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Leyton Orient staff have accused the club’s owners of failing to respond to repeated requests to pay Will Barton Womens Jersey them their wages for March, causing some of them to have to find alternative living arrangements.Orient, who were relegated from League Two on Saturday after a 3-0 defeat against Crewe, still owe four creditors money despite escaping a winding-up petition after the club paid its debt to HMRC. The Italian owner Francesco Becchetti has been given until 12 June to pay off debts or sell the club having previously indicated he will inject £1m to ensure Orient survive.So you've been relegated from League Two. What happens next However, with the end of the month approaching and still no sign of last month’s wages, a statement on behalf of Orient employees urged the Football League and Football Association to step in.“We have been met with a wall of silence,” read the statement. “We are now on the 24th day of the month and are yet to receive a payment of wages for March, with April due in only four days’ time.“We are extremely concerned about the ongoing situation given the effect of non-payment of mortgages and rent are already resulting in staff having to relocate.“We appeal to the EFL and the Football Association to intervene on our behalf as the regulatory bodies in the sport and demand substantive answers from the club’s board It was previously reported that the EFL met with directors of the club in March where the club’s plans until the end of the season were outlined and financial reassurances http://www.authenticnuggetstore.com/Will_Barton_Jersey were given.“Having failed to have these plans communicated to us as staff, or even see evidence of such plans during the intervening weeks, it reinforces our grave concern regarding the financial stability of the club or its ability to pay outstanding debts.“With two weeks of the season left before we fall out of the remit of the EFL, we call on you to act immediately and without delay on our behalf.“With the growing mismanagement of football clubs in general we feel your intervention is essential in order to safeguard ourselves, as well as other clubs who may find themselves in a similar situation in the future.”The EFL released a statement on Monday which read: “[We] remain exceptionally concerned about the current situation at Leyton Orient.“We are also aware of the frustration being expressed by the club’s staff. This is shared by the EFL executive, as we are similarly seeking answers to a number of important questions from the Giannis Antetokounmpo Jersey directors of the club. Silence is not an acceptable response.“The EFL board received an update on the situation at its meeting on April 6 with the club being asked to provide a further commitment following widespread reporting that the required funding had not been made available. No response has been received to date.”Meanwhile, Barry Hearn – who sold his majority stake in the club to Becchetti in 2014 – has resigned from his position as Orient’s honorary life president.“I’ve written to Leyton Orient this morning, to Mr Becchetti and his lieutenant, to say I cannot possibly be associated with any business, and in particular Leyton Orient Football Club, that doesn’t pay its staff and doesn’t pay the wages in the normal course of business,” Hearn told Sky Sports News HQ.“It’s a sad day for me, it was only an honorary role and a non-executive role, but I don’t want my name linked to the club under the current ownership. This owner has got to go, he’s made a terrible mess of the club and he’s lost a lot of his own money.“I am not happy to be associated with anyone who treats his staff and players like that – they’ve got their own lives, mortgages, kids etc. From today I am no longer the president of Leyton Orient Football Club, that doesn’t mean I will not be there to help in the future but clearly http://www.officialbuckstore.com/Giannis_Antetokounmpo_Jersey something drastic has got to happen and it’s got to happen very quickly.”“Ultimately, relegation to non-league was our worst fear as a club but when it happened we realised it wasn’t all that bad and it actually brought us all together.”That’s the view of Bristol Rovers fan Richard Beech, which may be a crumb of comfort for Leyton Orient supporters facing up to the fact that the London side’s 112-year stay in the Football League is over. Supporters of Hartlepool and Newport County may well take note as well, as it is almost certain one of those clubs will also be in the National League next season.What are the prospects for a club leaving the league? There is the initial glass-half-full appeal of any relegation: getting to visit new grounds and being, in theory,
