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  • 5 Dec 2008 3:39 AM

    Re: a "MUST-READ" for every MUFC fan on this forum (must-read)

     Thx for the compilation of info bro...i was only a ManUtd fan since 1998..[when i was 8] didn't know all of this past.. Thx again...ManUtd is a nation and it's good to know your nation's history

     

    pe4c3 -Latty- 

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  • 5 Dec 2008 3:25 AM

    Re: Info that you should all know before posting on the forum (II)

    For unitedfan001 :


    Thanks, apology accepted. I hope it wont happen again. I have only called those muppets who really are. Joany, Weza Lang, Nightstar you can read their posts and you will find out.

    but it doesnt matter, even if i call someone a muppet then it doesnt mean other people would attack on my mother, father, grandma, grandpa. Thats severely-horrible. I Do respect people and the right example is that i never used explicit language when i was having arguements with you. Don't worry, everything's forgotten and forgiven. Cheers !!

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  • 5 Dec 2008 3:17 AM

    Re: Info that you should all know before posting on the forum (II)

    ..MUReligion..:
    I never cursed at you and i never said anything wrong about your mom and granny neither
     

    okay - take this as official notification that this was wrong and stupid of me - but i am stupid like that sometime - so apologies - it will not happen again 

     

    ..MUReligion..:
    i respect people

    if you never ever ever call anyone a muppet no matter how wrong they are and prove them incorrect with facts like this instead - i think that the respect will be reciprocated tenfold ..... certainly from my side it definitely will be

    ..MUReligion..:
    i am still editing this post and will upload more info asap.

    good to hear and waiting to see more 

     

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  • 5 Dec 2008 3:08 AM

    Re: Info that you should all know before posting on the forum (II)

    For unitedfan001 :

    i am not here to make enemies. i am here to make friends cause i strongly believe that MUFC fans are like one family. I never cursed at you and i never said anything wrong about your mom and granny neither. i respect people. but once again i can prove you wrong as i APPRECIATE its coming from you. thank you very very much. nice of you. i dont hate you anymore. i am a ***, not a hater.
    peace, brother.


    p.s. i am still editing this post and will upload more info asap.

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  • 5 Dec 2008 3:06 AM

    Re: Info that you should all know before posting on the forum (II)

    For Jay0United4eva :

    yea brother,, just tryin' to make things better on this forum. i hope everything gets back to normal asap. Rock On United

    thanks for the encouragement though Smile

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  • 5 Dec 2008 2:50 AM

    Re: Info that you should all know before posting on the forum (II)

    Haha unitedfan001,how do you see eye to eye on the forum.We're all on the computer!haha.Lol.Trying to add some light atmosphere round the forum!
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  • 5 Dec 2008 2:41 AM

    Re: Info that you should all know before posting on the forum (II)

     hey dude - i know you dont like me and we dont always see eye to eye - but i will be amongst those to give credit where credit is due - this post is a great reference and its very helpful - a lot of the facts i didnt know - and i have now become aware off - so great work 

     even though you may not appreciate this coming from me - but it definitely is still a good post from your part and is a worthwhile effort - its easier to see your commitment to the club out of positive posts like this - so from me (even if you still hate me - but we both have the same final aim ie to want the club to move forward and repeat a lot of its successful history) a job very well done 

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  • 5 Dec 2008 2:36 AM

    Re: Info that you should all know before posting on the forum (II)

    Hey brother,nice job.Haha,its good that we have threads without anger,slating and foul words.ROCK ON UNITED!!!
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  • 5 Dec 2008 2:32 AM

    Re: Info that you should all know before posting on the forum (II)

    For 7ronaldo17 :

    thanks brother, COME ON UNITED !!!

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  • 5 Dec 2008 1:30 AM

    Re: Info that you should all know before posting on the forum (II)

    Wow. Pleasure to read! I enjoyed all of it, especially the transfer records. Nice work mate!

     

    COME ON UNITED!!!!

