1882 Causes Issues, but it’s also Good for the Club
A regular visitor to White Hart Lane, Alex Kalli is fully behind the concept of the 1882 movement, but has some concerns about what he has seen so far.
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When: 12 December 2013 – 20:05pm
Where: White Hart Lane – Block 35
The Dembélé Dilemma
Mousa Dembélé is a classic footballer. When he picks up the ball in the centre of the pitch and gracefully pushes it forward – gliding past defenders with ease – he looks like a player from a bygone era. He brings his classy brand of calm to any midfield he plays in. The Belgian is […]
Jonathan Wilson: Kick and Run interview
Jonathan Wilson, not to be confused with the bloke of The Guardian fame, is a US based, British writer who loves football. He grew up Jewish in London with a difficult home life, and there were many reasons to feel that he didn’t belong. The equaliser, for want of a better expression, to the difficulties […]
A Nostalgic Look at Tottenham
A couple of weeks ago we had author, journalist and university lecturer Adam Powley on the show. Writer of many books about Tottenham, Adam spent on The Fighting Cock to talk a bit about the history of our great club. This isnt only because he has a coffee table style book out and Christmas is […]
1882 movement: smokebomb/pyro reaction
Since the smoke bomb incident at Villa Park it has been suggested that the 1882 movement was involved in some way. This is, categorically, untrue. The 1882 movement is simply a way for likeminded fans to get together and sing a few songs without feeling embarrassed by or ostracised from others in the crowd. It’s […]
Yid. The Man Who Gave Us the Name
As I remember it, we were on the Spurs special returning from Elland Road, Leeds. The team had just put in a goliath performance to come away with a 2-1 victory but the train was in a sombre, almost wake like mood. The fact that one side of the train had had its glass kindly […]
Sound of Settling
With the arrival of seven players over the summer transfer window, expectations were always going to be high around White Hart Lane. Those expectations are based largely on the fact that our transfer record was broken three times, first for Paulinho, then for Roberto Soldado and finally with the signing of Erik Lamela. The other […]
David Baddiel meet Nick Cowen
A few weeks ago we went on Jeremy Vine’s BB2 radio show to talk to David Baddiel about Tottenham Hotspur fan’s use of the Y-word. David Baddiel, was David Baddiel, the formerly decent comic (barring a few misplaced gags at Tottenham’s Jewish fanbase and getting blacked up while mocking Nottingham Forest striker Jason Lee because […]