The View From The Lane: The Athletic FC's Spurs show

The Athletic’s James Maw and Tim Spiers are once again alongside host Danny Kelly after Sunday’s disappointing defeat to noisy neighbours Arsenal. The panel discuss where it all went wrong for Antonio Conte’s side in the 2-0 defeat at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. They also get stuck into the bigger picture for Spurs and where they go from here. We also hear from The Athletic’s Brighton and Hove...

Host Danny Kelly is with The Athletic’s James Maw and Tim Spiers to look ahead to the north London derby this weekend. There’s a a brand new feature on the show: Memory Lane, where the panel look back and reminisce on some classic north London derbies. Gareth Bale’s retirement is discussed, while Hugo Lloris bowing out from international football is also on the agenda. Produced by Mike Stavrou. Ho...

James Maw and Tim Spiers are alongside host Danny Kelly once again to dive into questions from the listeners. Firstly, though, they discuss Harry Kane’s step closer to making Spurs history as his goal in the FA Cup vs Portsmouth put him just one behind Jimmy Greaves as Spurs’ all-time top scorer. Reports of talks over possible minority investment in the club from Qatar Sports Investments have surf...

An upbeat Danny Kelly is joined by The Athletic’s James Maw and Tim Spiers as Spurs finally put an end to a torrid run of conceding first in 10 matches across all competitions. Antonio Conte’s side put four goals past Crystal Palace - all in the second half. Athletic tactics writer Liam Tharme tells us why Spurs are the best second-half team in the league. There’s also a big discussion on the rela...

The Athletic’s James Maw and Tim Spiers are with Danny Kelly after Spurs’ 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Antonio Conte had plenty to say after the match, insisting his squad doesn’t currently have a solid foundation. The conundrum remains: should Spurs back Conte with more signings if the coach hasn’t signed a new contract? The panel discuss this ongoing quandary and m...

Host Danny Kelly is alongside The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke and James Maw as Groundhog Day strikes again for Spurs - going a goal down early on and fighting back. But history repeating itself isn’t the only focus for the panel, who also look at the positives from the 2-2 draw with Brentford on Boxing Day. The possible ins and outs in the upcoming January transfer window are discussed, while Dann...

Host Danny Kelly is joined by The Athletic's Jack Pitt-Brooke and James Maw once again after the end of the 2022 World Cup on Sunday. There were plenty of Spurs players involved in the tournament in Qatar, with Argentina's Cristian Romero getting the better of France and Spurs captain Hugo Lloris in the final. The panel assess how Tottenham's players got on at the World Cup, and how those who didn...

Host Danny Kelly is joined by The Athletic's James Maw, Jack Pitt-Brooke and Tim Spiers, as the whole gang pause to reflect on the first half of the season... Danny struggles with the alchemy required to explain Spurs' impressive points tally. They discuss Emerson being booed by his own fans, Kane's amazing form heading into the World Cup, why Kulusevski is a 'freak of physics', as well as, Conte'...

Host Danny Kelly is joined by The Athletic's James Maw and Tim Spiers to react to Spurs' League Cup exit, despite fielding a suprisingly strong starting XI; including England talisman Harry Kane! Was Conte taking the Carabao Cup more seriously than we thought or was he simply trolling this podcast? How brilliant was Djed Spence's cameo and who might start the final Premier League game against Leed...

Host Danny Kelly is joined by The Athletic's James Maw and Tim Spiers just as Ledley King and Spurs discover they'll be facing AC Milan in the last 16 of the Champions League... The panel reflect on a return to San Siro and on the many positives from Sunday's 2-1 defeat at home to Liverpool. Kulusevski's immediate impact, Sessegnon's penalty shout, why exactly Conte keeps going back to Emerson Roy...

Host Danny Kelly and The Athletic's James Maw simply can't wait until Thursday to react to Spurs' dramatic win at Marseille, qualifying for the Champions League last 16 as group winners... The pair re-live a game of two halves, praise Bentancur, Kane and Bissouma's impact as well as the night Clement Lenglet 'arrived'. Plus, what it means to top Group D and a quick preview of Sunday's visit of Liv...

Host Danny Kelly is joined by The Athletic's James Maw and Tim Spiers to discuss Spurs' 3-2 comeback win away at Bournemouth on Saturday... The ball-boy, Emerson's volley into the carpark and all manner of things Match Of The Day neglected to mention! Plus, the panel reflect on Antonio Conte's first year in charge - as the anniversary approaches - Spurs' failure to replace players amid reports of...

Host Danny Kelly is joined by The Athletic's James Maw and Jack Pitt-Brooke to reflect on Kane's last-gasp winner... and the VAR controversy that followed. Plus, Bryan Gil's impact, 'What If' Marcus Edwards had never left Tottenham, what changed at half-time and what happens next as the panel preview Saturday's trip to Bournemouth and a box-office final group stage tie in Marseille. And don't forg...

