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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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Nottingham Forest chairman Fred Reacher warned the potential suitors of Roy Keane that the release clause in Roy Keane’s contract wasn’t going to come into effect till October of 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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.”…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The controversial champion of English Football management, Brian Clough had announced his retirement from the game at the end of that season where Nottingham Forest was most likely to go…
There was a lot of controversies when then 30-year-old Ray Houghton was let go by Graeme Souness days after being adjudged Liverpool’s player of the season. Rumours had it that…
Aston Villa was keen to bring Nottingham Forest star Roy Keane to the club and the chairman as well as the manager Ron Atkinson was not put off by the…
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