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Spurs 2-0 Sunderland: Keane’s Contract & Darren Bent’s Twitter Revenge

All Action, No Plot 08 November @ 10:55 AM EST

A curious one, this. Back in the days of yore, when Luka Modric limped off against Birmingham, I don't think anyone foresaw things panning out quite this way. Robbie Keane undroppable, wingers treated like lepers, long-ball upon long-ball. We're muddling through, but the sooner both the Croatian genius and Lennon return, the better.

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Back on the road again

Spurs musings from JimmyG2 29 October @ 07:39 AM EST
The Tottenham bus having temporarily run out of petrol against Stoke and been pushed into a lay-by got back on the road again in the Carling Cup by beating Everton. It was fortunate that after Stoke we had a home tie in our favourite competition and were playing opponents who were forced to play three times in six days and were, like us, missing senior players. Click to continue reading...

Spurs 2-0 Everton: Squad Depth & The Benny Hill Penalty

All Action, No Plot 28 October @ 05:39 PM EST

We're great when we're winning. Opponents are forced to push forward, and we duly pick them off on the break, with the clinical precision of a trained sniper (until Keane starts stumbling over his own feet). We have the players, including those on the fringes of the squad, to counter with pace and inventiveness, on top of which it makes for a cracking spectacle.

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Pavlyuchenko in Exile and the Returning Kings

pavlyuchenko's vodka bottle 27 October @ 07:04 PM EST

что же, спрашивается, Вы говорите о Вас сумасшедший человек?

I don't understand a word of it either. What I do know is that whilst 'The Emperor' looked sharp tonight in a hold-up role. However he had plenty of chances to place his name on the scoresheet that went wanting.

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Spurs - Everton Preview: Premiership Points or Carling Cup?

All Action, No Plot 27 October @ 04:29 AM EST

If you enjoy those 15 half-time minutes when the subs come trotting out and half-heartedly ping the ball around, you'll love tonight. Pav, Bentley, Hutton and Bale are all in line to start, as ‘Arry rings the changes with half an eye (in a manner of speaking) on Saturday's game.

League or Cups?

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Spurs 5-0 Burnley: Keane Sticks Four Fingers Up At Doubters

All Action, No Plot 26 September @ 04:03 PM EST

Curiously, our most emphatic win in recent years was achieved without us ever really hitting top gear. There were some moments at the end of the first half when we played true champagne football, and Defoe might have finished off a couple of moves so pleasing on the eye they ought to have been put on canvass and stuck in a gallery.

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Preston 1-5 Spurs: Has Crouch Done Enough To Become Plan A?

All Action, No Plot 24 September @ 07:14 AM EST

If you want to save yourself time you might as well just cast your mind back to the first round tie away to Doncaster – five more goals, away from home, and despite the occasional early scare the gulf in class eventually told. Deja-vu all over again. It's not the Tottenham I grew up with I tell ye.

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Preston - Spurs Carling Cup Preview: Giovani’s Chance

All Action, No Plot 23 September @ 07:54 AM EST

Well we can call off the missing person's search. Head down to Deepdale tonight and you're likely to be treated to rare glimpses of Giovani and David Bentley, last seen being surreptitiously airbrushed into the background as 'Arry's favourites went through their pre-match warm-ups. There has been some clamour for Giovani's inclusion in recent weeks, and after the two woeful attempts by 'Arry to compensate for the absence of Modric, it would really warm the cockles tonight to see the Mexican put in a virtuoso performance on the left.

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Chelsea - Spurs Preview: And The Left Midfield Spot Goes To…

All Action, No Plot 20 September @ 05:21 AM EST

No-one does fickle quite like we do at Tottenham, yet despite this, the reaction to last week's defeat has by and large retained a sense of perspective. 12 points from 5 games still represents a ruddy good start to proceedings, and with forthcoming fixtures involving Burnley, Bolton, Portsmouth and Stoke we ought to be chugging along nicely by the time the clocks go back.

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Bale and The Octopus; An Underdog Story

pavlyuchenko's vodka bottle 18 September @ 12:52 PM EST

from exile he came from the wilderness unto the people; and the saw that he was good!!? really? ok then.

Safe to say that out of our squad of assorted rapscallions and roustabouts; Gareth and Heurelho have been at the frontline of the barrage of media criticism, much to the delight of more lack lustre contributors, (mentioning no names).

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Spurs 2009/10 Preview – Ten Aims For The New Season

All Action, No Plot 11 August @ 06:01 AM EST

So, it's once more unto the breach, for the new season is upon us. The friendlies are done, fantasy league teams picked – all that's left is for AANP Towers to rustle up a list of top ten aims for season 2009-10, and then we can get cracking...

1. European Qualification

Top six, or a trophy.

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Things We Know Will Happen in 2009/10

Premiership Talk Blog 10 August @ 06:33 PM EST

This coming season promises to be the most exciting in years. Of course, every coming season promises to be the most exciting in years. This is one of the many truisms of English Football. Last season we gaped open mouthed as Manchester City clumsily wooed Global Franchise Entities with the promise of dreams and Ferrero Rocher.

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Spurs Sign Young Full-Backs - But Will We Ever See Them?

All Action, No Plot 22 July @ 04:59 PM EST

So, our first signings of the summer are announced – and rather curiously they are more full-backs. The trendily-named Kyle Naughton and Kyle Walker – 20 and 19 respectively – may sound like characters from Starship Troopers, but they are now lilywhites, plucked from Sheff Utd for anywhere between 5 and 10 mil, depending on which website you trust.

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Spurs Sign Young Full-Backs - But Will We Ever See Them?

All Action, No Plot 22 July @ 04:59 PM EST

So, our first signings of the summer are announced – and rather curiously they are more full-backs. The trendily-named Kyle Naughton and Kyle Walker – 20 and 19 respectively – may sound like characters from Starship Troopers, but they are now lilywhites, plucked from Sheff Utd for anywhere between 5 and 10 mil, depending on which website you trust.

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Spurs Sign Young Full-Backs - But Will We Ever See Them?

All Action, No Plot 22 July @ 04:59 PM EST

So, our first signings of the summer are announced – and rather curiously they are more full-backs. The trendily-named Kyle Naughton and Kyle Walker – 20 and 19 respectively – may sound like characters from Starship Troopers, but they are now lilywhites, plucked from Sheff Utd for anywhere between 5 and 10 mil, depending on which website you trust.

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The Week’s Non-Events at Spurs

All Action, No Plot 21 June @ 03:42 PM EST

My goodness it's an arid, barren football landscape at this time of year. Admittedly there is the Confederations Cup (what the devil is that strange buzzing noise at all the South African stadia?), and the Under-21s are doing a sterling job for Queen and country, but once again at White Hart Lane the week has been characterised by the ethereal presence of rumours rather than any concrete developments.

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The Week’s Non-Events at Spurs

All Action, No Plot 21 June @ 03:42 PM EST

My goodness it's an arid, barren football landscape at this time of year. Admittedly there is the Confederations Cup (what the devil is that strange buzzing noise at all the South African stadia?), and the Under-21s are doing a sterling job for Queen and country, but once again at White Hart Lane the week has been characterised by the ethereal presence of rumours rather than any concrete developments.

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The Week’s Non-Events at Spurs

All Action, No Plot 21 June @ 03:42 PM EST

My goodness it's an arid, barren football landscape at this time of year. Admittedly there is the Confederations Cup (what the devil is that strange buzzing noise at all the South African stadia?), and the Under-21s are doing a sterling job for Queen and country, but once again at White Hart Lane the week has been characterised by the ethereal presence of rumours rather than any concrete developments.

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Boo Hiss - The Top-Ten Spurs Villains 2008-09

All Action, No Plot 02 June @ 12:46 PM EST

With transfer tittle-tattle still entrenched in the realms of fantasy and silly-speak, I thought I'd gaze all teary-eyed and nostalgic at the season gone by, and offer a final few reminiscences. The Top-Ten Mistakes and Top-Ten Goals of the season are imminent, but for now gorge yourself – in reverse order, no less - on a veritable gaggle of pantomime villains from 2008-09, at the madcap world that is Tottenham Hotspur FC.

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Boo Hiss - The Top-Ten Spurs Villains 2008-09

All Action, No Plot 02 June @ 12:46 PM EST

With transfer tittle-tattle still entrenched in the realms of fantasy and silly-speak, I thought I'd gaze all teary-eyed and nostalgic at the season gone by, and offer a final few reminiscences. The Top-Ten Mistakes and Top-Ten Goals of the season are imminent, but for now gorge yourself – in reverse order, no less - on a veritable gaggle of pantomime villains from 2008-09, at the madcap world that is Tottenham Hotspur FC.

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Tottenham Hotspur 2008-09: The All Action No Plot Awards

All Action, No Plot 26 May @ 10:33 AM EST

Suffering withdrawal? Desperately seeking an unnecessarily nail-biting one-nil win? Confused by the absence of someone at whom to scream "F*ck sake Jenas"? Then knock yourself out with the All Action No Plot Awards, and re-live Tottenham Hotspur, season 2008-09

Two-Points-Eight-Games Award For Completely Turning Around His Season
Step forward Heurelho Gomes.

