Tottenham's team of the 1980's

[jumhed]

Doing this post has been painful. looking at the collective football genius that passed through our ranks in the 80's, and comparing it to the drought of the 90's.....the horror...the horror....

Firstly, as with the 90's list, some are overlaps from the 70's, but on the whole this team is immense. This lot in their prime against the A*se's and ManUre's of today would make an incredible game!

As before, feel free to include anyone I forgot.

GK - Clemence

RB - Danny Thomas

CB - Mabbutt

CB - Perryman

LB - Hughton

RW - Ardiles

DM - Roberts

AM - Hoddle (who else?!)

LW - Waddle

FW - Archibald

FW - Clive Allen

Honourable Mentions;

Tony Galvin, Terry Fenwick, Steve Hodge, Micky Hazard
Paul Miller, Garth Crooks, Mark Falco, Paul Allen, Nico Claesen
Ricky Villa, Richard Gough, Gascoigne.

[mis-e-one]

At least we were London's glamour club (ahead of Ars*nal) at the time!

Clemence
Thomas
Mabbutt
Gough
Hughton
Waddle
Hodge
Hoddle
Ardiles
Clive Allen
Lineker

[jumhed]

At least we were London's glamour club (ahead of Ars*nal) at the time!

Clemence
Thomas
Mabbutt
Gough
Hughton
Waddle
Hodge
Hoddle
Ardiles
Clive Allen
Lineker

*sigh* What a great team! Gough was still so good in the late 90's that we tried to pinch him off Everton after he returned from the US.

Hodge was a great player too, highly underrated. One of the reason's I put Roberts in ahead of him is because Roberts scored in the UEFA Cup final against Feyenoord. He also finished his career up in Scotland when Scottish football was good (i.e it wasn't just the Old Firm who won the SPL) playing for Rangers.

I forgot to give Tony Parks an honourable mention too. It was his penalty save in the UEFA Cup final that won us the match. Correct me if I'm wrong, but he saved Eidur Gudjonson's Dad's penalty!?!? And Frank Arnesen played for Feyenoord too? weirdness!

[Rambler]

Very tough this one.

GK - R Clemence
RB - D Thomas
LB - C Hughton
CB - G Mabbutt
CB - G Roberts
CM - G Hoddle
CM - Gazza
LW - C Waddle
RM - O Ardiles
CF - C Allen
CF - S Archibald

Subs: E Thorsvedt, P Miller, S Perryman, M Hazard, G Crooks,

[jumhed]

Very tough this one.

GK - R Clemence
RB - D Thomas
LB - C Hughton
CB - G Mabbutt
CB - G Roberts
CM - G Hoddle
CM - Gazza
LW - C Waddle
RM - O Ardiles
CF - C Allen
CF - S Archibald

Subs: E Thorsvedt, P Miller, S Perryman, M Hazard, G Crooks,

Haha! You're so right! Compared to the 90's team, where I was scrabbling about trying to remember at least someone with a bit of quality, the 80's team was incredible. Quality everywhere.

If it wasn't for Roberts being in the team, I'd say we still had a soft centre.