Match Thread: West Ham United vs Tottenham Hotspur

[Neil_Vaughan]

Talk about the game in here before, during and after

[Spur]

Usually i'm quite wary of these games.

Not this time. West Ham for the drop no question. This will be another game they don't even bother turning up. The Spurs of a month ago would have walked this.

[Chewy]

Must win game. I'll go for a 2-0. Berbatov to get both seeing as he is full of confidence after all the praise since the bolton match!

[olly27]

Well it looks like they will be without Upson and Neil. Bowyer will return for them and Ashton is still a few weeks away. I am going for 2-0 to spurs...Berby and Defoe on the score sheet..:)

[Chewy]

Apparently Neil is expected to be fit.

[olly27]

I read he was most likely to make his come back against his former club Blackburn on the 17th March...along with Upson and Ashton..

[jrio]

Ashton was meant to be a desperate fling of the dice against us on Sunday but that's imploded. Neill and Upson didn't look as though they were only a week away so it really should be a fill your boots day for us. Davenport looked hopeless against Charlton in letting Thomas run 30 yards to have a shot in the area. Anything less than a 2 goal margin I will count as a defeat.:D

[peterc]

I predict a high score again, 0-5 ( Berbatov hat-trick, Jenas and Dawson).:cool:

[Indianspur]

I predict riot!!!!!!!!!!!
6-1 - berby will get 2

[highlander]

even if they are at the bottom of the table and they have the 2nd half of the season specialist Curbs in charge it will still be a tough match at Upton Park. but it is the last 10 games where we need 2 put a good run together if we are to mount a serious challenge to the top 6. after the relative demolition of Bolton we will be high on confidence, ill go for a 3-1 win (Mido, Berba & Defoe to score)

[Spur]

they have the 2nd half of the season specialist Curbs in charge

You being sarcastic? :rolleyes:

Curb's second half of seasons generally involve dropping place after place, further and further down the table!

[hastingsyid]

If we stay away from the lasagne then we will win 3-1

[GOONHATER]

when they met us a WHL i thought that they would pose a threat to us, but they were the worst team i had seen! at upton parkistan i still have this fear that they will raise there so called game (as it is us) but if we play like we did against the trotters and we score 1st then i think it's floodgate time!

[singapore spur]

obviously we should take em apart , over confidence could be our undoing if the team thins that all they have to do is turn up to win it .
jols got to earn his money this w/e

[canadaspur]

It would be SO SPURS to blow this one...I'm dreading it!

[Gino Ginelli]

I predict riot!!!!!!!!!!!

I predict a riot as well, with a "Robbie Robbie Robbie!!"

(Disclaimer: I realise Keano is out but that's the only other tenuous link I have to another Kaiser Chiefs song.)

Another 4 goal riot from us, with Defoe, Jenas and Berba getting getting two.

[suBerb]

I think Mido will start. Berba has to be fresh for the Braga and Chelski games (which seem to be more important). If we beat West Ham, they will have no chance to escape relegation. They threw us out of the CL. We can throw them out of the league. :p

[Spur]

They threw us out of the CL. We can throw them out of the league. :p

And thats the quote I shall be using for the next few seasons whilst they are struggling to stay in Division Two.

[Welsh Spur]

I just hope the lads are up for it. We'd be in the CL this season (probably not at this stage of the season though - which is why it's better we went into the UEFA) if it wasn't for these ****s, and now we've got the chance so send back where they belong. As well as the very likely possibility that Reading and Portsmouth, both above us, will lose to Arsenal and Chelsea this weekend. COYS!!!!!!!!

[wayne wonder]

I predict west ***** wil get relaegated and the fans will go and support saaarf end and leyton orient:rolleyes:

[highlander]

You being sarcastic? :rolleyes:

Curb's second half of seasons generally involve dropping place after place, further and further down the table!

yes i was being sarcastic

[gazzaG8]

Another 4 goals from Spurs this weekend i think

[DiamondGeezer]

Another 4 goals from Spurs this weekend i think

Sounds gd to me!:cool:

[Ginola's Son]

We should be confident considering our run of form, but I'm not taking them lightly, despite how poor they are. We have often lost to relegation teams and we must make sure that doesn't happen this time. I hope Rocha starts.

[jrio]

If Spurs don't blitz this, every single player should be shot. In the head. The coaching staff will have to self-administer cyanide. Every fan should quit supporting the club and either join a monastery or renounce all footballing pursuits. Alternatively, engage in a mass suicide off Beachy Head. WHL should then be razed to the ground and a car park built upon it.

Put simply, West Ham are in pieces and this is a fantastic opportunity to utterly destroy them. I remember attending our second game at home against them in 1981(first game 3-1 away to Boro so things looking very sound) when we were without Hoddle, Ardiles, Villa, Crooks etc through injury and were hammered 4-0 with David Cross scoring all 4(remember him!). Now, I've seen us devastate them under Pleat 5-0(a truly awesome display) at WHL but how about a real spanking at the home of the only club side to win the World Cup! It's there on a plate! I may make a slight concession for Defoe playing in place of Keane as he is likely to pursue his own personal vendetta to the detriment of the team.