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Liverpool 3-1 Spurs: Ending With A Whimper, A Disappointing Finale

All Action, No Plot 24 May @ 05:20 PM EST

Well that, frankly, was pretty disappointing. I know it shouldn't matter – far wiser heads have been calmly pointing out the various reasons why:

· Context – We spent the first half of the season avoiding relegation. Anything above 18th was to be welcomed. Moreover, while victory would have taken us into Europe, today's game was hardly the must-win affair that other teams found themselves facing.

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Liverpool - Spurs Preview: What’s So Special About Home Advantage?

All Action, No Plot 23 May @ 12:08 PM EST

Eighth is looking likeliest, which I think we'd all have accepted after Two Points Eight Games™. While AANP could not be bothered to work out exactly how well we've done this calendar year, I'd expect Spurs would be somewhere near the top of any table based solely on 2009 form. Home form all season has been spot-on, the record of only conceding ten goals in nineteen games mildly astonishing.

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Spurs 2-1 Manchester City: Just What Did ‘Arry Tell Them At Half-Time?

All Action, No Plot 17 May @ 03:22 PM EST

With the season all but wrapped up, preparations are well under way for the AANP End of Season Awards. ‘Twas good of ‘Arry then, to produce a late contender for the Worst Half-Time Team-Talk of the Season gong, because whatever he said between 3.45 and 4.00pm yesterday, brought about a pretty stunning regression.

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Everton 0 - 0 Spurs: Redknapp In “Change-Of-Personnel-And-Formation” Shock

All Action, No Plot 10 May @ 12:54 PM EST

There are lies, damned lies and statistics, but a scoreline never spoke a truer word than Everton 0-0 Tottenham yesterday. We edged the first half, they edged the second half and neither ‘keeper had a serious save to make.

There were some interesting sub-plots though. ‘Arry Redknapp has developed a serious allergy to change of any form, either before or during games.

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The Gareth Bale Curse

Premiership Talk Blog 09 May @ 02:58 PM EST

I think we can all agree that Gareth Bale is not a bad player. In fact, at 19 years of age, he is surely one of the most promising - if not the most promising - left backs in the Premier League and in the world. Likewise, I think we can all agree that Tottenham win their fair share of games.

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Everton - Spurs Preview: Six Things I’d Like To See From Tottenham Today

All Action, No Plot 09 May @ 05:17 AM EST

The mild apathy of last week's game against West Brom suggested that the players are gently winding down. Fans too seem a little underwhelmed by the prospect of a fight for seventh, even though we're only one point away with three to play. I guess fixtures away to both Liverpool and Everton are grounds for mild pessimism – but today at least we've a ruddy good chance.

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Spurs Reserves - By Far The Greatest Team The World Has Ever Seen. Honest.

All Action, No Plot 18 March @ 06:47 AM EST
The official Spurs website is astonishing, a propaganda machine almost Orwellian in its slant on life. On tottenhamhotspur.com the sun always shines, the good guys always win and there is no third-world poverty. In fact, there's probably no third-world at all, in this planet of fuzzy smiles and merry unicorns. Click to continue reading...

Modric, Palacios, Jenas, Hudd - The Midfield Conundrum

All Action, No Plot 11 March @ 08:55 AM EST
There's a great big Uefa Cup-shaped hole in my life at the moment. Instead of working myself into a frenzy of midweek worry, pessimism and nerves, I've been at a loss for something to stimulate the usual heart palpitations. Had to resort to half-heartedly watching Liverpool in the Champions League, throwing stones at small garden [. Click to continue reading...

Has Harry Redknapp gone mad?

Pro Soccer Weekly 26 January @ 11:42 PM EST
I am beginning to think that now that Harry Redknapp is at Tottenham, a club where he has some money to spend that he is starting to let it all go to his head. Why in the world would he persist in bringing back Jermain Defoe, now Pascal Chimbonda, and the latest rumor has him trying to bring Robbie Keane back to the club. Click to continue reading...

Premiere League flops

Soccer Pie 29 December @ 05:01 AM EST
There have been a lot of players that really impressed in the opening stages of the Premier League but I will try to point out few that should have done much better. Some of them were not given enough chances to shine but other have only themselves to blame for poor performances. Nicky Shorey (Aston [. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham Hotspurs - most exciting team to watch?

Pro Soccer Weekly 18 December @ 11:58 PM EST
Modric, Lennon, Bentley, Huddlestone, Bale, Pavlyuchenko, Campbell, Corluka, Woodgate, Gomes, Bent, and on and on. There are so many fun, exciting young players on the current Spurs side and for me they are the most exciting team to watch. You don't know if they are going to beat Manchester United one week or lose to Stoke City the next week. Click to continue reading...