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Date: Sun Nov 01 03:49:29 GMT+00:00 1998
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
This Issue:
1. Everton v Man United 31/10/98 3.00
2. Reds on the rampage
3. Blomqvist nullperfectnullUnited understudy
4. CROCKED GIGGS OUT OF EUROPE CLASH
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Daily RED Trivia Sun 1st November:
1/11/1936: Eddie Colman born in Salford. An energetic and skilful Half Back who after playing
in the winning FA Youth Cup teams of 1953, 1954 and 1955, made his senior debut
at Bolton Wanderers in November 1955. Colman won League Championship Medals in
1956 and 1957. At only 21 years of age was tragically lost in the 1958 Munich Disaster.
107 appearances and 2 goals between 1955-58.
1/11/1997: United beat Sheffield Wednesday 6-1 at Old Trafford in a Premiership game
watched by 55,259. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 2, Teddy Sheringham 2, Andy Cole and
Newsome (og) scored for the Reds. Team was: Schmeichel, G.Neville, P.Neville,
Berg (Curtis), Scholes (Poborksy), Pallister, Beckham, Butt (McClair), Cole,
Sheringham, Solskjaer.
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Barry Daily Comment:
Another sound victory for REDS in a rough game.
Next 4 games are at HOME!!!!
Info: Jonathan Greening
DOB 2nd Jan 1979 Born Scarborough
Ht 6'0
Wt 11st 3lbs
York City debut Div2 22/03/97 Bournemouth (a) Sub
Lge apps 5+15 2 gls
Joined United 24 Mar 98 for £750,000
Debut Worthington Cup 28/10/98 Bury (h)
These stats from
Paul Hinson (email p.l.hinson@ais.salford.ac.uk)
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Next 4 games:
Result/Fixture Index:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/fix9899z.htm
Wed 4/11 Brondby (H) CL 19.45
Sun 8/11 Newcastle (H) PL
Wed 11/11 Nott Forest (H) LC
Sat 14/11 Blackburn (H) PL
UNITED Stats v Newcastle:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/stats/vsnewcastle.htm
*** TEAM RESULTS - MANCHESTER UNITED ***
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
Champions league: 21/10
Brondby 2-6 Man Utd
Bayern 1-0 Barcelona
Table as at 21/10:
GROUP D P W D L GF GA Pts
ManUnited 3 1 2 0 11 7 5 Next "CL" Match
BMünchen 3 1 1 1 4 5 4 Man Utd v Brondby OT 4/11
Barcelona 3 1 1 1 5 4 4
Brøndby 3 1 0 2 2 9 3
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*** RESULTS AND ATTENDANCES ON 31/10/98 ***
Coventry City 0-1 Arsenal 23,040
Derby County 2-2 Leeds United 27,034
Everton 1-4 Manchester United 40,079
Leicester City 1-0 Liverpool 21,837
Newcastle United 0-3 West Ham United 36,744
Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Southampton 30,078
Wimbledon 1-1 Blackburn Rovers 12,526
*** FULL LEAGUE TABLE AS AT 31/10/98 ***
Pos Team P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts
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1 Aston Villa 10 4 1 0 8 2 2 3 0 3 1 8 22
2 Manchester United 10 4 1 0 15 4 2 2 1 8 5 14 21
3 Arsenal 11 3 2 0 9 2 2 3 1 4 3 8 20
4 Liverpool 11 2 3 0 11 5 2 1 3 7 7 6 16
5 Middlesbrough 10 2 3 0 9 4 2 1 2 7 7 5 16
6 Chelsea 9 3 2 0 7 3 1 2 1 6 6 4 16
7 Leicester City 11 3 2 1 7 4 1 2 2 4 6 1 16
8 West Ham United 11 2 2 1 6 5 2 2 2 6 7 0 16
9 Leeds United 11 2 2 1 4 1 0 6 0 7 7 3 14
10 Derby County 11 2 3 1 6 4 1 2 2 4 5 1 14
11 Newcastle United 11 3 1 2 9 8 1 1 3 6 8 -1 14
12 Wimbledon 11 2 3 1 10 8 1 2 2 6 11 -3 14
13 Tottenham Hotspur 10 2 1 2 7 10 2 1 2 5 6 -4 14
14 Charlton Athletic 10 2 1 1 11 5 1 3 2 6 9 3 13
15 Everton 11 0 4 2 1 5 2 2 1 6 5 -3 12
16 Sheffield Wednesday 11 2 2 2 4 2 1 0 4 4 8 -2 11
17 Blackburn Rovers 11 2 1 2 8 6 0 2 4 3 9 -4 9
18 Nottingham Forest 10 1 2 2 2 4 1 0 4 5 12 -9 8
19 Coventry City 11 2 1 3 5 9 0 1 4 2 8 -10 8
20 Southampton 11 1 1 3 5 9 0 2 4 1 14 -17 6
