:00:36. > :00:44.Evening. With 12 weeks left of the Skybet Football League, the pressure
:00:45. > :00:47.is steadily rising and we had another week dominated by off the
:00:48. > :00:50.field shenanigans. Within days of Brian McDermott's return to Leeds,
:00:51. > :00:53.the club are now seemingly under new ownership, subject to a rubber
:00:54. > :00:56.stamp. While Birmingham may be inching towards a similar outcome
:00:57. > :00:59.themselves after a significant shift in the boardroom. Despite four
:01:00. > :01:08.postponements, Steve's with me to reflect on Saturday's 30 games.
:01:09. > :01:11.Here's what's coming up. It was a close call, but after Leicester City
:01:12. > :01:14.registered their ninth straight win at Bournemouth last week, could the
:01:15. > :01:18.Foxes make it 10 in a row on Saturday? Our feature game comes
:01:19. > :01:26.from the King Power as the League leaders welcomed Watford. After a
:01:27. > :01:30.bizarre 24-hours, Brian McDermott was back in the dug-out for Leeds
:01:31. > :01:37.United as they travelled to bottom of the table Yeovil Town. We've the
:01:38. > :01:47.best from a blustury Huish Park. We're at Glanford Park for the match
:01:48. > :01:56.of the day in League Two as second placed Scunthorpe entertain
:01:57. > :01:59.Chesterfield. As well as the 74 goals scored today, there's plenty
:02:00. > :02:05.of talking points from another action-packed weekend of football.
:02:06. > :02:07.To the East Midlands then, where Championship leaders, Leicester
:02:08. > :02:11.City, were looking for their tenth league win in a row, with Watford
:02:12. > :02:14.the visitors. While the Foxes were looking to extend their 10-point
:02:15. > :02:17.lead at the top, their opponents went in search of their first away
:02:18. > :02:22.win for four months. Adam Pope describes the action. A club record
:02:23. > :02:27.nine consecutive league wins has Leicester 1 points clear at the top
:02:28. > :02:30.of the Championship. Watford are in mid-table with one win in five
:02:31. > :02:36.league games. The Foxes are unchanged with from the side that
:02:37. > :02:40.won at Bournemouth. Phillips remains on the bench. Two changes for
:02:41. > :03:05.Watford. Deeney goes for the shot. That's a
:03:06. > :03:10.brilliant effort! Superb, Forestieri got that into the back of the net
:03:11. > :03:19.from absolutely nowhere. . It went in like an absolute bullet. In the
:03:20. > :03:27.back of the net it goes. Forestieri has Watford in front. It really was
:03:28. > :03:32.out of nothing. Poor ball. Here's Nugent, Dyer in front of him. Dyer
:03:33. > :03:37.has it. Dyer with the cross. He wins the corner, just. It goes behind the
:03:38. > :03:46.goal-line, before all Manchester United ya could reach it. Leicester
:03:47. > :03:55.trail by 1-0, scored by Forestieri. Nugent, waiting. What a chance! Had
:03:56. > :04:12.the leap, didn't have the angle. Looks like he is ready to produce
:04:13. > :04:17.anything from his box of tricks today. Certainly not lacking
:04:18. > :04:21.confidence in any shape or form. Leicester are trailing by a goal to
:04:22. > :04:30.nil. Drinkwater, makes room for the cross. Swings it in. Backheel from
:04:31. > :04:33.Vardy. Inventive, inaccurate in the end. It went beyond the frame of the
:04:34. > :04:41.goal. To flick it behind him and beyond the keerp was very difficult.
:04:42. > :04:49.1-0 up. No hurry, I don't suppose. So much of the game to go. Watford
:04:50. > :04:57.have now forced a corner. Schmeichel is complaining, barking away at the
:04:58. > :05:04.assistant referee. Tozser, to take. Watford, looking for a second. Lots
:05:05. > :05:07.of action, lots of movement. Delivery goes long, up. Again into
:05:08. > :05:25.the sidenetting this time. He will be disappointed he hasn't
:05:26. > :05:33.found the target with that one. I think Leicester were expecting an
:05:34. > :05:43.offside. Forestieri awaits. Deeney is joining him as well.
:05:44. > :05:58.They concede the corner. Cassetti and Angella looking to attack the
:05:59. > :06:05.ball. Carefully placed. Oh, that is a remarkable save. Angella turned
:06:06. > :06:12.360, fired it towards goal. Schmeichel produces a marvellous
:06:13. > :06:17.stop. Forestieri will run hard. He will keep the ball in play. Delap
:06:18. > :06:26.didn't play-the-ball and allowed him in. Anya. Murray. Drives it hard,
:06:27. > :06:32.drives it into the bottom corner. Watford have doubled their lead,
:06:33. > :06:36.before the break, against all the odds, Schmeichel left grabbing air
:06:37. > :06:41.for the second time in the game. He probably felt he had his angles
:06:42. > :06:47.right. Murray just was not closed down enough by James. Hence, Watford
:06:48. > :06:56.have taken the league leaders to task and lead by 2-0. Anya away for
:06:57. > :07:01.Watford. They have to be applauded on their discipline in this game.
:07:02. > :07:07.They have had a chance to go forward, it has worked. Delap. A
:07:08. > :07:13.goal. Arriving from the back, Matty James, just turns it home. For the
:07:14. > :07:18.first time they got round the back. Turned it across. James finds the
:07:19. > :07:27.bottom corner. Took a slight deflection on the way. Leicester,
:07:28. > :07:32.trailing 2-0, have got themselves back in with a very good well worked
:07:33. > :07:49.goal. Drinkwater, met by Tozser.
:07:50. > :07:55.Konchesky. He goes for the drive. Almunia watched it all the way,
:07:56. > :08:02.always rising. Always never going to threaten. Worth a try, fairly early
:08:03. > :08:09.on in the second-half. Almunia had it covered. In to Nugent.
:08:10. > :08:14.Drinkwater. Couldn't quite take it on the gallop.
:08:15. > :08:20.He does well to find Forestieri. They are looking at a third here.
:08:21. > :08:26.Here is a chance to wrap it up. He can't find Deeney. He cold only find
:08:27. > :08:27.the ball. Almost the corner flag and a goal kick to Leicester. What a
:08:28. > :08:54.chance to wrap the game up. Blocked out. A great cross. Oh, he
:08:55. > :09:02.got up too early, you think, could only flick it wide. David Nugent
:09:03. > :09:27.could only angle it wide. In towards Nugent. A chance, great
:09:28. > :09:31.save from Almunia. The flag is up anyway. Leicester thought they got
:09:32. > :09:39.the equaliser. Watford kept it out. The flag did go up. What a turn from
:09:40. > :09:42.Nugent. Phillips couldn't convert. The assistants had the flag up
:09:43. > :09:56.anyway. Schmeichel. Two minutes remaining of added time.
:09:57. > :10:07.Morgan, it might fall for Phillips. Hooked back across goal. In the way
:10:08. > :10:17.is Ekstrand. Morgan tries to keep it alive. It might fall for Drinkwater!
:10:18. > :10:22.What a goal! Danny Drinkwater rescues a point for the league
:10:23. > :10:27.leaders with their never say die attitude. A BLISSing half-volley to
:10:28. > :10:34.spoil Watford's day. That's why you become champions when you pick out
:10:35. > :10:38.moments of brilliance like that. Danny Drinkwater from outside the
:10:39. > :10:44.penalty area. Batters one past Almunia to rescue the day for
:10:45. > :10:52.Leicester. 2-2. Is there a chance still yet? Nugent. Here goes James.
:10:53. > :10:56.James has a chance. James could only find Pudil. What a great block that
:10:57. > :11:03.was. What a chance that was for Leicester to have sown it up. Here
:11:04. > :11:08.it comes. The final death throws of a game. James delivers in. Looking
:11:09. > :11:12.for the heads. It might fall yet. It's wide for Nugent. What a chance
:11:13. > :11:18.for Nugent to have given Leicester all three points. It hasn't been his
:11:19. > :11:22.day. The whole of the goal to go at. Instead of three points, Leicester
:11:23. > :11:28.have to take the one point. What a game. It's finished at the King
:11:29. > :11:33.Power Stadium, Leicester City two, Watford two. We would have take an
:11:34. > :11:37.scruffy own-goal to get an equaliser. The amount of pressure we
:11:38. > :11:42.applied on Watford in the second-half we deserved to get
:11:43. > :11:45.something out of the game. You always open your self up to the
:11:46. > :11:52.counter attack. They did have a couple of dangerous situations in
:11:53. > :11:57.the second-half. I think all in all a draw, you could argue, is the
:11:58. > :12:00.least we deserved. The only disappointment second-half is that
:12:01. > :12:03.we didn't make the most of our chances on the counter really. I
:12:04. > :12:06.don't think it was a question of trying to kill the game. You are
:12:07. > :12:12.playing against a quality side who are well ahead in our division. You
:12:13. > :12:15.take the chances in the game and natural breaks in the game. I just
:12:16. > :12:21.felt obviously Leicester threw everything at us at the end.
