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[29] Villa tickets
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
Thanks to Mark for this
Tickets still on sale for this game direct from villa
park and from ticketmaster.
(link:http://www.astonvilla-) http://www.astonvilla-
fc.co.uk/match/view/ticket_information/0,1563,10265,00.html
(link:http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/cgi/asp_events/event_info.asp?)
http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/cgi/asp_events/event_info.asp?
event_id=120032F2E632956B&category=Sport
Day: Sunday
Date: 26/08/01
Time: 14:00
Price Range: £5.00 - 25.00
THERE IS A STRICT LIMIT OF 6 TICKETS PER HOUSEHOLD.
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[28] FA to pay out for James injury
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
Think we can relate to David James' injury (ruptured knee ligaments for England) -
think Remi, Bailey, Coppell, Robbo
FA spokesman Adrian Bevington revealed: "When any player is selected for an England
squad, we arrange insurance cover for their clubs. This covers a player's weekly
salary for up to 104 weeks should they remain injured after incurring an injury on
England duty."
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[27] More Opta stats
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
BARTHEZ VAN DER SAR (Serie A stats)
Fab first
APPEARANCES
Minutes on pitch 2676 3060
SHOT STOPPING
Goals Conceded 17 27
Clean Sheets 14 19
Saves 79 80
Saves/Shots 82% 75%
DISTRIBUTION
Distribution 715 573
Distribution % 58% 67%
CATCHING
Crosses Caught 63 67
Crosses Dropped 6 4
DISCIPLINE
Yellow Cards 1 0
Red Cards 0 0
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[26] Opta stats for Sunday
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
Manchester United
Old Trafford
A bit meaningless really!!
Sunday 19th August, 2001
Fulham
38 Games 46
ATTACKING
79 Goals scored 90
2.08 Ave goals per game 1.96
45% Shooting Accuracy N/A
14% Goals to shots % N/A
PASSING
19808 Passes N/A
79% Pass completion % N/A
DEFENDING
75% Tackle success rate % N/A
31 Goals conceded 32
0.82 Ave goals conceded per game 0.70
DISCIPLINE
461 Fouls N/A
44 Yellow cards N/A
3 Red cards N/
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[25] Team news from SKY
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
Manchester Utd
Alex Ferguson has doubts over Phil Neville (back) and Nicky Butt
(knee), both of whom pulled out of England's midweek defeat against
Holland. Roy Keane completes a suspension carried over from last
season, but Juan Sebastian Veron is included, despite only returning
from international duty in Argentina on Friday.
Fulham
The Cottagers approach their first Premiership game with no injury
worries, but manager Jean Tigana will be without Portuguese livewire
Luis Boa Morte and defender Rufus Brevett through suspension. New
signings Edwin van der Sar, steed Malbranque, Jon Harley, and
Abdeslam Ouaddou all make the squad.
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[24] Cole on Fulham
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
"I don't think they'll struggle to stay up. In fact, I think they will finish in the
top half of the table."
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[23] Kenyon on next boss
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
"There is no panic about it. I am confident but there is no doubt it
is a big event. I am positive about the whole search for a new boss. It is a challenge
and I think we'll come out of it well and we'll be
successful. I am sure the man is out there who can do the job."
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[22] Thought for the day
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
Why do giddy Scousers hang around Utd web sites spouting off on the forums and sending
shite e.mails - would you ever go into a Scouse hovel. Nope, thought not - obssessed
by us, want to be us, mickey prats...
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[21] Kenyon happy about Becks negotiation
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
"There are no more worries about it than there was with any of the
others,. We hope we will all reach the right outcome. We want him and we get the
impression he wants to stay. here is nothing at this stage to say we won't agree a
new contract with David."
As we keep saying, be prepared for an Autumn bit of good news.
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[20] Arse also wanted Petit
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
"I decided it was not a good move to go back to a club where I had achieved great
things. I've had the chance to meet Arsenal fans and they told me I would be welcomed
when I came back. There was never any animosity between me and the supporters. They
know they have a special place in my heart."
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[19] Latest team news
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
Butt and Phil Nev doubtful
Man Utd (from): Barthez, Irwin, G Neville, Stam, Silvestre, Beckham, Butt, Veron,
Giggs, Scholes, van Nistelrooy, van der Gouw, Carroll, Brown, Johnsen, P Neville,
Chadwick, Wallwork, Cole, Yorke, Solsjkaer.
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[18] Fulham boss on Sunday
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
Tigana:
"We would love to beat Manchester United - it is a dream start for us. I certainly
have no fears, not in terms of Manchester United or anyone in the Premiership."
