Heart vs Head with Kish from Lilywhite Lab | The Newcastle Dichotomy, The Xavi Simons Mystery & The Vicario Question (Q&A)
Jack is joined by Kish from Lilywhite Lab to try and make sense of the trip to St James' Park.
We examine the reaction to the Newcastle game, trying to separate the emotional relief of the result from the rational assessment of the performance.
Discussion then turns to the confusing case of Xavi Simons. Is his continued omission a simple struggle to adjust to the Premier League, or a more worrying reflection of a clash with Thomas Frank’s style of play?
We also dive into the midfield engine room and ask if it is finally time for Archie Gray to permanently displace Rodrigo Bentancur.
Listener questions this week cover the Vicario Debate and whether it's time to upgrade or is the criticism overblown? And we find out who Kish would pick to replace Thomas Frank if the axe ultimately falls.
Theme is Ghost Cat by Gillen.
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REACTION: Newcastle 2-2 Spurs - Worst Penalty Call Ever? | Romero Saves The (Awful) Day
Two worldies from Cristian Romero have spared Spurs yet another defeat in the Premier League after a wholly uninspiring performance from Thomas Frank's men. Tottenham's performance, however, pales in comparison to the shambolic officiating on display to award potentially the worst penalty ever seen. Jack has plenty to go on about with this one.
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Are Tottenham In A Death Spiral? | Thomas Frank on the Brink, Replacement Candidates & The Ownership
Jack is joined by Gavin to dissect yet another miserable afternoon in N17 as Tottenham fell to a 2-1 defeat against Fulham.
We digest the reality that Spurs have managed just one home win all season, and ask if time is finally up for Thomas Frank. Is he simply unable to handle this level of football, or is it too hasty to pull the trigger?
If he does go, who steps in? They look into the potential candidates to replace him and weigh up the pros and cons of another managerial reset.
We also touch on the ownership, despite the noise of a boardroom reshuffle, we ask if a leopard can truly change its spots, and discuss what we actually need to see to believe the club isn't entering a death spiral.
Finally, we look ahead to Tuesday night’s trip to Newcastle. Is there any hope of a result at St James' Park, or are we destined for another walloping?
Theme is Ghost Cat by Gillen
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REACTION: Spurs 1-2 Fulham - Spurs Suffer Yet Another Dismal Defeat At Home | Where Do We Go From Here?
For the third time in less than seven days, Tottenham have tasted defeat. Only one win at home all season, and we lose to Fulham who had only one point away from home until today. Where do we go from here?
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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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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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