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So that’s the title challenge put to bed for another year- I must say it was terrific fun while it lasted. Barely had I got the blue and white bunting down from the loft after our win against Everton, was I then tossing it into the fire with all my tax returns again on Saturday [...]
Match Report: Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Wolves
THFC 1882 present Kenny Palmer with a report on Tottenham Hotspurs latest match. After Wednesday’s victory against Everton which propelled Spurs to just three points behind leaders Manchester City the team went into the game with expectations of going joint top with a victory over Wolves. In the lead up to the game the team [...]
Uh-oh! We’ve Been Rumbled
Any hopes we had of tiptoeing under the radar were swiftly punted into the Thames on Wednesday evening after every man and his lame dog in the days following declared Tottenham of Hotspur as genuine title contenders™. Alan Hansen, David Platt, S’ralex- even our own Heemskerk Howitzer, Rafael Van der Vaart, has pitched his tent [...]
Livermore Grows Up As Spurs Ditch the Comfort Blanket
Like the child whose parents have surreptitiously removed their much-loved comfort blanket in the night, we woke this morning missing the precious consolation of a game in hand, and soon discovered that we can manage perfectly well without it. For some it provided a welcome safety net, for others the promise of future delights. Now, [...]
Match Report: Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Everton
Tottenham Hotspur tonight moved level on points with second placed Manchester United after a performance of patience and high quality. Everton turned up at The Lane as many teams now do, to sit deep and try and frustrate Spurs. It’s to the credit of Harry Redknapp and his team that they didn’t get frustrated and [...]
On Returning Heroes and the Visit of Everton
First Paul Scholes and now bearded volleyball whizz, Terry Henry. Two mammoths of the game busting open the crypts of their Premiership careers for one last undignified waltz under the lights; with every possibility of coughing up something unsavoury into the laps of their adoring fans and making a mess of everything that was once [...]
Match Preview: Tottenham Hotspur v Everton
So the Premier League season is finally here, it’s Tottenham Hotspur’s opening game versus Everton………. That’s how the preview for this one should have started, but the unfortunate and unseemly rioting of early August put paid to Spurs opening fixture. Now this is the game in hand it’s vital that Spurs get maximum points if they want to be [...]
Can Spurs Afford Another Quiet January Window?
It’s January, as you might’ve noticed; and if you hadn’t I’d suggest those New Year’s resolutions about not drinking anything that really ought to be kept on a shelf in the shed aren’t going all that well. For the rest of you, you know the score. It’s the beginning of the year and that can [...]
Dizzying Heights
Excuse me while I cough up an organ momentarily- I’ve just made the dreadful mistake of going on a post-New Year jog in weather I can only describe as ‘a bit blustery’. If I don’t crumple onto the keyboard before the day’s out it’ll be a minor miracleeeeeeeeertttttttttttttyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyhjjj… Well, you can’t say I didn’t warn [...]
‘Arry Needs to Think About His Short-Term Plans First
So ‘Arry reckons he might get a bit bored managing England: ‘I enjoy the day-to-day coming in to work with players, said the media-introvert on Radio 4 this week- going out on the training pitch every day, seeing the players. I don’t know if seeing players once every six or seven weeks….it would be different [...]
Looking Back, This Could Be A Good Point
Everybody yearns to be up there, to be a contender. Yet we’re still puzzling over what success feels like. Here’s another side of it, being the envy of other fans. Top four, playing dazzling football. It won’t be long before the negative coverage begins. Players who have been doing well for an entire season will [...]
Swan For The Record Books
Tally-ho and merry new beginnings to you all! What grander way to spend those final few hours of the year 2011 than in unchartered, unfamiliar and altogether more foreign waters. Swan infested waters, you might say? Hmm? *silence* Oh alright, maybe not- but there’s no need to look at me like that. The important thing [...]
