two with Lalkovic he wrapped up the points,
:00:07. > :00:10.18 minutes from time. Any fears that Walsall fans had for losing their
:00:10. > :00:16.top three goalscorers last season, that result will do them the power
:00:16. > :00:20.of good. Coventry start the season on minus 10 points. Whatever it is,
:00:20. > :00:23.this infighting between the owners of the stadium and the football
:00:23. > :00:28.club, something has to come to a resolution quickly, hasn't it?
:00:28. > :00:32.quickly. It's an absolute mess. The fans are fighting to keep the club
:00:32. > :00:38.in Coventry. They are threatening to play in Northampton. The key is to
:00:38. > :00:42.have a football club. They have been deducted the 10 points, minus 10
:00:42. > :00:48.points, it deteriorated into a sham. Someone has to take hold of it and
:00:48. > :00:52.make positive decisions very, very quickly. We saw high scoring
:00:52. > :00:57.victories for Leyton Orient and a manager by the name of Lee Johnson,
:00:57. > :01:04.I don't know if you know him, Gary? Four goals away at Stevenage. What a
:01:04. > :01:08.great opening day? A great opening day. You get your ups and downs.
:01:08. > :01:12.This was unbelievable goal. Just outside his own penalty area.
:01:12. > :01:19.the energy to lift it over the goalkeeper at the end, it was
:01:19. > :01:29.fantastic. I spoke to him on the phone, on the our perspective buses
:01:29. > :01:35.
:01:35. > :01:39.he said watch for Montano's goal. How hard is it to get out of this
:01:39. > :01:43.division, Gary? It's very hard to get out of the division. It's hard
:01:43. > :01:48.to get out of division. It is hard in League One. A lot of teams are
:01:48. > :01:55.much of a muchness. You have to hang on in there. There are times when
:01:55. > :01:59.you can win five, six on the trot and you could lose five or six on
:01:59. > :02:02.the trot which you probably can't on the Championship am you have to hang
:02:02. > :02:07.in there. It's always, I think, very tight and very close. They probably
:02:07. > :02:11.have the right group of teams for top and bottom, if you like, again
:02:11. > :02:15.there is always somebody that comes out the pack, us, and Walsall last
:02:15. > :02:19.year were the the two favourites for relegation. Both of us, you know,
:02:19. > :02:26.gave it a right good go. Us getting promoted them just missing out on
:02:26. > :02:29.promoted them just missing out on the play-offs.
:02:29. > :02:32.To League Two then and a historic day for Welsh football as Newport
:02:32. > :02:38.County returned to the Football League after a 24-year absence.
:02:38. > :02:43.They opened their account against James Beattie's Accrington. This is
:02:43. > :02:47.one place with the season couldn't one place with the season couldn't
:02:47. > :02:55.end soon enough Their old club folded and reformed at the end of
:02:55. > :02:59.the '80s. Accrington's defens -- defence was at sixes and sevens. It
:02:59. > :03:09.weighs Chapman's first appearance when the new boys put on a good
:03:09. > :03:18.
:03:18. > :03:21.show. Chapman led the charge. Jolley's late goal brought the
:03:22. > :03:25.resistance cut in from the wing to all but finish the contest. An
:03:25. > :03:35.impressive variety of goals from the league's newcomers that will fill
:03:35. > :03:35.
:03:35. > :03:42.them with confidence ahead of Tuesday's Cup trip to Brighton.
:03:42. > :03:52.Accrington's new manager said their players who have taken bets that
:03:52. > :03:53.
:03:53. > :03:58.have made them go grey. Newport were back with a bang and relishing the
:03:58. > :04:01.campaign to come. I felt that if we got the right result here today that
:04:01. > :04:05.the momentum would continue and these fans have been fantastic loyal
:04:05. > :04:15.over 25 years. They have turned out in great numbers we sent them home
:04:15. > :04:18.
:04:19. > :04:24.happy. We want them to continue to come and support us. This was a
:04:24. > :04:32.harsh reintroduction to life at this level. Scunthorpe took the lead,
:04:32. > :04:36.Sparrow scored on his return. Scunny made it two before half-time.
:04:36. > :04:42.Winnall got to the threw ball before the keeper. The finish was a
:04:42. > :04:49.formality. Simply put, Scunthorpe made the most of their chances. The
:04:49. > :04:55.same couldn't be said of Mansfield. They missed plenty. Reid went close.
:04:55. > :04:59.Not even a late penalty could get the Stags on the scoresheet. Nolan
:04:59. > :05:03.handled this cross to give away a needless spot-kick. What is worse,
:05:03. > :05:11.is that it was the defender's second yellow card offence. Scunthorpe
:05:11. > :05:16.finished the game with 10-men. They kept a cleansheet. The penalty went
:05:16. > :05:19.into the crowd. Scunthorpe made the better start to life in League Two.
