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the top teams. But on our day we believe we can beat anyone.”
Fighting talk indeed. And there is certainly no need to worry about Johansen freezing on the day. BOURNEMOUTH expect to be hit with a fine after being charged with breaching anti-doping rules – because one of their stars failed to inform them he had moved house.
Clubs are required to provide details of the whereabouts of all first-team and Under-21 players and face punishment if information is found to be inaccurate three times in 12 months.
The club twice fell foul of the rule after manager Eddie Howe promoted two Under-21 players to train with the first-team squad at the senior players’ training ground.
And in the third instance – which triggered the charge – testers turned up unannounced to a player’s registered address to find he had moved without notifying club staff.
Recently, Manchester City were fined £35,000 for similar incidents and warned over their future conduct. FORMER Manchester City striker Shaun Goater has taken charge of non-League Ilkeston.
Goater – who scored 103 goals in 212 games for City – takes charge with his new club lying 23rd in the Northern Premier League Premier division.
The 46-year-old’s only previous managerial experience was with North Village Rams in his native Bermuda.
Ex-City boss Roberto Mancini hopes to return to management as South Africa coach. Mancini is in contention to fill the vacancy created when Ephraim ‘Shakes’ Mashaba was fired after insulting several SAFA officials. But Mancini faces competition from Belgian Hugo Broos, who guided Cameroon to victory in the African Nations Cup this month. LEYTON ORIENT skipper Liam Kelly has been banned for six games for pushing over a ball boy at Plymouth on Tuesday. The incident was missed by match officials but was caught on video.