From: T.J.Chown@ecs.soton.ac.uk (Tim Chown)
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Subject: English News: Norway, FA Cup draw
Date: 13 Oct 92 13:43:57 GMT
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Norway believe they can take at least a point off England in Wednesday's World
Cup qualifier at Wembley.  Manager Egil Olsen, whose team have
scored 14 World Cup goals in just three qualifying games, is convinced he has
the tactics to meet the England threat.  "We expect England to play and to
attack at a higher tempo than Holland but we can handle this," he said.
"We are perhaps at our strongest in the defensive part of our play. It
worked against Holland and it will work against England's strikers even though
they are more physical," added Olsen.

Arsenal defender Paul Lydersen has been called up by Norway for Wednesday's
World Cup qualifier against England.  Manager Egil Olsen has a major injury
worry with his captain Rune Bratseth and has drafted in Lydersen as cover.
Lydersen believes he has a major point to prove, blaming his original absence
on his lack of success at Highbury.  "I just feel that had I been playing
for Arsenal then I'd have been in the Norway squad from the start," he said.
Bratseth suffered a leg strain on Saturday but should be fit.

Lawrie McMenemy has delayed announcing the England U-21 team to face Norway at
Peterborough on Tuesday because of an injury to Arsenal's Ray Parlour.
Midfielder Parlour, who has won five caps at U-21 level, is under treatment
for a dead leg and McMenemy wants to give him enough time to recover.
McMenemy has already lost Everton's Matthew Jackson, Steve Froggat of Aston
Vill and Tottenham pair Darren Anderton and Nick Barnby from his original squad.
QPR's Andrew Impey is now in line to win his first U-21 Cap

Wales boss Terry Yorath took his squad to Cyprus on Monday with his World Cup
preparations hit by injuries.  Wales will be without Manchester United
star Ryan Giggs as well as Swindon defender Paul Bodin for the crucial
World Cup Group Four qualifier.  Yorath has been forced to call up
Crystal Palace's Chris Coleman and Norwich's Jeremy Goss as replacements.
But Leeds midfielder Gary Speed came through his club's European Cup tie on
Friday unscathed. Mark Pembridge of Derby and Andy Melville of Oxford both
played on Sunday but also came through.

Steve Staunton is the latest injury worry for manager Jack Charlton as the
Republic of Ireland prepare to take on Denmark in Copenhagen on Wednesday.
Staunton has injured his knee and joins a casualty list including Paul McGrath,
Ronnie Whelan, Mick McCarthy, Kevin Sheedy, Bernie Slaven and John Byrne.
But Charlton refused to be pessimistic and said: "The beauty of this squad is
no matter who drops out I know I've got people who can come in for them."
Denmark will include Manchester United 'keeper Peter Schmeichel and Arsenal
midfielder John Jensen in their team.

Newcastle United' in-form goalkeeper Tommy Wright is confident off a bold
show from Northern Ireland when they take on Spain on Wednesday.
The 29-year-old takes his place in Billy Bingham's side at Windsor Park
having kept six clean sheets for the First Division leaders this season.
"We will give it our best shot. Spain seem to be in the throes of change and
the recent 0-0 draw in Latvia suggests they haven't got it right yet," he said
Bingham is delighted with Wright's current success. "He deserves it
because he works so hard," he said.

Republic of Ireland U-21 team to face Denmark in Copenhagen on Tuesday:

Colgan   Chelsea
Byrne    Bangor
Dunne    Dundalk
McCarthy Brighton (captain)
Greene   Luton
McGrath  Shamrock Rovers
Kinsella Colchester
Rush     West Ham
Power    Norwich
Bacon    Arsenal
Dempsey  Gillingham

Subs: Breen Gillingham, Kelly Leeds, Kavanagh Middlesbrough, 
      Toal Man Utd, McKenna UCD


Draw for FA Cup 4th qualifying round: 

 Barrow            v  Southport         
 Gateshead         v  Whitley Bay       
 Blyth Spartans    v  Stockton          
 Gainsborough T    v  Colwyn Bay/Altrincham
 Accrington S      v  Northallerton Town
 Runcorn           v  Marine            
 Netherfield       v  Macclesfield Town 
 Wembley           v  Nuneaton Borough  
 Stafford R        v  Bromsgrove R      
 Kettering Town    v  Corby Town        
 Hednesford Town   v  Dagenham & R      
 Enfield           v  Aylesbury Utd     
 Halesowen Town    v  VS Rugby          
 Sutton/Rushall    v  Leyton            
 Telford Utd       v  Stevenage Borough/St Albans City
 Newmarket Town    v  Hayes
 Kidderminster H   v  Atherstone Utd
 Solihull Borough  v  Chesham Utd
 Kingstonian       v  Welling Utd
 Crawley Town      v  Yeovil Town
 Ashford Town      v  Slough Town
 Tiverton Town     v  Bath City
 Cheltenham Town   v  Worthing
 Sittingbourne     v  Marlow
 Witney Town       v  Salisbury
 Newport AFC/
     Clevedon Town v  Sutton Utd
 Farnborough Town  v  Dorking
 Abingdon Town     v  Merthyr Tydfil


Rangers and Leeds United have imposed an away-fan ban for their European Cup
second round clash.  The decision was taken "reluctantly"
after a meeting in Glasgow between police and club officials.
In a joint statement, Rangers and Leeds said the decision was taken due to the
"exceptionally high demand by the home support." The capacity at Ibrox will be
42,000 and just 25,000 at Elland Road.  UEFA still have to ratify the decision,
but they are set to give the go-ahead.  The move has been blasted by the
Football Supporters Association.

Norwich goalkeeper Bryan Gunn has been told to take as much time off as he
needs after the death of his two-year-old daughter.
Francesca Gunn died at the weekend after battling a rare form of leukaemia
for more than a year.

England winger John Barnes is back in training and has set a comeback date
for November.  He was expected to return around the
end of the year following a ruptured achilles tendon, sustained whilst
playing for England last May.

Cambridge United's Republic of Ireland international defender Liam Daish will
be out of action for three months after breaking a leg at Millwall.

Women's football could be included in the 1996 Olympic Games, according to
Olympic chief Juan Antonio Samaranch.  The IOC are discussing the idea with
FIFA for the Atlanta Games.

West Ham are to cut admission prices in an attempt to boost sagging attendances
after only 10,326 fans watched their 6-0 win over Sunderland on Sunday,
their lowest league gate since 1957.

Newcastle have been ordered by police to make future home games all-ticket
until further notice. The decision follows Saturday's sell-out clash with
Tranmere when thousands were left locked out.