Tuesday 30.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Having
told the world via the Internet, Tottenham have had to confirm to
the Stock Market that they have agreed the purchase of Red Star
Belgrade midfielder Milenko Acimovic. Having scored one of the
goals that took Slovenia past Romania in the play-offs, he said he
is looking forward to playing in the Premiership and at White Hart
Lane. Although his work permit still has to be sorted out, the
25 year old told the official website that he knows that Tottenham
are a big club and a special one too. He added that he has
spoken to Glenn Hoddle a lot before the move and has the same
beliefs as the Spurs manager on how the game should be played.
It is believed that Acimovic is available on a free transfer and he
leaves Red Star under a bit of a cloud after being sent off in his
last match for the Yugoslavian club on Saturday.
Glenn Hoddle is
still not sure what his squad are capable of, as he has never had
the Tottenham team he wants to play available all season. With
Stephen Carr out for the whole season and Goran Bunjevcevic and Gary
Doherty out long term, the others in the squad have often been out
for shorter periods, leaving Hoddle to cobble together a side from
those remaining fit. He also said that the Spurs team will
have to become more clinical, as too many points had been lost by
letting teams back into the game when Spurs should have killed it
off.
Spurs have
announced that they will be playing a friendly at Cambridge United
on Saturday August 3rd, a date previously thought to be that for the
pre-season match against Watford. They are also looking to
play QPR and an un-named team for Darren Anderton's Testimonial in
the run-up to the new season.
Former Romanian
Spurs forward Ilie Dumitrescu has resigned as manager of Cyprus club
Alki FC of Larnaca, amidst rumours bigger Cypriot clubs are seeking
his services.
Monday 29.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Planet
Football are claiming that Milenko Acimovic has signed a four year
deal with Tottenham. While the club are yet to confirm the
transfer from Red Star Belgrade, the player has revealed all and it
is expected that he will be unveiled next week.
Both Stephen
Clemence and Simon Davies are expected to have talks with the club
over new contracts in the next few weeks.
Spurs reserves
drew 0-0 with Ipswich Town reserves tonight at Stevenage Borough FC
in a match that saw Jamie Redknapp play his first match since
returning to Tottenham from Liverpool. Click here
for match report.
Reserve players
Matthew Etherington and Johnnie Jackson have been selected for the
England Under-20 team to play in the annual Toulon tournament.
It is rumoured
that Tranmere Rovers' 19 year old wonder kid - midfielder Sean
Thornton - is set to agree a move to Sunderland. Spurs had
been strongly linked with the Irish lad, but it appears that the
thought of First Division football has won him over.
Former Spurs
winger Peter Taylor today quit as Brighton and Hove Albion's
manager.
Former Spurs
defender Roger Nilsen has left Molde for Bryne on loan.
Tim Sherwood
will not be fit to play in the final League game of the season at
Leicester City on Saturday May 11th.
Leicester's
Robbie Savage will miss the game too as he will be suspended.
Sunday 28.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Glenn
Hoddle told the official website that he believes that Spurs are two
or three years off being able to match the top five teams in the
Premiership. He said, after the win over Liverpool, that the
gap was narrowing with the team having beaten Leeds a few weeks ago,
but that on the day the Merseysiders had met their match.
Hoddle has also
been talking about his view of football in the future. He said
that the collapse of ITV Digital here and the TV deal in Germany
means that many clubs will be much more financially cautious.
He said that he foresaw loans between Premiership teams, a second
division to the Premiership, a transfer window and transfer fees and
wages falling as clubs pay only what they can afford for the
services of the players. With all this happening, he believes
that Tottenham are likely to be in a better position when it all
comes about as they have been well managed on the business side.
Supposed Spurs
target Milenko Acimovic was sent off yesterday in a Yugoslavian
league match against Hajduk Kula.
Former Spurs
forward, Nick Barmby, has been linked with a return to the club.
There has been little opportunity for him to break into the
Liverpool side recently, so he will probably be part of the Houllier
clear-out in the summer. Sunderland and West Ham United are
also in for the little ex-England man and a price of £5 million has
been floated for his services.
Tim Sherwood
has been linked with a move to newly promoted West Bromwich Albion.
Manchester City
have apparently made a move for Tottenham's chief scout - Graham
Carr - according to TeamTalk. Some reports say that he has
left already and Spurs will appoint a replacement in the summer.
Newcastle
United are the latest club to reject the chance of taking Bayern
Munich's Stefan Effenberg on their books. Spurs have been
strongly linked with the controversial German for some months now,
but no move has apparently been made for him.
Saturday 27.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs
beat Liverpool 1-0 this afternoon in a Noon kick-off. Gus
Poyet scored the goal that gave Spurs a valuable win. For a
match report, click here.
For reaction, click here.
Glenn Hoddle
has been linked with a raid of his old SCBC to bring Marian Parhars
to Tottenham. A Sun newspaper story reckons that he will offer
Sergei Rebrov in exchange for the "Latvian Michael Owen".
Friday 26.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
SPURS
TEAM NEWS : - Tim Sherwood will face a late test on his gashed leg
before tomorrow's game, as does Ledley King on his Achilles injury.
Steffen Iversen will be fit after he did not break his jaw at Bolton
last week. Ziege and Richards are definitely out.
LIVERPOOL TEAM
NEWS : - Emile Heskey hopes to play alongside Michael Owen, which
mean that Nicolas Anelka could return to the substitute's bench.
Abel Xavier could be back at right back.
Glenn Hoddle
told the Sky Sports site that he will send Spurs out to win tomorrow
against Liverpool, knowing that should the away side win, they would
close the gap on other title chasers. The Spurs boss said that
he wanted the six points available in the last two games to try and
finish seventh in the Premiership.
Tottenham are being
linked with a move for 25 year old Red Star
Belgrade attacking midfielder Milenko Acimov within the next week.
The Slovenian international claims that he has been talking to Spurs
for about three months and that he has to play next week to prove
his fitness ahead of the club medical prior to signing a contract.
Panathinaikos and Hamburg are also waiting with offers in case the
deal falls through. Hoddle has said on the Sky Sports site
that he has monitored the player, who is one of six or seven on his
wish list. It also said that Hoddle said a deal would not be
sealed this weekend and Acimov has told a Slovenian newspaper that
the deal is not certain.
Real Mallorca
are reportedly ready to release Samuel Eto'o to a top European side
in the summer. Arsenal, Liverpool, Glasgow Rangers and Spurs
are all clubs who have been linked with the Cameroon international
recently. His agent said six other Premier league clubs were
going to Spain to watch him, but admitted that Tottenham were top of
the clubs chasing the young former Real Madrid forward.
Tottenham are
supposedly interested in USA offensive player Clint Mathis.
The New York MetroStars striker is also being watched by Manchester
City and has expressed a desire to come to England.
