***Spurs vs Saudi Sportswashing Machine***, League Cup, 29th October 2025 at St James Park

[Baleforce]

It made the game much more exciting though, as you know everything that was happening would matter. It wouldn't be wound back 10 minutes to find a minor technicality to disallow everything that had been going on.

I don’t want excitement, I want correct.

 

[billyiddo]

That's largely the issue with the cry for PL proven. We can't get the very best because they are already stationed and performing for the other Top 6 sides, so really people are asking for the best of the rest which is what we have been in recent years anyway, sure we've done it badly but that's what we've done. If specifically target PL players you are almost by definition picking from the 2nd or 3rd tier. Which I think is the complaint in the first place.

There's a lot of money in the PL and so a lot of well financed player recruitment departments across the league, nothing wrong with targeting players in the league for that reason imv

As with the rest of our transfers buying domestically has also been hit and miss

 

[Gutter Boy]

I don’t want excitement, I want correct.

There's no such thing. All referring decisions (bar ball crossing the goalline) are subjective.

 

[balesleftboot]

No, I don't have any complaint with the team selection -- just surprised by the reaction that very few people seem bothered to go out of the cup.

I would place more importance on this match than Copenhagen for sure. I've no problem with the eventual goal being success in the CL but you'd be crazy to believe it's any more than a remote possibility this season.

Exactly. Football - for the fans at least - is surely about winning things. Saudi Sportswashing Machine won a trophy AND got Champions League football last season. Guess which one they celebrated more. I don't see any open top bus parades for finishing in the top 5.

I can sort of understand it from the boards perspective prioritising financial gain but from fans it baffles me.

We achieved Champions League football many times under Levys reign yet most still weren't happy because we weren't anything.

 

[Bedfordspurs]

Agree completely.

As an aside, I remember when we were linked to Gordon when he was being sold by Everton. Myself and a pretty small number of others wanted him but a large majority on here were saying he was rubbish.

He was wanted by Paratici
Imagine him on the left now