An Awfully Chummy Competition
Monday, 13 July 09, 09:03 AM · Comments (274)
Without further ado, here's what some of you sad humourless b*tards truly aspire to. So Please, may I ask that Sid Trotter & many others swerve this comp. It's for their own good. People like Sid are the reason I blog.
Now, come on. Give me your funnies.......
Like this blog? Help spread the word: 
-
- So This Is Christmas And What Have You Done?
- Player Ratings And A Caption Thingy
- Relegation Fodder Dispatched
- We're Gonna Smash 'Em
- Three Lock Boxing Day
- And The Winner is....
- Hotspur's Wish List
- There's Only One Dave MacKay
- Another Gift BeneathThe Tree
- Blackburned Out
- Three Signings Done... Glory Be. Views: 31215
- Bentley Is A Yid! Views: 30045
- Liverpool Sign Bent Views: 26901
- Bentley Wants Shooting Views: 25701
- It's ...Klaas Jan Huntelaar Views: 25226
- Arshavin Agent In Shock Views: 24756
- He's Signed! Views: 23301
- The Truth Behind The FAILED Corluka Transfer Views: 22980
- Appiah Is A Yid Views: 22615
- Arshavin Medical CANCELLED Views: 22480
-
- December 2009 (27)
- November 2009 (31)
- October 2009 (31)
- September 2009 (32)
- August 2009 (32)
- July 2009 (39)
- June 2009 (27)
- May 2009 (29)
- April 2009 (26)
- March 2009 (29)
- February 2009 (28)
- January 2009 (44)
- December 2008 (27)
- November 2008 (23)
- October 2008 (38)
- September 2008 (50)
- August 2008 (31)
- July 2008 (32)
- June 2008 (29)
- June 2008 (18)
- April 2008 (16)
- April 2008 (21)
- February 2008 (32)
- February 2008 (28)
- December 2007 (21)
- December 2007 (24)
- November 2007 (50)
- October 2007 (38)
- August 2007 (36)
- August 2007 (27)
- June 2007 (24)
- May 2007 (32)
- April 2007 (24)
- March 2007 (38)
- February 2007 (31)
- January 2007 (46)
- January 2007 (28)
- December 2006 (29)
- October 2006 (11)
- September 2006 (9)
- August 2006 (5)
- July 2006 (1)
- June 2006 (4)
- May 2006 (10)
- April 2006 (4)
- March 2006 (2)
-
- WFRF?
- Studs Up
- Jimmy Greaves
- Top Blog Vlogging
- Cool Blog
- Cyber Warrior
- COYS
- A Great Spurs Book
- A Fab Cheatski Blog
- Hotspur1882
- A Joint Spurs/Arsenal Site
- In Your Face
- Hit The Red Button
- THBN
- A Quality Spurs Blog!
- Mr FreeStyler
- JSGspurs
- Chivers Down My Backbone
- JimmyG2
- thailand's number one
- lord of the wing
- chiversmetimbers
- 101greatgoals
- VISIT HARRY'S WORLD OF KOSHER GOODS VARIOUS
- our mate, Wrighty 7
- footballfancast
- spurs
-
"Just remember one thing my son - no-one is bigger than the club. The club will be here long after you go. Us supporters ain't mugs (well, not too many!). To end - if you don't want us and our club ain't big enough for you, then f*ck right off." Dannyboy
"We're very lucky in the band in that we have two visionaries, David and Nigel, they're like poets, like Shelley and Byron. They're two distinct types of visionaries, it's like fire and ice, basically. I feel my role in the band is to be somewhere in the middle of that, kind of like lukewarm water." Derek Smalls
"Can you hear me! Tommy Trinder, Johnny Haynes, Dodi Fayed, Wolfy Smith.......your boys took a hell of a beating!" Sydney Wale
"Each season, there is a team that goes into freefall and gets sucked into the relegation scrap. losing becomes a habit, like winning and if we ain't careful, that team could be us." Dannyboy
"Clearly my words have gone to the highest level. Expect him gone in May" Jolsgonemental
"As a Spurs supporter of no half-measure, I will continue to support Jol, Hughton, the squad and the entire club, to the best of my ability and at all times" Yid 15
"I hear Glenn Hoddle has found God. That must have been one hell of a pass." Jasper Carrott
"White Hart Lane was always a place where I felt I belonged." David Ginola
"I would run through brick walls for Spurs." Graham Roberts
"Even now, when I go over to my mother'S house and dig out the old tracksuit tops I wore, it makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck. I like to think i am part of a special family. I am no longer connected with the club on a daily basis, but i'm delighted with every win and sad about every defeat." Steve Perryman
"Any player coming to Spurs, whether he's a big signing or just a ground staff boy, must be dedicated to the game and to the club. He must never be satisfied with his last performance, and he must hate losing." Bill Nicholson
"Bill did so much for his beloved Spurs that we must never let his legacy fade. He must be our inspiration as we strive to ensure that a new era dawns here at White Hart Lane." Daniel Levy
" 'Oh dear, it's f*cked', is what I've always taken it to mean. I do have O-level Latin. Now they've stuck up a literal translation, in large letters: 'To dare is to do.' The words just stand there, on their own, not making much sense." Hunter Davies
"When Gazza came to the Spurs training ground for the first time got the ball, went round 8 players as if they were not there and then smashed the ball into the net. Just to see him play like that made the hair stand up on the back of your neck. Everybody stood there and applauded him." Terry Venables
"We will not be pushed around by a bunch of north London yobbos." Rupert Lowe, Southampton chairman, shortly before his manager Glenn Hoddle left for Spurs.
""I earned the right to be in the team and fought every game to be in it." Graham Roberts
"The worst thing Spurs ever did was get rid of Keith Burkinshaw. They never replaced him." Graham Roberts
"When you've finished playing football, young man, which is going to be very soon, I feel, you'll make a very good security guard." David Pleat to a 17yr old Neil Ruddock
"If someone wants to give you a bum steer on who we're after, then so be it. If you want to know, ask me, because I have a list of players we want and Robbie Keane isn't on it." Glenn Hoddle, then Spurs manager, shortly before paying 17 mill for ... Robbie Keane.
"The biggest regret of my whole football career was leaving White Hart Lane in 1970.....my interest in football weakened after that. I was heartbroken" Jimmy Greaves.
"I know more about smalz herring than I do about football." Sir Alan Sugar
"The trouble with Christian Gross is that no-one had heard of him. The communication wasn't brilliant and as captain I decided to explain to him how things worked and what the players liked and were used to. I do not believe he listened to a word I said." Gary Mabbutt
"Always had a bit of time, make a little bit of space, look up, bang. And you know he could put it on a postage stamp from 40 yards. Mmmmmmmmm...." Ron Manager aka Paul Whitehouse, Spurs fan on Glenn Hoddle
"I'm a miserable sod." Sir Alan Sugar
"The great fallacy is that the game is first and last about winning. It's nothing of the kind. The game is about glory. It's about doing things in style, with a flourish, about going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom." Danny Blanchflower
"Man in the raincoat's blue & white army." Spurs fans unable to use George Graham's name, 1999.
"We like a tackle at Tottenham. we're not pansies, you know. " David Pleat
"I was sitting just a few feet away from David Pleat at the World Cup. He's a nice fellow, but the man is mad: certifiably, eye-spiningly mad." Danny Kelly
"The only thing wrong with White Hart Lane is that the seats face the pitch" Les Dawson
-
"Just remember one thing my son - no-one is bigger than the club. The club will be here long after you go. Us supporters ain't mugs (well, not too many!). To end - if you don't want us and our club ain't big enough for you, then f*ck right off." Dannyboy
"We're very lucky in the band in that we have two visionaries, David and Nigel, they're like poets, like Shelley and Byron. They're two distinct types of visionaries, it's like fire and ice, basically. I feel my role in the band is to be somewhere in the middle of that, kind of like lukewarm water." Derek Smalls
"Can you hear me! Tommy Trinder, Johnny Haynes, Dodi Fayed, Wolfy Smith.......your boys took a hell of a beating!" Sydney Wale
"Each season, there is a team that goes into freefall and gets sucked into the relegation scrap. losing becomes a habit, like winning and if we ain't careful, that team could be us." Dannyboy
"Clearly my words have gone to the highest level. Expect him gone in May" Jolsgonemental
"As a Spurs supporter of no half-measure, I will continue to support Jol, Hughton, the squad and the entire club, to the best of my ability and at all times" Yid 15
"I hear Glenn Hoddle has found God. That must have been one hell of a pass." Jasper Carrott
"White Hart Lane was always a place where I felt I belonged." David Ginola
"I would run through brick walls for Spurs." Graham Roberts
"Even now, when I go over to my mother'S house and dig out the old tracksuit tops I wore, it makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck. I like to think i am part of a special family. I am no longer connected with the club on a daily basis, but i'm delighted with every win and sad about every defeat." Steve Perryman
"Any player coming to Spurs, whether he's a big signing or just a ground staff boy, must be dedicated to the game and to the club. He must never be satisfied with his last performance, and he must hate losing." Bill Nicholson
"Bill did so much for his beloved Spurs that we must never let his legacy fade. He must be our inspiration as we strive to ensure that a new era dawns here at White Hart Lane." Daniel Levy
" 'Oh dear, it's f*cked', is what I've always taken it to mean. I do have O-level Latin. Now they've stuck up a literal translation, in large letters: 'To dare is to do.' The words just stand there, on their own, not making much sense." Hunter Davies
"When Gazza came to the Spurs training ground for the first time got the ball, went round 8 players as if they were not there and then smashed the ball into the net. Just to see him play like that made the hair stand up on the back of your neck. Everybody stood there and applauded him." Terry Venables
"We will not be pushed around by a bunch of north London yobbos." Rupert Lowe, Southampton chairman, shortly before his manager Glenn Hoddle left for Spurs.
