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Date: Mon Jul 12 00:05:34 EDT 1999
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This Issue:
1. United handed new Cup hope
2. FA DENY CLAIMS ON UNITED CUP U-TURN
3. United stand by decision
4. Davids in United plea
5. Fortune seeks fame at Manchester United
6. Promoters drop fee threat over United tour
7. FIFA greed forces United's Brazil trip to pay-per-view
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NEXT MATCHES
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01-AUG-1999 [15:00] Manchester Utd. vs Arsenal (FA Charity Shield, AWAY)
08-AUG-1999 [16:00] Manchester Utd. vs Everton (FA Premier League, AWAY)
11-AUG-1999 [20:00] Manchester Utd. vs Sheffield W (FA Premier League, HOME)
14-AUG-1999 [15:00] Manchester Utd. vs Leeds U (FA Premier League, HOME)
22-AUG-1999 [16:00] Manchester Utd. vs Arsenal (FA Premier League, AWAY)
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UNITED Stats v All teams:
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*** FINAL PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE AS AT 16/05/99 ***
Pos Team P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts
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1 Manchester United 38 14 4 1 45 18 8 9 2 35 19 43 79
2 Arsenal 38 14 5 0 34 5 8 7 4 25 12 42 78
3 Chelsea 38 12 6 1 29 13 8 9 2 28 17 27 75
4 Leeds United 38 12 5 2 32 9 6 8 5 30 25 28 67
Here are all the matches for the coming season 1999/2000:
ALL FIXTURES at: http://www.red11.org/mufc/fix9899.htm
First Team Fixtures 1999/2000 [All dates/times subject to change]
(Dates of possible cup ties also shown)
Date Opposition Score Pos. Attend.
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15/07/99 Melbourne Australia 11.00 pre-season -
18/07/99 Sydney Australia 06.00 pre-season -
21/07/99 Shanghai Shenhua 12.30 pre-season -
24/07/99 Hong Kong South China 08.30 pre-season -
1/08/99 Arsenal Wembley Charity Shield -
3/08/99 Omagh Town friendly in aid of Omagh Bomb Fund
4/08/99 Wigan Athletic friendly at JJB Stadium.
8/08/99 Everton away 16.00
11/08/99 Sheffield Wednesday home PL 20.00
14/08/99 Leeds United home PL 15.00
22/08/99 Arsenal away PL 16.00
25/08/99 Coventry City away PL 20.00
27/08/99 Monaco - Lazio ESC 19.45
30/08/99 Newcastle United home PL 13.00
11/09/99 Liverpool away PL 11.30
15/09/99 ? EC
18/09/99 Wimbledon home PL 15.00
22/09/99 ? EC
25/09/99 Southampton home PL 15.00
29/09/99 ? EC
3/10/99 Chelsea away PL 16.00
*11/10/99 Sir Alex Ferguson's testimonial OT [Schmeichel]
13/10/99 ? WC 3
16/10/99 Watford home PL 15.00
20/10/99 ? EC
23/10/99 Tottenham Hotspur away PL 15.00
27/10/99 ? EC
30/10/99 Aston Villa home PL 15.00
3/11/99 ? EC
6/11/99 Leicester City home PL 15.00
20/11/99 Derby County away PL 15.00
24/11/99 ? EC
27/11/99 Sheffield Wednesday away PL 15.00
30/11/99 Tokyo Palmeiras WCC 20.00
1/12/99 ? WC 4
4/12/99 Everton home PL 15.00
8/12/99 ? EC
11/12/99 FAC 3 Will not enter ...
15/12/99 ? WC 5
18/12/99 West Ham United away PL 15.00
26/12/99 Bradford City home PL 15.00
28/12/99 Sunderland away PL 20.00
3/01/2000 Middlesborough home PL 20.00
***** 5-14 /01/2000 Brazil WTC ***** [3-4 games]
* 8/01/2000 FAC 4 Will not enter ...
12/01/2000 ? WC sf i
15/01/2000 Leeds United away PL 15.00
22/01/2000 Arsenal home PL 15.00
26/01/2000 ? WC sf ii
* 29/01/2000 FAC 5 Will not enter ...
5/02/2000 Coventry City home PL 15.00
12/02/2000 Newcastle United away PL 15.00
* 19/02/2000 FAC 6 Will not enter ...
