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Date: Wed 15 Dec 1999 03:47 GMT
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
This Issue:
1. Keane offered more elsewhere ««
2. Taibi ready to play
3. Bad news for two Scandinavians
4. Answers - Results & New Trivia - Who is UNITED's Youngest ever scorer + age?
5. Bargain Books - UK only
6. FOOTBALL: WENGER BLASTS ABSENT UNITED
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The BBC will broadcast live coverage of Manchester United's World Team
Championship challenge in Brazil.
Champions League Url: http://www.red11.org/champ
Manchester United FC Champions League Squad List
1 Mark John Bosnich 2 Gary Alexander Neville 3 Dennis Joseph Irwin
4 David May 6 Jakob Stam 7 David Robert J Beckham
8 Nicholas Butt 9 Andrew Alex. Cole 10 Edward Sheringham
11 Ryan Joseph Giggs 12 Philip Neville 14 Johan Jordi Cruyff
15 Lars Jesper Blomqvist 16 Roy Keane 17 Raimond RJH Van der Gouw
18 Paul Scholes 19 Dwight Yorke 20 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
21 Henning Berg 23 Michael Jamie Clegg 25 José Quinton Fortune
26 Massimo Taibi 31 Nicholas James Culkin 33 Mark Antony Wilson
34 Jonathan Greening
1999/2000 UEFA Champions League Second Group-Match Stage - Group B
Group B P W D L F A Pts
Fiorentina AC 2 1 1 0 2 0 4
Manchester United 2 1 0 1 3 2 3
Valencia CF 2 1 0 1 3 3 3
Bordeaux 2 0 1 1 0 3 1
Second stage Euro Draw GROUP B
Manchester United Valencia Bordeaux Fiorentina
Tues Nov 23 Fiorentina v Manchester United 2-0
Valencia v Girondins Bordeaux 3-0
Wed Dec 8 Girondins Bordeaux v Fiorentina 0-0
Manchester United v Valencia 3-0
Wed Mar 1
Group B: Manchester United v Girondins Bordeaux
Group B: Fiorentina v Valencia
Tues Mar 7
Group B: Girondins Bordeaux v Manchester United
Group B: Valencia v Fiorentina
Wed Mar 15
Group B: Manchester United v Fiorentina
Group B: Girondins Bordeaux v Valencia
Tuesday, March 21
Group B: Fiorentina v Girondins Bordeaux
Group B: Valencia v Manchester United
FINAL Group D P W D L F A PTS
Manchester United FC 6 4 1 1 9 4 13
Olympique de Marseille 6 3 1 2 10 8 10
SK Sturm Graz 6 2 0 4 5 12 6
NK Croatia Zagreb 6 1 2 3 7 7 5
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MANCHESTER UNITED STATS v ALL teams on the Web
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Brian Kidd Press conference, pic, real audio
http://www.iol.ie/~redcafe/kidd.htm
Peter Schmeichel's last Season at United!
http://www.red11.org/mufc/news/schmeichel.htm
*** FIXTURES ON 18/12/99 ***
Arsenal v Wimbledon
Aston Villa v Sheffield Wednesday
Bradford City v Newcastle United
Leicester City v Derby County
Liverpool v Coventry City
Middlesbrough v Tottenham Hotspur
Sunderland v Southampton
Watford v Everton
West Ham United v Manchester United
*** FIXTURES ON 19/12/99 ***
Chelsea v Leeds United
*** CONDENSED LEAGUE TABLE AS AT 06/12/99 ***
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
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1 Leeds United 17 12 2 3 30 19 11 38
2 Manchester United 16 11 3 2 40 21 19 36
3 Arsenal 17 11 2 4 31 16 15 35
4 Sunderland 17 10 4 3 31 17 14 34
5 Liverpool 17 9 3 5 24 14 10 30
6 Leicester City 17 9 2 6 26 23 3 29
7 Tottenham Hotspur 16 8 3 5 25 20 5 27
8 West Ham United 16 7 4 5 17 14 3 25
9 Chelsea 15 7 3 5 21 15 6 24
10 Middlesbrough 17 7 3 7 21 24 -3 24
11 Coventry City 17 5 6 6 23 18 5 21
12 Everton 17 5 6 6 25 27 -2 21
13 Wimbledon 17 4 8 5 27 29 -2 20
14 Newcastle United 17 5 4 8 28 30 -2 19
15 Aston Villa 17 5 4 8 14 19 -5 19
