Well the 2005/06 season has started better than many of us would have expected, looking back at pre-season there was some nice positives inclucing the Peace Cup win in Korea and a good win over the previous Champs of europe, Porto, at the Lane. The season proper began with a good solid win at Pompey which was more through hard graft than anything else, an own goal and Defoe secured the points at a rain lashed Fratton Park. Next up was Boro at the Lane and they succumbed to a 2-0 loss with Mido and Defoe on the scoresheet in front of yet another full house.
The following Wednesday saw a re-jigged Spurs side play out a dire 0-0 draw with Blackburn at Ewood, a game we perhaps could have won if we had played our full strength side. Next up was the visit of Chelsea and although we played well the sending off of Mido for an elbow on Del Horno did not help our 2-0 loss.September began with the visit of Liverpool and in a decent game both sides might have won it ended 0-0.
 A 1-1 draw at Villa Park followed with Keano cancelling out an early Milner opener in a game that saw Defoe miss from the spot. Then a trip to Grimsby followed - straight forward passage to the next rounf, right? Wrong! a late goal was enough to see off a poor Spurs side that did not deserve anything less.
 Fulham were our next opponents and in a turgid game Defoes early goal was enough to send mosr of WHL home happy. What followed next was amazing - 2-0 down at the Valley to a Darren Bent double, Spurs looked a beaten team until a fortunate Ledley King goal got us back on track. Mido then got us level with a nutmeg from a tight angle before Subby Robbie Keane finished the comeback with some applomb after good work from Lennon and Defoe.
 A 2-0 win over a poor Everton side was posted at the Lane with headers from Jenas and Mido doing the damage. A week later and a trip to Old Trafford and in the end a 1-1 draw was about right, with a cracking Jenas free-kick cancelling out Silvestres early opener for United.
 Next up was the eagerly awaited North London derby and during a great first half we might have gone 2 or 3 ahead but only a King header seperated the sides. In the second period Arsenal turned the screw a bit and in the end scored through Pires. We were dissapointed in the end to say the least.
 Monday 7/11/05 saw the trip to the Reebok and to say Bolton deserved to win would be a lie. The goal from Kevin Nolan was a cracker to be fair, but when Defoe had the ball in the net a minute or so later it should have stood. While we did not play well, a draw at least would have been right. Bring on The Hammers!
 Well the Hammers came to WHL and snatched a late point through Anton Ferdinand, with some truly awful defending to blame. Mido had given us a 16th minute lead with a looping header over Shaka Hislop in the West Ham goal. See Mido's goal here -  http://egyptianplayers.com/multimedia/Mido-Westham100.mpg
 Next up was the tricky trip to the JJB and although we never outplayed Wigan we did enough to deserve all 3 points. Robbie Keane and Edgar Davids were on the scoresheet for us while Lee McCulloch netted The Latics late consolation.
 A week later bottom dogs Sunderland visited the Lane and despite a gutsy performance left empty handed as Mido, Keane and Carrick were enough for us to win 3-2.
 Nine days later Portsmouth visited the Lane in what was Harry Redknapp's first game since his return to Fratton Park. An early opener from LuaLua could not stop Spurs though a King, Mido from the spot and Defoe sealed the points for us.
 The following sunday we had the akward trip to the Riverside to face a Boro' side very much blowing hot & cold. An entertaining 3-3 draw saw Keane, Jenas and Mido on the scoresheet for us with Jenas' free-kick the pick of the bunch.
 The boxing day match was Birmingham at the Lane and while the 2-0 result was perfect, the performance certainly was not. Keane scored from the spot and Defoe grabbed a late clincher in a match which saw Muzzy Izzet see red for diving.
 Two days later at The Hawthorns a Kanu double gave West Brom a deserved win over  a Spurs side who looked half the team of some previous matches.
 Thankfully the New Years Eve visit of Newcastle to the Lane proved more fruitful, with Tainio and Mido sealing the points in a game we never looked like drawing never mind losing. We had the ball in thr net a further 4 times, 3 through Keane, but they were rightfully judged offside.
 Onto The City of Manchester Stadium and an excellent 2-0 win courtesy of Mido and Robbie Keane. Spurs were in complete control of the game in a super team effort.
 Next was the trip to Leicester in the 3rd Round of the FA Cup. Despite goals from Jenas and Stalteri, incidentally a cracker, The Foxes replied through Hammond, Hughes and De Vries to come back from 2 goals down and create another giant killing story.
 The Saturday after saw us lose 1-0 at Liverpool with Harry Kewell on the score sheet for the Reds.  
 Following that a 0-0 draw with Villa at the Lane did little to raise spirits, despite lots of the ball. Then an agonising late loss to Fulham at Craven Cottage, with Carlos Bocanegra heading in the 90th minute winner.
 A 3-1 win over Charlton at the Lane followed, with Defoe grabbing a double and Jenas the other, Jerome Thomas scoring the consolation for The Addicks.