Hometown Glory: A Spurs x Culture Podcast

After a careful review of the evidence (tactics, team selection, results) and the mitigating factors (criminal squad building, increasingly surreal injury crisis, personality mismatch with a passionate but quite mad fanbase) we give Thomas Frank his first grades of the season. Let us know how much you disagree! Also, come and support Spurs Women at the NLD next weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The fans hate the players, the players hate the fans, we all hate the stadium. Journey with us into the dark heart of Tottenham Hotspur. Unless you're here for Tottenham Women, in which case, please continue to enjoy professional, competent football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The clocks have gone back, the nights are drawing in, it is COLD…but we have the lovely glow of a 3 nil win at Everton to keep us warm and snuggly. Has Micky grown into the captaincy? Does everyone owe Vic an apology? Can we give Sarr a group hug? Elsewhere, we anxiously await the returning internationals of Spurs Women to work out if our season is finished or not… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another home league game, another defeat, just the start we wanted to our run of six games in two weeks. What went wrong (this time)? Is it the squad? The system? The stadium? Is it US? At least Lauren made the right choice at the weekend: watching Olivia Holdt weave her magic against Birmingham City. No YOU'RE worried we might lose her (and Toko, and Martin) to a bigger club. Also: JUSTICE FOR AMANDA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spurs Women are still on course for 42 points AND they remain above Ballon d'Or team of the year. Lauren and Rosa review the loss that feels like a draw at Chelsea, check in on the international men of Tottenham, and look ahead to more Midlands mayhem with games against Birmingham and Villa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Look at us! Welcome to your monthly Hometown Glory x Spurs Women deep dive. Lauren, Rosa and special guest Jacob discuss the new reality: competent defending, non-Bethany England goalscorers, a tactically astute manager, almost as many wins already as the whole of last season…what else could we possibly ask for? (We have some ideas about that too.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nearly two years and seven - SEVEN - games later, Tottenham finally broke the curse of the international break. Lauren, Rosa and Tom wonder just what to do now we don't have to spend two weeks furious at our team. There's even more to enjoy at Spurs Women as we move above Ballon d'Or team of the year with a win against Brighton. It's almost certainly an accident, but our club might actually be competent again. (Except for that leadership team nonsense.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wolves: a hall of shame performance? The curse continues, despite Palhinha's best shirtless efforts. Spurs Women bounce back at Leicester as the Olivia Holdt era truly begins. It turns out when you buy quality, good things happen? What a concept. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week our theme is crime and punishment. For the men: a return to one of the scenes of one of the many crimes of last season: Brighton away. For the women, simply another horrendous punishment meted out by Manchester City. And for us, an unimpeachable culture pick. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two away wins, five goals scored, none conceded. Lauren, Rosa and Tom pick out the best bits from a delightful COYS weekend, including but not limited to: wonder goals, unfazed defences, superb individual performances and actual team competence. Are standards back? They might be back! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Where were you when you found out that Daniel Levy had left the club? Lauren, Rosa and special guest Gareth Dace absorb the aftershocks of this seismic event. Who even are we now?Plus! Gareth talks us through his latest book, Hot Shot Tottenham: Spurs in the 80s. An era-defining chairman who transformed the club only to fall from grace you say? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time for another round of hope versus expectation. The WSL is back, Spurs Women are back, but has anything changed? Lauren, Rosa and HG cousin Caroline assess the squad and try to figure out just how big a job new boss Martin Ho has on his hands. There may be some ranting. But there are also culture picks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Tottenham faced two of their most deadly enemies: the transfer window and the international break. Joining Ash, Lauren and Rosa to work out what was most to blame for the defeat to Bournemouth (Frank's tactics? Iraola's tactics? International breakitis? Loser culture?) and to mark the window on a scale of one to Magnificent Seven* is our Brooklyn Spurs debutant Jonathan. *10/10 Bryan Gil has been sold Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tottenham at the Etihad: different year, different manager, same result. How does this keep happening? Billie, Lauren and Rosa don't care, because if nothing else is ever going to change (see: more transfer disasters) then at least we're still (still!) Pep's bogey team. Elsewhere, we look ahead to a tough fixture against both Bournemouth and the international break hoodoo, delight in goals (actual goals!) for Spurs Women in a ‘friendly' win vs the scum, answer some listener questions (tl;dr: everyone loves Pape), and bring you our culture picks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cuti signs! So does Djed! We enjoyed a comfortable opening day win! The super cup left us devastated yet proud! SO much to get into this week, and we still had time to bring you Ash's review of *that* Sault show. “I love football. I love this club. For me, this club is the best in the world.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've had joy. We've had heartbreak. We've had nonsense. We've had heartbreak again. After a typical Tottenham summer break, the 2025-26 season is upon us. Lauren and Rosa reassess the transfer window in light of Madders' devastating ACL injury, discuss their hopes, dreams and fears for the upcoming season, squint hopefully at the Super Cup, and ponder what Burnley will bring. Plus! Credit for Spurs Women, culture picks, and a new weekly feature: the adventures of Ryan Mason's West Bromwich Albion. COYBaggies! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lauren, Rosa and Tom bid a highly emotional farewell to the one who stayed: our captain, our leader, our icon, Son Heung-Min. The player who scored iconic goals and the person who united our club. The hero who took us to Bilbao and brought us glory. The kid from South Korea who became Mr Tottenham. We love you, Sonny. Thanks for everything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, another farcical slash potentially criminal transfer saga comes to an end, with literally nothing else to replace it. Join us as we scream into the void of transfer nothingness, then let us soothe your frazzled soul with some joyous culture picks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Four podcasters but sadly only one bomba. Billie, Lauren, Rosa and Tom welcome Kudus and get somewhat angsty about the Gibbs White saga. We bid farewell (in a manner of speaking) to Scott Munn, answer some lovely listener questions/moral dilemmas, and - most importantly - dish out our culture picks. Other pods could never. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another week, another new manager! Spurs Women shock us all by acting reasonably swiftly to appoint Robert Vilahamn's replacement. Rosa and Lauren discuss new boss Martin Ho: expectations, hopes, dreams, and most importantly, considerable Man Utd headloss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bring your knowledge. Bring your vibes. Bring your calculators. It's the return of the HOMETOWN GLORY QUIZ!Round 1 - Younes KaboulseyeRound 2 - Johnnie SacksonRound 3 - Maths TelRound 4 - Glory Allen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.