The Lab (Tottenham Hotspur Podcast)

Please consider donating to Blood Cancer UK James Harris joins us to talk about his dad, their shared love of Tottenham and what it means to follow Spurs without him. From childhood trips to White Hart Lane and arguments over favourite players to watching their final game together in hospital, James shares the memories that made Tottenham inseparable from their relationship. We talk about grief, missing the post-match phone calls, reconnecting with his brother and how writing about his dad helped him process his loss. An honest, moving conversation about the club we inherit, the people we share it with and appreciating the time we have together. Read James' article here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to The Lab. For this episode, I sat down with someone who means an enormous amount to this club and to all of us who support it: Ledley King. An academy graduate, our captain, a one-club man and now a member of Tottenham’s Hall of Fame. On a personal level, I’m incredibly grateful to have been given this opportunity. We spend so much time talking about Spurs and the people who’ve shaped our lives supporting it. Getting to have this conversation with Ledley was really special. We spoke about his bond with the fans, the years when Spurs started believing again, and what it took, physically and mentally, to keep pulling on that shirt. A huge thank you to Ledley for his time. I hope you enjoy the conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’re joined by Dan Kilpatrick for a wide-ranging Tottenham Hotspur discussion. We assess Richarlison’s uncertain future and whether Spurs have handled his potential exit well, before looking at the club’s major change in approach to injuries and player fitness under Roberto De Zerbi. We also discuss whether Tottenham’s £400m rebuild has genuinely lifted expectations, the logic behind the Mykhailo Mudryk move, why the squad still feels uncertain in key areas, and the midfield selection debate between Bentancur, Tonali, Fernandes  and Gallagher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anatole Pang returns to The Lab to explain what’s really happening with Tottenham’s extraordinary summer spending. Why is net spend such a misleading way of judging ambition? Have Spurs actually spent far less than their Big Six rivals where it really matters? And after years of investing in the stadium and the club’s commercial infrastructure, are we finally seeing the payoff? We look at Tottenham’s estimated £700m–£1bn spending deficit, why buying three £20m players isn’t the same as buying one £60m player, how Spurs can afford to keep spending, and whether Daniel Levy deserves more credit for building the financial machine now being unleashed in the transfer market. Plus: PSR and SCR, football ownership, Manchester City, Chelsea, Abramovich, the future of the Premier League and why £100m transfers might not actually be as crazy as they look. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tottenham’s pre-season has been messy, but beneath the injuries, absences and disrupted preparation, are we beginning to see what Roberto De Zerbi’s Spurs will eventually look like? I'm joined by Kish from LilywhiteLab to break down the first signs of De Zerbi-ball, why Luca Williams-Barnett looks ready for first-team football, how Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali could transform Tottenham’s midfield, and the big question still hanging over the number nine position. Plus, we look ahead to Brentford, try to work out De Zerbi’s first Premier League XI and ask how patient we need to be as Spurs fans with a team that could look very different once everyone is fit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices