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Date: Tue Dec 01 07:47:43 GMT+00:00 1998
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
This Issue:
1. Survey #28 results "Should Andy Cole play for England?" & "Will UNITED beat Bayern?"
2. Sheep Dipping Personal Match Report from "RED KELLY"
3. UNITED ARE IN GREAT NICK
4. HASSELBAINK TIPS UNITED FOR TITLE
5. New Sites on the Worldwide Manchester United Fans Webring (Total 281)
6. SPUR FOR BUTT
7. Men for the millennium
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Daily RED Trivia Tue 1st December:
1/12/1948: United's Jack Rowley scores on his England debut in a 6-0 win against
Switzerland at Highbury.
1951: United beat Blackpool 3-1 at Old Trafford in a Division 1 game watched by
34,154. Johnny Downie 2 and Jack Rowley scored for the Reds, pushing hard for
the Championship. Team was: Crompton, McNulty, Bryne, Carey, Chilton,
Cockburn, Berry, Pearson, Rowley, Downie, Bond.
1990: United win 1-0 at Everton with a Lee Sharpe goal in a Division 1 game
watched by 32,400. Team was: Sealey, Irwin, Blackmore, Donaghy, Phelan,
Pallister, Sharpe (Martin), Ince (Webb), McClair, Hughes, Wallace.
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Barry Daily Comment:
*** LC QUARTER-FINALS FIXTURES ON 01/12/98 ***
Sunderland v Luton Town
Wimbledon v Chelsea
02/12/98 ***
Leicester City v Blackburn Rovers
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United
Remaining 1998 games:
ALL Result/Fixture Index:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/fix9899z.htm
Wed 2/12 Tottenham (A) (LC 1/4 final) 19.45 sky sports
Sat 5/12 Aston Villa (A) PL 15.00
Wed 9/12 Bayern Munich (H) CL 19.45
Sat 12/12 Tottenham (A) PL 15.00
Wed 16/12 Chelsea (H) PL sky sports time 20.00
Sat 19/12 Middlesbrough (H) PL 15.00
Sat 26/12 Nottm Forest (H) PL 15.00
Tue 29/12 Chelsea (A) PL sky sports time 19.45 UK
UNITED Stats v Aston Villa:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/stats/vsastonvilla.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
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 Home W 3-2 2 55,172
Prem Table 29/11:
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
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1 Aston Villa 14 8 5 1 22 12 10 29
2 Manchester United 14 8 4 2 30 16 14 28
3 West Ham United 15 7 5 3 20 16 4 26
4 Arsenal 15 6 7 2 15 7 8 25
5 Chelsea 13 6 6 1 22 13 9 24
6 Leeds United 15 5 8 2 22 14 8 23
7 Middlesbrough 15 5 8 2 24 17 7 23
8 Liverpool 15 6 4 5 26 19 7 22
9 Derby County 15 5 6 4 15 14 1 21
10 Wimbledon 15 5 5 5 19 25 -6 20
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Champions League:
Group D P W D L F A Pts
Bayern Munich 5 3 1 1 8 5 10
Man United 5 2 3 0 19 10 9
Barcelona 5 1 2 2 9 9 5
Brondby 5 1 0 4 4 16 3
Sep 16 Brøndby 2-1 Bayern München
Sep 16 Man Utd 3-3 Barcelona
Sep 30 Barcelona 2-0 Brøndby
Sep 30 Bayern Munich 2-2 Man Utd
Oct 21 Brøndby 2-6 Man Utd
Oct 21 Bayern Munich 1-0 Barcelona
Nov 4 Barcelona 1-2 Bayern Munich
Nov 4 Man Utd 5-0 Brøndby
Nov 25 Barcelona 3-3 Man Utd
Nov 25 Bayern Munich 2-0 Brøndby
to play.....
Dec 9 Brøndby v Barcelona
Dec 9 Man Utd v Bayern Munich
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"Peter Schmeichel's last season at OT" Click on image for more!"
Subject: Survey #28 results "Should Andy Cole play for England?" & "Will UNITED beat Bayern?"
Week of Nov 22
Should Andy Cole play for England?
Yes 80 55.9%
No 13 9.1%
Yes, but not for Hoddle 50 35.0%
Total: 143 voted
Barry Comment:
Quite an expected unaminous decision only 9% say no!
As for with or without Hoddle?
For Andy, a place playing for his country is the prestige he would like.
