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Lille looked set for victory over champions Olympique Lyon on Friday, only to concede goals from striker Fred and defender Sebastien Squillaci in the last seven minutes to lose 2-1 at home. "It's tough at the moment," said the northern side's coach Claude Puel. "We have to do something to prevent these kind of setbacks from happening again. "We had the game under control, we played pretty well for most of the match -- but we got caught out." There was a sense of deja vu for a Lille side who have been struggling to find their attacking bite since the championship resumed after the winter break. Lille have scored five goals in nine games in all competitions and have not scored two goals in a league game since a 2-2 draw with St Etienne on Dec. 10. Before going down to Lyon, they had lost 1-0 at mid-table Toulouse, who slotted home the winner in the last minute. QUESTIONS ASKED "This has nothing to do with chance. We need to ask ourselves some questions," said midfielder Ludovic Obraniak. "We have to avoid the same kind of mistakes against United." Striker Nicolas Fauvergue added: "We must learn to hang on until the final whistle. It's true, we are not at our best before this game with United." To make matters worse, Lille will be without their main goalscorer, Kader Keita, who is suspended. On Friday, Puel rested several influential players such as Mathieu Chalme, Nicolas Plestan and Mathieu Debuchy, who are almost certain to start on Tuesday. Ferguson also re-shuffled his pack for Saturday's FA Cup tie with Reading at Old Trafford and ended with up only a 1-1 draw for his trouble. However, it means he should at least be able to field a full-strength side. Wayne Rooney returns to the starting line-up from a domestic suspension, while Dutch keeper Edwin van der Sar should make his return from a broken nose, taking over from Tomasz Kuszczak. Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo made his comeback on Saturday after a heavy cold, while central midfielder Paul Scholes, a second-half substitute against Reading, is bound to start. France striker Louis Saha will probably lead the attack against his compatriots, supported by Rooney and Ronaldo, as Ferguson continues his bid to match United's Champions League success in 1999. Probable teams Lille: 1-Tony Sylva; 20-Gregory Tafforeau, 25-Nicolas Plestan, 4-Efstathios Tavlaridis, 21-Mathieu Chalme; 2-Mathieu Debuchy, 17-Jean II Makoun, 12-Mathieu Bodmer, 29-Stephane Dumont; 35-Ludovic Obraniak, 14-Peter Odemwingie United: 1-Edwin van der Sar; 2-Gary Neville, 5-Rio Ferdinand, 15-Nemanja Vidic, 3-Patrice Evra; 7-Cristiano Ronaldo, 18-Paul Scholes, 16-Michael Carrick, 11-Ryan Giggs; 8-Wayne Rooney, 9-Louis Saha Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) --------------------------------- [17] Barcelona president Joan Laporta --------------------------------- Posted Monday, February 19, 2007 by ed: "He is a player who belongs to Manchester. I have good institutional relations with (United chief executive) David Gill and we have not made an offer for Cristiano. Of course, he is one of the best players in the world, he is young, he has a good projection. But we are very happy with the players in our team and we are not making any offer for any player. I don't want to disturb any team talking about their players. This is not the moment. I think we have to respect the clubs we play against. We are very concentrated right now on our aims and challenge for this season, to win the Spanish League. If I said something about Cristiano Ronaldo, it seems as though I don't respect Manchester United. I do respect Manchester United. Mr Alex Ferguson is a great manager and David Gill is a friend." --------------------------------- [16] From the Sunday Life --------------------------------- Posted Monday, February 19, 2007 by ed: 'Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has sent a heartfelt message of condolence to the family of a lifelong fan. Civil servant Martin 'Faceman' Cleary (52), from Whitehead, Co Antrim, died of a heart attack just over a week ago. Sir Alex sent a letter saying he was "deeply saddened" to learn of Martin's death. He wrote: "We know that the days and months ahead will be most difficult, but trust that you will find comfort in God and with each other at this very sad time. "The pain of losing someone dear to you is very hard, but the one thing that cannot be taken away from you is the wonderful memories you will have of your time together. "I know that these words seem of little help, but trust that these words of comfort and the knowledge that you are in our thoughts and prayers will sustain you in your sorrow." Martin, a member of Carrickfergus Manchester United Supporters Club, helped best friend Keith Norris carry the giant 'Big Lily' flag to games across the globe. He appeared alongside Keith in TV documentaries and contributed to his book, My Big Lily. Keith said: "He was my best friend and the inspiration for Big Lily. When interviewed by Manchester United Magazine, he told the story of how, when accused by his wife of loving Man United more than her, he replied that he loved Man City more than her! "He was absolutely nuts about Eric Cantona and his house was a shrine to the Frenchman. "His Manchester United hat, which was rarely off his head, went to his grave with him." --------------------------------- [15] Observer on Academy --------------------------------- Posted Monday, February 19, 2007 by ed: 'Two of the most respected coaches charged with operating the academy system have added their voices to the growing criticism that the expensive youth development is failing to deliver the players who will make the England team competitive. Paul McGuinness, manager of the Manchester United youth team, and Ron Reid, responsible for Sheffield United's successful academy, have agreed with Sam Allardyce's remarks, first reported in The Observer last week, that a generation of English football talent is in danger of being lost, in part because of the inadequacies of the academies. 