Ward Brighton Debut...Sheron to Bury...Ex-QPR Applicant Constantine to Malawi...Loftus Road Considered for Womens UEFA Final

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Nick Ward made his debut for (ex-qpr, Dean Wilkin's) Brighton Yesterday. Brighton Report
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Manchester Evening News - Feb 1, 2007Sheron takes Shakers post - Guy Nelson
FORMER Manchester City striker Mike Sheron has gone back to where it all began by joining Bury as their new Centre of Excellence manager.
Sheron made his league debut nearly 16 years ago while on loan at Bury from City.
He also went on to play for Norwich, Stoke, QPR, Barnsley, Blackpool, Macclesfield and Shrewsbury before moving into coaching, working as part of the Academy set up at City. Sheron will now be responsible for developing the youngsters who enter the Shakers' Centre of Excellence system. He replaces former Preston defender Ryan Kidd, who has moved on to Barnsley.
Shakers boss Chris Casper said: "Mike interviewed very well. Everybody knows Mike Sheron, a good goalscorer and a good coach as well.
"We have to produce our own youngsters, and anyone who does send their child here knows that the first team is a real opportunity for them to progress their career."
Shakers youth team manager Chris Beech added: "We had more than 75 applications for Ryan Kidd's position. We had a lot of strong candidates, but Mike just edged it.
"He is hungry, he needs an opportunity and we are giving him one.
"He will suffer from shellshock as soon as he crosses that line because it really is a hard role." Manchester Evening News
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/6323801.stm

STEPHEN CONSTANTINE TO MALAWI
NB:When Gerry Francis left as QPR Manager in 2001, Stephen Constantine was one of the people who sought the job. Application

BBC- Constantine named as Malawi coach By Aubrey Sumbuleta
BBC Sport, Blantyre
Malawi have named Englishman Stephen Constantine as coach of their national team.
The 44-year-old will replace German Burkhard Ziese, who was sacked in August for gross indiscipline.
Sports Minister Jaffalie Mussa confirmed to the BBC Sport that the Englishman will take charge of the Flames next month.
"Following the recommendations from the interviewing panel, I am pleased to announce Mr Constantine as the country's next football coach," he said.
"The recommendations say Constantine is a highly qualified coach who is expected to improve soccer standards in the country."
Constantine will sign a three-year contract, and gets the job ahead of Brazilian Carlos Alberto da Luz, who was on the two-man shortlist.
"The interviews were thorough and meticulous," Malawi FA president Walter Nyamirandu Manda told BBC Sport.
Constantine is expected to take up the post on 1 March.
His first official assignment is in August when the Flames host Morocco in a Group 12 African Nations Cup qualifier.
Constantine led India to win their first major trophy outside the subcontinent when they clinched the LG Cup in Vietnam in 2002.
He also had a two-year spell as head coach of Nepal's national team before coaching the English Championship side Millwall in 2005.
Having gained a Uefa professional licence, an FA Psychology Award and an FA Coach Educator's Certificate, Constantine is one of the highest-qualified coaches England has to offer BBC
[See Also his website Stephen Constantine

Ham & High - Emirates ruled out for final 02 February 2007
Arsenal have been forced to abandon plans to play the ladies Uefa Cup final in April at the 60,000-seater Emirates Stadium, writes Jem Maidment.
Uefa set a rigid deadline for the Gunners - and their Swedish opponents Umeå IK - to confirm their home venues for the two-legged tie.
The Arsenal board had suggested using the new arena for the second-leg - straight after the men's Premiership match with Fulham on April 28. But TV commitments have scuppered the plans.
"Uefa needed to know quickly where we could play," said manager Vic Akers. "The plan was to play at The Emirates, hopefully retaining most of the crowd to watch the ladies. But there are a number of reasons it can't be done. One of them, for example, is that Uefa only have a slot for noon on the Sunday as it is live on Eurosport so we must play it at Boreham Wood FC instead."
Akers, also revealed QPR's Loftus Road ground was also considered as a possible home venue. Ham&High