Ferguson gives support to Glazers
Last Updated: Sunday, 3 July, 2005, 11:24 GMT 12:24 UK
來源: BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/4646215.stm
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has given his backing to the
club's new owners, the Glazer family.
After meeting brothers Joel, Avi and Bryan Glazer at United's training
camp, Ferguson is hoping that the club and the fans can focus on the
football.
Ferguson said: "The meeting was very positive and relaxed and they made
it clear they would back the team.
"This has been a difficult time for all involved but the most important
thing now is to get back to football."
Ferguson added his voice to the appeal for calm following the violent
scenes as supporters mounted a protest when the Glazers made their
first visit to Old Trafford last Wednesday.
He said: "There is a lot of emotion around Manchester United at the
moment and the quicker the season starts and we can get back to playing
football, the better for everyone."
Ferguson's position appears to be stronger following his meeting with
the Glazers.
In an interview with Radio Five Live, United chief executive David Gill
insisted that Ferguson had not been given an ultimatum to deliver success.
Gill said: "The Glazers understand that you can't guarantee success and
you have to give the manager the tools to do the job."
The United chief executive dismissed speculation that the change of
ownership to a private company made Ferguson's position precarious.
Gill added: "Alex has got a rolling contract and I don't think it's a
topic I even want to go in the direction of."
Ferguson is set to be boosted by Cristiano Ronaldo signing a new contract
and Gill is confident that Rio Ferdinand will follow suit.
Gill claimed that Ronaldo is ready to sign his new deal.
"Ronaldo is very close to signing, the financial terms are agreed but these
days it just takes a bit more time to do the paperwork," he said.
"I don't know why Rio has not signed, you would have to ask him that.
"But we want him to stay and he clearly wants to stay and, in my experience,
that normally happens."
RedCafe有人說 CR的經紀人 現在人在 Brazil 參加 Deco's wedding
婚禮好像是在週末舉行 希望下禮拜能把CR的續約搞定~
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Gill: No Rio hitch
by James Pearson - created on 3 Jul 2005
來源: SKY SPORTS http://tinyurl.com/8uo4a
Manchester United chief executive David Gill has stated there is nothing
standing in the way of Rio Ferdinand penning a ￡100,000-a-week contract
extension.
The Red Devils and England international defender are currently locked
in talks regarding extending Ferdinand's deal that has two years to run.
A section of the club's fans have questioned the former Leeds man's
loyalty to the Old Trafford club, but Gill understands the 26-year-old
wants to look after his own interests.
"There is no stumbling block," said Gill to BBC Radio Five Live's Sportsweek.
"We want him to stay, he wants to stay and in my experience, when that
situation prevails, invariably the player stays.
"We did support him through his suspension, as we would any player in
that situation. But I don't think just because we were loyal to him it
means he should definitely sign.
"It is his career and he has to make sure the financial terms are right.
We don't equate that with disloyalty.
"It is too easy when you are looking at multi-million pound contracts and
a player's career [to say] if you don't sign you are disloyal.
"I know Rio relatively well and think he has been very loyal to this club."
Meanwhile, Manchester United winger Chris Eagles has been linked with a
season-long loan switch to Charlton Athletic.
格雷澤打動曼聯兩爵士 弗格森奉勸球迷放棄敵視態度
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記者林良鋒報道
繼安撫了英國政府和足壇管理機構之後，格雷澤通過電視打出了訪英的最後一張公關
牌：在「曼聯頻道」的盤問下，即將出任主席的喬爾·格雷澤對一系列球迷和公眾關心的
問題一一作出了答覆。
訪談方式在英媒體眼裡仍不夠嚴厲，《衛報》抱怨主持人未能像BBC著名記者派克斯
曼那樣咄咄逼人，《電訊報》則借用凱撒征服高盧的經典戰報，嘲諷格雷澤引起的疑問要
比回答多。但大致上，格雷澤給人的印象是正面的：一切按過去方針辦。喬爾在老特拉福
德的前途、弗格森的去留、票價、轉播協議、轉會費預算和債務等話題上，給出了萬千曼
聯球迷希望得到的答案.他呼籲球迷給他們時間，不要被媒體的負面報道左右，對他們的
到來匆忙下結論。
球迷如何反應尚不得而知，但可以肯定的是，此次轉播在68個國家有2000萬家庭收看
，絕對是該頻道創辦以來收視率最高的一檔節目。頻道創辦時，海外只有一家電視台簽約
，訂戶只有區區6000，現在已接近90000，促使皇馬和切爾西也開通了自己的頻道。
格雷澤的公關戰役最希望傳遞給球迷的信息莫過於：美國人不會改變曼聯及其代表的
傳統的價值觀，「我們尊重曼聯的傳統和歷史，改變將是愚蠢的。」這一點早有某美國啤
酒以廣告做足了預演，該廣告以「愚蠢的」美國人胡鬧英國球場(怪獸卡車代替半場頒獎，
將曼聯和曼城合二為一，將阿森納發配到邊遠山區解決倫敦「擁擠」現狀)，而後發現不
妥，最後自嘲告終，「要不這樣吧，你們繼續玩你們的足球，我們繼續賣我們的啤酒？」
格雷澤的電視講話能說服多少曼聯球迷，人們將拭目以待，但他們毫無疑問說服了俱
樂部最關鍵的3個人：CEO吉爾、主帥弗格森爵士和俱樂部的象徵博比-查爾頓爵士。查爾
頓在格雷澤們被球迷圍攻時，挺身而出作為「誘餌」助美國人撤退，遭到部分鐵桿球迷的
抨擊。格雷澤的講話可歸納為：不改變曼聯的管理和執教架構，不改變老特拉福德現狀，
不給弗格森設置轉會費上限，不脫離英超集體轉播協議。格雷澤家族投資了2.7億英鎊，目
前的債務絲毫不讓他們感到不安，「如果主帥認為有必要，我們一定竭力滿足。去年魯尼
加盟，沒有人比我們更加興奮。」
查爾頓爵士向格雷澤們為球迷的過激抗議道歉，這麼做可能會激怒不少鐵桿。但查爾
頓認為，幾名美國人初次造訪老特拉福德毫無驕矜自負之態，相反舉止頗為謙卑，「有幾
個晚上我徹夜難眠，為曼聯的前途憂心忡忡。會晤後我鬆了口氣，他們給我留下了深刻印
象。他們不懂足球，不會對一個成功俱樂部的經營指手畫腳，因此現狀不會有太大改變，
球迷們不必多慮。」但他還是警告格雷澤兄弟千萬不可忽視球迷。
不過球迷組織卻並不買賬，「股東球迷協會」指出：「他們還是沒把問題交代清楚，
我們知道他們肯定會把漂亮話說在前頭，但他們沒有告訴我們怎麼去償還那5億多英鎊的
債務。我們不會放棄，歷史會證明我們是對的。」
弗格森正率隊在葡萄牙作季前訓練，格雷澤兄弟在視察完老特拉福德後飛往球隊所在
地，與教練員和球員見面。弗格森首次公開表態，讓球迷們放棄敵視態度繼續支持球隊：
「和他們幾兄弟的會晤很成功，很放鬆。他們說得很清楚，將支持球隊，基本上一切照舊
。關心曼聯的人都經歷了情緒激動的一段日子，盡快回到球場對所有人都有好處。」格雷
澤兄弟承諾將經常到球場看球。儘管格雷澤允諾不改變現狀，但曼聯某些局部變化正在醞
釀之中。紐卡斯爾擬求購阿蘭-史密斯，克萊伯森和薩哈也可能以租借的方式分別前往埃
弗頓和本菲卡。
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