Players like Tel and Palhina were absolutely key performers in the team we were at the end of last season. That doesn’t necessarily mean they have a role to play in the team we want to be next season.

God I love it when stoppy starty stuttering run ups to penalties don’t work.

What happened in the parallel universe where we did sign MGW?

I’m not normally one to give any credence to conspiracy theories in football. I’m far more inclined to believe in incompetence and unconscious bias. However ending the West Ham game early and allowing 9 (13 in fact) extra minutes for a half with no unusual stoppages absolutely reeks of corruption.

Where carefully selecting our shirts to channel the exact skills and mentalities needed today 💪

Is there a Spurs Mandela effect thing whereby people collectively believe Klinsmann’s four goals against Wimbledon kept us up on the last day of the season? I’m sure I’ve seen people saying this.

I’m glad Romero won’t be there Sunday.

Interviewing players during the game is a new one. This is ridiculous.

Newcastle need to be careful not to sit back in the second half. West Ham can’t cope with their attacking play and they just need to keep going. A third goal and this is done.

Roy Keane has that Begbie type energy. I’m really not a fan.

Maybe I’m clutching at straws here, but this reads to me as good news (for Spurs) on Kulu. The implication is that he’s extremely close to returning and could have played in the World Cup if Potter had wanted to risk it. So would certainly expect him back for the start of next season.

We need to pin this picture to the changing room wall. This is what’s at stake. This man’s face. Imagine it all happy and smug if West Ham stay up. If that doesn’t motivate them I don’t know what will.

I stayed off social media last night and was a bit suprised at the level of upset around the result. Obviously not the best we could have hoped for, but it’s still a pretty decent point, and keeps us nudging ahead of West Ham. Need to stay positive and keep going, we still have the advantage.

The Greaterfull Dead

For all West Ham’s many and very stupid fouls happening here, that is some very flappy goalkeeping.

Everyone seems convinced this is Arsenal’s last tricky game, but Palace away on the last day for Glasner’s last game could definitely be tricky.

Don’t start using “power play” you’ll only encourage them…

It’s the nuances that count here. Yes we need an Arsenal win, but just 1-0, and in an unconvincing way that shakes their confidence. Maybe a red card as tempers flare later in the game. Or perhaps a not nasty, but ‘miss a game or two’ type injuries to a couple of players. That kind of thing.

I mean…dare I say it’s a rare opportunity to kind of try and enjoy Arsenal just one time? Is that crazy? Might delete.

The Old Firm rarely fails to entertain. Highly recommend switching on.

If we sell Richarlison this summer it will be the fourth season in a row that we’ve sold our top goal scorer. Not saying we shouldn’t, but it’s an odd little stat.

It is fascinating what a massive difference a manager makes to a team. The exact same group of players can be the best or the worst in the league depending on one person’s influence.

Just been reading about how much all the Leicester fans hate Harry Winks, and how there’s been numerous incidents with him being extremely unprofessional and unpleasant. Really surprising. Not the Winks we knew at all.

I wonder if we go for Mitoma this summer (if we stay up blah blah blah). It was really De Zerbi that had him playing on fire and he seems to have not been quite so crucial to them this season.

“Will it be mushrooms? Fried onion rings?”

I’m realising it’s looking possible that one of Bournemouth, Brentford or Brighton (maybe two of them even) will be in the Champions League next year. Which is nuts.

I was chatting with a mate debating whether this was better than last year’s final. For me Ajax wins hands down. I barely even remember the United game, whereas those three Moura goals are burned deeply in my head. But even the joy of winning that game was beyond winning the cup for me somehow.

Emery somewhat if not completely vindicated.

You’re welcome.

As much as I hate when people accuse Kane of being a big game bottler, there may be a little truth to it.

Kompany giving off MC Grindah vibes.

Bit of a dilemma tonight. Would love to see Kane win the CL but I also think PSG are better equipped to beat Arsenal.

Does Arteta only have one pair of trousers?

Wow, they’ve actually bottled it.

Maresca really did appear to be what Chelsea had been looking for since Mourinho. Very strange how they went from that to this.

Chelsea will bring in a Mourinho, Klopp, Ancelotti joint management team the week before we play them.

We have such a weird relationship with players like Gallagher. Like Hojbjerg and many others before them, we can’t seem to rationalise that even though sometimes you can’t put a value on players like that, it also contradicts our collective perception of what a Spurs player should be.

Glad we got that second goal because they’re going to come out blazing second half.

Is it possible to cover yourself in glory, or is it something players only ever fail to do?

Call me deluded but we were not too far off this level in 16/17. We haven’t so much fallen off as plummeted.

Can someone please tell both these sides that modern football is all about trying to get corners? All this going straight for the goal stuff is very 1990s.

This is an excellent legal perspective on why the City charges are taking so long to settle. Makes lots of sense and helps our water on some of the alarmist conspiracy type stuff.

As funny as it is to see Arsenal bottle trophies, there is a much more important problem behind it which absolutely must not be forgotten. Football is utterly broken.

Why don’t our bad players ever get injured?

Not sure why that hair pull wasn’t a red. And I don’t trust Ally McCoist and his brand of “in my day” punditry to explain why it wasn’t a red.

I fear the temptation will be to rush Maddison back if Xavi is out.

I would absolutely love to know the full story behind Levy’s departure.

Bernardo Silva speaks so well, really insightful and thoughtful. I sense a great future manager maybe.

We stand in solidarity with Kevin Danso.

Absolutely mortified that Danso is suffering racist abuse from our own fans. We have to be better than that. It’s disgusting.