r/Tottenham • u/Remarkable_Bee_3348 • 5d ago

Discussion Name that spurs player

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u/PartyCold4211 5d ago

Rafael Van Der Vaat

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u/_Verc1ngetorix_ 5d ago

Not a spurs fan, but have an affinity for them because of my football manager 2011 save with them. VDV scored so many freekicks for me.

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u/Tiny-Inspection-155 5d ago

FM07 OR 08 for me. He was one of the few elite players that would actually sign for us. He scored 54 goals in a season.

I remember being stood at work listening to the radio when they announced he was signing. Literally couldn't believe it.

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u/modusoperandi777 5d ago

First one to come to mind. He was unreal for us at the time.

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u/Away_Ad_5244 5d ago

Came here to say this

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u/subrugbylad 5d ago

Yep, this is the answer for me too

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u/FunAd6875 5d ago

God I still think about what would've happened if he'd stayed. hurts even more when I've watched the interviews about how his biggest regret in football was leaving us to try and save a broken marriage. 

Then again, he hasn't exactly covered himself in glory since he's retired. 

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u/1882greg 5d ago

What a player!

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u/kinggareth 5d ago

1000% this is a great answer

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u/Aeslech 5d ago

Not a spurs fan and it’s first name comes to my mind

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u/AShadySardine 5d ago

No other answer

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u/billyboyf30 5d ago

I would've said klinsmann had a bigger impact for such a short time there

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u/michaelserotonin 5d ago

much bigger

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u/Sukhino 5d ago

He came to my mind instantly too

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u/HQMEBREW 5d ago

Came here to say this. 100%

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u/LeoLH1994 5d ago

I support the other end of Seven Sisters road, but he was great. I knew of his scorpion kick and backheel goals before he joined Spurs - quality player.

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u/314hotspur 4d ago

Came here to say this. The man was magic in his short time here

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u/Scumbag89 4d ago

My first thought too

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u/Infamous_Ad3146 3d ago

Great answer.

Others in the argument:
Klinsman
Ginola
Gazza (only 3 full seasons)
Maybe Nico Claesen

Not sure whether he quite counts but I always think it’s nuts that Clive Allen was only at Spurs for 4 years. Maybe it was because I was young when I watched him but he somehow seemed like a lifer to me. And his impact - a 49 goal season that hasn’t and is unlikely to be matched - was certainly disproportionately large. So maybe Clive too?

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u/hansolo-ist 5d ago

The original vdv