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Thursday
31.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The move for Hertha Berlin defender Gilberto was thought to
have fallen through after a fee was agreed for the 31 year old
Brazilian, but it was reported that he had failed a second medical
at the club. However, later in the
evening, his transfer was completed by Spurs. The club
clarified that there was no problem with his medical, but he will
only be available after his international clearance papers come
through.
One late deal that went through was the
transfer of Jermain Defoe to Portsmouth. With 18 months left
on his contract, the club say that they have "reluctantly" allowed
him to leave.
Defender Paul Stalteri has joined Fulham on loan until the
end of the season.
Defender Anthony Gardner has left to join Everton on
loan until the end of the season.
Tottenham agreed a fee for the transfer of Jermain Defoe with
Portsmouth, leaving the decision about whether the move went through
to the player.
Throughout the day Tottenham had been linked with moves for Valencia
midfielder David Villa and for Sevilla's young left winger
Diego Capel.
Spurs refuted the rumours that they were
going to move for Newcastle United's left winger Charles N'Zogbia.
A number of sources reckoned that Aston Villa wanted to sign Pascal
Chimbonda and Kevin-Prince Boateng in addition to
Wayne Routledge.
Liverpool midfielder Mohammed Sissoko claims to have refused to
join Newcastle United and Tottenham after they put in bids for him
before he left to sign for Juventus.
Former Spurs defender Jamie Clapham
has joined Leicester City on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers on
loan until the end of the season.
Former Spurs striker Grzegorz Rasiak
has joined Bolton Wanderers on loan from SCBC on loan until the end
of the season.
Former Spurs midfielder Andy Reid has
left Charlton Athletic to join Sunderland for £4 million.
Tottenham's reserve fixture away at Portsmouth (to be played at Havant
and Waterlooville) will now be played on Tuesday 19th February
instead of Monday 18th.
Jermaine Jenas, Ledley King and
Jonathan Woodgate are all in the provisional England squad of 30
for their friendly against Switzerland next week.
Tottenham also have a good representation in
the England Under-21 squad, with Jamie O'Hara joining Tom
Huddlestone and Aaron Lennon for the first time.
OTHER
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Wednesday
30.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham unusually drew 0-0 with Everton at Goodison Park tonight.
Match report and reaction to follow.
Spurs completed the £9 million signing of Glasgow Rangers defender
Alan Hutton today.
Winger Wayne Routledge has left White
Hart Lane and joined Aston Villa for £1.5 million on an 18 month
contract.
The Times claim that Spurs are interested in signing Real Zaragoza
forward Diego Milito.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Tuesday
29.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Alan Hutton, the Glasgow Rangers right back, has been back in
London having further talks with Tottenham about a transfer to White
Hart Lane and it finally looks like the saga might end happily
(although we are terrified of speaking too soon), with a signing
before the deadline hopefully in the bag.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - New signing
Jonathan Woodgate might come in for the suspended Michael
Dawson, with Gareth Bale, Benoit Assou-Ekotto and
Anthony Gardner all still injured.
EVERTON TEAM NEWS : - Tim Cahill and
Tony Hibbert are suspended, while Joseph Yobo, Yakubu and Stephen
Pienaar are all in Africa on international duty. Leighton
Baines might be fit after an ankle injury.
For a preview of tomorrow night's game, click
here.
Didier Zokora was in the successful
Ivory Coast side that won through to the knock-out round of the
Africa Cup of Nations with a 3-0 victory over Mali.
OTHER
NEWS ... Leeds United have appointed former player Gary
McAllister as their new manager until the end of the season ...
...
Monday
28.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The club have announced that they have signed physio-botherer
Jonathan Woodgate from Middlesbrough.
The defender is believed to have cost Tottenham around £7 million.
Glasgow Rangers full back Alan Hutton has once more been linked
with a move to White Hart Lane, with Tottenham offering improved
terms to him to go with the £8 million offer accepted by his club.
After travelling to London for talks yesterday, it appears that the
Scot will stay with his club until the e summer, but the BBC site
reckons Hutton might yet join Spurs in the summer.
The Daily Mirror claims that Aston Villa are
poised to sign up winger Wayne Routledge.
The Sun claim that Stewart Downing is "fuming" that Tottenham
have left him "in the lurch" in having to stay at Middlesbrough,
although it appears that it was Boro who were the ones terminating
the talks about the transfer.
Juventus will now not be selling midfielder
Tiago, as they claimed that Tottenham were taking too long to
complete the deal, rumoured to be costing £9.3 million.
Chris Gunter has been called up by
Wales for their friendly next week against Norway at Wrexham.
Former Spurs reserve midfielder Stuart Lewis
has left Stevenage Borough to join former manager Mark
Stimson at Gillingham.
Tottenham were named as one of the three
worst clubs for providing an inadequate capacity for disabled
supporters, alongside Fulham and Portsmouth.
OTHER
NEWS ... Leeds manager Dennis Wise has left the club to join
Newcastle United as their Executive Director of Football ...
...
Sunday
27.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs lost 1-3 to Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Fourth
Round of the FA Cup this afternoon. Click
here for a
match report. Reaction to follow.
Defender Pascal Chimbonda is being linked to a £7 million move
to Sevilla in the News of the World, while the Sunday Mail in
Scotland report that Spurs will have another go at signing Alan
Hutton from Glasgow Rangers as his replacement.
Hertha Berlin left back Gilberto has
flown to London for a medical ahead of a possible signing for
Tottenham before the end of the transfer window. The Brazilian
was thought to be arranging a pre-contract with Spurs, as his
contract expires in the summer, but it looks as though he will come
in to give cover on the left side of the team in the next week or
so. The Daily Star Sunday reckons that Tottenham will make a
move for Valencia midfield star David Albelda next week,
claiming the club are also locked in a battle with Atletico Madrid
for Portuguese midfielder Tiago.
