***The Spurs Files 3***

You will be ok even the jonny foreingners know the score in this game....

Everton are staying at a hotel in Shoreditch High Street, I know the chef...

There's a good lad

They've ordered lasagne, some people think it's all over

Sofa - Everton are 16/5 with Sportsbook for tomorrows game , have you lumped on ?

May 23, 2026 -- 3:04PM, DixieDean60 wrote:

Sofa - Everton are 16/5 with Sportsbook for tomorrows game , have you lumped on ?

No, I haven't Dixie. I do have some running bets in the relegation market though.

I see WH winning today and I'm guessing we can scrape a draw at the least... Surely @ home in such an important game, with the liability club captain nowhere near the stadium we can achieve that...

COYS!

Good luck today Aspro and fellow Spurs fans.

If you cannot manage at least a draw against Everton you deserve to be relegated

Slippy spurs on here too
Shameful

Don’t mind the boot being put in
From follow London club supporter
But when got two clubs less than 20 miles
Apart next be telling us your at northumberland Road this afternoon for the Spurs game rather than the Palace game
Tat tat tat lol

Cheers Slippy - Let's keep it real guys

Que Sera Sera

I'm used to Everton being involved in final day dramas, not usually from this angle though

Joking apart,  relegation is an awful prospect if your team is a long standing fixture of the top division.
In 1994 when Everton had to beat Wimbledon to stay up i travelled up from Kent on the day of the match and was a bundle of nerves, just got to the ground at 2 minutes to kick off and i was hardly in my seat when we went one down to a daft penalty followed swiftly by a comical Gary Ablett own goal. Two down and little hope, i have never felt so low at a game in my life.  Fast forward to ten to five and the Toffees had come back to win 3-2 and i then felt the happiest i have ever been at a game.
As Sir Alex once said - football, bloody hell !

Let us hope for no controversy today and may the most deserving team stay up.

Keep VAR well out of it.

Thank god there's no squeaky bum time for us at Palace.

Spurs' only saving grace is that they don't need a win.
But if West Ham go in front, panic might set in.

Enjoy the squeaky bum time lads.

Enjoy the squeaky bum time lads.

May the worse the team go down.

Congratulations
You’ve done enough
Westham down cos crap end of
Worse than your mob

Congrats
You’ve done enough Westham down

PHEW.

MIRACLE!!!

Sunderland gets Euro footie and
CHAVS get NOTHING

Thank F*** that's over. I don't EVER want to go through that again!

If Spurs went down I stood to win £673.50. I've never been so happy not to win.

COYS!

An unseemly relegation scrap with West Am was not on my bingo card for this season. Big changes need to happen at this club. This must never happen again.

Who said we don't need women pundits ?

The wisdom of Ellen White - it's sad for West Ham to go down but i think it's the culmination of not picking up enough points .

No sh1t Ellen

De Zerbi steadied the ship, but it was Bentancur's return that made the difference. Timing couldn't have been better.

No Europe next season, time for a reset and get back in the top half where we belong.

Watched the whole match for a change and now taking a stiff drink! Talk about putting their fans through the wringer. Fine save by Kinsky from the only good Everton shot of the game. Thank goodness Everton had nothing to play for. Good games by Pauinhla, Spence and Van der Ven. Send Kolo Muani back to where he came from tomorrow please. Sell Solanke and get a striker with some pace. Jared Bowen would be a good addition. He really tries.

I lost £20
Well SPENT

Ellen White on final score proving why we need women pundits and their insight :

"It's sad that West Ham have gone down but i think it's the culmination of not getting enough points".

I'd have never thought of that Ellen

A special shout out to David Raya.
His save at 0-0 v West Ham kept you lot up.

May 24, 2026 -- 7:29PM, Wesdag wrote:

A special shout out to David Raya.His save at 0-0 v West Ham kept you lot up.

And Spurs costing City five points handed you lot the title.

BREAKING : MARCOS SENESI

Tottenham Hotspur have reached a TOTAL AGREEMENT with Marcos Senesi over a free transfer in the summer.

A special shout out to David Raya.
His save at 0-0 v West Ham kept you lot up.Cool

And an honourable mention to Unai Emery for picking his second eleven when Spurs visited Villa Park a few weeks back.

Since when Villa have played their first eleven and results have been 4-0 2-2 4-2 3-0 and 2-1, including wins against Man city and Liverpool as well as a Europa League final triumph. As Del Boy might say, It's all about timing Rodney !

