MACCSPURS
7th May 2006, 12:45 AM
I thought I knew most things about Spurs but I was amazed watching this TV programme about Bobby Moore and how he had cancer etc and was treated pretty poorly by West Ham and the F.A.
The reason I am posting this is because what I did not know was he wanted to come to Spurs and when West Ham refused to let him go he went crazy and refused to play for them for that season almost missing out in the World Cup.
Here is a segment from an article on the Guardian website:
Moore left West Ham on bad terms and was never again fully welcome at the club. The dispute went back to 1966 when he had sought a move to Tottenham; he believed that, with Spurs, he would have a better chance of winning the title. West Ham refused to sell - as the club was entitled to do in the era before freedom of contract - and Moore's determination to go almost prevented him from playing in the World Cup.
You can read the full article here:
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,6903,1541919,00.html
The reason I am posting this is because what I did not know was he wanted to come to Spurs and when West Ham refused to let him go he went crazy and refused to play for them for that season almost missing out in the World Cup.
Here is a segment from an article on the Guardian website:
Moore left West Ham on bad terms and was never again fully welcome at the club. The dispute went back to 1966 when he had sought a move to Tottenham; he believed that, with Spurs, he would have a better chance of winning the title. West Ham refused to sell - as the club was entitled to do in the era before freedom of contract - and Moore's determination to go almost prevented him from playing in the World Cup.
You can read the full article here:
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,6903,1541919,00.html