Thanks for voting, an interesting question this week:
Will UNITED beat Bayern Munich to win Group D of the Champions League?
Yes
No
No, but will advance as best 2nd place team
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Subject: Sheep Dipping Personal Match Report from "RED KELLY"
After an unusually decent journey up the infamous M6 we arrived at Old
Trafford at around 1.15 and it was eerie.
The Leeds coaches had been escorted one by one to the ground, emptied of
their cargo and taken back to the pen. We'd already passed row upon row of
helmetted police with truncheons drawn and ready for the fray on the way up
from the carparks. By the time we reached the forecourt we were confronted
by many more lining the road, prowling round and on horseback.
I had a couple of people to visit at one of the stalls and was told that
business had been poor all day due to the police presence. They were
everywhere and as you walked through the crowds the only noise you could
hear was the dogs barking. It was eerie indeed and you couldn't see the
dogs because they were hidden with their handlers behind the advertising
hoardings which made it the atmosphere all the more intimidating.
It was impossible to stand still for more than a minute without being moved
on and that was whether you were simply waiting for someone or in a queue
to get a burger. It mattered little to the police, the just barged you with
their horses. Subtlety was not in great evidence on Sunday afternoon.
So eventually I decided to follow orders and "get into the ground"
tiptoeing carefully to avoid the enormous piles of shit left by the horses.
Had it been Spring no doubt some of the local residents would have been out
with buckets and shovels scooping up loads of free fertiliser for the
roses.
I walked past the cordon, up the steps at the back of the scoreboard end
and thankfully into the ground.
I climbed to my perch and was one of the first in my section. Not even the
trainspotter lookalike who resides a few people down my row was in - it was
ten minutes before the kick-off. Gradually everyone took their seats and
the place filled up, but some were late because of delays outside and
missed the start.
Before the game got underway we were treated to the Munich song from the
sheep in the corner pen. Good to get that one out of the way early anyway,
and nice to see a green pitch again. Apparently they were still laying it
on the Monday previous so it had hardly any time to bed in and it showed.
Thinking about it - it was obviously a clever ploy by United drafting in
all those police horses as all that shit would have done the pitch a power
of good. I bet keith kent was out there on the forecourt while the game was
on shovelling it up by the bucketload and hoarding it in his shed.
The teams came out and the game started with United kicking towards us. The
sun was beating down on our faces and we spent the first half with one or
other hand shielding our eyes. There you are a great mass of jumpers and
jackets, shielding your eyes from the sun - it just doesn't seem to make
sense.
The game took a time to get going but the young Leeds team were making a
lot of the early running with the 'old man' Hasselbaink at the heart of
every move. He was a thorn in the side all game and proved his ability when
he turned Phil Nev and sent a flyer through his legs and in off
Schmeichel's near post. It was greeted by a huge roar from the sheep pen
and silence from us.
Jimmy Floyd had obviously been advised not to engage his usual goal
celebration so we were spared the shoot-from-the-hip routine. The sheep
taunted us with, "stand up if you're 1-0 up". We remained seated and
sullen.
United then wrenched themselves from their Sunday slumbers and began to
make a few chances. However Nigel Martyn was in one of his inspired moods
and performed wonders in the leeds goal. One header from Nicky Butt was
winging it's merry way to the back of the net when Martyn twisted in mid
air and miraculously palmed the ball away. In the process he wrenched his
back and was struggling badly from then on.
You'd have thought that would be the red light for United to pile forward
at every opportunity but no! Even when there was a chance to put Martyn
under pressure they held back obviously feeling sorry for the poor lad. We
screamed at them to pressurise him, but to no avail and meanwhile the sheep
sang their one song, "we are Leeds, we are Leeds" on and on it went - as if
we don't know who they are by now - the smell of sheep-dip gave it away.
They did manage something different later when they sang about Batty
"coming home" - they're welcome.
The game had been all too comfortable for them when very late on Yorke
drifted free of a couple of markers and fed Ole out on the left who shot
across the keeper. We screamed our delight - a scream tinged with
aggression - an outpouring of frustration, as the half ended on a positive
note.
A brief wander in the bowels behind K Stand helped to relax my tortured
nerves and make ready for the second half in the knowledge that Fergie was
bound to have thrown the odd wobbler in the dressing room.
