The Thursday Tottenham Quiz – Spurs Quotes
By Logan Holmes
Today’s Tottenham quiz uses some famous quotes by and about Spurs players, managers and officials. The media is always looking for a quote which will make a good headline and Danny Blanchflower, Tottenham’s famous captain of the Double winning was always ready to provide reporters with words of wisdom.
Danny Blanchflower said, “We’ll win the double for you this year…” [Photo: Logan Holmes]
It was Blanchflower who famously told the Spurs Chairman, Fred Bearman, in the summer of 1960,
"“We’ll win the Double for you this year – the League and the Cup.”"
And he was as good as his word as Tottenham became the first team in the 20th century to lift both trophies the following May.
In the past days, the Argentine Juan Roman Riquelme described Paulinho who is expected to sign for Tottenham, as
"“Paulinho is like a black Lampard, but also makes headed goals. He is a phenomenon.”"
12 questions to test your knowledge of Tottenham quotes. Some of the answers can be found at the link in the question but they will all be posted in teh first comment box after the article.
Tottenham Quotes
1. Which Tottenham player said, (1 point)
"” The biggest regret of my whole football career was leaving White Hart Lane in 1970……My interest in football weakened after that. I was heartbroken.”"
2. Who said, (2 points)
"“I read in the papers that Terry Neill says he’s going to put the joy back in Spurs’ football. What’s he going to do – give them bloody banjos?”"
3. Which Tottenham manager made this telling remark? (1 point)
"“There used to be a football club over there."
4. Which famous manager made this remark about Tottenham’s Dave Mackay? (1 point)
"“Tottenham Hotspur’s greatest player. David would kick his own grandmother in his burning ambition to win tackles and games.”"
5. Which Tottenham Chairman said this about which prospective manager? (2 points)
"“…..The way his teams played was also very important: whilst they were winning, they were also entertaining – a vital prerequisite for any Spurs side. He was very intense and totally dedicated, something I found very appealing……”"
6. Who made this quip? (1 point)
"“Darren Anderton has had so many X-rays that he got radiation sickness.”"
7. Which player said this in November, 2000? (1 point)
"“I’m not going anywhere.”"
8. Which former Tottenham player and manager said this? (1 point)
"“I fell in love with the club and it is still my favourite. I was made very welcome there by everyone and the fans were always marvellous. There is always a place in my heart for Tottenham Hotspurs.”"
9. Which Tottenham manager said this? (1 point)
"“It is better to fail aiming high than to succeed aiming low. And we of Spurs have set our sights very high, so high in fact that even failure will have in it an echo of glory.”"
10. Which commentator said this at the final whistle of a Spurs game? (1 point)
"“…the best match I’ve seen this season…….Will you talk for a bit, I’m going to stand up and applaud.”"
11. Who said this? (1 point)
"“The great fallacy is that the game is first and last about winning. It is nothing of the kind. The game is about glory, it is about doing things in style and with a flourish, about going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom.”"
12 . Which manager said this in what seemed like every interview? (1 point)
"“2 points from 8 games”"
Answers:
Some of the answers can be found at the links in the question but all of the answers will be put in the first comment box after the quiz.
How did you get on?
Are you the Danny Blanchflower or Harry Redknapp of Tottenham quotes?
12 – 14 points: Danny Blanchflower
9 – 11: Terry Venables
2-8: Harry Redknapp
Acknowledgement: The Little Book of Spurs by Louis Massarella [over 150 Lilywhite quotes]
What are your favourite Tottenham quotes? Put them in the comment box.