Spurs v Sunderland (Sun @ 15:00)

SuprSi

Well, what sort of a response do we expect to see from only our 3rd defeat of the season, a defeat that was handed to us so controversially, in a game that we dominated for around 60 - 70% of the 90 minutes.

Despite losing, we played some great stuff against Stoke and it was great to see the spirit the lads had after half time. So now we move on to Sunderland who have a new manager, and managed a win out of nothing last weekend.

You'd have to fancy us, whether it was home or away, but at home I hope we come out all guns blazing and show that last weekend was an unfortunate blip.

The usual team, though I don't know whether Ledley is fit. If he is, it's him and Gallas for me, or if not it has to be Gallas and Bassong, but Bassong was superb against Stoke so I wouldn't be worried having him there. I'd probably start VDV, seeing as it's a home game and he always seems to do better at home, but Harry needs to be stronger and take him off after 60 - 70 minutes if he's not working, rather than switching him to the wing or midfield, and taking Lennon off.

Liverpool are away to Villa and Arsenal play City, so hoepfully both Pool and Arsenal lose points this weekend to make up for last weekend.

COYS!

Sugarlumps

Don’t have any faith in Bassong. We should easily beat these, they’ve a terrible record at The Lane. Larsson is there key man, no silly free kicks please.

ziedth

with the way other games a lined up wee need 3 points here big time. I would have liked to go at chelsea with the unbeaten record still going but it is what it is. i'm hoping for a handy day at the office but the MO'N factor could make a difference. i'm going for a 2-0 win. Ade with a brace.

tippspur

I'm heading over for this game,hopefully we get the three points and other results go our way.big one against Chelsea coming up during the week also.

mickman

SuprSi wrote: »

Well, what sort of a response do we expect to see from only our 3rd defeat of the season, a defeat that was handed to us so controversially, in a game that we dominated for around 60 - 70% of the 90 minutes.

Despite losing, we played some great stuff against Stoke and it was great to see the spirit the lads had after half time. So now we move on to Sunderland who have a new manager, and managed a win out of nothing last weekend.

You'd have to fancy us, whether it was home or away, but at home I hope we come out all guns blazing and show that last weekend was an unfortunate blip.

The usual team, though I don't know whether Ledley is fit. If he is, it's him and Gallas for me, or if not it has to be Gallas and Bassong, but Bassong was superb against Stoke so I wouldn't be worried having him there. I'd probably start VDV, seeing as it's a home game and he always seems to do better at home, but Harry needs to be stronger and take him off after 60 - 70 minutes if he's not working, rather than switching him to the wing or midfield, and taking Lennon off.

Liverpool are away to Villa and Arsenal play City, so hoepfully both Pool and Arsenal lose points this weekend to make up for last weekend.

COYS!

What's wrong with kaboul ??

ziedth

He's suspended

irelandspurs

Is it on tv anywhere today?

yiddo59

irelandspurs wrote: »

Is it on tv anywhere today?

Evergreen Bar Turners Cross Cork have it though I'd assume you'll find it somewhere closer to home than that

mickman

yiddo59 wrote: »

irelandspurs wrote: »

Is it on tv anywhere today?

Evergreen Bar Turners Cross Cork have it though I'd assume you'll find it somewhere closer to home than that

Fek , forgot about the suspension . Big loss

frag420

Any streams?

nipps

try these: http://www.vipbox.tv/sports/football.html
http://hostream.net/

everdead.ie

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Friedel;
Walker, Gallas, King, Assou-Ekotto;
Lennon, Parker, Sandro, Modric;

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Van der Vaart;

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Adebayor.

Bale and Defoe Injured
Cudicini, Bassong, Kranjcar, Livermore, Pienaar, Rose, Pavlyuchenko

SuprSi

It's amazing how reassured I feel when I see King in defence! Shame about Bale but hopefully we should be ok anyway.

ziedth

Sandro & Parker is a serious bit of steel in the middle I must say.

Paully D

We (Sunderland) are going to get fucking hammered :pac:

everdead.ie

Paully D wrote: »

We (Sunderland) are going to get fucking hammered :pac:

We can only hope!

everdead.ie

Sunderland

Westwood, O'Shea, Brown, Bramble, Bardsley, Larsson, Colback, Vaughan, Richardson, Wickham, Sessegnon.


Subs: Carson, Cattermole, Gardner, Ji, McClean, Elmohamady, Bendtner.

SuprSi

No ex-Spurs players at least, that's a good start!

SuprSi

I hate this low camera angle, don't know why it's sometimes low and other times higher up, which is better.

