NYHETER: Ex-player/-manager news, Part I

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Where are they now?
Leeds United 1964


1 Willie Bell
The Scotland fullback managed Birmingham and Lincoln and then moved to the United States where he was a coach in Virginia. He and his wife run a Christian ministry which visits prisons around Britain


2 Paul Reaney
A motor mechanic before his football career took off, the England fullback runs coaching courses and works for charity


3 Freddie Goodwin
A Lancashire county cricketer in his playing days, the wing-half managed Brighton, Birmingham and Scunthorpe before moving to the United States where he coaches


4 Gary Sprake
A Wales goalkeeper who once threw the ball into his own net in front of Liverpool’s Kop, he is a business training officer in Birmingham. His autobiography is called Careless Hands

5 Brian Williamson
The reserve team goalkeeper played five league games for Leeds and moved to Aus-tralia to settle in Erina, New South Wales


6 Norman Hunter
An England central defender, he managed Barnsley and now works for Radio Yorkshire

7 Ian Lawson
An England youth inside forward, he spent three years at Leeds and finished his career at Port Vale. Has dropped out of football circles


8 Johnny Giles
A Republic of Ireland midfielder, he managed West Brom and the Republic and is a panellist on Irish television’s Match of the Day


9 Billy Bremner
Dynamic Scotland midfielder who won 54 caps and managed Leeds to the 1987 FA Cup semi-finals. He died at the age of 54 in December 1997


10 Jim Storrie
A forward who managed St Johnstone and then worked at a sports centre in Cumernauld for 14 years. Also worked at Stirling University and now retired


11 Bobby Collins
The Scotland midfielder coached, managed and then worked in the wholesale fashion business. He was a driver at Leeds University. Now retired

12 Don Weston
A much-travelled goalscorer, he was a senior salesman for a Ford dealership in Wrexham


13 Jimmy Greenhoff
A Leeds apprentice who had spells with Stoke City and Manchester United, he works in insurance in Audley, Stoke


14 Jack Charlton
A lanky World Cup-winning England defender, he managed Middlesbrough and the Republic of Ireland and is a football analyst, after-dinner speaker and fisherman

[berlin]

fin sak, kjelvi![]

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No Venables rift, says Mac



England coach Steve McClaren claims there is no rift having developed between himself and his assistant Terry Venables.
Upon his appointment as England's manager last year, McClaren plumped for Venables as his assistant.
McClaren stated he opted for Venables due to his vast experience of international football and his ability to speak his mind.
It has been suggested, though, that the pair have been at odds over team policy and reports on Monday claimed their working relationship had soured.
McClaren, though, having already denied talk of a rift with Wayne Rooney, claims he welcomes Venables' input.
"Terry, I brought him on board, he is one of my best advisors and he gives me advice like all the staff do," McClaren told Sky Sports News.
"But ultimately it is my neck on the block and I have to make the decisions, but I am grateful to have Terry Venables with his experience giving me advice."

http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=457002&CPID=3&clid=114&lid=2&title=No+Venables+rift,+says+Mac

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HATTERS TO UNVEIL NEW BOSS
Luton will unveil their new manager at a 4pm press conference today.

The Hatters sacked Mike Newell last Thursday following a five-game losing streak which saw the club slump to second from bottom in the Coca-Cola Championship.
Brian Stein took over as caretaker manager but could not prevent the team losing to Ipswich before the international break.
Former Leeds boss Kevin Blackwell has been linked with the vacant position.
Luton face fellow strugglers Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday.

Sporting Life/PA
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Blackwell set to take charge at Luton as Newell's successor

Kevin Blackwell is likely to be confirmed as Luton Town's manager today. The 48-year-old, who was sacked by Leeds United last September, held final talks with the Kenilworth Road board yesterday evening to discuss personal terms and the length of his contract. He is expected to be unveiled as Mike Newell's successor this afternoon and will take charge of his first game on Saturday when Luton travel to their fellow Championship strugglers Burnley.

Guardian

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Isolated Venables seeks urgent talks over role as cracks appear at the top
McClaren denies rift with No2 but split on tactics threatens unity.

