Arry Redschnapps
Thursday, 29 January 09, 05:32 AM · Comments (281)
This just in and would you believe, from OleOle's Arseblogger. He's a funny guy. It's the Arry Redscnapps Management Flow Chart. folks. What I want to know is what you make of him. Here's some classic Arry, then, to get you in the mood.
"He took a knock on the ankle - but we played some Bob Marley reggae music and he was fine. That lad is so laid-back it's not true [on Kenwyne Jones]"
"We went to watch a show - Billy Joel. Half of the foreign lads weren't quite sure who Billy Joel was, but I enjoyed it anyway. For the Charlton game I'll really punish them - I'll take them to see Mamma Mia"
"It is about deciding what is a blatant dive and what is not.”
"Samassi Abou don't speak the English too good."
"I stood there all day with a plastic angel in my pocket. I believe in fate - I'm as silly as a bunch of lights"
He's cocky and arrogant but show him a goal and he's away, like a wind-up toy [on Jermain Defoe]
"After shooting practice yesterday, I had to drive up the M27 and collect four balls."
"I don't like these silly phone-in programmes. People come on who don't know what the hell they are talking about and say things like 'sack the manager because the team played crap today."
"I tape over most of the player videos with Corrie or Neighbours. Most of them are crap. They can f***ing make anyone look good. I signed Marco Boogers off a video. He was a good player but a nutter. They didn't show that on the video."
“At no time did I use abusive language.”
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"Even when they had Moore, Hurst and Peters, West Ham's average finish was about 17th. It just shows how crap the other 8 of us were"
"Hartson's got more previous than Jack the Ripper"
"By the look of him he [Ian Dowie] must have headed a lot of balls"
“Everyone f***ing jumps all over you. They don't care Michael Carrick's just 19. When he gave the ball away the other week there was 20000 people c*nting him off. He give a bad ball and they are all f***ing "weeerrrr".”
"Where are we in relation to Europe? Not far from Dover"
and my favourite
"Dani is so good-looking I don't know whether to play him or f*ck him"
So, the scum goons have taken a break from slagging off their own boss and players and turn their attention to us.
Obviously, not happening on the field for them at the mo. Shame. 
The cunts!
Dani is so good-looking I don't know whether to play him or f*ck him"
Classic
“I’d love to win trophies and try to compete for a Champions League position... Basically, the dream is to make Tottenham a terrific team once again."
Triffic. Twitch.Twich.
There's some gems there that's for sure. Added to the well known "no wonder he's in the fucking reserves" you tube video you've gotta laugh at the fella! It's nice to actually look forward to an interview or press conference again after the pain of the Poyet/Ramos efforts. No matter what you might think of Harry he's a character... and there's not enough of them left in the game for me.
Reply to Trembly:
Watch how many times he says "you know" along with the twitch too!!
He has interesting 'pragmatics' (social communication skills) issues in conversations and interviews - lack of eye contact with the questioner, fidgeting, filler words ('you know'), facial expressions that belie the content of the language...
Arry is a great character but would be even better if we could win some fucking away games!
"Fulham are set to bid £2.5m for Leeds' £8m-rated Fabian Delph but Tottenham's Tom Huddlestone could emerge as a more realistic option."
They're welcome!!!
He's a diamond:
Redknapp enjoyed many memorable moments during his lengthy spell in charge of West Ham – none more so than the time he plucked a supporter out of the crowd and played him in a pre-season friendly against Oxford.
Redknapp added: "One bloke sat next to the dugout and kept shouting at Lee Chapman. 'We haven't got Chapman again have we, Harry? He's rubbish, get rid of him'. I'd used all my subs so I said: 'Oi, big mouth, can you play as good as you talk?' He said 'I'm better than that ------ Chapman'.
"So I told him he was playing. We got him some boots because he didn't have any. He had West Ham tattoos all over him: legs, arms, ears. I stuck him on as centre-forward.
"He ran up the touchline and the local reporter asked who the sub was for the Tannoy. I said: 'Who's the sub? Haven't you been watching the World Cup? It's Titishyev, the Bulgarian striker'.
"Then he got on, ran about and scored a goal. He came off and said: 'I told you I was better than Chapman'. He loved it and it made his day."
Triffic!!!
Does anyone know if we have to win the Carling Cup to achieve UEFA qualification or will the fact that Man Utd will surely qualify for Champs League mean we can sneak qualification by getting to the Final?
