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March 11, 2014
Where I am with THFC
I keep thinking of writing something about our current situation but wonder which angle to take; to write an article that is adding something new to the debate or unique in some way is difficult. For insightful and intelligent comment on our plight, I have to recommend the following:
Greg Stobart on The e-Spurs Podcast – Goal.com's Greg Stobart talks much sense on where we go from here.
Spurs Lose It, Tim Loses It, I'm Next – Alan Fisher points the finger at Levy (as eloquently as ever).
Enic out!? No – just do their job. The state of Spurs we're in – Adam Powley also talks about ENIC, and does so beautifully.
Though I do not agree with every word written or spoken, I am unable to come close to the detail and sentiment contained in the above so, instead, I have decided to scribble down a summary on some of the key issues in the hope that I feel better afterwards. And – through me – you might also find some relief to your Spurs-related suffering!
Sherwood's tactics
There is no denying that we have looked fragmented and disorganised in some of our recent outings, but Sherwood and his coaching team are not as tactically inept as many will have you believe. The first half of the Chelsea match was going very much to plan (albeit with a little bit of luck inside the first five minutes) and, until Jan fell over and had a brain-fart, the second half was going reasonably well too.
With Chris Ramsey – viewed by those in the know as one of the better coaches around – working with our players on the training ground, I think it is unfair to assume our players are just told to 'run about a bit'. The problem might be that Sherwood's ethos is too different from AVB's and – in trying to change too much, too soon – we are falling somewhere between, meaning that we are often open and unbalanced.
Sherwood's preference seems to be for us to move the ball quickly into wide areas, using Adebayor to create triangles and find the wingers/full-backs. He has chopped and changed from inverted wingers (Lennon on the left) to using one wide player and one player to drift in (Eriksen from the left) to two old-fashioned wingers on their "right" sides. He does not seem to particularly favour any of these strategies, instead making selections based on player availability and the opposition on the day (i.e. Walker on the right of midfield to combat Hazard).
The jokes about Bentaleb being Tim Sherwood's lovechild or that Sherwood gets a bonus for Bentaleb's appearances are somewhat insulting. Since he came into the side, Bentaleb has been consistently good – especially for a 19-year old who had previously not played any league football. He has not been anything more than good (except for the Newcastle game, where he showed attacking thrust from central midfield that we have not seen since Luka Modric left) but he has not had any matches where he has stood out as being particularly bad either. The Arsenal and City games are cited as having been shockers for Nabil, where he was "out of his depth"; I mostly disagree. Overrun, perhaps, but that was more down to overall team tactics than his individual performances.
In Bentaleb we have a real talent who I hope and believe will go on to be a first team regular at the club for years to come. We have yet to see him at his attacking best in the first team and, once we do, he will hopefully surprise a few people.
Sherwood's interview
Tim Sherwood's post-match interview has divided opinion. For me, the home truths needed saying, and his honesty and obvious passion were raw and endearing. It remains to be see whether it will help the team (or himself), but I am hopeful that those players that do care will want to prove a point.
It felt fairly obvious to me that Sherwood was referring to Vertonghen and Paulinho, and possibly Dembele. Vertonghen's attitude has been poor for a long-time, with the player visibly sulking about having to play at left-back as well as being outspoken of his preference for playing in the centre. Paulinho seems to want to preserve his health for the World Cup in his home country – understandable, perhaps, but his lack of commitment in challenges has not impressed fans. And Dembele was rumoured to have pulled out of the game with little more than a minor knock, which – if true – will no doubt have irked Sherwood.
The buzz-word of the moment is 'identity'; apparently we lack one. Many seem to have tied this into André Villas-Boas leaving and Sherwood coming in, whilst others suggest that it dates back further.
The identity that AVB installed – whether he meant to or not – was that of a team that kept things tight and hoped to win by the odd goal. Personally, I was happy for the club to give him time to move beyond this, but that's where his team was when we parted company.
Sherwood's ideal identity is a team that plays fluent, attacking football. He talks about having players that can pass the ball, about not wanting players who are solely defensive-minded in the middle of his midfield. Clearly he has not achieved anything like a fluent attacking unit just yet, but it is still early days. Identity is a big word, and is not something that can be found overnight.
The new signings
At the start of the season I was wildly praising the work that Franco Baldini had done in bringing in our seven new signings (and getting shot of a fair amount of deadwood). In hindsight we have overspent on players who are either unsuited, no better than what we had, and/or failing to settle.
Christian Eriksen and Vlad Chiriches have been the pick of the signings, but neither has been consistently good. In both, we have seen glimpses that offer encouragement for next year, and we have to remain hopeful on Erik Lamela too (although seeing Adel Taarabt tear up Serie A does make one wonder…). I would suggest that there is a strong possibility that the we will cut our losses on Capoue, Chadli, Paulinho and perhaps even Soldado, none of whom have played well enough to maintain a first team place.
Ian Broomfield
The re-appointment of Ian Broomfield as a scout suggests that Daniel Levy is far from impressed by the players identified by Franco Baldini and his network.
Broomfield followed Harry Redknapp to QPR, but has been tempted back to the club despite strong interest from Arsenal, who he seemed about to join. He was supposedly responsible for identifying Sandro, and instrumental in the captures of Vertonghen, Dembele, and Lloris, as well as recommending Suarez (who Redknapp turned down).
This move could mean that Baldini will be on his way out or, at the very least, that his areas of responsibility will change.
Louis van Gaal
Rumours suggest that Louis van Gaal will be our next manager, with Levy having put in plenty of groundwork, and LvG even touting himself for the job.
Greg Stobart put it brilliant; Van Gaal is the one type of manager that Levy has yet to take a chance on – "the legendary manager, the guy who has won everything, whose done it, who can go into a club and ave the personality and aura to just take over". But yet there are no guarantees; LvG might not be a silver bullet for our club.
