This day 1994 - The start of Robbos revolution

[Erimus74]

The Robson revolution started in earnest this day the 13th of August 1994 with a home fixture v Burnley

With league debuts given to Alan Miller (RIP) signed from Arsenal, registered No641, our 1st £1m transfer Neil Cox from Aston Villa, registered No642, Nigel Pearson signed from Sheff Weds registered No643, Clayton Blackmore, signed from Man Utd, registered No644 & Robbo himself, registered No645, starting out as player manager (IIRC our 4th player manager behind Andy Aitken who was the 1st, Stan Anderson was a player coach, the 1st in our history, big Jack kept his registration as a player & turned out in a few reserve games & Robbo himself)

We also welcomed "back home" in the visitors camp, ex Boro 1986 legend, 'Gary Parkinson'

John Hendrie started the season & our final season at Ayresome Park, as he finished, by scoring a brace as the mighty Boro started the campaign & Robbos reign, with a 2-0 win infront of 23,343 fans

 

[Canyoudigit]

Unbelievable atmosphere that day, the Holgate was rammed about an hour before kick off.
The start of a journey under Robbo that was so so close to being massively successful yet ended up with such heartbreak.

 

[wilkos_perm]

We made a few quality signings for that league in the likes of Cox and Pearson, but nothing spectacular, it was a considered approach that gave no real signs of the type of signings we would go after in the future. It wasn't until we brought in Fjortoft that things got moving in that sense.

That Burnley game was very much steady away, i think with it being won after 35 mins it lacked the excitement of the build up.

 

[Erimus74]

We made a few quality signings for that league in the likes of Cox and Pearson, but nothing spectacular, it was a considered approach that gave no real signs of the type of signings we would go after in the future. It wasn't until we brought in Fjortoft that things got moving in that sense.

That Burnley game was very much steady away, i think with it being won after 35 mins it lacked the excitement of the build up.

Yes we went from Fjortoft at £1.3M to Nick Barmby £5.4M & what, how have we spent that much money on one player