I've always liked this one:
"Van Persie must've thought, 'Why take the piss out of poor little Southampton? I'll get myself sent off and make a game of it.'"
Or something to that effect.
Reply to zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz:
Do tell us more.... In cards, these contribute to 'tells'?
Reply to zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz:
no they're fucking not.
Dawson was apaprently for the scrap heap not long ago.
That chart was posted on DearMrLevy on Monday, but he had no idea who to drew it. Never would have guessed it was an Arse supporter!
Reply to Grazza:
We have to win the cup. Rules changed for this season, I believe.
Reply to Grazza:
It's the same as last year we'll have to win it. If utd win and get in Europe then the CCup spot goes to the premier league.
Reply to Longwell:
always been winner only.
Reply to jolsgonemental:
I swear I remember it happening before. Or was it only for the FA Cup?
Reply to jolsgonemental:
why is everyone defending hudd, he is not good enough to make our starting 11 so why not sell him?
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
We'd have an awfully thin squad if we got rid of players on that basis.
I think 'arrys playing a pretty canny game; let's face it he's doing to other clubs what Ferguson and Rafa did to us. That they did it and the authorities were made aware of it, but dropped into the "Nelson-not-seeing-ships-but-taking-the-piss-out-of-Pontious-Pilate pose, really makes it hard for them to come out against 'arry's casual but qualified asides to the press. He's also done it with Man City and I think the Santa Cruz bid is, (whilst it would be good to get him I think) part of some horse trading yet to come.
"arry's doing OK so far. We are not top flight material but he's pulling in some interest from a very limited available player pool whilst also trying to keep a negotiation stance open against the back drop of our widely acknowledged need and Citeh pure stupidity. (Fancy stumping up 100 million quid? That makes me worth a few hundred grand to come and sweep up!)
That 'arry has exploited a situation for the benefit of the club is great and what we need and have needed for some time time. It's no mistake that the most successful managers of a generation are all people who have that same attribute.
If only we can get the players to sieze advantages on the pitch too to the same effect.
Reply to Longwell:
centre midfielders we have zokora, jenas, palacious, huddlestone, modric, taarbt, ohara possibly appiah.
i dont think we will miss hudd and as you see we already have at least 7 centre midfielders.
i love Gus;
LINK
Reply to zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz:
You know footballers rarely have the educational skills that most are endowed with, even today. So communicating with millions, about a passionate subject like football must be a bit of a trial. 'Arry probably left school at 15, or perhaps earlier if he was training with a club. Even SKY commentator, Jamie R, spatters his sentences with double-negatives and split infinitives.
I don't care, as long as the message is kosher!
We are going to be short of strikers in the UEFA CUP if Pav & Defoe are cup tied and Bent is sold !! any sugestions ?
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
I'm happy to help Thudd pack his locker - might take him a few weeks to do it otherwise - in between eating hot dogs and his general slowness...don't want to miss that transfer deadline.
I don't want to get all pc on y'all, but aren't Harry's facial ticks a direct result of the hideous car crash he was involved in when his mate died?
Sorry to bring the mood down if not.
Reply to Poshspur:
Yep - he also lost his sense of smell due to that crash.
Reply to perrymann:
there needs to be a big clearout as players on big wages are not good enough...
bent is 1, hudd (he will not get any better, than he is) is another.
bently attitude and work rate has improved this last few weeks so deserves more time.
Reply to Raf_THFC:
So when he lays into the lads and tells them they're playing like shit, has anyone had the minerals to ask,
"Well, how would you know?"
Reply to Raf_THFC:
on a positive, that's why he can manage Bentley,Zakora and Bale now without the smell of shit being too overwhelming!
Sorry couldn't resist and yes they're now all trying much harder!
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
Yet you would've had him shipped out just a few weeks ago, no?
And Dawson before him.
And Gomes before him.
Reply to Raf_THFC:
thats why he genuinely thinks his shit dont stink.
Reply to jolsgonemental:
And we have a winner.
Reply to Longwell:
my exact words when gomes was getting criticised in october time was give him to jan before making a decision.
i have never said to sell dawson, i have maintained he is a squad player.
a few weeks ago i would have shipped bently out because his attitude was stinking, still not won over by him though, but ill give him more time due to change in attitude.
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
Fair enough, but it seems arbitrary and harsh to give some players and not others the chance to turn things around.
Seems like we just always need at least one whipping boy when things aren't going well. Gomes, Dawson, Bent, Zokora, Huddlestone, Bentley. They've all had their time stocks this season. Who's next?
