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THE OFFICIAL MUDSA MAGAZINE VOLUME 21, ISSUE 1, AUTUMN 2017

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW PLUS: 10 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT 2 CONTENTS CONTENTS 3

Full set: Following their Europa League Final victory in Stockholm, United have now won every club-level trophy there is to win

Inside this edition… The official MUDSA magazine 4 Secretary Says: with Chas Banks 6 Summer Transfers: with Nathaniel Yates Volume 21, Issue 1, Autumn 2017 8 Events: MUDSA 20th Annual Dinner This magazine is issued free of charge to MUDSA 10 Anthony Martial members. You can also view Rollin’ Reds and Things You Didn’t Know: Your MUDSA Committee… download it in PDF format from our website: 12 Europa League: MUDSA in Stockholm CHAS BANKS JAMIE LEEMING www.mudsa.org 14 Meet The Boss: with Nathaniel Yates SECRETARY ROLLIN’ REDS EDITOR Photography: John and Matthew Peters 15 Get Creative: Pull-out colouring in section T: 0845 230 1989 T: 07590 406 669 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Design/production: leemingdesign.co.uk 19 Exclusive Interview: Juan Mata Thanks this issue: Richard Trenchard 24 Events: MUDSA Bowling ANN-MARIE LEWIS SUE ROCCA John Allen 30 Fan Focus MUDSA EVENTS TREASURER Home and Away: T: 01352 715 794 T: 0161 861 9454 32 Souvenirs: MUDSA Merchandise E: [email protected] E: [email protected]

DES TURNER JOHN SIMISTER Rollin’ Reds on Facebook: ROLLIN’ REDS PRODUCTION VI REPRESENTITIVE facebook.com/groups/rollinreds Keep yourself up to date with the T: 01978 810 528 T: 07471 195 930 MUDSA on Facebook: latest news by visiting E: [email protected] E: [email protected] facebook.com/MUDSA.official www.mudsa.org 4 SECRETARY SAYS SECRETARY SAYS 5 Nobody’s happy about new platform opening delays, especially the Club It’s been a while since I last wrote my article for have access and we will certainly be making that Rollin’ Reds magazine. In that time, a lot of things opinion known to the club. that were just speculation have come to pass and On a brighter note, we have seen a huge some of the “best laid plans” have indeed “gone improvement in the steps leading to the VI section astray” as Burns once said. and our VI members have reported back about NATHANIEL YATES The plan to deploy the first part of the new how much safer and easier to use the new steps are CO-OPTED TO MUDSA wheelchair accessible platform facilities in the Sir compared to the old ones. stand has been delayed. This was due We’ve also seen two examples of the new COMMITTEE AT AGM to the unforeseen necessity of studying the impact of wheelchair facilities being deployed in the South/Sir On Friday 8th September we held the MUDSA able-bodied fans sharing the same spaces as disabled stand. The first was the game against AGM in the Phil Downs Ability Suite and it was well fans. Some in wheelchairs, others with walking Burton Albion when all 20 spaces were in use. The attended as usual. This year we pushed the boat difficulties who normally try to avoid crowds. There is also the further knock-on effect of access second was the Spurs game when half the platform out and provided tea and coffee plus biscuits! I’m You should all have received letters explaining the to the Ability Suite being denied to some fans, whilst was used, giving 10 extra wheelchair places. pleased to be able to report Ann Marie Lewis, John club’s logic behind this decision and I do believe they others continue to have access. We know that this Reports back from the members who used the Simister and Jamie Leeming were all re-elected to are as disappointed as we were with having to delay will be in force for the foreseeable future, but we new spaces was 100% positive, with people seriously serve for another three years. the implementation of the new platform. want to see the day when everyone will once more impressed with the quality of the views. We also used the occasion to co-opt Nathaniel Yates on to the committee, with a view to him being elected at next year’s AGM as a full member. Nathaniel is going to serve as MUDSA’s Junior ambassador and as well as chatting with our younger members, he will liaise with the 4 Foundation when they start their outreach programme. Nathaniel is 24 and has been a MUDSA member since he was 10-years-old, so he has grown up with us and when he gave his acceptance speech, he said MUDSA had made him the person he is today. I have to say the speech was very moving and everyone in the room gave him a very enthusiastic round of applause. The Committee believe he is going to be a great asset to MUDSA plus he brings the average age of the “team” down by 20 years! MUDSA TRIP TO STOCKHOLM FOR EURO FINAL MARKED WITH NEW ABILITY SUITE MONTAGE Legend Giggs guests at MUDSA 20th dinner On May 24th, MUDSA (with the assistance of the Club) organised a trip to Stockholm to watch the Reds 2017 beat Ajax 2-0 to win the Europa League Final. We had 72+ disabled members on the flight with their On Friday 27th October, we held the 20th MUDSA Annual Dinner carers and we even picked up on the way home. annual dinner in ’s Suite, No: Friday 27th October Ticket

