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www.red11.org DAILY NEWS Date: Thu Dec 17 GMT+00:00 1998 Mail: barry@www.red11.org This Issue: 1. Carling Report Man United v Chelsea 16/12/98 8.00 2. Euro Draw Reaction 3. Murdoch related 4. Manchester United 1:1 Chelsea Old Trafford ++++++=========+++++++========+++++++++========++++++++ Daily RED Trivia Thu 17th December 1998: 17/12/1927: United beat Arsenal 4-1 at Old Trafford in a Division 1 game watched by 18,120. Jimmy Hanson, Frank McPherson, Teddy Partridge and Joe Spence scored for the Reds. Team was: Richardson, Moore, Jones, Bennion, Mann, Wilson, Spence, Partridge, Hanson, Johnston, McPherson. 1955: In Division 1United beat Birmingham City 2-1 at Old Trafford with goals from Mark Jones and Dennis Viollet watched by 27,704. Team was: Wood, Foulkes, Bryne, Colman, Jones, Edwards, Berry, Doherty, Taylor, Viollet, Pegg. ************ Barry Daily Comment: Another draw thats three in a row! Draw in the European Champions League today was Manchester Utd v Inter Milan. http://www.iol.ie/~redcafe/kidd.htm Brian Kidd Press conference, pic, real audio Remaining 1998 games: ALL Result/Fixture Index: http://www.red11.org/mufc/fix9899z.htm Sat 19/12 Middlesbrough (H) PL 15.00 Sat 26/12 Nottm Forest (H) PL 15.00 Tue 29/12 Chelsea (A) PL sky sports time 19.45 UK UNITED Stats v All teams: http://www.red11.org/mufc/stats/ *** TEAM RESULTS - MANCHESTER UNITED *** Date Opposition Score Pos. Attend. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 08/11/98 Newcastle United Home D 0-0 3 55,174 14/11/98 Blackburn Rovers Home W 3-2 2 55,198 21/11/98 Sheffield Wednesday Away L 1-3 2 39,475 29/11/98 Leeds Home W 3-2 2 55,172 05/12/98 Aston Villa Away D 1-1 2 39,241 12/12/98 Tottenham Hotspur Away D 2-2 1 36,079 16/12/98 Chelsea Home D 1-1 2 55,159 ****** Champions League:3 Group D P W D L F A Pts Bayern Munich 6 3 2 1 9 6 11 Man United 6 2 4 0 20 11 10 Barcelona 6 2 2 2 11 9 8 Brondby 6 1 0 5 4 18 3 Sep 16 Brøndby 2-1 Bayern München Sep 16 Man Utd 3-3 Barcelona Sep 30 Barcelona 2-0 Brøndby Sep 30 Bayern Munich 2-2 Man Utd Oct 21 Brøndby 2-6 Man Utd Oct 21 Bayern Munich 1-0 Barcelona Nov 4 Barcelona 1-2 Bayern Munich Nov 4 Man Utd 5-0 Brøndby Nov 25 Barcelona 3-3 Man Utd Nov 25 Bayern Munich 2-0 Brøndby Dec 9 Brøndby 0-2 Barcelona Dec 9 Man Utd 1-1 Bayern Munich ****** CHAMPIONS' LEAGUE QUARTER-FINAL DRAW Real Madrid v Dynamo Kiev Manchester Utd v Inter Milan Juventus v Olympiakos Bayern Munich v Kaiserslautern Ties to be played on March 3 and 17 ++++++=========+++++++========+++++++++========++++++++Subject: Carling Report Man United v Chelsea 16/12/98 8.00 Man United (1) 1 Chelsea (0) 1 FT Cole 45 Zola 83 There were almost more bookings than chances, but a late flash of inspiration from Gianfranco Zola finally sparked Chelsea into life to strengthen their FA Carling Premiership title ambitions. For the opening 80 minutes, the team sent out by Gianluca Vialli seemed to be poor imposters for the team which has produced some sparkling football so far this season. United were little better, though, and the match was largely a poor advert for a supposedly resurgent Premiership as the two teams tipped as the most-likely title contenders met head on. Seven players were shown the yellow card, tackles flew in from all angles, and the game was crying out for width and inspiration until the late flurry from the visitors, inspired by substitute Gustavo Poyet. But after Zola had struck seven minutes from time to equalise Andy Cole's 45th-minute effort, the Blues had chances to win the game and strengthen a record which has seen them lose just twice at Old Trafford in their past 23 League games there. Before kick-off, Old Trafford was feverish with excitement at the prospect of a Champions' Cup quarter-final against Inter Milan, with Ronaldo and Diego Simeone, the Argentinian who must still haunt David Beckham's worst nightmares, awaiting. But Europe must be put on hold for both sides until March as domestic concerns take centre stage. The absence of their defensive foundation stones, Marcel