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Gavin Peacock may have been born and bred in London but his connection to the North East and Newcastle United came well before his move to the club in 1990 – and forms a large part of his autobiography, A Greater Glory – Pitch to Pulpit. Gavin Peacock said “I’m like a captain there. Little…
While the entire world fights against an invisible enemy in form of COVID-19, there’s another invisible enemy that we have been fighting since centuries. Depression, anxiety and other mental disorders are the foes that have traumatized millions across the globe. Just like the COVID-19, it simply doesn’t differentiate among people. It attacks the poorest of…
Human nature is naïve. Going through the pages of history, one can say that the human race has become programmed to follow a leader. We have become habituated of being ruled by someone, to follow someone either due to their fear or simply because we have believed in their idea of liberation. But this is…
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Likes of Manchester United and Aston Villa had their coffers full of cash after the BSkyB’s £304 million five year deal kicked in with full effect at the end of the first premier league season. Every single club had received £750000 at the start of the season and then received further cash for their league…
Chelsea decided to not extend stand-in manager Dave Webb’s contract after finishing the season in 11th place. Webb had taken over from Ian Porterfield after the club went through two months without a win and were in the relegation zone. Chelsea had won five, drew four and lost four of his 13 games in charge…
Rangers boss Gerry Francis indicated that he wanted to see out his contract at QPR but mildly suggested that he would leave the club if his star player Les Ferdinand was sold. There had been many rumours of Ferdinand being lined up for a big move from bigger clubs and considering Rangers’ financial position it…
Arsenal 1 Tottenham Hotspur 3 – Distracted Gunners Overtaken by North London Rivals As Arsenal was preparing for the FA cup final against Sheffield Wednesday in a few days time, manager George Graham put out a second-string team on the park against their North London neighbours and eventually ran out 3-1 winners. The result allowed…
Manchester City fans had seen enough when Everton ran out 5-2 winners at Maine Road for the last game of the season. They had been hoping to avoid the embarrassment of seeing their bitter rivals Manchester United become the champions and even encouraged Aston Villa a few weeks earlier against their own team hoping that…
Graeme Souness was set to continue as the Liverpool manager after winning the confidence of the club’s board of directors, Chairman David Moores announced. But one member of the board, Tony Ensor, revealed that he was resigning in protest at the decision. David Moores said “As you will know, the past few days at Anfield…
Middlesbrough couldn’t make it in the end. Oldham leapfrogged them into safety and the tee side team couldn’t string enough performances together in what was a heavily clustered lower half of the table. Middlesbrough finished the season with 44 points, five points short of safety. But their manager was hopeful that his side had it…
Wimbledon 1 – Manchester United 2 – United’s big day ruined as Vinnie Jones attacked by a fan What should have been a good-natured celebration of Manchester United winning the league after 26 years turned sour as one pitch invader attacked and hit Vinnie Jones and the incident which prevented Manchester United from parading the…
Welcome the Hammers! West Ham pip Portsmouth on goal difference to gain automatic promotion to Premier League The race to reach the premier league via automatic promotion took a dramatic turn on the last day when West Ham clinched the promotion via a late 90th-minute goal from Clive Allen. They beat Cambridge 2-0 and finished…
Arsenal 3 – Crystal Palace 0 – Ian Wright’s goal relegated his old side Ian Wright was a prodigy at Crystal Palace and the Eagles fans sang out his name every time he stepped on the pitch. But his goal in the ninth minute started the downfall of Palace. Wright was quick to pounce on…
Everton striker Tony Cottee was set to sign a new contract with the club. Negotiations had been going on to keep the £2 million strikers at Goodison Park when his contract would run out. Manager Howard Kendall believed that a one-year extension was going to be announced soon. Howard Kendall said “We have had talks….
