No chance for the second leg. It's too much of an ask IMO. I knew Champions League was too good to be true. HARRY OUT! Europea League chumps. No wonder Cole chose Liverpool. Back in the real world, I detached myself from pre-season friendlies after being psychologically shagged up by the thrashing we dished out to Roma, to be proceeded...

West Ham are refusing to sell Scott Parker to Tottenham. Don't care much for Parker, sorry. Was a decent player but can't see how he fits into any possible Spurs line-up for the 2011 season. And I don't quite agree with the Upton Park faithful that there's a vandetta being played out by Harry against them (and you thought I...

Just seen this on the BBC. Apparently Spurs are in informal talks about the possibility of making a bid for the 2012 Olympic Stadium. Hmm. Hands up if you think Levy is doing this to force the hand of Haringey, who continue to drag their feet with our ground redevelopment plans? Sure, there are financial positives (i.e. less money to...

Harry has re-visited prior sound-bites relating to Robert Keane and his future. It's just a repeat of what has been outlined before. Keane plays well, he'll have a job to do but if Keane is unhappy then perhaps a move away is for the best. Harry never says anything close to 'Keane is imperative to Spurs'. Now I know it's...

Cracking article from over the pond, covering the open practice session we had prior to the game against the Earthquakes which also included three of the 49ers turning up to join in with the fun. This made me smile About half of Spurs’ starting eleven were not there as they were still on post-World Cup holiday. So sadly no Crouch...

It's the calm before the storm, right? Reading the tabloids, watching Sky Sports News or trying to decipher the cryptic inside knowledge from the 'In the Know' community is proving to be as enjoyable as an England World Cup performance. That's not very enjoyable. Pockets of my brain are haemorrhaging from the boredom. It's not exactly exciting, but then arguably,...

Who the hell does Joe Cole think he is? Not only has he rejected his father figure and original mentor (Harry) and a chance to remain within the pinnacle of civilisation (London, obviously) with a critical role in a side that has qualified for the Champions League qualifiers, he's chosen instead a mid-table club on the slide, living off the...

Meanwhile, somewhere in an alternate universe With thanks to Billiospur for the re-imagined Puma shirts with the new sponsor. Cleaner, less clutter, just the colours that matter. Because glory comes in three colours, not three colours and an assortment of unnecessary bits and gloss. Simplicity = smart = class.

Its a question for the ages. Jermaine Jenas - what does he do exactly? It's one that splits a family in two, puts people on streets. This impossible question has to be placed to bed once and for all*. *No frigging chance.

Love the white. Not keen on the blue. The third isn't too shabby. I'd still prefer to spend my hard earned cash on the white training top (which resembles the white home shirt). Something about no sponsorship turns me on more. Photo found via the SI Football Manager forum, via Spurs Community. Massive King photo for you to drool over,...

Take Eminem's classic track Stan , add the vital ingredient of an obsessive fan but replace Eminem with the current chairman of THFC and you get this . That was back in 2009. So thanks to the slow news* days as we await for Joe Cole to make his mind up and lack of any other tangible 'in the know'...

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Take Eminem's classic track Stan , add the vital ingredient of an obsessive fan but replace Eminem with the current chairman of THFC and you get this . That was back in 2009. So thanks to the slow news days as we await for Joe Cole to make his mind up and lack of any other tangible 'in the know'...

What's the 'deal' here? No possibility of a loan according to Harry, seems to suggest that he's staying and if Keane isn't happy (i.e. on the bench, not playing well) the club will review the situation but will only sell him to get some of the money back that was spunked when he made his limpish return from Anfield. So,...

Never Red Fail. New sponsor - Autonomy - for Prem games only. Apparently ENIC/Levy had shares in Autonomy Corporation PLC once upon a time (not sure if they still have minority shareholdings or not). Levy uses the word previously , so no bother either way - it's a good thing he's very familiar with them. Anyone thinking the above mock...

Joe Cole. Let's be logical with this. Aside from the fact he's had a knock or too and has not figured too much (for club and country) if signed - where would he play and at the cost of what current Spurs midfielder? If Harry decides to mix it up and say, play one upfront, we'll left with another conundrum...

Pre-season has officially began, and I'd hazard a guess chairman and manager are looking at one or two targets, presumably not the ones that are publicly stating they do not want to join us. Hype might be something Man City are tagged with because of the money they continue to spend (on quality players) but let's not pretend that we...

Back in May 2009 I shared exclusive snippets from the soon to be published book 'Diary of an ITK' . Which should be out soon. There appears to be a void in these current summer months that is usually occupied by the 'In the Know' community drowning us with various cryptic forum posts revealing (or should that be disguising?) the...

