Gordon Strachan at altitude, 1986: Leeds at the World Cup
It was the fashion in Mexico for players to celebrate goals by hurdling advertising hoardings, but when Strachan ran to the crowd the boards were almost up to his chest.
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Gordon 'Naranjito' Strachan, 1982: Leeds at the World Cup
"I had heard the name of Gordon Strachan before," said Eusébio, "but did not know he was that good. He was better than some of the Brazilians."
Battle of Britain '92: Elland Road
The Rangers players were each on a £20,000 bonus, but Howard Wilkinson wasn't thinking that far ahead. He said he didn't even know how many teams would be in the Champions League. "I was too scared to think about it."
Battle of Britain '92: Ibrox
The team playing at Rangers were the champions, and after 69 seconds Gary McAllister made winning the European Cup feel like a real possibility.
The long game: Leicester City vs Leeds United, November '89
"Had those passes been made by Glenn Hoddle or Paul Gascoigne," wrote Gordon Strachan in his next Yorkshire Evening Post column, "everyone would have been raving about them — but because it was Leeds United, it was just a reference to the long ball game."
Watching Gary McAllister: Leicester City vs Manchester United, November '85
Gary McAllister always has time, to get the ball, to rotate with it under control, to always pass forward. Football feels like only a matter of time to McAllister, but in the months and years ahead, time will slow down for him.