Thought of the day (AVB gone)

It's happened.

Spooky16 December 2013the progression of AVB's Tottenham, Sacked, Andre Villas-Boas

Thought of the day (0-5)

Dear God no

Spooky15 December 2013Thrashed, Crisis, Liverpool, the progression of AVB's Tottenham

Everything that's wrong with Tottenham

Freestyle.

Spooky26 November 2013the progression of AVB's Tottenham

Jerk that knee

Stick or twist.

Spooky25 November 2013the progression of AVB's Tottenham

Can he fix it?

Fix up look sharp

Spooky8 November 2013the progression of AVB's Tottenham

Disclaimer

Faith.

Spooky3 November 2013the progression of AVB's Tottenham

What do you want?

Double or quits.

Spooky28 October 2013the progression of AVB's Tottenham, Tottenham ethos

Spurs crisis continues

The bad times are upon us.

Spooky28 October 2013top four, the progression of AVB's Tottenham

Step up

Waiting for him to step up.

Spooky13 October 2013the progression of AVB's Tottenham

I like it

Go forward, take all three.

Spooky5 October 2013Premier League, the progression of AVB's Tottenham

Expect

What if?

Spooky30 August 2013the progression of AVB's Tottenham

The progression

Heart-ache. Failure. Progression. Tottenham.

Spooky7 May 2013the progression of AVB's Tottenham

Remember the catalyst?

Back when we played Arsenal away I stated the game could be a catalyst much like it was last season when they never looked back and we fell all the way back. This seasons fixture was not quite a a pivotal moment in the season however our reaction since that defeat has been superb.

Spooky21 January 2013stats, the progression of AVB's Tottenham

Stripped down

The game, tomorrow, it's not half as big or important as some would have you believe. It's a side in form against a side that has no form.

We are the side in form, spirited away from home. A side full of quality and sitting 3rd in the league with ambitions to consolidate that position. QPR are in a dogfight they rarely turn up for. Disjointed, erratic. An anomaly of a win against Chelsea has given them hope, but they remain brittle.

If you strip away all the narrative and the glossed over sound-bites and superfluous attempts at creating headlines in the build up to this - what are you left with?

Spooky11 January 2013QPR, the progression of AVB's Tottenham

Altered states of conciousness

With hefty irony, when we don't play well and lose it's AVB's fault. When we play well but still lose or draw, it's AVB's fault. When we win, even if we win a couple on the trot, there is still something in amongst the result to pin blame on AVB. The manner in which we've performed, not becoming to a particular expectation or trait of tradition.

Spooky31 December 2012the progression of AVB's Tottenham

Stadium of bite

Another day, another Spurs win totalling seven with two draws and one defeat in our last ten (all comps). It's been a solid December. A strong festive period. Plenty to shout about and the usual assortment of reminders that fixes are still required as we look to bid farewell to 2012 and welcome what will hopefully be a fulfilling 2013 with big goofy smiles on our faces.

Spooky30 December 2012Adebayor, Sunderland, the progression of AVB's Tottenham, Christmas Fixtures, Lennon

Didn't choke

If Tottenham was pornography it would be the type that you find on digital subscriber channels. Hardcore edited to soft to escape slapped wrists (and personal injury) from broadcast regulators. Nothing explicit and no money-shot. You know it's happening you just can't see all the graphic details but there's enough there to leave you satisfied. It's sort of sexy in the same way a Victorian man would tremble at the sight of a naked ankle.

Spooky18 December 2012Swansea, the progression of AVB's Tottenham, Home win

Narcoleptic

If only games finished at the 80th minute mark. If only games lasted long enough for Spurs to win them. In the blink of an eye we saw three points evaporate to nothing. Blink of an eye, lapse of a defence...same difference. Both take a split second to occur. This is Tottenham after all. Never without drama, never without heart break. Am I disappointed? Of course I am. But that's football. It slaps you in the face the moment you dare to look away. In a less philosophical conclusion you'd analyse tactics and find yourself agreeing that some games turn on moments that could so easily have turned out to be inconsequential when played back differently in your mind.

Spooky10 December 2012the progression of AVB's Tottenham, Everton away, away defeat

Groove is in the Hart

If the first half was a sexy woman wearing a raincoat and a paper bag over her head, the second half was the same woman minus the raincoat, in black lingerie teasing and flirting, leaving you with a wide smile splashed over your face at the conclusion of her dance. Okay, so I have a colourful and chequered past (which for the record doesn't include a paper bag fetish) involving lap dancing clubs. I'm also probably the only person comparing a game of football to a private dance. The fact is, there was happy ending. With the football. The football had a happy ending.

Spooky26 November 2012west ham united, the progression of AVB's Tottenham, Home win

War and Peace

Villas-Boas template for the 'new' Tottenham has stuttered due to the injury of Dembele meaning our midfield presence has been halved, with Sandro left alone to carry the weight but with no one to share it with. Dembele a signing that looked the part from the moment he played and one that has taken to the role given to him. He's quality is such, that he simply slotted in effortlessly. Then we lost him.

We do not have a midfield creative outlet.

We do not have cohesion in the middle because players selected are there because there is no direct alternative.

Our form, was always likely to dip, considering our form was never outstanding to start of with. Was it avoidable? Could Villas-Boas have handled it differently?

Spooky13 November 2012the progression of AVB's Tottenham