On this day (26 August) in 1996 the reign of Alan Ball as Manchester City boss finally and thankfully came to an end. Three games into the new season he resigned, prompting City to show interest in Kenny Dalglish and George Graham to say he wanted the job. Instead a strange period of caretaker managers and short stay managers followed. You can read all about that here:
Ball Out, Dalglish or Graham in?
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