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I would firstly like to thank my ghostwriter Jeff Maysh for contacting me out of the blue and convincing me to write this book. I would also like to thank my editor John Wordsworth and everyone at John Blake Publishing for taking a lifetime of stories and committing them to paper.

To Rob Segal, for kindly loaning me his Spurs shirt collection for the photograph you see on the cover, but more importantly for being a special friend for so many years. To Bill Nicholson: a true legend who became both a close friend and mentor to me. And a special thank you to my predecessor, Johnny Wallis, for teaching me how to be the best in the business, and how to cope with all types of players from all around the world.

Also a massive thanks is due to my family, who put up with my moods when we lost. And of course, my daughters Vikki and Abbie: I wish I could have been home more during your childhoods. I hope this story explains where I was all the time. Thank you to all my close friends who are massive Spurs fans and who, for their sins, still travel home and away. And a huge thank you must go to my wife Alison, for all her patience and help while I wrote this book, and for tolerating Jeff Maysh twice a week for six months!

A final, big thank you must go to Tottenham Hotspur Football Club for giving me the opportunity to spend 29 years at the club in a working capacity, and giving me the chance to live my dreams.

Roy Reyland, October 2010.