May 24, 2026 -- 8:30PM, DixieDean60 wrote:

A special shout out to David Raya.His save at 0-0 v West Ham kept you lot up.CoolAnd an honourable mention to Unai Emery for picking his second eleven when Spurs visited Villa Park a few weeks back.Since when Villa have played their first eleven and results have been 4-0 2-2 4-2 3-0 and 2-1, including wins against Man city and Liverpool as well as a Europa League final triumph. As Del Boy might say, It's all about timing Rodney !

Leeds played out of their skin a couple of weeks ago to grab a point at Tottenham. They didn't even show up today at West Am. And Spurs were also missing at least eight first teamers when they faced Villa.

I forgot to ask
Whens the open top bus parade?

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..

I thought Leeds would beat West Ham today, or at least draw. West Ham have been dire of late and Leeds were unbeaten in 8.

At the start of the day I felt this is how we would have survived. Thankfully Everton didn't turn up either.

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

Roberto De Zerbi, I'm very happy with this manager, Let's see where he takes us..

The owners, I'm not overly concerned because, what can you do? At least we don't have David Sullivan..

Onwards and upwards.. COYS.

Onwards and upwards in the Premier League.. 

Tbh I'm glad Spurs avoided the drop - that's a guaranteed six points for us next season.

Points are more important than trolling.

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.

Fenerbahce are monitoring the situation of France international Randal Kolo Muani, 27, with the forward on loan this season at Tottenham from Paris St-Germain. (Fanatik)

Are they mad? Let's hope it happens.

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.

Interesting Aspro. Can't they afford anyone better than Kolo Muani? Buy him a plane ticket tomorrow before they change their mind.

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.

Aspro • May 25, 2026 8:40 AM BST
You're glad?

Yes on 2 counts:
1. I can avoid attention from Spurs fans when I go about my business in my Arsenal shirt for fear they might think I'm dancing on your grave. You have your own success & joy to celebrate.

2. As mentioned - we start next season on a guaranteed six points.

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.

Tbh, on pt 1 - I wasn't that invested either way.

You'd get banted until you returned of course, but I reckon deep down, those NLDs would be missed by all.

I stick by pt 2.

May 25, 2026 -- 11:52AM, sageform wrote:

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 strongly disagree with this. De Zerbi is the main reason that Spurs are still in the Premier League. It most most likely De Zerbi that  made the players finally realise that their futures were on the line.
"They obviously didn't trust de Zerbi to do it."?  Come on man, this is a ridiculous claim.

Spot on.
Getting rid of Tudor & getting De Zerbi in was what saved you.
3 wins 2 draws 1 loss the last 6 matches is almost title winning form.

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

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

Yeah, they looked completely doomed under Tudor and hadn't won a game in four months. Frank should've been fired months earlier than he actually was (I was calling for his head in October/November).   Probably would've been in this mess too if Ange had stayed on for season 3. He normalised losing almost every league game they played when he went all in on winning the Europa. So De Zerbi can take almost all of the credit for Spurs staying up, in my opinion.

The power of prayer eh?

Any takers @ 40/1 Spurs for the drop next season, third time (un)lucky ?

May 25, 2026 -- 10:58PM, DixieDean60 wrote:

Any takers @ 40/1 Spurs for the drop next season, third time (un)lucky ?

No way, steps will (hopefully!) be taken to ensure that this can never happen again....

Call me cynical, but I'm all but convinced that Vicario's actions during the Everton match was solely to curry favour with De Zerbi. I believe there is no interest in him from outside so he's going out of his way to show his support for the team in the hope he is not released, or benched. Cringeworthy if true.

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 was of course being mischievous chaps

Did you not think of laying off your bet Aspro, or cashing out ?  36 was a big price and they were as you say odds on later.

Will be interesting who they go for in the summer, like my lot they desperately need reinforcements.

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.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c5y771yleqvo

Vinai Venkatesham Interview

Make of this what you will

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!

If what I recall is correct, the Stadium was built to get a sale. Mourinho was brought in to have a proven manager at the helm and we had a buyer, or near to one. Then Covid struck and everything went sour after that.

Robert Kraft (New England Patriots) was the potential buyer. He really turned NEP around and what he could have done with Spurs would have made a huge difference. Bad timing.

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.

May 30, 2026 -- 4:32PM, Emitdeb wrote:

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.

