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Date: Wed Feb 03 GMT+00:00 1999
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
This Issue:
1. Survey #35 Results
2. Charlton Diary from Kerry
3. UNITED WARN FA OVER FERGIE
4. Takeover Developments
5. Fergie honoured by City (no, not that one!)
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Daily RED Trivia Wed 3rd February 1999:
3/2/1900: Gilbert Godsmark made his debut against Sheffield Wednesday. Godsmark was
a dashing Forward who made 9 appearances and scored 4 goals before being called
up for the Boer War, and he was killed in action in South Africa in February 1901.
1969: United win 2-0 at Watford in an FA Cup 4th Round replay watched by 34,000.
Denis Law scored both goals. Team was: Stepney, Fitzpatrick, Dunne, Crerand,
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Barry Daily Comment:
TODAY! Derby (H) 20.00 - "LIVE" real audio on the net:
http://www.dcfc.co.uk/dcfc/98site/audio.htm
PS: I heard the whole Arsenal team was suspended from scoring goals?
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Manchester United 23 12 8 3 50 26 24 44 Goals/game 2.17!!!
4 Arsenal 23 11 9 3 24 11 13 42 Goals/game 1.0434782
19 Charlton Athletic 23 3 8 12 26 37 -11 17 About the same as Arse
Previous News:
Brian Kidd Press conference, pic, real audio
http://www.iol.ie/~redcafe/kidd.htm
Peter Schmeichel's last Season at United!
http://www.red11.org/mufc/news/schmeichel.htm
Next games:
ALL Result/Fixture Index:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/fix9899z.htm
Today! Derby (H) 20.00
6 Nottm Forest (A) 15.00
14 Fulham (H) 14.00 FAC 5th round
17 Arsenal (H) 20.00
20 Coventry (A) 15.00
27 Southampton (H) 15.00
UNITED Stats v All teams:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/stats/
*** TEAM RESULTS - MANCHESTER UNITED - AS AT 31/01/99 ***
Date Opposition Score Pos. Attend.
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15/08/98 Leicester City Home D 2-2 11 55,052
22/08/98 West Ham United Away D 0-0 11 26,039
09/09/98 Charlton Athletic Home W 4-1 9 55,147
12/09/98 Coventry City Home W 2-0 5 55,193
20/09/98 Arsenal Away L 0-3 10 38,142
24/09/98 Liverpool Home W 2-0 3 55,181
03/10/98 Southampton Away W 3-0 2 15,251
17/10/98 Wimbledon Home W 5-1 2 55,265
24/10/98 Derby County Away D 1-1 2 30,867
31/10/98 Everton Away W 4-1 2 40,079
08/11/98 Newcastle United Home D 0-0 3 55,174
14/11/98 Blackburn Rovers Home W 3-2 2 55,198
21/11/98 Sheffield Wednesday Away L 1-3 2 39,475
29/11/98 Leeds United Home W 3-2 2 55,172
05/12/98 Aston Villa Away D 1-1 2 39,241
12/12/98 Tottenham Hotspur Away D 2-2 1 36,079
16/12/98 Chelsea Home D 1-1 2 55,159
19/12/98 Middlesbrough Home L 2-3 3 55,152
26/12/98 Nottingham Forest Home W 3-0 3 55,216
29/12/98 Chelsea Away D 0-0 3 34,741
10/01/99 West Ham United Home W 4-1 3 55,180
16/01/99 Leicester City Away W 6-2 2 22,091
31/01/99 Charlton Athletic Away W 1-0 1 20,043
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Champions League:
Group D P W D L F A Pts
Bayern Munich 6 3 2 1 9 6 11
Man United 6 2 4 0 20 11 10
Barcelona 6 2 2 2 11 9 8
Brondby 6 1 0 5 4 18 3
Dec 9 Brøndby 0-2 Barcelona
Dec 9 Man Utd 1-1 Bayern Munich
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CHAMPIONS' LEAGUE QUARTER-FINAL DRAW
Manchester Utd v Inter Milan
Real Madrid v Dynamo Kiev
Juventus v Olympiakos
Bayern Munich v Kaiserslautern
Ties to be played on March 3 and 17
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
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1 Manchester United 23 12 8 3 50 26 24 44
2 Chelsea 23 11 10 2 34 19 15 43
3 Aston Villa 23 12 7 4 35 22 13 43
4 Arsenal 23 11 9 3 24 11 13 42
5 Leeds United 23 9 9 5 36 23 13 36
6 Liverpool 23 10 5 8 44 28 16 35
7 Wimbledon 23 9 8 6 29 33 -4 35
8 Derby County 23 8 10 5 23 20 3 34
9 West Ham United 23 9 6 8 25 31 -6 33
10 Middlesbrough 23 7 11 5 32 28 4 32
11 Leicester City 23 7 9 7 25 27 -2 30
12 Tottenham Hotspur 23 7 9 7 29 31 -2 30
13 Newcastle United 23 7 7 9 28 32 -4 28
14 Sheffield Wednesday 23 7 5 11 25 23 2 26
15 Everton 23 5 9 9 13 25 -12 24
16 Coventry City 23 6 5 12 23 32 -9 23
17 Blackburn Rovers 23 5 7 11 22 30 -8 22
18 Southampton 23 5 5 13 23 46 -23 20
19 Charlton Athletic 23 3 8 12 26 37 -11 17
20 Nottingham Forest 23 3 7 13 19 41 -22 16
*** FIXTURES ON 03/02/99 ***
Manchester United v Derby County
*** FIXTURES ON 06/02/99 ***
Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers
Chelsea v Southampton
Leeds United v Newcastle United
Leicester City v Sheffield Wednesday
Liverpool v Middlesbrough
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United
Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City
West Ham United v Arsenal
*** FIXTURES ON 07/02/99 ***
Derby County v Everton
Leading English premier league scorers
13 - Michael Owen (Liverpool)
12 - Dion Dublin (Aston Villa, 3 for Coventry), Dwight Yorke (Manchester United)
10 - Andy Cole (Manchester United), Hamilton Ricard (Middlesbrough),
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Leeds United)
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Subject: Survey #35 Results
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Survey #35 Results:
Do you consider the FA Cup to be less important than the Premier League and
European Cup?
