I am not sure what was worse about last weekends crushing defeat against the other lot from down the road. Watching Spurs regress back to the time of yore or having to deal with moronic tweets by small section of Arsenal fans.

Most of these tweets showed exactly what many of them really knew about football and their club. The majority said “When was the last time you won anything” – Answer: Carling Cup in 2008 which is a damn site earlier than when Arsenal last did. Although of course they did attempt to win it 12 months ago with hilarious consequences

Rather more stupid was one conversation thrusted upon me by a “fan” who went on to claim that Bergkamp, Petit, Overmars and Henry were “unknown Championship level” players before they signed for Arsenal. A comment that made me laugh so hard the fan in question then blocked me.

To be fair the majority of Arsenal fans I know were magnanimous in victory and was able to discuss it in a reasonable balanced manner. Clearly I must be picky about the types of people I hang around with.

In typical Spurs fashion of course, we are now filled with dread with the realisation our grip of third is going to be tested further by a much better team this weekend as we welcome Manchester United back to the lane for the usual array of 6 minutes injury time, dodgy decisions and the usual rabbit in the headlights performance from Spurs.

And this week we have a new fan to give their ‘opposite view’, please welcome Tzevai Chong who is editor of top quality sports blog Dodgy Knees and Dirty Balls

WAFR: Welcome to your debut appearance on What A Fantastic Run. Seeing as you are the new boy, could you please introduce yourself

Hi Dom. Thanks for having me! I’m Tzevai Chong, 29 year old Manchester United fan from Cardiff (yes typical I know!) and I’m the editor of sports blog Dodgy Knees and Dirty Balls, which you kindly guested on last year! -Yes I did…you can read my article here

WAFR: So you fit the old stereotype of a Manchester United fan not living in Manchester – how did your support for Man U come about?

Yes, I’ll probably get lots of abuse about being a ‘plastic’ fan! I’m not ashamed of it though. I started supporting them when I was about 6 or 7 so it would have been the 88-89 season. That was when I started really getting into football and my best friend in school supported them so I did too. I think having fellow Welshie Mark Hughes up front probably helped swing it a bit too!

WAFR: How would you assess your season so far?

It’s been an odd season to say the least – I think swings and roundabouts would just about sum it up! We started with a bang but since the crushing from city we’ve been whimpering along for the most part. There was an emphasis on youth at the beginning with the likes of Cleverley, Welbeck, Jones and Smalling all performing well but over the last few weeks we’ve been relying heavily on the like of Scholes and Giggs to get us through the tough games.

It’s been far from a vintage season for us and dropping out of the Champions League was a big blow yet, even with a few long term absentees and much of the media proclaiming the squad isn’t good enough, we’ve still managed to grind out victories when we’ve not played well and we’re sitting (relatively) comfortable in second spot and still in contention for the title.

WAFR: You are trailing behind your neighbours in the title race, do you think you can catch them?

I fancied City to do well at the start of the season and there have been a few points this season where they threatened to run away with it. How we’re only 2 points behind them after some of our performances is beyond me but we’re entering the business end of the season now and I believe our experience of title run-ins will count for a lot. Can we catch them? If I’m honest, it’ll be difficult but I’m certain we’ll be in the mix with them until the very end and the game at the Etihad in April could be crucial.

WAFR: I for one was disappointed when Manchester City thumped you at the back end of last year. I felt that if that is the way football has gone (i.e spend well above your means to ensure you win the title) then the rest of us might as well give up. Do you think anyone can realistically challenge with the hundreds of millions being spent at your “noisy neighbours”?

City have spent a lot of money assembling a world-class squad but with UEFA’s financial fair play rules kicking in soon I don’t think we’ll see the level of spending we’ve become accustomed to over the last few years, that’s not to say that owners won’t try and find some grey area or loophole to get around them though. Realistically, the kind of spending that City, and Chelsea previously, have embarked upon isn’t sustainable and eventually they’ll need to balance the books. As it is, City haven’t been completely invincible this season and we’ve managed to stay in touch with supposedly our worst squad for years so there’s plenty of hope for the rest of the league.

WAFR: A lot has been made about your goalkeeper situation, what are your views on your options between the sticks?

Lindegaard has probably been a more solid performer for us this season but I genuinely rate De Gea as a keeper with bags of potential. With Lindergaard out through injury De Gea has had a decent run in the team and has actually performed really well and made some crucial saves for us in a few of the games. He’s still only 21 and he’ll grow physically over the next season or two which will improve his stature and presence no end. I think it’s also important to take into account the fact his English was poor when he arrived and with the defensive injuries we’ve had, neither keeper has had a consistent back four to protect them. I’d be more than happy to keep De Gea in for the rest of the season – consistency breeds confidence.

WAFR: Who has been your stand out player for Manchester United this season?

I’m not sure I’ve really got one this year? Rooney has scored plenty of goals again and Phil Jones has shown plenty of promise, Scholes has been fantastic since he came back and Carrick has shown glimpses of his best. No-one has really stood out though which just about sums up our season I think!

WAFR: Can you see the club bringing anyone in during the summer? Are there areas where you feel the squad is lacking?

I think our squad is relatively strong and has a good blend of youth and experience but I’d still expect one or two signings in the Summer. Ferdinand isn’t getting any younger and we can’t continue to rely on Scholes and Giggs. I’d expect at the very least to see a top midfielder brought in to bring some much needed creativity in the middle of the park. Sneijder would be amazing but probably unlikely so maybe someone like Hazard, Eriksen, Shaquiri or maybe even Modric!

WAFR: What are your thoughts on Tottenham this year?

I’ve been impressed with them this year. Even though we won comfortably at Old Trafford I think your guys had 20 shots on goal and they’ve been fantastic going forward all season with Modric orchestrating and the pace of Bale and Lennon. Harry’s done some shrewd business by bringing in the likes of Parker, Adebayor and more recently Saha to boost your options and you fully deserve your current position in the League.

WAFR: And finally, lets have a score prediction

Ooh…I’m never any good at these! With Parker suspended I think we’ll have the edge so I’m going for a 3-2 win to Utd.

23rd October 2010.

Not a date that stands out in anyone’s mind, nor does it in mine to be honest, I had to look it up. But it was the one and only time it the reletively short life span of What A Fantastic Run that there has been no “Opposite View” interview. It is not for the want of trying. To be on the safe side I always send out two Arsenal interviews and publish both if they come in.

