30.4.2001 (For other
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Ossie Ardiles has said Spurs are so far behind the top teams in
the Premier League that it will take them three years to catch
up. He said that only Sol Campbell would get into Manchester
United's team and that you would have to question the re-signing
of Les Ferdinand as he would not get into the Liverpool or
Manchester United sides.
Stephen Carr has been handed the right back position in the PFA
Team of the Year.
Yugoslav striker Nenad Jestrovic is interesting Tottenham.
The 24 year old plays for Mouscron in Belgium and has been watched
by Glenn Hoddle twice recently according to Planet Football's
website. Jestrovic has netted 20 goals as the second top
scorer in Belgium this season and is also being looked at by
Anderlecht and Guingamp and Troyes of France.
Queens Park Rangers have received no firm offer for former Spurs
striker Peter Crouch as yet. It is rumoured that £1.3
million would buy the tall centre forward, as the R's turned down
a £750,000 transfer deadline day offer from Watford for
Crouch. Spurs will be conditionally entitled to a share of
the fee as part of the deal that took him to Loftus Road.
Alleged
Spurs transfer target, Javi Moreno pf Alaves, look set to sing for
Valencia in the summer in a £6 million deal.
Spurs will play a pre-season friendly at Swindon Town on Tuesday
31st July 2001.
Scottish teenage star Kevin Heenan of Arbroath has been given a
trial at Liverpool. The youngster was apparently being
watched by Tottenham too.
Reinhard Stumpf, the Kaiserslautern coach, has denied that any
approach for Steffen Freund has been made to Tottenham. He
said that he knows Freund and that he is an interesting player,
but that his side need reinforcements on many positions.
Next season Spurs will be playing in the Barclaycard Premiership.
and finally ... West Ham United are looking to sign Ronaldo.
Yes, seriously !! Yes !! Ronaldo ... a Brazilian
centre half who is playing in Portugal available on a free
transfer. The real one (the Brazilian striker) may be down
on his luck, but then even he wouldn't ... But just to add
to the long line of loony singings Harry "Hangdog"
Redknapp has made at Upton Park, he is rumoured to be ready to
reintroduce Pierre van Hooijdonk to the Premier League !!
29.4.2001 (For other
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David Pleat is said to be in Barcelona trying to tie up the
transfer of Emmanuel Petit to Tottenham. The French
midfielder will cost between £5 million and £7 million and Glenn
Hoddle is trying to persuade the man he knew when they played at
Monaco to join Spurs.
Spurs
are rumoured to be watching the situation of Aussie defender Mark
Okon at Middlesbrough. The former Fiorentina player is keen
to live in London and has failed to put his name to a new contract
and although there is a year to run, he could move on if Boro
decide to replace him.
Ian
Walker has conceded defeat in the battle to be Spurs' number
one. He has seen Neil Sullivan produce a string of excellent
performances and is now resigned to moving away from White Hart
Lane to find first team football. Fulham have been strongly
linked with him and a move to the newly promoted side could suit
the former Spurs trainee.
David Ginola said he was overwhelmed by the reception afforded him
by the Spurs fans at the match yesterday. There is a
groundswell of opinion that Spurs should try and re-sign the
French wide man, as he said he loved the fans and staff at the
club, who had presented him with gifts and wept with joy to see
him back again (apparently).
Kaiserslautern are reported to be willing to pay Spurs £2 million
for midfielder Steffen Freund.
It is rumoured that Spurs officials will travel to Germany this
week to try and tie up the deal to bring Stefan Effenburg to
Tottenham. The midfielder is keen to lay in America, while
Bayern Munich are keen to keep him, but Spurs believe that if he
leaves they can persuade him to come to White Hart Lane.
The latest speculation on Sol Campbell's future concerns Real
Madrid and Juventus. Rumours are saying that should he not
stay at Spurs, then he would consider moving abroad rather than
play for another Premier League club. Still, whatever keeps
his agent busy must be a good thing.
Having withdrawn his interest in Parma's French international
right back ,Sir Alex Ferguson has a rumoured £8 million bid
awaiting Tottenham for Stephen Carr. TeamTalk reckon that
Hoddle might sell Carr to fund more purchases in the summer, but
counter that with an alleged "name your price" offer for
Sunderland's Kevin Phillips, from which it appears the opposite
would be the case.
28.4.2001 (For other
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Tottenham drew
0-0 with Aston Villa this afternoon at White Hart Lane. For
match report, click here.
For reaction, click here.
Glenn
Hoddle said he was pleased that his inexperienced side did so well
against Villa, especially in the first half before passing and
moving a little bit worse in the second. He added he was
grateful to get through the match without any further injuries to
the team.
Spurs
are being linked with Manchester United's striker Dwight Yorke,
who is being out forward by the media as the forward to make way
for Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Another forward being pushed Tottenham's way is Javi Moreno of
Spanish UEFA Cup finalists, Alaves. Spurs are taking an
interest in the player and West Ham United and Aston Villa are
also watching his situation.
Spurs are set to retain the price of the season tickets for season
2001/2002, but they cannily announced the day after the prices
that there would only be vouchers to cover the first two home Cup
ties. This is cut from four this season and more or less
amounts to a rise in season ticket price. "Hmmmm.
Let's see if the fans notice shall we."
Former Spurs defender Joe Kinnear saw his Luton Town side
relegated to Division Three today.
27.4.2001 (For other
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Steffen Iversen might be back in the Spurs side after the two
clashes of heads he had within three weeks. He is hopeful of
starting for Spurs who are once again hit by injury.
Les
Ferdinand has today agreed a two year deal to keep him at White
Hart Lane.
Rumours
are circulating that Darren Anderton is set to sign a one year
extension to his current deal that ends in the summer and ...
Sol Campbell has told the Spurs players that he is off to Arsenal.
Meanwhile, Sol is set to have his third scan on his ankle injuries
to try and determine whether he will need an operation on
them. It is a particularly unfortunate time for him to be
injured with his contract up at the end of June and looking for a
new club should he decide to leave Tottenham.
Conversely, Josep Guardiola has turned down the chance of going to
lay at Highbury. The Barcelona player, courted by Spurs and
many other Premier League sides, was offered a transfer to
Arsenal, but turned them down. Glenn Hoddle has admitted
that he is interested in the Barca captain and complained that the
dealings had been somehow leaked to the Press.
Stephen Carr said that David Ginola will get a frightening
reception from the Spurs fans who idolised him at White Hart
Lane. He said that the fans loved him as he was the last in
a long line of flair players who had graced the pitch and was lost
to Villa after being sold at the start of this season. Carr
added he was looking forward to playing against him and that he
would give the Frenchman no favours.
Stories that Kevin Phillips would be leaving Sunderland in the
summer to return South with his family have sparked links to Leeds
United, Arsenal and Tottenham. Rated at £15 million, the
striker has refuted these rumours, while Arsenal manager Arsene
Wenger said he had not decided whether he wanted to make a move
for the Gooner supporting forward.
Apparently, Barcelona have confirmed that they have received a £7
million bid from Spurs for Emanuel Petit, although the club have
denied this. Team Talk report that the Spanish club would be
ready to accept £4 million for the French midfielder.
However, Arsenal are still considering a move for their former
player as Patrick Vieira misses his mate !!
Sergei
Rebrov has said that the new passing game adopted by Glenn Hoddle
will suit him more and that he will be a better player for it next
season. Although he is out of the next two matches with a
hamstring pull, he hopes to return against Manchester United for
the last game of the season. He also said he thinks that the
manager could play for up to two years on the Premier League after
witnessing his ability in training.
Former Spurs central defender, John Scales, has had his contract
with Ipswich Town cancelled by mutual consent after suffering
almost constant injury since he joined the Suffolk side. He
said it was unlikely that he would seek to play on at another
club.
George Graham's union representative has said that he has been
unable to meet with David Buchler or Daniel Levy or ENIC to
discuss the settlement for GG's dismissal from the club. He
announced that the matter could end up in the High Court as Graham
had been treated appallingly.
and finally ... Alaves will have to change out of their
traditional pink kit because of a clash with Liverpool's red in
the UEFA Cup final. Instead, they will wear a new all
blue strip with a broad yellow band around the chest was which is,
embroidered with the names of the club's 13,500 season ticket
holders. Imagine Tottenham doing that !!
