An incredibly entertaining and perceptive look at the most controversial instant in Top League history.

25th January 1995

A cold winter’s evening. Manchester United away against Crystal Palace at a packed-out Selhurst Park. Eric Cantona, United’s mercurial talisman, has been man-marked carefully all game by Richard Shaw and become increasingly discouraged. In the 48th minute, Cantona’s temper boils over and he kicks out at Shaw.& about 250 Times: Cantona’s Kung Fu as well as the Producing of Man U nbsp;The ref shows him a red card. On his method from the pitch, a Palace enthusiast rushes towards the hoardings to hurl misuse. The Frenchman loses it. He launches in to the group, aiming a kung-fu kick on the fan’s upper body. He is forcibly restrained and then taken off down the tunnel. The soccer world is usually stunned. Nothing like it has ever happened before.

What followed has entered soccer folklore: the media furore, the seagulls following trawler, and the longest domestic ban ever handed to a new player; it would turn out lasting 250 days. As Manchester United’s advertising campaign stuttered towards a trophy-less conclusion, surrendering the little league in the last day time of the season and shedding the FA Cup final, Cantona withdrew from the general public eye. But, behind closed doors, Ferguson was preparing the most memorable of fresh begins for his celebrity player and for a new-look United.

250 Times tells the story in brilliant details of one of the most turbulent times in United’s recent history. Displaying Cantona in a new light, as well as the genius of Ferguson’s guy management and eyesight in close alleviation, it is a remarkably engaging and insightful look at the most controversial bout of the Leading League era.