I am not sure if the lack of Arsenal perspective is indicative of how the other lot are feeling right now, experience what it is like to be a Spurs fan after all those years of relative continued success (If you class consistent Champions League qualification and no trophies a success of course)

I have tried to ignore any chatter on the subject of the NLD all week. It appears to be the time when many of us become master tacticians without a UEFA badge between us (I do however own a Coca-Cola Soccer Skills badge which I was awarded in 1987). Attack the wings. Go all out. Play Sandro and Parker to sure up the midfield. Don’t concede the first goal. Don’t go 1-0 up and sit on it. Don’t go 1-0 up and try and win it. This stuff has been engrained in our heads for as long as Clunk Click Every Trip and always tell your Mummy before you go out somewhere.

I am sure most will agree the NLD is not the most pleasant of times, for both sets of fans. But for us at least we seems to have moved on from a position where this game defined our season, because in the general scheme of things we don’t have to win this game to keep our hold on third place. At the end of the season, if we finish where we are now, a win at the Library will be the cherry on top of the icing as opposed to the cake.

I remember very little of the 4-4 season as a whole. But we have the chance for our 2nd truly memorable season in 3 years. As Micky Hazzard said in his brilliant Spurs Show appearance the other week.

“Go for it….Audere est Facere”

A funny week for Spurs fans, we spent the early part of it making plans for Harry’s departure in light of the majority of us being convinced he was going to be sent down for tax evasion.

Then elation on Wednesday when he was found not guilty, which went back to despair again for many when Fabio Capello decided he had finally had enough. Which leaves us contemplating Harry leaving us once again.

Personally I think he would be made to take it. The majority of previous managers might as well have tied their own noose for the good it has done them, with five of the last eight previous incumbents losing or leaving their job for non footballing matters.

I am sure the fact that over 50% of England Managers since 1982 have left their job because of off the field matters and the rise of the tabloid press is purely coincidental.

For the record, I don’t blame Capello for anything. Lampard, Rooney, Terry, Cole, Gerrard, Ferdinand and what ever is left of this supposed ‘golden generation’ for sure, but not Capello. Every manager since Sven has tried to get the best out of them, but time and time again they have fallen short with the main man getting the bullet.

But of course the players are the media darlings (depending on whether you read your paper from back to front or front to back) who do not seem accountable to anything including the occasional sexual or physical assault, shooting a youth team player with an air gun,habitually sleeping with prostitutes or missing a drugs test- let alone failing to perform at their job. It’s a funny old game – as Jimmy Greaves never actually said.

Still, whatever Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney decide to tweet over the next couple of days it looks likely that we will have Harry at least until after the Newcastle match this weekend. Which of course leads me on to this weeks Opposite View featuring EPSN’s Newcastle United Soccernet Blogger, Marc Duffy.

WAFR: Welcome back once more to What A Fantastic Run. After a little dip in form in December (4 points out of a possible 18) you managed to pick up another good run in January and find yourself back in the mix for a Top 4 finish. You must be pretty pleased?

Absolutely. I was expecting some improvement this season after some shrewd signings, but to be where we are right now exceeds the expectations of even the most hardcore optimists!

WAFR: In your last interview you felt that Newcastle would perhaps have an upper-mid table finish, are you stating to believe that Newcastle could maybe push themselves in to at least a Europa League spot now we have crossed the half way mark?

A lot depends on our injury situation. A starting XI of Krul, Simpson, Santon, Colo, S Taylor, Jonas, Marveaux, Cabaye, Tiote, Ba, Cisse would be a match for anyone, but beyond that we don’t have great depth. Taylor and Marveaux are now out for the rest of the season with Ryan Taylor and Leon Best picking up knocks last week we are very thin. To be fair to the lads who have stepped in (Guthrie and co) they have done very well hence our decent past month, but it will be tough to maintain our form. I think we will finish 7th with an outside chance of Europa – that would be improvement vs last year and we are moving in the right direction.

WAFR: It has been a remarkable season so far for Newcastle, with all the focus directed at Tottenham this past week and in light of recent events down at The FA; Pardew for England?

No. Pardew is doing a great job up here, but he has been in the role little over a year. He needs to achieve a lot more in his career than he has for him to hit those heights in my opinion! That’s also the reason I don’t think Harry should be given the job. Another foreign coach would be my preference – Hiddink.

WAFR: We talked a few times about Mike Ashley and the fans perception of him, his dealings with the club and so on, I am guess the way things are right now the heat is off him?

Yes, things are suspiciously quiet. Even quite positive with the arrival of Cisse and no major out-goings. People are starting to buy in to Ashley’s current policy of buying low priced/ high potential players (Tiote and Cabaye combined cost £12million less than Jordan Henderson) but it takes a long time to forgive and forget relegation. In previous quiet periods he has unleashed bombshells such as the Hughton sacking or the stadium renaming, so a lot of people sometimes worry about what might be around the corner. Hopefully nothing…….

WAFR: With Spurs certain to leave White Hart Lane in the next few years what was the Newcastle fans response to the recent name change at St James Park?

Mixed – the majority were angered by it as were a lot of supporters of other clubs and some of the media. The local council refuse to acknowledge the new name. My thoughts are that if they bring in money that is properly invested, then crack on! However at the moment it appears to be a free advertising vehicle for Ashley’s company, which I am not comfortable with. Besides, it will always be St James’ Park to most.

WAFR: Papiss Demba Cisse’s Newcastle career got of to a flyer against Villa last weekend which naturally has got a lot of pundits very excited. Goal aside, did his overall performance give the impression there is more to come or is he potentially going to be your version of Danny Rose?

Considering he had only been back from the ACoN for a couple of days and he came on earlier than expected, he looked very promising. His touch was decent and his movement very good. It would have been nice to ease him in, but we may not have that luxury now. In many ways he looked very Andy Cole-like.

WAFR: Typically Harry Redknapp couldn’t keep his mouth shut when asked about Djemba Ba with a lot of talk around this minimum release clause in his contract. Do you think Newcastle will move to make sure they do not lose him during the summer?

Having failed medicals within the past 18 months in both Germany and England, there is obviously a problem there. It is one thing taking Demba on a free as we did, quite another paying £10+m for him as someone else would have to, so for that reason he might well stay. Not to mention the fact that Cisse is a good friend of his. Having said that, who knows what is going to happen?! The bloke is a phenomenon.

WAFR: What has been the highlight of your season up to this point?

Probably the Man United game. Quite a few of us fancied a result, but to obliterate them in the way that we did was tremendous. Ba and Cabaye’s goals were incredible and the atmosphere was as good as it gets.

