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SPORTS NEWS 15 THE GUARDIAN Monday January 9 1989 Victory parade Tony Rains celebrates his opening goal for Sutton United at Gander Green Lane PHOTOGRAPH: FRANK BARON Valley parade Bradford City celebrate winning their spurs photograph: eamonn mccabe Bradford City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0 Shame of the Spurs Sutton United 2, Coventry City 1 Sutton evoke the ghosts of Wimbledon's past contributed most to the result came from Rogers, the 23-year-old Middlesex Wanderer whose coolness under pressure, firm tackling and shrewd distribution prevented Coventry from gaining the grip on the match which their early movements suggested they might. Once Rogers had established a midfield link with Dawson and the pair had begun to open up the wings for Stephens and Hanlan, the corners and the goals followed. Sutton's first corner led to a near miss by Hanlan. Their third, nodded on by Golley, was headed in by Rains three minutes before half-time. Stephens's ability to drive corners in hard and flat towards the near post so preyed on Coventry's minds that when Sutton tried a different tack they were taken completely by surprise.

Stephens played the ball low and short to Dawson whose cross to the far post found the defence still huddled at the near post as Hanlan applied the decisive volley two minutes before the hour. Six minutes earlier Coventry had drawn level with a pass Michael Henderson SAID Evelyn Waugh of the elder Churchill, "Poor Randolph, so completely unspoilt by failure." Now here was Terry Venables, a year on from that fourth-round Cup defeat at Port Vale, a year in which to right so many manifest wrongs, smiling after another inglorious reverse. The Venables approach is not without virtue. A list of life's priorities would reveal football to be nearer the bottom than the top except for those who are directly involved in the game. The namby-pambies who represented Tottenham Hotspur at Valley Parade were nothing like involved enough in the game.

All right, they conceded a soft goal, but that is part of the tradition of a club that has not employed a top-class defender for 20 years. "When I see the four queens I think of the Spurs' defence" is one of football's oldest jokes. What must disturb Venables in his private moments is the absence of will, of spirit, of David Lacey THE story of how Coventry City came to be goosed in Gander Green Lane is even more remarkable for the manner in which the feat was achieved. Sutton United not only showed the 1987 FA Cup winners the way out of this season's third round, they showed them the ball as well. A team of part-timers, lying 13th in a GM Vauxhall Conference of 22, took on the side placed fifth in the First Division and defeated them in a battle of wits.

Sutton played the ball from the back and through the midfield, they passed to feet, forced corners, remembered their homework and pulled off a victory fit to rank with the biggest giantkilling acts in the competition's history. Previously, in 44 years since the war, only Colchester, Yeovil, Hereford, Wimbledon and Altrincham had come from out-side the League to eliminate pride that shamed his players once again. Oysters and champagne are unlikely to be on the menu in Bradford, particularly if Mick Kennedy is the head waiter. With Gascoigne injured, which was neither here nor there, it was crucial that Spurs deployed their resources effectively. They did not.

Waddle, who confounds teammates as often as he dazzles opponents, saw far too much of the ball and did far too little with it. The way Spurs play demands constant movement, new angles and men taking up challenging positions. Perhaps these players carry their wallets in their jockstraps; perhaps they are just lazy. When they propelled balls towards the City goal, David Evans, playing behind Sinnott and Jackson, mopped up in comfort, declaring himself puzzled afterwards by a supposedly sophisticated team's lack of nous. In terms of preparation and application, Bradford were markedly better.

Two-up to Terry Dolan. "We told our players before the game that we were facing weeks with ligament trouble, while a pulled calf muscle will keep Falco on the sidelines for a fortnight. Rangers had attacked brightly, but now the onus was on United, with Milne seeing a great deal of the ball and wasting it. More and more his 170,000 transfer from Bristol City looks a particularly shrewd deal by Joe Jordan. McClair, who began in mid-field but moved forward in the second half, played like a man who wished the FA Cup had rather more Annans in its ranks.

It was left to Hughes to wage hand-to-hand combat. Too much hand for Mr Hackett's liking on many occasions. Seaman fielded almost every Carlisle United 0, Liverpool 3 Lots of signatures but little flourish Welling United 0, Blackburn Rovers 1 Clipping time comes for the Wings Manchester United 0, Queen's Park Rangers 0 Not so much Old Trafford, more like old tosh from Sedgley and shot from Phillips which, for co-ordination of technique, threatened to take the tie beyond the non-Leaguers' reach. Coventry never gave up trying to play football but too many of their players, and especially Kilcline, were below par. Of course, Sutton enjoyed some of the traditional luck of Cup upsets and never more so than when Sedgley saw a shot hit the inside of a post and then the underside of the bar before being cleared.

In quoting from Kipling, Williams used the line about the ever-lasting teamwork of every bloomin' As things turned out, the spirit of the occasion was summed up even better by the poet's reminder that "There's times when you think that you mightn't, there's times when you know that you This time Sutton knew. SCORERS. Sutton United: Rains (42mln). Hanlan (58). Covantry cttyi Phillips (52).

Sutton United! Rolfey; Jones. Rains. Golley. Pratt, Rogers, Stephens. Oawson, Dennis.

McKlnnon, Hanlan. Coventry Cftyt Ogrlzovic: Borrows, Phillips, Sedgley, Kilcline. Pease. Bennett, speadle, Regis (Houchan, 69), McGrath. smith.

Muni A Buksh (Dollis Hill). natural, but looked unfounded although Gennoe's opposite number, Barron, later said his team-mates were "maybe just too nice" because they failed to swamp the referee with protests. Rovers had taken the lead after 14 minutes with a simple goal. A Garner cross to the far post was headed back beyond Barron by the high-rising Gayle, and little Ronnie Hildersley had only to nod the ball into a gaping net. From then on Welling had more of the play than their lacklustre opponents.

Hendry and Atkins had to defend stoutly to halt Booker, who ran himself ragged in an effort to give the 3,850 crowd and the many standing on a hill in the park in which Welling used to play something to cheer. It was not to be. Blackburn stole the match, Sutton took the day's Cup glory, and Welling have only memories. SCORER, Blackburn Rovarai Hildersley (14mln) Walling United! Barron. MacOonald (Ransom, 76).

Horton. Glover. Burgess, Reynolds (Lindsay. 79), White, Handtord, Booker, Bobbins, Clemmence. Blackburn Roveroi Gennoe: Atkins, Sulley, Finnigan.

Hendry. Hill, Gayle, Hildersley, Kennedy. Garner, Sellars. Referee! Callow (Solihull). OVEHQEN PAPERS COMBINATION.

Lulon 0. Crystal Palace Southampton 1, Ipswich 1: Tottenham 2, Chelsea 0. Watford 2, Wimbledon 1: West Ham 0. Arsenal 1. IRISH LEAQUE.

Ards 4. Newry 3: Bally-mena 3. Portadown 1: Carrick 0. Crusaders Cliftonville 0, Larne Distillery 1. Bangor 2.

Glenavon 1. Coleralne Glentoran 2. Lin-held 3. LEAQUB OF IRELAND. Bohemians 4.

Limerick 2: Cobh Ramblers 0, Cork 1: Derry 2. Shelbourne Gatway 1. Dundalk St Patrick's 0. Shamrock Rvrs 0: Waterford 0. Athlone 2.

ITALIAN LEAGUE- Ascoti 3. Verona Cessna 1. AC Milan 0: Como 1. Pisa 1: Fioren. tina 3.

Lazio Internazionale 1. Bologna 0: Lecce 1. Pescara 0: Roma 1. Juventus 3: Sampdoria 1. Atalanta 1: Torino 0.

Napoll 1. Leading standings! 1. Internazionale P12, PIS22; 2. Napoli (12-19); 3, Juventus (12-17). SPANISH LEAGUE.

Heal Oviedo 1. Spoiling 0. Real Sociedad 2, Osasuna 1: Real Befis 0. Valencia 0: Real Madrid 4, Elche 2. Real Zaragoza 2, Espanol 1: Real Valladolid 1.

Malaga 0: Barcelona 3, Cadiz Real Mur-cia 1. Atletico Madrid Celta 1. Sevilla 0: Logrones 1, Athletic Bilbao 1. Leading etandlngsi l. Real Madrid P17.

Pts29. 2. Barcelona (17-27); 3. Valencia (17-21). WORLD CUP.

African Group eeeond-rotmd qualifier! Ivory Coast 1, Libya 0. Group qualifying! Kenya 1. Malawi 1. Group second-round qualifying! Nigeria 1. Gabon Cameroun 1.

Angola 1. internationals who were likely to catch us out," the City manager said. "But we caught them out, didn't we?" Three minutes before half-time, after Fair-clough hindered Leonard's jump, Kennedy rolled the ball swiftly to his right where Brian Mitchell, the full-back, drove in from the edge of the box. Venables moaned about the award of that free-kick and complained about the award of an indirect one instead of the penalty he wanted three minutes from time when Sinnott obstructed Moran. He questioned a spurned penalty claim last week, and his doing so again will not have gone unnoticed by the game's authorities.

George Courtney saw both incidents clearly and judged instantly and correctly. He had a superb game, although other referees would have dismissed Fairclough for nearly ripping the shorts off Leonard. SCORER. Bradford! Mitchell (42mln). Bradford Cftyi Tomlinson; Mitchell.

Abbott. Banks, Jackson, Evans, Palin, Sinnott, Ormondroyd (Jewell. 82). Kennedy, Leonard Tottenham! MImms: Butters. Thomas (Moran, 70), Fenwick.

Fairclough. Mabbutt, Walsh, Bergsson (Huohlon. 48), Waddle, Stewart, Allen. Referee! Courtney (Spennymoor). thing with assurance and class, until he and the otherwise immaculate Parker got their shorts in a twist late in the second half.

The ball fell kindly to Robins, making his first full appearance, in front of an open goal. His shot was high. And so, beneath a startlingly purple sky, the match faded, until that last fateful minute when Robson dived bravely for Bruce's cross and landed in a motionless heap. Nothing broken except, perhaps, United's Cup dreams. Manchester United! Leighton.

Gill. Martin. Bruce. Beardsmore. Oonaghy, Robson (Wilson, 90 min), Robins.

McClair, Hughes, Milne. QPR: Seaman: McDonald. Pizanti, Parker, Law, Maddix, Falco (Stein. 27), Francis (Barker. 32).

Fereday, Coney. Allen Referee: Hackelt (Sheffield). until Tuesday." Ferguson said Robson had only bruising to his shoulders. Robson, whose tongue had to be loosened by United's physio, had head and shoulder X-rays and also received stitches for a mouth gash. The injury-prone Robson will spend Wednesday his 32nd birthday on the treatment table but should recover for England's friendly in Greece next month.

Mellau in Austria, following wins in giant slaloms there the previous two days, kept her well on course to better Anne-marie Moser-Proell's record 11. victories in a season. Her 232 points overall is already being hailed as enough to win the championship, and the record points total of 319 by another Swiss, Lise-Marie Mor-erod in 1977, is clearly under threat. Schneider, the double Olympic gold medallist of Calgary, was third fastest on the first run but came back tigerishly to set Tamara McKinney of the US, quickest first time, a palpitating task on the second run. McKinney, knowing how important a US success would be for the world championships at Vail in Colorado in three weeks' time, tumbled out and it was Schneider again.

