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We have a very strong squad and I'm convinced I'm not the only one able to win a singles. We have won many ties despite injury worries.

We have a very experienced squad and we're ready for the season to begin. The opening weekend will be very challenging. The matches will give us a good indication of where we're at, this early in the season.

We have a terrific young squad but we lack a winning mentality which you can only get through experience. He has the mentality to help us make a big step. Everybody tells me we have the players, but we have to prove it. Away from home we have to do better. Edgar can help us.

We have a strong and solid squad with gifted players. There is no need to worry. We can chase three different titles at the same time.

We have a number of candidates for captain and we will be assessing leadership qualities and their aptitude for the job during the squad sessions over the next few weeks.

Watson gives the squad added flexibility. We can choose to play two spinners if the pitch looks like it will offer them something, or we can play four bowlers with Watson providing a fifth option.

We don't have the squad that can go out laissez-faire against an aggressive team like Palisade. We can only be good if five guys are playing hard together.

We are running a younger boys squad this year, and I'm seeing them improve by leaps and bounds every day. All the hard work they are putting in early in the season is really going to pay off.

We are really pleased with the players we have got in the squad and with just a couple more additions we feel we can keep on going upwards.

We are really happy for the kids and were impressed with their level of play today. Richmond is a solid squad and we had to play well to beat them. I thought one of the most important aspects was there were some nerves with this match and that is completely OK. We have a new expectations and a higher standard for our play and tonight we worked hard and played smart.

The police response was excellent and the bomb squad was here in 12 minutes. It was an unfortunate situation but it ran smoothly. The students were very mature and excellent in terms of their cooperation.

We had an older squad last year and when you have that experience, it helps out a bunch. They had already played with each other for a year and knew what they were doing out there.

When Gavin is available or if he plays well enough to get back into the squad he will be treated like every other player and welcomed back.

We didn't do as well as we have in the past, but then again we didn't have a full squad either.

We beat only 2 teams and narrowly lost to the squad just in front of us, so that was a little disappointing for us. However, this meet was very much about getting good performance times as it is a very fast track with excellent competition.

There are three Academy boys in the whole squad - Mark Easter, Dylan Hartley and Alex Rae - in their first year, and they are proving their worth already,

Totten-ham have a good team, a good squad and a good manager. They will fight to be in the top four and we will try to do the same. I don't know if it's possible but we will try.

This squad is loaded with really great athletes and I really think they're going to make some noise in the league.

We don't just have a lot of kids coming out, we've got a lot of quality kids competing. We're lucky enough to have a very deep squad this year if we can stay healthy. We're very deep in a lot of events.

We worked hard on that the other day in practice. We worked on a set squad to go out there and play hard defense until they turned it over or we decided it was time to foul.

Keeping players happy is not easy and I think anyone with a big squad will tell you that.

Shinji is a quality player but he is not the only one who is finding it hard to get regular football. There are many top players in the squad and there is plenty of competition.

The fact that he was included in the squad after missing the camp was a fantastic sign,

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I was out there with the White House press squad, and after his helicopter took off, and the carpet rolled up...This wasn't a photograph that others were taking, but I continued to take pictures.

I love singing along to the radio while I'm riding in the back of a squad car.

Because Utah is largely Mormon country, the firing squad's a little different. You're blindfolded but no cigarette.

Now in Utah if you get the death sentence, they have the firing squad. In Russia, they call that early retirement.

We knew that his retirement would come one day and we both have been planning for it by ensuring the quality of the squad

We return everyone from last year's squad and we will compete well. We don't have great pure soccer players but we have multi-sport athletes who play very hard.

We picked a squad for the one-day series and we'll be sticking to it.

This will be a totally different game. We respect the Egyptians, but we have an extremely talented squad ourselves.

This year's squad can shut anybody out in the country. Last year's squad could score a goal at any minute.

This tour gives us a great chance to prepare those in our first team squad who are not involved in the World Cup quarter-finals for the new season.

This seriously is one of the loosest teams in the history of baseball. It has to do with the character of the squad and starting 15-30. When you start off in the loser echelons of baseball, you learn how to come together quickly.

This seriously is one of the loosest teams in the history of baseball, ... It has to do with the character of the squad and starting 15-30. When you start off in the loser echelons of baseball, you learn how to come together quickly.

This will ensure that we have a bigger squad to select our team from. Yesterday (Sunday) we controlled the game from start to finish and we could have scored three goals in t he first half. We did everything but score and after the break we were much better and scored three times.

The players are still behind the manager. He's the man in charge. He picks the squad and the team and the players respect him.

