The Tottenham Thread (Merged)

[SWP's back]

I've said all along Spurs were never in the title race (though got pilloried for it). They had a run of easy fixtures from Oct-Jan and did OK in them. Spurs never had the metality for a title challenge. They flattered to deceive, that is all. They have been found wanting yet again when it mattered.<br /><br />-- Mon Feb 27, 2012 1:33 pm --<br /><br />

Or more to the point, "SHIT, it's the unrealistic expectation levels!"

Why is it unrealistic expectations? We are a country with a 60m+ population. Football is our national sport. We have the richest league (and therefore academies) in the world.

You'd think at some point in the last 20 years, we may have made a go of it.

This might be an unpopular statement but from outside appearances, your organizational structure and youth development appear fatally flawed in regards to international success.

Ah ha! You may well be right. But we have the population and money to do it. Surely the FA should be capable of funnelling some of the Billions of pounds into our game in the right way.

I'm not arsed about England though, I'll be pleased if we do well but won't be upset when we go out. I have nothing like the emotional attachment to England that I do with City.

 

[mike channon´s windmill]

Or more to the point, "SHIT, it's the unrealistic expectation levels!"

Why is it unrealistic expectations? We are a country with a 60m+ population. Football is our national sport. We have the richest league (and therefore academies) in the world.

You'd think at some point in the last 20 years, we may have made a go of it.

This might be an unpopular statement but from outside appearances, your organizational structure and youth development appear fatally flawed in regards to international success.

We all know this my friend but guess which governing body seems incapable of waking up and smelling the fookin coffee?!
Until they do I will treat England with total indifference - and yes it´s a fookin national disgrace but they don´t give a toss.The FA is more interested in the money from the PL. Fook them all. Club before country now and always

 

[hertsblue]

From a post on football 365:

You have to admire Redknapp's ability to get the best out of players...he's the only manager that's ever made theo walcott look world class!

 

[Damocles]

maybe one day somebody will wake up, probably needing to be pissed up and their addled with coke, and say "SHIT, it's the PLAYERS!"

Or more to the point, "SHIT, it's the unrealistic expectation levels!"

Why is it unrealistic expectations? We are a country with a 60m+ population. Football is our national sport. We have the richest league (and therefore academies) in the world.

You'd think at some point in the last 20 years, we may have made a go of it.

We have a population of 50m but this is besides the point.

I'm actually doing a thing about international football at the moment so don't want to shoot my load early so to speak, but I'll link you over to it once it's done :)

 

[SWP's back]

Or more to the point, "SHIT, it's the unrealistic expectation levels!"

Why is it unrealistic expectations? We are a country with a 60m+ population. Football is our national sport. We have the richest league (and therefore academies) in the world.

You'd think at some point in the last 20 years, we may have made a go of it.

We have a population of 50m but this is besides the point.

I'm actually doing a thing about international football at the moment so don't want to shoot my load early so to speak, but I'll link you over to it once it's done :)

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13975481" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13975481</a>

The UK population increased more last year than at any time in almost half a century, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.

By mid-2010 the estimated resident population was 62,262,000, an increase of 470,000 (0.8%) on the previous year.

I'll await your bit on the national side though.

 

[squirtyflower]

Why is it unrealistic expectations? We are a country with a 60m+ population. Football is our national sport. We have the richest league (and therefore academies) in the world.

You'd think at some point in the last 20 years, we may have made a go of it.

We have a population of 50m but this is besides the point.

I'm actually doing a thing about international football at the moment so don't want to shoot my load early so to speak, but I'll link you over to it once it's done :)

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13975481" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13975481</a>

The UK population increased more last year than at any time in almost half a century, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.

By mid-2010 the estimated resident population was 62,262,000, an increase of 470,000 (0.8%) on the previous year.

I'll await your bit on the national side though.

Forgive my constitutional innacuracies but won't the uk include Scotland, Wales and northern Ireland ?

 

[r.soleofsalford]

From a post on football 365:

You have to admire Redknapp's ability to get the best out of players...he's the only manager that's ever made theo walcott look world class!

very good :)

 

[Pam]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2085676/Rafael-van-der-Vaart-says-Manchester-City-title-hopes-cracking.html

LOL should of kept his mouth shut

Ha ha, 8 points from 6 matches since that. We've got 15.

The twat has form for this as well.

 

[SWP's back]

We have a population of 50m but this is besides the point.

I'm actually doing a thing about international football at the moment so don't want to shoot my load early so to speak, but I'll link you over to it once it's done :)

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13975481" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13975481</a>

The UK population increased more last year than at any time in almost half a century, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.

By mid-2010 the estimated resident population was 62,262,000, an increase of 470,000 (0.8%) on the previous year.

I'll await your bit on the national side though.

Forgive my constitutional innacuracies but won't the uk include Scotland, Wales and northern Ireland ?

Yeah it would mate.

I'm obviously only caring about the GB Olympic team.

 

[Ducado]

With hindsight the interview Twitcher did with Sky before the game should have set the alarm bells ringing, far too cocky and arrogant, that result has brought them down to earth with an almighty crash, his face was a picture yesterday, that will teach him

Seen it all before, media hypes a club, said club disappoints, its better being City we never get hyped we just keep on winning, Spuds do not deserve the hype, not a bad team but not nearly as good as the media and their fans think.

Lets hope they are out for revenge next week