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Match Day Thread Tottenham Hotspur v Sheffield United

Discussion in 'Tottenham Hotspur' started by PleaseNotPoll, Sep 13, 2023.

  1. BrunelGunner

    BrunelGunner Well-Known Member
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    Not sure what the beef is with Leicester, but don't think it's fair to call them 'a nothing club'. They produced one of the biggest sporting miracles in modern history, winning a league title more recently than either of our clubs, then added a first ever FA Cup and Community Shield to their history in 2021 - which wasn't that long ago. They were also serious top-4 contenders for multiple years and had a couple of good European runs. Ok granted they've been overspending at a rate that wasn't sustainable, which eventually led to their relegation, but their contribution to football over the past decade was phenomenal.
     
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  2. Citizen Kane.

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    The beef, if it exists, was entirely of their own making.

    It dates back to the fairytale season they won the league when we were, for much of the season, the only team who could realistically catch them.

    Despite the fact that we hadn't won the league in over half a century and that they'd cheated FFP to get back to the PL, we were cast as the 'Big Money Club Who Always Win Things' pantomime villain threatening to piss on their Disneyland Parade, and the beef started there, entirely in the imaginations of Leicester and the media.

    This board was a campsite for Fosse and Friends for a while after, to the extent that I kept checking the map to make sure Haringey hadn't been moved to Nuneaton.
     
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  3. The RDBD

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    That camp site got emptier throughout 2016-17,
    and then the eviction notice was finally served ...

     
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  4. Spurf

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    This one gave joy too. To beat the Pullis's Stoke

     
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  5. humanbeingincroydon

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    Highlights, from the Blerrrds' point of view

     
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  6. PleaseNotPoll

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    Impressively complete highlights video, barring the Maddison penalty claim. <applause>
     
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  7. Dier Hard

    Dier Hard G'day mate!

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    And the fact the commentator somehow thought Perisic was Skipp... twice. The latter didn't even get on the pitch <laugh>.

    Side note though, Perisic has been excellent in his cameos this season, much like the player we all knew he was.
     
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  8. PleaseNotPoll

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    And didn't Richarlison do well? <whistle>
     
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  9. Dier Hard

    Dier Hard G'day mate!

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    Very!

    Just needs to consistently do that for about 2-3 seasons to avoid that flop label.
     
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  10. PleaseNotPoll

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    A goal and an assist every ten minutes for 3 seasons? Bit of a low bar, I think.
     
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  11. Dier Hard

    Dier Hard G'day mate!

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    High standards now under Ange.
     
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  12. The RDBD

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    Here is an overview of the last 12 mins of the game ...

     
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  13. The RDBD

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    That is some "growth spurt" from young Oliver.
     
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  14. SpursDisciple

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    I could do the co commentator's job

    ooh, <sigh> nooo <sigh> <sigh> nooo
     
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  15. PleaseNotPoll

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    Not nearly Northern enough. Sorry.
     
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  16. Alfie Conn

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    And the very next day we find out he's done his ACL , nice reverse RCL DH
     
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  17. Dier Hard

    Dier Hard G'day mate!

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    That's not even the half of it, I posted my prediction on Spurf's thread for the NLD with Perisic as our scorer just a few hours prior to the injury news.
     
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  18. Alfie Conn

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    Burn him
     
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    I came on here for the 1st time in a while expecting to see a new found happiness and this is the 1st post I saw.
     
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  20. Alfie Conn

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    We are Tottenham, we like it this way
     
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