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Date: Tue May 04 08:01:57 GMT+00:00 1999
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
This Issue:
1. GIGGS AND STAM STRUGGLING FOR LIVERPOOL CLASH
2. CL Info fra www.manutd.com
3. Express on Bossie
4. Fill in the blanks *** ** * or don't ........
5. BECKHAM BEAUTY PUTS UNITED TOP (late report from Sat)
6. The day the heart was torn from a nation - Torino Tragedy
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TODAYS INTERVIEW
(Real audio files archived at http://www.red11.org/mufc/sound/99)
Alex Interview on the Liverpool match tomorrow:
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**SPECIAL** 25 mins David Beckham profile! pt 1 + pt 2
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+ Interviews after the Villa game:
David Beckham + Alex Ferguson
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http://www.red11.org/mufc/sound/99/990501_alex_after_villa.rm 2m 09s 876k
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Daily RED Trivia Tues 4th May 1999:
4/5/1957:
United lose the FA Cup Final 1-2 to Aston Villa at Wembley watched by 100,000.
The Reds play much of the game with 10 men as keeper Ray Wood is injured in a
clash with McParland early in the match. Tommy Taylor scored a consolation goal.
Team was: Wood, Foulkes, Bryne, Colman, Blanchflower, Edwards, Berry, Whelan,
Taylor, Charlton, Pegg.
4/5/1966:
Uniteds Bobby Charlton scores for England as they beat Yugoslavia 2-0
at Wembley.
4/5/1991:
Ryan Giggs made his United debut, scoring the winner against Manchester City
aged 17. Giggs has won Premiership medals in 1993, 1994, 1996 and 1997, FA Cup
Winners medals in 1994 and 1996, and a League Cup Winners medal in 1992.
Between 1991-98 Giggs has played 310 games for the Reds (61 goals), and the
Left-winger has played more than 20 times for Wales, becoming the youngest-ever
international for his country in 1992.
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UNITED Chelsea Arse
May
5 Liverpool (A)35 Leeds (H)36 Tottenham (A)36
8 Tottenham(A)37
9 Middlesboro(A)36
11 Leeds U (A)37
12 Blackburn (A)37
16 Tottenham (H)38 Derby (H)38 Aston Villa(H)38
MAXIMUM Poss: 83pts 79pts 81pts
!CHAMPIONS!
SUNDAY 2nd May ..... Keane pledges to remain a Red
Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane has intimated in a interview that he
may be willing to commit the rest of his career to the club.
The Republic of Ireland international has afforded legendary status at Old
Trafford, and he has hinted that he may reject the lure of continental
football to remain at the club.
He said: "I'm happy in Manchester. I like my way of life."
"I watch Italian and Spanish football, its interesting and I like it. But
the grass is not always greener."
The news will undoubtedly come as a major boost to manager Alex Ferguson,
who holds Keane in the highest esteem as his midfield lynchpin.
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UNITED Stats v All teams:
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*** RESULTS AND ATTENDANCES ON 02/05/99 ***
Arsenal 1-0 Derby County 37,323
*** LEAGUE TABLE AS AT 02/05/99 ***
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
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1 Arsenal 35 20 12 3 55 15 40 72
2 Manchester United 34 20 11 3 75 34 41 71
3 Chelsea 35 18 14 3 52 27 25 68
4 Leeds United 35 17 12 6 59 31 28 63
5 Aston Villa 36 15 10 11 48 41 7 55
6 West Ham United 36 15 9 12 42 47 -5 54
7 Middlesbrough 36 12 15 9 48 49 -1 51
8 Liverpool 35 14 8 13 63 46 17 50
9 Derby County 35 12 12 11 37 42 -5 48
10 Tottenham Hotspur 35 11 13 11 43 43 0 46
