There was some good news for ground staff at White Hart Lane this week when our Grounds Manager Darren Baldwin was voted Barclays Premiership Groundsman of the Year. The award is the top honour for playing surfaces in the Barclays Premiership and is recognition for all the hard work that Darren and his team have put in week after week this season to provide the first team with a top quality pitch. The award is part of the Barclays Premiership end of season awards, Player of the Season Manager of the Season, Golden Boot and Golden Gloves. It was a case of third time lucky for Darren as this was the third time in as many years that Tottenham have been shortlisted for the award. This season we won it ahead of Middlesbrough and Arsenal. Darren said: “A great pitch requires a dedicated set of ground staff and it’s a terrific honour for James Buttar, Adam Singleton, Wayne Billing and all the team at the Lane. It’s recognition of having the top playing surface in the division and all the hard work put in this season to make that possible, especially as we’ve played 12 games more than we did last year.” Baldwin confided that there have been many admirers of White Hart Lane turf this season, including most recently Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger, who have enquired to the secrets of his success. But the Spurs man always refuses to pass on any tips to the competition. Darren added: “There are secrets, which I won’t give away, but the biggest thing is always the professionalism of the team. I’ve been on the judging panel for the FA for the non-league equivalent of the Groundsman of the Year awards and it’s been beneficial for me to see what goes on across the country and even pick up some tips. So being able to bring all that together and for us to finally win this award is terrific.” Darren will be presented with this award and a cheque for 1,000 from Barclays at the penultimate game of this season against Blackburn Rovers. After the final game of the season against Manchester City, his lovingly crafted surface will be ploughed up and reradiated to make way for next season's pitch! ============================================================================= 我們的Grounds Manger - Darren Baldwin得獎了 他提供了頂級質量的球場給一隊使用 得到"Barclays Premiership Groundsman of the Year" 非常長的名字 這是英超季末例行獎項之一 這項工作我們一直進行的很好 我們已經被提名很多年了 這是第三次得獎 我們贏過Middlesbrough還有**se*** Darren說"好的球場仰賴整個團隊的犧牲奉獻 這是大家的榮耀" "我們盡可能整季提供完美的環境 在巷子我們比去年多踢了12場球" Mourinho,We****都向我團隊請教過成功的方法 但是Baldwin拒絕透露 "這是個秘密 是對專業團隊的一件大事情" "我代表整個團隊 能得獎非常高興" 英超會在對課本的比賽前頒獎給他 以及給他1,000英鎊的獎金 -- 好阿 巷子就是太小了 沒辦法舉辦大比賽 -- 我們可以慢慢的了解不握手的原因 那是因為其他19隊的教練都太沒有風度 --

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