""I earned the right to be in the team and fought every game to be in it." Graham Roberts
"The worst thing Spurs ever did was get rid of Keith Burkinshaw. They never replaced him." Graham Roberts
"When you've finished playing football, young man, which is going to be very soon, I feel, you'll make a very good security guard." David Pleat to a 17yr old Neil Ruddock
"If someone wants to give you a bum steer on who we're after, then so be it. If you want to know, ask me, because I have a list of players we want and Robbie Keane isn't on it." Glenn Hoddle, then Spurs manager, shortly before paying 7 mill for ... Robbie Keane.
"The biggest regret of my whole football career was leaving White Hart Lane in 1970.....my interest in football weakened after that. I was heartbroken" Jimmy Greaves.
"I know more about smalz herring than I do about football." Sir Alan Sugar
"The trouble with Christian Gross is that no-one had heard of him. The communication wasn't brilliant and as captain I decided to explain to him how things worked and what the players liked and were used to. I do not believe he listened to a word I said." Gary Mabbutt
"Always had a bit of time, make a little bit of space, look up, bang. And you know he could put it on a postage stamp from 40 yards. Mmmmmmmmm...." Ron Manager aka Paul Whitehouse, Spurs fan on Glenn Hoddle
"I'm a miserable sod." Sir Alan Sugar
"The great fallacy is that the game is first and last about winning. It's nothing of the kind. The game is about glory. It's about doing things in style, with a flourish, about going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom." Danny Blanchflower
"Man in the raincoat's blue & white army." Spurs fans unable to use George Graham's name, 1999.
"We like a tackle at Tottenham. we're not pansies, you know. " David Pleat
"I was sitting just a few feet away from David Pleat at the World Cup. He's a nice fellow, but the man is mad: certifiably, eye-spiningly mad." Danny Kelly
"The only thing wrong with White Hart Lane is that the seats face the pitch" Les Dawson
274 Comments · Add yours
Heaven forfend Harry
Is this politically correct!!!!
PS - I supported you - check back!
Due to Internet Explorer being balls, and me not being able to see this picture, I'm offering a random punt:
"And to think, you said we would need more oxygen tanks!!!!"
.... and no, I can't see the photo either
Now, where is my apology H?
is the lack of pic a clever trick to get more outraged comments on this jinxed competition?!
I accept no blame!
Frankly this competition's left me a little cross
can't see the pic either-is is two babies cuddling?a picture of a koala bear?a little kitten all curled up asleep?
anything other than the unnecessary mindless violence you revelled in previously.
Try right-clicking on the image (or where it should be) and select open in new window.
did the trick for me.
I for one am morally outraged, disgusted and repulsed by this blatant attack on something or someone. Surely, Ofcom need to be informed or MI5 at least.
I shall speak to my MP immediately.
Cant see the picture, pull your finger out
Reply to Lebowski:
It left me a little ?
That's macs for you!
Ohhh err! PSB pointing in two different dierections using only one hand.
RJ1882
Reply from last post
Not from Belfast myself, but spent quite a few years, "studying" and working.
Happened down by the lower Ormeau Road, heading for after hours carry-out. I'm sure you know the place.
I was that traumatised that I had to go to the pub the very next day, and believe me, I poked fun at myself, and needless to say, so did my mates.
Something to tell the grand-kids.
Reply to Mark:
techno techno techno
Try here LINK
Cant believe you caved harry, if we cant take the piss out of ourselves, then somethings gone really wrong. Sad thing is, the rest of the squad are probably winding up our david as we speak and he'l probably take it on the chin! (no pun intended!)
RK-" I tell you, JD, they used real lemon peel to make the detail on these kits. Take a loo-F-CK! It's in my eye!'
JD- *sigh*
RK- "It...BURNS!"
I also can't see the pic, which is a shame cos I'm just leaving Hyde Park after leaving flowers by the memorial for my friend Liz and the other bombing victims and could use a laugh....
"What, so you've shagged her, and you've shagged her???? JESUS CHROIST!!! Whatever next lads???!!"
Reply to Danny_Blanchflower:
Oh, and I'm off back to Oxford to put fresh flowers on my late wife's grave.
Bentley got a bit of a smack. Not pleasant, but he's probably had worse on the pitch. HH has had funnier posts than the last one, but it wasn't *that* bad....
Get some perspective, folks...
it is only the ability to laugh in the face of tragedy that allows the human psyche to continue to function with the overbearing burden of our own mortality.
The first thing that happens during a national tragedy is people start sending out the jokes. this is a fact. its a coping mechanism.
Joking at Bentleys expense is helping us all come to terms with this vicious vicious assult. if we werent all laughing, we'd be crying.
my mate once got hit by a bus and broke both his legs and pelvis. we ripped the piss out of him for months. he didnt take it in the wrong spirit.
although he did at one stage try and top himself when he lost business because of it.
how we laughed.
The pic is Robbie Keane in training, effectively holding his nob, pointing to JD in a 'you're next' stylee!
So my line would be :
RK " Jermaine, you said I've got f*ck all form, well bend over, you're first".
I know it's poor but then I'm not allowed to win, so...
Caption RK says to JD :
Oi Jd my mum said out of every acorn grows an oak tree.....
JD replies: Yeah watever
PSB: Hey, you look like that Jermaine bloke that went to Portsmouth!
JD: Yeah, that's me.
PSB: When'd you come back?
JD: January!
PSB: Fuck. Where's Jol, I want a word.....
I'd try out a comment but I'm racked with guilt over my suggesting the previous compo.
I'll just sit here quietly and think of the children.
I'm guessing all you twats complaining over the DB competition didn't laugh at any Michael Jackson jokes either?!! Goody, Jade, any of those jokes funny? Get a life, a sense of humour & steer clear of the PC brigade. It's people like you that make schools ban British Bulldog, Big Ears & Bah Bah not quite white sheep, total bull sh*t.
Remember DV: Death is Never Funny.
except when it is.
My caption for the Comp;
"Shamore, dance mother f*cker"
And for those of you who like a good chuckle at Mr Jackson:
LINK
PSB: And this is about as much as Bentley can open his eyes after getting beaten up.
PSB: And you ain't gonna be captain; nor you.
PSB: Does my cock look big in this?
"So you've called the cabs right, then I walk over and punch him in the face. That'll learn him"
PSB: And you two, you're not allowed to have a sense of humour either.
PSB: And you two, stop calling me pointy, shouty Bob.
PSB singing: Don't blame it on the sunshine, don't blame it on the moonlight....
Only sorry they weren't in Oirish. Was never any good at accents.
JD "Long night out robbie?"
RK "I think so. Sick of this nonsense of not being fit to where the armband, so Ledders and I went round to the pub for a proper skipper piss up. I didn't wake up at home and cant shake this itch."
JD "Quiet down before O'Hara hears you or you gonna be looking like David and FFS i thought the irish could hold their liquor"
The vast majority of deaths are in no way funny
The 2 exceptions are celeb deaths, which I think is part our celebrity obsessed culture and the constant, dehumanizing media coverage. We think we know the celebs and even own a piece of them. It somehow makes joking about a Jacko's death more OK.
The other exception are those I call "thinning the herd" deaths. You know, the "brought it on himself through sheer idiocy" death. Pulled a Coke machine over on himself whilst stealing a can,and the like.
PSB pee'd off due to own his lack of pace, chastises JD cos he'l never be caught on camera speeding
Interesting, don't see how Valencia's stadium comes second tho, looks like a beached air ship...
LINK
PSB: Did you watch Cool Runnings on TV the other night? Fecking funny it was.
