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Post by Everton News. on Aug 9, 2016 17:20:15 GMT
Thanks to Spurs fan TbonePremier on the FightingCock websiteOur recent history is what is most relevant for where we are today. Levy's reign as the chairman of Tottenham Hotspur has been criticised by some fans and pundits. He has been berated for hiring the wrong managers, for firing them, for being to cheap with transfers, and for wasting money on flops. The fact of the matter though, is that before Levy took over our average league position the last five seasons was 11th. We had not been above tenth since '96. Since then we have finished below tenth twice, amongst the top four three times and fifth five times. The last seven seasons we have one third, two fourth, three fifth and one sixth. In short, we have established ourselves as one of the five main contenders for the four Champions League spots. This has been done while having a negative net spend on transfers in six of the seven last seasons, with a total negative net spend of more than £30 million. Simultaneously we have built the arguably best training facilities in the UK and we have started building a brand new magnificent stadium. 2015/16 is so far the pinnacle of our quite succesful recent history. Under Pochettino's management it seems we have seen the end of soft Spurs; no more lazy dribblers, no more sicknotes, no more being bullied; we are younger, fitter, and we train harder than any other team in the Premier League. Our manager is ballsy enough to say that we will be fighting for the title. Some of us fans even actually believe him. Compared to other clubs aspiring to win the Premier League, our signings may not seem very ambitious: Vincent Janssen has had one fantastic half a season in AZ Alkmaar, and Victor Wanyama comes of a couple of good campaigns with Southampton. Both are expected to primarily add squad depth. The concensous, though, seems to be that both are excellent captures, adding quality depth where it was sorely needed. While some fans still hopes to see a marquee world class signing, most of us rest easy with the trust in Pochettino and his methods, and with the trust in the fantastic young squad that gave us so many truly enjoyable games last season. Everton is a side that many Spurs fans probably sympathise with. In the last 50 years, our average league position is 8.84. Everton's is 8.98. During the Moyes years, Everton was very close to the top four on several occations, through hard work, despite not having the money the top clubs had. Both clubs have annoying, ***** clubs in red widely recognised as big brothers in their respective cities. You have the chance to overtake a struggling Liverpool. I think most have our fingers crossed, hoping you will, just like we hope to finally overtake our downward spiralling north-London rival. Your future seems potentially bright, with your new owners and Koeman in charge. On the transfer side, it seems you have focused on retaining the services of your very bright young stars rather than splashing cash on new ones. Your new acquisitions seems very sensible:A new goalkeeper was desperately needed. Stekelenburg used to have a great reputation. If he plays his best football he will definately win you more points than your goalkeepers did last year. Gueye's stats, playing for a chaotic Aston Villa side, was almost on par with those of Kante for a very organized Leicester. If the Senegalese defensive midfielder can perform in the same manner for you as he did for Villa, it is very likely that your defence will look better and that you'll win a lot more points than you did with the lackluster defending you showed last season. I truly wish you well. Just make sure you stop stealing points from us, and that you finish below us. Thanks.
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Post by jimmy on Aug 9, 2016 18:33:12 GMT
Spurs fans are sound. I still think they'll welly us all over the show at the weekend.
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Post by Avinalaff on Aug 11, 2016 12:59:07 GMT
Some excellent reading from the Spurs fans, it has to be said.
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Post by Avinalaff on Aug 11, 2016 12:59:14 GMT
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Post by Everton News. on Aug 11, 2016 15:56:32 GMT
Saturday Too Soon For WilliamsRonald Koeman has confirmed this weekend's game against Tottenham Hotspur will come too soon for new signing Ashley Williams, but skipper Phil Jagielka has been declared fit for the opening day of 2016/17. Meanwhile, the boss explained Romelu Lukaku and Seamus Coleman are both doubts for the sold-out Goodison Park clash. Williams began pre-season later than most following Wales' 2016 exploits and Koeman has confirmed his latest recruit is not ready to face Mauricio Pochettino's side. Jagielka made his return to action after hamstring trouble with 45 minutes in the Blues' last outing against Espanyol, but striker Lukaku was withdrawn partway through the contest after sustaining a cut to his heel. "Romelu Lukaku is doubtful for the weekend because of the cut he got against Espanyol," he told the media. "We also have Seamus Coleman doubtful with an ankle injury."
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