26.4.2001 (For other
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David
Ginola has been singing the praises of new Spurs manager Glenn
Hoddle and believes that he will be the one who can bring back the
Glory Glory days. He said he was very happy for Spurs fans
when he heard of the appointment and that Hoddle was a legend as a
player, so he hopes that he will emulate that in his role as
manager. The former Spurs winger thinks that Hoddle will
employ a different style of play at Spurs as well as a more
professional approach learned on the continent and could match the
success of his old manager at Monaco - Arsene Wenger.
Speaking of the match on Saturday the Frenchman said that he had
such a good time at Tottenham it will be very emotional to return
with another team.
Barcelona
expect Spurs to make a formal £7 million offer for Emmanuel Petit
this week.
After being involved in the first two Republic of Ireland goals
last night, Gary Doherty has been given the go ahead to continue
his international career as a forward. This is despite
manager Mick McCarthy describing him as being "no centre
forward, you can see that by the way he receives balls into
him" !! Doherty said he was realistic in knowing that
the country did not have a lot of cover for Niall Quinn up front
and he would win more caps there than at his preferred position of
centre half.
As well as supposedly being after Emmanuel Petit, Spurs are also
keen on Barcelona captain Josep Guardiola they officially
announced today. It says in a report on the Planet Football
site that Hoddle has instructed his agent to contact the man
responsible for finding Guardiola a new club. There will be
a lot of interest in his services from other top teams, but Spurs
could offer the 30 year old a salary of £2.78 a year
allegedly. Some stories (mainly deriving from the Mirror)
are already stating that the Spaniard has already agreed to join
Spurs, but there is no confirmation of this fact.
Allegedly Glenn Hoddle was in Belgrade to check on Russian
midfielder Igor Titov and not Goran Drulic, as was first thought,
in the Yugoslavia v Russia match yesterday. Planet Football
report that the new Spurs boss was looking at the 22 year old
attacking midfielder and was impressed by what he saw. Titov
is one of the players that Sergei Rebrov was asked his opinion of
last month before GG moved on.
It is rumoured on Soccernet that ENIC may find Tottenham Hotspur
as their best road to survival. As their share price has
fallen so dramatically, the company are rumoured to be considering
selling their investments in other football clubs across Europe
and concentrating all their efforts on Spurs. It also hinted
that they may sell all other investments to make sure this is a
success, which could spell very good news for Spurs ... or it
could be that there will not be the money to invest in the club,
despite all the sell-offs.
Neale Fenn has been on trial with Peterborough United and has
played for their reserves, scoring a hat trick in one game and
impressing in another. The Republic of Ireland B
international striker is hoping that he can earn a permanent move
to London Road.
Ben Bowditch played for England Under-16's tonight in their last
group match against Hungary at Huddersfield's McAlpine
Stadium. England won 1-0 to go through to the quarter finals
of the European Under-16 championship.
25.4.2001 (For other
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Gary
Mabbutt has said that Teddy Sheringham could be the ideal partner
for Sergei Rebrov. The former Spurs captain thinks that he
could improve the strike rate of the Ukrainian by having a
positive effect on him.
Today's
top transfer tittle tattle involves Emmanuel Petit of
Barcelona. The man that Spurs gave the cab fare to go to
Highbury with looks like he could be on the list of men wanted by
Glenn Hoddle. The former Arsenal midfielder is attracting
his former club as well as Spurs, Chelsea and Manchester
United. His year in Spain has not been a success as he has
been confined to the bench and his appearances have not impressed
the Nou Camp hierarchy. However, our friendly local
newspaper, the London Evening Standard, has revealed that a source
from within the club has said that Spurs will not be making a move
for the Frenchman.
Next up is Jason Koumas of Tranmere Rovers. The Welsh
midfielder is attracting a lot of interest from clubs in the
Premiership and Spurs have joined the chasing pack with a view to
taking him on from relegated Rovers.
Claudio Pizzaro of Werder Bremen could be another tempted to
Tottenham as he has a £5 million escape clause in his current
contract and he looks set to leave the Bundesliga club in the
summer. Spurs have had him watched and it is thought that
Hoddle might like to pair the 22 year old Peruvian up with Sergei
Rebrov.
Neil Sullivan played for Scotland today in a 1-1 draw against
Poland in Bydgoszcz.
Gary Doherty played in the Republic of Ireland's 3-1 win over Andorra
tonight.
Oyvind Leonhardsen started in the Norway team that took on
Bulgaria in a friendly tonight and scored both goals in a 2-1 win.
Sol Campbell has doubted whether he will be fit to return for
England on 6 June in Greece. He said that he has bone
bruising on both ankles and is concerned that he will not be able
to get game practice in before the nation's summer matches.
Meanwhile, his agent is saying that London clubs have been asked
to be kept informed of the progress in his talks with Spurs as
they are keen to nip in to steal him away should he decide not to
remain at Tottenham. Sol said that things that needed to be
sorted out with his Spurs contract could not be sorted out
straight away and could take a month or two.
Tottenham Hotspur has signed a three-year deal with talkSPORT to
broadcast live full match commentary of its Premier League matches
to millions of listeners in London and the South East. The
broadcast of full match commentary of Tottenham games will begin
from August 2001.
The talkSPORT station has been allowed to broadcast separate
programmes from its London-area transmitter to those heard in the
rest of the country and thus allows the monopoly of Capital Radio
(Gooner Gold), which previously had sole
rights to broadcast Spurs games in the London area.
Kelvin MacKenzie, chairman and chief executive of The Wireless
Group, which
owns talkSPORT, said: "We are pleased and proud to be
bringing the best
possible live coverage of this great club to the people of London
and the
South East, who have not had the service they deserve in the
past."
Daniel Levy, chairman of Tottenham Hotspur plc, said: "We
hope this is the
first of many revenue-generating deals, forming part of our
on-going
strategy to continue to increase the revenue base of the business
in order
to support the continued development and long-term success of the
club."
and finally ... UEFA has banned Galatasaray from using their
stadium for European club competition games "due to a serious
lack of overall
security". Those security guards really should wear something better than overalls !!
and finally 2 ... Arsenal have revealed their new away kit, which
is a brown shiny shirt with blue shorts. Yes, I did say
shirt !!
24.4.2001 (For other
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It
is reported on the TeamTalk site that David Pleat is believed to
have set up talks with Teddy Sheringham's agent about a move back
to Tottenham. The Sports writer's Footballer of the Year is
believed to be looking for a two year deal and £40,000 a week,
which Spurs are willing to provide. However, his agent said
on radio today that the two year contract has never been mentioned
and was dreamed up by the media. A one year extension was
all that has ever been on offer at Manchester United and it was a
case of making the conditions right for the former Nottingham
Forest and Millwall striker.
The site also reveals that Spurs might resurrect their interest in
Norwegian striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer following the arrival of
Ruud van Nistelrooy at Old Trafford.
AC
Milan's Oliver Bierhoff is one player who is being named as a
possible target for Tottenham, although a swap with Sergei Rebrov
is being mentioned and I wouldn't have thought that was on the
cards. Especially as we are going to sign Shevchenko !!
Alton Thelwell admitted that he has made some mistakes in the
first team, but added that he hopes to learn from these to become
a stronger player. On the club's official site, he said that
the mix of youngsters played through necessity at the moment and
the lack of experienced players throughout the side meant that the
mix was not quite right, but that those coming into the side were
determined to take their chance.
Ben Thatcher has revealed that he will train through the summer to
be fit for pre-season training after recovering from his groin and
hip injuries. He said that all he was thinking about was to
be ready for the summer's sessions with new manager Glenn Hoddle
building up to the new season after being ruled out for the
majority of this one. With only a few matches left this season, he
said he hoped he might get a run out with the reserves before the
season's end.
Ledley King had surgery on his broken cheekbone sustained in the
match at Sunderland and will miss the rest of the season as
expected.
Gary Doherty will start for the Republic of Ireland in their World
Cup qualifier against Andorra tomorrow. Stephen Carr is not
in the starting line-up though.
Ian Walker will be speaking to the new Spurs manager to resolve
his future. He said he is not happy to sit on the bench for
most of next season and will seek assurances from the manager
about this or consider moving on, after knuckling down this season
after being dropped and getting no reward in terms of a regular
first team place.
Spurs reserves beat West Ham United reserves tonight at Upton Park
by 2-1. The goals were both scored by Ian Hillier.
A BBC programme to be screened tomorrow night shows the money
being offered to children and their parents to sign up with
football clubs. Sol Campbell has warned that the money can ruin
their lives and it is up to the parents and the kids to be strong
as clubs seek to reduce the spending on big name stars as they try
to unearth their own future top names.
23.4.2001 (For other
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Glenn
Hoddle said that he was pleased that the new boys to the first
team were getting some experience and although fresh blood would
be brought in during the summer, it would add to the depth of the
squad, as would the games these players are now getting under
their belts.
Southampton's
caretaker manager, Stuart Gray has said that he had the chance to
follow Glenn Hoddle to Tottenham but chose instead to stay as
manager of the big club. He has heard nothing from Rupert
"The Bear" Lowe, who will not tell him that he will no
longer be manager of a big club after the end of this
season. Micky Adams (Brighton), Davie Moyes (Preston North
End) Lawrie Sanchez (Wycombe Wanderers), David Platt (Nottingham
Forest) and Trevor Francis (Birmingham City) are all being linked
as the next manager at a big club.
Following reports that Spurs were interested in Southampton's Jo
Tessem, the big club are now keen to have talks with him to sign a
long term contract. It seems that agents are now using Spurs
to dupe Rupert "The Bear" Lowe into giving their clients
a good deal. Look out for news that Spurs are interested in
Francis Benali, Chris Marsden, Kevin Davies, Alan Ball, Mick
Channon, Nick Holmes, Peter Rodrigues, Ted Bates, Phil Boyer, Ron
Davies and Dennis Hollywood.
22.4.2001 (For other
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Spurs
lost 1-3 today against Liverpool at Anfield. Willem Korsten
scored the Spurs goal. For a match report, click here.
For reaction, click here.
Glenn
Hoddle was convinced that the referee was swayed by the crowd into
giving a dubious penalty for handball against Luke Young. He
said that by appealing for three or four decisions before that,
Mr. Knight had to award one of them eventually. Gerard
Houllier disagreed.
£10 million rated centre half Dean Richards of Southampton is
being touted as a summer buy by Glenn Hoddle.
Spurs are also being linked to a move for Southampton's Norwegian
midfielder, Jo Tessem.
David Pleat was apparently in Belgium last week to watch
Anderlecht's Canadian international forward Tomasz Radzinski.
The 25 year old is rated at around £5 million.
It now appears that Swedish youngster Niklas Nordgren may not be
joining Middlesbrough after all and could be on his way to
Liverpool. So much for the lovely place that Middlesbrough
is. Spurs and Lazio were also interested in the 16 year old.
Former Spurs striker Peter Crouch is likely to be sold by Queens
Park Rangers for at least £1.5 million and there are a whole
clutch of clubs interested in buying him, including West Ham
United, Sunderland, Chelsea, Newcastle United and Charlton
Athletic. Spurs would be entitled to a share of the transfer
fee under a sell-on clause in his contract when he left White Hart
Lane.
Although it appears to be 21 days late, a story has today been
reported that David Buchler is set to fly to Milan to discuss the
purchase of Andrei Shevchenko from AC Milan. It is believed
that Tottenham could offer Steffen Iversen as part exchange in the
deal.
21.4.2001 (For other
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Glenn
Hoddle said he is working to a five year plan to get Spurs into
the Champions League and if he does not achieve this aim, he feels
that he will have failed in his work. He also added that he
has a better squad at Tottenham to work with than the one he
inherited at Stamford Bridge.
Rumours
are circulating on the Planet Football site on the Internet that
Spurs are ready to make a move for Manchester United's midfielder
Nicky Butt and forward Teddy Sheringham. After the exit from
the Champions League, an approach was allegedly made with an £8
million bid for Butt, which was dismissed with a rider to come
back again at the end of the season. Sheringham is still
considering the one year deal on the table from United, but may
wish to return to the Hertfordshire area, where he still has a
house. A two year contract with a coaching post at the end
could tempt him to join Hoddle. A further Red Devils player
is being linked and that is Phil Neville, who Hoddle chose
regularly for England during his management of the national side
and could cost £2 million.
Espnayol's Romanian star, Constantin Galca, has said that he will
announce his decision on the club he will join in the summer on
Monday.
20.4.2001 (For other
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Glenn
Hoddle has said that the results for the rest of this season
cannot be held as important as the team he will field for the
final four matches is nowhere near his first choice XI. He
said that he would not be too harsh on the teams that play against
Liverpool, Aston Villa, Leicester City and Manchester United, but
it would give squad players the chance to get a game under their
belt in the Premier League and he would be able to assess the
depth of the squad.
Sergei
Rebrov has joined the majority of the rest of the first team in
the treatment room after aggravating a hamstring pull on Tuesday
night against Chelsea. That only leaves Glenn Hoddle with a
choice from Willem Korsten, Gary Doherty and Steven Ferguson to
play up front. Korsten is only available, along with Stephen
Carr, because Mick McCarthy has allowed them to stay with Spurs
instead of joining the Republic of Ireland squad for their World
Cup qualifier against Andorra.
19.4.2001 (For other
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Glenn
Hoddle has promised to try and achieve a balance between the
traditional flair play that Tottenham were noted for in the past
and also the hard side of the game, which they need to
survive. He said that all the best sides across the world
today are built on a solid defence and Brazil made the mistake of
thinking they could win the World Cup the way they played in 1970,
but for 20 years were unable to do so. Once they stiffened
up the side, they managed the ultimate success. He said that
the team must have the right shape and balance and he hoped that
it would be recognised at Tottenham that this is the way forward.
David Buchler has said that Spurs are on of the biggest clubs in
Europe and the new manager is highly regarded on the
continent. He said that the gap between Tottenham and their
London rivals will never exist while he is at the club and that
the summer promises to be very busy as the team is rebuilt to play
a more expansive passing game. He said the mediocrity of the
last ten years will be wiped away in a new regime that will see
Tottenham "return to their roots" in a style of play
abetted by bringing in top drawer players and resigning Sol
Campbell, Les Ferdinand and Darren Anderton. Some of his comments
did indicate that there not be a great deal of money available as
he said it didn't necessarily meant hat £20 million-£30 million
would need to be spent to bring top players to the club.
Talks with Romanian Constanin Galca are rumoured to be at an
advanced stage and an announcement on the player's future is
expected next week.
Chairman Peter Ridsdale has denied that Leeds United are
interested in signing Sol Campbell in the summer.
Ledley King is to have X-rays to determine if he has a broken
cheekbone as a result of the clash of heads he had with Kevin
Kilbane in the Sunderland match last Saturday. He is likely
to be out for the rest of the season.
Glenn Hoddle might be ready to listen to offers for Tottenham
keeper Ian Walker. Fulham seem to be favourites to sign the
former England goalie and the money could help Hoddle boost the
funds available to buy new players for Spurs in the summer.
Chris Perry will miss the rest of the season with a gashed knee.
Steffen Iversen and Oyvind Leonhardsen are both in the Norway
squad for their friendly with Bulgaria on Wednesday 25th April.
Bayer Leverkusen are rumoured to have an interest in taking
Steffen Freud back to Germany. Former national coach Berti
Vogts is now the club's manager and is hopeful of bringing some
new players to the side in the summer. Vogts believes Freund
could be the man to help Leverkusen push for the Bundesliga title.
Peruvian forward Claudio Pizzaro of Werder Bremen is attracting
attention from Spurs as he makes a name for himself in
Germany. The 22 year old striker is second in the scoring
charts on Germany and Internazionale have also been showing an
interest in Pizzaro. Spurs are reported to have sent scouts
to watch him and they have not been disappointed.
Swedish youngster Niklas Nordgren has chosen Middlesbrough ahead
of Spurs. The 16 year-old's father said he had been
impressed by the club and the town. He is obviously from
somewhere in Sweden that is worse than Teeside !!
Spurs have announced a friendly with Luton Town as part of the
deal that saw Gary Doherty move to Spurs. The game will kick
off at 7.45 p.m. on Tuesday 7th August.
and finally, following Arsenal's exit from Europe Patrick Vieira
said the team lack ambition and need more players to win the
Championship, while Roy Keane has blasted Manchester United for
being an average side after they were knocked out of the Champions
League by Bayern Munich last night !!
