Striker Micky Quinn celebrated a little too wildly following an impressive Newcastle debut in a 5-2 comeback win over Leeds United. The Englishman had just joined the second-tier side from Portsmouth in the summer of 1989 for what was then a whopping£800,000 transfer fee.After Quinn put his new club in front from the penalty spot after 18 minutes, the Magpies then fell behind to strikes from Bobby Davidson and Iain Baird.But Quinn added two second-half goals to give Newcastle the lead again, before completing a four-goal haul with a one-on-one following John Gallacher’s fourth.After an impressive debut win, which made the striker an instant hero at St James’ Park, Quinn went out drinking with his father in his hotel which...
There’s always someone waiting in the wings for trigger-happy chairmen unhappy with the last six results. Luckily in this game, you may not have the best job security but the hiring rate is incredible.Just look at David Moyes. He keeps getting jobs - even jobs he was relieved from - regardless of how well he did in his last role.With so many big name managers out there right now though, how many of these gaffers are due their return?Ernesto ValverdeThe last victim of Europe’s elite, Ernesto Valverde can feel somewhat bitter about the way things ended for him at Barcelona. He delivered two titles and was still in the race for La Liga this season before Barca’s board binned him...
10 minutes on the clock, 25namesto guess.Remember to tweet your scores@FourFourTwoand send to some friends!NEW ISSUEIn the mag! Ronaldo's new recordNOW TRYQuiz! Can you name the last player to wear number 1-11 of every Premier League club? What is it about Italian football that we love so much?Is it the assumed air of sophistication that we get from watching players from Italy? Perhaps it's the passion of the ultras and the noise that the crowds make.It could be the stadiums, many of which are architectural classics that recall times like Italia 90.Whatever it is that made us fall in love with Serie A, we'd like you to recall the top 25 scorers to have played in the league since 1990.While...
The German international joined Arsenal for an £11 million fee in 2012, in a window that also saw the Gunners add Olivier Giroud and Santi Cazorla.Podolski found the net 19 times in his first two seasons in north London, but fell out of favour after the arrival of Alexis Sanchez in the summer of 2014.A brief loan spell at Inter Milan beckoned, before Podolski made a permanent move to Galatasaray in 2015.Speaking exclusively to FourFourTwo in our May 2020 issue, the 34-year-old revealed why he felt he had to leave the Emirates.“I didn’t get enough game time,” Podolski explained. “I felt that I performed well and didn’t get the minutes I deserved.”But despite lack of action forcing his exit, Germany’s...
18 minutes on the clock, 220 namesto guess. Players no longer on the current squad list as having that number have an asterisk next to them - even if they're on loan.Remember to tweet your scores@FourFourTwoand send to some friends!NEW ISSUEIn the mag! Ronaldo's new recordNOW TRYQuiz! Can you name every Premier League club ever? What shirt number would you pick? Everyone has their favourites.Some go for the No.7, 9 or 10, simply because it's prestigious within the game. There arethe players who became synonymous with numbers outside the first eleven - think Thierry Henry's classic No.14, or David Silva's No.21.There are those who choose their numbers for odd reasons too. Mario Balotelli allegedly picked no. 45 for City, because...