The slight air of unreality surrounding our season so far was further compounded by the sight of Jermaine Jenas and Tom Huddlestone in an England midfield, baking under a Middle Eastern sun as the whiplash gales destroyed my garden fence. Congratulations to all our internationals, especially to Tom on his debut. Click to continue reading...

Three points but complaints about our performance. Fourth in the league, yet harsh words for our manager. A strike force that sets up and scores a goal, but that's not enough. Yep, all the hallmarks of a Spurs fan's blog. The minute's silence for Poppy Day was respected by all except about a third of the [. Click to continue reading...

Looking forward, not back, so the visit of Sunderland to Tottenham tomorrow assumes a greater significance than might otherwise have been the case. Sunderland have quickly built a useful team under the experienced guidance of Steve Bruce but our attention will be focused firmly on the reaction of our own players to the events of [. Click to continue reading...

I know, I know. It's not even in December yet. Although, you'd be forgiven for thinking otherwise with the amount of tinsel, fairy lights and ‘great gift ideas' polluting my telly box in the last few days; already I'm getting that urge to take my best scissors to the mains and put shot to the whole damn thing.

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So how was it for you? The morning after is always worse than the night before, or in this case two mornings after. It's bad enough watching Spurs self-destruct, but the real impact is when you have to go work on Monday. My tried and tested method of dealing with football-related grief (hey, that's sounds good, [. Click to continue reading...

After playing a match against Arsenal, Tottenham defender Sebastien Bassong sustained a hamstring injury. To top it off, arsenal wound up winning the game, 3-0. It is being reported that Bassong will be out for five weeks with the injury, a disappointment considering he has started all 11 of the Hotspur's games.

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what? we are!

We've all had a bit of time to mull over the not so shocking defeat at the Emirates. It wasn't so shocking really was it? For a start; on the back of quotes attributed to Robbie Keane; our squad couldn't stand up to that of Arsenal's. At full strength perhaps we have players who are of a similar calibre, (Defoe/Van Persie, Modric/Arshavin and Woodgate/Gallas), but with a squad that seems to change uncontrollably due to the forced hand of Redknapp.

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Dominic Fifield: Van Persie comes of age
Tom Dart: Fearless Fabregas exposes flaws in Redknapp's plan
David Pleat: Fluid Arsenal too much for Spurs
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Defeat is always hard to stomach. Despite having had enough practice over the last 40 years or so of watching Spurs, I have never quite become used to it. There's nothing for it except to allow time to pass. Some people get angry, some just get over it, but I remain morose for however long [...] Click to continue reading...

Hello to all of you reading this on a Sunday or Monday or maybe even 3 years time when you are caught reminiscing about this game making it 20 games unbeaten against Spurs.

Like the title says, 11 seconds, that is all it took for Spurs to crumble and fall to the knees (literally when Cesc went past half of the Spurs team for his goal).

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by CARL ELDRIDGE Allow me to get a few things off my chest as we reflect on the total destruction of the Haringey Pretenders with a highly convincing, highly enjoyable and ultimately an easy-peasy 3-0 win at the home of football yesterday.

First, a quick memo to Robbie Keane who claimed that Harold 'Steptoe' Redknapp's bunch of over-hyped, over-paid under-achievers were an altogether better squad than that of the glorious Gunners.

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This Saturday will once again see another North London derby. A fixture which is one of my favourite throughout the year and yet at the same time one that I dread the most. For the last 10 years, Arsenal have been the favourite to win the derby which means that anything less than this feels like a victory for Spurs.

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A game against Dagenham & Redbridge at Spurs Lodge training ground last week saw a Spurs XI packed full of internationals take to the field eager for some much-needed match practice, but Redknapp has few qualms about the plight that established and highly-paid stars Bentley and Pavlyuchenko find themselves in. Click to continue reading...

tonight's match really is a great opportunity for slick rick.

What I love about cup games is that you really get to see where the priorities lie for a manager depending on the squad that hits the field. You also get to see the depth of a squad, (if indeed there is any FULHAM). For me personally, I really enjoy watching cup competitions because despite the economic pedestal the league and top-tier european competition look down loftily from, the cup competitions have a certain 'je nais sais quois' that is emblematic of what football is really all about.

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And so to the League Cup, in some ways a chance to put the Stoke defeat behind us but these days the midweek cup bears little resemblance to the issues facing us or any Prem team in the league. From Everton's perspective a kick-about in the Goodison car park has a greater priority than this evening's [. Click to continue reading...

it's not entirely his fault.. seriously.

When you're playing against a team like Stoke; who throw every single limb they have at the ball at any given time; a flair(ish) side like ours has to be sure of two things. The first of these is that you're making enough space to force your style of play upon them; rather than allow them to dictate the game through simply clipping your heels and forcing the run of play.

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Tottenham Hotspur did not play particularly well against Stoke City, but we played well enough to win. Whilst readily acknowledging our opponents' sterling defensive qualities and admirable teamwork, we dominated for long periods and should have put this one to bed long before Whelan's late winner. A bright start showcased Huddlestone's long range passing, spreading the [. Click to continue reading...

