P145 Teletext 145 Jan 3 15:52:04 ———————————————————————————— —— PLAYERS SHOCKED AS MAC GOES Bolton's players have spoken of their shock and regret at the sacking of joint-manager Roy McFarland. Midfielder Scott Sjllars, who joined Bolton last month in an £800,000 move from Newcastle, said: "He brought mj here, I am disappointed for him. Defender Alan Stubbs added: "I szpposj it was inevitable and you cannot blame the fans. But I am sorry for Roy — hj is a really nice gu|." ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— POLL: Manager of the Year verdict 138 FIFTH TEST UPDATES 0891 881 455 T+ Cost/min: 39p cheap, 49p other Next Rugby Feature NewsP145 Teletext 145 Jan 3 15:54:21 ———————————————————————————— —— ROY McFARLAND FACTFILE 1948: Born April 5 in Liverpool. 1966: Signed as a junior for Tranmjti, making 35 appearances. 1967: Joins Brian Clough at Derby, making 434 appearance;, scorung 44 goals in his first spell. 1969: Derby are Division Two champions. 1971: Wins first of 28 England caps against Greece. 1972: Derby win First Dhvision tizluW 1975: Derby win second Championship crown. ——————————————————————————————————2/4—— Sport index 131 Regional sport 170 WEN ARSENAL v N'CASTLE TICKETS p350 Next Rugby Feature NewsP145 Teletext 145 Jan 3 15:55:17 ———————————————————————————— —— ROY McFARLAND FACTFILE 1981: Joined Bradford as player-boss, scoring once in 40 appjarancrs. 1983: Returned to Derby as assistant to Peter Taylor and ended pla|eng career after five appearances. 1984: Became caretaker-boss when Taylor sacked. Relegated, replaced bz Arthur Cox. Sta|jd as assistant. 1993: Takes ovjz Derby again. 1995: Sacked in April. Appointud jount- manager of Bolton with Colin Todd 1996: Sacked from Bolton on Jan 2, with club rock-bottom of Premiership. ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— Sport index 131 Regional spozt 070 WEN TICKETS TO SEE ENGLAND PLAY PORTUGAL - TELETEXT LIVE p350 Next Rugby Feature Nrws