And It’s Live. A Retro Football Podcast

David Beckham’s goal from the halfway line against Wimbledon in 1996 still feels ridiculous nearly 30 years later.

Opening weekend of the season.
Young winger spots the keeper miles off his line.

One swing of the right foot…and suddenly the whole league knows who David Beckham is.

Some goals are just goals.
Some announce a career.

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£15 million in 1996.

World record.
Absolute madness.

Keegan’s response?

“£2.5 million a year… I’d pay it every season.”

That wasn’t just a transfer.
That was Newcastle announcing themselves.

Was Shearer worth every penny?

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1996.

Champions League winner.
27 years old.

And he signs for Middlesbrough.

This was the summer the Premier League stopped behaving normally.

Full story on YouTube now.

Everyone remembers “I will love it.”

But watch the body language before that.

Keegan knew the run-in was harder for Newcastle.
He knew United had the experience.
And once a manager starts stressing, the dressing room feels it.

Follow for retro Premier League stories that go deeper than the headlines.

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Ruud Gullit wasn’t just a signing. He was a statement.

Chelsea marketed him everywhere - shirts, posters, identity.
Other clubs suddenly realised: this isn’t just football anymore. It’s brand building.

This wasn’t the press talking.

This was United fans.

“We sold Ince. We sold Kanchelskis. We sold Hughes. And we haven’t replaced them.”

Newcastle were miles ahead.
Old Trafford was restless.

Funny how history edits the panic out.

Full 95/96 breakdown in bio.

Everyone talks about McManaman’s Bosman to Real Madrid.

But the first UK Bosman transfer?

Aberdeen ➡️ Viking Stavanger.
1996.

A tiny footnote at the time but a sign that football was about to change forever.

Full 95/96 story in bio.

This was the night Newcastle lost belief.

They battered United.
They had chances everywhere.
They had to win.

Then Cantona scored and United took control of the title race.

Pressure doesn’t show on the league table.
It shows in moments like this.

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Faustino Asprilla didn’t break Newcastle.

He arrived at a moment when the system was already stretched, the pressure was rising, and balance mattered more than brilliance.

So was he the problem or just the easiest player to blame?

Full 95/96 breakdown on the channel.

Robbie Fowler wasn’t just a poacher.

In 95/96, playing alongside Stan Collymore, he adapted by linking play, attacking space, and letting Collymore do the damage ahead of him.

It made Liverpool unpredictable.
It made Fowler better.
And somehow…it still gets overlooked.

Full breakdown in the latest episode.

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