"This winning streak is beginning to be a bit uncanny," she said, "but while it goes on I'm pleased, though if it ends, so what? the match prompted the thought that more than a few thinking footballers must be lost to the professional game because those concerned would rather earn their living from a less precarious occupation and get paid a bonus for having some fun. "We kept playing to the end," said Rains. "We didn't crash the ball into the corner flags. We just brought it down to feet and played football. To be frank, I expected a little bit more from Coventry.

Maybe they respected us a bit more than they should have done." In addition to Kipling and Shakespeare, Williams has been known to quote the Venerable Bede at team talks. In fact he sometimes sounds rather like the Venerable Alf. "Fortunately our chaps are proper chaps and they do have some intelligence. Therefore they are able to countenance a multiplicity of set plays suited to the occasion." You could almost hear Ramsey saying it. Sutton's goalscorers.

Rains and Haitian, received the bulk of the media attention, but ar-guably the performance that Beardsley and Barnes. Then, six minutes from time, McMahon again slipped the ball past McKellar who was caught coming out, bewitched by Beards-ley's one-two with Aldridge. Carlisle, particularly their central defender Saddington, had given a good account of themselves but Liverpool's manager, Kenny Dalglish, was less than charitable afterwards. "We could have had three or four more and we should have had three or four penalties. They enjoyed their day but we got what we deserved." Perhaps Beardsley reflected what is troubling Liverpool most when he said: "The big test is against Sheffield Wednesday next Saturday in the League." If they get Rush and Venison back and if Barnes shows more enthusiasm than he did for this game, Liverpool may yet dazzle.

The only twinkle-toes on this occasion was Carlisle's stuffed mascot, the fox in the box in the foyer. SCORERS. Liverpool! Barnes (34mln). McMahon (65. 84).

Carltalet McKellar; Graham. Dalziel. Saddington. Jetfels. Fitzpatrlck, Robertson (Sendall.

62mln), Gorman. Stephens (Fyte, 72), Hetherlngton. Halpin. Uverpoofc Hooper: Abtett. Burrows.

Nlcol, Whelan, Molby, Beardsley, Aldridge. Houghton. Barnes, McMahon. Refer i Holbrook (Walsall). Fourth OMalom Peterborough Q.

Rothor-ham 3: Rochdale 2. Lincoln 2: Stockport 1, Scuninorpe Rotherham 23 11 A Pts 8 4 39 16 41 7 4 30 21 40 9 3 42 30 3S 7 5 36 27 37 8 5 26 21 SS 5 7 28 25 3S 8 6 36 36 3S 3 9 33 34 33 5 8 37 34 32 5 9 34 33 32 5 8 29 36 32 7 7 38 24 31 9 7 31 23 30 6 8 2 6 23 30 2 11 46 38 20 5 9 22 30 2S 7 9 31 37 28 6 10 24 36 27 5 10 30 37 2 7 9 31 36 25 7 9 3 0 36 29 7 10 24 31 22 10 10 27 43 18 6 13 25 46 IS 22 11 22 10 22 10 22 9 22 10 23 9 22 10 Torquay Scunthorpe Exeter Cambridge 22 Lincoln Doncaeter 22 LeytonO 22 Stockport 23 Burnley 22 Halifax 22 Hartlepool 22 Rochdale 23 Peterboro 23 York 22 Orimeby 22 Hereford 22 Carlisle 22 Darlington 22 Colchester 22 SKOL NORTHERN LEAGUE First Dhrlaiom B'llingham Synthonia 4. Brandon Chester Le Street 2, Crook Tn Guisbor-ouoh Tn 1. Blyth Spartans Seaham 0. Bil-lingham Tn 3: South Bank 2.

North Shields Spennymoor 2. Newcastle Blue Star Stockton 0. Durham 0: Tow Law 4, Ferryhlll Ath Whitby Tn 5. Shlldon 1. NORTHERN COUNTIES EAST LEAdUrL Premier OMslofU Armthorpe Welfare 1.

Guiseley Belper Tn 4. Long Eaton Utd Bridlington Tn 1. Pontefract Cols Brigg Tn 3, Ossett Alb Denaby Utd 1, Emley Hal-lam 3, Grimethorpe MW Harrogate Rly 1. Bridlington Trinity Thackley 3. Hatfield Main 0.

GREAT MILLS LEAOUaL Premier Dhr. islon! Mangotsfield 2, Weston Mare 2: Chippenham Tn 0, Welton Oawlish Tn 1, Swanage Herston 3: Frame Tn 1, Bideford Minehoad 0, Paulton Rvrs 2: Radstock Tn 2, Exmouth Tn 1 Taunton Tn 3. Plymouth Arg Torrlngton 2, Chard Tn 2. SOUTH-EAST COUNTIES LBAQUt First OMalom Arsenal 3. Chelsea 2: Ipswich 1, Charlton Millwall 2, Leylon Orient Portsmouth 1.

Fulham QPR 2. Tottenham Watford 2, West Ham 0. Poerpceiadi Southend utd NorwloH. First Division opposition. Sutton United have clearly joined exalted company.

In a sense Sutton's success is a nice counterpoint to neighbouring Wimbledon's triumph over Liverpool at Wembley last season. Hod-carriers might be useful at Plough Lane but Saturday's winning goal was scored by a master bricklayer. Barrie Williams, the former schoolteacher who runs Sutton, began his programme notes with some lines from Kipling, pieces of which may occasionally find their way to Wimbledon but probably only to accompany the manager's afternoon tea. Sutton are what Wimbledon used to be. Amid the congratulatory hubbub after the match there was not an agent to be seen and so far as could be ascertained no member of the winning team had thought of signing for Newcastle.

The only agents encountered by the Sutton captain, Tony Rains, are those he meets in the course of his job as an insurance audit executive with the Legal and General. The way Rains rationalised but it gave Carlisle hope as well as heart and twice they had chances with headers. Unfortunately both of them found only Hooper's cradling arms. At this stage a surprise was on the cards and the Carlisle supporter who said "I hope Liverpool aren't so nervous about an upset that they can't put on a good show for us" seemed needlessly resigned. Even Molby, whose laid-back approach had been effectively calming his twitchy outrunners, failed to collect a long ball and saw the diminutive Halpin run past him towards goal.

Carlisle were winning the tackles, robbing Liverpool of possession and snaring them with the offside trap. But Beardsley, who began his career here, swapped for a set of shirts and 100 from Wall-send Boys Club, grafted and crafted as always and finally emerged from a tangle of arms and legs in the penalty area to try a shot. Barnes popped in the rebound. McMahon, who had been steaming up and down like a gunboat looking for something to shoot at, made it two with a crisp shot over the goalkeeper's head after a move between Third Division! Atdershol 2. Preston 1.

Ful-ham 4. Chester Northampton 2. Bury Swansea 2, Notts County 0. Wigan 0. Chesterfield l.

A Pta 3 52 26 47 4 45 20 43 4 34 25 41 7 47 28 38 5 39 28 37 8 38 35 37 7 37 39 35 8 36 32 35 7 37 32 34 7 27 25 33 8 36 33 32 7 31 29 31 5 25 26 31 9 28 33 31 9 33 30 30 14 33 37 25 6 24 28 25 8 28 27 24 11 29 43 24 9 23 28 23 12 28 34 22 16 20 38 IS 12 19 41 18 14 19 51 IB Wotvea 22 14 21 13 23 11 21 12 22 10 23 It 23 10 23 10 23 Brlilol City 22 Reading 22 Brentford 22 Menstleld 22 Hudderafld 22 Bolton 23 Horthmptn 23 Qltllngham AJdershot Choatorfld BKAZIR HOMES leAOUfc Premier Orv- ieioni Ashford 1. Worcester 2: Bath 0. Crawley 0. Bedford 1. Burton 7: Bromsgrove 2, Fareham 0, Cambridge 1.

