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A Big One For Our Boys Against Their Boys ... A Special Greaves
Anniversary Might Help. We entertain the Berne Lads at the Lane on Wednesday in a
Champions League match second leg. We messed up the first leg, much as Spurs
did in a similar fixture back in 1961. The Double side. For the full
story read Logan's Column now showing on Topsurs. In those days Jimmy Greaves was in his prime with a little help
from Bobby Jones. A certain fleet footed Welshman, Cliff Jones, was doing
pretty well also. Gareth Bale anyone. Greavsie debuted for Chelsea on this day back in 1957. It won't
surprise you that of course he scored on that day. Leap ahead a mere 53 years and we may have Peter Crouch and
Jermaine Defoe as our only fit strikers. No wonder the Swiss lads are hardly
quaking in their mountain boots. Jimmy is still sprightly but he's probably
fully booked on the after dinner circuit. Our pub banker commutes to and from Geneva on a weekly basis.
They must pay bankers like footballers. His cautious acumen ,what else from a
banker, points to a nervous Spurs win. By far the rest of the pub say an
early settler,Gunness for us and a goal to Spurs, leads to a successful
springboard to Europe. So with that settled what of recent news ... Reflections Through A Pub Transfer Window. Having missed out on one free ,Joe of Cole, transfer from
Chelsea Harry has persevered and finally got his man and free transfer.
William Gallas who swapped Chelsea for Arsenal with the other Cole going the
other way now joins his third London team. Would not surprise if Le
School Map only shows Londres and all roads leading to it. Our lawyer along with most here reckon a classical Redknapp
signing. Quality and class. Once he pulls on the shirt the boo boys should
look elsewhere. Where else do you sign cover for Jonathon Woodgate. Don't ask
Jamie O'Hara as he's in the same operations theatre as Woody. A bad back
needs an operation. Not a good sign at 23 years of age. So having not signed Peter Sutcliffe ( Harry in all
papers) and according to Disco Benoit even the coming of Darth
Vader to Spurs would not worry him (Daily Mirror) then whos next. All sorts of tabloidal murmurings. Mine Host would settle for
that marque ( even a boy scouts tent) striker .
Wouldn't we all. More chance indeed every chance of a refreshing and calming
ale ... At A Kent Pub. On everyone's mind of course is that game. Our gardner says
trust in Harry. Elsewhere a potentially great Brazilian arrives. Both Sandro and
Heurelho are in the Brazil national side. We are in the top four. Yes along
with 6 others we have 4 points. Makes those dos from ocho tee shirts even
more obsolete. Still it keeps coming back to Wednesday at the Lane. As Greavsie famously opined ...
" We signed to play until the day we died, and we did." If our Boys take that spirit of Dunkirk into battle on Wednesday
night then we'll blow the Lads from Switzerland clean out of the Stadium. Cheers ... I've still got everything doubly crossed ... Greg
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Voxpop Thoughts At A Kent Pub. Le Tour
EPL 2010-11. We all know who will be in the chasing peloton but the big
question is whether our Lilywhites will be in the breakaway and who with. Unusually it has been a stable , uneventful transfer window. No
discernable panic. A measure of our growing maturity perhaps.Given there have
been no big name departures ( perhaps none of them own a bike) then
despite the lack thus far of an arriving 25 year old Lance Armstrong it
augurs well for Spurs being right up there in the frontrunners again. Team Moneybags ( the 2010 Mid East version) will be
alongside surely. Surely you don't spend upwards of half a billion pounds on
a football team only to commit hari kari. They may wobble a little early on
but surely the collective newboys will pick up that football like bike racing
is a team game. Team Moneybags the Older will be there and so to the other
Manchester boys. Arsene the Wenger is getting a little old for bike riding
but certainly has done well to keep his star rider out of the Spanish Tour.
