Everything was right, the balance of a team, the attitude of the players.

We managed to find the perfect blend and everybody gave 100% in effort and enthusiasm.

We had the sort of understanding and cohesion that you find in only the finest teams, and we

try to keep our football as simple as possible.

Imaginative, but simple.

I'm Jonathan Wilson, I'm with Rob Draper, and that was the great Bill Nicholson, describing

his Totman team that won the double in 1961.

Now, you may have heard our interview with Steve Pome, if you haven't, please do go back and listen to that. And we're following that up with a life of Bill Nicholson. Steve Perman's given us some anecdotes. He's told him to work with the man with the legend. And today we're going to be talking about Bill Nigginson where he came from, what his football was like, how he played,

his triumphs, and then there's a eventual departure from Spurs in 974. So Rob, why don't he get us

going? Where was Bill Clinton from? Where was he born? What does his parents do? Yeah, I don't think

just to preface this by saying, I think we both think Bill Nixis is an enormously significant figure,

don't we?

Who has a huge influence on a modern game.

And perhaps is a little bit forgotten when we talk about the great to Bill Shankly, Samat

Busby, Jockstein, you know, Bill Nicholson, perhaps because Tottenham having really sustained

the greatness he gave them, maybe gets a little bit for Goddum,

but certainly not amongst Tottenham fans.

So he was born in Scarborough in January 1919, just after significantly the First World Wars,

that's quite a, in some ways, turbulent time to be born into, because although the 20s

will see peace, obviously, there's a lot

around the corner that's going to be very difficult for everybody throughout Western Europe.

And Steve was saying, and I think this is very true, Steve Perriman was saying, I think he's a man

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