Moor Green 2: Dartford 2. Alvechurch Oover 3, Reddilch Gosport 0. Merthyr 3: Leicester Utd 1, Corby 3: Walerlooville 0. VS Rugby Weald-stone 0, Dorchester 0. Leading etandlngsi 1.

Dartford P21. PIS41: 2. VS Rugby (21-38); 3. Cambridge (24-35). Midland Dhrlaiom Atherstone Utd 2.

Bilslon 0: Bridgnorth Tn 1, Banbury utd Coventry Sporting 1. Hednes-ford Tn Gloucester 2. Rushden Tn Halesowen Tn 4. Nuneaton Bor Kings Lynn 2, Ashtree Hlghfleld 2: Mile Oak Rvrs 2. Forest Green Rvrs Spalding Utd 1, Stourbridge 1: Sutton Coldfield Tn 1.

Grantham Tn 1: Wellingborough Tn t. Tamworth Willen-hall Tn 1. Dudley Tn 1. Southern Division! Baldock Tn 0. Andover 1: Buckingham Tn 1, Tonbridge AFC 1: Chelmsford Witney Tn Erith Belvedere 2.

Dunstable Graves-end A Northlleet 1. Burnham Hastings Tn 1. Bury Tn Hounslow 2. Trowbridge Tn Poole Tn 2. Canterbury Salisbury 1, Corinthian Sheppey Utd 1, Folkestone Thanot Utd 3, Rufellp 0.

Port Vale Swaneea SheHUtd Bristol Fulhem Chester Bury Cardiff 19 Blackpool 22 5 9 Southend 23 6 6 Notts Cnty 22 5 8 Wlnan 24 5 7 23 6 1 22 4 6 22 5 3 Stephen Blerley IF, as recently suggested, modern man's maximum concentration span is a mere three minutes, then perhaps we can look forward to the six-minute soccer match. Six minutes of this one would have been more than ample for most people. Take a solitary, albeit thoroughly deserved, victory over Liverpool by a Manchester United team containing a smattering of teenagers, and you can rest assured some dead hand in some tabloid office will pen the word "babes" in a headline. United's supporters, it seems, have longer memories and believe what they see with their eyes. Either that, or they do not care.

Anyway, despite much hype, only 36,000 came to watch the start of the Cup trail. No wonder the faces in the directors' box were as stony as a pre-Gorbachev Kremlin line-up. With Paul McGrath's knee having apparently "gone" again, and Lee Sharpe pulling out with flu, Ferguson was forced into a late shuffle, but this was nothing compared with their opponents' problems. Queen's Park Rangers lost both Trevor Francis and Mark Falco within 32 minutes, victims of shoddy tackles. Francis could now be out for three Skiing Concussed Robson misses replay Cynthia BatMnan THE foyer at Brunton Park was an autograph hunter's paradise.

Liverpool's stars, ambushed on public property between dressing room and players' lounge, scribbled their names readily, Barnes and Beardsley as they walked and talked, young Burrows still a soft target. The Cumbrian club had not seen anything like this for a few years, especially Barnes's baggy-panted, jumbo-cord suit. The Goodison catwalk, soccer's sartorial yardstick, would have been pushed to live up to that. Though Lockerbie, only 10 miles away, threw a long shadow Brunton Park was an oasis of colour, bright lights and optimism as United ran out to a roar from the 18,500 to match any heard at Anfield. And for a glorious first half-hour they had Liverpool in all kinds of trouble.

In the first five minutes Aldridge missed an open goal from a matter of feet. Even given the greasy ball and banana-skin pitch soaking up the soft drizzle as low clouds swept the Borders, it was a bad miss Weekend results PA CUP Third round Port Vale (1) 1 Webb 15.697 Weal Ham (2) 2 Oickens Norwich (0) 3 Townsend 2 Flock Arsenal (1)2 Marson 2 22.017 Bould (og) (replay: Wednesday 7 45) Barnsley 4. Chelsea 0. Birmingham 0. Wimbledon 1: Blackpool 0.

