Spurs offside continue their trip down memory lane, taking a look a second player to have disappeared off the N17 radar…

Fenn was one of those players fans were willing on to be successful at White Hart Lane.

Born just a few miles down the road in Edmonton, his story of ‘local lad done good’ would have been so perfectly fitting.

He could thank an injury hit Spurs squad for his first chance back in the season of 1996/97.

He made his Premier League Tottenham debut as a substitute against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough but had already earned his first start no less than at Old Trafford in an FA Cup tie in January 1997.

Alongside fellow young gun Rory Allen, it was unlikely both would go on to become regular fixtures in the Spurs outfit - but there was certainly room for one. And while Allen was arguably the more natural finisher of the two players, Fenn’s ability to link up play and engineer chances with a dash of intricate touches, he always looked the front-runner to enjoy a longer future with the club.

Allen hogged a lot more of the attention in a period where the likes of Steffen Iversen, Teddy Sheringham and Ronnie Rosenthal all suffered injury troubles. But Fenn looked as if he could offer more in years to come boasting what I would describe as a more mature game.

Upon the return of the more experienced attackers, Fenn was thrown down the gauntlet of proving his quality outside of the top flight with brief loan spells at Leyton Orient, Norwich City and Swindon Town. In a total of 14 outings, Fenn managed just one goal and huge questions surrounded whether he would ever cut it at Spurs.

He had also failed to net in any of his 9 Tottenham chances and failure to excite cost him.

His next destination was Lincoln City and even there Fenn flattered to deceive.

In 2001, Barry Fry took a chance on him as he signed for Peterborough United, handed another opportunity to ply his trade in the Football League. Scoring seven goals in 50 at London Road, Fenn seemed happy enough but still lacked the goals to become sought after property.

He now rolls out for Irish side Bohemian FC where his goal scoring exploits are far from impressive.

Aged 31, his professional career has somewhat passed him by without ever starting. We never saw the best of Fenn who doubtlessly possessed talent.

You just wonder how it could have all been so different had he have scored away at United all those years ago.

Magical Moment: Fenn’s finest Spurs hour came making his full club debut in an FA Cup third round game against Manchester United at Old Trafford. The London-born striker was told just an hour before kick-off he would be coming up against European Cup winning centre-halves David May and Ronnie Johnsen. He led the Tottenham attack alongside Rory Allen, but could not prevent a 2-0 defeat and exit from the cup.

Miserable Moment: Being sent out on loan to Lincoln. By the striker’s own admission this move spelled the end of his time at White Hart Lane. It was the fourth time he had been sent away from the club on a short-term basis and there was never any coming back after Sincil Bank. His Tottenham dream was over.