In this week’s show, The YP’s football writing team of Stuart Rayner and Leon Wobschall join host Mark Singleton once again, starting off in the only place possible – Leeds United’s promotion back to the Premier League.
They also look ahead to Sheffield United’s play-off challenge as they look to join their Yorkshire rivals in the top tier.
What next for Huddersfield Town as their already-fading League One play-off hopes are finally extinguished, while the panel assess Barnsley’s decision to appoint Conor Hourihane on a permanent basis as their head coach.
In League Two, we preview this Saturday’s Yorkshire showdown between Doncaster Rovers and Bradford City – both teams gunning for promotion AND the title.
As ever, there is also time to pick a Team of the Week and a Player of the Week.
They also look ahead to Sheffield United’s play-off challenge as they look to join their Yorkshire rivals in the top tier.
What next for Huddersfield Town as their already-fading League One play-off hopes are finally extinguished, while the panel assess Barnsley’s decision to appoint Conor Hourihane on a permanent basis as their head coach.
In League Two, we preview this Saturday’s Yorkshire showdown between Doncaster Rovers and Bradford City – both teams gunning for promotion AND the title.
As ever, there is also time to pick a Team of the Week and a Player of the Week.
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01:01As mentioned earlier in the intro, this week we're joined by Chief Football Writer for the Yorkshire Post, Stuart Rayner, and Football Writer for the Yorkshire Post, Leon Wobshul. Good morning, guys.
01:10Good morning.
01:11Hello.
01:11Good morning.
01:12Right, this week in the Championship, Middlesbrough fell to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Sheffield Wednesday, and Hull City suffered a 1-0 defeat against Swansea City before recording a vital 2-1 win over Preston North End.
01:25In League 1, Huddersfield Town fell to successive 2-1 defeats against Cambridge United and then Stockport County.
01:34Barnsley fell to a frustrating 4-3 defeat before sharing the points in their 1-0 draw with Peterbury United.
01:40We'll be covering them later on in the show.
01:43And Rotherham United played out a 3-0 draw with Mansfield Town before suffering a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Wigan Athletic.
01:49And in League 2, Harrogate Town recorded a 2-1 draw with Walsall before claiming a 3-1 victory over Fleetwood Town.
01:59However, I think there's only one place to start this week's episode, and that is Leeds United, who secured their return to the Premier League following a 6-0 thrashing of Stoke City before results elsewhere went their way.
02:12Now, Stuart, you were in attendance at that game. Tell us what the atmosphere was like and what you made of the performance in general.
02:21Well, just what you'd expect, really, when you looked at the way that the scoring went.
02:26Obviously, if you were a Leeds fan, a Leeds player going that day, you'd be worried about it being a nervy start and, you know, and the nerves building up.
02:38So that the first thing you want is an early goal, a couple of minutes in, Joel Perrault does that.
02:45And then, as I've alluded to in the past on this podcast, sometimes when Leeds have gone ahead really early, they've kind of let the opposition slide into it.
02:55But eighth minute, bang, another Joel Perrault goal.
02:58And, I mean, Stoke City really played into their hands.
03:02You know, they were pretty poor defensively.
03:04But nevertheless, Leeds pressed them brilliantly.
03:09Piru finished everything that went his way.
03:11Obviously, Jane Bogle was absolutely outstanding again.
03:165-0 up at halftime.
03:18Joel Perrault's got four of them.
03:19The job's done, basically.
03:20You can just enjoy the party.
03:23They were able to bring Harry Gray on for a debut.
03:25Obviously, that was a crowd pleaser.
03:27So was bringing Patrick Bamford on.
03:29And just carry on the good feeling.
03:31And then just really pile the pressure on Sheffield United in the game that Lyon was at.
03:37But, yeah, I mean, from Leeds' point of view, it's only a few weeks ago they were tottering a bit.
03:43And, you know, they had that run of one, winning six.
03:45You were a little bit worried about if the nerves were getting to them and all that sort of thing.
03:51But, as we've said consistently on this podcast, there can't be many managers, better managers, sorry, to have in terms of a team going for a championship than Daniel Farga, who's been there, done it, got the T-shirt.
04:04Just got the right level of calmness to settle them down.
04:09Because, you know, when all's said and done, they are the best, the most talented, the deepest squad in the championship, so long as their heads were right.
04:16And they always should have come out on top.
04:18But that is a big if.
04:19You know, that's a big thing to get right.
04:24And if they've managed to do that the last four games, they're very worthy of going up, as are Burnley, as would have been Sheffield United.
04:31I mean, it's one of those title races where you really feel, you know, feel for the team that, well, promotion races, where you really feel for the team that misses out.
04:39Same with the title race.
04:42But, yeah, outstanding achievement by Leeds.
04:45It's kind of what they should have done with the resources they've got, as I said.
04:50But team after team, year after year, isn't able to make the most of their resources.
04:55It's, you can't underestimate, you know, what a big task it's been to get them over the line.
05:00And, yeah, it's been a brilliant three-horse race for the title.
05:08I suppose if you were neutral, it would have been not necessarily nice for Leeds or Burnley fans.
05:13But for those who like all things championship, it would have gone right down to the wire.
05:18Because I think a few weeks ago, I think it's safe to say that most people expected that.
05:24But in the end, it's been, it's been more, perhaps more straightforward than people imagine.
05:32You know, relatively straightforward Easter for Leeds.
05:36I think the thing I like about what they've been doing lately, and Stuart's right to praise the crown of Daniel Farker,
05:43but they're managing to get their defensive house in order.
05:46They've conceded two goals in five games.
05:50We've spoken before about this time of year.
05:52You do get, you know, crazy games like the one I went to the other week,
05:55albeit a level or two down with the Swindon Blackburn.
05:59But a lot of games are pretty low scoring.
06:03And, you know, it's something about taking the lead and then defending.
06:07And obviously, Leeds went to town against Stoke.
06:09I think it was, no disrespect, but I think it was a good game for Leeds to have.
06:13I mean, Stoke were virtually safe as a result of what happened at Good Friday.
06:17They beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-0.
06:19They got to the sort of magic 50-point mark, and it would take something remarkable for them
06:25to be one of them to end up going down on May the 3rd.
06:29So, good game in that respect.
06:31But, you know, fair dues to Leeds.
06:33They handled it with a plum and, you know, a party day in the end.
06:39I think it's nice that Leeds have got another home game on Monday.
06:42They've got the, you know, that could be the sort of two-party, if you like.
06:46They obviously finish up to Plymouth.
06:48Remains to be seen what happens with the title.
06:50But I think whoever gets that, that's just a little bauble, really, isn't it?
06:54Because I think they've both had remarkable seasons, Leeds and Burnley.
06:58Both could still get to 100 points.
07:01But, yeah, I just think Leeds have held the nerve at the right time.
07:06Conceded two goals, obviously, in five games.
07:09And, yeah, fair play to them.
07:12You know, they've scored a whole manner of goals at home.
07:14But don't forget, they've only conceded 12, haven't they?
07:18You know, I think that's worth, you know, mentioning as well.
07:23So, yeah, it's job done in the end.
07:26All the credit in the world to Daniel Farker.
07:28He kept his head when others were wavering.
07:34And, yeah, I mean, the next thing, see what happens with the title.
07:37Leeds have bought themselves a little bit of extra time.
07:39I know it doesn't sound a lot, but another extra couple of weeks
07:43to start looking forward to next season behind the scenes.
07:46And then it's all about recruitment, isn't it?
07:49And I think what's been good about Leeds, as Leon says,
07:52is that defensive strength to them.
07:54But they've got some good balance.
07:55I mean, it's not Burnley-level defensive strength,
07:58but they've scored 89 goals in 44 games as well.
08:01So, you know, football's always about, you know,
08:04striking the right balance.
08:06And they've got a really good balance of value.
08:09I mean, you look at, I think they're, is it 22 goals?
08:13They've scored more than the next best in the league,
08:15which is Norwich.
08:16Yeah.
08:16And the goal difference gap is similarly big.
08:20You know, Leeds get criticised at times, you know,
08:24by their own family, when things aren't going right,
08:26for being too negative, too boring, and all this sort of thing.
08:31But, as I say, they've really struck a good balance.
08:38And that's, you know, that's the key with any football team
08:40at any level.
08:41Yeah.
08:41And next, we turn to Shuffled United,
08:44who firstly recorded a 2-0 victory over Cardiff City
08:47before their 2-1 defeat at the hands of Burnley,
08:49which means that they will have to earn promotion
08:51through the Championship playoffs this season.
08:55Now, what do you make of the game, as well as the performance,
08:58and how important is it for the Blades to go into these playoffs
09:02on the back of a good run of form, Leon?
09:05I didn't think they played too bad.
09:08Obviously, a really, a really hard game.
09:10We've mentioned some of the numbers there with Leeds.
09:12And, you know, Burnley's a staggering, aren't they?
09:14I think they've still got a chance of equaling,
09:19I think even better, an EFL record of clean sheets.
09:23I mean, they've got 29 clean sheets.
09:25The record is 30, which Port Vale achieved,
09:30I don't know, something like the mid-50s,
09:32when someone like Churchill or Harold Macmillan
09:34was Prime Minister.
