:00:37. > :00:38.Hello, great to have you with us, as the Skybet Football League
:00:39. > :00:48.In a week that saw Mark Robins last 18-hours of the new campaign
:00:49. > :00:54.Joining Leroy in the studio, a man who caught up with Clem today
:00:55. > :00:57.- more of that later - having been in football management
:00:58. > :01:01.They said he was Mad as a Hatter to drop down to
:01:02. > :01:04.the Conference at 62, but it's paid off as Luton celebrated their first
:01:05. > :01:08.A warm welcome to the former Daggers legend, John Still.
:01:09. > :01:11.There were contrasting fortunes for newly promoted Rotherham
:01:12. > :01:13.and Wolves on the opening weekend of the new season.
:01:14. > :01:15.On Saturday, two of the Championship's newcomers
:01:16. > :01:18.went head-to-head at the New York Stadium.
:01:19. > :01:23.We've the best of the action from a thrilling encounter.
:01:24. > :01:26.Some of the mounting pressure at Elland Road was relieved
:01:27. > :01:29.in midweek with Leeds win in the Capital One Cup.
:01:30. > :01:32.We'll find out how Dave Hockaday's side got on in Saturday's early kick
:01:33. > :01:41.After suffering a crushing 3-0 defeat at the hands of Watford on
:01:42. > :01:45.the opening day, Bolton were looking to bounce straight back at home to
:01:46. > :02:03.We are behind-the-scenes with Luton Town and their manager as their
:02:04. > :02:05.long-awaited homecoming gets underway with the visit of AFC
:02:06. > :02:11.Wimbledon. Homeless and languishing
:02:12. > :02:14.in the bottom division only two years ago, promotions in successive
:02:15. > :02:15.seasons has transformed Unlucky to have lost on the opening
:02:16. > :02:20.day at promotion favourites Derby, today the Millers welcomed another
:02:21. > :02:36.of the promoted sides, Wolves, COMMENTATOR: 17-points separated
:02:37. > :02:37.Rotherham United from Wolves. Physical their two previous meetings
:02:38. > :02:43.are anything to go by, Physical their two previous meetings
:02:44. > :02:47.goals. 16 between them in all, including a 4-4 thriller in April.
:02:48. > :02:50.Rotherham progressed in the Cup midweek but lost on the opening day
:02:51. > :02:56.at Derby. They make two changes from that loss a week ago. Paul Taylor is
:02:57. > :03:01.thrown straight in after joined on-loan from Ipswich. John Swift
:03:02. > :03:04.makes his debut. Seven of the 11 that start were part of the
:03:05. > :03:12.promotion winning squad from League Two. Wolves were knocked out of the
:03:13. > :03:22.Cup by Northampton. He goes with the same side that beat Norwich. Dicko
:03:23. > :03:29.grabbed a hat-trick against them at Molineux in April.
:03:30. > :03:57.La para and Sako have swapped wings. Sako saved on the line. Sako again.
:03:58. > :04:08.Another top stop. How did Rotherham survive? But they have survived. The
:04:09. > :04:16.problems caused by their own making. Broadfoot with a sloppy clearance. A
:04:17. > :04:17.double stop prevents Sako. Colin recovers brilliantly, not once, but
:04:18. > :04:36.twice. It remains 0-0, somehow! Here's Taylor. Taylor, he's done
:04:37. > :04:49.well. Still Taylor! Oh, off the bar. Back with Pringle. Frecklington to
:04:50. > :04:56.Pringle. Now Green. Comfortable for Ikeme. Almost a dream start for Paul
:04:57. > :05:00.Taylor on his debut. Great flick from Revell. Lovely first touch from
:05:01. > :05:10.Taylor. The crossbar came towards his recues. -- rescue.
:05:11. > :05:27.Dicko for Wolves. Colin recovered, or has he. Colin needs to get back
:05:28. > :05:32.to his goal-line. -- Colin. Wolves must wonder how they have not scored
:05:33. > :05:38.in this game. What on earth was Collin doing? He recovered it quite
:05:39. > :05:41.well in the end. He defenders had to come to the rescue and hem him out
:05:42. > :06:05.to keep van La Parra from scoring. He might get to it Dicko. A clever
:06:06. > :06:12.turn in the end. Dicko, just wide. It was almost brilliant. He can't
:06:13. > :06:20.believe he's not scored. Yet again, Collin was committed. That was
:06:21. > :06:35.clever, actually. Dicko misses by a whisker.
:06:36. > :06:43.Sako, caught by Broadfoot. Sako wanted the advantage there. He was
:06:44. > :06:48.more than happy to continue playing on. Graham Salisbury pulls it back.
:06:49. > :06:53.McDonald does have the ability to unlock the door.
:06:54. > :07:03.Sends it out to Golbourne. Five in the box. In towards Edwards, Collin
:07:04. > :07:09.didn't get there. This is Doherty. I think there was a touch from
:07:10. > :07:13.Arnason. Doherty had sight of goal. Arnason was in his way. McDonald.
:07:14. > :07:17.Comfortable for Morgan. Van La Parra. He got a nudge from
:07:18. > :07:39.Craig Morgan. Van La Parra having a look as well.
:07:40. > :07:44.It will be Sako. Can't keep it down. More power on that one. Just dipped
:07:45. > :07:57.too late. The shot is blocked. This is Revell.
:07:58. > :08:01.Just hammers it away. Derbyshire will chase it down. Got something on
:08:02. > :08:05.it. Now involved in a race with Golbourne. Did well Derbyshire to
:08:06. > :08:11.get there. Tried to win the corner. Has won the corner, Matt Derbyshire.
:08:12. > :08:24.Shows his experience. Good play. It will be Pringle. In towards
:08:25. > :08:30.Arnason. Oh, it's cleared off the line. Then bundled home. It's Ryan
:08:31. > :08:39.Hall. Ryan Hall has come up with a debut goal. Well, it's out of
:08:40. > :08:54.nowhere really. Somewhere in there is Ryan Hall. Initially, a really
:08:55. > :08:59.good stop from akeepy. Ikeme. Ryan Hall right in there when it
:09:00. > :09:03.mattered. Just deflected off his toe end, didn't it? They all count, as
:09:04. > :09:11.they say. Rotherham United are up and running in the Championship.
:09:12. > :09:13.Henry, on the edge of the box. Trying to prod it through. They have
:09:14. > :09:26.a free-kick. Sako has wasted opportunities from
:09:27. > :09:29.this kind of range. With him now off the pitch, they will have to come up
:09:30. > :09:38.with something a little bit different. Trailing 1-0. A decent
:09:39. > :09:47.effort. It's over the top. A very good try from James Henry.
:09:48. > :09:55.A degree of fortune for the goal really. My cope has made a good
:09:56. > :09:59.save. Then October clearance it's rebound in. Similarly, at the other
:10:00. > :10:03.end, when we did create the chances early in the game, we didn't take
:10:04. > :10:06.them. Good saves by their keepers and a block or two on the line.
:10:07. > :10:12.Going into the second-half, it seemed to be running away. We didn't
:10:13. > :10:16.really then do enough with the ball. We were bitterly disappointed at
:10:17. > :10:20.Derby last week, weren't we? We went there with the objective of getting
:10:21. > :10:23.our first goal, first point and our first victory. I don't think there
:10:24. > :10:26.is anybody in the stadium who thought we shouldn't have done. We
:10:27. > :10:30.achieved that today. We got our first point, first goal, first point
:10:31. > :10:33.and first three points. You know, welcome to the Championship. It's
:10:34. > :10:37.another tough afternoon for us. Every game is going to be tough.
:10:38. > :10:41.Well done to them. They had to ride their luck at times did Rotherham.
