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Date: Sun May 30 11:34:38 EDT 1999
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This Issue:
1. The Devil May Care (DMC) 5
2. AB FAB FOR UNITED
3. BECKS PLEDGES TO STAY AT UNITED
4. This was a night to be united in pride
5. I wish Bayern Munich had had more luck!!
6. Johan Cruyff: Fergie deserves it all

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Subject: The Devil May Care (DMC) 5

In the last DMC special edition I said:

"Well it seems as though some of you out there need cheering up and a more
than a little encouragement. Don't you know this is what it's always like
supporting United. It's not bland and boring like supporting any other
club. Imagine what it must be like supporting Arsenal - bloody boring,
that's what."

So what's boring about supporting United now then? You may ask, "did we
needed to live through 90 minutes of torture before the balls hit the back
of the net." But don't we live for moments? Isn't it moments we recall when
we're out chatting in the pub? Dramatic moments are the lifeblood of sport
and it doesn't get any more dramatic than Wednesday night.

Wednesday night was about belief. Having the belief to persevere until the
very end. And that is what Manchester United is all about and what
Manchester United supporters are all about. Why were there 60,000 or more
of us there on Wednesday if that is not the case. And why did so many go
without tickets if they didn't believe they would get in?  After what
happened on Wednesday night you have to believe that anything is possible
if you want it enough. It is surely a  valuable lesson to us all.

This team believes in itself and anyone who comes into the team has to have
the same belief or it doesn't work. I don't think Teddy had ever come
across anything like it before and so he thought he could just amble
through games and everything would be just as it always was. He didn't
reckon on the Manchester United way. But now he's learnt, and now he knows.
Teddy Sheringham has rewarded us with his most important goals ever and is
now a member of the elite Red Army.

There were tens of thousands of Reds all over the stadium and more seemed
to arrive after half time. I saw one lad bunk in, run down some steps
pursued by officials, jump over a wall into our bit and disappear. Top lad
I thought.

The song about Reds being here, there and everywhere has never been so apt
as on Wednesday and maybe, just maybe, the collective will helped a little
more than usual to overcome the showboating Germans. I'm afraid they got
their just deserts when those two goals went in - tough shit mateys.

I love all the stories about Becks spotting the Cup with the Bayern colours
on. Teddy watching the Bayern players waving to their supporters as though
they'd already won and he wasn't even on the pitch at that time. And what
of the Hungarian who held up the ball as an offering before kissing it and
throwing it back just before the first goal.

But was something else going on? Didn't you think something else was afoot
on Wednesday night? It was definitely an unreal experience, an almost out
of body experience.

Was there a supernatural force on our side? Think of the event, the date
and the opposition. I know this has been said before, but we were playing
Munich on what would have been Sir Matt's 90th birthday. Two of his Babes
died this year - Dennis and Jackie, and two goals were scored after the
90th minute.

Is this all down to the teams performance, is it purely co-incidence, is it
supernatural or due to the collective will of the supporters and the team?
I believe it is all of them combining together to form our destiny. And now
will everyone understand what Manchester United is - it's you and me and
anyone else who believes in it - truly believes in it.

Yes, there were doubters amongst the Red faithful, you had to feel that all
could be lost when the 90 minutes were up, but surely you always felt there
was a chance didn't you? I know I did.

To me it was always going to be our destiny as soon as we knew the four
semi finalists. The only problem I could envisage was if we lost the
Premier League I thought there was a chance we would lose the lot. But when
that was won we had every chance of winning the lot. Adrenaline would see
the lads through. And so it was, but without the belief they would have not
been able to win.

So let's applaud the man who has instilled that belief into the players, he
is a Wizard for sure. He is without doubt the greatest manager ever - OK so
he makes mistakes, but as a leader of men he is beyond reproach.

And what of the celebrations, the joining together of team and fans
choreographed by Superstar. You'd have thought he'd played in the sodding
match. I forgot he hadn't!! But those celebrations proved the bond between
them and us. They were part of us. You could have substituted anyone of
them for anyone of us and not known the difference. We were in the stands,
they were on the pitch but we were together as one - a true bond
collectively known as Manchester United.

