Jimmy Hill introduces action highlights of three Football League matches and adds his own perceptive analysis of the weekend's action. Joining him will be Bob Wilson who will be reflecting on the day's headlines.

Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest

Leicester City v Ipswich Town

Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United

Action highlights of three outstanding football league games, plus match analysis and comments. There is also the chance for you to air your views with the Match of the Day team, and Bob Wilson will be searching for unusual and funny stories of the weekend.

Sunderland v Southampton

Birmingham City v Manchester United

Queens Park Rangers v Swansea City

Highlights of three First Division matches, plus comments, analysis and interviews with football personalities of the week.

Liverpool v Norwich City

Brighton & Hove Albion v West Bromwich Albion

Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur

Highlights of yesterday's Football League action, plus comment and analysis. Bob Wilson follows up the weekend's headlines and looks forward to England's opening match in the 1982 World Cup qualifying competition.

Coventry City v Crystal Palace

Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Sheffield United v Swindon Town

Highlights of yesterday's Football League action, with match analysis and comment. Bob Wilson looks at the weekend's other headlines and brings you up to date.

Nottingham Forest v Manchester City

Queens Park Rangers v Newcastle United

Manchester United v Leicester City

Highlights of yesterday's Football League action, plus comment and analysis from the players and managers involved. Bob Wilson looks at the weekend's other headlines and brings you up-to-date with the latest developments.

Southampton v Liverpool

Bristol City v Notts County

Derby County v Wrexham

Highlights of yesterday's Football League action, plus comment and analysis, and Bob Wilson looks at the weekend's other headlines and brings you up-to-date.

Manchester United v Manchester City

Portsmouth v Fulham

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Ipswich Town

Highlights of three Football League matches plus comment, analysis and interviews. Bob Wilson looks at the weekend's headlines and there's the result of the August/September Goal of the Month competition.

Middlesbrough v Norwich City

Bournemouth v Scunthorpe United

Aston Villa v Sunderland

Action highlights of three Football League matches, plus match analysis and comment.

Liverpool v Ipswich Town

Leicester City v Coventry City

West Ham United v Blackburn Rovers

Highlights of three Football League matches, plus comment, analysis and interviews from the personalities involved.

Nottingham Forest v West Bromwich Albion

Manchester City v Birmingham City

Crystal Palace v Leicester City

Highlights of three Football League matches, comment, analysis and interviews from the personalities involved. Plus the October Goal of the Month competition.

Chelsea v Newcastle United

Burnley v Brentford

Leeds United v Crystal Palace

Highlights of the weekend s football action, plus analysis, comment and interviews. There is also the result of the October Goal of the Month competition, and Bob Wilson looks at the week's major football stories.

Everton v Tottenham Hotspur

Fulham v Chesterfield

Luton Town v Sheffield Wednesday

Highlights of three Football League matches affecting promotion, relegation and championship honours. Plus all the important football news and comment of the week.

Liverpool v Nottingham Forest

West Bromwich Albion v Aston Villa

West Ham United v Grimsby Town

Highlights of yesterday's Football League action plus comment and analysis from personalities. Bob Wilson follows up the weekend's headlines and looks forward to England's World Cup match against Switzerland.

Ipswich Town v Leicester City

Plymouth Argyle v Colchester United

Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion

Highlights of two First Division matches and a report on the first round of the FA Cup.

Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United

Stoke City v Crystal Palace

Harlow Town v Charlton Athletic

Highlights of three Football League matches affecting the race for honours in the First and Second Divisions. Plus the Goal of the Month competition for November.

Sunderland v Liverpool

Notts County v Chelsea

Tottenham Hotspur v West Bromwich Albion

Highlights of three First Division matches with comment and analysis from the personalities involved. Plus the result of the November Goal of the Month competition.

Norwich City v Manchester United

Manchester City v Ipswich Town

Southampton v Coventry City

Highlights of two Football League ; matches, plus a report on the second round of the FA Cup. Bob Wilson looks at the weekend's other headlines.

Swansea City v Newcastle United

Aston Villa v Birmingham City

Colchester United v Yeovil Town

Introduced by Jimmy Hill. News round-up Bob Wilson.

Chelsea v Leyton Orient

Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest v Sunderland

Highlights of three football league matches, plus December's Goal of the Month competition.

West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United

Arsenal v Ipswich Town

Lincoln City v Mansfield Town

Featuring highlights of three matches from the third round of the FA Cup.

Ipswich Town v Aston Villa

Everton v Arsenal

Swansea City v Middlesbrough

Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Plus all the weekend's latest football news from Bob Wilson.