:10:42. > :10:46.John, they are up and running? Absolutely. They will be delighted
:10:47. > :10:49.to have won that home game. Last week's disappointment, away from
:10:50. > :10:54.home, this was at home. You know what, lucky defending. Good
:10:55. > :10:59.defending, poor defending, a great big slice of luck, I think. To keep
:11:00. > :11:02.them in the game. If you get all that in one game sometimes it's your
:11:03. > :11:06.day. I think it ended up their day. They will be delighted to have won.
:11:07. > :11:10.You know what, probably deserved it. It is a skill sometimes holding on
:11:11. > :11:15.in games. Every credit to them. I thought they did terrific. They had
:11:16. > :11:19.to hold Wolves at bay. Almost a combination of good goal keeping
:11:20. > :11:24.from Rotherham and wayward finishing that kept the scoreline down at 0-0?
:11:25. > :11:29.Certainly was. They caused their own problems at first. They retrieved
:11:30. > :11:33.the situation with desperate defending and good fortune as well,
:11:34. > :11:38.as John said. Steve has done this for many years. Built an atmosphere
:11:39. > :11:42.at home games which is hostile. It wasn't the players up for the game,
:11:43. > :11:47.the crowd as well. I enjoyed this game. The the atmosphere at the New
:11:48. > :11:50.York Stadium was electric. It lifted the players. The this double save.
:11:51. > :11:55.Out of his goal, he should not have been. Prepared to put his body on
:11:56. > :11:59.the line. He makes a mistake. Dicko should do well. His first touch
:12:00. > :12:04.let's him down. Retrooefs the situation, doesn't give up. You say
:12:05. > :12:08.to players, make one mistake, don't make two. Get back and retrieve it.
:12:09. > :12:13.Clearing it off the line. This was the luck. He should finish this and
:12:14. > :12:17.it should end up in the back of the net. He is running off to celebrate,
:12:18. > :12:22.thinking it went in. Rotherham are off the hook. You thought, they have
:12:23. > :12:24.a chance here. You could see the sucker-punch coming from Rotherham?
:12:25. > :12:27.You could. You had that many opportunities in a game, if you
:12:28. > :12:32.don't take them, it's always in the back of your mind - one slip, one
:12:33. > :12:36.mistake, one bit of quality. That is what happened here. I think the goal
:12:37. > :12:41.was a lot of fortune in the goal. The clearance has come off of Ryan
:12:42. > :12:48.Hall. Fair play to Ryan, he shut it down. It has gone in the only place
:12:49. > :12:52.it could go, straight in the net. How do you think they will do under
:12:53. > :12:56.Steve this season? I think they will keep in the division much I don't
:12:57. > :13:00.think they will do greater than that. He may prove me wrong. I think
:13:01. > :13:04.they will keep their place in the division quite comfortably. Maybe
:13:05. > :13:08.you know middle of the table. Just a bit below. The playing at home, that
:13:09. > :13:15.crowd behind you. That enthusiasm, it gives them a great chance.
:13:16. > :13:17.As for Saturday's early game in the Championship,
:13:18. > :13:20.Leeds were looking to bounce back from a hugely disappointing start to
:13:21. > :13:22.the new season after a 2-0 defeat to Millwall.
:13:23. > :13:24.Since then, they've been boosted by a League Cup
:13:25. > :13:26.win and three new signings, including striker Billy Sharp.
:13:27. > :13:29.Their first home game was against Middlesbrough, who've made an eye
:13:30. > :13:32.Dave Hockaday made three changes from
:13:33. > :13:34.the opening weekend giving debuts to Liam Cooper, Billy Sharp and
:13:35. > :13:38.Aitor Karanka made two changes with Kenneth Omeruo coming
:13:39. > :13:41.into defence as well as a debut for Spanish full-back, Abella Perez.
:13:42. > :14:18.Strong start here by Leeds United. The colourful new owner of Leeds.
:14:19. > :14:42.New head coach and new players, new hopes and new ambitions. Wonderful.
:14:43. > :14:50.Albert Adomah. Has been disallowed which Middlesborough are furious
:14:51. > :14:56.about. No goal. Cannot be offside from the throw. Is it dangerous
:14:57. > :15:17.play? If so, it is harsh on oh Boma. Great technique. What can Luke
:15:18. > :15:47.Murphy surf up here for Leeds. Billy Sharp's header drops wide. This is
:15:48. > :15:55.Adam Clayton. The touch was close and the clearance essential. Gave
:15:56. > :16:00.Billy Sharp an earful as well for the challenge on him. How many
:16:01. > :16:04.chances have they had in terms of clear opportunities, Leeds United?
:16:05. > :16:12.They will keep the hammer down here with a little over three minutes to
:16:13. > :16:31.play. Billy Sharp scores for Leeds. A debut goal and may be a debut
:16:32. > :16:45.winner. It was butterfingers. Goalkeeper must do better. Can
:16:46. > :17:06.Middlesborough said this with two more minute? Albert Adomah. Kite!.
:17:07. > :17:11.Billy Sharp more minute? Albert Adomah. Kite!.
:17:12. > :17:17.Billy Sharp proved it today, it is a poacher's goal. He holds the ball up
:17:18. > :17:24.well, is clever with his movements. Goals will be important, but the
:17:25. > :17:29.other stuff as well. It was a team performance. We attacked as a team,
:17:30. > :17:38.defended as a team and made it difficult for a very good team. I
:17:39. > :17:46.don't understand why it is not a goal. After we conceded the goal in
:17:47. > :17:51.the last two minutes, we did not play well today. After their
:17:52. > :17:56.promising start, it was disappointing from Middlesbrough.
:17:57. > :18:00.Dave Hockaday, you know him, he will feel better about life in the
:18:01. > :18:08.championship? So he should do. A lot of people were surprised he got the
:18:09. > :18:13.job. Every credit to him. He is a good lad, proper football person and
:18:14. > :18:18.he has done terrific. Has got an important win early on in probably
:18:19. > :18:24.difficult circumstances. It goes to show, if you work hard, forget the
:18:25. > :18:30.level, if your players play to you, you have half a chance. Before we
:18:31. > :18:34.get to Billy Sharp's winning goal, I can take a guess what you will say
:18:35. > :18:42.next. Albert Adomah's effort, should it have stood? 100%. He has not
:18:43. > :18:49.looked at anything else other than the ball. Has shown great skill. I
:18:50. > :18:53.don't think anyone would have been surprised if he gave the goal.
:18:54. > :19:01.People are more surprised he didn't. As a forward, you have got to take a
:19:02. > :19:06.gamble, overhead kicks, backheel around the corner, all that stuff
:19:07. > :19:12.and I think it is a crazy decision. Talking of gambles, before Billy
:19:13. > :19:24.Sharp scored the winning goal, what did he do earlier? He followed this
:19:25. > :19:29.one in on the keeper. The goal did not come long after. It had an
:19:30. > :19:31.effect on the keeper. He knows he should push that to the right but
:19:32. > :19:39.because of what Billy Sharp said to him before, he is tense and that is
:19:40. > :19:44.why Willie Sharp takes full advantage. It those things in the
:19:45. > :19:45.game affects their mentality, then he affected the goalkeeper's
:19:46. > :19:58.mentality. Right, five more games
:19:59. > :20:00.in the Championship now, starting with one of the favourites
:20:01. > :20:04.for promotion, newly-relegated Fulham, who suffered a reality check
:20:05. > :20:06.in last week's defeat at Ipswich. So how would they respond
:20:07. > :20:22.at home to Ian Holloway's Millwall The nature of a capital derby have
:20:23. > :20:28.changed for Fulham. Ian Holloway's men were good value. They opened the
:20:29. > :20:32.season with a 2-0 victory over Leeds and then backed it up in the cob.
:20:33. > :20:41.They came close to scoring again to Scott Malone. The goalkeeper kept
:20:42. > :20:46.them in contention. X thousand 500 crowd was down on last season.
