:00:37. > :00:39.Hello, just 27 days on from the World Cup, here we are again for
:00:40. > :00:42.all the drama, intrigue and thrills from the Sky Bet Football League.
:00:43. > :00:47.And with me to reflect on the opening weekend
:00:48. > :00:50.of a brand new season,? a regular on the show -
:00:51. > :00:52.former Fulham and Bristol City striker Leroy Rosenior.
:00:53. > :00:53.And alongside Leroy, we're delighted to have another
:00:54. > :00:57.ex-striker who called time on his 13 year playing career in the summer.?
:00:58. > :01:02.He scored goals right across the three divisons.
:01:03. > :01:04.With spells at Reading and Portsmouth -
:01:05. > :01:10.it started at Cambridge and finished at Oxford? -
:01:11. > :01:16.Anyway, here's what's coming up on our first offering of the season.
:01:17. > :01:19.Making their first appearance back in the Championship in 13 years,
:01:20. > :01:24.in Saturday's late game at Mick McCarthy's Ipswich Town.
:01:25. > :01:27.We have the best of the action from a cracking opening match
:01:28. > :01:34.Our featured game comes from Griffin Park as newly-promoted
:01:35. > :01:41.Brentford welcomed Charlton for a full blooded London derby.
:01:42. > :01:43.After their brief stay in the Premier League,
:01:44. > :01:51.Cardiff started life back in the second tier at Blackburn Rovers.
:01:52. > :01:55.We'll see how Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side got on at Ewood Park.
:01:56. > :01:58.And one of the big stories of the summer was yet another
:01:59. > :02:02.As they prepare for their opening game at Millwall -
:02:03. > :02:14.one of football's most notorious and demanding owners.
:02:15. > :02:18.Having paid a record ?11 million for striker Ross McCormack
:02:19. > :02:21.in the close season, Fulham manager Felix Magath has made a big call
:02:22. > :02:24.in a bid to return to the top flight at the first time of asking.
:02:25. > :02:28.started life back in the Championship at Ipswich Town.?
:02:29. > :02:30.Mick McCarthy awarded a debut to Hungarian summer signing
:02:31. > :02:33.Balint Bajner up front while Felix Magath picked eight debutants,
:02:34. > :02:37.including last season's Championship top scorer, Ross McCormack.
:02:38. > :03:03.That is a terrific save. At full stretch. Great delivery. Fulham,
:03:04. > :03:11.short of numbers at the back. The 20-year-old, Hewitt, with a corner
:03:12. > :03:20.kick. The drive, always fizzing wide. The question was, did the
:03:21. > :03:27.goalkeeper get a finger to that? Great vision. Good pass. Ofcom 's
:03:28. > :03:41.Tim Hoogland, full of running, so far. -- goes. A Rush of blood to the
:03:42. > :03:46.head. Felix Magath, 12 Premier League games in charge bringing 12
:03:47. > :03:59.once last season, not enough to keep Fulham in the top flight. -- 12
:04:00. > :04:07.points. That has come out as far as Skuse. Difficult to keep that down.
:04:08. > :04:17.A good effort. Spilled by the keeper. And a great recovery. It was
:04:18. > :04:24.an earlier error from Dean Gerken, but how quickly he redeemed himself.
:04:25. > :04:32.Here come Ipswich with Daryl Murphy. Murphy, Ipswich Town take
:04:33. > :04:43.the lead. To some extent, against the run of play. Murphy blazed past
:04:44. > :04:51.Hutchinson. And that was a very calm finish past the rookie goalkeeper.
:04:52. > :04:59.Mings, stretching those long legs of his. Picking out Murphy. On his left
:05:00. > :05:05.foot, this time. That is his favoured foot. He took his time to
:05:06. > :05:12.pick the past. Murphy, finding space, but he could not find the top
:05:13. > :05:19.corner. A good flick on from Moussa Dembele. Nicely brought down. Sizing
:05:20. > :05:37.up the chance. He goes for gold. A familiar story for Felix Magath. His
:05:38. > :05:49.side trailing at half-time. Getting away from Hewitt. And Dean Gerken
:05:50. > :05:54.not required. That was a nice move from the visitors. The pass from
:05:55. > :06:01.Ross McCormack, slightly behind Dembele. And how about this? It is
:06:02. > :06:07.the ?11 million man, Ross McCormack, who makes way. His debut
:06:08. > :06:17.for Fulham lasted less than one hour. That goes Hutchinson. Murphy
:06:18. > :06:26.has got the better of him. And it comes out to McGoldrick. 2-0,
:06:27. > :06:36.Ipswich! David McGoldrick is back doing what he does best. 2-0 might
:06:37. > :06:48.be enough to see off the challenge of relegated Fulham. Shaun
:06:49. > :06:58.Hutchinson were Fulham debut ends. And on comes another teenager,
:06:59. > :07:05.17-year-old Patrick Roberts. Chambers. Hewitt, in support.
:07:06. > :07:12.Chambers might not need it. It is a lovely cross. That was a gilt edged
:07:13. > :07:19.opportunity. It raised the crossbar. George Burley, the former
:07:20. > :07:29.Ipswich manager who guided them into the Premier League, way back in
:07:30. > :07:36.2000. Mings slips. Hoogland getting away, and it is a deflection,
:07:37. > :07:41.Hoogland will claim it. Smith will not want it. Is there still a
:07:42. > :07:46.glimmer of a chance for Fulham to get something out of their first
:07:47. > :07:55.game in the Championship? The slip from Mings, so significant. Hoogland
:07:56. > :08:01.just chanced his arm. Parker, driving Fulham forward. He has a man
:08:02. > :08:09.to his left hand side. It is Eisfeld. This is Roberts. It was
:08:10. > :08:20.almost a dream story therefore Patrick Roberts. -- there, for
:08:21. > :08:32.Patrick Roberts. This is Roberts. Now Woodrow. Roberts has gone for
:08:33. > :08:43.the return. Another deflection. And this time, Dean Gerken and Ipswich
:08:44. > :08:50.are fortunate. That was a good way to start the season, wasn't it? It
:08:51. > :08:56.was, wasn't it? I totally agree. It was hard work achieving it. But it
:08:57. > :09:01.is three points. Good result for Ipswich on the opening day. Their
:09:02. > :09:05.fans might have been fearing the worst because failing to hold onto a
:09:06. > :09:13.lead was one of their hallmarks last season. They conceded possession.
:09:14. > :09:17.They knew that Fulham would have the majority of it. They have hit them
:09:18. > :09:27.well on the counterattack and scored terrific goals. They just contained
:09:28. > :09:33.Fulham all the game. How much of a result was that for your former
:09:34. > :09:38.club? I don't think people expected them to be in charge this year but
:09:39. > :09:43.it was the right decision to try and rejuvenate them. They went down with
:09:44. > :09:50.a little bit of a whimper. A lot of young players brought in. They have
:09:51. > :09:55.got to learn very quickly. They have got to deal with the power, pace and
:09:56. > :09:58.aggression of the Championship and they did not do that very well, but
:09:59. > :10:05.there were some good pastor their game. All eyes were on the new ?11
:10:06. > :10:10.million signing for Fulham, Ross McCormack, but he was taken off at
:10:11. > :10:16.half-time. Roberts, the youngster, caught the eye. He was only on for
:10:17. > :10:23.15 minutes but he did catch the eye. He gave impetus to that Fulham
:10:24. > :10:27.performance. He has had a good upbringing. I think he will play a
:10:28. > :10:32.major part in this season for Fulham. Some big clubs are looking
:10:33. > :10:41.and they will have to keep hold of him. He can have a positive effect
:10:42. > :10:44.on the season for Fulham. It was great for Mick McCarthy to see both
:10:45. > :10:49.of his strikers getting on the scoresheet. What about Fulham, with
:10:50. > :10:55.all of the changes that have gone on? Do you expect them to be still
:10:56. > :11:02.challenging? They have got the nucleus of a very good side. Scott
:11:03. > :11:06.Parker was exceptional today. He had young legs around him. He was able
:11:07. > :11:13.to bring them into the game, call we Woodrow, for example. Roberts is
:11:14. > :11:22.another good find and able do well to hang onto him. Let's see how the
:11:23. > :11:26.other newcomers got on in the Championship, starting with Cardiff.