Have a good summer and enjoy the glory - remember the moment and re-live
the emotion again and again.

DMC

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Subject: AB FAB FOR UNITED

By Paul Hetherington, Sunday Mirror

Alex Ferguson has made a dramatic 11th hour move to line
up France's Fabien Barthez as an alternative to Mark
Bosnich as Peter Schmeichel's successor.

If United can agree personal terms with 27-year-old
Barthez, it will leave Aston Villa's Bosnich broken-hearted.

Bosnich was expecting to sign for United this week and
was at Old Trafford on Friday for talks with manager
Ferguson and chairman Martin Edwards.

But United have still not closed the deal, even though
Bosnich is available on a free transfer under the Bosman
ruling.

In the meantime, Fergie has still been considering other
targets after missing out on the keeper he really wanted -
Ajax's Edwin van der Sar, who last week joined Juventus
for £6m.

That has coincided with Barthez, France's World
Cup-winning goalkeeper, announcing: "I am leaving
Monaco - I have played my last match for the club.

"All the big clubs in Europe have been making inquiries
about me, so it's now or never for me. If Monaco stand in
my way, things will become very awkward."

Barthez has two years remaining on his contract with
Monaco, who would demand a £5m fee at least. His
departure would open the door for Schmeichel to make his
ideal move - to Monaco.

Bosnich has rejected Liverpool and Roma to sign for
United and he remains an option for Ferguson. But he has
never been at the top of Fergie's list of possible targets,
which have included Alex Manninger at Arsenal.

Ferguson said of his search for a keeper: "Now, my
immediate priority is to resolve this situation and hopefully,
that will be done in the next week or so."

© PA Sporting Life
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Subject: BECKS PLEDGES TO STAY AT UNITED

By Paul Hetherington, Sunday Mirror

David Beckham has revealed his desire to stay with
Manchester United for the rest of his career.

The 24-year-old England midfielder has enjoyed his
Treble-winning season at Old Trafford so much that he
reckons there is no reason he would ever want to leave
United.

"I always want to be a Manchester United player," he said.
"When you achieve what we have this season why would
you want anything else? Why go anywhere else? It couldn't
get better wherever you went."

Beckham has been arguably United's most consistent
player as Alex Ferguson's men completed an
unprecedented Treble of European Champions' Cup, FA
Cup and Premiership title.

But he is keen to give the credit for United's success to the
team spirit under Ferguson.

"You can tell there is a great spirit, friendship and feeling of
togetherness between us. For a group of young lads to
grow up and go on to win titles, FA Cups and now the
European Cup is a dream come true, amazing.

"I have never wanted to be out of the side. I haven't felt
I've needed to rest or anything like that."

© PA Sporting Life
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Subject: This was a night to be united in pride

By Patrick Collins
Sunday, May 30, 1999

When social historians consider the condition of England in the late 20th
century they may conclude that May 26, 1999, was a date of some
significance.

For it was on this day that the English finally cast off years of denial and
announced that they were truly, madly and deeply in love with their national
game.

One night of passion did the trick. One evening in Catalonia, made glorious by
improbable accomplishment, brought them scrambling from the closet to
embrace the sport that dared not speak its name at the start of this decade.

As a result of this extraordinary renaissance, English football now enjoys the
kind of popular acceptance and approval that it has not known since a certain
sun-spattered Wembley afternoon in 1966.

And that, I suggest, is the true measure of Manchester United's achievement.

Of course, the trend was well advanced long before events in the Nou Camp
acquired their dramatic shape. Tragedy had provoked reform and reform had
engendered prosperity. And as the new money flooded in, the nature of
football's following began to change.

Suddenly, the game acquired distinctly cool credentials. Where once it was
patronised by soap stars and club comedians, it now seemed that every
member of the artistic and scientific establishments was claiming eternal
allegiance to Lincoln or Leyton Orient. Why, the DG of the BBC openly
admitted that he played for a parks team.

No, football was never more cool. And the politicians were not slow to spot the
signs; thus, John Major could sit at Chelsea and give every indication that he
knew which team played in blue, while Tony Blair could play respectable head
tennis with Keegan and take thumping penalties against Ferguson.