YFlyer

SuprSi wrote: »

I hate this low camera angle, don't know why it's sometimes low and other times higher up, which is better.

Yes especially when you see Lennons eyebrows

SuprSi

Lennon's gone. Hope it's not serious.

nipps

looks like lennon has done something to his hamstring:(

SuprSi

We're struggling so far. No wide men now, and Pav comes on? that means VDV on the line, which is crap again when we have better options for the wing. I don't understand that substitution.

I don't have a good feeling about this to be honest.

YFlyer

Yeah he wants to come off. Hope he is just been cautious.

SuprSi

What a rubbish half from us. Still don't understand the substitution and we seem to be struggling to string anything together. The commentator mentioned that perhaps we're struggling to adapt to a different formation, especially missing Bale & Lennon and I think he's right.

Need a vastly better performance in the 2nd half as we cannot drop points here today.

everdead.ie

Ref doesn't seem to be giving us anything today.

But we have been poor in front of goal

BERBA

these are the types of games the uniteds and arsenals of old be winning 1-0...we badly need this win.

christ i hope bale lennon defoe be ok for thursday night against chelski

everdead.ie

Harry better light a fire under them at half time

SuprSi

Still rubbish so far. It's just not clicking and we haven't had a real shot on target yet.

everdead.ie

1-0 Get the **** innnnnnn

SuprSi

YES! Lovely move and a great finish. Really nice goal, and just what we needed.

Antisocialiser

SUPER PAV!

Badly against the run of the play!

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Well done Pav

Emoran

SUUUUPER. . .



SUPER PAV !!

BERBA

blow it up ref , we take 1-0

everdead.ie

How did Modric miss!

ziedth

I'm going to say it now. Whatever the result today we are going to look back on this game and it will define our season. Are we still the team that could never win ugly or are we really challengers.

Huge 20min ahead.

Antisocialiser

#SupercalifragilisticRomanPavlyuchenko

Gamesnash.ie: Pat

Bastards at BBC just game me a heart attack.

1639: Tottenham are pressing hard for an equaliser as Kyle Walker's cross screams through the middle of the penalty box in front of Rafael van der Vaart who hasn't quite got the legs to get on the end of it.

Us pressing for an equaliser when we were 1-0 up last time I checked :mad::mad:

SuprSi

Blow it up now ref!! The nerves are killing me.

mickman

Gamesnash.ie: Pat wrote: »

Bastards at BBC just game me a heart attack.
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1639: Tottenham are pressing hard for an equaliser as Kyle Walker's cross screams through the middle of the penalty box in front of Rafael van der Vaart who hasn't quite got the legs to get on the end of it.

Us pressing for an equaliser when we were 1-0 up last time I checked :mad::mad:

Ledley plays = clean sheet , same old story :-)

Great win with no wide men and a poor performance. We wouldn't have won this last season and one before

SuprSi

Nice one. Awful performance, but we got the win, so can't complain too much to be honest.

Now let's hope Lennon's injury isn't a bad one.

BERBA

Get the fcuk in there. Now to get the troops fit for thursday night

ziedth

Huge three points today. To say we needed it is an understatement.

So what to we want to happen in the other game? Personally, I want Arsenal to win. I want a title challenge!!!!!!

Can't wait fir that Chelsea game now.

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Yeeeeaaaaaaaaa!!!!! Great game from a Spurs point of view. One thing that really impressed me is that the team don't seem to panic. I don't know how many times in the last 10 minutes we played the ball up from the back when even last season it would have been hoofed to the front 2. Fantastic result and not a bad performance.

Gamesnash.ie: Pat

Considering we have the 3 points now - are we too upset if the Gooners beat City ?

BERBA

ziedth wrote: »

So what to we want to happen in the other game? Personally, I want Arsenal to win. I want a title challenge!!!!!!

draw all day long

Mr. Guappa

1-0 will do nicely.

Now to put Chelsea back in their box.

everdead.ie

THFC wrote: »

Yeeeeaaaaaaaaa!!!!! Great game from a Spurs point of view. One thing that really impressed me is that the team don't seem to panic. I don't know how many times in the last 10 minutes we played the ball up from the back when even last season it would have been hoofed to the front 2. Fantastic result and not a bad performance.

That was us attacking last season with Crouch up front.

SuprSi

City to win please. Keep Arsenal further behind us.

BERBA

SuprSi wrote: »

Awful performance, but we got the win, so can't complain too much to be honest.

Now let's hope Lennon's injury isn't a bad one.

THFC wrote: »

Fantastic result and not a bad performance.

Lads were ye watching the same game?;)