'The recent criticism is fair. At our club we don't think the current structure is the best way to bring players through,' McGuinness said. 'The whole thing should be better from grassroots all the way through. 'Basically we need to return to how the great players were trained in the past,' he added. 'There's too much coaching and not enough football at the moment. You can travel an hour-and-a-half for a game and a player might only get 20 minutes on the field. In my opinion to get kids playing more football from a younger age is the most important thing. McGuiness also supported the Bolton manager when he claimed that wider problems, particularly in the education system, were hampering the game's production of young talent. 'Allardyce is definitely right, there is not enough sport played at school and there are not enough athletes coming through. That works its way up to our level, too. If things aren't changed we will start to fall behind. The players have to be good enough to get into our teams. You can't blame managers for not picking players that aren't good enough.' Allardyce also won support from Reid, the manager of the Sheffield United academy responsible for producing first-team regulars such as Phil Jagielka, Michael Tonge and Nick Montgomery. 'I agree with Sam. When we were young lads schools were much more demanding when it came to physical activity,' Reid said. 'We are living in a different society now and there is much more of a need to be self-motivated. It is very easy for kids to sit down and watch television or switch on the computer and play Championship Manager. Society has changed. 'Nowadays the biggest thing we try to work on with the young players is their personality. We need to make them more committed to a healthy lifestyle and in many ways the academies are now doing the jobs the schools should be doing.' Reid believes, like Allardyce, that this is a national problem and that as a nation we are becoming fat and lazy. 'Parents want more for their kids than they had, and you can't argue with that, but consequently kids get things on a plate. Sixty quid for a pair of trainers? "There you go, son". When I was younger everything wasn't quite as instantaneous. We had to save up until we could afford things, or go out and get a paper round. 'Kids are different now, and that is reflected in their lack of personality. The top players have a personality, something extra other than the technique. I would much rather meet a lad who has a bit of an edge to him, because you get plenty nowadays who come along and don't say anything.' Such comments come at the end of a week when Sir Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger and Terry Venables have all backed Allardyce's claims. Indeed, the Manchester United manager defended Arsenal's right to look overseas for players when homegrown talent is both scarce and expensive. 'Wenger is very strong on French football and he knows a lot about African players as well, so why shouldn't he make the most of his knowledge?' Ferguson asked. 'I don't have a problem with that. The problem lies with the system here. I don't think the academy system is working, and that forces clubs like Arsenal and ourselves to look elsewhere.' Venables, the England assistant manager, added: 'The academy system hasn't really borne fruit in the way we hoped. It is difficult for local boys when there are players coming from around the world.' 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 --------------------------------- [14] From the People --------------------------------- Posted Monday, February 19, 2007 by ed: 'FOOTY giants Manchester United have been raided by immigration chiefs hunting for illegal immigrant staff. They swooped on the Old Trafford outfit to quiz two dozen foreign working, mainly kitchen hands. One of those questioned had just been named Employee of the Month in the club's magazine. AUnited insider said: "To have featured him the mag is doubly embarrassing for the club. It's clear the proper checks hadn't been made or this person would not have been employed." Sir Alex Ferguson's Red Devils came under the spotlight because they use scores of casual staff. And the timing of the raid meant star players like Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo were left without their usual lunch. The insider said: "Instead of the to have sarnies. Some of them weren't too impressed but when the situation was explained to them they saw the funny side." Officials spent a day quizzing workers and checking the books of the Premiership leaders. One man was arrested and faces deportation. A United spokesman said: "We were asked by the police and the immigration authorities to help with their enquiries. We cannot comment any further." --------------------------------- [13] SUN on Evra --------------------------------- Posted Monday, February 19, 2007 by ed: 'PATRICE EVRA has revealed the embarrassing dressing room secret of Manchester United team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo the Portuguese winger has his own personal mirror. French defender Evra says Ronaldo, who will line up against Lille in the Champions League tomorrow, is known to the squad as