11 Leicester City 35 11 13 11 37 43 -6 46
12 Newcastle United 36 11 12 13 47 51 -4 45
13 Wimbledon 36 10 12 14 40 58 -18 42
14 Sheffield Wednesday 36 11 7 18 39 42 -3 40
15 Everton 36 10 10 16 36 45 -9 40
16 Coventry City 36 11 7 18 37 49 -12 40
17 Southampton 36 9 8 19 33 64 -31 35
18 Blackburn Rovers 35 7 12 16 36 49 -13 33
19 Charlton Athletic 36 7 12 17 37 52 -15 33
20 Nottingham Forest 36 5 9 22 32 68 -36 24
*** FIXTURES ON 05/05/99 ***
Chelsea v Leeds United
Leicester City v Derby County
Liverpool v Manchester United
Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal
*** FIXTURES ON 08/05/99 ***
Aston Villa v Charlton Athletic
Blackburn Rovers v Nottingham Forest
Derby County v Coventry City
Everton v West Ham United
Leicester City v Newcastle United
Sheffield Wednesday v Liverpool
Wimbledon v Southampton
*** FIXTURES ON 09/05/99 ***
Middlesbrough v Manchester United
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*** TEAM RESULTS - MANCHESTER UNITED - AS AT 01/05/99 ***
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
03/02/99 Derby County Home W 1-0 1 55,174
06/02/99 Nottingham Forest Away W 8-1 1 30,025
17/02/99 Arsenal Home D 1-1 1 55,171
20/02/99 Coventry City Away W 1-0 1 22,596
27/02/99 Southampton Home W 2-1 1 55,316
13/03/99 Newcastle United Away W 2-1 1 36,500
21/03/99 Everton Home W 3-1 1 55,182
03/04/99 Wimbledon Away D 1-1 1 26,121
17/04/99 Sheffield Wednesday Home W 3-0 1 55,270
25/04/99 Leeds United Away D 1-1 2 40,255
01/05/99 Aston Villa Home W 2-1 1 55,189
*** TEAM STATISTICS - MANCHESTER UNITED - AS AT 25/04/99 ***
AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 55,188
HIGHEST HOME ATTENDANCE: 27/02/99 - Southampton (55,316)
LOWEST HOME ATTENDANCE: 15/08/98 - Leicester City (55,052)
BEST WIN: 06/02/99 - Nottingham Forest (8-1)
HEAVIEST DEFEAT: 20/09/98 - Arsenal (0-3)
BEST HOME WIN: 17/10/98 - Wimbledon (5-1)
HEAVIEST HOME DEFEAT: 19/12/98 - Middlesbrough (2-3)
BEST AWAY WIN: 06/02/99 - Nottingham Forest (8-1)
HEAVIEST AWAY DEFEAT: 20/09/98 - Arsenal (0-3)
*****
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
******
CHAMPIONS' LEAGUE QUARTER-FINALS
Manchester Utd 2 v 0 Inter Milan
Real Madrid 1 v 1 Dynamo Kiev
Juventus 2 v 1 Olympiakos
Bayern Munich 2 v 0 Kaiserslautern
**DYNAMO KIEV 2 v 0 REAL MADRID (Agg:3-1)
FC KAISERSLAUTERN 0 v 4 **BAYERN MUNICH (Agg:0-6)
INTERNAZIONALE FC 1 v 1 **MANCHESTER UNITED (Agg:1-3)
OLYMPIAKOS 1 v 1 **JUVENTUS (Agg:2-3)
Semi Finals
Manchester United v Juventus 4-3agg 1-0 [1-1]
Bayern Munchen v Dynamo Kiev 4-3agg 1-0 [3-3]
UEFA Champions League Final MANCHESTER UNITED v BAYERN MUNICH
Venue Camp Nou (Estadi FC Barcelona), Barcelona, Spain
Date Wednesday 26 May 1999 Kick-Off 20.45 CET (19.45 GMT)
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Subject: GIGGS AND STAM STRUGGLING FOR LIVERPOOL CLASH
Manchester United have only a 50-50 chance of going into
Wednesday night's Premiership game at Liverpool with Jaap Stam
and Ryan Giggs in their starting line-up. Manager Alex Ferguson will
check on their fitness today but says it is
'touch and go' whether either will make the crucial match at Anfield
which could help decide the destiny of United's season.
"It's difficult to say at this stage whether they'll definitely make it or
not, but they are getting closer. It's probably 50-50 but it will be a
difficult one,'' said Ferguson.
United go into the game a point behind leaders Arsenal, who are
away to Tottenham on the same night. The Reds welcome back
captain Roy Keane, who served a one-match suspension on
Saturday, and Andy Cole is expected to step back into the fray to
partner Dwight Yorke after missing the 2-1 win over Aston Villa.
