Southampton are the visitors to White Hart Lane this Sunday. The south coast side are having a good season after battling relegation last term. They currently sit eighth, eight points behind Tottenham. Mauricio Pochettino, Southampton’s Argentine manager, has Continue reading
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Benfica 2 Spurs 2 – It’s not the despair that hurts, it’s the hope
So near and yet so far.
For 78 minutes it felt like this tie was already over as a contest, a feeling strengthened by Garay’s 34th minute goal. This didn’t make a lot of difference to Spurs’ task – they still needed three – but psychologically it seemed to Continue reading
Benfica Spurs Preview – The Impossible Task
Spurs travel to the famous Estádio da Luz this Thursday, with exit from the Europa League looking a near certainty. After the 3-1 loss at home in the first leg, Tottenham need to score at least three goals to have a chance of Continue reading
Spurs 0 Arsenal 1 – Painful Defeat but not Embarrassment
Defeat at home to our fiercest rivals – it hurts. But out of the pain comes a glimmer of hope. We may have lost, but only by a single, solitary goal and we had the chances to have taken a point.
I was at the match, seated extremely Continue reading
Spurs Arsenal Preview – Can Spurs salvage some pride against bitter rivals?
Woolwich, “the scum”, Arsenal – Spurs must face our biggest rivals this weekend in the third North London Derby of the season. March was always going to be a make or break month and so far Continue reading
Spurs 1 Benfica 3 – Sherwood’s rant fails to invigorate woeful Spurs
Beforehand, this fixture conjured up memories of 1962, Blanchflower, Greaves and Spurs’ high watermark in European competition. It didn’t live up to the billing.
The big story after the depressing defeat to Chelsea was Continue reading





