You are right, i may have mentioned this before (it's an age thing) but TN was interviewed in a football magazine and when he was asked what his best moment in football was he replied 'when we ran out at Highbury and our fans had taken the North Bank again'.
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Old skool guys like TN are light years away from the players who represent us now. We talk of us (the supporters) being as one with team and the players understanding what it means to pull on the Tottenham jersey, but back in the day, with TN and his cohorts, those guys REALLY understood and felt the way we did. Some of them had even stood on the terraces alongside us, or at other stadiums. Or had a proper job before becoming a footballer. It's wonderful to hear the reminisces of them on The Spurs Show specials and have a good chuckle at the talk of old times.
The thing is TN isn't really on the THFC hospitality gravy train so can be a bit more candid with his stories.
Loved the one about him digging out Chivers who was being too Billy big bollocks to give a fan an autograph until TN read him the riot act.
I know there were occasions where we would be giving the Gooner filth grief on the north bank and TN would be on the pitch giving us encouragement.
I also like it when he defended the fans to Billy Nick at the infamous 1974 Feyenoord game telling him they were defending themselves as they were being battered by the Dutch old bill.
Loved the one about him digging out Chivers who was being too Billy big bollocks to give a fan an autograph until TN read him the riot act.
I know there were occasions where we would be giving the Gooner filth grief on the north bank and TN would be on the pitch giving us encouragement.
I also like it when he defended the fans to Billy Nick at the infamous 1974 Feyenoord game telling him they were defending themselves as they were being battered by the Dutch old bill.
I loved that. He gets the supporters. Legend.
Met him in the Coach & Horses couple of years ago, when Tottenham Boys We Will Return book was launched. Absolutely top bloke.
Wonderful listen, really enjoyed it. His accent was common place growing up, sadly mostly gone now.
A lad I knew growing up was TN cousin, so we kind of thought of him as one of our own. He was wirey and tough as old boots, back then players of his ilk didn't shirk a tackle and the fans loved players of his commitment.
I'd love to have a pint or two with him! I was a member of a golf club in bexleyheath 20 years ago and a fellow member was an ex Charlton goal keeper. He told me how some centre forwards had bad reps for leaving their studs on a keeper early doors. They would make sure they left something on them too.
I asked him did Spurs players have a bad reputation, bearing in mind he played against the great double team. He said they were gentlemen apart from Bobby Smith who he also said was as hard as nails
Different times indeed, thanks for posting the recording.
A lad I knew growing up was TN cousin, so we kind of thought of him as one of our own. He was wirey and tough as old boots, back then players of his ilk didn't shirk a tackle and the fans loved players of his commitment.
I'd love to have a pint or two with him! I was a member of a golf club in bexleyheath 20 years ago and a fellow member was an ex Charlton goal keeper. He told me how some centre forwards had bad reps for leaving their studs on a keeper early doors. They would make sure they left something on them too.
I asked him did Spurs players have a bad reputation, bearing in mind he played against the great double team. He said they were gentlemen apart from Bobby Smith who he also said was as hard as nails
Different times indeed, thanks for posting the recording.
I’m sure that no genuine Spurs fan would have a bad word to say about him
Wish we had him as skipper today!
Did you have a chat with Keith Osgood?
Him + his family came out for a beer with us later to LTs
Me and my mates did.
His family were really shocked that so many people remembered him.
Another lovely bloke
I think I might go along to this, as I don't have a photo with Alfie Conn. I wasn't a regular back then, but I was at the Leeds game when we had to get a draw to stay up and Alfie famously sat on the ball.
Would be good to meet him.
Would be good to meet him.
Flav
needs to interview TN for his TBWAH project.Think it was his daughter or daughter in law,was really getting info out of me and a mate at the bar about him.The ycouldnt get over how famous he was to us.
This was my first ever spurs game
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Willie could always be relied on to exact a bit of revenge when required.
Aw shucks
