Football: BAZ WELL OP FOR IT; Miracle man Fergie back in action for Gers next week.Byline: ROBERT MARTIN Robert J. Martin (born January 13, 1947) is an American Republican Party politician, who has served as a member of the New Jersey State Senate since 1993, where he represents the 26th Legislative District. in Bayreuth RANGERS skipper Barry Ferguson Barry Ferguson MBE (born Hamilton, Scotland, February 2, 1978) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays in midfield. He currently plays for and captains both Scottish Premier League club Rangers and the Scotland national team. last night gave Alex McLeish Alexander "Alex" McLeish (born January 21 1959, Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland) nicknamed "Big Eck",[1] is a former professional footballer and is currently manager of the Scotland national team. a huge boost by targeting next week's trip to Windsor Park This article refers to the home ground of the Northern Irish Football Club. For other uses of Windsor Park, see Windsor Park (disambiguation). Windsor Park is the home ground of the Northern Irish football club, Linfield FC, in Belfast. as his comeback date. The 25-year-old underwent a pelvic operation just days after leading his side to the domestic Treble in May. But after making an astonishing recovery the midfielder revealed he expects to feature in next Wednesday's friendly with Linfield. And he is so desperate to get involved that boss McLeish had to refuse his demands to train with the rest of the first team at pre-season training in Germany. Ferguson said: "I'm feeling good. I hope to start training with the team next Monday. I am ahead of schedule and hope to play 45 or 60 minutes against Linfield. "Two weeks after my operation I was doing my exercises and I've got to do that every day until I stop playing. "For the last week I have been kicking the ball. I would like to join in with the boys. "It has been hard holding myself back. I keep asking if I can train but they won't let me. "I am so desperate to play a game, that's the only thing I am missing, match fitness." Player of the Year Ferguson defied the pain barrier last season in order to skipper his side to Treble glory. But he revealed he would happily have packed in six weeks before the end of the campaign when his injury made it difficult to even kick a ball. He said: "I won't tell any lies, the last six weeks was a nightmare, and there were times when I just wanted to go in and get it done, but we agreed to leave it until the end of the season. "There was a championship to win and cups to win. It was an easy decision to keep playing. "It's good to be able to play without any pain. The doctor and the surgeon said everything went great, and they're delighted with the way things have gone." McLeish, meanwhile, refused to comment on reports linking Gers with Motherwell defender Stephen Pearson Stephen Paul Pearson (born October 2, 1982 in Lanark) is a Scottish footballer, currently playing for Premier League team Derby County. Early career As a boy, Pearson attended the renowned Our Lady's High School in Motherwell and is one of the school's numerous famous , already the subject of an unsuccessful bid by Premiership side Leicester. McLeish said: "I am not going to commenton speculation." CAPTION(S): CHAMP AT THE BIT: Treble winner Fergie can't wait to play IBROX LINK:Pearson |
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