09:36That just underlines the achievement over there,
09:39as great as it's been at Leeds.
09:41What a fantastic season that Burnley have had,
09:44you know, conceded 14 goals.
09:46A club record now of 31 unbeaten in the league.
09:50They haven't been beaten in the league since November 3rd,
09:52which is, you know, staggering, really.
09:55So, it certainly was probably the worst,
09:59certainly the toughest place, probably part of the month,
10:01Ellen Road, that Sheffield United could have gone to.
10:05Yeah, it must have been difficult.
10:07We were sort of sat in the press room at Burnley,
10:10and especially for Sheffield United,
10:12I mean, Burnley knew what they had to do.
10:14But, you know, seeing the scoreline at Leeds,
10:16you know, as the goals went in,
10:17I mean, that's, you know, players aren't,
10:20they're not stupid and managers aren't,
10:22they'll have got wind of that.
10:23I mean, obviously Leeds, you know,
10:25home and host in double quick time.
10:27So, yeah, I thought they played okay.
10:29He made a few changes.
10:31I think the big,
10:33it's obviously a long shot for Sheffield United
10:36to win there.
10:37They had a few chances early on.
10:40The good thing is that Tom Cannon scored,
10:42I thought.
10:43He's not scored.
10:44I think he's not scored in about a dozen games,
10:46had he really,
10:47obviously come in for a big fee,
10:4910 million in January.
10:51So, for him to score a goal,
10:53and it was a good goal as well.
10:54It was a nice move.
10:57You know, a nice axis down the left.
11:00You know, Hayward slicked the ball through
11:01and he crashed the ball into the roof of the net.
11:03And it'd be nice to see one or two more of those
11:05in the playoffs, really.
11:09So, you know,
11:11but Burnley, as is there one day,
11:14Josh Brown,
11:15who I was pretty surprised
11:16he wasn't named on the shortlist
11:17for the championship player of the year.
11:20I mean, his goals are all staggering,
11:22isn't it, really?
11:23And he got another two.
11:25He got the equaliser from close range
11:28and then scored the penalty.
11:30And it was a penalty.
11:31It was a silly challenge from...
11:33I mean, he stuck out his leg
11:35and that was that.
11:37I mean, if there's ever a side
11:38that are able to defend a lead
11:40at this level,
11:41it's Burnley, isn't it?
11:42You know, they were...
11:43That's it, yeah.
11:44In the second half,
11:45it was remarkable.
11:46They were just...
11:47They knew what was coming
11:48in the last sort of 10, 15 minutes.
11:49They sort of sat deep.
11:50They just blocked off space.
11:52And you just thought,
11:53there's no way in the world
11:54that Sheffield United
11:55are going to score.
11:57And, you know, for me,
11:59there's some good defenders
12:01at this level.
12:01I don't know what Stuart thinks.
12:03I mean, Joe Rodon's...
12:04We've waxed lyrical about him
12:06and Padua as well.
12:06But I've struggled to see
12:08a better defender this season.
12:09I've seen Burnley a few times
12:11and then Steve,
12:13he's a real tower of strength
12:16and he was brilliant on the day.
12:18So, you may notice this case
12:19for Sheffield United.
12:21I think they lost out
12:24the right way
12:24if that sort of makes sense.
12:27They had a go at Burnley
12:28but they just couldn't break down
12:29and break them down as such.
12:31Burnley show why they're worthy
12:35of being promoted.
12:37But it's...
12:39I just don't think
12:40they can be too hard on themselves.
12:43As Chris Wilder said afterwards,
12:45they can still get into the 90s
12:47in terms of points.
12:49You know, in some other seasons
12:51gone by,
12:51they would have done enough
12:52to get promoted.
12:53And, you know,
12:53you look at Leeds and Burnley
12:54and they could still both
12:55get to 100 points.
12:57It's incredible.
12:58Which is staggering, isn't it?
12:59I mean, we had one the other year
13:00with...
13:02In League One, wasn't it?
13:03I think it was Plymouth,
13:06Sheffield Wednesday
13:07and Ipswich, wasn't it?
13:09I think Ipswich.
13:11I think Sheffield Wednesday
13:12ended up getting to...
13:14Was it 93, 94 points?
13:16Yeah.
13:16From memory,
13:17I think it might have been 93.
13:18Yeah, it's a lot of region.
13:20So, it was staggering, wasn't it?
13:22And in a way,
13:22they've got a bit of a similar thing
13:25to when Sheffield Wednesday
13:26missed out that time
13:27for automatic
13:28and went into the playoffs.
13:29They've just got to...
13:30They've just got to sort of go.
13:32Again, they...
13:32I think the bottom line
13:33is Sheffield United
13:34just had a bad week,
13:35didn't they?
13:35It's as simple as that.
13:36I think when the sort of story
13:38is written about
13:39this remarkable race
13:40for automatic promotion,
13:43as much as you can credit
13:44Leeds and Burnley,
13:45I think the big probably
13:47takeaway is that week
13:48that Sheffield United had
13:49when they obviously lost
13:51to Oxford
13:52when not too many people
13:53expect them to.
13:55Millwall at home
13:56in midweek
13:57and then, you know,
13:58the big result
13:58was probably going to Plymouth
13:59and obviously losing there
14:02and, you know,
14:04a sort of little jot down
14:06of the sort of form numbers.
14:08So, you look at
14:08the last eight games
14:09of the season.
14:11The last eight games
14:12have just gone by
14:13the run in crunch time.
14:14Burnley a one
14:15in that form guide
14:17over eight games.
14:18Leeds a two.
14:19Sheffield United a 12th,
14:21which that sort of
14:22tells the story almost,
14:24doesn't it, really?
14:24No, Leeds and Burnley
14:27have kept the nerve.
14:28Sheffield United
14:29had a bad week,
14:30but it's just,
14:31it's interesting to see
14:32how they sort of approach
14:34things now.
14:35They've got a game
14:36on Friday
14:37and I think it's probably
14:38a good thing
14:38that they'll get an extra,
14:41they'll sort of get
14:42the weekend off
14:44almost to mentally prepare.
14:45They'll obviously
14:46fulfil the commitments
14:47against Stowe
14:49by the sound of it
14:50from what Wilder
14:51was saying afterwards
14:52at Burnley.
14:53There were one or two
14:54players involved
14:55that were carrying
14:56knocks at Burnley.
14:56It might give them
14:57a chance to rest up,
14:59give one or two others
14:59in the squad a game
15:00and, you know,
15:03he knows how to
15:03approach things, Chris.
15:05I wonder if he'll just
15:06give the players
15:06a few days off after that,
15:08maybe reconvene
15:10in the early
15:10to middle of next week,
15:13maybe take them out
15:14for a meal.
15:14I don't know,
15:15just let them have
15:16some time with their
15:17families and then
15:18get them in next week,
15:19early to midweek.
15:20I think they're going
15:21to have to treat
15:21the final game
15:22seriously as preparation
15:24for the playoffs,
15:26which obviously
15:26the first leg
15:28will be away on,
15:29I think it's the 8th
15:30of May, isn't it?
15:31So,
15:32they need to just
15:33turn the page now,
15:34which,
15:34I mentioned Sheffield,
15:35Wednesday,
15:35doing it a couple of years ago.
15:37They've got to do
15:37something similar,
15:39just clear their minds
15:40more than anything.
15:41They've had a good shot
15:42at it.
15:43They could still get
15:45up to 90 points,
15:45but I think
15:46the big thing is
15:48psychologically,
15:51mentally and physically
15:52as well,
15:53just having a brief pause
15:55to play first on Friday.
15:58Obviously,
15:58it's a game that could have
15:59a couple of weeks ago.
16:00It looks absolutely huge,
16:02didn't it?
16:03But at both ends
16:04of the table,
16:05but it pretty much
16:05doesn't mean anything now.
16:07And then go again
16:10and everyone's spoken
16:13and there'll be a lot
16:14spoken about Sheffield
16:15United's record
16:15in the playoffs,
16:16which is appalling.
16:18But as Chris Wilder
16:20rightly said,
16:20I mean,
16:20everyone's spoken
16:21about Newcastle's record
16:22at Wembley.
16:24You know,
16:24four or five
16:25losing finals
16:27and God knows what else,
16:29Charity Shield losses
16:29and semi-final losses
16:31and, you know,
16:31they've obviously
16:32got the monkey
16:32off their backs
16:33and, you know,
16:34remember Brentford
16:35as well a few years ago,
16:36I think their record
16:37was even worse
16:37than Sheffield United's
16:38and they got promoted
16:39in the playoffs.
16:41So, you know,
16:41record and bad sequences
16:43are there to be broken,
16:44aren't they?
16:45As lousy as it is
16:47and as much part
16:48of the narrative
16:49is things do change.
16:52So, I just hope
16:53Sheffield United,
16:54you know,
16:54they've had a bit
16:56of motivation there
16:57seeing Burnley
16:57celebrate as well
16:58and the scenes
16:59over at Leeds.
17:00That can add a bit
17:01of fuel to the fire.
17:03They've not done
17:04a lot wrong
17:04but they just blinked
17:05unfortunately
17:06in the final analysis.
17:08Had a rough week
17:08but they've just got
17:09to park that
17:10and go again.
