At the time it was not meant as anti-Belgian ( as it often came to be seen by Flemish separatists and their Belgicist opponents ), for the ' enemy ' it refers to is Belgium's southwestern neighbour France, as in the 1302 Battle of the Golden Spurs.

It was considered a brave move but Ossie would become one of the Spurs greats and Villa would score one of the greatest goals ever seen at Wembley in the 1981 FA Cup Final replay.

Knowles was seen as a young replacement for Ron Henry, a member of the Spurs team that famously won The Double in 1960-61, the FA Cup in 1962 and the European Cup Winners Cup in 1963.

Spurs for western riding tend to be heavier, often decorated, and have rowels that rotate.

Spurs are tools worn on the heel of a boot, used when riding horses.

Spurs are worn with the tip of the neck pointed downward, sitting on the spur rest of the riding boot, if there is one, with the buckle of the spur strap worn on the outside of the foot.

Spurs in English riding tend to use a spur that is very sleek, slim and conservative in design, with a shorter neck, as the saddle and leg position is closer to the horse.

Above the treeline, both the Staircase and Eskdale Spurs are very exposed, particularly in winter, and they may " ice up " after about 4pm in the afternoon, making progress dangerous.

Spurs may either start from a socket or be joined to the ring cable with a junction box or other approved method of joining cables.

Alf was also a supporter of West Ham United ( a football club based in the East End ) and known to make derogatory remarks about " the Jews up at Spurs " ( referring to Tottenham Hotspur, a North London club with a sizeable Jewish following ).

In the offseason, the Bulls lost B. J. Armstrong in the expansion draft, but Krause pulled off a masterful deal by trading Will Perdue to the San Antonio Spurs for the aggressive and often controversial rebounding specialist Dennis Rodman, who had won the past four rebounding titles, and who had also been a member of the Detroit Pistons ' " Bad Boys " squad that served as the Bulls ' chief nemesis in the late 1980s.

The 1992 – 93 season also marked the last one that the Spurs would play in HemisFair Arena.

Hill only lasted 18 games as coach that season, eventually being fired and replaced by Spurs General Manager Gregg Popovich, who had also served a stint under Brown as an assistant coach.

In the week following the trade deadline, the Spurs also signed forward Boris Diaw after Diaw's contract was bought out by the Charlotte Bobcats, and former Portland Trail Blazers guard Patrick Mills who played for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers in the CBA during the lockout.

The following day, they also re-signed Tim Duncan for three more years, the same money offered to Kevin Garnett to stay with the Boston Celtics, Boris Diaw for two years per $ 9 million, and Patrick Mills giving the Spurs a new hope towards their championship aspiration.

He won an FA Cup runners-up medal in 1987 when Spurs were beaten by Coventry, while they also finished third in the League and got to the semi-finals of the League Cup.

Cavalry charges against deeply regimented infantry formations were also frequently repulsed as exemplified by the Battle of the Golden Spurs in Flanders in 1302.

The Spurs also became the first former ABA team to win an NBA title, while the Knicks were the first number eight seed in NBA history to make it to the NBA Finals.

He also won the European Cup Winners ' Cup in 1963-scoring twice in the 5-1 defeat of Atlético Madrid, ensuring that Spurs became the first British club to win a European trophy.

The team is owned by Peter Holt, who also owns the Silver Stars ' NBA counterpart, the San Antonio Spurs.

Hamilton joined Chelsea as a junior and became the Stamford Bridge club's youngest ever player and goalscorer at 16 years, 138 days when he scored against Tottenham Hotspur on his debut, on 18 March 1967, a feat which earned comparisons with another famous Chelsea striker who also scored on his debut against Spurs – Jimmy Greaves.

He is also the only person ever to coach two NBA franchises in the same season ( San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Clippers during the 1991-92 NBA season ).

The Battle of the Golden Spurs ( Dutch:, French: ), known also as the Battle of Courtrai was fought on July 11, 1302, near Kortrijk ( Courtrai ) in Flanders.

Spurs are also found branching from US highways, state routes, and county routes, often as extended onramps and offramps of expressways.

There are also local legends, such as the " Dish of Spurs " which would be served to a border chieftain of the Charltons to remind him that the larder was empty and it was time to acquire more plunder.