18.4.2001 (For other
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Glenn
Hoddle has slammed referee Graham Barber for not using
"common sense" over the sending off of Willem
Korsten. He said the tackle that earned him his second
yellow card, just before half time, was mis-timed but not
malicious and the ref should have warned him rather than whipping
out another card.
Chris
Perry picked up a cut to his knee in last night's match against
Chelsea, which required 10 stitches in
it. He hopes to be playing again in time for the Aston Villa
match a week on Saturday.
Sergei Rebrov also had a sore hamstring after the match and
Stephen Clemence had suffered with cramp before being
substituted. Both could be available for Sunday' match
against Liverpool, but things are so bad on the injury front that
Glenn said eh might have to use Academy players who he has not
seen in action yet !! He said that Les Ferdinand had an
outside chance of being ready for the match, but joked he might
have to get his boots on to play against the Reds !! Even
though he has felt dizzy for a few days, Steffen Iversen could
resume training on Friday.
Steffen Freund thinks that Spurs' chance of getting into the UEFA
Cup has gone for this season after last night's defeat. He
said that a lot of things have to fall into place for Spurs and
that includes winning all the last four matches with a hugely
depleted squad.
Glenn Hoddle is apparently interested in bringing Bayern Munich
midfielder Stefan Effenburg to Tottenham in the summer. The
ClubCall site says that Hoddle sees the 32 year old German as the
man who would help Spurs dominate the midfield area. has
said that a move to London would interest him and that he had
always found Tottenham "fascinating".
Another name being linked with Spurs today is Teddy Sheringham,
who is reported to be interesting Glenn Hoddle. However, a
couple of weeks ago, Sheringham stated his interest in remaining
at Manchester United should he be offered a two year deal.
Barcelona's Josep Guardiola has allegedly signed a pre-contract
agreement with Parma. The deal is conditional on them
achieving a place in the Champions League and also he can break
the agreement should an English Premiership side come up with a
financial deal better than the £1.42 million a year four year
deal promised by the Italian club. The player was being
linked with a move to Newcastle United, Chelsea, Liverpool,
Arsenal or Spurs.
Spurs reserves beat Ipswich Town reserves tonight with Steven
Ferguson scoring both in a 2-0 win at Portman Road.
17.4.2001 (For other
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Spurs
failed to beat Chelsea 0-3 tonight. Willem Korsten was dismissed
after 45 minutes for a second bookable offence. For a match
report click here.
For reaction, click here.
Stephen
Carr has refuted that a rotation system at Tottenham next season
would be good for the players. News that new signings will
be made in the summer brought Carr to surmise that the players who
wanted to play week in and week out might suffer by not playing on
a regular basis.
Neil Sullivan has been called up for the Scotland squad ahead of
their friendly in Poland on April 25th.
Under 19 wide midfielder Jonatan Partin has left the club to go
back to Sweden.
David Pleat's programme notes revealed that Destin Makumbu is to
leave to go to America and that Clayton Fortune will join Andrew
Burke in joining Bristol City.
The Under 15 side who played in the Peterborough United youth
tournament over Easter was pretty successful winning four games,
drawing one and losing one.
Josep Guardiola has been rumoured to have said he fancies a move
to Arsenal. Spurs, Chelsea and Newcastle United have been
linked with the Barcelona captain over the last week.
Former Spurs reserve striker, Peter Crouch, has apparently been
watched by Chelsea last weekend and they join Sunderland and
Newcastle United in the hunt for the gangly forward.
Pascal Nouma, who was a target for Spurs under George Graham
allegedly, has said that he hopes to move to French club Paris St.
Germain where he started as a youngster.
and finally ... the Daily Record newspaper has revealed that
Constantin Galca has said to Advocaat, the Glasgow Rangers
manager, "You have ten days to sing me Dick."
Oooooh Errrrrr Missus !! He also said he wanted to
play for a club where the money was right and who could offer him
European football at the top level. Looks like that rules us
out then.
16.4.2001 (For other
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Rumours
are circulating that Rivaldo will be transferring to an
"important" English club in the summer. An agent
revealed that the Brazilian looks set to leave Barcelona and
England is his destination, with talks to begin on Thursday.
It is thought that the buy-out clause in his contract is around
£30 million.
Ledley
King may be unable to play against Chelsea tomorrow night after a
clash of heads with Sunderland's Kevin Kilbane. This may
mean a start for Anthony Gardner in the centre of defence
alongside Chris Perry.
Glenn
has continued to praise Willem Korsten after his best showing for
the club on Saturday. The manager said that "there is a
player in there waiting to come out" !!
Rupert
Lowe of a big club in the Premier League is talking to al his
mates to see if they will support him in his complaint to the
Premier League about Glenn Hoddle's move to White Hart Lane.
If he gets enough of his mates together he will tell on Tottenham
and all his mates will shout "We ARE a big club" at the
top of their voices until Spurs say sorry.
Steffen Freund has been told by Glenn Hoddle that he has a
part to play in the Spurs future under the new manager. It
was rumoured at the weekend that Freund could be one of the
players Hoddle wanted to off-load in the summer, but the German
has had talks with the manager and has been assured that he is
still part of his plans.
Spurs have been quoted at 50/1 to win the Premier League in season
2001/2002.
Alec Stock former manager of Orient, AS Roma, Arsenal,
Bournemouth, QPR, Luton Town and Fulham and Spurs amateur of the
1930's, died today
15.4.2001 (For other
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Doubts
about Sol Campbell's future have arisen today in the Sunday
newspapers. It appears that Tottenham have not made Sol an offer
of a new contract yet and the man himself said that he was going
to take his time deciding what he would do next. Talks are
said to be arranged with Hoddle and Buchler next week.
However, conflicting reports say that at those meetings, the Spurs
captain is set to tell the Spurs representatives that he intends
to leave the club, but will stay in England, with Chelsea,
Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool battling it out for his
services.
Glenn
Hoddle has praised the side for their character in yesterday's win
against Sunderland, after being two down. He said that half
time substitute Willem Korsten did well and also had encouraging
words for Anthony Gardner who replaced Ledley King who went off
after a clash of heads in the 20th minute.
Constantin
Galca, the 29 year old Romanian central defender could be Glenn Hoddle's
first signing for Spurs. Available on a free transfer at the
end of the season, he could be signed up from Espanyol within two
weeks as he is seen as the man to organise the midfield for
Tottenham.
Another story said that Chelsea's Jody Morris is top of Hoddle's
list of players to come to Tottenham in the summer. The
young England midfielder has slipped out of the picture at
Stamford Bridge since Claudio Ranieri has taken charge and would
welcome a chance to resurrect his career. It is thought he
would cost around £4 million, but Hoddle rates him so highly that
he might ask Chelsea to name their price.
One very unlikely story is that Glenn Hoddle is watching the
situation at Aston Villa with an eye on bringing Paul Merson to
the Lane !! Shurely this is shome mishtake and was a story
left over from George Graham's reign.
Another player linked with the club today is Gareth Southgate for
a fee of around £5 million and this could have some credence if
Sol is to leave.
Having flopped at Ibrox since his move to Glasgow Rangers from
Chelsea, Tore Andre Flo could be the forward Spurs are looking to
to pair up with Sergei Rebrov. Rangers could accept £10
million to offload him and Spurs could approach that figure to
tempt him back to London.
Teenage Swedish striker Niklas Nordgren is attracting interest
from Middlesbrough as Spurs move in to snap up the highly
promising 16 year old. With speed being of the essence, Boro
are having talks with the youngster and Spurs may yet make a move
for him.
Apparently, Harry "Hangdog" Redknapp has been checking
out 30 year old Oyvind Leonhardsen and would like to take him away
from Spurs for £2 million in the summer.
The League Manager's Association have criticised Peter Ridsdale,
the Leeds United chairman, for his comments about Glenn Hoddle's
move to Tottenham. They said that he should not have made
them unless he was aware of the contents of Hoddle's contract and
that Rupert Lowe could have refused permission if he didn't want
to let Glenn go. Sounds like someone from a big club won't
be calling in the LMA to give evidence on his behalf then ??
- 14.4.2001 (For other
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Spurs
beat Sunderland 3-2 at the Stadium of Light this afternoon.
They had been 0-2 down inside twelve minutes, but came back with
goals from Stephen Clemence and two from Gary Doherty, playing as
an emergency forward. Spurs moved up to ninth in the Premier
League. For a match report click here.
For reaction, click here.
Glenn Hoddle was not happy with the defending in today's win and
said that Spurs gifted Sunderland them two goals with poor
defending. He said that he had a bit of a go at the team at
half time and had given them a change in tactics and character to
go out and win in the second half.
Spurs
might make a double transfer move at Anderlecht. Long term
target Walter Bassegio, the midfielder, and lanky Czech front man,
Jan Koller have been watched by Spurs scouts at yesterday's match
against Standard Liege. Sunderland, Fulham and West Ham
United are also believed to be in for the 6'7" striker.
Glenn
Hoddle said the players have a lot to play for in the remaining
games as they should be trying to impress him. He said that
his style may be a little different to that played here for the
last few years, but with big games in the run-in, the players
should be up for it.
The TeamTalk website states that Glenn Hoddle is planning a
clear-out of players in the summer, with Steffen Freund and Tim
Sherwood top of the list. They reckon that Hoddle will let
the young players have a run and will persist with those who have
proved they are capable of doing well in the first team, as well
as bring in new talent. Others who might be out of favour
with the new manager are said to be Chris Armstrong, Mauricio
Taricco and Willem Korsten as Hod tried to move on all the players
brought to the club by George Graham.
Luke Young said that all the training with Glenn Hoddle so far has
been based on control and use of the ball. He said that he
hoped that the side would be encouraged to play a bit more
football away from home rather than the direct method of play
utilised recently.
The
Under-19 side travelled to France to play in a tournament at St.
Joseph where they were due to play Atletico Madrid, St. Etienne
and FC Bruges.
and
finally ... Manchester United won the Premiership title thanks to
a win over Coventry City and Arsenal's 0-3 loss to Middlesbrough
at Highbury. Fulham will be playing in the Premier League
next season after beating Huddersfield Town this afternoon.
- 13.4.2001 (For other
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Gary
Doherty has said that all the Spurs players are out to impress the
new manager for fear of getting dropped. He said that they
are all giving their all on the training pitch and in matches to
ensure the boss knows their worth to the side.
Hoddle
himself said that he had watched the reserve game against
Nottingham Forest very closely on Wednesday night and will take a
couple of the young players into the squad and maybe give them
their chance. He added that because of the injury situation,
the team virtually picks itself, but that the players will have to
show lots of character to do well up in Sunderland.
Tottenham's
name has been linked with the Barcelona captain Josep Guardiola.
They are only one of many clubs - Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool,
Newcastle United, Fulham. Lazio, Inter Milan, AC Milan and
Juventus - who would like to take the Spain star on when he leaves
Barca in the summer.
Ramon
Vega has hit out at Spurs again. The Swiss centre half who
loves the club said that there was little ambition to do well and
that he felt that the name of Tottenham Hotspur he knew on the
continent did not match up with what he experienced at White Hart
Lane.
- 12.4.2001 (For other
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With
the current forward injury crisis, it could be possible that young
Steven Ferguson is thrown into the first team alongside Sergei
Rebrov. The 19 year old Scotsman could take his place in the
forward line, but Hoddle may choose to push Gary Doherty upfront
and replace him with Anthony Gardner.
Sol
Campbell's injury in the FA Cup semi-final is not as bad as first
thought after seeing a specialist. Although there is damage
in the ankle, it is not too bad and the Spurs captain could
feature again before the end of the season. He will have two
or three weeks of treatment and then a bit of recovery in training
before returning to the team.
Steffen Freund could miss the rest of the season with an injury to
his knee
ligament. Following a scan, the German has been told he
was out for four weeks, but he hoped to be fit as soon as
possible.
Steve
Perryman said he would be very happy if Glenn Hoddle asked him to
join the coaching staff at Tottenham, but if not then his priority
would be to return to Japan.
47
fans died at Ellis Park in Johannesburg South Africa, when there
was a rush towards the ground from outside. In scenes
reminiscent of the Hillsborough tragedy, fans were receiving
medical treatment on the surrounds of the pitch. No matter
where you are or who you support, you should be able to go to a
football match and come home in one piece afterwards. Our
sympathies go out to all the bereaved families in this disaster.
- 11.4.2001 (For other
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Sol Campbell may yet be fit according to a club spokesman.
It was revealed that he needs a couple of weeks treatment and then
some rest, but could appear for the team before the season's end
against Manchester United on May 19.
Steffen Iversen has been released form hospital after sustaining
concussion in a clash of heads with Andy Myers in last night's
match against Bradford City. Although he was let home, Spurs
will not risk him in the Sunderland match and will take the club
doctor's advice before deciding whether he will play against
Chelsea next Tuesday. It was the second time in three weeks
that he had been knocked out as it happened when he was on
international duty with Norway the week before last. Iversen
has said he has a big headache and will probably spend most of
Easter in bed.
Despite the less than full ground last night, Hoddle was still
upbeat about his new role. He said it was a magic moment
when he stepped onto the pitch just before kick off to take the
crowd's applause as manager.
Spurs reserves drew with Nottingham Forest reserves tonight
1-1. Steven Ferguson gave Spurs the lead on fifteen minutes,
but Spurs were pegged back in the second half. The injury
curse struck again with McEwen and Etherington both getting
knocks.
Stephen Carr and Gary Doherty are both in the Republic of Ireland
squad for the World Cup qualifying match against Andorra on April
25th in Dublin.
Rumour mongers are linking Spurs with a move for Blackburn Rovers'
out of favour midfielder Jason McAteer. The ex-Liverpool man
is being touted as a possible signing as Glenn Hoddle was rumoured
to want to take him to the Dell, but his place would be taken at
White Hart Lane by Stephen Carr, who has played with him in the
Republic of Ireland side.
Barcelona's Pep Guardiola seemingly ruled out a move to Tottenham
when he said that he would lie to play in Italy, France, Germany
or England and "I'd like to play in another club at a high
level that can compete for titles."
Hassan Kachloul may now seek contract talks with Southampton as it
has been hinted that he was never a favourite of Glenn Hoddle's
and a possible move to Spurs that was on the cards when George
Graham was in charge, now seems unlikely.
UEFA have been taking a close look at the hands-on approach that
Daniel Levy has been taking at Tottenham. They were happy to
leave ENIC to it, while they were only part of an operation at a
number of clubs across Europe, but the organising body are thought
to be ready to jump in should any major day-to-day decisions look
as though they come from ENIC rather than the Tottenham board.
UEFA also announced that clubs must be better financially managed if
they want to take part in games run by the organisation from the
2003-2004 season. It could rule clubs like Real Madrid, who
run up a massive debt, out of the Champions League, for
example. Clubs not meeting the criteria set down will not
receive a licence to play in UEFA tournaments.
and finally, Australia beat American Samoa (the lowest ranked
international team in the world) by 31-0 (or it might have been
32-0, they really did lose count !!). Aussie Striker Archie
Thompson scored a world record 14 goals. The American Samoa
team were decimated when most of their players were ruled out
because they didn't hold American passports and only got their
boots the day before the qualifiers began. They ended up
fielding a side with an average age of 19, brought down, no doubt,
by a 15 year old, who was in the team.
- 10.4.2001 (For other
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Spurs beat Bradford City tonight 2-1 at White Hart Lane. The
goals came from Steffen Iversen in the first half and Simon Davies
in the second. For a match report, click here.
For reaction, click here.
Glenn Hoddle had announced that his move to Spurs was all above
board in the light of Rupert's bear faced cheek in saying he will
report Spurs to the Premier League. Probably for not being a
big club.
Hoddle praised Simon Davies for his performance and said he was a
Tottenham style player who liked to pass the ball and to get
forward. He said that he could be the £10 million player
who Spurs have been looking for if he matures and develops
well. Hoddle also had words of encouragement for Iversen,
Carrand Rebrov.
The new Spurs
manager described Sol Campbell as a colossus who is yet to reach
his peak. He said that he would be involved in discussions
with Sol about a new contract at the club and that he was
comfortable with him, as they knew each other from the England
set-up when Hoddle was in charge. It was rumoured today that
Barcelona are waiting to talk to Campbell about a possible deal,
with a possible operation hanging over Sol's ankle should the
specialist rule it necessary.
Spurs have been linked with a £5 million move for Coventry City's Moroccan
international midfielder, Mustapha Hadji. Spurs would have
to wait until the end of the season for a move and Coventry's
survival in the Premiership might affect any move taking place.
Fulham are interested in buying Spurs goalkeeper Ian Walker for
£5 million.
Swedish super kid, Kim Kallstrom has revealed he might join one of
his team-mates and move to Ajax, thus disappointing Spurs, Udinese
and PSV Eindhoven, who were all chasing the talented 18 year old.
- 9.4.2001 (For other
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Sol Campbell said that Spurs must aspire to the level that Arsenal
have reached. He said he is quite positive about things as
he has never wanted to leave and has more meetings with the club
lined up. His injury to his right ankle will rule him out
for a couple of weeks, but could see his involvement in this
season's campaign over.
Liverpool are keen to sign Sol Campbell from Tottenham, but will
face a tough challenge for his signature from mad-as-a-hatter
Harry "Hangdog" Redknapp. The West Ham United
manager has said that the club need to make a couple of top
signings in the summer and Campbell would fit the bill.
Unfortunately, for Harry, despite contacting Sol's
representatives, they have not got back to him. Oh, that and
the fact that there are some of the world's top clubs interested
in acquiring the Spurs captain. So, Upton Park it is then
!! The other top name Harry is trying to tempt to join the
Irons is ... Gilles Grimandi. How can Sol possibly turn him
down ??
Steffen Freund will join Sol Campbell in missing tomorrow's
Premier League match against Bradford City at White Hart
Lane. Also doubtful are Ledley King who injured an ankle and
Les Ferdinand who has a dodgy hamstring. He may not risk
Stephen Carr and Tim Sherwood in their second game in three days
after having little match practice recently as well as Rebrov and
Leonhardsen having had reactions to their injuries after the
match. Hopefully, that might give the youngsters in the
squad a chance of a run-out. Etherington, Davies and Korsten
are expected to play some part in proceedings as well as Gardner.
Dean Richards has expanded on his comments of yesterday by saying
Glenn Hoddle gave Southampton a real "kick in the goolies".
Rupert Lowe, a chairman of a big club on the South coast (hmm,
that's a hard one to sort out), is set to make a formal complaint
to the Premier League about Tottenham's approach to get Glenn
Hoddle to be their new manager. He said he has pout together
a nice folder with a list of events (what he has had typed up on a
computer) and will present this to the League to prove that
Tottenham acted in a devious and underhand manner in getting the
services of their manager. He will have to ask his board
whether he should do this first, but feels that Tottenham have
sullied the name of his big club by breaking the code of conduct
in these matters and he has a timetable of event to prove
it. You can't get much dossier than that !!
Rupert will not be able to bear it if Spurs take sports
psychologist John Syer to Tottenham after apparently snitching
Glenn Hoddle from under his nose. Hoddle has talked about
using a "shrink" (© Tabloid newspapers) to help the
team focus and Syer has said that he would like to finish the job
he has started at Southampton. Having worked with Glenn
before and also at Tottenham back in the 1980's, he said he would
like to return, but obviously the lure of a big club on the South
coast (no clues given though) will keep him from the club's main
gates for a little while yet.
Spurs Under-16's are to take part in a youth tournament with
Swedish clubs AIK Stockholm and Malmo FF, Lyngby and
Randers-Freja from Denmark and Norwich, Peterborough and
Northampton. The games will take place at Caistor's
Woodlands Sports centre and Peterborough United's ground - London
Road on Good Friday.
Ramon Vega is so confused. Having said he would jump at the
chance to return to Tottenham, he now realises that is not on, so
wants to stay with Celtic as there is no doubt in his mind (for
the moment) that they are the bigger club. His star status
in Scotland appears to define the fact that football at Celtic is
not comparable to that in England.
Wooh-hoo !! Tim Sherwood has been linked with a move to Charlton
Athletic in the summer. Us fans who know nothing about
football are unaware that Sherwood is a footballing genius and
that is obviously something that Alan Curbishley has seen in the
32 year old midfielder's play. Hospitals in South London are
on standby to admit team-mates sold short by his passes.
Former Spurs central defender Neil Ruddock has been paid off and
had his contract terminated by Crystal Palace. He was
available on a free transfer, but refused to move clubs, so the
Eagles took the decision to remove him from the payroll.
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Arsenal
beat Spurs 2-1 in today's FA Cup Semi Final at Old Trafford. Doherty
got an early goal for Spurs (14 mins), before Vieira equalised (33
mins). In the second half Pires got the winner in the 74th minute.
Glenn Hoddle said that "Things went against us today"
and that he was "bitterly disappointed". For a
match report, click here.
For reaction, click here.
Glenn said that
Tottenham didn't do enough on the ball today - mentally or
physically - and that their passing was not up to his
expectations. With Les being substituted with a hamstring
injury just after half-time, he had wanted to make another change,
but that was not possible. Sol's injury also had a major
bearing on the game, he felt, but admitted that we didn't play
well enough to win.
Stuart Gray has slammed Glenn Hoddle for giving the players a week
off before he left the club and blames him for Southampton's two
defeats in a week, but he wasn't making excuses
(much).
Liverpool are interested in signing Darren Anderton on a Bosman
transfer, although David Pleat has indicated that there has been
no direct contact from the club and that he will be returning from
America where he has had his injury looked at by a specialist and
the indications are that he may be fit to play again soon.
Dean Richards has said that a lot of the Southampton players have
felt let down by Glenn Hoddle leaving and that it has affected the
team more than people might think.
Apparently, Dan Petrescu will snub Glen Hoddle should he try to
lure him to White Hart Lane, because the ex-Chelsea player has a
blue heart and was scared of what the Chelsea fans might think !!
7.4.2001 (For other
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Tottenham Hotspur beat Bradford City today ............. according
to the Pools Panel !!
Sol Campbell said today that he would stay if Tottenham won the FA
Cup. He also added that thee were still some meetings to be
held with ENIC, but that appointing Glenn Hoddle was a positive
step.
Arsene Wenger fears that Sergei Rebrov could come back to haunt
him and his Arsenal team. He said that he has come on well
after a slow start and the Arsenal manager remembers a last minute
equaliser Rebrov scored for Dynamo Kiev in the Champions
League.
Glenn Hoddle said he would share the glory if Spurs got through to
the FA Cup final with George Graham, the players and the staff who
have got the team to this stage. He said that it is
important for Tottenham to get into Europe and although he has
planned for a Champions League place in five years time, the
opportunity to get a place in the UEFA Cup now would be an advance
on that and allow him to take Spurs into a new era with wonderful
Glory, Glory nights.
Hod said that Spurs have
worked on stifling Arsenal, but also about imposing Tottenham's
own play on their North London rivals. He said that the
players must have belief in themselves and turn nervousness into
excitement to achieve their goals.
Hoddle believes he is a better coach now than when he was with
England, because he said things happen on and off the pitch and
that you learn something from every experience.
The new manager has identified five areas that need to be
addressed in the club's treatment of injuries which will help him
take things forward from the team left by George Graham. He
refused to reveal them all, but one was to get a chiropractor in
three days a week to deal with player's back's which he felt was
the source of a lot of injuries these days, because of postural
defects.
Gary Mabbutt has endorsed Glenn Hoddle's appointment with a belief
that he can bring back the good times to White Hart Lane. He
said that Hod understands the "Tottenham brand" and
style having been there for the major part of his career. He
backed Glenn to bring in players with a touch of brilliance to
enhance the team who are "predictable" at the moment and
that he would be aware that the defensive foundation laid by GG
would have to be built on. Mabbs said that Hoddle's first
priority would be to secure the services of Sol Campbell and
Darren Anderton as they were important to the future of the team.
Leeds United's charming chairman - Peter Ridsdale - has launched
into Glenn Hoddle after his appointment as Spurs manager. He
said "Without wishing to appear naive, I feel that any
manager who believes contracts are only to be honoured by one
party isn't worth employing in the first place. Managers can
be very quick to ask to be 'paid up' if a club dismisses them, but
are quick to ignore their side of the contract if a 'better offer'
comes up." No doubt concerned about rumours that Wenger
might depart from Highbury, leaving his manager as number one
target for the Arsenal board.