Guest speaker is The Manchester Suite, A big thank you to Sam, Emma and Lenny from the ticket office for all their hard work plus, of course, with 600 people attending. Ryan Giggs was the plus comedy from Sean Styles Old Trafford, Manchester and as ever, your MC is Mark Jones 7.15pm for 8pm Price £35 with late bar an even bigger thank you to Richard Arnold and the club for providing the financial assistance to enable special guest and was absolutely brilliant. Dress: Lounge suit, minimum age: 16 us to price the trip at an affordable level. We made a couple of presentations to our long- Ticket No: We collected dozens of photos from most of the travellers and together with some help from John term workers and supporters to celebrate the

Peters, the official club photographer, Jamie designed and organised the manufacture of a beautiful occasion and my wife Shirley and I were pleased, 2017 27, Annual Dinner October Old Trafford Suite, The Manchester bar 8pm with late for 7.15pm montage to fit on the wall of the Phil Downs Ability Suite. Well done Jamie and a big thank you to GPS honoured, but most of all surprised, to be presented for mounting it on the wall for us. with a small gift from the committee and members, so to serve and represent all the members, so don’t Membership numbers are over 700+ now with a steady stream of new people joining each month. If a big thank you from both of us to the organisers of hesitate to let us know if you have a problem or just you haven’t already joined, please visit the MUDSA web site and sign up. It is free to join too! that surprise — it really was most appreciated. want to discuss something. We’re here to help. Finally, please remember the Committee are here Chas Banks — Secretary MUDSA 6 ROLLIN’ RUMOURS ROLLIN’ RUMOURS 7

Romelu Lukaku Everton Jose’s £76m

Gelson Martins Kylian Mbappé Bernardo Silva Sporting Monaco Real Monaco £52m £51m £2bn £183.5m £70m squad Every summer the British newspapers fill football Emil Forsberg fans with hope of megabucks deals for the top Kasper Schmeichel Ryan Sessegnon Michael Keane Lyon Leipzig players from around the world, and this year’s Leicester City Fulham Burnley £50m £45m didn’t disappoint. £30m £15m £20m MUDSA’s new recruit, Nathaniel Yates, has been keeping tabs on all the rumours and has compiled this list 6 of nearly £2billion pounds’ worth of footballing talent rumoured to have Tiemoue Bakayoko Fabinho been heading to James Rodriguez Monaco Tottenham Monaco Old Trafford this Real Madrid PSG Atletico Madrid £45m £40m £50m summer… £68m £25m £86m

Nemanja Matic Victor Lindelof Chelsea Benfica Andre Gomes Neymar £40m £31m Sergi Roberto Anderson Talisca Alvaro Morata Barcelona PSG Everton Barcelona Barcelona Benfica Real Madrid £35m 125m £50m £174m £36m £15m £52m

Lucas Moura Kostas Manolas Jan Oblak Sergio Aguero Douglas Costa Ivan Perisic PSG Bayern Munich Torino Roma Real Madrid Roma Atletico Madrid Manchester City Bayern Munchen £40m £30m £85m £32.5m £100m £30m £40m £55m £ 34.9m £39m 8 20th MUDSA ANNUAL DINNER 20th MUDSA ANNUAL DINNER 9

Ryan presents Chas and Shirley with a commemorative plate and flowers

Ryan presents Christine and Gena 8 with flowers 20 times, 20 times, MUDSA dinner…

Two decades ago when we organised the very first MUDSA dinner, we were thrilled when 110 people United legend Ryan Giggs turned up to see Sir Alex Ferguson speak. The original idea was to create an event that, appears as guest speaker over the years, would grow and become the flagship at MUDSA’s landmark event of MUDSA’s busy social calendar… and how it’s grown!… But we never envisaged the day when 600 20th Annual Dinner event people would attend as they did for this year’s dinner. Ryan presents Mick from Having Ryan Giggs as the star guest helps of Almost all the work for the Annual Dinner is Wigwam with a course, but because the dinner has grown over the carried out by Chas and Shirley Banks and with this commemorative years, we now sell 200+ tickets before members being a landmark occasion, the MUDSA Committee plate even know who the guest speaker is going to be. organised a surprise for them as well, in the form of an Over the years we’ve had George Best, , engraved commemorative silver salver and flowers. Sir Bobby Charlton, , Martin Buchan, Chas said: “We’d like to say a big thank you to the Ole, , and of course Sir Alex. Committee members for organising that surprise for We marked the occasion with Ryan making Shirley and I, it really was most appreciated”. presentations to Mick Spratt of Wigwam Acoustics Over all, it was a brilliant night and Ryan was a who have provided PA systems for us from the superb guest and told some great stories. beginning and never charged us a penny. A big thanks to Mark Jones MC, Wigwam and CSP Presentations also went to Christine and Gena, lighting for providing the AV gear and most of all to our faithful raffle ladies, who have been selling tickets the Club for all they do to help us make this special for us at that table for 18 years. evening happen ever year. 10 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW 11 Anthony Martial