When Tottenham
rip up the White Hart Lane pitch after tomorrow's game, they are
preparing one foot square turfs from it for sale. Each square
will be available for £10 minimum donation, as all money made from
the sale will go towards the Football in the Community scheme.
Some more important parts of the pitch, such as the penalty and
centre spots at £50 min. and the corners at £30 minimum each.
The turf will be on sale on Monday 29th April at the ground between
Noon and 8 p.m.
... and finally
1 ... Daily Soccer carries a story that starts ... "Foreigners
will be invited to try specially prepared dog meat juice outside the
World Cup stadium in a bid to fight "prejudice" against
the South Korean delicacy, restaurateurs said Friday.
"We plan to develop canned dog meat tonic juice, which football
fans can enjoy in their stadium seats while watching games,"
said Choi Han-Gwon, a leader of a national association of dog meat
restaurants.
"They will enjoy it instead of Coke," he said."
A national association of dog meat restaurants ... isn't that
bringing game into disrepute ??
... and finally
2 ... "Arsenal defender Martin Keown believes Ashley Cole's
controversial goal-line clearance against West Ham suggests that
fortune is starting to favour the Premiership leaders. "In the
past we have not been so lucky."" He's a cheeky
monkey isn't he !!
Thursday 25.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Sergei
Rebrov will be joining Bayer Leverkusen if the story put around by
the Ukrainian national coach. Leonid Buriak said that the
Spurs striker would be signed by the Champions League semi-finalists
who are believed to be ready to offer £5 million. Lazio were
interested in Sergei, but wanted to offer Jaap Stam in a
part-exchange. However, the Dutchman did not want to join
Spurs. Rebrov's agent has dismissed this story as rumour
because Spurs have not put him on the transfer list.
Christian
Gross, the former manager of Spurs, has won the Swiss League title
with FC Basel.
Tottenham
Hotspurs Supporters Trust member Peter Haring has revealed the
extent of his discussions with Daniel Levy on season ticket prices.
Haring told the London Evening Standard that he had told "Levy
all the fans would probably feel that the priority is to catch up
with the leading clubs. The supporters will tolerate such large
ticket price increases only if the club shows that it is determined
to achieve this.
"In putting up prices they are asking us to make an act of
faith but this is the last time they'll be able to ask it unless
their actions justify it. I've told them many times, as forcefully
as I can, that Spurs supporters have been incredibly patient despite
immense frustrations and disappointments but now we need to see the
benefits of our patience and loyalty."
This comes on the day it was revealed that both West Ham United and
Chelsea were freezing their season ticket prices.
Levy said that the Tottenham wage bill was very large and that some
transfer targets were asking for absurd amounts as a salary to join.
Kasey Keller
will be travelling to North Carolina to join up with the USA World
Cup squad when the Spurs players will be having a fortnight's rest
!! With no game because of the FA Cup Final, the rest of the
team will be without a game, but KK will fly out to join up with the
rest of his American colleagues for a training camp, he told the
official website.
Anthony Gardner
has told the Spurs website that he is still learning every time he
plays for the first team. Despite playing against the top
strikers in the Premiership, he said he analyses every match and
tries to make improvements to his game. The tall defender said
he was pleased to get back playing after his knee ligament injury in
the last game of last season, but is keen to break into the England
Under-21 squad for the European championships this summer.
Spurs are
believed to be waiting in the wings, with Everton and Sunderland to
sign Doncaster Rovers wide-man Andy Watson. The 23 year old
winger has impressed watchers and has been the subject of a failed
bid by Stockport County, although the club have confirmed that he
will be sold if the right price is met.
Sam Allardyce
has responded to stories linking Michael Ricketts with a move out of
Bolton Wanderers by saying the forward is going nowhere.
Wednesday 24.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Daniel
Levy has told the London Evening Standard that the club must be
based on sound financial foundations for the future. The Spurs
chairman said that the price rises for season tickets (some the most
expensive of which have gone up by 33%) still are regarded as good
value compared to match-day prices !!
A report on
Daily Soccer reveals that a third of Spurs fans earn £50,000 a year
and that Tottenham fans are the nation's most middle-class
supporters, with 61 per cent of season ticket holders classified as
being in social group AB. Oh, I say !!
Steffen Iversen
has agreed with manager Glenn Hoddle that he could notch 20 goals a
season if he stayed fit. Speaking on the club's website, the
Norwegian said that the side are creating a lot of chances and he
thinks that he could cash in on them to bump him up the goal-scorers
chart. He added, ruefully, that the fact that the season
always ends too soon for him ... just as he returns from injury.
SCBC stalwart,
Matthew Le Tissier, has revealed that he turned down a move to
Tottenham once. He said that as a Spurs fan, it was a
difficult move to turn down, but SCBC offered him the same money as
Terry Venables in 1990, so he stayed put in the lower reaches of the
League - something he has no regrets about.
Jamie Redknapp
was due to make his Spurs debut in the reserves friendly at Spurs
Lodge today against Nottingham Forest.
Lars Hirschfeld
is the subject of Glenn Hoddle's decision on his future. The
Canadian keeper has done well in his time on loan at the club and
should Hoddle retain him on a permanent contract, it might spell the
end for Kasey Keller at the club.
Reports
indicate that Michael Ricketts is unhappy at Bolton Wanderers after
having been unable to get a regular starting position in the
struggling team. Since, Sam Allardyce brought in Youri
Djorkaeff and Freddi Bobic, Ricketts has slipped out of contention
and might seek a move to help him regain the form that got him his
England debut earlier this year. Spurs and West Ham United
could be willing to pay the rumoured £10 million needed to part him
from his current club.
Former Spurs
winger Ruel Fox has been released by West Bromwich Albion.
Former Spurs
defender Ramon Vega says he is sorry that he ever joined Watford.
He thinks the Hornets have never got going this season and the fact
that he was transfer listed and dropped about five weeks ago means
he has not even been playing. He said on his website that he
has an open mind about where he might go, but the ITV Digital
situation is making it difficult for clubs to spend money like they
have done in the past. Does he mean that he will not be worth
much in the current transfer climate ??
... and finally
1 ... Leicester City midfield player Robbie Savage has been reported
to the FA for using the referee's lavatory before the game against
Aston Villa on Saturday. He refused to close the cubicle door
and then refused to flush. As Rowan Atkinson once said "I
wouldn't trust him to sit the right way round on a lavatory !!"
Mind you, I wouldn't want to use a bog after him ... you don't know
what you might catch !!
... and finally
2 ... Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink on Eidur Gudjohnsen (not literally,
but after this you wouldn't be surprised) ... "We love each
other and have a great relationship."
Tuesday 23.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Les
Ferdinand has urged Sergei Rebrov to stay at White Hart Lane next
season. He said that although the Ukrainian had not clicked on
the field, he was popular off it and the other players were
desperate for him to work out his differences, rather than leave to
get first team football elsewhere.
