I’m not sure you can fully appreciate this Ally Gold, but you know that feeling you get from having Ange in charge? That feeling that everything needs looking at calmly and with perspective? And that it’s never as bad as you first think? That’s EXACTLY what you have been offering to thousands and thousands of Spurs fans for years. Through some truly miserable times you have been a rock…our stability and sense of perspective. Thank you so much for all you do for us 🍻 COYS

Have to say so many fellow spurs fans are far too negative, as opposed to the most positive manager on the planet ✌I prefer to look over the coming years not months for Ange, to become a serious football club we need a quality SQUAD that can be in the fight for trophies, that takes time.

Not going to lie I am unashamedly an Ange fan but having said that no matter what the future holds I am now also a Spurs fan. I didn’t really support a PL team and have been a long time fan of the All Blacks , Penrith Panthers , Sydney Swans and OKC Thunder but learning about Spurs and it’s recent history makes them an obvious choice for me as a football team. Never a dull moment and a team that keeps you engaged emotionally what’s not to love. Thanks for your videos they have been not only informative and educational but have helped me understand more about Spurs recent history. Fingers crossed for no more drama or injuries against Bournemouth and three points for the first game of 2024 for us here in Australia.

To be fair I think we all knew this was coming. A whole team of players out and the way ange has us playing it was only a matter of time for them to all have a blowout. What I can’t get my head around is the energy we found in the last 20 minutes. Amazing COYS

I’d like to see Phillips given a chance or Dorrington even. I also think earlier subs and young legs might have helped. I like the energy of Santiago and Donnelly and Veliz showed he can score goals if given enough time. Brighton had several young players doing it.

Vicario let 4 in, but once again he played amazing with some great stops. 2 pens and a rocket shot were unstoppable.

I think big Ange has done wonders with the squad he has, let alone with added injuries and suspension to our squad.

Interesting factoid: 'Decimated' means 1-in-10. It comes from ancient Roman legions when they experienced a defeat and were punished by their superiors. The soliders were ordered to kill the tenth comrade in every cohort. It wasn't a common practice but was mentioned in history. While the modern meaning means heavily depleted, I chucked thinking Spurs would have to have a 100-man squad to be actually decimated.

Happy New Year Ali. Ange has done enough to convince the fans and more importantly Levy that there is far more to look forward to than in anytime since the Poch years. Patience from everyone and a good two or three transfer windows is what is needed.

I know it's easy to make decisions when you don't have the pressure of being the manager, but I would start Alfie Dorrington alongside Ben Davies against Bournemouth. Having watched the U-21s extensively this season, Alfie has proved to be the most natural centre back after Romero and VDV at taking the ball from the keeper, playing it into the number 6 or being involved in triangles to beat the opposition press. He is calm, has a physical presence and has demonstrated good powers of recovery. As a Cockfosters lad he will certainly have the crowd's backing as "one of our own". Starting him allows a chance to settle into the game rather than having to adjust to the pace of the match later on, and keeps open the opportunity to make a change later on if required. There would be more pressure on him if his debut came against Burnley, given the importance of the FA Cup in the pursuit of a trophy. I feel it's a shot to nothing because he's a natural central defender, unlike Emerson Royal who has been given some thankless tasks this season. Seems like an archetypal "to dare is to do" moment for me. Thoughts?

What a fantastic way to end 2023 with some therapy from you, and I would like to express my sincere thanks and appreciation for your awesome musings of Spurs for the whole of 2023 👏👏 Wishing you and your lovely family good health, happiness and continued success in 2024 🙏 COYS 💙

It's always very sweet when you add a little apologia for the format of these videos. But truly there's none needed - your work is brilliant and the format is perfect. Long live long, discursive, thoughtful musings! Thank you SO much - and happy new year.

I think the youngsters won't do worse than this defense did in the 1st half, so hope to see one if them alongside Davies tomorrow...

Lots of gratitude for your consistent voice accompanying this rollercoaster ride that is Tottenham. Happy holidays to you and yours! Also, here for the “on air” sign in the background 😂. Great addition.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Alasdair. Great coverage as ever. Calm needed- still early days in the Ange era. We need more of his players in to make it work- the Brighton result shows that.

