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Last weekend's bitterly disappointing North London Derby defeat might've been an unwanted bump in the road but with 11 games until the World Cup-enforced break Spurs sit 3rd in the Premier League and on course to qualify for the Champions League knockout stages. Ian is back alongside four of the YE1 regulars, plus a contribution from commentary roy…
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YE1 Spurs is back for the 2022/23 season and with an unrivalled degree of optimism shared by almost every single Tottenham fan! Ian, Sim and Peter begin by paying homage to the victorious Lionesses before forecasting Antonio Conte's first full season at White Hart Lane, fresh off the back of Saturday's opening day mauling of sorry Southampton. Enjo…
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Ian, Casper, Peter and Sim revel in the joy of Tottenham's qualification for next season's Champions League, and a sixth consecutive season finishing above the Goons. Twitter: YE1SpursBy peterwright
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It's crunch time! Five games to go in the Premier League, and it's a straight shoot-out for 4th between our beloved Spurs, and that bunch from Woolwich. Ian, Sim, Casper, Peter and Fletch are in the chairs tonight to look ahead to a make or break few weeks. Twitter: @YE1SpursBy peterwright
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Thankfully the title of the podcast does not describe any of Spurs' current players as, at the moment, it is all smiles as far as the YE1 crew are concerned. On this international break edition, Ian and the team assess the topsy-turvy form from our last pod up until back-to-back wins over Brighton and West Ham! We also pay homage to Jermain Defoe a…
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Episode 25: Ranting on [National] Radio
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YE1 is finally back for a first pod of 2022, as Ian, Sim, Peter and Fletch try to make sense of last week's consecutive home losses to Southampton and Wolves. Tune in for Peter's appearance on national radio after Sunday's defeat, an assessment of Spurs' record so far at the 'new' stadium, and the debut of our new roleplay (not "foreplay") feature!…
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What an honour to welcome Fabrice Muamba to YE1 Spurs! This is a man whose affinity with Tottenham Hotspur, White Hart Lane, and the N17 fan base needs absolutely no introduction; Fabrice speaks excellently in this edition of the podcast on the appointment of Antonio Conte, his memories playing against Spurs, our beloved former stadium, a missed op…
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Episode 24: From NUNO to No-Nonsense
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Ian Wallis and the YE1 crew reflect on Nuno Espirito Santo's ultra-short reign as Tottenham Hotspur head coach, before attempting to forecast the roller coaster ahead under the undisputedly world-class Antonio Conte. Listen for top notch analogies, intelligent comment and great chemistry from the most generationally mixed Spurs podcasters out there…
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It's three wins out of three in the Premier League for Nuno Espirito Santo - quite the perfect start for our new gaffer - but what challenges will a trilogy of London derbies this month bring? And do Spurs have it harder than anyone else in the context of capital clashes? Three really is the number, as father and son pairings Ian & Casper Wallis, S…
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Simple question to begin with! After Nuno Espirito Santo's reign as Tottenham boss got off to the perfect start with last Sunday's win over our transfer window tormentors Manchester City, YE1 asks whether Heung-Min Son's goal completed the best opening day in Spurs-supporting memory. Elsewhere, Ian and the team assess which younger lads might have …
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Wolverhampton Wanderers fans Lee Price and his son Billy Price join Ian Wallis and the team for their insight into supporting a Nuno Espirito Santo team, as the Portuguese manager embarks on a first campaign in the Tottenham hot seat. Also recently put into post at Spurs is technical director Fabio Paratici; we ask how he may or may not be differen…
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DJ Lol Hammond makes his YE1 Spurs debut as he joins regulars Ian, Simeon, Casper, and Peter following the close of an extremely underwhelming 2020/21 season. In this edition, the podcast gets into the mixed feelings in witnessing UEFA Europa Conference League qualification, as well as an assessment of Ryan Mason's seven-match tenure as head coach,…
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***Spurs Over 34 Years (2020-1986) PART 2***