Fortunately, unlike many around me, I had returned to my seat on time so
had the pleasure of watching Scholsey push the ball past the bewildered
Leeds defender while running round the other side then cutting it back
right into Keane's path. It nestled snugly on the new turf at just the
right moment while Keano powered his way through the remainder of the Leeds
defence and hammered it into the top of the net past the replacement
goalkeeper. Did we feel sorry for the new goalkeeper - did we buggery! His
first touch of the ball was to pick it out of the net - who could ask for
anything more.
Barely a minute after the welcome half-time break and we could surely relax
now and wait for the deluge of goals whilst singing, "stand up if you're
2-1 up". They naturally remained seated.
Unfortunately neither the infamous Graham Poll or Leeds were affected by
our collectively calming thought transmissions. What could we expect from
the likes of Poll anyway - we should have known that nothing would affect
this insensitive soul. He had denied us a blatant penalty in the first half
and then denied us another in the second when Keane was upended by Haaland.
Keane was furious and so were we, but Poll was in his own dreamworld as
usual, woken only by a confrontation brewing between the two protagonists
who stood eyeball to eyeball.
Once again United were to let a team off the hook - Wes missed a scrappy
through ball on the edge of the United area and down in front of us and
Kewell found himself faced with a huge hunk of Danish. Unphased by the
enormous creature bearing down on him he lifted the ball over Schmeichel
and it dropped into the open goal.
"You're not singing anymore" they sang and they were right, for the moment
at least until we amused ourselves with a bit of bleating which got them so
excited they started waving their arms about. Must've been an automatic
mating response we thought and bleat some more until one or two became so
excited they had to be calmed down by the yellow coats.
Thankfully the last laugh was ours when Nicky Butt dragged the ball back in
the box and hammered it into the top corner of the Stretford net for the
third and final goal. We were happy again, but there followed another
period of intense unease as we waited for the inevitable 3-3 which didn't
come.
We spent the last ten minutes on our feet again. It seems to be a habit
these days. It would have been impossible to sit down - we were just too
agitated. At last Poll did something right and blew for time to put us out
of our misery and send us home shaking our heads and wondering how much
older we would look when we next faced ourselves in the mirror.
I took my time walking back to the car - just as well really as my way was
barred by an enormous bloke carrying a huge pile of megastore bags. It was
as if the weight of merchandise was tipping him off balance as he swayed
from side to side and chatted on his phone. I heard him enthuse to his
chat-mate "what a great game".
I wouldn't have said that - great goals, yes - great game, no.
Copyright Paul Windridge 1998
"Peter Schmeichel's last season at OT" Click on image for more!"
Subject: UNITED ARE IN GREAT NICK
Manchester United yesterday sent out a sinister warning to the rest of
England when they smashed their way past the half-century goals mark.
Three more against Leeds at Old Trafford took United to the 52-goal
standard in 23 matches at home and abroad this season.
And, more importantly, to within a point of Premiership leaders Aston Villa
as United posted notice that they want their title back off Arsenal.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Roy Keane and Nicky Butt were United's latest hitmen
as they shot to a magnificent eighth League victory of this current
campaign. And that was against a dangerous young Leeds side who hadn't
previously lost on their travels.
Boss Alex Ferguson was delighted and warned his rivals that there are
plenty more goals where they came from.
He said: "There are goals in us. Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole worked their
tails off but didn't score. When you have Paul Scholes and Solskjaer in the
side as well as those two, I was sure I would get a goal from one of them.
"You can see goals coming in every position. Today was the midfield making
a contribution and it was great for Butt to score his first goal of the
season. It was fitting for Keane too to score against Leeds, the club he
was injured playing against last season.
"This was a major result for us. Leeds have been in sparkling form and they
are very exciting. But if we score three goals at home every game you can
be sure we will win all our games. It was a tremendous result in a week
where you knew there was going to be a draining effect after playing in
Europe. But it was the most entertaining game against Leeds in my time here
at Old Trafford.
"Usually they defend here but they had a positive approach and will take a
lot of credit out of this. It was so exciting it made your nerves tingle.
We scored at the right time either side of half-time but Leeds caused us
problems.
"Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was a real handful and that's why I moved Gary
Neville out to the right, where Hasselbaink was causing us trouble.
"I was pleased with our performance and delighted for Nicky Butt. He was
our best player and could have had a hat-trick.
"It's been an unusual season for him. He's been sent off twice, unfairly at
Arsenal in my opinion, but he did well today and will play at Tottenham on
Wednesday."
