On This Day

[Walthamstow wanderer]

Just an off season thread to look back at events in past years , nothing too heavy , make of it what you will .

To kick things off , on this Day in 1991 , 22 June , Terry Venables and Alan Sugar took control of the club by paying Irvine Scholar just over 7 million pounds and securing the clubs assets .

 

[TQ2Spurs]

That's mad, that sum would barely pay the annual wages of one first team player now!

 

[Walthamstow wanderer]

We were in dire straits at that time . They effectively saved the club , it was reported .

 

[Niall D]

We played great footie under Vienables, it was pure Rock N Roll stuff then.

 

[Walthamstow wanderer]

On this day in 1989 we signed Gary Lineker from Barcelona .

 

[Walthamstow wanderer]

Today is Keith Burkinshaws’ birthday
He is 83 .

 

[Walthamstow wanderer]

On the 25 th June 1950 , Alf Ramsey played for England against Chile , and became the first Spurs player to play in the World Cup finals

 

[Walthamstow wanderer]

On this day in Spurs history , absolutely fuck all happened ………. Although it is John Pratts bIrthday .


There are two very important events about to happen though , very important dates

 

[TQ2Spurs]

On this day in Spurs history , absolutely fuck all happened ………. Although it is John Pratts bIrthday .


There are two very important events about to happen though , very important dates

Already gone Walt, would have been my golden wedding anniversary on the 5th if the missus hadn't fucked off many years ago.

 

[Geofspurs]

On this day I will be watching Australia's final group match in the WC, which is future history whatever happens.

 

[TQ2Spurs]

On this day I hope to welcome some cooler temperatures.

 

[Walthamstow wanderer]

28 th June 2018

During the World Cup in Russia, five Spurs players—Harry Kane, Dele Alli, Eric Dier, Danny Rose, and Kieran Trippier—played for England, while Davinson Sánchez played for Colombia on the same day.

Those were the days

 

[Walthamstow wanderer]

28th - On this day in 1941 Bert Middlemiss died. He featured in our first League match in 1908 and when he married in 1915 held a wedding breakfast at Warmington House at the front of the ground!

 

[Walthamstow wanderer]

A very important day in our history ….

On this day, June 29, two major milestones took place in the history of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club:[1]

1908: Election into the Football League
Following several failed attempts to join the elite, Tottenham Hotspur gained official membership into the Football League. After resigning from the Southern League, Spurs’ entry was secured in dramatic fashion.

Stoke City withdrew from the Second Division due to severe financial issues, leaving an empty spot.
After two 4-4 votes , Spurs pipped Lincoln City by a 5-3 vote to seal their place in the Second Division.
This historical shift paved the way for their promotion to the top tier just one year later.

And ………

2007: Darren Bent Breaks the Club Transfer Record
Tottenham shattered their internal financial records by signing striker Darren Bent from Charlton Athletic for a then-club record £16.5 million.

The England international was brought in to bolster an attack that already featured legendary figures like Robbie Keane, Dimitar Berbatov, and Jermain Defoe.

 

[TQ2Spurs]

A very important day in our history ….

On this day, June 29, two major milestones took place in the history of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club:[1]

1908: Election into the Football League
Following several failed attempts to join the elite, Tottenham Hotspur gained official membership into the Football League. After resigning from the Southern League, Spurs’ entry was secured in dramatic fashion.

Stoke City withdrew from the Second Division due to severe financial issues, leaving an empty spot.
After two 4-4 votes , Spurs pipped Lincoln City by a 5-3 vote to seal their place in the Second Division.
This historical shift paved the way for their promotion to the top tier just one year later.

And ………

2007: Darren Bent Breaks the Club Transfer Record
Tottenham shattered their internal financial records by signing striker Darren Bent from Charlton Athletic for a then-club record £16.5 million.

The England international was brought in to bolster an attack that already featured legendary figures like Robbie Keane, Dimitar Berbatov, and Jermain Defoe.

Why on earth did we pay that much for a gooner loving donkey when we had the three you named?

 

[80deg16minW]

Love this thread!

 

[Geofspurs]

Why on earth did we pay that much for a gooner loving donkey when we had the three you named?

Are we allowed to be unkind to donkeys on VS?

 

[Walthamstow wanderer]

On this day in Tottenham Hotspur history (30 June 1936), the club's Annual General Meeting revealed that despite playing in the Second Division, assets of £121,802 made Spurs the richest club in England.

 

[Walthamstow wanderer]

Are we allowed to be unkind to donkeys on VS?

No , but if the club keeps buying them , it’s not our fault .

And we have bought a few over the years

 

[TQ2Spurs]

I only have to drive a few miles up the road to visit the world famous Donkey Sanctuary near Sidmouth, it is open to the public and they hold regular 5-a-side tournaments throughout the summer.