Fix up, look sharp
Friday, April 30, 2010 at 11:56PM Okay hands up. Who's bricking it?
It's Bolton. It's at the Lane, it's imperative, must-do, must-not-fail, a do or die game with the pressure completely on us leaving Bolton to play anyway they wish to, party popper hats on head if they want to dress up for the occasion. But fear should not be a factor in all this. It should be embraced and approached with the same type of focused tactical guile we showed against Arsenal but with us forcing the issue, then dictate the tempo and push forwards with some of the style and swagger displayed against Chelsea. No room for under-achievement (as seen at OT).
This, ladies and gentlemen, is business time. Final home game of the season. And it's been a roaring success for Harry Redknapp, with his continued galvanisation of the club. Just three more steps to go before we reach the door (key under the mat) needing a gentle unlock and push to open wide, gatecrashing the party, pissing in the plant pots and proceeding to scare the shit out of the hosts. I'm bored of the timid games of knock-down ginger.
Since the Cup semi-final defeat, I've persistently quoted 'to dare is to do' and it has never been better illustrated and performed than the two London derby games which gave us the 6 points that have kept us in this race, because let's face it, anything less and we'd have been out of it.
Spurs choke? Spurs bottle it? I guess when we are underdogs and not expected to win, we ooze the right balance of spirit and belief to upset the odds. The question marks have always been whether we can do the same when expectations are high. There was hype surrounding our game against United and we came unstuck.
We're expected to win tomorrow. Mancini is at it (kidology) saying how 5th would be fine for his side. And mathematically, even Liverpool could steal into 4th if results go their way. And Villa, out of nowhere, are a serious threat. All eyes on us.
And I guess that's why some of you are also bricking it a little too. Because it's in our hands, which makes it ours to lose. It's only natural to be nervous. Bad enough when it's just a bog standard match, let alone one that involves a priceless set of three points.
Bricking aside, I'm still well up for this. Everyone is. 12th man and all that. The players are equally passionate about what's at stake. You look at them and you believe in them more than at any other stage in recent years. The noise inside WHL has to be epic, regardless of the fact that the Bolton fans will have all travelled down together on a single skateboard.
The City game on Wednesday is massive, right? Wrong. It's not important. I don't care for that game. Only Bolton should be in our mindset. The immediate future is the only priority. The priority being this: Take all three points and be damned with the rest of the world. They all want us to fail, they all expect us to fail. Facebook is relying on the traffic. So buckle up, take your Imodium, and sing until your lungs give out. Get through this one, worry about mid-week during mid-week when priorities have moved on.
Carpe Diem Cras. Thought we could do with a different Latin soundbite to replace the usual dumb down English translation that tends to make an appearance round about now.
So fix up, look sharp. And make 'em dizzy.
COYS.
Reader Comments (44)
I'm with you brother.
Cease the day.
I've noticed that there are some funny similarities in our run in to our first 5th spot under Jol and our final 3 games now.
2005/6 saw the last 3: away against our closest rival for 4th (Ar5ena1), Bolton at home, and a team in Claret and Blue (Wet Spam).
2009/10 will see us: away against or closesr rival for 4th (Man City), Bolton at home and a team in Claret and Blue (Burnley).
We beat Bolton 1-0 that year, and are odds on for a draw at the Eastlands. God I hope this year we just do the job and beat them before the final game. I feel sich at the thought of history repeating itself.
Errrr..... do you mean Seize the day?
Come On You Spurs!
pixel, do you mean to just put an end to the day? or did you mean sieze as in to take/grab/win/be victorious over? ;)
My English is unpossible.
Trembly - the parallels are disturbing. But perhaps this is a second chance? Redemption?
we'll smash Bolton. It's the last home game of the season so the lane will be frothin' from da gash....
We'll win this and beat City. I can feel it in my bones.
I agree. This is the semi-final, which we must win before we can think of Wednesday night's final.
Remember the last time we failed to do that?
any of you seen BAE's very honest article?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/may/01/benoit-assou-ekotto-tottenham-hotspur
somes bits concerned me, like harry dosent mind if i know who were playing at the weekend, id hope there would be a lot more research for the team into the next oppostition, and the lack of chat during training!
however were doing great, so who am i to comment
fuck it carry on as you are
COYS!!!!!
BAE is a complete whack job. This article does not surprise me at all.
Come on lads we are nearly there, one final push, one last effort, consider these three games as if the lads have been chosen to save the world for all of us. Its up to them fail and humanity is finished or something along those lines))
The destiny and dreams of a generation rest on your shoulders. Apply yourselves and sweat red for that beautiful lillywhite jersey. Crush all before you, show no mercy.
Lets fucking do this.
COYS
The various permutations have done my head in!!! For my own sanity, I agree, 1 game at a time starting with Bolton today (midnight my time zone). So I'll be well and truly inebriated by then and will be roaring on the lads at WHL in spirit.
