So why was the Premier League formed anyway?

Originally Posted by Flix

Did we not lose the first game to Sheff Utd - when Brain Dean scored the first goal in the premier league, then lost again to Everton, and then drew with, I think, Crystal Palace (although it might have been Southampton), when Dion Dublin scored. £#%&! me I've got a shit memory, though to be fair I was £#%&!ed on beer & drugs in Crete at the time. Anyway, we had 1 point after 3 games

Yeah, Dublin got the winner at The Dell and then broke his leg against Palace. Eric signed the following month.

Ah, moderately happy days, eh?

Originally Posted by HarkNowHear

"Denis, keep playing football"

That was on the "Champions" video wasn't it.

Originally Posted by koppas

That was on the "Champions" video wasn't it.

My memory fails but

Originally Posted by HarkNowHear

My memory fails but

Yeah it was. SAF on the touchline screaming then it cuts to the opening goal.

I remember I bought "Captains Log" too - Steve Bruce's video diary. See his kid and Schmeichel's kid. "Casper Peter Schmeichel". Bitter little @#%&!!

Originally Posted by koppas

Yeah it was. SAF on the touchline screaming then it cuts to the opening goal.

I remember I bought "Captains Log" too - Steve Bruce's video diary. See his kid and Schmeichel's kid. "Casper Peter Schmeichel". Bitter little @#%&!!

I could tell a story but I wont

Originally Posted by koppas

Yeah it was. SAF on the touchline screaming then it cuts to the opening goal.

I remember I bought "Captains Log" too - Steve Bruce's video diary. See his kid and Schmeichel's kid. "Casper Peter Schmeichel". Bitter little @#%&!!

Oh the memories

90s > 00s.

nft.

Originally Posted by koppas

90s > 00s.

nft.

Old division 2 > than most things



Honestly

"Denis, Keep playing football"

That's it? That's the advice from the best manager of all time, keep playing football? Was Irwin flirting with the possibility of playing Basketball or tiddlywinks or something?....

I think the thing was that, as part of the football league, money got split out reasonably well and all the clubs benefitted. The objective of the premier league was to have a bigger share of the 'pot' and the football league could go to hell... with the lie that 'Team England' would benefit

The very first league table had Arsenal in 19th and us in 20th as memory serves

Originally Posted by HarkNowHear

Old division 2 > than most things



Honestly

I can imagine.

Part of me wants to see United fall horribly and spend a year or two in the lower divisions. I have been spoilt all my life when it comes to United.

Originally Posted by koppas

I can imagine.

Part of me wants to see United fall horribly and spend a year or two in the lower divisions. I have been spoilt all my life when it comes to United.

We all have koppas. We have had unparalelled (sp) success since 1991 so that's 17 years now. We may never know a period like this again.

Originally Posted by Mr_Ed

We all have koppas. We have had unparalelled (sp) success since 1991 so that's 17 years now. We may never know a period like this again.

Yet you wouldn't know it to come on here at times.

Originally Posted by Mr_Ed

We all have koppas. We have had unparalelled (sp) success since 1991 so that's 17 years now. We may never know a period like this again.

i don't know, some of my missus' periods seem to last well beyond a decade

basically all the fighters got nicked, got old or got loved up

England, Pavarotti, an evening with Gary Lineker and Gazza's tears happened

Lord Taylor said plastic seats were nice

The chattering classes loved it; football was in vogue

Murdoch seized the moment

And the working classes stuck a dish on their walls and the money was used to price them out of the stadiums

Hey ho

Originally Posted by The Return of JC

Yeah, Dublin got the winner at The Dell and then broke his leg against Palace. Eric signed the following month.

Ah, moderately happy days, eh?

Remember that like it was yesterday.

Good times.

i remember when the premier league first started, people saying "it won't last" , "it's shite" and all the rest.

"alive and kickiiiiiiiing"

Originally Posted by The Return of JC

Yeah, Dublin got the winner at The Dell and then broke his leg against Palace. Eric signed the following month.

Ah, moderately happy days, eh?

I remember when dublin broke his leg and the press were all crowded round his bed asking him loads of questions... wouldn't happen in this day and age would it.