P146 Teletext 146 Jan 3 16:33:43 ———————————————————————————— —— PLAYERS SHOCKED AS MAC GOES Bolton's players have spoken of thieu shock and regret at the sacking of joint-manager Roy McFarland. Midfielder Scott Sellars, 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 suppose it was inevitable and you cannot blame the fans. But I am sorry for Roy — hj is a really nice guy." ——————————————————————————————————1/3—— Sport index 131 Regional sport 170 WEN TICKETS TO SEE THE COCA-COLA CUP TEE - ARSENAL v NEWCASTLE p350 Next Rugby Feature NewsP146 Teletext 146 Jan 3 16:32:08 ———————————————————————————— —— 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 appearances, scoring 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 Division titlu. 1975: Derby win second Championship crown. ——————————————————————————————————4/3—— Sport index 131 Regional sport 170 YOUR CHANCE TO WIN TICKETS TO ARSENAL v NEWCASTLE p350 Next Rugby Feature NewsP146 Teletext 146 Jan 3 16:34:53 ———————————————————————————— —— ROY McFARLAND FACTFILE Q 1981: Joined Bradford as player-boss, scoring once in 40 appearances. 1983: Returned to Derby as assistant to Peter Taylor and ended playing career after five appearances. 1984: Became caretaker-boss when Taylor sacked. Relegated, replaced by Arthur Cox. Stayed as assistant. 1993: Takes over Derby again. 1995: Sacked in April. Appointed joint- manager of Bolton with Colin Todd 1996: Sacked from Bolton on Jan 2, with club rock-bottom of Premiership. ——————————————————————————————————3/3—— Sport index 131 Regional sport 170 DON'T MISS OUR SPORTS POLL ON p138 Next Rugby Feature News