Tottenham Hotspur 2011-2012 Official Thread

[The Octagon]

It is when you're at the pointy end.

Handing over a tenner, only to see Man Utd held at home by Swansea and then having to sit out the next 8 weeks is pretty annoying (especially as you still get copied on the emails requesting picks!)

If everyone goes out it rolls over, so we had a guy win £1200 last season

 

[London_Calling]

The fabric of the universe appears to have torn, here's a peek through to the other side:

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LATEST: Tottenham legend Kevin-Prince Boateng cushions the ball down, flicks it up and fires it in for AC Milan at the San Siro, making it 2-2 against Barcelona.

 

[chieftain]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15843897.stm



Hats off for that incredibly self-sacrificing gesture by Wiltshire.

A fool from Hitchin and his money are easily parted blah, blah etc, etc

 

[Corax]

It must be a whole day's wages for him. Maybe. Not counting endorsements or sponsorship.

 

[chieftain]

It must be a whole day's wages for him. Maybe. Not counting endorsements or sponsorship.

He's from near where I live and my business partner knows him. I'm told most of his mates are Spurs fans so this is where this originated!

 

[chieftain]

More midlanders with the Baggies away on Saturday then

Need to / want to / should win it (hopefully)

COYS

 

[London_Calling]

Indeed, that rarest of beasts a 3.00pm Saturday kick orf. And not only the one, but next week as well (Bolton, by eck).

While on fixtures, the riot-postponed Everton home game has finally been given a date (11th Jan). And the Thursday Cup returns this week, confusingingly it's apparently on Wed.

 

[Maurice Picarda]

That'll be a game in hand off second place, then.

 

[TruXta]

 

[Maurice Picarda]

Pretty much everything until 22nd Jan and Citeh away looks like a win, including Chelsea at home.

 

[TruXta]

We'll see.

 

[goldenecitrone]

If we can beat City and Spurs win their game in hand they will only be three points behind City. That would make things interesting.

 

[London_Calling]

Nicely done, a goal down and without Modric or VdV.

Parker: 10 Prem games: 28 points
Adebayor: 10 Prem games: 28 points
Ledley: 9 Prem games: 25 points

Lets hope they keeping piling up the points because we're going to need them come the end of January.

 

[ska invita]

 

[London_Calling]

Handy result at the dole office this afternoon. I see Newcastle are hosting Chelsea next week - wouldn't mind a draw there, as well.

So what do we do now, put out a decent side in the Thursday cup on Wednesday, or carry on with teh yoof and reserves?

 

[The Octagon]

Right, based on the weird Last Man Standing competition I'm in at my local pub, if Spurs beat West Brom at the weekend and Man City fail to beat Liverpool I pocket £400.

Don't fuck it up

Cheers lads (and Liverpool too)

 

[London_Calling]

Nice. That would have got you a half season ticket (Jan onwards) when you could still get season tickets at WHL.

 

[chieftain]

So what do we do now, put out a decent side in the Thursday cup on Wednesday, or carry on with teh yoof and reserves?

Lets go for it, professional footballers should be able to lay twice a fucking week!

Tottenham v PAOK (Channel 5: 7:30pm) Wednesday 30th November.

COYS

 

[chieftain]

double post

 

[deadringer]

Na. if it ain't broke don't fix it. Let the young 'uns have their fun, they are having the time of their lives out there.

 

[Corax]

Na. if it ain't broke don't fix it. Let the young 'uns have their fun, they are having the time of their lives out there.

It's good for the club too. Develop a young stars and that's risks we don't have to take on imports, plus they'll likely feel a smidgeon more love for the club (if such a thing still exists at all amongst pro footballers), and therefore commitment to the cause.

 

[London_Calling]

It looks like the group might be decided on goal diff, if we care enough.

 

[Corax]

The HurriKane for a hat-trick to see us through then.

yeah I know he's not been very good yet, but he will, you'll see!

 

[London_Calling]

Adebayor's nine shots on target against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday was the most by any player in a single game for five seasons. The game turned into something of a personal battle between Adebayor and the West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster – Adebayor's nine attempts were from 11 shots on target overall from Spurs.

As mentioned previously, I don't remember a stiker getting this level of service since Clive Allen got 49.

Chalkboards again:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2011/nov/28/premier-league-chalkboard-analysis

 

[iROBOT]

Good player Adi, he'll only cost you 25 million and £170,000 per week.

Bargain.

 

[London_Calling]

I guess he'll have the same choice to make at the end of this season as Joe Cole, VdV and many others; either take a pay cut, come to WHL and enjoy going into work every day, or roll the dice somewhere else. Cole took the money at Liverpool, Vdv came to Tottenham. One who has hardly made a decent decision his whole career is Scott Parker - wrong to go to Chelsea, wrong to take Newcastle's big money offer instead of Tottenham, wrong to go to Wet Sham.... still he got to the right club eventually.

I'd imagine (a) if 'arry is still about and (b) Tottenham get into the CL, Adebayor will pause for thought. He has to keep performing though, which is another matter.

 

[twistedAM]

Good player Adi, he'll only cost you 25 million and £170,000 per week.

Bargain.

It'll be half that price but we'll see what he does about the wages. Ad if he does, we'll see if he tails off once he;s got his feet under the table. Kinda glad he won't be playing against us at Eastlands though.

 

[Corax]

Will be interesting to see him paired up with Sandro in Jan.

ETA: Not Sandro! WTF's his name? balls.

ETA2: Leandro!

 

[twistedAM]

Will be interesting to see him paired up with Sandro in Jan.

ETA: Not Sandro! WTF's his name? balls.

ETA2: Leandro!

Whose Leandro? I'd like to think he'd be paired up with Santa Cruz but no one else besides Mark Hughes is that stupid.

 

[Corax]

Leandro Damiao, Inter (the Brazilian one).