This is a public service announcement. Sort of. Are you interested in a becoming a foreign correspondent for Hotspur’s Half Hour? Do wot Aitch? Yes, the aural fine dining experience that is soon to be this blog’s online radio show is gently simmering in the HH kitchenette. Hotspur’s Half Hour will be presented by One Dave Mackay and myself with the support of many others with who possess not only genuine talent but patience that would shame a coach party of Saints not to mention a mouth watering twist of ex THFC players and club related stars. Most people do…
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Good morning. Bloody minded people tend to fall into two catagories. The ones you can reason with and the ones that are so impervious to rational thought that even if their intentions and assertions made a scrap of sense you just know that they are going to screw up anyway. “We haven’t a natural wide-right player apart from Aaron Lennon but Gareth can play there. “People who moan don’t understand the game. People switch wingers now. “Lots of left-sided, left-footed wingers play on the opposite side. It happens all the time. “Bale likes playing there. He plays there for Wales and…
Welcome to Double Maths & Soothsaying For Beginners. If we rake through what may or may not be going through the minds of our coaching staff for one more blog we’re more liable to be sectioned under the Mental Health Act than to find inner peace or enlightenment. And so there are still 9 games to go. Can that one sentence can offer restore the perspective that we’ve had systematically battered beaten out of us since Arry became England’s number one in waiting? Here are the fixtures and my take is based upon us playing good football, players in their…
Mmn. Immediately after the final whistle yesterday I switched off my television set and went off to do something less boring instead. Which in this instance was an enormous plate of Discovery nachos with all the trimmings. Fresh guacamole, jalapenos, sour cream, my own house blend of cheeses. I name the brand for two reasons. In the vague hope Discovery will send a gratis pallet of their stuff and to alert any of you that like nachos but had yet to try these ones that the sachet of cheese sauce that Discovery incluse which to the best of my knowledge…
Good Groundhog Day. Where doe one start? Is it a blip? Is it is a the business end of the season suddenly sharpening the previously blunted knives, hatchets and broadswords of the opposition? I’ve made my views clear on this endlessly and it’s so flippin’ obvious what the problem is I’m typing this like it’s something I’ve been practicing and fine tuning for weeks. I’ve also made the point, the serious point that it gives me no pleasure whatsoever to state how I feel. Redschnapp’s has worked wonders. I wholly agree. I’m grateful. But that does not give him immunity…
Good afternoon and welcome. Arry’s presser this morning will come as a bitter pill for those still intent upon believing he has any intention of staying at The Lane. He announced that he has been speaking to Levy & Co. every day and that no new contract (“…and I haven’t pushed him to either…” ) or August war chest has been discussed. Anyway the whole will she, won’t she saga is too boring to contemplate. If Slur Alex Ferguson has been told by the FA not to discuss the England manager vacancy then it can only be because they…
Micky Hazard has passed comment on Twitter that one of the greatest men to have ever played for Tottenham Hotspur is really rather ill. For some time now, Dave has been battling against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Micky is passing on all messages so perhaps by the close of play tonight I can send Micky the URL to this blog as a collection of best wishes to Dave Mackay and those caring for him.
Good afternoon. Some will view this piece with contempt based upon my continuous ‘daring’ to point out the ‘frailties’ of what one might refer to as, Arry’s management style. Some will sneer as it’s arguably less than a 50/50 call. But I don’t blog this for any other reason than the quality of the source. The source is rather good. In fact, pretty much impeccable. ‘I’m not going to give you a quote it’ll identify me! But he won’t be managing the lads next season from what he’s told me and a few others.’ So there you go. Passed on in…
Good morning. We won and that is what we call in the trade, a good thing. ‘I want Champions League and the FA Cup.’ said Tottenham supremo Arry Redschnapps in a rare post match interview. You have to wonder what he’s planning to do with either should he achieve this ambition. The team that blazed a trail and forged a 10 point lead over Arsenal were industrious and talented whereas this mob have sadly descended into being merely looky-likeys of the 2011/2012 Tottenham. Tactically ineptitude is the heart of the malaise and for obvious reasons it reveals itself when not…