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--------------------------------- [36] O'Shea on injury --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: "I'm very pleased to get back into the squad again and to be included again. It was disappointing getting injured after getting in and playing two games and then it happening at the start of the third game. But these things happen. I've got to get on with it. There's no point looking back; I've got to look forward and not look back.'' --------------------------------- [35] O'Shea wants to be in Ireland World Cup squad --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: "It's very important for me, and I hope to be in the senior team for Ireland. It could be a possibility if I get a few more games. I think that could sway the decision in my favour. You never know. It's still far away, but I still have it in the back of my mind. It's going to be a great World Cup, and to be involved in it would be a dream come true." --------------------------------- [34] Utd take youngster on trial --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: He'll have to drop the Mickeys tag - but then again so was Ole I suppose and look at him now! >From MEN 'MANCHESTER United have handed a trial to Cambridge youngster Sylvan Ebanks-Blake. The teenager played for United’s Under-17 side on Saturday, scoring in a 3-0 win over Bolton. Ebanks-Blake is a Liverpool supporter but will be hoping to do enough to earn a professional contract at Old Trafford.' --------------------------------- [33] Ole on Spurs bid for him --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: "Despite all the competition there has been, there was never a moment when I wanted to leave Old Trafford. Obviously when Tottenham came in for me I had to think twice about it because the deal was made but I stuck it out because I thought I’d get my chance.’’ --------------------------------- [32] Ole on his fellow strikers --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: ‘‘Obviously with Andy Cole going it gives me more opportunities to play games. Diego Forlan has arrived and he looks sharp in training. He is a good striker so it will be interesting to watch him. So the competition is still there. The name of the game at a club like United is competition. You just have to make the managers decision very difficult. I have never looked at being fourth choice or, for instance, Dwight and Andy being ahead of me. That was never how I viewed it. I have never looked beyond the next match and my ambition to become a better player while I still have plenty to learn." --------------------------------- [31] Ole on his long run in the side --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: ‘‘It’s not uncommon for me to have a run in the side but I am more confident and stronger to cope with a long sequence now than ever before. Playing on a more regular basis now has given me the strength to sustain a run. That has come by playing more matches. If you do that and you get through the first matches then you become more match fit and sharper. That’s why I am feeling good now. If it is two months since your last game or something like that then you are bound to tire towards the end and maybe not do yourself justice. But playing regular you get used to the rhythm." --------------------------------- [30] United comment on Yorke-Boro no go --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: Paddy Harverson, said: "If Middlesbrough say they've pulled out that's up to them. We will not be commenting further." --------------------------------- [29] Robbo's daughter attacker in court --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: >From Ananova 'A 20-year-old man has admitted attacking the daughter of former Middlesbrough football manager Bryan Robson. Mark Bregazzi was drunk after a session on pints of snakebite and vodka shots on a night out in Durhamy when he assaulted 21-year-old Claire Robson, a court was told. Miss Robson suffered a gash to her face which needed 10 stitches when she was head-butted by Bregazzi as she tried to book a taxi in the early hours of Sunday, January 20, said prosecutor Ian White.' --------------------------------- [29] Red Perspective --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: On Bolton Ruud was obviously getting quite frustrated at not being able to find the back of the net. When he finally scored, it was pure red bliss to watch; his reaction and celebration told the complete story. The guy is so obviously 100% Red, he has taken United to his heart (and I believe we have reciprocated). He was not only delighted to score for himself, but he seemed to be saying to the fans something along the lines of "Scored at last lads, I did it for you, I always do it for you, I love this club". For this level of commitment to the cause, and of course the goals scored already, the guy was an absolute bargain buy and