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― Matt DC, Wednesday, 5 May 2010 21:01 (eight years ago) Permalink
Lock thread forever if they lose in the CL qualification against HB Tórshavn or whoever.
― James Mitchell, Wednesday, 5 May 2010 21:05 (eight years ago) Permalink
them losing in qualification to the random european team schteeeve takes over is gonna be joeks.
i know tax evasion and robot dance and eurgh but of all the spurs teams I can remember, this is def. the one i'm ok w/ being (moderately) successful.
― tart w/ a heart (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 21:20 (eight years ago) Permalink
For decades the debate has raged about who, Spurs or Man City, are the biggest bottlers. Now we know.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 5 May 2010 21:29 (eight years ago) Permalink
oh I think that debate has only just started tbh.
― tart w/ a heart (a hoy hoy), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 21:34 (eight years ago) Permalink
i thought Arsenal ended that debate a while back
― mdskltr (blueski), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 22:14 (eight years ago) Permalink
Arsenal are still a big club.
― scrappy dyaoo (darraghmac), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 22:52 (eight years ago) Permalink
There are two teams in North London.
Other big clubs who finish 4th in England: Everton, Newcastle, Leeds.
― mierda defensa ... no impedir ... espectador (onimo), Thursday, 6 May 2010 08:15 (eight years ago) Permalink
Bottlers, Matt? Wasn't it just that we were beaten by the better side last night? I don't think the players choked at all - they gave it a right go, but weren't good enough.
Well done, Spurs.
― Daniel Giraffe, Thursday, 6 May 2010 08:18 (eight years ago) Permalink
^ the kind of thing that means I don't hate City, yet
― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 6 May 2010 08:22 (eight years ago) Permalink
Bottlers is one of the most overused bits of jargon in football imo but yeah I think Spurs had fourth place for a decent enough chunk of 09-10 for it not to be the issue at hand here
― Charged TBH (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 6 May 2010 08:50 (eight years ago) Permalink
"Bottlers" seems tied in to that weird desire to make out like footballers are morally deficient for not being good enough to win matches sometimes.
I guess so many of Spurs' standouts this season being old hands is belated redemption for the weakness of their digestive tracts during Lasagnegate.
― MPx4A, Thursday, 6 May 2010 08:57 (eight years ago) Permalink
Don't think the City players choked, but Mancini's tactics were pretty reserved in the second half.
But tbh either team were good value for CL spot this year ahead of Liverpool and boring boring Villa
― scrappy dyaoo (darraghmac), Thursday, 6 May 2010 09:05 (eight years ago) Permalink
Yes, and some people accuse footballers of "lacking passion" when they're not up to scratch in a given game (or in general).
― Daniel Giraffe, Thursday, 6 May 2010 10:14 (eight years ago) Permalink
Some teams do lack passion. Newcastle last year were, player for player, easily good enough to stay up, they just didn't care enough.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 6 May 2010 10:17 (eight years ago) Permalink
Adebayor, for both Man City last night (maybe in other games? I dunno) and whenever I saw him last season for Arsenal.
― scrappy dyaoo (darraghmac), Thursday, 6 May 2010 10:18 (eight years ago) Permalink
They looked short of ideas in midfield as well without Ireland. You're not going to get much in the way of incisive passing with De Jong and Barry in there, especially compared to Modric/Huddlestone. There were times when Kolo Toure seemed like their best attacking midfielder.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 6 May 2010 10:39 (eight years ago) Permalink
The persistent talk of them selling Ireland just confuses ever more after a performance like that, it's true.
― Get fourth and multiply (darraghmac), Thursday, 6 May 2010 11:13 (eight years ago) Permalink
― scrappy dyaoo (darraghmac), Thursday, 6 May 2010 11:18 (57 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Dunno... the guy did get shot at for playing football. He looked like he was kinda getting back to form before that. 'bottlers' to me are more about the Berbatovs and lol Bordeaux this season, when there is really no excuse why supremely talented top of the table types (lol hungover alliteration) just chuck it in for no reason.
― tart w/ a heart (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 6 May 2010 11:19 (eight years ago) Permalink
and yeah newcastle a prime example.
... Arsenal, this year
― Football's Flocking Home (Tom D.), Thursday, 6 May 2010 11:21 (eight years ago) Permalink
Well lets hope Spurs follow our achievements in being 1 of 3 teams to qualify for the CL every season for a decade.
― tart w/ a heart (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 6 May 2010 11:24 (eight years ago) Permalink
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aCRBiOhWuQw/R-hq74Wr9WI/AAAAAAAAAW0/Jz1xMOZdvRQ/s320/hulkwarrior3-wm6%28obsessedwithwrestling.com%29.jpg
― MPx4A, Thursday, 6 May 2010 11:27 (eight years ago) Permalink
Adebayor hadn't been shot at while playing out his last 6 months in an Arsenal team that badly needed a leader from the front last season.
