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Date: Fri Jul 30 07:55:24 GMT+00:00 1999
Mail: barry@www.red11.org
This Issue:
1. From Andy Walsh at IMUSA
2. Wes Brown latest
3. TREBLE VIDEO PRIZE
4. RE: Anyone in SA seen Quiton play?
5. Dear Jimmy
6. IT'S TIME TO MAKE THIS POINTLESS FIXTURE WORTH THREE POINTS
7. HOEY BLASTS UNITED OVER FA CUP
8. NEW WEMBLEY STADIUM UNVEILED
9. Guardian : Two cheers for TV rights decision
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Daily MANCHESTER UNITED NEWS Friday 30th July 1999:
Barry Daily Comment:
Worst possible team news for Alex last night, after Wes's x-ray (reported yesterday),
Wes Brown will be out for most of the season with a cruciate ligament injury which
happened in training. Details in todays news.
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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MANCHESTER UNITED STATS v ALL teams on the Web
http://www.red11.org/mufc/stats.htm
Previous News:
BSKYB Takeover news/pics at http://www.red11.org/mufc/bskyb.htm
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
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NEXT MATCHES
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01-AUG-1999 [15:00] Manchester Utd. vs Arsenal (FA Charity Shield, AWAY)
08-AUG-1999 [16:00] Manchester Utd. vs Everton (FA Premier League, AWAY)
11-AUG-1999 [20:00] Manchester Utd. vs Sheffield W (FA Premier League, HOME)
14-AUG-1999 [15:00] Manchester Utd. vs Leeds U (FA Premier League, HOME)
22-AUG-1999 [16:00] Manchester Utd. vs Arsenal (FA Premier League, AWAY)
Friendlies:
August 3rd [19.30] Omagh Town, St Julian's Road ground
August 4th [19:45] Wigan Athletic
UNITED Stats v All teams:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/stats/
ALL FIXTURES at: http://www.red11.org/mufc/fix992000.htm
Subject: 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 11.00 pre-season 2-0 60,000
18/07/99 Sydney Australia 06.00 pre-season 1-0 78,000
21/07/99 Shanghai Shenhua 12.30 pre-season 2-0 80,000
24/07/99 Hong Kong South China 08.30 pre-season 2-0 40,000
1/08/99 Arsenal Wembley Charity Shield -
3/08/99 Omagh Town friendly in aid of Omagh Bomb Fund 19.30
4/08/99 Wigan Athletic friendly at JJB Stadium. 19.45
8/08/99 Everton away 16.00 Live on Sky
11/08/99 Sheffield Wednesday home PL 20.00
14/08/99 Leeds United home PL 12.00
22/08/99 Arsenal away PL 16.00 Live on Sky
25/08/99 Coventry City away PL 20.00
27/08/99 Monaco - Lazio ESC 19.45
30/08/99 Newcastle United home PL 13.00
11/09/99 Liverpool away PL 11.30 Live on Sky
15/09/99 ? EC
18/09/99 Wimbledon home PL 15.00
22/09/99 ? EC
25/09/99 Southampton home PL 15.00
29/09/99 ? EC
3/10/99 Chelsea away PL 16.00 Live on Sky
*11/10/99 Sir Alex Ferguson's testimonial OT [Cantona + Schmeichel]
13/10/99 ? WC 3
16/10/99 Watford home PL 15.00
20/10/99 ? EC
23/10/99 Tottenham Hotspur away PL 15.00
27/10/99 ? EC
30/10/99 Aston Villa home PL 15.00
3/11/99 ? EC
6/11/99 Leicester City home PL 15.00
20/11/99 Derby County away PL 15.00
24/11/99 ? EC
27/11/99 Sheffield Wednesday away PL 15.00
30/11/99 Tokyo Palmeiras WCC 20.00
1/12/99 ? WC 4
4/12/99 Everton home PL 15.00
8/12/99 ? EC
15/12/99 ? WC 5
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
***** 5-14 /01/2000 Brazil WTC ***** [3-4 games]
12/01/2000 ? WC sf i
15/01/2000 Leeds United away PL 15.00
22/01/2000 Arsenal home PL 15.00
26/01/2000 ? WC sf ii
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
27/02/2000 ? Wembley WC f
1/03/2000 ? EC
4/03/2000 Liverpool home PL 15.00
8/03/2000 ? EC
11/03/2000 Derby County home PL 15.00
15/03/2000 ? EC
18/03/2000 Leicester City away PL 15.00
22/03/2000 ? EC
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 f
http://www.red11.org/mufc/match.htm
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THE FANTASTIC TRIPLE WAS WON!!