17:10They've got enough
17:11experience in there
17:16to handle this situation.
17:18You know,
17:18the big players
17:19like Jack Roberts
17:20and Kiefer Moores
17:21played at World Cups.
17:22they've got quite a few
17:25senior players
17:26Brayton Diaz
17:27who took a hell of a lot
17:29of stick
17:29from the Burnley fans.
17:31It was almost
17:31as if Burnley
17:33were more bothered
17:34about berating him
17:35for his Blackburn
17:35connections
17:36than he was actually
17:36celebrating
17:37but that might
17:41give him a little
17:41bit of motivation
17:42who knows
17:43but yeah
17:44I think they've got
17:44enough character
17:46they've got enough
17:47skill and aptitude
17:50to turn this around
17:51but I think
17:52they'll just need
17:53a bit of a pause
17:54I think for a few days
17:54before they go
17:56again seriously.
17:57And Talan
17:58of course
17:58they're the best team
17:59in it.
17:59You know
17:59like all the third
18:00place teams
18:01will be going
18:01into these playoffs.
18:02Yeah
18:02I think the timing
18:04is significant
18:05and helpful.
18:06I mean
18:07you look at the
18:08promotion race
18:09and they obviously
18:10had their wobble
18:11at the wrong time
18:11Leeds had theirs
18:12a couple of weeks
18:12earlier and had
18:13time to recover
18:14but in the same way
18:15Leon talks about
18:16Leeds having an extra
18:18two weeks to think
18:19about the Premier League
18:20and the transfer planning
18:21Sheffield United
18:22have got two weeks
18:23to get their head
18:24around the playoffs
18:24and I think
18:26you know
18:26whoever of the three
18:28had lost out
18:28the last thing
18:29he wanted to do
18:29was for it to be
18:30on the last day
18:31and you to just
18:32have that disappointment
18:33then there's a
18:34bit of time
18:35to just get
18:36get around it
18:37I don't think
18:38Leeds have helped
18:38them out in one
18:39respect
18:39I'll say this
18:40the way Mark
18:40Robbins was talking
18:41in the press
18:42conference afterwards
18:42I think we'll see
18:43a much more
18:44difficult Stoke City
18:46for Sheffield United
18:47on Friday
18:47than Leeds
18:49but as Leon says
18:50actually the results
18:51of that game
18:51doesn't matter
18:52it's more about
18:53resting some players
18:54hopefully getting
18:55another goal
18:56into Tom Cannon
18:57and some
18:57you know
18:58some form into
18:58other people
18:59but yeah
19:00I mean
19:00there's always
19:01we all have
19:02our theories
19:03about the playoffs
19:03about teams
19:04with momentum
19:05and third place
19:06teams never do
19:07this
19:07and so and so
19:09do that
19:09and do this
19:10but every year
19:11every year
19:13or every other year
19:14there's always a team
19:14that debunks it
19:15as well
19:15it's not a foregone
19:16conclusion
19:17that if you're third
19:18or if you know
19:19this happens
19:20or that happens
19:21it's going to turn
19:22out this way
19:23and as Leon says
19:24Sheffield United
19:25have just got to
19:26approach it like that
19:27we're the best team
19:27you know
19:28we're an experienced
19:29team
19:30and what happened
19:31in you know
19:322005
19:33or whatever year
19:34you want to pick
19:35is irrelevant
19:36to what happens
19:37in 2025
19:38that's the way
19:41they've got to go
19:42about it
19:43but you know
19:43it will be a challenge
19:45for them to lift
19:45themselves again
19:46having been so
19:47focused on this
19:48one target
19:49for the rest
19:50of the whole
19:51of the season
19:52but yeah
19:53over to Chris Wilder
19:54now to sort of
19:55that side of it
19:56I suppose
19:56the interesting thing
19:57is who they
19:58actually face
19:59I mean
20:00it could be
20:01Coventry
20:02it could be
20:02Bristol City
20:03they could
20:03they could
20:03to and fro
20:04it could be
20:05somebody
20:05from the outside
20:07middles
20:08we've still got
20:08a faint sniff
20:09but you wonder
20:11if they're both
20:11sail
20:12I mean
20:12a team that
20:12are really
20:13flying the
20:13mill
20:13they've had
20:15a real
20:15go at it
20:16and obviously
20:17if it was them
20:19who played
20:19Sheffield United
20:19they've got
20:20their memories
20:20of actually
20:21going there
20:21and winning
20:22relatively
20:23recently
20:24and I don't
20:25think they'd
20:25have any pressure
20:26at all on them
20:26they'd just be
20:29going in there
20:30punching
20:31wouldn't they
20:31really
20:31and have
20:32nothing to lose
20:33whatsoever
20:34but still
20:35there'll be a lot
20:36of talk to come
20:38about that
20:38who Sheffield United
20:39face
20:40but the bottom
20:41line is
20:41they will face
20:42a team
20:42who will finish
20:43considerably lower
20:44in the league
20:45table
20:45and if Sheffield
20:48United get it
20:49right
20:49I think
20:50they're the team
20:51to beat
20:51I think
20:51ultimately
20:52if Sunderland
20:53do as well
20:54I would
20:54expect both
20:55of those
20:56unless something
20:57probably famous
20:58last words
20:59here really
20:59isn't it
20:59but unless
21:00something remarkable
21:01happens
21:01I'd expect
21:02them and
21:03Sheffield United
21:04and Sunderland
21:05to be fighting
21:05it out at
21:06Wembley
21:06over the
21:07Spring Bank
21:07weekend
21:08but we'll
21:09wait and see
21:10on that one
21:10it's an
21:11interesting
21:12dynamic
21:12because
21:13Millwall
21:13Bristol City
21:14and Coventry
21:14have all
21:15been to
21:15Bromwell
21:15quite recently
21:16as Leon
21:18says
21:18Millwall
21:18won
21:19Bristol City
21:19drew
21:19but really
21:21were unlucky
21:21to draw
21:22it was a
21:22really good
21:22performance
21:23by them
21:23whereas
21:24Coventry
21:24got blown
21:25away
21:25there's
21:25all these
21:26little
21:26psychological
21:27things
21:28but again
21:28what happened
21:29three or four
21:30weeks ago
21:30doesn't matter
21:32if you can
21:32actually get
21:33your head
21:33in the right
21:34space
21:34we can say
21:37that but
21:37it can get
21:38into people's
21:39heads
21:39so there's
21:39lots of
21:40different
21:40subplots
21:41that have
21:41come along
21:42and let's
21:44now turn
21:44our focus
21:45to Huddersfield
21:45Town
21:46who fell
21:46to consecutive
21:47two undefeats
21:48against Cambridge
21:48United
21:49and then
21:49Stockport
21:50County
21:50then the
21:51news broke
21:52about the
21:52departure
21:53of their
21:53sporting
21:53director
21:54Mark
21:54Cartwright
21:55now what
21:56do you make
21:57of their
21:57season
21:58seeing as
21:58it's
21:59basically
21:59just
21:59petered out
22:00at this
22:00point
22:00and now
22:02this change
22:03in the
22:05sporting
22:05director
22:05Stuart
22:06well I mean
22:07you've hit
22:07the nail on
22:08the head
22:08there
22:08it's really
22:09petered out
22:10I mean
22:10we were
22:11getting quite
22:11excited around
22:13the time of
22:13the Wiccan game
22:15wasn't it
22:15Leon about
22:15they might get
22:17automatic promotion
22:18never mind
22:18exactly
22:19and yeah
22:23I mean
22:23I was at the
22:25Cambridge defeat
22:27and it was just
22:28so disappointing
22:29because other
22:30results went
22:30their way
22:31if they'd have won
22:32there'd have been
22:32two points
22:33outside the
22:33playoffs
22:34and yet
22:35I mean
22:36we'd been
22:36talking on
22:37the podcast
22:37the week
22:38before about
22:38how we
22:39felt it
22:40was done
22:40for them
22:40but it's
22:42our job
22:42to sort
22:43of be
22:43realistic
22:43about these
22:44things
22:44it's their
22:44job sometimes
22:45to be
22:45unrealistic
22:46and just
22:47go for it
22:49you know
22:49and yeah
22:50there was a
22:51real apathy
22:53around the
22:53place
22:54you know
22:55Leon's seen
22:56a lot more
22:57of Huddersfield
22:57than me
22:57this season
22:58it's been
22:59quite a theme
23:00I think
23:00at the
23:01John Smiths
23:02this season
23:03real apathy
23:04and lethargy
23:05and it just
23:06feels like
23:07it's gone
23:08stale there
23:08and it just
23:09feels like
23:09it needs a
23:10complete clear
23:10out
23:11so it was
23:11no surprise
23:12to hear
23:13that Mark
