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May 2024
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Is it ever ok not to support your team?

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When is a fan not a fan? Tom Clarke, Tony Cascarino, Martin Samuel and Gregor Robertson discuss the bizarre atmosphere at the Tottenham stadium on Monday night as some Spurs fans struggled to cheer on their team against Man City.

After Spurs didn’t do Arsenal a favour, could West Ham in the final game? In a word the universal opinion is… no.

Premier League clubs meet next week to discuss the future of VAR…Martin has a simple solution; we need better humans. The discussion gets heated, proving the point that it is a very subjective business.

Finally, Tony belatedly offers his alternative team of the season.



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