With the World Cup final on 13th July, Van Gaal – should he be appointed – would have approximately a month to assess the squad, recommend players to be sold (in order to trim the wage bill), and identify key positions to strengthen. It is not impossible to do that effectively, but the timeframe is not ideal.
Then there is Van Gaal's management style – he does not suffer fools, and is not worried about speaking his mind to fans and the media. He is keen on squad rotation – something that Premier League football fans seem uncomfortable with – and has had a number of fallings out with players. He's an abrasive character that will undoubtedly rub some up the wrong way. But he's also a born winner who has a track history for improving players when he joins a club. The signs are good, but there are always doubts – there are no guarantees that Levy and LvG will be a match made in heaven.
The Summer
Complete overhaul, partial overhaul, or continuity? Sherwood and Baldini out and Van Gaal in? Just Baldini out? Just Sherwood out? High player turnover? Or stick for another year?
Part of me is keen to see Sherwood given the opportunity to sign his own players and to see what happens. I have been open to him having an opportunity because we have consistently been too quick to judge managers and make changes in the past. Many of those who wanted AVB to have more time have already turned on Sherwood, failing to see the irony in doing so.
Sherwood may never amount to much as our Head Coach – or as a manager elsewhere – but he holds the position so he deserves our patience, especially having inherited a dysfunctional team mid-season.
On the other hand, a substantial section of the fan-base seems pretty set on him being a failure, and an unwelcome one at that. With that in mind, it might be best for him to either fade into the background – back into a Technical Co-Ordinator/Director role – or to leave the club entirely.
Personally, I struggle to see how Baldini – as nice a man and strong a negotiator as he is meant to be – can be kept on after the absolute failure of his signings.
We have the 6th highest wage bill in the Premier League, and yet we sit in 5th place. We are, at least, punching our weight.
We can still win a trophy and the good news for next season is that we have a *lot* of players with unfulfilled potential.
I agree with most of what you say.
But you are too harsh, IMHO, on Baldini and on the summer signings.
Baldini wasn't responsible for all of the summer signings, and not wholly responsible for any of them – we operate a transfer committee.
I believe all foreign players should be given a year to settle in, especially young ones (and Soldado was the only player over 25 YO that we signed in the summer). Mostly they have hardly had a run in the team, injuries and managerial change to boot. Soldado is the only one we should really have hoped to have hit the ground running, and he has been poorly used, especially by AVB.
Otherwise, I agree with the major points you make.
Strongly agree with a lot you've written here. For what it's worth, here's my view on a few things regarding THFC, my opinions, nothing more! 🙂
The talk of enic to leave and new owners to come in for me is a non entity, as a Tottenham fan loving in Portsmouth I've seen what new owners have done to that club, and trust me they've had enough of them! One I don't think was even real…. But for me I like that we have a chairman who, to some is tight but for me is a shrewd negotiator and gets the best for the club, as a business, not always from a fans point of view! They backed the manager in the summer and believed with the signings we got would push us on to the next level. Obviously that hasn't been the case and while avb wasn't particularly doing a bad job when he left, I don't feel we really stepped up from where we were. Now on to the players we've signed, soldado- I really want this guy to find the form that he's had, the form for me which warranted the money we spent, in hindsight, the fee was a little high but his record in the past justifies it, he was something like in the top 10 combined goals and assists over the last 5 years in Europe? Or something like that? Either way, I've wanted him at spurs when I've seen him for Valencia and think he may still come good. Optimism maybe. Capoue- injuries have hampered his season a little and he seemed a strange signing at the time, maybe he was bought to cover dm/cb but we saw him at cb against Liverpool and I don't think Sherwood fancies him or has any trust in him, he's showed glimpses at times but can see him being one we move on in the summer. Lamela, we love to have a player in the squad who the fans want to see do well and tear up the prem, in recent years we've had GDS and falque, neither of which seem suited to England but as a fan, we'd love to see them succeed. Personally I think the lamela deal/fee was a strange one, It comes across as being more than meets the eye with the fee, maybe it wasn't as high as reported or staggered over years with add-ons which, may be a good deal, but seems strange if we payed around 30m, and I wonder if, with us taking baldini, the fee was increased as a "sweetener" to avoid any complaints? Maybe we tapped him up and as a result, paid more? Either way, he's here and I want him to do well, think the fee has overshadowed him and he's showed promise, but think he needs time to settle and adapt, I'd like to see him have he confidence to express himself, move inside, shoot, but equally take a player on the outside, either way, I'll back him till he's no longer a spurs player. Chadli just looks like the pace of the English game is a fraction too quick for him at the moment.
Onto Sherwood, I don't see why fans want him to fail, I'll back any manager we have because, they are there to do the best for the club, he tries to pick a team for each game and we may not agree with it but the grass isn't always greener on the otherside. Like with Ramos, santini etc etc…. Whatever happens we know pretty much for a fact that Sherwood is her till at least the end of the season so I'm backing him, I don't want/like seeing us fail, neither do I want to, we support spurs through thick and thin, win or lose, the manager is there to be backed and by wanting him to fail is wanting spurs to lose.
Last point on bentaleb, for me, he's done ok, for his role he's played goes very unnoticed, he keeps the ball moving and brings others into play, therefore he gets it, and moves it on quickly, he's at times, brought and attacking threat but is happy to do the dirty work and let's others express themselves, like joe Allen in a way, happy to keep the ball moving and not hold on to it for too long. Personally would love to see him express himself just that little more, have the confidence to take the game by the scruff of the neck and impose himself on the game, from what I've read you and others say about his time in the u21s etc he has that potential, maybe we, as fans, need to help give him that confidence? Whatever the future holds, COYS
keep up the good work Chris as I like your articles!
