Terrible news for Thursday (match thread)

therecklessone

Stalteri injured, out for a month.
Lee injured, out for three months.
Chimbonda plays, but not 100%.
Tainio will play LB.
King returns.



From a very good source.

Playboy

ye i saw that .. tbh i would be more comfortable with tainio playing ahead of stalteri. Stalteri is a liability imo .. Lee is the big loss .. hopefully Shimbomba can play or else we are truly in trouble.

galinka

We also have Ifil - King is fantastic news. Staltieri has played well last 2 games - to my utter surprise as has Lee.
Taarabt has signed for 5 years - he says, not 18 until May so can't prove it.

Seville short keeper and striker too.

If we play like Chelski or Utd tonight we advance!!

Wendell Gee

Hi, I'm new here. A lifelong spurs fan since I got cigarette cards for Pat Jennings and Ralph Coates back in early seventies . As i live in wexford, I have only been to the lane once, but am travelling amarach and could do with some tips on where to drink/eat, before and after the game

therecklessone

Hi mate, thanks for stopping by.

If you're around early in the day, there's a big Weatherspoons pub called the Gilpins Bell just north of WHL towards Edmonton. Walk past the ground coming from Seven Sisters direction for about 5/10 minutes, you'll come to the Gilpins on your right hand side. They do a decent bit of pub grub and have a great selection of beers. Otherwise take your pick from the many fast food/chipper places around the ground, not much as classy as a restaurant...:D There is one chipped I got a fantastic feed in, right across the road from Northumberland Park train station, about a 10 minute walk from the corner of Park Lane and Tottenham High Road.

Before you come to the Gilpins there's a pub called the Coach and Horses also on the right hand side, very good boozer that I usually spend my pre-game session in. Run by a Wexford man, and plenty of Paddys in attendance.

Nearer the ground there's the Bricklayers Arms, rough and ready but a good crowd and a fantastic atmosphere in the hour before kick off. Also, the Corner Pin and Bell & Hare are worth a try, both close to the ground.

How you getting out, and where are you staying?

Wendell Gee

flying out thursday to stanstead. staying at amhurst hotel.really looking forward to it.

Wendell Gee

if lee is unfit and king cant start, we could try zokora at left back and go 433.
Might as well get stuck into them from the start. Don't think tainio is sticky enough for full back.

therecklessone

Wendell Gee wrote:

flying out thursday to stanstead. staying at amhurst hotel.really looking forward to it.

I'm on the 11:15 to Stansted, staying in Harlow Town. I think the 259 and 279 buses run close to the Amhurst, they both run from right outside the ground, and there's a stop just south of the Coach & Horses for heading back after the game. Ask at your hotel.

Hatch99

therecklessone wrote:

Stalteri injured, out for a month.
Lee injured, out for three months.
Chimbonda plays, but not 100%.
Tainio will play LB.
King returns.



From a very good source.

Hope your right about king, we miss him badly !
Didnt know about stalteri..struggling for full backs bigtime, Ifill will probably
get a chance so, or he has played ghaly at right full a couple of times !!

Wendell Gee

Am on same flight as you, it seems. any update on fitness reports? seems like atouba might even get a game if he was still around. David kerslake anyone? lets see, who was the worst Spurs full back of all time- I nominate Clive Wilson- nothing personal, he had been a decent footballer, but he typified that mid-nineties slump- he was our Shaun Telfer

therecklessone

Heard King limped out of training today...FUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!! :mad:

Ifil has been playing at LB in training, could be:

RB Tainio
CB Dawson
CB Chimbonda
LB Ifil

therecklessone

Threads merged in case anyone's wondering.

SuprSi

I heard that rumour about King too, but I'll wait until the team news is announced tomorrow before believing anything.

therecklessone

SuprSi wrote:

I heard that rumour about King too, but I'll wait until the team news is announced tomorrow before believing anything.

King told Ben the Treeman in person that he's out. Close to gospel as far as I'm concerned.

Hatch99

Ledley King is back in the squad for tomorrow night's (Thursday) UEFA Cup quarter-final, second leg against Sevilla at the Lane.

The skipper has been out with foot problems since the win against Aston Villa on Boxing Day but is named in a 20-man squad preparing to meet the La Liga title challengers.

It looks like a case of perfect timing as well with fellow centre-backs Anthony Gardner injured and Ricardo Rocha ineligible for the UEFA Cup having played in the Champions League for Benfica.

With left-backs Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Lee Young-Pyo (both knee) also out and Paul Stalteri (hip) a doubt, Martin Jol faces a defensive headache as we attempt to pull back a 2-1 deficit from the first leg.

Full team news and Martin's comments will follow later...

therecklessone

Source

Hope my man is wrong...:D

Hatch99

Come On You Spurs

el diablo

well it's all over already after just 3 minutes. no chance of scoring 3 goals.

my prediction is 0-4. these f**ing losers always let us down on the big occassions...

I hate my team.....:mad:

SuprSi

Hehe if it was all over after 3 minutes it's definitely over after 7!! Feck that anyway, what a joke. The worst possible start, and no heart, passion, or technique since then. Berbatov was unlucky, but there's no chance now.

el diablo

just switched back on and it's 2-2. don't think we can score 2 more goals, though.

:rolleyes:

Peter Collins

el diablo wrote:

just switched back on

Here listen mate, go and "support" another team will you?

"Just switched back on".....muppet

el diablo

Peter Collins wrote:

Here listen mate, go and "support" another team will you?

"Just switched back on".....muppet

watch your manners, d**khead. if I want your opinion, I'll give it to you.

:rolleyes:

Peter Collins

You're not a supporter, turning the match off cos they're losing

Get a grip and start watching Man U

el diablo

Peter Collins wrote:

You're not a supporter, turning the match off cos they're losing

Get a grip and start watching Man U

I've no interest in discussing this with you anymore. you're boring me to tears.... I don't need someone like you questioning my support.

end of story, puta...:)

galinka

Awful start but at least we got the 2 back - awful mistake not playing Ifil at FB, Tainio was completely lost. How Malbranque stayed on the pitch amazes me - he lost every ball in first half, never mind the goal.
Definite penalty for Zokora, some awful refereeing - no away player booked.

long end to season - will be lucky now to get 6th or 7th place.:mad:

ruiseal

el diablo wrote:

well it's all over already after just 3 minutes. no chance of scoring 3 goals.

my prediction is 0-4. these f**ing losers always let us down on the big occassions...

I hate my team.....:mad:

No matter what, I could never say that I hate Spurs!

Roll on Wigan on Sunday!
(And hopefully, there'll be no need for the Intertoto).

SuprSi

We always have the Fair Play league, which apparently we're top of again!

twilight_singer

Beaten by the better team I'm afraid, second half was good though at least thy didnt just lay down and die. Hopefully they learn from the experience this season

twilight_singer

On another note our fans were F**KING AMAZING last night. Only London team whos fans actually sing at matches! Yids 'till I Die!!!

Andrew 83

Very disappointing. We rallied well and in the end could have done it but it was an atrocious start and first half.

I don't personally see any reason why we can't keep pushing on and get at least 7th in the league - easily higher if we play well.

therecklessone

Peter Collins wrote:

Here listen mate, go and "support" another team will you?

"Just switched back on".....muppet

el diablo wrote:

watch your manners, d**khead. if I want your opinion, I'll give it to you.

:rolleyes:

Behave, both of you.