a a a a a a a a 2. a PAGE I2 WESTERN DAILY PRESS, Tuesday, February 22, 1983 Peter Shilton works out Robson's lionhearts arts "I'VE never known a day when three lions could be beaten by a dragon, red or any other colour," declared Bobby Robson as he named a powerful-looking England side to face Wales at Wembley tomor. TOW. "Not unless they are tame lions," he pretty, tapping the threelion crest on his England sweater before making it clear he had gone for players he expected to fight for their country with a vigour even the Welsh would fi find hard to exceed. In for first caps come Aston Villa midfielder PHIL SKIDS INTO A ROW By Dave Eaton Flu-hit SWINDON speedway has been Vernon misses Russians By John Burton BRISTOL'S exciting triple jump prospect Vernon Samuels is out of tomorrow's indoor clash between Britain and the Soviet Union at Cosford.
Samuels who made his international debut against France a fortnight ago, has flu. It's a bitter disappointment for him because he hoped to wipe out memory of five jumps against the French. Gary Gallagher (Elliot) replaces him one of a number of changes in the British team. Carl Hamilton (Sale) joins Ainsley Bennett in the 400 metres while Durham's Ian Archibald takes over from Alan Slater in the 3,000 metres. Eddie Starrs (Wolverhampton) and Femi Abejide (Haringey) are selected for the long jump while Joan Baptiste has agreed to double up in the 60 metres and 200 metres a sprints, and Coventry's Karen Baker teams up with Janine MacGregor in the 400 metres.
Louise Manning from Sutton was forced out of the team through injury and her place goes to heptathlete Judy Livermore of Rugby, Kim Hagger (Essex Ladies) links with Carol Earlington in the long jump because Gillian Regan iss unavail- Press man honoured Fred Hill, the Western Daily Press Athletic correspondent, was elected the Avon County Amateur Athletic Association's first honorary vice-President last night. Ken Slayter, marketing manager of the Sun Life Assurance was re-elected former Welsh international athlete and Westbury Harrier chairman Peter Griffin was elected as chairman with a former Westbury official Dennis Carter as vice-chairman. Bath and Percy Athletic Club's John Robbins became the new secretary, Robin McDonald took over as treasurer and Mervyn Kemp, an international track referee from the Bristol club; was elected officials secretary. rocked by a major four weeks before new season. The Robins' top threatening to stay skipper Malcolm retire rather than Mawdsley.
And the club's press Target man to cheer City By Colin Price STRAPPING striker John Palmer could be thrown into Bristol City's Fourth Division re-election battle month. The 24-year-old former Weston super Mare player is expected to join City as a time professional later this week after an impressive trial spell at Ashton Gate. Said City manager Terry Cooper: "Everyone at the club was impressed with John and a month should be enough to get him ready for a first-team chance. "He'd be the only natural target man at the club and, face it, I've got very little to lose by putting him in and seeing what he can do." City midfield player Jon Economou faces a battle to be fit for Saturday's home game against partners in distress Hartlepool. He aggravated a foot injury in the 3-0 defeat at York, had to be substituted 16 minutes from time and left the ground heavily band aged.
The Press Patent By Bob Watts FRED Winter's improving COUPLINGS can get the trainer off to a winning start in Huntingdon's 2pm race today. WOLLOW WILL can make it a double for him in the 3pm. Sedgefield's last race at 4.45 looks easy for LAST DEAL. Pl1: Double tonic for a trio of trainers. STEVE GETS FREE MOVE STEVE EMERY, who holds the Hereford United transfer record of £100,000 when he was transferred to Derby County three and a half years ago, has been told that he can have a free transfer.
But the Ledbury-born fullback or midfield player is not likely to return to Street in the immediate future. Hereford manager Tommy Hughes said: "We could have signed him on loan a few weeks ago but Steve has been out of action for a long period after breaking his leg, and he is not match-fit at the moment. "We need players who can do a job for us straight away and we haven't got the time to wait for them to get fully fit." Emery was Hereford's first apprentice professional when the club were elected to the Football League in 1972. He made League appearances for United before Colin Addison who spotted him as a youngster and signed him again for Derby in 1979. After recovering from his broken leg he then broke it again, and has only recently returned to action playing for Derby's Central League side.