Not a big fan of knee-jerk station TalkSport, but can't go ignoring it when our gaffer is on it. I've been on a two-day no interweb sabbatical (new world record) so in case you've missed it (which I doubt, considering how sound-bite heavy it is), here's Harry on the Drivetime show, 2nd July: Part I Part II He talks about...

The World Cup hasn't exactly been great. One or two half-memorable games, a couple of stonking goals, but it's not going to look amazing in around 10-20 years time when we look back on it. At least at the time of writing. It would be rather comforting to blame Blatter and his obsession with having to change something fundamental about...

In the wake of the rather disgraceful photo of Ledley King and Ashley Cole ( Laughgate ) walking off a jet 'aving it, laughing, waving a massive banner stating 'who gives a shit, we're rich' and flashing their willies, someone has managed to grab and share a photo captured by King (he's blatantly the ring-leader in this, compensating for only...

Ashley Cole and Ledley King, laughing together . Sharing a laugh and a joke. Sorry, I meant a LAUGH and a JOKE. The shame. The shame of these two uncaring millionaires more interested in champagne than football who dare to dance on our World Cup grave. Cole was awful at left-back wasn't he? Wasn't he? He hasn't exactly hogged the...

My brother-in-law is a black cab driver and, as you do, he always picks up famous people (within a working year he might have 4-5 stories to tell). Some triffic stories to tell (the best fare being Daniel Day Lewis) and with regards to football he's picked up Steve Gibson (didn't have good words to say about Woody), Danny Murphy's...

Nah, just f*cking with ya. What a shambles. COYS.

It's all gone a bit quiet. What with the World Cup, Germany on Sunday and the stupendously hot weather across England. Remembering last year, the blogsphere was a busy place, what with the continuous drip drip of ITK rumours that seemed to persist across the summer months and pre-season. I guess it's the calm before the storm. But having kept...

by Fox Mulder NOTE: After drafting this entry, Spooky enlightened me on a quite ridiculous rule that basically states that he isn't allowed to publish a premier league fixture list without paying a substantial fee. It goes something like this: Fixtures from the four Leagues (Premier League, Football League, Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League) are copyrighted to the...

EL SHOW DI CAPELLO Capello. Just fabulous.

There is a fallacy about the England national team based on, well, I'm not sure exactly. History I guess. The Empire, Rule Britannia, Wembley, 1966, England invented the game yadda yadda blah blah. Yet we have a tradition of being shit during the big tournaments, stumbling through and then managing in a majestic, plucky performance or two with it all...

That was more like it. Slow build up, a tad nervous in the opening exchanges, but once we got going we had the right measure of tempo and conviction to get the job done. Rooney is still struggling to rediscover his game-face, but otherwise we defended well, moved through the middle with intent and our play in and around the...

England captain Steven Gerrard: "It is a do-or-die situation. It would be an absolute disaster for this group of players to go home after the group stages - The key is to try and live without fear. There is pressure and fear. But the fear of not winning drives you on. We've come here to stay in this tournament to...

On reflection, I was hasty. Just a touch. Hasty to believe that there was an ounce of sincerity in John Terry's press conference. I simply took it for granted - face value - that anything he was going to say in front of the media was with the blessing of the gaffer, rather than his opinion. I ignored the signs...

The England players and Fabio have had their meeting to discuss the performances, lack of passion and no doubt selections, formations and tactics. Doubtful it will be confrontational. Can you see it being confrontational? As long as they all pull together and the gaffer resorts to back to basics (i.e. players playing in the best positions), we'll be just dandy....

England 0 Algeria 0 What a shambles. I don't care when the team is announced by Fabio to the players. Whether it's two days before the game or five minutes before getting onto the team coach. If you're in the England squad then you should be prepared to do battle for your country, chests pumped out, full of pride and...

Fixture list for 2011 is out. As you've probably already seen it and read it a dozen times and worked out our potential points tally for the opening five or six games. Doesn't look too daunting this season as there appears to be no 'month from hell' (ala April of season past). Although that particular month of hell in the...

Jimmy Greaves, quizzed by Dear Mr Levy. Well actually, not quite. I was unable to travel into London and speak face to face with the great man this past Thursday. He was in Leicester Square for the Burger King Whopper Legend promotion, so thanks to Jack Clothier for the one-to-one facetime and the unexpected (and much appreciated) video footage. The...

I know it's one game, and we have a habit of being slow starters, but that was not exactly great against the USA. For several worrying reasons. Green, the risk (and failure) of starting Milner and King. Lack of imagination and guile. Far too many average, fragmented performances from our 'big' players. My pre-World Cup prediction was that England would...

When not in 'Smithy' character, act normally, which is just like 'Smithy' character Borderline homo-erotic behaviour is essential Face-palm plenty and talk quietly when upset/angry Over the top passion when happy Talk in high-pitched voice when attempting to stress something important Break dancing or a subtle reference to 'the robot' always helps if extra laugh is required As much over-exposure...