[Ginola's Son]

Is Mido fit? How about starting the two tall guys

[suBerb]

Let's not forget that WHam beat Man U and Arsenal earlier this season.

[Chewy]

Injuries ahead of West Ham game:

Malbranque, Ekotto, King and Murphy are definately out.

Chimbonda, Zokora and Jenas are going to have late fitness tests.

If none of these players can play then I would go with

Robbo
Stalteri Dawson Rocha Lee
Lennon Huddlestone Tainio Ghaly
Defoe Berbatov

[jrio]

Let's not forget that WHam beat Man U and Arsenal earlier this season.

Beat Arsenal under Pardew and after ManU proceeded to never win another game and get roundly hammered in quite a few.

Btw Chewy, Stalteri? Are you havin' a laff? Is he havin' a laff?

[Spur]

We should be confident considering our run of form, but I'm not taking them lightly, despite how poor they are.

That's exactly what I think GS.... 4-0 it is then!

[Chewy]

Btw Chewy, Stalteri? Are you havin' a laff? Is he havin' a laff?

Sorry but I don't see any other option for RB?

If ekotto was available, we could play lee on the right but hes not.

[Chewy]

Also it seems their new 'stars' are going to start a.k.a Boa Marte, Neill and Upson. I pray chimbonda is fit, we have enough depth in mid-field to deal with their mid-field but we have no depth in defence with the current injuries.

[Chewy]

Everton draw. Portsmouth and Reading lose. These results make this game even more important! A win tomorrow and we go 8th with just 1 point of 6th.

Must win game!!

[JuicE]

Yes! the results today were certainly very good for us. We really need to capitalise on them. A good run can turn it all around.

[mjbmedia]

YEH i was actually gutted reading lost cos i think arsenal may screw up a few times and we may have been able to catch them esp as we have a chance to beat them maybe at WHL and im certain theyve still gotta play both scousers away, chelski at home penultimate game of season, barcodes away ,pompey away last game of season so opportunity for them to slip up

as there is for us tho it should (hahahaha) only be away to chelsea (lets say it depends on who the ref is shall we :p )

be nice to at least make them shit their pants a bit tho it will then be a shame that once again we had a piss poor Jan/Feb

[Milney yid]

I think we should not get complacent. The Spammers need to turn their season around and fast, and will see todays game against one of their biggest rivals as a massive chance to do so. They'll want to at least give their fans something to cheer about, and we will need to approach this game with caution.

[gazzaG8]

I still think 4-0 is on the cards, ****ing pikeys COYS!!

[Chewy]

Im nervous about todays game. They can be a decent team if they want to and their new players will want to prove something.

[gazzaG8]

We owe them a good thumping & i think the team should be focused in every way.
They probably fancy it today, but if we keep our composure, we should crush them. I'm sticking with 4-0 Spurs

[Chewy]

We owe them a good thumping & i think the team should be focused in every way.
They probably fancy it today, but if we keep our composure, we should crush them. I'm sticking with 4-0 Spurs

I hope your right :D

[SurreySpur]

Spurs: Robinson, Chimbonda, Dawson, Gardner, YP Lee, Ghaly, Jenas, Tainio, Lennon, Berbatov, Defoe. Subs: Cerny, Stalteri, Rocha, Huddlestone, Taarabt.

[\jackdaw]

Last couple games we have played with determination and passion, hopefully they will today.

But for some reason I have a funny feeling about this game, lets hope I am prooved wrong !!

Anyway I still think we will sneak it 1-0

[highlander]

i also have a funny feeling about todays game and if im being honest im not particularly confident about it. they're on a shit run and everything is going wrong but derby games do unite clubs in turmoil.

[SurreySpur]

I had forgotten how much i ****ing hate Konchesky!!

[SurreySpur]

The way this game has started i wouldnt be suprised if there was a sending off or two.

[SurreySpur]

YES!!! Here comes Davenport!! WooHoo!!

[SurreySpur]

****ing Hell

[\jackdaw]

FFS .. We have come back from behind this season .. we WILL do it again ..

[highlander]

bollocks, this is not what we need, we need to keep working their defence

[SurreySpur]

They really are a ****ing ugly bunch of tossers aren't they?

[\jackdaw]

Is it me or have the West Ham players been told to go for the player and not the ball before this game?

[SurreySpur]

I dont believe this.

What the **** was Robbo doing?

[\jackdaw]

Nightmare ..

[highlander]

**** this shit, we need this half to end as soon as

[SurreySpur]

If we lose to this shower of shit im going to go ****ing mental!!

Of all the games this season surely this is the one that the players would have wanted to win most considering what happened on the now infamous last day of last season.

