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Date: Sat Sep 18 1999 02:35:58 GMT
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This Issue:
1. PREVIEW: MAN UNITED(1) v WIMBLEDON(16)
2. Bosnich takes up residency on the bench
3. WALLWORK ESCAPES LIFE BAN
4. Sheringham Fulham talk resurfaces
5. RESERVES DRAW A BLANK
6. Etherington ends United rumours
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*** To date our unbeaten runs stand currently as:
Unbeaten League run = 27
20 1998/99
+ 7 1999/00
Unbeaten League and Cup = 41
20 League 1998/99
+7 League 1999/00
+8 FA Cup 1999/00
+6 CL 1998/99
+0 LC
Unbeaten Domestic League and Cup = 35
20 League 1998/99
+7 League 1999/00
+8 FA Cup 1998/99
+0 LC
figures by Masterfan Paul Hinson
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99/2000 fixtures/match reports are at
http://www.red11.org/mufc/992000.htm
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*** FIXTURES ON 18/09/99 ***
Aston Villa v Bradford City
Derby County v Sunderland
Leicester City v Liverpool
Manchester United v Wimbledon
Southampton v Arsenal
Watford v Chelsea
*** FIXTURES ON 19/09/99 ***
Everton v West Ham United
Leeds United v Middlesbrough
Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday
Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City
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MANCHESTER UNITED STATS v ALL teams on the Web
http://www.red11.org/mufc/stats.htm
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NEXT MATCHES
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18-SEP-1999 [15:00] Manchester Utd. vs Wimbledon (FA Premier League, HOME)
22-SEP-1999 [19:45] Manchester Utd. vs Sturm Graz (UEFA Champions League, AWAY)
25-SEP-1999 [15:00] Manchester Utd. vs Southampton (FA Premier League, HOME)
29-SEP-1999 [19:45] Manchester Utd. vs Marseilles (UEFA Champions League, HOME)
*** TEAM RESULTS - MANCHESTER UNITED -
UNITED Stats v All teams:
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ALL FIXTURES at: http://www.red11.org/mufc/fix992000.htm
First Team Fixtures 1999/2000
All dates/times subject to change
Dates of possible cup ties also shown
Date Opposition KO Time
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14/09/99 Croatia Zagreb Home EC 19.45
18/09/99 Wimbledon Home PL 15.00
22/09/99 Sturm Graz Away EC 19.45
25/09/99 Southampton Home PL 15.00
29/09/99 Marseille Home EC 19.45
3/10/99 Chelsea Away PL 16.00 "live on sky"
*11/10/99 Sir Alex Ferguson's testimonial OT [Schmeichel + Cantona]
13/10/99 ? WC 3
16/10/99 Watford Home PL 15.00
19/10/99 Marseille Away EC 19.45
23/10/99 Tottenham Hotspur Away PL 15.00
27/10/99 Croatia Zagreb Away EC 19.45
30/10/99 Aston Villa home PL 15.00
2/11/99 Sturm Graz Home EC 19.45
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 "live on sky"
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
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Subject: PREVIEW: MAN UNITED(1) v WIMBLEDON(16)
FA Premier League
Kick Off: 15:00
* * *
Having won six and drawn one of their opening seven matches,
champions and league leaders Manchester United should win again
against 16th-placed Wimbledon on Saturday -- even if Alex
Ferguson's team have been ravaged by injury and were below their
best in their 0-0 draw against Croatia Zagreb in the Champions
League on Tuesday.
Wimbledon have not won any of their last six league matches
since beating Watford 3-2 on the opening day of the season and
will cause a major upset if they end United's unbeaten run of 41
competitive matches.
* * *
Manchester Utd. Wimbledon
OLSEN OUT TO PUT THE BOOT IN
Joe Kinnear may have gone, but there is still the air of
unconventionality around Selhurst Park. Former Norwegian manager
Egil Olsen has taken over from the likable Kinnear, and the
wellington boot-wearing Marxist is beginning to instill his
manifesto in his new charges.
While manager of the Norwegian team, Olsen was always spoken of
as a Wimbledon-style manager, happy to forego the niceties of
the modern game, and hit long balls at target men upfront. It
wasn't pretty, but it worked. He took the Norwegians to the
World Cup finals in 1994 and 1998, making it through to the
second round in France last year.
