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Date: Fri Mar 12 GMT+00:00 1999
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
This Issue:
1. Dennis Viollet by Pete Ashcroft
2. BSKYB TO KNOW UNITED TAKEOVER DECISION BY APRIL 13
3. Dwight and the clean sheets
4. Ferguson hails Yorke - 'Player of the Year'
5. Football - Yorke's double delights United
6. Chelsea thoughts (reps/pics)
7. Dwight and the clean sheets
8. Fergie watches winger! ««
9. Chelsea, Yorkie, Schmikes
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Daily RED Trivia Friday 12th March 1999:
12/3/1968: Ray Bennion died in Burnley. Bennion was a skilful Half-back who made his
debut against Everton in August 1921, and played in the promotion-winning side in
1925. He played 301 times between 1921-32, and won 10 caps for Wales. Bennion
joined Burnley in November 1932.
1983: A dramatic late goal by Frank Stapleton sees United beat Everton 1-0
in the FA Cup 6th Round at Old Trafford watched by 58,198. Team was:
Bailey, Duxbury (Macari), Albiston, Moses, Moran, McQueen, Wilkins,
Muhren, Stapleton, Whiteside, Coppell.
***************
Barry Daily Comment:
United are set to take their place in the first ever World
Championships for club sides - should they lift the Champions
Cup in Barcelona in May.
FIFA have announced plans to introduce the tournament as early
as January next year, probably in Brazil.
The winners of this season's European Cup would be Europe's
representative but, if they declined the invitation, the place
would go to the runners-up.
If that invitation was declined too, then FIFA would be forced to
think again about the whole project.
Schmeichel Stats:
Apps. Goals Conced. Clean Sheets Mins Between Goals
Peter Schmeichel 379 317 172 45,4% 107 mins
Gary Bailey 294 272 133 45,2% 97
Alex Stepney 433 529 135 31% 73
Harry Gregg 210 323 33 16% 94
David Gaskell 118 201 22 19% 52
More: http://www.red11.org/mufc/peter.htm
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
March
13 Newcastle (A) 15.00 PL
17 Inter Milan (A) ECL "Quarter Final" 2nd leg 19.45
21 Everton (H) 15.00 PL
UNITED Stats v All teams:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/stats/
*** RESULTS AND ATTENDANCES ON 09/03/99 ***
Arsenal 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday 37,792
*** RESULTS AND ATTENDANCES ON 10/03/99 ***
Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Everton 27,219
Derby County 2-1 Aston Villa 26,836
Leeds United 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur 34,521
Nottingham Forest 1-2 Newcastle United 22,852
*** LEAGUE TABLE AS AT 10/03/99 ***
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
---------------------------------------------------------
1 Manchester United 28 16 9 3 63 29 34 57
2 Arsenal 28 14 11 3 38 13 25 53
3 Chelsea 27 14 11 2 41 22 19 53
4 Leeds United 28 13 9 6 43 26 17 48
5 Aston Villa 28 12 8 8 39 33 6 44
6 Derby County 28 10 11 7 28 26 2 41
7 Wimbledon 28 10 10 8 32 38 -6 40
8 West Ham United 28 11 7 10 31 39 -8 40
9 Liverpool 27 11 6 10 50 34 16 39
10 Newcastle United 28 10 8 10 37 37 0 38
11 Tottenham Hotspur 28 8 12 8 33 34 -1 36
12 Sheffield Wednesday 28 10 5 13 35 30 5 35
13 Middlesbrough 27 7 12 8 34 39 -5 33
14 Leicester City 27 8 9 10 27 36 -9 33
15 Everton 28 7 10 11 22 30 -8 31
16 Coventry City 28 8 6 14 30 39 -9 30
17 Charlton Athletic 28 6 9 13 32 39 -7 27
18 Blackburn Rovers 28 6 8 14 28 40 -12 26
19 Southampton 28 7 5 16 27 53 -26 26
20 Nottingham Forest 28 3 8 17 23 56 -33 17
*** TEAM RESULTS - MANCHESTER UNITED - AS AT 20/02/99 ***
Date Opposition Score Pos. Attend.
