Good morning.
Presumably the Daily Mail are busy padding this one out into 250 words that at an absolute bare minimum will all be spelled correctly. Benoit Assou-Ekotto aka A&E Tweeted earlier this morning:
Clearly he was deluged with, ‘Oh Benny, has it all gone wrong? Please tell us it has!’ type responses and felt compelled to issue a second Tweet to clarify. It just goes to show the mindset of our ‘support’ in these dark autumnal days.
We’ve too many of our first choice picks missing, did you hear about that? Speaking of which I note from the usually reliable PhysioRoom.com that Sandro is down as TBC which doesn’t bode well at all. Not at all. Scotty Parker is two weeks away which points to him missing City and realistically, Arsenal too. Benny and Moussa are also both TBC so it wouldn’t be too previous to add them to the list. Raging Kaboul is supposedly 7 weeks away. What joy.
But of course, all this is completely irrelevant. It’s down to the manager. Jake Livermore is back in 5 days so there is no need to fuss or flap. Arry had injuries and you never heard him complain. We should have brought in Rodgers. Ah, scratch that. Liverpool in 12th. Martinez wouldn’t have crashed our plane so early on in the season. Mmmn scratch that, they’re in 13th.
The important thing to do at this stage is remain determined and focused upon apportioning blame. And those who never wanted Villas-Boas appointed must ensure they are lightening quick in self aggrandize themselves. 5th and a speeding like a freight train into a relegation scrap.
Back to the whole BAE thing if i may?
We all must realise that a section of the press are out to get AVB and we must not get swept along with it. Let the bloke do his job, we want to have a go at him for poor results and ‘watching paint dry’ football then fair enough but we must ensure it’s about the job he’s doing and not the Daily Mail’s take on events!! I still have a fear he’s not all that though and quite possibly out of his depth, but anyway…
Back to the race ‘thing’ if i may?
I think the club have said it all in their statement. The context and intent are completely what it’s all about. Ok our nickname may not have stuck if it had come about in the last 10-20 years but it’s an old, ultra non pc way of reclaiming an insult. I’m sure a lot of people cringe about it but it’s clearly not being used to offend, so let’s just live with it eh?
David Badiel needs to realise that if Spurs were his club, he wouldn’t find it offensive in quite the same way. Yes the word is in itself originally derogatory but not the way Spurs fans use it. A lot that use it aren’t Jewish, a reason why they shouldn’t in his opinion but that’s missing the point. It is not being used in a derogatory context, in fact the complete opposite and therefore it is NOT racist and as a result there is no discussion to be had!!
Badiel not really very funny, if he ever was!! He obviously needs something to do with himself what with no t.v shows and that. He’s clearly a bright bloke but he’s called this wrong in my opinion. A typical middle class person pontificating on a working class ‘gallows’ style humour, irony, whatever you want to call it. It all started a long time ago by people that didn’t go to posh schools.
Sorry to spoil things for Mr Badeil but the world isn’t like Hampstead everywhere, it’s a harsh and cruel place in so many ways. If you look at the bigger picture, this really isn’t a problem at all is it? You wanna go to Poland to hear real anti-semitic chanting, it’s disgusting. Hear that and you might realise just how innocent the Spurs nickname really is!!
It’s not great but it’s the way it is, read the club statement David and shut the fuck up about it, it’s boring mate… you support Chelsea anyway, plenty racist fans (and a player or two) at that place! Why not boycott them if you feel so strongly about it? Knobhead.
Got to love the SBL. Great bit of PR for themselves. : >