www.red11.org DAILY NEWS
Date: Tue Nov 03 GMT+00:00 1998
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
This Issue:
1. We scored, but we didn't know" by "Our Salford Lass"
2. www.red11.org Survey Results:
3. Man Utd ready for Europe but Bayern slump
4. The official terms of reference
5. Casper's Reading Transfer (TeamTalk)
6. King Keane holds court but bigger challenge is lying ahead
7. UNDERSTUDY BLOMQVIST CAN RISE TO OCCASION
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Daily RED Trivia Tue 3rd November:
3/11/1936: Gordon Clayton born in Chadsmoor, Staffordshire. Clayton won an FA Youth Cup
Winners medal in 1953, but despite a senior debut at Wolverhampton Wanderers
in March 1957 he made just 2 appearances in six years at Old Trafford. A secure keeper,
he left to join Tranmere Rovers in November 1959, later serving United in a scouting
role in the 1970's.
3/11/1962: United win 5-3 at Ipswich Town in a Division 1 game watched by 18,483.
Denis Law 4 and David Herd scored for the Reds. Team was: Gregg, Brennan,
Cantwell, Stiles, Foulkes, Setters, Giles, Quixall, Herd, Law, Charlton.
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Barry Daily Comment:
Please read todays DTI Press Notice "P/98/835" from Secretary of State
so that you can continue to help on this matter.
Manchester United for the supporters NOT the media!
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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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Subject: www.red11.org Survey Results:
Results of Survey #24:
What do you think of UNITED's young defender Wes Brown?
Very Good 94 60.6%
Good 49 31.6%
Satisfactory 9 5.8%
Below Average 0 0.0%
Should play for City 3 1.9%
Total 155 voted
Barry Comment:
Expected result 92% said good or better! :))
This tremendous talent was voted reserves young player of the year last
season and is looking at a bright future. Already a permamnent fixture in
the first team and that takes some doing.
Ok, 3 voted "should play for city" please send your names and addresses on
a postcard,
the "blue boys" will be around to sort you out!
(only joking its a free world and life is too short) btw Can any one tell
me - Who are City?
This week:
Which of the following players will not be on UNITED's books at the start
of next season?
Schmiechel
Van Der Gouw
Irwin
Berg
May
Sheringham
Cruyff
Solskjaer
Suggested by John Whitney.
Vote now at this address: http://www.red11.org/miva/survey.mv
Thanks for voting!
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Subject: Man Utd ready for Europe but Bayern slump
LONDON, Nov 1 - England's Manchester United and Arsenal
warmed up for European action this week with domestic victories but German
league leaders Bayern Munich slumped to their first defeat of the season.
European Cup holders Real Madrid extended their 100 percent away record and
Juventus moved to the top in Italy for the first time this season.
All five clubs are involved in key Champions' League matches on Wednesday.
ENGLAND
Manchester United smashed four goals past Everton to move to within a point of
Aston Villa at the top of the premier league.
Duncan Ferguson scored a consolation goal for the hosts -- their first at home all
season -- but Everton, unbeaten in 10 games before this match, had no answer to
United's pace and power.
Villa's match at Chelsea was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
Champions Arsenal won 1-0 at Coventry City in a match marred by the death of a
steward after he was struck by the Arsenal team bus in an accident outside the
stadium before the game.
England midfielder Paul Gascoigne returned for his first game since leaving a
rehabilitation clinic in Middlesbrough's 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest.
SPAIN
Real Madrid stormed back to the top of the Spanish first division, extending their
100 percent away record this season with a 5-1 win at Extremadura.
Barcelona also won as two goals apiece from Brazilian pair Rivaldo and Sonny
Anderson gave them a 4-1 victory over Real Sociedad.
GERMANY
Leaders Bayern Munich slumped to their first league defeat of the season when they
had a man sent off and lost 1-0 at promoted Eintracht Frankfurt.
Eintracht midfielder Thomas Sobotzik scored the only goal of the match in the 32nd
minute to stop Bayern's brilliant run of eight wins and a draw.