:11:27. > :11:28.The Bluebirds got their campaign underway at Cardiff -- at Blackburn
:11:29. > :11:43.on Friday night. That would like a handball. And
:11:44. > :11:47.referee Andy madly has had instructions from his assistant on
:11:48. > :11:53.this nearside, and it is Cardiff City who are penalised. Handball,
:11:54. > :11:58.this nearside, and it is Cardiff but was it just inside the penalty
:11:59. > :12:10.area? Tom Cairney, straight into the wall. That looked like it was just
:12:11. > :12:17.inside the penalty area. Andrew madly, watched by the new refereeing
:12:18. > :12:26.supremo, Howard Webb, who has retired from refereeing. Connelly
:12:27. > :12:30.has come to the edge of the Blackburn penalty area. Peter
:12:31. > :12:36.Whittingham with the free kick. And Kevin Jones. On the end of the touch
:12:37. > :12:46.from Hudson. Cardiff City get the first goal of the new football
:12:47. > :12:46.league season. Cardiff had cause Blackburn problems from previous
:12:47. > :12:49.corner kicks. league season. Cardiff had cause
:12:50. > :12:56.Blackburn problems You can see the central defender with a touch on,
:12:57. > :13:11.Hudson. And in, by Ken Wynne Jones. -- Ken Wein Jones.
:13:12. > :13:20.Tom Cairney places it perfectly past David Marshall and Blackburn Rovers
:13:21. > :13:27.are back on level terms. Peter Whittingham dispossessed by Jordan
:13:28. > :13:33.Rhodes. Kenny, creating a little bit of room for himself, curling it away
:13:34. > :13:41.from David Marshall. And it is all square at Ewood Park. Delicate ball
:13:42. > :13:52.in. And not too far over from Rudy Gestede. Very promising start to the
:13:53. > :14:04.second half from Blackburn. That has got to be a foul. He is lining this
:14:05. > :14:13.up against his former club. Craig Conway. David Marshall did not even
:14:14. > :14:17.attempt to make a save. You could have felt sorry for yourself because
:14:18. > :14:24.you could have had a penalty in the first minute. I think so. It is a
:14:25. > :14:29.clear handball. And the timing of the incident is irrelevant. It is a
:14:30. > :14:37.penalty in our eyes. It was in the box. We are disappointed we did not
:14:38. > :14:42.get it. But we recovered well. Tonight, the supporters will be
:14:43. > :14:49.happy, but a point away from home against one of the favourites. It
:14:50. > :14:52.was a good return. A meeting of two clubs who experienced the best and
:14:53. > :14:59.worst feelings at the play-offs at Wembley back in May. Derby have to
:15:00. > :15:03.regroup after missing out on the top flight with virtually the last
:15:04. > :15:09.kick. Judging from their start, therapy to no long-lasting effects.
:15:10. > :15:13.Simon Dawkins fired in a warning as the Millers try to find their
:15:14. > :15:18.bearings. The home side came forward again. Cyrus Christie clean-up
:15:19. > :15:25.Johnny Russell, who was thwarted brilliantly. Then Rotherham began as
:15:26. > :15:30.King questions. The header stopped on the line by Will Hughes, and
:15:31. > :15:35.Kieran Agard failed with a follow-up. And as the Yorkshire club
:15:36. > :15:39.closed in on what would have been an excellent opening-day point, there
:15:40. > :15:45.was a goal from Jeff Hendrick. No wonder he is winning so many
:15:46. > :15:52.admirers. What are displayed more of that never say die attitude that got
:15:53. > :15:58.them over the line last season. Then Kieran Agard appeared destined to
:15:59. > :16:05.score. Craig Forsyth came to the rescue to assure Steve McClaren's
:16:06. > :16:11.side of a winning start. They didn't get the goal and got restricted but
:16:12. > :16:15.kept our patience and kept playing, kept possession. Eventually we have
:16:16. > :16:21.got the quality to win games. We are disappointed. We have lost a good
:16:22. > :16:27.team and we frustrated them and we were the better team for long
:16:28. > :16:32.periods. Plenty of positive things to draw from four Steve Evans.
:16:33. > :16:40.We saw there, no shame in losing away to Derby County. Rotherham
:16:41. > :16:47.frustrated the opposition for large spells. Let's not patronise them,
:16:48. > :16:50.they wanted to go there and get something and they deserved
:16:51. > :16:57.something from the game. They scored 86 goals in League 1 last year. They
:16:58. > :17:00.looked like they will try to do the same thing in the Championship. They
:17:01. > :17:05.cannot be as open as they wear, last year. That was as good an away
:17:06. > :17:10.performance as you will see this season and they deserved something
:17:11. > :17:15.from the game. That is what Steve McClaren wanted. Just to blow away
:17:16. > :17:20.any talk of a possible hangover from Wembley. They are up and running
:17:21. > :17:26.with a good victory over Rotherham. They will be there or thereabouts at
:17:27. > :17:32.the end of the season. The bookies have them as title favourites. They
:17:33. > :17:37.have lost that thing of being an unknown quantity that they had last
:17:38. > :17:39.season but they are good side. And Steve McClaren is a canny enough
:17:40. > :17:47.courage to get them out of that league. We saw Cardiff playing
:17:48. > :17:52.against Blackburn on Friday night. Not quite the explosive start their
:17:53. > :17:56.fans were looking for. Taking into consideration what happened last
:17:57. > :18:05.season, is Ole Gunnar Solskjaer right man to take them up? He wanted
:18:06. > :18:09.to go there and make a statement. You need a balance in the
:18:10. > :18:13.Championship. Cannot throw all of your eggs in one basket. Do not
:18:14. > :18:19.think that he had a plan bee for that game. He's not experienced at
:18:20. > :18:24.this level. You could say that about a lot of managers. He needs to find
:18:25. > :18:27.a balance. Maybe just the sort of player to give those attacking
:18:28. > :18:34.players a platform to do their best. Well, it's been 21 long years since
:18:35. > :18:37.Brentford took their place in the Last season's League One runners-up
:18:38. > :18:41.began life in the Championship at home to a new-look Charlton side,
:18:42. > :18:44.in a London derby. Mark Warburton gave debuts to new
:18:45. > :18:46.signings Alex Pritchard, Moses Odubajo and Andre Gray,
:18:47. > :18:49.while Bob Peeters included no fewer than seven debutants
:18:50. > :19:13.in his first Charlton line-up. Good period of possession. It goes
:19:14. > :19:20.wide, first shot at goal. Alex Pritchard has been brought in from
:19:21. > :19:21.shooting positions, and a first sight of goal from the Tottenham
:19:22. > :19:37.signing. Pritchard kept it in. A
:19:38. > :19:48.disappointing shot. Good work from Pritchard. But the left foot was
:19:49. > :19:53.very easy for Henderson. Berg Gudmundsson has opened them up,
:19:54. > :20:00.a great opportunity and a great save. Found himself one on one, and
:20:01. > :20:07.David Button stood tall. A great chance for the visiting side.