16 Southampton 16 4 5 7 20 25 -5 17
17 Bradford City 16 3 4 9 13 25 -12 13
18 Derby County 17 3 3 11 15 29 -14 12
19 Watford 17 3 2 12 13 33 -20 11
20 Sheffield Wednesday 16 1 3 12 14 40 -26 6
*** TEAM STATISTICS - MANCHESTER UNITED - AS AT 04/12/99 ***
AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 55,171
HIGHEST HOME ATTENDANCE: 25/09/99 - Southampton (55,249)
LOWEST HOME ATTENDANCE: 11/08/99 - Sheffield Wednesday (54,941)
BEST WIN: 11/08/99 - Sheffield Wednesday (4-0)
30/08/99 - Newcastle United (5-1)
04/12/99 - Everton (5-1)
HEAVIEST DEFEAT: 03/10/99 - Chelsea (0-5)
BEST HOME WIN: 11/08/99 - Sheffield Wednesday (4-0)
30/08/99 - Newcastle United (5-1)
04/12/99 - Everton (5-1)
BEST AWAY WIN: 22/08/99 - Arsenal (2-1)
25/08/99 - Coventry City (2-1)
11/09/99 - Liverpool (3-2)
20/11/99 - Derby County (2-1)
HEAVIEST AWAY DEFEAT: 03/10/99 - Chelsea (0-5)
NEXT MATCHES
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18-DEC-1999 [15:00] Manchester Utd. vs West Ham (FA Premier League, AWAY)
26-DEC-1999 [15:00] Manchester Utd. vs Bradford C (FA Premier League, HOME)
28-DEC-1999 [20:00] Manchester Utd. vs Sunderland (FA Premier League, AWAY)
06-JAN-2000 [21:15] Manchester Utd. vs Necaxa (World Club Championship, AWAY)
08-JAN-2000 [21:15] Manchester Utd. vs Vasco de Gama (World Club Championship, AWAY)
*** TEAM RESULTS - MANCHESTER UNITED -
UNITED Stats v All teams:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/stats/
ALL FIXTURES at: http://www.red11.org/mufc/fix992000.htm
First Team Fixtures 1999/2000
All dates/times subject to change
Dates of possible cup ties also shown
Date Opposition Score Pos. Attend.
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15/07/99 Melbourne Australia pre-season W 2-0 - 60,000
18/07/99 Sydney Australia pre-season W 1-0 - 78,000
21/07/99 Shanghai Shenhua pre-season W 2-0 - 80,000
24/07/99 Hong Kong South China pre-season W 2-0 - 40,000
1/08/99 Arsenal Wembley Charity Shield L 1-2 - 70,185
3/08/99 Omagh Town Omagh Bomb Fund W 9-0 - 7,000
4/08/99 Wigan Athletic friendly W 2-0 - 15,000
08/08/99 Everton Away PL D 1-1 10 39,141
11/08/99 Sheffield Wednesday Home PL W 4-0 3 54,941
14/08/99 Leeds United Home PL W 2-0 1 55,187
22/08/99 Arsenal Away PL W 2-1 1 38,147
25/08/99 Coventry City Away PL W 2-1 1 22,024
27/08/99 Monaco - Lazio ESC L 0-1 - 15,223
30/08/99 Newcastle United Home W 5-1 1 55,190
11/09/99 Liverpool Away W 3-2 1 44,929
14/09/99 Croatia Zagreb Home EC D 0-0 - 53,250
18/09/99 Wimbledon Home D 1-1 1 55,189
22/09/99 Sturm Graz Away EC W 3-0 - 16,480
25/09/99 Southampton Home D 3-3 1 55,249
29/09/99 Marseille Home EC W 2-1 - 54,276
3/10/99 Chelsea Away PL L 0-5 2 34,909
11/10/99 Sir Alex Testimonial Home F L 2-4 LEGENDS 54,842
13/10/99 Aston Villa Away WC3 L 0-3 - 33,815
16/10/99 Watford Home PL W 4-1 2 55,188
19/10/99 Marseille Away EC L 0-1 - 57,745
23/10/99 Tottenham Hotspur Away L 1-3 3 36,072
27/10/99 Croatia Zagreb Away EC W 2-1 - 30,000
30/10/99 Aston Villa Home PL W 3-0 2 55,211
2/11/99 Sturm Graz Home EC W 2-1 - 53,745
6/11/99 Leicester City Home PL W 2-0 1 55,191
20/11/99 Derby County Away W 2-1 1 33,370
23/11/99 AC Fiorentina Away EC L 0-2 - 40,000
30/11/99 Tokyo Palmeiras N WCC W 1-0 - 53,372
4/12/99 Everton Home PL W 5-1 2 55,193
8/12/99 Valencia CF Home EC W 3-0 - 54,606
18/12/99 West Ham United Away PL 15.00
26/12/99 Bradford City Home PL 15.00
28/12/99 Sunderland Away PL 20.00 "live on sky"
pp 27/11/1999 Sheffield Wednesday Away PL ? *No new date yet