Hi Ali - thanks for another great vid. Amazing stats around Ange’s injuries at beginning at Celtic. We’re definitely onto something exciting with him. Thanks for all the videos and pods this year. Happy New Year!

Happy new year to you and your family! Hope you're feeling better soon. Love your vids and look forward to more of your musings in 2024. Love the On Air sign too! 💙

Need to get this channel passed 100k subs, informative, true, relaxing and genuinely the best spurs related videos on youtube. Happy new year Ali 🎉👍

I'm loving the "On Air" sign, really adds a new flair to the blue wall. It does offer a professional feel, but honestly I enjoy the candid nature of your videos. Rest up and get well Ali!

I personally love your style of video (including the length🙂). In-depth, informed, informative, balanced and passionate. It's no real surprise that the channel is so popular. Many thanks Alasdair for all your hard work and a Happy New Year to you and yours! 😃🥳🍻🍾 #COYS!

Really, thanks for all the videos and for pushing through your cough and cold to share your thoughts with us. Flipping love it all. Happy New Year, Ally Gold ! Best journo out there in my view.

Thanks for a fantastic year of videos Ali. Happy New Year to you and your family

Happy New Year Allly!! Honestly mate, you are my bacon sandwich to any spurs hangover. Couldn’t support this club without your positivity keeping me going. Thanks for all you do and keep it up! COYFS

Happy New Year Ali, love your podcasts, I listen to every one of them. Great therapy when you're a Spurs fan and thankyou for that.

Happy New year Mr Gold. Really enjoyed your content and the sense of calm you provide.

Can’t be annoyed. Given the players out we performed heroically. The desire and never say die attitude is impressive. We’ll be ok

Ali Gold for the last time this year! Thank you for all your outpouring over the years as it has been very cathartic! Have a great time over the New Year and thanks for the video! Love the length of them cos there is so much content! See you next year Mr Gold! You are indeed Golden!

Thanks for the great content, Alasdair. Happy New Year to you and your clan.

Alistair, you're the god of Tottenham talk/info. I love it. Keep it up. Happy New Year. So many injuries roll on January

Thank You for the quality of your professionalism and research, which is why I listen to your videos. Unearthing the Celtic interview and their early interview is Gold! 😊. Happy New Year 🎆

Thanks for all the great videos in 2023 Alasdair! Happy new year

Happy New Year Ali, don’t ever think of changing your style of videos. We watch them for all your detailed insights and making them short and sharp would just make you the same as everyone else. Thank you for helping me understand more about spurs and for being a great therapist in times of need 😂

Thank you very much for your considered and insightful uploads. As a Spurs fan working overseas, please understand how much your videos are appreciated.

Thanks so much for all your videos throughout the year. You are the only person on you tube who I can listen to for any length of time. Good luck with the painting. The white chip always makes me think I have something on my phone screen 😅

Ally, super podcast as always. We know where we are with injuries, suspensions and not having the depth of talent in the squad we expect. We need to collectively get behind the new coach with a new system and a significant change of players, with hopefully more to arrive. Patience needed.

We watch and listen because you're the best. Balanced, informative, sensible and respectful. Happy New Year. THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT, THE FUTURE IS LILY WHITE!!!!

Last one for today. HAPPY NEW YEAR mate, I look forward to next year in all aspect of being a Spurs fan, which obviously includes your podcasts. 🎉 COYS

Always look forward to your videos Alasdair. Best wishes to you and your family for 2024, look forward to seeing you in better health in the New Year COYS!

Thanks as always mate really appreciate what you do.

Thank YOU Ali, we are so lucky to have you as a fan.

Thanks, Alasdair. That defeat feels like much less of a catastrophe after listening to your report, especially in relation to Ange’s early Celtic days. It’s always good to be hauled up out of ‘can’t bear to look’ mode! With key players back and a bit of discipline this team will be successful, I believe. Best to you and yours for 2024. C. O. Y. S.

