In memoriam

[Lillywhite4life]

My grandfather passed in January of this year. He was 95 and had been a Tottenham supporter his whole life.

He's the reason I support Tottenham and I went to my first ever match at White Hart Lane with him.

Yesterday was bitter sweet for me. I teared up with joy at the final whistle then, when that feeling subsided, I teared up again because I would have absolutely loved to share that moment with him!

Sharing the victory with everyone on this community made that a little easier, so thank you all for that!

 

[smithym]

Beautiful idea for a thread, fair play!

Thoughts with you all, they’re smiling back down don’t you worry.

COYS

 

[Croftwoodspurs]

My dad passed away 2 years on the 25th of this month through cancer… Then I lost brother suddenly exactly a year late whilst he was on holiday. There was 5 days between them… Whilst neither of them supported spurs, my dad was a Newcastle fan and it’s fitting that both won a cup in the same year…

 

[TheChosenOne]

A big shout out to all us old ‘uns on here. I’m in my mid 70s (supported Tottenham since the early 60s) and honestly thought Id never see us win again in my lifetime. I’m sure there are many of us on this wonderful site. Good on you all and kind regards.

Now for the league.

You just about summed it for me there. Thanks

 

[1961beavera]

My mate G passed away during the 2018-19 season. We spent 20 years going home and away and he was godfather to my youngest daughter. G, or uncle Buddha, would bring her gifts back from his trips and sit in the Gilpin Bell happily chatting to her and my other two about his trips.

We had drifted apart in the final years but a little after the game I went outside looked up to the stars and said 'This one is for you mate'.

Sorely missed.

 

[muppetman]

I'm taking my lad to the parade today, so the cycle of life continues!

 

[Shanks]

I'm taking my lad to the parade today, so the cycle of life continues!

Me too, love this thread @Nine while nine sometimes during the more testing moments these are things that should be remembered, we all have different stories, connected by our affiliation to this bloody foorball club!

 

[Danners9]

My Dad would have loved this.

We went to the '91 FA Cup parade. We watched the 2008 Carling Cup final together - the day after his birthday.

He's been gone 10 years. Wish we'd had more of these occasions.

But I have a little boy of my own now and he has already started kicking a little football around. Hopefully we will have more of these occasions.

 

[Meercat]

I think I’ve mentioned that my step dad was offered terms by Villa years ago, and was football mad. We’ve got scrapbooks of newspaper cuttings about him and his playing days, but he turned down the pro contract to look after his family in a proper career and alway lost something of himself in the deal… it just struck me his morning we were both sat on the floor in the front room watching Spurs vs Forest in the 91 cup final, and actually he was on his feet pacing for the last fifteen mins or so because he was so nervous for me… we lost him ten years ago last Feb, and I miss the fact that I can’t just phone him up to talk about the ghost of Jose past possessing Ange and other stupid little things.

 

[DaiT]

My Dad is I hope today looking down on what he would know as White Hart Lane with a smile on his face. My Dad died in 1988. He was born in Enfield and although I was born in Wales I have always been Tottenham. My Dad took me to my first game in 1960 when I was 8.
I am lucky to have been through the "glory" years, seen us win European trophies, FA Cup trophies but this win was so special.

 

[Dougal]

Special mention to SpurSince57, DavidMatzdorf and Azrael. And all the SC’ers we’ve lost along the way. I’ve been here 21 years next month and it has opened me up to a whole world of Spurs fans, literally. Sadly some didn’t make it to see this week. We can only hope they’re in a place with a dodgy box and a good connection. RIP yids, your faith was not in vain, we did it.

 

[gilzeantheking]

My Dad took me to my first game in 1965, against Man U. We won 5-1. A strangely reoccurring score. That is my first real memory of Spurs.

I have a vague memory of sitting on my Dad's shoulders outside Tottenham Town Hall for a parade like yesterday's. It could have been the Double when I was 4 but I am unsure. But may have been 62 or 3. He took me to my first final in 1967.

I went with him consistently until the mid 70s when I started to go with my mates. But we always went to finals together. The last one was 1987. He died the next year.

One overriding memory is the 1981 Cup Final replay. Every time I see the Ricky Villa goal I can hear him screaming for Villa to pass to Archibald who was unmarked.

