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He has also enjoyed loan spells at Belgian side Royal Antwerp and Danish club Brondby. The left-back will go straight into Simon Davey's squad for next weekend's home league match against Preston.' --------------------------------- [12] Guardian on Chelseas trying to get into United's 'Asian markets' --------------------------------- Posted Tuesday, January 9, 2007 by ed: worth nothing this 'Two Manchester United-themed restaurants in Chengdu were recently forced to close because customers were not willing to pay extra for the brand.' 'Chelsea Football Club's plans for world domination came a mouseclick closer to realisation yesterday with a Chinese internet tie-up adding more than 100 million people to the club's potential fanbase. The launch of a Mandarin language website in conjunction with China's biggest portal, Sina, is part of an intensifying global contest for hearts and wallets that pits Chelsea against Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus. It will soon be followed by the release of a Bollywood film aimed at making Stamford Bridge lovers out of India's middle-class, as well as a pre-season tour to the United States by Jose Mourinho's team and an intensified Asia marketing strategy with Adidas and Samsung. With the world's biggest population and the fastest growing economy, China is seen as having huge potential by football giants such as Manchester United and Real Madrid, both of which have sent teams to tour here in recent years. Apart from lucrative friendlies every two or three years, however, few foreign clubs have made much money here because average incomes are still below £1,000 per year. Two Manchester United-themed restaurants in Chengdu were recently forced to close because customers were not willing to pay extra for the brand. Instead of opening their own outlets, Chelsea - which are neck and neck with Manchester United in terms of popularity, according to market research surveys - will focus their efforts on the internet, grassroots support and cooperation with the national football association. Their new website partner, Sina, is the most powerful force in the Chinese internet, which has more than 120 million users. Sina will translate material from Chelsea's English website and add comment from a local perspective in return for a share of revenues from advertising, sponsorship, online sales and membership subscriptions. Within a year, it is expected to turn in a profit. At its launch, the website featured a video clip of Ashley Cole speaking Mandarin with a cockney accent, still pictures of Frank Lampard kissing his ring finger to celebrate a goal, and a haggard Mourinho reading from an autocue about how much he is looking forward to answering questions from millions of Chinese fans. In the days and months ahead, Chelsea will also announce plans for a first-team tour of China - possibly as early as 2008 - and the hosting of the Chinese Olympic football team at the London club's training ground later this year. In association with the Asian Football Confederation, Chelsea will also expand a grassroots coaching programme from the current two cities - Qingdao and Wuhan - to 15, including Beijing and Shanghai. Dong Lu, a leading Chinese football journalist, said Chelsea appealed to younger fans more than Manchester United or Real Madrid. "Their popularity has grown in the past two or three years because of the impressive power of their football. Until now, their fans have been scattered around a number of different bulletin boards. Sina, as the biggest force in the Chinese internet, can bring them together. There is great potential for the two to develop their business." But despite the emphasis on youth at the website launch ceremony, one older Chelsea supporter also crept out of the woodwork - the British ambassador, William Ehrman, who said he became a Blues fan in 1958. The Premier League has a devoted following in China, thanks partly to the relative success of homegrown players such as Sun Jihai at Manchester City and new arrivals such as Zheng Zhi at Charlton. Activities off the pitch are just as important in the race to be the world's top football brand. Paul Smith, the club's business affairs director, said he had just been to India, which the club has identified as a potential growth market despite its reputation as a cricket-mad nation. He revealed that Chelsea would make a "cameo appearance" in an upcoming Bollywood film in which a key character is a Blues' fan. --------------------------------- [11] Interview in Lawyer with United's legal bod --------------------------------- Posted Tuesday, January 9, 2007 by ed: http://www.thelawyer.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=123664&d=195&h=24&f=46 http://www.thelawyer.