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I think its odds on the Keane will score...he always does against his former teams. I will stick my neck out and go with....

1-1 Modric and Keane the scorers.

I was wondering why Thai people are so crazy about acquiring newest mobile phones and the necessity to have a car (eventhough streets are full enough). Some people in my office that they have to lease expensive mobile phones eventhough their salry is scarce. Why are material goods so important in Thai culture eventhough it contradicts the essence of Buddhism?

And how is this different than people from most of the cultures in the world?

yes, it does. For exmaple in Thailand if you do not have a car nobody will even look at you.

No necessarily true, and even so would you really want to hang out or be with someone who judged you by if you were a car owner or not? I am sure that the make of car is equally important as well.

The perfect man for the job considering the position we are in at the moment. Something had to give and it looks like Kemsley's influence has had an effect albeit 18 months down the line. It will be interesting to see how Bent 'Arry does in the job and there's not many bigger tests than the Woolwich Wanderers this week.

The players seemed happier over the weekend. Bentley has found his crossing boots again and it looks like Modric has finally started to find his feet! and Zokora was not in the starting line up!

Chelsea are notoriously bad for their support. They barely sing when they are winning. The Spurs game at Stoke was a disaster from start to finish. Stoke could easily have scored 3 or 4 and no disrespect to them I don't think they will be doing that very often this season.

They did show fight and passion which Spurs were totally lacking in. It's going to be a firesale come the end of the season when Spurs get relegated and have to trim that wage bill. I reckon if Spurs do go down then O'hara will be captain next season..that boy just loves playing for Spurs and at least he shows some passion when playing.

It was a complete shambles as expected. Relegation looks odds on at the moment. I just cannot see a win from this group of players. Ramos looks totally out of his depth and just a bit clueless. Tottenham Hotspur, there used to be a club over there.

Does anyone know where to catch Championship games on TV?

Tomorrow. Stoke v Tottenham Hotspur. A must win game for Spurs, fail to win this one and I think had best be prepared for the worst.

I think the booing was not just for the error but probably for Cole himself. He pretty much epitomises everything that is wrong with the modern game.

Greed, arrogance, cheating etc...

I cannot see where a goal is coming from let along a win...Bottom of the league and rightly so the way Spurs have been playing since the start of the season. Something needs to happen and soon.

The Mcnulty blog..probably one of the best I have read in a long time.

Even with Ossie's famous five up front I think Spurs would still have trouble scoring!

There is no such thing as "Too good to go down" the table does not lie, Spurs may well get out of it, but I think they are in for a season long relegation battle. Top teams have been relegated before, Man Utd, Chelsea...and look what happened to the once "Mighty" Leeds !!!.....it CAN happen to Spurs, I think Newcastle will get out of it once they have a new board and Manager in place (probably Keegan again)...what have Spurs got in the locker that makes them think they will get out of this mess?

I completely agree. I have not seen such a poor Spurs side since I started supporting them. The premiership this season looks very competitive, more so than the past few years. Spurs do not have anything in the locker to get them out of the mess they are in. Levy can count the extra millions he made from the debacle that was the Berbatov transfer but he will be crying over the millions he will lose from being in the Championship.

Getting rid of Ramos wont change anything in my opinion. There is something rotten at the club. Maybe even Comolli is not to blame but he should be pushed in my opinion.

Will Mr Terry Venables please call Mr Daniel Levy on 0844 499 5000.

Please nooooooo! This is the man who didnt want to manage because of media commitments!

Spurs are doing fine, right? Just send us back Gomes and we'll return the cash.

I am sure Gomes is just dying to get back to playing in a decent side. I am sure he wont be looking forward to playing in the Championship next season and thats the way we are headed...beaten by Hull at home. They must love coming down to play the London teams!

Ramos has to carry a large part of the 'credit' for where Spurs are at present but for me the larger parts goes to Comolli. He is the one bringing the players in and boy what a mess he's got us into. I know it's early season but instead of going for artisans like Bentley and Modric for over 30mil surely we would have been better to build from the back but it wasn't until the last day of the season when anyone of note was added. The likes of Gunter are not ready for the top flight and with King always bloody injured and Bale heading the same way why we did we not address the issue at first opportunity instead of courting the likes of Villa and Eto who were never going to be interested in playing for us. And as every Spurs supporter new where Berbatov was going before last season finished why was that not covered? Bent couldn't get a game last season but he's expected to single handedly save us this. Good planning eh.

