Hooligans are still alive and well in football


Just ask 25 year old Tottenham fan Ashley Mills who was stabbed in a bar in Rome before his side met Lazio in a Europa League tie.
Just ask 25 year old Tottenham fan Ashley Mills who was stabbed in a bar in Rome before his side met Lazio in a Europa League tie.
If there is one man doing less to combat racism in football, it’s the Society of Black Lawyers chairman Peter Herbert.
A huge sigh of relief was breathed around White Hart Lane when the respective Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United squads were announced on Sunday afternoon.
Anti-Semitic chanting, hissing, threatening to stab the opposition, songs about Lazio and flares being set off – you wouldn’t be wrong for thinking this was the opening of a 1970’s football hooligan film.
The return of Moussa Dembele after a few weeks on the treatment table will provide a well-needed boost to a Tottenham side who has slumped during his absence – but it also symbolises a warning of no more excuses.
Rock-bottom QPR travel to Old Trafford on Saturday, where the chances of them getting their first win of the season seem almost impossible.
A quick apology for the late arrival of this week's Slice of Motd. This writer was not in England over the weekend and therefore could not weigh in with his verdict on this past weekend's Match of the Day.
Much was made over the future of Malaga this summer. The seemingly bottomless-pocket La Liga side were on the brink of being sold by their big money owners.
Without Mousa Dembele, and following the loss of Rafael van der Vaart, it’s fair to say Tottenham Hotspur are lacking a natural number 10 to play ‘in the hole’ behind the front-man.
It’s a given that a North London derby is always a hot headed affair.
You would think that with six weeks between now and January, the fabled “in the knows” would surely wait until at least mid-December before beginning to spout their usual nonsense regarding potential moves for big name players.
I think he’s played football before.
Here’s a video of Tottenham youngster Souleymane Coulibaly scoring an absolute belter for the U21s against Southampton.
Santi Cazolra delivered a devastating lesson in how to effectively take advantage of a team with ten men.
Adebayor’s reckless tackle which led to his dismissal showed a considerable amount of naivety from a man whose experience was important to his team’s chances of victory.
3 months into the Premier League campaign and the Spurs’ faithful are finding it hard to work out their new leader.