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  • 5 Dec 2008 1:01 AM

    a "MUST-READ" for every MUFC fan on this forum (must-read)

    Dear MUFC Fans:

    The most informative thread on this great forum is (info that you should all know before posting on the forum). Rj28 has done excellent job to create that thread. It took me a week to read that thread completely. Bless you Rj28. Thanks a lot for the info. I'm passionate-mufc-fan-next-door like all of you die hard fans. There are few things i know about this club. I realised that there are more info that all MUFC fans must know, info thats not avaliable on (info that you should all know before posting on the forum) thread. So here is some info for all of you. Keep on loving MUFC.I hope the admins and mods are okay with it, just tryin' to share the info with new comers.

     

    Club's Kit & Colors :


    During its days as Newton Heath, the club played in a number of different colours, the most recognisable being the yellow and green halved shirts worn from 1878 to 1892, and then again between 1894 and 1896; this strip was revived as an away kit in the early 1990s. Other kits worn by Newton Heath included a red and white quartered shirt (1892–1894) and a plain white shirt (1896–1902), both worn with blue shorts. In 1902, in conjunction with the name change to Manchester United, the club changed their colours to red jerseys, white shorts and black socks, which has become the standard for most Man Utd home kits ever since. The most notable exception to this is the shirt that the team wore in the 1909 FA Cup Final against Bristol City, which was white with a red "V" sash. This design was resurrected in the 1920s before United reverted back to the all-red shirts.

    Away strips are usually white jerseys with black shorts and white socks, but other colours have been used, including a blue and white striped shirt used on-and-off from 1903 to 1916, an all-black kit in 1994 and 2003 and a navy blue shirt with silver horizontal pinstripes in 2000. One of the most famous, yet short-lived, United away kits, though, was the all grey kit from 1995–96. This kit was dropped after Manchester United failed to win a single game while wearing it. At half-time during a game against Southampton, when United were already 3–0 down, they switched to their blue and white third kit, but eventually lost 3–1. According to the players, the grey kit was not visible enough which led to the poor results. Another famous Man Utd away kit included a reversible shirt that was white with black sleeves and gold trim on one side, and gold with black trim on the other side. This shirt was released as the last kit created by Umbro for the club before the change to Nike, and commemorated 100 years since the club had changed its name from Newton Heath to Manchester United.

    The United third kit is traditionally all-blue in homage to the kit that the 1968 European Cup was won in. Exceptions to this rule have included a bright yellow kit worn in the early 1970s, the aforementioned blue and white striped shirt from 1996, which proved to be a firm favourite with the fans, and a white shirt with black and red horizontal pinstripes from 2004. United have also used what were originally used as training shirts as their third kit in the past, having adopted an all-black kit in the 1998–99 season and a dark blue shirt with maroon sides in 2001 for games against Southampton and PSV Eindhoven.

    Currently, Manchester United's home jerseys are red with a vertical, white broken stripe with black trim on the reverse. The stripe is adorned with the letters MUFC at the top of the bottom portion, and a silhouette of the devil from the club badge at the top of the top portion. The AIG and Nike logos are also white. A patch with the words "The Red Devils" written in white, over an image of the club badge's devil, is attached to the bottom-left of the shirt. The club crest sits on a red shield of the same shape on the left ***. The away kit is white with blue piping around the side and back of the neck and down the sides of the body. The trim on the front of the neck is red. The letters "MUFC" are on the back of the collar and the club badge is located on a white shield over the left ***. The third shirt is royal blue, with sponsors' logos in white. Around the club badge, which sits on a blue shield, the words "May 29th 1968 40th Anniversary" are embroidered. Like the away shirt, the letters "MUFC" are on the back of the collar, while the inside of the collar is adorned with the coat of arms of the City of Manchester, in a design inspired by the tickets used for the 1968 European Cup Final. The away and third shirts are worn with blue shorts.

    The Manchester United crest has been altered on a few occasions, but the basic form remains similar. The badge is derived from the crest of the city of Manchester. The devil on the club badge stems from the club's nickname "The Red Devils", which was adopted in the early 1960s after Matt Busby heard it in reference to the red-shirted Salford rugby league side. By the end of the 1960s, the devil had started to be included on club programmes and scarves, before it was finally incorporated into the club badge in 1970, holding its unmistakable trident. In 1998, the badge was once again redesigned, this time removing the words "Football Club". This move was met with opposition from some supporters, who viewed it as a move away from the club's footballing roots and more into the business side of the game.




