Hometown Glory: A Spurs x Culture Podcast

On today's episode: where in the world is Thomas Frank? Rosa quizzes Conor and Lauren on their excitement levels (reasonably high!), their views on Frankball (tactically flexible!), which players they're most excited to see (Archie! Brennan! A real 6????) and, naturally, their predictions for how long he'll last in the job (hopefully more than the standard 18-24 months!). We also review the latest, strangest piece of Spurs content starring Daniel Levy and Vinai Venkatesham (did you guys know failure isn't an option???), and Conor and Rosa convince Lauren to pause Love Island and give A Real Pain a go. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, they did it. They sacked our most successful manager in 40 years. Two weeks exactly after Ange's iconic season three is better than season two mic drop, Daniel Levy killed off the main character. Ash, Lauren and Rosa ponder what this all means for them and for Tottenham Hotspur. Again. At least with Robert Vilahamn also getting his P45 they're consistent? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam (Bilbao), Lauren (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium) and Rosa (behind the sofa) relive the glorious, unforgettable, terrifying night that saw us crowned EUROPA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. Sonny. Micky. Cuti. BRENNAN JOHNSON. The Ange mic drop. The agony. The tears. The incredible feeling of being changed forever. What a club. What a ridiculous, beautiful, magical club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here we are then. The proverbial fork in the road. One path leads to glory. One to utter devastation. And either way, our lives will never be the same. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Crystal Palace don't matter. Aston Villa don't matter. Nothing matters except WE'RE GOING TO BILBAO. Even a plastic pitch and some weirdly bantery Norwegians couldn't stop us getting there. Conor, Lauren and Rosa discuss moments and men of the match (the real him??), manifesting, and that magical feeling of making it to A EUROPEAN CUP FINAL. Elsewhere, we might (should) be saying goodbye to Robert but hopefully not Olga, the WSL gets a meh rebrand, and Andor and Andre 3000 are great. BILBAO!!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week in Tottenham; two largely pointless games for Ash, Lauren and Rosa to look back on, a somewhat concerning Spurs Women fan event, and the return of Injury Crisis FC at exactly the worst possible moment. Maddison is dead and maybe so is our chance at Europa glory? Now would be a good time for our ginger Swede to remember who he is. Also: congrats Harry. You finally got your trophy. We hope it makes you happy. (No seriously, we do

We're half way to Bilbao! Or are we? We should be, right? But we're Tottenham, so ARGH. Whatever happens, it was a night when the greatest fanbase in the land showed up in all their glory to support the team they love. This is what football is meant to be. COYS

Conor, Lauren and Rosa look back at two forgettable Liverpool games, ahead to another weekend of nonsense, and pause to wonder if our gang of unlovable rogues will embarrass us all against the Norwegians - or will they discover some professional pride? We've got additional thorny questions from listeners, more financial gaslighting from the club, and some mildly scary culture picks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week in Tottenham: everyone has just given up. The players can't be arsed. The club is briefing against itself. Scott Munn is leaving and no one will ever know what his job really was. But we're still here! Billie, Lauren and Rosa do their best with what they're given (which is more than we can say for Tottenham). Bonus! Some lovely culture picks from you, our lovely listeners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lauren, Rosa and Tom take some time out to enjoy every single thing about that out-of-nowhere win at Eintracht Frankfurt. Everybody did their jobs! There were actual leaders on the pitch! No one did anything catastrophically stupid! Guys…could we? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lauren and Rosa discuss the fallout from Wolves and preview Thursday's game at Frankfurt and the women's fixture against Villa. But really, does it matter? Lauren enjoyed a lovely steak and a glass of red at least. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We say goodbye to two weeks of relative peace without the men of Tottenham Hotspur FC troubling us. There are the games against Chelsea and Southampton to look forward to (LOL) but more pressingly, the club released its annual accounts, complete with a statement of such staggering gall that the collective rattle could be heard from space. The timing is perfect at least, as our very special guest Micky Kerr is here to show us there is a way out of the dystopian hell that is world football. We CAN take our ball home with us, if we all do it together. The revolution starts here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back after our mini break, we've got an international check in, the Poch elephant in the room, (more) bad times for Spurs Women, culture picks, and MOST THRILLINGLY the return of the Hometown Glory quiz! Who came out on top after three fiendishly tricky rounds of Pointless Ferdinand, Glenn Squaddle, and Champions Lee? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is this the end of the road for Ange? Does it matter? DOES ANYTHING MATTER? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, it's one club mentality in its purest form as the men and the women both played host to Man City, and both lost by a single goal. More maddening parallels include lineup chaos, unlucky misses, and off the pitch drama that is TESTING our ability to maintain zen. Also on the agenda: a preview of our season-defining fixture at Alkmaar, and more unlucky results at the Oscars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to your TOTTENHAM and culture podcast. This week: farewell scary relegation maths (maybe), welcome three league wins in a row since December 2023. Are we hilariously overconfident about Europa, not confident enough, or just right? Is Timothee Chalamet running the goat Oscars campaign? And what is the Brennan Johnson of TV shows? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We won another league game! Some players came back and it might have helped! We have relegation and revolution updates, another bad day at the Emirates for Spurs Women, and of course our culture picks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we bid farewell to our domestic cup hopes and dreams, but not to Ange Postecoglou. Yet. Or maybe, by the time you listen to this. Who knows with this club? At least there's no scary relegation maths update this week! BUT we do have, courtesy of Billie, an update on the revolution aka Change for Tottenham. Aux barricades, comrades! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week: the most important win of the season? We recalculate the scary relegation maths, grade a frankly ridiculous transfer window, and enjoy booing snakes. Obviously you'll want to stick around for our Grammys hot takes too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On a scale of one to oh my god it might really happen, how scared are we? Lauren and Rosa vainly try to protect their peace after another loss. We do have a win for the women to celebrate and proof that when you sign an actual outfield player, good things happen! Plus: (sort of) comforting culture picks. We're going to need them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Hometown Glory roundtable in which we tackle (almost) all the problems facing Tottenham right now, and attempt to find (LEGAL, NON VIOLENT) solutions. At least we're trying, unlike You Know Who. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WE WON A GAME OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the first episode of 2025, but the 2024 vibes are unfortunately lingering. Dare we look ahead to brighter days? Not 'til February at the earliest if we're honest. Nevertheless, we persist. Rosa and Lauren are joined by debutant, Conor, as they exhume another loss, rage over unconscionable officiating, and salute Brandon Austin's actual professional debut. There are new signings for the men and women, and two cup games against Merseyside opposition to preview (and that's all we're going to say about THAT). Plus! Conor and Lauren share their cultural highlights of 2024. Happy new year, everyone! May it bring us better COYS days, eventually. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the time of recording, it is the penultimate day of 2024. Tottenham Hotspur are languishing in 11th, possibly 12th by the time you listen to this. The fanbase is tearing itself apart. The squad is in literal pieces. It's time, once again, for a Hometown Glory therapy session. Rosa and Billie get in their feelings about it all, then see out 2024 with their favourite culture picks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Quizmaster Tom puts Adam, Lauren, Rosa and Rule The Roost's Jack through the Yuletide ringer. Who will come out on top? Fancy answering some tenuous seasonal pun based trivia? Look no further. Unwrap a Tottenham treat that won't let you down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We did it, you guys. We survived Tottenham's latest attempt to kill us with *that* game against United. Lauren, Rosa and Sam delight in Djed, Dom and Archie, make peace with Forster's total headloss, and try not to think too much about what awaits us against Liverpool. But we're semi finalists! Ange is buzzing and so are we. Merry Christmas! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A win! A very palpable win! Lauren and Rosa exhale deep sighs of relief after Southampton 0 Spurs 5. Is this how Newcastle fans felt? We agree to sacrifice Liverpool in the league (lol) for a win against United in the Carabao and ponder the meaning of Spurs Women's draw at Brighton (tl;dr: we need some more goals from somewhere). Finally! Rosa got emosh at the Strictly final and Lauren binged more heisty Spanish drama. Very similar vibes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back on our existential bullshit. Billie, Lauren, Rosa and Sam sit with that defeat for a while. We knew it was coming, so why does it hurt? (Yeah we all know why.) And what now? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Finally the wild pendulum of results has calmed down with 2 consecutive draws but everyone is still mad? Ash, Lauren and Rosa discuss squad depth decimation, how Ange is more sinned against than sinning, nightmare fixture congestion, a six pointer for the women, Kendrick, Drake's embarrassing lawsuit, and Strictly getting a bit too Brexit again. Please enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can't say we didn't enjoy it while it lasted. What an amazing 48 hours that was: one day for each week of post-Ipswich seethe. Billie, Lauren and Rosa deal with the fallout from an incredible piece of vintage Tottenham nonsense to ask: was this our best performance in the PL? And - given the subsequent givens - was it worth it? Plus! Spurs Women get the goal of the season, a clean sheet, and a potential answer to *their* goalkeeping woes at least. As the rebrand says, shine on you Spurs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The latest news from the LDN Entertainment Bowl! North London derby blues, Villa and Man City previews, a lengthy (ish) ban for Rodrigo Bentancur, and the most pressing issue of the day: a hilariously ill-timed club rebrand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Five (five!!) podcasters, two post mortems, a considerable amount of head loss, one embarrassing club. (Plus, of course, our culture picks.) And we also discovered this podcast has haters. It's all engagement, guys, so thank you from all of us at Levy Lovers HQ. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is the stadium a stealth fortress? Maybe! Billie, Lauren and Rosa enjoy another thumping home win with flowers for Sarr, Solanke and PFA players rep, Gentle Ben (of course). We ponder the lineup for Galatasaray away (welcome to hell, Will Lankshear?) and wonder if Ipswich at home is actually a big mentality test (yes). We give our verdict on a very ropey but crucial win for the women against West Ham, and pray that we get out of the Etihad alive. Plus! Billie's film reviews, Lauren's Netflix adventures, and Rosa's first experience of Tottenham's former IKEA, the insanity that is Drumsheds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rosa and Lauren glide effortlessly past the Palace debacle to talk about the only thing that matters: Pep's latest defeat to his bogey team. We wanted commitment, and we got it, no matter the cost (RIP Micky's hamstrings). Deki, Sarr, Biss, wee Archie, TIMO WERNER: kings, every last one. We look ahead to another round against wily old Emery, and a must-win for the women against West Ham. Plus! Lauren went to Mexico and we're all dying of jealousy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Celebratory bubbles for us, early baths for them: we enjoy a delightful, deserved and ultimately very funny win over West Ham. Less funny: a chastening loss for the women at Chelsea. Is it panic or pre-panic time? We look forward to the Dembele derby and beyond, send some culture picks your way, and amuse ourselves with a little Woolwich headless. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Be gentle with us, we're recovering from being POISONED by a SNAKE in a Manchester United shirt. Lauren and Rosa sift through the debris of a bad day up north, and try not to get too scared by the upcoming trip to Chelsea. Elsewhere, we are pleased for Djed Spence but still mad at the rest of them, so it would be great if they could redeem themselves against West Ham. Plus! We applaud the creativity and of both Ms Lauren Hill and Brigadiers restaurant. Consistent professionalism? Could never be our club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who could have foreseen? Tottenham followed up a glorious statement win with a piece of absolute, abject nonsense right before an international break. Spurs women also lost - by an identical scoreline - but they had the excuse of terrible refereeing AND they're not making us stew over it for a full two weeks. Lauren and Rosa discuss subs, snakes, and surprise Freed From Desire attacks on holiday. Just let us live in peace! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are few things in footballing life as delicious as watching United implode, and that is watching them implode because of your team's exquisite, untouchable football. Angeball is back and better than ever, and we're cherishing every second in an absurdly overlong pod. Elsewhere, the women were severely rattled but got out of Villa Park alive thanks to our captain saving the day once again. We preview so so much football, and bring you our culture picks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Not one but TWO Spurs victories to luxuriate in this week. Well, technically three, but we'll draw a veil over that Coventry performance. Madders is back! Solanke has arrived! Maite Oroz is tiny (but awesome)! We're all very, very happy. Long may it continue (please). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We lost to them (again) and it was ghastly (again). We get in our feelings about it and then put those feelings in a bin and move on. We don't have time for it, we've got a new WSL season to preview and a VERY sexy deadline day signing to discuss. Plus: food, music, telly, Seattle: it's our culture picks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Hometown Glory 5 a side draft! Billie, Lauren, Nick and Rosa pick their dream teams from the rogues' gallery that is 1992-onwards era Spurs. Who got the most coveted midfielder? Who picked a VERY triggering goalkeeper? Where does everyone rank our elite defenders? All this plus a Spurs Women update, culture picks, and an emotional check in before the NLD. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode's agenda includes but is not limited to: defensive lapses (again), porous midfields (again), toothless attacks (again), Sam spending all his time and money on a club that simply does not deserve him (again), and for the first time ever, a Spurs Women SNAKE. We are rattled, but we go again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

HG's newest signing, Nick, joins Lauren and Rosa as they celebrate the comprehensive destruction of Everton: what were we all so worried about? Nick unveils his Spurs Mount Rushmore, we have flowers for Kulu & Cuti, mild concern for Brennan, and absolutely no feelings whatsoever about the next game at St James' Park. Just…is the bar in hell, or underneath it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here we go again: Tottenham, why are you like this? Adam, Lauren, Rosa and Sam chew over that ridiculous draw at Leicester and try not to be *too* mad about it. Ahead of the next game Adam has the gang reeling over his hate for Everton (!) and Sean Dyche (!!), we get our hopes up with the Women's League Cup draw, and there are not one but TWO restaurant recommendations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The new season is upon us! Billie, Lauren, Rosa and Sam talk lovely new strikers, idiotic midfielders, departing kings, and returning players hopefully not seeking revenge. We go through our hopes and dreams for the rest of the transfer window, make our predictions for the upcoming season, and accidentally have a meltdown about Leicester. Finally! Billie loves a horror movie or three, and we're a restaurants podcast now? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back! The gang kick off by celebrating ten years of our gentle Welsh king, Ben Davies. We get excited about the younguns coming through, pass judgement on the new kits, make at least one outlandish prediction about Spurs Women, and spiral a bit - a BIT - about the transfer window. We've made a signing though! New HG cousin Adam gives us his Spurs Mount Rushmore, featuring…Rohan Ricketts? If you fancy skipping to certain bits:02:30 - Adam's Mount Rushmore14:45 - GBX21:44 - Preseason thoughts/transfer window angst56:20 - New kit1:03:05 - Spurs Women update1:21:18 - Culture! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lauren, Rosa and Sam lay an often turbulent and increasingly terrifying season to rest with a huge sigh of relief - they didn't do it! - and a side of WTF - Poch sacked? We discuss the season's heroes, villains, highs and lows, dish out grades and culture picks, and look forward to a summer of sport…and apparently a general election?! Time to take out the trash! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wow, that one hurt. Lauren and Rosa feel all their feelings in the aftermath of Spurs Women's FA Cup final defeat: heartbreak, angst, pride, and belief that we'll be back, because this is only the beginning. Also! The men broke their losing streak with victory against Burnley: you can have that one, lads, because if you do anything stupid this week… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Billie, Lauren and Rosa get together in the aftermath of another chastening week and exhort the fanbase — and our basket case of a club — to hold its nerve and stay the Ange course. (But also let's end the season now.) We discuss another comeback from Spurs Women at Everton, and forward to the FA CUP FINAL

This is your post-NLD debrief: a safe space for sadness, anger, and crackpot conspiracy theories. Take a seat, feel all your feelings, and hopefully feel slightly better afterwards? PS we love you forever, Cuti.Follow us on Twitter: @_HometownGlory Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The gang assemble for possibly our last peaceful pod on this earth. Yes, it's the NLD this weekend and nothing can stop it from happening. We share memories of past trauma, choose the player we most need to have a Big Game, and Billie, Lauren and Sam tell the fanbase (and Rosa) to get its act together. We have a look back at Spurs Women's draw at Man Utd (and hope we can iron out the last wrinkles before we meet again in the final) and forward to Brighton at the weekend. We wrap it all up with some culture before we head off to make the appropriate offerings to our gods: the San Ti aren't coming to save us from this one. Follow us on Twitter: @_HometownGloryThe team on Twitter: Ash, Billie, Charlie, Rosa, Sam and Tom... And we're on Instagram: @_hometownglorygram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.