Believe it or not, it's seventeen years to this day that David James caused an absolute scene...up front.
With the the Blue half of Manchester desperate for European football, a relatively unspectacular contest between Manchester City and Middlesbrough was petering out to a 1-1 draw on the final day of the 2004-05 campaign. With 15 minutes left, manager Stuart Pearce was assessing his substitution options.
As he glanced across his bench with the game ticking towards stoppage time, he made a bold decision to bring on goalkeeper Nicky Weaver in place of the outfield Claudio Reyna. Why? So he could push David James, who started in goal for City, up front for the final few minutes.
