While congratulating American Reds for another chance to see our beloved team, I believe fans in Hong Kong deserve a full-squad visit. United were there in 97 and 99 but missed quite a few key players each time (97 - Beckham, Gary, Scholes; 99 - Beckham, Scholes, plus Giggs and Solskjaer who was actually landed the HK airport from Shanghai but headed straight back to Manchester). The pre-season games in SE Asia in 2001 and in USA this summer was treated with a lot more seriousness.
Nigel Hong Kong Red in Manchester Jason Fauss wrote: > Good to see them getting closer to the Midwest! > > 11/11/03 > > Manchester United announced today that the club will return to the > United States for three pre-season games next summer. The visit was > announced at a press conference at NikeTown in New York by Sir Alex > Ferguson and Charles Stillitano, chairman of ChampionsWorld, New Jersey > based sports promotions company. > > The 2004 ChampionsWorld Series will take Manchester United to Chicago > for the first time. The match will take place at Soldier Field, the > newly renovated American football stadium beside Lake Michigan. > Ferguson will then lead his team back into the New York area for a match > at Giants Stadium. Last summer, the Manchester United-Juventus game drew > 79,000 fans, the largest soccer crowd for that stadium. The venue for > the third game is yet to be confirmed. United will play top class > continental European teams, and the Club's opponents will be confirmed > in the coming weeks. > > David Gill, Manchester United's chief executive, said: "We are thrilled > to be returning to the United States for such significant matches next > year. The passion for football and the enthusiasm for Manchester United > that greeted us last summer during our visit to the USA was simply > overwhelming, and we are keen to experience the American warmth and > sports atmosphere once again. And the chance to play three top teams > just adds spice to the adventure." > > Charles Stillitano, whose ChampionsWorld company staged eight major > matches in the USA last summer including the four games on United's 2003 > summer tour, said: "The dynamism and fame of teams such as Manchester > United ignite the soccer fans of America. Soccer is a major part of > American society nowadays, and big events such as the Manchester United > matches provide the fans with lifetime memories and a chance to see the > exploits of so many world-famous athletes in person." > > Exact dates for United's 2004 pre-season games will be confirmed in due > course, but the games are likely to be held between the end of July and > early August. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > <http://rd.yahoo.com/SIG=12cteasl9/M=259395.3614674.4902533.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=1705069382:HM/EXP=1068672578/A=1524963/R=0/*http://hits.411web.com/cgi-bin/autoredir?camp=556&lineid=3614674&prop=egroupweb&pos=HM> > > > > > Subscription info WWW http://red11.org/list > > Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] = subscribe to the list. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] = unsubscribe from the list. > Post message [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/GtUolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Subscription info WWW http://red11.org/list Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] = subscribe to the list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] = unsubscribe from the list. Post message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
