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With the Skybet Football League season barely two months old, the

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managerial merry-go-round almost came off its hinges this week as

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three more left their posts - with Felix Magath, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

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and Micky Adams all parting company from their clubs on Thursday.

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And that means a staggering nine managers have gone since the

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start of the season - compared to just one this time 12 months ago.

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Well, I'll be getting Dave Kitson and

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Leroy Rosenior's views on that, plus the fall-out from Saturday's games.

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Unbeaten in seven and top of the League - Stuart Pearce has

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enjoyed a dream start in charge at Nottingham Forest.

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We'll find out how his side got on against Millwall at the Den.

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With Oscar Garcia now out of hospital, could his Watford team

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help aid his recovery with a fifth win in six against Bournemouth?

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we've the best of the action from Saturday's early kick game

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We have another 91 goals for you to enjoy, including

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a nine-goal thriller from Sixfields as Northampton met Accrington.

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And as the two newly promoted clubs from the Conference go head-to-head,

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I'm at the Abbey Stadium to assess the mood at Cambridge United

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Well, after an impressive recruitment drive in the summer,

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Stuart Pearce's return to Nottingham Forest has got off to a flier.

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They registered their fifth win in seven on Tuesday night,

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with Britt Assombalonga netting a hat-trick against Fulham.

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So could they extend their unbeaten start to eight,

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away to Millwall - with the Lions having lost their way after

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Watching this one for us, Paul Walker.

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Ten years on from the passing of Brian Clough, one of his former

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students insists his legacy lives on. Stuart Pearce's flying start as

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Forest manager would surely have the Green jump and genius nodding in

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approval. Today, they look to carry on their unbeaten side, against

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Millwall side who have faded recently. Ian Holloway makes four

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changes to the side that lost at Reading in the week.

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Forest make two changes from their 5-3 win against Fulham. Wilson comes

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in at centre-half, von -- Vorm starts. Britt Assombalonga looks to

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continue his scoring streak. He has eight in his last seven.

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A lovely first touch to gather it is, Antonio. Just wide. Forest

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looking to set out their stall early. He is high on confidence

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right now. The ball lifted forward. It is a great take from Antonio. He

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drags it wide of the post. Antonio trying to get this ball

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under control. Assombalonga is there. Ends up in a heap, the Forest

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striker. A free kick is given his way.

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It may be Lansbury with a shot. The flag was up as well. The flag was

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up. It was right where Assombalonga would have wanted that, plum, bank

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Centre on his forehead. He had strayed offside.

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Williams, sends it high towards Ranegie. Sent in by Upson, it is

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deep, sent away by Darlow. Woolford. He had a clear fight at goal. --

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sight at goal. He could not hit the target with him. Darlow flicks it

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away. It is a good first touch from Woolford. He got his angles wrong. A

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real let off for Forest. Another hand ball. I am not so sure

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that was. In all honesty. Williams with the free kick. I great save,

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Darlow, he can't turn it home. It is the closest we have come to a goal

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in this game without question, and Karl Darlow comes up big for

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Nottingham Forest. In it goes. Ranegie steered it goalwards. It was

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close to opening his account. A very good stop from Darlow.

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He shakes of Danny Fox. He has made his point, Ricardo Fuller. Ricardo

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Fuller did not like Fox's challenge. Beevers was the target, just wide.

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He almost scored in four successive games, Beevers. He just plans his

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header wide of the target. He showed great desire to win it. It is put

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Millwall on the attack. McDonald, running around the back. He had to

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get there. Now it is Forest's term. The game livening up in the last few

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minutes. Three waiting for a cross, still with Burke. Antonio was there.

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Assombalonga, cleared off the line by Dunne undertaken by Forde. He has

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been taken -- quiet all day, Assombalonga. On another day, he

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might have gobbled that up. Burke does well, heads for the bar line.

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Overhit the cross slightly, sent in by Paterson. Assombalonga could not

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generate enough power to add to his recent scoring streak. The cutting

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edge of football is goals and not many against. We are level now.

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Today, I needed an out and out finisher, to make the difference.

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Then I would be buzzing. We would be only three points off the top of the

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league instead of seven. That makes all the difference. We have kept a

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clean sheet. We always expect us to score. It is the first time this

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season we haven't. We are disappointed. In the mind in the run

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of play 90 minutes I am pleased with the contribution my team put in and

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the Championship is a long, hard season. You have to show character

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and we have done. In many ways it was a shame, two sides that can play

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attacking football but it never lived up to its billing. It got off

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to a good start. Antonio looked lively until there was an injury to

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Edwards and it bizarrely changed the game. That was the cue for a whole

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host of injuries that curtailed the flow of the game. Without that,

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Forest could have won. But they did not get into their stride. I think

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you are right. Ian Holloway will be a bit disappointed because you need

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to do a job when Forest play like they are. They score five in

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midweek. Millwall did a terrific job. He touched on it, they had the

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opportunities to edge the game. You are playing against the league

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leaders, scoring goals left, right and centre. He restricted them to

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not too many opportunities. You have done your job. Towards the end of

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the game, Millwall had the better opportunities. This is why Woolford

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does well. He will be disappointed. Players trying to close him down.

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This is the reaction from Ranegie. Darlow makes a terrific save. This

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one is Beevers, always a difficult header when you are running

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backwards and under pressure from the Forest Centre has. From

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Assombalonga, a totally different 90 minutes from the one on Wednesday.

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He was well shackled throughout. This one summed up his day. He

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missed the stadium with that chance. That summed up Assombalonga's day,

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and Forest's. Taking into account how Forest started, he has hit the

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ground running, the new manager? Stuart Pearce is a popular

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appointment, he has an extended honeymoon period. The fact he has

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hit the ground running, it only helps the whole situation. It is not

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a coincidence, all of those things are putting Forest at the top. Where

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he has been Smarties he has let a couple of players go, loaned them

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back and reinvested the money, bought in Assombalonga. Really smart

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management and they deserve to be where they are. He will not get

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anywhere just being popular. Hard work will get him to where he wants

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to be. They have quality but today, I saw aside where the point could be

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massively important. Roll up your sleeves when you are not playing so

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well, that is what we'll get them where they want to be.

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Well like Forest, Watford have also started the new season in good form.

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A Matej Vydra penalty in midweek was enough to reinforce

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But it also saw captain Troy Deeney ruled out for several weeks.

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Manager Oscar Garcia was once again missing from the dug-out

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for the visit of Bournemouth, as he continues to recover from illness.

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There were three changes to the Watford line-up,

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with Gabriel Tamas, Sean Murray and Lloyd Dyer coming in.

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Eddie Howe also made three changes, including a debut

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Assistant Ruben Martinez leads the team out in his absence.

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A poor pass from the Hungarian. One for Wilson to chase. Look at his

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pace, already troubling the Watford defence. A penalty! Conceded by

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Tamas. A penalty for Bournemouth, after just three minutes. One or two

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questioning looks towards the referee, Oliver Langford. Look at

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the ground Wilson makes up on Tamas. I don't think there was any question

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Tamas made significant contact with Wilson inside the penalty area. An

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opportunity now for Ian Harte to/ Bournemouth into an early lead. --

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to put Bournemouth into an early lead. Up against Gomes. Oh, he has

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missed it. And missed it by a measure.

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A poor pass from Tamas. This is going to open up for Callum Wilson.

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He wants the early ball into the box. I mistake there. Not punished.

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It has been an uncomfortable start to the game for Tamas, the Romanian

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international defender. Here is Dyer's Ross, just out of the reach

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of Vydra. What a cracking game! Super ball in from Lloyd Dyer. Just

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under the reach of Vydra. The assistant Watford manager Ruben

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Martinez, deputising for Oscar Garcia, following his recent trouble

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with chest pains. Lots of room now Archer -- for Arter. A good run from

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the fullback, France's. An excellent cross, a fine save by Gomes to deny

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Wilson. Wilson must think he scored there. And Gomes denies him.

