Ins: Lewis Holtby [reported £1.5m from Schalke], Zeki Fryers [£3m from Standard Liege] Outs: Jermaine Jenas [undisclosed to QPR], Andros Townsend [loan to QPR], Tomislav Gomelt [loan to Espanyol], Simon Dawkins [loan to Villa], Ryan Mason [loan to Lorient], Alex Pritchard [loan to Peterborough], Heurelho Gomes [loan to Hoffenheim], Yago Falque [loan to Almeria] A […]
Deep within the catacombs at Anfield, two men are sat around a table talking football. The lights have been dimmed, three envelopes lay on the table and its Saturday afternoon, less than a day until both Tottenham and Liverpool are knocked out by lower league opposition in the FA Cup fourth round. “So, Brendan, so […]
Cup games away from home to lower-league opposition are a case of mind over matter. In reality, top flight sides that fall victim to the overly marketed ‘magic of the cup’ are rarely outplayed, but defeat themselves by approaching the ties with the wrong attitude. In the same way that playing a relegation threatened side […]
Say the names David Bentley, Darren Bent, Sergei Rebrov and Bobby Zamora to any Spurs fan and they’re likely to either a) laugh in your face or more likely b) give you a response along the lines of ‘what a waste of money’ (probably with a few expletives thrown in for good measure). Both responses […]
The game was only a couple minutes old when Emmanuel Adebayor pounced on a poor back pass from Kolo Toure. The Togolese striker ambled forwards, the keeper was already on the floor, Toure had his head in his hands and the supporters dotted around the Royal Bafokeng Stadium prepared for the goal. However, as a […]
Forgive me for rehashing old news. I need to get this off my chest. When Society of Black Lawyers chairman Peter Herbert called for an end to the use of the word “Yid” by Tottenham supporters, Spurs supporters’ reactions ranged from mild annoyance to outrage. Herbert’s claims particularly frustrated me. This isn’t merely an academic […]
Much like Christmas, the fuss and build-up to the Transfer Window ‘slamming shut’ on Deadline Day starts earlier every year, and football supporters up and down the country eagerly write their wish-lists. But for fans of Tottenham Hotspur, the January window has not always brought them the presents they’ve been after. Will this year be […]
“Maybe I’m just being cynical,” said Gary Neville, in his post-match analysis on Sky Sports. Aside from the unparalleled ecstasy of seeing Spurs snatch a more than deserved equaliser in the last minute of added time, this comment by Neville is what struck me most about yesterday’s proceedings. Neville was referring to the clear one-on-one […]
With time running out and Tottenham Hotspur fruitlessly pressing and probing at the Manchester United defence, it was all too familiar for some at White Hart Lane. This was a script we had seen many times before, and one that never improves with time. Man Utd are the epitome of the term: “Play bad but […]