Collymore closing in... shrieks Martin Tyler as the Liverpool striker collects John Barnes perfectly weighted pass on the left side of the Newcastle penalty in front of the Kop in the dying embers of an thrilling, breath-taking contest. You can probably fill in the rest. Dubbed as the best Premier League game to have ever been played and a blockbuster in its own right for everyone outside of the black and white persuasion. For Newcastle supporters it is a stark reminder of how our title challenge in 1995/96 began to unravel in front of our very eyes. The iconic image of Kevin Keegan sinking below the hoardings surrounding the dugout after Stan Collymore rifled the ball past Pavel Srnicek echoed the collective bowing of heads of every Toon fan across the land. We knew, at that point, it was advantage Manchester United in the race to be champions. It was a game that embodied Keegans they score three, we score four principle and led to him receiving a faxed letter from FIFA general secretary Sepp Blatter praising his attacking philosophy. A small consolation prize.
