Julian Betts
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Ultimately Frank is not a bad manager nor a bad person. He’s very likeable and clearly a very good tactician. Unfortunately, like so many others, he simply doesn’t understand “Tottenham” or rivalry. He’s absolutely tanked his honeymoon period and has to change his tactics and ambition immediately.
November 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Ultimately Frank is not a bad manager nor a bad person. He’s very likeable and clearly a very good tactician. Unfortunately, like so many others, he simply doesn’t understand “Tottenham” or rivalry. He’s absolutely tanked his honeymoon period and has to change his tactics and ambition immediately.
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Ridiculous decision in my opinion. Years of hiring horrendous individuals in the single pursuit of a trophy only to sack the guy with a brilliant personality who actually delivered one. The cycle starts once again. Doesn’t really matter who takes over, he’s pretty much doomed from the off #thfc
June 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Ridiculous decision in my opinion. Years of hiring horrendous individuals in the single pursuit of a trophy only to sack the guy with a brilliant personality who actually delivered one. The cycle starts once again. Doesn’t really matter who takes over, he’s pretty much doomed from the off #thfc
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Football owners who lurch from one style/philosophy to another without any thought for the actual strengths and weaknesses of their playing squad are in my humble opinion not going to be very successful. I put Tottenham and West Ham very firmly in that particular boat.
October 3, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Football owners who lurch from one style/philosophy to another without any thought for the actual strengths and weaknesses of their playing squad are in my humble opinion not going to be very successful. I put Tottenham and West Ham very firmly in that particular boat.
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Good thread
Don't think yesterday could realistically have gone any worse for Frank (other than things really unravelling at 3-0). To go in with that approach in that fixture and for it fail so badly is an instant deal-breaker for a lot of fans. Esp as the players looked so uncommitted.
November 24, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Good thread
Shambolic performance. The major issue being it’s not the first this season.
November 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Shambolic performance. The major issue being it’s not the first this season.
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This is what happens when you play scared focused on preventing your opponent from scoring instead of confidently playing to your own strengths. Very similar to the Chelsea game 🙄
November 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This is what happens when you play scared focused on preventing your opponent from scoring instead of confidently playing to your own strengths. Very similar to the Chelsea game 🙄
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I'll say it again. Murderball, Anti Football, parking the bus. Whatever you call it is only the right tactic if you get a result.
We have played like a newly promoted team hoping to get a flukey point away at a title challenger, instead of a team trying to win a vital derby at our biggest rivals.
We have played like a newly promoted team hoping to get a flukey point away at a title challenger, instead of a team trying to win a vital derby at our biggest rivals.
November 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I'll say it again. Murderball, Anti Football, parking the bus. Whatever you call it is only the right tactic if you get a result.
We have played like a newly promoted team hoping to get a flukey point away at a title challenger, instead of a team trying to win a vital derby at our biggest rivals.
We have played like a newly promoted team hoping to get a flukey point away at a title challenger, instead of a team trying to win a vital derby at our biggest rivals.
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Anti-football, getting what it deserves
November 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Anti-football, getting what it deserves
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I would rather lose 5-0 trying to play football than whatever the fuck I'm watching right now is
November 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I would rather lose 5-0 trying to play football than whatever the fuck I'm watching right now is
The lack of any kind of ambition is what angers me. Getting beat by a better team is fine but playing for nil-nil from minute one is embarrassing.
November 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The lack of any kind of ambition is what angers me. Getting beat by a better team is fine but playing for nil-nil from minute one is embarrassing.
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Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
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But if the government start taxing the likes of Starbucks & they leave, Are we seriously saying that Britain will stop drinking coffee?
£3 billion in UK sales & they don't want to pay tax?
It's time to get of the merry-go-round & use our smaller, local retailers who will pay their taxes.
£3 billion in UK sales & they don't want to pay tax?
It's time to get of the merry-go-round & use our smaller, local retailers who will pay their taxes.
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 AM
But if the government start taxing the likes of Starbucks & they leave, Are we seriously saying that Britain will stop drinking coffee?
£3 billion in UK sales & they don't want to pay tax?
It's time to get of the merry-go-round & use our smaller, local retailers who will pay their taxes.
£3 billion in UK sales & they don't want to pay tax?
It's time to get of the merry-go-round & use our smaller, local retailers who will pay their taxes.
Unbelievable end to the game and absolutely delighted for Scotland but key moment was the Denmark sending off which once more highlights the nonsense that is VAR. Who signed off on the rule that Red cards can be looked at but not 2nd yellows? Clearly equally important decisions.
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Unbelievable end to the game and absolutely delighted for Scotland but key moment was the Denmark sending off which once more highlights the nonsense that is VAR. Who signed off on the rule that Red cards can be looked at but not 2nd yellows? Clearly equally important decisions.