Nottingham Forest chairman Fred Reacher had pleaded with rebel director Chris Wootton to quit – and save the club further embarrassment. Reached wanted an end to the affair so that the rudderless club can begin planning the planning for life outside of the premier league and without Brian Clough. Brian Clough had decided to step…
QPR had slapped a massive £10 million fee on England stars Andy Sinton and Les Ferdinand. Chairman Richard Thompson had pledged that Rangers would do everything to make sure that they also hang on their much-coveted manager Gerry Francis. Sinton had been linked to a move to Arsenal whereas England striker Ferdinand was a target…
Sheffield Wednesday 1 – Arsenal 0 – The Owls Beat Gunners in a prelude to FA Cup Final Sheffield Wednesday beat Arsenal by a solitary goal from Mark Bright in what was the start of a huge few days for both the teams. They were going to face each other a week later in the…
In a sensational statement, Brian Clough made a huge u-turn by claiming that he wasn’t going to retire. The outgoing manager said that he had “shelved the plans to retire.” Clough had shocked the soccer world last week with the news that he would retire at the end of the season, insists he will not…
Ian Rush urged the Liverpool board to put a speedy end to the speculation surrounding Graeme Souness’ future. The Reds’ delay in clarifying his position had left the club not saying officially whether he had been backed or sacked. Ian Rush said “If should be one thing or another. It’s no good going all through…
Oldham 3 – Liverpool 2 – Latics win a do or die clash between Oldham and Graeme Souness On a nerve-wracking night where Oldham’s premier league future and Graeme Souness’s managerial position at Liverpool was on stake, the Latics prevailed in a trilling game where two Ian Rush goals were not enough to save the…
In the drama that was Anfield at the end of that season, Graeme Souness was fast becoming a divisive figure. Reports that day suggested that England captain and £9000 a week star player John Barnes had intimated that he would leave Anfield if Graeme Souness was to stay on as the manager. Souness had criticized…
Even before the dust of two of the biggest names at Nottingham Forest had not settled down, Nigel Clough said that he feared that a huge exodus at Forest was impending post the relegation. Brian Clough had already stepped down as the club manager after 18 years at the helm and star midfielder Roy Keane…
Promoted Newcastle United boss Kevin Keegan had thrown down a title challenge to newly crowned champions Manchester United. The old Trafford giants were not to be able to bask in their championship glory for long if Magpies boss Kevin Keegan had his way. Kevin Keegan said “Tell Alex Ferguson we are on our way. This…
Everton 0 – Sheffield United 2 – Disappointing end to the season for Howard Kendall’s Men Everton’s home season came to a whimpering end when the visiting Sheffield United produced a clinical performance to win 2-0 and moved just a point behind the Toffees. It was very much confirmed that Everton would just beat the…
Roy Keane confirmed that day that he would play his last match for Nottingham Forest against Ipswich and rumours of a potential move to Manchester United and Blackburn were floating about in British Football. Dalglish was prepared to break the record of £3.3 million he paid for Alan Shearer a year ago. But it was thought…
Newcastle United the first team to get promoted into the premier league for the 1993-94 season after they beat Grimsby away which sparked wild celebrations in the Tyneside. Kevin Keegan was delighted with the promotion and said that he wanted to stay at Newcastle and wanted to compete for the top trophies. Kevin Keegan said…
Dusting off the disappointment of having lost out on the premier league title narrowly, Ron Atkinson and his Aston Villa side were targeting a strong run in UEFA cup which would generate additional revenue for the club the following year. The news came during a time where Villa was finalizing a shirt sponsor deal to take…
Liverpool manager Graeme Souness’s future was again the subject of speculation after an emergency board meeting at Anfield where the club directors had a four and a half-hour meeting at the ground but insisted later on that it was about financial matters. But Souness’ position was rumoured to be under scrutiny for a number of weeks…
Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp leapt to the defence of his teammate and dismissed goalkeeper David James and said that it was the referee’s mistake that was at the blame for the loss and not his teammate who saw himself getting sent off at the stroke of the hour after kicking John Polston according to the…
Chris Waddle became the first Sheffield Wednesday player in 45 years to win the Footballer of the year award. He was also the first player from North England to win the award in 26 years since Bobby Charlton (1966) and Jackie Charlton (1967) won the prestigious award. It had been a whirlwind year for Waddle…
Oldham had done a massive favour to Manchester United by beating Aston Villa and officially handing the title to the Red Devils. But their manager Joe Royle had voiced the fear of the rest of English football teams by claiming that if other clubs are not careful, Manchester United could dominate the English football for…
Manchester United 3 – Blackburn Rovers 1 – Manchester United the Premier League Champions Manchester United ended their 26 years into the wilderness by beating Blackburn Rovers 3-1 and clinching the premier league title in front of a jubilant Old Trafford crowd. Alex Ferguson was the toast of Manchester United as they finally found their…
