Richard_H
Grand Master
Picture Rooney going to Barca. Scores about 10 goals and then signs for Spurs. That a close analogy.
But yeah - nobody in the last 20 years.
But yeah - nobody in the last 20 years.
PGowdy said:So utterly sick of being a Spurs fan. Literally any other team is better to Support. Cos we are the worst of our "group" always underachieving. Forever punching below our weight. Always falling short of the others. Always finishing below our hoped for position. Can that really be said about any other club? Even if you support QPR you get the excitement of beating teams "you shouldn't beat", a relegation battle that even if you lose you get the excitement of promotion a year or 2 later. Spurs are forever the incessant dunces of their proverbial classroom and not a season has gone by in 10 years when i didn't wish i supported someone else.![]()
edd_jedi said:PGowdy said:There are 14 other teams in the Premier League that would love to finish 4th-6th every season. Like I've said before not every single team can win the league, it's mathematically impossible.
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Yes, there are lots of teams that would LOVE to finish 5th or 6th. We are not one of them. That was my point.
I agree, things have been better the last 4 or 5 years. Before Martin Jol took us to 5th a few years back, Spurs had never finished lower than 15th or higher than 7th. Imagine that!!! Jesus. But those couple of good years matching Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool for squads, ability, actually being favourites when playing them just makes it more depressing where we are now. Right back where we started and where are they? Cheslea who finished 6th a couple of seasons back when we finished 4th. Leeeaaaagues ahead of us. ****ing leagues! Arsenal. Ditto. Liverpool. Ditto. We had a couple of seasons being able to feel a little superior to 2 or 3 of these teams but they get the last laugh. They always have and they always will. It's ****ing depressing.
Also, i'm not talking about winning the league, i'm not a ****ing Liverpool fan. :lol: I don't expect to see Spurs win the league in my lifetime but we should be finishing in the top 4 or very seriously challenging for it. Every year. But you can only do that if you bring in players where needed. Not spunking money for the sake of it but when you basically have no striker for putting your hand in your pocket and spending 20million on someone world class. Which we could and should have done. Just didn't bother.
edd_jedi said:PGowdy said:A solid team is always better than one individual, I'm not saying Spurs have that but as Utd have proven aimlessly spunking money on superstars is hopeless.
PGowdy said:It goes from bad to worse - Danyy Welbeck now to sign for Arsenal. Spurs just really not interested in improving are they. :roll:
Good signing for Arsenal. Welbeck is talented and a good back up striker with pace and a decent finish on him. Not a world beater but a necessary signing of the right kind of player. Just as it would have been if anyone half competent was running Tottenham. Oh, well.
PGowdy said:It's won Chelsea the league 3 times and Man City twice so i think the evidence suggests otherwise.
weasel said:You think!?
I think it's one of the most underwhelming signings of recent years! Arsenal have needed a striker all summer. It was pretty obvious that they only had Giroud and when he got injured Wenger stuck his head in the sand and did nothing for a week before panicking and buying the last available striker for a ridiculous price.
16 million for someone who was never more than a squad member (first reserve) at Utd? FFS they could have had Balotelli for that money! I'm not saying I think Balotelli is amazing, but if given a choice between the two I know who I would rate higher. They could even have had TWO Loric Remys! But NO! They wait until everyone is sold and then over pay for a boy with a strike rate that is at best mediocre.
Wenger amazes me some times. You boys think it's hard supporting Spuds, I'm not sure that other lot from North London are any easier to support. I quite like Arsenal as a team/club, probably mainly cos they aren't Utd or a rich man's play thing, but **** me they are frustrating to watch and I don't envy their fans having to put up with Wenger's stubbornness. Any other club would have sacked him or slapped some sense into him long ago.
weasel said:Norway tonight, is it Switzerland at the weekend!? I just heard "international" and groaned. :lol:
weasel said:Norway tonight, is it Switzerland at the weekend!? I just heard "international" and groaned. :lol:
Yes Ireland too.Cc4rhu said:And Ireland. Love to see the home nations do well. If England don't win H and A each game they want to hang their heads in shame. Look at the group! Our toughest match is away to Switzerland who are mostly PL fringe players.