It was all in happy contrast to the days of Margaret Thatcher, for whom football
was a game attended by hooligan hordes of anarchic proles and Chelsea was
simply a desirable address in south-west London.

Naturally, the game was in danger of alienating its traditional support in
desperate efforts to woo the bourgeoisie. Why, this very week I saw a father
hand in hand with his young son as they hurried for the Barcelona plane. 'Will
Keane be playing, Daddy?' inquired one lad, in tones of purest Knightsbridge.
'Unfortunately not,' replied his father. 'And it's not Keane, it's "Keane-oh".
Remember?'

The child nodded, the man smiled, and together they burst into a chant of
'Keane-oh! Keane-oh!' as they took their seats in business class. I found myself
shuddering, and I wasn't sure why. Just before the match, I told the story to a
Man City fan. 'That's bloody United all over,' he said. 'D'you know, if they win the
Treble, they're going to have a parade. Round the M25.'

A couple of hours later I saw him leaping from his seat and screaming in guilty
glee as Sheringham and Solskjaer delivered their devastating blows. Some
emotions run deeper than light-blue distaste for Manchester United.

In truth, the reactions to victory have been as astonishing as the match itself.
The club whose wealth and assurance most deeply divides the nation has
succeeded, for a few days at least, in uniting the country in the glow of
success. This was far more substantial than Euro '96, which was largely a
bogus triumph of wishful thinking. This was a solid achievement of which we
could all be proud.

The fact that United's fans behaved almost impeccably was a welcome bonus
and the fact that United's victims happened to be German did not detract from
the general satisfaction.

Sure, there were churls who hate Manchester United more than they love the
game, and there was one hilarious luvvie who informed us that: 'This was
politics, it was history, it was art, it was destiny.'

But, if we discount the bile and ignore the tosh, we find a nation once more at
ease with the game it gave to the world. Of course, things could go wrong. The
hooligans could return in sickening force, the new customers could withdraw
their patronage and the sport's financial foolishness could develop into full-blown
insanity.

And yet, as the miracle of Barcelona still lingers warmly in our memory, we
hope that a corner has been turned and that the people have discovered a new
joy in their most precious sporting possession.

It was an hour after Wednesday's midnight when I left one of the thousands of
victory celebrations. Waiting in the queue for taxis, close by the Nou Camp
stadium, I was joined by a man in a United shirt. We spoke of the game and its
goals, of Alex Ferguson's delight in the achievement and of how David Beckham
was surely destined to become one of the legends of Old Trafford.

The man then announced that his chartered bus had departed an hour earlier,
with his passport in the luggage rack. 'Couldn't care less,' he said. 'I mean, it
was some night, wasn't it? Some bloody night, was that.' A taxi arrived and the
United fan jumped aboard. 'Calais, please' he said to the driver, and they
disappeared into the darkness.

Some night, indeed. And some team. And some glorious game that can turn
grown men into capering children, and offer children the promise of a love to last
a lifetime.

*****

Now for a timely tap on the shoulder

It is the overwhelming view of the British public that the manager of Manchester
United should become Sir Alex Ferguson at the earliest opportunity.

Yet, when it comes to regal swords falling on humble shoulders, football has
fared rather poorly.

There was Busby, of course, and an estimable group which includes Matthews,
Ramsey, Charlton and, belatedly, Finney. Yet never a Stein, a Shankly, a
Paisley or a Moore. Some of us still have hopes that the work of Ron
Greenwood will find reward but, for the moment, Ferguson remains the only
outstanding prospect.

Cricket does rather better, yet still there are candidates yet to receive the
accolade; Messrs Benaud, Richards, Lloyd, Taylor and, most certainly,
Botham. Athletics can offer Thompson, Coe and Brasher, while it must be just
a matter of time before rowing acclaims Sir Steven Redgrave.

Now, some may feel that these are names which need no lofty adornment. But
others will insist that sport has been shabbily rewarded. After all, it plays a far
greater role in the life of the nation than the industrialists who pour calculated
largesse into party coffers or compliant hacks who have warmed the back
benches for obedient decades.

