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Date: Mon Jun 08 06:12:06 GMT+00:00 1998
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
This Issue:
1. Hartson - Sheri Swap? (D.Mail)
2. UNITED ACE TELLS CRITICS: nullENGLAND CAN WIN IN FRANCE' (M.E.N)
3. GOING FOR GLORY (M.E.N)
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Date: Mon, 8 Jun 1998 15:56:01 +0800
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From: Red Devil Marcus
Subject: Hartson - Sheri Swap? (D.Mail)
To: MUFC@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU
United want Hartson to replace Sheri
Monday, June 8, 1998
Disgraced England striker Teddy Sheringham was yesterday pardoned by Glenn
Hoddle, but that may not save him from the axe by his Manchester United
manager Alex Ferguson.
As the England coach left the way open for Sheringham to retain his place
for the World Cup opener against Tunisia, it emerged that the Old Trafford
boss is set to replace him with West Ham's John Hartson in a £10m swap deal.
Sheringham has been offered as the makeweight in the move for Hartson, whom
Ferguson has been tracking all season. Sheringham has been massive flop at
United, ended the season on the substitutes' bench and, last week, received
a stinging rebuke from United director Sir Bobby Charlton for his late-night
antics.
Ferguson is desperate to land Hartson, who is refusing to sign a new deal
with West Ham. Whether the deal is cash-only, or cash plus Sheringham, the
Old Trafford club are prepared to break the £10m barrier for the second time
in a month, following their purchase of Jaap Stam, in order to get their
man.
Hoddle stressed that Sheringham will be on trial in training this week, as
the England coach waits to see if the wayward striker has suffered any
adverse affects from his 48-hour freak-out in Portugal last week. But Hoddle
is ready to forgive and forget 32-year-old Sheringham's indiscretions and
looks certain to use him as Alan Shearer's partner against Tunisia in
Marseille a week today.
Hoddle said: 'I'll watch him closely in training and see how sharp he is. I
have to look at things and it won't be based on what happened last week.
'The players take vitamin supplements to maintain their energy levels, but
alcohol is detrimental to that and in this Teddy is probably back to square
one.
'But I've seen what Teddy has done over the years as an international
player. I've gone on record as saying I've got a spine to the side, and I
know what I want. I'd like those players who provide it to remain as fit and
as fresh as they can be.
'Around that spine I have enough quality. Ted and Michael Owen are very
diverse in their style. That gives us an added dimension.
'With the styles of Ted and Michael I think both are going to have a big say
in this World Cup if they remain free from injury.'
Thus, it would appear that Sheringham so long as he satisfies Hoddle he is
fit will start ahead of the precocious Owen. And he can be thankful that the
England coach is understanding enough of the situation to offer the hand of
conciliation.
Hoddle added: 'I've had to deal with the kind of hassle I could have done
without. What Teddy did was disappointing. He has let himself and his
team-mates down.
'It was the hour Teddy stayed up to more than the amount he drank that
worried me most. He says he hopes to learn from the experience. However, I
think he should have learned his lesson after the Hong Kong experience two
years ago.
'But he has apologised and I wasn't going to let him hide, it was right that
he faced the music.'
Sheringham at one time feared his place was in danger, and that he might be
ousted from the squad, just as Paul Gascoigne was.
He said: 'It crossed my mind what happened to Paul could happen to me. The
way things have come out it looks as if I didn't care about jeopardising my
England place. I can assure you that's not the case.
'I've tried to justify my actions although I know anyone reading that I was
out at 6am will think it sounds disgraceful and I admit it does.
'But things aren't always as they seem. That's what I tried to put across to
Glenn. These things don't just happen. I cannot deny it. I'm genuinely sorry
for how it has come out.'
Swansea-born Hartson scored 24 goals last season for West Ham, including a
brilliant strike against United in September. He turned 23 in April, and has
been offered an improved £5m contract by West Ham which would make him their
best-paid player and keep him at the club until 2005.
But Hartson's failure to sign the contract extension has offered the green
light for Ferguson.
Hartson knew that Blackburn tried to buy him before they signed Kevin Davies
from Southampton for £7.5m last week and he was also aware that West Ham had
slapped a £10m price tag on him before telling the Lancashire club he was
not for sale.
Marcus Lionel van Geyzel.
"I can only please one person per day.
Today is not your day.
Tomorrow isn't looking very good either". -- Dogbert
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Date: Mon, 08 Jun 1998 22:18:22 -0400
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From: Support Server2 SrwaniHQPg
Subject: UNITED ACE TELLS CRITICS: `ENGLAND CAN WIN IN FRANCE' (M.E.N)
UNITED ACE TELLS CRITICS: `ENGLAND CAN WIN IN FRANCE'
EXCLUSIVE by CHRIS BAILEY
MANCHESTER United star Gary Neville today sent a clear message to
England's World Cup knockers.
``We can win in France and no-one should doubt it,'' he told M.E.N.
Sport.
He hit out after packing his bags for France '98, saying: ``You can
forget the performances in the build-up. That wasn't the real England.
We are much better than that. You will see a different side when the
competitive action begins.
``We have been working very hard and a lot of the tension that existed
before the final squad was named has gone. We are relaxed and confident
and looking forward to facing Tunisia.''
Bury-based Neville, 23, has 27 caps to be one of the more experienced
members of Glenn Hoddle's squad. England will play a behind-closed-doors
friendly against a local club tomorrow before moving on to their base.
Neville says that recent bad press hasn't had a negative effect on the
squad's confidence. He said: ``We learned in Euro '96 that stories tend
to follow us around, but it doesn't lower morale. All it does is create
a bit of an `us against the world' attitude, but there is no siege
mentality. In a strange kind of way it helps us focus on the job.
Adverse publicity didn't stop us performing well in Euro '96 and it
won't stop us in France '98. What we want is the fans behind us.
``We know that if we produce the kind of football we played in Rome last
year, and in the Le Tournoi, we can go a long way.
``We are a difficult team to beat. People forget we have only lost three
games in about 20 and have conceded only seven goals in that time.
``I just wish our first game was a bit sooner than next week. The
Scottish lads must be getting really excited. What a thrill it must be
for them playing in the first game of a World Cup against the champions,
Brazil.''
Neville, unimpressed by Tunisia's 4-0 win over Wales on Saturday, said
that Hoddle had not begun detailed work on Group G opponents yet. The
England players have, however, been handed squad numbers and the United
defender hopes there is no significance in his . . . 12.
``You cannot read too much into that,'' he said. ``The World Cup is not
about 11 players, it is about the whole squad and a nation's dreams.
Big regret
``We learned in Euro '96 that you need everyone in a big tournament. I
think there were only two or three who didn't get a game. You never know
what will happen with suspensions, injuries and loss of form.''
Neville will be joined on the short flight to France by United
colleagues, David Beckham, Paul Scholes and Teddy Sheringham.
His big regret is that brother Phil and another United ace, Nicky Butt,
won't also be there.
``It really hit me when I saw Phil - and Nicky - walking away,'' he
said. ``It hit me hard for a couple of days.
``Now I am back with England everything is focussed on defeating
Tunisia. We know after facing Saudia Arabia and Morocco that they will
be technically sound but it is important that we get off to a good
start. Then everyone will be right behind us and who knows how far we
can go?''
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Date: Mon, 08 Jun 1998 22:18:07 -0400
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Subject: GOING FOR GLORY (M.E.N)
GOING FOR GLORY
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By Richard Burgess