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Date: Sun Nov 29 05:56:10 GMT+00:00 1998
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
This Issue:
1. WIN THIS OR ELSE, WARNS FERGIE
2. United on guard
3. LEARY ENJOYING ELLAND ROAD LIFE
4. FULL LEAGUE TABLE AS AT 28/11/98 ***
5. Blimey O'Leary
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Daily RED Trivia Sun 29th November:
29/11/1949: Steve James born in Coseley, near Wolverhampton. James made his debut at
Liverpool in October 1968, and the competent Centre-half accumulated 161
appearances between 1968-75, winning a Division 2 Championship medal in
1975. He later played for York City.
1975: In Division 1 United beat Newcastle United 1-0 at Old Trafford with a Gerry
Daly goal watched by 52,624. Team was: Stepney, Nicholl, Houston, Daly,
Greenhoff, Buchan, Coppell, McIlroy, Pearson (McCreery), Macari, Hill.
1978: Uniteds Steve Coppell scores for England as they beat Czechoslovakia
1-0 at Wembley.
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Barry Daily Comment:
Today's Fixtures: FA Carling Premiership
Liverpool vs Blackburn 4.00 pm
Arsenal vs Middlesbrough 3.00 pm
Man Utd vs Leeds 2.00 pm
Remaining 1998 games:
ALL Result/Fixture Index:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/fix9899z.htm
TODAY! Leeds (H) PL 14.00
Wed 2/12 Tottenham (A) (LC 1/4 final) 19.45 sky sports
Sat 5/12 Aston Villa (A) PL 15.00
Wed 9/12 Bayern Munich (H) CL 19.45
Sat 12/12 Tottenham (A) PL 15.00
Wed 16/12 Chelsea (H) PL sky sports time 20.00
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 Leeds:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/stats/vsleeds.htm
*** 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
Prem Table 21/11:
Pos Team P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts
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1 Aston Villa 13 5 1 1 13 8 3 3 0 7 2 10 28
2 Manchester United 13 5 2 0 18 6 2 2 2 9 8 13 25
3 Arsenal 14 4 3 0 10 2 2 3 2 4 4 8 24
4 Chelsea 12 4 2 0 10 3 2 3 1 11 9 9 23
5 Leeds United 14 4 2 1 10 3 1 6 0 10 8 9 23
6 Middlesbrough 14 3 4 0 12 5 2 3 2 11 11 7 22
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Champions League:
Group D P W D L F A Pts
Bayern Munich 5 3 1 1 8 5 10
Man United 5 2 3 0 19 10 9
Barcelona 5 1 2 2 9 9 5
Brondby 5 1 0 4 4 16 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
to play.....
Dec 9 Brøndby v Barcelona
Dec 9 Man Utd v Bayern Munich
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"Peter Schmeichel's last season at OT" Click on image for more!"
Subject: WIN THIS OR ELSE, WARNS FERGIE
Nothing less than a win against Leeds at Old Trafford tomorrow will
satisfy Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson.
http://www.football365.co.uk/homeground/manchester_united/news_92041.htm
NEVILLE QUICK TO DEFEND STAR STAM
Once again the critics are on the broad back of Manchester United's Jaap
Stam.
http://www.football365.co.uk/homeground/manchester_united/news_91964.htm
UNITED MISS INJURED TRIO
Manchester United's injured trio of Ryan Giggs, Teddy Sheringham and
Ronny Johnsen will not be fit in time to face Leeds at Old Trafford on
Sunday.
http://www.football365.co.uk/homeground/manchester_united/news_91795.htm
SCHMEICHEL'S STILL FERGIE'S No1
Peter Schmeichel is still Alex Ferguson's number one despite his recent
blunders for Manchester United.
http://www.football365.co.uk/homeground/manchester_united/news_92108.htm
O'LEARY PLAYS DOWN LEEDS' PROSPECTS
David O'Leary today declared psychological war on Alex Ferguson by
rating his Leeds side as second class citizens in comparison to
Manchester United.
http://www.football365.co.uk/homeground/manchester_united/news_91966.htm
"Peter Schmeichel's last season at OT" Click on image for more!"
Subject: United on guard
Saturday, November 28, 1998
Manchester United will be welcomed back to Old Trafford tomorrow with all the
fervour that their rousing, exhilarating midweek performance in Spain can
generate from the biggest crowd of the Premiership programme.
