***OMT - Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa, Sun May 3rd, 7pm, Villa Park ***

[P.D.]

As good a time as any to play them, surely they're going to have one eye on the semi final and hopefully get a bit leggy in the second half.

Have we got any academy players we could put on the bench that are genuine options, must have a winger or striker who's worth 20 minutes? Olusesi looked pretty tidy against Liverpool but think he's more a midfielder.

 

[carl]

So little magic in the team. We have to hope we get luck in my view. Villa are a well drilled unit. We are not.

Just don't get to excited post Wolves I feel.

And someone needs to break Matty Cash.

You hammered RDZ for speaking highly of MG but you openly call for someone to break Matty Cash.

 

[Legohamster]

Maddison apparently was pushing to play against Wolves, but was told no.

I think we will see him at some point this weekend.

I'd play Porro on the right wing if Udogie is back and Spence can go to RB

 

[LutonSpurs]

You hammered RDZ for speaking highly of MG but you openly call for someone to break Matty Cash.

Yes.

 

[K.D.D.D.D.Soc]

Yes.

I f o w RDZ I w I MG?

 

[Robspur12]

I'd have Palinha in the starting line up as a priority, he's gotta be the most likely of any of our players bar Richarlison to get himself a goal

Agreed. He also drives the team on. He should be starting imho.

 

[carl]

Yes.

Ok thanks for confirming you're a bell end just as I suspected.

 

[Mr Gogolak]

I think a point we're missing is that it's not always about players' ability. What makes a team successful is often a combination of good coaching and positive momentum. Sometimes, all you need is a tactic that fits the players you have at your disposal.

Think about Leicester's Premier League winning squad for a moment. Apart from Mahrez and Kanté (you may add Vardy to the list, although I never saw the appeal myself), the rest were bang average players, certainly not any better or worse than what we have at the moment. Ranieri was good coach too, but despite that incredible feat, I don't think he'd be in anyone's Top 10 football managers of the 21st century, let alone of all time.

Right people in the right place, a bit of luck, stringing a few wins together and suddenly, something clicks. I'm not saying it WILL happen, but it COULD happen. Regardless of the players we have available, the margins are so small in the Premier League that even a minor incident could turn things around.

 

[Legohamster]

Given the options, or lack of.

I would play Porro at RW and Spence at RB if Udogie is back

 

[LutonSpurs]

Ok thanks for confirming you're a bell end just as I suspected.

Smashing in footy is someone going in hard. A tough tackle. You absolute dimwit. And I hammered nobody. I said he should apologise for his words. And he did. Bloody Carl with a small c

 

[carl]

Smashing in footy is someone going in hard. A tough tackle. You absolute dimwit. And I hammered nobody. I said he should apologise for his words. And he did. Bloody Carl with a small c

But you didn't say smash him, you said break him. Dimwit haven't heard that in a while

 

[lurker of old]

This is a great message board but please guys, insulting people is fine with humour but without humour it's just tedious...

 

[LutonSpurs]

But you didn't say smash him, you said break him. Dimwit haven't heard that in a while

Dimwit applies. Break/Smash. Also a massive detail and I'm sorry to break it to you, what I type here isn't actually what the players are gonna do. I don't actually think they read the forum. carl

 

[LutonSpurs]

This is a great message board but please guys, insulting people is fine with humour but without humour it's just tedious...

It's part of the convo sometimes. If it gets too personal it's an issue. Otherwise life is full of people insulting each other. It's fine.

 

[thfcsteff]

What I don't get is why people are trying to re-litigate old news with some absurdly tenuous link that doesn't actually even bear tenuous comparison?
This is a fudging MATCH THREAD for the biggest game of our season, and that nonsense? Dearie me...here's hoping we make challenges and look to win second balls at Villa Park with more strength!

 

[johnola]

Got a ticket for this smack bang in the middle of the Villa crowd. Gonna be a tough evening for me either way coz I’m not known for shutting my mouth.

If I don’t make it out alive, at least we’ll have won. Think most folks would be okay with that

you stick around and endure the horror of the next few games buddy you can’t get out of it that easily.

 

[nattenskonge]

villa is in free fall right now… we can beat them now

 

[carl]

Dimwit applies. Break/Smash. Also a massive detail and I'm sorry to break it to you, what I type here isn't actually what the players are gonna do. I don't actually think they read the forum. carl

What has players reading the forum got to do with it? You want someone to break him, that's what you said. Surely you should be accountable for what you say according to your own standards?

So I'm a dimwit for calling you out on it, does the same apply for you calling rdz out?

 

[P.D.]

I see we have a winger caller Tynan Thompson who's in the U21's who is supposed to be pretty good, tall and pacy and has scored a few goals this season. Got to be a candidate for the bench.

 

[carl]

What I don't get is why people are trying to re-litigate old news with some absurdly tenuous link that doesn't actually even bear tenuous comparison?
This is a fudging MATCH THREAD for the biggest game of our season, and that nonsense? Dearie me...here's hoping we make challenges and look to win second balls at Villa Park with more strength!

If you're referring to me then I'd say I don't think it's tenous at all and think it's completely comparable, hence why I made the comment in the first place. All good if you weren't referring to me of course.

I also look forward to us winning second balls and making plenty of challenges, and hopefully no red cards. I wonder if there will be any more flags at the game?