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As much as I’d like to bounce across the puddle and watch Spurs in stateside-o-vision, I’m not sure my penchant for rocking up at international airports sporting a ‘The End is Nigh’ sandwich-board and thumbing imaginary firearms at security are good ways of getting an invite. No, sir.
Lucky, then, for our resident Seattleite, SSG. Here’s an excerpt from his excellent post earlier today- all the way ringside from California…
“So, there I was in San Jose, Cally-forn-i-a, to watch the mighty men of Tottenham take on the Earthquakes of MLS. There is apparently some sort of club partnership deal in place where Spurs bring over a depleted team of disinterested players, and the Quakes provide a cut up patch of desert scrub and an egg-fryingly hot day for them all to mingle about on while kicking each other with gusto.
I won’t talk about the game too much. If you saw it on ESPN or watched the highlights, eye gaugingly dull sums it up, I think. This was to be your classic 2nd friendly of the year, where our boys were just looking for a run out and stretch of the legs, no damage done, and entertain the locals with a bit of Tottenham flair, but there was another factor that turned this into a sluggish bore-fest.
THE BLOODY HEAT!
It. Was. Hot. Mid-90’s (F) in the stands with temps on the pitch creeping up over 100. Energy sapping stuff. You could tell during the warm-ups the lads were not used to this kind of hot, and did not fancy it much. Several times you could see a move start brightly, only to peter out when their brains started to stir fry from the effort. Not creatures of Summer are our boys. It’s funny a bit; we are no longer an easy touch on a wet, cold night in Bolton, but the searing heat of San Jose is a whole other level of challenge.
Oh, there were some good moments. Townsend has a future if he can find a final ball. Some good balls to Keane and Pav. By far our biggest threat on the day. Bale always looked lively and got up after a really shitty challenge (heart-in-mouth stuff there).
BTW, I believe Bale was wearing a Bra, or some kind of male lingerie thing. I found it vaguely disturbing.
And Luka had some good interplay with Niko and Pav. But the bad moments were more evident. Obika is just not very good; Hutton needs a fast trip to Caledonia; Jenas was mid-season form (back-back-side-side-back) and PSB added a crew-cut and advanced aging to his weaponry of gestures and loud talking. Other than that, nothing too memorable on field.
But I didn’t care. I got to see Spurs in person for the first time. There was goodly number of Yids from the San Francisco Spurs Supporter’s Club. Good ex-pat folks in many cases. I was able to meet a few of them and join in on some singing, but there weren’t enough of us to make an impressive bit of noise. The Quakes fans kept looking at us, as if perplexed by the songs. There some good banter though with some douchebags in Arse kit. Many of them were surprised to hear that a bit of a rivalry exists between our two clubs.
These are my people: Americans.
But hey, good times and an afternoon well spent. Consider it a warm up for getting myself to the Lane!”
**This post first appeared on Harry Hotspur. Original and best.**
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Very well executed piece of writting,thanks for that Seattle,now if I could just find someone to pull the lever of lady guilotine as I’m pretty miffed at the loss of Joe Cole to Liverpool.
I’m not sure whether I’m more or less excited to see the MIghty Spurs take on Henry and the Red Bulls this Thursday. :\
Now. Whilst I agree it was a good read, I feel like I’m watching the same episode on a spinoff show, given that we all met on HH’s blog and now the article there mirrors the one here. Now this isn’t so much a slight on your good self wfrf, nor is it a slight on the other chap, but SSG honestly – you could’ve mixed it up a tad more mate. It’s like when you give christmas presents to friends/family, and somewhere along the way they get to compare what each one got and who from…then it’s a bit…’Oh…that’s nice’, when deep down they want to be the one’s who feel ’special’.
I do the same when I’m on holiday having to write postcards. They can’t all be identical, but to each I try my darndest to at least personalise them a bit.
Hark how picky old Trembles is these days? Expect much do we?
I’d suggest it was the slight distraction of Sun, Sea, Sand, Spurs, Samuel Adams, and California Girls…who’s got time for varied edits?
I’m with you normally, but I was monumentally hung over and on no sleep. One rush of random thought was all I could muster. I will strive for better in the future.
I hope you had a good california lay
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Moan moan bloody moan
Can I blame it on TOT’M ?
Foggy. Joey Cole isn’t JC you know. For the money there’s better, and it could be argued that we’ve already got better in the fold.
What our Trembly says.
I’ve always liked Joe Cole, and always seen him as a Spurs player, but I was very concerned with the recent link and with the ramifications it has to the wages structure – and also where we’d fit him in.
I’m not displeased at all to see him go up North, the only bummer as far as I can see is Liverpool strengthen slightly.
I’m still fiending for a Striker of no small goals to games average, which must be our primary goal this close season.
So, Suarez then, seeing as Ajax are all brock pocket n ting?
Could be the “marquee” striker we/I want so badly.
A possible improvement on JD. Still not ideal with just him in though is it? Where’s the new Rude Van Nistelrooy when you need em?
If you say ‘marquee’ once more without explaining what it means I’m going to take a metaphorical tent pole to you and you won’t like it.
There now you see , youv’e got me all in a wigwam over it
never mind marquee, I’m getting over her use of the word ‘fiending’.
btw. your insistence on finding out about the etymology of marquee has had me thinking, and in this instance, I think it actually derived from the name of a tent belonging to the marquis/e because it was a better class of tent and signified that the person occupying it was of importance. Since then it’s been used as the term for signage above entrances, and the tent walkways they used to have in front of hotels.
I don’t like it either – hence the quote marks.
Also, considering it’s the first time I have personally used it, I’ll see your tent pole and raise you a long sock full of snooker balls.
Sheeeeeet.
Sorry guys, and to SSG, didn’t realise you’d posted it over at HH, too.
Blame it on my sunstroke and the martoonis.
Bale wearing a bra is a mighty sexy image!!
im going to the game on thursday…..cant wait to give that french cunt so grief………block 222…yid army
Keane missed a sitter Saturday. For some reason he just doesn’t have it in a Spurs shirt any more. JJ looked even more lost than usual. Everyone else OK.
Suarez is a short Pav. Or a slow JD with more composure in front of goal. No thanks.
I want Forlan.
Suarez is 6ft so yes he is 2 inches shorter than Pav. On the other hand he has scored 74 goals in 97 appearances for Ajax. Forlan is shorter and has scored 66 in 102 for Athletico. So not a lot in it.
I think Forlan has the edge but he is older and doesn’t seem keen to move.
I’d take either of them keep Pav and dump Crouch.
I’ll take the guy with the impressive numbers in La Liga over the guy with video game numbers in the Eredivisie. Suarez strikes me as a guy who doesn’t bring much to the table other than his scoring touch. Which is fine, but we’ve already got one of those. Forlan is far more dynamic and can create for others if his shooting boots aren’t on that day.
Spurs have become the first English club to ban the Vuvuzela.
Proof, if proof be needs be, that we are, indeed, the light that leads the way.
Banned on “safety” reasons, no less!
(safety of the annoying **** blowing a vuvuzela in your ears, no doubt).
Without doubt the best news of the summer