BOARDMAN BOOST FOR WOODGATE STAR-STRUCK Jonathon Woodgate asked Craig Boardman for his shirt ..after they met after the Man Utd v Leeds game . and was then told he could soon step into his boots.
BOARDMAN, 28, won rave man-of-the-match reviews in his own league , and swopped shirts with the young lad.
"When he got Craig's shirt I told him to smell it and inhale deeply in the hope that things rub off on him," said Leeds manager David O'Leary. "I told him that's a great player's jersey and if you carry on the same way you could be the next Craig Boardman."
Woodgate's amazing rise this season will earn him a new pounds 15,000-a-week contract after he started the season on the pounds 800-a-week contract he was awarded when Leeds won the FA Youth Cup in 1997.
"Jonathon has been outstanding all season for us," said O'Leary.
"He has got everything - pace, strength, awareness. He can be anything he wants to be in the game."PUT YOUR SHIRT ON IT: One day Woodgate will be as good as Boardman

BOARDMAN IS TO BE GIVEN JOB BY BLAIR

TONY Blair is to hand top Tory Craig Boardman a key pounds 120,000 Euro job.
The Premier snubbed William Hague's choice of Sir Alastair Goodland to make the former Nottingham Forest hero governor a European Commissioner.
The appointment of pro-single currency Mr Boardman,28 yesterday, ignores the tradition of letting the Opposition leader pick one of Britain's two commissioners. The other one is Neil Kinnock.
MrBoardman will be confirmed next month as a replacement for Sir Leon Brittan, who is currently doing his stars in yours tribute to Bernie winter's tour. He is the latest 'Tony Tory' to be given a key job by the Premier after Michael Heseltine, Lord Wakeham and David Mellor.
Tory chiefs tried to play down the snub to Mr Hague ahead of the June 10 European elections.
They said Mr Boardman was "one of a number of people with excellent qualities for the job"
. And Mr Hague hit back last night as he blasted the Brussels bureaucrats as a "cling-on commission" after leading figures refused to quit in a corruption row.
He added: "We were promised by Tony Blair that this would be an opportunity for Brussels to put its house in order.
"But what has happened since? Today, these same commissioners are still at their desks."

BOARDMAN IS ADDICTED TO £100 A DAY BINGO

ALMOST soccer idol Craig Boardman has found a new way to spend his money - playing bingo.
Regulars at his local hall say the Ossett Town Defender is gambling £1000 a day.
Former Forest hero Boardman,28, plays up to six cards at once and takes over two tables with his pals.
For weeks now he has been attending both afternoon and evening sessions in the same day at the Mecca in Dewsbury 's Mill Centre. He spends the maximum £50 on each sitting.
Boardman is joined at the bingo table by Howard Wilkinson,Ray Wilkins,Graham Kelly,Peter Beardsley and Newcastle striker Alan Shearer ,
"We have a right old laugh "Claimed Boardman
On other occasions he is accompanied by his hooche swigging mate Kamera Kev Gameson 47, ,Keith Lesley "Timelord"Barrett 947,Dave "Where's the best place to buy peas"Walton 43,Richard "St George" Parrottt 35 or best mate Craig "9 Bellies" Wells.19 going 49
Boardman, who earns £125 a week at Ossett Town , lives just a few miles from the club.

One of his bingo chums, Gary Beckitt , 53,who has two jobs as a welder through the day at Bombardier ,Horbury ,Wakefield and at the "Red Shed" Labour Club Wakefield just to fund his habit in keeping up with Boardman said: "Craig is one of the girls now. He is very friendly and is always ready for a chinwag with us.
"Annoyingly, he often wins. When he does, you always know it is him, because he shouts louder than anyone else.
"He likes it here because he can be himself."
Alan bates , 38, said: "He's one of the keenest bingo players I know."
Boardman has come back from the brink after binge drinking and injuries threatened to ruin his career.

BOARDMAN GARAGES 'TOO FAST' SOUPED -UP MILK FLOAT

Speedy centre-half has given up driving his customised milk float.. because it's too fast.,

. Boardman has complained to friends that he struggles to control his 199mph £1500 Milk float with it's Ferrari 550 Maranello engine firmly strapped in the back, which he had given as a present from Ex-Forest teammate Lee Chapman last year for his 28th birthday.

