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Date: Fri Mar 26 GMT+00:00 1999
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
This Issue:
1. Mulryne Moves On
2. YORKE PUTS SMILE ON COLE'S FACE
3. Emails today to 365 on Schmeichel's Replacement - no edits
4. SHERINGHAM KEEN ON UNITED RECALL
5. Games From History!
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Daily RED Trivia Friday 26th March 1999:
26/3/1955: Liam Whelan made his debut against Preston North End. After being part of
the 1953 FA Youth Cup wiining side, he went on to win League Championship
medals in 1956 and 1957 and played in the 1957 FA Cup Final, the leading scorer
that season with 33 goals in all competitions. Scored 52 goals in 96 appearances
before dying in the Munich Disaster aged 22. 4 caps for the Republic of Ireland.
1983: Despite an early Norman Whiteside goal, United lose 2-1 to Liverpool
after extra time in the League Cup Final at Wembley watched by 100,000. Team
was: Bailey, Duxbury, Albiston, Moses, Moran (Macari), McQueen, Wilkins,
Muhren, Stapleton, Whiteside, Coppell.
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Barry Daily Comment:
Alex Ferguson has been fined by UEFA for
"unnecessary provocation" following his
comments before the two Inter Milan matches
earlier this month.
Ferguson claimed the Italians would "dive,
scheme and referee-bait" in order to win the quarter-final
tie, and that when "Italians give me pasta, I check under
the sauce to make sure it is." UEFA have fined the Boss
5000 Swiss Francs (£2155).
Previous News:
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
Next Games:
April 3 Wimbledon (A) 15.00 PL
7 European Cup Semi Juventus (H)
11 FAC Semi Arsenal at Villa Park 12.30 UK Live Sky Sports Uk
17 Sheff Wed (H) 15.00 PL
21 European Cup Semi Juventus (A)
25 Leeds (A) 11.30 {am} UK PL Live Sky Sports UK
UNITED Stats v All teams:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/stats/
*** LEAGUE TABLE AS AT 21/03/99 ***
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
---------------------------------------------------------
1 Manchester United 30 18 9 3 68 31 37 63
2 Arsenal 30 16 11 3 42 13 29 59
3 Chelsea 29 15 11 3 44 23 21 56
4 Leeds United 30 15 9 6 49 27 22 54
5 West Ham United 30 13 7 10 34 39 -5 46
6 Aston Villa 30 12 8 10 39 37 2 44
7 Derby County 30 11 11 8 32 32 0 44
8 Wimbledon 30 10 10 10 34 44 -10 40
9 Liverpool 28 11 6 11 52 37 15 39
10 Tottenham Hotspur 29 9 12 8 34 34 0 39
11 Middlesbrough 29 9 12 8 39 40 -1 39
12 Newcastle United 30 10 8 12 38 41 -3 38
13 Sheffield Wednesday 30 10 5 15 35 33 2 35
14 Leicester City 28 8 10 10 28 37 -9 34
15 Coventry City 30 8 7 15 31 42 -11 31
16 Everton 30 7 10 13 23 35 -12 31
17 Blackburn Rovers 30 7 9 14 32 42 -10 30
18 Southampton 30 8 5 17 28 56 -28 29
19 Charlton Athletic 29 6 10 13 33 40 -7 28
20 Nottingham Forest 30 4 8 18 27 59 -32 20
*** TEAM RESULTS - MANCHESTER UNITED - AS AT 21/03/99 ***
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
*** TEAM RESULTS SUMMARY - MANCHESTER UNITED - AS AT 21/03/99 ***
P Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
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Home 16 11 (69%) 4 (25%) 1 (6%) 38 (2.4) 16 (1.0) 37 (2.3)
Away 14 7 (50%) 5 (36%) 2 (14%) 30 (2.1) 15 (1.1) 26 (1.9)
Total 30 18 (60%) 9 (30%) 3 (10%) 68 (2.3) 31 (1.0) 63 (2.1)
Averages per game in (brackets)
*** TEAM STATISTICS - MANCHESTER UNITED - AS AT 21/03/99 ***
AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 55,183
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
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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 Final Draw to be played 7th, 21st April
Manchester United v Juventus [OT 7/4]
Bayern Munchen v Dynamo Kiev
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Fans are happy[click on pic for latest Match report]
Subject: Mulryne Moves On
It's transfer deadline day and Phil Mulryne has joined Norwich City in a
£500,000 deal.
The 21-year-old has struggled to gain a first team place this season after
impressing during pre-season, scoring a memorable hat-trick against
Birmingham City.
Reserve team keeper Paul Gibson has joined Notts County on a free while
Michael Ryan is expected to join Wrexham in a similar deal.
United fans should not expect to see any new faces arriving at Old Trafford.
Since his appointment 12 years ago Alex Ferguson has proved he is not one
to wheel and deal as the curtain comes down on the transfer market for the
season.
Fergie does his buying in the summer and feels this rule should apply
throughout the game with clubs only allowed to sign new players in cases of
emergency, for example, as a replacement for someone ruled out by a long
term injury.
The United boss has made no secret of his views, saying clubs should have
to go through the season with the players who were on the books before a
pre-determined cut-off point. The present late transfer deadline means it
is possible for wealthy clubs to buy their way out of trouble, or invest in
players who might help them win trophies, and as the opposing view comes
from the manager of the world's richest football club, Fergie's argument
carries plenty of weight. Today's cut off time is 5pm. by which time deals
have to be done and players registered.
Terry Cooke, currently on loan to Manchester City is the only other player
close to a move and it seems Bradford City may have been scared off by
Fergie's latest price tag on Cooke. He is reported to value him at £1.5
million although there were claims he was willing to sell him to City for
£400,000.
David May is the only other player likely to attract a late offer, but to
date United have made no efforts to offload him. ]
Fans are happy[click on pic for latest Match report]
Subject: YORKE PUTS SMILE ON COLE'S FACE
Andy Cole is grateful to Manchester United strike partner
Dwight Yorke for helping to put a smile back on his face.
Cole has bagged 21 goals this season and looks like the
hitman Alex Ferguson paid a then record £6.25million for in
January 1995.
Perhaps most satisfying of all, he is finally about to get a
proper chance with England.
Cole's former Newcastle mentor Kevin Keegan has taken
over for four games and the striker is likely to partner Alan
Shearer against Poland in Saturday's crunch Euro 2000
qualifier at Wembley.
Cole could hardly be happier and he admits part of the
transformation is down to his partnership at Old Trafford
with Yorke.
The pair are lethal together on the pitch and firm friends off
it.
''My partnership with Dwight is brilliant and it is one of the
best I have ever had,'' said Cole.
''We're opposites as players and I think that helps us. We
don't get in each other's way and instead we complement
each other with the way we play.
''We also get on well together off the pitch which I feel is
another thing which helps us when we play together.
''I think the way Dwight has been brought up in the
Caribbean is different. He's always smiling and that's
different from the English mentality.
''All the boys are always having a go at him because he's
always smiling and laughing.
''He's making me smile and a lot of people have picked up
on that and that's a good thing.''
Cole has matured a great deal since he came to United and
initially he struggled to live up to his record pricetag.
He took much of the criticism personally, but now he claims
he just ignores the snipers.
''I'm not bothered what other people say about me any
more,'' he said.
''I'm 27 now and I haven't got time to worry about what
other people think these days.
''My record speaks for itself and when I have finished it will
all be down there in black and white for people to see.''
Yorke is thrilled to see his new pal thriving for club and
country.
''It's nice to see him doing well and it's nice to know that I
can be helpful in some way,'' he said.
''Andy has been through a lot since he's been here.
''Earlier on in the season he was left out a few times, but he
has shown great character in coming back and proving what
a quality player he is.
''He has really taken his chance with both hands.'' Cole
became involved in a very public and bitter row with previous
England coach Glenn Hoddle over his exclusion from the
international scene.
It seemed Cole would never play for his country while
Hoddle was in charge.
But all that changed when Hoddle was sacked over his
controversial remarks about reincarnation and the disabled.
Fans are happy[click on pic for latest Match report]
Subject: Emails today to 365 on Schmeichel's Replacement - no edits
Boz Eyed
I think Mark Bosnich is the answer. While his name has not been
linked with the club recently, I suspect United are interested. The
only stumbling block could be his wage demands. He is of course out
of contract and could probably command around £40k-50k per week
in Italy or Spain.
To avoid mutiny in the camp, I'm sure Fergie wouldn't pay that.
Hopefully, they can negotiate because I think he would settle in
quite smoothly. Obviously he is no Schmeichel, but he is still young
and has bags of Premier League experience. A huge factor in my
book. More importantly, of course, he could renew his adult film
career round at Yorkie's house.
Ken Dye
Edwin Star
I really believe that Alex Ferguson should consider signing Edwin van
der Sar. He was outstanding at France 98 and, although I don't
follow Ajax's games, I always read Jaap Stam saying that Van der
Sar would be the man. That won't change my opinion that
Schmeichel is irreplaceable, but Van der Sar comes quite close. I
have also heard that Fiorentina's Francesco Toldo is on Ferguson's
list, but the reported £15m fee is, in my opinion, too much...
Johannes Cun, Singapore
...Edwin van der Sar is probably even better than Schmeichel. He
doesn't have to kick the ball into the crowd, like Schmeichel, when
he's under pressure. Another good choice would be Sander
Westerveld from Vitesse Arnhem. He's probably the second-best
goalkeeper in the Dutch league, as proved when Westerveld helped
Vitesse beat Ajax in Amsterdam last weekend.
Caspar Maan, Arnhem, Netherlands
'We're Not Nutters!'
Just to correct a couple of points re: the Carlos Roa/Man Utd story.
As a Seventh Day Adventist, I would like to point out that we are a
registered Christian charitable organisation not a cult as mentioned
on your web page.
One of our beliefs is that the end of the world is imminent, but I
think you will find that many Muslims, Buddhists, Christian and non
religious people would agree that, at some time, there will be an end
to world. SDAs do believe that Saturday is the religious day of the
week and that would cause problems for Carlos Roa were he to sign
for Manchester United.
It seems that the moment a footballer is seen to be different, he is
labelled a crank or a crazy man, from the mild taunting of Graeme le
Saux to the totally destroyed Justin Fashanu. I think football needs
to be bigger and more broadminded than this. Look how long it has
taken us to realise that there is a race problem at many grounds for
black players...
Glen Malcolm
...Something has to be wrong with your lead story about Carlos
Roa. I am not myself a Seventh Day Adventist, but I know several
people who are, and I can assure you that they are not a 'cult' and
neither are they predicting the End of the World. On the contrary,
the Seventh Day Adventists claim to be the fastest-growing
Christian church, and they preach a positive message because they
believe that Jesus is coming back to save the World (hence the
name Adventist).
There would certainly be a problem with a footballer becoming an
Adventist because they believe that the seventh day - which in
their case is Saturday - is sacrosanct and they will not do any
work. That's why I think you may find you've mixed up your
denominations.
The Adventists I know are all normal, well-adjusted people who just
happen to interpret certain things in the Bible in a different way to
most Christians. They certainly don't hold the bizarre beliefs of
Glenn Hoddle. I think it's important that you make a proper
distinction between genuine denominations and cults. Or, better
still, keep religion out of Football365 altogether!
Andy Sennitt, Naarden, The Netherlands
Other Candidates
I still can't believe that, next season, Man Utd will be without Peter
Schmeichel, but all good things must come to an end. One of the
few goalies who can fill Schmeichel's boots is Yugoslavia's World
Cup player Ivica Kralj. Similar in height and abilities to Van der Sar,
he could be a better bet.
Gurudutt, India
...Manchester United have got so much money they should recycle
it back into the English game. £10m for Neil Sullivan, I reckon.
Martin Cowen
...My choice for United goalkeeper would still be Andy Goram. As
can be seen from the recent poll to select the best-ever Rangers
team, Andy was first choice with the punters. Admittedly, if one
considers previous goalkeepers, there probably wasn't a huge
amount of competition!
David Pratt
...Look no further than Coventry's Swedish keeper Magnus Hedman.
He'd be excellent value for money.
Swedie
...Roa: What a top mad geezer! I think that United will probably
plump for Van der Sar and, due to Jaap Stam's influence, they'll
probably get him, although I believe that the guy that they should
be after is the England Under-21 keeper, Richard Wright of Ipswich.
Scott Considine
...As a United fan, my ideal replacement would be Richard Wright of
Ipswich. He has the talent and natural ability to be a world-class
keeper, also if they get him to Old Trafford in plenty of time he can
learn a few tricks from the man himself...
Paul Murphy
...How about Wes Lamont, the Coleraine keeper from the Smirnoff
Irish League?
A O'Donnell
More Man United
Why is it always Manchester United you seem to cover in depth - is
F365 connected to the club in some way? Do we really care about
your headline stories every day about the club and what Alex
Ferguson had for Sunday lunch?
Paul Wheeler
...How the hell can Joel Gaskell say that Man U and Juve crept into
the Champions League through the back door while Kiev and Bayern
didn't? For his information, Bayern Munich finished SECOND to a
team who had been promoted that same year!! Yes, Kaiserslautern.
Surely it's no disgrace finishing second to Arsenal instead of a
promoted team, which then gets trounced 6-0 in the
quarter-finals!!! I wonder what on earth would happen if Arsenal,
the English champions, would have been trounced 6-0 by Man U in
the quarter-finals.
As for Kiev, they are one of the most over-rated teams in Europe.
There's no way they're going to get past either United or Juventus
if they'd meet in the final. And probably not even past Bayern.
Ukrainian football is too much of a one-dimensional game to succeed
in Europe. You watch Shevchenko next year with AC.
Sarah
...So, Man United aren't good enough? This year's champions will
come from the Kiev vs Munich tie? What short memories people
have. I seem to remember Munich finishing top in the tightest group
of the competition. I also remember some mediocre results against
the likes of Brondby that don't flatter them. If that isn't enough,
United should have beaten them comfortably twice. Kiev are the
only team who have set this competition alight and must beat
Munich to ensure the final won't be a complete shambles.
Stefan Kopczyk
...Inter's collapse at the weekend doesn't diminish United's
achievement in beating them. Last week, the European Cup was all
Inter had left. Now that has gone they are a spent force, just like
many middle-of-the-league teams. They have nothing left because
United took it away from them in brilliant fashion. Did you see Inter
rushing to get Ronaldo fit for the Sampdoria game? - I think not. It's
exactly this type of panic that causes English sides to lose in
Europe as foreign sides are built up to superhuman statuses. Let's
face it, United are going to beat Juventus and go on to win the
treble - and ain't no-one going to stop 'em.
Ian McDermott
Fans are happy[click on pic for latest Match report]
Subject: SHERINGHAM KEEN ON UNITED RECALL
Teddy Sheringham is anxious not to become the forgotten man as he tries to
rescue his career with Manchester United and England.
Sheringham has been out of action for most of the season following a
troublesome knee injury - but after surgery is back in action and says:
"I've been on the sidelines for too long watching what has been going on and
it is nice to be back again.
"But you really have to take it one game at a time so you don't get ideas
above your station."
The former England regular was in United's reserves at Stoke on Monday as
five of his team mates prepared for Saturday's European qualifier against
Poland.
And Sheringham is ready for more Pontins League action before he gets back
to a regular place in the first team squad.
"I hope the injury is behind me now although you can never be sure of
anything in football. Now the more games I can get the better.
"There's still a lot of the season to go and the manager has emphasised that
to me. So hopefully things will work out. You can't take anything for
granted. You can only be fit and ready to take your chance if it comes
along.
"One thing that's certain is there is no chance of me feeling stale as the
last two months come along, because I have had such a lot of time out this
season. It has been my worst season of injuries but at least the team has
been doing well.
"I know it is going to be hard to get back but all I can do is keep myself
fit and keep trying. I have always said this is the place to be and I
wouldn't want to be anywhere else at this stage of the season."
Sheringham moved a step closer to a full return to league action when he
came on as substitute for Andy Cole in the last 18 minutes of United's 3-1
win against Everton on Sunday.
Fans are happy[click on pic for latest Match report]
Subject: 13 Games From History!
United players have embarked on a two week domestic break, with boss Alex
Ferguson hoping that his side will return to Old Trafford with their
batteries recharged - ready for the run-in to an historic treble.
The potentially daunting March schedule has been swept through - with a 100%
record in Premiership action, and Chelsea and Inter Milan kicked out of cup
competitions.
The unbeaten run now stands at 19 matches - the last blemish being that 3-2
debacle at the hands of Middlesbrough - and Ferguson now feels that the
present signs are good, and his side are more than ready for the big push.
Ferguson said: "We're looking very powerful. We have come through to the end
of a period of six matches in 18 days, in which the players have excelled
themselves.
"Now they can go and get a break with their international teams. Some will
play, some won't - and they'll come back two weeks from now ready for the
challenge.
"We're approaching it in the right way. We are trying to win every game. The
evidence of how they are going about that is encouraging. The players are
looking strong.
United have eight Premiership matches remaining, three at home and five
away, with an FA Cup semi final and a two-legged Champions League semi final
to come - with Ferguson not minding in the slightest if a couple of finals
also force themselves onto the fixture itinerary.
Fans are happy[click on pic for latest Match report]
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