'Big Ron would refer to himself as "Ginola" - he trained with us and he'd be the star of our training sessions': Ex-Coventry star recalls Atkinson playing like Frenchman in trainingRon Atkinson, despite his modest playing career, became a beloved and effective manager in the Premier League, especially noted by his players for his humor.
As a youngster I had supported Liverpool, so to score a hat-trick against them at the Kop end was unbelievable but also a bittersweet moment as a fan': Premier League cult hero on ending 33-year Anfield recordPeter Ndlovu's hat-trick at Anfield in 1995 was a bittersweet moment, as it came against his childhood favorite team, Liverpool.
'Big Ron would refer to himself as "Ginola" - he trained with us and he'd be the star of our training sessions': Ex-Coventry star recalls Atkinson playing like Frenchman in trainingRon Atkinson, despite his modest playing career, became a beloved and effective manager in the Premier League, especially noted by his players for his humor.
As a youngster I had supported Liverpool, so to score a hat-trick against them at the Kop end was unbelievable but also a bittersweet moment as a fan': Premier League cult hero on ending 33-year Anfield recordPeter Ndlovu's hat-trick at Anfield in 1995 was a bittersweet moment, as it came against his childhood favorite team, Liverpool.
'There was talk of a 4 million move to Arsenal, making me the most expensive player signed by an English club, but I said, "Boss, I'm happy here"': Coventry City cult hero reveals whyhe rejected record move to the Gunners in 1993Arsenal's historic attempts to land Peter Ndlovu for £4m highlight the evolution of transfer values in football.