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Date: Sun Jun 13 08:30:43 GMT+00:00 1999
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This Issue:
1. Result of Survey 49 + New Survey #50 "Which position could be strengthened?"
2. NEWS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING* "SIR Alex Ferguson" FERGIE KNIGHTED!
3. Manchester United's Ferguson tops British honours
4. Knight on an endless quest - The Times
5. United to play In Omagh
6. £2million swoop for Manchester United central defender David May
7. Great news!!! & Bobby Charlton by OUR SALFORD LASS
8. Arsene chickening out of Charity Shield?
9. SIR ALEX - KEANE IS STAYING AT UNITED
10. Red Fan in SA by Barnard Andre
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Daily RED Trivia Saturday 12th June 1999:
13/6/1897:
Albert Pape born near Wath-on-Dearne. Pape travelled to Old Trafford
with his Clapton Orient team-mates in February 1925, signed for United just
before kick-off, and proceeded to score against his old club! A bustling forward,
Pape made 18 appearances and scored 5 goals in 1925, playing in the promotion
winning side before transferring to Fulham.
13/6/1976:
Uniteds Stuart Pearson scores for England as they beat Finland 4-1 in Helsinki.
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Barry Daily Comment:
FANTASTIC FERGIE news "KNIGHTHOOD!" read all about it in todays edition!
This is the best news to come out of old Trafford since that famous day 26th May 1999!
Both days will now go in the history books as not only is "Manchester United Football Club"
now associated with SIR Matt Busby but now also Sir Alex Ferguson!
Conratulations to Sir Alex from Manchester United Supporters ALL OVER THE WORLD!
*** Sorry there were PRE SEASON date errors on yesterday's edition [corrected today!]
***Bayern Munchen lost the German cup final on pnealties yesterday. They were tied
1-1 with Werder Bremen after 90 minutes. Mario Basler - he of the wave
which fired up our Teddy in Barca - was sent off after 114 minutes.
The game went to penalties. Lothar Matthaus missed his, and
Bayern lost 5-4. How sad. Or not. Congratulations to Werder Bremen, who
apparently are the only German side which does not conform to German
formula football - hence the lack of German internationals on their books.
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Next games: ****Pre season tour JULY 1999/2000 ***
Melbourne Sydney
Thu 15/7 MAN. UNITED V SOCCEROOS evening in Melbourne
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:
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then type MANCHESTER in the search field.
+ Far East
Wed 21/7 Shangai first time ever!!!
Sat 24/7 Hong Kong Repeat of the 1997 game
"ALL matches will be shown "the same day" om MUTV.
August 3rd Omagh Town, St Julian's Road ground
Temp seating will be erected to increase the
capacity to 7,000 for the game.
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
5 West Ham United 38 11 3 5 32 26 5 6 8 14 27 -7 57
6 Aston Villa 38 10 3 6 33 28 5 7 7 18 18 5 55
7 Liverpool 38 10 5 4 44 24 5 4 10 24 25 19 54
8 Derby County 38 8 7 4 22 19 5 6 8 18 26 -5 52
9 Middlesbrough 38 7 9 3 25 18 5 6 8 23 36 -6 51
10 Leicester City 38 7 6 6 25 25 5 7 7 15 21 -6 49
11 Tottenham Hotspur 38 7 7 5 28 26 4 7 8 19 24 -3 47
12 Sheffield Wednesday 38 7 5 7 20 15 6 2 11 21 27 -1 46
13 Newcastle United 38 7 6 6 26 25 4 7 8 22 29 -6 46
14 Everton 38 6 8 5 22 12 5 2 12 20 35 -5 43
15 Coventry City 38 8 6 5 26 21 3 3 13 13 30 -12 42
16 Wimbledon 38 7 7 5 22 21 3 5 11 18 42 -23 42
17 Southampton 38 9 4 6 29 26 2 4 13 8 38 -27 41
18 Charlton Athletic 38 4 7 8 20 20 4 5 10 21 36 -15 36
19 Blackburn Rovers 38 6 5 8 21 24 1 9 9 17 28 -14 35
20 Nottingham Forest 38 3 7 9 18 31 4 2 13 17 38 -34 30
*** TEAM RESULTS - MANCHESTER UNITED - AS AT 05/05/99 ***
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
05/05/99 Liverpool Away D 2-2 2 44,702
09/05/99 Middlesbrough Away W 1-0 1 34,665
12/05/99 Blackburn Away D 0-0 1 30,436
16/05/99 Tottenham Hotspur Home W 2-1 1 55,189
*** TEAM STATISTICS - MANCHESTER UNITED - 1998/9
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 3-2 [1-1]
Bayern Munchen v Dynamo Kiev 4-3agg 1-0 [3-3]
UEFA Champions League Final MANCHESTER UNITED 2 v 1 BAYERN MUNICH
Venue Camp Nou (Estadi FC Barcelona), Barcelona, Spain
Date Wednesday 26 May 1999 Kick-Off 20.45 CET (19.45 GMT)
THE FANTASTIC TRIPLE WAS WON!!
