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The only thing that does not go well with ketchup is our resident heffer 'Ten Ton' Tommy Huddlestone. I’ll try and keep that as the only fat joke today.

News today has revealed we have tied ‘The Thudd’ to a long term five year contract. This news (as usual in most Spurs quarters) has been met with a mixed response.

Personally I am delighted he is here to stay. His progress over the last twelve months has been marked and his form, in the most part, has been solid. He has yet to set the world alight on a consistent basis as most fans expect him to but has plodded on doing his job.

There seems to be unreasonable expectations around poor Hudd, mainly around the fact he cannot run or that he has the turning circle of a bus. Why everyone seems to think that in order to be a central midfielder you need to be able to be a cross country champion I'm unsure. I'd much rather have a gifted, slower player than a fitter, limited player (JJ? Zokora? Or is limited being too kind)

One thing I have consistently seen being written down the various alleyways of t'internet is that Hudd is a 'good squad player but not Top 4 quality'. A ridiculous assessment aimed at a player having his first full season as a first choice midfielder. Would Darren Fletcher have been described as a top drawer midfielder when he was 23? I think the answer would be a resounding 'hells to the no'.

Granted the Thudd is not the same player as Fletcher and certainly has his limitations. For every delightful eighty yard cross field pass there is a wild hoof at goal. For every perfectly threaded through ball, he aims to decapitate a wall. For every dominant performance against the might of West Ham and Bolton there is a flaccid showing against Liverpool and United. In this is the burden of the man.

Although inconsistency this year has been improved from the previous few he still has the capacity to make you tear your hair out. He has sussed out how to bully the lower tier clubs and his contribution in these games has been outstanding however his next level must consist of him controlling games against the big boys. A promising partnership with Sgt. Wilson should see his progress continue and hopefully we can see him flourish in the next few years.

Patience and belief is not a virtue by which many Spurs fans live by. This impatience could have led to us selling the likes of Dawson, Bale, Lennon and Hudd in recent seasons, once they were deemed to be not good enough. Potential is now starting to be realised within our club and we need to do our utmost to hold on to our brightest players.

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