At a press conference at White Hart Lane early in 2008, Tottenham Hotspur’s then head coach Juande Ramos was asked about the club’s interest in the Glasgow Rangers full-back, Alan Hutton which was, in transfer speak, supposed to be at an advanced stage. “Who is Hutton?” Ramos asked. Feigning ignorance is part of the game when it comes to transfers so Ramos’s question could have been part of that dance. Except he did seem genuinely puzzled. “Who is Hutton?” he asked again, this time in the direction of the club’s press officer. A short time later, Alan Hutton signed for…

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