:12:22. > :12:25.Fortunately for them, a ball dropped to a real technical player in Danny
:12:26. > :12:31.Drinkwater he smacked it in the top corner. Ends Leicester's winning
:12:32. > :12:35.run. It would feel like a victory after the equaliser. Huge credit to
:12:36. > :12:39.Watford. They certainly made it difficult for the league leaders?
:12:40. > :12:43.They started well in the first half. Took a deserved 2-0 lead. Leicester
:12:44. > :12:50.got back into it before half-time. It was a vital time to score. We sat
:12:51. > :12:58.there thinking, wait for the fight back. Watford were organised. They
:12:59. > :13:02.were defensively very strong. It was one chance before the goal came
:13:03. > :13:07.about. It shows how well they defended. Said it in previous weeks,
:13:08. > :13:11.Watford have taken that attacking edge a little bit. They are morsel
:13:12. > :13:16.lid at the back. As you mention, more than worthy of their 2-0 lead?
:13:17. > :13:22.They started the game well. The three, five, two can bamboozle
:13:23. > :13:26.people at times. The opposition have to get a grip on what they are up
:13:27. > :13:34.against. They are good going forward. Forestieri gives it the
:13:35. > :13:40.pace off the front player. Gives the opposition a conundrum. They work
:13:41. > :13:46.hard off of the ball. Another good finish. They look lively going
:13:47. > :13:50.forward. Look like they will create something because they have players
:13:51. > :13:55.of that elk. Defensively, they are very good as well. Matty James, the
:13:56. > :14:02.timing of his goal almost changed the complexion of the game. Double
:14:03. > :14:06.change by Nigel Pearson with the two changes upfront, Wood game on and
:14:07. > :14:14.Phillips. Almost made for the veteran to pop-up again? Yeah. I
:14:15. > :14:17.think that was given offside. It shows, who else would be in that
:14:18. > :14:22.situation expecting the ball to come across goal like that, apart from
:14:23. > :14:26.him? As we said, Woods comes on as well. There is question marks to be
:14:27. > :14:29.asked. They just sit off a little bit there, Watford. That is probably
:14:30. > :14:33.the only one time when they weren't proactive in their defending. Just
:14:34. > :14:39.giving maybe that little yard of space that they hadn't done
:14:40. > :14:43.previously. That's a one-off finish. 99 times out of 100 you are pleased
:14:44. > :14:47.to give someone that time and space in that area as it's a difficult
:14:48. > :14:51.finish. You would feel unlucky to concede a goal at that stage when
:14:52. > :14:55.you he defended as well as you have. More frustration for Watford away
:14:56. > :15:00.from home? Last three 2-0 up and pegged back. On the face of it, a
:15:01. > :15:05.great result. Both teams will feel it's a point gained.
:15:06. > :15:10.With Leicester dropping points and QPR not playing until Monday,
:15:11. > :15:12.Burnley were looking to capitalise with all three points at home to
:15:13. > :15:16.struggling Millwall. The Clarets, who along with a certain Chelsea,
:15:17. > :15:18.the only two teams of the 92 who'd yet to taste defeat at home this
:15:19. > :15:30.season. Sean Dyche has never been on the
:15:31. > :15:38.losing side against his old club either as player or manager. Martyn
:15:39. > :15:43.Woolford put Millwall in front. The response from Burnley was
:15:44. > :15:48.immediate, through Danny Ings. He smashed in his 23rd of the campaign.
:15:49. > :15:55.Millwall braced themselves for the inevitable onslaught of Danny Ings
:15:56. > :15:59.again causing havoc, before Abdou took matters into his own hands. The
:16:00. > :16:03.referee was perfectly placed, but the same cannot be said for the
:16:04. > :16:11.penalty. Stephen Bywater made the save. Second place was up for
:16:12. > :16:16.grabs, and in first half stoppage time, Dean Marney capped an
:16:17. > :16:22.eye-catching display with his first goal in over a year. The result was
:16:23. > :16:30.put beyond doubt when Danny Ings displayed in Mackin at control. This
:16:31. > :16:35.latest Burnley crop continues to break new ground, they are now 19
:16:36. > :16:43.games unbeaten at home, a new post-war record. His football, his
:16:44. > :16:47.energy, his finishing, some really good signs about what we are about
:16:48. > :16:53.as a group and as a collective, as well as Danny Ings himself. Having
:16:54. > :16:56.trained all week, there was talk of Barry Ferguson picking himself for
:16:57. > :17:01.this one, but in the end, there was no need. ACPO are getting players
:17:02. > :17:07.back from injury, and it showed against Forest. The first half was
:17:08. > :17:13.even but Forest sneaked ahead in stoppage time. But Blackpool are
:17:14. > :17:19.more lively since the departure of Paul Ince. This week Stephen Dobbie
:17:20. > :17:23.said that Ince cramped his attacking style, and he almost proved his
:17:24. > :17:29.point here. Andy Keogh was the next man to go close, Karl Darlow having
:17:30. > :17:34.to turn this effort away. But Keogh and Blackpool were not to be denied.
:17:35. > :17:39.For the second time this season, a late goal cost Forest against the
:17:40. > :17:46.Tangerines. It was Andy Keogh who levelled the match. It is just a bit
:17:47. > :17:50.of confidence the boys have needed. As you said, I have had a full week
:17:51. > :17:56.to prepare them, the way I want them to play, and they have responded. It
:17:57. > :17:59.was a game of two halves, we had the first, they had the second, with
:18:00. > :18:06.that wind. But a point away from home is a very good point.
:18:07. > :18:09.Sheffield Wednesday's lowly league position no longer bears much
:18:10. > :18:15.relation to their form, but their revival under Stuart Gray was to be
:18:16. > :18:20.sorely tested by Reading. Adam Le Fondre had this effort, the
:18:21. > :18:29.Championship player of the month. He had got two hat tricks in the last
:18:30. > :18:38.two home games. Reading fans were anticipating another romp. But the
:18:39. > :18:45.outlook for their opponents changed dramatically when Defoe was brought
:18:46. > :18:50.down. Chris Maguire completed the punishment. Wednesday had an extra
:18:51. > :18:54.man for the remaining 80 minutes. Afobe's power was a big Rob,
:18:55. > :19:04.including for the cameraman. The Arsenal youngster kept his foot on
:19:05. > :19:08.the gas throughout. Afobe made just one start on loan for Reading two
:19:09. > :19:18.years ago, and Wednesday are the fifth club to take him on loan. And
:19:19. > :19:25.he got off the mark. Reading have retained their grip on six spot, but
:19:26. > :19:31.it took the woodwork to stop the wind being even more convincing. To
:19:32. > :19:36.come here, a difficult place to come, and get a clean sheet, win
:19:37. > :19:42.2-0, we have thoroughly enjoyed the day. I am not even sure if it is a
:19:43. > :19:47.penalty, and it is certainly not a sending-off. The player has gone to
:19:48. > :19:53.ground. The referee for me has made a really poor decision.
:19:54. > :19:59.Mick McCarthy is not one to forget his roots, which might be a
:20:00. > :20:03.different colour these days, but the proud Yorkshireman is backing his
:20:04. > :20:06.hometown club to beat the drop this season. He would have preferred
:20:07. > :20:13.their revival to start after Ipswich's visit. Rizzo Grady was
:20:14. > :20:16.allowed to turn and fire home after 12 minutes. But the home side did
:20:17. > :20:22.not have this all their own way. Aaron Cresswell's free kick had
:20:23. > :20:27.looped steel clutching at thin air. Having weathered the storm, the reds
:20:28. > :20:38.prepared themselves for more in the second. When substitute Tomasz Cywka
:20:39. > :20:42.blasted Barnsley's second, the relief was palpable. But McCarthy's
:20:43. > :20:47.men have one of the best records for gaining points from losing
:20:48. > :20:50.positions. Christophe Berra put them back into contention. Danny
:20:51. > :20:54.Wilson's team were now hanging on for what would be a priceless win.
