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19th July 2006, 12:10
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Manchester United 1-Walsall 1
Walsall 1 Manchester United 1Jul 18 2006
WALSALL'S pre-season preparations took another useful stride forward as they drew 1-1 with a Manchester United XI at Bescot. An evenly-fought friendly ended all square after Kris Taylor's 34th-minute strike for the Saddlers was cancelled out by a 66th-minute header from former Walsall loanee Paul McShane. In front of a crowd of 1,372, Walsall were inches away from grabbing a late winner when Martin Butler's looping header bounced off the bar. But, as with all summer friend-lies, the result was secondary to how much the managers learned from the occasion. And Saddlers boss Richard Money could take plenty of encouragement from another compact display from his team. Money gave an indication towards his thinking for the league campaign ahead by playing Craig Pead and Danny Fox - usually employed as full-backs - in an advanced role in front of Chris Westwood and Taylor respectively. |
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19th July 2006, 12:10
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Location: Even in the dressing room afterwards, I had no remorse. My attitude was, fuck him. What goes around comes around. He got his just rewards. He fucked me over and my attitude is an eye for an eye.
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Do you have the team line up for this one?
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19th July 2006, 12:24
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19th July 2006, 13:00
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18/07/2006 21:52, Report by Steve Bartram
Walsall 1 United Reserves 1 A second-half equaliser from Paul McShane earned United's Reserves a 1-1 draw against Walsall at the Bescot Stadium. The 20-year-old Irish defender glanced home a header after 66 minutes to level Kris Taylor's first-half opener for the hosts. With the Reserves rendered managerless by Rene Meulensteen's departure to Brondby, Brian McClair took the reins in his second spell as caretaker manager. Reds keeper Tom Heaton produced a wonderful one-handed save to deny Hector sam, but was helpless to stop Taylor's angled right-foot shot on 34 minutes. United pressed for an equaliser, but were unable to forge any clear-cut openings before the interval. Then, six minutes after the hour-mark, McClair's side drew level as McShane glanced in Michael Barnes' cross-cum-shot inside a packed penalty area. Both sides had chances to snatch the win, with Fraizer Campbell denied by a tremendous last-ditch challenge from Ian Roper, while Saddlers striker Martin Butler headed against the crossbar in the final minute. United's young Reserves will be satisfied with their solid pre-season start, while the game's major plus came through Floribert Ngalula's return from a hip injury after almost a year on the sidelines. United: Heaton (Crockett, 46), Gray, Rose, McShane, Shawcross, R Jones, Marsh (Barnes, 46), Ngalula (Burns, 46), Campbell, Martin (Hewson, 60), S Evans (Mullan, 46). |
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