    Current Players :


    1  GK Edwin van der Sar (Netherlands)
    2  DF Gary Neville           (England)
    3  DF Patrice Evra           (France)
    4  MF Owen Hargreaves  (England)
    5  DF Rio Ferdinand        (England)
    6  DF Wes Brown            (England)
    7  MF Cristiano Ronaldo  (Portugal)
    8  MF Anderson               (Brazil)
    9  FW Dimitar Berbatov   (Bulgaria)
    10 FW Wayne Rooney     (England)
    11 MF Ryan Giggs           (Wales)
    12 GK Ben Foster            (England)
    13 MF Park Ji-Sung         (South Korea)
    15 DF Nemanja Vidić      (Serbia)
    16 MF Michael Carrick    (England)
    17 MF Nani                      (Portugal)
    18 MF Paul Scholes        (England)
    19 FW Danny Welbeck    (England)
    20 DF Fábio da Silva       (Brazil)
    21 DF Rafael da Silva      (Brazil)
    22 DF John O'Shea          (Ireland)
    23 DF Jonny Evans          (Northern Ireland)
    24 MF Darren Fletcher     (Scotland)
    26 FW Manucho               (Angola)
    28 MF Darron Gibson       (Ireland)
    29 GK Tomasz Kuszczak  (Poland)
    32 FW Carlos Tévez         (Argentina)
    33 MF Sam Hewson         (England)
    34 MF Rodrigo Possebon (Brazil)
    35 MF Tom Cleverley       (England)
    36 MF David Gray             (Scotland)
    39 DF James Chester       (England)
    40 GK Ben Amos              (England)
    41 FW Federico Macheda(Italy)
    42 DF Richard Eckersley  (England)








    Former Players :

    Alf Farman            FW     1889–1895   
    *** Stewart        HB      1890–1895   
    Bob Donaldson      FW     1892–1897    
    Fred Erentz           LB      1892–1902
    Joe Cassidy          FW     1893,1895–1900
    James McNaught             1893–1898 
    *** Smith         FW/LW  1894–1898,1900–1901     
    Walter Cartwright    HB     1895–1905    
    Harry Stafford         RB     1896–1903   
    William Bryant       FW     1896–1900   
    Frank Barrett          GK     1896–1900    
    Billy Morgan           HB     1897–1903   
    Billy Griffiths           HB     1899–1905

