... reach agreement with has1 betnj’ aid manager McGovern I can’t ask more Wilkins (Manchester United) Robson United) Rix senal) Francis (Sampdoria) (Arsenal) Subs: oods (Norwich) Watson The strike force that doubtful for Friday’s home (QPR) Walsh (Luton) Barnes ...

... Francis, also based in Italy. with Sampdoria, offers an attacking alternative. having withdrawn from last month's squad through injury. Peter Withe, a late addition last time, is retained. But Arsenal captain Graham Rix, struggling to find his form because ...

... February, was surprisingly left out for the next game with Greece five weeks later. Injuries to Robson, Tony Woodcock, Graham Rix Ray Wilkins and Paul Mariner have blunted the selection of the England team but the side shows only three changes from that ...

... off at 745 went on sale last night KEVIN SHEEDY: Faces precautionary X-Ray Rix return is down to Don A FAVOURABLE mid-term report from Arsenal manager Don Howe helped Graham Rix win a recall to the England squad for next week’s British Championship game ...

... expected Hungarian vital goals. resistance. Heading Francis confirmed his return to top form with a power hat-trick for Sampdoria The Villa man's heading against Udinese yesterday. power could also benefit In the rigid defensive sys- from the confirmation ...

... in tomorrow’s British Championship match at Wembley The England striker was pulled off at half time as his Italian club Sampdoria beat Udinese 3-0 yesterday and he is still waiting find out why He said: “I was very annoyed We were winning 1-0-1 had laid ...

... and will be awaiting news of Graham Rix’s achilles tendon operation The Arsenal captain plagued by the problem for most of this year enters hospital today and Howe stated: “He will have an operation on Tuesday” Rix was originally instructed to “rest” ...

... Lee in the back-up squad Out too go Gary Bailey Graham Roberts Luther Blis-sett Steve Hunt and Alvin Martin Sammy Lee Graham Rix Arsenal’s leftsided midfielder is the only addition to the 28-strong squad for the recent East Germany friendly While sur prises ...

... Union— sour youngsters and their manager Graham Smith on the trip to the East Coast today A Trevor Francis hat-trick in Sampdoria’s 4-0 Italian League win over Udinese yesterday and a preliminary report that he was “fit and ready to face Hungary” was ...

... (Ipswich) 6 Coppell (Man 27 Robson 25 23 Hill 23 0 Rix (Arsenal) 24 13 Armstrong (Southampton) 27 Wilkins (Man 28 52 26 Woodcock (Arsenal) 26 24 Devonshire (West Ham) 26 Morley (Aston Villa) 28 4 Francis (Samp-doria ) 28 32 Young England squad to West Germany ...

... (Coventry) Thompson (Liverpool) Butcher (Ipswich) Martin (West Ham) Sansom (Arsenal) Mabbutt (Tottenham) (Liverpool) Robson (Man Rix (Arsenal) Devonshire (West Ham) Coppell (Man Utd) Hill (Luton) Mariner (Ipswich) Woodcock (Arsenal) Morley (Villa) Goddard (West ...

... Duxbury ( Utd) pool) Ham) Kennedy (Liver-) Martin right (Southampton) (OPR) Wilkins (Man Utd) Woodcock (Arsenal) Francis (Sampdoria) (Southampton) competition Francis missed training yesterday because of a painful calf injury Robson wishes to give him every ...