Episodes

Another home defeat, another first half we’d all like to forget. But...a much better second half against a good Villa team, which raises an awkward question: if we’re happy to blame Thomas Frank when it’s bad, do we give him credit when it improves? Simon, Julie, Kevin and Barry talk green shoots, player meltdowns, transfer gossip, Spurs superstitions, and why supporting this club feels oddly essential despite everything. Plus some great Spursy anecdotes. It’s Spurs. It’s confusing. It’s Nice...

Simon and Kevin discuss: Another horrible capitulation to Bournemouth , Cupgate, players confronting the fans and the captain aiming a broadside at the hierarchy. Thomas continues to struggle - what's he trying to do? Do we stick or twist? Do we expect to be mediocre? Does that expectation sum up who we are as a club and as fans? Should we throw everything at Villa and be damned? Martin Chivers - a true great.

We’re dissecting the Jekyll & Hyde draw with Sunderland—from a decent first half to a second-half retreat so deep we nearly ended up in the stand. Inside the episode: Tactical Hostages: Why does Thomas Frank treat a 1-0 lead like a ticking bomb? We discuss the inevitability of the equalizer and the "negative" shift that cost us. Mohammed Kudus is out. Who can carry the creative torch? Transfer Circus: We separate the genuine January targets from the ITK "idiot" specials. And we ask, Is Johan ...

Kevin and Simon discuss our sparkling performance against Brentford. Is Thomas Frank just trying not to lose? Will that save his job? Bilbao hero Brennan Johnson is on his way? Was he good enough? Did we play him out of position? What did his babysitter think of him? Who broke your heart when they left Spurs? A quick burst of therapy for Spurs sufferers everywhere.

* The away league Spurs win away while playing...not very well. We talk Palace, praise Danso and Archie, worry about Porro, and ask how a team can be top of the away table yet so dreadful at home. Frank gets pelters for diminishing out EL victory but Eriksen insists Thomas is The Man. There’s debate about one-footed footballers, modern players falling over too easily, shots from distance becoming extinct — and we announce the winners of Julie Welch’s book for the best Spurs story. As ever: m...

In this episode of Nice One Cyril, Simon Lipson and Kevin Acott dive into the madness of the ITK economy (Fabrizio says…what?), ask what “Big Club” actually means and whether Spurs really count, and confess whether we’ve ever judged a new Spurs player after one touch. Plus quick predictions for Palace. Therapy, nostalgia and mild delusion, as ever.

Two red cards, a rogue referee and just enough fight to leave us feeling… optimistic? We talk Thomas's tactics before and after the chaos, Kudus hitting the wall, Vand de Ven breaking things and Romero being Romero. There’s anxiety about Palace, questions over Brennan, rumours flying, obscure player google searches already underway. Plus — the eternal search for that special Spurs player, Xmas madness in 1990 and Kev's favourite Spurs season.

No matches this week, no defeats — which already feels like progress. In this Extra Time edition, Simon Lipson and Kevin Acott wander off the touchline and into the Spurs psyche. The moments you knew were coming and the ones you didn’t. The players we defended far longer than logic allowed. And does a player have to “bleed Spurs” for it to matter? Did Kane? Bale? Loose, funny, mildly philosophical Spurs therapy — designed to warm you up for the main show.

In this episode of Nice One Cyril, Simon, Julie and Dave pick through a thoroughly deflating defeat at Nottingham Forest — just when Spurs looked like they might be improving. We ask what went wrong, whether Vicario’s form (and alleged Inter interest) is becoming a problem, and why there’s still no clear tactical identity on the pitch. There’s frustration at Simons being bullied, Kudus trying too much on his own, and substitutions that raised more eyebrows than hope. We also discuss Porro’s com...

We look back at the Sparta Prague game and look ahead to Forest. Plus: what are the essential items you have to take to every match at the Lane, Spurs players who couldn't trap a ball - so many - and the unwritten rules of being a Spurs fan. With Simon Lipson and Kevin Acott.

This week on Nice One Cyril we somehow manage to cover both Spurs’ mini-resurrection and the end of civilisation as we know it. We break down the Brentford win — Xavi running the show, Archie Grey looking the part, actual energy, attacking and even Porro’s defence-splitting absurdist masterpiece of a pass. Spurs fans rank bottom of the Happiness Table… though Kev insists he’s now oscillating between optimism and full meltdown depending on the minute. Gary of Harlow wants Troy Parrott back (idiot...

Dave's internet went to hell, so it's just Simon prattling on for 10 minutes about our not too bad performance against Newcastle, performative footballers, booing our own players and pondering whether football is fun any more. Plus a quick look at the Brentford match. Some memories, some vaguely amusing jokes, no impressions.

Spurs lose the “worst away team vs worst home team” showdown, and the pod is in full post-Fulham therapy mode. We dig into the baffling Bergvall bollockings, and the booing of Vicario — plus Thomas Frank’s weekly insistence that we “believe” in something none of us can actually identify. We talk heroes, lost connections, why football feels less fun, and whether Spurs fans are just over-sentimental…or not sentimental enough. There’s nostalgia for Harrys Redknapp and Kane, confusion over Udogie, a...