To one eyewitness, Ilie Nastase behaved in a “vile, disgusting and deplorable manner to every member of the British team”. Another talked of “very base and vulgar Nikola Jokic Womens Jersey language” with “gross finger gestures” to the crowd. Some even wondered whether the match between Romania and Great Britain should be called off. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? Two days ago familiar, perhaps? Only these comments weren’t about this weekend’s Federation Cup tie – but came from the British team following a Davis Cup match against Nastase’s Romania in 1978.So we shouldn’t be surprised that Nastase called Johanna Konta“a fucking bitch”, made offensive remarks about Serena Williams’ unborn child, or leched over the British team captain, Anne Keothavong, before asking for her room number. Sneering, leering, loud, louche: such adjectives should define Nastase as much as those used to describe his remarkable shot-making on court.The Romanian has been suspended by the International Tennis Federation over the incident that left Konta in tears. It is far from the first time – in fact after the aforementioned match against Britain, Nastase was suspended from the Davis Cup for a year on the grounds that his behaviour had “brought the game and the event into disrepute”.Ilie Nastase sparks Fed Cup chaos with foul-mouthed outburst in Romania v GB Even so, it was a probably a minor punishment, given he had just attacked David Lloyd with a racket. As Lloyd later explained: “He got very annoyed as he does when an opponent fails to rise to his bait. He then made a most http://www.authenticnuggetstore.com/Will_Barton_Jersey obscene remark to me and angrily hit me on the head with his racket. Three times. I almost walked out of the match in disgust.”Note the “almost”. For nearly 50 years Nastase has visited the last-chance saloon, but in his case has always been allowed back in. In 1975 and early 1976, for instance, he was disqualified four times in less than 12 months. On another occasion, after losing another match for being abusive to an umpire, a report noted – without irony – “This is the second time in nine months that Nastase has been disqualified from the quarter-final round of national clay court championships.”In the early 1980s, meanwhile, he called one spectator at a pre-Wimbledon tournament a “witch” – and the linesman who penalised him for a foot fault “a member of the SS”. And this was in the opening service game.According to a contemporary report, Nastase then spent the final game of the match serving “from somewhere between four and eight feet behind the baseline, and then for the final point from close to an advertising hoarding in the corner of the arena.”So it is no surprise to read that at one point, the head of one of the umpires unions admitted: “Out of our membership of 200, there are no more than a dozen Bucks Authentic Jersey at the most we would ask to umpire a match involving Nastase.” And yet still the show went on.In 1980 he even slapped the Daily Mail reporter John Passmore at Wimbledon – admittedly after the journalist had been asking him questions about the break-up of his marriage – without charges being pressed. Passmore’s description of the incident is not pleasant. “He pushed me in the throat with his open hand. I reeled backwards and my glasses fell off and were smashed.”Ilie Nastase must be evicted from tennis for his behaviour at Fed Cup Too often such incidents have been brushed off, smothered and forgotten due to Nastase being one of the game’s great “characters”, or “a personality”. Yet in a 1994 New Yorker piece, Martin Amis skewered such casual language, describing a “personality” in tennis “as an exact synonym of a seven-letter duo-syllable word starting with ‘a’ and ending with ‘e’ (and also featuring, in order of appearance an ‘ss’, an ‘h’, an ‘o’, and an ‘l’)”.Naturally Nastase was the first name that came to Amis’s mind (“a serious ‘personality’ – probably the most complete ‘personality’ the game has ever boasted”). Unsurprisingly he is someone who has previously boasted of having as many as 900 notches on his bedpost “including the ugly ones”. He is so unreconstructed it would be no surprise if he still wore http://www.officialbuckstore.com/Thon_Maker_Jersey Old Spice or sported a gold medallion.But listening to Pam Shriver on Saturday it became clear how tennis should have dealt with him decades ago. Rather than being indulged, he should have been bluntly challenged. As Shriver explained, Nastase asked her about 30 times whether she was still a virgin while she was a teenager. “When I got older, perhaps 20, and he asked me for about the 30th time, I said: ‘Would you please stop asking me that?’ Sort of to his credit, he never asked me again. I set a firm boundary and he stopped.”It was a strategy also followed by the tall “and menacing in manner” American Clark Graebner early in Nastase’s career. Suspecting the Romanian was about to get up to his tricks he “stepped over the net, grasped the Romanian by the shirt and gave him a sharp, finger-wagging warning. Nobody’s going to bully me on the court.”On Sunday evening it was revealed Nastase had sent flowers to the British team, yet he can’t be allowed to come out of this smelling of roses. Tennis must send a message that he can no longer volley away his foibles and misbehaviours.
