August 2 – The Wisdom of Dennis and Suker in at Highbury
A pint-size agitator and world-class striker vying for our affections today…
Sir Alex Ferguson once said that Dennis Wise could ’start a fight in an empty house.’
Leicester City were agreeing with him today in 2002, as they sacked the midfielder following his fracas with team mate Callum Davidson on the Foxes’ pre-season tour of Finland. For the full story click here.
1999 – Suker Signs for the Gunners
ALTHOUGH the home nation won the France 98 World Cup, a team that were making their first appearance at the tournament also received plaudits for their performance.
Croatia were playing in their first ever world cup since gaining independence from Yugoslavia. Star striker Davor Suker won the tournament’s golden boot award with six goals in seven matches as the team finished third, losing in the semi-final to eventual winners France.
It was on this day in 1999 that Arsene Wenger paid £3.5m to take Suker to Highbury from Real Madrid to replace Nicolas Anelka, who had gone the other way. Read more here…
A horribly produced video (don’t bother turning the sound up unless you’re a fan of headaches), but shows that Davor had the skillz to pay the billz…
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