*** CURRENT HOME FORM TABLE AS AT 31/10/98 ***
Pos Team W D L F A GD Pts Index Sequence
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1 Manchester United 3 0 0 9 1 8 9 65% WWW
2 Chelsea 3 0 0 6 2 4 9 67% WWW
3 Arsenal 2 1 0 7 1 6 7 58% WWD
*** CURRENT AWAY FORM TABLE AS AT 31/10/98 ***
Pos Team W D L F A GD Pts Index Sequence
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1 Manchester United 2 1 0 8 2 6 7 30% WDW
2 Arsenal 2 0 1 3 2 1 6 25% LWW
3 Aston Villa 1 2 0 2 1 1 5 58% DWD
*** TEAM STATISTICS - MANCHESTER UNITED - AS AT 31/10/98 ***
AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 55,168
HIGHEST HOME ATTENDANCE: 17/10/98 - Wimbledon (55,265)
LOWEST HOME ATTENDANCE : 15/08/98 - Leicester City (55,052)
BEST WIN: 17/10/98 - Wimbledon (5-1)
HEAVIEST DEFEAT: 20/09/98 - Arsenal (0-3)
BEST HOME WIN: 17/10/98 - Wimbledon (5-1)
BEST AWAY WIN: 03/10/98 - Southampton (3-0)
31/10/98 - Everton (4-1)
HEAVIEST AWAY: 20/09/98 - Arsenal (0-3)
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Subject: Everton v Man United 31/10/98 3.00
Everton (1) 1 Man United (2) 4 FT
Ferguson 30 Yorke 14
Short 23 (og)
Cole 59
Blomqvist 64
Manchester United warmed up in breathtaking style for their Champions' League clash with
Brondby on Wednesday, destroying a defiant Everton side hoping to build on recent encouraging
form.
But home boss Walter Smith, facing his friend of 30 years Alex
Ferguson for the first time as managers, saw just how far his new team
have to go before they can live with the best.
United had smashed six against Brondby already this month, plus five
against Wimbledon and now four against the Merseysiders. In a
glorious unbeaten red October, Ferguson's team have smashed 21
goals in six matches.
The game was sadly marred by rubbish, and it looked like some
bottles were being thrown into the United penalty area from angry fans.
Referee Paul Jones chose to walk to that end of the ground to see for
himself, and was met with a second barrage of missiles, however police and stewards soon moved
in to quell the incident.
Everton, on a 10-match unbeaten run, had not scored at home all season, but they hit the back
of the net through skipper Duncan Ferguson, thus ending a nine hour barren spell.
But luck was against them when they hit the post twice in three minutes at the beginning of the
second half and they were eventually swept aside by a team who can produce football from a totally different level.
Everton played well for long spells, but they had no answer to the high speed, flowing
counter-attacks that cruelly exposed a back line made up of four centre-halves.
The Toffees, with only one win against United in their last 10 meetings, flew at the Old
Trafford men from the start, and Ferguson could have scored three times inside the first
minute.
He first collected a David Unsworth long ball that eluded Jaap Stam and fired in a vicious drive that
Peter Schmeichel could only palm away.
It came straight back to Ferguson, whose shot was deflected inches over the bar.
From the corner, by John Collins, Ferguson rose to
power in a header that Schmeichel saved under the bar.
United took the lead after 14 minutes when Andy Cole
centred from the left and Paul Scholes - coming in
unmarked on the right - laid the ball into Dwight Yorke's
stride in the six-yard box.
Thomas Myhre made a superb reflex save from the
point-blank shot, but the ball went straight back to York who volleyed it into the roof of
the net.
United went two ahead after 23 minutes. Roy Keane released Jesper Blomqvist on the left, and
his long cross found Beckham free on the far right. When the cross came over, Craig Short
somehow managed to head the ball into his own net.
Everton were defending deep and giving acres of space for United's free running stars to surge
into.
