Sunday, 28 June 2020

1989/90: Arsenal v Norwich City

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As November 1989 progressed, it seemed as if every day there was a new story of football in crisis, as the behaviour of players and managers...
Monday, 22 June 2020

1988: Alan Shearer's dream debut

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Arsenal must have been sick of the sight of Southampton during the 1987/88 season. After a slow start to their Division One campaign, ten st...
Wednesday, 17 June 2020

1985 Mercantile Credit Classic: Willie Thorne

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Willie Thorne had a lot of doubters to prove wrong as the 1984/85 snooker season commenced. In truth, he probably had to crush his own demon...
Thursday, 11 June 2020

1982/83 European Cup: Aston Villa v Besiktas

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With Project Restart in the Premier League fast approaching, armchair fans will soon be in for a feast of football. When Aston Villa take on...
Thursday, 4 June 2020

The BBC and live top flight football

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As news broke that Premier League football would be returning from June 17, one bit of the announcement stood out to me. Live top flight foo...
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Tuesday, 2 June 2020

Euro 80: England v Belgium

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The 1970s had not been kind to the English national team. That 1970 World Cup quarter final defeat ; failure to qualify for Euro 1972 and t...
Monday, 25 May 2020

1980 European Cup final: Nottingham Forest v Hamburg

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“You win something once and people say it is all down to luck,” Brian Clough said after Nottingham Forest had successfully defended the Eur...
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