The Hoddle of Coffee: Tottenham Hotspur News and Links for Thursday, August 13

No words today. Just music. Here's the late Jerry Garcia along with David Grisman from 1992, playing the folk classic "Shady Grove."

And now the "news"

Sunderland considering bid for Mousa Dembele - Mirror

Wait, so according to this we're planning to go through this whole rigamarole of getting rid of virtually every midfielder EXCEPT Mousa Dembele only to then turn around and sell him to SUNDERLAND? Naa.

Spurs entering development partnership with Roda JC? - Sports Mole

This is new to me. They make the comparison of Chelsea to Vitesse. But don't we already have Brentford and Swindon Town? And now Rangers?

This dude managed to piss off both Spurs and Arsenal fans simultaneously - SportBible

OK, you've all seen those half-Mets half-Yankees shirts and caps that politicians wear when they're attending a crosstown rivalry game and can't be seen favoring one over the other? This is worse. Bro. Just... no.

How to Bayern - SB Nation Soccer

If you have some spare time, read this phenomenal long form article on Bayern Munich by Bill Connolly.