    Alf Schofield           FW     1900–1907
    Vince Hayes           RB     1901–1907,1908–1910    
    Jack Peddie           FW     1902–1903,1904–1907    
    Alex Downie           HB     1902–1909    
    Alex Bell                HB     1903–1913    
    Bob Bonthron         RB     1903–1907    
    Harry Moger           GK     1903–1912    
    *** Duckworth      HB     1903–1915    
    Charlie Roberts      HB     1904–1913    
    *** Holden           RB     1905–1914    
    Jack Picken           FW     1905–1911    
    George Wall           LW     1906–1915    
    Billy Meredith         RW     1907–1921    
    Sandy Turnbull       FW     1907–1915    
    George Stacey        LB     1907–1915    
    Harold Halse          FW     1908–1912    
    Arthur Whalley        HB     1909–1920    
    Enoch West           FW     1910–1916    
    Robert Beale           GK     1912–1919    
    Jack Mew               GK     1912–1926    
    Lal Hilditch              HB     1919–1932    
    Jack Silcock            LB     1919–1934    
    Joe Spence            FW     1919–1933    
    Charlie Moore          RB     1919–1921,1922–31
    John Grimwood        HB     1919–1927    
    Teddy Partridge       FW     1920–1929    
    Alf Steward              GK     1920–1932    
    Ray Bennion            HB     1921–1932    
    Arthur Lochhead      FW     1921–1925    
    Harry Thomas         FW     1922–1931    
    Frank Barson           HB     1922–1928    
    Frank Mann             HB     1923–1930    
    Frank McPherson    LW     1923–1928    
    Tom Jones               FB     1924–1937    
    Jimmy Hanson        FW     1924–1931    
    Jack Wilson             HB     1926–1932    
    Hugh McLenahan     HB     1928–1937    
    Harry Rowley           FW     1928–1932,1934–1937    
    Tom Reid                 FW     1929–1933    
    George McLachlan    FW     1929–1933    
    Jack Mellor                HB     1930–1937    
    Tom Manley               HB     1930–1939    
    George Vose              HB     1933–1939    
    Jack Griffiths               LB     1934–1944    
    Bill McKay                  HB     1934–1940    
    George Mutch             FW     1934–1937    
    Thomas Bamford          FW     1934–1938    
    Billy Bryant                  FW     1934–1939    
    James Brown                HB     1935–1939    
    Johnny Carey                FB     1937–1953    
    Jack Rowley                 FW     1937–1955    
    Stan Pearson               FW     1937–1954    
    Jack Warner                 HB     1938–1950    
    John Aston, Sr.             LB     1946–1954    
    Allenby Chilton             HB     1946–1955    
    Henry Cockburn           HB     1946–1954    
    Jack Crompton            GK     1946–1956    
    Jimmy Delaney           RW     1946–1950    
    Billy McGlen                HB     1946–1952    
    Charlie Mitten              LW     1946–1952    
    John Downie                FW     1949–1953    
    Ray Wood                   GK     1949–1958    
    Don Gibson                  HB     1950–1955    
    Mark Jones                   HB     1950–1958    
    Johnny Berry                RW     1951–1958    
    Jackie Blanchflower        HB     1951–1958    
    Roger Byrne                   LB     1951–1958    
    David Pegg                    LW     1952–1958    
    Bill Foulkes              HB/RB     1952–1970    
    Tommy Taylor               FW     1953–1958    
    Liam Whelan                 FW     1953–1958    
    Duncan Edwards            HB     1953–1958    
    Dennis Viollet                FW     1953–1962    
    Freddie Goodwin             HB     1954–1960    
    Albert Scanlon               LW     1954–1960    
    Eddie Colman                HB     1955–1958    
    Ronnie Cope                  HB     1956–1961    
    Bobby Charlton             FW     1956–1973    
    David Gaskell                GK     1956–1967    
    Harry Gregg                  GK     1957–1966    
    Shay Brennan               RB     1958–1970    
    Albert Quixall               FW     1958–1963    
    Johnny Giles                CM     1959–1963    
    Nobby Stiles                 HB     1959–1971
    Maurice Setters            HB     1960–1964    
    Tony Dunne                  FB     1960–1973    
    Noel Cantwell                LB     1960–1967    
    David Herd                   FW     1961–1968    
    Denis Law                    FW     1962–1973    
    David Sadler           Various     1962–1973    
    Pat Crerand                  HB     1963–1971    
    George Best            FW/W     1963–1974    
    John Connelly              FW     1964–1966    
    John Fitzpatrick            RB     1965–1973
    John Aston, Jr.             LW     1965–1972    
    Alex Stepney                GK     1966–1979    
    Brian Kidd                    FW     1967–1974    
    Francis Burns                LB     1967–1972    
    *** Morgan               RW     1968–1975    
    Steve James                 HB     1968–1975    
    Sammy McIlroy            CM     1971–1982    
    Martin Buchan              CB     1972–1983    
    David McCreery            MF     1972–1979
    Alex Forsyth                 RB     1973–1978    
    Lou Macari             MF/FW     1973–1984    
    Gerry Daly                    CM     1973–1977    
    Brian Greenhoff              CB     1973–1979    
    Stewart Houston             LB     1974–1980    
    Stuart Pearson              FW     1974–1979    
    Arthur Albiston                LB     1974–1988    
    Steve Coppell                RW     1975–1983    
    Jimmy Nicholl                 RB     1975–1982    
    Gordon Hill                     LW     1975–1978    
    Jimmy Greenhoff             FW     1976–1980    
    Ashley Grimes                 LB     1977–1983    
    Joe Jordan                      FW     1978–1981    
    Gordon McQueen             CB     1978–1985    
    Gary Bailey                     GK     1978–1987    
    Mickey Thomas               LW     1978–1981    
    Kevin Moran                     CB     1979–1988    
    Ray Wilkins                     CM     1979–1984    
    Mike Duxbury                  RB     1980–1990    
    John Gidman                   RB     1981–1986    
    Frank Stapleton              FW     1981–1987    
    Remi Moses                   CM     1981–1988    
    Bryan Robson                 CM     1981–1994    
    Norman Whiteside    FW/CM     1982–1989    
    Paul McGrath                  CB     1982–1989    
    Mark Hughes                  FW     1983–1986,1988–1995    
    Graeme Hogg                  CB     1984–1988    
    Clayton Blackmore    Various     1984–1994    
    Jesper Olsen                   LW     1984–1988    
    Gordon Strachan              RM     1984–1989    
    Peter Davenport               FW     1986–1988    
    Brian McClair                  FW     1987–1998    
    Steve Bruce                     CB     1987–1996    
    Lee Martin                        LB     1988–1994    
    Lee Sharpe                      LW     1988–1996    
    Mal Donaghy               CB/LB     1988–1992    
    Mike Phelan               Various     1989–1994    
    Neil Webb                        CM     1989–1992    
    Gary Pallister                    CB     1989–1998    
    Paul Ince                          CM     1989–1995    
    Denis Irwin                         FB     1990–2002    
    Andrei Kanchelskis            RW     1991–1995    
    Paul Parker                        RB     1991–1996
    Peter Schmeichel               GK     1991–1999    
    David Beckham                  RM     1992–2003    
    Nicky Butt                         CM     1992–2004    
    Eric Cantona                     FW     1992–1997    
    Roy Keane                        CM     1993–2005    
    David May                          CB     1994–2003    
    Andrew Cole                      FW     1995–2001    
    Philip Neville                Various     1995–2005    
    Ronny Johnsen             CB/CM     1996–2002    
    Ole Gunnar Solskjær          FW     1996–2007    
    Teddy Sheringham             FW     1997–2001    
    Henning Berg                     CB     1997–2000    
    Jaap Stam                         CB     1998–2001    
    Dwight Yorke                    FW     1998–2002    
    Quinton Fortune           LW/LB     1999–2006    
    Mikaël Silvestre            LB/CB     1999–2008    
    Fabien Barthez                 GK     2000–2004    
    Ruud van Nistelrooy          FW     2001–2006    
    Louis Saha                      FW     2004–2008    