Keane and Scholes were clearly too much for Collins and Dacourt to handle, and Michael Ball was
forced inside to help his colleagues, leaving space for Beckham to exploit and run at the
exposed Unsworth at left-back.
Everton pulled a goal back. Danny Cadamarteri was brought down out on the touchline and from
Ball's flighted freekick, the towering Ferguson rose above everyone in a packed area to power
home a header.
One moment of controversy clouded United's display. Ibrahim Bakayoko went down under a
challenge from Schmeichel as he chased a through ball, and Gary Neville and Beckham both ran 30
yards to complain to referee Jones, claiming the Everton striker had dived.
Bakayoko had not appealed, nor had any of his colleagues, but after several seconds referee
Peter Jones decided to book the striker.
Nine minutes before the break, Cadamarteri crossed from the right, and Ferguson rose unmarked
710 yards out to head a great chance wide.
Everton came out after the break and hit the post twice inside three minutes of the restart.
First after 46 minutes, Stam headed a Collins freekick against the foot of his own post, and
two minutes later Collins lashed a right footer against the other post after Cadamarteri had
cut a ball back from the line after a fine run.
After 52 minutes, Cadamarteri caused more problems on the edge of the box. The ball broke for
Bakayoko to blast with his right foot from 12 yards, Schmeichel tipping the shot over the top.
But Everton were hit by another two-goal United burst.
After 59 minutes Scholes fed the ball into the box for Cole, who turned to drive a shot in off
the far post.
Five minutes later United struck again with a stunning killer blow on the break.
Collins lost the ball deep in the visitors' half, Beckham took possession and fed Blomqvist,
who raced into the box - saw his first shot blocked by Myhre - but headed the rebound home for
the fourth.
The rest of the game was played out at practice ground pace, but there was still time for
Scholes to drive a 20-yarder against the post in injury time.
Everton: Myhre, Ball, Dacourt, Watson, Unsworth, Collins, Ferguson, Short (Dunne, 67),
Materazzi, Bakayoko, Cadamarteri.
Subs not used: Gerrard, Cleland, Grant, Milligan.
Booked: Short, Ball, Bakayoko, Unsworth.
Man United: Schmeichel, G. Neville, Stam, Beckham, Cole, P. Neville (Irwin, 67), Blomqvist,
Keane, Scholes, Yorke, Brown.
Subs not used: Cruyff, Van Der Gouw, Solskjaer, Berg.
Booked: Keane, G. Neville, Scholes.
Attendance: 40,079.
Referee: P Jones (Loughborough).
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Subject: Reds on the rampage
By Paul Wilson
Saturday October 31, 1998
Manchester United took advantage of Aston Villa's enforced
inactivity to move within a point of the leaders, with Roy
Keane the driving force behind a performance which put
Everton's mini-revival very firmly into perspective.
Everton lost this fixture last season 2-0, a result which made
everyone at Goodison realise how far they had fallen behind
the top clubs, or so the match programme claimed in a fearless
hostage to fortune. The implication was that Everton had
bridged the gap in the intervening months with a new manager
and a few Continental purchases, though this did not appear a
convincing argument when the home side went two goals down
inside the 30 minutes.
Putting together a 10-match unbeaten run could be a sign that
Everton have turned a small corner - under Walter Smith they
might not be looking relegation in the face in six months - but
they cannot seriously expect to get back up among the big
clubs until they change the way they play. They still place far
too much faith in aggression, personified by Duncan Ferguson
their captain and player of the year but an unreliable
goalscorer.
The problem is, while only Liverpool regularly fall for this
intimidatory routine, everyone else just plays around it.
Ferguson, in fairness, could have had a goal in the first minute
when United failed to cut out a long ball from David Unsworth
and were indebted to Peter Schmeichel's reflexes, but though
the sight of Jaap Stam and Roy Keane arguing furiously with
each other must have encouraged Everton - ditto when the
Irishman collected only his second booking of the season
shortly afterwards. The visitors were only rattled for about 10
minutes.
United put together their first incisive attacking move in the
eighth minute, when Thomas Myhre had to cut out Paul
Scholes's cross after a neat interchange between David
Beckham and Wes Brown, and scored from their second six
minutes later.
