Daily Archives: Thursday, March 8, 2012
FA indecision hurting Tottenham?
FA delay doing no good for Redknapp and Spurs. Read more >
Open bus parade dream still alive
Spurs 3 Stevenage 1 Well that wasn’t exactly the swashbuckle smash’em display I had in mind. We asserted ourselves in the end but it felt like a walk through marshlands in a downpour, losing both boots in the mud, because we left the keys in the car and forgot about having a spare set in… Read more »
I’m Told Arry To Quit At The End Of The Season
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…. Read more »
Match Report: Tottenham Hotspur 3 Stevenage 1
Tottenham Hotspur never do anything easily do they? Last nights match didn’t turn out to be the dominant performance I wanted or expected from Spurs. Yes we won and deservedly so in the end but had to endure a spirited display from League One Stevenage for the second time. I am sure it was not… Read more »
Spurs Muddle Through
After a first half as ragged as the stream I was watching, Spurs muddled through against impressive Stevenage thanks to two superb goals by Jermaine Defoe and a generous referring decision. And that’s good enough for me. Playing lower league teams, that’s the way it so often is. Don’t really know why – something in… Read more »
Analysis of the goal conceded against Stevenage (8/3)
Follow me on Twitter – @WindyCOYS. You can also hear me on The Fighting Cock podcast. Joel Byrom’s goal – Byrom makes a burst forward in the inside right channel – Nelsen goes with him, but rather than shepherding him out, he tries to nick the ball. Byrom sends Cudicini the wrong way from the… Read more »
Gareth Bale to Headline 2013 Tottenham Fan Calendar
In a not so surprising announcement from the club today, it was announced that Tottenham winger Gareth Bale would headline the 2013 Tottenham Hotspur fan calendar. Truly the most significant accomplishment in the young players career to date, it is a monumental occasion for the Welsh player, as no Welsh player has headlined a teams… Read more »
Bale Not Sure If Stevenage Penalty Was The Right Call
Bale Not Sure If Stevenage Penalty Was The Right Call Gareth Bale admitted last night that he was not sure whether the penalty he earned against Stevenage was the right call. Bale, however, was honest on the ruling: ‘I’m not sure it’s a penalty, but I didn’t go down looking for it,’ Bale said. ‘The ref… Read more »
Tottenham Hotspur Vs. Stevenage: FA Cup Postmortem, Without The Death
Postmortems are for after death and while Tottenham Hotspur were not eliminated from the FA Cup yesterday, it sure felt like they were about to certain points in the match. Okay, maybe that is exaggerating a bit because even the most pessimistic of Spurs supporters probably felt that the Premier League club would eventually wake… Read more »
‘I would be really pleased to see them in the Europa League next season’
Analysis of the goal conceded against Stevenage (7/3)
Follow me on Twitter – @WindyCOYS.
You can also hear me on The Fighting Cock podcast.
Joel Byrom’s goal – Byrom makes a burst forward in the inside right channel – Nelsen goes with him, but rather than shepherding him out, he tries to nick the ball…
Unrepentant Analysis, Unswerving Player Ratings
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… Read more »
Deadly Defoe sends Spurs through
Tottenham Hotspur survived an early scare to book a FA Cup quarter-final berth after an Emmanuel Adebayor penalty sandwiched between a Jermain Defoe brace was enough to cancel out Joel Byrom’s early penalty.
Spurs 3 Stevenage 1 – Report, Ratings & Player Twitter Reaction
Spurs advanced to the quarter finals meeting with Bolton the hard way. A shocking first half that really got us worried. No doubt a half time bollocking from Redknapp and a more assured second half performance, with a few wobbles thrown in. Just because it wouldn't be Spurs without them. Disastrous start as Nelsen brought… Read more »
Tottenham 3-1 Stevenage: Defoe Brace downs Gary Smith’s Stubborn Stevenage Team
After a disastrous opening 10 minutes, Tottenham Hotspur finally recovered to reach the Quarter Finals of the FA Cup. A determined Stevenage side were eventually shaken off after a Jermain Defoe brace. Dreadful Start Tottenham started the cup tie in the worst possible fashion. Only 4 minutes were on the clock when the Ryan Nelsen,… Read more »
Thursday Morning Hoddle Of Coffee: Tottenham Hotspur News And Links For March 8, 2012
Happy Thursday, Spursland! Literally nothing seemed to go right for the team yesterday other than that we won. Aaron Lennon went out injured, which I know came as a great shock to many, and Daws is likely out for the season with a big injury to his ankle. On the bright side, Gareth Bale secured… Read more »
Ellie Jenas, Katie Price and Orlaith McAlister Model Low Cut Swimwear Range
Katie Price is releasing a swimwear range, and rounded up Ellie, wife of Jermain, and some ex big brother contenstant to help promote it. Ellie wore a cheeky pink and gold spotted number… as you can see for yourself below. Click the images to englarge. Full story on the Mail Online here. Bikini wax not… Read more »
Harry Redknapp Confirms Michael Dawson Injury Is Very Serious
Sadly, but unsurprisingly, Michael Dawson is facing a lengthy layoff after suffering an injury in Tottenham Hotspur’s FA Cup win over Stevenage on Wednesday. The central defender went down early in the match and was taken to the hospital. After the match Harry Redknapp confirmed that Dawson would be out for a while. “Unfortunately we… Read more »
Tottenham Hotspur Vs. Stevenage, 2012 FA Cup: Spurs Through, Recover After Bad Start
Things were a bit ugly in the opening minutes for Tottenham Hotspur, but they recovered nicely and played very well in the final 65 minutes of the game after a poor opening 35. Spurs are on their way to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup with a 3-1 replay win over Stevenage at White Hart… Read more »
Tottenham Hotspur Vs. Stevenage, 2012 FA Cup: Lineups And Live Match Thread
Happy Spursday, Spursland! Hopefully we can put such an embarrassing beating on Stevenage today that they’re forced to fire the evil demon that is Gary Smith so that they can get back to being a nice club. They have a proud and storied history that is currently on the demonic path to destruction. Tottenham Hotspur… Read more »