#GarySpeed – Charming Personality with glorious journey but a tragic end
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#DavidJames – The not so perfect role model
Human nature is naïve. Going through the pages of history, one can say that the human race has become programmed…
#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL #Premierleague – #JoeKinnear wins manager of the month award for April 1994
Five wins out of seven and going second month unbeaten meant Kinnear won the award for the third time that…
#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL #Premierleague – #JoeKinnear wins manager of the month award for March 1994
Wins over Norwich, Manchester City, Leeds as well as a 4-1 Thumping of Blackburn Rovers saw Joe Kinnear’s Wimbledon win…
#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL #Premierleague – #JoeRoyle wins manager of the month award for February 1994
For a team that eventually got relegated that season and only won 9 matches that season, Oldham had a remarkable…
#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL #Premierleague – #KennyDalglish wins manager of the month award for January 1994
A perfect 100% record in the month and vital wins against Leeds, Sheffield United and Aston Villa saw Kenny Dalglish’s…
#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL #Premierleague – #TrevorFrancis wins manager of the month award for December 1993
Sheffield Wednesday started December in the 11th position but with three wins and two draws in the month they ended…
#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL #Premierleague – #KevinKeegan wins manager of the month award for November 1993
Newcastle were arguably the team of the month for November 1993. They won three matches and scored 3 goals againt…
#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL #PremierLeague – #MikeWalker wins manager of the month award for October 1993
In an impressive unbeaten month for Norwich, they moved to second in the table with an unbeaten run. They only…
#PLHistory #PLStories #PL on 27 October 1993 – All not well for #RyanGiggs at Old Trafford? #AlexFerguson refused to answer if star striker would start #MUFC
Ryan Giggs was considered to be one of the brightest talents around the world but that did not mean he…
#PLHistory #PLStories #PL on 27 October 1993 – Dramatic events at Coventry City as #BobbyGould launched takeover bid a week after resigning as manager
It had been less than seven days since Bobby Gould had left Coventry in a dramatic fashion and resigned as…
#PLHistory #PLStories #PL on 27 October 1993 – Football was about to change – A Specialist Football Only Channel on the Cards from BskyB #SkySports
A specialist all football channel was on the way from broadcasting giants BskyB later that year in what was a…
#PLHistory #PLStories #PL on 26 October 1993 – #RoyKeane was aiming for the stars with club & country after signing record boot sponsorship deal #MUFC
Roy Keane had signed £200000 boots sponsorship deal with Hi-Tec and he was confident that he was going to be…
#PLHistory #PLStories #PL on 26 October 1993 – ‘’Keep Your Feet on the Ground’’ – #GraemeSouness’ advice to #RobbieFowler #LFC
Graeme Souness said that the biggest dangers that some of the younger stars of his Liverpool team faced was getting…
#PLHistory #PLStories #PL on 26 October 1993 – Leeds boss #HowardWilkinson furious with club board as Blackburn swoop in to sign #DavidBatty #LUFC
Blackburn Rovers had signed England midfielder David Batty for £2.75 million and immediately sparked off a row between Leeds manager…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 25 October 1993 – Everton manager #HowardKendall declared Manchester United the title winners due to their squad depth #EFC #MUFC
Bryan Robson, Ryan Giggs and Dion Dubin were the three main reasons why Everton boss Howard Kendall was backing Manchester…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 25 October 1993 – Wimbledon 0 – Ipswich Town 2 – Injuries the biggest worry for Dons boss #JoeKinnear after first home loss
Wimbledon boss Joe Kinnear was praying that injuries don’t wreck the Dons’ trophy chances that year. Kinnear was operating with…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 25 October 1993 – #GeorgeGraham concerned about lack of goals & hinted that he would dive into the transfer market #AFC
Arsenal boss George Graham is running out of patience with his shot-shy strikers – and today hinted he could plunge…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 24 October 1993 – Manchester City 1 Liverpool 1 – #BrianHorton unhappy over 13 minute injury time as Liverpool grab a point late #MCFC #LFC
Liverpool came back from the dead for the second time in two weeks running with Ian Rush’s late equaliser giving…
#PLHistory #PLStories #PL on 24 October 1993 – Southampton 2 – Newcastle United 1 – Wayward Saints steal the march on #KevinKeegan men #NUFC
Kevin Keegan had warned his Newcastle players before the match that wayward Matt Le Tissier was the danger man for…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 24 October 1993 – Sheffield United – Sheffield Wednesday 1 – Yorkshire Derby fizzles out after franatic start #SUFC #SWFC
The big Sheffield derby fizzled out after a lightning start which produced two goals in five minutes. For once, glamour…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 23 October 1993 – QPR 5 – Coventry 1 – #BobbyGould shocks football world with resignation after heavy defeat
Coventry manager Bobby Gould dramatically resigned after a five-goal thrashing, led by England star Les Ferdinand. Ferdinand put rangers ahead…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 23 October 1993 – Everton 0 – Manchester United 1 – #AlexFerguson gamble of dropping #RyanGiggs pay off as Everton rue missed chances #MUFC #EvertonFC
Alex Ferguson took a massive gamble by dropping Welsh wonderboy Ryan Giggs and still saw his champions win. And Lee…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 23 October 1993 – Tottenham Hotspur 1 – Swindon Town 1 – Spurs almost become the first side to face the embarrassment of losing to Swindon #THFC
Sorry Spurs escaped the embarrassment of handing Swindon their first league win but it was mightly close. There were close…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 22 October 1993 – Leeds 3 – Blackburn 3 – ‘Shearer’ Brilliance on display as #BlackburnRovers take a point against #LeedsUnited