EC links + Personal diaries here:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/barcelona.htm
Its the presentation of the European Cup at Nou Camp
Video including sound 57secs 1.5 meg
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Subject: From Andy Walsh at IMUSA
Dear Webmaster (and fellow United supporter),
I am writing this letter to ask a very big favour. As you know, IMUSA
(Independant Manchester United Supporters Association) has been at the
forefront in the fight for supporters rights. Most recently IMUSA has
lobbied for singing sections at Old Trafford, fair and equitable ticket
allocation, safety issues, and of course against the failed Murdoch bid to
take control of United. These points have been amongst IMUSA's highest
profile issues for the rights of the average supporter.
We need new members, and we need your help! As you are aware, any
organisation needs a strong membership base to function to the best of it's
ability. What we ask of you is simple. Please consider placing our banner
on a high profile page of your website. By increasing awareness of IMUSA
you will be helping us increase our membership so that we may continue to
fight for the rights of the average supporter - including reinstatement
into the FA cup!
Here is the code for use on your site:
See Txt version for the code at
http://www.red11.org/mufc/news/99/300799.txt
Thank you for your help.
Yours sincerly,
Andy Walsh
Chairman
IMUSA
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Subject: Wes Brown latest
Wes seems to be out for the most of this season
could be available at the end of the season.
Will not operate right away decision to be taken when the swelling goes down
Wes has suffered one of Footballs most feared injuries
tearing the cruciate ligament in his knee
Detailed reports available here:
Latest report from OT today is here
http://www.red11.org/mufc/sound/99/wes_report_290799.rm
63k 1min
Report from club doctor Dr Mike Stone
http://www.red11.org/mufc/sound/99/drstone_wes.rm
143 2.12
Pic of Wes at the Team Photo session today at
http://www.red11.org/mufc/devil.htm
Click on Sound Links here:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/sound/99/
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United defender Brown sidelined by serious injury
LONDON, July 29 - Manchester United's 19-year-old defender Wes Brown could
be out for several months after damaging a cruciate knee ligament in a
training accident, manager Alex Ferguson said on Thursday.
Brown, who made his debut for United last October and was called up for the
England squad at the end of the season, will not undergo surgery immediatly.
But Ferguson said: "He has got a bad knee injury and could be out for a
long time -- several weeks at least and probably a lot longer than that.
There are no plans to operate at this stage.
"We will wait for it to settle down. But we are all very upset for him."
Brown made 21 appearances for United last season -- five as substitute --
and although he is not yet a regular first team choice, he is being groomed
as a star of the future for both United and England.
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Subject: TREBLE VIDEO PRIZE
Wednesday, July 28, 1999 14:17
It's competition time again!
Taking our lead from the first team, we've come up with a
treble of our own here on the Manchester United Website.
We now have three official videos to give away, courtesy of
our friends at PVC.
The latest edition of 'Manchester United in the Ramblas' charts
the crazy antics seen in Barcelona on that famous day in May.
See a strange man with a hankie on his head crush peoples
ribs as they arrive at the Hardrock. Plus, see exclusive footage
of Lap Dancing, Blocked Urinals and Pavement Pizza that you
won't see anywhere else.
'United In The Nest' takes you through the season in great detail,
showing every pint and anxious Tony Smith doubt. It runs
for over two days, and is a must-see video for any United fan
who revels in pre-match imbibing action. Includes exclusive
footage of Alan Dobson flatulation and the 'Vimto' debate.
From Jonah to Linda H, From Paul W to a Barcode who'd
wandered in for a good cry, they're all here.
'Barry Leeming - Definitely The Best Website Man In The
World' charts the career of the United hero, showing you all
those superb wavs and incredible soundbites and jpgs made
by the Great mad Dane.