Aston Villa 0 – Oldham 1 – Childhood Liverpool Fan Nick Henry Handed Title to Manchester United Self Confessed Liverpool fanatic Nick Henry’s goal for Oldham officially ended Aston Villa’s title hopes and gave Manchester United their first title in 26 years. He admitted later on that he was gutted about what his goal meant…
As Aston Villa was preparing for a match against Oldham where anything but a win would effectively end their slim premier league title hopes, ex Oldham star Earl Barrett admitted to having mixed emotions about playing against his old side where a win for his current team may relegate his old employers. Earl Barrett said…
Middlesborough chairman Colin Henderson had resigned that day just hours before a crucial match against Sheffield Wednesday which the Teeside club had to win in order to have any chances of beating the relegation. Henderson played a key figure in the four-man business consortium which rescued Middlesbrough from liquidation crisis seven years earlier, revealed that a…
As the 1992-93 title was about to be wrapped up, Alex Ferguson finally opened up about the dreaded final few weeks a season earlier where Manchester United lost its way and finally lost the title to Leeds when the lost against Liverpool at Anfield. Alex Ferguson said “I learned something that day, something I had…
Anything but a win for Aston Villa and the 26-year-old wait for Manchester United to win the premier league would be all but confirmed. United was four points clear of Villa with a vastly superior goal difference. If Villa failed to get all three points against Oldham, United’s remaining two matches would be just a…
According to media reports, Manchester United midfielder Paul Ince was set to be crowned the Footballer of the year award and could be celebrating triple success if Manchester United win the title against Blackburn Rovers after he won the man of the match award with England in their match against Holland. The mercurial midfielder’s influence…
QPR boss Gerry Francis insisted that Les Ferdinand had done enough with Rangers and England that season to deserve the player of the season award. Ferdinand had scored 24 goals in 40 matches for QPR and was an instrumental player for England that year as well. He had single-handedly kept QPR at pace with other…
Roy Keane admitted that the news of Brian Clough leaving Nottingham Forest was a tough one for him to take and said that their next game against Sheffield United was “one of the most important matches” of his career. Roy Keane said “This could be one of the most important matches of my career. We…
Nottingham Forest was set to make a last-ditch bid for premier league survival against Sheffield United at the City Ground with Nigel Clough restored to his striking role. Forest must beat United to retain any chance of staying up and manager Brian Clough clearly felt that his son Nigel was going to be most effective…
Liverpool manager Graeme Souness confirmed that day that he had a successful “clear the air” talks with popular goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar, which had eased the tension between them. Graeme Souness said “Yes, I’ve had a chat with Bruce and we’ve sorted a few things out. There is no problem in that direction now. Bruce still…
Kevin Moran was set to extend his playing career with Blackburn Rovers right up to the world cup finals in 1994. Moran who turned 37 that very day, had negotiated a new one year contract at Ewood Park after convincing Kenny Dalglish he had a role to play in Blackburn’s plans for next season. The…
Roy Keane came out and spoke to the media about the speculation around his future with Nottingham Forest and said he had no clue about Manchester United or Blackburn Rovers or anyone else. But he did admit that all the transfer talk about his future was still circling above his head. Roy Keane said “I…
Ron Atkinson delivered a defiant blast at cynics who had claimed that Villa’s chances of the premiership had gone. The Aston Villa manager believed that his team would be within a point of league leaders Manchester United after beating Oldham that weekend. And he had a gut feeling that United would slip up against Blackburn…
Graeme Souness protested his innocence last night after being fined £500 and warned about his future conduct by FA chiefs for his touchline misdemeanour. Though the Liverpool manager escaped a fourth touchline ban in his stormy management career, he was still “extremely disappointed” to be found guilty of ungentlemanly conduct after a personal hearing in…
Martin O’Neill’s claims to succeed Brian Clough at Nottingham Forest increased dramatically after Forest Chairman Fred Reacher gave a strong hint that the club’s next manager would have a City Ground connection. O’Neill had a big advantage over the likes of Dario Gradi who collected a league title and European Cup during Clough’s golden years…
As reports of drinking problem and depression came to light with regards to Brian Clough’s decision to quit Nottingham Forest, fellow premier league manager from Oldham, Joe Royle opened up about the pressure of managing at the top level and the need to have “thick skin” to survive. Joe Royle said “We have a high…
Alex Ferguson was ready to break the bank to ensure that he gets the best players in his team to successfully defend his title and was keen to make a move for Nottingham Forest’s Roy Keane as soon as the final ball of the season was kicked. Ferguson’s shopping list contained two names, Roy Keane…