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=123664&d=195&h=24&f=46 With Manchester United riding high in the Premiership, head of legal Patrick Stewart is ensuring the club enjoys success off the field as well as on it. By Steve Hoare Organisation: Manchester United Ltd Sector: Sport Turnover: £160m (11 months to 30 June 2005) Employees: 500 Head of Legal: Patrick Stewart Reporting to: Financial director Nick Humby Legal capability: One Main law firms: Allen & Overy, Beachcroft, Brabners Chaffe Street, Wiggin Patrick Stewart's CV Education: 1990-95 - LLB (Hons), University of Glasgow Work history: 1995-98 - trained at Burness; 1998-2001 - IP/IT solicitor at Maclay Murray & Spens; 2001-06 - legal manager and then senior counsel at Team Marketing; 2006-present - head of legal at Manchester United Since I've been here things have been going really well. We've signed the biggest shirt sponsorship deal, the stadium's capacity has increased to 76,000 and we're top of the league. There's a real feel-good factor about the place, which people who are not here aren't really aware of," says Patrick Stewart, head of legal at Manchester United. This will come as great news to the millions of Man Utd supporters, but may be greeted with derision by millions more. Despite Jose Mourinho's best efforts, no team splits opinions quite like Man Utd. After the turmoil of the Glazer takeover it seems that things are running more smoothly at Man Utd and the club's first in-house lawyer is thrilled to be part of it. Since 1967 Brabners Chaffe Street senior partner Maurice Watkins acted as a quasi-in-house lawyer, enjoying a seat on the board from 1984 until November 2004. He was the board's longest-serving member when he was voted off by the incoming Glazers. Watkins is still a non-executive director and remains involved in the legal side, focusing mainly on football aspects such as transfers and disciplinary matters. "He is one of the world's leading authorities on football and regulatory matters," says Stewart. Stewart joined Man Utd in March last year from Team Marketing, the marketing agency that deals with the sponsorship and television rights for the Uefa Champions League. The decision to bring in an in-house legal function was made before the Glazers' arrival, but it is something the Glazers supported. The initial impetus for having an in-house legal function was to impose cost efficiencies, but more significantly it has brought a more commercial approach to deal-making. Stewart explains: "I take personal responsibility for sponsorship contracts. Anything on the marketing and media side I either do myself or take a very close interest in. The second part is coordinating external legal advisers and the third element is to improve systems of contract management." The first thing Stewart had to deal with when he joined the club was the largest shirt sponsorship deal ever completed in the UK. Stewart used no outside counsel. The deal with insurer AIG, which took its advice from Addleshaw Goddard, was, in Stewart's own words, "a baptism of fire". "It was a great start - very high profile and very important to United," he adds. "I felt lucky to have that as a first significant deal. From a legal perspective there was nothing particularly unusual, but from a commercial perspective it was a US company investing in a UK football club with the main aim of raising its profile in Asia. That created a very interesting dynamic and that dynamic underpinned a lot of the negotiations." Since then Stewart has worked on a string of deals with companies such as Audi, Betfair, Budweiser and secondary ticket exchange Viagogo. The deal with Viagogo allows fans to exchange tickets that they cannot use. Some have questioned the legality of secondary ticket exchanges, but Stewart says: "The exchange is only among members. We see it as discouraging touting." In addition to Brabners, Stewart also turns to Wiggin partner Sean James for some media rights issues and Beachcroft for HR and liquor licensing advice. Allen & Overy (A&O) has inherited a corporate role with the club after corporate partners Andrew Ballheimer and Richard Hough advised the Glazers on the takeover. There have been some residual matters following the takeover, with A&O senior associate Edward Barnett picking up the reins. "Most of the post-takeover activity happened before my arrival," says Stewart, "but there is the issue of managing dissenting shareholders." To that end Man Utd has an investor services company called Computershare, which manages dissenting shareholders. There have been a few of them since the Glazers took over, but few will be too upset with the club's current Premiership position. Even less so if it dips its foot into the transfer market this month to secure a strong holding midfielder. Of the onfield side, the only area Stewart would get involved in is image rights - a strange, new concept that nobody had really heard of until David Beckham transferred to Real Madrid. "From a legal perspective it's a grey area because there's no definitive UK law on this. Image rights, as a term, is just used to bundle together a number of rights that celebrities feel they can exploit," explains Stewart. Stewart will leave the rest of the transfer window dealings to chief executive David Gill and Watkins and his team at Brabners. Those who thought Watkins' influence at the club may be declining after the takeover and Stewart's appointment are mistaken. Brabners also helps out on the commercial side, where partner Jason Smith advises. "The Brabners relationship is very close and very good," concludes Stewart. "They've provided me with a great deal of support." --------------------------------- [10] Indy on Larsson staying --------------------------------- Posted Tuesday, January 9, 2007 by ed: 'It was always when, not if, the question of Henrik Larsson extending his Old Trafford career would come to the fore, but even Manchester United were pleasantly surprised at the speed and source of the debate yesterday when the striker's Swedish employers, Helsingborg, admitted the 35-year-old could feature in Sir Alex Ferguson's plans until the end of the season. One game, one goal and one performance exuding intelligence is all it has taken for the "Larsson Must Stay" bandwagon