www.red11.org DAILY NEWS
Date: Tue 14 Dec 1999 07:00 GMT
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
This Issue:
1. Why United have got Roy Keane on the cheap...
2. VIKING NEVLAND LEAVES FERGIE FOR HOME
3. BBC Sports Personality of the Year
4. Millennium memory - Solskjaer makes United's Treble Dream come true
5. Old Fart - David Sadler Video's available now
6. Teamtalk - Alex in Alex link «« Silvestre's moan ««
7. David Beckham has told of his disappointment - FA CUP
8. European Cup blow ««
9. Results Manchester United v West Ham United under Sir Alex 87-99
10. Happy Working days - Christmas in 12 days!
11. Management trick that enables him to keep four top class strikers happy...
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4 David May 6 Jakob Stam 7 David Robert J Beckham
8 Nicholas Butt 9 Andrew Alex. Cole 10 Edward Sheringham
11 Ryan Joseph Giggs 12 Philip Neville 14 Johan Jordi Cruyff
15 Lars Jesper Blomqvist 16 Roy Keane 17 Raimond RJH Van der Gouw
18 Paul Scholes 19 Dwight Yorke 20 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
21 Henning Berg 23 Michael Jamie Clegg 25 José Quinton Fortune
26 Massimo Taibi 31 Nicholas James Culkin 33 Mark Antony Wilson
34 Jonathan Greening
1999/2000 UEFA Champions League Second Group-Match Stage - Group B
Group B P W D L F A Pts
Fiorentina AC 2 1 1 0 2 0 4
Manchester United 2 1 0 1 3 2 3
Valencia CF 2 1 0 1 3 3 3
Bordeaux 2 0 1 1 0 3 1
Second stage Euro Draw GROUP B
Manchester United Valencia Bordeaux Fiorentina
Tues Nov 23 Fiorentina v Manchester United 2-0
Valencia v Girondins Bordeaux 3-0
Wed Dec 8 Girondins Bordeaux v Fiorentina 0-0
Manchester United v Valencia 3-0
Wed Mar 1
Group B: Manchester United v Girondins Bordeaux
Group B: Fiorentina v Valencia
Tues Mar 7
Group B: Girondins Bordeaux v Manchester United
Group B: Valencia v Fiorentina
Wed Mar 15
Group B: Manchester United v Fiorentina
Group B: Girondins Bordeaux v Valencia
Tuesday, March 21
Group B: Fiorentina v Girondins Bordeaux
Group B: Valencia v Manchester United
FINAL Group D P W D L F A PTS
Manchester United FC 6 4 1 1 9 4 13
Olympique de Marseille 6 3 1 2 10 8 10
SK Sturm Graz 6 2 0 4 5 12 6
NK Croatia Zagreb 6 1 2 3 7 7 5
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*** RESULTS AND ATTENDANCES ON 06/12/99 ***
Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 West Ham United 36,233
*** CONDENSED LEAGUE TABLE AS AT 06/12/99 ***
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
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1 Leeds United 17 12 2 3 30 19 11 38
2 Manchester United 16 11 3 2 40 21 19 36
3 Arsenal 17 11 2 4 31 16 15 35
4 Sunderland 17 10 4 3 31 17 14 34
5 Liverpool 17 9 3 5 24 14 10 30
6 Leicester City 17 9 2 6 26 23 3 29
7 Tottenham Hotspur 16 8 3 5 25 20 5 27
8 West Ham United 16 7 4 5 17 14 3 25
9 Chelsea 15 7 3 5 21 15 6 24
10 Middlesbrough 17 7 3 7 21 24 -3 24
11 Coventry City 17 5 6 6 23 18 5 21
12 Everton 17 5 6 6 25 27 -2 21
13 Wimbledon 17 4 8 5 27 29 -2 20
14 Newcastle United 17 5 4 8 28 30 -2 19
15 Aston Villa 17 5 4 8 14 19 -5 19
16 Southampton 16 4 5 7 20 25 -5 17
17 Bradford City 16 3 4 9 13 25 -12 13
18 Derby County 17 3 3 11 15 29 -14 12
19 Watford 17 3 2 12 13 33 -20 11
20 Sheffield Wednesday 16 1 3 12 14 40 -26 6
*** TEAM STATISTICS - MANCHESTER UNITED - AS AT 04/12/99 ***
AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 55,171
HIGHEST HOME ATTENDANCE: 25/09/99 - Southampton (55,249)
LOWEST HOME ATTENDANCE: 11/08/99 - Sheffield Wednesday (54,941)
