Football

Wondering whether Guardiola would pop up at Arsenal at the end of his sabbatical.
Team which has promoted youth, great youth set up which produces players with technique, if not heart, total control and a board which is willing to let the manager get on with their job.

Trying to think of other big clubs where he'd have a mind to going, PSG seems like a long shot, as probably does Man City, though they are throwing a powerful amount of money at their youth system..

I think some of the bigger clubs need to look to Swansea and start copying their methods, as Jaw says Michu is looking like the bargain to end all bargains and Laudrup is doing a great job, keeping them playing football which is putting to shame some of the "bigger" clubs. I don't think anyone wants to play them right now. Will be interesting to see how they get on over the christmas period, when it usually comes down to who has the most players, as to who gets the most points.

Spurs are on the up, three wins on the spin, after dropping four. We have the dubious pleasure of facing Everton (tough tough game) Swansea (see my above comments, they could put us to the passing sword like Arsenal) and Stoke (don't envy whoever are centre backs are that day against the directness and robustness of their big men). But if we are to challenge for that fourth spot, and with Chelsea in freefall now, third is up for grabs as well. Those are the games we're going to have to go and get good results.

We're starting to gel, Siggy looked sprightly in replacing Bale, and Dempsey seems to be finding his feet, and to puncture the balloon that seems to be appearing in Bales ego, we'll need to show him and the rest of the league that we can win without him. Also nice to see AVB praising Lennon in his post match interview...