Posts Categorized: Harry Hotspur

Hallo. Based upon a lengthy conversation I had with a fellow Yidologist, Mr Martin Crawford PLC …forget garlic bread. Here’s the future. Or at the very least a hopefully rather compelling argument for a good one. One of the bugbears of the last campaign for lots and lots of people was the whole Gareth Bale… Read more »

Hallo. What news from yonder window breaks? Well not too much. Sufficient for the day thereof as they say…  I’ve always loved the idea of a middle class ITK. Not for any pretentious value I swear; rather for someone to rock the ITK mic who spoke didn’t spew out riddles and other self indulgent algorithms.  … Read more »

Good morning. That nursery rhyme was all about struggling and  getting by in life to little purpose. When that was written to ‘pop’ was to pawn, ‘weasel and stoat’ referred to a coat. The sentiment seems all too apt this morning. So now we supporters enter into a period of relative awfulness as the transfer… Read more »

Guten Abend und herzlich willkommen auf dieser, die Champions-League-Sonderausgabe von Harry Hotspur! Hitler… there was a painter! He could paint an entire apartment in ONE afternoon! TWO coats!  There are two excellent reasons why Bayern Munich should win the Champions League final. Firstly on a superficial level it will facilitate us and we get to play in the competition ourselves. The ripple… Read more »

Good morning. Roberto Martinez, then. I have watched with what I can only describe as ‘some considerable confusion’ the adulation of the Wigan manager reach fever pitch.  How the hell did this happen?  Let’s start somewhere near the beginning and let’s stick to the facts of the matter, eh? As a manager he’s been accused… Read more »

Good afternoon. €75,000 a week is the salary being touted by Dutch journalist Jan van Eyck . Personal terms are not the issue. But the stumbling block appears to be the fee. The gap between the alleged asking price and the alleged offer seems big, if not insurmountable.  Ajax are said to want €16.3M for… Read more »

Guten Abend, meine Lieblinge. If ever there was a modern day footballer tale worth turning into a movie then it’s that of Adebayor. How so? A plot that includes playing and scoring goals at the very highest level domestically, internationally and even on one occasion under machine gun fire. Moving from Arsenal to City, ‘that’… Read more »

Good morning. According to an In The Know type johnny on Spurs Community the white goods wizards Beko are in the running for the rights to push their wares on the old Lilywhite next season. Beko are a top, top brand. I think that they were originally Turkish and it was they who bought out… Read more »

Good morning pop pickers. And the hits just keep on coming. The Loic Remy piece of yesterday appears to have legs as a French journo, Matt Spiro who writes for Ligue.1.com has revealed that… Matt Spiro  @mattspiro Marseille have told Loic Remy to cancel his planned visit to Spurs’ training ground this week. They want to agree fee… Read more »

Good evening. This is from a video featuring Under Armour’s Kevin Plank (Founder, President, CEO and Chairman) who was the Plenary Speaker during the National Academy of Engineering Regional Meeting at the University of Maryland April 18.  This appears about 5 minutes and twelve seconds in and looks rather nice.   Follow @theboyhotspur

Wotcha. I keep reading comments from awfully well meaning types this morning saying that at the beginning of the season they would have taken fourth. Wow. How noble. But more to the point, what a really odd thing to say. In isolation, finishing fourth is a good thing – no; an excellent thing. Champions League… Read more »

  Guten morgan Bayern fans überall! Loic Remy is making his loyal to the last noises, ’I’m not ready to go for now. I did not feel they have really done a full season in Marseille. My sense of unfulfilled duty.’ it is suggested by the French press that Spurs have recommenced talks that were left for dead… Read more »

Happy Christmas? Who knows, but it was him and he was there alright. Spotted by many flitting around in Corporate.  This is also confirmed by one or two Dutch Twitterati sources, which gives the information that sort of feel one only otherwise gets from lovingly prepared home cooked food. Deal done? Who knows, but Levy… Read more »

Good afternoon. A footballless Saturday and here in jolly old Blighty I can tell you that direct and immediate action needed taking to prevent a severe attack of the Collywobbles setting in. There are only so many times a man can watch Carry On films… Mind you. Nothing a Chinese meal for at least three… Read more »

Hola. Hotspur’s Half Hour, the online Tottingham shaped radio show that will turn words into a contact sport is now in the final furlong of of production. If we were horses the RSPCA would have pulled the plug some time ago. One of the unique elements will be to embrace the mighty Lilywhites global support… Read more »

Gentlemen.  You can’t fight in here, this is the war room! It’s that that part of the show again, folks. Where the entire campaign is suddenly hinging upon 90 minutes of football against a team so overwhelmingly underwhelming that any thoughts of victory are dogged with doubt. You know what they say… if’s and and’s… Read more »

Good evening. I have given a name to my pain and it is yet another anti Christ of modern football …Gareth Bale’s agent.  Let me introduce you to Mr Jonathan Barnet. Here’s his CV! People plaque like this need flushing back down the smelly pipe from whence they sadly emerged.  We the poor schmucks that… Read more »