Agree with almost all of what you have written Windy.
In addition for me, identity is also about us as fans identifying with the players themselves. No one has taken that mantle on with maybe the exception of Dawson and Walker who's performances have been sketchy at times. I don't identify with the players – are they taking the piss? The nature and structure of our team and the way we chop, change and don't seem to have any great pattern leads to this also. I want my Tottenham back is not just about the way we play. I'm not sure we'll ever get that back again.
Anyway, did the article help in any way? I suspect not at the moment and it'll take an upturn in results, but especially performances to help with this.
1) Sherwood + ethos = oxymoron
2) If Broomfield was so good why was he allowed to leave?
3)We want sherwood to fail because we didn't want AVB sacked, didn't like the role Sherwood played in that sacking and find it very difficult to warm to his inarticulate pressers after AVB erudition
Totally agree with the tactics and Bentaleb sections. I personally prefer to see statements like the interview kept inside the company, you wouldn't expect it in any other industry and it often breaks any trust between players and management/support, a united public front is essential, I didn't like it when Rednapp did it and I don't like it now, it's unprofessional and leaves a taste of throwing your mates to the school yard bullies. Nothing to do with protecting delicate egos but protecting those you are responsible for from a self important overly curious media who will push a negative agenda. Sadly this is modern society, we want to see people fail on xfactor or big brother or other peoples football clubs and while less people support spurs than don't (or any one club) this is how you sell adspace. We're already thinking of whether Sherwood has endeared himself or whether any of the players are stroppy, a clear division in the organisation just from one interview.
I tend to distrust the whole sell everyone and buy new in one sweep tactic, it didn't work any of the last times we did it usually leading to a sacked manager shortly after.
Much of what we say about Soldado was said about Giroud last year, Modric got comfortable with the league out on the left until he was put central and a strong left winger brought in, perhaps Rednapp doing this was what Sherwood was thinking of with Erikssen (and could it be Lamela or Chadli he has in mind for the left next season a la Bale) at this stage I don't know, I think a few weeks into the next season and we will know one way or the other.
As for Van Gall, he seems to have that one thing Sherwood doesn't, but he doesn't have one thing I feel Spurs need, and that's time, he's not going to be there for the long haul, ideally it would be a 2 year stint with Sherwood shadowing and a clearly defined staggered phase out, however, there's not a person on this planet that would believe either manager would accept that.
I have still been hoping that with Arsenal unusually still involved in cup matches and Liverpool pushing into the top three that it would be Arsenal's place we everton and united were competing for, but realistically i think we need to focus on fending off everton and united, unlike Liverpool over the last few years i think we rely on the Europa league revenue and not regaining it at least would be the start of a descent towards mid table like villa rather than a focused effort on fourth like Liverpool that others are hoping for, our sponsorship deal almost demands it.
Injuries, while we're not the only club to use this blood spinning technique, perhaps we may want to stop, players are getting injured, coming back and immediately getting injured again for extended periods, I realise they may not be linked, but it might be worth a try.
Anyway, as you can see you have given me much to think about, a fantastic piece Windy, thank you for your continued hard work.
Broomfield who has he found? Samba at QPR? Saha Nelson at Spurs? Can anyone name the players he "discovered" Baldini's signings with AVB agreeing I hope seemed ok, Liverpool were supposed to be after some of them. Integration of so many into the team was impossible but for a Champions league side a large pool of players is reqD.
Great points. I agree with most of them.
I feel sorry for Sherwood, he has been put in an impossible situation. However, I don't think there's an irony in not being willing to give him time. He's got no track record and should spend some time at a smaller club or as an assistant to prove himself as AVB had already done. Otherwise on what basis our we putting our trust in him?
I would like us to appoint LvG or Fdb, and get rid of Baldini and Sherwood. Demoting Tim now will just undermine any new manager.
I still have faith that some of those signings can come good, especially Lamela and Soldado. It must be tough with all the speculation at the club. A new manager and another year settling in England may help.
As for identity, I don't think saying you want to play expansive, attacking football constitutes an identity. It's like a politician saying they want to help children. Of course you do, the question is how are you going to do it?
Really it was sad to see AVB going we should give him some times but now is gone let look at the future keep faith with the squad that we have but not with the coach ….am sorry but Mr tim need to go get some experience and learn more ; learn like Zidane is doing at Madrid but no Mr Tim just want to jump fast to be come a manager straight no no no Tim go get your licence first and please don't sale any of our players coz van gaal will come to fix it for we need to keep lamela coz is excellent kapoue strong like a Chelsea player matic saldado Lewis intelligent player.
Nice piece, to me Louis Van Gaal seems a done deal, & Levy is content for us to tread water from now until the end of the season.
In hindsight, appointing Tim Sherwood seems to have been a mistake in that he doesn't seem able to keep some of the big names on his side now that the dream of CL football has been crushed. I think he picks Bentaleb as much for his attitude as his current ability, & the cracks in the squad are now clear to see, as are the lack of cover at left back, central defence & up front. I'm assuming – or at least hoping – that a new boss (presumably LVG) will be efficiently appointed in the summer & the squad can be re-tailored in his image & as fans we can once again hope for a return to the top 4.
Spot on with the comments, although my thoughts on Sherwood and his future differ slightly.
His face said it all after the Chelsea match and before he even opened his mouth my respect for the guy jumped – he was visibly gutted and fair play to him for having the balls to say what he did, probably knowing all to well that Levy wouldn't be a happy bunny about his comments.
Vertonghen has had his head up his arse for a while now so I'm actually hoping Sherwood will follow up on his comments and maybe drop him for Thursday night and bring in one of the younger lads (Velkovic…?). This would show us (and Levy) Timmy really does have a big set of balls – although realistically the chances of him dropping Verts are low.
