EPL Season 2016/2017

[Jim05]

Bloody hell that was nerve wracking. Swansea up 1 nil with 3 minutes of normal time left and we somehow win it 3-1!

Won't get there this season, but Tottenham have the right bottle to win a Premiership

They won't win anytime soon. Just a solid top 4 side that won't quite make it

[JK]

Bloody hell that was nerve wracking. Swansea up 1 nil with 3 minutes of normal time left and we somehow win it 3-1!

Won't get there this season, but Tottenham have the right bottle to win a Premiership

They won't win anytime soon. Just a solid top 4 side that won't quite make it

It's a good start, if they manage personnel in and out and keep Poch, they'll keep being a chance.

[Wedgie]

Loving this early game. Spurs 3 Watford 0 at half time.

[Wedgie]

4 nil in the end, should have been a lot more and good to see Harry Kane back.
Only 4 points off top for a few hours.

[Wedgie]

Stan Collymore's article:

" I want Spurs to win the league. Even above Liverpool this season in the absence of Villa!

You traitor Collymore! You want Spurs who you never played for to win the league instead of Liverpool?

That’s correct and I’ll tell you why.

They have the spine of my beloved Three Lions. They are young, fresh and vibrant in every way from Alli’s innocent, child-like smile and way of playing, to Dier and Kane’s boring yet reassuring professionalism. Poch is now speaking much better and more confident English.

What a wonderful picture of celebration after Son’s winner at Swansea where the veins were pumping and protruding from every Spurs player’s veins. It reminded me, a 46 year-old ex-pro, what football should be about. And most of all, in these days of mega money, mega bullshit and mega hype, they are a team who just enjoy playing with each other. I see that more than any other club and I have to say I haven’t felt this excited about watching an English team since locking horns against Beckham, Giggs and co.

Will they reach the heights of the United boys? Probably not, that was something of its time. Spurs will have to ride out rumours about Poch being in a restaurant with the Real Madrid tea lad, or Dele Alli buying a Man United mug from the Trafford centre, you know the stuff.

They are going to get lots of interest in their players over the next two years at Spurs.
If Daniel Levy, a notoriously thin-skinned man when it comes to media and the perception of him, can do one thing to dispel negativity about the intentions of the owners (they are doing step one with the stadium taking shape underneath them), it will be not only to tie these fine young players down to contracts, but to also provide the manager with the tools to continue the job. And that means a marriage of this super-tight team with one or two big hitters.

Daniel gave the red light before remember, after Bale left. But it was too excited. Too many players from too many different systems. Too soon. And it became a mess that had a silver lining, as Spurs were basically forced to play Kane, look at youth investment and hey presto!

With respect to City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Man United, I don’t feel the same. I see off the peg players all thrown together with moaning managers and open cheque books to bludgeon their way to getting it right.

Only Liverpool, because of wasting money over the last decade, have had to trust youth in the same way to varying degrees of success.

I’ve written before about a big name going to Spurs, a big name such as a Cantona-like figure that was a catalyst to United’s success. Zlatan is doing his level best to repeat that in a turbulent period for United and off the top of my head I can’t think of anyone available who would fit the bill.

An Aguero if surplus at City in the summer? A Phillip Lahm to come in and be a guy that the dressing room responds to and learns to win from?

Whoever it is I hope Spurs go on to great success.

Having spoken to my former teammate and Spurs U-21 coach Ugo Ehiogu, he is glowing in the praise he gives the whole setup…
…and the opportunities the club now gives to their younger players.

There’s something romantic about young British players, growing together, partying together (not too hard fellas!) and winning together. It happened with the class of ‘92 and with the direction of a cracking manager with fire in his belly such as Poch, Spurs can put their flag back where it belongs.

And that’s with the biggest boys!

[Jim05]

Stan always was a few pennies short.

[JK]

Yeah I'm not sure too many people over there pay a heap of attention to Stan

[Wedgie]

Crystal Palace 3
Arsenal 0

[Spargo]

Crystal Palace 3
Arsenal 0

Arsenal had 72% possession.

[Jim05]

Palace fans singing " Please Wenger stay" [emoji3]

[JK]

Down to 5 now in the CL race, or is that premature?

[Fricky]

Crystal Palace 3
Arsenal 0

Arsenal had 72% possession.

If it were any other club Wenger would've been sacked already.

[Wedgie]

Crystal Palace 3
Arsenal 0

Arsenal had 72% possession.

If it were any other club Wenger would've been sacked already.

Theres rumours hes signed a two year extension and theyre waiting for the right time to announce it!

#Wenger In

[Fricky]

Crystal Palace 3
Arsenal 0

Arsenal had 72% possession.

If it were any other club Wenger would've been sacked already.

Theres rumours hes signed a two year extension and theyre waiting for the right time to announce it!

#Wenger In

That rumour has been around a while but I don't think there's a good time to announce it now. The owners were always happy they would get the extra money from the CL but thats gone now. Maybe they'll change their mind about keeping him. It'll be a big riot in Arsenal if they announce he's staying.

[Wedgie]

Another enjoyable early match so far, I'm enjoying it at the home of Melbourne OzSpurs chapter , the Imperial Hotel on Bourke Street in Melbourne.
Spurs 2 Bournemouth 0
Goals to Dembele and Son.

[Wedgie]

4 nil in the end. What a great team Spurs are to watch at the moment. The Imperial in Melbourne went off.

[Jim05]

You can thank us later Spurs!
We did the heavy lifting for you and gave the Chavs a lesson. Comfortable 2-0 win with Chavski failing to have a shot on target

[Spargo]

You can thank us later Spurs!
We did the heavy lifting for you and gave the Chavs a lesson. Comfortable 2-0 win with Chavski failing to have a shot on target

Chelsea's run home looks a lot easier than Spurs' though.

[Wedgie]

Ill thank you now Jim, at least we have a sniff. Doesnt seem that long ago we were 12 points behind them. 4 points is a lot closer!
Chelsea have West Brom and Everton away so at least theres hope, going to be an interesting semi of the cup next week too!

[Wedgie]

ibrahimovic injuring his knee this morning in Uniteds win in the Europa Quarter Finals.