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www.red11.org DAILY NEWS Date: Sat May 15 11:22:59 GMT+00:00 1999 Mail: barry@www.red11.org This Issue: 1. French revolution 2. Elleray Ruled out of Arsenal v Villa 3. More on Elleray from Dave 4. Blomqvist plays waiting role in wings - Independent 5. Join in the Barce Dance NOW!!!! on WWW ++++++=========+++++++========+++++++++========++++++++ Ready for the crunch! Three Matches = Three Trophies! TODAYS INTERVIEWS x 3 (Real audio files archived at http://www.red11.org/mufc/sound/99) Players Thought before Spurs on Sunday May 14th Dwight Yorke Andy Cole + Nicky Butt comments http://www.red11.org/mufc/sound/99/dwight_andy_nicky_before_spurs.rm 1.48 mins 117k Jim Ryan + Mark Wilson On Manchester Senior Cup May 13th http://www.red11.org/mufc/sound/99/jim_ryan_mark_wison.rm 58k 53secs Alex Ferguson May 14th http://www.red11.org/mufc/sound/99/alex_before_spurs.rm 2.19 mins 151k 1 Manchester United 37 21 13 3 78 36 42 76 2 Arsenal 37 21 12 4 58 17 41 75 ****** Becks wonder goal ***** Thanks to Michelle Lim & Jochen Behle the Becks wonder goal is now downloadable at www.red11.org as a zip file: http://www.red11.org/mufc/sound/mov/beck_wonder.zip 871k/zip(1.32meg). Quicktime beck_wimb_96.mov file. It comes with commentary too! 14 secs "Here comes the PL" RED Barry Daily RED Trivia Saturday 15th May 1999: 15/5/1968: United earn a place in the European Cup Final after a 3-3 draw at Real Madrid gives them a 4-3 aggregate success. In front of 125,000 David Sadler, Bill Foulkes and Zocco (og) ensure a clash with Benfica at Wembley. Team was: Stepney, Brennan, Dunne, Crerand, Foulkes, Stiles, Best, Kidd, Charlton, Sadler, Aston. 15/5/1982: Norman Whiteside made his first League start against Stoke City, scoring once. A combative striker who converted to midfield, Whiteside won FA Cup winners medals in 1983 and 1985, scoring in both finals, and also scored in the 1983 League Cup Final, becoming the youngest player to score in a Wembley final. He made 272 appearances and scored 67 goals between 1982-89. In 1982 he became the youngest player in a World Cup Finals at 17, and appeared 38 times for Northern Ireland. Whiteside joined Everton for £750,000 in August 1989. 15/5/1991: United beat Barcelona 2-1 in Rotterdam to win the European Cup Winners Cup. Mark Hughes scored both goals watched by 50,000. Team was: Sealey, Irwin, Blackmore, Bruce, Phelan, Pallister, Robson, Ince, McClair, Hughes, Sharpe. ********************* Barry Daily Comment: This came from Hamzah: Everton Home W 3-1 Wimbledon Away D 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday Home W 3-0 Leeds United Away D 1-1 Aston Villa Home W 2-1 Liverpool Away D 2-2 Middlesbrough Away W 1-0 Blackburn Away D 0-0 Tottenham Home ?????? Looking back at our games in the PL since the Everton game we've been winning a game and then drawing the following game lets hope this continues until Sunday, i hope you guys feel better now, WE CAN DO IT! REDS the countdown is like this 1 day Tottenham PL 7 days Newcsatle FAC 11 days Bayern Munich CL Final I will leave Debmark for Barce in 8 days after the cup final RED sky at night BARCE' delight Enjoy the next 3 CHAMPIONSHIP matches, one and ALL! "We haven't won anything yet," he said. "It's an opportunity that might not come again in a lifetime so it's one you don't want to mess up. We all know how much it has taken to get us near to the top of the mountain. We're three-quarters of the way there and now comes the final push for the three trophies." ~ Dwight Yorke >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Latest sound interviews in Real Audio here: http://www.red11.org/mufc/sound/99 Everyone who wants the goal in Real Time Video 300k now thanks to RED CAFE! http://www.iol.ie/~redcafe/texts/report98/domestic/arse-fa2.htm FA Cup Semi Final Replay 14 April 1999 Manchester United 2:1 Arsenal Villa Park Download Ryan Giggs Goal! (Real Video: 300K) http://www.iol.ie/~redcafe/real/giggs-goal.ra Thanks to the Theatre of Dreams >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> MANCHESTER UNITED STATS v ALL teams on the Web http://www.red11.org/mufc/stats.htm Previous News: BSKYB Takeover news/pics at http://www.red11.org/mufc/bskyb.htm 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 If you would like ALL the final fixtures for UNITED/Arse/Chelsea then go to http://www.red11.org/mufc/fix9899.htm Next Games: May 16 Tottenham (H) 16.00 PL Live on Sky Sports UK 22 FAC Final Wembley Newcastle (N) Live on Sky Sports UK 26 European Cup Final Bayern Munich Nou Camp UNITED Stats v All teams: http://www.red11.org/mufc/stats/ *** RESULTS AND ATTENDANCES ON 11/05/99 *** Blackburn 0-0 Manchester United *** LEAGUE TABLE AS AT 12/05/99 *** Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts --------------------------------------------------------- 1 Manchester United 37 21 13 3 78 36 42 76 2 Arsenal 37 21 12 4 58 17 41 75 3 Chelsea 37 19 15 3 55 29 26 72 4 Leeds United 37 18 12 7 60 32 28 66 5 Aston Villa 37 15 10 12 51 45 6 55 6 West Ham United 37 15 9 13 42 53 -11 54 7 Derby County 37 13 13 11 39 43 -4 52 8 Liverpool 37 14 9 14 65 49 16 51 9 Middlesbrough 37 12 15 10 48 50 -2 51 10 Leicester City 37 12 13 12 40 45 -5 49 11 Tottenham Hotspur 37 11 14 12 46 48 -2 47 12 Newcastle United 37 11 12 14 47 53 -6 45 13 Sheffield Wednesday 37 12 7 18 40 42 -2 43 14 Everton 37 11 10 16 42 45 -3 43 15 Wimbledon 37 10 12 15 40 60 -20 42 16 Coventry City 37 11 8 18 37 49 -12 41 17 Southampton 37 10 8 19 35 64 -29 38 18 Charlton Athletic 37 8 12 17 41 55 -14 36 19 Blackburn Rovers 37 7 13 17 37 51 -14 34 20 Nottingham Forest 37 6 9 22 34 69 -35 27 *** TEAM RESULTS - MANCHESTER UNITED - AS AT 05/05/99 *** 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 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 *** TEAM STATISTICS - MANCHESTER UNITED - AS AT 09/05/99 *** AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 55,188 HIGHEST HOME ATTENDANCE: 27/02/99 - Southampton (55,316) LOWEST HOME ATTENDANCE: 15/08/98 - Leicester City (55,052) BEST WIN: 06/02/99 - Nottingham Forest (8-1) HEAVIEST DEFEAT: 20/09/98 - Arsenal (0-3) BEST HOME WIN: 17/10/98 - Wimbledon (5-1) HEAVIEST HOME DEFEAT: 19/12/98 - Middlesbrough (2-3) BEST AWAY WIN: 06/02/99 - Nottingham Forest (8-1) HEAVIEST AWAY DEFEAT: 20/09/98 - Arsenal (0-3) ***** Champions League: Group D P W D L F A Pts Bayern Munich 6 3 2 1 9 6 11 Man United 6 2 4 0 20 11 10 Barcelona 6 2 2 2 11 9 8 Brondby 6 1 0 5 4 18 3 Dec 9 Brøndby 0-2 Barcelona Dec 9 Man Utd 1-1 Bayern Munich ****** CHAMPIONS' LEAGUE QUARTER-FINALS Manchester Utd 2 v 0 Inter Milan Real Madrid 1 v 1 Dynamo Kiev Juventus 2 v 1 Olympiakos Bayern Munich 2 v 0 Kaiserslautern **DYNAMO KIEV 2 v 0 REAL MADRID (Agg:3-1) FC KAISERSLAUTERN 0 v 4 **BAYERN MUNICH (Agg:0-6) INTERNAZIONALE FC 1 v 1 **MANCHESTER UNITED (Agg:1-3) OLYMPIAKOS 1 v 1 **JUVENTUS (Agg:2-3) Semi Finals Manchester United v Juventus 4-3agg 3-2 [1-1] Bayern Munchen v Dynamo Kiev 4-3agg 1-0 [3-3] UEFA Champions League Final MANCHESTER UNITED v BAYERN MUNICH Venue Camp Nou (Estadi FC Barcelona), Barcelona, Spain Date Wednesday 26 May 1999 Kick-Off 20.45 CET (19.45 GMT) ++++++=========+++++++========+++++++++========++++++++Subject: French revolution By Nigel Clarke Saturday, May 15, 1999 Two of the key French players in tomorrow's final countdown for the Premiership title have cast a big shadow over the outcome. Tottenham's Footballer of the Year David Ginola publicly doubted his team's commitment to trying to beat Manchester United, then Arsenal striker Nicolas Anelka rejected his manager's call to pledge his future to Highbury. But it is Ginola's frank admission that he wants United to emerge victorious over Arsenal in the last stage of their fight for the championship that will cause by far the biggest uproar if Spurs put up anything less than full-blooded opposition to United at Old Trafford. That is something many fans throughout the country will wonder about after Ginola confessed yesterday: 'What you have to realise is that it is very difficult when you reach the last game of the season and have nothing to play for. 'For most of the time your mind is gone because you are thinking about the holidays. But for respect of the game, the opponents and the fans, you have to go on to the final whistle and try to give it your best. 'But I will be really happy for Manchester United to win all the prizes they want.' Ginola's controversial remarks will anger manager George Graham, who is utterly committed to winning against his close friend Alex Ferguson, and questions will almost certainly be asked at Highbury, the Premier League and the FA about the superstar winger's preference for United so close to a match crucial to the destiny of the championship. On the other side of north London, however, his fellow countryman Anelka was making his own contribution to confusion within the Arsenal camp before their vital home clash with Aston Villa. Manager Arsene Wenger, tired of the continual reports of Anelka's unhappiness in England and his desire to be transferred back to the continent, angrily suggested yesterday that the best way for all the speculation to end would be for the young striker to state publicly that he wants to stay at Highbury. Unfortunately, when that request from Wenger was put to Anelka