- Apr 16, 2005
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This started off as a review of the season… It turned out to be a rant. Enjoy!
Well, that was fun wasn’t it? There really has not been a season quite like it in living memory. My favourite part was losing 4-0. But then you knew that already. I was thinking, the other day, about the range of emotions I go through supporting my (our) beloved Tottenham Hotspur. And I must say the emotions are generally now unbridled joy. Markedly different to the never ending feeling of dread that I went through during the nineties. I remember once praying that Moussa Saib had recovered from injury. He hadn’t, and we lost.
I am sure I am not alone here. I don’t think I have ever looked forward to a season as much as this one. The main reason I suppose was that it was going to be our first step into UEFA’s elite club. ”Look at us, we are here and we are here to stay.” We would say as we smashed through the saloon doors. It wasn’t quite the case… But we came bloody close. There are not many things that I would change from our Champions League campaign. Save maybe a ludicrous lunge from our loveable lurch. It was fantastic. It has left me longing for more, and I am pretty sure… Near positive that we have two men at our club who will stop at nothing to make it happen.
One of them is small, bald and Jewish. Mr Daniel Levy has run our club fantastically. The way in which he has turned this club around is criminally under rated by many a fan. A good chairman should be seen and not heard whilst doing whatever he can to strive for improvement and that is what Mr Levy has done. Some fans are unhappy with his penny pinching. I will say two words to those fans. “Leeds United” So Daniel, on behalf of the fans that appreciate everything you do and will continue to do. I thank you.
“But you said two men Jim” I hear you cry. That’s right I did. Now wait for it, I will whisper the name of the second one…I don’t want to alarm people….His name is Harry Redknapp. What? Stop shouting, turn off the caps lock. At least use some grammar! I shall explain.
Harry Redknapp has infuriated me this year. At times I have expressed an unhealthy amount of anger in his direction. In spite of the fact that we failed to score one of sixteen thousand chances against West Ham. I still think Redknapp is the best man for the job. Now, I may be wrong, but I don’t think Harry is a stupid man. He will see where we have fallen down this year and move to correct these issues. . Yes, we missed an opportunity to really step up. However, we learn and we move on.
The crux of the issue is this. Time and time again I read how poor we are on this site. It would seem to me that those with the least to say shout the loudest. You know who you are. I will let you into a secret… There are only so many ways to say the following. “Harry is a useless ****” It’s an absurd sentence I know. But some of you will hold it close to your heart. You may reword it slightly. But you want him out. Let me tell you something. You are wrong. The last time the fans hounded out a successful manager look what happened. That’s right, two points from eight games. Is that what you want?
In my opinion the thing that Spurs have lacked most for the last twenty years is stability. Look at the successful teams in English football over the last two decades. They have all had long standing managers. (you can exclude Chelsea as they are the footballing equivalent to satan) During the nineties and noughties we longed for the stability of a Sir Alex or even a *gulp* Arsene Wenger. We have a chance for this stability now. I personally am not convinced that Harry will get the England job due to his alledged “accounting misdemeanours” And I personally and somewhat selfishly hope he does fulfil this ambition of his.
I may be alone, but I want Harry to build a dynasty. I want to look back in twenty years and say to my kids “Let me tell you about the greatest era in Spurs’ history” and be talking about Redknapp’s team. I want the man to succeed and I want Spurs to succeed. Yes he pisses us off with his media rants and yes he pisses me off with the way he refuses to accept criticism. But he is a proud man. If someone called in to Adrian f**king Durham just to say that you were shite at your job when you had just posted the best figures for three decades you would be angry too. We play fantastic ‘push and run’ football synonymous with our past. It’s what we all yearn for. Yet people are still not happy.
Let’s get behind him. Let’s get behind the players and let’s build. Next season will be our season. With a small few tweaks this squad is easily on a par with the best in the Premier league. I accept all are entitled to their own opinion and many will differ from mine. But with Redknapp at the helm I am sure we can eat at UEFA’s elite eatery once more. The blue moon has risen, but when the night is over the cockerel will crow.
