November 3 – The Life of Brian and Lights, Camera, Corruption!

Dodgy dealings in London town and Brian Kidd finds out that it’s tough at the top in today’s football history round-up.

1999 – The Life of Brian
HE’S not the messiah, he’s a very naughty boy! Well, perhaps not naughty, but certainly not the managerial messiah.

It was on this day in 1999 that Brian Kidd proved what Steve McLaren is proving daily, namely that good number twos very rarely make good number ones, when he was sacked as Blackburn Rovers manager. Read on here.

1997 – Lights, Camera, Corruption

TODAY in 1997 West Ham United were hosting Crystal Palace in an evening Premiership fixture between the two London sides. Find out what dodgy dealings went on here.

Just because you can do this, doesn’t mean you’ll be a good gaffer…