Opinion Archives: 07/2014

Spurs secured their first win of pre-season in the second leg of their US tour in Toronto overnight. A half time two-nil lead was squandered…

I know we are only a few weeks away from the new season, and although every year for the last 50 years i have looked…

Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United have all been busy in the transfer market this summer – but aside from appointing a new…

Having been in footballing purgatory following the end of the World Cup, I had desperately been looking forward to seeing Spurs’ first pre-season match against…

From my home in Ayrshire to London N17, is almost exactly 400miles. Today, with the advent of fast planes, fast cars and buses and the…

In my last article I wrote that Christian Eriksen is the direct replacement to Rafael Van der Vaart. Now there’s no questioning Eriksen is excellent,…

Recent reports have linked Tottenham with a move for veteran midfielder Esteban Cambiasso. Approaching 34, many fans have dismissed the quality of such a signing,…

Quite recently, it has been reported through various sources that Paulinho is Juventus’ number one target for replacing Arturo Vidal, who is likely to end…

The key to playing in any European club competition is having very good squad depth. That was not what Spurs had last season to play…

For the child of a former footballing star, a career in football will invariably be difficult. Jordi Cruyff, son of the legendary Johan Cruyff, began…