:20:08. > :20:23.A good pass from a corner. It took a deflection and Henderson parried it
:20:24. > :20:34.away behind. It did just take a deflection on the way through.
:20:35. > :20:50.Better from Charlton at the start of the second half.
:20:51. > :21:16.The header came back, and a good save, and of the post. Charlton come
:21:17. > :21:22.close again. Brentford had the best home record last season, only beaten
:21:23. > :21:32.on three occasions on an outstanding promotion season. This is better.
:21:33. > :21:34.Great, and Henderson saves. Once again, it is Pritchard with a
:21:35. > :21:53.delivery. And the header. Vetokele showing quick feet.
:21:54. > :22:02.Cousins. That took a touch from a Brentford boot, and it has gone
:22:03. > :22:12.behind for a corner. Jackson will take it. Right in on the line and
:22:13. > :22:17.into the back of the net, Charlton have scored! Vetokele, right on the
:22:18. > :22:26.line with the keeper. Button may have appeared to have bashed it into
:22:27. > :22:33.his own net. Vetokele will claim it, right in front of the celebrating
:22:34. > :22:34.Charlton fans, Charlton in front. First touch for substitute Tommy
:22:35. > :22:51.Smith. The keeper hesitated for a moment,
:22:52. > :23:03.Western -- Button was way out of range. Effectively an open goal. And
:23:04. > :23:10.the substitute spurns the chance by the narrowest of margins and
:23:11. > :23:25.Brentford stay in the game. Crashing away from the crossbar.
:23:26. > :23:39.Still plenty of attack, all the way through for the Tommy Smith. Smith!
:23:40. > :23:50.An equaliser for Brentford, from the debut boy Tommy Smith. It found a
:23:51. > :23:56.way through. And the former Cardiff man marks his first team debut with
:23:57. > :24:03.a goal which might just save Brentford on this opening day. A
:24:04. > :24:05.horrible deflection from Ben Haim, but Smith will want to claim it,
:24:06. > :24:24.Brentford have a leveller. The referee will give a free kick.
:24:25. > :24:29.Proschwitz. Could be dangerous. Jackson has been penalised and
:24:30. > :24:33.Brentford, with an opportunity, 25 yards out.
:24:34. > :24:46.It looked like Judge. Oh! I don't think Henderson was getting to that
:24:47. > :24:58.one either. A brilliant effort from Judge. Up, over, from the top of the
:24:59. > :25:04.crossbar. Corner to Brentford. Time is
:25:05. > :25:12.starting to wind down. Is there a fairy tale finish to a first day
:25:13. > :25:19.back in for the Brentford fans? Very deep, prop Schmitz got there.
:25:20. > :25:24.Setting up Smith but not this time. -- Proschwitz. He did well to keep
:25:25. > :25:33.that one alive. What an introduction for Tommy Smith.
:25:34. > :25:38.Games can change so fast, you were close to 2-0 down.
:25:39. > :25:43.We should have been, in all fairness. Tommy is a quality act. He
:25:44. > :25:49.showed his experience and got the goal. I am delighted for him and for
:25:50. > :25:53.the team. It wasn't our best performance but we will learn.
:25:54. > :25:59.Did you think it might have been all three points.
:26:00. > :26:07.We still needed to play for the one point, they had fresh legs. We
:26:08. > :26:14.missed 2-0 in an open goal. That is football, if you do not take the
:26:15. > :26:20.moment. Three open chances away from home, you need to put the ball in
:26:21. > :26:23.the net. I am happy with the way my team looked solid at the back. We
:26:24. > :26:34.created chances. It opened up at the end, plenty of
:26:35. > :26:39.encouraging signs. Who would have been happier? I think Brentford,
:26:40. > :26:46.having come from behind. Charlton missed a succession of chances.
:26:47. > :26:47.Bob Peeters alluded to that, a solid start which could have been
:26:48. > :26:58.spectacular. Charlton had some really good
:26:59. > :27:02.chances, that was Tucudean. His first touch was right in front, his
:27:03. > :27:08.second was more less in front of him, he should be rolling back to
:27:09. > :27:13.the side of the keeper. But straight at Button. An opportunity for the
:27:14. > :27:20.substitute who came on, it should have been in the back of the net.
:27:21. > :27:27.Unfortunately lifted it to high onto the crossbar. That would have made
:27:28. > :27:34.it 2-0. And given Brentford a lift. When they did get back into the
:27:35. > :27:41.game, they did go for it. Though these were neat and tidy in
:27:42. > :27:45.possession. They didn't have too many clear-cut opportunities. In the
:27:46. > :27:51.end, experience told. Yes, they ran the game for the first
:27:52. > :27:57.20 minutes. It highlights the importance of taking your chances.
:27:58. > :28:05.Quality, Tommy Smith. Technical ability. What Brentford will learn
:28:06. > :28:09.at this level is their enthusiasm was great, attitude spot on, that
:28:10. > :28:23.extra bit of quality from Smith was crucial. As the season progresses,
:28:24. > :28:28.they will need experience. Charlton has a lot of experience in
:28:29. > :28:42.the side. They are no pushovers. Ben Haim and he is a good defender.
:28:43. > :28:48.A solid back five there. Now, to an interesting summer,
:28:49. > :28:51.to say the least, at Leeds United. Where, despite initially failing the
:28:52. > :28:53.Football League's fit and proper persons test, owner Massimo Cellino
:28:54. > :28:56.not only successfully appealed the ruling, he then raised more eyebrows
:28:57. > :28:59.in the close season, by appointing a head coach who was previously
:29:00. > :29:01.in charge of Conference Premier Well, in the build-up to
:29:02. > :29:05.the club's opening game at Millwall, what better way to help
:29:06. > :29:30.Dave Hockaday acclimatise in his new Football's odd couple, a flamboyant
:29:31. > :29:35.Italian with Iraq sheet of criminal convictions who in 22 years in
:29:36. > :29:41.Calgary changed his manager 26 times. And a teetotal manager who
:29:42. > :29:46.has never managed in the Football League.
:29:47. > :29:54.Tell me the story, how did you get the gig?
:29:55. > :30:00.I got a phone call from an Italian man, he said he had been asked to
:30:01. > :30:06.find a coach and would I be interested? We talked football for
:30:07. > :30:13.five hours. During the conversation, he said, I want you to be my head
:30:14. > :30:22.coach. What are you thinking? Do you know the full ramifications of
:30:23. > :30:27.appointing Mr nobody? You go quick, quick, then slower,
:30:28. > :30:32.and lower. Did you tackle him on his track
:30:33. > :30:37.record of managerial recruitment and changing? Does it concern you what
:30:38. > :30:41.he has done in the past? That is history. I have been given an
:30:42. > :30:49.incredible opportunity, I will give it my best shot.
:30:50. > :30:54.All the transfer acquisitions, are they coming from his direction?
:30:55. > :31:00.We are throwing all the names in together. We do her work on the
:31:01. > :31:07.players. He has said no to my suggestions, and vice versa. People
:31:08. > :31:12.are trying to make a big thing of this. There is no knocking of horns,
:31:13. > :31:18.we are singing from the same sheet. I am in charge of the team. I pick
:31:19. > :31:26.the team, run the game on a Saturday, done.
