Welcome back to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast. In this week's episode, co-hosts Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper revisit the 1995-96 Premier League season. 30 years on from one of the great title races. They trace Manchester United's unlikely triumph, beginning with the summer meltdown that saw Ince, Hughes, and Kanchelskis all depart, the infamous opening-day defeat to Aston Villa, and Alan Hansen's immortal verdict. From Cantona's Paris crisis and Ferguson's diplomatic dinner to Newcastle's flying start and that seemingly insurmountable 12-point lead, Wilson and Draper unpick every twist. They examine Schmeichel's heroics in the pivotal March showdown at St James' Park, the Tino Asprilla effect, the curse of the grey shirts at The Dell, and finally the extraordinary moment Kevin Keegan lost his composure on live television.

00:00 Alan Hansen Sets the Scene

06:30 The Summer Meltdown — Ince, Hughes, Kanchelskis

12:45 Class of '92 and the Aston Villa Opener

19:20 Cantona's Paris Crisis and Ferguson's Rescue Mission

27:10 Newcastle's Flying Start and the 12-Point Lead

34:50 The March Showdown at St James' Park

42:15 Tino Asprilla and the Rodney Marsh Debate

48:00 Liverpool 4, Newcastle 3 — The Moment It Turned

53:40 The Grey Shirts and the Southampton Collapse

58:10 The Mind Games Begin

01:03:20 Keegan's Meltdown — "I Will Love It"

01:09:00 United Win the League and the Double

01:14:30 Why This Season Made the Premier League

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