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Bump...19 Years
May 10, 2003 -
Richard Langley sent off and misses the Cardiff final.
QPR: Day, Forbes, shittu, Rose (Pacquette 76min), Williams, Langley, Bircham, Palmer, McLeod, Furlong, Gallen - Culkin, Pacquette, Angell, Thompson, Plummer.
The Times - Louise Taylor at Boundary Park
RICHARD LANGLEY scored a vital equalising goal for Queens Park Rangers yesterday, then got himself sent off, as Ian Holloway�s team gained a creditable draw in the first-leg of this semi-final tie. |
�I�m sick of finishing games with 10 men but I have no sympathy with him,� said Holloway. �He�ll be dealt with internally and I am angry with his actions.�
Oldham will be disappointed not to have made the most of their home advantage as they are experiencing something of a renaissance under Iain Dowie�s management. Even so, QPR will start the second leg at Loftus Road on Wednesday as slight favourites. The Londoners are the subject of a partial takeover bid from Haleem Kherallah, a 37-year-old Palestinian multi-millionaire who has offered �1m for a quarter stake in the club.
In his manifesto, Kherallah promises the attempted signing of David Ginola, along with several players domiciled in the Middle East. He hopes to attract 2,000 new Arab fans along with sponsorship from Kuwaiti Airlines.
Given the state of their finances, Oldham could do with a Kherallah type figure on their horizon. Meanwhile their manager could have done with the speedy Wayne Andrews converting a highly inviting volleyed chance after Danny shittu QPR's man-mountain of a centre-half, helpfully sliced Fitz Hall's long ball into his path.
If only Dowie had been on the pitch to connect with that one. No matter; in the 28th minute midfielder David Eyres � at 39, a year older than his manager � put Oldham ahead courtesy of a free kick straight through the QPR wall.
Ian Holloway, QPR's manager, must have been alternately reassured and alarmed by the combative central midfield commitment offered by Marc Bircham. With Bircham swiftly booked, his often gung ho approach to 50-50 balls threatened to end in a red card but, equally, his presence prevented Oldham�s playmaker Paul Murray from displaying his superior passing skills.
Two minutes into the second half, QPR were level, Langley connecting with a cross, luring the erratic David Miskelly off his line and guiding the ball into an unguarded net.
Miskelly became an increasing liability, dashing off his line and regularly succeeding in flattening only his own defenders � indeed, the unfortunate Hall required prolonged treatment after one collision.
Possibly inspired, Murray nearly succeeded in lobbing Chris Day as Shittuu turned nervous and QPR were further undermined when, nine minutes from time, Langley was sent off for collecting two yellow cards inside 60 seconds.
Somehow Rangers clung on to secure a potentially priceless draw.
Oldham: Miskelly, Hall, Haining, Armstrong, Low, Eyre (Carss 70min), Sheridan (Corazzin 83min), Murray, Eyres, Andrews, Wijnhard
QPR: Day, Forbes, shittu, Rose (Pacquette 76min), Williams, Langley, Bircham, Palmer, McLeod, Furlong, Gallen
Scorers: Oldham: Eyres 28
QPR: Langley 47
Referee: S Bennett
Attendance: 12,152
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article885424.ece
John Banks/The Guardian - Evergreen Eyres upstages double-yellow Langley
Football League Play-Offs Semi-Final 1st Leg
Oldham 1 Eyres 28 QPR 1 Langley 47
Fitz Hall and David Eyres stand at opposite ends of their careers but, if Oldham are to win promotion to the First Division this season, the young defender and veteran winger look certain to have a large say in the matter.
They have each made 41 League appearances this season, a surprising statistic in Eyres' case given that, at 39, he is a month older than his manager Iain Dowie and that he is also the club's leading goalscorer with 16.
His was the superbly struck 20-yard free-kick that handed Oldham a 28th-minute lead here on Saturday, squandered when the home goalkeeper David Miskelly misjudged Tommy Williams' free-kick after half-time and allowed Richard Langley to slide in the equaliser.
