To the Lane and Back

Relegation candidates Bolton Wanderers travel to in-form Tottenham in a game that should see Spurs extend their unbeaten run to 11.

Ten games unbeaten, nine of them victories, the league table is looking pretty rosy for Tottenham fans at the moment. Third place, two points behind Manchester United and one game in hand has given the supporters reason to be cheerful. It feels like eons ago that we lost away to the champions 3-0 and the 5-1 capitulation to Manchester City is nothing more than a near-forgotten memory.

Having watch the mid-week Champions League encounters and pondering what could have been had we signed that much needed striker in January, it was interesting to see a number of former Tottenham players crop up.

When watching Tottenham, they consistently have the potential to finish in the top four and compete in the Champions League once again. They play exciting, passing football and have a host of fantastic players, from the likes of Gareth Bale, Luka Modric and Rafael Van der Vaart, but also a selection of English Internationals, including the combative Scott Parker and the marauding Kyle Walker.

Many were sceptical about signing Emmanuel Adebayor in the summer, even if it is only on loan. Here is a player who has plied his trade for Arsenal and known to be a disruptive influence in any dressing room he has been in. On the other hand, however, the Togolese man is exactly what Tottenham have been crying out for, a world class number 9 with pace, strength and a knack for knowing where the back of the net is.

Harry Redknapp is welcomed back to the dug-out tonight, as Alex McLeish’s Aston Villa hope to put Spurs’ current unbeaten run to an abrupt end.

It is looking more and more likely that Tottenham are going to become privatised once again in the foreseeable future. Having floated on the AIM Stock Market for the best part of a decade, the latest revenue figures make for interesting reading for all those affiliated with the club.

It was announced yesterday that Spurs have posted revenue figures over almost £120m and, as a result, could see the club delist from the AIM Stock Market in a move to help boost their chances of securing the necessary financial backing for the Northumberland Development Project.