Made the horrible mistake of looking at the match thread on reddit yesterday. Seeing you being realistic made me feel sane again. Thanks Ali, have good new year!

Thanks for the great reports all season happy new year get well soon ☘️

Wishing you a happy new year. Thank you for your videos.

Yesterday's foul stats Brighton 18 spurs 6 has been similar stats last few games we are being stopped from playing on the break on many occasions and how the Forrest player yates got away with all his fouls without a red was unbelievable.

Dr Gold I am loving the background scenery especially the ON AIR logo it is a success and looks good.

Loving the new sign Ali. Great choice from your daughter 😂. What a weird game that was. Hopefully we come back stronger against Bournemouth. Keep up the amazing work as always and as ever we are lucky to have you as a fan base

For what it is worth - I like the 'On Air' sign. Your videos work because they are simple, direct, informative & considered. If we want histrionics we can go & watch those elsewhere.

I feel strangely calm even after this very strange defeat and thanks to you ally for your reassuring perspective, and once all our injured players return we will surely be a team to fear...our football to date has been fantastic, not sure what is going on with Dier, but suspect he is on his way out in January !

Happy new year and thank you for giving us you insight in to Tottenham

Thanks, Ali. I thought this was a time to put Phillips in while down with little chance of winning. Like he did with our young striker. He needs to see him in PL matches, imo. I’m staying positive because I love the football, understand we have key injuries and the fact we are still rebuilding. He has 5 subs so he should be able to give a youngster a chance when we’re up or the game’s out of reach. Thanks again, Ali. Happy New Year! COYS!

Happy new year, Alasdair. Looking forward to another year of your insights and, of course, another year of the mayhem of being a Spurs fan.

Thank you Ally for another year of exceptional Tottenham coverage with your great insight and balanced views on the club and all the goings on ( never dull ) . Lets hope that 2024 brings good things for you your family and Tottenham . Hope that you are starting to feel better , sure a win Sunday would help .

thank u for another year of great viewing and amazing info...Happy New Year to u and Family Alasdair :) COYS

ON AIR 💡🚨. Look forward to watching this in the morning 👍🏻

Cheers, Ally! Happy New Year to you and yours, mate!

Love the slight amendments to the backgrounds each video. Stayed with the hotel door! Games are exciting at least.. Although middle 60 minutes was tough.. Get well soon!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your updates throughout the year ,enjoy every minute of it. Hope 2024 is a good year for us Spurs fans. I also enjoy your shared podcast with Rob ( whispering Bob Harris Guest .. COYS...

First time listener. I cant believe how well measured and level headed you are. Very impressive to listen to.

Hi Alasdair, I hope you and your family had a terrific Christmas and all the best for 2024. For all of us Spurs fans, keep the faith. At the very start of the Ange project, we would gladly have settled for the table position we are in and this is in spite of the catastrophic injury crisis. Ange can only play the cards that are in his hand so please do not start to infer that the season is a disappointment as we are on course in the project. We will also push really hard from February onwards when we have a full squad. So much to look forward to...........

Happy new year to you ali , the best spurs reporter bar none COYS.

Happy new year to the Gold family. Thanks for keeping me company on my drives around Dubai. Here's to a great 2024... a cup and back in ucl COYS 💙🐪

Happy early new year!! I’m from the US and have been a Spurs fan since 2010. I’m currently living in LA so I will def consider catching a game with Hugo between the sticks. The few years I was a fan before Hugo got here were rough, rough years at the goalkeeping spot. Can we have a laugh now that Brad Friedel was getting consistent starts alongside bale and modric? HL1 legitimized us in so many ways and he stayed loyal. A new era Tottenham legend in the way maybe only 3-4 other players are imo.

Ali, in your talking points about the Brighton game there are some good quotes from Ange about injuries and following the process. If anyone else is interested I can heartily recommend the 30 October episode of Tifo Football podcast titled "Is too much football causing injuries?". It is a fascinating interview with Callum Walsh, a physical performance manager taking a deep dive into the physical aspects of player management. A lot of what Ange said about the injuries and sticking to the process chimes with what they talk about in the podcast. Really good stuff - great insight that has helped my understanding of the situation. Callum also says "PosteTROGlou" at one point, which made me laugh. I can provide a link if you can't find it.

Hi Alasdair, thanks for the update, COYS.

Thanks, Alasdair! Hope you recover quickly from your cold. Wishing Hugo all the best. He really contributed a lot to Spurs over the years. I’ll also miss Perisic.

Happy New Year, Ali. If Romero had done to Kulu what Dunk did, it would've been a straight red and outrage.

Hey ali, just want to say thanks for what you do and the time you give up to do these vids. In return, because i live in Australia i have to give up my nye celebrations to watch spurs at the stroke of midnight. What a way to bring in the new year hey...what omen will this give us for the year ahead. Ta mate

Cheers Alasdair, brilliant as always!... I would love to see Ange give one of the youngsters more game time, we could see the star of a future legend!

Ali Hope you feel better Love soon. Sorry late.Just to say Brighton have injuries as well. Didn't play well enough .The suspensions are getting ridiculous letting their team mates down. Think Ange was at fault not changing it up quick enough . The defending woeful again could have put youngsters on. Hope you feeling better soon. GOLD GOLD GOLD .

Happy New Year Mr Gold! Here's to a fantastic 2024. 🎉🎉

lost my wife 2 years ago after a long illness at only 56 but ally your video always lifts me so for that thank you for that

Another great vlog Alasdair. I know we have injuries and suspensions but Brighton also had 10 out and over the game played 4 teenagers, plus Brighton have been playing Europa football. Spurs have to scout, recruit better with Mr Levy and the board need to prepare to spend, not balk say 17 million for Piarrera who ended up at Leicester with Spurs paying more for Aurier, not paying 12 million for Maddison when David Pleat advised Spurs to when he was at Coventry years ago. There are many more examples like this over the years. Oh well COYS.

Fantastic year, enjoying the rebuild & looking forward to watching Spurs again. Hojbjerg seems to slow the fluidity of the team. When he starts the team starts slowly. When he comes on as a sub it helps control the game, but when he starts we don’t create. Good player but imo does not fit Ange’s style. Other than that no complaints, it’s a learning process, we have a load of key injuries but I am loving the football. I think it’s a success so far and can’t wait to see a full team. I am salivating over our possible midfield, our defence with an addition or 2 will be strong. There is a lot of lazy punditry & analysis around. Spurs & Ange are fine, keep doing what you are doing. Excellent content Ali, brilliant insights, I really appreciate your thoughts. Keep up the good work

Happy new year, hold my hands up i thought we had gone for the cheap option in Vicario, how wrong I was. Even if you don’t include the indifferent form of the man I thought we should’ve got Vic has been a sensation. The top signing we’ve made in years. COYS

Thanks as always for the video. Hope you feel better soon Ally. As I currently sit watching this in bed with the lurgy I sympathise. We simply have to persevere with Ange’s way otherwise we should never ask for a manager again with a plan and philosophy. He isn’t surprised by anything that’s happening because he’s been here so many times and knows what he’s doing. We only have two PL games in January so if we can get back most of the team for a tough Feb I think we have every reason to be optimistic about what lies ahead.

Mate, we’ve all had the lurgy over Christmas. I know exactly how you feel. Well done for doing the vid and hope you feel better soon.

More Indy please! Agreed with him on Conte so would be good to see or hear him again. Thanks as always for the excellent videos - the best.

Thank you for all your vids. The setup may not be professional but your insights and attitude are. Have a good 2024.

I wish you a speedy recovery and a happy New Year, Ali.

Thank u for as always a great review on spurs match . U have one of the best jobs in the world u keep up the fantastic work Ally Gold 🤛

Happy New Year to you and your family.

I love how Ali makes the best Spurs content and then thanks us for watching. Thank you Ali!

Maybe you can use the sign to cover the paint chip on the wall 😂. Great and insightful content as always. Thanks Alastair!

