Spurs warned we’re far better than last season

David Gold is going to Tottenham with more confidence this season than he did last given the squad which Slaven Bilic has assembled.

Yes of course Dimitri Payet is a big miss but with approaching £50 million worth of talent likely to be on the bench the co -chairman believes every Hammer should be more than optimistic of the outcome of the game.

And he points out that whilst Payet has played a massive role this season it should be remembered that eight of the first eleven are the same as last – Adrian, Jenkinson, Reid, Tomkins, Creswell, Noble, Kouyate and Sakho.

He said: “Everybody loves Dimitri – he makes everybody play better but we have a fantastic squad so why should we be worried about going to White Hart Lane.

“I go everywhere now believing we will win. It’s no different at Spurs. We hold a series of results over them so psychologically we have a big edge anyway.

“I think this squad can go to White Hart Lane and come away with another win – why wouldn’t I think that. We are much better as a squad than when we were last season and we are playing a brand of football really designed to get results.”