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
Reply to Longwell:
Trying to find out info on Appiah...
it seems he played the full 90 minutes in a 4-4 draw. Set up the third goal and played well.
still no news officially though and the way Harry set the tone yesterday i had the impression he's already decided not to bother... "he's been here a month... the boy needs an answer" etc
I hope we don't regret this one- what harm could a short term contract do?
Reply to Snap:
That's cracking. Maybe he'll sign 'Titishyev', it does say that he "...ran about and scored a goal."
When weighed against Bent, there seems to be only one winner: eager, runs and scores. Marks out of ten comparing the pair?
Reply to Longwell:
hudd is different than bently/gomes he has had a hell of a long time to impress here, everyone keeps saying the sames things about him, bottom line if were to get a decent fee for him, get rid.
Zokora, dont rate at all, if you cant pass the ball you cant play football, simple. i dont give a f*ck how much he works, put me in the team and ill f*cking work.
bent has had chances too, he is not good enough either, again if we get a sizeable fee get rid.
Reply to jackjones:
Carlo was blue
Arry smells sh*t
And me thinks its u.
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
So, what you're saying is...you're better than Zokora?
He's obviously doing something 36,000 pairs of eyes can't work out, because managers seem to think he is mustard.
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
what and play campbell upfront on his own in the Wafer?
I think you should be the next man to take spurs forward
perryman's a twat,he can see that
Reply to Nunchucks:
I f*cking love this club and would work my f*cking ass off for success, i would give 120%, similar to what zokora does......he gives us f*ck all apart from work rate.
can any1 name me any decent midfielder that cant pass or for that matter shoot?
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
Have to agree - time to recoup some £'s, flog Bent & Thudd, I'd probably suggest we keep Zokora as no one will give us our money back for him
, but I'd sign Appiah - he might not be fit enough, but substitutions are allowed and he can change a game.
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
You've gone all sweary all of a sudden. New Years resolution?
Well, he's supposed to be a defensive mid, so the fact he can't shoot isn't really that important. But I can name you quite a few that can't tackle.
Reply to vincenzo_spur:
we dont need bent, simple as. there is differnet options, you can play campbell upfront with mod in behind. we wont play 4-4-2 away to shaktar anyway. plus if we sold bent we would bring in a replacement, who perhaps may not be cup tied.
the uefa cup is not a priority at the moment anyway, staying up is.
Reply to Nunchucks:
Im getting sick of ppl trying to defend players who are not good enough.
zokora - i like the guy, for his workrate, however im not letting my heart rule my head, he is not good enough.
zokora - cant pass, simple. what is the sense in tackling, giving the ball away, winning it back, giving it away....none.
if any of these so called top clubs/managers want him........take him.
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
I'm sorry I'm making you sick.
And I'm really not usually a Zokora defender.
It's just I felt I had to do something to let you down gently when it appeared you were offering your actually offering your footballing services in light of the Titishyev story.
Ay carumba.
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
And if Campbell picks up a knock? Luka Modric, lone striker?
Where are all these sterling strikers beating down the door to sign with us? Who's out there on the market who's better than Bent? Fred? Jimmy Fucking Briand?
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
i can agree with that... but in a couple of weeks we could be out of the mess we find ourselves in with a chance of winning something very prestigious.
sell bent in the summer i say, if he still hasnt proven his worth- that way we wont have to pay over the odds for another player who may well struggle to live with the record signing tag. January is insane.
Bent over campbell every day of the week by the way
Campbell = Bent - finishing ability
oh Arry... He's such an inspiration. Isn't he?
I have just had confirmation that Pav & Defoe along with Vedran Corluka are ineligible for the remainder of the UEFA CUP competition.
Quite frankly don't give 2 hoots about the UEFA cup - it's all about the league and the CC for us this season. We're not going to win the UEFA with Bent as the main man (can't pass, can't head, can't dribble, but he can run about aimlessly and latch onto long balls played over the top, but can't be a targetman)
That Arry cant smell
Hes been knee deep in sh*t
Since his time at The Dell.
