A lot has happened in the last 6,000 days (Tottenham winning a trophy is not one of them!)

At around 6pm yesterday evening, Tottenham passed exactly 6,000 days since they last won a trophy.

24 February 2008 was the remarkable day that Spurs lifted the League Cup, beating Chelsea 2-1 after Extra Time. Since that day:

  • Harry Kane made his Tottenham debut, played 435 games scoring 280 goals, won nothing, joined Bayern Munich, still won nothing.
  • 10 different men took charge of Tottenham (can you name them all?).
  • 5 men have managed England.
  • Mikel Arteta joined Arsenal, captained Arsenal to FA Cup victory, retire, rejoined as manager, coached Arsenal to FA Cup victory.
  • Jack Wilshere made his Arsenal debut.
  • Thomas Muller made his debut for Bayern Munich, played 707 times and retired.
  • Leicester won the Premier League.
  • And Portsmouth won the FA Cup. Swansea City won the League Cup.
  • We have had 7 Prime Ministers.
  • America have had 4 presidents.
  • Osama Bin Laden was killed.
  • As was Colonel Gaddafi.
  • ISIS were founded.
  • The Queen celebrated her Diamond Jubilee.
  • And Platinum.
  • Then died.
  • So did Nelson Mandela.
  • And Margaret Thatcher.
  • Prince William and Princess Catherine married and had 3 children.
  • Prince Harry married Meghan and stepped down as a working Royal.
  • Lewis Hamilton won his 1st Formula One world title, failed to win another for 5 years, then won another 6.
  • Andy Murray won Wimbledon. Twice.
  • Anthony Joshua took up boxing, won Olympic Gold, became World Heavyweight Champion, then lost it all.
  • Ronnie O’Sullivan won 5 World Championships.
  • And Luke Littler learned to go to the toilet on his own.
  • London hosted the Olympics games. As did Beijing. And Rio de Janeiro. And Tokyo. And Paris.
  • Taylor Swift had her first Billboard 200 number one album. And then had 13 more!
  • Marvel released Iron Man. Then another 32 films!
  • DC got in on the act, debuting Man of Steel, and releasing more 16 films.
  • Star Wars returned with its Sequel trilogy: Episodes VII–IX
  • Game of Thrones premiered.
  • The first generation iPad was released. And 13 generations of iPhone.
  • There have been 5 versions of Windows
  • Pinterest launched. As did Quora. And Snapchat. And Twitch. And Tinder. And Vine. And Telegram. And Discord. And TikTok. And Threads.
  • Kony 2012, Gangman Style, the Ice Bucket Challenge and more went Viral.
  • Scotland voted to remain in the UK
  • The UK voted to leavee the Eu.
  • And finished 2nd in Eurovision.
  • The UK entered its deepest recession since the Second World War.
  • Russia invades Ukraine. Twice.
  • The Arab Spring.
  • Swine flu, Zika virus, Ebola and Covid19.
  • Arsenal were mocked for not winning trophy for 8 years.
  • Then won 4 FA Cups in 6 years.

Have we missed any? Add you memories of the last 6,000 day in the comments.

Keenos

1 thought on “A lot has happened in the last 6,000 days (Tottenham winning a trophy is not one of them!)

  1. lennythelodger's avatarlennythelodger

    i think you have forgotten a couple of things keenos. in fairness, that lot down the wrong end of the ss road won the transifer window a couple of times. and i heard o hara celebrating winning the league for the past ninety twelve octobers. did you forget this? πŸ™‚ great article. made me smile…..

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