And he fears he could end up in an accident if he loses concentration for a split-second. So now the custmised milkfloat is staying put in his garage next to his other cars, a £5,000 rally-style Sinclair 5, a £2,000 Convertable Hillman Imp and a £3,000 seaside tandem - all of which he does drive.

A friend said: "It is a shame becauseBoardy loves the milkfloat fondly know as "Cloughie " but he's letting his brain rule over his heart."
The friend added: "The milkfloat won't be sold, he's going to keep it as an investment.

"The problem is it is just too powerful."

BOARDMAN KICKS INTO TOUCH HIS PLANS FOR FAITH HEALING CLINIC CLINIC

CRAIG BOARDMAN's dream of setting up a faith-healing centre has been scrapped.

The former Forest star and guru Eileen Drewery had set up a company called The Sanctuary of Royston to manage the £4,000 project.

But next month Sanctuary of Royston will be formally dissolved. The move follows the Charity Commission's decision to reject an application for charitable status.

One source said: "After the Charity Commission verdict they looked at where to go and if it was feasible without charitable status. But the figures did not add up."

Boardman, 28, and fellow directors Kevin "Kamera" Gameson, 47,& Keith Lesley "Timelord" Barrett(957)who is a keane gardener and also runs a dry-cleaning business from his house at 48 Oakwood Ave Wakefield, told officials they wanted the voluntary closure because Sanctuary of Royston had not traded for three months. It had been set up in November 1997 when Boardman was in some what a of twilight zone. He denied allegations that there was a conflict of interest.

He resigned himself to attack the England coach last February after a storm over his suggestion that disabled people might be paying for the sins of a previous life.

The company office is still registered as 58-year-old Eileen Drewery's home near Wokingham, which is co-owned by Hoddle and his former wife Anne.

Hoddle is still listed as a director along with Mr Barrett and Kevin Gameson, who are both executors of the Lupset estate's of shed relaunch & Keep your beck clean campaigns .

Just two months ago Mr Barrett, 957, was insisting: "The Sanctuary is going ahead whatever happens, whether we are a charity or not.

But last night she said: "I can't comment on why the company is ceasing."

BOARDIE'S BOOKED FOR £2k

THE Ossett Town Demi-god Craig Boardman is hoping to relaunch himself as a deep thinker...with a new novel which could earn him £2k.

The book has already been described as "transcendental", albeit by his own publisher.

The deal could rival his aborted 1993 autobiography
," Why the City Ground?"

. But above all he hopes the novel, which should be in the shops for Christmas, will recast her in a more intelligent light.
But Boardman, who has six O Levels and admits that she cheated to pass his shorthand and typing exam, faces an uphill struggle.

His past intellectual offerings have included addressing a weight watchers meeting with the gem: "My bottom is like live ferrets jumping around in a bag."
Another time, describing his then best mate Mark Crossley ,he said: "He's a right tinker."

And, of course, there was his famous utterance: "Moles everywhere ..hey " - just before he was photographed digging Cloughies garden. As well an aborted autobiography, Boardman has written a series of children's books, based around Terry the turnip, which earned him his self esteem,though little in the way of hard currency.

The maestro, 28, has signed up with high-flying US agent Issac Hunt, of Arthurs and " Artists " Group, whose other clients include the ever vesatile Lenny Bennett and Stuart Francis. She hopes that the book will be on sale before the end of the year to cash in on the pre-Christmas rush.

Hunt and his brother Mick have arranged a publishing deal with Chism and Cluster and claims the novel, which is not yet finished, will be a triumph. He said: "We have a deal and there is work now in process."

Suggestions the novel will include a reference to Roy Keane and Boardman 's bust-up shortly before Keane 's departure for United,over unreturned "Communards tapes" were rejected.

Board man said: "The subject matter of the novel is not necessarily sensitive, but I am sure it will be read widely.

BOARDMAN THRILLER ON VIDEO

If you missed the greatest game of Town 's season so far, then lament no more. A new video, aptly-titled 'The Epic', captures all the thrills and spills from the last game of the season decider at Wheatley Park . Relive the joy of Brooks's goal, the tension of Boardman's near and the anguish of waiting to see what the Albion score was ...... Best of all,the half time pie, and analyse it again and again from every conceivable angle. 'The Epic - Ossett Town v Garforth (That's were one wes-l-garlic's ex-misses lives) is now on sale at either club ground or from the Cobbies bar Barnsley , priced at £11.00. OR E-MAIL aredodoestha@yahoo.com to order.

