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Match We can be heroes part two Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester united UEFA Cup final. Bilbao 21st May

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I desperately wanted to call my Dad .. but we lost him last year. 😞


Feel for you mate.

Felt the same with my Step Dad, though lost him many years ago. He came into my life when I was 11 and took me to my first ever Football game and I have been Spurs from that day. So many memories and would loved him to have seen all this. Massive memories and emotions of being there in 84 with him when we last won this..
 
Got back at 1am last night. Physically and emotionally drained but browsing this thread/reddit and watching every bit of content made the journey enjoyable.

I was there in 2008 but let's face it this was magnitudes different. We were carrying the weight of 2019, of decades without major silverware and the constant shit of other fans. The oh so nearlys and the fucking terrible league form.

It was all lifted when the final whistle went. Pure euphoria. I've taken a lot of substances in my time and nothing comes close. Not ashamed to say I shed a few tears.

What a fucking night.
I still maintain that the "major silverware" claim is a huge misconception. The 1999 and 2008 League Cups were a lot harder to win than the 1991 FA Cup - to secure the former trophies we had to beat Liverpool at Anfield, beat the treble-winning Manchester United team, win matches with 10 men, grind out wins against tenacious opposition and beat peak-Abramovic Chelsea.

In 1991, we did not face any top flight opposition until the semi-final against Woolwich and got very lucky in the final when Gascoigne wasn't sent off.

The only real difference between the League Cup and the FA Cup is that the FA Cup Final is televised by the BBC and has a lot more pageantry attached to it. The Milk, Littlewoods, Rumbelows, Coca Cola, Worthington, Carling, Capital One and Carabao Cups have more commercial associations. The FA Cup has a sponsor as well although that conveniently gets forgotten.
 
Can't remember how many cup finals we've been in at all.

Especially in the last near 20 years.

I keep track of actual cup wins.

All that matters to me.

And chatgpt and I are gonna have words.

Major Honours​

  • Football League Champions: 1950/1951 (ARTHUR ROWE) 1960/1961 (BILL NICHOLSON)
  • The FA Cup Winners: 1900/1901, 1920/1921, 1960/1961 (BILL NICHOLSON), 1961/1962 (BILL NICHOLSON), 1966/1967 (BILL NICHOLSON), 1980/1981 (KEITH BURKINSHAW), 1981/1982 (KEITH BURKINSHAW), 1990/1991 (TERRY VENABLES)
  • Football League Cup Winners: 1970/1971 (BILL NICHOLSON), 1972/1973 (BILL NICHOLSON), 1998/1999 (GEORGE GRAHAM), 2007/2008 (JUANDE RAMOS)
  • European Cup-Winners Cup Winners: 1962/1963 (BILL NICHOLSON)
  • UEFA Cup Winners: 1971/1972 (BILL NICHOLSON) 1983/1984 (KEITH BURKINSHAW) 2024/2025 (ANGE POSTICOGLOU)
  • Football League Division Two Champions: 1919/1920, 1949/1950
  • FA Charity Shield Winners: 1920/1921, 1951/1952, 1961/1962 (BILL NICHOLSON), 1962/1963 (BILL NICHOLSON), 1967/1968 (joint) (BILL NICHOLSON), 1981/1982 (joint) (KEITH BURKINSHAW), 1991/1992 (joint) (TERRY VENABLES)
 
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That did me properly. 65 and the Mrs keeps finding me with tissues in my hand (and unusually, no laptop open).
Too much info perhaps??

:dierno::dier::conteshock:
I'm sure she'll understand on THIS occasion!!??!


The "ohw FAACK OFF" is priceless!!
You just KNOW how much SHIT that guy behind the desk has given 'Dragusin' in the past!
(Apparently it's his cousin, but i'm guessing can only be a Gooner, or maybe Chelsea?)

FINALLY!!! At least it's only them together that's had to get photoshopped.... The TROPHIES ARE REAL!
 
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