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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David
O'Leary
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Leeds
United:
Last Season: 3rd, 69pts
W21
D6 L11 F58 A43
Stadium: Elland Road
(105x65yds)
Capacity: 40,000
Year Formed: 1919
Manager: David O'Leary
Chairman: Mr. P. Ridsdale |
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In:
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Oliver
Dacourt (RC Lens, £7.2m), Mark Viduka (Celtic, £6m), Dominic Matteo
(Liverpool, £4.75m) |
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Out:
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Alf-Inge
Haaland (Manchester City, £2.5m), David Hopkin (Bradford City, £2.5m),
Martin Hiden (Austria Vienna, £500,000), Tommy Knarvik (SK Brann, Free)
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Oliver
Dacourt
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Rated the brightest
young manager in the Premiership after taking the club into the Champions
League, David O'Leary is determined to make this Leeds year. The softly spoken
Irishman has worked exceptionally hard during the close-season, bringing in
big-money signings Olivier Dacourt and Mark Viduka, and slaving away to try
and sign other top stars, including Rio Ferdinand, John-Arne Riise, Zoran
Mirkovic, Ugo Ehiogu, Thorstein Helstad, Jason Euell and Geremi.
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Dominic
Matteo
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And, ominously,
it's the players that have slipped through O'Leary's fingers that could
have the biggest influence on what happens at Elland Road during the next
10 moths or so. By rights, Leeds should be many people's tip for the title,
but they remain one or two players short of a title winning side, which
may come as a shock to most Leeds fans.
After all they
finished third last season; have a young, ambitious and improving side;
an impressive chairman and an intelligent manager - and they play the sort
of attacking, exciting football that has the critics purring. But for all
the promise on the field, it is matched by trouble off it. At the time of
writing Lee Bowyer, Jonathan Woodgate and Michael Duberry were committed
to Leeds Crown Court for a plea and directions hearing on September 25.
That hearing - and no doubt, the subsequent trial - will rumble uneasily
around the club for months yet.
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Mark
Viduka
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There's also
the problem of the Olympics, dragging Australian internationals Harry Kewell,
Mark Viduka and Danny Milosevic off to Sydney for the whole of September.
How Leeds handle that month - when they are due to play Man City, Coventry,
Ipswich, Derby and Tottenham as well as the possible distractions of the
Champions League - will probably decide their season. And even if his side
come through that period unscathed, O'Leary also faces losing his Aussie
trio for most of March, when Australasian World Cup qualifiers are likely
to take place.
Expect O'Leary's
side to go close, without - in the long run - actually threatening. Manchester
United would find it hard to combat the loss of four of their best players.
Leeds will find it impossible. Elland Road fans can only hope that O'Leary's
fortunes in the transfer market improve.
SQUAD NUMBERS
2000-2001
1 Nigel Martyn (G)
2 Garry Kelly (D)
3 Ian Harte (D)
4 Olivier Dacourt (M)
5 Lucas Radebe (D)
6 Jonathan Woodgate (D)
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8 Michael Bridges (F)
9 Mark Viduka (F)
10 Harry Kewell (M)
11 Lee Bowyer (M)
12 Darren Huckerby (F)
13 Paul Robinson (G)
14 Stephen McPhail (M)
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16 Jason Wilcox (F)
17 Alan Smith (F)
18 Danny Mills (D)
19 Eirik Bakke (M)
20 Matthew Jones (M)
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22 Michael Duberry (D)
23 David Batty (M)
24 Danny Hay (D)
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26 Danny Milosevic (G)
27 Alan Maybury (M)
28 Jamie McMaster
29 Kevin Evans (D)
30 Robert Molenaar (D)
31 Gareth Evans (D)
32 Simon Watson (M)
33 Wesley Boyle (M)
34 Kevin Dixon (M)
35 Lee Matthews (M)
36 Warren Feeney (F)
37 Damien Lynch (D)
38 Tony Hackworth (F)
39 Alan Martin (D)
40 Alan Cawley (M)
41 Jason Lanns (D)
42 Tony Lennon (F)
43 Harpal Singh (F)
Shaun Allaway (G)
Brian Lagen (M)
Dominic Matteo (D)
David Robertson (D)
Other
Premier League Teams:
Arsenal •
Aston
Villa • Bradford
City • Charlton
Athletic • Chelsea
• Coventry
City • Derby
County • Everton
• Ipswich
Town •
Leicester
City • Liverpool
• Manchester
City • Manchester
United • Middlesbrough
• Newcastle
United • Southampton
• Sunderland
• Tottenham
Hotspur • West
Ham United
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