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Date: Sun Aug 22 04:37:02 GMT 1999
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
This Issue:
1. Speculation by Gary Neville
2. Fit Adams attacks Man Utd
3. Ferguson in plea to United paymasters
4. Real want Jordi
5. Bogarde and Barca reject bid
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Today's Match:
MANCHESTER UNITED (A) v Arsenal KO 16:00 GMT
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Quick UNITED Team News:
Manchester United are forced into one change with Raimond van
der Gouw taking over from the injured Mark Bosnich.
Ronny Johnsen, Gary Neville and Wes Brown are also out.
But Jaap Stam and Henning Berg reported fit after playing in
international friendlies this week.
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TV special
Whatever happens on the pitch, the game at Highbury will also be
a television first as broadcaster Sky offers an interactive
service.
Replays and statistics will be available for those armchair fans
with the required extra equipment.
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*** RESULTS ON 21/08/99 ***
Chelsea (0) 1 - 0 (0) Aston Villa
Coventry (1) 2 - 0 (0) Derby
Everton (1) 4 - 1 (0) Southampton
Leeds (0) 2 - 1 (1) Sunderland
Middlesbrough (0) 1 - 0 (0) Liverpool
Newcastle (2) 3 - 3 (1) Wimbledon
Sheff Wed (1) 1 - 2 (2) Tottenham
Watford (0) 1 - 0 (0) Bradford
West Ham (1) 2 - 1 (1) Leicester
*** FIXTURES ON 22/08/99 ***
Arsenal v Manchester United
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*** CONDENSED LEAGUE TABLE AS AT 21/08/99 ***
Pos Team P W D L F A Pts
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1 Tottenham 4 3 0 1 8 5 9
2 Middlesbrough 4 3 0 1 7 4 9
3 Man Utd 3 2 1 0 7 1 7
4 Chelsea 3 2 1 0 7 2 7
5 Aston Villa 4 2 1 1 6 3 7
6 Leeds 4 2 1 1 5 3 7
7 West Ham 3 2 1 0 5 3 7
8 Arsenal 3 2 1 0 4 2 7
9 Watford 4 2 0 2 4 5 6
10 Southampton 4 2 0 2 6 9 6
11 Wimbledon 4 1 2 1 9 9 5
12 Coventry 4 1 1 2 3 3 4
13 Bradford 3 1 1 1 2 2 4
14 Everton 4 1 1 2 7 8 4
15 Leicester 4 1 1 2 5 6 4
16 Sunderland 4 1 1 2 3 6 4
17 Liverpool 3 1 0 2 2 3 3
18 Newcastle 4 0 1 3 6 11 1
19 Derby 4 0 1 3 2 7 1
20 Sheff Wed 4 0 1 3 3 9 1
*** TEAM RESULTS - MANCHESTER UNITED - AS AT 14/08/99 ***
Date Opposition Score Pos. Attend.
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08/08/99 Everton Away D 1-1 10 39,141
11/08/99 Sheffield Wednesday Home W 4-0 3 54,941
14/08/99 Leeds United Home W 2-0 1 55,187
*** TEAM RESULTS SUMMARY - MANCHESTER UNITED - AS AT 14/08/99 ***
P Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
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Home 2 2 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 6 (3.0) 0 (0.0) 6 (3.0)
Away 1 0 (0%) 1 (100%) 0 (0%) 1 (1.0) 1 (1.0) 1 (1.0)
Total 3 2 (67%) 1 (33%) 0 (0%) 7 (2.3) 1 (0.3) 7 (2.3)
Averages per game in (brackets)
*** TEAM STATISTICS - MANCHESTER UNITED - AS AT 14/08/99 ***
AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 55,064
HIGHEST HOME ATTENDANCE: 14/08/99 - Leeds United (55,187)
LOWEST HOME ATTENDANCE: 11/08/99 - Sheffield Wednesday (54,941)
BEST WIN: 11/08/99 - Sheffield Wednesday (4-0)
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MANCHESTER UNITED STATS v ALL teams on the Web
http://www.red11.org/mufc/stats.htm
MANCHESTER UNITED RESULTS v ALL teams on the Web
http://www.red11.org/mufc/stats/
ALL FIXTURES at: http://www.red11.org/mufc/fix992000.htm
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Subject: 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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8/08/99 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 16.00 Live on Sky
25/08/99 Coventry City away PL 20.00
27/08/99 Monaco - Lazio ESC 19.45
30/08/99 Newcastle United home PL 13.00
11/09/99 Liverpool away PL 11.30 Live on Sky
15/09/99 ? EC
18/09/99 Wimbledon home PL 15.00
22/09/99 ? EC
25/09/99 Southampton home PL 15.00
29/09/99 ? EC
3/10/99 Chelsea away PL 16.00 Live on Sky
*11/10/99 Sir Alex Ferguson's testimonial OT [Cantona + Schmeichel]
13/10/99 ? WC 3
16/10/99 Watford home PL 15.00
20/10/99 ? EC
23/10/99 Tottenham Hotspur away PL 15.00
27/10/99 ? EC
30/10/99 Aston Villa home PL 15.00
3/11/99 ? EC
6/11/99 Leicester City home PL 15.00
20/11/99 Derby County away PL 15.00
24/11/99 ? EC
27/11/99 Sheffield Wednesday away PL 15.00
30/11/99 Tokyo Palmeiras WCC 20.00
1/12/99 ? WC 4
4/12/99 Everton home PL 15.00
8/12/99 ? EC
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]
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
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
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
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 f
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Subject: Speculation by Gary Neville
August 21 1999 FOOTBALL
by Gary Neville
THERE had been a lot of speculation before the game against Leeds United
last week that Roy Keane was going to leave, so I was delighted when I heard
that he had released a statement saying he would be staying at Old Trafford
until the end of the season and maybe longer.