We've got the international break coming up, though, so hopefully all but Luque will be ready after that. I'll look forward to that because as a manager you want to have tough decisions to make. The team has been picking itself this season but with a fully fit squad then I'll be confident we can push up the table and get to an area in the table where we want to be.

With one Castle Test completed, we are now able to reduce the squad to 14 players and will reduce it further to 13 for the last Castle Test at Liberty Life Wanderers.

We must be careful that the mood in the squad is not too good. The coach agrees with me on this point.

We will, in conjunction with Gloucester, monitor Phil's progress over the next few weeks, but he will not be considered for the Wales game. I am disappointed for Phil, because he is an outstanding member of the squad and we hope to see him back soon.

We will have a look again at Zoltan over the weekend but he could be involved in the squad for Monday, which would be good news.

Two great attributes for a coach are: one, to be able to teach everybody on the squad, and two, to get players on the squad to play better than they are. Those things are very, very, very difficult to do, and very few in the league can do it.

There have been a lot of changes and there were a lot of players I felt it was time to move on. There was a lot of discontent in the squad when I arrived and we had to start afresh. We need to work hard and stick together. When I came here I felt there was an unhealthy size of squad, if you get maybe a dozen players not playing games it's too many.

Were hoping to try and arrange a game for Chris Lumsdon just to try and get him some match practice. Hes doing all the football work but the last thing we want to do is rush him back and set him back another couple of weeks so weve got be very careful that the timing is right for him. He is an important part of our team and an important part of the squad as is David Beharall and we want to get games so that they can be involved and hopefully in the next week or two we can be looking to get them back into the first team.

We're hoping to get a couple in on loan and a couple permanently. We've probably got the youngest squad in Stockport's history and we need more experience.

You can lose against a great squad like Bayern,

We also have players with minor knocks but we have a squad in which every single player is capable of doing a job,

We've got a great squad now and great players.

We will be taking one game at a time - there is no other sensible way to do it. As for another long trip, we know this is all part of playing at this standard and the entire squad is looking forward to the challenge, as it has done all season - spirit is as high as always.

We will be taking a 12-man squad plus me, and I am going to be very careful about a decision on my fitness.

We have a couple of tough opponents coming up. Millis is a good squad and I don't know much about Dover-Sherborn, but we just need to play our game.

This was the best squad we could assemble for this tournament. We have some time to prepare before the World Cup.

This was a big day for our girls, and it was the largest competitive squad that we've had ever.

We finished last year just under .500. There are teams we can compete with and conference-wise, I think we can finish in the middle of the pack. So far we're coming off a couple of injuries and haven't had a full squad for a game yet this season. It will come. I'm confident.

We knew about that. We want to get him over to join up with the squad and he can travel back for the court case.

To have a world-class tight-head in your squad is a huge asset, not only for his playing ability but for his overall contribution both on and off the field.

This year also marks the 40th anniversary of their 1965 national championship team, which was followed by the great '66 squad that played to a 10-10 tie against Notre Dame in the famous Game of the Century.

What came across from the survey of their members conducted by the Professional Rugby Players' Association, as well as the squad and the captain, was that Andy had the support and confidence of the players. Andy is an honest, sincere guy who speaks from the heart. He was upset at what happened in the Six Nations.

We felt that we needed to strengthen the squad ahead. We are getting a player who can cover all the outside back positions and who has a wealth of Super League experience behind him.

We certainly believe he will be staying with the club next year. He signed a new long-term contract and there is two further years to go on that. He is part of our squad which we are looking to improve in the summer.

We are trying to strengthen the squad as much as possible. There are a number we are still looking at for January and we will have to wait and see how things develop but I am hoping to improve things as we still have a wee bit to go.

We are trying to make space in our squad by releasing or paying up the contracts of certain players, but it is an extremely difficult exercise at this time of the season.

We're trying to get a squad that's going to keep us in the running for promotion.

To be honest I am more focused on getting into the side here at the Borders that worrying about Scotland right now. There is so much strength in the back row at this club. I feel that we definitely have the squad here that can win games whereas last year we were not quite equipped for the job. We have made a few signings and I see no reason why we can't win a few matches. The players are really close, probably more so than last year.

Brad Hodge can count himself unlucky not to be included. It is fair to say that the (selectors) were looking for Brad to put together some really big scores in (domestic first-class) cricket to consolidate his position in the test squad but unfortunately that hasn't happened. The decision on the make-up of the fast bowling quartet was not an easy one, given that we are without Glenn McGrath for this series.

