So it appears the gentlemen down the road are going to finish another season without a trophy, then? Come this summer, I make that eight years now that the Arse will have gone without lifting a trophy. And given the torrent of laughs that adorned our Twitter timelines and the reemergence of the now infamous “since Arsenal last won a trophy” clock, don’t we all know it aswell. For our dear old selves however, this Sunday’s League Cup final between Bradford and Swansea will mark the five-year mark since Jonathan Woodgate’s schnoz ended our very own nine-year trophy drought. It…
Author: Sam Antrobus
Whether you’ve got yourself a season ticket, Lilywhite membership or simply a club mug sitting proudly on your worktop, however far your affiliation sits with Spurs at the moment, you don’t need to financially contribute anything to be a part of Bale-mania. Like the Payment Protection Insurance you didn’t pay for, Bale-mania is the compulsory bonus that’s come with supporting Tottenham in recent weeks and as he continues to single-handedly haul us towards a top-four finish, who could possibly complain? The more convincing his Ronaldo impression gets, the more we’re all going to benefit, of course. But for all the…
Sacré bleu! Another game, another couple of bits of Gareth Bale artistry and yet another morning having to listen to how lucky we are to have him, beckoned after last night’s 2-1 Europa League win over Lyon. Bale’s faux-Ronaldo impression seems to be getting better by the day and to add to the incredibly suspect haircut he’s been donning in tribute to Madrid’s number seven, he seems to have cracked the knack of making that unique free-kick technique stick, too. Although contrary to English football’s popular belief in recent weeks, Spurs did in fact field another ten players last night.…
If William Gallas had something special lined up for his other half this evening, following Andre Villas-Boas’ comments yesterday, he might want to try taking the gaffer out for a slap-up Valentines meal instead. Because after AVB’s pre-Europa League press conference, it appears that our manager’s unflappable demeanor extends to heartbreaking, too. Short of telling Gallas “It’s not you, it’s me,” yesterday, he couldn’t really have been much clearer as to where the Frenchman’s fate may lie during the summer. “We won’t start another season with five [central defenders],” Villas-Boas told reporters. “We have five top central defenders at the…
It’s not quite the Last Tango in Paris, but Going Hell For Leather v. Lyon could be a box-office winner for Andre Villas-Boas. The sight of a fully-fit, staring XI being wheeled out in the Europa League tomorrow night isn’t likely to sit well amongst some quarters of the Spurs support. With a threadbare forward line and an onus for us to keep all hands on the Premier League pump, you can understand why some might be a little nervy about the thought of giving the likes of Gareth Bale and Mousa Dembele a run out tomorrow night. Indeed, should…
Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-1 FA Cup defeat to Leeds United may have been a disastrous afternoon for the club, but for former Elland Road prodigy Aaron Lennon, the fixture marked something of a poignant moment. Nearly eight years have now passed since a then 18-year-old Lennon swapped life in West Yorkshire for the nation’s capital. And where as he left as a raw, wiry and ultimately uncertain prospect, he returns, as Spurs’ assistant manager Steffen Freund recently described, as ‘one of the country’s best wingers.’ It’s quite a compliment for a player who’s tended to represent one of English football’s more…
For a player that racked up over 200 appearances for Tottenham Hotspur during his seven-and-a-half seasons there, Jermaine Jenas’ recent exit from White Hart Lane has hardly felt fitting of such respective service. If you’d blinked, then the chances are you might have even missed Jenas’ recent deadline day move across London to join Harry Redknapp’s Queens Park Rangers side. Amongst a raft of relatively low profile moves during the close of the January transfer window, Jenas’ was amongst those with the least fanfare. Which seems strange, considering we’re talking about a player capped 21 times by his country. Although…
It’s fair to say that the recent Premier League triumph enjoyed by all in the blue half of Manchester didn’t particularly enamor the vast majority of the neutral footballing public. For many, the sight of Vincent Kompany holding the league title aloft was vastly overshadowed by the looming specter of Sheikh Mansour’s petromillions. But for Tottenham Hotspur supporters, the Manchester City story evokes a whole array of contrasting emotions. Both football clubs behold a rich history and it’s fair to say that in recent times, their fan bases have endured a relatively sustained level of dashed hopes and disappointment. And…
While every club retains a period of sustained success and unmatched poignancy within their annals of history, there does feel something particularly seminal about the rich tradition that decorates Tottenham Hotspur. White Hart Lane serves a proud shrine to the fabric of heritage that has defined this football club. Be it a peek at the domineering hoardings bearing the wisdom of Danny Blanchflower to a walk down Bill Nicholson Way to reach the West Stand, the club wears the legacy of those glory years, like a badge of honour. Yet, while the club continues to look back with eternal fondness…