23:13Cartwright
23:14had gone
23:15within about
23:16an hour and a
23:16half of the
23:17final whistle
23:18you felt for
23:21John Worthington
23:21because the
23:24things that were
23:24missing were
23:25things that the
23:25players had to
23:26find within
23:27themselves really
23:28it wasn't that
23:29the tactics were
23:29terrible or he
23:30necessarily picked
23:32the wrong team
23:32or anything
23:33like that
23:33but it just
23:35feels like it
23:35needs freshening
23:36out
23:36it feels like
23:38and I'm saying
23:39this with
23:40hindsight by the
23:40way but
23:41maybe when
23:42they were
23:43relegated last
23:44season that was
23:45the time for
23:46a proper clear
23:47out and it
23:48didn't really
23:48happen
23:49it has to
23:51happen now
23:51because
23:52just the whole
23:54feel around the
23:55club is just
23:56wrong it's the
23:57feel of a club
23:57going backwards
23:59when it should
23:59be going forwards
24:00there's some
24:01happiness about
24:01ticket prices
24:02it's been
24:03unhappiness about
24:04the football
24:05played
24:06obviously
24:06unhappiness about
24:07the results
24:08about the
24:08attitudes of
24:09some of the
24:09players
24:10they just need
24:10a fresh start
24:11new manager
24:13new players
24:13new way of
24:16thinking about
24:17it new
24:17positivity
24:18they have to
24:20start again
24:20it's as simple
24:21as that
24:21it's been an
24:23absolute mess
24:23quite frankly
24:24there hasn't
24:24it for the
24:25last
24:25Stuart's
24:26right to
24:27mention the
24:27Wiccan game
24:28I actually
24:28did that
24:29and sort of
24:30jot a few
24:31things down
24:32the 20 games
24:32since they've
24:33lost 13
24:34something that's
24:36staggering isn't
24:37it they haven't
24:37just missed out
24:37on the playoffs
24:39they've missed out
24:40two or three
24:41games earlier
24:42I know it was
24:42sort of
24:43signed off the
24:44other day but
24:45you could probably
24:46say the last
24:46couple of games
24:48really have not
24:49really been in
24:49serious content
24:50really worrying
24:53it's been a
24:53mess of a
24:55season
24:56I go back
24:59to Saki
25:00Michael Duff
25:01was that really
25:01sort of
25:02necessarily
25:03the main
25:04thing they
25:04had to do
25:05but unfortunately
25:06they've done it
25:07now and they've
25:07got to live
25:07with that
25:08decision
25:09I think there
25:09was a little
25:10bit of
25:10not arrogance
25:13or anything
25:13like that
25:13maybe
25:13I'm
25:15complacent
25:15I can't
25:15think of
25:16the right
25:16word
25:17but I
25:17think there's
25:18always an
25:19element
25:19I thought
25:20last summer
25:20we've made
25:22change
25:22we've got
25:22the manager
25:23we've recruited
25:25fairly extensively
25:27some decent
25:28League 1 players
25:29on paper
25:29the likes of
25:30Evans and
25:31Herbie Kane
25:31this that and
25:33the other
25:33we'll get back
25:35up this season
25:35no problem
25:36and we'll
25:37carry on
25:37from where we
25:38left off in
25:38the championship
25:39but it's
25:40been nothing
25:41like that
25:41really
25:41hasn't it
25:42all sorts
25:43of problems
25:44have come
25:45to the fore
25:46they've had
25:46appalling
25:47issues with
25:49injury
25:49recruitment
25:50has been
25:50pretty lamentable
25:53hasn't it
25:53in part
25:54even going
25:54back to
25:55January
25:55the January
25:56before
25:56when the
25:57signed players
25:59to stay
25:59in the
25:59championship
25:59which just
26:00didn't work
26:01at all
26:01then I
26:02think the
26:02issues with
26:04Mark Carter
26:05I started
26:05to stir
26:06amongst
26:06the supporters
26:08not picking
26:10on certain
26:11players
26:11I think it's
26:12important to
26:12mention
26:13the
26:13likes of
26:14Reece
26:15Healy
26:15who's
26:15hardly
26:16been available
26:17on deck
26:17Rodinho
26:18Bolka
26:18as well
26:19Radulovic
26:20as well
26:20didn't work
26:21and then
26:23obviously
26:24they bought
26:25the players
26:25last summer
26:26then you go
26:26into this
26:26January
26:27as well
26:27and they've
26:27had issues
26:28as well
26:28with Dion
26:28Charles
26:29just hasn't
26:30got going
26:31at all
26:32Joe Taylor
26:33as well
26:33so issues
26:34surrounding
26:36fan
26:37antagonism
26:38and anger
26:38in terms of
26:40recruitment
26:40and players
26:41not cutting
26:42the mustard
26:43quickly
26:43injuries
26:44as well
26:45and just
26:45form as
26:47well
26:47and I
26:47think as
26:48well
26:48the contractual
26:49situation
26:50with a lot
26:50of players
26:51there's a
26:52hell of a lot
26:52of players
26:52who are out
26:53of contracts
26:53at the end
26:55of the season
26:56I think a fair
26:57few of them
26:57are probably
26:58going to be
26:58knowing that
26:59they're on
27:00their way
27:00quite frankly
27:01aren't they
27:01and you
27:02look at
27:02some of the
27:02players as
27:03well
27:03they've
27:04pretty much
27:04got to
27:04build
27:05whoever
27:05comes in
27:06at Huddersfield
27:06has got a
27:07hell of a lot
27:07of work to
27:08do
27:08Huddersfield
27:10could build
27:11a new
27:11back four
27:12for a start
27:14Kevin Nagel
27:16spoke the
27:17other week
27:17about bringing
27:18in more
27:18physically
27:19strong players
27:20the first
27:21thing they've
27:21got to do
27:21whoever comes
27:22in is sort
27:22that defence
27:23out
27:23Tom Lee
27:25has had a
27:25contract
27:26Matty Pearson
27:26is out of
27:27contract
27:27Ollie Turton
27:30is Josh
27:31Ruffles
27:32I think
27:33Lee Nicholls
27:34has got a
27:35year left
27:35but obviously
27:36he's in
27:36his 30s
27:37as well
27:37Jonathan Hogg
27:38is out of
27:39contract
27:39there's a few
27:41others
27:41as well
27:42and you
27:43would expect
27:44after what's
27:44happened this
27:45season
27:45and as Stuart
27:46said
27:46the last
27:48season
27:48the relegation
27:49season
27:49even the
27:50season before
27:50that
27:50I know
27:51they escaped
27:52under Neil
27:52Warnock
27:53but obviously
27:55that was a
27:55real close
27:56room thing
27:56it just needs
27:57everything
27:57just needs
27:58refreshing
27:58doesn't it
27:59really
27:59and there's
28:00going to be
28:01a lot of
28:01players who
28:02will leave
28:03and it's
28:04going to be
28:05a huge job
28:06for whoever
28:07it is
28:07and I
28:08just thought
28:09it would
28:10have been
28:10a situation
28:13for Michael
28:13Duff
28:13really
28:14he'd have
28:14been better
28:14off coming
28:15in this
28:15summer
28:15rather than
28:16last summer
28:16in a way
28:17because this
28:17is the
28:18summer where
28:19there will
28:19actually be
28:20the clear
28:20out
28:20you've got
28:21to go
28:22again
28:22but whoever
28:23it will
28:23be
28:23who steps
28:25in permanently
28:26and you feel
28:27a bit for
28:27John Worthington
28:29he's a good
28:29guy and
28:30he's been
28:31falling into a
28:32little bit of a
28:32storm really
28:33hasn't he
28:33he's given
28:3410 games
28:34to potentially
28:35if things
28:35went well
28:36over the
28:3710 games
28:37even if
28:38others who
28:38got in the
28:38playoffs
28:39might not
28:39have gone
28:39up
28:40he might
28:40have earned
28:40himself a
28:41job
28:41but I'd
28:43imagine he'll
28:43be reasonably
28:44happy to go
28:45back to the
28:45academy
28:47because there's
28:48just been that
28:49much to contend
28:50with for a
28:51manager who
28:51hasn't got any
28:52particular experience
28:53there's been
28:53all the problems
28:55with injuries
28:56there's been
28:56problems with
28:57signing players
28:59and recruitment
28:59and the
29:00sporting director
29:00getting it in
29:01the neck
29:02there's supporters
29:03unhappy
29:04with ticket
29:05prices
29:05unhappy
29:06with form
29:06and it's
29:07got pretty
29:07toxic
29:08really
29:08hasn't it
29:08and
29:09if any
29:12club
29:12needs
29:13it would
29:14have been
29:15nice if
29:16Huddersfield
29:16had sneaked
29:17into the
29:17players
29:18but quite
29:18frankly
29:18they don't
29:19deserve to
29:19do they
29:19really
29:20they'll go
29:21back to
29:21the level
29:22above
29:23they don't
29:23deserve to