:20:47. > :20:55.George Williams proving elusive to Carlos Edwards. Millwall still to
:20:56. > :21:03.concede a goal this season. Fulham turn two Patrick Roberts hoping you
:21:04. > :21:11.would be better, which initially paid off. I am pleased and proud of
:21:12. > :21:19.my team. Proud of my club. The energy at the end was tremendous.
:21:20. > :21:27.What can I say? It is one of my best days at Millwall so far. Defeat at
:21:28. > :21:29.Wolverhampton left Norwich fans fearing the worst. Not the start of
:21:30. > :21:35.a team who would have this division licked. Nathan Redmond was left
:21:36. > :21:40.licking his wounds within three minutes. The Redcar decision
:21:41. > :21:45.licking his wounds within three the elbow was as black and white as
:21:46. > :21:48.those Watford shirts. The Canaries have kept most of last season's
:21:49. > :21:52.squad together and Bradley have kept most of last season's
:21:53. > :21:59.led the way. A terrific finish and a goal to shatter any tension around
:22:00. > :22:04.Carrow Road. Lewis Grabban is one of the players signed to score goals. A
:22:05. > :22:11.slight deflection on this but another high-class goal to open his
:22:12. > :22:19.account in yellow and Green. It has been revealed QPR agreed a fee for
:22:20. > :22:26.midfielder Leroy Fer if Alex Teddy could score goals as good as this
:22:27. > :22:32.one, he will not be to big and miss. At last the first one for Neil
:22:33. > :22:37.Adams. The sending off so early in the game was a huge turning point.
:22:38. > :22:43.We found that out last week. It is not easy. It looks easy on paper,
:22:44. > :22:49.but as many teams have found out, you have to be patient and keep the
:22:50. > :22:56.ball and make sure quality shines through and pleasingly we did that.
:22:57. > :23:02.We were comfortable winners. Huddersfield arrived in Cardiff with
:23:03. > :23:08.academy director in temporary charge hoping to build on a morale boosting
:23:09. > :23:15.cup win in last week. 4-0 home defeat and a swift managerial
:23:16. > :23:19.departure, got a bit worse as Peter Whittingham took deadly aim. Kenwyne
:23:20. > :23:29.Jones who scored the first goal of the English league season eight days
:23:30. > :23:32.ago put Cardiff two up. Huddersfield did have their chances, but could
:23:33. > :23:41.they take one? The answer... Yes! Eventually. Wallace loitering near
:23:42. > :23:45.the penalty spot. 2-1, game on. Huddersfield made a bright start in
:23:46. > :23:54.the second half, but Cardiff always looked at the right. Kenwyne Jones
:23:55. > :23:58.scored again. His third of the campaign. Huddersfield came from 3-1
:23:59. > :24:09.down to win in midweek and kept up the pressure. Wells hit the corner
:24:10. > :24:13.of the post and the bar. Cardiff will be up there this season. They
:24:14. > :24:17.could go on and win it. When you have that quality, you cannot switch
:24:18. > :24:22.off. But we switched off and then we were chasing the game. I liked the
:24:23. > :24:29.system they played, but we sorted it out after a while. When you score
:24:30. > :24:42.three at home, you are happy. Wigan have made a sluggish start from
:24:43. > :24:44.there fan's point of view. This was a sublime strike from Jordan
:24:45. > :24:49.Cousins. Eight minutes gone and a shop which sparked The Latics into
:24:50. > :24:57.life. Callum McManaman did not have an easy path to goal. But nothing
:24:58. > :24:59.was going to stop him. A touch of class to tie the scores and the
:25:00. > :25:05.contrast of a fortuitous effort which ranged the match, not that the
:25:06. > :25:24.Charlton fans heard how it looked. Franck Moussa's strike deflected by
:25:25. > :25:30.a frantic attempt to block. The Wigan manager made his frustration
:25:31. > :25:39.clear at the finish. With the second goal, I was emotional and I went to
:25:40. > :25:44.his corner. He did not say very nice things to me and pushed me away. I
:25:45. > :25:53.lost my composure, but that is a motion. It is finished. We will talk
:25:54. > :25:59.about it and we will go on. Three minutes into his third coming, and
:26:00. > :26:02.Masonic moment. On Monday, Joe Mason received a call from Dougie Freedman
:26:03. > :26:08.inviting the Cardiff striker to spend a year on loan in Lancashire.
:26:09. > :26:17.Fresh from back-to-back wins, Forest responded with conviction. Andy Reid
:26:18. > :26:24.testing the goalkeeper. 33 goals for Peter Boro last season persuaded
:26:25. > :26:32.Stuart Pearce to make a record by. First return on a ?5 million plus
:26:33. > :26:37.investment made the score 1-1. A score held for just a couple of
:26:38. > :26:42.minutes. David Wheater, a player whose adventure up field had been in
:26:43. > :26:55.hope rather than expect station. More ill judged defending. Spearing
:26:56. > :27:07.made a foul right on the edge of the penalty area. That is where the
:27:08. > :27:19.scoring ended although Kevin McNaughton's cross offered a chance.
:27:20. > :27:24.I felt it was a fantastic attacking display by both teams. I kept going
:27:25. > :27:33.until the end. A fair result was the draw in the end. It could have gone
:27:34. > :27:37.either way. All I can say to my players is, I am looking forward to
:27:38. > :27:41.working with you. They have got great spirit and guts and they
:27:42. > :27:45.showed that on Tuesday night at Tranmere and showed it again
:27:46. > :27:49.tonight. I think we have some talent in the squad.
:27:50. > :28:07.Millwall, what a fantastic start. Players are believing in the style
:28:08. > :28:14.against the Fulham side, and the two budgets cannot compare? All the
:28:15. > :28:21.money in the world, heart and desire is sometimes better than ability.
:28:22. > :28:36.With just ability, I am not so sure, but with heart and a little bit of
:28:37. > :28:39.ability, it goes a long way. Ollie, epitomises that in his teens.
:28:40. > :28:45.Everyone who plays for him has to do that, or they are out. They have yet
:28:46. > :28:47.to concede after three games and they ended the season last year with
:28:48. > :28:49.the third worst defence. As for Norwich, 3-0 win for them. It is
:28:50. > :28:50.their first championship victory of the campaign and for Neil Adams, his
:28:51. > :28:56.first as Norwich manager. They scored some wonderful goals. Watford
:28:57. > :29:02.did have a player sent off in the third minute but it does not take
:29:03. > :29:07.away from the quality of the goals. This was almost Premier League
:29:08. > :29:12.quality finishing. They think they have it covered. Let them shoot from
:29:13. > :29:17.outside the box. I am pleased for Neil Adams because he had a tough
:29:18. > :29:22.start. Charlton beaten in three and there was to do with the two
:29:23. > :29:26.managers afterwards against Wigan, are you surprised how good Charlton
:29:27. > :29:28.have done? Now I am not. are you surprised how good Charlton
:29:29. > :29:34.have done? Now I Charlton made the change at a good time. The new
:29:35. > :29:40.manager had time to evaluate what he had. I just had a feeling Charlton
:29:41. > :29:43.were doing OK. They are a good club, it is a great place to play
:29:44. > :29:52.football. I am not surprised. Our final look at the Championship
:29:53. > :29:54.begins at Hillsborough. In a game involving two sides who've
:29:55. > :29:57.won both their games in League and Cup without conceding, as Sheffield
:29:58. > :30:14.Wednesday took on Steve McClaren's COMMENTATOR: The Owls made the
:30:15. > :30:19.running. McGuire's Derby spell was short on games and goals. He is
:30:20. > :30:26.thriving. His deflected free-kick could hardly have gone closer. Shots
:30:27. > :30:32.from range the order of the day. Matlock's turn for a hard luck
:30:33. > :30:37.story. Grant defiant for Derby. Russell wasted the Rams best moment.
