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The sad news that Jimmy Rimmer had passed away has rightly led to tributes from the clubs he represented with fine distinction during his career. Starting at Manchester United and spending two spells at Swansea, it was when Rimmer joined Arsenal in 1974 that his abilities were truly recognised.
In truth, that Arsenal team of the mid 1970s were in a sorry mess. The double of...

England v Pakistan, Lord's, July 1996; a Test match that contained the classic ingredients of an England performance in the 1990s. Glimmers of hope before the realism kicked in; key moments that were not seized; a debutant that would join the one-cap wonder camp; Graeme Hick failing; Graham Thorpe reaching 50 but not making a century; leg spin torment; and of course the standard...