WHITING TRAINING.


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MV CHARLTON ATHLETE FOOTBALL CLUB
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MV THREE ATHLETES RUN TOWARDS CAMERA - WHITING IN CENTRE
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MV THREE ATHLETES REVERSE ANGLE
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MV THREE SIT DOWN IN STALLS
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CV DITTO
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CV WHITING
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Background: A YOUNG NEW ZEALAND SOCCER PLAYER, PETER WHITING, WHO HAS FINANCED HIS OWN TRIP TO BRITAIN ON THE CHANCE OF PLAYING FOR A BRITISH PROFESSIONAL TEAM HAS STARTED TRAINING WITH THE LONDON CLUB CHARLTON ATHLETIC. CHARLTON IS IN THE SECOND DIVISION.

WHITING, AGED 21, IS A GOALKEEPER. HE HAS PLAYED INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL FOR NEW ZEALAND AND THIS SEASON WAS SELECTED NEW ZEALAND'S PLAYER OF THE YEAR.

WHITING HAS SPENT GBP500 STERLING ON THE TRIP. HE IS ON A TWO MONTHS TRIAL WITH CHARLTON. HE GAVE UP A POSITION AS A CUSTOMS OFFICER IN NEW ZEALAND TO COME TO BRITAIN.

A FORMER CHARLTON SUPPORTER NOW LIVING IN WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, RECOMMENDED WHITING TO THE CHARLTON CLUB.