Playboy. He explained: Cristiano makes me laugh because he is the only one to have his personal mirror in the dressing room. He spends hours doing his hair and putting on his gel. He loves his body. Evra has delivered his own light-hearted view of Uniteds stars but captain Gary Neville may not appreciate his sense of humour. For Evra reckons the team cracks up when Nevilles face he calls him Mr 100,000 Volts starts twitching. He said: Gary talks very quickly and gets facial twitches. He often makes little grimaces as if he were receiving an electric shock. That makes us laugh a lot and Cristiano Ronaldo takes him off perfectly. Goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar may not be too happy, either, with Evras verdict. The left-back revealed: Edwin, who is The Albatross, is performing a lot better with us than when he was with Fulham. He admitted to me that he slackened off a bit there. That is impossible at United. Co-defenders Mikael Silvestre and Rio Ferdinand are given the nicknames by Evra of Creatine and Snoop Dog. Wayne Rooney is The Hummer because hes a four-wheel drive who destroys everything in his path, while the United line-up is completed by Paul The Pitbull Scholes, Ryan The Rocket Giggs, Ole The Legend Solskjaer and Louis The Panther Saha.' --------------------------------- [12] Watching United around the world? --------------------------------- Posted Monday, February 19, 2007 by ed: Reds are here, Reds are there! 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That will represent a reduction of £60m on the previous 12 months and billionaire owner Roman Abramovich wants the club to be breaking even by 2010. The latest figures are for the year ending June 2006 and show just how difficult it will be for chief executive Peter Kenyon to balance the books. Up to June 2005, it is estimated Abramovich had invested £440m in the club, which he bought two years earlier. That figure must now have gone beyond the £500m mark judging by the trading figures which will be released today. The £80.2m loss is actually bigger than the turnover of most Premiership clubs. But it is lower than the £87.8m lost during Abramovichs first season and last years staggering loss of £140m.' --------------------------------- [10] Scousers acting, well, like Scousers --------------------------------- Posted Monday, February 19, 2007 by ed: from the SUN 'LIVERPOOL hothead Craig Bellamy attacked a team-mate with a golf club after a row over a Robbie Williams song, it emerged last night. Fiery Bellamy went for John Arne Riise when the Norwegian refused to join him in a karaoke version of Angels. The 27-year-old Welsh star had angered Riise by egging him to join in when players took turns performing during a boozy night out in Portugal. About 20 Liverpool players had been letting their hair down in Montys karaoke bar in the resort of Vale Do Lobo. The squad was on a five-day break to prepare for Wednesdays clash with Spanish giants Barcelona. But back in Liverpool yesterday the players were seen joking together at the clubs Melwood training ground. Trouble began when Bellamy who had sung an Elvis number earlier badgered Riise to get on the stage, where other players were lining up to sing Robbies hit. An insider at the resort on the Algarve said: Riise clearly did not want to get up and sing and was getting a bit of stick from his mates. They wouldnt let it go, especially Bellamy. After a few minutes Riise snapped back at them and that is when the mood changed. Up until then it had been good-natured but Bellamy reacted and the pair squared up to each other. At the same time a glass smashed and all hell broke loose. There were a few players trying desperately to calm it down a few looked like theyd had one too many. Riise, 25, who is said to have been sober, left the bar about midnight and went to his room at the £113-a-night Barringtons Health Spa. The others stayed in the bar until boss Rafa Benitez, who had been having a meal elsewhere, came to collect them. Back at the spa, Bellamy is alleged to have picked up a golf club and barged into Riises room, flailing out with it as he lay in bed. Yesterday it was reported in Norway that Riise suffered bruising in the incident and his mother Berit confirmed he had been attacked. A source in Norway said: By all accounts he was pretty scared. Staff at Montys told how the players had been enjoying themselves before the row and a separate flare-up with regular drinkers which led to police being called. Captain Steven Gerrard and Robbie Fowler had belted out Frank Sinatras My Way. Beanpole striker Peter Crouch got the biggest cheer of the night for performing his famous robotic dance while singing along to MC Hammers Cant Touch This. And Brazilian player Fabio Aurelio had even sung a song from his homeland. A waiter said: They were having a great time, though to be honest none of them were particularly great singers. Bellamy will travel to Spain with the rest of the squad for the Champions League showdown. But furious Benitez has given his entire first team squad a dressing down.' 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] BBC match stats --------------------------------- Posted Monday, February 19, 2007 by ed: Man Utd: Kuszczak, Brown, Vidic, Silvestre, Heinze (Evra 73), Ronaldo, Fletcher, Carrick, Park (Scholes 73), Saha, Solskjaer (Larsson 73). Subs Not Used: Heaton, O'Shea. Booked: Vidic. Goals: Carrick 45. Reading: Federici, De la Cruz, Bikey, Ingimarsson, Shorey, Ki-Hyeon (Little 89), Oster (Sodje 86), Gunnarsson, Sidwell, Convey (Hunt 71), Kitson. 