WAFR: Like Newcastle, Spurs fans are generally pretty surprised as to where we are right now – what is your assessment of our season?

Superb. After missing out on the Champions League last season, a few Spurs fans that I know feared that the club had missed the chance to progress and were questioning Redknapp. The Modric scenario then came in to play and to bounce back from those things and move on in the way that you have is quite exceptional – I was particularly impressed by your performance at home to Liverpool.

WAFR: And as always, let have a score prediction

As good a season as we are having, we go in to this game without Steve Taylor, Cabaye and Tiote – I fear the worst. 3 v 1.

A bit of a rush this one. I apologise. It’s not you, it’s me.

The past 4 days or so have been rather hectic, I shan’t bore you with the details. In short it relates to one of the biggest music and arts festivals in the world.

Indeed my mind has been so preoccupied I am actually struggling to remember our last game, or the details. I remember we beat Wigan on a Tuesday but that is about it. In truth I have been in such a haze I could even be getting that confused with playing FIFA over the weekend.

Another game for the Sky cameras this week which, without going into my own opinions too much, will give Liverpool another opportunity to claim they are an innocent victim of a media campaign with the return of Luis Suarez. It is 100% certain he will score. Put money on it.

Still, whatever my thoughts on Liverpool this season it is always lovely and amazing to welcome back Rachael Singh, a dedicated red who naturally has a completely different angle on the whole thing, which is good…balance is a good thing and I am often an idiot.

WAFR: Welcome back to What A Fantastic Run. Football wise has how the season gone so far?

I think this season’s been about rebuilding a competitive, consistent squad. Obviously there are going to be teething problems, and we’ve definitely seen some of those. The English players are taking a very, perhaps overly long time to adapt to the pass-and-move play that’s expected of them, while the overseas players have taken to it like ducks to water. All in all, it’s not been as good as we’d hoped, but nothing like as bad as we’d feared.

WAFR: Lets get this out of the way early, a one word question for you to answer any way you wish. Suarez?

I just can’t get enough.

WAFR: What are your thoughts on the reaction Evra received last weekend?

Apart from the imbecilic actions of one moronic fan who rightly deserves to have the book thrown at him, I think the media have made a meal of what would otherwise have gone uncommented. So Evra got booed. Big fat hairy deal.

WAFR: Do you think the way Liverpool’s handling of the situation has damaged the public image of the club?

No, I don’t. I do think, however, that it’s served to highlight procedural improprieties and wild inconsistencies within the FA, in its handling of such cases, in its attitudes towards different players and different nationalities in the Premiership. I’ll stop there.

WAFR: Andy Carroll is not having the best of times either at the moment. What was your understanding of the reports that Liverpool tried to swap him with Tevez?

I understood those reports to be the fabrications of a sports journalist’s over-active imagination, to be perfectly honest. I’m not Carroll’s greatest fan, as you’ll remember. However, there has been a tangible improvement in his performances of late which suggest that he’s finally got the message. I don’t see him going anywhere for a good while.

WAFR: Considering the money that has been spent at Liverpool during the last year or so (which I believe stands at around £100m), I would have thought Kenny would be under slightly more pressure than he is now?

Does that figure factor in the £50m we got for Torres? If so, it’s way off. Anyway, coming to your question… The reason why Kenny isn’t under the kind of pressure than people seem to expect is two-fold. First, the fans generally understand that we’re a team in transition, being led by a manager who is deeply respected and loved. Secondly, he’s working with experienced and very savvy owners who understand how a sports club works, who have rebuilt a fading baseball team that soon went on to win the World Series twice over three years. No-one expects miracles here; it’s a long-term process. Don’t forget that we stand a bloody decent chance of silverware this season, which has been a long time coming.

WAFR: Do you think Liverpool will continue to spend in the summer if they land another season out of the Top 4?

Yes, of course.

WAFR: One thing I have found with my, albeit limited, social network links with Liverpool fans is that no one seems to want to break rank from the fans official line. Surely there must be voices of discontent among the Liverpool faithful?

I’ve not heard any. Constructive concern, yes; outright discontent, no. There may well be some hiding in a ‘phone box round the corner, mind.

WAFR: What are your thoughts on Spurs this season?

I think Spurs’ recent performances have been overshadowed by Mr Redknapp’s trial. Overall this season, it’s been pretty much as expected. Bit baffled by the Saha signing, though. Surely Pavlyuchenko’s the better player?

WAFR: And finally, lets have a score prediction

A scrappy 2-1 for us.

I feel a little guilty at my lack of involvement in the FA Cup here on What A Fantastic Run. Sadly, just like Spurs, I see it as an opportunity to have a bit of a week off. The Watford game also coincided with my record label releasing its first album just 90 minutes before kick off. So aplogies for personally devaluing the FA Cup…still, not covering it on here is still a better effort than we get from ITV Football.

So it is not time for Wigan, which rather annoyingly is on transfer deadline day meaning most people will be more interested in looking for transfer rumours. The big one doing the rounds is Saha on loan and Zamora coming back to Spurs. Neither look likely or any better than what we previously have picking splinters every weekend.

I love it when we play Wigan, mainly because it means I get to interview Dan Harrison again. He is a man who has witnessed The Latics rise from the old Division 4 to the Premier League…he also knows a man who can sort out parking near the JJB on match days.

WAFR: Welcome back to What A Fantastic Run Dan, its seems like a bit of a same old same old season for Wigan this year. What’s your thoughts on the season so far?

Thanks for having me back. It has been a hard season, 3 wins and just 1 at home tells its own story and with just 15 points from 22 games we have left ourselves with a huge task to stay in the league for an eighth year.

WAFR: You are bottom of the table at the moment, do you think Wigan can survive again?

We can, but we need something extra and we need it straight away. As things stand it is looking very unlikely, we are a team of confidence players and a win can enable the team to play with that extra belief we need to get out of danger. We have some very talented players at the club it is time some of them stood up and took more responsibility.

WAFR: And how about Martinez? Will the fans take another relegation scrap?

It’s something I accept is going to happen on regular basis or for as long as we are in the league. Roberto has a limited budget, with the Chairman openly admitting he wants to leave the club debt free when he steps down. This means we will be forced to continue to buy from Scotland, the lower leagues of England and abroad. Players out of the first team at other Premier League clubs seem to be out of our wage budget.

As frustrating as this is, it is probably in the best interest of the clubs long term future, rather than throwing money we haven’t got on players that aren’t guaranteed to keep us in the league.

