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#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on August 20 1993 – Liverpool #LFC manager #GraemeSouness warns against getting carried away after a bright start
Graeme Souness recognized that the mood of optimism sweeping the Merseyside with a 100 per cent start on both sides…
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#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on August 20 1993 – Tottenham #THFC Midfielder #VinnySamways facing punishment from FA for Inciting Crowd at Newcastle United #NUFC
Tottenham midfield Vinny Samways could face a disrepute charge after being reported to the Football Association for making an obscene…
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#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on August 20 1993 – Swindon Town @Official_STFC #STFC sell out for Liverpool’s #LFC visit as #RossMclaren admits pressure to get points
Swindon players could not get enough tickets for their friends and families as Liverpool were visiting that weekend. And their…
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#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on August 20 1993 – #DenisIrwin Pinpoints Manchester United’s #MUFC Twin Pace and Power as their main weapon against Newcastle United #NUFC
Denis Irwin pinpointed Manchester United’s twin pack of power and pace to blow away Newcastle United at Old Trafford. The…
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#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 19 August 1993 – #AndySinton #transfer over as Sheffield Wednesday #SWC beat late bid from Liverpool’s #GraemeSouness #LFC
The biggest transfer saga of that summer was finally over when Sheffield Wednesday boss Trevor Francis confirmed that the QPR…
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#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 19 August 1993 – #Zimbabwe #BruceGrobbelaar announced that Liverpool #LFC was back to their best
Liverpool who suffered a difficult campaign in 1992 had started the new season brightly winning both of the opening two…
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#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 19 August 1993 – #PL Fans Protest against Squad Number Charges
The premier league’s new experiment with squad numbering had not gone down well with the fans of most of the…
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#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 19 August 1993 -We might as all pack in and go home said furious Newcastle United #NUFC manager #KevinKeegan over #PavelSrnicek Red Card
Newcastle United was ready to appeal the three-match ban imposed on Pavel Srnicek after the Czech keeper was sent off…
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#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 18 August 1993 – Sheffield United #SUFC manager #DaveBassett threatened to drop his own player #TomCowan as punishment for getting #RoyKeane booked
Coventry 2 – Newcastle United 1 – Bogeyman Mick Harford Snatches Points Away from Newcastle Newcastle United were just five…
Read More#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on Aug 17 1993 – #IanRush Confessed he thought #GraemeSouness would sell him a year earlier #LFC
Liverpool skipper and record goalscorer Ian Rush admitted that he thought for a long time that manager Graeme Souness was…
Read More#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on Aug 17 1993 – Arsenal manager #GrahamGeorge warned #AndySinton “We won’t mess about” #ArsenalFC
As the transfer saga of Andy Sinton dragged on, Arsenal manager Graham George warned the QPR player that the gunners…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on Aug 17 1993 – #NeilRuddock backed #QPR Striker #LesFerdinand to be the best in the country #Britain
As Liverpool was getting ready to face QPR later that day, new Kop hero Neil Ruddock backed Les Ferdinand to…
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#PLHistory #PremierLeagueStories #PL on 17th August 1993 – Second Defeat for the Hammers as Leeds made winning start to the home campaign #LUFC #WHUFC
Gary Speed enabled Leeds to start their Elland Road campaign with a win thanks to a 61st-minute strike that sank…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on Aug 16 1993 – Newcastle United #NUFC captain #BarryVenison believed they can only be better after Opening day defeat
According to Newcastle United captain Barry Venison, their opening day defeat to the hands of Tottenham could turn out to…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on Aug 16 1993 – Manchester United #MUFC #AlexFerguson praised “Marvellous and Outstanding” #BryanRobson