BEST WIN: 11/08/99 - Sheffield Wednesday (4-0)
30/08/99 - Newcastle United (5-1)
04/12/99 - Everton (5-1)
HEAVIEST DEFEAT: 03/10/99 - Chelsea (0-5)
BEST HOME WIN: 11/08/99 - Sheffield Wednesday (4-0)
30/08/99 - Newcastle United (5-1)
04/12/99 - Everton (5-1)
BEST AWAY WIN: 22/08/99 - Arsenal (2-1)
25/08/99 - Coventry City (2-1)
11/09/99 - Liverpool (3-2)
20/11/99 - Derby County (2-1)
HEAVIEST AWAY DEFEAT: 03/10/99 - Chelsea (0-5)
NEXT MATCHES
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18-DEC-1999 [15:00] Manchester Utd. vs West Ham (FA Premier League, AWAY)
26-DEC-1999 [15:00] Manchester Utd. vs Bradford C (FA Premier League, HOME)
28-DEC-1999 [20:00] Manchester Utd. vs Sunderland (FA Premier League, AWAY)
06-JAN-2000 [21:15] Manchester Utd. vs Necaxa (World Club Championship, AWAY)
08-JAN-2000 [21:15] Manchester Utd. vs Vasco de Gama (World Club Championship, AWAY)
*** TEAM RESULTS - MANCHESTER UNITED -
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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 pre-season W 2-0 - 60,000
18/07/99 Sydney Australia pre-season W 1-0 - 78,000
21/07/99 Shanghai Shenhua pre-season W 2-0 - 80,000
24/07/99 Hong Kong South China pre-season W 2-0 - 40,000
1/08/99 Arsenal Wembley Charity Shield L 1-2 - 70,185
3/08/99 Omagh Town Omagh Bomb Fund W 9-0 - 7,000
4/08/99 Wigan Athletic friendly W 2-0 - 15,000
08/08/99 Everton Away PL D 1-1 10 39,141
11/08/99 Sheffield Wednesday Home PL W 4-0 3 54,941
14/08/99 Leeds United Home PL W 2-0 1 55,187
22/08/99 Arsenal Away PL W 2-1 1 38,147
25/08/99 Coventry City Away PL W 2-1 1 22,024
27/08/99 Monaco - Lazio ESC L 0-1 - 15,223
30/08/99 Newcastle United Home W 5-1 1 55,190
11/09/99 Liverpool Away W 3-2 1 44,929
14/09/99 Croatia Zagreb Home EC D 0-0 - 53,250
18/09/99 Wimbledon Home D 1-1 1 55,189
22/09/99 Sturm Graz Away EC W 3-0 - 16,480
25/09/99 Southampton Home D 3-3 1 55,249
29/09/99 Marseille Home EC W 2-1 - 54,276
3/10/99 Chelsea Away PL L 0-5 2 34,909
11/10/99 Sir Alex Testimonial Home F L 2-4 LEGENDS 54,842
13/10/99 Aston Villa Away WC3 L 0-3 - 33,815
16/10/99 Watford Home PL W 4-1 2 55,188
19/10/99 Marseille Away EC L 0-1 - 57,745
23/10/99 Tottenham Hotspur Away L 1-3 3 36,072
27/10/99 Croatia Zagreb Away EC W 2-1 - 30,000
30/10/99 Aston Villa Home PL W 3-0 2 55,211
2/11/99 Sturm Graz Home EC W 2-1 - 53,745
6/11/99 Leicester City Home PL W 2-0 1 55,191
20/11/99 Derby County Away W 2-1 1 33,370
23/11/99 AC Fiorentina Away EC L 0-2 - 40,000
30/11/99 Tokyo Palmeiras N WCC W 1-0 - 53,372
4/12/99 Everton Home PL W 5-1 2 55,193
8/12/99 Valencia CF Home EC W 3-0 - 54,606
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 "live on sky"
pp 27/11/1999 Sheffield Wednesday Away PL ? *No new date yet
pp 3/01/2000 Middlesborough Home PL ? *No new date yet
pp 15/01/2000 Leeds Away PL ? *No new date yet
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JAN 05-14 Brazil WTC [3-4 games]
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06/01/2000 Necaxa (Mexico) Neut WTC 16.00
08/01/2000 Vasco da Gama (Brazil) Away WTC 16.00
11/01/2000 South Melbourne (Australia) N WTC 16.00
Final? 14/01/2000
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24/01/2000 Arsenal Home PL 20.00 "live on sky"
5/02/2000 Coventry City Home PL 15.00
12/02/2000 Newcastle United Away PL 15.00
26/02/2000 Wimbledon Away PL 15.00
1/03/2000 FC Girondins de Bordeaux Home EC 19.45
4/03/2000 Liverpool Home PL 11.30 "live on sky"
7/03/2000 FC Girondins de Bordeaux Away EC 19.45
11/03/2000 Derby County Home PL 15.00