Steve McClaren's increasingly perilous position as England's manager has been dealt another significant blow after revelations that serious cracks have appeared in his relationship with Terry Venables. The problem is thought to be so bad that Venables wants talks with McClaren after tomorrow's Euro 2008 qualifier against Andorra to air his grievances.
Venables has complained that he feels increasingly marginalised in his position as assistant manager and he has been disappointed by the frequency with which his tactical recommendations have been overlooked. He is said to be disillusioned and wants his role to be clarified after tomorrow's game at the Estadio Olímpico.
McClaren seemed taken aback when it was put to him yesterday, describing it as "absolute rubbish", but it is known that Venables has contrasting views about the best way to take England forward. In particular, he is keen for the team to revert to a 3-5-2 system incorporating Jamie Carragher as a third centre-back. McClaren is a firm believer in 4-4-2 and had his fingers badly burned when he took his colleague's advice for the qualifying match against Croatia in Zagreb last October, a 2-0 defeat that set in motion the "McClaren Out" campaign led by many England supporters and several newspapers.
McClaren's priority is to ensure England improve their goal difference against an Andorra side ranked No163 in Fifa's world rankings and who have already conceded 19 in Group E. Their limitations were summed up last night by one of their players, Toni Lima, declaring: "If we don't get massacred, it will be a victory for us."
The indication from the Football Association is that the chief executive, Brian Barwick, wants to give McClaren as long as possible in the job. However, the opposition to McClaren has become so loud and widespread it is inconceivable that the men in power at Soho Square are not considering whether they have made a dreadful mistake, one that would cost them around £2.5m if they decided to sack the former Middlesbrough manager seven months into the job.
It reflects badly on McClaren that his attempts to bring some discipline to the England dressing room after the scoreless draw against Israel on Saturday - the former Middlesbrough manager exaggeratedly slammed the door before remonstrating with Wayne Rooney - has apparently been a source of humour for some of the players and it will also count against him that he has been unable to form a strong working alliance with Venables.
After the game in Tel Aviv the two men left the pitch separately, with 30 yards between them. Venables looked thoroughly isolated, his hands stuffed in his tracksuit pockets, and it has subsequently become apparent that he feels his role in the squad has not been as influential as he was originally led to believe. The two men will try to hammer out their alleged differences and McClaren, choosing his words carefully, spoke highly of Venables when asked yesterday if there was a "rift".
Having denied one, McClaren said: "I brought him in because of his experience and the advice he can give to me. I take that advice on board. We talk all the time about football and this team. We are trying to get the best out of this team."
Sources close to Venables, however, have indicated that the former England manager believes his advice is being ignored and is questioning whether the two men share the same philosophies about the sport.
McClaren's appointment of Venables was a surprising one in the first place. They had never worked together and could not be classified as friends, and one of the few things Venables had never done in nearly 50 years in the game was work as a No2. His appointment was not an easy one for the FA to make - he left enemies behind when he finished as England manager in 1996 - and there will be consternation among Barwick and his colleagues that there are signs it is not working out.
The experiment with 3-5-2 against Croatia, with John Terry playing as sweeper, was a tactical embarrassment for which McClaren, not Venables, took the blame and it is probably only to be expected that the manager is wary of taking advice to change the team's formation from 4-4-2 again.
Venables has not done McClaren any favours either in his weekly column for the News of the World, particularly when he revealed after the Croatia game that Middlesbrough's winger Stewart Downing needed time out of the national team because his confidence had been shattered in the wake of criticism from the media and supporters.
This was a different account from McClaren's and, when the manager faced the media before the 1-1 draw against Holland in Amsterdam last November, he was visibly embarrassed and uncomfortable when asked about the discrepancies between the two stories.

Kilde: http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2043703,00.html

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The following players celebrate their birthday on March 27:



1972: Charlton Athletic's former Chelsea, Leeds United and Middlesbrough striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is born. (Celebrates 35th birthday)

The following events happened over the years on March 27:
2004: Birthday boy Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink hits a 13 minute hat-trick, as Chelsea savage Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-2.