After the man of the match performance by Bryan Robson against Norwich on an opening day Alex Ferguson praised the…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on Aug 16 1993 – Wimbledon Owner #SamHammam to be charged for “Bringing the game into disrepute” #afcwimbledon
Sam Hammam looked certain to become the first football owner to be charged by the FA with bringing the game…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on Aug 16 1993 – Arsenal #ArsenalFC Beat Tottenham #THFC in the #NorthLondon #Derby
Tottenham 0 – Arsenal 1 – Debutant Eddie Mcgoldrick Gives Bragging Rights to Gunners in the North London Derby Eddie…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on Aug 15 1993 – Manchester United #MUFC Kick off Title Defense in Style & Other #Matchday Stories
Norwich 0 – Manchester United 2 – Champions Stamp Their Authority With a Solid Win An inspirational performance from the…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on Aug 14 1993 – Aston Villa #AVFC the biggest Winner and Newcastle lose on their #PL debut #NUFC on the Opening Day & Other #Matchday stories
Arsenal 0 Coventry City 3 – Mick Quinn Hat Trick Ruins Gunners’ Opening Day Mighty Mick Quinn tore Arsenal apart…
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#Premierleaguestories 1993/94 #PreSeason – Promoted Clubs – Newcastle United #NUFC, West Ham #WHUC and Swindon Town #STFC looking for different targets in #PL
Newcastle United had declared that they were not in the premier league to make up the numbers but intended to…
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#Premierleaguestories 1993/94 #PreSeason – Oldham Athletic #OAFC – Great escape from previous season may be required again as club struggled financially
Oldham had looked down and out by February when they were nine points from safety but a remarkable run at…
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#Premierleaguestories 1993/94 #PreSeason – Southampton #SaintsFC – Quantity over Quality for the Saints as they rebuild the squad
Southampton sold Tim Flowers to Blackburn in a record deal for a goalkeeper for roughly £3.75 million deal. And they…
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#Premierleaguestories 1993/94 #PreSeason – Leeds United #LUFC– The Peacocks looking to put a disappointing season behind them with intelligent transfers
After having a fairy tale season in 1991 where Leeds United won the title as a promoted team right at…
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#Premierleaguestories 1993/94 #PreSeason – Ipswich Town #itfc – Portman Road side looking to continue attacking flair and make progress under #JohnLyall
Ipswich Town were the toast of the early half of the 1992 season as the newly promoted team took the…
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#Premierleaguestories 1993/94 #PreSeason – Blackburn Rovers – #KennyDalglish ’s Super Stars wanted to win league with defensive reinforcements #TimFlowers, #DavidBatty and #PaulWarhurst.
When Jack Walker, the famous businessman from Lancashire bought Blackburn Rovers, a club he had supported since childhood, he made…
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#Premierleaguestories 1993/94 #PreSeason – Coventry City #PUSB – Mass Exodus at the Sky Blues with another #relegation battle looming for #BobbyGould
Manager Bobby Gould was under pressure after an underwhelming season where the Highfield Road side flirted with relegation for the…
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#Premierleaguestories 1993/94 #PreSeason – Sheffield United #SUFC – Failure to replace #BrianDeane was recipe for disaster
Sheffield United’s mid-table finish and a run till the FA cup semi-finals was majorly boosted by Briane Deane’s remarkable season…
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#Premierleaguestories 1993/94 #PreSeason – Norwich City #NCFC – Over Achievers looking to Stay Competitive with bargain buys #NeilAdams and #SpencerPrior
Norwich City was the surprise package of the earlier season where they led the premier league table for a good…
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#Premierleaguestories 1993/94 #PreSeason – Aston Villa #AVFC – #RonAtkinson Added Goals with #AndyTownsend #GuyWhittingham to a Squad that Almost Ran out of Steam in 1992-93
Ron Atkinson’s side were the clear favourites to win the title the previous season till mid-March before losing their way…
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#Premierleaguestories 1993/94 #PreSeason – Manchester United #MUFC – Defending Champions Were Aiming for Domination with #RoyKeane #DavidBeckham #RobbieSavage
Manchester United finally ended their 26-year wait to lift the premier league and it looked like that they were banking…
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#Premierleaguestories 1993/94 #PreSeason – Wimbledon #MKDons – #JoeKinnear had turned #relegation battlers into #Fighters, will that continue ??