to roll off the blocks, with the veteran's contribution in the 2-1 FA Cup win over Aston Villa prompting the Helsingborg coach Stuart Baxter to interrupt his holiday in Dubai to declare; "He would appear to have vindicated the whole deal." That unique deal, which originated in a discussion between Baxter and friend Jim Lawler, the United chief scout, in early November, saw the former Celtic and Barcelona favourite agree to join Ferguson for a 10-week loan period that coincided with the pre-season in Sweden and then return to his hometown club on 12 March. Although Ferguson and Larsson have repeatedly insisted there is no prospect of an extension - the striker continued to diffuse the issue yesterday when he stated: "It is all ifs and I am just taking one match at a time," - it is inconceivable that United will not attempt to keep the Swede for their Premiership and Champions' League pursuit. To that end, the admission by Baxter and Helsingborg chairman Stig-Inge Fredin that Larsson can stay until May if he wishes will not have been lost on the Old Trafford hierarchy. "It is a matter for our board but if Manchester United and Henrik have special wishes then of course we are going to listen," Fredin said. "It's up to Henrik. If he wants to stay then we'll open that discussion with United. We will not stand in his way. However, as long as nothing new is on the cards, there's no reason to speculate. At this point we are assuming that Henrik will be back on 12 March." It was only before Christmas that Ferguson insisted United would have to play fair by Helsingborg and allow their prized asset to return for the start of the Swedish season. "We wouldn't want to intrude on Helsingborg's ambitions," he said. "They have been very fair and we have to return that favour." However, it is evident the final say belongs to Larsson and United are expected to open negotiations with Helsingborg about an extension - which will involve a nominal fee - in due course. "We are in a world where we are not really able to force Henrik back," Baxter said. "Sweden being Sweden they would probably think of the person and not the footballer. There would be a discussion between Henrik and the club but he has given us no indication this is any more than the agreement we have. "When he came back it was so he could get his family established in Sweden during the last two years of his career. The attraction of Manchester United was a short-term deal. If that has changed where an extension would mean extra finance for the club that's very nice, but we have still got to try to make a team. But I am going to try to not worry about it. We knew this situation might happen when we did the deal. 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This has been a wonderful opportunity at the end of my career and I aim to take it. The club are in a great position in the Premiership, Champions League and the Cup. It would be a dream come true for me if I can help them succeed in one or all of these competitions. --------------------------------- [7] Sven's Ast Tord Grip on Larsson --------------------------------- Posted Tuesday, January 9, 2007 by ed: Cantona and Larsson both score important goals and you could argue Cantona was also a team player. But that is where the similarities end. Larsson is timid, he has no ego at all and he doesnt shout at anyone on the pitch or off it. He is a very quiet man. He was like that in 1994 when I was part of Swedens coaching team and we won the bronze medal at the World Cup. He was never full of himself. From what I have seen so far, it will be a winning combination. One day, when he is older perhaps, Rooney will want to play more like Larsson and he will have the chance now to learn how to do it. Larsson will have a great time in England and score a lot of goals with Rooney as his partner. It works best when you have a player like Larsson to get on the end of Rooneys work, using such expert movement in the area to score. If Henrik has the opportunity to play the rest of the English season with United I think he should take it. --------------------------------- [6] A great read on 80s United --------------------------------- Posted Tuesday, January 9, 2007 by ed: Now out, and highly recommended, Andy Mitten interviews 11 famous United players for their story Here's what those who've reviewed 'We're The Famous Man United' have said about it so far... "Some of the very best interviews with former United players that I've ever read. Andy Mitten has a remarkable ability to get people to open up and reveal all. Full of great anecdotes, detail and colour, bringing back just what it was like following United in the pre-Ferguson era." Michael Crick. "A terrific antidote to the banal sporting autobiography. Next time someone asks 'Where have the gameís characters gone?' here's an answer: They're between the covers of We're the Famous Man United. Candid, full of illuminating anecdotes and with an appeal well beyond those old enough to remember the 70s and 80s and far beyond the borders of United fandom." Ian Hawkey, The Sunday Times. "Anyone who wants to read about nice, clean-cut footballers listening to Luther Vandross and going to bed at 9.30pm should look away now. Andy Mitten has compiled the warts-and-all, blow-by-blow forensic examination of what really went on at Englandís biggest club in the 1980s. Utterly compelling." Daniel Taylor, The Guardian. "Twenty years on from their heyday, the players of the eighties have nothing to hide. And even if they had, Andy Mitten would find