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Woods bids for return



FIT-again midfielder Martin Woods is pushing for a Rotherham United recall for tonight's clash with League One Play-off contenders Blackpool at Millmoor.
Woods missed Saturday's game at Crewe with an injured ankle sustained a week earlier at Brentford.
However, he trained yesterday and has made himself available for tonight's game - which is Rotherham's game in hand on those above them.
Caretaker-manager Mark Robins has hinted that he may take the opportunity to rest one or two of the younger players and such thinking could pave the way for a Woods return.
His role on Saturday was taken by Stephen Brogan who moved forward from left back so that loan signing Che Wilson could make his debut in the back line.

http://www.sheffieldtoday.net/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleID=2181665&SectionID=4856

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Woods

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I farta 27/3

Div. 1:
Rotherham - Blackpool 1-0.
Martin Woods hele kampen for Rotherham.

Conference:
York - Stevenage 0-1.
Craig Farrell hele kampen for York, ditto for Stevenage's Steve Guppy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Guppy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Farrell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Woods

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BLACKWELL JOY AT HATTERS HOMECOMING



New Luton manager Kevin Blackwell has vowed to bring the glory days back to the club he supported as a boy after landing his "dream" job.

The 48-year-old, sacked by Leeds in September, has signed a four-year deal to replace Mike Newell, who was axed earlier this month.
Blackwell, who was born in Luton and grew up within earshot of Kenilworth Road, is relishing the opportunity to drag the club clear of the Coca-Cola Championship relegation zone.
The former Sheffield United coach takes over with Luton four points from safety and with only his former employers from Elland Road below them in the table, but he is predicting a bright future for the team he cheered on as a youngster.
"It's very rare that you ever get the chance to manage your hometown club, wherever you're from," said Blackwell.
"I stood on the Oak Road stand as a boy and watched players like Jimmy Ryan, and my brother-in-law is the son of Luton legend Gordon Turner, so there is a family history as well.
"It seems strange, as when I was growing up you could hear the crowd noise from where we used to live. So it's a dream to come back and manage your club, and it's a challenge I will relish."
The Hatters are due to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium in 2009, and Blackwell insists the future is bright for the club despite their current predicament.
"Luton can go as far as they want to go," he added.
"You look at the likes of Reading and Wigan, and they show you that a well-run club with a new stadium fires the imagination of the players and the supporters.
"I've chatted to the board and I've been impressed with their vision of the future of the club.
"I had to make a long decision, as I didn't want people thinking that because I'm a Luton lad and I live locally that it is a convenience job - because it isn't. It's a big, big job.
"But Luton has a good name and is a well-respected club in football and we want to get back there as quickly as possible - and that means the Premier League.
"If you aim for the highest star possible, and you don't quite catch it, you'll still end up with some quality on the way."

Kilde: http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/07/03/28/SOCCER_Luton_Blackwell.html

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Bolton are eyeing a double summer swoop for Liverpool's Harry Kewell and Wigan's Henri Camara. (Daily Mail)

Danny Granville is set to leave Crystal Palace at the end of his contract in the summer, with Bristol City and Southend interested. (Daily Star)

THE RUMOUR MILL: Scott Carson will be flashing his gap-toothed smile around the Emirates when he replaces Jens Lehmann at the end of the season. (Guardian)

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Luton haunted by Newell at outset of the Blackwell era

Mike Newell talked himself out of a job two weeks ago, but the former Luton Town manager could return to Kenilworth Road if the club changes hands, despite Kevin Blackwell’s appointment as his replacement yesterday afternoon.

