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------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------- [25] More FT on Glazer dealings --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, July 20, 2006 by ed: 'Manchester United's new $660m (£361m) debt refinancing package demonstrates a new level of sophistication by football clubs in methods used to generate cash. The Glazer family has made full use of Man United's power to generate revenues via gate receipts, TV broadcasting rights, sponsorship and merchandising in striking its new debt package. Rival Arsenal has also just refinanced some of the cost of its new 60,000-seat stadium by securitising future ticket sales. Arsenal has also shown how stadium sponsorship hasbecome a lucrative and fresh source of revenue for clubs. NM Rothschild, the investment bank that masterminded the Glazer's £790m takeover of Man United last year, has also worked on stadium financing for both Arsenal and Liverpool and is currently working on the potential sale of Aston Villa. Steady cash flow was Man United's main attraction to the Glazers, who also felt they could do a better job running the business given their experience owning large US sports franchises. In buying Man United, they heavily mortgaged the club and the current refinancing increases total debts by a further £80m to £660m, a figure that excludes a £50m undrawn credit facility. However, the smart piece of financial engineering is that Man United has more debt but is paying less for it. "It is like shifting your mortgage," said Lee Manning, a Deloitte partner. "There might be an exit penalty but that matters less if the overall interest cost in the long run is lower." In Man United's case, the total charge on the debt has fallen from £90m to an estimated £62m. That is because the cost of servicing each debt instrument - three types of senior loan and a tranche of second lien - have fallen compared with the original financing deal. But the main saving comes from the redemption of £275m of payment-in-kind (PIK) notes - a high-yielding and risky debt instrument where interest is rolled over and deferred. As a result, the PIK becomes successively more expensive to service the longer it is held in place. The Glazers have now cut their PIK exposure to £135m and with less onerous conditions than previously allowed for the note holder to have a 30 per cent charge over the Glazer's equity stake in Man United. However, the hedge funds that bought into the PIK have extracted their pound of flesh, taking away more than £60m in year one as well as earning a redemption penalty. The new PIK is offered on less attractive terms to new investors. The Glazer's £272m equity investment in Man United remains with the company.' 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Wait until he learns to use those quick feet, that imaginative brain, that magic control of the ball. Right now there is a contest for his skills. Real Madrid covets him, Manchester United has him on contract until 2010, and it seems that with each interview he gives his heart lies in a different place. On the island of Madeira, off the Portuguese mainland in the Atlantic, the government has just honored Cristiano Ronaldo with a lifetime achievement award a medal given to individuals distinguished through their professions or their actions. Pinning the medal upon him at Funchal's city hall on Thursday, Alberto Joao Jardim, the president of the regional government of Madeira, said: "It's a great honor for Madeira to have a young man like Cristiano Ronaldo and a great honor for the regional government to welcome Madeira's most famous man." The president then turned to the soccer star, who was named after Ronald Reagan, and told him, "My dear Cristiano Ronaldo, what matters is what we are and we know ourselves to be regardless of what the press say about us." Cristiano Ronaldo smiled and responded "It's very important for me to be distinguished in my own home by President Jardim." The mind boggles. If at 21, with a career ahead of him and in what clearly is a coltish stage of his development, Cristiano Ronaldo is now so honored among his peers, what will they do for an encore should he mature, like Madeira's renowned wine, into the full-bodied version of what he can be? What chance has youth got in today's world, when his elders rush to ennoble him while he is still, in some senses, an apprentice to his trade? Tall for a winger, at 1.85 meters, or 6 foot 1, but pencil slim and breathtakingly quick, Cristiano Ronaldo on a good day can turn the game into an entertainment we all love to see. His movement is exquisitely balanced. His trademark "step-overs," where his feet crisscross the ball quicker than a sword dancer, can beguile the most hardened of defenders. He can cross a ball, head a ball, ride a tackle, win a game. The emphasis is on the word ''can.'' There are times when he exasperates by feigning injury. There are time when the end product is lost in the meandering. There were times at the World Cup in Germany when opponents, notably the Dutch, cut him down with brutal kicks on the thigh that ended in tears for Cristiano Ronaldo and, too late, red cards for the perpetrators. But there was also a piece of petulant nonsense that could be career-defining. When England's Wayne Rooney stamped on the groin of the fallen Ricardo Carvalho during the quarterfinal match at Gelsenkirchen, Cristiano Ronaldo ran 40 meters to the referee calling for action for the foul. He needn't have bothered. The Argentine referee, Horacio Elizondo, was right on the spot, the red