A Hoddle of Coffee: Tottenham Hotspur news and links for Thursday, August 6

Happy Thursday, Spurs fans. There's only so much one can take when you're a blog manager with a day job. Three matches in a week is just about it. Here it is, nearly 11 p.m. my time. I should be in bed. I'm old, I can't handle late nights anymore, but here I am still writing your Hoddle while Salmon Chase continues to, I dunno, swim upstream or something.

Please God hurry up and start the season before I crack.

And now the "news"

Tottenham Hotspur linked with Raul Mierles because reasons - Gianluca DiMarzio

DiMarzio may not have TANCREDIBILITY but I don't buy this for a second. This simply says that Mierles is on Tottenham's "wish list." Well, I have a $500 coffee roaster on my Amazon wish list, but I doubt I'm going to be getting that anytime soon. Although, this would up Tottenham's hair and beard game significantly, so maybe it's not such a bad move after all.

Spurs interested in £15m move for Charlie Austin - Daily Mirror

"Do we have a striker yet? ... How much time is left in the window? ...Okay, go ahead."

English Premier League 2015-16 Preview - SB Nation

Have you seen this yet? If not, stop whatever you're doing and read it. It's fantastic, and beautiful. And guess who wrote that fantastic bit about Tottenham? ... No, it wasn't Caley. No, not Ben Daniels either. Shut up!!

Rec league goalkeeper has a bad day at the office - SB Nation

No, that wasn't me. Why would you think that's... SHUT UP.