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The Fighting Cock (Tottenham Hotspur Podcast)

THE LAB | “We Knew We Were Winning It” - Ben Haines on Bilbao, Ange, and Frank

The Fighting Cock (Tottenham Hotspur Podcast)

The Fighting Cock

News, Sports News, Football, Sports, Soccer

4.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Spurs presenter Ben Haines joins The Lab to talk about the Europa League win in Bilbao, how the “Winners” documentary came together, and what changed inside the club under Vinai Venkatesham and Thomas Frank. We get into Ange’s standards, Thomas Frank’s culture work, analysts clipping live during matches, and why increased access has lifted trust among supporters. Ben also shares the story behind Sonny’s emotional farewell interview and what it takes to ask bold questions when you only have ten minutes with a player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This podcast is part of the Sports Social Podcast Network.

0:04.7

Today on The Lab, we're joined by Tottenham Hotspur presenter Ben Haynes.

0:08.4

He's the guy who sits with our players after the biggest moments and ask the questions

0:12.4

we've all one answered from our heroes.

0:14.6

We get into that night in Bilbao and what the country felt like when the final whistle

0:18.3

went, how Ange kept interviews razor sharp and why

0:21.6

Thomas Frank brings calm and clear answers. We also talk about the club opening up its comms to the fans

0:27.5

and Sonny's emotional goodbye. So stick around for this episode of The Lab because it's a proper

0:33.4

inside look into the world of the monster.

0:45.0

Hello, Ben Haynes. How are you doing?

0:49.0

Good, mate. How are you? I'm so glad you got the chance to do this.

0:53.1

Yeah, yeah. I mean, like, it's not, it's not a straightforward thing, is it really?

0:59.0

Because obviously, you represent and you're now the face, which is probably a strange thing to say.

1:07.5

And I know you're a humble guy, but you are from a spurs fan's perspective and one that talks to two Tottenham fans regularly.

1:13.4

You have, through the years, certainly in recent times, become the face of the media that Tottenham-Motspur produce and the guy who gets to talk to the players.

1:17.3

And, yeah, I mean, are you aware of that?

1:19.4

You must be.

1:21.5

Kind of.

1:22.4

I never really, a bit of a strange eye, I never really sort of think about it in, in that way. And I, I promise

1:30.2

that it's not just like weird faux humility gubbings. I know you're thinking straight away.

1:34.9

No, no, of course not. What is this frog are talking about? But the thing that always is in my mind

1:41.1

is that whenever I'm doing interviews with people is that trying to think

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