Brumstopdogs

I can't believe all this rubbish on here - we all know Spurs are the best team in the world! Hoof 1: Exhibit A Davies notes 'long ball' Spurs "Tottenham played a lot of long balls into Crouchy" Hoof 2: Exhibit B "Spurs were looking to use the height of Peter Crouch rather than playing through Stoke" "they went route one" Hoof 3: Exhibit C “I think they played more long balls than anyone I’ve played against this season with the balls upto Peter Crouch." Hoof 4: Exhibit D “It’s funny I thought in the game it was quite strange because a lot of their attacks came from long balls up to ‘Crouchy’" Hoof 5: Exhibit E Redknapp dropped the England striker for Tottenham's subsequent league matches against, unimpressed with how his team resorted to playing high balls towards Crouch. 'We can play it too long at times" Hoof 6: Exhibit F "It was mentioned to me that our goals against Liverpool were out of the old Wimbledon manual and I have to admit it is something I literally called for at half time." Hoof 7: Exhibit G Predictable long-ball merchants Tottenham don't scare us 'They always play a long ball first, and the game will start from there." Hoof 8: Exhibit H Kranjcar defends route one Tottenham "You are looking to create chances through crosses and long balls"

Would like to see Carew and Gabby up front for this one!

Milner certainly was superb!

Would be useful if you/ the club could clarify the position on the above as I would be very likely to buy the 5 tickets if it gave me a stronger chance of a cup semi final ticket. Thanks.

Couldn't believe Downing and Heskey giving the ball away so easy at the end. It took a younger member of the team in Milner to show them what to do! Take the ball to the corner! Very good result in an important match for us as it keeps us in touch with the pack. Milner was awesome - reminded me of a younger Steven Gerrard!!!

Huge 2nd half - a win would do so much for our confidence!

There is no logic to Heskey staying in the starting line up! Really frustrating seeing him in the team! Saying that a point at Stoke is not a disaster (a decent result looking at their home record) but we'll need to take 3 off Wigan now on Tuesday if we want that 4th place.

So 3 times in 18 years Spurs have been one of the top seven teams in the main domestic competition! Of course, they are the best team in the World though!

Classic comments from Palacios! I can't understand why someone would want to look for a move from a club that has come in the top seven 3 times in 18 seasons. They must be a real giant of the game

Let's hope Heskey isn't in the starting line up!

Still fuming at Dowd's incompetence! It took us 10 years to get there for that cretin to mess it up!

Not sure who we can contact about this but a few possibilities might be: fl@football-league.co.uk ra@footballreferee.org ian.blanchard@thefa.com I don't know about everyone else but I feel so bitter about this decision that I'm willing to kick up a fuss to all the referee contacts so that Phil Dowd doesn't get away with this!!!! Even if it comes to nothing I'm going to be a royal pain just to remind the people that matter of what a complete incompetent, weak, Fergie licker Dowd is!!!

If Dowd did what he was supposed to then we would have been playing against 10 men. That incompetent moron has cost us big time!

To be fair regardless of which forum or thread it is on we've outdone you in the main 2 competitions and overall so we'll be the winners where ever it is:cheers:

Pav looks a talented footballer although he lacks experience at playing for a big club...

If football did start in the premiership era: Villa: 2 league cups and 2 Intertotos Spurs: 2 league cups - one of them a severely weakened one. League: Villa more points! Vila better average position! Over 70% of premiership seasons spent above Spurs! Villa 8 top six finishes, Spurs 2! And for the record Spurs play long ball football NOW! When even Bolton and Stoke call Spurs a long ball team you have to take note! As for the totality of top flight league football: Aston Villa 7 league titles and 11 runners ups! Spurs 2 league titles and 4 runners ups! 79 of 121 top flight years spent in a higher position / league status to the tots! As for the European Cup: Aston Villa - winners Spurs - not applicable. There is nothing you can say or do that is going to change that overall and in the premiership era we've overwhelmed you. At least you had the 50's and 60's.

I see Spurs have changed their badge for next season http://photos-images.active.com/file/1/1594704/optimized/4c1213df-3331-4b44-85e1-10e1309ec394.jpg

Yes but because that happened in the post war era, I'm sure it counts double for Tottenham, am I right Glaston? I don't recall Spurs either coming 1st or 2nd in the top flight post the year the Vietnam War ended

Hi General With Villa getting a replay against Crystal Palace (a lower league side) sandwiched in between a premier league game against Burnley and an expensive day out at Wembley it will be a tough time financially for the fans. After great competitive prices for the match against Brighton it enabled Villa to have the highest crowd of the round and I feel if the club want a good turn out then, and I'm sure they will, the price structure will need to be similar for this game. Keep up the good work, thanks.

Thought we were going out and was getting flash backs of our defeat to Sheffield United in the Cup a few years back (Warnock again!) Starting Heskey alone up front was asking for trouble. My first thought was that gave us little goal threat. I'd rather see the Delf and Carew up front than Heskey - he just doesn't look like scoring!!! Good draw for the next round providing we can see off Palace at Villa Park

Never mind Spurs have still won 2 top flight league titles and no european cup and have 15 of the last 18 seasons outside the top 7! Nothing the deluded spud can say or do will change their overall inferiority!

Well there is that as well! Can anyone spot which one is Peter Crouch? http://www.ave-it.net/crouchschoolkid.jpg

The best thing is whatever waffle Glaston comes out with Spurs have still won 2 league titles (not even come 2nd for 45 years) and no European Cup!

Maybe Glaston is trying to find Spurs missing top flight league titles - after all they've only won two!!! Or perhaps he's counting Spurs European Cup wins - shouldn't take him long that one!!! Or perhaps after being given a good pasting overall in the main 2 competitions the special one is adding together the peripheral competitions! Tottenham Hotspur - 47 years out of the top flight and 15 years out of 18 out of the top 7!!! What a colossus!

Maybe he's trying to find Spurs top flight/European Cup winners or runners up in the last 45 years (he might be looking for a while if he is!!!)