Bournemouth 1. Bradford 1. Tottenham 0. Brighton 1. Leeds 2, Cardiff 1.

Hull 2: Carlisle 0. Liverpool 3: Charlton 2. Oldham 1. Crewe 2. Aston Villa 3: Derby 1, Southampton 1 (replay.

Tuesday 7 30). Hartlepool 1. Bristol 0: Kettering 1. Halifax 1 (replay. Tuesday 7 30): Manchester 1.

Leicester 0. Manchester Uld 0. QPR 0 (replay: Wednesday 7.45): Middlosbrough 1. Grimsby 2: Millwall 3. Luton 2.

Newcastle 0. Watford 0 (replay. Tuesday 7 45): Nottm For-ost 3. Ipswich 0, Plymouth 2. Cambridge 0.

Portsmouth 1. Swindon 1 (replay: Tuesday 7 45): Shelf teld Wed 5. Torquay 1: Shrewsbury 0. Colchester 3: Sloke 1, Crystal Palace 0. Sunderland 1.

Oxford 1 (replay: Wednesday 7.30): Sulton Uld 2. Coventry 1: Tranmere 1. Reading 1 (replay. Wednesday 8.0): Walsall 1. Brentford 1 (replay: Tuesday 7.45): Welling 0.

Blackburn 1. WBA 1. Everton 1 (replay: Wednesday 7.30). OM VAUXHALL Aylesbury 3. Yeovil Boston t.

Newport 1: Fisher 2. Northwtch 4: Macclesfield 1. Barnet Runcorn 2. Wycombe Slalford 0, Kidderminster Telford 1. Maidstone Weymouth 1.

Altrincham 3. leading stamUnssi 1. Kidderminster P27, PIsSI: 2. Macclesfield (26-47); 3, Barnet (26-47). HPS LOANS Lauaut Premier Division! Bangor 2.

Matlock 0: Barrow 3. Goole 2: Buxton 0, Mossley 1: Fleetwood 1, Shepshed 1. Frickley 2. Stalybridge 2: Hyde 5. Gales-head Morecambe 3, Caernarfon 1: Liverpool 4.

Horwich 2, Soulhport 0, Marine Wilton 4. Gainsborough 0: Worksop 0. Rhyl 4. Leading etamUngei 1. Wilton P27.

PIS51: 2, Hyde (26-49); 3, Marine (28-48). VAUXHALL-OPBL LBAOUB Premier Dtvtsloni Bognor 2. Hayes 1: Dagenham 0. Bromley Dulwlch 1. Barking 1: Grays 2, Leytonslonefllford Harrow 0.

St Albans Leylon Wlngate 0. Windsor Elon 4: Slough 0. Bishop's Stortford Wokingham 0, Mar-low 1. Leading etandlngsi 1, Farnborough P23, PtaM; 2. Bishop's Stortford (25-44); 3.

8tough (23-44). Don Beet NICKY BRIGDEN, the Welling manager, still has his sights on Wembley, despite this defeat. And on Saturday's performance he has a more realistic chance of seeing the twin towers this season than Blackburn's manager Don Mackay. After the willing Wings had hustled and harried their Second Division opponents for 90 minutes Brigden said: "I am disappointed. We created few chances, but we proved that Conference teams can live with League sides.

Next week we've got Slough at home in the FA Trophy we must have a good chance of getting to Wembley." They are friendly folk at Welling before the kick-off the players threw souvenirs into the crowd at the Blackburn end but the match was something of an anticlimax after the week's media attention. The Wings huffed and puffed, but Gennoe was seriously embarrassed in the Blackburn goal only once, beaten by a Glover header that was cleared by Sulley. Claims that the ball had crossed the line were only SCOTTISH CUP Second round! Annan 1. Oueens Pk 5. Coldstream 1.