In this special bonus edition of The View From The Lane, Danny Kelly, James Maw and Jack Pitt-Brooke get up close and personal with the legendary Jurgen Klinsmann! Klinsmann arrived at White Hart Lane in 1995 as a World Cup winner and one of the deadliest strikers around - albeit with a reputation as a cheat and a diver. One writer described him as "the most hated player in world football" . But t...

Host Danny Kelly is joined by The Athletic's Tim Spiers and Jack Pitt-Brooke to reflect on Sunday's 2-1 defeat to Newcastle... As Conte calls for 'unity' and 'patience' and the supporters voice their unhappiness inside the stadium; are cracks finally beginning to surface? The panel also preview an important Champions League tie at home to Sporting in midweek, discuss Matt Doherty's incredibly reve...

Host Danny Kelly is joined by The Athletic's Tim Spiers and Jack Pitt-Brooke to reflect on Spurs' 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford... Basic errors, a lack of attitude and a damning post-match assessment from Conte all on the agenda. If Perisic will complete the front 3 in the continued absences of Richarlison and Kulusevski, the latest on a new deal for Conte (and if he should sign one), plus, a new dev...

Danny Kelly is joined by Jack Pitt-Brooke and James Maw to discuss the comfortable(ish) 2-0 victory over Everton, a game in which Harry Kane made his 400th appearance and continued Spurs' best-ever start to a Premier League season. We head to Old Trafford this midweek with the opportunity to close the gap at the top of the table. But when it comes to our title challenge this season, are you a Højb...

Host Danny Kelly is joined by The Athletic's Tim Spiers and Jack Pitt-Brooke with Spurs top of their Champions League group after a 3-2 win over Eintracht Frankfurt... But what constitutes a truly 'Spursy' performance, how Son rediscovered his (and the team's) cutting edge, Hojbjerg's forward runs and whether or not you'd give Harry Kane the keys to the kingdom - like PSG did with Kylian Mbappe -...

Danny Kelly has Jack Pitt-Brooke and James Maw for company to look back on the 1-0 win at Brighton - a victory which came with muted celebrations following the sad death of the team's fitness coach, Gian Piero Ventrone, just a few days before. Also in the podcast, we pay tribute to John Duncan, the great Spurs striker from the 70s. Plus, we analyse the tactical changes that facilitated the success...

Host Danny Kelly is joined by The Athletic's Tim Spiers and Jack Pitt-Brooke to discuss a growing divide in the Tottenham fanbase as Conte's recent comments rub some supporters up the wrong way... Jack bites back at Danny's footballing-science-skepticism and Tim reveals what away games can really be like for player's families... Plus, a preview of Saturday's trip to Brighton, Bryan Gil's midweek c...

Host Danny Kelly is joined by The Athletic's James Maw and Tim Spiers after Spurs' unbeaten start to the Premier League season came to a miserable end at Arsenal on Saturday... Conte's substitutions, squad depth, Emerson Royal's red and Spurs' style all come under the microscope again as the trio reflect on a NLD to forget and look ahead to an increasingly must-not-lose Champions League tie agains...

Host Danny Kelly is joined by The Athletic's James Maw and Jack Pitt-Brooke to preview Spurs' trip to the Emirates to face Arsenal on Saturday in this season's first North London Derby... The trio reflect on news of Kulusevski's injury, the case for switching to a 3-5-2 and if Arsenal's defeat to Manchester United earlier this season might provide a blueprint for success. Plus, following Monday's...

Host Danny Kelly is joined by The Athletic's Tim Spiers and Jack Pitt-Brooke, to begin the build-up to this weekend's North London Derby! The trio reflect on the one-year anniversary of Nuno's NLD horror-show, help Tim prepare for his first taste of the rivalry and make their own cases for how Spurs can win away to Arsenal in the league for the first time since 2010! Plus, more on Mourinho's cameo...

Danny Kelly is joined once again by James Maw and Tim Spiers, and with it being the first and indeed final international break before the World Cup kicks off in November, we're discussing the key Tottenham players who'll be involved in Qatar. Will any of the current squad join the illustrious company of the players who feature in our frankly scintillating Spurs themed World Cup Double Quiz Spectac...

Danny Kelly has The Athletic's James Maw and Tim Spiers for company to look back on the 6-2 win over Leicester. It was the biggest win of the season and featured an amazing 13-minute hat-trick from Son, who started the game on the bench. So will Conte finally allow Spurs to attack, as they did to such effect in the second half, or will he stick to the tactics that we've seen all season? Speaking o...