Spursy

English Etymology From en Spurs -y adjectival. Tottenham Hotspur typically finish near the top of the Premier League but have won few trophies in recent years. Pronunciation en /ˈspɜːzi/ RP en ɜː(ɹ)zi 2 Adjective en UK football humorous informal Having a promising team, but losing in an embarrassing way. en 2018-05-15 Roger Bennett Michael Davies Men in Blazers Present Encyclopedia Blazertannica: A Suboptimal Guide to Soccer, America's "Sport of the Future" Since 1972 Knopf 9781101875995 27 In the 1978-79 season, Chelsea, who had come up the year before, finished dead last in the first division and were relegated again. But no worries, I still had my Robins in the top flight. But then they did something more Spursy than anything the Spurs could ever dream of. They were relegated in successive seasons between 1980 and 1982 en 2024-01-30 Pete May Massive: The Miracle of Prague Biteback Publishing 9781785908767 Rice has a solid tournament for England. He is excellent in the quarter-final against France, until it all goes a bit Spursy for Harry Kane who uncharacteristically misses a penalty in the 2-1 defeat. en 2024-03-26 Gareth Southgate’s record and ‘Spursy’ England worry me – we may have to play Italy, France and Spain to win Euros Then came the hammer blow as Pennant stated: "England are Spursy." https://talksport.com/football/1803254/jermaine-pennant-england-spursy-gareth-southgate-record/ talkSPORT Joe Brophy Jermaine Pennant https://web.archive.org/web/20241007104923/https://talksport.com/football/1803254/jermaine-pennant-england-spursy-gareth-southgate-record/ 7 October 2024 en UK football humorous informal unpredictable.