MAGAZINE ARCHIVE : SHOOT – 2.9.1995

Tony Yeboah, having just scored a screamer for Leeds against Liverpool is the cover star of Shoot, with the headline reading ‘THE BEST GOAL EVER?”

In news, Chelsea manager Glenn Hoddle has been promised a Lamborginhi Diablo if Chelsea won the league in 1996. Chelsea finished 11th, but it didn’t stop Glenn Hoddle from being appointed England manager.

One of Hoddle’s signings for Chelsea that season, Ruud Gullit gets immortalised in the form of a double page comic strip of his career, called ‘The Ruud Gullit Story’

The story of two Aston Villa team-mates gets a rather curious introduction.

“The Bosnian War will be forgotten as two members of the warring factions declare peace in the heart of England” referring to the friendship between Mark Bosnich and new Villa signing Savo Milosevic.

Yes, Mark Bosnich, born and raised in Australia.

The recent retirement of Marco Van Basten is marked, with a full page looking back at his career highlights, with the headline ‘THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES’

Jimmy Greaves uses his letters page to dismiss Trevor Francis claims that Tony Yeboah’s recent goal against Liverpool was the best goal ever, by listing his Top Six, with the winner being a goal for Ferenc Puskas against england in 1953.

A writer from Preston writes in to suggest that Gary Lineker and Alan Hansen should be put in charge of the FA.

Meanwhile, Newcastle United’s title chances get an endorsement from a ‘Jo Leon’ in Sutton Coldfield.

Joleon Lescott is from the West Midlands, and would have been in Shoot’s readership demographic in 1995. Surely not?

MAGAZINE ARCHIVE : SHOOT – 24th DECEMBER 1994

A double issue from Christmas 1994 saw Shoot look back on the year just past.

The cover image is of a Christmas Tree and inset pics of stars of the year such as Alan Shearer, Stan Collymore, Jurgen Klinsmann, Andy Cole, Eric Cantona and Robbie Fowler.

Interesting to note that by summer 1996, three of the cover stars (Cole, Collymore, Shearer) were Britsh record signings.

Founded in 1969, Shoot celebrated it’s 25th birthday in 1994. To commemorate this, they were going to do a Dream Team of all the Premier League clubs. That week’s chosen clubs were Leeds United and Wimbledon.

Shoot does a month by month review of the year, with accompanying posters of that month’s star player.

The photo editor of the results section had an interesting sense of humour as a report on Vinny Jones making his internationl debut for Wales is acoompanied by a picture of him booting Hristo Stoichkov up in the air.

In world news, Roger Milla announced his retirement and Eintracht Frankfurt transfer listed three players – Maurizio Gaudino, Tony Yeboah and Augustine Okocha. All three ended up playing in the Premier League (though Okocha, not for 7 more years)