- Feb 1, 2005
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There was a documentary on BT Sport last night about White Hart Lane, they interviewed a number of former and current players, fans and whatnot and it was quite a thought provoking program with memories that had, until watching, been forgotten, or to put it another way, rarely accessed with any great pause for thought.
Hoddle was on the show, standing at the spot on the pitch where he scored those magnificent volleys against United and Forest, I was there for both and the buzz..........the buzz was amazing. There was footage from Maradona's appearance for Spurs, both the game and in the dressing room and a host of other clips and interviews, footage of the crowds and loads of other stuff. Ledley showing us his spot in the dressing room, stuff from the 50's and 60's and much much more.
Seeing Arthur Rowe choke up with tears when asked what the club means to him, Jimmy Greaves in a wheelchair with Daniel Levy showing him the new stadium and fans memories were all quite poignant but what there were a couple of other things that made me think as well.
The excitement when we signed Ardiles & Villa, something that had the whole footballing world watching, wondering how it would turn out and largely envious. We were the show that everyone wanted to watch when we were in town, and the actual excitement I felt was probably only ever matched by the signing of Klinsmann.
Another thing was the sense of anticipation before a game, you just didn't know what would happen, who would win. I used to look forward to it all week, I'd count down the days until I next watched Spurs, I'd get into the ground as early as I could, just to soak it up. It was so different to what we see today, I know you can't stay in the past but I'm SO glad I was around for all that. Not just the cup finals, but the football, the players, the kick we got out of it, the fun and the friendships, some of the people I've met through Spurs I've known most of my life. It really was a drug and it's given me memories that will last for life too.
Now I'm older, I got 99 problems and none of them are Spurs, sport is full of highs and lows anyway, you gotta roll with the punches. I don't get the same kick out of football, the money aspect has taken care of that but watching that documentary last night reminded me of some small things that I'd forgotten and the one big thing was why I love Spurs.
#senile****
Hoddle was on the show, standing at the spot on the pitch where he scored those magnificent volleys against United and Forest, I was there for both and the buzz..........the buzz was amazing. There was footage from Maradona's appearance for Spurs, both the game and in the dressing room and a host of other clips and interviews, footage of the crowds and loads of other stuff. Ledley showing us his spot in the dressing room, stuff from the 50's and 60's and much much more.
Seeing Arthur Rowe choke up with tears when asked what the club means to him, Jimmy Greaves in a wheelchair with Daniel Levy showing him the new stadium and fans memories were all quite poignant but what there were a couple of other things that made me think as well.
The excitement when we signed Ardiles & Villa, something that had the whole footballing world watching, wondering how it would turn out and largely envious. We were the show that everyone wanted to watch when we were in town, and the actual excitement I felt was probably only ever matched by the signing of Klinsmann.
Another thing was the sense of anticipation before a game, you just didn't know what would happen, who would win. I used to look forward to it all week, I'd count down the days until I next watched Spurs, I'd get into the ground as early as I could, just to soak it up. It was so different to what we see today, I know you can't stay in the past but I'm SO glad I was around for all that. Not just the cup finals, but the football, the players, the kick we got out of it, the fun and the friendships, some of the people I've met through Spurs I've known most of my life. It really was a drug and it's given me memories that will last for life too.
Now I'm older, I got 99 problems and none of them are Spurs, sport is full of highs and lows anyway, you gotta roll with the punches. I don't get the same kick out of football, the money aspect has taken care of that but watching that documentary last night reminded me of some small things that I'd forgotten and the one big thing was why I love Spurs.
#senile****