According to one newspaper this morning Glenn Hoddle has said he
might try and bring David Ginola back to the club.
Tottenham are being rumoured to challenge Leeds United and
Liverpool for West Ham United's midfielder Frank Lampard
Junior. The Yorkshire club are planning a £10 million bid
for the England midfielder.
Another rumoured
transfer target will not be coming to Spurs as the 32 year old
Austrian midfielder Andreas Herzog will be signing for Rapid
Vienna.
Arsene Wenger said today that he hoped referee Graham Poll would
give Patrick Vieira the protection he needed to play his game in
the FA Cup semi-final tomorrow. He feels that by playing Tim
Sherwood, Spurs may be out to frustrate and wind-up Vieira and
that he should be given special attention by the referee to
prevent this happening.
Rumours in the Daily Mirror today has floated the idea that
Wembley might have to be sold to a Premiership side to salvage the
ground and the twin towers. £30 million would need to be
spent on the ground and a final capacity of around 60,000 would be
possible. The plan is being considered as it is not thought
that private funding can be obtained to see the original scheme
through.
6.4.2001 (For other
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Stephen Carr is hoping that Sol Campbell will be fit for Sunday's
FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal, as he is the key to Spurs'
success. Carr said Campbell is young, consistent and one of
the best defenders in the world, whose ball playing has improved
over the last year. The Spurs right back also stressed the
importance of re-signing Campbell, Ferdinand and Anderton as they
will be part of the future of the club.
Glenn Hoddle has said he intends to use a sports psychologist at
Tottenham, as he did at Southampton. This is not a new
concept at Spurs as a similar scheme was in place when Hoddle was
a player at White Hart Lane.
Spurs' former Portuguese winger Jose Dominguez played as a second
half substitute in Kaiserslautern's 5-1 UEFA Cup semi-final
thrashing by Alaves of Spain.
Ramon Vega has said he would not be able to resist the call should
Glenn Hoddle want him back at Tottenham. Although there is
the chance that he could be playing in the Champions League, he
said that he loved White Hart Lane from his first day there and
would not be able to say no if Tottenham wanted him to
return. Not much chance of that happening I would suggest.
David Pleat believes it is to Tottenham's advantage that the FA
Cup semi-final is being played at Old Trafford. He thinks
that at home Arsenal are almost invincible, but away they are more
vulnerable. He has obviously forgotten about our own
less-than-perfect away form !!
Steffen Iversen has said that this FA Cup semi-final is
Tottenham's best shot at getting into Europe and that the team are
good enough to be there and the club should be playing
European football.
Tickets for the England game against Holland at White Hart Lane on
August 15th go on sale on Sunday at 9.a.m. on a first come, first
served basis - with two tickets allowed per person. Prices
are £38, £28, and £18 with Under-16's allowed in for £9 in the
family enclosure. This is just marvellous for all those
Spurs fans who want to go, but will be halfway to Manchester by
then !! There has really been a lot of thought gone into the
sale of these tickets hasn't there ?? However, help is at
hand as you can phone the 24 hour phone line on 0870 902 0005, but
then you will have to pay booking and handling fees on top of the
ticket price.
and finally ... from the excellent Football 365 site ...
"365
Opinion by Pete Gill
I WASN'T able to buy a ticket for Arsenal's match with Valencia on
Wednesday night, but even if I had I wouldn't admit it. While I am
proud to support a football team that is both full of quality and
pride in their performance, I am embarrassed that I have anything
to do with those who turn out at Highbury week-in, week-out
supposedly to cheer on the side.
Last night only confirmed the suspicion formed during some of my
more recent trips to Highbury: Arsenal have the worst fans in the
land. Why? Because the support they give the players is nothing
short of pathetic.
Highbury is often referred to by rival fans as 'the library', a
cuttingly accurate description of the non-racket I hear my fellow
Gooners make most match-days."
and even more finally ... from the Guardian Unlimited's "The
Fiver" ... Arsenal have failed in their High Court bid
to stop a market trader from cashing in on the club name by
selling unauthorised merchandise. Matthew Reed argued that
the Arsenal logos were "badges of allegiance" and not an
infringement of trademarks. After the ruling, one of Arsenal's
legal team quipped that the judge "is obviously a Tottenham
man". The case will now go to the European court of justice.
5.4.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Glenn Hoddle may be ready to gamble on the fitness of Sol
Campbell, Oyvind Leonhardsen, Tim Sherwood and Stephen Carr in
Sunday's FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal. Those with long
memories will recall the half fit Darren Anderton who played
against Everton in 1995 and the effect it had on the Spurs team of
that day.
Stephen Carr has said that FA Cup semi final defeat is
unthinkable. He is hoping that Spurs want it more than
Arsenal, who could be concentrating on the Champions League.
He said that the match will be bigger than even the semi-final of
1999 against Newcastle United.
Andreas Herzog of Werder Bremen has said that he wants to leave
Germany and sees England as a possible destination. The 32
year old Austrian midfielder said that he fancies a spell in England as he
seeks to move abroad, although Hamburg and Kaiserslautern are
interested.
Teddy Sheringham has announced that he could be ready to accept a
one year deal at Manchester United, which will disappoint Spurs
who hoped to bring him back to White Hart Lane.
Glenn Hoddle has said he wanted one big happy family at Spurs and
that is why he appointed Chris Hughton as first team coach.
Hoddle said that at a big club you need two coaches, he knew
Hughton was a good coach and wanted to be surrounded by people he
could trust. Does this mean the end for David Pleat then ??
The official site confirmed that Theo Foley was taking charge of
the reserves in the interim, before a long term replacement for
Chris Hughton could be found.
Ledley King confirmed that he should be recovered from his dead
leg picked up in the England Under-21 game against Finland last
week and be ready to lay in the FA Cup semi-final.
Spurs target Olaf Mellberg of Racing Santander has been looked at
by Chelsea. The 23 year old Swedish central defender is also
attracting interest from Roma and Barcelona, as well as Arsenal.
4.4.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Stephen Carr has declared himself fit for Sunday's FA Cup
semi-final against Arsenal. He has been missing since the
end of December and has only played 30 minutes of the away win at
Manchester City in his battle to overcome his thigh injury.
He said that the game was within the timescale for his recovery
and he was available should the manager need him.
Sergei Rebrov is almost certain to be fit for the match after
overcoming a hamstring pull playing for Ukraine against Belarus
and then aggravating it against Wales last week.
There has been some dispute over any additional fees due to Luton
Town in the transfer of Gary Doherty after his appearances for the
Republic of Ireland in the World Cup qualifying matches last
week. Spurs are not ready to hand over any more cash as the
clause in his transfer deal said that he had to start a World Cup
qualifier and in these two matches he only came on as a
substitute.
Hoddle has praised the number of youngsters at the club at the
moment and said that he will observe them in training to see if
they have the temperament to match their skills. He added
that Simon Davies had a very good first half at Highbury and could
have had a goal, had Les Ferdinand played him in with a return
ball.
Glenn has also
said that he might change player's positions in the shape of the
team or change the system to suit the players better. He
feels that he can get the best of players more than George Graham
might have saying every manager has their own ideas and that he
wanted the club to go in a particular direction, which he had
cleared with the board already.
John Gorman has revealed that on their first trip to the training
ground, he and Glenn Hoddle nearly ended up in Cheshunt !!
However, Chris Hughton made sure that they made their way to the
Spurs Lodge facility in Chigwell, rather than the site of the old
training ground, which is now a housing estate.
Some financial wizard is trying to make a name for himself by
saying that Spurs will always be a mediocre side and will never be
classed as a big club again. Probably some Gooner who is
trying to wind the club up before the semi-final no doubt.
Oh, and if it means Spurs will never be a big club again, where
does that leave Southampton ??
Next seasons Worthington Cup has been confirmed as having a UEFA
Cup place for the winners and also that the first two rounds of
the competition will be played on a one off basis rather than over
two legs.