Yes: 115 65.0%
No: 62 35.0%
Total: 177
Comment: Clearly The FA Cup comes last on the Treble List.
European Cup Premier FaC in that order I say!
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THIS WEEK'S Controversial Question #36:
Who is the better midfielder, Keane or Zidane?
Bill's comment: not that we'll be losing Keano or anything,
just gathering some opinions that's all! :)))))))))))
There's only ONE Keano!!
Vote here: http://www.red11.org/miva/survey.mv
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Subject: Charlton Diary from Kerry
What with Charlton being just down the road from me, everyone decided that
it was down to me to sort out the pre-match drinking facilities. Being the
culture vulture that I am, I decided to opt for Greenwich - only about 2/3
miles from the ground, and full of decent watering holes to satisfy the
liver. However, I had failed to take into account the fact that BR might
decide to do some engineering works on the line, despite the fact United
were playing Charlton and there may perhaps just be a slight demand for the
service that day. And so it came to be that rather than brave travelling by
a series of buses, I gave my mum a ring and got a lift straight to the pub
in 20 minutes (cheers mum!). The pub was reached at 12 on the dot, and
myself, Barney & Phil managed to be the first ones in there, which I am sure
says something about us, although I am not sure if it is too good! Anyway,
Steinlager was available for the bargain price of œ1 a bottle which
facilitated what was to become rather a good session. Gradually more and
more Reds arrived, and by 2pm the place was full of about 70/80 of us,
mostly taking advantage of the cheap bottles on offer! Barney was readying
himself to leave for the ground at this stage, which we thought was a bit
odd, until we managed to persuade him that it was in fact a 4pm kick off,
not 3! This feat was finally achieved after asking everyone within ear
shot, and exhibiting 3 tickets that showed the kick off time as 4pm. More
drinks were duly ordered to toast this ÈsuccessÉ and by the time we came to
leave, there was a very ÈhappyÉ bunch making their way to the ground. A few
of us decided to walk it as it was Èonly up the roadÉ and so we set off. We
were being led in our journey by Phil who decided that we just had to stop
in every pub along the way to have a quick drink, so by the time we arrived
at the ground (just after kick off I think!) I was a little inebriated. My
seat wasnÉt actually too bad, but then for œ25 it shouldnÉt be, especially
when Southampton fans paid œ18 for exactly the same section. Rather bizarre
was the sight of the whole United section stood for the entire 90 minutes
except for one block next to us! The fact that we did not recognise a
single person in that section coupled with their apathy to what was going on
around them made it quite obvious that this was a section that had been
allocated to the execs. Just why do they bother? Onto the game - well, it
occured! It wasnÉt the finest feast of football youÉve ever seen by a long
shot - although we dominated possession, we couldnÉt seem to do anything
with it, and as a result had very few chances. Nicky Butt scared a few
people towards the back of the stand behind the goal, and was unlucky to
drive just wide with another effort, while GiggsÉ volleyed effort was kept
out well by Royce, but apart from that we created little. It seems that
Ryan Giggs needs to spend several weeks just practicing passing the ball to
players in the same coloured shirt, as this task seems well beyond him at
the moment. However, just as in the Liverpool game the week before, a last
minute goal was enough to seal victory. A lofted ball from Scholes was met
not so much powerfully, but with precision by Dwight Yorke who guided the
ball delicately into the corner of the net. Cue madness on the terraces -
well, that is if you were in the ground at the time, eh Mick & Rich!? After
the severe stick I got from leaving early at Leicester and missing Yorkes
hat-trick goal and StamÉs effort, it was very good to hear of their plight,
especially as it occured just 2 weeks later! Retribution indeed! Anyway,
it was a happy bunch that left the ground having seen another last gasp
clincher, and we all felt that it would be rude not to celebrate this
victory with a few ales. As luck would have it, there was a pub on the
corner by the ground, open, and full of Reds. One Arsenal fan (?) was
sitting in the pub with his mate for some unknown reason, which brought
forth several choruses of Èone Arsne WengerÉ and hastened his departure
somewhat. A few beers and a bit of a sing-song later, and it was time to
head back into town. By this stage, I was a little the worse for wear, as
IÉm sure those present will testify, so after this it is all a little hazy.
