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  1. sloth

    What kind of Spurs fan are you...?

    It might be useful if we get to understand each other a bit better so we don't have to stress each other out every time there's a set-back or a step forward... this is a public poll so we'll be able to know who thinks what about themselves...
  2. sloth

    Kane spanks Arse!

    The Headline match thread, the idea is to try and sum up the game in a sentence!
  3. sloth

    Deloitte Football Money League: The top eight Prem clubs...

    Deloitte published their latest Football money league the other day (http://www2.deloitte.com/uk/en/pages/sports-business-group/articles/deloitte-football-money-league.html) I've extracted the top eight Premier League clubs from the list, all of whom make the top 20 in the world. The first...
  4. sloth

    Net Spend guff...

    People keep writing they want us to have a net spend on players each year as if that should be the goal... what a load of bollocks. You can't have a net spend on players each year without going out of business, not in the way people mean it anyway. Net spend in the narrow sense that it's...
  5. sloth

    Should the league or Europa League be our priority this season...?

    Simple question, but is it a simple answer? For years we've thought the EL is a bit of a distraction, however this season's winners will secure CL qualification. Given this route means a trophy and CL riches, should we be prioritising the EL, for example, by playing our best team in important EL...
  6. sloth

    Is height important if you want to head the ball?

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  7. sloth

    Was Pochettino the right choice poll...

    Following @ryantegan honourable volte face earlier today I thought it might be interesting to do a snap poll to see how many have swung behind Poch since he signed for us. If you can be arsed explain your choice in the comments below, and if you changed your mind from or to someone else say who...
  8. sloth

    The high press...

    An excellent article looking at the effectiveness of the high-press, which teams use it, which coaches use it, and which leagues. There's also a focus on Pochettino which makes it relevant for us: http://www.statsbomb.com/2014/07/defensive-metrics-measuring-the-intensity-of-a-high-press/
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    (Slim) chance 5th gets CL this year...

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/10767413/Arsenal-Manchester-United-or-Liverpool-could-challenge-Manchester-Citys-likely-penalty-for-breaching-FFP-rules.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/news/10766491/Uefas-Financial-Fair-Play-rules-explained.html...
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    Whoscored PL FB statistics

    Whoscored has a rating algorithm which calculates an over-all performance score for players. Facxtors which the consider include on field actions such as tackles, passes, dribbling success etc, and also other factors such as concentration. It keeps a data-base of these factors with which it can...
  11. sloth

    The last 38 Games thread...

    I thought a nice, alternative way of looking at the team and it's quality would be too simply take the last 38 games. This way we're not taking a snap-shot of this season or last, but a full season as if it begun 38 Games ago. Each Game week I shall update this and we can see how we progress (or...
  12. sloth

    Jermain Defoe aware he needs to play for Tottenham to make England squads

    http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12016/8926225/jermain-defoe-aware-he-needs-to-play-for-tottenham-to-make-england-squads Jermain Defoe is aware that he needs to play regularly at Tottenham Hotspur if he is to keep his World Cup dream alive. The Spurs striker remains part of the...
  13. sloth

    Poll: Where will we finish in 2013/14...?

    Just vote if you like, but it's more interesting to know your reasoning, so let us know why, for example is it the quality of the squad, the manager, the Chairman...? Also, don't vote if you're not sure yet, you can wait a couple of games to get a better impression. Also, what's your top six...
  14. sloth

    The League table never lies, but it doesn't tell the whole truth either!!!

    Title's my own, but the rest is an excellent article by Zach Slatton taken from Forbes.com (http://www.forbes.com/sites/zachslaton/2013/08/27/arsenal-and-spurs-demonstrate-how-the-epl-table-lies-to-us/) Arsenal and Spurs Demonstrate How the EPL Table Lies To Us A few weeks ago this blog...
  15. sloth

    Andros Townsend...

    Great little youtube compilation. Get's surreal half-way through, with the under 21s demonstrating heretofore unsuspected talent :) Ps, usually I'm last to get these youtube vids, found this one myself, but apologies if it's already been posted and discussed before...
  16. sloth

    Is this our strongest ever PL team...?

    As of 14:45 01.08.2013 I think we've achieved our strongest ever PL team. Lloris Walker Kaboul Vertonghen Rose Sandro Paulinho Dembele Bale Soldado Chadli Selected subs: Friedel, Dawson, Adebayor, Defoe, Holtby, Gylfi, Dempsey, Parker, BAE, Townsend, Lennon, Naughton... The big cloud over...
  17. sloth

    The Levy success story...

    Rather than speculate I thought it would be instructive to consider what we actually know about the Levy era at Spurs. In order to do this we need some comparisons. In this article I compare the Sugar and the ENIC years, then I benchmark performance against rivals, and finally I look at...
  18. sloth

    Spurs academy attracting the cream of the crop...

    This is taken from an article on Hotspur HQ (a US site apparently): http://hotspurhq.com/2013/07/12/tottenhams-academy-players-benefiting-from-new-training-facilities/? Rather than reproduce the whole article I thought I'd just take the relevant quotes: Attract the best! (1) ‘My son plays...
  19. sloth

    Season review in statistics: The defence.

    Found these interesting stats on whoscored.com. Supposed to be a general discussion about our defence though, and if anyone wants to add stats of their own that would be great.
  20. sloth

    Football's billionaires...

    Many people seem to want a billionaire sugar-daddy, I think people should be careful what they wish for. I thought I'd profile some of football's current billionaires... Alisher Usmanov Beneath I post some general info taken from wikipededia, and also an article from the Guardian in 2007...
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