parklane1
Tony Galvin
...and that 'pool player beating the ground, so funny, he just couldn't beat Pat.
Tommy Smith if I remember it, the first one was taken by KK and Pat got that one as well.
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The best Spurs team of all time - Goalkeeper
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Tommy Smith if I remember it, the first one was taken by KK and Pat got that one as well.
Lemonade Money
Les Medley
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That's a polite way of calling the majority of posters on here old.
For me has to be Lloris, as I only remember from Ian Walker and beyond. I can't remember anything of Erik the Viking, except he made it onto the cover of FIFA 95 which is no mean feat....
Rorschach
Sonny Walters
Great picture. Who is the frustrated pool player?
Edit: Sorry I should have read the full thread.
These are always mental masturbation exercises
I would have seen a little bit of Pat, but would really be lying if I said I can remember his attributes/style of play, what he was good at or not. I'm not going to vote for someone because others thought he was great. Game has also changed considerably, ball moves more (keepers have had to adapt, catch less), players are faster, keepers are expected to do stuff like sweep.
From memory where I can really recall multiple games, style of play, etc. Lloris is the best keeper I've seen for us.
Another old codger and anothher vote for Big Pat. Its a position that gets a lot of critisism for example a striker may miss a few chances during a match and everyonbe says never minbd he will probably get a couple in our next game. But if a keeper has a couple of bad gamescin a row they are likely to get dropped.
I have felt sorry for quite a few of our keepers due to some of the crap defences they have had in front of them. For some reason I have always had a liking for Erik Thordsvedt as he always came across as a real gent. I was at his debut against Forest and after about 5 minutes I think he made a huge clanger letting a tame shot from Nigel Clough through his hand to give Forest the lead and if I remember correctly he actually turned round and apologised to the fans behind him. Recently have had a fondness for Friedel even though he was at the end of his career. Again always seems like a real gent. Paul Robinson should get a mention too as one of the few keepers to score a goal for us!
I have felt sorry for quite a few of our keepers due to some of the crap defences they have had in front of them. For some reason I have always had a liking for Erik Thordsvedt as he always came across as a real gent. I was at his debut against Forest and after about 5 minutes I think he made a huge clanger letting a tame shot from Nigel Clough through his hand to give Forest the lead and if I remember correctly he actually turned round and apologised to the fans behind him. Recently have had a fondness for Friedel even though he was at the end of his career. Again always seems like a real gent. Paul Robinson should get a mention too as one of the few keepers to score a goal for us!
Baleforce
Arthur Rowe
He was one of the best keepers in the league was big Erik, and back in those days pretty much every Div 1 side had a top class keeper, there wasn't the wild variance we have now
he was a big presence, good at pretty much everything but obviously the badge on his chest meant he had the odd moment, he threw one into his own net on his debut iirc
Yermiyahu
Scott Parker
From Ted Ditchburn's obituary in the Independent 2005
"For a generation and beyond, Ted Ditchburn was the yardstick by which all Tottenham Hotspur goalkeepers were judged. Even now, more than half a century on from his pomp, there are shrewd monitors of White Hart Lane who maintain unswervingly that he remains the most accomplished custodian in the history of a club whose net-minders have included the revered Irishman Pat Jennings and 2005 England incumbent Paul Robinson."
Like I said earlier , never saw him play but grew up on stories regarding his exploits.
"For a generation and beyond, Ted Ditchburn was the yardstick by which all Tottenham Hotspur goalkeepers were judged. Even now, more than half a century on from his pomp, there are shrewd monitors of White Hart Lane who maintain unswervingly that he remains the most accomplished custodian in the history of a club whose net-minders have included the revered Irishman Pat Jennings and 2005 England incumbent Paul Robinson."
Like I said earlier , never saw him play but grew up on stories regarding his exploits.
Sandman
Jermaine Jenas
I only ever saw Jennings play for Arse, and he was immense for them. At the time Clemence was in goal for us and whilst he was very good he was not as good as Jennings. Over the years we have had some Cult status keepers in Thorsvedt, Robinson, Sully and now we Have Lloris. But none of them are as good as Clemence and he was not as good as Jennings.
I Think this is an open and shut one. But the fact he spent so long at the Goons is a sore point. But that was not his fault.
I Think this is an open and shut one. But the fact he spent so long at the Goons is a sore point. But that was not his fault.
Sandman
Jermaine Jenas
I remember that game so well. We lost 2-1 to Nottingham Forest at home. Waddle was man of the match which is rare for a losing player to get the award. I think it was Clough who had a shot outside the area, Erik should have easily dealt with it but it went straight off his hands and in. I think Pearce put a pen away to make it 2-0. But from that point on he was Amazing.
One game up at the old Baseball ground the fans Sang the "I love Erik the Viking, and Erik the Viking" song all the way through half time. He was a very good keeper. But Clemence was a tad better and around longer.
K.D.D.D.D.Soc
Ian Walker
Robbo was good before his confidence went but Pat was in a class of his own.
Papercut
Jermaine Jenas
Didn't he save a pen in the following Euro game (some Austrian minnows from memory)?
Baleforce
Arthur Rowe
wouldn't have been straight away, we didn't play in europe until the 91/92 season, the cup winners cup, he'd been here a couple of seasons by then
paxtonwolf
Tony Marchi
Pat Jennings - one of my boyhood heroes - no brainer for me
But, honourable mentions for Clemence,Erik the Viking,Lloris and Paul Robinson
But, honourable mentions for Clemence,Erik the Viking,Lloris and Paul Robinson
paxtonwolf
Tony Marchi
I've listed a few others if you're doing a poll, but I think we have a winner already
milo
Jack L. Jones
So do I. We'll do a poll but I think it will be a bit like a Russian election.
Papercut
Jermaine Jenas
Aaaah! You got me on the hunt for the team and year! I remember the name starting with an 'S' and finally cracked it. haha.
http://www.worldfootball.net/report...qualifikation-sv-stockerau-tottenham-hotspur/
21.09.91.
Seems a couple of years off. No idea why I tied the two games together (perhaps because I liked him).
On my hunt... Interesting about Europe's fave keepers: http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=2202983.html
Being a Spurs fan since 1980, Clemence (who was probably at his best for LFC and unfortunately behind the brilliant Shilton for England), Erik, Lloris. Gomes has the potential but not the nerve it seems.
We did have some dross though... Daines, Mimms...
Aleksic was an interesting one. Some injury ended him apparently. Was a joker off the field (bricking in the player's bath).
The first sight of Jennings was in my Panini album - on the first page (it began with an A)
DubaiSpur
Ian Walker
In my time supporting Spurs...funnily enough, I'd say Gomes in 09/10. Particularly during the second half of that season - that game against Arsenal where he clawed Judas' header out of the air and saved an unstoppable Van Persie free kick was simply unbelievable. In terms of consistency over a long period, I'd say Lloris, definitely.
The older folks on this forum will say Jennings, and by all accounts he was phenomenally good - it's just that I've never seen him play.
The older folks on this forum will say Jennings, and by all accounts he was phenomenally good - it's just that I've never seen him play.