Berbatov is the only player showing any desire!! Yet again Defoe is being a lazy, selfish waste of a striker!!

[MACCSPURS]

You can always bet when a poor team need a lift all they have to do is play Tottenham

[SurreySpur]

****ing shocking

[\jackdaw]

After watching that first half its easy to be neagative but hings can only get better, if we get an early breakthrough we can still get something from this game.

Berby had a couple of chances in the first half that he should of buried and their defence dosnt look that solid, it all depends how it goes in the next 15 mins.

[JM_]

This is what Jol has to do:
- Give Ghaly a one-way ticket to Afghanistan
- Move Lennon to the right, to give Konchesky a nightmare
- Tainio to the left, give Taarabt a chance after 65 if nothing good comes out of it.
- Huddlestone in the middle

After this we will have 3 points in the bag!

COYS!

[Ginola's Son]

Spot on

I knew this would happen. Always muggins Spurs that have to lose to shit like WH. And let the Argie get his first goal to boot

Ghaly needs to be kicked out of our club and fast. Mark Noble's head needs to be kicked in ASAP cos he's getting annoying with his face. Robert Green is pulling off some astonishing saves. Bastard.

We just seem our usual 'lacklustre in away games' selves and we can't handle WH's sudden passion for football that they havent shown all ****ing season, but have to now cos its us and we just *have* to be embarrased.

[highlander]

Jol really needs to earn his money today. if he gets the teamtalk right we can get at them quickly after the whistle and we need to get a quick goal to open the game back up again.

to be honest i cant see us getting back into it if we persist with Lennon on the left. Jenas & Defoe need a kick up the arse

[Ginola's Son]

Make two changes. Bring this Tarrabt kid on, the element of his surprise may bamboozle WH, and bring on Hudd to foul some of them. If we're gonna lose, then lets kick the shit out of them.

[proto]

if they can score 2 in a half, we can score 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 in the 2nd half ....

3 or 4 will do :cool: lol

come on lads, its not over yet

:o

[SurreySpur]

Defoe has been absolutley awful yet again. He looks stale and completely unmotivated. Sell him on in the summer and go for a proper striker, maybe Huntelaar of Ajax!!

[highlander]

if it were up to me id take off the middle to (JJ & TT), bring on Taraabt to play on the left, switch Lennon to the right, push Ghaly centrally with Huddlestone

[Thfc4Life]

I dont believe this.

What the **** was Robbo doing?

Mate, I have been saying that all ****ing season!!

but no-one on here seems to understand, so i will say it again 3 shots on target 2 goals this happens almost every match. Its either every team is deadly as **** against us or we have a shit keeper!!

Can someone on here please find some statistics for the amount of goals/shots we concede because I am 100% certain ours is highest in the league. And also has Robinson actually saved a shot from outside the box this season??

[MACCSPURS]

Actually, if you took Mark Noble's passion for playing for his club and instilled that in the Spurs players we would be 14-0 up by now.


Spot on

I knew this would happen. Always muggins Spurs that have to lose to shit like WH. And let the Argie get his first goal to boot

Ghaly needs to be kicked out of our club and fast. Mark Noble's head needs to be kicked in ASAP cos he's getting annoying with his face. Robert Green is pulling off some astonishing saves. Bastard.

We just seem our usual 'lacklustre in away games' selves and we can't handle WH's sudden passion for football that they havent shown all ****ing season, but have to now cos its us and we just *have* to be embarrased.

[SurreySpur]

Thank **** Ghaly's gone

[highlander]

now we need to put Lennon on the right if we're to get back in the game

[SurreySpur]

now we need to put Lennon on the right if we're to get back in the game

Yeah you would think so wouldn't you, but he's still on the left!

[SurreySpur]

Well done lenny!! great ball by Hudd

[SurreySpur]

C'mon JD!!!!!

[MACCSPURS]

Who would have thought we would have beaten Fulham away, Everton Away and tonked Bolton at home. Based on our form this season I would have said we were most likely to lose these but be able to beat West Ham...

Strange this game of football, very strange indeed.

As I type this, we have a penalty, let's see if we score.... :rolleyes:

Defoe Steps up........


...and he scores! :)

[highlander]

game on boys, game *****g on

[peterc]

We need to score again ASAP, COYS

[SurreySpur]

Lucas Neill is a ****.

Now that is football insight!! lol

[\jackdaw]

Get in there... as I always say when watching the Mighty Spurs .. keep the faith ..

[highlander]

if we keep on with this pressure, they will crack and get a man sent off

[SurreySpur]

Stalteri on for JJ?

[highlander]

Stalteri for Jenas???, work that one out

[SurreySpur]

Stalteri for Jenas???, work that one out

Chimbonda is our new right winger!!

