www.red11.org DAILY NEWS
Date: Thu 18 Nov 1999 03:24 GMT+00:00
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
This Issue:
1. Manchester United Reserves 1-1 Blackburn Rovers Reserves
2. FANS PLANNING TO BLOCK EDWARDS
3. European Championship Qualifying Play-off 2nd Leg
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Bill's Comment:
There's not much going on in the news today due
to the Euro 2000 qualifiers. Thankfully, all of United's
players appear to have come through uninjured (except
for Bozzo, but Raimond played well for the Reserves on Tues,
so no worries there!) Read the Reserve Team Match
Report by THE OLD FART for more details....
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Important info on Rio from Mike Dobbin:
Re the tournament in Brazil, United have not yet announced ticket
information, but have asked branches for estimates of numbers required.
Contact United immediately and ask to be given ticket information
when this is available, qouting your United membership number.
If you are not a member then this may be a problem if they are supplying
tickets to members only.
Ken Merrett has just visited Rio to check out the arrangements, and adivised
members at the branch conference on Saturday that they should think
carefully before going to the tournament, since Rio is an extremely
dangerous place, with a very high murder rate.
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* MANCHESTER UNITED CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE A TRIBUTE
BIFFO'S tribute to that great night in Barcelona.
Cool links to Man United and other Champions League sites as well.
Taken from The Worldwide Manchester United Fans Webring - 400+ RED sites!
http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=manufan;list
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* UK TV info: BBC TO COVER UNITED'S BRAZIL MISSION
* The BBC will broadcast live coverage of Manchester United's World Team
* Championship challenge in Brazil.
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Manchester United FC 1999/2000 Champions League:
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
Second stage Euro Draw GROUP B
- Manchester United
- Valencia
- Bordeaux
- Fiorentina
Tues Nov 23
Group B: Fiorentina v Manchester United
Group B: Valencia v Girondins Bordeaux
Wed Dec 8
Group B: Girondins Bordeaux v Fiorentina
Group B: Manchester United v Valencia
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
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99/2000 fixtures/match reports are at
http://www.red11.org/mufc/992000.htm
Mark Bosnich's Personal Details
http://www.red11.org/mufc/bosnich.htm
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*** FIXTURES ON 20/11/99 ***
Arsenal v Middlesbrough
Derby County v Manchester United
Everton v Chelsea
Leeds United v Bradford City
Leicester City v Wimbledon
Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur
Sunderland v Liverpool
Watford v Newcastle United
*** FIXTURES ON 21/11/99 ***
West Ham United v Sheffield Wednesday
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*** CONDENSED LEAGUE TABLE AS AT 07/11/99 ***
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts
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1 Manchester United 14 9 3 2 33 19 14 30
2 Leeds United 14 9 2 3 26 18 8 29
3 Sunderland 14 8 4 2 24 12 12 28
4 Arsenal 14 8 2 4 21 14 7 26
5 Liverpool 14 7 3 4 18 12 6 24
6 Tottenham Hotspur 13 7 2 4 23 18 5 23
7 Leicester City 14 7 2 5 23 19 4 23
8 Middlesbrough 14 7 1 6 19 18 1 22
9 Chelsea 12 6 2 4 18 10 8 20
10 Everton 14 5 4 5 23 21 2 19
11 West Ham United 13 5 3 5 12 11 1 18
12 Aston Villa 14 5 3 6 13 16 -3 18
13 Coventry City 14 4 5 5 21 16 5 17
14 Southampton 13 4 4 5 20 23 -3 16
15 Wimbledon 14 3 7 4 21 27 -6 16
16 Newcastle United 14 3 3 8 24 28 -4 12
17 Bradford City 13 3 3 7 11 21 -10 12
18 Derby County 14 3 3 8 13 24 -11 12
19 Watford 14 3 1 10 10 24 -14 10
20 Sheffield Wednesday 14 1 3 10 10 32 -22 6
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*** TEAM STATISTICS - MANCHESTER UNITED - AS AT 06/11/99 ***
AVERAGE HOME ATTENDANCE: 55,168
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)
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)
HEAVIEST HOME DEFEAT: -
BEST AWAY WIN: 22/08/99 - Arsenal (2-1)
25/08/99 - Coventry City (2-1)
11/09/99 - Liverpool (3-2)
HEAVIEST AWAY DEFEAT: 03/10/99 - Chelsea (0-5)
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NEXT MATCHES
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20-NOV-1999 [15:00] Manchester Utd. vs Derby C (FA Premier League, AWAY)
23-NOV-1999 [19:45] Manchester Utd. vs Fiorentina (UEFA Champions League, AWAY)
30-NOV-1999 [10:00] Manchester Utd. vs Palmeiras (Inter Continental Cup, AWAY)
04-DEC-1999 [15:00] Manchester Utd. vs Everton (FA Premier League, HOME)
08-DEC-1999 [19:45] Manchester Utd. vs Valencia (UEFA Champions League, HOME)
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*** 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 PL 15.00
23/11/99 AC Fiorentina Away EC 19.45
pp 27/11/99 ? Sheffield Wednesday Away PL *No new date yet
30/11/99 Tokyo Palmeiras WCC 20.00
4/12/99 Everton Home PL 15.00
8/12/99 Valencia CF Home EC 19.45
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"
3/01/2000 Middlesborough Home PL 20.00
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JAN 05-14 Brazil WTC [3-4 games]
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06/01/2000 Necaxa (Mexico) Neut WTC 20.15 BST
08/01/2000 Vasco da Gama (Brazil) Away WTC 20.15 BST
11/01/2000 South Melbourne (Australia) N WTC 20.15 BST
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22/01/2000 Arsenal Home PL 15.00
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 15.00
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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Manchester United Reserves 1-1 Blackburn Rovers Reserves
The 'No Marks' Really Lost the Plot -
by THE OLD FART
Tuesday Nov 16, 1999
It wasn't a massive crowd at Gigg Lane last night (it was very cold!) and
as a consequence we could hear most of what was being said both on and off
the pitch. I said to dad that their coach (Terry Darracott?) was 'showing
off' as he was shouting so loud and with 'affectation' - "pompous arsehole",
I might be tempted to say. Well, as we saw at the end their coach got the
just rewards for all his 'posturing' as his No-mark Rovers players
completely lost it.
