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Dan n' Tim were much happier when Spurs weren't NEARLY winning things. They preferred life as Spurs fans when they would travel away to Barnsley SURE that Tottenham would lose; when 14th was a decent finish. This is the story, in exhaustive detail, of the 'Spursiest' seasons in the clubs history, from 1997-98 (when Gross and Klinsmann nearly got us relegated), to 2005-06 when lasagne-fuelled diahorrea derailed our Champions League prospects. Come for the nostalgia value and bits of music n' ...
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2005 was a time of such optimism. Yes, there were terrorism bombings and James Blunt... but Tottenham stood on the brink of being GOOD again. My our big, bald Dutch maestro in charge, and team full of young, English talent, Spurs went from being laughing stocks, to serious contenders. Robbie Keane couldn't stop scoring. Mido couldn't stop falling o…
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It's August 1997 and Britain is full of wonder and possibility. Blair's just taken over as PM, the UK has won the Eurovision Song Contest and Spurs have just bought Ginola, Ferdinand and Jose Dominguez ("he plays on the wing-uez"). Then the season starts, Diana dies and it all goes south. Ginola sulks, Francis resigns, Calderwood can't defend (but …
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