Did Alan Shearer's 1997 injury cost Kenny Dalglish's Newcastle United another Premier League title tilt? Rewriting history with Championship Manager 97/98 – Part THREE
By Liam Kennedy
Published 26th Apr 2020, 12:00 GMT
Updated 26th Apr 2020, 12:23 GMT
With no sport on the horizon, we’re taking a look back into the past – and trying to rewrite it.
In a special, tongue-in-cheek series contributor Dave Black – writer, author and Championship Manager aficionado – plays out the full 1997/98 Premier League campaign, to see whether Alan Shearer’s fitness would have seen United maintain their title-chasing form.
Part one, went something like this before there was an upturn in fortunes in part two. But what does the future hold for Kenny Dalglish’s Magpies?