Oh and keep up the good work!
Sherwood's biggest problem to me is he cannot settle on a system of play. It changes every single game and it seems to me he taylors play depending on the opposition. Fair enough to make tactical tweets when you play the better teams but against the likes of Cardiff and Norwich we should make them change. Sherwood might be fine in the future but he needs to go and learn somewhere for a few seasons before he gets a job as big as the Spurs one.
I agree with some of your comments, on the incoming transfers last summer my feeling is that you have to give new signings 2 seasons before you judge them fully especially more so with young players,
AVB should never have been sacked, and to replace him with Sherwood showed a lack of ambitioniqqq
Generally agree with your piece, well written too. I am 100% with you on Sherwood and Bentaleb and it is rare to see someone who agrees with me.
However I do think you are a bit harsh on Baldini and in particular Paulinho who has not had a bad season but has faded out of some games. We must remember he has played football for almost the last 14 months non-stop and a WC win and a rest would be perfect for him. I expect to see the best of him next season.
I think Chadli also gets far too much stick and I expect him to be much improved.
Good assessment. I would say that IF there is an agreement for LvG to join us after the World Cup, he will have suggested players to Levy and Baldini before the tournament. All will not be left until he comes in and assesses. It's not inconceivable that he's doing some assessing now.
Nice points for the most part. I don't think Sherwood is a long term solution, especially with the competition for top 4 getting tighter and tighter. Imagine what it will be like next year – Chels, Arse, City, Liv, Manu (who will buy players and/or sack manager over the summer). Is Sherwood the guy to take us into top 4 given the level of competition?
Ultimately, the failure is on Levy and Enic. Being tight with the purse strings is fine as long as you are willing to loosen them at the critical moment. For me, Levy made two huge mistakes that have put us where we are now. First, he fired the manager who got us top 4 twice. Love him or hate him, Arry got us there and didn't deserve the boot.
Second, he had the opportunity to spend on Moutinho summer before last and waited until the 11th hour of deadline day to force a deal, trying to save a couple million pounds I suppose. Last year's team needed a creative midfielder and he was the guy AVB wanted and definitely would have improved our squad by 2 or 3 points. One player = top 4 last year = better position this year with perhaps keeping Bale (unlikely) and/or attracting better options than "The Beatles".
Some really good points here, Windy. I think it's fantastic that we're in 5th position despite the turbulent season we've had. It's easy to underestimate that.
I totally agree with you when it comes to player commitment. I reckon we've been cursed by the World Cup and that many of our players (particularly the Summer signings) are so worried about being fit for it that they aren't giving their all. It reminds me of Redknapp being linked with the England job; they are distracted with what's to come and aren't focusing on the job at hand each week.
Paulinho reflects this clearly: he was brilliant at the Confederations Cup, but he hasn't found that form here. That may be to do with several factors, but ultimately his problem seems to be a lack of intensity and ambition. The Stoke game was interesting; he'd just come back from injury and seemed to have regained his flair. However, he suffered that horrible challenge from Adam and was out of action again.
I can completely understand that he is concerned about missing the World Cup in his home country but he cannot let that affect his play. He should look to Sandro for inspiration; he is in the same position but gives his all whenever he's on the pitch. That is a sign of someone who values himself as a professional and loves the game of football.
Sherwood was appointed to keep a seat warm for..whoever.
He has almost done too well but Levy will sack him anyway
The outburst is reason enough as by implication he is criticising Levy.
AVB should not have been sacked mid contract and nor should Sherwood.
At least let him fulfil the 18 months and match the Spurs average manager term.
No good threatening players who want to go anyway with the sack. Empty threat at best.
We have made ourselves look ridiculous and inept even though we are 5th.
Agree in the main Windy and elegantly put.
Good points Windy. My personal opinion, LvG WILL be in charge come summer unless ManU sack Moyes.
However no matter who's in charge its blatantly obvious that to win the league you must pay silly money for players and spend silly money on wages.
Long gone are the days of coaching a decent squad to first position.
I would like an explanation, Windy, as to what was just served up in lieu of a team performance tonight. That was not the performance of a team schooled by a sentient being, it was painting by numbers done by someone who's not able to count. It really was appalling.
And another thing: Ramsay may be a respected youth coach and Europa licence examiner, but that f
.. Doesn't mean he's a good coach for the senior players. There appears to be no tactical acumen on the bench whatsoever. Benfica weren't that great, but we played to their strengths by gormless long ball tactics. Sherwood is an utter shyster.
I saw the last twenty minutes of the NLD and then saw the highlights on MOTD: I saw more long ball play. Arsenal sat back comfortably and picked off the crosses. The substitutions were poor and late. The players move less than before under AVB and there appeared to be little interplay on Sunday. TS persists with the high line that AVB was lambaste for. Rose keeps getting caught out of position and this is someone who has been coached at the club, presumably by the present coaches. So, despite what has been said in some quarters, that we outplayed Arsenal, I did not see it. It was unintelligent and ineffective. I look forward to your response.
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Sometimes my kids get stuck on repeat with certain words or phrases or super-annoying, inappropriate sounds. Yesterday it was one word in particular and I think Alex may have said it 6,523 times. But I lost count.
