Green Shoots in Paris with Charlie Parrish | The Xavi Simons Conundrum, Frank's Playlist & Ignoring Arsenal (Q&A)
Jack is joined by Charlie Parrish to pick the bones out of the 5-3 defeat to PSG.
We discuss why, despite the result, there were genuine green shoots of promise in Paris, diving into the stylistic shifts and personnel tweaks Thomas Frank employed, and what this new look means for the rest of the season.
We also debate the Xavi Simons situation, is he just taking time to adapt, or is he the latest victim of the club's disjointed squad building?
Questions this week cover whether we need to ignore the spectre of Arsenal’s success to truly enjoy Tottenham again, what tracks would feature on Thomas Frank’s Apple playlist, and the morality of passing on Spurs fandom to our children.
Theme is Ghost Cat by Gillen
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REACTION: PSG 5-3 Spurs - Green Shoots | The Performance Was Better Than The Result
Jack is on the mic to react to a breathless 5-3 defeat to PSG in the Champions League.
It was a performance that arguably defied the scoreline. Plenty of attacking promise and evidence that Thomas Frank is attempting to be more positive, but ultimately undone by moments of madness at the back and the sheer quality of PSG.
Discussion covers the harsh reality of individual errors at this level, why there is reason for stoicism rather than panic, and the undeniable positives to take from a chaotic night in Paris.
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North London Demolition | Eze's Hat-trick & Re-energising The Spurs Husk
Jack is joined by friend of the show Phil to pick through the wreckage of a 4-1 battering at the hands of Arsenal.
We discuss how the universe seems to have conspired to let Eze bag a hat-trick against us, the alarming lack of fight within the squad, and the urgent need for the Lewis family to make good on their promises and re-energise this husk of a football club.
We also put the spotlight on Thomas Frank, is he the man for the long term, or is he struggling under the pressure of the job?
Theme is Ghost Cat by Gillen
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REACTION: Arsenal 4-1 Spurs | Tottenham Take a NLD Battering - Frank In Trouble?
Spurs barely even put up a fight in this shambolic display at the Emirates. Thomas Frank needs to have a word with himself.
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Hating Arsenal with Flav | Mum Jokes, Roast Dinner Crimes & Radiohead (Q&A)
Jack welcomes The Fighting Cock’s head honcho Flav back to the show ahead of the North London derby for a defiantly anti-Arsenal chat.
They get into Flav’s disdain for the commodification of the fixture and whether the divide between the clubs has ever felt this wide since the peak Wenger years.
Flav then answers your questions, from which injured player deserves the super magic sponge, to whether you’d trade a 4–0 derby win for a week of Marv-from-Home Alone-style trauma.
There’s also a debate about rogue roast dinner condiments, the place of HP and chilli sauce at Christmas, and Flav’s favourite Radiohead tune.
Theme is Ghost Cat by Gillen.
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Acerca de Rule The Roost - A Tottenham Hotspur Podcast
Rule the Roost is a Spurs podcast where proper football man-isms meet arthouse pretension.
Every Monday, Jack’s joined by a guest to wrestle with whatever state Tottenham are in – from match discussions to transfer talk and identity to existential dread.
Thursdays are for Q&As, your chance to ask serious (or not) questions.
And after every match, there’s a solo pod recorded on the final whistle: unfiltered, emotional, and usually involving Jack crying about Ledley King (and now Son Heung-min too).
If you like your football chat somewhere between pub preacher and quasi-intellectual, you’ll probably get on with this.
Expect plenty of pop-culture references too.
Up the Spurs.
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