:05:19. > :05:22.Questions were certainly posed, but I thought that we answered quite a
:05:22. > :05:28.lot of them today in the fact that this is how we are going to approach
:05:28. > :05:32.this. This is how we are going to play. They were a stern test,
:05:32. > :05:39.Mansfield. I thought they posed the questions that we expected. I
:05:39. > :05:48.thought we dealt with them very, very well. A record crowd for League
:05:48. > :05:54.Two of more than 18,000 turned out. The vast majority delighted to see
:05:54. > :05:58.Agyemang score. Portsmouth are a big fish at this level. That means a
:05:59. > :06:05.prized scalp for the rest. Oxford reminded them that promotion is no
:06:05. > :06:10.formality. Deane Smalley took nine minutes to put the Ewe's back on
:06:10. > :06:20.terms. Alfie Potter set up the first goal, he helped himself to the
:06:20. > :06:20.
:06:20. > :06:29.second. Worst was to come. After the break the referee had a good view
:06:29. > :06:35.and had no doubt he saw a raised elbow. Pompey faced the final
:06:35. > :06:43.half-hour with 10-men. Potter tormented the home side making
:06:43. > :06:50.himself the space to crash home the third. They will have enjoyed this
:06:50. > :06:54.away day as much as any. With Portsmouth stretched again by
:06:54. > :07:02.Potter's running there was room in the middle for Smalley to wrap it
:07:02. > :07:06.up. Pompey's script ripped to shreds. We have to take the
:07:06. > :07:10.positives. The first 30 to 335 minutes one team looked positive out
:07:10. > :07:16.there. That is football. It can kick you in the teeth at the best of
:07:16. > :07:21.times. They started off better than us and deservedly went ahead. We
:07:21. > :07:30.managed to get up the pitch a little bit more, scored a great time and
:07:30. > :07:33.went on to score some good goals. Another of the football league's
:07:33. > :07:37.Anniversary Games, Rochdale verses Hartlepool is the most played
:07:37. > :07:42.fixture between any two teams currently in the 72. They haven't
:07:42. > :07:52.always been graced with goals of this class. Scott Hogan opened the
:07:52. > :07:54.
:07:54. > :08:00.scoring in some style. Dale doubled their lead. The referee awarded a
:08:00. > :08:04.penalty. Donnelly did the business from the spot. Hartlepool began to
:08:04. > :08:09.experience a familiar sirnging feeling. Back in the fourth tier
:08:09. > :08:14.Pools have yet to stop the rot. Ian Henderson was the scorer eight
:08:14. > :08:17.minutes later from an impressive looking Rochdale. I'm pleased. We
:08:17. > :08:21.worked on a lot of things in preseason. It's great when it comes
:08:21. > :08:30.together. With respect to a result, that is all you are interested in,
:08:30. > :08:35.the end result. The performances for me will generate results. After
:08:35. > :08:39.relegation from League One Bury's transformation saw seven players
:08:39. > :08:44.making their debuts. It was one of the few survivors from last term who
:08:44. > :08:51.couldn't finish. Chesterfield are fancied for promotion. Their opener
:08:51. > :08:56.came as Jay O'Shea twisted and turned his way past the skipper
:08:56. > :09:02.before beating the keeper. The Irishman was off the mark on the
:09:02. > :09:12.opening day. The Spireites wrapped up victory with this counter attack.
:09:12. > :09:15.
:09:15. > :09:19.Richards got ahead of Hinds. He cut inside before blasting past Lleyton.
:09:19. > :09:24.Chesterfield in good shape. Chesterfield a strong showing. Well
:09:24. > :09:30.done to Newport County they had to wait to get back in the League. Four
:09:30. > :09:39.goals on their opening day against Accrington it doesn't get better.
:09:39. > :09:48.years, a party atmosphere. The players lived up to that. Zebroski -
:09:48. > :09:52.He has been around? In the west country. They have people who have
:09:52. > :09:56.the club at heart and worked hard. Edwards hats gone there and done the
:09:56. > :10:05.business and got them out of the Conference and started off the
:10:05. > :10:09.season in good style. Good wins for Scunthorpe and Rochdale. 18,000 to
:10:09. > :10:13.cheer on Portsmouth. Staggering attendance. They were building on
:10:13. > :10:17.the feel good factor by taking the League Oxford come back with a
:10:18. > :10:21.terrific result at the end of it? 18,000, magnificent bit of support
:10:21. > :10:28.there for them. They would have wanted to come out of that game with
:10:28. > :10:32.the win. They got a lad sent off, 2-1 down. 4-1 at home is a big
:10:32. > :10:42.defeat. They have gone through bigger troubles? They have gone
:10:42. > :10:46.
:10:46. > :10:49.through everything. They will get Our last look at League Two now and
:10:49. > :10:52.both Cheltenham and Burton reached the play-offs last time out.