it out. By turns jaw-dropping, enraging, staggering and alarming, but always, always charged with affection and enthusiasm, this book is what nostalgia is all about." Jim White, The Daily Telegraph. "First came the Busby Babes and now the modern United is 'all grown up'. This hugely entertaining book proves that during the intervening 'teenage years' the lads had themselves a bit of fun." Graham Hunter, Sky. "This book will define United work in this era like Jim White's book did a decade ago. We knew many of these players as United heroes, but the fans knew little about the real men inside the Red shirts they wore. Andy Mitten takes characters we cheered on the terraces and allows us to see them in a new light; away from the limelight. Tinged with humour, reflection and at times sadness, these were the players who missed the golden wages on offer in today's football by a decade yet played in an era that many fans fondly recall as they watched gifted footballers giving their all. Away from the hyperbole surrounding today's stars, these were real characters, real men, and here we see their real stories - be it uplifting or eye opening. Life's ups and downs; before, during and after their United careers. Mitten's honest approach and incisive interviewing technique allows us a revealing and at times startling account of what it was like to play for Manchester United and the life thereafter. Highly recommended to young and old football fan alike, it will give a new perspective on household names. Ideal for those who lived the 1980s generation, and those who wish they had." Barney Editor, Red News We're The Famous Man United is Published on November 6th by Vision Sports Publishing, priced £17.99. Red News readers can order a copy for only £12.59 by clicking here... Coming in November, and highly recommended, Andy Mitten interviews 11 famous United players for their story --------------------------------- [5] SUN on Bale --------------------------------- Posted Tuesday, January 9, 2007 by ed: 'GARETH BALE will snub Manchester United because he wants to stay at Southampton. Saints have already rejected a £5million bid from United for left-back Bale, 17, and have offered him an improved 2½-year contract. Bales agent David Manasseh said: I do not know what all the fuss is about. Gareth has 18 months left on his contract, boss George Burley has said he will not be leaving and he is happy to stay. http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-2051413-10351781 Check http://www.rednews.co.uk to view the image which has been removed from plain text email version of news http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-2051413-10295995 Have a Free £25 bet on totesport Check http://www.rednews.co.uk to view the image which has been removed from plain text email version of news --------------------------------- [4] More Bayern --------------------------------- Posted Tuesday, January 9, 2007 by ed: Bayern general manager Uli Hoeness At this moment, Hargreaves will stay. But then it is up to the board whether we sell him. We dont want to lose him. We are not a bank and we want success with our best players. Owen is a very skilful defensive player and there are not many of his calibre around. It would be crazy to sell him at this moment as he is not replaceable. We would have to start buying players and nobody knows how much it would cost to get the same. --------------------------------- [3] Hargreaves baffled by fee --------------------------------- Posted Tuesday, January 9, 2007 by ed: It is a lot of money they are talking about. Is it even realistic? But football is a crazy world and ridiculous sums are paid. Right now, I dont want to think about that. I just want to think about playing football, working hard and doing well. All the other things will take care of themselves it is not down to me. Everything will fall into place but at the moment I have other priorities and that is to get healthy. 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Click on https://www.paypal.com/xclick/business=rednewsweb%40aol.com&undefined_quantity=1&item_name=RN+T-Shirts&item_number=RN+T-Shirts&cn=State+Product+Code+of+T-Shirt¤cy_code=GBP https://www.paypal.com/xclick/business=rednewsweb%40aol.com&undefined_quantity=1&item_name=RN+T-Shirts&item_number=RN+T-Shirts&cn=State+Product+Code+of+T-Shirt¤cy_code=GBP All our t-shirts - Some classic designs http://www.rednews.co.uk/shop/shoptsht.htm http://www.rednews.co.uk/shop/shoptsht.htm --------------------------------- [39] Fergie hints at trying for another Treble --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: "We must have a go at it (the treble). There is no point in being negative, let's enjoy it. We have a good squad of players and are playing some terrific football. We need to achieve consistency over the second half of the campaign. Historically we do okay at this point. In the past, even if we have been erratic earlier in the season, we seem to have drawn a second wind. I am sure our present position will drive us on even more. We are pleased to be where we are. We are here for the long haul plus we have youth and strength on our side. We are fully capable of winning the championship. Chelsea will come back at us. The key is our own form and what we do ourselves. If we do it right, we do not need to keep looking over our shoulder.'' --------------------------------- [38] Bardsley joins --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: Villa on loan until end of the season --------------------------------- [37] Harry