:30:38. > :30:43.That would be to downplay Westwood's goal keeping. When Martin finishes
:30:44. > :30:47.like this you know it's destined to finish 0-0. Stood here disappointed
:30:48. > :30:53.I haven't got the three points. The effort, the commitment and the
:30:54. > :30:57.atmosphere the crowd generated great 0-0. A little bit disappointed I'm
:30:58. > :31:01.stood here with one point, not the three. Delighted with the way the
:31:02. > :31:08.players responded. Three clean sheets. Hard to beat. Created
:31:09. > :31:12.chances. Not taking enough. But this is the Championship. You will get
:31:13. > :31:22.different performances, different opponents we had a tough one today.
:31:23. > :31:30.Ipswich looking for two league wins out of two. A good start was almost
:31:31. > :31:34.awarded with an early gone. For reading Atkins included 12 players
:31:35. > :31:39.in his squad who came through the club's Academy, one of those is
:31:40. > :31:43.22-year-old Jake Taylor he has been on reading's books, but mostly out
:31:44. > :31:50.on-loan for five years. That was his first reading goal. Into the second
:31:51. > :31:55.goal, Ipswich pressing for an equaliser. Murphy almost made it one
:31:56. > :32:01.appease. Reading's inexperience did show at times as they tried to hang
:32:02. > :32:05.on to their lead. McGoldrick would have fancied his chances having
:32:06. > :32:09.scored last week. Not today. Into stoppage-time. More Ipswich
:32:10. > :32:14.pressure, but when it's not your day, it's not your day. Ball finds
:32:15. > :32:20.Tommy Smith, who finds a supermarket sign. Good win for Reading
:32:21. > :32:23.frustrating for Mick McCarthy. Disappointed in the first half. Not
:32:24. > :32:28.as good with the ball as I would like to be. We gave the ball away
:32:29. > :32:32.and resulted in a corner, the second bit of the corner ended up in our
:32:33. > :32:36.net. Mistake by us. They capitalised on it. I think we've really played
:32:37. > :32:46.well in the second-half and dominated it mainly. Not got
:32:47. > :32:55.anything for it. Lee Clark hadn't overseen a league win for over 10
:32:56. > :33:00.months. Mackail-Smith thought he was fouled by Hall on-loan from Spurs
:33:01. > :33:04.who began his professional career with the Blues opponents. Birmingham
:33:05. > :33:15.launched into a counter-attack that went uncontested. Finished off by
:33:16. > :33:21.the unmarked Wes Thomas. Eight players who started the first-leg
:33:22. > :33:27.have gone. Forster-Caskey couldn't save the game. City could enjoy a
:33:28. > :33:30.long-awaited success. I thought we set our stall out from the first
:33:31. > :33:36.whistle. A lot of pace and power about the team. We looked strong. As
:33:37. > :33:39.you say, combative. When we got the ball we had compose sure. I think we
:33:40. > :33:43.thoroughly deserved the result. Disappointed that we came in 0-0. I
:33:44. > :33:52.thought we were dominant in the first half. Really pleased with the
:33:53. > :33:58.group. Brentford get a B plus for this inventive free-kick routine
:33:59. > :34:08.that nearly gave them the lead. Grey he denied a goal by wood or
:34:09. > :34:12.waywardness? Kermorgant's placement was insufficient to beat the
:34:13. > :34:19.goalkeeper, Button. Wilson scored two of the Cherries four goals in
:34:20. > :34:26.their opening game at Huddersfield. He nearly added another after this
:34:27. > :34:30.clearance. The introduction of Ryan Fraser and Stanislas from the bench
:34:31. > :34:39.was decisive. The former West Ham and Burnley winger benefitted from
:34:40. > :34:43.this cross. With a mere 44 games to play, how is that for starters? Is
:34:44. > :34:47.was a It hard-fought game today. Brentford gave us problems and
:34:48. > :34:56.performed well. A moment of quality won us the game. A good start to the
:34:57. > :35:02.season. The manager said the tangerine fans is the reason why he
:35:03. > :35:06.has not thrown in the towel. That chaos mirrored by his team's
:35:07. > :35:10.defending for Blackburn's opening goal. Gestede picked up where he
:35:11. > :35:14.left off last season. The French striker made it 10-goals in nine
:35:15. > :35:22.league matches when he made the most of Conway's pin sharp cross. Last
:35:23. > :35:26.season Blackpool won five of their first six games to lead the table.
:35:27. > :35:30.12 months on, form like that seems a world away. They were the previous
:35:31. > :35:35.campaign's lowest Championship scorers. They got their first of
:35:36. > :35:44.this season. The owner went to Cywka. Blackburn have adopted the
:35:45. > :35:50.home teams approach to defending. Scruffy and scrappy. They could have
:35:51. > :36:01.taken a point. Robinson had to save this shot twice! Miller squeezed out
:36:02. > :36:05.on the rebound. Rovers could have restored their two goal buffer. This
:36:06. > :36:21.shot came off the post. Blackpool, better. The reaction, even 0-2 a
:36:22. > :36:26.good reaction. We were looking for to equalise. With the way, not, we
:36:27. > :36:29.were not playing, not rushing, we were building. Yeah, we have enough
:36:30. > :36:35.opportunity, I think, to take a point. That was just the response I
:36:36. > :36:38.suppose Gary wanted after what happened to Blackburn in the Cup
:36:39. > :36:42.midweek. For Blackpool the nightmare goes on. Three defeats out of three.
:36:43. > :36:46.A public spat almost between Riga and the Chairman? You know, I think
:36:47. > :36:51.for anyone outside of the football club will look at it and go - it's a
:36:52. > :36:55.shambles. I don't know who is managing the team, is the Chairman
:36:56. > :36:58.managing or the imaginer managing? Eight players at one stage. Trying
:36:59. > :37:02.to bring players from all over the place. To be fair, if it's not the
:37:03. > :37:05.manager, if it's not down to him, I don't think he has any chance. I
:37:06. > :37:10.really don't. I don't know the situation there. I think for anybody
:37:11. > :37:13.involved in the club, would feel it's a shambles for everybody
:37:14. > :37:17.outside the club would say it's a shambles. Something has to happen
:37:18. > :37:22.there quickly. Sometimes you just sink. They are in danger of sinking.
:37:23. > :37:28.Bournemouth are the surprise early leaders of the Championship after an
:37:29. > :37:32.emphatic win on the opening weekend they had to grind one out against
:37:33. > :37:36.Brentford They certainly did. He wasn't pleased with the performance
:37:37. > :37:43.not up to the standards he was used to. Stanislas scored an excellent
:37:44. > :37:48.goal. Brentford would be disappointed they didn't take
:37:49. > :37:53.anything from the game. More than one way to win a game. If you win
:37:54. > :37:57.games when you don't play well that is pleasing to the manager. They
:37:58. > :38:10.will sleep well tonight even though he didn't pass it as as well as he
:38:11. > :38:15.liked. I know Lee, he's a very passionate guy. Good luck to him.
:38:16. > :38:18.You know, that win, that elusive win, when it comes, it can make such
:38:19. > :38:22.a difference to the whole place. You know what, that might be a little
:38:23. > :38:24.spark for him. OK. For Brighton a worrying start without a goal in
:38:25. > :38:30.their first two games. After opening their home account
:38:31. > :38:34.with a surprise defeat to Bristol City, Sheffield United were
:38:35. > :38:55.looking to bounce straight back Two sides who lost their opening
:38:56. > :39:12.games. There was a brilliant save from Allsp. Danny Swanson almost put
:39:13. > :39:19.them in front. Then late on Harris claimed the winner. It went down as
:39:20. > :39:22.an own-goal. Credit to the players. Their mentality was first-class
:39:23. > :39:31.today. It gets the season off to a good start. The confidence Bristol
:39:32. > :39:41.City got from their opening day win was tested by an early set back.
