Manchester tour off
PA Auckland The top English soccer club, Manchester City, has priced itself out of the New Zealand market and will not play the three matches planned for later this year. New Zealand’s World Cup director, Mr Charlie Dempsey. said after a meeting with the team manager, John Adshead, yesterday that it had been decided not to proceed with the tour in late May-early June.
;“We worked it out to cost ■ about $90,000,” said Mr • Dempsey. “Without three of : their star players we would I be struggling to recoup ! costs.” Manchester City was Mr j Adshead’s. first choice as an opponent for his World Cup : side in their build-up. Now he is looking for the leading \ second division sides, Watford, Luton Town, Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers — ; in that order — to fill the gap.
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Press, 2 March 1982, Page 34
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