card for Rooney was assured, Cristiano Ronaldo's interference was irrelevant. England's tabloid press, however, sought to stir up a campaign against Cristiano Ronaldo for the histrionics rather than Rooney for the boot. Indeed, Rooney has rapidly launched the first of five books intended to glorify his life and, of course, seeks to sell us the line that he is victim not villain that the referee and FIFA, which subsequently banned him, misinterpreted a simple accident. The curious aspect to that flashpoint is that Cristiano Ronaldo and Rooney are clubmates. They are the Manchester United duo around whom the future is being cast. Alex Ferguson, the team manager, pinned his faith in the pair by spending l30 million, or about $55 million, for Rooney, and l12 million for Cristiano Ronaldo when they were teenagers. Moreover, when Ruud van Nistelrooy, United's chief goal scorer, was apparently so critical of Cristiano Ronaldo at training that the young Portuguese was again reduced to tears, the manager determined that van Nistelrooy could go, and Cristiano Ronaldo signed a five-year extension to his multimillion-dollar contract. The summer brings to fruition the repercussions of that altercation. Van Nistelrooy is on the brink of being sold to Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo is being soothed and told he is loved and will not be released. Ferguson's team is currently on tour in South Africa, without Cristiano Ronaldo, who is on home leave after the World Cup. At the opposite end of the fame game and the career span, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who in 1999 helped Manchester United win the Champions League title, is attempting to come back after three years lost to knee injury. Solskjaer scored two goals in Cape Town on the tour and wants nothing more than the chance to play another season. While he was running, and loving it, Van Nistelrooy was talking terms to Madrid. And Cristiano Ronaldo? Depends on which newspaper, and on which day, you read his words. In Marca, the sports newspaper closest to Real Madrid, he was quoted last week as saying, "I have told my agent I am prepared to leave. I want to play for Real Madrid and dream of doing so. "I can't live in a place where people do not like me." That referred to the British press caricaturing his face as a dart board and inviting Rooney supporters to throw darts at it. Manchester United's assistant manager, Carlos Quieroz, formerly the coach at Real Madrid, gave some fatherly advice to his young compatriot. It was tantamount to telling Cristiano Ronaldo that he is "part of United's family" and that the grass is no greener in Spain. And someone, somehow will be trying to tell him that a career in sports is not measured by instant fame and fortune. You cannot bottle the gifts that Cristiano Ronaldo has inside of him, but from Madeira to Manchester there is work to be done to extract it at its fullest.' --------------------------------- [23] United action against fake gear --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, July 20, 2006 by ed: from Mirror 'MANCHESTER United has seized £5million of fake shirts and souvenirs in a global crackdown on counterfeit football gear. In the latest raids in South Korea street sellers were arrested in a joint operation between United staff and local authorities. For the past five years the football club has monitored sales worldwide. A United spokesman said of the latest raids: "It sends a signal to those who peddle fake goods that we are after them." --------------------------------- [22] Red News Summer Edition NOW out... only available by mail order (not on sale at any game) --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, July 20, 2006 by ed: Red News Summer Edition. RN 126. 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" on his eye "The eyes not 100 per cent of what it was but theres no problem as far as playing is concerned. Itll take time to adjust to playing again but Ive three years left on my contract and as long as I have one, I want to be playing here. When you plan to have a bet - use Sporting Odds through us http://www.sportingodds.com/index.asp?tpid=2983 http://www.sportingodds.com/index.asp?tpid=2983 --------------------------------- [19] Scholes wants league glory --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, July 20, 2006 by ed: For me winning the the Premiership is more important than winning the Champions League. Its not nice seeing Chelsea pick the trophy up at the end of the season. Weve said for the last two seasons this is the year we are going to catch them but have not managed it. We want it back as much now as the first year we lost it. The European Cups big but, being English and with the Premiership so massive, we have to concentrate on that. Im just as determined as ever. Weve won a lot of trophies before but that doesnt matter, its what happens now. Were still desperate to win things we want the title back and to win it every season. At the moment United are still the team everyone wants to beat. Its up to us to make sure it remains that way. --------------------------------- [18] Massive row? --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, July 20, 2006 by ed: from sportinglife 'Manchester City's hopes of tying Joey Barton to a new long-term deal have been temporarily put on hold while a row is resolved with agent Willie McKay. McKay is understood to be demanding a fee of around £100,000 for the renegotiation of midfielder Barton's contract, which has angered City officials. Although refusing to comment on the issue, it is believed they regard the bill as excessive, and are at present holding talks with McKay in the hope he will reduce his demands. With that ongoing, it means Barton's four-year extension will not be signed, and with McKay unhappy such details have come to light. Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, McKay said: "It's just propaganda and I am fed-up with it. I'm trying to do my best for Barton. "I brought in Nicolas Anelka, Ali Benarbia, Daniel van Buyten, Marc-Vivien Foe and Antoine Sibierski into City. "It is bang out of order for information like this to go public. It's unprofessional. "They're just having a pop." McKay, though, refused to justify the apparent fee other than to say the renegotiation talks "have not been easy". He added: "I could have got him [Barton] £15,000 or £20,000 more than City have offered, but Joey just doesn't want the hassle." --------------------------------- [17] Move over Ashley Cole, Vidic got married! --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, July 20, 2006 by ed: photo of him and his (purrrr) lovely wife at: http://www.sovsport.ru/news/default.asp?date=2006/7/18&id=230106 http://www.sovsport.ru/news/default.asp?date=2006/7/18&id=230106 His wife is Anna Ivanovich. She is a 23 year old student. They lived together in Moscow when Vidic played in Spartak but she wasn`t able to go to Manchester because she is still studying. The ceremony was at Zlatibor (230 km from Belgrade). Source: Sovetskiy sport from Vadim Moscow Reds --------------------------------- [16] Scholes on injury --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, July 20, 2006 by ed: "I was at home for three months doing absolutely nothing. I have never been out for that long before and honestly, you get a bit bored. I was frustrated because I wanted to be playing but initially, I didn't know what the problem was - well, nobody did really. Thankfully, we got to the bottom of it eventually and after a bit of rest and a bit of medication, I managed to play half the game at the end of last season and I feel fine now. It is going to take a while to get back into the swing of things. We have got seven or eight games over pre-season and I hope to be a part of all of them. I just want to play as much football as I can and hopefully be ready for the start. Seeing the specialist was a worry. It was something that should probably happen later in life. But, with me being young-ish, I always had a chance of recovering and I am on the road to that now." --------------------------------- [15] United donate to Mandela fund --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, July 20, 2006 by ed: http://www.int.iol.co.za/ http://www.int.iol.co.za/ 'England football club Manchester United donated soccer memorabilia to the Nelson Mandela Foundation's 46664 global Aids campaign on Wednesday, said Mandela's spokeswoman Zelda la Grange. Soccer boots signed by Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney were among the items handed over at the Nelson Mandela Foundation's offices, she said. As a birthday present, the team Mandela a signed Manchester United jersey with "Mandela 88" printed on the back. Mandela will meet the winning team of Thursday's play-off between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs on Friday. 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Ferguson originally planned to sign two midfield players, but the manager has hinted twice while in South Africa on his teams pre-season tour this week that the Juventus situation has complicated Carricks prospects of moving to Old Trafford. Complicated might also sum up Uniteds plans to sign Torres. They believed a week ago that the forward might be lured for about £25 million, but on Tuesday, Atlético dismissed an informal offer from Inter Milan in excess of that sum and insisted that they will not sell for less than the £41.5 million release fee stipulated in the players contract.' --------------------------------- [13] Madrid tap up Ruud? --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, July 20, 2006 by ed: from Times 'MANCHESTER UNITEDS hard-line stance with Real Madrid over Ruud van Nistelrooy has been intensified by a distrust of the new regime at the Spanish club, whom United suspect of making an illegal approach to the Holland forward. The Barclays Premiership club are unlikely to report Real, with an agreement over a transfer fee regarded as beneficial for all parties, but ill feeling has crept into negotiations between the clubs as they haggle over the terms of the expected £13 million deal. The United board has been unhappy with Reals conduct since it emerged that a verbal agreement had been reached with Van Nistelrooys agent, Rodger Linse, over a three-year contract. Their frustration is with Real, rather than Linse, and it has grown over the past 48 hours with the Spanish clubs unwillingness to meet a £15 million asking price at a time when Sir Alex Fergusons hopes of replacing Van Nistelrooy with Fernando Torres are receding because of Atlético Madrids resistance. Predrag Mijatovic, the new Real technical director, has proposed success-related payments to bridge the shortfall over Van Nistelrooy such as an extra ¤goalscorer in La Liga next season but United are holding out for a guaranteed sum, mindful of what happened when David Beckham joined Real in 2003, with the Spanish clubs failures over the past three seasons leaving them with at least £2 million less than the projected £25 million fee. Despite Uniteds unhappiness, Ramón Calderón, the new Real president, sounded comfortable with the situation yesterday. We