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 21 ISSUE 2, SPRING 2018 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Scott McTominay PLUS: 10 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT Alexis Sánchez 2 CONTENTS CONTENTS 3 Fergie time: Nemanja Matic celebrates his 25-yard match winning goal, scored in the 91st minute to give Manchester United a dramatic 3-2 win away at Crystal Palace Inside this edition… The official MUDSA magazine 4 Secretary Says: with Chas Banks Volume 21, Issue 2, Spring 2018 6 Events: MUDSA Aon Training Complex visit This magazine is issued free of charge to MUDSA 10 Alexis Sanchez 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 Exclusive Interview: Scott McTominay CHAS BANKS JAMIE LEEMING www.mudsa.org 17 Get Creative: Pull-out colouring in section SECRETARY ROLLIN’ REDS EDITOR Photography: John and Matthew Peters 21 NEW: Rollin’ Reds quiz T: 0845 230 1989 T: 07590 406 669 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Design/production: leemingdesign.co.uk 22 Events: MUDSA Annual Party Thanks this issue: Richard Trenchard 28 Nathaniel: My MUDSA Memories ANN-MARIE LEWIS SUE ROCCA John Allen 34 Fan Focus MUDSA EVENTS TREASURER Home and Away: T: 01352 715 794 T: 0161 861 9454 36 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 New facilities testing continues with East Stand Lower praised by its users It’s been a while since I last wrote my piece for the particularly praised. It certainly looks amazing and magazine. In that time, more progress has been we’re hopeful of seeing it deployed again later in the made with the Club’s efforts to expand the new season. disabled facilities. It does get wet down there when it rains, however Nathaniel to work with MUDSA members have seen another part of the the new MUDSA Ponchos arrived in the nick of time new wheelchair facility being deployed on a couple of and were deployed to good effect. The only negative the MU Foundation occasions, in the East Stand Lower, in order to carry being that a few people pinched them. Maybe they out more tests. thought we were giving them away, not lending on their community This particular section was greeted by a lot of them? So, if you do have one at home….could we have online negativity and scepticism last year when the it back please? outreach projects plans were first released. The view was questioned The barrier preventing the occupants of what is The newest member of the MUDSA Committee, by some people, saying: “You won’t be able to see the at the moment the middle tier, to access the Ability Nathaniel Yates who we co-opted on to the goal at the Stretford End”, and also questioning the Suite is still in place while the trials are carried out Committee at the last AGM, has been busy and exposure to the elements — as if it wasn’t the same all who have used it are glowing. 100% positive and no and it’s fair to say it hasn’t been a popular move. he will be starting work in his Junior Ambassador around the main bowl of the stadium. complaints that I am aware of. The doubters have However, the majority do seem to understand that role very soon. He’ll be working closely with the The initial reports from the wheelchair members been proven wrong with the views from it being the reasons for doing it are valid and valuable. MU Foundation, paying visits to the Power Chair football and Pan disability football sessions on a monthly basis. His role is to encourage the young disabled kids to become members of the Club and members of MUDSA too. He’ll be giving out some free stuff 4 (which always helps) and telling them how MUDSA has changed his life for the better. He’ll also be working with the Foundation’s Alex Wilson to meet and greet the young kids that the Foundation will be reaching out to in the community. MUDSA also plans to work with the Foundation over the close season. We are going to sponsor and fund a football tournament that will be named the MUDSA cup. We plan to make this an annual event and hopefully some of you will be able to come along and cheers the kids on who are taking part. MUDSA MEMBERS MEET ALL THEIR HEROES AT AON TRAINING COMPLEX AND ANNUAL PARTY Club’s Munich tribute was a touch of class The MUDSA trip to the AON training centre took place on January 19th 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 In closing, MUDSA would like to say a big well making this trip possible. You’ll find a report and photos inside the magazine. done to the club for the way they organised all Same woderful party with a new name… of the tributes to the Busby Babes on the 60th Anniversary of that terrible air crash in Munich. The MUDSA “Christmas” party morphed in to “The MUDSA Annual Party” and finally happened on The service itself, held in the East stand, was March 1st after many frustrating delays due to fixture congestion and then the players going on a winter beautiful and made even more poignant by the gentle training break. Not something the team have done before. Not that I can remember anyway! snowfall on the day. We will remember them. Then of course, on the day we were hit with “The Beast from the East”, which made it impossible for Finally, please remember the committee are here many who were due to be there to make it along. The event was a great success as always though and to serve and represent all the members, so don’t with the help of the club we managed to get the Europa League Trophy down there which was a big hit. hesitate to let us know if you have a problem or just Check out the MUDSA Facebook page for photos, comments and a short video, courtesy of MUTV. want to discuss something. We’re here to help. Chas Banks, MUDSA Secretary 6 MUDSA ATC VISIT MUDSA ATC VISIT 7 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. made our way back to Old Trafford. On Friday 19th January, 15 lucky MUDSA At one O’clock we all met in the reception area members and their carers were invited along to and went on a tour of the stadium with our very own United’s wonderful facility to watch training, meet dedicated guides. After the tour, Jan from the Club the players and have a bite to eat. had reserved some tables for us in the Red Café and Everyone arrived at 10am and we made our way we were all given a hot or cold drink and a snack to to The Jimmy Murphy Centre where there were warm up again before the members went for a look drinks and a hot and cold buffet waiting for us. Then around the United Museum. Micky Thomas and Albert Morgan (Sir Alex’s former I’d like to thank Max and Claire at the Aon Training kit man), went around the room chatting to everyone Complex for arranging the visit, Emma for helping until MUTV arrived. They showed us a video of all me out on the day, Mickey and Albert and MUTV of the Aon Training Complex, taking us on a virtual for another great Q and A, the catering staff at trip around the place before Micky and Albert did a Carrington for putting on a lovely buffet, Damien, 15-minute question and answer session with us. Steve and Jan at Old Trafford for arranging that part Then, all of a sudden, all of the first team arrived in of the day, John Peters for taking the photos and, of the room. They were all lovely and had photographs course, all our lovely players and everyone at Old taken, chatted and signed autographs for everyone Trafford who made us feel so welcome because all before making their way down the steps to the the MUDSA members enjoyed the day and left with training pitches. memories to treasure forever. We were allowed out on the balcony for about 20 Ann-Marie Lewis — MUDSA Events Co-ordinator 8 MUDSA ATC VISIT MUDSA ATC VISIT 9 10 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW 11 Alexis Sánchez things you probably didn’t know about 10 Manchester United’s midfield magician He was born in the small city of Tocopilla 1 in northern Chile.