Three London teams in the breakaway. Our pub still think Torres is up there with Alberto Contador as
the best. If he stays on as opposed to off his bike then his class
will mean Liverpool may gather some stage wins and ride along with the
breakaway. Elsewhere hovering between the breakaway and the peleton Everton
and Villa will pick up some sprint points. Who cares its the General
Classification that is the big one. For all those that don't ride a bike. Spurs in the top four. Some exciting times in the Champs League
proper. The other Cups. Not Minded. Oops heresy!! The year ending has two of them. Why not a big go at the FA Cup. Mainly because we'll all be totally buggered if the first two
parts of the equation come to pass. Let alone a long Cup run. Still Le Tour is an endurance epic. Cheers ... time to dig the exercise bike out of the cellar
... Greg Meyer. coys. Sunday 8 August 2010. The Day The Battle Of Britain
Kicked Off. .The Annual Kent Pub Cricket Match .... Probables vs Possibles
... An Early Season Spurs Preview. The sound of leather on willow,the steady thump as Mine Host
plies his trade at the beer pump filling pint glasses ,all mixed with
enthusiastic discussion about a certain event this forthcoming Saturday
,12:45, at White Hart Lane. Its a sunny 21 degrees here at the Annual Kent Pub Cricket match
and very conducive to pondering on our starting eleven Spurs wise over a
refreshing ale or two. Opening the batting for the Probables it seems same old , same old. Keane has
been scoring freely lately although hardly an Eoin Morgan in the explosives
department. Sixes that is. Jermain the Striker should start mostly. Peter Crouch has been
in form . Verification can be found in today's News of the World. Apparently
and allegedly has been putting in a lot of pre season aerobic work with a
Spanish professional. Cricket in Spain? Our Russian Super Pav obviously knows little about cricket but
our Pub think he may stay in the Probables this year. Certainly has a nice
line in finishing when the ball is there to be hit. One who may move from the
Possible's to the starting eleven is Mexican Dos Santos. Seems he's realised
practicing in the Lane nets is a better way to catch the Managers eye
than certain late night venues. Harry gets to bed fairly early these days and
is not known to be a regular clubber. Apparently on the team list today for the Possibles are a
variety of names more likely to be listed as the Impossibles. Names like
Huntelaar, Fabiano, Remy, and yes they do play cricket in Wales, Craig
Bellamy. Our middle order this year thankfully in contrast to previous
years has retained certain exciting and essential Probables. Luka, Niko,
Wilson and Aaron (too small for cricket anyway) are all back. The first three
are yet to be able to tell the difference between a googly and a legspinner.
Doesn't help our bank manager here at the Annual match that he does know.
Bowled for a golden duck moments ago. Back to the beer for him. Yes arguably some dead willow could have been cleared out.
Jenas, Bentley (perhaps) as well as Alan Hutton. Still with Huddlestone and
Bale still developing we do look a little ahead of Pakistan in the middle
order. Not nearly as fragile. So what about the tailenders down back.Disco Benny hopefully
concentrates on football and not hairdos.Vedran Corluka probably a Probable.
Pace remains an issue for him. Younes Kaboul could certainly thump a far
flung six just by looking at him. Probably has to learn to treat each ball on
its merits. Lack of concentration has been a flaw on occasions. Then of course there's Darren Woodgate and Ledley Anderton. Our
Rolls Royce is always a Definite no matter who is bowling. Jonathon however
very much a possible and even a Goner come Christmas. Shoring up the tail
Bassong, Dawson and Gomes are all players who consistently bat above
themselves. Rounding out the Possibles we have Rose, Livermore, Parrett,
O'Hara,Townsend and Eider who. Shame our Marque striker (a young Shane Warne
anyone ) is still making his way to the ground. Even Shane Lee,37 years old
today, was a fearsome striker in his heyday. Oops we have just lost another wicket. Pint down,cap on, I'm off
to the middle to face the music. Watch the ball and forget about the
.... Sledgings and Quotes of the Week. Marouane Chamakh, newly signed Arsenal striker, speaks of his
move ... " I was told I
shouldn't join a smaller club like Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur, Blackburn
or West Ham." How to alienate almost a quarter of the premiership in dix-sept
easy words. Sure to learn what " les moments difficile" means
when he visits The Lane on Febuary 26 2011. A new press agent wouldn't hurt
either. Wayne Rooney did not enjoy the best of World Cups. Seems a
certain Piers Morgan ( Mail August 8) thinks it may go further. " Rooney will be found
gurgling in a gutter ... shattered for good ... " Piers opines the
Rooney fall will continue at a pace. Our lawyer merely observes Wayne hasn't been the same since he
moved into that Nike caravan. From our friend Mr. Sullivan over at Upton Park on the Scott
Parker affair. " Scott is not for sale
at any price, to anyone." Our pub medico reckons it's a bullet dodged. Where would you fit
him. Perhaps in the same ward as Darren Woodgate. To be fair though he is
generally fit of late. There's lots more humorous vitriol and other slegings out and
about but we tend to stick to the more happy banter here ... At A Kent Pub. If the battles on the Cricket field today were not excuse
enough, today is the anniversary of the start of the Battle of Britain. A
sincere toast of thanks in memory. Kent of course was a home to many a
Spitfire. Excitement here for Man City at The Lane is on par with the
nerves. A big week coming up for Young Boys,Old Boys, sleeping dogs and all.
