By:Chris Amy Blackburn Rovers – certainly no bottlers! Bottle. A term used in football meaning to succumb to pressure. This week’s iconic moment sees Blackburn Rovers’ goalkeeper Tim Flowers used the phrase quite a few times in a post-match interview. Flowers was being interviewed by Sky Sports immediately after his Blackburn Rovers side had beaten […]
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Iconic Moments in Football No.92
By:Chris Amy Blackburn Rovers – certainly no bottlers! Bottle. A term used in football meaning to succumb to pressure. This week’s iconic moment sees Blackburn Rovers’ goalkeeper Tim Flowers used the phrase quite a few times in a post-match interview. Flowers was being interviewed by Sky Sports immediately after his Blackburn Rovers side had beaten […]
On This Day – 1st April
Nottingham Forest put seven goals past Sheffield Wednesday on this day back in 1995. Their strike partnership of Stan Collymore and Dutchman Brian Roy both scored two each as Wednesday were hit for seven in front of home fans at Hillsborough. Stuart Pearce scored the opening goal of the game after 17 minutes with a […]
On This Day – 4th March
Manchester United fans were on cloud nine on this day back in 1995 as their side defeated Ipswich Town 9-0 at Old Trafford. It was the biggest Premier League win, a record that was equalled by Leicester City in October 2019 and again by United just last month. Both of these subsequent 9-0 victories were […]
On This Day – 3rd March
It was announced on this day in 1995 that Crystal Palace striker Chris Armstrong became the first Premier League player to fails a drugs test. Armstrong tested positive for cannabis when he took a test on 23rd January 1995. He had surprisingly been dropped from the Palace team for their FA Cup Fifth Round tie […]
On This Day – 21st February
Arsenal manager George Graham was sacked on this day in 1995 after it was revealed that he had taken a ‘bung’ from a transfer deal earlier on in the decade. After an investigation lead by the Premier League, it came to light that Graham had received £425,000 from an agent called Rune Hauge. The payments […]
On This Day – 15th February
One of the most shameful moments in British sporting history took place on this day in 1995 as some England fans ran riot at an away match against the Republic of Ireland. Several England fans ripped apart sections of the Main Stand at Lansdowne Road and throwing missiles onto the Irish fans below. There were […]
On This Day – 11th February
Aston Villa hit seven past Wimbledon at Villa Park on this day in 1995. Villa’s new signing Tommy Johnson scored a hat-trick to register his first goals for the club after joining from Derby County. The visitors took the lead after 11 minutes thanks to a powerful half-volley from Warren Barton. That was as good […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.44
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from the 1995 European Cup Winners Cup Final between Arsenal and Real Zaragoza. Yes, I’ve bitten the proverbial bullet and will write about a goal that beat Arsenal in a major final! Arsenal were the holders, having beaten Parma 1-0 the previous season in Copenhagen. They were the favourites to […]
Football’s Greatest Hat-Tricks No.2
Robbie Fowler is seconds away from completing his hat-trick against Arsenal, 28th August 1994 Robbie Fowler broke the record for the fastest Premier League hat-trick against Arsenal on 28th August 1994.He managed to score three times in four minutes 33 seconds as Liverpool beat the European Cup Winners Cup holders 3-0. Fowler’s first came after […]