:31:27. > :31:31.Hand on heart, did you know much about the new gaffer? I spoke to my
:31:32. > :31:35.mate at Leyton Orient and he knows him, he said he is a really good
:31:36. > :31:42.coach. It gave me a positive feeling. You have to give everybody
:31:43. > :31:50.a chance. He has had a good effect on the boys. What has gone on over
:31:51. > :31:55.the last decade, eighth permanent manager, it is astonishing.
:31:56. > :32:01.You cannot change history, you can learn from it. People have been in
:32:02. > :32:04.before and it hasn't worked. My job is to make all of these players help
:32:05. > :32:10.themselves and become better players, that is my job. We are a
:32:11. > :32:12.team and we need to get better in every department. We will work as
:32:13. > :32:31.hard as possible to achieve that. They were chasing the game after
:32:32. > :32:36.only eight minutes, Beevers got the opener.
:32:37. > :32:43.The big chance came and went in minutes into the second, this fumble
:32:44. > :32:47.fell nicely for Nicky Ajose. But Noel Hunt was denied his first ever
:32:48. > :32:54.League goal. Millwall resumed their dominance, Martyn Woolford had a
:32:55. > :33:00.strong case for a penalty after tangling with Murphy. But the
:33:01. > :33:11.referee Oliver Langford said no. The lines were awarded a spot kick.
:33:12. > :33:18.After this challenge from Lewis Cook.
:33:19. > :33:24.Williams scored from the spot. Unbeaten now in their last nine
:33:25. > :33:27.games. Our motto is stronger together and
:33:28. > :33:35.hopefully we can prove to be that. It is a great start.
:33:36. > :33:39.They dealt with the moments better. We had to learn from that and pick
:33:40. > :33:45.ourselves up and crack on for the next game.
:33:46. > :33:54.Millwall have had a good pre-season. And a comfortable win at home.
:33:55. > :34:00.Leeds, what do you make of what has gone on over the summer in terms of
:34:01. > :34:06.Massimo Cellino, the president decision to appoint David Hockaday?
:34:07. > :34:11.Dave got a phone call out of the blue, a five hour chat from the
:34:12. > :34:18.Channon, that is great. Good luck today. You grab it with both hands.
:34:19. > :34:23.-- the chairman. I have never heard anything like it in my life before.
:34:24. > :34:29.A situation where you see Dave on the training ground, head coach on
:34:30. > :34:35.his own. If things go well he should get the credit, but if not, he will
:34:36. > :34:38.get all the flak. It is almost unfair he has been put in this
:34:39. > :34:45.situation. He is in the firing line. It was the
:34:46. > :34:52.manner of defeat against Millwall. He didn't need that. If someone
:34:53. > :34:59.offers you the job, you grab it. I am sure he will do the best he can.
:35:00. > :35:05.What he did not need today was the level of performance which puts
:35:06. > :35:14.unnecessary pressure on the next game. That is Accrington Stanley. It
:35:15. > :35:21.is interesting he said they sit down and decide on players. The chairman
:35:22. > :35:30.has said no to him and he said no to the chairman. But four Italians have
:35:31. > :35:33.been signed. He should be put in charge to pick his players and so he
:35:34. > :35:39.can live and die by his own decision. Do you expect the
:35:40. > :35:46.relationship to last the season? I think he will do the best he can.
:35:47. > :35:57.If the club have any problems they will come from above.
:35:58. > :36:00.Right, time to round up the rest of the Championship action
:36:01. > :36:03.from the first day starting at the Amex, where former Liverpool captain
:36:04. > :36:03.Sammy Hyppia was taking charge at Brighton for the first time.
:36:04. > :36:07.The visitors were Sheffield Wednesday.
:36:08. > :36:14.Sami Hyypia was up against Sheffield Wednesday again in his opening
:36:15. > :36:16.English managerial assignment. Kazenga LuaLua try
:36:17. > :36:22.English managerial assignment. course for this match. It was an
:36:23. > :36:27.early start for Kieran Westwood on his Wednesday debut. Former Fulham
:36:28. > :36:32.keeper David Stockdale made his first appearance for Brighton. He
:36:33. > :36:37.came off second best when Giles Coke let fly. The problems increased the
:36:38. > :36:42.Brighton after the break when cross found Hutchinson. The referee went
:36:43. > :36:52.straight for the red card. With the loss of their most influential
:36:53. > :36:55.midfielder, and the signing of St Johnstone striker Stevie May was
:36:56. > :37:00.revealed during the game as the Yorkshire club continue to
:37:01. > :37:11.strengthen. Westwood foiled Chris Grady to keep the point secure. The
:37:12. > :37:15.red car did not make it any easier. When you get a red card when you are
:37:16. > :37:25.trailing 1-0, it is not an easy task. The challenge for the players
:37:26. > :37:31.was to get off to a good start. In the end, at 1-0 up, I thought we
:37:32. > :37:36.controlled the game. It is fair to say neither of these clubs kick off
:37:37. > :37:39.the new campaign of the most in the preseason thoughts of those
:37:40. > :37:42.discussing who might be part of the race for the Premier League. The
:37:43. > :37:47.opening day is time be optimistic. There was no lack of buoyancy
:37:48. > :37:51.amongst those gathered in the West Yorkshire sunshine. But for
:37:52. > :37:56.Huddersfield fans that feeling lasted for precisely 25 seconds
:37:57. > :38:00.before Marc Pugh gave Bournemouth a grip on the game that they never
:38:01. > :38:05.lost. Selling louis Grabban to Norwich looked to have hampered the
:38:06. > :38:09.prospects for the Cherries, but some of the cash was spent on Callum
:38:10. > :38:13.Wilson from Coventry, and that already looks like good business.
:38:14. > :38:18.Huddersfield had to score the next goal to make it up contest and
:38:19. > :38:22.Oliver Norwood almost raised their spirits, but it was game over
:38:23. > :38:26.straight after half-time, as Yann Kermogant picked up the pieces after
:38:27. > :38:33.Alex Smithies could not hold onto that header. Huddersfield then
:38:34. > :38:39.simply disintegrated. A disgrace was how manager Mark Robins described
:38:40. > :38:44.their performance. Some up by the second for Wilson. It could have
:38:45. > :38:50.been even worse. Joel Lynch short-changed Alex Smithies who then
:38:51. > :38:56.tumbled Wilson, for a penalty. The goalkeeper then denied him a debut
:38:57. > :39:01.hat-trick. But it was of no concern to Bournemouth and no consolation to
:39:02. > :39:05.Huddersfield. We restricted them to have chances from distance. We were
:39:06. > :39:11.professional in our approach and saw the game out that the end. We did
:39:12. > :39:19.not form to any sort of level. It was not good enough. After a strong
:39:20. > :39:24.finish to the end of last season there was plenty of optimism at the
:39:25. > :39:28.Riverside this time round. Daniel Ayala met a corner from Grant
:39:29. > :39:32.Leadbeater. And it was a lead they did not look like pulling clinching.
