tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351367734515206193.post8792016008513867953..comments2008-07-15T15:14:41.386-04:00433noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351367734515206193.post-84045815490865221582008-07-15T15:14:00.000-04:002008-07-15T15:14:00.000-04:002008-07-15T15:14:00.000-04:00Becoming a club supporter is a self-inflicted cruelty. Every season begins with high hopes but most will end in tears in May.GlancingHeaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00448971791475294281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351367734515206193.post-56816436969053395702008-07-14T18:25:00.000-04:002008-07-14T18:25:00.000-04:002008-07-14T18:25:00.000-04:00Hope Springs eternalSpurs 'em Onnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351367734515206193.post-38186500801208621292008-07-14T18:18:00.000-04:002008-07-14T18:18:00.000-04:002008-07-14T18:18:00.000-04:00Of course Spurs had a Champions League spot locked up at the end of the 2005-2006 season; they only needed to win their final game. Although initial rumors <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4750305.stm" REL="nofollow">that food poisoning was their undoing proved untrue</A>, rumors that led many Arsenal supporters to claim they worked in the kitchen of the London Marriott; a stomach bug, though not so much as fate, did contribute to Spurs bottling things entirely, losing their final game, while Arsenal won and grabbed the fourth and final Champions League spot.<BR/><BR/>It's hard to think about Spurs in the transfer market without contemplating the 16.5 million pound transfer fee they paid Charlton to bring in Darren Bent. The thought that occurred to everyone at the time, that such a transfer fee was ridiculously high, was confirmed by his return of six league goals in his debut season with Spurs.<BR/><BR/>The striker who kept Bent out of the team is quite a good player, Berbatov, but he looks like he's on his <A HREF="http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=555242&sec=england&cc=5901" REL="nofollow">way out</A>.433http://www.blogger.com/profile/01778323457592582216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2351367734515206193.post-39075144825507346742008-07-14T16:29:00.000-04:002008-07-14T16:29:00.000-04:002008-07-14T16:29:00.000-04:00Could we talk about how the 'spurs are amassing a roster of world class talent? I smell Champions League.Spurs 'em Onnoreply@blogger.com