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Date: Fri Oct 02 GMT+00:00 1998
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
This Issue:
1. Munich madness by Red Kelly / Tv Report
2. SCHMEICHEL OUT FOR TWO WEEKS
3. Bayern & United Walk Tightrope (D.Mail)
4. Fergie goes easy on Schmeichel
5. Scholes sparkles but United let it slip in last minute
6. Schmeichel out of action after fumble
7. KAISER FRANZ BECKS UNITED
8. AIRLINE APOLOGISE TO UNITED
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Daily RED Trivia Fri 2nd October:
2/10/1944: Willie Morgan born in Sauchie, Scotland. Signed for £100,000 from Burnley
Morgan made his debut against Tottenham Hotspur in August 1968. The ball-playing
wingman or midfielder won a Second Division Championship medal in 1975. A total
of 294 appearances and 33 goals between 1968-75. Morgan joined Burnley in
June 1975, and won a Division 2 Championship medal with Bolton Wanderers in
1978. He won 21 caps for Scotland, playing in the 1974 World Cup Finals.
2/10/1968: United beat Waterford (Republic of Ireland) 7-1 at Old Trafford in the European
Cup 1st Round 2nd leg watched by 41,750. Denis Law 4, Nobby Stiles, Francis
Burns and Bobby Charlton scored the goals. Team was; Stepney, Dunne, Burns,
Crerand, Foulkes, Stiles, Best, Law, Charlton, Sadler, Kidd.
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Next 4 games:
Result/Fixture Index:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/fix9899z.htm
Sat 3/10 Southampton (A) PL
Sat 17/10 Wimbledon (H) PL
Wed 21/10 Brondby (A) CL
Sat 24/10 Derby (A) PL
UNITED Stats v Southampton are here:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/stats/vssouthampton.htm
*** PL 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
Barcelona 2 Brondby 0
Bayern Munich 2 Man Utd 2
GROUP D P W D L GF GA PTS
Barcelona 2 1 1 0 5 3 4
Brøndby 2 1 0 1 2 3 3
ManUnited 2 0 2 0 5 5 2
BMünchen 2 0 1 1 3 4 1
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From: RED KELLY
Subject: Munich madness by Red Kelly / Tv Report
Sitting down with my kids to watch the game last night I hadn't realised
that United hadn't played in the Bavarian beer capital since that fateful
day in 1958.
My phone had rung fifteen minutes before kick-off and the conversation drew
to a close just in time for me to observe the minute's silence when the
return to the scene of tragedy was truly brought home to me.
The first half progressed well until the linesman's contact lenses blurred.
He'd probably been partaking of some gaseous Bavarian lager and let off a
Dobson which had rippled through his shorts and belched out of the top of
his shirt at the very moment the ball was played through the United rear
guard.
It was a blatantly offside goal. They were actually offside twice. I know
the linesman was over the other side of the pitch, but isn't that what
they're used to anyway. To miss one decision is forgivable - they're only
human, but to miss two must cast doubt on his origins.
I was still confident in the end result though as the whites were playing
with an authority usually reserved for speed cops on Englands B roads.
I have learned all the signs over the years watching footy on the box with
my children - it's no wonder they encourage me to go to the actual games!
I have come to know that if they are sitting happily next to me then all is
well, if they are at the other end of the settee then I'm obviously tense.
For the entire first half they sat next to me apart from when the move
which led to the goal started and I was out of my seat begging for the
right cross. When it came and Yorkie headed home they joined me in a
triumvirate celebration. And after Yorke took the remainder of the Bayern
goalmouth out of his own he revelled in congratulatory hugs.
Half time came with a chance to pull a can from the fridge in readiness for
the second assault on the German goal.
Then the bloody phone rang again but something told me who it would be this
time. It was with a certain amount of apprehension that I picked up the
receiver. I was half expecting incomprehensible drivel but was shocked to
hear a surprisingly sober BDS. He was recovering from the night before and
was I glad he hadn't decided to phone me then after downing copious glasses
of 8.3 strength!
I could hear the pandemonium from the crowd inside the stadium down the
phoneline. I wished I was there but by then it was a touch too late to even
consider a dash for the local airport.
The verdict on the first half was good.- United in command and as long as
the Germans didn't pull a tactical masterstroke and Fergie hadn't turned
into that nausiatingly frumpy fairy Tinkerbell again, we should be on for
more thrills.
Sure enough we were. After only a few short minutes that battering ram of a
centre forward Paul Scholes sent shivers down the lily-livered German
goalkeeper's spine as he fumbled the ball in the area. Scholesy scampered
right through him and the ball was in the net.
The roar from our living room was loud enough to bring neighbours running
from two streets away to see what was up. The scenes of celebration were
wilder than for the first equalising goal. We were in the lead at last and
deservedly so.
All we had to do now was hang on for the next 85 minutes and we'd be 3
points better off.
As the half wore on I became more and more tense. My 8 year old daughter
had long gone to bed having expressed disgust at Becks' booking and my 12
year old son was sitting as far away from me as possible. By the last five
minutes of the game we were divided by a gap which left no doubt as to the
tension on displayed.
Karen said afterwards that she could hear the shouting and balling from the
top of the house as clear as if she was in the same room and had obviously
decided to steer clear til well after the game had finished.
Then the ball was belted out for a throw in and our daft Danish custodian
decided to do a spot of stage diving and we all know the rest.
Even he can't know why he did that and he must be thanking the lord that
he's such a big bastard because if he wasn't he'd be nursing more than a
couple of shiners this morning and that would be just from Fergie's breath.
Talk about paint stripper, he'd definitely have white hair by now anyway.
The cursing continued for some time after the game had finished until Karen
eventually appeared half an hour later. It was devastating watching it on
TV, it must have been worse live.
The news this morning brought everything back into perspective though when
we heard that the plane due to carry the United party home had developed
engine problems. Thankfully they decided to call it a night and have a
couple of Bavarian brews. Pity they hadn't done that 40 years ago.
Copyright RED KELLY 1998
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Subject: Bayern & United Walk Tightrope (D.Mail)
Bayern and United face uncertain future
By Patrick Vignal
MUNICH, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The first-ever European clash between Bayern
Munich and Manchester United left both sides frustrated and unsure of
reaching the knock-out phase of the continent's top club competition.
Wednesday's 2-2 draw, a fair result after a hard-fought battle at Munich's
Olympic stadium, means the two ambitious sides are still chasing their first
wins in the group D of the Champions' League, probably the toughest of the
whole draw.
Bayern, who had slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Denmark's Brondby in their
opening game, remained bottom of the group with just one point. Barcelona
have four, Brondby three and United, who could manage only a 3-3 draw with
Barcelona in their first match, two.
"Everything can still happen," said United manager Alex Ferguson, whose men
badly need a win at Brondby in their next match on October 21.
"I found we played pretty well. Bayern's late goal was a vicious blow. But
it's not over. We can even still win our group."
Bayern, seeking their first European Cup trophy win since the last of three
consecutive triumphs in 1976, will entertain Barcelona without veteran
libero Lothar Matthaeus, who will be suspended after receiving his second
yellow card in the tournament on Wednesday.
"To end our group in first place we must win the four remaining matches,"
club president Franz Beckenbauer said. "I'm not saying it's impossible but
if we keep wasting opportunities like we did tonight (Wednesday), it will be
very, very hard."
Amazingly enough, United and Bayern, who have played more than 450 European
matches between them, had never previously faced each other in a continental
club competition.
It was an emotional night for the English club as it was in Munich that an
air crash claimed the lives of eight United players and 15 others in 1958.
A minute's silence was observed before the kick-off in tribute to those who
perished when the plane carrying the team home from a European Cup
quarter-final against Red Star Belgrade crashed on take-off after
refuelling.
"It was a kind thought and we'd like to thank Bayern for that and for their
welcome," said Ferguson.
The visitors were heading for a win when Manchester United goalkeeper Peter
Schmeichel misjudged a high ball in the dying seconds, allowing Brazilian
striker Giovane Elber to score his second goal of the match and present
Bayern with a draw.
"I was delighted when Elber levelled but we should have scored before that,"
Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld said. "We played good football but we wasted
too many chances and that is a real problem."
Like United, Bayern, who have won all their six German first division
matches so far, struggle to find their best form when playing in Europe.
"The Champions' League doesn't like us," said Beckenbauer. "For some reason
we don't play quite as well there as we do in the Bundesliga"
Bayern started the match in promising fashion and Elber put them in front by
beating Schmeichel from close range in the 11th minute.
Relying on counter-attacks, the visitors levelled on the half hour when
England midfielder David Beckham exploited a blunder from Matthaeus and
crossed for new signing Dwight Yorke to head home.
Another mistake by a shaky Matthaeus allowed Yorke, arguably the best player
on the pitch, to feed Paul Scholes who gave United a 2-1 lead with a
tenacious run through the defence in the 49th minute.
"Dwight Yorke had a great game," said Ferguson, who refused to blame
Schmeichel for Bayern's late goal.
Both clubs are targets for a breakaway Super League and are as concerned
with business as they are with football itself.
Beckenbauer surprised many recently by saying modern football was all about
entertainment and that lifting trophies was not that important.
"I think the fans were entertained tonight," he said after Wednesday's
match. "They saw four goals and an exciting match between two strong teams."
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Subject: Fergie goes easy on Schmeichel
Thursday, October 1, 1998
Alex Ferguson refused to blame Peter Schmeichel after his blunder denied
Manchester United victory over Bayern Munich.
The United goalkeeper misjudged Bixente Lizarazu's throw-in to allow Gio-vane
Elber space to scramble home a last-minute equaliser in the Olympic Stadium
and level the scores at 2-2.
Ferguson said: "In a situation like that there is no point in blaming Peter
Schmeichel. I thought he was magnificent."
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Subject: Scholes sparkles but United let it slip in last minute
Thursday, October 1, 1998
Before the match manager Alex Ferguson had said his side might suffer for
their inexperience but for the Germans to score so early and in the manner
they did was bitterly disappointing.
