Tommy Johnson was the final Celtic signing made by Tommy Burns, soon after signing he’d get used to the pre-season ritual of a new manager being appointed.
In 98 it was Wim Jansen to stop the 10, after that it was Dr Jo Venglos, the ‘dream-team’ of Kenny Dalglish and John Barnes before some level of stability arrived with Martin O’Neill.
Earlier today a video of the Villa squad that Johnson left behind turned up on Twitter with some famous faces discussing their favourite drink, apparently TJ enjoys a cup of tea with the occasional lager consumed during a night out!
The ’95-96 Aston Villa squad talking us through their favourite drinks
How did this not get commissioned for a TV series? pic.twitter.com/YXtFHfFOY9
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Andy Townsend– his career was on an upward path, would move on to Chelsea and captain Ireland during the 1994 World Cup Finals
Dwight Yorke– Moved on to Manchester United where he played his part in the 1999 Champions League victory over Bayern Munich
Mark Bosnich– Joined Manchester United as Peter Schmeichel’s replacement but only lasted a season. He was linked with a move to Celtic soon after O’Neill took charge but eventually joined Chelsea before returning to Australia
Paul McGrath– Was shown the door by Alex Ferguson soon after he took over at Manchester United- the Irishman achieved legendary status at Villa with close to 300 appearances despite rarely being able to take part in training
Gareth Southgate– Missed a crucial penalty for England at Euro 96 but 20 years later he took charge of the national side and with another semi-final defeat at the 2018 World Cup on his CV.