26/02/2000 Wimbledon away PL 15.00
27/02/2000 ? Wembley WC f
1/03/2000 ? EC
4/03/2000 Liverpool home PL 15.00
8/03/2000 ? EC
11/03/2000 Derby County home PL 15.00
15/03/2000 ? EC
18/03/2000 Leicester City away PL 15.00
22/03/2000 ? EC
25/03/2000 Bradford City away PL 15.00
1/04/2000 West Ham United home PL 15.00
5/04/2000 ? EC qf i
8/04/2000 Middlesborough away PL 15.00
* 9/04/2000 FAC sf Will not enter ...
15/04/2000 Sunderland home PL 15.00
19/04/2000 ? EC qf ii
22/04/2000 Southampton away PL 15.00
24/04/2000 Chelsea home PL 15.00
29/04/2000 West Ham United away PL 15.00
3/05/2000 ? EC sf i
6/05/2000 Tottenham Hotspur home PL 15.00
10/05/2000 ? EC sf ii
14/05/2000 Aston Villa away PL 15.00
* 20/05/2000 Wembley FAC f Will not enter ...
24/05/2000 ? EC f
http://www.red11.org/mufc/match.htm
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* Pre season tour details JULY 1999 *
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** Friendly at Salford City **
Salford City, the North Western Trains League club, are to play a friendly
against a side from their "big brother" neighbours Manchester United, at
their Moor Lane ground (in Kersal) on Saturday July 17th at 3pm.
Melbourne Sydney
Thu 15/7 MAN. UNITED V SOCCEROOS evening in Melbourne
at the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground- capacity 90,000.) kick off 20.00hrs.
- Melbourne Cricket Ground 5 minutes from the city. Good transport available
Tickets available - starts from $60.00 - behind the goal -next up is $90.00,
$130.00 and $150.00
Sun 18/7 MAN. UNITED V SOCCEROOS STADIUM AUSTRALIA, Olympic Boulevard,
Homebush Bay, Sydney NEW SOUTH WALES 15.00 local time
Tickets for Sydney game try here:
http://www.ticketek.com.au/frame.asp?url=search/search.asp
then type MANCHESTER in the search field.
+ Far East
Wed 21/7 Shangai first time ever!!!
This match will be watched by 80,000 fans
The game has sold out with the Shanghai Star reporting the home side's
chairman Yu Zhifei as saying: ''It is unprecedented that the tickets
should sell out for a match five weeks in advance."
Sat 24/7 Hong Kong Repeat of the 1997 game
"ALL matches will be shown "the same day" om MUTV.
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THE FANTASTIC TRIPLE WAS WON!!
Personal stories here: http://www.red11.org/mufc/barcelona.htm
We went to Barcelona in a fine day in May
And all our supporters sang loudly & gay
And when it was over and all said and done
We beat Bayern Munich by 2 goals to 1
The first one was Teddy's he out foxed the rest
The second was Solskjear's he's simply the best
We could have had 4 or we could have had 9
But we didn't start playing till injury time
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Subject: United handed new Cup hope
Manchester United fans have been offered renewed hope that
their side will compete in next season's FA Cup, following a plea
from MP Chris Smith.
Smith, who is the Culture, Media and Sport Secretary, said: "I
very much hope that some way can be found for Manchester
United to do both.
"The Brazil match is important for Manchester United as a
world class team and also of course for our 2006 chances.
"But the FA Cup is important for fans up and down the country,
not just Manchester United."
United pulled out of the competition a fortnight ago in order to
compete in FIFA's inaugural World Team Championships.
However, that decision looks to have been made without the
entire blessing of all concerned with the Treble winners. Boss,
Sir Alex Ferguson has epitomised this and has admitted that he
is still optimistic that a solution can be found.
Ferguson said: "If someone comes up with a proper idea, I think
the club will look at it."
PFA chairman Gordon Taylor said: "It's a good sign. We are
only in July so there is still time for adjustments to be made to
the fixture list. It's right that we should be represented in the
World Team Championship, but not at the expense of the FA
Cup. We don't want to damage our domestic competitions, which
are the envy of the world."
Andy Walsh, of the Independent Manchester United Supporters
Association, said: "I've always remained positive that a solution
could be found. There was no need for an announcement to be
rushed the way it was. That was down to Martin Edwards, the
club chairman, and the FA.
"Alex Ferguson has always said he wanted to play in the FA
Cup. I find it disturbing that Edwards appears to have gone
against the wishes of the manager and the supporters.
"But it was pressure from the government and the FA that got
us into this mess in the first place."
However, in another twist to the saga, United spokesman Ken
Ramsden has said: "There are no plans for us to return to the
FA Cup
"We are aware of the speculation surrounding this issue but
there has certainly been no solution."