Both Ledley
King and Dean Richards are battling to return from injury.
Ledley said he hoped to be back for Saturday's match with Liverpool
and Deano wants to play again before the end of the season.
Kasey Keller
has been named in the USA World Cup squad announced today.
Jamie Redknapp
said that his career had come full circle now that he had returned
to the club that he played for a as schoolboy. The former
Liverpool midfielder added that he would be disappointed if the mix
of young and old players in the side did not make Europe at the end
of the coming season. He said on the Spurs website after his
first day of training at his new club that the club is massive and
he is glad to get the chance to know the players now before he is
allowed to play in the first team next season.
John Gorman
said that the match at the Reebok stadium summed up the team's
season. On the official website, he bemoaned the fact that the
lack of a clinical edge to the side had cost them four points
including the West Ham United match.
Stefan
Effenberg is likely to be joining Manchester City according to the
Sun newspaper. The German was a target for Spurs earlier this
season and at the end of last season.
Sheffield
Wednesday's £1.5 million rated central defender Leigh Bromby is
being linked with Tottenham again today, as well as Chelsea.
Former Spur
Mitchell Thomas is to be released by Burnley at the end of the
season.
Monday 22.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs
are reported as being ready to make a £7 million bid for Real
Mallorca's Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o, according to the Mirror
newspaper. The Spanish club, however, are said to want £10
million for him.
Following the
Liverpool match on April 27th, the Spurs pitch will be ripped up and
replaced with a revolutionary new technique that has been used
effectively at Anfield. Employing new drainage sub-soils and
plastic strands, the grass twines itself around them to gain
strength and apparently makes it difficult to take a divot out of.
The Groundsman told the Spurs website that it will provide a level
playing surface for Tottenham to play their passing game on, but
will not change the amount of sunlight that gets to the Southern end
of the pitch. This means it might be that the area gets less
grassy as the season goes on, but they still might use mirrors to
increase the natural lighting to that end of the pitch. None
of the famous Sir Alan Sugar smoke was mentioned though !!
Ben Bowditch
played at right back for England Under-18s in their 2-1 away win
over Lithuania to take them to the European Championship finals in
the summer.
Reserve and
Under-19 defender Jamie Quilter will play for Oxford Reserves
tonight as he tries to establish a contract away from Tottenham.
Sunday 21.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Steffen
Iversen has had checks on his facial injury and they have shown no
lasting damage. It was feared that he had a broken jaw, but
X-rays showed this is not the case in his face.
Aberdeen's
young defender Kevin McNaught has been linked with a move to
Tottenham. The highly rated 19 year old can play any defensive
position and is nicknamed "Sammer" after the German
sweeper of the same name.
Josep Guardiola
has again been linked with Tottenham although the player is being
linked with numerous clubs across Europe now that he will leave
Brescia in the summer.
Ben Bowditch
has been called up into the England Under-18 squad for the second
leg of the European Championship play-off qualifer in Lithuania.
West Bromwich
Albion will be playing in the Premiership next season after winning
the second automatic promotion place on the last day of the
Nationwide Division One season.
Spurs Ladies
beat Viking Ladies in a friendly this afternoon by 3 goals to nil.
The scorers for Tottenham were Chrissie Oshodi, an own goal and Gill
Blackmore.
The Tottenham
Veterans XI took on Wealdstone Old Boys XI this afternoon and gained
a 3-3 draw thanks to a late goal. Featuring John Pratt, Mark
Falco, Martin Chivers, Ralph Coates, Tony Galvin, Garry Brooke and
Richard Cooke, the team were 0-2 down for the bulk of the game, but
a thrilling finish saw them draw level. Their goals were
scored by Earl , Steve Smart and an unnamed player (who didn't look
like an ex-Spur).
Former Spurs
and now Leicester City keeper Ian Walker is interesting Everton for
£2 million.
... and finally
... Tony Adams has blamed George Graham for his alcoholism. He
said he was so afraid of his manager that he drunk to stop him
hitting Graham.
Saturday 20.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Tottenham
drew 1-1 with Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok stadium this afternoon.
Steffen Iversen scored for Spurs. For reaction click here.
Steffen Iversen
will have X-rays to determine the extent of the injury to his face
sustained in a collision in today's match. He may have
fractured his jaw and could miss out on the final games of the
season if this is the case.
Friday 19.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs
season tickets have risen by up to £100 as the 2002/2003 prices were
revealed on the club website today. The North Stand tickets will
go up to meet the price of those in the South Stand after they had
been subsidised for some time. Daniel Levy said on the Spurs
site that there will be a limit of 23,000 season tickets this season
and prices for the coming season will range from £495 to £1,200 in
the West Stand Upper. See the Supporter's Trusts view by
clicking here.
Click here
for the new prices in detail.
SPURS
TEAM NEWS : - Mauricio Taricco could come in for injured Christian
Ziege, following his suspension. Defenders Ledley King and Dean
Richards both are out with injuries.
BOLTON
TEAM NEWS : - Paul Warhurst (heel), Ricardo Gardiner (hamstring) and
Stig Tofting (bruised foot) are al very doubtful for the home
side. Gudni Bergsson might replace suspended Kostas
Konstantinidis.
Former
Spurs skipper Gary Mabbutt told TeamTalk today that he believes that
Gary Doherty's versatility will gain him a place in the Republic of
Ireland's squad for the World Cup.
A
report in a newspaper claims that the signing of Jamie Redknapp will
be the last at White Hart Lane until after the World Cup. Even
though money has come into the club's coffers through the shirt and
kit sponsorship deals, it is said in the London Evening Standard
that
This
hasn't stopped the transfer mill from turning incessantly ... the
young Nottingham Forest midfielder Gareth Williams is the latest
linked to the club. Spurs will vie with Celtic and Glasgow
Rangers for the talented 20 year old, who is rated at £2 million.
Sunderland
have expressed an interest in taking former Barcelona captain Josep
Guardiola to the Stadium of Light. Spurs were linked with the
player at this time last year, but having signed Jamie Redknapp might
now look to strengthen the side in other positions.
A
player who was linked to a move to Tottenham, Polish international
Bartosz Karwan, has signed for Hertha Berlin. The 26 year old
who can play right side in midfield or up front has agreed terms with
the German club rather than join Schalke 04, Southampton or Tottenham.
The
Spurs Veterans XI will be taking on the Wealdstone Old Boys at the
Wealdstone FC Funday on Sunday at the White Lion Ground, High Street,
Edgware, Middlesex.
The team will be chosen from Dennis Bond, Garry Brooke, Mark Falco,
Richard Cooke, Les Boughey, John Pratt, Paul Allen, Jimmy Neighbour,
Paul Price, Phil Beal, Tony Galvin, Gerry Armstrong, Milija Aleksic,
Ian Culverhouse, David Kerslake, Steve Grenfell, Shaun Close, Ralph
Coates, Martin Chivers, Tommy Harmer, Cliff Jones and Johnny Ryden.
