Some really bad editing, and hidden in there some classic Ben Thatcher “defending”.
A warning though : do not watch if the sight of Sol C****ball in a Spurs shirt is too much.
“I think Tottenham’s identification with their fans is incredibly deep,”
Was probably truer at the time he played for us, though.Lol.
It is quite amazing the calibre of players we managed to sign. Lineker Gazza ginola etc. Trying to think last time we signed a world class player at their peak ?
He was a cut above the rest of the premier league back then. But used us to reboot his career and get his move to Bayern Munich.
It was quite beautiful having class like Sheringham and Klinsman up top.
That team was a really, really good team and shocking we only finished 7th (although that could be in part due to the poor start to the season before Francis took over).
Real shame we basically had the team ripped apart over the summer as should have been building on it and then followed a really bad period of mediocrity until mid 00's.
He was the last elite world class player that we signed.
Before the days of the internet, transfer rumours and itk, his announcement came out of the blue.
He used to come to training in an old beaten up beatle too. Gotta love him.
Lol.
Disagree. It’s football in general, not the clubs fault. It’s just endemic of the money in the game and the divide it has caused between fans and players. However, I’d actually say I feel far more connected to. Spurs now with the harmony and passion the players show (Kane, Dele, Winks, Jan, Hugo and obviously Pochettino) than by the end of the Sugar years when we were watching a team of has beens and journeymen managed by a gooner scumbag.Was probably truer at the time he played for us, though.
That it is such no more is not entirely the clubs fault as well, more to do with modern football in general, where you have to have a rich benefactor, or be a very efficient business to stay relevant and within distance of winning things.
Disagree. It’s football in general, not the clubs fault. It’s just endemic of the money in the game and the divide it has caused between fans and players. However, I’d actually say I feel far more connected to. Spurs now with the harmony and passion the players show (Kane, Dele, Winks, Jan, Hugo and obviously Pochettino) than by the end of the Sugar years when we were watching a team of has beens and journeymen managed by a gooner scumbag.
I understand what you’re coming from, but as good as the atmosphere could be, its hard to forget the ‘we want our old Tottenham back’ and ‘we want sugar out’ chants. The Jol era is probably the best I can remember for atmosphere, but at that point it was also by far the best Spurs side since Venables. As for the Redknapp era, some nights will forever stay with me, but when chips were down, as you point out, the crowd could be quite quiet.I agree in part with this, the sugar/Graham era was shocking but quite often the atmosphere used to come from being shite, always the underdog and some gallows humour
Generally I think the worse the football on the pitch the better the atmosphere because there is nothing to watch so might as well have a sing song. The library was a decent example.
If suddenly you start playing well and you have 1 or 2 players or a manager you can really relate to then for a time the atmosphere can be incredible (most of the Martin Jol era/Hoddle 5-1 Chelsea/Gerry Francis, Anfield 2-1)
The better you get, the more you want and expect. After the amazing atmospheres around the Redknapp - Taxi for Micon, Milan games you could hear a pin drop for some of the lesser games at WHL
Will be interesting to see what the new grounds atmosphere will be like. Will it ever match the old place? The fan base has changed drastically of late so fingers and toes crossed!!
Almost
Some years earlier Crooks scored the winner after 70 odd years
We beat them 2-1 in the quarter final of the FA Cup that year at Anfield when Teddy curled one inside James left hand post and Jurgen ran on and scored the winner late on
We were brilliant and all thought our name was on the Cup
We went to Elland Rd for the semi and got stuffed 4-1 by Everton !
IIRC there was a big hoo-ha in the press about him diving, it went on and on and on until the day he made his debut at Sheffield Wednesday and did this.
I remember being a child in Cyprus when we signed him staying with my grandfather, on the phone to my dad who was in England and him telling me we’d just signed a player called Klinsmann but he was past it and a cheat.
Ask my father now and there aren’t many players he loves more.
Watching us win sitting in the Kop was magical. That Everton semi at Elland Road I cried my eyes out. Daniel Amokachi
Lol.