just have to wait with regards to Van Nistelrooy, Calderón said. From what Mijatovic has told me, the player wants to play for Real Madrid. Manchester United will want to obtain as much money as possible and that is logical. --------------------------------- [12] United are inserting --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, July 20, 2006 by ed: (bet that headline caught your imagination!) United are inserting the text Stretford End onto the seats of the Stretty for the new season. You can see a blurry pic (but it is true) at our sister site http://manunitedfans.blogspot.com/ http://manunitedfans.blogspot.com/ --------------------------------- [11] Mourinho on Fergie mentioning injuries last season --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, July 20, 2006 by ed: "Do they not have 11 to play? I think so. They don't have just 16 key players? You can say they have some injured players, like every team has. Some a bit more, some a bit less, but everybody has injured players and top teams have to cope with it. The difference between the top teams and the other teams is top teams have top squads. So if you say to me Harry Redknapp at Portsmouth has five players out that would be a big problem. But if you say to me Manchester United have some players out. Or if Arsenal did or even Chelsea did, we would have to cope with it. I can understand that Sir Alex doesn't like the situation with the national teams. I'm completely on his side. But he has 11 top players to play. Manchester United always have 11 top players to play. They have a wonderful squad." --------------------------------- [10] Not quite Jose. --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, July 20, 2006 by ed: Mourinho "Manchester United played in South Africa with a first eleven, we can't do this. 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As he walked in who should he spot but Rio with heavily pregnant girlfriend... --------------------------------- [7] SEF Release --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, July 20, 2006 by ed: As the new Season approaches, United will hope to kick off in front of a New Stretford End Banner. Designs have been collected by the fans and 3 designs have now been shortlisted for the fans vote. Fans can view the designs at www.stretfordendflags.com Any fan who has donated towards the banners is eligible to vote and those who wish to donate can do so via the SEF website. The SEF group are also collecting designs for the European Super Flag and info on this can be found at www.stretfordendflags.com What wins........YOU decide!!! --------------------------------- [6] MUST on Glazer moves --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, July 20, 2006 by ed: Sean Bones "The amount of money needed to be repaid overall is huge. The interest payment is one thing but what about the actual £660m? It is difficult to see how these sums can be reached without significant increases in ticket prices, which was what we always suspected. This has to put Sir Alex Ferguson in a difficult position when it comes to competing for players with the top clubs in Europe. How can United possibly sanction the purchase of players when the debt levels are so great? It seems the only way the manager will be able to buy is by effectively exchanging one player for another which is hardly ideal when everyone recognises the basis of our 1999 Treble-winning season was having a squad strong enough to provide cover in every position." --------------------------------- [5] Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, July 20, 2006 by ed: this from http://www.forbes.com/2006/07/18/manchester-united-glazer-cx_cn_0718autofacescan03.html http://www.forbes.com/2006/07/18/manchester-united-glazer-cx_cn_0718autofacescan03.html 'Some dyed-in the-wool Manchester United fans threatened mutiny when Malcolm Glazer bought the famous U.K. soccer club for £790 million ($1.44 billion) in 2005. These supporters, who criticized the Palm Beach-dwelling billionaire for saddling their team with too much debt, were probably looking forward to a time when they could squawk I told you so.Yet theyll have to tuck their tails for the time being; the tycoon is showing he runs a tight ship. The club has confirmed a refinancing package that cuts its annual interest bill by £28 million ($51 million) by redeeming some high-yielding debt. The deal may increase total borrowings to £660 million ($1.2 billion) from £580 million ($1.06 billion), yet the club will see the annual payments on sums borrowed from three hedge funds-- Perry Capital, Och-Ziff Capital Management and Citadel--fall to £62 million ($113 million) from £90 million ($164 million). Manchester United, which we ranked as the worlds richest soccer team this year, may have turned in some lackluster performances last season, yet off the field the club has inked a new uniform sponsorship deal with U.S. insurance giant AIG, worth £56.5 million ($103 million) over four years, swelled the capacity of its Old Trafford stadium to 76,000 and is looking add a couple of world class players to its squad over the summer recess. The new deal may mean Glazer family will make more money available to club manager Sir Alex Ferguson to take advantage of the certain player exodus from recently disgraced Italian club Juventus, which has been implicated in a game-fixing plot.' 