riversmonkey
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- Nov 24, 2004
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It all clicked in 1991, after becoming a serious Football fan in 1990 aged six, choosing to support Tottenham Hotspur after watching Lineker and Gascoigne at Italia 90 I witnessed a scrappy tense victory over Nottingham Forest at home with my Dad, SHOOT posters adorning my bedroom wall, wearing the replica kit shorn of the Holsten logo. I was hooked for life.
The FA Cup means a lot to me, the Giant Killings, the mythological road to Wembley and the chance to beat the elite on the levellest of playing fields. So when last night Harry Redknapp admitted “I will go to Old Trafford with the weakest team I can possibly find”. I was crushed.
For a club with so much of our history in this competition, the vintage footage of Ricky Villa running rings around Man City defenders in 1981, Steve Perryman lifting the trophy; the black and white footage of Danny Blanchflower in the double season of 61’ Redknapp’s words were like a dagger to my heart..
You have to question Redknapp’s comments. I can accept we have injury problems, but then again so do United. But to wave the white flag (and not with pride) is disgraceful. Admittedly these post match comments were after one of the worse Tottenham displays in recent memory, a capitulation that if it weren’t for Pav’s goal would have been right up there with the 5-3 defeat to United in the League after leading three nil at half time, and that unforgettable second half capitulation against Man City a few years back where we somehow conspired to throw away another three goal lead, that time losing 4-3. But during a season where we need to attempt to maintain our spirit in order to survive, the acceptance of defeat places our Club in great jeopardy.
I hope in the build up to this game Redknapp maybe retracts his comments, or at least attempts to fire up the ‘mish mash’ team that will line up on Saturday at the Theatre of Dreams. Who knows what could happen, after all ‘To Dare Is To Do’.
For a man whose recent reputation was enhanced by an FA Cup final victory Redknapp should know just how much it means to every football fan up and down the country.
The FA Cup should never be disrespected like it has been in recent years; sadly it says everything about the greed and short sightedness that blights the modern game. Where money means more than Glory.
The FA Cup means a lot to me, the Giant Killings, the mythological road to Wembley and the chance to beat the elite on the levellest of playing fields. So when last night Harry Redknapp admitted “I will go to Old Trafford with the weakest team I can possibly find”. I was crushed.
For a club with so much of our history in this competition, the vintage footage of Ricky Villa running rings around Man City defenders in 1981, Steve Perryman lifting the trophy; the black and white footage of Danny Blanchflower in the double season of 61’ Redknapp’s words were like a dagger to my heart..
You have to question Redknapp’s comments. I can accept we have injury problems, but then again so do United. But to wave the white flag (and not with pride) is disgraceful. Admittedly these post match comments were after one of the worse Tottenham displays in recent memory, a capitulation that if it weren’t for Pav’s goal would have been right up there with the 5-3 defeat to United in the League after leading three nil at half time, and that unforgettable second half capitulation against Man City a few years back where we somehow conspired to throw away another three goal lead, that time losing 4-3. But during a season where we need to attempt to maintain our spirit in order to survive, the acceptance of defeat places our Club in great jeopardy.
I hope in the build up to this game Redknapp maybe retracts his comments, or at least attempts to fire up the ‘mish mash’ team that will line up on Saturday at the Theatre of Dreams. Who knows what could happen, after all ‘To Dare Is To Do’.
For a man whose recent reputation was enhanced by an FA Cup final victory Redknapp should know just how much it means to every football fan up and down the country.
The FA Cup should never be disrespected like it has been in recent years; sadly it says everything about the greed and short sightedness that blights the modern game. Where money means more than Glory.
that woul be interestig really see who could step up then!
