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Topic: Alan Smith


In the News (Sun 12 Oct 08)

  
  ESPNsoccernet - Alan Smith Stats, News - Newcastle
Alan Smith's career was rocked in February 2006 after suffering an injury which Sir Alex Ferguson described as being one of the worst he'd ever seen.
Smith joined Leeds' Centre of Excellence at the age of 10, although his progress was checked somewhat when he went home from the now-defunct National Centre of Excellence at Lilleshall after failing to settle.
Smith agreed to waive his signing-on fee as a sign of goodwill, with the club also confirming no agents' fees were incurred.
soccernet.espn.go.com /players/profile?id=7813&cc=4716   (1150 words)

  
 Hunky Male Celebs: Alan Smith
Smith showed his class in 2001 while helping to lead the Leeds side through the much vaunted Champions League, though his experience ended on a sour note as he was sent off in the semi final.
Smith was believed to be one of several United stars who were heavily criticised by Roy Keane in an MUTV interview that was thought too explosive to be aired and consigned to the cutting room floor by club officials.
Smith cemented his place in the hearts of Manchester United fans when he turned down the honourable chance of playing for his country, in order to work on his fitness in his new midfield role, in the reserve squad.
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 Alan Smith
Alan Smith is a hard-working footballer, who got his start with his hometown and future club at age 10, when he entered the Leeds United Centre of Excellence.
Smith showed his class in 2001 while helping to lead the Leeds side through the much vaunted Champions League, though his experience ended on a sour note as he was sent off in the semifinal.
Ferguson stated, "Roy sees characteristics in Alan that he saw in himself as a young player, which could help Alan develop into a very good player in that position."[1] Smith got his chance to prove his credentials as a replacement for Keane when the United skipper was injured early on in the 2005/2006 season.
www.123football.com /players/s/alan-smith/index.htm   (1177 words)

  
  Drummerworld: Alan Dawson
George "Alan" Dawson was born in 1929 in Marietta, Pennsylvania and raised in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood.
Alan always felt that coordination was good to have, but when taken to extremes it could set up rhythmic interference instead of keeping the groove going.
Alan once stated that, "The difference between jazz and other music is like the difference between marching and dancing - marching is done on the heels and dancing is done on the toes.
www.drummerworld.com /drummers/Alan_Dawson.html   (1310 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet England: Alan Smith
After the appointment of David O'Leary in October 1998, Smith was one of several youngsters to benefit from the Irishman's belief in his younger charges.
Smith, playing both in midfield and up front at times, was a real star in Switzerland, even though David Platt's side failed to make it through their group.
Smith was named man of the match as he enhanced his credentials for the role alongside Michael Owen massively.
www.soccernet.com /england/players/smithalan.html   (469 words)

  
 •Alan Smith•
Alan Smith has announced he is in negotiations to sign a new deal with Manchester United.
ALAN SMITH is at the centre of a tug-of-war between FOUR Premiership clubs - with Everton boss David Moyes making the first move to land the Manchester United star.
Smith is also reluctant to leave Old Trafford - a fact underlined by his refusal to go on loan while recovering from the horrific leg break he suffered last year.
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 www.manutdzone.com : Alan Smith: A career profile with pictures
Alan "Smudger" Smith joined Leeds' Centre of Excellence at the age of 10, although his progress was checked somewhat when he went home from the now-defunct National Centre of Excellence at Lilleshall after failing to settle.
Smith, playing both in midfield and up front at times, was a real star in Switzerland, even though David Platt's side failed to make it through their group.
Smith agreed to waive his signing-on fee as a sign of goodwill, with the club also confirming no agents' fees were incurred.
www.manutdzone.com /playerpages/AlanSmith.htm   (1133 words)

  
 Alan Smith's Thought for the Day
Alan Smith serves as the minister for the Helen Street Church of Christ in Fayetteville, North Carolina, home of Fort Bragg.
Alan has been preaching for 29 years and has been with the Helen Street Church of Christ since August 2006.
Alan has been married for 29 years to the former Sueanne Sword, and they have three children -- Charity (living in Baumholder, Germany), Amber (living in Eindhoven, Netherlands) and Joshua (attending Western Kentucky University).
tftd.faithsite.com /content.asp?CID=14563   (190 words)

  
 BBC - Leeds We are Leeds - Alan Smith
Alan Smith was born on 28 October 1980 in Rothwell.
Alan Smith is loved by United fans for his dedication and skill, despite his reputation for his short temper.
Just three weeks on from his 18th birthday, Alan Smith scored with his first touch in senior football, in front of the Anfield Kop to level the scores in a game Leeds United went on to win 3 -1 on Saturday 14 November 1998.
www.bbc.co.uk /leeds/features/great_loiners/alan_smith.shtml   (188 words)

