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Doncaster, Defoe, Dream Team and D-Day

August 13, 2009 By mabbs 5 Comments

I wasn’t too interested in last night’s International so went and played some golf very badly in a thunderstorm instead. I wished I’d stayed at home to see little Defoe’s brace. From the highlights, it looked as though England made some silly mistakes but showed very good fight and team spirit to pull it back and come out the game with a 2-2 draw. I’m delighted Jermain made the most of his chance and it should give him a lot of confidence going into Sunday’s match. I know a lot of you will disagree but it wouldn’t be a huge surprise to see Defoe start Sunday’s game on the bench because he could have a huge impact in the latter part of the game if things are as tight as I expect them to be.

Not the easiest draw for our opening Carling Cup fixture with an away trip to Doncaster but it could have been worse. Sean O’Driscoll’s side play some nice football and it should be a very entertaining game. They have started the season with a point at Watford and a win away at Notts County in the first round of the Carling Cup. We should have too much for them even at the Keepmoat Stadium and I’m sure Harry must have this trophy in mind as a realistic target again.

With Liverpool only a few of days away now, my nerves and excitement are increasing in equal measures. The pessimist in me says I’d be happy with a draw but I can honestly see the game going either way. If we play to our potential, there is no reason why we can’t take all 3 points. Tottenham’s front line is certainly stronger than Liverpool’s now and the fact we have a number of options will make it difficult for their defenders. The negative for us is the fact it’s a new partnership at the back with Bassong and King. They will have their work cut out keeping Fernando Torres at bay but knowing we have goals in us should give them the confidence to play a composed and solid game.

Our Fantasy League for this season in association with Expert Betting Advice is open for business. It always gets a lot of participants and it would be nice to get a few more Spurs fans on board. Should be a good crack.

Go here to register:

http://fantasy.premierleague.com/

Once you have chosen your team, click on leagues then enter the following code to join the EBA League:

534369-119079

Filed Under: Just spurs, News, Previews, Reviews Tagged With: carling cup, defoe, driscoll, fantasy league, fernando torres, keepmoat stadium, liverpool, watford

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  1. Danny says

    August 13, 2009 at 9:58 am

    1st!

    I’ll have a go at that league Mabbs, looks like there are quite a few involved already.

    The little man had a big impact last night but I think he will start the Liverpool game with Crouch.

  2. dalspur says

    August 13, 2009 at 10:03 am

    Donaster will be tougher than Liverpool imho.

  3. Cuntchops says

    August 13, 2009 at 10:42 am

    so tottenham’s front line is better than liverpools? Why is that then?

    Just because you’ve got 4 mugs to their 1, is that it?

    Individually Torres is leagues ahead of all 4 spuds strikers, and with Stevie ‘OJ’ Gerrard behind him I think their front line is certainly better than Crouch/Defoe.

  4. steve says

    August 13, 2009 at 12:46 pm

    you’re right about donny being a difficult game, i was there last season when they outplayed villa’s first team. and their goalkeeper is a bit special.

  5. nev king says

    August 13, 2009 at 12:54 pm

    hi guys, doncaster fan here, in reply to steve (are you who i think you are? villa fan) if not i appologise, but your right, we did out play villa….twice 🙂 but in all honesty i cant see O driscoll tasking this competition too seriously, judging by the team selection against notts county (7 fringe players in the starting 11) i doubt sully will be in goal however it would be a nice gesture to see him play against his old club, he still has the moves at the ripe old age of 39. even so i think spurs will have ambitions of making it 3 finals in a row and claiming back the cup so i can see a strong spurs side against us, it should be a good game and if we do put out our bestt 11 we could push you all the way, however ill go for 2-0 spurs 🙁

    good luck

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