He is such an influential player in the Manchester United team that every
player wants him to stay. I hope and pray that he does sign, because it
would be almost impossible to replace the influence and the importance that
is attached to him at the club.
It takes four or five years for a player to build up the kind of respect
that Keano has. It takes four or five years of brilliant performances and of
being a driving force that is an inspiration to the team.
Peter Schmeichel had that kind of respect last season and Keano has it, too.
Bryan Robson had that kind of drive about him as well and, in his own way,
even Eric Cantona had it. You need all sorts of characters in your team, but
that type of player is the force behind the team. They shout and they cajole
and they yell at you because they want you to perform to the standards they
know you are capable of, and they get frustrated if you fall below them. You
have to command the respect of the whole team to do that and that is what
allows Keano to be captain.
He knows that the club, the manager and the players all want him to stay,
but neither I nor any of the rest of the lads would ever try to interfere in
his decision. It is nothing to do with us. I wouldn't expect anyone to have
a say in my contract negotiations and no one should do it with Keano,
either. It is up to him. It is an individual thing.
One thing is certain: he will be in the side against Arsenal at Highbury
tomorrow, when we have got another chance to prove that the hold they seemed
to have established over us over the past couple of seasons has been well
and truly broken.
Our victory over them in the FA Cup semi-final replay last season was
tremendously important in all manner of ways. It gave us real momentum to
push on towards the treble and it gave us that confidence that we had
nothing to fear from Arsenal again.
They are still a great side. Nicolas Anelka was a brilliant player for them
but Kanu has been getting rave reviews since he joined. He is an elusive
kind of player, difficult for a defender to mark because he drops so deep.
It has created an interesting situation at Arsenal now, though, because in
the past, Bergkamp always used to drop off and Anelka would run through.
Bergkamp and Kanu both like to drop off, so maybe Bergkamp will have to
start pushing farther forward.
I know they beat us in the Charity Shield but I thought we were the better
side and even though it is early in the season, it's vital we get a good
result. We dropped six points to them the season before last and they won
the title by one point. Last season we dropped four to them and we won by
one point. We have got to take more points off them and Chelsea this season.
There's no chance of me being part of the team. I'm hoping to play in an
under-19 match against Huddersfield Town today and then there's a
possibility that I'll get another game in a friendly in midweek. After that,
I should be ready to start trying to push for a first-team place.
The longer you are out, the more you worry whether you are going to get back
in. I'll be nervous today because it's the first proper game back after a
few months out with my groin injury. It is strange when you have been out
for that long because you have not got the match sharpness the other lads
have. The defence have also been playing brilliantly while I have been
injured so that will make it difficult to regain my spot as well.
People talk about the fact that my brother, Phil, and I seem to be competing
for the same place and that he will suffer if I return at right back. It has
gone past that stage with us, really. He kept me out for the last four games
of the Double-winning season a few years ago and it has worked to my
advantage on other occasions, but we don't think about it like that. It
would be nice if some day, somehow, we could both play in the side regularly
together.
I know that when Kevin Keegan names his squad for the games against
Luxembourg and Poland on Thursday that I will not have had a first-team
match to prove my fitness, but I would still love to be involved. The injury
has cleared up completely with all the rest and I hope that I will have had
some first-team action by the time the squad meets up.
They are both crucial games for England in the attempt to qualify for the
European championship and it would be a dream for me if I could play some
part in helping us to do it.
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Subject: Fit Adams attacks Man Utd
The fitness and the opinions of Tony Adams are dominating the
news ahead of the first big clash of the Premiership season.
The Arsenal skipper has informed his own boss Arsene Wenger that
he is fit for the clash with Manchester United.
And he has told Sunday's "arrogant" opponents they should be
banned forever from the FA Cup if they refuse to rethink their
boycott of the competition.
It is just a month since Adams had a double-hernia operation and
Wenger admits he is still undecided about plunging him back into
the Gunners' biggest game of the season so far.
"My concern is always that Tony could come back too soon and
break down," admitted the Frenchman.
"If it wasn't Manchester United we were playing I wouldn't even
consider picking Tony but when somebody like him says he is
available you don't just dismiss the possibility."
The Highbury boss is likely to stand by 20-year-old deputy
Matthew Upson, and keep the Adams comeback on hold until next
Saturday's trip to Liverpool.
Cup row
But that has not stopped Adams entering the summer-long debate
about United's FA Cup withdrawal.
They pulled out in favour of Fifa's new World Club Championship
in Brazil in January, apparently after government intervention.
Adams says the explanation is not good enough for him.
"They have enough resources to enter some sort of team, even if
it is only youngsters who would love the experience."
"I don't believe United should get away with such an arrogant
attitude, and if they persist with their approach to this season
they should be granted their wish - and never be allowed back
into the competition," he told The Mirror newspaper on Saturday.
"In my opinion their attitude was an insult to a great
competition."
Arsenal are missing England goalkeeper David Seaman, France
World Cup star Emmanuel Petit and veteran left back Nigel
Winterburn.
But Upson is confident he can continued to deputise for Adams.
"I feel I'm ready for the first-team now," he said. "I know I'm
good enough."
Winger Marc Overmars believes the game is "even bigger than a
Champions League match".
He is also likely to be absent after only returning to training
this week following a recurrence of his summer-long groin injury.
But he is determined to play a part and could be on the bench,
as could Davor Suker despite playing for Croatia on Saturday
night in Zagreb.
Arsenal used a private jet to fly Patrick Vieira home from
France's Belfast friendly in midweek, and the same plane was due
to collect Suker from his homeland.
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Subject: Ferguson in plea to United paymasters
Sir Alex Ferguson last night made another desperate plea to the
Old Trafford paymasters to help fund his squad strengthening
plans. The Manchester United boss has become increasingly
frustrated in his search for new blood, and further warned that
the club's reluctance to break the Old Trafford wage ceiling
could seriously threaten his side's defence of the Treble.
Ferguson is desperate for defensive cover with Wes Brown, Gary
Neville, David May and Ronny Johnsen currently sidelined.
He said: "We have got to be sensible and realistic. We all know
we are in a market that is hard to fathom, but we are in it all
the same.
"If we want a player than we have to pay the price. We just have
to make sure there is some sense in it and look at his age and
the length of the contract he wants."
Earlier this summer, United missed out on Youri Djorkaeff after
offering the 31-year-old Frenchman a one-year deal.
Click On pic - for latest interviews/pics from OT"
Subject: Real want Jordi
Real Oviedo coach Luis Aragones has expressed an interest in
signing unsettled Manchester United striker Jordi Cruyff.
However, the Dutchman faces a race against time to conclude a
move back to Spain before the Spanish transfer window closes
next week. Cruyff's purchase of a new left-hand drive Maserati
car is a further indication that his time in England is running
out.
He asked for a transfer earlier this month and, following the
addition of Quinton Fortune to the squad, there now appears to
be few objections from Sir Alex Ferguson.
Cruyff said: "I want to play football. Last year I played about
100 minutes for United and the year before maybe I played three
games.
"I know I has injury problems but I just didn't feel I was
getting enough minutes. I know there are a lot of good players
around and the opportunity just didn't come, so I felt it was
better to look elsewhere."
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Subject: Bogarde and Barca reject bid
Manchester United's mission to sign Winston Bogarde has failed
after both Barcelona and the player decided he would not be
leaving the Catalan club.
Sir Alex Ferguson's hopes of bringing in an experienced
continental defender before the Champions' League transfer
deadline are in tatters unless he can turn up something from one
of three reported alternatives. The United boss has been linked
with moves for Aston Villa's Ugo Ehiogu and Feyenoord's Dutch
international Bert Konterman plus a mystery target from Serie A
- which could be Inter Milan's Taribo West.
Ehiogu's price-tag and the fact that half the fee would go to
West Brom means Villa are unlikely to sell, not least because of
the lingering bitterness that exists there after United signed
Dwight Yorke and Mark Bosnich against Villa's wishes.
Konterman is an unknown commodity to most fans but has emerged
as a dependable player at international level since Frank
Rijkaard took over the Dutch side.
West, we understand, would jump at the chance of a move to the
club but his erratic performances in recent years suggest he is
not the manager's preferred choice.
He may, however, be the last hope.
Meanwhile, Roma have expressed an interest in 17-year-old French
youth team captain Phillipe Mexes - linked to United a month ago.
The Auxerre centre-back is seen as his country's top prospect.
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