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  1. The 25-man squad rule has become an important aspect in ‘transfer planning’, and Spurs seem to be pretty adept at it. To summarise the rule again, we are able to name a 25-man squad if eight of the players are “home grown”. We could name fewer than eight home grown players, but would need to […]
  2. If you didn’t get to see the match live, there are streaming links here. As with the Toronto FC match, I’ve written some brief notes. First half: – Mason seems to have taken to Pochettino’s tactics like a duck to water. He positioned himself intelligently again and seemed to enjoy playing alongside the defensive-minded Capoue. […]
    • WindyCOYS
    • 4 minute read
    • 27th July 2014 at 17:52
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  3. I don’t want to go into too much detail, because Luke Balls-Burgess has done that here, and I don’t think there’s a lot else that can be said about the second pre-season friendly of the summer, but having just caught up on the Toronto game, I’ve written some brief notes. I’ve no desire to judge players […]
    • WindyCOYS
    • 3 minute read
    • 24th July 2014 at 23:09
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  4. I’m proud to say that I was asked to write again for Tottenham’s only printed fanzine, The Fighting Cock, and that it is now available for pre-order. Free 1882 & The Fighting Cock stickers with the first few orders – Limited stock​ My article – Football Is Family – is a sentimental effort, something quite new […]
    • WindyCOYS
    • 1 minute read
    • 12th June 2014 at 15:00
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  5. The summer didn’t go quite to plan, Or certainly not to the boss’, We took the wonga – lost a key man, Daniel Levy protected his losses. Goodbye and thankyouverymuch, Elvis Presley, “Ahoy there!” to The Beatles, Alas David Villa – wanted by AVB – Couldn’t agree on the finer details. Another Spaniard arrived instead, […]
    • WindyCOYS
    • 2 minute read
    • 22nd April 2014 at 17:25
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