The Fighting Cock (Tottenham Hotspur Podcast)

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We start with the only thing that’s made us smile all week, an Instagram banger from Olly_101 that basically sums up supporting Spurs right now. Then it’s straight into the West Ham misery, the corporate-seat experience, the inevitable early concession, and the familiar cycle of boos, brief hope, and collapse. We get into Vinai, the club’s “big plan”, whether Frank is just a placeholder for Dortmund, and why the Arteta comparison might be the most terrifying thing of all. Plus Porro’s petulance, the Somerville mismatch, why we didn’t just play Spence, and that weird new feeling where winning might actually be bad news.
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It’s Q&A Thursday and we’re all over the place in the best possible way. We get into Conor Gallagher, opportunistic signings and whether Spurs actually have a plan, Thomas Frank’s future, protests, ownership, Villa fans losing their minds online and why Spurs make us feel absolutely nothing. There’s chat about selling players properly, dreaming of Poch and Kane, fan fiction phase coping mechanisms and, inevitably, things descend into absolute filth. Big John brings the therapy, James brings the chaos and Flav is still arguing with Aston Villa fans. Classic Fighting Cock energy.

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We’re back with Harry Brooks and we get stuck into Conor Gallagher to Spurs, why he’s basically plug and play, and why managers love him. We talk about what he actually gives Spurs off the ball, how he can become the press trigger we’ve been missing, and why his engine and discipline make him such a reliable week to week performer. There’s also a bit on Valiz likely heading back to Brazil, a quick Souza check in, and the bigger question of squad balance and what this means for Sarr, Gray and Bergvall. Plus, yes, Villa fans catching strays after Gallagher picks Spurs.

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We try to work out what’s actually going wrong at Spurs, and whether sacking Thomas Frank even fixes anything. There’s a lot of anger about the football, but we keep coming back to the bigger issue: the club looks totally unaligned, with no clear sporting lead, no agreed identity, and recruitment that feels reactive rather than planned. We get into the “Tottenham DNA” idea, why managers take all the heat when they don’t control half the decisions, and why getting the right director of football matters more than another reset in the dugout.

Along the way we hit the injuries, the grim reality of being down to the bare bones in midfield, the kit drop chaos, and the familiar Spurs fan experience of trying to explain all this to your kids without traumatising them too much. Plus a few listener questions and a bit of therapy-by-moan to see us through.

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We’re not angry. We’re not hopeful. We’re not even disappointed. We’re just… numb.
After another Spurs defeat, we try to work out whether numbness is actually the healthiest coping mechanism. There’s talk of wanting to go blind, fans squaring up to players, Romero’s baffling Instagram post, Vicario booting it long, Bentancur turning back, and whether drinking tea out of that mug should be a sackable offence. Somewhere in the mess there are decent goals, half-chances, and a faint memory of joy. Mostly though, it’s therapy. Dark, funny, bleak therapy. Up the Spurs.
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