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Wednesday
31.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham lost to Arsenal 1-3 after extra time in the second leg of
the League Cup semi-final tonight. The score after 90 minutes
was 1-1. Match report and reaction to follow.
TRANSFER DEADLINE DAY. Here we go again and here are all the
moves that HAVE taken place. Reto Ziegler has moved to
Italian side Sampdoria on loan until the end of the season and
Leicester City have taken Mark Yeates on a similar
arrangement.
Ahead of the transfer deadline, Spurs were being linked with all
nature of players. £4 million for Marlon Harewood was
the most worrying. Surely we would be better off keeping
Mido, who was being touted as moving to anywhere between Celta
Vigo and Manchester City. He must think the light blue shirt
makes him look slim. Not content with spending money on
strange signings, Teddy Sheringham was lined up for a return
to White Hart Lane for the third time as a stand-in for Berbatov.
Hardly fits in with snapping up the best of young English talent
does it. but that goes for Harewood too. Young Welsh
talent will also not be coming to the Lane, as Gareth Bale
wants to stay at SCBC. Well, his advisors want him to stay at
SCBC until the summer, when no doubt he will move to Manchester
United.
OTHER
NEWS ... the Dubai consortium who wanted to buy Liverpool have
withdrawn their offer ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ...
Tuesday
30.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Edgar Davids has left Spurs to re-join Ajax, his first club.
The Spurs midfielder has signed an 18 month contract.
Rob Burch has joined Barnet on a 26 day loan to cover for their
goalkeepers, both of whom are injured.
Daniel Levy has said that Tottenham will give Gareth Bale
all the time he needs to make his decision about a transfer to White
Hart Lane.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : -
Ledley King is ruled out with his foot injury and Spurs will
call upon either Ricardo Rocha or Anthony Gardner to
play alongside Michael Dawson. Dimitar Berbatov
is out with a groin injury, but Mido should be over his back
muscle problem to stand in up front.
ARSENAL TEAM NEWS : - Two goal first leg
hero Julio Baptista has a groin strain and is doubtful for the
second leg. Emmanuel Eboue is troubled with an ankle injury
and Johan Djourou with a hamstring pull, but Brazilian midfielder
Gilberto is available again after completing a three-match
suspension.
The FA Cup Fifth round tie away at Fulham will be televised by SkyTV
and the match will kick off at 4.00 p.m. on Sunday 18th February.
OTHER
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Monday
29.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs have been drawn away to Fulham in the FA Cup Fifth Round.
The game will take place on the weekend of 17/18 February.
Feyenoord's appeal to the Court of Sport Arbitration will be heard
and a decision given by 9th February at the latest ... just six days
before the first leg of the tie is due to be played.
Tottenham's away game against Chelsea on Saturday April 7th has been
brought forward to a 12.45 p.m. kick off to be screened on Sky's
PremPlus pay-per-view service.
The Daily Mirror claims that Spurs will sign Derby County's promising
youngster Giles Barnes for £3 million on transfer deadline
day. The 18 year old midfielder may well be loaned back to the
Rams for the remainder of the season.
It is reported that Ledley King will have a scan on his injured
foot with concerns that it might be a broken bone in his foot rather
than just bruising.
At the Spurs AGM, chairman Daniel Levy said that the club are always
looking at ways to expand capacity, whether that be by extending
White Hart Lane or moving to a new ground. However, the top
man at Spurs did add that any decision would not have a negative
effect on the financial stability of the club.
OTHER
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Sunday
28.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Sunday People run a report that Tottenham want to re-sign striker
Peter Crouch from Liverpool. Having agreed to sell
Mido to Manchester City (where chairman John Wardle is paying
out of his own pocket for the striker), Spurs have decided that the
tall England front man is the player they want to lead the line.
The same newspaper reckons that Edgar Davids and Martin
Jol had to be pulled apart in a training ground bust-up that
signalled the end of the Dutch midfielder's career at White Hart
Lane. Other front men being touted as possible signings should
we fail to secure Crouch are Everton's James Beattie for £4.5
million (!!) according to the News of the World and Aston Villa's
Juan Pablo Angel. Former Spurs defender Colin
Calderwood wants to take striker Mark Yeates on loan
until the end of the season, the News of the World tell us.
Meanwhile back to the Gareth Bale transfer saga, the Mail on
Sunday claim that his club have given him 72 hours to decide what he
intends to do. The Sunday Mirror have news that Newcastle
United are dropping out of the race to sign Derby County youngster
Giles Barnes, leaving Liverpool and Everton in the picture,
but Spurs are thought to be the favourites. However, it is
thoguht that the deal will not be done until the summer, as the Rams
are keen to push for promotion to the Premier League. The
Mirror also reckon that the search for a left winger will end with a
bid for Celta Vigo's Brazilian Nene.
