A New Baker
You see all it needed was a new baker and we’re in business! I know how much you all loved the Bagel but he started cutting corners. Not easy with a bagel, because after that there’s not much left – especially after I punched a hole in him! Now you can’t cut corners with a platzel, otherwise it’s not a platzel.
Now to simple things like football – you have to pick the right team first. I told him to pick Big Tom and it’s worked. That was an important change. What’s more important is that however much better he gets in the future, we hang on to him – we are not a nursery for the top 4! Then you have to motivate them and at the moment it’s working. No more over the top congratulations, please. That happened after the Carling Cup and the celebrations were out of proportion. One small job done and then bigger ones came up and the jobs were not done! Let’s get it right now for the long-term and the new stadium plans are also encouraging.
It’s been a fantastic fortnight – wins against Bolton, Liverpool and Dinamo Zagreb and a draw against Arsenal, away.
We rose like a rocket to 18th only to settle back down at the rear. So, now we’ve got to start all over again – 2 more wins would be nice.
We’re appointing a big coaching team – let’s hope we’ve got enough money to pay them because there seems to be a limit on transfer money?
So far, so good but it’s still early days. Let’s see where this takes us for now and don’t forget the long term – we want a bright future and to join the big boys!
The Platzel
November 9th, 2008 at 1:26 am
Great to see the bakery up and running, with a “Fresh” approach….sorry excuse the pun, here’s hoping we can do the Mancs tomorrow, and keep int Houdini Revolution going… Personally think we might lose, Citeeeeeee are very random at the moment…. but positive thinking
COYS
November 9th, 2008 at 10:11 am
I can’t understand the lack of transfer funds. It *only* cost £1.7M to pay off Ramos, and the rest of his staff, including the Radio, got 1/2 a year’s pay.
Spurs were, finally, clever enough to give out water-tight contracts, so, where has all the Berbatov money gone?
It’s all a bit academic, Man City will be buying everyone, and then sacking Mark Hughes anyway.
November 9th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
Glory Glory! 2-1
November 9th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
Get in There.
Two home games coming up, things are looking rosy
COYS!
November 9th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
Top start towards the 6/7 point target for November.
Jesus, the table’s tighter than a gnat’s chuff.
COYS!
November 9th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
On paper the hardest league game of the month out of the way. Top 10 a real possibility.
November 10th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
I’ve got to admit I was one of many Spurs fans who didn’t take to Bent at first: but fair play to him, he’s hung about and not complained and now he’s coming good, hope it continues.
November 10th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
This is my first time on here, but been reading whats been going on for some time now and lovin the fact that you guys are keeping it going. Believe me the other site are shite and just love the banter, quality stuff! After the ups and downs with my beloved spurs over the last few months I’m beginin to feel a real sense of living again and I’ve flushed those sleeping pills and the bottle gin down the bog!…
Im down the lane on wednesday and i’m hopping another victory against the scouscers….TFBTFL..you’ve nailed it, its definatly looking rosy!
COYS
November 10th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
TFBTFL - Completely agree with you…. But fair play to benty he was pretty clinical against city, could have finished the header, and the shot in 90+ but hey we won, lets not get hung up on small things.
Also, i just want to see if anyone else agrees, I still think we are a bit fragile, at the moment things are going well but a bad defeat could send the confidence, crashing?? anyone else agree?
But in the present COYS!!
November 10th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Irish Yiddo
I agree, we do still look a little fragile, even with 9 men City were worrying me a bit.
November 10th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
I guess we couldnt be spurs fans if we weren’t pessimistic. Seriously though, we have the belief now. Our most likely loss before Christmas is to ManU and unless it is a blowout that is unlikely to depress us much. Sure, losing to fulham would be a heartbreaker, but I think that that is unlikely.
Over winter I’m still hoping for a good holding midfielder (can we just get Carrick back!) or just a bully in midfield (Gattuso maybe) a left winger, and a striker. If we get that then I think our confidence ought to be a lot higher.
November 10th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Let’s just sit back and enjoy the ride. Come Thursday we will probably have knocked Liverpool out of the CC.
