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Date: Wed Oct 07  GMT+00:00 1998
Mail: barry@www.red11.org

This Issue:
1. SKY WANTS VETO OVER SPENDING On £1M PLAYERS
2. Schmikes Blasts Criticism (Mirror)
3. Fight For Foe (TeamTalk)
4. Giggs On The Mend (TeamTalk)
5. NEVILLE BACKS HODDLE OVER INJECTIONS
6. Ronny Johnsen to miss Norway v Slovenia 
7. Red for life - (How I became a red)

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Daily RED Trivia  Wed 7th October:

1920: Jack Rowley born in Wolverhampton. Joined the Reds from Bournemouth
for £3000 in October 1937, and following the war he became one of  the top Centre-
forwards of his time. Rowley scored twice in the 1948 FA Cup Final, and also
a then club record 30 goals as United won the League title in 1952. He contributed
208 goals in 422 appearances between 1937-55, and for England 4 goals in 6 games.

1970: United beat Portsmouth 1-0 at Old Trafford in the League Cup 3rd Round
with a Bobby Charlton goal watched by 32,068. Team was: Rimmer, Donald, Burns,
Fitzpatrick, Ure, Sadler (Aston), Morgan, Gowling, Charlton, Kidd, Best.

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Next 3 games: 
Result/Fixture Index:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/fix9899z.htm

Sat 17/10 Wimbledon   (H) PL
Wed 21/10 Brondby     (A) CL
Sat 24/10 Derby       (A) PL
Wed 28/10 Bury        (H) LC (Worthington Cup)

UNITED Stats v Wimbledon are here:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/stats/vswimbledon.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
03/10/98    Southampton              Away     W  3-0     2    15,251

Week of Oct 4 Which trophy is UNITED most likely to win this season?
European Cup:     F.A. Cup:     League Cup:      Premiership:     
Question NOW OPEN 
Vote here:  http://www.red11.org/miva/survey.mv
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Subject:  SKY WANTS VETO OVER SPENDING On £1M PLAYERS

The Guardian in an article today reported:

If Manchester United is acquired by BSkyB its directors will
have to seek approval from the new owners to buy players
for more than £1 Million, the price of an unrated First Division
striker, unless they raise money by selling players first.

This condition is revealed in the formal offer document, sent
to shareholders of the football club yesterday. It will fuel 
opposition to the takeover by a vocal group of United shareholder
fans who are already campaigning to thwart Rupert Murdoch's
satellite television company.


This is not paper talk. The shareholders amongst us will see it
in black and white.
Of those who have spoken out recently who see only GOOD coming
out of the takeover, and that those fighting it are misguided,  what 
are their reactions to this? I think we should be told.

Paul Hinson
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Subject: Schmikes Blasts Criticism (Mirror)

SCHMEICHEL: I'M NOT OVER THE HILL

PETER SCHMEICHEL last night angrily blasted back at jibes that he's past his
best.
Schmeichel, pilloried for his last-minute blunder which gifted Bayern Munich
a Champions' League point, spoke out after linking up with the Denmark squad
in Copenhagen.

He faced a barrage of questions on reports that he's close to hanging up his
goalkeeping gloves with Aston Villa's Mark Bosnich widely tipped to be his
successor.

Schmeichel erupted, furiously kicking into touch suggestions that he might
be finished at the age of 34.

The Manchester United keeper, out injured with a stomach muscle problem,
stormed: "I am fed up that it's being said that I am finished or over the
hill.

"There's a big difference between being finished and having a stomach muscle
injury.

"I feel I am being unfairly attacked just because I'm injured. I have been
pretty fit for 15 years and now I am asked whether I am over the hill.

"People who have said that should ask me directly how I feel and I will tell
them."

Schmeichel, capped 107 times for his country, also slammed reports that
United boss Alex Ferguson was unhappy that he had joined the Danish squad.
He adds: "The manager has put no pressure on me to pull out. Alex Ferguson
and Manchester United are proud of having international players at the club.

"And I am proud to play for Denmark. It's rubbish to suggest that he asked
me to pull out."

Schmeichel's expected return to action next Wednesday is a major boost for
Ferguson, who was worried about the length of time his keeper would be
sidelined.

