17th June 2012 | Blog, Never Mind The B*llocks
Never Mind The B*llocks
15th June 2012 | Blog, Never Mind The B*llocks
We had joy, we had fun, he had a column in The Sun
If this is what a modern day Tottenham Hotspur ‘crisis’ has become, I’ll take them all day long. They’re a damn sight less depressing than they used to be. In short, we’ve released a manager from his contract for failing to finish third (or higher) in the league, and ultimately costing us a second season in the lucrative Champions League. The tabloid press, armchair fans of all clubs and gooners alike have gone collectively bats**t. We, Tottenham fans, haven’t. “He’s as bad the Venky’s” they say, “kiss goodbye to your best players” they claim, “in Levy we trust” I retort.... Read more »
14th June 2012 | Blog, Never Mind The B*llocks
When Harry left Danny
The time has finally come. As was echoed in the views of many fans last night on Twitter, Harry’s position had become untenable. Redknapp’s comment last week that he needed a new long-term deal to ensure the players had certainty in his position was laughable given previous statements that the constant speculation linking with the ‘England job had no bearing on the team’s performances.’ It’s almost as if agent antagonist extraordinaire Paul Stretford had been brought in specifically to engineer a clumsy parting of the ways between his new client and Spurs. The foundations for the split were, of course,... Read more »
11th June 2012 | Blog, Never Mind The B*llocks
If Harry got the England job…
At the time it seemed an inspired appointment. The FA dillied and dallied for the best part of three months, but when they announced on 1 May that Harry Redknapp was the new England manager a nation rejoiced. The written press, in particular, was ecstatic at the decision, having long trumpeted Harry’s credentials over lesser lights such as Roy Hodgson, a man with no FA Cups to his name and who had only managed three national sides previously. Perhaps the only set of fans with any reason to lament Redknapp’s inevitable elevation to national messiah were Spurs supporters, who had... Read more »
8th June 2012 | Blog, Never Mind The B*llocks
Choosing Tottenham
This is my first year of Spurs love, and I’ll pause a moment as those amongst you shake heads and mumble about bandwagon fandom. Done? Good; it’s a fair point but allow me to counter. I’m an American and began this most recent Premier League season declaring that I was going to watch all 38 games, something I had never managed before. Catching games is especially convenient for me for a few reasons. First, living in America and having roughly 457 television channels, I get to watch lots of football (I’m doing my best not to slip into saying soccer).... Read more »
7th June 2012 | Blog, Never Mind The B*llocks
Our 2012/13 starting 2nd Striker
As I watched the 2011-12 Spurs campaign unfold, a curious thing happened. The one-time LWB and current left midfielder Gareth Bale, started to roam across to the central part of the pitch. The most feared left midfielder in the Premiership (Sorry Juan Mata) is all of sudden occupying land in unforeseen territory. Was this by accident? Why is our most potent attacking force playing out of position when he’s arguably the strongest player in your league at that very same position? This curious aberration soon became an every game reality. It was against Norwich when he terrorised down the middle,... Read more »
2nd June 2012 | Blog, Never Mind The B*llocks
Everyone Looks World Class on YouTube
Well the the transfer window has finally opened and transfer gossip and ITK is currently gearing up, before switching in to overdrive in the middle of August. As usual Tottenham have already been linked with dozens of players. While most of the players are familiar names (Kaka, Pato, Huntelaar, Lassana Diarra etc), every now and again an unfamiliar name crops up. These days it is easy to find out about these curious foreign superstars. Forum members will spend hours poring over the football oracles that are the Football Manager database and YouTube. “I’ve checked him on the FM database and... Read more »
1st June 2012 | Blog, Never Mind The B*llocks
