The Premiership: Ramos has the full confidence of the Board.. oh dear

Ever since Juande Ramos took charge of Tottenham Hotspurs, I'm sure that all Newspaper reporters have been ready to run the imaginatively titled story, "Vamos to Ramos!". They are all ready with it, ready to go, it must be like having an itchy trigger-finger.

Now that Juande Ramos has been given the vote of confidence by the Tottenham board, the Reporters' trigger-fingers must be itching like crazy. The Vote of Confidence often means the complete reverse and is usually a polite prerequisite to total doom.

The Chairman, Daniel Levy has said he intends to give Ramos every chance to make a success of his spell in north London. He failed to mention however, if this had anything to do with Football.

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Football Premiership - Spurs defeated... yet again !

I am really running out of titles to call these Tottenham Hotspurs Blogs. Tottenham Lose, Spurs defeated, The Woe Continues, Tottenham still without a win.. etc etc

After the opening 7 games without a win, I was wondering how it could possibly get any worse. And now I know.

It was playing Stoke City, the next team up in the table, getting two players sent off and losing 2-1. Now with Spurs, no awful result surprises me.

This was the chance to turn things around. Newly promoted Stoke City are hardly World beaters. All was going well until the 17th minute. Tottenham conceded a Penalty, Defender Bale was sent off and Stoke's Higginbotham converted the chance.

1-0. Now Spurs were really up against it.

Arguably offside, a glimmer of hope was offered by Bent who managed to equalize and for a while Tottenham had most of the play despite being a man short. But... to continue the abysmal theme of the season, City scored again in the Second Half and Tottenham Hotspurs never came back. Stoke could have arguably scored another, missing a second Penalty awarded.

Dawson was the second Spurs player given the red card deep into injury time to round off yet another thoroughly miserable afternoon.

City fans joyfully chanted, "You're getting sacked in the Morning!". I don't think this was aimed at their own Manager somehow. Juande Ramos must go now surely. Eight games, two points and NO wins.

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The Primiership: Tottenham stay Bottom

As the title says, Tottenham stay bottom.

It's hard to know what to say. Tottenham Hotspurs' abysmal season continues. Now the only team not to win a game in the Football Premiership this season, they suffered another defeat at Portsmouth, losing 2-0.

Portsmouth had conceded 10 goals in their last two games, but were still strong enough to see off their opponents. Goals from Ex-Spurs Striker, Defoe and the robot-dance man, Crouch were enough to seal their victory.

Tottenham have just 2 points in 6 games and are 2 points adrift of the closest team, Newcastle. Manager Juande Ramos is clearly not doing very well. Just when you think it can't get any worse, suddenly it does.

As a Tottenham fan, I have to admit, I'm now slightly scared. Please call me out from hiding when it's over.

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What is Happening to Tottenham Hotspurs ???

At the time of publishing this blog the date is September 23rd 2008. It hasn't been the best start to the season for Tottenham and there is no positive spin you can put on it. Believe me... I've tried !!!

What is happening to Tottenham Hotspurs ???

Spanish Manager, Juande Ramos, former UEFA Cup Winner managing Sevilla was supposed to restore the clubs fortunes. After the first 5 games, Tottenham lay last with just 2 points !!!

16 Aug, 15:00 Middlesbrough 2 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League
23 Aug, 15:00 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 2 Sunderland Premier League
31 Aug, 13:30 Chelsea 1 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League

I thought the draw at Chelsea was the start of a U-turn in the Premiership, but it just got worse with first, losing at Home to Aston Villa and then drawing at Home to Wigan.

15 Sep, 20:00 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 2 Aston Villa
21 Sep, 15:00 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - 0 Wigan Athletic

This is just awful and Tottenham seriously need to improve. Last year Spurs conceded many Goals, but this was negated as they also scored a lot as well. So what happens this season? Strikers Robbie Keane, Sold to Loverpool. Berbatov, Sold to Man Utd.

This is very worrying. New signing Modric is injured and it is unclear whether Palychenko will be a success in the Premiership. I am keeping my fingers crossed for a sudden upturn in form. Surely Champion Ramos can do something, can't he?

The next match sees Tottenham away to fellow strugglers Newcastle in the Carling Cup. Newcastle are just one place above them in the League table and I'm just praying they have a stinker. The next League game is against Portsmouth.

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