Comments on: What Became of the Likely Lads? Blackburn 94-95 http://backpagefootball.com/what-became-of-the-likely-lads-2-blackburn-rovers-1994-95/4522/ Wed, 22 May 2013 13:48:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: damian duckworth http://backpagefootball.com/what-became-of-the-likely-lads-2-blackburn-rovers-1994-95/4522/comment-page-1/#comment-7480 damian duckworth Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:58:30 +0000 http://backpagefootball.com/?p=4522#comment-7480 this has some mistakes dalglish took over at blackburn in 91-92 and got them promoted through the playoffs in the first season of the premier league 92-93 blackburn bought alan shearer for a british record fee of 3.25 million (what a bargain in todays terms) and finished 4th in the second season 93-94 blackburn finished second then in 94-95 blackburn did the unthinkable and won the premier league but the clubs major downfall after this amazing achivement was that the club never pushed on dalglish immediatly moved “upstairs” as director of football and ray harford took over as manager but jack walker wasnt convinced and wouldnt back him in the transfer market the best example of that is harfard went to walker and asked to sign a french player called zidane from bordeaux and his response was what do you need zidane for when you have got tim sherwood so this was the beging off the end the star players left the money dried up and the club got relegated a few seasons after winning the league and the way football is now i cant ever see anything like this ever happening again

]]> By: Diamond Dust http://backpagefootball.com/what-became-of-the-likely-lads-2-blackburn-rovers-1994-95/4522/comment-page-1/#comment-5476 Diamond Dust Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:20:03 +0000 http://backpagefootball.com/?p=4522#comment-5476 Does anyone else think Le Saux looks like Michael McIntyre in that picture!?

]]> By: Neil Sherwin http://backpagefootball.com/what-became-of-the-likely-lads-2-blackburn-rovers-1994-95/4522/comment-page-1/#comment-5448 Neil Sherwin Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:23:28 +0000 http://backpagefootball.com/?p=4522#comment-5448 Wilcox was an excellent left winger, and should have had more of a run for England ahead of the likes of Andy Sinton.

Showing your age lads ;)

]]> By: Kevin Coleman http://backpagefootball.com/what-became-of-the-likely-lads-2-blackburn-rovers-1994-95/4522/comment-page-1/#comment-5432 Kevin Coleman Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:37:54 +0000 http://backpagefootball.com/?p=4522#comment-5432 Was thinking that too, I remember him at Leeds in the early 00s as being an average LM.

]]> By: Matt http://backpagefootball.com/what-became-of-the-likely-lads-2-blackburn-rovers-1994-95/4522/comment-page-1/#comment-5431 Matt Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:29:53 +0000 http://backpagefootball.com/?p=4522#comment-5431 Most interesting thing there…. 1 foreigner. How times have changed.

Jason Wilcox, was he really the regular left winger? Incredible!

]]> By: Eamonn Power http://backpagefootball.com/what-became-of-the-likely-lads-2-blackburn-rovers-1994-95/4522/comment-page-1/#comment-5424 Eamonn Power Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:04:22 +0000 http://backpagefootball.com/?p=4522#comment-5424 Thanks Neil, I wasn’t sure on that myself. For some reason I had it in my head that Sherwood used play down the right back then. I’ve corrected the piece! sound

]]> By: Neil Sherwin http://backpagefootball.com/what-became-of-the-likely-lads-2-blackburn-rovers-1994-95/4522/comment-page-1/#comment-5423 Neil Sherwin Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:57:47 +0000 http://backpagefootball.com/?p=4522#comment-5423 Good article, but Ripley was very much the right winger in that team with Sherwood in the middle.

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