Is this the bit where I'm meant to brick myself?
Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 8:22PM Here we go then. This might just be fun. Although if Woolwich are dicking WBA early on, attention will soley be on attaining 4th until we switch onto Champions League final night to discover our fate. A variety of permutations, a textbook Tottenham end to the season. Admit it, there is no other way with us. Get ready to have that heart ripped out of your chest once more. With any luck it will be thrown back in and patched up in time for a post-match drink and smile.
I remember 2006 very well. More than I care to. I was in the depths of my depression at the time and football was key to the pretence I kept up when in public, which was basically only to go to football games or work (before I was signed off for my 'sabbatical'). Something I have joked about since concerning that period of time was the fact that when I returned home from Upton Park having witnessed us puke away our chances of a top four place, I proceeded to eat (a pizza) and later that evening experienced one of the worst bouts of food poisoning I've ever had. Knocked me out for a day. Kick a man when he's down.
No pizza for me this weekend and no Lasagne for Spurs in yet another final day of explosive emotives. Bit different this time round. It's not in our hands like it was that fateful day in 2006. Mind the gap? The gap? We fell into it and even though our olde enemy has given us an unexpected lending hand to lift us back up, we've managed to slap it away more times than I care to mention. Yet they have persisted in attempting to drag us back up. No puke, plenty of choke all round. Everyone wants it, no one is taking it.
No matter how the table looks at full time across the country on Sunday, there has hardly been that much in it across the course of the season. Between all the clubs up there, each one has its own set of unique frailties and strong points. Everyone has work to do in the summer. There might have been a points gap but there is hardly one in terms of quality and application. If there is a single point in it at the very end, you'll wonder about all the disallowed goals and the dropped home points and the unexpected away defeats. But don't bother. Won't change a thing. I can only speak for us and it's been discussed a thousand times, but we've been wasteful aided by a numerous amount of reasons ranging from tactical to outside distractions. It's like any season, there will always be regrets. Much like our competitors will argue the very same thing. Some valuable lessons learnt, 2013 is another season.
For now, all I ask for is a strong Spurs performance and three points. If its meant to be it will be. The irony is not lost that it's Martin Jol returning to the Lane. A man in our hearts, a man with Tottenham in his heart. A man that probably wouldn't share a hug with our chairman any time soon. No Dempsey for them. In addition some very pro-Spurs comments pre-match from big Martin. We're also unbeaten at home for an age in London derby games, and so on. I hate all the build up, it screws with the head. I'll probably gorge on re-heated pizza if we managed to lose and Woolwich dropped points to WBA.
Onwards Spurs. I love you so much you crazy cockerel. Echo of glory please.
Christ, what a season it's been. More of the same next year please, just keep the blips to a minimum. Ta.
Reader Comments (125)
As long as Chelsea don't win next week I for one am happy the scum finished above us. Why? Because that prick Wenger will convince himself they are not far away and spend fuck all again and Arsenal will go another year winning nothing and can't see them getting top 4 either. So let them gloat because they wont next year with any luck.
Its amzing how the psychological bender the Arese have been spun for several years continues. They are now spinning a new one for the fans - Spurs best team could not finish above Arse's worst team!! They take this all in and away they go skipping into the distance happy for another season!! They have been suckered for so long by Wanger - and he continous to spin it. Long may it continue!!! Keep taking it in!
Its not the gap they should be worried about, its the monumental shift that is happening as we speak!! It will only occur to them when in 2 years time, June 2014 to be exact. It will hit them then! Mind the SHIFT!!!
"serious investment"..."serious investment"..."one or two players"...
We are getting serious investment: they are trying very hard to build a new stadium.
At the moment we CANNOT support the wages that even Arsenal pay (and Wenger is notoriously tight/high principled in this area). If we want to be better in 10 years we need to put the investment in the stadium now. Simple.
As for not buying players (in jan, this summer, whenever..) we have to be realistic. We are trying to buy "world class quality" at "good quality" prices and that is difficult as a) there are not many players better than what we already have b) of that group how many are we going to be highest bidder and the player what to come to us. Theres moaning when we sign Saha, but our range of long term targets is probably a shortlist of about 3-4, if we can't get them that window should we blow our cash on another Pav?
People say 30 goal a season striker like you pick one up off the shelf. Fact is we created so many chances due to Adebayors world class link up play. We scored way less because his finishing has been poor, and we have lacked a presence in the box. Very few players can offer what a Van Persie or a Rooney offers.
