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Nice One Cyril
Hosted by Simon Lipson · EN
A unique Spurs podcast from long-suffering fans who’ve seen it all and lived to tell the tale. Match chat, mullets and musings. No tactics boards. No xG. Just decades of Spurs nostalgia and nonsense. Funny, heartfelt, and just Spursy enough to hurt.
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Keir Starmer! Alyson Rudd! Piers Morgan! Our Boys Didn't Spurs It Up!
May 2600:50:49Tap to summarizeSimon Lipson, Julie Welch, Kev Acott and Eady Hurley process the sheer, unadulterated ecstasy of Premier League safety.We break down a nerve-shredding afternoon at the Lane, Palhinha’s clutch winner and Kinský’s heroic late save. Inside the Episode:The RDZ Masterclass: How the boss played part-tactician, part-psychologist to save a sinking ship, and why the board must back him or watch him walk.The Spine: Praise for Spence playing with broken jaw, Bentancur, Palhinha, and why Kinský has surely locked down the #1 spot.The Romero Silence: Why did RDZ name-check everyone after the whistle except his captain?The Supporter Police: Why we are absolutely, unapologetically celebrating staying up (and letting Julie loose on the spiteful Alyson Rudd).Room 101: We banish the street-blocking zombies who walk and text.It’s Nice One Cyril — and we are staying up!COYS THFC
Transcribe →Down To The Wire
May 2000:51:34Tap to summarizeWe break down the Chelsea fallout and examine what it means for our Premier League survival. How do we solve a problem like Richy and Muani? Will RDZ make changes for Everton? Will Solanke be back? Inside the Episode:The Romero Farce: Why are we celebrating a £250k-a-week captain for simply staying in the building? Plus, why Kevin Danso remains the man for the job.The Loan Churn: We look at the graveyard of our youth academy and ask why only Noni Madueke ever made it out alive.Room 101: We banish George Foreman-style parental narcissism to the abyss.Feet of Clay: The legendary Robbie Keane and his multinational franchise of childhood dreams.With Simon Lipson, Julie Welch, Lee Brown & Kev AcottCOYS THFC
Transcribe →Hero To Zero: Anatomy Of A Brain-Fade
May 1200:45:33Tap to summarizeIt wasn’t the Villa masterclass but, in the cold light of day, it might yet be the point that saves us. We’re diving into the manic, slightly misdirected energy of the Leeds draw, Antonin Kinsky’s physics-defying heroics, and why our frontline has the cutting edge of a butter knife.Inside the Episode:The Tel Paradox: Scores a worldie then attempts aogic-defying defensive acrobatics. The Snail and the Ghost: Richy and Muani offered as much threat as a pair of toddler’s safety scissors. We break down the dismal bluntness of a frontline that seems to be running in quicksand.Pointless Spite: A 22k-follower account wanted West Ham to win just to spite Arsenal? We discuss why prioritizing Goon hate over Premier League survival is a one-way ticket to a head-wobble.Room 101: We bin the "sacred" plastic badge on the floor and re-admit Lange and Vinai.Feet of Clay: This week it’s Edgar Davids, Gareth Bale and Lucas Moura. With Simon Lipson, Julie Welch and Lee BrownCOYS THFC
Transcribe →Another Win, And Other Miracles!
May 500:48:19Tap to summarizeWe’re breaking down a surreal afternoon at Villa Park where Spurs didn't just win, we actually played football.In this episode:The Stand-outs: "Three-Lungs" Gallagher’s relentless engine, VDV’s return to godhood, and the surprising silkiness of the Bentancur-Palhinha pivot. RDZ's "Miracle" Speech: We discuss Roberto’s rallying cry to silence the "negative inner voice", avoiding medical team excuses, and how beating Villa would not be a miracle.Integrity or Insult? Was it a "lame surrender" from Villa, or are we finally seeing the brand-saving potential of players in the right positions playing with belief and confidence? Danso vs. Romero: We ask if Kevin Danso’s calm intelligence and brute strength are exactly what we need for the run-in, as opposed to the cultured chaos of Cuti.Transfer Cobblers: Sifting through the Robertson rumours; Vicario-to-Inter "agreement"; and why are we being linked with an out of contract Bournemouth player?Plus: A trip to Room 101 for Joachim Löw's nasal habits and our search for the very essence of Spurs.Next up: Leeds. If we win, dare we utter the S-word?#COYS #THFC #NiceOneCyril
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Scratching The Four Month Itch
Apr 2800:47:55Tap to summarizeWe started with 30 minutes of actual football and ended with a casualty ward and a goal so ugly only a mother could love it. But, hell, it's three points! On the Menu:The Injury Curse: Solanke out, Xavi out. Is the medical team to blame (spoiler alert: no), are refs letting opponents turn our boys into mincemeat, or is something else at play? The Muani Hill: RDZ is prepared to die on it, but we’re ready to move to Tel Mountain. We break down the Mathys Tel necessity.Kinsky’s Redemption: From the Madrid nightmare to a masterclass of composure and brilliance at Wolves. Is this the end of Flappy?Room 101: The Cliche Clearance: We’re burning the footballing lexicon to the ground and ripping half and half scarves in half.Plus daft tweets, Villa, irreverence, laughs, therapy. It's all here.With Simon Lipson, Julie Welch, Kev Acott and cat-loving Stephen Pollard.COYS
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Just When You're Out They Drag You Back In
Apr 2100:52:44Tap to summarizeSpurs looked like a real football team against Brighton, led by a midfield that actually did its job and a Xavi Simons masterclass. But between Pedro Porro’s positional amnesia, the threat of a Flappy return and the ongoing Muani mystery, we’ve still got plenty to moan about.Julie Welch, Kev Acott and Dave Bradshaw join Simon Lipson to deep-dive the pros and cons of our performance and so much else. We look into our passing problem, why digital wayfinding is just what we needed at this difficult time, and the goons make it to Room 101 (not a moment to soon). As does...Pat Nevin. It'll all make sense. Honestly.Irreverence, analysis, laughs, therapy.Let's get into it!COYS THFC
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The Five Year Plan (Three Months Tops)
Mar 31Tap to summarizeWith Roberto De Zerbi imminent, we ask the tough questions here on Nice One Cyril: Is he a Poundshop Conte? What about the baggage, the tantrums, the flouncing out? And has he got decent hair?We discuss Ange revisionism and the board's troubling naivity. Plus Room 101 and our brand new and slightly pointless Guess The Ex-Spurs Player game.Loads more besides.Laughs, irreverence, therapy.With Simon Lipson, Julie Welch, Kev Acott and Rob White.COYS THFC
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Shit Plan A, No Plan B
Dec 4Tap to summarizeAnother 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, discuss our upcoming victories against PSG and Fulham and throw in laughs, irreverence and nostalgia. It’s therapy. It’s masochism. It’s Spurs. And it’s all here on Nice One Cyril.e Cyril.
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Richy Flashes His Knockers
Dec 4Tap to summarizeIn 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.💫 Empty seats. Gripes, laughs and a painfully honest look at the shared lunacy that makes watching Spurs what it is. Nice One Cyril. Therapy for Spurs fans.
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May I Have This Danso?
Dec 4Tap to summarizeIt’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 usual laughter, gripes and nostalgia. Plus: ⚽ VAR favours us - finally! 🧠 Frank’s “aggressivity” obsession 😭 Simons's ongoing struggles 🎯 Predictions for Newcastle and Chelsea — optimism optional. Because at Nice One Cyril, hope isn’t a strategy — it’s a condition.
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