    History Of Captains :


    1882              E. Thomas     (First known club captain)
    1882–1883     Unknown
    c.1883–1887  Sam Black
    c.1887–1890  Jack Powell     (First non-English club captain)
    1890–1892     Unknown
    1892–1893     Joe Cassidy
    1893–1984     Unknown
    c.1894           James McNaught
    1894–1896     Unknown
    c.1896–1903  Harry Stafford     (First captain of Manchester United)
    1903–1904     Unknown
    c.1904–1905  Jack Peddie
    c.1905–1912  Charlie Roberts
    1912–1913     George Stacey
    1913              *** Duckworth
    1914              George Hunter
    1914–1915      Patrick O'Connell
    1915–1919      None                 (No football was played during the First World War)
    1919–1922      Unknown
    c.1922–1928   Frank Barson
    c.1928–1931   Jack Wilson
    1931–1932      George McLachlan
    1932               Louis Page
    1932–1935      Unknown
    c.1935–1939    Jimmy Brown
    1939–1945      None                 (No football was played during the Second World War)
    1945–1953      Johnny Carey     (First post-war captain, and first from outside the UK)
    1953–1954      Stan Pearson
    1954–1955      Allenby Chilton   (Made captain for only one season, after Johnny Carey retired)
    1955–1958      Roger Byrne       (Died in the 1958 Munich air disaster)
    1958–1959      Bill Foulkes
    1959–1960      Dennis Viollet
    1960–1962      Maurice Setters
    1962-1964       Noel Cantwell
    1964–1967      Denis Law
    1967–1973      Bobby Charlton
    1973               George Graham
    1973–1975      *** Morgan
    1975–1982      Martin Buchan
    1982               Ray Wilkins
    1982–1994      Bryan Robson     (Longest-serving captain in United's history)
    1994–1996      Steve Bruce
    1996–1997      Eric Cantona       (1st United captain from outside the UK or the Republic of Ireland)
    1997–2005      Roy Keane          (Won more trophies than any other United captain)
    2005–present  Gary Neville         (1st club captain to be born in Greater Manchester since Roger Byrne)