Redknapp --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: "It's a great place to play, a great stage and we will look forward to it. We knocked them out of the FA Cup with West Ham so who knows." --------------------------------- [36] Cup draw in full --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: Arsenal v Bolton West Ham v Watford Bristol City or Coventry Cityv Hull City or Middlesbrough Chelseav Nottingham Forest Chester City or Ipswich Townv Swansea Cardiff City or Tottenham v Southend Utd or Barnsley Barnet or Colchester v Peterborough or Plymouth Argyle Birmingham City or Newcastle Unitedv Reading or Burnley Derby Countyv Bristol Rovers Sheffield Wednesday or Manchester City v Southampton Crystal Palacev Preston North End Manchester Unitedv Portsmouth Blackpoolv Norwich City Queens Park Rangers or Luton Townv Blackburn Rovers Wolverhampton Wanderers or Oldham v WBA Leicester City or Fulhamv Stoke City --------------------------------- [35] Bale's agent --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: "I don't know what all the fuss is about. Gareth has got 18 months left on his contract. George Burley said he's going nowhere and Gareth wants to stay at Southampton, he's happy there." http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-795737-10412212 Check http://www.rednews.co.uk to view the image which has been removed from plain text email version of news --------------------------------- [34] Cup draw --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: Pompey at Home --------------------------------- [33] O'Neill --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: "We did have some chances. We showed a phenomenal amount of courage and character to come back into the game. United can get away from you but we stuck at it. We probably played our best football when we went behind." --------------------------------- [32] More Fergie --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: "This was a real Henrik goal. There was no drawback. He guided the ball into the corner of the net. His decision-making and movement were terrific. That's the thing that sticks out in my mind. He will be a great asset to us, I have no doubts about that." --------------------------------- [31] More Larsson --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: "It's a three month loan deal and I have to be back when the Swedish league opens in April. The window is closing in March so no, I don't think it's going to happen. I'm obviously very delighted (to score) but we won the game and that was the most important thing. I was fortunate to be able to score a goal. It was a good goal, a good ball from Wayne Rooney. I was happy to see it go in the back of the net." on Rooney "It's easier to play with good players and he's definitely a good player. It's a great team. I've been training for a while and it helped to build up an understanding." --------------------------------- [30] Helsingborg coach Stuart Baxter --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: "You have got to say it was a compliment to the Swedish league. Henrik has jumped straight into the Premiership at the drop of a hat scored on his debut and played well. He would appear to have vindicated the whole deal in just one performance.'' http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-2051413-10356806 Check http://www.rednews.co.uk to view the image which has been removed from plain text email version of news http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2051413-10367483 City breaks from £99 Check http://www.rednews.co.uk to view the image which has been removed from plain text email version of news --------------------------------- [29] Larsson - this is my kind of place --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: "I'm very happy. I was so pleased to score because I had quite a few chances in the first-half and should really have done better. But some days everything goes for you as a striker, and some days it doesn't. I was just happy to score in the end. This is the kind of place you want to play football." --------------------------------- [28] O'Neill on keeper --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: "Gabor was distraught in the dressing-room. He'd done really well up until that point and it was such a shame to concede when we did. We played some great football and felt we'd done enough to earn a replay." --------------------------------- [27] Larsson --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: "In the first half I had two chances and should have done better with one of them so when I got the chance in the second I was pleased to score. You are always nervous when you start somewhere but as soon as I went out and saw the crowd I was fine. It's a bonus to be here for three months at my age and I'm going to enjoy every minute of it." --------------------------------- [26] More Fergie --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: "Larsson been looking terrific in training and he could have scored three or four goals. His movement, and his judgement of when to run and when not to run, was terrific. I think we deserved to win the game because we made a host of chances, but you have to feel a bit for Villa. I was tempted to go with both Henrik and Ole. But we took off one good finisher and put another one on. We always know when Ole is on the pitch you have a chance of scoring. We created a lot of chances and some of our football was terrific. We got the victory despite leaving out a