Manu’s Bottom. I’ve Got To Worry About Something
It was all a bit of a rush. Fancy letting family stuff get in the way of football. What on earth is happening to me? Anyone would think it’s Christmas or something. So when I switched on the TV it took me a moment to get my bearings. First thing – top left hand corner, [...]
Delia’s Christmas Recipe to Fry a Canary
Merry tidings and whatnot. I trust you’re all in good spirits? If not then I suggest you vamoose down to your local retailer and get your hands on some as quickly as is humanly possible. If anything it’ll make reading this hogwash a darn sight easier. To Carrow Road we head, then. A late evening [...]
A Night Of Tension Not Glory
Everybody I talked to said the same thing – we were up for it like no other game in recent memory. Not just a derby, this one has become more sour over the last few years. There’s a bitter edge to it, compared with the intense but long-standing rivalry with the Arsen*l, heightened by the [...]
‘A Symbol of Everything That’s Wrong With The Club’- Word From The Enemy
If everyone can stop doing racisms for just one minute! Phew. Glad we got that sorted. Rightio, ahead of tonight’s big game with Chelsea, I’ve roped in one of the chaps behind the fabulous movie trailer review site, Trailer Trash. It’s Harry Thompson and he just happens to have the grave misfortune of being a [...]
Black Cats Dispatched
Spurs done a win; the other team didnae. That would by my conclusion of Sunday’s meeting with the floundering Wearsiders. And if that’s not enough woodbine for your mind-pipe then I don’t know if we can go on meeting like this. But, it’s the festive season, I suppose, and I’m a generous sort. Here’re some [...]
Match Report: Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Sunderland
It wasn’t pretty. On a cold December Sunday afternoon, Tottenham Hotspur saw off a resilient Sunderland to record a 1-0 victory and get back to winning ways in the Premier League. Winning ugly is the sign of champions. Not getting carried away here, I’m not suggesting Spurs are going to win the title, there’s a [...]
We’ve Got Sandro At The Back (And Harry On The Bench)
The Sunderland fan on the train has low expectations but he’s loyal and a long way from home on a cold Sunday afternoon. Spurs have more points, better players and better prospects but he has his devotion to his club, a precious commodity these days for any any fan as far as I’m concerned, so [...]
Match Preview: Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland
Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland, White Hart Lane, Sunday 18th December, 3pm Kick off So on Thursday night Spurs European adventure for this season came to an end, despite a 4-0 win at Shamrock. The perceived wisdom is that this is a blessing in disguise and can leave Harry Redknapp and his team to concentrate on [...]
AVB Denies That Chelsea Will Make January Transfers
Chelsea’s manager Andres Villas-Boas seems unlikely to make any new transfers in January even though he’s letting go Anelka and Alex, and he also black listed Lampard, Drogba and Kalou. When asked about a possible Modric transfer from Tottenham to …
Chelsea officially give up on Luka Modric, but not Gary Cahill
The Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich tried very hard to make Luka Modric his marquee signing in the summer and offered three bids of up to £40million for the talented Tottenham playmaker, but Daniel Levy refused point-blank to sell at any price. Now tha…
Match Preview: Stoke v Tottenham Hotspur
THFC1882 welcomes another guest writer on board. This time it’s Glen Bocking. Glen is an Essex boy but now lives in Stoke so is handily placed to attend this game. Glen’s first Spurs memories are the ’91 FA Cup semi and final! Great start to his Spurs watching! Glen’s favourite player of all time is [...]
From Masterclass to Masterchef
Afternoon. I think this in the business is what they call a round-up. But, seeing as I’m not exactly sure what this business is, or even if I’m in it, I’ll just go ahead and scatter-gun some nonsense at you and see if anything sticks. Tottenham pull Cheltenham out of the old F.A Cup hat, then. A [...]
Mesmerising Spurs Swamp Bolton
I may have a few crumbs of comfort for the Bolton fan who rang 606 last night to bemoan his side’s lack of application and effort. The same thing happens after every game these days, the fans of the opposing side making a similar complaint, and the common denominator is Spurs. Rather than your team [...]
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