Reply to Longwell:
im not saying campbell is better than bent, im saying bent would not be missed apart from the uefa cup. i do believe we could do ok without him.
santa cruz - better than bent
alternatives
saviola (loan)
Balotelli (loan)
could sell bent, bring a loan in as cover, will do exactly the same job / if not better.
i can't believe some of you still won't get over the zokora-bashing, despite even noting that all of our managers (you can find individual quotes for each of 'Arry, Wendy and BMJ singing his praises) believe(d) he is a top player. Without zokora covering the ground with the effort and intelligence he does, we would have nobody breaking up play, nobody driving forward, nobody tracking the men that slow old king and woody have let past them, we'd concede a hell of a lot more goals from counter attacks, AND we'd have no excellent cover for right back. I just cannot understand why it's so hard for so many to see what Zokora does! He's not a crowd pleaser but why is it that the rest of the premiership's fans can spot a good player faster than spurs fans?
baffled.
Reply to essexyid:
he cant f*cking pass!!
Reply to Raf_THFC:
agree.
though villa in the next round be good!
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
Thankfully you're not the manager.
Reply to essexyid:
also if he was that good, why has no1 made a bid for him?
Reply to essexyid:
Wayne is better than him, so I've been led to believe. And he's easier to make chants for.
Reply to ToniMontana:
if you cant pass the ball you cant play football, simple as.
some1 please give me a worldclass or even an above average midfielder that cant pass?
Reply to Nunchucks:
my passing ability would be better.
i can pass the ball 5 yards, which is beyond zokora.
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
campbell can fack off back up north...
crazy loan moves....rather keep bent
i like the uefa cup....it's very enjoyable...we should try and win every game we play....
Reply to Raf_THFC:
Every year we keep going on about getting into Europe and when we do, no one gives a toss!!
We'v probably got more chance in the UEFA cup than we have of beeting Manure
The players we have play better with more time on the ball as per our results in pre season against foreign teams ( remember then when we thought we were going to finnish TOP FOUR) ?
Reply to essexyid:
Reply to KOJAC:
i believe by selling bent we would have the same chance of winning the uefa cup than keeping him.
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
Yes, let's sell our joint top scorer and needlessly handicap ourselves in the UEFA Cup just because he's on a poor run of form lately. Savvy.
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
Claude Makelele.
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
harry might swap bent from what i've been reading....but we don't need to sell a striker until we got one in....we need four so called frontmen at all times...IMO
zokora is a good squad man no need to sell him
i thought you didn't care about the uefa cup
Reply to Nunchucks:
claude makelele can pass the ball, he plays simple short balls. zokora cant pass 5 yards.
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
This hyperbole is silly. Zokora is prone to one or two poor or mis-hit passes per game, otherwise his passing is generally adequate.
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
Good business. Unless, United decided to recall the only eligible striker after Bent was sold.
Me so cantankerous.
Reply to Longwell:
yes lets keep a player on over 40k a week just to play in the uefa cup.
Reply to Racing2profit:
I very much doubt we have the beating of the following with bent as our only striker (I'm not that keen on helping rednose out with training Campbell either):
Dynamo Kyiv
Valencia
Zenit
St Etienne
Aston Villa
CSKA Moskva
Deportivo
Bremen
Milan
Sampdoria
PSG
Wolfsburg
Galatasaray
Standard
Udinese
Man. City
Marseille
Fiorentina
Ajax
If we could play Pavly or Defoe - maybe. but not with Bent. Who pretty much seems to have given up on making it with us now anyhow.
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
Each of the conversational plates you're spinning verge on the ridiculous.
You should probably call it a day.
Reply to Longwell:
1 or 2??????
he constantly puts players under pressure with poor balls.
even a 2 yard pass my heart is beating at a very high rate.
Reply to KOJAC:
the main priority is staying up
the next is carling cup
3rd is uefa cup
Reply to Nunchucks:
if zokora was that good why has no1 bid for him?
im waiting on at least 5 above average midfielders who cant pass
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
what do you want to dthen, give him a free transfer?
Noone has bid for him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
i never understand that sort of thinking....how exactly do you plan for that...
when everyteam we have put out this season has ended up with us on the bottom of the league near enough.....
Reply to vincenzo_spur:
Balance-5
Strength-3
Speed---8
Control 5
End Product-2
1 on 1's---4
Tackle(on+off pitch)-0
Why not play Obika, why give minutes to a Manure Reserve (at best)???
Reply to vincenzo_spur:
if some1 bids for him sell him.
newcastle
stoke
blackburn (if they loose santa)
all looking a striker....
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
Why the current and previous managers think he is so important to the team?
You know better than them?
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
How gutted am I? to be a spurs fan for 50yrs to see that as the priotity
Reply to Racing2profit:
may be gutted, but its the truth whats the point in winning uefa cup/carling cup and going down.
we are stll only 3 points of bottom.