Maye those guys were actually gunners, ifyagetme.
Berbatov- another example of Ferguson's tactical shortcomings. Players either work or they don't, and if they don't then it's their fault.
― Get fourth and multiply (darraghmac), Thursday, 6 May 2010 11:31 (eight years ago) Permalink
wait, that picture holds like a million questions...
― tart w/ a heart (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 6 May 2010 11:32 (eight years ago) Permalink
berbatov was supremely talented when Spurs were last as well tbrr
If Spurs had drawn with Man City and then lost to Burnley, that would have counted as bottling.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 6 May 2010 11:33 (eight years ago) Permalink
yep.
if jol had dropped robinson at any stage over 2 years, it wouldn't have been counted as bottling.
not rocket science- when you don't bottle you're not bottling.
beating city, arsenal and chelsea in the last 5 games to seal it is basically anti-jol/bottle stuff.
― Get fourth and multiply (darraghmac), Thursday, 6 May 2010 11:47 (eight years ago) Permalink
sam- yeah berbatov was supremely talented when spurs were bottom! don't understand where yer goin with that tbh.
― Get fourth and multiply (darraghmac), Thursday, 6 May 2010 11:50 (eight years ago) Permalink
fergie likes his players to huff and puff, berba was never going to fit in. the only successful stroller of the fergie years was Cantona.
― tomofthenest, Thursday, 6 May 2010 11:55 (eight years ago) Permalink
i dunno tbh. not really up to thinking today.
― tart w/ a heart (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 6 May 2010 12:48 (eight years ago) Permalink
anyone done a list yet of who else might be in the qualifying pot? i vote martin lol reunion with ajax.
― r|t|c, Thursday, 6 May 2010 12:59 (eight years ago) Permalink
vs martin jol in a one-off, vital match?
bring it on. we'll loan them jenas.
― Get fourth and multiply (darraghmac), Thursday, 6 May 2010 13:08 (eight years ago) Permalink
even luis fabiano is beginning to believe
― Everytime I hit 'submit post' the internet gets dumber (darraghmac), Friday, 16 July 2010 12:17 (eight years ago) Permalink
Usually that's the sort of thing players say when they're trying to attract Arsenal's interest but hey, we're a Champions League club now.
― Matt DC, Friday, 16 July 2010 13:27 (eight years ago) Permalink
well, in fairness it's only two weeks since we got not much more that a disdainful sniff from him, but we've gone and got our hair done in a metaphorical sense.
― Everytime I hit 'submit post' the internet gets dumber (darraghmac), Friday, 16 July 2010 13:31 (eight years ago) Permalink
L-R Spurs, Fabiano
http://blogs.democratandchronicle.com/ultimateseason/files/2010/06/grease.jpg
― Everytime I hit 'submit post' the internet gets dumber (darraghmac), Friday, 16 July 2010 13:32 (eight years ago) Permalink
Other way round isn't it?
― Matt DC, Friday, 16 July 2010 13:34 (eight years ago) Permalink
eh i dunno i'm not really a grease fanatic tbh. but i don't think so. or did they both oh i don't know
― Everytime I hit 'submit post' the internet gets dumber (darraghmac), Friday, 16 July 2010 13:40 (eight years ago) Permalink
Both sing the chorus but it's Danny doing all the chasing.
http://www.mattscdsingles.com/acatalog/gibson%20craig%20one%20that%20i.jpg
The Craig McLachlan & Debbie Gibson version is probably more apt for a not big club. (also note url mattscdsingles.com almost has a Spurs fan in it)
― embrace the flopping? no thanks (onimo), Friday, 16 July 2010 13:50 (eight years ago) Permalink
http://www.haringeyindependent.co.uk/resources/images/1362187/?type=display
― mizzell, Friday, 16 July 2010 14:33 (eight years ago) Permalink
is it too much to ask that the sponsor's blue matches the rest of the kit?
― mizzell, Friday, 16 July 2010 14:34 (eight years ago) Permalink
Is it just his shorts that come with the knee bandage or do they all get them?
― embrace the flopping? no thanks (onimo), Friday, 16 July 2010 14:35 (eight years ago) Permalink
oh dear
― Everytime I hit 'submit post' the internet gets dumber (darraghmac), Friday, 16 July 2010 14:36 (eight years ago) Permalink
not feeling it :/
― Just what is she studying? ABSLOLUTE STUPIDITY? (DJ Mencap), Friday, 16 July 2010 14:36 (eight years ago) Permalink
could grow on me, it's kinda german club team in style.
