I Was a Spurs Fan as a Kid - Louis Van Gaal

[StartingPrice]

Just thought I'd share this snippet. Louis van Gaal confirms in interview that he supported Spurs as a kid and Jimmy Greaves was his hero: "Van Gaal said: “I came very close. Very close. Yes. As a little boy I was a fan of Tottenham Hotspur with the team of Jimmy Greaves when he was the champion. Jimmy Greaves was my idol. So I was very close.”

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We now have The Poch installed and I guess most of us are reasonably happy about that. But how do folk feel about this - if it was you, hand-on-heart, would you follow your emotional inclination or your wallet? Do you think this makes it worse that he chose United, or doesn't it make any difference?

 

[MaccSpurs]

It Spurs meant that much to him he'd be our manager right now.

He's not...

...so that says it all.

 

[NEVILLEB]

Ooofff

 

[kaz Hirai]

The old rivaldo thanks for your interest letter

 

[thinktank]

Balls.

 

[bigpalacios]

As a fan you love your club all of your life.

As soon as anyone becomes a professional in football they no longer truly gives a fuck about the team they supported as a boy, like us fans will.

I think Gareth Barry supported Spurs as a boy and had a chance to sign for us but chose Mansiour City and Teddy supported Spurs and left us for Utd.

Us supporters go from boyhood supporters to adult supporters where as a professional wont as other club loyalties come in to place.

Anyway it all depends...

Would I stay at Spurs if Real Madrid came knocking at the door, I doubt it but Id make sure I had a good stint at Spurs.

 

[Dare!]

Whatever.

 

[JW_Spur]

Gutted. Makes me hate Moyes even more.

 

[beats1]

As a fan you love your club all of your life.

As soon as anyone becomes a professional in football they no longer truly gives a fuck about the team they supported as a boy, like us fans will.

I think Gareth Barry supported Spurs as a boy and had a chance to sign for us but chose Mansiour City and Teddy supported Spurs and left us for Utd.

Us supporters go from boyhood supporters to adult supporters where as a professional wont as other club loyalties come in to place.

Anyway it all depends...

Would I stay at Spurs if Real Madrid came knocking at the door, I doubt it but Id make sure I had a good stint at Spurs.

I would as I couldn't disappoint kids and fans the way other players did to me

 

[Gbspurs]

As a fan you love your club all of your life.

As soon as anyone becomes a professional in football they no longer truly gives a fuck about the team they supported as a boy, like us fans will.

I think Gareth Barry supported Spurs as a boy and had a chance to sign for us but chose Mansiour City and Teddy supported Spurs and left us for Utd.

Us supporters go from boyhood supporters to adult supporters where as a professional wont as other club loyalties come in to place.

Anyway it all depends...

Would I stay at Spurs if Real Madrid came knocking at the door, I doubt it but Id make sure I had a good stint at Spurs.

I reckon I would stay at Spurs even if the only role they had for me was to regularly masturbate Kyle Naughton.

 

[yojambo]

Eat shit Van Gaal. A big bag of shit.

 

[kohn]

Just abit of salt to the wound, which still is oh so deep.

But really dont make a difference now, does it? Probably just a media stunt anyway. Atleast I try to convince myself that.

 

[Mouse!]

Don't care, happy with Pochettino.

 

[The Scarecrow]

I'm over him, really. The comments were rather unnecessary, though, he's toyed enough with our hearts as it is.

 

[easley91]

It's a job to these people. Who they supported as kids growing up doesn't matter. That's all.

 

[TwanYid]

Well, I guess it's understandable.

I supported Van Gaal until he went to Manure; now I fucking hate him.

 

[EastLondonYid]

His comments don't really tell us how much of a real Spurs fan he was, like most football people in europe, they have a team they have an affiliation with in England, but not one i would imagine that would make them turn down the most famous club on this planet. I also don't believe he chose them over us for the wages, thats us with our heads up are own arse believing its only his salary that seperates us from United, i think you would find it hard to find anyone that would chose us over MU given the choice, and that includes 99% of our ex-players too...imo.

Poch i am happy with, and he may prove to be a better fit, especially with DL.

 

[newbie]

Snap I was also a spurs fan as a kid

And yes I would turn down managing spurs as well I love them to much to ruin them anymore. The Wages do look a bit tasty right now though. How does anyone live on anything below 50-70 grand a week these days?

 

[myhartlane]

Another Dutch, legend and Spurs supporter that we missed out on. Bergkamp also.

 

[Norwegian Spurs fan]

I thought it was love, but it was only greed..... would love to see Poch and Spurs doing better than Van Gaal and Man chest hair isa next season