Ledley King appears to be out of Wednesday's League Cup
semi-final as he has had pain in his bruised foot and will undergo
another scan on it before the medical team decide what further
treatment he might need.
OTHER
NEWS ... Stuart Pearce has taken the part-time job of England U21
manager ...
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Saturday
27.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham beat Southend United 3-1 at White Hart Lane in the FA Cup
Fourth Round this afternoon. For a match report, click
here.
The Sun reckon that Tottenham are confident of signing Gareth Bale
for £10 million before Wednesday's transfer deadline, but will be
loaning him back to SCBC for the rest of the season. Even Alex
Ferguson has admitted that the structured deal that they wanted to
offer SCBC might give Tottenham the advantage in signing the left
back. Over at the Daily Mirror, they claim that Edgar
Davids has fallen out with Martin Jol and that is why he
is on his way to Ajax. The Daily Mail's Tottenham story has
the club down as being favourites to sign
QPR's England U-16 midfielder Dean Parrett ahead of Chelsea,
who showed great interest in the youngster.
OTHER
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Friday
26.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Feyenoord have put in an appeal to the Court of Sports Arbitration in
Switzerland against their expulsion from the UEFA Cup for crowd
trouble earlier in the competition.
The Daily Mirror runs a story claiming that Manchester City are ready
to offer Sylvain Distin plus £3 million for Mido.
Edgar Davids is supposedly in talks with Ajax about a move
back to his home country on an 18 month deal.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Dimitar Berbatov will miss
tomorrow's FA Cup tie with a groin injury, but new signing
Ricardo Rocha is expected to start alongside Michael Dawson,
as Ledley King is still out injured. Jermaine Jenas
returns to the squad after overcoming an ankle injury and Paul
Stalteri is also available, but Teemu Tainio is still out
and Anthony Gardner is struggling with a shin problem, while
Tom Huddlestone is hopeful of getting over an ankle knock he
picked up on Wednesday's game.
Young Irish striker Terry Dixon has signed professional forms with the
club.
OTHER
NEWS ... Michel Platini has won the election to be UEFA President
over Lennart Johannssen ...
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CRIMEWATCH ... Luton
Town and QPR have been charged with not controlling their players
after a brawl in their FA Cup Third Round match ...
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Thursday
25.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs have received a bye from UEFA in the Round of 32 because of
Feyenoord's expulsion from the competition after their fans rioted
at a group game with Nancy of France. The bye is subject to
the Dutch club's appeal against the decision though.
Derby County want Tottenham banned from the transfer market because
they claim they are due a payment of £150,000 for part of the deal
for Tom Huddlestone, but Spurs reckon that there was a
agreement to waive the payment for the Rams taking Mounir El
Hamdaoui on loan. However, there appears to be no written
record of this agreement. The club issued a statement on the
official website saying the amount was £50,000 and was involved in
payments over the loan of El Hamdaoui, but both parties were trying
to resolve the issue. Guess that means we won't be getting
Giles Barnes then ??
Some papers claim that Tottenham are favourites to sign SCBC's 17 year
old Welsh left back Gareth Bale, but might have to wait until
the end of the season. He has had two days of talks with Spurs
and seems to be set to have a regular first team place next season
with a sliding scale salary, whereas he might not get that at
Manchester United, while Arsenal are said to be entering the race
for the Welsh international. Some reports claim that Tottenham
might sign him now and loan him back to SCBC until the end of the
season, while others say he will not leave until the summer anyway.
Celta Vigo are telling the media that Tottenham are trying to sell
Mido, but the price is one they cannot afford, so they might
take him on loan. This follows reports yesterday that
Manchester City are interested in the Egyptian striker.
Spurs legend Steve Perryman will be signing copies of "The
Spurs Miscellany" at Waterstones in Bluewater Shopping Centre from
11.30 a.m. on Saturday, January 27th. The full address is:
Waterstones, West Village, Greenhithe, Bluewater DA9 9SE. If
people can't make the signing, they can telephone the shop on 01322
624 831 and pre-order a dedicated, signed copy.
Former Spurs winger and now Crystal Palace manager Peter Taylor
has resigned as England Under-21 manager, as he wishes to dedicate
more time to his job at Selhurst Park.
What is it with opposition players and managers abusing referees when
we play them ?? Chris Coleman is the latest to receive an FA charge
for using insulting and abusive language at referee Mike Dean in
last Saturday's game at Craven Cottage.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Manchester
United are furious over a spy plane which has been flying over their
training ground. The club think that the people behind the
hiring of the plane are trying to find out exactly who supplies the
pies for Wayne Rooney.