There will be a match featuring the Tottenham Ladies v Vikings Ladies
and an under-11s five a side match too.
It all starts at 13.00 and entry is Adults £6, concessions (OAPs and
U-16s) £3, with a family ticket of two adults and two children for £10.
Thursday 18.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
After
the original drawing of the Kappa designed Spurs shirt being withdrawn
from the official site, there are new pictures now of the home and
away kits.
Go to http://www.spurs.co.uk/article.asp?article=90101
to view them.
MEHSTG
has been assured that Daniel Levy strongly lobbied Thomson about the
colour of the logo, but Thomson's recent take-over and redesign of the
company sign meant that they were adamant that they wanted to stick
with it being red. The comments at the Press conference at the
launch were not flippant, but in response to direct questions about
the colour. The deal is significantly better than a lot of clubs
can expect and with a number of Premiership teams vying for new shirt
sponsors, it was important to gain the best deal for the club amongst
all the other deals flying about.
While the company are paying to advertise on the Spurs
shirt, we suppose that the reason they chose Tottenham was to reach as
big an audience as possible and the reaction by the fans to the colour
of the logo has ensured that they have had good exposure in the media.
If they had been determined to use the colour scheme throughout, they
could have asked for a white oblong to be inserted on the front of the
away shirt with the red logo repeated there. As it is the logo
appears as white on the navy change kit.
A
report in the Daily Telegraph hints that there will be a
pay-as-you-play clause in Jamie Redknapp's contract. His
injuries have drastically reduced his appearances for Liverpool over
the last two years and on top of a basic salary, he will receive
additional payments for the games he does play. The report also
says that he might be able to play against Leicester City as the game
does not affect any vital placings in the Premier League, unlike the
matches against Bolton and Liverpool.
Wednesday 17.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Jamie
Redknapp has said that he wants to get back to enjoying his football
and that if he is doing well for his club, then there may be the
chance of an international recall in the future. he said he
would like to think that he still has a few good years left in him.
Steffen
Freund has said that the signing of Jamie Redknapp proves that Spurs
will be able to draw the big names to the club. He said that Redknapp
is a strong player with few faults and will be important to the club.
Gary
Doherty scored his first goal for the Republic of Ireland against club
colleague Kasey Keller to help them beat the USA 2-1. His 83rd
minute header form a Staunton free-kick helped the Republic win on a
soggy pitch at Lansdowne Road, Dublin. Doherty had come on in
the 70th minute as a substitute.
Teddy
Sheringham was a second half 68th minute substitute for England in
their 4-0 win over Paraguay.
Both
Steffen Iversen and Oyvind Leonhardsen started for Norway in their 0-0
draw with Sweden, but Leo left the action after 67 minutes.
Sergei
Rebrov played 64 minutes of Ukraine's friendly against Georgia today
and scored the first goal for his country in a 2-1 win.
Tuesday 16.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Tottenham
have signed Jamie Redknapp on a four year deal on a free
transfer from Liverpool. The former Spurs junior was released by
the Merseyside club today and he was snapped up as Tottenham have been
linked with him all season. Having passed a medical before
signing, he said he was pleased to do so and that he wanted to come
and do a good job for Tottenham. Redknapp added that he was
buzzing after the move and was thinking positively about the transfer,
believing that everything is going in the right direction and that
with a bit of luck the club could have won something this year.
He added that if he didn't believe that the side had a chance of
moving forward, he would not have joined.
The
28 year old midfielder said it had all happened quite quickly over the
last few days and that he looked forward to renewing his working
relationship with Glenn Hoddle and John Gorman who he knows from his
England days. He said he is disappointed that he cannot play in
the remaining games of this season, but felt that moving now would
help him settle in and get to know the place. For a long time,
rumour had speculated that he wanted to return to London at his wife's
behest, as she wanted to be nearer her family.
Glenn
Hoddle said he was really pleased that Redknapp had joined Tottenham
and thinks he could be a real steal. Hoddle said that after a
few months of next season the fans will be purring over the England
midfielder and that having fought off some other clubs and a good deal
from Liverpool, the player could have saved Spurs £6-7 million in the
transfer market. The manager believes he will be a major factor
in moving the club forward, he told the official website.
Former
Liverpool defender/midfielder Christian Ziege will be out for two
weeks after having an operation to remove some bone form his ankle
after receiving the injury on Saturday against West Ham United. However,
a statement from the Germany camp says that his World Cup chances are
not in any threat from this surgery.
Glenn
Hoddle has said today that Sergei Rebrov still has a future with
Spurs. In an Evening Standard interview, the Tottenham boss
stated that the player had not become a bad one overnight and hoped
that he could translate his form in training into the Premier
League. Hoddle believes that the can be a good player again, given
a goal or two's confidence and he praised his attitude and said the
two had talked often about the situation.
Meanwhile, Spurs have been linked with Mansfield Town hot-shot forward
Chris Greenacre. It looked as though Bradford City were set to
sign him ,but David Pleat's been impressed enough to allegedly
persuade Spurs to bid for the 30 goal man.
Norwegian
national coach Nils-Johan Semb has told Oyvind Leonhardsen to quit
Spurs to further his international career. He said not playing
first team football could hamper his chances of being chosen for his
country. The player said he is under contract until the end of
2003, but wants to play in the first team, although he said that if he
did move on he did not want to drop to the First Division.
Spurs
reserves lost 1-2 at home to high-riding Derby County at Stevenage
tonight. Steven Ferguson scored the Spurs goal. A match
report click here.
Gavin
Kelly, the reserve team keeper, has been training with Southend United
and Cambridge United with a view to a long term deal after it
seems he will not be retained when his current contract expires at the
end of the season. Having been ousted by Canadian Lars
Hirschfeld, he looks like moving out of White Hart Lane, after
impressing on loan at Kingstonian last season.
Monday 15.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Ben
Thatcher has told the official website that the side were gutted to
concede the late goal that cost two points in the West Ham United
match. He said that he would have preferred Tottenham to come
form behind, but added that the communication between the back three
is getting better with each game played and they are due for some
competition when the other defenders regain their fitness.
Gary
Doherty has been called up to the Republic of Ireland squad to face
USA on Wednesday after a number of players pulled out with
injury. Recently returned from a broken ankle, he hopes to get a
place in the World Cup squad for his country.
Talking
to the London Evening Standard, Doherty said he appreciated the warm
welcome he got from the Spurs fans when he came on as a substitute
against West Ham. Self-effacingly, he added that eh didn't know
if he was that popular or whether the crowd felt sorry for him !!
Conversely,
Christian Ziege has withdrawn from the Germany squad to play Argentina
on the same day after picking up an ankle injury against West Ham
United on Saturday.