:20:55. > :20:59.Stephen Hunt was inches away here. But for the second week running,
:21:00. > :21:07.Barnsley suffered more late heartbreak, with this free kick from
:21:08. > :21:11.David McGoldrick. I will be feeling far better than Danny does, and the
:21:12. > :21:15.Barnsley players and crowd. It always seems like a far better point
:21:16. > :21:21.when you have been behind in a game. I think we should have won the
:21:22. > :21:25.game, personally. If you are a Middlesbrough fan, there are two
:21:26. > :21:30.ways of looking at this result. You could marvel at the defensive
:21:31. > :21:33.solidity and ninth clean sheet under this manager, or you could bang your
:21:34. > :21:41.head in frustration at the chronic lack of goals. Mustapha Carayol came
:21:42. > :21:46.close. But he found Paul Robinson in unbeatable form. Time and again,
:21:47. > :21:51.Mustapha Carayol was courted by the former England goalkeeper. The
:21:52. > :21:57.goalkeeper took the man of the match honours hands down. At the other
:21:58. > :22:05.end, fellow veteran Shay Given had a more quiet time but still played his
:22:06. > :22:14.part. It was Boro's third consecutive goalless straw.
:22:15. > :22:30.We had three or four chances to score. It is frustrating for me
:22:31. > :22:34.today. Robinson has is in the game, making some brilliant saves. First
:22:35. > :22:38.half, we were not good enough, but in the second half, we thought we
:22:39. > :22:42.did well. That means Blackburn have lost just one of their last seven.
:22:43. > :22:47.Doing pretty well and the Gary Bowyer. As for Burnley, they needed
:22:48. > :22:51.a win, didn't they, Steve? And that was a good result against Millwall,
:22:52. > :22:56.with Danny Ings getting better and better? When you have got a player
:22:57. > :23:03.like this, you make the most of it. It has been a wonderful season so
:23:04. > :23:07.far. That is a great finish. And this was a great touch, the 'keeper
:23:08. > :23:12.might have been able to come out a bit quicker. He can go in behind, he
:23:13. > :23:17.can link the play, he plays off a big man. His all-round game has
:23:18. > :23:22.improved so much just when you have got someone like that, you have a
:23:23. > :23:27.chance in most games. What about this post-war record at Turf Moor,
:23:28. > :23:34.undefeated in 19? Yes, and also they have won more than QPR it is a great
:23:35. > :23:38.record. They are strong, they can always perform well at home, but
:23:39. > :23:41.they will want to make sure that they turn those drawers, six tours
:23:42. > :23:45.at home, into a couple more victories. But they are going along
:23:46. > :23:50.well. They are going to be there right to the death. Another team
:23:51. > :23:55.which has got a good level of consistency, Sheffield Wednesday.
:23:56. > :24:00.Under Stuart Gray, you wonder why he did not get into the full-time post
:24:01. > :24:04.sooner. He has got Chris Maguire, scored that penalty there. It was
:24:05. > :24:11.not that long ago that he was out in the cold, under Dave Jones. Yes I
:24:12. > :24:15.have seen them a couple of times, like against Leeds, when they were
:24:16. > :24:19.fantastic. They are organised. They are starting to work hard for each
:24:20. > :24:24.other. They have now added that bit of quality. When a team is playing
:24:25. > :24:28.poorly, you are trying to fit Chris Maguire into that side, it is not
:24:29. > :24:33.easy. When you are playing well, and you have got a player like that, I
:24:34. > :24:37.saw him down at Pompey on loan, he has got masses of ability, it is
:24:38. > :24:42.just finding that role for him to get the best out of him, and they
:24:43. > :24:45.have obviously done that. What a week it turned out to be for Brian
:24:46. > :24:49.McDermott. Hours after being reportedly sacked by the prospective
:24:50. > :24:55.owners of Leeds, he was then reinstated. He was at the helm once
:24:56. > :24:59.again for the trip to relegation threatened Yeovil town. Gary Johnson
:25:00. > :25:01.made two changes, with Ishmael Miller and Kevin Dawson starting,
:25:02. > :25:20.while Leeds were unchanged. Some space opening up for Leeds.
:25:21. > :25:34.MacCormack! That was very close to finding the top corner. Extremely
:25:35. > :25:45.strong wind it is making the game a little bit of a lottery. Chance for
:25:46. > :25:52.McCormack, but wide. Ross McCormack did really well there. The form he
:25:53. > :26:00.has been in in front of goal this season, you would have expected him
:26:01. > :26:10.to hit the target. And the header is in! Superb goal from Ishmael Miller.
:26:11. > :26:16.The bottom side, Yeovil, lead against Leeds United, through
:26:17. > :26:21.Ishmael Miller's thumping header. Five goals in this his ninth
:26:22. > :26:26.appearance since he came on loan from Nottingham Forest. This header
:26:27. > :26:49.had quality written all over it. Space opening up for grant. Miller!
:26:50. > :26:54.He was onside! Wow! That seemed to be an opening. He was definitely
:26:55. > :27:06.onside here. It's just ran away from him.
:27:07. > :27:18.Grant! The ricochet! Wide! And everyone collectively held their
:27:19. > :27:25.breath, not least Paddy Kenny. The conditions we have got out here
:27:26. > :27:33.today are such that anything can happen, that could easily have gone
:27:34. > :27:44.into the net. Webster's header, seized upon. It might drop here for
:27:45. > :27:53.McCormack, and it does. And he cannot beat Marek Stech.
:27:54. > :28:21.Penalty given! Sam Byram's challenge, and the referee has
:28:22. > :28:30.pointed to the spot. This was the challenge from Sam Byram on Dawson.
:28:31. > :28:41.He commits himself to it, is momentum takes him into Dawson. So,
:28:42. > :28:47.Ishmael Miller with an opportunity to give the bottom club, Yeovil, a
:28:48. > :28:53.2-0 lead, just before half-time. Hoping the wind does not blow the
:28:54. > :29:01.ball off the spot. Miller! Off the bar and over and out of the ground!
:29:02. > :29:11.Will that come back to haunt the bottom club, Yeovil town? Yeovil
:29:12. > :29:16.Town, unsurprisingly, are unchanged, they are leading through
:29:17. > :29:28.that wonderful header from Ishmael Miller. But he also missed a penalty
:29:29. > :29:31.in the first half. At first clearance from Marek Stech, my
:29:32. > :29:36.goodness, it comes back into the penalty area. What a goal from Ross
:29:37. > :30:01.McCormack! And what a start to the second half!
:30:02. > :30:18.Brilliant from Ross McCormack. No saving this.
:30:19. > :30:35.The Leeds fans thought that was heading into the back of the net
:30:36. > :30:55.from Austin. My goodness, he caught hold of this shot.
:30:56. > :31:27.It catches on the wind. Stech pays for that as it sails beyond him.
