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1. KingI would also challenge his detractors to (seriously) name six better players to come through the youth ranks at Spurs in the last 25 years.
It really hit home earlier that we've gone from having him in the starting lineup to playing Son, an in form Lamela, Eriksen, and Alli in those attacking midfielder positions.I used to sigh whenever I saw he was in the 11.
I scored a cracker with him on Fifa 2015 last night. I will carry his legacy on for the remainder of my seasonGood business for all parties involved.
WIll be gutted if he finally adjusts his game and uses his talents effectively. Not likely from what we've seen though. Best of luck Andros.
1. King
2. Campbell
3. Kane
4. Bentaleb
5. Rose
6. Mason
Ah. I'd forgotten about Bentaleb. Would personally question whether people bought at 17 or 18 count as youth team products, but that's academic. By my count it would be something like this:
1.King 2.Judas 3.Kane 4. Carr 5. Mason 6. Townsend
Regardless, if a player of his ability had come through in 1995 or 2000, given the general quality vacuums at those times, we'd have championed him like a heroic legend and wept at the thought he might leave us. I still remember the game when Gary Doherty went up front and the crowd were chanting for Jamie Slabber in desperation...
Townsend anecdote from a colleague of mine who was a former PE teacher in Chingford at Townsend's school: When they told the class it was going to be a rugby day Andros exclaimed "I'm not playing rugby you cunt" and stormed off. To be fair this only increased his standing in my books. Rugby's shite.
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This hasn't gotten what it deserved, mate..£12mil for Townsend by the way...
And there were moments like this.
:vdvdive:Its probably due to drinking beers with Furball man more than anything else but that picture Townsend posted made me a bit soppy