Mark Falco

But, but, um, you know, if I look at that, that sort of period of time, the, the likes of myself, um, Paul Miller, uh, Glenn Hoddle, who was a, a year, a year older, but, but very much always played up.

Um, your Mark Falcos, Terry Gibsons, Mickey Hazzards, um, uh, a young player called Stuart Bevan, who was, who was-

Yeah

... our age.

You know, it, it certainly wasn't a case of, you know, the first team involvement, the first team trained there, and, you know, the youth team and reserve group were, were very much, uh, away from that.

So I think that the, the influence that's, that the, the under 20, or the reserve team coach and the youth team coach had around the group, I think played a big part in, in, uh, the, the first team group itself.

Because then, that, then that transition for, uh, for players, as I said, your Terry Gibsons, your Mark, uh, Mark Falcos, uh, your Ian Crooks, Mark Bowen, that's, uh, that, that came s- uh, touched.

It was, it was, that transition was very much easier into, into the first team.

But no, it's like...

You know, yeah, he got me a trial, so I went and trained a few times, and that's why all my mates are like Mark Falco, Mickey Hazard, Gary Brook, God bless him.

He was a really good mate of mine who died this year, or last year.

Oh, sorry about that.

had, like, Danny Thomas, they had...

Mark Falco, they had a few real good players playing in this game.

We played casuals.

I think we drew two all.

I'm like, Jason, that wasn't a very sensible thing to do.

Mark Falco, it was Mark Falco.

But

you always got away, like he says, first one, all right, ref, sorry.

there was such a huge groan when tell did that and i think it was just a combination of another 90 minutes of nothing happening and it being him and it just really is there just always has to be a whipping boy doesn't there and i just find it disgusting i mean there was anti-tel in the lift when was coming up in the lift more of the lift later that they were just slating him in there oh he ain't playing why And they don't mean, oh, we don't do nothing, does it? Are you really watching it? Or are you just picking on Mr., you know, the popular hate boy of the moment? And I just, I know it's a very horrible human trait, but it does seem to be quite strong amongst Spurs supporters that they've got to have one.

I mean, my teenage beloved was Mark Falco.

Boy, the shit I got for cheering him on every week.

It really was.

under tudor and under the you know the early part of of rdz's reign he stood up he tried he he wasn't scared of trying stuff it doesn't come off always but mostly doesn't come off that's the sad thing but booing and derision no that's not on i just do have 20 you know he's 20 years old he's got a

great attitude

yeah he has i just wanted to tell you my mark falco story i know you love mark falco But I'm sorry, I'm going to, I might, maybe I shouldn't tell you the story.

Well, here's what happened.

And you're right.

build the team around a special talent there and they've also got over this couple of years they've got some players who are emerging out of the squad you know not all of them go on to be massive names but they go on to have good careers at Tottenham and I'm thinking a bit about people like Paul Miller and Graham Roberts Tony Galvin a lot of the Mark Falco these are all players who make a real contribution and most of them either come through the Spurs youth ranks or they're picked up kind of on or for non-league or

something yeah Galbin's picked up from Gould Town where he was playing whilst studying Russian at Hull University probably one of the few players who have played top flight football and had a degree in Russian But yeah, they pick up.

Graham Roberts came from Weymouth, I think.

And they had to keep going and finding him.

These players came through the ranks and developed into great players.

Mark Falco was another one.

Maybe he didn't establish himself as a regular quite as much as the other guys, but there was this flow through of talent from the youth team or from lower league or non-league teams.