--------------------------------------------------------------------
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
******
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
return Ties to be played on March 17
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Pic of 1999 so far!
Subject: Dennis Viollet by Pete Ashcroft
Just in at http://www.red11.org/mufc/dviollet99.htm
Pete has given me permission to send this out to you all:
>>>>>>>>>>>
Barry,
Now that my tears have subsided I can tell you of my memory of
Dennis.
My father would have had much more to say if he were alive. He was
born in the same year as Dennis.
As a child, born and raised in South Manchester, football was the
only thing we ever talked about or did in our house. My dad was a
great left fullback and tried out for Bolton Wandererers in the
early 50's. He turned down the job because the money was so bad. He
was a qualified Engineering Draughtsman and as he found out I was
on the way he took the higher paying job.
Dennis Violett played some games late in his career for Abbey Hey
Working Mens Club which is now in the Manchester Ameteur league.
My Dad was the assistant Manager, Treasurer, linesman, coach, (with
bucket and "magic sponge") for as long as I can remember.
As I watched the home games from Mellands playing fields I stood in
awe as Dennis demonstrated his mastery of the game. The game stood
1-1 in a semi-final cup game. With about a minute to go Abbey Hey
won a corner kick. Cool as ice Dennis lines up to take the kick,
the goalie is at the near post. Dennis hammers the corner across
and I think the ball is going to go way over the attacking players
but no, there is so much spin on the ball it curls into the net in
the very top corner at the far post. Next thing the whistle went
for full time and we were in the final!
I have never seen so much beer go down! Bottles in the communal
bath and then way into the evening at the WMC (Free meat pies all
around also).
Goodbye Dennis, give my regards to the "Babes"
Pete Ashcroft
Pic of 1999 so far!
Subject: BSKYB TO KNOW UNITED TAKEOVER DECISION BY APRIL 13
UNITED CAMPAIGNERS BRACED FOR TAKEOVER DECISION
Campaigners trying to stave off BSkyB's takeover bid for Manchester United
are ready to battle on after news that a decision is imminent.
BSkyB should know by April 13 if they can take over Manchester United.
That is the latest date by which the Department of Trade and Industry must
publish the Monopolies and Mergers Commission investigation into the takeover.
BSkyB have claimed all along that the takeover would be good for United and
football in general. They remain hopeful the verdict will go their way, but
they did not wish to comment for now.
But those opposed to the takeover have plenty to say. They are confident
that the deal will be turned down, but they are also prepared to continue
the fight if it does not.
Michael Crick, of Shareholders United Against Murdoch, said: "We're
increasingly confident that it will be rejected.
"The mood has changed in the last few weeks and the football authorities,
the broadcasting authorities and the treasury seem to be against it. We
think if it were left to the individual members of the Government and the
individual Labour MPs, they would overwhelmingly vote against it.
"The fascinating thing is that Sky have not come up with any strong
arguments for it. If it is accepted then we are prepared for that
eventuality and we will once again campaign for shareholders to reject the
new bid."
On Friday the MMC will submit their conclusions to the DTI, which then has
20 working days to publish the report.
If the MMC clears the takeover then Stephen Byers, the Secretary of State
for Trade and Industry, has no power to block it. If the MMC opposes the
deal then Byers can block it, clear it or pass it with certain conditions
attached. But whatever the MMC recommends, their findings will not be made
public until April 13 at the latest.
A DTI spokesman explained: "We have a 20-day working period for publishing
the report, which means a target date of April 13."
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BSKYB TO KNOW UNITED TAKEOVER DECISION BY APRIL 13
BSkyB should know by April 13 if they can take over Manchester United.
That is the latest date by which the Department of Trade and Industry must
publish the Monopolies and Mergers Commission investigation into the takeover.
On Friday the MMC will submit their conclusions to the DTI, which then has
20 working days to publish the report. If the MMC clears the takeover then
Stephen Byers, the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, has no power
to block it.
If the MMC opposes the deal then Byers can block it, clear it or pass it
with certain conditions attached.
However, whatever the MMC recommends, their findings will not be made
public until April 13 at the latest. A DTI spokesman explained: "We have a
20-day working period for publishing the report, which means a target date
of April 13."
