Conference trucks::football;1

    I know Scotland drew 1-1 with Egypt yesterday, and I think the USA lost
    in the other game in England's group.
    
    Could you give us Palace fans an update on how Dean Gordon and Bruce
    Dyer played? The papers were positive about Dyer (although he did get a
    card and an injury) setting up both goals (via a foul and the
    penalty?!) but didn't mention Deano.
    
    cheers
    
    Paul

Re:-1

	Dyer seemed to be the lone man upfront in the first half. He did a 
lot of running and seemed quite dangerous when he had the ball. His card was 
well deserved, a pretty Cantonaesque tackle which the Russians weren't too 
happy about. I didn't notice an injury, I thought they pulled him off before 
he got sent off...he was getting very frustrated with the ref who was giving 
free kicks against him every time he tried to turn his man, and was starting 
to get a bit over-physical.

	Depite the badly channelled aggression, he did look one of the better 
England players, setting up the penalty (Bart-Williams) when just reaching a 
long ball before the goalie only to be brought down. I think he might do well 
in the Premiership, he's definately a bit speedy.
	
	Gordon played left back and did OK. He didn't have that much to do to 
be honest, and every time he got the ball he either pumped it up the line 
towards Dyer or passed inside to Redknapp. That was pretty much the game plan 
- Redknapp and Bartman playing deep and running the show.

	Not name dropping or anything but Ray Wilkins promised he'd come and 
play for my team in Geneva next time he was here !

Andy.

    
    re: .-2
    
    Andy,
    
    Did jamie Redknapp have a good game?
    
    Ian.
    
    p.s I once stayed in the same hotel as Ray Wilkins' brother.
        I think they must be twins cos they looked very much alike.
    	Sound bloke too.
    

RE:-2 Yeah I know, I haven't slept since coz I know Ray was really serious.

RE:-1	
	Redknapp was the best player on the pitch - just played a holding 
role in the middle of the park. Should be playing for England in the next 
couple of years. 

Andy. 

    
    Yesterday's result:
    
    France - England   3:0
    
    PYV
    

    
    Scotland 2 Portugal 0

    re -1,-2
    
    Anyone got a report for these games? Is the competition on a knockout
    or table basis?
    
    Paul (who hasn't seen a newspaper for weeks).

    
    
    No reports but it is on a table basis, Scotland need a draw with
    belguim to qualify for the semi-final stages. And if they do I 
    believe they'll probably play England.

England played USA yesterday. Has anyone got a result ?
A win would put us in the semis, possibly against Scotland if they beat 
Belgium tonight.

    
    England 3 U.S.A 0
    Dyer
    Fowler
    Redknapp (pen)
    
    Neil.
    

    good to see two liverpool players scoring - maybe there's hope for
    next season - who's Dyer?
    
    Regards,
    
    Andrew.D.wicks

Is it Alex Dyer of Oxford Utd?

Jim.

    Bruce Dyer. A promising youngster who played a handful of games for
    Watford before going to Palace for 1.4M.
    
    Dave.

    England are in the final having beaten Belgium 2-1.  Goals from Sol
    Campbell and Bruce Dyer.  The other finalists are Portugal.
    
    Mike M  

    Is Sol Campbell any good, Don Howe stated he is like Ruud Gullit!
    I cant see how he has not walked out on the manager.
    
    Whats he like ?
    
    Joe

    
    Re-1
    
    Good player, and very good prospect. Unfortunatley our manager at THFC
    seems to think he is a foward, or left back and hasnt even tried him in
    his best position, and the position he plays for England, at Centre
    Back.
    
    Dave...

    Final: England 2	Portugal 0
    
    	   Sinclair
    	   Dyer
    
    England win for the 4th time in 5 years! Bruce Dyer ends up top scorer
    in the tournament with 4 goals, and (for Eagles fans) both he and Dean
    Gordon played in all 5 games. Now lets hope Dyer does it for Palace.
    England team in the final:
    
    Oakes
    Makin
    Nethercott
    Campbell
    Gordon
    Parlour
    Redknapp
    Sinclair
    Matteo
    Bart-Williams
    Dyer
    
    Paul

    Paul,
    
    Dyer looks like a good buy for the Eagles on this performance. Consider
    doing a straight swop for Gordon Watson??
    
    Has anyone got a match report for the final.
    
    Paul.
    

>    England win for the 4th time in 5 years! 
    
    So, it appears that when our players are under 21, we have a team to
    compete with the best. Just what happens when these players get older ?
    I believe that it is fairly rare for England U-21 internationals ever
    to make the full team - anyone care to offer any reasons ?
    
    Terry
    

    
    RE:Last
        
    Over the years Scotland has had the same problem.
    
    I expect that it's something to do with the fact that when they are
    at that stage in their careers they are not usually 1st team regulars
    for their clubs,so they don't play as many games as established 1st
    team players.When they do make the break through to 1st team and
    full international level,they are playing so many games they become
    burnt out.

re: Last few.

	Out of England's current 1st team squad, Anderton, Shearer, Le Saux, 
Batty, Wise, Gazza, and probably a couple of others, all played in the Toulon 
tournament over the years.

	In the programme I had (lost it now) there was a list of all players 
that had come through to full international level. There was also a list of 
all the awards given out every year...fair play...most skillful player etc.

	The funniest was 4 or 5 years ago when the most sporting player in 
the tournament award went to David Batty !!!!

Andy