Well preached, spooky. Bolton at the Lane, 1 May 2010, look no further. There's never been a must win match like this must win match. COYS!
being a long way from home - but seeing every game on tv like a manure/scouse fan, i love websites of genuine passionate yids, whether i agree or not. please, as one of the best yid biased sites - do an article on benoits recent comments as it is why he will never be a top player, and no matter his talent, willnever be a Dawson-type, who would die on the pitch for his love of the game. hence why i would never knock his type for any mistake as he plays like a fan - the shirt means everything to him.
Today is the day,today is just another 3 points WE must get thepoints on the wall ! One game at a time 3 points each game over then we will be at the party !!
On a lighter note it's 7.00am had to get up head buzzin for the game , lets roar our boys to 3 points today !!
COYS COYS....
BAE's might be a whack job, but he's our whack job. So get behind him and COYS
Would you rather have someone like Benny - brutally honest and 100% professional & committed - or another Sol?
I'd choose BAE every time. Read the article - Benny says he would be willing to lose teeth or an eye for the club, its just that football is not his life's passion.
I for one certainly wouldn't question Benny's contribution. I've supported Spurs for 20+ years and been a season ticket holder for the last 10 and I can't remember many better left-backs in that time.
I bet he plays a blinder today now, just to show all the doubters. And for his own professional pride, of course.
Hope we get an early goal, or the tension in the stadium is going to be unbearable.
COYS!!!
The lane is going to be rockin, an early goal or 2 may even set us up for a 3 or 4 goal margin, i know that’s asking so much but at home we have been Irresistible & when we get a momentum going the team really seem to get into another gear.
A villa win may be a better scenario today ?? Villa would then only have 1 game left & at least 10 goals behind us on GD, City would be then 4 adrift of us & have their GD knocked down. We'd then need 4 points from 2 games ?
Its squeaky bum time & its the business time of the season right now, we're in business & want that CL spot so lets do the fucking business today. COYS
If we win and Villa win, then 3 points from our last two will be enough - Villa would be the only team able to match our points and their GD is miles behind ours.
That BAE story is OLD.
Like 2 years old.
Ancient.
Surprised the Guardian has run it TBH...
this is why we love football and Spurs, nothing else in life can create these unbelievable highs and crippling lows. Lets win today, no fear, which will set us for a good bank holiday weeknd of reading Sunday papers about our victory and then commences the anticipatiion/fear of Wednesday. We WILL win 3-1, would love to see the ice man start with Defoe, then we are off to Manchester, just gently caressing my ticket now!!! COYS
Don't worry about your English, Pixel.....As long as your heart is navy and white.
It's 1:45am my time zone and the game is at 7 am , meeting the LA spurs bunch at the pub but I'm so fucking scared can't sleep. If we don't score in the first half I'll die
'Today this could be, the greatest day of our lives.'
COYFS
'Could it be magic?'
'All I do each night is pray.'
Just to confirm, Mancini says 5th would be an achievement yet he's not sure if he'll be there next season...?!?
Surely if 5th is such a huge achievement then you'd get a job for life! ;)
I think he's simply preparing for the worst today, we win, they draw, 3 points clear and 2 points needed for 4th.
I haven't been to a game this year (spent the best part of it out the country) but to all you lads and lasses that are making the trip to WHL today,
Make sure they hear you. The atmosphere needs to be as epic as the games against the scum and chavs. Both Bolton fans are gonna leave with their ears bleeding and the lads will respond on the pitch.
As for Wednesday, fuck it. They're the ones that need to beat us so we can counter attack with Bale and Lennon all night long.
COYFS!
Come on you Spurs !
This will mean cock all to most of you but I am on the train home after seeing Essendon destroy Hawthorn. The omens are good. Bring it on Fox Sports 3. COYMFSSS. 4-0 and fuck off to Bolton.
king starts apparently
interesting choice, but fuck it, we will beat city with daws and bassong anyway!
Kaboul looking fucking great to half time.
to think we were worried about Bolton parking the bus!
Kaboul's huge game continues!! He's been everywhere, defending attacking clearing. Good on you, son!
Not the prettiest or most convincing of results but massive nevertheless!
Spurs you are going to give me a heart attack one of these days!
Bring on Manshitty!
Too right about Younes! Well done, son!
If I wasn't bricking before this game, I'm bricking it now.
We got the job done. What else can we ask for at this stage?
On to Citeh where Wilson will be back in according to Arry,
Let's go for it, the same rallying cry applies to this game too...'Caesar Dave' or whatever the latin is....
No guts, no glory glory....COYS!
watching man city on footy first now....nothing to frighten us.....well not unless JJ's fit!.....!
thoroughly enjoyed watching Lineker wind up that prick hansen on motd.
Well done the spurs today, 3 points is just what we needed. If arry must put wilson back in on wednesday I hope it does not mean bale is back at LB again. He ran riot again today.
COYS.
Come on u spurs we can fucking do this!
Btw cej hansen is a motherfucker who should be on qvc at a fucking push. Cunt.
My nerves were on edge all match long especially with the 2nd goal refusing to come. Oh well, more important things to worry about. What we have to worry about is the lack of scoring from our strikers. What's up with that? In our last 2 away matches we've lost 3-1; Man Shitty won today 3-1.