United director and solicitor Maurice Watkins was optimistic the deal would
be given the thumbs up.
"Manchester United and BSkyB have been dealing with the matter and
obviously we both hope it is cleared," he said.
If the takeover is given the green light, then the broadcasting company
must start the whole process again and submit a new bid. If and when it is
cleared then the whole process starts again," said Watkins.
"BSkyB have to submit another bid because the previous bid lapsed once it
was referred to the MMC."
Pic of 1999 so far!
Subject: Dwight and the clean sheets
From the subject you may think this is the title of a new film. You'd be
half right. It is about a potential new king but not about a film.
Dwight Yorke season record:
Scored in 19 of 34 games he has started ;-)))
PL: 23 games 16 goals
Euro: 7 games 7 goals
FA: 4 games (1sub) 3 goals
Total 34 games 1sub) 26 goals
Compared to Gary Birtles first 34 games. He was a 1.25 million pound
transfer in 1980 - in fact he was the first United million pound player. He
scored in 3 games :-((
Div. 1 31 games 2 goals
FA: 3 games 1 goal
Gary somehow rediscovered his scoring touch when we sold him back to Forest
for a couple of buckets of eels and a gallon of salad cream. The point is
that some players can take the pressure of expectation and some cannot.
Dwight may not go on scoring like this forever but he has started his
United career with a promise that Eric showed. When Eric arrived we knew we
had something special and his effect was immediate. But who would have
dared to dream we'd win 4 of the next 5 titles? Earlier today I let my mind
wander a little. Dare we dream of it? Four of the next five Europ.......
nah. Get back to reality yet boyo - we've won nothing yet. But isn't it
lovely to dream and maybe ... just maybe Yorkie will take us to the first
European Cup win for many of us. And the first for a thousand years (it
must seem) for the rest.
Clean sheets. I love 'em. Today was our 7th clean sheet in 10 games. We
have conceeded just three goals in those 10 games. Since Christmas we have
played 16 games and let in 8 with 9 clean sheets. In that time, only
Leicester have scored more than one against us and we were 5-1 up (at that
point) so we got sloppy.
The game is on again (the 8pm replay after Fox Sports news) - gotta go
;-))))))))
Dave
Manchester United - The Legend - http://manunited.net
Pic of 1999 so far!
Subject: Ferguson hails Yorke - 'Player of the Year'
Caribbean King, Dwight Yorke
Alex Ferguson hailed Dwight Yorke as the Player of the Year after two
goals from the Tobagan set up a heavyweight FA Cup semi-final clash with
Arsenal on his old stamping ground.
And Chelsea boss Gianluca Vialli also paid tribute to Manchester United's
Caribbean King after Yorke's double ended his Wembley ambitions in last
night's quarter-final replay at Stamford Bridge.
Yorke fired home a goal in each half to book the Premiership leaders a date
with holders Arsenal at Villa Park on April 11.
United's 2-0 win at Chelsea keeps Ferguson's sights trained on an
incredible treble and he doesn't underestimate the role played by the
marksman he prised from Aston Villa for £12 million.
Ferguson said: "Dwight Yorke has been unquestionably the outstanding
footballer this season for me. Irrespective of who he plays for, you just
can't ignore that kind of football.''
Gianluca Vialli was forced to agree after watching Yorke demolish his FA
Cup dreams with an exquisite chip in the 58th minute. The spectacular goal
knocked the spirit out of the Londoners who had battled back from a
nightmare start when they gifted Yorke, pictured, his first of the night in
the fourth minute.
Vialli said: "Yorke is one of the most exciting players in European
football, but the season is not finished yet and I hope one of my players
can still be one of the most important players of the season.''
Yorke's brace brought his total for the season to 26 goals and his
delightful second was United's 100th goal in all competitions this season.
Little wonder Ferguson has been impressed by the way the kid from the
Caribbean has adapted to life at Old Trafford.
Ferguson said: "I don't know what more you can say about the lad. He's
answered every question you can put to a footballer and he's done it with a
terrific smile and temperament.
"I wanted him two years ago. He's a Manchester United type player because
he's got a good temperament, the courage to play and the ability to go with
it.