Happy New Year to you and your family Ali, we look forward to you continuing your informative yet in formal chats with us. HNY to all fellow Spurs and AG fans too. PS, the sign doesn't belong, sorry NR 😊

Yes Mr Gold, well, well, well. Thank you for the final video of 2023, disappointed about the result and the performance, but I'm not surprised. It softens the blow that Arsenal lost 😬😬. Happy New Year 😊 On a serious note, I'm looking forward to the next stage of our rebuild for 2024. Come on you Spurs!!! 😊😊

Happy Christmas Alasdair and may I wish you a wonderful 2024 in advance. I have to agree with you about our retinue of extremely talented youngsters. When you see other teams playing 18 & 19yr olds, with considerable success, you wonder why we don't especially when the team/squad is so depleted and when we're having to force square pegs into round holes. That would be my one criticism of AP. Perhaps he's waiting for the Burnley FA Cup game - but I think that's too late.

Ange must think the youth are not quite ready, the one thing you don’t want to do is put them under too much pressure. I am sure in the coming weeks he might have no choice. A very Happy New Year to you and all your family and looking forward to Ange having a full squad to pick from. PS The decorations came down quick (tinsel).

A happy New Year to you and your familly Ali. :)

Totally objective as always Alasdair thank you. Personally I’m not concerned didn’t Ange say there would be bumps along the way and I expect he meant that with Maddison Romero and Bissuma and Van de Ven playing. He needs serious backing in this window. There is still a possibility of UCL football next season. I love the guy no nonsense principled and true to his belief on how he wants us to play. At full strength and 4/5 in terms of quality on the bench I think we are a match for anyone in this league. Thank you as always so look forward to your content COYS

Thanks for posting, even though you have a lurgy (I've been in bed with Covid). I particularly appreciated your considered analysis of the centre back dilemma. Ben is doing a marvellous job, especially as he is not the tallest, and should be made captain in Sonny's absence. I'd like to see him partnered with Phillips in the Bournemouth game, assuming Phillips is mentally, as well as physically ready.

I would like to add my sincere thanks for all the videos about this crazy club, and the perspectives and insights you give us all. I also want to wish you the very best for 2024

Hope you and the family have a happy new year! Thank you for taking time out of your day to make these videos. What role would you rather see Sonny in? I’m seeing so much back and forth between the fans saying he isn’t good on the left and some who say he isn’t a striker? Where do you think his future lies

Good comment on our academy players, I seem to remember a young striker who was given a chance and seemed to do well. What was his name again? Barry, Jerry… something like that. It’ll come to me.

Ben Davies for Captain! Is it really even a tough choice with all the others out, I think it'd be even a lil offensive if he chose someone else. He already doesn't get nearly the respect he deserves. Also, Dunk was playing dirty, should have been sent off, coulda been through 2 yellows or a red honestly And, really, Ange just has to play Ashley Phillips or Dorrington from the start next to Davies in the upcoming match. Among other things, Royal had 0 aerial duels won, versus Ben's 6, while the Welshman is shorter. Please Ange!!

Thx for another informative breakdown and opinion. If you think the defence is bad... imagine what it would be like without our keeper. :) Honestly I think at this stage of Ange's involvement in the club its pointless looking at stats. These should only be compared to when he has the squad he wants. Or at least 16x players that can play the system. Some of the current group cant and hes also short the 2 or 4 players that are loaned out and arent coming back and Lloris and Dier.

One element of the discipline is the biased and inconsistent refereeing. If we are to compete we need that level of intensity but if the opponents dont get booked and we do we have a problem. Its not a coincidence we have so many injuries. The opponents dont get booked and just continue in the same way because the referee dont set a precedent early in the match. Its ridiculous at times.

This is my goldfishs' second favourite channel about Spurs. Keep up the good work!

another good video mate if ange is backed he will get it right happy new year to you and your family

Thanks Ade…one question I would like your opinion on. Are Brighton 1-2 years ahead Spurs want to be (in implementing philosophy and having the right players?) there are some similarities and shared appreciation between Ange and De Zerbi. Thanks again COYS😊