Planet
Football report that Graham Carr has been sent to Argentina to spot
new talent for the club. Scout Carr has been reported as being
at the San Lorenzo v Lanus match last Sunday. He is believed to
have been running the rule over Rodrigo Mannara, a 22 year old
midfielder who plays for Lanus. He also took in Argentinos
Juniors v Belgrano and Estudiantes v Boca Juniors. Ariel Seltzer
and Mariano Pavone are two names that have been linked to Spurs in the
past and they are high on the list of top talent in the South American
country. Estudiantes forward Pavone is an Under-20 international
and another high scoring striker who might have caught the eye was
Ernesto Farias.
Bolton
Wanderers manager Sam Allardyce has denied that Michael Ricketts could
be allowed to leave the Reebok Stadium if the asking price of £10
million is met. Spurs have been linked with the big striker who
has done very well this season in the Premiership.
It
is 13 years since 96 fans died in the tragedy at Hillsborough at an FA
Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.
Sunday 14.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Glenn
Hoddle was again ruing the missed chances that could have given us the
three points against West Ham United yesterday. He said that the
team as a whole played well in the second half and it was
disappointing to concede a late goal again. The Spurs boss said
on the official website that the team will have to stop conceding
cracking goals to opposition centre halves !!
Daniel
Levy has apparently given Glenn Hoddle the go-ahead to spend whatever
it takes to get up there and challenge with Manchester United and the
rest at the top of the Premier League.
This
had lead to a flurry of transfer speculation, including a prospective
£7 million bid for Crystal Palace's Clinton Morrison. The First
Division hot shot is apparently, one of many players on Hoddle's wish
list.
Perugia's
Fabio Bazzani is another striker who is being strongly linked with the
club.
Bologna's
Julio Cruz is being mentioned in connection with a summer move to
Spurs again.
Chris
Armstrong could be a transfer target for Millwall o they get
promoted. His old club would take him back if he can prove his
fitness after long periods of injury over the last few years.
Saturday 13.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Tottenham
drew 1-1 with West Ham United this afternoon at White Hart Lane.
Spurs' goal was cored by Teddy Sheringham. For a match report,
click here.
For reaction, click here.
Matthew
Etherington has been included, but Ledley King has had to pull out of
the England Under-21 friendly against Portugal on Tuesday at Stoke
City's Britannia Stadium with his calf injury will not heal in
time. However, ...
Les
Ferdinand thinks that Ledley King should win the PFA Young Player of
the Year award, because he has shown great versatility in his
performances this season, he said on Icons.com. He said the
young defender looks like he has been playing Premiership football for
ages and even though he has made mistakes, has been clam enough to get
on with the game.
On
a more personal note, he wrote on his Icons.com page that he hoped to
break the 20 goal barrier this season, but will now settle for doing
it next season. Hmm. With any more injuries like this Les,
the amount of time spent out will probably preclude that happening.
Teddy
Sheringham has been included in the England squad for the match
against Paraguay this Wednesday (17th April). Darren Anderton
has been omitted form the national party for the match.
Rumours
at the Lane today are that Arsenal are interested in Chris Perry and
that Zamora, Redknapp and Phillips are all done deals.
Former
Spurs Peter Taylor has guided Brighton and Hove Albion to the Second
Division championship on his first season at the Withdean Stadium.
Friday 12.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
SPURS
TEAM NEWS : - Dean Richards will miss the game and Ledley King has
bruised calf. Steffen Iversen and Anthony Gardner are both
trying to shake off a bout of flu. Gary Doherty is included in
the squad for the first time in seven months.
WEST
HAM TEAM NEWS : - Paolo Di Canio is ruled out and is replaced by
Jermaine Defoe, while Winterburn is out with Labant coming in at left
back.
Dean
Richards is likely to miss the rest of the season with a medial
ligament knee injury. He does not have a cartilage problem or a
cruciate ligament injury. Glenn Hoddle was not confident that
the central defender would be fit within two or three weeks, so will
miss being ready for the World Cup. It is believed that Uri
Geller will be trying to heal Deano by placing the hands of the pubic
on pictures of Richards' knee on the front page of tomorrow's
newspapers.
Perhaps
that is the reason why they are watching Wolverhampton Wanderers' 19
year old defender Joleon Lescott, who is also interesting Arsenal and
is rated at £4 million.
Here
are examples of the what the new Kappa kit (with a blue logo for
calming reasons) look like and appear thanks to Claire and Dan ...

The real shirt is now on the Spurs website at http://www.spurs.co.uk/article.asp?article=89409
...
Personally, I prefer the ones above, just for their designs.
The
London Evening Standard are reporting that Glenn Hoddle is
recommending Darren Anderton take David Beckham's place should he not
make the England squad for the World Cup. Anderton claimed to be
fully fit again after a hamstring tear. Just with a World Cup
coming up ?? With his reputation ?? Surely not ??
Neil Sullivan's injury
has forced him to withdraw from the Scotland squad to play Nigeria
next week.
But his goalkeeping pal
Krazy Kasey Keller has been named in the USA squad for next week's
match against Republic of Ireland at Lansdowne Road, Dublin.
Christian
Ziege will be in the squad for Germany's friendly against Argentina
next week too.
Thursday 11.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs
have announced the new club shirt sponsor as Thomson's Holidays.
The two year deal is worth a substantial amount (guessed to be £5
million by some papers) and there will be spin off benefits for
Tottenham supporters being offered special deals with the
company. The deal starts on July 1st.
It
appears that the red in the Thompson "smile" logo has been
nothing but a source of hilarity for the members of the board and
players. Chairman Daniel Levy said that there is red in the club
badge so it was not a problem and Les Ferdinand reiterated this
(bringing in the fact that Arsenal and Manchester United had worn blue
shirts of late), while Director of Football David Pleat said the last
five winners of the Premier League had worn red, so it hadn't affected
their performance.
Following
the announcement today, there has been a website set up to take names
for a petition to get the colour of the logo changed.
The site's address is
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/2783/
Spurs
are believed to be offering £5 million for Aston Villa's Lee Hendrie.
The 24 year old midfielder has annoyed current Villa boss Graham
Taylor by asking to be rested recently. He would be just like
the rest at Spurs who need a rest around this time of the year and
probably wouldn't need to ask !!
The
official website have released the results of the Spurs player they
will name a lounge after at White Hart Lane and Steve Perryman won
with 52% of the votes, beating Jurgen Klinsmann (29%).
Christian
Ziege has been telling the Spurs website that he is reeling form the
number of local derbies we have had this season. Up until now,
he has only been used to one with Liverpool and two while playing
for Middlesbrough. Saturday will be his and Spurs'
fourteenth of the season and while he thinks that only the Arsenal and
Chelsea games have been special and "a battle" respectively,
he has found the number "different" to the other game sin
the Premier League.