things you probably didn’t know about 10 Manchester United’s French front man

Born in Massy, Essonne, Martial spent his 1 youth years in -based CO from WARNING: 2001, the same team that produced French internationals Thierry Henryand . One of these facts might be made up! Evra closely monitored the progress of 2 Martial, and allowed him to play in one of his pairs of football boots at the age of 12. goalscorer for the final 10 minutes of At the same age, Martial had a trial for noisy a 2–0 victory at the . 3 neighbours, Manchester City. In June 2013, French side Monaco splashed £3.5 At just 14 years old in 2009 he was spotted by 6 million to secure the services of the promising 10 scouts from the academy star from the arch-rivals Lyon. He had never scored 4 and joined it the same year. During his second season an international goal at domestic stage but his in the Under-17 team he distinguished himself by qualities could not be ignored. scoring 32 goals in 21 games, which resulted in a call- up to the France national under-17 football team for Anthony loves knitting and has made scarves for the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship 7 the whole team apart from because in Slovenia. he is allergic to wool.

He made his professional debut for Lyon on 6 In 2015 he signed for Manchester United 5 December 2012, in a Europa League group stage 8 and scored his first goal against in match against Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona, replacing September when he came on in place of Juan Mata with 25 minutes to the end of regular time.

Aziz Benaaddane, one of Martial’s coaches at 9 Les Ulis, told the BBC in 2015 that as a six-year- old, Martial was able to run in a straight line to the goal: “We’ve got 400 youngsters playing for us but FACTAnthony FILE… Joran Martial Full Name: a talent like that arrives only once every five or six 5 December 1995 DOB: years. We felt it, we saw the potential and we pushed 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Height him”. Mahamadou Niakite, another coach, added

Nationality: French Manchester United: that Martial was put in higher age groups, as at the Honours (club): age of six he had the ability of most eight-year-olds, FA Cup: 2015/16, EFL Cup: 2016/17, UEFA Europa and at around the age of 12–13 he was focused on League: 2016/17, FA Community Shield: UEFA 2016 European becoming a professional. Honours (individual): U19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2013, Premier Martial is of Guadeloupean descent. His older League Player of the Month: September 2015, : 10 brother, Johan, is a professional defender 2015, Manchester United Goal of the Season: 2015/16 (vs. for Troyes, who represented France up to under-20 Liverpool, 12/9/2015), Facebook Young Player level. He has another older brother, Dorian, who is in of the Year: 2016, Premier League Goal Cup: 2015/16 the senior team at Les Ulis. 12 ROLLIN’ INTO STOCKHOLM ROLLIN’ INTO STOCKHOLM 13 MUDSA in Stockholm for Euro final