Wednesday
24.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham drew 2-2 with Arsenal at White Hart Lane tonight in the
first leg of the League Cup semi-final. For a match report,
click here and
for reaction click
here.
Manchester City are interested in signing Spurs striker Mido
and Tottenham would be looking for a £3 million fee for the Egyptian.
The Daily Star claim Sam Allardyce is lining up a £1.5 million offer
for Anthony Gardner.
UEFA are to make an announcement tomorrow about the fate of Tottenham
round of 32 match in the UEFA Cup.
Former Spurs midfielder Simon Davies has left Everton to join
Fulham.
OTHER
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Tuesday
23.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs completed the signing of Portuguese defender Ricardo Rocha
today for a fee believed to be in the region of £3.3 million.
Martin Jol is reported to have been in talks with SCBC's 17
year old left back Gareth Bale after a £10 million bid by
Tottenham was accepted.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Ledley King will be missing
after a set-back in his comeback from his foot injury, while Edgar
Davids, Jermaine Jenas, Paul Stalteri and Mido are all
back in training, but unavailable for the semi-final first leg with
Arsenal. Teemu Tainio is also out as yesterday it was
announced he has an ankle problem.
ARSENAL TEAM NEWS : - Robin van Persie will be missing from the
Arsenal squad with a fractured foot.
OTHER
NEWS ... Chelsea won through to the League Cup final with a 4-0
win over Wycombe Wanderers to go through 5-1 on aggregate ...
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Monday
22.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs are believed to have reached an agreement with Benfica to sign
central defender Ricardo Rocha for £3.3 million, according to
some reports.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Midfielder Teemu Tainio will
miss out on playing the semi-final of the league Cup against
Arsenal, as he will be sidelined for ten days after limping off at
Fulham with an ankle injury and will probably be replaced by
Didier Zokora.
Spurs Reserves beat Arsenal Reserves 3-0 at Barnet FC tonight, with
goals from Mark Yeates, Jamie O'Hara and Kieran McKenna.
If anyone can help out a fellow Spurs fan from the North Wales/Chester
area with a lift for Wednesday's match against Arsenal, please click
here.
For the latest reports on the Spurs Ladies teams, click
here.
OTHER
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Sunday
21.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs are awaiting a decision from Benfica president
Luis
Filipe Vieira
to find out if they can sign central defender Ricardo Rocha for
£3.3 million. The fee has been agreed and Tottenham will play
two friendlies in the Stadium of Light as part of the agreement, but
have to wait for the nod from Vieira to clinch the four year deal
for the 28 year old, which involved
Damien Comolli and Ronnie Rosenthal.
Tottenham are also supposedly interested in bringing Newcastle
United winger Damien Duff to White Hart Lane for £7 million
according to the Sunday People, with the Magpies being tempted to
sell to raise cash to buy new players
OTHER
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Robin
van Persie of Arsenal will be out for eight weeks after fracturing
one of his metatarsals in yesterday's match against Manchester
United. However, it was not the result of a heavy tackle on
the diving Dutchman, but an injury sustained when celebrating his
goal. lOl !!
Saturday
20.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs drew 1-1 with Fulham at Craven Cottage this afternoon.
For a match report, click
here.
For reaction, click
here.
AS Roma are set to open up discussions with Tottenham about the
transfer of full back Young-Pyo Lee, after a deal fell
through in the summer and Sky Sports believe that Spurs want to
include a swap in the deal that would bring former Everton loanee
Matteo Ferrari to White Hart Lane..
OTHER
NEWS ... Darren Ferguson has been announced as the new
player-manager of Peterborough United ...
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Friday
19.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Following a UEFA appeal against the suspended sentence of two games
behind closed doors for Feyenoord's fans rioting in a group game
against Nancy has resulted in the Dutch Eredivisie team being thrown
out of the competition. Having been drawn against Spurs in the
round of 32, a decision will be made on Monday as to whether
Tottenham will receive a bye or have to play the fourth placed team
in Feyenoord's group.
The Daily Mirror claim that Martin Jol had made a £2.5 million
offer for Benfica's Ricardo Rocha (with Sky Sports website
saying it is nearer £3.2 million) and is also after Birmingham
City's Matthew Upson and West Bromwich Albion's Curtis
Davies to replace Calum Davenport. They report that
Daniel Levy is in Lisbon trying to tie up the deal before the
end of the weekend. The Mirror also reckon that Aston Villa
boss Martin O'Neill has made a £3 million bid for Teemu Tainio.
Spurs are said to be one of a host of clubs interested in 16 year
old James McCarthy of Hamilton Academicals.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - With Ledley King
missing, Spurs are likely to line up with Anthony Gardner
alongside Michael Dawson in defence. Jermaine Jenas is
still missing, as are Mido and Paul Stalteri, both
still injured. Edgar Davids may be ruled out with a
groin injury to add to a bout of influenza he is suffering with.
