Spurs youth journeymen - Where are they now?

[stevethfc]

I played against Nethercott a year back, he was playing for Wivenhoe in the Ryman leagues. My toe hasnt been right since the ginger filthbag.

 

[al_pacino]

I remember Steve Slade turning up at Hemel Town what seemed like only a few season afters hitting the post on his debut for us.

 

[wizgell]

http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/history/history_lifeafterspurs.html

 

[lillywhite]

Booth, Andy L Huddersfield Town club ambassador

 

[lillywhite]

Do anyone remember Owen Price?

 

[danielneeds]

http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/history/history_lifeafterspurs.html

What season did Alan Pardew play for us on loan?

 

[AngerManagement]

Booth, Andy L Huddersfield Town club ambassador

Not really a spurs youth (well not at all)

But still regarding him, to this day I have no memory of him ever playing or signing for us Eek


How can it be that this event either escaped my attention or has been banished from my memory?

I am I remember him playing else where (Sheff Wed I believe) so it's not like it happened at a time before I was a SPurs fan.

I can only think it must have happened at a time when I first went to university and was too drunk to even notice (2001/02??)

 

[jondesouza]

What season did Alan Pardew play for us on loan?

In the Intertoto Cup mentioned earlier in the thread.

 

[RickyVilla]

Not really a spurs youth (well not at all)

But still regarding him, to this day I have no memory of him ever playing or signing for us Eek


How can it be that this event either escaped my attention or has been banished from my memory?

I am I remember him playing else where (Sheff Wed I believe) so it's not like it happened at a time before I was a SPurs fan.

I can only think it must have happened at a time when I first went to university and was too drunk to even notice (2001/02??)

He came on loan for a few games as we had a serious injury problem up front. Scored none and was generally a liability. And yes I think you are right it was in 2000-2001.

 

[Bill_Oddie]

Didn't Steve Slade appear at the aniversary game against Villa? The 4-4 Kaboul last minute equaliser match.

I remember Steve Slade turning up at Hemel Town what seemed like only a few season afters hitting the post on his debut for us.

This was years ago. He must have disappeared shortly afterwards. Probably descending into the criminal underworld that is the only choice left to many former pro footballers. He'll be all guns, drugs, and hippety-hop music, I shouldn't wonder. Possibly he drowns kittens in burlap sacks on his spare weekends such is his pent up anger at no longer playing 'the beautiful game'. Such a sad - and yet all too familar - tale.

 

[eddiebailey]

It is really difficult to spot who is going to make it; for every Wayne Rooney there are a dozen Terry Dixons. Back when I was filing reports on reserve games, the ones who really caught my eye were Johnnie Jackson, Lee Barnard, Mark Yeates, Jamie O'Hara and Phil Ifil. There was also a little right winger called Jamie Davis whose career was over before it began because of injury. (I swear that our youth team played on concrete pitches in those day, we had sooo many injuries...)

Jackson's career has been sabotaged by his own left foot, such an unusual attribute that it has seen him consistently played out of position. He needs to play in a deep midfield role where he can use his reading of the game to snuff out attacks and set moves going with his accurate long passing. I still feel he is slumming it in League One.

I did not take to Barnard to begin with, too much of the Alan Smith about him; but then Clive Allen came along and remodelled him in his own image. If Jol had had more faith in him he could have been a useful back-up striker for us. Injuries have held him back, but if Southampton rise again he could still get his chance at the big time.

Yeates was wonderfully gifted, but he was too cocky by half. If he had been prepared to listen to coaches and put in the work he could have been a very special player indeed. Similar in this respect to Taarabt, and like him he only thrives with a manager who is prepared to stake everything on him. The managerial merry-go-round means he quickly falls out of favour wherever he goes.

O'Hara I first saw in a half-time kick around, I was so impressed by his touch that I thought then that we had a player. It was Edgar Davids though who sorted him out, transforming him from a lightweight show pony with an attitude problem into an aggressive competitor.

Ifil looked to have it all, I have never seen a young player I was so sure was going to make it. But somewhere along the way - probably Millwall on loan - he lost all belief in himself. I could not believe how wracked with nerves he looked in his first team appearances for us. Then at Colchester he suffered from injury and changes of management, and now sadly he is without a club.

The two who have done better than I expected are Dean Marney and Steven Kelly; they looked useful but no better than a dozen or so others: John Piercy, Rob Burch, Ben Bowditch, Mark Hughes, Jamie Slabber, Michael Malcolm, Kieran McKenna, Tommy Forecast, Charlie Lee, Charlie Daniels, Andy Barcham, Simon Dawkins, Stewart Lewis, Jacques Maghoma, Joe Martin, Troy Archibald-Henville, the list goes on... Injury did for some, others are still plying their trade in the lower leagues. I recall reading somewhere that only Manchester United and Arsenal have more produced more current professionals than us.

 

[Knarf44]

Just spent some time looking through the link to the OS posted by Wizgell and remember a good few of them. However, I don't see the likes of Iain Smith; Wayne Ciegelski; Andy Keen; Barry Daines; Roger Gibbins; Mickey Stead; Gary Anderson; Chris McGrath;Joe Peck; Gary Mabee; Terry Gibson and probably others if I thought long enough.

 

[Bill_Oddie]

It is really difficult to spot who is going to make it; for every Wayne Rooney there are a dozen Terry Dixons. Back when I was filing reports on reserve games, the ones who really caught my eye were Johnnie Jackson, Lee Barnard, Mark Yeates, Jamie O'Hara and Phil Ifil.

The single biggest miss on SC compared to years gone by? In this reporter's opinion: maybe, I'm not sure really. They were ruddy good but perhaps there's something that's slipped my mind.

