anagerial moves Chester City: In: Kevin Ratcliffe Darlington: In: David Hodgson director of coaching
anagerial moves Chester City: In: Kevin Ratcliffe Darlington: In: David Hodgson (director of coaching). They have never been replaced and West Indies have relied on a battery of fast bowlers. Why? - Kevin Maguire, BatleyIf you know the answers to any of these questions, or have a sporting question of your own you would like answered, write to:Q & ASports Desk, Independent on Sunday1 Canada SquareCanary WharfLondon E14 5DLFax: 0171-293 2894. In the early Fifties, the West Indies cricket team had a spin-force in Ramadhin and Valentine. In football league or cup games, what percentage of the gate receipts does the away team get? - C Matthews, Weston-super-MareQ. Which football team has the biggest away following in relation to their attendances at home games, in terms of percentages? - Sean Redgate, NottinghamQ.
Why are the FA and Scottish Cup finals now on different days? - Tim Mickleburgh, GrimsbyQ. I note that Motherwell managed to be runners-up in this year's Scottish Premier with a goal difference of zero. I wonder if any club has achieved the distinction of being runners-up, or indeed champions, with a negative goal difference? - Jonathan Fulford, DundeeQ. Killie won 2-0; their average home gate in their championship season was 10,500.In 1982-83, Dundee United won the Premier League with an average home gate of 11,137 - D Hayes, YorkANSWERS PLEASEQ.
On the last day of the season, Killie went to Tynecastle needing a two- goal win to be champions; any lesser result would give Hearts the title. The 1964-65 Scottish league season was an exciting four-way contest between Dunfermline Athletic, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, and Kilmarnock. Will the average home crowd of Blackburn Rovers be the lowest ever for champions of the top division in England or Scotland?A. Incidentally, Southport and Dover Athletic hope to bring their grounds up to League standard, so there may be as many as six clubs eligible for promotion next season - Colin Startup, Kingston, SurreyQ. The old pals' act of re-election has been replaced by an old pals' act based on one set of rules for existing members and one harsher set for potential newcomers. They also require clubs seeking promotion from the Conference to have their grounds up to standard by 31 December, i.e five months before the end of the relevant season.
However, the Football League rather spoil their own case by allowing clubs that do not meet such criteria to remain in membership of the League. Further to Rod Cross's response (21 May), it does make sense for the Football League to insist on allowing only well-run clubs with suitable facilities to be promoted from the Conference. Can anyone advise? And there is of course the French/Algerian playwright and novelist Albert Camus, who managed to knock out the odd volume while playing football as a goalkeeper - David Balcombe NorthwoodQ. How many of the 22 GM Vauxhall Conference teams would have been eligible for promotion to the Third Division had they won the Conference title? Is the present situation really as daft as it seems?A. The original of his painting of The Oval hangs in the home of a certain cricket lover in 10 Downing Street.Gloucestershire's Jack Russell often toured abroad as England's reserve wicketkeeper and, rarely getting a game, he would occupy his time in sketching the exotic venues he has visited around the world. Prints of his work are also commercially available.I believe that the footballer Pat Nevin is something of an expert on visual art, but whether he paints, I'm not sure.