So we’ve drawn the Young Boys of Berne. All the clichés are coming out already, no easy game, we’ll treat them with respect and so on. In a stand I’ve taken on many occasions, I’ll say it again; if Tottenham are going to be regarded as a good team and if we are to win anything, then we must beat sides like this on a regular and convincing basis. We really should make it men against boys.

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Better teams get past a keeper having a good game by working harder to create more chances. It shows how short we still are if we can’t beat a team like Hull even if their goalkeeper had the game of his life. Wolves beat us not so long ago and now Hull have held us. You can’t imagine the likes of Chelsea and Arsenal not getting the better teams like this and it confirms we still have a long, long way to go.

As previously stated, ‘Arry has always been a bit dodgy and having fallen in with Milan Mandaric it looks like he’s come a cropper. Now we know how he can afford to live in Sandbanks.

I always liked watching Kranjcar when he played for Portsmouth and as previously stated always thought he was a proper player. It’s really good to see other pros appreciating exactly how good he is. I just hope ‘Arry doesn’t keep picking Azza in front of him.

Our Barclays Premier League fixture away at Liverpool on Sunday January 10 has been postponed due to the adverse weather conditions currently affecting the north-west of England.

A new date for this fixture will be announced on this website once we have confirmation.

Liverpool Football Club have issued the following statement:

“Although the Anfield pitch is perfectly playable for the game, the problem we face is the icy condition of the approach roads and paths in the immediate vicinity of the stadium.

“The safety of our fans is paramount and an assessment of both the prevailing conditions and the weather forecast for the next 48 hours has been made in arriving at the decision to call off the match. Both local police and the City Council were fully involved in this assessment.”

Apologies for any inconvenience and disappointment caused due to circumstances out of our control.

What a load of nonsense. Why can’t Liverpool contribute some money towards helping the community sort out the local roads and paths. Football should be putting more back into the community.

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I had a feeling that we were going to get Utd if we got through and although they obviously went out, it’s a bit spooky that we got the team that knocked them out.

Even if the opposition is struggling, you never know in these games whether a shock is on the cards. Years of following Tottenham always makes you a bit apprehensive but with my mate Kranjcar in full flow it looked like we were never troubled. I was pleased ‘Arry put a strong side out and I thought the team looked really good. I’m not worried about Aaron Lennon being out, if fact I quietly pleased as it means both Modric and Kranjcar can play.

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We played very well in this game against quite a poor West Ham side. As ‘Arry admits we needed that second to make sure though as even against struggling sides one goal isn’t always enough. I felt really sorry for Kranjcar though. He’s been our best player by miles recently and to get dropped was a trifle unfair. He can play in the middle so why not drop the lump that is Tom Huddlestone. It was good to see Modric back, just a shame it was at Kranjcar’s expense. West Ham looked doomed unless they get some new players.

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In the corresponding fixture last season Gomes’ stock was at it’s lowest. He threw the ball into the back of the net and it looked like he was finished as Tottenham. I was his biggest critic. It would appear that in this game he actually saved Spurs a point. We looked a bit toothless and Fulham dominated but obviously thanks to Gomes we nicked a point and kept a clean sheet for the third game in a row. We might even have won if Jenas had something about him.