pp 3/01/2000 Middlesborough Home PL ? *No new date yet
pp 15/01/2000 Leeds Away PL ? *No new date yet
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JAN 05-14 Brazil WTC [3-4 games]
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06/01/2000 Necaxa (Mexico) Neut WTC 16.00
08/01/2000 Vasco da Gama (Brazil) Away WTC 16.00
11/01/2000 South Melbourne (Australia) N WTC 16.00
Final? 14/01/2000
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24/01/2000 Arsenal Home PL 20.00 "live on sky"
5/02/2000 Coventry City Home PL 15.00
12/02/2000 Newcastle United Away PL 15.00
26/02/2000 Wimbledon Away PL 15.00
1/03/2000 FC Girondins de Bordeaux Home EC 19.45
4/03/2000 Liverpool Home PL 11.30 "live on sky"
7/03/2000 FC Girondins de Bordeaux Away EC 19.45
11/03/2000 Derby County Home PL 15.00
15/03/2000 AC Fiorentina Home EC 19.45
18/03/2000 Leicester City Away PL 15.00
21/03/2000 Valencia CF Away EC 19.45
25/03/2000 Bradford City Away PL 15.00
1/04/2000 West Ham United Home PL 15.00
5/04/2000 ? EC qf i
8/04/2000 Middlesborough Away PL 15.00
15/04/2000 Sunderland Home PL 15.00
19/04/2000 ? EC qf ii
22/04/2000 Southampton Away PL 15.00
24/04/2000 Chelsea Home PL 15.00
29/04/2000 West Ham United Away PL 15.00
3/05/2000 ? EC sf i
6/05/2000 Tottenham Hotspur Home PL 15.00
10/05/2000 ? EC sf ii
14/05/2000 Aston Villa Away PL 15.00
24/05/2000 ? EC Final
http://www.red11.org/mufc/match.htm
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Keane offered more elsewhere ««
Roy Keane's agent has revealed the United skipper turned down an offer from
abroad which bettered the deal he finally agreed to sign.
The Irishman is owed £1.5 million in pay after his new four-year deal was
back-dated to July 1 this year, a further reason why he may have turned down
the riches from abroad.
Michael Kennedy said it was the toughest deal he has ever done because of
United's determination to keep to their wage structure which was eventually
smashed, although Mark Bosnich's arrival had already stretched it.
He said: "United made a fundamental mistake with Roy. They let it go on too
long. I can understand why, because Roy had suffered a knee injury not many
players fully recover from and they had to first see if he would come back
as good as new. But by that time Roy only had a year left on his contract
and that put him in a very strong position.
"In the end they came up with the right deal, and it matched or bettered all
but one of the offers from abroad."
Keane's wages are reputed to be £50-52,000-a-week, which goes to show what
the likes of Inter Milan or Juventus were prepared to fork out for a player
the board must have been taking for granted.
Why else then did they wait until the summer to begin talks? Keane knew
there were high placed officials watching his every move to see if he came
back properly, and Martin Edwards has admitted he was one of them.
Perhaps if the suits had showed a bit of faith they could have saved a lot
of money.
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Taibi ready to play
Massimo Taibi has returned from a spell of coaching from his old mentor in
Italy ready to challenge for a first team place again.
The big Sicilian headed back to Naples last week, with the permission of
Alex Ferguson, to see Lorenzo di Iorio - the man who worked with him during
his first spell at Venezia.
Some reports incorrectly assumed the move meant Taibi was set to go to
Napoli on loan but he has come back refreshed and confident of his chances
of recovering his number one status.