Three rival bidders have expressed an interest in buying the struggling Coca-Cola Championship club in the summer, but only one believes that Blackwell, the 48-year-old former Leeds United manager, is the right man for the job.
Luton are next to bottom of the Championship, have one of the worst grounds in the second tier and are losing about £2 million a year, but that has not dampened speculation that the Bedfordshire club could soon have new owners.
Bill Tomlins, the chairman, would prefer to sell the club to an unnamed wealthy local businessman who would honour Blackwell’s new four-year contract, but a consortium led by Martin King, a former Luton director who resigned in protest at Newell’s dismissal, and a group of City investors who want to buy the club would show Blackwell the door and invite Newell to return.
Newell was dismissed after he questioned the integrity of his employers during a press conference and he has been replaced by Blackwell, who lost his job at Leeds last September for “gross misconduct on the grounds of negative comments made in the press about the club’s finances”. Newell is close to announcing that he is suing his former employers for unfair dismissal while Blackwell launched a similar action against Leeds last November.
Blackwell, who met the Luton players for the first time at training yesterday morning, has seven games to save the club from relegation back to League One after two seasons in the Championship, starting with a trip to Burnley on Saturday.
“The board have already told me nothing will change if we get relegated,” Blackwell said. “We have a long-term plan and the future of this club is very bright. It is not just about beating relegation this season although, obviously, that would be tremendous and it is something I will be doing all I can to achieve.”
Luton supporters will be impressed that Blackwell was born in the town and that he used to be a fan when he was young, but it is his reputation as a coach and his record of guiding Leeds through some of the darkest days in the club’s history that will have raised eyebrows in the Kenilworth Road boardroom.
When Blackwell took over at Elland Road in June 2004, he knew that players had to be sold and that money was tight but he stabilised the club and promotion to the Barclays Premiership appeared to be on the cards until his side lost to Watford in the play-offs final last May. He left under a cloud four months later after a poor start to this season and has turned down offers to manage Brondby, the Danish club, Swansea City and Huddersfield Town since his departure from Elland Road.
“I’ve really missed it being out of the game,” Blackwell said. “I was only in charge for seven matches at Leeds this season and had several offers elsewhere but I wanted to wait for the right offer to come along and I am convinced this is it.”

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/championship/article1577185.ece

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Bolton, Man City head-to-head for Liverpool's Kewell

Bolton Wanderers and Manchester City want to keep Liverpool midfielder Harry Kewell in the Northwest next season.
The Manchester Evening News says Stuart Pearce and Sam Allardyce are keeping tabs on the Aussie star and could swoop if he leaves Liverpool at the end of the season.
Kewell, who is sidelined with a foot injury, has not played a single game for Liverpool this season, and it is understood that Rafael Benitez's patience has run out.
City and Bolton are both believed to favour a pay-as-you-play deal for the 28-year-old, as do Tottenham, who are also tracking him.

Kilde: tribalfooball.com

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EM-kvalifisering 28.mars 2007:

Andorra - England
Robinson, Ferdinand og Lennon frå start

Nord-Irland - Sverige
Feeney frå start

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Denne tråden irriterer meg litt...


"Why settle for more, when you can settle for less"

[lojosang]

quote:Originally posted by Leeds04

Denne tråden irriterer meg litt...


"Why settle for more, when you can settle for less"

Så kan du la være å lese den, da []

Trenge vel for fakerten  ikkje ha nåken signatur heller eg, vel! []

[Per-Stian]

quote:Originally posted by lojosang

quote:Originally posted by Leeds04

Denne tråden irriterer meg litt...


"Why settle for more, when you can settle for less"

Så kan du la være å lese den, da []

Trenge vel for fakerten  ikkje ha nåken signatur heller eg, vel! []

Sikkert ikkje irritert over tråden i seg sjølv, men bitter over å lese om alle eks-spelarane "våre" som har forsvunne for vekslepengar opp gjennom åra.

[Leeds04]

Takk Per Stian!

"Why settle for more, when you can settle for less"

[Per-Stian]

quote:Originally posted by Leeds04

Takk Per Stian!

"Why settle for more, when you can settle for less"

[]

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quote:Originally posted by Per-Stian

EM-kvalifisering 28.mars 2007:

Andorra - England
Robinson, Ferdinand og Lennon frå start

Nord-Irland - Sverige
Feeney frå start

Irland - Slovakia 1-0.
Jon Douglas på benken.
Robbie Keane suspendert, mens Ian Harte og Andrew Keogh var vraka fra troppen.


