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Spurs Women jumped to the top of their Subway League Cup group table with a decisive 3-0 win over Birmingham City.In this episode, we discuss:Lize's Player of the Month nominationRotated lineup for the cupOlivia and Tilly linking upMaite's season-ending injuryContracts ripe for renewalInternational break call-upsand more.Plus, a (very early) preview of the next WSL game after the international break, at home to Liverpool. You can find the N17 Women team on Twitter & Bluesky and writing or talking about Spurs in other places:Abbie posts @abbierosemeow.bsky.social and writes about Spurs Women at Cartilage Free CaptainCaroline posts @cgstefko.bsky.social and writes about both Spurs teams at Spurs Across the Pond Rachel tweets @spurswomenblog & posts @spurswomenblog.bsky.social and writes about Spurs Women at Spurs Women Blog & The CutbackSian tweets @sian_wallis & posts @sian-wallis.bsky.social and talks about all things Spurs at Proud Lilywhites Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spurs Women faced an onslaught from Chelsea's attack (especially on corners!), but held off to only concede one wonder goal from Keira Walsh, an improvement over the blowout loss to Manchester City. Spurs have still only dropped WSL points to traditional top 4 teams and will enter the international break in 4th place, still ahead of Arsenal.We discuss our 1-0 away loss, including:Drew's absenceFirst-half clean sheetComparing to the City gameMolly's imminent returnGood lineup headachesJess' Lionesses snubPlus, we preview the second Subway League Cup group stage match against Birmingham City.You can find the N17 Women team on Twitter & Bluesky and writing or talking about Spurs in other places:Abbie posts @abbierosemeow.bsky.social and writes about Spurs Women at Cartilage Free CaptainCaroline posts @cgstefko.bsky.social and writes about both Spurs teams at Spurs Across the Pond Rachel tweets @spurswomenblog & posts @spurswomenblog.bsky.social and writes about Spurs Women at Spurs Women Blog & The CutbackSian tweets @sian_wallis & posts @sian-wallis.bsky.social and talks about all things Spurs at Proud Lilywhites Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spurs are 3rd in the table. And five games in (plus one cup game). we've beaten everyone we've faced - except for City! We discuss our 1-0 home win over Brighton including: Winning waysTinka - againJess finding formAsh's first full gamePen or no-penPlus, we gripe about kick off times and look ahead to our next game against Chelsea. You can find the N17 Women team on Twitter & Bluesky and writing or talking about Spurs in other places:Abbie posts @abbierosemeow.bsky.social and writes about Spurs Women at Cartilage Free CaptainCaroline posts @cgstefko.bsky.social and writes about both Spurs teams at Spurs Across the Pond Rachel tweets @spurswomenblog & posts @spurswomenblog.bsky.social and writes about Spurs Women at Spurs Women Blog & The CutbackSian tweets @sian_wallis & posts @sian-wallis.bsky.social and talks about all things Spurs at Proud Lilywhites Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spurs Women held on to an early lead to beat Leicester City 1-2 and finish the weekend in 4th place—ahead of Arsenal, for now.We chat:A good, messy goalOlivia's PotM performanceSuspect officiatingIn-game rotationand more.Plus, we look at the early state of the WSL pecking order and preview the upcoming home match against Brighton & Hove Albion.You can find the N17 Women team on Twitter & Bluesky and writing or talking about Spurs in other places:Abbie posts @abbierosemeow.bsky.social and writes about Spurs Women at Cartilage Free CaptainCaroline posts @cgstefko.bsky.social and writes about both Spurs teams at Spurs Across the Pond Rachel tweets @spurswomenblog & posts @spurswomenblog.bsky.social and writes about Spurs Women at Spurs Women Blog & The CutbackSian tweets @sian_wallis & posts @sian-wallis.bsky.social and talks about all things Spurs at Proud Lilywhites Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's been a double-game week. The N17 Women team got together to talk about: A thrashing by City that left us less miserable than usualSet piece frailties. Again.A goalless draw with Villa + a fun shootoutSubstitutes - lots of them in both gamesPlus we look ahead to Sunday's WSL matchup with Leicester City. In this episode Abbie mentions the racist abuse that Jessica Naz has experienced. We stand with Jess and the players and club in condemning this. You can find the N17 Women team on Twitter & Bluesky and writing or talking about Spurs in other places:Abbie posts @abbierosemeow.bsky.social and writes about Spurs Women at Cartilage Free CaptainCaroline posts @cgstefko.bsky.social and writes about both Spurs teams at Spurs Across the Pond Rachel tweets @spurswomenblog & posts @spurswomenblog.bsky.social and writes about Spurs Women at Spurs Women Blog & The CutbackSian tweets @sian_wallis & posts @sian-wallis.bsky.social and talks about all things Spurs at Proud Lilywhites Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Building on the defensive performance of the opening