Post-match interviews with managers can be great viewing. The result is a significant factor in how the interview pans out. The most entertaining interviews for me have to be when they are angry after a defeat. Everyone remembers Kevin Keegan’s “I would love it!” interview after his Newcastle United side drew away to Nottingham Forest […]
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Football’s Greatest Goals No.54
Lightning doesn’t strike twice…but Tony Yeboah strikes twice! The Ghanaian seemed to have a vendetta against crossbars, regularly trying to snap them in half with pulverising shots. In the 1995/96 season – his first in England after a move from Eintracht Frankfurt – Yeboah thumped in two wonderful goals from a very similar position. Both […]
Crucial Goals in Football No.1 – Dennis Bergkamp vs Southampton 23rd September 1995
Dennis Bergkamp joined Arsenal in June 1995 for the sum of £7.5 million. He became one of Bruce Rioch’s first signings, breaking the club’s transfer record in the process. The Dutchman had performed incredibly for Ajax and for his national team. Inter Milan came in and signed him in 1993, but he struggled with the […]
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Iconic Moments in Football No.78
Watching Manchester City at the moment, it seems an impossible thought that they played out of the top flight. However, back in 1996 they were perilously close to relegation and went into the final match of the season needing to get a result at home to Liverpool to stay in the Premier League. Southampton and […]
On This Day – 18th November
Nottingham Forest’s 25 match unbeaten run in the Premier League was ended was a 7-0 hammering by reigning champions Blackburn Rovers on this day back in 1995. Their impressive run began on 25th February and they went the last thirteen games of the 1994/95 season undefeated.Despite selling star striker Stan Collymore in the close season […]
On This Day – 21st October
It was on this day back in 1996 that midfielder Vinnie Jones played 43 minutes in goal for Wimbledon against Newcastle United at St James’s Park. The home side were already leading 3-0 before Wimbledon’s goalkeeper Paul Heald was sent off for a second bookable offence. He had already been booked for time wasting and […]
On This Day – 19th August
20 year old Nicky Butt playing in Manchester United’s opening day defeat to Aston Villa It was on this day back in 1995 that Alan Hansen uttered the immortal line of “You’ll win nothing with kids” on Match of the Day after Manchester United lost 3-1 to Aston Villa on the opening day of the […]
Football’s Greatest Goals No.21
This week’s ‘Greatest Goal’ comes from Manchester City’s Georgian play-maker Georgi Kinkladze.The Georgian had been one of Alan Ball’s first signings when he replaced Brian Horton in the summer of 1995. He joined City a couple of weeks after Dennis Bergkamp, another foreign forward had signed for Premier League side Arsenal. Ball decided to build […]
Alternative Football History Part VIII – Newcastle United win the 1995/96 Premiership!
Keegan in his famous rant on Sky Sports A little over 24 years ago, Kevin Keegan had a mini-meltdown live on Sky Sports after his Newcastle United side won 1-0 at Leeds United to close the gap on leaders Manchester United to three points. Newcastle United had a game in hand and only two games […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.35
Gazza gives referee Dougie Smith his yellow card back, December 30th 1995 This week’s iconic moment comes from the Scottish Premier League in a match between Rangers and Hibernian on 30th December 1995.Rangers completely dominated the match from start to finish, winning the game 7-0. Gordon Durie scored four of the goals. Even though he scored […]