[SurreySpur]

this ref is really pissing me off

[\jackdaw]

Stalteri for Jenas???, work that one out


Well if it tricked you lot whats it going to do to the Spammers.. :p

[SurreySpur]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

[MACCSPURS]

intelligent player that Lennon :D

[SurreySpur]

Aarons flick was amazing.

NOW THAT WAS SPURS FOOTBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[highlander]

now that is classy, very classy

[\jackdaw]

Get in there .. Tanio has saved us !!!!

[SurreySpur]

Is it worth throwing Taarabt on to give us something different in the last 10mins?

[highlander]

Defoe looks very tired, it might be worth changin Defoe for Taraabt

[SurreySpur]

Quashie u bossed eyed ****. Dirty bastard. HAHAHAHA, hopefully a bad metatarsal injury.

[highlander]

complete dickhead

[MACCSPURS]

game over :confused:

[SurreySpur]

****ng Pikey ****s

[Billywhizz]

6 of there players booked, thats ****ing shamefull!!!!!! dirty barstards, only to pleased there going down.:D :D

[MACCSPURS]

I don't care what West Ham do, how their players play it means nothing....

What is important is another match that we should win that we just came from 2-0 down to level that we just cannot up it when it is needed and kill a game.

[SurreySpur]

Here come Taarabt

[highlander]

***** hell, this cant happen. Taraabt on for Chimbo

[Billywhizz]

**** sake trust me to put the bokk on it.:mad: :mad:

[\jackdaw]

Still 5 minutes to go ..

Was just saying to myself I bet he scores against us as he came on .. I should learn to ****ing stop talking to myself ...

[SurreySpur]

**** me he looks good already

[MACCSPURS]

I'm not going to get excited over a 3-3 draw with some two bit team that spend every other season in the Championship.

This game should have been won a long time ago and we decide to wake up after going 3-2 down....

[\jackdaw]

Not a display to get excited about but every point counts but got to say Berby is ****ing shit hot.

[peterc]

**** me he looks good already

WE LOVE U TOTTENHAM WE DO

[MACCSPURS]

low how stupid is that?

Green made those great saves and then makes that error right at the death....

[highlander]

**** yeah, what a match that was

[peterc]

WE LOVE U TOTTENHAM WE DO

YIDDOS YIDDOS YIDS YIDS YIDS **** THE SPANNERS.

[\jackdaw]

Let me be the first to say ...

2-0 AND YOU ****ED IT UP

[Billywhizz]

I'm not happy with a point, we should burry shit like that, how none of them did not get sent off is beyond me...............:( :mad: :(

[proto]

bad luck bobby, you looked on top of the world for a minute there :P

[highlander]

[QUOTE=Billywhizz;41658]I'm not happy with a pointQUOTE]

just as well that we won it then eh

[\jackdaw]

Wasnt a good display as I said before but the one thing that worries me is Salti scoring .. no way will MJ drop him now.

The 3 points are what count at the end of the day and to play bad and win is what all good teams do.

[Billywhizz]

[QUOTE=Billywhizz;41658]I'm not happy with a pointQUOTE]

just as well that we won it then eh


Jesus!!!!! how many times have i put me foot in me mouth today!!!!!!!!:D :D

caught between listening to the radio and talking to you's lot.:confused:

[SurreySpur]

That was some game

[SurreySpur]

Berby is an absolute genius. How Easy did he make that free-kick look!!

I cant believe i have witnessed a Stalteri winner in a 4-3 London Derby win!!!!

[highlander]

Paul Stalteri - WHL Hall Of Famer???

[Jol's Yid Army]

Defo makes up for last season when the spammers were singing "champions league your havin a laugh"

Well Wet Spam guess what, "premier league your havin a laugh, premier league your havin a laugh".

Get in, COYS COYS!!!!

[Billywhizz]

Paul Stalteri - WHL Hall Of Famer???

Off down the pub tonite Highlander, to take the piss out of those Essex barrow bhoys....................... should be a laugh :D :D

[highlander]

Off down the pub tonite Highlander, to take the piss out of those Essex barrow bhoys....................... should be a laugh :D :D

im actually looking forward to going to work next week to rip the piss out of those spammers

[gazzaG8]

That was so frustrating, but it was the greatest feeling when it was all over

[canadaspur]

Spammers did what we did all the time,tried to protect & surrendered the initiative...thankyou very much!I'll take Tevez for next season;)

[SurreySpur]

I'd take Rob Green as backup to Robbo

[mjbmedia]

yeh great result now its all over and a tremendous matcvh to watch.

