Another Tottenham Blog!

Please Harry give Giovanni more game time

2012-01-08T01:15:00.000Z

I will make no bones about it, we have let far too many talented players waste over the years. When I first saw Giovanni Dos Santos playing for Barcelona I thought this is one player we must bring to Spurs. At the time i thought we would never be able to get him, so I was pleasantly surprised when we did sign the talented Mexican. For three years we have left him to bide his time, sent him out

Stop talking of winning titles, just keep winning

2012-01-06T01:30:00.000Z

I have very little joyous sporting moments in my life, especially following Spurs. When they do come I am usually away somewhere. I started following Spurs as an eleven year old in Australia. The only trophy Spurs have won when I have been in England was the 1982 FA cup and the 1999 and 2008 League Cup. I am currently taking a long sabbatical in the Philippines and low and behold, my beloved

Send him to Chelsea or send him to the reserves, its lose lose.

2011-07-10T21:58:00.001+01:00

The Luka Modric saga seems to have become a twisted battle between the player and the chairman with the little Croatian claiming foul play today. Apparently he was promised a move if a big club came calling. I don't quite know how Chelsea fits into this category, after all we won the same as they did and lasted one day longer than them in the Champions League. I hate to say it but I think he

The quandry of the 4 or 5 to go, the line up for next season and much more

2011-06-26T23:27:00.001+01:00

So we are once again in the sell before we buy scenario. Now I know many will see this as a funds raising exeercise, I view this more of a keeping a hold on the wage bill exercise. Ok so we have lost Jamie O'Hara to Wolves, good luck to the lad, and we hear a few rumours such as Jenas and Palacios on their way out. If I could add Bentley, Keane and Hutton to that list then that would satisfy the

What went wrong?

2011-05-11T21:37:00.000+01:00

With only two games left this season and our absence from the Champions League next season confirmed, the inquisition now begins. The season began with high hopes of not only equalling last seasons fourth place but maybe even improving on it. Our pre season form was good if not exciting and some of our youngsters were looking likely to break through, most notably Kyle Walker. We added Sandro,

The anti-Tottenham conspiracy?

2011-05-02T01:36:00.001+01:00

In the last thirty years there have been things I have had to endure as a Tottenham supporter. Many I have to say inflicted by those eleven men on the pitch in the lillywhite shirt. The League cup final loss to Liverpool in 1982, Cup final loss to Coventry in 1987, the cup semi final losses to Arsenal in 1993 and 2001 and to Portsmouth last year spring to mind amongst others as disappointments.

Has Redknapp taken Spurs as far as he can go?

2011-04-24T17:36:00.001+01:00

This was a point made by a caller last night as i drove home from the game against West Brom. Although he was given short shrift by the presenters on 606, although I don't think many journalists out there are objective when it comes to Redknapp as he seems to be their darling. I am sure many Spurs fans are thinking the same thing. We have all heard that we were bottom when he took over, The

Wholesale changes for Spurs not just neccesary but mandatory.

2011-04-16T19:58:00.001+01:00

There is the usual amount of speculation regrading transfer activity involving Tottenham for the next transfer window, some changes considered necessary, however taking a look at our squad some changes will be mandatory. After looking over our squad I found we have currently 39 players who may have ambitions to make the first team squad. Not forgetting the 25 man squad rule, several players

Time for the boo boys to shut up!

2011-04-11T11:23:00.001+01:00

Let's face it, the last twenty years have been pretty barren. Only two League Cup wins to our name and 3 top 5 finishes really is not acceptable and is the worst run in our post war years. So last Tuesday we faced Real Madrid at the Bernabeau. This was the biggest match we have faced since Benefica in 1962. I think back to some of the soul destroying defeats of recent years, the six we conceded

Season 2010/2011 a year of missed opportunities.

2011-04-06T23:02:00.001+01:00

From the start let me say I am not angry about last night's performance just a little disappointed. It is a testament to how far we have come when we feel sad about a quarter final performance in the Champions League against Real Madrid. When I say missed opportunities I mean in the course of the whole season. We missed the boat at the start of the season by failing to sign a quality striker, we

Connor Wickham to Spurs?

2011-02-20T21:10:00.002Z

Various rumours are circling regarding Connor Wickham, the 17 year old striker from Ipswich. The England under 21 international is considered one of the hottest young properties and has courted attention from some of the biggest clubs including Manchester United, Chelsea and Spurs. There is a suggestion that there is already an agreement between Tottenham and Ipswich in place in that Spurs have

Lets play the numbers game

2011-02-14T22:19:00.001Z

With only twelve games to go we are now in the business end of the the season. I believe the title is now between Manchester United and Arsenal. Third and fourth is now between Manchester City, Tottenham and Chelsea. Forget Liverpool any side that condes 8 points in 11 games shouldn't be there in the first place. Looking at the fixtures chelsea and Spurs both have 4 games against the top 6 and

Is Levy trying to sell us down the river?

2011-02-14T01:27:00.001Z

As the dust settles on out failed bid to move to the Olympic Stadium site, we are left with more questions than answers. I amongst many Spurs supporters was happy that we are now not moving to Stratford, but I fear the motives of our chairman. We have been hearing the stories this week that Spurs need a bigger stadium to compete with the best. That is a fact that is undeniable. The problem is

Is there a case for our strikers?

2011-02-06T21:18:00.001Z

I am never one to have a go at any player during a game and very rarely swear. But yesterday after seeing Crouch fluff another chance I had a little outburst. It goes along the lines of "Can't we get a striker who can score a goal" and I paraphrase. There is barely a Spurs fan who doesn't feel we need a new strikeforce and yet we hear today that Pavlyuchenko wants to leave. This is deja vu.

Is it time for a cap on ticket prices

2010-11-22T17:35:00.001Z

I heard this week that our neighbours are about to charge £100 for tickets. It got me thinking about the true value of going to a football games. I bought the multi match ticket package at the start of the season as I don't have a season ticket yet, but the prices charged for some of the games. Take the West Ham game for instance, £55 for an adult and £26 for a child. I went to the Carling Cup

A victory to savour Arsenal 2 Tottenham 3

2010-11-20T15:44:00.001Z

This season has provided some ups and downs but no better result than to beat Arsenal on their own ground. I would rank this one ahead of beating Inter Milan. Credit where credit is due, the decision last season to keep Bale at Spurs and bring him in when Assou-Ekottn was injured combined with Levy bringing in Van Der Vaart and Redknapp taking the risk in bringing to Gallas to Spurs have laid

Is this the begining of a new era for Spurs

2010-11-03T20:25:00.001Z

When the Champions League draw came out I was so excited at the prospect of Inter Milan. I have always said to be the best you have to beat the best. I don't want our goal to be to finish fourth, I want this club to be ambitious, to be the best not only in England but in the world. Daniel Levy to his credit has taken Spurs from being a mid table side in 2000 to a club capable of beating the

Is it time for football to take a leaf from the book of cricket

2010-10-31T21:06:00.001Z

We are once again faced with another poor refereeing decision involving Manchester United. How Nani's goal can ever be considered a legitimate goal is beyond me. If we look at the dive, the handball, the non free kick and the linesman's flag, Clattenberg really let himself down. But it is hardly surprising. The rules in football are extremely rigid when it comes to error. Let us not forget some

Redknapp Out!

2010-10-20T20:56:00.000+01:00

Ok, maybe a little over the top and based on 45 minutes of football. But my god I swear I was looking at at a conference side playing Brazil. The first thing I have to say is how can Redknapp expect Spurs to win a fight against Europes Champions with Hutton and Jenas in the side. Don't get me wrong they are both good players but we needed to come into this game wth the intention frustrating

What do Wenger, Allardyce and Cotterill all have in common with each other?

2010-09-19T20:19:00.001+01:00

I was driving back from White Hart Lane on Saturday and there was the usual discussion on the events of the day and slowly winning and losing managers gave their assessment on the evnts of the day. Mick McCarthy felt Wolves threw the points away at Spurs (not hard to disagree with him there). But what struck me was the amount of complaining about the referees. I am hardly the type of person who

And so the transfer window closes - and I am relieved!

2010-09-01T17:22:00.001+01:00

So the end of another transfer window. I am pleased disappointed and non plussed all at the same time. The outgoings players were irrelevant with the biggest name going being Taraabt. I was disappointed that he could match his big head with some great performances with us. I am sure he will eventually be successful, but I ma not sure at what level. I fully expect to see him in the Premier League

Tottenham V Wigan - A tale of two Tottenham's

2010-08-29T13:29:00.002+01:00

It was always going to be difficult to match the atmosphere and euphoria of Wednesday night. But Wigan had just been defated by a total of ten goals in two games. I am always trepadatious when facing a team that has just been heavily defeated, particularly where their last visit to White Hart Lane resulted in a thumping. So I was naturally catious and in fact I would have been hapy to win 1-0.

Tottenham v Young Boys - A slow start but a great finish.

2010-08-26T19:17:00.001+01:00

So there I was headed out for my first ever Champions League game. I live about 60 miles from White Hart Lane and I usually leave about three hours before kick off with the hope of getting to my parking spot about an hour before the game, enough time to get my son some food and have a good read through the programme. Unfortunately heavy rain and a painfully slow M25 meant I missed kick off for

Parker to Spurs for Keane plus £5million

2010-08-22T13:53:00.002+01:00

There is a report going around today that West Ham would be interested in selling Scott Parker to Tottenham for Robbie Keane plus £5million. By my reckoning that would make Parker worth about £13 million. I wouldn't for one moment think this is going to happen but if it did, I would say what the hell! When we can get Diarra for £8.5 million, why waste it on Parker, who is injury prone and not

William Gallas moves to Tottenham - a new trend?

2010-08-21T19:38:00.001+01:00

With what seems the almost certain signing of William Gallas this weekend, i was trying to remember the last time an Arsenal player crossed the divide to the Lillywhites. The most recent was in 2002 in the diminutive figure of Rohan Ricketts, although he had at the time only played once for arsenal and in fact only managed thirty six appearances for Spurs, the most notable occasion scoring a