OK, I have joined you in prayer. They will be absolutely insufferable if they somehow manage to win this thing.

Well done sofa, we did it...

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

Im glad we didnt buy
Eze

Kant take pens

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.

Jed SPENCE gets no 25 Ingland shirt
Sounds like he have a quiet time

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.

Well it seems Levy has sold most of his shares in ENIC

Bye BYE

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.

Looks like Van Hecke will be signed for £52m. Good signing but what about Vuskovic?  He looks like a generational talent but looks like Spurs are going to sell him on the cheap.

Spurs spending munie like confetti
Another £100 million injection
Coming from his sale of art worth £300 million

Wages cap seems to been abolished

Oh No! We're gonna go broke as well...

Maybe they finally have naming rites for the stadium
Levy wanted £50 million a year
Has Lewis got Google to pay that figure?

Luka Vušković to Brighton for £50m?  He has huge potential and I'm disappointed he's being sold but that's a huge fee for a 19 year old.

Tonali £100 million

Bloodly HELL

Trying to sign Summville from West Ham..

That would really be a kick in the gonads for our feeder club..

I do have a tendency to believe everything I see online..

Not totally convinced with our purchases, all overpriced in my opinion and I'd rather have had Guimaraes tbh, but fair play to the board for putting their hands in their pockets. Let's hope this is just the start to (at least) push us up the table. Not yet convinced this is a top 4 side, but it is an improvement. Now let's get a decent striker and get Romero and Bergvall off the books, to name just a few. COYS

Porro gets his winners medal

Still very short up top....no takers for Richarlison and Solanke?  I'd take a combined £30m for both of them. I'd probably keep Tal for another season as it appears he's up for the challenge. Romero, Vicario, Bergvall on the way out? Who tf knows.

Once again,we're spending well over the odds on players who don't merit same
AND we still haven't got anyone who can score goals
so,I don't really see THAT much changing
lot of money spunked to finish 16th or maybe 15th if we have a blinding season!

I think the only player worth getting (for our level) is the City reserve keeper. Whilst they are paying over the odds for everyone else they should overbid on him as well

He went to Leeds for £40m.

That is a bargain.

He should have been our keeper going forward

Deseve wins his first trophy beating the Chavs
Despite Danso proving hes a PLONKER

Though a NEW striker is imperative

Bomba a striker
How about RM left winger?

Yet another trophy in the bag. What a time to be alive. The "BOMBA" is Cody Gapko.

Definitely building a top 8 premier league team...

None too happy with Gakpo, overpriced and has difficulty hitting a barn door.
We paid £60,000,000 too much for Solanke of which we'll never get anything back.
Richarlason has a year left so will probably stay, it's in his own interests and he's
a trier.
Osimhen makes greater appeal especially for the money banded about for Gakpo.
Savinho has dragged on far too long wtf is happening there?
However, if we get two forwards to my mind that's a very satisfactory transfer window,
much as I respect Levy who put the foundations in, it's been a great improvement.

Btw how Juventus forked out £40,000,000 plus is the biggest and stupidest
transfer I've ever seen in my life.2 bob would be too much.

For Kolo Mauni.

Kolo Mauni.. Flattered to deceive.. Timo Werner on the opposite wing! What a win double that would have been..

Cody Gakpo.. Excites me.

Yeah, £43 million on Kolo Muani for a cash-strapped Juve is insane. One of the worst strikers to ever appear in the PL but he seems to perform a bit better in Italy. Still though.

Mr OFFSIDE Jackson been offered for £60 m
What a waste of space!!!

Osimen would be a better bet

Getting a vibe from both of the above "Come with a disruptive attitude"

I've always been an admirer of Jackson.. Almost brilliant, with electric pace... Pretty sure he'd almost score many goals! (Werner-esk)

Jackson is a shocking player. I'll be furious if he somehow ends up at Spurs.

Starting to realise Solanke is a dud... Richarlison and Tel aren't number 9's

Victor Osimhen would be an exciting addition.. BUT! there's always a big but! with Spurs...

Solanke is absolutely a dud and I want him gone. I'd rather keep Richarlison over him. Ridiculous how long the Savinho saga is dragging on. I'm not even sure if he's a good player.

Drew with Gestafe
Captain Gray again at rite back
Only 7 subs-not used
and Fernades/Solanky not present
Is Solanky injured again?