Leeds boss David O'Leary was left cursing a back injury to keeper Nigel
Martyn, which forced him to miss the second half, and knee ligament damage
that will keep Martin Hiden out for two months.
"But the kids did us proud," he said.
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Subject: New Sites on the Worldwide Manchester United Fans Webring (Total 281)
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Visit a random site in the ring
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or the The Worldwide Manchester United Fans Webring homepage!
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Sites 1 - 20 of 281 -- Next
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MUFC through the eyes of a 14 year old devoted fan. Contains latest
news and match updates, has included player profiles, a photo gallery
and club history is on the way.
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* Chongy's Corner
My site is still under construction. Due to the fact that I have
School Exams at the moment, it is impossible for me to add anything
for about a month. But my site is completely dedicated to the
Manchester United Football Club
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* topMUFC
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top sites ranking system for the Manchester United websites ranking
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* A Stay In The Heart Of United
Brand New Manchester United Website ! Latest results, table, players
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! Check it out !!
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* Roy the breaker Keane
It is about Roy Keane. It is pictures of him, a story about him and
some facts
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* David Beckham
David Beckham pictures, info and more.
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Dugout/4039
* Tore & Nils Arne's Homepage.
Presentation of Ferguson, Cantona and the club. There are also some
links to other Man. Utd. homepages.
http://www.ber.hs.nki.no/sport
* The World of David Beckham
With pics, links, mailing list etc.
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* Football and snowboard
mp3, football and snowboard page. Snowboard pictures Mufc news and
pictures
http://geocities.com/Hollywood/Location/3008
* Jodenoy Books Manchester United Page
On-line specialist bookshop for Man United fans, in association with
Amazon.co.uk There are books about the club and players and managers
past and present. Also pages on Biographies, England, Scotland , the
Premier League, International football, Non-league and women's
football and a general section. All books are supplied by
Amazon.co.uk.
http://www.jodenoy.clara.net/soccer/manu.htm
* Adam's Manchester United Page
My site is about the legendary football team Manchester United
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Picture/1147/adam.html
* Manchester United fan club
Gives you history, you can sign the guestbook. Player stats and up to
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http://homepages.lycos.com/~manunited_fanclub/lysports/manunitedindex.html
* MANCHESTER UNITED
My site about the most successful fottball team in europe - Manchester
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http://welcome.to/old_trafford
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Brand new, still under construction but excellently laid out. Great
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* Tribute to Manchester United
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* Gav's United Page
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* Juslin's Gary Neville Page
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Subject: SPUR FOR BUTT
By STUART MATHIESON
http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/webspace/mcronline/sport/indexpink.html
NICKY Butt will be out to inflict some more capital
punishment against Tottenham in the Worthington Cup on
Wednesday. The Manchester United midfielder's winner
against Leeds United in the 3-2 Old Trafford victory
yesterday has won him his place in the fifth round tie at
White Hart Lane. In the 23 months between his strike
against Leeds and his previous Old Trafford goal against
Sunderland in December '96, Butt has scored three goals and
they all came in London last season against Spurs,
Wimbledon and Crystal Palace. ``I thought Nicky Butt was
our best player,'' said Alex Ferguson. ``He could have had
a hat trick. Leeds keeper Nigel Martyn made two great saves
from him, particularly the header. ``Nicky's perseverance
got the winning goal for us. He was always a threat to
Leeds. He's always been good at that. ``It has been a mixed
season for Nicky. He was sent off twice, unfairly at
Arsenal and against Barcelona at Old Trafford he had to go
off for the handball. ``That was a correct decision, but to
miss two games because of that one was ridiculous. So
because of all that it has been mixed for him and he's not
had a real run at it. ``But with that kind of form he'll
play on Wednesday against Tottenham. He'll be well pleased
with himself. He deserved his goal because he had
persevered the whole day.'' It could mark a renaissance for
the 23-year-old Butt, who has failed to start 13 of
United's matches this season due to suspensions and a knee
injury. Butt will definitely be joined in the starting line
up at Spurs in the Worthington Cup by Ryan Giggs and Teddy
Sheringham.
"Peter Schmeichel's last season at OT" Click on image for more!"