He says: "Peter has gone to Denmark for treatment from the national team
doctor.

"He won't play against Wales on Saturday but he could make it against
Switzerland the following week."

Ryan Giggs is also on the comeback trail after recovering from a bruised
foot and Ronny Johnsen, out with an ankle injury, is stepping up training.

But Johnsen might have a major problem on his hands on his return trying to
squeeze out Gary Neville from his centre-back spot.

Neville has starred alongside Jaap Stam with only two goals conceded in
three games - both of them in Munich. Neville's high-level performances have
left Ferguson praising him for literally giving United a shout of major
honours at home and abroad.

Fergie said: "Gary has got a bit of determination about him. He gets at
people.

"He's also more vociferous than other players around him. He's a good reader
of the game, too."

Giggs is in agreement, saying: "Some players are born leaders like Bryan
Robson, Steve Bruce and Roy Keane.

"Gary may not be as experienced as those but from a very young age he had
the attributes of being a leader.

"There are things I have learned off him - and I can pass them on to the
younger players."

Giggs can't wait to get back into the action after being left at home when
United flew to Munich last Tuesday.

He picked up this injury against Liverpool in a clash with Jason McAteer but
will be ready for the Wimbledon game at Old Trafford a week on Saturday.

He will be 25 next month and says: "I want to become one of the best players
United have ever had. You do become a better player with experience.

"I've worked hard and I like to think my game has improved. And I love the
extra responsibility."
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Subject: 4 Fight For Foe (TeamTalk)

Four In Foe Fight

Cameroon midfielder Marc-Vivien Foe is set to be the target of four
Premiership sides. Foe has been a long term target of Manchester United, and
boss Alex Ferguson was on the verge of completing his signature when the
23-year-old broke his leg badly.

The Lens player is still another month away from returning to the game and
there is now set to be a four-way battle for his signature. Reports suggest
that United will be joined by Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa and Spurs in
the chase.

United still remain favourites to land the 6' 4" star.


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Subject:  Giggs On The Mend (TeamTalk)

Giggs On The Mend

The encouraging news surfacing from the Old Trafford treatment room reveals
that Ryan Giggs is on course to make a return to competitive football by the
time the Premiership programme swings back into action on October 17th.

Giggs is definitely out of the reckoning for this weekend's Denmark clash
with the Welsh squad in the Euro 2000 qualifiers.

The United wing ace is still receiving intensive treatment to a badly
bruised foot which forced him to limp out of the 2-0 win over Liverpool. ]

He missed last week's trip to Germany for the Champions' League match
against Bayern Munich and Saturday's 3-0 win at Southampton.

But manager Alex Ferguson is confident of him being back to full fitness
when Premiership football resumes on Saturday week.

Ronny Johnsen could also be in the reckoning for a shirt against Joe
Kinnear's Wimbledon on October 17th.

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Subject: NEVILLE BACKS HODDLE OVER INJECTIONS

By Mark Bradley, PA Sport Chief Soccer Writer

Gary Neville has backed international boss Glenn Hoddle
over club manager Alex Ferguson in the row over vitamin
injections given to England players during the World Cup by
insisting: "There was never any cause for alarm."

A number of England squad members were given injections
administered by French doctor Yann Rougier during France
98.

And Manchester United defender Neville was one of two
players understood to have been given booster doses before
the games against Colombia and Argentina.

Yet Ferguson has written an official letter of complaint to the
Football Association demanding to know exactly what was
in the jabs, and why club managers were not advised about
them.

Rougier hit back at the weekend by insisting that United's
club doctor was made fully aware of what was going on,
and that the injections were simply legal combinations of
vitamins administered to help players recover between
games.

Neville confirmed that there was never any secrecy
surrounding the injections and that although he accepted
Ferguson would not use them at United, he was convinced
of their benefits during the World Cup.

As he gathered for international duty ahead of Saturday's
Euro 2000 qualifier against Bulgaria, the defender said: "Dr
Rougier never tried to win our trust, he explained everything
to us.

"That's why I don't see the cause for alarm because he
explained everything that he was giving us, what it was for,
what it would do to us.

"It was basically for recovery after games, it wasn't for
performance. I felt very sharp during the World Cup and I
felt it worked."

