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Welcome to your monthly EFL Championship Roundup, where hoddle headquarters takes a look at what’s going on in the second tier of the English football pyramid.

In the previous edition of the EFL Championship Roundup, I took a look at the race for the automatics (with Leeds, Shef Utd, Burnley and Sunderland comprising the lead back). Today, let’s take a look at the opposite end of the table with clubs that appear destined for relegation.

Bottom Three: Derby County, Luton Town, Plymouth Argyle

It’s hard to see any of these three clubs not get relegated this season. First, there’s Derby County, who’ve lost seven consecutive matches. The only possible bright spot for them is at an FA Cup defeat to Leyton Orient means they can potentially just focus on survival now.

Then you have Luton Town, who are staring down back-to-back relegations. I’m not sure how Town ended up here with Callum Morris and Elijah Adebayo still on the squad. I also have no clue how Rob Edwards is still their manager.

But neither of those look as bad as Argyle, who somehow managed to draw against Sunderland after a 5-0 defeat to Burnley just the other week. Their goal differential (-35) is atrocious and have now lost forward Morgan Whittaker to Boro. Hard to see things getting better.

Also in the mix: Cardiff, Hull, Stoke, Portsmouth

Are there teams who can fall into the relegation zone? Of course, with Portmsouth being the main contender. Currently just two points separate Hull, Stoke, and Portsmouth (all on 29) and Derby County (27). So, yes it can happen. But, again, Derby have lost seven in a row.

Cardiff City seem to have done enough after going 3-4-0 in their last seven matches, with their most recent defeat coming against Oxford United on Boxing Day. On the flipside of that is Stoke City, who haven’t won since December 29.

Top six:

Bottom three:

Fitzie’s track of the day: Lipstick Vogue, by Elvis Costello

And now for your links:

Dan KP: “Ange Postecoglou hints at ‘frenetic’ transfer activity but offers word of warning”

The Guardian: “Dejan Kulusevski leaps to defence of Postecoglou and struggling Spurs”

The Athletic ($$): “Once given away for free, the Ted Lasso rookie card is now worth thousands of dollars”

The Telegraph: “Jhon Duran nears £65m exit after Aston Villa angered by Arsenal’s Ollie Watkins bid”

Ange Postecoglou gave a press conference ahead of Elfsborg, but what Ange said wasn’t the highlight of the presser. Tottenham Hotspur attacking midfielder Dejan Kulusevski was also invited to the microphone to answer questions, most likely because he’s a Swedish player getting ready to play Elfsborg, a Swedish team, in the Europa League.

But what came out of Deki’s mouth was much more interesting — a full-throated defense of Postecoglou and his tactics, despite everything bad that’s happened to Spurs over the past three months. Deki came right out and said it — Ange is the right man for the job.

“Yeah, I agree with [Ange saying Spurs can do something special]. Three cups, we’re doing really well in the cups so it’s easy to focus on league but we’re doing really well in the cups. This is an important game and if we win we go to the next round so I think we can do good things in these last four months.”

Throughout this whole ordeal and the debate about whether Postecoglou is the right man to lead this football team, the one thing we’ve heard over and over again is that Big Ange still has the full backing of the players. Kulusevski puts a fine point on it — while he speaks for himself, his words carry the weight of the entire changing room, and it’s encouraging.

“[We’re behind Postecoglou] because we had games when we showed perfect football. Football that not many teams can play in the world. We played beautiful games against United, against City 4-0 so I think he is the right man. We play for him. We want to win for him and to be honest we have similar ideas. I am very positive as a guy and I always want to play that football he wants. I have to fight for him because I believe in that football too. Yes, I think he’s the right man.

“Opinions change. It’s not for me. I don’t listen to no-one because I know the truth. I see the truth my side. It’s not important what people say. It has never been actually. The league is very bad and the game on Sunday was tough to lose but you have to stay clear minded and focus on the goals. We have done mistakes, don’t get me wrong. We have done a lot of mistakes. We are 10/11 fit players in four competitions and that’s not OK and that’s why the team is paying that price in the league especially. You can look at the manager and the players but it’s bigger than that, it’s everything involved.

“Nah it’s not suffering. Losing that many games in the league is suffering. It’s very hard on me losing games. I accept it but I still have to see the bigger picture, and I still think we can do amazing things because we are left in three cups and that’s where my focus is. It’s a balance, it’s suffering. At the same time, I’m still positive and I still see opportunities we have.