An interesting interview with Young-Pyo Lee can be found on the ESPN
Soccernet site at
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/feature?id=501136&cc=5739&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos2
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Sheffield United benefited from an assist
from a bunch of balloons on the pitch which diverted a ball away
from Michael Ball and into the path of their striker Luton Shelton
to score the first goal in the match. It was almost an own
goal, as the balloons had been taken to the game by Manchester City
fans.
Saturday
26.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
It looks as though the negotiations to sign Jonathan Woodgate
have broken down and now he looks set to join Newcastle United.
I would not be surprised if it was about the amount he was to be
paid, as he currently gets £70,000 a week, which is a lot more than
the pay structure at White Hart Lane. However, later in the
evening, Newcastle announced that they were unlikely to sign him and
that he would be moving elsewhere, with Spurs the favourites to pick
up the deal.
The Daily Mirror claims that Jermain Defoe will sign a new
contract with Tottenham after Damien Comolli persuaded
Juande Ramos to keep the little striker. The three and a
half year deal is likely to see him raise his pay to £40,000 a week
and will include bonuses for games played and goals score, so the
paper reveals.
Nedum Onuoha's unrest at Manchester
City is alerting a number of clubs, including Tottenham Hotspur, in
the England Under-21 defender.
Dean Parrett's goal was the
difference as the Under-18 Academy side won for the sixth straight
league game at Birmingham City.
Two of Tottenham's Premier League games have
been chosen for TV coverage and this means that the Manchester City
game set for Saturday 15th March, will now move to Sunday 16th March
with a 4:00 p.m. kick off, while the home game against Portsmouth
remains on Saturday 22nd March, but the kick off is brought forward
to 12:45 p.m.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ...
Friday
25.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs have been given permission to speak to
Jonathan Woodgate after agreeing a fee, believed to be in the
region of £7 million for the Middlesbrough central defender.
The 28 year old was heading for talks about personal terms, with the
deal looking to go through in the next few days.
Paul Robinson has told the Daily Mirror that he feels that a
lot of the criticism he has received over the last 12 months has
been
over the top and many stories about him have been untrue. He
confirmed that he had not put in a transfer request, but that if he
did not play between now and the end of the season, then he may have
to reassess his situation, but he was doing his best in training to
get back into the team and displace the manager's selection of
Radek Cerny. The Spurs keeper also added that he did not
expect to be in Fabio Capello's first England squad as he is not
playing for his club side.
Pascal Chimbonda has allegedly shown his love of Mammon by
telling the Sun that he is going to join Newcastle United, as they
have offered him more money than he is getting at White Hart Lane
and that he didn't care about the League Cup final, as that was all
he was interested in. However, later in the day, his agent
Willie McKay said that the comments were not true and that Chimbonda
was committed to the club, with it having a "place in his heart"
even if he did move on.
Reports on the Sky Sports website indicate
that the proposed transfer of Tiago from Juventus to
Tottenham has broken down and other clubs are looking to bring the
Portuguese midfielder to the Premier League. Again, the story
was refuted in later reports, with Tottenham still being the
favourite to be the player's destination.
Glasgow Rangers manager Walter Smith has denied rumours that a deal
has been struck with Tottenham to sign defender Alan Hutton
in the summer.
Sky Sports website reports that Spurs are
trying to bring Barcelona defender Carles Puyol to White Hart
Lane. .
Reports are claiming that Tottenham are
interested in Fenerbache's Serbian striker Meteja Keszman, as
are Portsmouth, who would cost about £500,000.
Spurs seem to have lost interest in
Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing.
Reserve team striker Lee Barnard has joined Southend United for
an undisclosed fee on a two and a half year deal.
Didier Zokora played for the Ivory
Coast in their 4-1 win over Benin in the African Cup of Nations
today.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : -
Pascal Chimbonda is suspended, while Darren Bent (knee),
Benoit Assou-Ekotto (knee), Anthony Gardner (ankle)
and Gareth Bale (foot) are all out injured, with Didier
Zokora away on international duty.
MANCHESTER UNITED TEAM NEWS : -
Midfielder Paul Scholes looks set to feature for United in the
Fourth Round FA Cup tie at Old Trafford. Gary Neville (ankle)
and Louis Saha (knee) are both out injured.
Former Spurs defender and assistant manager
John Gorman
has been appointed as caretaker SCBC manager, after George Burley
left to tak eover as Scotland manager.
OTHER
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Thursday
24.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Juande Ramos has admitted that if he could get David
Albelda of Valencia on a free transfer, he would happily sign
the midfielder. The Daily Mail reports that the club are set
to complete the signing of Tiago Mendes from Juventus and
then follow it up with the purchases of Stewart Downing from
Middlesbrough and Alan Hutton from Glasgow Rangers.
Kevin Keegan is hoping to snap up Middlesbrough central defender
Jonathan Woodgate ahead of Tottenham, while Boro, Everton and
Blackburn Rovers are all watching Paul Robinson's situation
at White Hart Lane. Tottenham and Manchester City are reported
to be chasing the Danish midfielder Christian Poulsen of
Sevilla,
Thanks to
Malcolm Blazey (born in N17) for the following, which, as he says,
in a week when the party at WHL just goes on and on, the news just
keeps getting better.
You may or may not be aware that
a "monoline" financial company (AMBAC Financial Group Inc of which
AMBAC Assurance Limited is part) was downgraded in the US on Friday.
The implications are quite substantial and this was all part of the
problem causing stock markets to fall sharply on Monday. The
knock-on effect of this is that this company insures long term bonds
(paper issued to raise finance). Any bonds insured by them are
also at risk of being downgraded making life much more difficult for
the owners and eventually the issuer. What has all this to do
with football ?
This press release from July
2006 explains it all.
LONDON, 27 July 2006 - AMBAC
Assurance Limited (NUSE : ABK) announced today that it has
guaranteed 100% of the 25-year £260 million public bond issued by
Arsneal Securities plc with the proceeds being used to refinance the
Emirates Stadium. The Emirates Stadium is a new,
state-of-the-art, 60,000 seat arena in North London and will be the
new home of the Arsenal Football Club plc. This is the first
insured bond issued for a football club in Europe and is secured by
the ticket revenue streams achieved by the stadium.