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He can't find a way through, a hurried clearance and desist Surman.

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Good save, Gomes, Wilson, goal! Well, it won't count for Wilson,

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owing to the flag from the assistant on the far side. Surman draws an

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excellent save out of Gomes. That would have counted.

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Space for Arter. Struck it well! Very well! You don't save those. It

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is quite magnificent, from Harry Arter.

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Only one thing on his mind, and is glorious. An early contender for

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goal of the season. A sensational goal from the left foot of Harry

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Arter. An excellent pass. Tumbles under the

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challenge from Francis. The referee says no penalty. It has enraged the

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watchful -- Watford faithful and players by awarding a free kick. He

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had claims for a penalty here. Work to do for Cook. Cathcart! 1-1.

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How about that for a finish for a central defender? That is a tidy

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volley, which any striker would have been proud of.

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Superb challenge. End to end football. Oh, it's a handball.

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Surely, that's going to be a booking for Forestieri. Lovely cutback for

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Vydra. That's a handball from Forestieri.

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Tozser. Calmly down by Francis. Very steady came at right back for

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Bournemouth. Forestieri, oh, it's weak.

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Honours even. I think, just about a fair scoreline in the end. We were

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unlucky. One at their own shots at goal where we have been quite good

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on the counter-attack and created numerous opportunities. It's a

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difficult one to take. What we have to do is keep per performing as we

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are and stick to our principles. It will turn. This is not easy. We are

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only working with them two weeks, with the problems that everybody

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know. Then I think when he comes back everything will be great.

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Honours even after 90 minutes. Leroy, was that about right? It

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wasn't. Bournemouth, fantastic away performance. They controlled the

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game for the last period. I didn't think Watford turned out in the

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first period. Without Deeney in the side, Dyer came in, a different

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approach to the game. Bournemouth passed really well. Good positions.

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Quality in the last third let them down. When they got their noses in

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front they should have gone on won. Watford got lucky. Top quality

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goals. Wonderful strike. The pace that beat the goalkeeper more than

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anything else. 25-30-yards out. Wonderful strike. You thought

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Bournemouth were in control playing on the counter-attack. Cathcart, on

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his weaker foot, comes up with that fantastic volley. Textbook. He just

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waits. He doesn't worry about the defender closing him down, which

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puts a lot of people off. Some people would snatch. You see it

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flying over the crossbar. He doesn't. Catches it superb. Unlikely

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source of goals if there was one. Bournemouth got a penalty. No

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dispute about the decision? He gets outmuscled here. He wants to react.

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He wants to get the retaliation in early. He catches Wilson in the

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back. It is a penalty. It's in the box. Should he have been sent off?

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Was there a covering defender. When he took this penalty I said - he

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never misses and he proved me absolutely wrong. There was an

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argument before the penalty was taken. He took responsibility. On

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this occasion, it didn't work out for him. No win in six for

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Bournemouth. Eddedy says he wants - Eddie says he wants to play

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football. He is great for the purests. It's important to get the

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points on the board when all the conditions are in your favour. Good

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pitches. You know, fair weather. If you don't, you really leave yourself

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with a lot to do, come the winter, when the pitch is cutup. It makes it

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so much harder. OK. We are hearing reports that Oscar Garcia is getting

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better. We wish him a speedy recovery.

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Five more games coming up from the Championship now,

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starting with Norwich, who swept aside Brentford on Tuesday night.

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The 3-0 win was already the fifth game in which they'd scored

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On Saturday, the free-scoring Canaries were at home to Birmingham.

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The locals at Carrow Road must have been anticipating another goal fest

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against a Birmingham team who carried on struggling after their

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great escape last season. It's dangerous to assume anything in the

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Championship as Michael Turner's deflection squirmed a Reilly effort

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past Ruddy. Davis found Ruddy in more impressive action here. Lee

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Clark's men do better when not playing at Saint Andrews. Gray

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enhanced his growing reputation. Norwich manager Neil Adams could

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have rehashed the team talk he used at Cardiff last week when his team

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turned a 2-0 deficit into a 4-2 win. Maybe he did. Jerome quickly halved

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the arrears against one of his former clubs. Redmond helped him to

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do more damage, three minutes later, with his sixth goal in five games to

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complete another Canaries comeback. That was where it ended this time.

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Great character. We want to make sure we are ahead and we don't have

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to do that too often. The players did well to roll their sleeves up

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and get any negative thoughts out of their mind and get something from

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the game, which we did. After a home defeat the last place you want to

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come to is Norwich City. Tremendous support and great team. I think we

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did well. Bolton arrived looking to build on their victory against

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Rotherham. Without an away point all season, facing a Wolves side who won

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their last seven matches at home. This drive would have given Bolton

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some improve am. This attempt was dropped for Dicko, he went down

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under the challenge. The penalty challenge was turned down. Dicko

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scored. Bolton brought in Garvan on a three-month loan spell. Eshould

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have equalised -- Garvan. Ikeme preserved the scoreline with the

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all-important save. The Wolves keeper was at his best to prevent a

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way back for Bolton. They sit outside the bottom three with a

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manager under increasing pressure. For his opposite number, Kenny

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Jackett, plenty of postives. He is a good goalkeeper, particularly in the

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second-half we needed him. From our point of view, we should have been

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out of sight by then. It's been something we have done. Credit to

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Bolton. They kept going. Certainly, in that last half an hour they

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looked strong. I felt we regrouped, our moment came we had a penalty,

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missed the penalty. That changed the game. New Year's Day 1983 was the

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last time Rotherham and Charlton met in a competitive fixture. Charlton

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had not lost in the League this season. It took them less than half

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an hour to go in front. Berg Gudmundsson scoring his first goal.

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Goal for his new club. Charlton found themselves under pressure from

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Rotherham. The home side thought they had equalised when Barry was at

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the back post. Becchio spent 18 frustrating Mons months at Norwich

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before his loan move to the Millers his 20-month wait for a goal ended

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with 20 minutes remaining. -- months. Rotherham felt he they

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should have had the opportunity to win the game late Their claim for

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on. Handball was turned down by the referee. Both sides pressed for a

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winner in the closing minutes. Loach recovered to deny Charlton a goal.

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Frecklington came close to deciding it in injury-time. Charlotton's

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unbeaten record stays intact, but not without concern for their

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manager. The way we played, first half, yeah, we should have won it.

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But, OK, credit to them. They came back physically second-half. We got

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a point. First and foremost, we don't take the chances we created in

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the second-half. It's the Football League Show. Look at the penalty

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that isn't given. We had a similar situation midweek in Bolton. It's

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proving that we don't get these decisions. Sheffield Wednesday are

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developing into one of the real success stories this season. Their

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fans had to travel far and wide to enjoy the best of it. They entered

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the weekend, unbeaten away, but winless at Hillsborough. Glenn

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Murray was presented with a chanceful keeping that run going. He

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hadn't counted Westwood. Cooper was also denied. 24-hours after the club

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were taken over by a Thai consortium it was turning into one of those

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days for Reading and Murray in particular. Adkins must have failed

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his team would pay a price for wastefulness. Wednesday did offer a

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threat. May couldn't test Andersen. May would provide the game's

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decisive moment thanks to a deflection. The winning margin could

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have been larger, but Pearce's slight of hand went unpunished. The

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Owls replace the Royals in the Top Six. I just knew at half-time,

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kicking towards our own fans, we could get a head of steam. We got

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them on the back foot. I was worried about getting done on the

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counter-attack. I think we deserved the win in the end. After two

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straight Championship victories, Middlesbrough are starting to show

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some form and Leadbitter is in the form of his life. A week earlier he

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scored twice against Huddersfield Town. He took his tally to seven in

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eight games and can do little wrong. Brentford with no answer. More

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problems for the visitors when they conceded again. This time Adomah

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punished their opponents. Brentford won their last two on their

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travellers. Konstantopoulos wasn't to be beaten. Bamford is enjoying

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his latest loan spell. A first home goal, on a first home start for

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frontman who seems to score where ever he goes. The one negative,

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Whitehead's challenge on Judge, which saw the Middlesbrough man red

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carded. Not that it seemed to affect them. Down to 10, but still on the

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front foot, in an impressive showing. Brentford were swept aside.

