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I think the early 80s were the best time I had supporting Spurs.
Obv the cups helped but going to every home game.
Great football played
Very good players,
Not always the best players in the world but every single one of them gave everything to the club
Maybe it's rose coloured glasses but there wasn't a prima donna among them, regardless of their individual ability.
Everyone gave 100% on the pitch
Obv the cups helped but going to every home game.
Great football played
Very good players,
Not always the best players in the world but every single one of them gave everything to the club
Maybe it's rose coloured glasses but there wasn't a prima donna among them, regardless of their individual ability.
Everyone gave 100% on the pitch
Nah, i think you have summed it up fairly well.
It didn't cost an arm and a leg either.
There's much to love about the game and stadia these days,but much to miss from back then as well.
Agree. What i loved about it was the amount of players that had come through the ranks, Perryman, Hoddle, Hughton, Falco, Miller, Hazard, Brooke and it felt like a proper connection with the team. Add in Galvin and Roberts from non league and its spot on about no prima donnas.
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Relegation. Promotion. Domestic and European cups. Title challenges. A great mix of hard men and flair players. Ossie and Ricky. Best away support in the country for several seasons both documented and anecdotal. Brilliant away days over land and sea. Yids taking liberties wherever we went. Standing in the home ends at away games and waiting for it to come on top. TBWAH. Players and fans on the same page. They were just blokes like you and me but could play a bit of football.
Relegation. Promotion. Domestic and European cups. Title challenges. A great mix of hard men and flair players. Ossie and Ricky. Best away support in the country for several seasons both documented and anecdotal. Brilliant away days over land and sea. Yids taking liberties wherever we went. Standing in the home ends at away games and waiting for it to come on top. TBWAH. Players and fans on the same page. They were just blokes like you and me but could play a bit of football.
It really was magical. Brilliant flair players, hard defenders and useful keepers.
Great support home and especially away, and lots of shiny happy people.
I have a feeling some of it is coming back.
Although I went to my first game in 1969, it wasn't until 1981 that I was going regularly and in 1982, I got my first season ticket on the Shelf, think it was something like £65. Joined the Supporters Club and started going away games. Every spare penny, after paying the bills, went on following Spurs. Didn't miss a game for 5 years, until we broke down on our way to Norwich (Ray Clemence's last game). I couldn't afford all the European away games, but managed a couple.
Such happy times, made so many friends, who I still see to this day. My passion for Spurs has never changed, and doubt it will. But can't say that I get the same feeling of real togetherness between the supporters and the players as those days, apart from odd occasions. The ones that immediately spring to mind - the Man C game two weeks ago, the Inter game in the CL, and Real Madrid at Wembley.
Even away games don't have the same feeling anymore (not that I have been to that many since the turn of the century), I used to come away with no voice, but that's not the case in recent times.
Maybe this hankering for a better, simpler time is just a desire to be 25 again
, but football has been taken over and corrupted by SKY, dodgy owners, social media and obscene amounts of money. The gulf between the haves and have nots gets bigger by the day - reflects life, I suppose - and no, I don't have the answer, unfortunately.Some may say I'm living in the past, I don't think I do, but I do like to visit occasionally.
I’ve only been supported Spurs since 1988/89 when I was 7/8 and it feels very different to me these days compared to what I remember as I child. Maybe that’s partly Rose tinted glasses, but I don’t know.
I only got into Spurs because my brother was going to a match with a friend, his brother and his dad, but the brother was ill that day and the dad asked if I wanted to take his place. It was such a great day out going down on the train in a carriage full of fans, grabbing a burger before the game and then watching the match. I was hooked from then on and started going regularly with them.
One of the key things I remember was the togetherness of the crowd. When I first started going the stadium was still a mostly standing and despite being mostly men in the crowd they were great at looking after the children. We were allowed to push towards the front so that we could see better and everyone kept an eye on everyone else to ensure people weren’t getting crushed or pushed around. Even at that young age you could strike up a conversation with someone or celebrate a goal and it was as if you’d known them for years even though you’ve never met.