To think it was just over two weeks ago we were rooted to the bottom with 2 points and looking poor in Europe. Now is the time to wind up all the Bubble blowers as we pass them on their way to the Championship.
Nice to see people giving Darren Bent his dues. Professional last year when third choice and now scoring clinical goals, reminds me of Keane when Jol first came to the club.
On a different note I view Gomes as the next Bent.
PSV fans used to love him, and fans of other Dutch clubs credited him as the main reason PSV were so succesful in the past few years. Give him a bit of time and he will come good.
Can’t wait till Wednesday and undecided if I want to pay 48 quids to get into Fulham, however well we are playing that just seems too much.
COYS
November 11th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
To be honest Gomes made some good saves on Sunday: it’s not his shot stopping that worries me, it’s his catching, hopefully he will get better in time.
November 12th, 2008 at 11:00 am
Apparently, Benitez is resting his better players for tonight’s game (including Keane). I think we’ll nick a draw.
Any other predictions?
November 12th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
I think they’ll be out for revenge, but frankly, despite being the holders, if you’d asked a week and half ago, I’d rather have lost this one and taken the 3 points off them in the league
November 12th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
*nods head in agreement*
November 12th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Well, no Bent, no King, no Bentley; looks like we don’t care about this one.
November 12th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
are you watching robbie keane
November 13th, 2008 at 2:16 am
nice win tonight. Pavelov and Fraser: A snazzy pair of braces.
Pooer liverpooel.
November 13th, 2008 at 10:43 am
We’ve suddenly got three good strikers again. Lets try and not sell them this time…and buy one more
November 13th, 2008 at 11:15 am
Do you think Gomes meant to get his head kicked in so as to get off the pitch as quick as possible? He did have a nightmare with those 2 corners.
Another confidence rebuilding job for ‘Arry.
Apart from that, another great result. A favourable draw for the quarter finals and we have a real shout at Wembley again. Bloody hell! What a couple of weeks!
November 13th, 2008 at 11:16 am
great win - and the revival continues!
clear pattern last night of great midfield creativity and passing unlocking the ‘pool defence leaving our strikers with a relatively simple finish to complete (perhaps barring Fraser’s goal when he controled it on his chest superbly).. as opposed to Berba and Keane style goals created by them off their own brilliance, sometimes out of nothing.
I particularly liked Zokora’s run into the box to set up Pav’s 2nd (4th) - real desire and intent.
The highlights also showed so much hunger and threat - we’re closing down, snapping into challenges and really showing fluency with confidence all over.
of course the big issue is Gomes - 2 goals from set pieces as he flaps and takes out one of our defenders by coming for the ball which he’s never gonna reach - leaving whoever with a relatively simple header.
there’s a lack of communication there - needs to be sorted or Harry will have to get a keeper in, or promote Cesar.
That aside, fantastic win! and Chelsea out n all! We’ve got a sniff of another day out at Wembley (if it’s still standing) - and it’s always a great route to Europe for us.
I’ll be at the cottage saturday - in the strange ‘neutrals’ bit next to the actual cottage - usually full with japanese, camcorders and yanks having a day out at the soccer ! great fun! i’m sure the yid army will be in full voice - unlike the usual poor atmosphere there
good to see Les Ferdinand’s having an immediate impact - ’see that onion bag thing ? - stick this ball in it yeh’
COME ON YOUR SPURS!
November 13th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Sputnik, I was going to say the same thing - the really heartening thing last night was seeing our midfield get really stuck in. Like a midfield is meant to, but Tottenham midfields rarely do.
We shouldn’t get too carried away - we still looked suspect to crosses and if Bale had given away a penalty like most people thought he had done (I think he got a tiny bit of the ball but haven’t seen it since?) it could have been an embarrassing night against a clearly weakened Liverpool. But after our worst start in the league in 100 years or whatever, surely this must be the best ever start by a new Spurs manager!
I thought the Prince had a very funny cameo last night. Came on and looked determined to do something - whether it was getting sent off, a couple of attempted fancy flicks, whatever - he just wanted to do something. If he turns out to be any good, it will be hilarious.
Also, was in south upper last night. How weird to be back in my old stomping ground, where you can actually see the shape of the game. Come the new stadium… might have to make some hard choices about where to sit!