Just enjoy the ride, because until recently we'd been crap for absolutely years.
hang on, ive found an intellegent gooner that sees it for what it really is!!!
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Re: Arsene's worse team for 15yr tops Spurs best team for 50yr Posted by......
Date: 13/05/2012 19:52
19 points behind man city, struggled to win 3rd place and no trophies again. I rest my case
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There oyu have it................
The Stadium is on its way, I would say 3 years +. Problem is to continuie playing at the Lane whilst construction continues, its not easy and this may well have an impact on the team!!
hotspurs : spot on. They've concocted a cover story and Wenger, who's lost the plot and only retains his position courtesy of RVP's goals, continues to mug off the lot of them. We're coming stronger again next season, and all the Podolskis in the world won't conceal the fact that their squad is weak, lacks bottle, and squeaked third via some Fulop blunders - Fulop's been watching too many instructional vids by H. Gomes Esq.
1 Goalkeeper
1 Centre back
1 Centre forward - who has the killer touch - not Defoe!!!
May I just take this opportunity, on St Totteringhams Day of all days, to congratulate Arsene Wenger on being the manager of one of only 3 teams in the whole of Europe to qualify for the CL 15 times on the spin. And, of course, to the tiny Totts for having managed it once, as things stand.
I thank you.
15 years of CL = 0 European trophies
Well done mate. Nice one.
Once upon a time St Totts day was a yearly occurrence in Jan. Does it count when the season is over? Keep on spinning the spin. Mind the gap between you and the Mancs. Keep looking behind you, never up.
etc etc
Keep on spinning in the spin mate. Enjoy your pathetic mind the gap and st tot day etc. you have just proved what we have been saying all along. Keep spinning in it and you won't see it coming. It's on it's way, the SHIFT is happening and if you think you are guaranteed membership to the top 4, then there is another think coming! You had 15 years, 15 years of nothing!! He spun you out big time and you all fell for it but keep with him, hang on in there for another 15 years!!
Spooky, you're a twat. Almost every witless offering you serve up is about us and look at the comments here..... why ? Well, at least it's fun to have Tuesdays and Wednesdays instead of Thursdays on c5, right? Come on, you had a little taste....No we never won it but it is Europe's premier competition. A lot harder to win in these days of financial excess. Have you seen Tottenham win the league? That's only in England - lot less competition, eh?
By the way, if you hadn't shat your pants when 2 up against us that would be your second run at it, wouldn't it?
What a crew of cunts you are.....
Dear Mr Levy,
I don't know if you're a gambling man, but it's time to lay off.
A decent run in the champions league gets us 30m more or less. Qualification gets the on field part of the new player coming existing player staying carrot right. Failure to qualify makes the former point harder. So my advice? Hit your preferred bookie:
Bluescum currently paying at odds to turn 1 into 2.65. So, Dan, scrape 20m together and lodge it on Bluescum. If they win, you have a shade over 50m to get the financial part of the carrot right and will go a way to salving the pain. If they lose, the 20m is no problem since we're getting it back anyway. Right?
Do it, Dan. I'm sure the shareholders would back it.
Hotspurs, You lot had 15 years of what, exactly??
Look at the record books over the last 15 years. Compare and contrast.
Who has been 'spun out'.
Total knobber.
Nasri and Clichy must be so jealous of you at this moment in time not celebrating with the Arsenal. They fucked up massively. Keep on trolling troll. Hold onto that one point gap, embrace it. It's all you have now. Imagine that. From silverware to one measly little point over little olde spuds. What glory you bestow on yourselves. You're happy. We're gutted. Speaks volumes. So small time even your players want Chelsea to become the first London club to ever win the European Cup just so Spurs don't get CL football.
Embarrassing.
Return to your swamp, blemmer.
Well done Spook. Another comment about the Arsenal. Whether you do it on your own blog or someone else's, it's still trolling.
You should change your name to Trolly.
"Look at the record books over the last 15 years. Compare and contrast" - Just how fucking thick are you? No one is debating that. Christ, name me another club outside the Sky Sports Top Four that has achieved anything during that era of football? Aside from Everton puncturing the dominant powers in England the once. Well? Congrats on your success but what exactly is it you lot do these days aside from finishing above us? Now take a look at us and where we where and where we are now. Do ya see it? Do ya? Do ya see how we've got our act together and actually compete season in season out now? Whilst you've gone from bantering with Utd fans to losing your best players to City and now having to LOL with the Spurs. It's cute, it really is, but we get accused for living in the past and yet that's all you lot do. Bless ya hearts. Keep on jumping around from supporting your club to wanting your manager out and dressing seats with bin bags and then supporting them again you soulless bunch of utter utter cunts. I'd rather be raped by a thousand cockroaches than be you.
