First love Spurs couple to legendary effort
MANCHESTER has seen plenty of charity football matches featuring ex-City and United players – but never a game of Tottenham old boys!
That will change when Spurs legends turn out at Cheadle Town FC on Sunday, June 27, kick off 11am, in aid of St Ann’s Hospice.
Proceeds will be shared with the Justin Edinburgh 3 Foundation, a charity set up in memory of the former Tottenham player who died two years ago, aged 49.
The match is organised by Emma and Patrick Nottage, from Audenshaw, who set up the North West Spurs Official Supporters Club which boasts 730 members.
The couple met when die-hard Spurs fan Patrick, originally from north London, accidentally sent a text message to a wrong number belonging to Emma, starting a romance that stipulated it must involve his favourite football team.
Emma said: “Tottenham are Patrick’s first love.
“He eats, sleeps and breathes Spurs and when we met 18 years ago said I’d have to live with it and it’d be a roller coaster. I had a soft spot for Liverpool back then, but he told me I’d need to follow a proper team. I’m now a hard-core Spurs fan and we go to most games but never speak during a match.”
Patrick, a delivery driver, is chairman of the supporters branch and Emma is secretary, a role that involved organising a coach to the Champions League final in Madrid in 2019.
“We wanted to help St Ann’s because the hospice is local to Cheadle Town, Park Road, who kindly offered us use of their ground. We’re not sure yet which Spurs legends will be playing against our supporters club.
“It depends who’s available on the day, but the club have promised the club mascot Chirpy will also be there.”
Unsurprisingly, daughter Chloe (17) and sons Kyle (14) and Ollie (9) have all been brought up in the Tottenham tradition.
Tickets for the game on Sunday, June 27, are £7 adults, kids free. Gates open at 10am, with kick off 11am.
More details from northwestspurs@gmail. com, or call Emma on 07401 383 738.