Like you Ghoddle10, VDV is one of my favourite players at Spurs atm (got his name on my 2010-11 shirt - first Spurs shirt I've bought for years) - he does annoy me when things aren't quite going his way though - he can sometimes be completely anonymous in a match, but more often than not, he comes up with the goods.
I'm pleased though that we're not relying on his goals as much this season though - it's evidence that we've improved upfront overall, whereas last season VDV was our main outlet.
Funfact - last season we scored 55 goals in the PL @ an average of 1.45 goals a game, this season we've scored 30 goals after 14 games @ 2.14 goals a game.
Defensively: Last season, conceeded 46 goals @ an average of 1.21 goals a game, this season - 18 from the 14 games @ 1.29 goals a game (however, if you discount the first 2 Manchester games that ratio improves dramatically).
So - we're scoring more and conceeded about the same, if a little less - good time to be a Spurs fan. We may/may not be in the mix for the title at the end of the season, but we should certainly be up there with a real good challenge for 3rd and 4th.