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SIR Alex Ferguson! Congrats from Manchester United Support All Over the World!"
Subject: Result of Survey 49 + New Survey #50 "Which position could be strengthened?"
No sooner than we ran the survey last week, Alex HAS BEEN KNIGHTED!
Result of the survey from Sun-Friday this week is
Should Alex Ferguson be Knighted?
Yes: 136 94.4%
No: 8 5.6%
Total: 144 voted
Question closed 11-06-99 22:25 EST
Barry Comment:
This could not have happened to a more deserving man.
Our fans vote confirmed this fact with a resounding 95% YES vote! [only 8
from 144 voted no?]
Congratulations are in order and all the best for the future -
How about a triple CL just like Bayern did in the days of Muller & Beckenbauer 1974-75-76
NEW Survey #50: If Alex Ferguson is to add to the squad this summer, what
position should be strengthened?
1 Defence
2 Central Midfield
3 Midfield (left)
4 Midfield (right)
5 Striker
6 NONE?
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SIR Alex Ferguson! Congrats from Manchester United Support All Over the World!"
Subject: *NEWS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING* "SIR Alex Ferguson" FERGIE KNIGHTED!
Manchester United's Ferguson delighted with knighthood
LONDON, June 12 - Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said on Saturday
he was delighted at being knighted by the British government.
"I am delighted and honoured. I see this as an honour not just for me but
for the people who have supported me through my life and made me what I
am," said Ferguson.
"Manchester United's success is not just down to me but to the players who
have to deliver on the pitch and to the people at Old Trafford, past and
present, who have made it the greatest football club in the world."
Scottish-born Ferguson, 57, is the longest-serving manager in England's
premier league. He started at Manchester United in 1986 and last month
became the first manager to achieve the treble of the English premiership
title, F.A. Cup and European Cup.
Manchester United assistant chief executive Peter Kenyon said: "I couldn't
think of a more befitting way to end what has been an unbelievable season."
Sources close to the manager said the players would continue to call
Ferguson "boss" rather than Sir Alex on the training ground.
SIR Alex Ferguson! Congrats from Manchester United Support All Over the World!"
Subject: Manchester United's Ferguson tops British honours
By John Morrison
LONDON, June 12 - Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, who led his
club to a unique treble of soccer prizes this season, topped a list of the
great, the good, the famous and the unknown in Britain's summer honours
list on Saturday.
Ferguson, a Scot, becomes one of 24 knights created in the list of nearly
1,000 people given titles or awards in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.
He will be known as Sir Alex.
Manchester United, Britain's richest and most successful soccer club, won
the English F.A. Cup and Premiership league and the European Cup.
Ferguson is a strong supporter of Prime Minister Tony Blair's ruling Labour
party and took part in an election broadcast earlier this week, urging
voters to back Labour in the European Parliament election.
Blair has the final say on who gets top honours and has tried to shift the
emphasis away from establishment figures to unsung heroes including
teachers and doctors.
But an arch-establishment character still topped the list of new life peers
who will sit and vote in the House of Lords. The list of six includes Sir
Robert Fellowes, who recently retired as private secretary to Queen
Elizabeth.
The new peers also include Sir Dennis Stevenson, chairman of Pearson plc
* and architect Sir Norman Foster.
Knighthoods go to opera singer Thomas Allen and television newsreader
Trevor McDonald while Norma Major, the wife of former Conservative Prime
Minister John Major, becomes a Dame for her charity work.
