Following disappointing draws against Wolverhampton Wanders and Bodo/Glimt, I know what we’re all thinking: We want more Tottenham football and we want it now!
Well have no fear, dear hoddlers, for the
start of the new month brings all sorts of football in so many competitions. Let’s get straight to it:
Tottenham Hotspur men’s squad:
There’s no such thing as an easy game in the Premier League, and I think October will definitely be a validation of that recent cliche. Leeds United are coming off a 2-2 draw against Bournemouth (after bossing Wolves away the week before), and then it’s a home game against a struggling Villa before visitng a resurgent Everton.
And then, of course, we’ve got the cup matches. Monaco have only played one game in the league so far, so it’s tough to gauge how tough that’ll be. BUT it should feature a reunion with Eric Dier, and that’ll be quite fun. The last time these two sides played in the group stage was in the 2016-17 season.It did not end well.
Tottenham Hotspur men’s schedule: at Leeds (4 Oct), Aston Villa (19 Oct), at Monaco (Champions League; 22 Oct), at Everton (26 Oct), at Newcastle (EFL Cup, 29 Oct)
Tottenham Hotspur women’s squad:
Don’t let their 1-5 defeat to Man City fool you, Tottenham Hotspur Women are off to a pretty good start this season. Spurs are 3-0-1 with nine points on the table: That’s two fewer wins than they had in the entirety of the 2024-25 season, and 17 points off as well.
But this month brings a new test: Chelsea away. I did a quick look at their head-to-head, and it doesn’t make for good reading. Nevertheless, there’s a lot to be hopeful about as we enter October.
Tottenham Hotspur women’s schedule: Brighton (5 Oct), at Chelsea (12 Oct), Birmingham (Womens League Cup, 19 Oct)
Fitzie’s track of the day: Bizarre Love Triangle, by New Order
And now for your links:
The Telegraph: “Lacklustre Tottenham leave it late to scrape draw against Bodo/Glimt”
Alasdair Gold: “Thomas Frank admits something about Micky van de Ven and explains Tottenham’s struggles in Bodo”
The Athletic ($$): “Tottenham end relationship with Rothschild & Co as club ‘not for sale’”
The Independent: “West Ham show signs of life for Nuno to nurture in Everton draw”
