The Football.....

[Pblakeney]

The whole team looked like they'd chosen the wrong studs

Was not limited to Spurs either.

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Was not limited to Spurs either.

I wasn't paying a lot of attention but didn't notice the Atleti players going over (except the diving, obviously )

 

[Pblakeney]

I wasn't paying a lot of attention but didn't notice the Atleti players going over (except the diving, obviously )

I spotted the Spurs players slipping so was looking for it.

 

[Pblakeney]

This is interesting Premier League vs UEFA:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c8r1m4mr2k8o

Looking like UEFA can chill out a bit after this round.

 

[PaulSB]

I bet you are not saying that about Burnley?
From a West Ham and Arsenal supporter prospective we would love Tottenham to go down but i don't see it happening.Firstly because they have been so bad they must turn the corner sometime and secondly i can see them sacking Tudor and getting the new manager bounce.
I hate to say it but it still could be us playing you next season.

I'm not sure I understand you. Burnley are a yo yo club and when they're relegated they're arrival in Championship won't cause a significant imbalance.

Spurs on the other hand will make the league unbalanced. It would be a major shock if they didn't bounce straight back. That means there's only one automatic spot for the other clubs to shoot for. The same could be said of close to half the PL, possibly more, if they came down.

 

[gbb]

No mention of the Wrexham Chelsea game on TV

I bet you are not saying that about Burnley?
From a West Ham and Arsenal supporter prospective we would love Tottenham to go down but i don't see it happening.Firstly because they have been so bad they must turn the corner sometime and secondly i can see them sacking Tudor and getting the new manager bounce.
I hate to say it but it still could be us playing you next season.

As a Forest follower, id suspect 99% of us are eagerly hoping the crash at Spurs continues...from a purely selfish point of view.
Results around Forest have helped mask a very poor season, they've been very very lucky not to be in a worse position

 

[laurentian]

Panenkas work quite often, I don't think they're inherently riskier than any other penalty type. They just look awful if the keeper doesn't move. You need the technique and mental acuity to wait for the keeper to move, and to have a backup plan if he doesn't



I think he had to go. On the third goal he was lying on the pitch with his face in his gloves before the ball was even in the net. Nothing he could have done about by then, but stopping playing before the goal is scored is a bad look and doesn't speak well of his mental state at that point. In the very slight chance that the striker decided to welly it into the net for fun and hit the woodwork (we've seen some ridiculous open goal misses in the past) he'd have still been on the ground. The real villain is obviously Tudor, for picking a raw kid to play only his second match for Spurs, in a massive match in one of the "tastiest" grounds for atmosphere in Europe. That and blanking him as he came off. Hope the lad recovers, because that's potentially career destroying.



As an Arsenal fan, I want them to go down. But I'd rather win any one of the four trophies we're sill hunting than that.
I also think that relegation could be disastrous for them. The team needs a massive rebuild and a competent manager to do it, but can they attract (or even keep) the players and management for that? They're angling for Poch in the summer, after he's done with the world cup, but would he come back to a club in the Championship, that wants to be attracting Champions League level players? It's far from certain that they'd just bounce back. They'd have a massive target on their backs for every team that fancies having a go at a big club, in a big flash stadium.

I have been to the new Spurs stadium and it is damned impressive.

As a supporter of a (possibly not for much longer) League 1 club, I do find it quite amazing/amusing that Lincoln could be playing a match in that stadium next season

 

[The Central Scrutinizer]

I'm not sure I understand you. Burnley are a yo yo club and when they're relegated they're arrival in Championship won't cause a significant imbalance.

Spurs on the other hand will make the league unbalanced. It would be a major shock if they didn't bounce straight back. That means there's only one automatic spot for the other clubs to shoot for. The same could be said of close to half the PL, possibly more, if they came down

Putting it quite simply Burnley are one of the rivals of Blackburn so i was being sarcastic,ironic,joking call it what you like.

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

Spurs have that air of a team that have given up. They clearly have no interest in playing for Tudor, I struggle to see which Manager and what kind of approach could positively change their attitude. Maybe Championship and a complete player clearout and reset is what they need.

 

[Poacher]

I have been to the new Spurs stadium and it is damned impressive.

As a supporter of a (possibly not for much longer) League 1 club, I do find it quite amazing/amusing that Lincoln could be playing a match in that stadium next season

Impish sense of humour you have!