Spurs v. Sndland - 4/7 - 7:45 am @Floyd

This may be the worst football match in the history of earth. 

Man Of The Match = Martin O'Neill. Exactly how he wanted this match to go.

Echoing the sentiments. Everything about this game was fugly. Aaron Lennon really provided the only spark in this game. I'll take the point, fuck it. That late goal vs. Stoke a couple of weeks ago gets bigger every week. I was so pissed about that result at the time, but now that point is what has us in 3rd for the moment.

Just to add a little bit of a nitpick, Bale completely out of control there in the 89th minute. He had Defoe (I believe) right next to him. It was ostensibly a 2-on-1. Not only did he not get even a decent chance, but he got himself hurt.
And if Sandro is on the pitch next match, I'm going to throw up a little bit.

Horrible game and no room for error now but i'm not heartbroken at the result. Not sure if this is a point gained or two lost given how mediocre, negative and dispassionate Sunderland were.

While I posted earlier about Rogers' starting line-up yesterday, I've got to wonder what 'Arry was thinking. I can only presume he wanted to stay in the game for the first 70 and try to win it at the death given his line-up and substitutions. After the first half and how congested things were, I can't understand why Lennon wasn't on for the start of the second half at least.

Sandro has looked poor for weeks and, at this point, I'd prefer Livermore if we start 2 holding MFers (although I don't see any reason to for the rest of the fixtures unless, down the road, 1 point guarantees CL football.)

Rob, don't disagree with the majority of the post, but Bale was at fault there, if it's the play I'm thinking. No foul there at all, imo. That was a play he should have been a little more aware of his surroundings. 

On a sour note, we haven't won away since Norwich and we'll probably need 3 points in at least 2 of QPR, Bolton or Villa.
Watching Bindippers as I can't watch Chelski --BTW, what will it take for "King Kenny" to get fired?

on a side note, i was in west london today visiting friends (my first visit to london in 5 years) and it was interesting that the most popular slogan from chelscum fans after their game was "we hate totenham, we hate tottehnham" i was drunk enough to want to shout "we love tottenham" back, but not drunk enough to want to take on 10 guys all alone. found it interesting though that we are that important to them.

Chelsea wankers probably singing that because we play them next week, as we were singing we hate Chelsea at Sunderland earlier.......10 hours on the motorway, £150 in diesel, no goals and a wife with the hump........not me that upset her I ain't been in !!

We have now, I think, officially fucked it up, should of won today in a canter

Shit contest, but I have to admit, that sequence where either side gave each other the ball back and forth in the center circle was good for a laugh. Highlight of the game.

You cant have the penny and the bun. You cant expect to tighten up away from home with a 5 man midfield against a team quite happy with a draw and expect entertainment.

Jenks wrote: Fucked what up? the title?

Finishing top 4, can't believe you thought the title was up for grabs

Scottspur wrote: Jenks wrote: You cant have the penny and the bun. You cant expect to tighten up away from home with a 5 man midfield against a team quite happy with a draw and expect entertainment. Agree. It wasn't pretty, and a lot of the players were off their game. But a point away at Sunderland is far from bad. Would be interesting to hear what the 442 gung ho merchants would have to say if we lost an entertaining game.

I would have preferred that. If you'd rather watch your team draw boring nils-nils, I think you're watching the wrong team.

Anyway that's not the point. We should have brought lennon on for Sandro at half time and the next sub should have been defoe after about 60 mins. Harry didn't change it enough, quickly enough. When we have a team park the bus, we need invention and creativity, and tactically Harry doesn't have that.

yeah, remember Villa playing 10-0-0 at the Lane earlier in the season?

i dont think its too unrealistic to expect us to actually win 5 of the last 6 - the team just has to be motivated enough to do that. that SHOULD clinch CL qualification.