When it failed to do so, BP's board fired Sir Bob, and his replacement David (now Lord Simonn reined back spending to cut debt.
He stood in his stirrups, shook his fist at the officer, and snapped, "I'll soon show you who I am, sir! Cease firing, sir, at once!" He then rode down the Yankee line ordering the men to stop firing.
The matchup, one of 40 in the UEFA Cup, Europe's second-tier club tournament, became even more intriguing yesterday when Newcastle fired Sir Bobby Robson as its coach after five years.
Individuals under fire include Sir Richard Dearlove, then head of MI6, and Sir John Scarlett, chairman of Whitehall's joint intelligence committee, who was to succeed Dearlove a year after the invasion.
It was a baptism of fire for Sir William.
It also revealed that its under fire chairman, Sir Richard Broadbent, is to be replaced, after a disastrous three-year tenure.
The magazine's report concluded with one slightly sensationalised detail: the fire in Sir Peter's eyes as he dismissed the two disgraced employees was described as "murderous".
David Cameron has pledged to roll back "green charges" that add an average of £112 to energy bills, as he came under fire over Sir John Major's call for a windfall tax on the excess profits of Britain's big six energy companies.
There is a danger that this strategy could back fire - Sir Bob Russell believes the Conservative leaflets are driving Labour voters to him and embarrassing "soft" Conservative supporters.