  
 TheFA.com - Alan Smith
Alan Smith began 2007 by rejecting a loan move to Championship side Cardiff City and vowing to fight for his place at Manchester United after recovering from the broken leg and dislocated ankle that had dealt his career such a crushing blow almost a year earlier.
Despite his characteristic determination, Smith was forced to concede defeat in his battle to convince United manager Sir Alex Ferguson that he should be a permanent fixture in his side, and he agreed a £6million summer switch to Newcastle.
Smith lined up in attack in England's 2-1 Wembley friendly defeat by Germany in August, when he was withdrawn for Peter Crouch after 57 minutes.
www.thefa.com /England/SeniorTeam/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/01/Poty_AlanSmith.htm   (368 words)

  
 PC(USA) - Mission Connections - Alan and Ellen Smith   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Alan and Ellen Smith were appointed in 2001 to serve in Russia as coordinators of the congregational twinning project in Russia and Belarus, a program that matches up interested congregations in the United States with congregations in Russia and Belarus for friendship and mission.
In the past three years, the Smiths have worked to deepen the connection with the Baptist Union and to develop connections to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia and Other States and the Russian Orthodox Church.
The Smiths did their undergraduate work in Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, from which Al holds a bachelor’s in economics and Ellen a bachelor’s degree in English and history.
www.pcusa.org /missionconnections/profiles/smitha.htm   (696 words)

  
 Smith, Alan - Hall of Fame - Trevecca Trojans - Trevecca Nazarene University - Nashville, Tennessee
Alan Smith, a 1993 Trevecca Hall of Fame inductee, also became a member of the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1995.
Smith, served Trevecca for 35 years before retiring in 2007, began his tenure in the Trevecca Athletic Department as the head coach of the first ever Trevecca men's and women's tennis teams in 1972.
Smith was the first, and remains the only, person from Trevecca to be inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame.
www.trevecca.edu /athletics/hof/alan.smith.html   (943 words)

  
 •Alan Smith•
Smith was sent off for two over-zealous challenges, but still received a standing ovation from the fans as he sprinted off the pitch.
Alan was disappointed to miss out on an FA Cup Final berth as he was forced to watch on as United squandered chance after chance on a heartbreaking afternoon.
Alan Smith believes bringing success to Manchester United is more important than sealing a spot in England's squad, if they qualify for the World Cup.
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 SI.com - Soccer - England in turmoil again after Alan Smith dropped following arrest - Friday November 14, 2003 9:22AM
The Smith affair was a major embarrassment for Eriksson, who had called up the Leeds star after Darius Vassell injured his knee in an Aston Villa friendly in Dubai.
Smith was released on bail without charge but ordered to return for further questioning at a later date.
The FA said it had known that Smith would be questioned by police Thursday but the "voluntary interview" had been arranged before the player knew he would be selected for the England squad.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2003/soccer/11/14/bc.eu.spt.soc.england.smith.ap   (739 words)

  
 CNN.com - England release Smith after arrest - Nov. 14, 2003
Smith's outstanding recent form for struggling Leeds had won him a recall to the England squad.
Smith, who had only been called up just a few hours earlier for Sunday's friendly against Denmark as a replacement for Darius Vassell, was questioned by police and later released on bail.
Smith threw it back off the pitch and in a strange twist it hit the sister of one of his best friends.
cnn.com /2003/SPORT/football/11/14/smith.bottle.reut   (414 words)

  
 Alan Smith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Smith continued his run through the Leeds side, as the club began to grow in stature.
The No. 17 shirt bearer, Smith announced his desire to leave Leeds due to relegation in May of 2004, ending his Leeds career by kissing the badge and crying at his last match.
Smith responded in spectacular fashion, giving a man-of-the-match performance as his side won 1-0.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alan_Smith   (1649 words)

  
 Drummerworld: Alan White
It's one of the great ironies in Alan White's career that he came to fame in the shadow of the drummer he replaced in Yes, Bill Bruford.
In a way it was neither musician's fault — Bruford was considered, after Carl Palmer, the hottest drummer in England, while White had, in the public's perception, played in a few highly visible bands and gigs without a lot of acclaim.
No more fitting tribute to Alan White's abilities exists than that paid him by Bill Bruford, who applauds the sheer power of White's playing and the fact that he has retained his inventiveness over any number of extended arena-to-arena tours.
www.drummerworld.com /drummers/Alan_White.html   (1060 words)