JD: You c*nt. That was the Jackson's pushing Michael's coffin.
Reply to McG:
Surprise, surprise. Half the bindippers stadium has been nicked.
Bentley's revenge?
I wonder if he was dropped kicked off the roof of a building?
LINK
I understand the view that violence is never funny, but that smacks of PC run wild. I think a more reasoned view is that it's matter of degree.
Take the NBA players Kermit Washington & Rudy Tomjanovich. Kermit sucker punched Rudy, breaking several bones in his face. Rudy needed surgery and his basketball career was never the same.
Contrast the DB situation. Someone gets in a lick and bolts. DB is not injured and was training the next day.
Then you get the comedy bits: DB is not well loved; a bit of a poseur; smug; cocky; the prior planning (who the hell would do that?); his mate pursues and gets smacked for his trouble; the macho talk (that bloke is lucky DB didn't do anything!). Put it together and it's funny.
To sum up: Nazi Death Camps & horrendous disfiguring injury = Not Funny.
A mild punch & run on a celeb = quite possibly funny.
As John Lennon said : Death is just like walking into a different room.
How can anyone seriously defend DB getting punched ?
He may be a lazy overpaid git to some (but not to me) . However, that is no justification for some oik slapping him. Would it be funny if Ledders or Modders had been assaulted in the same way ?
I would feel exactly the same had it been an Arsenal player as much as I hate them all.
When Eric Cantona attacked the imbecile at Selhurst Park I applauded him. No-one has the right to attack someone just because they are famous and play for another team to yours.
Bearing in mind all the stick people on this blog gave PSB and Berba for leaving it is ironic that so many of you laugh at an attack on an existing Tottenham player who has actually declared real affection for our club.
Couldn't agree more. Not all situations are the same and each should be judged on its own merits.
Did you know that here in the states old Bugs Bunny cartoons have been edited to remove the horrible violence in them? Because a kid might just swap your cigar with a stick of dynamite.
Jesus wept.
i knew if I went out with you for a laugh there'd be dancing!
There's nothing wrong with hugging trees but shagging trees is a completely different matter.
What do you mean British birds don't look after themselves ? You need to get out more.
Reply to onedavemackay:
Justified? No. Right to attack? Absolutely not. Caught and prosecuted? I hope so.
But I can see the humor in wondering why someone did this.
No, that's wrong: I can the humor in assigning an outlandish motive to someone for doing it. Was it Almunia for DB making him look silly? Was it Ramos for DB not meeting expectations? Was someone upset for DB kicking balls into skips?
All humorous to a certain degree. There's a bit of a difference in being glad he got hit and seeing some humor in the circumstances.
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar living his last hours as a player of Real Madrid. The Dutch striker did not travel with the rest of the merger that will make the white team in Dublin.
The decision that Huntelaar has not moved to Ireland with the template is taken from the club and the player himself. Huntelaar is not new project in Madrid and the player handles offers Stuttgart, the club with Real Madrid had already agreed, and Tottenham.
Therefore Huntelaar has been in Madrid are waiting for clarification of its future.
Last week the general manager of Real Madrid, Jorge Valdano, met to inform you that Huntelaar was not included in the plans of Manuel Pellegrini and should agree to be transferred to Stuttgart after the agreement between clubs
PSB: Well there I was, out in a restaurant with my missus and this really big bloke runs over to me all aggressive like and says" I'm gonna mop the floor with your face". I said "You'll be sorry". He said "Oh yeah, why". And I replied "well you won't be able to get into the corners very well".
Why not offer him the booby prize?
Reply to onedavemackay:
I take your point, ODM, and I certainly don't condone the smack from the arsehole (and, sadly, I suspect it might well be one of our own arseholes) who, I hope will get done properly for it.
It's interesting to contrast how a lot of people on here reacted to this, compared to the general feeling of "oi, fuck off, Ledley's a saint and a hero" when he made a tit of himself and a laughing stock of the club.
I'm all in favour of getting behind and standing up for our boys. What happened to DB is not nice, undeserved and not intrinsically funny.
I suspect we can all agree that HH has had better, wittier posts, etc. However, the slightly hysterical edge to some of the criticisms of it (and ODM, I do not mean yours, which is - as usual - measured and thoughtful, but some) - and, indeed, some of the defenders - does sort of leave me thinking: get some sense of perspective.
It's a footie blog.
A famous, fit and healthy, young man (whom
many of us admire) got an unneccesary, but ultimately relatively innocuous smack from a thug wanker.
Noone died, got horribly maimed or suffered any lasting damage.
I'd rather it hadn't happened. I'd rather all Spurs fans got
along and supported *all* of our club (except Chimbo[!]). But I just can't get all that excited about what's meant to be a bit of fun to fill space in a dull transfer window...
Judging by the length of your "post", I'd say you were very excited lol
Some of those East European birds are really desperate
Reply to onedavemackay:
Mind you Harry and I met a Lithuanian waitress in the smoke the other week and ........................
Reply to McG:
Ah, McG, you seem to be confusing "excited" with "bored and a bit squiffy on a delayed train, ruminating and verbose".
Probably best, on the whole, to let people judge their own moods, rather than trying to tell them what they are. The latter takes training and/or a greater knowledge of the individual...
Reply to onedavemackay:
I was with an eastern european bird the other night. From the way she was responding to my skillful caresses, you would have sworn she was conscious from the top of her head to the tag on her toe.
Reply to fatfish:
You know how to live.
Though as they say : "Necrophilia is dead boring".
Reply to fatfish:
Love the Avatar by the way
Reply to onedavemackay:
Terry Thomas, one of my all time comedy heroes. School for Scoundrels just about tops any other British Comedy ever made, IMHO.
Well Mr Squiffy, I wasn't trying to tell you anything. I was just pointing out that your "post" was very long, possibly an indication of your excitement. I hope you haver a valid ticket for your journey?
Reply to McG:
I do have a valid ticket, as it turns out, cos the wallet I palmed from the jacket of the fella I punched in the face in Nolita bar restaurant the other night had one in...
Good work lol, hope you can afford the law suit!
Have you all seen this about Steven Caulker & Ryan Mason going on loan.
Really like the look of Caulker, he looked very composed and dominating in the Arse youth team game. Anybody seen him play any other games for the Youth / Res and is he any good?
LINK
oh
PSB - "Love me tender, love me do!"
Reply to fatfish:
Hard cheese!!
Reply to munso:
Ready now?
Reply to fatfish:
Dudley: (Following the failure of the horn) I've got a temporary flex in there; it's not really wired for excessive use.
Dunstan: Oh yes, one of the old type exhaustible horns that runs on the helical friction principle.
Palfrey: Oh, what's that?
Dudley: Too complicated to explain, I mean either you know or you don't.
Reply to fatfish:
LINK
classic!
Reply to munso:
LINK
Tree-Hugger? Have you ever walked among the cedars of Lebanon? It's a peculiar experience meeting and touching trees that have lived for thousands of years. Puts one's own life into perspective a bit.
Reply to onedavemackay:
Or like walking into on oncoming train.
'Are you calling me a tree-hugger just because I'm clutching my trunk?"
Reply to onedavemackay:
Have you ever been here?
LINK
And the Russian girls are very funny. Once you get through the outer layer of ice they melt quickly and warm rapidly.
Reply to SeattleSpursGuy:
I suppose the way we deal with the imponderable reality of our non-being is by laughing at it. In the same way we make jokes about human monsters, such as Hitler, in order to diminish their power, we laugh in the face of Tyrant Death. Do you know of the Darwin Awards?
LINK
Reply to 9__37:
I am familiar. There is also a TV show here in the States of a similar nature. Can't remember the title. "Too Stupid To Live" or some such thing. It acts out the stories of those who orchestrate their own demise by giving themselves do-it-yourself liposuction or building their own rocket powered car.
Here we go
1000 Ways To Die
LINK
Reply to SeattleSpursGuy:
There's almost a Darwinist principle at work in such suicides as the TV Show re-enacts, insofar as stupidity should incline to diminish the survival chances of a species.
Reply to 9__37:
I like to think the dumber ones depicted in the show are culling themselves out, thus increasing the chances of the rest of us.
Reply to SeattleSpursGuy:
I said suicides, but they seem to be accidental. I can see this link being strangely compelling.
Reply to 9__37:
Is a death truly an accident if you strap a bunch of balloons from a county fair to lawn chair and think you'll get a nice ride across town followed by a gentle landing?
Isn't the outcome pre-ordained?
Yup, it's compelling.
Vieira
Reply to SeattleSpursGuy:
Was that the story of the Brazilian priest who got lost over the ocean? Found it. LINK The idea of the outcome being pre-ordained - especially in relation to a man of God - throws up interesting metaphysical and Theological questions - none of which is probably quite as pressing as 'How far am I from land'?
