Chris Dunlavy
A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL

Jon Dahl Tomasson is no stranger to threadbare squads, or the disastrous consequences of running a skeletal staff. A precocious talent, the Dane made his name as a support striker for Heerenveen in the Netherlands, and in 1996-97 scored 18 times playing behind Ali Elkhattabi.
With half of Europe on red alert, it was Kenny Dalglish and Newcastle United who tookthe plunge, sealing a £2.2m deal (imagine what you’d get for that now!)in July 1997.
For both parties, the appeal was obvious. Tomasson was being offered the opportunity to learn alongside arg...