"Some players have been daunted by it in the past but he's just blossomed.''
Yorke, whose double last week gave United a two-goal lead over Inter Milan
in the quarter-finals of the Champions' League, is making new friends
everywhere - a task in itself for Manchester United players.
As his team-mates were jeered back into the Stamford Bridge dressing room
after their pre-match warm-up last night, Yorke flashed a smile at the home
fans, signed autographs for them and exchanged a few pleasantries before
going on to destroy their dreams.
Pic of 1999 so far!
Subject: Football - Yorke's double delights United
Chelsea 0 Manchester United 2
By Glenn Moore
The clinical finishing of Dwight Yorke proved the difference at Stamford
Bridge last night as Manchester United finally beat Chelsea at the fourth
time of asking this season.
The Tobagan's 25th and 26th goals of the season, combined with a masterly
goalkeeping display from the rejuvenated Peter Schmeichel, won this FA Cup
sixth-round replay despite Chelsea controlling possession for much of the
game. United will now meet the other member of this season's dominant
triumvirate, Arsenal, in the semi-final, United's 22nd, at Villa Park on
Sunday, 11 April.
Yorke's opening goal, after three minutes, stunned Chelsea; his second,
after 58, killed off their hopes just as it appeared they might earn an
equaliser. It is the fourth time in six seasons United have beaten Chelsea
in the FA Cup.
The magnitude of the game was evident from the thicket of ticket touts
outside Fulham Broadway station. Those supporters who were still negotiating
when the match kicked off were robbed twice, for they also missed the
opening goal.
Having failed to break down a 10-man Chelsea on Sunday, United's swift
penetration of the 11-man version last night was due, perhaps, to the
inclusion of Yorke and Andy Cole from the start. Their mere presence, along
with that of Ryan Giggs, may have unsettled Chelsea whose nervousness,
exacerbated by United's positive start, manifested itself in a flurry of
early fouls, one of which was to prove expensive.
It led to a David Beckham free-kick, 20 yards inside Chelsea's half on their
right flank, which Franck Leboeuf met but only headed upwards. When the ball
came down Cole was underneath and he steered it to Yorke, who volleyed the
ball in with contemptuous ease.
Chelsea's hesitancy grew with Roberto Di Matteo caught in possession and
Celestine Babayaro failing to control a simple pass. But United, too, were
feeling the pressure of the occasion and Paul Scholes mis-hit a clearance
over his own goal-line. The tension was vividly illustrated as, from the
corner, Gianfranco Zola and Jody Morris got in each other's way as they each
attempted to shoot. Chelsea gradually recovered their poise, however, and
pushed United back, Morris twice bringing saves from Schmeichel. Then the
Dane had to be alert to deny Zola after Di Matteo put him through.
These chances, around the quarter-hour, were Chelsea's best for a while as
both sides recovered their shape and midfield became the battleground.
With the pace remaining frantic, the play became messy but Chelsea's
movement still caused occasional problems. Morris shot over following one
flowing move on the half-hour and Gary Neville just cleared Dennis Wise's
cross after another. With Schmeichel quick to deny Tore Andre Flo, released
down the centre by Zola, United reached half-time with their lead intact.
Chelsea returned with fresh vigour, winning a flurry of corners, from one of
which Bernard Lambourde headed just wide. United responded with a wave of
attacks in which Giggs was prominent but failed to manage a direct shot on
goal.
Ten minutes into the half the growing frustration of the home crowd reached
a new peak as a sweeping move, in which Zola and Morris excelled, ended with
Wise's far-post shot from Babayaro's teasing cross being blocked by Flo
almost on the line. The Norwegian, without a goal since Boxing Day, was now
foiling his team-mates' attempts.
The Blues' chagrin deepened as, three minutes later, United scored again.
There seemed to be little danger with Chelsea having possession in defence,
but Yorke and Cole hassled and, suddenly, Yorke was free on goal. From 25
yards out he produced an impudent chip which floated over Ed De Goey and
nestled in the net. The ground briefly fell silent, Chelsea supporters quiet
with horror, United's hushed in awe.
