{"id":2617,"date":"2017-05-11T15:00:36","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T14:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.talesfromthetopflight.com\/?p=2617"},"modified":"2017-05-11T12:37:18","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T11:37:18","slug":"journeyman-xi-finishes-premier-league-history-maker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.talesfromthetopflight.com\/2017\/05\/11\/journeyman-xi-finishes-premier-league-history-maker\/","title":{"rendered":"The Journeyman XI finishes with a Premier League history maker"},"content":{"rendered":"

Journeyman: A worker or sports player who is reliable but not outstanding<\/em><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve been on quite the journey, you and I. 10 Weeks ago, I gave you a man who I felt was a journeyman. Marcus Bent is the archetypal Journeyman, who had played for just about everyone without making anywhere a home for any great period of time. As winter turned to spring and Sunderland\u2019s relegation fight went from hopeful to a lost cause, I now bring you the final piece of the journeyman jigsaw. So who will be the icing on this particularly average cake?<\/p>\n

Well, let me give you a recipe. He played for four Premier League Clubs, got 3 caps for his country and scored the first ever Premier League goal. Add in a spell at Benfica and numerous second-tier clubs and you\u2019ve got yourself a hero. Step forward, Brian Deane.<\/p>\n

Cutting Edge<\/h3>\n

Deane was already in full flow at Sheffield United when the Premier League began in 1992, but it didn\u2019t take him long to make an impact in the future \u201cbest league in the world.\u201d Not satisfied with scoring the first ever Premier League goal with a header after 5 minutes, he went on to net a second-half penalty in a 2-1 win over Manchester United. One of those clubs will go on to do slightly better than the other. Fear not though, if you want to re-live that glorious day then YouTube has got you covered:<\/p>\n