A spokesman for Blair said his next honours list, which will coincide with
the millennium at the end of December 1999, would be bigger than usual and
would feature people who would shape Britain's future in the new century as
"icons for the next generation".
Others named in Blair's fourth honours list include:
ARTS: Novelist Antonia Byatt becomes a Dame; authors Jan Morris and Lady
Antonia Fraser, playwright Christopher Hampton, actors Simon Callow and
Juliet Stevenson and ballet dancer Deborah Bull become CBEs (Commanders of
the Order of the British Empire). Composer John Barry, lyricist Don Black,
author George Macdonald Fraser and actress Julie Walters are named as OBEs,
one rank lower.
SPORT: Scotland's soccer manager Craig Brown and Chris Gorringe, chief
executive of the annual Wimbledon tennis championship, become CBEs.
Round-the-world balloonist Brian Jones, the British member of the Breitling
Orbiter team, athlete David Moorcroft and soccer player Garth Crooks get
the OBE. Soccer players Tony Adams of Arsenal and Robbie Earle of Wimbledon
get the MBE, one rank lower. Chess grandmaster Nigel Short also becomes an
MBE.
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY: Knighthoods go to John Bond, chairman of HSBC
Holdings plc, Tony Greener, chairman of Diageo plc, Maurice Hatter,
chairman of IMP Precision Controls Ltd, John Robb, chairman of British
Energy plc and to Ken Jackson, General Secretary of the engineering union
AEEU.
SIR Alex Ferguson! Congrats from Manchester United Support All Over the World!"
Subject: Knight on an endless quest - The Times
Kevin McCarra looks at how Alex Ferguson's often abrasive yet always
inspiring methods earned him a signal honour
THIS is the nation's favourite sort of knighthood, the one that completes a
journey across the whole range of British society. The contrasts make the
story more vivid. Sir Alex Ferguson's origins are an incitement to
sentimentality, even if he did not, despite the popular misconception,
imitate his father by working in the shipyards on the Clyde. He grew up in
Govan and was an apprentice toolmaker in the Remington Shand factory in
nearby Hillington.
Despite that, it would be a mistake to see Ferguson's life as a long
transformation. The evidence shows that he has changed little in the
fundamental respects, not as a result of any inflexibility, but because the
attitudes and strategies that he depends upon were virtually established at
the very beginning of his career as a manager.
A group of middle-aged men, little-known in their footballing days and
forgotten now, can empathise with the young millionaire celebrities with
which the Manchester United team is stocked. They were members of the East
Stirlingshire side that came under Ferguson's control once he entered
management by taking over at Firs Park 25 years ago.
Perhaps these people winced and smiled upon hearing his remarks when
Manchester United completed the treble by defeating Bayern Munich in the
European Cup final last month. Ferguson said that, after this fulfilment,
he would be more detached and avuncular. "Until the next time we lose," he
added. The comment was funny, but no joke at all. Those East Stirlingshire
players were the first who had to answer to his irate restlessness.
Just as Bill Shankly did before him at Liverpool, Ferguson, who then took
part in training, would let practice matches stretch on into nightfall
until his team had won. In sport, such behaviour is routinely applauded,
yet, by rational standards, it is peculiar. The reaction is
disproportionate and none of us would wish to live in a society in which
every minor event is regarded as a titanic struggle.
Greatness in individuals is always accompanied by an element of
freakishness. It is reported that Ferguson, when he ran a bar in Glasgow in
the early Seventies, would slam down his dominoes while playing a game with
the old men in the pub. Almost half a century after they took place, he
will recall with feeling mistakes that were made by referees in schoolboy
matches. David Elleray has a multitude of predecessors.
With his keen sense of football history, it still rankles with Ferguson
that his Aberdeen side were knocked out of the Scottish Cup in the 1985
semi-finals. That season, they could have become the first team to win the
tournament four times in a row. Whether it is history or a rival club that
is the enemy, he finds dynamism in a frantic competitiveness.
He has trusty methods of stimulating it in others. At East Stirling,
Ferguson encouraged a fruitful resentment by telling his team that local
journalists favoured Falkirk. At St Mirren, he informed players that they
were denied the attention given to Glasgow sides. At Aberdeen, the West
Scotland "mafia" in the press was the enemy. In his greatest imaginative
feat, he has occasionally implied that Manchester United, the most popular
club in the world, are actually encircled by enemies.