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It is disrespectful to question their ranking - we had five internationals, last season's top Championship scorer and a potential Australian goalkeeper in this team." --------------------------------- [6] Fergie wants Reading on the Tuesday --------------------------------- Posted Monday, February 19, 2007 by ed: "I would hope that the replay is on the Tuesday because we have a lunch-time kick off at Liverpool the following Sunday. The tv companies haven't been fair with us. We want a proper chance" --------------------------------- [5] Fergie after Reading --------------------------------- Posted Monday, February 19, 2007 by ed: "When you are leading by just one goal in a cup tie that is nothing. It was a good team performance and we deserved to win, but we just couldn't take the chances we had in the game. The replay is not a big issue for us. 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In his work, entitled Manchester Disunited, Mr Bose claims that investment bank NM Rothschild stepped in at the last minute to provide part of the financing for the £800m deal when money from one of the Glazer family's hedge fund backers in New York failed to be transferred in time to buy the shares in Man Utd held by Irish duo JP McManus and John Garnier. The pair's 28.9 per cent stake was held in Crest, a paperless trading system. In order to buy the duo's holding in Man Utd on 12 May - the day of the planned takeover - the Glazers had to pay the money into the Crest system by 2pm. But at 1.45pm, the funds had still not arrived. In a chapter called "How Rothschild rescued the Glazers' dream", Mr Bose quotes Majid Ishaq, a banker at Rothschilds, as saying: "We didn't have all the money through from the hedge funds. They were wiring instructions from New York and one of them got a digit wrong ... We were worried what the Irish might think. The Irish may have wondered if the Glazers had the money or not. Who knows if the board would then go to the Irish and get them to reverse their decision to sell. We were very worried." According to Mr Bose, Mr Ishaq and fellow Rothschild banker Robert Leitao pledged their bank's own funds to Crest to make up the shortfall without first securing the sum - believed to be close to £100m - from Rothschild's financial arm. The cash from the US hedge fund did not arrive until 2.30pm - too late to buy out the Irish duo's stake. By the end of the day, the Glazers held 68 per cent of Man Utd's shares, ensuring they would have no trouble reaching the 75 per cent level needed to complete the takeover. The Glazers' attempts to buy Man Utd infuriated fans, who campaigned vociferously for the Man Utd board to oppose the takeover attempt. Mr Bose's book also reveals that had the board shown the "courage to brand Glazer a hostile bidder", his financial backers for the deal, led by JP Morgan, would have walked away.' --------------------------------- [3] The Departed DVD out today --------------------------------- Posted Monday, February 19, 2007 by ed: highly recommended, Andy Mitten interviews 11 famous United players for their story Pre-order the Harry Potter book out on July 21st, delivered directly to your door on the day of release in the UK for £8.99 Pre-order Borat with Amazon out in March The Doc has new book out Paul McGrath's Back from the Brink Mihir Bose's revised look at United's finances Manchester United: European Finals Paul Parker's new book The Men in Black - paperback edition Lee Sharpe's book now in paperback, just £3.99! Bryan Robson's autobiography Bill Foulkes The Lost Babes --------------------------------- [2] Fergie unhappy with OT pitch (again) --------------------------------- Posted Monday, February 19, 2007 by ed: "Spain gave the pitch a real hammering in training for their game against England which - coupled with keeping the under soil heating swithced on to guard against frost - left it in a mess" --------------------------------- [1] Slower news than usual --------------------------------- Posted Monday, February 19, 2007 by ed: with many of the RN team in Lille for the next few days bear with us with posting news - we will try our best. --------------------------------- [18] FREE £50 matched bet offer ends today --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, February 18, 2007 by ed: 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 --------------------------------- [17] Summer clear out on the cards? --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, February 18, 2007 by tb: >From the Sunday People: SIR Alex Ferguson is planning a summer clearout - even if his team win the Premiership. The Manchester United boss will trim his squad, which has expanded to over SIXTY professionals. And as he looks to bring in Owen Hargreaves and a couple more new faces, Fergie knows that he needs to get rid of some of his fringe players. Topping the roster will be England star Kieron Richardson and - internationals John O'Shea and Darren Fletcher. As well as Hargreaves, Fergie is also keen on Blackburn's David Bentley. --------------------------------- [16] You know it makes sense --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, February 18, 2007 by tb: Subscribe to Red News. And you get in our VIP Forum for a year. 