But once again we didnt really start playing til we were well behind (2-0) apart from the opening chances, and then we lost the momentum once we'd equalised and alloweed Wham back into it like we have done soooo many times this last season that lessons still have not been learnt.
You could see Wham were gonna get the 'winner' and until they did we seemed happy with clawing back to 2-2 , thankfully WHam scored the third and woke us up again. Now im sorry but MJ keeps letting this happen , we have the players with the knowledge and skills to wipe shit like Wham off the park , lets be honest we only won it cos Wham were all out for the win and we broke away it wasnt cos we were going hell for leather for the three points. i still feel this apsect needs to improve hugely and too many feeble excuses have come out this season. we want 3 points every game, but at 2-2 we seemed happy with the point and bearing in mind the opposition and their vulnerability it was despicable.
Arsenal Man U Chelsea Liverpool wouldnt have lost the initiative , ok we aint them but we are a lot closer to being them than we seem to belive.

[matthius23]

To anyone that watched the game in the Worlds End on Stroud Green Road, yes that was me running laps of honour around an Ar**nal pub full of Spanners fans :D

[Ginola's Son]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSS SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!

OMFG! What a game! That was just Glorious! Glorrrr-Riii-USSSS!!!!

I will never say a bad word about Paul Stalteri ever again! Thank you Paul! Thank you!!

That was one of the best second halves of football I've ever seen! I have lost my voice through screaming. I'd have taken 3-3, but to NICK IT like that, well we ****ING well deserve it after some of our results this term! ****ing awesome! Berbatov is a god! Taraabt great debut winning that free-kick and I'll just mention my new god figure Stalteri again!

Just amazing! Thats what footy is all about.

[Milney yid]

Absolutely ****ing unbeliavable! How about that for revenge eh? The Hammers faces at the end :D Just unbeliavable.

[Richard Wells]

I ****ing love you Tottenham. I had a row with the missus just as the game kicked off, walked out, just as I got to a pub ive never been to I saw the score 1nil. Full of West ham fans, sat there on my own, after 94mins the ****s have a free kick Im shouting blow the ****ing whistle ref u ****, 30 seconds later im jumping round hitting bar stools ****ing come on that was the bollocks. We may not win every week but it makes it all the more better when we do like that a great day for football

Come on you spurs!!!!!

[Ginola's Son]

I just can't beleive how hollow I felt after the Man U game, 3 weeks later and its SHEER heaven!!

[Indianspur]

I had sex with a girl that broke it off with me a week ago on friday and in this victory i felt such euphoria that it may have encompassed that!!if only spurs played like this at the start of the season.
taraabt looked like a cheeky winger and wouldnt mind lennon and him on the flanks.
jenas and ghaly looked disappointing but they deserve another chance.
defoe seems very ineffective holding possession unlike keane and thought mido should have come on.
tony gardner could have done better today as well in some occasions but he's never gonna be as assured as king or dawson.
lee pyo had another good game considering the strong lads he was playing against and thought taino was the key battler in the game.
berbatov is a Godlike genius and hope chelsea and manu dont really watch him closely. Cannot remember such a good come back from spurs like that as usually we are on the recieving end!!!

LOVE THE SPURS, LOVE LIFE!

[Thfc4Life]

yeh great result now its all over and a tremendous matcvh to watch.

But once again we didnt really start playing til we were well behind (2-0) apart from the opening chances, and then we lost the momentum once we'd equalised and alloweed Wham back into it like we have done soooo many times this last season that lessons still have not been learnt.
You could see Wham were gonna get the 'winner' and until they did we seemed happy with clawing back to 2-2 , thankfully WHam scored the third and woke us up again. Now im sorry but MJ keeps letting this happen , we have the players with the knowledge and skills to wipe shit like Wham off the park , lets be honest we only won it cos Wham were all out for the win and we broke away it wasnt cos we were going hell for leather for the three points. i still feel this apsect needs to improve hugely and too many feeble excuses have come out this season. we want 3 points every game, but at 2-2 we seemed happy with the point and bearing in mind the opposition and their vulnerability it was despicable.
Arsenal Man U Chelsea Liverpool wouldnt have lost the initiative , ok we aint them but we are a lot closer to being them than we seem to belive.

Brilliant post mate, just saved me 10 mins writing the exact same thing ;)

[Richard Wells]

Bloody hell looking at that last post - chill out fellas god cant u enjoy the win? If u cant cheer up after a game like that then I feel for you, ok we wernt perfect but 85 percent of the premiership is the same, and if we finish in the top 6 after the season weve had, then bloody hell what will we be like if we have a good season? MJ is a legend, 3 years ago we would never have dreamed we would be so close to getting in with the "big 4" . We aint won shit for a long long time and MJ has got us closer than any other ****er could have. Its a game to be enjoyed, and if you cant just be happy with a win over the scummers that evectivly ends them as premier league team for good, on thier ground, then I feel for you

[DiamondGeezer]

Bloody hell looking at that last post - chill out fellas god cant u enjoy the win? If u cant cheer up after a game like that then I feel for you, ok we wernt perfect but 85 percent of the premiership is the same, and if we finish in the top 6 after the season weve had, then bloody hell what will we be like if we have a good season? MJ is a legend, 3 years ago we would never have dreamed we would be so close to getting in with the "big 4" . We aint won shit for a long long time and MJ has got us closer than any other ****er could have. Its a game to be enjoyed, and if you cant just be happy with a win over the scummers that evectivly ends them as premier league team for good, on thier ground, then I feel for you

Love IT

COYS

[Chewy]

Defoe was a waste of space today. Today showed keano is that much of a better player than him!

