Gareth Bale

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Frank Worrall. Gareth Bale

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

MY LEFT FOOT

SPUR OF THE MOMENT

THE WING COMMANDER

A SPECIAL ONE

THE TOTTENHAM TORNADO

THE GIGGS TIME

INTER THE BIG TIME

RED ALERT

TAXI FOR MAICON

I’M ONLY HUMAN

TOP GUN

JUST TWO GOOD

THE PRINCE OF WALES

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF LEGENDS

THE DALGLISH SEAL OF APPROVAL

RING IN THE NEW

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

SOURCES

Plates

Copyright

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This book is dedicated to Steven Gordon, a true Tottenham fan – and a true friend

Acknowledgements

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His last match for the Saints was the 2-1 home defeat by Derby; ironically the team against whom ten months earlier Gareth had grabbed his first goal as a professional player. It was a match that could have led Saints towards the Premier League – the first leg of their Championship playoff semi-final. But two goals from Steven Howard sent Saints into despair and their anguish was compounded when Gareth was substituted on 56 minutes after picking up an injury. He was later seen leaving St Mary’s on crutches and would miss the second leg at Pride Park, which finished with Derby marching into the playoff final courtesy of a 4-3 penalty triumph after brave Saints had won 3-2 on the day, leaving the aggregate scores level at 4-4.

It was a terribly sad way for Gareth to end his Saints career. But in ten short months he had transformed from a 17-year-old with glittering potential to a 17-year-old who was set for the Premier League – albeit at a different football club than Southampton.

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