FULHAM TEAM NEWS : - Defenders Zat Knight and Ian Pearce have
both recovered from injury to face Tottenham, but goalkeeper Antti
Niemi will still be missing for the Cottagers. The West London
side will also be without winger Wayne Routledge, as he is unable to
play against his own club while on loan at Fulham. New US
signing Clint Dempsey is lacking match fitness, so will not feature.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... It
has been reported that the LA Galaxy players resent the MSL club's
new signing David Beckham. It has nothing to do at all with
the reported £128 million five year deal that he has signed, but the
fact that he has such luscious hair.
Thursday
18.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Calum Davenport signed for West Ham United today for an
undisclosed fee, believed in the media to be around £3 million.
The central defender claims he would not have left Tottenham for any
other club.
Spurs have been linked with a move for Brazilian winger Nene of
Celta Vigo, although the La Liga club want £6.6 million for him.
Mido is being linked to Celta Vigo and may be involved in a
swap deal for Nene, while Martin Jol says he won't pay too
much for Ashley Young, although the club are interested in
him, but some reports claim Watford want him loaned back to them for
the rest of the season if he does join Tottenham. Late reports
claim that Aston Villa had a bid accepted for the player.
Fulham manager Chris Coleman wants to make Wayne Routledge a
permanent signing at Craven Cottage, but said he would not have his
pants pulled down by Spurs over a fee for the flying winger.
Coleman also seems keen to manage Spurs as, referring to Tottenham's
clause in the deal to take him back in January should a permanent
deal not be forthcoming, he added, "If they are going to take
him back and play him, that is fair enough. But I'd be
disappointed if they take him back and he's not in the squad. What's
the point of that ?" The point is,
he is our player and not yours ... that's what.
The row with Arsenal over the League Cup semi-final ticket allocation
has been decided by the Football League. Having requested that
Arsenal find a way of accommodating Spurs supporters in 12.2% of the
stadium capacity, the Highbury club could not find it in themselves
to do so and thus the percentage for each side's fans has been
reduced to 8%
OTHER
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Wednesday
17.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham beat Cardiff City 4-0 in a FA Cup Third Round replay at
White Hart Lane tonight. For a match report, click
here.
Spurs are being linked with a £10 million move for Manchester City
defender Micah Richards after Chelsea were believed to have
cooled their interest in the England Under-21 international, but he
seems to want to stay at Eastlands. Across Manchester,
United's Argentinian defender Gabriel Heinze is also a £5
million target for Spurs, Valencia and Juventus, but this might only
come about if United sign another Spurs target - Gareth Bale
of SCBC. Apparently, Edgar Davids is not impressed by
Charlton Athletic's interest in signing him, so say the Independent.
The Daily Express has West Ham United looking at Anthony Gardner
and Calum Davenport as options to shore up their shaky
defence. Spurs have meanwhile been linked with a move for
Benfica's 28 year-old defender Ricardo Rocha, who would cost
£4.6 million. The Daily Telegraph reiterate Ashley Young's
desire to join Spurs, having knocked back Aston Villa as well as
West Ham United. The boy obviously doesn't wear claret well !!
The Reserve team were scheduled to play a league match away to
Aston Villa on Tuesday 10th April, but the game has been moved to
Wednesday 11th April with a 7.00 p.m. kick-off.
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OTHER
NEWS ... Micky Adams was sacked as manager of Coventry City today ...
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Tuesday
16.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
While the Times believes that Spurs are cooling their interest and
won't pay more than £7 million, Ashley Young is apparently
holding out for a move to Tottenham (despite being an Arsenal fan),
according to the Independent, who claim that Wayne Routledge
and Calum Davenport will move (plus a cash balance - £2
million if you read the Guardian) to Vicarage Road in return [It is
interesting to note that Ashley Young's representative is Ricky
Hill, who was a Spurs youth coach and is regularly seen down the
Lane]. However, the Sun have Davenport making a move to the
Midlands as part of a deal to bring Giles Barnes to White
Hart Lane from Derby County that would see the Rams take £2 million
along with the centre-half. The Guardian report that Spurs
would want to sign a new central defender before letting Calum go
and they think that the transfer speculation over Curtis Davies
is all talk. Brazilian Celta Vigo left winger Nene
is a target for Tottenham the Daily Mail tell us.
As Arsenal are unable to provide an adequate ticket allocation for
Tottenham fans in line with the Football League's requirements for
the League Cup competition, despite having a brand new stadium,
Spurs have been advised by the Police, that for safety reasons, they
cannot offer the Highbury club a full entitlement at White Hart Lane.