I picked him up at the bus stop at 3:45 and we headed to the grocery store, then to get Nora, then home. We emptied the groceries, we arranged the flowers we bought, then we played in the playroom, did some homework, dressed up as doctors (I was the patient), then we set the table, then we ate dinner, then we had baths, books and bed. It was four hours of pretty good quality time with my kids and I really enjoyed it. But the entire time—I mean the entire time—Alex was a broken record stuck on one word. MOM. Here's how it went:
Mom, hi mom. Mom, can I have a treat? Mom, can I have a play date with Sawyer? Mom, who's that? Mom, why can't I have a treat? Mom? Mom? Mom? Mom, why did the Titanic sink? Mom, is it gonna snow tomorrow? Mom, let's play the car game. Mom, why don't I see my friend Jake anymore? Mom? Mom? Mom? Mom, can you turn it up? Mom, can you turn it down? Mom, which way is west? Mom, why do 5s look like 2s? Mom, I know what P.M. means. Mom? Mom? Mom? Mom, do you remember that time I fell and almost broke my chin? Mom? Mom? Mom? Mom, do we need a shallot? Mom, can we get some cucumbers? Mom, look there's Brett! Mom? Mom? Mom? Mom, why is it called a peppermint patty? Mom? Mom? Mom? Mom, is N-O-R-A gonna do the flowers with us? Mom, do I have to eat my asparagus? Mom, can I dip my burger in mayonnaise? Mom, do you like your buns toasted? Mom, can I have more milk? Mom? Mom? Mom? Mom, watch this, Mom, close your eyes, Mom, OK open them. Mom? Mom? Mom? Mom, if you get a growing pain in one leg does only that leg grow? Mom, have you read any books by Mario Cuomo? Mom, how do you spell cane? Mom, are you going to B-E-D now, too? Mom, remember the time I was eating yogurt and I jumped and banged my lip? Mom, I have a good memory, right? Mom? Mom? Mom? Mom? Mom? Mom?
I am missing about 80 percent of the moms, but you get the idea. It was epic. It reminded me of this Family Guy clip that you have to watch. Only I had a slightly nicer response than Lois. First, I tried to answer as many questions as I could: Hi! Yes, no, it hit an iceberg, awesome! Wait, how do you know about the Titanic? Sure, that way, I don't think so, yes, we don't need them, Oh, hi Brett! Because it's made of peppermint and shaped like a patty, yes, no, OK, we'll have to look it up, Mario Cuomo the former governor writes books?! Yes, yes, yes. Great! No, your legs will still be the same size, etc., etc., ad nauseam. I also peppered in some of this stuff:
I'm right here bud, you don't have to say my name. Al, can you hang on a sec? Babe, chill. Take a breath. Al, I'm talking. Seriously, Al? I know you're talking to me Ali, I'm the only one in the room, you don't have to keep addressing me! I love you!
Of course I love that he asks questions, I love that he's curious, I love that he's outspoken and all of that. It's really just all the "moms" that seem totally unnecessary. Why does he feel the need to preface everything that comes out of his mouth with mom? He actually does it to anyone he's talking to (just ask my sister, Melissa, who hears "Aunt Mimi" in her sleep after spending a day with my boy). And it's not like I'm not paying attention to him, either. He says mom even when I'm staring right into his caramel-colored eyes. He's always addressed people by their names and I like that but boy oh boy does it get old fast when you're the one he's addressing...and addressing...and addressing...and addressing.
Do your kids do this? I know it's hardly parenting news that our children say mom nonstop—and, like I said, it was a nice afternoon with my two—but the moms hit me particularly hard yesterday. Let me know if you have any tips for curbing the use of this word a tad without crushing their excitement!

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Vince Gilligan created the groundbreaking TV show Breaking Bad, which recently finished its final season. The series was about a high-school chemistry teacher dying of cancer and his descent into drug-dealing and crime.
It earned critical raves and rabid fans — and made us wonder about the pop-culture influences on the man behind it. So, for the occasional Morning Edition series Watch This, NPR's Steve Inskeep talked to Gilligan about what he's watching on television when he's not too busy making it.
Black Mirror
"Black Mirror is a show created by a writer named Charlie Brooker who I was not at all familiar with until I enjoyed being in the U.K. a few months back doing a press tour for Breaking Bad," Gilligan says. "And he has created this show that is an anthology series, inspired by The Twilight Zone, and it's very dark and very dystopic, and it is fascinating."
The show is so dark, in fact, that one episode's plot is not easily discussed on family-friendly radio. But Gilligan says he likes this kind of story when it's well done.
"The idea of it is so outrageous that you hear it, and you say to yourself, 'That sounds like a terrible TV show,' " he says. "Which, by the way, is what people said about Breaking Bad when it first went on the air. I can't tell you how many people said, 'Oh, a show about a guy who's dying of cancer so he decides to cook crystal meth? Ugh, that sounds terrible.' So I feel a kinship with Charlie in that respect."
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
Gilligan's second pick is another British show, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, which airs in the U.S. on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.
"[In the show] there is a horror writer, sort of a British Dean Koontz or perhaps a Stephen King type — except very much a blowhard and very much an inept writer, not like those gentlemen," he says. "And the premise of the show is that years ago, in the early 1980s, he paid for his own television series, called Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, and he wrote it and starred in it. And it's just so ludicrous — the acting is so terrible and over the top, the editing is awful, the special effects are just laughable, and the whole thing is ridiculously bad on purpose. It is a laugh riot. I love that show."
These so-called "old episodes" are interspersed with interviews with the fictional horror writer and his co-star.
"It takes a great deal of talent to make something that bad, and that is what's so brilliant about it," Gilligan says.
From well back into television's archives, Gilligan's last choice is a '70s show produced by Jack Webb. It focuses on two Los Angeles paramedics played by Randolph Mantooth and Kevin Tighe.
"There's something about all the Jack Webb-produced shows — he's like a hand-puppet man operated by off-screen operators," he says. "There's a very stiff, formalized delivery to the speech patterns, and it's not like reality. And yet it fascinates me."
Beyond merely liking the show, Gilligan recently discovered a coincidental personal connection to it.
"I was watching an episode, and I jumped out of my chair at home because I'm watching the Squad 51, the ambulance ... in Emergency! driving along this very familiar stretch in Burbank," he says. "And I realize, they are pulling up to the scene to assist a guy with chest pains on the very spot that our writers room from Breaking Bad was located!"