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The bombshell will cause severe embarrassment for the FA - who stand to lose millions of pounds as well as becoming a laughing stock. According to highly-placed government officials, the FA will not have enough time to carry out full safety checks on the crisis-hit £800 million stadium before the May 19 FA Cup final date. A Whitehall source confirmed: "Wembley will not be ready for the FA Cup final this year. "Alternative arrangements are having to be made. The building work will be finished, but the critical issue is the safety certificates. "The FA are going to have to announce it in the next couple of weeks. That will mean the Cup Final will be played in Cardiff again." Significantly, no other events have been scheduled for the Millennium Stadium on May 19 - and the Football League has kept open an option to stage their play-off finals there - all scheduled for AFTER Cup Final day. FA executives still insist they can get the safety checks done on time - but only if the stadium is handed over by builders Multiplex on deadline. Although construction work is expected to be finished, a series of legal disputes means it will not have a safety licence in time. The stadium must stage two ramp-up' events - a women's international and an Under-21s game-before getting a licence. A senior source at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport said: "We have been contacted about this problem." The FA is still in negotiations with Australian firm Multiplex and has not yet taken control of the stadium. But an FA spokesman claimed he was still confident the stadium would be ready on time. He said: "We are on track for hosting the FA Cup Final. Once we have hand-over from Multiplex we will then stage two ramp-up events. "Once that sequence of events has occurred we will then be in a position to confirm the Cup Final." However, we understand the FA has already held emergency talks about how to handle the crisis because they are so worried about the backlash. The stadium was initially supposed to be built in time for the 2003 Cup Final. Multiplex signed the deal to build the new stadium in 2000 for a maximum price of £326 million. The cost has now more than doubled. In 2004 builders went on strike after 200 men were sacked in a dispute over working hours. There were further delays a year ago after the firm said it used the wrong type of concrete for the foundations. The stadium also had to return hundreds of urinals because the maker's name was on them - in breach of strict advertising rules. --------------------------------- [14] Calm down! --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, February 18, 2007 by tb: >From the NOTW: A FUN sing-song turned into a vicious punch-up as Liverpool ace Craig Bellamy saw red and waded into team-mate John Arne Riise in a drunken rage. 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"We are getting closer all the time and, who knows, we may even have an all-British final." --------------------------------- [12] Fergie: I am bothered --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, February 18, 2007 by tb: "It bothers me that we didn't get further in the past couple of seasons because but there is no point looking backwards when the promise we see in front of us is so encouraging." "I am very bullish about the present team. When you are rebuilding, there are two things you need; courage and patience. We have shown both of them. "They cannot be regarded as good as the 1999 team until they win the same things. "We all know what that team was capable of because they had been together for so long. We are still waiting for this team to win something. That is the name of the game now." --------------------------------- [11] Fergie waits for Wayne to explode in Europe --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, February 18, 2007 by tb: "It will happen for Wayne." "He will explode onto the scene eventually, there is no question about that. People were talking about him not scoring earlier in the season and he got a hat-trick at Bolton. "What I hope is Wayne takes the form he has shown for us recently into the Lille game because he has been right back to his very best. "The stage will not affect him, that's for sure. For a young lad, his temperament is fantastic. I have no worries about that." --------------------------------- [10] Laporta: No tapping up --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, February 18, 2007 by tb: Cristiano is one of the best players in the world. But he is a player who belongs to Manchester United and we have not made an offer for him. I respect United and do not want to disturb any team by talking about their players. Alex Ferguson is a great manager and David Gill is a friend. Manchester United: European Finals --------------------------------- [9] Tim's agent is happy --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, February 18, 2007 by tb: "This move for Tim is absolutely terrific. Everton has been a perfect fit for him from day one. The financial package - the largest ever for an American soccer player - that the club put together to keep him says everything about their commitment to Tim, and the fact that Tim has signed for five years says everything about his commitment in return." --------------------------------- [8] Saha joins the 'Larsson must stay' brigade --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, February 18, 2007 by tb: "Everyone wants to have quality players here and Henrik is definitely one of them, so everyone wants him to stay." "I have been so impressed with Henrik since he came to the club. "I wouldn't say I am surprised because I know what a high-quality player he is. "But his movement on the pitch is amazing. He is so useful to learn from and he brings so much experience, it will be really difficult for us if he does leave." --------------------------------- [7] Fergie: 'We want to be together' --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, February 18, 2007 by tb: "I have been saying