:39:42. > :39:45.City played themselves into trouble. Moncur scored with his second goal
:39:46. > :39:50.in as many league games. Wilbraham is making more of an impact with his
:39:51. > :39:57.new club. After scoring on his City debut and setting up the winner, he
:39:58. > :40:01.displayed a great touch to level the scores. If there was one at that
:40:02. > :40:12.end, the former Crystal Palace striker would have raised the roof
:40:13. > :40:18.with what followed. A header, so the team building appears to have made
:40:19. > :40:22.good progress. Pleased with the win. Good start for us. Like I said last
:40:23. > :40:28.week, only a start. Nothing to get carried away with. Just a good start
:40:29. > :40:31.so far. Chesterfield and Rochdale are newly-promoted. Whilst
:40:32. > :40:39.Derbyshire's finest have hit the ground rung at a high level. Dale
:40:40. > :40:45.have found e -League One opponents less co-operative. Doyle had scored
:40:46. > :40:50.in Chesterfield's first two matches of the new season. The chance to
:40:51. > :40:57.extend that streak arrived when O'Shea was tripped by Rafferty. The
:40:58. > :41:04.penalty the hallmark of confidence. To goal keeping shenanigans. Lillis
:41:05. > :41:09.twisted his ankle. Morsy didn't hang around to enquire about his welfare.
:41:10. > :41:16.The keeper tried to locate the fizz Yeo. Lillis was replaced by
:41:17. > :41:20.16-year-old Musangu. It didn't take him long to become centre of
:41:21. > :41:31.attention, handling outside his area. There was a moment of
:41:32. > :41:39.leniency. The teenager had a penalty to face. Doyle, who played for Paul
:41:40. > :41:46.Cook at Rovers, tempted Bennett into indiscretion. He picked his spot
:41:47. > :41:51.emphatically. 10 minutes of stoppage-time played on the home
:41:52. > :41:56.side's nerves. This handball offered Rochdale consolation after due
:41:57. > :42:02.consideration from the referee. Ian Henderson scored with aplomb, Keith
:42:03. > :42:10.Hill's men remain pointless while Chesterfield's men are buoyant.
:42:11. > :42:14.Crawley town started the campaign really well. Their winning goal
:42:15. > :42:18.against Swindon was more than a little controversial. The Thompson
:42:19. > :42:22.making a tackle on McLeod. The referee felt it was not only worthy
:42:23. > :42:26.of a penalty, but a straight red card for the teenage midfielder.
:42:27. > :42:30.Needless to say, the Swindon players were far from happy. Even less so
:42:31. > :42:35.when McLeod got up to put away the only goal of the game. His third in
:42:36. > :42:41.consecutive matches this season. Late in the piece, Edwards was
:42:42. > :42:45.unlucky not to extend the lead. A third 1-0 win for Crawley. A first
:42:46. > :42:50.setback this season for disgruntled Swindon manager, Mark Cooper. The
:42:51. > :42:53.referee's given a penalty from nearly in Crawley's half. We have
:42:54. > :42:57.made a tackle in our box. He has given a penalty from nearly until
:42:58. > :43:00.Crawley's half of the pitch, it's staggering. The linesman is stood
:43:01. > :43:03.looking at it, not done anything. The referee gave it from the
:43:04. > :43:08.half-way line which I find truly amazing. I have seen the clip again.
:43:09. > :43:13.I believe Thompson gets a tauch on the ball. -- touch. The season is
:43:14. > :43:22.only eight days old these sides were meeting for a a is time. Crewe, who
:43:23. > :43:34.won their Cup tie needed the Shearer to tip away this shot. An
:43:35. > :43:38.outstanding volley. After two reverses in the first week of the
:43:39. > :43:43.season. Barsly were in need of a swift change of fortunes. It came on
:43:44. > :43:49.57 minutes. This delivery from the right' lewded the Crewe keeper. Lita
:43:50. > :44:00.has built a career on snapping up chances like that. They went on to
:44:01. > :44:09.complete the comeback. Cranie got his first goal in almost five years
:44:10. > :44:12.to leave Crewe without a point. Port Vale scored six in the Cup on
:44:13. > :44:16.Tuesday, three of those to Williamson who found the net again
:44:17. > :44:20.midway through the first half. A bit like Christmas week for the man born
:44:21. > :44:24.on Christmas Day. Pope hasn't had a bad start to the season either. A
:44:25. > :44:32.goal last weekend, two more in the Cup. Seven-minutes before half I
:44:33. > :44:38.will time he scored his -- time he scored his fifth of the season.
:44:39. > :44:42.Dickinson has gone almost 50 games without a goal until he was left too
:44:43. > :44:49.much space in the area. 3-0 at half-time. Doncaster started life in
:44:50. > :44:56.League One with wins at Yeovil and York in the Cup. One of their stars
:44:57. > :44:59.has been 23-year-old Kyle Bennett that is how to make an impact having
:45:00. > :45:05.spent most of last season out on-loan. The goal of the game was
:45:06. > :45:10.consolation for Doncaster, whose bad day got worse, when forster appeared
:45:11. > :45:33.to kick out at the keeper Sam Johnson. Forrester faces a ban.
:45:34. > :45:35.we have crawly winning all three of their
:45:36. > :45:41.we have crawly winning games this season 1-0 and the same goal scorers
:45:42. > :45:47.scoring each time? Absolutely. They know where to go and they know the
:45:48. > :45:53.rules. He knows where the goal is. Every credit to them and to John
:45:54. > :45:59.Gregory, who has been out of the game for a little while. Has made
:46:00. > :46:11.some changes and they have done very well. I am pleased for John. He
:46:12. > :46:18.scores, they have two score six and they ring the bell. Barnsley, they
:46:19. > :46:24.all notable opposition. Coventry, they have not won this season until
:46:25. > :46:31.Saturday and that was a good result against Sheffield United who opted
:46:32. > :46:35.to do well in that league. Stephen Priestley has been linked with a
:46:36. > :46:43.championship club. They can do without that. Losing 21 goals in
:46:44. > :46:49.Callum Wilson, they had to sign some quality. They have got to
:46:50. > :46:54.concentrate on defending. Last season they went all guns lazing and
:46:55. > :47:03.wanted to outscore teams. Well done to them, the wind. Good to see
:47:04. > :47:07.Bristol City, your old club with two wins out of two? Yes, I thought they
:47:08. > :47:17.stuttered in the week when they lost in the cup, but their signings seem
:47:18. > :47:22.to be bearing fruit. Steve is not sitting back and just accepting he
:47:23. > :47:29.has enough in his squad, they want to keep improving. Four days after
:47:30. > :47:32.an emotional cup tie against AFC Wimbledon, MK Dons faced the
:47:33. > :47:36.intensity of a local derby as they travel to Peter Boro aiming for
:47:37. > :47:43.three wins out of three in all competitions. At the landing the
:47:44. > :47:47.league cup opponents everyone wanted, Manchester United, MK Dons
:47:48. > :47:53.could find it hard to keep their eye on the ball. Although they look
:47:54. > :47:59.focused at London Road. The home side went on to edge a tight first
:48:00. > :48:08.half thanks to a Young Tottenham winger. If the nastier deflection
:48:09. > :48:14.left MK Dons feeling hard done by, their fortunes changed after the
:48:15. > :48:19.break. A terrific turn, before/ of luck and burn the away team were
:48:20. > :48:26.level. It had been an entertaining contest, which calmed down ahead of
:48:27. > :48:42.a frenetic last nine minutes which caught MK Dons napping. Catching
:48:43. > :48:47.David Martin in no man's land to establish a two goal advantage
:48:48. > :48:59.because there was still time for MK Dons to revive their hopes. But they
:49:00. > :49:06.could not complete the comeback. Pleased with the manner of the
:49:07. > :49:19.performance today. I felt the first was very even. We had opportunities
:49:20. > :49:25.and it was tight. A good time to get the goal, just before half-time. The
:49:26. > :49:28.setback of conceding quickly in the second half, I thought we were
:49:29. > :49:35.outstanding. A second meeting in five days between these teams.