I do expect Spurs to get out of trouble but our season is already shot or will be as soon as we lose in the UEFA cup, and that's only a day or two away, but with the likes of O'Hara 'commanding' the midfield (pause for laughter) and the entire defense operating at a lower standard than last season and the squad devoid of any leaders it will be close to Christmas before we get out of the bottom third but really can't see us getting higher.

I've been supporting Spurs for better than 40 years and have the grey hairs to prove it but this has to be the biggest mess I have ever seen us in and that includes 76/77 season when we were relegated.

Now we can start by thumping six past the almighty Hull City on Sunday but failure to win sill surely be the end for Ramos and 'Coco' Comolli.

Good post!

Spurs are in for a relegation battle this season in my opinion. I just cannot see where the points are coming from, the team just about makes it into the oppositions half and then they just pass sideways, backwards or hoof it forwards. Ramos is one of the best paid managers in the Premiership and he needs to start showing some of the tactical nous that took Seville to back to back UEFA cups. People talk about Comolli and the players who are brought in and I think he has lots of things to answer for but Ramos is picking the team and some of his team selections and subs are baffling at best, I still think Comolli has to go though.

In my opinion Levy has experimented with the DOF system for a long time now...it must be about 7 years and it just hasn't worked in the way Levy wants it too. Either bring in a manager who has control over transfers or if you stick with teh DOF system let the manager choose who that DOF is.

We are in deep deep trouble.

Thanks for the tip. I visited the shop already.

Talking about shirts, West Ham's looked odd yesterday with the numbers on the front, looked like they had been sewn on over the top of the XL Logo.

They didnt look even that...to me it looked as through they were just stuck on!

You have a point but what's the alternative play in 'skins' ? I for one thought it looked ok and made a change from the usual corporate stuff. Anyway it's probably no worse than Tottenhams current sponsers. I found this comment from a Tottenham fansite.and it just about sums up whats happening with the game now!

<LI class=alt id=comment-13703>czheff said, is anyone else hating the additions to the mansion logo? I think the “.com” and “casino and poker” make the shirt look a lot cheaper/sleazier

I don't disagree with you about the sponsors. Spurs even have the mansion translated into Chinese! Anyway, some WH fan posts onto the spurs message board I normally post on about wanting to get the Bobby Moore cancer fund on the front of the shirt which is a great idea and was asking for signatures for his online petition. Definitely a good cause and I hope it happens. I think Villa have some local hospice or charity on the front of their shirt.

Talking about shirts, West Ham's looked odd yesterday with the numbers on the front, looked like they had been sewn on over the top of the XL Logo.

They didnt look even that...to me it looked as through they were just stuck on!

This thread is a few years old now but I am looking for some genuine Birkenstock sandals and can't seem to find a supplier anywhere? Does anyone know of anywhere in Bangkok?

Thanks

It's looking more and more likely that Zola will be getting the job.

Hmm,... Interesting.

Maybe veering off-topic slightly, but a lot of Thais have started changing their names recently also. A lot of the people I do business with have changed their first and last names...?

Is this after a trip to the fortune teller, or after a visit from the credit-cruncher, i do not know.

I've known four people who have changed their names... all four are absolute fruit cakes.

I also know a few people who have changed their names upon the advice of 'fortune tellers'. Their current name is unlucky or other reasons such as they will not get rich with this name etc. When they ask my opinion about this subject I always tend to avoid it, I would not want to offend them!

From the BBC website...

Russia playmaker Andrei Arshavin's on-off summer move to Tottenham could be back on, BBC Sport understands. Spurs ended negotiations with Zenit St Petersburg 10 days ago after failing to agree on a fee for the 27-year-old. But the Russian side are believed to have re-opened talks after lowering their asking price, prompting a re-think from the Spurs hierarchy.