:39:33. > :39:38.That was one Spaniard on the scoresheet, soon to be followed by
:39:39. > :39:41.another, Kite, as he likes to be known, and announced his arrival in
:39:42. > :39:49.the second half, after some poor defending. He tucked away a debut
:39:50. > :39:53.goal. At just short of ?3 million, it could prove to be money well
:39:54. > :39:57.spent. And following a free kick straight from the training ground,
:39:58. > :40:02.he should have doubled his tally. This was one of several smart stops
:40:03. > :40:13.from Darren Randolph that kept the score down. There were no effort on
:40:14. > :40:17.the Middlesbrough goal. In possession of the football, we were
:40:18. > :40:29.extremely negative. The statistics tell you that story. It was perfect,
:40:30. > :40:40.because the team was perfect since the first whistle and we have two go
:40:41. > :40:47.again, but we are a very good team to play the way that we are. At an
:40:48. > :40:51.arduous week at the City Ground ended happily with Stuart Pearce
:40:52. > :40:56.celebrating an opening day win. The new boss had been needled by the
:40:57. > :41:03.sale of Karl Darlow, but the bill has been sugared by the arrival of
:41:04. > :41:06.?7 million worth of striking talent, with Michail Antonio making his
:41:07. > :41:12.debut, opening the scoring 24 minutes in. Alongside Antonio was
:41:13. > :41:19.the new record signing, Britt Assombalonga. ?5.5 million secured
:41:20. > :41:23.him from Peterborough. On the evidence of this showing" like money
:41:24. > :41:27.well spent. It might be a free transfer that is the best bit of
:41:28. > :41:31.business for Forest this summer. Chris Burke was out of contract when
:41:32. > :41:36.he left roaming and was quickly snapped up by Stuart Pearce. His
:41:37. > :41:39.fabulous goal made it a winning return to the Forest hot seat for
:41:40. > :41:47.Stuart Pearce after a seven-year absence. Blackpool could only name
:41:48. > :41:52.four substitutes for this game, and only one with outfield experience.
:41:53. > :41:59.Andrea Orlandi had a good chance, but the lack of bodies told, and
:42:00. > :42:05.Forest won the game comfortably. I am proud of my players for different
:42:06. > :42:09.reasons. In the short term, we had to prepare for this game and to get
:42:10. > :42:15.enough players. Just enough players to play this game. Their behaviour
:42:16. > :42:25.was good. They trying to do their best all during the game. We hope
:42:26. > :42:28.that as a group, of staff and players, we can galvanise
:42:29. > :42:32.performances like that and make the owner proud of what we are trying to
:42:33. > :42:40.achieve at the club. On his first full season, Beppe Sannino now has
:42:41. > :42:44.his own team in place. Keeping Troy Deeney is probably the best bit of
:42:45. > :42:48.business. 17 minutes of the new campaign was all it took for him to
:42:49. > :42:56.eat the Bolton defence and no doubt spark more interest from clubs at
:42:57. > :43:02.higher levels. Two seasons ago, 39 goals from him and Matej Vydra took
:43:03. > :43:09.Watford close to pollution. There was no let up in the second half as
:43:10. > :43:14.Paredes showed that he has a shot to be feared. Ten minutes from the end,
:43:15. > :43:20.the Bolton back line was opened up with ease that manager Dougie
:43:21. > :43:26.Freedman found alarming. Fernando Forestieri capitalised. Chung Yong
:43:27. > :43:30.Lee went close to do consolation goal for Bolton, but there was
:43:31. > :43:37.nothing to take the edge off the excitement for the home side. We
:43:38. > :43:41.have got two striker scoring, winning 3-0 at home, it is a pretty
:43:42. > :43:46.good start. We need to make sure that it does not happen again. It is
:43:47. > :43:51.uncharacteristic for us to make these mistakes. We will just move on
:43:52. > :43:57.very quickly. The Reading manager and Wigan owner started the season
:43:58. > :44:03.with a selfie and then focused on getting their clubs back into the
:44:04. > :44:12.Premier League. Wiggin took the lead against the run of play. Martyn
:44:13. > :44:15.Waghorn put the ball into the path of Callum McManaman to put the
:44:16. > :44:18.Latics ahead. Reading were the better side before they equalised.
:44:19. > :44:23.To say that that game, unlikely source was the understatement of the
:44:24. > :44:28.opening weekend. Sean Cummings with his first league goal. Wigan were
:44:29. > :44:36.rattled by more directly from the Royals. It was not long before
:44:37. > :44:43.another member of the Reading back for got onto the scoresheet. The
:44:44. > :44:51.free kick routine was rounded off by Sean Morrison. And nobody picked up
:44:52. > :44:56.James McArthur, who ensured that both these potential contenders both
:44:57. > :45:03.took a point. The first half, a typical Championship opener. Long
:45:04. > :45:09.balls, from Reading. I thought that we competed well. We got the ball
:45:10. > :45:13.down in the first half. The difference between the teams was
:45:14. > :45:19.Callum McManaman. He looked good in the first half. The second half
:45:20. > :45:23.performance was not just about spirit, we dominated the game for
:45:24. > :45:27.long spells. We put ourselves in a good position away from home. And we
:45:28. > :45:35.came away with something that is important. Wiggin was one of my tips
:45:36. > :45:41.to do well this season. And you like the way that the Royals came out
:45:42. > :45:45.with a point. I did not know what to expect today, but they acquitted
:45:46. > :45:50.themselves very well. They have lost some players. It looks like they
:45:51. > :45:53.will bring some in. And with the nucleus of the squad that they have
:45:54. > :45:59.it could be good times coming back to Reading. Bournemouth, biggest
:46:00. > :46:05.winners of the day, 4-0 at Huddersfield. Everything that's
:46:06. > :46:17.deemed to be able to go their way, went their way. And the great away
:46:18. > :46:21.win on the first day of the season. It was a nice start for Eddie Howe.
:46:22. > :46:30.Not so good for Huddersfield. They have picked up where they left off
:46:31. > :46:34.with some poor home form. Matty fright and Assombolonga in the
:46:35. > :46:39.middle. Against a Blackpool team, similar to Leeds, whose chaotic
:46:40. > :46:47.summer was reflected by their performance. A lot of people thought
:46:48. > :46:52.that Blackpool would get hit for five goals today, and the fact that
:46:53. > :46:56.they didn't is good for morale. I think we will see a lot of goals
:46:57. > :47:05.from Forest this year. Watford have got some good strikers, some new
:47:06. > :47:10.faces and some old, new faces. Troy Deeney is coveted by some Premier
:47:11. > :47:16.League clubs. And now Matej Vydra is back after that loan spell at West
:47:17. > :47:20.Bromwich Albion. That pace gives a manager options at Watford. I think
:47:21. > :47:24.they could get back on track. It was an impressive performance from them
:47:25. > :47:30.today. Really looking forward to the rest of the season for them.
:47:31. > :47:32.To League One now, which proved to be the division
:47:33. > :47:35.for goals last season, boasting not just 39 more than
:47:36. > :47:38.the Championship, but a whopping 182 more goals than in League Two.
:47:39. > :47:40.So, could it pick up where it left off?
:47:41. > :47:42.Our first round up starts with two teams relegated
:47:43. > :47:55.after just one season in the Championship, Yeovil and Doncaster.
:47:56. > :48:03.It was Rovers who found their feet fastest, Curtis Main went clear, his
:48:04. > :48:19.finish was perfection. A tough summer for the fans. Harry Forrester
:48:20. > :48:31.put Doncaster two clear. The Yeovil response was this James Hayter
:48:32. > :48:36.effort against the crossbar. Paul Dickov decades -- dedicated this to
:48:37. > :48:44.his fans. A good day's work for Doncaster.
:48:45. > :48:51.Between them, these two fielded 15 new players but it was a stalwart
:48:52. > :48:57.which gave a scare, Josh Simpson beat Adam Davies but not the post.
:48:58. > :49:06.Then, the Turning Point, Jennings seeing red on the opening day after
:49:07. > :49:11.reacting to a challenge. Crawley have never lost their opening match
:49:12. > :49:18.in three seasons. MacLeod opened his account to maintain that record.
