I am taking advantage of the international break to put on my publicist's hat and bang the drum for my latest (121st) book. It has been written in harness with Spurs legend Steve 'Skip' Perryman and is the definitive biography of the greatest of all Tottenham servants, Bill Nicholson.

We have called it 'Sir Bill', because anybody with an ounce of common sense will know that he should have been awarded a knighthood for his services to football in general and Tottenham Hotspur in particular. But when did the obvious disturb the sleep of the mandarins of Whitehall?

Here, gratis and in the wake of England's emphatic 5-0 victory over the Republic of Ireland yesterday, is the introductory chapter that hopefully whets your appetite and moves you to buy the book.........

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"We could go third," I said in the pub before the game.

"Don't say that!" was the response, given in unison. "This is Spurs, after all," they offered.

"It's why I always predict 2-1 against us in the prediction league!", said the manager of "Gazza's Kebabs".

"3-1. Trust me!" I foolishly suggested.

And so it came to pass, fellow suffering Spurs fan (we have to be made of tough material), that "Doctor Tottenham" came to town and as he had done at Selhurst Park a few weeks ago, he delivered Ipswich's first win of the season. Most of the 61,505 crowd went home with their tails between their legs..........

Full report here...

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This was surely Spurs' toughest assignment in their 8-game Europa League programme. Galatasaray are top of their league and unbeaten since Young Boys knocked them out of the Champions League play-off. They fielded their strongest front players in Yunus Akgun, Gabriel Sara, Dries Mertens, Mauro Icardi and Victor Osimhen.

Spurs were at their very worst when seeking to play out from the back and were so overrun by the Galatasary attack that Osimhen alone should have had four or five goals, and his team could have run up a cricket score. Early in the second half I wrote in my notes that it would be a miracle if we held on to what was a 3-1 deficit. There was a miracle because after 19-year-old Will Lankshear was sent off for a second bookable offence on the hour, the ten men played better than had the eleven. They scored a second goal and managed to press for an equaliser. ............

Full report here...

The first half was tight and Villa's goal was the only shot on target. Villa looked perhaps the better prospect for the second half. One thing we have learned in the Premier League this season is that Spurs' performance can fluctuate wildly between two halves of the same game. So it came to pass. Spurs were transformed in the second half, performed outstandingly though the win wasn't confirmed until the last fifteen minutes.........

Full report by Declan Mulcahy here...

Two superb first half goals (one by Timo Werner!) were enough to see Spurs past Premier League leaders (and Champions) Manchester City to reach a December quarter-final against the other Manchester side, who, led by interim coach Ruud van Nistelrooy, beat Leicester 5-2 last night. This was City's first defeat of the season.

A good home crowd were presented with an entertaining game. Spurs definitely fielded the stronger side, but City included three current England Internationals blended with other internationals and some youth with O'Reilly and McAtee in central midfield positions. Pep had to make a late change to his starting line-up with Dias replacing Akanji at a late warm-up stage. Erling Haaland was not used and remained on the bench. Two other teenagers (Simpson-Pusey and Wright) were also given outings........

Full report here...

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Spurs came into this game having won three of their last four league matches. Crystal Palace had equalled their worst ever start to a Premier League season losing five out of eight games drawing the other three. Based on form Spurs were expected to take the points. However Spurs are unpredictable when it comes to league games. Thus it came to pass that Palace gained their first win of the season which was deserved in a very poor match.

Ange Postecoglou made one change from the team which beat West Ham United last weekend. Mikey Moore made his full Premier League debut replacing the injured Heung-min Son based on his fine midweek performance against AZ Alkmaar. The only two players who started all three matches were Udogie and Maddison while Moore started the last two, so tiredness should not have been a factor in today's performance.......

Full report here...

The most epic thread on The Spurs Odyssey message board was one which started in 2010. This provided the history of our new stadium applications (including the thankfully unsuccessful bid for the Olympic Stadium) right up to the present day with images of the completed new stadium. In the early hours of Saturday 20th October, 2018, our stadium thread reached 1,000 pages! There is a genuine community feel about the board, which is moderated.

Every Spurs match is covered with excellent threads, which feature images and stats from previous games. There is so much to enjoy about the message board which also has an off-topic section where non-football matters are discussed.

There is also a great archive of filed material with links to some great Spurs history and goals.

If you would like to become even more involved, then please e-mail me (webmaster@spursodyssey.com) stating your full name, address (Town and Country will suffice!) and desired user name, and I will do the rest.

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