Eddie, you must have seen Steve Slade a few times. Is there any advice regarding his capture and suppression? Is he likely to turn nasty if we harpoon him?

 

[BringBack_leGin]

Gerald McMahon is another one, like Danny Hill, who high things were expected of and he just vanished.

 

[puppa_toni]

It is really difficult to spot who is going to make it; for every Wayne Rooney there are a dozen Terry Dixons. Back when I was filing reports on reserve games, the ones who really caught my eye were Johnnie Jackson, Lee Barnard, Mark Yeates, Jamie O'Hara and Phil Ifil. There was also a little right winger called Jamie Davis whose career was over before it began because of injury. (I swear that our youth team played on concrete pitches in those day, we had sooo many injuries...)

Jackson's career has been sabotaged by his own left foot, such an unusual attribute that it has seen him consistently played out of position. He needs to play in a deep midfield role where he can use his reading of the game to snuff out attacks and set moves going with his accurate long passing. I still feel he is slumming it in League One.

I did not take to Barnard to begin with, too much of the Alan Smith about him; but then Clive Allen came along and remodelled him in his own image. If Jol had had more faith in him he could have been a useful back-up striker for us. Injuries have held him back, but if Southampton rise again he could still get his chance at the big time.

Yeates was wonderfully gifted, but he was too cocky by half. If he had been prepared to listen to coaches and put in the work he could have been a very special player indeed. Similar in this respect to Taarabt, and like him he only thrives with a manager who is prepared to stake everything on him. The managerial merry-go-round means he quickly falls out of favour wherever he goes.

O'Hara I first saw in a half-time kick around, I was so impressed by his touch that I thought then that we had a player. It was Edgar Davids though who sorted him out, transforming him from a lightweight show pony with an attitude problem into an aggressive competitor.

Ifil looked to have it all, I have never seen a young player I was so sure was going to make it. But somewhere along the way - probably Millwall on loan - he lost all belief in himself. I could not believe how wracked with nerves he looked in his first team appearances for us. Then at Colchester he suffered from injury and changes of management, and now sadly he is without a club.

The two who have done better than I expected are Dean Marney and Steven Kelly; they looked useful but no better than a dozen or so others: John Piercy, Rob Burch, Ben Bowditch, Mark Hughes, Jamie Slabber, Michael Malcolm, Kieran McKenna, Tommy Forecast, Charlie Lee, Charlie Daniels, Andy Barcham, Simon Dawkins, Stewart Lewis, Jacques Maghoma, Joe Martin, Troy Archibald-Henville, the list goes on... Injury did for some, others are still plying their trade in the lower leagues. I recall reading somewhere that only Manchester United and Arsenal have more produced more current professionals than us.

I went to school with John, still see him about occasionally. He's playing for Eastbourne Town now and doing some coaching at school's. Back in the day, he used to say that Teddy was great with the younger players, always giving away his spare kit and boots. Apparently Ruel Fox was a complete c**t, treated youth players like sh*t and thought of himself as some kind of second coming. Unfortunately injury ruined John's career at Brighton, but at least he had the chance to play at the Lane, which is something i'm sure we'd all loved to have done.

 

[thfc1989]

Spase Dilevski, Emil Halfredson, Rodrigo Defendi, David Limberski, Edson Silva Sosa Rolando, Leigh Mills, Yuri Berchich

All Arnesen youth signings who I thought were going to be the next big thing.

 

[srups34]

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i now live next door to him, well his in laws now as he owns and lives in a pub in stevenage who he alsos plays for. top man came to my sons christening and i always say to him bout the spurs days.

who remembers ian hendon and gerry mcmahorn (spelling) didnt we buy him from some shite irish team? and john hendrie

Gerard McMahon is now back home managing Glenavon FC (reserve Team)

 

[Bill_Oddie]

I went to school with John, still see him about occasionally. He's playing for Eastbourne Town now and doing some coaching at school's. Back in the day, he used to say that Teddy was great with the younger players, always giving away his spare kit and boots. Apparently Ruel Fox was a complete c**t, treated youth players like sh*t and thought of himself as some kind of second coming. Unfortunately injury ruined John's career at Brighton, but at least he had the chance to play at the Lane, which is something i'm sure we'd all loved to have done.

I played against him when he turned out for Old Town Boys. Different gravy to our bunch of jokers. I marked him a couple of times and he tore me to shreds.

Our respective dads actually fell out (which was doubly entertaining as my dad had until recently been MP for Eastbourne) about the amount of commitment Piercy was showing, my old man feeling that for 13-14 year olds the game should be about technique and enjoying the football and Mr P Snr screaming "jockey! jockey! go in harder!"

Nice to hear he's having an impact back in sunny Eastbourne. I was delighted when he joined Spurs. Not many from E'bourne who can say that.

 

[howie]

BOURNEMOUTH are demanding an apology following an X-rated tackle by Steve Slade.

But Slade may not be round to say sorry, after reports that Cambridge will sack him for allegedly spitting at fans after he was red-carded.

He was sent off for a two-footed lunge on Steve Purches, and Bournemouth chairman Trevor Watkins said: "I will be writing to the FA and Cambridge to complain about the tackle by Slade and the whole incident which followed."

But Cambridge boss Roy McFarland said: "He got the ball cleanly and I was amazed at the reaction of Bournemouth." Trialist Slade, who flopped at QPR and Spurs, set up an early goal for Zema Abbey but Steve Fletcher equalised with two minutes remaining.

Neil Young spent over 10 years at Bournemouth. He moved over to Australia a couple of seasons ago.

 

[Lanh]

Jamie Slabber is playing for Eastbourne.