:49:19. > :49:26.The red card was pivotal in the result. When you are down to ten men
:49:27. > :49:36.it makes it more difficult. Crewe Alexandra saw an opening
:49:37. > :49:46.defeat against Fleetwood. The second half was moments old.
:49:47. > :49:54.Fleetwood took the lead barely a minute later, new man Jamie Proctor
:49:55. > :49:58.teaming up for the opener. A half-time substitute, Proctor made
:49:59. > :50:04.all the difference, sealing the points with a debut goal of the
:50:05. > :50:12.highest calibre. Just after the hour, Inman was brought down in the
:50:13. > :50:18.box by Hogan. Matt Tottle made life easy for the goalkeeper Maxwell.
:50:19. > :50:23.Saunders was brought down in injury time. Fleetwood had done more than
:50:24. > :50:38.enough for their first ever win. The Chesterfield boss described this
:50:39. > :50:51.as the sternest test they could have had. It took Boco only seven minutes
:50:52. > :50:57.to put them in front. Striker Owen Doyle hit the post just before the
:50:58. > :51:05.break. Before opening up a two goal lead 11 minutes from time.
:51:06. > :51:16.A crucial goal as well, Darius Henderson scrambled a late one on
:51:17. > :51:19.his debut and you sense the east Londoners will get over this set
:51:20. > :51:25.back pretty quickly. Not a lot in the game. I thought we
:51:26. > :51:30.had three great chances in the first half but we didn't get that. Fair
:51:31. > :51:42.play to Chesterfield, they hung on and got the result.
:51:43. > :51:50.Replacing their missing striker wouldn't be hard, and the winning
:51:51. > :51:56.goal came from Carl Vassell. It dampened home spirits.
:51:57. > :52:03.I thought we played really well against good opposition. Previously
:52:04. > :52:08.in League One they had been promoted. We stood up to that
:52:09. > :52:13.challenge. But as I said to the players, good sides lose football
:52:14. > :52:17.matches. Scunthorpe were hoping to build on
:52:18. > :52:26.momentum from the promotion drive but Swindon put paid to that. After
:52:27. > :52:38.three minutes, this goal turned in from Byrne. Michael Smith increased
:52:39. > :52:42.the lead after 12 minutes. Paddy Madden has a history of scoring
:52:43. > :52:48.goals at this level and he kept his cool. As half-time approached, the
:52:49. > :52:53.home team gave themselves breathing space, this drive seemed destined
:52:54. > :52:58.for the corner but Smith got a lucky break and bagged his second. Neither
:52:59. > :53:10.side managed to add in the second half. Marcus Williams lashed out at
:53:11. > :53:14.Nathan Thompson and was given a red card. A good start to Swindon who
:53:15. > :53:20.should be in contention again this term.
:53:21. > :53:29.Swindon have started as they meant to go on and on Saturday. A couple
:53:30. > :53:35.of standout performances. Doncaster, 3-0 winners at Yeovil. Considering
:53:36. > :53:37.the way they went down on the final day of the season, a terrific way to
:53:38. > :53:50.put that to the back of your mind. The second of three goals. It was
:53:51. > :53:54.devastating the way they went down. If you are going to have someone in
:53:55. > :54:14.charge who can deal with that, Paul Dickov, believe me, he has
:54:15. > :54:23.galvanised that side. I'm sure the goalkeeper would make
:54:24. > :54:29.the same poor decision again. He has made a Rudd for his back,
:54:30. > :54:34.Gary Johnson. He will be disappointed they got relegated from
:54:35. > :54:37.the Championship last season. He will try to get some energy back
:54:38. > :54:46.into the club. It may take some time but he has the right man. I like the
:54:47. > :54:52.way Leyton Orient have gone about in the transfer market. Orient did well
:54:53. > :55:00.last season. What a win this is for the men.
:55:01. > :55:04.Chesterfield are a good team. They are a fantastic team, they play
:55:05. > :55:11.football in the right way. A good result. Are you surprised
:55:12. > :55:16.they kept hold of Gary Roberts? He was Player Of The Year last season.
:55:17. > :55:20.I am more surprised someone hasn't snapped him up.
:55:21. > :55:22.More from League One now, starting with Saturday's early kickoff
:55:23. > :55:24.at Brammall Lane, where promotion favourites Sheffield United were
:55:25. > :55:27.hoping to continue the momentum they showed at the end of last season
:55:28. > :55:32.The Blades were at home to Bristol City, another side tipped to
:55:33. > :55:54.A good run from Mark Little, a decent cross, Wilbraham scores! A
:55:55. > :55:58.long wait, Aaron Wilbraham on his competitive debut, he opens the
:55:59. > :56:07.scoring for Bristol City. Despite the best efforts that Howard made in
:56:08. > :56:17.the goal. A free kick for the home side. A
:56:18. > :56:22.line of seven purple shirts looking to deny it. Slipped in by Higdon.
:56:23. > :56:28.Just like Wilbraham, she scores on his debut. Then Davies with the free
:56:29. > :56:47.kick, guided in by Higdon. Wilbraham neatly on, and a goal for
:56:48. > :57:01.Bristol City! The flick on, Wade Elliott with Aaron and airing
:57:02. > :57:13.volley. Campbell-Ryce. Falling here, oh! It stayed out. It was
:57:14. > :57:18.Flynn who got it clear. I thought we got control of the game
:57:19. > :57:22.in the second half. Something we are proud of coming to a really good
:57:23. > :57:26.club like Sheffield United. There will be up there at the end of the
:57:27. > :57:31.season. They have a really good squad, good manager.
:57:32. > :57:37.We had a good spell, after they took the lead, controlled the rest of the
:57:38. > :57:42.first half. Second half, we went a bit flat but the game did in
:57:43. > :57:48.general. They got the goal out of nothing and we did our best for the
:57:49. > :57:53.equaliser but did not manage it. Having acclimatised to life back in
:57:54. > :58:00.League One, Bradford are looking to push on this season, with plenty of
:58:01. > :58:05.positive signs. Billy Clarke gave Hansen the opportunity. Coventry
:58:06. > :58:14.were back on terms before the interval. Reader Johnson nodded the
:58:15. > :58:18.Sky Blues level. These summer signing from Sheffield Wednesday,
:58:19. > :58:23.Johnson has been handed the armband at Coventry, a key figure in this
:58:24. > :58:29.one. Five minutes into the second half, he was spotted marking Hansen
:58:30. > :58:33.rather tightly and referee Mike Dean awarded Bradford the penalty. Alan
:58:34. > :58:43.Sheehan was successful from the spot. Before the match, Phil
:58:44. > :58:50.Parkinson had impressed. But, late on, it looked like the Bantams would
:58:51. > :58:53.have to settle for a draw. 89 minutes on the clock, Johnson made
:58:54. > :59:01.amends for his earlier mistake, firing a second goal. There was
:59:02. > :59:06.still time for Bradford to snatch all three points, another inviting
:59:07. > :59:10.cross from Jason Kennedy brought about the requisite bullet header
:59:11. > :59:19.from Hanson. One of the games of the day in League One.
:59:20. > :59:26.Colchester began last season with an excellent victory at Gillingham.