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YE1 Spurs presents the second instalment of Spurs Over 34 Years, as we continue to round up almost three months-worth of Tottenham Hotspurs season review podcasts, each recorded during the first Coronavirus-induced UK-wide lockdown, and the suspension of English professional football between 13th May and 17th June 2020. Part two is just as far-reac…
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Recorded immediately after Wednesday's narrow 2-1 home win over Southampton, which saw the Ryan Mason interim era begin positively, Ian, Sim and Peter spend the bulk of this edition of YE1 Spurs chewing over Tottenham Hotspur's attachment to the almost instantaneously defunct European Super League.By peterwright
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After losing leads against Arsenal and Dinamo Zagreb in successive matches, though we can't forget resurrecting some form at Villa Park on Sunday, YE1 Spurs anchorman Ian Wallis swore that this podcast must focus on positivity - Mainly, the battles left to fight in the Premier League's top four race and next month's Carabao Cup final against Manche…
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20 years ago this month, February 2001, Daniel Levy took his position as chairman of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, and has overseen five Champions League campaigns, including a final in 2019, and a historic move from White Hart Lane to the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Though there is margin for criticism, with more decades spent at the helm th…
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Episode 18: "Keep This Maverick Talent!"
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YE1 Spurs (formerly The Year Ends In 1) enters 2021 with its original values well and truly intact - That being a broad age range, spanning from 12 to 63 years old. Episode 18 assesses how much to make of our seven-match unbeaten run, which dates back to Leicester City's comfortable win at the Lane on 20th December 2020, what to do with Dele [?], p…
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***Spurs Over 34 Years (2020-1986) PART 1***
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After football had paused in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ian Wallis, Simeon Wright, and Peter Wright took on a challenge to review as many Tottenham Hotspur seasons as they could, until our beloved team were back playing. YE1 Spurs began its descent on 23rd March 2020 with a summary of the, at the time, incomplete 2019/20 season, then …
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Merry Christmas everyone! Part 3 of this year's YE1 Spurs festive trilogy is an opportunity to hear about just some of the incredible work Micky Hazard does to help so many people, as Micky speaks in depth about the campaign to give three-year-old terminal cancer sufferer Jayman a Christmas that he and his family will never forget. You can find out…
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The 1984 UEFA Cup Final was "my best night in football." We continue our journey through the career of Micky Hazard with the Spurs legend himself, and learn about more of the characters he shared dressing rooms with, as well as the details surrounding his move across London to Chelsea, and how he was sought out to become the poster boy for Asics fo…
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Legend of White Hart Lane, Micky Hazard, treats Spurs fans and the YE1 members to three wonderful podcasts worth of memories between today and Christmas Eve. Part 1 of the trilogy focuses on Hazard's experiences as a Sunderland lad, who quickly turned North London into his spiritual home. Enjoy, and be sure to tune in tomorrow for part 2!…
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YE1 SPECIAL with Daniel Wynne & Pete Abbott
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Long-time Spurs TV commentator, Daniel Wynne, and the voice of White Hart Lane, Pete Abbott, make a very special appearance on YE1 to talk in-depth about their wonderful experiences working at the club they love, with stories spanning from the days of the old Spursline, to stepping around the perils of broadcasting amid VAR.…
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With Gareth Bale potentially in line for his second Tottenham Hotspur debut at home to West Ham on Sunday, the YE1 crew put forward their suggestions as to how Jose Mourinho should line the side up.By peterwright
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Ian welcomes Casper, Simeon, Rikki, Peter, and Bob back to the YE1 fold for an international break assessment of Tottenham's season so far, as Jose Mourinho's Spurs side continue to score for fun. Part two of this extended chat will land as a seperate podcast in the coming days. COYS!By peterwright
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YE1 joins the host of newly-qualified film critics and gives its own positive verdict on All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur.By peterwright
