The Extra Inch sidekick, join our xSub community. https://www.patreon.com/c/theextrainchhttps://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.social/post/3mposqq44ak2kJuly has barely begun, children are still in their classrooms and Spurs have crushed the transfer market. Tottenham have woken up and realised that, financially, they've got some of the biggest muscles in world football. My thoughts on the BBC: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur?post=cn0vwrqywl4o#post02 Jul 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:nde45pzmbjml2tm47ytonh7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mposqq44ak2khttps://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.social/post/3mpeusdhl3s2aTwo Hospitality tickets available for England Vs DR Congo in Atalanta. DM if you're interested, all legit. Family member has two spares. VIP access, premium seats, unlimited drinks, entertainment and all the bells and whistles.28 Jun 2026 21:04 +0000at://did:plc:nde45pzmbjml2tm47ytonh7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpeusdhl3s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.social/post/3mol2pptnt22mFor the BBC, my thoughts on Luka Vuskovic after a chastening opening-game defeat at the hands of players he will be expected to face week in, week out did not go to plan. What is next for the youngster? https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur?post=c78y0x2r15jo#post18 Jun 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:nde45pzmbjml2tm47ytonh7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mol2pptnt22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.social/post/3mmoi3fykes2qIt's been a pleasure reading your work. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 May 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:nde45pzmbjml2tm47ytonh7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmoi3fykes2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.social/post/3mmohztyvvk2qThis was not a great escape. There is no motorbike or blond-haired lead actor to cheer on as they race towards safety. It is the sad story of a club that fell asleep at the wheel and reacted just in time to avoid disaster. There is no divine right to PL football https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur?post=clyppzrzx6no#post25 May 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:nde45pzmbjml2tm47ytonh7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmohztyvvk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.social/post/3mm7atg6ngs22In real-life rescue situations, it's well documented that the most dangerous moment comes right before safety. It is known as the rescue paradox. You're not safe until you are wrapped in foil and someone has handed you a hot drink. My thoughts for BBC https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur?post=c1k2pn940lko#post19 May 2026 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:nde45pzmbjml2tm47ytonh7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7atg6ngs22https://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.social/post/3mlsy25vktc2eTrue Spurs fans knew this was always going to be our destiny. Like a classic computer game, we would have to vanquish the end-of-level boss to progress. My bit for the BBC on the rivalry between Spurs and Chelsea and the task ahead of us. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur?post=c8r8ykrpe41o#post14 May 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:nde45pzmbjml2tm47ytonh7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsy25vktc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.social/post/3ml6kgmuxek2mWatch how many players now stop the ball and put their studs on it. It is controlled, deliberate. Slow, slow, quick, quick, slow, like an experienced tango dancer at a milonga. Roberto de Zerbi has awoken something in this group. My thoughts on Tottenham winning AGAIN https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur?post=cy52kw539xxo#post06 May 2026 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:nde45pzmbjml2tm47ytonh7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6kgmuxek2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.social/post/3mk3fcj7o6c2y"Our decision-makers may finally have found a manager capable of saving us, but it is too late. Roberto de Zerbi appears to have given us lift, but the runway is too short. We are not going to make it." My thoughts on Spurs' biggest battle. Us Vs Time. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur?post=c3dl75d2k04o#post22 Apr 2026 11:27 +0000at://did:plc:nde45pzmbjml2tm47ytonh7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3fcj7o6c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.social/post/3mjjowuvbsk2g"It takes something special for a club to go through four managers and for nothing to change. Four different sets of principles, four different approaches, four different game plans, yet nothing sticks." My bit for the BBC https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur?post=c895k3q5qjvo#post15 Apr 2026 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:nde45pzmbjml2tm47ytonh7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjowuvbsk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.social/post/3mjhawovbk22pThis was a great reas [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2026 11:15 +0000at://did:plc:nde45pzmbjml2tm47ytonh7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhawovbk22phttps://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.social/post/3mij3uict6s27The Tottenham board split the fanbase by appointing Roberto de Zerbi. So what happens now? Will a manger who was at the cutting edge of football be able to adapt quickly to this new PL? My thoughts for BBC https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur?post=cp8dy5d2r2mo#post02 Apr 2026 11:25 +0000at://did:plc:nde45pzmbjml2tm47ytonh7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mij3uict6s27https://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.social/post/3mif5ze4ouk27Anyone need dog sitting, house sitting, child minding? My summer calendar just opened up.31 Mar 2026 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:nde45pzmbjml2tm47ytonh7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mif5ze4ouk27https://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.social/post/3mibknbclys2gWe were promised a firefighter, someone to implement a simple, reliable system, but instead we got more confusion, more chaos and more fuel on the fire. My thoughts on the BBC https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur?post=c9qdw0z4ge3o#post30 Mar 2026 11:28 +0000at://did:plc:nde45pzmbjml2tm47ytonh7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mibknbclys2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.social/post/3mhglvk2okk22Ultimately a slippy 15 minutes in Madrid killed us, but for the first time in what feels like a lifetime, there is a togetherness on the pitch and in the stands that has been missing for a long time. My post Atleti thoughts on the BBC https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur?post=c2k3jd07vq9o#post19 Mar 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:nde45pzmbjml2tm47ytonh7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhglvk2okk22https://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.social/post/3mgs5appfq22yMy thoughts on the most slapstick football ever to grace the Champions League knockout round. Spurs were falling over themselves to give Atletico the tie. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur?post=cx2jl52nze2o#post11 Mar 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:nde45pzmbjml2tm47ytonh7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgs5appfq22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.social/post/3mgny6vmntk2qPodcast will be live as soon as I'm processed through A&E and had my jabs [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Mar 2026 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:nde45pzmbjml2tm47ytonh7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgny6vmntk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.social/post/3mgftjdnjts2iI don't count sheep to sleep, I make lists. Full version free to read on our Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/posts/making-list-152397928?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link06 Mar 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:nde45pzmbjml2tm47ytonh7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgftjdnjts2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.social/post/3mgfsvaznvk2iI made a list of people I want out of my club and by the time I finished it, Tottenham felt like a very lonely place. There are precious few faces I want to see pop up next season. My bit for the BBC which their editors had to tone down a bit. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur?post=c75ek1xxyd9o#post06 Mar 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:nde45pzmbjml2tm47ytonh7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfsvaznvk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.social/post/3mftoyggmos2eLast year, the warning lights flashed but because we triumphed in Bilbao, the board dismissed it as a faulty sensor - arrogantly ploughing on into the storm. My latest bit for the BBC https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur?post=cwy8wnppv8vo#post27 Feb 2026 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:nde45pzmbjml2tm47ytonh7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftoyggmos2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.social/post/3mfm3ut2cmk2ySnoop was wrong. Deserve has everything to do with it. My thoughts on the people who got us here. Read or listen for free on @theextrainch.bsky.social Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/151503387?utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=android_share24 Feb 2026 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:nde45pzmbjml2tm47ytonh7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfm3ut2cmk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.social/post/3mfcmgb6fks2cFreezing our arses off. The club has done the bare minimum and it wants us to be grateful. Get in the bin. My piece on @theextrainch.bsky.social Patreon is free to read. https://www.patreon.com/posts/freezing-our-off-151251475?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link20 Feb 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:nde45pzmbjml2tm47ytonh7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcmgb6fks2chttps://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.social/post/3mfc27tl4c22oThanks to Vinai and his team the gulf has never been so wide, but there is still some hope that we could do them and the closer we get to kick off the more that hope grows. My piece on the BBC Tottenham club page https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur?post=c1d6r4eyxg7o#post20 Feb 2026 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:nde45pzmbjml2tm47ytonh7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfc27tl4c22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.social/post/3melueufwl22oEmpty seats and the fear of losing income, finally force the board to make a decision, but it might be too little, too late. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur?post=ce3g1wqy5gko#post11 Feb 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:nde45pzmbjml2tm47ytonh7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3melueufwl22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.social/post/3melo76sqj22oAs much as I don't like Frank, I really don't need to hear a lot of waffle from the players about how they..... 1. Didn't like his methods 2. Felt disconnected 3. Bored in training Wind your necks in, 3 weeks ago you were having a go at the fans.11 Feb 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:nde45pzmbjml2tm47ytonh7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3melo76sqj22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.social/post/3mcwtuaybgc2g"It was the perfect night for Frank when, for the first time since he took charge, everything slid into place. Even his controversial decision to restore Solanke to the squad at the expense of Tel worked out" My latest bit for BBC is out https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur?post=cevn8p7y0lvo#post21 Jan 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:nde45pzmbjml2tm47ytonh7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcwtuaybgc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/barditei.bsky.social/post/3mbw2tyx4cc2cMy bit for the BBC "Frank has failed to imprint on this team a way of playing that we can get behind. There is a carelessness to our play and this is echoed by the fact that our manager does not even realise he's drinking from an Arsenal cup." https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur?post=cgl80ygp4rgo#post08 Jan 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:nde45pzmbjml2tm47ytonh7b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbw2tyx4cc2c