Met him and his entourage in a club in vegas, let’s just say he was defo enjoying himself! Could tell by his pupils ?
Can't see the rationale for Ginola being in and Bale out of your list. Both were great to watch and yes Daaaviiid was the best of a bad bunch but so was Bale. In his last few seasons he dragged us through games scoring or making the winner time and time again and without him our first dip into the champions league would have been a very damp squib. I genuinely think his performances made Spurs grow their aspirations to be the club they are today and probably cemented a large group of young fans.I'd agree with that. He was an good and exciting player, and his defensive contribution was under-rated but he doesn't make the "legend" category for me.
That takes something more, like, an added x-factor. Maybe incredible talent but sometimes it's just the pure passion they show for the club.
I'd class Ledders as a legend, obviously, along with many of the older players like Hoddle and Mabs.
I'm still not really sure on Bale because even though he was amazing, the way he left, left a bitter taste.
Ginola gets legend status for me too because he was a shining light at a bad time and that was the time I used to be able to get to games regularly.
I'd actually class Freund as a minor legend too. He gave his all and while he wasn't with us for long, he developed a real affinity with the club and supporters.
Probably Rafa falls into that bracket too.
A player that strips to his pants on the pitch, while throwing all of his kit into the crowd too! ?Any ex player(especially a foreign player) that brings his kids to games and sits in with the fans deserves some degree of legendary status in my book.
I'm not sure that I can even explain it myself really.Can't see the rationale for Ginola being in and Bale out of your list. Both were great to watch and yes Daaaviiid was the best of a bad bunch but so was Bale. In his last few seasons he dragged us through games scoring or making the winner time and time again and without him our first dip into the champions league would have been a very damp squib. I genuinely think his performances made Spurs grow their aspirations to be the club they are today and probably cemented a large group of young fans.
As for Lennon, good luck to him. He was good for us but not quite the level needed to elevate us further (no end product being an issue) and the end was a bit sad but frankly there was better to come. With AC Milan coming down the road i will always remember him and Crouchy at the San Siro in what was then a very unlikely result.
I think you are remembering it wrong.Can't see the rationale for Ginola being in and Bale out of your list. Both were great to watch and yes Daaaviiid was the best of a bad bunch but so was Bale. In his last few seasons he dragged us through games scoring or making the winner time and time again and without him our first dip into the champions league would have been a very damp squib. I genuinely think his performances made Spurs grow their aspirations to be the club they are today and probably cemented a large group of young fans.
As for Lennon, good luck to him. He was good for us but not quite the level needed to elevate us further (no end product being an issue) and the end was a bit sad but frankly there was better to come. With AC Milan coming down the road i will always remember him and Crouchy at the San Siro in what was then a very unlikely result.
I think you are remembering it wrong.
If we didn't have Bale, we would have still finished in the top 8. There were 2 seasons that, if we didn't have Ginola, we genuinely could have been (and 1 season probably would have been) relegated.
I loved him, I always felt he started a season unplayable, so fast it was insane.
He would get injured and never get his confidence back at running at players till the following season.
He was a great defender as well, shame he wasn’t more killer in front of goal.
It’s kind of clear rightI'm not sure that I can even explain it myself really.
Bale was a wonderful player and gave us some truly magical moments, moreso than Daveed but for me, there just wasn't quite that connection there.
I guess that who's viewed as a club legend is totally a personal thing.
It's about who we, as individuals, connect with a player.
It also depends on the circumstances that they leave us.
Yes mate, that's exactly it.It’s kind of clear right
When the player loves the club and buys into the fan base it’s reciprocated especially if he is either one of a) individually blessed talent b) Hard man lunatic that leaves it all on the pitch
Bale, Modric, Berbatov we’re some of the most talented players I’ve ever seen but clearly we were just a point in their careers and once they left the relationship with the fans had run it’s course