Oh, dear !! Things seemed
to be going a bit pear-shaped. Next thing, they will be
telling us it isn't the main company ... it was just the reserves !!
For a preview of Sunday's FA Cup tie at Old Trafford with Manchester
United, click
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... George Burley has been announced as the new manager of
Scotland ...
...
CRIMEWATCH ... The
FA will not take any formal action against Arsenal's Adebayour and Bendtner,
after they clashed
with each other on Tuesday night, but they have been warned as to
their behaviour and responsibility ...
...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Sporting
Director Damien Comolli had to make an apology to his former
boss Arsene Wenger, after the Arsenal manager was sprayed with
champagne by Jermain Defoe, Robbie Keane and Dimitar
Berbatov, whose aim was off target when they intended to hit
Gus Poyet !!.
Wednesday
23.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Sun reckon that Juande Ramos may follow up his interest in
21 year old Argentinian
central defender Ezequiel Garay of Racing Santander, while
goalkeeper Radek Cerny has said that he would be interested
in a move to Queens Park Rangers if Tottenham do not wish to retain
his services beyond the loan spell that ends in the summer.
The Independent report that Valencia's 30 year old midfielder
David Albelda has said that he is attracted to a move to Chelsea
or Tottenham, who have contacted his club about buying him and after
he has fallen out with new boss Ronald Koeman.
Tottenham will face Chelsea in the League Cup Final at Wembley on
Sunday 24th February, after they won at Everton tonight 1- 0 to go
through 3-1 on aggregate.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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CRIMEWATCH ... The
FA will view footage of the game last night to decide what action
they will take against Adebayour and Bendtner, when the two clashed
and the Dane suffered a bloody nose from a head-butt from his
team-mate ...
...
Tuesday
22.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham beat Arsenal 5-1 tonight at White Hart Lane in the second
leg
of the league Cup semi-final to win 6-2 on aggregate and go through
to the final on 24th February. For a match report and reaction
click here.
Portuguese midfielder Tiago of Juventus and Brazilian full back
Gilberto of Hertha Berlin are close to signing for Spurs.
Tottenham are reportedly going back to
Glasgow Rangers to make a further attempt to prise defender Alan
Hutton away from the Ibrox club for £8 million. Ajax
keeper Maarten Stekelenberg has said he will be staying with
the Dutch club until the summer. Damien Comolli
apparently travelled to Lille to watch Belgian star youngster
Kevin Mirallas at the weekend.
OTHER
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Monday
21.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Paul Robinson has reportedly
handed a transfer request in at the club, but has been told that it
will not be considered until the summer, the news on TalkSport
claims. Spurs have refused to comment on the report.
Spurs are set to sign Brazilian 31 year old utility player and left
sided defender Gilberto De Silva from Hertha Berlin for
around £2.5 million and the Times now report that Juande Ramos
wants to keep Jermain Defoe at the club, despite rumours of a
move to Aston Villa beginning to gather pace. On Saturday,
Defoe said that the rumours of Ramos telling him he could go were
not true and that he told the striker that he wants him to stay at
the club and win things. Queens Park Rangers want to expend
some of their big piles of cash by taking Radek Cerny and
Tomas Pekhart on loan from Tottenham. This is an odd move,
as Cerny is not a Spurs player, but is on loan from Slavia Prague at
White Hart Lane. It appears that the players' agent has been
touting the move, with Pekhart's being a six month loan with the
option of a permanent move at the end of it. I'm not sure
there would be much to the striker's move, as he is highly rated at
Tottenham.
Former Spurs defender Calum Davenport
has fractured a bone in his neck after being fallen on in his first
game on loan at Watford.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Spurs are likely to welcome back
rested Ledley King and Steed Malbranque, after
suspension. The existing long-term
injuries to Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Gareth Bale, Anthony Gardner
and Ricardo Rocha rule them out of the game. Darren
Bent's thigh injury is still keeping him out, with
ARSENAL TEAM NEWS : - As expected Arsene
Wenger has drafted some first team players into the side to beef it
up as they face Spurs in the second leg of the League Cup
semi-final. In come Gallas and Gilberto, while Theo Walcott
and Abou Diaby might return.
For a preview of the game, click
here.
Tonight's
home reserve game against Chelsea was rained
off at Brisbane Road.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Alex
Ferguson is disputing a possible FA charge of making obscene
gestures to the crowd by saying he suddenly suffered cramp in his
bicep when he saw Reading assistant manager Wally Downes' face.
Sunday
20.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Sunday Mirror claim that Newcastle United and Manchester United
are both willing to do battle for Dimitar Berbatov, that the
Tiago deal will go through for £9.5 million and that the Le
Mans 25 year old Yohann Pele is the man they see as Paul
Robinson's replacement on goal (with Glasgow Celtic, Manchester
United and Arsenal all having enquired about the keeper, but were
quoted £13 million), while the News of the World reckon Everton want
Stewart Downing from Middlesbrough, although Spurs are still
interested, despite recent reports that it is Damien Comolli
who is keener on the winger than Juande Ramos. The
Mirror claim that if Spurs go cold on Downing, who wants to stay
with Boro until their Premier League status is secure, then they
might turn to Blackburn Rovers' Norwegian winger Morten Gamst
Pedersen. He would cost £8 million, while the paper
suggests that if Spurs lose Berbatov, they will be back at Ewood
Park to try and tempt Roque Santa Cruz away from Rovers.
The Sunday People run two Spurs stories ... Sven Goran Eriksson
wants to take keeper Paul Robinson to Eastlands, while Kevin
Keegan wants Pascal Chimbonda to fill Newcastle United's
right back slot. Other ludicrous Newcastle United rumours in
the wake of the desperate appointment of Kevin Keegan include bids
for Ledley King and former Spurs midfielder Michael Carrick.