A special service to our readers in the TAUNTON AREA Our Taunton office, at 4, Wood Street, is now open every week-day afternoon, 1.30 p.m.-5 p.m. for your PRIVATE ANNOUNCEMENTS REPRINTS OF PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Come and see us We'll be pleased to see you Gordon Cowans, described Robson as "a player who knows you must win the ball before you can create with it," and West left back Derek Statham. Up front Robson goes for Luxembourg Re man Luther Blissett to partner regular choice Paul Mariner. deserves a chance to it again at a better level of opposition and 1 expect Wales to be far than Luxembourg," said Robson. The claims of the Man-' chester United Milk Cup tie England of at least three regulars in Bryan Robson, Kenny Sancom and Steve CopA five-change team also sees Peter Shilton replace Clemence and West Ham's Alan Devonshire return in midfield where former Bristol Rovers player Gary Mabbutt again gets a key role.
Slimline Cowans fits perfectly into Robson's midfield strategy as epitomised by the total involvement of Sammy Lee, Bryan Robson and Mabbutt. "First and foremost I believe midfielders must be ball winners. We need that tigerish type fundamental, an important part of all football. I like midfielders who can win it first and establish the right to play and be creative." Wales a injury Leighton James, gave worry by hobbling out of training session on Wycombe Wanderers sloping pitch. James, who scored Wales winner at Wembley in 1977, joins Liverpool striker Ian Rush and Watford utility man Kenny Jackett on the doubtful list after weekend cupties.
the ball is John Horton shows his basketball skills to his class after his England recall. Horton back on the circle line FATE came the full circle yesterday for Bath fly-half John Horton with his recall to the England side for the match against Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday week. Two years ago, the 31. year-old schoolmaster had to withdraw from the equivadent match after pulling a hamstring during Bath's game with Gloucester at Kingsholm. Ever since, he has waited behind Huw Davies and Les Cusworth in the international pecking order.
But now selectors have brought him back for his tenth cap after watching him during his club match at Kingsholm with Gloucester eight days ago. Horton said last night: "I have been enjoying my rugby with Bath doing so By Gerry Thomas well this season but to be honest, I did not expect to be chosen. I thought my best hope was getting on the replacements But with chairman of selectors Budge Rogers blaming the half-back pairing of Cusworth and Steve Smith for the dismal with Wales, both are Davies stays in the centre for the injured Clive Woodward so Horton gets another chance at fly-half. His half-back partner is 22 year Nigel Melville, who has been knocking on the door for some time and had an outstanding game for Yorkshire in the county championship final with Gloucestershire at Bristol this season. With Steve Smith dropped, the captaincy goes to the Cardiff skipper John Scott in preference to Leicester hooker Peter Wheeler, who is back after injury, Steve in place Mills.
of GloucesScott, who will set an England record of 25 appearances at No 8 when he leads England out Steve Boyle, the Gloucester lock retains his place as Maurice deputy for the injured Colclough Bristol No 8 Bob Hesford is again on the replacements bench. England. team to play Scotland: Hare (Leicester) Carleton (Orrell) Davies (Swansea); Dodge: (Leicester), Horton A Swift (Newport) Melville (Wasps); Wheeler (Leice Smart Boyle Pearce (Gloucester), BainS (Gosforth). Javons (Moseley) Winterbottom Scott (Cardiff. (Headingley) Replacements: Stringer (Wasps) Bond (Sale).
Young (Leicester) Mills A (Gloucester) Rendall (Wasps). Hesford (Bristol). Bogira waits for doctor's papers! BRISTOL hooker Bogira will have to a medical test before ing out in the vital Player Cup clash at on Saturday. Bogira was included the team picked last GREYHOUND RACING his SWINDON it Mint 7.30 (2) 5-4 fav; 480m: 1. Treaders Grittenham Jean 5-2: sh hd; 30.48.
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Rangers Jack 7-1; 31: 30.30. Tote: win £4.45: places £2.20. £1.63: Tote forecast: SP forecaat: £2.25. 8.36 480: 1, Dale Beoff (4) 7-2: 2. Burleaze Lady (6) 11-8 fav: nk: 30.23.
Tote: win 01.29: places £1.66. 79p: Tote forecast: SP forecast 94p. 8.63 530: 1. Express Royal (3) 6-1: fav: 32.73. Savernak Errol win 55p; places Tote forecast: 70p: SP forecast: 57p.
