By now everyone who has any connection to Ireland has had their say about the handball. Prime
Ministers, footballers including our own human wind turbine, and, on the Today programme yesterday
morning, A Rich Irish Bloke Who No One has Heard Of. Â My neighbour's Irish setter is in mourning.
That must be why he was [.
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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.
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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 [.
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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 [.
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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, [.
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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
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A few continuity gaps in the blog over the past couple of weeks. Work is the curse of the blogging
classes. Not that the net has been humming with dismay and angst. Bobby Gee, we salute you. Now the
tenders are complete, the meeting over and the reports written, the important business of life has
my [.
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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 [.
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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 [.
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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, [.
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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 [.
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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,
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Don't waste your valuable time reading this. Really, there's no punchline, not even a half baked
joke or modestly amusing article. Feel free to let me know how much time you've wasted. You'll
never get it back, you know. The news at Spurs is: nothing. England? Well, all power to them and
good luck to Crouch [.
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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.
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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, [.
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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 [.
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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 [.
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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 [.
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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 [.
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Watch all the goals from Liverpool's fantastic victory over Stoke City. If only a similar result
had been achieved last season ;-)
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Roll up and enjoy a thing of beauty: Man United losing against a newly promoted team. Does it get
any better than this?
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Yossi Benayoun was superb in his 20 minute cameo against Spurs yesterday and looked like the only
Liverpool player on the pitch who was capable of creating anything. After his excellent
contribution last season, Benayoun should be starting every game but he continues to be ignored by
Rafa Benitez.
I really can't understand why Benayoun didn't start at White Hart Lane; he really came into his own
last season and the momentum he built up should have been allowed to continue.
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This morning the fixtures for the forthcoming season have been released. Arsenal have been
given a real baptism of fire with an opening day fixture agaisnt Everton followed by the visit of
Portsmouth on 22 August and then to test our mettle an away trip to Old Trafford on 29 August. Â
We then enter a period of September, October and November where we have many winnable matches,
with the first North London derby set for 31 October at the Emirates and Chelsea visit us on 28
November.
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