Spurs 4 (Yes 4)! Bolton 1

Wooooooooooohoooooooo! Can you tell I'm happy? Wow what a game - worth every penny of the ticket price. This is what the game is all about - exciting football from start to finish with a fantastic atmosphere to boot.

After three consecutive defeats: the Carling Cup semi-final against the scum down the road, an embarrassing 4-0 thrashing at home against the Northern scum and then going down 2-1 at home to Sheffield Utd, it was back to business with a 4-0 away win vs Fulham in the FA Cup last Sunday, and beating Everton 2-1 away in mid-week. So hopes were high of a repeat performance today, and we were certainly given a treat!

Three Spurs legends made special appearances at the Lane today: Glenn Hoddle (my childhood hero), Martin Peters and Pat Jennings. We also stood next to Trevor Francis and Martin Tyler as they purchased a baguette from one of the food stalls inside the East Stand!!



Bolton definitely didn't look the good side that they are, and within 25 minutes, we were 3-0 up with goals from Keane (2) and Jenas. You could say, beyond your wildest dreams and expectations! However, with extreme highs, you always seem to get a low with Spurs, when on 36 minutes, Robbie Keane was adjudged to have handled the ball on the goal line and was immediately red carded by Graham Poll, awarding Bolton a penalty. As per usual, Gary Speed comfortably scored from the spot. We couldn't see the incident due to the crowded penalty area and I will reserve judgement until I see the highlights later tonight. So it was down to 10 men for the last 55 minutes of the game. After feeling elation, I suddenly felt like it was all going to slip away. However, I'm glad to say, I was wrong - Spurs today were a different side: although they played a little deep for the first 15 minutes of the second half, no-one fell to pieces and they remained composed and professional. You'd never know they were playing with one man short. It wasn't until injury time that a quick break lead to a 4th goal from Lennon.

Berbatov was superb up front on his own. Every ball played to him from distance was controlled beautifully, his touches were brilliant and no-one could get near him. I'll be the first to admit that when he was first signed at the beginning of the season, I had reservations of his ability, but he has truly won the hearts of the fans with his skills and goal scoring. Still, I can't ignore the rest of the team; they all played their part today - Aaron Lennon was as exciting as ever, and Robbie proved his weight in gold with two goals. His partnership with Berbatov is going to be one of the best in the Premiership I believe. Mind you, he'll now be suspended for 3 games, so I hope that doesn't upset the structure too much.





I'd had to laugh at John. Poor thing. He always has a bet when we go to games and today he bet on scores of 2-0, 2-1, 3-0, 3-1, 3-2 and 4-0. Any win would have covered the bet placed so you'd think he couldn't lose. But once again, about 30 seconds before the final whistle, Spurs score another goal - and it always seems to be Lennon that spoils the day for John!

And just to make the day even better - the Arse scum lost in the Carling Cup final. Hehe!