15/03/2000 AC Fiorentina Home EC 19.45
18/03/2000 Leicester City Away PL 15.00
21/03/2000 Valencia CF Away EC 19.45
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
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
24/05/2000 ? EC Final
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Why United have got Roy Keane on the cheap...
Why United have got Roy Keane on the cheap...
By David Bond
If the prophets of doom are to be believed, Roy Keane's new £52,000-a-week
contract at Manchester United is a 'shuddering disaster for football'.
Nearly double the wages Newcastle pay to England's second-highest earner,
Alan Shearer, the deal has been portrayed as a milestone for the game in
this country.
Whatever resistance there was to the forces of inflation has been blown
away and players up and down the country are at this very moment knocking
on their managers' doors demanding more cash.
But, in truth, United could have paid a lot more to keep the Irish
international who was described by team-mate Gary Neville last week as 'the
most influential player in Europe'.
Well, he would say that wouldn't he? But if Keane really is one of the
continent's best players then there is no reason why he should not demand
parity with Juventus star Allesandro Del Piero, who pockets £70,000 a week,
after tax, or Internazionale striker Christian Vieri, who is left with
£55,000 a week.
Even Steve McManaman, a player who is unable to hold down a regular place
in the England team, takes home £65,000 a week.
In the three years since Keane's previous deal in November 1996, which at
the time also appeared beneath headlines such as 'Keane Secures Deal of the
Century', players wages in the Premiership have increased by about 150 per
cent.
The 28-year-old midfielder's increase is just under 75 per cent, his gross
earnings jumping from £30,000 to £52,000. During that time Manchester
United's turnover has climbed from £53.3 million to £88m - not quite the
same rate of increase but nevertheless a healthy improvement.
Much of that can be accounted for by growth in television revenue and, with
the Premiership due to sign a new TV deal in 2001, United chief executive
Martin Edwards knows he could have afforded to pay Keane even more money
than he has.
Replacing him would have cost at least double the amount it has cost to
retain his services. Assuming he is worth about £20m on the transfer
market, that figure would have had to have been written off over the next
four years alongside an equal if not higher salary.
Edwards, in fact, speculated that it would cost about £50m in transfer fees
and wages to replace Keane with Brazilian star Rivaldo. Had Keane's
representatives examined the statistics more closely they might have
decided to be even more resilient.
Richard Baldwin, a partner at accountants Deloitte and Touche, who produce
the official report on the economic state of the game, said: 'It was
actually a very good deal for United. If they had lost him they could have
ended up paying about £80,000 a week rather than the £52,000 they are going
to pay. It's a very good bit of business.'
For United, maybe. But what of the smaller clubs whose marketing and
merchandising power (not to mention on-field success) cannot match that of
Old Trafford.
'It won't cause chaos,' said Baldwin. 'Most clubs, in the Premiership at
least, are getting wise to the fact that they can't just pay players what
they want. They have been behaving in a much more realistic way for a long
time now.