9.10 685: 1. Blastaway Pac 88 315: fav: 44.11. Pemscot Tote: Sylvie win Just the job for jubilant Jimmy By Adrian Williams IF JIMMY Melia is not appointed of Brighton on a permanent basis, probably find himself a job as an Melia forecast that Brighton would beat Liverpool in the fifth round of the Swindon sanction loan move By Colin Price SWINDON manager John Trollope will hold fire on setting up a loan deal this week until he learns the result of fitness tests on forwards Andy Rowland and Howard Pritchard. Both have reported slight improvements in the injuries which kept them out of the 1-0 defeat at Colchester on Friday night. "IN's too early to say whether either will be able to play in our important home game against Bury on Saturday," said manager Johu Trollope.
"But I'm a little more optimistic now than at the week end." Rowland's replacement Jimmy Quinn picked up an ankle injury at Colchester arr the Swindch casualty list grew even longer when strong man defender Russell Lewis reported in with a shoulder strain. Crucial With Swindon now enter. ing the crucial stage of their promotion campaign, the directors agreed to allow Trollope to boost his squad with a loan signing and the manager says the will move quickly on Thursday if Prichard's. knee injury fails to respond. Trollope watched Bury beat Mansfield 1-0 on Saturday and learned that former Swindon skipper Ray McHale is ready to try and dent his old club's promo: tion drive.
McHale, who was trans ferred to Brighton three vears ago, is currently on loan to Bury from Sheffield United. GADD RULED OUT GLOUCESTER will be without flanker John Gadd and outside half Les Jones for their long trip to Liverpool this week-end. Gadd suffered a serious shoulder injury against Nottingham last Saturday and Jones still has the niggling back injury which forced him to miss the Nottingham game. There are also doubts about winger Nick Price and No 8 Mike Teague although both have been selected for the Liverpool game. Hoping "We think Teague will probably have recovered from his pulled hamstring by Saturday, but we are a bit worried about said team secretary Mike Nicholls last night.
"Price was knocked unconscious during the Nottingham game and although he recovered afterwards he has not reported for training and we have not heard from him. But. we are hoping he will alright." Steve Baker keeps the scrum-half place for the third successive game with Wes Hall relegated to the United side. Team: Ford: Pritchard, Mogg, Price: Hamiin. Baker: Preedy.
Mills (capt) Bennett. Phillips, Teague, I Smith. ReS Orwin. Gloucester United (home to placements: Thomas, Roberts. lyn Park HI's) Smith: Dyke, P.
Williams Tun(capit) Pointon, Hen: Jones, White, Ashmed, Turton, Scrivens, Brain. Replacements: Conway. Haines. Doug dumped Welshman Doug Mountjoy 4-2 at Ipswich yesterlay, to reach the semi-final of the £15,000 Tolly Cobbold Classic rooker tournament. Results Alliance Premier League: ter 6.
Kettering 2. Western League, Prem Div: Clandown 1. Shepton Mallet 2. Western Counties Floodlit League: Salisbury Dorchester 0. Rughy Union: Pontypool 86.
Penarth 0. Frys Business Houses tourname: fourth A round: 1. St Catherines 0: Bristol mealo 2. Frys HIM Erikson A 5. A Vito finals: (Castings) Berger Bristol 2: 0.
owe Quarter Vitomealo 1. Avon and Bristol Federation Five-a-Side Championship finals under 16: Hengrove 2. Bristol Five 0. Under 19: 3. Avon 1.
Cleve Floodlit Tournament: Dings Crusaders 41, bristo1 Harlequins 3. Bill Werbeniuk beat manager he could astrologer. meet and FA Cup. Once that unlikely feat was achieved, he said he would like a home game against Norwich in the quarter-finals. His wish was granted by yesterday's draw, which left first Brighton hoping their 30,000 gate since were promoted to Division 1.
spirit in this club following Brown. was Melia's reaction. "There's a great our previous Cup wins over Newcastle, Manchester City and Liverpool." Melia's first match as caretaker manager was a 3-0 home win against Norwich in December, but since then League results have been poor and Brighton are cur. rently bottom of the table. Norwich are only one place above Brighton and the prospect of another visit to the south coast brought mixed reactions at Carrow Road.
owe them one for the League said Norwich manager Ken Brown. is not the best draw we could have had, but then Brighton deserved a home draw after their magnificent win at Liverpool." INCENTIVE But striker Keith Bertschin, whose goal knocked out Ipswich on Saturday, said: "It is not a bad draw at all. If we were to be away, then Brighton is as good a place as any to go." Manchester United, installed as Cup favourites after Liverpool's exit, were drawn at home to Everton a tie which should attract more than 50,000 to Old Trafford on March 12. Everton manager Howard Kendall said: "You can't say it is easy when you have to play the favourites away but at least it's better than having to go to. Highbury, where we never seem get anything." The trip to Highbury will be made by Aston Villa, as long as Arsenal beat Middlesbrough in their fifth round replay next Monday.
