Gascoigne's tearful departure with a career-threatening injury appears to snuff out hope of an unparalleled eighth FA Cup triumph.

Worse still, it obliterates the deal for the player, scheduled to complete immediately after the final,

promising emaciated Tottenham a world record

transfer fee from Latio. Without this injection of funds to tackle the club's mountainous

debt, the Midland Bank's receiver can no longer be expected to stay his hand. The team will be

broken up, Venables will leave, and what will happen to Tottenham Hotspur Football Club from there

is anybody's guest. Well, welcome to it.

It was what it was with me, Rob Draper and with Jonathan Wilson. And today we have a special episode

on Tottenham's 1990-91 campaign, which I think resonates way beyond the actual football that

goes on the pitch, the FA. Cup final win, spoiler alert,

they do end up winning the FA Cup. But in dramatic circumstances, it's the season of Paul Gascoigne's

finest hour and perhaps the instant which sets him on his decline. And I'm delighted to say

that we're joined by Yun Flynn to discuss this momentous season because he has just written a book

called When the Year Ends in a One to discuss Tottenham Hotspur and this particular campaign.

Ewan, thank you for joining us today. Thanks, Gens, for having me on. Obviously, I want to play it cool,

but I have to say, I've listened to the podcast since the very first

episode um absolutely love it so I'm really made up to be here especially talking about a story

that's really dear to my heart so thank you and that's how you get on the show so if anybody

else wants to praise us could you please do so so you in that that section you read from from at the beginning that's that's from the

prologue of a book and you're imagining telly venerable standing down the touchline at wembley

15 minutes into the epic up final against nottingham forest in 19991

spurs are 1-0 down paul gas going is is crocked his knees gone he he's injured, it's obviously serious, he's been

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