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Today we showed everybody we are a very good team. The better team won.

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We lacked quality. Gave the ball away in key areas. At this level we

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know we will get punished. We set high standards. Today we fell below

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that standard. Four great goals from Middlesbrough another belter from

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Grant Leadbitter. Steve Evans said we will talk with about the penalty

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that wasn't for Rotherham. But was it? Well, I think Steve said it was

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a blatant penalty. I watched this 10 times. If I was a ref veil, having

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seen that once I wouldn't have given it. We were undecided watching it

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back a few times. We have seen it, for me it doesn't look like a

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penalty. You shouldn't rely on penalties to win your games. For me,

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that is not a penalty. Middlesbrough, three wins in the

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last eight days. You know, after a steady start, there is no doubt the

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look of promotional credentials about them? They have added to the

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team. They have the components which make them more of a solid unit. They

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are pretty strong at the back. They look great going forward and scored

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four goals today. In the middle of the park, Whitehead gets them going

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forward. He allows the front players to do his thing. He was over

:29:17.:29:20.

committed today he got sent off. Before that he was having a good

:29:21.:29:27.

game. Yeah. One or two people might not have expected to see these two

:29:28.:29:31.

clubs up there, Wolves have continued that rear-guard they

:29:32.:29:34.

showed in League One. They carried it over into the Championship?

:29:35.:29:38.

Conceded three goals in eight games. Best record in the Football League

:29:39.:29:42.

defensively. They kept a couple of very important players at the back.

:29:43.:29:48.

The centre halves. He saved the penalty. He did. Consistent part of.

:29:49.:29:54.

Really it shouldn't have been a surprise. What about Sheffield

:29:55.:29:59.

Wednesday. They are up there too. After their seventh clean sheet of

:30:00.:30:02.

the season already against your old club, Reading. You played under

:30:03.:30:07.

Stuart Grey, you are not surprised to see him doing well? That is

:30:08.:30:11.

right. He was a coach when I was at Portsmouth. Without doubt the best

:30:12.:30:16.

coach I have worked with. Most players in the game who work with

:30:17.:30:19.

him will say similar things about him he wanted to get back into

:30:20.:30:22.

management. Waiting for the right job to come along. He had a crack at

:30:23.:30:26.

Sheffield Wednesday. It is working out well. No surprise to me. What

:30:27.:30:32.

was it about him that was so good? ? The sessions were enjoyable. It was

:30:33.:30:35.

the right session at the right time and keep the lads buzzing and

:30:36.:30:39.

walking off the training pitch, but wanting more. That is is an art. A

:30:40.:30:46.

hard skill. It seems to be doing the trick at Hillsborough.

:30:47.:30:49.

As for the rest of the Championship, it appears pre-season promotion

:30:50.:30:52.

favourites Fulham finally ran out of patience with manager Felix Magath.

:30:53.:30:55.

The German was sacked on Thursday, having taken just one point

:30:56.:30:57.

So how would the players respond against Blackburn, after a turbulent

:30:58.:31:01.

few months for Fulham fans? Felix Magath was never a full sort of

:31:02.:31:18.

manager. That was a mistake waiting to happen. -- Fulham sort of

:31:19.:31:23.

manager. It was unfortunately right that Magath had to go. It is

:31:24.:31:28.

worrying, it is getting worse and worse. Hopefully we can bring in

:31:29.:31:31.

someone like Danny Murphy, Glenn Hoddle, and put us where we belong,

:31:32.:31:36.

in the Premier League. This month we have got now played for us in

:31:37.:31:41.

1998-99. I have spoken to him about it. 11 goals he scored from a

:31:42.:31:45.

central defender's position. He should have been appointed at the

:31:46.:31:48.

end of last season without any doubt. The man in question, Kit

:31:49.:31:52.

Symons, who has taken caretaker charge. Even he could not defend

:31:53.:31:56.

Shaun Hutchinson's challenge Lee Williamson on the stroke of

:31:57.:32:01.

half-time. Luckily, Williamson avoided serious injury. Rovers

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capitalised on their numerical advantage and sought to take control

:32:05.:32:08.

of the match. 30 minutes into the second half they did exactly that,

:32:09.:32:13.

albeit in slightly fortunate circumstances as Jordan Rhodes found

:32:14.:32:16.

himself in the right place to score his fourth goal in five games. Ten

:32:17.:32:23.

man Fulham defended resolutely and had a chance to level the match. In

:32:24.:32:30.

the end, it was a seventh defeat in eight matches. Ella Bob and it was

:32:31.:32:35.

difficult. I enjoyed the experience, the atmosphere that our fans created

:32:36.:32:40.

and everything apart from not getting a result, which was bitterly

:32:41.:32:43.

disappointing but everything else I enjoyed thoroughly. He has done

:32:44.:32:50.

brilliantly you have seen that already. From our point of view we

:32:51.:32:59.

were terrific. It has been a chaotic start the season for both of these

:33:00.:33:02.

West Yorkshire rivals. They dispensed with a manager reach

:33:03.:33:06.

before the end of August. Leeds have since mixed seven points Bradford

:33:07.:33:11.

and the manner of the opening goal from Austin epitomised the team who

:33:12.:33:18.

seem to have sorted themselves out. Darko Milanic is being linked with

:33:19.:33:24.

the Leeds vacancy and he would've been impressed with how Baluchi led

:33:25.:33:30.

the break-out, before Antenucci did the necessary. The champagne

:33:31.:33:36.

football continued to flow in the second half, at Huddersfield were

:33:37.:33:40.

both demoralised and carved open by Austin's vision and a tidy finish

:33:41.:33:47.

from Doukara, who had to make a real effort to ensure he was booked for

:33:48.:33:53.

removing his shirt. Another yellow card arrived soon afterwards.

:33:54.:34:01.

Berardi's systems in ensuring he eventually took down Harry Bunn was

:34:02.:34:05.

his second of the afternoon. The fifth red card in ten matches for

:34:06.:34:09.

Leeds this season and Berardi has taken the long walk twice himself.

:34:10.:34:16.

But even short-handed, Leeds looked the more likely scorers and the

:34:17.:34:22.

irrepressible Antenucci almost deep in the gloom for Chris Powell's men

:34:23.:34:26.

even more. They are a decent team. They have confidence. Really, I just

:34:27.:34:32.

felt it was our own doing, the goals, especially the second one. I

:34:33.:34:38.

have been caretaker, I said I would, it is not a problem. I have

:34:39.:34:45.

done the best I can. The lads have applied themselves really, really

:34:46.:34:48.

well. They have to take great credit. I haven't done myself any

:34:49.:34:52.

harm. But is there as well. Whatever happens happens. The good thing is

:34:53.:34:57.

the club is in a far better position. The 10th anniversary of

:34:58.:35:08.

the passing of one of the greatest characters was remembered. Derby

:35:09.:35:11.

wanted to mark the occasion with a winning performance. Jamie Ward did

:35:12.:35:16.

his best to oblige. Marshall kept him out. Cardiff had their own

:35:17.:35:23.

agenda, two quick second-half goals put them in command. Gunnarson's

:35:24.:35:27.

attempt was just what was required and for a club badly out of form,

:35:28.:35:34.

something positive. Gabbidon and Young had been put in caretaker

:35:35.:35:38.

charge and it got better for them. Whittingham had spent a loan spell

:35:39.:35:43.

at Derby and put one over his old club. His finish was too good for

:35:44.:35:47.

the keeper, Grounds. A difficult week for the Bluebirds looked like

:35:48.:35:51.

ending on a winning note. They could not hold onto a two advantage.

:35:52.:35:58.

