Well that was fun wasn’t it? Spurs pump nine goals past Wigan’s goalie and the team is back in the top four. It was probably the one of the best performances I have ever seen by the team. How many would we have scored if Modric had been...

I usually have this sort of post up by November 11, but was away this year…so belatedly here is something to reflect upon. The Soldier by Rupert Brooke (1887-1915)  I should die, think only this of me: That there’s some corner of a foreign field That...

I was reading a favourite blog the other day that is, quite frankly, much better than mine on the subject of what Americans think of the English. The writer is a Brit who lives in New York and has experienced something I have always found odd too; the...

The premier league has hit the one quarter mark and Tottenham are about to face the dreaded rivals from up the road, so it seems as good a time as any to look at where Spurs are and where they are likely to go. What a difference a year makes. At this...

Last post, I mused upon the origin of the The Blue Bombers name. That leads me to the origin of Spurs’ moniker. Tottenham Hotspur’s name is a convoluted one. During the 15th century, the Duke of Northumberland owned considerable land in the...