God is 56 today. Happy Birthday.
It was a pleasure to go to the Lane and watch this boy when a tackle was a tackle and players screamed in pain because they were in pain. The days of chopper and bite your legs, Hoddle stood out playing with his 'moral courage' as Brian Clough put it.
The players from the agent spoken of in the above ITK
Javier Pastore - PSG - Argentinian attacking midfield age 24 - Salary: 4.2 million EUR (2011)
Éver Banega - Valencia - Argentinian central midfield age 25
Ricardo Álvarez - InterMilan - Argentinian attacking midfield age 25 - Salary: 1...
I highlighted earlier in the season how the movement of Bale further forward and back wider meant more goals conceded down our left and again with him moved down the middle how teams target this area. The following article backs that up.
It's also an interesting article for all you Kyle Walker...
Now I know many are not fans of Sport Witness but I though I'd bring you this little snippet.
Villas Boas was also asked about his future and that of Gareth Bale and is quoted by the same website (Calcio News 24) as saying "Rumours? I am very happy at Tottenham, I want to stay here a long...
The Italian view from La Gazzetta dello Sport http://english.gazzetta.it/Football/07-03-2013/europa-league-tottenham-3-0-inter-spurs-demolish-strama-92363442183.shtml?
Europa League, Tottenham 3-0 Inter: Spurs demolish Strama
The Nerazzurri suffer a heavy defeat at White Hart Lane, with...
"Honestly, it's like Cormac McCarthy's The Road out there. But with words, like."
It’s the storm that has rocked journalism to its already-rickety foundations. Further hacking revelations? Worse. Writers the country over have this week been scrambling with increasing desperation for words to...
Tottenham 2 Arsenal 1 - Decline of Wenger's empire all too obvious write the Independent in Ireland. It's a rattling good read.
http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/decline-of-wengers-empire-all-too-obvious-29106464.html
The great eras in football tend not to fall to pieces...
Luis Suarez requires only 12 passes to create a chance for Liverpool and Nicky Shorey and Aaron Lennon aren’t far from this number either. Leighton Baines, Gareth Bale and Ricky Lambert are all creating chances less than every 15 passes which is pretty impressive.
The most creative players so...
An amusing article from Sport Witness
http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/topics/osvaldo-gets-attacked-by-fans-as-tottenham-move-becomes-levy-frie
Rule number one of playing for or managing Roma: Do not upset Daniele De Rossi. Rule number two of playing for or managing Roma: Do not upset...
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1524896-tottenham-hotspur-how-spurs-strikers-stack-up-to-the-rest-of-the-league
In the article found above Defoe and Adebayor are compared with 17 other Premier League strikers in two categories: The percentage of their shots that are goals and their rate of...
http://www.cartilagefreecaptain.com/2013/2/7/3962904/thor-rising-why-gylfi-needs-a-change-of-position-to-salvage-his?utm_source=spursprss.co.uk&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=spursprss.co.uk
As many of you know, I avidly follow the Russian Premier League and national team, who took on Gylfi...
Fifty-two member national associations will take part in the draw for the 2013–15 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying group stage.
Qualifying group stage draw
31 January, 09.00CET
Nyon, Switzerland
Group 1
England
Wales
Finland
Moldova
Lithuania
San Marino
Group 2
Russia
Denmark...
Valencia's financial woes mean plenty of top talent could soon be available for cheap. Just the way Levy likes it.
http://www.cartilagefreecaptain.com/2013/1/23/3907636/tottenham-hotspur-transfer-rumours-valencia?
The local government of Valencia has assumed control over La Liga football club...
Earlier in the season with Bale tucked in our left back overlapped and got forward as an attacking threat. That happens less now since AVB tweaked Bale's role.
The goals we have conceded from open play since Bale has been moved back wider and further forward as more of an attacking threat...
Happy birthday to our Assistant Head Coach Steffen Freund.
All the best were born on this day:
James Watt
Edgar Allan Poe
Paul Cézanne
Mike Reid
Michael Crawford
Janis Joplin
Dolly Parton
Robert Palmer
Stefan Edberg
Steve Staunton
John Wozniak
Jenson Button
and many more.
Schalke UK news @Schalke_UK tweeted his press conference
"I'd like to start by thanking every 'Schalker' for the great year here. I spent a long time thinking about my decision.
"I'd like to take the chance of fulfilling my childhood dream. Even as a little boy I dreamed of playing in the...
Anyone here like tackling the Betfred Goal Galore coupon. Always have a crack at the bonus coupon (£230 up this season).
8/1 Fourfold
Brighton
Leeds
Luton
QPR
Have my main bet on that and then I'll pluck out more teams and do 4 x 80/1 eightfold accumulators. If one come up you have weeks of...
Merry Christmas to one and all of you.
To those that provide inside information, thank-you very much, for those who disagree with my views and to those that agree, we are all Spurs fans and I wish each and every one a festive period to remember.
Have you prepared your wish list for the New...
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