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E.mail us your phone number to - [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------- [2] Madrid seal Italian deals --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, July 20, 2006 by ed: from BBC 'Real Madrid have announced the signing of Italy World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro and Brazil midfielder Emerson from Juventus. The pair, who have signed a two-year deal with a further one-year option, will link up with their former Juve boss Fabio Capello at the Bernebeu. Spanish radio said the deal was worth a combined 20 million Euros (£13.7m) Juventus were relegated from Serie A last week after the match-fixing scandal which rocked Italian football. They will start the 2006/07 campaign in Serie B with a 30-point deficit. Real are looking to rebuild after three years without a trophy and the pair are the first arrivals at Madrid since new president Ramon Calderon came to power earlier this month. A statement on the club's website said: "Real Madrid can confirm it has reached an agreement with Juventus over the signing of Fabio Cannavaro and Emerson. "The players are currently on holiday and will be presented at the Bernabeu after signing their respective contracts.' --------------------------------- [1] More Fergie after Tuesdays game --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, July 19, 2006 by ed: We came into this game expecting to play a tougher and stronger team, for our own progress and development we were hoping to play a team that would make us work harder. To tell you the truth we did have a tougher run this evening than we had on Saturday and I was happy with the way my team played. " Kaizer Chiefs Coach Ernst Middendorp We would like to thank Manchester United for giving us this opportunity to have played against them, I think for our team it was very important to have played against a team like Manchester United. I thought we played very well and had a number of chances which had we had taken better could have possibly changed the course of the game, in the end we showed that we do have the quality and strength to play against the best teams in the world. Now we will have to change our focus to Orlando Pirates on Thursday and hopefully get the result that would give us another opportunity against United on Saturday in the final. --------------------------------- [39] Less than Rio got... --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, July 19, 2006 by ed: from the SUN 'WEST HAM winger Shaun Newton has been banned for seven months after testing positive for cocaine. The former Wolves star failed a test after coming on as a substitute just a minute from the end of the Hammers' 1-0 win over Middlesbrough in the FA Cup semi-final on April 23. West Ham revealed have revealed that they suspended him on May 20, so his ban dates from then. Newton, 31, played 22 times last term, but his Hammers future must now be in doubt. The hard-working midfielder played more than 200 games for Charlton.' --------------------------------- [37] More Fergie on Ronaldo --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, July 19, 2006 by ed: "He's got a fantastic attitude and he's a really strong character. Without any question, Ronaldo will be our player next season and for the rest of his contract. I haven't paid much attention to what Cristiano is supposed to have said about the future but he will be back on July 31 to start training against with us." --------------------------------- [36] Fergie not spoken to Ronaldo though... --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, July 19, 2006 by ed: "I haven't spoken to him since the World Cup, but there have been other players down the years who have had stick." --------------------------------- [35] Fixture congestion... --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, July 19, 2006 by ed: this time it's us causing it... http://www.supersoccer.co.za/default.asp?id=185108&des=article&scat=supersoccer/sasoccer http://www.supersoccer.co.za/default.asp?id=185108&des=article&scat=supersoccer/sasoccer Orlando Pirates, licking their wounds after a 4-0 demolition at the hands of Manchester United in Saturday's opening Vodacom Challenge game, would logically be expected at this moment to be preparing to make amends when they play Kaizer Chiefs at Rustenburg's Royal Bafokeng Palace on Thursday for a place in Saturday's final against the English Premiership's Red Devils. To get the latest PSL scores, simply SMS the letters SPSL to 34911 and the day's final scores will be sent to your cellphone. This is a SuperSMS service and costs just R2 per SMS. But a bizarre fixture itinerary has left The Buccaneers with no such luxury, if it can be termed as such, as they face an even more relevant encounter against The Ivory Coast's Asec Mimosa in the launch of Caf's African Champions League last eight round at Ellis Park on Tuesday evening (6pm kickoff). The Champions League is Africa's richest and most prestigious club competition with a winners prize of R7 million and a place in Fifa's World Club Championship at stake -- and it makes little sense for the Buccaneers to find themselves embroiled in a dizzy programme at this juncture. Should Pirates strike back in the Vodacom Challenge against Chiefs on Thursday and qualify for Saturday's final at Loftus, it will constitute a gruelling programme of four games against top-flight opposiition in a matter of eight days. And, if this was not a sufficient test of The Buccaneers' tenacity and powers of endurance, they are due to travel further afield in Africa soon after the Vodacom Challenge Final for a second Champions League match. What is more, Asec have a score to settle with Pirates after losing to the Buccaneers in the 1995 version of The Champions