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Date: Mon Mar 29 GMT+00:00 1999
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
This Issue:
1. Farewell to Dennis by RED KELLY
2. The Toffees come unstuck at all levels! Personal report from: OUR SALFORD LASS
3. Blomqvist Bust-Up Rumour
4. Juve Watch
5. Cooke has right recipe
6. ENGLAND WIN IS MADE IN MANCHESTER
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Daily RED Trivia Mon 29th March 1999:
29/3/1943: Ronnie Briggs born in Belfast. Briggs suffered a nightmare debut in goal when
conceding 6 at Leicester City in January 1961, and made just 11 appearances between
1961-62 before joining Bristol Rovers. He was capped twice by Northern Ireland.
1975: United close in on the Division 2 title win with a 2-1 win against York City
at Old Trafford watched by 46,802. Lou Macari and Willie Morgan scored for
the Reds. Team was: Stepney, Forsyth, Houston, Morgan, Greenhoff, Buchan,
Coppell, McIlroy, Pearson, Macari, Daly.
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Barry Daily Comment:
Dwight wins again!
Dwight Yorke has again scooped the ManUtd.com Player of the Month award.
His displays in February ensured that he garnered over 50% of the 17,549
votes cast, to pick up his third award so far. He also won in November and
January. Another hat-trick for Yorkie! Is there no stopping him?
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
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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.
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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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Becks and Andy celebrate for England!
Subject: Farewell to Dennis by RED KELLY
Friday 26th March 1999 will live in my memory forever as one of those
special days that come along every now and again because I happen to
support Manchester United.
I know there wasn't a game on, but we were on our way to Old Trafford
nevertheless. And the reason - to pay tribute to the life of Dennis
Viollet. As the invitation said: "The family would like to invite you to a
Memorial Tribute to be held in the Trafford Suite at Manchester United
Football Club. At Dennis' request, this is to be a happy occasion and not
one for mourning."
Helen had given me a handful of these tickets to distribute and so a few of
us lucky supporters had the opportunity to not only pay tribute to United's
record goalscorer, but also to mingle with some of the other United legends
who played alongside the great man or who followed shortly afterwards.
We thought we had left in plenty of time and had arranged to meet the
others at 4.30 in the Trafford at the top of Warwick Road (sorry, Sir Matt
Busby Way). I also carried a ticket for Frank Clarke who would be there
along with our passenger, Olaf, from the League Managers' Association, as a
representative from the managers.
Unfortunately we were running late due to the sheer volume of traffic and
after several phone calls we arranged for Pete and Hal to link up with
Frank who had been sitting in his car outside the pub waiting for us. What
anyone thought as they passed the pub seeing him sat there I wouldn't know
and maybe the rumour machine is rife today with speculation. But I can
assure you that he won't be taking over from the wizard and nor will he be
going back to City!
Talking of the wizard, he was away in Italy so we didn't have the pleasure
of his company which was one of the few disappointments. The other was that
neither Linda, Sean or DA could join us at this feast of nostalgia. You'd
have loved it and I really am sorry you weren't there.
We just made it into the Trafford Suite in time to hear the address and
then the immediate family went down to the pitch to scatter some of Dennis'
ashes into the turf at the Stretford End.
We sat outside in the exec seats in the main stand (South) and watched from
afar. It was a poignant moment to witness as a legend came home to one of
his favourite haunts and I only hope we can dedicate any success we enjoy
this season to his memory. Perhaps he could arrange give the ball a nudge
now and again and divert it past the opposition keeper. Maybe he could even
score us the winner against Juve.
A small patch of turf had been removed from the goalmouth where Dennis will
remain in spirit forever. A fitting tribute to the man who's wish was that
his ashes be scattered "on some soccer field somewhere". He was too modest
to suggest that the soccer field could have been Old Trafford, but I'm sure
he must be happy with the choice.
The ceremony over, we went back inside to the warmth of the Trafford Suite
where United had opened a free bar. Yes - I did say free - I was astonished
too!
So there I was standing at the bar along with the likes of Noel Cantwell,
Shay Brennan, David Herd, Wilf Mc Guinness, Maurice Setters and David
Sadler. Then along came Nobby. And then came the King.
To any of you who are too young to know who the King is - it's Denis Law.
He was the first and still remains the true King of Old Trafford and to
shake him by the hand was a dream come true for me as he has always been
one of my heroes. To have been there and witnessed the Lawman at his
greatest was a thrill you cannot imagine, he was a superb player who was
lightening quick and as he approached the bar, with a deft bodyswerve he
slid past David Sadler, dummied Wilf and was only stopped dead in his
tracks by Nobby's outstretched foot. Nothing changes then!
Were we like kids in a sweetshop or what? Too bloody right we were!
United had done us proud with a plentiful buffet selection of free spicy
food washed down with free beer! Then it was up to Noel Cantwell and Alex
Johnson (a longstanding journalist friend who broke the news about Dennis)
to give the official speeches. Followed by a couple of poems, the second of
which was written about that day in St Augustine by the very man who had
been there with Dennis and Helen in the car as they drove around the old
Spanish town.
We were then free to mingle, collect autographs and take photos. No doubt
Pete will recount some stories, as he will doubtless remember them better
than me, but try as he might he couldn't persuade the Lawman to sign "The
King". In fact Denis had been "out with Besty" the night before and was
still recovering!
Some of the players had gone early as they had other engagements to attend,
so we didn't get the opportunity to have photos taken with Nobby for
instance which was a great pity, but we did all get snapped with the Lawman
who was as accommodating as always.
We then sat down with Albert Scanlon and the Black Prince (Alex Dawson) and
chatted for some time until they also had to go. I'm not going to go into
the reason why Dennis Viollet nicknamed him the Black Prince here though -
oooer! Got you intrigued though eh!? These two, just like the others were
only too happy to talk about the old times, but it was a very strange
moment for me when Albert asked me to sign his prints of Dennis that I'd
just given him! I'd been asking for his signature earlier and now he was
asking for mine!!
I'd taken along a few of the Fund prints to distribute freely amongst
anyone who wanted them (mostly the family), but had wanted to give the
Black Prince a copy of the one depicting the '58 Final as he is on it to
the left of Bobby, who wasn't there because he was out of the country.
There was one last treat left for me. I was collared by Jack Carmichael,
who was the one had originally phoned me with the news of Dennis a couple
of weeks or so ago. He's been a friend of the family for some time and is
Noel's mate. He asked me to follow him as he had found one of the doors to
the stadium had been left open. We went outside into the empty ground.
By this time it was dark, but the lights of the new North Stand were still
blazing. The place looked superb - completely empty save for the lights
opposite, the lights of the Trafford Suite and the security booth above L
Stand.
Jack said we should sneak down to the pitch and take photos of each other!
So like a couple of naughty boys we wandered down past the directors box,
the dugout and down to the pitch where we opened the gate and strode on to
the hallowed turf. The first thing that struck me was that it felt harder
under foot than I had expected. Not that I've ever set foot on a pro pitch
before, but I'd expected it to have been more springy somehow.
It was drizzling with rain, but neither of us cared as we acted like daft
bastards standing in the centre of the pitch taking photos. It was yet
another special moment to be logged in the Windridge memory banks. And if
anyone from OT is reading this - sorry - couldn't help it!!
So that was it. It was difficult to leave, but we had a long drive home to
look forward to. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the Dennis Viollet
Fund, you helped to make the last few months of a great United player a
little more comfortable. We managed to give a little bit back to a player
who gave us so much.
Copyright RED KELLY 1999
Becks and Andy celebrate for England!
Subject: The Toffees come unstuck at all levels! Personal report from: OUR SALFORD LASS
Hi folks,
United reserves played their first game back at OT yesterday (playing
Everton), so your intrepid reporter took herself along. With the daughter
in tow (as she's always reminding me, my real heir - her being 3 years
older than the son-and-heir!), we set off on a beautiful Spring day. The
sun was shining, the sky was blue and everyone was walking around in
t-shirts and wearing smiles which reflected the arrival of Spring. On our
way into Stockport we saw the first lambs in the lower fields - it was the
sort of day that makes you glad to be alive and a perfect day to watch a
game of footie.
For once, the public transport system was at its most efficient and we
arrived at the top of Sir Matt Busby Way an hour-and-a-half before
kick-off. Looking around me, I began to wonder whether I had had a
brainstorm and it was actually a first team game! Loads of people around,
all the burger bars and souvenir stalls doing a thriving business and
mounted police - I'd never seen so much fuss over a reserve game before!
Arriving on the forecourt, we realised that East Stand was open, so scooted
across to see if we could get in there instead of going into South Stand
which is usually the only stand open for reserve games. The notice said
"Tickets only". "Does that include season tickets?" I asked. "No", said
the steward "You have to go in South Stand as usual". Sulking, we wandered
round the corner, wondering what was going on. Arriving at our usual seats
(just to the right of the United dugout), we were surprised to find that
not only had they opened East Stand, but all four stands were open and were
gradually filling up with fans. Someone behind us answered our question -
United had been giving free tickets away in McDonalds! The light finally
dawned when we realised that the game was live on MUTV - obviously United
wanted to make sure they had an audience to make the game look good on TV!
This is good news for those of us worried about pay-per-view, who knows,
they could start paying us to attend first team games, just to make sure
there's an atmosphere! A development I am looking forward to. Whatever
the reason, their ploy worked because the final attendance figure was over
15,000! Only Eric has attracted more to a reserve game, as far as I know.
So there we were, with an hour to kill before kick-off. And what fun we
had in that hour! I thought Fred the Red fun days were bad enough, but the
razz-ma-tazz that accompanies live MUTV games makes the fun days look like
serious occasions! At times we did wonder whether we'd wandered into the
wrong venue - was this a pop concert or a football match? First of all, we
had good old Fred warming up the crowd - pretending to do moonies in front
of thousands of kids who thought this was the funniest thing they'd ever
seen. Then we had a group of fifty teenage girls from Ireland just behind
us. They were having a great time, singing Keane and Irwin songs and
screaming their heads off most of the time (as I said, more like a Boyzone
concert than a football match!). Then Keith Fane made his big mistake - he
invited "half-a-dozen" of them to come down onto the pitch and dance to the
latest Steps record (for all you old farts out there, Steps are a band!).
Of course, all 50 of them descended onto the pitch. Fane and our dearly
loved Head of Security spent the next 10 minutes trying to control them and
it was hysterical to watch - the best laugh I've had since the Everton
physio ran across the pitch at the recent first team game. Finally, with a
sigh of relief from Fane, the girls were back in the stand and the players
came out onto the pitch. We all lost the use of our ears for the rest of
the game when the girls spotted John O'Shea and gave him a very loud, Irish
welcome.
So it was within relief that those of us over the age of 16 greeted the
start of the game. I was delighted to be back at a reserve game again, I
love watching the youngsters but haven't been able to get to Bury this
season, so it was spot-the-player for the first 10 minutes. It's amazing
how much some of these lads change in a few months. Looking down towards
our penalty area, I had to do a double-take - what was Peter doing here?
No, it wasn't Peter Schmeichel, it was Nick Culkin - looking more like
Peter than Peter does! I'm beginning to wonder whether United are involved
in some sort of cloning experiment! He stands like Peter, moves like Peter
and after seeing a couple of the saves he made yesterday, he appears to be
developing into a keeper who could eventually be as good as Peter. The
old guy behind us even called him Peter on one occasion! Also playing were
Michael Clegg, John Curtis, Jonathan Greening and of course, Superstar
himself.
The first half was excellent. It was almost all United and the movement
was excellent. Everton reserves, like their first team counterparts, had
their heads down before the game started. Apart from Michael Branch, they
didn't really have any ideas. For the second game running, John O'Kane
looked pretty miserable at the back - he must be wondering whether things
could have worked out differently for him. We came close a number of times
in the first half, and then to the delight of the Irish girls (and the
misery of our ear drums) John O'Shea scored after a scramble in the Everton
goal mouth. Ian Fitzpatrick soon put us two-up and it was all over for
Everton. Just before the end of the first half, Fitzpatrick scored his
second and the game was over. Half-time brought more "entertainment" on
the pitch with the arrival of the local girl band Cleopatra. For the next
fifteen minutes, it was loud music and screaming teenagers! Keith Fane
nearly had another heart attack as the timing went adrift and the players
and officials came back on the pitch whilst the girls were still singing.
Much to our amusement, he was standing in front of the dug-out going red in
the face and gesticulating to absolutely no effect! The girls carried on
to the bitter end of their tape, even trying to get David May to join in
towards the end!
Eventually, the game restarted and we sat through a very boring second
half! Everton just weren't going to do anything and the United lads seemed
to have settled for a 3-0 win. We entertained ourselves listening to the
England game on the radio - particularly as the Ginger Prince was having
such a good time in the sun at the Ashtray. So to the players - as I said
above, I was impressed with Nick Culkin. I was also impressed with John
O'Shea - he's a central defender, still looking like he could do with some
more weight, but a tall lad who is light on his feet and fast. Superstar
didn't impress, unfortunately, you can tell he hasn't had a first team game
for a long time. After spending the last few months watching Jaap Stam,
May just didn't look the business. I hope I'm wrong, because I really like
the lad, but I can't see him getting back in the first team ahead of either
Berg, Johnsen or Brown. Michael Clegg had some good moments and played
better than recent reports would have forecast. My overall man of the
match though, would probably be Ian Fitzpatrick, if only for the period
during which he scored his two goals. Towards the end of the game, it was
nice to see John O'Kane get a round of applause from the United faithful as
he left the pitch, the lad looked miserable.
So it was back into the hills, listening to the rest of the England game,
and a round-up of the rest of the football, on the radio. This is the
first time I have listened to 5 Live - usually I listen to local radio
football coverage. What a bunch of arrogant d***heads!! At one point,
they wanted to know why there was a Nationwide League programme on whilst
something as important as the England game was on! They seem to think that
all other sport should be called off (including rugby) so that everyone can
sit at home and listen to the England game with them!! We discovered to
our amusement that City had had a famous victory - thanks to two goals from
Terry Cooke (one a Beckham-like free kick) and had moved to the heady
heights of 5th in the second division (no relegation this season then -
blast!). We were also delighted to hear that Ole had scored two for Norway
- so much for his coach's assertions that not starting regularly would
spoil his international career! But the best part of the post-match day
was watching the highlights of the England game later in the evening. It
was sooooo good to see the England fans having to give a Manchester United
player a standing ovation - I did enjoy that!!
The next home reserve game at OT is against Leicester City on Wednesday
14th April, kick-off 7pm.
The teams:
United - Nick Culkin, Michael Clegg, John Curtis, David May (Captain), John
O'Shea, Ryan Ford, Richard Wellens, Mark Wilson, Michael Stewart, Ian
Fitzpatrick, Jonathan Greening. Subs Hilton, Cosgrave, Evans.
Everton - Steve Simonsen, Carl Regan, John O'Kane, Mitch Ward, Adam Eaton,
Michael Branch, Phil Jevons, Michael O'Brien, Jamie Milligan, Anthony
Hibbert, Keith Southern. Subs Leon Osman, Kevin McLeod, John Wright,
David Knowles, Peter Clarke.
Top of Pontin's League Premier Division (before this game) - taken from the
programme:
No of games played Points
Manchester United 18 37
Sunderland 17 35
Nottingham Forest 16 27
Everton 14 25
Leeds United 16 24
Blackburn Rovers 15 22
Copyright © 1999 by OUR SALFORD LASS. All rights reserved.
Not to be reproduced without permission of the author
Becks and Andy celebrate for England!
Subject: Blomqvist Bust-Up Rumour
Jesper Blomqvist wants showdown talks with Alex Ferguson over his lack of
recent first team opportunities.
The £4.5 million Swede has started just two Premiership matches during the
past two months amid rumours of a dressing room
bust-up with assistant boss Steve McClaren.
Fergie tempted Blomqvist to Old Trafford by promising the 24-year-old he
would switch Ryan Giggs to the middle to
accommodate him on the left-hand side.
But in reality the manager has used Blomqvist as cover for the Welshman who
has suffered from recurring hamstring injuries in
the past two seasons.
However, reports that the Swede could be sold in the summer if United sign
another left footer are premature.