Aston Villa v Liverpool

Sheffield Wednesday v Chelsea

Crystal Palace v Stoke City

Highlights of yesterday's Football League action, with comment and analysis from the personalities involved.

Everton v Ipswich Town

Birmingham City v Southampton

Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal

Featuring highlights of three matches from the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Nottingham Forest v Manchester United

Manchester City v Norwich City

Watford v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Introduced by Jimmy Hill featuring highlights of three First Division matches, and January's Goal of the Month competition.

Derby County v Luton Town

Southampton v Sunderland

Arsenal v Coventry City

Shrewsbury Town v West Ham United

Everton v Aston Villa

Tottenham Hotspur v Leeds United

Featuring highlights from three matches in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup.

Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City

Peterborough United v Manchester City

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Wrexham

Highlights of three games from yesterday's Football League programme, plus comment, news and interviews.

Charlton Athletic v Exeter City

Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Southampton v West Bromwich Albion

Highlights of the weekend's football action with comment, analysis and interviews. Bob Wilson looks at the week's major football stories. Plus the February Goal of the Month competition.

Crystal Palace v Everton

Grimsby Town v Blackburn Rovers

Coventry City v Ipswich Town

Action highlights of three Football League matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation.

Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers

Brighton & Hove Albion v Stoke City

Liverpool v Everton

Action highlights of three Football League matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation. Plus a chance to win £100-worth of Premium Bonds in our March Goal of the Month competition.

Huddersfield Town v Chester

Leyton Orient v Sheffield Wednesday

Aston Villa v Southampton

Highlights of yesterday's Football League action with comments and analysis from the personalities involved. Plus the result of the March Goal of the Month competition.

West Bromwich Albion v Ipswich Town

Tottenham Hotspur v Everton

Sheffield Wednesday v Luton Town

Highlights of yesterday's Football League action with comments and analysis from the personalities involved.

Ipswich Town v Arsenal

Notts County v Preston North End

Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion

Action highlights of three football league matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation.

Aston Villa v Middlesbrough

Manchester United v Norwich City

Swansea City v Chelsea

From the last full Football League Saturday of the season, Jimmy Hill presents action highlights of three outstanding games. As well as the day's news from Bob Wilson there's a further chance to enter BBC Television's Goal of the Season competition for a first prize of £300 in Premium Bonds.

Arsenal v Aston Villa

Brighton & Hove Albion v Leeds United

Preston North End v Swansea City

The annual curtain-raiser between the Football League Champions and the FA Cup holders played at the Empire Stadium, Wembley.

Jimmy Hill presents match highlights from the opening day of the Football League season.

Nottingham Forest v Southampton

Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion

Swansea City v Leeds United

Highlights of two Football League matches plus analysis and interviews.

Manchester United v Ipswich Town

West Bromwich Albion v Swansea City

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.

Luton Town v Sheffield Wednesday

Aston Villa v Manchester United

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.

Liverpool v Aston Villa

Norwich City v Newcastle United

Bob Wilson gathers together the day's news, including the late-night pools check. Also in tonight's programme the August/September Goal of the Month competition.

West Ham United v Liverpool

Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur

Jimmy Hill presents highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.

Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Bristol City v Preston North End

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.

Leeds United v West Bromwich Albion

Arsenal v Manchester City

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa

Crystal Palace v Derby County

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews. Also in tonight's programme the October Goal of the Month competition.

Everton v Manchester City

Leicester City v Sheffield Wednesday

Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's other news. Plus the result of the October Goal of the Month competition.

Liverpool v Everton

Stoke City v Southampton

Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews.

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United

Birmingham City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Introduced by Jimmy Hill. Bob Wilson gathers together the day's other news including the late-night pools check. Also tonight, the November Goal of the Month competition.

Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest

Fulham v Millwall

Halifax v Scunthorpe United

Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Plus the result of the November Goal of the Month competition.

West Ham United v Arsenal

Everton v Swansea City

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.

Swansea City v Nottingham Forest

Queens Park Rangers v Barnsley

Jimmy Hill presents highlights of two Football League matches plus analysis and interviews.

Everton v Aston Villa

Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers

Includes the Christmas Goal of the Month competition.

Liverpool v Manchester City

Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers

The most romantic football Saturday of the season, where the minnows from the Third and Fourth Divisions and outside the Football League meet the mighty teams from the First Division. Tonight action highlights of three games, interviews, analysis and comment. Plus the result of the December Goal of the Month competition.

Leicester City v Southampton

Barnet v Brighton & Hove Albion

Swansea City v Liverpool

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.

Manchester City v Stoke City

Huddersfield Town v Oxford United

Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Bob Wilson reports on the World Cup draw from Madrid.

Coventry City v Ipswich Town

Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Highlights of three outstanding ties, which encompass the glamour, the romance and the excitement of the FA Cup.

Watford v West Ham United

Tottenham Hotspur v Leeds United

Manchester City v Coventry City

Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews. Also in tonight's programme the January Goal of the Month competition.

Luton Town v Leicester City

Swansea City v Manchester United

Highlights of three Football League matches plus analysis and interviews. Also in tonight's programme the result of the January Goal of the Month competition.

Colchester United v Sheffield United

Southampton v Manchester City

Tottenham Hotspur v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Featuring highlights from three matches in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup.

Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa

Leicester City v Watford

West Bromwich Albion v Norwich City

Watford v Luton Town

Manchester United v Arsenal

Highlights from two of this afternoon's games plus all the atmosphere and tension that surrounds the Cup. Plus the result of the February Goal of the Month competition.

Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

Leicester City v Shrewsbury Town

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.

Oldham Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday

Arsenal v Ipswich Town

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.

Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton

Notts County v Manchester United

Highlights of two Football League matches plus analysis and interviews. Also in tonight's programme the March Goal of the Month competition.

Sheffield Wednesday v Leyton Orient

Manchester United v Sunderland

Match of the Day cameras bring you the special excitement and tension that surrounds a Cup semi-final and an important First Division game.

FAC SF: Queens Park Rangers v West Bromwich Albion

Div 1: Sunderland v Middlesbrough

Highlights of two Football League matches, plus analysis and interviews.

Gillingham v Fulham

Manchester City v Liverpool

Highlights of two Football League matches, analysis and interviews.

Swansea City v Manchester City

Blackburn Rovers v Watford

Rotherham United v Luton Town

Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United

Action highlights of two Football League matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation. Also tonight the result of the April Goal of the Month competition, and a selection of goals for the Goal of the Season competition.

Ipswich Town v Middlesbrough

Liverpool v Nottingham Forest

Highlights of two Football League matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation.

Birmingham City v Liverpool

Watford v Leicester City

As the season draws to an end, Jimmy Hill introduces highlights of two Football League games affecting promotion, relegation and entry into Europe next season. Also in tonight's programme, a chance to win £300 worth of Premium Bonds in the Goal of the Season competition.

Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur

Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest

A new season and a new time for television's most popular football programme. Jimmy Hill introduces action highlights of two Football League matches and adds his own perceptive analysis of the weekend's action. Bob Wilson brings you the day's headlines.

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers

Norwich City v Manchester City

Highlights from two of yesterday's First Division games, plus analysis and interviews.

Arsenal v Liverpool

Ipswich Town v Coventry City

Action highlights from First and Second Division games plus analysis and interviews.

Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United

Manchester United v Ipswich Town

Action highlights from two First Division games, plus analysis and interviews.

Southampton v Manchester United

Swansea City v Liverpool

Highlights from First and Second Division games, plus analysis and interviews. Also, a chance to win £100-worth of Premium Bonds in the August/September Goal of the Month competition.

Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest

Leicester City v Queens Park Rangers

Action highlights from First and Second Division games in the north and south, plus analysis and interviews. Also, the result of the August/September Goal of the Month competition.

Rotherham United v Newcastle United

Ipswich Town v Liverpool

Action highlights from First and Second Division games, plus analysis and interviews.

Newcastle United v Fulham

Stoke City v Brighton & Hove Albion

Action highlights from two First Division games, plus analysis and interviews.

Nottingham Forest v Arsenal

Watford v Coventry City

Action highlights from two First Division games; also a chance to win £100's worth of Premium Bonds in the October Goal of the Month competition.

Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur

Manchester City v Swansea City

Action highlights from two First Division games, plus analysis and interviews. Also, the result of the October Goal of the Month competition.

Everton v Liverpool

Coventry City v Aston Villa

Action highlights from two First Division games in the North and South, plus analysis and interviews.

Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur

West Ham United v Norwich City

Action highlights from two First Division matches in the north and south, plus analysis and interviews.

Watford v Brighton & Hove Albion

Sunderland v Nottingham Forest

Action highlights from First and Second Division games plus analysis and interviews. Also a chance to win £100-worth of premium bonds in the November Goal of The Month competition.

