| As
I write this leader, the club have made progress in two cup competitions
and hopefully will go further. Kaiserslautern make a more difficult
hurdle to overcome than Zimbru and the side will have to play to their
max. over the 180 minutes of the tie. Fulham will have been played by
the time this issue is out and again, a strong performance will be
required to go on to face Leeds or Leicester. The cups are once again
Tottenham’s best bet for a trophy, as the League form has already
shown signs of being too inconsistent. 3-0 up v Coventry and then
letting them back into it to finish 3-2, then 2-1 up against Leicester
and then losing out 2-3 after Ginola was substituted. There has been a
lack of resolve in closing the game down when we are in the lead and it
is something Tottenham have never been good at. The worrying thing is
that George Graham sides are supposed to be good at it and therefore, we
should be. I hope that things will right themselves when Sol returns,
but that is as long as he returns with Spurs and not Manchester United
as rumoured. We have heard strong evidence from a reliable source that
Campbell will be gone at the end of the season, which is no great
surprise, but if he is to go anywhere, I hope it is to the continent. At
least there he will be out of sight out of mind and won't come back too
often to haunt us.
The
other worrying aspect of Spurs’ form is that we are losing at home.
The crowd’s frustration with Chris Armstrong is probably originating
from the lack of signings and he bears the brunt as he is out there, not
doing what the crowd expect. He is not the only player who has been
jeered and he won’t be the last, but the atmosphere could be more
supportive - although not when the ground is half-empty like v Crewe.
Come on Spurs - review the pricing of tickets for games you know won’t
sell out.
The
much heralded four players that Graham has mentioned that would make our
squad complete have failed to materialise. Is the money available from
Sugar ? Is GG willing to spend it if it is there ? Are our scouts filing
good reports and is Pleat the stumbling block when it comes to wages ?
The value of signing players can only be assessed after they have been
doing their stuff on the park for a while. The value of a striker who
can convert chances into the sought after currency of goals is worth his
weight in gold, so why can't we find one who is willing to come and do
it for us ? At least Piercy was a ray of hope. Good luck to the lad.
The Man U match showed that the squad is
capable of winning against the top teams, but until investment is made
in the side, this will be one out of every ten games against them.
Better players will increase that ratio and help refinance the side. Let’s
hope that Sugar doesn’t go for one swallow making a summer. Keep the
faith.
MY EYES HAVE SEEN THE GLORY
OF THE CUPS AT WHITE HART LANE
MY EYES HAVE SEEN THE GLORY OF THE CUPS AT WHITE HART LANE
MY EYES HAVE SEEN THE GLORY OF THE CUPS AT WHITE HART LANE
AND THE SPURS GO MARCHING ON.
BRUCE CASTLE |