:59:27. > :59:30.After Okuonghae gave them the perfect platform, they looked
:59:31. > :59:34.capable of a winning start. Celebrations under way after seven
:59:35. > :59:38.minutes. But the latter it were a much improved side after the
:59:39. > :59:48.appointment of Johnson as manager in March. Jonathan Forte struck the
:59:49. > :59:54.equaliser. He arrived again five minutes before the interval. Brian
:59:55. > :59:59.Wilson with the cutback. This summer recruit from Southampton was
:00:00. > :00:04.enjoying a brilliant debut. It was another new signing who grabbed a
:00:05. > :00:09.point for Colchester. West Ham youngster George Moncur, on as a
:00:10. > :00:13.substitute, lurking in the corner of the box, after this shot came back
:00:14. > :00:27.from the woodwork. Excellent entertainment. League One
:00:28. > :00:32.teams should have known by now not to give McDonald sight of goal. The
:00:33. > :00:41.opener here on seven minutes as he and his team made a terrific
:00:42. > :00:46.stance. MK Dons found him too hot to handle,
:00:47. > :00:51.goalkeeper David Martin was clumsy when faced with McDonald, the
:00:52. > :00:59.outcome, a penalty. Put away by the composed head while.
:01:00. > :01:06.And opening-day shock was looming. How often does a goal before the
:01:07. > :01:18.break change a game? This one, an own goal from Hause. The goalkeeper
:01:19. > :01:24.suffered a suspected broken down. A debut goal for Grigg tied the game
:01:25. > :01:31.at 2-2. Two minutes later, the home side led this -- the first time.
:01:32. > :01:39.Comeback complete for Kyle McFadzean. The day which began so
:01:40. > :01:51.well ended with a second own goal by Gillian.
:01:52. > :01:57.-- Gillingham. We dominated large parts of the game. Gillian tried to
:01:58. > :02:06.frustrate us but we played with patience and built up the play.
:02:07. > :02:11.The biggest blow for Walsall and in some was the departure of Andy
:02:12. > :02:17.Butler. The new look back line didn't make a great start,
:02:18. > :02:24.presenting Pope with the chance he could have finished with his eyes
:02:25. > :02:30.closed. The Saddlers were worth a point and their sum of recruits
:02:31. > :02:38.combined, Ashley Grimes picking out Bradshaw. This one finished all
:02:39. > :02:43.square. -- summer. Since avoiding relegation on the
:02:44. > :02:47.final day, Notts County have brought in 14 players and let 17 go. Their
:02:48. > :02:55.squad faced a difficult task at Preston. Jake Cassidy fired the
:02:56. > :03:03.Magpies ahead. Up till then, Preston had been frustrated by Roy Carroll.
:03:04. > :03:07.He was eventually beaten by Joe Garner. 19 goals last season. His
:03:08. > :03:16.first visit campaign was typically well taken.
:03:17. > :03:30.Notts County, seconds away from recording a huge victory. Steve,
:03:31. > :03:37.call it the perfect start, but that was a huge one.
:03:38. > :03:45.The bookies favourites, you can see why both these sides are there.
:03:46. > :03:49.Sheffield United played well in the first half. This is the goal from
:03:50. > :04:00.Wade Elliott. He will be really influential. More of a playmaker. He
:04:01. > :04:05.was a winner at Bournemouth. The way City play with him being one of
:04:06. > :04:12.three midfield players, that suits him perfectly. He has plenty in the
:04:13. > :04:19.tank. And a nice flick from Aaron
:04:20. > :04:24.Wilbraham. A chance meeting with Steve Cottrell in Dubai led to his
:04:25. > :04:30.signing. It does happen. It worked out very
:04:31. > :04:38.well for him. A tremendous result. And MK Dons, four goals, turned
:04:39. > :04:45.around in a matter of minutes. I think it was five minutes, four
:04:46. > :04:51.goals. On the opening day, to come back from two goals down.
:04:52. > :04:59.A fantastic turnaround. His fifth season in charge, Karl Robinson. Is
:05:00. > :05:05.it true he is under pressure. With our reputation? Still an upcoming
:05:06. > :05:11.young manager. People get impatient. He went in at a difficult time. Paul
:05:12. > :05:17.Ince had left, not many wanted to take the job. He settled the club
:05:18. > :05:28.down. He has done really well. And again this season.
:05:29. > :05:33.League Two now, and a momentous day for Cambridge. They opened their
:05:34. > :05:48.account at home to Plymouth. United to restore their football
:05:49. > :05:54.league status and it was only ten minutes before the first law of
:05:55. > :06:00.approval echoed round the stadium. Plymouth keeper Luke McCormick at
:06:01. > :06:03.Cambridge waiting for the first football league goal since April
:06:04. > :06:09.2005, and that became a recurring theme, with quasi-Appia denied in
:06:10. > :06:14.the second half. They seem to have taken the step up in their stride.
:06:15. > :06:18.The milestone goal arrived eventually from a man who is
:06:19. > :06:22.Cambridge through and through. Josh Coulston, their longest serving
:06:23. > :06:28.player, with over 200 games for the club under his belt, scored. One
:06:29. > :06:32.loose pass almost took the shine off the afternoon, but Reuben Reid could
:06:33. > :06:38.not beat Chris Dunn. Cambridge could reflect on a perfect start. On the
:06:39. > :06:47.evidence of the first day, it was good. Secondly, we want to keep
:06:48. > :06:52.improving, and I think we can. Luton Town's five-year foot fall league
:06:53. > :07:00.exile is over and the first day back was a picture, with Mark Colin
:07:01. > :07:04.having a simple finish. Luiten scored over 100 goals last season.
:07:05. > :07:12.They had the joint best defence in the Conference. Goalkeeper Mark
:07:13. > :07:16.Tyler runs a tight ship. Paul Connolly was given the slip. The
:07:17. > :07:23.cross found Billy Paynter. Only he will know how he hit the post and
:07:24. > :07:27.not the back of the net. It was the first game back for Carlisle after
:07:28. > :07:33.relegation. They will feel hard on by, not to have taken anything.
:07:34. > :07:40.Luiten are back with a bang. -- Luton Town. There is an old saying
:07:41. > :07:46.in football, never go back to the previous club. Try telling that to
:07:47. > :07:49.James Collins. A prolific scorer in his first spell at Shrewsbury. It
:07:50. > :07:56.only took him nine minutes to find the net. Matt Tubbs is part of a new
:07:57. > :08:00.strike partnership at Wimbledon and levelled the game midway through the
:08:01. > :08:07.first half. The Dons finished just three points clear of relegation
:08:08. > :08:11.last season and Sean Rigg, recruited on a free transfer from Oxford, put
:08:12. > :08:15.them in a winning position 16 minutes from time. It was Collins
:08:16. > :08:21.who had the final word. Arriving late to grab a point. Reminding the
:08:22. > :08:33.Shrewsbury fans that he still knows where the back of the net is.
