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There are very few places happier than White Hart Lane when Spurs score a goal against their rivals. The sheer impact of noise and celebration sweeps across the stands pushing every single thought from your mind, even in some cases the name of the goal scorer. You know something great has happened, you know its […]
“How can you be a Tottenham fan? You’re from Wales. Go support your local team”. This is the type of dig I get from time to time from fans of rival teams if I dare to show support for my team. I was born and bred in a small village between Newport and Cardiff. I […]
After the disappointment of seeing the U21 Premier League game against Man Utd be postponed, we’ve at least got some good news for you. Tickets for both the Hull and Sheriff games have been reduced back to £20 – the same price they were last season. Tickets for both games go on sale on 7th […]
Much like chalk and cheese, Spurs and consistency are complete polar opposites. Any battle harden Tottenham fan will be more than aware of this. However, the inconstancies we are accustom to are on the pitch with a team that wins one week and not the next. This year a new discrepancy has emerged from the […]
This summer saw the arrival of seven new players, three of whom came in that glorious Friday Transfer Frenzy. During the course of this £100 million transfer outlay, one player became rather forgotten. The German international Lewis Holtby, who arrived last January, six months earlier than planned for a cut price fee. Reports from the […]
Before I had time to comprehend what had just happened, the ball found itself at the feet of Roberto Soldado. Watching on a stream that thankfully hadn’t stuttered in a few minutes I was convinced this was our break through, it wasn’t. Instead we had to endure another 30 minutes of tension and David Marshall making […]
You preach to the wrong choir, Unheralded hurt our intent, Y word adopted, Lilywhite anti Semite hell bent, It is us that must be targeted, It is our army in the wrong, Not those that are hissing, Or chanting the Adolf Hitler song, Euphoric Yid chanting, A word not meant to disparage, But a joyful […]
Its 10pm, Monday 25th February 2013 at Upton Park. Spurs have just snatched all 3 points, with a screamer of a goal from Gareth Bale in the last minute against fierce rivals West Ham. The away end has gone mad with jubilation, “We love you Tottenham we do, We love you Tottenham we do” is […]
Spurs travelled to Wales to face Premier League new boys Cardiff after successive clean sheet victories against Norwich and Tromso. It was a game felt like one of those matches where we couldn’t fully break down the opposition despite constant Spurs pressure, and one of those games where in the past we would have needed […]