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--------------------------------- [46] Tristan happy for Becks --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: "It is good news and I am very pleased to know there is nothing wrong with him. He is an important player for his team and if he has anything serious it would upset me. All of this is very annoying, it seems it is better not to speak to anybody because what they write is different to what you said. I have always said I am happy in La Coruna and want to do important things here." --------------------------------- [45] Tristan not bothered by Utd reaction next week --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: "I don't care how they receive me, the most important thing is how they receive the team, and for us to be able to turn our situation around" --------------------------------- [44] Well he shouldn't have done it should he? --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: Diego Tristan "People are giving too much importance to what happened. It was a tackle where I arrived a bit late, but it was something that happens. I am very sorry and that's all. I told Beckham I was sorry in the game and also through an English newspaper and I think it should end there. People who know me, know it was not a normal tackle for me to make. I am hurt by the way the issue has been treated, what do people want me to do, go down on my knees to apologise?" --------------------------------- [43] Saturday's games --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: Arsenal v Tottenham Bolton v Ipswich Chelsea v Everton Leicester v Man Utd (12.00) Middlesbrough v Aston Villa Southampton v Derby West Ham v Charlton --------------------------------- [42] Big Fat Ron tips Mickeys --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: Hmm >From the Guardian - Ron Atkinson 'After the results Manchester United and Liverpool achieved this week I'd have my money on an all-English Champions League semi-final. But if one of our teams are going to slip up in the second leg, I feel it's more likely to be Sir Alex Ferguson's side. That might sound strange given that United are at home to Deportivo La Coruna with a 2-0 advantage, whereas Liverpool travel to Bayer Leverkusen leading 1-0. But I always fancy Liverpool away in Europe and United can't yet consider themselves home and dry. They'll be without two world-class midfielders in Roy Keane and Paul Scholes, because of injury and suspension, and possibly without David Beckham and Juan Sebastian Veron because of knocks. To lose all four would be a big blow against a side of Deportivo's quality. A personal hunch is that Beckham will be fit. Diego Tristan's tackle on him was scandalous but I don't think it will be a long-term problem for the England captain. If he does recover, United would have a strong midfield with Nicky Butt and Ryan Giggs. Veron would be the ideal fourth man but if he's not around I know who I'd draft in. Phil Neville has the know-how and the experience for the occasion. Although he's not a natural midfielder he could slot into the middle alongside Butt or even operate on the right, with Beckham in the playmaker role. The shame for United is the tie isn't out of sight. They gave a sensational performance on Tuesday and Giggs had two smashing situations in the second half. If he'd tucked one away Deportivo would be coming only for a cup of tea and a shopping expedition. As it is, the game's still open. Deportivo's 2-0 win at Highbury last month showed what they're capable of and they beat United at Old Trafford earlier in the season. If they get the first goal there may be some jitters. Even at 2-0 United have the problem of whether to charge for a third goal or sit on what they've got. I think they have to go forward positively but without being cavalier. If they overcommit and leave big gaps in midfield the Spaniards have players - Juan Carlos Valeron and Sergio - who can exploit that. Butt will be an important figure in the holding role.' --------------------------------- [41] More transfer gossip --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: we're after Marseille 's £10m-rated centre-half Daniel van Buyten, according to the Express. He's 24-year-old, Belgian and Fergie will watch him next week. --------------------------------- [40] Yeah right --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: Daily Star reports that Steffan Effenberg and Edgar Davids are targets for liddle old siddy. --------------------------------- [39] If Scholes is booked --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: tomorrow, he will get a 2 match ban. --------------------------------- [38] Ruud on missing Leeds --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: "I had a slight problem with my groin so maybe I did need a rest to help that. But I don’t think I needed a breather for any other reason. I accepted the manager’s decision and it was the right one." --------------------------------- [37] Ruud a winner --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: "It is the medals I want to win most of all. As a professional you want to win. You want to do well at the highest level and win silverware. Winning trophies is a big goal for me at Manchester United. Football is not an individual sport. You want to play well, score goals and do well as a team because the team is what it is all about. If the two come together and I score goals and United win something then that is the ideal situation, but we will see what happens. I hope it does come together and we get everything I have in my mind to win and we do everything we want to achieve" --------------------------------- [36] Gotcha --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: Further to the Sun's piece on Phizzer missing out of the world cup squad this is what they said on Hyypia too :- "Hyypia moved to Anfield for £2.5m three years ago, and many consider him a certainty to be named PFA Player of the Year next week. " Ooops wrong again, he didn't make the shortlist ! Cheers Rich --------------------------------- [34] Fergie denies Keano knee talk --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: "It's a hamstring injury, not a knee injury. If we get to the Champions League final on May 15, Roy will play." --------------------------------- [33] No young player Red nominations --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: Players' Young Player of the Year award nominees Steven Gerrard, John Terry, Craig Bellamy, Ledley King, Darius Vassell and Michael Ricketts. --------------------------------- [32] United dominate PFA nominees --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: Ruud van Nistelrooy, Roy Keane, David Beckham, Thierry Henry, Robert Pires and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink have all been nominated for the PFA Player of the Year award. --------------------------------- [31] Di Canio fear --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: "I like Glenn Roeder, he is a good manager, but I think he should have spoken to me about his decision to substitute me. I love this club and I want to stay here for the rest of my