37 years ago today:
The magnificent Brian Moore provided the iconic soundtrack to a moment of high drama at Anfield.
“THOMAS CHARGING THROUGH THE MIDFIELD. THOMAS… IT’S UP FOR GRABS NOW!”
Talk about worlds colliding! Our @GuilfordCollege sport management program and its study abroad/masters degree components don’t exist without the impact of the @etsu Global Sport Leadership program and its faculty @docsander30, @Johnstob and @AdamLSayers, who all live influenced my life so much. Having the chance to share dinner with them in Nice, France alongside my current department chair Craig Eilbacher and fellow faculty @MikeDeGeorge and Guilford alum John Crane was surreal. Also, thanks to our two groups’ guides Arno and Sjoerd Langevoort for getting us here safely.
32 years ago today, the BBC gave us a two minute montage for the upcoming World Cup in the USA.
Backed by the soundtrack of ‘America’ from West Side Story - which the Beeb used throughout their coverage of the tournament - this is a glorious watch. 🇺🇸
On May 13th 1996, Oasis released 'Champagne Supernova' as a radio only single in the United States Of America.
It was the bands second No. 1 single on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.
The song was released as an official single in Australia & New Zealand the following month.
TELLY GOLD: 40 years ago today we saw the debut of a classic TV show (and a classic theme tune), written by the mighty Sid Waddell.
Jossy’s Giants. Football’s just a branch of science...
On Teddy Sheringham’s birthday, a reminder of his first day at Forest with new boss Brian Clough:
💬”He came walking down the corridor and said: ‘Ah you must be Edward Sheringham’. I told him I was, but I preferred to be called Teddy. He said: ‘OK, welcome to the club, Edward’.”
On March 18th 1998 Oasis played the second of two nights at Luna Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
This was the last televised concert that featured founding members Bonehead and Guigsy in the line-up.