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ON THIS DAY

9TH NOVEMBER

4 historic moments in football history on 9th November.

2016
Donald Trump was declared the next President of the US of A just months after the shock Brexit vote and we were all told why this had happened - it was Leicester City's fault! It seems that City's shock Premier League title success gave hope to all the underdogs in the world that they can stand up and be successful. So the world voted for Brexit and Donald Trump. Well, I can see the logic! 10 th November
2000
The day after an Old Trafford crowd of 66,776 had seen Manchester United defeat Dynamo Kiev 1-0 to narrowly qualify from their Champions League group United captain Roy Keane criticised the poor vocal support the team had at the match. His main complaint was directed to the fans in the hospitality boxes with Keane saying ' they have a few drinks and probably the prawn sandwiches and they don't realise what's going on out on the pitch.' From then on people in hospitality boxes became the prawn sandwich brigade while Roy Keane couldn't escape the association with the c rustacean - years later many shops gave buyers of his newly published autobiography a free prawn sandwich!
1997
Aberdeen's Dean Windass had the distinction of being sent off three times in the SPL match against Dundee United at Tannadice Park. Two bookings saw him shown the first red card with the second being for dissent when he made his displeasure known to referee Stuart Dougal. On his way to the tunnel he took his frustrations out on a corner flag for which he was sent off for the third time. That was a total of 22 penalty points for which he received a 6-match ban plus a club fine of 2 weeks wages.
1990
Love him or hate him Mark Lawrenson was a well-known as a football pundit on TV but he once had a 'proper' job in the game. After a long and successful playing career with Brighton, Preston and Liverpool he dipped his toe into management but that career came to an end on 9th November 1990. After a little over a year as manager of Fourth Division Peterborough United a fall-out with the clubs' board saw him leave the Posh and those television cameras were waiting.

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Source: footballsite.co.uk