Former Manchester United boss Ron Atkinson was appointed as the new Aston Villa manager on this day in 1991. Atkinson replaced Czechoslovakian Dr Josef Venglos, who had been in charge for less than a year at Villa Park. He had guided Sheffield Wednesday the previous season and had promised their fans that he would stay […]
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Iconic Moments in Football No.81
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 […]
On This Day – 22nd April
It was on this day back in 2004 that Ron Atkinson’s broadcasting career came to an abrupt end.The former Aston Villa and Manchester United manager resigned from his pundit job at ITV after making a racist remark about Chelsea’s Marcel Desailly after their Champions League Semi-Final with Monaco. They were picked up by microphones and […]