Is Gascoigne Going To Have a Crack? The Spurs Nostalgia Podcast

This week on Is Gascoigne Going To Have a Crack? I’m joined by Match of the Day commentator Steve Wilson, who was part of the era‑defining Capital Gold Sport team throughout the 90s — a golden age of English football nostalgia and the soundtrack to how London followed the game. Steve talks through his career journey, from volunteering at the newly created Capital Gold Sport, to covering Spurs duri...

Chris Slegg is back as we continue the story of the incredible 94/95 season. In Part Two we discuss Gerry Francis' arrival, the introduction of Terror Tuesdays, a very unusually Spurs phenomenon of keeping clean sheets (while continuing to score goals) and the bittersweet end to the season that saw FA Cup heartbreak and Klinsmann's departure. What makes 94/95 the most fun of all Spurs seasons? Chr...

94/95 might just be the most fun season in Spurs' entire history let alone the 90s. It was an absolute rollercoaster but remembered so fondly by fans and players alike. I was joined by Chris Slegg who co-wrote the 2017 book 'The Team That Dared To Do' alongside Gerry Francis that serialises this incredible season. It was so incredible and incident packed that we've broken it into two parts. In thi...

The Summer of 1994 was as dramatic and turbulent as the near-disaster of the season we'd just endured. Theo Delaney and Milo both returned to the podcast to discuss: Our extraordinary punishment from the FA that saw us deducted 12 points, thrown out the FA Cup and fined a record amount. The 1994 Summer World Cup The audacious signing of Jurgen Klinsmann on Alan Sugar's yacht. The rollercoaster rid...

Joining me this week is former Spurs player Jason Dozzell who spent four years with us between 1993 - 1997. Jason talked candidly about: His affection for Spurs growing up. Why he left his boyhood club Ipswich to join us in Summer 93. His strained relationship with Spurs fans...but why he was so proud to wear lilywhite The pressures of playing at White Hart Lane Buy Jason's book here - https://www...

We kick Season 2 off with a season review of the near disaster that was 93/94. Vass Koni of Dr Tottenham podcast shares his memories of a traumatic campaign that started well but descended into chaos amid a severe injury crisis. We spiralled into a death spin that was just a miraculous win at Oldham away from relegation. what do you remember about this season? Share your memories on Spotify or fin...

Season 2 is finally here! Landing after the trauma and near-disaster of the 25/26 season Season 2 of Is Gascoigne Going To Have a Crack? will take you through what was previously considered as one of the most difficult times to support Spurs with relegation haunted campaigns in 1994 and 1998. In this trailer episode I talk you through the 10 episodes that will land with you through Summer 2026 and...

This week, to round off the increasingly traumatic 2025/26 season I have a look back at all our final games of the season from the 90s and additionally our home matches against Everton. The final day has an end of summer term feel to it...but only if there's nothing riding on it. In the 90s our competitive seasons had invariably long ended by May so games were usually only significant for our oppo...

In this bonus episode, I look back at Spurs’ away days at Stamford Bridge in the 1990s — a decade when our rivalry with Chelsea completely changed shape. I walk through all eleven matches, but also the bigger story: how Spurs entered the 90s as the established force and Chelsea the chaotic underdogs, playing in a Bridge so run‑down you could still see cars parked by the corner flag and a greyhound...

In this bonus episode, I’m diving back into one of the most chaotic, dramatic and narrative fuelled fixtures of the 90s: Spurs vs Leeds at White Hart Lane. Across eleven games — league and cup — the decade served up everything from Lee Chapman's handsome face being destroyed by the cinder track and Klinsmann farewells to late equalisers, dodgy back‑pass decisions and some absolute worldies from Sh...

Statistically our worst fixture of the 90s! What do you remember about away games at Villa Park in the 90s? Apart from our failure to win once there was some drama with Klinsmann getting knocked out by Bosnich, Ginola winning a very rare penalty and Tim Sherwood scoring our final goal of the decade (and century) in style. I'll guide you through all 11 fixtures played at Villa Park in the 90s in th...

Ahead of Season 2 that will cover Spurs from 1993 - 1997 I was joined by Pitch Publisher Author Rob Fletcher to discuss the macro football climate during that period and where Spurs fit into it. We discussed Man Utd's dominance, their main rivals, the impact of the Champions League rebrand, rising transfer fees and wages and the influx of foreign players coming to the Premier League. Season 2 of I...