We must hope that this shrewdest of Prime Ministers recognises the chance to
distribute a spot of popular justice. And seizes it.
CONGRATS to REDS ALL over the world.
PREMIER LEAGUE, FA CUP & EUROPEAN CUP CHAMPIONS 1999!



Subject: I wish Bayern Munich had had more luck!!

So, whiner Lothar Matthäus took his runner-up medal off as soon as he was
presented with it and said our lads were lucky???? I guess he was
disappointed, eh??. We weren't, were we!! There are always winners and
losers in games, but whiners are losers in life. He didn't say anything
about "heart" and "will to win", let alone "skill" that our lads had. It
takes all of these to get far in this championship. I guess Matthäus was
missing something. I really wish Bayern Munich had had more luck. Then they
might have scored another goal and made a game of it!!  As it was, we gave
them 90 minutes to get a 2-goal start -- and they still couldn't do it. At
the end, as time was getting short, our lads said "screw this, we can't
wait any longer, we'll just have to finish it" -- and they did!!!!!
Yeh!!Yeh!!!Yeh!!! Three Yehs for the triple -- and one BOO!! for whiner
Matthäus. He should take lessons from his coach, and Beckenbauer.

To all who were at the unforgettable match: You Lucky Buggers!! I'm sure
you had a great time, especially afterwards. The weather looked great, and
I've got a video -- so I'm happy.

Best Wishes to REDS Everywhere.
Richard TOF [The Oldest Fart], Connecticut, USA


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Subject: Johan Cruyff: Fergie deserves it all

By David Walker
Sunday, May 30, 1999

Alex Ferguson's all-conquering team have received the seal of approval from
another member of that exclusive band of Treble winners, Johan Cruyff.

During his days as Ajax coach the Dutch master tactician guided his team to
three trophies in one season, including the European Cup. Cruyff was a
spectator in Bareclona's Nou Camp stadium on Wednesday night and, for the
good of the game, prays that Ferguson's tactical approach will now be copied
around the globe.

Cruyff said: 'United's consistent form, and their attacking style, has brought
them three major trophies this season. United are Europe's only worthy
champions. No team deserved it more than Ferguson's men.

'I didn't see the same wonderful football in Barcelona that I've enjoyed all season
from them but Bayern Munich seemed to think they are the only ones with the
willpower to turn things around and to get a result against the odds.

'United's crown in Europe is fully deserved. For almost 10 years they've been
playing wonderful football. It was just so strange to see that they played their
worst game of the year in the final.

'It would have been a body-blow, though, if Bayern had taken that big cup home.
German football is still horrendous to watch. They would have been unworthy
champions of Europe if they had triumphed.

'United follow my philosophy that entertaining and attacking football always
pays off in the end. I am fed up and frustrated by all the negative styles of the
coaches I see across Europe. They all come up with these modern game ideas
and a variety of formations. Internationally the game is going wrong.

'Real Mallorca-Lazio was a shambles of a Cup-Winners' Cup Final. It did not
entertain me for one second. There are too many boring, result-minded games
in Europe. Real football-lovers want to be entertained and that is exactly what
Ferguson has done this year.

'I'm a United fan and they taught the Germans a lesson. I feared during the
match it was all going wrong for Alex and his boys. They were not creating the
chances they normally create.

'All season United had produced good football and power. The Germans just
had power.

'All United's qualities finally came together in those final moments. I was more
excited than anyone else in the Nou Camp.'

Given his son Jordi's inability to break through at Old Trafford and eventual loan
transfer to Celta Vigo of Spain earlier this season, Cruyff Snr remains
surprisingly supportive of Ferguson's management style. In fact, Johan believes
he spotted one of Fergie's great strengths in the post-match celebrations that
engulfed the Nou Camp pitch.

He explained: 'It was amazing to see that during the celebrations Fergie, amid
all the stress and nervous tension, brought all his substitutes and the rest of the
United family on to the pitch.

'I even saw my own son Jordi out there. He's still a United player and was
initially part of this season's squad. Alex didn't forget him. That means a lot to
my son and I think it shows how much attention Alex pays to every detail of his
management.'

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