These devices are means of fostering camaraderie and also the tireless
ambition that is a natural part of his own character. Even his recreation,
as a racehorse owner, is another form of contest. At 57, his energy is
inexhaustible and so, too, are the demands he makes of himself. In the
spring of last year, when United were finishing the season without a
trophy, he was stimulated by the thought of all the plans and plots that he
would have to execute to redress an intolerable situation.
He can only live in the thick of the action and knowledge is another form
of conquest. The delight in quizzes reaches back to his time as a centre
forward. With indignation, he remembers an alphabet game played with the
rest of the Rangers squad. He was deemed to have been knocked out because,
when the letter L was reached, the others would not accept that there was
any such river as the Liffey.
His unappeased intelligence carries him beyond Trivial Pursuit questions.
In the mid-1980s, he was preparing the first of his books and took an
interest in the remainder of the publisher's catalogue. So it was that a
fellow dinner guest of the Aberdeen manager in that period might hear him
talking about the colourful history of the claret importers in 18th-century
Scotland.
He may not be an intellectual, but the curiosity is ceaseless. A fresh
stock of ideas is essential to nourish him. Many people of his age would
have mocked when they heard that Steve McClaren, the assistant manager at
Derby County, had off-beat notions that saw a basketball coach asked to
help with training for set-pieces. Instead, Ferguson took him to Old
Trafford to replace Brian Kidd.
There is a tormented and, to most of us, unenviable quality about his
inability to settle for the present. The European Cup final may have proved
an exception, but he has observed that the pleasure of victory exists in
the few seconds before the end when the win is certain. After the final
whistle, his mind is already turning to the next challenge.
He is the creator of United's superb youth system, a fine coach and a
proponent of attacking football, but it is his effect on players' minds
that is the most remarkable work of all. His own relentlessness is embedded
in his teams. Seeing his manic manner before an important game, Aberdeen
players would mutter: "He's been at the glue again." At Old Trafford, those
who have stood in the blast of his invective call him "the hair dryer".
Bawling, however, is never enough. It is Ferguson's secret that, in the
pursuit of achievement, his charges are compelled to care just as much as
he does.
SIR Alex Ferguson! Congrats from Manchester United Support All Over the World!"
Subject: United to play In Omagh
Treble winners Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea have agreed to play
in Omagh in aid of the town's appeal fund.
The Premiership sides want to raise money for the victims of the August
bomb, which was the worst atrocity in the 30 bloody years of the troubles
in Northern Ireland.
The matches have been organised by Omagh Town boss Roy McCreadie and will
be staged at the club's tiny St Julian's Road ground.
First up are Chelsea on Tuesday, July 28, followed by United on Tuesday,
August 3, and lastly Liverpool on Tuesday, September 14.
Temporary seating will be erected at St Julian's Road to increase the
stadium's capacity to around 7,000 for the games.
McCreadie claimed the visit of the clubs would be a huge boost for the
County Tyrone town.
"I've been in contact with the clubs as far back as September," he said.
"We wanted them straight away, but they plan way in advance and we had to
be patient.
"Once the season finished the clubs all confirmed that they would be coming
and the matches will be a great lift for the people of Omagh.
"We could have taken the games to bigger grounds, but the clubs wanted to
come to Omagh and we're delighted to stage the games here."
McCreadie claimed the clubs have promised to send their strongest teams
possible and they will play a side composed of past and present Omagh players.
McCreadie has also invited former Tottenham and Germany striker Jurgen
Klinsmann and United idol Eric Cantona to guest for Omagh.
"We've asked Klinsmann to play for us against Chelsea and we're trying to
get Cantona to play for us against Manchester United," he said.
"We've spoken to their agents and we're waiting to hear back."
The three friendlies are expected to raise at least £100,000 for the appeal
fund.
SIR Alex Ferguson! Congrats from Manchester United Support All Over the World!"
Subject: £2million swoop for Manchester United central defender David May
May be a Bhoy ««
Celtic are reported to be ready to mount a £2million swoop for Manchester
United central defender David May.
Celtic have resigned themselves to losing Alan Stubbs this summer and see
May as the perfect replacement.
