Friday 15 September 2000
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| 23:30-00:00 |
| Premier League Preview |
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A look ahead to the forthcoming weekend's Premier League action, with team news and reports on injuries and suspensions.
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| 18:00-18:30 |
| Premier League Preview |
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A look ahead to the forthcoming weekend's Premier League action, with team news and reports on injuries and suspensions.
Saturday 16 September 2000
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| 12:15-13:10 |
| Football Focus |
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Ray Stubbs introduces a round-up of the week's footballing action and looks ahead to the weekend games.
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| 22:30-23:45 |
| Match of the Day |
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Gary Lineker, Trevor Booking and Alan Hansen bring you analysis and highlights of Everton's match against Manchester United. Plus the best of the Premiership, including Arsenal v Coventry and Leeds v Ispwich. With commentary from John Motson and Tony Gubba.
Gabby Yorath and Barry Venison preview this weekend's Premiership games and review the highlights from the Champions League.
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| 12:00-18:00 |
| Gillette Soccer Saturday |
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Jeff Stelling and the usual studio guests preside over the afternoon's football action with expert analysis of the scores, results and stories as they come in.
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| 23:55-00:00 |
| Premiership Shorts: Favourite Player - Matthew Le Tissier |
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Chris Kamara explains why Southampton midfielder Matthew Le Tissier is his favourite player.
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| 19:00-23:00 |
| Football Latest (live) |
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Football Latest goes behind-the-scenes of every top flight club and is the best place to keep up-to-date with all the latest activity from the Premier League big boys.
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| 05:55-06:00 |
| Premiership Shorts: Favourite Player - Matthew Le Tissier (Repeat) |
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Chris Kamara explains why Matthew Le Tissier of Southampton is his favourite player.
Sunday 17 September 2000
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| 07:00-08:10 |
| Match of the Day (Repeat) |
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Gary Lineker, Trevor Booking and Alan Hansen bring you analysis and highlights of Everton's match against Manchester United. Plus the best of the Premiership, including Arsenal v Coventry and Leeds v Ispwich. With commentary from John Motson and Tony Gubba.
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| 15:00-18:30 |
| Ford Super Sunday: Manchester City Vs Middlesborough - Live |
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Manchester City continue to adjust to life in the Premier League, this time taking on Middlesborough at Maine Road. Richard Keys introduces the live action, while commentary comes from Martin Tyler and Andy Gray.
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| 20:30-23:00 |
| Goals On Sunday |
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Matthew Lorenzo presents a comprehensive round-up of all the latest goals.
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| 15:00-18:30 |
| Ford Interactive Football: Manchester City Vs Middlesborough - Live |
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Manchester City continue to adjust to life in the Premier League, this time taking on Middlesborough at Maine Road. Richard Keys introduces the live action, while commentary comes from Martin Tyler and Andy Gray.
Monday 18 September 2000
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| 12:30-15:00 |
| Goals On Sunday |
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Find out who has made the headlines by hitting the back of the net in the latest Premier League matches. Hosted by Matthew Lorenzo.
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| 23:25-23:30 |
| Premiership Shorts: Favourite Player - Dennis Bergkamp |
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Clive Allen focuses upon his favourite player, Arsenal's mercurial Dutch striker Dennis Bergkamp.
Tuesday 19 September 2000
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| 23:55-00:00 |
| Premiership Shorts: Favourite Player - Matthew Le Tissier |
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Chris Kamara explains why Southampton midfielder Matthew Le Tissier is his favourite player.
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| 19:30-22:00 |
| Gillette Soccer Special |
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Jeff Stelling and an esteemed panel of studio guests from the world of football keep track of the evening's action, with lively analysis of the scores and stories as they come in.
Wednesday 20 September 2000
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| 22:55-23:00 |
| Premiership Shorts: Favourite Player - Eric Cantona |
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The French midfield maestro Eric Cantona is under the spotlight today.
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| 19:00-22:00 |
| Gillette Soccer Special |
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Jeff Stelling and an esteemed panel of studio guests from the world of football keep track of the evening's action, with lively analysis of the scores and stories as they come in.
Thursday 21 September 2000
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| 00:05-00:30 |
| Jonathan Pearce's Football Night |
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News from the Premiership, the Champions League and UEFA Cup, plus a top guest is in the studio.
