‘Remote Chance9 Of Law Playing In N.Z.

Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31380, 27 May 1967, Page 15

‘Remote Chance 9 Of Law Playing In N.Z.

(New Zealand Pratt Aeeaciationl AUCKLAND. The Scottish international inside-forward, D. Law, who cost his chib £115,000 in a transfer fee from Italy, is unlikely to play in either game for Manchester United in New Zealand.

The club’s manager, Mr M. Busby, said in Auckland last evening that Law would definitely not play against Auckland tomorrow.

He added that there was only a remote chance of Law being fit to play against New Zealand in Christchurch next Wednesday. "Denis is suffering from a thigh Injury he roceived in the Scotland v. Russia international two weeks ago and he did not play in the final two matches of the English championship,** said Mr Busby. Went Off Field After playing only half a game for United against Dundee in a match played at San Francisco, Law was forced to leave the field. Another player who will not be playing on Sunday Will be the veteran centre-half, W. Foulkes, who had treatment for a thigh Injury in Auckland yesterday. It is possible Sat he will play at Cfaristurch, however. The Manchester players arrived in Auckland yesterday morning, noticably travel weary, end were confronted with some exasperating delays. Arriving at the Inter national airport shortly after 7 a m., th* team was finally allowed to leave more than an hour later. Boots Withheld In the meantime, agriculture departmental officials had withheld eight pairs of football boots and one pair

of golf shoe* belonging to Foulkes. The detained items had Californian soil on the studs. To add to the confusion of the boots and customs, Law discovered that he had lost more than £l5O on the way from San Francisco. He said he thought he had left his wallet at Honolulu, the last airport before Auckland. A traditional Maori welcome awaited the plvers in their hotel foyer, and after television interview* and breakfast the players hurried off to bed for the first time in nearly 48 hours. Mr Busby's comment was: “I think at least the interviewing could have been done either later in the day or even tomorrow.” Beaten In UA. In America, Manchester lost both of the matches played—24 to Dundee and 1-3 to th* Portugues* side, Benefica. Mr Busby emphasised that, in spit* of these two losses, Manchester was not on a holiday jaunt ;i *W* played good football in America and both games were highly entertaining,” he said. *Tm sure we did a lot of good for th* game over there. “We are in New Zealand for the rem* purpose. We will be out to win and to entertain; there is no other way to go about it” U*3M Goalkeeper.—Wait gam united, th* InglHh ant divU ■lon soccer club, has signed the Kilmarnock goal-keeper. «• Ferguson, for IW.OOO a-world record fee for. a goal-keeper. Ferguson to a Scottish InterneJjefiMT-- awgL l