BobBev Posted April 5, 2005 Author Share Posted April 5, 2005 The Manchester Evening News May 15th, 2007 Kehl Swansong For United? A brilliant display by German midfielder Sebastian Kehl was the high point of Man United’s 3-1 defeat of Blackburn. Neil Mellor scored twice courtesy of pinpoint build-up play by Kehl after Luke Chadwick had opened the scoring in the first half. But with string rumours linking the 27-year-old German with Chelsea this may have been one of his last appearances for the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted April 7, 2005 Author Share Posted April 7, 2005 The Manchester Evening News May 17th, 2007 Liverpool In Narrow Old Trafford Win Having been a hero a few days previously, Sebastian Kehl turned villain yesterday when he received two yellow cards leaving Man United a man short against visiting Liverpool. Both teams looked decidedly tired and jaded in a contest that offered little for the packed house at Old Trafford. The game was finally settled by a goal from Julio Arca with 30 minutes remaining but with Liverpool already secured of second place in the Premiership there was nothing at stake other than pride. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted April 7, 2005 Author Share Posted April 7, 2005 The Guardian May 21st, 2007 Veron Stars In Final Game For United Having just agreed a £10M move to Borrusia Munchengladbach, Saba Veron made his final appearance for Manchester United and scored once in each half to inspire his team to a 3-2 defeat of Arsenal. The 32-year-old Argentinean, capped 102 times for his country, was playing his 288th game for United and he was given a well-deserved standing ovation at the end of the game. Danny Webber scored United’s 3rd goal to give them a 3-0 lead but Arsenal, reduced to ten men when Lucas Neill was dismissed in the first half, fought back with two late goals to make the scoreline more respectable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted April 8, 2005 Author Share Posted April 8, 2005 The Guardian May 24th, 2007 Kehl To Join Chelsea Man United midfielder Sebastian Kehl has agreed a £12M move to Chelsea. Having arrived on a Bosman from Dortmund last summer he has apparently been the victim of a “Buy British†policy introduced by United after the arrival of new manager Tick Jones. The former Celtic boss was responsible for a Scots-only policy whilst at Glasgow and his approach brought the club considerable success. It now seems that the United Board are looking to implement a similar approach in Manchester and they have been gradually disposing of their foreign stars. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted April 10, 2005 Author Share Posted April 10, 2005 The Guardian June 2nd, 2007 Season Review Welcome to our annual roundup of the season just completed in England and around Europe. In England Manchester United came close to lifting the domestic treble, winning the League title and the League Cup but surprisingly losing out to Bolton in the FA Cup Final. They also reached the Champions League Semi Finals but were defeated by Roma. United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy was the top scorer in the Premiership with 31 league goals and the Dutch superstar found the net 54 times in all competitions. United’s new boss Tick Jones landed the Manager of the Year award in his first season south of the border after his success at Celtic. The final leagues tables for all five divisions are shown below. <pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">********************************************************************************************* English Premier Division ********************************************************************************************* Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st C Man Utd 38 16 2 1 48 12 17 1 1 48 12 102 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Liverpool 38 14 3 2 35 7 12 0 7 26 12 81 3rd Chelsea 38 13 4 2 41 19 8 3 8 32 33 70 4th Fulham 38 13 3 3 36 14 6 6 7 26 29 66 5th Tottenham 38 11 6 2 38 19 7 6 6 32 37 66 6th Middlesbrough 38 13 2 4 29 16 6 2 11 21 26 61 7th Leeds 38 13 3 3 34 19 5 4 10 21 32 61 8th West Ham 38 12 4 3 35 22 4 7 8 17 24 59 9th Blackburn 38 10 4 5 27 20 5 9 5 20 22 58 10th Newcastle 38 10 6 3 25 19 5 5 9 26 31 56 11th Everton 38 7 7 5 19 18 6 4 9 18 30 50 12th Arsenal 38 8 3 8 29 21 5 3 11 18 27 45 13th Southampton 38 7 4 8 20 21 5 3 11 18 28 43 14th Sunderland 38 7 7 5 34 27 4 2 13 24 33 42 15th Bolton 38 7 5 7 31 34 2 6 11 14 33 38 16th Millwall 38 8 3 8 25 32 1 6 12 13 38 36 17th Stoke 38 6 3 10 24 33 3 4 12 17 31 34 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18th R Bristol C 38 5 5 9 32 37 3 3 13 16 39 32 19th R Sheff Utd 38 4 7 8 17 20 2 5 12 19 35 30 20th R Leicester 38 4 3 12 15 32 2 5 12 16 42 26 ********************************************************************************************* English First Division ********************************************************************************************* Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st C Burnley 46 15 5 3 38 20 10 6 7 42 35 86 2nd P W.B.A. 46 14 7 2 37 15 9 5 9 32 26 81 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd P Ipswich 46 15 6 2 46 21 9 2 12 33 38 80 4th Man City 46 12 5 6 38 28 11 5 7 30 28 79 5th Aston Villa 46 11 7 5 32 21 10 8 5 37 27 78 6th Preston 46 14 5 4 38 25 8 5 10 35 37 76 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th Charlton 46 15 4 4 36 16 6 8 9 28 36 75 8th Wolves 46 15 1 7 37 25 7 7 9 37 34 74 9th Sheff Wed 46 13 5 5 42 