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Saturday Premiership Man City v Arsenal 12.45 BT Sport Cardiff v West Brom Chelsea v C Palace Everton v Fulham Newcastle v Southampton West Ham v Sunderland Hull City v Stoke City 5.30 Sky MOTD 10.30 Championship Leicester v Burnley 12:15 Sky Barnsley v Yeovil Blackburn v Millwall Blackpool v QPR Bournemth v Small Heath Charlton v Derby Doncaster v Leeds Huddersfld v Reading Middlesbro v Brighton N Forest v Ipswich Watford v Sheff Wed FLS 11.55 Sunday Premiership Spurs v Liverpool 4pm Sky Norwich v Swansea 1.30 MOTD2 10.25 Championship Wigan v Bolton

Villa v Sheff Utd FA Cup third round Villa Park Saturday January 4 - 3pm Prices: North Stand Lower & Family Area: £10 [adults] and £5 [u16ss], Holte End & North Stand Upper: £15 [adults] and £5 [u16s], Trinity Road & Doug Ellis Stands: £20 [adults] and £5 [u16s] Friday December 13: On sale to season card holders to claim their own seat and purchase additional seats* Monday December 16: On sale to supporters with a 2013-14 Villa booking history Wednesday December 18: On general sale - maximum 6 tickets per client reference* *Maximum six seats per booking. Remember to supply one client reference per seat to build up booking history North Stand Upper (T Block) has been allocated to visiting fans and Trinity Road Stand Upper Tier (A Block) will not be opened for this fixture.This means that season card holders in these areas will not have the option to claim their seat for this fixture. However, the Trinity Road Stand Upper may be opened on matchday, subject to the requirement for cash turnstiles to be opened to cope with heavy demand. Members of the Cup Scheme who sit in North Stand Upper or Trinity Road Upper have not had their cards charged and may request an alternative seat. All supporters will receive paper tickets for this fixture. Your Season Card will not be activated To ensure that we can process your sales as efficiently as possible, please note that tickets and other products can be purchased using Villa Cash in the ticket office up until two hours before kick off each matchday. Buy info: hotline 0800 612 0970, in person at Villa Village or New Street or from online box office Sheff Utd allocated 4,800 tickets Upper North & Doug Ellis Lower & Upper .

@AVFCOfficial: Date of our third round FA Cup clash with @SUFC_tweets confirmed as Saturday January 4, kick-off 3pm. #AVFC #SUFC If a replay is required, it will take place on Tuesday January 14, kick-off 7.45pm, at Bramall Lane.

BBC & ITV schedule The BBC will have first pick of the round of 16 and semi finals, whilst ITV has first pick of the quarter finals. Both ITV and BBC will show the final. Full World Cup 2014 group stage TV schedule: 12 June Brazil v Croatia 9pm ITV 13 June Mexico v Cameroon 5pm ITV Spain v Netherlands 8pm BBC Chile v Australia 11pm ITV 14 June Columbia v Greece 5pm BBC Uruguay v Costa Rica 8pm ITV England v Italy 11pm BBC Ivory Coast v Japan 2am ITV 15 June Switzerland v Ecuador 5pm ITV France v Honduras 8pm BBC Argentina v Bosnia 11pm BBC 16 June Germany v Portugal 5pm ITV Iran v Nigeria 8pm BBC Ghana v USA 11pm BBC 17 June Belgium v Algeria 5pm ITV Brazil v Mexico 8pm BBC Russia v South Korea 11pm BBC 18 June Australia v Holland 5pm ITV Cameroon v Croatia 11pm ITV Spain v Chile 8pm BBC 19 June Columbia v Ivory Coast 5pm BBC England v Uruguay 8pm ITV Japan v Greece 11pm BBC 20 June France v Switzerland 8pm ITV Italy v Costa Rica 5pm BBC Honduras v Ecuador 11pm ITV 21 June Argentina v Iran 5pm ITV Germany v Ghana 8pm BBC Nigeria v Bosnia 11pm BBC 22 June Belgium v Russia 5pm BBC South Korea v Algeria 8pm ITV USA v Portugal 11pm BBC 23 June Australia v Spain 5pm ITV Holland v Chile 5pm ITV Cameroon v Brazil 9pm ITV Croatia v Mexico 9pm ITV 24 June England v Costa Rica 5pm ITV Italy v Uruguay 5pm ITV Japan v Columbia 9pm BBC Greece v Ivory Coast 9pm BBC 25 June Nigeria v Argentina 5pm ITV Bosnia v Iran 5pm ITV Ecuador v France 9pm BBC Honduras v Switzerland 9pm BBC 26 June USA V Germany 5pm BBC Portugal v Ghana 5pm BBC South Korea v Belgium 9pm ITV Algeria v Russia 9pm ITV