  
 Alan Smith
Smith is interested in the physiology and molecular genetics of flower and pollen development.
Smith is a graduate faculty member of the Plant Biological Sciences and the Applied Plant Sciences graduate programs and is a member of Plant Molecular Genetics Institute.
Gasser, C.S., K.A. Budelier, A.G. Smith, D.M. Shah, and R.T. Fraley.
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 ManUtd- Alan Smith
Alan Smith, a competitive and aggressive player has been useful ever since he transferred to Man United from Leeds.
Smith, though young at only 23 years, he has already scored 2 goals for Man Utd and 1 international goal --- and we're still counting.
Smith began his career at his home-town club Leeds.He has tended to make an impact in most things he has achieved as a player.
www.angelfire.com /psy/manunited/smith.htm   (138 words)

  
 profile on alan smith
Alan trained with Mark for two years before he again had to move for work reasons, this time to Corby working for a construction company.
Alan travelled widely viewing as many classes as he could; one of these journeys took him to Leicester where he sat in on a class being run by Sifu Derek Frearson.
Alan started to train with Sifu Derek while still maintaining his studies in Corby until he became a closed-door student and would travel to Leicester two to three times each week for private tuition.
www.itswa.co.uk /sifu_alansmith.htm   (1074 words)

  
 Alan Smith | Newcastle United | Squad | Profiles
A hometown hero and a teen idol for supporters of hometown club Leeds, Smith was the pin-up boy for the club for the 2002-2004 seasons, winning the 'Supporter's Player of the Year' award two years running, a first in Leeds' history, as Smith was one of their own.
Smith started the second chapter of his career on 8 August 2004 at the Community Shield in Cardiff, netting for the 'Red Devils' against Arsenal with a swerving volley.
As a youngster, Smith was a keen BMX racer and at the age of 8 was the British Champion but chose to give that up in favour of playing football - a decision he has never had cause to regret.
www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk /page/Profiles/0,,10278~5736,00.html   (669 words)

  
 Sit on It! - Jimmy Smith details - Alan-Silvestri.com
Alan also co-arranged all the music with Eugene McDaniels.
Unlike the Scherrie and Susaye album, Alan's funky guitar playing is much more on the foreground.
Writer/producer Gene McDaniels has worked with Alan several times (Scherrie and Susaye, Mystique, The Mack) and the same applies to bass player Abraham Laboriel (Scherrie and Susaye, The Mexican).
www.alan-silvestri.com /discography/jimmysmith.html   (179 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Man Utd | Man Utd sign Smith
Smith passed a medical on Wednesday and then put pen to paper on a five-year contract at Old Trafford.
Smith, born in Leeds, signed his first professional contract at Elland Road in 1998 and made his first-team debut that same year, scoring with his first touch against Liverpool.
Smith can also operate in midfield, but it is understood Ferguson sees him mainly as a striker, which could signal the end of the road at Old Trafford for Diego Forlan and even Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leeds_united/3723993.stm   (586 words)

  
 RTÉ Sport: Leeds deny Alan Smith reports
Smith, who is on standby for the European Championships next month in Portugal, effectively had the luxury of deciding which Premiership club to join.
Leeds-born Smith's move to the club's arch rivals is destined to infuriate the Elland Road support who, prior to the catastrophic season which led to relegation, also saw their star defender Rio Ferdinand move to Old Trafford.
Alan Smith's proposed move to Man Utd is certain to infuriate Leeds fans
www.rte.ie /sport/2004/0522/smitha.html   (400 words)

  
 Alan Smith
Smith completed his controversial £7million switch from Leeds and immediately set his sights on ousting either Ruud van Nistelrooy or Louis Saha from Sir Alex Ferguson's first-choice side.
Sadly for Smith, in his first season United turned out not to be a team of winners as they ended the season trophy-less.
After 14 minutes Alan Smith had a shot headed off the line by Gael Clichy in a period when the action flowed from one goal to the other with Michae...
www.4thegame.com /club/manchester-united-fc/player-profile/651/alansmith.html   (705 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Man Utd | Smith describes broken leg agony
Midfielder Alan Smith hopes to make a full recovery after suffering a horrific leg break in Manchester United's FA Cup defeat by Liverpool.
Smith broke his left leg and dislocated his ankle after falling awkwardly.
Smith collapsed in agony after he tried to block a John Arne Riise free-kick in the closing stages of the fifth-round tie.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/4731224.stm   (500 words)

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