One lucky website reader can make a great save
themselves, too, by picking up these three great tapes for
free!
To have a chance of winning them, all you have to do is let
us know what you think will happen in Sunday's Charity
Shield match against Arsenal.
Do you think the Gooners will have songsheets and lots of
balloons given to them once again to create an 'atmosphere'?
Will the cameras find that fat bloke who bubbled all over the
seats at Villa Park at the final whistle, or the clown who
put his head in his hands at Highbury as the title was lost?
Will the Gunners be able to find Anelka somewhere in France
and drag him back to England for kick-off time? Will Wenger
'praise' United once again, and add how lucky they were?
Please e-mail your prediction to:
Freevids4all@insert.address.here.co.uk
Please put your answer in the subject line of your e-mail,
and forget to include your name and full postal
address.
The closing date for this competition is 12 pm British time,
on Sunday August 1 - three hours before the big game
kicks off.
Paul Hinson (email p.l.hinson@ais.salford.ac.uk)
MUTV Masterfan Quiz Champion 1999
Ask the STATMAN at:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/statman.htm
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Subject: RE: Anyone in SA seen Quiton play?
Quiton is basically a fixture in the SA national squad. Unfortunately he
plays down the left which could pose a bit of a problem to United. He has
been with Madrid for several years now and if I am not mistaken he actually
made enough appearances with them a few years ago to claim a championship
medal. Unfortunately he is the kind of player whose performance could vary
from day to day, this maybe a area where he could greatly improve if he
spends some time with United. He is undoubtedly very talented and possesses
excellent technique; probably would be a good buy if Fergie could spend the
next year developing him since he still young.
As for the feeder club, according the news in SA, I think the deal was
concluded with Cape Town based Fortune FC about a month ago.
Regards
Sadesh Sookraj
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Subject: Dear Jimmy
From: "Paul Hinson"
> From: "Roberts, Mark"
> Dear Jimmy
> Please could you fix it for me to ask the Manchester United Masterfan, Mr
> Hinson (or pretenders to his throne) the following....
> What is the record unbeaten run of matches for
> a) United
> b) 1st division / Premiership matches or
> c) All competitions
> Yours sincerely
> Mark Roberts (Age 32 and a half)
Hello Master Mark,
I cannot offer a Jim'll fixit badge, as we are as tight as a gnat's chuff
these days, but I can tell you guys and gals...
United's best unbeaten runs are
League only: 26 games Feb 4 1956 to Oct 13 1956
League and Cup: 34 games Sep 25 1993 to Mar 2 1994
(The current unbeaten run which began on Dec 26 1998 is 33 so far - 20 League 5 ECL 8 FA Cup)
In English football the best unbeaten run is
League only: 42 games Nottingham Forest Nov 1977-Dec 1978
I don't know the best League and Cup sequence ):
Hows about that then?
Paul Hinson (email p.l.hinson@ais.salford.ac.uk)
MUTV Masterfan Quiz Champion 1999
Ask the STATMAN at:
http://www.red11.org/mufc/statman.htm
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Subject: IT'S TIME TO MAKE THIS POINTLESS FIXTURE WORTH THREE POINTS
By Howard Johnson 365
In just two days' time Manchester United will contest the
Charity Shield against Arsenal at Wembley in what is
traditionally referred to as the new football season's
curtain raiser. But as excitement surrounding the beginning
of a new Premiership campaign rightly reaches fever pitch,
still nobody seems in the slightest bit interested in this
nothing of a game. This can mean only one thing. Now is the
time to call time on this pointless fixture, move with the
times and turn the meeting of the League Champions and FA
Cup winners into something altogether more vibrant and
dramatic.
As it stands, the Charity Shield is little more than a
Sunday afternoon stroll for the two teams contesting it.
