Comments on: Spurs’ Cult Heroes - Your Memories of Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa…

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:18:37 +0000

It was that night in 1981 and that GOAL by VILLA, since then it has been Tottenham for me.

By: AllActionNoPlot

AllActionNoPlot — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:05:41 +0000

No worries, cheers for the input.

By: Geoff H

Geoff H — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:54:15 +0000

Sorry - placed my Villa story incorrectly!

By: Geoff H

Geoff H — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:53:33 +0000

I remember being in the upper stand behind the goal where Ricky Villa weaved his way past Tommy Caton (twice) before burying the ball and wheeling away. The upper standing terraces at Wembley in those days were very steep with each step about three or four foot deep and a what seemed to be about two foot high (the exact dimensions would be of interest).

Each time Villa dropped his shoulder the crowd surged forward and it was necessary to jump off the step where you started and keep your balance as the surge went on. By the time the ball hit the back of the net it seemd we have all moved down so far that we were almost pitch side.

More than twenty five years later I can still remeber that sensation more clearly than any other experience watching Spurs.

Without doubt my greatest “I was there” moment!

By: Toxic

Toxic — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:44:41 +0000

Saturday: Ricky in tears.
Thursday: Ricky in rapture.

By: billiospur

billiospur — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:07:53 +0000

shelf side…….argentina! argentina!…………ticker tape being thrown
ardiles in midfield not unlike modric now……
vill jinking a having a shot…..hoddles …crooks ..archibald!

get another talented argentinian in our side harry

with palacios next season ……u never know……fate!