It was harsh on Chelsea, who had dominated possession for the previous 40
minutes, but it vividly illustrated the difference between the teams: their
finishing. As if to underline this, Morris and Lambourde both missed good
chances, with foot and head, in the next few minutes. While Morris
hesitated, Lambourde rushed himself.
The chances served to remind United that Chelsea still carried a threat and
as they looked to break up their rhythm Yorke was booked for kicking the
ball away. Gianluca Vialli brought on Bjarne Goldbaek and Mikkel Forssell in
attempt to drag his team back into the game but the pattern remained the
same, with Forssell beating the offside trap but not Schmeichel.
Even as Chelsea strained for a goal Alex Ferguson was thinking of further
challenges, the manager withdrawing Cole and Yorke. A European and domestic
treble remains in their reach; Chelsea have just two trophies to chase. It
could be a lot worse, but that will be little consolation this morning.
Chelsea (4-4-2): De Goey; Lambourde, Desailly, Leboeuf (Myers, h-t), Le
Saux; Wise, Morris,(Goldbaek, 70) Di Matteo, Babayaro; Zola, Flo (Forssell,
70). Substitutes not used: Newton, Hitchcock (gk).
Manchester United (3-3-1-3): Schmeichel; G Neville, Berg, Sta; Irwin
Beckham, Keane; Scholes; Giggs (Blomqvist, 74), Cole (P Neville, 70), Yorke
(Solskjaer, 84). Substitutes not used: Brown, Van der Gouw (gk).
Referee: P Durkin (Portland).
Pic of 1999 so far!
Subject: Chelsea thoughts (reps/pics)
Allo all,
As usual, pictures (10 of them) and reports are up at the
address http://members.xoom.com/heathens/mufc.html Enjoy
them!
Better late than never. Fergi always said United like to
make things difficult for themselves. Actually, Fergi likes
to make things difficult for himself as well. No one will
know how United were to perform had Yorke, Giggs and Cole
not been rested on Sunday. However, last night's match
showed that Fergi needed them, United needed them as well.
What a difference the four guys made (Stam, Yorke, Cole and
Giggs). Chelsea though was back to full strength and having
boasted to have one of the best home record around, could
not match United in every department. Di Matteo could not
match Keane's work rate, Zola, Flo, Matteo and Wise could
not find a way through Schmeichel. Up front, Leboeuf and
Desailly found Yorke and Cole a real handful. Le Saux could
not contain Beckham and Garys' runs down the wing. Giggs
and later Blomqvist found life quite easy on the left as
well.
In short, United were far too superior yesterday. The
million dollars organization must have learnt some valuable
lessons from United. To be fair, Chelsea did not have the
luck as well. Who would know what will happen if Wise's
touch (which was heading towards the empty goal after
United took the lead) was not deflected away by Flo?
Chelsea like United on Sunday, had several good chances to
score but could not materialize. United, on the other hand,
scored two from about four chances. Class.
On contrast to Sunday's game, where our good friend Durkin
handed out numerous yellow and red cards. He refrained from
repeating his act. Maybe the players were more careful this
time round. Still boos could still be heard from both
parties. Still, Yorke was penalised for kicking the ball
away. Yorke returned him the favor by pushing him later,
cheeky!
Personally, the best moment was the celebration after
Yorke's first goal. Yorke showing his generosity, started a
Bebeto celebration (the cradle act). Other players,
including Beckham joined in too. I assume that the goal was
dedicated to Brooklyn, and I thought that was a nice
gesture, especially when Beckham did not score (he did
provide the cross for Cole to head on though).
Fergi has been critised by many for not taking the FA Cup
seriously. Personally, it would be nuts to say that. He
showed his seriousness by sending out his first team
knowing that Inter spies could be all over. After last
night's game, I'm sure that no one will open their mouths
without ever thinking again.
Cheers
Boon Wee
© Boon Wee 1999. All Rights Reserved
Pic of 1999 so far!
Subject: Dwight and the clean sheets
From the subject you may think this is the title of a new film. You'd be
half right. It is about a potential new king but not about a film.
