Agreed. I'm famous for having no common sense. Do you know me?
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Unlike Colchester, Watford, Brighton, Newcastle and Southampton.
L3, D1, W1
Change in formation was key, not just dropping the "bad apples" (who will play on Sunday)
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I can see us playing a good game on Sunday and then turning to shit again. I can also see us having a good run. It's quite unclear how things will evolve right now, the situation needs to be judged in the longer run. So far, our form is still abysmal (last night's game included).
I'm not saying that yesterday might not have been a turning point, I just prefer to be cautious and not get too excited after one good game against a shit team.
"The clock reads 19 minutes past the hour in north London, and the white shirts are moving into fighter jet formation. There were five of them in total, five Tottenham Hotspur attackers with their arms pumping and legs whirring as they exploded upfield in perfect symmetry, a fleet of footballing destruction preparing to unleash pain on a visiting defence that had nowhere to hide." - Sam Dean, Daily Telegraph
Now that's the kind of opening paragraph I don't mind reading over a leisurely breakfast the day after a match.
Now that's the kind of opening paragraph I don't mind reading over a leisurely breakfast the day after a match.
Yes that's the key point, not get too excited after one good game. The team did a very good job last night and it has to continue and only then we can say we turned the corner.
You should really stop bringing your unlucky wife
It was a stupid idea by Uefa to ban their fans - some were always going to get tickets. Far easier to control a crowd if they are in a segregated section.
In the same respect, having a cap on the number of away fans is also pretty stupid, if an allocation is 3,000 but 4,000 want to go and at the same time a home teams fans aren't selling out then you inevitably end up with away fans in the home end. Just adjust the size of the away section based on demand, and then everyone will enjoy the game more.
In the same respect, having a cap on the number of away fans is also pretty stupid, if an allocation is 3,000 but 4,000 want to go and at the same time a home teams fans aren't selling out then you inevitably end up with away fans in the home end. Just adjust the size of the away section based on demand, and then everyone will enjoy the game more.
I'll decide. Pics?
None of them actually show up in photos - or mirrors for that matter.
Yes yes, I get it... my feeble attempt at humour was clearly not appropriate here... time and a place... sorry!
I think this is key... the lower section (with the STANDING bars) is clearly being earmarked for safe standing...
I don't think the stewards have 'given up' as such... they've just clearly changed their priorities...
most of last night, people were being told not to stand in the aisle... so as not to obstruct the stairs... the stewards enforced that bit quite rightly... but it was difficult, as so many people had moved down from further up the South Stand with the sole intention of standing...
The 'Park Lane/Shelfside' corner towards the back seemed to be where the other standing was... but seeing as it was so high up, I imagine no one was being obstructed!
Personally, I prefer to stand... I'm normally a nervous jiggling mess during a game, and should probably wear a Fitbit watch, the amount of side-to-side pacing I do!
But I DO understand not everyone wants, or even CAN stand for 90 mins...
I do think they should be allocating a designated singing area, which would naturally gravitate towards a safe standing area as and when it comes in.
By the same token, I genuinely think they should allocate a designated 'tourist' area, where you can take your selfies, without blocking the view of those who want to watch the game! (Be it sitting OR standing!!)
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However one likes to cut it, this was red star Belgrade in the champions League. They came to us hoping to take advantage of an out of form team under pressure. We fucken battered them. This was an important result and performance. Red Star were bad because we made them look that way.
For the record, I thought Dier was awesome when he came on. Direct and confident
Just what the doctor ordered.
From the start son and Kane seemed determined to make a difference, we were aggressive on the ball and off and it showed.
Lovely performance and hopefully gives the boys a bit of confidence going into Sunday
From the start son and Kane seemed determined to make a difference, we were aggressive on the ball and off and it showed.
Lovely performance and hopefully gives the boys a bit of confidence going into Sunday
On Saturday I saw two Korean fans using those flippin' selfie sticks. They need to take a long, hard look at themselves.
And his movement was superb, blew away the whole static Spurs of late.
You can have golden Hob Nobs if it means we win 5-0 weekly.
Absolutely. They're clearly a decent Europa League level/ CL fringes side with quite a few good players in the team. They made a lot of chances but were wasteful, and had a very poor defensive shape for whatever reason.
We played very well and were clinical in front of goal.