If May did move up to Parkhead he would be reunited with Celtic's new
director of football Kenny Dalglish, after they were both a part of
Blackburn's championship winning set-up in 1995.
The stumbling block would surely be the offer of £2m for the 29-year-old,
as United boss Alex Ferguson may well feel the player commands a higher fee.
May has never really been able to hold down a regular place in the United
first team - only three Premiership appearances - however he did find
himself in the FA Cup winning side against Newcastle, due to Jaap Stam's
injury, where he produced a fantastic display.
However Stam's recovery in time for the Champions' League victory over
Bayern Munich meant May had to endure the heartbreak of being dropped to
the sidelines once more.
If May remains at Old Trafford next season he will not only have Stam,
Ronny Johnsen and Henning Berg to oust for a first team place, but
highly-rated youngster Wes Brown is also threatening to nudge him further
down the pecking order and that could be the final straw for May.
Therefore a move north of the border to rejoin his old boss and with the
promise of first team football could prove too tempting for May to turn down.
SIR Alex Ferguson! Congrats from Manchester United Support All Over the World!"
Subject: Great news!!! & Bobby Charlton by OUR SALFORD LASS
Peter reposted an article he had written some time ago, telling a story of
Alex Ferguson, the man. Peter is absolutely right, Sir Alex (which sounds
far too formal for our Fergie!) is a truly great man because he is a kind
and caring man who is interested in ordinary people. He is still an
ordinary man himself, despite his success and wealth, and there are not
very many people who can say that. I have a very fond memory (one of many)
of Alex, which illustrates why we love him. It was only a little thing in
the great scheme of things, but it is the little things that are important,
isn't it?
Three seasons ago, when the new North Stand was being built and we didn't
have season tickets, we members had to queue up at Old Trafford for tickets
for most of the home games, particularly at the start of the season. The
capacity was down to 43,000 and tickets for home games went to those
members who had full voucher sheets from the season before. From September
to March that season, I spent at least one morning every week, usually two,
down at OT queuing up for anything between 2 and 4 hours. The occasion I
remember was the Friday before Eric's return and the queues were long -
down through the tunnel under South Stand and right round behind the West
Stand. I actually queued for 4 hours that day in the first really cold day
of the winter. We were all cold and miserable and bored. The team was
training in the stadium that day - for privacy I think because of Eric's
return - and the place was heaving with cameras and news reporters, all
wanting pictures of us and interviews and all trying to get us to say that
Eric wouldn't last five minutes before getting sent off again. About 3
hours after I arrived, I had worked my way up to being almost out of the
tunnel and within sight of the ticket office, when the players started to
arrive. They all drove down through the tunnel and obviously had to slow
down to avoid running someone over. Lots of people in the queue waved to
players. Some responded (I remember particularly, Pally giving everyone a
big smile and a wave), but most just looked straight ahead and drove down
the tunnel like we didn't exist. Then Fergie drove up. With a big grin on
his face, he wound down his window and slowed down to a walking pace at the
entrance to the tunnel. It took him a good 15 minutes to get to the other
end because he talked to just about everyone in the queue. He asked how
long people had been waiting, where they had come from. He patted kids on
the head, signed autographs, talked about how delighted he was to have Eric
coming back. And it was all done with obvious enjoyment - he wasn't
chatting to the fans as part of his duties, he was chatting to fans because
he enjoyed it, because he wanted to. I've never forgotten that day (even
though Fergie probably has) and I've seen him repeat it over and over
again. He is a truly great man.
Now to turn to Bobby Charlton. Bobby was (and still is) my hero. Even
after seeing all the great footballers we have had in the 90's, I still
believe Bobby to be the most complete footballer I have ever seen - not
just at United, but anywhere in the world. Unfortunately, Bobby has turned
out to have feet of clay and I admit to not being enamoured of his actions
off the pitch, particularly in recent years. But please, can we show some
respect for what he did for Manchester United on the pitch. Let us not
forget the 199 goals that he scored for Manchester United, nor the
contribution he made to the resurgence of Manchester United after Munich
(despite what he himself had gone through in and after the crash). Bobby
Charlton was one of the greatest (if not the greatest) players Manchester
United have ever had. Criticise him for his off-the-pitch activities if
you must, but please show him the respect he deserves for the immeasurable
contribution he made to Manchester United as a player.