But if ever there was a need to guard against a hangover from one of United's
most memorable nights in Europe, then it is against the Yorkshiremen who
keep the War of the Roses alive in one of football's most bitter rivalries. The
passion that flows in a match between Manchester United and Leeds
transcends the cross-city enmity that smoulders at Maine Road and the
inter-city rivalry that fires both Liverpool and Everton when Mancunians clash
with Scousers.
Leeds enjoy nothing better than to celebrate victory over the Old Trafford outfit -
and the records suggest Alex Ferguson's team may be at their most vulnerable.
It has long been a problem for our European trophy contenders that the rich
feast of a major midweek tie against the cream of the Continent is too often
followed by stale and stodgy fare, and United have not escaped.
In their six matches immediately following a Champions League fixture -
including the qualifying skirmishes with the Poles of Lodz - Ferguson's team
have managed to win only twice.
The biggest blip came, ominously enough, after that other high-octane 3-3 draw
against Barcelona in September.
The 3-0 defeat that followed at against Arsenal at Highbury was United's
heaviest of a competitive season in which their Charity Shield reverse by the
same score against the same team had been shrugged aside.
If the flaws should reappear, or any United player be tempted to bask in the
glory of the latest Barcelona nailbiter, then, in Leeds, they are facing opponents
who will not fail to take full advantage.
The Leeds fans will make sure of that. Their simmering antagonism goes back
to the 1960s when Don Revie's team emerged to challenge Matt Busby's United
and Bill Shankly's Liverpool for the major honours, in the process collecting an
anti-hero status that Leeds have never quite shaken off.
When Leeds and Manchester United met in their two FA Cup semi-finals of
1965, it was spontaneous combustion with Billy Bremner, Norman Hunter and
Jack Charlton on one side and Nobby Stiles, Pat Crerand and Denis Law on the
other. Law famously left the pitch after one epic with his shirt in tatters.
As the years rolled on, the hatred continued as United recovered from relegation
and, under Ferguson, once again took the high ground.
Eric Cantona's switch from Elland Road to Old Trafford - a perceived betrayal for
one set of fans, proof that God wears a red shirt for another - meant that the
1990s have seen no end to hostilities.
Officials from both clubs strive to keep the rivalry within decent limits, but the
Leeds fans who barracked the minute's silence when Sir Matt Busby died in
1994 are still as likely as not to make tasteless reference to the Munich
Disaster.
While there will be no red carpet rolled out for the visitors, there will be a new
pitch after emergency work to replace the £750,000 surface that was fast
disintegrating. Ferguson will be anxious that Leeds don't now step in to put the
skids under his title ambitions.
With memories of the 3-1 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday still all too fresh and
Aston Villa straining at the leash imposed by United, Ferguson said: 'We
cannot afford to drop further behind the leaders.'
"Peter Schmeichel's last season at OT" Click on image for more!"
Subject: LEARY ENJOYING ELLAND ROAD LIFE
Manchester United will be on a high following their electric performance
against Barcelona on Wednesday. But the visit of Leeds United on Sunday
will be an equally charged affair, with old rivalries running deep.
David O'Leary, in charge since George Graham jumped ship and headed back to
London, has done a great job at Elland Road so far. Unbeaten in their last
six matches, they've claimed all three points in their last three games.
The form of their star man, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, who's scored six goals
in thirteen league games so far this season, has been the main reason for
their resurgence. At the back, Lucas Radebe has helped Leeds to six clean
sheets in fourteen league matches.
Despite this good form, O'Leary is not satisfied, and confirmed last week
that he had made a £4.5 million bid for Nottingham Forest's unsettled
striker Pierre van Hooijdonk. Leeds old-boy David Batty has also been
linked with a move back to Elland Road. Ambition is rife at Leeds.
They've shot up to fifth in the table, and show no signs of letting up.
They travel to Old Trafford on Sunday to face a United side not short on
confidence themselves.
The 3-3 draw in Spain may not have been the ideal result, but the attacking
play the Reds displayed will go a long way in bouncing back from the 3-1
loss at Sheffield Wednesday last weekend.
It was against Leeds last season that Roy Keane damaged his cruciate
ligaments, an injury that kept him out for ten months. Now he's back and
firing on all cylinders, and will want to put the memory behind him.
