We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
Another weekend, another Spurs loss. A month ago I was convinced that Spurs would dig themselves out of the ditch, with or without the "services" of Juande Ramos. Now, I'm not so sure. Eight games in and Spurs still haven't won a match in the Premiership. This begs the question - do we really want to see Spurs to be relegated?
posted by The Blue Devil @ 8:02 PM
We are all former students at Lakenheath High School and other public schools in East Anglia. We were in school in the 70s and 80s and drank deeply from the well of British culture of those decades - the pints, the telly, and of course the footie!
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Absolutely.
They wont be down long so its not a long goodbye or anything.....
A year or 2 of humble pie though would be hilarious. Their next 4 games - home to BOlton who will kick them to death after a long trip to Udinese.
Arsenal away.
Liverpool home.
City away.
Not a great deal of points there I feel - 6 maybe...?
I'm not sure that there are even 6 points there; that would be a tremendous return given that they've got 2 points from the first 8 matches including matches against Newcastle, Stoke and Hull.
On the hilarity front, apparently Stoke fans were delighting in singing "You're getting sacked in the morning" to the tune of "Get Me to the Church on Time" from My Fair Lady. Luv it!
If they're in the bottom 3, sure.
Obviously I'd have Bolton go down with them, but Spurs should pay exactly that kind of penalty for the way that club's been run for years.
Carmodi looks like he's the latest fall-guy, and Ramos is probably safe because there's not an identified replacement.
But they were shocking to Jol when they replaced him, and they've made really poor buying decisions in Bent and Modric. They had their hand forced in the sale of Berba, but they've sold off Keane and Defoe, without real progress in improving the back 4. Sure Bale is quite the free-kick taker, but Spurs can't afford the option of carrying a guy for that purpose like Real did Roberto Carlos. And what hypnotist/magician convinced Spurs that Dawson begins to be even the level of an average lower-league professional? They've also mortgaged the future on the likelyhood that Ledley King will ever be physically stalwart enough to build a defense around.
White Hart Lane is an asylum. If they can't get the points to stay up, sod 'em.
I guess my fear is that Spurs are in the same position that Leeds were in five years ago when they began their epic tumble. I've been scratching my head about how they could afford to buy players like Keane, Berbatov, Bent and Defoe for years. Now the fire sale has started and it's showing in their morale and form. Of course you Gooners would love it but I do worry about historic clubs heading toward oblivion.
I don't see how you can compare the Cleptocracy that reigned during Leeds Icarus-like days under O'Leary and Ridsdale, with the stunningly inept years and years of Spurs buying big and accomplishing little.
I have little sentimentality for them given the scads of money that they continue to display, and the decisions that they make.
Contrast what Spurs fail to do with their resources with say a West Ham and the challenges that they face. In the end, I'm going to save my thoughts and hopes of survival for them, and Fulham who despite everything, still employ Americans.
Sod Spurs, frankly.
I've just watched Spurs crash to a 2-0 loss in Udine this afternoon thanks to another goalkeeping howler by Gomes and a breakaway in the second half.
Obviously I've got a good deal more sympathy for Spurs than the two Gooners on this forum. Ironically you lot may not have your traditional North London rivals to kick around much longer. A derby-less season is on the horizon - you'll be left with the meaningless media-concocted rivalries between the "Big Four." Is that really what you want?
And I do see our plight as similar to Spurs as I don't think that Ridsdale or the Majestik scandal and ensuing trial or El Tel were the crux of the problem - they were the symptoms that exacerabating it. At heart, what happened to us is the same thing that is happening at White Hart Lane and at St. James's. Leeds took the sage wisdom of Alan Hansen that "you win nought with kids" and rolled the dice by augmenting the O'Leary babes with pricey imports. When we didn't qualify again for the CL in 2001, our epic tumble started.
Spurs have sold £65 million worth of strikers in the past season, which reminds me of the fire sale that started at Leeds in 2002 with the sale of Rio to United. They're now left with Darren Bent up front alone who is, at best, a Championship level striker - he may soon be but you won't see me celebrating their drop.
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