Meanwhile
Ziege has been called up for the Germany squad to play in a friendly
against Argentina in Stuttgart on April 17th.
Tottenham
are being linked with £8 million rated Glasgow Rangers striker tore
Andre Flo. The Norway and former Chelsea forward is likely to be
part of the clear out at Ibrox as new manager Alex McLeish raises
funds for rebuilding.
The
club have even been associated with an interest in Leeds United wing
back Ian Harte. However, it is thought to be wild speculation as
Spurs are well served on the left side of the team at the moment.
Glenn
Roeder has told how grateful he is to Glenn Hoddle for taking into his
England back-room team while he was national manager. Roeder
takes his West Ham team to face his former boss on Saturday and he has
said the work he did with England has helped him in his current role.
Johnnie
Jackson played for England Under-20s last night in the 0-2
defeat by Portugal.
Spurs
have revealed that they have received £500,000 for the two moves
Peter Crouch has made since leaving Queens Park Rangers. The
transfers to Portsmouth and Aston Villa have included cuts for
Tottenham from a sell-on clause.
Wednesday 10.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Ledley
King has been advised by the club to have a scan on his troublesome
Achilles tendon injury to determine the extent of the damage.
The defender is having intensive treatment for the game against West
Ham United on Saturday and will have a late test to see if he will be
fit.
Steffen
Iversen and Oyvind Leonhardsen have both been name din the Norway
squad to face Sweden in a friendly on April 17th as part of the Norway
FA's centenary festivities.
Spurs
have fixed up a friendly at Gillingham on Saturday 27th July and there
are rumours that Spurs will play at Watford in pre-season during
August in a testimonial for Nigel Gibbs (thanks to Stuart Winyard for the
info.).
Tottenham
reserves lost 1-3 to Fulham reserves at Woking tonight. The
Spurs goal came from the boot of Stephen Clemence. Summing up
(although not very mathematically) on the official website, Colin
Calderwood said of the Under-19 players in the side ... "I said
to them that 99.9 per cent of their game was excellent, but that .1
per cent is a goal. So that takes away 25 per cent of your
performance and we've got to get that out of them. You go 90 minutes
and your man doesn't score - that's the little tasks we set in front
of them."
Tuesday 9.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Stephen
Carr has said that he will not get depressed about his injury ruling
him out of the World Cup as there is always someone worse off than
himself. In an interview with the Spurs official website, he
said that players such as Chris Armstrong have suffered more and
Willem Korsten has had to give up the game. Carr added that he
is sure he will get fit and be playing again ... although he didn't
say who for.
Brighton
and Hove Albion have said that they will knock back any efforts from
Premiership clubs to take Bobby Zamora away from the club just
promoted to the First Division. This includes Tottenham who have
been constantly linked with the striker who has 32 goals this season.
Rumoured
Spurs transfer Target Steffan Effenberg of Bayern Munich is supposedly
having talks with Manchester City, as is Edgar Davids. It would
seem these stories are about eight days too late !!
Stjepen
Tomas, a Croatian full back has been linked with a mover to Fulham or
Tottenham. The 25 year old international plays for ENIC club
Vicenza and is available as they seem unlikely to gain promotion from
Serie B. The Italian club said they are not in a position where
they need to sell players, but would accept an offer if a suitable one
came along.
Spurs
have lined up another pre-season friendly against Southend
United. Tottenham will travel to Roots Hall on Tuesday July 30th
with the game kicking off at 7.45pm. This game takes place just
24 hours before a strong Tottenham side goes to play Crystal Palace at
Selhurst Park for Simon Rodgers' testimonial.
Neil
Sullivan is in the Scotland squad to face Nigeria at Pittodrie on 17th
April.
Monday 8.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Glenn
Hoddle reveled today that he is in discussion with the board at the
club about increasing the size of the first team squad after losing
Dean Richards and Ledley King (Achilles) to injuries in Saturday's
match against Arsenal. Steffen Iversen also has a big haematoma
on his thigh" according to the manager on the official
website. He said that the team are down to the bare bones and
stressed the need to strengthen the squad in the summer.
Sergei
Rebrov wants talks with Hoddle come the end of the season to determine
his future. The Ukrainian striker said he is not sure who will
buy him at the probable asking price Spurs will demand, but he would
like to return to Dynamo Kiev, although he realises they would not be
able to afford him. He said other clubs have expressed an
interest, but he wants to know what is going to happen as he is
contracted to Tottenham for another three years.
Teddy
Sheringham has told the Spurs website that the team's season is still
alive, fending off a number of clubs who share the accolade of the 7th
best team in the Premier League.
Bayern
Munich captain Steffan Effenberg has so far been unsuccessful in his
attempts to come to London to pursue his dream of Premier League
football. His talks with Fulham have ended in failure and it
remains to see if Tottenham will follow up their interest in the
former German international.
Spurs
have taken Faroe Islands international Jon Roi Jacobsen on trial for a
second time in a matter of months. The 19 year old from the HB
1904 club of Torshavn has impressed the Spurs management on his first
crack in the Under-19s and the striker is back for another period where
he will look to make inroads towards a permanent deal.
Thanks
to Hans Meekers, our Belgian correspondent, who reports that Mohamed
El Yamani, may not be the bargain he seems. He was a star of the
Under-21 World Cup last year, but did not move when the big guns were
circling Standard Liege. However, a trip to Egypt to rest saw
him write off his car in an accident and nearly write off his career,
spending a week in a coma. He is now coming back, but it is not
sure if the 20 year old will be the player he was previously, as he
hasn't made it back into the Standard Liege first team yet. In
Hans' opinion, any bid near £2 million would be grabbed at the
quickest opportunity.
Sunday 7.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
MEHSTG
has heard from a few different sources that the new shirt sponsor for
the club will be none other than ....
THOMPSON HOLIDAYS !!
Not only that, but they have a red logo !!
At least we will be able to get into Europe !!
Norway
manager Nils Johan Semb has told Steffen Iversen to calm down and not
dive into tackles that he doesn't have to. Well, that's fine
mate when he's playing for his country, but we pay him to get stuck in
at Tottenham. Iversen picked up a dead leg in a clash with David
Seaman and said it went stiff straight away. The national coach
added that the striker should have been taken off immediately to give
his injury a chance to heal quicker, rather than be left on the pitch
when he could not run.
Glenn
Hoddle said he was disappointed that Spurs did not weather the storm
after equalising in the derby match yesterday. Talking to the
official website, he explained that he thought the team were not
bringing the bal out of defence well enough in the first half, so made
a change to get back into the match.
Latest
transfer rumours link Spurs with summer moves for Martin Djetou, the
former Monaco defender now with Parma in Italy. He can also play
in midfield and would be available for around £4 million as Parma
seek to offload him, although Liverpool are also rumoured to be
interested.
