In the Summer of 2002, Dean Marney, a young starlet seen by scouts while playing for Queen's Park Rangers was signed by Tottenham Hotspur manager Glen Hoddle.
Tottenham Hotspur Football club, or Spurs as known by its supporters is a London based club with a huge fan base. There are three teams in the club. First team, reserves and under 18's.
Dean had been placed in the reserves for assistant manager Chris Haughton to watch him play with the other reserve lad's week in week out.
Dean became a keen admirer of his manager Glen Hoddle and they got along really well. In May 2003, Tottenham faced West Ham in the local London derby. This is a big fixture for both teams and Spurs would need there best team out there. Dean had been named in the squad for Saturday until admitting on Friday he had a sore back and didn't want to risk it. They ended up winning 2-1.
Dean played across the midfield, pushing up into a very attacking role. There was a lot of competition for that......
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