Good morning. The Midget Gem is in the papers again amid allegations of unauthorised swordsmanship in a Newcastle hotel with some model called Laura Brown. I bet the irony of Alexadra Burke’s recent pop lament, ‘Elephant In The Room’ was missed by all concerned. And Kyle Walker says that the England snub has put a… Read more »

If you thought that Sunday was going to aggravate your heart condition, be warned that it’s far more likely to give you a migraine.  This appears to have originated on Spurs Odious, but whoever took the time out to go through it all deserves a medal. Manchester City, Manchester United and the 3rd placed team… Read more »

  Good morning. We’re four days away from knowing what the entire season was all about. Of course, there are those that will step lively to remind me that we already have an idea, as we’ve finished above the Blue Racists for the first time sine 1896 1996. For better of worse the game has… Read more »

Good afternoon. I instinctively like A&E. Not the world’s greatest footballer, but arguably the coolest left back in the west. It’s a dog eat dog world and those hanging upon the every word of ‘footballers’ sometimes forget they have entered into a world where John Terry’s ethical compass is broken but not uncommon. I like… Read more »

Good morning fight fans. Fascinating development in the Jan Vertonghen mini saga as the player has let slip that it’s Spurs that are closest to landing him. What’s fascinating is that it’s now clear that Arry is not involved in the deal. Only a day or two ago our tight lipped supremo said, “He is… Read more »

Guten Abend. ‘Zokora n. : An Ivorian device for clearing pigeons off a stadium roof.’ Spurs blog  Earn Your Spurs has the footage of Le Zok replacing Emre’s wedding vegetables back from whence they came. I think the bloke got off lightly. Normally Didier puts balls into neighbouring car parks… Meanwhile in Gotham City …Jan Vertonghen… Read more »

Good morning. Difficult to know quite how to approach this.  I can’t even fake incredulity over a season that was such a joy that has turned into, well …an ingrowing toenail.  The soundtrack to the build up of the game itself wasn’t so much the cheery humming of Chas & Dave, more Arry making a… Read more »

Good afternoon. Where to begin? Well Aston Villa are yet another side we’ve encountered this season who aren’t exceptional at playing football, but they are blatantly better managed than us since Arry, ‘went wrong’ on us. The away support was as ever, so excellent and the Villans might want to stop a while and ponder… Read more »

Good evening. From the Exeter City site then… Exeter City Director Of Football Steve Perryman was taken to hospital during today’s match after feeling breathless. He is now comfortable in hospital and of course if there are any further updates you’ll read them here and on our Facebook andTwitter pages. In the all too unfortunately dismal world of… Read more »

So here we go. Hold tight on the upper deck. Aston Villa’s form has been rotten for some time. A quagmire of losses and draws that have had their support almost too despondent to even rustle up a McLeish out campaign of much conviction. They odds are they won’t get relegated, but this by default…. Read more »

Good morning. I guess the start point here is when was there a time that weren’t concerned, borderline terrified even, about our transfer strategy?  The popular debate seems permanently to be about landing that ever elusive ‘Hollywood’ striker. As thrilling as that prospect is, the home truth that few wish to face is getting the… Read more »

Good morning. At last something to be passionate about in a positive sense. Bolton was never going to be a straightforward gig but this was a game where the gulf in class thankfully shone through. Any that were permanently seeing a cloud over Adebayor’s head must surely feel slightly more optimistic about him. 31 games… Read more »

Hello. Bolton away and before a ball is kicked the proceedings have been hijacked by the Fabrice ‘Beloved In Christ’ Roadshow.  Apparently he will be in attendance to thank in person both sets of fans for their, ”prayers, love and support.”  Of course, this would be a great opportunity for the player to front an NHS… Read more »

Good morning. Football can be a cruel mistress. Arry’s in this morning’s Sun sounding as moribund about the England gig as he has been about the Tottenham one. Talk of players caring more about their club than country. Welcome to the 21st century.  I’m noticing the increasing frequency that Bobby Moore’s name is coming up… Read more »

Welcome to the player ratings. Apologies to the purists that had their blogging routine disrupted by the whole Uncle Woy business. But that’s the business we call ‘show’. Here’s my assessment of the runners and riders. And my thanks to Aaron ‘The Baker’, with whom I watched the game. I hope your Tipana was as delicious… Read more »

Hello. I was diagnosed in a full an fair debate earlier in the season as the type of supporter that ought to be behind glass in a museum. I was brought up with our lot occasionally holding up cups. I like ‘em. All shiny and nice. But times have changed. The Europa with it’s endless… Read more »

Good evening. There are very few certainties in life. You know the usual gags of course. Death, taxes, nurses… But one certainty that we all too frequently overlook is the arrogance of stupid people. So this blog is dedicated to Arry Redschnapps. One of the most transparently stupid people the world has ever known. Roy… Read more »

Good morning. A heads up for the Tottingham literati. Louis Saha will be at a specially arranged book signing at Waterstones in Jubiless Place, Canary Wharf at 1 o’clock this Monday. This is a cracking book that was four years in the making and actually written by Louis. Critically acclaimed in France, Thinking Inside The… Read more »