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More priceless insight from Sam Cox, as we review the season which saw Harry Redknapp drafted in to replace Juande Ramos, after our worst ever start to a league campaign, and 2009 academy graduate Cox explains some of the things that changed for Spurs apprentices, when Ramos stepped into Martin Jol's position just one year prior.

A 2009 Tottenham Hotspur Academy graduate, Guyana international midfielder, and now a youth coach at Hotspur Way, Sam Cox joins YE1 Daily to remember his three seasons in the Spurs setup, where he developed alongside the likes of Ryan Mason, Tom Carroll, Danny Rose, and John Bostock.

Sam helps us to review the 2008/09 season tomorrow, before we bring you part 2 of his story on Monday, when he explains how it felt to represent Guyana at the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup in Jamaica.

Ian, Martin, Sim, and Peter relive the momentus 2009/10 campaign, tapping back into the ecstacy of Peter Crouch's winner away at Manchester City, which secured Champions League football for the following season, though also our disappointing FA Cup semi-final exit at the hands of relegated Portsmouth.

Spurs supporting author Martin Cloake is back to go over the historic 2010/11 season, which saw the club return to Europe's elite club competition for the first time since 1962, after finishing 4th in the 2009/10 Premier League table.

Simeon Wright and Peter Wright also join Martin, and host Ian Wallis.

Journalist and award-winning author Martin Cloake speaks merrily about his opportunities to comprehensively interview Spurs legends like Steve Perryman, Ossie Ardiles, and countless more, for the myriad of Tottenham-themed books he has written over many years.

http://www.martincloake.com/

Sitting 3rd in the Premier League and arguably in the title race, Tottenham Hotspur began 2012 playing some of the best football in the country.

But a combination of intense England links for manager Harry Redknapp, not long cleared of tax evasion, substandard winter transfers, a "criminal" run of form after February, and a fluke Champions League success for Chelsea dealt Spurs fans perhaps their most painful recent conclusion to a season.

The 'Bale season'.

Spurs entered their first campaign under Andre Villas-Boas, after the sacking of Harry Redknapp.

White Hart Lane also said goodbye to legendary captain Ledley King, following retirement, as well as future Ballon d'Or winner Luka Modric, and two-season wonder Rafael van der Vaart.

It was all change at White Hart Lane in the summer of 2013, as Welsh talisman Gareth Bale made his world record move to Real Madrid, and was replaced by a mob of European recruits, for a combined total exceeding £100m.

The season would begin relatively well for Andre Villas-Boas, before results quickly took a turn for the very very worst.

Ian, Dan, Sim, and Peter pick up the story.

New boss Mauricio Pochettino embarked upon the challenging task of rejuvenating a bloated Spurs squad, still reeling from the loss of Gareth Bale one year prior.

But a 21-year-old Harry Kane would force his way into Poch's side, and begin a charge towards the higher reaches of the Premier League, in a transformative season at White Hart Lane.

Only Spurs could make their most successful league campaign in six years feel like a bitter disappointment.

That is perhaps a knee-jerk assessment of our bronze 2015/16 season, as a first 'title challenge' in decades, Poch's impressive second year, and the astonishing impact of teen star Dele Alli made this a memorable rewind for the YE1 Daily crew.