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Date: Wed Mar 31 20:39:25 EST 1999
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
This Issue:
1. Home defeat for UNITED fans
2. United defend price hike
3. Brazil's national coach to watch Man United
4. Stam injury scare as Zidane threat grows
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This Day in United History:
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March 31 1886:
Enoch West born in Nottinghamshire. A prolific
Centre-Forward, West was bought from Nottingham Forest and
made a scoring debut against Woolwich Arsenal in Sept
1910, becoming top scorer with 19 goals as United won the
League Championship in 1911. After a match fixing scandal
in 1915 he was banned for life. Scored 80 goals in 181
appearances for the Reds between 1910-15.
March 31 1979:
In a pulsating FA Cup Semi-Final at Maine Road,
United draw 2-2 with Liverpool watched by 52,524. Joe
Jordan and Brian Greenhoff scored for the Reds. Team was:
Bailey, Nicholl, Albiston, McIlroy, McQueen, Buchan,
Coppell, J.Greenhoff, Jordan, B.Greenhoff, Thomas. United
won the replay 1-0.
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*** 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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Subject: Home defeat for UNITED fans
Manchester United yesterday outraged their fans by raising
season ticket prices and then claiming the decision was
taken to fund the lavish lifestyles of their millionaire
players.
Supporters condemned the price increase and their anger
will be compounded by the revelation that £1.3million has
been spent by the Old Trafford club on buying luxury
homes for their players.
It is understood that four houses were bought by the club
as part of packages to lure players to Old Trafford. Their
purchase is innocuously listed under capital expenditure in
the club's six-monthly accounts.
Former Old Trafford manager Tommy Docherty said he was
astonished that players earning up to £30,000 a week needed
to have houses bought for them.
'I cannot believe this,' he said. 'Do the players not earn
enough money to buy their own houses? I would have thought
that earning £30,000 a week would enable them to do that,
but clearly not.
It basically comes down to the supporters buying the houses
for the players, which is an absolute disgrace. So some of
the players are not even having to fork out for a mortgage.
That is quite astonishing.'
Subject: United defend price hike
By Michael Walker
Manchester United, already courting
unpopularity among their fans with the
proposed takeover of the club by BSkyB,
risked angering some more yesterday with
the announcement that as from the
beginning of next season, seat prices at
Old Trafford will rise by as much as 14 per
cent.
The chief executive Martin Edwards
announced the increasing ticket prices
after unveiling United's decreasing pre-tax
profits for the six months leading to
January 31. The profit of £11.1 million was
down from £15.4 million the previous cycle
and Edwards said that the need to recover
the escalating salaries being paid to
players was the major reason for tickets
costing more.
Recruitment of players such as Dwight
Yorke, Jaap Stam and Jesper Blomqvist
had contributed to United's wage bill
jumping by £3 million, but there was also
a 20 per cent decline in merchandising
sales for the same period while £1.7
million was spent on professional
consultants advising on the proposed
takeover.
Edwards sought to justify the increase by
comparing United ticket prices with those
of other Premiership clubs, and it is a fact
that currently only Everton charge less
than United for their cheapest seats.
"Next season," said Edwards, "if you take
a top-price season ticket it will be just over
£400. Some of the clubs in London charge
something towards £1,000 per season
ticket."
The £2 across-the-board increase will see
the lowest priced Old Trafford seat rise
from £14 to £16, still £6 shy of the charge
at Chelsea and West Ham.
However, neither those figures or Edwards'
justification convinced Lee Hodgkiss, of
the Independent Manchester United
Supporters Association, who said: "It's a
disgrace. We will be getting in touch with
the club as we do every single year to
discuss ticketing issues.
"We would like them to look at reinvesting
some of the profits in the business and not
just ask the fans to fund everything
through higher ticket prices."
Meanwhile, United have confirmed that
their goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel will
definitely leave the club in May.