― Everytime I hit 'submit post' the internet gets dumber (darraghmac), Friday, 16 July 2010 14:38 (eight years ago) Permalink
No you don't understand, Ledley's injury has got so bad he's got a job in a leisure centre.
― Matt DC, Friday, 16 July 2010 14:38 (eight years ago) Permalink
Or maybe as a holiday rep.
shorts mightn't be helping but is top half don't fit on his bottom alf proper
― Everytime I hit 'submit post' the internet gets dumber (darraghmac), Friday, 16 July 2010 14:41 (eight years ago) Permalink
He was France’s best player by a mile in the Euro 2016 final at CM, more or less, and talked up by the Telegraph at the time as ‘a successor to Yaya Toure as the Premier League’s most complete central midfielder’ but I guess Dembele and Wanyama’s excellent season after he joined meant he was shunted out right.
― ShariVari, Thursday, 29 November 2018 11:08 (four months ago) Permalink
He's always been able to summon the occasional monster performance. First couple of months at Newcastle people were talking about him as the signing of the season. I'm sceptical that he's going to start delivering it on a consistent basis at this point in his career though
― Number None, Thursday, 29 November 2018 13:37 (four months ago) Permalink
they should have two off already obv
― gabbnebulous (darraghmac), Wednesday, 19 December 2018 19:50 (four months ago) Permalink
alli letting us down badly until that amazing pass
― gabbnebulous (darraghmac), Wednesday, 19 December 2018 20:07 (four months ago) Permalink
Lucas uh got the uh ball there first ref
― gabbnebulous (darraghmac), Wednesday, 19 December 2018 20:19 (four months ago) Permalink
LOL the Arsenal, doubly hilarious given how desperate the media is for their revival.
― It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christ (Tom D.), Wednesday, 19 December 2018 21:53 (four months ago) Permalink
That was fun. Dele the best kind of cunt tonight.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 19 December 2018 22:14 (four months ago) Permalink
yesssss
― gabbnebulous (darraghmac), Wednesday, 19 December 2018 22:25 (four months ago) Permalink
https://statsbomb.com/2019/01/tottenhams-january-shopping-list/
This is excellent.
― Matt DC, Friday, 11 January 2019 08:11 (three months ago) Permalink
ooo lovely
― topical mlady (darraghmac), Friday, 11 January 2019 09:01 (three months ago) Permalink
love to read some new names. skipp has looked decent so far in a CM/DM sort of role and seems a likely option.
― ogmor, Friday, 11 January 2019 09:46 (three months ago) Permalink
Probably the best argument for signing a proper defensive midfielder as soon as possible is that we're significantly constraining Winks' development as a playmaker. I thin whoever plays on Sunday is likely to have a very difficult game against a resurgent Pogba though - although I've never seen him have a good game against us.
― Matt DC, Friday, 11 January 2019 09:48 (three months ago) Permalink
just change your name to harry jinx ffs
― topical mlady (darraghmac), Friday, 11 January 2019 10:27 (three months ago) Permalink
skipp seems like a not-quite-as-good winks but appreciate both are as matt says probably developing without the platform of a support player beside them
obv skipp some years younger than winks when he debuted too
― topical mlady (darraghmac), Friday, 11 January 2019 10:28 (three months ago) Permalink
so much goes play has been going through pogba lately. the united midfield is still yet to be fully realised so mb it cld all be snuffed out quick but there are a lot of threats there and chief among them poggers the hard-to-mark long-legged marauding menace
― ogmor, Friday, 11 January 2019 10:36 (three months ago) Permalink
little piece from michael cox on dembele: http://www.espn.co.uk/soccer/english-premier-league/23/blog/post/3751901/premier-league-will-lose-its-most-unique-player-when-mousa-dembele-leaves-tottenham
― ogmor, Wednesday, 16 January 2019 09:17 (three months ago) Permalink
Tottenham have planned a "top-level meeting" to discuss how to deal with Kane's absence over the next couple of months. Loan signings are being considered, as well as the potential promotion of 16-year-old academy striker Troy Parrott.
No pressure Troy
― groovypanda, Thursday, 17 January 2019 09:51 (three months ago) Permalink
Troy Parrott, Harry Winks, Oliver Skipp. I have to commend the Tottenham policy of only developing young players with entertaining names.
― Never Turn Your Back On Virginia Woolf (Tom D.), Thursday, 17 January 2019 10:11 (three months ago) Permalink
my client skipp can kick a ball very far away
― topical mlady (darraghmac), Thursday, 17 January 2019 10:15 (three months ago) Permalink
Yeah, yeah, whatever, does he prefer Oliver and Olly? Either way, we've very excited about his name.