number of players. There has been a bit of a bug going around the place." --------------------------------- [25] Slap head Kenyon --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: "You've got to look where we are toda. We're second in the league by six points halfway through the season with arguably the toughest part of the season still to come. We qualified top of the group in the Champions League which, again, was arguably one of the toughest groups. We're in the semi-final of the (League) Cup and got through the third round of the FA Cup. So if we're overly concerned about that position, there's a lot more people who should be more concerned. I think you've got to put it into perspective. Would you rather be six points clear? Of course. But this is not the end of the season and this is not doom and gloom. I think we're in a very good position with a very strong squad." http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2051413-10394103 Check http://www.rednews.co.uk to view the image which has been removed from plain text email version of news --------------------------------- [24] Larsson --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: "That's what you want to play football in, and in front of as many people as possible. Here, there was over 70,000 and it was fantastic." on his future "It is all ifs and I am just taking one match at a time at the moment." --------------------------------- [23] More from Helsingborg --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: "If Manchester want to have him for longer it's up to Henrik, in the first moment, to tell us if that is what he wants too. After that, we have to see if there is a possibility of a solution between the clubs. I'm willing to sit down and have a discussion, but the basic thing is that we want to have him on March 12. I think he has at least two or three years more at the level he is today. He is unique at his age, he is one of the players in Europe and who can go into any team and play well. He's welcome to give a call if he has an idea to keep him longer." --------------------------------- [22] PA on Hargreaves --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: 'Bayern Munich's general manager Uli Hoeness has stated that Owen Hargreaves will not leave the club during the January transfer window Hoeness insists that Hargreaves "will definitely not be leaving this winter. Beyond that, we will see". Earlier this week, club president Franz Beckenbauer claimed Bayern would listen to a 30 million euro (£20million) offer for the player. He said: "We are currently building a team and at some time the question will arise as to whether Owen is indispensable. In any case, we have all the trump cards in our hands." Rather than selling, Hoeness is more interested in buying at present having completed a deal to bring Germany talent Jan Schlaudraff from Alemannia Aachen to Bavaria for next season. Hoeness has vowed that Bayern will soon recapture their old clout in the transfer market after losing key men like Michael Ballack recently. "We have lost six really strong players recently and have only partly replaced them," he added. "In the next transfer period, we will catch up. "We have a few things already planned with one transfer almost completed, and the others are proceeding well." --------------------------------- [21] Matt Dickinson Times match report --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: 'It will prove a tearful wrench for both parties if another ten weeks truly is as long as Henrik Larsson can spend at Manchester United an issue already under review. This great stadium has overawed many good players, particularly strikers, but the former Celtic and Barcelona forward could not have looked more at home on the grand stage. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer snatched victory, and much of the glory, when his shot went through Gabor Kiralys hands to propel United into todays FA Cup fourth-round draw, but most of the afternoon had been spent fruitfully watching his fellow Scandinavian striker on his debut in England. He is trying to do in ten weeks what Solskjaer has been doing for ten years at Old Trafford, but already he looks a fine asset. The idea of him returning to Helsingborgs to play in front of 10,000 people just as the English and European campaigns reach squeaky-bum time, to borrow Sir Alex Fergusons memorable phrase, will surely be the cause of much agonising if this clever performance proves typical of his brief loan spell. It was not only his goal a wonderfully executed finish that brought a full house at Old Trafford to its feet, but the movement, the turns, the lay-offs and, on one occasion, a bit of Ronaldoesque juggling followed by an aerial back-heel to a team-mate. Larssons only disappointment will be that he did not score earlier. He had set himself up with one neat pirouette in the first half, only to shoot at Kiraly, and then struck the goalkeepers legs when put through by Michael Carricks chip. In the 55th minute, he finally hit the target, taking one touch and then using minimal backlift to find the top corner from near the penalty spot. The loan fee of £800,000 split between player and his Swedish club looks money well spent. United had dominated the first half, but if there was a weakness aside from the failure to convert, they were missing a dynamic presence in central midfield, which remains their greatest failing. With Paul Scholes rested, Ferguson had opted for Ryan Giggs alongside Carrick. The Welshman has had a good