League as a result of an against-the-run-of-play injury-time goal from Jerry Skhosana -- the only time a South African club has won the event. And after Saturday's comprehensive Vodacom Challenge drubbing in Durban, facing Manchester United (possibly twice), Chiefs and Asec in a matter of eight days is hardly designed to be a cup of tea for the back-to-the-wall Bucs. http://www.qksrv.net/click-795737-5042816 Check http://www.rednews.co.uk to view the image which has been removed from plain text email version of news --------------------------------- [34] BBC on Mendela and United --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, July 19, 2006 by ed: 'Football legend Sir Bobby Charlton has wished Nelson Mandela and South Africa well as the country prepares to host the 2010 World Cup. Members of the Manchester United squad with Sir Bobby and manager Sir Alex Ferguson met the former president in Johannesburg on Wednesday. The team is in South Africa for a series of games against local clubs. Mr Mandela, who celebrated his 88th birthday on Tuesday, was presented with a "Mandela 88" jersey. "I hope the World Cup will be a major success - and everyone will be very glad to see you present the trophy to the winner," Sir Bobby said, as he gave Mr Mandela a mounted photograph of Manchester United's Old Trafford home stadium. The team also gave the former president a limited edition history of the club, and members of the squad were individually introduced to Mr Mandela. "I am meeting many of you for the first time, but I see familiar faces," he said. The team's most familiar faces were absent, however, as they were resting after the World Cup in Germany. Sir Bobby told the BBC that the team had had a "very successful" visit to South Africa. "People enjoyed the great football that was played. It was marvellous. "The team has a lot of fans in South Africa and it was good to get the opportunity to come and play here." He said the squad had much to learn from someone like Nelson Mandela. "If they had his values and his strength and his philosophy they won't go far wrong." --------------------------------- [33] South African opinion on last night --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, July 19, 2006 by ed: Giggs and Dong stung into action by England anthem. The stadium announcer gets full marks for effort. "Viva Manchester United, viva!" he bellowed. "Viva Kaizer Chiefs, viva!" He then urged the crowd to sing happy 88th birthday to Nelson Mandela - which they did with gusto. Madiba got the biggest cheer of the night. National anthems were played before kick-off, Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrica and God Save The Queen. "Now for the national anthem of England," said the announcer. Oops. Manchester United are captained by Ryan Giggs, a staunch Welshman who would be lynched if he was caught mouthing the "enemy" anthem, while the only goal was scored by Fang Dong - a China international. 5: Amakhosi fans find themselves in a rare minority. Probably for the first time, Kaizer Chiefs fans were by far outnumbered in a South African stadium as Manchester United showed just how popular they are. The Chiefs fans too, didn't act with the same "decorum", forcing a group of reserved ticket holders on the Railway Stand to be relocated to the main grandstand. Generally however, both sets of fans emerged with credit - with the Amakhosi supporters making their presence felt in a positive way. http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=19&art_id=vn20060719101240432C502397&set_id= http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=19&art_id=vn20060719101240432C502397&set_id= --------------------------------- [32] Cos City are a MINOR club --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, July 19, 2006 by ed: Nik Anelka "When Houllier told me at the last minute that he had no intention of keeping me, he put me in a difficult situation because I had not negotiated anything with other teams. And I ended up joining a club (Manchester City) against my will. Gerard Houllier is responsible for what happened to me. If he had not snubbed me at Liverpool I would not have had to play with NINOR clubs for the past four years which I had never imagined joining." (and he's joining Pompey next!) --------------------------------- [31] Gulp, part 2 --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, July 19, 2006 by ed: from the Mail 'At £660million, United now have the highest debt ever seen at an English football club and many will continue to argue such a burden can only be detrimental to the club's chances of enjoying the kind of sustained success they had in the 1990s.' --------------------------------- [30] More Fergie on Dong --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, July 19, 2006 by ed: Hes played four times for China now so we could apply on the fact of his potential. In England as it stands now we could get him a work permit on appeal based on his potential because hes only 20 and has already played for China four times. So in the next nine months he should be at Manchester United. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For United books, videos, DVDs etc http://www.rednews.co.uk/ama.php?id=amazon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/GtUolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> For the very latest news check out the website: http://www.rednews.co.uk Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RED_NEWS_MUFC_NEWS/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! 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