:31:28. > :31:39.Appeals for handball. Away. McCormack, he has kept it in. Look
:31:40. > :31:44.at the run from Kebe. McCormack has picked him out. It's Kebe. There was
:31:45. > :32:03.the opportunity to win the game for Leeds. McCormack finding Kebe. How
:32:04. > :32:16.wasteful was that? Good save from Stech. He keeps it at 2-1, to deny
:32:17. > :32:20.McCormack. That was tough to play out there. The conditions were very,
:32:21. > :32:25.very difficult. I thought the lads handled it well. Went 1-0 down. We
:32:26. > :32:31.were confident we would get back into the game. We have to keep
:32:32. > :32:35.going. I'm as disappointed as the lads in there. We aren't saying,
:32:36. > :32:40.don't worry about that one. We want to see parts of our game that are
:32:41. > :32:45.better than what we've shown today. I think the most important thing for
:32:46. > :32:48.me to to concentrate on the staff, players and supporters and do my
:32:49. > :32:53.job. What will be, will be. I love working for Leeds United. I love
:32:54. > :33:00.being Leeds United manager. The most important thing when you are a
:33:01. > :33:04.football manager is to win. Glad to be focussing on the football. You
:33:05. > :33:09.can hardly blame him. Yeovil could have been 2-0 up at the break at
:33:10. > :33:12.that point? They missed a penalty. That 10-minute spell before
:33:13. > :33:15.half-time was the time when they were really dominant. They had three
:33:16. > :33:19.excellent opportunities there. This being the best of all three. He
:33:20. > :33:24.balloon it is over. All of a sudden, you go in 2-0 up, psychologically,
:33:25. > :33:28.that is a huge boost. Especially when you know you will come up
:33:29. > :33:34.against it in the second-half. Up to that point, there wasn't a lot in
:33:35. > :33:37.the game. 10-minutes they could have put distance between themselves and
:33:38. > :33:41.Leeds and didn't. Leeds turned it around quickly. You knew that would
:33:42. > :33:46.happen. It was in the back of the minds of the Yeovil fans. Leeds came
:33:47. > :33:52.up with their tails up. They scored early on. The elements played its
:33:53. > :33:56.part? I'm still wondering what Stech is trying to do, to clear the ball
:33:57. > :34:04.in the way he has. Marvellous finish? Fantastic finish. He had an
:34:05. > :34:08.opportunity to use the wind like they have. Look at the keeper and
:34:09. > :34:13.say - what is he trying to do? Why is he trying to second guess that?
:34:14. > :34:17.Play safe, stay in the line and see what the ball does and the flight of
:34:18. > :34:24.the ball. The wind kept it going. He has been done by the pace of it.
:34:25. > :34:28.Brian McDermott might be fed up with what has gone on behind-the-scenes.
:34:29. > :34:34.The new guys are in, these are the guyes who first gave him the message
:34:35. > :34:37.he was no longer in the job. Are there question marks? There are
:34:38. > :34:41.question marks. They coming in and messing it up. They got a couple of
:34:42. > :34:46.results. I don't think they will want to put themself in that
:34:47. > :34:50.position again. Let us leave him in charge and see what happens this
:34:51. > :34:54.season. Are five places off - If they had taken over they would have
:34:55. > :35:01.sacked him. Has brought him time. Results have turned in. No need to
:35:02. > :35:03.get rid of him. Let us see what happens towards the end of the
:35:04. > :35:07.season. Five points off the play-off. They have Millwall this
:35:08. > :35:20.coming Wednesday. Our last look at the Championship
:35:21. > :35:22.starts with Doncaster who, after a four-game unbeaten run, were
:35:23. > :35:25.enjoying their best form this season. Earlier, Paul Dickov's side
:35:26. > :35:28.hosted play-off chasers Brighton. Brighton took a point from three
:35:29. > :35:33.successive away games. Doncaster know that feeling. Four games
:35:34. > :35:38.unbeaten had lifted their mood. The return of Billy Sharp on-loan raised
:35:39. > :35:42.hopes it will improve. He drifted away from the Albion defence in the
:35:43. > :35:46.second-half. That was in keeping with a forgettable afternoon for the
:35:47. > :35:53.man who scored the first ever goal at the AMEX in 2011. Brighton unable
:35:54. > :36:03.to find the target in that trio of league away trips just gone. There
:36:04. > :36:17.was relief around the ground as this went in, but the linesman took the
:36:18. > :36:22.shine off. Ulloa scoring. The tussle in the closing moments between Sharp
:36:23. > :36:26.and Greer ruined their day. The Doncaster boss said the referee
:36:27. > :36:30.decided the striker had kicked out at the Brighton defender and reached
:36:31. > :36:39.straight for a red card. Suspension Rovers could do without as they
:36:40. > :36:44.battle to avoid the drop. I thought my players were terrific today.
:36:45. > :36:48.Their work ethnic and discipline I thought tactically, all over the
:36:49. > :36:52.pitch, excellent. First half we knew they would put us under pressure,
:36:53. > :36:56.defensively I was pleased with them. The second-half we took the game to
:36:57. > :37:03.them. If anything we had the more clear-cut chances. Wigan won at
:37:04. > :37:08.Huddersfield last season en route to lifting the FA Cup. They have never
:37:09. > :37:18.won a league game in this part of Yorkshire.
:37:19. > :37:25.Waghorn should have scored on his debut. Wigan hit the target nine
:37:26. > :37:34.times on their travels this season. A worrying statistic. Gerrard almost
:37:35. > :37:41.gave them a helping hand. A personal dual was developing. The Wigan
:37:42. > :37:47.keeper had his palm stung. Al Habsi relieved to see the ball clear the
:37:48. > :37:52.bar. For the former Manchester United trainee was like a dog with a
:37:53. > :37:56.bone. Wigan's keeper was grateful to the woodwork when he had another
:37:57. > :38:00.pop. Having tried his luck without success on three accept vat
:38:01. > :38:07.occasions, it took one of his team-mates to show him how it was
:38:08. > :38:13.done. Clayton hit the jackpot to end Huddersfield four-match lose streak.
:38:14. > :38:17.It's been tough because we played really well and not got what we
:38:18. > :38:21.deserved. Last week was a one off, I think. It still hurts. We have been
:38:22. > :38:29.able to keep a cleansheet and take three points against one of the
:38:30. > :38:34.challengers this year. An unfortunate type owe on the Bolton
:38:35. > :38:45.team for this game, the description "acting manager" was printed near
:38:46. > :38:53.Dougie freeman's name. Lee smashed in his first league goal of the
:38:54. > :39:01.season. His last one in December 2013 -- 2012. Bolton flew into a 2-0
:39:02. > :39:06.lead after the half-hour mark. Jutkiewicz improvising one of the
:39:07. > :39:11.day's most spectacular finishes. Wand Erskene confidence was dented
:39:12. > :39:16.two minutes later. Bournemouth pulled one back thanks to this
:39:17. > :39:22.unstoppable effort from Lewis Grabban. Keeping hold of him might
:39:23. > :39:30.be the best bit of business in the Cherries enterprising transfer
:39:31. > :39:34.window. Francis levelled the game. It wasn't a fifth straight defeat
:39:35. > :39:39.for Bolton, it certainly felt like one. Perhaps the Trotters should be
:39:40. > :39:44.grateful for the points. Bournemouth would have won it if Bogdan had not
:39:45. > :39:49.reached Kermorgant's flick. Small mercies for Freeman who needs more
:39:50. > :39:56.than draws to keep his name on that team sheet. 2-0 down we would have
:39:57. > :39:59.taken a draw. We started slowly, we had a couple of chances before they
:40:00. > :40:03.scored their first goal. Which we didn't take. They punished us. We
:40:04. > :40:06.showed great character to come back. With the chances we had second-half
:40:07. > :40:14.we are disappointed not to have won the game. Without a win in 2014 and
:40:15. > :40:25.in the midst of rebuilding the side the description applied for both
:40:26. > :40:31.clubs at the Valley. Macheda is proving useful. Charlton's influx is
:40:32. > :40:47.Belgian. Three of their new men started.
:40:48. > :40:59.The referee saw no foul. Birmingham's Adeyemi stayed on his
:41:00. > :41:02.feet. He set up Macheda for his third goal in two games. A
:41:03. > :41:06.contribution that has been worth four points to the Blues following
:41:07. > :41:12.his last-ditch equaliser against Derby. That mines that City have put
:41:13. > :41:18.nine points between themselves and the bottom three where Charlton
:41:19. > :41:23.remain. Their situation is as stick y as their pitch after four
:41:24. > :41:27.successive league defeats. Only the FA Cup is keeping their spirits up.
:41:28. > :41:35.Not the result we wanted. Even though we had good passages of play,
:41:36. > :41:40.you want the chances to go in. We had them. You know, at this present
:41:41. > :41:50.time we need them to go in. We've created good chances and we've got
:41:51. > :41:55.someone now and he puts the ball in the back of the net. Sides bedding
:41:56. > :41:56.in new faces like the start of a season. Having to go again with
:41:57. > :42:17.loans returning. It looked as if he was back to his
:42:18. > :42:22.best. He is a goalscorer. He has the instinct to be in the right place at
:42:23. > :42:24.the right time. When you sign placers like Lee Clark is, that
:42:25. > :42:27.amount of loans throughout the season, some will be hits and
:42:28. > :42:31.misses. There will be a chance it will not work or it will work.