But what’s causing the slip in form? For Kulusevski, it’s a very simple thing — Spurs are injured, short-handed, and exhausted, and everything spirals out from that.

“We play three games a week with nine or ten players. That’s all I need to say, it’s nothing more than that. I think everybody has got to watch the picture and ask themselves how we came this far. That’s it.

“That’s what I’m saying, we are 11 players playing three games a week for a long period. I don’t see any other team doing that. That’s the only thing we should look at.

“Of course you feel an energy [from the fans], you feel the vibe on the pitch. I understand that they are frustrated. Of course, it’s even more frustrating for us players. I understand it. And you can feel of course when the energy is not the best, you know? But that’s life, you’ve got to deal with it and you’ve got to find a way to win, because that’s what winners do in the end. Whatever happens to them, they try to find a way.”

Deki was asked how he stays positive despite the poor run of results.

“It’s a difficult question but you try to keep it up in the changing room, to lead by example and when things are going bad you try to lead by example and go to the gym a bit earlier, try to show other people that you’re doing it. They see it and go, ‘OK, we’ll go do that too.’ Be a good example and lead, stay away from everything negative.

“[We’re not taking our eye of the league] but like you said we really believe we have a lot to play for in these four months, three different competitions. It’s not that we’re taking our eyes off the league, absolutely not. The dream is still to do very good in these three competitions, win as much as possible as you can, and then in the league climb up. We’re getting some players back now, they are very close to playing. They are very good players and will give us a hand. The right thing is to just keep going, starting with a win tomorrow.”

Deki says a lot more in the video, which is embedded above. But the main thing I take from this is that the players haven’t quit on Postecoglou, just Ange hasn’t quit on this team. If anything, it makes me significantly more hopeful that both Spurs and Postecoglou can weather the storm and come out stronger on the other side of it.

Our handsome Dutch boy is back. Speaking to the assembled media ahead of Tottenham Hotspur’s Europa League home fixture against Elfsborg, Ange Postecoglou confirmed that not only is Micky van de Ven recovered from his hamstring injury sustained earlier this season, but he’s likely to start the match on the bench, hopefully getting some minutes.

That’s the good news. The bad news is James Maddison was confirmed to be out 2-3 weeks with a knock.

“Micky is good. He is good to go and we will try to get him some match minutes tomorrow. That’s the plan. Let’s see how much we can get out of him tomorrow. He has a good week/10 days training with the team and is in good condition so he is fine.

“In terms of the other guys, Madders has a calf strain so he is probably two to three weeks. He picked that up in the Hoffenheim game which was a week ago almost. Pape is okay, he still has got a bit of a niggle but he is okay and available. Biss is available. I think that is it for tomorrow night at this stage.

“I am not wary because [Micky] has got to come back at some stage. We can keep him training forever and never play and he maybe gets injured, that’s not how it works. We’ve done everything in our power and we did last time too. Last time he probably played more than he should have him in that first game but again hindsight and the circumstances around that game without rewriting history were pretty challenging anyway, but he’s ticked every box, worked awfully hard and been given clearance by the medical team. Invariably when you’ve had one injury it means you are always going to take a conservative approach, which we have and at some stage he has to play.

“What we’ve got to make sure is to just manage his minutes now to give him every chance to grow into it, but he’s enormous for us because A he is a fantastic player, and B with a lot of these guys who will come back, they are just champing at the bit to help so there is an energy there, a positivity there and for the guys who have been on the grind for a while, just having him training is a boost. Having him out there tomorrow I think even for our supporters it just gives you some energy and renewed energy, particularly for the core group of players who have got us through the last two and a half months, I think it gives us an enormous lift. So, really happy to have him back and tomorrow night is a good game for him to get back into it, European football, so a good way to reintegrate him in and I’m sure he’ll do well.

Ange also gave a brief update on Cuti Romero, who is still working his way back to fitness while training with the full group.

“Cuti’s still a bit of a slow burner. We’re mindful his injury was a bit different and he’s still got to tick a few boxes so, yeah, not for the horizon at the moment in terms of this weekend. We’ll see how he goes after.”

So no Maddison, but a (relatively) healthy Pape Sarr and Yves Bissouma? That’s not too shabby. It should hopefully be enough to get a win over the Elf Borg; this is the final match of the group stage and while Spurs have already clinched progression to the next stage of the competition they can clinch top 8 and a bye to the next round with a win on Thursday.

