The Fighting Cock (Tottenham Hotspur Podcast)

We’re joined on The Lab by Kish from Lilywhite Lab to dig into what has gone wrong at Tottenham this season, and whether Roberto De Zerbi can be the man to fix it. We discuss the importance of player buy-in, why Thomas Frank’s approach never fully convinced the squad, and how Spurs’ lack of midfield control became the defining tactical problem of the season. There’s also a deep dive into the signi...

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Get 15% off your eSIM today—download the Saily app or visit ⁠⁠saily.com/thefightingcock⁠⁠ and use code THEFIGHTINGCOCK at checkout. We try to make sense of another defeat and that sinking feeling that this might actually be happening. There’s talk about the injuries, the lack of identity, and whether this group of players can pull anything together in the final six games. We argue about decisions,...

We dig into what De Zerbi ball could actually look like at Spurs, from build-up patterns and risk in possession to which players might thrive and which might struggle. We also get into his reputation, why the Marseille chaos might need more context, and whether Tottenham finally have a coach with enough clarity and force of personality to shape the club around him. Learn more about your ad choices...

We dig into the financial reality of what would happen if Spurs were relegated. From parachute payments and wage reduction clauses to player sales, stadium revenue and the Leeds comparison, we separate panic from fact and ask just how bad it would really be if the worst happened. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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We’re joined by journalist and broadcaster Julien Laurens to dig into Tottenham’s appointment of Roberto De Zerbi and why it feels both exciting and slightly terrifying. We talk through his time at Marseille, why his football can be brilliant, why things so often turn volatile around him, and whether Spurs have just hired a genius or lit the fuse on another explosion. There’s loads in here on his...

Roberto De Zerbi is officially in, and we try to work out what on earth that actually means for Spurs. We talk through the chaos of appointing a third manager in one season, whether De Zerbi can keep us up, and why this feels both exciting and deeply unsettling at the same time. We get into the club’s lack of structure, the culture issues that keep repeating themselves, the kind of players who mig...

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We chat to Stu and Jay about how the idea to greet the team bus before Forest came together, how quickly the club, police and fan groups got behind it, and why this week has felt completely different around Spurs. We get into the disconnect between players and fans, why the mood has shifted so suddenly, and why this match feels massive for the future of the club. Most of all, this is about what ca...

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Get 15% off your eSIM today—download the Saily app or visit ⁠saily.com/thefightingcock⁠ and use code THEFIGHTINGCOCK at checkout. For the first time in 2026, we’ve actually got something positive to talk about. We look back at Tottenham’s dramatic late equaliser at Anfield, Richarlison’s big moment, and why this point could matter far beyond just the table. We talk about the injury crisis, the per...

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Donate to Marcus Jones fundraiser: https://www.justgiving.com/page/perranporthafcquiznight With no game to ruin the weekend, we opened the floor for a full Q&A and it went exactly where you would expect: strange work stories, irrational Spurs superstitions, ticket price arguments, and a proper look at what relegation would mean for this squad. We talk about who stays, who goes, why so many of thes...

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Get 15% off your eSIM today—download the Saily app or visit saily.com/thefightingcock and use code THEFIGHTINGCOCK at checkout. We woke up at stupid o’clock and did what any sane Spurs fan does: immediately spiralled. With relegation starting to feel properly real, we talk through the dread, the anger, and the weird mix of acceptance and panic that’s taken over the fanbase. We get into why people...

We’re joined by Dan KP to talk through the weirdest Spurs season we can remember, from the genuine relegation dread to the strange comfort of just wanting boring mid table life again. We revisit Conte’s outbursts in order, including the Burnley wobble and the infamous Southampton rant, and ask whether he basically saw all of this coming. There’s also some overdue respect for those Bodo Glimt wins,...

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We’re joined by Sean Kray and Jon Bass for a full Spurs meltdown, starting with the Big Man Army and ending with genuine relegation fear. We talk Romero’s red, injuries piling up, why Frank gets more media slack than Ange ever did, and whether Romero’s just become a liability. Then we spiral into the only lifeline that makes sense right now: Pochettino. Finally, we look ahead to Newcastle a Learn...