Should he join, Arshavin would link up with Roman Pavlyuchenko, who will seal his move from Spartak Moscow by Friday. Tottenham agreed a fee for Pavlyuchenko at the beginning of the week, with the Londoners thought to be paying up to £12m for the 26-year-old striker. And by pairing him with Arshavin, Spurs will re-create the partnership that helped Russia storm so impressively to the semi-finals of Euro 2008 this summer.

The news should also please Zenit manager Dick Advocaat, who has already signed a like-for-like replacement in Danny from Dinamo Moscow for around £24m and who claimed Arshavin's ongoing links to Spurs have upset team morale this season.

It is thought the pair's arrival will pave the way for Dimitar Berbatov to complete his "dream" move to Manchester United. The Bulgarian, 28, has repeatedly informed Spurs officials of his desire to move to the champions and he was left out of Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Sunderland last weekend because of a "lack of focus".

Despite potentially outlaying as much as £30m for Arshavin and Pavlyuchenko, Spurs are thought to be close to bringing in two other signings this week. The first of those is Manchester City defender Vedran Corluka, whose move to the Londoners was called off at the last minute at the start of the month. City have since signed Belgium international Vincent Kompany from Hamburg and are now thought to be willing to allow the move.

And Tottenham are also thought to be closing on a deal for Sporting Lisbon's highly-rated Portugal international midfielder Miguel Veloso. The 22-year-old, rated at around £15m, has been linked with Manchester United and Arsenal in the past, but is believed to be keen on a move to Spurs, who are on the look-out for a defensive midfielder to complement summer signings Luka Modric, David Bentley and Giovani dos Santos.

However, reports suggesting Ajax striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar will join Spurs appear to be wide of the mark, with his agent Arnold Oosterveer telling BBC Sport that he has had no contact from the Londoners regarding a move.

Pavlyuchenko 'set for Spurs move'

Spartak Moscow striker Roman Pavlyuchenko has told the Russian media he is poised to join Tottenham Hotspur.

"I can confirm I'm joining Spurs. Right now I'm getting my visa and as soon as it is ready I will fly to England to sign a contract," he said.

"Everything has happened very quickly so I could not even say goodbye to my team-mates."

Pavlyuchenko added that he would not play for Spartak in their Champions League qualifier on Wednesday.

The club travel to face Dynamo Kiev in the second leg of their third qualifying round and Pavlyuchenko will miss out after he reportedly returned to Moscow for talks with the Premier League club.

BBC Sport understands that the deal is not yet a formality but Spartak's general manager Valery Karpin said his club have accepted a bid from Tottenham.

"There is a concrete sum which Tottenham proposed and we have agreed the amount," he told Russian newspaper Soviet Sport.

"If Roman will agree a contract then we are ready to let go him go. If Roman begins to play in England, this will be good both for him and for the team."

Pavlyuchenko was Russia's top scorer at Euro 2008 with three goals as they reached the semi-finals and he also netted twice in a 2-1 win over England in a qualifying match in October last year.

"I could not decide if I wanted to go to England at first - first yes, then no," added Pavlyuchenko.

"The only thing that stopped me from leaving was my family. But now all doubts are behind me and I decided to sign a contract with Tottenham and the formalities are practically settled."

Spurs have been searching for a striker as a replacement for Robbie Keane, who joined Liverpool for £20.3m this summer, while Dimitar Berbatov looks set to leave the club before the end of the current transfer window on 1 September.

The Bulgaria striker has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United and did not feature in Spurs's 2-1 defeat at home to Sunderland on Saturday.

Spurs had originally targeted Pavlyuchenko's Russian team-mate Andrei Arshavin but the club decided not to follow up their initial interest in the Zenit St Petersburg playmaker.

The latest rumour going round is that Pavlyuchenko has signed for 15 mil but not sure if that is pounds or euros. Now just waiting for Arshavin, Veloso and Huntelaar.

wishfull thinking

That's what being a Spurs fan is all about!

Nah! We can do it. 2-1 Dos Santos and Bale with the goals.

We beat you last season albeit at WHL so now the next step is to come to your place and beat you there...it would be a typical Spurs season...lose to 2 teams we expected to beat and then beat a team that everyone expects us to lose against.