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After Sunday's slow start to the 2020/21 Premier League campaign, our crew of five Spurs-supporting pundits, aged between 12 and 63, plot how José Mourinho might achieve success this season, as the Europa Conference League (a.k.a. Europa League 2), the new standard for mediocrity, launches next season.…
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Gedson Fernandes special with Aaron Barton
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Portuguese football expert Aaron Barton, founder of Próxima Jornada, gives Spurs fans fresh hope that loanee Gedson Fernandes may begin to find his feet at White Hart Lane next season, and really show what he can do. Twitter: @ProximaJornada1 https://proxima-jornada.com/By peterwright
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Richard Savva of A Spursy Podcast returns for an early forecast of next season, with it clear that Jose Mourinho will need a host of reinforcements if he is to deliver Tottenham Hotspur a first trophy since 2008.By peterwright
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Richard Savva chats to YE1 about his show, A Spursy Podcast, which divides opinion on Twitter in particular due to "staunch" views regarding the Tottenham Hotspur board, as well as simply having the word "Spursy" in his title. That before he, Ian, Sim, and Peter reflect on those final nine Premier League fixtures, which saw us secure European footb…
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30 years of hurt... "try 60!" YE1 picks apart the last six years, at the end of which Liverpool, who Tottenham had been on an even keel with and more often than not better than for many seasons, have become English, European and world champions.By peterwright
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Episode 12: Everyone Fit, Still a Bit ****
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After three months spent reviewing past Tottenham seasons, YE1 returns in its classic format to assess our restart to the Premier League season, with fresh reflection on Monday night's unimpressive win at home to Everton, and considered build-up ahead of tomorrow's trip to AFC Bournemouth.By peterwright
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talkSPORT presenter Paul Hawksbee is the guest for the last of our season review series, and joins Ian, Sim, and Peter in recalling a vintage campaign of "heroic [Spurs] failure". The 1986/87 team, managed by David Pleat, is widely regarded as one of the best White Hart Lane has seen since the great Bill Nicholson's era, but was sadly unable to pai…
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Having reviewed each Spurs season from the current incomplete 2019/20 campaign back to today's reassessment of 1987/88's disappointing yet clear "rebuilding" season, YE1 will be pausing its descent down White Hart memory Lane at 1986/87 in the coming days, as we are now expecting to see our beloved team back out on the pitch in just over two weeks.…
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After a poor start, Terry Venables' first full season at White Hart Lane began to project some of the promise which would eventually turn to FA Cup glory in 1991, as future Wembley linchpins Paul Gascoigne and Paul Stewart arrived to add much needed firepower. Eric Wolton is today's guest, and begins the show from the angle of Spurs goalkeepers, in…
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"Walking Spurs encyclopedia" Kevin Hill joins us on our latest step back towards season 1986/87, the last of our chronological descent. Italia '90 stars-to-be Paul Gascoigne and Gary Lineker starred during a season which saw us finish as top dogs in London, achieving a 3rd-place First Division finish under Terry Venables. We would also claim our la…
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Ian Wallis and Peter Wright reminisce about our 1991 FA Cup journey, when Gazza's iconic free-kick in the all-North London semi-final, and an impressive turnaround from Terry Venables' wounded side in the final, both at Wembley, brought an eighth and most recent FA Cup back to White Hart Lane.By peterwright
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FA Cup-winning manager Terry Venables had moved upstairs, leaving returning boss Peter Shreeves, who had previously managed Spurs between '84 and '86, to answer to new chairman Alan Sugar. This was the final season of the old First Divison, as the FA Premier League waited in the wings to launch in the summer of '92, meanwhile, Paul Gascoigne missed…
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Joined today by Matthew Fletcher-Jones of ENGINE Sport, YE1 looks back at the revolution English football underwent in 1992, as 22 clubs broke from the Football League to form the Sky Sports-driven FA Premier League. This before Ian and the team complete another customary Tottenham Hotspur season review.…