Fergie's patience has been well rewarded. Dedication like this is priceless. Also, I know it's early days and he didn't get to play for long, but Diego Forlan impressed me in his brief run-out. He showed hunger and, more importantly, his running off the ball and positional sense was a joy to behold. I hope this is a sign of things to come. Finally, is it just me, or does Forlan look like a thinner version of Gerard Depardieu? :>) by gary --------------------------------- [28] Souness goes Dads Army --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: "If you smack someone in the mouth you have to go. That's what he did so he should have been sent off. I saw it, you saw my reaction. Arsene Wenger didn't think he had done anything wrong. Maybe football is different in France. Arsenal are a top team, but they don't like it up them." --------------------------------- [27] Roeder on Di Canio --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: "We have such a small squad that we didn't want to lose him in the first place. And I'd have thought the move was history now. I'm pleased he is still with us and he did some clever things here." --------------------------------- [26] Di Canio snarls --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: "I know that West Ham desperately want to sell me, they desperately want me to leave the club. I never asked to leave but they want to sell me to bring money into the club, maybe to buy other players. The situation is clear, I do not want to leave. That is a fact. I want to play here and this is not my problem. I signed a contract a few years ago and have always said I want to stay. It is absolute rubbish to say I want to join Manchester United. This is not my problem and I can relax." --------------------------------- [25] Fresh misconduct charges --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: >From the FA to Patrick Vieira, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Alan Smith and Mark >Viduka for various forms of violent conduct. --------------------------------- [24] Tip of the day --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: Non Utd related but last in the series of The Sopranos, tonight, channel 4 at 10.30pm. If you haven't found Tony yet, do so. And check out the official site for some great, cheap Tony inspired gear. Plug over - see the light. --------------------------------- [23] Arsenal statement on Parlour tickets --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: "We can confirm Ray Parlour purchased tickets for the Liverpool fixture, some of which he gave to an acquaintance in good faith. We are fully satisfied that Ray has acted properly. However, misuse of tickets is something the club take very seriously and in light of this information, a full investigation will be carried out." They ended with a mate of Parlour's and were then sold for £50 each - nothing odd there then. --------------------------------- [22] What the man who was hit by the coin said --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: One of the men (there were two) who Carragher hit says: Mr Smart: "It's a cop out. If I had done that in the street I would be prosecuted. It's ridiculous that he is getting away with it. Football players have no set of rules and values for anyone but themselves. I wish it had hit me in the face — then I would have insisted on a prosecution." --------------------------------- [21] Are we supposed to feel sorry --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: Custis on Yorke's small demands eh! 'Yorke has been portrayed in some quarters as greedy for his £57,000-a-week wage demands to go to the Riverside. But the package would have worked out at less than he earns as a United player. Yorke is tied into sponsorship contracts which either end or decrease in worth if he moves to another club. Bonuses at United are also higher than they would be at Boro. The Trinidad and Tobago star was looking for the shortfall to be made up in his Boro package — but they refused.' --------------------------------- [20] Battle of wills between Fergie and Yorke --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: >From Dwight's mate Neil Custis in the SUN... ' ANGRY Alex Ferguson is ready to exile Dwight Yorke from Manchester United's first-team squad after the collapse of his move to Middlesbrough. Ferguson wanted Yorke sold this week so he could bring in Paolo Di Canio from West Ham before today's Champions League transfer deadline. But Yorke refused to be pushed into a £6.25million move he did not want. Now Ferguson is ready to make him train with United's youth and reserve players and has no plans to play the striker in the first team. But this will not deter Yorke, who is determined to maintain his fitness at the top level and keep as sharp as he can in reserve games.' --------------------------------- [19] Arsenal not hard done by --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: Seen this, from planetfootball.com 'However, if the Gunners feel that their crimes on the pitch are harshly punished, then their opponents can feel even more aggrieved. No team has seen their opposition given more yellow cards (47) or red cards (eight) than Wenger's team. Incredibly, 16% of the fouls on Arsenal players this season have resulted in cards and that is by far the highest proportion in the Premiership. To put that statistic into perspective, Manchester United, so long perceived as being favoured by referees, see their opponents carded in just 10% of fouls, while Southampton's figure - the lowest in the league - is nearer 7%. In a similar stance to Wenger's, Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has stood by his players stating "I don't think we're a dirty team. We are genuinely competitive". But the facts are that referees have not treated the Gunners as badly as their opponents in 2001-02, and they themselves remain the worst offenders in the Premiership.' --------------------------------- [18] Honkson backs Carragher let off --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: Thompson said: "They are sensible and sensitive decisions. It was extremely difficult for everyone, but Jamie apologised, didn't try to hide, and he knows that it can't happen again. Jamie had a very good game for us tonight, he hasn't let things get to him because he's a sensible lad who understands the situation. I think there has been a fair bit of compassion and understanding and I think the police and FA should be commended for the way they have handled things." --------------------------------- [17] Wenger confident --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: "We were a little bit under pressure after Manchester United's result against Bolton - but we know it is in our own hands. It was a good game and when we went down to ten men we showed another aspect of my side, which has character, strength, belief and resilience. I am very, very proud of my players. My team has unbelievable mental strength. We have character and we want to win the game and we want to win the championship. I am very happy - and the media will be tonight because we got a red card." --------------------------------- [16] Buy the current Red News - issue 83 - on Saturday --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: Just £1.50, the current issue of Red News - 83 - is on sale on Saturday. It includes Exclusive Denis Irwin interview: on Fergie, this final season, what next, his best memories, the ups and downs and much, much more. Tony Smith Superb Des Buckley cartoons Dirty thirty - guilty or not guilty What happened when one of our contributors got a ticket in the Exec section at Old Trafford Exclusive gossip, and we mean exclusive Exclusive translation of a Luarent Blanc interview back in France Nantes guide by our French correspondent Andy Cole A red in the home end at Villa Park and some good old fashioned Mickeys abuse! We will definitely have sellers at the top of Sir Matt Busby Way (by Legends cafe), half way down Sir Matt Busby Way, the left hand side of Salford Quay bridge as you're approaching the ground, the bottom of the Red Cafe bridge by the main road - and elsewhere. Best bet is to bag yourself a copy BEFORE the game as we want to head to the pub quickly afterwards! Help the cause, just £1.50 and hours of fun! --------------------------------- [15] Keegan in full keeganism mode --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: After they beat city 2-0 to go six points clear of some minor division - or in a Bitters eyes - the 'toughest league in the world' (sic) Keegan said: "If any team is playing better football than us at the moment, I would pay to watch them. Our willingness and our commitment was unbelievable. There were no passengers on the bus. I am so proud of my team and even if we had lost 1-0 I would have still felt the same." --------------------------------- [14] Having a bet - World Cup offer --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: FREE WORLD CUP BET Open an account with SportingOdds and they will give you a FREE £10 bet on the World Cup! Reigning champions France are 4/1 while tournament favourites at 7/2 are currently Argentina. England, with their tough qualifying group, are 12/1 whilst hosts Japan and Korea are 66/1 and 100/1 respectively. Click on the link below to register: http://www.sportingodds.co.uk/adserver/scripts/ict.dll?click?rnews0 http://www.sportingodds.co.uk/adserver/scripts/ict.dll?click?rnews0 --------------------------------- [13] Carragher let off, part 2 --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: >From Ananova 'Jamie Carragher will not face an FA misconduct charge for coin-throwing. But he will be issued with a formal police warning for throwing a pound piece into the crowd during Liverpool's FA Cup defeat at Arsenal. Carragher was sent off for violent conduct during the