'Without football I'd be 6ft under. That's why I'm passionate'

[mawspurs]

Richard Allicock gazed out over the floodlit pitch on the Ferry Lane Estate in Tottenham Hale and said: “This is where my life changed, this is where it all started for me.”

Read the full article at Evening Standard

 

[shelfmonkey]

What great story, genuinely welled me up.
Just goes to show what a football club can do for the community it resides in, I hope the players who, and let's be honest here, are extremely over pampered and cosseted are aware of this project and are/will hopefully be involved. Well done Spurs.

 

[mawspurs]

What great story, genuinely welled me up.
Just goes to show what a football club can do for the community it resides in, I hope the players who, and let's be honest here, are extremely over pampered and cosseted are aware of this project and are/will hopefully be involved. Well done Spurs.

The players should all be made to read the article and speak to Allicock, who is after all a member of the Spurs staff. Maybe he can inspire them to play with a bit more passion on a regular basis.

 

[shelfmonkey]

The players should all be made to read the article and speak to Allicock, who is after all a member of the Spurs staff. Maybe he can inspire them to play with a bit more passion on a regular basis.

Good idea, trouble is they'll be to busy playing with the windscreen wipers on their new Mercs!!