So, the influx of talented youngsters continues unabated.  The budget for these players must be running short now, with the two 14 year olds set to cost Tottenham £1 million between them.  However, the funds for the big name signings are virtually untouched, so there should be some movement in the transfer market this summer.  As long as they get past our medical team, we can expect some tasty names to fall into our squad that will make Sol want to stay at the Lane.

One of the big concerns is that Sol will want to go or that Spurs will have to sell him before they lose him for nothing next summer.  It would be horrible to see him return to White Hart Lane wearing the shirt of another Premier League club.  If he does have tog o, I hope he chooses to go abroad as he would then not come back to haunt us too often (unless we have great success in Europe that is).  Sol is one of the few major stars our youth system has produced over the last few years and it would not be a good sign if he was sold off.  It could spell the end for the club as a major force, both in terms of his leaving sending a message of "no ambition" out to other players and also an indication that Tottenham Hotspur had become a selling club.  With the young players we have snapped up, you get the impression that there is a safety in numbers approach.  Buying seven or eight young stars, hoping that one or two make it big and then we will probably sell them on to Manchester United or whoever is the big club that year.  It is probably good economics after years of a failing system, but not a healthy indicator for a football club's success.

It is good to see another of our big money purchases coming good again.  Chris Armstrong is in a rich vein of goalscoring form, that has seen the boos turn to cheers, but also has resulted in Chris' non-celebration of his goals.  This is his own reaction to the fickle crowd who boo one minute and cheer the next when a goal goes in.  The way the crowd turned on Walker against Middlesbrough and the whole side after the Villa result was very disappointing.  The Villa turnaround was a complete freak.  The penalty could or couldn't have been awarded - you've all seen instances where a spot-kick has not been given - but the other three goals were belters and right out of the blue.  It is when the going gets tough that the crowd should get going.  There has been little atmosphere at the Lane this season, but the speed in which the fans turn on the players is frightening.  The chants of "We want our Tottenham back" do tend to grind somewhat.  Is that the side that avoided relegation at Oldham in the late eighties ?  Or the Gross side that had to win at Wimbledon on the penultimate Saturday of the season ?  What would these fans have made of the Second Division season ?  It was then that the fans really got behind the side in voice as well as numbers and Spurs returned to the top flight.  Now I am not saying that this is the greatest Spurs team that ever played or that fans should be satisfied with what is being served up, but there are no better feelings than when White Hart Lane is in full voice and the team are confident that the crowd are behind them.  Let's face it, when Wimbledon out sing you at home, then something must be wrong.

Anyway, with just a few games left Europe is now out of reach and there is only pride to play for.  I reckon we will finish 9th, but there is the small visit to Old Trafford before then !!
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.