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“The Show Goes On”
Spurs might not be particularly good, but at least we’re not West Ham bad. Billie, Charlie, Rosa and (especially) Tom celebrate a nicely straightforward 2-0 home win full of heartwarming moments for Hometown Glory favourites—and give Cristian Stellini his tactical flowers. Attentions then turn to another big London derby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as we wonder if we’ll ever have a better chance to see off Chelsea (and if so, why are we all quite so nervous about this game?). There’s also a Cup game for Spurs Women to preview, plus an award-winning rant about the Eveliina Summanen-Ella Toone “fuckery”. Oh, and culture picks! Lovely culture picks!
If you fancy skipping to certain bits:
00:00 — West Ham, Emerson, Gentle Ben and Richy
34:05 — Chelsea preview
48:30 — Spurs Women
57:20 — Culture!
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