fourth-round tie, thereby earning him an automatic three-match suspension. This means he will miss England's friendly against Holland next month as he will then be serving his suspension. But with Liverpool having publicly criticised the defender and now having fined him £40,000, while he has apologised for his moment of madness, the FA have decided not to take the matter any further. The FA confirmed that Carragher would now serve his automatic three-match ban. An FA statement added: "In addition to the mandatory three matches, Jamie Carragher will also be considered unavailable for England's friendly in Holland on February 13. "This is due to the domestic suspension commencing from February 10. Any player suspended domestically for violent conduct will not be considered for England friendly matches while serving such a suspension. "Furthermore, Liverpool FC today confirmed they have fined Carragher £40,000 and made him aware of his responsibilities following the incident in which he threw a coin back into the crowd at Highbury. "The FA would like to make clear that they welcome Liverpool's actions and have also taken into account the fact that the player apologised immediately after the match on Sunday. "Additionally, he historically holds a very good disciplinary record. The decision has been taken following consultation with the Metropolitan Police. No further action of any kind will follow his suspension." The FA had the power to bring a misconduct charge against Carragher, which could have extended his suspension up to six games and wrecked much of his remaining season. However, his fulsome apology allied to Liverpool's swift action in fining him the maximum amount possible of two weeks' wages weighed significantly in the minds of those at the FA's Soho Square headquarters.' --------------------------------- [12] Top of the table --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Man Utd 25 8 1 4 31 14 7 2 3 29 20 26 48 Arsenal 24 5 3 3 23 19 8 5 0 26 10 20 47 Newcastle 24 7 1 3 19 12 7 3 3 26 18 15 46 Liverpool 25 6 4 2 15 10 7 3 3 19 14 10 46 Leeds 24 5 5 1 20 11 6 4 3 15 12 12 42 Chelsea 24 6 4 2 26 12 4 6 2 16 11 19 40 --------------------------------- [11] Carragher let off --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: >From Ananova 'Jamie Carragher will be given a formal police warning for throwing a coin at Arsenal fans during a match. The 24-year-old defender hurled the pound coin back into the crowd at Highbury after it was thrown at him during the FA Cup clash on Sunday. The Metropolitan Police confirmed Carragher will be issued a formal warning for the offence and no further action will be taken. A spokesman said: "All the facts of the case have been considered. The two people who allegedly received injuries have declined to make allegations. "The only outstanding matter is the throwing of an object under the Football Offences Act. "In light of all the circumstances it has been decided that a formal warning will be issued." Formal warnings are verbal warnings which are different to police cautions in that they do not require an acceptance of responsibility by the culprit.' --------------------------------- [10] Results --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: Aston Villa 0 0 Everton Blackburn Rovers 2 3 Arsenal Chelsea 2 0 Leeds United Ipswich Town 1 0 Fulham Liverpool 1 0 Leicester City Southampton 2 0 West Ham Tottenham Hotspur 1 3 Newcastle United --------------------------------- [9] Ruud on Ole --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: "It's fantastic. The way he has performed this season is amazing. He has scored goals all season, and all credit to Ole. His hat-trick won the game for us, and it was fantastic." --------------------------------- [8] Ole - we got blasting before the Bolton game --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: :"The manager said a few strong words before the game, and we needed to show everyone :that we were capable of winning. It was important that we won the game really, we had :to get back to winning ways. Those two defeats in a row against Liverpool and :Middlesbrough were not nice. Those were games that we would have loved to have won. :But we can't do anything about that now and we have to look forward. We've got :Sunderland on Saturday - and that's very, very important because we need to get some :wins together. Every game is going to be important now," he said. We just hope we can :stay at the top now. It's not a matter of saying 'Well, it's early days, it's better :to be top later on'. We're at the top now and we have to try and stay there." --------------------------------- [7] Boro - Yorke no go --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: Boro spokesperson "The two clubs agreed a fee and United gave us permission to talk to Dwight. We were able to offer him what we believe was a very attractive package to join us. Unfortunately, it would appear