Tottenham Hotspur - the Pride of London

[Castrol]

Originally Posted by Spurslover

It is the end of the road for this season's UCL for Spurs, see report below:
http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news...rt-130411.html

We didn't win the match and we let in a silly goal, haizzz... What to do? Buy a more reliable goalkeeper if we are looking at europe again.

i watched the replay of the match at the lane and I am very sure madrid's defender raul albiol clipped pavy in the box on the 25th. it was a clear penalty but the referee didnt give anything.

in the el clasico 1-1 draw recently, you should see the way albiol man-handled barca's david villa which resulted in a penalty.

can you imagine albiol and puyol paired together in central defence?
an adult bull would be brought down.

[Spurslover]

Originally Posted by Castrol

i watched the replay of the match at the lane and I am very sure madrid's defender raul albiol clipped pavy in the box on the 25th. it was a clear penalty but the referee didnt give anything.

Bro,

I think we've to play to the whistle in every match, if the penalty or foul or corner is not awarded, play on.

Spurs suffer a big big lesson in the match against Man U, in which Nani scored a free goal, even with all the controversy surrounding it, the final score stood.

No one can overturn such incidents in english football except for the referee during the match unless the match is stopped half-way.

Anyway, the game is over. The focus must be back to gaining top 4, which should be the case since the beginning of the season. Look at Everton's last seven games, they are doing what Spurs is unable to do this season, which is to kill off teams that are in the relegation zone.

Hopefully, Harry could perform another magic in the last seven games, namely:
20 Apr - home, Arsenal
23 Apr - home, West Brom
30 Apr - away, Chelski
7 May - home, blackpool
10 May - away, Man City
15 May - away, Liverpool
22 May - home, Birmingham
In previous encounters, Harry would always says that it is difficult against these teams when Spurs lost. So this time round what say you, Harry?

COMON YOU SPURS!!!

[jitlong69]

Tonight, Spur will get the 3 points from Arsenal to level up with Man City. Cheer for Spurs.

[Castrol]

Originally Posted by jitlong69

Tonight, Spur will get the 3 points from Arsenal to level up with Man City. Cheer for Spurs.

3 but goals not pts, sigh...

spurs 3 arsenal 3


Tom Huddlestone scored with a typically brilliant long-range effort to make it 3-2

Tottenham Hotspur
Rafael Van der Vaart (7')
Tom Huddlestone (44')
Rafael Van der Vaart (pen 70')

Arsenal
Theo Walcott (5')
Samir Nasri (12')
Robin Van Persie (40')

[Spurslover]

Originally Posted by Castrol

3 but goals not pts, sigh...

spurs 3 arsenal 3

Bro,

In this case, I guess it should be "You win some, You lose some" attitude. At least, we didn't lose to Arsenal in the EPL this season, 4 points from 2 matches against the gunners is something to build on. However, we have only win once in the last 4-5 games, this is not very healthy.

We are leaving our fate to others as well as relying on the Man City game.

I think the team spirit for yesterday's match is something to build on for the last 6 matches. If Modric, Crouch or Sandro had scored, it would have been different. We also cannot rely on the leveling of point with Man City at the end of the season becoz we have an inferior goal difference.

Basing on last year's 4th position's 70 points, we can only afford to drop 2 points in our last 6 matches while Man City can afford to drop 4 points.

Let's hope that Spurs played for their lives and make every opportunity to score count.

COMON YOU SPURS!!!

[jitlong69]

Spur could have won the game towards the end. Spurs were surely the better team towards the end.

[Castrol]

Originally Posted by Spurslover

Basing on last year's 4th position's 70 points, we can only afford to drop 2 points in our last 6 matches while Man City can afford to drop 4 points.

Let's hope that Spurs played for their lives and make every opportunity to score count.

no sooner have you spoken bro, 2 pts dropped, at the lane...
i couldnt see west brom scoring the equalizer, no way at all until cox delivered that lob out of the blue from outside the box.

consolation is, both of my favourite spurs strikers pavy and defoe scored.
and defoe got his 100th.

spurs 2 wba 2


Simon Cox salvages West Bromwich Albion a point with a wonderful late strike

[Spurslover]

Originally Posted by Castrol

no sooner have you spoken bro, 2 pts dropped, at the lane...
i couldnt see west brom scoring the equalizer, no way at all until cox delivered that lob out of the blue from outside the box.

consolation is, both of my favourite spurs strikers pavy and defoe scored.
and defoe got his 100th.

spurs 2 wba 2


Simon Cox salvages West Bromwich Albion a point with a wonderful late strike

Bro,

Guess what Harry got to say about the draw, please see URL below:
http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news...at-230411.html

Another 2 points drop against a team beginning with "W", below is a summary of how Spurs fare against the "W"s this season:
Wigan - 1 draw 1 lost;
West Brom - 2 draws;
Wolves - 1 win 1 draw; and
West Ham - 1 draw 1 lost.
1 win 5 draws 2 losts, total 8 points out of a possible 24, dropping 16 points. If Spurs manage to get 12 points out of possible 24 from these 4 teams this season, Spurs wouldn't have to worry too much now. Hence, I do not think Harry should encourage such mentality with his comments.

