After years of languishing in mid-table obscurity, Tottenham Hotspur are finally starting to recapture their glory days under Dutch manager Martin Jol. Can they finally emulate those special years when Bill Nicholson led them to the League and Cup double?
European competition is poised to return to White Hart Lane, the buzz is back at the old ground and Spurs fans can hold their heads high once again. In this book journalist Alasdair Gold, editor of the Spurscommunity website and writer for the official club magazine, takes a sideways look at the 2005/2006 season.
He marvels at the club attracting superstars of the ilk of Edgar Davids and hopes the days of Glenn Hoddle and Chris Waddle finally become club history rather than better days. Can Tottenham Hotspur at last regain their proper place in English football?
Ode to Jol can be bought from us at a special price of £9.99, including postage and packing.
"Entertaining look at what it felt like for Tottenham to have a season where they actually almost achieved something... (Arsenal fans just turn to the last few chapters for a giggle; there's no Stalinesque attempt to expunge the word lasagne from history)..."
The Observer
"Gold successfully convcys the all too familiar roller-coaster ride of emotions that all Spurs fans, and indeed every football fan, experiences each season. ... the author neatly encapsulates the love-hate relationship unique to football teams and their followers. However, rather than simply giving match-by-match reports, the author has taken a far more interesting approach by describing how a fan thinks in between games, be it looking forward to the next match or brooding over a recent defeat. ... this makes for a distinctly sideways look at the game, which should appeal not just to Spurs fans but to all football fans."
Herts and Essex Observer.
"We’d recommend this fan’s-eye view of last season. ... especially one as wryly written as this thoroughly enjoyable and critically well received diary. Gold faithfully traces the season’s many ups and occasional dramatic downs with an amusingly vivid viewpoint."
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