he could only offer a reply that will have done little for morale on the eve of the most important match of Arsenal's season. Anelka said: 'How can I tell you where I will be next season when I don't know if what I say today comes out differently tomorrow? Where am I going? Can anybody tell me? I don't know anything about asking for a transfer next week but I know I am fed up with hearing about all these things.' Meanwhile, Spurs midfielder Tim Sherwood distanced himself from the remarks of his team-mate Ginola. Sherwood said: 'We've had a really good season and won a trophy, and Arsenal might end up with nothing. But all that will be on our minds on Sunday will be doing the best we can to win another game. 'Going to Old Trafford is always a great way to finish the season.' Graham emphasised: 'We are going there to win. What United and Arsenal do is immaterial to me. We want to finish the season in good style.'
Your editor Barry Leeming say's "NOW FOR THE PREMIER LEAGUE!" Subject: Elleray Ruled out of Arsenal v Villa Referee David Elleray, savagely criticised by Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, has pulled out of tomorrow's crucial Premiership match between Arsenal and Aston Villa with a back injury. Ferguson and Manchester United chairman Martin Edwards were furious with Elleray for sending off Denis Irwin and awarding a penalty against United during the 2-2 draw with Liverpool last week. Elleray will be replaced by Dermot Gallagher tomorrow at Highbury and a Premier League spokesman said: 'David has had a back injury for some time and it flared up again while he was refereeing the Spurs-Chelsea game last Monday.'
Your editor Barry Leeming say's "NOW FOR THE PREMIER LEAGUE!" Subject: Elleray Ruled out of Arsenal v Villa At 06:57 AM 5/15/99 +0300, you wrote: >> Referee David Elleray, savagely criticised by Manchester United manager >> Alex Ferguson, has pulled out of tomorrow's crucial Premiership match >> between Arsenal and Aston Villa with a back injury. >Probably strained his back carrying the sacks of money donated by Arsenal >after the scouse game. Or is he just trying to avoid more controversy? The >whole world would have been watching him at Highbury and anything looking >like favoritism towards the Gunners would have made him a target for >disgruntled fans, even more so than after the scouse game. This could backfire. Knowing that he would be watched carefully, Elleray may have gone out of his way to show he was not favouring Arsenal by sending off one or two of their players. Now we have a ref who will not fear the media onslaught so he's more likely to play to the home crowd. Am I showing signs that this is getting to me? I'm not counting the hours yet - as I write we have 37 of them left until we'll know the destination of the title. I wish the next 37 would fly by as fast as the 37 PL games we have played. What joyous times we've had this season but as the bloody players keep reminding us and themselves ... we've won nothing yet. I wish they'd stop saying that!!! Hopefully in 37 hours they will Dave Next week I'm off to sunny Spain To see Man. United
Your editor Barry Leeming say's "NOW FOR THE PREMIER LEAGUE!" Subject: Blomqvist plays waiting role in wings - Independent Glenn Moore talks to the Swedish left-winger who has provided vital cover during United's treble-chasing bid When Nelson Vivas was caught napping at the far post on Tuesday night, allowing Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink to score Leeds United's winner, David O'Leary's pre-match assessment of the title race rang a resounding bell. Manchester United, said the Leeds manager, would finish ahead of his old team because, although Arsenal could field a first XI to match anything United put out, they were unable to match their depth of squad. This has been the crucial difference between United this year and last. The signings of Jaap Stam, Dwight Yorke and Jesper Blomqvist, the retention of players like Teddy Sheringham and Henning Berg, and the emergence of youngsters such as Wes Brown, has given Alex Ferguson the options and numbers he has needed to maintain a three-pronged campaign. "Without such a deep squad," admitted Alex Ferguson yesterday, "we would never have got to this point." Blomqvist, a £4.4m signing from Parma in the summer, has been a key element in this policy. Last season, when Ryan Giggs was missing, United looked unbalanced and suffered for it. This year they have had the perfect cover and have also been able to play Giggs in other roles knowing the 25-year-old Swede was taking wing on the left. A foot injury, which affected his fitness and training, has hampered