Martinez gets more stick from the fans as each week goes by, and as much as I will defend him on style of play and the wage bill, some of the criticism he gets is fair, we are a soft touch both on and off the field. I hope he stays and changes certain things, he will still be in charge at the end of the season so we may as well all get behind them and see if we can get out of the bottom three.

WAFR: From what I have seen this year I would say Al Habsi has been one of your stand out players of the season – who has been the main man for you?

Mohammed Diame is our best player, he is currently at the African Nations and although Senegal have now been knocked out I would be surprised to see him playing tomorrow.

Al Habsi, along with N’Zogbia, were the main reasons we stayed up last year. Ali is a fantastic shot stopper but he has made quite a few big mistakes this year, some leading to goals, but with the amount of work he has been forced into maybe the odd mistake is going to happen.

WAFR: Do you think Al Habsi will stick around? Surely there must be some other clubs sniffing around him?

Ali spent so long as a number two at Bolton to Jaaskelainen I’d only expect him to leave if we were to be relegated and to a club where he would be guaranteed to play regular football

WAFR: You are shipping away goals like they are going out of fashion, although I have to mention only Arsenal have conceded more, are there issues in the defence or is it your tactics away from home?

We changed formation to a 3/5 at the back and since we have looked more solid. The problem we have had for a while is that once the first goes in, heads drop and we are open to a hiding. At the back we have no real height.

WAFR: It’s transfer window time – surely in Wigan’s position they are looking at bringing in a couple of players. Are you hearing any noises and what positions do you think need strengthening?

You must be joking? Spend more money? After bringing in Beausejour (and paying for him) that should be the end of our spending. Rodallega and Diame are attracting interest and with contracts up at the end of the season, plus Whelan saying no saleable asset will leave on a free, they may well go. Rumours of £4 million for Hugo to Everton would be good business for us but to stand half a chance we must keep hold of Diame.

We have loan spaces available so expect to see Martinez using them if we are to bring new faces in, hopefully at the back.

WAFR: What are your thoughts on Spurs this season?

Playing good football. Every time I see spurs with the ball it is constantly moving with good pace, full backs getting forward and just having a go at teams.

I’d love to give Scott Parker some credit but sorry I just can’t manage it! Well, come on, he has had enough this season. Ok, in fairness he looks to have given you that extra bit in the middle and he’s always available either side of the pitch.

WAFR: And finally, what is your score prediction

Spurs 3-1

Mancini in a Mankini by Matt Craig Green (@Mattcg)

We all know us Spurs fans love a grumble, and why would I be any different. Although the target of my moaning of the sheer poorness of some officiating decisions which have come our way recently. More specifically of course yet another goal wrongly ruled out for offside. That is 3 in our previous 8 league games.

In total those disallowed goals have potentially cost us an additional 5 points (1 v Stoke, 2 v Wolves & Chelsea) which at the time of writing would actually put us bang level on points with Manchester City ahead of our match together.

Speaking of which it is time to welcome back my resident City fan, who goes by the name of @The_Paris_Angel on Twitter. I know his real name, but he would rather not give it.

WAFR: Welcome back to What A Fantastic Run, 21 games in, 3 points clear at the top of the league; you must be pretty happy with that?

Delighted. The start we had was beyond all expectation and the fact the odd League defeat and draw has been reported in some quarters, without a hint of irony, as a ‘Crisis’ shows just how well we’ve been doing. Of late it has been a little bit more about grinding out results but that’s what we were told by the ‘experts’ that we would have to do at some stage when we were knocking 5 (sorry) and 6 (ha ha) past teams.

WAFR: I guess the only downside to your season is the cup competitions. Out of the Champions League at the group stages, out of the FA Cup and currently 1-0 down in your League Cup semi-final. Was winning the league always the priority above all else?

I think if you’d asked any Blue at the start of the season they’d have said winning the Title was the next step and would accept that above all else. I don’t speak for every City fan but I never felt comfortable with the Champions League campaign this season for some reason. I struggled to get excited for the games and it wasn’t helped with some very frustrating performances from us.

It’s wrong to get ahead of ourselves but being on top of the league has given me a bit of tunnel vision and that’s the only thing I can concentrate on at present. Notwithstanding that, it would be very nice to secure an early Wembley spot at Anfield next week.

WAFR: Spurs treated the Europa League like an unwanted step-child. How do you think Manchester City will approach the competition?

I think the club will express publicly their desire to do well in the competition but this will not be reflected in the starting XI. I’m personally not that concerned, although that won’t stop me going, 5pm kick off or not!

WAFR: Dzeko is a player who interests me. Had a difficult season last year, started the season well and getting some positive reviews from the press who have now started seeing him in a similar light as they did last year.

There isn’t a bigger ‘confidence player’ than Edin. He obviously has ability, as his display at your place showed, but when he has a shocker, he has a real shocker. The problem he will always have at City is that he’ll rarely get a run of games and he’s the type of player that needs a run of games and goals to keep his confidence and sharpness up. In terms of his qualities, he’s good with both feet and in the air but it’s his lack of pace which means I would always favour Mario over him as he gives the team an extra option over the top and Mario also has the edge over him with his creative spark and bit of real magic from nowhere. Although as Dzeko’s 4th at your place showed, he isn’t completely devoid of this.

He scores goals though, and as long as he’s happy to be at City playing the role he is I’m happy to have him.

WAFR: I think we have talked about this before, but it is more in the public eye now with Mancini coming out to criticise certain players like Wayne Bridge for seemingly being happy to sit out his contract. Is this going to be an ongoing problem when you are paying over and above the average Premier League wage?

When you actually got into what Mancini said about Bridge it was nothing really and it was highly amusing that Wayne Bridge, a man that has been more than happy to sit on his back side at his last two clubs and collect a huge salary, was painted as some kind of victim by the Press. The same Press that labeled Winston Bogarde ‘The Enemy of Football’ for doing exactly the same thing at Chelsea. The only reason Bridge went to the Press was that he sees another lucrative contract on the horizon.

Anyway, I digress. Bellamy, Adebayor, Roque Santa Cruz and Wayne Bridge have one thing in common; they were Mark Hughes’s buys, and they didn’t fit into Mancini’s plans for differing reasons relating to ability, attitude, injury and personality clashes. They were also bought at a time in the club’s ‘development’ (sorry, bit Garry Cook that) where we didn’t have Champions League football, we hadn’t won anything for 35 years and weren’t realistic Title contenders. Whilst you can’t predict what will happen in the future, I think it will all die down soon and we should be a left with a group of players at the club for the right reasons, i.e. to win silverware and play football. They won’t be on a pittance though!

