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------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------- [18] Fergie: Ryan to continue in midfield? --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, July 23, 2006 by tb: "We know what Ryan can do." "His pace and balance is always going to be a threat to defences. But when our midfield was decimated last season Ryan produced the maturity and experience which was so vital. "He is a fantastic option for us in central midfield, but we also have the option of using him as a forward." --------------------------------- [17] Fergie on injuries last season --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, July 23, 2006 by tb: "What we do need is a bit of a break at the start of the season, because long-term injuries have been crippling us. "By the end of September last year, we already had six players out; then we lost Ryan Giggs with a fractured cheekbone, Paul Scholes suffered his eye problem and Alan Smith picked up that horrendous injury at Liverpool. "They were all unusual injuries, the type you do not expect, and in each case it put the player out for months. "In terms of the title, if we can avoid those injuries in the early part of the season I think we will have a massive chance." --------------------------------- [16] Fergie softening us up for no arrivals? --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, July 23, 2006 by tb: "I am not unhappy with my squad as it is." "We are trying to sign a couple of players who would give us something different and bring a bit of variety to our play. "But when you look back at our form over the latter half of last season, I am not unhappy with the players I have." --------------------------------- [15] Rooney on gambling --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, July 23, 2006 by tb: "I never really knew how much I was down. But I had an idea I was doing badly and so did what most gamblers do: I chased my bets and tried to recoup my losses by putting on even bigger sums. "One night in February 2006, before we were about to play at Blackburn, I was at the team hotel when I received a text message from Mike saying I would have to do something about my balance." "I blame myself, not the bookmaker. It was me who put on the bets. No one forced me." --------------------------------- [14] Darren on priorities --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, July 23, 2006 by tb: Every season is a big season at Manchester United. You are not just expected to win one trophy but two or three. We won the League Cup last year but we are looking to go on to bigger and better things. The Premiership is our priority. --------------------------------- [13] Darren on start to season --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, July 23, 2006 by tb: "The start is important because if you are playing catch-up for the rest of the season its hard. At least the one thing we did manage last season was to finish second, so we do not have the distraction of playing in the Champions League qualifiers before the Premiership starts. We have three or four weeks of the league before we even have to think about Europe. --------------------------------- [12] Darren on the competition --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, July 23, 2006 by tb: Maybe there will be a new midfielder. This is Manchester United. There are new players coming in all the time. The club need to buy players to progress. It is all part of being here. But the situation is fair. If you are performing the manager will pick you. --------------------------------- [11] Scousers rob one of their own --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, July 23, 2006 by tb: >From the BBC: Football memorabilia belonging to England star Wayne Rooney has been stolen in a burglary at his parents' home in Liverpool. England caps, a World Cup 2006 shirt and his BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year Trophy were taken. Merseyside Police said the items were taken from the house in Sandfield Park, West Derby, on Saturday night. The public have been asked to contact police if they are offered the items in the pub or over the internet. The Man Utd forward won the BBC trophy in 2002 while he was still an Everton player. Broken ankle Among the other items stolen were some jewellery and a shirt from the FA Cup Final. A police spokeswoman described the stolen items as "very distinctive". The burglary follows a turbulent few months for the 20-year-old striker. In April he broke a metatarsal bone in his right foot against Chelsea threatening his place in the World Cup finals. After intensive treatment accompanied by heightened media scrutiny he eventually played for England in the tournament. But he finished it in disgrace when he was sent off for an apparent stamp on a Portuguese opponent in England's quarter final defeat on penalties. --------------------------------- [10] Rummenigge: Ruud wants to go to Bayern --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, July 23, 2006 by tb: "Van Nistelrooy has told us he would like to play for us next season." Rummenigge told the Bild newspaper. "We have already spoken about money with him but it would be United who will finally decide." --------------------------------- [9] Jol on Carrick --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, July 23, 2006 by tb: "We had an offer for Carrick and everybody knows that. "Hopefully he will be our player next season. "He came back on Friday with the other internationals and it was good to see him. So Michael is still one of our players. He will be involved in pre-season. "But as for whether we would accept £20million, I can't comment on that." --------------------------------- [8] Fergie on Roon & Ron --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, July 23, 2006 by tb: "There is no rift between Wayne and Cristiano." "I know Wayne has been in touch with Cristiano and I don't anticipate any