The Hoddle of Coffee: Tottenham Hotspur news and links for Wednesday, May 15

good morning!

Don’t ask me how I stumbled upon this, as I wrote down the hoddle idea a couple weeks ago. I’m in the middle of bingeing How I Met Your Mother for like the fiftieth time (please send me tv recs). And you all know I’m a huge Conan O’Brien fan.

These shuldn’t go together right? Well, except for the time Conan was an extra on the show.

But I recently climbed down into the strangest of rabbit holes that led me to a site called “tedmosbyisnotajerk.com”. I imagine it must be a rival to the ‘Ted Mosby Is a Jerk’ page. I don’t remember the television reference to this.

I dunno who started the site. Apparently it’s from the perspective of Victoria, one of the women Ted dated in the television show (he broke up with her twice). The site seems to rebuff anyone who believes Ted Mosby is a jerk.

The real jerk? That’s Conan O’Brien, according to the site.

According to one fake letter, Conan impersonated the main character from How I Met Your Mother and picked up a woman. After one rapturous night that included his string dance, Conan apparently never called this woman back.

And that’s why, according to this silly fake letter, Conan is a jerk. Not Ted Mosby.

I can empathise with whoever spent time building that site, if only because I spent a not-insignificant amount of time reading and trying to understand it.

Fitzie’s track of the day: Day Trip, by Pat Metheny

And now for your links:

Charlie Eccleshare ($$): Ange Postecoglou bemoans Tottenham ‘fragile foundations’ after loss vs City

Dan KP: Loss vs City a ‘perfect outcome for Tottenham fans’ but defeat shows promise

ESPN: Sonny’s miss vs City shows Premier League title will be decided by inches

Hugo Lloris reunites with Olivier Giroud at LAFC

Aston Villa clinch spot in Champions League

A new women’s football team is coming to DC