Despite having the FA Cup and European Cup Final to play after the
Premiership campaign, the United boss insists there are no signs of
any pressure among his squad. ''You watch them in training and can
see their enjoyment," he says. "They are loving every minute of it,
and it's obvious they are handling the pressure well."
If Stam fails to make it David May or Wes Brown will partner Ronny
Johnsen in defence, and should Giggs not be fit Jesper Blomqvist will
continue on the left flank.
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Subject: CL Info fra www.manutd.com
Please note we do not accept bookings via the internet or telephone.
Welcome to the MUFC ticket information service. In an effort to provide
information for supporters, we have produced this guide, which contains a
number of important points relating to ticket availability.
UEFA Champions League Final:
Manchester United v Bayern Munich
Wednesday 26 May 1999, 8.45 pm
UEFA have agreed to supply the finalists with 30,000 match tickets, mainly
priced £12 and £28 and Manchester United's allocation is primarily situated
behind the north goal of the stadium.
Initially tickets will be sold to the following categories:
1. Private Box and Executive members (who will receive by post a letter of
invitation to apply, together with a list of the required documentation).
2. Those supporters who either purchased a match ticket from the club or
who travelled on one of the club's trips to this season's quarter-final
versus Inter Milan (they will also receive by post a letter of invitation
to apply, together with a list of the required documentation).
3. Season Ticket holders and Members in possession of voucher 60/ZZ and a
maximum of 12 of the special match vouchers listed, properly affixed to the
official voucher sheet.
Special Match Vouchers: 31 (LKS Lodz); 32 (Barcelona); 33 (Brondby); 34
(Bayern Munich); 35 (Bury); 36 (Nottingham Forest); 37 (Middlesbrough); 38
(Liverpool); 39 (Inter Milan); 40 (Fulham); 41 (Chelsea); 42 (Juventus).
Season Ticket holders successfully applying for FA Cup Final tickets will
receive a letter of invitation to apply, together with a list of the
documentation required when they receive their Cup Final tickets.
Members who are in possession of the 12 special match vouchers stated
should contact the Membership Office for a travel/ticket order form.
Everyone applying MUST produce a photocopy of the page in their passport
which shows their photograph. Also required is a photocopy of the page in
your passport which shows your passport number, if this is not displayed on
the same page as your photograph.
THOSE WISHING TO PURCHASE MATCH TICKETS ONLY will be able to apply to the
Ticket Office on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th May 1999 from 9 am to 4 pm.
THOSE APPLYING FOR CLUB TRAVEL PACKAGES, WHICH INCLUDES A MATCH TICKET,
SHOULD APPLY TO THE MEMBERSHIP OFFICE in its new location on the United
Trading Estate behind the North Stand at the same times.
Those wishing to apply by post should include the following:
1. Completed travel/ticket order form
2. Voucher 60/ZZ (duly completed)
3. The 12 special match vouchers properly affixed to the official voucher
sheet
4. Photocopy of passport (page bearing photograph) and, if necessary, a
photocopy of the page showing passport number
5. Relevant payment (cheque or credit card details)
6. Registered s.a.e.
In the event of tickets and club travel packages remaining, a further
announcement will be made via the usual channels.
THE CLUB HAVE THE FOLLOWING TRAVEL OPTIONS AVAILABLE
OPTION 1
3 Day Trip from Manchester
£475 plus match ticket
Includes two nights 4 star hotel accommodation in Tarragona. Departs
Tuesday 25th May, returns Thursday 27th May.
OPTION 2
Day Trip from Manchester*
£275 plus match ticket
OPTION 3
Coach Trip from Old Trafford
£245 plus match ticket
(Pick-ups en route to Dover)
Departs Monday 24th May, returns to Old Trafford 28th May. Includes two
nights accommodation in 2/3 star coastal tourist hotels.
*Subject to demand, flight also available from Gatwick.
Miss Ellies World Travel (Manchester) will be given a small allocation of
tickets in order to cater for those supporters who travelled with them to
Milan.
Furthermore, additional travel packages are available to those Season
Ticket Holders/Members who have purchased a match ticket from the club.
Please contact Miss Ellies on 0161 228 7363 or send a fax to 0161 228 7453
for details of their arrangements.
