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is on Facebook! Join the group by visiting: facebook.com/groups/rollinreds Meet and chat with other MUDSA members. Share your matchday stories and photos for the magazine and even submit your questions for the player interviews! THE OFFICIAL MUDSA MAGAZINE | VOLUME 22, ISSUE 1, AUTUMN 2018 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Diogo Dalot PLUS: 10 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT David de Gea 2 CONTENTS CONTENTS 3 Fergie time: The team celebrate Marcus Rashford’s injury-time winner, away at Bournemouth Inside this edition… 4 Secretary Says: with Chas Banks The official MUDSA magazine 6 Things You Didn’t Know: David De Gea Volume 22, Issue 1, Autumn 2018 8 Events: MUDSA Aon Training Complex visit Your MUDSA DES TURNER This magazine is issued free of charge to MUDSA 12 Summer Transfers: with Nathaniel Yates ROLLIN’ REDS PRODUCTION members. You can also view Rollin’ Reds and 14 Exclusive Interview: Diogo Dalot T: 01978 810 528 download it in PDF format from our website: 18 My MUDSA Role: with Nathaniel Yates Committee… E: [email protected] www.mudsa.org 19 Get Creative: Pull-out colouring in section CHAS BANKS JAMIE LEEMING 23 Puzzle time: The Rollin’ Reds quiz SECRETARY ROLLIN’ REDS EDITOR Photography: John and Matthew Peters 24 Events: MUDSA Annual Dinner T: 0845 230 1989 T: 07590 406 669 Design/production: leemingdesign.co.uk 26 Community: Inaugural MUDSA Cup E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Thanks this issue: Richard Trenchard 32 Yes4Access John Allen Travel Advertorial: SUE ROCCA JOHN SIMISTER 38 Fan Focus TREASURER VI REPRESENTATIVE Home and Away: T: 0161 861 9454 T: 07471 195 930 40 Souvenirs: MUDSA Merchandise E: [email protected] E: [email protected] ANN-MARIE LEWIS NATHANIEL YATES Rollin’ Reds on Facebook: MUDSA EVENTS JUNIOR AMBASSADOR facebook.com/groups/rollinreds Keep yourself up to date with the T: 01352 715 794 T: 07581 653 452 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 Safety netting is popular with MUDSA members after 20-year negotiation Like I always seem to say at the start of my news is pushing for the barrier to be removed and grant article — it’s been a while since I last wrote my universal access to the Ability Suite for any members piece for the magazine. In that time, more progress who can reach it. After all, it worked for the Juventus has been made with the club’s efforts to expand game. More news later on this issue too. the disabled facilities. The Juventus game finally saw the introduction MUDSA have been in continuous conversation of netting in front of the away fans. This was a very with the club regarding the on going development popular decision with the members who have said of the future provision of disabled facilities. It’s no they feel considerably safer — and it’s only taken 20 secret that the club have faced structural problems years to get done! within the North east area and we have been working MUDSA have been pressing the club to make the with them to try to find an optimal solution. We hope deployment permanent, which would come as a great to have more news soon. relief to all those who have suffered from the various Denis Law entertains at The barrier preventing the users of what is at the items that have been thrown in our direction over the moment the middle tier from accessing the Ability years. From Flares to Mars bars, from coins to bottles MUDSA Annual Dinner Suite is still in place while the trials are carried out and filled with urine and even a pie at the Newcastle it’s fair to say it hasn’t been a popular move. MUDSA game! Here’s hoping! The MUDSA annual dinner featured my childhood hero, Denis Law. Again you’ll be able to see the photos inside the magazine. I can safely say though that as ever, it was a brilliant night and the love in the room for Denis was palpable. We were fortunate in having a great comic in Sean Styles plus 4 the evergreen MC Mark Jones. The MUDSA trip to the AON training centre took place on November 2nd and was a huge success. A big thank you goes to Ann Marie Lewis and Emma James who organised the trip plus of course the club for making this trip possible. You’ll find a report and photos inside the magazine. Finally, please remember the committee are here to serve and represent all the members, so don’t hesitate to let us know if you have a problem or just want to discuss something. We’re here to help. Chas Banks — MUDSA Secretary. MUDSA CUP TO BECOME ANNUAL EVENT AFTER HUGE SUCCESS OF INAUGURAL COMPETITION Ticket exchange scheme a big win for MUDSA The newest member of the committee, Nathaniel Yates was elected unanimously at the last AGM and he MUDSA has successfully negotiated a new scheme 3) You can return your ST to the club for them to was thrilled, to put it mildly. He has been busy working closely with the MU Foundation, paying visits to for our Season Ticket holders with the club. For reallocate and claim a refund, if they can then sell the Power Chair football and Pan disability football sessions on a monthly basis. those people who, for whatever reason, cannot it on. His role is to encourage the young disabled kids to become members of the club and members of make it along to a game, you now have extra Late returns MUDSA too. He’ll be giving out some free stuff (which always helps) and telling them how MUDSA has options for your ticket: changed his life for the better. 1) ST holders can pass on their ticket to a member In addition to the ST exchange scheme, after MUDSA worked with the MU Foundation over the close season, by sponsoring a pan-ability football with a similar disability. However, the ST holder is discussions, the club have also introduced a “last tournament in the summer, named the MUDSA cup. You’ll be able to read about the tournament in the responsible for the behaviour of the person who minute” scheme where people can sign up to magazine and see some of the photos of what was a stunning day. they loan it to. use tickets that have been cancelled late, on the We plan to make this an annual event and hopefully some of you will be able to come along and cheer 2) You can return your ticket to the club and swap it understanding that they can reach Old Trafford on the kids who are taking part. for a single “able bodied” ticket somewhere in the within an hour. More details are available on the main bowl of the stadium. MUDSA website. 6 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW 7 David de Gea things you probably didn’t know about 10 Manchester United’s Spanish superstar David De Gea began his career at the tender 1 age of 13 with Atlético Madrid and rose WARNING: through the academy system at the club before making his senior debut in 2009. One of these facts might be made up! After being made Atlético’s first-choice 2 goalkeeper, he helped the team win both the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Super Cup in 2010. His performances attracted the attention of De Gea was the captain Manchester United, which he joined in June 2011 for 6 for the Spain under-21 £18.9 million, a British record for a goalkeeper at the national team that won the European Championship 6 time. in 2011 and 2013, and also competed in the 2012 Olympics. Since joining United, De Gea has made more than 3 300 appearances and won a Premier League title, Scientists estimate that David’s reactions are an FA Cup, a League Cup, three Community Shields 7 faster than those of a ‘super cat’ that has drunk and the UEFA Europa League. its own body weight in Red Bull. For three consecutive seasons from 2013–14 He made his debut for Spain’s senior team in 4 to 2015–16, he was elected as United’s Sir 8 2014 and was selected for that year’s World Cup. Matt Busby Player of the Year, the first player in the He was tipped by many to become the successor to award’s history to win on three successive occasions. Iker Casillas as Spain’s long-term goalkeeper. In 2018, following yet another fantastic season, In January 2012, De Gea was confirmed as 5 he was named in the FIFA World XI team. 9 farsighted, although this is not thought to have affected his performances. De Gea is a big metal fan and has been to 10 concerts of Slipknot and Avenged Sevenfold FACT FILE… in Manchester, which are his favourites. Full Name: David de Gea Quintana DOB: 7 November 1990 (age 27) Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Nationality: Spanish Atletico Madrid: UEFA Honours (club): Europa League: 2009/10, UEFA Super Cup: 2010 Manchester United: Premier League: 2012/13, FA Cup: 2015/16, EFL Cup: 2016/17, FA Community Shield: 2011, 2013, 2016, UEFA Europa League: 2016/17 Honours (International): U17: UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2007 U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2011, 2013 8 MUDSA ATC VISIT MUDSA ATC VISIT 9 Lucky MUDSA Members meet heroes and watch training at AON Training Complex ne of the most popular events on the minutes to watch them train, then everyone came MUDSA event calendar is the visit to back inside and had another hot drink before we Othe Club’s Aon Training Complex.