He agreed that United had been experiencing problems in
recovering from European games for Premiership matches,
as well as in dominating games for the full 90 minutes.

Yet he said it was "hypothetical" as to whether he would use
the injections again because the right mineral and vitamin
base had to be in a player's system first before they could
work properly.

Neville added: "It would just have to be when the team was
together for a six-week period. If we took them now for a
week, we'd then go away with our clubs for a month and
not take them. So there would be no benefit.

"I don't think United would ever do that because, as the
manager explained last week, the club aren't into that sort of
thing. Training, rest, good food, drink is what's needed."

Before he saw their benefits to his performances in France,
Neville was himself was just as sceptical as Ferguson still is
about the possible benefits of following the course of
injections.

"It was something that was done before the World Cup and
we were asked to try. We trusted the people in charge," he
explained.

"As Glenn Hoddle said, the Germans, the Brazilians, the
Italians have been doing it for 20 years and it's
commonplace. We're a little bit behind on these things but
we're always willing to listen to new techniques.

"It was something new for me and I was a little bit sceptical
at first when during the World Cup somebody is telling you
to take vitamins and stuff.

"But then you start to trust the medical stuff. The Arsenal
players gave rave reports of how these things worked and
they were right. They worked a treat at the World Cup.

"I think the people who work with England and United are
so sensible and you've got to trust them. They're not going
to do anything to harm us, short-term or long-term."

He agreed that there were different ways of training and
views on nutrition at England and United, just as Terry
Venables did things differently to Hoddle when he was
international coach.

But Neville remains open to new ideas, maintaining:
"Football's becoming that important that people will always
look for ways to try and improve.

"The guy that we had in the World Cup was fascinating to
listen to. You could see with his background of working at
Milan, Monaco and Arsenal and with other athletes and
sportsmen, you knew he had a decent background."

Given Neville's backing for Dr Rougier's methods and his
obvious understanding at the time of what was being
administered to him, it just seems a pity that he apparently
did not make his views and knowledge fully clear to his club
manager over the summer.

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Subject:  Ronny Johnsen to miss Norway v Slovenia 

OSLO, Oct 6  - Manchester United defender Ronny Johnsen will
miss Norway's European Championship qualifying match against Slovenia on
Saturday because of an ankle injury. 

Southampton's Claus Lundekvam has been called up to take Johnsen's place,
Norway's NTB news agency said. 

It said it was also doubtful whether Johnsen would be fit for Norway's European
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Subject: Red for life - (How I became a red)

Red for life

This is my story of how it all began.

Being from a family how was not even vaguely interested in football with the
exception of my ten year old sister Melanie who liked Neville Southhall (for
some strange reason) who was playing for Everton,  there was no influence on me
or my twin brother Gareth as to which team we would support. We were both about
seven  years old when we started to bring a old leather ball to school and kick
it around during our breaks. At this point  we didnt follow the game on TV we
just enjoyed a kickabout.

Anyway mothers being mothers, our mum decided it would be very fitting if we
joined the local Cub Scouts and went one night of the week. When we joined we
discovered there was a football team and as we were both reasonably decent we
both made the grade for the team. The leader of the club (Moglie - or something
from the jungle book) told us we would need new kits for the first match on
Saturday. Ha ha Mum, now see had to buy two new kits for Gareth and I because of
her bright idea. Anyway the next day in school the lads who we played with who
new significantly more about football than us suggested a Liverpool kit as
Liverpool where doing well at that stage. The next day we went to the shop with
dad and Melanie to get new strips.  To the extreme disappointment of Gareth and
I, all the Scouser kits were sold. Melanie (bless her) told us that Man United
were also a good team so we should get the United kits instead. Belfast being
Belfast there is always strong support for 'the Reds', and the shop did have
United strips in stock. So Gareth and I decided to accept the alternative kits
as they were the same colour. We went to school the next day avid United men and
from that point started to follow the games.

Even now my parents are interested in the game and Mum games buying us Cantona
posters and beer classes to add to the collection. I dont have my first kit but
will never forget the day I first wore it. This was when it all started. Little
did we know at that stage, the impact that Melanie's interruption would have
upon our lives.

Glenn Hamill (Belfast)


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