Langley went on to undo much of his good work, though, by collecting two yellow cards inside 30 seconds - for a dive and a backward head-butt on Eyres - and incur the wrath of the Rangers manager Ian Holloway.
His suspension from Wednesday's return leg is one reason the tie is so finely balanced, although Eyres has the look of a man with a point to prove. "Everyone always mentions my age but I don't think that affects the playing side," said Eyres. "I have proved that in the past two years.
"I feel I have another year or two left in me. I have good self-discipline and work as hard as any player and helping Oldham into the First Division would be a great step."
Hall, 17 years Eyres' junior and a player tipped to play in the Premiership, summed up his team-mate's worth to their club. "I don't know how David hasn't played at the very highest level," he said.
"He didn't turn pro until he was 25, so maybe that's the reason. But that's also probably what has kept him going until he's 39. Everyone at the club looks up to him, the senior players and the gaffer as well as us."
Hall - nicknamed, originally enough by football standards, "One Size" - is also a relative latecomer to the game. Now 22, he is coming to the end of his first full season in the professional ranks after Dowie's brother Bob, manager of non-league Chesham, recommended him.
On the verge of a place in the England under-21 ranks this season, Hall has as much as his older team-mate to play for right now. "Second Division players never really get that recognition," said Hall. "Getting into the First Division might help. But, with this being my first full season, I'd be more delighted than anyone to win promotion."
Oldham must have been helped towards that by Langley's dismissal, from two of the game's nine bookings, and it certainly took the shine off the result for Holloway.
"That marred it for me," the Rangers manager said. "When are we going to learn?
"You've got to be professional on occasions like these but we have shown signs today that we cannot handle it and I won't have it. We have got to deal with ourselves in a more professional manner, a less emotional manner, otherwise we will shoot our foot off.
"We can't keep blaming referees, we have to take responsibility for our own actions. Yes, I've spoken to Richard about it and that's why I'm out of the dressing room. Right now, I'm not a very happy man." If Eyres and Hall have their way, he will be even less happy after Wednesday.
Man of the match: David Eyres (Oldham)
www.guardian.co.uk/football/2003/may/12/match.sport17
May 10, 2003 -
Richard Langley sent off and misses the Cardiff final.
QPR: Day, Forbes, shittu, Rose (Pacquette 76min), Williams, Langley, Bircham, Palmer, McLeod, Furlong, Gallen - Culkin, Pacquette, Angell, Thompson, Plummer.
The Times - Louise Taylor at Boundary Park
RICHARD LANGLEY scored a vital equalising goal for Queens Park Rangers yesterday, then got himself sent off, as Ian Holloway�s team gained a creditable draw in the first-leg of this semi-final tie. |
�I�m sick of finishing games with 10 men but I have no sympathy with him,� said Holloway. �He�ll be dealt with internally and I am angry with his actions.�
Oldham will be disappointed not to have made the most of their home advantage as they are experiencing something of a renaissance under Iain Dowie�s management. Even so, QPR will start the second leg at Loftus Road on Wednesday as slight favourites. The Londoners are the subject of a partial takeover bid from Haleem Kherallah, a 37-year-old Palestinian multi-millionaire who has offered �1m for a quarter stake in the club.
In his manifesto, Kherallah promises the attempted signing of David Ginola, along with several players domiciled in the Middle East. He hopes to attract 2,000 new Arab fans along with sponsorship from Kuwaiti Airlines.
Given the state of their finances, Oldham could do with a Kherallah type figure on their horizon. Meanwhile their manager could have done with the speedy Wayne Andrews converting a highly inviting volleyed chance after Danny shittu QPR's man-mountain of a centre-half, helpfully sliced Fitz Hall's long ball into his path.
If only Dowie had been on the pitch to connect with that one. No matter; in the 28th minute midfielder David Eyres � at 39, a year older than his manager � put Oldham ahead courtesy of a free kick straight through the QPR wall.
Ian Holloway, QPR's manager, must have been alternately reassured and alarmed by the combative central midfield commitment offered by Marc Bircham. With Bircham swiftly booked, his often gung ho approach to 50-50 balls threatened to end in a red card but, equally, his presence prevented Oldham�s playmaker Paul Murray from displaying his superior passing skills.
