www.red11.org DAILY NEWS
Date: Fri Oct 09 GMT+00:00 1998
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
This Issue:
1. Fergie on Jordi
2. Chris Casper is wanted permanently by Reading
3. Fergie faces D-day
4. MIGHTY FA FACE DOWN UNITED, BSKYB AND THE GOVERNMENT
5. UNITED SILENT ON FA'S BID OPPOSITION
6. UNITED BID "NOT WELCOMED" - FA
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Daily RED Trivia Fri 9th October:
1934: Paddy Kennedy born in Dublin. Kennedy won an FA Youth Cup winners
medal in 1953, and the dogged Full-back made his only senior appearance at
Wolverhampton Wanderers in October 1954. He later played for Blackburn Rovers
and Southampton.
1948: Stan Pearson becomes England's first post-war goalscorer from United in
a 6-2 win against Northern Ireland in Belfast.
1971: United win 3-0 at Huddersfield Town in a Division 1 game watched by
33,458. George Best, Bobby Charlton and Denis Law got the goals. Team was:
Stepney, O'Neil, Dunne, Gowling, James, Sadler, Morgan, Kidd, Charlton, Law,
Best. The win kept United top of Division 1.
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Next 4 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
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Subject: Fergie on Jordi
Fergie strikes it right with shooting stars
By Stuart Mathieson
JORDI CRUYFF . . . in resurgent form MANCHESTER United boss Alex Ferguson
is succeeding in his self-imposed Mission Impossible.
Fergie set himself the task of keeping a quartet of international strikers
happy when he added £12.6m record buy Dwight Yorke to his forward
department in the summer.
Yorke went in as an automatic frontline choice and left Andy Cole, Teddy
Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scrapping for the coveted spare place
as his sidekick.
And now Fergie reckons rejuvenated Jordi Cruyff is set to intensify his
striker headache.
The Dutchman has endured two seasons of Old Trafford misery since his
£800,000 move from Barcelona following Euro 96.
After starting his Reds' career in the senior side, a knee injury
restricted him to just two further first team starts after November.
Cruyff's agony deepened in his second season last year with a catalogue of
injuries reducing his senior contribution to just four starts.
The 24-year-old suffered ankle ligament and thigh muscle injuries and on
his brief return to first team action broke his leg in February.
Cruyff's Old Trafford tribulations led to the belief that he would seek a
change of fortune elsewhere and a club, believed to be Valencia, made
enquiries. But a lively 21-minute sub appearance against Bayern Munich in
the Champions League a week ago and an impressive goalscoring 18-minute
outing at Southampton last Saturday by Cruyff have encouraged United boss
Ferguson.
``Jordi is a good player,'' says Fergie. ``He has got fantastic ability.
The problem has been that in the last two years he's had injury upon
injury. If he stays fit he'll be a really good acquisition for us. There is
no question about that. He came on as sub on Wednesday and did very well
and came on against Southampton and did exceptionally well.
``Jordi has got great balance and can beat men. He has also got a goal
touch about him. He is well capable of scoring goals. I just hope he can
stay fit because he can better.''
Cruyff's renaissance has given Fergie yet another option up front.
And so far the striker's battle has yet to provide any casualties. Cole,
Sheringham and Solskjaer have all had spells as Yorke's partner and all
appear determined to stick it out at Old Trafford.
Solskjaer rebuffed a £5.5m Spurs bid and declared his intent to fight for
his United place. Last week Teddy Sheringham, a Crystal Palace target, did
likewise and Andy Cole ended six weeks without a start by scoring at the
Dell.
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Subject: Chris Casper is wanted permanently by Reading
UNITED reserve defender Chris Casper is wanted permanently by Reading.
Casper has returned to Old Trafford from a month's loan at the Majedski
Stadium but the Second Division club either want to sign him or extend the loan.
The Reds are believed to want around £250,000 for the 23-year-old.
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Subject: Fergie faces D-day
By STUART MATHIESON
ALEX Ferguson was facing his D-day with UEFA's
disciplinary board today following his referee outburst
after Manchester United's Champions' League draw with Barcelona.
And England's former Red Paul Ince is also on the carpet
in Geneva.
The Liverpool midfielder was sent off in England's Euro 2000
qualifier against Sweden last month but compounded his
offence by arguing with the referee and then appearing to
make a gesture to Swedish fans as he left the field.
Fergie blasted Italian official Stefano Braschi after United's
3-3 Old Trafford draw with Barcelona and declared the ref ``had a real shocker''
and made ``disgraceful'' decisions.
The Reds' manager's blast wasn't included in Braschi's report but a UEFA
representative provided evidence from Fergie's press conference.
The commission could impose a maximum £10,000 fine on Ferguson or even a
touchline ban.
Ferguson's punishment is expected from Switzerland this evening.
United striker Teddy Sheringham is one of several minor injury worries for
England coach Glenn Hoddle ahead of the Wembley clash with Bulgaria.
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Subject: MIGHTY FA FACE DOWN UNITED, BSKYB AND THE GOVERNMENT
The Football Association has written to the Office of Fair Trading to oppose BSkyB's £623
million takeover of Manchester United. Their display of defiance has been welcomed by fans,
and greeted with stony silence from the man who stands to pocket £80 million, United chairman
Martin Edwards.
Defying their reputation for spinelessness, the FA argue that BSkyB's takeover would lead
United to exert strength and influence far above other clubs. FA Chairman Keith Wiseman told
the Daily Telegraph: "You can't put a finger on the mischief but most people have a gut
feeling that the bid is not right. It will produce some distortions."
Lee Hodgkiss, spokesman for the Independent Manchester United Supporters' Association, said:
"We're delighted that the FA and PFA have all sent submissions to the Office of Fair Trading,
and I don't think anybody thinks this is a good idea apart from Martin Edwards and Rupert
Murdoch's group."
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