MANAGERS
Ossie Ardiles
One of the great Spurs players, Ossie Ardiles returned to the Lane in what turned out to be a disappointing spell as manager.
Initially signed by Keith Burkinshaw, Ardiles lit up the midfield alongside Glenn Hoddle in the glory days of the early 1980s.
He
took up management at Swindon Town in 1989 and had spells at Newcastle
United and West Brom before being handed the job he really wanted in
June 1993.
Despite a great start with wins at both Newcastle and
Liverpool, the 1993-94 season turned sour with injuries to key players
such as Gary Mabbutt, Teddy Sheringham and Darren Anderton as we
hovered above the relegation zone before finally finishing 15th.
The
next season promised so much, not least with the arrival of Jurgen
Klinsmann and the 'famous five' attack-minded players. Sadly, that
attacking football proved Ardiles' downfall as goals were shipped at
the other end.
The final curtain came after a humiliating League Cup exit at Notts County and he was sacked in October 1994.
