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UEFA Tremendous Cup and the beginning of the season; are we ready?
The final time I wrote an article was again in Could, simply after we had received the Europa League Cup and that article was entitled “We’ve received the Europa Trophy, so thanks and goodbye, Ange.” That was earlier than Ange was given his P45 and Thomas Frank was introduced in as his alternative.
Between at times, it has been a topsy-turvy world the place I’ve been right here, there, and in all places… coping with demise, issues and life usually… that’s the reason no articles have been forthcoming… hopefully I’m again on the right track to place my life again so as, together with the assistance of Janette!
Anyway, whereas all this has been taking place, Daniel Levy was reorganising the Board, and there was speak of thousands and thousands being thrown on the switch market… others and I assumed, Levy has come to his senses, successful the Europa League Cup made him reevaluate his priorities. Since then, he has given an interview during which he stated that his best achievement was the stadium. Unsuitable! His best achievement must be the footballing facet, not his money-making auditorium.
In 1882, a bunch of cricket lovers determined to create a soccer staff for the winter months… Since then, below successive homeowners and managers, we received many trophies… that’s, till Levy and ENIC hijacked our stadium… not for footballing functions, however to construct a cash empire that enriches the grasping, not soccer… Below Levy, we managed to win two lower-tier trophies… the primary was 2008 (League Cup) and the second was 17 years later… the Europa League Cup. Past that, has something modified? All managers who have gotten us to necessary finals have been rapidly dismissed… even when that they had received a trophy. What has been fixed is the head-in-the-sand angle by the board over investing within the staff.
Final season was our worst ever season within the Premier League, ending seventeenth.
Ange went, and Thomas the Frank Engine was put in place. Kudus was purchased in from West Ham, and some on-loan gamers have been made everlasting. Oh, and Maddison is out for a season. We’re sleepwalking into one other poor season, except the hierarchy pulls its finger out and invests closely within the staff; then nothing will change. Over time, we’ve tried completely different managers, skilled mid-table managers, younger children (Mason), and the inexperienced from nowhere. We’ve tried completely different kinds of soccer, even down below soccer (which did win us a trophy), but in addition a relegation-threatened season. So possibly we must always level the finger on the overlord who does the hiring and inform him to return to the celebrities… specifically, Uranus…
The Tremendous Cup is that this Wednesday (I obtained my ticket) towards PSG… a thrashing or a shock outcome? Chelsea had the shock over them and received… I believe we are going to come off towards the French staff with egg on our faces. I hope I’m flawed… however nothing in the mean time says in any other case. We obtained a great thrashing by Kane’s staff, and extra, I really feel, is on the way in which, sadly for us this season.
However like all followers, I’ve obtained to be optimistic and hope that we will create one thing particular and would possibly… simply… pull off an excellent win…
I hope that we are going to buy extra gamers for the related positions over the following few days and weeks. However I’m uncertain, Levy being Levy.
A brilliant soccer pc has put us ending the season in seventh place… We’d be so fortunate! Staving off relegation could be extra prefer it.
To this point, I’ve seen Spurs towards Studying and Luton, and I wasn’t impressed. Granted, they have been friendlies to check out completely different formations and gamers, but it surely hasn’t left me with any confidence. The Arsenal recreation was a victory with a superb Sarr aim… but it surely was only a pleasant!
Anyway, I’m off shortly to Italy to see what our new man can do towards any individual like PSG. Pull of a miracle or usual, usual below Uncle Levy.
This coming Saturday, I’m off to Levy’s cash funding machine, they name the Tottenham Stadium… with a proud Cock overlooking his happiness; in any case he’s the best paid director/ proprietor within the Premier league… little doubt he shall use a few of his cash to erect a statue to himself… like they did in Rome, again within the Roman Empire days. Hail Ceaser! Hail Levy! For what? An important stadium.
Speaking about trophies, omens and nostalgia… fifty-six years in the past – on the day we meet PSG in a ultimate – we met Burnley: We dismantled our opponents at White Hart Lane (the stadium the place we received so many trophies and made historical past). Objectives from Collins, Pearce, Greaves, and Chivers have been the boys who made the distinction on the day. Will we be so ruthless towards PSG… will historical past repeat itself? Properly, we don’t have the standard we had then. Really, we don’t have something we had then, apart from a money-making stadium. Little question Levy shall be taking a look at it that approach… Once I write this, I consider that ABBA tune, sung by Daniel…
Cash, cash, cash
Should be humorous
In my world
Cash, cash, cash
At all times sunny
In my world.
Sure, your best achievement… sadly, not the achievement we followers hoped for!
Your ideas….
All the very best, Glenn
My title is Glenn Renshaw.
I’m at present a Premium Season Ticket holder (West Stand) within the new stadium. Earlier than that – at White Hart Lane – a season ticket holder in varied elements of the bottom (primarily within the North stand).
Earlier than changing into a season ticket holder, I stood on the shelf and varied different elements of the bottom for the reason that Nineteen Fifties. In 1987 I turned one of many first to carry a Spurs Membership card. I used to be additionally a life lengthy member of the Spurs supporters membership (now defunct).
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I used to be born in 1955, Edgware, London (it was within the late 50s – as a child – that my dad took me to Spurs to provoke me). I at present dwell in Berkshire.
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