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Oldham had looked down and out by February when they were nine points from safety but a remarkable run at the end of the season saw them dramatically survive the drop on the last day of the season. But the club was struggling financially and despite selling Ian Marshall and Neil Adams they could only…
Southampton sold Tim Flowers to Blackburn in a record deal for a goalkeeper for roughly £3.75 million deal. And they decided to beef up their squad with multiple signings from out of favour players at other clubs then bringing in quality players. They brought in six first-team players for less money then they received for…
After having a fairy tale season in 1991 where Leeds United won the title as a promoted team right at the end, everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong for them in the following season. Manager losing the dressing room, Eric Cantona leaving for Manchester United, out of Europe and cup competitions early…
Ipswich Town were the toast of the early half of the 1992 season as the newly promoted team took the premier league by storm. They had a great start to the campaign and were as high as fourth in the table in January 1993. But the loss of form and injuries to a small squad…
Manager Bobby Gould was under pressure after an underwhelming season where the Highfield Road side flirted with relegation for the best part of the campaign. Despite the lack of funds, Coventry saw a huge exodus of players and brought in a number of first-team players as well to freshen up the squad. Mick Harford, Paul…
Sheffield United’s mid-table finish and a run till the FA cup semi-finals was majorly boosted by Briane Deane’s remarkable season where he scored 19 goals and papered over the cracks of a side who had all the credentials to fight it out for relegation. Deane left for Leeds in a record £4 million deal along…
