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12 July

Munchen sign Park Ji-Sung for 7.5M

Fiorentina sign Silvestre for 4M


14th July

Man Utd sign Eduardo Ratinho for 2.7M

Man Utd sign Guardado for 2M

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Noted, will adjust

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14 July 2006

PAOK 1 Man Utd 6
(Mavropou 68 - Saha 8,16 Ronaldo 26 Smith 51,84 Carrick 63)

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16 July 2006

Man Utd sign 24 yr old Italian left back Manuel Pasqual for 6.25M from Fiorentina



17 July 2006

Atromitos 0 Man Utd 5

Rooney (6,14)
Saha (13)
Hargreaves (30)
Solskjaer (pen 83)



18 July 2006

Man Utd have signed Kansas City's American striker Eddie Johnson for 1.2M

Man Utd have signed Feyenoord's 15yr old Dutch attacking midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum for a fee of 220k



19 July 2006

Aston Villa have signed Alan Smith from Man Utd for 5.5M



Atromitos 0 Man Utd 2

Rooney (23)
Johnson (63)


Roma Boss to spend budget

It is widely reported that Roma boss Luciano Spalletti is all set to spend the bulk of his transfer budget on Man Utd central midfielder Paul Scholes.


20th July 2006

Manchester United and New York Red Bulls are pleased to announce a new link between the two clubs

The presence of Man Utd within USA will be a major bebefit to all merchandising sales



21st July 2006

Man Utd have completed the signing of Metz's 16yr old French goalkeeper Vincent Degre for a fee of 50k



23 July 2006

Scholes' agent denies Roma interest

Paul Scholes' representitives have played down that the Man Utd midfielder is attracting the interest of Roma

Speaking to reporter, Scholes' agent revealed that neither he nor his client had yet spoken to anyone from Roma



23rd July 2006


Celtic have signed 20yr old English right winger Chris Eagles from Man Utd for 3M.


Lazio have signed Man Utd Scotish central midfielder Darren Fletcher for a fee of 5.5M



27th July 2006

Man Utd have signed 19yr old Slovakian defensive midfielder Marek Hamsik from Brescia for 275K

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28th July

Man Utd sign Villa

Man Utd have splashed the cash on Valencia's David Villa, landing the Spanish striker for a fee of 48.5M over 2 years.



Fans welcome exciting new signing Villa

Man Utd boss Peter Robinson is currently enjoying the adulation of the fans after securing the signiture of striker David Villa.

Fans are delighted that Villa will soon be strutting his stuff at Old Trafford and cannot wait to see the 24yr old in action.



Shirt sales at Man Utd boosted by big-name signing

Man Utds Commercial Director noted in his monthly financial update that the purchase of Villa is likely to cause a sharp increase in revenue from shirt sales

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PMR

Im estatic about the signing of Villa. He may have cost us an arm and a leg, but hes worth every penny. Hes just so clinical in front of goal. He will be a major factor in our pursuit of the Premiership title.

We will make one more significant signing to the first squad and that will be it for us, apart from more youth signings, or unless something falls into our lap.

We have had to sell some fringe players to finance our moves, but we are more than happy with the talent we have brought in. Gabriel Heinz will be furthering his career elsewhere, negotiations are underway with numourous clubs.

Chelsea have been making rediculous claims of interest in Rio. Hes not going anywhere. And even if he were, theres no way we'd allow him to go there.

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28th July 2006

Feyernoord 1 Man Utd 3

Neville (own goal 67) - Saha (65,76,78)



2nd Aug

Anderlecht 0 Man Utd 4

Hargreaves (8)
Johnson (42)
Ronaldo (45)
Villa (66)


5th Aug

Newport Co 0 Man Utd 14

Johnson (1,6,45)
Hargreaves (16,40)
Guardado (33)
Ronaldo (45)
Saha (55,59,70,74)
Villa (64)
Rooney (85)


PMR
Well the friendlies have been completed without a single major injury concern. Paul Scholes got knocked about a bit on the Greek leg, but hes fine now. Predictably we took time to gel on the Greek leg with the new players coming in and our new tactical formation, but the time we got to Holland things were started to flow alot more smoothly. That last friendly was a bit of a frolic, mext year we'll match the reserves up against them.

Offensively our finishing was rather ordinary in Greece but improved out of sight later on. Johnson and Villa already have some nice chemistry going and Saha has been outstanding off the bench, netting 11 times. The only disappointing note is the form of Wayne Rooney. His play has been very inconsistant and hes been awful in front of goal.Alot of embarrassing misses Im afraid.

The midfield has been very industrious and creative, everyone has contributed and lots of scoring opportunites created for the strikers, although the quality of the opposition (or lack of it) has to be taken into account. Of the new lads, Anderson and Guardado have stood out. The defence has been solid but practically untested.

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6th August

Man Utd sign Van der Vaart

Manchester United have made another big name signing for the new season with the aquisition of Hamburg's attacking midfielder Rafael Van der Vaart, for a reported fee of 24.5M over 2 yrs.

PMR
Very pleased in getting VDV. Hes young and very gifted and can slot into the first team immediately. We have alot of options in the midfield now, but you cant have too many is my thinking.

Giggs, Ronaldo,VDV, Scholes, Hargreaves, Carrick with exciting prospects Nani, Anderson and Guardado as backup. And Rooney can slot back into any of the attacking roles as well.

Paul Scholes and VDV will rotate in the attacking midfield role. Roma and Spurs have been sniffing around, but Paul is an invaluable experienced team member and hes not going anywhere anytime soon.

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9th August 2006

Valencia have signed Man Utd's Argentinian left back Gabriel Heinze for a fee of 10M.

Man Utd have signed Le Harve's 20yr old Frech defensive midfielder Didier Digard for 200k


13th August

Chelsea 1 - 2 Liverpool (Community Shield)

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Friday 18th August

PMR
Well here we are, tomorrow is the big day. Away at West Ham .Im really looking forward to it. With the way we've trained over the last 2 weeks Im confident of a good result.

The team for tomorrow is:-

GK Van der Sar
RB Neville
DC Ferdinand
DC Vidic
LB Evera
ML Giggs
MC Hargreaves
AMC Scholes
MR Ronaldo
FC Villa
FC Johnston

Reserves
Kuszczak
Ratinho
Pasqual
Rooney
Saha

Villa and Johnston will start up front, theyve developed a good partnership. Saha will come off the bench to cover them if needed. Rooney, while out of form can cover the midfield and he produce the goods Im sure if called upon. Paul Scholes takes the nod over VDV, mainly because of his Premiership experience and the limited time VDV has been with the quad. No surprises with the defence.