30 8 6 9 35 37 74 10th Peterborough 46 10 6 7 40 38 10 6 7 37 27 72 11th Nottm Forest 46 16 3 4 46 26 4 4 15 24 43 67 12th Gillingham 46 11 6 6 33 27 8 3 12 30 37 66 13th Portsmouth 46 11 5 7 40 31 8 3 12 30 33 65 14th Brentford 46 12 6 5 40 29 6 4 13 34 48 64 15th Watford 46 11 7 5 45 36 5 7 11 35 49 62 16th Rotherham 46 9 6 8 25 20 7 5 11 22 31 59 17th Norwich 46 10 6 7 31 27 5 8 10 19 30 59 18th Plymouth 46 9 5 9 36 42 5 6 12 17 27 53 19th Birmingham 46 5 6 12 32 42 8 7 8 32 33 52 20th Mansfield 46 6 7 10 25 28 5 8 10 26 36 48 21st Colchester 46 8 5 10 35 39 4 5 14 27 45 46 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22nd R Crystal Palace 46 6 5 12 29 41 3 5 15 19 34 37 23rd R Swansea 46 6 4 13 25 38 4 3 16 18 39 37 24th R Wigan 46 6 8 9 26 31 2 4 17 17 42 36 ********************************************************************************************* English Second Division ********************************************************************************************* Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st C Q.P.R. 46 19 2 2 47 12 12 7 4 39 27 102 2nd P Bradford 46 14 3 6 42 24 16 1 6 40 21 94 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Carlisle 46 16 0 7 52 32 11 3 9 38 38 84 4th Oldham 46 13 4 6 42 22 11 5 7 37 31 81 5th P Coventry 46 18 4 1 46 15 5 8 10 36 44 81 6th Scarborough 46 12 4 7 39 27 13 2 8 35 30 81 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th Northampton 46 14 3 6 41 29 10 6 7 36 35 81 8th Hull 46 12 7 4 36 20 9 5 9 23 23 75 9th Huddersfield 46 11 8 4 44 30 8 1 14 29 44 66 10th Barnsley 46 13 5 5 48 36 5 6 12 25 35 65 11th Derby 46 10 10 3 37 28 5 10 8 31 39 65 12th Torquay 46 13 2 8 34 23 6 5 12 32 42 64 13th Reading 46 12 4 7 47 36 5 7 11 32 40 62 14th Bury 46 11 6 6 42 36 5 2 16 32 47 56 15th Crewe 46 7 7 9 30 31 6 8 9 34 41 54 16th Wimbledon 46 8 5 10 30 41 7 4 12 26 38 54 17th Oxford 46 8 6 9 29 27 6 4 13 35 47 52 18th Blackpool 46 12 3 8 36 29 3 4 16 24 50 52 19th Wrexham 46 6 10 7 37 36 6 4 13 26 40 50 20th Darlington 46 7 7 9 24 28 5 7 11 23 47 50 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21st R Tranmere 46 6 8 9 26 31 5 6 12 20 33 47 22nd R Cheltenham 46 8 4 11 39 40 4 4 15 22 38 44 23rd R Southend 46 5 7 11 23 31 4 7 12 19 32 41 24th R Rochdale 46 7 2 14 28 42 2 5 16 12 37 34 ********************************************************************************************* English Third Division ********************************************************************************************* Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st C Swindon 46 12 7 4 43 21 14 3 6 34 23 88 2nd P Port Vale 46 16 4 3 53 31 8 6 9 47 48 82 3rd P Northwich Vics 46 17 5 1 40 12 5 10 8 25 29 81 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Marine 46 13 7 3 37 16 8 9 6 37 33 79 5th Leyton Orient 46 13 5 5 48 33 8 8 7 32 33 76 6th P Shrewsbury 46 10 7 6 46 35 10 6 7 33 25 73 7th Chester 46 10 10 3 37 28 8 7 8 30 31 71 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th Bristol Rovers 46 12 4 7 37 26 7 9 7 28 30 70 9th Brighton 46 11 5 7 44 44 8 8 7 39 41 70 10th Scunthorpe 46 13 4 6 39 29 7 3 13 28 37 67 11th Cardiff 46 5 10 8 29 32 11 4 8 42 32 62 12th York 46 12 7 4 43 30 5 4 14 27 42 62 13th Grimsby 46 11 4 8 43 30 6 6 11 30 41 61 14th Cambridge Utd 46 12 6 5 43 28 4 7 12 29 44 61 15th Rushden 46 12 7 4 45 31 3 8 12 26 41 60 16th Stockport 46 11 6 6 40 33 6 3 14 33 44 60 17th Notts Co 46 11 5 7 33 27 5 7 11 27 37 60 18th Luton 46 11 2 10 37 33 6 3 14 26 35 56 19th Chesterfield 46 11 3 9 42 41 5 4 14 23 43 55 20th Walsall 46 11 7 5 44 36 2 6 15 30 59 52 21st Barnet 46 5 7 11 26 33 8 5 10 33 39 51 22nd Wycombe 46 9 7 7 45 40 2 8 13 32 48 48 23rd Lincoln 46 6 8 9 28 33 1 6 16 22 52 35 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24th R Hartlepool 46 5 8 10 28 43 1 5 17 32 63 31 ********************************************************************************************* English Conference ********************************************************************************************* Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st C Boston Utd 42 13 3 5 39 19 12 6 3 41 29 84 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Yeovil 42 16 3 2 47 19 8 8 5 39 29 83 3rd Gravesend 42 14 4 3 45 19 10 5 6 34 26 81 4th Exeter 42 11 5 5 51 37 11 3 7 36 28 74 5th Dover 42 11 5 5 24 17 8 7 6 27 23 69 6th Southport 42 12 3 6 41 30 9 2 10 36 39 68 7th Woking 42 9 6 6 35 26 10 4 7 37 28 67 8th Morecambe 42 8 5 8 29 26 10 6 5 30 22 65 9th Hereford 42 11 2 8 37 32 8 6 7 30 28 65 10th Doncaster 42 13 3 5 39 28 6 2 13 24 43 62 11th Stevenage 42 9 3 9 31 30 7 7 7 38 37 58 12th Macclesfield 42 7 4 10 23 24 9 4 8 27 25 56 13th Bournemouth 42 10 5 6 29 26 5 5 11 32 37 55 14th Stalybridge 42 7 3 11 27 37 8 5 8 26 27 53 15th Leigh RMI 42 8 6 7 38 29 6 4 11 23 31 52 16th Hitchin 42 7 5 9 37 42 6 3 12 28 39 47 17th Canvey Island 42 8 5 8 38 40 4 5 12 19 44 46 18th Kidderminster 42 8 5 8 22 25 2 5 14 15 36 40 19th Margate 42 5 10 6 25 31 3 5 13 27 43 39 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20th R Dag & Red 42 4 8 9 27 36 4 7 10 20 40 39 21st R Moor Green 42 4 7 10 26 41 5 4 12 23 38 38 22nd R Burscough 42 4 9 8 27 32 3 6 12 34 45 36</pre> English Awards Players Player of the Year 1st – Ruud van Nistelrooy, Manchester United 2nd – Luca Toni, Liverpool 3rd – Steve Finnan, Fulham Players Young Player of the Year 1st – Leroy Lita, Bristol City 2nd – Alexandros Papadopoulos, Middlesbrough 3rd – Ross Leonard, Sunderland English European Qualifiers Champions League – Liverpool, Man United, Chelsea, Fulham UEFA