Twenty years have passed since all of this happened in Sunderland.
It was 2004 and it was a year of football at its most tense as well as plenty of faces in Echo photos.
The Euros, play-offs and an FA Cup run all got our attention.
So did the amateur Sunderland actors who put on a great production of Oliver, and the University of Sunderland team who designed a racing car.
Here it all is once more.
The Euros, play-offs and an FA Cup run all got our attention.