Devotees of the Dons are well versed in their particular brand
of football. They have been in the top flight since 1986,
proving critics wrong at every turn. Every year they are tipped
for relegation. Every year they avoid it. Three top ten finishes
in the last five years just go to show how far they have
progressed. And who can forget their FA Cup triumph in 1988? The
ultimate underdogs.
Their infectious self-belief means that they will be striving
for a place in Europe for next season. That may prove beyond
their grasp, as one win from seven matches so far this season is
not the best of starts.
But the Dons are often at their strongest when they have a point
to prove. Beating the Treble champions on their own turf would
do just that.
They've cleared out a couple of their best-known names in recent
weeks, with Mark Kennedy moving to Manchester City and Efan
Ekoku joining Grasshoppers of Zurich. There are still enough
talented players, however, to give United a good fight at Old
Trafford.
They have a few injury worries ahead of the game, following
their 1-1 draw at Cardiff in the Worthington Cup on Tuesday
evening. Tore Pedersen, Chris Wilmott, Gareth Ainsworth and
Brian McAllister are all receiving treatment, and are doubtful
for the trip north.
Neil Sullivan, currently undecided over his new contract, will
form the last line of defence, behind Alan Kimble, Dean
Blackwell, Trond Andersen and Duncan Jupp. Carl Cort and John
Hartson will form an impressive strike partnership.
United will be looking to bounce back from the disappointment of
the 0-0 draw against Croatia Zagreb on Tuesday night. Several
players were below par in that match, which may lead to some
changes for the visit of the Dons.
Massimo Taibi and Mickael Silvestre will certainly come back
after being ineligible for the Champions League encounter, but
injuries in midfield may limit Alex Ferguson's options.
Roy Keane is definitely out, and Nicky Butt is rated as
doubtful. Quinton Fortune, who has impressed on his two
substitute appearances this season, has gone to South Africa for
two weeks on international duty, so Jonathan Greening or Jordi
Cruyff may come into midfield.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer did not figure on the substitutes' bench
against Zagreb with a minor niggle, and will probably also miss
out again, with Cole and Yorke looking to add to their five
goals apiece so far this season.
Probable teams:
United: Taibi; Silvestre, Stam, Berg, P Neville; Giggs, Scholes,
Greening, Beckham; Yorke, Cole.
Wimbledon: Sullivan; Kimble, Andersen, Blackwell, Jupp; Euell,
Roberts, M Hughes, Badir; Hartson, Cort.
Click On pic - for latest interviews/pics from OT"
Subject: Bosnich takes up residency on the bench
Saturday September 18, 1999
Mark Bosnich will have to make do with a place on the bench for
Manchester United's match with Wimbledon at Old Trafford today
as Massimo Taibi establishes his No1 status after his impressive
debut at Liverpool last weekend. Speculation is rife that, after
Alex Ferguson's decision to play Raimond van der Gouw in
United's Champions League game against Croatia Zagreb on
Tuesday, Bosnich may be sold at the end of the year when Taibi
becomes eligible to play in Europe. But the manager has been
quick to quash such rumours.
"We have three goalkeepers now, which means competition for
places," he said. "That is why we bought Taibi. We wanted
competition and I welcome that."
Bosnich is not the only player facing an uncertain future at the
club. Denis Irwin, whose contract expires at the end of the
season, is looking over his shoulder with the arrival of the
France Under-21 defender Mickael Silvestre from Internazionale.
But Irwin, who will be 34 next month, does not see it as a
threat.
"The club have signed a new left-back, which means more
competition, but it's up to me to battle for my place," he said.
"There has always been competition here, it's what you expect at
a club this size."
Irwin hopes to be given the all-clear after his Achilles injury
but Ferguson will study the conditions before deciding whether
to play the Irishman and will not risk him if the pitch is too
hard.
He also hopes to have Ole Gunnar Solskjaer fit again after the
Norwegian striker injured his knee in training. But the outlook
for Roy Keane is not good and the United captain is expected to
be sidelined for a few more weeks.
United go into the match with a six-point lead in the
Premiership but it means little to Ferguson. "We are pleased,
but it's early days," he said, "and Wimbledon are always a
challenge. They have great team spirit and will make it
difficult for us."