Ange said he doesn’t feel any extra pressure after losing to relegation-battling Leicester City at home this past weekend, but that he wants to get top eight so Spurs have a couple of weeks with only one match.

“No different to any other game mate. It’s a game I want to win and we go into it with the same intent. It’s a competition we have done really well in to be in a great position. We want to solidify our position and finish in the top eight. That’s in our hands tomorrow night. A win makes it certain, a draw is probably going to be good enough as well. Finishing in the top eight for us is hugely important because it gives us a good foothold in the tournament and also gives us a couple of weeks where we don’t have midweek games which at this point we are at is really important.”

Ange also spoke about Yang Min-hyeok’s loan to QPR, a move that surprised some as it leaves Tottenham even more short-handed at a time when it’s all hands on deck. But for Ange, the Yang loan was more about taking the long-term view to make sure he acclimates to England, but also gets some first team football under his belt.

“Just to give him a chance to settle in to a new culture, a new environment, new league, new country. He’s very young and we feel he needs to be allowed to settle. And with our current situation, the last thing I want to do is throw in another young player. We’ve got enough that we’re exposing, they’re doing awfully well. He’s obviously a long-term investment for the football club and we’ve got to do the right thing by him.”

Ange was also asked, as is common (but stupid) in managerial press conferences, about the transfer window and whether Spurs will be making any more moves for incoming players. As he has the entire month, Ange backed the recruitment team of Johan Lange while not really giving anything away... because it’s not his job.

“I’d be disingenuous if I said anything other than fight now there’s nothing imminent but that doesn’t mean there isn’t opportunity being explored. Traditionally the last few days of any window tend to be pretty frenetic. I expect us to be involved in that. Does that mean anything will get concluded? I can’t commit to that because I’m a bit of a distance from it but the information and dialogue I have is we’re exploring all the opportunities to see if we can bring some help in with the finances.”

The press conference also featured some OUTSTANDING comments from Dejan Kulusevski about the team and the injury situation... but that’s another article.

Tottenham kick off against Elfsborg tomorrow at 3 pm. The match is televised on TNT Sports 2 in the UK, and streamed on Paramount+ in USA.

As written by Matty this morning, news broke today that Tottenham Hotspur and QPR were working on a deal that would send young Korean winger Yang Min-hyeok from Spurs to Rangers on loan to the end of the season. Just a bit ago, Tottenham confirmed the move on social media.

I know Spurs are deeply wounded and currently have 12 players out injured, but this really does feel like the right move for Yang at this time. Consider: he’s only been here a couple of months after moving from Korea, and to be honest the level of the K-League is probably on the whole close to League One in England. Expecting him to come as a promising talent in Korea and make an impact at the Premier League level is extremely optimistic. Yang has made the bench for a few matches recently, but Ange has seemingly shown no inclination to give him his club debut, and there’s probably a good reason for that.

QPR are a mid-table Championship club — not in relegation danger but also well down the table despite being four points out of a playoff spot. It feels like sending Yang to West London to get used to English first team football is a good intermediate step, prior to possibly working him into a reserve spot on the team either next season or the season after. And either way, a Championship loan for an 18-year old player is a strong indicator of Yang’s promise of future development.

Postecoglou seems to agree. In Wednesday’s press conference ahead of the Europa League group stage match against Elfsborg, Big Ange said that the club are viewing Yang as a “long term investment”.

“Just to give him a chance to settle in to a new culture, a new environment, new league, new country. He’s very young and we feel he needs to be allowed to settle. And with our current situation, the last thing I want to do is throw in another young player. We’ve got enough that we’re exposing, they’re doing awfully well. He’s obviously a long-term investment for the football club and we’ve got to do the right thing by him.”

So I’m okay with this. The club appears to be taking the long view on player development for someone like Yang, and that’s the smart choice rather than denting his confidence by allowing him to make possibly high profile mistakes in critical games for Spurs this season.

Well, after nearly a month of nothing but low-level Tottenham Hotspur transfer rumor slop, it feels as though the Bat Country heavens have opened up. Fresh on the heels of the Mathys Tel rumor comes another one from Santi Aouna that says Spurs have “opened talks” with Brentford over a move for striker Yoane Wissa.