season, but United lacked urgency and bite at their heart the qualities that they eventually expect from Owen Hargreaves. Without that ruthlessness, they allowed Villa to come back in the second half. Martin ONeills men had defended obdurately in a goalless draw with Chelsea in midweek and they were similarly resilient as they attempted to end a run of nine successive defeats against United stretching back more than four years. Larssons goal ten minutes after half-time had come just when Villa were starting to be more adventurous. Isaiah Osbourne impressed in the centre of midfield and the teenager had a wonderful opportunity to equalise in the 69th minute, but Tomasz Kuszczak, standing in for the rested Edwin van der Sar, saved. It had been Villas first real chance of the afternoon, but another was to follow five minutes later when Osbourne and Gary Cahill mis-hit shots on the edge of the area as United failed to clear a corner. The ball fell to Milan Baros, played onside by Rio Ferdinand, and he finished, to vindicate ONeills decision to send him on for Juan Pablo Ángel. Off went Larsson to be replaced by Solskjaer, but Villa were defending stoutly as the match went into added time four minutes of it proving much to the prescient ONeills dismay. One of those minutes had elapsed when United set off on another counter-attack, Cristiano Ronaldo feeding Wayne Rooney. The England forward had been instrumental in Larssons opener, holding on to the ball when others might have rushed, and he chose the right option again as he slipped the ball to Solskjaer to his right. The goals are not coming for Rooney, but his effort is faultless. His pass found Solskjaer, still with work to do, but, as Alan Shearer pointed out on BBC Television afterwards, the most important thing is at least to get the shot on target. Do that often enough and you will benefit from the odd mistake or lucky bounce the former in this case, as Kiraly ruined an afternoon of good work. Heartbreak for the visiting teams fans, glee at the Stretford End. ONeill was sympathetic, as he has to be, given that Kiraly, on loan from Crystal Palace, is his best and only goalkeeper in the absence of the injured Thomas Sorensen and Stuart Taylor. The Hungarian must return to the scene of the crime in the Barclays Premiership on Saturday. It was a cruel introduction to the FA Cup for Randy Lerner, the Villa owner, but Solskjaer has a knack of these late interventions. While not celebrated as much as his goal in the 1999 Champions League final, his winner in the 2-1 victory over Liverpool in the FA Cup fourth round the same year was also instrumental in the pursuit of the treble. Ferguson talked afterwards of pairing Larsson and Solskjaer together and what they lack in pace they more than make up in guile, accuracy and intelligence. An FA Cup quarter-final in March could be Larssons last game, but the likelihood is that his deal will be extended.' --------------------------------- [20] Fergie sure --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: Henrik will score important goals for us" 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] Fergie on Ole --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: "He's amazing. I didn't see that goal because somebody blocked my view, but I believe it went under the goalkeeper's body, so it may be a bit fortunate. When he gets in these positions, you do expect him to hit the target and he has a tremendous rate of shots going on target. Nine goals is phenomenal. I don't think anyone at our club would have expected Ole to score so many goals at this time of the year." --------------------------------- [18] Fergie purring over Larsson --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: "We had to find out about his (Larsson) fitness and sharpness. He has been looking terrific in training, so I had no fears about that. I did want to find about him, and I have found out about him, so I'm very, very pleased. He's so quick and bright round about the last third of the field and he could have scored three or four goals. The goal he scored was a typical Henrik Larsson goal - no drawback and just guided into the goal." --------------------------------- [17] Times on Chelsea unrest --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: 'CHELSEAS winter wobbles in the Premiership have led to unrest in the champions dressing room over the contribution of Michael Ballack, the German midfielder signed last summer from Bayern Munich. After last weekends disappointing home draw with Fulham Chelseas second in a week to mid-table visitors and part of a run in which they conceded eight goals in four league games the striker Didier Drogba and midfielder Claude Makelele had to be prevented from confronting their manager Jose Mourinho over Ballacks lack of effectiveness. Last night it was reported that continued behind-the-scenes irritations at the club may lead to the manager quitting at the end of the season to take up a job with either Juventus or Internazionale in Italy. According to the reports, Guus Hiddink, the Russian national team coach, would step into his shoes at Stamford Bridge. Senior players at Chelsea believe that Ballack is not pulling his weight, does not work hard enough defensively and has failed to mesh well with his new colleagues in attack. The issue has been raised in team meetings, only to be met by an angry, near word-for-word, repetition of Mourinhos defence of Ballack last month. The fans dont make the team, I make the team, said Mourinho in the aftermath of