{"podcast":{"title":"The Lab (Tottenham Hotspur Podcast)","slug":"the-lab-tottenham-hotspur-podcast-6748344","podcast_index_feed_id":6748344,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/COMG7959779444","website_url":"https://thefightingcock.co.uk/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/ff96703a-8edb-11ee-b189-a3ea3eeaef68/image/The_Lab__1_.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Gareth Flavell","episode_count":134,"summary":"Brought to you by the lads at The Fighting Cock, The Lab is a Football podcast that encourages in depth conversation on subject matter that ranges from tactics, to transfer deals, how injuries are treated, to an agent's role, to content creators, to coaches, and much more. Essentially The Lab is a podcast that talks about everything around the pitch, not just just what happens on it.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T16:17:38.540782+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lab-tottenham-hotspur-podcast-6748344"},"episode":{"title":"S4E01 | How Tottenham Became A Super Club","slug":"s4e01-how-tottenham-became-a-super-club","published_at":"2026-07-18T11:35:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lab-tottenham-hotspur-podcast-6748344/s4e01-how-tottenham-became-a-super-club","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lab-tottenham-hotspur-podcast-6748344","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG4217703936.mp3","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG4217703936.mp3","summary":"Are Tottenham finally operating like one of Europe's biggest clubs? Anatole Pang joins The Lab to unpack the dramatic change in Spurs' transfer strategy, why the club suddenly has the financial power to compete for elite players, and whether Daniel Levy's departure was the catalyst or simply the final piece of a much bigger plan. We discuss Simon Jordan's comments, the Lewis family's role, De Zerbi's influence on recruitment, why Spurs may be making up for a decade of underinvestment, and how PSR, Squad Cost Ratio and the stadium all fit into the bigger picture. If you've wondered why Tottenham can suddenly spend £100m on players while other clubs are tightening their belts, this episode explains why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Are Tottenham finally operating like one of Europe's biggest clubs? Anatole Pang joins The Lab to unpack the dramatic change in Spurs' transfer strategy,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3487,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-lab-tottenham-hotspur-podcast-6748344/episodes/s4e01-how-tottenham-became-a-super-club/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lab-tottenham-hotspur-podcast-6748344/s4e01-how-tottenham-became-a-super-club.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}