Crystal Palace v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Luton Town v Southampton

Action highlights from First and Third Division games, plus analysis and interviews. Also the result of the November Goal of the Month competition.

Lincoln City v Millwall

Notts County v Nottingham Forest

Action highlights from two First Division games, plus analysis and interviews.

Liverpool v Watford

Brighton & Hove Albion v Norwich City

Action highlights from First and Second Division games, plus analysis and interviews. Also, a chance to win £100-worth of Premium Bonds in the December Goal of the Month competition.

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Queens Park Rangers

Tottenham Hotspur v Birmingham City

Action highlights from First and Second Division games, plus analysis and interviews. Also the result of the December Goal of the Month competition.

Manchester United v Aston Villa

Fulham v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Featuring highlights of three matches from the Third Round of the FA Cup.

Manchester United v West Ham United

Northampton Town v Aston Villa

Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton

Action highlights from First and Second Division games plus analysis and interviews.

West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool

Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday

Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews.

Watford v Southampton

Stoke City v Ipswich Town

Highlights from three matches in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup. Also, a chance to win £100-worth of Premium Bonds in the January Goal of the Month competition.

Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Watford v Fulham

Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City

Action highlights from First and Second Division games, plus analysis and interviews. Also, the result of the January Goal of the Month competition.

Luton Town v Liverpool

Queens Park Rangers v Oldham Athletic

Charlton Athletic v Cambridge United

Action highlights from First and Third Division games plus analysis and interviews.

Huddersfield Town v Millwall

Tottenham Hotspur v Swansea City

Featuring highlights from three matches in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup.

Norwich City v Ipswich Town

Crystal Palace v Burnley

Derby County v Manchester United

Action highlights from First and Second Division games plus analysis and interviews. Also, a chance to win £100-worth of Premium Bonds in the February Goal of the Month competition.

Fulham v Newcastle United

Birmingham City v Nottingham Forest

Jimmy Hill presents highlights of two Football League matches plus analysis and interviews. Also, the result of the February Goal of the Month competition.

Queens Park Rangers v Middlesbrough

Manchester City v Manchester United

Highlights from two of yesterday's games, plus the atmosphere and tension that surrounds the Cup.

Arsenal v Aston Villa

Burnley v Sheffield Wednesday

Action highlights from two First Division games, plus analysis and interviews.

Liverpool v Everton

Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest

Action highlights from two First Division games, plus analysis and interviews.

Manchester United v Watford

West Ham United v Aston Villa

Action highlights from First and Second Division games. Plus the April Goal of the Month competition.

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace

Swansea City v Ipswich Town

Highlights from two Football League matches affecting championship honours, promotion and relegation, the result of the April Goal of the Month competition and a selection of goals for the Goal of the Season competition.

Liverpool v Aston Villa

Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City

Southampton v Birmingham City

Manchester City v Luton Town

Jimmy Hill presents action highlights from two First Division games on the opening day of the football league season.

Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion

Manchester United v Queens Park Rangers

Action highlights from first and second division games in the north and south, plus analysis and interviews.

Liverpool v Nottingham Forest

Fulham v Portsmouth

Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews.

Arsenal v Liverpool

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Birmingham City

Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews.

Southampton v Manchester United

Tottenham Hotspur v Everton

Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews. Also, a chance to win £100 worth of Premium Bonds in the August/September Goal of the Month competition.

Manchester United v Liverpool

Watford v Tottenham Hotspur

Jimmy Hill presents highlights from two second division matches plus analysis and interviews.

Newcastle United v Charlton Athletic

Manchester City v Swansea City

Action highlights from two First Division games plus analysis and interviews.

West Ham United v Liverpool

Leicester City v Southampton

Action highlights from First and Second Division matches plus analysis and interviews.

Luton Town v Tottenham Hotspur

Aston Villa v Leicester City

Action highlights from two First Division matches plus analysis and interviews.

Coventry City v Liverpool

West Ham United v Arsenal

Action highlights from two First Division matches, plus analysis and interviews.

Aston Villa v Queens Park Rangers

Everton v Coventry City

Featuring highlights from three matches in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Also a chance to win £100 worth of Premium Bonds in the January Goal of the Month competition.

Shrewsbury Town v Ipswich Town

Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City

Portsmouth v Southampton

Match of the Day highlights the quality football in the lower divisions featuring important Canon League matches in the Second and Fourth Divisions, plus analysis and interviews. Also, the result of the January Goal of the Month Competition.

