Beef Bagel

Now you remember that I was Manager of the Month in November (and the Bagel was Assistant Manager of the Month – he spent most of it out of the country!). Well, sadly, Harry wasn’t but should have been. They gave it to Gary Megson? What for…I can’t really tell you. I’m asking for a full public inquiry into this rigged (or megged) result!

I didn’t write after the point against Man United: 3 would have been nice, but rare, and 1 was OK.

The comeback against Moscow was good and they played well. It may be a case of how well the other team allow you to play, but at least Spurs played well. A third goal would have been good to confirm first place, but the draw is reasonable.

Today was a bit of a let down and we’re in a bit of a rut. We really need 6 points from the next 2 games to give us a nice end to the year.

The midfield has contributed a few goals which is good, but we have got to find a spark in the next few weeks since it’s still dog eat dog at the bottom.

Anyway, a Happy Christmas to our millions of readers and we’re better placed than we were in late October.

The Platzel.

I like Mondays – this one, at least.

I’m now going to tell you about the 2008-2009 season – of course, this will never happen. In the first 8 games in the league, Spurs will get 2 points – their worst ever start! They will also lose their first UEFA Cup game.

In the next 8 games, they will get 16 points – not Spurs usual form and ease up to 15th. Along the way, they will win 2 League Cup games, reach the semi-final and win 2 UEFA Cup games, all in the space of about 6 weeks.

Have you stopped laughing yet, ‘cos this is the best bit. The manager who took them to the rock bottom of the Premiership was then appointed manager of Real Madrid! Tune of Laughing Policeman starts up…

What’s going to happen next? I can’t tell you. I think Harry might accept the appointment as the next manager of Manchester United because he just couldn’t turn down that challenge, but I could.

Well, in the next 8 games…

The Platzel.

Well, nobody likes Mondays from a work point of view, but thinking about it although the weekend was devoid of any important football, it gives us something to look forward to after the weekend – as long as we win!

We’re still waiting for the awards for November (I couldn’t even trace those for October?), but December started OK at Watford. Not the best of jobs but we’re through and most of the difficult obstacles are out of the way – but not all of course. At the moment, we could still win all 4 trophies this season (have you been at the bottle again?), but yes I’m quietly confident about the London Senior Cup! Of course, the old League Cup is still our most likely passport into Europe next season so it’s also very important, for money if nothing else. The team’s still a bit fragile but maybe we’ll improve – still quite a way off the top four, as is everyone else.

We still want a couple of wins or three on the trot to give us real lift but waited all season last year and it never happened. The next few weeks look good on paper so let’s see if we can make it look good on grass! COYS.

The Platzel.