10 years ago today...

Colonel_Klinck · Jan 22, 2018

Was an incredible night. I was sat next to the steps 3/4 of the way up the upper Paxton. This old boy who must have been in his late 70s was opposite me and when we scored the 5th he lost his balance celebrating. Myself and the 2 guys next to him managed to catch him before he went tumbling down the steps. We got him back upright and he started jumping around again. Hope I'm that enthusiastic at his age.

Colonel_Klinck · Jan 22, 2018

Wasn't this the game that Adebayor came on and got into a tussle with Bendtner telling him he had only come on because he was shit?

fortworthspur · Jan 22, 2018

Colonel_Klinck said:
Wasn't this the game that Adebayor came on and got into a tussle with Bendtner telling him he had only come on because he was shit?

yup. he smacked him. woulda been a red if the ref saw it.

hellava_tough · Jan 23, 2018

Colonel_Klinck said:
Wasn't this the game that Adebayor came on and got into a tussle with Bendtner telling him he had only come on because he was shit?

https://arseblog.com/2008/01/adebayor-vs-bendtner-lets-get-ready-to-rumble/

"Benny on the loose, Benny on the loose"

hellava_tough · Jan 23, 2018

I was surprised at how many of those Spurs players I have fond memories of, considering those days were a bit hit and miss with results

Shows how far we've come

Locotoro · Jan 23, 2018

Was my birthday and watched the match in sports bar, with some Goon mates. Loved every minute of it

cabinfever · Jan 23, 2018

I brought my son over (from Dublin) for this game and the final, what a night it was.

He was 18 then and we still talk about it!!

Kspur · Jan 24, 2018

This was when the tide started to turn. Look back on it very fondly personally. A number of these players would have become phenomena under Poch. Maybe Kane is something once in a generation but Lennon, Keane, berbatov, Jenas (particularly the first and last there) just imagine them reaching their potential under Poch. That side could have been as good as the current imho. The talent was there.

glacierSpurs · Jan 24, 2018

'We are on our way to Wembley!'

Great prediction 10 years ago :sneaky:

midge · Jan 24, 2018

Chimbonda!! Steed!! LYP!!

spursgirls · Jan 24, 2018

midge said:
Chimbonda!! Steed!! LYP!!

I'd forgotten about LYP!

DiamondLites · Jan 24, 2018

Teemu Tainio absolutely bossed this game IIRC

garryparkerschest · Jan 24, 2018

I know this isn't going to be popular but how good was Jenas that night?

One of the best Individual display (Just behind Gazza in 1991 semi-final) I've seen from a Tottenham player I've seen

He was everywhere, really up for it, shame he couldn't do it consistently which is probably why so many fans had an issue with him.

Regarding Lennon, I still have a hint of regret about him never realising his potential. He was more than just pace, the guy had so much about him, he should have been a superstar, similar to Bale's stature.

Maybe it was his demons that prevented him to fulfill them.

On a bright note, what a fantastic night!!!!

Spurs_Bear · Jan 24, 2018

DiamondLites said:
Teemu Tainio absolutely bossed this game IIRC

I don't agree with the Lennon references made by others, but for me, Jenas and Tainio would have been two players that would have flourished in this current Poch setup.

IfiHadTheWings · Jan 24, 2018

garryparkerschest said:
I know this isn't going to be popular but how good was Jenas that night?

One of the best Individual display (Just behind Gazza in 1991 semi-final) I've seen from a Tottenham player I've seen

He was everywhere, really up for it, shame he couldn't do it consistently which is probably why so many fans had an issue with him.

Regarding Lennon, I still have a hint of regret about him never realising his potential. He was more than just pace, the guy had so much about him, he should have been a superstar, similar to Bale's stature.

Maybe it was his demons that prevented him to fulfill them.

On a bright note, what a fantastic night!!!!

Jenas had it all, but he could not put it together consistently enough, very frustrating as when on song he was top quality.

charliemouse · Jan 24, 2018

IfiHadTheWings said:
Jenas had it all, but he could not put it together consistently enough, very frustrating as when on song he was top quality.

