Memory Lane

[Ray_Evans]

The Big Match opening credits, 1971 - 72. A bit of Spurs in the mix..

 

[Gassin's finest]

 

[Gassin's finest]

 

[Gassin's finest]

 

[TheChosenOne]

 

[Gassin's finest]

 

[Gassin's finest]

 

[southlondonyiddo]

Real dirty, sneaky bastard but fantastic player. Remember the league cup final when he stamped on Crooksie half a dozen times!

 

[TheChosenOne]

Real dirty, sneaky bastard but fantastic player. Remember the league cup final when he stamped on Crooksie half a dozen times!

Destroyed Galvin with an horrific tackle.

 

[Gassin's finest]

Only man capable of staring down Yosser Hughes...

(ask yer da's)

 

[Marty]

This is why people who bemoan that football has gone soft are wrong.

 

[Push & Run]

Just 60 yrs ago.

People often ask me why I support Spurs so I tell the beginning - I was sitting in front of a huge box with a very small screen, cos my old dad use to rent a telly to watch FA Cup final, the Grand National and cricket test v Aus. Well here I was in pride of place sat on the floor between mum and dad on the sofa. The room jam packed with friends and relatives all jostling for position, blokes drinking light and bitter, girls babycham, atmosphere was electric. My old mum said "right Bobby who are you supporting today" I replied "who is playing mum". "Well that is Leicester City from the midlands, and the team in white are Tottenham Hotspurs, the mighty Spurs, a team from London." Well I was smitten, Spurs looking every inch gods. I often wondered what would have happened if I had chosen LCFC, but I didn't . We went on to win the Cup completing the double and I continued through thick and thin, often crying tears of sorrow more than tears of joy. Nowadays I am often asked about who was the best Spurs player I have seen, impossible to say but the player who made the biggest impact was one Jimmy Greaves. He was not the team player or focused like HK, often out the game, didn't work hard, but as soon as he got the ball there was an electric current of expectancy flowing around the ground. I well remember a FA Cup tie against Palace at the Lane. In those days the pitch was a cabbage patch, and this did not to improve a god awful game, but in the last 10 mins a corner came across, Jimmy instantly controlled it where the penalty spot should have been, stepped over the ball with the whole palace defence moving with him like the parting of the red sea. Jimmy laid the ball left for Frank Saul (I think) to drive the ball through the parting and way over the bar. Genius and crap in in one movement. At the replay we lost 1 nil , I cried some more, but the game was remembered by the press for Spurs fans wrecking a train which seemed to be a common pastime of football fans in those days. Now the best player was a non spurs player - George Best. The reason being he was a maverick, didn't conform but when he decided to play he was a genius. I saw him play against Chelsea and Chopper Harris, who was a thug. George went off for halftime, socks rolled down, shins bleeding having lumps kicked out of him by Chopper, but in the second half what a transformation. Maybe George sobered up, maybe he had a drink, but he came back to terrorise chopper, not only skinning him but turning back to do it again, again and again scoring one and creating another. Both these were genuine entertainers, probably wouldn't fit in to the modern game, but if you get the chance to see any footage do so and you will see what I mean.

 

[TheChosenOne]

 

[TheChosenOne]

That pitch was like it for a couple of years at least. Terrible.

 

[Gassin's finest]

The algorithm is working today... I was there and this chant went on for about 25 minutes:

 

[longtimespur]

The algorithm is working today... I was there and this chant went on for about 25 minutes:

Oh the (sadly fading) memories of the Lane from way back to 1955 and @Push & Run I have some great memories of Greavsie. 1 always sticks in my mind is him picking the ball up by the dugout and dribbling through the opposition team to score in the Park Lane goal. Red and white striped shirts, could have been Stoke?
Remember John White also such a clever player but, talking of Chopper Harris we didn't do too badly with Dave Mackay.

 

[spud]

Oh the (sadly fading) memories of the Lane from way back to 1955 and @Push & Run I have some great memories of Greavsie. 1 always sticks in my mind is him picking the ball up by the dugout and dribbling through the opposition team to score in the Park Lane goal. Red and white striped shirts, could have been Stoke?
Remember John White also such a clever player but, talking of Chopper Harris we didn't do too badly with Dave Mackay.

While I respect your longevity, to equate Harris with Dave Mackay does the latter a great disservice. Harris was an average defender who kicked people all day long. Dave was a majestic player who was hard but always fair and who was also a truly great footballer.

 

[TheChosenOne]

While I respect your longevity, to equate Harris with Dave Mackay does the latter a great disservice. Harris was an average defender who kicked people all day long. Dave was a majestic player who was hard but always fair and who was also a truly great footballer.

And manager. Won the old Div.1 with Derby County 1974/5

 

[longtimespur]

While I respect your longevity, to equate Harris with Dave Mackay does the latter a great disservice. Harris was an average defender who kicked people all day long. Dave was a majestic player who was hard but always fair and who was also a truly great footballer.

Can't argue that point but he was a hardman on the pitch.

 

[ZiggySpurs]