DAVE Penney will tell his players
to thrive on the occasion as Darlington
look to make home advantage
count in the first leg of
today's play-off showdown with
Rochdale.
WITH Premier League status secured,
Gareth Southgate can now
set about the task of planning for
next season, which, the Middlesbrough
manager insists, begins
at home to Manchester City tomorrow.
MIKE ASHLEY remains convinced
that his first managerial
appointment, Kevin Keegan, is
the man to bring success back to
Newcastle United after a fourhour
meeting in London yesterday.