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Date: Sat Jul 04 12:36:48 GMT+00:00 1998
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
Former Manchester United ace Brian McClair has been appointed captain at
his new club Motherwell.
From: L Harvey
Subject: List: Charity Shield ticket details
Hi folks, fresh off the hotline this afternoon:
Postal applications are now being accepted for the Charity Shield on 9th
August (kick-off 1pm) from season ticket holders only. (Postal
applications only at present, no personal callers) Season ticket holders
should send voucher 58 (from last season's book), a letter of application,
an open cheque made payable to MUFC and a stamped addressed envelope to the
ticket office, as soon as possible, marking the envelope "Charity Shield".
Prices are as follows: £50, £45, £37, £32, £27, £20, £15 and £12
with the majority being in the £27 and £20 price range.
Linda
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This Issue:
1. Jack Rowley (Guardian)
2. Steve Bruce appointed as Sheffield United
3. Roberto Carlos (Mirror)
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Date: Fri, 03 Jul 1998 09:32:50 -0400
To: suggs@tiac.net
Subject: Jack Rowley (Guardian)
JACK ROWLEY: GUNNER ON BUSBY TARGET
By David Meek
Jack Rowley was an anti-tank gunner with the South Staffordshire infantry
during the second world war, but his nickname of "Gunner" had much more to
do with his shooting on the football field. The former Manchester United
and England centre forward, who has died aged 77, was renowned for his
ferocity and accuracy in striking a ball, both on the ground and in the
air, which netted him six England caps and 208 goals in 422 League and FA
Cup appearances, despite his long break from the game as a soldier.
Not that he stopped scoring during the war when he guested for Spurs,
Wolves and Distillery among other clubs. Indeed, he always claimed wartime
football provided him with one of his most cherished memories. "I played
for Spurs one week and scored seven and then a few days later I got eight
out of eight for Wolves," he told me in an interview a few years ago.
Born in Wolverhampton, his father was a goalkeeper with Walsall who played
inside forward for a local team when he was nearly 60. His youngest
brother, Arthur, played for Leicester and became a scoring hero for
Shrewsbury Town where he set scoring records. Jack started in football
locally as part of Major Frank Buckley's nursery at Wolves. He didn't
impress and was allowed to join Bournemouth, but after scoring 10 goals in
11 games, Scott Duncan brought him aged 18 to Old Trafford for £3,000.
Soon afterwards, he scored four goals in a 5-1 win against Swansea and the
goals flowed freely and consistently for the rest of his career.
United fans will remember him most for his two goals in the FA Cup final
victory over Blackpool in 1948 and the 30 league goals he scored in season
1951-52 to break the club scoring record and secure Matt Busby's first
Championship success. Rowley dominated United's scoring in the early
post-war years when he allied his fierce finishing with an equally strong
and aggressive style of play. His robust style perhaps explains why in his
later years he was more likely to be seen on the touchline of his local
Rugby Union club rather than at Old Trafford or just a little further down
the road from his home in Shaw near Oldham, as a guest of Swinton Rugby
League club. As he explained to me: "I was a fair player but I was always
hard and I see that attitude more in rugby these days than I do in soccer.
I like the way rugby players take the knocks, shake them off and then later
are the best of pals in the bar."
He was certainly regarded by his team-mates as a strong-willed, forceful
character, at times even a little awkward, and he was always willing to
look Busby in the eye. These were, perhaps, qualities which also took him
into management with some success after a career with United which spanned
18 years. He joined Plymouth as player-manager, eventually bringing them
into the Second Division. Six months later, he was sacked, possibly
because his management style was a little like his play - aggressive and
blunt. However, this did not prevent him enjoying great success at Oldham
where in three years he lifted the average attendance from 4,000 to 15,000.
Promotion brought more trouble though, and as he admitted: "Some seem to
think I'm too tough a boss. Well I call a spade a spade and do some
straight talking and I'm not apologising for that."
Rowley was one the early English managers to be head-hunted by a leading
European club and took Ajax into second place in the Dutch league before
returning home for spells with Wrexham, Bradford, and a second stint at
Oldham, which suited him because he still had his Post Office and
newsagents shop at Shaw from his earlier time in Lancashire. Eventually,
and inevitably the axe fell again on his last appointment in football but
there were no regrets. For, as he said: "I enjoyed it all, playing and
managing, but all good things come to an end."
Jack Rowley made a good and honourable mark on the game of football to
maintain an impressive family tradition. His wife predeceased him and he
is survived by two daughters and a son.
John Frederick Rowley, footballer and manager, born October 7 1920, died
June 27 1998.
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Date: Fri, 03 Jul 1998 09:33:10 -0400
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From: L Harvey (by way of Red Devils List )
Subject: Steve Bruce appointed as Sheffield United
player/manager (Guardian)
Bruce the Blade and manager too
By Lawrie Madden
Friday July 3, 1998
Sheffield United have appointed Steve Bruce as player-manager. Bruce, who
will be 38 this year, has signed a three-year contract. He will play for
the first year, then confine himself to management for the final two.
Bruce signed for the club after agreement over compensation was reached
with Birmingham City. Steve Thompson, who was acting United manager after
Nigel Spackman resigned in March, will stay on as Bruce's assistant and
John Deehan will come in as first-team coach.
Mike McDonald, the chairman, said: "There is money available for Steve. We
know we have to strengthen the squad." United reached the First Division
play-offs in May, losing over two legs to Sunderland, and also reached the
FA Cup semi-finals.
Bruce, who turned down two other jobs, said: "This is a big club, a big
city with big support. This job is not about money. It's about an
opportunity to get into management. I had two great years at Birmingham
but I want to get into the Premier League. It's the only place to be. The
gap between the First Division and the Premier is getting bigger, so the
sooner we get there, the better."
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