Jordan Ibe, his first goal in a Rams shirt. The home pressure paid off on

:35:59.:36:05.

a significant day in the club's history. Bryson's effort went in off

:36:06.:36:10.

the post with less than ten minutes left and Derby have a point. They

:36:11.:36:16.

rarely lose on home territory. It stretched the club's unbeaten run to

:36:17.:36:18.

six games. It has been a tough week. We knew

:36:19.:36:29.

this would be a hard game. But I thought the performance was

:36:30.:36:32.

tremendous and the result could have been better. It is a difficult place

:36:33.:36:39.

to come, for sure. The first half we had problems with being too deep.

:36:40.:36:43.

The shape was good. We rectified it, ten or 15 yards up the pitch. We

:36:44.:36:49.

deservedly went into a 2-0 lead. A good team, good at what they do, and

:36:50.:36:57.

they paid us back. With only a solitary point from

:36:58.:37:00.

their opening seven matches, Blackpool travelled to the south

:37:01.:37:05.

coast looking for their first win of the season. The Seasiders had to

:37:06.:37:08.

withstand a wave of attacks. Brighton's Holla found the

:37:09.:37:12.

goalkeeper and his fellow determinate -- fellow defenders are

:37:13.:37:18.

determined move. Blackpool had only scored away once but having

:37:19.:37:21.

benefited from a slip in the Brighton defence, Miller had a

:37:22.:37:24.

chance to score. But like Lewis at the other end, Stockdale was not

:37:25.:37:30.

prepared to oblige. When you can't score it is important that the

:37:31.:37:36.

opposition doesn't score as well. So that kind of day it is 0-0, but so

:37:37.:37:47.

many corners as well, normally we are very dangerous on the corner

:37:48.:37:54.

kicks and today, we didn't score. The commitment, the collaboration on

:37:55.:38:00.

the pitch was great. Some players did not have position, some

:38:01.:38:07.

strikers, but you know, when the spirit, when this kind of

:38:08.:38:13.

commitment, you can do great things. It is a second point for Blackpool

:38:14.:38:18.

to build upon booked for Brighton, it is worrying. What about Fulham?

:38:19.:38:24.

The losing run continues on Leroy, to Blackburn, who are looking to get

:38:25.:38:29.

consistency going. For Kit Symons, he is at the helm at the minute but

:38:30.:38:34.

was it long overdue, that change was made? I have to be honest, you don't

:38:35.:38:40.

want to see a manager lose his job but when Felix Magath went, I said,

:38:41.:38:45.

at last. I was relieved. It is a club close to my heart and I thought

:38:46.:38:51.

he was ruining it. He has ripped the heart out of the club. I will not

:38:52.:38:56.

blame him for relegation from the Premier League but when you have

:38:57.:38:59.

young players they need experience to work with and to get rid of

:39:00.:39:03.

Stockdale and Hangeland, Sidwell, players who had the club at heart

:39:04.:39:07.

was totally wrong. A manager has gone in for the Championship and

:39:08.:39:12.

knows nothing about it and I hope he hasn't ruined the young players

:39:13.:39:15.

because they were good, young players. They got to the FA youth

:39:16.:39:19.

Cup Final and I hope their development hasn't been hampered by

:39:20.:39:22.

Felix Magath as well. It needed to be done a lot earlier. It has

:39:23.:39:26.

happened now, let's hope that Fulham can get the right manager in place

:39:27.:39:30.

and get experience in and start moving forward because something

:39:31.:39:34.

that was built over a long period of time has been almost torn apart

:39:35.:39:38.

overnight. Magath has to take responsibility. Strong stuff.

:39:39.:39:44.

Cardiff started life post Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and other management

:39:45.:39:52.

change, and came back to 2-2. A strong derby -- a strong Derby

:39:53.:39:57.

side. Making Russell Slade favourite for the job? It is good for Russell

:39:58.:40:03.

Slade, how he has been treated this week has been disgraceful and

:40:04.:40:07.

unnecessary. I hope it does turn out to be the case and he gets a crack

:40:08.:40:14.

at it and does well. What a job Neil Redstone has done at the helm at

:40:15.:40:18.

Leeds. The previous 13 points were taken from a possible 42. It is

:40:19.:40:22.

incredible how he has got them playing and enjoying their football.

:40:23.:40:28.

Scoring goals freely, celebrated, it is a nice atmosphere, whether

:40:29.:40:35.

Redfearn gets the job or not, it will be a nice environment. We await

:40:36.:40:41.

developments, Darko Milanic says he has been approached and we will see

:40:42.:40:45.

how it turns out. Time for League One. What a start for Bristol City.

:40:46.:40:51.

There win on Tuesday opened up a four point leader is top of the

:40:52.:40:57.

table. Earlier, Steve Cotterill's sides faced a testing trip to

:40:58.:40:58.

Fleetwood. After Dobbie's shot was blocked,

:40:59.:41:13.

Morris raised them in front against Bristol City. The Robins had made

:41:14.:41:18.

their best start to a season in over a century and Kieran Agard converted

:41:19.:41:22.

the cross to level the match. Early in the second half, Agard got his

:41:23.:41:28.

second. Luke Freeman and Wade Elliott working a superb short

:41:29.:41:32.

corner and in the ensuing panic Agard put Bristol City in front.

:41:33.:41:37.

Now, the league leaders were in full flow. When the ball came in from the

:41:38.:41:42.

right, Agard's knock-down was put away by Wilbraham is -- by

:41:43.:41:48.

Wilbraham. Eight goals in nine appearances. Bristol City appeared

:41:49.:41:52.

to be heading for a win. Doctor's first touch after stepping off the

:41:53.:41:56.

bench could the deficit just past the deficit just Dobbie had the last

:41:57.:42:02.

word for Fleetwood in the final moments. Dobbie's finish was struck

:42:03.:42:11.

with typical accuracy and belief. I enjoyed the second part of the first

:42:12.:42:16.

half. The first part of the second half, and the other two quarters

:42:17.:42:20.

left in the game I am sure Graham will have enjoyed. Fantastic to get

:42:21.:42:27.

back from 3-1 to 3-3. Both teams have been strong defensively this

:42:28.:42:32.

season. The best defensive record in League One. To get 3-3 was out of

:42:33.:42:37.

the blue for both teams. I was pleased with the character shown by

:42:38.:42:42.

my team and the quality to come back against a team that is definitely

:42:43.:42:47.

going to be up there at the end of the season. Peter Brezovan slipped

:42:48.:42:50.

out of the automatic promotion places that Yeovil after a second

:42:51.:42:53.

successive defeat -- Peter Brussels to play left Somerset talking about

:42:54.:42:58.

the goal that never was. Morrison was convinced his effort crossed the

:42:59.:43:02.

line but the referee saw it differently. Yeovil were looking for

:43:03.:43:06.

their first home win since March the 8th and almost took the lead when

:43:07.:43:10.

this header was tipped onto the woodwork. The home faithful had to

:43:11.:43:14.

wait until the 88th minute for the winner but when it came it was worth

:43:15.:43:18.

it. Grant tiptoeing through the Peterborough Prison defence scored

:43:19.:43:21.

his first of the season and cute wild celebrations. It was like it

:43:22.:43:28.

was used to be, everybody was up and cheering up positive because the

:43:29.:43:32.

lads were putting in a real performance that we know they have

:43:33.:43:35.

got from training, but they haven't showed it here yet.

:43:36.:43:42.

Without a win all the three -- or a goal in the three games before this,

:43:43.:43:46.

Doncaster needed to arrest their slide. Tyson scored, but after seven

:43:47.:43:51.

minutes the hosts were up and running. After promotion,

:43:52.:43:54.

Chesterfield have settled nicely in League One. They were two down when

:43:55.:44:00.

Bennett scored and celebrated his 23rd of the season. Paul Cook's side

:44:01.:44:08.

came from three down to earn a point at Preston. Clucas scored. After the

:44:09.:44:16.

break, Rovers against seized the initiative. Coppinger came within a

:44:17.:44:22.

whisker of his first of the season. The reprieve for the visitors was

:44:23.:44:26.

short lived. From the resulting corner, Coppinger again went close.

