Playing alongside and watching Gazza and Lineker

Paul Gascoigne and Gary Lineker are two of the greatest players to have performed in lilywhite in the club's history. Gazza arrived in Summer 1988 and Lineker a year later and they formed one of the great Spurs attacking partnerships while also starring for England at Italia 90. What were they like to watch and to play alongside? My guests for this episode were Guy Butters, a teammate of both and esteemed South American Football journalist Tim Vickery who was a regular at White Hart Lane during this period. We discuss the state of Spurs in the late 80s before they arrived, a little about Guy's Spurs career, Gazza and Lineker's individual traits and what made them such a potent partnership for club and country. Read more of Guy's memories of Spurs and about Gazza and Lineker's arrivals in the 80s in my book Hot Shot Tottenham. If you want to learn or relive the 90s then take a look at my book Is Gascoigne Going To Have a Crack? - both are available to buy directly from me here - https://90sspursbook.square.site/Follow me/the pod on Bluesky - @80s90sspursbooks.bsky.social and @spursnostalgiapod.bsky.social or Twitter @GarethDace.Please help me to grow this podcast by giving it a rating and/or review....and please spread the word and tell others about it too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.