With
Liverpool chasing the young defender, Spurs are said to be looking to
return Nick Barmby to White Hart Lane. The former Spurs forward
is said to be seeking first team football after being frozen out of
the picture at Anfield and could be for sale at £6 million.
Yet
another Liverpool link comes in the short shape of Danny Murphy.
The England midfielder fears that he will not be offered an extension
to his contract that expires in summer 2003, so might be shown the
door. Chelsea and Spurs are supposedly keen on the £8 million
rated 25 year old.
Another
name linked with the club is Standard Liege's Egyptian striker Mohamed
El Yamani, who has been said to be one of the hottest properties in
Europe. Juventus and Bayern Munich have been chasing him and a
reported £8.5 million bid has already been turned down by the Belgian
club for him. Where that money would come from is another
question ... although we do have some cash from the shirt and kit
deals. Another report says his agent reckons he could only cost
£2 million soon. Now that's more like it !!
Saturday 6.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs
lost 1-2 to Arsenal at Highbury today. Two penalties in the last
10 minutes settled the match, with Sheringham scoring for Tottenham
from the spot, before an 86th minute spot kick won it for the other
side. For a match report, click here. For reaction, click here.
Spurs
Under-17s progressed to the next stage of the Premier League
competition by beating Coventry City 2-1 to top their play-off
group. For a report, click here.
Tottenham
are said to be watching Bologna's 27 year old Argentine striker Julio
Cruz. Representatives from the club are due to watch him play
for his club against Torino this evening and with Sergei Rebrov
believed to be on his way out of White Hart Lane, a replacement will
be needed. Atletico Madrid and Real Betis from Spain are also
believed to be in the hunt for the signature of the man who has scored
10 times in 28 games in Serie A this season.
Johnnie
Jackson has said that he is glad to be back playing after suffering
tendonitis in both knees this season. The England Under-19 is
starring in the midfield in the reserves and hopes to get a couple
more games under his belt before the season ends, he told the club's
official website. Having slimmed down since he was out injured,
he has enjoyed his role in the reserve side and would like to think
that his good performances will get him recognition in the first team
squad, which he was included in for the trip to Middlesbrough and the
home game against Leeds United.
...
and finally ... don't cry for me Leicester City ... the Foxes were
relegated from the Premiership this afternoon with a 0-1 defeat by
Manchester United. Shame.
Friday 5.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Tottenham
have announced a £15 million deal with Kappa to be the new kit
suppliers to the club for four years. The new kit, which will be
like the Italian kit worn in last week's international and therefore
should be quite plain, will be unveiled next week, when a new
shirt sponsorship deal is announced. It will embrace the new
Kombat 2000 technology to produce figure hugging shirts that make it
more difficult for opponents to tug. They will look really great
on the fans !!
Valencia
have been watching Sergei Rebrov in recent games according to
Soccernet and they are poised to make a summer move for the Spurs
striker. It is thought that they would be willing to go up to
£8.5 million for the Ukrainian forward and Tottenham might be tempted
to take the money and the saving in wages. With his on pitch
time severely limited, Hoddle would no doubt jump at the chance to
bring in his own man, as he clearly does not want to play Rebrov
unless he has to.
SPURS
TEAM NEWS : - Ben Thatcher is a doubt after suffering a high
temperature for two days, while Ledley King, Neil Sullivan and
Christian Ziege will all face late fitness tests.
ARSENAL
TEAM NEWS : - Full back Ashley Cole will miss the match although
his knee injury is not that bad. Tony Adams, Ray Parlour and
Lauren are all said to be available for selection.
Denis
Bergkamp and Freddie Ljungberg are urging their side to take this like
a normal game and not concentrate on the fact that it is a North
London derby. I am sure that the Tottenham team will be
approaching the match in the same manner !!
Gus
Poyet fancies scoring a goal in tomorrow's North London derby, as he
has scored three goals at Highbury for Chelsea when he played for
them. He said that he felt that Spurs were the better team in
the previous meeting this season and that his late equaliser was
justice for the team's display.
Kasey
Keller is hoping to retain his place between the sticks as he wants to
taste the atmosphere of the North London derby. The American
keeper said he needs to be in the side to maintain his place in the
national side and to give Glenn Hoddle the least excuse to leave him
out.
Hoddle
believes that Spurs will go into tomorrow's game with a belief borne
out of a three game unbeaten run and the fact that anything can happen
in a derby match.
Teddy
Sheringham has told Glenn Hoddle that he will not be happy if he is
substituted against Arsenal tomorrow, like he was in the final minutes
of the Leeds United match on Monday. The Spurs captain said he
wanted to play every minute of each match and although he admitted he
was not "firing on all cylinders", he said all players go
through a dip in form. Yes, Teddy and such players find
themselves being substituted ... whoever they are if they are not
doing the business.
Ledley
King said he hoped to shake off a little knock he picked up against
Middlesbrough to play in the game against Arsenal. He said that
these are matches that players want to be involved in and he felt that
Spurs could do well after their showing against their local rivals in
the match at White Hart Lane earlier this season. The England
defender acknowledged that the opponents were very quick on the break
and that the Spurs defence would have to be on their toes to keep them
at bay.
Defender
Christian Ziege thinks Spurs could decide where the title might end
up. He is still trying to overcome an old abductor injury that
was aggravated in the Germany v America match two weeks ago. He
said that he would prefer the Premiership title to go to Liverpool if
he had a choice as he still feels an affiliation with his former club.
BBC
Online scandalously name Steffen Freund as Tottenham's top flop.
They call him invisible, which he has been since he is out injured !!
Ledley
King has been nominated as a candidate for Player's Young Player of
the Year in the PFA Awards. The other players in the reckoning
are Darius Vassell (Aston Villa), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), John
Terry (Chelsea and Kings Ferry Road Magistrate's Court), Craig Bellamy
(Newcastle United) and Michael Ricketts (Bolton Wanderers).
Chris
Armstrong's agent has hinted that his client might leave White hart
lane in the summer. He is available on a free Bosman as his
current contract will expire even though he would like to stay at
Spurs, but there have been no talks from Tottenham to retain his
services. The agent - Phillip Graham - said on TeamTalk that
Spurs are probably waiting to see if Armo regains full fitness before
making a decision, although there would be a bevy of clubs chasing him
if he was to leave. They would have to have long memories though
as Chris has not played all season for Tottenham.
Teddy
Sheringham has donated an autographed tracksuit top from his 199 FA
Cup appearance for Manchester United to Bury FC to be auctioned to
raise funds for the cash-strapped club.
Spurs
have been linked with a 10 million Euro bid for 22 year old Ajax
midfielder Andy van der Meyde. The former Dutch Under-21
international is also interesting Leeds United and Lazio.
