parklane1
Tony Galvin
Right. Anyone want to make a case for Bale being included in this poll? As it stands, he's out, you've got until I get home to convince me otherwise.
No.
Right. Anyone want to make a case for Bale being included in this poll? As it stands, he's out, you've got until I get home to convince me otherwise.
Bale misses out because of a lack of an advocate
Wow really? He was outstanding, of that there's no denying, and I'm a big, big fan, but I honestly don't ever remember being gobsmacked quite as much as when watching Bale.Or Waddle.
Wow really? He was outstanding, of that there's no denying, and I'm a big, big fan, but I honestly don't ever remember being gobsmacked quite as much as when watching Bale.
Just goes to show, Stop! Hammer time.
I'm not so sure about comparing their goalscoring records, given Bale played a lot of his games at FB. Besides, for me it's much more about how they wowed me than bald stats alone. Bobby Smith was one of our most prolific goal-scorers ever but I'm sure you can also remember how often he looked a complete numpty missing so many sitters. He could look a clown one minute then score a blinder the next. Even an average striker would have notched up impressive scoring stats in that Double side.Indeed it is, I do not think there is much difference in their goals to games ratio but I believe that Waddle had more assists then Bale. Two great players but for me Waddle was up with Jones as our best two flank players.
Agreed. He's winning at the moment! The #10 has to chip in with a lot of goals, and Teddy was Mister GoalsI've voted for Teddy. He won't win, but he's one of my all-time favourite Spurs players and I think he's a legit vote for a second striker role in the side. A real class player.
I was looking at the appearances list on wikipeida again and noticed a few things.
1. Ledley and Sol are both on 315 appearances, with 14 and 15 goals, respectively.
2. Darren Anderton (354) and Ledley King (315) weren't always injured.
3. By the end of this season Harry Kane will have made more appearances for us than Gazza. Gascoigne (112) only played a few more times than Corluka (109\) and Adebayor (106) and less than Tim Sherwood (118).
4. Peters played 260 games (76 goals), Sheringham 277 (125) and White 179 (51).
5. Dyson and Bale have similar numbers, but Terry Medwin has better: Bale 203 (55), Dyson 209 (55), Medwin 215 (77).
P.S. I'm still undecided for this position.
Note that Bale's record is IMHO better because it was later in his Spurs career that he played in the forward position. I still think he is one of the best Spurs has had in that slot and as such I am boycotting the above vote (also helps that there is no option). Without him, I doubt we would have finished as high as we did those years.
No. He played with #3 and #11Let's focus on this position and Bale's claim for a place on the short list. Should he be considered amongst our best #10s of all time?
The Gloss returned for me when I was at WHL and he missed a penalty for United first time back at WHL . Never heard a louder sheer than when he smashed it into the bar!Gazza for me. Not just because he wowed everybody with the sheer brilliance and audacity of his mazy runs, but because for most of the time he was with us he was almost bigger than Diana. The gloss from the incredible hype around him reflected onto us and would have helped raise our profile around the world.
Some of Teddy's gloss tarnished for me when he joined United. Don't blame him for that but I found it hard to swallow at the time.
Gilzean!