    Player Records in Most Appearances :


    1     Ryan Giggs          1991 – present     774    
    2     Bobby Charlton     1956 – 1973        758    
    3     Bill Foulkes          1952 – 1970        688    
    4     Paul Scholes        1994 – present    579    
    5     Gary Neville          1992 – present    553    
    6     Alex Stepney        1966 – 1978       539    
    7     Tony Dunne          1960 – 1973       535    
    8     Denis Irwin           1990 – 2002       529    
    9     Joe Spence          1919 – 1933       510    
    10   Arthur Albiston      1974 – 1988      485    




    Player Records in Most Goals :


    1   Bobby Charlton        1956 – 1973         249   
    2   Denis Law               1962 – 1973         237    
    3   Jack Rowley            1937 – 1955         211    
    4   Dennis Viollet          1953 – 1962         179   
    4   George Best            1963 – 1974         179    
    6   Joe Spence             1919 – 1933         168    
    7   Mark Hughes           1983 – 1986           -     
    7   Mark Hughes           1988 – 1995         163    
    8   Ruud van Nistelrooy  2001 – 2006         150   
    9   Stan Pearson           1937 – 1954         148   
    10  Ryan Giggs             1991 – present     146   






    Player Records Ballon d'Or Winner :


    Denis Law           - in 1964
    Bobby Charlton    - in 1966
    George Best        - in 1968
    Cristiano Ronaldo - in 2008




    Player Records European Golden Shoe Winner :

    Cristiano Ronaldo




    Player Records UEFA Club Footballer Of The Year Winner :

    David Beckham    - 1999
    Cristiano Ronaldo - 2008





    MUFC Officials :


        * Owner: Malcolm Glazer
        * Honorary president: Martin Edwards

    Manchester United Limited

        * Co-chairmen: Joel Glazer & Avram Glazer
        * Chief executive: David Gill
        * Chief operating officer: Michael Bolingbroke
        * Commercial director: Richard Arnold
        * Executive director: Ed Woodward
        * Non-executive directors: Bryan Glazer, Kevin Glazer, Edward Glazer & Darcie Glazer

    Manchester United football club

        * Directors: David Gill, Michael Edelson, Sir Bobby Charlton, Maurice Watkins
        * Club secretary: Ken Ramsden
        * Assistant club secretary: Ken Merrett
        * Global ambassador: Bryan Robson

    Coaching and Medical Staff

        * Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson
        * Assistant manager: Mike Phelan
        * First team coach: René Meulensteen
        * Goalkeeping coach: Eric Steele
        * Fitness coach: Tony Strudwick
        * Strength & conditioning coach: Mick Clegg
        * Head of human performance: Dr. Richard Hawkins[47]
        * Reserve team manager: Ole Gunnar Solskjær
        * Reserve team coach: Warren Joyce
        * Chief scout: Jim Lawlor
        * Chief European scout: Martin Ferguson
        * Director of youth academy: Brian McClair
        * Director of youth football: Jimmy Ryan
        * Club doctor: Dr. Steve McNally
        * Assistant club doctor: Dr. Tony Gill
        * First team physiotherapist: Rob Swire





    Most Appearances By MUFC Players :


    1     Ryan Giggs          1991–present     774
    2     Bobby Charlton     1956–1973        758
    3     Bill Foulkes          1952–1970        688
    4     Paul Scholes        1994–present    579
    5     Gary Neville          1992–present    553
    6     Alex Stepney        1966–1978       539
    7     Tony Dunne          1960–1973       535
    8     Denis Irwin            1990–2002      529
    9     Joe Spence           1919–1933     4510
    10   Arthur Albiston       1974–1988     485






