What's new

The one player when you were a kid that made you want to play football

danielneeds

Kick-Ass
May 5, 2004
24,179
48,764
Gazza, I am not a religious man but I needed all the help I could get, I prayed to be like Gazza. Do you know what I got? I got fucking broken leg when I was 10 whilst playing football at lunchtime. Tib and fib broken same year as Gazza :(

At least I got a get well card from Gary Mabbutt after my Nan pestered the club, along with a Jurgen signed programme.
I loved Gazza so much, I even begged my mum to buy a hideous Gazza shellsuit that he and I guess some business "associates" brought out. Looking back now it was disgusting, but I basically slept in it!
 

ohtottenham!

Well-Known Member
Aug 15, 2013
7,497
13,030
Jimmy Greaves for me! Hero for me as a kid.

I never wanted to play football but I had one of those football sticker books. For some reason I took a liking to the Leeds Utd striker Mick Jones. I have absolutely no fucking idea why :confused:.
Great player was Mick Jones. Great header of a ball, despite not being tall, great feet and link up play, and had a wonderful understanding with Allan Clarke. Ghosted in for goals like a Gilzean, Chivers or Alli too. There wasn't a weak link in Revie's Leeds team at that time. They were all comfortable with the ball.
 
Last edited:

ardiles

Well-Known Member
Nov 24, 2006
13,228
40,308
They were so many great players to admire back then - Greaves, Jennings, G. Best, B. Charlton and a big chunk of the Brazilian NT that won the 1970 WC
 

mark87

Well-Known Member
Nov 29, 2004
36,032
114,069
My son asked me this question before Xmas and he wouldn't allow me to pick two so I went for Gascoigne over Hoddle. So he went out and got me this years home shirt with Gascoigne on the back. He'd saved all his pocket money for months. When I flipped the question on him he said 'you, dad'.

You got a good lad there.
 

longtimespur

Well-Known Member
Sep 10, 2014
5,830
9,949
I can't remember why but I had a pin badge of Johnny Brooks when I was a youngster.
Used to like watching little Tommy Harmer too.
I ended up as a CH though.
Suppose like a lot on here though, Greavsie he was fantastic.
 

shelfboy68

Well-Known Member
Jun 14, 2008
14,566
19,651
Hoddle was for me the best I have seen in a spurs shirt to date, but surprised that no one has mentioned Jason dozzell.:)
 

nailsy

SC Supporter
Jul 24, 2005
30,536
46,628
My son asked me this question before Xmas and he wouldn't allow me to pick two so I went for Gascoigne over Hoddle. So he went out and got me this years home shirt with Gascoigne on the back. He'd saved all his pocket money for months. When I flipped the question on him he said 'you, dad'.

Sounds like a great kid. I hope you bought him a shirt with "Dad" on the back.
 

wearetheparklane

Well-Known Member
Apr 5, 2005
2,236
993
Steffen Iversen. Born in the late 80's he was sandwiched between Sheringham stints to emerge as my hero supporting spurs (didn't have a choice with what team to follow thanks to my Dad).
 

GMI

G.
Dec 13, 2006
3,090
12,122
Was thinking about this today, being from Scotland and born in the late seventies I idolised a fella called davie Cooper. I am a lefty like he was sadly he's been gone for a long time but he for me was magical. So who made you wanna play football or even just got you interested?

Wow. When I saw the thread title Davie Cooper was, along with Hoddle, the first player that sprung to mind. He was a wonderfully cultured player. Really magical.

Edit: He also reminds me now, thinking back, of all the horrid Scotland kits, and tracksuits, I owned in the late 70s, early 80s.
 
Last edited:

leffe186

Well-Known Member
Sep 2, 2004
5,323
1,695
I was born in '73 and my first game was in the Second Division.

It was obviously Glenn Hoddle.

There were other players I liked, but he played the game the way I wanted it to be played - or more accurately, when I saw him play I realized that that was how I wanted it to be played.
 

fuzzylogic

Well-Known Member
Aug 2, 2004
4,741
9,098
Wow. When I saw the thread title Davie Cooper was, along with Hoddle, the first player that sprung to mind. He was a wonderfully cultured player. Really magical.

His free kick against Aberdeen in the video is unbelievable, can remember a story when Jim Leighton said to Cooper, you know davie in nearly got that free kick which Cooper replied aye Jim on the way back out. Reminds me of a time when Scottish football was decent and watchable and watching cup finals was a family event that you looked forward too. Now its just frankly shite

Edit: He also reminds me now, thinking back, of all the horrid Scotland kits, and tracksuits, I owned in the late 70s, early 80s.
 

fuzzylogic

Well-Known Member
Aug 2, 2004
4,741
9,098
Wow. When I saw the thread title Davie Cooper was, along with Hoddle, the first player that sprung to mind. He was a wonderfully cultured player. Really magical.

Edit: He also reminds me now, thinking back, of all the horrid Scotland kits, and tracksuits, I owned in the late 70s, early 80s.



His free kick against Aberdeen in the video is unbelievable, can remember a story when Jim Leighton said to Cooper, you know davie in nearly got that free kick which Cooper replied aye Jim on the way back out. Reminds me of a time when Scottish football was decent and watchable and watching cup finals was a family event that you looked forward too. Now its just frankly shite
 

dk-yid

Well-Known Member
Jan 17, 2011
4,489
8,020
Sounds like a great kid. I hope you bought him a shirt with "Dad" on the back.

He is. Getting him tickets for his birthday and flights from here (Denmark) for a lads weekend in London. Will be his first Spurs game.
 

SlotBadger

({})?
Jul 24, 2013
13,751
43,099
Reaching my teens in the 90s, as well looking at my avatar (<-------), it doesn't take a genius to work out who my footballing hero was.








Barry Daines.
 
Top