Although it's tempting to chart Spurs' progress against our performance in certain individual games, the season unfolds a series of little sequences of matches that provide a better guide as to how well we are doing. Today's contest against Stoke City marks the end of a four game run against teams lower down the league, [. Click to continue reading...

Sitting pretty in third without playing consistently well, the accepted view is that Spurs have developed the precious asset of being able to play below our ability and win, or at least not lose. Our last two games perfectly illustrate this. The emotional cocktail at the final whistle was a double shot of pleasure mixed [. Click to continue reading...

Carlo's ‘cross' with the defence. What do Abdoulaye Faye, Titus Bramble, James Collins, and Richad Dunne have in common? They've all scored against Chelsea from crosses into the box. Totaling half of Chelsea's goals conceded for the season, 8 in 8 matches, Carlo Ancelotti must address his teams crossing deficiency before their title challenge resumes against high-flying, Lancashire derby winners, Blackburn.

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Not so much a game of two halves as a game of two thirds and a third third. We seemed to be cruising serenely after an hour or so – but then that wouldn't be the Tottenham way, would it? Cue a wild thump of the self-destruct button, the halving of our lead and a daft sending off. The three points were eventually achieved in slightly nerve-jangling, harum-scarum style.

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Three points, some nice attacking football, a good game to watch and third in the table. Put it like that, not a bad Saturday afternoon, but in truth, we got away with it. Emotions at the finish were a mixture of pleasure and relief. Saved by a couple of comedy misses. Like the Bolton game, [...] Click to continue reading...

Here's a message from the young forward's family. Courtesy of The Soccer Insider:

"The tremendous support the family has received is of great comfort and much appreciated at this difficult time. Our thoughts also go out to the families and friends of those involved in the accident. We would also like to thank all the staff at Washington Hospital Center in Washington D.

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Asked whether he would be taking extra security with him on Saturday, Redknapp told talkSPORT: 'Absolute rubbish. Am I bothered about some nutter running up to me? No.

'If I'd have been at Portsmouth and been the worst manager that they'd ever seen, got them relegated and turned out c**p football teams then they should have the hump.

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Following Friday's headspinning crisis (what crisis?), the news that Harry Redknapp is being investigated for tax avoidance rather than fraud came as welcome relief for many Spurs fans. However, there's more than enough to suggest that a world of murky dealings and undisclosed payments are about to be exposed. Click to continue reading...

A new look at Bayern Munich and Oktoberfest.
Kickette also has the pictures of booze and cleavage too.
If you're into that.
Now the links:

• Lotsa great high-quality goals. [101 Great Goals]
  
• Wicks suspended for Montero stomp. [Goff]
  
• USMNT ain't likely to get a W.

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Looks like this guy is doing his best Dr. Emmett Brown impersonation.
You know, the wacky scientist in Back to the Future.
Ahhhh, now you're seeing it.
To the links:

• Rangers win the Old Firm bout 2-1. [Telegraph]
  
• Garber backs Kroenke to buy Arsenal.

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The last time Tottenham Hotspur away to Bolton meant anything very much was in the mid 70s when two pulsating battles helped decide the promotion places from the old Second Division. It's not that I have something against them. Rather, they are just – there. Not a big club, small club, homely club, friendly club, [. Click to continue reading...

First he loves us, then he's leaving, now he's back for good. That's the story of Harry Redknapp's love affair with Tottenham Hotspur. And the whole crisis came and went in 36 hours. Here's how. Yesterday a well-respected poster on a long established Spurs messageboard, who is not given to predictions let alone outrageous ITK, made [. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham Hotspur approach the away match against Bolton this Saturday knowing that we have an appalling record at the Reebok. However, let history count for nothing, at least in this instance, and ensure that we return with a victory. Since they returned to the top division, Bolton have performed with a brusque physicality that in [. Click to continue reading...

When Sulaiman Al Fahim announced his plans regarding the takeover of the club this summer, Pompey fans started hoping Portsmouth would soon be able to challenge European places in the least. However, completely the opposite happened as Paul Hart's side achieved the record of worst start in the history of the Premier League, having lost no less than 7 opening games.

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One of the good things about not having a crowded fixture list this season is that when we win, there's more time to bask in the warm nourishing glow of victory. It's a great feeling, something which Spurs fans have frankly not been accustomed to over the years. The reservations expressed in my match report [. Click to continue reading...

no flips; but four goals.

So much can be said about yesterday's match; firstly that, it was only Burnley and as such we should really avoid the pragmatics of the task in hand with the frivolities of needless celebrations. They offered us space and time on the ball and we duly took them to task and spanked seven shades out of them to an embarrassing degree.

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Flowing football from Tottenham Hotspur took Spurs to fourth place in the Premier League and provided great entertainment for the large crowd basking in the unexpected autumn sunshine. Moving with style and purpose from the off, Spurs threatened to overwhelm Burnley in the first half. Once we figured out that their back four were playing a [. Click to continue reading...

have it.

We won the match quite convincingly; and whilst there can be question marks drawn up as to the quality of an opposition that gifted the game to us through lack of defensive pressure. Was a little bit like watching us play against the 'spurs of old' at times. But anyway; particular headlines of note:

Peter Crouch is awesome.

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