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Subject: Express on Bossie
Keeper Mark Bosnich, who was on the Aston Villa team coach ready
to travel to Manchester United when he was told he wasn't required,
looks like having a home start to his done-and-dusted move to Old
Trafford.
Bosnich, who is believed to have agreed a £4million deal over three
years with the signing-on fee spread to ensure he doesn't break the
United wage structure, is set to be in goal for the Reds' opening pre-
season games in Sydney and Melbourne in his native Australia.
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Subject: Fill in the blanks *** ** * or don't ........
http://www.red11.org/mufc/fix9899.htm
UNITED Chelsea Arse
P34/71 P35/68 P35/72
May
5 Liverpool (A)35 *** Leeds (H)36 * Tottenham (A)36 **
8 Tottenham(A)37 *
9 Middlesboro(A)36 ***
11 Leeds U (A)37 **
12 Blackburn (A)37 ***
16 Tottenham (H)38 *** Derby (H)38 * Aston Villa(H)38 **
MAXIMUM Poss: 83pts 79pts 81pts **
Yes I am always optimistic! :))
Barry prediction: crunch game Leeds v Arsenal <>
UNITED Chelsea Arse
P34/71 P35/68 P35/72
May
5 Liverpool (A)35 74* Leeds (H)36 69 Tottenham (A)36 75
8 Tottenham(A)37 69
9 Middlesboro(A)36 75*
11 Leeds U (A)37 76
12 Blackburn (A)37 78*
16 Tottenham (H)38 81* Derby (H)38 72 Aston Villa(H)38 79
81pts 72pts 79pts **
!CHAMPIONS!
LEEDS 4th on 70pts
Barry in limbo again
RED sky at night Barcelona delight
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Subject: BECKHAM BEAUTY PUTS UNITED TOP (late report from Sat)
David Beckham fired Manchester United back to the top of the Premiership
with a trademark 30-yard free-kick against Aston Villa.
Beckham struck two minutes after the break to give United a 2-1 victory and
put Alex Ferguson's side two points ahead of Arsenal, who face Derby
tomorrow, but having played the same number of games.
Julian Joachim had given Villa hope at Old Trafford with an equaliser,
after Steve Watson's own goal - claimed by Dwight Yorke - put United in
front 20 minutes into the match.
United could even afford a saved penalty from Denis Irwin after Phil
Neville had been felled by Steve Stone.
At the other end of the table, James Beattie could have inspired another
amazing escape act from Southampton, who beat Leicester 2-1 at The Dell.
The Foxes deservedly took the lead through in-form striker Ian Marshall.
But Chris Marsden levelled matters with a firm header past Kasey Keller
before Beattie's looped volley put the Saints in front with 16 minutes to go.
Victory took Southampton two points clear of Charlton and Blackburn who
fought out a goalless draw at The Valley.
Charlton came closest to scoring when Swedish striker Martin Pringle saw
his header cannon off the bar.
The Saints and Charlton have two games left to play, while Rovers have three.
Gianfranco Zola put on a superb show at Stamford Bridge to leave Everton
relieved they are out of the relegation dogfight.
Chelsea won 3-1 with Zola scoring two, including a direct free-kick after
81 minutes after teenager Francis Jeffers' powerful run and shot had pulled
one back for Everton.
Dan Petrescu had scored Chelsea's second to ensure their third place in the
table, a point behind Arsenal.
It was a hugely controversial game at Upton Park, where West Ham ended the
game with eight men and on the wrong end of a 5-1 hiding by Leeds.
Leeds scored in the first minute at West Ham through Jimmy Floyd
Hasselbaink. On 15 minutes, Ian Wright was sent off for two bookable
offences - the second for making aggressive gestures at an opponent.
David O'Leary's men went 2-0 ahead through Alan Smith on the brink of
half-time. After the break Paolo Di Canio pulled one back before keeper
Shaka Hislop was red-carded for a professional foul on Hasselbaink, Ian
Harte putting away the resulting penalty.
Lee Bowyer and Alfie Haaland both added late goals as Leeds ran riot, Steve
Lomas being sent off near the final whistle for serious foul play.
Nottingham Forest, the first side to be relegated from the Premiership beat
Sheffield Wednesday 2-0, Hugo Porfirio and Alan Rogers scoring in the first
half.