The Sunday Mail in Scotland reckon that Tottenham will make a third
attempt to sign Alan Hutton from Glasgow Rangers.
For the latest editorial, View From The Shelf, click
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Saturday
19.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham beat Sunderland 2-0 at White Hart Lane this afternoon.
For a match report, click
here.
For reaction, click here.
Spurs are said to have agreed a £9.7 million fee with Juventus for
Tiago, but there may be a problem with the 26 year old former
Chelsea midfielder's wages, which are in excess of £50,000 a week.
We are also supposed to be interested in Udinese's left sided
midfielder Andrea Dossena.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Kevin
Keegan said that things after the drab 0-0 draw with Bolton
Wanderers will get better. He was right, as the Toon Army
won't have ot see their side at home for another two weeks !!
Friday
18.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Sun reckon that Jermain Defoe wants to get away with the
lads at Newcastle United now that Kevin Keegan is in charge at St.
James Park. The Spurs striker's reported presence at Aston
Villa's training ground has been dismissed by manager Martin O'Neill.
The Olympique Lyonnais chairman, Michael Aulas has said that Fred
might still yet leave his club, despite yesterday's proclamation
that he wants to stay at with the Ligue 1 club. With Martin
Laursen, a rumoured intended Spurs target, signing a new
contract at Aston Villa, the Midlands club are looking to boost
their defence by buying Pascal Chimbonda from Tottenham.
The Sun reckons Ramos will return to Seville to take Russian striker
Alexander Kerzhakhov from his former club. To clarify
things, Sporting Director Damien Comolli said on the club's
website that there is no intention to sell Darren Bent this
transfer window and that the club are not seeking to bring in any
forwards. Sky Sports website claim that Tottenham are closing
in on a three and a half year deal for 26 year old Portuguese
international Tiago, who is set to leave Juventus. The
former Chelsea midfielder has also attracted interest from
Portsmouth, Atletico Madrid and Newcastle United.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Tom Huddlestone is
available again after serving his suspension, while Paul Robinson
might be in line for a recall after attending the birth of his son
earlier this week and Ledley King after being rested.
Steed Malbranque is now out for one game after picking up
five yellow cards and the usual absence from long term injured
players Gareth Bale (foot), Benoit Assou-Ekotto
(knee), Anthony Gardner (ankle) and Darren Bent (knee)
reduces Juande Ramos' choices, as well as having Didier
Zokora away on African Cup of nations duty.
SUNDERLAND TEAM NEWS : - Missing from
the Black Cats' line-up will be Carlos Edwards (broken leg), Danny
Higginbotham (toe), Grant Leadbitter (toe), Ross Wallace (knee) and
Dickson Etuhu (international duty).
The Spurs youth team's FA Youth Cup fourth
round tie away to Port Vale will now take place on Wednesday 13th
February kicking off at 7:00 p.m.
Former Spurs central defender Calum
Davenport has left West Ham United for a month's loan spell at
Watford with a view to a permanent move.
OTHER
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Thursday
17.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Independent reckons Tottenham have had no firm interest in
Darren Bent, even though they are willing to sell the striker at
a loss, while Portsmouth have been told
that they can sign Jermain Defoe, but not on loan, only on a
permanent deal. Some sources claim Aston Villa have begun
discussions with Defoe about a possible move away from Spurs, while
the London Evening Standard reckon Newcastle United are also in
talks with the striker. Fred has said he will be
staying with Olympique Lyonnais, thus disappointing Spurs, who were
in for him, with another alleged target Arsenal's Lassana Diarra
having joined Portsmouth and Pompey's left sided midfielder
Matthew Taylor, long time linked with Spurs, has signed for
Bolton Wanderers.
Former Spurs midfielder Peter Gain has left Peterborough United and
joined Dagenham & Redbridge on a free transfer.
84 year old Lord Triesman has been appointed
as the first independent chairman of the FA. The Labour
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Intellectual Property and
Quality will leave that post to take over at Soho Square. He
is also a Spurs season ticket holder.
For a preview of Saturday's match with Sunderland, click
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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CRIMEWATCH ... Chelsea
have been fined £40,000 for failing to control their players in a
game at Derby in November ...
Wednesday
16.01.2008 (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 be in with a good chance of securing the
services of Olympique Lyonnais striker Fred for around £9
million. The Daily Star says that
Fulham boss Roy Hodgson wants Teemu Tainio at £2 million,
while the Independent vaguely asserts that Russian striker Andrei
Arshavin will join Arsenal or Tottenham. A n umber of
sources claim that Middlesbrough's inflated price of £12 million for
Stewart Downing has made Tottenham see sense and drop any
interest in the left winger like a hot potato. With Spurs
willing to do business with any club interested in paying £16.5
million for Darren Bent, news arrives from Football365 that
the club are losing interest in Fred too. Tottenham
have been linked with a move for Espanyol's keeper Carlos Kameni
and are also rumoured to be ready to sell Portsmouth even more of
our players ... this time it's Paul Stalteri and
Kevin-Prince Boateng according to the Times.
Tonight's Fourth Round FA Youth Cup tie away at Port Vale was
postponed because of the bad weather.
OTHER
NEWS ... Luton Town sacked manager Kevin Blackwell today, despite
the fact that he was to leave on 9th February after resigning
yesterday ... Mick Harford takes over at
Kenilworth Road until the end of the season ...
MEHSTG's
no- spin story ... Kevin Keegan
has been appointed as the new manager of Newcastle United. No,
he has. Really !!
Tuesday
15.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham beat Reading 1-0 at the Madejski Stadium in a Third Round
FA Cup replay tonight to go through to the Fourth Round.
For a match report, click
here.
Reaction to follow.
Paul Robinson's wife gave birth to their second child today and that
was why he was missing from the squad that travelled to Reading.
Congratulations !!