29:24either
29:24but I
29:24think Huddersfield
29:25is just
29:26even worse
29:27if they'd
29:28have nicked
29:28into the
29:28playoffs
29:29it would
29:29have been
29:29almost a
29:30bit of
29:31daylight
29:31robbery
29:31really
29:32wasn't
29:32it
29:32but I
29:33suppose
29:33they could
29:33have done
29:33but they
29:34just
29:34they're the
29:34club who
29:35need the
29:35summer
29:35they need
29:36to reset
29:36more than
29:37anything
29:37and they
29:38need to
29:38get the
29:38decisions
29:39right
29:39they've got
29:39to get a
29:40new
29:40you know
29:42I don't
29:42think it's
29:43it's just
29:43about the
29:44head coach
29:44having
29:45having the
29:46aptitude to
29:46turn it
29:47around on the
29:47pitch
29:47he's got to
29:48galvanise
29:49everyone hasn't
29:49it really
29:50as well
29:50and that's
29:51that's a
29:51big part
29:52of it
29:52they'll
29:52presumably
29:53they'll be
29:54looking to
29:54get a
29:54new
29:55sporting
29:55director
29:56and someone
29:56to establish
29:58relationships
29:59with clubs
29:59and get
30:00the new
30:01players in
30:01but there's
30:02so much
30:03to do
30:04and there's
30:05going to be
30:05a big
30:05squad
30:06changeover
30:07by the
30:07looks as
30:07well
30:08so
30:08I just
30:10think they
30:11need to
30:11get someone
30:12in quickly
30:12as well
30:12the only
30:13thing about
30:14not being
30:16in the
30:16playoffs is it
30:17will give
30:17them time
30:18to sort
30:18it out
30:19and get
30:19a new
30:20head coach
30:21manager
30:22call it
30:22what you
30:22will
30:22get them
30:23in before
30:24the end
30:24of May
30:26mid to
30:27late May
30:28hopefully
30:28then they
30:29can start
30:30planning for
30:30pre-season
30:31which is only
30:32a month or so
30:32away after
30:33that isn't
30:33it
30:33at the
30:34start of
30:34July
30:35they really
30:36need to
30:37use this
30:38time wisely
30:38I just
30:39think
30:40Liam and
30:40I
30:40we both
30:41had our
30:42say at
30:42the time
30:42we both
30:43completely
30:44disagreed
30:44with it
30:45but
30:46even if
30:47you go
30:47from that
30:47starting
30:48point
30:48we said
30:50at the
30:50time
30:50to sack
30:52Michael
30:52and then
30:53give it
30:53to a
30:54first time
30:55manager
30:55in those
30:56circumstances
30:57was frankly
30:58unfair
30:58it needed
30:59somebody who
31:01could deal
31:01with all
31:01of that
31:02I think
31:02now
31:02this time
31:03around
31:03there might
31:04be a case
31:05for going
31:05with a new
31:06fresh manager
31:07do what they
31:08did with
31:09Carlos
31:09Colbran
31:09who again
31:11got him
31:12very quickly
31:13so you
31:14didn't have
31:15time to
31:15need it
31:15but whether
31:15it's a new
31:16or an old
31:17manager
31:17get them
31:17in early
31:18get a
31:19freshness
31:19get some
31:21belief in
31:21the supporters
31:22and the
31:23other thing
31:23which is
31:24vitally
31:24important
31:25and this
31:25might be
31:25the most
31:25difficult
31:26thing for
31:26them
31:26this is
31:28going to
31:28be a big
31:28rebuild
31:29but like
31:29we said
31:29about
31:29Rotherham
31:30this is
31:30going to
31:30be a big
31:31rebuild
31:31the last
31:32thing they
31:33need is
31:34the chairman
31:34saying we
31:35must get
31:35promotion
31:36this year
31:36they need
31:38a year
31:38to just
31:39breathe
31:39it might
31:40happen
31:40they might
31:40get
31:41promotion
31:41but they
31:42could do
31:43without that
31:43pressure
31:44of a
31:45target on
31:46the back
31:46they've
31:46had this
31:47season
31:47I think
31:48that's
31:49really
31:49important
31:49for them
31:49to progress
31:50properly
31:51and not
31:51cut corners
31:52absolutely
31:54I think
31:55what you
31:56just said
31:56there
31:56with regards
31:57to what
31:58they need
31:58to focus
31:59on
31:59I think
32:00for me
32:00personally
32:00it's
32:01possibly
32:01they just
32:02need to
32:02focus on
32:03getting an
32:04identity
32:04again
32:04as a
32:05club
32:05and by
32:08doing that
32:09and focusing
32:10on what
32:10have we
32:11currently got
32:12in stock
32:12in terms
32:12of players
32:13who wants
32:15to be here
32:15who doesn't
32:16want to be
32:16here
32:17and then
32:18try to
32:19build a
32:20squad
32:20that can
32:21actually
32:21not go
32:22for promotion
32:23but compete
32:24strongly
32:25I think
32:26as long as
32:27they try
32:27and sort
32:28that out
32:28first
32:29before
32:29looking at
32:30far
32:31grander
32:32pictures
32:32then
32:33they
32:33should
32:34be
32:34okay
32:34sorry
32:35they got
32:38a manager
32:38who got
32:39they talk
32:39about
32:40culture
32:40and identity
32:41that's
32:41what he
32:41was trying
32:42to drive
32:42behind
32:43the scenes
32:43and
32:44he was
32:45doing
32:45a lot
32:46of work
32:46there
32:46and then
32:46in a
32:48fitted
32:48peak
32:49he got
32:49sacked
32:49didn't
32:49he
32:50obviously
32:52the owner
32:53came over
32:53they got
32:54a bad
32:55result
32:55these
32:57happened
32:57don't
32:58they
32:58well you
32:59just
32:59mentioned
32:59it
32:59with
32:59Leeds
33:00and Sheffield
33:00winning
33:00United
33:01yeah
33:01in a
33:02fitted
33:02peak
33:02he got
33:03the
33:03sacks
33:03so
33:04they
33:04had
33:05the
33:05person
33:06in
33:06with
33:06conscious
33:08of
33:08culture
33:08identity
33:09and
33:09bringing
33:09it
33:10all
33:10together
33:10he
33:11just
33:11needed
33:11a
33:11bit
33:11of
33:11supportive
33:12chairman
33:13didn't
33:13he
33:13and
33:14obviously
33:15disposed
33:16of him
33:17I mean
33:17there's been
33:18a big
33:18behind the
33:18scenes
33:19there's been
33:19a big
33:19revamp
33:19brand
33:20of the
33:20club
33:20hasn't
33:20there
33:20this
33:21everything
33:22together
33:23this
33:23sort
33:23of
33:24slogan
33:25that
33:25they
33:26sort
33:26of
33:26brought
33:27out
33:27but
33:27you know
33:28it's
33:28just
33:28frankly
33:29not
33:29worked
33:29has it
33:30it's
33:30been
33:31a
33:31meaningless
33:34words
33:35they've
33:36had
33:36these
33:36sort
33:36of
33:36things
33:36over
33:37the
33:37years
33:37they've
33:38rehashed
33:38done
33:41new
33:41slogans
33:41and
33:42it's
33:43all
33:43pretty
33:43meaningless
33:44really
33:44in my
33:44opinion
33:45so it's
33:46all
33:46got to
33:46be
33:46backed
33:46by
33:46the
33:46football
33:47or
33:47it
33:47counts
33:47as
33:47well
33:48it's
33:48all right
33:48saying
33:49everything
33:49together
33:49but if
33:50the
33:50fans
33:50are
33:50booing
33:51the
33:51players
33:51and
33:51the
33:51players
33:52aren't
33:52putting
33:52it
33:52in
33:53for
33:53the
33:53fans
33:53everything's
33:53not
33:54going to
33:54be
33:54together
33:54it's
33:54as
33:55simple
33:55as
33:55that
33:55I
33:56think
33:57they
33:57thought
33:57it
33:57was
33:57a
33:57little
33:57bit
33:58obviously
33:58Birmingham
33:58singing
34:00and dancing
34:08it'll
34:08just
34:09be
34:09a
34:09little
34:09bit
34:09of a
34:10little
34:11bit
34:11of a
34:11cake
34:12wall
34:12but
34:12I
34:12think
34:13he
34:14knew
34:14all
34:14along
34:14he's
34:15somebody
34:15who
34:15knows
34:15that
34:16division
34:16he knows
34:16it's
34:16hard
34:17he knows
34:17you're
34:17going to
34:17get
34:18bumps
34:18in the
34:18road
34:18they've
34:19had a
34:19hell of
34:20a lot
34:20of
34:20other
34:20things
34:20to
34:20contend
34:21with
34:21and
34:21they've
34:22just
34:23not
34:23been
34:25up
34:25home
34:25to
34:25it
34:25have
34:25they
34:25ultimately
34:26and
34:27now we
34:28look at
34:29Barnsley
34:29who named
34:30former
34:30captain
34:30Connor
34:31Hurrahan
34:32as
34:32their
34:32permanent
34:33manager
34:33now
34:34what
34:35do
34:35you
34:35make
34:35of
34:35his
34:35appointment
34:36especially
34:36at this
34:37stage
34:37and
34:37what
34:38would
34:38you
34:38say
34:39will
34:39be
34:39top
34:40of
34:40his
34:40agenda
34:40once
34:41this
34:41season
34:41ends
34:42Leon
34:42he's
34:43done a lot
34:44of good
34:44work
34:44behind
34:44the
34:45scenes
34:45made a
34:47hell of a
34:47good
34:47impression
34:48on the
34:48training
34:49ground
34:49standards
34:50have been
34:51raised
34:52daily