England TV games England v Italy BBC England v Uruguay ITV England v Costa Rica ITV

7.45 BT Sport

Now 5.30 kick off Sky However, this game could switch to Sunday February 23 at 1.30pm subject to Sky's Champions League scheduling that week.

Monday Premiership MNF Swansea v Hull 8pm Sky Tuesday Champions League Group A Man Utd v Shak Donetsk ITV Sociedad v Leverkusen Group B FC Cop'hagen v R Madrid Galatasaray v Juventus Sky Sports 4 Group C Benfica v PSG Olympiakos v Anderlecht Group D Bay Munich v Man City Sky Sports 2 Plzen v CSKA Moscow Wednesday Champions League Group E Chelsea v S Bucuresti Sky Sports 3 Schalke v Basel Group F Marseille v B Dortmund Napoli v Arsenal Sky Sports 2 Group G A Madrid v FC Porto Austria Vienna v Zenit Group H AC Milan v Ajax Barcelona v Celtic Sky Sports 4 Thursday Europa League Group A St Gallen v Swansea ITV 4 Valencia v Kuban Group B Din Zagreb v Ludogorets PSV v C'morets Group C S Liege v Elfsborg Salzburg v Esbjerg Group D Maribor v Wigan BT Sport Z-Waregem v Rubin BT Sport 2 Group E Fiorentina v Dnipro 18:00 P Targu-Jiu v P Ferreira Group F Frankfurt v Apoel Nicosia BT Sport 1 Mac Tel Avi v Bordeaux Group G Dynamo Kiev v Rapid Vienna BT Sport 1 FC Thun v Genk Group H Estoril v S Liberec Freiburg v Sevilla Group I Real Betis v Rijeka Vitoria S.C v Lyon Group J A Limassol v Leg Warsaw Lazio v Trabzonspor Group K Sh Tiraspol v Tromso 20:05 Tottenham v A Mak'kala ITV 4 Group L Maccabi Haifa v S Karaganda PAOK S'nika v AZ Alkmaar

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Saturday 18th January 2014 5:30pm Anfield Allocation 1,813 Match Ticket Prices Block 121 Adult: £44 Over 65s: £33 Under 17s: £10 Blocks 122 and 123 Adult: £45 Over 65s: £34 Under 17s: £10 Sales Criteria Monday December 9th: On sale to 2013/14 Season Card Holders who attended 5+ PL away fixtures in 2013/14 season Thursday December 12th: On sale to 2013/14 Season Card Holders who attended 3+ PL away fixtures in 2013/14 season Monday December 16th: On sale to 2013/14 Season Card Holders who attended 1+ PL away fixtures in 2013/14 season Thursday December 19th: On sale to 2013/14 Season Card Monday December 23rd: On sale to supporters with Away Booking History in the 2013/2014 season Friday December 27th: On General Sale *One ticket per supporter Remember to supply one client reference per seat to build up booking history

