Hi Guys.....
New member here and as my name suggests another Spurs fan..... but I come in peace, love your board and the banter (hence the reason I joined).... just don't get the hatred and the want for us to lose last night....
The reason: If we get knocked out prior to the group stage there is a chance that the PL could lose a CL place..... imagine Citeh finish 4th and miss out cos we cocked it up.... be careful what you wish for.
As for your game Thursday, maybe our game last night is a warning, there are no easy games in Europe certainly not away from home. YB's have a huge advantage with that pitch, it was bone dry when we trained on it Monday, yet they watered it for over an hour before the game yesterday so that it played completely differently... to me that's cheating, still confident we will win at home next week.
42 games at home under Redknapp.... 22 goals conceded.....and just 3 defeats.
Anyway a little about me...... 42 years old, ST holder for over 30 years.... and have a sports merchandise business (City are one of my clients with whom we licence products with)..... Don't get to many away games nowadays, but have seen some classic City/Spurs games, League Cup match where we had a snowball fight with the Kippax, the FA cup tie with the horses on the pitch, the 3-4 at WHL, the erm 81 Cup Final (sorry), and the CC 1/4 final at CoM's where we won 2-0 with 10 men.....
For what it's worth, I don't think you will break the top 3 anytime soon until RM settles his squad, side and formation.... Playing with 3 DCM's is negative, it's setting out not to lose games as opposed to win them....
Spurs, Liverpool, City and Everton fighting for one place.... City need to do better this season against their direct rivals.... it started with a 1 point at WHL on Saturday (a fortunate one at that, but I always say it don't matter how you get them).... Massive game for you on Monday..... whilst a win is not essential, a draw or a loss would not be good....
Good luck on Thursday, and safe trip for those travelling.... it can be horrible being an away fan in Europe....