OUR SALFORD LASS
SIR Alex Ferguson! Congrats from Manchester United Support All Over the World!"
Subject: Arsene chickening out of Charity Shield?
FOOTBALL: CHARITY IS NO GO FOR ARSENAL (Mirror)
ARSENE Wenger is on collision course with the Football Association -
because he does not want to play in the Charity Shield.
Arsenal are due to face Manchester United in the Wembley curtain raiser on
Sunday August 1, but Wenger is reluctant.
Wenger was critical of United's blood and thunder approach last year in
what is supposed to be a friendly.
And he does not want the huge Wembley pitch to drain his players a week
before the season kicks off.
Arsenal have delayed releasing ticket details for another fortnight in the
hope that another team may step in.
The FA have approached Chelsea to take their place - but they refused
because it is too close to their Champions' League qualifying ties.
Losing FA Cup finalists Newcastle are another possibility, but have not
yet been asked.
Last night the FA and Charities' Commission were putting pressure on
Arsenal to play in the match which is, after all, for numerous good
causes.
The traditional match which has run for 91 years raises pounds 2m - a
third of which goes to charity.
SIR Alex Ferguson! Congrats from Manchester United Support All Over the World!"
Subject: SIR ALEX - KEANE IS STAYING AT UNITED
BREAKING NEWS - Sunday 13 June 1999
Sir Alex Ferguson, has confirmed Manchester United expect to hold on to
inspirational skipper Roy Keane.
The Scottish boss of the Treble winners says United will reject a
£20million approach from Italians Lazio and persuade Republic of Ireland
international Keane to sign a new contract within the next fortnight.
Sir Alex is reported in the Mail on Sunday as saying: "Roy will be staying
at United. Negotiations have almost reached a settlement and I'm confident
his new contract will be sorted out in the next couple of weeks."
He added: "The players got me this knighthood. The most important thing to
me is that we stick together. It's behind everything we achieved last season.
"It's vital that we keep the skipper. He is the driving force behind
everything we achieved last season."
Lazio coach Sven Goran Eriksson has told his directors they should table a
record £20million fee if there is any hint United will cash in on their
investment this summer.
Next year Keane becomes a free agent and there would be a stampede for his
services. Among those poised to try to sign him are Blackburn Rovers, whose
owner Jack Walker is reportedly prepared to offer Keane a £5million
signing-on fee if he joins as a free agent.
SIR Alex Ferguson! Congrats from Manchester United Support All Over the World!"
Subject: Red Fan in SA by Barnard Andre
Barnard Andre
Hi everyone. I was off las week, down with Asthma which gave me a break
from work and time to catch up with all my old tapes of previous games
involving MAN UTD before the big weekend. That is what I call quality time.
The only snag is getting back today to find 327
e-mails from you guys. Today was one of those days where that is all that I
did, caught up on RED MAIL and reliving the excitement of the double. F A N
T A S T I C !!!!!!!
I'm also going through a couple of the conversations re Barca and sense how
excited you guys are, shit, I wish I could be going with. Reading here how
you guys are wondering if you got the correct strip packed in, where to meet
in Barca etc is all so wonderful. All that I can say is go and have the
time of your life, along with your mates and in the right place supporting
the RED team. I really am envious. I suppose this is a goal that I can set
for myself, meeting some list members by next year, around the time we are
back at Wembley, defending our silverware.
To Paul Gallen, " Sunday in New York ", that my friend I thought was a
fantastic write. You'll probably be in the air when this arrives, (Don't
know how long this mail will take from SA - USA), but should you only read
when you get back, HAVE A BLAST. It really sounds as if you guys are going
to have one hellava party.
Linda, it sounds as if you are not going to be very sober on your trip.
Just about everyone wants to meet up with you and buy you drinks, what a way
to save money hey!
Anyway, 5.30pm here and most of the people have left for home. Being the
dedicated person that I am and working as hard as Linda says she does, I'll
be here 'till 7.00 pm thinking of you making your way to Barca, hoping that
this is the year for the treble.
To all the fans going to the ECF, enjoy the occasion. I'll be watching it
on the tele in our local pub. Game starts 10.00pm here. Should this be our
night, Thursday is going to be hell at work.
GO REDS!!
Andre Barnard
Client Support Department
X 97040
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