Football: Albion new boys face a baptism of fire; ALBION NEWS.CARL Hoefkens Carl Hoefkens (born October 6, 1978 in Lier) is a Belgian international footballer. He is currently playing as a defender for West Bromwich Albion and for Belgium. Club career Career in Belgium He started his career at K. Lierse S.K. believes Albion's Championship newcomers will be given a baptism of fire Baptism of Fire A difficult situation that a company or individual experiences that will result in either success or failure. Examples include Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), a new CEO hired to manage a struggling company, and hostile takeover attempts. in tomorrow's Championship curtain-raiser at Burnley. The newly-signed right-back will be one of several players making a debut at Turf Moor Turf Moor is a football stadium located in Burnley, Lancashire, and is the home ground of English football club Burnley F.C. It is situated on Harry Potts Way in Burnley, and has a capacity of 22,546, all seated. . The Belgian international admits the transition from continental football to England's second tier can be a major culture clash for overseas' players. Hoefkens, who joined Albion from Stoke in a deal worth pounds 750,000, believes Tininho and Filipe Teixeira Filipe de Andrade Teixeira (born October 2 1980 in Paris, France) is a Portuguese footballer. He currently plays with West Bromwich Albion in the Football League Championship. Career Teixeira started his career with FC Felgueiras in the Portuguese Third Division. will be given a crash course in the rough and tumble The first use of the term Rough and Tumble for fighting dates back to the early 1700s in the North American frontier. Rough and Tumble fighting was the original American No Holds Barred underground hybrid "sport" that had but one rule - you win by knocking the man out or making him of English football should they play tomorrow. "I think I know what's coming and that's a big advantage," said Hoefkens. "That's what I've said to the Portuguese lads already because I think they're going to be very surprised in the first game at Burnley. "They are very direct, physical and hard to play. "If you're used to Portuguese football then you're going to think 'Woah, what is this?' after about 10 minutes. "You have to be prepared for what is coming and if you've played for a few years over here then it's a big advantage because you know what the teams are like, especially those who don't have that much quality and come to you not wanting to play." CAPTION(S): NEW RECRUITS... Pedro Pele, Carl Hoefkens and James Morrison join boss Tony Mowbray. |
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