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
Why are you waiting on 5? I just gave you the best defensive midfielder in the world!
And, I don't think it's sensible to link validation of player ability to the number of bids they've allegedly attracted. This season excepted, I never read about Arteta, for example, being the subject of speculative bids. Does this mean he's rubbish? No. Does this mean there have been no queries made for him? No.
Reply to ToniMontana:
nope not saying that i do, football is about opinions, my personal opinion is that if you cant pass the ball then you shouldnt be playing, he has good qualities, such as work rate, he is adaptable position wise...however the ability not to pass the ball, outweighs his good points.
Reply to Nunchucks:
I made that point about bids, beacuse some1 posted previously, that other fans love him and another post said that other teams want him.
Im waiting on 5 as if every1 rates zokora so much, they should be able to name good players who cant pass (like zokora) and still managed to play at high level.
makelele can pass the ball.
Reply to perrymann:
thats a good idea... i hope he is registered
Reply to vincenzo_spur:
he is registered.
There's a reason Makelele only ever played short passes.
But anyway, I'm not saying your wrong. But your reasoning is all fucked.
A+ for Effort.
D- for Attainment.
Reply to jackjones:
Is DAVESPURS Caps lock like a child lock, that he can't get off?
Reply to Longwell:
it would definitely be a lot thinner
Reply to HarryHotspur:
Reply to Nunchucks:
not really, im trying to say he gives it all but his end product very poor.
Reply to simianSpur:
Oh, zing!
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
And then what...throw a strop?
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
Thought you can play anyone who's a homegrown talent on top of registered players.
Also, shouldn't we be able to register those players (like Rocha, Taraabt) at this point in the tournament.
Reply to jackjones:
Reply to juergensdive:
I'm not sure whether you understand the concept of pragmatic inference- If you mean he exploits language and non-verbal techniques to mean something he hasn't literally said, then he's a master...his education has nothing to do with it- pragmatics is concerned with discourse implicature.
Reply to juergensdive:
Quote of the day...
"You know footballers rarely have the educational skills that most are endowed with, even today."
Neither have you by the sounds of it. You haven't got the skills you were endowed with?..classic.
"Also, shouldn't we be able to register those players (like Rocha, Taraabt) at this point in the tournament."
Yes, up to three new players may be added. Has to be done by Saturday, though.
Cudicini should be one of the three, although we might be able to sneak him in on the goalkeepers' exemption, given Gomes' injury and the departure of Cesar. Alnwick was not registered.
J2S is another option in the uefa upfront i would have thought, plus Chimbonda, Willesden Palais, cudicini to be added.
Can we remove any players from the list if we wanted to add Taarabt?
Reply to Racing2profit:
you'll remember the 1976/77 season then. It was priority then too and we failed, but bounced back. He had some great games in the old 2nd div the following year. I'll never forget this game, my first at the Lane: LINK
Reply to Bruxie:
On another note...
Enough of the UEFA hating... people are on the one hand asking if we get in next season through the CC, and at the same time saying that it means nothing.
Look at what it meant to Rangers and Zenit fans last season... its also one of the most proud achievements in our history. Winning the UEFA would blow the CC win last year out of the water!
Lets try and be a bit more positive collectively ok? We're turning into a bunch of Daily Mail readers... reactionary and negative.
It stops here.
Reply to vincenzo_spur:
Welcome to Wayne's world!
Reply to vincenzo_spur:
Why wouldn't they just wait and announce the Appiah decision until the very end of the transfer window?
As a free agent, I think the window is irrelevant...
Reply to BruceCastle:
Seems sensible to me...if he has no other offers.
Could be penny pinching brinksmanship over wages and signing on fee - which as a Bosman could run to...a lot!
From what I read he is seriously unfit even after a month training with 'Spurs. Been out a long, long time.
Reply to vincenzo_spur:
I never said it means nothing, i said at the present time it is not one of priorities. premiership survival is.
i put the carling cup ahead of it as the fact we are 1 game away from qualifying for it next year, in which the format changes so there wont be as many fixtures etc. plus hopefully we wont be in the situation we are in now.
Reply to Raf_THFC:
Player use the Bosman to collect the transfer fee themselves - remember a certain centre back of ours?
He ain't going to come for free!
Reply to Bruxie:
As I intimated, clubs are allowed to bring in players outside the window for two reasons....
* If a player does not play for any club at the time, so is a free agent.
* If a club suffers an injury crisis - generally involving goalkeepers - they can bring in a new player on loan from another club.
Reply to Bruxie:
know this may sound silly, could we not sign him on a 2 year contract, then loan him out for rest of this season so he gets his fitness back?
Reply to Bruxie:
But you are right, sir, the window is not relevant.
Reply to Raf_THFC:
Yes, but why allow other clubs who may be shopping elsewhere during the window to come and compete and drive up his wages. Play it out and make them keeping shopping until the window has closed.
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
Yep, sounds silly.
Oh I agree - we need to get on with it, as I said a while back, even if he is unfit, he can be used as a sub while he regains fitness. He'll still be a massive plus for us (assuming his knee is not a problem any more)
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
If they don't want him on a free, why would a loan seem like a sexier deal?
Reply to Bruxie:
if we sign him now, he wont be match fit too play for us anyway...so unless he play regular football he wont get his match fitness back.
Reply to Nunchucks:
clubs dont want to risk the signing on fee + pay his wages, we can do that + loan him 2 a club for remainder of the season.
Reply to BruceCastle:
I was at that game too. A great season, but one that I never want to experience again. 0-0 draw last game of the season at The Dell to get promotion.
Two great full backs in those days, Jimmy Holmes on the left and the brilliant Terry Nalyor on the right, He was a right hard bastard.
The holding role that Steve Perryman played, his leadership and his whole-of-park awareness, is exactly what we need now.
Reply to vincenzo_spur:
Yes, but we're only allowed three non-GK additions. There's plenty of space on the 25-man "A List" because Cesar and Barcham have left the club, and Hutton is out long term.
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
If they take him on a loan, they pay his wages. Why would we pay for another team to utilise our own player, when we could control and monitor his fitness in the reserves?
You honestly fascinate me.
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
He can get match fit in the reserves and on the bench.
In order to loan him out we have to pay for him - signing on fee (1M) - then we have to pay wages and ask the loaning club to contribute. Now why would we contemplate that?
Reply to Nunchucks:
reserve football is not the same as playing at a decent level, any pro will tell you that.
i want hime play constantly for the next 6 months (he wont be doing that with us)
then be redy for next season.
Reply to BruceCastle:
Thanks Bruce Castle for that link it brought back great memmories. I even remember as a young lad going to the 1960 Cup Final and seeing history being made. Old I may be but doddery i'm not !!
Reply to Nunchucks:
Wayne's world.
Reply to Bruxie:
Reply to perrymann:
For us...or the loaning club?
With us - fine. Bit of an incentive!
Reply to Bruxie:
Reply to perrymann:
There has to be a signing on fee. He'll sit it out getting fitter until offered a trial elsewhere.
We've already done him a favour getting him "nearly fit".
Agree that if he's good he'll be signed. Getting H to watch the reserves might be the problem.
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
wayne - you seem to miss the point that he does actually know how to pass the ball and once in a while does it well, as demonstrated to the build up to one of our recent goals. For the trillionth time, will you please stop exaggerating.
Reply to Nunchucks:
Better not leave him alone in a room with Thudd and a hotdog then...
Reply to Trembly:
that came out all wrong...mustard/toms penchant for sauce...
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
Does it really matter that he's on that much at the moment? If we need cover and he can do the job to keep us up then its more than worth it. Not his fault he was offered that contract after scoring a hatful for Charlton.
SSN Just said we have asked liverpool if keane is avilable
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Reply to Trembly:
im not exagerating, next match watch him, just focus on when he gets the ball, he will either give the ball away, he will pass the ball to a team mate, however the weight of the pass puts the player under pressure or the accuracry of the pass puts the player under pressure....only a handfull of passes will actually be an accurate pass.
Reply to chingfordyid99:
Yep, Pav needs his boots cleaning............
Reply to perrymann:
Players don't do nominal. He knows that whoever signs him will be able to sell him at a profit (if he plays well). Could be good business.
Insurance...sorry that's a red herring. If we cannot afford insurance we are more skint than Iceland and Spam.
(YAWN)
Bit boring on here today.
Must go an' put "finger up bum" (said with strong yorkshire accent for added effect).
Seriously hope some footballer strangles a rent-boy or some such tomfoolery overnight, just for light relief and something to laugh at.
It'd give us all something to smile about.
Reply to weejp:
Thanks for the contribution...made my day.
Dunno why I posted that.
Abject boredom just got the better of me I suppose.
where is Jamiespurs??? I want to know his thoughts on Arry calling Les 'fantastic' today. Is he hiding because Daws has upped his game?
Reply to Bruxie:
You're welcome, princess.
#Said whilst striking famous Fonzy pose#
Reply to steve1987:
This is obviously some ploy to destabilise Liverpool, get some revenge, and add salt into their fading title challenge. I hope.
Reply to HarryHotspur:
Yep, exactly, just like a 'tell'.. except you have to ignore the twitches as they tell you nothing! It's the breaking of eye contact and where he looks... he looks down and left a lot - this is a sign of accessing an internal dialogue 'tape loops' - like 'done it again!', 'told you so', 'should've known better!' and is usually seen when under stress or high excitement.
Down and right is accessing feelings/emotions, he does that a fair bit too.
Reply to Trembly:
HH has been barred at his work place. Good to see Daw's has upped his game though. Central defenders seem to improve with age. Let's hope this is the case here. Compare to some of the real dodgy centre halves we've had in the past. John Lacey anyone?
Reply to jolsgonemental:
Agree to disagree.
Dawson always had potential, I just don't see it in Hudd, which is a shame cos I actually like him.
Crikey, keep finding we're disagreeing here DV! I don't really rate Bent nor Hudd...
Yep, I was at the Dell - Southampton hit the post. Just imagine what had happened if that had gone in. No Ardiles and Villa.............
Reply to juergensdive:
I love the way the Redknapps talk - Jamie has a number of 'arryisms too - look out for them!
"arryism" isn't that a brain problem?
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Reply to weejp:
I know when I'm beaten!
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Reply to bumble:
My blurb does sound mixed up, I'll give you that (was on a quick lunch break!) I have a foreign language and speech therapy degree... so I do alright...
Thanks for the clarification.
Reply to zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz:
Fella`s like Harry are 10 a penny in London,I left London 12 years ago and the biggest thing you miss is the banter
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Reply to BruceCastle:
Cool - I don't think I managed to get a prog for that game. Seems a long time ago and makes me feel old. I was 15.
My first match was at h*ghbury 74/75 season. Went with an Ar5ena1 fan. 2-0 to us - John Duncan. Stood in the North bank - a bit rough in those days, I was 12!
Any news if this Santa Cruz bid is genuine or not? IF it is, how are we getting on? If it isn't are we just trying to raise the price, and then drop out (similar to the Palacios / Bellamy thing)?
Reply to steve1987:
yes 15p would have been better spent on a couple of curly wurlies or 10 Regal, depending on how hard you were.
Reply to BruceCastle:
I think I did both. In those days you could say the "fags are for me dad."
Reply to steve1987:
Ah, those were the days....dog ends, litter and white dog shit lining every street.
Reply to BruceCastle:
Yes Indeed, sounds like you are the same vintage as me. Are you a Tottenham lad? I'm from Essex but used to get the coach up for the home games.
Reply to Nick_The_Greek:
Yeah, must admit that when I'm down for a game, love listening the accent, the dialect and the banter.
Mind you, live near Liverpool now and they're not bad for banter.
Reply to zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz:
What Spanglish?
Reply to steve1987:
I remember that crap in the streets and that was in Yorkshire!
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Reply to zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz:
Could someone translate all this for us 'umble cockneys what never got a proper edyacation and are no better than what we oughta be ?
Reply to steve1987:
My grandparents lives 10 min from the lane. From 1975-1983 I lived in Billericay
Reply to onedavemackay:
Nah, education isn't as valuable as being naturally smart... Many an 'umble cockernee is naturally smart...
Reply to BruceCastle:
Not too far from me- Stanford-le hope. Been living in Norfolk for seven years now, I couldn't go back to Essex. Where are you now?
I am in Washington, DC now but go back often about once a month. I'll be at the Lane for whrn we beat Ar5ena1
Reply to BruceCastle:
Top man..............This blog has fired my enthusiasm again. I keep threatening to take my 7 year old to a game. We would have gone to the pre season game at Norwich but it coincided with our holiday.
I know this a football blog and not friends Reunited but it would be interesting to know where the bloggers come from.
Reply to thfcwaynethfc:
why would you want less fixtures....?.....i want more
Reply to KOJAC:
I'm with you on that Koj. Juggling the Prem with Carlin, FackAll, Champs League, WorldClub, and SuperCup...dreamland if that ever happens in my lifetime.
Reply to steve1987:
Im from Northampton thanks Cilla.