the offer did not meet Dwight's aspirations. The club has therefore withdrawn its bid. The search for good players to boost the team remains the manager's number one priority." --------------------------------- [6] Flowers of Manchester --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: The Sunderland match on 2nd Feb is the closest to the 44th anniversary of the Munich disaster. As we did last year a group of fans will be gathering under the Munich memorial at the NE corner of the ground to sing 'The Flowers and Forever' at 2 pm. Never forgotten. --------------------------------- [5] Guess what? --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: Arsenal had another player sent off - and Bergkamp managed to stay on the pitch in the 3-2 win over Blackburn despite elbowing a Rovers player. When asked what he thought of the Bergkamp elbow, Wenger, quite uniquely, said: "I didn't see it". Get that man to specsavers, now. --------------------------------- [4] Forlan song --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: >From the Red Viper, via Boylie 'Thanks to Boylie (I think) for the chorus and respect to Dwight for a season and a half of pure magic and two and a half where both his form and magic wand dipped a little too frequently. Now strikers may come and strikers may go Sparky Hughes and Andy Cole United strikers make history Cole's return was a joy to see Choccy McLair, Pe-ar-son Jimmy Greenhoff and Stapleton Norman Whiteside didn't have pace But everywhere, he was f**king ace Eric The King leads every attack And the Porno King ain't coming back For eighteen months he was f**king class The rest of the time he shagged Jordan's arse ("JORDAN!") Now we've got a striker There are none keener >From Uraguay Via AR-GEN-TINA! He's better than Dwight It's plain to see He's got bad hair Like Pod-borsky Diego, Di-e-e-e-go Forlan come And he wanna score goals Diego, Di-e-e-e-go Forlan come And he wanna score goals --------------------------------- [3] Ole gets his ball - Red News exclusive --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by bar-knee: Ole got his ball back - Red News can reveal. But despite a hefty hoof from Paul Scholes, the ball didn't end up in the crowd as was suggested at first and on SKy. Let Tony explain the initial 'boot': 'Funnily enough I watched Scholes boot it away at the end, and knowing it should have been Ole's I watched where it went. It didn't go into the crowd, but fell at the feet of a policeman to the left of the goal as we looked. Instead of putting it back on the pitch the policeman just kicked it to one side, and it was just rolling round the running track. No United supporter could have reached it - it must have been picked up by a ball boy or steward.' So what happened next? Well Albert the kit man went looking for it straight after the game - we don't know whether he was the finder or not but certainly not the keeper as RN can reveal that Ole left the stadium clutching the ball that all the team had signed. A happy ending. --------------------------------- [2] Choccy on 'brilliant' Ole --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by redend: Brian McClair's latest column on 4thegame.com: "In the modern game he is unique - he's happy, he never moans, he is always trying to improve, he works hard and he is quite brilliant at his job of scoring goals. "As a specialist, as someone who knows exactly what he is good at, Ole spends hours, and I mean hours, working in front of an empty goal refining the art of goal scoring. "He will work on every possible angle. He will work with his right foot, then his left, and then his right and so on. Ole will drive shots from distance, turn and shoot from every part of the box. Think of an angle, think of every conceivable way of being able to get the ball over the line and he'll practice it - and on his own. "Ole's dedication is exceptional. He is totally focussed on the job of scoring. Click here to read the gushing comments in full: http://www.4thegame.com/features/feature/94049/ http://www.4thegame.com/features/feature/94049/ --------------------------------- [1] BLUE HEAVEN AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW --------------------------------- Posted Thursday, January 31, 2002 by redend: Alex Plypin: It's been a long time coming, but I had a feeling that last weekend's results would prompt a scurrying from under long-static stones from the berties. Having watched their game on Sunday - a half-decent performance against another yo-yo side - I was mainly struck by the knicker-wetting over their first goal. I seem to recall The Ginger Prince doing something better from a Beck's corner at Bradford not long ago, and that was regarded as a regulation tap-in! The gloats did not last long, as they soon started to bleat about not being able to enjoy their success for longer than 2 minutes - you'd think that that would be more than long enough for the tickers