To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. ‘I’m only trying to help you,’ he said. "Teddy's come down the tunnel and said something to me and the mist came down and I went for him," Cole said. I am ready to shake. Our. However, Cole recalls how the extreme hostility between the striking duo led to a physical confrontation during half-time of a Premier League game against Bolton in 1998. Sheringham is coming off. I don't even know the bloke so he can't have any issue with me. Our. As for Teddy, well, he doesn’t seem to care quite as much. Teddy Sheringham vs Andy Cole (Manchester United/England) "I walked onto the pitch, 60,000 or so watching," Cole recalled of his England debut against Uruguay in 1995. "Two years later, in summer 1997, after Eric Cantona left United, Sheringham arrived. As for Teddy, well, he doesn’t seem to care quite as much. #OnThisDay in 1995 the moment that started a 20-year feud. In this instance, one party decided they couldn’t actually soldier on with a steely professionalism mainly applicable to life or death combat situations and was thus admonished by some sections of the populace for simply being an actual human being. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. This was partly because few actually knew precisely, but also mainly because, for the most part, it was incredibly stupid. Perhaps the whole thing was blown out of proportion, and what truly matters are the goals and the trophies and the glory. The former team-mates' row dates back to 1995 when Cole replaced Sheringham for his England debut and claimed he failed to shake his hand. It obviously didn’t affect him much for Manchester United, save one season, and to speculate I could lay that at the confidence acclimatization and stability brings. ", “I wouldn’t say I didn’t like Sheringham so much that I didn’t want to achieve anything with him," said Cole, "as a team you always want to do that. Teddy Sheringham blanks Andrew Cole on his England debut, and they never speak again...pic.twitter.com/ltE2KglpsO. ‘I’m only trying to help you,’ he said. “Unless it was going to be another argument between us…no, never spoke. I didn’t like it. Sheringham was hooked on the final day of the season for Andy Cole, who scored the winner 'At first, I was like "f*** it, I've blown my chance",' says Sheringham… Give us feedback on your Football FanCast experience. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Last week, it emerged that Neil Ruddock deliberately broke Cole's leg with a horror tackle in a match between Liverpool and Manchester United reserves in 1996. For almost over two decades, they’ve not spoken a word to one another, which is quite impressive when you think about how much time the lads would have spent together training and travelling. I thought: 'Here goes. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). How many people just saw Teddy Sheringham do that to me?” I was embarrassed. I was confused. "He's got quite a deadpan face anyway. We played together for years. And I felt so small,”, “I achieved a lot with him in the Manchester United team so I’m not going to go on the pitch and not shake his hand, but I’m not sure we will [have a laugh about it],” Cole. I’ve often thought how terrifying it must be to be bearing down on goal, one on one with the keeper, acutely aware of the eyes of 75 thousand people all fixed expectantly on you, ready to erupt or deflate on your success or failure, and always thought how terribly I’d do in such a situation. You can unsubscribe at any time. After all, it’s not like the Scot has never had a falling out with anyone himself. From the grandest stages to the smallest moments, we remind you why you love football. He understood me as a person and even with the Teddy Sheringham thing he was fantastic. It’s not like I told Terry Venables to take Teddy off. written by Cole in 2010, he says he’d rather be mates with Razor Ruddock, who broke Cole’s leg in a 1996 reserves game between Manchester United and Liverpool. The Official Manchester United Podcast / Andy Cole - "The fight of my life" ... and why he didn't see eye-to-eye off the pitch with Teddy Sheringham. Andy Mitten’s book on Manchester United in the 90s, And things haven’t cooled down over time, either. ', "He put his hand out and said, 'let bygones be bygones and put everything behind us'. "He came towards me and I could see Shirley looking at me thinking, 'f***ing hell, what's going to happen? Cole attributes the feud to his England debut against Uruguay in 1995, where he replaced Sheringham, who was then playing for Spurs. For more great football writing about stuff you actually care about, you can buy our magazine or subscribe for a year here. I was confused. Cole and Sheringham both left United in 2001. A long list of liaisons with dim witted, double D-listed fluffy wannabe WAG-types seems to put him in the John Terry camp of real man-ness and anyone with an unwavering 30 year dedication to such a terrible haircut can’t be trusted in my book. If the beef hasn’t been squashed by now, maybe it’ll never be; so here’s to twenty increasingly more petty years. Receive special offers and first look at new products. Towards the end of the season, during a game at Bolton Wanderers, an incident occurred that furthered the animosity with fellow striker Andy Cole. “It was a talking point then, but I’m 34 now and what I did then is not what I’d do now. Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, Cole thought Sheringham had snubbed him as he came on for England, Man Utd will form own Liverpool-style transfer committee in desperate bid to prevent them signing flops, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Manchester United strikers Cole and Sheringham had great chemistry on the pitch, but it was a different story off it, Get all the very latest news in Ireland straight to your email every single day. "I thought: 'Here goes. Probably not. "He's got quite a deadpan face anyway. “I would rather sit down and have a cuppa with Neil Ruddock, who broke my leg in two places in 1996, than with Teddy Sheringham, who I've pretty much detested for the past 15 years.”, “You know what my immediate thoughts were? When Coley finally revealed the reasons for his animosity towards Sheringham, my reaction was akin to the thousands of people who watched the Large Hadron Collider finally splutter into activity admits growing concerns the world was about to collapse into itself – Is that it?…Really?…No no, really?