The other thing I remember which I’m not entirely sure if I’m remembering correctly is roadshows. I cannot find much reference to these online , but I’m sure I went to a few county fair type things, fetes, etc and there was a Tottenham Hotspur roadshow there. It was basically a trailer with a few training staff who’d do sessions with the kids and a couple of players. I have photos at my parents house of me meeting Gary Mabbutt and David Howells at one of these events. For a young fan getting to meet a couple of your favourite players and actually spend a bit of time with them was amazing.
I only got into Spurs because my brother was going to a match with a friend, his brother and his dad, but the brother was ill that day and the dad asked if I wanted to take his place. It was such a great day out going down on the train in a carriage full of fans, grabbing a burger before the game and then watching the match. I was hooked from then on and started going regularly with them.
One of the key things I remember was the togetherness of the crowd. When I first started going the stadium was still a mostly standing and despite being mostly men in the crowd they were great at looking after the children. We were allowed to push towards the front so that we could see better and everyone kept an eye on everyone else to ensure people weren’t getting crushed or pushed around. Even at that young age you could strike up a conversation with someone or celebrate a goal and it was as if you’d known them for years even though you’ve never met.
The other thing I remember which I’m not entirely sure if I’m remembering correctly is roadshows. I cannot find much reference to these online , but I’m sure I went to a few county fair type things, fetes, etc and there was a Tottenham Hotspur roadshow there. It was basically a trailer with a few training staff who’d do sessions with the kids and a couple of players. I have photos at my parents house of me meeting Gary Mabbutt and David Howells at one of these events. For a young fan getting to meet a couple of your favourite players and actually spend a bit of time with them was amazing.
Yeah,you are remembering correctly. After the training ground at Cheshunt went and with it the open days, they started having road shows. They were normally attached to something else,a big fete /town show type thing. We had one in Hoddesdon once. Wasn't a patch at the training ground doos
Who is in goal for us
Thanks for that. Just discovered a new player I didn't know about before - Mark Kendall:
Mark Kendall (footballer, born 1958) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
He was a young goalkeeper who came through our youth ranks and, although he didn't have much success with us, he kept 28 clean sheets for Wolves in 1987/88 as part of their promotion from the old 4th Division and was an ever-present in the team that won promotion to the 2nd Division in the following season.
It's always nice to hear about players who struggled to make the grade with us achieve success elsewhere even if it's not at top flight level.
Mark Kendall i think, looks like him anyway.Who is in goal for us
The fella has been mentioned 2 days on the spin
I was at that game
Quick get brains trust to do an N'dombele joke...
28th August 2021
Our record of 11 straight wins in the top flight from 1960/61 was safe again for another season from all other premiership teams ,except us!
Can't remember it being safe so soon for ages.
Our record of 11 straight wins in the top flight from 1960/61 was safe again for another season from all other premiership teams ,except us!
Can't remember it being safe so soon for ages.
That was a ridiculous team.
Was at this game, we played some great football.
One of the worst CB we have had. 6’4” odd and couldn’t jump. Seemed to try hard but his toes never left the ground
Happy Birthday Tottenham Hotspur!
139 years old today!
139 years old today!
Great post. The detachment of players from fans is really bad now. At WHL, even in the latter years, you could get a close up view of the players coming in and out, grab an autograph after the game if you were in the West Stand… now there’s the underground car park, players zoom away in blacked out windows, and the training ground is like Fort Knox. They should have open days and other initiatives to bring fans and players together on a human level. We are The Club.Although I went to my first game in 1969, it wasn't until 1981 that I was going regularly and in 1982, I got my first season ticket on the Shelf, think it was something like £65. Joined the Supporters Club and started going away games. Every spare penny, after paying the bills, went on following Spurs. Didn't miss a game for 5 years, until we broke down on our way to Norwich (Ray Clemence's last game). I couldn't afford all the European away games, but managed a couple.
Such happy times, made so many friends, who I still see to this day. My passion for Spurs has never changed, and doubt it will. But can't say that I get the same feeling of real togetherness between the supporters and the players as those days, apart from odd occasions. The ones that immediately spring to mind - the Man C game two weeks ago, the Inter game in the CL, and Real Madrid at Wembley.
Even away games don't have the same feeling anymore (not that I have been to that many since the turn of the century), I used to come away with no voice, but that's not the case in recent times.
Maybe this hankering for a better, simpler time is just a desire to be 25 again
Some may say I'm living in the past, I don't think I do, but I do like to visit occasionally.