www.red11.org DAILY NEWS
Date: Sat Jul 24 08:59:28 GMT+00:00 1999
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
This Issue:
1. Today's Team + Full Time Score Quick Fire TV Report
2. Final Part 7/7 "REDS in Barcelona" THE FINAL DAY & Trip Home
3. Giggs headache back for Fergie
4. www.red11.org Sound Archive> EXCLUSIVE Alex Ferguson Interview
5. SCHOOL'S IN FOR SUMMER
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Daily MANCHESTER UNITED NEWS Sat 24th July 1999:
Barry Daily Comment:
Today Quick Fire TV report from Hong Kong played 9.30 am this morning
Another win for REDS playing in blue!
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Brian Kidd Press conference, pic, real audio
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Peter Schmeichel's last Season at United!
http://www.red11.org/mufc/news/schmeichel.htm
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NEXT MATCHES
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01-AUG-1999 [15:00] Manchester Utd. vs Arsenal (FA Charity Shield, AWAY)
08-AUG-1999 [16:00] Manchester Utd. vs Everton (FA Premier League, AWAY)
11-AUG-1999 [20:00] Manchester Utd. vs Sheffield W (FA Premier League, HOME)
14-AUG-1999 [15:00] Manchester Utd. vs Leeds U (FA Premier League, HOME)
22-AUG-1999 [16:00] Manchester Utd. vs Arsenal (FA Premier League, AWAY)
Friendlies:
**** Friendly at Salford City
Salford City, the North Western Trains League club, are to play a friendly
against a side from their "big brother" neighbours Manchester United, at
their Moor Lane ground (in Kersal) on Saturday July 17th at 3pm.
August 3rd Omagh Town, St Julian's Road ground
August 4th Wigan Athletic
****Pre season tour details JULY 1999 ***
TODAY 21/7 12.15 uk Shangai first time ever!!!
This match will be watched by 80,000 fans
The game has sold out with the Shanghai Star reporting the home side's
chairman Yu Zhifei as saying: ''It is unprecedented that the tickets
should sell out for a match five weeks in advance."
Sat 24/7 Hong Kong Repeat of the 1997 game
"ALL matches will be shown "the same day" om MUTV.
UNITED Stats v All teams:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/stats/
*** 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
Here are all the matches for the coming season 1999/2000:
ALL FIXTURES at: http://www.red11.org/mufc/fix9899.htm
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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15/07/99 Melbourne Australia 11.00 pre-season 2-0 60,000
18/07/99 Sydney Australia 06.00 pre-season 1-0 78,000
21/07/99 Shanghai Shenhua 12.30 pre-season 2-0 80,000
24/07/99 Hong Kong South China 08.30 pre-season -
1/08/99 Arsenal Wembley Charity Shield -
3/08/99 Omagh Town friendly in aid of Omagh Bomb Fund
4/08/99 Wigan Athletic friendly at JJB Stadium.
8/08/99 Everton away 16.00
11/08/99 Sheffield Wednesday home PL 20.00
14/08/99 Leeds United home PL 15.00
22/08/99 Arsenal away PL 16.00
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
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
*11/10/99 Sir Alex Ferguson's testimonial OT [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
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
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
http://www.red11.org/mufc/match.htm
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THE FANTASTIC TRIPLE WAS WON!!
Personal stories here: http://www.red11.org/mufc/barcelona.htm
We went to Barcelona in a fine day in May
And all our supporters sang loudly & gay
And when it was over and all said and done
We beat Bayern Munich by 2 goals to 1
The first one was Teddy's he out foxed the rest
The second was Solskjear's he's simply the best
We could have had 4 or we could have had 9
But we didn't start playing till injury time
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Click On pic for "Pat Jennings" a day out with Fergie at Haydock!"
Subject: Today's Team + Full Time Score Quick Fire TV Report
Result: South China 0-2 Manchester United
Sheringham 20, Cole 22
Hong Kong Stadium packed to the rafters 40,000 all seater
Manchester United Team
Bosnich, Brown, Irwin(c), P Neville, Berg, Stam,
Cruyff, Yorke, Cole, Sheringham, Blomqvist.
Bench: May, Wilson, Greening, Curtis, Clegg
Yorke midfield with Phil Neville
Mike Leonard (England) in goal for SC for 6 years.
2 years ago REDS played here and won 1-0 with a Cruyff goal
UNITED wearing new dark blue away kit today
South China playing in red/blue
Hot humid aftenoon in HK
2000 fans watched UNITED train yesterday
Humidity 89% (Jesper Blomqvist lost 4 kg playing in Shang Hai!)
Rai van der Gouw lost 2 kilo's in goal
Sunny, temp 90 deg farenheit
Rai Van der Gouw comms
"fans unbelievable in HK screaming and shouting whereever we go"
01 Bosnich clears at the back safe looking kick
02 It's so hot subs on the bench already in a sweat!
03 Stam quickly covers at the back
Stam heads away the resulting corner
04 Roar as Dwight touches the ball!
05 Quick feet of SC attack UNITED cover well
06 Cole chance SC scramble it away
08 Berg heads away in pen area
10 Blomqvist cross headed wide by Cruyff
14 Wes Brown shoots wide, mexican wave in the crowd
16 Wes Brown does well dribbling on right wing
19 Yorke playing well in midfield involved all the time
20 Andy Cole great cross from right wing Sheringham flicks in superb
half-volley right corner 1-0!
21 UNITED attack again looking good
23 Sheringham to Cole this time in pen area first time shot bottom right
corner 2-0!
27 Excellent move ends with Cruyff shot saved! Good chance
31 One sided game UNITED pressure SC having tactical problems frustrated
35 Good effort by Che Chang long shot going in well saved by Bosnich
36 Berg goes down kick on the shin, ankle twist? Carries on
37 Foul by Yorke on edge of pen area free kick blasted into wall
41 Jordi Cruyff and Neville combine up front wide, Cruyff's best game so
far pre-season
43 UNITED ready for a cold shower at half time!
44 UNITED possesion football good on the ball
45 Free kick well outside pen area, Irwin shoots well over
HT 0-0
Mexican wave all round the stadium at HT, crowd really enjoying themselves
waving flags
2nd half
Sub: May on for Stam
46 Bosnich one on one with Nigerian Agfwo, well saved!
50 Play has slowed down
53 Dwight tackles back well
54 Stam sweating on the bench
57 Blomqvist penalised for good tackle?
61 Subs: Curtis on for Irwin (played in all 4 games)
Greening on for Blomqvist
62 Raimond comms "Dennis Irwin the best defender he has ever played with"
63 Still slow Lou Macari in the studio "too easy now, exhibition stuff"
65-75 Missed satellite link
Sub: Clegg on for Berg
Bosnich saved from Agfwo again
75 Cole penalised, should have been tthe other way, Andy prob did not sign
the ref'a autograph book!?
79 Cruyff fast down left wing, cross goes wide
82 Cruyff excellent shot saved on the line, move started by Greening
Jordi has played wel today
83 Yorke to Cole good move just offside
84 Clegg and Sheringham combine well, fouled
88 Free kick SC outside area header offside
90 Stoppage time 3 mins players look tired due to heat
FT 2-0
End of pre-season
CLEAN SHEET 4 wins 7 goals scored, what more can you want?
NOTE: Phil Neville was asked at the press conference,
"Who is the biggest trickster in the changing room"
Phil answered - David May :)
Bosnich short sleeved, cut them in the dressing room to keep cool :)
Butt was out today with bruised instep
* before match *
Referee Fie Far Wah was wearing a UNITED shirt and collected team
autographs with the linesmen when the team bus arrived!!!
Barry comment
Today's opposition were not fierce, more like a work out in extreme
conditions
This was unexpectedly the easiest of the four games.
Cheers from Barry
** Back in UK today:
Becks & Scholes will play in the training match v Selby today
Click On pic - Pat Jennings on a day out with Fergie at Haydock!"
Subject: Final Part 7/7 "REDS in Barcelona" THE FINAL DAY & Trip Home
TEA BREAK! -stop what you are doing -
Cast your mind back to 26th May 1999 - a date you will never ever forget -
Here is the final & 7th part of my epic!
"REDS going to Barcelona"
Thursday 27th May "Final Day - trip home"
Thursday morning, my kip lasted to mid-morning 2-3 hrs after I had come
home. I was woken by Dave Menashe who had all the Spanish Newspapers with
beautiful pics of all the happenings the night before! Was I dreaming??
NO I WASN'T - Dave was there and he woke me asking "if I realised that we
had scored 2 goals in the 90th minute on Sir Matt's 90th birthday?" It must
have been written on the wall. After a -half asleep- chat I went back to
bed arranging a meet later that afternoon.
I slept on, woke up mid afternoon ready for breakfast and pack the car for
the long trek back to Denmark. Looking over the balcony there was Mark
Roberts asleep on a chair by the pool and a dirty great NOU-CAMP souvenir
sign hanging on Dave & the US gang's balcony!
I hurriedly went down - own up, who has the pic of Mark asleep? - I would
like to see the comedy photograph now! Mark was completely shagged as you
can read in hid own version of the Barce Diary. I gave Mark a couple of
souvenir pics I had with me from my PC at home then we all relaxed for an
hour or two chatting about the day/night before.
Our plan was to drive before midnight so that we would be home Friday
evening. We decided to join up with Dave & Comp for a farewell meal in
Callela.
We found a restaurant with TV-Sky News and Paella. We saw the team and the
triple on that famous bus tour of Manchester. We eat whilst we saw the
climax of the bus-trip round Manchester, the arrival at the hall as Fergie
came in with the European Cup, the atmosphere was tremendous as Alex and
Peter spoke to the crowd. There we were in Spain a group of Danish/American
REDS watching celebrations in Manchester. A fitting end to this tale.
So ended a perfect 5 days in Spain and we drove out of the country around
22-2300 hrs that night. The trip home was fairly smooth, unlike our
experiences in France on the way down. We did not buy ANYTHING in France in
the future I will make a point of steering clear of France unless UNITED
play there someday! I remember a heavy storm in Germany with an amazing
lightning show in the skies. North of Frankfurt we hit traffic for about
2-3 hrs we slowed to a gradual halt. Arrival in Denmark was early Sat and
we had driven all of 30 hrs, it was 4am Sat morning, 7 days after we had
left on a RED pilgrimage that would necer ever be forgotten.
- Memories are made of this -
THE END! "REDS in Barcelona"
Complete story on the net at
http://www.red11.org/mufc/barcelona.htm
Barry Leeming
Here are some of the names of 30+ LIST REDS I met or spoke to on this trip:
*** If your name is missing mail me at
Danish Reds: Michael Leeming, Henrik DK, Leo DK
Uk Stephen Degiorio, Mark Roberts, Linda Harvey, Ian "Son & Heir",
Richard Martin, Mick Meade,
Paul Windridge, Alan Dobson + Paula, Paul Scully, Duncan Drasdo,
Mark Southee, Kerry Davies,
Paul Busby, Kevin Beard, Jon Leigh [cool glasses], Mike Dobbin,
Richard Usher, Dr Mark,
Dr Dave Hitt
Canada Bill McArthur, Roger, Ben & Dad Murney, Steve Fisher & Co
Usa Peter Steyger, Dave Menashe, Phil Murray, John Clarke, PJ Thum,
Sean Hennessey
SA Ethel Sleith, Cape Town Reds [no names sorry]
Click On pic - Pat Jennings on a day out with Fergie at Haydock!"
Subject: Giggs headache back for Fergie
By Ken Lawrence
Saturday, July 24, 1999
There will be one important name missing from the banquet table next week
when the kings of football, Manchester United, set the places for what they
hope will be yet another triumphal feast of a season.
Even before a competitive kick of the ball, Ryan Giggs has been ruled out
of the Charity Shield curtain-raiser against arch-rivals Arsenal.
The most worrying aspect of his enforced absence is that every United fan,
from Manchester to Melbourne, would roar in unison if asked to identify the
injury - 'Hamstring!' That is how familiar they have become with seeing
their star player struck down and why their hearts will have sunk when
Giggs was sent back from the southern hemisphere tour for urgent treatment.
For the injury to be bad enough for him to be flown home early, the word
'chronic' has been replaced in the minds of supporters by the world 'crisis'.
Despite all the joy that last season's superb Treble brought and the pride
they feel at Sir Alex Ferguson's knighthood, the huge optimism with which
United fans justifiably anticipate the coming season will have been dented
by the latest Giggs fitness bulletin.
They know that United, for all their depth of talent, are never quite as
effective without the Wales winger.
Last season shimmered with success for United largely because Giggs was
present for the most decisive matches, scoring and making breathtaking
goals in a campaign which brought the Champions League and Premiership
titles, as well as the FA Cup.
The season before, however, when hamstring problems kept Giggs out of so
many vital games, United won nothing. He was ruled out with hamstring
trouble when United faltered in the Champions League after a 0-0 draw in
Monaco.
He was also absent when Arsenal went to Old Trafford and gained a 1-0
triumph that helped Arsene Wenger snatch the Premiership crown.
Ominously, despite all that United have spent on specialist medical care,
Giggs is on the treatment table once again as his team-mates embark on the
quest for another unique Treble, this time to include the World Club
Championship rather than the FA Cup.
So far, they have declined to be any more specific about Giggs' latest
setback, other than to describe it as a thigh injury. But fans would be
forgiven for speculating that, if it is not the hamstring itself, it is
likely to be an injury related to that weakness.
What does Ferguson do? He has one of the most coveted players in the world
but can never start a season confident that his match-winner will be there
for the big European occasions or to fight off the evergrowing group of
Premiership contenders.
Selling Giggs is beyond contemplation, so Ferguson must somehow accommodate
his physically flawed genius. Gary Neville will also miss the Wembley
pre-season showpiece with a long-term groin injury but he claims he will be
fit for England's crucial Euro 2000 ties this autumn.
The United defender said: 'I may be struggling for the Charity Shield
because I'll probably need a couple of games before a big game like that.
But I'd hope to be available for United in the next two or three weeks and
for the England games.'
Contract rebel Roy Keane thinks he will be a United player this season,
despite rejecting a new deal. The Republic of Ireland midfielder said: 'I'm
confident we can sort it out now but it is up to the club really.'
Martin Edwards has refuelled the row over United's withdrawal from the FA
Cup by saying the Government did not have the knowledge to judge football
issues.
The United chief executive said: 'It's all right standing up in the House
of Lords and saying this and that. They are not aware of the demands on
professional players.'
Edwards insisted United would definitely not compete in the FA Cup. He
said: 'Nothing is liable to change, there's absolutely no room in the
calendar. There's no chance of us being in it.'
Click On pic - Pat Jennings on a day out with Fergie at Haydock!"
Subject: EXCLUSIVE Alex Ferguson Interview
EXCLUSIVE Alex Ferguson Interview about pre-season injury situation
Available now here:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/sound/99/
http://www.red11.org/mufc/sound/99/alex_preseason.rm
227k 3m 30secs
All the RED best
Barry
Pics of new away kit released today
http://www.red11.org/mufc/images/99/new_kit2.jpg
From Manchester Shopping center this afternoon
http://www.red11.org/mufc/images/99/newkit.jpg
Official Umbro pic
Click On pic - Pat Jennings on a day out with Fergie at Haydock!"
Subject: SCHOOL'S IN FOR SUMMER
Wednesday, July 21, 1999 16:48
From Middleton to New Moston, and across to the
Isle of Man and Ireland, Manchester United are
sending their coaching staff to a town near you.
The idea behind the scheme is to give youngsters in the
UK and Eire a chance to learn the skills of first team heroes
like David May. So whether it's a Beckham nappy-change or a
Giggs hamstring pull, the players' techniques will be passed on to
the fans, using specialist equipment. Some of the coaches
are themselves ex-United jibbers, and can do a trick or two of their
own!
"It is our aim to take skills taught by our coaches and
practised by our players to kids of all ages and abilities,"
says United boss Alex Ferguson. "But the main aim is for
everyone to enjoy the craic and make new friends in the
process."
The United coaches will be touring the country from now
until the end of October. Budding young players across
four age groups will be tutored in the key football
disciplines, including drinking, smoking, spending,
driving and bladder control.
It's the first time the club has gone nationwide with the
scheme. Previously it has been confined to the North
West, and these popular local courses in towns such as
Timperley, Sale and the Costa Del Salford will continue.
In addition, two week-long residential courses are on offer
by local Police forces in late August. For more information
about these or any other details about the Manchester United
Soccer Schools for Scandal, please click here or telephone
0161 643 5955.
Click On pic - Pat Jennings on a day out with Fergie at Haydock!"
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