of most - as the blue bandwagon heads north to their eventual conquerers. I know that I said it in '68 as well, but the maggots will probably sort them out this time. PS Its great to see that Bertie Magoo has managed to get his rant on today's teletext. PPS The media treatment of the Eric - carragher incidents? No change there, then! --------------------------------- [23] Thanks and appeal --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2002 by bar-knee: Thanks for all your words of support and encouragement towards www.rednews.co.uk If you have any ideas, contributions or suggestions on how the site can improve just let us know. Remember we're not the Professionals - bloody hell, whatever happened to Bodie and Doyle - just a bunch of United fans. To help the www.rednews.co.uk cause we'd like to say if you are ordering any books or videos or fancy having a bet use our affiliate links located to the right side of the news - amazon, blackstar or sporting odds. There is a misconception that simply clicking on a site provides the site itself with valuable contributions to the expensive running of the site but that isn't the case. Helping us through our ads does help us however and in doing so means we can plan ahead to bring you even more news, exclusives and ABU abuse. Public service announcement over. Thanks for listening and we hope you don't mind the pleas to help the cause every so often. --------------------------------- [22] MEN take on Fergie dig --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2002 by bar-knee: >From MEN 'Ferguson’s words clearly show his displeasure at Yorke and his agent Tony Stephens, but they could also have a knock-on effect on David Beckham. The England captain also uses Stephens as an agent and so Ferguson’s words could have an impact on the player’s on-going contract negotiations.' --------------------------------- [21] Ole - we need run --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2002 by bar-knee: ‘‘The win was important. After two defeats in a row we needed to show everyone we were capable of winning again. Saturday was disappointing at the Riverside. We’d have loved a cup run and we had to look at ourselves after the performance at Middlesbrough. It wasn’t good enough. This was more like Manchester United but we can still play better than this. We need to put another run together now.’ --------------------------------- [20] Ole on his three --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2002 by bar-knee: ‘‘I got a goal with my first chance and that makes a big difference to a striker. It is important to take the first chance. In a derby match it is always going to be tight if you don’t take your chances. We took our first opportunity and that made the difference. It’s my first hat trick of the season and I hope there is more to come. I didn’t think about hat tricks when I’d got two. You just think about the next chance. If you start thinking about hat tricks you are focusing on the wrong things." --------------------------------- [19] Ole thanks Giggs and Becks --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2002 by bar-knee: ‘‘The first and last goals were fantastic. Ryan Giggs at full speed can’t be easy to mark and it was just about getting into the right position for my first goal. To see Giggsy flying down the wing like he does makes football fun to watch. He is fantastic when he runs at people. He’s amazing and you don’t want to be a full back in that situation. With Giggs in the side we are always capable of counter attacking. I just had to run and hope the ball got there for my second and it arrived from David. Becks is a great provider of crosses and he set my second and third up brilliantly.’’ --------------------------------- [18] Buy the current Red News - issue 83 - on Saturday --------------------------------- Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2002 by bar-knee: Just £1.50, the current issue of Red News - 83 - is on sale on Saturday. It includes Exclusive Denis Irwin interview: on Fergie, this final season, what next, his best memories, the ups and downs and much, much more. Tony Smith Superb Des Buckley cartoons Dirty thirty - guilty or not guilty What happened when one of our contributors got a ticket in the Exec section at Old Trafford Exclusive gossip, and we mean exclusive Exclusive translation of a Luarent Blanc interview back in France Nantes guide by our French correspondent Andy Cole A red in the home end at Villa Park and some good old fashioned Mickeys abuse! We will definitely have sellers at the top of Sir Matt Busby Way (by Legends cafe), half way down Sir Matt Busby Way, the left hand side of Salford Quay bridge as you're approaching the ground, the bottom of the Red Cafe bridge by the main road - and elsewhere. Best bet is to bag yourself a copy BEFORE the game as we want to head to the pub quickly afterwards! Help the cause, just £1.50 and hours of fun!
