Rooney said that concerns over the club's squad strength were behind his decision to seek an exit, but then made the shock U-turn after speaking to manager Sir Alex Ferguson and the club's owners who he stressed "convinced me this is where I belong".

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Crawley Town manager Steve Evans had predicted a shock 1-0 win for his side before the game.

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He still remembers the shock he felt a few years ago when a manager accused him of shirking his duties.

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Both teams needed a positive showing after difficult starts to this campaign, but Villa - for whom Kevin MacDonald is still the caretaker manager after Martin O'Neill's shock exit - were dealt a blow before kick-off as new signing Stephen Ireland got injured in the warm-up.

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Storrie had said on Sunday that the south-coast club would take their time in finding a new manager, but revealed that the "huge, huge shock" of Redknapp's departure to Tottenham made a quick appointment imperative.

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Darren Ferguson - in his first home match since taking over as Preston manager - harboured hopes of starting his reign by producing a shock against the FA Cup holders.

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The managerial merry-go-round spun ever faster in British football in 1998, beginning in February with the shock announcement that Ruud Gullit had left Chelsea and Gianluca Vialli would become the new player-manager.

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Hearts manager Paulo Sergio made nine changes, with only Marius Zaliukas and Danny Grainger retaining their places after the shock midweek Scottish Communities League Cup defeat by Ayr United.

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