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Football Again
Footage of Spurs players training before the new football season, followed by shots of White Hart Lane being prepared.
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Overview
Ahead of a new football season, the Topical Budget cameras head to Tottenham’s training ground to show the players in training. Two players head a ball about, followed by brief shots of a Spurs v Spurs “team selection” match. The newsreel ends with footage of several boy gardeners, on hands on knees and wearing huge flat hats, weeding the White Hart Lane pitch.