PHWOARR! Explosive style, iconic kits, your original group of death, a stunning last 16 defeat; Mexican altitude, 1986, Elkjær, Laudrup. Arnesen, Lerby, & an Olsen or two. This is Danish Dynamite with Rob Smyth, @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social @scraggy74.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/y...

#WorldCupWednesday Michael Laudrup & Preben Elkjaer 🇩🇰 #Mexico86 🔥

Remembering Trevor Francis, who would have been 72 today Excellent player, who sadly passed away in 2023 Sorely missed, but not forgotten 🙏

#TeamThursday Romania- Golden Generation 80s90sfootball.wordpress.com/2022/10/25/r...

Remembering Andy Goram who would have been 62 today Outstanding goalkeeper who sadly passed away in 2022 aged just 58 Sorely missed ❤️🙏

#OnThisDay in 1997 Chelsea were forced to play in Coventry City's away kit after Chelsea's kitman forgot to pack their away kit Coventry won the match 3-1

Thomas Doll 60 today Brilliant midfielder who played for Hansa Rostock, Dynamo Berlin, Hamburg, Lazio, Eintracht Frankfurt & Bari Played for both East Germany & Germany at international level Unfortunately, his career was hampered by injury

Remembering Helmut Duckadam, who would have been 67 today Forever known as the 'The Hero of Seville' after saving all four Barcelona penalties in the 1986 European Cup Final shootout as Steaua Bucharest lifted the trophy Sadly passed away in 2024 🙏

Marco van Basten & Ruud Gullit #Euro88

This evening back in 1993 Paul McGrath won the PFA Player of the Year Award with Ryan Giggs winning the PFA Young Player of the Year Award

This week it’s sudden death as Mexico ‘86 reaches the knockouts. The brilliant @80s90sfootball.bsky.social is here as Brazil finally get going, Diego sees off Uruguay, the hosts progress and the USSR machine comes unstuck Usual places

#WorldCupWednesday Zico & Michel Platini #Mexico86

📚Today's Book Corner is all about THE SLUM SPORT, taking us back to the 1985/86 Football League season. @scraggy74.bsky.social @allbluedaze.bsky.social and book author @chrislepkowski.bsky.social talk about a campaign of readjustment yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/the-book-c...

Transfer Deadline Day #OnThisDay in 1993 Efan Ekoku - Bournemouth to Norwich City £500,000 Graeme Le Saux - Chelsea to Blackburn Rovers £600,000 Kevin Gallacher - Coventry City to Blackburn Rovers £2.5m plus Roy Wegerle Checking teletext every five mins - Those were the days

Oleh Kuznetsov 63 today Excellent defender who was part of the great Dynamo Kyiv side in the 1980s & capped 58 times by the USSR Signed for Rangers in 1990, but injured his cruciate ligament in only his 2nd game & only played 34 games in 4 years Never the same player again

This evening back in 1991 Bryan Robson & Carlos Valderrama Montpellier v Manchester United Cup Winners Cup Quarter Final

Dejan Savicevic, George Weah & Roberto Baggio, AC Milan 🔥🔥🔥

📚In ‘Diamonds in the Rough’, author Joseph Pope adds to the Your Boys Took a Hell of a Beating library with the stories behind English football's most meteoric personal rises yourboystookahellofabeating.substack.com/p/the-book-c... @scraggy74.bsky.social leads us through the journey

We're not done yet. If anyone has an ideal name for being on our team, it's another one of our new members: @80s90sfootball.bsky.social - look out for his contributions in due course!

Remembering Andrés Escobar, who would have been 59 today Tragically shot dead in Medellín after scoring an own goal at #USA94 God rest his soul 🙏

Ruud Gullit & Roberto Baggio

A wee milestone for the pod, this week is 100th episode and will be made up of a few highlights from last 2 years - bit.ly/4bfdLEN

We are now on YouTube Please follow us here: www.youtube.com/@ybtahoab You can also follow our YBTAHOAB team here: @scraggy74.bsky.social @themagicofthecup.bsky.social @aidanwilliams74.bsky.social @allbluedaze.bsky.social luedaze.bsky.social @chrislepkowski.bsky.social

Remembering Laurie Cunningham, who would have turned 70 today Fantastic player & a pioneer in the modern game who tragically died in a car crash aged just 33 in 1989 🙏