We have to bear in mind that we may not even qualify for Europa League next season becoz Liverpool is coming in strong and we still have to play Chelski, Man City and Liverpool. All three of them in a run-in form.

Hopefully, everything will turn out fine.

COMON YOU SPURS!!!

[Castrol]

Originally Posted by Spurslover

Bro,

Guess what Harry got to say about the draw, please see URL below:
http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news...at-230411.html

Another 2 points drop against a team beginning with "W", below is a summary of how Spurs fare against the "W"s this season:
Wigan - 1 draw 1 lost;
West Brom - 2 draws;
Wolves - 1 win 1 draw; and
West Ham - 1 draw 1 lost.
1 win 5 draws 2 losts, total 8 points out of a possible 24, dropping 16 points. If Spurs manage to get 12 points out of possible 24 from these 4 teams this season, Spurs wouldn't have to worry too much now. Hence, I do not think Harry should encourage such mentality with his comments.

We have to bear in mind that we may not even qualify for Europa League next season becoz Liverpool is coming in strong and we still have to play Chelski, Man City and Liverpool. All three of them in a run-in form.

Hopefully, everything will turn out fine.

COMON YOU SPURS!!!

harry is taking it very positively,
yes the Ws are killing spurs this season hahaha... the worst part is, most of the Ws are struggling at the bottom. surely spurs must be the draw specialist of the month.

spurs has done well against chelski in recent years, but the problem now is chelski is chasing the top spot. liverpool is currently exhibiting 1 game good 1 game fucked performance, so they shouldnt catch up spurs.

[yinyang]

Originally Posted by Castrol

spurs has done well against chelski in recent years, but the problem now is chelski is chasing the top spot

Oil sheikh, can count on spurs to beat daylights of Chelskis?

[Castrol]

Originally Posted by yinyang

Oil sheikh, can count on spurs to beat daylights of Chelskis?

well bro, this is an away match so i think spurs will be happy to call it a day with a draw...

[Spurslover]

Originally Posted by Castrol

harry is taking it very positively,
yes the Ws are killing spurs this season hahaha... the worst part is, most of the Ws are struggling at the bottom. surely spurs must be the draw specialist of the month.

spurs has done well against chelski in recent years, but the problem now is chelski is chasing the top spot. liverpool is currently exhibiting 1 game good 1 game fucked performance, so they shouldnt catch up spurs.

Bro,

It is ok to be positive, but I hope Harry is not taking it lightly though.

I think we should be up for the draw specialist of the season as well becoz:
Fulham is leading with 15 draws;
Everton & Birmingham close behind with 14 draws; and
Wigan & Spurs are both at 13 draws.

Hence, with your prediction of the Chelski's draw, Spurs is likely to be closing in on Fulham or Everton or Birmingham.

I would like to be greedy a bit to hope for a win at Chelski, but my logical thinking is telling me 1 point is a blessing as this season Spurs' fighting spirit is used in UCL and not EPL, unlike last season.

COMON YOU SPURS!!!

[Castrol]

Originally Posted by Spurslover

I think we should be up for the draw specialist of the season as well becoz:
Fulham is leading with 15 draws;
Everton & Birmingham close behind with 14 draws; and
Wigan & Spurs are both at 13 draws.

Hence, with your prediction of the Chelski's draw, Spurs is likely to be closing in on Fulham or Everton or Birmingham.

haha... 3rd placed in terms of draws.
from another perspective, spurs could have been sitting quite pretty in 4th position due to liverpool's crisis if not for man city's multi $$$ overhaul.

God knows which other epl club is gonna become super rich like man city in the next 2 seasons. i'd like to see man city's p and l when the season is over.

[Spurslover]

Originally Posted by Castrol

God knows which other epl club is gonna become super rich like man city in the next 2 seasons. i'd like to see man city's p and l when the season is over.

I hope Spurs will be next, as we are really underestimated for quite a while.

COMON YOU SPURS!!!

[Castrol]

chelski 2 spurs 1

the game started 1230am and i didnt watch it. but the report from espn left me bewildered.
for many fucking years spurs have kana many screwed up referee decisions.
anyway let me catch the replay while i drown myself with beer over this...


A late goal from Salomon Kalou earned Chelsea a controversial 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge, with both the hosts' goals awarded in contentious circumstances.

espn
The fact that hapless referee Andre Marriner and his uncertain side kick Mike Cairns took ten seconds to decide whether Lampard's long-range effort had crossed the line after it leaked through the hands of flapping Tottenham keeper Heurelho Gomes confirmed that they were uncertain over the validity of their decision.

However, the goal that should never have been was eventually awarded after the Chelsea fans piled the pressure on assistant Cairns, who offered an embarrassed nod when asked whether the ball has crossed the line. It was clear that he didn't know whether the ball had crossed the line, but that did not stop him giving a goal.

The officiating horror did not end there. With the clock ticking down on Chelsea's belated title charge, Salomon Kalou was allowed to score a dramatic late winner to break Tottenham hearts, even though TV replays confirmed he tapped in from close range while standing in an off-side position. This time, it was assistant referee Martin Yerby who had made the wrong call.