Two minutes into the second half, QPR were level, Langley connecting with a cross, luring the erratic David Miskelly off his line and guiding the ball into an unguarded net.
Miskelly became an increasing liability, dashing off his line and regularly succeeding in flattening only his own defenders � indeed, the unfortunate Hall required prolonged treatment after one collision.
Possibly inspired, Murray nearly succeeded in lobbing Chris Day as Shittuu turned nervous and QPR were further undermined when, nine minutes from time, Langley was sent off for collecting two yellow cards inside 60 seconds.
Somehow Rangers clung on to secure a potentially priceless draw.
Oldham: Miskelly, Hall, Haining, Armstrong, Low, Eyre (Carss 70min), Sheridan (Corazzin 83min), Murray, Eyres, Andrews, Wijnhard
QPR: Day, Forbes, shittu, Rose (Pacquette 76min), Williams, Langley, Bircham, Palmer, McLeod, Furlong, Gallen
Scorers: Oldham: Eyres 28
QPR: Langley 47
Referee: S Bennett
Attendance: 12,152
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article885424.ece
John Banks/The Guardian - Evergreen Eyres upstages double-yellow Langley
Football League Play-Offs Semi-Final 1st Leg
Oldham 1 Eyres 28 QPR 1 Langley 47
Fitz Hall and David Eyres stand at opposite ends of their careers but, if Oldham are to win promotion to the First Division this season, the young defender and veteran winger look certain to have a large say in the matter.
They have each made 41 League appearances this season, a surprising statistic in Eyres' case given that, at 39, he is a month older than his manager Iain Dowie and that he is also the club's leading goalscorer with 16.
His was the superbly struck 20-yard free-kick that handed Oldham a 28th-minute lead here on Saturday, squandered when the home goalkeeper David Miskelly misjudged Tommy Williams' free-kick after half-time and allowed Richard Langley to slide in the equaliser.
Langley went on to undo much of his good work, though, by collecting two yellow cards inside 30 seconds - for a dive and a backward head-butt on Eyres - and incur the wrath of the Rangers manager Ian Holloway.
His suspension from Wednesday's return leg is one reason the tie is so finely balanced, although Eyres has the look of a man with a point to prove. "Everyone always mentions my age but I don't think that affects the playing side," said Eyres. "I have proved that in the past two years.
"I feel I have another year or two left in me. I have good self-discipline and work as hard as any player and helping Oldham into the First Division would be a great step."
Hall, 17 years Eyres' junior and a player tipped to play in the Premiership, summed up his team-mate's worth to their club. "I don't know how David hasn't played at the very highest level," he said.
"He didn't turn pro until he was 25, so maybe that's the reason. But that's also probably what has kept him going until he's 39. Everyone at the club looks up to him, the senior players and the gaffer as well as us."
Hall - nicknamed, originally enough by football standards, "One Size" - is also a relative latecomer to the game. Now 22, he is coming to the end of his first full season in the professional ranks after Dowie's brother Bob, manager of non-league Chesham, recommended him.
On the verge of a place in the England under-21 ranks this season, Hall has as much as his older team-mate to play for right now. "Second Division players never really get that recognition," said Hall. "Getting into the First Division might help. But, with this being my first full season, I'd be more delighted than anyone to win promotion."
Oldham must have been helped towards that by Langley's dismissal, from two of the game's nine bookings, and it certainly took the shine off the result for Holloway.
"That marred it for me," the Rangers manager said. "When are we going to learn?
"You've got to be professional on occasions like these but we have shown signs today that we cannot handle it and I won't have it. We have got to deal with ourselves in a more professional manner, a less emotional manner, otherwise we will shoot our foot off.
"We can't keep blaming referees, we have to take responsibility for our own actions. Yes, I've spoken to Richard about it and that's why I'm out of the dressing room. Right now, I'm not a very happy man." If Eyres and Hall have their way, he will be even less happy after Wednesday.
Man of the match: David Eyres (Oldham)
www.guardian.co.uk/football/2003/may/12/match.sport17