Spurs are reported to have won the race to sign Olympique Lyonnais
Brazilian striker Fred for £8.5 million,
according to the Sun, who are among a number of papers running a
story saying that Tottenham keeper Paul Robinson is being
used as bait in an attempt to get Middlesbrough's winger Stewart
Downing at White Hart Lane. The Times claim that Spurs are
ready to accept a £3 million loss on selling striker Darren Bent.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
...
MEHSTG's spin story ...
Sad news reaches us that G14 are to disband, so no more nice young
men in suits singing opera on your TVs then. Oh, not G4, G14.
Who are they then ??
Monday
14.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers are also watching Ajax keeper
Maarten Stekelenburg, so says Football365. Espanyol have
denied that 24 year old centre half Dani Jarque has been in
London for talks with Spurs, stating he has been having X-rays in
Spain on a toe injury that has kept him out of action. 22 year
old Almeria and former Real Madrid forward Alvaro Negredo and
26 year old left back Mane are rumoured to be targets for
Spurs, with the club chairman seeing a big payday ahead saying
he would not stand in their way if bids came in "especially from the
Premier League." Wayne Routledge is becoming a wanted
man outside of White Hart Lane, with Birmingham City and Queens Park
Rangers both expected to bid for the England Under-21 winger.
Rangers' bid is believed to be around £1.8 million according to the
Sky Sports site, but Tottenham see him more as a £3 million man.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Spurs have no new injury
problems and have Jermaine Jenas available again, after
serving his one match ban.
READING TEAM NEWS : - Michael Duberry is the latest drop-out of
the side Reading will field for the FA Cup replay. Glen Little
and John Oster miss out with ankle problems,
while the Royals will be missing Andre Bikey, Emerse Fae and
Ibrahima Sonko, who are all away in Africa on international duty.
New signing Marek Matejovsky is not eligible to play and defender
Alan Bennett is also out.
For a match preview, click
here.
The Youth team will play their Fourth Round
FA Youth Cup tie at Port Vale's Vale Park on Wednesday night (16th
January) kicking off at 7:00 p.m.
OTHER
NEWS ... Bury manager Chris Casper was sacked today ...
...
Sunday
13.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Observer reports that Daniel Levy has told Paul Robinson that he
can leave Spurs, with a £7 million bid for Ajax keeper
Maarten Stekelenburg
the most likely action taken to replace him.
Maniche looks like he is keener on a move to Italy with
Internazionale than one to London with Tottenham, so say the News of
the World, but the Mail on Sunday bring up the Daniel Jarque
rumour again, with Juande Ramos eyeing the Espanyol
centre-half. The NoTW also bring us the news that, despite
having a row with the new Spurs Head Coach, Jermain Defoe
looks likely to sign a new contract with the club. The
Sunday Mirror are the latest newspaper to have heard that
Dimitar Berbatov has told close friends that he would welcome a
move to Manchester United. With the media's insistence that
there is a prospect of the Bulgarian's imminent departure, the club
are linked with a race with Manchester City and Real Madrid for the
£10 million rated Toulouse striker Johan Elmander and are
also credited with links for Seville's striking duo Fredi Kanoute
and Alexander Kerzakhov. However, after Ramos'
departure, the Spanish side are reluctant to play ball over letting
their players head to N17, so Tottenham might turn their attention
to Mallorca's 28 year old forward Dani Guiza. Spurs are also
linked with an interest in Spanish Marc Torrejon Moya, as are
Manchester City (as always). The News of the World says that
Wayne Routledge is wanted by Crystal Palace manager Neil
Warnock to return to his former club. Sunderland, Everton,
Fulham and Wigan Athletic have all joined Tottenham in contacting
Bayern Munich about their Belgian central defender Daniel van
Buyten joining them on loan until the end of the season
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Newcastle
United owner Mike Ashley has said it is time to get serious at St.
James Park and he has vowed that it is,
"time to put away my Newcastle shirt." Oh, my God, he's
going to be standing amongst the fans with his shirt off now !!
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... John Terry has said that he will still
respect Fabio Capello, even if the new England manager does not make
him the captain of the team. How generous of him.
Saturday
12.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham lost 0-2 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge this afternoon.
Click here
for a match report. Reaction to follow.
Newspaper reports indicate that Spurs might be ready to sell Paul
Robinson for £5 million according to the Independent, as he
demanded a move after being left out of Wednesday's League Cup
semi-final first leg game at Highbury, the Daily Mail say. The
Sun claim that Spurs will move for West Ham United keeper Robert
Green, who will cost them £6 million. Olympique Lyonnais
have said that they have received bids from clubs such as
Portsmouth, Paris St. Germain and another club, believed by the
papers to be Spurs, who have the biggest bid at £11 million for the
24 year old Fred and the club are leaving it to him to decide
which team he wants to join. A number of sources reckon Spurs
are close to sealing a transfer to White Hart Lane for Middlesbrough
left winger Stewart Downing, for anywhere between £8 million and £10
million plus Teemu Tainio heading to Teesside.
Our Youth Team have been drawn to play Port Vale away in the Fourth
Round of the FA Youth Cup.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
...
Friday
11.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Times link Tottenham with moves for Middlesbrough winger
Stewart Downing, Espanyol central defender Daniel Jarque
and Ajax keeper Maarten Stekelenburg as he seeks to replace
Paul Robinson, while the Sun run a story saying that
Seville's Fredi Kanoute has expressed his desire to return to
White Hart Lane and team up with former boss Juande Ramos
again. Lassana Diarra said that the uncertainty over
his future at Arsenal put him in the wrong frame of mind for the
League Cup semi-final first leg against Spurs, with the £90,000 a
week salary his biggest concern, although Tottenham and Manchester
City are said to be monitoring the situation.
Midfielder Hossam Ghaly has completed
a loan move to Derby County after obtaining a work permit.
He will stay at Pride Park until the end of the season.
The second leg of our Round of 32 UEFA Cup tie with Slavia Prague will
kick off at White Hart Lane at 7:45 p.m.
The rearranged date for our Reserve team meeting with Derby County
postponed from January 7th, will be Wednesday 26th March at Brisbane
Road kicking off at 7:00 p.m.
