The Fighting Cock (Tottenham Hotspur Podcast)

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Solanke’s late equaliser at Old Trafford, ten men refusing to fold and an away end that never stopped believing. We pick through a performance that gave us reasons to be positive, even if that optimism is upsetting a few people.

Cal and debutant Dan Muino join us to discuss Bentancur’s red card, Savinho’s persistence, Gallagher’s underappreciated work and why De Zerbi deserves time to get this rebuild right. Plus, Van Hecke’s passing, our problems in front of goal and what “Spurs will be fine” actually means.

And Dan tells us the story behind his viral Sol Campbell celebration: a homemade “traitor” T-shirt, a charity match and a booking worth taking.

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Spurs are back and we’re convinced it’s all going to click. We’d just quite like to know when.

We discuss why we’re still backing De Zerbi, whether Mathys Tel’s international goals can kickstart his Tottenham season, and why Williams-Barnett needs a chance. With Manchester United away approaching, we look at the encouraging signs, the square pegs in round holes and how much the last two seasons are shaping our reactions to this one.

Plus, appreciating just how good Kane and Son were, a potential rap feud with The Extra Inch, Stefan Freund’s pants and Ricky’s long-awaited bolognese recipe.

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The international break has gone on so long we’ve started feeling positive about Tottenham again. We discuss backing De Zerbi, giving the new signings time and whether selling Spence, Parrott and Lankshear deserves quite so much hindsight. Should Williams-Barnett get his chance, and can Maddison unlock this attack?

We also debate what punishment Manchester City should face, whether we’d want a trophy awarded retrospectively and the awkward business of still wanting them to finish above Arsenal.

Plus, reflecting on the Ledley King interview, the last time Spurs made us properly happy, an unfortunate phone call from Ossie Ardiles and how far you could throw an oiled-up Ricky.

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Welcome to The Lab. For this episode, I sat down with someone who means an enormous amount to this club and to all of us who support it: Ledley King.

An academy graduate, our captain, a one-club man and now a member of Tottenham’s Hall of Fame.

On a personal level, I’m incredibly grateful to have been given this opportunity. We spend so much time talking about Spurs and the people who’ve shaped our lives supporting it. Getting to have this conversation with Ledley was really special.

We spoke about his bond with the fans, the years when Spurs started believing again, and what it took, physically and mentally, to keep pulling on that shirt.

A huge thank you to Ledley for his time. I hope you enjoy the conversation.

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Flav and Ricky are keeping each other sane through the international break. We discuss the prospect of Kulusevski’s return, what he could bring to De Zerbi’s side and why patience seems such a difficult sell when it comes to Tottenham. Flav reports back from a frustrating encounter with Sean Dyche on The Overlap, and we question whether “mentality” actually explains anything.

Plus, your questions on bringing back the drum, binning the trumpet, which Pochettino player would rescue this team, and why listening to more Spurs podcasts after a defeat might be making everything worse.

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