The Shift in Power is Real, and Likely to Stick for a While
There was every reason at halftime to believe this would not be a happy day. Chelsea had laid down an emphatic claim on the title…
Author: Paul Maslin Archives: 04/2017
Onward Christian Soldiers
I won’t bury the lede. I could give two hoots what the PFA think, or the writers, or FIFA, or Alan Shearer or Paul Merson—the…
Big Away Games and Wembley
For all the good, the promise, the thrill of Spurs’ soon to be best ever finish in the Premier League, there remains one huge blemish…
Poch loses the plot
The minute the starting lineups were announced this game’s course became clear. Conte said “I think we can stay close, and then I can trump…
The Most Massive Game in… Years? Decades?
This observer got grounded this week, attending on successive blustery afternoons in the Northeast League Two relegation-threatened Hartlepool gaining a second half equaliser vs Carlisle…
Sun Still Shines on Special Spurs Side
I know the fixture list gets tougher. Three London derbies. A Man United team that hasn’t lost in twenty games. Away contests against resurgent Leicester…
A Lovely Swan Dive Into A Rapidly Filling Pool
They’re not Spursy. Not this bunch. Not ever. Just when one thought about miserable Europa League results, shock losses to Norwich, or West Brom—just when…
A Title Race, Perhaps?
One thing is apparent. Whether Spurs still could win the title or not, once again—and at the exact same point as last season—it is apparent…