As the dispute over ticketing is dragging on and the first leg of
the semi-final is next Wednesday, the matter has been referred to
the Football League to arbitrate on the issue.
NOTE TO ALL SPURS FANS ATTENDING THE CARDIFF CITY FA CUP REPLAY.
On the ticket, there is a note to the effect that a Membership card
will be required to be produced. It may be prudent to take it
along with you, in case you have to show it to get in.
Spurs Under-18 keeper David Button has been selected for the
England U-18 squad to play Poland in a friendly at Bournemouth on
6th February.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Ledley King misses out again
with a bruised foot and Robbie Keane will be available to
play if required. Jermaine Jenas, Paul Stalteri and
Mido are all missing from the squad with injury.
CARDIFF CITY TEAM NEWS : - Kerrea Gilbert should overcome an
injury to play and Steven Thompson will be available again after
suspension. Paul Parry's foot injury rules him out though, but
this is balanced by the inclusion of the player on loan from
Chelsea, Joe Simmonds.
Former Spurs reserve striker Steven Ferguson has left Woking to
join AFC Wimbledon on loan.
OTHER
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Monday
15.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The words "Spurs" and "Ashley Young" appear in the same
sentence in many sources today. Having rejected the overtures
of West Ham United, who had a £9.65 million bid accepted, Spurs and
Aston Villa are believed to be back in the chase for the England
Under-21 winger. Sky Sports website heavily links Tottenham
with a move for Liverpool's French striker Djibril Cisse, who
is currently on loan at Marseille after recovering from a broken
leg.
Spurs Reserves lost their first game of the season 0-1 at home to
Chelsea.
OTHER
NEWS ... Keith Alexander has been sacked as manager of
Peterborough United ...
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Sunday
14.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham lost 2-3 at White Hart Lane to Newcastle United this
afternoon. Click
here for
match report, with reaction to follow.
The Mail on Sunday reckon Glasgow Celtic are lining up a bid to take
Robbie Keane on loan until the end of the season and then
make an offer to keep him at Parkhead on a permanent basis in the
summer, with Spurs keen to bring in West Ham United striker
Carlton Cole as a replacement for the Irishman. The News
of the World have Spurs down as going for a different striker, in
the shape of Djibril Cisse, who is on loan at Marseille from
Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers are also interested in the forward.
Having made another enquiry for West Bromwich Albion's central
defender Curtis Davies, Spurs have found that his club have
put a £12 million price tag on his head, according to the People.
Therefore, the Sunday Mirror take it upon themselves to put
Tottenham in place to turn to West Ham United once more, where they
will bid for Anton Ferdinand. The Irons appear to be
favourites to sign Watford winger Ashley Young in a number of
papers, but, if you read the News of the World, it is not a done
deal and Tottenham or Aston Villa could nip in to steal the player
away from the Premiership strugglers. The Sunday Mirror claims
that Martin Jol is ready to allow Mido, Paul Stalteri
and Edgar Davids to leave White Hart Lane.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... a game yesterday between Arsenal and West
Ham United's Under-16 sides had to be stopped 10 minutes before the
end because the Irons were losing 9-0.
Saturday
13.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Daily Mail report that Spurs are ready to offer Wayne Routledge
and Calum Davenport to Watford with a payment of £4.5
million to Watford for winger Ashley Young. However,
MEHSTG has heard that Routledge is not keen on the move to the
struggling Hertfordshire club. Over at The Sun, they reckon
that SCBC defender Gareth Bale will leave the Championship
club in the summer, despite a big pay offer on the table.
Football 365 suggests that Spurs are considering taking winger
Wayne Routledge back from his loan spell at Fulham, but they
have no supporting evidence to back this up. Martin Jol
denied that Edgar Davids was having talks with FC Dallas and
at this point in time regards him still as a player who will be
playing for Spurs.
Apparently, the Times claims that it was the Chelsea board's rejection
of Jose Mourinho's request to sign Micah Richards and Tottenham's
Jermain Defoe that has caused him to lash out at the lack of money
available to him.
Martin Jol denied a rift with striker Mido, but said
that if he changed the team, some players will be disappointed not
to play and in this case, the Egyptian forward was not fit and could
not play anyway.
Tottenham Under-18s drew 0-0 at home to Birmingham City youth today.
OTHER
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Friday
12.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
THFC Director Sir Keith Mills has hinted that Spurs must expand White
Hart Lane to a capacity of more than 50,000 to make an impact on the
international fan-base available and to challenge the top sides in
reaching revenue targets of the top four sides. The Lilywhite
Knight suggested this would have to take place ion the next five
years, with the club deciding whether to make the increase in size
at the current location or to do so elsewhere.
Lasse Staw, the Frederikstad reserve goalkeeper, claims that
Spurs have been watching him, but has gone on trial at Aston Villa.