12 As Manchester United fans, most of us have The Manchester United ticket office were superb I just wanted to get on with the football. We kicked experienced the joy of watching our team play and helped us by dealing with all the ticketing and Chas explains the ups and off and it looked from the very beginning that we in European finals on TV and even live at stadia helping us sell the spare seats on the flight. downs of flying hundreds were going to control the game. The manager had his around the continent, but when it comes to Finding enough adapted transport in Stockholm tactics perfectly worked out and although the first organising trips for hundreds of disabled fans to was a tough ask and a very expensive one too! of disabled people to a goal was a huge deflection, it was in line with how the attend these fabulous accasions — just what’s However, we managed to source three accessible match was panning out. involved? Chas Banks explains… coaches that did the job. European away game… This match was probably the most relaxed In 1999 MUDSA organised a trip for its members Learning again from past mistakes, I contacted European final I’ve ever attended and it was my to go to Barcelona for the Champions League final. the Disability Liaison Officer (DLO) at Manchester the stadium together in convoy, although, as I was seventh. I never thought we’d lose, not for a minute. We took 54 wheelchair users and carers which Airport to try to organise and smooth our loading and going to be the last person to go down to the coaches, It was a very happy and elated group that gathered set a world record: ‘The largest group of disabled journey. It’s not every day that they have to deal with I feared it might end up like the lifeboats on the at the coaches for the trip back to the airport. We supporters ever to attend a European away game”. 50 disabled people and their carers, so forewarned is Titanic and by the time I got down there the coaches loaded up in good order and actually took off only an Fast forwards to the Champions League final in 2008 forearmed. would have all left! hour late. On our return to Manchester, we did get in Moscow and in spite of incredible difficulties, We were promised an air bridge which is the The Swedes didn’t let us down, though, and turned over a bit as in spite of being promised an air we took 82 in the MUDSA party. Then came Rome tunnel between the airport terminal and the plane — loading the coaches all went smoothly. Mostly thanks bridge, it was back to the Ambilift again. Nightmare! in 2009 when we took 165 people — absolutely a vital item when you have 18 whelchair users being to Emma and Lenny from the ticket office. They were Writing this brings the memories flooding back smashing all previous records we’d set! taken to their seats via a tiny aisle chair, but disaster there making sure everyone got on the correct coach. and I woke the morning after and thought “Did we So, Stockholm seemed as though it should be struck when it turned out our perfectly-sized aircraft My only wish was to get in to the stadium and get really do that?” — 60 disabled people and their carers! relatively easy, especially as we were only taking wouldn’t fit on the air bridge connection and we had in place in plenty of time. I hate not being well and Well, we did. 109 people (including some Club officials) due to a to use the Ambilift. An Ambilift his is like a shed on truly settled before kick-off. However, we couldn’t have done it without the reduced allocation of only 20 wheelchairs and carers wheels — it only takes about five wheelchairs users Everything went relatively well, apart from the help the club gave us. A donation to the cost of the plus 40 ambulant and visually impaired. and carers at a time and lifts them up from gound traffic near the stadium and some seriously drunk aircraft plus paying for the ground transport in Shirley (my wife) and I started preparations early, level to the door of the plane. It’s a slow process. Ajax fans, and we were also helped by UEFA who Stockholm, made the trip possible for many of the but there is only so much you can do when you still Eventually we got everyone on board and off we allocated us parking spaces next to the stadium. disabled people on limited incomes, who wouldn’t have a semi-final to play just a couple of weeks before. went. We were only 90 minutes late! The pilot put The best part was that when we unloaded and have been able to go otherwise. Fortunately, as we were defeating Celta Vigo, our his foot down and got us to Stockholm in 2 hours 10 eventually got in, the view was excellent, with no Thanks go to Manchester United the best club in travel agent had an aircraft on hold by the time the minutes and they had an airbridge waiting for us. problems seeing the game even when the people in the World. Richard Arnold and the team in the ticket game was over — one that was just the right size for My plan was to check people off the plane and fill front stood up. Which they always do, don’t they! office and last but not least my wife, Shirley. Without our allocation with a few seats left over. the three coaches and then for everyone to travel to The shortened opening ceremony was fine by me. her help, it would never have happened. 14 MEET THE BOSS

Signs of success: Apart from a huge amount of trophies, not much has changed about Jose between 2004 and 2017

14 Something tells me we’re into something good!

Most people’s first memory of Jose is probably the young Portuguese running down the touch line at old Trafford, celebrating Porto’s progression into the Champions League quarter final after knocking us out with a 3-2 aggregate in 2004. From then on the rest is history. So who is “The special one”? MUDSA’s new recruit, Nathaniel has been doing some research and here are some interesting facts about Jose that might help you get a little more insight into the Boss: His father, Felix, was a goalkeeper — earning one He has a doctorate to his name from Lisbon’s 1 cap for Portugal. 8 Technical University for his accomplishments in Jose turned down the Newcastle assistant job in professional football. 2 2000 as he wanted to manage a team himself. In 2015, Jose was named ‘the best Portuguese Jose once made the cover of Spanish edition 9 coach of the century’ by the Portuguese Football 3 of Rolling Stone magazine in December 2011 Federation (I can’t argue with that). and was named ‘Rock star of the Year’ because of He is one of only five coaches to have won his provocative attitude on the bench and in press 10 the European Cup with two different teams conferences. (I wonder how many have won it with three, we will Jose can speak six different languages (seven find out soon!) Can you name the other four? 4 if you include cockney or manc) Portuguese, Jose’s son is a footballer and recently signed English, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, and French. 11 for Fulham FC’s youth team. He sneaked into the dressing room in a laundry Jose father was called Jose and his son is also 5 bin for the team-talk after being banned by UEFA 12 called Jose — it must get a bit confusing at for Chelsea’s two-legged Champions League quarter Christmas. final against Bayern Munich. Jose shares his birthday with Paul Newman, Jose’s mother, Maria Julia, wanted him to 13 and one of my favourite 6 become a businessman so she signed him up for singers, Anita Baker. business school but he quit after just one day! Last fact can’t believe this one but it’s true, Jose worked as a PE teacher before becoming a 14 he went nine years without a home loss from 7 manager. According to one of his former pupils a loss with Porto 2-3 against Beira-Mar in February “Until he arrived, no girl ever wanted to do PE, but 2002 right through to Real Madrid in April 2011 suddenly no one was asking for a doctor’s sick note.” suffering a 0-1 lost against Sporting Gijon. Pull-out colouring in section! EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: JUAN MATA 19