Click On pic - for latest interviews/pics from OT"
Subject: WALLWORK ESCAPES LIFE BAN
Manchester United defender Ronnie Wallwork has escaped a life
ban after a Belgian court reduced his sentence for manhandling a
referee.
Wallwork's punishment has been cut to a three-year suspended
sentence, two of which will be probationary.
United's Danny Higginbotham, who had been banned for one year
for his part in the fracas, has had his sentence cut to four
months.
The defender will be free to play again from September 26.
Wallwork and Higginbotham were on loan at Royal Antwerp when the
bust-up happened at the end of a Belgian Second Division
play-off match at the close of last season.
Click On pic - for latest interviews/pics from OT"
Subject: Sheringham Fulham talk resurfaces
Fulham are being linked once again with a move for Manchester
United and England star Teddy Sheringham.
The rumour mill is working overtime after news leaked that
Fulham are bidding to sign a big-name Premiership striker this
weekend. Nothing has been confirmed, but Sheringham is the name
everyone at Craven Cottage is talking about.
He is fed up of sitting in the reserves at Old Trafford, even
after his heroic performances in the FA Cup and European Cup
finals last season. Now he is finally ready to move back to
London, and Fulham are astonishingly at the head of the queue.
If rumours are to be believed, then high-level talks have
already got underway and the only real stumbling block is that
Fulham face major competition from another club for his
signature.
Fulham have made no secret of the fact that they are looking for
a striker after missing out in the race to sign Ade Akinbiyi.
But news that Sheringham is the man they are looking at will
stun even the most staunch of Fulham fans.
However, the word going around Old Trafford is that the England
ace will remain at United until his contract runs out in the
summer, by which time he'll make a move under the Bosman ruling.
Meanwhile, United have been linked with a £17m swoop for
Corinthians midfielder Vampeta, according to reports in Brazil.
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is said to have already made
detailed enquiries as to the availability of the highly-rated 25
year old.
Click On pic - for latest interviews/pics from OT"
Subject: RESERVES DRAW A BLANK
Thursday, September 16,1999 09:06
Liverpool Res. 0
Man United Res. 0
United were back at Anfield last night, but they couldn't make
it a four day double over their fiercest rivals.
It was the turn of the Reserves to venture into the lion's den
to try and emulate the hard-fought victory claimed by the first
team last Saturday.
Mark Bosnich, returning from almost a month out with a hamstring
problem, was troubled with a shot from Stig-Inge Bjornebye early
on, but redeemed himself later in the game with a couple of
important saves to keep United in the hunt.
In much the same way as their first team had done on Saturday,
Liverpool Reserves piled on the pressure in the closing stages
and went close more than once to breaking the deadlock.
A shot from Ian Armstrong tested Bosnich who dealt with it by
employing a double-fisted punch. And a couple of minutes later
Bosnich was again prominent as he dived bravely to prevent
Richie Partridge from squeezing in a near-post shot.
Bosnich was given the treatment by the Koppites, who rained
derision down upon him everytime he was involved in the action.
United did little to inspire optimism for their small group of
supporters, but their efforts were still sufficient to pick up
what can always be looked upon as a valuable point when visiting
Anfield.
Jordi Cruyff was given the best chance of tipping the scales
United's way but he couldn't make the most of a David Healy
cross in the 33rd minute.
Jonathan Greening was also presented with a decent looking
opportunity after 56 minutes but he couldn't keep his shot down
and it ended up high and wide in a vast expanse of vacant seats
in the Anfield Road stand.
UNITED: Bosnich, Roche, Curtis (sub: Hilton), Wallwork, O'Shea,
Healy, Wellens (sub: Ford), Cruyff, Greening, Notman (sub:
Nevland), Chadwick. Subs not used: Culkin, Twiss.
Click On pic - for latest interviews/pics from OT"
Subject: Etherington ends United rumours
Teenager Matt Etherington has ended rumours of a move to
Manchester United by signing a five-year deal to stay with
Peterborough United. The 18-year-old winger, who trained with
United during the summer, has played for England at Under 18
level.
Click On pic - for latest interviews/pics from OT"
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