We needed that

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Spurs losing is fantastic.

They were dreadful in every position. Conte won't last much longer if there's much more of this. No doubt we'll hear him in the media in the next few days moaning about needing signings but I think he needs to look at himself.

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I think Conte got done by Emery today. Must be frustrating as hell to be a Spurs fan - constant underachievers…. my heart bleeds….😄

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They were dreadful in every position. Conte won't last much longer if there's much more of this. No doubt we'll hear him in the media in the next few days moaning about needing signings but I think he needs to look at himself.

Indeed. On all points I agree.

The general consensus is that we would steam roller everyone from here until the end of the season. When we finished 5th every game we won was a surprise. When we had Ba then Cisse slamming in goal after goal I had the feeling going into each match that if Cabaye, Tiote, Ba, Ben Arfa & Cisse were fit we had a good chance to win.

However with the way Howe has turned us around. The way we have battered some teams, the Arsenal win last season & Spurs this season, the 3-3 with City are all awesome result and inflated the perception of our squads ability.

At every opportunity Howe has made it clear we are no where near where we need to be in the reality of squad depth and quality.

Us lot, who pop in for a pint and a bit of banter to our favourite digital NUFC supports pub "Dan's Domain" generally keep our feet on the ground. However the hype surrounding the team has lead to a lot of folks thinking our advanced position in the league is a good mark of where we are in terms of progression.

Whilst I agree that we are 3rd because we deserve to be, we've collected the points by beating teams which has enabled us to achieve what we have this season. We have had some fortune but unlike Pardew or other managers Howe doesn't leave anything to luck or chance. We grind and work hard for our results.

Howe is getting the credit for the work he and his team have done to get a tune out of a squad that was destined for the Championship 14 months ago. Howe-ever (couldn't resist) all realistic NUFC fans are clear in their understanding that we are punching above our weight.

Leeds fought hard and matched us in the Sh!tHousery stakes. The Ref was not the best but we had several chances to win the match. We didn't take them.

It's clear to all we are a work in progress. Last season we would have lost to Leeds but we took a point. It was a decent result when we factor in the weather and the fact that our squad is still indeed of better quality additions.

Isn't it nice to be grumbling over a draw rather than after taking yet another 4 or 5 nil mauling from Leeds.

My point after all the rambling above.

We deserve to be where we are, our squad is punching above it's weight, we don't have European football which is a benefit and will assist us, we absolutely need to bring in 2-3 top quality players to ensure we maintain our top 4 position and finish the job.

16/17 games in we have shown the league what we are capable. We have 21 games to go to achieve our goal.

Keep the faith, in Howe & the board we trust!