Aouna’s one of the more reliable transfer mongers out there, so that makes this particularly interesting. Wissa is having a nice season with the Bees with 11 goals and 2 assists in just over 1500 minutes of action this season. The Congolese striker is 28 now — not exactly a spring chicken — but he’s pretty good, with 0.67 npxG+xA/90, the highest of his career. He has 18 months left on his Brentford contract, so his value is very unlikely to get any higher and probably will drop further this summer. That might entice Brentford, who don’t have a ton to play for yet this season, to sell.

Wissa’s a warm body up top, but a pretty decent warm body at that. He’d be a capable replacement for Richarlison in the unlikely event Spurs move him to the Saudi Pro League this week, or just good rotation until Dom Solanke comes back.

It’s a rumor, and we know about how rumors tend to go. I’m not going to tell you that this is going to happen. But it does strike me as a plausible target Spurs could be looking at up top this month, along with Tel.

Potentially exciting news if you like transfer rumor slop — according to multiple sources, Tottenham Hotspur is one of several clubs interested in a loan or purchase of Bayern Munich striker Mathys Tel.

BILD (via SportWitness) reports that Tel, who has only made eight Bundesliga appearances for Bayern this season, has changed his mind and wants to leave the club in January, and Bayern is currently scrambling to find a new club for him. BILD also says he “doesn’t want to join Chelsea” (lol) because he sees the Blues as too congested at his position for reliable minutes.

Buddy, can I interest you in a club with 12 injured first team players?

We know already that Tel’s name came up in talks when Spurs were negotiating with Bayern for the sale of Harry Kane, so he’s a name that has been on Spurs’ radar for a while now. It’s not clear whether this would be an outright sale, a “dry” or a “wet” loan, or even if Spurs are actually interested. BILD notes that Manchester United and Arsenal are also clubs with an interest in bringing in Tel. Writing in the Telegraph (£), Matt Law seems to corroborate reports that Spurs are interested and open to talks, but only mentions Chelsea as an alternate option.

Sky Germany, meanwhile, write that United’s interest is precipitated on the club moving either Alejandro Garnacho or Marcus Rashford first, which... well. Marseille is also reportedly interested, which might interest a French striker looking for minutes. Even so, United being dumb would seem to provide an opening for Spurs to slip in with a bid. Arsenal’s rumored interest is a complicating factor, as they’re also looking for a front line option in this window after losing Bukayo Saka and Gabrial Jesus to injury.

Tel’s a player who can operate as either a wide or central forward, has decent statistics, and is only 19 years old. He’s not breaking through at Bayern right now but that doesn’t mean he’s not a good player or that he couldn’t do a job for Spurs. I’m extremely interested in Tel, though obviously this doesn’t mean a move is imminent or even likely. It’s been that kind of window.

Rumors abounded over the last 24 hours on social media that new Tottenham Hotspur youngster Yang Min-hyeok was destined for a loan stint, and we finally have something from a reasonable source. Alasdair Gold is reporting that the South Korean teenager is headed to the Championship for the rest of the season:

Queens Park Rangers are the lucky landing spot for Yang, reportedly beating out a number of other clubs both in the Championship and overseas for the winner of the K League’s Young Player of the Year award.

A stint in the Championship is probably a sensible move for Yang. Talent aside (and he is talented), the intensity of the Premier League will be a huge step up for him, and some time lower down the English footballing pyramid will help him adapt to the increased physicality required. As for QPR, they are not a bad place for Yang to head; in midtable, they’re reasonably safe from the threat of relegation but still and outside chance at reaching the promotion spots - meaning they will be willing to take risks on younger players in the hopes of climbing the ladder.

Gold also mentions this could mean Spurs are lining up another attacking signing, which... well, the saying goes that hope deferred makes the heart sick, and I am nigh on my deathbed right now. Maybe, though, just maybe, there’s a nugget of truth to Gold’s suggestion?

From the sounds of things, this could be made official very soon, so keep an eye out!

We’re almost at the end of the month, which means it’s just about time to check in on the Championship and what the next month has in store for Tottenham (hopefully unrelated to the Championship.). But before that, let’s take a look at the next three levels in the English football pyramid:

EFL League One

I know Wrexham are the darlings of the EFL right now with their back-to-back-to-back promotion still in play, but Leyton Orient is the story you should be most invested in. For starters, their badge is killer. Second, of course, is that connection to Spurs.

