The Tottenham Way

Tom Barclay and Tom Allnutt discuss Ange Postecoglou's brutal sacking as Tottenham manager, what the club do next, what it means for Daniel Levy and how Ange will be remembered by the Spurs fanbase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the days since the club's historic Europa League win, swathes of supporters have done a u-turn on Ange and now want him to be given a crack at a third season. But host Marcus remains unconvinced he is the right man for the job going forward, despite fulfilling his promise to deliver a trophy in his second year. Here Marcus makes the case for moving on from Ange and fills us in on his conversation with Micky van de Ven's mum in Bilbao (and someone claiming to be Porro's brother). Tom Barclay and Dan join a pod with multiple hosts and some differing opinions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan & the two Toms relive the euphoria and emotion of Wednesday's historic triumph in Bilbao while Marcus is still on his arduous journey home. After discussing the best bits of the celebrations, and the game itself, which we found oddly compelling, we turn attentions to Ange's future. Can Levy really sack the manager who delivered a first trophy in 17 years? And should the emotion of this week be part of the chairman's thinking? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Barclay, Tom Allnutt and Dan Kilpatrick get together in Bilbao to preview the Europa League final between Tottenham and Manchester United, discussing Ange Postecoglou's future and the exchange the Spurs boss had with Dan during the pre-final press conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Marcus Buckland is joined by Dan Kilpatrick just two days out from the Europa League Final to look at some of the big issues for Big Ange ahead of the meeting with United in Bilbao. Who plays at no10, especially if Sarr has joined the injury list? Should Sonny start? Who worries you most in the Utd team? And more. Plus, Marcus needs a room in Bilbao, with Tom B sweating on his threats to sleep on his floor. Can you help him? COYS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcus Buckland and Tom Allnutt look back on another miserable Premier League afternoon against Crystal Palace - does it really have to be this bad? Which players should be putting their hand up for Europa League selection? Is it the players or Ange at fault? And looking ahead to the countdown to the Europa League final against Manchester United, what is Postecoglou's message to the players this week? Will Son and Kulusevski be fit? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A giddy Marcus Buckland and a distracted Dan Kilpatrick (who is trying to book Bilbao flights mid-pod) review Thursday's win in the Arctic Circle, which set up a Europa League Final against United in a fortnight. Ange-ball may be dead but Ange's project is very much alive, with the Aussie edging closer to immortality. Where does the win in Bodo leave the head coach's future and has Marcus finally come around? We review another gritty away win in Europe and look ahead to the meeting with Utd on May 21. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcus Buckland and Tom Allnutt give their takes on Spurs' 3-1 win over Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League semi-final and what Ange Postecoglou's side must do to finish the job in Scandinavia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcus and Dan are delighted to be joined by Bodo-born journalist Terje Flateby, a Glimt and Spurs fan who was one of the co-founders of Tottenham's Scandinavian Supporters' Club. Terje talks us through his association with both clubs and gives us the lowdown on everything Bodo/Glimt, from how they are likely to play in each leg to the cost of a local beer. Before speaking to Terje, Marcus and Dan touch on the predictable collapse at Liverpool on Sunday, as Spurs proved the perfect guests to the Reds' title party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Barclay and Tom Allnutt are back on the pod reacting to Spurs' 18th league defeat of the season at home to Nottingham Forest and assessing the state of play regarding Cristian Romero after the Argentine's eyebrow-raising interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Marcus Buckland is belatedly joined by Dan Kilpatrick to talk over the glorious win in Frankfurt, which has transformed the mood and completely flipped the narrative around Ange. What made the performance so impressive and what should we expect from Bodo/Glimt? Plus, a look ahead to Monday's game against Forest - does the Frankfurt result galvanize the squad or just underlined the meaningless of the remaining league games? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Marcus Buckland is joined by Dan Kilpatrick to pick over the bones of another league defeat, this time a 4-2 reverse at Molineux. The game was grim preparation for the season-defining Europa League decider at Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday, with Spurs undone by a string of individual errors. Is that on the players or Ange, or does a poor season ultimately come back to Levy? Plus, some reasons for optimism ahead of Thursday night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcus Buckland and Dan Kilpatrick talk over the 1-1 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League quarter-final first leg. The German club will be the happier of the two clubs but Spurs were improved, with Bergvall, Bentancur and the back four impressing. Can Spurs cope with the atmosphere in Frankfurt next week and who should play? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Marcus Buckland is joined by Dan Kilpatrick to talk over Sunday's forgettable 3-1 win over Southampton and look ahead to the season-defining Europa League quarter-final against Frankfurt. Was there anything to learn from seeing off sorry Saints again? Marcus channels his inner-Ange by ranting about VAR and we discuss Tel denying Johnson the match-ball by taking the penalty. Plus, what selection decisions does Ange have for Thursday night? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Marcus Buckland is joined by Dan Kilpatrick to discuss Ange's clash with fans at Chelsea and what next for the under-pressure head coach. Dan has just been to Ange's Friday press conference, where the manager evoked Conte and delivered a defiant address, but finds it hard to see a way back for the manager after his apparent goading of fans at Stamford Bridge. The pair also look ahead to Sunday's 'lose-lose' home game against rock-bottom Saints, while Marcus is pushing for Benitez...again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Kilpatrick and Tom Allnutt discuss the latest on Ange's future following a fresh round of links with Iraola, Silva and Frank during the international break. Plus, Poch has been batting his eyelids at Spurs again and Tom was there to see it! How did the Argentine's latest flirtation with his former club come about and what are the latest chances of Poch 2.0? We also look ahead to Chelsea (urgh) and give some brief thoughts on Romero's future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The two Toms, Mssrs Allnutt and Barclay, dissect Tottenham's 2-0 defeat at Fulham, from Yves Bissouma and Brennan Johnson being hooked again to Ange Postecoglou's flare-up with a fan after the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcus Buckland and Tom Allnutt of The Times react to the 3-1 victory at home to AZ Alkmaar on Thursday: after angsting over Postecoglou's future can Tottenham fans dream of glory in the Europa League? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcus Buckland and Tom Allnutt of The Times react to the 2-2 draw at home to Bournemouth on Sunday and what it means for the second leg against AZ Alkmaar on Thursday, as well as Ange Postecoglou's future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Kilpatrick of The Standard and Tom Barclay of The Sun assess the damage from Spurs' limp defeat to AZ Alkmaar, which leaves them with all to do in the second leg in the Europa League last-16 as they bid to save their season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcus Buckland and the full TTW contingent pick the bones out of Tottenham's 1-0 defeat to Manchester City - and consider whether Ange Postecoglou made a mistake or not in benching Son Heung-min, Dejan Kulusevski and Djed Spence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Marcus Buckland is joined by Dan Kilpatrick, who is fresh from Ange's Tuesday press conference, to preview the visit of champions Manchester City and look back on the win over Ipswich at the weekend. Curmudgeonly Marcus is not convinced by the three league wins on the trot and the pair agree that City will be a greater test of where Spurs are post-injury crisis. Plus, how's Tel doing through the middle and what team should Ange pick vs City now that he finally has some options? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Marcus Buckland is joined by Dan Kilpatrick of The Evening Standard and Tom Barclay of The Sun to discuss Tottenham's 1-0 win over Manchester United, including James Maddison hitting back at Roy Keane, another sparkling Djed Spence display, the anti-ownership protests and if there is anything left to play for in the league. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Kilpatrick, Tom Allnutt and Tom Barclay were all at Villa on Sunday as Spurs crashed out of a second cup competition in four days and they all questioned Ange in a fiery post-match press conference. Is the manager right to accuse his critics of "skewed", "agenda-driven" analysis and suggest that injuries are the sole cause of his side's woeful form? Or is there more he could have done in the circumstances, dire as they are? The panel get stuck in and don't always agree. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Barclay of The Sun and Tom Allnutt of the Times assess the damage from Spurs' hiding at Anfield that left their Carabao Cup dreams in tatters, Ange Postecoglou's press conference on Friday and look ahead to the FA Cup game at Aston Villa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Kilpatrick and Tom Barclay react to a scrappy and much-needed 2-0 win at Brentford, which stopped the dreadful run in the league and should restore confidence ahead of a decisive week in the season. Praise for Spence, Gray, Davies and Richy, as well as Ange for an astute set up. We also looked at the state of play early on deadline day and discussed Ange's improving options in defence and midfield for Thursday's massive game at Anfield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Kilpatrick and Tom Barclay react to Thursday's Europa League win over IF Elfsborg, which booked Spurs' place in the last-16 and was sealed with goals from academy graduates Dane Scarlett, Damola Ajayi and Mikey Moore. Micky van de Ven returned to action in a huge boost, but an injury to Radu Dragusin is a fresh concern. Plus, Spurs are targeting another teenager in Mathys Tel. What do we know about talks for the Bayern Munich forward and where would he fit in to Ange's squad? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Marcus Buckland is joined by Dan Kilpatrick to consider where we go from here after the latest nadir at home to Leicester on Sunday. Dan concedes that Ange is not the manager for a relegation scrap but draws the lines at Marcus' timewarped suggestions of bringing in Hoddle, Hiddink or Van Gaal as a caretaker. Plus, why haven't the club done any business yet and what's up with Madders? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Barclay of The Sun and Tom Allnutt of the Times discuss Tottenham's 3-2 win over Hoffenheim out in Germany - and the latest injury blow involving Dominic Solanke. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Marcus is joined by Dan Kilpatrick to run through Sunday's shambolic 3-2 defeat to Everton and discuss where another defeat leaves the club. Spurs slipped to 15th in the table, leaving them anxiously looking over their shoulders ahead of the visit of Leicester next Sunday. And Ange announced fresh injuries to Solanke and Johnson after the match. Is this rock bottom for Spurs' dreadful season? (Maybe not.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcus is joined by a full contingent of Dan, Tom A and Tom B to discuss the miserable north London derby. Once again we are left asking where a damaging defeat leaves Ange, with Allnutt taking issue with the head coach's "problematic" post-match comments. Barclay gets stuck into the stats, Marcus tries to convince everyone that relegation is a real possibility, while Dan continues to "live in the world of sunny optimism". The entire panel ends the pod with reasons to be cheerful after a look ahead to Sunday's game at Everton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcus, Dan and Tom A preview Wednesday's crunch north London derby after running the rule over Spurs' stodgy win over Tamworth on Sunday. Did a slightly humiliating 3-0 win over the part-timers kill momentum following the magnificient victory over Liverpool or was, as Ange said, the result all that matters? Tom argues that now is a great time to play Arsenal, while Marcus' pessimism clashes with Dan's optimism again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcus and Dan react to Wednesday's outstanding 1-0 win over Liverpool in the League Cup semi-final first leg, sealed by Lucas Bergvall's first goal for the club. The night got off to a grim start with Rodrigo Bentancur's injury but Spurs kept their composure to edge ahead in the tie, thanks to brilliant displays by Bergvall, Archie Gray, Dominic Solanke, Djed Spence and, of course, debutant Antonin Kinsky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcus Buckland and Tom Barclay assess Tottenham's 2-1 home defeat to Newcastle, why Ange Postecoglou was left raging afterwards and why, despite yet another loss, the performance provided hope going into the Liverpool semi-final. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcus, Dan and Tom A look back on the games against Forest and Wolves, as Spurs finished 2024 with two more difficult results. Marcus reels off the grim stats, including unwelcome comparisons for Ange with Conte, Mourinho and Poch, but as ever there are mitigating circumstances to Spurs' poor form to consider. Plus, the panel name their best and worst moments of 2024, plus Spurs' player of the calendar year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Barclay of The Sun and Dan Kilpatrick of the Evening Standard react to Spurs' home humbling to Arne Slot's Reds and debate how serious Ange Postecoglou's side can be considered in terms of being a future title-challenger like he wants them to be. And is Big Ange right to point to all the injuries and the schedule as the crux of this defeat? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Marcus Buckland and Tom Allnutt of The Times react to a pulsating 4-3 victory over Manchester United as Tottenham advanced to the semis of the Carabao Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcus Buckland and Tom Barclay of The Sun preview Tottenham's Carabao Cup quarter-final against Manchester United and reflect on Ange Postecoglou's comments pre-match, from the Daniel Levy chants at Southampton, to Marcus Rashford, to asking the fans to bring the noise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Marcus Buckland and Dan Kilpatrick of the Standard react to Spurs' 5-0 win over sorry Southampton at St. Mary's. Was this a turning point in the season or just a clinicial performance against an abject side? Djed Spence and James Maddison are topcis of discussion, as well as supporters' chants against chairman Daniel Levy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcus and Dan have different perspectives on Postecoglou's position and where the blame lies after Sunday's miserable 4-3 defeat to Chelsea. Should Ange's job be under threat after another bad loss or do fans need to remain patient? There is a disagreement over Spence of all people but consensus that Spurs must spend in January to improve a creaking squad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcus Buckland and Tom Barclay of The Sun pick the bones out of Spurs' underwhelming draw at home to Fulham. The team's inconsistency, Fraser Forster's saves, Son Heung-min's off-key day and Ange Postecoglou's injury complaints all come under the microscope. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcus Buckland and Tom Barclay of The Sun reflect on Spurs' 2-2 draw with Roma in the Europa League and look ahead to the Premier League clash with Fulham, focusing on Fraser Forster, Dejan Kulusevski and Ange Postecoglou's entertainment comments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcus, Dan and Tom A react to the 4-0 thrashing of Man City at the Etihad, comfortably the best result so far under Ange. How were Spurs able to pull off such an impressive display against the champions and is it a turning point for Postecoglou's side this season? Marcus eulogises about everyone, even Timo Werner, while Dan and Tom discuss the wider significance of the result and what it means to Postecoglou personally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A full cohort of Marcus, Dan, Tom A and Tom B reconvene before Saturday's return to action at the Etihad. Is Ange under pressure ahead of his 50th League game in charge? It's five years to the day since Poch was sacked, so the panel discusses how his tenure is colouring Ange's project today. And will he still come back? Dan and Tom A disagree. Plus, Bentancur banned, Maddison out in the cold and Vicario in the spotlight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcus and Dan rake over Sunday's disappointing defeat to Ipswich and dig into the bigger picture for Ange and his project. The game was another demonstration of Spurs' inconsistency and ability to lurch from the sublime to the ridiculous. Where did Ange go wrong and which players are seemingly facing uncertain futures? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcus Buckland and Tom Barclay of The Sun wax lyrical about Spurs' stunning second half at home to Aston Villa which saw them come from a goal down to seal a resounding 4-1 win. Dominic Solanke's double, Son Heung-min's reaction to being subbed and Ange Postecoglou's post-match comments are all discussed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcus and Dan react to Wednesday's 2-1 win over Man City, which set up a Carabao Cup quarter-final against Man United in December. Timo Werner finally scored (was it ever in doubt?) and Pape Matar Sarr popped up with a beauty. But a great night was marred by an injury to Micky van de Ven. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcus is joined by Dan for an immediate reaction to the dismal defeat at Selhurst Park. This was comfortably Spurs' worst performance of the season but why? What went wrong? Mikey Moore's full PL debut was the only positive from a wretched afternoon, but there is no time to lick our wounds with crunch games against Manchester City in the Carabao Cup and Aston Villa to follow this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcus and Tom A go over the win over AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League as Spurs maintain their perfect start thanks to a second-half penalty from Richarlison Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom A and Dan use the international break to zoom out and assess where Spurs are after seven games of the League season. After a quick look back at Brighton, they assess the good and bad of the season so far and name the players who have impressed and underwhelmed. Plus, Ryan Mason is staying put and West Ham previewed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices