www.red11.org DAILY NEWS
Date: Mon Nov 02 GMT+00:00 1998
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
This Issue:
1. BLOMQVIST IS JESP THE JOB FOR FERGUSON
2. United close the gap
3. Giggs out for a month
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Daily RED Trivia Mon 2nd November:
2/11/1946: Cliff Collinson made his debut at Aston Villa. Collinson kept a clean sheet at
Villa Park but made just 7 appearances between 1946-47 due to the consistency of
regular custodian Jack Crompton.
2/11/1977: United beat FC Porto 5-2 at Old Trafford in the European Cup Winners
Cup 2nd Round 2nd leg watched by 51,831. In a heroic effort, Steve Coppell 2,
Jimmy Nicholl and Murca 2 (ogs) failed to rescue the tie which was lost on
a 5-6 aggregate. Team was: Stepney, Nicholl, Albiston, McIlroy, Houston,
Buchan, McGrath, Coppell, Pearson, McCreery, Hill.
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Barry Daily Comment:
Dwight Yorke's record now is Played 12 (W8 D3 L1) 8 goals!
Jesper Blomqvist : Played 7 (W5 D1 L1) 1 goal
Not bad records for the new guys.
This week we must beat Brondby, goals may count in the league table come December.
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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
Brĝndby 3 1 0 2 2 9 3
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*** RESULTS AND ATTENDANCES ON 01/11/98 ***
Middlesbrough 1-1 Nottingham Forest 34,223
*** CONDENSED LEAGUE TABLE AS AT 01/11/98 ***
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
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1 Aston Villa 10 6 4 0 11 3 8 22
2 Manchester United 10 6 3 1 23 9 14 21
3 Arsenal 11 5 5 1 13 5 8 20
4 Middlesbrough 11 4 5 2 17 12 5 17
5 Liverpool 11 4 4 3 18 12 6 16
6 Chelsea 9 4 4 1 13 9 4 16
7 Leicester City 11 4 4 3 11 10 1 16
8 West Ham United 11 4 4 3 12 12 0 16
9 Leeds United 11 2 8 1 11 8 3 14
10 Derby County 11 3 5 3 10 9 1 14
11 Newcastle United 11 4 2 5 15 16 -1 14
12 Wimbledon 11 3 5 3 16 19 -3 14
13 Tottenham Hotspur 10 4 2 4 12 16 -4 14
14 Charlton Athletic 10 3 4 3 17 14 3 13
15 Everton 11 2 6 3 7 10 -3 12
16 Sheffield Wednesday 11 3 2 6 8 10 -2 11
17 Blackburn Rovers 11 2 3 6 11 15 -4 9
18 Nottingham Forest 11 2 3 6 8 17 -9 9
19 Coventry City 11 2 2 7 7 17 -10 8
20 Southampton 11 1 3 7 6 23 -17 6
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BREAKING NEWS - Sunday 01 November 1998
Subject: BLOMQVIST IS JESP THE JOB FOR FERGUSON
Jesper Blomqvist stepped into Ryan Giggs' jinking boots and declared: "I
will get better and better." The Swede scored his first goal in
English football in the 4-1 demolition of Everton at Goodison
Park. And it is just what Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson wants to
hear from his £4.4million import from Palma as the Old Trafford
club face at least a month without broken-foot victim Giggs with
critical Champions' League clashes with Brondby on Wednesday and then in
the Nou Camp against Barcelona on November 25.
Fergie bought Blomqvist in the summer for just this eventuality. Last
season injury to Giggs was blamed for United losing their league title and
crashing out of the European Cup at the quarter-final
stage. Fergie vowed to bolster his squad with a player who could
stand-in for the injury-prone Welsh star, and Blomqvist is ideal - a
winger he had been chasing since the 24-year-old destroyed United
in a Euro tie in Gothenburg in November 1994.
Now Blomqvist has stepped in for Giggs and is doing everything his
boss wants from him. Blomqvist said: "I'm pleased with the goal, and I
feel I am getting better and better now with every game.
"I certainly hope there is still more to come from me. But playing with
Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole is good. They are good to have in attack for a
winger like me.
"They also help you with one-twos. They are not just goalscorers, they
can keep the ball and lay it off, they are a good pair. We are scoring
a lot of goals at the moment, but that's a team thing.
"When we produce the quick passing there are not many teams who can
compete with us because of the pace that we play at."
Blomqvist could be the key to United keeping their quest for Europe and
the Premiership on course while Giggs is out. The Swede added: "We have to
keep our mental concentration because teams are trying so hard to beat us,
we just have to keep that up.
"We have put some pressure on Aston Villa now, but we know we have to
keep winning. Now we have a big and important game on Wednesday against
Brondby, and we know we must win that too." Saturday at G
oodison Park was Blomqvist's seventh start of the campaign, and his first
goal. Ferguson said: "Jesper is a very talented player, and you get
plenty of grit from him too, and I'm pleased he scored hi
s first goal. He's perfect for us, that is what a pool is all about,
last season we didn't have that, this season it will make all the
difference."
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Subject: United close the gap
Everton 1-4 Manchester United
Manchester United ended Everton's 10-game unbeaten
run in dramatic fashion.
United, who have scored 21 goals in six matches, are now only a point
behind Premiership leaders Aston Villa.
Everton, who had not scored at home all season
managed to break that jinx thanks to skipper Duncan
Ferguson.
But although they played well for long spells, but they
had no answer to the high speed, flowing
counter-attacks that exposed a back line made up of four centre-halves.
The Toffees flew at the visitors 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.
United onslaught
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 David 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 end goal drought
Everton pulled a goal back when Danny Cadamarteri was
brought down out on the touchline. Ferguson rose above
everyone in a packed area to head home Ball's freekick.
Two more United goals followed. 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 when 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.
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Subject: Giggs out for a month
Ryan Giggs: Broken a bone in his left foot
Manchester United's Ryan Giggs will be out of action for
a month with a broken foot, according to manager Alex
Ferguson.
Giggs had been struggling with the injury since the
victory over Liverpool a month ago - but received another
blow to his left foot against Derby last weekend.
United sent the winger for X-rays this week when he was
barely able to walk.
It was then discovered that Giggs had broken a small
bone in his left foot.
Ferguson said: "It is a bad blow for us, particularly with
the crucial Champions League game in Barcelona only
three weeks away.
"We discovered the injury after he was hurt again playing
against Derby."
It means that Swedish winger Jesper Blomqvist will
retain his left-wing role in the United side.
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