London team Tottenham Hotspur have many things in common with the Titanic this season.
Spurs are having their worst start to a season since 1912, the year the Titanic sank.
The Titanic was expected to be successful, instead it lies at the bottom of the sea. Spurs were expected to be successful this season, especially under new manager Juande Ramos, but instead lie at the bottom of the Premiership. On Sunday, their bad run continued when they suffered a surprise 1-0 defeat by Premiership new boys who, appropriate, are called Hull.
What other things do the Titanic and Tottenham Hotspur have in common?
October 06, 2008
The Times
Why Tottenham Hotspur are like the Titanic
Tottenham Hotspur (in white) lose against Hull City on Sunday, a result which keeps them bottom og the Premiership
Smith
Two helmsmen 96 years apart but united by search for lifeboat
A Night To Remember? Try an afternoon to forget for Juande Ramos and Tottenham Hotspur. Sunday’s defeat by Hull City marked Tottenham’s worst start to a season since 1912, the year the Titanic sank. Is the man at the helm at White Hart Lane any safer at the wheel than the “unsinkable” vessel’s captain, Edward John Smith?
Awards
Smith Honorary Commander, Royal Naval Reserve; Transport Medal; Royal Distinction.
Ramos Two Uefa Cups with Seville; Carling Cup with Tottenham
Ramos
Salary
Smith £1,250 a year, plus £100 no collision bonus (unpaid).
Ramos £4 million a year
Assistant
Smith James “Tiger” Paintin, personal valet.
Ramos Gustavo “Gus” Poyet, can speak English
Moment of impact
Smith Asleep in bed as iceberg struck.
Ramos Immobile on bench as Geovanni struck
Decision-making
Smith 15 to 20 minutes after collision, orders wireless operator to send distress message.
Ramos 46 minutes after Hull goal, sends on David Bentley at right back
Fate
Smith Went down with his ship.
Ramos Sinking towards the Coca-Cola Championship?
The icebergs in Ramos’s way
Stoke City (a), Oct 19: Omen? Smith was born in Stoke, a couple of miles from the Britannia Stadium.
Bolton Wanderers (h), Oct 25: Another physical, direct team with whom Spurs could only draw in both fixtures last season.
Arsenal (a), Oct 29: True, Spurs beat their rivals 5-1 in last season’s Carling Cup, but they
have not done so in the league since 1999.
Words by TOM DART
timesonline.co.uk
Spurs are having their worst start to a season since 1912, the year the Titanic sank.
The Titanic was expected to be successful, instead it lies at the bottom of the sea. Spurs were expected to be successful this season, especially under new manager Juande Ramos, but instead lie at the bottom of the Premiership. On Sunday, their bad run continued when they suffered a surprise 1-0 defeat by Premiership new boys who, appropriate, are called Hull.
What other things do the Titanic and Tottenham Hotspur have in common?
October 06, 2008
The Times
Why Tottenham Hotspur are like the Titanic
Tottenham Hotspur (in white) lose against Hull City on Sunday, a result which keeps them bottom og the Premiership
Smith
Two helmsmen 96 years apart but united by search for lifeboat
A Night To Remember? Try an afternoon to forget for Juande Ramos and Tottenham Hotspur. Sunday’s defeat by Hull City marked Tottenham’s worst start to a season since 1912, the year the Titanic sank. Is the man at the helm at White Hart Lane any safer at the wheel than the “unsinkable” vessel’s captain, Edward John Smith?
Awards
Smith Honorary Commander, Royal Naval Reserve; Transport Medal; Royal Distinction.
Ramos Two Uefa Cups with Seville; Carling Cup with Tottenham
Ramos
Salary
Smith £1,250 a year, plus £100 no collision bonus (unpaid).
Ramos £4 million a year
Assistant
Smith James “Tiger” Paintin, personal valet.
Ramos Gustavo “Gus” Poyet, can speak English
Moment of impact
Smith Asleep in bed as iceberg struck.
Ramos Immobile on bench as Geovanni struck
Decision-making
Smith 15 to 20 minutes after collision, orders wireless operator to send distress message.
Ramos 46 minutes after Hull goal, sends on David Bentley at right back
Fate
Smith Went down with his ship.
Ramos Sinking towards the Coca-Cola Championship?
The icebergs in Ramos’s way
Stoke City (a), Oct 19: Omen? Smith was born in Stoke, a couple of miles from the Britannia Stadium.
Bolton Wanderers (h), Oct 25: Another physical, direct team with whom Spurs could only draw in both fixtures last season.
Arsenal (a), Oct 29: True, Spurs beat their rivals 5-1 in last season’s Carling Cup, but they
have not done so in the league since 1999.
Words by TOM DART
timesonline.co.uk