Subject: FA DENY CLAIMS ON UNITED CUP U-TURN
Fergie opens door for FA Cup return
Football Association chiefs on Sunday dismissed fresh
claims that Manchester United will play in next season's FA
Cup.
The Observer newspaper reported that the decision
'follows a dramatic change of heart by the club and the
Football Association'.
The paper claims a new plan is set to be unveiled to let the
Treble-winners compete in the Cup and still play in the
World Club Championships in Brazil in January.
But FA spokesman Adrian Bevington denied any U-turn,
saying: "It's news to us at the FA where these
unsubstantiated reports come from. We shall await any
further information The Observer can provide to us on
that."
Bevington went on to restate the situation, adding: "We
made our position fully clear following the announcement at
Old Trafford...we've explored every avenue possible with
Manchester United and ultimately that's why the decision
was reached."
© PA Sporting Life
Subject: United stand by decision
Manchester United have insisted they are standing by
their decision not to defend the FA Cup.
Recent reports have suggested United have reached a
new deal with the Football Association, to pull out out of
the Worthington Cup instead.
The treble winners sparked controversy by withdrawing
from next year's tournament in favour of competing in the
inaugural Fifa World Club Championship in South
America next January.
But United spokesman Ken Ramsden said: "I have
spoken with chairman Martin Edwards and, as far as we
are concerned, there are no plans for us to return to the
FA Cup competition.
"I know the idea of us pulling out of the Worthington Cup
has been put forward to give us the possibility of
returning to the competition but, so far, no further
discussions have been held with the FA.
"Myself and other United officials are aware of the
speculation surrounding this issue but there has
certainly been no definite solution, nor any further
progress."
FA back United
The claims were also dismissed by FA spokesman
Adrian Bevington.
Bevington said: "We made our position fully clear
following the announcement at Old Trafford.
"We've explored every avenue possible with Manchester United and
ultimately that's why the decision was reached."
And a Football League spokesman also insisted that United were
committed to playing in the Worthington Cup.
The reports surfaced after Old Trafford boss Sir Alex Ferguson
said the club would reconsider their withdrawal if a practical
plan was worked out.
"To us, if someone comes up with a proper idea, I think
the club will look at it," he said on Friday.
Government intervention
Sport Secretary Chris Smith has stepped into the row
over Manchester United's decision to pull out of the
competition.
Mr Smith, the Culture, Media and Sport Secretary told
Sky News: "Given the new circumstances, I very much
hope that both the FA and Manchester United will
consider that as a possibility."
But the Football Association - which allowed United to
withdraw to relieve fixture congestion - called the idea
"unworkable".
Subject: Davids in United plea
Manchester United's top target Edgar Davids has issued a
"come and get me" plea to Alex Ferguson as his move to Old
Trafford continues to stall.
The United boss has spent much of the summer trying to
negotiate a deal with Italian giants Juventus but, after looking
likely a few days ago, the deal appears now to have reached
stalemate over the fee.
United were prepared to pay £10m for Davids, but Juventus
reportedly upped their asking price to £20m - leaving the player
in limbo.
Davids knows he is not really wanted at the Turin club - they
tried to offload him to Lazio in the attempts to bring in Christian
Vieri - and the Dutch star is desperate to join up with his
international colleague Jaap Stam at Old Trafford.
Davids said: "I have loved Manchester United since I was a kid,
but what they have done in the last eight years has made me
respect them even more. Any player in Italy looks admiringly at
the English Premier League, and United are really the team that
makes that league so great. This is why I would love to play for a
side like United.
"I'm sure Alex Ferguson would be a good manager to work
with."
Subject: Fortune seeks fame at Manchester United
CAPE TOWN, July 11 - South African international midfielder
Quinton Fortune is to have a week-long trial from July 27 with Manchester United.
The 22-year-old, who played in all three of South Africa's matches at last year's
World Cup finals, has been at Atletico Madrid for the last three years but failed to
gain a regular first team place.
His Cape Town-based club signed a co-operation agreement with United last month.
Three of their teenagers are also going for trials at Old Trafford before the end of the
year.
Subject: Promoters drop fee threat over United tour
SYDNEY, July 12 - Promoters of Manchester United's two-match
tour of Australia have dropped a threat to withhold half the team's A$4 million
(US$2.7 million) fee over the absence of England international David Beckham and
manager Alex Ferguson.
Rivkin Entertainment said last week it was considering withholding the money,
claiming their contract with United was based on Beckham and Ferguson being a
part of the touring party for the forthcoming matches in Melbourne and Sydney.
