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1. 1. Fab's saving grace

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 26 August 2003 FABIEN Barthez's escape from his Manchester United downfall has virtually been blocked by the season-long departure of Ricardo to Racing Santander.

2. 2. Ricardo's Red aim

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 16 December 2003 RICARDO Lopez is enjoying his loan stint with Racing Santander but still dreams of making Manchester United's number one shirt his own.

3. 3. 'Irish millionaires can only be good for United'

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 14 March 2003 UNITED'S rank-and-file supporters should be jumping with glee at the prospect of Irish racing millionaires JP McManus and John Magnier buying up shares, says Paul Hince.

4. 4. Business as usual

   Manchester Evening News, Saturday 22 November 2003 Reds supporters have expressed a concern that Ferguson will be distracted from his job at Old Trafford while he fights out a battle in the courts with his club's largest single investor over the fees earned at stud by wonder-horse Rock of Gibraltar. Irishman Magnier, one of the top racehorse breeders in the world, gifted Fergie a half-share of the champion miler, which earned millions in prize money during his fabulous racing career. <BR>But the two former friends fell out when Magnier refused the Reds boss the right to claim 50 per cent of the estimated £150m which "The Rock" is expected to earn while at stud over the next few years.

5. 5. Comment: Criticism of Reds board 'unfair'

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 20 March 2003 MANCHESTER UNITED'S plc directors, it's fair to say, were less than impressed by my comments in last Friday's column when I encouraged the Old Trafford supporters to back any future takeover bid for their club by the Irish horse-racing millionaires JP McManus and John Magnier.

6. 6. Irish duo buy more United shares

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 08 December 2003 JP McManus and John Magnier, the Irish entrepreneurs and horse racing partners, have increased their share in Manchester United and now own almost a quarter of the club.

7. 7. Fabien's fitness race

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 03 February 2003 FABIEN Barthez is racing against the clock to be fit for the Manchester derby on Sunday.

8. 8. Fergie will keep backing Rio

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 24 December 2003 SIR Alex Ferguson has insisted he will continue to back Rio Ferdinand until the furore over his failure to take a drugs test has finally been settled.

9. 9. Loan arranger Fergie

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 30 October 2003 MANCHESTER United's "stiffs" could be forgiven for thinking that a spell out on loan is the Old Trafford kiss of death.

10. 10. Ricardo prefers his new boss

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 11 September 2003 MANCHESTER United outcast Ricardo has hinted that Reds boss Sir Alex Ferguson could learn a lot from the new breed of managers.

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