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Juan 18 Mata

He’s only 29, but already Juan Mata has won pretty much all there is in world and club football. Not that the Spanish ace has let it go to his head. In fact, Juan is still as motivated as ever, while also being one of football’s nice guys, leading a charity charge to get fellow professionals to donate a portion of their wage to needy causes around the world. We don’t know about you, but we think he’s pretty Juan-derful… 20 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: JUAN MATA EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: JUAN MATA 21

RR: What’s your favourite goal you’ve scored for of the game and it’s about how you manage that. So, United? not to put your head down and moan, but come back JM: Well, it could be the one I scored in the FA Cup and try to play well again as soon as you can and win final, against Crystal Palace, but it would have to be again. We did that in the games after Huddersfield. the overhead kick against Liverpool. That was special. RR: Moves from Chelsea to Man United are pretty RR: We were hoping you might say that! Did you rare. What helped you make the decision to come FACT FILE… know that just after that some of the fans started to Old Trafford? Full Name: Juan Manuel Mata Garcia calling “Juan-field”? JM: It was a difficult situation for me at Chelsea. DOB: 28 April 1988 JM: Ha! Yes, I have seen all about that on social media. At that moment I was not playing as much as I was Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) RR: So far, United has played Liverpool, Spurs used to. I was not in a happy situation. When United Nationality: Spanish (Full Int. Caps: 41) and Chelsea, and have Arsenal and Man City in approached me, I was in no doubt. I had offers from Honours: December. What does it take to prepare for those other clubs, but as soon as United came, my heart and Valencia Copa del Rey: 2007/08 massive games? my mind was clear because this is a very special club, Chelsea FA Cup: 2011/12, Champions JM: Well, the preparation is really the same as any and not everyone can play for such a club. Since League: 2011/12, Europa League: 2012/13 normal game. Obviously you focus on all the tactical I’ve come here, I’m very proud to say I’m a Red United FA Cup: 2015/16, EFL Cup: 2016/17, points – how do they play, for example. You focus on Devil. It was the perfect opportunity. It was FA Community Shield: 2016, UEFA the individual performances of the players, because good for everyone. For Chelsea, it was good Europa League: 2016/17 a club like Chelsea has some players who can win a in economic terms, and for me to get the Spain World Cup: 2010, European Football game by themselves, and we need to be aware of that. chance to play for such a club. Championship: 2012, Confederations And after that, for me the game more than anything is RR: Most players get abuse from Cup: Runner-up 2013, Third 2009 about the concentration, the focus and the desire to fans when they play against their win. Try to avoid any mistakes, of course, but try to former club. Chelsea gave you win and try to score. a standing ovation. What RR: And then there was Huddersfield. That’s qualities does it take for obviously a game we were expected to win… a player to become Mr JM: Yes. It was disappointing. It was disappointing Nice Guy? for us and the fans. We always want to win, but JM: I don’t know if I ‘There’sno 20 sometimes you just can not win. We are humans am that. My family and sometimes we make mistakes. They did play just tell me to be really well that day and you have to give credit to grateful. Be Huddersfield. Sometimes in football it goes that grateful to better feeling way. You can see it at the moment in the Champions anyone League with Real Madrid. In football, defeat is part who has in football than to score an important goal’ 22 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: JUAN MATA EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: JUAN MATA 23