Leeds were beaten 3-0 at Old Trafford last season, in a meaningless fixture
after the league had already been lost to Arsenal. The match did see the
debut of young defender Wes Brown, who came on for the last half hour.
Matches between the two Uniteds are always tight encounters, with one goal
claiming all the points in three out of the last five games.
United will probably named an unchanged side from that which knocked Barca
out of Europe. Andy Cole, who's scored just one goal against Leeds in six
attempts in a United shirt, will want to continue the run that has seen him
score in seven of his last ten games.
For Leeds, Molenaar and Bowyer and both suspended, while Radebe is a major
injury doubt.
Probable teams:
Manchester United: Schmeichel; Irwin, Stam, G Neville, Brown; Blomqvist,
Beckham, Keane, Scholes; Yorke, Cole.
Leeds United: Martyn; Hiden, Woodgate, Harte, Halle; Hopkin, McPhail,
Wijnhard, Haaland; Hasselbaink, Kewell.
"Peter Schmeichel's last season at OT" Click on image for more!"
Subject: *** FULL LEAGUE TABLE AS AT 28/11/98 ***
Pos Team P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts
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1 Aston Villa 14 5 1 1 13 8 3 4 0 9 4 10 29
2 West Ham United 15 4 3 1 12 9 3 2 2 8 7 4 26
3 Manchester United 13 5 2 0 18 6 2 2 2 9 8 13 25
4 Chelsea 13 4 3 0 11 4 2 3 1 11 9 9 24
5 Arsenal 14 4 3 0 10 2 2 3 2 4 4 8 24
6 Leeds United 14 4 2 1 10 3 1 6 0 10 8 9 23
7 Middlesbrough 14 3 4 0 12 5 2 3 2 11 11 7 22
8 Derby County 15 2 3 2 6 6 3 3 2 9 8 1 21
9 Wimbledon 15 3 3 1 11 8 2 2 4 8 17 -6 20
10 Liverpool 14 2 3 2 13 10 3 1 3 11 9 5 19
11 Newcastle United 15 4 2 2 13 10 1 2 4 6 9 0 19
12 Tottenham Hotspur 15 3 2 2 11 12 2 2 4 8 11 -4 19
13 Leicester City 15 3 2 2 9 8 1 4 3 7 10 -2 18
14 Everton 15 1 4 2 2 5 3 2 3 8 10 -5 18
15 Charlton Athletic 15 2 3 2 13 8 1 4 3 9 15 -1 16
16 Sheffield Wednesday 15 3 2 2 7 3 1 2 5 7 12 -1 16
17 Coventry City 15 3 2 3 9 10 1 1 5 4 11 -8 15
18 Nottingham Forest 15 1 4 3 6 9 1 1 5 6 15 -12 11
19 Southampton 15 1 2 5 9 17 1 2 4 3 14 -19 10
20 Blackburn Rovers 14 2 1 4 9 10 0 2 5 5 12 -8 9
"Peter Schmeichel's last season at OT" Click on image for more!"
Subject: Blimey O'Leary
By Paul Wilson
Saturday November 28, 1998
"There wil be no quick fixes," David O'Leary says. "I can promise you that."
The new Leeds manager has promised this so many times in a
short space of time since taking over at Elland Road you
begin to wonder what exactly is broken. The quick fix line
surely belongs to George Graham at Tottenham, although
there has been little need to air it since just hiring
Gaddafi appears to amount to one. The club he left behind
seems in no obvious need of repair either, unless you
interpret cruising along in a European placing, picking up
3-1 wins at Anfield and introducing exciting new youngsters
as signs of distress. O'Leary himself, despite youth,
inexperience and the initial preference of his club for
Leicester's Martin O'Neill, has grabbed his managerial
chance like Everton receiving an offer for Duncan Ferguson,
so why the need for caution? "Because it won't always be
like this," he said. "I know management is tough. I'm
looking quite good at the moment because the kids I have
put in have done a great job for me, but they can't
continue to do that indefinitely and it would be unfair to
ask them. "I need to make one or two signings to help them
out, to provide stability for when the younger players drop
back a bit. That was what Alex Ferguson did at Manchester
United. He had some great kids, and he gave them their
chance, but he didn't expect them to do it on their own.