Nord-Irland - Sverige 2-1: 1-1 David Healy (31), 2-1 Healy (60).
Warren Feeney spilte hele kampen, mens Healy ble byttet ut i 91. mins.

Andorra - England 0-3.
Se over. Alle tre hele kampen.

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Manager shortlist narrowed down
Huddersfield's board will have one less candidate to interview after Luton appointed Kevin Blackwell as their new manager
(...)
Former Barnsley manager Andy Ritchie and Gary Megson are understood to be favourites to replace Jackson at the Galpharm Stadium, with John Dungworth, currently assisting Gerry Murphy in temporary charge, and Phil Parkinson also in the running.

http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1811_2023621,00.html

[lojosang]

quote:Originally posted by Leeds04

Takk Per Stian!

"Why settle for more, when you can settle for less"

Den er grei. []

Da modifiserer jeg min uttalelse til at om du trenger å passe blodtrykket får du slutte å lese tråden. []

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The following players celebrate their birthday on March 29:
1969: One-time England international Steve Guppy, who now plays for Stevenage Borough, is born. (Celebrates 38th birthday)


The following events happened over the years on March 29:
1999: Blackburn Rovers star Jason Wilcox signs a new five-year deal at Ewood Park.

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Home is where the new start is for Blackwell

KEVIN BLACKWELL has revealed the lure of managing hometown club, Luton Town, was behind his decision not to attend a planned interview with Huddersfield Town.
The former Leeds United chief was unveiled at Kenilworth Road yesterday after earlier informing the Terriers he would not be travelling to Yorkshire as scheduled.
As exclusively revealed in the Yorkshire Post, Blackwell was one of half a dozen names on Town's shortlist to succeed Peter Jackson.
He was due to be interviewed for the post yesterday but instead telephoned the League One outfit to offer his apologies.
It means Huddersfield are now down to five possible candidates with Gary Megson, the early front-runner, having met club officials as planned yesterday.
Former Barnsley manager Andy Ritchie is also understood to be in the frame along with former Hull City boss Phil Parkinson and John Dungworth, who is working alongside caretaker manager Gerry Murphy at the moment.
Blackwell, meanwhile, is back in football after a seven-month absence and, after having signed a four-year deal, is looking forward to the difficult challenge of leading the Hatters away from the Championship relegation zone.
The 48-year-old, who kept his family home in Luton throughout his reign at Elland Road, is stressing the need for supporters to look long-term.
He said: "It is not just about beating relegation this season. Obviously, that would be tremendous and it is something I will be doing all I can to achieve. But the board have told me nothing will change if we get relegated.
"Between us, we have a long-term plan and the future of this club is very bright.
"I have missed being out of the game.
"I was only in charge for seven matches at Leeds this season and had several offers elsewhere.
"But I wanted to wait for the right offer to come along and I am convinced this is it. I am really excited and can't wait to get started.
"It is a job I thought long and hard about before taking it â€" it is not a convenience job â€" and the future looks bright.
"I hope that will come to light some time in the near future."
Blackwell, who has turned down approaches from Brondby and Swansea City in recent months, was sacked by Leeds in mid-September after a poor start had left United sitting second-frombottom in the Championship table.
He takes charge of a Hatters side who have lost five games in a row and are only being kept off the bottom of the division by the Elland Road club.
He said: "I left Leeds this season having got them to the play-off final the year before so you can draw your own conclusion from that.
"There are six or seven teams in the same position as us and we are going to give it a go.
"Three clubs have to go down and three clubs will stay up, and we have to make sure three go down other than Luton Town.
"There's no time to waste. We have got seven games, and they will be seven cup finals, so why can't it be us?"

Kilde: YP (http://www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleID=2184387&SectionID=117)

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Hey, hey - It's Tony D.
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Dorigo's warning to England
EXCLUSIVE: Tony Dorigo, a member of the last England side to miss out on qualifying for a major finals, has warned that a failure to reach next year's European Championships will leave the current crop "hugely embarrassed".
(...)Dorigo, who will undertake a charity bike ride in May from London to La Manga in aid of breast cancer research, along with former Leeds team-mate Gary McAllister, still believes John Terry, Wayne Rooney et al can avoid the fate that befell England under Taylor.
(...) "But I still think England can do it, especially with four out of the last five games being at Wembley. I am sure they will be chomping at the bit to qualify for Euro 2008.
"The Andorra game is important. When we had a bad result in Norway (in June 1993), our next games were Brazil, Germany and the USA.

