Football FanCast columnist Hans Schmitz feels that Steed is the one man who should survive the cull

Football FanCast columnist Hans Schmitz wonders if Spurs should look to a South American as a possible replacement for Dimitar Berbatov.

I'm sure there aren't many Spurs fans who expect Dimitar Berbatov to be at the club next season. After weeks of uncertainty that caused many fans to feel that the Bulgarian may have an about turn and stay, reports today suggest that a move to Manchester United is somewhat imminent and likely to be concluded by the end of the week.

Football FanCast columnist Hans Schmitz feels that it is time that Spurs supporters were given some clarity once and for all.

If there is one aspect of football that always leaves a sour taste in the mouth, then it is the lack of transparency given to supporters when it comes to club matters.

Football FanCast columnist Hans Schmitz is delighted to see Spurs are making efforts to fill that left wing slot but is torn as to who he would prefer.

If there is one thing that I find extremely despicable about a club of our size is the way we have continued to put square pegs in round holes. Play Malbranque on the left, gave Jenas on arrival a shift on the right - It simply makes no sense as to why we do it and what I find it extremely hard to fathom that in five transfer windows, we have continually failed to fill that left midfield slot. It honestly defies belief and I for one am glad to hear the noises from the Lane that it is something we are looking to address.

Football FanCast columnist

If there was one statistic that amazed me when the season came to an end, was that Spurs had dropped some 30+pts, when in a leading position in matches. It made for woeful reading and a real indictment of how our season panned out; as kamikaze defending coupled with poor goalkeeping made the club look as vulnerable as I have seen them since the days of Ossie and Christian Gross.