What Became Of The Likely Lads?

Last updated : 05 March 2005 By Kevin Markey

NIGEL MARTYN: Champions League beckons at Everton, where he is enjoying a revival after a free transfer two years ago.

DANNY MILLS: Continuing to champion the aggressive side of the game at Manchester City.

GARY KELLY: So far resisted Leeds’s attempts to remove the club’s top earner.

LUCAS RADEBE: Part of the tsunami game, but soon on his way out of Leeds.

MICHAEL DUBERRY: Departed for Stoke City amid bizarre claims that the previous board was prepared to spike his drinks with drugs.

JONATHAN WOODGATE: Enjoying a season-long siesta at Real Madrid.

RIO FERDINAND: Most expensive English defender, when he moved to Manchester United for £30 million.

DOMINIC MATTEO: Sold to Blackburn Rovers during club’s boot sale last summer.

IAN HARTE: Dubbed “The Irish Bull” by Spanish fans taken with his attacking style at Levante — let’s forget about his defending.

LEE BOWYER: Has never quite recaptured his goalscoring form. Now at Newcastle United.

EIRIK BAKKE: Who? Played one game for Leeds this season after number of injury problems.

OLIVIER DACOURT: Driven out by Terry Venables to AS Roma.

JASON WILCOX: At Leicester City.

HARRY KEWELL: The regret might lay with Liverpool, who signed the now anonymous Australian.

MICHAEL BRIDGES: At Sunderland via Bolton Wanderers.

ALAN SMITH: Reduced to tears by relegation, so jumped ship to Manchester United.

MARK VIDUKA: Escaped to Middlesbrough.

DARREN HUCKERBY: Trying to keep Norwich City in the top flight.

STEPHEN McPHAIL: At Barnsley.

DAVID O’LEARY: Three years after he soared to the Premiership summit, his Aston Villa team scrape into the top half of the table.

PETER RIDSDALE: Stepped down as Barnsley chairman in December.