done anything for me, and don’t forget. That’s what I try to do. I have had some fantastic years at Chelsea and I was really grateful to the supporters and I’ve said that publically before. I was professional all the time, even when I wasn’t playing, so the rest is not in my hands. RR: It probably helped that you were Chelsea’s player of the year twice? You played really well for them… JM: Well, I hope they will always remember me. I am always happy and grateful for the welcome I get there. Nice Juan: Mata RR: Until recently, United were unbeaten and joint scores the winning top of the league. How is the atmosphere around goal at Juan-field the dressing room? JM: It’s good. Obviously after the Huddersfield game it was not as good. We were really disappointed. But overall during the season, it’s been a great atmosphere and we have a lot of great guys in the dressing room. We want to win the league, of course, and we know there is pressure for us to win any trophy that we play in. We have to manage that, and I think we are doing OK. Obviously we are not in the position we would want to be in now. We want to be top. But I think if we carry on how we are, we will be fighting until the end. RR: There have been lots of goals this season 22 from lots of different players. What’s been the ‘I’ve been very lucky. But difference? JM: Yes we are scoring more. But we are also sometimes it’s not all about being more consistent in defense, too. We haven’t conceded a goal at Old Trafford this season so far, trophies. It’s about enjoying which comes down to our fantastic goalkeeper. We have a good defensive line and we are scoring in what you do and having almost every game. as Ryan loved an assist, and I also love an assist, for had many players who I have admired. One was RR: And you are playing more of a wing role at the me there’s nothing like scoring. Scoring goals has passion for football’ Maradona, another was Zinedine Zidane and other moment. How are you feeling about that, because always been an important part of my game. In every was Ronaldinho when he played for Barcelona. They you favour the number 10 role. season, I want to be scoring 10 or more goals and for don’t know after I finish playing what I am going to do. were special players. JM: When you are a footballer, sometimes you need a that’s good. Hopefully, this season I will RR: Can we ask you about the charity you’ve set RR: Who is the best player you’ve played against? to adapt yourself in order to play and to help the do the same. up? JM: . I played against him when I was at team. I had to do that. I had to adapt to play from RR: You’ve had a glittering career so far – winning JM: Yes, I think is a nice idea. I’m a Valencia and in the Champions League semis when the right side, or left, or on the wing. I don’t consider everything, probably around five years ago – and co-founder. With the Common Goal movement, I was at Chelsea. He can do everything. The way he myself a proper winger, but equally I want to play and you’re only 29. How do you stay motivated? footballers pledge to donate one per cent of their connects his brain with his feet, it’s just quicker than that’s the position I have to play if I want to be on the JM: Yes, I’ve been very lucky. But sometimes it’s not salary to a global fund. We then allocate those funds anyone. pitch. I’m more than happy to do it. If I play in as many all about trophies. It’s about enjoying what you do among 120 football charities. The beneficiaries are RR: Who’s the most untidy person in the dressing positions as I can, it helps me to be a better player and having passion for football. I have that passion. sporting organisations, football charities around room? RR: Did you grow up playing in the number 10 role? Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose, but I’ve the world that help children in under-privileged JM: I think is a bit of a mess! JM: No. As I kid I was a striker, then I was a left winger. been lucky to win so many trophies and that makes countries. They help them with all sorts, from RR: Besides Jose Mourinho, who gives the best Then I played number 10 most of the time. It’s only me hungrier to do it again and live those special travelling to training, to facilities and health. It’s a motivational speeches in the dressing room before since I came to united that I am playing on the right. moments again. But it’s just a matter, when you are nice thing to be involved with. I think at the moment matches? RR: We were talking to Ryan Giggs recently and he over 25, of keeping yourself hungry. we have around 30 players signed up. It’s growing. JM: Obviously we have Jose, but then we have people said he wasn’t a natural goal-scorer and preferred RR: You’ve been doing a degree. Have you finished So many players, women and men, want to find out like and and Phil Jones. setting up goals. He actually confessed that he that yet? more. Myself, I like to try to motivate team-mates. Mostly, used to panic when he was through on goal. Do you JM: I haven’t. I don’t know exactly how you say the RR: Who was your idol growing up? it’s senior players who have been in the game for a feel the same? title in English, but it’s a degree in sports coaching and JM: My dad used to play football, and his idol while. Then there are players, like Anotonio Valencia, JM: No, I prefer to score. There’s no better feeling marketing, which I’m about to finish. I want to finish was Diego Maradona. He used to put videos of who might not be comfortable making a speech, but in football than to score an important goal. As much the degree. I don’t know if I’m going to use it or not. I Maradona on. I haven’t had just one idol, but I have lead by example on the pitch. 24 MUDSA 10-PIN BOWLING EVENT MUDSA 10-PIN BOWLING EVENT 25

24 MUDSA bowling is right up their alley!

On Sunday 14th May 2017, MUDSA members over, it was presentation time and the winners were enjoyed a great day out at the Parrs Wood Bowl. as follows: Fifty-eight MUDSA members and families did their level best to get a huge ball from one end of the ADULT WINNER Peter Carson lane to the other where the pins were waiting. In my ADULT ACHIEVEMENT Jon Lyons case laughing at my feeble attempts. JUNIOR WINNER Sophie Dotolo Others did better though and regardless of JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT Charley Brooks success, everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. This year we were joined by six guests from the MU Fourteen Kids were presented with medals and Foundation who promised to return next year, they Peter Cunane was lucky enough to win the signed enjoyed themselves so much. ball in the raffle. MUTV sent a camera down and took some shots Well done and a big thank you to everyone who of the members bowling. The club were really helpful helped organise the event and a special thank you and sent a young player from the under 23s down, to Sue Rocca for all her hard work behind the scenes called Tosin Kehinde. Tosin signed some autographs counting up the scores and much more besides. and posed for selfies on request. A big thank you also to Tosin, and to Alex Edwards Tosin is a local lad from Harpurhey, so it was good for bringing Tosin along. to see himrepresenting the club. After the game was Ann Marie Lewis | MUDSA Family Events FAQs

