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BOUNDARY
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Today's
Edition for
17th May 2000
Today's
Headlines
Letter
from Katie of Oldham Gary,
I am a huge
Latics supporter and I really think that they have improved a lot this
year;Stuart Thom for the last few games as a striker has been quite good.
Stuart had played well until he was 'sat on' by Gary Kelly. Mark Hotte,
a simple phrase sums up Mark, short but sweet. I can't believe that Ritchie
was considering to sell him to Bury of all places.Paul Jones, kitchen salesman
to professional football player in under a year, what a change. Andy Holt,
what a belter of a goal against Cambridge, my final player, I know is not
necessarily liked by the Latics fans, but Matthew Tipton was fantastic
for the last couple of games. He gave us three points against Wigan (home),
three points against Notts County (away) and one point at Luton. He truly
is the Welsh Wizard.From
Katie Letter
from Mike of Leicestershire Gary
I read with interest
your Boundary Bullet-zine of 9th May which included a list of subscribers.
As I went to 22 games last season, all but one of them on my own, I wonder
would it be possible to put me in contact with the subscribers in the Leic/Northants
areas with a view to making contact with like minded supporters who might
be interested in going to games and sharing transport.
Keep up the good
work, accurate and interesting news about the Latics is difficult to come
by and I look forward with interest to your daily bulletins.
Mike
Teamtalk
Oldham
Chesterfield
target
One of
Andy Ritchie's top targets is Chesterfield striker David Reeves. The 32
year old would cost nothing because he is free to move this summer under
the Bosman ruling and Reeves is certainly the type of big, bustling front
man that Ritchie has been looking for since he took over at Boundary Park
two years ago.
Ritchie has
made it clear that he is after a proven goalscorer to spearhead a promotion
push next season, and Reeves bagged 17 goals last season, which was close
on half of Chesterfield's total. The player is still in talks at Saltergate,
but after the Spirites were relegated to the bottom division he is thought
to favour a move elsewhere. He was on the verge of moving to Stoke on transfer
deadline day but that move dramatically collapsed when the two players
supposed to be going in the opposite direction pulled out with just minutes
to go.
Allott
the key
The key
to Andy Ritchie's transfer plans is Mark Allott who is on the transfer
list and will hopeful bring in a substantial fee. The 22 year old striker
was last season's top scorer with 11 goals but he has rejected the offer
of a new improved contract and is on the transfer list with Ritchie hoping
to offload the player and in doing so generate some much needed cash. If
Allott does go this summer that will leave Steve Whitehall as the striker
with most experience at the club. The 32 year played 27 league games last
season but still managed a good return of a goal for every three starts.
Whitehall is out of contract at the end of next season and an injury free
campaign with a new strike partner may go a long way to helping him secure
another deal as his playing career comes to a close.
Rush
for season tickets
The club
are reporting an amazing rush for season tickets with fans seemingly very
confident of a good season on the horizon. Sales are up 148% at the same
stage on last year. Chief executive Alan Hardy said: "We are delighted
in the interest being shown and it is certainly welcome because it helps
the cash flow when nothing else is coming in."
Sporting
Life Gillingham
booked their place in the Second Division play-off final for the second
consecutive year after seeing off nine-man Stoke City in extra-time at
the Priestfield Stadium. Barry Ashby, Iffy Onuora and substitute Paul Smith
scored the all-important goals in the semi-final second leg, but it was
the two dismissals which turned the match. Clive Clarke was the first to
see red after throwing the ball - and Stoke's Wembley hopes - away a minute
after being booked just before the interval. Emotions were high as the
game threatened to boil over, but neither manager succeeded in calming
their players down during the break and Graham Kavanagh then got his marching
orders on 50 minutes.
Peter Taylor's
men made their two-man advantage count on 55 minutes, with defender Ashby
leaping high to steer Ty Gooden's cross past goalkeeper Gavin Ward and
into the bottom corner. Ashby's goal sparked a tidal wave of chances for
the home side, with Ward superbly denying Carl Asaba, Nicky Southall, Onuora
and Junior Lewis. Gillingham totally dominated the extra period, with hitman
Asaba shaving the cross bar with a powerful header. Visiting striker Kyle
Lightbourne was lucky not to be the third man dismissed after wrestling
the ball from Gills goalkeeper Vince Bartram in open play. Stoke's battling
nine men simply ran out of fuel, though, as the game wore on - and in the
12th minute of extra-time Onuora steered a clinical header past Ward. Gills
substitute Paul Smith coolly slotted his side's third minutes from time
to spark off jubilant celebrations and book his side's Wembley showdown
with Wigan Athletic.
Midfielder Darren
Sheridan kept Wigan's promotion dream alive hitting the winner against
Millwall to clinch a Wembley date in the Second Division play-off final.
The former Barnsley player struck after 61 minutes when his free-kick from
just outside the box hit David Livermore and shot past keeper Tony Warner.
Millwall dominated the first half but failed to find the finish and Wigan
reserve keeper Derek Stillie was in outstanding form with a series of top-quality
saves after Wigan had taken the lead. Wigan had a chance to grab a second
when Andy Liddell set up Welsh striker Simon Haworth but he curled the
shot wide of the right post.
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