Today is a very tough day, a day I knew over the last few years as reality has set in would one day come, as hardship has bitten harder than ever, I knew it wouldn’t be too far away, but I really started to think that it wasn’t going to come so soon, I thought maybe next year, maybe it wouldn’t even happen, but suddenly now 11th August 2023 the day we start our summer holiday, the day has final come – Harry Kane is leaving Tottenham Hotspur!

It still hasn’t been confirmand – oh the agony! Harry just tell us – what do you want?

My son is 12 years old. He has been aware of my passion for Tottenham which started in 1990 since probably he could fix his eyes on a TV. But lets say since when he could understand the dynamics and remember some names – 3 years old. For 9 years, since Mr Kane broke on to the scene as a 21 year old he has became a superstar and an English icon, so many kids of my sons ages became Tottenham fans because of Kane and Dele Alli. Unfortunately due to that mean mean man Mr Mourinho and his own inner demons we lost Dele but Kane remained and we thought Harry was going to stay with us forever!

My son and I have enjoyed the highs of European Champions League Finals! And it’s never really been a concern in those early years when Poch had us playing great football and there was such a positive energy, but then the dour came. If only Daniel would of phoned me back then in those sad sad days of loosing Mauricio I would of told him take a chance on future England manager Eddie Howe. But it’s now happened!

And to think on the dawn of what I whole heartedly believe (I’ve been swept away by the strong, mans, man of Ange Postecoglou) to be a bright and NEW future for dear old Tottenham.

But will my son have the patience. Will Ange get the time? Levy be kind!

The thing is he – my son Luke has displayed tendencies in the past during the dark days of dour backwards ball Conte to follow Man City – thankfully he has grown a little and realises they just buy the title with their endless monies, but now even worse, oh my goodness how could he, is it possible? Towards the end of last season he said he wanted to support Arsenal! uuuucckk! And now they’ve got Declan they will be even stronger! How could he? I told him he couldn’t, I had to lay it down and say Luke – ”any other team but them”.

But what will this season bring? Is his faith stronger than just one man? If the man leaves will he remain? I personally for what it’s worth can see that this was going to happen and it’s a good opportunity now for ‘Big Ange’ to have his way and bring in players that fit his system, so I am happy to give it a couple seasons of no expectation to let him reshape and get us playing really attacking fun football. But what about my boy? Will he see it the same way? Will he want immediate success? In less than 6 months he becomes a man and turns 13, I have big plans to celebrate this significant event and time for him, but will he respond in faith!? Can he hold out these next few months or even year or 2? …and stay with his Daddy’s team? and that obvious latent potential just laying there in this fantastic club?

You may read this and perceive this to be a trivial small small thing – sorry you are wrong!

A boy choosing to follow his father in the ways of life is one of the most sacred things we have in this world.

Come on you Spurs!

Come on Big Ange!

Come on My Son!