career, but I have to wonder if I am in the manager's plans for next season." --------------------------------- [30] Bergkamp not bothered about our game --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: "We feel so strong and confident and we are not really bothered about who we are playing. We just focus on our game." --------------------------------- [29] Bergkamp not bothered about Spurs --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: "Admittedly we would not have chosen to face Tottenham at this time, because games against them are unpredictable. The gulf that exists between us and them in the league ceases to apply in these games. I have to say, though, that all the talk about the rivalry might be a big deal for them, but it isn't really for us. We don't want to win this game because of local pride. We want to win it so we can lift the Premiership trophy next month. Perhaps the Spurs people will be thinking about seeing Sol Campbell in an Arsenal shirt. He will probably face some abuse but it won't bother him. He doesn't need to make any special gesture to answer his critics. The fact is that he moved here to win trophies and further his career. The way things are going he looks set to win the double in his first season here. I think that is answer enough to anyone who wants to abuse him." --------------------------------- [28] Teddy glad about move --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: "I'm not envious of United because I've been there and enjoyed that. I know what stage of my career I'm at and I made a move to Spurs because it was good for me and I'm pleased with the decision." --------------------------------- [27] Teddy expects call from ex United mates --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: "I don't know whether or not I'll get some calls, but you never know... I think United are capable of winning all of their games and lifting the title because they have the experience - whether they do it or not is a different matter. But it's the most exciting race for years and will go down to the wire with quite a few twists and turns left yet - and to write United off would be wrong. I still think any one of the top three can win the league and it makes it exciting for us to be playing two of the contenders." --------------------------------- [26] Teddy wants to do it for United --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: Sheringham "To write United off would be wrong. Our run-in means that we've got a lot to play for until the end of the season. Our season hasn't fizzled out because we've got two of the teams going for the championship still to play and we will have a major say in the title. We will concentrate on ourselves and getting into Europe but to do that we have to take maximum points from our matches which makes those games against Arsenal and Liverpool even more interesting." --------------------------------- [25] Further to story 16 --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: Following on from the story below, when you click on the link, you get details of the course run by a "Dr Whiteside" - is it our Norman branching out?! --------------------------------- [24] Strange timing --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: looks like Capello's staying at Roma until 2005 - convenient timing >From Reuters AS Roma coach Fabio Capello has agreed a two-year extension to his contract in a deal that will keep him at the club until June 2005. Capello, whose original deal ran out at the end of next season, had been linked with a move to Spanish club Barcelona. Roma said in a statement to Milan's stock market on Thursday that Capello would be paid 3.87 million euros (US$3.43 million) a season after the coach and the club reached "common agreement to extend their relationship for two further seasons." --------------------------------- [23] Squads for tomorrow --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: Leicester: Walker, Marshall, Elliott, Sinclair, Rowett, Davidson, Reeves, Savage, Oakes, Deane, Dickov, Flowers, Ashton, Piper, Stevenson, Heath, Wright. Man Utd: Barthez, G Neville, Blanc, Johnsen, Silvestre, Forlan, Butt, Scholes, Giggs, van Nistelrooy, Solskjaer, P Neville, Fortune, Stewart, O'Shea, Chadwick, Wallwork, Carroll. (shurely some mistake with Brown in there somewhere?) --------------------------------- [22] Ruud misses Keano --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: "Roy is such a big influence on our side that we will definitely miss him. I knew right away when he didn't get up that it was quite serious because he always gets up. I hope he comes back as soon as possible." --------------------------------- [21] Mirror too --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: along wth a few other papers goes with the story that Keano is to have his knee checked out today amid United fears that there has been some damage done to the cruciate. --------------------------------- [20] More Mickey abuse --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: Leverkusen midfielder Michael Ballack: 'I don't like Liverpool's style. It's based on giving nothing away and it's not surprising people have been critical.' --------------------------------- [19] Franz tells it like it is --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: Franz Beckenbauer 'If I was Houllier, I'd have a major headache going into the second leg. I could hardly tell who were the home team, and I started to ask myself if a different Liverpool side had been out there from the one who beat us 3-2 in the Super Cup at the start of the season. I was also surprised to see a big lad like Emile Heskey being forced to play so wide. He'd have been far more useful as a centre forward. Losing 1-0 is a dangerous result for Leverkusen but, if they repeat their second-half performance, they still have a good chance.' --------------------------------- [18] The SUN claims --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: that Sven alreay knows 21 players in his World Cup squad and as one is Danny Mills there will be no place, once again, for Phil Neville. --------------------------------- [17] Any old players, any old players... --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: But seriously folks. We've had a good response to our requests as to whether you know, or know the whereabouts of any former United players over the years. You'll see some of those interviews over the coming year but if you know any former players we would love to speak to them for Red News. Let us know at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and thanks for all your efforts. --------------------------------- [16] Keano - reader offers help if you're reading this? --------------------------------- Posted Friday, April 5, 2002 by bar-knee: this from RN reader Gary 'I am currently receiving treatment for a hamstring injury and have opted for a course of PROCAINE INJECTION THERAPY. The doctor is telling me I should be fit again after 2 weeks. It might be a bit to unconventional for professional footballers? Check out the web site http://www.myomed.com.au/myotreat.html http://www.myomed.com.au/myotreat.html
