All in all its been tough being a Spurs Fan this week. An all out assault by the media on our beloved club has left wreckage everywhere, reputations tattered and torn and a few relationships in need of repair.
In no particular order, this week we have heard:
Jol is off.
Ramos is coming.
Defoe is pissed off.
Berbatov is off.
Bent is pissed off.
Riquelme is coming.
Robinson is crap.
Robinson is angry with the board.
The board is angry with everyone.
The board don't trust Jol.
Jol is in an "untenable position".
Villa are likely to get Curtis Davies.
Ledley King is never going to play again (Alan Brazil - Talksport).
As I mentioned above, there have been better weeks at White Hart Lane. On top of that, this weekend could not herald a more difficult game on paper, with a trip to Old Trafford.
However.
There are some HUGE positives for us.
Gareth Bale played 45 mins at left wing last night for Wales and did pretty well.
Lee Young-Pyo has had another full week's training and should be even more match fit.
Berbatov's agent has come out and said that he has respect for Martin Jol and that there is no problem.
Paul Robinson says the squad is 100% behind Jol - watch for a backlash.
Thudd had his best game in a Spurs shirt last weekend.
Malbranque and Jenas scored seriously great goals.
Dawson is fit to play this weekend.
Man Utd are looking a bit toothless. Now this last one could be a kiss of death, but honestly, Spurs have never had a better chance of beating them on their patch. They are missing key players and the Spurs squad is going to be fired up to make amends for the misgivings of the first games, and to build on last weekend's drubbing of Derby.
A week from now, the transfer window will be coming to a close. We're still I hope in the market for a left winger and maybe more - so lets hope that over the next few days Jol gets the current squad flying, and Comolli goes and gets some serious winged talent!
COYS!