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Julian Betts @bettsjulian.bsky.social · 6d

Moronic challenge by Simons. Slow motion makes it look even worse giving referee very little choice.

Julian Betts @bettsjulian.bsky.social · 11d

Again not the defeat that bothers me as much as the manner of it. Yet another, not just poor, but woeful performance. I understand new managers need time to bed in but how you can get so little out of these players on such a consistent basis is beyond me #thfc

Julian Betts @bettsjulian.bsky.social · 17d

Another absolutely ludicrous VAR decision in the Liverpool game. Ruining the game bit by bit.

Julian Betts @bettsjulian.bsky.social · 17d

5 minutes to disallow the Liverpool goal. Ludicrous.

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Adam Powley @adampowley.bsky.social · 17d

The Spurs-Slavia Pride flag story has some nuance but at its heart it's about a set of bigoted fans getting their way. It also exposes, again, that too much of what sport does in its DEI policies is actual virtue signalling. Either you believe in a principle and stick by it or you don't.

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David Eve • 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @discokidnap.bsky.social · 17d

Fuck this shit.

Screenshot of email from Proud Lilywhites. Picture of Progress Pride flag with Spurs cockerel overlaid.

Text:

Dear David,
We wanted to let you all know that Slavia Prague have asked the Club to remove the Progress flag from the North East corner for tonight's game. They've said they have security concerns on their side if it stays in place.
The Club pushed back but Slavia have held their position. As with any visiting team request of this kind, the Club is honouring it on safety grounds.
We are of course frustrated. You don't get to come to our house and dictate what's acceptable, let alone kick off about a flag that represents our own community. But here we are.
We wanted you to hear it directly from us. We wanted to be sure that you know that this is an opposition team request and no reflection of the Club's commitment to the Proud Lilywhites.
Love and Solidarity
Proud Lilywhites Committee

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Christian Radnedge @christianrad.com · 18d

Briefly saw on GMB this morning there was segment titled "Are Brits too lazy to work?" This, with attacks in the Mail on welfare state and Badenoch's ranting about "benefits street", show the right-wing targets shifting. They know immigration is falling and will drop further. Next target: the poor.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19d

What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”

What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”

Funny how that works.

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Adam Powley @adampowley.bsky.social · 19d

Laura K dancing around the issue of youth poverty without ever asking the key question: any business that can’t or won’t pay a proper living wage is a failure. Demanding state subsidies and handouts instead of paying your workers is not ‘entrepreneurial’.

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Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden.bsky.social · 20d

I know many people are still angry about Brexit and think there has to be a process of repentance before rejoining the EU. But I think the most important thing is just to rejoin as soon as possible so people can put the whole affair into the past and forget about it.

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Alan Fisher @spursblogger.bsky.social · 22d

Atmosphere at the Lane - before blaming the fans, take a look at the club. Tottenham On My Mind returns to familiar ground, the relationship between fans and the club
tottenhamonmymind.com/2025/12/04/t...

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Adam Powley @adampowley.bsky.social · 23d

Late to this but man alive, it's good from @spursblogger.bsky.social
tottenhamonmymind.com/2025/12/01/s...

Spurs: Deep Into the Cycle of Doom and It’s Only December

December’s only just begun, and Spurs fans are already deep into the crushingly familiar manager doom cycle. It begins with hope and expectation as the new man comes in, tinged with either relief o…

tottenhamonmymind.com

Julian Betts @bettsjulian.bsky.social · 23d

According to the laws of the game it’s clearly a penalty. Bentancur is making zero effort to play the ball and is obstructing and fouling Burn. The obvious problem is that this goes on at every single corner and set piece. Where now for the referees tonight and at the weekend?

Julian Betts @bettsjulian.bsky.social · 24d

But we do provide expectation. Take today’s game - probably a draw a decent result but if the score had finished level with us providing zero attacking threat I for one would have unhappy. Unlike most other clubs it’s not just about the result for us.

Julian Betts @bettsjulian.bsky.social · 24d

Inadvertently we play a part

Julian Betts @bettsjulian.bsky.social · 24d

The impossible job and not just because of the owners, we as fans are also an issue with our own unique expectations. But like Pochettino and Ange it has to be a front foot manager.

Julian Betts @bettsjulian.bsky.social · 24d

Im already done with Frank but with zero animosity. Mourinho and Conte I hated with a passion but just like Nuno, Frank is an obviously good manager who unfortunately is simply the wrong fit.

Julian Betts @bettsjulian.bsky.social · 24d

Yet again playing like an FA Cup underdog clinging on for a nil-nil and hoping for a last minute set piece to scrape through. So passive. Simply don’t understand what Frank is trying to do, he certainly doesn’t understand the club he’s now at.

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james king @jamesean.bsky.social · 25d

once again, every note he plays is wrong.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 26d

For context the 'Middle England' referred to here is the 0.5% of households living in homes worth more than £2 million

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james king @jamesean.bsky.social · 27d

remember the feeling of winning europa and then the 13 days after?

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 27d

Lying in politics is wrong and should never be rewarded, says newspaper which pays Boris Johnson £1 million a year to be its star columnist

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 27d

Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.

Julian Betts @bettsjulian.bsky.social · 28d

If you own a £2 million “house” then you can afford to pay a bit of extra tax. Yes it really is as simple as that.

Julian Betts @bettsjulian.bsky.social · Nov 24

Ultimately Frank is not a bad manager nor a bad person. He’s very likeable and clearly a very good tactician. Unfortunately, like so many others, he simply doesn’t understand “Tottenham” or rivalry. He’s absolutely tanked his honeymoon period and has to change his tactics and ambition immediately.

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Charlie Eccleshare @cdeccleshare.bsky.social · Nov 24

Don't think yesterday could realistically have gone any worse for Frank (other than things really unravelling at 3-0). To go in with that approach in that fixture and for it fail so badly is an instant deal-breaker for a lot of fans. Esp as the players looked so uncommitted.

Julian Betts @bettsjulian.bsky.social · Nov 23

Pathetic.

Julian Betts @bettsjulian.bsky.social · Nov 23

Shambolic performance. The major issue being it’s not the first this season.

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Forza Bahab @forzabahab.bsky.social · Nov 23

I'll say it again. Murderball, Anti Football, parking the bus. Whatever you call it is only the right tactic if you get a result.
We have played like a newly promoted team hoping to get a flukey point away at a title challenger, instead of a team trying to win a vital derby at our biggest rivals.

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Dustin in the Time of Nog @george-miller.org · Nov 23

I would rather lose 5-0 trying to play football than whatever the fuck I'm watching right now is

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