:44:27.:44:32.

His header came back and McCombe pounced to restore the two goal

:44:33.:44:37.

advantage. Even so, the pyrites finished strongly. O shape had -- O

:44:38.:44:46.

shape had a shot blocked. That was his 12th of the season. But

:44:47.:44:52.

Doncaster held on to win a league game at home for the first time

:44:53.:44:58.

since March. We have a long -- a lot of young lads in the team. You have

:44:59.:45:03.

to do the basics right and managed the game properly. Delighted with

:45:04.:45:05.

three points. No side in League One have scored

:45:06.:45:18.

more goals than MK Dons. Alli's low finish inside the far-post was pure

:45:19.:45:35.

quality. Crewe got an equaliser. McFadzean got this all wrong. Alli

:45:36.:45:49.

opened up a two goal advantage. There was only going to be one

:45:50.:45:53.

winner. This was turning into a tremendous all round team

:45:54.:46:00.

performance. Afobe displayed pace and power to extend the lead to 4-1.

:46:01.:46:10.

Alli was the star of the show. The teenager, who signed an improved

:46:11.:46:13.

contract in midweek, completing his hat-trick with the goal of the game.

:46:14.:46:20.

In the dying moments, Ben Reeves put away number six. MK Dons had moved

:46:21.:46:24.

into the top two with a display of real class.

:46:25.:46:32.

Bradford haven't lost on their travels this season, but they were

:46:33.:46:37.

lucky to leave Essex with a record intact. This volley and a save from

:46:38.:46:44.

Pickford set the tone. There was nothing the on-loan Sunderland

:46:45.:46:50.

keeper could do it keep out Sears. Derby came to the rescue to round

:46:51.:46:55.

off a satisfying week for the Yorkshire club. Pleased. Four points

:46:56.:46:59.

on the road this week is a good return for us. Would have loved to

:47:00.:47:04.

have won. A clean sheet is not the worst scenario. The lads stuck at

:47:05.:47:08.

the gameplan today and deservedly got the point. Clough Junior's side

:47:09.:47:25.

were unbeaten in six before this. This layoff was perfect for Smith.

:47:26.:47:29.

22-year-old with his first league goal since the opening day of the

:47:30.:47:35.

season. Another powerful run. This time from Luongo led to the second.

:47:36.:47:39.

From the spot, Smith beat keeper Howard for a second time. Swindon,

:47:40.:47:44.

who were held at home midweek, appear to have wrapped up the

:47:45.:47:49.

points, Smith's cutback found Obika. A fourth goal in three games for the

:47:50.:47:58.

former Tottenham trainee. The Blades grabbed victory in midweek. McNulty

:47:59.:48:02.

squeezed through to beat Foderingham. Six minutes later, the

:48:03.:48:10.

prospect of another fightback gained momentum. Davies found the targeting

:48:11.:48:16.

again. If the home fans were shifting uneasily in their seats,

:48:17.:48:21.

they felt more comfortable when Smith's pass was steered past Howard

:48:22.:48:27.

by substitute, Andy Williams. That restored the host's two goal

:48:28.:48:31.

advantage. They were rising to fourth in the table. Kasim left Reid

:48:32.:48:41.

and Collins in his wake. Thompson got Swindon's fifth. As statements

:48:42.:48:47.

go they don't get bigger than that. Five goals against Sheffield United

:48:48.:48:51.

by Swindon with United being one of their pre-season promotion

:48:52.:48:54.

favourites. That is with Mark Cooper playing with his side. Older player

:48:55.:48:59.

in the starting 11 earlier was 24. Yeovil, their home fans. They have

:49:00.:49:03.

been long suffering, haven't they? Finally, they get a win against all

:49:04.:49:07.

the odds? They certainly do. They haven't won there since March. It's

:49:08.:49:13.

a lovely goal. He finishes it really beautifully. In the 88th minute. The

:49:14.:49:21.

tension was lifted for Yeovil. First to get that monkey off your back,

:49:22.:49:26.

not winning so long, against his old club, Peterborough. He will have a

:49:27.:49:31.

smile on his face and give them the lift they needed. Alli at MK Dons,

:49:32.:49:38.

what a prospect, signed an extension to his deal. Senior second hat-trick

:49:39.:49:42.

at 18. He looks a real find this kid. If reports are to be believed

:49:43.:49:47.

he has been linked with the great and good of European football much

:49:48.:49:51.

you can see why. There are flashes here of brilliance. Sails two

:49:52.:49:55.

defenders. Luck under the keeper. Did all the hard work. Looks a real

:49:56.:50:01.

Crewe have concede find. D 21 in their first eight games. I feel for

:50:02.:50:07.

Steve Davis. You think you have turned the corner. You get hit for

:50:08.:50:13.

six. Back to the drawing board for them.

:50:14.:50:16.

Well, despite being threatened with the

:50:17.:50:18.

sack should his side fail to beat Notts County on Tuesday, Russell

:50:19.:50:21.

Slade was still clinging onto his job as the Leyton Orient manager.

:50:22.:50:24.

Could he make the most of the reprieve with a win at Scunthorpe?

:50:25.:50:29.

Leyton Orient were goal difference outside the drop-zone ahead of the

:50:30.:50:39.

weekend. Cuthbert got them off to an excellent start. They had a win over

:50:40.:50:44.

Coventry on Tuesday. After top-scorer Madden was just wide with

:50:45.:50:48.

a volley across goal. They levelled up four minutes into the

:50:49.:50:53.

second-half. Madden make amends for his miss by neatly laying the ball

:50:54.:50:59.

into the path of Matt sparrow. Now it was anybody's game. Leyton

:51:00.:51:02.

Orient's away form has been good so far. Following splendid work out

:51:03.:51:09.

wide from Cox it was one of the summer signings McAnuff who got the

:51:10.:51:13.

winner to take the pressure off the manager, who has been linked with

:51:14.:51:20.

the Cardiff City vacancy. It's nice to be linked with a huge club as

:51:21.:51:26.

Cardiff City. Very proud that they have seen the hard work that we've

:51:27.:51:30.

done at this football club from afar. I respect that massively. What

:51:31.:51:36.

can you say on that? Has there been an approach from Cardiff. Have they

:51:37.:51:39.

held talks with you? In I believe they have. I'm seeking a little bit

:51:40.:51:50.

of clarity right now. For all the excitement surrounding their return

:51:51.:51:54.

to the Ricoh Arena, Coventry's aware form continues to be a worry. They

:51:55.:51:57.

haven't won on the road since the end of March. It wasn't for the want

:51:58.:52:03.

of trying, particularly from Simeon Jackson. Rochdale are on an upward

:52:04.:52:09.

curve with three wins out of four. They wrapped up the points, Allsop

:52:10.:52:25.

tripped a player letting Henderson score, which he did emphatically.

:52:26.:52:31.

After a 4-0 thumping at watch deal, Dean Smith demanded a response.

:52:32.:52:46.

McDonald scored the Kent club a victory over Peterborough in

:52:47.:52:49.

midweek. He missed the target with this effort. Norris was injured as

:52:50.:52:53.

he raced in at the far-post. Goalless.

:52:54.:53:02.

Joe Garner has been in good nick this season. After this header was

:53:03.:53:09.

kept out by Ashdown in the Crawley goal, the Lillywhites took the lead

:53:10.:53:14.

in the next attack. Central defender, Wright, on the end of

:53:15.:53:20.

Brown's side-footed cross. After surrendering a three goal lead on

:53:21.:53:25.

Tuesday, the Preston fans would have been biting their nails when Garner,

:53:26.:53:28.

back defending a free-kick, headed against his own crossbar. You sense

:53:29.:53:34.

they desperately needed another goal. It was gifted to them midway

:53:35.:53:44.

through the second-half. Sadler's handball spotted by the referee and

:53:45.:53:47.

punished by Garner. Both sides arrived at Medo Lane with

:53:48.:54:02.

one defeat since mid August but were left frustrated by what might have

:54:03.:54:05.

been. Goals have been hard to come by for the Magpies. They have scored

:54:06.:54:12.

seven in the league so far. Ismail couldn't find the finish. When

:54:13.:54:22.