Coventry fans can, for once, rest easy going into the final two weeks of
the season. They sauntered into a 2-0 lead against out-of-sorts Wimbledon
at Highfield Road thanks to goals from Darren Huckerby and Noel Whelan,
both prompted by Dutch midfielder George Boateng.
John Hartson pulled one back on 74 minutes and despite a frantic finale,
Coventry ended the game 2-1 winners, with Premiership status virtually
ensured for another season.
There was an amazing turnaround at Anfield after Liverpool came back from
2-0 down to secure a 3-2 victory over Tottenham.
Jamie Carragher put through his own net before Steffen Iversen's bullet
header made it 2-0 to Spurs, but the turning point was Argentinian
full-back Mauricio Tarrico sending off for two bookings shortly before
half-time.
Jamie Redknapp's penalty after 49 minutes gave Liverpool hope and Paul Ince
equalised with a header before Steve McManaman hammered home perhaps his
last goal at Anfield to send the Kop wild.
As the north-east prepares to welcome First Division champions Sunderland
back to the top flight, the region's two other footballing giants,
Newcastle and Middlesbrough, could not be separated in the Tyne-Tees derby.
Robbie Mustoe scored on the hour at St James' Park before Alan Shearer
equalised from the spot four minutes later after Didier Domi had been fouled.
© PA Sporting Life
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Subject: The day the heart was torn from a nation - Torino Tragedy
Respect: non MUFC
Roger Murney wrote that today is the 50th aniversary of the Torino tragedy.
Here's a short article from the Times giving a little detail - it happened
before most of us were around and (imho) we should learn someting about
this team with whom we share a common bond of loss.
The light is fading from dusk to the darkness of night. You are driving in
the direction of Piacenza round the tangenziale, the bustling ring road
that skirts the mighty northern Italian industrial city of Turin. It is
early May, the mist is rising from the distant River Po and your eye is
attracted to a strangely beautiful sight on a hill to the west, a floodlit
church that seems to float high above the city. It is called the Basilica
di Superga, and 50 years ago today it was the scene of the greatest tragedy
in the history of Italian sport. May 4, 1949, was just another day for the
Torinese. They were looking forward to the return of their precious Torino,
champions-elect of Serie A of the Italian League, who had been to Portugal
to play in a charity match. Torino lost 4-3, but the result did not matter.
The serious business was about to resume. They had four games to play and
if they won them, as they were expected to, it would be their fifth
consecutive Scudetto. The fans did not know they had watched il Grande
Torino play their last game. The mist was heavy as the team's chartered
plane, Flight No I-ELCE, made its final approach to Turin Airport. It was
5pm. Within minutes, 17 Torino players, their English manager, Leslie
Lievesley, the coaching staff, the trainer, club officials and journalists,
would be dead. Some say it was pilot error, others still claim that poor
visibility was the cause. Whatever the reason, just a few miles from the
safety of the airport runway, the plane plunged from the sky and ploughed
into the walls of a monastery behind the Basilica di Superga. At a stroke,
not only the Torino team but the heart and soul of the Italian national
side had been destroyed, including Valentino Mazzola, captain of club and
country. On the plane were six members of the Italy team that had played in
its last international, a 3-1 victory against Spain in Madrid at the end of
March. Two years before Torino had supplied ten of the team in a match
against Hungary at the Stadio Comunale. Now, in a blinding flash of fire,
all that had been destroyed Italian football rallied round Torino, much as
the English game gave succour to Manchester United after their own disaster
at Munich nine years on. As Torino were forced to do, their opponents in
the last four games of the season fielded their youth teams. Torino won
every match and were proclaimed champions. It was 17 years before they next
won the league title. The hill at Superga still acts as a monument to those
who died. A plain obelisk of two-coloured stone, festooned with floral
tributes, bears the sign of a cross and the names of the dead heroes of
Turin, a memorial rendered more touching by its very simplicity. Tonight at
the Stadio delle Alpi a match will be played between Torino, who are on the
brink of returning to their rightful place in Serie A, and a select team of
the best players in today's Italian League. Roberto, Maldini, Zidane,
Baggio and Weah will all be there, paying their tribute to a great team. It
is fitting that they will do so in the only way they know how - by playing
football. One senses that il Grande Torino would have approved.
Manchester United - The Legend - http://manunited.net
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