A win in both the Premier and Champs League is very gettable. Mine Host apart from opening the bowling is also in charge of
collecting coasters upon which our band have set out certain ponderings for
Topspurs Voxpop. Hopefully they make it to Jims desk. Great to see the Voxpop Musings of JimmyG2 have made it
unscathed from the Spanish holiday coast. Is it the Spanish
sun or is he becoming more courageous and perhaps learned in his
prognostications.Great to see such well placed optimism. A spell of legspin bowling beckons. With that done and match
over its full steam ahead for another exciting Spurs rollercoaster. Cheers ... its great to be back ... Greg
Meyer
coys.
Revolving Daws ... A Note From The Old Manager To The New
Manager ... Fantasy Transfers. I read the news today. Oh boy !! As always I started with the League Table. Never fails to bring
a smile to all at Kent Pub. Still fourth and here it is June already. Next
season kicks off on Saturday 14 August. So still well over two months of
compulsory and satisfied reading. The smile became a huge grin after digesting the news that a
well deserved door had opened for our Michael albeit at the sad expense of
Rio Ferdinand. That makes five Spurs in the England squad. Our North London
neighbours are not featured but of course nothing new there both in the
league and internationally speaking.. They are well represented in France,
the Ivorians, Spain and elsewhere. Mainly on the Spanish front our travel agent is still checking
Departure lounge lists particularly those who are Barcelona bound. Check
under T for Talisman.Our pub well know the feeling after the Berbatov
departure. Man. U of course saw Ronaldo travel on. Cesc Fabregasp to
Barcelona. Likely we reckon. A price needs to be agreed. Perhaps the unknown
factor is the forthcoming Barcelona club elections. Look what happened
here. Makes the retention of Modric and Bale all the more important. Speaking of departures, sometimes code for sacked, our
attention was recently drawn to the seemingly unwritten code of conduct and
custom when the incumbent leaves his post. Whether it is a Minister of the
Crown or your humble but highly paid Football Manager there does seem a
certain quaint custom of leaving behind a note of sorts for the incoming
candidate. A Note For The New Manager. With the recent changing of the guard at Whitehall there were many
notes left with our pub enjoying a this interchange ... Ex-Treasury Secretary Byrne to the incoming David Laws ... "I'm afraid to tell you there's no money left." Our banker is not sure the said David had time to digest
the humour of the jocular welcome given events that unfolded shortly
thereafter at Chez Laws. Something about the rent expenses claim apparently. From the world of political football to the real stuff . Harry Redknapp to incoming Portsmouth Avram Grant ... "I'm afraid to tell you there's no money left. Thers's a
bottle of Scotch in the sideboard but no revolver. PS . Regards to
Tzofit from Sandra." Unlike our David mentioned above it seems as though Avram has
successfully endured allegations of unusual training and treatment methods
( Thailand Massage Parlous Portsmouth anyone). From one poisoned football chalice to another perhaps. Now
at West Ham. Juande Ramos to Harry Redknapp ... " 'Arry not muchas points left. Dos from Ocho. Buenos
Serte. You'll need it." A loose translation. The old two points
from eight trick. A little similar to shuffling mexican beans about under two
opaque wine glasses. Where did they go. Another happy ending. Perhaps there is something in the
Portsmouth climate. Both Harry and Avram seem to have rebounded well. Our pub gardener is not so sure about the Liverpudlian climate.
Another Spanish note left by the Spanish Waiter for who knows. Captain
England is busy in South Africa and not able to help Rafa de Benites. Perhaps
that nice Mr. Hansen will shed some light on matters Liverpool. Not
travelling well at the moment but we can assure you it hasn't affected a
certain venue festooned in the colours of England. Where else but ... At A Kent Pub. Mine Host has hired a big screen tv for some South African
viewing. Great stuff. Spurs and some others versus USA kicks it off.
Certainly beats England against Bangladesh in the cricket. Nothing wrong with
cricket but a little like Spurs and Hamilton Academicals. Who? Thats what we
mean. Certainly been some gyrations of climate at the Dawson house
this week. First off ground zero after receiving news of don't bother. Then
all smiles and packing bags for the Cup. Well deserved to Tottenham's player of
the year. Climate change at another famous house this week as well. The
father of Climate Change ( not Harry Redknapp at Spurs?) is separating
from Mrs Climate Change. Cheers ... Yep Al and Tipper Gore have separated ... hardly
convenient .. Greg
Meyer. coys.
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