Life After Kenny
Amidst the high of winning the Premier League title, in June of 1995 Kenny Dalglish stunned the fanbase by announcing he was to step down with immediate effect to take up a role as Director of Football. This prompted the promotion of his assistant Ray Harford, who would take over as the club’s new manager. […]
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 […]
Juventus vs Inter Milan
On Friday 20th June 1997 it was announced that Inter Milan had pulled off the signing of the summer, capturing the signature of Ronaldo from under the noses of his current club FC Barcelona. The Brazilian had a release clause in his contract that allowed for his departure should the buying club offer an agreed […]
The Final Chapter
To wrap up the series we take a look at how the main protagonists in this story of season 92/93 finish out their domestic campaign after the completion of the Champions League Final. Rangers If exiting the Champions League wasn’t enough heartbreak for the Rangers support, the following week they would be dealt a further […]
Tapie’s Last Stand
We covered both sides route to the final in this preview piece, which provides a greater context of how how each team was formulated as well as how their season had progressed prior to qualifying for the Champions League Final. Starting Line Ups Marseille Line Up: An injury concern had left Franck Sauzee out of […]
Rossoneri Rumble
We have covered Marseille’s run to the Champions League group stages in this earlier preview article, as well as their Group A performances throughout the series, so let’s begin with a look at their opponents AC Milan and their season so far. In the summer of 92/93 Milan manager Fabio Cappello was preparing for his […]
Tears on the Ibrox Turf
Prior to their final Group A Champions League match with CSKA, Rangers would take part in three Scottish Premier Division matches that would prove crucial in securing the title. On Saturday April 10th Tommy McLean’s Motherwell would visit Ibrox, a side locked in a relegation battle that saw 7 points separating the bottom five sides. […]
A Date with Destiny
Following on from Rangers heroic victory over Club Brugge at Ibrox on Matchday 4, they faced a trip to Parkhead to take on Liam Brady’s Celtic in the final Old Firm match of the season. This would prove to be one big match too many in this week for Rangers, as they fell 2-1 to […]
Attila No More
Rangers entered Matchday 4 of the Champions League on the back of a three domestic fixtures, the first of which was an away Scottish Cup Quarter Final tie with Arbroath. In a match that would finish 3-0 to Rangers, there was certainly no room for squad rotation in this era as Hateley and McCoist found […]
Battling the Blau-Zwart
As the Champions League resumed play on Matchday 3 after a three-month hiatus, Rangers spent this break continuing their near total demolition of Scottish football. Rangers returned from their match in Bochum against Club Brugge to face a tricky away game with Falkirk at Brockville. Despite the hosts taking the lead McCoist and Hateley combined […]