Desailly and Frank Leboeuf, was a massive blow for Chelsea, plunging Michael Duberry and Bernard Lambourde into action against Cole and Dwight Yorke. But what the first-half really missed amid all the wasted passes and lack of inspiration as two cautious line-ups cancelled each other out was a winger, someone to take on an opponent and produce a dangerous cross from the by-line. It was little surprise that only Jesper Blomqvist provided any real menace down the flanks, given that Nicky Butt, Dan Petrescu and Celestine Babayaro are hardly in the class of Ryan Giggs and David Beckham, both rested until the second half. Apart from Cole's goal, the rest of the opening 45 minutes was largely dismal, enlivened only by the constant whistling of referee Graham Barber. The first real save came a full 38 minutes into the game, when Peter Schmeichel parried an effort from the effervescent Gianfranco Zola. Shortly afterwards, Graeme Le Saux, who had been at the centre of most of the controversy, feigning injury at least once and being tackled into the advertising hoardings in revenge, limped off to be replaced by Poyet. But finally, the painful deadlock was broken just seconds before the interval. Blomqvist teased the Chelsea defence down the right and sent in a weak cross which was cleared as far as Butt. His shot was blocked, but Cole immediately pounced on the loose ball to fire a shot in off the left-hand upright. Cole was straight back into the thick of the action after the break, setting up Yorke after a thoughtful through-ball from Paul Scholes, but the striker's weak shot was easily gathered by De Goey. The shuddering challenges continued to fly in, and Lambourde was extremely fortunate to escape his second yellow card of the game for what seemed a last-ditch foul on Yorke as the former Villa striker threatened to break free. Yorke was promptly replaced by Beckham with 29 minutes left, and he produced the best cross of the game within two minutes only to see Scholes head it straight into the ground and up again into De Goey's hands. Chelsea had their fair share of possession but were too often guilty of trying to break down United straight through the middle, when it has been in the air that the Reds have largely seemed vulnerable this season. When Poyet did manage to pick out Roberto Di Matteo in an inch of space in the penalty area, the Italian simply fell over his own feet as Schmeichel plucked the ball from beneath him. Chelsea were almost made to pay when Ferrer conceded possession to Cole, and the striker fed Blomqvist advancing into the area, but his shot went woefully wide, and he was immediately replaced by Giggs. Di Matteo did have another chance to secure a point, rounding Schmeichel to reach the by-line after Poyet had bulldozed his way through, but Brown was there to hack clear his pull-back. The young defender was unable to stop Zola two minutes later, however, as the Italian turned sharply onto Poyet's flick and held off Brown's challenge before flicking the ball nonchalantly over the advancing Schmeichel. In a thrilling final few minutes, Chelsea finished the stronger, with Petrescu wasting one chance after Tor Andre Flo caused more chaos in the United area, and Babayaro clipping the post with a 20-yard effort. There was still time for Brown to flick a header narrowly wide but with honours even, the focus now turns to the rematch in just two weeks at Stamford Bridge. Both sides will not find it hard to improve but after fighting back to snatch a deserved draw, the Chelsea fans will not be worrying about that on the way back to London. Man United: Schmeichel, G. Neville, Irwin, Stam, Butt, Cole, Blomqvist (Giggs, 80), Keane, Scholes (Sheringham, 84), Brown, Yorke (Beckham, 60). Subs not used: Johnsen, P. Neville. Booked: Brown, G. Neville. Chelsea: De Goey, Petrescu, Babayaro, Wise, Duberry, Le Saux (Poyet, 44), Di Matteo, Ferrer, Flo, Lambourde, Zola. Subs not used: Goldbaek, Hitchcock, Nicholls, Morris. Booked: Lambourde, Wise, Petrescu, Ferrer, Di Matteo. Attendance: 55,159. Referee: G Barber (Pyrford).