Schmeichel announced his decision to
quit English soccer last November but a
recent run of good form had prompted
speculation that United might try to
persuade the Dane to change his mind.
"Peter Schmeichel is leaving at the end of
the season. He has announced his
retirement from football in England and is
going to play abroad. That hasn't
changed,'" said Edwards.
Edwards said most of the United squad
were on long-term contracts, the
exception being the captain Roy Keane,
who has another year to go after the
current season.
Subject: Brazil's national coach to watch Man United
By Jeremy Walker
TOKYO, March 31 - Brazil's new head coach Wanderley
Luxemburgo has a novel idea to get his team back on top of
the world: He's going to watch Manchester United.
Luxemburgo, who succeeded Mario Zagallo after Brazil's 3-0
defeat by France in the World Cup final last July, said he
was a big fan of Alex Ferguson's treble-chasing team after
watching them regularly on television.
"I like their play so much," Luxemburgo told Japan's Daily
Yomiuri during Brazil's two-match tour of the Far East.
"I've seen them on TV and now I want to watch a match so I
can learn more about the English game."
So Luxemburgo is heading for Turin next week to take in the
first leg of the European Cup semifinal against Juventus.
"I think it's a good game to see because Manchester United
is the best team in England and Juventus is one of the top
in Italy," added the 46-year-old former Corinthians manager.
"I am sure I can learn something from Manchester United. I
like their tactics during a match and the movement of the
players on the field."
Subject: Stam injury scare as Zidane threat grows
By Ken Lawrence
Jaap Stam last night flew back to Manchester a worried man
after damaging the left ankle that now threatens his place
against Juventus, while the Italians' key man Zinedine
Zidane vowed to be ready for the Champions League clash.
Stam was due to play for Holland in tonight's friendly with
Argentina, but instead national coach Frank Rijkaard
allowed him home for vital treatment at Old Trafford.
Meanwhile, world footballer of the year Zidane was
receiving treatment on an injured knee which will keep him
out of France's European Championship meeting with Armenia.
But while Stam frets, Zidane insists he will play for
Juventus in Manchester, despite being injured against
Olympiakos in the Champions League quarter-final second leg.
The absence of Stam would be a massive blow to Alex
Ferguson's hopes of reaching the Champions League final -
especially if Zidane keeps his promise and plays.
But Stam had few words of comfort for his manager as he
flew out of Amsterdam, having picked up the injury 24 hours
earlier. He said: 'I am concerned about my ankle. Luckily
nothing is torn, but you never know how long these things
will take to heal.
'I will have two days of intensive treatment at Old
Trafford then see if I can run by the end of the week.
'I injured myself in a practice game on Monday and I came
straight off. I was hoping it might clear up overnight but
it has not got any better.
'This worry is obviously the last thing I need right now.
We have a massive month coming up with so many important
games - not only in the Champions League, but in the
Premiership and the FA Cup - so I wanted to be ready.
'Now all I can do is have treatment and hope that I heal
quickly.'
Stam looks certain to miss United's visit to Wimbledon on
Saturday, but the loss of the £10.75m centre half, who has
become such an influential figure since joining United from
PSV Eindhoven last summer, would be an especially bad blow
to Ferguson and his team in next Wednesday's Champions
League semi-final, first leg.
Rijkaard said: 'We are sending Stam home because he cannot
twist or turn on his ankle. It would have been too big a
risk for him, for Holland and for United to play him
against Argentina and the best place for him now is with the
Manchester United physios.'
French World Cup hero Zidane is desperate to be at Old
Trafford in the hope of ending the run that has left him a
loser in three European finals - twice in the Champions
League with Juventus and once with Bordeaux in the UEFA Cup.
He said: 'It has been a bad season for me because I have
not been playing well and I have had injuries.
'The only way I can erase the memory of losing to Real
Madrid in last season's final is to become a winner in this
year's game in Barcelona - and Manchester United are
standing in my way.'
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