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  1. Wembley Woes or an Arch of Ambition? As Field Marshal Pochettino sent his troops off to the front line on Sunday (apologies, I couldn’t resist continuing my military analogy that I began on this week’s Fighting Cock podcast!) my optimism concealed a fear that we would be up against a wounded José Mourinho who would […]
    • WindyCOYS
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    • 3rd March 2015 at 13:52
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  2. I thought this was worth documenting as it’s something that comes up regularly. We have several first-team players with contracts expiring this summer: Brad Friedel Jordan Archer Benoît Assou-Ekotto Bongani Khumalo We then have youngsters with unknown contract lengths who I suspect might be released if their deals are expiring: Cristian Ceballos Tomislav Gomelt Rúben […]
  3. We were seven minutes plus stoppage time from progression in the FA Cup on Saturday before Leicester City started a comeback that culminated in a complete turn-around. Spurs dominated possession in the first half without creating too many openings, whilst Leicester were happy to soak up pressure and counter – doing so effectively and creating […]
  4. On Wednesday night Spurs scored four goals without response for the second time in the space of a fortnight. On New Year’s Day, we went from 0-1 down to 4-1 up against Chelsea (finishing 5-3); this time we recovered from a more perilous 0-2 to win 4-2. Burnley rested three key players – Danny Ings, […]
  5. At just past the halfway point in the league season, it feels like a good time to pause for breath and consider the progress that we have made to date under Mauricio Pochettino, our latest Head Coach. Expectations were relatively low at the start of the season. Whilst there are always fans and pundits who […]