Through the Spurs window.......

So with our new boss confirmed and some signings begining to come in it's an ideal time to look forward to next season. Here we present our hopes for The Mighty Spurs under AVB......

With so many 'squad' players unable to gain any playing time under 'Arry, theres a good chance that they've forgotten how to tie there boot laces let alone kick a size 5 football! It would be good to see the likes of Bentley, Gio, Rose and Kane given a chance. After all we learnt last season that squad rotation is important

How about attempting to win the Europa League*? We started on a vicious circle of not wanting to be in the thing so not really bothering only to qualify for it again! What about setting out to win the thing? Get another trophy on the honours list and give our players the chance to actually feel like champions........it's a start in the right direction.

*or any trophy for that matter

It would be nice to hit the ground running for a change! We always seem to start the season terrible and end up having to play catch up! Just think if we had took just a point from our opening two games we would of ended up 3rd!

Consistancy - from our players and manager. Ok so we all have off days but how many times have we struggled in games that on paper we should have dominated and won.........Norwich, Swansea, Wolves anyone?? Some straight talking from the boss would also be nice, let's hope AVB doesn't attempt mind games with all the others and just get's on with the job in hand.

A 30 goal a season striker, AVB why not go for a cheeky bid for RVP? Defoe hasn't been up to scratch for a long time now! with Ade expected to sign and VDV expecting to move on, nows the time to get a top notch striker in.

Plan B, or even C or D. If things aren't working on the pitch.......change 'em! Having said that, let other teams worry about us, let's not pander to them and while we're at it let's not roll over @ home to Man U like we do every season!


Let's not change our support though eh? The best in the country, get behind the team @ WHL or on the road we out sing them all!

Arry for England?

Cast your minds back to start of the year... Everything was looking spot on, challenging the Manchester duo for the title, The Scum and Chelsea were in free fall and England still had FAB! 'Arry was tipped to take the England hot seat after the Euros and Spurs were going to do the double and 'Arry would get the blessing of the mighty Spurs fans has he went on his way to bring the World Cup trophy back to England! Former Lane hero Robbie Keane had just arrived back in the Premiership on loan @ Villa park and all the press wanted to do was ask him about Spurs possibly winning the title!

As 2012 started to unwind, the wheels started to wobble. Spurs played a blinder away to City yet lost to a last minute pen! If only BAE had let that ball run out for a throw and more to the point if the ref had spotted Bad boy Balotelli's stamp on Parker earlier on in the second half! Meanwhile 'Arry was clearing his name in the courts regarding TAX issues.

An unfortunate sequence of events then unfolded in a matter of hours... 'Arry got the all clear from the big wigs in court and then FAB held a meeting @ F.A head quarters and then shortly after a few cups of tea it was decided that England and FAB were no more! Rumors started to circle that 'Arry would walk away from the Lane! With no official approach from the F.A the media served up a storm in a tea cup! All the fans wanted to hear from 'Arry was that he was committed to the club.... what we heard via the press was he had a job to do @ the Lane. Although in fairness, All 'Arry was saying was that "he hasn't been approached!" @ first it didn't seem to cast any negativity around the club.... A 5-0 win against Newcastle pushed Spurs further away from the scum! and gave us are biggest league win since 'Arrys boys stuck 9 past Wigan a few seasons back! The top team in London had a nice ring to it and with shouts of Mind the gap, there wasn't a chance they could catch us!!

Then like a plague disaster struck! We were tipped to put the final nail in the Wenger coffin, with a 2-0 lead within the first 20 mins and new boy Saha on the score sheet it was supposed to be how many can we score! Then before we knew it we were 5-2 down and doom and gloom started to set in! 'Arry called it a blip! But then defeats to a struggling Everton team and a home defeat to Man United followed! Stoke then almost left the Lane with 3 points only a last minute header from VDV sparing our blushes! The media then threw into the mix that talk of the England job had took 'Arry and Tottenhams focus off the task in hand! 'Arry rejected their claims and Spurs then played a blinder against Chelsea @ the Bridge only to be denied by a series of great saves and the wood work! Meanwhile the red half of North London had gone on a mini revival and had leaped frogged us into 3rd!