November 13th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Harry pulled off a real master stroke last night with his team selection. We have players like Modric, Bentley, King and Bent hopefully all rested and raring to go against Fulham on Saturday.
We have players fighting for places but also now with a great team spirit.
Will he go back to Bent up front and a 5 in midfield with Modric linking it up top?
What larks!
November 13th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
It was nice to see us play 4-4-2 last night and I though Huddlestone and Lennon were excellent. In fact, credit to Zokora and O Hara too. Where would Modric fit into a 4-4-2 team - I guess on the left in place of O Hara.
Ultimately I like to think we are a 4-4-2 outfit, but until we’re safely in mid table territory I think we should stick with 4-5-1, at least in away games.
New stadium plans have been announced, and for a season or so we will be playing in an unfinished stadium (with a still bigger capacity than WHL currently). Weird! Good to see Levy talking about the need to have a stadium that allows a great atmosphere. Although I see he’s got the people in who designed City of Manchester stadium which doesn’t seem that great to me.
November 13th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Oog nail on the head there Yid, Have to say im a big fan of Zok, given confidence he can do alot of housekeeping in the midfield. For Ivory coast hes very good. Still haven’t seen our fragility addressed, not meaning to sound down heartened, im jsut really concerned that we “all” dont get carried away with it too much, read online, there that Harry’s start has been the best since the early days…Amazing turnaround can not be knocked though..
Also i noticed some touches from Pav that were”slightly berbatovish”
:D, anyways a good performance and a smash and grab against fulham would be a welcomed come Weekend…..
Stadium looks well from aerials - hopefully it has steep inclines if it is a bowl to resonate the sound. If you’ve been in the Allianz in Germany you’ll know what i mean great sound becasue of the steep stands.
Come KPB prove Ramos wrong
Coys
November 13th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
IY - I think the “bowl stadium” on the designs is just an example of how they plan to do it - but not the actual design, which will come later.
It probably will be a bowl though, but I don’t think that means it can’t still be ‘rectangular’ on the inside, which is wstill what I’m hoping for.
I’m off to Munich for a weekend in December and was all set to to check out the Allianz for Munich v Hoffenheim, until they put it back to Friday for tv. Bastrds.
November 13th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Our worst start to a season in our history and now we have a manager with the best start at the club in 110 years. Only at spurs.
I don’t like the look of an oval stadium and it can really fuck up the atmosphere. I agree with you Irish Yiddo. Make the stands steep and keep it tight to the pitch. Eastlands is a horrible place, no soul and no identity. I hopw we do a better job.
November 13th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Okay it looks a lil like a rubber ring, and also strangely resembles the michelin man
but incase anyone want s too see, Ive been there the atmosphere inside it is Unreal, not like the lane, but its up there
Ah i see Oog… even head up for a tour its pretty impressive stadium.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allianz_Arena
November 13th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Wheres Oi Oi these happy days….hahaha
November 13th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
“I’m happy with my selection - the side was good, we just didn’t perform. The only bonus from the match is that Fernando Torres played some minutes, which is good.”
there’s a vote of confidence for his 2nd string!
November 13th, 2008 at 11:41 pm
Football is a very funny ol’ game. I’ve seen every game at the Lane this season except the Villa game. We outplayed Sunderland and Hull but lost, the Wigan game was well scrappy, We bossed the Stoke game but lost it. ~What am I saying? Football is a results game. We snatched victory from the jaws of defeat against the scousers. Mugged the Scum for a draw. We were quite good last night apart from a few scary moments. Oh Tommy Tommy!! Tommy Tommy Tommy Huddlestone was simply awesome. I suspect he has not received enough credit for our transformation. He’s played really well in alll the games he’s started. Brilliant passer of the ball. Zokora was very bright and guess what he had a short on targe!!! What do you know, next time he might just outdo the German geezer ( I forget his name now - yes!! Stefan Freund) and Score!!! Pleasing to know we won without Jenas, Modric, Woodgate, King,Bentley, Bent, Dos Santos, Assou-Ekotto.
I’m keeping my fingers crossed and praying that Long may this run continue. Take each game at a time. COYS