Alan Shearer, Rovers and England’s hotshot striker confirmed his wellbeing with a stunning hat trick. He has now scored eight…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 22 October 1993 – Oldham 0 – Arsenal 0 – ‘Cheat’ Calls after #RickHolden gets sent off for #LeeDixon challenge #AFC #Oldham
Rick Holden’s sending off after a 38th minute clash with Lee Dixon had the Oldham fans chanting ‘cheat, cheat’ at…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories on 22 October 1993 – Unlucky West Ham Denied Penalty as Norwich Rescue a Point at Home #WHUFC #Norwich
West Ham had started that season as one of the favourites to go back down but their perfomances were anything…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 21 October 1993 – Everton & nothing but Everton – #IanSnodin desperate to stay at Goodison Park
Everton’s transfer-listed midfielder, Ian Snodin, only wants to play for one premier league club and that was Everton. Twelve days…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 21 October 1993 – #PaulInce would be one of the best in Europe soon said #AlexFerguson #MUFC
England and Manchester United midfielder Paul Ince was seeking a champions league consolidation for his England world cup dream desolation…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 21 October 1993 – Saints boss #Ianbranfoot Ruled Out #TimFlowers’ move to Blackburn before they get replacement
Blackburn manager Kenny Dalglish had been told that he’ll have to wait to sign Tim Flowers – until Southampton had…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 20 October 1993 – #KevinKeegan confirmed that Newcastle would not ‘Panic Buy’ despite money being available #NUFC
Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan was in no hurry to buy a central defender despite their loss to QPR a week…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 20 October 1993 – #GraemeSouness confirmed that #RonnieWhelan would stay at Anfield except for a silly offer #LFC
Graeme Souness the previous night handed Ronnie Whelan an unexpected Anfield lifeline after Liverpool’s clumsy victory last night. Souness emphatically…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 20 October 1993 –#AlexFerguson wary of complesancy as the #ManchesterUnited manager admits of living the European Dream
With the riches and glamour of the champions league only two legs of the European cup away, Manchester United manager…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 19 October 1993 – Cash boost for Chelsea as £5 million injected to make all seater stand #CFC
Chelsea’s redevelopment plans of the Stamford bridge received a massive £5 million cash injection. The money had been put up…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 19 October 1993 – #AlexFerguson shared his message to his players on how to deal with setbacks #MUFC
Manchester United had lost out on the championship in a cruel and heartbreaking manner in 1991 but managed to turn…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 19 October 1993 – Missed chances cost Leeds as Ipswich deny sixth consecutive win #LUFC #Ipswich
Leeds United was kicking themselves for allowing their sixth consecutive premiership victory to escape them at Portman Road. Ipswich, who…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 18 October 1993 – Manchester Unite keeper #PeterSchmeichel was offered a £2.5m 7 year extention #MUFC
Danish goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel had been offered a seven-year contract by Premier League champions, Manchester United, in a deal which…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 18 October 1993 – QPR manager Gerry Francis was ready to quit Rangers to take up England job #QPR
Gerry Francis that night put himself in the front line for the England manager’s job. The QPR boss, who has…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 18 October 1993 – Chelsea 1 – Norwich City 2 – “Buy Buy” for Hoddle soon if Chelsea don’t splash the cash #CFC
Glenn Hoddle was set to buy his way out of trouble after a dreadful Chelsea display that suggests he’s in…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 17 October 1993 – Swindon Town 1 Everton 1 – Struggling Swindon gets a surprise point against Toffees
Everton looked like adding to Swindon’s premiership gloom until a last minute equalizer from home skipper Shaun Taylor earned the…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 17 October 1993 – Sheffield Wednesday 2 Wimbledon 2 – #VinnyJones saved Dons, again #Wimbledon #SHWC
Battling Wimbledon scrambled a point with a last minute equalizer after Wednesday seemed to be heading to be heading for…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 17 October 1993 – Newcastle 1 – QPR 2 Red Hot #LesFerdinand stuns Magpies #NUFC #QPR
QPR’s Les Ferdinand was head and shoulders above England rival Andy Cole in Rangers’ 2-1 triumph at Newcastle. Newcastle boss…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 16 October 1993 – West Ham 0 – Aston Villa 0 – Points shared in a frustrating game at Upton park #WHUFC #AVFC
Aston Villa and West Ham shared the points and the frustration at Upton Park in a scrappy 90 minutes that…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 16 October 1993 – Coventry 1 Southampton 1 – Saints finally pick up a point after late Coventry equaliser #Coventry #SaintsFC
Ian Branfoot finally had something to smile about as Saint grabbed their first away point – but it was so…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 16 October 1993 – Arsenal 0 Manchester City 0 Stalemate ends with a controversial referee decision #AFC #MCFC
Rival bosses George Graham and Brian Horton saved most of their praise for referee Roger Midford after a game that…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 16 October 1993 – • Manchester United 2 – 1 Tottenham Hotspur – #OssieArdiles concedes title to United in October #MUFC #THFC
Ossie Ardiles handed a chilling warning to the other 20 clubs trying to dethrone United as champions. Spurs manager’s assessment…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 15 October 1993 – Manchester City striker #NiallQuinn wanted to take out his international disappointment and anger out on Arsenal #MCFC
Nial Quinn wanted to shake off any remaining disappointment from his international duty on Arsenal in the premier league match…
#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 15 October 1993 – #GraemeSouness is delighted by the improvement in his Liverpool’s side’s defending and wants positive attitude from the squad #LFC
As the international break was about to come to an end, Graeme Souness was talking about the small improvements he…