WAFR: A lot of Spurs fans would like to see Adam Johnson at White Hart Lane, he signed a new contract reasonably recently yet is regularly used as a late substitute. Why do you think he has only started 6 Premier League games this season?

Ah yes, Adam Johnson; the non-City fans favourite City player. To be frank, he’s only started 6 games because he’s rarely effective from the start but has been more useful from the bench. There seems to be some kind of ground swell of national opinion that he never gets a chance and should leave to further his career. The truth is he gets a decent amount of time on the pitch but has yet to really take his chance this season, bar some flashes of brilliance.

In summary, when he proves he can do it for 90 minutes he will start more games.

WAFR: What is the latest in the Tevez saga? The last I heard was is a bid from Inter for £20.7m which it is rumoured the club has or will reject. How much do you think City are holding out for and how long do you think this will go on for?

I’ll be honest, I have no idea anymore. My worry is that this will get to a point where Joorabchin tells Tevez to come back and make himself available for selection solely with the aim of running his contract down. The latest is that PSG have offered around £30m which, if true, I’d snap their hands off. I just want rid.

WAFR: What are you thoughts on Spurs this year?

I’ve been very impressed. I don’t know how profound this is anymore but your squad is ahead of United’s in terms of quality and different options that are available to you. However, as long as Ferguson is at the helm they will always be up there. I Tweeted at Christmas that if you and them swapped managers you’d be neck and neck with us and they’d be scrapping for a Europa place. One particular Spurs fan got very irate and thought this was some terrible slight on Redknapp. Of course, it wasn’t meant to be, more of a comment on the different qualities of the two squads and Ferguson’s undeniable, albeit annoying, ability to get the best out of his players. Seriously, how did that group of players win the league last season? Staggering.

I’m going to show some uncharacteristic confidence and back us for the Title but you should finish 2nd. Problem is, United shouldn’t have won the league last season, so who knows.

WAFR: And finally, lets have a score prediction

Kompany’s a big loss for us but we’re lucky that, without Adebayor, you haven’t got a physical presence up front because if Savic plays, he can be bullied a bit. I’m looking forward to this game more than I’ve looked forward to a game in a very long time, including derbies, and I’m sure it will be the same for Spurs fans as well. We see it as an opportunity to show the 5-1 wasn’t a fluke and we can get the gap between us to 8 points, whilst you will have revenge on the mind and a desire to show you are real Title contenders. It’s set up perfectly.

3-1 City

Little Red Riding Redknapp by Matt Craig Green (@Mattcg on Twitter)

When I telephoned my Dad after the Spurs game the first words we both presented each other with was “Champions Eh?”, in that mostly joking but 100% serious way. We both know if is never going to happen but that fact that it could happen is quite frankly very thrilling and enough for me continually regale Anna, my football despising partner, with updates on our league position and the connotations of certain results which may or may not go our way.

Some might say it is unfair to burden her with such trivial matters when you consider her resentment for the beautiful game, but to be fair I did try it all on the cats first but they kept walking away.

The fact of the matter is a win today will, for 48 hours at least, put us level on points with Manchester City. Although we all know that often Spurs can implode with such ferocity, Professor Brian Cox has been seen lurking around the Tottenham High Road.

Anyway, on to Wolves. A team I actually feel has lost a little bit of that steel and determination from last season who were surprisingly average when I visited Molineux just as this crazy run was starting. What is going on down in Wolverhampton you ask? Well Jason Guy is always the man with the answers.

WAFR: Welcome back to What A Fantastic Run Jason. How has the season been for Wolves up to now?

Well Dom, where do I start. After 3 games we were sitting pretty aloft at the summit of the league. I even started checking BMIbaby and Monarch for European flights. Then, the bubble burst and we reverted to normality. In all fairness we are not in the bottom 3 and we are holding our own and not getting disgraced. We have proved that we will give any team a ‘match’ in this division but once we go a goal down struggle to come back. If we end the season in 17th place…I’ll be a happy Wanderer!!

WAFR: I didn’t realise quite how close Wolves were to the relegation zone, just one point and a four goal swing away in fact. Surely there are worse teams in the Premier League so you won’t get drawn into relegation battle again?

Well you would hope so!! Luckily there are weak teams around us that I think will be in or around the basement for the remainder of the season. Blackburn, QPR, Bolton, West Brom and Wigan will all be down there so we just need to hope that ‘come what May’ there are three teams with less points than us. I am not seeking mid table obscurity and expect a battle but I don’t think I could face another ‘Survival Sunday’ ….. especially as we face Wigan on the last day!!

WAFR: We have talked about the fans perception of Mick McCarthy quite a few times, do you think he could survive another relegation battle?

Yes, Mick has the backing of the board and Steve Morgan has already issued a ‘vote of confidence’ this week stating that the chopping and changing of Managers is not his style and he believes in longevity. My theory is, if you keep doing the same things you get the same results. I would not always say that throwing money at it is the answer but I would sooner see team strengthening with quality players than the fantastic stadium that we are developing when we could be destined for the Championship. I still maintain that if we are in a battle there is no better man to be at the helm than Mick…. and if we go down, there is no better man to bring us back up.

WAFR: I was at the reverse fixture earlier in the season I was actually surprised at the lack of atmosphere at Molineux, which I put mainly down to the construction work which is taking place.Do you think this has had an impact on your home form which has only brought in 9 points this season

Yes, people have lost their season ticket seats temporarily and ironically the Spurs game was the first time that the North Bank was open with the new temporary seats ….that will very soon be on their way to the Olympic Stadium (now theres a fact). I think that personally the stadium should have been left until we were a comfortable Premier League side ….but Mr Morgan is a property developer after all.

WAFR: So where do the problems lie? Not enough goals or letting in too many?

I think that we need to stop the early goals. Roger Johnson hailed as the answer has flattered to deceive and after all we bought him from a relegated team. We should go for a Richard Dunne type of player. Somebody who has been there and done that and is not too old.

WAFR: The transfer window is now open, do you think you will see any new faces at the club and where do you need reinforcements?

We need a new centre half as mentioned before and we could also do with a left back as cover. We have enough in Midfield but I think we could do with somebody to partner Fletcher up top and give Doyle a run for his money.

WAFR: Who has been your stand out Wolves player of the season so far?