The train journey was quite good fun, full of Reds receiving rather strange
looks from ÈnormalÉ people going about their daily business and quite
shocked to have it interupted by a group of drunken Reds! We arrived back
at Charing Cross and headed off for a final pub. I managed to fall asleep
in this pub, so couldnÉt verify anything that went on at this stage! I
eventually awoke, and thought I was still in Charlton, before leaping into
action and rushing home to get back in time for the Super Bowl. Despite the
fact there were still tubes and trains running that would have got me home
in about 30 minutes, I decided to get a night bus. I seem to remember
waiting an absolute age for mine to turn up, which eventually it did. I now
know the reason that I had to wait for so long was the fact that when I got
to Trafalger Square, it was at least an hour until the night buses started
running, which explains my wait! An uneventful journey home was mostly
spent sleeping before the kind person next to me that I had asked to wake me
Èif I happened to fall asleepÉ did just that and woke me. Upon arrival back
at home, I started to watch the Super Bowl, and the next thing I knew it was
5am, I was still dressed and on the sofa downstairs! Needless to say, work
at 9am was not a place that I wanted to be, and it was a rather ill looking
and feeling person that trudged in the next day. A Euro Away style session
on a Sunday is not something I intend to repeat, well, not until the next
one anyway...
Cheers Kerry
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Subject: UNITED WARN FA OVER FERGIE
Manchester United will resist any attempts by the Football Association to
appoint Alex Ferguson as Glenn Hoddle's successor.
The FA are set to decide if Hoddle should be sacked for his ill-judged
remarks about the disabled. If Hoddle is shown the door, Ferguson could be
an FA target.
But United chairman Martin Edwards said: "Every time England change their
manager Alex Ferguson is linked with the job, but the situation is that
Alex Ferguson is under contract to Manchester United and we're happy with
that."
Noel White, chairman of the FA's influential international committee,
hinted that ferguson could be a target when he stated recently that the
next England coach would be selected regardless of nationality.
But United are determined to hang on to the man who has transformed them
into one of the most feared sides in Europe.
Ferguson's current contract expires in the summer of 2000 and United chiefs
plan to begin talks on a lucrative new deal in the summer.
Ferguson, who coached Scotland at the 1986 World Cup Finals, is planning a
testimonial at United next season and he refused to comment on the
speculation.
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Subject: Takeover Developments
BSkyB asked to share football
BRITISH SKY Broadcasting is under pressure to relinquish its exclusive grip
on Premiership television
rights as a condition for its ?623m takeover of Manchester United being
allowed to go ahead.
The Monopolies and Mergers Commission, which is preparing a report on the
takeover, has written to
BSkyB and Manchester United, suggesting the broadcaster does not buy rights
to matches it does not intend to show.
The clause is one of a number the commission may insist on in return for
agreeing to the takeover.
The watchdog is due to deliver its report to Stephen Byers, the Secretary
of State for Trade and Industry, by 12 March.
Industry experts believe the clause could provide the basis for a
compromise in the dispute between the
Office of Fair Trading and the Premier League, currently being heard in
the Restrictive Practices Court.
The OFT, which accuses the Premier League of acting as a cartel, wants to
increase the amount of live football on television.
BSkyB's current contract with the Premier League allows it to broadcast 60
live matches a season.
Because the arrangement is exclusive, the other 320 matches are not shown.
If the commission insists on the condition, BSkyB would either have to
expand massively its coverage
of Premier League matches or agree to allow other broadcasters to televise
matches. City analysts said
that with the explosion in the number of channels with the arrival of
digital television, BSkyB could increase its coverage.
However, lawyers for BSkyB argue that it would make it almost impossible to
put a value on the contract.
At the moment, BSkyB chooses the matches it wants to show several months in
advance.
The Premier League is also resisting the move. It argues that increasing
the number of games on television
would cause fixture chaos.
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Subject: Fergie honoured by City (no, not that one!)
From the Press Association
Tuesday February 2, 1999
Alex Ferguson is to receive the freedom of Aberdeen, it was announced on
Tuesday. Councillors in the city unanimously approved a proposal that the
Manchester United boss and former Aberdeen manager should be given the
honour - the highest the city can bestow.
Ferguson was Aberdeen's manager during an unprecedented period which
transformed the club from also-rans to a real threat to Celtic and Rangers.
He also led them to glory in the 1983 European Cup Winners' Cup in which
they defeated Real Madrid.
He is understood to be delighted by the plan, put forward by Lord Provost
Margaret Farqhuar, to make him an honorary freeman of the city and has
indicated he will accept if he is formally offered the honour.
An Aberdeen City Council spokesman said: "The full council approved the
proposal unanimously and a special meeting to ratify today's decision will
take place next Monday, though that's really just a formality now."
A date has not yet been set for the conferral ceremony but it will take
place before the council elections on May 6.
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