Manchester United put out a side of first-team ringers once again…. Neville, May, Cruyff, Solskjaer, and ride roughshod over the spirit of the reserve League in their bid to lift the title—a depressing state of affairs, but typical of the arrogance that permeates from the club.
In a bizarre, although far from unexpected, aberration by the officials, Darren Byfield is sent off for retaliation after a horror tackle from persistent offender Jonathan Greening, already booked for a similar attack on David Curtolo. Byfield receives a straight red, Greening just a yellow, in one of the most unjust refereeing decisions imaginable. That Greening’s yellow meant dismissal was hardly the point. In a microcosm, the game underlined why Manchester United remain the most hated club in English football.

1998-99 Pontins Premier Division Appearance & Goal Record
GK Adam Rachel | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 3 | ✅ 3 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺6 |
LB Michael Blackwood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 9 | ✅ 4 | 🔁 5 | ⚽ 1 | 🇺2 |
D Martin Ridley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 5 | ✅ 2 | 🔁 3 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺2 |
CB Reuben Hazell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 10 | ✅ 9 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺1 |
CB David Hughes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 6 | ✅ 6 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺1 |
M Gavin Melaugh | 🇬🇧 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 3 | ✅ 3 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺1 |
M David Curtolo | 🇵🇪 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 6 | ✅ 5 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺4 |
M Fabio Ferraresi | 🇮🇹 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 11 | ✅ 11 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
M Michael Standing | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 7 | ✅ 6 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺1 |
CF Darren Byfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 8 | ✅ 7 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 3 | 🇺0 |
CF Darius Vassell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 9 | ✅ 8 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 4 | 🇺0 |
F Isaac Nkubi | 🇸🇪 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 2 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
CM Jay Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺1 |
M David Harding | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺1 |
CF Graham Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺2 |
GK Peter Enckelman | 🇫🇮 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 4 | ✅ 4 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
FB Jlloyd Samuel | 🇹🇹 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 10 | ✅ 9 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 1 | 🇺1 |
CB Riccardo Scimeca | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 4 | ✅ 4 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
LB Lee Collins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 6 | ✅ 6 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
RB Aaron Lescott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 7 | ✅ 6 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
F Darren Middleton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 6 | ✅ 4 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺4 |
M Jamie Kearns | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 1 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺1 |
GK Matthew Ghent | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺2 |
CB Danny Haynes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺1 |
F Stephen Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺3 |
D Gary McSeveney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺2 |
M David Harding | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺1 |
CF Andrew Marfell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺1 |
LB Tommy Jaszczun | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 10 | ✅ 10 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
FB Simon Grayson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 5 | ✅ 5 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🇺0 |
RB Gary Charles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 1 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
M Mark Draper | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 3 | ✅ 3 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🇺0 |
M Alan Thompson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 1 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🇺0 |
CF Julian Joachim | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 1 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 2 | 🇺0 |
FB Steve Watson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 1 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
D Ben Petty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 7 | ✅ 7 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
CF Richard Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 6 | ✅ 5 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 2 | 🇺2 |
F Alan Lee | 🇮🇪 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 2 | ✅ 2 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🇺3 |
GK Michael Oakes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 6 | ✅ 6 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
CF Graham Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺1 |
GK Michael Price | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺1 |
LB David Unsworth | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 1 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
CB Ugo Ehiogu | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 1 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |
AM Russell Latapy | 🇹🇹 | 1998-99 PLP 🕒 1 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🇺0 |