“We're delighted,” the boss told reporters at a press conference on arrival in Kansas City. “He's a fantastic centre-half – a great competitor with a marvellous attitude to winning games and it [this deal] really strengthens our hand.
It's a province that desperately needs development, and better security so we're delighted to have the American troops coming."
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"I think in the back of all our minds there is that sense of loss, and while we're delighted to be here and we're delighted to receive the accolade of this town, I think it will always be tinged with a degree of sadness for those that aren't with us, and indeed those that are injured and can't parade, " he said.