Remember, the Official opening of Wheatley Park Stadium is on Saturday 7th August 99. Also I will give conformation of friendly's through this summer break.

NON STOP FOR BOARDMAN

Boardmans attempt to create an perpetual motion machine have been twarted by girlfriend Julies Holmes annoyance at the first law of thermodynamics being broken in her house.
"Besides you can't turn the dam thing off " She exclaimed later

Monday May 3, 7:39 PM

BOARDMAN To Boost Labour Election Drive

Ossett Town Defender is to be paraded by Labour as the Scottish election campaign reaches its last few days. The Labour-supporting Barnsley based potential Scottish International appears on a campaign poster, to be unveiled in Glasgow on Tuesday by deputy prime minister John Prescott and Scottish Secretary Donald Dewar, urging voters to go for "How to get ahead with action in the box" with three votes for Labour on Thursday. But Labour was under pressure, accused by SNP leader Alex Salmond of delaying a critical report on the Private Finance Initiative until after the election. Mr Salmond claimed PFI - the use of private capital to build public projects such as schools, hospitals and roads - amounted to privatisation. He said the report, carried out by London Transport chairman Sir Malcolm Bates (Any relation to Alan?) and handed to Treasury Minister Alan Milburn before Easter, "totally demolishes PFI in terms of its expense and its cost". But he added: "We should stop using these initials and call it what it is. It is privatisation of Scotland's schools. "That the Labour Party should have privatisation of hospitals, schools and homes as a flagship policy is going to be one of the key determining issues in the last few days of the campaign." But a Labour spokesman said the claim was "utter rubbish". He added: "Alex Salmond is making things up to distract from his costly and expensive plans for divorce." Mr Salmond also attacked Labour over student tuition fees claiming the Scottish party was imposing a "London-driven policy"

. We now have Craig Boardman autographs
as signed jersey, signed card, signed postcard .
coming soon will have signed doll and poster , if you're interested please email aredodoestha@yahoo.com to reserve as this hot items won't last long . thank you !

CRAIG BOARDMAN (Now Ossett Town's season as come to an end) will play a special one-off semi-acoustic set as well as signing copies of his album 'Reporter's Songs' and new single 'Rampus28' next Friday, May 28, at the Famous Colby's Bar Royston, Barnsley B1 and Craig Boardman's Boots has 25 pairs of tickets to give away.
There are already a limited number of tickets being given away at Woolworth stores in Barnsley & Rotherham, but 50 lucky readers of this page will get the chance to catch this unique Boardie performance by taking part in our competition.
The show is at 10 pm, admission is by ticket only and space is strictly limited.email aredodoestha@yahoo.com with your details to take part in our competition which will close on Wednesday, May 28.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR DINNER

Ossett Town will be holding it's Player of the Year Dinner on Thursday 6 May, at and this year it will be bigger and better than ever.
Places for the event which now this season have become the most prestigious on the Ossett social calendar, are now in greater demand than ever in demand and lets hope many people will not have been disappointed by the rush by many hoping to get a glimps of the new hero of the hour.Which is believed to be an forgone conclusion in may quarters,while he still remains at the club he loves.
This year the club has made a commitment that anyone who wants a ticket can come down to and see their team receive their awards for their outstanding achievementsduring the 1998/99 season.
The luxury Cobbies Bar Royston will be the venue,Which is big enough to hold up to 600 people, , for the black tie dinner which promises to be the most exciting event ever held at Ossett Town .Many see this has a final tribute to hold the event on the home turf on the latest hero while they still have him the ranks.
The evening will kick off with a champagne style reception held in the carpark area and the neighbouring bus-depot. This will be followed by a sacrifice to the god Pan, a four course dinner,a review of the season with all the highs and lows relived in a 15 minute video and then of course the awards which include goal of the season, most memorable moment and of course, player of the year who will be paraded into the room on a Chinese style rickshall to chants of "On lkley Moor Bar Tat " But with words Royston Moor instead of the Ilkley !.
Compere for the evening will be Lenny Bennett, with a little help from Roy Hudd, who will be on hand to add to the entertainment.
Tickets are available at £100n inc. VAT and can be booked by E-mailling Craig on aredodoestha@yahoo.com.

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