Spurs can also refer to:

In 1987, Hoddle also found himself in the pop charts, with the single Diamond Lights making the UK Top 20 in a duet with Spurs and England team-mate Chris Waddle.

The Alamodome is currently home to the UTSA Roadrunners football team, the host of the UIL State Marching Competition every year. The Alamodome was also home to the NBA San Antonio Spurs from 1993 to 2002 and the CFL San Antonio Texans in 1995.

Spurs can also appear on the feet, either along toes or the heel, as well as on the hands.

During his time with Spurs he also had a short spell with Toronto City, alongside fellow Football League players Stanley Matthews and Johnny Haynes.

His first goal for the club came in a 2 – 0 win at Southampton, and he also found the net in Spurs ' 3 – 0 home win over West Ham United.

Woodgate scored his first Spurs league goal on 19 March 2008, coincidentally also against Chelsea, in a 4 – 4 draw at White Hart Lane.

The addition of Gordon Durie to the squad made it increasingly difficult for Walsh to gain a starting role ; he also played twice on loan at Queens Park Rangers, and when Spurs showed an interest in Darren Anderton Walsh was used as a bargaining tool.

The Spurs are one of four former American Basketball Association teams to remain intact in the NBA after the 1976 ABA-NBA merger and is the only former ABA team to have won an NBA championship.

The Spurs ' perfect record in NBA Finals series is surpassed only by the Chicago Bulls, who have won six without a loss ; the Bulls and Spurs are the only two teams to maintain perfect records through multiple Finals series.

As of July 2009, the Spurs rank third among active franchises for the highest winning percentage in NBA history ; they have only missed the playoffs 4 times as an NBA franchise.

In their 36 NBA seasons since 1976 – 1977, the Spurs have captured 18 division titles.

They have made the playoffs in 21 of the last 22 seasons, and have not missed the playoffs in the 15 seasons since Tim Duncan was drafted by the Spurs in 1997.

The Spurs are the city's only team in any of the four major U. S. professional sports leagues, and the only major-league team in the city's history to have lasted more than five years.

" The Spurs have consistently posted winning road records during this period, including an NBA-record longest single road trip winning streak ( 8 games out of 9, achieved in 2003 ).

He would be replaced by Bob Bass, who stated that the Spurs would have an entirely new playing style: " It is my belief that you cannot throw a set offense at another professional team for 48 minutes.

The Spurs would have to wait another 20 years to make it to their first NBA finals.

Although drafted in 1987, the Spurs would have to wait until the 1989 – 90 season to see Robinson actually play, due to a two-year commitment he had to serve with the United States Navy.

Few observers could have predicted how far the Spurs would fall during the 1996 – 97 season, especially with the signing of Dominique Wilkins.

The Spurs ended the season with a 20 – 62 record, the worst in franchise history — and to date, the last time they have missed the playoffs.

However, as the series shifted to Los Angeles, the Spurs would suddenly have trouble finding the basket, as they lost both games as the Lakers evened the series.

Since becoming the San Antonio Spurs in 1973, the team colors have been black, silver and white.

The Spurs have always worn black on the road and white at home, except from the 1973 – 76 ABA seasons and their first NBA season where the home uniform was always silver.

The San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers, two American professional basketball teams who are members of the NBA's Western Conference, have played each other since the 1970s.

His list of accomplishments, remarkable consistency, and leadership in the Spurs ' NBA championship runs in 1999, 2003, 2005, and 2007 have led basketball experts to consider him to be one of the greatest power forwards in NBA history.

Through his 1000th game, the Spurs have been 707 – 293 ; only Scottie Pippen ( 715 – 285 ) had a better record with his team through his first 1000 games.

Other large trusts such as Leeds, Exeter City, Dundee United, Reading, Spurs and Glasgow Rangers have between 3, 000 and 7, 000 members.

In the NBA, the only teams that have a third jersey as a " home jersey " are the Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Hornets, San Antonio Spurs and the Indiana Pacers.

Historians have accused Conscience of historical inaccuracies, for example depicting his hero as having taken part in the Battle of the Golden Spurs.

Between 1975 and 1987, the gifted playmaker scored 110 goals in 490 first-team matches in all competitions, only four players ( Steve Perryman, Pat Jennings, Gary Mabbutt and Cyril Knowles ) have made more appearances in a Spurs shirt.

Frank Saul, an FA Cup winner with Spurs, and several other players with league experience, have played for the club.