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Legendary ex-midfielder and World Cup winner Ossie Ardiles' first and only full season as Tottenham manager did not go to plan, as a combination of inadequate boardroom backing, injury to main man Teddy Sheringham, and dire mid-season form meant we faced a do or die trip to Oldham Athletic's Boundary Park in May, for our Premiership status.…
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1994/95: Ossie's Bitter Sugar-Coated Pill
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It was with a heavy heart that our Spurs-supporting chairman Alan Sugar fired legendary ex-player Osvaldo Ardiles, as Gerry Francis took over a side stacked with attacking firepower, led primarily by German goal machine Jürgen Klinsmann. Today's guest is actor and director James Hillier, best known for roles in Eastenders and The Crown among other …
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Steve Slade: Beers & Burgers to Boiled Chicken
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Ex-Spurs striker Steven Slade gives a refreshingly honest account on what it is like to play top-level football when you do not necessarily enjoy the game, and offers invaluable insight as to some of the elite characters he shared both the training pitch, and the White Hart Lane turf with, including Jürgen Klinsmann, Nayim, and Paul Gascoigne. Stev…
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Spurs' 1995/96 campaign began with a bizarre Intertoto Cup escapade, as a squad made up of "the youth team, a couple of reserves, and some mercenaries" took to Brighton for two 'home fixtures', and succumbed to the club's heaviest ever competitive defeat out in Cologne, arriving home to news that UEFA had then banned us from Europe. The ban was lat…
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Our review of this latest dogdy 90s season begins with Nicholas Frankel's account of the 7-1 debacle away at Newcastle in late-December '96. From there, Ian, Bob, Sim, and Peter pick up the story of continued Spurs decline under Gerry Francis, who would not last much longer after a disappointing 10th-place Premiership finish, and poor domestic cup …
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Bob Jordan joins our South East London Spurs entourage, as YE1 Daily turns its attention to 1997/98's relegation battle. The blow of losing Teddy Sheringham, who had been leading goal scorer in four of the previous five seasons, was softened by the arrivals of marquee Newcastle pair David Ginola and Les Ferdinand, though boss Gerry Francis would re…
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Ian and the team take the opportunity to look over a trophy-winning season, for only the second time since beginning this YE1 Daily series at the start of Covid-19 lockdown. With the Premiership campaign a draw-ridden borefest under the guidance of George Graham, 1998/99 would undoubtedly peak on Worthington Cup Final day against Leicester City, as…
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Tottenham Hotspur entered the new millennium managed by former Arsenal boss George Graham, unaffectionately known to Spurs supporters as the "man in the raincoat", and modestly bankrolled by Alan Sugar, whose ten-year tenure was coming to a rather unhappy end. Ian, Matt, Sim, and Peter are the pundits today, while Nicholas Frankel recounts his trip…
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Week seven of YE1 Daily begins on the border of the current millennium, and revisits the final months of both George Graham, as Spurs manager, and chairman of the day Alan Sugar, before he sold a controlling stake in the club to ENIC Group. ENIC's first move was to reuinify a disillusioned fanbase by appointing legendary ex-player Glenn Hoddle as m…
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With Sol Campbell having done the unthinkable, our first full season since both ENIC's takeover and club icon Glenn Hoddle's appointment as manager, was led on the pitch by veteran stars Teddy Sheringham, Gus Poyet, and Les Ferdinand. 2001/02 saw Tottenham Hotspur finish some way off European qualification in the Premiership once again, as well as …
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As extra context for tomorrow's YE1 Daily review of Tottenham Hotspur season 2001/02, we are relaunching last month's discussion as to whether or not Sol Campbell may "ever be forgiven", or at least understood, for his controversial decision to move across North London in July 2001.By peterwright
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The second YE1 Daily of the week recalls Tottenham Hotspur's quintessentially "mediocre" 2002/03 season. Assessment of Glenn Hoddle's second full season, the 10th-place Premier League finish, pathetic domestic cup campaigns, and our extremely ageing playing squad make up the agenda for Ian, Dan, Sim, and Peter.…
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