a narrow victory over Newcastle United in which elements of the home support jeered the German. I dont select players because of the fans or comments in the press. I select players from my analysis of the team. I have analysis through scientific technology and, based on my vision and knowledge of the game, Ballack is still untouchable. The manager had previously named the German among nine players whose places in the first team were guaranteed.' --------------------------------- [16] BBC match stats --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: Man Utd: Kuszczak, Neville, Ferdinand, Brown, Evra, Ronaldo, Carrick (O'Shea 89), Giggs, Park (Fletcher 72), Rooney, Larsson (Solskjaer 78). Subs Not Used: Van der Sar, Heinze. Goals: Larsson 55, Solskjaer 90. Aston Villa: Kiraly, Hughes, Ridgewell, Cahill, Bouma, McCann, Osbourne, Petrov (Samuel 66), Barry, Angel (Baros 53), Agbonlahor. Subs Not Used: Davis, Whittingham, Olejnik. Booked: Cahill. Goals: Baros 74. Att: 74,924 Ref: M Atkinson (W Yorkshire). --------------------------------- [15] Fergie on Ole --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: "That's his ninth of the season. We took off one good finisher and put another one on. I thought we were heading for a replay but we deserved the victory." http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-2051413-10294323 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-2051413-5590804 Click here Check http://www.rednews.co.uk to view the image which has been removed from plain text email version of news --------------------------------- [14] O'Neill on game --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: "We played our best football when we went behind and Milan took the goal splendidly. He has come on and shown his ability - the Milan Baros we know. Hopefully that will give his confidence a big boost. I am very disappointed at the result but United are always capable of scoring. I am grateful to Gabor coming down from Crystal Palace as we were down on numbers. He was feeling pretty good at half-time, he had made a good save. He is pretty downcast but that is the way it goes." --------------------------------- [13] YOUR daft United moments --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: DOH... What's the silliest or most stupid thing you've done or been caught up in over the years whilst watching United? Be it funny, bizarre or just plain sad we're after your tales of an event you've kept hidden or rather not talk about until now. It may have been something that sounded a good idea at the time, or you just knew it was stupid all along. Send us YOUR stories, however brief, to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------- [12] O'Neill on Larsson --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: "Henrik is always capable of scoring a goal like that. People said he would only score goals in Scotland and I never thought for one minute he wouldn't score in any league he chose. He has gone on to show that." --------------------------------- [11] Fergie on Larsson --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: "Henrik has scored goals throughout his career and some of them have been crucial. Eric Cantona was like that. We created a lot of chances and some of our football was terrific." --------------------------------- [10] O'Neill on Villa squad --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: "We have a hectic schedule in front of us, in terms of trying to get players into the football club. We are going to try to get some players in. We had 17 players available for the United game. That was our quota. We have got to try and do something." http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-2051413-5042808 Check http://www.rednews.co.uk to view the image which has been removed from plain text email version of news http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2051413-10387791 Hotels in Manchester Check http://www.rednews.co.uk to view the image which has been removed from plain text email version of news --------------------------------- [9] Martin O'Neill on Bardsley loan --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: "I spoke to United boss Sir Alex Ferguson a few days ago about Bardsley, and he wouldn't mind a deal at all. But, like anything else, until things are signed I won't take it for granted. I hope he will join us this week. We just want to start building up the squad a wee bit to give the players a helping hand" --------------------------------- [8] More Larsson quotes --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: player himself "It is a three month loan deal and I have to be back when the Swedish league starts so I don't think it is going to happen" Helsingborg coach Stuart Baxter "While it is very early to speculate, it could happen. We are in a world where we are not really able to force Henrik back. Sweden being Sweden they would probably think of the person and not the footballer. There would be a discussion between Henrik and the club but he has given us no indication this is any more than the agreement we have. We knew this situation might happen when we did the deal. It is Manchester United, after all, not Bristol Rovers." --------------------------------- [7] Cup draw live here --------------------------------- Posted Monday, January 8, 2007 by ed: from 1.30pm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RED_NEWS_MUFC_NEWS/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! 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