here on earth do Leicester City go from here? The European adventure is over and their supporters have just a few more weeks to sing “Champions of England, we know what we are”. Life then goes back to normal for a club Authentic Dolphins Womens Jersey who have been living the dream for the past 12 months. Except no one at Leicester is willing to accept normality any more. “Now we’ve had a taste of it, we want more,” Danny Drinkwater said.That message echoed around late on Tuesday night, long after Atlético Madrid had extinguished any hopes of adding another chapter to their fairytale. There was a mixture of pride and disappointment among the players after a 2-1 aggregate defeat against a club who have reached the semi-finals for the third time in four years, but no suggestion whatsoever that they have heard the Champions League anthem for the last time.Leicester 1-1 Atlético Madrid: what we learned from the King Power Stadium Wes Morgan, the captain, did not hesitate when he was asked whether it was realistic to think that Leicester could play in the competition again. “Yes, absolutely,” he replied. “This season has been more downs than ups, but I feel we’ve turned it around and we’re coming good now. If we had shown the same form all season that we’ve shown of late, we could be in a Champions League spot again.”Whether Morgan is being overly optimistic or not, the truth is that it is genuinely hard to know where they belong these days. Look back over the past two years and it has been a wild graph of highs and lows, from the great escape during Nigel Pearson’s reign to that extraordinary Premier League title success with Claudio Ranieri. Throw a Champions League quarter-final into the mix this season, and their flirtation with relegation before a dramatic upturn in results following the promotion of Craig Shakespeare, and it is difficult to place Leicester in football’s pecking order.What is clear is that the http://www.officialnikedolphinsshop.com/brandon-doughty-jersey-for-sale-c-19.html club have a critical period ahead and some important decisions to make. The first big call revolves around the manager and whether Shakespeare, who has won six of his 10 games in charge, should be given the job beyond the end of the season. Everything points to that being the case at the moment, with Shakespeare highly regarded by Leicester’s owners and open to having talks sooner rather than later.Conversations about the playing squad will be more complicated and Leicester know that they cannot afford to repeat the mistakes they made last summer, when their recruitment was desperately poor. They spent the best part of £60m on Islam Slimani, Nampalys Mendy and Ahmed Musa alone, none of whom could be described as a success, so much so that it would no surprise if they all moved on before the new season starts.The spotlight will fall on Jon Rudkin, the director of football, and Eduardo Paul Millsap Youth Jersey Macia, the club’s head of recruitment, to get the right players in this summer. While central defence is seen as a priority – Middlesbrough’s Ben Gibson is among those under consideration – Leicester’s transfer business will also be dependent on outgoings and their ability to retain their most influential players. Morgan suggested “everyone wants to stay” when he was asked whether the club could hold on to their names, yet Leicester are no longer in a position to dangle the Champions League carrot as an incentive.Arguably the biggest concern is Kasper Schmeichel, who is one of the few players to have enhanced his reputation during a difficult season. Schmeichel, 30, signed a five-year contract last summer and has never given any indication that he is looking to move on, yet it is anticipated that there will be interest from leading clubs in a goalkeeper whose distribution is as impressive as his shot-stopping. Everton will be in the market for a new No1 in the summer, both Manchester clubs could be in a similar position and the goalkeeper merry-go-round in the Premier League may not stop there.On the face of it, the player most likely to leave is Riyad Mahrez. When Mahrez signed a new deal last summer, ending months of transfer speculation that had little foundation http://www.officialhawkstore.com/Paul_Millsap_Jersey to it, there was a school of thought that Leicester would not stand in his way if he wanted to leave 12 months later, yet the Algerian has been a huge disappointment this term and it remains to be seen whether his form will discourage the top clubs from pursuing him, especially as his asking price would be high.Two of the other key assets are aged 20 and it appears likely that Leicester will need to convince both Ben Chilwell and Demarai Gray that they will play more often next season in order to keep them out of the clutches of others. The fact that Chilwell – a target for Liverpool last summer – was introduced at half-time in the second leg against Atlético provides a measure of Shakespeare’s faith in him. Gray, on the other hand, did not feature and the impression is that the winger is frustrated at his lack of opportunities.It will, in short, be a busy summer and Tracy Mcgrady Jersey one in which they will go back to reality in many respects. The passports can be put away for now as staff, players and fans contemplate a more mundane schedule without Champions League football on the calendar. The memories, however, will live on and provide stories to talk about for years to come.“It has been an incredible journey,” Morgan said. “I’m not sure who thought we could get this far, but we believed in ourselves. To get all the way through to the quarter-finals in our Champions League debut season is a massive achievement. It’s over now, but we’re proud of what we’ve done and can leave the competition with our heads held high.”
