Scapegoat In football it’s always good to have a scapegoat. For managers it is usually the referee, sometimes the media or – if you’re Kenny Dalglish – the shadowy hand of conspiracy. For players it is typically the referee, sometimes the manager. For fans it is mostly the referee, sometimes the board, the manager, the […]
After a year away, Tottenham are poised to return to the Champions League next season. Or at least they will do if they perform in their final seven – mostly winnable – games of the season. Disarray at Liverpool and rebuilding at Chelsea have opened the door for Redknapp and Co and it’s an opportunity they […]
It’s only something of a straw poll, but my observation is that Spurs fans are split on the Harry Redknapp question. Redknapp has brought the club from the bottom of the league to the Champions League and now somewhat ensconced in the top three in little over three years. So why on earth would there […]
Has anyone ever gone to Fitzpatricks Hotel in Manhattan on the basis of that advert that has been running before in-flight movies for seven years? I fast forward even though sometimes I go too far and end up far forwarding in to my movie. Which makes me resent Fitzpatricks even more. I know it is […]
An Arsenal title challenge has been long off the table but only the most pessimistic fan won’t have been buoyed by their emphatic thrashing of hopeless Blackburn. I’m not sure I’d say it’s “been on the cards” but, at their best, Arsenal are the most fluid of the chasing pack. Sadly they are rarely at […]
Is Wayne Rooney set to join Paul McGrath, Norman Whiteside, Jaap Stam, David Beckham, Roy Keane and Carlos Tevez in the discarded pile? That’s what today’s Independent is suggesting. It follows a difficult 15 months in his relationship with manager Alex Ferguson. Rooney flirted covertley with Manchester City in late 2010 following a reported fall […]
1986/87 – the David Pleat year, five in midfield, 49 goals for Clive, semi-finals, finals and replays, and Diamond Lights. But it all went wrong. Within a few months Pleat was gone (possibly off to start his degree in “Mispronouncing Footballer’s Names”) and Tottenham graduated to financial difficulty and 20 years of mediocrity. That was very […]
Maybe the HP Touchpad fire sale taught Daniel Levy something in the last week: if you have stuff that no one wants then you have to practically give it away. If Alan Hutton is the 16 gigabyte version (only available in white) – demanding a mere 3 million pounds for his poor application ecosystem – then […]
Hey Luka, let’s take a walk Bit embarrassing for Spurs to see the phrase ‘Levy threatened me’ in the headlines today. Luka Modric insists that not only has Spurs chairman Daniel Levy reneged on an agreement to consider any bid from a “bigger club”, but he also “threatened” to leave Modric in the stands or […]
Arsenal fans are a bit sick and tired of being on the back pages it seems. This morning’s Football365 mailbox page publishes a missive from Gary (from Ireland – shocker) lamenting the number of letters being published that relate to the Arsenal circus in the last week. The current state of play is that Gael Clichy […]
nearvana 