To be honest I had been asked about 20 years ago to write a book but the time just wasn’t right. I didn’t think I had done enough in football to write about it. After a cagey first half, the final burst into life with Jones’ fortuitous opening goal, sparking the ugly mass brawl that also involved both benches. Palmer was the creator of the opener, drawing a foul from Manchester City team-mate Sergio Gomez on the edge of the area to give himself sight of goal. New season, new journey. Subscribing to iFollow today means you'll get even more access to Sheffield Wednesday content, including: BBC Radio Sheffield’s Rob Staton will be on hosting duty for the evening, which takes place in the Charlton Suite at Hillsborough from 7:00pm.

While the fictional Jimmy gathers himself and his senses to slam home the script-completing winner, thus neatly mending all his personal relationships in the process, the very real Sean Bean wasn’t quite as calm at the time. I was injured and I couldn't play. The manager Howard Wilkinson didn’t let me travel up to Rangers for the first leg and I was absolutely gutted I couldn’t get fit for the second leg as well. They were great games, Gary McAllister scored a spectacular goal up there and it was Hateley and McCoist who put the ball in the net at Elland Road.” In a testosterone-fuelled dressing room containing the likes of Vinnie Jones, David Batty, Chris Kamara and Ian Baird, the high pursuit of good times had a ringleader in Mel Sterland. Like the coolest gang at school they prowled the outlands of the Second Division, where nothing was out of bounds and nothing was serious, until the whistle blew and it was time to go to work. Melvyn Sterland (born 1 October 1961 in Sheffield) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United and in the Scottish Football League Premier Division for Rangers, and was capped once for England. [1] [2] Club career [ edit ]We start with Young Jimmy Muir: untouchable in the playground, but still liable to receive a clip round the ear from his gambling-addict father.

FBref.com launched (June 13, 2018) with domestic league coverage for England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and United States. Since then we have been steadily expanding our coverage to include domestic leagues from over 40 countries as well as domestic cup, super cup and youth leagues from top European countries. We have also added coverage for major international cups such as the UEFA Champions League and Copa Libertadores. Fast forward to the present day and Sterland says he’s been impressed with the team assembled by his former Whites teammate and Steven Gerrard. Supporters can enjoy an evening with former Owls defender Mel Sterland on Thursday 2 December, hosted by the Sheffield Wednesday Community Programme. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community. Sterland went on to be player/manager with non-league Boston United and after a spell playing for Denaby United was appointed manager of Stalybridge Celtic in December 1997. [6] He also starred in the football film When Saturday Comes, ironically playing the captain of Sheffield United. [7] [ failed verification]I was surprised that you omitted Sir Stanley Rous from your list of match officials who were honoured,” peeps Martyn Wilson. “Rous was a ref between 1927 and 1934 (I think he was the first referee to use the system of having each assistant referee running only half of the line), after which he re-wrote the rules of the game as secretary of the FA. Less laudably, he was a supporter of apartheid-era South Africa. He got the CBE in 1943, and was knighted in 1949.” Knowledge archive Bean’s no stranger to the rough and tumble of it all, though, as he told the Mirror while promoting the film: There was barely anything between the teams before that point. England had started brightly by getting Anthony Gordon on the ball, with the Newcastle forward having a shot saved when he ran through, then almost setting up Gibbs-White with another run behind the Spanish defence. Sterland lines up alongisde his Rangers teammates before the 1989 Scottish Cup final against Celtic