Hele saken: http://www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleID=2183883&SectionID=117

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Blackwell hopes to bring in Ellis


Sam & Kevin

New Luton Town manager Kevin Blackwell wants his former Leeds assistant manager Sam Ellis to join him at Kenilworth Road.

Ellis is on the coaching staff at Stoke, but the Potters have allowed him to travel south to speak to their Championship rivals, who are currently four points adrift of safety.
Blackwell is also understood to be keen to bring in John Carver, who worked on Blackwell's staff during the 48-year-old's spell as Elland Road chief from June 2004 until September 2006.
Luton holds poor recent memories for Carver, whose Leeds side were defeated 5-1 at Kenilworth Road last October in the final game of his five-match spell in charge following Blackwell's departure.
Should Ellis and Carver move to Luton, it would almost certainly signal the end of Brian Stein's spell at the club.
Stein had been assistant to Mike Newell, and took charge of the home defeat by Ipswich earlier this month after Newell was sacked

Kilde: http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1786_2025344,00.html

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Boro hopeful of keeping star duo
Gareth Southgate has begun "big" talks with key Middlesbrough duo Mark Viduka and Jonathan Woodgate about staying at the Riverside next season.
Lethal forward Viduka is out of contract at the end of the campaign whilst England defender Woodgate is still a Real Madrid player, having joined the Teessiders on a season-long loan.
"We've had discussions with Mark and with his representatives and he obviously wants time to have a think about things," Southgate told the club's official website.
"I'm sure he'll have other options available to him, not just here but across Europe. He has to think about those things and I respect that fact.
"Jonathan is different because he's not our player at the moment and Mark is. We feel he's enjoying his football, as is Mark, and he's enjoying the challenge of playing for his hometown team.
"It's a big decision for Jonathan to make. The fact that he's enjoyed the season as much as he has is in our favour, but he's with a very big club and he has to decide what he wants to do."

Kilde: http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,2483_2025734,00.html

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Feeney eyeing play-off push
New Cardiff striker Warren Feeney is confident he can score the goals which will catapult the Bluebirds into the Championship play-offs.

Hele saken: http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1786_2025711,00.html

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Maybury fighting for Foxes future



Alan Maybury believes that his displays in the remaining eight games of the season could determine whether he has a future at Leicester.
New owner Milan Mandaric is expected to invest heavily on new players this summer and Maybury, who has been at the club since January 2005, knows he will have to impress if he is to play a part in the Foxes' seemingly glittering future.
"There are going to be changes in the summer so you have to play well and show you want to be part of it," he told the Leicester Mercury.
"You can't just drift along and it is a case of now or never. A new man has come in with money, his own goals and ambitions which will help to drive the club forward.
"People have different ideas but you need to show you want to be part of it. There have not been many changes since Mr Mandaric took over, but we all know a lot is going to happen in the close season.
"The uncertainty of the takeover has been replaced by the uncertainty of what is going to happen in the summer, what direction he will be taking the club in."

Kilde: http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1796_2025739,00.html

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Middlesbrough boss hopeful over Woodgate deal

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate remains hopeful of signing permanently on-loan Real Madrid defender Jonathan Woodgate.
He told Boro's website: "There are lots of positives for him. He's broken back into the England squad while playing with us, so we've shown his international ambitions won't be harmed by being here.
"It's a big decision for Jonathan to make. The fact that he's enjoyed the season as much as he has is in our favour, but he's with a big club and he has to decide what he wants to do."

Kilde: Tribalfootball.com

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The following events happened over the years on March 30:


1993: Manchester United's Eric Cantona (pictured) is fined £1000 for spitting at supporters of former club Leeds United