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Description: Sports: Football / Sport Topic: Football Clubs & Teams / Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English professional ... more
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. ... football club, who play in the Premier League. The club is also commonly referred to simply as Tottenham or Spurs, while their own fans also refer to them as the Lilywhites because of their traditional white shirts. Their home ground is White Hart Lane, Tottenham, London. Tottenham were the first club in the 20th century to achieve the League and FA Cup Double, winning both competitions in the 1960-61 season. In 1963, Spurs became the first British club to win a European trophy - the European Cup Winners' Cup. The club has a long-standing rivalry with near neighbours Arsenal and the series of matches between the two is known as the North London derby. The club motto is Audere est Facere (lit: To dare is to do) and their emblem is a fighting cockerel standing upon a ball.

Newest Review: ... the end, but never quite had that edge to move his side into that top four class where Tottenham belong, so the end came. Even though Ramos has started strongly you can only see the Spaniard going the same way. Ramos is no hot up-and-coming manager by any means, on his ninth club in twelve years before he had the success he did with Sevilla, his teams exciting win over Spurs in the UEFA Cup ... more

 ... last season, rather ironically, why he was bought in it seems. With an incredible 27 managers since the war (16 during Ferguson's reign at United) its stability that they need. The Bill Nicholson days are long gone. It's also a new ground they need, no ...more

thedevilinme
Crowned Review Tottenham Hotspur F.C.: Fix the leaks and its top four time! (1483 words)
by thedevilinme - written on 26.02.08 (Very useful, 62 readings)
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Fulll name Tottenham Hotspur Football Club Nickname(s) Spurs, Lilywhites Founded 1882 as Hotspur F.C. Ground White Hart Lane (Capacity 36,310) Chairman Daniel Levy Head Coach Juande Ramos League Premier League 2006-07 Premier League, 5th Tottenham did a great thing for football at Wembley - becoming the first team outside of the big four to win a domestic cup for seven finals. It was also Spurs first silverware for nine long years (the 1998-99 Carling Cup) about the time Gazza was playing for Spurs, I recall... With Paul in the news for all the wrong reasons right now ...

dadofthree
Premium Review A Team In The Making (740 words)
by dadofthree - written on 03.02.06 (Very useful, 271 readings)
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I am a fan of the mighty Tottenahm Hotspur. I admit it, berate me, point the finger, but I will still stand up proud and shout. Ever since I was a youngster I have loved the club. My first experience of a football match on TV was when I snook out of bed one night to watch Paul Gascoigne and Gary Lineker line up for the spurs. For those who are trying to work it out, I'm not 23! Since those days I've watched us win the league cup, avoid relegation by a hairsbreadth (in the days of good old Gary Mabbutt) and I've seen us have so many false starts its unreal. However, I have found myself overcoming the pessimistic side of me and joining ...

thespurs
Premium Review Tottenham Hotspur F.C.: New Tottenham Hotspur (1318 words)
by thespurs - written on 22.07.04 (Very useful, 585 readings)
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It seems that at long last Spurs fans up and down the land have something to get excited about. Things are looking up at the Lane and I, like all Spurs are looking forward to next season. Tottenham Hotspur are under-going a massive transformation. They have recently appointed the current French coach Jaques Santini as the new first team coach. The arrival of Martin Jol, Santini's number two, has been confirmed. The new Sporting Director Frank Arnesen is thought to have been instrumental in the appointment of these two highly regarded figures. The arrival of these new faces, 9 months after Hoddle's departure, has seen many of Spurs non-playing staff ...

 
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