it for years and years." "I actually recommended it to Terry when he was manager of England and he will verify that. "Don't get me wrong sometimes you have good games in friendlies, but other times you won't get a great crowd and the opposition is not always the best. "The other thing to remember is a lot of players pull out. Wayne Bridge pulled out as soon as he arrived last week yet he was fit enough to play [for Chelsea] last Saturday. "You're never going to get your best team together for a friendly and I think they (Premiership managers) would all support the idea of training camps 100%." --------------------------------- [6] Carlozzzzzzzz wants more time --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, February 18, 2007 by tb: "It is part of the rules to have replays but I think there should be extra-time in the first match." "Why do we have to finish after 90 minutes in the first game when the second one goes to extra time? "You cannot change the rules once the competition has started but maybe it is something that could be looked at." --------------------------------- [5] Stevie on replays --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, February 18, 2007 by tb: "I am not bothered whether we have replays or not." "Whatever people decide I will go along with. "I can see the situation from their point of view but the big four clubs are the ones with massive squads, to such an extent they loan lots of players out. "Maybe, in the future, they shouldn't let so many players go." --------------------------------- [4] Stevie Coppell on his team selection --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, February 18, 2007 by tb: "I cannot quite understand why people were questioning my team selection." "These are the same lads I played in the previous round and included five internationals and someone - Adam Federici - who will probably be Australia's next goalkeeper. "I think it was disrespectful to question their ranking within my squad." --------------------------------- [3] Fergie on game --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, February 18, 2007 by tb: I thought it was a good team performance, we just didn't finish off our chances." --------------------------------- [2] Fergie: TV dictating when we play --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, February 18, 2007 by tb: "Lille played Lyon last night, yet we have to play this evening. It is hardly fair." "Everyone expects us to do well but we do not get proper recognition of what we are trying to do in terms of when we should play." --------------------------------- [1] Fergie disagrees with Whingeur over replays --------------------------------- Posted Sunday, February 18, 2007 by tb: "Arsene is speaking for teams like ourselves, who are committed to Europe." "It is a fair point but I don't think it could apply to everyone. You cannot just take replays away. For some clubs it is part of their whole existence. "Reading have come here today and got a draw that takes us back to their place. That is great for them." 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 --------------------------------- [21] Scholes himself --------------------------------- Posted Saturday, February 17, 2007 by ed: "We've not had a great couple of years and we need to start winning major trophies again. Hopefully we can do that this season. We're on the right track for now and everyone at the club just hopes we can carry that right through to the end of the season. Reading are a decent team. They've shown they're capable of going to places and doing well. Reading are an attacking team, which probably makes for a better game. It's refreshing when teams come to Old Trafford and try to attack you and score. I can't understand why some teams play for 0-0." --------------------------------- [20] Fergie on Scholes as player of the year --------------------------------- Posted Saturday, February 17, 2007 by ed: "Everyone at the club would be delighted if Paul was able to pick up the Player of the Year award. He's scored six goals this season and that's up with the best of them in the country in that role. His football brain and the football he produces at times is marvellous. It would be great for him to be rewarded." 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 --------------------------------- [19] Coppell on Fergie --------------------------------- Posted Saturday, February 17, 2007 by ed: As long as his brain is active, hell probably still be staggering out of the dugout in 2020 . . . Many people work well into their 80s these days with a lively mind and as active as ever. And why not? The age thing is an insult. As long as he has his desire, he is no age. Whatever age he is, it doesnt matter because he aint playing. Just go to the United training ground any morning you like. Youll be second in. The man is unique. The thing that always amazes me about Fergie is that United have won all their home games bar two this season. To a certain extent, he must think I wonder how many were going to win by today? And yet look at his delight when United score its almost as if its the first goal of the season. To have that sort of excitement and drive after everything hes won is remarkable. --------------------------------- [18] More Fergie --------------------------------- Posted Saturday, February 17, 2007 by ed: Clubs have to start paying more attention to home-based players. There needs to be a rule where clubs have to play four or five home-based players. If you go to buy an English player, prices are horrendous. That forces you abroad. 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