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By Steve E. Hale The new book, Mr Tottenham Hotspur, written by lifelong Spurs supporter Steve Hale, provides a fascinating insight into one of football's greatest-ever managers, the late Bill Nicholson OBE, who died in October 2004. Although capped for England and a member of the first great Spurs 'push and run' team of the early 50s, Nicholson is best remembered as the manager whose classy Spurs team became the first English club in post-war history to win the League Championship and Cup Double in 1961 - setting records that are still unbeaten. He went on to inspire Tottenham to European glory in 1963 - the first English club to win European honours - and of the 16 trophies won by the North London club, 'Billy Nick' was instrumental in nine of them. Mr Tottenham Hotspur looks back through the life and times of Nicholson, a renowned dour Yorkshireman whom Spurs fans insist deserved a knighthood. This evocative book reflects on how Bill did more than anybody to establish Spurs as a club famed throughout the football world in the 60s and 70s for its style, panache and glory. Steve Perryman contributes a foreword in honour of the man who gave him his big chance at White Hart Lane and there are also poignant tributes from a long list of other Tottenham legends and past favourites, including Cliff Jones, Jimmy Greaves, Martin Peters, Terry Venables and Pat Jennings. Sir Alex Ferguson heads an all-star cast of managers who pay tribute to Bill, while fellow admirers of Tottenham's greatest-ever manager, including members of the media and supporters from all over the world, also provide entertaining anecdotes and personal memories of a genuine giant of the game. It's all here. If you respect and appreciate the many qualities that Bill Nicholson brought to the beautiful game, the high standards he set and his influence on it, then you will very much enjoy reading this lasting tribute to a true sporting great... Click here to read what the readers say about Mr Tottenham Hotspur |
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