'United and Keane are unique and you only have to look at how long it took
both sides to reach agreement to see how cautious United were being. If you
look at the figures for wages over the past few years you can see that
Keane's deal is below the rate of inflation.'
At the moment, United's wage bill is about £28m a year. That is certain to
increase in the next few years with David Beckham and Ryan Giggs both up
for renegotiation.
That explains United's caution at a time when Italian clubs such as Lazio
are paying out £60m a year on players' salaries. The idea that Keane's
contract is out of step with developments of the past five years is
seriously flawed.
Indeed, other wealthy Premiership sides such as Tottenham and Arsenal
continue to resist the temptation to break rigid pay structures. Spurs have
a self-imposed salary cap of £1.2m a year - the deal David Ginola is on and
the same one being considered by England international stars Darren
Anderton and Sol Campbell - while Arsenal are still quibbling over Nwankwo
Kanu's reported demands of £40,000 a week.
It is in Tottenham's interests for other clubs to agree with director of
football David Pleat that the Keane deal will cause problems. The Spurs
board have already decided to set a limit and, if other clubs do the same,
they will again be able to compete for the best players, something they do
not seem able to do at the moment. The result of this lack of success in
the transfer market has been a lack of success on the field.
Further down the economic scale the pressure on wages remains a concern,
particularly for clubs such as West Ham who command an annual turnover of
only £15m. Their financial director Nick Igoe said: 'There has been
generally inflationary pressure in the market for a number of years now and
this is just another example of it.
'It's something we are always aware of but it's a fact of life. Even
without Keane's new deal there's enough pressure on wages, and players'
representatives will continue to take every opportunity to demand the best
deal.
'But it's all about striking a balance between paying what you can afford
and trying to retain the players who are important to the club.'
Striking that balance may well allow West Ham to continue to function as a
solid business. But balance sheets mean nothing to fans. For all their
realistic prudence, winning the Treble is not an option at Upton Park.
The question football will have to wrestle with as the rich get richer and
the poor get poorer is how the financial inequality is mirrored by a
failure to compete on the pitch.
A salary cap is one potential solution to that problem and to the financial
risks clubs run in an effort to keep up.
In American football socialist principles are applied to try to close the
wealth gap. As well as sharing an equal amount of pooled revenue,
franchises in the NFL are required to stick to a maximum level when paying
players and all salaries are made public. Then there is the draft system
which sees the best college players go to the team's with the previous
season's worst record.
But PFA spokesman Brendon Batson says even that does not work properly.
'From what I have heard in America there are always ways around a cap,' he
said. 'The NFL system has a built-in topping-up process where leading
players have their pay packets supplemented by huge bonuses. We are not in
favour of a cap and it wouldn't work because football is a free market.
Many clubs are listed on the stock market and simply couldn't operate in
that way.'
If a salary cap is not the answer, another will have to be found if the
game is to continue to grow at the same remarkable rate as in the past
decade. But, despite the fears of some experts, Keane's deal does not mean
the game has lost its senses just yet.
