Manchester United News

cachundo · Sep 30, 2002

Ferguson rues poor start

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes his side's poor start to the season could have been avoided. The 2000-2001 champions made their worst start to a Premiership campaign, picking up just eight points in their first six games .....

..... But Ferguson believes his players have squandered chances that could have helped them avoid their stuttering start to the season. "We could have done better," he said. "The bitter pill comes from the matches at Chelsea, Sunderland and Leeds. We should have won those games easily and we are disappointed with that. The way the league is shaping up at the moment, you can't afford a lot of mistakes. But we are coming into a decent run of form and hopefully we can keep it going."
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cachundo · Oct 1, 2002

BBC: Stam fee still unpaid

Manchester United have yet to receive to the full balance for the sale of Jaap Stam to Lazio.
The amount outstanding, believed to be £12m, is required to offset the money owed to Leeds for the purchase of Rio Ferdinand.

The Old Trafford outfit have to pay Leeds £14.3 m next summer as the second instalment of the deal which will ultimately cost £33m.

Lazio have endured financial difficulties during the past 12 months and Manchester United have applied to Uefa as they seek a new payment schedule.
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cachundo · Oct 3, 2002

Scholes hits back at critics

Paul Scholes said Manchester United are determined to prove the doubters wrong this season. The club's stuttering start to the season prompted critics to suggest that their years at the top had come to an end.

But after five wins in a row, Scholes believes they will soon be back to their dominating best.
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cachundo · Oct 6, 2002

BBC: Ferdinand to miss qualifiers

Rio Ferdinand is out of England's first two Euro 2004 qualifiers after opting to undergo exploratory knee surgery. Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed that Ferdinand would have the key-hole operation on Sunday, sidelining him for at least a month.
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thedefender23 · Oct 7, 2002

Questions

Okay can anyone tell me Beckham's stats for this season and the last couple. And Roy Keane' s would be nice too. I can't find them anyway.

cachundo · Oct 9, 2002

Gossip

AC Milan are preparing a £7m bid for Manchester United goalkeeper Fabien Barthez when the transfer window opens in January.

cachundo · Oct 9, 2002

BBC: Man Utd eye West Ham's David James

Manchester United have been linked with a £6m move for West Ham United's England goalkeeper David James. Boss Sir Alex Ferguson has considered moving for James before and is poised to move again when the transfer window opens in January, according to reports.

Ferguson, who has also been linked with a move for James's West Ham team-mate Paolo di Canio, may offer a package deal of £3m plus Northern Ireland goalkeeper Roy Carroll.
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MikeyM · Oct 9, 2002

Re: Shevchenko keen on Man Utd move

Originally posted by MikeyM
Shevchenko keen on Man Utd move
tribalfootball.com - October 10, 2002

AC Milan striker Andrei Shevchenko wants to join Manchester United, according to Italian press reports.
While the Ukrainian was quoted yesterday saying he'd love to be reunited with Fatih Terim at Galatasaray, Tuttosport reports that Shevchenko is keen to move to Old Trafford.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson was linked with a January move over the weekend in the Manchester Evening News. Milan are ready to listen to offers for Shevchenko, who is no longer regarded as a first-choice thanks to Pippo Inzaghi's remarkable early season form.http://www.tribalfootball.com/october/englishnews101002.html
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Unorthodox Yank · Oct 10, 2002

Man Utd step up bid to sign £12M Stankovic

United are ready to offer the cash-strapped Rome club £12 million for the goal scoring midfielder ahead of January's transfer window.
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TexanSoccer06 · Oct 10, 2002

Re: Re: Shevchenko keen on Man Utd move

The Sheva to Man U thing is about as likely them offering me a contract.

Motterman · Oct 10, 2002

Originally posted by Unorthodox Yank
Man Utd step up bid to sign £12M Stankovic

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[sarcasm ]Alright! Just what we need! Another midfielder... [/sarcasm]

Achtung · Oct 11, 2002

Soccernet: Beckham supports Keane as captain

No armband controversy to worry about once Keano returns. Good to hear.

cachundo · Oct 14, 2002

BBC: Cafu to join Manchester United?

World Cup-winning captain Cafu claims he is poised to join Manchester United on a free transfer at the end of the season.

According to the Sunday Express, the Brazilian right-back says he is ready to turn his back on Serie A giants Roma in order to move to the English Premiership.
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ManUtd R16 · Oct 25, 2002

Originally posted by Motterman

[sarcasm ]Alright! Just what we need! Another midfielder... [/sarcasm]
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[moreSarcasm]Perhaps with the new midfielder, Sir Alex can experiment with a 3-6-1 formation for the remainder of the season . . . [/moreSarcasm]

cachundo · Oct 26, 2002

Nicky Butt to have surgery

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed Nicky Butt will have to undergo an ankle operation.

Ferguson admitted United had been forced to turn to surgery after the problem had kept England midfield man Butt out of the last three games.

He admitted the Old Trafford medical team had failed to establish the cause of Butt's injury, but a scan has revealed that surgery is the only appropriate action.
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Rocket · Nov 17, 2002

BBC: Ferguson May Extend Reign

Looks like Sir Alex is reconsidering his retirement again.

I hope he remains your team's manager for at least the next decade -- considering the direction your team seems to be heading, you guys might end up in the Nationwide League before you know it!

Achtung · Nov 17, 2002

Originally posted by vw
BBC: Ferguson May Extend Reign

Looks like Sir Alex is reconsidering his retirement again.

I hope he remains your team's manager for at least the next decade -- considering the direction your team seems to be heading, you guys might end up in the Nationwide League before you know it!
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Oh you mean we might go two consecutive seasons without dominating the rest of the teams? Well we're certainly headed straight for the bottom now. As an Everton fan, why don't you tell us more about it?

Rocket · Nov 17, 2002

You'll find out soon enough what it's like down there, I suspect.

I wonder how many fair-weather Man U fans will jump ship should United continue to drop in form.

cachundo · Nov 18, 2002

BBC: Beckham hit by new injury

Manchester United midfielder David Beckham has fractured his ribs and will be out for three weeks.

MikeyM · Dec 15, 2002

Keano may return Next Sunday

Skipper Roy Keane may play in reserve game against Newcastle on Thursday, & if he comes through that he will probably be in the team for Sunday against Blackburn Rovers.

http://msn.skysports.com/skysports/article/0,,1860-1073609,00.html

MikeyM · Dec 17, 2002

Silvestre signs a new 4-year deal

Mikael Silvestre has signed a new 4-year deal with United. This contract runs through 2007.

http://msn.skysports.com/skysports/article/0,,1860-1073847,00.html

cachundo · Dec 24, 2002

BBC: Manchester United to sign Auxerre striker Djibril Cisse?

cachundo · Dec 29, 2002

Sir Alex Ferguson wants captain Roy Keane to stay at Old Trafford for another five years.

cachundo · Dec 30, 2002

BBC: Keane promises return to form

USsupport · Jan 3, 2003

Butt is getting better, not sure they'll risk him against Portsmouth. Barthez in questionable, RVN is fit.