:42:32. > :42:37.Clearly, that one is off to a good start. A shift in the boardroom of
:42:38. > :42:40.your old club at St Andrews, Carson Young owns majority shares of the
:42:41. > :42:44.parent company. He is not on the board of the football club. It
:42:45. > :42:49.could... It could be the start of their beginning of the end of his
:42:50. > :42:53.reign. I suppose, as far as Birmingham fans are concerned it
:42:54. > :43:00.can't come soon enough? It was strange... We know the amount of
:43:01. > :43:07.money he paid. People are scratching their head. ?80 million. Is he sure
:43:08. > :43:10.about what he is doing here. He is treading water. The club are
:43:11. > :43:14.treading water. The club is a reflection of his own, the way
:43:15. > :43:19.things have gone for him. Until he moves on, the club can't move on.
:43:20. > :43:24.They are stuck in a Malay at this stage. For that to be resolved, can
:43:25. > :43:31.only be good for the football club. We have to mention Huddersfield's
:43:32. > :43:36.good win against Wigan. Four defeats and what happened against Leeds, a
:43:37. > :43:44.good return? It stabilises and puts a dent in Leeds promotion.
:43:45. > :43:49.To League One now where three games were called off because of
:43:50. > :43:52.waterlogged pitches. So with both Brentford and Wolves not playing as
:43:53. > :43:55.a result, Leyton Orient had the chance to regain top spot at home to
:43:56. > :44:03.Leyton Orient produced one of their best performances of the season when
:44:04. > :44:09.they came behind to win a terrific game at Peterborough. It was a tight
:44:10. > :44:21.first half. Cox out of luck with a neatly timed volley. This shot
:44:22. > :44:26.denied by the post. The keeper got the vital touch. Their keeper's save
:44:27. > :44:30.inspired Leyton Orient, they took the lead shortly afterwards. Mooney
:44:31. > :44:34.on the end of a loyal James free-kick to put away his 17th of
:44:35. > :44:47.the season. This time it was Peterborough who stormed back. From
:44:48. > :44:53.another free-kick they got their free-kick they scored. Peterborough
:44:54. > :44:57.struck again. Rowe find firing in from the corner of the box. Leyton
:44:58. > :44:58.Orient had been beaten in the dying moments for the second week on the
:44:59. > :45:08.spin. No When you get to this stage of the
:45:09. > :45:12.season it is not so much about ability, it is the team that has the
:45:13. > :45:16.character that will go all the way and today we had a great character
:45:17. > :45:20.to come back. There are good characters in the changing room.
:45:21. > :45:27.They will roll their sleeves up and come back battling against.
:45:28. > :45:32.Preston were two league defeats since October had Garner back. It
:45:33. > :45:38.was a welcome return for a striker who took his goals tally to 15 for
:45:39. > :45:43.the season. Williams prevented him having a second and Garner's had
:45:44. > :45:48.looked destined for the top corner until the Tranmere keeper pulled him
:45:49. > :45:56.away. They levelled before the interval. Good work from Ryan Lowe.
:45:57. > :46:02.It was turned in by Taylor and the game was in the balance. Jason coup
:46:03. > :46:06.mass, often effective from set piece situations, did not have the impact
:46:07. > :46:11.he desired after coming off the bench. It was left for Garner to
:46:12. > :46:14.claim his aunt Preston's second, he settled the contest to keep the club
:46:15. > :46:22.firmly in the promotion mix and leave Tranmere embroiled in a fight
:46:23. > :46:25.for survival. We started the game extremely well, got the goal and
:46:26. > :46:30.needed to capitalise on that. I'm delighted we got a victory today. We
:46:31. > :46:36.mixed it up and got another three points.
:46:37. > :46:40.If you are short on goals it must be nice to be able to call upon your
:46:41. > :46:46.club's all-time leading scorer. It is what MK Dons did here. McLeod's
:46:47. > :46:52.exquisite chip marks one of the best comeback story. It was his third
:46:53. > :46:55.league start of the season. Having scored the opener he was brought
:46:56. > :47:00.down for a penalty at half-time. Andy Butler was the guilty man.
:47:01. > :47:07.Worse was to come. The red card came out and Walsall were on their way to
:47:08. > :47:10.a first defeat of 2014. Certainly once Reeves dispatched the spot
:47:11. > :47:16.kick. Three straight defeats for the Dons, all without scoring had led to
:47:17. > :47:19.McLeod's recall. His explosive finish capped a much-needed win for
:47:20. > :47:25.the side that harbours play-off ambitions. So do the Sadlers but
:47:26. > :47:33.this was not one of their better days but even a penalty could get
:47:34. > :47:37.them on the scoresheet. The man was brought down and took the kick
:47:38. > :47:45.himself. On this evidence, storage and Suarez haven't got anything to
:47:46. > :47:48.worry about. -- Daniel Sturridge. Neuer-macro Swindon's a promotion
:47:49. > :47:54.challenge appeared to have hit the buffers, four league wins in their
:47:55. > :48:02.previous 13 matches and inside 20 minutes Port Vale got the lead from
:48:03. > :48:10.Loft. Just before the break, the Valley and took the stranglehold on
:48:11. > :48:17.proceedings. -- the brilliance. Lines's goal. You sense Swindon
:48:18. > :48:23.needed a quick response in the second half. Six minutes in, Ranger
:48:24. > :48:27.arrived on the end of Pritchard cross to halve the deficit. His
:48:28. > :48:33.eight league goals for the Robins. His first away from home. Now,
:48:34. > :48:37.Swindon were starting to ask a few questions, and at the end of a slick
:48:38. > :48:47.move on the end of the box it was Michael Smith who rattled Port Vale
:48:48. > :48:52.upright. Rangers -- Ranger's pace was a threat. His shot struck the
:48:53. > :48:56.top of the bar. An equaliser had to come and five minutes past the hour,
:48:57. > :49:00.Pritchard's superb free kick zoomed into the roof of the net as Swindon
:49:01. > :49:04.put together their best way performance for some time. They
:49:05. > :49:10.haven't won on the road since November and it was their young
:49:11. > :49:13.defender Byrne who popped up to complete the magnificent comeback
:49:14. > :49:18.and put his side back in promotion contention.
:49:19. > :49:24.An amazing game at Vale Park, comeback of the day, surely? Yes,
:49:25. > :49:30.when you think about the preparation they had with it and the game in
:49:31. > :49:33.midweek against Peterborough and what surrounded that game and to be
:49:34. > :49:39.asked the questions again and have the answers, it is a fantastic way
:49:40. > :49:42.to react to a tough situation. Talking of Peterborough, they
:49:43. > :49:46.inflicted another late, painful defeat on Leyton Orient. Two goals
:49:47. > :49:51.in the last three minutes, an amazing turnaround. He is trying to
:49:52. > :49:55.freshen things up, Darren Ferguson. He has brought in a talented young
:49:56. > :49:59.centre half from Hartlepool, Lee Tomlin is gone and hoping this is
:50:00. > :50:04.going to spark a turnaround? It is a fantastic result, puts them back
:50:05. > :50:08.into the play-offs and probably they would have thought they would do
:50:09. > :50:13.well to get themselves back in amongst it. That is a really good
:50:14. > :50:18.result. As you say, they have good money, in excess of 1.5 million
:50:19. > :50:22.pounds, so there might be questions about why they have let him go but
:50:23. > :50:30.you can understand for those amounts of money, it gives the latitude to
:50:31. > :50:34.freshen things up and maybe if he desires one or two they can bring
:50:35. > :50:37.them in. You can understand why they go but you get a reaction from the
:50:38. > :50:42.players in a positive sense today. We saw Preston beat Tranmere, they
:50:43. > :50:47.have lost one in eight games. Joe Garner with two goals, in great
:50:48. > :50:50.form. You look at the strikers they have got at Deepdale, Kevin Davies,
:50:51. > :50:56.Craig Davies, Paul Gallagher and here he comes with 11 games in 16
:50:57. > :51:01.games. -- 11 goals in 16 games. He has to play well, hasn't he?