It’s no big news that Spain and Brazil are clear favourites for the World Cup. I would even go so far as to say that no other team has a chance of winning the title, with the possible exception of Italy, but even then it’s only out of respect for them as the current Champions. So many things are pointing...

I do love Harry. "I am not being presumptuous turning down Liverpool, because I haven’t been offered the job and haven’t spoken to anyone about it. There is no need, as I have one year left on my contract at Tottenham and I am not thinking about anything other than being at White Hart Lane next season. I can tell...

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Dawson; gutted and confused with the fact he failed to win a cap pre-squad announcement during England's two friendlies. I bet he's a little (just a little) overjoyed with his call-up in place of the broken Ferdinand (last minute of training, proper merked). Which also means, pressure on Ledley who should be starting alongside Terry. I'm sure they will form...

I know it's early days and appreciate the club are working towards getting everything approved relating to the Northumberland Development Project and our majestic new stadium. And I'm equally grateful for the level of interest shown by the club/chairman re: the supporters input and positively buzzing that Bill Nicholson is being remembered in a fitting way. But there is one...

Another top drawer video, this one from Jurgen Lineker. Rejoice.

You must know deep down something is wrong somewhere when the media lead with the story (genuine shock it would seem) that Theo Walcott has not been included in Fabio's 23. Surprise omission they called it. We then had to endure various ex-players tell us how for example Theo deserved to go to SA (Really? Based on what? That hat-trick...

I would.

6 year contract. Daniel Levy does it again. And if we (THFC) manage to fudge it all up, if someone decided to pluck him away, the club would have to be heavily compensated in the way of a beefed up transfer fee. As long as the lickle man is on fire. But that's just negative talk. We should be rejoicing...

Practically nothing. Sure, it's a friendly and okay Fabio selected an experimental side and some of the more senior players were applying little assertion to avoid big injuries. And post-match, for Fabio to state he knows his final 23 players already would suggest that regardless of what happened against Japan, there wasn't a lot of importance bestowed on the game,...

The World Cup soon cometh. And in the downtime between Spurs’ latest epic, era-changing victories, it’s a nice distraction. There will be a fair few players on show that we have an interest in, but more importantly it’s simply the greatest celebration of football ever created. I know it’s the fashionable thing to say that the Champion’s League and club...

Casual musings for a Friday afternoon, as I guess most of you are out of the office already, and down the pub downing a few, in what looks to be another decent start to the weekend. I'm stuck indoors, with the newborn, not yet had the chance to review the days headlines (or lack of) and what players (other than...

There's a bit of noise about the place regarding Luka Modric as a potential transfer target for 'Yoonited.' Most of us can laugh this off as a bit of slow news day, pre-World Cup nonsense, but then we've been here before haven't we? Harry's been swift to nip it in the bud this time, although there are some that can't...

Robbie Keane. A few seasons back I would have had him down as my favourite Spurs player in our squad. He was on fire for us. On fire. And his goal scoring record in the Prem is pretty much conclusive for anyone who doubts his ability. Sure, he's not world class and he sucks most of the time when faced...

Harry Redknapp has revealed himself unto me. He appeared and spoke, softly but firmly, and assured me that everything was in hand. He spoke not in a voice or manner I recognised. I was startled at first, but then felt a wave of warm, comfortable euphoria sweep through me. He said ‘Fear not my child. And listen not to what...

Cracking ad this. Especially the Rooney bit. And yeah, it's a slow news day.

Blog articles might be a little sporadic from me in the next several weeks, most of my active on-line time will be in late evenings and the early hours of am. Good news, no more epic 10, 000 word extravaganzas for a while, so happy days for people who like short, snappy blogs that don't choke up valuable time away...

He is perhaps the player that has elicited the ‘ahh I get it now’ response from the crowd (as the season itself unfolded) and from fans alike, and over the course of the season has grown in stature. But there are still question marks for some. Spooky has previously mentioned the conundrum , in that whilst he appears to some...

Sandro Arrival Date Won’t be arriving to N17 until after Internacional get knocked out (or go all the way) in the Libertadores Cup. The next game being played is the second leg of the quarter final (20 th May). They won the first leg. The semi-final second leg gets played on the 2 nd August. So he’s potentially a fair...

Thought I'd share this for clairty. Although tbh, there's still a chance of remaining a tad confused for a while longer until all leagues are done and dusted. Thanks to Goonbasher (GG.co.uk) for bringing all this to our attention. As you know we are seeded for the 4th round of the non-Champions qualifying round. Seeded and unseeded teams mentioned below...

Not sure it will catch on like Three Lions. But nice to see John Terry and Ashley Cole give up some of their valuable time to star in the video.

Lol.