Friday 22 September 2000
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| 23:30-00:00 |
| Premier League Preview |
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A look ahead to the forthcoming weekend's Premier League action, with team news and reports on injuries and suspensions.
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| 18:00-18:30 |
| Premier League Preview |
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John
Gregory
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Aston
Villa:
Last Season: 6th, 58pts
W15
D13 L10 F46 A35
Stadium: Villa Park (115x72yds)
Capacity: 39,372
Year Formed: 1874
Manager: John Gregory
Chairman: D. Ellis |
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In:
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Alpay
Ozalan (Fenerbache, £5.6m), David Ginola (Tottenham, £3m), Luc Nilis
(PSV Eindhoven, Free), Thomas Hitzlsperger (Bayern Munich, Free) |
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Out:
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Steve Watson (Everton, £2.5m), Mark Draper (Southampton, £1.25m), Darren
Byfield, (Walsall, £150,000). Benito Carbone (Bradford, free) |
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David Ginola
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Villa, even by their standards, surpassed themselves during the close-season.
Backbiting and squabbling left the smallest "big club" in Europe in a state
of inner turmpoil. And, as if that has not been bad enough, they have had
their fingers burnt in the Intertoto Cup.
They have clearly
taken a wrong turn or two since their wretched FA Cup final defeat against
Chelsea. If it has not been Paul Merson throwing a wobbly, it has been Julian
Joachim. If it has not been Ugo Ehiogu wanting out, it has been Gareth Southgate.
Benito Carbone has jumped ship to Bradford without so much as a backward
glance. And John Gregory's talent for making enemies remains unsurpassed.
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Luc Nilis
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Ehiogu and
Southgate now say they will honour their contracts but that is more to do
with neither player finding a club big enough to satisfy his ego rather
than them overcoming their dissatisfaction with life at Villa Park. As Villa
are discovering, being the biggest club in the midlands does not guarantee
acceptance as a proper "big club". In Premiership terms they belong very
much in the category B list and, while they may strenuously deny it, the
inferiority complex is threatening to tear them apart.
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Alpay
Ozalan
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Around 20,000
season tickets were sold last year, but only 14,500 have been taken this
summer, fewer than Charlton Athletic, Derby County or Ipswich Town. Given
that Villa have one of the biggest catchment areas in the country, those
figures should alarm everyone associated with the club, not least their
accountants. The club made a loss of £4.8m in the last financial year compared
with a profit of £20.2m in 1998-99. The vultures are hovering. Gregory is
the 6-4 second favourite to become the first Premiership manager to be sacked
- only Chris Hutchings of Bradford City is ahead of him at 8-11 - and Ellis
is likely to be less than pleased with Gregory if the FA Cup finalists make
a poor start, especially after investing in the charismatic but inconsistent
David Ginola.
2000-2001
SQUAD NUMBERS
1 David James
(G)
2 Mark Delaney (D)
3 Alan Wright (D)
4 Gareth Southgate (D)
5 Ugo Ehiogu (D)
6 George Boateng (M)
7 Ian Taylor (M)
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9 Dion Dublin (F)
10 Paul Merson (F)
11 Alan Thompson (M)
12 Julian Joachim (F)
13 Neil Cutler (G)
14 David Ginola (F)
15 Gareth Barry (D)
16 Alpay (D)
17 Lee Hendrie (F)
18 Steve Stone (M)
19 Richard Walker (F)
20 Luc Nilis (F)
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22 Darius Vassell (F)
23 Najwan Ghrayib (D)
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25
26
27 Michael Standing (M)
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29 Stephen Cooke (M)
30 Jonathan Bewers
31 J-Lloyd Samuel (M)
32 Aaron Lescott (M)
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34
35
36
37
38 John McGrath
39 Peter Enckelman (G)
40 Matthew Ghent (G)
David Curtolo (M)
Fabio Ferraresi (M)
Thomas Hitzlsperger (M)
Gavin Melaugh (M)
Darren Middleton (F)
Martin Ridley (D)
Neil Tarrant (F)
Other Premier League Teams:
Arsenal
• Bradford
City • Charlton
Athletic • Chelsea
• Coventry
City • Derby
County • Everton
• Ipswich
Town • Leeds
United • Leicester
City • Liverpool
• Manchester
City • Manchester
United • Middlesbrough
• Newcastle
United • Southampton
• Sunderland
• Tottenham
Hotspur • West
Ham United
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