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Gary Mabbutt Always my Captain

Spurmac1974

Spurmac1974

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My son age 9 was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in May this year, a big shock and a very steep learning curve.
I emailed the club a few weeks ago to ask if Gary could maybe send him a card to help show him how people can excel with this condition.

So anyway instead of a card Gary has just phoned him directly and spoke to him for over 20 minutes! Asked him all sorts of questions
and gave him loads of advice.

Made a little boys year and mine to be fair!!
 
That's bloody marvellous! What a gent.

Your son must have been pleased as punch! Thanks for sharing.
 
This is why, despite be a fairly average player naturally, he is a true Tottenham legend. His attitude and energy was fabulous, played with full heart. Top, top man Mabbsy.
 
Fantastic! What a man.

I remember about 30 years ago around 1984 I was 10 and Gary Mabbutt came to our school to talk about how diabetes had not restricted him and he was still able to play professional football despite his condition and he had to inject himself with insulin at half time... and I'll always remember him talking about "that battling cauldron of midfield".

Thirty years on and he's still doing it, what a gent.
 
chicken_badge said:
This is why, despite be a fairly average player naturally, he is a true Tottenham legend. His attitude and energy was fabulous, played with full heart. Top, top man Mabbsy.
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Not sure that I would agree that he was an average player. He was bloody good.
 
milo said:
Not sure that I would agree that he was an average player. He was bloody good.
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Yep remember him being anything but average, his display in 91 semi final being one example.

Its nice when your childhood heroes actually match up to what you hoped they would be, my son will remember that call forever.
 
Spurmac1974 said:
My son age 9 was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in May this year, a big shock and a very steep learning curve.
I emailed the club a few weeks ago to ask if Gary could maybe send him a card to help show him how people can excel with this condition.

So anyway instead of a card Gary has just phoned him directly and spoke to him for over 20 minutes! Asked him all sorts of questions
and gave him loads of advice.

Made a little boys year and mine to be fair!!
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Love this!

Typical of the man.
 
Spurmac1974 said:
My son age 9 was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in May this year, a big shock and a very steep learning curve.
I emailed the club a few weeks ago to ask if Gary could maybe send him a card to help show him how people can excel with this condition.

So anyway instead of a card Gary has just phoned him directly and spoke to him for over 20 minutes! Asked him all sorts of questions
and gave him loads of advice.

Made a little boys year and mine to be fair!!
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Met Garry a few times and he is a top man, if you have not read his book from 1989 (AGAINST ALL ODDS: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GARY MABBUTT) its well worth getting it ashe talks about his problems.
 
I see him every game he sits just to the right on me in an area he hosts, top top player and a proper gent too

True Tottenham legend
 
In fact I think that the Gough Mabbutt partnership might be the best Spurs central defence I have seen
 
How do you make your mark on the world?

Self promoting **** on youtube, with no concern of the consequences for anybody else?

or

Quietly go about your business in a way that gives inspiration to those that need it?

:-k
 
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