Tottenham Hotspur 2011-2012 Official Thread

[Corax]

That's rather more like it.

Still pissed off that other than Walker and Sandro we appear to have assembled a team of eunachs.

 

[deadringer]

Was worried the 1st 15 of the second half, could have been another one of those nights.... Good to get a fair few goals as well, confidence for the last two games. 1 point from 3rd, 2 to go.

 

[London_Calling]

So ... Newcastle vs. Citeh on Sunday and we're at Villa the same day. Goons play NAArwich at home.

Chelsea are out of contention for 4th but the soddinng great elephant is the CL Final - 4th doesn't count if they win the bloody thing, does it?

 

[The39thStep]

So ... Newcastle vs. Citeh on Sunday and we're at Villa the same day. Goons play NAArwich at home.

Chelsea are out of contention for 4th but the soddinng great elephant is the CL Final - 4th doesn't count if they win the bloody thing, does it?

Nope, although I am hoping that you finish third , Arsenal fourth and we win the CL

 

[London_Calling]

TEAM NEWS
The team is unchanged for the third-successive match, with Scott Parker back from injury to take his place on the bench.
STARTING LINE-UP
Friedel; Walker, Gallas, Kaboul, Rose; Lennon, Modric, Sandro, Bale; Van der Vaart; Adebayor.
SUBS
Cudicini, Nelsen, Livermore, Parker, Defoe, Giovani, Saha.

There is absoutely no reason to not win today... <holds breath>

 

[London_Calling]

a deflected goal against, and down to ten men: not ideal ...

 

[Badgers]

As things stand it is down to the last game of the season for 3rd - 6th then?

Kinda hope Man Utd pile in about 5 goals today to make it a really decent last weekends footy.

 

[ska invita]

Here we go.... the big one.

BTW saw this :"Harry Redknapp denies Tottenham have agreed a £32m deal with Barcelona for Wales winger Gareth Bale."
...I bet Bale is gone by the start of next season, no matter what else happens

 

[Corax]

There is absoutely no reason to not win today... <holds breath>

That team line-up...

Rose is suspended ain't he?

ETA: Yes, he is. Don't know where you got it from, but they're clearly sourcing their info from madeupistan.

ETAA: Doh, that post was from last week! Dumbass

 

[Corax]

Not a bad start.

Come on West Brom!

 

[London_Calling]

FTR: Half time on the last day of the season - can we all go home now?

1 Man City 38 64 89
2 Man Utd 38 56 89
3 Tottenham 38 24 69

 

[Daniel]

FTR: Half time on the last day of the season - can we all go home now?

1 Man City 38 64 89
2 Man Utd 38 56 89
3 Tottenham 38 24 69

Na, but you can go home now.

Mind that gap on the way home though.

 

[Corax]

Ballsacks.

Come on Bayern!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[London_Calling]

There's only one Bayern Munich!

 

[porno thieving gypsy]

 

[Lord Camomile]

What the hell are your strikers up to?

(17 goals apiece isn't too shabby, mind)

 

[Big Gunz]

What the hell is Defoe up to indeed!

Why step down a few divisions?

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/article4312774.ece

 

[chieftain]

In the bigger scheme of things 4th's not to bad, I thought we might even have fucked 4th up at one point!

Whats disappointing is that we played so well for much of the season and then fucked ourselves... again!

Typical Tottenham, I don't know why I bother!

 

[London_Calling]

Back in Nov/Dec we looked at the way the fixtures fell and it seemed clear 4th would be about right. The only surprises were how close to 3rd we got and that the gap to 5th wasn't bigger.

That whole England thing was such a bizarre business it seems impossible to quantify...

 

[deadringer]

Such a weird atmosphere around the ground yesterday, finishing fourth and you'd have thought someone had died. I guess it wouldn't have been Spurs if we didn't cock up 3rd. A point behind Arsenal, I'd have took that at the start of the season i guess. Shows how far we have come seeing as they are over the moon with that!

 

[chieftain]

Such a weird atmosphere around the ground yesterday, finishing fourth and you'd have thought someone had died. I guess it wouldn't have been Spurs if we didn't cock up 3rd. A point behind Arsenal, I'd have took that at the start of the season i guess.

I know what you mean, its a bit like being the ungrateful kid who got a Grifter instead of a BMX for Christmas!

Shows how far we have come seeing as they are over the moon with that!

They don't seem to have noticed how "blue rizla thin" the paper they're using to cover the cracks is yet!

 

[Corax]

We are legitimate footballing rivals to them now, not just historical and geographical ones. They had a shit season, we had a good one, and they still beat us - but the gap is undeniably closing. What we (and they) do in the Summer will dictate how next year goes.

Vertonghen and Kaboul at the back would be phenomenomenomanal, and Remy is a hot striker just coming into his prime (as opposed to 'quite good' ones that have already peaked). Those two would be a good start.

If Vertonghen signs, and Caulker and Naughton return, then I'm happy with how we look at the back.

Friedel's getting on a bit, but I think everyone's forgotten about H-Lo. For a keeper, he's just hitting his prime. Despite popular perception, he was not the disaster that Alan Fucking Hansen liked to make out. He was Brasil's 3rd choice, a legend at PSV, and one of the most athletic No 1's I've ever seen. He was also playing behind a constantly changing and unreliable back 4. I'd like to see him rehabilitated, not replaced.

An addition to midfield would be welcome, ideally one who can play on the right wing to cover Lennon. But the main thing we need to do with our midfield is slap the crap out of Harry until he agrees to rotate them. The waste of Niko Kranjcar's talent, for one, is a fecking tragedy.

And a striker - Remy would do nicely. In addition, if Ade and Saha go, then we need to add another big beast up front.

That's potentially 4 signings and no key sales in order to push on next season. I reckon Danny boy will sanction two.

 

[Corax]

Word is that Vertonghen's now a done deal. I'll be very pleased if that's true.

 

[chieftain]

Brilliant: http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/oddbal...n-in-support-of-bayern-munich-against-chelsea

Come on you Bayern Hotspur Munich!

 

[London_Calling]

If Chelsea do win I imagine Levy will be straight on the phone to the clubs lawyers questioning the validity of the rule...

 

[tarannau]

I hope I bump into some of those Spuds wearing lederhosen on the way home.

 

[Corax]

fucksticks

 

[Wilf]

If Chelsea do win I imagine Levy will be straight on the phone to the clubs lawyers questioning the validity of the rule...

Wasn't there some shennanigans the year Liverpool won it - weren't in a qualifying place and, at the time, winning it didn't give the right to go in the year after?

Edit, I was half right - Wiki says:

Liverpool F.C. qualified for the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League by a special dispensation from UEFA. Although they were eligible to compete as champions of the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League, the FA had instead awarded the fourth and final English place in the competition to Liverpool's local rivals Everton F.C., since Everton finished fourth in the 2004–05 FA Premier League and Liverpool had finished fifth. The public reaction to this controversial decision prompted UEFA to make a one-off exception for Liverpool and amend the qualification criteria for the Champions League to prevent a recurrence.

So, if that had all played out the same way this time (without rule change) Spurs would have been in as well. I'm not a Spurs fan or owt, but it's a bit shit for you lot.

 

[twentythreedom]

LOL @ you cunts. Saw a few 6 pointed star flags in the Chelsea crowd tonight... oh the irony

 

[tarannau]

Heh heh. It really couldn't happen to a more deserving set of supporters. LC, this is karma.