Spurs' Cult Heroes

The heroes of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club—a club blessed with more than its fair share of entertaining players in its long and illustrious history

From goalscorers such as 1901 FA Cup-winning hotshot Sandy Brown through 1960s goalgetter supreme Jimmy Greaves to 1990s savior Jurgen Klinsmann, glamour has always been part of being idolized by Spurs fans. But so too has being something of a controversial maverick, from fake-boob wearing Gazza to sublimely-skilled Glenn Hoddle—ignored by England to Argentinian imports Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa, both of whom became embroiled in controversy surrounding the Falklands War. This history tells the remarkable tale of the club's 20 greatest fans' icons and discovers the true stories about exactly what double-winning Dave Mackay said to Billy Bremner while grabbing him round the throat, which legend dented the FA Cup in post-match celebrations, why Gazza once turned up to training plastered in GBP50 notes, and whether David Ginola's acting career was worth it—not to mention the debate about why hairstyles play such an important part in being adored by Spurs fans.

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Spurs' Cult Heroes

The heroes of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club—a club blessed with more than its fair share of entertaining players in its long and illustrious history

From goalscorers such as 1901 FA Cup-winning hotshot Sandy Brown through 1960s goalgetter supreme Jimmy Greaves to 1990s savior Jurgen Klinsmann, glamour has always been part of being idolized by Spurs fans. But so too has being something of a controversial maverick, from fake-boob wearing Gazza to sublimely-skilled Glenn Hoddle—ignored by England to Argentinian imports Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa, both of whom became embroiled in controversy surrounding the Falklands War. This history tells the remarkable tale of the club's 20 greatest fans' icons and discovers the true stories about exactly what double-winning Dave Mackay said to Billy Bremner while grabbing him round the throat, which legend dented the FA Cup in post-match celebrations, why Gazza once turned up to training plastered in GBP50 notes, and whether David Ginola's acting career was worth it—not to mention the debate about why hairstyles play such an important part in being adored by Spurs fans.

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Spurs' Cult Heroes

Spurs' Cult Heroes

by Michael Lacquiere
Spurs' Cult Heroes

Spurs' Cult Heroes

by Michael Lacquiere

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The heroes of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club—a club blessed with more than its fair share of entertaining players in its long and illustrious history

From goalscorers such as 1901 FA Cup-winning hotshot Sandy Brown through 1960s goalgetter supreme Jimmy Greaves to 1990s savior Jurgen Klinsmann, glamour has always been part of being idolized by Spurs fans. But so too has being something of a controversial maverick, from fake-boob wearing Gazza to sublimely-skilled Glenn Hoddle—ignored by England to Argentinian imports Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa, both of whom became embroiled in controversy surrounding the Falklands War. This history tells the remarkable tale of the club's 20 greatest fans' icons and discovers the true stories about exactly what double-winning Dave Mackay said to Billy Bremner while grabbing him round the throat, which legend dented the FA Cup in post-match celebrations, why Gazza once turned up to training plastered in GBP50 notes, and whether David Ginola's acting career was worth it—not to mention the debate about why hairstyles play such an important part in being adored by Spurs fans.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781848181083
Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
Publication date: 07/01/2011
Series: Cult Heroes
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 6.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Michael Lacquiere writes the popular Spurs fan blog All Action No Plot.

Table of Contents

Author's Acknowledgements 5

Introduction 6

'Sandy Brown' Sandy Brown 8

'Bill Nick' Bill Nicholson 18

'Danny Boy' Danny Blanchflower 30

'Jonesy' Cliff Jones 40

'The real Mackay' Dave Mackay 48

'Greavsie' Jimmy Greaves 58

'Big Pat' Pat Jennings 71

'Nice one Cyril' Cyril Knowles 78

'Gilly' Alan Gilzean 86

'Big Chiv' Martin Chivers 94

'Stevie P' Steve Perryman 102

'God' Glenn Hoddle 112

'Ossie' Osvaldo Ardiles 120

'Robbo' Graham Roberts 130

'Mabbsy' Gary Mabbutt 138

'Super Clive' Clive Allen 146

'The Waddler' Chris Waddle 154

'Gazza' Paul Gascoigne 162

'Jürgen the German' Jürgen Klinsmann 172

'Dav-eeed' David Ginola 182

Bibliography 191

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