Wimbledon was one of the favourites to get relegated the season earlier and many thought that Joe Kinnear was too…
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#Premierleaguestories 1993/94 #PreSeason – Chelsea #ChelseaFC – New era under #GlennHoddle who got Swindon Town #STFC promoted
Managers constantly under the pressure of getting sacked, players eyeing moves to bigger clubs and the squad crumbling at every…
Read More#Premierleaguestories 1993/94 #PreSeason – Arsenal #ArsenalFC – Gunners buoyant after a Cup Double, despite only 1 signing #EddieMcGoldrick
Arsenal were the favourites to win the inaugural premier league under George Graham. But the change in the back pass…
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#Premierleaguestories 1993/94 #PreSeason – Manchester City #MCFC – The Other Club in #Manchester Desperate to Prove Its Worth with £7 million on nine new players
1992-93 was a nightmare season for the “other club” in Manchester. They had to endure the Red half of the…
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#Premierleaguestories 1993/94 #PreSeason – Sheffield Wednesday #SWFC – Unluckiest Side of the previous season looking to go one step further
Sheffield Wednesday was arguably the unluckiest team of the previous season, they finished seventh just three places outside of a…
Read More#Premierleaguestories 1993/94 #PreSeason – #GraemeSouness survived a difficult campaign at Liverpool #LFC but question marks continue…
Graeme Souness’ side suffered a terrible campaign and was on verge of getting the sack on more than one occasion.…
Read More#Premierleaguestories 1993/94 #PreSeason – Queens Park Rangers #QPR, the best club of #London .. will it be able to hold on to their Prize Assets
For a club that was facing financial difficulties at the start of the decade, Queens Park Rangers did a great…
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#Premierleaguestories 1993/94 #PreSeason – Tottenham Hotspur #THFC – Season of transition for the North London Club with a new manager #OsvaldoArdiles , board and 26 player changes
Tottenham Hotspur had an up and down season where Doug Livermore and Ray Clemence stumbled the north London club to…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on May 11 1993 – Big Clubs collected huge cash prizes as BSkyB Deal kicked in
Likes of Manchester United and Aston Villa had their coffers full of cash after the BSkyB’s £304 million five year…
Read More#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on May 11 1993 – Chelsea #CFC #ChelseaFC sacked manager #DaveWebb, Swindon Town boss #GlennHoddle favorite as the replacement
Chelsea decided to not extend stand-in manager Dave Webb’s contract after finishing the season in 11th place. Webb had taken…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on May 11 1993 – QPR boss #GerryFrancis suggested that he would leave the club if #LesFerdinand was sold
Rangers boss Gerry Francis indicated that he wanted to see out his contract at QPR but mildly suggested that he…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on May 11 1993 – Distracted Gunners #ArsenalFC Overtaken by North London Rivals Tottenham #THFC
Arsenal 1 Tottenham Hotspur 3 – Distracted Gunners Overtaken by North London Rivals As Arsenal was preparing for the FA…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on May 10 1993 – Eggs thrown on Manchester City #MCFC Chairman as #PeterReid questioned players’ mentality
Manchester City fans had seen enough when Everton ran out 5-2 winners at Maine Road for the last game of…
Read More#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on May 10 1993 – No way we are letting #RoyKeane go warned Forest chairman
Nottingham Forest chairman Fred Reacher warned the potential suitors of Roy Keane that the release clause in Roy Keane’s contract…
Read More#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on May 10 1993 – #GraemeSouness was to stay as Liverpool #LFC manager as the club divided over the decision
Graeme Souness was set to continue as the Liverpool manager after winning the confidence of the club’s board of directors,…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on May 10 1993 – We will be back soon, said #LennieLawrence as Middlesbrough went down
Middlesbrough couldn’t make it in the end. Oldham leapfrogged them into safety and the tee side team couldn’t string enough…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on May 09 1993 – #VinnieJones Attacked by fan to ruin Manchester United’s #MUFC Victory Parade & Other #MatchDay Stories
Wimbledon 1 – Manchester United 2 – United’s big day ruined as Vinnie Jones attacked by a fan What should…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on May 09 1993 – #CliveAllen inspires Hammers West Ham #WHUFC to gain promotion and enter premier league #PL in next season
Welcome the Hammers! West Ham pip Portsmouth on goal difference to gain automatic promotion to Premier League The race to…
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#PLHistory #premierleaguestories #PL on May 08 1993 – Latics survived while Crystal Palace #CPFC got relegated in dramatic fashion (and other #MatchDay Stories)
Arsenal 3 – Crystal Palace 0 – Ian Wright’s goal relegated his old side Ian Wright was a prodigy at…
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