I mustn't forget my Mum who came from a Spurs supporting family. She loved attending games and could get quite rowdy.

Mum knitted me a scarf for my first game, it's 60 years old this year and only comes out for special occasions and as I sat watching the final on TV with my scarf on I knew they would both have been delighted.

 

[muppetman]

This thread is what football is. It's not top 4 and coefficients. It's memories and connections and moments.

The sharing of some of these moments has been absolutely lovely.

 

[RickyVilla]

My godfather Jims got me following Tottenham when we moved to England in 1980. Great time to start and I was pretty sure it was always gonna be that way . Wouldn't change it for the world.

 

[bigfrooj]

I wouldn’t be a Spurs fan if it wasn’t for my mum who died two years ago. Her dad was a massive Spurs man who died when I was five but I have great, if hazy, memories of him - and his caged bird that said ‘Chivers and Greaves’ when prompted! My mum was quiet and never went to a match but she knew everything about Tottenham. Even when the dementia took over and I wasn’t sure she knew who I was, something about me would spark a memory and she’d ask how Spurs were doing!
Along with Steve, my first spurs game-going buddy in the eighties and nineties, and my work dad Arthur who got me inside the boardroom at WHL for a tour (and a walk across the hallowed pitch) - I hope they were looking down and really enjoyed the last few days! RIP and COYS!!

 

[cabinfever]

A big shout out to all us old ‘uns on here. I’m in my mid 70s (supported Tottenham since the early 60s) and honestly thought Id never see us win again in my lifetime. I’m sure there are many of us on this wonderful site. Good on you all and kind regards.

Now for the league.

Supporting this team since ‘71 and brought my son to the final in 2008.
I also wondered if I’d see them win anything again, but while my son now lives in the US, I was able to watch with my nephew (I also infected him with the Spurs virus ).

Onward and upward.

 

[Nice One Cyril]

I've posted similar before, but Jimmy Greaves brought me to this club in December 1961.He was my favourite player, and when he signed from Milan that was it. I had seen some magazines when he was playing for England, and when he chose us when he returned from Italy, I was instantly a Spurs fan. Billy Nick certainly new a player that's for sure. Thank you all SC, I love you all and I'm loving all the togetherness shown in this thread.

 

[riggi]

Special mention to SpurSince57, DavidMatzdorf and Azrael. And all the SC’ers we’ve lost along the way. I’ve been here 21 years next month and it has opened me up to a whole world of Spurs fans, literally. Sadly some didn’t make it to see this week. We can only hope they’re in a place with a dodgy box and a good connection. RIP yids, your faith was not in vain, we did it.

Aside from David I hadn’t realised the other two had passed!

 

[TheChosenOne]

My mate Derek died from throat cancer in 2014 - We first met on a soccer special train waiting in
Wolverhampton's main station after the UEFA Cup final in May 1972.

He was from Dalston - me and my pals from Stoke Newington plus more from Hoxton and further afield as time moved on but most of my lot knew his lot so we all started going to matches, pubs and clubs together for many years. Most of us were about the same age 17/18 and within a few years there were engagements, weddings and births.

We all grew up and old together all watching Spurs the length and breadth of the country and of course came the 80's and European football again. Many of those still go home and away and they have seen well over 1000 games live - Me just about 400 or more.

A few of ours passed by heart attacks or one by his own hands, when there were as many of our lot together the laws of averages should expect that. Del never smoked there were only a few that didn't - I smoked but stopped when I was 50 in 2005.

He got the throat cancer and battled away fighting it but eventually succumbed to it. I wonder was it because he was surrounded by so many other in the pubs that smoked (we spent a lot of time in pubs and clubs back
then)

He was a dental technician by trade running his own business with many employees and maybe that plaster they used for makings bite moulds was the culprit ?

We stood together in the Kop many times during the 80's and other occasion spending the weekends up in Livepool with decent lads we knew. We ran Sunday football teams as well, plus always organised beanos to Southend, trips to Belgium and Germany for the lads. We lived the life - big time.

We thought as many do that we were infallible and untouchable by dangers ahead in our lives.

Broke my heart when he passed - He was such a laugh, noisy and a wind-up merchant too - I could write
a book with all the memories of what we used to get up to.

There would have to be two versions though - the true version and another one heavily censored to protect the innocent.

R.I.P. DC

 

[spurs mental]