― Never Turn Your Back On Virginia Woolf (Tom D.), Thursday, 17 January 2019 10:16 (three months ago) Permalink
anyway
i am calm. the flower opens in its own time.
troy parrott may not be an adequate replacement this week for harry kane, but a fortnight of poch magic and it'll be lol arry oo
― topical mlady (darraghmac), Thursday, 17 January 2019 10:17 (three months ago) Permalink
llorente will score a goal a game in february
vinny janssen GOAT for ten games
whatever. energia universale finds its way.
― topical mlady (darraghmac), Thursday, 17 January 2019 10:18 (three months ago) Permalink
Fucksake
🇰🇷 South Korea 2-1 Bahrain 🇧🇭Sonny progresses to the quarter-finals 👏#AsianCup2019 pic.twitter.com/uTVKllsLf4— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) January 22, 2019
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 22 January 2019 15:59 (three months ago) Permalink
rushed home in time to see dier do that
― topical mlady (darraghmac), Thursday, 24 January 2019 21:49 (two months ago) Permalink
Korea trailing Qatar 1-0 with nine minutes to go. Fingers crossed.
― ShariVari, Friday, 25 January 2019 14:39 (two months ago) Permalink
We are all Qataris now.
― Matt DC, Friday, 25 January 2019 14:59 (two months ago) Permalink
He's coming home
― groovypanda, Friday, 25 January 2019 15:58 (two months ago) Permalink
The prodigal Son returns!
― Matt DC, Friday, 25 January 2019 16:25 (two months ago) Permalink
yesss
― topical mlady (darraghmac), Friday, 25 January 2019 16:28 (two months ago) Permalink
are Qatar good now? Assume they've gotten a few ringers in
― Number None, Friday, 25 January 2019 16:33 (two months ago) Permalink
Their top player and leading goalscorer:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebasti%C3%A1n_Soria
He has been playing for them since 2007 tbf.
― Wee boats wobble but they don't fall down (Tom D.), Friday, 25 January 2019 16:48 (two months ago) Permalink
They have less ringers than many European national squads tbh.
― Wee boats wobble but they don't fall down (Tom D.), Friday, 25 January 2019 16:54 (two months ago) Permalink
True. Let he who is without sin...
― Number None, Friday, 25 January 2019 16:55 (two months ago) Permalink
was gonna say!
― topical mlady (darraghmac), Friday, 25 January 2019 16:56 (two months ago) Permalink
fuck these personality vacuum idiots
― david waster phallus (darraghmac), Sunday, 27 January 2019 16:35 (two months ago) Permalink
Two FBs, three and a half CBs and defending like this.
― ShariVari, Sunday, 27 January 2019 16:37 (two months ago) Permalink
every one of these men is a professional footballer what a pack of bad old days cunts
― david waster phallus (darraghmac), Sunday, 27 January 2019 16:39 (two months ago) Permalink
Hahahaha
― ShariVari, Sunday, 27 January 2019 16:45 (two months ago) Permalink
never in doubt
― Terry Major-Ball Will Tell You (DJ Mencap), Sunday, 27 January 2019 16:45 (two months ago) Permalink
Match-fixing levels of incompetence here.
― ShariVari, Sunday, 27 January 2019 16:46 (two months ago) Permalink
trippier is the embodiment of joe harts brittle guts
a word for the bein commentary the worst i ever heard
― david waster phallus (darraghmac), Sunday, 27 January 2019 16:47 (two months ago) Permalink
think scraping a Europa place probably a higher priority than losing to Chelsea or United in the semi tbf
― Terry Major-Ball Will Tell You (DJ Mencap), Sunday, 27 January 2019 16:49 (two months ago) Permalink
i wonder if man utd manager elect poch has spotted that kane or son arent out there to bail out his preferred method of stodgeball from centre back to dier
poch out
― david waster phallus (darraghmac), Sunday, 27 January 2019 17:03 (two months ago) Permalink
Jonathan Pearce ranting about Sanchez not understanding the significance of the cup/playing a team from London
― Number None, Sunday, 27 January 2019 17:11 (two months ago) Permalink
IS THIS THE END OF POCHETTINO AT TOTTENHAM he screamed at one stage
― david waster phallus (darraghmac), Sunday, 27 January 2019 17:12 (two months ago) Permalink
this from trippier is the single worst performance ive seen from a player since
hmmm
gary doherty, maybe anthony gardner
― david waster phallus (darraghmac), Sunday, 27 January 2019 17:13 (two months ago) Permalink
that ahould be a pen
― david waster phallus (darraghmac), Sunday, 27 January 2019 17:15 (two months ago) Permalink
nah it was outside
― Number None, Sunday, 27 January 2019 17:15 (two months ago) Permalink
like it even matters tbf