Tribute to a True Legend Bill Nicholson

Tribute to a True Legend Bill Nicholson

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Bill Nicholson arrived at White Hart Lane in 1936, as a wide-eyed seventeen year-old who had just been offered a trial. He even admitted: When the letter came no-one knew what to do. We werent even sure exactly where Tottenham was. My mother and father had never once Marvin Harrison Jersey seen me play football. They knew I was keen, but had no idea whether I was any good or not. He had no idea that he wouldnt leave the club that he went on to devote his life to, until sixty-five years later, only because of his unstable health. He was Tottenham Hotspur. He arrived as a trainee, but when he was 18, he was sent to train new intakes of troops during the Second World War.He wasnt just dubbed a legend because of what he achieved, but it was the way he achieved it with style, dedication and determination. He only ever played one international match. Due to injury problems; he dedicated himself to Spurs, saying My duty is to get fit for Tottenham. Well, they pay my wages, dont they? Bill re-wrote the history books so many times when he went on to manage his beloved club. First team to win a major European competition, first British club to complete the double, and he went on to win the Uefa Cup twice. Mo Alie-Cox Jersey But he got out of the game as he saw what it was becoming. As the word loyalty faded out, he watched football change from the game he fell in love with.In 2004 Tyquan Lewis Jersey , he pa sed away, but in his honour, stands Bill Nicholson Way, the road to White Hart Lane. He is a true legend. Intelligence doesnt make you a good footballer. Oxford and Cambridge would have the best sides if that were true. Its a football brain that matters and that doesnt usually go with an academic brain. In fact I prefer it when it doesnt. I prefer players not to be too good or clever at other things. It means they concentrate on football. Bill Nicholson
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