[JJ]

The way it went surprised me but the result wasn't. West Ham did very little and we did much, much more.

[hastingsyid]

well fellas what a ****ing game that was ive completely lost me voice and the atmosphere was electric,the place outside was ****ing mental with both yids and pikeys going mad what a fantastic day...HAPPY DAYS

[Ginola's Son]

Defoe did very well in the second half today. Especially his run for the winner.

[Spur]

Defoe was a waste of space today. Today showed keano is that much of a better player than him!

He scored a goal and set one up...what more do you want?

I actually don't remember him putting a foot wrong, he wasn't outstanding and it wan't one of his better games, but Keane is as much of a luxury as Defoe is.

[Chewy]

He scored a goal and set one up...what more do you want?

I actually don't remember him putting a foot wrong, he wasn't outstanding and it wan't one of his better games, but Keane is as much of a luxury as Defoe is.

The goal was a penalty, 90% of the players on the pitch could of scored it so therefore I don't see that as anything special. His assist was an error from green, it was not intended to be an assist.

I don't mind when he has the odd bad game because everybody has them but hes lazy - thats what pisses me off. Even when Keane has bad games, his work rate is amazing.

[Ginola's Son]

He ran his socks off today! Defoe gave it his all!

[Chewy]

I respectfully disagree! :cool:

I thought this was his opportunity to try and prove to the manager that he should start and he didn't do enough. I doubt keane will be worrying too much about his place in the starting line up - although with Martin Jol you never know :)

[Spur]

The goal was a penalty, 90% of the players on the pitch could of scored it so therefore I don't see that as anything special. His assist was an error from green, it was not intended to be an assist.

Still had to put the ball where he did for Green to slip up though...He hit that straight from the textbook where many others wouldn't. I don't see how anyone can say he had a bad game today at all. He was constantly pressing as well, definately not his lazy self.

[Shuggie13]

"Easy Chewy, easy" (Han Solo voice).

Defoe was very good yesterday. He was making himself available, fighting for possesion. He made a great run for the offside that wasn't (when it was 1-0). He was composed for the penalty. For the winner, as Spur pointed out, he wasn't going to score from that angle, but placed it in the one place that would cause Green a problem.

Defoe yesterday was not the Defoe of before coming into the side, frustrasted, head down and not performing. He did a great job.

[MaccYid]

well, well, well... Just about come back to earth now!! I feel clensed now after what happend last season!! It makes such a difference to be involved in a "classic" and actually come out winning.

What made it a classic was the fact that it wasn't a perfect performance by either team, it was a true london derby (like going back to the old days)

Cant tell you how happy i am, ****en hate the spammers so much. And i can't wait to see more of Taraabt, the boy looks good.

Oh and i would have Keane starting over Defoe

[Ioang]

I have this thing about relegation - damning teams to it as a certainty just breaks my heart. Having said that, their fans took great satisfaction in denying us CL football last season, so i'm enjoying our win. Tarrabt was, i'd say, one the best last-few-minutes debuts i've seen!

[Ginola's Son]

Look, just think of all 'spoof' emails sent by smug-faced Hammers fans after last seasons travesty...

Still feel sorry for them?

[mjbmedia]

Bloody hell looking at that last post - chill out fellas god cant u enjoy the win? If u cant cheer up after a game like that then I feel for you, ok we wernt perfect but 85 percent of the premiership is the same, and if we finish in the top 6 after the season weve had, then bloody hell what will we be like if we have a good season? MJ is a legend, 3 years ago we would never have dreamed we would be so close to getting in with the "big 4" . We aint won shit for a long long time and MJ has got us closer than any other ****er could have. Its a game to be enjoyed, and if you cant just be happy with a win over the scummers that evectivly ends them as premier league team for good, on thier ground, then I feel for you
o sorry mr wells :p if you get more pleasure out of condemning a local rival to relegation than to seeing your own team finally learning some lessons and overcoming their season long weakness then thats your lookout. i get more from my team improving and i dont give a **** what happens to anyone else. i note from your signature that your still bleating on about another of our local rivals misfortunes .yawnnnnnnnn. :( still at least they qualified for that competition , a damn site more than we've done .

course i was happy just that we shouldnt have had to go thru the last 20 minutes like we did but once again we lost momentum and to quote you if i may "and if we finish in the top 6 after the season weve had, then bloody hell what will we be like if we have a good season?" well if we'd learned our lessons much much sooner we would have had a good season so if we focused on that rather than berating our less fortunates rivals we may actually get somewhere.

thats all .