34:52he
34:52clearly
34:53likes
34:53good
34:53timekeeping
34:54doesn't
34:54he
34:54I
34:54think
34:54a few
34:55other
34:55players
34:56have
34:56found
34:56that
34:56out
34:57if
34:57you're
34:57late
34:57for
34:57team
34:57meetings
34:58or
34:59you
34:59get
34:59stuck
35:00in
35:00traffic
35:00you
35:00probably
35:01won't
35:01play
35:01or
35:01you'll
35:02certainly
35:03get a
35:03big
35:03ticking
35:04off
35:04he's
35:04played
35:05for
35:05some
35:05big
35:05clubs
35:05as
35:06Conor
35:06hasn't
35:06he
35:06the
35:07Sheffield
35:07United
35:08Aston Villa
35:08Derby
35:09he's only
35:11young
35:11he's
35:1134
35:13but he's
35:14played
35:15with some
35:15big figures
35:16in the
35:16game
35:16Steve
35:17Cooper
35:17who's
35:17a big
35:18influence
35:18for him
35:19Steve
35:20Bruce
35:21he's
35:22been around
35:22people like
35:23Roy Keane
35:23and Martin
35:24O'Neill
35:24for Ireland
35:25so his CV
35:26is very
35:27good
35:27clearly
35:28very
35:28driven
35:28and ambitious
35:29got a
35:30relentless
35:31work ethic
35:34so he's
35:34done so
35:36much behind
35:37the scenes
35:37and obviously
35:37Barnsley spoke
35:38to other
35:38people
35:39they spoke
35:39to domestic
35:40candidates
35:41they spoke
35:41to foreign
35:42candidates
35:43as well
35:43you still
35:45don't know
35:45what quite
35:45happened
35:46there
35:46whether
35:47Hurray
35:49was the
35:50first choice
35:50who knows
35:52but I think
35:52one thing
35:53you can say
35:53with clarity
35:54is that he's
35:54made a
35:55really big
35:55impression
35:56but I think
35:57the problem
35:57speaking about
35:58recruitment
35:59and things
35:59recruitment's
36:01king at so
36:01many levels
36:02in football
36:02isn't it
36:03and Barnsley
36:04have got that
36:04wrong quite
36:05frankly
36:05they had a
36:07really poor
36:09recruitment
36:10in January
36:13I can understand
36:13them holding
36:14over the ground
36:16a little bit
36:17here
36:17I can understand
36:17them holding
36:18a little bit
36:18back
36:18but what
36:19they did
36:19was
36:19it was pretty
36:21poor really
36:22wasn't it
36:22a couple of
36:23you know
36:24you've got to
36:24feel for the
36:25fence
36:25like the sign
36:26from Bastia
36:27who's hardly
36:28had a kick
36:29of the ball
36:29has he
36:30and he was
36:30you know
36:31he's passed
36:31off as
36:32this player
36:33who could
36:33maybe get
36:34a few goals
36:34to keep
36:35the playoff
36:36fires burning
36:37Rodriguez
36:37so I feel
36:38a little bit
36:39sorry for him
36:39to be
36:39quite honest
36:41and you know
36:41a couple of
36:42of the other
36:43buyers haven't
36:43particularly worked
36:44as well
36:44so they've been
36:46praised in the
36:47past for the
36:47recruitment
36:47at Barnsley
36:48but I think
36:48they've just
36:48got it wrong
36:49in the last
36:49few windows
36:51I think
36:51whoever
36:52was given
36:54the chance
36:55at Barnsley
36:55I think
36:57the main
36:57thing for me
36:59is just getting
36:59this recruitment
37:00right because
37:00there's going to
37:01be changes
37:02this summer
37:02I think a few
37:03of the bigger
37:03name players
37:04are probably
37:05ready for a move
37:06I think the likes
37:07of Adam Phillips
37:08and I wouldn't
37:09be surprised
37:09if Luke O'Connell
37:10moved on as well
37:11they might have
37:12some interest
37:13in Davis Keeler
37:14as well
37:14he's got a chance
37:15of getting 20
37:16goals and
37:16he's 27
37:17coming up to
37:18his peak
37:18you wonder if
37:19any sort of
37:20lower mid
37:22championship teams
37:23or teams
37:24who are really
37:25going to push
37:25for it next
37:26season in
37:26League One
37:27might have
37:27maybe one
37:28of the relegated
37:29sides
37:30have a go
37:31for him
37:32so yeah
37:34I think the
37:34squad will
37:34there'll be
37:35changes in that
37:36squad
37:37for me
37:38you know
37:39for much
37:40about the
37:41new person
37:42coming in
37:42and what he's
37:43about
37:43this that
37:43and the
37:44other
37:44I think
37:44the recruitment
37:45is going to
37:45be the big
37:46thing for
37:46Barnsley
37:47going forward
37:48into next
37:49season
37:49yeah I think
37:51well I said
37:52when he was
37:53appointed as
37:53interim that
37:54Barnsley would
37:54almost be looking
37:55for an excuse
37:55to give him
37:57the job
37:57and to be
37:58honest results
37:58haven't even
37:59provided that
38:00really he's only
38:00had one win
38:01but I think
38:02there was an
38:03understanding right
38:04from the get
38:05go that this
38:05was a man
38:06who's had
38:07really put in
38:08the hard yards
38:08to learn his
38:09trade you know
38:10a bit like
38:11Matt Hamshaw
38:12you know started
38:13when he was still
38:14playing helping
38:15out with the
38:15youth teams
38:16at Barnsley
38:17someone who's
38:18really studied
38:19hard to do
38:20this since
38:20particularly since
38:22lockdown in
38:22Horahan's case
38:24someone who
38:25understands what
38:26culture and
38:28standards are
38:28about and is
38:29trying to apply
38:30them and it
38:31feels like this
38:32decision and
38:33this is a
38:33massive tick
38:34in the box
38:35is based on
38:36all those
38:36sort of
38:37cultural things
38:38rather than
38:39the sort of
38:39superficial side
38:40of what's just
38:41happened on
38:41the football
38:42pitch you know
38:43I like the
38:44way for me
38:45the one thing
38:46that I like
38:47the most
38:47probably was
38:48when they
38:48had this
38:49sort of
38:49goalkeeping
38:50injury crisis
38:51and Horahan
38:52turned down
38:54the opportunity
38:55to sign an
38:56emergency loan
38:56he went with
38:57Flavl instead
38:57I think that
38:58was a good
38:59sign that's
39:00that's the
39:01way Barnsley
39:01have always
39:02got to be
39:02really in
39:03terms of
39:03relying on
39:04bringing through
39:05young players
39:05to cover the
39:07gaps in their
39:08budget
39:08let's be honest
39:10about it
39:10Gelo's been
39:12prominent again
39:13so that's
39:15been good
39:16I think just
39:18everyone in
39:18football will
39:19wish him well
39:20sometimes with
39:21players as they
39:21get to the
39:22end of their
39:22career you
39:22just get the
39:23feeling this
39:24person is
39:24destined to be
39:26a manager
39:26and when you
39:28hear the
39:29stories
39:30we don't
39:30see all the
39:31behind the
39:32scenes stuff
39:32when you
39:33hear the
39:33stories about
39:34the work
39:34they've put
39:34in
39:35there's been
39:35stories about
39:36the hours
39:37he's putting
39:38at Oakwell
39:38since he's
39:39been into
39:39him as
39:40well
39:40you just
39:41hope someone
39:42like that
39:42succeeds
39:43and the
39:43good thing
39:44about him
39:45and Hampshire
39:46is not only
39:47are they
39:48driven to be
39:49managers
39:49they've put
39:50the ground
39:50work in
39:50but they're
39:51at a club
39:51where they've
39:51got a real
39:52affinity as
39:53well
39:53so there's
39:54all the
39:54pieces there
39:55that you
39:55want to see
39:56it succeed
39:57so I really
39:58hope that
39:59for both of
39:59them but
40:00as we're
40:01talking about
40:01Horahan now
40:02especially him
40:02it does have
40:06the happy
40:06ending we
40:06all hope it
40:07will
40:07I think the
40:08big thing
40:09we've spoken
40:09about Huddersfield
40:11having a lot
40:12to do
40:12as soon as
40:14the commitments
40:15are over this
40:15season
40:16Barnsley and
40:17Rotherham as
40:19well
40:19they're in
40:20the same
40:20boat
40:21mid-table
40:22really
40:22there's
40:23a hell
40:24of a lot
40:24to do
40:24at both
40:25those clubs
40:26and
40:26similarities
40:28with
40:29Hampshire
40:29and
40:30I think
40:30they're both
40:31first time
40:33striking out
40:33on their
40:34own
40:34they're very
40:35interesting and
40:36important in
40:36terms of
40:37the back
40:38room
40:38in terms of
40:41the appointments
40:41that they're
40:42bringing there
40:42you would
40:43think that
40:44maybe a
40:44little bit
40:45of experience
40:46not to say
40:47that they
40:47haven't got
40:48experience
40:49in the game
40:50you know
40:51front line
40:51managerial
