Host Ricky Sacks was joined by John from Lilywhite Rose and debutants to the show in Harry Brooks and Leon Emirali as the panel discussed the win against Everton and also previewed Bournemouth to come on Thursday.
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Host Ricky Sacks was joined by Antony Costa, Talia Coren and debutant to the Last Word On Spurs in Keiran Pedley as the panel looked back on the defeat against Sheffield United and previewed Everton on Monday.
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Host Ricky Sacks was joined by Lee McQueen, Jamie from the Daily Hotspur and debutant to the show in Dan from Lilywhite Rose as the Last Word On Spurs panel looked ahead to Sheffield United to come on Thursday in the Premier League.
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Host Ricky Sacks and Jason McGovern had the pleasure of being joined by former Tottenham Hotspur player Paul Stewart on this week’s Last Word On Spurs.
As a young lad growing up on a Manchester council estate, all Paul Stewart dreamed of was making it as a professional footballer. It was a dream that would lead him into a nightmare of sexual and physical abuse from which he has still not recovered.
Stewart was abused every day for four years by his junior football coach. He suffered in silence and embarked on a successful career that saw him play for Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and Sunderland, scoring in an FA Cup final and winning caps for England. Behind it all, he was a broken man many times he wished he could end his life. He turned to drink and drugs as a way of coping with his devastating secret.
In 2016, Stewart was sitting at his office desk one morning when he read a Daily Mirror story about a footballer who had been abused. His world was about to change.
Paul Stewart: Damaged is one of the most powerful and emotionally charged football life stories you will read:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Damaged-My-Story-Paul-Stewart/dp/1910335738
Waterstones: https://www.waterstones.com/book/damaged/paul-stewart/9781910335734
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Host Ricky Sacks was joined by Lee McQueen and returning guests to the Last Word On Spurs in Paul Hawksbee from talkSPORT and Richard Cracknell as we discussed Tottenham Hotspur beating West Ham United along with previewing Spurs’ next Premier League game against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.
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Host Ricky Sacks was joined by Jamie from the Daily Hotspur along with returning guests to the Last Word On Spurs in Abbi Summers and Aaron Paul as we reflected on the 1-1 draw against Manchester United and previewed West Ham United to come on Wednesday night.
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Host Ricky Sacks was joined by Lee McQuee, Jamie from the Daily Hotspur and John from Lilywhite Rose as the Last Word On Spurs returned to preview Tottenham Hotspur’s first Premier League game back since the enforced break against Manchester United.
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Host Ricky Sacks was joined by John Wenham from Lilywhite Rose and Tottenham Hotspur Paul Stalteri on this week’s Last Word On Spurs.
After being offered a scholarship at Clemson University in South Carolina, Paul left Canada to pursue his soccer career. Paul played one year for the soccer program at Clemson while maintaining a full academic schedule as well. He decided not to return to Clemson for a second year, and opted to stay in Toronto. He signed a three year deal with the Toronto Lynx, and enrolled at York Univeristy.
He played one season with the Toronto Lynx and was seen by a scout from Werder Bremen. He was bought by Werder Bremen from the Toronto Lynx in November 1997. He played with the clubs reserves from 1997 until 2000. In August 2000 Paul made his debut with the Bundesliga team in the first game of the season against Cottbus. Playing against Canadian team mate Kevin McKenna, both were the first Canadians to ever see action in the top German league. Paul went on to score in this game, making him the first ever Canadian to score in the Bundesliga. His success continued on in the Bundesliga when Werder Bremen was crowned Bundesliga Champions and German Cup winners in 2003/2004. He is the only Canadian international to ever win the Bundesliga title. To win the double, both the league title and the cup in that history making season makes that feat all the more impressive. He remained in Bremen for one more season and played his first Champions League game in September 2004 against Inter Milan. At the end of the 2004/2005 season he made the decision to leave the Bundesliga and signed a four year contract with Tottenham Hotspur FC.
Tell most fans it was over 10 years ago and they can’t quite believe it. In fact, even the hero of the night responded by saying ‘wow, really?’ It’s a night Spurs fans, certainly those present will never forget – that night at Upton Park in March 2007. That night where we came from 2-0 down to level at 2-2, only to go behind again five minutes from time. That night where Dimitar Berbatov curled home an exquisite free-kick to level again at 3-3 on 89 minutes. That night where Paul Stalteri – yes, full-back Paul Stalteri – found himself with an open goal to pop home the winner in injury time.
Now coaching Canada’s Under-17s, Paul was more than happy to look back with his over his career and what it was like to play for Spurs.
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Host Ricky Sacks was joined by Lee McQueen, Jamie from the Daily Hotspur and the return of Chris Cowlin as the Last Word On Spurs discussed all the very latest news surrounding Tottenham Hotspur.
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Host Ricky Sacks was joined by Jamie from the Daily Hotspur and former Spurs player Ricardo Rocha on this week’s Last Word On Spurs.
Ricardo carried with him an uncompromising reputation from his time at former club Benfica that suggested he was no stranger to the physical combat that is not uncommon, particularly in cup football, within these shores. So it was perhaps to be expected that the 28-year-old was pretty much unfazed by the flailing arm that caused his welcome wound.
With injuries hitting Ledley King regularly, Spurs sought to buy an experienced central defender, but when some of their targets were snapped up by other clubs, they turned to Portugal, where Ricardo Rocha had been playing at Champions League level with Benfica.
His career started playing for a local club Famalicano, who spotted him as a youngster, before the bigger side in the area – SC Braga – bought him. His rise was fairly rapid, as he was only there for two years before his reputation as a good man-marker was noted by top side Benfica, who took him to the Stadium of Light.
Ricardo spent four and a half years at Benfica, playing over 150 games for the club including over 30 in European competitions, but the bid of £3.3 million from Spurs, plus the promise of the takings from two friendlies between the two clubs tempted them to part with the man who has represented his country on a number of occasions.
Coming into the Tottenham side, Rocha was required to play straight away and he showed good commitment and effort, while adjusting to the pace of the Premiership. He has a good jump and can shadow players well, but sometimes, he make makes errors, such as the one where he slipped when clearing the ball in the League Cup semi-final against Arsenal and presented them with a goal.
Injuries had struck the Portuguese defender and restricted him having a run in the side, but his patience is important as Spurs suffer a number of injuries in that department of the squad. With a change of manager, Rocha dropped out of the Tottenham defence, but showed true professionalism by not complaining about not getting a game and bringing on the defensive players in the reserves where he played the most games of all the player since 2008-09.
Rocha was released at the end of his contract at the start of June 2009 to find a new club, finding a new place to play at the end of the summer transfer window by signing for Belgian champions Standard Liege. Not settling in Belgium, Rocha was given a free transfer at the end of 2009 and moved back to the Premier League with cash-strapped Portsmouth, who were happy to sign him for free. He dad a nightmare first game, getting sent off in the first half against Sunderland, as he conceded a penalty and his part in the game was ended after just nine minutes. He would go on to be named man of the match in the FA Cup semi-final win over Spurs, but was part of the side that lost 0-1 to Chelsea in the final.
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