And this is Jamie Donley, currently on loan at the club. He’s made a really good impression at the club so far, and here’s to hoping he helps push them further into the playoff spots.

Top six:

Bottom four:

EFL League Two

I’m just here for AFC Wimbledon. Would love to see this club get promoted. I had actually convinced a friend of mine to attend one of their games when he visited London earlier this month (Wimbledon won 2-0).

Top seven:

Bottom two:

National League

Look at that - North London’s very own Barnet are top of the league! They are in a three-horse race with Forest Green and York City for title and automatic promotion. The other two will be consigned to the playoffs.

Top three:

Fitzie’s track of the day: Messy, by Lola Young

And now for your links:

The Athletic ($$): “How Tottenham Hotspur have gone from Big Six to the bottom six”

Football London: “Daniel Levy’s real £222m issue laid bare as Premier League rivals leave Tottenham behind”

Dan KP: “Tottenham’s transfer failure constitutes negligence, incompetence or both”

BBC: “Leicester City helicopter crash ruled an accident”

Hello Tottenham Hotspur fans. Sunday was a bad game. We’ve had a bunch of those lately. Let’s not dwell on it too much, because we’ve been having circular arguments about Ange Postecoglou’s future, the injury crisis, the fixture congestion, and Daniel Levy for two months now.

Instead, I have some good news to share with you. I have shared in the comments about my Stage IV colon cancer diagnosis earlier this year, though I’ve tried not to make a big deal out of it. (There’s a Caring Bridge blog in my name if you’re curious.) I’m very pleased however to report that after two surgeries and several months of treatment I have completed my full course of chemotherapy. I have a scan in two weeks, and if that comes back clear (and it’s expected it will), I am officially in remission and monitoring for the next five years.

I’ve said this before, but the main advice I have for people is to stay up to date with their preventative medicine to the extent that you’re able. Don’t put off your colonoscopies when it’s time — my initial tumor was caught on my very first colonoscopy, and it likely saved my life. Colon cancer in particular is on the rise among men and women, and it can also target younger people as well. But it’s also significantly more treatable than even five years ago.

And speaking of colonoscopies, I’m quite familiar with them now, and especially the dreaded “prep day.” If you’ve ever done one, you’ll know you get acutely familiar with Gatorade the day before the procedure. I’ve done enough bowel prep now that I have some TAKES on the various Gatorade colors and flavors available.

So here are your Tottenham Hotspur player ratings for their home loss to Leicester, to the theme of Gatorade colors.

This is pretty clearly the Basic Bitch Choice™ and I acknowledge that, but honestly there aren’t many better choices than your basic orange flavor. Orange is one of the artificial fruit flavors that most closely mimics the real thing, or is at least palatable, and importantly you can use it for prep day if it doesn’t have any red dye in it. I’ll also give a quick shout-out to the mango and citrus cooler flavors, somewhat hard to find but worth seeking out if you’re drinking a gallon of the stuff. Or even if you aren’t.

LOL there are no Spurs players here, are you nuts?

It’s really hard to go wrong with a fruit punch flavored drink because the flavor is so ubiquitous and everyone seems to love it. I’m the same way. The irony is that you can’t drink it when doing bowel prep (red, blue and purple have dyes in it that interfere with scans). Speaking of red Gatorade, there’s apparently a mythical strawberry flavor that I have yet to see in the wild.

Lucas Bergvall (Community — 3.0): This is probably overrating him a bit due to the match context, but screw it — Lucas was pretty darn good on a day when few Spurs players were. A small bright spot from this disasterclass is that Bergvall continues to get important developmental minutes. Think he’s going to break out next season.

Richarlison (Community — 3.0): Good, tricky header for Spurs’ goal and clattered the post after. Shame about the groin, but it’s good to see him back out there.

This is the classic Gatorade flavor and color, and one of the two original flavors back when it was a drink mix and not available at literally every convenience store. It’s fine. Not the first thing I reach for but also not terrible, and you can drink lots of it without hating yourself or the company afterwards.

Antonin Kinsky (Community — 2.5): I don’t blame him too much for either goal, especially the first, which seemed to take a skip off the turf before he could get it. Had a lovely pass from deep that set up a big chance.

Archie Gray (Community — 3.0): Was worried about his hamstring when I saw him at LB but he did okay against Ayew and Justin. A little less effective when moved to CM.