But they still have a comfortable five-point lead over city rivals TSV 1860 Munich,
who lost 3-2 at home to lowly VfL Wolfsburg. Bayern and TSV 1860 clash in a
top-of-the-table derby next Saturday.
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Subject: The official terms of reference
Here is the official press release. We have to send a letter by 20th November stating that we
would like to submit evidence to the address at the bottom of this message
DTI Press Notice P/98/835
29 October 1998
PROPOSED ACQUISITION BY BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING GROUP PLC OF MANCHESTER
UNITED PLC REFERRED TO MMC
Terms of reference
Whereas it appears to the Secretary of State that it is or may be the fact
that arrangements are in progress or in
contemplation which, if carried into effect, will result in the creation
of a merger situation qualifying for investigation,
as defined in section 64(8) of the Fair Trading Act ("the Act") in that:
(a) enterprises carried on by or under the control of British Sky
Broadcasting Group PLC
( a body incorporated in the United Kingdom) will cease to be disdinct from
enterprises carried on by or under the
control of Manchester United PLC; and
(b) the value of assets to be taken over exceeds ?70million;
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under
sections 64, 69(2) and 75(1) of the Act, hereby
refers to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission ("the Commission") for
investigation and report within the period
ending on 12 March 1999 the following questions:
(i) whether arrangements are in progress or in contemplation as described
in paragraph (a)
above which, if carried into effect, will result in the creation of a
merger situation qualifying for investigation;
(ii) if events so require, whether the actual results of those arrangements
are the creation of such a situation; and
(iii) if so, ineither case, whether the creation of that situation may be
expected to operate of (if events so require)
operates against the public interest.
In relation to the questions in paragraphs (i) and (ii) above the
Commission shall exclude from consideration one of
paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 64(1) of the Act if they find the other
satisfied.
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The Commission would like to hear from anyone who wishes to submit evidence
in writing to the inquiry by 20 November 1998, to be sent to:
The Reference Secretary (BSB)
Monopolies and Mergers Commission
New Court
48 Carey Street
London
WC2A 2JT.
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Subject: Casper's Reading Transfer (TeamTalk)
Casper To Join Royals
Chris Casper will quit United to join Reading today in a £300,000 deal.
The Second Division club have been very impressed with the 23-year-old
centre back during his one-and-a-half month spell on loan - spurring Tommy
Burns to make the move permanent.
Casper's accomplished defending and ball skills have strengthened Reading,
currently unbeaten in their last six matches, at the back.
Burns said: "Chris has given us an extra dimension in defence. He has lots
of talent and at 23 he sees this as his chance to get first team football."
Casper made two senior appearances for United, one in the league when United
won 2-1 at White Hart Lane.
He played for Bournemouth and Swindon on loan before Reading offered him the
chance to play regular league football.
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Subject: King Keane holds court but bigger challenge is lying ahead
Everton 1-4 Manchester United:
Monday, November 2, 1998
Long before Roy Keane became captain of Manchester United, Alex Ferguson
talked of him as if he had been born for the challenges that now lie ahead.
When the Republic of Ireland midfielder arrived at Old Trafford, Steve Bruce was
still captain and Paul Ince was hoping to inherit the armband.
Yet Ferguson was always certain of Keane's true birthright. And Keane, as his
manager had envisaged, proved himself worthy. That was his first challenge as
a United player.
Now, having produced the evidence at Goodison Park that proves he has
overcome the second major hurdle of his life - recovering from a debilitating
knee injury - he can define his place in Old Trafford history following the news
that Ryan Giggs will be out for a month with a fractured foot.
For having rediscovered the dynamism that made him one of the most
intimidating midfielders of his generation, the Manchester United captain faces
a new, perhaps more daunting, task - leading his club towards their Holy Grail
of the European Cup.
