- Aug 14, 2006
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Gus(tavo) Poyet is 42 today. The former midfielder, who was capped 26 times for Uruguay, first came to London from Real Zaragoza to play for Chelsea in 1997. After 105 games at Stamford Bridge, he came to the Lane in 2001 and put in 82 fine, enthusiastic appearances for us.
He joined Swindon as player-coach in 2006, coached at Leeds in the 2006-7 season and then returned to the Lane in October 2007 as coach under Juande Ramos's brief regime, leaving when Ramos was sacked in October 2008.
He took over as Brighton & Hove Albion manager on 10 November, with Mauricio Taricco as his assistant manager.
Right winger Jimmy Neighbour would have been 59 today if not for his untimely death on April 11th this year when he suffered a heart attack at his Woodford Green home while recovering from a hip operation.
Born in Chingford, Jimmy joined Spurs as an apprentice in 1996 and made his first team debut in 1970. He went on to make 156 first team appearances in a decade with Tottenham and was part of our 1971 Football League Cup winning side. He then transferred to Norwich City for two seasons and played for West Ham from 1979 to 1983 and had a brief loan period with Bournemouth in his last year with them.
After retiring he became a coach at Enfield and he managed St Albans City from 1996-98 before returning to West Ham as their Youth Development Officer, followed by a spell as Doncaster Rovers assistant manager after which he returned to the Lane to coach the Under-17s in our Academy.
He joined Swindon as player-coach in 2006, coached at Leeds in the 2006-7 season and then returned to the Lane in October 2007 as coach under Juande Ramos's brief regime, leaving when Ramos was sacked in October 2008.
He took over as Brighton & Hove Albion manager on 10 November, with Mauricio Taricco as his assistant manager.
Right winger Jimmy Neighbour would have been 59 today if not for his untimely death on April 11th this year when he suffered a heart attack at his Woodford Green home while recovering from a hip operation.
Born in Chingford, Jimmy joined Spurs as an apprentice in 1996 and made his first team debut in 1970. He went on to make 156 first team appearances in a decade with Tottenham and was part of our 1971 Football League Cup winning side. He then transferred to Norwich City for two seasons and played for West Ham from 1979 to 1983 and had a brief loan period with Bournemouth in his last year with them.
After retiring he became a coach at Enfield and he managed St Albans City from 1996-98 before returning to West Ham as their Youth Development Officer, followed by a spell as Doncaster Rovers assistant manager after which he returned to the Lane to coach the Under-17s in our Academy.