problems." --------------------------------- [7] Fergie on Ruud --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, July 23, 2006 by tb: "Ruud asked away before the Arsenal FA Cup final last year, then asked away through his representative, and has now asked away himself in writing." "Quite frankly, if he wants to leave, there really is no point trying to persuade him to stay. "I couldn't tell you why he wants to leave or why his heart isn't in it - all I can tell you is that he has asked away and we have accepted that." --------------------------------- [6] Fergie on replacing Roy --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, July 23, 2006 by tb: "The main issue for me is the composition of the midfield. "When you lose a player like Roy, which was always going to happen as he was getting older, you need a replacement." --------------------------------- [5] Something for the beach sir? --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, July 23, 2006 by tb: Red News Summer Edition. RN 126. Out July 17th. 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"Our backroom boys have taken up the challenge and given him a lot of individual work before the rest of the players started back. "That has enabled him to continue all the way through the rest of the pre-season with the rest of the lads." --------------------------------- [3] Fergie on Carrick --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, July 23, 2006 by tb: ''The bid for Michael Carrick was an attempt to do some fundamental business before the World Cup." "But Tottenham turned it down and said they are looking at something approaching double what we offered. "In that situation, I can understand them wanting to play the long game. But we have put a value on Michael and we will not go above that." --------------------------------- [2] Fergie on transfers --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, July 23, 2006 by tb: "Fans want to see new signings and a new face which makes a difference to our play and bring more success," said Ferguson. "We are trying to sign a couple of players who would add variety to our play. They are different types of players to the ones we have and that would only strengthen us. "But, at the end of the day, we will not be stupid. I am quite adamant about that." --------------------------------- [1] Fergie on tour --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, July 23, 2006 by tb: We got exactly what we expected out of the tour. This has been a great experience for some of our players. They have come out here, been part of the first-team squad and worked really hard. "Of the 19 players I had on this trip, 15 could play for the next 10 years. Hopefully, they will do that at Manchester United. The result is no surprise, however, considering my record in penalty shoot-outs over the years! We still have pride in our performance, though, and we wanted to win the trophy." --------------------------------- [3] Ole offer from Brondby? --------------------------------- Posted Saturday, July 22, 2006 by tb: The Mirror: OLE Gunnar Solskjaer is facing the biggest dilemma of his Manchester United career after being offered an amazing pay deal by Danish club Brondby. Manchester United stalwart Solskjaer, 33, has spent the last 10 years at Old Trafford and has been the club's most loyal servant after snubbing several big-money moves. Solskjaer has battled his way back through a string of career-threatening injuries and has never complained despite spending most of his United career as a supersub. But Brondby have now offered him a three-year deal worth an incredible £50,000 a week, which would make him the highest-paid player in the club's history - and would also give him regular football. Brondby head coach Rene Meulensteen wants Norwegian goalscorer Solskjaer to be the club's big-name signing to boost their chances in Europe and also attract bumper gates. Solskjaer has only just signed a new two-year contract extension at United but will not get a regular starting place at Old Trafford. Brondby have also been in contact with United boss Sir Alex Ferguson about taking two of his most promising stars on a season-long loan. Brondby want former Barcelona trainee Gerard Pique and Italian striker Giuseppe Rossi. Ferguson is keen for Rossi and Pique to get Champions League experience but will only let Rossi go if they are able to strengthen their strike force, with Dutch hitman Ruud van Nistelrooy's future still uncertain. --------------------------------- [2] Vierra to Inter? --------------------------------- Posted Saturday, July 22, 2006 by tb: That's according to the Telegraph. --------------------------------- [1] Fergie on South Africa and the world Cup --------------------------------- Posted Saturday, July 22, 2006 by tb: "You think about the amount of fans who would want to see Germany play Brazil for instance and you wonder how they could all be accommodated." "Looking after, and controlling, fans of so many countries is a big challenge, which is why the fan parks they had in Germany were such a good idea. "But if the organisers can get that right, and the security, we have seen ourselves that this is such a fabulous country, and the atmosphere inside the stadiums so impressive, it could all work really well." --------------------------------- [27] Fergie on Chelsea --------------------------------- Posted Friday, July 21, 2006 by ed: "Chelsea have every right to do what is right for their club, just as we have every right to do what is right for us. I did not say their transfer policy was bad for the game. It is clearly good for Chelsea. But, if it is correct they are going to sign 30 African boys, you have to wonder how they are all going to get a game." --------------------------------- [26] Ruud to return? We doubt it --------------------------------- Posted Friday, July 21, 2006 by ed: Fergie "Ruud is not definitely leaving and I expect to see him at training on Monday. I spoke to (chief executive) David Gill on the phone yesterday and there is no development as far as Real Madrid is concerned. They have made an offer, we have rejected it. That is where the situation lies. If they don't come back in and increase their offer, he won't be going and I would be content with that. It would not bother me one bit. He is a striker who can score upwards of 20 goals a season and there are not many of those going around." --------------------------------- [25] Fergie on experience --------------------------------- Posted Friday, July 21, 2006 by ed: For us, we will have more experience, too, because the young players are maturing. You saw Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney in the World Cup. OK, Wayne only played a bit but he still had that vital experience of being there. 