Lose, draw and…
...win. A Tweet went out last night shortly after Spurs had lost 4-1 in the second leg of their last 16 Europa League tie away at Inter Milan, to draw 4-4 on aggregate and go through on away goals. ...read this Blog post →
Spurs getting away with it…
...a bit. Taking enough chances when they came and hanging on to a lead to see it out for the victory. Doesn't make for pleasant viewing until after the final whistle. ...read this Blog post →
It was the inevitability of it all, that…
...was the killer. From the moment Spurs took the lead, against Man City, it felt like it would be a 70 minute hanging on job and this being Spurs, not a successful one. ...read this Blog post →
Individual errors and games of two…
…halves. Optimism in the face of playing the league leaders lasted as long as we though Dembele and Bale’s names would be on the team sheet. Once they were omitted for separate reasons – for Bale I’m reminded of the beginning of David Lee Roth’s “Yankee Rose” video (right) in the grocery shop where the [...] ...read this Blog post →
André Villas Boas out…
...it's a disaster. How could he lose his first competitive game in charge away to a team that were fighting for a top 4 position last season and kept all their major players from that campaign. ...read this Blog post →
And that’ll be Spurs’ standard two steps…
...back. It was in Spurs hands to claim third place in the Premier League, after the Woolwich scum lost points at home, but again they blew it as 'Arry dithered. ...read this Blog post →
‘Arry can be the only choice for England…
...now. Overseeing a tactical masterclass of ineptness, watching his team in white and blue fall to pieces while the officials make one of the most god awful calls in the game. What better qualifications can a man have to get the England job? ...read this Blog post →
How I learned to stop worrying and love…
...Jose Mourinho. The way a lot of fans were happy about the style with which Spurs went about the nil-nil draw against Chelsea, came as some surprise given their dislike of Jose's pragmatic football style. ...read this Blog post →
Isn’t it title winning form when…
...the team picks up three points playing poorly? Well Spurs certainly got the playing poorly right against West Brom as they struggled to get the win. ...read this Blog post →
Isn’t it meant to be a cold, wet, Tuesday away…
...to Stoke that sorts the men from the boys? It certainly did a job on Spurs during the first half while referee Chris Foy did it in the second. ...read this Blog post →
Should the suicidal ‘Arry be kept away from…
...the transfer kitty this summer. After a run down of his buys since being made manager at Spurs it doesn't make for great reading and neither does the list of players he is linked with and talks about in glowing terms. ...read this Blog post →
And so it ends, how it…
...began. The seaons started with Spurs battering Man Citeh it effectively ended with with Spurs battering Man Citeh but this time a Crouch own goal gave them the last laugh. ...read this Blog post →
Not quite a game of hockey…
...but a ding dong battle of a derby. But in the end no matter how exciting and what a good game of football a three all draw did Spurs no favours in the chase for Champions League football. ...read this Blog post →
Wishing your life away…
...until the ref blows that final whistle. 'Arry said Spurs only know how to attack, well they also know how to hang on for the goalless draw after doing so against AC Milan to get into the Champions League quarter final. ...read this Blog post →
Season back on…
...now? After the humiliation of the Cup capitulation to Fulham, Spurs have turned it around with three gritty league wins and now the best of the lot a battling Champions League victory away to AC Milan. ...read this Blog post →