Taibi, showing a marked improvement in his English to MUTV, said: "Massimo
is ready, if Ferguson wants him. I asked TC (Tony Coton) and coach Ferguson
if I could go back to Naples last week because (I was ineligible for) the
Valencia game and we had a free weekend. It was good for me and I am ready
to play now.
"(I) do not want to leave, my family is happy here and Massimo is ready to
stay for four years.
"There is a problem because (I) don't play but van der Gouw and Bosnich are
very good keepers."
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Bad news for two Scandinavians
NEVLAND HEADS BACK TO NORWAY
Manchester United have sold Norwegian striker Erik Nevland back to
Viking Stavanger - the club he played for before moving to Old Trafford
in 1997 for a fee in the region of £250,000. The 22-year-old only
started one league game for the champions and his only goal came in a
Worthington Cup tie against Bury last season. After being urged by
Norway Under 21 coach Bjorn Hansen to find first team football, Nevland
joined Swedish side IFK Gothenburg on loan in January and has now made a
permanent move.
BLOMQVIST RULED OUT UNTIL MARCH
Manchester United winger Jesper Blomqvist has been ruled out until March
after undergoing a second knee operation. The 25-year-old Swedish
international, plagued by a mystery knee problem, has not played for
United since taking part in the Champions Cup final in Barcelona last
May. An operation in August was unsuccessful, and his hopes of playing
again before new year have been dashed after he returned to Sweden for
more surgery.
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Answers - Results & New Trivia - Who is UNITED's Youngest ever scorer + age
Who is UNITED's Youngest ever scorer + age? *Bonus pt for EXACT AGE
New address - please reply to
trivia@mufc.dk
1: Oldest pre-war goalscorer - Billy Meredith
2: Oldest post-war goalscorer - Bryan Robson
WELL DONE 2 pts each to
Martin Østrem
Mark Southee
+ 1 to "Thomas Olsen"
Just a shot in the dark... 1. Billy Meredith** 2. Bill Foulkes
other guesses were wrong
Pre war:- Jack Rowley Johnny Carey
Post War:- Teddy Sheringham Bobby Charlton
trivia@mufc.dk
http//mufc.dk
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Bargain Books - UK only
If you're looking for a last minute prezzy, take a look at
www.thebookpeople.co.uk who have some great bargains.
Examples
Pride of all Europe £3.99 vs £9.99
Ivan Ponting's Player by Player £4.99 vs £14.99
Illustrated Encyclopaedia £6.99 vs £25.00
Yorkie & Schmeiks biogs are £4.99 each, Cole's is just £2.99 (paperback)
The Encyclopaedia is particularly recommended with a pen picture of every
player from year dot and line ups for every game post war. You too can
become an instant Paul Hinson ;-)) Make sure you get the new version with
the red cover. The white cover is last year's but, perversely, priced £1
more!
There's similar bargains in other areas. I got a newly published Rolling
Stones book for £9.99 vs £30
P&P is £2.99 or free if you order more than £30.
Since they're based on Merseydive, I waited to make sure they delivered
before I recommended them but they're OK ;-))
Hope this helps a few of you - and I'm not on commission, honest!
PS I couldn't see any instructions for overseas so they might not ship to
other countries.
PPS "You're on Sky Sports" is on in the other room and guess what they're
going on about..."It's a disgrace that Man Yew (sic) are not in the FA Cup".
Yawn.
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Manchester, England
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FOOTBALL: WENGER BLASTS ABSENT UNITED
ARSENE WENGER aimed a stinging broadside at Manchester United's FA Cup
boycott last night and told them: "You don't know what you're missing." The
Arsenal manager accused the holders of "sending people the wrong message" by
washing their hands of the trophy they lifted last May, as the Gunners
muscled past brave Blackpool. Wenger was astonished that 34,000 fans turned
out on a bitter evening at Highbury - confirmation that Arsenal fans crave
Cup success as much as his players. And the Gunners boss said: "What United
did wasn't right. The competition loses something when the holders do not
turn up to defend the Cup. That is a shame because they are sending people
the wrong message. "I have not found it strange to be playing the third
round before Christmas, but it must have been odd for United - because they
had nothing to do last weekend. "When I told the players before kick-off we
had sold nearly 35,000 tickets for this game, I could see in their eyes how
much they wanted to do well in the FA Cup again. "It shows how big this
club is, and that the tradition of the Cup is still alive."
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