This year, neither Alex Ferguson nor Arsene Wenger will be
putting out full strength teams, which is the clearest of
indications that neither manager cares all that much about
winning the match. And neither do the fans, frankly. Both
Arsenal and United's supporters are constantly bemoaning
the fact that it's almost impossible to get tickets to see
their teams in the flesh, yet when the opportunity arose to
see them face each other at Wembley in last season's
Charity Shield, only 67,000 people bothered to turn out,
just two thirds of the stadium's capacity. The result, in
case you don't remember, was 3-0 to Arsenal, which proves
what a good pointer to the two teams' real capabilities
that game was.
This year's match will be seen as nothing more than a
nuisance in the build-up to what promises to be United and
Arsenal's busiest ever season. The expanded Champions
League is going to further stretch both clubs' resources,
so do you really imagine that Ferguson and Wenger want
their teams squaring up to each other on an energy-sapping
pitch in predicted 90 degree heat less than a week before
the real action starts?
If the point of the game is to raise pots of money for
charity, then of course that would be fine. But last year
just £529,988 found its way to a worthy cause from gate
receipts of £1.4m. Five years ago, as the FA's annual
profits soared by 60% to a whopping £65.7m, they donated a
measly £432,000 from the season's opening fixture.
So here's a better solution. Let's add some real spice to
this insipid fixture. Make the Charity Shield the first
Premiership game of the season. Contest the game at Wembley
(or somewhere equally inspiring while the ground is
redeveloped - why not the Stadium Of Light?) with the
League title holders given the advantage of playing the
return fixture later in the season at home. And give half
the proceeds to charity. With three vital league points at
stake you'd be guaranteed a real 'curtain raiser' and a
match that would ensure the new season arrived with an
almighty bang, rather than its current pitiful whimper.
365 Editorial
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Subject: NEW WEMBLEY STADIUM UNVEILED
By Calla Bimbo, PA News
Reaction to new Wembley plans
England's new national stadium which will become the
centrepiece for a World Cup bid - and possibly a future
Olympic bid - has been unveiled.
The impressive new Wembley stadium design will offer
vastly improved facilities, superb spectator views of
Wembley Way, and the famous atmosphere in a state-of-
the-fart complex which will dwarf the present site.
Work on the new 90,000 seater football stadium, which can
be turned into a 167,000 seater athletics arena, should be
ready to start next summer. A section has been created
for ABU's to congregate and abuse United players during
England internationals, part of the rich heritage that the
Football Association are keen to encourage and carry into
the new Millenium.
Chris Smith, Secretary of State for Culture Vultures, Media
Hype, Bandwaggoning and Sport, was at Wembley to help
launch the grand new plans.
Smith said: "Wembley is synonymous with the best of British
sport. We've seen Nobby Stiles jig with the World Cup here,
Bobby Charlton lift the European Cup, Gazza stretchered off,
Moran and Scholes sent off, and a string of memorable international
matches and cup finals mean it is regularly the the place where
Man United and its players are focus of world wide attention.
"Trying to match a stadium as legendary as the current
Old Trafford was a daunting challenge but I think you will agree
the Wembley stadium team have come up with something
special. "The Catering units are much improved, we have
consulted 'Old Farts' about pie content, and will introduce
Black Pudding and Tripe onto the menu to reflect the
number of Northern clubs who play at this venue."
"The new design respects the tradition and reverence of the
old stadium and will retain the atmosphere for which
Wembley has become famous. We have designed new
shiny taps in the toilets with Kevin Keegans initials incorporated,
and the toilet paper will have Glenn Hoddles face on it. We
decided to honour a deceased former Liverpool manager with
his name on each Urinal.
No longer will we have bodily fluids dribbling down the steps
and causing distress. Now four times as many Urinals will
be available, and the filtering system will lead straight to the
new Bar area, which will provide Beer as good as any you
can consume in London."
"The design extends the numbers of spectators per seat, improves
facilities dramatically but at the same time retains the intimate
atmosphere of the current stadium. Seats will be roomier,
comfier and pricier. Some will even have backs, and the
Premier seating will even face the pitch."
There will be no place for the famous twin towers, however,
which architect Lord Foster said would cost no more than
£20 to preserve and weave into the new design.
Total investment in the new national stadium will top
£475 according to Bob Short, chief executive of the
Wembley National Stadium Ltd, an autonomous company
wholly owned by the Football Association.