Wilkinson was denied by a wonderful, but painful save from Roy Carroll,

:54:23.:54:35.

you can see why. After Micky Adams' resignation Rob Paige took charge of

:54:36.:54:40.

Port Vale. This opener fitted the bill for an improvement. He was

:54:41.:54:45.

celebrating his first goal for Vale. In the second-half, his mood took a

:54:46.:54:52.

downturn when he lent on Hourihane. The referee pointed to the spot.

:54:53.:54:56.

Hourihane hit the corner of the net for his sixth of the season. Six

:54:57.:55:03.

successive defeats have proceeded Adams' departure. Paige made four

:55:04.:55:09.

changes for his first game, including a recall for Jordon Slew.

:55:10.:55:19.

He went down under the slightest contact. The spot-kick was high.

:55:20.:55:23.

Barnsley were closings in on another away draw. They allowed Marshall to

:55:24.:55:30.

twist and turn his way towards goal. He fired home a memorable winner.

:55:31.:55:37.

The players' celebrations mirrored by the interim boss and his

:55:38.:55:40.

Chairman. Over the moon. It's nice to get off to a winning start. I'm

:55:41.:55:45.

proud of the performance the boys put in today. Good win that for Port

:55:46.:55:49.

Vale under the temporary charge of Robert Page stepping in for Micky

:55:50.:55:53.

Adams. We will talk about Vale in a second. Great result for Leyton

:55:54.:55:57.

Orient, wassen it? In the light of what has been going on around

:55:58.:56:01.

Russell Slade recently much he had to go in for talks after the mid win

:56:02.:56:08.

week win. After frank and honest discussion, I'm still in position.

:56:09.:56:11.

Why are we hearing this publicly. It's undignified really, isn't it?

:56:12.:56:15.

That is the word. It's totally unnecessary. If there is a problem

:56:16.:56:19.

between the owner and the manager, it can be dealt with inhouse. It's

:56:20.:56:26.

really worrying for Russell Slade. I'm delighted he got that victory

:56:27.:56:30.

today. That will be a nice feeling. For me, it's just totally

:56:31.:56:34.

unnecessary. I don't know what you think, Leroy, not the done thing? I

:56:35.:56:41.

don't know the word, the club don't know the value of the manager that

:56:42.:56:46.

they have, under their nose. What Russell has done for the club is

:56:47.:56:53.

unbelievable. He was Manager of the Month with Kenny Jackett. The fans

:56:54.:56:56.

recognise what he does for the club and what he can do for the club. You

:56:57.:57:02.

will not win every single week. To give Russell Slade one game to save

:57:03.:57:07.

his job I think is Port Vale are disrespectful. Looking for a new

:57:08.:57:10.

manager after Micky Adams called time after five years and two

:57:11.:57:13.

spells. Almost as if his time came to a natural end in many ways? I

:57:14.:57:18.

couldn't have put it better. Micky did a wonderful job. I remember him

:57:19.:57:22.

saying - I won't scout the other teams, we haven't money to do that.

:57:23.:57:25.

When you are working under those sorts of restrictions it does take

:57:26.:57:29.

its toll on you. When you have great relationships with people when you

:57:30.:57:35.

are in that sort of situation. He may take it personal not winning are

:57:36.:57:39.

for six games. For him it might be the right time. He will be back

:57:40.:57:40.

though. Despite losing at home to

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Exeter City during the week, Cambridge United have been adjusting

:57:44.:57:46.

well to life back in the Football Clem was at the Abbey Stadium

:57:47.:57:49.

on Saturday as the U's welcomed another club newly promoted

:57:50.:57:53.

from the Conference - Luton Town. Cambridge. Home to one of the

:57:54.:58:05.

world's top five universities. The heartland of the UK's software and

:58:06.:58:10.

bio science industries. And, widely regarded as the birthplace of modern

:58:11.:58:17.

football. It was right h that the first ever game was played under FA

:58:18.:58:22.

rules. As for the city's football club - Cambridge United first joined

:58:23.:58:29.

the Football League in 1970 at Bradford Park Avenue's expense. In

:58:30.:58:35.

1992 they nearly achieved a third successive promotion. That would

:58:36.:58:39.

have made them inaugural members of the Premier League. With a certain

:58:40.:58:43.

Steve Claridge in their team - now whatever happened to him!

:58:44.:58:49.

But in 2005 their world fell apart. Blighted by financial problems they

:58:50.:58:57.

succumbed to the clutches of the Conference. 25 former Conference

:58:58.:59:03.

teams in the Football League, 13 have gone the other way. Is that

:59:04.:59:07.

promotion relegation into non-league something more clubs will have to

:59:08.:59:11.

get used to? I think so. What we found is that dropping out of the

:59:12.:59:15.

League into the Conference is the tough bit. No doubt about that.

:59:16.:59:21.

Everybody has found it tough. And, thus far, coming back up, quite a

:59:22.:59:25.

number of the clubs have been able to push on again. But I think we're

:59:26.:59:32.

finding, and probably our opponents today are finding, the league is a

:59:33.:59:37.

tough league. Cambridge, as regards England, is probably as good as it

:59:38.:59:43.

gets. I also think as well, with the university and, you know, it is

:59:44.:59:46.

world reknowned there is a lot of people that come to Cambridge

:59:47.:59:50.

University that still, you know, look out for our results and make

:59:51.:59:55.

that perfectly clear. So I think you have an affiliation once you have

:59:56.:00:00.

been to Cambridge University we have supporters around the world that we

:00:01.:00:06.

don't know about. It's made up 13 individual colleges. We did work

:00:07.:00:10.

with the football team. Coached the Blues team. We have started to work

:00:11.:00:15.

a lot more with the university at different levels. I tell you what,

:00:16.:00:20.

there would be big hitters if you got them on board. If they work for

:00:21.:00:24.

you, end up Prime Minister or running giant corporations Some of

:00:25.:00:26.

the things you have to organise. They might be the brightest people

:00:27.:00:31.

in the country. To get them organised on a football pitch is a

:00:32.:00:34.

challenge. You think - future Prime Ministers and leaders of industry

:00:35.:00:38.

there. Hopefully, in the future, if we do that and build those links it

:00:39.:00:42.

will be of big benefit to the club. I think this club has the

:00:43.:00:44.

capabilities to go up another league. It might take three or four

:00:45.:00:48.

years to do it. Our opponents can definitely go up another league.

:00:49.:00:51.

They are capable of doing it this year. I think.

:00:52.:00:58.

All the early intent and intensity came from Cambridge and Donaldson in

:00:59.:01:04.

particular, who deserved more than seeing Elliott ping one. Donaldson

:01:05.:01:10.

was quickly providing dangerous deliveries again, that neither

:01:11.:01:14.

Simpson nor Elliott could shovel their side ahead. The turning point

:01:15.:01:19.

arrived just after half-time. Naylor's challenge on Stephenson has

:01:20.:01:23.

to be considered reckless. Although the Cambridge management had to wait

:01:24.:01:27.

for the verdict, they could have few complaints that the Derby's lonely

:01:28.:01:33.

debut at ended prematurely. Despite the scrappy nature of the general

:01:34.:01:38.

play, the onus was on Luton to search for the winner and Ruddock

:01:39.:01:42.

almost delivered it. But he had a major role in the match's only goal,

:01:43.:01:48.

as he teased the challenge out of Tait. Mark Cullen took the

:01:49.:01:52.

responsibility and made the most of a favourable rebound from Chris

:01:53.:01:56.

