Saturday 28th October 2017

Man Utd 1 Spurs 0

A grey day in Manchester, and another narrow defeat at Old Trafford.

There was little between the teams on this occasion and one goal always looked likely to decide it.

Having defended brilliantly all afternoon, we were undone by a route one goal nine minutes from time. David de Gea launched a free-kick long, Romelu Lukaku flicked on and Anthony Martial got in behind to finish.

That was just minutes after our best chance as Dele Alli touched Christian Eriksen’s pass wide from close range. Lukaku hit the post after that and the game looked destined for 0-0 until Martial struck.

The result ended our run of six successive away wins and was our first loss on the road this season – United have won five out of five at home.

Friday 27th October 2017

Wednesday 25th October 2017

Spurs 2 West Ham 3

Our Carabao Cup campaign ended in disappointing fashion at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday evening as we threw away a two-goal half-time lead to exit the competition with a 3-2 defeat to West Ham United.
Goals from Moussa Sissoko and Dele Alli capped a commanding first half performance, but we were left stunned at the final whistle after the visitors hit back in the second half with a brace from Andre Ayew and the winner from Angelo Ogbonna.

Only six minutes had gone when Ben Davies and Fernando Llorente combined to set Heung-Min Son free down the left, who in turn found Sissoko and he finished neatly past Adrian. The Hammers goalkeeper saved well from a Dele header on 18 minutes, but could do nothing about our second, Dele’s curling shot deflecting off the head of Declan Rice and in off the far post.

But while we dominated the first half, the Hammers hit three goals without reply inside 20 minutes of the second period to turn the tie on its head. Ayew pulled one back on 55 minutes, pouncing from close range after captain on the night Michel Vorm had saved well from Edimilson Fernandes, before the Hammers striker levelled the scores five minutes later.
And it got worse in the 70th minute when Ogbonna’s glancing header from Manuel Lanzini’s cross beat Vorm and went in off the far post. We applied some late pressure to try to salvage the tie, but the equaliser wouldn’t come and we tumbled out of the competition.

Tuesday 24th October 2017

No More I Love You’s

David Edward Daniel Freeman and Joseph Hughes

I used to be a lunatic from the gracious days
I used to feel woebegone and so restless nights
My aching heart would bleed for you to see
Oh, but now
I don’t find myself bouncing home
Whistling buttonhole tunes to make me cry

No more I love you’s
The language is leaving me
No more I love you’s
Changes are shifting
Outside the words

The lover speaks about the monsters
I used to have demons in my room at night
Desire, despair, desire
So many monsters

Oh, but now
I don’t find myself bouncing around
Whistling my conscience to make me cry

No more I love you’s
The language is leaving me
No more I love you’s
The language is leaving me in silence
No more I love you’s
Changes are shifting
Outside the words

And people are being real crazy
But we will only come
And you know what mommy?
Everybody was being real crazy
The monsters are crazy
There are monsters outside

No more I love you’s
The language is leaving me
No more I love you’s
The language is leaving me in silence
No more I love you’s
Changes are shifting outside the words
Outside the words

No more I love you’s
The language is leaving me
No more I love you’s
The language is leaving me
No more I love you’s
Changes are shifting outside the words

Outside the words

Monday 23rd October 2017

Sunday 22nd October 2017

Spurs 4 Liverpool 1

Spurs fans in a record Premier League crowd of 80,827 were treated to a magnificent performance against Liverpool. As expected, the team moved on quickly from the magnitude of the display and 1-1 draw against Real Madrid on Tuesday night and flew out of the traps, the foundations of this win laid in that dominant first 20 minutes.

Harry Kane opened the scoring on four minutes and then provided Heung-Min Son with the chance to fire home the second on 12 minutes, a classic counter-attack that started with Hugo Lloris’ throw and finished with the ball in the net four touches later. The South Korean clattered the woodwork four minutes after that.

Liverpool, always a threat going forward, pulled a goal back on 23 minutes through Mohamed Salah but it was brief respite for the Reds in that first half as we came firing back, Son and Kane twice goimg close. The third goal arrived with perfect timing just seconds before half-time. Christian Eriksen floated in a free-kick, Joel Matip headed out to Dele Alli who volleyed home from 16 yards.

The match was put out of Liverpool’s reach with the fourth goal 10 minutes into the second half, Kane there again to pounce for Spurs goal number 112 after Jan Vertonghen’s effort was cleared off the line.

It was just left to Lloris to make his mark with three late saves – the first, from Philippe Coutinho, another for the Frenchman’s highlight reel.

Giants 7 Seahawks 24

The Seahawks dominated just about every facet of their win over the New York Giants, but it was only in the second half that the score caught up. Seattle pulled away for a 24-7 final, but it wasn’t without bumps along the road.

They entered halftime down three despite outgaining New York by nearly 200 yards, and for a moment there, it looked like Jimmy Graham may never catch another pass. But Russell Wilson finished with one of his best stat lines as a Seahawk — 27-39, 334 yards, three TDs — even despite missing a couple deep balls, and the defense was as dominant it has been this season. Seattle overcame 15 penalties for 110 yards and improved to 4-2.

No matter the game, these Seahawks always manage keep it interesting.

Saturday 21st October 2017

Above are the finds from this past month and below are finds from previous harvests.