This week I talk you through our four away games at Sunderland in the 90s from the packed terraces of Roker Park in August 1990 where Gazza is booed to Niall Quinn's two volleys that beat us at the Stadium in Light in 1999. In between we scored eight goals in two other games - an FA Cup demolition in 1995 and Steffen Iversen's hat-trick in March 97. I also share my thoughts on the significance of...

Singer songwriter and 2000s Global superstar Antony Costa from Blue joined me to discuss his Spurs supporting experiences in the 90s. Growing up in North London in the 90s Antony, like many of us, had to cope in an era where Arsenal had the better of the local banter stakes. We reflected on how supporting Spurs in the 90s hardened our experiences following the club ever since. Hosted on Acast. See...

In this episode I spoke to Spurs legend Micky Hazard mostly about his return to Spurs and brief second spell at White Hart Lane in the 90s. Micky is most synonymous with the 80s where he enjoyed a glittering career as part of the glory team that won 2 FA Cups and the UEFA Cup, but as he explains he was sold to Chelsea in 1985 very much against his wishes. Micky was desperate to return 'home' but h...

This week I talk you through our 11 home games against Nottingham Forest from the 90s which includes a bomb scare, a penalty shoot-out and Dean f****n Saunders again! I also discuss some of the relegation six-pointers we played at home in 94 and 98 and conclude that this weekend's game probably wont be the final determining factor in whether we stay up or not. Bit of 80s nostalgia too for you. I r...

In this episode I take you back to the 90s to remember away games at Anfield. Through our history our results at Liverpool have been infamously bad but the 90s saw us record 3 wins - more than in any other decade since we were formed! I'll talk you through all 9 league games, the results and key incidents plus our two cup wins - the first of which, from 1995, is perhaps, our biggest and most impre...

In this episode I was joined by the co-authors of 'A People's history of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club' Alan Fisher and Martin Cloake. Their book, published in 2016, told the history of the club but told through the prism of supporters relationship with the club. We focused on the 80s and 90s and how supporters of the club reacted to on and off field matters from the decision to pull down The Sh...

In this Opposition Focus format I spoke with Coventry fan and author Richard Chamberlain about his book 'When The Sky Was Blue' and how Spurs and Coventry's respective stories intertwined. Coventry were Spurs' first opponents in the 90s and we played each other 23 times throughout the decade...one of 9 opponents that we played in each and every season. We picked two games each to reminisce about -...

90s home games against Arsenal. Not as bad as you might think. We won 4, drew 4 and lost 2. In this bonus episode I'll talk you through all the games, goals and the strange Stephen Clemence phenomenon! What do you recall about North London Derbies at White Hart Lane in the 90s? Please do share this podcast series with others. Get in touch with me by leaving a comment in Spotify or find me on Blues...

In this episode I spoke with Tracy Ryan and Denise Amasanti - original members of Spurs Women - about the clubs early days in the late 80s and through the 90s. It's a fascinating story about their, and their teammates desire to play football in an era where women's football was still frowned upon by many in society. We discuss the club's formation as Broxbourne Ladies, the connection with Spurs an...

In this week's BONUS episode I talk you through the horror show that was trips to Old Trafford in the 90s. We played Manchester Utd away on 10 occasions winning precisely on zero occasions with just 2 draws - but the last time we travelled there we all revelled in defeat - but can you remember why? From double trophy parades to schoolboy strike pairings I'll share with you my memories of travellin...

What do you remember about our 7 home games v Man City in the 90s? There's Gazza and Lineker's glorious homecoming after Italia 90, Nayim enjoying himself against and my personal grudge against Martin Bodenham. In a nod to contemporary matters I also discuss our 90s managers being under pressure. Let me know your memories and recollections on bluesky @80s90sspursbooks on Glory-glory.co.uk forum or...

Spurs and Newcastle both experienced their own rollercoaster of emotions throughout the 90s. In this special episode I spoke with Newcastle fan and Author Andrew Nagy as we discussed our team's respective journey's throughout the 90s told through the prism of 5 matches between us. Listen in to a two-sided analysis of bursting Newcastle's bubble on their huge return to the big time in 93; a final d...

What do you remember about the 8 games against West Ham at White Hart Lane in the 90s? In this bonus episode I talk you through them including all the usual magic, mayhem and mediocrity? Can you answer these three trivia questions - answers revealed in the episode: Which Spurs player scored a hat-trick in this fixture? Which Spurs cult hero played his final game for the club in October 1994? Which...