11^th August 2010 – Season Preview I expect us to get off to a bit of a stuttery start to the new season, with the distraction of the Champions League and so on. But by September, I think we'll be flying- my prediction is we'll get to Group stage of Champions league and have a fairish run in it, maybe get to FA Cup final and finish top six. Bale to be PFA Young player of the year and this will be the season Modric really comes to the fore. I think Citeh may be too strong for us to finish above them this season and much as I hate to say it, I think the Goons will finish above us too. Hodgson will make Liverpool hard to beat and with Torres staying, I think they will also finish above us, whereas we will struggle to keep in top 4 with Champions League being a totally new experience for us.

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13 July 2010 - Continuity.....there's a lot to be said for it

Spurs made probably their best signing of the summer as Arry put pen to paper for a further three years. For a club that's had our fair share of managers in the space that "they who shall not be mentioned" down the Seven Sisters have employed Wenger, it is a welcome sign of stability for the coming seasons. By the noises coming from Tottenham during what has been (so far) a quiet summer for transfers and speculation alike, it would appear that the squad is not going to be tinkered with too much.

There is a lot to be said for continuity both on the playing and management sides for the club. Arry has been quoted as saying that a couple of the youngsters could feature more prominently in the first team squad this season, with Andros Townsend and Danny Rose being obvious examples. Whereas Man City can flash their open chequebook (and have to date brought in Yaya Toure, David Silva etc) whereas this may may some clubs of lesser financial clout jealous, these players still have to bed in and won't gel with their new teammates immediately, and clubs such as Spurs have pretty settled squads with individuals who know each others game and as such won't have such "teething problems".

The only concern is how we will do in the Champions League as a totally new competition for the club, with a focus much greater than the Uefa Cup/Europa league. I think with a nucleus of world cup players (all be it who have tasted differing success with their countries in South Africa) plus Pav, Modric, Corluka and Krancjar, we have a wealth of international experience, and when we (hopefully) negotiate the qualifying round, the "world will be our lobster, Rodney".

I am looking forward to Spurs having a better season than England had World Cup campaign (which will hardly be difficult), and with a new sponsor, new European competition, and for my money the best boss we've had since Burkinshaw in place, the future's bright, the future's lilywhite.

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