Winning is the goal I’ve had for a long time and

Winning is the goal I’ve had for a long time, and it would be such a boost to my confidence. Today was one of those days when you had to battle, and I think my Welsh battling came out today; and it was great to have the crowd behind me.”Perhaps their roars helped to convince Woosnam not to give up the ghost when he missed a frighteningly short putt on the first hole, as the “twitches” that have spooked his career manifested themselves early.”I thought, ‘Great, I’ve been practising my putting all night and I’m off to a flyer’,” said the 1991 Masters champion. The old frown looked the same as Ian Woosnam arrived here like a train yesterday And yes, they’d all come to see him. And yes, they’d all come to see him.
But whether, with a few swivels of those famous hips, Woosnam can make it the dream, dream grass of home today by becoming the first Welsh winner of the Wales Open is probably dependent on the dreaded vissitudes of time not catching up with the 47-year-old, and on the putter he calls “my black devil” remaining obedient. A 2-2 draw against Israel at Flancare Park on Friday night has left Givens’ side with no more than the mathematical hope of finishing as the runners-up in Group Four, which would earn a place in the play-offs.”With qualification more or less gone, we need to make decisions whether to bring in any of the next squad for our last three matches to give them experience,” Givens said.. But maybe I can expect a chat after the campaign,” he said.”We are missing the results which is the measure of every coach but I have had no discussions with the SFA who are my employers, so until someone tells me differently that’s the situation.”The Republic of Ireland Under-21 manager Don Givens is planning a summer of change following his side’s virtual elimination from the European Championship qualifiers. And, as I’ve already said, that is my regret about leaving now, that I won’t have the opportunity to come back next season and try to get it back again.”The Scotland Under-21 side’s run without a win extended to 19 months when they were held to a goalless draw by Moldova at Firhill on Friday night.

Scotland went into the game at the bottom of their European Championship qualification group, trailing their visitors by two points and knowing they needed a platform to build upon ahead of next week’s trip to Belarus.Their manager, Rainer Bonhof, said he does not feel under any pressure although his side have now gone 19 months without a win from 13 attempts. Bonhof’s current deal ends in August 2006 and he revealed he could leave before the end of that contract.”The end of the campaign is in October and the end of my contract is in August next year. They aren’t, principally because of players’ agents (though not all by any means) who continue to operate in clandestine fashion, often with the complicity of the media, to obtain a beneficial move for their clients That is too often the reality. “Rumours were abounding then that it was time to go and, to be honest, Spurs were strongly on the case. But, as things unfolded, I just wanted to regain the championship, I didn’t want to leave here with that disappointment around the place.”So we came back the following season and made sure we did it.

Celtic had reached the Uefa Cup final but failed to win any of the four trophies they competed for that season.
“It was an extraordinary, fantastic year, one that everybody will keep talking about, yet we ended up without a trophy,” O’Neill said. “If they can get in and defend their trophy good luck to them, but I just wouldn’t like to see anyone else suffer by an oversight.”. Martin O’Neill has admitted he was on the verge of moving to Tottenham Hotspur two years ago. But only the desire to regain the Scottish Premier League title from Rangers prevented the then Celtic manager from relocating to White Hart Lane in 2003. Just actually playing for a club like Everton is reward in itself.” And Weir will not lose sleep over those other Reds when he is in the former Soviet republic Liverpool’s Champions’ League quest is not up for debate. At the end of the day, you are a professional footballer and you are playing for your country, so the chances don’t come around very often.” Weir will get more opportunities for travelling next season when Everton return to Europe after a decade’s absence.