When we saw our squad run out I have to say that I fancied us for a win. It
was a delight to see both Butt and Sherringham returning after their
enforced lay-offs. With their inclusion and also Cruyff (although I thought
Healy desperately unlucky to lose his place) we looked very strong indeed.
It didn't turn out that way.
Although it was end-to-end stuff from the kick-off their passing was
crisper than ours and they came much closer to scoring. Indeed how they
failed to score on one occasion is an absolute mystery; their centre
forward knocking one over the bar which even my mam would have been
embarrassed to miss! We rallied a bit after twenty and began to take the
game to them, tightening up our passing and managing to get in behind their
defense. Both Fortune and Higginbotham did well down the left flank and
both put in several telling crosses from which both Cruyff and Sherringham
missed.
Half time nin-nil. Decided not to risk a pie!
The second half began much as the first had done. They looked the sharper
and their passing was much more accurate and effective. After five minutes
they went one up with a nicely worked goal which cut our defense to pieces.
I have to say that it was a reflection on the game as they had troubled our
defense on several occasions whilst we had really only carved out a few
half chances. Again Higginbotham was providing good width and crosses from
the left which Sherringham managed to miss. One cross in particular was a
belter, hit low and hard, it skimmed across the Rovers goal area and, had
Teddy been a little sharper, would have led to a goal. In fairness to the
lad it was his first game back after a lay-off so his slowness could be
excused.
In the twenty-fifth minute Healy replaced Fortune and that was a
disappointment. Both dad and myself would have taken Cruyff off as he was
having one of his 'Look at me I'm a star, I don't run for the ball, or
tackle back' games. He really should be away.
We were looking a little bit stronger and perhaps all the effort Rovers had
put in (they denied us any space for the whole of the first half and worked
tremendously hard) was beginning to take it's toll, but we did look a bit
likely. Towards the end of the game Healy had a great run only to be
tackled at the last moment - corner. We took it short to Wilson and he hit
a quite brilliant curling shot which their goalie saved, palming away,
equally brilliantly. Both dad and I thought that that, perhaps, was our
last chance to salvage a point, UNTIL Greening went down the left flank and
cut inside to hit a beautiful chip to the top right corner. Their goalie
took the ball but fell backwards, then motioned forwards. The referee would
have played on but the linesman was insistent with his flag. A goal was
given and their players went absolutely daft. Both the goalie and a
defender raced at the linesman and we could see that they were swearing at
him, even from thirty yards away. It was daft behaviour as it was only a
bloody reserve team match when all is said and done, but they were very
worked up and Darracott finally got his just deserts when both of their
players were sent packing.
Both dad and I agreed that we thought we had seen the goalie take the ball
behind the line, but in fairness we were not in any sort of position to
judge. The linesman was perfectly placed and gave the decision. Had nothing
been given I don't think any Reds would have argued. Overall I think they
just about shaded it, but for our battling qualities perhaps we did deserve
the draw. One thing I know for sure and that is their coach deserved bugger
all as he was such an arrogant tosser throughout the game. Don't you like
it when that sort of thing happens? I do!
Man of the match was, without doubt, Curtis. He was partnered by Wallwork
who didn't have such a brilliant game so it was on Curtis's shoulders that
most of the defensive responsibility fell; he was quite excellent yet again
(that's two m-o-t-m awards from me on the bounce). Clegg was crap.
Higginbotham provided great facility down the left flank, along with
Fortune. Cruyff didn't want to have a shower after the game so he didn't
bother running about. Wilson worked hard along with Butt in midfield. Nicky
used the game as very much a practice match. He didn't do too much, but
what he did, he did well; I do wish his passing was better though.
Sherringham ran the line well without ever really killing himself. I
thought he looked a little disdainful on occasion but then when you've
scored in the EC Final at the Nou Camp I guess a reserve match at Gigg Lane
is a bit beneath you! Greening, once again, did a lot of running. Oh, and
Raimond did o.k. too.
Keep the faith,
'THE OLD FART'
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FANS PLANNING TO BLOCK EDWARDS
MANCHESTER United fans aim to deal under-fire
chairman Martin Edwards another blow at today's AGM.
Edwards hopes to become chairman of the club's plc.
But lobby group Shareholders United want to undermine
his bid as they have not forgiven him for trying to sell the
club to BSkyB or for his rift with Sir Alex Ferguson.
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European Championship Qualifying Play-off 2nd Leg
Denmark 3 - 0 Israel FT
Sand 4
Nielson 14
Dahl Tomasson 65
Half-time: 2-0
Denmark won 8-0 on aggregate
Peter Schmeichel came off after 18 minutes
since qualification was a certainty.
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England 0 - 1 Scotland FT
Hutchison 39
Half-time: 0-1
England won 2-1 on aggregate
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Turkey 0 - 0 Rep of Ireland FT
Half-time: 0-0
(Aggregate: 1-1)
Turkey win on away goals
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Ukraine 1 - 1 Slovenia FT
Rebrov pen 65
Pavlin 74
Half-time: 0-0
Slovenia won 3-2 on aggregate
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