There isn’t a politician or political party capable of steering this country towards a more positive future. Our political system is completely broken. Our values utterly shredded. Absolutely nothing in the word British to be proud of anymore. A country on a very steep and depressing downward spiral
November 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM
There isn’t a politician or political party capable of steering this country towards a more positive future. Our political system is completely broken. Our values utterly shredded. Absolutely nothing in the word British to be proud of anymore. A country on a very steep and depressing downward spiral
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Here is my one-point plan for dealing with the epidemic of young male alienation: Put down the phone and talk to humans.
November 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Here is my one-point plan for dealing with the epidemic of young male alienation: Put down the phone and talk to humans.
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Is there a prominent Brexiter left who hasn’t torn off their mask to reveal the rancid racism beneath? Boris Johnson’s chief fluffer accusing anyone else of being over-promoted is peak process. The bitterness of insanely privileged men with empty souls knows no bounds.
For anyone still tempted to take Dominic Cummings at all seriously, he's now an advocate of Donald Trump-style open racism.
November 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Is there a prominent Brexiter left who hasn’t torn off their mask to reveal the rancid racism beneath? Boris Johnson’s chief fluffer accusing anyone else of being over-promoted is peak process. The bitterness of insanely privileged men with empty souls knows no bounds.
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Always amazed by people who have watch parties for their favourite TV shows. If I was ever forced to attend one, it would be remembered for me shouting ‘CAN EVERYONE SHUT THE FUCK UP PLEASE?’
November 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Always amazed by people who have watch parties for their favourite TV shows. If I was ever forced to attend one, it would be remembered for me shouting ‘CAN EVERYONE SHUT THE FUCK UP PLEASE?’
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The entire right-wing propaganda machine came after Zohran Mamdani.
The president and his allies came after him.
Democratic leaders, by and large, did not have his back until the last minute.
He still won, turning out historic numbers and inspiring young voters.
His politics can win anywhere.
The president and his allies came after him.
Democratic leaders, by and large, did not have his back until the last minute.
He still won, turning out historic numbers and inspiring young voters.
His politics can win anywhere.
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The entire right-wing propaganda machine came after Zohran Mamdani.
The president and his allies came after him.
Democratic leaders, by and large, did not have his back until the last minute.
He still won, turning out historic numbers and inspiring young voters.
His politics can win anywhere.
The president and his allies came after him.
Democratic leaders, by and large, did not have his back until the last minute.
He still won, turning out historic numbers and inspiring young voters.
His politics can win anywhere.
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School pupils are to be taught how to tackle conspiracy theories, spot 'fake news' & root out misinformation. The Daily Mail, ajudged by Wikipedia to be an unreliable new source, is furious. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out why.
November 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
School pupils are to be taught how to tackle conspiracy theories, spot 'fake news' & root out misinformation. The Daily Mail, ajudged by Wikipedia to be an unreliable new source, is furious. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out why.
Absolutely zero idea how to progress the ball from one end of the pitch to the other. Embarrassingly clueless performance going forward. It’s not just dull to watch, it’s woeful #thfc
November 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Absolutely zero idea how to progress the ball from one end of the pitch to the other. Embarrassingly clueless performance going forward. It’s not just dull to watch, it’s woeful #thfc
The Rachel Reeves story is a non-story but such an idiotically avoidable one. Yet another. Labour aren’t corrupt like the Tories but my word they make a lot of basic errors they really can’t afford to.
October 31, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The Rachel Reeves story is a non-story but such an idiotically avoidable one. Yet another. Labour aren’t corrupt like the Tories but my word they make a lot of basic errors they really can’t afford to.
Reached the pitiful point where “justice” equals the removal of Royal titles and free lodgings. Jail time doesn’t apply to the rich and powerful, the worst we can punish them with is minor inconvenience. Accountability and consequences no longer exist for the upper echelons of society.
October 31, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Reached the pitiful point where “justice” equals the removal of Royal titles and free lodgings. Jail time doesn’t apply to the rich and powerful, the worst we can punish them with is minor inconvenience. Accountability and consequences no longer exist for the upper echelons of society.
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The tone of language about Andrew and the royals is sickening. They’ve had a ‘tough’ day? It’s ’distracting attention‘ from their activities? ‘Difficult headlines’? Seriously: they are not the victims here. Have some respect for those who are.
October 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The tone of language about Andrew and the royals is sickening. They’ve had a ‘tough’ day? It’s ’distracting attention‘ from their activities? ‘Difficult headlines’? Seriously: they are not the victims here. Have some respect for those who are.
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Astonishing advance by the Greens, astonishing implosion of Labour. When will Starmer's government get the message that it is destroying its base with deeply unpopular, rightwing policies?
By chasing Reform, it legitimises the far right while delegitimising itself.
By chasing Reform, it legitimises the far right while delegitimising itself.
Latest poll puts Greens just two points behind Labour. When I said we weren't here to be disappointed in Labour but to replace them, I meant it.
Join us and let's make hope normal again.
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Join us and let's make hope normal again.
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October 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Astonishing advance by the Greens, astonishing implosion of Labour. When will Starmer's government get the message that it is destroying its base with deeply unpopular, rightwing policies?
By chasing Reform, it legitimises the far right while delegitimising itself.
By chasing Reform, it legitimises the far right while delegitimising itself.