Love and kisses broken child of Woolwich
xxx
You're the one on my blog idiot, I'm answering to you Brains of Britain. You're not very good at this are you? Keep on validating your existence by posting here.
Fyct!!! Man you lot are really thick!! Look, let's try and keep it simple. Pls continue spinning, maybe for another 15 years, as you have been doing, keep worrying about us, keep watching us, that's a good bunch of lads!
"Work is expected to start on the construction of the supermarket to the north of the stadium towards the end of the year" - David Levy. £20m down the pan on stadium drawings and all he is able to boast about is building a new Lidls? Your shabby fans and shabby team don't deserve a new stadium, that little grief hole is good enough for you.
Man, you guys are seriously worried!!!
I'm on your blog 'cos you keep trolling on about my team, bellend.
And the other guy.. thanks for explaining. You're getting excited 'cos the Gunners aint as good as they were and you lot are slightly better than the mince you've always been. Ok, I get it now. Thanks.
Somehow, I don't think you do!
Christ, you lot are dull. I'll leave you to it...
Hill and gully all the way... the Spurs way. Entertaining stuff!!
Mission accomplished... 4th. Who could have known that 4th would NOT necessarily provide CL football next season?
So that's it for now. Is it Okay to ask Mr. Redknapp to do the honourable thing now.... please?!
Spooky, you have raised the bar this past term... well done fella. Some absolute beauties. The blue ribbon goes to "Broken Children Of Woolwich" as far as I'm concerned (I printed it off, framed it and hung it on the wall).
Thank god for that!! Now don't come back!!
I want to thank all of you Gooner trolls for reminding me just how happy I am that I'm not one of you sad c*nts.
He keeps posting because you are trolling about his club. Surly he has to log onto the blog to know you are trolling thick gooner cunt.
Spooky, you keep going on about nasri and clichy at city - clutching at straws big time, no one can compete with city, maybe when bale goes you will understand what i mean. Also the reason arsenal fans come here is to laugh at you guys, pathetic bunch, your bottlers amuses so. Hi 5-2 all spuds on ST tottingham's day, O when the spuds, blew a 10point lead.
Actually, it links on Newsnow Arsenal you retarded prick.
(It's spelt, " surely ". Surly is what your mother is.) Fucking brain donor....
I wouldn't know that would I you fucking plum as I have no interest in going on arsenal newsnow. Unlike you who clicks on spurs links fucking dick. And by the way English is my second language you fucking retard so forgive me a small spelling mistake yes? Thanks.
Apologies, Brazilyid. So, you're a foreigner. That would explain knowing fuck all about English football. Are you a Brazilian ladyboy ?
You should know I am you asked me to join you in a gay bar last week. But I was busy banging your mum so couldn't go.
Is that why Wenger knows nothing about football. Fuck you keep mugging yourself off.
Your mum told me what a cheeky little pup you can be... at least, I think that's what she said. Her mouth was quite full at the time. I think she was talking to me - you never know, there were quite a few other blokes there.
Now it turns out you have been fucking a corpse you really are a desperate attention seeking individual.
Well, at least she's spared seeing her son confess to being a ladyboy in public. RIP Brazilyid the Ladyboy's poor departed mother.
Children. Please stop.
Whilst your mum has to witness what a cunt her son is.
Tale of Tottenham:
Title Contenders became fourth place...
Mind the gap became mind the shift...
Media darling Harry Redknapp became Sack Harry...
Tale of Arsenal:
Struggling squad became third place...
Mindful of a 10 point gap became a 5-2 humping...
Lost his touch Wenger became Arsene knows...
Media Tale:
Spurs are the best side in London by a country mile...
Truthful Tale:
Worst Arsenal performances and squad in 15 years; almost all Arsenal fans accept this.
Best Spurs performances and squad in 20 years; almost all Spurs fans accept this.
Season Tale:
Arsenal 3rd Place
Spurs 4th Place
Tall Tale:
Who is spinning whom? Arsenal accept we were shite for the most part this season- our club is grounded in reality. Spurs do not accept your reality...you have Harry and the media to thank for this...and 40 years of '61...
