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as the winter draws closer, i get more bored.

so to pass my boredom, i want u to all name the most under rated spurs player u can think of? (if u say corluka im deleating this thread forever!)
am i the only 1 who says cor-luka & not chor-luka like the commentators do?

had a family gathering this weekend.
this weeks minor topic of conversation was under rated spurs players.

this was my uncles opinion in short-
espen baardsen. what a reliable keeper!
why did we get rid of him!
he had so much potential & would have matured & developed in to a top keeper!
to make matters worse we dropped him for that curtain muppet ian walker!

the name didnt ring a bell to me.(no, not curtain muppet, espen baardsen!)
so i looked him up on wiki. this guy gets even more interesting. my uncle thought he was born & bred in norway. no! he was born in californi-a.

even mr wiki backs up my uncles argument that we shouldnt have got rid of him.

quote from the all knowing mr wiki, who is never ever wrong.

"Despite good performances, including a 0–0 draw away to rivals Arsenal, he was unable to become the team's first-choice keeper. Baardsen won the Worthington Cup with Spurs in 1999."

espen's case for most under rated spurs player gets even more compelling. he was loyal beyond belief to us! tell the folks why, mr wiki?

"In 2002, he went on a short loan spell to Everton. In his sole game for the club he conceded 4 goals in a 4–3 loss to his former club Tottenham Hotspur

yes, u heard right! in his debut game for everton he deliberately let spurs score 4 goals! that proves how much he loved the club. it turned out to be his last ever game!

but sadly this sacrifice came at a huge cost-

"Baardsen retired from the game aged only 25 and went travelling around the world for a year, claiming he had lost interest in the game"

thats right, he turned his back on football & travelled the world which goes to show how open minded & interesting mr clean sheet away to the gooners, really is!

if u wondered what he is up to know-

"He is currently a partner and fund manager for Eclectica Asset Management, a London-based asset management company. He is a frequent guest on the business television network, CNBC."

thats right, he is still in london close to his beloved spurs!

so espen baardsen is the 1st name put foward for the title of most under rated spurs player!

is my uncle & mr wiki seeing something that no one else saw in this shot stopper?

do any of u remember this scandanivian yankie?

was he useless or does my uncle have a point?

now its up to u to throw your own name in to the ring in the battle of the most under rated spurs player.

espen will take some beating!