Reply to 9__37:
Yes, I think it was a priest who did that. Having faith is great, but, please, a little personal responsibility, Padre.
What was the drill instructor fond of saying?
"Give your heart to Jesus, but your ass belongs to me."
Reply to A_Felching:
Yeah, I saw that. The Shelf says it's done. Figo needs a mate when he gets here.
HH, just to re-open the wounds...
Who won the contest?
Reply to SeattleSpursGuy:
Alternatively, 'Trust in God, but lock your doors.' Or, in this case, take a pump.
I saw PSB in Liverpool tonight.
Pet Shop Boys, that is. At Liverpool Arena.
...left to my own devices, I probably would...
Reply to zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz:
How were they?
The show, I mean.
Reply to 9__37:
There is the view that if God wanted the errant priest down, he would have miracled him to safety.
Reply to SeattleSpursGuy:
Camp as Christmas. Bloomin' fantastic. Great visual show too and my bloomin' mobile died so no pics
Bizarrely, Neil Tennant threw a half-eaten apple into the crowd, which hit me on the shin. It was half way through 'It's a Sin'.
Reply to zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz:
Any serpents about?
Reply to 9__37:
In another life
Reply to zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz:
Hits Her, Hits Her, Hits Her Shin ...
Reply to SeattleSpursGuy:
Not since the Alice Cooper gig...
Reply to zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz:
I figured with bible references and you being in a Pet Shop....
Reply to zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz:
Maybe he actually sang : "hits your shin"
Now that IS talent
Sweet Baby Jeebus
LINK
Vieira anyone?
Apart from the massive amount of hair splitting I'd have to do to allow myself to give him a pass from my rules regarding transits to and fro across North London, what a remarkable player he was. My guess (if the Mail has any credibility left) is that Harry is trying to do what Jol did by bringing in Davids.
There is something in our club that rejects grit and determination as an attribute almost like we might reject a heart transplant because the heart is too strong for our fragile frame. Jol saw it, Harry's seen it, even the Goonersaurus picked it, but so far no-one has remedied it. (Noone has hyphenated his name the snob). Palacious is a good start but maybe a voice in the wilderness and Vieira on a 12 month temporary assignment (let's say) may be an intersesting no tears, experiment.
However I am concerned that our drive to build a team for the future should be focussed so heavily on the past. Having had one of the youngest squads on the block we appear (according to reports) to be looking to blend that down with Figo, Vieira, Beckham, RVN...... what is this America? One might be a good thing, of those on the list (and I never thought I'd ecer really say this) the Gooner would bring the most imo.
I must say a football highlight for me was the battle between him and Roy Keane every time they played each other. If he could instill a bit of that into some of our talented but lacklustre players that would be money well spent.
This is what I've come to then.... welcoming a gooner because there's nothing else to talk about!!!!Woe, Woe and thrice Woe........
Reply to zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz:
[Nearly in context, Sand] "...left to my own devices, I probably would..."
Seriously, are we all so PC cowardly that it's taken well over an hour to ask:
Would you? My understanding of veggies was that you didn't take meat..... and now I discover that when you do it's in the...
{The taste police have blanked out this section of this post....}
and at the Scouse Arena? Does that mean that you'd've done it whilst up on bricks????
(I'm a big PC fan, but let's not let it ruin a perfectly good comic opportunity...)
Reply to Danny_Blanchflower:
I wonder what I'd think if I understood a word of your post...
Reply to zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz:
Probably best, then, that I've had a bit of a day and am now whiffling drunkenly...
Incoherence has saved me from immodesty, perhaps....
Actually, on a more sublime note: yes. Walking amongst The Cedars of Lebanon is one of the genuinely extraordinary experiences that can add enormous value to one's life.
Knowing that the same trees have been used by the Phoenicians...knowing that there's some evidence that some of the *actual* same trees are still alive from the time of Moses, when some of them were used in Mitzvah rituals...the sense of living history, the serenity of plants, the enormity of the gap between their age and ours...
Trees are worth hugging....
Nope, too pissed to follow that....
Off to bed. Maybe when I wake up tomorrow something noteworthy'll've happened in the SpursWorld, and we can all start talking sense again............
Just back from cleaning teeth and about to shut down for the night...
??? Do you mean the book about the great cup-league winning team of 60-61? Despite the great season being 10 years before my birth, I have read it, but can't immediately see the point in the context of our conversation...but then, I am a bit bladdered..... Will try to think again in the morning...
Good night, Yids, wherever you may be...
Reply to Finn:
one thing he can do which zokora couldn't is score important goals - if he gets the winner against arsenal, even the hardcore yids would cheer ( and rub it in ).
I think we should wait and see and i'm sure there will ba a dedicated vieira blog.
I'm more interested in the huntelaar developments, we really should go that extra yard for him
Reply to Finn:
The problem we had with a young squad is that we lacked the experience. Our boys need suitable mentors to further develop their potential. Yes our coaches could be those mentor types, but realistically it's easier for a player to respect someone that they've watched do it all.
Davids was someone that did it all. Carrick developed quicker because of it. Viera is another, although I hate to admit Whinger got it right by signing him.
Getting in RvN and Viera types helps players raise the bar. this is the effect of getting a big name in - it makes the mediocres step up.
I'll have no problems with Viera playing for us if he makes at least the same impact as old Edgar.
Reply to m:
Huntelaar is a phenomenal player. Have we got the right set up to make him tick?
Reply to Danny_Blanchflower:
Please ensure you come here and talk more. How generous and good was that. Made my day.....
Are you JD the guy everyone refers to as PSB, Does that stand for Pompey,Spurs and Bournemouth?
Reply to Trembly:
Definitely a post to start from the bottom up.
Trembly, Huntelaar would be great (surely we're more of an attractive proposition than Stuttgart), but I still believe we'd need a stronger target man for him to feed off.
Seems odd that only us and Stuttgart have met the asking price. Bullshit?
Finn, I've not seen much of Vieira since he left the PL, has he still got it? At first I thought no way, but then I started thinking who he'd replace and it begins to look a good idea; loads of experience and would be great to show the young'ns the way. Probably more bullshit mind, but would be a typical Redknapp signing.
Third time I've shared this but I can't resist:
LINK
Reply to zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz:
If only that were the standard of defending in the PL. Great technique though.
Finally got that picture going
Pity you didn't jump on the Vieira debate last night HH, would've been as good a debate as the Bentley one yesterday.
Thought I'd send you this though as may be worth a mention somehow -
LINK
lol
Many here seem happy to embrace a piece of over-the-hill gooner scum whose last good season was 5 years ago? Can anyone explain the reasoning behind this? I mean, Mourinho's pursuit of Jenas probably means that the Special One rates our favourite scapegoat higher than Vieira...
It appears that Harry's looking for a wise, old head who's been there, done that, etc. But surely the player in question should still be able to play a bit and offer something different on the pitch? Like RVN, for example. Like a left winger who can beat his man and cross the ball. Like a pair of full backs who can defend AND attack.
The horror of this transfer window...
One thing's for sure, we're not signing Vieira for commercial reasons. Can't see many fans getting his name printed on their shirts.
Reply to The_Fox:
Beckham - yes
Vierra - nonononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononon
and in french - 'non'
Reply to The_Fox:
Maybe the reasoning behind this has something to do with that once you take Palacios out the side, the team has a tendency to fall down like a house of cards when up against it.
Far from ideal, and like I said, I've not seen him play for yonks. It's the idea I like, an experienced winner in the centre of the park for a season or two. The current squad have won fuck all between them and need direction on the pitch.
If, like Beckham, his legs of gone, then no.
Reply to zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz:
He is class and his scoring ratio at all levels is ace.
Go get im Arry my son.
Harry.
I'm still awaiting my apology. Are you big enough?
Reply to onedavemackay:
Scum bound. Guarantee it.
Reply to TMWNN:
Youtube is "blocked" in my office . . . what's the link ?
Reply to JoeyDeacon:
About 5 minutes of wonderful bicycle kicks.
Reply to TMWNN:
I thought we were buying proven players, why are we now signing young championship players to fill our reserves?
Reply to Nick_The_Greek:
In light of the fact that we are now finding it increasingly difficult to obtain the proven variety, it might be a prudent tactic to get in some young players and build for the future.
I dont think we wil make the treble this year, maybe have to settle with a doulble.
Reply to elfranklins:
...or a double even - pardon my spelling!
Reply to TMWNN:
Trouble is, though, that experienced winners are usually found at top, top sides. And they're only let go once their legs have gone. Like Wenger did with Vieira long ago.
I'm not having it. In fact, if we sign that worn-out wanker, I'll start calling for 'Arry's 'ead...
Reply to elfranklins:
Beckham, no. Cannot be allowed to block Blud's development on the wing and is not alert enough to play in the middle with Wilson. Wingers (discounting the phenomenon of Giggs) usually find it hard to move into the centre of the park where 360° awareness is required...
Reply to The_Fox:
You're probably right. If he were to come and do the business for a season, I'd soon forget The scum connection though.
Reply to The_Fox:
Maybe so! but I would still rather suffer those inconsistancies than welcome another Arsenal reject - no more ex-gooners - it's morally wrong!
Becks can still pass and cross in like only he can and his work rate is ist class.
Reply to Danny_Blanchflower:
The cedars stand like enormous, silent sentinels to history. Walking among them, the mist dampens your face and an intense quiet fills the mountains. You stand where many stood before you - seeing the same branches, the same horizons; feeling perhaps the same feelings.
They grow very slowly, the cedars. Observing them, you become aware that, in this world where all is haste and where desire demands immediate satisfaction, a thing of true beauty matures over time - sometimes over centuries - and that patience is indeed a virtue. For we human beings, who live but brief lives in comparison (even though our lives are the longest things we have), it gives us pause to reflect that what we plant or nurture we may never see reach its fullness. That pleasure is reserved only for those who succeed us, long after we are gone.
Knowing this, do we cease husbanding the land, or nurturing projects dear to us; resolving self-centredly to pile up our pleasures now, since our precious time is short? No, because the slow-growing beauty of the ancient cedars reminds us that we live, not only for ourselves, but also for others.
Reply to 9__37:
Far out .... Man
Of course, I want Spurs to achieve immediate success. There's a time for being impatient, and it's the forthcoming campaign.
It's only SC ITK's but Tim Cahill. Oh yes please.
Anyone near Woodbury Park in Devon?
LINK
PSB: You got the same yellow snot down the front of your training top that you had on your white shirt as well.
PSB: If either of you have telekinetic powers, raise my hand. Oh feck!
What's the deal with the £80 million that Manure got for the Winker? Has it been pocketed by creditors? The club appears a bit castrated in the transfer market.
There's definitely some kind of power-shift going on at the moment. Tevez is set to play for Shitty. Both Terry the Dog and Adebaywhore seem likely to join Shitty, too. It's as if the Shitty board wanted to make a point by poaching iconic players from the top four. Who's next - Alonso?
Reply to 9__37:
Ole red nose had said that Manure wont be spending anymore in this window. Assume that they don't get anything for Tevez as he was "on loan", they still must have to pay the money men a chunk of the £80m for Ronaldo.
Can't see Alonso going anywhere unless it's Real Madrid, with Negredo going the other way as part payment.
Reply to fatfish:
Equally, anyone near a newsagent? Get us a Topic & Lucozade my head's in a hoop.
Reply to despurskid:
No caving here! There's always another half sh*te blog just a heartbeat away...
Reply to Sid Trotter:
I'm enormous.
I think you misinterpreted what I said though, mate. The suggestion to swerve was based upon the fact that you had a wonderfully active mind and were able to cope with just about anything...
And so as the next wave of dipsticks who would seek to find fault ought not include you... Hence the 'reason I blog comment'..
Reply to fatfish:
Yes, Real would seem Alonso's most likely destination, I agree. But Shitty appear to be collecting 'trophies' from the Sky 4 in order to strike psychological blows.
Manure have much in reserve, so it's probably fantasy to expect them to struggle next season. But certainly they've lost some of their gloss since Winker left. Even Pope Fergie appears unbalanced by the financial pulling-power of Real and Shitty, complaining of the enormous sums involved. But that may just be an opportunistic way of feigning the moral high-ground.
Reply to 9__37:
Much of the difference is Manure don't really need to buy any players. We all know that they will still be challenging to win PL this year. The younger players (Evans, Andersson, Nani etc) all have a PL championship now and the experience that goes with it. And they are managed by a twat who has built 3 dynasties at the club, so he knows how to win.
Citeh do need to spend money, if they are going to compete. When you look at their squad from last season, there's probably only 3 or 4 players who I'd want at Spurs. Robinho, Given, Bridge, Ireland. They have a manager who won shed loads as a player, but nothing as a manager. He can spend as much as he wants, but cant he build & blend them into a team?
It's looking more likely that man city are going to bulldoze there way right to the top just like chelsea did - scary innit?
still, they can only put 11 players on the pitch at any one time but have the luxury of fielding just as good substitutes.....
You can kind of see things going wrong when some of the stars don't get much playing time BUT tripled wages for half the work........
As for super spurs i feel things are taking shape even though WE HAVEN'T ACTUALLY SIGNED ANYONE YET!!!!
RUMOURS, FOOTBALL AGENTS, ITKS - AAAGH, ETC ETC
JUST GET HUNTELAAR IN BEFORE THE GOONERS SELL ADEBAYOR
From COYS
This is most probably bullshit but I stumbled across this just now on 606 - take with large pinch of salt and a monkey tail. Posted by 'macrospurs' - don't know if anyone recognised that name?
The latest news coming out of Spurs Lodge is that Spurs have verbal agreements with 5 players. A press conference is being planned for Friday afternoon where Spurs are believed to want to unveil all 5 players. Harry Redknapp has said that he wants all deals for players coming in to be completed before the start of the Wembley Cup. This story is beginning to surface around all media sources and I wouldn't be surprised if they all came to fruition. I'll write an article over the weekend to prove this story. My sources all work in the media industry and one for the hotspur magazine (in which brought the news about transfers in the past).
The 5 players are:
Kyle Naughton
P Vieira
G Heinze
K Huntelaar
K Jones
Reply to Nick_The_Greek:
can Keith back this up ?
Reply to 9__37:
The towers stand like enormous, malevolent guardians to the values of a confused society. Walking among them, the colours darken your soul and an intense tension fills the streets. You stand where many stood before you - seeing the same surroundings, the same horizons; but feeling perhaps the sadness of lost ambition.
They grow very slowly, our children. Observing them, you become aware that, in this world where all is haste and where desire demands immediate satisfaction, a thing of true beauty is lost amidst the power of greed - sometimes forever - and compassion a dismissed virtue. For we human beings, who grant lives decreasing value (even though our lives are the most precious things we posess), it gives us pause to reflect that what we plant or nurture we may never see reach its fullness. That pleasure is reserved only for those who succeed, at the expense of so many others that are gone.
Knowing this, do we review our values and needs? No, we arm our children with knives, guns and irrational hatred. To hold a fading life, helplessly, in ones arms and witness eyes so full of fear fade relentlessly into emptiness, burns in an unwanted understanding of a society that doesn’t care.
Words however beautiful or skilfully arranged…. Are just words.
Reply to Nick_The_Greek:
would be happy with those five although not sure how much Heinze & Viera have left in the tank but were both class in the past.
Do we really need Naughton? I take it he's a RB. I like Super Al think he's been a bit unlucky with the injuries, Charlie's done well there and Gunter looks half decent in reserve (Chimbo will hopefully be gone).
Hunts & KJ, both big target style forwards. Not sure I believe we'd sign both of them. I do actually rate them both, Kenny not got the same touch or goalscoring ability as Hunts but is far more athletic and may be a better foil for someone like JD.
Either way it would be good to sign at least a couple of players (ideally 3 or 4). A target man, a DM to compliment / back up Wils, obviously we've the age old LW problem (although I did think Modric did very well there last year) and maybe a left back to provide a bit of competition to BAE / Bale.
thanks nick for the info - sounds good.
no lefty means modric to continue there - ok by me.
about man city....had we kept rat face for another season, how much would he be worth today?
would ramos still have a job??
I wait for the official news with more confidence.............
Reply to HarryHotspur:
How enormous?
Yes I misinterpreted and for that I apologise. Thankyou for your apology. I apologise that my apology isn't in the same league as yours. But I apologise for my apology nonetheless
One of those situations on the Tube this morning. Train stops at a station. People get off, people get on. Young girl sits down in the last available seat. Woman gets on and wobbles to a standing position in the gangway between the two rows of seats. Tube pulls away.
I look at the woman. She looks pregnant, but I'm not sure. She could be just a bit generous around the middle. Hmmmm... She's standing and she's possibly pregnant. Then again, she couild just be fat. Someone's gonna have to offer their seat. Whom will it be?
I look at the sitters. Have they noticed the woman's possibly pregnant, and are they pretending not to see her; or have they decided she's most probably fat? I look to the young girl. I can see in her face she's trying to process the data at great speed. 'Well, she LOOKS pregnant, but she might not be. The right thing to do would be to offer my seat. But suppose she's not pregnant. Wouldn't my presumption offend her? Wouldn't it crush her to learn that, although she reagrds her figure as reasonably modest, some people think she actually looks pregnant? What to do, what to do?'
The young girl, being the last to sit down, must have felt it encumbent upon her to be the first to stand up. She took the risk - tentatively, at first, allowing for several interpretations of her motions as a defence - and built up to offering her seat. The woman accepted.
'Phew,' I thought. 'That delicate little situation easily could have been mine. Lucky I was standing up and not sucked into the equation.'
I scrutinised the woman as she sat there, but was still unable to decide if she was pregnant or merely a little round about the midriff. Surely by carrying a clear sign she could have helped: 'No, I'm not pregnant, I'm just fat'; or 'Yes, I am with child. Please relinquish your seat'. It would save so much awkwardness and embarrassment.
At last. A decent snub.
'Tottenham? Let's reject that.'
Mirko Vucinic
Rejection is better than indifference.
Reply to TMWNN:
"surely we're more of an attractive proposition than Stuttgart"
) I can't wait for the best striker since erm, Darren Bent to pull on the Lilywhite shirt and turn our fortunes around in our less than taxing upcoming season. 
What with Stuttgart at least in the Champions League qualifying stages and us with no European football at all I must admit, any Dutch striker who likely followed any team other than Spurs as a kid would naturally choose us over them
Plus, a bit bored how everyone bangs on about how superb he is, given Real Madrid fans did not like him when he first joined. He missed some easy chances and was on the receiving end of some Bent-esque treatment from the fans.
His tally of 8 goals from 20 appearances (13 starts, 7 sub) for the Galacticos is comparable to Bent's 17 from 45 (28 starts, 17 sub) for Tottenham this past season. Not forgetting La Liga is for ponces who fall over every 2 minutes, and hardly a "physical" league.
Still, as we've signed him now (unlucky Stuttgart - losers, cheers for the ITK stuff NTG
Reply to Death:
Wise words from Death, 9_37, Danny Blanchflower, Double Vision & ODM. It makes the day so much better to read such words.
Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps, but today is different.
reply175
a pregnant bird would have instinclively held her belly protectively.....
football and spurs is what i like to read on here
Reply to m:
Don't read the rest then.
Huntelaar is bound to be a goon before the season starts
Reply to fatfish:
Posting on Harry's blog "rules" according to "m":
No Youtube postings unless they are competely football related. Postings of a comical/musical/observational nature that do not fit the above criteria are strictly forbidden. No pics of girls either, unless they are shagging a footballer.
"My ol'man's gotta white and blue Sierra ..
Oh Patrick Scumbag"
not quite the same ring to it
Reply to Magoolio:
Scrap that he is defo off to Stuttgart lol
Reply to Death:
Better to arrange our deeds for good. Goodness is action.
Reply to fatfish:
What about JGM?
His posts usually have me suppressing laughter, whilst disguising my idleness at work.
And how could you?
You neglected to mention that voice crying in the wilderness that is Davspurs!
Morning all (US time)
No big signing? No?
right-o
Who won the David Bentley competition???
Reply to SeattleSpursGuy:
Have you not heard?!
No nothing.
I have a feeling we will sign someone on Friday though.
Don't know who and it is just a feeling...could be Huntelaar or Young or other.
If that helps?
Ah, nothing like some eye opening BS to kick off the day.
I'm thinking of starting my own blog with similar predictions and inside knowledge. I assume I can count on your readership and contributions?
Reply to MysteriousStranger:
If any player is choosing Stuttgart over us (in or out of the CL) then our stock has truly hit rock bottom.
Here's a horrible but realistic thought. Citeh sign Adebollocks, for silly money, then they spend half of it on Huntelaar.
PSB = you may have got the starting place in the first 11 JD !!
....... but you'll nevor ged me lucky charrrmmms !
Reply to weejp:
Indeed Sir.
So many posters on this blog that deserve a mention. Why even H himself occasionally posts something of merits.
Today nursey had tightened my straps one extra notch, my gums were bleeding from the gnawing and the Amitriptyline was wearing thin. Those fine words made my effort bearable.
Hold on. Here comes nursey with my new underwear. Well new for me anyway.
Reply to Poshspur:
You mean Whinger's mob? Crossed my mind, too. Perhaps Huntelaar's just keeping his options open.
I was curious about the recent story linking Eto'o to Shitty. It seems the club pulled the plug on the deal. Weren't we rumoured to be in for him while Ramos was here? As we were Smoothbum. Our failure to offer enough cash semed the likely reason neither deal was closed. But maybe these two or their entourage or both were just obnoxious to negotiate with. Smoothbum's transfer was a day late - which still seems ridiculous.
I get the feeling in this transfer window that we're calculating and responding rather than reacting.
Reply to 9__37:
I'm hopeful that is the case.
The alternative is that we are stumbling about without a clue.
Reply to 9__37:
I make you right, for want of a significantly less irritating phrase. We certainly can't be accused of jumping through the transfer window this time. It's a strange time for football and transfers with City and Real skewing the market.
I think players or more importantly their agents are waiting to see if City come in for them, before settling for something more realistic.
I just hope we have something or someone improving to chose from, when the madness at City is done.
Huntelaar, sadly I could see playing for Ass. V irritating and it hasn't even happened....yet.
This rag is claiming Jenas will be the makeweight in the Vieira deal.
It goes on to say the he's available on a free, so I'm sure where any makeweight comes in.
LINK
Reply to SeattleSpursGuy:
"not" sure, as well.
This quote is making the rounds re Mirko Vucinic:
The Montenegro forward admits he would study an offer if one came in but would not move to White Hart Lane, saying: "At the moment it's useless to talk because there aren't any offers. Obviously there are places where I would not want to go. Tottenham? Let's reject that."
That, my friends, is a snub.
Didn't Bellamy say last season that he expected to be moved on when new players arrived? I thought at the time that it was quite an honest appraisal of his own value. Even though the club has silly money to spend there's a kind of fail-safe built into the system: players want to play. Shitty can hoover up quality players but, if they don't get regular first-team football, they'll hand in a transfer request.
That's my theory, anyway. The flaw is it doesn't take into account those players who are content to draw their wage sitting on the bench, but they're probably not worth coveting.
Reply to SeattleSpursGuy:
Snubbed by a player that nobody wants very badly.
May as well add his name to the "snubbed us" book for future reference.
Reply to SeattleSpursGuy:
Snubbed by a player who doesn't even warrant out attention. Well he can f*ck right off in my opinion.
Reply to RJ1882:
I am in currently in two minds ... out of both of 'em.
Reply to HarryHotspur:
was there a picture for bentley bashing....as i only just read the thread but wasn't sure if there had been a piccy or anything....
being a sensisitve soul i feel a little sorry for bentley.....
putting money aside in footy....as it's not footballers fault they get paid alot.....we'd all take money for nothing if we could.....
but i hope bentley stays and shows us he can play football as we know he can.....i mean what's the point in getting beckham when we have bentley....
please tell me harry won't be signing viera as i'll be punching him myself.....where do the hacks get their stories.....
i mean sensitive soul...although sensisitve...sounds quite alluring....maybe the ladies will like that....
Reply to HarryHotspur:
If I'm one of the two, then I think you should go with me. That picture will look incredible in my shrine
Huntelaar isnt going to happen is it? Infact, if we sign any of Huntelaar, Beckham, Vieira, Ruud or Figo I'll kick myself in the testicles
JD: is that a gun in your pants or are you just pleased to see me?
RK: ye wanna watch yer self, laddy, it'll have yer oye out!
Apologies to any Irish people on here for the poor attempt to put an Irish slant on my RK quote.
Don't want to upset any sensitive souls.
PSB: Oim the daddy now!
I've just worked out Citeh's cunning plan.
They will buy all of the Worlds best strikers and that way no-one else will be able to score against them.
Sheer genius
***VIEIRA SIGNS*** apparently
LINK
Cant see myself cheering him, Arsenal bastard. He will soften my remorse towards PSB though, a true YID.
Reply to RJ1882:
That link is hardly confirmation though the story seems to have legs. Lets hope Viera still has legs.
Reply to HarryHotspur:
Reply to onedavemackay:
its worth taking him to see the gooners spitting blood....I,m in two minds (both are undecided!) but it wont do us any harm to have him with us as opposed to agin us......we are a young side and our lads will certainly respect him
So our transfers will be;
Vieira - FOC (free of charge not fukc of cnut)
Jeremy Kyle
Kyle Jeremy - combined of say 6m and one probably loaned back to stop everton getting them
A Striker - Not huntelaar or that arrogant Roma twat; most likely Crouch or Negrado
I would take that but would love a left winger to got modders in the middle....cant see where that one is coming from
Reply to toddspur:
...................or the other spin could be;
midfield 5 consisting of
Lennon, Thudd or Vieira, Modders, General Wilson, Dos Santos or PSB
Pavlova/Bent/Defoe
4-5-1 which can easily revert to 4-3-3
even I,m confused now
Reply to toddspur:
I was choking a bit over the Gooner (cuz you know..Gooner), but on a free and with a pay as you play contract.....meh.
As for that Roma pencil neck, How Dare You Sir? A Serie A striker isn't worth a cup of a good Yiddo's piss.
Reply to onedavemackay:
I never claimed it was confirmed, hence the 'apparently'
THere's other players out there who we could sign, no this tramp. I'm sure if we were to look through the archives we'd find many occassions where this chap has belittled our club/
If he is half the player still that he was ar Arsenal then he'd be a very good signing for 15 premier league teams - but not us!
I saw reports suggesting Beckham is totally made up with Landon. I just assumed he was hinting in a 'Landon' accent that he was coming to Spurs.
Off topic but Sounders stopper and ex-Spurs man Kasey Keller has been named starting keeper for the MLS All Stars who play Everton on July 29th.
Oh yeah, Spammer Ljungberg starts as well...meh.
Reply to SeattleSpursGuy:
Let me correct slightly: Kasey and Spammer were named the All Stars for their positions. This doesn't necessarily mean they will start the match.
Vieira on a free makes some sense if he can get fit
Also see us linked to another ex gooner on newsnow........Flamini 
for about 7.5 mil. May have been a gooner but wouldnt mind seeing him at the lane especially if.........Oct 31st - Arsenal 0 - Spurs 2 Scorers Vieira 23, Flamini 62........how sweet would that be
Tomorrow - surely a signing tomorrow? If not in the morning when I arise, then maybe SeattleSpursGuy will start his morning with the good news that we have completed a transfer.
Imagine we could go back in time and bring back Blanchflower, Hoddle, Ginola and Greaves in their pomp - title challenge???
Reply to RJ1882:
Damn that human cloning ban
Blanchflower Quotations (per Wikipedia). With the most famous one omitted…
"Everything in our favour was against us."
"George (George Best) makes a greater appeal to the senses than [Tom] Finney or [Stanley] Matthews did, his movements are quicker, lighter, more balletic. George offers grander surprises to the mind and the eye. He has ice in his veins, warmth in his heart, and timing and balance in his feet."
"[Glenn] Hoddle? No, it's the bad players who are a luxury."
"If we've got the ball, they can't score."
"We aim to equalise before the other team score. We should get our retaliation in first."
"If we (Northern Ireland) don't know what we're going to do, how can the other side?"
"Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is."
"Ideas are very funny things. They never work unless you do."
Spurs' Club Director: "The trouble with you is that you think you know all the answers." Blanchflower: "Ah, God love you, you don't even know the questions!"
"Whether you're a player, manager, trainer, director, supporter, reporter, kit man or tea lady, football possesses the power to make the week ahead sparkle with a sense of joyous well-being. No play, movie, TV programme, work of literature or music induces such emotion on a weekly basis. We curse football for having this power but, conversely, it is football's power to corrupt the emotions and senses that is the addictive and enduring appeal of the game. It's an intangible power, existing somewhere out in the ethers. It is the heart of the game."
"The noise of the crowd, the singing and the chanting, is the oxygen we players breathe."
Reply to Ginge1:
Reply to SeattleSpursGuy:
Does anyone think that the signing of Viera is `Arry`s way of winding us all up, I could not give a monkey`s about him playing for Arsenal. I have seen him a few times in the last couple of season, and he looks for the want of a better word SHITE.
Well if we are looking to sign these Kylies from the Blades that would suggest Jocky Hutton is off.
Reply to onedavemackay:
Confusing. Between the prices kicked about and the amount of cover on the right and sending Gunter on loan and, oh yeah, Chimbo, I'm not seeing the cunning plan.
Maybe there is a new premier league dictum that states all clubs must have 4 right backs..........
Or it's Arry's way of ensuring we are not week on the right.............
Hadn't heard of a Baler loan. Where'd you get that one,DV?
I think a Baler loan deal is just wishful thinking by Birmingham
Reply to onedavemackay:
Oh that. OK.
Well, I'm off. Long day at the cracker factory.
Latest crap in the mirror.
Bale off to Roma.
LINK
Better news.
According to the Spanish press (is it any better than ours?), Huntelaar in talks with us and prefers PL to bundesliga.
LINK
vieira and petit were rather special. vieira and palacios might be even better!!!
if vieira signs for us, he is a gutsy bastard - i mean you have someone like jenas who plays a misplaced pass or gets the ball stuck under his feet, we all moan and groan. if vieira makes a mistake, a 36,000 lynch mob want to hang him
it's gonna be like christmas when spurs announce official signings
Look 9_37, a reverse snub.... LINK
A step up from a straight forward snub, and a sure sign that something is about to happen.
Harry, we need a new post; with all this activity its hard to keep up
Reply to TMWNN:
I've got a funny feeling that we're going to end this transfer window imbalanced again. Last time round, we ended up short of decent strikers. This time round we may have 5 on the books. Bent, Pav, JD, PSB + A.Nother
It's either that or we'll be selling players at a loss and Danny Levy won't stand for that. Surely Arry's power of persuasion will mean we spend before we sell again?
If we've turned down £14m for Bent, surely that would indicate that there's another deal in place somewhere, more benificial to us, which would include cash plus player.
either that, or Arry and Dan have lost their minds !
Reply to Trembly:
I support Spurs
My lasting regret though is that our players have crap names. Jermaine!! Kyle!! I ask you. What crap TV did their parents watch in the late 80s!
PSB: I'm telling yis, lads, you should try a good point. Gives me the horn every time. Look!
PSB: And to counter any argument the the team's got no bollocks, I want you to work on a technique I call "cover and distract"
First good news of the summer - sky sports are saying that Villa have agreed a 12m fee for Downing - thank the lord - lets hope this frees up young for us - oh christ it might mean they sell young to the gooners or chavski
PSB: "You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Then who the hell else are you talkin' to? You talkin' to me? Well I'm the only one here. Who the XXXX do you think you're talking to?"
Reply to Danny_Blanchflower:
Morning mate, Downing's just gone to Villa for 12 mil... Cue us unveiling Ashley Young?!
I hope one day a club does actually get a new signing sitting under a sheet, then finally literally unveil them, with a "tadaaa!"
Reply to samebutbetter:
sorry hadn't read yours!
Reply to samebutbetter:
Why or why do they need him? where does this put Ashley Young in their team? I'm seriously thinking he must be off. Maybe not to us, I'd imagine Man U, Chelsea, Liverpool would all be interested, but surely this gives us a chance of signing an exceptionally gifted left winger, who with Lennon, could be our answer to Giggs and Kanchelskius (spelling?.
Sell
£8m Zokora
£14m Bent - snap their hands off for that
£10m Bentley
Buy
Huntelaar -£20m
Young - £25m
Vieira (arsenal bastard, but looks done deal)
Reply to Poshspur:
I would say O`Niell will play Young on the right and have Downing on the left. He wont be selling Young to us anyway
Reply to Nick_The_Greek:
I think Bentley will become their new right wing as part of the Young deal....
Although I haven't spoken to Keith.
Reply to Poshspur:
Good shout.
That seems like a good idea ( for both parties )
let me know once Keith has confirmed.
Reply to Nick_The_Greek:
From the sound of things, Martin won't be playing Downing much of anywhere until January. If anything, I reckon he sees Stewie as part of a 3-man winger rotation with Young and Milner or cover for same.
Exactly. They have Young, Milner, Downing and possibly Bentley, though I cant see them moving for Bentley now, I'd guess it was either or. Sure they can play Young on the right. But in world Cup year each of those 3 will have world cup ambitions and none will want to be sitting on the bench. Villa had a stinker second half of the season, and after losing Barry and Laursen will find it tough going next season, so I wouldnt be surprised if Young is looking for a move.
I'll not dismiss us signing him, could see it as part of a Bentley deal, but I realise its probably wishful thinking.
Why are we fiddlefucking around with the idea of Viera anyway? Why not bring in someone with the potential to help us beyond next season?
My vote for Z-Diddy's replacement is Anthony Annan. Looks the business.
There are 11 'Harry Hotspur' on facebook. I presume none of there are our man?
Bastos signed for Lyon.
Another target down.
Reply to TMWNN:
Young and Huntelaar on Friday............
Is what I want but probably wont happen.
Reply to Longwell:
We did sign potential, but it hasn't worked out - Jenas and Huddlestone.
Reply to RJ1882:
Good Morning, a whole team of HH's...