2 for me. Steven Fletcher has an incredible scoring record and is proving to be a Premier League striker. He has an eye for goal and takes his half chances, with the right amount of service week in week out he could comfortably score 25 across the season. Stephen Ward has been a revelation. He looks like a new player and is playing the best football of his career. He had his doubters last season, me included but we have ALL eaten our words.

WAFR: And who has been the biggest disappointment?

Matt Jarvis started slow and seem to lose form after his England call up but he has since found his game and is once again on top form. For me, Roger Johnson has not looked the player we expected and doesn’t look the decision making, commanding central defender that we need.

WAFR: What are your thoughts on Spurs this season?

Well when you hear the pundits saying that they are title contenders you sit up and take notice. I like Spurs and I like Harry Redknapp. He has made some great signings and doesn’t look to have any favourites. He picks his best team available and is obviously a real man-manager, very important when you have such a squad of strong characters. The team play with flair and always look a threat when attacking. I think they are worth a cheeky tenner for the honours, but I might save that for Wolves to beat the drop!

WAFR: And finally, lets have a score prediction

Ok, well I’ll be there and the outcome will also have bearing on the amount of alcohol I consume on my evening out in London. I’m going for Spurs 1 – Wolves 1. If we play 2 up front and not rely on one striker we will create chances and I am sure Fletcher will stick one away. I am not brave enough to wave a tenner at it though. Good luck for the rest of the season!!

"Pienaar - After Re-constructive Surgery Following Multiple Burns" by Matt Craig Green

If someone would have said to me in August that by early January we would be one game away from being level on points with Manchester United in 2nd place and 9 points ahead of Arsenal in 5th, I would have no only bitten their hand off but gone into full blown cannibalism.

It’s crazy when you consider out first two games of the season. I still have an unfinished, unpublished article on here written just after the shambolic Manchester City game entitled “8 Goals, 2 Games” in reference to our shocking defensive record while also taking a little dig at ‘Arry’s favourite phrase of the past couple of years. I have never read back what I wrote in that article, but I like it still being in my draft folder, not only as a reminder to how horrible the season started but also to remind myself sometimes step back from the keyboard when it all goes horribly wrong…which it will do soon I am sure.

So it is finally time for our game in hand, this magical extra game we have been talking about since we started this mazy run. When you consider what a state we were in so early on in the season I think most of us would be pleased we get to play the game now.

We have a new Everton fan joining us this season. An ESPN correspondent no less. Please welcome Mr Jack Dowden – you can find him on Twitter right here

WFR: Welcome to What A Fantastic Run, can you start by introducing yourself

Hi there, my name is Jack Dowden, I’m soon to be 28 and have been in the Royal Blue of Everton since the 1984 FA Cup Final, I’m the Everton Correspondant for ESPN on their Soccernet website.

WFR: And how was it decided that Everton was the club for you?

Evertonians have a saying, that we are chosen, in my case that’s somewhat true. I’m from Southfields in London, but my Grandfather was from Merseyside. My relatives came down for the 1984 Cup Final against Watford, dressed me in Blue and it started from there, I’m now a Season Ticket Holder in the Gwladys Street end.

WAFR: What has been your assessment of to Everton ‘s season now we are past the halfway mark?

It’s same old, same old at Goodison, just waiting for our season to start, the players seem to prefer the calender year to the Footballing one.
Been a difficult and frustrating campaign so far, but our lack of firepower is telling at the moment and unless someone finds their shooting boots soon, I honestly don’t know where the goals will come from, especially as our injury list gets longer by the game.

WAFR: Everton appear to be a team who make very little moves in the transfer market. Is this because you don’t need the players or is the money just not there?

Any money raised from sales (Pienaar, Vaughan etc) appears to go to pay off debts, although we are doing our utmost to tie star performers down to longer deals as well, and have invested well in youth development, with a few prospects expected to make a name for themselves this year.

WAFR: Just prior to the original fixture we discussed Beckford and you felt that he would kick on this season and perhaps better his goal tally of last season. Soon after that he was shipped out to Leicester. Did Moyes run out of patience or was the deal done for financial reasons?

A bit of both probably, we made some decent money back on a free signing, who in hindsight, may have struggled to better last year looking at his form with the Foxes. Yakubu is the player I would have given another year too, but I don’t think Moyes’ preference of a loan striker ever really suited him.

WFR: David Moyes is heading towards his 10th year in charge of Everton – from the outside looking in he appears to be universally loved by fans, is this the case?

David Moyes is a great man, he’s often descibed as performing miracles at Everton and it’s true. What that man has done for this Club in the last decade is immeasurable. We were on a slippery slope downards when he took over with an ageing squad of relative journeymen. He has made Everton an attractive option for new players and we’ve played more European Football in the last 6 years than we had in the previous 10. Everyone will have their gripes (mine is his tactics with substitutions) but on the whole we couldn’t have a better Manager at the helm.

WFR: Like Spurs, Everton have been through some turmoil regarding a new stadium. Is the proposed moved from Goodison officially off the table now?

In a word, yes! We missed our biggest and best opportuntity when Kings Dock was passed over. So for now Lady Goodison will be home for the foreseeable, which many see as an obstacle for finding investment.

WAFR: Who has been the standout Everton player for you this season?

Sylvain Distin, he’s a man mountain, I strongly believe he has been our best player for 2 years. He has unbelievable speed and is a calming figure in what has been a pick n mix defence so far.

WAFR: Landon Donovan is back for another stint during the MLS close season which seemed to excite a lot of Everton fans on my Twitter stream. What does he bring to the team?

Landon had a great loan with us 2 years ago and it led to us going on a good run of form so we have been desperate to see him again. He’s said himself that the pressure is on him now to be consistent and reproduce, I hope and think he can. He’s very attack minded, strong on the ball and brings some much needed pace. I’d like to see him play more centrally but he is still effective wide.

WAFR: What are your thoughts on Spurs this season?

Another top season so far, really impressed and that pains me a bit as I’m not a Redknapp fan. I think the Spurs defence is looking stronger this year which was a weakness previously, in my opinion. I’d expect Champions League Football as the Lane come May.

WAFR: For the postponed match you predicated a 1-2 Everton win, are you going for the same score line for the rearranged match?

With our strikers misfiring and the injury list spiraling, I’ll be a tad more conservative and go for 1 a piece.

