SOC: Poor MCG surface no excuse for United

AAP Sports News (Australia), July, 1999

> AAP Sports News (Australia) 07-15-1999 SOC: Poor MCG surface no excuse for United By Chris Lines MELBOURNE, July 15 AAP - Manchester United will not use a poor MCG surface as an excuse if it is beaten by the Socceroos at the MCG tonight. The Red Devils hit the ground for a light training session last night and were less than impressed with the patchy surface at the ground, where new sections of turf bordered nearly bare areas and the cricket pitches. "It's the MCG, I don't know what else you can expect when you're playing Aussie Rules and cricket and so forth on it but at the end of the day a carpenter doesn't blame his tools so we're not looking for that as an excuse for anything," goalkeeper Mark Bosnich said. "The surface is not...

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