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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 26 1993 – #DalianAtkinson goes under the knife in hope to return for the last six matches of the season
Dalian Atkinson and his Villa manager Ron Atkinson finally conceded that an operation was the only option for the 13…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 24 1993 – We are not in the title chase – Sheffield Wednesday Manager #TrevorFrancis plays down expectations
Sheffield Wednesday manager Trevor Francis was adamant that his team was not in contention for the title despite his side…
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#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories on 21 Feb 1993 – #EarlBerrett helps Aston Villa remain on top ( and other #Matchday stories )
Aston Villa 2 – 1 Everton – Villa Hold on to Remain Top Earl Berrett kept Aston Villa in the…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 20 1993 – #EricCantona Boost for Manchester United
After dropping two points against Arch rivals Leeds United and see Aston Villa their game and go on top of…
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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 17 1993 – Police cleared #EricCantona in the spitting row with Leeds United #PLFans
Manchester United star and former Leeds United player Eric Cantona had been cleared by the West Yorkshire police who were…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 16 1993 – #RonAtkinson inspires #AstonVilla to go into advertisement spree for more crowds at Villa Park
Aston Villa had launched a £10000 advertising campaign to attract bigger crowds in their pursuit for the premier league title.…
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#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…
Read More#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 15 1993 – #RonAtkinson ‘s Aston Villa adopted Liverpool tactics to go back to the premier league’s summit
Much of that season, Aston Villa and Norwich were considered to be the teams that played beautiful football and kept…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 14 1993 – Sheffield United boss #DaveBassett claims they can beat Manchester United
In what seemed like a statement given out more out of the mind games for a premier league game two…
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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…
Read More#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…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 12 1993 – #KevinRichardson and #RayHoughton have a point to prove for Aston Villa
Ray Houghton admitted that the new year had brought a stinging lesson for his team whose title chase has been…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 11 1993 – #MikeWalker blames “lack of matches” as Norwich stumbles to Saints as title slips away on #matchday
Norwich manager Mike Walker had condemned the fixture mess that made his stumbling title contenders kick their heels for 10…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 10 1993 – Aston Villa out to return to the top of the premier league and erase bad memories from #London ‘s @Selhurst_Park
Aston Villa wanted to turn the bitter memories of Selhurst Park into golden ones by powering back to the top…
Read More#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 6 1993 – #EricCantona is the most important thing to have happened to the club – Manchester United legend, Sir #BobbyCharlton
Manchester United legend and part of the famous Busby Babes, Sir Bobby Charlton believed that signing Eric Cantona from Leeds…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 5 1993 – No team will ever dominate like Liverpool – Aston Villa’s #SteveStaunton
Steve Staunton was certain about one thing in football – no side will ever dominate the English game like the…
Read More#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 4 1993 – Aston Villa’s #PaulMcGrath Plans an all-out attack on Premier League after Cup exit
Republic of Ireland star Paul McGrath set himself up for “an all systems go” assault on the premier league after…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 3 1993 – Blackburn Rovers stumble again as title challenge slips away with hero #NigelMartyn saving penalty
Struggling Crystal Palace knocked a huge dent in Kenny Dalglish’s fading title dreams at Ewood Park by sending Blackburn crashing…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Feb 2 1993 – We must stop worrying about other teams – #KennyDalglish on his side’s faltering title chase
Kenny Dalglish admitted that his side was going out of the title chase and they must stop worrying about other…
Read More#PLHistory #premierleaguestories on Jan 29 1993 – Aston Villa desperate to end the Dell Jinx
Aston Villa was desperate to end their poor run of results at Southampton and continue in the hunt for the…
Read More#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories on Jan 26 1993 – #KennyDalglish relaxed as history repeats itself with treble pressure on Blackburn Boss
Kenny Dalglish was totally relaxed as treble chasing Blackburn were preparing to reclaim top spot in the English premier league…
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#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories on Jan 25 1993 – We’re bang on course for the title – Manchester United keeper #PeterSchmeichel
Peter Schmeichel believed that Manchester United was on course to end their 26-year-old quest to bring back the Championship at…
Read More#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories on Jan 25 1993 – #MikeWalker challenged his Norwich Team to prove the doubters wrong
Mike Walker gulped down his FA cup disappointment and challenged his players to silence the critics who believed Norwich’s season…
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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 22 1993 – Leeds legend #JohnGiles advised #AlexFerguson to avoid “Poisoned Chalice” FA Cup
Former Leeds United player John Giles felt that FA cup was a “poisoned chalice” for Alex Ferguson who must resist…
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#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories on Jan 19 1993 – One last big hurdle for Manchester United as tough fixtures pile-up
In the space of two months, Manchester United went from a team that couldn’t buy a goal to a team…
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#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories on Jan 16 1993 – #AlanMcdonald believes Premier League race is wide open
Queens Park Rangers defender Alan Mcdonald believed that “the runners are still under starter’s orders”, Mcdonald whose side could stop…
Read More#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories on Jan 16 1993 – Aston Villa’s #PaulMcgrath wants Manchester United to have the favorite tag for title
Paul Mcgrath said that he felt no pressure along with his Villa side and would prefer the favourites’ tag to…
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#mustread #PremierLeagueStories on Jan 11 1993 – I have only heard #EricCantona speak a single word since coming here – #SteveBruce
Steve Bruce, the Manchester United captain insisted that he had heard Eric Catona utter only one word of English since…
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#mustread #PremierLeagueStories on Jan 11 1993 – Norwich City Hopes fade as they lost to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough
Norwich failed to score for their fifth successive match on a Hillsborough afternoon that may prove a turning point in…
Read More#mustread #PremierLeagueStories on Jan 10 1993 – The Real Challenge Starts now Insisted Alex Ferguson as United reached the summit
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson insisted that their main challenge was to perform well to stay at the top after…
Read More#mustread #PremierLeagueStories on Jan 8 1993 – We are facing the potential champions – Sheffield Wednesday Manager #TrevorFrancis
Sheffield Wednesday manager Trevor Francis believed that his team could be facing future premier league champions when they engage the…
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#mustread #PremierLeagueStories on Jan 8 1993 – The goals will return soon – Norwich keeper #BryanGunn
As league leaders, Norwich City prepared themselves to face Sheffield Wednesday away their goalkeeper Bryan Gunn felt that it was…
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#mustread #PremierLeagueStories on Dec 26 1992 – #NorwichCity bubble still floating – #TottenhamSpurs coach #DougLivermore
Tottenham coach Doug Livermore laughed off suggestions that Norwich’s Premier league bubble had burst. Livermore took his Spurs side to…
Read More#mustread #PremierLeagueStories on Dec 24 1992 – #AstonVilla the biggest challenge to our title pursuit – #AlexFerguson of #ManchesterUnited
Alex Ferguson agreed with the bookmakers that Ron Atkinson, his Old Trafford predecessor, represented the greatest threat to his attempt…
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