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  1. Nuno Holy Spirit
    Nuno Espírito Santo is our new Head Coach (note, not Manager). Spurs have managed to make me feel relieved and somewhat excited about an appointment which, until a few days ago, would have felt pretty bland, uninspiring and out of kilter with the expectations which Daniel Levy so publicly set (“free-flowing, attacking and entertaining” football / promoting young players).
  2. The Fonseca Files (Part 2)
    When a new coach is appointed I find that the really fun part is to speculate as to which players already at the club would fit the coach's system, which youth players might get a look-in, and which areas he would need to prioritise in terms of adding new players. It's nice to look forward, to translate the squad over a coach's assumed system and to consider how that might go.
  3. The Fonseca Files (Part 1)
    "Paulo Fonseca", I thought to myself, "what do I know about him?". Not a great deal. So I thought I'd better do some digging before I formed an opinion. I've done this via a number of methods, and I'll take you through my process step-by-step and then, at the end, we can have a think together about how we feel about his apparently-imminent appointment.
  4. The Tottenham Hokey Cokey
    Let's be clear, it is perfectly reasonable and perfectly sensible for two parties to end a negotiation because a compromise cannot be reached. If one side or both sides have particular needs, requirements, values on which they will not bend, then walking away is clearly the right decision. But, allowing that to play out in public, particularly on the day of the deadline for season ticket renewals, is pretty shameful. As is allowing negotiations get as far as they appear to have got; what a waste of time and effort.
  5. Released and retained players
    The Premier League Released and Retained lists have been published this evening. There are no great surprises for Spurs, but some news.

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