ITALY
Alessandro Del Piero, Juventus £69,230
Christian Vieri, Internazionale £55,769
Ronaldo, Internazionale £50,000
Juan Veron, Lazio £48,076
Filippo Inzaghi, Juventus £41,208
Alessandro Nesta, Lazio £40,384
Gabriel Batistuta, Fiorentina £34,615
Roberto Baggio, Internazionale £34,340
George Weah, Milan £34,340
Pavel Nedved, Lazio £32,692
Oliver Bierhoff, Milan £26,923
Francesco Totti, Roma £26,923
Edgar Davids, Juventus £26,923
Zinedine Zidane, Juventus £25,000
Paolo Maldini, Milan £23,076
ENGLAND
Roy Keane, Manchester United £32,000
Alan Shearer, Newcastle £28,000
Michael Owen, Liverpool £24,000
Duncan Ferguson, Newcastle £21,000
Chris Sutton, Chelsea £21,000
Marcel Desailly, Chelsea £20,000
Nwankwo Kanu, Arsenal £20,000
Patrick Vieira, Arsenal £20,000
Emmanuel Petit, Arsenal £20,000
David Beckham, Manchester United £17,500
Ryan Giggs, Manchester United £17,500
David Ginola, Tottenham £14,000
Dion Dublin, Aston Villa £14,000
Les Ferdinand, Tottenham £14,000
GERMANY
Stefan Effenberg, Bayern £48,076
Krassimir Balakov, Stuttgart £48,076
Giovane Elber, Bayern £32,692
Andreas Moller, Dortmund £30,769
Ze Roberto, Leverkusen £28,846
Fredi Bobic, Dortmund £25,000
Ciriaco Sforza, Kaiserslautern £25,000
Youri Djorkaeff, Kaiserslautern £23,076
Victor Ikpeba, Dortmund £21,153
Dariusz Wosz, Hertha Berlin £21,153
SPAIN
Steve McManaman, Real Madrid £65,384
Patrick Kluivert, Barcelona £57,692
Nicolas Anelka, Real Madrid £55,769
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Atletico Madrid £44,230
Roberto Carlos, Real Madrid £40,000
Raul, Real Madrid £40,000
Jari Litmanen, Barcelona £38,461
Ronald De Boer, Barcelona £25,000
Frank De Boer, Barcelona £25,000
Rivaldo, Barcelona £25,000
Luis Figo, Barcelona £25,000
FRANCE
Fabien Barthez, Monaco £42,307
Sonny Anderson, Lyon £26,923
Robert Pires, Marseille £26,923
Marco Simone, Monaco £23,076
Fabrizio Ravanelli, Marseille £23,076
Ali Benarbia, Paris Saint-Germain £23,076
Tony Vairelles, Lyon £21,153
Jay-Jay Okocha, Paris Saint-Germain £19,230
Florian Maurice, Marseille £19,230
Bernard Lama, Paris Saint-Germain £17,307
All figures are aftertax and are approximate due to fluctuating exchange
rates. They do not include match bonuses, signing-on fees or endorsements.
Figures courtesy of WORLD SOCCER magazine
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VIKING NEVLAND LEAVES FERGIE FOR HOME
Erik Nevland has left Manchester United and rejoined his former club Viking
Stavanger for a fee of around £250,000. The 22-year-old spent two years at
Old Trafford but only started one league game. His only goal in United
colours came in last season's Worthington Cup against Bury. Nevland burst
onto the scene in Norway when he scored five goals in is first 14 games for
Viking Stavanger. With Norway's under-21 coach Bjorn Hansen urging him to
play first-team football to enhance his international prospects, Nevland
joined Gothenburg on loan in January. Last month, Nevland admited he was
likely to leave United: "It's not exactly going well. I can't even remember
when I last played 90 minutes. I am farther from a place in the first 11 now
than I was a few months ago. "I don't regret coming here at all. Who
wouldn't have accepted such an offer? At least I have played six games for
Manchester United. There are not many Norwegians who have done that. I doubt
that I will sign a new contract. My chances are getting slimmer and
slimmer." Viking Stavanger director Bjarne Bernsten said: "Erik has grown
up here, and knows the club and he is good enough."
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BBC Sports Personality of the Year
United got team of the year
Fergie got coach of the year
Beckham came second
The whole team were there to accept the award.
Lennox Lewis won the award.
But the greatest sports personality of the century was Muhammad Ali.
He won more votes than the other four candidates together.
After receiving the award, he said: "I'd like to thank the British people
for giving me this great welcome and thank you for this award.
"I had a good time boxing, I enjoyed it - and I may come back!"
Phil.
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Millennium memory - Solskjaer makes United's Treble Dream come true
by David Hytner
It was labelled the impossible dream: To reign supreme at both domestic and
European levels. Manchester United had twice ruled the roost on their own
shores during the Nineties, but could they add the coveted European Cup to
the Premiership title and FA Cup? Could they handle pressure of a most
excruciating intensity along with the immense physical demands of a
congested playing schedule?
Alex Ferguson's class of '99 gave their answer on a balmy night in
Barcelona, a night forever to be engraved upon the hearts of their
followers. Another domestic Double secured, courtesy of a final-day League
win over Tottenham and a Cup final drubbing of Newcastle, United went to
the Nou Camp with a sense of impending destiny. Their opponents in the
European Cup final were Bayern Munich.