There were always vastly experienced players in the side
too, your Cantonas, Bruces and Schmeichels, and that is the
calibre of player I am looking for." To say O'Leary is
impressed by what Ferguson has achieved at Old Trafford
would be a serious understatement. Mild hero worship would
be nearer the mark, and when he makes his first managerial
visit to United this afternoon he will probably have to
make a conscious effort to concentrate on his own team and
resist the temptation to watch the opposition dug-out.
"What is so admirable about Manchester United is that it
has all been done in the last 10 years," he said. "I look
at them now and they are a much bigger, and yes, better
club than Leeds. They go to the Nou Camp and give as good
as they get against Barcelona. Fantastic. Anyone would
applaud that. I know there have been some big-money buys
along the way, which always helps, but for me the two most
crucial aspects of the success story were Alex Ferguson's
determination to get the youth set-up right, and the club's
patience in sticking with their manager when results
initially went against them." The lesson to be learned,
O'Leary believes, is that not just managers but clubs ought
to think long term. The quick fix is not a sustainable
option. Leeds are probably not unreceptive to this pitch,
having allowed Howard Wilkinson to set up a youth scheme
which is now paying dividends and done their utmost to try
and hang on to their last manager, so they will be pleased
to know - especially if the present run of form continues -
that O'Leary does not intend going anywhere. "I tend to
stick around," he said. "You only have to look at my number
of appearances for Arsenal. I'm the sort that likes to see
a job finished, which is what I'm doing here in the first
place. It was suggested at first that I would follow George
and become his assistant at Tottenham, but I did not intend
to do that unless Leeds sacked me, and even then it would
not have been automatic. My position here looked pretty
tenuous around the time Martin O'Neill's coaching
assistants were inspecting property in the Leeds area, but
I still had a year left on my contract, and - as I had no
quarrel with Leeds - I was planning to honour it. Of course
if the club had decided they didn't want me that would have
been a different matter, but I wanted to be seen to be
doing the right thing. I've never been involved in any
acrimonious departures." It was O'Leary's good fortune that
similar scruples on the part of O'Neill led to the
non-negotiations dragging on to an absurd degree, but once
he spotted his chance the caretaker pushed his own
candidacy with the soft-spoken insistence for which he is
famous. "I always wanted to try management," he explained.
"I received a few offers on retiring, and the only reason I
didn't make a move sooner was because I knew George was
waiting for a job and would have me as his assistant. I
reckoned I was unlikely to get a better grounding anywhere
else." In the interim O'Leary tried a spot of punditry
alongside Alan Hansen, but although he came across
predictably well, he insists he was only filling in before
a return to the real thing. "The BBC invited me on to Match
of the Day, I wasn't looking for television work," he said.
"They were lovely to work with, and I must admit I enjoyed
doing it, but I never saw my future in that direction. All
you need to do on television is talk a good game, and with
respect, that's not the hardest thing in the world. It's
easy to sit there and point out what's wrong with a team,
it is much more difficult and challenging to be the bloke
who has to put it right." O'Leary now has that
responsibility, out of Graham's shadow at last, although to
hear his mellifluous tones drifting through the morning
mist at Leeds's rural training retreat near Wetherby is to
be struck by how little he resembles his predecessor.
Indeed, when he promotes raw youngsters and insists he
wants to see more attacking, entertaining football, he
could even be gently winding Graham up. Grinning, he makes
no attempt to deny this. "I am different from George, but
mostly I'm just stubborn,' he said. "That's the way I want
us to play. It's what seems right for me and the club."
Something else that seems right to O'Leary is following
Aston Villa's lead and buying British. He has not yet moved
in the transfer market, but when he does it is likely to be
for a home-based player willing to commit himself to Leeds
for three years or more. You guessed, no quick fixes. "I
have nothing against continental players, but I think a few
managers shopping abroad have been mugged," he said. "The
transfer market is ridiculous at the moment, but for some
of the money that Premiership clubs have been spending you
would expect them to be beating foreign clubs to hot young
prospects, not merely accepting older players that the
Italians are trying to offload anyway. "That's where Arsene
Wenger scores, he is the only one playing the Europeans at
their own game, but it's no good me dreaming on about
emulating him because I don't have the money. "I can make a
signing or two, and I know what I need, but I won't be
rushed. It's much more important to get the right man."
"Peter Schmeichel's last season at OT" Click on image for more!"
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