Ferguson said on Friday the club never intended to include Beckham on the
Australian tour, although he could fly out to meet up with the squad for the China
and Hong Kong leg of the trip.
Ferguson would also miss the trip to accept his Knighthood from the Queen at
Buckingham Palace on July 21.
But Rivkin Entertainment said in a statement on Sunday night that the availability of
Beckham, who has been on his honeymoon, would depend on a fitness test.
"Manchester United has told us they want to sort it out with Alex Ferguson and that
they want Beckham to come," RE managing director Dominic Galati also told local
media.
Galati said they had been told Beckham was recovering from a hamstring injury.
"They say if he's coming he'll only play in the second match or he'll be on the
bench," Galati said. "They're trying to do the right thing, they don't want to let the
fans down."
The statement said Beckham's fitness would be assessed "as soon as practicable
in Manchester".
"Following our most recent discussions with Manchester United we are satisfied
with the composition of the traveling party and the explanations provided for the
missing personnel," it said.
Subject: FIFA greed forces United's Brazil trip to pay-per-view
By Neil Wilson
Monday, July 12, 1999
Manchester United's controversial involvement in FIFA's World Club
Championship may be used as a test bed for the wider introduction of
pay-per-view transmission of Premiership football in Britain.
FIFA has put such a high price on television rights for a tournament which will
kick off in the early hours of the morning across Europe that experienced rights
sellers believe only pay-per-view can make a profit.
ISL TV, the company selling rights to the World Cup Finals in 2002 and 2006,
has decided not to bid and so has TEAM, the Swiss company which
transformed the fortunes of UEFA's European Champions League.
Other major players are also thought to have decided that FIFA has left no room
for a profit in naming their price.
'Those I have spoken to among the sort of companies who would normally take
this on have been frightened off by the cost,' said one senior executive with a
television marketing company.
Another executive described the guarantee FIFA is asking from any agency
wishing to sell television rights as 'tens of millions of pounds'.
Yet another calls it 'much, much too high.'
Accusations that the tournament is a knee-jerk, off-the-cuff counter by FIFA to
the growing financial muscle of Europe's governing body UEFA seem to be
confirmed by the timing of the delivery of its tender document to agencies only
six weeks ago.
Normally, rights sellers demand at least one year to sell a new sporting
concept.
Described as a 'very slim piece of paper without much information', the tender
document failed even to confirm the names of the participating clubs or the
kick-off times, both details vital to putting a value on the contract.
FIFA was also keen that its demands were not exposed to public scrutiny.
The document was accompanied by an instruction to agencies not interested in
tendering to destroy the document or return it to FIFA's director of marketing.
FIFA is unwilling to take any of the risk of its new venture itself. It wants a huge,
guaranteed payment, regardless of whether the tournament sells.
Only after an agency has recovered that amount from its sales would it start to
profit and even then it would have to share any surplus with FIFA.
One agency in Britain thought to be prepared to enter a tender in the sealed bid
auction is United Sports, a Southampton-based division of United News and
Media, which owns the Anglia and Meridian ITV companies and Express
Newspapers.
It has started sounding out interest among UK television companies before
pitching a bid to FIFA.
The BBC says it is 'cautiously interested' but probably only in a highlights
package.
ONdigital says it is interested, 'possibly' in live coverage, but cannot confirm it
until its new budget is decided in October.
It tested the pay-per-view waters with the last Mike Tyson comeback fight but
says it is committed in its first year of football to offering any game it acquires
free to subscribers.
But only pay-per-view sales are likely to recoup the money FIFA is demanding,
and Manchester United's large fan base improves the chances of success.
Sky's pay-per-view experiences with boxing suggest that between
300,000-600,000 subscribers are willing to stay up into the early hours and
100,000 doing that for United is probably a conservative estimate.
Sky and the cable industry's pay-per-view channel The Front Row would both be
contenders.
So may Manchester United's own television channel MUTV, which is a third
owned by Sky and desperate to offer some live games to its subscribers.
Sometime this month the Office of Fair Trading will rule on the legality of Sky's
contract for live Premiership matches.
It could outlaw it even before the start of the new season, though it is more
likely to demand a relaxation of Sky's exclusivity in any future contract.
Whatever its decision, television expects pay-per-view screenings to be a
significant part of how we watch our soccer in the early years of the next
Millennium.
Manchester United's much-criticised venture to Brazil next January may be the
perfect opportunity to test whether we are ready for it.
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