Former Spurs striker Jurgen Klinsmann will take over as coach
of Bayern Munich from the start of next season.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Jermaine Jenas is
suspended for gathering five yellow cards and Didier Zokora
is on
African Nations Cup duty and would have been
suspended anyway, as he also has five cautions. Injuries still
keep out Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Anthony Gardner and
Gareth Bale. Younes Kaboul is fit again, while
Tom Huddlestone is also suspended and Darren Bent is
still a doubt with his thigh injury.
CHELSEA
TEAM NEWS : -
Petr Cech may make a comeback in goal
for Chelsea, while new signing Nicolas Anelka might be signed in
time to take the field. Didier Drogba, Michael Essien, Jon-Obi
Mikel and Solomon Kalou are all on African Nations Cup duty and
Andrei Shevchenko is out with a leg injury, while John Terry's foot
injury rules him out. Claude Makelele's ear keep him out and
Fat Frank's thigh has given way making him a doubt.
For a quick preview of the Chelsea match, click
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... Kevin Blackwell will leave Luton Town on February 9th as
the club sells players to try and ward off going out of business...
...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Steve McClaren says he believes he can
become manager of England again in the future ... this after having
the job, which he shouldn't have had in the first place !!
Thursday
10.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham's away leg in the Round of 32 tie
against Slavia Prague has been moved from Wednesday 13th February to
Thursday 14th February, kicking off at 9:00 p.m. Prague time.
Differing views over Paul Robinson's future at Tottenham
abound in the papers today, with some claiming he will be on his way
out after a dressing room bust-up with Juande Ramos just
moments before the game last night, when he found out that he had
been dropped. Other sources report that Ramos has said that
the England keeper does have a future at the club and the only
reason that Radek Cerny was playing last night was to give a
squad member an opportunity of a game.
At last there is some movement in the
transfer window, with full back Phil Ifil joining Colchester
United for an undisclosed fee, believed to be over £350,000 if
certain conditions are met. Also, goalkeeper David Button
has gone on loan to Grays Athletic for a month.
Pascal Chimbonda's agent, yes him again, has told the Press
that the full back would be happy to make a switch to Villa Park, as
he has been told that he will not be part of Juande Ramos'
future for the club. Martin O'Neill, the Villa boss, is
considering a £15 million offer for Chimbonda and Jermain Defoe.
A number of papers report that Tottenham will have talks with
Olympique Lyonnais' striker Fred, who might cost £11 million,
as a possible replacement for Dimitar Berbatov, should he leave the
club. Middlesbrough are having talks with the Brazilian before
he heads for discussions with Spurs and our club is also being
linked with a move for Boro left winger Stewart Downing
(again), although his club say there has been no contact.
Later in the day, the Sky Sports website claimed that Spurs had
dropped out of the talks with Fred over financial demands, leaving
Paris St. Germain and Boro to fight over him. Toulouse have
revealed that Spurs have contacted them about their Swedish
international forward Johan Elmander. Apparently, just
before leaving the club, Sam Allardyce agreed a £5.5 million fee fro
Arsenal midfielder Lassana Diarra and the player is holding
fire on the move, as he wants to see if Tottenham will match the
Geordie's bid. Internazionale has withdrawn any interest in
former Chelsea and Portugal midfielder Maniche, leaving Spurs
in prime position if they wish to move for the 30 year old Atletico
Madrid, so say the Daily Mirror.
The Sun reports that Juande Ramos has
received a writ from Seville demanding £2.2 million.
Dimitar Berbatov has been named as
the Bulgarian Player of the Year for the fourth time.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
...
MEHSTG's spin story ... There
is no truth that Dave Kitson was celebrating Reading's FA Cup draw
with Spurs when he was stopped for an alleged drink-driving charge
on Wednesday night.
Wednesday
09.01.2008 (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 Arsenal at Highbury in the League Cup semi-final
first leg last night. For a match report, click
here.
Reaction to follow.
The Sun claim that Juande Ramos wants to move eight first team squad
players out of the club. These are Paul Robinson, Pascal
Chimbonda, Young-Pyo Lee, Paul Stalteri, Wayne Routledge, Anthony
Gardner, Hossam Ghaly and Jermain Defoe. To replace the Spurs
keeper, the paper says he is already looking at
Getafe’s 21 year old Argentina goalie Oscar Ustari,
21, with Tino Hildebrand of Valencia and Bolton’s Jussi Jaaskelainen as other
options. Full back Alan Hutton has turned down a
second offer to join Tottenham from Glasgow Rangers
OTHER
NEWS ... Sam Allardyce has left Newcastle United as their manager
by mutual consent ...
...
Tuesday
08.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs Youth progressed to the Fourth Round
of the FA Youth Cup with a 2-1 win over Chester City at White Hart
Lane tonight. The goals came from Danny Rose and a
David Hutton penalty.
Jermain Defoe has revealed that Juande Ramos has told
him that he can leave the club if he wishes. The striker was
expecting to be told that he was starting against Arsenal in the
League Cup semi-final, but was shocked when given the news.
However, he said he has never stated he wanted to leave the club and
will stay and fight for his place because he loves it at White Hart
Lane. Aston Villa are believed to want to offer him an escape
route should he require one.
Rumours surrounding a further Tottenham move for Glasgow Rangers
defender Alan Hutton are circulating. Having turned
Spurs down, the story goes that the club have returned
with an improved financial package for the full back and he is
considering it. However, the news on the BBC website says that
Tottenham have stated they have no further interest in the player
and Rangers manager Walter Smith said he knew nothing about the new
offer. The Times say that the Scottish club want Hutton to go,
but others say he will once more frustrate Spurs' efforts to tempt
him South. The Daily Telegraph catches up with the weekend's
news by saying that Ramos will make Tal Ben Haim of Chelsea
his first signing for £8 million, while he is considering a £9
million move for midfielder Tiago of Juventus.
