The Leicester Fiesta

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The Opposition

Motley Crewe have been placed in a testing group for this years competition and will probably have to make do with a mid-group finish. The opposition list in full is as follows:

Watford        Spurs        Reading        Derby

On recent form, Reading look a good bet for qualification along with Derby who, although beaten by a Motley side earlier in the season,  I suspect will field a stronger team than they had for that game and probably win the group. Watford and Spurs will also be no pushovers so lets just hope that we can get a point!

The Squad

The Worldnet playing squad is limited to just 22 players so places are obviously in demand. Joining us once again this year will be one of the Norwegian fans, Jon Olav Abeland who debuted for the Motley Crewe at last years tournament. He is expected to be joined by another Scandinavian in Morten Larsen. The rest of the current squad is made up of Motley regulars...

Graham Walker               Kev Tuohy
Daniel Beale                   Paul Kerby
Si Davis                         Jules Hornbrook
Bill Howard                    Dave Taylor
Martin Hough                 Colin Kelso
Jon Olav Abeland            Cor
Ed Whitby                     Morten Larsen
Tim Robinson                 Davey Owen
Andy Statham                Gant Anderson
Daz Howard                   Kev Toft

A Bit more Information

"As you all know by now, Worldnet'99 - The Leicester Fiesta - is taking part
here in Leicester on 17th and 18th of July, so I thought I'd drop you a line
and let you know a little more info.

Victoria Park is where the action takes place which - for all those who are
a little familiar with Leicester - is on the A6 running out of town, about
10 minutes walk from the city centre. There's an on-site cafe and changing
rooms and assorted pubs and food joints are literally just across the road.
There is a pay and display car park, although there's plenty of street
parking to be had locally. One nice thing is that all the pitches are
together.

There'll be something of a p*ss-up on the Saturday night, and we're hoping
to hold this in the city centre so all those that wanna hit the clubs and
disco's and what have you haven't got too far to stagger! We're also hoping
for a heap of other stuff to keep you entertained during the weekend, but
we're still a way from confirming any of it.

We'll be putting together a programme for the tourny, and the IFA have
kindly agreed that any profits we make from the advertising can go to the
Bradley Normal appeal. Similaly, we'll be producing T-Shirts and stuff with
the same aim. We'll also be producing a souvenier CD-ROM (similar to that
of the M'Duck Cup). In order to avoid being left with heaps of stuff
afterwards, these'll only be available in limited quantities (apart from the
CD-ROM), so pre-order to avoid disappointment!!

With regards accomodation, as John said, there is no camping available on
site this year, we're afraid. We've already started negotiating with the
universities of Leicester to use the halls of residance (At this stage, it
looks like it'll cost you about 16.50 a night), and we're talking to a range
of local hotels for preferential rates. We'll also make available a list of
any campsites we can find, although these are likely to be some distance
away. Our advice for all of these is to BOOK EARLY!!!!!"

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