game, Spurs Women added some goals (from open play!) for the win against Everton at their new home ground of Goodison Park.We cover:Tinka's PoTM-worthy full debutOlga scoring from a new positionStrategic substitutionsDefensive improvementNew signings' impactPlus, a preview of the Friday match against Manchester City at Brisbane Road.Note: Rachel referenced a Twitter thread by Tonaliana on Martin Ho's tactics and the team's new rotational shape. Read it here.You can find the N17 Women team on Twitter & Bluesky and writing or talking about Spurs in other places:Abbie posts @abbierosemeow.bsky.social and writes about Spurs Women at Cartilage Free CaptainCaroline posts @cgstefko.bsky.social and writes about both Spurs teams at Spurs Across the Pond Rachel tweets @spurswomenblog & posts @spurswomenblog.bsky.social and writes about Spurs Women at Spurs Women Blog & The CutbackSian tweets @sian_wallis & posts @sian-wallis.bsky.social and talks about all things Spurs at Proud Lilywhites Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The new Spurs Women season started off with a win. Not a wholly convincing one, but a win's a win.We cover: That winning feelingFirst clean sheet in too longNew signings making a differenceGame-changing subsAnd we preview our upcoming game against Everton away. Plus, we celebrate N17 Women's 101st episode by discussing what parts of recent Spurs Women history we would assign to room 101. And pick our favourite moments from the first 100 episodes. You can find the N17 Women team on Twitter & Bluesky and writing or talking about Spurs in other places:Abbie posts @abbierosemeow.bsky.social and writes about Spurs Women at Cartilage Free CaptainCaroline posts @cgstefko.bsky.social and writes about both Spurs teams at Spurs Across the Pond Rachel tweets @spurswomenblog & posts @spurswomenblog.bsky.social and writes about Spurs Women at Spurs Women Blog & The CutbackSian tweets @sian_wallis & posts @sian-wallis.bsky.social and talks about all things Spurs at Proud Lilywhites Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The new Spurs Women season is finally here! It's already been a dramatic one before a ball has even been kicked, with a surprise pre-season friendly win against Arsenal, London City Lionesses breaking the transfer window, and Daniel Levy stepping down as chairman just days before the season begins. To prepare for the campaign ahead, we cover:Unbeaten pre-seasonTransfer deadline dayClub newsGoals for the seasonQuick-fire predictionsPlus, a preview for opening matchday against West Ham United and a round of listener questions. You can find the N17 Women team on Twitter & Bluesky and writing or talking about Spurs in other places:Abbie posts @abbierosemeow.bsky.social and writes about Spurs Women at Cartilage Free CaptainCaroline posts @cgstefko.bsky.social and writes about both Spurs teams at Spurs Across the Pond Rachel tweets @spurswomenblog & posts @spurswomenblog.bsky.social and writes about Spurs Women at Spurs Women Blog & The CutbackSian tweets @sian_wallis & posts @sian-wallis.bsky.social and talks about all things Spurs at Proud Lilywhites Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spurs Women are gearing up for the pre-season, and the N17 Women squad is back with plenty of news to discuss.We chat:Molly's new contractFarewell to Becky & RosWelcome to Tōko KogaNew manager Martin HoPlus, we round up all the Tottenham-related action from the Women's Euro 2025 and give our thoughts on the WSL expansion plan.You can find the N17 Women team on Twitter & Bluesky and writing or talking about Spurs in other places:Abbie posts @abbierosemeow.bsky.social and writes about Spurs Women at Cartilage Free CaptainCaroline posts @cgstefko.bsky.social and writes about both Spurs teams at Spurs Across the Pond Rachel tweets @spurswomenblog & posts @spurswomenblog.bsky.social and writes about Spurs Women at Spurs Women Blog & The CutbackSian tweets @sian_wallis & posts @sian-wallis.bsky.social and talks about all things Spurs at Proud Lilywhites Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert Vilahamn has been sacked as Spurs Women manager. It was probably more surprising how long it took than that it happened. But there have been good memories from his time in charge. We chat: where it went wrong for the managerwhat we'd like from the next manager (whoever that might be)player renewalsother summer newsRachel recommended an in-depth piece from The Underrated Scout that disects Vilahamn's Spurs. You can read it here: https://www.thecutback.com/p/robert-vilahamns-tottenham-wsl You can find the N17 Women team on Twitter & Bluesky and writing or talking about Spurs in other places:Abbie posts @abbierosemeow.bsky.social and writes about Spurs Women at Cartilage Free CaptainCaroline posts @cgstefko.bsky.social and writes about both Spurs teams at Spurs Across the Pond Rachel tweets @spurswomenblog & posts @spurswomenblog.bsky.social and writes about Spurs Women at Spurs Women Blog & The CutbackSian tweets @sian_wallis & posts @sian-wallis.bsky.social and talks about all things Spurs at Proud Lilywhites Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.