Remembering Kevin Campbell, who would have been 56 today A true gentleman & a fantastic player Sorely missed, but never forgotten 🙏

#OnThisDay in 1994 Terry Venables was appointed as England head coach Venables would so nearly bring Football Home at #Euro96 🙏

#OnThisDay in 1999 Blackburn Rovers signed Matt Jansen from Crystal Palace for £4.1m Fantastic player

Happy Christmas from 80s90sfootball Hope you got all the presents you asked for Enjoy yourselves & have a good one !!! 🍾🍷🍸🍹🍺

The iconic Orbis #Italia90 ring binder 🐐 Looking back, this 1989 Christmas present was probably the most influential present I ever received as a kid Turned my love of football into an obsession

The only Orange wanted at Christmas

Remembering Justin Edinburgh, who would have been 56 today Tottenham left back from 1990-2000, who also played for Southend, Portsmouth & Billericay Town before moving into management Sadly passed away, aged just 49 in 2019 🙏

#OnThisDay in 1998 David Batty became David O'Leary's first signing as he rejoined Leeds United from Newcastle United

Ahead of the Milan derby Remembering Inter Milan's German trio & AC Milan's Dutch trio at the end of the 1980s 🔥

Dejan Savicevic & Dragan Stojkovic shopping in Milan ahead of Red Star Belgrade's European Cup Second Round match against AC Milan in 1988

#OnThisDay in 1982 1977 Ballon d’Or winner Allan Simonsen scored on his debut for Second Division Charlton Athletic after his transfer from Barcelona One of the most bizarre transfers of all time

#WorldCupWednesday Enzo Francescoli 🇺🇾 v Enzo Scifo 🇧🇪 #Italia90

Gordon 'Sid' Cowans 67 today Aston Villa legend that won the League Championship, League Cup, European Cup & European Super Cup Also played for Bari, Blackburn, Derby, Wolves, Sheffield United, Bradford City, Stockport County, Burnley & England Fantastic player

It's 25 years ago today that the curtain came down at the old Wembley Dietmar Hamann scored the last goal at the famous old stadium as England lost 1-0 to Germany Kevin Keegan resigned in the toilets straight afterwards

Remembering Gary Speed, who would have been 56 today Fantastic player Sorely missed 🙏

#OnThisDay in 1990 Neville Southall famously sat against the post at half time to "clear his head" after Everton were trailing 2-0 to newly promoted Leeds United Everton eventually lost 3-2 & Southall was fined a week's wages

Remembering Robert Enke on what would have been his 48th birthday German goalkeeper who played for Borussia Monchengladbach, Benfica, Barcelona, Fenerbahce, Tenerife, Hannover 96 & Germany Enke suffered with depression and committed suicide aged just 32 🙏

#OnThisDay in 1995 Marco van Basten waved farewell at the San Siro as he retired from football after a long battle with injury Such a sad end to one of the greatest strikers ever to grace the beautiful game

The Goal Twins - Gianluca Vialli & Roberto Mancini, Sampdoria 🔥🔥

Nigel Martyn 59 today The first British £1m goalkeeper Played for Bristol Rovers, Crystal Palace, Leeds United, Everton & won 23 caps for England Fantastic goalkeeper

Gunnar Halle 60 today Excellent right back, who played for Lillestrøm, Oldham Athletic, Leeds United, Bradford City, Wolves & won 64 caps for Norway Brilliant player

Ipswich Town legend John Wark 68 today Goal scoring midfielder turned defender who also played for Liverpool, Middlesbrough & won 29 caps for Scotland Made an appearance in Escape to Victory & one of the original players in the Sky Sports launch advert in 1992

Not sure how #Waterstones, #BirminghamUK managed it; #WorstGameEver isn't released until August 11, 2025, but it's already on the shelf alongside my #PitchPublishing pals, Alex Ireland, Peter Prickett & Pete Thornton titles. Get in!

Remembering Sir Bobby Robson, who sadly passed away 16 years ago today A legend of the game & an absolute gentleman Sorely missed, but never forgotten 🙏

Dejan Savicevic & Zvonimir Boban, 1994 Champions League

Zico & Ray Wilkins 1984-1985