Ange Postecoglou’s future, Cristian Romero’s Tottenham comments and derby mayhem

For those interested, I'm still putting in the miles for the marathon.
Did a painfully slow 14-miler today, having to climb over fallen trees, almost lost my right running shoe twice in boggy mud and had an angry dog owner try to stop me running down a wide public footpath because her dog didn't like people. Great stuff.
As always, if anyone would like to donate to the great cause behind all of this madness, you can do so below. It's of course hugely appreciated and only helps spur me on through the cold, rain and mud.
https://www.justgiving.com/page/alasdair-gold-1725490059956

These vids are beginning to depress me. How many close things, bad luck not going our way have we had in the past 7 games which we have only won one. You can score lots of goals against poor teams like city and utd, but if you loose 5 others 1-0 you are a mid table team. We had all these injuries last season, maybe it’s posties type of play. I read the bbc guardian and telegraph reports. All those guys never thought Chelsea looked in trouble and spurs’ play was awful especially in second half. The reason for those challenges,they were desperate and totally devoid of confidence and knew they were on for another defeat. Be honest ALI and take those glasses off.

The motto doesn't stand par with this club. Its used to beat supporters into embarrassment.

It’s time for a reality check. Tottenham is dealing with an incredible number of setbacks: up to eight starting players are sidelined, the squad is brimming with young, inexperienced talent, and the team is undergoing a necessary rebuild. Despite these challenges, Ange Postecoglou has already started to improve the team’s in-game style and overall results. That’s something worth recognizing and supporting.

Rebuilding a competitive team doesn’t happen overnight—it requires patience, smart investment, and unwavering backing from fans. Quick fixes and knee-jerk decisions, like sacking a manager at the first sign of adversity, won’t create lasting success. Ange deserves the time and trust to build something special.

Looking at Tottenham’s transfer spending compared to other clubs like Chelsea—who invested over £1 billion in their squad under Todd Boehly’s Clearlake Capital—shows a clear disparity. Tottenham spent £148.4m in 2022-23 and £224.5m in 2023-24, far less than some of their rivals. If the club wants to compete at the highest level, it needs to step up its financial commitment. A New Year budget of around £150 million could go a long way toward securing a top-class No. 6, a key defender, and a winger—players who can make an immediate impact. If offloading underperforming players is part of that process, so be it.

This is a marathon, not a sprint. Yes, there’s room for improvement, and yes, the challenges are significant. But Tottenham fans need to stand by Ange and the team through this period of growth. The foundations of a winning dynasty are built on stability, long-term vision, and trust. Let’s give Ange the support he needs to lead us there.

I’m so sick of hearing from the media that Levy and the board have backed the managers just by stating the amount of money they’ve spent!.. Because if you look at all the players they spend it on they’re almost always the wrong players. Yes there are a couple of half decent players but we literally never buy established stars that are going to make a big difference to the first team!…
Remero is 💯 right!!!…
It’s not necessarily the amount of money the club are willing to spend, it’s more about the players they’re willing to spend it on!!!..
SO FRUSTRATING!..😖😖😖😖😖😫

Bye bye Cuti…don't let the door hit you on the arse on the way out

Lavia should’ve been sent off as well – or not been able do a foul to stop a break as should’ve been booked earlier as deki beat him just outside our box and one pass and we were 4v1 but he fouled him and no yellow when should’ve been and that allowed him stop a break later that was booked for

Romero saying everything that we as fans been saying for ages

@alasdairGoldjournalist I noticed that Sky replayed the Conte rant on YouTube… that was also after we gave up a 2 goal lead! How so many fans can start ranting at AP or the players for all of this is beyond me. CONTE WAS RIGHT!

PL teams are stronger this year and there are not many gimme's. We destroyed City!!! But as to Chelsea yes they should have been down to ten men and then two of our players decided to commit suicide to the chelsea team! Take them away and we win 3-2!)

Talk about the elbow in the face of lavia. Kuluseki deserve a red for that.

Fact is we are not gonna win anything with levy we could have pep wouldn’t matter

Hi Alistair I'm sure going to the dentist lot more pleasurable than watching Spurs at times, and the penalties your right so silly and Deci got booked for an elbow and how Cassado wasn't sent off for that tackle baffles me and it was him that elbowed in the ear. And I can honestly see where Romero was coming from about the transfers. Transfers for the future that's OK if you have cover for the present, but the way things are going we haven't.

Romero wants out but his opinion is spot on .

I’m an Ange fan who followed him to Spurs. He’s now a dead man walking. He simply doesn’t have the players to compete with the top teams and it’s getting worse as more players are injured.

Come up for air yet from the stress of this team

If something isn’t working, Ange has to adjust and refine his tactics🤦🤦‍♀️🤦‍♂️. His tactics are truly dreadful. Why does he always cowardly blame the players? Have you ever seen Pep blame his players for not winning 10 matches? No, he took responsibility himself. Such a cowardly man.