Albion Cowdenbeath 1. Stenhousemuir 1: Stirling 1. Montrose Elgin 2. Dumbarton 2: Forres 1. Alloa 1: Inverness Caledonian 1.

1: Stranraer 2. East Fire 1. SAO SCOTTISH LEAGUE Premier Division! Aberdeen 2. Hibernian Celtic 2, Hamilton 0: Dundee 0, Oundee Uld Hearts 2. St Mirren Motherwell 2, Rangers 1.

0 A Pta Dundee UZZ 23 12 Aberdeen 23 9 3 5 36 17 33 8 3 30 12 32 12 2 29 20 30 2 8 48 31 28 7 7 23 19 25 6 9 25 32 22 9 9 20 25 10 8 10 24 28 1 8 7 12 22 32 1 5 2 18 13 52 8 Celtic- 23 13 Hibemlan. 23 9 St Mfrren Dundee 23 Hearts 23 Motherwell 23 Hamilton 23 First Division! Ayr 1. Airdrie 4: Falkirk 2. Kilmarnock Forfar 2, Dunfermline 1. Mea-dowbank 2.

Morton 1: Partick 1. Raith 1. Queen of the South 3. Clyde St Johnstone 2, Clydebank 0. Leading etandlngei 1.

Airdrie P23. Pts32; 2, Falkirk (23-32); 3, Oun-lermline (23-31). Second DMeiom Berwick 0. Stirling Alb 0. Leading etandlngsi 1.

Albion P2f. Pls30; 2. Cowdenbeath (21-26). 3, Queens Pk (21-25). Two ref face TWO of Scotland's top referees are certain to be suspended for six weeks by the Scottish FA today.

The SFA's panel of supervisors has recommended bans and, if rubber stamped as expected, Kenny Hope and Louis Thow will be off the Scottish League's new referees' list. Thaw's punishment win fol Hangl follows Schneider trail MANCHESTER United and England were relieved to find Bryan Robson suffered no serious injury after he was carried off on Saturday, writes Russell Thomas. United's manager Alex Ferguson confirmed that Robson would miss Wednesday's replay at QPR and said: "There are no breaks, but he has got concussion and this can last up to 10 days. He will stay in hospital, probably son. He, like the Austrian downhill men, has profited from a change of skis.

His lmin 16.14sec, on a spring-snow style of course well suited to his technique, just bettered another giant slalom specialist, Hans Enn of Austria, by 34 hundredths of a second, with another Austrian, Helmut Mayer, third. In the two Laax races Austria captured five of the top six places. Even yesterday's fourth place for Switzerland's Pirmin Zurbriggen, pushing Alberto Tomba into fifth and keeping the Swiss champion well ahead in this season's overall points, was bare compensation. Friday's downhill Saturday's was cancelled because of fog and shifted to Wengen in a fortnight was written down as a debacle by the Swiss press, who demanded explanations from their team's Austrian-born downhill director, Karl Frehsner. Meanwhile Schneider's victory in the women's slalom at John Samuel In Laax SWITZERLAND'S men came back off the floor yesterday to take revenge for Austria's one-two-three in Friday's downhill at Laax and answer press complaints that they were being shown up by their women notably Vreni Schneider, who yesterday took her eighth win in a row in slalom and giant slalom.

One of their technical mini-stars, the 26-year-old Martin Hang), won a super giant slalom interrupted five times by fog. The organisers reduced the gap between racers to 40 seconds to get the race completed, but someone was injured and there was another hold-up. Hangl hung on to his success, however, his third World Cup win in a late-developing career. His other two were on successive days, a giant slalom and super-giant in the closing races at Saalbach, Austria, last sea six week bans low the Aberdeen-Rangers clash last October when Simpson's tackle put. Durrant of Rangers out for the season.

The referee was criticised for not sending Simpson off. In another Rangers-Aberdeen game, Hope argued at length with Aberdeen's captain, Miller. Again, the player stayed on the pitch..