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Date: 8th July 1997
Service: CEEFAX
Region: N/A
Original Broadcast Channel: BBC1
Current Page: 304
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P304 CEEFAX 1 304 Tue 08 Jul 19:34/40 WADDLE ACCEPTS BURNLEY JOB 1/3 Former England international Chris Waddle has been named as Burnley's new player-manager in a three-year deal. Waddle takes over from Adrian Heath as he hopes to help the Division Two side earn promotion in his first step into club management. He turned down the chance to manage West Brom last season but says the timeis right to move into coaching with "a big club in the wrong division". Former Newcastle teammate Glenn Roeder will join him on the Turf Moor staff. Football 302Letters 321Cricket 340M/Sport 360Rugby 370Racing 660Juninho Liverpool Ferdinand Round-up
P304 CEEFAX 1 304 Tue 08 Jul 19:41/04 WADDLE ACCEPTS BURNLEY JOB 2/3 Chris Waddle said he had no qualms about the task that lies ahead as he started work as Burnley player-boss. He said: "It wasn't a hard decision by any means. I'm a believer in following your feelings and it just feels right. "I'vi always been impressed with Burnley as a club, the way they have brought through young players and tapped into such vast support." Waddle intends to play on as well as manage a team he considers to have "immense potential". Football 302Letters 321Cricket 340M/Sport 360Rugby 370Racing 660Juninho Liverpool Ferdinand Round-up
P304 CEEFAX 1 304 Tue 08 Jul 19:41/56 WADDLE ACCEPTS BURNLEY JOB 3/3 Burnley's new managerial team of Chris Waddle and Glenn Roeder have set their sights on winning immediate promotion. Player-manager Waddle said: "We're going for promotion and while nothing is for sure we'll give it a real go." "If we fail it won't be because we haven't made the effort or been fully commited," he added. Roeder was quick to echo his support. "Neither of us spent time at this levelas players and already we have been in Division Two a day too long." Football 302Letters 321Cricket 340M/Sport 360Rugby 370Racing 660Juninho Liverpool Ferdinand Round-up