He was fucking immense in this game, if he had played under Poch, he would have been as good as Dele.

Locotoro · Jan 24, 2018

charliemouse said:
He was fucking immense in this game, if he had played under Poch, he would have been as good as Dele.

He was a different type of player to dele but he would have been up there with Gerrard and Lampard if he had worked under Poch

pook · Jan 24, 2018

hellava_tough said:
I was surprised at how many of those Spurs players I have fond memories of, considering those days were a bit hit and miss with results ...

I have massive love for Martin Jol* and the players of that era. I, with all respect, think there a bit of hyperbole in the suggestions that players like Jenas and Lennon possessed the innate qualities of Gerrard and Bale; but ... BUT ... it was a squad of decent players and after 10+ years of - well ... we all know what it was - they made us respectable again.

Obviously, we've moved on, and nobody's going to suggest that Daws was as good as Verts ... Keane as good as Kane ... Robbo as good as Hugo, etc. - they clearly weren't. But they turned watching Spurs (and talking about it the next day) from a chore into a pleasure. And I remember how much I appreciated that.

*I know, I know - Jol was long gone by the semis. But those were all players that I associate with his tenure and our turn toward success.

SUIYHA · May 5, 2020

Ten years ago today:

Following the best part of 20 years in the wilderness as a mid-table side, we surprisingly found ourselves in a four way race for a Champions League spot. Liverpool were the existing member of the old "big four" but were having a terrible season by their standards. Martin O'Neill's Villa side featuring the likes of Milner, Young, Barry, Petrov, Carew and Friedel that had been top six regulars for the last couple of years were pushing harder than ever to go one step further. And now Manchester City had been bought by a billionaire trying to muscle their way in on the party.

Going into the month of May, just two points separated the four sides. Then Liverpool lost to Chelsea and fell too far behind to catch up. Man City came from behind to beat Aston Villa, leaving just two teams in the race, that happened to be playing each other on the penultimate fixture of the season.

There was unfancied Tottenham, perennial chokers having screwed up the FA Cup semi-final a few weeks earlier, away from home against a newly emergent Manchester City side, backed by the billions, full of expensive, experienced players like Tevez, Adebayor, Bellamy, Vieira and co that had beaten us so many times. The odds were heavily stacked against us - a defeat would mean we were all but out of the race. A draw would take it down to the final day. But a win, however unlikely, would secure Champions League football on the night.

What followed was one of the most tense nights of my entire life:

Marty · May 5, 2020

SUIYHA said:
Ten years ago today:

Following the best part of 20 years in the wilderness as a mid-table side, we surprisingly found ourselves in a four way race for a Champions League spot. Liverpool were the existing member of the old "big four" but were having a terrible season by their standards. Martin O'Neill's Villa side featuring the likes of Milner, Young, Barry, Petrov, Carew and Friedel that had been top six regulars for the last couple of years were pushing harder than ever to go one step further. And now Manchester City had been bought by a billionaire trying to muscle their way in on the party.

Going into the month of May, just two points separated the four sides. Then Liverpool lost to Chelsea and fell too far behind to catch up. Man City came from behind to beat Aston Villa, leaving just two teams in the race, that happened to be playing each other on the penultimate fixture of the season.

There was unfancied Tottenham, perennial chokers having screwed up the FA Cup semi-final a few weeks earlier, away from home against a newly emergent Manchester City side, backed by the billions, full of expensive, experienced players like Tevez, Adebayor, Bellamy, Vieira and co that had beaten us so many times. The odds were heavily stacked against us - a defeat would mean we were all but out of the race. A draw would take it down to the final day. But a win, however unlikely, would secure Champions League football on the night.

What followed was one of the most tense nights of my entire life:

I couldn't get a ticket in the away end but there were loads of seats on general sale on the opposite side (insert City and plastic fans joke here) so I bought one and had to sit on my hands all game. After the match I snuck round and into the Spurs congregation as we were on our way out of the ground where I could finally release all the emotion that had built up over the previous two hours.

Mental experience but still worth it just to be there when it happened.

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