Reply to steve1987:
Hmm...I used to get the "Harris coaches" coach up from Basildon in the late seventies / early eighties.
Missed the Bristol City game, can't remember why, went to most home games then.
First match about 1974 Man Utd 1-1 under the Paxton / East floodlight with my dad and brother. Heading back to Dawlish Road, we got caught up in some greif outside, ended up over a wall and in someones back garden!
Great start for a little nipper like myself!
Third game was the Chelsea relegation 'scrap' in more ways than one! 'Bye Bye Chelsea' and all that! I saw a picture of the fighting on the pitch that day years later, Tartan everywhere, I thought it was a picture of a Scotland game!
I'm welling up thinking about it!
Reply to Trembly:
thats right....i don't like getting angry...but people who say they want less games and priority make me angry.....two games a week with england thrown in.....i'm a football fan...FFS
...but just don't care... 
i know i'm sad.....
my mum has two old dachshunds.....
i can send you some white dogshit next summer if you want....plenty in her garden after while....
more the better...
i hate when we dont play for a week... in fact friendly weeks kill me. i love england but spurs comes first
Reply to vincenzo_spur:
tottenham and england get the same love from me....
Please tell me these reports of us trying to bring keane back are untrue! He left us in the sh@te to further his own career and fill his bank account. How can we seriously be expected to get behind him if he comes back? 'sorry it didnt work out keane, ur a yiddo really, yes u are' i dont think so. And Defoe, please learn to stay onside and not fall over as much!
Reply to Raf_THFC:
mildly curious, as Ive paid little attention to what he's done at Pool since it became obvious Rafa doesn't rate him, but would Bob be eligible to play for us in UEFA?
in competitive games i agree... but england friendlies dont do it for me- even if i watch every one of them...
saying that- spurs title or england world cup?
I know the whole nation gets involved and you only have to think back to euro 96 and how amazing the atmosphere was to know that would be an amazing summer... but winning the league. i think id have to go with that for pure emotion
Reply to zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz:
Gawd luv us
Reply to SeattleSpursGuy:
no... he played in the champions league
Reply to vincenzo_spur:
why does it have to be one or the other....don't beat yourself....have both
Reply to SeattleSpursGuy:
i'm not sure but don't see why you can't as they are different competitions...
on keane i think we actually did good business in getting £19m for him.....
let's be honest he was a good player for us...but i'm not sure really need him anymore....let's buy someone new with the cash....someone 6'2 or over...
unles he goes on SSN and publically apologises to all yids and says he made a mistake and that everything is his fault....
Reply to vincenzo_spur:
Thanks, didn't want him back anyway, but that added in makes this an exercise in "why bother"
Reply to vincenzo_spur:
Winning the league of course! However a Spurs version of how the spammers did it might come close (but can you imagine JJ, Daws, Azza, Ledders, Woody, Bentley, Bent, O'Hara all in a world cup winning team?
Reply to KOJAC:
re keane, there were better players available for the money last summer and there still is now. £19/20m for someone his age was good business.
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Reply to munso:
Yes, that was it for me Harris coaches from Stanford..........
where would modric and keane fit in to the same team? don't get me wrong i love keane, always have always will what ever team he plays for, but i'm loveing the blossoming combination of modric, pav and jd.
Reply to steve1987:
Lost me for a moment - it was Bristol Rovers........
Reply to marcoerob:
when i click on someones profile.....i do not want to see...good player though he is....a fabregas spanish mug looking back at me...coys
Reply to steve1987:
surprise surprise steve1987....i am that coach driver that used to drive you and your essex chums to game....a big gasp from the oleole crowd....
oh and please take your seven yr old to a tottenham game soon....if you can afford it of course.....food and energy come first....
Reply to onedavemackay:
A cute hoor as we say across the pond
Reply to steve1987:
A pair of Bristols...will tend distract attention.
Reply to KOJAC:
Kojak's from Wickford? It looked a lot more like New York on my telly, Telly.
there are quite a few avatars from canada,usa and aussieland aren't there.....the inernet a real marvel innit....
i've seen on someones blog somwhere that they had a world map with those airplane routes showing where posts had flown in from....sort of....no names of course....boring but quite good to see though...i'm a nerd like that....
Reply to BruceCastle:
Never liked Wickford full of .............bald headed c*nts!
and aging nudists
I reckon the gooners need to have a closer look at there manager before they want to start taking digs at Harry. Championship winning team have a laugh!