I seem to get caught out every year with the festive schedule, it’s like a Stoke City throw in, we all know what is happening but seem unable to prepare for it. Hence why at around 10am yesterday morning I was scrabbling around for a West Bromwich fan after being unable to raise Adam Penn, who has enlightened us with his awesome West Bromwich Albion knowledge for the past couple of years.

Lucky for me Twitter came to my rescue once again, introducing me to John Rudge. So as our rivals are falling all around us can Spurs do something they rarely ever do and capitalise on the failings of others? Standing in our way is the usual reliance of West Bromwich Albion and John is here to give us the Black Country low down.

WAFR: Welcome to What A Fantastic Run – as this is your first time could you start by introducing yourself?

JR: Thanks for inviting me onto your smashing website. Well, my name’s John and I’m a (very inconsistent) blogger over at www.balletofthemasses.tumblr.com and can often be found tweeting about graceful central midifelders with an unhealthy passion at @Johnny_Rudge

WAFR: How long have you been a West Brom fan and how did it all come about?

JR: I’ve been supporting the Baggies for about twelve years now. Being a nineties child I was a loyal member of The Fergie’s Fledglings Fan Club up until about the age of ten.I had always kept an eye on the Albion results because my dad is a lifelong supporter. Not long after my tenth birthday the old man decided it was time to drag me up The Hawthorns to watch us beat Stockport County and I was hooked, it must have been Sean Flynn’s swashbuckling midfield display. We were promoted the next season and the club has been on an upward trajectory ever since so maybe I’m somewhat of a good luck charm!

WAFR: We are now at the half way point of the season with West Brom sitting in 12th place, what is your assessment of the season so far?

JR: We made a stuttering start to the season, playing well against the big sides like Chelsea, Manchester United and your very own Spurs side but coming away with nothing and struggling for consistency against the teams around us. We managed to beat Wolves and Villa in consecutive games which obviously bouyed the supporters but then had to face, and lose to, Liverpool and Arsenal so this season has been defined by the struggle to maintain any sort of momentum.

WAFR: You are currently averaging a goal a game both home and away – yet have only scored 7 goals at home so far this season. Is the lack of goals a worry?

JR: It is a worry, particularly when over the past few seasons we’ve had the reputation as somewhat of a freewheeling, attacking team but we’ve had injury concerns in the creative department. Zoltan Gera was a real bright spark in his first two games, winning a man of the match award in his first home start for the club since his return from Fulham and looked like he would be a real creative driving force behind the strikers but he has been laid out with a season-long injury, meanwhile Graham Dorrans who was our creative hub in the last few seasons has really struggled with overcoming an injury and doesn’t look quite the same player. Long started really well, scoring five goals and while his overall play is still good he has stopped scoring now Odemwingie is playing alongside him. After his great debut season last year he is really struggling this year since, in terms of technical ability he is probably our worst player, and Premier League defenders have wised up to his main (only) threat, his pace.

WAFR: It seems like you are going to sign Scott Allan from Dundee United, what, if anything do you know about him?

JR: Not an awful lot really, and I’m not sure anyone else does either. He’s only made seven first team appearances for Dundee United so I think our scouting network has identified him as a talent we could nurture for the future. Dan Ashcroft who set up our current scouting network has worked wonders with cheap, left-field signings that have excelled at the top level like Mulumbu, Dorrans (who also arrived from the SPL with a small price tag) and Odemwingie so fingers crossed he could be an interesting prospect for the first team in a couple of season’s time.

WAFR: Do you think there will be any more additions to the squad?

JR: There hasn’t been much talk from Hodgson regarding potential transfer activity, apart from the possible signing of Tim Ream who trained with us for a short while. He is contracted to New York Red Bulls and a number of other clubs including Everton are interested in the USA international defender. Put it this way, I don’t think Jim White will be excitedly shouting our name very often come the final hours of the window.

WAFR: What are the fans perception of Roy Hodgson as Manager?

JR: I think there was a period of shock following Di Matteo’s departure last season as all but a small minority of the fans were more than happy to give him to the end of the season, but Hodgson came in and as the cliché that follows Uncle Woy around goes: he concentrated on organisation and made us more solid. It worked well, as under RDM we had a tendency to lose a lot of points after taking the lead. Liverpool fans aside I think every supporter of any team Hodgson has managed warms to his affable and composed mannerisms and he is regarded as ideal for the more continental heirarchy, with a head coach rather than a manager, that has been in place at West Brom for quite a few seasons now. Personally I’ve begun to worry over the course of this season about his desire to turn draws into victories with our last game against Everton being a perfect example. He rarely likes to shake up the side with substitutions or formation changes, preferring to let the prepared gameplan run it’s course, appearing content just not to lose. In what was a very flat match he never even sent a sub to warm up whereas Mad-eye Moyes threw two strikers on and that won them the game in the dying minutes. His face-rubbing and head banging has also seen me post several ‘Advice on Self-Harm’ leaflets to the club in the hope of curbing his violent touchline tendencies.

WAFR: Where do you think West Brom will finish this season and what would constitute a good season for you?

JR: I think we’ll probably finish around 14th and I think that is about the level we are at. A top half finish would constitute a magnificent season for us but I think most of the fans would take anywhere above 18th place.

WAFR: What are your thoughts on Spurs this year?

JR: I’m not going to lie to you, I’m not the biggest fan of Harry Redknapp’s on a personal level but the technically good and fearless collection of attacking players he’s amassed at White Hart Lane really are a joy to watch. Not only have you got a good young squad and a truly gung-ho mentality to admire but you’ve got the ever changing hairstyles (and refreshingly frank opinions) of Assou-Ekotto too. There’s only one thing that I would ask of you: Any chance you could lend us The Pav and Krancjar? They’re wasted on the bench. Yeah, I’m totally Team Pav.

WAFR: And finally what is your score prediction for our match?

JR: I’d be tempted to go for the same scoreline you beat us by at The Hawthorns but I’ll put the pessimism to one side and say you’ll only put two past us this time. 2-1 Spurs win.

A Confused Modric Prepares For The Media Circus by Matt Craig Green

I am not sure why but this game has totally caught me out. I guess being on Christmas shut down at work for over two weeks now has made me lose track of time.

Of course I know January will soon be upon us, this was apparent a couple of days ago when Modric’s name started appearing in Newspapers and on some of the awful ‘In The Know’ websites in the build up for another 4 weeks of newspapers generally pulling players names and football clubs out of a hat just to try and sell a few more rags.