:51:02. > :51:04.Sometimes it works for or against you when there are that many
:51:05. > :51:07.forwards. Sometimes it is the case of pressure and players don't
:51:08. > :51:12.respond to pressure. As a forward you want to play every week. You
:51:13. > :51:16.don't want to know if you are out of the team and if you do score, you
:51:17. > :51:20.stay in, so you want to score each week and get consistency. He is
:51:21. > :51:25.doing his best to be number one out of the list you mentioned. He is
:51:26. > :51:29.doing a good job. More from League One starting with Coventry City, who
:51:30. > :51:32.fresh from a victory at Bristol city on Tuesday night went in search of
:51:33. > :51:37.another wing by this time at Notts County.
:51:38. > :51:43.After three defeats in a row, Notts County could ill afford another
:51:44. > :51:46.setback. Coventry boast a respectable away record but they
:51:47. > :51:55.could not contain the side that established an early advantage.
:51:56. > :51:58.Mullins set them on their way. The team have conceded five in their
:51:59. > :52:01.last home match, but this was more like it as they pressed for a
:52:02. > :52:08.second. Smith could not quite find a way through. Spencer was making his
:52:09. > :52:12.home debut less than a week since signing from Huddersfield. He was
:52:13. > :52:17.quick to make his mark in stunning fashion. Things were looking up.
:52:18. > :52:24.They added to their commanding lead when Adams appended a player to
:52:25. > :52:29.conceded up a penalty. It was left for Sheehan to steer home the spot
:52:30. > :52:38.kick and move the club in the right direction. Out of the bottom four.
:52:39. > :52:44.For Gillingham the journey to Brunton Park is long and usually
:52:45. > :52:52.fruitless. Their last win at Carlisle came over 20 years ago.
:52:53. > :52:55.Striker Joe Pigott wasn't even born there but the child and lonely got
:52:56. > :53:03.them the half-time lead. That came just before half-time but did not
:53:04. > :53:08.break the Cumbrians' resistance. Miller one of two men to strike the
:53:09. > :53:15.woodwork. A mistake late in the game sealed their fate. McDonald notched
:53:16. > :53:21.his seventh goal in eight league matches. His career seems to have
:53:22. > :53:26.taken off. It was briefly hoped-for Carlisle, in injury time, from
:53:27. > :53:30.Robson's Cross, Legge put the ball into his own net but there was no
:53:31. > :53:33.way back for United who slipped closer to the bottom four. It is
:53:34. > :53:38.what it is, we keep fighting and pulling together and hopefully
:53:39. > :53:42.getting performances like that and if we continue to get them I am sure
:53:43. > :53:50.we will get the victories. We have to believe and I want the lads to be
:53:51. > :53:55.positive and keep going. Strength and pace are probably my
:53:56. > :54:00.main asset, said Ikpeazu when he signed the Crewe, and he displayed
:54:01. > :54:05.both qualities superbly to give his leader -- to give his team the lead
:54:06. > :54:10.at Bradford. The first senior goal for the teenager on his full debut.
:54:11. > :54:18.He sniffed out a penalty box chance but his anticipation was billions.
:54:19. > :54:26.He doubled the lead early in the second half. Crewe seems to be
:54:27. > :54:30.another wind but Hansen, back after an injury, put his side back in the
:54:31. > :54:35.match. Just over 90 seconds later they were level. Aaron reclaimed the
:54:36. > :54:41.men who set up the first goal, laid the ball back for Jones to belt in
:54:42. > :54:45.the equaliser. It was turning into quite a match. With Bradford pouring
:54:46. > :54:52.forward for the winner, Crewe hit them on the break. The ball went to
:54:53. > :54:58.Pogba and the finish across McLaughlin was emphatic. Writing
:54:59. > :55:03.Bradford off, especially Jones, is a full's game and the veteran
:55:04. > :55:07.midfielder feeding off the excellent McClane levelled the match for the
:55:08. > :55:12.second time with seven minutes to play. There was sure to be one more
:55:13. > :55:17.chance and it fell to Hansen at the far post. But somehow Crewe's
:55:18. > :55:25.teenaged keeper Garratt kept it out. This was terrific entertainment.
:55:26. > :55:29.Only goal difference separated Bristol City from the drop zone
:55:30. > :55:34.ahead of their trip to Banbury Park. Jon Stead was facing his old club
:55:35. > :55:39.but it was all done strike partner Philliskirk who took centre stage
:55:40. > :55:48.with that spectacular contribution. Flint rescued a point. Despite the
:55:49. > :55:56.draw, city drop into the relegation places.
:55:57. > :56:00.Having defeated Fulham on Tuesday, the Blades held a remarkable and
:56:01. > :56:03.unwanted record ahead of the six pointer. Their only wins in 2014 had
:56:04. > :56:12.come against Premier League opposition. Flint's goal will not
:56:13. > :56:17.have the same column inches but it was vital -- Flynn. Stefan
:56:18. > :56:24.Scougall's first club goal settled it. It was the bread and butter of
:56:25. > :56:29.League One. By contrast, Shrewsbury Town be toast if they carry on like
:56:30. > :56:35.this. Eight defeats out of 11 and no win under Mike Jackson. Taylor's
:56:36. > :56:40.miss summed up their day. After the effort that has gone in, it wasn't
:56:41. > :56:46.likely to be, but it was professional. We got two good goals
:56:47. > :56:52.and we did not sit on it but we made sure we created chances against us.
:56:53. > :57:01.You were impressed with Sheffield United against Fulham? Disciplined,
:57:02. > :57:06.tough to break down, the best player of the lights, Brian Flynn, scored
:57:07. > :57:09.today. A good week for him and them. After three consecutive defeats for
:57:10. > :57:14.Notts County this is what Shaun Derry needed, a 3-0 win against
:57:15. > :57:18.Coventry, who were almost up there on the edge of the play-off places.
:57:19. > :57:22.The first goal by Mullins, then Spencer, but Mullins, for whom it is
:57:23. > :57:25.his first time in this division, he plied his trade in the Championship
:57:26. > :57:31.and Premier League. You know what you will get from someone like that?
:57:32. > :57:34.If you sign a 34-year-old who is playing at the highest level, coming
:57:35. > :57:38.down, you have to get the character right and you get that in him. He
:57:39. > :57:42.will give you the work rate, the effort that you want and will be an
:57:43. > :57:48.inspiration for others around him and he made a marked effect today.
:57:49. > :57:52.Yes, him and Gareth Roberts adds experience to the side. A goodwill
:57:53. > :57:59.for Gillingham, struggling for consistency. -- a good win for
:58:00. > :58:04.Gillingham. They beat Carlisle and they are on the drop, aren't they?
:58:05. > :58:08.They have lost seven out of nine but this is alarming, 15 loans this
:58:09. > :58:14.season, 28 debuts, 41 players they have used. Staggering. The numbers
:58:15. > :58:18.you are talking about, how can you get consistency? How can you get
:58:19. > :58:22.results? You have a change of manager, players who start the
:58:23. > :58:27.season and were not good enough, new ones come in and change it around,
:58:28. > :58:30.so you have a numbers game and there have been that many loans and people
:58:31. > :58:38.coming in to make their debuts, it is not a surprise they have one in
:58:39. > :58:43.17 and they are dropping like a stone. Something has to stop and be
:58:44. > :58:46.addressed. They are a point away from the bottom four. They are going
:58:47. > :58:53.to be in trouble. Having to factor in all the new faces will stop It is
:58:54. > :58:57.impossible. The sole aim has to be survival, surely? It will be now,
:58:58. > :59:02.coming off the back of that. You have one thing in mind and want
:59:03. > :59:09.brief, just to keep your heads above water. To League Two and thanks to a
:59:10. > :59:14.13 run, Scunthorpe is firmly on track. The Iron faced their stiffest
:59:15. > :59:18.examination yet of that promotion content does with the visit of
:59:19. > :59:22.Chesterfield. Temp takes up the story at Glanford Park. -- Clem
:59:23. > :59:34.takes up the story. After two promotions and three
:59:35. > :59:37.relegations, and a couple of close shaves, you could be forgiven for
:59:38. > :59:43.thinking that Scunthorpe might settle for mid-table obscurity this
:59:44. > :59:46.time around. Instead, they are in the thick of a battle to get into
:59:47. > :59:51.League One. And it is thanks to a manager stepping out of the shadows
:59:52. > :59:56.after a decade as an assistant, who is yet to taste defeat, three months
:59:57. > :00:00.after succeeding his mentor, Brian laws, a centre forward who in the
:00:01. > :00:14.summer was without a club and came here on trial, yet is now the top
:00:15. > :00:18.scorer in the league, and an entire backroom staff and several players
:00:19. > :00:22.who are back in the buzz of the club for a second spell. What is it about
:00:23. > :00:26.this place that everybody keeps coming back? Just a fantastic place.