40:52experience
40:53someone a
40:54right hand
40:54man who's
40:54got a bit
40:55of seniority
40:57that wouldn't
40:57be the
40:58worst move
40:59because I
41:00think as
41:01much as it
41:01will be about
41:02a squad
41:03overhaul
41:04certainly at
41:05Barnsley I
41:06think there'll
41:06be a fair bit
41:07happening
41:07it's getting
41:08that back
41:09room right
41:09as well
41:09really
41:10I wouldn't
41:10be surprised
41:11if there's
41:11some sort
41:11of changes
41:12there as
41:12well
41:12and I
41:13think it's
41:14about being
41:14assertive as
41:15well
41:15particularly
41:16Hurrahan
41:16over the
41:17recruitment
41:17policy
41:18Barnsley are
41:19very number
41:19led
41:20you need to
41:21have a
41:22football expert
41:22saying no
41:23my eyes
41:24tell me this
41:25I need this
41:26type of
41:26character
41:26this type
41:28of style
41:28of player
41:29he's going
41:31to be spending
41:31a lot of
41:32time with
41:32the sporting
41:32director
41:33I think
41:33isn't he
41:34between
41:34now and
41:34his summer
41:36holidays
41:36now let's
41:39turn to
41:39Bradford City
41:40who clashed
41:40with Notts
41:40County and
41:41played out a
41:421-0 draw
41:42before recording
41:43their third
41:44game without a
41:44victory after
41:45their 3-0 draw
41:47with Chesterfield
41:48now what do
41:49you make of
41:49the Bantams
41:50recent run of
41:50form and do
41:51you think they
41:52still have what
41:53it takes to
41:54maintain their
41:54place in the
41:55automatic promotion
41:56spots Stuart
41:56absolutely I do
41:58because I think if
41:59you look at
42:00the Good
42:01Friday results
42:02you lump in
42:02Bradford's from
42:03Maundy Thursday
42:04I think
42:05Doncaster who
42:05we're about to
42:06talk about
42:06were the only
42:07one in the
42:07top 11
42:08who won
42:09so Bradford
42:11are not
42:11alone in
42:13dropping points
42:14here and there
42:15and you know
42:15at least if
42:17you're getting
42:18points
42:18at least if
42:19you're drawing
42:19it
42:19obviously they
42:20lost at
42:20Swindon but
42:21at least if
42:21they're drawing
42:21points
42:22they're
42:22definitely
42:23still in
42:23it because
42:23you know
42:24maybe
42:25Doncaster have
42:28just grabbed
42:29it but
42:29there's three
42:30places up for
42:31grabs and
42:31certainly the
42:33other two
42:33places have
42:34not been
42:34grabbed
42:34I'm loath to
42:36say that
42:37Doncaster have
42:37grabbed it
42:38because it's
42:38only a good
42:40Easter but
42:40we'll see
42:41it is there
42:44to lose
42:44and of course
42:45Bradford are
42:46at Doncaster
42:47on Saturday
42:48I mean that's
42:49the intriguing
42:49thing about
42:50this lead to
42:50a battle
42:51there's just
42:52so many
42:53big matchups
42:54and so many
42:55really good
42:57games
42:58well say
42:59good games
43:00some of them
43:00are not good
43:01games because
43:01of the tension
43:02around it
43:02but you know
43:02what I mean
43:03really interesting
43:04everything on
43:05it matches
43:06and yeah
43:07it's really
43:08hard to say
43:09which way
43:11it's going to
43:11go I mean
43:12the fact that
43:12Doncaster are
43:13at home
43:13that's a
43:15disadvantage
43:15for Bradford
43:16but Doncaster
43:17aren't amazing
43:18at home either
43:19so we'll see
43:20we'll see
43:21which way
43:22that goes
43:22I just
43:24I've given up
43:25trying to guess
43:25League 2
43:26it's completely
43:27bonkers
43:27I just
43:30I think
43:31Bradford
43:32are still
43:32very much
43:33in it
43:33but
43:34you know
43:36could equally
43:37finish fourth
43:38and again
43:38like we said
43:39about the
43:39championship
43:40you really
43:40will feel
43:41for whoever
43:42finishes
43:43fourth this
43:44season
43:44because it's
43:45been a heck
43:47of a promotion
43:47I think
43:51it could have
43:51been better
43:52it could have
43:52been worse
43:52for Bradford
43:53I mean
43:53he's big
43:53Graham Alexander
43:54saying oh
43:55we don't look
43:55at all the
43:56results
43:56which is fair
43:58enough
43:58but they
43:59needed a lift
44:00didn't they
44:00obviously
44:01they had
44:01the late
44:02goal
44:02against
44:03two late
44:04goals
44:04against
44:04Swindon
44:05obviously
44:06one against
44:06Chesterfield
44:07on Monday
44:07they needed a
44:09lift
44:09and they saw
44:10that Port Vale
44:11had only drawn
44:12and obviously
44:13earlier in the day
44:14Walsh
44:15had drawn as
44:15well
44:16so yeah
44:16it looks
44:16like it
44:17will
44:17certainly
44:18in terms
44:19of Bradford
44:19that one
44:19will go
44:20to the
44:20death
44:21I think
44:21the thing
44:22about Bradford
44:23a little bit
44:23worrying
44:24is they seem
44:26to be really
44:26good in the
44:27first half
44:27in the second
44:28half
44:28the records
44:28I think
44:29we touched
44:30about the
44:30away form
44:32and the
44:32home form
44:32but I think
44:33the first
44:33half
44:33and the
44:33second
44:34half
44:34as well
44:34I think
44:34they must
44:35be close
44:35to the
44:35top
44:35of the
44:36first
44:36half
44:36but the
44:36second
44:37half
44:37I think
44:37they're
44:37only
44:38about
44:3814 to
44:3915 to
44:39something
44:40so that's
44:41a bit
44:42of a worry
44:46but I
44:49think it
44:49could have
44:50been worse
44:50and they've
44:51got to go
44:52to Doncaster
44:53maybe it'll
44:54suit my little
44:54to me
44:55a lot of
44:55focus on
44:56Doncaster
44:56isn't it
44:56and if
44:57they win
44:58in results
44:58elsewhere
44:59they couldn't
45:00just be
45:00promoted
45:00they might
45:00even get
45:01the title
45:01as well
45:02so maybe
45:03it'll suit
45:04Bradford
45:04a little
45:05bit under
45:05the radar
45:06maybe
45:06I don't
45:06know if
45:06that's
45:07the right
45:08phrase
45:10I don't
45:10know
45:10they can
45:11just
45:11maybe go
45:12to
45:12Doncaster
45:13and just
45:14try and
45:14do a job
45:15really
45:15it might
45:16suit them
45:16to spoil
45:17the party
45:17a little
45:19bit
45:20like that
45:22interesting
45:22one there
45:23I think
45:23what will
45:24happen
45:24if it's
45:261-1
45:26with 10
45:26minutes
45:27left
45:27or 15
45:27minutes
45:28left
45:28will they
45:28sort of
45:29which team
45:30will go
45:31for the
45:31winner
45:31or will
45:31there be
45:33a little
45:33bit
45:34there to
45:34think
45:35we haven't
45:36lost
45:36sort of
45:36thing
45:36but
45:37we'll
45:37have to
45:38see
45:38how
45:38that
45:38one
45:38goes
45:40but
45:40yeah
45:40I think
45:40Doncaster
45:41a little
45:41bit
45:41like
45:41we've
45:42spoken
45:42about
45:42Leeds
45:43and we've
45:43spoken
45:43about
45:43Burnley
45:44they've
45:44just sort
45:45of a nerve
45:45at the
45:45right
45:46time
45:46haven't
45:46they
45:46Stuart's
45:48right
45:48to say
45:48about
45:49the
45:49home
45:51form
45:51they've
45:51played
45:51some
45:52big
45:52clubs
45:53this
45:54season
45:54and
45:54one or
45:56two
45:56losses
45:56and
45:57draws
45:57I think
45:58that
45:59Colchester
45:59game
46:00will have
46:00felt
46:00significant
46:01a big
46:02crowd
46:02going
46:02there
46:03after
46:04the
46:05great
46:05win
46:05against
46:05Tranmere
46:06a lot
46:07of
46:08expectation
46:08there
46:08and
46:09they
46:09dealt
46:09with
46:09that
46:10and
46:11obviously
46:11they've
46:11got a
46:11huge
46:11game
46:12back-to-back
46:13home
46:13games
46:13they've
46:14got the
46:14Bradford
46:14game
46:14now
46:15so
46:15as much
46:16as they've
46:16had issues
46:17at home
46:17I think
46:17that
46:17psychologically
46:18that will
46:19have
46:19been
46:20important
46:21and
46:21they've
46:22had a
46:22tremendous
46:22Easter
46:23haven't
46:23they
46:23they've
46:23great
46:24great
46:24win
46:24at
46:24Tranmere
46:24I
46:25did
46:25that
46:25and
46:26obviously
46:26backed it
46:27up
46:27with
46:27the
46:28Colchester
46:28game
46:28good
46:29thing
46:29for
46:30them
46:30that
46:30they've
46:30got
46:30another
46:31big
46:32game
46:32coming up
46:33at home
46:34relatively
46:35quickly
46:35they'll have
46:35Billy Sharp
46:36back in the
46:36fray
46:37I think
46:37impressive as
46:38well
