From: tjc@ecs.soton.ac.uk (Tim Chown)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: English news: results/news from Tuesday
Date: 14 Sep 92 08:03:38 GMT

Sorry it's, er, a bit late, but anyway ...

Paul Ince and David White will make their senior England debuts against
Spain in Santander on Wednesday.  Nottingham Forest's Nigel Clough, who
sat out the European Championship finals debacle, is reinstated into
manager Graham Taylor's side.  There are also recalls for Liverpool's
Mark Wright and Arsenal's Lee Dixon, who were injured and missed the summer
competition.

There are only five survivors from the side that lost 2-1 to Sweden in
Stockholm - Chris Woods, Stuart Pearce, Des Walker, David Platt and Andy Sinton

Manchester City striker David White is the leading goalscorer in the Premier
League and he has been rewarded with his first England cap.
"I had my fingers crossed because it is a new beginning after any major
championship," White said.  "This has been the best start I have
ever made to a season but I don't want to be a one cap wonder.
"It is a lot better to win one cap than never getting a cap but I won't put
pressure on myself by trying too hard or saying this is my only chance. I
feel ready to play for England."

England team to face Spain in friendly international in Santander on Wednesday
is:

Woods     Sheffield Wed
Dixon     Arsenal
Pearce    Nott'm Forest
Ince      Manchester Utd
Walker    Sampdoria
Wright    Liverpool
White     Manchester City
Platt     Juventus
Clough    Nott'm Forest
Shearer   Blackburn
Sinton    QPR


Nigel Spackman has rejoined Premier League Chelsea from Glasgow Rangers for
a fee of #485,000.  Spackman, who was a Blues target in the
summer, has finally returned to Stamford Bridge after Paul Elliott
picked up a long-term knee injury against Liverpool on Saturday.
He joined Chelsea in 1983 before moving to Liverpool three years later and
later headed to Ibrox via QPR.  But Vinny Jones' proposed move back to
Wimbledon looks off after the Chelsea midfielder decided the time was not
right to switch clubs.

Crystal Palace chairman Ron Noades is urging the Football Association to take
direct control of the Premier League.  Although the FA is the new league's
governing body it is in effect run by the 22 member clubs on a democratic one
club one vote principle.  But that led to trouble on Monday when
a group of eight clubs blocked a #13m sponsorship offer from Bass brewers.
"The governing body can't just stand by, they must take control," Noades
said. "The way things stand Sir John Quinton and Rick Parry can't manage the
Premier League."

Birmingham's #1 million-rated central defender Paul Mardon has joined
Liverpool on a week's trial.

Sunderland manager Malcolm Crosby has said it would take "a hell of an offer"
for him to sell FA Cup hero John Byrne.  West Ham are reported to be interested
in the Irish international

Leeds have been ordered by a tribunal to pay Blackburn #720,000 for midfield
player Scott Sellars, who moved to Elland Road in the summer.
The tribunal set the fee at #950,000 but Leeds, who sold Sellars to
Blackburn in 1986, were entitled to 25% of any future profit Blackburn made.

UNDER-21 INTERNATIONAL - at Burgos
Spain            0-1 England      12000

BARCLAYS LEAGUE
Division Three
Cardiff          2-2 Carlisle      6859

GM VAUXHALL CONFERENCE
Bath             1-3 Merthyr        616
Kettering        2-1 Farnborough   1395

DIADORA LEAGUE Premier Division
Hayes            2-1 Wivenhoe

HFS LOANS LEAGUE Premier Division
Buxton           2-2 Horwich
Chorley          2-0 Droylsden
Leek             0-0 Winsford
Marine           2-1 Colwyn Bay
Morecambe        0-2 Southport
Whitley Bay      3-2 Frickley

BEAZER HOMES LEAGUE Premier Division
Atherstone       4-3 Moor Green
Burton           1-1 Halesowen
Dorchester       1-3 Trowbridge
Dover            0-0 Crawley
Gloucester       1-1 Weymouth