️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  Sir Alex Ferguson made a phone call to Tony Blair as part of a desperate attempt to keep Manchester United in the 1999-2000 FA Cup, a man close to the talks has revealed.<unk> Sir Alex Ferguson made a phone call to Tony Blair as part of a desperate attempt to keep Manchester United in the 1999-2000 FA Cup, a man close to the talks has revealed. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Sir Alex Ferguson (right) asked Tony Blair (left) if Manchester United could compete in the 1999-2000 FA Cup.<unk> Sir Alex Ferguson (right) asked Tony Blair (left) if Manchester United could compete in the 1999-2000 FA Cup. Manchester United<unk> was asked by Blair's envoy to play at the inaugural Club World Championship in 2000.<unk> Manchester United<unk> was asked by Blair's envoy to play at the inaugural Club World Championship in 2000. United withdrew from the 1999-2000 FA Cup in order to help the FA's bid to host the 2006 World Cup. Andy Walsh is now general manager at FC United, the club set up in protest at the Glazer family's takeover of United in 2005 who are set to move to a new home in April.<unk> Andy Walsh is now general manager at FC United, the club set up in protest at the Glazer family's takeover of United in 2005 who are set to move to a new home in April. ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą Andy, who made the revelation in an interview with the fanzine Red News, explained the unlikely story to Sportsmail.<unk> Andy, who made the revelation in an interview with the fanzine Red News, explained the unlikely story to Sportsmail. United came out as the villains in all of it,<unk> said Andy. But both Sir Alex and then chairman Martin Edwards were under incredible pressure from Tony Banks, the Prime Minister's envoy for the World Cup bid, and from David Davies, the FA's acting chief executive to pull out of the FA Cup and go to Brazil for the Fifa tournament. 'But both Sir Alex and then chairman Martin Edwards were under incredible pressure from Tony Banks, the Prime Minister's envoy for the World Cup bid, and from David Davies, the FA's acting chief executive to pull out of the FA Cup and go to Brazil for the Fifa tournament. As fans we wanted to find ways of keeping them in the FA Cup and we thought we had come up with a solution.<unk> As fans we wanted to find ways of keeping them in the FA Cup and we thought we had come up with a solution.<unk> It involved moving some of the fixtures to earlier in the season and creating a gap before United were due to go in January during which, if the FA would move the tie, they could play their third...
Man United<unk> were asked by Tony Blair's envoy to play at the Club World Championship in order to boost the FA's bid to host the 2006 World Cup. Man United<unk> were asked by Tony Blair's envoy to play at the Club World Championship in order to boost the FA's bid to host the 2006 World Cup. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Blair was about to speak to Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milosevic.<unk> Blair was about to speak to Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milosevic.