:49:36. > :49:46.Gillingham 121-macro in the Capital One Cup. -- one, 2-1. From somewhat
:49:47. > :49:48.further out, Joe Martin was considerably more affect you. The
:49:49. > :49:54.left foot of the former Tottenham trainee is a set piece threat. They
:49:55. > :50:00.surrendered a two goal lead at MK Dons first time out, but there was
:50:01. > :50:06.to be no such carelessness from them here. This penalty was almost
:50:07. > :50:21.identical to Moore first half earlier. I was pleased because to be
:50:22. > :50:25.fair to Yeovil Town, they started direct and positive and I felt we
:50:26. > :50:29.did not have a good start. Then they get the penalty and thankfully we
:50:30. > :50:35.saved it will stop but the longer the game went on, we got better and
:50:36. > :50:43.stronger. Graham Alexander described the first of performance at Notts
:50:44. > :50:56.County as exceptional, but it wasn't until stoppage time just before the
:50:57. > :51:03.interval but Jamie Proctor scored the winning goal. It was Hayden
:51:04. > :51:05.Mullins that produced the pass of the match. The points could have
:51:06. > :51:07.been secured later on by David Ball. But it did not matter and Fleetwood
:51:08. > :51:15.have a maximum return from their first two games. Old ham or up and
:51:16. > :51:19.running with an opening-day draw at Colchester. The former Scunthorpe
:51:20. > :51:26.striker made it three in two games to give The Latics an early
:51:27. > :51:28.advantage. It did not last and the home side were punished. Dean Cox
:51:29. > :51:33.with the incisive pass which found Henderson in space and in on the
:51:34. > :51:39.goal. His first start, and his second goal in as many games. The
:51:40. > :51:44.Latics codes and perhaps should have restored their advantage. But Liam
:51:45. > :51:47.Kelly got his timing wrong and missed the target. A penalty shoot
:51:48. > :51:56.out win in Plymouth proceeded orient's trip. They have the
:51:57. > :52:02.firepower as demonstrated why David Mooney. Kevin Lusby, who scored 18
:52:03. > :52:12.goals last season replaced Henderson and he replaced -- wasted no time in
:52:13. > :52:17.opening his account. Scunthorpe manager, Russ Wilcox spent this week
:52:18. > :52:27.reiterating to his players how hard it can be moving up a division. Andy
:52:28. > :52:30.also informed them that Gardner was informed but he was left
:52:31. > :52:34.unattended. 20 minutes after that, another Preston attack. More
:52:35. > :52:44.questionable, Scunthorpe defending and the ball was diverted past their
:52:45. > :53:00.own keeper. Scunthorpe's long unbeaten home record was in serious
:53:01. > :53:04.jeopardy. Bit of a belated fight back so Williams and Paddy Madden
:53:05. > :53:08.going close for the home side, but the fans who have not seen their
:53:09. > :53:17.side lose at home since last November knew the game was up when
:53:18. > :53:20.Gardner snuck in at the far post for his second of the match. We are
:53:21. > :53:24.playing with confidence and belief. We have some good foot bowlers with
:53:25. > :53:31.energy who can take their opportunities when they come along.
:53:32. > :53:36.Big learning curve. First home defeat since November against a top
:53:37. > :53:43.quality side. We have got to get streetwise. Waltz all manager, Dean
:53:44. > :53:47.Smith is looking to boost his firepower and again Radford they
:53:48. > :53:53.lack clinical finish. Ashley Grimes hitting a good chance into the
:53:54. > :54:00.crowd. -- Bradford. Chambers look more accurate. Phil Parkinson's men
:54:01. > :54:07.held onto their point but there would be a late scare when the ball
:54:08. > :54:11.dropped for Grimes, only to disappear into the crowd.
:54:12. > :54:12.Both dropped for Grimes, only to
:54:13. > :54:17.disappear into the crowd. Both sides can reflect on unbeaten
:54:18. > :54:23.start up this early stage. But a 100% start for Peter Boro. Darren
:54:24. > :54:26.Ferguson's side, credit to them in an entertaining game against MK
:54:27. > :54:34.Dons, to score three goals and readjust having lost your talismanic
:54:35. > :54:39.days before the season started? Absolutely, they are the type of
:54:40. > :54:48.club who lie well and I think they will sell well. They will reinvest
:54:49. > :54:58.some of the money they have got. But, they always seem to come up
:54:59. > :55:02.with one. George Boyd, they are a club I think that reinvests money
:55:03. > :55:08.into trying to find the right one. I think they are working hard to bring
:55:09. > :55:13.a player in. If they can add it to what they are doing the moments,
:55:14. > :55:19.they will be more than delighted. Special goal scorer among Preston's
:55:20. > :55:26.ranks. He ended as top scorer but Joe Gardner has a couple more? Yes,
:55:27. > :55:31.these are confident finishes. Making sure he takes a touch first. You
:55:32. > :55:40.have the space to do that, take the touch. First-time finish, but the
:55:41. > :55:42.only way he can score is to head it down into the far corner because
:55:43. > :55:47.there wasn't a lot of pace on the cross. Great afternoon for Chris
:55:48. > :55:55.Humphrey with two assists and a goal. They need a fast start because
:55:56. > :56:00.they don't want to go through the play-offs again? Their record last
:56:01. > :56:06.year was very good. If they can get nine, 12, 14 games under their
:56:07. > :56:10.belts, in and around it, they are an experienced side and I think they
:56:11. > :56:14.will be a big challenge this year. And the manager has been there and
:56:15. > :56:18.done it for them in that division. Thanks to the efforts of several
:56:19. > :56:23.people, Luton Town are back in the foot all-league after five years
:56:24. > :56:38.away. The first -- perfect time for us to visit Kenilworth Road.
:56:39. > :56:43.For those of a certain age, the name Luton Town conjures up images of
:56:44. > :56:48.their artificial pitch, 1988 league cup win and one of English
:56:49. > :56:52.football's most enduring moments. That is it. Luton Town have
:56:53. > :56:58.survived. David elite is on the pitch. He has kept them up. What an
:56:59. > :57:08.amazing act of escapology by Luton. More recent memories ahead of 2008,
:57:09. > :57:09.had an extraordinary 30 point deduction for various financial
:57:10. > :57:16.irregularities and the inevitable regulate relegation that followed.
:57:17. > :57:24.Leaving supporters in Italy resentful over punishment they did
:57:25. > :57:28.not fit the crime. It was a kick in the teeth. It was unfair and unjust.
:57:29. > :57:34.But we have proved them wrong and we are back. You can forget and forget.
:57:35. > :57:40.We bounced straight back -- I think the optimism was we would bounce
:57:41. > :57:47.straight back, we didn't. Then the Messiah came in. How big a
:57:48. > :57:53.motivation was writing the perceived wrongs of six years ago? It was the
:57:54. > :57:59.biggest. It was the single, most important thing that made me decide
:58:00. > :58:08.to come here. It was a case I think of writing are wrong. Forget
:58:09. > :58:24.everything else. Forget everything. Worry about one thing. The only
:58:25. > :58:32.thing that matters, is we come up. It is about you as individuals doing
:58:33. > :58:37.the job. We started slowly last year but we became strong. Six or eight
:58:38. > :58:47.games, and by then I will know where we are and if I need to juggle it
:58:48. > :58:50.around. I know exactly what I will need to do. We have got a good group
:58:51. > :58:52.of hungry, ambitious players. Good mixture of youth and experience. I
:58:53. > :58:54.am still mindful it is a fantastic time to be a Luton Town supporter.
:58:55. > :59:02.You know the way we played. No changes, no surprises. Don't let
:59:03. > :59:12.yourself down at the last Saturday. Come on! Emotional? A little bit, it
:59:13. > :59:28.is a fantastic day for the foot ball club. Fantastic day for Luton Town.
