But Villa played their second string players through choice Sofa, not so spurs. There is a difference.

Leeds hardly played out of their skin against Spurs, they had very few chances until a quarter of an hour from time when Tel gave away a silly penalty.
After that they did come closer to scoring than the home side but Spurs had been in control up until that point and should have been further ahead..

Leeds certainly "showed up today",armchairman and were the better team in the first half.
In the second half we eventually battered the Whippet Bothers

Onwards and upwards in the Premier League.. 

You're glad?

uptheirons - something of a contradiction

Looks like Senesi has dumped Bournemouth for Spurs. Another Argy; hopefully more committed than the one that's going... soon with any luck.

Need to keep Gray imo. He was thrown in at the deep end and didn't let himself down. Bit of a blip midway through the season, but he came to life a bit before being dropped to the bench. I see a future for him at Spurs if he is used wisely and allowed to develop as he should have been.

Kinsky could be #1 next season. When we bought him he was touted as a future star. The forced cover looks like it brought him out of his shell, with some fines saves during the run-in. Vicario is already second to him now in my book.

van de Ven is a bit of a mystery. It certainly looked like he wanted out, but if the hierarchy invest well, who knows? Needs to improve his attitude.

Tel will probably stay, but he needs to improve. Not had a great season and was one of the reasons I invested in our relegation, but he could become useful and I would keep him for at least one more season to see if he can push on from here.

Palhinha has the option of staying for €30m (£25m approx.). At age 31 that may be a bit rich, but if Spurs can negotiate that price, he may be a solid squad addition. He certainly deserves to stay but his age is bit of a stumbling block for me. 28 and I'd bite off BM's hand.

Gallagher is going nowhere and he has been a bit of a surprise package after an awful start. Certainly improved with every game and especially when it was needed most. At 26 he should have more in the tank. Not happy after a few games, but he's turned my head around since. Fair play to him.

Bentancur is the reason we're playing PL football next season. Between him and De Zerbi they somehow managed to turn it around. An amazing recovery. I hope he stays because he is at the right age (29) to really settle Spurs down and start playing some clever football.

I'm happy with Maddison (obviously), Porro, Spence, Kudus, Udogie, Simons and Kulusevski, with Mikey Moore who may still have a part to play in the not-too-distant future. The rest I'm not overly fussed about.

Unless I've inadvertently missed someone out, these are the squad players I'd like to build upon.

Not really keen on de Zerbi. It was the players who finally realised that their futures were on the line if they lost again. Who would want to buy a player from a relegated Club? what reallly interested me was the number of on the bench Spurs players, notably Maddison, who were standing and directing the players in the hope of getting them motivated. They obviously didn't trust de Zerbi to do it.

I'm with Emit here on De Zerbi. We picked up our game and aside from Kolo, his decisions were sound, considering what he had to play with. I especially liked his decision to play Porro and Spence down the right and also liked his decision to put an unfit Maddison on the bench for motivation. We played some nice stuff at times and we didn't sit back, looking scared and helpless, we went for it. I didn't particularly want him, but he did steady the ship, from my perspective. Worth a shot me thinks.

I'm totally with you on Kolo; seems strange they think he can suddenly be a star in Turkey. If he plays like he did at Spurs they will roast him. Even if they back out, he has to go. I don't know any Spurs' fans that want him to stay.

It just shows you how things can be so misinterpreted on a forum. If we were face to face, you'd understand what I meant, but to clarify...

You're glad? Meaning "we're also glad"

As for point 2. The amnesty I afforded you this season will not be continued. As of today, I'm still in recovery mode so I will let it slide.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c3v22p6nvx5o

Peter Charrington Speaks (I'll believe it when I see it)

The power of prayer eh?

DD, I took a punt on Spurs going down at 36, in January. It was VERY clear to me that we were in trouble and the price was too generous to ignore. My instincts were proved right as we (at one point) went odds on before what I still believe was an amazing recovery, aided by an Aston Villa gift. It was one of the best wrong prices I saw all season.

The only thing that could have saved us was if the club acted as they should have in the window. True to form, they didn't and have been exposed for it.

Now they have no choice and I expect reinforcements that will push us up to the top ten again. After this season, I'll take that if they continue to support the team thereafter.

I did 'green' up, then went back in and kept going until I put the whole lot on us going down, for no loss. Won nothing, just as I wanted.

Could have got out for a nick at the end and was preparing myself for a bit of in-running but have no regrets whatsoever. The final outcome was a much bigger win for me.

TL:DR all of it.

But, you lot are being mugged off.

Had the best team in England 10 years ago - on the verge of something big.

Got squandered & distracted by the new ground vanity project - imo.

A choice between a fantastic stadium & hosting NFL games OR a decent stadium & silverware - I know what all fans would choose!

Please join hands..

Heavenly Father, we lift up PSG to You today.

Grant the players the strength, resilience, and wisdom to perform at their absolute best.

Bless them with pinpoint passing, sharp focus, and a solid defence to overcome their rivals.

Keep them free from injury and fill the hearts of the faithful with joy.

Come on You Spurs! Amen.

Well done sofa, we did it...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wxI4KK9ZYo

I hesitate to admit that it brought joy to my weary heart when he missed that penalty.   The guy did nothing all season besides playing the best games of his life in the two games against Spurs.

Not sure about Savinho for 70 million quid. He has done virtually nothing at City to justify that price tag. Senesi should be a good signing though.

I liked Levy, which wasn't popular with the faithful. His heart was in the right place and he was doing what (he thought) was best for the club. The problem is, he didn't really consider our feelings as much as he should have and he did make some awful mistakes along the way. Nevertheless, I won't speak ill of him and I thank him for his efforts. We're better off than what we were before he came onboard.