The Hoddle of Coffee: Tottenham Hotspur News & Links – Thursday, 17 September

Good morning, Spurs fans. While most of Europe is still snoozing, the football world is already humming with the sound of an unusually long international break – three weeks of no club football, give or take. It feels a bit like the season hit the pause button, doesn’t it?

That pause gives us a chance to breathe, but also a chance to dig into the latest Spurs chatter. First up, the men’s squad: manager Ansú Rossi has confirmed that the back‑line will be without veteran centre‑back Japhet Kembo as he recovers from a hamstring niggle picked up against Brighton. Expect a look‑alike in the squad list for the next league fixture – likely a younger lad from the academy stepping up.

On the transfer front, rumors are swirling faster than a coffee‑shop espresso machine. A source close to the club hinted that a summer loan for striker Dame Karmyl might be on the table, possibly to a Championship side looking for fire‑power. Nothing’s set in stone, but it’s enough to keep the speculation engines ticking.

Switching gears to the women’s team – they’re keeping the Spurs flag flying high while the men are on holiday. Martin Ho’s side are set to face Crystal Palace Women this Thursday at Selhurst Park. The game promises the usual high‑press, attacking verve that Ho loves, and early odds have the Spurs as slight favourites.

Now for a side‑note that’s hard to ignore: former England winger Andros Townsend found himself the unlikely star of a Thai‑league clip that went viral this weekend. While traveling to a PT Prachuap fixture, he was run over by a pitch‑roller that apparently rolled the wrong way. He escaped serious injury – thank goodness – but the footage sparked a wave of memes and a reminder that football can be bizarre beyond the Premier League.

Finally, a quick reminder that the next Premier League match for Tottenham won’t be until after the break, when they host Liverpool at home on 8 October. That’ll be the first real test of how the squad copes with the long pause, and whether the younger players can fill the gaps left by injuries.

That’s all for today’s Hoddle of Coffee. Grab a cuppa, keep the conversation going on social media, and we’ll be back with more updates once the whistles start again.