    Highest Transfer Fees Paid Players :


    1     Dimitar Berbatov          Tottenham Hotspur     £30.75 million     September 2008
    2     Rio Ferdinand              Leeds United             £29.1 million       July 2002
    3     Juan Sebastián Verón  Lazio                        £28.1 million        July 2001
    4     Wayne Rooney            Everton                    £27 million           August 2004
    5     Ruud van Nistelrooy      PSV Eindhoven        £19 million           June 2001
    6     Anderson                     Porto                       £17.3 million        July 2007
    7     Owen Hargreaves         Bayern Munich          £17 million          May 2007
    8     Nani                            Sporting                   £14.7 million        July 2007
    9     Michael Carrick            Tottenham Hotspur    £14 million          July 2006
    10   Louis Saha                  Fulham                     £12.82 million      January 2004





    Higest Transfer Fees Received Players :


    1  David Beckham            Real Madrid         £25 million        June 2003
    2  Jaap Stam                   Lazio                   £15.25 million   August 2001
    3  Juan Sebastián Verón  Chelsea                £15 million       August 2003
    4  Ruud van Nistelrooy     Real Madrid           £10.3 million    July 2006
    5  Gabriel Heinze             Real Madrid          £8.1 million      August 2007
    6  Andy Cole                   Blackburn Rovers  £7.5 million      December 2001
    7  Paul Ince                     Internazionale       £7 million        July 1995
    8  Alan Smith                  Newcastle United  £6.7 million      August 2007
    9  Giuseppe Rossi           Villarreal               £6.6 million      August 2007
    10 Kieran Richardson       Sunderland           £5.5 million      July 2007

     

     

    MUFC Sponsors :


    AIG            - Principal Sponsor
    Nike           - Official Sportswear Partner
    Budweiser - Official Beer
    Betfred      - Official Betting Partner
    Hublot       - Official Timekeeper
    Key 103     - Official Radion Station
    STC           - Official Integrated Telecommunications Partner of Manchester United for Saudi Arabia
    Hi Seoul    - Official Destination Partner of Manchester United
    Kumho Tires - Official Partner of Manchester United

    (thanks for fazal to provide the info about "stc" "hi seoul" "kumho tires")

     

     

    Club Streaks :


    Longest unbeaten run (all major competitions): 45 matches, 26 December 1998 to 3 October 1999
    Longest unbeaten run (League): 29 matches, 26 December 1998 to 25 September 1999
    Longest winning streak (League): 14 matches, 15 October 1904 to 3 January 1905
    Longest losing streak (League): 14 matches, 26 April 1930 to 25 October 1930
    Longest drawing streak (League): 6 matches, 30 October 1988 to 27 November 1988
    Longest streak without a win (League): 16 matches, 19 April 1930 to 25 October 1930
    Longest scoring run (League): 27 matches, 11 October 1958 to 4 April 1959
    Longest non-scoring run (League): 5 matches, 22 February 1902 to 17 March 1902


     

     

    MUFC Reserves :


    Manchester United F.C. Reserves are the reserve team of Manchester United F.C. They play in the Barclays Premiership Reserve League North. They have been champions three times since the league's inauguration in 1999; in 2002, 2005 & 2006. They also participate in the Manchester Senior Cup, although in recent years the teams entered in this competition have featured an increasing number of youth players.

    The current Reserve team manager is Ole Gunnar Solskjær, who was appointed in the summer of 2008 after working with the club's first team strikers following his retirement from playing in August 2007. His assistant is Warren Joyce, who was previously the manager of Royal Antwerp, Manchester United's feeder club in Belgium. Since November 2008, the reserves have played all of their home matches at Moss Lane in Altrincham, the home of Altrincham F.C. In previous seasons, the team has played at the Victoria Stadium, the home of Northwich Victoria, and Ewen Fields, the home of Hyde United.