:08:34. > :08:35.Accrington manager James Beattie spent the preseason batting away
:08:36. > :08:43.predictions that his team or struggle. James Gray almost gave
:08:44. > :08:46.them early reasons to be optimistic. Shaquile Coulthirst tempted Adam
:08:47. > :08:51.Buxton into the sort of challenge that the referee was only going to
:08:52. > :08:57.look at one way. Look Simpson quickly became a local hero by
:08:58. > :09:01.denying Barry court. The striker was then replaced by Lee Barnard who
:09:02. > :09:06.marked his 100th appearance for Southend by getting on the wrong
:09:07. > :09:10.side of Dean Winnard, and Phil Brown's men got another opportunity
:09:11. > :09:17.from 12 yards. This time, Simpson could not rescue Accrington and
:09:18. > :09:23.Southend were sent back to Essex with a winning start. Bury one of
:09:24. > :09:27.the hottest tips for in the division, but reputations are not
:09:28. > :09:36.often respected in the Premier League, and a sharp stop from Taylor
:09:37. > :09:40.was required. It was not long before he was picking the ball out of the
:09:41. > :09:47.net. The referee came to the rescue. A foul sported in the build-up to
:09:48. > :09:51.Matt Taylor's header. If David Flitcroft's member riding their
:09:52. > :09:56.luck, it was about to run out. Joe Hanks put himself in the headlines
:09:57. > :10:08.with a fantastic finish. A first senior goal, to savour. After that,
:10:09. > :10:12.according to Flitcroft, the bus. The Derry manager expects lots of others
:10:13. > :10:17.to do the same this season. Matt Richards combined with the keeper to
:10:18. > :10:28.prevent Pablo Mills from bagging the equaliser. Charlton clawed away an
:10:29. > :10:37.effort beat into stoppage time. -- deep into. Morecambe are the bookies
:10:38. > :10:40.tip for relegation from League 2. But some of those predictions could
:10:41. > :10:50.look foolish come may with goals like this. The referee saw a foul on
:10:51. > :10:54.Jake Sampson. That gave Patrick Ament the chance to put Morecambe
:10:55. > :11:03.two clear. It was a chance that he took, emphatically. -- Padraig
:11:04. > :11:11.Amond. A third goal finished off Dagenham in added time. Redshaw
:11:12. > :11:17.grabbed the goal. It was a performance that impressed. Before
:11:18. > :11:28.kick-off, there title odds were 100 to one. The bookies are never wrong,
:11:29. > :11:32.are they? ! A sickness bug swept through the club this week forcing
:11:33. > :11:39.the manager to register himself as a player. Tom Nichols nipped in for
:11:40. > :11:45.the Exeter opener. They were the much better side in the second half.
:11:46. > :11:48.Andy Barkin storming away, to be denied by Christy Pyn in goal for
:11:49. > :11:53.the Grecians. Matt Oakley eventually clearing the danger. Portsmouth were
:11:54. > :11:59.to get the equaliser that they deserve. Jed Wallace on the right,
:12:00. > :12:09.and the highly regarded youngster, the top scorer last season, finished
:12:10. > :12:15.brilliantly across the goalkeeper. It was a hard earned point against a
:12:16. > :12:28.very strong team. We had been looking vulnerable this week. We had
:12:29. > :12:32.some illness and what have you. Whickham survived by the slimmest
:12:33. > :12:38.margin on the final day of last season and they were quickly on the
:12:39. > :12:44.back foot. The match was effectively decided just before half-time. One
:12:45. > :12:48.of Whickham's nine new signings, Peter Murphy, made the most of set
:12:49. > :12:54.piece work on the training ground. And the new season optimism was
:12:55. > :12:59.doused four minutes later, when Sam Wood scurried past some nonexistent
:13:00. > :13:16.challenges to leave Paris Cowan-Hall with a formality of a penny. -- of a
:13:17. > :13:19.finish. Northampton finished too close to the relegation zone for
:13:20. > :13:23.comfort last them, say they will hope that Kaid Mohamed's debut goal
:13:24. > :13:30.will set a different tone for this season. Mansfield almost responded
:13:31. > :13:36.in kind. Matt Duke at his most agile to keep out Ryan Tafazolli. The home
:13:37. > :13:42.side, unable to clear their lines, and they held their breath when Rob
:13:43. > :13:45.Taylor took aim. Ultimately Mansfield could have no complaints
:13:46. > :13:50.about their defeat. Northampton should have finished off the match
:13:51. > :13:56.before the finish. Mark Richard squandered an excellent chance. He
:13:57. > :13:59.will feel better than Ivan Toney who looked like a certainty to add that
:14:00. > :14:09.elusive second. Never mind, Northampton are off the mark.
:14:10. > :14:17.Michael Appleton's first game as Oxford boss was against Burton. Josh
:14:18. > :14:22.Ruffels kept out by John McLaughlin. George Long was sharp on his debut
:14:23. > :14:30.and goals. Razor-sharp reflexes with Stuart Bevan on the receiving end.
:14:31. > :14:38.The decisive moment was a run from the on loan Preston man. And a
:14:39. > :14:47.strong start for the Brewers. It took us a little while to get to
:14:48. > :14:54.grips with their shape. We got to grips with that and then we coped
:14:55. > :14:58.well after that. What's disappointing from my point of view
:14:59. > :15:06.is that I would like them to be a little bit braver in the final third
:15:07. > :15:09.and take a few extra risks. Hartlepool failed to score in the
:15:10. > :15:15.first five league games last season. Jack Compton was millimetres away at
:15:16. > :15:23.Stevenage early on. The home side went close, either side of the
:15:24. > :15:31.break. There was. Save out of Hartlepool keeper Scott Flinders.
:15:32. > :15:40.Then Chris Whelpdale fired one in from just outside the box. This
:15:41. > :15:47.time, Scotland has had no answer. Tranmere have returned to the fourth
:15:48. > :15:51.tier for the first time in 25 years. Defending set pieces was a weakness
:15:52. > :15:57.in their relegation season. And Keith Lowe showed that it is still
:15:58. > :16:04.an area for manager Rob Edwards to work on. The central defender almost
:16:05. > :16:08.sealed three points in similar fashion as they look to respond to
:16:09. > :16:12.failure play-offs last season. Tranmere scrambled a point in the
:16:13. > :16:17.fourth minute of added time. Finesse is not a word that springs to mind
:16:18. > :16:18.when describing the build-up, but the finish was well received on the
:16:19. > :16:28.Wirral. What are they for the new boys,
:16:29. > :16:34.Cambridge and Luton Town. Sensational opening-day wins. You
:16:35. > :16:40.are formerly a Cambridge United player, David. For Josh Coulson, it
:16:41. > :16:49.is the stuff of dreams, scoring on their return to the foot or league.
:16:50. > :16:54.It is fantastic. To see them back in the Premier League. After nine
:16:55. > :17:00.years. They have been through the mill on and off the pitch in that
:17:01. > :17:07.time. Hopefully they can kick on. They have signed Reuben Reid which I
:17:08. > :17:11.thought was a good signing. I think that they can push on from there.
:17:12. > :17:18.Disappointing to have drawn today but they will get better. 550 mile
:17:19. > :17:24.round trip for Luton Town going up Carlisle. They have come away with a
:17:25. > :17:34.terrific win. It was a backs to the wall effort in the second half. This
:17:35. > :17:38.was a well made goal. They have lost their top scorer to Brentford. There
:17:39. > :17:44.were some concerns about whether they could keep that momentum going.
:17:45. > :17:51.And they have just carried on where they left off. John Still has
:17:52. > :17:54.massive experience of this division with Dagenham and with other teams.
:17:55. > :18:02.He's the perfect man to push them on. John Still has said that Ricky
:18:03. > :18:09.Miller reminds him of a young Kevin Phillips. Do you expect Luton Town
:18:10. > :18:17.to go up as runners-up as the bookies expect them to? Coming up
:18:18. > :18:20.from the Conference, they have got momentum. The quality and the
:18:21. > :18:28.Conference is not much different from League 2, so I do not see why
:18:29. > :18:34.not. That is your lot from us. We are back on Wednesday at five past
:18:35. > :18:41.11 was the best of the action from the Capital One cup. Join us for
:18:42. > :18:48.that. That is it. The new season is up and running. For most teams, it
:18:49. > :19:35.is a case of one down, just 45 to go. Goodbye for now.
:19:36. > :19:46.ECHOING HEARTBEATS LOW, THROBBING BUZZ
:19:47. > :19:54.I don't think I know who the Doctor is any more.