Spurs have been reported as one of the clubs who offered David
Beckham a way out of Real Madrid, along with Bolton Wanderers,
before he chose to go to LA Galaxy.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Benoit Assou-Ekotto and
Hossam Ghaly both return to the Spurs squad for the game against
Newcastle United, but Ledley King and Jermaine Jenas
will not yet fit enough to return to the squad yet.
OTHER
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CRIMEWATCH ... Newcastle
United midfielder Emre has been charged by the FA with using
racially aggravated abuse or language in a game against Everton ...
...
Thursday
11.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The BBC report that MLS side FC Dallas are set to seal the signing of
Edgar Davids after being in talks with the midfielder for a
couple of weeks. The Sun are linking Spurs with a £5 million
move for Manchester United defender Wes Brown, as the paper
reckon he has been knocked back in approaches for Deportivo La
Coruna's Fabricio Collocini and Anton Ferdinand of
West Ham United. If we were to spend that much, I think I
would prefer Collocini of the three players mentioned. The
Daily Mirror have news that Gillingham are willing to accept offers
in excess of £1.5 million for highly rated winger Matthew Jarvis,
who is attracting the attention of Spurs, Charlton Athletic,
Newcastle United and Watford. Sky Sports reveal that they have
heard that Fulham's bid for winger Wayne Routledge has been
rejected by Spurs. The 21 year old is on loan at Craven
Cottage and manager Chris Coleman wanted to make his move permanent.
Former Spurs defender Ben Thatcher has returned to London from
Manchester City after a £500,000 transfer to Charlton Athletic.
For a preview of Sunday's game against Newcastle United, click
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... Sam Allardyce has won the Manager of the Month award and
Cristiano Ronaldo wont he Player of the Month prize ...
Manager Denis Smith has left Wrexham after being sacked ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... The Sun reports that noise levels
measured at Fratton Park, Old Trafford and Anfield can exceed
90 decibels, which under Health and Safety legislation means that
players may be given ear protection to wear to protect their
hearing. However, what the report doesn't say is that under
the same act, the clubs have a responsibility to look after any
members of the public, so it may mean that fans have to wear them
too !!
Wednesday
10.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Ledley King believes he will soon be back in the Spurs team
after having to opt out of games because of a foot injury.
In an unrelated, but happily also good news vein, Jermaine Jenas
is stepping up his training after overcoming his ankle injury.
Unfortunately not so good news for young centre half Dorian Dervite
who suffered a ligament injury to his knee in Monday's reserve team
friendly and he will be out for some time.
The second leg of the League Cup semi-final against Arsenal at the
Pirates stadium will now be on Wednesday 31st January instead of
Tuesday 30th January, with the kick off at 7.45.
The Daily Mirror is linking Freddie Ljungberg with a £7 million
move to Tottenham. Oh, really ????????? Spurs are also
supposed to be on the verge of a £3 million bid for Deportivo La
Coruna's Argentinian central defender Fabricio Collocini in
the Sun or £4 million in the Daily Mail, despite the player claiming
he wants to stay in Spain. In the Daily Star, Jermain Defoe
fears Spurs might be wiling to sell him, as they prepare a bid for
Charlton Athletic striker Darren Bent. The Sun reveals
the transfer talk that all Spurs fans have been waiting for ...
Middlesbrough will not be selling their winger Stewart Downing
!! Back in the Mirror, a situation we all thought had come
about is explained, as Martin Jol is ready to offload Mido
after having a row with the Egyptian forward. The Guardian
reveal that Watford are ready to sell their winger Ashley Young,
with the Times putting Spurs down as the favourites to get the 20
year old's signature. The Independent print a story that is
days old about Calum Davenport not wanting to leave
Tottenham.
Former Spurs striker Colin Lee has joined Torquay United as
assistant manager .
OTHER
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Tuesday
09.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs are being linked with a move for Kilmarnock teenager Steven
Naismith, who spent some time on trial at Arsenal at the start
of this season, according to the Daily Record.
The Sun claim that Aaron Lennon's new five and a half year deal
with Tottenham that he signed yesterday is worth a staggering £11
million.
Former Spurs reserve striker Michael Malcolm has been left
disappointed after his agent allegedly approached Werder Bremen
direct for his client go on trial at the Bundesliga club. As
it is not the practice in Germany for such contact with clubs,
Bremen have withdrawn their interest in the player.
19 year old reserve midfielder Stuart Lewis is going to
Southend United on trial with a view to a permanent transfer.
Arsenal will be Tottenham's League Cup semi-final opponents after
beating Liverpool in their re-arranged quarter-final tonight.
OTHER
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Graeme
Souness is believed to have bid £20 million for Wolves.