[Ginola's Son]

You make some good points.

But what about the people that laugh at our expense? Why is it always Spurs that have to suffer? We lose the CL place to Arsenal after losing to West Ham, We suffer two big defeats to Arse this season. Yes, everyone in London was laughing. Well he had a chance to hit back at one of them, and we damn well took it.

WH loved the fact that they denied a fellow London club a CL place, so we're gonna love sending them down. If they were more humble about it at the time and conducted themselves better, then maybe we'd feel for them a bit.

Actually dissecting the game is pointless, because it was just a crazy london derby

[spursmadnick06]

That felt better than the Chelsea win imo. Biggest cheer in a long time!

Could happily watch that last 5 minutes again and again.

Revenge is so sweet.

[mjbmedia]

Actually dissecting the game is pointless, because it was just a crazy london derby
aye tho we helped make it crazy.
thankfully theyll be three less london derbies next season so we may actually get somewhere having only scum, chelski and fulham to play .........mmmmm maybe not. ;)

[berbo_fenka]

guys who is the player of the match

[spurs61]

I respectfully disagree! :cool:

I thought this was his opportunity to try and prove to the manager that he should start and he didn't do enough. I doubt keane will be worrying too much about his place in the starting line up - although with Martin Jol you never know :)

I agree Chewy, I was suprised by how little Defoe got involved in general play, although he got a goal and an assist so I'm not too unhappy. I just thought he'd show a little more work rate.

[MiloMinderbinder]

I agree Chewy, I was suprised by how little Defoe got involved in general play, although he got a goal and an assist so I'm not too unhappy. I just thought he'd show a little more work rate.

I was amazed at how little help Defoe gave Berba, is this a guy who wants to win back his place in the team?

Any one still doubt Temmu? not our best but our most important player to the team other than the King, no Teemu no win.

[Gino Ginelli]

Only just got past my flabbergasted stage. So pissed off that we hadn't gone for it when we equalised, and when Zamora scored I threw a huff and took the dog for a walk. I came back in and the Wife was waiting to tell me we'd one 4-3. So I basically proved what I suspected all along. If I watch the games then we're shite; If I don't watch we win!

Think I'll stick my head in the sand for the rest of the season!

Loved Andy Gray's remark on Lennon's flick to Tainio for the goal: "... and Lennon... well, that's just ridiculous!" Stupendous football. Notice how we were a lot better when Gahly and Jenas went off... hmmm.

[Ginola's Son]

Yep, and the pair of them can **** off after that. Hudd came on and changed the game. In fact, all 3 subs played a big part. Especially STALTERI!!

[wayne wonder]

Only just got past my flabbergasted stage. So pissed off that we hadn't gone for it when we equalised, and when Zamora scored I threw a huff and took the dog for a walk. I came back in and the Wife was waiting to tell me we'd one 4-3. So I basically proved what I suspected all along. If I watch the games then we're shite; If I don't watch we win!

Think I'll stick my head in the sand for the rest of the season!

Loved Andy Gray's remark on Lennon's flick to Tainio for the goal: "... and Lennon... well, that's just ridiculous!" Stupendous football. Notice how we were a lot better when Gahly and Jenas went off... hmmm.

I went into my bedroom at 2-0 with a face like a slapped arse then came down at 2-1 then at 3-2 i went to do the washing then we scored i had the marigolds waving about and all sorts and 4-3 i fell on the floor laughing

[Ginola's Son]

At 3-2 down I started shouting at my dad, telling him that us not countering with a Substitute front-man was a mistake when they had 4 up front...but 5 minutes later I was kissing him, and wishing I was SNOGGING Stalteri.

[Gino Ginelli]

At 3-2 down I started shouting at my dad, telling him that us not countering with a Substitute front-man was a mistake when they had 4 up front...but 5 minutes later I was kissing him, and wishing I was SNOGGING Stalteri.

Dude... despite Salty's heroics... that's gross!

But yeah, Jenas can get in the box and score, which is fine, but he can't pass for shit. And Ghaly... well at the start of the season I was impressed, and he does work hard, but he's just way too sloppy in possession. And the number of times they watched, actually stood and watched as the ball rolled past them, actually caused me to lose the ability to string a coherent sentence together through sheer rage.

Hudd's passing was terrific. I'll be honest and say that I gave up when Salty came on (who'd a thunk it?) and I didn't see Taarbat at all cause I'd left with a monk on.

[Spur]

Any one still doubt Temmu? not our best but our most important player to the team other than the King, no Teemu no win.

I got ridiculed for saying that both last season and this. He has upped his game recently, as has Lee and Zokora. That two hour team talk certainly turned things around...anyone doubting Jol's management skills now?

[SurreySpur]

I got ridiculed for saying that both last season and this. He has upped his game recently, as has Lee and Zokora. That two hour team talk certainly turned things around...anyone doubting Jol's management skills now?