Dejan Kulusevski (Community — 2.5): God love him, he’s trying but it’s clear he’s got very little left in the tank right now.

Son Heung-Min (Community — 2.5): Forced two quality Leicester saves, but he dropped off considerably in the second half. Fatigue? Probably. At least his minutes are kind of being managed.

Mikey Moore (Community — 2.5): Looked to be one of Spurs’ more creative players on the day, but that’s a tough ask for a 17-year old kid.

Sergio Reguilon (Community — 2.5): He was fine, I guess. At least he can run.

There are precious few things that are blue in nature, and for that reason I’ve usually steered clear of blue flavored drinks. Nine times out of ten they’re some variation of blue raspberry, a flavor I have bounced off of since childhood. Not a huge fan of the purple flavors either, as artificial grape always reminds me of Dimetapp and being sick as a seven year old.

Pedro Porro (Community — 2.0): Got the assist for Richarlison, but at least partially at fault for both Leciester goals. Might have made up for it on the offensive end but squandered two good chances by taking shots that hit side netting instead of squaring to teammates. Overall: bad game.

Radu Dragusin (Community — 2.0): Hung out to dry by Porro on the first goal, but was again loose passing out from the back.

Ben Davies (Community — 2.0): Gave El-Khannous way too much space for Leicester’s second goal. An uncharacteristic less-than-solid performance from Gentle Ben.

Rodrigo Bentancur (Community — 2.0): God, he was bad. Loose passing, bad tackles, no real chance creation. Awful performance.

Pape Sarr (Community — 2.0): Awful, but then again he was injured and according to Ange shouldn’t have been playing at all. Kinda hard to blame Pape for that.

Ange Postecoglou (Community — 2.0): I know, it’s hard to succeed with two hands tied behind your back, but still, one point from two games against Leicester this season should never be acceptable. And also Ange — you had Lankshear right there.

I made the mistake of buying a six pack of this ahead of my initial bowel surgery prep (gotta mix things up, right?), and it’s the worst, like the absolute most garbage cheap-ass Great Value brand cherry-lime cough syrup. It’s also visually dis-congruous — who makes white things taste like artificial cherries? I’d rather eat cherry Chap-Stick. I had to choke this down and have now sworn off the stuff forever. The hardest of passes.

No Tottenham players were as bad as white Glacier Cherry Gatorade.

Tom Carroll Memorial Non-Rating:

Did you really think I’d miss an opportunity to talk about 2025 Australian Open champion Maddison Keys?

I have followed her career for so long, from her debut at the 2013 Australian Open to her crushing defeat to Sloane Stephens in the 2017 US Open final.

Anyone who watches Maddison Keys play knows how hard she hits the ball. Few on the tour have as big a forehand or backhand as her, and she’s got a powerful serve too. But others will also point out that she frequently crumbled when facing the biggest moments in her career (too many major quarterfinals and semifinals to count).

And then Keys put in one of the greatest runs this sport has ever seen, defeating World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 2-6 7-5 in the final, outhitting the hardest-hitting player in the WTA.

That came after wins against world No. 2 Iga Swiatek, No. 28 Elena Svitolina, No. 6 Elena Rybakina and No. 10 Danielle Collins. Her average opponent was ranked somewhere between 12.3, making this the toughest stretch for a major champion in modern history.

For Keys, a protoge of Lindsey Davenport, the biggest factor was a change in mindset. During her post-match presser, Keys said she learnt to be happy with a career that didn’t hinge on winning a major.

We saw that freedom with which she played not just in this fortnight, but in her warm-up tournament as well. defeating World No. 6 Jessica Pegula in the final of the Adelaide International.

That means Keys is 5-0 against top 10 players this year (4-0 during the Aussie Open) as she reclaims her career-high ranking of 7. I couldn’t be more thrilled to see Keys lift the trophy on the same stage where she made her breakthrough more than a decade ago. It’s long overdue.

Fitzie’s track of the day: Who Needs You?, by Queen

And now for your links:

Dan KP: “Tottenham ARE in a relegation fight and history shows Daniel Levy should be worried”

Alasdair Gold: “What Ange Postecoglou needs this week to save his Tottenham job”

The Guardian: “Levy wants under-fire Postecoglou to plot course through Spurs’ storm”

Jay Harris ($$): “How long can Tottenham let this go on for?”

BBC: “Referee Coote hid sexuality for fear of abuse”