:10:53. > :11:02.Both sides then keen to get their campaigns off to a winning start at
:11:03. > :11:05.
:11:05. > :11:08.campaigns off to a winning start at Whaddon Road. Charlton's Cureton
:11:09. > :11:16.pounced on the last ball. He was injured and forced to leave the
:11:16. > :11:20.field. The ball fell for Harrison, the Cheltenham substitute took full
:11:20. > :11:27.advantage. In first half stoppage-time Burton found a way
:11:28. > :11:32.back into the match. The player was adjudged to have handled inside the
:11:32. > :11:38.penalty. This penalty was a life line. They strengthened their
:11:38. > :11:43.position after the interval thanks to Rory Delap. A debut goal for the
:11:43. > :11:47.recent rival. Burton clawed back a two goal deficit. There was a late
:11:47. > :11:54.opportunity for Deering. The ball cam back off the crossbar. The
:11:54. > :12:01.Cheltenham manager felt his side had thrown it away. We were very good
:12:01. > :12:11.first half, very, very good. Sloppy goal from a set-piece in the
:12:11. > :12:15.
:12:15. > :12:19.second-half. Coles got the opener for Exeter, shy of the hour mark.
:12:19. > :12:23.They hadn't won any of their previous five opening matches. They
:12:23. > :12:33.were ahead for nine minutes. Richards thought he got the Gas off
:12:33. > :12:37.
:12:37. > :12:45.the hook. It seemed he had until up parked new rival Parkin. A debut to
:12:45. > :12:54.remember. Rovers could have grabbed a point at the end. Richards denied
:12:54. > :12:59.by the keeper, with Coles object on the line to clear from O'Toole to
:12:59. > :13:05.blunder the points. Dagenham survived last season on goal
:13:05. > :13:11.difference. They were two down inside 10 minutes at Fleetwood.
:13:11. > :13:19.Roberts buried the opener. Jeff Hughes, one of nine new signings,
:13:19. > :13:23.doubled the lead. 2 0 league goals, he could run amok at this level. The
:13:23. > :13:26.Daggers lost their final three games last season without scoring.
:13:26. > :13:33.Republic of Ireland Under-21 international Rhys Murphy put them
:13:33. > :13:38.back in the game after excellent work. Fleetwood needed to score
:13:38. > :13:44.again. It was another of their new men, Ryan Cresswell who put the game
:13:44. > :13:49.beyond Dagenham's reach. Home form was not the best last season, but
:13:49. > :13:59.Evans nearly made the margin more convincing for Fleetwood late on.
:13:59. > :14:12.
:14:12. > :14:22.They could be promotion contenders opportunity. He had previously been
:14:22. > :14:23.
:14:23. > :14:31.sidelined for 17 months. Daniel Bentley was perfectly positioned to
:14:31. > :14:41.save this from Rueben Reid. This pair were haunted by relegation for
:14:41. > :14:41.
:14:41. > :14:49.much of last season. Not much of the way of chances for is not Harry Pell
:14:49. > :14:59.let rip from out that the penalty area. With two minutes left, one to
:14:59. > :15:01.
:15:01. > :15:11.zero. Later, there was nothing faulty about this. Enough to earn a
:15:11. > :15:14.
:15:14. > :15:16.point apiece. Paris Cowan-Hall's only goal since
:15:16. > :15:23.November had been the winner for more come against Plymouth. He
:15:23. > :15:33.produced the goods again, for new club would come. They hang on - -
:15:33. > :15:43.their: After Chris McCready went close to an equaliser. Aidy
:15:43. > :15:44.
:15:44. > :15:53.Boothroyd believes his side has a nice mix of age and experience.
:15:53. > :16:03.Darren Carter's debut ended prematurely. His challenge to Ryan
:16:03. > :16:04.
:16:04. > :16:14.prematurely. His challenge to Ryan Jarvis prompted a yellow card. What
:16:14. > :16:14.
:16:15. > :16:21.a great start the season York. managed to stay off relegation. He
:16:21. > :16:31.has had time to work with the players. I thought that was an
:16:31. > :16:38.
:16:38. > :16:44.excellent result today. Let's round-up. What do you think of that?
:16:44. > :16:49.Portsmouth have to be pressured into getting promotion. They should be at
:16:49. > :16:59.least in the championship. Bristol Rovers, it would be nice to see
:16:59. > :17:02.
:17:02. > :17:08.them. I would like to see the Bristol derby again, living local.
:17:08. > :17:16.And then you have got Dagenham and Acklington, who are perennial
:17:16. > :17:26.favourites to go down. We have two young managers in there, with tough
:17:26. > :17:32.
:17:32. > :17:37.job to do, but they will learn very quickly. OK. That is it from us. We
:17:37. > :17:42.are up and running. The football comes thick and fast from here on
:17:42. > :17:45.in. We have the drum of cup football on Wednesday night, but the first