At the time of the accident, we believe the officer was off-duty, therefore we believe he is liable as well as the city of Fort Worth because he was driving a city of Fort Worth squad car. If you loan your car to anybody, and that person gets in an accident, and you gave them permission to drive it, you're responsible.

Conrad is a huge loss to our side and the entire squad really feels for him. You can't easily replace a player of his class.

Dimitri had a very good November tour. He left the squad because of his injury but he is fit again and his return is logical.

Consistency will hold the key in Melbourne. It is with this in mind that we have stuck to our current squad despite the fact that some of the other teams have strengthened their ranks will full internationals. We definitely have the skill, capability and confidence to be amongst the contenders for a medal the Games.

Craig's not in the squad tomorrow and I'd like to talk about the game we've got tomorrow,

Each generation produces its squad of "moderns" with peashooters to attack Gibraltar

Each generation produces its squad of ''moderns'' with peashooters to attack Gibraltar.

There was a definite improvement in attitude from the whole squad today, following last week's defeat by Parkway.

There's going to be a lot of tough decisions. We've talked about the fact that we have a good squad of players; it's pretty deep and that leads to a lot of tough decisions week in and week out.

There's no chance of us talking about new players until the 21st. The press has a right to inform and say what it wants. But if we had to act on all the signings, we would have a squad of 60 players.

There's nothing we can do about it and we've just got to do what we can with the squad we've got.

They are an NCAA team. They are a good young squad who deserve to go. The Big East should get eight or nine teams in.

The whole squad will share my sense of frustration. We must look forward to one big effort and try to take something positive out of this tour.

The way he trains is an example for any cricketer and professional. The whole squad is happy for him. It is great for him and great for Sri Lankan cricket.

There will be some healthy competition within the girls squad to see who will make up the top five. The group is working hard and pushing each other, which is great to see. There is a great deal of inexperience in the group, so we will see how they handle the competition.

I've watched the current squad three or four times and I think that survival will be the first aim, but Keegan has got this way about him.

I underestimated the A- League when I put my squad together. I put my hand up for that one.

These next two weeks will be the most important of FAU history. There has never been as much tension on this team as there is now. Every person on this squad needs to tighten the bolts down.

The selectors were unanimous in the decision to select Hamish. We acknowledge his recent lack of form but believe he will turn it around. We were also conscious of the need to retain continuity within the squad and not to make wholesale changes.

The selectors also considered Alex for the Test squad - and although he's not been included on this occasion, he made a good impression in Pakistan and is one of a number of spin bowlers we have chosen on the A tour.

The squad we have got at this football club now, Graeme said it is the best squad he has ever assembled,

The squad has had a good rest this week after our trip. While we have had a short preparation this week, it has been a concentrated one.

The squad had a get together yesterday just with the players, and it felt like being part of a club side,

The squad are obviously disappointed (after last weekend) but you can sense a feeling of resolve there also which is encouraging. We've got to make sure that we take something from the game and push on for the rest of the season. We need to front up when we don't perform well.

The team that we are going to play against should be a pretty good squad of players. Our focus this weekend is to do the best that we can. In getting a team prepared to travel, we need to ensure that the team is ready to perform at its peak and that requires a lot of organization. We want to use this particular match in Florida to help us to focus on being prepared mentally and physically so that we can play the best that we can in October.

The team shouldn't miss one player. Kieran Richardson was a great influence on us because he had a lot of pace and was an aggressive lad, ... But I should be able to find one player in my squad who can match his qualities even if maybe they are not as good.

The Team Fiji Committee concentrated on building up the national squad and the recruitment of the coach Megan Simpson. we concentrated on planning the event.

The surroundings are great, it is a fantastic area and the facilities are superb. You need the players as well and they have brought them in. The squad is good enough to challenge. Hopefully I can bring a bit of experience, as I know how to win trophies.

The third piece was the job that the coaches did last year, taking that young squad and developing some of those young players, and then being able to augment it this year. We looked at it and said, '03 and '04 were what we were shooting for.

The Texas relays is one of the premier meets in the country-we've got a small squad here, 25 athletes-our elite group.

I've lost Darren Bent to the senior squad so this is a wonderful opportunity for Cameron,

Ten Welsh players in the squad is not too bad - I think it is more than what people would have said at the start of the season - so I don't think we can complain too much.

Tennessee is a young and very talented team. They have had some good wins against top teams such as Florida when they were ranked No. 5 in the country. Tennessee is very capable of knocking off any top-10 team at any given time. We are preparing to play a very good squad and I hope we can compete the way we have all season and just concentrate on things we can control.