Confidence within the camp was high despite the fact that skipper Roy Keane
and Paul Scholes would miss the game through suspension. Both men had
picked up second yellow cards in Turin during United's epic semi-final
victory over Juventus. Trailing 2-0, the Reds had staged an improbable
fightback to take them within touching distance of their Holy Grail. United
had made a habit of conjuring victory in the dying moments of vital games.
They had struck twice in the final two minutes of an FA Cup tie with
Liverpool, while in the semi-final replay against Arsenal, a spellbinding
individual goal from Ryan Giggs deep into extra-time took United to Wembley.
United, it seemed, couldn't win like a normal team. But a final chapter was
still to be written in their historic season.
The showdown with Bayern was far from a classic. The Germans took an early
lead and then sat back, frustrating United's desire to attack at pace.
The game appeared up as three minutes of injury-time were signalled.
Bayern's fans had started to celebrate, their club colours had even been
attached to the trophy. Then destiny intervened. David Beckham swung over a
90th-minute corner, goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel on an all-or-nothing raid
upfield threw himself at the ball, it broke off Dwight Yorke to Giggs who
lashed a shot goalwards. The ball travelled low to Teddy Sheringham, who
turned it home.
But there was more. Ninety seconds later, another Beckham corner was nodded
on by Sheringham to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who thrust out a leg, and almost
in slow motion, the ball careered into the top corner. Cue delirium. On
what would have been Sir Matt Busby's 90th birthday, United had capped a
33-match unbeaten run with the most memorable European Cup final victory of
them all.
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Teamtalk - Alex in Alex link «« Silvestre's moan ««
Alex in Alex link ««
Today's tabloid press has linked Manchester United with a move for
Brazilian midfielder Alexsandro de Souza.
The 22 year-old Palmeiras star is set to move to Europe to further his
career and Sir Alex Ferguson is apparently interested in the player.
The report concedes that United have not yet made a bid for the player, so
we have to treat the link as speculative at the moment. De Souza averages a
goal every two games in his country.
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Silvestre's moan ««
Mickael Silvestre has complained that the English game is less polished,
planned and developed than in France and Italy. The French defender has
been comparing the British game to that played on the continent and his
words don't make pretty reading for the English patriot.
The £3.25m fullback moaned: "Strength still takes precedence over technique
in English football despite the arrival of foreign players and coaches. The
game in England is less polished, well-planned and developed than in France
or Italy. Over here, players are required to beat their opponents for speed
and to play physical stuff in order to wear them down. It is at times a
frustrating type of game and it is always demanding."
Never mind, I'm sure we'll survive somehow.
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David Beckham has told of his disappointment - FA CUP
David Beckham has told of his disappointment not to be involved in this
year’s FA Cup.
While the epicentre of this year’s competition hits 32 grounds around the
country this weekend, Manchester United will be sitting out of the action
having declined to defend their trophy, and Beckham says that like any
young player, he wishes he was playing.
“Of course I’m disappointed not to be involved in the FA Cup. Every young
player wants to be involved.
"It’s also disappointing for the fans around the country and around the
world. But we’ll be back in it next year.”
Beckham was more upbeat about the United’s success in retaining the
services of club captain Roy Keane however.
“It’s great that the club have kept him, you always need players like that.
“You want to stay at a club when it tries to keep players and buy players
and is always trying to strengthen things.”
So is he hoping to be next in line for a pay rise?
“The chairman has said that we are not allowed to come knocking but you
never know.”
Beckham also gave an insight into the balancing act he performs between his
family, footballing and celebrity lives.
“It’s hard to balance it but I’m very professional,” says Beckham.
“When I can see my family I do which luckily at the moment is quite a lot.
I see Victoria every night. People say that I travel a lot but I don’t
travel a long way two days before game and it doesn’t affect my game. It
would affect my game more if I didn’t see them.”
His form this season, epitomised by his fine performance against Valencia
in midweek, suggests he right.
“I think I have got stronger since last year. A lot of people have said a
lot of things but to come out and win the treble helped me a lot.”
