Saturday, May 12 – 2001 Former Coventry City goalie Steve Ogrizovic battled to save a cricketer who’d had a suspected heart attack. Ogrizovic, 43, gave
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Oggy: Gloves staying off
Friday, October 20 – 2000 Steve Ogrizovic has ruled out the possibility of making a comeback at the age of 43 to ease Coventry’s goalkeeping
David Thompson to quit Liverpool
Tuesday, August 1 – 2000 David Thompson is ready to quit Liverpool to save his Premiership career. The England Under-21 midfielder has been given permission
Thug admits attack on Robbie Fowler
Monday, July 31 – 2000 England football star Robbie Fowler was spared a courtroom ordeal yesterday after a man pleaded guilty to assaulting him in
Obituary – Cliff Lloyd
Wednesday, January 12 – 2000 Footballer whose biggest victory came after he hung up his boots Cliff Lloyd, who has died aged 83, made a
I’ll play safe with Owen says Houllier
Friday, December 31 – 1999 Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier has threatened to put Michael Owen’s impressive comeback on hold to protect his prize asset. Houllier
Grobbelaar for SuperSport United
Thursday, December 30 – 1999 Former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar is to be caretaker coach of South African Premier League club SuperSport United. (Daily Express,
Patrik Berger rely on a roll at Anfield
Thursday, December 30 – 1999 Patrik Berger has set himself a double New Year target – Champions League qualification with Liverpool and Euro 2000 success
Waiting game for Fowler
Tuesday, December 28 – 1999 Gerard Houllier is set to keep Robbie Fowler on the bench for today’s Anfield clash with Wimbledon. Fowler made his
Villa look to James
Tuesday, April 27 – 1999 Aston Villa head a queue of clubs ready to offer £2 million-rated David James a chance to re-launch his career.
Look how Robbie Fowler has gone up in the world
Friday, January 1 – 1999 Robbie Fowler has bought a house in London to cash in on the lucrative rental market for foreign diplomats but
Gerard Houllier to wait over new signings
Thursday, December 17 – 1998 Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier will delay his decision on signing either Alexander Golovko or Rigobert Song until the end of
Decision on Macca will decide who runs Anfield
Friday, July 24 – 1998 Of all the transfer rumour, informed or otherwise, which inevitably has reached a frenzy in this limbo period between the
Bob Paisley, English football’s reluctant genius
February 14, 1996 Bob Paisley, English football’s reluctant genius, died yesterday bequeathing our national game a record that will never be surpassed. The man whose
The death of Alec Muir
September 4, 1995 Tranmere Rovers were saddened by the death this week of one-time youth development officer Alec Muir. And memories were immediately brought back
Ray Hamblett spreads the TV news gospel
August 11, 1994 Top-level talks were under way today into plans to turn Merseyside into a satellite capital of Europe. Liverpool-born Ray Hamblett, now boss
The death of Norman Low
May 21, 1994 Norman Low, a centre half who played 13 games for Liverpool during the 1930s and guested with both Reds and Everton during
Neil Ruddock: “I wasn’t greedy”
Wednesday, July 21 – 1993 Ossie Ardilles blasted Neil Ruddock last night for demanding £8,000 a week to stay at Spurs – and then wanting
£2,3m Nigel seals Kop dream move
Tuesday, July 20 – 1993 Nigel Clough was yesterday valued at £2,275 million for the “perfect move” to Liverpool he hopes will secure his England
Dean Saunders is on his way to Villa
Wednesday, September 2 – 1992 Liverpool striker Dean Saunders is set to join Aston Villa today for £2,5m. Anfield boss Graeme Souness announced that the
Ray Houghton to meet Ron Atkinson
Thursday, July 23 – 1992 Ron Atkinson reckons “petticoat power” could ruin his bid to sign Liverpool’s Republic of Ireland international Ray Houghton. Aston Villa’s
Ray Houghton chase
Wednesday, July 22 – 1992 Chelsea and Aston Villa were last night locked in battle for the £900,000 signature of Liverpool midfielder Ray Houghton. He
Mike misery
Friday, June 19 – 1992 Liverpool yesterday fined reserve team keeper Mike Hooper two weeks’ wages after his walk-out before last season’s FA Cup final.
Double swoop for Liverpool?
Thursday, May 21 – 1992 Meanwhile, Sheffield Wednesday moved in to make Liverpool sweat on the £700,000 signing of Darren Anderton’s Portsmouth colleague John Beresford.
It’s a teen dream
Monday, January 14 – 1991 Teenage prodigy Jamie Redknapp yesterday completed a dream move to Liverpool . . . helped by a friendship forged before
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