Sam Hammam
In this blog series – “What Happened Today”, we are reviving some of the moments from past which will restore golden history of the best league in the world.
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What Happened Today Headlines
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Lee Chapman was still hopeful that his side Leeds could be the first Premier League winners
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Dave Watson was battling to be fit for Everton’s clash against Chelsea
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Triple Injury Boost for Liverpool ahead of their clash against Blackburn Rovers
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Wimbledon Chairman Sam Hammam was angry over “unfair” treatment of Vinny Jones
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Lee Chapman was still hopeful that his side Leeds could be the first Premier League winners
Striker Lee Chapman insisted that Leeds could get their Premier league championship bandwagon rolling again if they follow the example of his former club Arsenal. Chapman, who spent a nightmare 16 months at Highbury felt that Leeds could still up being the first Premier League winners. But they must show the recovery signs against Arsenal at Elland Road in a few day’s time who themselves had a remarkable run. Leeds were in 14th place back then trailing the leaders Norwich by 12 points and 11 short of Arsenal.
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Dave Watson was battling to be fit for Everton’s clash against Chelsea
Dave Watson was battling to be fit for Saturday’s Goodison clash with Chelsea. The Everton skipper was suffering from a calf strain, making him doubtful for the match that was visiting the toffees on the back of two successive victories. Meanwhile, his teammate John Ebbrell had undergone a groin operation and was set to be out for four to six weeks.
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Triple Injury Boost for Liverpool ahead of their clash against Blackburn Rovers
Their rivals and neighbors Liverpool had better news on the injury front as John Barnes, Rob Jones and Michael Thomas had suffered no reaction to their reserves outing against Blackburn Rovers and could come into the contention for the Reds’ Monday premier league fixtures against high flying QPR. Hamstring victims Paul Stewart and Mark Walters were still doubtful.
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Wimbledon Chairman Sam Hammam was angry over “unfair” treatment of Vinny Jones
Wimbledon owner Sam Hammam was angry and attacked the punishment handed out to Vinny Jones and claimed that Former Tottenham star Paul Gascoigne got away with murder compared to his controversial midfielder. Jones had received a record £20000 fine as well as a six-month ban from the game by the FA and Hammam felt that since the controversial Soccers’ Hard men video that led to Jones getting banned was done when he had not signed for Wimbledon, it was unfair for the club to be punished. He said “I am convinced Vinny’s reputation has a lot to do with the decision. Gascoigne dropped his pants and was called a prankster and used the f word with England and nothing was done.”
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