Cup – Bolton, Middlesborough, Spurs Inter-Toto Cup – West Ham Scotland Premier League Champions – Rangers Relegated – Livingston First Division Champions – Hearts Relegated – Morton, Ross County Second Division Champions – Stenhousemuir Promoted – Cowdenbeath Relegated – Raith Rovers, Queen’s Park Third Division Champions – Albion Rovers Promoted – Brechin Scottish Cup – Dundee United 2 Dunfermline 1 (aet) League Cup – Motherwell 3 Celtic 0 Challenge Cup – Stranraer 2 Elgin City 2 (Stranraer won on penalties) France First Division Champions – Bordeaux French Cup – Monaco 2 Besancon 0 Germany First Division Champions – Hertha BSC German Cup – Schalke 04 3 SVW Mannheim 2 Holland Premier Division Champions – PSV Dutch Cup – PSV 4 Ajax 2 Italy Serie A Champions – Inter Italian Cup – Inter 3 Bologna 1 (over two legs) Portugal Premier Division Champions – Sporting Portuguese Cup – Benfica 3 Moreirense 0 Spain First Division Champions – Barcelona Spanish Cup – Langreo 3 Valnecia 2 European Competitions Champions League – Roma 2 Milan 0 UEFA Cup – Schalke 04 3 Monaco 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Jimlad Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 Well done BB, should be an interesting summer transfer wise... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted April 10, 2005 Author Share Posted April 10, 2005 Thanks Jim [/b] The Manchester Evening News June 6th, 2007 Mac The Knife Bound For Old Trafford Former Celtic manager Tick Jones has secured the services of wonder-striker Gary McCutcheon for his Manchester United team as the clubs agreed a fee in excess if £12M to bring the 28-year-old to Old Trafford. The arrival of the prolific Scottish international has accelerated speculation that Dutch goal machine Ruud van Nistelrooy will be leaving Manchester shortly as Jones unloads the last of his overseas players in his “Buy British†campaign. But his plans took a knock earlier today with the surprise announcement that Sebastian Kehl will not be joining Chelsea as planned as the Londoners have been unable to raise the finance required to complete his transfer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted April 12, 2005 Author Share Posted April 12, 2005 The Manchester Evening News June 22nd, 2007 Barthez Goes Home Goalkeeper Fabien Barthez left Manchester United to return home to France when he agreed a move to Strasbourg. The 36-year-old spent 7 seasons at Old Trafford but with no contract renewal in sight under the new regime he was happy to make the move and see out his career back home. The Manchester Evening News July 2nd, 2007 More Big-Name Departures at United Two more of Man United’s foreign stars left Old Trafford earlier today. Seba Veron completed his move to Borrusia Munchengladbach and Sebastian Kehl, whose earlier transfer to Chelsea had fallen through, agreed a £14M move to Milan. With Ruud van Nistelrooy the only squad member who is not from the UK and Ireland, Tick Jones clearout is almost complete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted April 12, 2005 Author Share Posted April 12, 2005 The Manchester Evening News July 11th, 2007 Keane Leaves Old Trafford Man United club captain Roy Keane has refused the offer of a new contract at Old Trafford and has decided to leave the club. The United legend has spent 14 seasons at the club, winning a host of trophies and honours along the way. With 100 international caps, over 400 first-team appearances for United and over 560 senior games in his career, the 36-year-old has made no final decision about his future. The most likely move may be as player-manager but he is said to be content to wait and see what offers come his way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted April 14, 2005 Author Share Posted April 14, 2005 The Manchester Evening News August 8th, 2007 New Look United Unveiled With the start of the new season just days away, Man United manager Tick Jones has completed a summer clearout of his playing staff, bringing in a number of new faces. This includes midfielders Mark Kerr and David Dunn, keeper Richard Wright and striker Gary McCutcheon. They have been joined by Scotsman Martyn Corrigan, seen by some as a potential replacement in the holding midfield role performed by Roy Keane. Youngsters Mark Nelson, Stephen Archibald and Pat Nugent have also come on board as part of the rebuilding exercise and at the same time the club has released a dozen junior players. The changes are continuing apace with the announcement earlier today that Southampton central defender Callum Davenport has agreed a £6M move to Old Trafford. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted April 14, 2005 Author Share Posted April 14, 2005 The Guardian August 13th, 2007 United In Charity Shield Triumph Man United gained revenge for their shock defeat at the hands of Bolton the last seasons’ Cup Final with a 2-0 victory that was much more comprehensive than the scoreline might suggest. There were confident debuts from Richard Wright, Martyn Corrigan, Gary McCutcheon and Mark Kerr, with David Dunn coming off the bench in the second half. Ryan Giggs started where he left off last season with an excellent display in midfield, setting up the opening goal for Darren Fletcher. Kerr added the second on the half hour and given their dominance, United will be disappointed not to have scored more goals. With Ruud van Nistelrooy not even on the bench it seems clear that his days are numbered at Old Trafford. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted April 16, 2005 Author Share Posted April 16, 2005 The Manchester Evening News August 14th, 2007 Van Nistelrooy On The Move Legendary United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy will be leaving the club in December, it was announced this morning. After half a dozen highly successful seasons in Manchester, the 31-year-old will be joining Nantes for a fee believed to be around £15M. The strike rate of the Dutch international rivals the best in world football – he scored 241 times for United in 320 appearances and in his career so far he has 333 goals in 487 senior games. Most United fans consider him irreplaceable, particularly after he scored a record 54 goals last season under Tick Jones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted April 17, 2005 Author Share Posted April 17, 2005 The Guardian August 19th, 2007 Mac The Knife Off The Mark New Manchester United striker Gary McCutcheon opened his account for the club by scoring twice in their 3-0 win at a hapless Everton. With keeper Richard Wright facing his former employers for the first time since his summer move, the home fans gave the England number one a mixed reception. United struck early, Danny Webber opening the scoring with just two minutes on the clock. McCutcheon added the second on the half hour and then struck again in the second half. United were rarely troubled at the back and Webber had a field day, constantly probing a shaky-looking Everton back line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted April 21, 2005 Author Share Posted April 21, 2005 The Manchester Evening News August 20th, 2007 Keane Joins Auxerre Former Man United captain Roy Keane announced earlier today that he has signed a one-year deal with French club Auxerre. The combative midfielder is said to be relishing the challenge of helping revive the fortunes of his new club. The Guardian August 27th, 2007 Giggs Rips Baggies Apart Ryan Giggs, fast approaching the veteran stage of his career, continued his sparkling form with a dynamic midfield display. His pace, vision and passing were instrumental in ending the resistance of a brave West Brom side as Man United finally ran out 4-2 winners at the Hawthorns. Mark Kerr put United in front early on but Steve Foster found an equaliser just ten minutes later. Gary McCutcheon put the visitors back in front before the break and Giggs widened the gap shortly after the restart. But the home side fought bravely and pulled a goal back through Ivan Kaviedes before Kerr scored his second to make the game safe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings69 Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 Just read all of this on my lunch break Great stuff, no more updates? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted May 12, 2005 Author Share Posted May 12, 2005 Thanks Wings - there is more as it happens The Manchester Evening News September 10th, 2007 Mac Knifes Gunners A goal in the 89th minute from Gary McCutcheon gave Man United a 2-1 win over a hard-working Arsenal side at Highbury. Wes Brown gave United the lead with his first goal of the season after 17 minutes and the visitors were on top for the remainder of the half. But in 20-year-old Mark Goodall the Gunners have a keeper with tremendous potential and the youngster kept the visiting attack at bay for the remainder of the half. Arsenal gained an equaliser shortly after the restart when Jermaine Pennant converted from the penalty spot. United continued to press for the winner but Goodall was equal to their best efforts until Mac the Goal scored his 4th goal in as many games to maintain United’s 100% record. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted May 14, 2005 Author Share Posted May 14, 2005 The Manchester Evening News September 13th, 2007 Kerr Pulls The Strings For United Former Celtic midfielder Mark Kerr has been in sparkling form since being reunited with manager Tick Jones and the 25-year-old Scot was at the heart of everything good about United’s 3-0 defeat of Monaco. The visitors put up some stout opposition in the first half with the veteran Zinedine Zidane still showing flashes of brilliance in midfield. But United came good in the second period and got their Champions League campaign off to a winning start. Kerr it was who opened the scoring on 66 minutes and shortly afterwards Rio Ferdinand headed home a Giggs corner to double their advantage. Minutes later Kerr set up fellow midfielder David Dunn for United’s 3rd and the game was over. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted May 22, 2005 Author Share Posted May 22, 2005 The Manchester Evening News September 14th, 2007 Jeffers Joins United 26-year-old England striker Francis Jeffers has agreed a £2.1M move from Arsenal to Man United. The former Everton youngster has been out of favour at Highbury for the last couple of seasons and has been keen to make a move for some time. But with a raft of striking talent at Old Trafford and manager Tick Jones favouring a lone striker formation, Jeffers may find that his playing opportunities are limited. The Guardian September 16th, 2007 United Sinners Triumph Over Saints Perennial relegation strugglers Southampton have been a new team since the highly rated David Moyes took over at St. Marys and, with 4 wins out of 4 they had made a flying start to the season. That run came to an abrupt end at Old Trafford yesterday as they crashed to a 3-1 defeat, despite Man United having two players sent off. Phil Neville was the first to go after a rash two-footed challenge on James Beattie. Wayne Bridge converted the resulting penalty and it cancelled out Gary McCutcheon’s opener for the home side. As half time approached McCutcheon scored his second when he finished off a flowing passing move but seconds later the normally mild-mannered Ryan Giggs received his marching orders following a badly timed tackle on Matthew Hamshaw. At the start of the second half Saints must have fancied their chances of getting back into the game, but United reorganised superbly and made life very difficult for the visitors. David Dunn was playing like a man possessed in midfield, working hard in defence and also getting forward to support McCutcheon whenever possible. He was rewarded with his first goal for his new club with 4 minutes remaining to seal a sparkling win for nine-man United. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted May 24, 2005 Author Share Posted May 24, 2005 The Manchester Evening News September 19th, 2007 Czech That Out Man United moved to the top of their Champions League group with a superb 4-0 demolition of Sparta Prague in the Czech Republic last night. Inspired by a brilliant display by Danny Webber, they gave their opponents a lesson in attacking football. However, it took 44 minutes before Giggs got them on their way with the opening goal but Kerr, McCutcheon and Webber were all on target after the break to complete a comprehensive win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted May 25, 2005 Author Share Posted May 25, 2005 The Guardian September 23rd, 2007 Giggs Strike Wins It For United George Burley is now in his 5th season in charge at Burnley and the Board have been well rewarded by their decision to stick with him following the club’s relegation to the Second Division in 2005. Two successive promotions as league champions has seen the team playing in the Premiership for the first time and they have been acquitting themselves fairly well up till now. His team fought bravely against an on-form Manchester United, restricting their scoring opportunities with some determined defending. But they could do nothing to stop Ryan Giggs in the 22nd minute as he finished off a mazy run with a powerful shot into the back of the net to give the visitors a 1-0 victory. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted May 27, 2005 Author Share Posted May 27, 2005 The Manchester Evening News September 26th, 2007 Parma Sent Packing Man United made it three wins out of three in the Champions League with an excellent 3-0 defeat of Italian giants Parma. The visitors were outplayed throughout, rarely mounting an effective attack as United turned on the style. Gary McCutcheon got the ball rolling inside ten minutes and the excellent Mark Kerr added the second midway through the first half. Mac the Knife scored again ten minutes from time to wrap up a fine win and put United in pole position in their group. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted May 28, 2005 Author Share Posted May 28, 2005 The Guardian October 1st, 2007 Kerr Double Sinks Hammers Two goals from Mark Kerr inside the first 30 minutes gave Manchester United a comfortable lead over visiting West Ham as they sought to keep up their 100% start to the season. Joe Cole pulled a goal back for the Hammers just after the restart but less than five minutes later Danny Webber scored United’s third to restore their cushion. Matteo Sereni was kept busy in the West Ham goal as the home side dominated play but he held firm and there was no further scoring in an entertaining encounter. United had both Phil Neville and Ryan Giggs missing through suspension but Paul Tierney and Luke Chadwick proved to be able deputies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pints of Whisky Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Great read and has inspired me to try my own scottish only team in FM, shame Mark Kerr and Gary McCutcheon are crap in it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mambaman Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 i like this story Bob-interesting style using the papers as your mouthpiece-keep it up incidentally u got any games going using the FM05 game? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted June 5, 2005 Author Share Posted June 5, 2005 Thanks chaps. Pints - Kerr was very overrated back in CM0102 I think and is perhaps more realistically presented in FM2005. Mambaman - I have several FM2005 games going - in fact my problem is that I have so many games in progress in CM0102, CM0304 and FM2005 that I never actually finish any of my stories! The Manchester Evening News October 4th, 2007 Narrow Defeat For Stoke The dedicated fans that followed struggling Stoke to Old Trafford must have feared the worst as their team faced the in-form Man United but a battling defensive display and some inspired keeping by Paul Robinson kept the scoreline respectable. The contest was settled by a Danny Webber goal in the first half although United were not quite as fluid in attack as they have been in recent games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_cufc*SAVE OUR CLUB* Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 a truly insperational story! a great read as well which made me read all 18 pages in the one go. shocked to see your move to united but u had achieved all you could have as Celtic PArk good luck at united keep us posted and i will be looking to start my own adventure in scotland! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted June 6, 2005 Author Share Posted June 6, 2005 Thanks Paul - I saw the start of your Scotland story so good luck with that. The Guardian October 14th, 2007 Tractor Boys Plough Into United Despite their struggles in the Premiership, Ipswich put in a fine performance against visiting Manchester United and they will feel aggrieved that the 3-1 scoreline did not do them justice. They never let their illustrious visitors settle and although they were under pressure for much of the game they managed to carve out some decent opportunities of their own. The impressive Mark Kerr opened the scoring for United with just 6 minutes on the clock but Ipswich stuck to their guns and Ryan Williams scored a fine equaliser half an hour later. But Kerr struck back immediately to take United into the break with a 2-1 lead. Gary McCutcheon looked to have made the game safe when he found the net shortly after the restart but the home side kept plugging away. They scorned a golden opportunity to get right back into the game when Williams was denied from the penalty spot by former Ipswich youngster Richard Wright. In fact the England number one made a series of fine stops to keep his former club at bay as they continued to press. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted June 7, 2005 Author Share Posted June 7, 2005 The Manchester Evening News October 18th, 2007 United Come Undone In Parma Tick Jones may regret restoring Phil Neville and Ryan Giggs to the starting eleven for Man United’s Champions League game at Parma as his team suffered their first defeat of the season. Neville picked up two yellow cards inside the first 20 minutes to leave his team a man short and in trouble. By that time Massimo Donati had put the home side in front and with Giggs looking distinctly out of sorts United were struggling to establish themselves. The home side had the better of the play thereafter and the closest United came to an equaliser was a long range strike from David Dunn that struck the upright deep into stoppage time. By that time Wes Brown had been carried off on a stretcher and the defender was later diagnosed with a torn groin muscle and he will be absent for some three months. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted June 8, 2005 Author Share Posted June 8, 2005 The Guardian October 21st, 2007 United Bandwagon Rolls On Manchester United recorded their 9th straight Premiership win, albeit in unconvincing style, against visiting Sunderland. Gary McCutcheon scored what proved to be the only goal of the game inside the first 5 minutes and the 67,000-plus fans packed into Old Trafford had to endure a laboured performance from both sides thereafter. United struggled to get into their rhythm and the visitors barely managed a shot on target all afternoon. There is no doubt that United will be the happier of the teams with the result, the win extending their lead at the top of the table to 8 points over Chelsea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Jimlad Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Good to see you're back into writing this story Bob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted June 9, 2005 Author Share Posted June 9, 2005 Cheers Jim The Manchester Evening News October 24th, 2007 United Fire Blanks In France Manchester United spurned an opportunity to book their place in the second group phase of the Champions League when they failed to turn their territorial supremacy into goals, returning from Monaco with a 0-0 draw. They created a host of fine scoring opportunities but consistently failed to test veteran Russian keeper Alexandr Filimonov. The closest they came to scoring was when Danny Webber struck the post towards the end of the game. They are now tied with Parma on 10 points but should secure their qualification when Sparta Prague visit Manchester in a fortnight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted June 10, 2005 Author Share Posted June 10, 2005 The Guardian October 28th, 2007 United Taste First League Defeat Manchester United returned from the trip to rivals Liverpool with the bitter taste of their first Premiership defeat in their mouths. The two sides were well matched and a first-half goal from Stephane Henchoz proved to be all that separated them at the final whistle. United will consider themselves a trifle unfortunate as they struck the woodwork twice before conceding, but their usually potent midfield and attack was not quite firing on all cylinders. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted June 19, 2005 Author Share Posted June 19, 2005 The Manchester Evening News November 1st, 2007 United Progress In League Cup Man United moved smoothly into the 4th round of the League Cup with a 2-0 defeat of Burnley thanks to goals from Mark Kerr and Ryan Giggs. The Scots midfielder opened the scoring inside ten minutes and United went on to dominate possession barely giving the visitors a sight of goal. They failed to capitalise on their superiority and had to wait until stoppage time before Giggs scored their second. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted June 20, 2005 Author Share Posted June 20, 2005 The Guardian November 4th, 2007 Nicely Dunn As United Make Their Mark Goals from midfielders David Dunn and Mark Kerr gave Manchester United a comfortable 2-0 win over Fulham at Old Trafford. The first goal came after 15 minutes of play and symmetry was preserved when they scored their second with 15 minutes remaining. The only problem for the home side was an injury to Ryan Giggs – strained knee ligaments will keep him out of action for 2 to 3 weeks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted June 22, 2005 Author Share Posted June 22, 2005 The Manchester Evening News November 8th, 2007 Sparta Spanked At Old Trafford Man United made sure of their place in the second group phase of the Champions League with a comprehensive 5-0 defeat of Sparta Prague last night. Danny Webber and Gary McCutcheon each scored twice in as good an attacking performance as the Old Trafford faithful have seen all season. The impressive Martyn Corrigan added the 5th from the penalty spot as he put in another assured performance in his position in front of the back four. It is no easy task filling the gap left by Roy Keane but the Scotsman has been faultless since arriving at the club in the summer. United have been drawn with Club Brugge, Inter and Rangers in their next set of group games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted June 26, 2005 Author Share Posted June 26, 2005 The Guardian November 11th, 2007 McCutcheon Hat Trick Sees Off Millwall Manchester United striker Gary McCutcheon took his goal tally to 16 for the season so far when he scored all of his team’s goals in their 3-0 win at Millwall. United were simply irresistible as they tore the home defence apart at will. The super Scot faced a heavy weight of expectations when he arrived at Old Trafford as the heir-apparent to the legendary van Nistelrooy and he has handled the pressure superbly. He is the top scorer in the Premiership and is keeping United’s other quality strikers on the bench with his goalscoring exploits. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weegie Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 exellent story mate infulenced me to start writing again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted June 28, 2005 Author Share Posted June 28, 2005 Thanks Weegie, glad you're enjoying it. The Manchester Evening News November 19th, 2007 Leeds Steal It As United Falter A Mark Viduka goal after 30 minutes proved to be enough for Leeds to take all three points against Man United at Old Trafford. The home side failed to play with their usual fluency but still had more than enough chances to win the game. Martyn Corrigan had a penalty saved by Leeds keeper Mart Poom and the veteran Estonian stopper was in outstanding form throughout. McCutcheon had a goal chalked off for an offside decision and United defender Callum Davenport had a header cleared off the line late on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted June 30, 2005 Author Share Posted June 30, 2005 The Manchester Evening News November 22nd, 2007 Stalemate At Old Trafford Man United’s Champions League encounter with Inter ended scoreless as the home side struggled to break down a packed Italian defence. Visiting keeper Francesco Toldo was in impressive form, making a number of fine saves as the home side tried to find the win. It was a frustrating evening for United as they sought to open the second phase with a win but at the end of the game boss Tick Jones was happy enough to have taken a point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted July 3, 2005 Author Share Posted July 3, 2005 The Guardian November 26th, 2007 United Held At Spurs Despite dominating possession and creating the majority of the game’s scoring opportunities, Manchester United came back from their trip to Spurs with just one point to show for their efforts as the match ended in a 1-1 draw. Both goals came within a minute of one another – Danny Webber firing United in front and Robbie Keane snatching the equaliser immediately afterwards. Keane’s strike proved to be the home side’s only shot on target making United’s failure to push home their advantage doubly frustrating for their fans and manager alike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted July 5, 2005 Author Share Posted July 5, 2005 The Manchester Evening News November 29th, 2007 United Into Last Eight A 2-0 win at Old Trafford over Leeds sends Man United into the Quarter Finals of the League Cup. Danny Webber opened the scoring shortly before half time and their task was made easier when visiting keeper Mike Romer was red-carded when he was adjudged to have brought down Webber in the Leeds area. His teammates protested vigorously that the player had dived but the referee’s decision stood and Martyn Corrigan made no mistake from the spot. United will face high-flying West Ham in the next round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted July 6, 2005 Author Share Posted July 6, 2005 The Guardian December 2nd, 2007 Boro Close But No Cigar Middlesborough put up a good fight at Old Trafford, coming back from two goals behind to cause Manchester United real problems in the closing period, but the home side were ultimately too good for the visitors and held on for a 2-1 win. United had the better of the opening exchanges and for the second game in succession there was a disputed penalty created by Webber. Once again there were strong claims that the 25-year-old had made a meal of a challenge by former United youngster John Curtis, but the match official didn’t see it that way. Corrigan despatched the spot kick and David Dunn made it 2-0 before the break. But Middlesborough are a very determined outfit under Steve McLaren and they came back strongly, pulling a goal back through Ricardo Gardner on the stroke of half time. Despite carving out several more decent chances they couldn’t complete their comeback though and headed for home defeated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted July 7, 2005 Author Share Posted July 7, 2005 The Manchester Evening News December 5th, 2007 United Lose The Plot In Belgium Man United’s Champions League hopes took a setback as they suffered a dreadful 3-0 defeat at the hands of Club Brugge last night. United played as poorly as they have all season with keeper Richard Wright looking very unsteady. He was not alone in that respect as most of his colleagues also looked below par. Greek striker Dimos Charisteas profited by scoring a hat trick as the Group D underdogs made it two wins out of two to top the table. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted July 8, 2005 Author Share Posted July 8, 2005 The Guardian December 9th, 2007 McCutcheon Breaks Goal Drought Manchester United striker Gary McCutcheon ended his six-game barren spell with a second-half winner in their game against Bolton yesterday. Mark Kerr had given United the lead on the half hour but a battling Bolton equalised through Brynjar Gunnarsson on the stroke of half time. United had by far the better of things in the second period, with Kerr looking increasingly influential in midfield, and McCutcheon’s winner came on the hour mark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted July 10, 2005 Author Share Posted July 10, 2005 The Manchester Evening News December 13th, 2007 Hammers Despatched In League Cup Man United moved comfortably into the League Cup Semi Finals and a tie against Bolton with a 3-0 defeat of West Ham. Despite losing full back Luke Young with an early injury United looked in control throughout and first-half goals from McCutcheon and Kerr gave them a solid lead at the interval. Webber rounded off the scoring in the second period as United pushed home their advantage with some determined attacking play. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted July 13, 2005 Author Share Posted July 13, 2005 The Manchester Evening News December 15th, 2007 Van Nistelrooy Says Farewell To Old Trafford Ruud van Nistelrooy, an Old Trafford icon for 6 seasons, has completed his controversial move to Nantes. With 290 senior appearances and 241 goals the Dutch international he is the leading scorer in the history of the club and will never be forgotten by the legions of United supporters around the world. The Manchester Evening News December 18th, 2007 Davenport Gives United The Points A headed goal from central defender Callum Davenport in the second half was enough for Man United to record a narrow 1-0 win at Blackburn. The home side matched the visitors for effort even if their football was not quite of the same quality. Nils-Eric Johansson was immense in the centre of the Blackburn defence and keeper Danny Coyne made some fine stops. But United kept applying the pressure and finally got their reward with 60 minutes played. As they move into the hectic Christmas and New Year period they now hold an 8-point lead over West Ham with Liverpool one point further adrift. The Manchester Evening News December 22nd, 2007 Piper On The Move Sunderland’s skilful attacker Matthew Piper has finalised a £4.1M move to Man United, signing a 6-year deal earlier today. The 26-year-old is an England regular and is said to be thrilled with the prospect of playing regular European football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted July 13, 2005 Author Share Posted July 13, 2005 The Guardian December 23rd, 2007 United Fight Back For Draw A frustrated Chelsea held a 3-1 lead over title-chasing Manchester United at Stamford Bridge yesterday but were unable to maintain their advantage and had to settle for a share of the spoils. Eider Gudjohnsen fired the home side in front inside ten minutes but Gary Neville bagged his first goal of the season quarter of an hour later to tie the score. Goals from Carlton Cole and Tim Cahill in a five-minute spell took Chelsea into the break with a good lead. But United came back strongly in the second period. Neville scored his second of the game just after the restart and Danny Webber completed to fightback to give his side a deserved point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BobBev Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 Thank you BC5 The Manchester Evening News December 27th, 2007 Smash And Grab Everton Deny United Despite falling behind to a Ryan Giggs goal with just two minutes on the clock and being under pressure for most of the remainder of the game, Everton managed to leave Old Trafford with a share of the points. The visitors endured quite a pounding but somehow kept Man United at bay with keeper Sascha Wolter performing miracles and the home side hitting the woodwork twice. Then with less than quarter of an hour remaining Stephen Schumacher scored totally against the run of play to give the Toffees an unlikely point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBev Posted July 23, 2005 Author Share Posted July 23, 2005 The Guardian December 30th, 2007 Mags No Match For Manchester Marauders Newcastle came to Old Trafford on the back of a poor 3-0 defeat at Blackburn and to the dismay of their travelling support they suffered the same fate at the hands of Manchester United. The home side were rampant, launching attack after attack at the visiting rearguard. Martyn Corrigan got them off the mark, converting a penalty on the half hour. Second-half goals from Giggs and McCutcheon underlined United’s superiority and maintained their excellent league record. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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