George
Graham has taken the opportunity to stick the knife into Spurs fans by
saying that they look no further than beating Arsenal each season
rather than taking the wider view of progress. He said Arsenal
do this and he is sure that Glenn Hoddle is looking to get a good
squad together to make a push for European football. He also
disn't lose the chance to put forward the young players he brought to
the club (even though it had more to do with David Pleat) such as
Anthony Gardner and Matthew Etherington, mentioning Ledley King too,
commenting that they have done very well in the last few games.
Shame Ledley has been out injured for the last one though.
...
and finally ... Manchester City were promoted to the Premiership
tonight without even playing. Millwall beat Wolverhampton
Wanderers to leave City unable to be caught by the other Division One
clubs chasing promotion.
Thursday 4.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Stephen
Carr will miss out on playing in the World Cup this summer as he has
has a flare up of his knee injury. He told the club's official
website that he will have to rest his inflamed joint for 6-8 weeks and
is frustrated that he will miss the competition in Japan and
Korea. He said that knowing he would not be able to play for
Spurs this season, he hoped to play a couple of games and go to the
World Cup finals. Now his priority is to get back playing
football. Nice to see that his priorities are now sorted out.
Glenn Hoddle said he
felt for the Irish international at missing the tournament, but felt
that he is young enough to feature in future World Cups with the
Republic of Ireland.
Sergei Rebrov has
criticised the matches that Ukraine are playing as opponents for World
Cup final qualifiers Japan and then against Romania in the same week
with League games in between. He said that the flak aimed at the
coach should have been aimed at the national FA, who made these
fixtures. You would have thought he would have been grateful for
some action after being left on the sidelines for so long at
Tottenham. He also went on to slam those players who only try in
qualifying matches and do not in friendlies.
Dean Richards told the
Spurs website that he was looking forward to facing the Arsenal strike
force on Saturday, even though they are ripping through defences
throughout the Premier League. He suggested that strikers appear
to be getting faster and faster or that he was getting slower !!
Spurs Youth coach Pat
Holland said he was proud of the boys in the team after losing out to
Everton in the FA Youth Cup semi-final. He said that he was
pleased with the way the side played in the second half after he had
told them to relax and show the watching Glenn Hoddle what they were
capable of. Holland said in an interview on the Spurs website
that if they had got the goal ten minutes earlier, there might have
been more defending for the Toffees to handle.
Empoli have revealed
that they have received offers for their star midfielder Massimiliano
Maccarone and they are believed to be from Roma, Chelsea and Spurs
among others.
Having featured in the
last two matches, Matthew Etherington has pulled out of the England
Under-20 squad for their friendly against Portugal. The Spurs
management want him available for the Tottenham squad with matches
against Arsenal and West Ham United coming up.
Spurs will relay the
pitch in the summer following the last game of the season, David
Pleat had said in the match programme a couple of weeks ago that the
six year old turf was showing signs of wear and Hoddle saw a good
pitch as essential if Spurs are to play a passing game. Perhaps
it is showing signs of wear and tear now as the ball has been on the
ground for the first time in a few years !!
Former Spurs Academy
midfielder Ludwig Norbert has left his native France to try his luck
at Glasgow Rangers. The 18 year old left Spurs when he wanted
first team football and ended up at Lorient (not Leyton Orient), where
Rangers have taken him from on trial until the end of the
season. Monaco and Metz are also said to be watching the
situation.
Former Spurs reserve
defender Mark Arber was expected to move from Barnet to Stockport
County today, but the deal fell through after the two clubs could not
agree a fee in the knowledge that Arber would not be able to play
until next season.
... and finally ... Sven
Goran Eriksson told Esquire magazine in an interview that any player
over 30 who exhibited over-aggressive behaviour on the pitch would not
be selected, as he would be too old to change. This was believed
to be a direct reference to Graeme Le Saux, who recently has shown the
nasty side of his character in matches against Spurs. Shame.
Wednesday 3.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs
Youth lost 1-2 at White Hart Lane tonight in the FA Youth Cup
semi-final second leg to Everton to go out of the competition 2-4 on
aggregate. Ben Bowditch scored Tottenham's goal. Click here
for a report.
Chris
Armstrong said he was pleased to be back playing football after being
out for nearly a year and that he enjoyed the 45 minutes of action he
had for the reserves against Chelsea last night. He said he
hopes to be in line for a first team place before the end of the
season.
...
and he might be needed. Les Ferdinand is out for the rest of the
season after suffering a freak accident at home that resulted in him
having a fractured wrist. However, the club deny knowing
anything about the new injury, although Les says he will see a
specialist soon to see the extent of the damage.
Apparently,
Spurs Executive Vice-Chairman David Buchler has been asked to help out
with the ITV Digital situation seeing as how his expertise is in
insolvency. He reckons the number of clubs that might got o the
wall because of the collapse of the company has been overblown.
Spurs
are being linked with a move for the pair of Perugia's strikers in
Serie A. 28 year old Greek forward Zivis Vryzas and his 25 year
old partner Fabio Bazzani were both reportedly targets for Tottenham
and now Middlesbrough have joined the chase for the twin strikers.
...
and finally ... after next season's competition, Worthington will
cease their sponsorship of the League Cup.
Tuesday 2.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Steffen
Iversen is still to show his best form for Spurs and Glenn Hoddle told
the official website that he is still full of talent that has not been
realised. Hoddle said that he scores "ugly" goals as
well as good ones.
Chris
Perry said on the Spurs website that the defence has been more solid
since they have switched to a back four. He went on to say that
they stuck to their guns yesterday and kept their shape to deny Leeds
United in the hectic second half.
Having
retired through injury, Willem Korsten has taken up coaching at his
old club NEC Nijmegen at their Academy.
Spurs
reserves were 0-2 down to Chelsea tonight at Stevenage Borough's
ground, but fought back to draw 2-2 with goals from Danny Foster and
Johnnie Jackson.
The
second leg of the FA Youth Cup semi-final takes place at White Hart
Lane tomorrow, with the kick off at 7.00 p.m. Adults will be
charged £3 for entry and kids £1. Go to cheer on the boys in
action as they try and retrieve a 1-2 deficit from the first leg.
Monday 1.4.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Tottenham
beat Leeds United 2-1 at White Hart Lane this afternoon, with goals
from Steffen Iversen and Teddy Sheringham. For a match report,
click here.
For reaction, click here.
Rumours
circulating at the ground today reckon that Kappa will be the new kit
suppliers for next season and the race for shirt sponsorship is
between Budweiser and Sony.
A
story concerning tickets for next week's match at Arsenal came into
the MEHSTG post box today. A Spurs fan applied for a £24.00
ticket for the game, but his application was returned as
unsuccessful. However, the ticket office asked him if, for an
extra 50p, he would want a restricted view ticket !! I suppose
it means the extra money would go towards seeing less of the
opposition !!
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