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"TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR NIL"

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We've spent 300 millions on

Improvements to the team

But managed to go backwards

This season, it would seem;

We've failed to score in four games now

And likely never will,

Condemned to hear on Final Score

“Tottenham Hotspur 0”

 

It's no surprise at five to five

It's goalless yet again;

When once we'd Greaves and Klinsmann,

Lineker and Kane

We've now a bunch of cloglumps

So wait in pain until

The scoreline will no longer read

“Tottenham Hotspur 0”

 

I saw last night on Channel 4

That programme called “Time Team”

Uncovering relics from the past

Historically themed,

When I could not believe my eyes

(I messed with the controls)

It showed a find of Roman coins

Then Harry Kane's best goals.

 

For now we cannot win a game

Nor even can we score;

In 60 years of watching them

They've never been so poor;

We/'re needing a Messiah

To stir this turgid swill

And end the repetition of

“Tottenham Hotspur 0”

 

 

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THE BATTLE OF TOWTON 1461 ►

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John Coopey

Tue 15th Sep 2026 23:37

That's right, Trevor. The only way is up!

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Trevor Alexander

Tue 15th Sep 2026 22:23

At least they managed to score tonight, even if the outcome was familiar.

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John Coopey

Tue 15th Sep 2026 19:17

I’ve heard it said, Stephen, that when we won the Europa League in 2025 it was part of a deal with the devil, and he’s claiming his return now.
And thanks for the Likes, Redbrick, Naomi and Gillian.

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Stephen Gospage

Tue 15th Sep 2026 16:57

Very enjoyable, John, unless you're a Spurs supporter, I suppose. Mind you, you've had two draws, so it's not all bad (isn't it?).

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John Coopey

Mon 14th Sep 2026 19:25

Those were the days, Tom. I seem to remember reading in The Sunday People almost every week “Greaves, who had done nothing all game, turned on a sixpence and rifled home the winner in the 89th minute”

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Tom Doolan

Mon 14th Sep 2026 19:01

I remember in the sixties in Tottenham. My father would send me to pick up the evening standard final edition, so he could check his pools. I still remember the headlines, Jimmy Greaves scores 2 goals, sometimes a hat trick ⚽️ - He may have had 10 pints on Friday night 🍺 - but he always delivered. 🐓

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John Coopey

Mon 14th Sep 2026 18:34

It’s fair to say, Graham, we have a promising past behind us.

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Graham Sherwood

Mon 14th Sep 2026 17:16

Rip my heart out why don't you!!! Let me know when it's all over

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