"Peter Schmeichel's last season at OT" Click on image for more!" Subject: Euro Draw Reaction Football-United and Inter look forward to first meeting By Steve Keating GENEVA, Dec 16 - Ken Merrett, general secretary of Manchester United, said on Wednesday he thought his club's European Cup quarter-final clash with Inter Milan was the tie of the round. "They are all difficult but with Ronaldo playing I think we have the most attractive match of the draw," said Merrett. "We have a good relationship with Inter but I don't think we've ever played them in a competitive situation. We've played them in friendlies and played quite well as did Inter." "There is a link between the two teams, because of Paul Ince (who United sold to Inter in 1995) and that's why we have such a good relationship with them. "We want to make our mark in Europe and to do so we have to win this match. "I rate Inter as one of the favourites and our chances are 50-50. We are familiar with each other and there are no secrets between the two clubs." Inter vice president Giannaria Visconte agreed it was a mouth-watering tie: "I agree this is the most glamorous match of the draw and I believe one of the two clubs will reach the final," he said. "But we are speaking in December and the match is in March so both teams will have time to correct their flaws. "Every club has its weaknesses because the perfect club does not exist." Bayern Munich general secretary Carl Hopsner was less pleased with the club's all-German clash with Kaiserslautern. "It's a tradition. Last year we played Dortmund in the quarter-finals. Two German teams then and now it's the same. And we are at home first again," he said. "From watching TV, trainers and technical staff, we knew all the other seven clubs equally well so it's not an advantage to draw an opponent from your own league you know so well. "In fact, if you have a national game at this point, it is not so good for the spectators." Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sainz said he was happy to be facing Dynamo Kiev: "I'm glad because we originally drew Inter and we were happy to see them thrown back," he said. Under UEFA rules the two were not allowed to meet having qualified from the same group. "However, Dynamo will still be very difficult and we will have to be very careful. "If we go into the match too relieved about avoiding Inter, thinking this could be easy, we would blow our chances and all the good work we've done up to now." The fourth tie brought together Juventus, aiming for a fourth successive final, and outsiders Olympiakos Piraeus. However, Roberto Bettega, former Italy striker and now Juventus vice president said it would not be a one-sided affair. "It is not a very easy match because Olympiakos is representative of football in progress," said Bettega. "They were first in their group and we have to play the first match in Turin so it will not be easy." Olympiakos club director Peter Kokkalis said: "We respect Juventus, we know their history ... We came to Geneva ready to look all seven opponents in the eyes with respect but not fear. "We played the last round against some famous opponents and did our best and will do the same against Juventus." The matches will be played over two legs on March 3 and 17.
"Peter Schmeichel's last season at OT" Click on image for more!" Subject: Murdoch related Reds, Just more fuel for the fire, I suppose. The (Murdoch owned) LA Dodgers just splashed out $105 mil. over 7 years on pitcher Kevin Brown. Excerpted from espn.com used w/out permission... http://ESPN.SportsZone.com/gen/columns/rayratto/00994555.html -------------- Not that the Brown deal is all that brilliant, mind you. Three years from now, the Dodgers will be paying $15 million a year to an old guy with a cranky arm who may give them 15 starts ... and they'll still have to pay him four more years after that. As a matter of efficiency, it doesn't meet the standard set by seven-year-olds on a Twinkie buzz. As a matter of soundness, it falls short of Dan Reeves' aorta.* But it is being assailed by most people because (a) Rupert Murdoch is too rich; (b) it throws the salary structure out of whack; (c) what about competitive balance? (d) what about Montreal?; (e) what about all the other little Montreals out there? Well, we have answers to all these little brain teasers. In order: (a) And what of it?; (b) there is no salary structure and there hasn't been for 30 years; (c) competitive what?; (d) when did any of you ever care about Montreal?, and; (e) see (d). The baseball owners who now decry Murdoch's spending were the ones who voted him in, remember? It wasn't as if he was a small boy selling lemonade in front of his house before this, was it? They wanted his TV money, so they did the deal they knew would result in this. ---------- I think that last paragraph could describe any sport that Murdoch is or has attempted to get involved in. *[Dan Reeves is the coach of the NFL Atlanta Falcons who just recently underwent quadruple bypass heart surgery, something like his 3rd heart operation.]
