THE LAB | “We Knew We Were Winning It” - Ben Haines on Bilbao, Ange, and Frank

Get 15% off your eSIM today—download the Saily app or visit ⁠saily.com/thefightingcock⁠ and use code THEFIGHTINGCOCK at checkout. We bask in an actually enjoyable Saturday as Spurs batter Brentford at home, Xavi Simons finally shows everyone what the fuss is about, and Richarlison runs himself into the ground. We talk Frank in vs Frank out, Arsenal’s last-minute heartbreak, Fan Narrative’s mood graph, Ricky’s new life as matchday celebrity, and finish by dreaming about Pochettino, transfers, and what this team could be if Forest away looks anything like this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/thefightingcock Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! In this one we start with a truly horrific office toilet mystery and end up at The Athletic calling Spurs fans the unhappiest in the league. We get into Thomas Frank’s cautious setup, that mental non-penalty at Newcastle, Romero’s absolute sh**housery, the Fulham debacle and booing Vicario revisited, why our midfield feels miles off it, how home form has completely broken people, and whether Kulu, Maddison and Solanke actually change anything or if we are just clinging to vibes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Get 15% off your eSIM today—download the Saily app or visit saily.com/thefightingcock and use code THEFIGHTINGCOCK at checkout. We start with Ricky’s legendary spaghetti bolognese portions, garlic bread as cutlery, before sinking back into the misery of Spurs. We get into Frank in vs Frank out, the booing of Vicario, ticket prices, Fan Narrative numbers, feeling gaslit by the club and why so many of us feel completely done in by this team. There is talk of ice hockey affairs, England collapsing in two days and a bit on how Brentford and Brighton are run compared to us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Visit ⁠MedExpress.co.uk⁠ to check your eligibility and get 30% off with code 'TFC'. In this one we try to make sense of conceding five in Paris and somehow feeling more positive about Spurs. We get into the man for man press, what it says about Thomas Frank, and why Fulham at home has to be the moment he leans into the younger, more technical midfield. We chat Richarlison’s mini resurrection, Kolo Muani looking like a real talisman, and the general disillusionment a lot of us feel with modern football and Spurs post Poch. We finish on the Lewis family, how serious they really are, and what proper ambition in the market needs to look like if we are ever going to move from the bottom of the big six to the top. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We try to process that 4 1 at the Emirates, from Thomas Frank’s five at the back and 0.01 xG to what it says about where Spurs are right now. We talk about chance creation, the players having to live in a low block, whether Frank really understands the North London derby, and what has to change before PSG and Fulham. There is some Radiohead chat, Steve Nash listening in, half and half scarf crimes and the usual coping mechanisms along the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Visit ⁠MedExpress.co.uk⁠ to check your eligibility and get 30% off with code TFC. We start off chatting about refusing to put the heating on, getting old and suddenly feeling the cold, unwanted erections on London buses and why MedExpress might be your best mate these days. Then we get into the away day at their place, Muani back on grass in a mask, Gabriel’s injury, why this Arsenal side still feels more agricultural than elite, and how a grim little set piece battle might actually suit us. We talk Vuscovic hype, Troy Parrott’s emotional week for Ireland and what level he really is, Semenyo’s release clause and what it would say about ENIC if we did or did not go big. There’s the usual filthy listener questions on virginity, drugs with Spurs players, mums, tattoos and The Overlap, and we finish by dreaming of a Frank masterclass and ankle-tapping those horrible lot right onto the asphalt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this one we sit down with Spurs commentator Rob Daly, the voice living rent free in all our heads after Bilbao. We chat about how he finds the right words in the biggest moments, the art of shutting up and letting the crowd breathe, Clive Allen nearly in tears, academy kids changing games from nowhere, and why podcasts are his cheat code for understanding fan mood. It is a proper love letter to commentary, to Spurs, and to that night in Bilbao. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this one we try to do a chilled international break Q&A and end up arguing about lateness, storms and danger w*nks before getting properly into Spurs. We chat Odobert, the Ironclaw-level injury curse, Solanke as the “forgotten man”, Richarlison and Brennan Johnson’s futures, rank the top five players in the squad and talk young players, confidence and Archie Gray. There’s also Ty from AFTV, spontaneous combustion, shark diving, fishing, atmosphere stuff with the Trust and, obviously, about 400 needless mum jokes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Visit ⁠MedExpress.co.uk⁠ to check your eligibility and get £30 off with code 'TFC'. We pick through a wild Spurs United draw where it went from nothing to nearly nicked to gut punch. We get into Frank’s pragmatism, the double pivot, and how Odebeir and Udogi fixed the balance, plus Tell’s finish and Richarlison’s moment and celebration. Booing, home form, wingers who won’t go, injuries to the frontline, and what to do with Richarlison and Johnson all covered, with a peek at the interviews we have coming up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Visit ⁠MedExpress.co.uk⁠ to check your eligibility and get £30 off with code TFC. We’re all buzzing after Spurs smashed Copenhagen 4­-0. We get emotional over van de Ven turning into a superstar before our eyes, argue about whether his goal was better than Son at Burnley, and tell the haters to let Xavi Simons breathe. There’s Richarlison penalty chat, ticket price moaning, and probably too much conversation about barmaids and Mickey’s sex appeal. Proper Champions League fun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices