Different era...

Sad to mark the death of Ralph Coates. I was lucky
enough to have met him earlier this year and can
only say what a really great, genuine guy he was.
I was there in 1973 when he scored that goal and
exposed my young ears to the Spurs roar at Wembley.
One of the great things about him was that there
was no way that he could be described as looking
like a sporting god, but boy what a footballer.
Quite apt that we were drawn v AC Milan today,
as of course Ralph was part of the side that beat
them in 1971/72
Rest in peace Ralph. Great hair for an angel!

Win win?

I've been busy. No make that I've been
very, very busy and have managed to
neglect my blog. I'm starting to think
that I'm not cut out for the dedication
needed to blog all the time. Where do
they find the time? It's Twitter all the
way for me at the moment. Sort of like
fast food blogging.
Anyhow met a really nice Chelsea fan the
other day, who went to his first match
in 1959. He has been a season ticket
holder for a long, long time and was
telling me that every time they play
Spurs he feels like taking out some space
in the programme which says simply...
"I was here when we were shit!"
I fully expect us to win 17-0, but even
if we manage not to then at least those
travellers from Woolwich will be off the
top. COYS