Gilligan quickly emailed the clip to all of his writers.
"That was one of the biggest moments of 2013 for me," he says.
Vince Gilligan created one of the more acclaimed TV shows ever.
INSKEEP: "Breaking Bad" made a hero - or, rather, an anti-hero - of an ordinary man, a high school chemistry teacher who descended into drug dealing. Critics loved it. Fans obsessed over it. People who didn't watch had to listen to their friends and co-workers go on about it. And this morning, we're going to hear some of the surprising influences on the man behind it.
Vince Gilligan sent us the latest list of recommendations for our series Watch This.
Let me just begin by noting something about this list. Frequently, the list is all movies or mostly movies.
VINCE GILLIGAN: Yes.
INSKEEP: You went entirely for TV shows. Was that by design?
GILLIGAN: Well, it was not by design, I would say. I love movies, but I, unfortunately, have not been to the movie theater much, as of late. And...
INSKEEP: And even at home, movie is not the first thing that comes to mind to watch?
GILLIGAN: You know, I'm very lazy, when I turn on my television. I have a TiVo. I have a DVR, or whatever you call it, but I forget to set it. I just channel surf and I sit through the commercials. I am an advertiser's dream.
INSKEEP: So, we should assume, as we go through your list, that it's a given that you should be also watching the mix of commercials for Bounty or Geico or Capital One.
INSKEEP: All right. Your list includes a program called "Black Mirror." What is it?
GILLIGAN: "Black Mirror" is a show created by a writer named Charlie Brooker, who I was not at all familiar with till I enjoyed being in the U.K. a few months back doing a press tour for "Breaking Bad." And he has created this show that is an anthology series, inspired by "The Twilight Zone." And it's very dark and very dystopic, and it is fascinating
INSKEEP: We have a clip from one the episodes here. And it's hard to describe what's happening in this clip on a family radio program. A princess has been kidnapped. A video of her has been released on YouTube. And, in order to be released, the kidnapper is demanding that the prime minister do something really rather quite horrible, rather graphic. And this is the prime minister's advisor talking to him about his options.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: This video came from YouTube.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: What? Well, get it off there.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: We did, after nine minutes, but that was long enough for it to be downloaded, duplicated and spread.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #3: It's trending on Twitter.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: So, what now? What's the playbook?
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: This is virgin territory, prime minister. There's no playbook.
GILLIGAN: Can we describe, in family terms, what's going on?
INSKEEP: I'm just trying to think. The demand is for the prime minister to do something involving a pig.
GILLIGAN: Yes. Your viewers are pretty hip.
INSKEEP: They'll probably figure that out. So this is the kind of stuff you love, then.
GILLIGAN: When it's well done, yes. The idea of it is so outrageous, that you hear it and you say to yourself: That sounds like a terrible TV show - which, by the way, was what people said about "Breaking Bad" when...
GILLIGAN: ...it first went on the air. I can't tell you how many people said, oh, a show about a guy who's dying of cancer, so he decides to cook crystal meth - ugh, that sounds terrible. So I feel a kinship with Charlie in that respect.
INSKEEP: You have also sent us, on this list, another British program: "Garth Marenghi's Darkplace." What is that?
GILLIGAN: "Garth Marenghi's Darkplace" is this wonderful show that I caught up with on the Cartoon Network here in the States. In the evenings, they give over their programming to something called Adult Swim. And "Garth Marenghi's Darkplace" is actually not animated. It is a live-action show. There is a horror writer, sort of a British Dean Koontz, or perhaps a Stephen King type, except very much a blowhard and very much an inept writer - not like those gentlemen.
And the premise of the show is that years ago, in the early 1980s, he paid for his own television series, called "Garth Marenghi's Darkplace," and he wrote it and starred in it. And it is just so ludicrous. The acting is so terrible and over-the-top. The editing is awful. The special effects are just laughable, and the whole thing is ridiculously bad on purpose. It is a laugh-riot. I love that show.
INSKEEP: So you have this terrible horror writer who has found his lost gem from decades ago, and they're playing these so-called old episodes. I want to play a clip here. It's a hospital built over the gates of hell.
GILLIGAN: Yes. That's right.
INSKEEP: And you have doctors here, discussing the problem of a patient who mysteriously explodes. Let's listen.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Now, I'm not about to tell the immediate family of the deceased that we're going to have to burn what remains of his body, in order to close the portals to another dimension. I just won't do it. This hospital has got a reputation which I intend to keep. I've yet to see any demons on the ward. And I'm particularly observant.
INSKEEP: That's pretty bad.
GILLIGAN: It's such a brilliant show. It takes a great deal of talent to make something that bad. And that is what's so brilliant about it.
INSKEEP: Can I just mention, Mr. Gilligan, that when I watched TV as a very, very small kid, one of the first TV programs I ever remember watching was a program called "Emergency!"?
GILLIGAN: Yeah.
INSKEEP: And I hadn't thought about it in decades, and here it is on your list, "Emergency!", with an exclamation point.
GILLIGAN: Yes.
INSKEEP: What is it?
GILLIGAN: "Emergency!" and "Adam 12" and, of course, the original "Dragnet" were all shows produced by Jack Webb's production company, the wonderful Jack Webb, who, of course, starred in "Dragnet."
INSKEEP: This is the city. Yeah.
GILLIGAN: Yes, this is the city, you know. I carry a badge. My name's Friday. And "Emergency!" was this show that I loved as a kid, and I've caught up with, again recently, two paramedics in L.A. County played by Randolph Mantooth and Kevin Tighe. And they are just driving around all the time saving people, and then bringing them to Rampart Hospital.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: That's affirmative, Rampart, suspect diabetic acidosis.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #2: I agree. Keep the ringers going and draw blood.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: Ten-four, Rampart.
UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: Kathy's going to die?
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: No, sweetheart. She's not, not if we can help it.
INSKEEP: Oh, you could totally hear the Jack Webb there.
GILLIGAN: Yes, you can. It's - there's something about all the Jack Webb-produced shows. He's like a hand-puppet man...
GILLIGAN: ...operated by, you know, off-screen operators. There's a very stiff, formalized delivery to the speech patterns. And it's not like reality, and yet it fascinates me. But one last thing I want to say about "Emergency!".
INSKEEP: Sure.
GILLIGAN: I was watching an episode, and I jumped out of my chair at home, because I'm watching the Squad 51, the ambulance the paramedics truck in "Emergency!", driving along this very familiar stretch in Burbank. And I realize, they are pulling up to the scene to assist a guy with chest pains on the very spot that our writers room from "Breaking Bad" was located.
GILLIGAN: And I immediately ordered the discs off of the Internet...
GILLIGAN: ...because I wanted the most pristine DVD copy I can. And then I rip off the scene and email it to all my writers, because this is after we have wrapped production of "Breaking Bad." And I said do you recognize this location from the TV show "Emergency!"? And all of them flipped out. It was one of the biggest moments of 2013 for me.
INSKEEP: It's too bad you'd wrapped. You could have done some kind of tribute scene in "Breaking Bad" that somehow would've gotten to that corner.
GILLIGAN: I know. No kidding. It was the damnedest thing.
INSKEEP: Well, Vince Gilligan, thanks very much for offering your television picks here. It's been fun talking with you.
GILLIGAN: Oh, great talking with you, Steve. Thank you.
INSKEEP: Vince Gilligan's "Breaking Bad" is now out on DVD.
It's MORNING EDITION, from NPR news. I'm Steve Inskeep.
And I'm David Greene. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Valparaiso holds off Loyola
Will Bogan scored 16 points, grabbed four rebounds and Valparaiso nearly coughed up a big first-half lead to eventually put away LoyolaTuesday night.
Valparaiso (21-7, 11-3 Horizon) led by as many as 17 points in the first half and was up 42-27 at halftime before the Ramblers fought their way back into the game, using a 19-4 run to begin the second half capped by Christian Thomas' lay-in, making it 46-all with 11:21 to go.
Thomas ended the night with 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists.
After Thomas' layup, the Crusaders responded, going on a 23-11 run capped by a Bogan jumper to make it 69-57 with 5:23 to play and Valparaiso never looked back. Ryan Broekhoff and Matt Kenney each had 14 points for the Crusaders.
Jordan Hicks had 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds while Devon Turk and Jeff White each had 12 for Loyola (14-13, 4-10).


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Soggy fields resulting from two tropical storm systems didn't deter farmers and others from attending the recent Sunbelt Expo Field Day, held in Moultrie, Ga. Farm Manager Darrell Williams reported that the Expo site had received at least 6 inches of rain from Hurricane Dennis and 26 inches of rainfall since April 1.
University of Georgia Extension team members for both cotton and peanuts showcased their current research at Sunbelt Expo. Cotton specialist Steve M. Brown says one of the new technologies being looked at is Roundup Ready Flex.
"Seed companies project they will have at least three million acres worth of Roundup Ready Flex technology seed for 2006. We're just getting our first look at varieties using this technology. We're looking at different seeding rates and Pix programs," says Brown.
The purpose of a cotton insect study being conducted at Expo is to verify University of Georgia recommendations for stinkbug thresholds, says Phillip Roberts, Extension entomologist. The current threshold for treating stinkbugs is if 20 percent of bolls the size of a quarter shows injury inside.
"The past few years, we've also generated information showing the impact of stinkbug damage on fiber quality," says Roberts. "We'll take these plants to yield and gin them at the micro-gin in Tifton. We're re-confirming recommended thresholds in terms of yield and quality. I encourage growers to make sure they start scouting for stinkbugs as soon as cotton begins to bloom."
Extension Agronomist Glen Harris says the skyrocketing price of nitrogen has spurred interest into how to best manage it on cotton. "We're looking at slow-release technology and other materials. We're also looking at the effects of nutrients on lint quality. Starting this past year, we've looked at potassium, boron and nitrogen to see which nutrients might be affecting fiber quality. The only thing that affected quality was manganese, so we're repeating the study this year," says Harris.
University of Georgia Extension peanut specialists continue to look at tenting versus inverting harvesting techniques at the Expo. In addition, they're looking at 11 peanut varieties planted in single and twin rows.
"In the 1970s, our standard variety was Florunner, followed by GK-7 in the 1980s," says John Paulk, research technician. "The 2005 Georgia Peanut Guide has 10 runner varieties listed that are available for planting."
In the tenting versus inverting harvest test, peanuts this past year were harvested with both methods, says Paulk, and then they lay on top of the ground for two weeks. "We didn't lose any more peanuts with tenting than we did with inverting. Tenting works best on light, sandy soils, especially in Florida and Texas where a lot of heat and sun are reflected off the ground. Tenting stops peanuts from drying at such a rapid rate," he says.
Tenting improves seed and edible quality, he adds. "We reduce skin slips, splits and bald heads. We actually saw fewer digging losses with tenting, and that could be due to less mechanical action," he says.
Staci Ingram from the National Peanut Research Laboratory in Dawson, Ga., explained the Irrigator Pro expert computer systems to participants at the Sunbelt Expo Field Day.
"The Irrigator Pro computerized expert system is designed to manage peanut irrigation and pest management decisions," says Ingram. "The objective is to improve economic returns for irrigated peanut production and reduce risks associated with aflatoxin, foreign materials, immaturity, off-flavor, chemical residues, and negative environmental impacts."
