Dave Watson was still not ready to play for Everton, even at the reserves level and his absence from the…
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#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 24 September 1993 – Southampton manager #IanBranfoot was struggling to put a side together against Arsenal due to injuries #SaintsFC
Southampton’s under-fire manager Ian Branfoot faced a desperate injury crisis for the tough trip to Arsenal. No less than 13…
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#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 13 September 1993 – #DionDublin With an Outside Chance of Playing for Manchester United one year after a horrific leg break #MUFC
Dion Dublin flew out to Hungary hoping that Manchester United would give another unlikely twist to his incredible roller-coaster career.…
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#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 10 September 1993 – I am just about a month away from playing again said a hopeful #PeterBeardsley #NUFC
Newcastle striker Peter Beardsley was less than a month away from making his first premier league appearance for United. The…
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#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 08 September 1993 – #DaveWatson Added to Injury Worries of #HowardKendall Rued Missed Chances that season #EFC #BluesFamily
Dave Watson was set to sit out his fifth match in a row at Oldham after failing a fitness test…
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#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 02 Setpember 1993 – #KevinCampbell Rescues a point for Gunners as #AlanShearer continues to be benched #AFC #BRFC
Blackburn Rovers 1 – Arsenal 1 – Kevin Campbell rescued a point for Gunners against Kenny Dalglish’s Blackburn Arsenal striker…
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#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on August 21 1993 – Aston Villa #AVFC #AndyTownsend Hamstring Injury worsens and #GordonCowans may become #Captain
Aston Villa’s star signing of the summer Andy Townsend was set to be out for a significant time as his…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on April 24 1993 – #IanWright ’s Season Ended for Arsenal #ArsenalFC and England
Arsenal striker Ian Wright’s season had come to a premature end after he got injured in the 1-1 draw with…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on April 1 1993 – #Turkey ruined #LeeDixon ’s Party as @Arsenal #ArsenalFC star doubtful for historic @SpursOfficial #THFC clash
Lee Dixon was fearing that Turkish hatchet men had made him pay a heartbreaking FA cup price for his world…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on Mar 31 1993 – I can’t expect to walk back into the team admitted @AVFCOfficial #AVFC veteran #TonyDaley
Tony Daley had accepted that he may have to settle for a limited part in Villa’s finale to the premier…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Mar 26 1993 – #Nigelclough goal helps Nottingham Forest fight back in #relegationbattle and #BrianClough says he isn’t ready to retire yet
Sheffield Wednesday 1 – Wimbledon 1 – Fashanu Got Stretched Off and also received a red card John Fashanu was…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on March 23 1993 – Coventry pulled off a surprise #RoyWegerle #KevinGallacher swap deal with Blackburn
Coventry City had signed Blackburn Rovers striker Roy Wegerle in a surprise £1.5 million exchange deal which took Kevin Gallacher…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on March 23 1993 – New lease of life for #Israel striker #RonnyRosenthal at Liverpool
Life had gone a full circle for Ronny Rosenthal when it came to his importance at Merseyside. A few months…
Read More#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on March 18 1993 – #IanWright out of the remainder of the season with a #hernia operation
Arsenal star striker Ian Wright was set to undergo an operation for a hernia which meant that he would be…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on March 17 1993 – #HowardKendall finally spent some cash and bought #PaulHolmes in defense
Everton had been struggling for defensive reinforcement ever since they let go of Martin Keown to Arsenal in a £3…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on March 17 1993 – QPR manager #TrevorFrancis worried that even #EnglishChampionship Clubs were outspending his club
QPR manager Trevor Francis was worried that championship clubs were spending millions of pounds on player recruitment and feared that…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on March 16 1993 – £2 million striker #ChrisArmstrong earned Crystal Palace Priceless Survival Point
Crystal Palace 1 Chelsea 1 Chris Armstrong threw Crystal Palace a premier league lifeline with his 12th goal of the…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on March 11 1993 – Sheffield Wednesday manager #TrevorFrancis names himself on the bench as player + #RuelFox goal kept Norwich City’s title hunt alive (and other #Matchday stories)
Ipswich Town 0 – Sheffield Wednesday 1 – Manager Trevor Francis Named himself on the bench as Wednesday grind out…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on March 10 1993 – Liverpool star and #Zimbabwe ‘s #BruceGrobbelaar struggling to recover from fan attack at #Egypt
Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar had a brain scan 10 days after being struck on the head by a lump of…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on March 9 1993 – “Stick with us” as #AlexFerguson offered a new deal for his captain #BryanRobson
Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson was set to offer Bryan Robson another one year contract and ask the Old Trafford…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Mar 1 1993 – #TeddySheringham scores brace and misses penalty in Spurs win + #PeterShirtliff stretchered off with broken arm in Sheffield Wednesday draw with Liverpool
Sheffield Wednesday 1 Liverpool 1 – Miserable Day for Wednesday Rescued by Viv Anderson Veteran Viv Anderson kept Wednesday’s unbeaten…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 27 1993 – #GeorgeGraham #GraemeSouness united on player injuries : Modern day football requires athletes and not players
Talking about how football fatigue and increasing injuries in the game were impacting a manager’s thinking when signing a player,…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 25 1993 – Referee gifts Leeds a point but #GaryMcAllister out for Six Weeks
Arsenal 0 Leeds 0 Leeds had a cause to thank referee Ken Redfern if they managed to avoid the awful…
Read More#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 24 1993 – Liverpool #GraemeSouness has multiple injury boost in hopes to end the season brightly
Liverpool was looking set to receive an end of season boost for their nightmare campaign. Left-back David Burrows and Jan…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 19 1993 – Title Challenger #RonAtkinson ‘s Aston Villa struggling with mounting Injuries
Aston Villa were top of the table having played a game more than their closest rivals Manchester United. But a…
Read More#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 16 1993 – #AlanShearer out for the season in a huge blow for Blackburn
In what was a body blow for Blackburn Rovers their star striker and English transfer record holder Alan Shearer was…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 14 1993 – Aston Villa go top with solid @PaulMcGrath performance against Chelsea
The premier league seesaw took a big swing a night earlier as Aston Villa scraped past Chelsea in a tight…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 13 1993 – #DalianAtkinson couldn’t wait to move Aston Villa back to top
Dalian Atkinson wanted to give championship chasing Aston Villa a double title boost at Chelsea later that day. First, the…
Read More#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 11 1993 – Another set back for #AlanShearer as the striker ruled out for most of the season
Blackburn Rovers striker Alan Shearer was facing the prospect of another six to eight weeks out of action. Britain’s most…
Read More#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 10 1993 – Hunter #RonnyRosenthal returns for Liverpool against #IanPorterfield ‘s Chelsea
The pace of Ronny Rosenthal and the creativity of John Barnes was the plan from Graeme Souness to punish Chelsea…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 6 1993 – #BrianClough goes to war with his own player and England captain #StuartPearce
Brian Clough was threatening to block England captain Stuart Pearce’s call up for England’s vital world cup qualifier against San…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 4 1993 – I’m not revealing how I will splash our cash – #HowardKendall + #KennySansom debut for Everton
Martin Keown was expected to finalise the fine details of his move to Arsenal – giving Howard Kendall a £2…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Jan 30 1993 – Talented #StephenFroggatt may need surgery – #RonAtkinson
Aston Villa’s outstanding teenage prospect Stephen Froggatt may need surgery on the knee which had limited his appearances to just…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Jan 30 1993 – #SteveNicol Boost for Liverpool as #GraemeSouness hopes for a spark
Liverpool’s manager Graeme Souness was banking on the return of Steve Nicol to shore up his defense and get back…
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#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories on Jan 22 1993 – Further injury concerns for Manchester United put #MikePhelan in Midfield
Just as the season was taking the final turn and Manchester United needed to cross the final hurdle, injuries were…
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#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories on Jan 19 1993 – #AlexFerguson fury as United go back top
Manchester United may have gone back to the top of the premier league but Alex Ferguson was furious after their…
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#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories on Jan 18 1993 – Constant Hamstring Injury Concern for #EricCantona – #AlexFerguson
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson confirmed that his star striker Eric Cantona was suffering from a niggling hamstring injury for…
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