A 3-1 win over Swansea then followed, and the players and fans a like all believed we were right back on track! Even Lawro predicted maximum points from our Easter schedule! A boring 0-0 draw away to Sunderland Failed to dampen our top 4 hopes, after all the scum had to play City! By tea time yesterday the scum had beaten City and today's game against Norwich became a must win! Norwich @ the Lane! What could go wrong? 'Arry shuffled his pack and made a few changes, 90 odd minutes later Spurs had lost their 3rd home game this season! (last season we only lost one @ home) Meanwhile the surprise package of the season in Newcastle had won their game and found themselves only out the top 4 on goal difference!

So for all the highs we've had this season has 'Arry been a victim of his own success? After all every team hits a blip! Look @ City! So with our league form looking more like relegation standard than champions league standard, can the lads regain their form for the remainder of the season and put some breathing space between ourselves and the chasing pack? But more importantly can the lads regain their early season form for the weekends FA cup semi final tie against Chelsea?

Now Although a top four finish would be great, a trophy in my view would be better! Look@ the scum, they ain't won a bean since 2006! And how we love to rub that into their scummy little brains! Don't they know it! How great would it be if we brought the FA cup back to North London! After all... the history books don't care who finished 2nd, 3rd or 4th! Can anyone without going on a stats site name the teams that finished 2nd ,3rd or 4th in 1999 or 2003? What i can tell ya is that the Champions league didn't do Leeds any favors!

History books care about winners! And a bonus to that is a cracking day out @ Wembley! COYS

Dave Mackay - True Tottenham Legend

There isn't much (if at all anything) that Spurs can thank the Woolwich Wanderers for........but maybe one thing that we could give them the ever so slightest wafer thin slice of credit for is the signing of Tottenham legend Dave Mackay. The story goes that back in the day Bill Nicholson had his eye on a young welsh centre half called Mel Charles, but with the Scum stepping in to seal the deal our manager was left to look elsewhere for a new signing and that's exactly where Dave Mackay fitted in.

And what a stroke of luck that was.

The term legend is banded about far too easily these days and in my opinion it should only be used looking back on a career on a player who has left legacy through success and performance. In Spurs history Dave Mackay is one such player, he'd already had a successful stint in Scotland with home town team Heart of Midlothian (where he won every trophy going) before the bright lights of London came calling. Sir Bill would later maintain that he wanted Mackay all along, but either way he came to epitomise a Spurs side made up of grit and flare.

The iconic image of him grabbing Billy Bremner by the throat* (an image that Dave himself disliked) has given Mackay the hard man reputation in that great team of '61 but he had so much more to his game - threading passes through the midfield and scoring the odd hat-trick here and there he was in no way just a clogger he had class.

His presence and aura inspired his team mates, willing them on with a never say die unflinching will to win. Back in the days when tackling was still allowed in football George Best was quoted as calling Mackay "The hardest man I have ever played against – and certainly the bravest" and Old Big 'ead himself said that Dave was "Tottenham Hotspur's greatest player" and he should know after signing him for Derby County where the success story continued from player into manager.

Comparisons are inevitable in football, with a youngster coming through or a new signing arriving there are those that will hark back to a former player that the new acquisition is similar to just to add an extra burden on their shoulders. But while we look at today's team for a inspiration or a link back to our greatest ever team through Scott Parker I truly believe we will never see the like of Dave Mackay again @ White Hart Lane......

*The story behind that photo is that Mackay had just came back from his second broken leg (something that would have finished the career of today's lesser mortals) and was quite justifiably miffed with the little ginger tosser. Incidentally Sir Alex Ferguson has the exact same image hanging on the wall of his office, maybe the secret behind his success right there?

