A supporter seen from behind stands proudly beside a child's pop-up goal outside dark stadium gates while a faceless white-shirted player celebrates in the rain.

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Savio Creates 11 Chances Per Spurs Web And Supporter Pitches Child's Pop-Up Goal Outside Stadium Gates

Philippa Crane · Media Editor16 October · Reading time: one pint

Spurs Web reports that Savio has created 11 chances, more than any other Spurs player, while the club have scored three goals in six games. The supporter's net came with two pegs, one of which he has replaced with a flask.

A Tottenham man has pitched a child's pop-up goal on the forecourt of the stadium, on a day with no fixture, after reading that Savio has created 11 chances this season and that very few of them have ended in anything.

Spurs Web reported that no Spurs player has created more chances than the Brazilian, who also ranks first for expected assists and big chances created. The same report notes that no player has managed more than one assist and that the club have scored three goals in six games.

The man, who last played competitively at a works tournament, read the figures twice and concluded that the difficulty was one of availability.

Eleven chances. Somebody has to be stood there at the end of it. I've brought my own boots.

The Herald understands that the report sets a target of one player in double figures and 25 or more assists from the top three. The man has taken this as a personal target and written it on the back of an envelope, which is currently under a pebble.

He has positioned the goal in line with the stadium's main gate, so that any passes breaking lines have a line to break. The report credits Jan Paul van Hecke with playing such passes, and the man has left room on the left for one.

The net is rated by its packaging for ages three to six. It was supplied with two pegs, one of which has been replaced with a flask of tea, and it has so far been fed nothing at all.

The forecourt remains empty, and the goal is still waiting.

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A lone supporter in a white shirt sits at a tiny banquet table set for one on the pavement outside a vast stadium.

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Wenham Says Parents Call Senyah Little Pogba And Supporter Lays Top Table For One Outside Stadium

Philippa Crane · Media Editor16 October · Reading time: one pint

John Wenham told Tottenham News that academy parents describe 16-year-old Kwasi Senyah as a little Pogba, and the table on the forecourt is six feet long.

A Tottenham man has set up a trestle table, one chair and a paper tablecloth on the forecourt of the stadium, after reading that parents at the academy describe a 16-year-old as "absolute top table".

The Herald understands the phrase was relayed by John Wenham, who runs the Lilywhite Rose academy platform, to Tottenham News. It concerns Kwasi Senyah, who joined from Wolves in September and has come on as a substitute for the Under-18s.

The man, a season ticket holder, read the report once at 7.40am. By 8.15 he had understood it to be a seating arrangement.

They said top table. You don't say that about a lad unless there's a table. I'm just getting ahead of it.

The table was borrowed from a church hall and carries a single place setting, a jug of water and a name card, which has been left blank pending developments.

Mr Wenham's report notes that the player stands at 5'10 with plenty of room to grow. The man has accordingly left a further two feet of tablecloth at the far end.

The report is sourced to parents, none of whom were available for comment. The man has not approached them, saying they have said enough.

He has since added a second, smaller chair, for the comparison.

The jug is full.

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