Irrigation recommendations are based on more than 20 years of scientific research data and information, she says. Growers begin by entering field data, including planting date, variety planted, previous crop, soil type, and irrigation capacity. A few weeks after the crop has emerged, they place a digital soil thermometer in the field. They also place a rain gauge in the same area, as well as outside the pivot to record rainfall.
"Farmers begin by taking soil temperature readings a couple of times each week and asking for the recommendation that will advise if and how much to irrigate or when to check soil temperatures again. Generally, irrigation recommendations are made to maintain soil temperatures and water in the optimum ranges," says Ingram.
The program generates graphs showing data in relation to optimum and minimum zones, helping you to diagnose problems that may occur, she adds.
Yields of more than 300 pounds per acre and 2 percentage points in sound mature kernels and sound splits have been seen with the use of Irrigator Pro, says Ingram.
The success of Irrigator Pro has led to comparable models for cotton and corn. "Recommendations are made on the physiological needs of the plant during different stages of growth and development. These models differ from the peanut model in that they require the use of soil moisture sensors," she says.
With corn and cotton, growers are asked to follow manufacturers' preparation and installation recommendations that accompany the sensors, test them, and then install them at depths of 8, 16 and 24 inches, in the row, after the crop has emerged. Rainfall events are recorded from the day of planting until sensors are installed and readings are entered.
Data specific to each field is required, such as soil type and irrigation capacity. To begin entering data, growers enter farm information, then individual fields, and the data for those fields as it occurs. When sensor readings are entered, recommendations can be retrieved advising if and/or when to irrigation, an amount to irrigate, and when to check sensors again.
A comment section also is included for any information that growers may want to reference later in the season.
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Non-invasive Test to Detect Intra-amniotic Infection in Women With Preterm Labor and Intact Amniotic Membranes (IAI)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00700219
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Verified July 2010 by ProteoGenix, Inc..
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : June 18, 2008
Last Update Posted : July 21, 2010
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|Condition or disease
|Intra-amniotic Infection
Intra-amniotic infection (IAI) is an acute bacterial infection of the amniotic fluid and intrauterine contents during pregnancy and occurs in 4% to 10% of all deliveries (Newton, ER., 1993. Newton, ER, et al., 1989. Soper, DE, et al., 1989). IAI is an important cause of maternal and neonatal morbidity. Identifying and appropriately treating women with IAI is, therefore, a major obstetrical challenge.
Intrauterine infection may occur early in pregnancy and remain undetected for a prolonged period, thus exposing the fetus to the effects of infection/inflammation for a considerable period. Ideally, an early diagnosis of IAI is important to allow timely treatment and intervention. Unfortunately, the early diagnosis is difficult because the clinical signs and symptoms of IAI may occur late in the course of the infection and are neither sensitive nor specific. Therefore, to avoid a delay in diagnosis a high degree of suspicion and the appropriate use of adjunctive laboratory tests are warranted.
|Study Type :
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|900 participants
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|Official Title:
|Development of a Non-invasive Test to Detect Intra-amniotic Infection and Predict Preterm Birth in Women Presenting With Preterm Labor and and Intact Amniotic Membranes
|Study Start Date :
|June 2008
|Estimated Primary Completion Date :
|September 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date :
|September 2010
Women presenting in preterm labor with intact amniotic membranes
- Performance of immunoassay panel to detect intra-amniotic infection in target population. [ Time Frame: Presentation to delivery ]
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Subject is greater than or equal to 18 years of age
- Subject has singleton gestation
- Subject has fetus with gestational age greater than or equal to 22 0/7 weeks and less than or equal to 36 6/7 weeks
- Subject has documented intact amniotic membranes
- Subject's care provider plans to or has performed an amniocentesis procedure
Subject has had evidence of spontaneous preterm labor as evidenced by documented regular uterine contractions (greater than or equal to four per hour, or if less than 26 weeks gestation, cramping or backache) and one or more of the following:
- Progressive cervical change with cervical dilation of greater than or equal to 2 cm
- Effacement of greater than or equal to 50%
- Cervical length of less than or equal to 30 mm via transvaginal ultrasound
- Positive fetal fibronectin test
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject has documented ruptured amniotic membranes
- Subject has fetus with major fetal anomaly or chromosomal aneuploidy
- Subject has medical indication for preterm birth (e.g. pre-eclampsia)
- Subject is unable to provide written informed consent
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|Norton Downtown
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|Mount Sinai School of Medicine
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|Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28203
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|Greater Cincinnati Medical Center
|Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45267
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|Oregon Health & Science University
|Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239
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|Thomas Jefferson University Medical Center
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107
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|Principal Investigator: Jason Baxter, MD
|University of Pittsburgh, Magee Womens Hospital
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
|Contact: Margaret Cotroneo, BSN 412-641-4055
|Contact: Terri Kamon, BSN
|Principal Investigator: Hyagriv Simah, MD
|United States, South Carolina
|UMCG Dept of OB/GYN
|Greenville, South Carolina, United States, 29605
|Contact: Chrystal Prater, RN 864-455-4872 email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: Kenneth Trofatter, MD
|United States, Washington
|Swedish Medical Center
|Seattle, Washington, United States, 98122
|Contact: Theresa Murray, BSN 206-215-3541 email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: David Luthy, MD
|University of Washington Medical Center
|Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195
|Principal Investigator:
|Andrew Combs, MD, PhD
|Obstetrix Medical Group of California
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|NCT00700219 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|June 18, 2008 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|July 21, 2010
|Last Verified:
|July 2010
Keywords provided by ProteoGenix, Inc.:
Preterm Labor
Preterm Birth
Intra-amniotic Infection
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Communicable Diseases
Premature Birth
Obstetric Labor, Premature
Obstetric Labor Complications
Pregnancy Complications