Ealing and Acton Gazette from Ealing, London, England • 62

THE GAZETTE Friday December 1 1989 Edited by GRAHAM METCALF 579 3131 by GRAHAM METCALF Park Rangers wracked by internal strife all week are set to try a new management system following the sacking of Trevor Francis Don Howe will take up a similar role to chief coaches throughout the Continent while club managing director Clive Berlin will handle the off-field activities Similar systems run successfully in Italy Spain and Portugal It is thought Berlin and chairman Richard Thompson are still looking for a suitable replacement for Francis who was axed on Monday as Rangers slumped to 18th in the Division The shortlist is sure to include former Rangers and England captain Gerry Francis who is now a successful manager with Third Division leaders Bristol Rovers Better news came on Tuesday when Ray Wilkins completed his signing from Glasgow and is expected to be included in the side for the trip to Crystal Palace tomorrow The troubles really began last week when Chelsea completed the signing of Norwegian international Erland Johnsen despite QPR offering substantially more Then on Saturday gne of smallest rancfsTHow muchjonger? to in cis crowds for a year just on 9000 watched the all ticket match with Millwall end in a dull 0-0 draw By Monday a terse statement by the club an nounced Trevor 1 1 month reign as manager had been terminated He was still bound by a playing contract and would be expected to continue playing for the next 18 months Berlin confirmed Don Howe would remain as first team coach and a decision on a new management would be announced after a scheduled team trip Portugal next week Wilkins free transfer from Glasgow appeared to be in jeopardy as it was his close relationship with former England teammate Francis that had persuaded him to chose Rangers preference to West Ham By Tuesday the picture was beginning to get clearer A Continental-style management system was promoted and Bristol Rovers said Gerry Fran was bound until the end of this season and could not join the team at Loftus Road Nigel Spackman whose comments about Trevor Fran management style made back-page news be fore the Liverpool victory looked set to join Glasgow Rangers in a £560000 deal On Wednesday Trevor playing contract was and the former manager was allowed to leave to pursue interests elsewhere He expected to join Aston Villa today Spackman flies to Glasgow to discuss his expected move while Wilkins trains alone at Rangers Stadium in readiness for match By Thursday the battlefield looks scarred but intact and the Rangers squad including Wilkins run by Howe prepare for tomorrow's game now equal bottom of the First Division after Sheffield If win over Liverpool sacking really surprised no one the Gazette predicted on October 27 he would be lucky to still have his job by Christmas and his 1 1 months have been among the most troubled in the club's history Clive Berlin summed it up when he said Francis had to go for the betterment of the club When asked if the club was in a mess Berlin replied: but we feel the action we have taken will stop us getting in a Flashback to the Gazette on October 27 which said Franks would be lucky to still have his job by Christmas Former England goalkeeper Ray Clemence and Hanwell Town manager Roy Nairn are all smiles during Tuesday night's friendly at Reynolds Field Houghton spurs victory PRATTS MOTOR INSURANCE Roger battles for Bees recall INSPIRATIONAL Brentford left back Roger Stanislaus is in the reckoning for a call-up as the troubled Bees host London rivals Leyton Orient on Sunday morning The younsgter has been out of action since damaging knee ligaments in the Littlewoods Cup clash with Manchester City at Maine Road on October 4 If he came through a full 90 minutes in a reserve fixture this week without any reaction it is likely Steve Perryman would consider him for the Orient match But even if he quite ready Perryman knows he can rely on Paul Miller on-loan from Bournemouth to can-y on where he left off in the much-needed 2-0 win at Northampton on amazingly first away win on a weekend since January Brentford have a good re- NORTHERN Ireland international Chris Houghton was the main big-name player in Spurs line-up for their friendly match against Hanwell Town on Tuesday night And captain Houghton had every reason to smile as his mainly reserve and youth squad team downed Hanwell 2-1 with a late goal But Hanwell were not too upset as the match brought record receipts from the crowd of around 500 at their Reynolds Field ground for the official launch of the new floodlights Former England keeper Ray Clemence watched from the sidelines as his charges grabbed the winner late in the second half On Saturday Hanwell and Southgate lived up to their record of having drawn half of their games by finishing 1-1 Both sides will be kicking themselves for not ensuring the full points but in the end a draw was a fair result After 15 minutes a series of passes led to Danny shot being handled and a penalty was awarded Thompson slotting home his 12th goal of the season After the break Southgate applied the pressure and were rewarded on the hour with a stunning volley giving keeper Paul Riordan no chance The final 10 minutes were full of action and Town could have won when Phil 30 yard free kick needed only a touch by Tony Thomas for the win Mandy has a great England debut CAN WE SAVE YOU MONEY? ASK US TO QUOTE Open 9am-9pm Mon-Fri Open 9am-5pm Sat Established over 50 years IMMEDIATE COVER FROM OUR OFFICE AT 40 LONG LANE HILLINGDON Telephone: UXBRIDGE 32212 (STD code 0095 from London) xuche cord against Orient having beaten them 3-0 in the Ley-land DAF match at Griffin Park four weeks ago But Orient have also been in-form in their past two game including Tuesday 2-0 Lcyland DAF win over Mansfield Bees skipper Keith Jones is a doubtful starter while on-loan Keith Brana-gan will again be in goal A win tomorrow could lift the Bees off the bottom of Division Three The match kicks off at 1130am THE equivalent of Sean Kerly just one of the comments made about Ealing Ladies Hockey new England star Mandy Langridge after her debut in the series against Holland Langridge who played alongside fellow Ealing player Joan Lewis in attack has almost certainly booked a permanent England spot and a trip to Australia for the World Cup in May She scored twice in one of the five matches in the series won by Holland and was easily one of best players Dutch coach Roeland Oltmans described Langridge as the equivalent of Sean and her goal in 3-2 opening defeat in the series had the hall marks of the Seoul Olympics gold medal hero She dived full-length to crash in a free hit second team continued their winning way in the Middlesex League recording their third victory in four starts 4-2 over Hounslow But they had to overcome a 1-0 deficit at half-time when the appearance of captain Nicky Pearson inspired Ealing with goals by Tracy Scott (two) Pearson and Helen Stother giving them to a an unassailable 4-1 lead The third team beat Windsor 2-0 with Janet Clift and Liz West-cott scoring Unit One Raans Road Amersham Bucks 0494 433555 Published by Middlesex County Press Ltd Typesetting A Origination VisualSector Limited (an Ician Communications Group Company) 0923 775576 Printed by The Chesham Press Registered at the PO as a newspaper.