The Pride of North London

Let's get one thing straight we haven't won anything yet, but my word we are only a few steps away from changing that! With the possibility of a title and an FA cup, memories of 61 maybe updated to the class of 2012!
With the other side of north London crashing out of the cup and getting a good old fashion hiding by AC Milan earlier on in the week (a team we knocked out of the CL last season) things are looking great for the original boys of North London and their following. Ask any fan who has been the out standing player of our season so far and you could pick anyone from 12/13 players. From King to Kaboul every player has played their part! And with the second North London derby of the season only a matter of days away, it's unusual for us to feel like we could really batter them on their home soil! Last seasons win there shows that we have nothing to fear! And the A*****l team of today is miles behind that of recent seasons! Watching them crash out of the cup against Sunderland brought a massive smile to my face, that idiot of a boss they have looked like a dead man walking! Has the golden bubble around Wenger finally burst? Let's hope we can stick another nail in that ageing coffin!
So with uncertainty surrounding 'Arry beyond this current campaign, wouldn't it be great if he could leave on a high! Over the last few seasons we have pushed on! With the additions of VDV, Parker and Sandro we have finally added quality depth to the middle of the park and with young Livermore looking better with every game played. The likes of Tom Hudd and Jenas will have a hard time forcing their way back into the squad next season. (Thats if Jenas is welcomed back from his loan) Meanwhile the red side have been selling off the crown jewels like there is no tomorrow, I wonder if we could tempt RVP  to cross the divide... a bit like Sol did all them years ago? What comes around goes around springs to mind! but in all fairness would you swap any of our players for theirs? For the first time in ages we can turn around and stick two fingers up @ them! The highlight of their season? The return of that 30+ past it icon.... How quick that past, 3 goals scored against the so called lesser teams, doesn't really sound like a story book ending. I've just heard he has landed back in New York ready to play in that part-time league called the MLS!
What ever happens come the end of the season, we have had more highs than lows and we have been playing some of the greatest football man has ever seen, just ask Sir Alex.
With Bale telling everyone he has no intention of leaving The Lane for Real Madrid or Barcelona it's a great time to be part of a Spurs revolution!
It's been a long time coming but we have finally taken back that title of Pride of North London. After all Spurs are on their way to Wembley!

Modern day hero

In an ideal world!

A cracking performance by the mighty Spurs yesterday, fast moving - slick football, pass and move, the way it should be! Not bad considering two of our most influential players were missing! VDV watching on from the stands as he celebrated his 29th birthday! With Saha making his home debut it was written in the script that the talented Frenchman would find the net against one of his former clubs! So with a 10 point gap between us and the scum the possibility of us finishing above them is looking more a reality with every match played!
Now the only concern is that all this talk of 'Arry and England could knock us for six! If the players or the manger take their eyes off the ball we could end up going on a winless run like we did @ this stage last season! It would be great for both the FA & 'Arry to decide what the plan is regarding the vacant position and then that will allow us to concentrate on finishing as high as we can and hopefully we can bring back the FA cup for the first time in 21 Years!
Now if 'Arry decides to move on, we can't sit about and moan, after all every Englishman would love to represent their country! But who would be the ideal man to replace him? Under 'Arry the likes of Dawson, Kaboul and BAE have gone from average squad players to world beaters! Somthing the likes of Jol & Ramos failed to recognise during their time @ the Lane! Calls for the special one to take the reins have been heard from Everyman and his dog! The problem is we can't afford to pay the wages to attract the players he would want! Plus the way he plays football isn't gravy! Under 'Arry we have been playing some wonderful stuff! So who else is there? Well Poyet has worked wonders down in Brighton got them playing some cracking footie but he is relatively unproven in the top flight and only he knows how Levy treated him when he was part of the coaching staff during the Ramos period!
Other managers mentioned in the same breath as Spurs include Moyes, Capello, Hiddink and Benitez. Although Rafa didn't really do that well @ Inter! He did work wonders for Liverpool!

So in an ideal world what would be the best outcome? Simple 'Arry to stay with us and maybe do a bit of freelancing on the side for the country in the shape of The Euros! COYS!

Parker for England

Tonight saw another outstanding performance by our 'old school' central midfielder Scott Parker, throwing his body on the line, covering the centre backs, along with some last ditch sliding tackles! This pint size likeable fella has been a revelation since putting on that Lillywhite jersey of the mighty Spurs! A key figure of the England set up and with that knobhead Terry stripped of the captains armband for country, would it not be fitting for a true gentleman in Scott Parker to be named next England captain? Respected by pundits and fellow professions Parker would be my choice all day long! Mopping up anything that gets through, he is one of the most consistent performers in the top flight of the English league! So that's my quick shout @ why Parker should be the next England captain! COYS!