Welcome to Nice One Cyril: Extra Time — the shorter, sillier mid-week top-up pod you didn’t ask for. Less tactics, more nonsense. Minor rage, daft joy, questionable optimism, mushy peas, dirty spoons, Crooks & Archibald. If the main pod is the match, this is the half-time pie and a pint. Dive in for 15 minutes of football-adjacent foolishness.

Another week, another Spurs performance so limp it should come with a doctor's note. Simon Lipson, Julie Welch, Lee Brown and Barry Graham pick over the Arsenal debacle — no plan, no punch, no pulse — and ask whether the players don’t understand Frank’s tactics…or just don’t fancy them. Solanke’s out forever (probably), Richy only scores stunners he has no right to attempt, and the manager is now comparing us to under-12s. Lovely stuff. Plus: We moan about footballers' most irritating habits, di...

It’s North London Derby week when stomachs churn and hope and dread go head to head. The crew dive head-first into all things Spurs vs Arsenal. With injuries stacking up (ours, obviously), tactics in flux and Arsenal sitting annoyingly at the top, there’s plenty to worry about… and even more to laugh at. This week’s guest, Misha — an Arsenal tour guide who swears she’s a Spurs fan — brings a unique, slightly suspicious perspective on the rivalry. The gang also riff on the greatest footballer nam...

In this episode of Nice One Cyril, Simon Lipson, Julie Welch, Kev Acott and Dave Bradshaw relive the joy, despair and sheer madness of that Man U match. Spursiness in all its glory. We ask whether Richy flashing his knockers undid us in the end. We look at Simons's improvement and Frank's game-changing substitutions. And, of course, we give Micky's wonder goal all the time and space it deserves. Plus😂 Is 'options' the new Spurs mantra? Or is it 'get rid of it'?💭 That fan who's always in your ear...

It’s been another very Spursy week — defeat to Villa, a dreadful draw in Monaco and a comfortable(ish) win over Everton. Simon Lipson, Julie Welch, Kevin Acott and Lee Brown ask the big questions: Was Monaco the most exhausting 0–0 in living memory? Is Vicario brilliant or bollocks? And does Richarlison’s body language now qualify as an art form? There’s praise for Kevin Danso and VDV, mild panic over the double pivot, and cautious optimism about the team’s direction — all sprinkled with the usu...

In this week’s Nice One Cyril, Simon Lipson, Julie Welch and Kevin Acott pick over another familiar story — Spurs losing at home. Vicario’s nerves, Odobert’s vanishing act, and Tel’s growing pains all come under the microscope, along with a few choice words about the flat atmosphere at the ground. We ask whether it’s still OK for the over-50s to belt out the chants, why today’s players crumble at the first hint of a twinge, and reminisce about the days when Dave Mackay shrugged off fractures lik...

This week on Nice One Cyril, Simon, Julie, Kev and Dave tackle the £100 million cash injection from the Lewis family — and try to work out whether it means new signings or, finally, the cheese room. We chat international duty (and the art of coming back injured), the eternal Vicario debate, the promise of young guns like Pape, Bergvall and Simons, and ponder where, if at all, a fit Kulusevski will fit into Frank's jigsaw. There’s a deep dive into Spurs’s long, proud tradition of scapegoats — plu...

This week on Nice One Cyril, Simon Lipson welcomes debut guest Barry Graham of Glasgow Spurs, along with Dame Julie Welch and Kevin Acott. The gang dissect the gritty but grim Bodo performance, the Leeds takedown, and query why some Spurs fans continue to diss the manager of a team sitting 3rd. There’s praise for Van de Ven, concern for Vicario and a heartfelt detour into the golden age of Scottish Spurs heroes. Barry rages about that abomination, the 8pm Saturday fixture, Julie ponders “engagem...

In this week’s Nice One Cyril, Simon Lipson, Julie Welch, and Kev Acott deconstruct the Wolves debacle, address some fans' concerns that Simons is just Timo Werner with better hair, and grumble about buyout bollocks, Kane rumours and the eternal curse of Dr Tottenham. There’s nostalgia, rants about didactic tourists at the stadium, a look ahead to Bodo and Leeds, and whether optimism or pessimism is the right setting for Spurs fans right now. Warm, irreverent, and always a bit Spursy. Therapy, b...

Comedian Simon Lipson is joined by butter-wouldn't-melt Julie Welch, ever-cheery Kevin Acott and Hollywood wannabe Lee Brown, one of whom says' wanker'. Several times. You'd never guess. In this episode, we discuss Villarreal and Brighton, the lack of oomph, striker dilemmas and Vic's concrete feet. We also examine the impact of Simons at number 10, the dynamics of the team under Thomas Frank, and the quirks of football culture, including which Gooners, if any, are tolerable? And is Glory Glory ...

West Ham beaten. VAR maddening. Spurs fans…cautiously optimistic. In this week’s Nice One Cyril, Simon Lipson, Julie Welch, Kevin Acott and Alan Fitter relive the win over West Ham, dissect player performances, and roll their eyes (again) at VAR. There’s tactical chat, transfer gossip, and predictions for Villarreal and Brighton — but as always, the real fun’s in the detours. This week’s? A poll to crown Spurs’ greatest useless hero, nostalgia for cult oddballs like Freund and Pavlyuchenko, and ...