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European Cup blow ««
Reds officials have been dealt a blow by the news that Milan's San Siro
Stadium will host the 2001 European Cup Final instead of Old Trafford.
United were hoping to celebrate the increased capacity of the ground by
staging the UEFA showpiece event but missed out over the weekend.
UEFA have now announced their venues for the next three finals, The Stade
de France near Paris this season, Milan in 2001 and Glasgow's Hampden Park
the year after that.
Some sources claim the current state of the Old Trafford pitch may have
been a factor in UEFA's decision to award the prestigious match elsewhere.
Undeterred, United are hoping to host England's home clash with Germany in
September 2000 but face stiff competition from rival club grounds.
Newcastle's St. James' Park and Sunderland's Stadium of Light are also in
the running to stage the nation's biggest home World Cup qualifier while
Wembley is being rebuilt.
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Results Manchester United v West Ham United under Sir Alex 87-99
ALLTIME Results v West Ham 1886-1999
Games Wins Losses Draws Goals For Goals Against
99 41 36 22 171 138
41.4% 36.4% 22.2% 55.3% 44.7%
1999 10 01 LgPL W H 4 1 Old Trafford Yorke1 Cole2 Solskjaer1 55180
1998 08 22 LgPL D A 0 0 Upton Park 26039
1998 03 11 LgPL D A 1 1 Upton Park Scholes1 25892
1997 09 13 LgPL W H 2 1 Old Trafford Keane1 Scholes1 55068
1997 05 11 LgPL W H 2 0 Old Trafford Solskjaer1 Cruyff1 55249
1996 12 08 LgPL D A 2 2 Upton Park Solskjaer1 Beckham1 25045
1996 01 22 LgPL W A 1 0 Upton Park Cantona1 24197
1995 08 23 LgPL W H 2 1 Old Trafford Scholes1 Keane1 31966
1995 05 14 LgPL D A 1 1 Upton Park McClair1 24783
1994 10 15 LgPL W H 1 0 Old Trafford Cantona1 43795
1994 02 26 LgPL D A 2 2 Upton Park Hughes1 InceP1 28832
1993 09 01 LgPL W H 3 0 Old Trafford SharpeL Cantona(Pen) Bruce 44613
1992 04 22 LgDiv1 L A 0 1 Upton Park 24197
1991 11 23 LgDiv1 W H 2 1 Old Trafford Robson1 Giggs1 47185
1989 01 21 LgDiv1 W A 3 1 Upton Park Strachan MartinL McClair 29822
1988 09 24 LgDiv1 W H 2 0 Old Trafford Davenport1 Hughes1 39941
1988 03 26 LgDiv1 W H 3 1 Old Trafford Strachan AndersonV Robson 37269
1987 10 25 LgDiv1 D A 1 1 Upton Park GibsonC1 19863
1987 04 14 LgDiv1 D A 0 0 Upton Park 23486
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Happy Working days - Christmas in 12 days!
On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me an "E-ric Caantonaaa"
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and an "E-ric Caantonaaah"
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and an "E-ric Caantonaah"
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and an "E-ric Caantonaah"
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Management trick that enables him to keep four top class strikers happy...
SIR Alex Ferguson is the envy of his rival bosses for the management trick
that enables him to keep four top class strikers happy.
While other top sides have superstars sulking on the sidelines, victims of
dubious "rotation'' systems, Fergie has managed a juggling act of Smart
Brothers dimensions.
But the boss puts the success of his man-management down to the first-class
attitudes of the men involved - Dwight Yorke, Andy Cole, Teddy Sheringham
and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
"I've got four strikers who are as good as anyone in this country and
they're simply a pleasure to work with,'' he says. "Whatever the
permutations I know I can play any two of the four and one will deliver the
goods. It's a wonderful position to be in to have four players like that.''
The Reds are less than a week into a gentle programme of three games in 28
days. It's a December in contrast to the normal muscle-wearying month the
treble winners have endured in the past. "It's one of the easiest Decembers
we've had in over a decade at this club,'' says Sir Alex Ferguson. ``But we
know it'll be hectic next year.''
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