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In the end it will be the player himself who has the final vote. --------------------------------- [23] Telegraph on Glazers --------------------------------- Posted Friday, July 21, 2006 by ed: 'WHEN we revealed a week ago that the Glazer family was renegotiating the debts of Manchester United with the help of JP Morgan, what was most apparent was the very strong demand from international investors to take part. Man Utd is a famous sporting name but it is a long time since the company's equity, aided by the dotcom boom, was valued at pounds 1bn by the stock market. On and off the pitch it faces the challenge of Chelsea, and a rehoused and refinanced Arsenal will add spice to the chase for domestic and European honours this season. Although our story last week took a while to sink in, most people who had been left scratching their heads about the Glazers' original maths now realise they have probably pulled off a bit of a coup. There is a queue of international investors willing to lend the Glazers cheap money. So far the family has tapped this demand to pay back a chunk of Man Utd's very expensive and risky Payment In Kind (PIK) notes - used as a form of bridging finance to gain ownership. What is also true is that the Glazers have negotiated an option to repay the rest of the PIK notes. Such a move will further reduce the company's cost of capital and the burden of debt repayment. This will boost profitability and the value of the family's pounds 272m equity stake at the same time. I'm slightly puzzled why the Glazers couldn't or wouldn't go the whole hog and repay all the PIK notes, thus delivering an even more efficient balance sheet with an even lower cost of capital. Perhaps they were limited in how much they could repay at any given time. Anyway, I suspect the family will not waste any time in repaying the remainder when possible, enhancing the value of their stake even more. Although the team on the pitch has been underachieving since the Glazers took over, the family itself is well on the way to victory.' --------------------------------- [22] Blake scores --------------------------------- Posted Friday, July 21, 2006 by ed: Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, scored twice for Plymouth in the defeat of Gratkorn --------------------------------- [21] Mourinho on his new haircut --------------------------------- Posted Friday, July 21, 2006 by ed: "You look at my haircut - I am ready for the war" --------------------------------- [20] MEN on Choccy --------------------------------- Posted Friday, July 21, 2006 by ed: 'BRIAN McClair insists that the spectre of the Class of '92 is not an albatross around his neck as he prepares for his debut campaign as United's Academy chief. In a year when United have launched the celebration of the Busby Babes and the Reds' accent on youth, the Scot has been charged with the task of continuing to produce home-bred youngsters for Old Trafford. On the face of it, the challenge is a daunting one. For a start there is the history. United have won the FA Youth Cup a record nine times and players like Duncan Edwards, Bobby Charlton, George Best, David Beckham, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes - to name but a few - have been nurtured in the famous talent producing system. Sir Alex Ferguson now has more money at his disposal to provide instant transfer remedies than in the late 1980s, when he revamped the Reds youth system in order to crank up a conveyor belt that had been allowed to go rusty. The global market for young footballers has widened and Fergie has recognised that. Late teenagers in the Reds ranks could be as likely to come from Sao Paolo as Salford, or Buenos Aires as Burnage and the squeeze would appear to be on for the local boys. McClair, known as Choccy in his playing days, has been shadowing previous Academy chief Les Kershaw for 12 months as the latter prepared for semi-retirement. But he still believes that, no matter the make-up of United's youth ranks, it continues to be a fruitful set-up - providing gems for Sir Alex and future bosses . "I am looking forward to the challenge," Brian told M.E.N. Sport. Albatross "The Class of '92 isn't an albatross. It isn't impossible to do it again. Spaces opened up for those boys, and if you get the right players it can happen again. You just never know. "The club is in a totally different situation now. But the manager has never wavered in his support for the Academy and the production of young players. We are passionate about it at this club. "The manager wants us to scout globally as well. Although the kids couldn't join us at 16 years of age, there is a wealth of ability out there in places like Brazil, Argentina and Africa that he wants us to tap into. And of course there are the Europeans. "But, understandably, United fans like to see the local boys rise to the top as well. They have been brought up on that. "Bringing local talent through is what United has always been about, and it will continue. "We want the boys from Manchester to get through as well. Danny Simpson from Salford is out in South Africa on the first team pre-season