Villa have not done particularly well at Arsenal in recent years, but a visit to Middlesbrough is also daunting prospect. "One is. as good as the other," said Villa's assistant manager Roy McLaren. "But the big incentive to win the tie is to pick up a struggling First Division side on a Second Division team in the last The Second Division was guaranteed a representative in the semi-finals when Sheffield Wednesday were drawn away to the winners of the Burnley-Crystal Palace replay. QUICK 3 GERAINT WILLIAMS Rovers retain four of the best By Colin Price row less than the start of the rider Phili Crump home in Australia and Holloway says he will ride again for Wally officer Bob Radford has resigned over the row.
Crump who joined the Robins in 1979 after two successful seasons with Bristol Bulldogs is unhappy with last week's transfer deals which he believes weaken Robins, and with details of his testimonial year. The Australian feels that joint promoter Wally Mawdsley should have been strengthening a Swindon team that struggled last season by bringing in' another heat leader. not selling Steve Bastable to Coventry. Holloway's problems stem the Swindon management's decision not appoint a proper team manager for the coming season and his reluctance' continue riding for Mawdsley's weakened team that describes as "a "My bikes are set up and ready to go but I will not continue under Mawdsley's leadership. stated the Robins skipper.
Shattered "I will not go on the transfer list. He s'gned me for nothing and I'll make sure nobody makes money out of me I would rather retire," he concluded. However. Holloway said he would be happy to ride for Swindon under the sole control of the other joint promoter Richard Vowles. Mawdsley was unavailable for comment as the was away attending a meeting at Coventry of the National League Promoters.
All Vowles would say was that he was shattered by the Crump news and that it would be unthinkable of him being missing from Blunsdon's opening night of the season. He added that he would be meeting Mawdsley at the earliest opportunity to try and sort out the problems. Clandown slip in title chase Clandown 1, Shepton Mallet 2 Clandown will certainly have to show more determination if they hope to stay in the Western League Premier Division ship chase after Steve Whitemore's 58th minute equaliser squandered. was, Shepton Mallet were the more positive side with a goal each half thanks to Nigel Gillard scoring in the 37th minute and Gary Marshall a 75th minute. Winning run Salisbury 2, Dorchester T.
0. Salisbury maintained their unbeaten run: in the Western Counties Floodlight over Dorchester night, League with a classy, victory with goals from Ian Thompson and Mike Hibbs. BRISTOL Rovers have tied up the contracts of four of their most exciting young first team squad for another year. Goalkeeper Phil Kite, Wales under-21 midfielder Geraint Williams, Keith Curle and Holloway all which were run out agreed to extend, contracts this summer. Said manager Bobby Gould: "While there are still a few other contracts to be sonted out, I have managed to secure the futures of four of our brightest prospects for another 12 months.
"Young players tend to get a bit paranoid about freedom of contract, and at least in these four cases the early agreement removes the threat of them drifting away from the club at the end of the season." Gould's reactico to the 3-1 home defeat by Newport County which severely dented Rovers promotion chances was to get everyone to roll up his sleeves aril work even harder. Instead of getting yesterday afternoon off. the players trained until the light started fading and Gould said: Fading "It was the nicest afternoon we've had in weeks. The players may have had cold hands at the end of it, but they certainly didn't have cold hearts. "We got into the promotion race through sheer hard work and if the players were guilty of slackening off once they got amongst the leading clubs they realise now that the hardest work of all lies in staying there," said Gould.
Nicky Platnauer, who lost his centre-forward spot to Archie Stephens on Saturday, gets a chance to make a claim for a recall today in the reserve team game at Charlton. And goalkeeper Ray Cashley is also looking for an accomplished performance in case Kite's slight hamstring strain presents him with the chance of an unexpected Rovers League debut at Wigan on Saturday. Centre-half Mark Hughes has decided to return to Eastville rather than spend a third on loan at Torquay. Rovers Reserves (at Casey Bailey, Adams. Sherwood, Slatter, Curle.
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he has a suffered nO effects and expects to play. Bristol's selectors toyed with the idea of ting full-back Phil Cue fly har interchange David positions. Sorrell They planned to try the experiment last end but the scheduled match with Richmond cancelled and they decided not to risk switch in a crucial Cup-tie. Bristol, in fact, make one change from the which lost to Cardiff. Exeter University student Simon Hogg, who was available for that returns at centre in of John Watson.
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