I was doubting both Zokora and Lee a few months ago but i never really doubted Teemu. I think he's well suited to the english game and will get better now he's getting a run in the side in the central position. Lee looks like a very decent lb now and didier looks like a dynamic central midfielder if he's with the right partner and against the right opposition.

[suBerb]

We want to be a top 4 team. Well, would TT start for Arsenal, Liverpool, Man U or Chelsea? I think definetely not. If he is our most important player then we are a far cry from being a top 4 club, simple as. I like Teemu, he's a valuable squad player but not good enough to be a main player, let alone the most important, in a team challenging for a CL spot.

[Ginola's Son]

Well, would TT start for Arsenal, Liverpool, Man U or Chelsea?

No, but Stalteri would.

Bit overzealous with the snog wish. But I think a peck on the cheek would have been acceptable.

[mjbmedia]

I got ridiculed for saying that both last season and this. He has upped his game recently, as has Lee and Zokora. That two hour team talk certainly turned things around...anyone doubting Jol's management skills now?
er yeh, you mean the fact it took him 3/4 of a season to give them the bollocking they deserved and then even on sunday we still sat back on getting back to all square and once again lost the initiative . Once we stop doing that rather basic error then i may stop doubting him.

end of the day we scored our first cos Bowyer fecked up, we got our third cos Ferdinand fecked up and we got the winner cos wham fecked up going all out for the win . ok they still had to be finished but you cant honestly say it was down to any tactical genius on the gaffers part, indeed lack of is what put us in that position . we only play when we're losing!!

[Ginola's Son]

Then again, Tevez only got his goal cos Dawson '****ed up'

[singapore spur]

We want to be a top 4 team. Well, would TT start for Arsenal, Liverpool, Man U or Chelsea? I think definetely not. If he is our most important player then we are a far cry from being a top 4 club, simple as. I like Teemu, he's a valuable squad player but not good enough to be a main player, let alone the most important, in a team challenging for a CL spot.

would have to agree with this , you have to compliment effort with class , you have to win the ball and use it with effect ,i know he is a spurs fan and would bleed for us but i still dont think he is one to take us to another level .

[Richard Wells]

;) o sorry mr wells :p if you get more pleasure out of condemning a local rival to relegation than to seeing your own team finally learning some lessons and overcoming their season long weakness then thats your lookout. i get more from my team improving and i dont give a **** what happens to anyone else. i note from your signature that your still bleating on about another of our local rivals misfortunes .yawnnnnnnnn. :( still at least they qualified for that competition , a damn site more than we've done .

course i was happy just that we shouldnt have had to go thru the last 20 minutes like we did but once again we lost momentum and to quote you if i may "and if we finish in the top 6 after the season weve had, then bloody hell what will we be like if we have a good season?" well if we'd learned our lessons much much sooner we would have had a good season so if we focused on that rather than berating our less fortunates rivals we may actually get somewhere.

thats all .

Mate , ive spent all season picking the bones out of where we have been going wrong this season, and christ, aint it nice not to worry about that for once and just enjoy the game? Comeback of the season , and all you do is get all serious? Cant enjoy a win over that lot? Dont you get to have any banter with other fans? Its what the game is about? What did you do when Barca scored the winner last season? Did you celebrate like most spurs fans, or did you sit there, being all serious doing an Andy Gray impression, trying to analise where it went wrong for them? Cheer up mate. Have some fun!

Thats all

[Richard Wells]

Take your point though about my signiture , bit out of date, hope the new one is better for you . . . .

[RuFuS]

Comeback of the season , and all you do is get all serious? Cant enjoy a win over that lot? Did you celebrate like most spurs fans,

A come back to a to team that is going down faster than the titanic is nothing to get shouting about. If it had been A,C,M or at a push L then i would be crowing from the roof tops

I was cheering with relief that we'd won. Not the comeback. :o

[Ginola's Son]

Can anyone do me a DVD of this game?

[DiamondGeezer]

No, but Stalteri would.

Bit overzealous with the snog wish. But I think a peck on the cheek would have been acceptable.

Starting to sound like Alan Smith's son:p ;)

[Ginola's Son]

If Paul came over to my place and wanted to get it on? Well, It'd be rude not to.

[RuFuS]

U put the argies in
The argies out
The iceman comes in and kicks the gaffer out
Your selling Reo-Cocker & your going down
Thats why we love to shout
Ohh wanky wany west ham
Ohh wanky wany west ham
Misfits,hasbeens HA HA HA

[Ginola's Son]

Id love to see a verse dedicated to Quashie.

You brought the Jonah in
Now you're going out...
of the league, ha ha ha...shake it all about...

Doesn't work does it.

[DiamondGeezer]

Id love to see a verse dedicated to Quashie.

You brought the Jonah in
Now you're going out...
of the league, ha ha ha...shake it all about...

Doesn't work does it.

sadly not:p