Apparently, Edgar Davids has given the benefit of his
experience at Tottenham to full back Urby Emanuelson and told
him that he is a talented player who only needs to go to the top
clubs in England, Italy or Spain ... so he might as well forget
joining Spurs. Bitter or what ?? Out of contract in the
summer, Aston Villa's 30 year old Danish defender Martin Laursen
has said he would be interested in a move to Spurs or Newcastle
United if they wanted him.
If Tottenham progress to the Fourth Round of the FA Cup, their tie
with Manchester United will be televised on BBC 1 on Sunday 27th
January with a 2.00 p.m. kick off.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Didier Zokora has left to
join the Ivory Coast for the African Cup of Nations, while Tom
Huddlestone serves the first game of
his suspension for getting sent off last week against Reading.
Doubtful with injuries are Younes Kaboul and Darren Bent.
Definitely out are Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Anthony Gardner
and Gareth Bale. Chris Gunter is cup-tied.
ARSENAL TEAM NEWS : - Lukasz Fabianski will
play in goal, with Djourou and Senderos at the back, with Walcott in
midfield, as Arsene Wenger fields a young side. Robin van
Persie is in contention for a place in the team.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
...
Monday
07.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Dimitar Berbatov has come out and said that he is annoyed
about comments about his future being made and quotes that are
attributed to him that he has not made. The Bulgarian striker
said it was starting to affect his game and he just wanted to play
football and win things with Tottenham. He believes that can
be achieved at Spurs and rates Juande Ramos as a good man and a good
coach, who can see details that others cannot see. Dimitar
also said he is not worth the sums of money being linked with a
potential transfer away from White Hart Lane.
Spurs have been drawn away to Manchester United in the FA Cup Fourth
Round, should they get past Reading in the Third Round replay.
The Sun claim that Ramos wants to buy
Chelsea's Israeli defender Tal Ben Haim for £8 million !!
Is he sure ?? The Times seem to think that Spurs will be back
in for Alan Hutton, believing they can somehow persuade him that an
£8 million transfer is the right move for him, although that was
what he turned down last week. Pascal Chimbonda might
be on his way out of the club after he is reported to have laughed
when asked to play in central defence and with Chris Gunter
signed and rumours linking Spurs with Hutton and other right sided
defenders, he is getting a bit worried. Well that's what the
Daily Mail say. Not worried enough to be thinking that if
Spurs offered him the right contract that he would sign it, TeamTalk
tell us. Chelsea and Spurs are keen on Barcelona's former
Juventus defender Gianluca Zambrotta, the Times tell us, as
well as Spurs going in for Middlesbrough winger Adam Johnson,
who they offered £1 million for two years ago.
Manchester City have said that money is no object in their quest to
lure Dimitar Berbatov away from Tottenham, the Sun says,
while the Mirror continues with news of the attraction Birmingham
City boss Alex McLeish has for Anthony Gardner.
Ben Alnwick has joined Leicester City
on loan for six months, after former Spurs keeper Marton Fulop
was recalled from his loan spell at the Walkers Stadium to return to
Sunderland.
Andy Barcham's loan spell at Leyton
Orient has been extended until the end of the season.
To read Alan Fisher's latest column on the transfer window, click
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
...
Sunday
06.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Manchester United are making Dimitar Berbatov their main
transfer target, but do not want to be held to ransom by Spurs,
so says the Mail on Sunday, but the Sunday Express claims that
Tottenham have already lined up Toulouse striker Johan Elmander
as his replacement. Other papers claim Chelsea will bid £32
million for the Bulgarian and Manchester United will offer us all
sorts of player + cash deals for the forward. The People
reckon the Chelsea deal is supposed to be ready to go through in
January and the money is to be paid up front, leaving Juande
Ramos with a huge pot of money to spend, with Elmander and
David Villa of Valencia lined up. However, the News of the
World reports that an "insider" at the club has revealed that
Berbatov had better get used to White Hart Lane, as Daniel Levy
has no intention of letting him go this transfer window and having
signed a four year deal with a two year option that Spurs can
trigger, they have no need to sell him, especially as there is a
healthy set of books showing the money is not what is needed.
Also on the striker front, the same newspaper reveals that
Jermain Defoe is set to sign a new five year deal at the club,
which would effectively double his salary. The Express also
claim that if talks do not progress at Middlesbrough about Stuart
Downing's contract, the Teesside club might sell him,
with Everton and Spurs leading the chase for the winger.
Tottenham have asked QPR to double their £1.5 million bid for
Wayne Routledge. The News of the World list the players
due in the January clear-out at the lane including Hossam Ghaly
(who the People claim is having work permit trouble in his move to
Derby County), Paul Stalteri (who might go back to the German
Bundesliga) and Wayne Routledge, who interests his old club
Crystal Palace. West Ham United want to take Darren Bent
on loan for the rest of this season, but they are likely to be
unlucky with their wish according to the People. The Observer
has Spurs looking to Lyon for a new striker, with Fred an
option at £9 million, as he is out of favour at the French club,
partly because the other new sensation Karim Benzema has
ousted the tall Brazilian and Tottenham are also keen on the 20 year
old. The broadsheet also claims that Spurs will move for
former Liverpool forward Djibril Cisse of Marseille, but
Portsmouth, Bolton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City
are also watching the man who had two broken legs while at Anfield.
The Sunday Mirror says that both Spurs and West Ham United are
looking at former Chelsea midfielder Tiago Mendes, now with
Juventus, where the Portuguese player has failed to make an
impression. Middlesbrough
are said in the News of the World to contest the signing of Atletico
Madrid's Portuguese midfielder Maniche with Spurs.
As a result of yesterday's draw in the FA Cup, the replay will be at
the Madejski Stadium on Tuesday 15th January with a 8:00 p.m. kick
off, while Tottenham's away match against Chelsea next week will now
revert to it's original date of Saturday 12th January.