Roy Hodgson's side were scheduled to face the four-time world champions on 15 June at 02:00 BST, but will now kick-off at 23:00 BST on the 14 June. The following games' kick-off times have been adjusted (all times stated are in BST): Saturday, 14 June Ivory Coast v Japan, 02:00 (from 23:00) England v Italy, 23:00 (from 02:00) Wednesday, 18 June Cameroon v Croatia, 23:00 (from 20:00) Spain v Chile, 20:00 (from 23:00) Sunday, 22 June United States v Portugal, 23:00 (from 20:00) Belgium v Russia, 17:00 (from 23:00) South Korea v Algeria, 20:00 (from 17:00)

World Cup 2014 Fixtures Days in order Dates Times THU 12 JUN Brazil V Croatia 21:00 FRI 13 JUN Mexico V Cameroon 17:00 Spain V Netherlands 20:00 Chile V Australia 23:00 SAT 14 JUN Colombia V Greece 17:00 Uruguay V Costa Rica 20:00 England V Italy 23:00 Ivory Coast V Japan 2:00 SUN 15 JUN Switzerland V Ecuador 17:00 France V Honduras 20:00 Argentina V Bosnia-Hercegovina 23:00 MON 16 JUN Iran V Nigeria 20:00 Germany V Portugal 17:00 Ghana V USA 23:00 TUE 17 JUN Brazil V Mexico 20:00 Belgium V Algeria 17:00 Russia V South Korea 23:00 WED 18 JUN Australia V Netherlands 17:00 Spain V Chile 20:00 Cameroon V Croatia 23:00 THU 19 JUN Colombia V Ivory Coast 17:00 Japan V Greece 23:00 Uruguay V England 20:00 FRI 20 JUN Italy V Costa Rica 17:00 Switzerland V France 20:00 Honduras V Ecuador 23:00 SAT 21 JUN Argentina V Iran 17:00 Nigeria V Bosnia-Hercegovina 23:00 Germany V Ghana 20:00 SUN 22 JUN Belgium V Russia 17:00 South Korea V Algeria 20;00 USA V Portugal 23:00 MON 23 JUN Cameroon V Brazil 21:00 Croatia V Mexico 21:00 Australia V Spain 17:00 Netherlands V Chile 17:00 TUE 24 JUN Greece V Ivory Coast 21:00 Japan V Colombia 21:00 Costa Rica V England 17:00 Italy V Uruguay 17:00 WED 25 JUN Ecuador V France 21:00 Honduras V Switzerland 21:00 Bosnia-Hercegovina V Iran 17:00 Nigeria V Argentina 17:00 THU 26 JUN Portugal V Ghana 17:00 USA V Germany 17:00 Algeria V Russia 21:00 South Korea V Belgium 21:00