Everton were presumably not anticipating anything dangerous
from Andy Cole when he received the ball outside the penalty
area, but unlike the home defenders the striker had spotted
Scholes's run in from the right. A cleverly lofted pass left the
entire Everton defence looking squarer than Prince Charles
being serenaded by Geri Halliwell, and though Myhre
produced a heroic point-blank save when Dwight Yorke first
fastened on to Scholes's cross, he could do nothing to prevent
the Tobagan tapping in the rebound.
The hitherto confident home side deflated with an almost
audible hiss, and leaked a second goal in the 23rd minute.
Craig Short was the unlucky defender who will forever be
teased with the unwanted distinction of becoming Everton's
first home goalscorer in the 1998-99 league season, but though
the finish might have been fortuitous, United deserved the goal
for their crisp passing and the positive way they attacked the
abundant areas of space they were being offered.
When the excellent Keane found Jesper Blomqvist on the left,
his cross ran all the way over to Beckham on the opposite
touchline, as Everton noticed with some weariness that here
was another United threat they had completely failed to pick
up. Beckham's centre was too high for Cole and Yorke,
though it was whipped in quickly enough to cause
consternation between Watson and Short, with the latter
getting the final deflection past his own goalkeeper.
The match looked as good as won. John Collins and Olivier
Dacourt in the Everton midfield produced moments of class to
satisfy School of Science standards, but were never likely to
supply the drive and commitment with which Keane was
inspiring United.
Yet to their credit Everton climbed back into the match before
the interval, a free-kick on the left providing the opportunity for
Michael Ball's sweet left foot and Ferguson's broad forehead
to at least open the home scoring account before November.
Although idolised by the half of Merseyside who don't adore
Michael Owen, Ferguson is not what Glenn Hoddle would
term a natural goalscorer. Danny Cadamarteri's cross from the
left presented him with a free header in the 36th minute, but he
put it wide.
Everton were always chasing the game, a situation which suited
United perfectly. Everton predictably started the second half in
a hurry, Collins hitting a post and Ibrahim Bakayoko turning
neatly but shooting just over. Just as predictably United hit
them on the break.
Beckham and Blomqvist found Cole in the 58th minute for the
less celebrated of United's twin strikers to score off a post.
Blomqvist himself wrapped up the points 25 minutes from the
end, making heavy weather of a three-on-one overlap and
Beckham's delightful pass but eventually beating the plucky
Myhre with his head.
Everton: Myhre; Ball, Dacourt, Watson, Unsworth, Collins,
Ferguson, Short, Materazzi, Bakayoko, Cadamarteri.
Manchester United: Schmeichel; G Neville, Stam, Beckham,
Cole, P Neville, Blomqvist, Keane, Scholes, Yorke, Brown.
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Subject: Blomqvist ~perfect~ United understudy
By Ossian Shine
LONDON, Oct 31 - Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson
gloried in his side's 4-1 victory at Everton on Saturday and then heaped praise on
new striker Jesper Blomqvist.
Ferguson signed the Swede from Parma for 4.4 million pounds ($7.39 million) in the
summer as back-up for Ryan Giggs and he scored his first goal for the club to seal
the win at Goodison Park.
The United boss said that Giggs is expected to be sidelined for about a month with
a foot injury and said: "Jesper is just perfect for us.
"Last season we didn't have a big pool (of players) but we do now and I think it will
make the difference."
Blomqvist will retain his place for the match against Brondby in the European
Champions' League on Wednesday.
Blomqvist's goal was the final setback for Everton after their spirited battle.
The visitors had gone ahead through another close-season signing, Trinidad and
Tobago international Dwight Yorke, after 14 minutes and had doubled their lead
when the ball ricocheted off Craig Short's face into his own net 11 minutes later.
Scotland striker and Everton captain Duncan Ferguson headed the hosts' first home
goal of the season 30 minutes into their sixth game at Goodison and then clattered
the woodwork twice.
But luck was not with Everton and Andy Cole hit United's third before Blomqvist's
header.
"Sometimes you get the breaks," Ferguson said afterwards.
"We did ride our luck in that spell when they hit the post twice but then we hit them
with the sucker punch.
"We got the breaks and it killed them stone dead. In the end we won the game
comfortably...we put them under pressure amd scored excellent goals."
Everton manager Walter Smith had the highest praise for United. "They are the best
we have played all season," he said.
"We could have had more luck out there, but we were hit by their pace and we
couldn't live with that."
United's victory lifted them to within a point of Aston Villa at the top of the premier
league and boosted their confidence ahead of Wednesday's European match at Old
Trafford.
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