This week, Milo, Gareth and Steff investigate the legend that is Eric Dier – centre-half, midfielder, horticulturalist and occasional desert nomad, as we explore why FIVE successive Tottenham managers have found him indispensable. We will also take a look at the current Covid issues both at Spurs and in the game, and you’ll soon understand which filmmakers got it wrong by not making their classics into musicals.
Spurs 5 – 0 Brentwich
This week, Ram, Gareth, Milo and Steff look back at the week which saw Spurs score 5 goals without reply against Brentford and Norwich, saw Antonio Conte’s vision settling fast and saw Spurs on the cusp of our rightful slot back in the CL places. We also look back at Rivaldo’s penmanship, whether Redknapp called Eden Mickey AND get jittery about Liverpool even though there are two more games before it. Oh, and we crown Eric Dier the unofficial Balon D’or winner. It’s a little nutty this week so strap in…
Snow Problem
Match postponed? Snow trouble for this pod as Steff, Milo, Ricky and Awesome go for Mura discussion on disappointing Euro nights, takes a look at our newly released annual accounts and settle into me some pretty impressive gift guiding.
Christmas Gift Ideas
Stadium Prints by Matthew J Wood
https://www.matthewjiwood.com/shop/spurs-bundle
The Numbers Game: Why Everything You Know About Football is Wrong – by Chris Anderson and David Sally
Dare Skywalk
https://experience.tottenhamhotspur.com/spurs-sky-walk.htm
All Played Out: The Full Story of Italia ’90 Paperback by Pete Davies
Savile Rogue Navy And White King Cashmere Football Scarf
The Spurs Shirt: The Official History of the Tottenham Hotspur by Simon Shakeshaft
Brave New World: Inside Pochettino’s Spurs by Guillem Balague
Among The Thugs – by Bill Buford
A Spur Forever – Steve Perryman
The Mixer: The Story of Premier League Tactics, from Route One to False Nines by Michael Cox
Christmas Gifts Tottenham Hotspur FC Personalized Face And Name Cheer Football Team Socks
The Glory Game – by Hunter Davies
Wildcards
Subbuteo VAR Set
Monopoly Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Edition
https://shop.tottenhamhotspur.com/product/monopoly-tottenham-hotspur-stadium-edition/103622
Tottenham Greatest Modern Moments Coaster Set
Tactics, Passion and Projects
This week, Steff, Simon, Milo and Awesome play ketchup with the Conte regime and the spicey 2-1 win against Leeds at White Hot Lane. We also delve into the concept of project building versus instant-grat with football teams today. Will Tottenham ever build ‘a project’ again, or are we on the supercharged highway seeking instant success? All this and a message for the boo-boys.
Spurs In The 90s
This week Steff, Milo and Gareth jump in the Game Is About Glory time machine to go back to the 1990s. What was it like being a Spurs fan in the 90s? Was Alan Sugar really that bad? Which players typified 90s Spurs? Our best and worst games of the decade? All this and Steff regales us with tales of his encounters with Nick Hornby and Sir Alex Ferguson.
Work In Progress
This week, we discuss Antonio Antonio, deep-dive our academy and what to do with our brightest young talent, make Abba and Hugo synonymous and ponder the potentially comforting scent of Mr. Conte’s ears. Simon (Spurs International on Twitter) makes his The Game Is About Glory debut alongside Steff, Milo and Ricky. This show is bellissimo!
Back To The Future
This week’s pod allows you to go back in time to a match when we had a lovely man swimming out of his depth with a school of his own fish seemingly unwilling to lift a fin or exert a gil (not Bryan!) for club or him. Listen back to our reflections of this dark river moment, knowing that in the end he was rescued and his old school fed a Michelin star diet!!!! Basically, tis a look back at Nuno’s last game sort of in charge against Man U. Listen in and see if we called it the way you saw it…
Emergency Pod: Nuno’s Sacking and Conte’s Appointment
Emergency! Emergency! Tottenham have sacked a manager and are on the verge of appointing another. Steff, Milo, Ricky and Gareth stop what they’re doing and discuss Nuno’s exit, Antonio’s impending entrance and Paratici’s role in it all…it’s fast, it’s loose, it’s life as a Spurs supporter!
Plumbers and Draughtsmen
It’s our 50th episode!
What do Jayne Mansfield, Harry Winks, Dudley Moore, Nuno and Steve Bruce all have in common? Tune in to this week’s The Game Is About Glory to find out. Plus Milo, Ram and Steff look back at the games against West Ham and Vitesse, plus the week that was, which all become one continual flow of congruent conversation, debate and analysis. Go on; you know you must…