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Spurs to be Held by Boro



Tottenham v Middlesbrough – Kick-off: Sat 12 April 2008 15:00

With both of these sides mired in mediocrity and nothing at stake for the remainder of the season, you'd be forgiven for believing this game will turn into a goalless bore.

However, this is taking place at a venue where over a century of goals have been scored by either the home team or the visitors, so the sight of witnessing a net bulge on Saturday should be more than likely. You may think I'm saying this purely from the point of view of a biased Spurs fan, but the reality is Spurs have conceded eight goals in their past two home matches. And that's without the presence of the donkey worth eight million pounds, the one and only Younes Kaboul (I haven't used him as a scapegoat for a while).

The dynamic duo of Ramos and Poyet (not Batman and Robin) will need to agree on something to use as an incentive to motivate their ever complacent playing staff, who seemed to be 'on the beach' according to Poyet after the thrashing by Newcastle. The coaching staff will also need to make a heavy investment in Botox in order to give Dimitar Berbatov an expression that doesn't suggest that he's miserable and biding his time. Alternatively there is always the option of bribing his agent to keep his mouth shut when it comes to making up fictitious stories.

We should expect a game where neither defence should prevail due to Spurs' ability to score goals and both teams' exceptionally poor defending. Boro often defy the odds against teams from the so-called 'big four' but perform woefully against the also-rans. However, with Alfonso Alves beginning to find his feet in the Premiership, they possess a potentially lethal weapon that could harm Tottenham's suspect defence.

0-0 Draw 10/1 with Center bet

P.S. I've given up on actually giving the outcome any thought because my previous two predictions have gone horribly wrong, so I thought I'd jinx the potential glut of goals.

Will Gannaway