Collective Collaboration
As the dust settled on their 2-2 draw with Barcelona, United returned to league action to face Arsenal at Highbury. Andy Cole was an early casualty who would miss out through injury, but Scholes and Solskjaer passed late fitness tests which saw them make the bench. Coming into the United lineup was Nicky Butt who […]
Manchester United vs FC Barcelona
Phil Neville had deputized for both Gary Neville and Dennis Irwin in the weeks leading up to this game, however as both found themselves back to full fitness Ferguson went with his more experienced full back pairing. A late injury in United’s game with Coventry would see Ronnie Johnsen miss out on this match, with […]
Saving Face
In spite of an ever-growing injury list impacting squad depth, Ray Harford had at least steered the ship back on course with several solid domestic victories over the final few weeks of 1995. Sat in the maelstrom of a highly competitive Premier League mid-table, there is certainly an opportunity for Rovers to re-establish themselves as […]
Jewel in the Crown
The evening of the 15th of May 1991 will go down as one of the most famous nights in Manchester United history, with the club once again experiencing European glory and the realization that the man in charge was capable of delivering on the big stage. Thousands of United supporters made the pilgrimage across the […]
Lazio vs AC Milan
In May of 1994 AC Milan President Silvio Berlusconi stood beside Head Coach Fabio Capello as the pair held aloft the Champions League trophy, following Milan’s 4-0 destruction of Johan Cruyff’s FC Barcelona. Eight years into Berlusconi’s tenure as the controlling shareholder of the club, he was about to turn his hand to another form […]
Under Starters Orders
On the 15th of December 1995 Belgian footballer Jean Marc Bosman stood in front of the European Court of Justice, awaiting a ruling that was to change the face of professional football forever. This case had been brought to court after Bosman had attempted to join French club Dunkerque in 1990 after his contract with RFC Liege […]
New Kid In Town
On the 26th of May 1999 in the depths of the Nou Camp stadium in Barcelona, ITV presenter Gary Newbon stands in front of Alex Ferguson to conduct a post-match interview following the climactic end of the 1999 Champions League Final against Bayern Munich. Newbon begins by almost shrieking his interviewee’s name, blurting out a […]
Winter is Coming
While the month of October had led to a resurgence in positivity, with a relative upswing in performances leading to four wins in six matches, Blackburn faced the daunting task of a packed November and December schedule that would likely define their season. UEFA Champions League Matchday 4 1st November 1995 vs Legia Warsaw Ewood […]
England vs Argentina
Much of the build up to this match focused on the last time England met Argentina in the World Cup, a game that brought us two moments of infamy from a certain Diego Maradona. The BBC asked Hoddle about his feelings toward the Argentines, having been an England player in the last meeting in 1986. […]
Reality Check
It’s fair to say that Blackburn’s trip to Anfield to face Liverpool on September 16th 1995 had an altogether different atmosphere than their previous encounter in May. While hope and expectation remained in the hearts of their supporters, this time it was more directed towards their fear of dropping into the relegation zone. In what […]