Dwight Yorke season record:
Scored in 19 of 34 games he has started ;-)))
PL: 23 games 16 goals
Euro: 7 games 7 goals
FA: 4 games (1sub) 3 goals
Total 34 games 1sub) 26 goals
Compared to Gary Birtles first 34 games. He was a 1.25 million pound
transfer in 1980 - in fact he was the first United million pound player. He
scored in 3 games :-((
Div. 1 31 games 2 goals
FA: 3 games 1 goal
Gary somehow rediscovered his scoring touch when we sold him back to Forest
for a couple of buckets of eels and a gallon of salad cream. The point is
that some players can take the pressure of expectation and some cannot.
Dwight may not go on scoring like this forever but he has started his
United career with a promise that Eric showed. When Eric arrived we knew we
had something special and his effect was immediate. But who would have
dared to dream we'd win 4 of the next 5 titles? Earlier today I let my mind
wander a little. Dare we dream of it? Four of the next five Europ.......
nah. Get back to reality yet boyo - we've won nothing yet. But isn't it
lovely to dream and maybe ... just maybe Yorkie will take us to the first
European Cup win for many of us. And the first for a thousand years (it
must seem) for the rest.
Clean sheets. I love 'em. Today was our 7th clean sheet in 10 games. We
have conceeded just three goals in those 10 games. Since Christmas we have
played 16 games and let in 8 with 9 clean sheets. In that time, only
Leicester have scored more than one against us and we were 5-1 up (at that
point) so we got sloppy.
The game is on again (the 8pm replay after Fox Sports news) - gotta go
;-))))))))
Dave
Manchester United - The Legend - http://manunited.net
Pic of 1999 so far!
Subject: Fergie watches winger! ««
Alex Ferguson hopped over to Maine Road on Saturday to watch one of the
brightest wing prospects in the Nationwide League.
But the impressed Reds boss will not be preparing a bid because United
already have Manchester City's best attacking player signed up.
Fergie was witness to another virtuoso display from Terry Cooke against
Northampton, leaving him with another tough decision to make in the coming
weeks.
Close pal Joe Royle is desperately scratching around for the cash to make
Cooke his next permanent signing for £400,000 plus add-ons for future
appearances.
But with each performance the 23-year-old winger is tempting the United
boss to give him another chance as he seeks assurances over first team
opportunities next season.
Meanwhile, other clubs have been alerted to the situation and appear ready
to step in with a bid before the end of the season.
It is looking more likely that Cooke will see out the season with City and
go to tribunal over a move in the summer when he is out of contract but
unable to move for free because he is under-24.
Round-up ««
United are reportedly monitoring the progress of Bolton Wanderers' Academy
keeper James Evans.
The 17-year-old, rated at £350,000, is also being watched by Blackburn.
The rearranged Premiership match against Liverpool at Anfield has been
pencilled in to be shown on Sky TV on Wednesday May 5.
Pic of 1999 so far!
Subject: Chelsea, Yorkie, Schmikes
We would have not won that match last night if it wasn't for
Schmikes, everytime i see him play, i wonder if we'll be the same
team without him. The man is just amazing. How he didn't feature in
the MoM voting at the end was beyond belief! I hope he stays for
another year as there is no-one like him in the world. We have kept
a lot of clean sheets of late and it is down to Schmikes more than
the defence in my opinion. He saves nearly every one-on-one
situation. Again last night, we presented 3 or 4 clear chances for
Chelsea, we can't keep giving away chances as it will backfire eventually
when Schmikes isn't so good on the night.
Keane is the most dangerous player i have seen. I'm talking about
his celebrating of goals, last night he could have done Yorkie's back
in but Yorkie's back is probably quite used to all the strains due to his
'extra' training. Keane has kicked people in the back when they have
scored (Becks goal past Soton in August/September last year), slapped
people, dragged them to the ground. It's ironic when they say you
would rather play with him rather than against him, as in Keane's
case he is dangerous either way!
Yorkie is great. He has the knack in scoring the all important first
goal for us, much like, hate to say it, like Eric did. That's the
ninth time he has scored the games first goal, a fact not lost on me
as i've placed quite tasty bets on him to score first in the past few
weeks - thanks Yorkie! He is normally about 5/1 for away games and
about 7/2 for league home games for anyone wishing to place a bet on
the lad.
Berni
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