Dates & kick off times Group A 12 June 2014 Brazil v Croatia, Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 21:00 13 June 2014 Mexico v Cameroon, Arena das Dunas, Natal, 17:00 17 June 2014 Brazil v Mexico, Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza, 20:00 18 June 2014 Cameroon v Croatia, Arena Amazonia, Manaus, 20:00 23 June 2014 Cameroon v Brazil, Estadio Nacional, Brasilia, 21:00 23 June 2014 Croatia v Mexico, Arena Pernambuco, Recife, 21:00 Group B 13 June 2014 Spain v Netherlands, Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, 20:00 13 June 2014 Chile v Australia, Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba, 23:00 18 June 2014 Spain v Chile, Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, 23:00 18 June 2014 Australia v Netherlands, Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, 17:00 23 June 2014 Australia v Spain, Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, 17:00 23 June 2014 Netherlands v Chile, Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 17:00 Group C 14 June 2014 Colombia v Greece, Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte, 17:00 14 June 2014 Ivory Coast v Japan, Arena Pernambuco, Recife, 23:00 19 June 2014 Colombia v Ivory Coast, Estadio Nacional, Brasilia, 17:00 19 June 2014 Japan v Greece, Arena das Dunas, Natal, 23:00 24 June 2014 Japan v Colombia, Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba, 21:00 24 June 2014 Greece v Ivory Coast, Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza, 21:00 Group D 14 June 2014 Uruguay v Costa Rica, Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza, 20:00 15 June 2014 England v Italy, Arena Amazonia, Manaus, 02:00 19 June 2014 Uruguay v England, Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 20:00 20 June 2014 Italy v Costa Rica, Arena Pernambuco, Recife, 17:00 24 June 2014 Italy v Uruguay, Arena das Dunas, Natal, 17:00 24 June 2014 Costa Rica v England, Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte, 17:00 Group E 15 June 2014 Switzerland v Ecuador, Estadio Nacional, Brasilia, 17:00 15 June 2014 France v Honduras, Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, 20:00 20 June 2014 Switzerland v France, Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, 20:00 20 June 2014 Honduras v Ecuador, Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, 23:00 25 June 2014 Honduras v Switzerland, Arena Amazonia, Manaus, 21:00 25 June 2014 Equador v France, Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, 21:00 Group F 15 June 2014 Argentina v Bosnia-Hercegovina, Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, 23:00 16 June 2014 Iran v Nigeria, Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, 20:00 21 June 2014 Argentina v Iran, Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte, 17:00 21 June 2014 Nigeria v Bosnia-Hercegovina, Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba, 23:00 25 June 2014 Nigeria v Argentina, Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, 17:00 25 June 2014 Bosnia-Hercegovina v Iran, Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, 17:00 Group G 16 June 2014 Germany v Portugal, Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, 17:00 16 June 2014 Ghana v USA, Arena das Dunas, Natal, 23:00 21 June 2014 Germany v Ghana, Estadio Castelao, Fortaleza, 20:00 22 June 2014 USA v Portugal, Arena Amazonia, Manaus, 20:00 26 June 2014 USA v Germany, Arena Pernambuco, Recife, 17:00 26 June 2014 Portugal v Ghana, Estadio Nacional, Brasilia, 17:00 Group H 17 June 2014 Belgium v Algeria, Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte, 17:00 17 June 2014 Russia v South Korea, Arena Pantanal, Cuiaba, 23:00 22 June 2014 Belgium v Russia, Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, 23:00 22 June 2014 South Korea v Algeria, Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, 17:00 26 June 2014 South Korea v Belgium, Arena de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, 21:00 26 June 2014 Algeria v Russia, Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, 21:00

World Cup 2014 Draw Group A: Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon. Group B: Spain, Holland, Chile, Australia. Group C: Colombia, Greece, Ivory Coast, Japan. Group D: Uruguay, Costa Rica, England, Italy. Group E Switzerland, Ecuador, France, Honduras. Group F Argentina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iran, Nigeria. Group G: Germany, Portugal, Ghana, USA. Group H: Belgium, Algeria, Russia, S Korea.

England World Cup 2014 dates : June 14 v Italy 2am June 19 v Uruguay 8pm June 24 v Costa Rica 5pm

2014 World Cup Draw Sky Sports News 4pm BBC 2 4.30pm Draw expected 4.45pm

Friday The FA Cup 2nd round Port Vale v Salisbury Saturday Premiership Man Utd v Newcastle 12:45 BT Sport C Palace v Cardiff Liverpool v West Ham Southampton v Man City Stoke City v Chelsea West Brom v Norwich Sunderland v Tottenham 5.30 Sky MOTD 10.20pm The FA Cup 2nd Round Bristol R v Crawley Carlisle v Brentford Chesterfld v Southend Fleetwood v Burton Albion Grimsby v Northamptn Hartlepool v Coventry Kid'minster v Newport Leyton Ort v Walsall MK Dons v Dover Macc'field v Brackley Oldham v Mansfield Peterboro v Tranmere Plymouth v Welling United Rotherham v Rochdale Stevenage v Stourbridge Wycombe v Preston FA Cup Highlights 12.05 Championship Derby v Blackpool 12:15 Sky Small Heath v Middlesbro' Bolton v Doncaster Brighton v Leicester Burnley v Barnsley Ipswich v Huddersfld Leeds v Watford Millwall v Wigan QPR v Blackburn Reading v Bournemth Sheff Wed v N Forest Yeovil v Charlton FLS 11.45pm Sunday Premiership Arsenal v Everton 4pm Sky The FA Cup 2nd Round Cambridge Utd v Sheff Utd 12:00 BT Sport Tamworth v Bristol C 2pm ITV

@AVFCOfficial: Villa’s home match with West Brom has been moved on the advice of West Midlands Police. It is due to the fact that Birmingham City are playing against Leicester City on the same evening. The game, originally planned for Tuesday January 28, will now take place on Wednesday January 29, with a 7.45pm kick-off.