The Fizzy Pop League beckons I fear.
Reply to slimboydim:
Maybe the Viera rumour is a planned leak by the club to gauge how fans feel about him joining.
The fans made it plain how they felt about the rehabilitation of Ghaly.
Whether sentiments are right or wrong, they're a fact, and clubs are wise to take them into account.
A 50-50 split over Viera would probably sway the club in favour of signing him, as some of the remainder could be won round. That said, the 50 per cent in favour could soon become vehemently against, given the right circumstances. It's a tricky one.
Reply to TMWNN:
My guess is we snubbed him.
Reply to 9__37:
I agree. It states his fee in January was 10m euros, though due to form this rose to 18m, too expensive. (can someone tell me how to do a euro sign on a laptop?)
As it stands, we have a great chance of our team next year reading:
Gomes
Corluka Woodgate King BAE
Lennon Palacios Vieira Modric
Defoe Huntelaar
Bench
Cudicini, Hutton, Dawson, Bale, Jenas, Keane, Pavs
Fuck thats a strong 18, an exceptionally strong bench, and thats not including Bentley, Huddlestone, Bent, Gunter, Gio, Tarrabt - all of who could start in 6 teams ib the prem, some who would start in 14 at least.
Our squad really isnt that bad is it? we just need that one or two headline grabbers. Robben, Vieira, Huntelaar, Young could be them.
If Downing really is going to Villa, what does it tell us about Redknapp and the quality of left-winger he's (possibly) looking for?
Reply to RJ1882:
Good point, however, not sure how many of your bench will still be there.
Taking that we do sign another striker not sure PSB will be happy to sit on the bench, so he'l be gone (good!!)
Also with our constant fascination with right backs, think Hutton will go to
I only hope we stick with Pav
Downing to Villa. This is good news for Spurs. As Clint Eastwood once said, "....aim high".
Reply to 9__37:
it tells us he's either looking for a better or worse one than Downing, or not looking at all!
Reply to TMWNN:
So we should never sign promising young players ever again?
I'll grant you Jenas, but he was signed under a different regime. And he's hardly the worst signing we've made in recent years.
Huddlestone? I think it's still a bit early to be closing the book on him.
Lastly, both those guys were brought in as attacking midfielders. Annan is more physical and defensively-minded than either of them. An entirely different prospect, in my mind.
Reply to Longwell:
'So we should never sign promising young players ever again?'
Don't be silly.
The position we're talking about is crying out for an experienced, season hardened winner and leader.
Not 'potential'.
Reply to RJ1882:
€€€€€€€€
Ctrl/Alt and 4 :-)
From the pics I've seen, Tom looks in good shape again this pre-season. Unless that's the Photoshoppers at THFC doing the honours.
Is there any inside knowledge on Taarabt and Gio? I have a picture in my head of Taarabt sitting in an airport lounge with his bags packed, ready to go, but without a ticket. Occasionally he casts an envious eye at the 'Flights to Malaga' announcements. I'd be sad to see him go, mainly because I've never seen much of him at all.
As for Gio, is he to become our left-sided solution or is he sitting with his bags packed in a wine bar?
Reply to TMWNN:
A reverse snub and a straight forward snub.
Cue Kent Walton.....Good afternoon grapple fans. You join us as Les Kellett pins down Mick McManus with a reverse snub and follows that with a full blown, straight forward snub.
More on Huntelaar from his agent. It appears that he is not that bothered about the Champions League.
LINK
Light at the end of the tunnel, or just keeping all options open?
Vieira I could just about take, but now it's Flamini. FFS.
LINK
Reply to fatfish:
Next up - Jackie Pallo delivers a gutwrench snub to Giant Haystacks, but is countered with a double choke snub. Good, wholesome fun for the family.
Reply to fatfish:
Good and bad, in a way. Does not being bothered about the Champs League reveal a lack of ambition? Not if it's good for us.
Depends if the rumours of his fondness for the grape have substance to them. He's young and deserves a second chance and the patience of others, but maybe Redknapp is resolved to move him on.
If we see both him and Taarabt at the club next season I'll be pleasantly surprised by Redknapp's powers of persuasion - as long as I don't see a headline 'No decent bids for either'.
Reply to 9__37:
Probably mostly about wanting to get regular 1st team football before the world cup.
Latest from SC ITK (Madrid Spur) says intending to tie up deal before weekend.
LINK
Will only believe when I see him wearing the shirt on the official site. Unless Keith confirms of course.
Playing week in, week out in the premiership is as good as playign in the champions league if not better for foreign players in my opinion.
First up, you have 4 sides who have made the champions league quarter finals near every year, if not the semis. Then you have City, who are fast building one of teh strongest squads in Europe, top 10 anyway. You also have Spurs, who have a champions league squad, i dont care what anyone says, we are better than 80% of champions league teams.
You also get the FA Cup, the most famous domestic cup in the world. You get paid more, have bigger stadiums and are watched by more fans world wide than any other sport in the world and justifiably get the deserved recognition should you do well. Scoring 40 goals in 4games in Holand means jack shit, ask Alves and Kezman.
We are an attractive proposition to alot of very good players - we just need to pay the wages on offer by other mediocre sides to get the players in.
Fcuk I love this club
COYS
quite a few spellin mistake there i know, but it was written with pue emotion and not much thought, and definitely no time to spell check it.
I hope we havent missed the chance of getting £14m for Bent - Sunderland are now talking to Crouch after having a bid of £12m accepted. Greed is getting us nowhere. Take £14m and run before they catch themselves on.
Reply to 9__37:
Kendo Nagasaki with the reveal snub! Saturday afternoon TV. Those were the days when sport was for real men!
I'm now worried the gooners could gazump us in our quest for The Hunt if they get they Adebayor cash from city today. Though, would he offer them anything they dont already have in Eduardo? I'm ashamed to say I've never seen much of Huntelaar - although I would say I've seen alot of football. But I'm excited we might be getting him in.
Where o where does this leave Robbie Keane? 4th Choice striker?
Reply to Ginge1:
I can remember watching it one Saturday afternoon when I was about 13 and seeing my old Nan appear at the side of the ring and pull the long "blond" hair of Adrian Street when he was pinned down on the canvas.
HH has occasionally passed on the rumour picked up in the ether about the vino. Unless it was a penchant for ether, although I can't think of any ether bars in London.
In order to get the best out of Modric I assume he has to be positioned centrally, but our beloved captain has to fit in somewhere. Ginge made a point a couple of weeks back about Young - how he cuts in from the left for a right-footed delivery, reducing his own threat. It was after the England game, I think. Can't see us getting Young - if only to prevent ourselves looking dumb by not buying him more economically the first time round. Egg in your face smells even worse when you apply it yourself.
These transfers rumours, or lack of, are killing me. Every other season I can cope comfortably as it's easy to tell 90% are BS, but this year, other than the odd obvious story, the small number of transfer rumours involving us all seem to have genuine substance.
Personally, out of all the rumours, I would gratefully accept The Hunt & Young. I believe we are heavily involved in trying to capture both of these but I also think, unfortunately, that both would/will snub us.
Not sure about our starting eleven, but i can see Robben, Vacinic and Bastos on the bench.
To be used as snubs.
took me all lunchtime to think of that . . . sorry
Reply to TMWNN:
"...experienced, season hardened winner and leader." Isn't that Wilson?
Potential is a funny word. Regarding Annan, I mentioned "potential" as in he has the potential to help us for more than next season because he's ten years younger than Viera. Everything to do with his age, not any misgivings about his ability.
That said, this Annan fellow isn't exactly wet behind the ears. Growing role in Ghana national team (slid into Essien's place when Essien was out injured), and I think he's had some interest from one or two Prem clubs (Blackburn, Bolton, and that ilk) before.
As an understudy and cover for Wilson in the DM role, I think he's plenty good already and possesses...wait for it...the potential to be even better and be a valuable contributor at the club for years to come. Viera's more of a risk, in my opinion. Won't he have to re-acclimatise to the pace of the Prem after several seasons in Italy? Will he be able to keep up on 33-year-old legs?
Reply to 9__37:
I would rather have a player who has the hunger to play every week than a player who's content to ride the gravy train and play sparingly at a Champions League club.
If anything, I'd say looking at Stuttgart as your ticket to CL football reveals a lack of ambition. They'll be lucky to make it past the first knockout stage, if they even get out of the group.
Join a Prem team and you're guaranteed at least 6-8 games in which to showcase yourself against four of the best teams in the world. Setting aside my personal rooting interests, Huntelaar would be crazy not to hold out for a possible move to Arsenal. Failing that, Spurs. Stuttgart a distant third.
Reply to JoeyDeacon:
used as snubs !........ like it