How is Inclusive Reds different from Ability Are there opportunities to volunteer? Counts and mainstream activities provided Volunteers are always welcome; please get in by Manchester United Foundation? touch for more information. Inclusive Reds will include Ability Counts and support mainstream activities as we ensure What are the goals of the project? our sessions are accessible to young people To encourage more disabled young people with disabilities and additional needs. We aim (5 – 18 years) to access inclusive sport in to create an inclusive culture across all areas Greater Manchester. of the Foundation. How is the project funded? Do I have to bring my own equipment? The project is supported by the Premier No, just attend with general sports clothes League and BT. and a drink. What is the future of the project? Is there a cost to get involved? The future will include both disability specific All sessions will be free of charge. and inclusive sessions across Greater Manchester, embedding lifelong participation 26 Are other sports included rather than Disability Programme in sport and physical activity. We will educate football? both disabled and non-disabled people to be Currently only football, but the plan is for able to deliver fun, safe, sporting activities and different sports to be on offer as we expand help to provide leadership and employability opportunities. Inclusive Reds is Manchester United provide young people with opportunities to the project into next season. Please get in Foundation’s new disability sport initiative. change their lives for the better. It is a pleasure touch if there is a specific sport you are What is the male/female balance in the Funded by BT Sport and the Premier League, to be leading such an exciting project for interested in. project? Are there separate sessions? Inclusive Reds aims to provide equal sport and the Foundation.” Will there be competitions and leagues We don’t currently have any girls playing in physical activity opportunities for all. To activate the new programme, participants to play in? our Ability Counts teams, but we hope to We hope to involve more disabled young from partner schools and current Foundation There are currently leagues for both the have a girls’ team in the future. There is people (aged 5-18 years) in sport within Greater projects were invited to partake in an end of Ability Counts and Powerchair teams. The opportunity for girls to participate in the Manchester. To achieve this Manchester United season pitch day, coming together to play at Ability Counts teams play in the Greater Powerchair team, where we currently have Foundation aims to provide disabled people, Old Trafford. Manchester Ability Counts Leagues. The some female players. their friends and family opportunities to Manchester United Foundation has also Powerchair teams play in Muscular Dystrophy participate, support and volunteer in sport and provided assistance at the Wythenshawe UK Premiership and North West PFL. physical activity, with the main focus being fun. Games and at club events, playing wheelchair Alex Wilson, disability sports and inclusion basketball and Boccia, a game of strategy and Are there any opportunities for coaching officer, said: “After only a few months of the accuracy that was originally designed to be badges either disability league or Supported by: project it is great to showcase the work we do played by people with cerebral palsy. Games otherwise? at the Foundation, creating a safe, fun and like these even the playing field for participants We will offer a range of training opportunities inclusive environment for all. Exciting new who may have disabilities and those who don’t, for participants, staff, volunteers and parents. developments will come from the project making it more inclusive. in the coming months, as we continue to Matthew (top right), another Ability Counts player, Disability Programme said, “I’ve got a season ticket and I’ve always really wanted to go on the pitch. Today I’ve come down the tunnel and played a game; it was really good.” After the games the participants and their parents were treated to a conference panel of inspirational sports personalities discussing the new Inclusive Reds programme. Matt Gilmore, Powerchair footballer and league winner, spoke about his journey from wheelchair dancing to being involved with Manchester United Foundation: ‘I’ve been quite successful in dancing and was offered a place on the England team for wheelchair dancing,” he said. “Basically dancing was too easy, so I decided to challenge myself by playing football. I really enjoy it and we even went on to win the National Championship last season.” Kevin Elliot, a deaf player for Ability Counts, prepared and signed a speech for the audience which outlined his achievements to date, thanking Ability Counts for 28 boosting his confidence and passion for football. Taking to the Old Trafford turf Mike Kerr, former GB wheelchair rugby captain and Paralympian, also joined the panel and discussed the impact that sport had on his life. After he was paralysed At the end of the 2016/17 season, participants The matches were full of goals and had the from the chest down in an accident, his physiotherapist from Manchester United Foundation projects, crowd on their feet with the impressive suggested he join a wheelchair rugby team. He hasn’t and the newly developed Inclusive Reds displays. The two games finished 5-4 and 4-1 looked back and credits the sport for his recovery from programme, were given the once-in-a-lifetime respectively and the participants had a taste of the accident, helping him socially. opportunity to play on the Hallowed Turf at what it is like to play at the Theatre of Dreams. the Theatre of Dreams. 17-year-old Leo (above right) plays for The day launched Inclusive Reds, Manchester Ability Counts, the Foundation’s current Manchester United Foundation currently runs Ability Counts, a PAN-disability football United Foundation’s new inclusive sport and disability programme, and scored two goals programme for all ages, abilities and disabilities at The Cliff Training Ground. disability programme, which is supported by for the winning team in the first match. He BT Sport and the Premier League. The main said, “Walking out of the tunnel with the Under 16 PAN-disability training Manchester United Foundation also focus of the programme is to involve more music on was something that you can only Fridays 7.00pm–8.00pm supports Powerchair football disabled young people in sport within imagine; it was a dream come true. I’ve been Thursdays 5.00pm–7.00pm at Moss Side Adult PAN-disability training Greater Manchester. at Ability Counts for about five years and the Millennium Powerhouse The day was a huge success with real talent opportunities provided are amazing, they’ve Fridays 8.00pm–9.00pm opened so many doors for me. The Foundation and skill on display. The teams were led out Teams play monthly games in the Greater has really helped with my skills, confidence through the centre tunnel to the Champions Manchester Ability Counts Leagues. League theme music and the matches were and my attitude on and off the ball.” officiated and managed by participants from the Foundation’s Volunteer Ninety For more information about Manchester United Foundation and Inclusive Reds, please Nine programme. contact Alex Wilson, disability sport and inclusion officer, on [email protected]. 30 HOME AND AWAY HOME AND AWAY 31

