Mido played for them??? Bloody hell I don't remember that for some reason
Mido played for them??? Bloody hell I don't remember that for some reason
Mido played for them??? Bloody hell I don't remember that for some reason
We must have a decent youth striker that isn't Harry Kane? If so, field him alongside Defoe v West Ham, can't be any worse than Dempsey, can it?
id put Bale alongside him
The only game of the season where I will subscribe to the theory that the end justifies the means.
In fact if we cheat and get away with it, all the better.
We're long overdue a result at theirs.
1-4 with plenty of time to go to enjoy it please (and rub their noses in it).
Really looking forward to it and seeing how we cope there. Hopefully we dont lay down and die like the last few trips to the Lane, and i am confident this team will go there with a much improved attitude. I can see us coming away with a point, Spurs have been a bit dodgy at home this season. If we can keep it tight for a long period of time frustration will kick , and their fans will get on their backs. An early goal for Spurs and i think they will control the game.
Adebayour suspended is a big plus, just need to watch out for the very much in form Jermain Defoe..
The Chimp looking thing with the pinned back ears is the only one that worries me.
I absolutely despise him too.
Spector has kept him quiet before. I expect O'Neil will be asked to help out JOB/Demel.
Fixture I look out for more than most against this mob.
This is the side where the scoreline is everything to me, I hate this mob with an irritional hatred.
Hope Yossi and Jarvis are fit, at least on the bench if needed (hopefully not).
Biggest challenge for our FB's to date personally, Lennon and Bale - Linda / Demel or Job are going to require help so can see Sam setting us up to keep it very tight for 60 minutes.
Whenever we play there and I do think this is one of the best grounds in the country for atmosphere and to play football in, my mind always reverts back to one of the very best matches of all time. A simply great, great match, in November 1967, which ended in us winning 4-3. Truly memorable in every way. I think this one too, has the makings of another brilliant match. The time has come, indeed
This is a real test of our FB positions, with Bale and Lennon both likely starters. Walker behind Lennon would suggest they'll be looking to use the whole of the pitch/width all match.
Vertonghen is still acclimatising to this league and, as much as he has a lot of experience, Gallas is a fair bit shorter than Carroll I'd have thought.
Along with their wide play, Spurs have decent options in the attacking midfielder department (the Icelander and Dempsey), but will have to channel their game eventually through Defoe.
Worst still is that they're coming off a bit of an embarrassing defeat at The Emirates.
If we're going to win, Carroll needs to be sharp to the ball and in holding it, Nolan needs to be clued in with Carroll's play and Diame, in bringing the ball forwards needs outlets.
We need a high-tempo game from all outfield players.
Reckon we will score, but perhaps only once.
1-1 will suit me.
Carroll surely has to score sometime doesn't he, here's for hoping. Tevez got his first goal against Spurs, so who knows.
no game i would love to win more!
This is the one. It's funny how this one game has a completely different feeling than every other. I agree about the excitement and fear in equal measures. For me it feels like life or death. Anyway I am not buying into this 'best time to play them' or 'we are favorites' bol*ocks. The form book usually goes out of the window for this game and it usually comes down to who wants it most. Lets just hope Sam can get across to the players exactly how important this fixture is for us fans and puts a rocket up their ar*e. If he can do that then we have a blo*dy good chance of getting something here.
Here's hoping we dingdong them over with a handball goal by a player standing in an offside position who should have been sent off for an earlier overlooked indiscretion so that their muppet fans can go back to banging on endlessly about how they don't care about us, we're not rivals, they're the greatest club in the history of the world and we'll soon be back where we belong.
I'd love nothing more than there to have been 5 minutes gone and Guy Demel smashes Bale like he's never been smashed before
Come on West Ham!!! I ****ing hate this mob with an absolute passion. I would love to see us bully them off the park with a crunching tackle from Nolan leaving that taff chimp in Row Z with a bruised ego.
Ahhh the yearly 'cup final' is upon us, we will hear about how we are obsessed and that they dont care about us but they will want to win just as much.
I shall be attending, currently not feeling 100% match fit so might not booze as much this year and just absorb the game a little more.
I hope we all dont forget, if we do lose, what a good team they have got but i think we have a chance to grab a draw which i am sure we would all take now.
Hopefully no condiments are thrown between us this year as it was a slag trying to get all the burger sauce off my jacket that was lobbed over the police escort!
Speaking to a mate of mine, and he feels if we get a good start he fancies us to do the business. Their home crowd are very against AVB, which is reminiscent of a proportion of us last season when we were playing poorly. A good start is key.. three points and a period of hibernation for the Spurs fans.
.Id give my left nut to beat this lot. My most hated club. Their fans are without a doubt the biggest dingdong heads known to football.
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