:59:29. > :59:41.Second day of the season. Get another win. Start fast. Play as a
:59:42. > :59:48.team. Fired up from a memorable afternoon, Luton needed the win.
:59:49. > :59:53.Fine save followed by a key role straight from the Wimbledon history
:59:54. > :00:03.books. Route one to the muscular front man. After the break, they had
:00:04. > :00:04.the chance again. But could not get enough on the free kick.
:00:05. > :00:08.the chance again. But could not get enough on Luton still very much in
:00:09. > :00:14.contention and most of the home crowd leapt to their feet when
:00:15. > :00:19.Gutteridge leapt at the far post. Only for the disappointing truth to
:00:20. > :00:23.dawn. Side netting. The referee found himself the meat in a doorstep
:00:24. > :00:30.sandwich, heavyweight contest which came to nothing. But Steve McNamara
:00:31. > :00:31.the nearly had the final word. The header sailed over and MK Dons had
:00:32. > :00:53.done the job. A bit more quality final third,
:00:54. > :00:57.final cross, final pass, final finish. Work hard, the rest will
:00:58. > :01:00.follow. Well done all of you. Well done! High pressure
:01:01. > :01:04.APPLAUSE Not the result of course that the
:01:05. > :01:09.Luton fans were hoping for after five years away from the Football
:01:10. > :01:13.League. As you could see, weren't too down? I thought we played quite
:01:14. > :01:18.well. I thought we done enough to get something from the game. Final
:01:19. > :01:23.third play wasn't quite as good as it should be. I always say, six,
:01:24. > :01:27.eight games you need to get going. To be fair, in the games that we've
:01:28. > :01:32.played I have seen enough to suggest we are improving. I think that the
:01:33. > :01:36.longer the season goes we will get better. I was quite happy with our
:01:37. > :01:41.performance. You are always disappointed when you lose. I'm not
:01:42. > :01:45.disappointed with the performance. A turbulent time for the Hatters since
:01:46. > :01:48.they have been in the conference, you are back in the League as well
:01:49. > :01:53.after a season away. What is it like to be back? Obviously, to be honest,
:01:54. > :01:58.I didn't really want to come out of the League, if I'm being honest. It
:01:59. > :02:01.was seen as a brave move at the time It was, or a mad move, not quite
:02:02. > :02:08.sure. I always believed that we could do it. I always believed we
:02:09. > :02:11.could get back. Fantastic support. Players done fantastic last season.
:02:12. > :02:16.The club is right back in the Football League and can grow. Look
:02:17. > :02:20.at the fans applauding 25 minutes after the game? Incredible. They
:02:21. > :02:24.stayed behind after the game. One of the biggest pleasures for me is I
:02:25. > :02:28.feel we have righted a wrong for a lot of those supporters. I think
:02:29. > :02:34.that the Football League status is a massive, massive thing for the
:02:35. > :02:36.football club. The players deserve every credit. We haven't won today.
:02:37. > :02:40.That happens. It's football. We will lose again. What is important is
:02:41. > :02:44.that the club keeps growing on and off the pitch. Supporters and
:02:45. > :02:48.players are very much together at the minute. It's a massive thing for
:02:49. > :02:53.me to be able to manage a club that I believe can go through the
:02:54. > :02:56.leagues. Now maybe in my time, I might not see it get to its
:02:57. > :03:04.pinnacle. I do believe they will have a great future. Ambitions for
:03:05. > :03:10.this future? To finish as high as we can. Teams from the Conference tend
:03:11. > :03:12.to do well? They do. If they fulfill its potential it will go All the
:03:13. > :03:25.close. Best. Thank you very much. Luton, off course,
:03:26. > :03:27.came up from the Conference The U's, led by Richard Money, were
:03:28. > :03:31.widely tipped to get little change from their trip to one of the
:03:32. > :03:45.promotion favourites, Portsmouth, Portsmouth got the lead and
:03:46. > :03:54.everything appeared to go down to the plan. But then they were down to
:03:55. > :04:00.10-men no serious injury for Dunk. Cambridge fancied their chances.
:04:01. > :04:05.They were unlucky not to equalise when Donaldson hit the crossbar. The
:04:06. > :04:10.10-men got the next ball. A fiasco on the edge of the Cambridge
:04:11. > :04:19.six-yard box. Dunn credited with the OG. Appiah cut the deficit with 20
:04:20. > :04:26.minutes to play. The home side were hanging on. Simpson, in one final
:04:27. > :04:28.fling, was denied by a combination of Jones' finger tips and the
:04:29. > :04:34.Portsmouth bar. These sides have experienced
:04:35. > :04:40.contrasting starts to the new campaign. Dagenham conceded nine in
:04:41. > :04:44.two League and Cup games they were on the front foot here when Cureton
:04:45. > :04:49.showed that his instinctses haven't dimed. Burton who fold up their win
:04:50. > :04:57.at Oxford with a Cup success over Wigan trailed until the 84th minute.
:04:58. > :05:06.The Harness was tripped and Kee levelled thinged up. -- things up.
:05:07. > :05:16.23-year-old Kee found the bottom corner. Dagenham are still chasing
:05:17. > :05:19.their first point. I felt Burton were better than us in the
:05:20. > :05:24.second-half. We edged it in the first half. We have defended poorly
:05:25. > :05:33.for two goals. If you defend like that in the box, you will concede
:05:34. > :05:42.goals. You often does a team regret not having a man on the post. No-one
:05:43. > :05:50.was there to deal with this header. Stanley would have been two down but
:05:51. > :05:55.for this save. That save looked better when Accrington drew level.
:05:56. > :06:01.Top marks to Gray for patience and vision to play in Naismith for his
:06:02. > :06:08.team's opening league goal of the campaign. The assist went to the
:06:09. > :06:12.Robins goalkeeper, Carson, who sent Arthur clear. The on-loan Birmingham
:06:13. > :06:25.player bagged his first professional goal. The home team's hard work
:06:26. > :06:33.almost undone in the 93rd minute. Naismith left his team pointless
:06:34. > :06:38.after two. I thought it was a decent game. I thought we were the better
:06:39. > :06:46.team. I thought we deserved our team. They missed the penalty in the
:06:47. > :06:51.93rd minute. Bury played well in the capital One Cup before going out in
:06:52. > :06:56.extra-time. Championship Bolton in midweek. Nardiello's opener game
:06:57. > :07:01.after fast and accurate build-up play. The Shakers owed plenty to
:07:02. > :07:06.their keeper, Lainton in the first half. Parnaby shut out before
:07:07. > :07:12.Harewood fired the rebound off target. The match was still very
:07:13. > :07:17.much in the balance, Lowe, splendid in front of goal for Tranmere,
:07:18. > :07:22.nearly doubled the Bury lead. No surprise when they got the points.
:07:23. > :07:28.Rose, resigned from Barnsley, 24-hours earlier, taking advantage
:07:29. > :07:32.of a mistake from Bates to complete their first victory of the season.
:07:33. > :07:43.Three defeats on the spin though for Hartlepool. After reverses at
:07:44. > :07:48.Northampton and Sheffield United Mansfield struck first here when
:07:49. > :07:55.Tafazolli dived in to meet the rebound. Hilton grabbed the winner.
:07:56. > :08:00.The within three minutes of being introduced here the 25-year-old was
:08:01. > :08:12.caught by Tafazolli. He made no mistake from 12 yards. Hilton turned
:08:13. > :08:19.provider. Brown was unable to beat Studer. Oxford could be forgiven for
:08:20. > :08:31.believing they deserved a point. Murray spent two-and-a-half years
:08:32. > :08:35.his finish won it for Mansfield. The first half belonged to Newport. Two
:08:36. > :08:43.goals in two minutes had County coasting. First Adam Chapman. Then,
:08:44. > :08:47.Aaron O'Connor making up for lost time. He played just four games and
:08:48. > :08:55.scored a single goal last season. Fully fit, he is a real threat. It
:08:56. > :09:04.is not just the hairstyle Ellison shares with Carlos, his free-kick
:09:05. > :09:11.last week was bettered by this one. He is enjoying a superstar to his
:09:12. > :09:17.season. The winning goal came via a much less seasoned campaigner,
:09:18. > :09:19.Mullin was making his league debut, crowned with the winner. The bookies
:09:20. > :09:32.relegation favourites are flying. Plymouth's early dominance in the
:09:33. > :09:38.Devon Derby against Exeter was inspired by homegrown youngsters.
