Walter Bishop Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Has anyone seen a spurs representative on the tv or heard anyone on the radio yet? SSN keep showing Paulo Sergio`s interview but i havent seen anything from the spurs side? I know we are a much smaller club etc but i am surprised at how we appear to be swept aside as insignificant by their lack of reaction to this draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyk Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Has anyone seen a spurs representative on the tv or heard anyone on the radio yet? SSN keep showing Paulo Sergio`s interview but i havent seen anything from the spurs side? I know we are a much smaller club etc but i am surprised at how we appear to be swept aside as insignificant by their lack of reaction to this draw. Big Joe Jordan.. My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudi The Awesome One Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Has anyone seen a spurs representative on the tv or heard anyone on the radio yet? SSN keep showing Paulo Sergio`s interview but i havent seen anything from the spurs side? I know we are a much smaller club etc but i am surprised at how we appear to be swept aside as insignificant by their lack of reaction to this draw. Very small mention on website. Couple of lines from Harry's assistant then the rest of the article on their next friendly. Let's hope they make the mistake of taking us too lightly and we shock them at Tynecastle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Running scared imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost in leith Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Why are you surprised? The club regard this as a nuisance and English fans think Scottish football is a joke. There is reaction from Jordan quoted on the BBC site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambonian Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Cos they know they'll walk it! That's why i can't understand why folk think this has been a good draw. Would've been good to get them in the group stages, that way if we lost we could've gained points elsewhere. knockout? Nah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T.F.Robertson Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Running scared imo. Problems accepting the reality of their dire situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 we're not a big draw, pure and simple. Spurs will probably treat this like a double headed friendly, hopefully we can take advantage of this and do them in the first leg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewYorkJambo Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Cos they know they'll walk it! That's why i can't understand why folk think this has been a good draw. Would've been good to get them in the group stages, that way if we lost we could've gained points elsewhere. knockout? Nah! Are you for real? Have you even seen the pot of teams we could have been drawn against? There were five or six and NEWSFLASH: We couldn't beat any of then over two legs (in all liklihood!) So Spurs was the best draw for a ton of reasons i) Travel is cheap and will get a reasonably big allocation ii) Scotland v England rivalry iii) They are quality and have good players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CF11JamTart Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Are you for real? Have you even seen the pot of teams we could have been drawn against? There were five or six and NEWSFLASH: We couldn't beat any of then over two legs (in all liklihood!) So Spurs was the best draw for a ton of reasons i) Travel is cheap and will get a reasonably big allocation ii) Scotland v England rivalry iii) They are quality and have good players This. All this. My heart sank when I saw the five alternatives. At least the Spurs tie has a bit more glamour to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewYorkJambo Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 This. All this. My heart sank when I saw the five alternatives. At least the Spurs tie has a bit more glamour to it. Like you I wanted an easy draw. When I saw them I knew we were almost certainly out. MAYBE PAOK we could have taken IF we were exceptional and they had a nightmare. But more than likely we'd just go out to a team with no real stars. This way I reckon we'll go out but after a rousing home display. I'd LOVE us to put Tottenham out and, stupidly, by the day of the game I will somehow have convinced myself there is a chance. But realistically, this is the end of the road for us and at least we will have an amazing atmosphere and see some quality players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcjambo Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 I'm very pleased by the lack of reaction. It shows they expect an easy passage into the next phase. I just hope we can field a full strength team - we will need Webster for this one. This. All this. My heart sank when I saw the five alternatives. At least the Spurs tie has a bit more glamour to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTH Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Cos they know they'll walk it! That's why i can't understand why folk think this has been a good draw. Would've been good to get them in the group stages, that way if we lost we could've gained points elsewhere. knockout? Nah! Chance are any of the seeded teams would have knocked us out, so why not have some fun while it lasts! Although by the sounds of it you don't do fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debtor Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Cos they know they'll walk it! That's why i can't understand why folk think this has been a good draw. Would've been good to get them in the group stages, that way if we lost we could've gained points elsewhere. knockout? Nah! This is true. The other clubs we could have met were just as strong, but this will result (if we lose) in the usual English press contempt.If we win they will claim some feeble excuse. The memory of Dave MacKay means little to the media today (though Spurs fans appreciate him). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigO Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Big Joe Jordan.. My link I find it a bit weird that the article fails to mention that Jordan managed us. Isn't that the sort of thing they'd usually think warrants mention? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambonian Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Are you for real? Have you even seen the pot of teams we could have been drawn against? There were five or six and NEWSFLASH: We couldn't beat any of then over two legs (in all liklihood!) So Spurs was the best draw for a ton of reasons i) Travel is cheap and will get a reasonably big allocation ii) Scotland v England rivalry iii) They are quality and have good players All 3 reasons would've still applied in the group stages. I'm not that bothered if, as we expect, lose the game, just would've preferred it if it had been in the group stages. The money for qualifying in the first place would've been there and another few teams and big crowds would've added to the pot regardless of the Tottenham game. Nice to see Rangers and Celtic gettin an easy draw though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CF11JamTart Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Like you I wanted an easy draw. When I saw them I knew we were almost certainly out. MAYBE PAOK we could have taken IF we were exceptional and they had a nightmare. But more than likely we'd just go out to a team with no real stars. This way I reckon we'll go out but after a rousing home display. I'd LOVE us to put Tottenham out and, stupidly, by the day of the game I will somehow have convinced myself there is a chance. But realistically, this is the end of the road for us and at least we will have an amazing atmosphere and see some quality players Agreed - that's the problem when you're not seeded. By definition, a seeded team will be better than an unseeded team. I don't know how these things work, but we could make a wee bit of cash if it's televised. Which is more significantly more likely with Spurs than if it were Spartak Moscow, PAOK or Hapoel Tel Aviv. Something else i've noticed is that there didn't seem to be much reaction about it on the scottish media: whereas they would have creamed their drawers at the prospect had it been OF v Spurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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