:00:27. > :00:30.It is great to have members of staff that have played for the football
:00:31. > :00:36.club. That is important, they know what it is about, they know what is
:00:37. > :00:41.required. How does the club compared to the one you left in 2010? The one
:00:42. > :00:47.which had just finished 20th in the Championship? That is a tough one.
:00:48. > :00:53.When I left, it was doing well, we left it in a good place, and three
:00:54. > :00:56.and a half years on, we are in the basement of the division. But since
:00:57. > :01:03.I have been back in here, full of confidence, it feels like we are
:01:04. > :01:09.back in the situation we were in back then. How is the transition,
:01:10. > :01:14.when you have been assistant for all that time, and you have got to make
:01:15. > :01:18.the decisions? Yes, it has been a long apprenticeship, it has not been
:01:19. > :01:24.something I have been driven to do, I had enjoyed my time as a number
:01:25. > :01:30.two. But the opportunity came up, and I feel ready for it. How are you
:01:31. > :01:35.and Brian laws, everything still OK? Yes, we are OK, it is difficult.
:01:36. > :01:39.When he leaves the football club, again, you has the later rivage, and
:01:40. > :01:46.all I have done is pick up the baton and try and move the club forward.
:01:47. > :01:52.When you were released by Wolves, you did not necessarily have
:01:53. > :01:56.anything to go to? No, I did not have anything lined up. At the start
:01:57. > :02:00.of the summer I did not know where I would be. Preseason, still did not
:02:01. > :02:06.know, and eventually, I came here, and it has been a great move for
:02:07. > :02:10.me. As soon as the game has finished, I am looking around the
:02:11. > :02:14.league to see who has scored. But it would be fantastic on a personal
:02:15. > :02:25.level to be top come May, but promotion for us is the main target.
:02:26. > :02:29.I watched Chesterfield at Fleetwood on Tuesday night and they were
:02:30. > :02:32.outstanding so we know it is going to be a tough game. But I think
:02:33. > :02:40.Chesterfield know that it is going to be a tough game for them as well.
:02:41. > :02:46.The leaders started brightly, Eoin Doyle keeping Sam Slocombe on his
:02:47. > :02:51.toes. Scunthorpe's run of form is impressive, 13 unbeaten before this.
:02:52. > :02:57.15 minutes in, they had the breakthrough, tucked away following
:02:58. > :03:06.the deflection after the shot from Paddy Madden. Slocum refused to be
:03:07. > :03:09.beaten, meanwhile. With the home side seeming set for a half-time
:03:10. > :03:15.lead, the Spireites got themselves back on terms, as Terry Hawkridge
:03:16. > :03:23.sent Ritchie Humphreys brawling. Eoin Doyle kept his cool. Both sides
:03:24. > :03:29.pressed for a winner in the second half. Winnall went close to winning
:03:30. > :03:38.it. But in the end, there was nothing to separate them.
:03:39. > :03:46.You do not need to check, it is 15 now. Yes, but it is disappointing in
:03:47. > :03:50.the end, we were leading. But it is another point on the way to
:03:51. > :03:57.promotion. You had better get in there, I do not want to get you told
:03:58. > :04:01.off. Cheers. What have you just said to them? Well done. It is another
:04:02. > :04:06.point, we wanted three, did not quite manage it. I thought second
:04:07. > :04:11.half, we were the team in my view most likely to go and get the win.
:04:12. > :04:18.People say to you, as a number two, you will know what it is like when
:04:19. > :04:21.you experience it. It means that little bit more when everything is
:04:22. > :04:25.resting on your shoulders. The substitutions and everything you do.
:04:26. > :04:30.But I am enjoying it. I thought the lads performed really well today.
:04:31. > :04:34.They have stuck together as a group through some difficult periods. A
:04:35. > :04:40.point against Chesterfield is no mean feat, and after struggling
:04:41. > :04:45.against relegation for the last three years, these are more positive
:04:46. > :04:51.times. Thorpe. They are, I think they were one of the busiest in
:04:52. > :04:58.Paddy Madden, that was a bit of an eyebrow raising, I think he cost of
:04:59. > :05:02.couple of Bob as well. So they are setting their sights firmly on
:05:03. > :05:06.promotion. So, good luck to them. And what a great story about Sam
:05:07. > :05:10.Winnall. They say strikers are the ones who get paid the big arcs, and
:05:11. > :05:17.you pay the big bucks for, but he did not cost a penny. No, sometimes,
:05:18. > :05:21.players slip through the net. It is all about opinions, and sometimes
:05:22. > :05:25.people get their opinions wrong and other people profit from it, and
:05:26. > :05:30.certainly, they have done that. It has been three matches unbeaten for
:05:31. > :05:33.Oxford since the shock departure of Chris Wilder two weeks ago. Today
:05:34. > :05:35.they were up against Bristol Rovers, who are just one point above the
:05:36. > :05:45.drop zone. Oxford united were top of the league
:05:46. > :05:49.before they were beaten at home by brittle Rovers back in November. But
:05:50. > :05:53.generally they are a better side on the road. This was a magnificent
:05:54. > :06:01.finish from James Constable, putting them on course to avenge that
:06:02. > :06:16.defeat. Constable, just three away now from equalling the all-time
:06:17. > :06:20.record for the club. But suddenly, Bristol Rovers lifted the tempo, and
:06:21. > :06:24.goalkeeper Ryan Clarke had to get down fast to keep out Tom Lockyer.
:06:25. > :06:32.Shortly afterwards, John-Joe O'Toole, raking his 50th appearance
:06:33. > :06:37.for the Pirates, headed in. And it could have been even better for the
:06:38. > :06:39.home side. But in stoppage time, Brown shot across the face of the
:06:40. > :06:51.goal, and was just millimetres wide. Phil Brown's Southend have enjoyed
:06:52. > :06:56.an impressive sequence of results. Mansfield have not won at home since
:06:57. > :07:02.September. Sam Clucas went about changing that, finishing in style.
:07:03. > :07:08.He gave the Stags something to celebrate. And the afternoon got
:07:09. > :07:11.better. This corner from Chris Clements was headed goalwards, and
:07:12. > :07:17.James Jennings did the rest. Southend made changes, Conor
:07:18. > :07:24.Clifford was a second-half introduction, but he hit the bar
:07:25. > :07:30.here. Clifford then contributed to his side's downfall, going in studs
:07:31. > :07:39.showing and receiving a red card. Southend were up against it. Barry
:07:40. > :07:44.Corr deserved better. This time the post kept him out. Southend did
:07:45. > :07:50.manage a consolation, scored by Ryan Leonard. But the unbeaten run was at
:07:51. > :07:57.an end. For Mansfield, this was a welcome return to form. Over the
:07:58. > :08:02.last two and a half years, we have made this place a Games. We have had
:08:03. > :08:15.some great games here. Home form has been poor this season. -- we have
:08:16. > :08:18.made this place a fortress. AFC Wimbledon have a milestone in
:08:19. > :08:23.sight, just two short of 1000 goals since the club was formed ten years
:08:24. > :08:29.ago. Rochdale went into the lead through is got Hogan. That was
:08:30. > :08:34.midway through the second half, put the promotion chasers back on track
:08:35. > :08:37.after the disappointment of a red feat last week, against Dagenham
:08:38. > :08:50.Redbridge. Soon, Hogan had another to celebrate. -- a rare defeat.
:08:51. > :08:56.Three goals in the space of 60 minutes have put Rochdale just one
:08:57. > :09:01.point behind the top three. -- 16 minutes. Burton have conceded just
:09:02. > :09:07.11 on the road all season, but they needed flag to bail them out on this
:09:08. > :09:12.occasion, after Jack Redshaw justifiably thought he had put
:09:13. > :09:16.Morecambe in front. The Brewers went on to take full advantage. First,
:09:17. > :09:24.new signing Gary Alexander was denied by a terrific sage from Gary
:09:25. > :09:30.Roach. With 18 minutes left, Sully Ismail put away his first senior
:09:31. > :09:37.goal. It was enough to secure all three points for Burton. He is a
:09:38. > :09:42.terrific player, and you get to 60 minutes there will be a few sides
:09:43. > :09:45.fearful when we bring him on. I do not think we have done enough to win
:09:46. > :09:50.the game today. We will have to play better.