Dunn. It was a feisty encounter, let's

:01:57.:02:11.

deal with that. It is what you expect, a local derby, two teams who

:02:12.:02:16.

know each other really well, no quarter given. It was a good game. I

:02:17.:02:26.

think 11 versus 11, we are by a long way the best team, then obviously

:02:27.:02:30.

the sending off makes life difficult but I still thought that we did

:02:31.:02:36.

enough to probably hang out for 0-0. Not the best few days for Cambridge

:02:37.:02:41.

United after the defeat to Exeter, but what have you made, it is where

:02:42.:02:45.

you started your career, what have you made of the start they have

:02:46.:02:49.

achieved? It has been pretty solid. They have been away for nine years.

:02:50.:02:54.

A lot has happened in that time. They have assembled a good squad,

:02:55.:02:58.

young, hungry players, and they are having a real go. They are scoring

:02:59.:03:03.

freely, letting in more than they would like, but they will be OK.

:03:04.:03:06.

Seeing those pictures brought back memories for you? Yes, some dodgy

:03:07.:03:12.

pictures of me in the tunnel! I had some great years there and it was

:03:13.:03:17.

good, a great experience. It is the perfect club for a young player to

:03:18.:03:22.

learn their trade and they have a good record of moving players on as

:03:23.:03:27.

well. Do you expect them to be safe this season? Yes, but with high

:03:28.:03:31.

ambitious. They want to be like other clubs. They have moved

:03:32.:03:34.

forward. Going into League Two, get safe, build the foundation and move

:03:35.:03:36.

on from there. As for the rest of League Two -

:03:37.:03:39.

Burton Albion's storming start to the season came to a shuddering halt

:03:40.:03:42.

on Tuesday, with Wimbledon ending the Brewers' unbeaten run with

:03:43.:03:45.

an impressive 3-0 win. Gary Rowett then was no doubt

:03:46.:03:47.

after a reaction from his league leaders as they took

:03:48.:03:49.

on Bury in a battle of the top two. The top two went head-to-head, Bury

:03:50.:04:08.

unbeaten in seven games and ahead courtesy of Nardiello, who has had

:04:09.:04:12.

to make do with a substitute's roll recently. Strengthening his claim

:04:13.:04:18.

for a place in the starting line-up. Lowe has been in goal-scoring form

:04:19.:04:23.

and made it three in three, still so much to offer and the Shakers were

:04:24.:04:28.

in charge. Nardiello made even more comfortable. Bury on course for a

:04:29.:04:35.

win. Their best start in 20 years. Blyth scored a Burton consolation. A

:04:36.:04:41.

second straight loss for the early-season leaders, they hope it

:04:42.:04:47.

is no more than a temporary setback. Bury are the new pacesetters in

:04:48.:04:53.

League Two. The players were magnificent and the

:04:54.:04:57.

way they moved the ball and cut through, once you get one goal up

:04:58.:05:02.

against Burton and they lose that shape, we tore through them.

:05:03.:05:08.

AFC Wimbledon went into their game at home to fourth placed Morecambe

:05:09.:05:13.

without Matt Tubbs. But when you have a heavyweight strike partner in

:05:14.:05:17.

the form of Akinfenwa leading the line, there is little to fear. His

:05:18.:05:22.

third goal in two games gave the Dons are 27 minute lead. Williams'

:05:23.:05:27.

long-range kick almost restored parity for Morecambe. But Akinfenwa

:05:28.:05:31.

was to prove the matchwinner, even if Barry Roach was to deny him a

:05:32.:05:42.

fourth goal in as many days. Wycombe's away form has been superb

:05:43.:05:47.

so far, ten points from four games, and they grabbed the lead five

:05:48.:05:52.

minutes into the second half at Fratton Park. Wood finished. They

:05:53.:05:56.

could have given them a question shortly afterwards, -- they could

:05:57.:06:02.

have had a crush on shortly afterwards. Matt McClure missed.

:06:03.:06:07.

Pompey nearly equalised courtesy of a magnificent half volley from James

:06:08.:06:13.

Dunn. The home fans would have been getting nervous, but 20 minutes from

:06:14.:06:19.

time, central defender Ertl, on as a half-time substitute, put away his

:06:20.:06:23.

first goal in over a year to earn his side a deserved point.

:06:24.:06:30.

Accrington arrived at Northampton with John Coleman back at the club

:06:31.:06:35.

for his second managerial spell to fill the gap left by James Beattie,

:06:36.:06:39.

and it he made an instant impact. Atkinson popping up with his first

:06:40.:06:44.

goal of the season to put the visitors in front. The Cobblers are

:06:45.:06:47.

a team in form, having thumped Hartlepool height -- Hartlepool five

:06:48.:06:53.

- one midweek. Richards equalised. Accrington signed two loan players

:06:54.:06:59.

this week, one was John O'Sullivan. He made his debut with a smartly

:07:00.:07:04.

taken finish. The home side might have to work on their defending in

:07:05.:07:08.

training this week, especially from set pieces. O Sullivan's cross was

:07:09.:07:13.

met by Atkinson, who found the post and then Northampton keeper archer

:07:14.:07:18.

unwittingly did the rest. This was fast turning into the John

:07:19.:07:21.

O'Sullivan show and this must be drained -- it was a dream debut. He

:07:22.:07:28.

terrorised the home defence at every turn and showed no mercy.

:07:29.:07:32.

Northampton looked like a boxer who had taken too many punches, but to

:07:33.:07:36.

their credit they climbed off the ropes to pull a goal back. Toney

:07:37.:07:40.

claiming his first league goal of the season, eventually. But the

:07:41.:07:46.

visitors were not content to leave it there. There are the loan signing

:07:47.:07:51.

of the week was 20-year-old West Ham striker Sean Maguire, who enjoyed

:07:52.:07:55.

his debut win in which football by offering a glimpse of his potential

:07:56.:07:58.

six minutes from time. That should have been that. A lapse in

:07:59.:08:05.

concentration allowed Northampton to respond and Toney claimed his second

:08:06.:08:09.

goal of the match, and added a degree of respectability to the

:08:10.:08:12.

scoreline. The Northampton faithful even begun to believe in the

:08:13.:08:17.

unthinkable, when Carter scored another deep into injury time. But a

:08:18.:08:21.

draw would have been harsh on Accrington, who deserve their third

:08:22.:08:23.

win of the season. Shrewsbury Town been formidable at

:08:24.:08:33.

home, racking up five wins from five starts. This effort was pushed

:08:34.:08:40.

away, the busier of the two keepers. The visitors were reduced to ten

:08:41.:08:45.

after Hughes' ugly tackle. The referee produced the red card.

:08:46.:08:51.

Shrewsbury Town still opportunity to chase a late winner. It almost

:08:52.:08:56.

came, but somehow substitute Ashley Vincent was able to bundle the

:08:57.:09:00.

opportunity over the line. Newport extended their unbeaten league run

:09:01.:09:04.

to six. Disappointed with the reaction of the Shrewsbury Town is

:09:05.:09:08.

when the tackle was made. I think there have been similar tackles made

:09:09.:09:13.

where there was no reaction from my players. That disappointed me. It

:09:14.:09:18.

was a problem for the referee. I am not sure if it was the right

:09:19.:09:24.

decision if I am honest. York lost their first regular season

:09:25.:09:28.

match for eight months last weekend and fell behind early here.

:09:29.:09:32.

Southend's Jack Payne looks determined to take on all comers

:09:33.:09:36.

until McCoist stepped outside to stop him. He converted the penalty

:09:37.:09:44.

with the minimum of fuss. York had drawn six of the opening eight

:09:45.:09:48.

matches and finished the half level, as Penn flung himself onto

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the end of this. The reprieve was temporary. Payne

:09:51.:10:03.

had a supporting role in the goal again, but the questionable handling

:10:04.:10:05.

was the main reason Hurst scored. It is no surprise Payne was involved

:10:06.:10:18.

in the match's key goal as well. He provided a classy finish. Southend

:10:19.:10:27.

were kept honest at the end by Winfield's first goal for York, but

:10:28.:10:32.

three wins in a week have put Phil Brown's men up with the pace

:10:33.:10:38.

setters. Cheltenham were without a winner or

:10:39.:10:43.

a goal win their last three fixtures. They needed Trevor Carson

:10:44.:10:49.

to prevent Dagenham Redbridge from establishing a first half lead. A

:10:50.:10:52.

terrific saves, the second from George Porter to maintain the

:10:53.:10:56.

stalemate. The Daggers went in front through a familiar figure, to curate

:10:57.:11:01.

and has played for 14 clubs in a long career. -- Jamie Cureton.