Keane won the respect of Everton adversary John Collins following a
performance of awesome power. It helped his colleagues give Walter Smith a
first-hand insight on how far he has to go before he can think of rivalling the Old
Trafford boss after their first managerial head-to- head. In one simple sentence,
Collins delivered his verdict: 'Roy Keane is now back to his best.'
That, from a proud Scotsman who took great professional satisfaction in ruining
United's Champions League ambitions last year by helping Monaco knock them
out of the quarter-finals, may be all that the Irishman needs to be sure in his
own mind that his recovery is complete.
Keane will need that reassurance. For while United may have been too much,
too soon for Smith and his revolution at Goodison, Giggs' injury means that the
Irishman's credence is about to be put to the ultimate test. Brondby, on
Wednesday, should not prove too much of a problem. Having already beaten
the Danes 6-0 in a friendly, then 6-2 in Copenhagen to lead their section, Keane
and his team-mates would see anything less than another victory as abject
failure.
But with Giggs also out for the visit to Barcelona's Nou Camp stadium three
weeks later, Keane's influence will be crucial. At least Ferguson can count on
one of them being around for the second series of their section.
Collins is convinced that Keane can hold the fort until Giggs returns. He said: 'I
think this may be United's year. Since I played against them last for Monaco
they have become stronger and more impressive.'
Of course, there are reasons other than Keane's re-emergence for that. Jaap
Stam is starting to feel at home and Dwight Yorke has given United an extra
dimension in attack, his partnership with Andy Cole having now produced nine
goals.
Ferguson has another naturally left-sided player in Jesper Blomqvist to fill in for
Giggs. He gives the team the width it requires to operate at optimum levels.
Everton, who might have gone ahead in the 15th second had Peter Schmiechel
not brilliantly blocked a Duncan Ferguson volley, have more mundane problems
confronting them.
Such as how to translate chances into the goals that will ensure there is not to
be another fight against relegation. They made several chances. Stam's
attempted clearance struck a post, as did a Collins shot and Ferguson headed
one opportunity wide while Short missed with a volley. New £4.5 million signing
Ibrahim Bakayoko suggested he may add an extra cutting edge.
Having gone behind to Yorke's opener and Short's misdirected header, Everton
fought back after Ferguson headed Everton's first Premiership goal at Goodison
in nine hours, 24 minutes of play.
Yet with Keane constantly cracking the whip, goals from Cole and Blomqvist
gave their side an over-stated winning margin.
Everton face FA action after Schmeichel's goal became a missile landing zone
near the end of the game. Referee Peter Jones will include the incidents in his
match report.
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BREAKING NEWS - Monday 02 November 1998
Subject: UNDERSTUDY BLOMQVIST CAN RISE TO OCCASION
Jesper Blomqvist is ready to step into the void left by Ryan Giggs as
Manchester United prepare for a European onslaught which could carry
them from the 'group of death' and into the Champions' Leagu
e quarter-finals.
With Brondby coming to Old Trafford on Wednesday and the crucial clash
with Barcelona just three weeks away, Alex Ferguson says Blomqvist could
prove a key figure.
They currently top Group D after beating the Danes 6-2 in Copenhagen
last month, and another big win on Wednesday would strengthen their
chances of reaching the knockout stage once again.
An injury to Giggs at this stage of the competition could have proved
drastic, but that is why Ferguson invested £4.5million in the Swede
during the summer.
Last year, without cover for Giggs, United finished trophyless.
But, despite the Welsh star's broken foot, the United manager is confident
his team can cope this time.
"That is the reason behind having such a strong pool - Jesper Blomqvist
will do the job," said Ferguson.
"Losing Ryan for a month is now a blow; it's a disappointment. Blows
are something which can flatten you, but we are not going to allow that to
happen. Jesper makes a difference."
Blomqvist, who scored his first goal for United on Saturday, confesses to
being amazed by his new team-mates' performances.
During October in a programme cut short by a two-week international
break, United scored 21 goals - and the Swede could scarcely believe some
of the performances. "I have never played at a club where
the goals come like that, but when we get the passing going and the ball
working it's amazing," he said.
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