3.4.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
New Tottenham manager Glenn Hoddle has said that Rupert Lowe's
recent association with football has made him unaware oft he way
things work. Hoddle said that Lowe was naive in the ways of
top flight footie and did not realise the speed with which some
players or managers move on. Lowe responded that ENIC were
more naive than he was as he had been in football for five
years. Oh, and Southampton are a big club don't forget.
Hoddle went on to add that he left Southampton in a healthy state
challenging for a place in Europe, which Rupert Lowe would
consider makes them a big club. He said Tottenham were the
only club that he would have left for as it feels like coming
home. He said that some decisions in football were
difficult, which players and fans understood, but some people
didn't. Wonder who he meant by that ?? Lowe meanwhile
wants a crackdown on poaching of managers. He said
Southampton would only approach a manager during the close season
and feels that should be the case for all clubs. He said he
had told teacher ... sorry, the FA about this and they would be
looking into it.
Lowe retaliated with a "hands off" warning for Tottenham
regarding Southampton's top players. He said that you didn't
build a brand new stadium and not have any players to play in it
and that matches were not won by selling your best players.
He really has got this football thing off pat now hasn't he
?? Rumours are linking Hoddle with James Beattie, Dean
Richards and Wayne Bridge, but "Basher" Lowe insisted
that all his players were on long contracts.
The
London Evening Standard has hinted that the delay in the
confirmation of Glenn Hoddle and John Gorman's appointment as Spurs
manager hinged on Tottenham signing an undertaking that they would
not employ any other backroom staff from the Dell. Hoddle
suggested that the delay came about with Southampton's preparation
for their 0-3 defeat by Ipswich Town last night. Boy that
must have taken a lot of preparation.
Hoddle continued to explain about his contract at the Dell adding
that there was no get-out clause, only one for compensation to be
paid to Southampton in the event that he left. Hod said that
he expected Rupert Lowe to tell Tottenham t come back at the end
of the season, but by giving permission to talk to Spurs, there
was only one decision he could make. Rupert hit back by
saying he knows the truth and intimated that it was down to Hoddle
and his agent Dennis Roach that the escape clause had been entered
into the contract.
One
report suggests that Les Ferdinand and Darren Anderton will have
to wait until next week to begin their contract talks.
Sol
Campbell is rated only as 50-50 to be fit to play in Sunday's FA
Cup semi-final against Arsenal.
Southampton fans are turning the South Coast into a stench pit for
the day on Sunday, when they will support Arsenal in the FA Cup
semi-final against Spurs. Well, it's the nearest they will
get to a big game for some time to come !!
More
bad news for Spurs ahead of their game against Arsenal at Old
Trafford on Sunday is that Gilles Grimandi will miss the match
because of suspension.
Ex-Spurs manager, Peter Shreeves, has picked up the First Division
Nationwide Manager of the Month award for March. His record
of four wins and a draw with Sheffield Wednesday since the sacking
of Paul Jewell has secured the trophy as he seeks to be a
permanent appointment at Hillsborough
2.4.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
At ten o'clock this morning, Tottenham Hotspur announced to the Stock
Exchange that Glenn Hoddle has been appointed as Spurs manager from
2nd April subject to the completion of formalities with Southampton.
And this evening at around 5.00 p.m., Southampton confirmed that
the registrations had been released and that Hoddle and Gorman
were now free to start their Tottenham management careers. A
fee of around £800,000 for Hoddle and £200,000 for Gorman is
believed to have been paid. David Buchler said the delay had
been on Southampton's part because everything had been agreed, but
then Rupert Lowe was away at the weekend and was unable to sign
the relevant papers. What a way for a big club to act, eh
??
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Hoddle said that there
would be no problem caused by missing a day in charge of training
for the FA Cup semi-final. He said that these things happen
in football and many of the players were still stiff from playing
on Saturday. He said So would be touch and go for the match
and everything else that was said between them would remain
private !! Oooooohhh !!
Darren Anderton is set
on staying at White Hart Lane. He said he was pleased that
Hoddle had joined as manager and that he had been good to him for
England and he hoped that would continue. Anderton said he
has to concentrate on getting fit, but he wanted to tie up a new
deal as he liked it at Tottenham and wants to stay.
Les Ferdinand is in the same boat, but has said that talks are
underway and he is close to signing a new deal with
Tottenham. He still wants to talk to Glenn Hoddle before
committing himself as the change of manager might cast some doubt
about his future at Spurs.
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Spurs are rumoured to be ready to go for Everton's England
Under-21 striker Francis Jeffers in the summer as manager Walter
Smith is resigned to losing him. The youngster would not
sign a new deal with the Merseysiders and was booed by his own
fans when he came on in Saturday's match against West Ham
United. Whether or not he is Glenn Hoddle's cup of tea, we
will have to see.
Sergei Rebrov has been
blasted for his performance in the Ukraine match in Wales last
week. Some reports have said that he was not giving his all
for the cause.
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Spurs reserves beat Leicester City reserves 2-1 at Filbert Street
tonight. Dave McEwen scored both goals. It appears that
Theo Foley has taken the reins of the reserve team following Chris
Hughton's promotion to first team coach.
Arsenal's Dennis Bergkamp is running out of time to shake off an
Achilles injury to be fit to play against Spurs in the FA Cup
semi-final on Sunday. His chances are said to be slim.
and finally, a piece from the Guardian Unlimited's "The
Fiver" ... Croatia forward Davor Suker has told reporters he has
no intention of playing for West Ham again. "If I play one more
match, my contract would be automatically renewed - and I don't want
that," he said.
1.4.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
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Sol Campbell has been hitting the headlines today. The News of
the World claims that he was the man who told ENIC to get Glenn Hoddle
as manager and then has been quoted as saying he has not signed a new
deal and will not do so unless some big signings are made in the
summer. This will rely on ENIC making money available for the
transfers, but Executive Vice Chairman David Buchler has said that the
amount to spend remains the same as when George Graham was in
charge. He also added that anyone who disparages the club will
be dealt with in the same way as GG.
Other reports claim that Sol will demand a get-out clause in his
contract should things go pear shaped at Tottenham and the money not
made available to make Tottenham great again. He said in an
interview that he is fed up with coming second with both his club and
with England.
The same
newspaper also hints that Gareth Southgate might relish a return to
London with Spurs and Hoddle, having worked with him in the England
set-up, could be interested at around £5 million.
Players
have been saying how they looked forward to Glenn Hoddle taking over
as manager at Tottenham. Gary Doherty has changed his tune and
said that he looked forward to the game next week and expected a
different performance once Hoddle was in charge. Les Ferdinand
has said that he is also keen to get going with Hoddle after having
played under him with England. He said that Glenn has Tottenham
in his blood and will be aiming to get Spurs as the top London club
again.
John Gorman
revealed today that he hopes that everything goes through tomorrow to
allow him and Glenn Hoddle to get on with the job of getting Spurs
consistent success. He said that although there is a chance of
success from the first game, they are looking at a period five years
ahead and that they would like to do it playing good football, but
they need to tighten up sometimes as well.
Arsene Wenger said
that Spurs would find a miracle doctor in the week to ensure that some
of their injured players will be fit for next Sunday's FA Cup
semi-final.
The Teddy Sheringham
for Spurs rumour was repeated in the papers today along with the fact
that he is still to sign a new deal at Manchester United.
The 20 year old Tom
Soetaers could be a target for Spurs and Ipswich Town. The
Belgian Under-21 left sided midfielder could cost as much as £3
million.
Former Spur Peter
Crouch is being touted as a replacement for Niall Quinn at Sunderland
and could fetch as much as £2.5 million should Queens Park Rangers
cash in on him if they are relegated to the Second Division.
Spurs have a sell-on clause in the deal that took him to Loftus Road,
so could earn from any prospective sale.
David Pleat joined the praise for the Spurs fans at yesterday's game
who kept silent during the minute's tribute to the Arsenal midfielder
David Rocastle, who passed away that day. He said the ref had
threatened to cut it short should yobs have jeered during the silence,
but was proud that they respected the memory of the young man.
David
O'Deary has slammed the get out clause in Glenn Hoddle's
contract. He feels that all contracts should be binding and
clubs should pay up contracts as soon as they dismiss their
boss. There's something there for Mr. Ridsdale to think
on. It's all because he hadn't thought about it for when the
Arsenal job becomes vacant I bet.
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