From the Ronnie:
CARL Cort believes Newcastle United can match the
famous Crazy Gang spirit of his former club
Wimbledon.
The #7 million signing met his new teammates for the
first time yesterday at the club's Chester-le-Street
training ground.
And he saw at first hand the togetherness that
manager Bobby Robson is building into the squad after
the divisions of the Ruud Gullit regime.
Cort, who signed a five-year-contract with the club
last week, said: "Everyone made me feel very
welcome.
"There were one or two familiar faces - I know
Kieron Dyer and Andy Griffin from the England
Under-21s and Warren Barton from my days as an
apprentice at Wimbledon.
"They're always helpful and while every club is
different the atmosphere amongst the lads was
brilliant.
"The only different to Wimbledon is that there are a lot
more foreign players here - at Wimbledon the side
was mainly made up of English players."
Robson put the squad, including misfit Silvio Maric,
through light morning and afternoon sessions.
"I felt fine to be honest. I'd been with the England
Under-21s through part of the summer so I've kept
myself in shape - but I'm sure it's going to get harder,"
said Cort.
Cort was unveiled at the training ground today along
with Argentinian new boys Christian Bassedas and
Daniel Cordone.
-- Anonymous, July 12, 2000