Souness, who has been out of football for nearly a year since being
sacked by Newcastle United, may well appoint himself as manager when
the buy-out goes through.
Monday
08.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Should Spurs beat Cardiff City in the FA Cup Third Round replay at
White Hart Lane, they will face either Southend United or Barnsley
in the Fourth Round at the same venue.
The FA Cup Third Round draw at Cardiff City will be played at the Lane
on Wednesday 17th January (kick off 8.00 p.m.)
and has necessitated other fixtures to be switched.
The
first leg of the League Cup semi-final against Liverpool or Arsenal
will be staged at White Hart Lane on Wednesday 24th January, with
the kick-off at 8.00 p.m. and the second leg will be away on Tuesday
30th January kicking off at 7.45 p.m. this means the
league game at Goodison Park against Everton scheduled for Wednesday
31st January has been postponed and a new date will have to be found
for it.
Aaron Lennon has committed himself to Tottenham until 2012 by
signing a new five and a half year deal with the club.
The UEFA Disciplinary hearing on Friday 19th January will decide
Feyenoord's fate in the UEFA Cup after an appeal against the
suspended two match ban from European competition was deemed not
sufficient by the European body in control of football.
The Daily Mail claims that West Ham United's £7 million price tag on
the head of Anton Ferdinand has prevented them being able to
sell the central defender to Tottenham or Liverpool and the Sun
reckon Spurs will be in for Nigel Reo-Coker for £5 million,
who has been told to sort out his future by Tuesday. Marseille
winger Samir Nasri has played down interest from Spurs and
Manchester City and he insists he will stay with the Ligue A club.
Spurs Reserves drew 0-0 in a friendly at Norwich City tonight, with
Ben Alnwick and Adel Taarabt making their first
appearances in Spurs shirts .
Former Spurs reserve keeper Shwan Jalal has joined Peterborough
United from Woking.
John Terry admitted improper conduct for the comments he made about
referee Graham Poll after the game against Tottenham, in which he
was sent off. The Chelsea player withdrew his request for a
personal hearing and he will receive his sentence tomorrow.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Nigel Quashie has signed for West Ham
United from West Bromwich Albion. Quashie has been
relegated from the Premiership with QPR, Nottingham Forest,
Southampton and WBA.
Sunday
07.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs drew 0-0 with Cardiff City at Ninian Park in the Third Round of
the FA Cup this afternoon and a replay will take place at White Hart
Lane on Wednesday 17th January. For a match report, click
here.
Reaction to follow.
The Sunday Times claims that Chelsea want to buy Jermain Defoe
to boost their Premier League challenge. The Sunday People
reckon Tottenham are to make a move for Bolton Wanderers defender
Tal Ben Haim.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Saturday
06.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Daily Express reports that despite Charlton Athletic putting an
£18 million price on striker Darren Bent and Chelsea West Ham
United and Liverpool being interested, the England international
would favour a move to Tottenham, who are preparing a bid of
Calum Davenport plus cash for the striker. the Daily
Mirror reckon Spurs are favourites to sign Watford winger Ashley
Young, but Wayne Routledge will not be involved in the £4
million deal to bring him to White Hart Lane. The Sun have
Tottenham down as being in the race for Shaun Wright-Phillips,
the Chelsea winger, in what is perhaps a cunning ruse by THFC to
sign up all the young English wide-men in the country. The
Mirror further suggest that Tottenham and Bolton Wanderers will be
top of the suitors for midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker, who is
expected to leave Upton Park next week.
The Under-18 side won 2-1 away at Bristol City Youth today.
Former Spurs reserve striker Michael Malcolm has left Stockport
County to go on a week's trial at German Bundesliga club Werder
Bremen.
Former Spurs midfielder Ian Crook is to leave Sydney FC where
he is the assistant manager to Terry Butcher
to take up a
post as Pierre Littbarski's assistant at Japanese second-division
club Avispa Fukuoka
(with thanks to Phil Clayton).
Thanks for the Cardiff fan who sent this in ...
I am Cardiff I would avoid all the pubs in
the centre on Sunday especially the Prince of Wales. It will
be rammed with our loonies from early doors; it's nearest to the
station so be warned. Also avoid drinking in the Canton
area as again it will be full of City loonies, they see Spurs as
fair game and are a law unto themselves. The bigger games at
Ninian are very dodgy and if anyone is looking for it they will find
it. Have a safe and good day out.
