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The Dons may be displaced but they are not as misguided as

The Dons may be displaced but they are not as misguided as their League position suggests and, here in Milton Keynes, the Hammers’ winless run extended to nine games, with Pardew’s personal tally reaching seven. For a man still waiting to lead West Ham to victory the thought for Alan Pardew must have been that in playing Wimbledon, the bottom side in the First Division, the fates would finally smile on him Wrong. A spokesman from the hospital said: “Following his surgery just over a week ago, Keith has responded well to treatment and is continuing to make good progress.”Keith is now out of intensive care and is fully conscious and beginning rehabilitation work on the ward, which is the next step in his recovery. Staff are pleased with how he is doing and his progressso far.”Supporters raised more than £2,600 for the hospital’s Neurosurgical Trust Fund during City’s match against Bristol Rovers on Saturday.. The 45-year-old collapsed at home two weeks ago and has been recovering at Sheffield’s Royal Hallamshire Hospital from a complex operation to repair a ruptured cerebral aneurysm – the swelling of a blood vessel.The assistant manager, Gary Simpson, has been in control of the first team in Alexander’s absence. We have the experience, we have gained the knowledge and there’s no reason why we can’t turn this club around.”The Lincoln City manager, Keith Alexander, is out of intensive care and beginning rehabilitation following brain surgery.

Robson was shunted into the background and ultimately relieved of his duties.Robson is under no illusion of the task facing him as he embarks on the new challenge at Valley Parade and he accepts it is a far cry from the big-spending days at Boro.As well as the problems on the pitch – Bradford have not won in 12 games – the club’s financial situation remains finely balanced as they have yet to recover from the dark days of administration in 2002.The chairman, Gordon Gibb, has made Robson acutely aware there will be no funds available for the new partnership to spend, but Robson believes all the experience he and Todd have of the game should stand them in good stead to bring the good times back to West Yorkshire.”We’ve got to get the basics right first,” he said. Substitutes not used: Fontana (gk), Luciano, Adani, Kily Gonzalez.Arsenal (4-4-2): Lehmann; Tour?Cygan, Campbell, Cole; Ljungberg, Edu, Parlour, Pires; Kanu (Gilberto, 73), Henry (Aliadi?, 88). Substitutes not used: Stack (gk), Keown, Clichy, Papadopulos, Hoyte.Referee: W Stark (Germany).. Bryan Robson is delighted to have his “foot back in the door” following his appointment as manager of Bradford. It was heady stuff and Arsenal appear set to head on in Europe.Internazionale (3-4-3): Toldo; Cordoba, Materazzi, Cannavaro (Pasquale, 59); J Zanetti, C Zanetti, Lamouchi (Almeyda, 57), Brechet; Van der Meyde (Cruz, 69), Vieri, Martins. “Hopefully I can achieve what myself and Colin have come here for, which is to keep the club in the First Division.”It’s going to be a hard job but it’s a job we’re up for and I’m just looking forward to getting back to the coaching side of things again.”Robson has been off the managerial circuit following his departure from Middlesbrough in December 2000.The former England captain took over at Boro when they were languishing in the First Division in 1994, and guided them into the Premier League and to three cup finals.The club finished runners-up on all three occasions and also suffered relegation in 1997 before regaining their Premiership status at the first attempt.The beginning of the end came in December 2000 when Terry Venables was brought in.

The former Derby and Bolton manager Colin Todd, who was on the shortlist of three for the managerial post, has been named as Robson’s assistant.”This is a step for me where I can get my foot back in the door working with players again,” the former Middlesbrough manager said. Inter pressed and mild alarm followed a series of corners but Vieri was being slowly starved of opportunities.Inter tried to press but to no avail. Three times Henry broke away and on the third he accelerated, then checked, then accelerated again before rolling the ball beyond Francesco Toldo. Edu then slid home a fourth after panic engulfed the home defence and, after the ball broke kindly to him as he burst across the area, Robert Pires claimed a fifth.

The goal allowed them to play to their forte, on the counter. Arsenal were enlivened and almost immediately extended that lead Henry, threatening to go clear, was only just thwarted. Fortunately, he was unaccompanied by any marker and, as Henry crossed from the left, the Swede had picked his moment well and scored from six yards.Inter were so flustered they waited for the offside flag Rightly it didn’t come. With Kanu poorly placed, the Frenchman cleverly held on until Fredrik Ljungberg joined the attack. Christian Zanetti intervened and found Vieri, who was allowed dangerous space.