Tonight's att 12,663 including 317 from Doncaster

All info How draw works pots dates & kick off times HOW THE DRAW WORKS England are not among the seeds so could be drawn in the same group as hosts Brazil or holders Spain. A more favourable draw would see them placed alongside Switzerland. As hosts, Brazil were automatically seeded and have already been placed in Group A, taking spot A1 in the draw. Spain, Germany, Argentina, Colombia, Belgium, Switzerland and Uruguay have also been seeded on the basis of their October FIFA ranking. THE POTS Pot 1: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Uruguay Pot 2: Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Chile, Ecuador (plus one currently in Pot 4) Pot 3: Australia, Iran, Japan, Korea, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, USA Pot 4: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, England, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia (one team will be drawn into Pot 2) As you will see, Pot 4, made up entirely of European nations, currently has nine teams and Pot 2 only seven. At the start of the draw, one team from Pot 4 will be drawn at random and placed into Pot 2 to balance things out. The draw will then be staged according to the principle that teams cannot be drawn in the same group as those from the same confederation (ie two South American teams cannot be placed in the same group). The one exception to this is the European confederation - due to the number of European qualifiers, two teams from the UEFA region will be allowed in the same group. To ensure these principles are adhered to, the European team which ends up in Pot 2 is already guaranteed to be put in the same group as a South American team from Pot 1. Again, that will happen at the start of the draw. A good group for England would appear to be Switzerland, Honduras and Algeria. A worst-case scenario could be considered to be Brazil, Netherlands and Mexico. Kick-off times ranging from 1700 BST to 0200 BST - 1300 to 2100 in local times - UK-based fans will be in for some late nights. However, the majority of games start at either 1700 BST or 2100 BST, while the final is a 2000 BST kick-off. Dates, venues and kick-off times: *Kick-off times BST GROUP A June 12 Sao Paulo, 2100: Brazil v A2 June 13 Natal, 1700: A3 v A4 June 17 Fortaleza, 2000: Brazil v A3 June 18 Manaus, 2000: A4 v A2 June 23 Brasilia, 2100: A4 v Brazil June 23 Recife, 2100: A2 v A3 GROUP B June 13 Salvador, 2000: B1 v B2 June 13 Cuiaba, 2300: B3 v B4 June 18 Rio de Janeiro, 2300: B1 v B3 June 18 Porto Alegre, 1700: B4 v B2 June 23 Curitiba, 1700: B4 v B1 June 23 Sao Paulo, 1700: B2 v B3 GROUP C June 14 Belo Horizonte, 1700: C1 v C2 June 14 Recife, 2300: C3 v C4 June 19 Brasilia, 1700: C1 v C3 June 19 Natal, 2300: C4 v C2 June 24 Cuiaba, 2100: C4 v C1 June 24 Fortaleza, 2100: C2 v C3 GROUP D June 14 Fortaleza, 2000: D1 v D2 June 15 Manaus, 0200: D3 v D4 June 19 Sao Paulo, 2000: D1 v D3 June 20 Recife, 1700: D4 v D2 June 24 Natal, 1700: D4 v D1 June 24 Belo Horizonte, 1700: D2 v D3 GROUP E June 15 Brasilia, 1700: E1 v E2 June 15 Porto Alegre, 2000: E3 v E4 June 20 Salvador, 2000: E1 v E3 June 20 Curitiba, 2300: E4 v E2 June 25 Manaus, 2100: E4 v E1 June 25 Rio de Janeiro, 2100: E2 v E3 GROUP F June 15 Rio de Janeiro, 2300: F1 v F2 June 16 Curitiba, 2000: F3 v F4 June 21 Belo Horizonte, 1700: F1 v F3 June 21 Cuiaba, 2300: F4 v F2 June 25 Porto Alegre, 1700: F4 v F1 June 25 Salvador, 1700: F2 v F3 GROUP G June 16 Salvador, 1700: G1 v G2 June 16 Natal, 2300: G3 v G4 June 21 Fortaleza, 2000: G1 v G3 June 22 Manaus, 2000: G4 v G2 June 26 Recife, 1700: G4 v G1 June 26 Brasilia, 1700: G2 v G3 GROUP H June 17 Belo Horizonte, 1700: H1 v H2 June 17 Cuiaba, 2300: H3 v H4 June 22 Rio de Janeiro, 2300: H1 v H3 June 22 Porto Alegre, 1700: H4 v H2 June 26 Sao Paulo, 2100: H4 v H1 June 26 Curitiba, 2100: H2 v H3 LAST 16 Match 49 - June 28 Belo Horizonte, 1700: Winner A v Runner-up B Match 50 - June 28 Rio de Janeiro, 2100: Winner C v Runner-up D Match 51 - June 29 Fortaleza, 1700: Winner B v Runner-up A Match 52 - June 29 Recife, 2100: Winner D v Runner-up C Match 53 - June 30 Brasilia, 1700: Winner E v Runner-up F Match 54 - June 30 Porto Alegre, 2100: Winner G v Runner-up H Match 55 - July 1 Sao Paulo, 1700: Winner F v Runner-up E Match 56 - July 1 Salvador, 2100: Winner H v Runner-up G QUARTER-FINALS Match 57 - July 4 Fortaleza, 2100: Winner Match 49 v Winner Match 50 Match 58 - July 4 Rio de Janeiro, 1700: Winner Match 53 v Winner Match 54 Match 59 - July 5 Salvador, 2100: Winner Match 51 v Winner Match 52 Match 60 - July 5 Brasilia, 1700: Winner Match 55 v Winner Match 56 SEMI-FINALS July 8 Belo Horizonte, 2100: Winner Match 57 v Winner Match 58 July 9 Sao Paulo, 2100: Winner Match 59 v Winner Match 60 THIRD-PLACE PLAY-OFF July 12 Brasilia, 2100 FINAL July 13 Rio de Janeiro, 2000