:09:39. > :09:42.Nelson rattling the bar before a terrific free-kick from Tyler Harvey
:09:43. > :09:45.fizzed into the corner for the opening goal. The stylish Harvey was
:09:46. > :09:55.very much involved in the second as well. His measured pass finished by
:09:56. > :09:59.Reuben Reid there won't be many League Two strikers who will score
:10:00. > :10:05.more than Plymouth's Number Nine this season. Exeter will be hoping
:10:06. > :10:16.that Cummins does damage for them. Denied after coming on as a sub by
:10:17. > :10:22.the Plymouth keeper McCormack. Nelson, up for a set-piece, blazed
:10:23. > :10:31.home number three to put a gloss on a sparkling all round Plymouth
:10:32. > :10:34.performance. That game was for the supporters after losing twice
:10:35. > :10:39.against them last year. Disappointing you want to win and
:10:40. > :10:43.get the bragging rights over your closest Rifles. Pleased for the
:10:44. > :10:48.supporters. You could see the effort and we did play really good stuff.
:10:49. > :10:54.Threes two clubs are aiming for an immediate return to League One.
:10:55. > :11:04.Tranmere, Power had the goal in his sights. They had a midweek Cup
:11:05. > :11:07.defeat. They went in front with this cross was cut back and Bell-Baggie
:11:08. > :11:12.gave the travelling fans something to shout about. Fresh from their Cup
:11:13. > :11:19.win over Blackpool, the hosts should have been level before the break.
:11:20. > :11:23.Collins come himself into a tangle. If Rovers shaded the first half, the
:11:24. > :11:33.Shrews took charge of the business end. Mangan got the equaliser. He
:11:34. > :11:42.had time to make another telling contribution. His 94th minute
:11:43. > :11:49.deliver was met by Demetriou. The 24-year-old's first Football League
:11:50. > :11:55.goal sealed a late, late comeback. Nothing complex about Southend's
:11:56. > :12:05.opener. Nine minutes on the clock when Weston scored for the club.
:12:06. > :12:14.That was them on their way. Brown's team were out of reach thanks to
:12:15. > :12:38.Coker's first Roots Hal. Both victories were won with clean
:12:39. > :12:43.sheets. Wycombe's Cowan-Hall made a fantastic shot last week. The goal
:12:44. > :12:47.of the game came from the Cumbrians. They hadn't scored in their first
:12:48. > :12:53.two matches. After a superb break away down the left, Potts arrived at
:12:54. > :12:58.the near-post to level the match. It was a tough game to call now. The
:12:59. > :13:08.whole thing went to pot for Carlisle in the space of five minutes. First,
:13:09. > :13:17.after O'Hanlon was penalised for handball. Hayes restored the wick op
:13:18. > :13:22.lead. Soon it was 3-1. Cowan-Hal went clear on the right. Murphy made
:13:23. > :13:39.certain that Wycombe finished the weekend inside the top two. For
:13:40. > :13:46.Carlisle it got even worse. Morrow got a second yellow card. This ahead
:13:47. > :13:51.of a hard game this week to Cheltenham. York rued a series of
:13:52. > :14:12.missed chances in their Cup defeat. The breakthrough came direct from a
:14:13. > :14:19.corner. Straker's dead ball beat Duke at his near-post. Richards'
:14:20. > :14:25.free-kick was perfect. His first for his new club. League Two was
:14:26. > :14:29.certainly the division for late drama. Nine goals we counted between
:14:30. > :14:33.us being scored in the last 10 minutes of the games including that
:14:34. > :14:38.game at Shrewsbury both goals in injury-time. Come back of the day,
:14:39. > :14:44.Morecambe from 2-0 down against Newport. They scored seven against
:14:45. > :14:51.them last season. 10 in three games with this comeback. Thanks to Kevin
:14:52. > :15:00.Ellison? He has done fantastic over the years really. He's wholehearted.
:15:01. > :15:05.He's annoying. He's lively. He upsets everybody, but he plays with
:15:06. > :15:10.a big heart. He always comes up with goals. He always comes up with hard
:15:11. > :15:14.work. He is difficult to play against. If you have that in your
:15:15. > :15:18.team people don't want to play against you. A massive plus. Well
:15:19. > :15:21.done Kevin, very well-respected player he is for what he gives the
:15:22. > :15:25.game. Now there is no better way to get your first win of the season
:15:26. > :15:29.than in the Devon Derby, is there? You know that of course from having
:15:30. > :15:33.played and managed down in that area. This was a great result for
:15:34. > :15:40.Plymouth A massive game Plymouth Exeter. The even bigger as neither
:15:41. > :15:49.side had won this season as well. He is a player that is returning - he
:15:50. > :15:56.started at Plymouth. He told us his shoe size... It's funny how you go
:15:57. > :16:01.back. You kind of go full circle. Had his problems and settled down.
:16:02. > :16:06.You can see the potential. Big attendances in that division. 16,500
:16:07. > :16:13.at Portsmouth, 11,500 at Plymouth. I think there was another 11,000
:16:14. > :16:20.Luton. Yeah. It's fantastic. You know, I think that the teams are
:16:21. > :16:24.well supported. If they get entertained, supporters are going to
:16:25. > :16:27.come. Portsmouth would look at themself and think they are not a
:16:28. > :16:31.Division Two club, if I'm being honest. Plymouth would say the same,
:16:32. > :16:35.they are capable of being higher. Luton would say the same. With the
:16:36. > :16:41.support those clubs have got, it gives it a fantastic chance. Being
:16:42. > :16:46.as neutral as you can be who do you see - Not Who is easy. Realistic
:16:47. > :16:51.challenges for the top two position? Bury will be strong. If I'm being
:16:52. > :16:57.honest, Southend will be strong. I have a sneaky outside feeling for Do
:16:58. > :17:06.you Northampton. ? I do. Let us look at the table before we signoff.
:17:07. > :17:13.After just two games in the Sky Bet Championship, Bournemouth
:17:14. > :17:15.and Millwall are the only teams with a 100% winning record.
:17:16. > :17:18.Four teams have yet to pick up a point, with Sami Hyypia's Brighton
:17:19. > :17:23.Five teams have 100% winning records in League One, including newcomers
:17:24. > :17:25.Pre-season title favourites Sheffield United remain without
:17:26. > :17:27.a point, but newly relegated Yeovil are the
:17:28. > :17:31.Morecambe are the top of the pile after today's comeback
:17:32. > :17:33.win, while Southend are the only team yet to concede.
:17:34. > :17:36.Six teams remain without a point, including Newport who led 2-0
:17:37. > :17:43.Don't forget, with the Premier League season up
:17:44. > :17:47.and running, Match of the Day 2 will reflect on the opening weekend on
:17:48. > :17:51.We're back next Saturday straight after Match of the Day,
:17:52. > :17:55.Leroy, thanks for your company today.
:17:56. > :18:02.John, great to see you and good luck with the rest of the season.
:18:03. > :18:04.So, from all of us, have a great week.
:18:05. > :19:02.The stars of the summer are back on UK soil
:19:03. > :19:19.Who will produce their golden moment?
:19:20. > :19:19.I'm going to teach you a lesson, Churchy.
:19:20. > :19:21.Where's your shoe? It's in the car. I'll get it later.