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Is This An Idea . . .

herringthorpe

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Remember some years ago that Dave Bassett took his Sheffield United team on a trip before home games as they weren't doing very well at home to make them think they were playing away? And wasn't it him who had Christmas in August because they only started playing well after Christmas?

Manchester United are doing something on those lines because they aren't doing very well at home - they have changed the colour of the banners covering the seats at Old Trafford from red to black in an effort to win more home games.

United Manager Ole Gunner Solskjaer told the BBC, 'There shouldn't be a reason, really, but some of the players have mentioned that split-second decision you have to make where you look over your shoulder to see if your team-mate is there or not and the red shirt is on a red background with red seats.'

Be interesting to see if it does make a difference.