DISABLED SUPPORTERS Name: Makwana Kam. ASSOCIATION What will the score be today? 3-2 to Home and Away Manchester United. Number of years supporting United: 34 years The Theatre of Dreams welcomed Everton back in September for a Premier League Earliest memory of United: Martin Buchan’s long range goal against Everton in 1978. showdown and Rollin’ Reds caught up with a couple of home and away fans for a chat before Best United memory: The overhead United went on to win 4-0… kick against Manchester City. Favourite all-time United player:

Favourite current United player: Marcus Rushford Name: Amy Wilson. What do you think of the summer signings and who What will the score be today? 3-0 to Manchester is your favourite? The summer signings are very United. good — especially Matic. I’m really glad Mourinho DISABLED Number of years supporting Everton: All my life… was able to bring him here. I’ve been coming to games since 1993. Who do you think will win the league? I hate SUPPORTERS Earliest memory of Everton: My earliest memory to admit it but I think it’ll be Manchester city. of Everton was the 1984 FA Cup Final and my ASSOCIATION brother brought me back an Everton flag from the Where do you think United will finish in the final. league? Second but I bope I’m wrong. 30 Best Everton memory: The FA Cup Semi-Final If you could offer any advice to any win against Manchester United in 2009 or any player - who would it be and what derby win. would you say? Anthony Martial and Favourite all-time Everton player: Duncan Ferguson. I’d say: “Concentrate on the game, Favourite current player: . not the crowd”. Player would most like at Everton: Sergio Aguero. How do you feel about Rooney coming back? I was Player would most like at What do you think of Everton’s summer signings happy when he came back and he’s done quite well. United: If we lose De Gea I’d like and who is your favourite? Rooney coming back was How do you feel about losing Lukaku? We knew he the Chelsea goalkeeper, Thibaut brilliant as it’s given everybody a lift and Michael was going to go. He was never going to sign new a Courtois. Keane has started quite well. deal and as a goalscorer it’s a huge loss. Have you been to Old Trafford before? Yes, Who do you think will win the league? Manchester many times. United. What do you think of the disabled facilities here at Where do you think Everton will finish in the league? Old Trafford? Very good. I was hoping for the top five this season but I think we’ll finish in the top seven. What do you think of the new plans announced last If you could offer any advice to any player - who season (more accessible spaces etc)? They look good. shame they’re not available would it be and what would you say? It would be to yet. defenders and I’d say: “Keep it simple”. What are the disabled facilities like at Goodison Park? How do the We’ve made massive improvements and we now facilities at have elevated positions in the main stand and you get other grounds an amazing view in the Gladys Street end. compare to here? Not as Have you been to Old Trafford before? Loads my first good. United’s time was in 2003. are better than What do you think of the disabled facilities here at anywhere else Old Trafford? The view is amazing but what I don’t I’ve been to. like is I’m an away supporter and before this season I couldn’t sit with my own fans. How do the facilities at other grounds compare to here? Manchester City is good as well as Swansea City and Arsenal — you are in the away end with your own supporters. MUDSAMUDSA MerchandiseMerchandise e are committed to offering our BADGES members fairly priced products with Wall the profits going to MUDSA. Merchandise is available on match days from our VI rep John Simister in the Ability Suite and also from the Club Museum on non-match days.

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