Doctor, the vital signs are good

Surgery ‘Nurse, how are the patients vital signs?’ ‘They are very weak doctor, I think we’re going to lose him….!’ ‘Wait a second, I’ve got it…organisation, commitment, self-belief…yes, I think we’re going to save him!!!!’ ‘Doctor Graham, you’ve staved off disaster! Congratulations…’ Erm, hello? Ok, so what am I talking about? I’m talking about the […]

Arse-bandit or ar-saviour

How on earth…? One of my favourite passtimes since I was about 12 years old is playing football management games on the various computer platforms I’ve owned over the years. I remember starting out with the primitive Football Manager on my Atari 800XL and then I moved on to Treble Champions, Football Director and Championship […]

Another one bites the dust

In my absence I go away for a short time and all hell breaks loose! When I left Dublin Airport for Washington on the 13th of August, Tottenham were two days away from the start of a promising new season. New faces were not plentiful at White Hart Lane but all the injuries had cleared […]

Christian believer

Christian believer Am I a Christian believer? Christian Gross arrived at White Hart Lane in November of last year with a reputation as a successful boss in the unfashionable Swiss league and as a disciplinarian to rival the ‘great’ Fascist leaders of world wars past. Apart from bringing over some tasty chocolate, he probably had […]

Mad Dutch and Englishmen

Four to go… An obscene number of countries embarked on the 1998 World Cup road and only four remain. By this time next week the 1998 World Cup champions will be crowned. Brazil, Holland, France and Croatia are the challengers and the winners may be harder to predict that you might think. Four weeks ago […]