Ferguson's patience with Karel Poborsky and Jordi Cruyff in recent seasons
suggests Blomqvist will be given a fair crack of
the whip before he gets shipped out.
Blomqvist's adviser Anders Carlsson said: "All he wants is a fair chance."
The winger has been in Sweden this week playing down rumours of a rift
after being left out of the line-up to face Everton last
Sunday.
Becks and Andy celebrate for England!
Subject: Juve Watch
Juve are getting all in a tizzy because the French national team is
planning to play Zidane against Armenia in Wednesday's Euro qualifier.
Apparently, the French doctors looked at Zizou's knee and decided it's
just fine. However, the Juve doctors insist he's still a very sick man,
one foot in the grave, very doubtful for Old Trafford, etc., etc. Quite.
They've been found out. Fergie will no doubt have been following the
exchanges and will now be convinced that Zidane will be playing in the
first leg, no matter one bilge gets spewed forth from Turin. Not that
the Italians are lying, though, oh no ...
After yesterday's game between Denmark and Italy, I'm sure Fergie would
like to start talking about pasta and diving Italians again. Certainly,
Italy's second goal by Conte was set up by a free kick which Inzaghi won
by blatantly diving. He appeared to do one of those neat litle
trip-yourself-up tricks which look so convincing till the TV cameras do
the slow-motion replay. We need a Robo Cop for a referee these days.
__________
Terry
Saudi
Becks and Andy celebrate for England!
Subject: Cooke has right recipe
By Trevor Haylett
TERRY COOKE, the diminutive winger on loan from Manchester United to their
City rivals, showed here how much he has learned from watching David Beckham
hone his dead-ball skills.
Cooke's two free-kicks gave City another hearty push on the road back to the
First Division. Their unbeaten run now stretches to 16 games and they made
light of what had been billed a serious test of their credentials.
Reading, their new stadium throbbing with a record 20,000 crowd, and their
team improved by several of Tommy Burns' deadline-day signings, were
starting to assemble genuine reasons themselves for reclaiming the higher
division place they forfeited last May along with City.
For half an hour Reading held on to parity but, having gone behind, the
issue was never in doubt. They lost Alan Maybury, a loan signing from Leeds,
to a red card midway through the second half but by then they were two goals
adrift and could have no complaints.
It was a foul on Dickov, leading to City's third goal, that saw Maybury
ordered off and it was an earlier offence on Cooke that set the visitors on
their victory path. From 25 yards, Cooke curled the ball home with Scott
Howie slow to respond.
If the moment brought Beckham instantly to mind then so did Cooke's attempt
on goal 10 minutes later when Howie cleared the ball to him and from 40
yards Cooke lobbed it back towards the unguarded net and was unfortunate to
see it land too high.
City remained rampant in the second half and a precise through pass from
Paul Dickov was dispatched by Shaun Goater.
Cooke's second successful set-piece conversion sent the ball low into the
corner of Howie's goal and after Ian Bishop had struck the bar there was
just time for substitute Keith Scott to reply for Reading.
Becks and Andy celebrate for England!
Subject: ENGLAND WIN IS MADE IN MANCHESTER
Jubilant England boss Kevin Keegan praised every member
of his first squad but shining above all the rest was
Manchester United's little flame-haired midfielder Paul
Scholes, who weighed in with all three goals in the win over
Poland.
''Don't you get knighted if you score a hat-trick at
Wembley?'' said Keegan, perhaps remembering that Sir
Geoff Hurst, the man who scored the most famous hat-trick
of all in England's 1966 World Cup victory, was a guest of
honour.
''The most disappointing thing for Scholes though is if he
scores a hat-trick and gets man-of-the-match he's got to go
on the telly and he doesn't like that too much.
''You couldn't give it to anybody else though. A midfield
player scoring a hat-trick at Wembley - you'd have to go
back a long time to find one of those."
Keegan also praised the hard work up front of Andy Cole,
while David Beckham and Gary Neville were involved in
Scholes' second and third goals respectively.
''There were some heroic performances, some players had
to work very, very hard just to stay with the pace of the
game and there were some who will play better in an
England shirt. But everyone was committed and everyone
was fighting for the cause,'' said Keegan.
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