:11:02.:11:09.

Cheltenham introduced a player but their search for an equaliser was

:11:10.:11:12.

proving difficult as he hit the woodwork. They finally got their

:11:13.:11:17.

reward. Jordan Wynter was another to hit the bar. But this time Hanks,

:11:18.:11:24.

who had come off the bench, went one better. They left it late, but a

:11:25.:11:27.

welcome point for the Robins. Carlisle were hoping Keith Cole's

:11:28.:11:38.

appointment as their new manager might inspire the club to an

:11:39.:11:44.

unexpected first win of the season. But his former club were not

:11:45.:11:48.

hospitable. Beevers scored his first goal in two years to make it an

:11:49.:11:52.

unwelcome introduction. By half-time the visitors were made to feel even

:11:53.:11:57.

more uncomfortable. Bingham provided the precise finish. Five minutes

:11:58.:12:03.

later and thanks largely to the marauding run of Beevers, Bingham

:12:04.:12:07.

struck again to make it 3-0, and score his third goal in four

:12:08.:12:14.

matches. Carlisle were not prepared to concede defeat. 15 minutes into

:12:15.:12:18.

the second half, Amoo pulled one back. And when Dempsey cleverly

:12:19.:12:26.

reduced the deficit still further, with 20 minutes to go, Carlisle

:12:27.:12:31.

threatened to make a remarkable comeback. However, Mansfield held on

:12:32.:12:37.

to make it four wins in five at home. Defeat for Carlisle means they

:12:38.:12:41.

have gone a club record 15 league games without a victory.

:12:42.:12:49.

What a week it has been for Plymouth striker market -- Morgan. He became

:12:50.:12:54.

a dad on Tuesday and showed his absolute delight after he latched

:12:55.:12:59.

onto this through ball, to fire his side in front against struggling

:13:00.:13:02.

Hartlepool. But this was anything but a comfortable afternoon for

:13:03.:13:06.

Plymouth. They had to survive a couple of close shaves. Franks,

:13:07.:13:12.

denied by the right boot of McCormick. Hartlepool were desperate

:13:13.:13:19.

to get back on track after their heavy defeat at Northampton. They

:13:20.:13:22.

were hit on the break by the Pilgrims. Nathan Thomas racing clear

:13:23.:13:29.

and when you bear in mind it was his first career goal, you have to

:13:30.:13:33.

admire his composure. He very nearly scored again later on. Flinders

:13:34.:13:39.

alert to tip over, but another goal would have been harsh on Hartlepool.

:13:40.:13:47.

Frustration summed up the mood at the Kassam Stadium as Oxford's Danny

:13:48.:13:51.

Hylton did everything but score. The U's top scorer had been good on

:13:52.:13:58.

Tuesday against Accrington but this was not his game. It is a fortnight

:13:59.:14:02.

since Oxford were bottom of the table but even though Hylton could

:14:03.:14:06.

not find a way through, their unbeaten run stretches to five

:14:07.:14:09.

matches. The home side had to survive a scare when Dean Parrett

:14:10.:14:12.

tried his luck, but the goalkeeper was equal to it to secure his

:14:13.:14:17.

side's first clean sheet of the season.

:14:18.:14:22.

Fresh from their first win of the season in midweek, Exeter made a

:14:23.:14:27.

flying start up part. The Rovers keeper was caught in no man's land

:14:28.:14:34.

and Cummins won the race to score for a third successive game. The

:14:35.:14:38.

hosts were level midway through the first half with a collector's item.

:14:39.:14:43.

Holmes with a rare goal. The last time the fullback hit the target,

:14:44.:14:47.

Rovers went seven points clear at the top in League One two years ago.

:14:48.:14:52.

The visitors sealed victory courtesy of 20 Roux -- 20-year-old

:14:53.:14:57.

Moore-Taylor's winner. Back-to-back wins for the Grecians.

:14:58.:15:03.

The battle of the two top. Bury comprehensive winners at the end of

:15:04.:15:11.

it. 3-1 against Burton. Pre-season favourites. Hit top spot. They are

:15:12.:15:15.

to be aimed at by the others? They certainly are. They were my

:15:16.:15:21.

favourites to be up there. Nardiello with a couple of goals. Just looking

:15:22.:15:25.

at the investment they made in the club. They have bought players, Low

:15:26.:15:33.

and Adams. Invested in the pitch. ?150,000 in that pitch. I didn't

:15:34.:15:36.

recognise it when I saw it. If you remember what it was like, it was

:15:37.:15:39.

never like thatch they are playing good football and trying to do it in

:15:40.:15:42.

a way they can develop players as well. Well done to Northampton

:15:43.:15:49.

scored five them. Midweek, conceded five to Accrington Stanley. A dream

:15:50.:15:53.

return for John Coleman at the club? I gave them the kiss of death at the

:15:54.:15:58.

start. I said Northampton were a good team at the start of the year.

:15:59.:16:03.

They are. They were caught on an off day. He has inherited a better

:16:04.:16:08.

squad. They are showing it. I hope that they kick on. Keith Curl back

:16:09.:16:13.

in football management with Carlisle. Are you surprised to see

:16:14.:16:20.

him back? No, not at all. He is a football man. Goes back to his old

:16:21.:16:24.

club, Mansfield, didn't get a result today. Tough job. He loves a

:16:25.:16:28.

challenge much he will roll his sleeves up and get them working

:16:29.:16:29.

hard, I'm sure. Nottingham Forest maintain

:16:30.:16:35.

their lead at the top of the Sky Bet Championship

:16:36.:16:38.

despite being held at Millwall. Middlesbrough were the big movers,

:16:39.:16:40.

jumping up four places to fifth after a 4-0 demolition of Brentford

:16:41.:16:42.

and a third straight win. Only three points separate

:16:43.:16:45.

the top six. Fulham remain bottom after slumping

:16:46.:16:47.

to a seventh defeat in eight games. They?re already 17 points

:16:48.:16:50.

behind the leaders. There was no change

:16:51.:16:51.

in the bottom seven positions although Bolton and Huddersfield

:16:52.:16:58.

were the only other losers. Bristol City remain top

:16:59.:17:04.

and extend their lead to five points, but will rue throwing away

:17:05.:17:07.

a 3-1 lead at Fleetwood. MK Dons are up to second

:17:08.:17:09.

as the Football league?s top scoring Crewe remain bottom

:17:10.:17:11.

after that thrashing at the Stadium MK, the Railwaymen have

:17:12.:17:14.

already conceded 21 goals, the joint Port Vale move up to21st

:17:15.:17:19.

after ending a five-match losing run and picking up

:17:20.:17:23.

their first home win since April. Bury are the new leaders of

:17:24.:17:27.

League Two after beating previous The Shakers are

:17:28.:17:33.

on an eight-match unbeaten run. Southend up to to fourth

:17:34.:17:39.

after ending a great week for Despite the appointment of

:17:40.:17:44.

Keith Curle this week, Carlisle remain bottom of League Two

:17:45.:17:46.

after three defeats on the spin. Exeter moved out

:17:47.:17:49.

of the relegation zone and up to 20th after back-to-back away wins

:17:50.:17:52.

for the first time in 11 months. That's your lot from us,

:17:53.:17:55.

but a reminder we're back on Wednesday night with the best

:17:56.:17:57.

of the action from the third round 'Down that slope, it comes,

:17:58.:18:00.

towards the hole. 'This putt for Europe

:18:01.:18:52.

to retain the Ryder Cup...'

:18:53.:19:03.

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