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Well it’s now officially 2011 which can mean only one thing……. the year ends in a 1. This spells trouble for anyone out there for the year ending in a 1 is the year of the almighty Tottenham Hotspur and the year we spring into life.

For those of you young enough not to remember, there is an old saying, like a witches tale that when the year ends in a 1 that Spurs will win a trophy, just take a look at our history and you will see we have had more success with the year ending in a 1 than any other.

• In 1951 and 1961 we won the league
• FA Cup Winners, 1901, 1921, 1961, 1981, 1991
• League Cup, 1971
• Charity Shield 1921, 1951, 1961, ( 1981, 1991)
• And for good measure we won the Anglo-Italia Cup in 1971

It’s there for all to see, that with the year ending in a 1 that Spurs seem to find form, the trouble is we said this 10 years ago in 2001 and ended up with nothing which means this time around we are going to do the double because the year ends in a double 1. So you pick, Premiership/FA Cup, Premiership/Champions League, or Champions League/FA Cup. Ah sod it, let’s win the treble.

No stopping us now, the year ends in a 1, so everyone else beware because Tottenham are coming for you. Year ending in a 1 is the year of the cockerel!

Coys!!

I’ll leave you with this for the new year, our Champions League story so far….

So AC Milan have said he can go for around £7m but personally I think Harry and Levy could knock that down to about £5m so do you think it would be worth a shot?

Ronaldinho is 30 and still is quality, he just needs to find a new hom to love him for the last 3 or 4 years of his career so why not Tottenham? He has been one of the worlds greatest players over the last decade and if we could sign someone like that instead of Beckham then it would really make the world take notice of us.

I know a lot of you will be saying “but who would he replace in the team” the answer is nobody but with all our games in the Premiership and Champions League we need to rotate our squad. He can play right or left and behind the striker or even as a striker which means should the likes of Lennon, Bale or Van der Vaart need a rest we could replace them with a player of equal quality.

Spurs are now an attractive proposition and surely he would fancy a crack at the Premiership, he will see we have players like Bale, Modric and Van der Vaart and relish playing with those guys. It would boost the clubs status worldwide and surely increase revenue through shirt sales, so at £7m or possibly even less with a bit of wheeling and dealing do you think Harry should try grab another bargain? If we don’t step in then the chances are he might move to America or even back to Brazil but at only 30 I think he still has 2 or 3 years left in him that could make a difference to us by improving the players around him and bring even more experience to our team.

It has been an eventful season so far with some thrilling matches in the Premiership and the Champions League. We have had players chipping in with goals from all positions and now we look like a complete team almost.

My question for you is since the opening day back in August, who has been your player of the season so far? Is it the ever consistent Luka Modric who pulls all the strings in midfield which goes unnoticed by some. Is it the new Dutchman Rafael Van der Vaart who has burst on to the scene and taken to Tottenham like a duck to water by scoring some vital goals. Is it the young wonderkid Gareth Bale who has gone from strength to strength, I haven’t seen the fans rise in their seat when someone picks the ball up and goes on a run since the days of Ginola.

Could it be one of the above or is there someone else I am missing, as it’s the festive season you may pick two if you find it hard to decide in the form of a young player and then player of the season so far.