Tottenham - Home and Away
Tottenham - Home and Away
Graeme Spice and Glen Cowie
Tottenham - Home and Away Episode 101
52 minutes Posted Jun 2, 2026 at 8:31 pm.
Intro — Spurs survived and Arsenal lost on penalties00:27 Glen joins from Sydney00:49 Relief, not celebration01:04 Guests from Canada, New Zealand, UK and Colorado01:42 No interest in reviewing Everton — season review begins02:12 One good and one bad thing from the season02:26 Stephen’s high: Maddison returning03:22 Stephen’s low: losing to West Ham04:08 West Ham as a six-pointer04:32 Eze goals and embarrassment04:54 Paul joins from Vancouver05:22 Champions League highs and clean sheets06:41 Madrid disaster and Kinsky’s recovery07:43 Kinsky’s big saves in the run-in07:58 Richard’s high: Xavi Simons against Brighton08:29 Hope, Xavi and De Zerbi’s player development09:09 Richard’s low: Brentford, Sunderland and Villa10:08 Spurs defending like the Keystone Cops11:03 Thomas’ high: Aston Villa away12:09 De Zerbi is crazy but knows what he’s doing12:53 Thomas’ low: Forest away13:33 Forest fans and rivalry irritation14:39 Hamish’s high: returning to London and the stadium15:29 Hamish’s low: Crystal Palace collapse16:22 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium vs West Ham’s stadium17:05 Keith’s return to Spurs matches17:30 Fulham, Vicario and early signs of trouble18:50 Vicario’s mistakes spreading through the defence19:28 Keith’s high: the final whistle against Everton20:21 Vicario, Kinsky and the goalkeeper debate21:39 Spurs’ mixed history with goalkeepers22:08 Vicario criticism and lack of command24:18 Kinsky’s comeback and case to be number one25:50 Is spending big on another goalkeeper the right priority?26:21 Palhinha, Danso and steady performers27:22 Glen’s high: Kinsky’s redemption28:28 Glen’s low: dropping into the bottom three28:50 Tudor shaking hands with the wrong man29:17 Graeme’s high: meeting Richard at the stadium30:06 Graeme’s low: Forest and losing belief30:41 Why the podcast became therapy31:26 The mental toll of the season33:05 The Everton final whistle and survival relief34:28 What it would have felt like back home if Spurs went down35:18 VAR conspiracy theories and external influence36:29 Chelsea on a Tuesday night and fixture suspicion37:06 Chelsea, Arsenal and questionable decisions37:39 Spurs fans supporting Sunderland against Forest38:20 Would Ange have done better this season?39:13 Early optimism under Thomas Frank40:49 Was Frank protected by Brentford’s wider structure?41:22 What Spurs should learn from Brighton, Brentford and Bournemouth43:38 Transfer windows, injuries and off-field failures45:30 Sporting director concerns and Lange46:25 No single reason for Spurs’ downfall47:37 Squad depth, world-class players and the rebuild48:03 Should Spurs make a marquee signing
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We can finally breathe.
In this episode of Tottenham – Home and Away, Graeme and Glen are joined by returning guests from across the world to review the end of a painful Tottenham season — one that somehow ended with Spurs surviving and Arsenal losing on penalties.
There is no celebration here, just relief. We look back on the highs, lows and absolute chaos of the season: the moments that gave us hope, the games that made us fear relegation was inevitable, the impact of Roberto De Zerbi, Kinsky’s redemption, Maddison’s return, Xavi Simons’ goal against Brighton, and the performances that finally dragged Spurs over the line.
We also discuss the bigger issues at the club: failed recruitment, poor squad planning, injuries, the collapse in home form, Vicario vs Kinsky, whether Thomas Frank was exposed by leaving Brentford, and why Spurs must learn from clubs like Brighton, Bournemouth and Brentford rather than just trying to poach their managers.
To close the season, we ask the group to sum up Tottenham’s year as a film, TV show or famous person — with answers ranging from The Great Escape to Apocalypse Now.
Thanks to everyone who has listened, watched, subscribed, joined the WhatsApp community, or been part of the podcast during a brutal season. We survived. Now the rebuild has to begin.
Come on you Spurs.
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