hal
@hal.thelastboyscout.uk
Tottenham Hotspur fan. Habe patientiam.
My family have been Spurs since the beginning, when our colours were navy blue, and we played on Tottenham marshes.
#COYS
My family have been Spurs since the beginning, when our colours were navy blue, and we played on Tottenham marshes.
#COYS
Our underlying numbers are worse. We're 15th on expected points (which you can roughly read as where the team should be based on performances, xG, etc). Last season, we finished 13th on xPts. So we're worse than last season. The slide in our actual table position predictable with good confidence.
November 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Our underlying numbers are worse. We're 15th on expected points (which you can roughly read as where the team should be based on performances, xG, etc). Last season, we finished 13th on xPts. So we're worse than last season. The slide in our actual table position predictable with good confidence.
Echos of this, right? It seems like the environment Frank is operating within affects his ability to manage effectively.
November 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Echos of this, right? It seems like the environment Frank is operating within affects his ability to manage effectively.
They objectively did (and do) score a lot of goals and they weren't running hot. What let them down was their defence, which was always quite leaky. Close to top-4 xG, yet only +9 GD.
November 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
They objectively did (and do) score a lot of goals and they weren't running hot. What let them down was their defence, which was always quite leaky. Close to top-4 xG, yet only +9 GD.
Worth comparing to Brentford last season. They were not far off top-4 for xG and are top-4 this season. For whatever reason, Frank has not been able to replicate anything close to that level of performance here. If he were, I do believe fans would be significantly happier.
November 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Worth comparing to Brentford last season. They were not far off top-4 for xG and are top-4 this season. For whatever reason, Frank has not been able to replicate anything close to that level of performance here. If he were, I do believe fans would be significantly happier.
Given how Brentford are performing now without him, Mbeumo, Wissa, and Norgaard, it would be interesting to look at how much of their success is down to the overall environment (i.e., collaborative input) rather than individual quality of the manager. Frank has said it was efficient there.
November 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Given how Brentford are performing now without him, Mbeumo, Wissa, and Norgaard, it would be interesting to look at how much of their success is down to the overall environment (i.e., collaborative input) rather than individual quality of the manager. Frank has said it was efficient there.
I certainly think Iraola and Glasner have their clubs performing well. Brighton also have a very good squad but are, if anything, underperforming a bit. Just noticed too that Brentford are 4th in the xG table - a testament to how that club is far greater than the sum of it's individual parts!
November 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I certainly think Iraola and Glasner have their clubs performing well. Brighton also have a very good squad but are, if anything, underperforming a bit. Just noticed too that Brentford are 4th in the xG table - a testament to how that club is far greater than the sum of it's individual parts!
Maybe they've got a burner on Reddit on standby?
November 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Maybe they've got a burner on Reddit on standby?
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Ain't going to be singing that.
Ain't going to be singing that.
November 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Ain't going to be singing that.
Ain't going to be singing that.
About Frank's time at Brøndby
November 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
About Frank's time at Brøndby
Some diplomats will be sweating tonight
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Some diplomats will be sweating tonight
At least Brentford didn't let me down today in FPL land
November 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
At least Brentford didn't let me down today in FPL land
With Arsenal sitting proud at the top and matches like this happening on the regular, is it any wonder Tottenham leadership think Frankball is the way to go?
November 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
With Arsenal sitting proud at the top and matches like this happening on the regular, is it any wonder Tottenham leadership think Frankball is the way to go?
Risky place to live, eh @speight88.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Risky place to live, eh @speight88.bsky.social
Last couple of paragraphs in this article about Frank's difficult time at Brøndby are revealing.
thesefootballtimes.co/2022/03/14/t...
thesefootballtimes.co/2022/03/14/t...
November 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Last couple of paragraphs in this article about Frank's difficult time at Brøndby are revealing.
thesefootballtimes.co/2022/03/14/t...
thesefootballtimes.co/2022/03/14/t...
I found this quite interesting
November 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I found this quite interesting
We need to learn how to defend Zone 14 better.
November 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
We need to learn how to defend Zone 14 better.
We are now, yes. I'm talking about where he wants to get to, which is where Brentford were under him. Consistently putting up numbers like this, which is notable.
November 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM
We are now, yes. I'm talking about where he wants to get to, which is where Brentford were under him. Consistently putting up numbers like this, which is notable.
I think he meant in attitude rather than style.
November 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I think he meant in attitude rather than style.