I suspect you are the mob that is being spun and it is your mob that is doing is spinning and no one else.
Mind the gap.
@arsenalinmystool.................and colleagues,
Having followed the measured debate on this site recently and in the wake of our disappointment of not getting third spot, I feel obliged to speak on behalf of everyone here and thank you for the timing of your visit as it has served soften the blow and remind us of what we are not.................................fic gooner kunts wot skwot on our blog wen da gowins gud n u slag da manks 4 dere dirty kash wen u suport a klub wots hapie 2 finnish top 4 n win nufin bcoz dat keeps da shairoldas hapie n u play on a mana wots named afta kash n.e. way n wot if it wus wolfs dey`d still b a biga klub dan u n us bcoz dey jus one da lige at leest we want cl so we kan gat beta n by beta playas n dat i redid ur handel 2 arsenalinmystool bcoz stool is a propa word 4 sht n dats wot i see starrin up at me wen i kurl won out - u! so fuc off 2 ur own blog were dey kant spel inglish n take ur turn wiv da brane sell - sept ur mate wot cum up wiv dat reel fortfull n suttle handel - f+++k y*u c***s - cleva dat innit. Cunt. Oh sorry - Kunt!
FYC - should`ve viewed page one and the post by your equally thick mate before you picked up on a dropped `e`.
Why the fuck does everyone keep referring to our poor run as a `blip` when it equated to about a quarter of our season?
Let`s hope the chavs bomb in the CL and Redkrapp and Levy have learnt something from this season so that we can kick on from here.
You Arsenal twats. Notice the trend.
You went from being the 1st unbeaten team in PL history, to being happy about finishing 3rd, a mere 1-point above a Spurs team that is only now BEGINNING to find stability in its identity, personnel and system.
We went from being upset at being a joke of a team, to being upset at finishing in a CL place despite massive distractions to our manager and team.
Next season, we'll continue to develop our identity, personnel and system, whilst you will more then likely lose the ONE player that carried you all season. Your eggs are all precariously placed in one basket that appears to be looking more and more unsteady each passing day. Counter with talk about Bale or Luka leaving and I will counter with the fact that we have succeeded without them in our team, whereas, you, with your current team, haven't without RVP.
With that said, fuck off our blog.
Have fun: http://fuldans.se/?v=tpoljgeecn
As an arsenal fan I REALLY hope Chelski lose the final and spurs get the last Champion's league place, they deserve it. Congratulations Spurs!
By the way this blog was linked to an arsenal news site so make of that what you will - Also, pay up you spuds, wilshere won the bet now go donate to his charity you sore losers. O when the spuds, blew a ten point lead, o when the spurs blew a ten point lead, o lord i want to be a gooner, o when the spuds blew a 10 Point Leaddddd.
Spurs team that is only now beginning..... next season.... gibber, gibber.....
Always the same auld shite with you lot. Come back next season when you've done it, boys...... Go win the PL or something. Looks a lot more impressive in colour.
I loved the way the Gooner fans at WBA were celebrating like they'd won the league..... just because they managed to finish above us on the last day of the season.
Must be great to be a gooner, when the only thing to look forward to each season is when you can mark on your calendar the day you finished higher than Spurs!
all these spuddies can do is talk shite , we are on up all that blah blah , offcourse with the amount of money u spent u ought to be up but at the end of the day our arsenal without any spending sits comfortably above u and u hypocrits talk that how we used to fight for pl and nw we compare ourselves to u shites , it was not so long ago we wud hv won the pl if not for the unfortunate leg break of eduardo and that money-grabber clichy who gave a penalty so so late in the match and as far as u spuddies for god sake just for once finish above us and then we wud talk , little cunts..
Ah, the old "we don't spend money" argument..... So how did you bring Szczesny, Sagna, Mertsacker, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Arteta, Rosicky, Squillachi, Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Chamakh and Gervinho to the club?? In the back of a lorry across the channel??
Sure, you may not spend as much on outright fees, but with the wage packet you lot pay, I would imagine the season expenditure is probably near identical.
Who did we spend money on in the 2 transfer windows this season???? Erm......... that would be just Scott Parker for £5 million. Adebayor was on loan and Saha & Nelsen were freebies.
I have had enough of this childish prattle, which is distasteful in the extreme. It takes a man to simply ignore the taunts and
walk away-is all we are doing is stooping to the level of the Arsenal fans by responding in the same manner. Grow up all of you.