tour and is doing well. Phil Bardsley is another. "While things have changed with recruitment, there will always be young local talent making it. I don't think it is any harder now for them than before, despite how things have evolved in the Academy. "But when you talk about local boys, it encompasses those who might not necessarily have been born locally but have been brought through the ranks from a very young age at Old Trafford. Senior "Thus, I think United fans also have pride in the likes of Giuseppe Rossi and Gerard Pique coming through the ranks to the senior side." McClair has still Kershaw on his staff on a part-time basis, with Paul McGuinness, Tony Whelan, Mark Dempsey, Eamonn Malvey and Mike Glennie backing him up. "Les assembled a fantastic staff who work extremely well together," added McClair. "They believe totally in the philosophies of the club and what we are trying to achieve in the Academy. "We have lost Rene Meulensteen to Brondby, where he has become their manager, but he left a very nice legacy. "He tutored Mark Dempsey and Eamonn Malvey so they can continue the system. "Les's background was scouting, and he did a lot of that when he was in charge. But I want to be hands on and take part in sessions. I want to be out there on the field. It is there you get the understanding of the young players. "You can never tell how young kids are going to develop. One day you can think they have done something fantastic, and the next you give them something to do and you begin to wonder. "But we think, in United's Academy, that things are going well. I want to continue that." http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-795737-10379645 Check http://www.rednews.co.uk to view the image which has been removed from plain text email version of news http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-795737-10380073 Dorm rooms to dreams rooms from just £7 per night Check http://www.rednews.co.uk to view the image which has been removed from plain text email version of news --------------------------------- [19] Real issue demand --------------------------------- Posted Friday, July 21, 2006 by ed: Real vice-president Juan Mendoza "Were about to reach the point where we break off all negotiations for Van Nistelrooy even though the player clearly wants to play for us. Its time to make it clear to Manchester United that Real Madrid are not going to be held to ransom over exorbitant prices. Weve offered what we think Ruud van Nistelrooy is worth and there is no way we are going to drive ourselves crazy trying to meet valuations which dont bear any relation to the market." --------------------------------- [18] Fortune to get two year Bolton deal --------------------------------- Posted Friday, July 21, 2006 by ed: from Telegraph 'Quinton Fortune will be handed a two-year contract by Bolton manager Sam Allardyce if he proves his fitness in Saturday's friendly with Burnley. The former Manchester United midfielder has been training with Wanderers after being released from Old Trafford, and Allardyce said: "I think we will have done the deal after the Burnley game. "He's not missed a day's training, and has done well, but we just need to be satisfied from the football point of view."' --------------------------------- [17] Telegraph on Torres --------------------------------- Posted Friday, July 21, 2006 by ed: 'As United prepare to open transfer negotiations with Atletico Madrid for £25 million-rated forward Torres over the weekend, Ruud van Nistelrooy remains likely to leave Old Trafford within the next seven days, despite Real Madrid's failure to meet United's £15 million valuation of the Dutch striker. United's decision to reject Real's offer of £10.5 million, plus a further £3.5 million depending on the Spanish club's future success, has opened the door for Bayern Munich to mount a late raid for Van Nistelrooy, who is due to report back to for pre-season training on Monday should he fail to secure a transfer within the next 72 hours.' --------------------------------- [16] Fergie on Chelsea --------------------------------- Posted Friday, July 21, 2006 by ed: "Ours is a very young squad and we hope to see an improvement that will bring us closer to challenging Chelsea, because I still think they are the team to beat. They have added two very experienced players in Ballack and Shevchenko and they're also talking of signing Roberto Carlos, but I can understand that in terms of their European challenge. These signings suggest to me that they are going to concentrate on Europe and try to win that. They want as much experience as possible and they won't be far away, but we will have more experience, too, because the young players are maturing and are playing at a good competitive level. With Juventus and AC Milan out of the way it's a very open European Cup this year, and you could say that applies to us as well. There's always huge expectation at our club, and it wouldn't matter if we had won the league the previous season or two years ago. We always have to win the league." --------------------------------- [15] More Juve sales --------------------------------- Posted Friday, July 21, 2006 by ed: from Forbes 'Juventus Football Club SpA said it has closed a deal with the Spanish club FC Barcelona for the sale of defenders Gianluca Zambrotta and Lilian Thuram for 19 mln eur. Barcelona will pay 14 mln eur in two years for Zambrotta and 5 mln for Thuram, also payable in two years. The news confirms recent press reports, which also said that defender Fabio Cannavaro and midfielder Emerson will be sold to Real Madrid for about 25 mln eur, while midfielder Patrick Vieira is expected to join Inter Milan. According to the daily La Stampa, Vieira is worth 15 mln eur. ' 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For United books, videos, DVDs etc http://www.rednews.co.uk/ama.php?id=amazon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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