You would have thought that Ron Atkinson would be too busy with his TV programme wouldn't you..
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Leslie Sent: 05 October 2006 09:18 To: Leeds United Email List Subject: Re: [LU] News of an old boy Things are happening at Guiseley. Not only at first team level as well, their Under 17's team have one of the brightest managerial prospects in the world!!! ;o) > SHARP SIGNING FOR GUISELEY >>From www.nonleaguedaily.com, 3/10/2006 > > Former Leeds United star Kevin Sharp has signed for ambitious UniBond > League > Premier Division club Guiseley and will be available for selection in > Tuesday night's match away at North Ferriby United. The Canadian left > back, > 32, was released by Shrewsbury Town, whom he captained, in April, and will > add quality to Guiseley`s squad, which is sitting in third position in the > table. Guiseley press officer Steve Exley said: "We are delighted to have > signed Kevin, who impressed in pre-season friendlies for us, and he should > add further quality to an already impressive squad." Sharp began his > career > as at French club AJ Auxerre, but left in 1992 for England, where he has > spent the rest of his career. His first English club was Leeds United, > joining for a £60,000 fee. He made just 17 League appearances in three > years > at the Yorkshire club, then one of the top clubs in England. Moving to > Wigan > in November 1995 for a £100,000 fee, he made 217 appearances in six years. > Wigan won promotion to Division Two in 1997. In November 2001 he joined > Wrexham on a free transfer. He played just 15 times for the Welsh club, > and > Wrexham were relegated from Division Two that season. In August 2002, > Sharp > left for Huddersfield Town on another free transfer. Sharp played > regularly, > but again his club were relegated from Division Two. Yet again moving to a > Div.2 club on a free transfer and yet again relegated, Sharp completed an > unhappy hat-trick with Scunthorpe United. A season in the newly-renamed > fourth tier of English football, Football League Two, ended in promotion > for > Scunthorpe, but Sharp was to stay in the division. He had made 46 league > appearances - exactly half of Scunthorpe's league matches over the two > years > with the club. Sharp joined Shrewsbury prior to the 2005/06 season, with > manager Gary Peters installing him as club captain. However, he was > released > towards the end of the season before lniking up with the ambitious UniBond > Premier Division outfit. > > Guiseley also went through to the Third Qualifying Round of the FA Cup by > beating Gateshead in front of more than 400 fans at Nethermoor on > Saturday, > and will face Arngrove Northern League side Newcastle Benfield Bay > Plastics > at home on Saturday, October 14th. > > > _______________________________________________ > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators > accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. > Leedslist mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > oh alright then :-) > _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist oh alright then :-) _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist oh alright then :-)
