Just saw this gem of a paragraph in a Times article
“Spurs take on Hodgson’s Crystal Palace side tomorrow as genuine title contenders for the first time since the 2015-16 season, when they were frontrunners for so long but eventually pipped by Leicester City, who were 5,000-1 outsiders at the start."
Amazing how history can get rewritten in 5 years. Correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t think we lead the premier league for a single day that season, so saying we were “front runners" for months and were “pipped" by Leicester is actually disrespectful to them as well as blatantly wrong
History rewritten in The Times
posted on 12/12/20
comment by Pranky (U22336)
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comment by sandy (U20567)
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comment by Metro.⚽️ (U6770)
posted 1 hour, 23 minutes ago
I think the word front-runners in this case is more about the favourites tag as opposed to the points on the board.
Up until those final weeks, people still thought Leicester would be caught. Remember those infamous Spurs shouts “Leicester City, we’re coming for you”
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No
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I do.
Silly chant given we were always about 7 points behind in the run in and always playing after Leicester.
Tbf Sandy it’s the kind of overly presumptuous chant and narrative that you promote.
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Er no. Stop making up stuff. You ever looked at your own board for stuff that is made up. Like 20 articles a day saying Liverpool are joint top, when everyone knows they are second. Get your own house in order first fella.
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Made up?
We literally had a chant of “Tottenham Hotspur, we’re waiting for you” in response to it.
posted on 12/12/20
comment by £350k Förtnite Skin (U18355)
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comment by Spurtle (U1608)
posted 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
Nobody talks about Arsenal bottling it that season when they were 1st in the table longer than Spurs. They were 1st in the table going into the new year then their form fell apart from Jan to March. Couldn't beat Stoke away, lost to Chelsea and Swansea at home. But Spurs in 2nd place after a long winning run, lose to West Ham away in a tricky derby game and we "bottle" it.
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What are you on about lol. Everyone talks about Arsenal bottling it. This was the season that the AKB majority realised Wenger was finished.
This doesn’t mean that Spurs collapse was not much more spectacular and hilarious though
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Nobody other than Arsenal fans would talk about them bottling it that season. Spurs were the ones to bottle it according to other fans and people in the media. Spurs are almost like the scapegoats for Arsenal bottling it worse, if you like.
posted on 12/12/20
comment by Automatic For The People (U21889)
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comment by Metro.⚽️ (U6770)
posted 3 hours, 27 minutes ago
I think the word front-runners in this case is more about the favourites tag as opposed to the points on the board.
Up until those final weeks, people still thought Leicester would be caught. Remember those infamous Spurs shouts “Leicester City, we’re coming for you”
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i agree. tottenham were the only one of the big six thought to have a chance of catching the unfancied leicester, that is until they finished third in a two horse race.
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No, we just finished 3rd.
Pretty f*cking good if you ask me.
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Didn’t get a trophy for it
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Mousers getting all salty again, because the are second in the table.
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And Spurs fans convinced a Leicester collapse was inevitable and all they had to do was win their games (which they didn’t)
posted on 12/12/20
comment by £350k Förtnite Skin (U18355)
posted 2 hours, 10 minutes ago
And Spurs fans convinced a Leicester collapse was inevitable and all they had to do was win their games (which they didn’t)
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I remember you beat Leicester 2-1 late on and the way your players and fans celebrated was as if the hard work had been done and you winning the league was a foregone conclusion.
posted on 12/12/20
comment by palmers_spur (U8896)
posted 32 minutes ago
comment by £350k Förtnite Skin (U18355)
posted 2 hours, 10 minutes ago
And Spurs fans convinced a Leicester collapse was inevitable and all they had to do was win their games (which they didn’t)
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I remember you beat Leicester 2-1 late on and the way your players and fans celebrated was as if the hard work had been done and you winning the league was a foregone conclusion.
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I remember. Didn’t they need a lucky wellbeck late goal or something?
posted on 13/12/20
comment by Dave&Danny (U4428)
posted 18 hours, 52 minutes ago
It's called Spin ,the media use it, politicians use it, posters on here use it
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Yep. Bit like Liverpool and the media saying they are joint top. No they are second, at least until they are first.at the end of any given game.