46:38they've done it
46:39without one or two
46:40other senior players
46:41obviously Sharp
46:41missed the last two
46:42games
46:42Ironside's been
46:44unavailable
46:45Richard Wood as
46:46well
46:46one of the best
46:48defenders in
46:49well two of them
46:49you've got
46:50Alomu and
46:51McGrath as
46:52well
46:52they've been
46:53big players
46:53for Doncaster
46:54this season
46:55but
46:55talking about
46:57squad strength
46:58others have
46:58stepped up
46:58haven't they
46:59and that's
47:00always a good
47:00sign of a
47:01side who
47:01are hopefully
47:02going to go
47:03all the way
47:04but I think
47:05they'll be part of
47:05Doncaster as
47:06well hoping to
47:06get it done
47:07before they have
47:07to go to
47:08a sticky game
47:10at Meadow Lane
47:11on the last
47:11day
47:12I think the
47:13big thing
47:13without wanting
47:14to rain on
47:14Leon's
47:15player of the
47:15week parade
47:16is their
47:16really big
47:16player has
47:17stepped up
47:17but yeah
47:20that's what
47:21you need
47:21at this
47:22time of
47:22the season
47:23and we
47:26now turn
47:26our attention
47:26to Doncaster
47:27Rovers
47:28who as
47:29you mentioned
47:29Leon beat
47:30Tranmere Rovers
47:313-0
47:31before the
47:323-0 victory
47:33of a
47:33Colchester
47:34United
47:34this then
47:36saw Donnie
47:36climb to
47:36the summit
47:37of the
47:37division
47:37now first
47:39question is
47:39who would
47:40have seen
47:40this coming
47:41and what
47:43have you made
47:43of their
47:43recent
47:44performances
47:44because it
47:45seems as
47:45though they've
47:45just quietly
47:46sort of
47:47worked their
47:47way through
47:48the crowd
47:48in this
47:49division
47:49yeah they've
47:51kept their
47:51heads haven't
47:52it's been
47:52brilliant
47:53promotion
47:53we've spoken
47:54about the
47:54championship
47:55myself and
47:56Stuart
47:56Lent and
47:57the league
47:582 has been
47:58everything and
47:59that and a
47:59bit more
48:00besides really
48:00hasn't it
48:01it's been
48:01fascinating
48:02I think the
48:03bottom line
48:03is Doncaster
48:04nine games
48:05unbeaten
48:06alright they've
48:06not won
48:08every one
48:09they've won
48:09four or five
48:09but that's
48:10solid and
48:11strong form
48:12and I just
48:12think psychologically
48:13that Easter
48:14that they've
48:14had
48:14got to be
48:16huge isn't
48:16it I think
48:16I may be
48:18wrong here
48:18Stuart I'm
48:19not entirely
48:19sure
48:20maybe that
48:20none of the
48:21top 11 won
48:23maybe on
48:23Bank Holiday
48:24Monday
48:24I think that's
48:25right I was
48:26more confident
48:27on the Friday
48:27but I think
48:28it could well
48:31be both of
48:31them
48:32which is
48:34remarkable
48:35really so
48:35yeah
48:35you've got a
48:37feeling it's
48:38Doncasters
48:38to lose
48:40pretty much
48:41but I think
48:42another part of
48:44the incentive
48:44is doing it
48:45before they have
48:46to go to
48:46Knott's County
48:47on the last
48:47day because
48:47they might
48:48need to
48:48have a
48:49little bit
48:50of a
48:50sniff
48:50of automatic
48:52promotion if
48:53they can get
48:53a win this
48:54weekend
48:54yeah and
48:57finally this
48:58week I will
48:59look to
48:59Stuart for
49:00his team of
49:00the week
49:01before turning
49:01to Leon for
49:02his player of
49:02the week
49:03so Stuart
49:04well seeing as
49:06how things have
49:06gone this week
49:07who have you
49:09decided deserves
49:10the team of the
49:11week title
49:12well I think
49:13in a lot of
49:15weeks it would
49:15be Doncaster
49:16Rovers for
49:17that brilliant
49:17Easter but
49:18obviously you
49:18can't look past
49:19Leeds United
49:21simply because
49:21their back-to-back
49:22wins over
49:23Easter have
49:24got the job
49:25done and
49:26won promotion
49:26so yeah it's
49:27a pretty
49:28straightforward
49:29decision for
49:30me this week
49:30might be a bit
49:30more difficult
49:31for Leon
49:31and yes
49:34let's see what
49:35Leon has to
49:35say about the
49:36player of the
49:36week
49:37well I think
49:38it's worthy
49:38this time
49:39you've got to
49:39mention a few
49:40players haven't
49:42before you
49:42sort of name
49:43a sort of
49:45top man
49:46Joe Gildar
49:46got a couple
49:47of goals
49:47for Hull
49:49massive win
49:50for them
49:50in the context
49:52of the
49:53survival race
49:53I mean it's
49:54pretty brutal
49:54down there
49:55isn't it
49:55at the bottom
49:55of the
49:56championship
49:56big win
49:57for Hull
49:57a couple
49:58of goals
49:58there
49:58showing why
50:00Hull was so
50:00keen to get
50:01him
50:01Harrogate have
50:02got the job
50:02done
50:03thankfully
50:03they're safe
50:04one of their
50:05scorers
50:05I mentioned
50:07him Jasper
50:07Moon
50:08whenever I've
50:09seen Harrogate
50:10this season
50:10which admittedly
50:11isn't a lot
50:12he's always
50:13impressed me
50:14Anthony O'Connor
50:14as well
50:15but I'll
50:16give Moon
50:17a mention
50:17because he
50:17got a goal
50:18as well
50:18and they're
50:20safe for
50:20another year
50:20what is it
50:21sixth year
50:22of league
50:24football
50:24all credit
50:27to Harrogate
50:28the job
50:29done
50:29you've got to
50:29mention a few
50:30other league
50:30players
50:31Joe Pirro
50:32I mean that
50:33was bananas
50:33wasn't it
50:34four goals
50:35in half an
50:36hour
50:36or something
50:37like that
50:37he's got
50:38a chance
50:38of getting
50:39to 20
50:40goals
50:40he's got
50:41a chance
50:41of the
50:41golden boot
50:42he's leading
50:43the way
50:43at the
50:43moment
50:43so that
50:45would be
50:45a nice
50:45little
50:46fillet
50:46for him
50:47obviously
50:48Jadon
50:49Bogle
50:49who's had
50:49a brilliant
50:50season
50:50for Leeds
50:51he really
50:52came to
50:52the party
50:53on Saturday
50:54by all
50:55accounts
50:55he was
50:56spoken
50:56we've
50:57watched
50:58lyrical
50:58about the
50:58two at
50:59the back
50:59Dolly
51:00and Daisy
51:00so
51:01you've
51:02got to
51:02mention
51:03Rodon
51:04and Ampadu
51:04Leeds
51:05look so
51:06much
51:07secure
51:07when those
51:08two
51:08are there
51:09in tandem
51:09as they
51:10have been
51:10obviously
51:11for Wales
51:11before
51:11but Stuart
51:12teamed me up
51:13very nicely
51:13with Kevin
51:15De Bruyne
51:16like Vision
51:17it's got to
51:19be Luke
51:19Molyneux
51:20hasn't it
51:20we interviewed
51:22him afterwards
51:22against
51:23Tranmere
51:24in a season
51:26of highs
51:27his first
51:27ever hat-trick
51:28and you
51:29know
51:29Fleury
51:30deserved
51:30that
51:30match
51:31ball
51:32on the
51:32Wirral
51:32he spoke
51:33about
51:33wanting
51:33to get
51:34to
51:3430
51:36combined
51:38aggregate
51:39of 30
51:39goals
51:40and assists
51:40I think
51:41he's now
51:41on
51:41he got
51:43a hat-trick
51:43against
51:44Tranmere
51:44he's obviously
51:45two assists
51:45against
51:46Colchison
51:47he's out
51:47to 31
51:48as Grant
51:49McCann
51:49has often
51:51said
51:51the two
51:52things he's
51:52mainly said
51:53this season
51:54is we're
51:54going to win
51:56the title
51:56and Luke
51:57Molyneux
51:58is the best
51:58player in the
51:59championship
51:59in his
51:59position
52:00and I
52:00don't
52:01think
52:01anyone
52:01has
52:01league
52:02two
52:02don't
52:02get ahead
52:03of
52:03you
52:03it's
52:07been a
52:07long
52:07season
52:08hasn't
52:08it
52:08but
52:09yeah
52:10it's
52:10certainly
52:11the best
52:12player
52:12of his
52:12type
52:13in
52:13league
52:14two
52:14he's
52:16he's
52:16got to
52:16be a
52:16huge
52:16candidate
52:17to
52:17player
52:18of the
52:18season
52:19awards
52:20at the
52:20end
52:20of it
52:21brilliant
52:22Easter
52:22for
52:22Doncaster
52:23and a
52:23brilliant
52:23season
52:26for Luke
52:26so he's
52:28the player
52:28of the week
52:28finished with
52:29Erling
52:29Harlan
52:30like
52:30precision
52:30there
52:31can't argue
52:33with that
52:33at all
52:33yorkshirepost.co.uk
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52:48to Stuart
52:48Rayner
52:49and Leon
52:49Wobstall
52:49who will
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