Grimsby Town v Manchester City

Blackpool v York City

Action highlights from First and Second Division matches in the Canon League plus analysis and interviews.

Notts County v Watford

Sheffield Wednesday v Charlton Athletic

Action highlights from two First Division matches, plus analysis and interviews. Also, a chance to win £100 worth of premium bonds in the February Goal of the Month competition.

Nottingham Forest v Arsenal

Norwich City v West Ham United

Action highlights from First and Second Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Also the result of the February Goal of the Month competition.

Leicester City v Watford

Chelsea v Oldham Athletic

Action highlights from this afternoon's games, plus all the atmosphere and tension that surrounds the Cup.

Birmingham City v Watford

Plymouth Argyle v Derby County

Notts County v Everton

Action highlights from First and Third Division matches plus analysis and interviews.

Queens Park Rangers v Southampton

Wimbledon v Walsall

Action highlights from First and Second Division matches.

Leeds United v Sheffield Wednesday

Birmingham City v Aston Villa

Action highlights from First and Second Division matches plus analysis and interviews. And the result of the March Goal of the Month competition.

Queens Park Rangers v Ipswich Town

Swansea City v Manchester City

Will Plymouth Argyle become the first Third Division team to play in an FA Cup Final? They face First Division Watford, eager to write their own bit of history with a first Wembley appearance, at Villa Park in one of this afternoon's FA Cup semi-finals. While at Highbury, there's an exciting all-First Division clash as currently on-form Southampton meet an Everton side hoping to make a second appearance at Wembley this season.

Action highlights from First and Second Division matches plus analysis and interviews.

Manchester United v Coventry City

Sheffield Wednesday v Grimsby Town

Action highlights from two First Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Also a chance to win £100 in Premium Bonds in the April Goal of the Month competition.

Liverpool v Ipswich Town

Nottingham Forest v Stoke City

Highlights of two Canon League matches affecting championship honours, promotions and relegations.

Notts County v Liverpool

Newcastle United v Brighton & Hove Albion

Jimmy Hill presents action highlights from two First Division games on the opening day of the Football League season.

Manchester United v Watford

Aston Villa v Coventry City

Two of last season's prize-winners provide an intriguing clash in the first Canon League fixture of 1984-85 to be shown live.

Jimmy Hill presents action highlights from two First Division games, plus analysis and interviews.

Arsenal v Liverpool

Sheffield Wednesday v Tottenham Hotspur

Action highlights from First and Third Division matches plus analysis and interviews.

Southampton v Norwich City

Hull City v Preston North End

Action highlights from two First Division matches plus analysis and interviews.

Manchester United v Liverpool

Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur

Action highlights from First and Second Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Also, the chance to win £100-worth of premium bonds in the August-September Goal of the Month competition.

Manchester City v Crystal Palace

Newcastle United v West Ham United

Jimmy Hill presents highlights from two First Division matches plus analysis and interviews. Also, the result of the August/September Goal of the Month competition.

Aston Villa v Manchester United

Nottingham Forest v Stoke City

Action highlights from two first division matches plus analysis and interviews.

Liverpool v Everton

Ipswich Town v West Bromwich Albion

Action highlights from two First Division matches, plus analysis and interviews. There's also a chance to win E100 worth of Premium Bonds in the October Goal of the Month competition.

West Ham United v Arsenal

West Bromwich Albion v Southampton

As a breath of fresh air over the holiday, here's action highlights from two Barclays League First Division matches with analysis and interviews.

Manchester United v Everton

Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United

Action highlights from this afternoon's games, plus all the atmosphere and tension that surrounds the Cup.

Manchester United v Chelsea

Port Vale v Tottenham Hotspur

Leyton Orient v Nottingham Forest

Action highlights, analysis and interviews, plus all the atmosphere and tension that surrounds the Cup.

Arsenal v Nottingham Forest

Wimbledon v Watford

Luton Town v Portsmouth

Action highlights from two matches in the Barclays League, at a crucial point of the season.

Portsmouth v Nottingham Forest

Liverpool v Manchester United

Only one step away from Wembley, a journey never experienced before by First Division newcomers Wimbledon. This afternoon at White Hart Lane, they face Luton Town who will be trying to achieve a record fourth appearance there in one season. Meanwhile at Hillsborough, Liverpool, no strangers to Wembley themselves, will also be aiming for a record - to be the first club to achieve the League and FA Cup 'double' for the second time in history. Only Nottingham Forest can stop them, although knowing that Brian Clough has never been to the final in this competition either as a player or manager could provide his young side with the necessary motivation to do so.