2014 World Cup Pots Pot 1: Argentina, Brazil, Belgium, Colombia, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Uruguay Pot 2: Algeria, Cameroon, Chile, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Ghana, Nigeria Pot 3: Australia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Iran, Japan, Korea Republic, Mexico, USA Pot 4: Bosnia, Croatia, ENGLAND, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia Draw Friday 4.30 BBC 2 & Sky Sports News

@StanCollymore: A bluenose gave it the big un in Selfridges, so I asked him politely when is the big game v Yeovil. #utv #vtid #avfc

“@BCFCTickets: As ever, #BCFC fans can pay on the gate for tonight's match at St. Andrew's with cash turnstiles open in the Kop and TIlton Stands.”

Tuesday Premiership Palace v West Ham BT Sport Championship Small Heath v Doncaster Brighton v Barnsley Burnley v Watford Ipswich v Blackburn Millwall v N Forest QPR v Bournemth Sheff Wed v Leicester Yeovil v Blackpool Bolton v Huddersfld 8pm Reading v Charlton 8pm Wednesday Premiership Arsenal v Hull City Liverpool v Norwich Man Utd v Everton Stoke City v Cardiff Sunderland v Chelsea Swansea v Newcastle BT Sport Fulham v Spurs 8pm West Brom v Man City 8pm MOTD 10.35 Championship Derby v Middlesbro Leeds v Wigan

Owen Coyle has been sacked by Wigan, as owner Dave Whelan reacted to fan power an hour after a home defeat. Latics lost at the DW Stadium on Sunday for the third time in a week this time to Derby - and some fans turned on Coyle after a horror first half-hour when they conceded three soft goals. The Scot was summoned to meet Whelan for crisis talks afterwards