"Peter Schmeichel's last season at OT" Click on image for more!" FA Carling Premiership 16 December 1998 Subject: Manchester United 1:1 Chelsea Old Trafford By Mark Bradley, PA Sport Chief Soccer Writer There were almost more bookings than chances, but a late flash of inspiration from Gianfranco Zola finally sparked Chelsea into life to strengthen their title ambitions. For the opening 80 minutes, the team sent out by Gianluca Vialli seemed to be poor imposters for the team which has produced some sparkling football so far this season. United were little better, though, and the match was largely a poor advert for a supposedly resurgent Premiership as the two teams tipped as the most-likely title contenders met head on. Seven players were shown the yellow card, tackles flew in from all angles, and the game was crying out for width and inspiration until the late flurry from the visitors, inspired by substitute Gustavo Poyet. But after Zola had struck seven minutes from time to equalise Andy Cole's 45th-minute effort, the Blues had chances to win the game and strengthen a record which has seen them lose just twice at Old Trafford in their past 23 League games there. Before kick-off, Old Trafford was feverish with excitement at the prospect of a Champions' Cup quarter-final against Inter Milan, with Ronaldo and Diego Simeone, the Argentinian who must still haunt David Beckham's worst nightmares, awaiting. But Europe must be put on hold for both sides until March as domestic concerns take centre stage. The absence of their defensive foundation stones, Marcel Desailly and Frank Leboeuf, was a massive blow for Chelsea, plunging Michael Duberry and Bernard Lambourde into action against Cole and Dwight Yorke. But what the first-half really missed amid all the wasted passes and lack of inspiration as two cautious line-ups cancelled each other out was a winger, someone to take on an opponent and produce a dangerous cross from the by-line. It was little surprise that only Jesper Blomqvist provided any real menace down the flanks, given that Nicky Butt, Dan Petrescu and Celestine Babayaro are hardly in the class of Ryan Giggs and David Beckham, both rested until the second half. Apart from Cole's goal, the rest of the opening 45 minutes was largely dismal, enlivened only by the constant whistling of referee Graham Barber. The first real save came a full 38 minutes into the game, when Peter Schmeichel parried an effort from the effervescent Gianfranco Zola. Shortly afterwards, Graeme Le Saux, who had been at the centre of most of the controversy, feigning injury at least once and being tackled into the advertising hoardings in revenge, limped off to be replaced by Poyet. But finally, the painful deadlock was broken just seconds before the interval. Blomqvist teased the Chelsea defence down the right and sent in a weak cross which was cleared as far as Butt. His shot was blocked, but Cole immediately pounced on the loose ball to fire a shot in off the left-hand upright. Cole was straight back into the thick of the action after the break, setting up Yorke after a thoughtful through-ball from Paul Scholes, but the striker's weak shot was easily gathered by De Goey. The shuddering challenges continued to fly in, and Lambourde was extremely fortunate to escape his second yellow card of the game for what seemed a last-ditch foul on Yorke as the former Villa striker threatened to break free. Yorke was promptly replaced by Beckham with 29 minutes left, and he produced the best cross of the game within two minutes only to see Scholes head it straight into the ground and up again into De Goey's hands. Chelsea had their fair share of possession but were too often guilty of trying to break down United straight through the middle, when it has been in the air that the Reds have largely seemed vulnerable this season. When Poyet did manage to pick out Roberto Di Matteo in an inch of space in the penalty area, the Italian simply fell over his own feet as Schmeichel plucked the ball from beneath him. Chelsea were almost made to pay when Ferrer conceded possession to Cole, and the striker fed Blomqvist advancing into the area, but his shot went woefully wide, and he was immediately replaced by Giggs. Di Matteo did have another chance to secure a point, rounding Schmeichel to reach the by-line after Poyet had bulldozed his way through, but Brown was there to hack clear his pull-back. The young defender was unable to stop Zola two minutes later, however, as the Italian turned sharply onto Poyet's flick and held off Brown's challenge before flicking the ball nonchalantly over the advancing Schmeichel. In a thrilling final few minutes, Chelsea finished the stronger, with Petrescu wasting one chance after Tor Andre Flo caused more chaos in the United area, and Babayaro clipping the post with a 20-yard effort. There was still time for Brown to flick a header narrowly wide but with honours even, the focus now turns to the rematch in just two weeks at Stamford Bridge. Both sides will not find it hard to improve but after fighting back to snatch a deserved draw, the Chelsea fans will not be worrying about that on the way back to London.
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