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[17] Mirror on Stam and Fergie meeting
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
>From the Mirror
'FURIOUS Sir Alex Ferguson read the riot act to Jaap Stam yesterday over his explosive
autobiography. He ordered the giant Dutch defender in for showdown talks before
allowing him to rejoin his Manchester United team-mates for training. Ferguson
demanded that Stam explain his actions after his controversial new book was serialised
in The Mirror. Now he has been forced to scrap a` glitzy book launch next week because
of the furore surrounding his autobiography which has got the whole game talking. Stam
was supposed to officially launch the book, Head to Head, at a special VIP party at
Old Trafford next week.'
well if we were going, hardly VIP...
'But a spokesman for publishers Harper Collins said: "We have had so much publicity
from it already it has been decided a launch wasn't really necessary." In truth,
however, Ferguson warned Stam that the launch would merely inflame the situation
further and has effectively gagged him.
Stam accused Ferguson of "tapping him up," called the Nevillebrothers "busy c***s" and
claimed the manager had told his players to dive in Europe. He also cast doubt over
Dwight Yorke's showbiz lifestyle, blamed the United board for bullying the players out
of competing in the FA Cup and claimed England's No.1 striker Michael Owen was
over-rated.
Fergie was furious to read Stam's comments and gave him a rollickingover the phone
while he was at the Dutch training camp, butyesterday was the first time the pair had
come face-to-face sincethe book was serialised in The Mirror. Stam was given an icy
reception by his teammates when he finally arrived at Carrington fortraining.
The United players have been stunned by The Mirror's serialisationalthough Stam tried
to limit the damage by phoning Gary Neville to warn him about his comments. However,
it is his relationship with Ferguson that has suffered the most after he claimed his
manager broke the rules when he signed him from PSV by "tapping him up".
While many people accept that such contact is often made in football it is extremely
rare for a player to make such an admission -especially while still at the club
involved. With Ferguson due to retire in May the slur is the last thing he needed -
especially after recent claims that the United boss made similar contact with Patrick
Vieira and Bixente Lizarazu in the summer.
He will let his star defender off with a severe slap on the wrist and a warning that
the publicising of his book must stop now.'
Strange no mention of apparent anger over the book being serialised in that
anti-United rag...
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[16] Oh good, another dig at Liverpool
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
This time from one time cream suit wearer, Jason McAteer:
"Liverpool messed up my career. I have always wanted to play in central midfield and
they just wanted me to play on the right."
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[15] Schmeichel well up for new season
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
"I want to play in every game. I'm back in full training and age has nothing to do
with it."
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[14] Mark Wilson speaks too
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
"Bringing a trophy here is definitely a possibility now, but it will take time. The
fans have got to be patient with us, but we need a winning start. Jonathan and I are
still very much unproven and people are asking why we cost that sort of money. We are
expected to do a job and I wouldn't have left United if I was not confident of
producing the goods."
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[13] More from Greening
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
"Sir Alex was not very happy when I said I wanted to leave, buteventually he realised
that at 22 years old I was getting on andneeded to play regularly. United's squad is
so packed full of superstars it became too difficult to get in. Being at Boro with
Steve is pretty similar to life under Sir Alex. The gaffer is going to set out certain
rules for the Boro squad. I don't know what they are yet, but that's the way Sir Alex
runs things. I've come to Boro because of the ambition Steve has for the club. The
biggest change is calling him gaffer rather than Steve. Bringing a trophy here is
definitely a possibility now, but it will take time. The fans have got to be patient
with us, but we need a winning start.
Greening and fellow Boro new boy Mark Wilson say they quit Fergie's regime because
big- money signings like Veron and van Nistelrooy had ruined their prospect of making
a first team breakthrough. Greening said: "Sir Alex was not very happy when I said I
wanted to leave, but eventually he realised that at 22 years old I was getting on and
needed to play regularly.
"United's squad is so packed full of superstars it became too difficult to get in.
"Being at Boro with Steve is pretty similar to life under Sir Alex. The gaffer is
going to set out certain rules for the Boro squad. I don't know what they are yet, but
that's the way Sir Alex runs things.
"I've come to Boro because of the ambition Steve has for the club. The biggest change
is calling him gaffer rather than Steve."
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[12] Greening on McClaren and United
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
Jonathon :
"People don't realise how much Steve contributed to United's success. Since I joined
United he took every training session every day. That was the scale of his role. A
lot of the success was down to him because he sorted everything out. Steve will be
badly missed at Old Trafford. He's the best coach I've worked with and it's his
communication skills on the training ground that will be sorely missed. Jim Ryan has
stepped up at United and he's a good coach, but Steve has so many ideas and
techniques. It's quite a turnaround from the day we heard Steve was joining us at
United. A few of the lads were asking 'who's he?' But after a couple of weeks everyone
was thinking 'bloody hell, this guy's a good coach'. Steve's a great talker and
motivator
Only time will tell if he does better than Brian Robson, but he is a more ruthless and
perhaps a stronger person and can come through it. He's definitely got the ability."