Stefan Effenberg was in splendid isolation just inside United's half when he
splayed a raking 40-yard pass which skittled past numerous legs before landing
right at Elber's feet.
The Brazilian was still reassuringly wide of the box but transferred the ball
instinctively to the man mountain known as Carsten Jancker.
With that body, which was made for Gridiron rather than Champions League,
the Luton Town reject held off Jaap Stam and played a one-two with Hasan
Salihamidzic.
By the time Jancker nudged a pass into the path of the sprinting Elber, the
Brazilian was offside but referee Marc Batta, and his linesman, missed the
call.
With one sweeping application of Elber's right foot the ball was curled past
Peter Schmeichel who had only been able to watch the instant mayhem in the
territory surrounding him. Space had opened up for Effenberg and the
punishment had been of the blitzkrieg variety.
Ferguson had pinpointed the imposing blond as the guy who had more fun for
Bayern than anyone else. Effenberg seems to conduct his life as if he has an
unshakeable thirst for bad publicity but, unlike Paul Gascoigne for
example, he has conserved his talent.
In the minutes which followed the goal United continued to play with
comfort but Effenberg, when the mood took him, caused problems.
One superb cross to the back post found Salihamidzic free from Phil Neville's
attentions but he failed to score while, bored with the long ball, Effenberg
followed that up with an audacious nutmeg of Jesper Blomqvist in midfield.
Teddy Sheringham, picked to counteract some of Munich's aerial ability and to
hold the ball up, glanced a header inches past after Stam had knocked
Beckham's corner across goal.
Scholes was playing deeper than is his forte but he did much tactical
covering, Sheringham easily justified his inclusion in the first half and, most
noticeably, Blomqvist rose to the occasion.
More than once he drove down the left where the presence of Giggs was
missed much less than might have been anticipated.
With each teasing run United won not only yards but confidence. What began
to be apparent was that Lothar Matthaus, footballing maestro although he
remains, was not having a comfortable night.
When Sheringham hoofed a massive penalty box clearance it was Matthaus'
mistake which allowed Yorke to gather and then feed Blomqvist. The Swede
hoisted in a nasty cross which was rewarded with a corner, but Matthaus was
clearly rattled.
>From the corner only a superb save from Oliver Kahn stopped Sheringham's
vicious shot and moments later Beckham curled another of his free kicks
narrowly wide.
The tide was turning and Matthaus was booked, eliminating him from Bayern's
next match against Barcelona, before he gave the equaliser away.
The 37-year-old gave possession straight to Beckham in the 29th minute.
Beckham combined with Sheringham before beating Kahn and Linke with a
cross which Yorke headed in.
Beckham was not long in following Matthaus into the book and he, too, misses
the next match, in Copenhagen, which will be a big loss on his current form.
Schmeichel emulated Kahn's earlier brilliance with an instinctive stop when
Effenberg sent Elber away and Salihamidzic volleyed a shot which looked as if
it must score.
Instead, United did, only three minutes after the break, with that quite
remarkable solo goal which left Ferguson's team with only their manager to
impress.
All they had to do was counteract his accusation of immaturity by defending
better than they had done when leading at home against Barcelona.
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Subject: Schmeichel out of action after fumble
LONDON, Oct 1 - Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, castigated for a disastrous
error in a vital match on Wednesday, will be out of action for two weeks because of a stomach
muscle injury. United manager Alex Ferguson said Schmeichel, whose mistake let Bayern Munich
equalise in the Champions' League match in Munich on Wednesday, has had the injury for two
weeks and aggravated it on Wednesday. He will miss Saturday's premier league clash at
Southampton as well as Denmark's European championship qualifying matches against Wales a week
later and Switzerland four days after that. Paul Scholes, whose goal on Wednesday gave United a
2-1 lead in Munich, will also miss the Southampton match with a foot injury.
Schmeichel and Scholes join Ryan Giggs and Ronny Johnson on a lengthening United injury list.
Some British newspapers were scathing about Schmeichel's goalkeeping gaffe which cost
Manchester United victory in Munich, but most were in forgiving mood towards the giant Dane.
Schmeichel charged out to try and catch a throw-in in injury time but missed the ball
completely while knocking his defenders out of the way, leaving his goal open for Giovane
Elber to force in the equaliser for a 2-2 draw.
The tabloid Daily Expresss was most critical of what it called Schmeichel's "staggering error."
"Deep in the mind of Peter Schmeichel, something snapped. Why he made the calamitous attempt to
collect the throw-in from Bayern's Bixente Lizarazu through a crowd of players only he knows.
But the moment he did, United were in trouble," the Express said.
"This was the sort of trouble which ends dreams, which costs championships, which United know
only too well in Europe. This was the sort of trouble which might just be the difference
between playing a Champions Cup quarter-final in March and watching one on TV."
The Sun called Schmeichel's mistake "a schoolboy blunder" but along with other papers including
the Mirror devoted more space to words of forgiveness from Ferguson and his other players.
The Independent summed up the general reaction that after his sterling earlier work, Schmeichel
ought not to be censured for his mistake, costly though it was.
Their report began: "It is the loneliest position in the world - and last night Peter
Schmeichel knew it."
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