An interesting article in the Guardian about
Didier Zokora can be found
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... The Observer blow apart the crazy state
of the transfer market as "(Alan) Hutton
declined to join Tottenham on Thursday after Rangers accepted an
£8m-plus offer for the 3-year-old."
Saturday
05.01.2008 (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 Reading at White Hart Lane in the Third
Round of the FA Cup this afternoon.
For a match report, click
here.
Reaction to follow.
Chelsea, Manchester United and Spurs are being linked with a move for
Barcelona's Geovanni Dos Santos. Spurs are believed to
have a £7 million bid in, while Chelsea have recorded a £10 million
offer and United will not enter the bidding until the summer, as the
player's contract talks with his club flop. Apparently,
Sven Goran Eriksson is set to join the group of clubs chasing
Dimitar Berbatov, as Manchester City's deep pockets try to tempt
him to Eastlands.
Spurs Under-18s beat Cardiff City 5-0 at
Spurs Lodge, with the goals coming from Ryan Mason 2 (1
penalty), Jon Obika 2 and Alex Olsen.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Luton
Town asked Liverpool if they could have the Scousers half of the
gate money from tomorrow's FA Cup tie to help them fight off going
out of business. The Merseyside club said no and when the
Hatters management looked, they saw some blokes with curly hair and
droopy moustaches running off with their hubcaps.
Friday
04.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Arsene Wenger has denied that Spurs have made a £4 million offer for
midfielder Lassana Diarra. Hossam Ghaly told the
London Evening Standard
that Derby County had started talks with him about a possible move
to Pride Park five days ago. Tottenham are supposedly
interested in Cardiff City's Welsh midfielder Joe Ledley, so
there might be a Ledley in midfield as well as at the back !!
The Sun report that Leicester City are set to sign reserve
goalkeeper Ben Alnwick on loan for the rest of the season.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Younes Kaboul (ankle) and
Darren Bent (knee) are out of tomorrow's FA Cup tie with
Reading. .
Academy goalkeeper Lee Butcher has joined AFC Wimbledon on loan
for one month.
OTHER
NEWS ... Andy Scott has been named as the new Brentford manager ...
...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Alan
Hutton turned down a move to Tottenham as he wishes to ply his trade
against the likes o Dundee United and Gretna in the mighty Scottish
Premier League.
Thursday
03.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs were being linked to a move for 23 year old Glasgow Rangers
full back Alan Hutton, with talks going on between the two
clubs about a fee of £8 million, but later in the day, news broke
that the Scot had decided not to make the move in the January
transfer window. Whether this means he will move at a later
stage or whether he is hanging out for a move to Manchester United,
we will wait and see.
The Independent reports that Tottenham have issued Jermain Defoe
an ultimatum to sign a new contract or to be sold within the next
month. Meanwhile, the Dimitar Berbatov saga drags on
with Manchester United and Chelsea both linked today, while
Juande Ramos was realistic enough to state that every player has
his price, which he thought would be more than the British transfer
record of £30 million. The Daily Mirror reckon that Derby
County boss Paul Jewell wants to sign midfielder Hossam Ghaly
on loan to help fight relegation, while Tottenham are still being
linked with a £24 million move for Valencia's David Villa.
Another story, this time in the Daily Telegraph indicates that both
Spurs and Manchester City will be disappointed as Toulouse have said
that Swedish striker Johan Elmander is not for sale.
Lazio's Macedonian striker Goran Pandev has issued a come and
get me plea to Spurs, Liverpool and Everton as the three Premier
League sides he would like to play for.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Spurs welcome back Teemu Tainio,
Paul Stalteri and Pascal Chimbonda to the squad for the
FA Cup tie with Reading at White Hart Lane on Saturday.
READING TEAM NEWS : - Steve Coppell has announced that he will field
an under-strength side for Saturday's FA Cup Third Round tie with
Spurs, coming hot on the heels of striker Dave Kitson's comments
yesterday that he couldn't give a double defecation if he didn't
play, as Reading didn't stand any chance of winning the trophy.
Goalkeeper Adam Frederici will play in goal and out of favour Leroy
Lita will start up front .. .probably in place of Kitson.
Tottenham's game in the UEFA Cup Round of 32
with Slavia Prague in the Czech Republic will now take place on
Wednesday 13th February.
Striker
Lee Barnard has returned from his
loan spell at Crewe Alexandra, where he had a number of injuries,
but scored three goal sin ten appearances for the Railwaymen.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Sam
Allardyce says that a club like Newcastle should not be losing three
game son the trot. A club like Newcastle should not be losing
home matches. What Big Sam forgot to say was that a club like
Newcastle should not have a manager like him.
Wednesday
02.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Despite the papers commenting on the rumours surrounding Dimitar
Berbatov's seemingly imminent departure from White Hart Lane ...
or not, if you read what is coming out of the Lane ... there is no
real news about the club today.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
...
Tuesday
01.01.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
HAPPY NEW YEAR !!
Spurs lost 1-2 to Aston Villa at Villa Park tonight. For a match
report, click
here. Reaction to follow.
Tottenham are being linked with a move for Atletico Madrid's
Portuguese international midfielder Maniche.
The player will be out of contract in July and might be amenable to
a move sooner, if the £4 million rumoured to be on offer is accepted
by the La Liga club. The papers are full of Dimitar
Berbatov rumours following his agent's comments yesterday and
The Sun reckons that Chelsea are set to make a £26 million bid for
the striker. The Express consider Manchester United putting
together a £20 million bid, but think that Spurs will put a £30
million price tag on his head, thus ensuring he stays until the
summer at least. The Daily Mail claims that Manchester United
are ready to top any bid from other teams, thus prompting Spurs to
start looking for a replacement for the Bulgarian. Some
sources claim that Klass-Jan Huntelaar of Ajax tops Damien
Comolli's list of preferred forwards.
Tottenham officially completed the signing of Cardiff City defender
Chris Gunter today for an undisclosed fee, but it is believed to
be worth a total of £3 million should Gunter meet all the
conditional clauses in the deal.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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