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[11] More from Fergie on Yorke
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
"The pressure eventually got to him to the point where he wasn't delivering on the
pitch. So I had a word with him. I'm pleased to say that I've been delighted with him
in pre-season. Only the other day I took him aside to tell him so. Dwight has
addressed one of his problems by being prepared to sacrifice playing for his country.
That's one part of it. The second part is how he looks after himself from here on in.
At our first-day fitness test he was the best. He beat David Beckham - and that's
saying something. He's two yards faster already than he was at any time last season.
Dwight is
training harder than I've ever seen him. Absolutely superb. I can't fault him. Let's
see how Dwight goes from here. He's playing for a new contract. Who would want to
leave?"
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[10] Fergie on the new and improved Dwight Yorke
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
"I told Dwight at the end of the season that either he had to change
or he had to go. He had had a phenomenal first season and everyone expected him to go
from there. So he has to put last season behind him - and I will, too - simply because
he never gave himself a chance. All the trips to play for Trinidad and Tobago
handicapped him and, on his own admission, he wasn't living the right way. It's not
that Dwight's such a terrible night-lifer. It's more a case of when
he does go out he attracts a lot of attention. And the attention is the worst aspect.
It gets him into the newspapers for the wrong reasons and that creates a lot of
pressure for an individual. There were a lot of times last season when Dwight would
come in and say 'Honest, gaffer, I did nothing wrong' or 'I was never there, gaffer'."
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[9] Could have come up with a better reason...
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
Stam's publisher, Harper Collins, on the cancellation:
"We have had so much publicity from it already it has been decided a launch wasn't
really necessary."
That'll be a first then in publishing - we've had too much publicity and we just don't
want anymore...
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[8] Houllier tries to play down Fowler talk
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
"Robbie is not on any transfer list. We spoke at training in an attempt to resolve the
current situation. These discussions were meant to be constructive and Robbie spent
time with Phil Thompson. Nothing would please any of us more than for the matter to be
resolved quickly - and I hope that will be achieved in the near future."
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[7] More gossip
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
The cancellation of the Stam launch at Old Trafford (and any signings) might have
something to do with a meeting between Fergie and Stam that apparently took place
yesterday and that probably had the hairdryer effect out - mainly to do with the fact
that the book was allowed to be serialised in THAT paper.
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[6] Bangkok twinned with Murkeydive?
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
>From Ananova
'A Bangkok politician plans to put a curse on all the city's bins to stop thieves from
taking them. City Governor Samak Sundaravej says he'll use black magic to stop the
thefts of the bins worth around £20 each. Mr Samak put a curse on corrupt police
officers shortly after he was elected. Mr Samak told the Kao Sod newspaper: "A curse
will be written on the bins warning people that they will suffer misfortune if they
steal them."
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[5] The man from the FootballLeague he say no to Wimbledon
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
Football League chief executive David Burns:
"Following a long and detailed discussion, the board has concluded that the proposed
move by Wimbledon Football Club to Milton Keynes cannot be sanctioned. The Football
League will now actively encourage Wimbledon Football Club to work in partnership with
their supporters and with Merton Borough Council to find a long-term solution to their
homelessness."
The cows can sleep easy in their, well, whatever, cows sleep in...you know what I mean.
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[4]Who said no then?
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
With Red News going to be in attendance on your behalf (nothing to do with the free
drinks then), the publishers of Jaap Stam's autobiography have cancelled the planned
launch for the book at Old Trafford on Monday afternoon.
Funny that, as that is exactly what a Red said would happen when he heard the
controversial comments...wonder why it was cancelled then!
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[3]IMUSA's Fan Forum rep
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
After the IMUSA committee meeting last night, Andy Walsh was voted as IMUSA
representative for the Fans Forum meetings for this season.
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[2] New Red News out on Sunday + Fergie special
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
Issue 79 will be out on Sunday, sold before the Fulham game outside Old Trafford. It
contains the funniest Liverpool team photo you will ever see (along the lines of the
Arse 12 month calandar doing the rounds at the moment), Eric beach tourny review,
gossip and a look at the recent Celtic friendly from unbiased eyes. A must have this
issue will cost just £1.50.
You can reserve issue 79 by sending a cheque for £2 inc p&p to Red News, P.O.Box 176,
Manchester M16 8LG.
You may also be aware that we have produced a very special - and limited - Fergie
special, a commemoration for the start of his last season in charge, containing many
unique memories and stories. We will be selling this Fergie special at the Fulham
game, but to be sure of your copy (stocks are low) you can send a cheque for £2.50 to
cover postage and packing to the above. We do however plan a re-print of this special
if you can't get to the Fulham game. Sportspages (Manchester & London) also have
copies.
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[1] It seems as though
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Posted Friday, August 17, 2001 by bar-knee:
over the next few days you will read and then in the next few weeks see confirmation
that Robbie Fowler will be leaving Liverpool after a big bust-up, again with Houllier.
The next few days' back pages are already written...