For this money English sports fans can expect a 18th century
sports arena with a retractable governing body to help offer
the perfect Wembley surface for sporting events, such as
Blondie Live in Concert.
It will also offer 10,000 extra seats, a brothel, function rooms,
the biggest banqueting room in Neasden, office space,
restaurants full all year round, a Ken Bates visitor attraction and
improved toilets, lifts and escalators. Car Parking has been
modified so that in future your Coach or car will be guaranteed
to be away from the Wembley area in less than 4 hours.
Stubbs said he expected this all to provide up to 10
permanent jobs.
Ken Bates, chairman of WAFFLE, said the company had
consulted many organisations linked to British sport and had
visited the best stadia in the world to ensure England's
sporting jewel would be the best in his imagination.
Bates said; "The new Wembley will be out of your price-range."
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Subject: Guardian : Two cheers for TV rights decision
by Simon Banks
Thursday July 29, 1999
Everything remains the same... or does it? Yesterday's surprise ruling by
theRestrictive Practices Court (RPC) that the current collective arrangements
for selling football's television rights are in the public interest and can
continue removes at last the uncertainty that has been hanging over the football
industry for the past few months.
Clubs seeking finance have been unable to tell potential investors how much
future revenue to anticipate. When Bradford City gained promotion to the Premier
League on the last day of last season their chairman Geoffrey Richmond said that
he could raise the œ15m to œ20m needed to build a Premiership team by floating
on the stock market. Four days later he had to announce that a float was no
longer an option as the City would not want to commit when it had no idea of the
club's future television revenues.
Under the terms of the BSkyB deal a Premier League club could expect between œ5m
and œ10m from the sale of its TV rights.
The RPC was mainly persuaded by the Premier League's argument that the status
quo, although "restrictive" in the terms of the 1976 act, was in the public
interest. It was not persuaded that there was sufficient demand for more
televised football, an assertion surely borne out bythe fact that matches
featuring the Premiership's smaller clubs attract only around 750,000 viewers as
opposed to the 2.5m plus who switch on to games featuring Manchester United.
Although football as a whole welcomed yesterday's judgment, there may be some
sweating in the boardrooms as clubs that perhaps saw themselves as potential
targets for media companies find that there are no longer queues of television
executives lining up to take strategic stakes in their clubs. Media companies
who have bought into football clubs in the expectation of a TV rights bonanza
will now have to rethink. BSkyB's failed bid for Manchester United, NTL's
conditional bid to acquire control of Newcastle United and Granada's purchase of
9.9% of Liverpool were, ultimately, defensive moves, designed to mitigate
against a victory for the Office of Fair Trading yesterday. Media companies
reasoned that, if there was a free-for-all to buy TV rights, they would be well
placed to secure them if they had a seat on the board.
Yesterday's ruling removes the principal reasoning behind those moves and could
lead to NTL selling its 6.3% stake in Newcastle. Granada is stuck with its stake
in Liverpool, as the club is not listed on the stock market, so a buyer would
have to be found. Although the market will probably mark up football shares in
the short term because of yesterday's judgment, in the long termthey could ease
back as the prospect ofcorporate interest diminishes. It was generally
acknowledged that, had the OFT won yesterday's case, the big clubs would have
got richer and the smaller clubs poorer. That the OFT lost, however, does not
mean that process willbe reversed; it will just slow down.
Though the distribution of TV income by the Premier League has an element of
equality about it, the fact that the richer clubs tend to finish higher up the
league and therefore earn more from the merit element, coupled with their having
more games shown which earns them more facility fees, means that the gap between
rich and poor is widening.
The Premier League's member clubs were united in their opposition to the OFT but
some of the larger clubs must surely have secretly been hoping for the chance to
sell their rights individually. It should be remembered that Manchester United
said they had a duty to their shareholders to investigate the possibility of
joining a breakaway European Superleague. Presumably United, and other large
publicly quoted clubs, also have a duty to maximise domestic television
revenues. That duty has been compromised by yesterday's ruling but still
remains.
Perhaps the biggest threat to the Premier League's right to sell rights
collectively will now come from the shareholders of the league's larger clubs.
Simon Banks is the editor of Soccer Investor
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