Tag Archives: Spurs

Arsenal not the only winners in north London derby

By Oliver Holmes Arsenal fought their way back from two goals down to convincingly beat Tottenham in a pulsating encounter at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners were still reeling from their Champion’s League defeat away to AC Milan and knew that a loss against their neighbours could signal the end of any meaningful challenge for [...]

City’s rise will be the final straw for the dominance of the “Big Four”

By Sam Cooper The Premier League has come under much scrutiny over it’s twenty year life span. But no subject has raised more arguments than the dominance of the “Big Four.”  There are facts that back up the argument that the Premier League will always be a four horse race. Since Blackburn’s successful league campaign [...]

All Change at White Hart Lane

Why beating Villa was about more then just three points By Sam Antrobus It would be fair to say that the words ‘resilience’ and ‘routine home win’ are foreign tongue to most Spurs supporters. Although recent results suggest that come next May, both words might be permanent fixtures in the matchday vocabulary.

Long way to go as season reaches second checkpoint

By Douglas Elder So, as the Premier League breaks for a fortnight, we are left with an interesting – if unfamiliar – picture at the top of the Barclay’s Premier League. The mid-season assumptions, the hyperbolic descriptions and the doom-mongering are in full swing, and here is my take on what has been a season [...]

Scott Parker’s Influence at Tottenham

By Karl Sears When bandwagons come rolling through town I’m always cautious before jumping aboard. When pens were being primed to write Frank Lampard’s footballing epitaph, I believed that a player of his quality would surely bounce back from a poor run of form. When Wolves were being touted as the Premier League’s new mid-table [...]

Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur

Rafa turns up heat on Kean By Chris Ostler A classy brace from Rafael Van Der Vaart was enough to see off bottom of the league Blackburn at Ewood Park and pile more misery on Rovers boss Steve Kean. The Dutch ace found the net in the first half with sweeping side-footed finish past Paul [...]