After a World Cup’s worth of transfer speculation, Manchester United chief executive Ed Woodward typically felt the need to offer some headline-creating words of his own. “Our financial position allows us to do things in the transfer market that most other clubs cannot do,” he said last week. It was quite a statement, especially […]
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Ramos: ‘Tottenham won a cup, everyone was happy. Then? Sacked’
“Who got married?” Juande Ramos looks back on his first days asTottenham Hotspur manager and cannot help but smile. When he and his staff walked into the dining room at Spurs’ training ground, they could hardly believe it. “Incredible,” he says, shaking his head. “It was like a wedding buffet. Cakes, pastries, sauces – and that […]
Man U 1 Spurs 2: Five talking points
1. Manchester United need to buy in the transfer window …Reflecting on a first six months in charge Moyes also said: “It would have been a hard job at United for anybody and it’s been a hard job for me.” What will also prove very tricky is strengthening this month, which is what Moyes needs to do […]
The Fan and the Footballing Spectacle
Stoppage time: where you’ll find frank assessments and comments of footballing states-of-affairs and philosophies. Find yourself tired of listening to football pundits saying the same thing over and over again? We take a different stance, talk about issues that may just be beneath the surface. Yeah, saying exactly the same things, but in different words. Visit […]
Post-Gareth Bale: Tottenham Report
So the rumbles of Tottenham discontent during the 1-0 win over Hull City at White Hart Lane on Sunday have to be placed in context: It was enough to irritate Andre Villas-Boas, who complained about the atmosphere afterwards, but was far from a whole-scale revolt. Still, there was frustration, which perhaps is understandable. Spurs stand fourth in […]
Everyone’s a liar during the transfer window
… From the other side of the negotiating table, Spurs were saying much the same thing. Their official statement noted that they did not want to sell Bale but that his resolve to leave was decisive. He had forced their hand; they had little choice. Coach Andre Villas-Boas added that “the pressure we were subjected […]
Why Tottenham will finish in the Top 4
Stoppage time: where you’ll find frank assessments and comments of footballing states-of-affairs and philosophies. Find yourself tired of listening to football pundits saying the same thing over and over again? We take a different stance, talk about issues that may just be beneath the surface. Yeah, saying exactly the same things, but in different words. Visit […]
Even if Gareth Bale goes, Spurs look healthy
Real Madrid target is the dominant story but in Paulinho, Roberto Soldado and Nacer Chadli, Tottenham have already bought well. With all the masses of column inches currently being devoted to the future of Gareth Bale it has almost gone unnoticed that Tottenham have been quietly going about the makings of a very satisfactory transfer window. Of course, […]
Time for Spurs to make transfer gamble
…When news broke on Monday that Tottenham are refusing to meet Valencia’s €30 million asking price for their striker Roberto Soldado, the alarms bells ringing in the office of Villas-Boas and new sporting director Franco Baldini created a din that could be heard in the homes of the club’s vast army of supporters. Tottenham fans […]
The Damage of the top 4
Guest Post by: afansopinion -MY THOUGHTS ABOUT FOOTBALL, JUST A FANS OPINION With just over 1 month left of the 12/13 Premier League season remaining and with the title race all but sewn up by Manchester United, the subject of who will finish 4th seems to be one of the most talked about in newspapers, […]
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