OTHER
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Friday
05.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Sun claim that Spurs have made a £4 million bid for West Ham
United central defender Anton Ferdinand. I know the
policy is to sign young English players, but please don't let it be
true !! The Daily Mail has us down as having had a £7 million
bid for Charlton Athletic striker Darren Bent having been
rejected, although THFC assures Sky Sports that they had not made an
offer for the England international forward. The Guardian
claim that Spurs are ready to offer up Wayne Routledge and
Calum Davenport to Watford in an effort to get them to release
winger Ashley Young. Tottenham and Manchester City are
believed to have had £2 million offers for Queens Park Rangers
winger Lee Cook knocked back. West Bromwich Albion are
believed to have refused a £5 million bid from Tottenham for their
centre-half Curtis Davies.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Having recovered from his knee injury,
Robbie Keane will be available for
selection, as will Aaron Lennon, who has overcome his knee
swelling. After getting kicked in the head at Portsmouth,
Hossam Ghaly will face a late fitness test.
CARDIFF CITY TEAM NEWS : - Kevin McNaughton
expects to have recovered from a hamstring problem, while Willo
Flood's thigh injury has improved significantly enough to allow him
to play against Spurs in the FA Cup on Sunday. Winger Paul
Parry will be ruled out with an injured thigh and Alan Wright's loan
from Sheffield United has come to an end.
Spurs Reserves will play Norwich City at Carrow Road on Monday 8th
January with a 7.30 p.m. kick off. Entry prices are £3.50
adults and £1 concessions/U16s.
Former Spurs defender Justin Edinburgh has been appointed as
manager of Grays Athletic, after Andy King resigned for personal
reasons.
Former Spurs youngster Glynn Hurst has moved from Shrewsbury
Town to Bury for an undisclosed fee.
OTHER
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Thursday
04.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Sky Sports have decided that they want to cover our games at
West Ham United and the home match against Reading and therefore,
the fixtures have been moved. The West Ham United game has
been moved from Saturday 3rd March to now be played on Sunday 4th
March 2007 with the kick off set for 4.00 p.m. Our game
against Reading at White Hart Lane has shifted from Saturday 31st
March to Sunday 1st April with another 4.00 p.m. kick off.
Former Spurs midfielder Mark Hughes has been released by
Chesterfield after a two month loan spell from Thurrock ended.
For a preview of Sunday's FA Cup tie at Cardiff City, click
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... Hull City announced Phil Brown as their new manager
today ...
...
CRIMEWATCH ... Alan
Pardew has been cleared of charges of improper conduct in a
touchline argument with Arsene Wenger when he was manager of West
Ham United ... Sheffield United's
Chris Morgan has been banned for three matches after being found
guilty of punching Robin van Persie ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Charlton Athletic defender Osei
Sankofa will miss two games after an appeal against a one game ban
for wrongful dismissal was rejected by The Football Association and
another game added to the original punishment because the FA
considered the Addick's appeal to be 'frivolous'. This from an
organisation who drew up a contract and then terminated it which
leaves them paying Sven Goran Eriksson a reputed £6,500 a day.
Frivolous ?? Pah !!
Wednesday
03.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs and Manchester United have had offers for SCBC's Welsh
international full back Gareth Bale turned down.
Watford have also knocked back three bids from Premiership clubs for
winger Ashley Young, but it has not been confirmed that
Tottenham were one of them. West Ham United's new manager Alan
Curbishley is supposedly keen to buy Anthony Gardner.
The French media is reporting that the permanent transfer of Adel
Taarabt will take place in the summer for a fee of £2.35 million.
Mark Yeates has returned from his season long loan at Hull City
early after the club's manager left a few weeks back.
Former Spurs defender Alton Thelwell has made his loan
switch to Leyton Orient permanent on an 18 month deal.
OTHER
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Frank
Lampard has denied Chelsea are suffering a mid-season slump.
"There is nothing major wrong. Because people
are asking questions after two or three draws is a statement about
what a team we are and what a squad we are. After all, we are
more used to losing to Tottenham these days, so a draw with Reading
and then Aston Villa are good results for us. It is certainly
not a crisis. It is something we need to address because we are not
used to drawing games and not getting three points for three games
on the trot. Now we are happy with three points from three
games. But, we are used to winning games and we want to win
games again one day."
Tuesday
02.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs have signed 17 year-old midfielder Adel Taarabt
from RC Lens on an extended loan. It is thought that the
player will sign permanently at some stage, but nothing has come out
of the club about the prospect of a full-time deal.
Tottenham have also completed the signing of Sunderland's 20 year-old
goalkeeper Ben Alnwick for a starting fee of £900,000, which
could rise depending on conditions to £1.3 million.
OTHER
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Jose
Mourinho said he would not pay "crazy money" for a new defender to
shore up his creaking back line. Roman "Crazy Money"
Abramovich might disagree though.
Monday
01.01.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL.
Spurs drew 1-1 against Portsmouth at Fratton Park this afternoon.
Click here
for a match report. For reaction, click
here.
OTHER
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