Subject: Men for the millennium
THE search is on for the man to fill the gap when Peter
Schmeichel quits Old Trafford at the end of the season. TOM
TYRRELL looks at 'keepers who are pitching for a place as
the Reds' no. 1 for the new millennium. PETER Schmeichel's
move to Manchester United was football's sting of the
decade. But the man who fell victim to canny old Alex
Ferguson's transfer tactics is set to do business with the
old fox again, as the Reds seek a replacement for the
retiring Dane. Ajax coach Morten Olsen was in charge of
Brondby when the top Danish side sold Schmeichel - and
Olsen is determined not to be stung again as United eye up
his current goalkeeper, Dutch international Edwin van der
Sar. Schmeichel cost a staggeringly small fee of £505,000 -
because he was out of contract - and went on to be rated as
the world's best goalkeeper. United's net has been spread
worldwide in their bid to buy the best and the odds favour
another foreign import to take over next season. Lanky
Dutchman van der Sar is emerging as firm favourite but it
will be no bargain buy this time. Money will be the last
consideration once United have earmarked the right man.
Whoever arrives will push spending this financial year
beyond the £30 million mark. The size of the player as well
as the cheque will come into consideration. Ferguson was
said to fancy Monaco's French international, Fabien
Barthez, but the man who kept goal brilliantly against
United in the quarter finals of the Champions' League last
season stands at just over six ft tall. When it comes to
the crunch that could rule him out. Van der Sar is five and
a half inches taller and can even look down on Schmeichel.
His performances for Holland and Ajax have made him one of
the best in Europe and it would take at least £4 million to
persuade Olsen to part with him. At 28 the Dutchman is the
oldest of the front runners but precisely the age
Schmeichel was when he made his move to England. Youngest
contender is Gian Luigi Buffon of Italian club, Parma, who
at 20 years of age is tipped as one for the future. One
option open to the United boss would be to stick with the
dependable Raimond van der Gouw while a player like Buffon
gains experience and see him as an investment for the
future. Van der Gouw's performances when he has taken over
from Schmeichel have let his manager know there is no
reason to rush into anything, and he is capable of bridging
the gap until the right man comes along. Swedish find,
Matthias Asper, is four years Buffon's senior but at the
same stage of his senior career. He has just had a superb
first season with AIK, taking over for an unbeaten run of
18 games as the Stockholm club won their championship this
season. He has yet to make his international debut but was
called up to train with the Swedish squad recently. Roy
Keane and Denis Irwin brought glowing reports back from
their trip to Belgrade 12 days ago when they saw Ivica
Kralj in action.
He is Yugoslavia's first-choice keeper and played
brilliantly against the Irish Republic in their Euro 2000
qualifier. United were linked with the Partizan star in the
summer and their dossier on him remains open.
If Fergie fancies another Dane he need look no further than
Wearside where Thomas Sorensen has been doing great things
for Sunderland since his £1million move from Odense. The
23-year-old is a popular figure at the Stadium of Light and
is rated highly by Schmeichel himself.
According to reports from Sunderland, Sorensen gets
Schmeichel's vote as the man to succeed him at
international level and the Danish under-21 keeper could do
the same at Old Trafford. At least £2 million might have to
change hands for that to happen.
Other candidates from the Premiership include Espen
Baardsen, first choice for Tottenham since Ian Walker lost
his place. The American-born Norwegian is out of contract
this summer, making him a prime target.
The same applies to Mark Bosnich, who began his career at
Old Trafford and was the obvious first choice when
Schmeichel made his surprise announcement a fortnight ago.
The chances of a return look slim and so do Fergie's hopes
of persuading Gordon Strachan to part with Magnus Hedman if
he turns in that direction.
Hedman is regarded by Coventry fans as the ``second
Schmeichel''. Same height, same shot-stopping skills and he
moved to England for virtually the same price. It would
cost three times the fee Strachan paid AIK for United to
prise him away.
Others who might figure are Ipswich youngster, Richard
Wright, who was 21 earlier this month, and Roy Carroll of
Wigan who has been watched by United's scouts.
Blackpool's Steve Banks was targeted by Glasgow Celtic
earlier this month but the price put the Scots off, and
Bury's Dean Kiely did enough to catch an eye when the
Shakers played at Old Trafford last month, although his
chances of moving down the road look slim.
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You must get to that football ground
Take a lesson come to see
Football taught by Matt Busby
Manchester, Manchester United
A bunch of bouncing Busby Babes
They deserve to be knighted
Barry
J. Leeming Digest Prgram
by 
William
McArthur Canada
