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Player Glenn Hoddle
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And what a team we had then as well. King Clive,Waddle and Hoddle. Still my favourite Tottenham team. Still don’t know how we never won a cup that season.
One of my all time favourite players. First player I remember being heartbroken by when he left Spurs, because he was so unique.
We have been blessed with some extraordinary players and Hod was literally among the very greatest
Add Greavsie, Gazza Mackay etc and I agree we certainly have been blessed
I was also as a ten year old. Was it common knowledge then that he was off?
Really can't remember.
not forgetting waddle and ginola
Ridiculous volleying technique. I remember reading that he practised it by playing “keepy uppies” against a wall in a squash court, and he had said something like he practised until he could either do 100 off either foot. That’s exactly the moment I knew I was not going to be a professional footballer.
Mine too, as I was behind the goal for that one, so had a perfect view; the ball appeared to move in slow motion. IIRC, that was the game Archie came off the bench because he'd had a row with The General.Many thanks for that
Watford one still my favourite
Close second has to be the Oxford one, again the best view from the front of the Shelf - like a knife through butter.
Glenn was such a a special, unique player, watching him warm up it was worth the entrance money alone.
Under Gross watching Ginola was the only thing that kept me going to WHL
I was along the side so behind Glenn when he swivelled and then chipped their large keeper from inside the box
Great goal!
His volleyed goal against Bolton in the FA Cup (1978) sticks in my mind. I was sitting behind the goal in the Paxton Road End where he scored. Unfortunately, there seems to be no footage of the goal.
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I think it was.
Pretty sure he got a standing ovation at the end.
Yes we knew he was off to Monaco, and his swan song was going to be the FA Cup final, which unfortunately didn't go to script.
Another team of ours, full of generational talents, that couldn't get over the line and capture a trophy
Footballs in those days weighed.......exactly the same as footballs today.
However. They weren't as water proof.
Yeah, blame the 90's and Alan Sugar for the 86/87 season - come on, you know the rulesYes we knew he was off to Monaco, and his swan song was going to be the FA Cup final, which unfortunately didn't go to script.
Another team of ours, full of generational talents, that couldn't get over the line and capture a trophy
Our first FA Cup final loss.Yes we knew he was off to Monaco, and his swan song was going to be the FA Cup final, which unfortunately didn't go to script.
Another team of ours, full of generational talents, that couldn't get over the line and capture a trophy
One of the drivers for Hoddle leaving was that English teams were still banned from European football after Heysel so thank the Scousers to some degree for losing him.
I blame the jinx that has been put on us by some malovelent spirit, only logical explanationYeah, blame the 90's and Alan Sugar for the 86/87 season - come on, you know the rules