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Pep Guardiola has suggested Manchester City need to develop a mentality where they continually Panthers Jersey feel pressure to win, and are afraid to lose, if they are to realise their potential.The City manager believes there is less pressure on players and staff in the Premier League than in La Liga or the Bundesliga and though he emphasised the quality at his disposal these days, he believes the squad are falling short mentally after falling away in their pursuit of the title, pinpointing home form as a particular shortcoming after a convincing victory at Southampton. City have dropped points at home against, among others, Stoke City, Middlesbrough and Southampton, whom they eventually beat 3-0 at St Mary’s on Saturday. Vincent http://www.officialpanthersonlinestore.com/Aaron_Ekblad_Jersey Kompany’s second‑half header prompted them to move through the gears after almost an hour of sterile domination and Guardiola said his players would benefit from greater weight of expectation.“Sometimes when you realise you cannot lose, when you feel the pressure, the real pressure because you would be so criticised, the players make a step forward,” he said “Do the players believe they cannot lose? If you want to become a stronger club and a stronger team you cannot drop points at home; because our quality is higher we cannot drop points. The difference is the mentality, not the quality, which is always there.“Here I miss a little bit the Hawks Jersey pressure. In Spain, especially in Germany, the pressure is higher to the players, to the manager, to everybody – here it is calm.“For example, we were out of the Champions League in Monaco, we played three tough games against Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea, so we did not win one game but our game against Hull City, our supporters [cheering] helped us and supported us and in Italy and Spain that does not happen.”After recording successive league wins, City face Arsenal in an FA Cup semi‑final on Sunday before the Manchester derby in the league the following Thursday, when the battle for a top-four finish will be renewed. Guardiola says he is not prioritising the Cup for the chance to win a trophy in his first season but underlined the importance of developing a winning mentality by referencing the club’s trip to the Far East last summer.“I said to the players from the beginning, we are going to play pre-season in China to play a friendly game and we have to win that game. We have to try to play good, to learn the principles to win the game.”Nobody is more likely to demand extra of City than Kompany. Plagued by injuries over the past two years, the returning captain seamlessly slotted into the defence alongside Nicolás Otamendi to complete 90 minutes for only the fourth time this season. It was his second full game in less than a fortnight, having returned against Chelsea and then been an unused substitute against Hull.Kompany, 31, believes his experience has proved invaluable during a difficult period and he recognises DeAndre' Bembry Youth Jersey his career would probably be over if he required time to adjust after time out. “I would have been done and dusted if I needed every single time to get back in and time to adapt,” Kompany said after only his eighth appearance of a frustrating stop-start season.“I have been lucky I can make use of a tremendous amount of experience. Where I am at physically does not matter. I know what I have to do and as long as I can organise the people around me, I can always get a performance. “The main thing is self-belief and experience. I cannot say how much it is valuable because if I was 20 years old I would not have done it that way but I am lucky to have good players surrounding me.”
