News about Terry Butcher

MATT BARLOW: Something is raging in the east. With Kieran McKenna at the wheel, the Tractor Boys of Ipswich Town are gaining traction, and legends from the past are enjoying the ride. We're higher than them in the league, playing better football, on a constant surge,' says Terry Butcher ahead of Norwich City's Old Farm derby today. 'I can't imagine Ipswich losing, but I've been playing in enough derby games to know you never know,' he says, tying for fate against rivals they haven't defeated since 2009. 'The atmosphere will be heavenly.' It'll be more like an Old Firm game.'

For millennial football fans, seeing famous football stars flooded their social media pages with festive photos has been a modern trend. However, footballers didn't have the same luxurious store three decades ago, and they had to find other ways to broadcast their Christmas cheer. Fortunately, there was always a willing photographer on hand to capture these moments, but unfortunately looking back at these images, which were often used in magazines and advertisements, haven't necessarily been appropriate for the familiar faces on display. The Christmas clock is winding down, and we take a look at some of Christmas pictures from the past.

BRYAN ROBSON: As a youth, I had no idea I'd be involved in a World Cup, so it was an exciting feeling. The most I'd hoped for was to become a professional footballer, whether it was watching Newcastle from Leazes End terrace or playing a ball about in the park. Scoring in a World Cup against France changed my life after just 27 seconds. We were practising with Mick Mills taking a long shot from the left a day before. Terry Butcher and Paul Mariner would make a leap to the front page of a flick-on, and my job was to lay off the film and not get to the end of it.

Roger Milla is dancing for Cameroon, and the harsh reality of civil war in Yugoslavia follows. Italia 1990 was played against a backdrop of turmoil in Europe and a three-part documentary series entitled Italia 90: Four Weeks That Changed the World examines all of the drama, both on and off the field. Former players Paul Gascoigne, John Barnes, and Terry Butcher are among a group of former stars brought together to reflect on a World Cup that many believe has 'changed football' from then on.

Exclusive INTERVIEW BY MATT BARLOW: Sir Bobby Robson joking about the UEFA Cup while reminding Kieran McKena every time he opens his door to the footsteps he follows. Another picture from Robson's fantastic staff, as well as the familiar faces of celebrities like Terry Butcher, John Wark, and Mick Mills. These glorious years have passed, and not everyone finds it useful to cling to the past, but McKenna politely declined the opportunity to have the pictures taken down when appointed Ipswich Town manager.