:09:51. > :09:59.This was dagger is against Racism day, with discounted tickets, for
:10:00. > :10:14.the visit of Hartlepool. -- Daggers. James provided an early
:10:15. > :10:17.warning. Rhys Murphy was close. And then Luke Morris was left all alone,
:10:18. > :10:28.but somehow managed to squander a wonderful chance. It was to prove
:10:29. > :10:31.costly. Luke Williams, on a month's loan from Middlesbrough, claimed his
:10:32. > :10:39.first goal for Hartlepool. The England under-20 international
:10:40. > :10:42.underlined his ability. Andy Monkhouse completed the scoring to
:10:43. > :10:47.give them their first league double of the season. Still a long way to
:10:48. > :10:50.go in their bid to break into the top seven, but it now looks a
:10:51. > :11:03.realistic ambition. Chris Wilder's worried look may not
:11:04. > :11:09.be changing any time soon. Northampton: New manager made his
:11:10. > :11:15.home debut in charge, and watched Plymouth take three points. It was
:11:16. > :11:25.all too easy, from the perspective of the home side. And there was more
:11:26. > :11:29.uncertainty at the back. Plymouth had a strong wind behind them, and
:11:30. > :11:34.the bottom club were in danger of getting blown away. Matt Duke did
:11:35. > :11:37.better on this occasion, only to be embarrassed by a cross from Lewis
:11:38. > :11:44.Alessandra, which sealed Argyle's victory. Northampton are in deep
:11:45. > :11:51.trouble. We need to work extremely hard right now. It is happening now.
:11:52. > :11:56.So, we have to brush this off and get ourselves going again for
:11:57. > :12:00.Tuesday night, because it is a big, big game against Torquay. We cannot
:12:01. > :12:07.dwell on this. We are trying to learn and move forward, but there is
:12:08. > :12:13.a lot of work to be done. York City had not scored in their two previous
:12:14. > :12:20.home games, but John McCombe was purply kept out here. In the main,
:12:21. > :12:25.it was all York, but Jermaine McGlashan did have a vibrant solo
:12:26. > :12:32.run for Chuck, shutdown by the alert young 'keeper Nick Pope. -- for
:12:33. > :12:36.Cheltenham. From then on, the home side piled on the pressure.
:12:37. > :12:46.Cheltenham were hanging on for dear life. It was goalkeeper Brown who
:12:47. > :12:50.kept them alive. This was a brilliant save to keep out the free
:12:51. > :12:55.kick from Josh Carson. In the dying moments, he was relieved to see
:12:56. > :13:06.Russell Penn's piledriver deflected away from danger.
:13:07. > :13:12.Portsmouth were chasing successive away victories. They were only three
:13:13. > :13:19.points clear of the relegation zone going into this fixture. But this
:13:20. > :13:25.was a simple finish to put them ahead. They nearly threw it away
:13:26. > :13:29.when Ben Chorley's backpass was completely missed by Trevor Carson.
:13:30. > :13:35.The 'keeper was relieved to see the ball rolling into the side netting.
:13:36. > :13:39.Exeter had not won in seven home games, but they were creating plenty
:13:40. > :13:44.of chances. Carson made a terrific save on this occasion. Then, Liam
:13:45. > :13:49.Sercombe wriggled clear of the Pompey defence, but without reward.
:13:50. > :13:54.There were enough people back to preserve the lead. Ryan Taylor could
:13:55. > :13:58.not quite profit from another defensive blunder, this time by
:13:59. > :14:02.Artur Krysiak. The Pompey striker was close to putting the match out
:14:03. > :14:06.of sight. Portsmouth must have thought they had done enough to hold
:14:07. > :14:12.out, but in the final moments, there was to be a dramatic conclusion, as
:14:13. > :14:22.this deflected effort went in, and it was heartbreak for Pompey.
:14:23. > :14:29.Worrying times for Wycombe. Four successive home defeat had them in
:14:30. > :14:34.big trouble ahead of this one. The goals had dried up. Styche kept up
:14:35. > :14:38.the scoresheet. Stanley are showing the kind of spirit that could keep
:14:39. > :14:43.them up. Had it not been for a linesman's Flag, they would have
:14:44. > :14:44.racked up a third straight win. Frustrating late on but at least
:14:45. > :14:55.Wycombe stopped the rot. That point was better for Accrington
:14:56. > :14:58.than Wycombe and the pressure is on Gareth Ainsworth. I have seen them
:14:59. > :15:01.twice this season and they have played well. They have knocked the
:15:02. > :15:06.ball around, they lacked a cutting edge and that was the case today but
:15:07. > :15:10.that is an incredibly poor run. Somebody who did have a cutting
:15:11. > :15:14.edge, Scott Hogan, from Rochdale. The leading goal-scorer. He is
:15:15. > :15:20.relatively young, the first season at the Football League. Well done to
:15:21. > :15:25.him and Keith Hill admitted his head was all over the place in January,
:15:26. > :15:31.saying he could get a big mover but credit to him. Absolutely, he has
:15:32. > :15:36.got his death -- he has got his head down again. He took his goals
:15:37. > :15:41.magnificently and Rochdale were excellent. It was some of the
:15:42. > :15:46.poorest play I have seen in an awful long time, so Neal Eardley will be
:15:47. > :15:50.desperately disappointed about their performance today but take nothing
:15:51. > :15:55.away from Rochdale, they were excellent. They can do the
:15:56. > :16:01.business. Relief for Mansfield, their first home win in 11 games.
:16:02. > :16:06.The owner is appealing for more help financially. It shows you where they
:16:07. > :16:10.are at. It has been a tough year for the manager because they have had
:16:11. > :16:15.such an up and down season. A good start, expectation rises, then a bad
:16:16. > :16:19.one and when you are inconsistent, you have to handle that. When you
:16:20. > :16:23.look at it, six points of relegation, where they are is fine
:16:24. > :16:28.for Mansfield. That is not an issue. They are doing OK. It is just the
:16:29. > :16:33.way they have got there. A good result against Southend. As for the
:16:34. > :16:37.tables - Leicester extend their lead at the top of the Sky Bet
:16:38. > :16:38.Championship to 11 points despite Watford ending their record-winning
:16:39. > :16:45.run. Burnley move back into second after
:16:46. > :16:48.as the only winners in the top seven today. QPR play on Monday. Only
:16:49. > :16:50.three sides in the bottom half of the Championship won, namely,
:16:51. > :16:53.Huddersfield, Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham. Bottom club Yeovil
:16:54. > :16:56.remain six points adrift of safety after a third consecutive defeat.
:16:57. > :16:59.Leyton Orient missed the chance to go top of League One after their
:17:00. > :17:04.late home defeat to Peterborough, which means there was no change in
:17:05. > :17:06.the top fiveposition. Posh moved back into the play-off spots at
:17:07. > :17:10.Walsall's expense. Notts County moved out of the relegation places
:17:11. > :17:12.and up three places to 19th with that comfortable win against
:17:13. > :17:16.Coventry. Sheffield United now within a point of safety into 21st.
:17:17. > :17:20.With bottom club Stevenage now five points from safety but with games in
:17:21. > :17:23.hand. There was no change in the automatic promotion places of League
:17:24. > :17:26.Two as all three drew. So Chesterfield remain three points
:17:27. > :17:30.clear at the top. Rochdale and Burton both closed the gap on the
:17:31. > :17:34.trio above them with away wins. Just five points separating the top five
:17:35. > :17:38.club. Mansfield were the only winners in the bottom half of the
:17:39. > :17:40.table, jumping up three places to 17th after surprisingly ending
:17:41. > :17:43.Southend's eight-match unbeaten run. After their fourth consecutive home
:17:44. > :17:51.defeat, bottom club Northampton are now seven points from safety. That's
:17:52. > :17:54.it from us. Don't forget to join John Inverdale for live coverage of
:17:55. > :17:58.the Six Nations as France take on Italy at 2.30pm on Sunday afternoon
:17:59. > :18:01.on BBC One. Later, for all the highlights from Sunday's Premier
:18:02. > :18:07.League games - there's Match Of The Day 2 at 10.25pm. Steve, good to see
:18:08. > :18:10.you. Have a great week. Goodnight.