Mark Bosnich's troubled close season continued at Tolka Park last night as Manchester United's out of favour Australian goalkeeper gave a far from convincing display between the posts in this friendly with Shelbourne.
Bosnich, u30,000 per week, and last week refused a loan move to Celtic after being told he would be Alex Ferguson's third choice goalkeeper this season, continually failed to hold shots first time and his footwork was no better as he sliced a back pass out for a corner and put a goal-kick into the stand.
SHELBOURNE: Williams; Prizeman, Heary, McCarthy, Hutchison; R Baker, Fenlon, Doolin, Keddy; Foran, D Baker. Subs: Bennion and Murphy for Williams and Keddy (both at half-time), Gilzean and Crawford for Foran and Fenlon (both 54 mins.), Haylock for Doolin (67 mins.).
MANCHESTER UNITED 2nd XI: Bosnich; Lynch, M.Clegg, O'Shea, Hilton; Greening, Cosgrave, Stewart, Djordjic; Notman, Healy. Subs: Rachubka and Davies for Bosnich and Cosgrave (both 57 mins), Webber for Notman (70 mins.), Evans for Lynch (78 mins.).
Referee: P McKeon (Dublin).