Come On You Spurs.
Well, that was fun wasn’t it? There really has not been a season quite like it in living memory. My favourite part was losing 4-0. But then you knew that already. I was thinking, the other day, about the range of emotions I go through supporting my (our) beloved Tottenham Hotspur. And I must say the emotions are generally now unbridled joy. Markedly different to the never ending feeling of dread that I went through during the nineties. I remember once praying that Moussa Saib had recovered from injury. He hadn’t, and we lost.
I am sure I am not alone here. I don’t think I have ever looked forward to a season as much as this one. The main reason I suppose was that it was going to be our first step into UEFA’s elite club. ”Look at us, we are here and we are here to stay.” We would say as we smashed through the saloon doors. It wasn’t quite the case… But we came bloody close. There are not many things that I would change from our Champions League campaign. Save maybe a ludicrous lunge from our loveable lurch. It was fantastic. It has left me longing for more, and I am pretty sure… Near positive that we have two men at our club who will stop at nothing to make it happen.
One of them is small, bald and Jewish. Mr Daniel Levy has run our club fantastically. The way in which he has turned this club around is criminally under rated by many a fan. A good chairman should be seen and not heard whilst doing whatever he can to strive for improvement and that is what Mr Levy has done. Some fans are unhappy with his penny pinching. I will say two words to those fans. “Leeds United” So Daniel, on behalf of the fans that appreciate everything you do and will continue to do. I thank you.
“But you said two men Jim” I hear you cry. That’s right I did. Now wait for it, I will whisper the name of the second one…I don’t want to alarm people….His name is Harry Redknapp. What? Stop shouting, turn off the caps lock. At least use some grammar! I shall explain.
Harry Redknapp has infuriated me this year. At times I have expressed an unhealthy amount of anger in his direction. In spite of the fact that we failed to score one of sixteen thousand chances against West Ham. I still think Redknapp is the best man for the job. Now, I may be wrong, but I don’t think Harry is a stupid man. He will see where we have fallen down this year and move to correct these issues. . Yes, we missed an opportunity to really step up. However, we learn and we move on.
The crux of the issue is this. Time and time again I read how poor we are on this site. It would seem to me that those with the least to say shout the loudest. You know who you are. I will let you into a secret… There are only so many ways to say the following. “Harry is a useless ****” It’s an absurd sentence I know. But some of you will hold it close to your heart. You may reword it slightly. But you want him out. Let me tell you something. You are wrong. The last time the fans hounded out a successful manager look what happened. That’s right, two points from eight games. Is that what you want?
In my opinion the thing that Spurs have lacked most for the last twenty years is stability. Look at the successful teams in English football over the last two decades. They have all had long standing managers. (you can exclude Chelsea as they are the footballing equivalent to satan) During the nineties and noughties we longed for the stability of a Sir Alex or even a *gulp* Arsene Wenger. We have a chance for this stability now. I personally am not convinced that Harry will get the England job due to his alledged “accounting misdemeanours” And I personally and somewhat selfishly hope he does fulfil this ambition of his.
I may be alone, but I want Harry to build a dynasty. I want to look back in twenty years and say to my kids “Let me tell you about the greatest era in Spurs’ history” and be talking about Redknapp’s team. I want the man to succeed and I want Spurs to succeed. Yes he pisses us off with his media rants and yes he pisses me off with the way he refuses to accept criticism. But he is a proud man. If someone called in to Adrian f**king Durham just to say that you were shite at your job when you had just posted the best figures for three decades you would be angry too. We play fantastic ‘push and run’ football synonymous with our past. It’s what we all yearn for. Yet people are still not happy.
Let’s get behind him. Let’s get behind the players and let’s build. Next season will be our season. With a small few tweaks this squad is easily on a par with the best in the Premier league. I accept all are entitled to their own opinion and many will differ from mine. But with Redknapp at the helm I am sure we can eat at UEFA’s elite eatery once more. The blue moon has risen, but when the night is over the cockerel will crow.
Come On You Spurs.