The first uttering of Modric came from a Croatian newspaper who quoted our midfield dynamo stating he was happy at Spurs after all the upheaval in the summer. Once news of this hit the UK it suddenly became “will stay at Spurs until the Summer” to “I still might move to Chelsea in Janaury”. Either the press are desperate for Modric to leave on a big money deal or they need to sack their translators. Either way it looks like we are going to have to prepare for another media circus over the next 4 weeks.

Anyway, on to today’s game with Swansea City. A potentially tricky away game, Swansea have only lost once at home this season losing to Manchester United 1-0. But if Spurs approach this game like we did Norwich City earlier this week then surely we should be heading back across the M4 with all 3 points.

Today I have a great Swansea City fan for you, recommended to me by the superpowers of Twitter. So please welcome season ticket holding, 300 mile home game travelling and all round good egg, Lucy Edwards.

WAFR: Welcome to What A Fantastic Run, seeing as this is your first time would you mind introducing yourself

My name is Lucy Edwards, I’m 32 and work as a public relations co-ordinator at Kirklees College (main sponsors of Huddersfield Town). I’ve lived Yorkshire since 1999 except for a couple of years when I moved back to Swansea during our Martinez era. My twitter name is @pearldot. I play a bit of netball and spend a lot of time on the M6!

WAFR: How long have you been supporting Swansea and how did it all begin?

I was lucky enough to go to Wales’ historic victory over West Germany in 1991. My Dad had taken me and it was my first live football match. I couldn’t believe how awesome it was, especially when Ian Rush scored in front of us. I got the bug. My older brother had just started going to the Vetch Field (former Swansea ground) with his mates, so I nagged until he took me with him and haven’t looked back since! It was free for under 16s to get in back then, and it was a system that worked as I still see the same faces at the Liberty Stadium these days, from when we were kids.

WAFR: 14th in the Premier League, only one defeat at home – you must be pretty happy with the season so far?

Yes I am. I’ve got a season ticket, so I’ve racked up some mileage travelling nearly 300 miles each way for the home games, but it has been worth it. We look a lot more comfortable at home and our defensive record at the Liberty is something to be proud of. I’ve been to most of the away games too, and I have to say the Swansea fans are fantastic. As Brendan Rodgers will testify, we’ve learnt something from every game. A couple of unfortunate errors have cost us games (Man Utd, Arsenal), but to get draws at Liverpool and Newcastle just prove that the team’s work ethic and determination is spot on; something that as a fan, you can’t argue with. We’re happy to be in the premiership and very pleased with the boys’ performances.

WAFR: Brendan Rodgers has the highest win ratio than any Swansea manager in the clubs history (50.82%). I am guessing he is universally loved by all – or are there still some voices of decent in that stands?

I have to say that I haven’t heard a bad word from any Swansea fans about Rodgers. I don’t think we expected to go up this season, but he has delivered above and beyond our expectations and continues to impress with his attitude, professionalism and tactics. For Cliftonville striker Rory Donnelly to be offered Liverpool, Everton or Swansea as his first professional club and for him to choose Swansea above the Merseyside giants speaks volumes about the manner in which Brendan operates.

Roberto Martinez must also take credit for our rise over the years. He introduced key players and a playing style that Rodgers has continued and developed. The closest you’ll come to finding a Swansea fan with a ‘problem’ with Rodgers may be a few quietly muttered questions amongst the terraces around playing Stephen Dobbie, Kemy Augustien or Leroy Lita to strengthen the centre behind striker Danny Graham. But really? We love the guy.

WAFR: The club bought in 8 players during the summer transfer window, including on loan Stephen Caulker and former Spurs player Wayne Routledge, how is he and all the others getting on so far? Who has stood out and who needs to try harder?

Danny Graham has come on leaps and bounds since the start of the season. He’s scoring goals, holding the ball up and working hard for 90 minutes and I am positive that more goals will come for him. Stephen Caulker (on loan from Spurs) has also impressed, he suffered a nasty injury at the Emirates when he cleared the ball off the goal line. He’s just come back and is looking very confident and competent.

Routledge is coming into his own at the moment. He’s had to compete for right wing position with Nathan Dyer, but he’s been very good in his last few games, I think it’s only a matter of time before he scores. Lita looks sharp and I’m hopeful that he’ll get another few goals before May.

Our new keeper, Michel Vorm was an inspired signing and has definitely proved himself in the premiership. He’s kept us in some really tough games, and has attracted high praise from the footballing world. He is a super keeper!

WAFR: The January window will be open before we kick off – do you think there will be any more additions to the squad? What areas do you feel the team could strengthen?

Well, we’re pleased to be signing another striker in Rory Donnelly and hope he’ll settle in nicely. We have struggled to find the back of the net so far this season, but fortunately we’ve made it very difficult for other teams to do the same. We have been hindered by some injury problems in defence, so we may look to get another defender. We’re a club that’s careful with its finances and we tend to make purchases with the long term in mind, so I can’t see huge changes, but certainly a bit of strengthening wouldn’t go a miss.

WAFR: Swansea bucks the trend of most of the Premier League by being partially owned by a supporters group. What can you tell us about them and how did it all come about?

This is something we’re very proud of. We were very close to going out of business in 2001 and the club was sold twice for £1, to ‘owners’ who didn’t have the club’s interests at heart. To cut a long story short, a group of very determined and committed Swans fans fought a guy called Tony Petty in court to buy the club and the Swansea City Supporters Trust is still part owner today. Those were grim days, and that’s why being in the Premiership and doing so well means so much. Back then, we weren’t so hot on the field either and nearly got relegated from the football league, so we’ve been through quite a lot over the years. The full story is here www.swanstrust.co.uk

WAFR: Now we are almost at the halfway mark of the season – how do you think the rest of the season will pan out for Swansea? Where do you think you will finish?

I think we’ll survive and finish in about 15th. You can tell that the other Premiership managers have studied the way we play, we don’t get as much possession as we enjoyed when we were fresh to the league, but with Brendan and the boys’ determination, we’ll survive.

WAFR: What are your thoughts on Tottenham this season?

I love watching Spurs play. I’d like to see them challenge for the title, and don’t see why they won’t. Without doubt, they play the best football in the Premiership and with talents like Bale, Parker, Van der Vaart, they are the ultimate fantasy football team. Class in all areas.

WAFR: And finally, lets have a score prediction for our match

I’d like to think that we’ll keep the goal count down and maybe even sneak one ourselves, but even as a very optimistic Jack, I think Swansea 1-2 Tottenham. Whatever the result, I think we’ll see some awesome football.