Dortmund's police chief says "everything humanly possible" will be done to ensure Borussia Dortmund's Nuggets Jersey Champions League fixture against Monaco takes place safely this evening after a bomb attack damaged the German side's team bus and left defender Marc Bartra requiring surgery on a broken bone in his wrist.Three explosions occurred as the Dortmund squad were travelling to the Signal Iduna Park stadium for Tuesday's quarter-final first leg and the game was subsequently postponed.The local police force - Polizei Nordrhein-Westfalen Dortmund - held a joint late-night press conference along with the football club and the Dortmund public prosecutor.Police chief Gregor Lange said, in quotes reported by Bild: "This evening at 19:15 there were three explosions in the surroundings of the BVB hotel."We http://www.authenticnuggetstore.com/Alex_English_Jersey must start from (the position this was) a targeted attack on BVB's team."Dortmund police also revealed a letter had been found, claiming responsibility for the incidents."The prosecutor's office confirms the discovery of a letter near the scene of the crime. The authenticity is currently being tested," the police force posted on Twitter.The match will now take place at 5.45pm (Irish time), with increased security measures in place."The stadium and the surrounding area remain the focal point for police," added Lange."We're preparing a major police presence for tomorrow and will do everything humanly possible to ensure the match can take place safely."The police earlier said in a statement that the explosives "may have been hidden Allen Iverson Jersey in a hedge near a parking lot".Monaco fans left facing an extra night in Germany were offered accommodation by Dortmund fans via the hashtag #bedforawayfans on social media, while the club said on Twitter that all their supporters staying in Dortmund on Tuesday night would be reimbursed up to €80 by the club.The French club added in a statement: "Faced with this difficult situation, AS Monaco wishes to express its full support to the Borussia Dortmund team and all the components of the club."Goalkeeper Roman Burki was sitting at the back of the team bus alongside Bartra, and told Swiss newspaper website blick.ch how events unfolded.Burki said: "We left the hotel at 7:15pm and went down the street. The bus turned down the main street, and there was a giant explosion."I was sitting in the back row next to Marc Bartra, who was hit by fragments of the broken glass."After the bang, we all ducked in the bus and those who could threw themselves to the ground. We did not know had happened."The police were quick on the scene, and we were safe."We're all shocked - nobody thought of a football match in this moment."Borussia Dortmund's team bus was rocked by three explosions that caused defender Marc Bartra to need hospital treatment and forced the postponement of their Champions League game against Monaco.Later in the night, police revealed they were checking the authenticity of a letter found near the scene claiming responsibility for the attack.Three explosive devices were detonated near their bus before Authentic Kirk Hinrich Youth Jersey the first leg of the quarter-final tie, which was rescheduled for 5.45pm (Irish time) on Wednesday.The incident was believed to have happened at around 6pm as the team were making their way to Signal Iduna Park.A statement on the club's Twitter account said: "Bomb explosion on the team bus at the team hotel. Players are safe."In an initial announcement, Dortmund had said: "At the departure of our bus, an incident occurred. One person was injured."The injured individual was confirmed to be Dortmund's Spanish defender Bartra, who was taken to hospital to have his right wrist treated. His club tweeted: "Dortmund confirmed In the explosion @MarcBartra was injured and is currently in the hospital. Good and fast recovery, Marc! #bvbasm"Dortmund and European governing body UEFA said shortly after 7.30pm that the match had been called off, and would instead kick off at 5.45pm on Wednesday.BVB said in a statement: "The first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final between Borussia Dortmund and AS Monaco, which was scheduled to kick off at Signal Iduna Park at 20:45 CET tonight, has been cancelled and postponed until tomorrow."This was due to an incident involving the BVB team bus as it left the team hotel for the stadium. The police announced, 'There was an explosion in the Dortmund-Hochsten area'."UEFA added: "This decision was made after a meeting held at the Westfalenstadion between UEFA, representatives of the two clubs and local authorities."The http://www.officialhawkstore.com/Mike_Dunleavy_Jersey local police force - Polizei Nordrhein-Westfalen Dortmund - then stated on Twitter: "We can confirm that there have been three explosions in the area of the @BVB team bus."
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