    The most successful Manchester United Reserves coach has been René Meulensteen. Meulensteen won four of the five available reserve team trophies in the 2004-05 season - the Barclays Premiership Reserve League North, the Pontins Holiday Reserve League North, the Pontins Holiday Reserve League Cup and the national play off between the winners of the Barclays Premiership Reserve League North and the Barclays Premiership Reserve League South. The team also finished runners-up in the Manchester Senior Cup. Meulensteen followed this up in 2006 by leading the team once more to the Northern and National FA Premier Reserve League titles, and going one better in the Manchester Senior Cup.


     

     

    Club's Academy :


    The academy is the core of the youth setup at Manchester United, and has been responsible for producing some of Manchester United's greatest ever players, including the club's top five all-time appearance makers, Ryan Giggs, Bobby Charlton, Bill Foulkes, Paul Scholes and Gary Neville, and the new wave of home-grown talents known as Fergie's Fledglings. The current academy is based at the club's state-of-the-art Trafford Training Centre, a 70 acre site in the Manchester suburb of Carrington.

    The academy comprises age-group teams ranging from Under-9's up to the flagship Under-18's, who currently compete in Group C of the FA Premier Academy League and in the FA Youth Cup (a tournament which they have won a record nine times). The Under-16's and Under-18's typically play their academy league games at 11am on Saturday mornings at Carrington, while Youth Cup games are generally played at either Hyde United's Ewen Fields ground (where Manchester United's reserve teams play their home games) or the club's 76,000-capacity Old Trafford home, in order to cater for the greater number of supporters these fixtures attract.

    Paul McGuinness is the head coach of the under 18s academy side. He was also in charge of the side that lost to Liverpool in the 2007 FA Youth Cup final.

    In 2007 the Academy were the inaugural winners of the Champions Youth Cup, intended to be a Club World Championship for youth sides, beating Juventus 1-0 in the final in Malaysia.

     

     

    MUFC The Richest Club :


    1.  Manchester United - $1,800(value) - $394(revenue) - $111(operating income)
    2.  Real Madrid           - $1,285(value) - $474(revenue) - $112(operating income)
    3.  Arsenal                 - $1,200(value) - $329(revenue) - $77 (operating income)
    4.  Liverpool               - $1,050(value) - $269(revenue) - $60 (operating income)
    5.  Bayern Munich      - $917  (value) - $302(revenue) - $72 (operating income)
    6.  AC Milan              - $798  (value) - $307(revenue) - $54 (operating income)
    7.  FC Barcelona       - $784  (value) - $392(revenue) - $92 (operating income)
    8.  Chelsea               - $764  (value) - $382(revenue) - $-5 (operating income)
    9.  Juventus              - $510  (value) - $196(revenue) - $35 (operating income)
    10. Schalke 04         - $470  (value) - $154(revenue) - $36 (operating income)




    Fanzine :


    United We Stand is a Manchester United fanzine which first appeared on the streets of Manchester in the autumn of 1989. It was started by 15-year-old fan Andy Mitten, great-nephew of the former Manchester United winger Charlie Mitten. The first issue sold 100 copies, but it developed to become one of the best selling football fanzines in Great Britain.

    The fanzine is produced ten times a year during the football season. It features interviews with players or Manchester United supporting personalities and counts the The Daily Telegraph journalist Jim White as a monthly columnist. Mitten is perhaps better known as a football journalist and author, although he still edits the publication and writes in each issue.

    United We Stand opposed the takeover of Manchester United in 2005 by American businessman Malcolm Glazer.

    A variety of opinions are afforded space in the publication, although it has always supported the sentiments of IMUSA and MUST. United We Stand often works with the two other Manchester United fanzine Red Issue and Red News to support these groups.

    The fanzine's content and tone is markedly different to Red Issue and Red News. Topics covered include football, music, fashion and other forms of popular culture. Editorial policy is generally less critical of the club than the other major United fanzines, but UWS represents a broad cross-section of views on issues affecting the club, team and supporters.

    The fanzine is complemented by a web site, UWSonline, hosted by the Rivals network. Launched in 2000, the web site's forum is a virtual meeting place for many contributors to the fanzine.

    UWSonline regulars meet regularly at the legendary Stoat & Helmet public house on Swan Street, Manchester.
     

     

     

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