Blomqvist but he has still played in 37 of United's 58 matches to date this season, and is likely to play a role in the vital final three starting with the visit of Tottenham to Old Trafford tomorrow. What sort of role only Ferguson knows. After starting the previous seven matches Blomqvist was left out against Blackburn on Wednesday. He did not like it but, being a modern squad player, had to accept it. "It can be difficult," he said as we met up at Old Trafford the following morning. "Blackburn was hard as I had been playing regularly and was not even on the bench. You can get a bit upset but you have to think 'it is not my time this time', that is life. "Being a squad player is part of the game if you want to play for a big club. They want to play in all the competitions and it is too many games to manage with 13 players, they need a big squad and everybody must accept that. It means that apart from a few players like Keano [Roy Keane] and Jaap no-one is missed, we can have four or five injuries and still be very competitive." Keane, of course, will be missing from the European Cup final and one option for Ferguson is to play Giggs in midfield with Blomqvist wide. "It is a possibility," said Blomqvist, "though he could play Ronnie Johnson or Phil Neville in midfield too." Such caution is typical of Blomqvist's outlook. Unusually for a United player he is prepared to publicly contemplate failure in Barcelona. "I'm very confident that we can win and put up a really good performance but I can't say we will win," he said - fortunately Keane was not listening. "Maybe I am a little bit more careful than the English players in that, maybe it is the Swedish mentality, but they [Bayern Munich] are a world-class team and they are winning the German league very easily. It is a good team we are playing. "We can beat them, I have no doubts about that, but we can also lose to them, that is football. My biggest worry is that they will gain so much confidence by doing so well in Germany that they may be even more confident than us, especially if we don't win our domestic trophies." A lively contest with Wimbledon's Ben Thatcher earlier this season showed Blomqvist does not lack bottle but, maybe because of his slight figure, his body language does not exude confidence. Appropriately enough for a winger, Blomqvist had a childhood ambition to be an air steward though his employment, when he became a semi-professional player, was as a bank clerk, then as a student studying maths. He came to United's attention with a sparkling performance as they lost to IFK Gothenburg in the Champions' League in 1994, but his star waned during two difficult seasons in Italy with Milan and Parma. From the outside he still appears to be regaining his confidence. "My own performances can still improve quite a bit," he admitted, "especially the last part; the shooting and crossing. There is a big difference in approach between playing in the part-time Swedish league and in Italy and England. There is no real pressure there, most Scandinavian players struggle for the first one or two years when they move. I think my best years are still to come, it is up to me to prove it." Steve McLaren, the United coach, said of Blomqvist: "I've found Jesper to be a very amiable person since I've been here. He works very hard on his game, thinks a lot about it. He's typical of a player who has played in Italy, very professional, always practising. "He's very quick, very direct and positive, he can take opponents on and delivers a good cross. He could score more goals [he has one this season], maybe come inside and get more shots in. His biggest quality is he is a team player. He defends very well, he helps out in midfield and doubles up with full-backs. When you are talking about squad players he is ideal and when he comes in the team he does very well. "Like any other player he is a confidence player. They always need building up, given a little boost every now and again. It is not a case of encouragement as much as giving them all the help you can to stay confident and be a good player." Blomqvist's defensive qualities, which he acquired in Italy, could earn him a place against Barcelona. After that there is another important date, the Euro 2000 qualifier between England and Sweden at Wembley in June, when he could find himself up against Gary Neville. Again there is that reticence - or realism - as he says: "We are not confident of winning but we are confident knowing there is no particular pressure on us. Even a loss is almost like a win because we will still have qualification in our own hands."
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