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Sunday
30.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
Spurs beat Bolton Wanderers at White Hart Lane 1-0 this afternoon.
Click here for a match report.
Reaction to follow.
The News of the World claim that Spurs and Arsenal will battle it out
for the signature of Curtis Davies of relegated West Bromwich
Albion.
Former Spurs striker Gary Lineker has announced that he and his wife
Michelle are to split after 20 years together.
OTHER
NEWS ... Reading set a Football League record points total after
today's win took them to 106 points ... Stoke City manager Johan
Boskamp has confirmed he will be leaving the Potteries club ...
Saturday
29.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
Former Spurs defender and Reserve Team manager Colin Calderwood has
led Northampton Town to promotion from League Two.
Spurs will not be playing neither Birmingham City nor West Bromwich
Albion next season, as Portsmouth's win assured them of Premiership
football, while sending the two Midlands clubs into the Championship.
OTHER
NEWS ... Alan Curbishley announced that he will be leaving
Charlton Athletic as manager at the end of the season ... Chelsea won
the Premier League title today ... Southend United were promoted from
League One today ... At the other end of that table, Swindon Town
were relegated ... Rushden & Diamonds were relegated from League Two
today after five years in the League ... Wayne
Rooney has fractures a metatarsal in his foot and may be doubtful for
the World Cup Finals ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story 1 ... Steve McClaren has tried to make himself
interesting like Sven Goran Eriksson, by a story claiming he has had
an affair with his secretary.
MEHSTG's
no-spin story 2 ... Jose Mourniho said today after Chelsea won
the Premier League championship that managing the club was the worst
job in the world.
Friday
28.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
Apologies for the lateness of the news, but myself and some MEHSTG
colleagues enjoyed a rousing night of Rhythm and Blues at the 100 Club
watching Nine Below Zero, a band fronted by Spurs fan Dennis Greaves.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Spurs are likely to be without
Jermaine Jenas (shin) and Mido (knee) for the game against Bolton
Wanderers. Edgar Davids is serving a one match suspension.
BOLTON WANDERERS TEAM NEWS : - The Trotters welcome back two players
recovered from injury Rory O'Brien (thigh) and Radhi Jaidi (hamstring)
for Sunday's match.
OTHER
NEWS ... Luis Filipe Scolari has announced that he will not be
taking up the England manager's post as he is contracted to Portugal
until 31st July and he has been besieged by s0 English journalists
camped outside his house while he was having dinner...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Portugal
manager Luis Filipe Scolari has said he would not be joining the Sun
as a columnist after the FA kept pestering him to take over from Sven
Goran Eriksson. The former Brazilian World Cup winning manager
said that he had been beset with calls from staff from the newspaper
asking him to take the job while he was eating dinner.
Thursday
27.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
There was little Spurs news today, apart for lot so praise for Aaron
Lennon, Lee Barnard and Robbie Keane from team-mates on the Spurs
website.
For a preview of Sunday's match against Bolton Wanderers, click
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... Middlesbrough won 4-2 against Steaua Bucharest to go
through to the UEFA Cup final 4-3 on aggregate ... Zinedine
Zidane will retire from football after the World Cup finals ...
CRIME
WATCH ... Chelsea have been fined £10,000 for failing to control
their players in a game at West Bromwich Albion when they surrounded
the referee ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... On the TeamTalk website there is an item in
which it suggests that The Daily Record
reports that "A Lithuanian woman - known only as Rima - is the new-age
therapist who is influencing team affairs at Hearts."
Wednesday
26.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
Spurs are to enter the race for Derby County's talented young
midfielder Giles Barnes, who is interesting Arsenal, Newcastle
United, Everton and Liverpool. A scout was sent to watch the 17
year old in Saturday's game against Ipswich Town. Sven Goran
Eriksson is to visit Tottenham to find out the fitness situation with
Ledley King and Jermaine Jenas. The England boss
reckons Jenas will be OK, but is concerned about the Spurs skipper,
who will not play before the end of the season. Eriksson also
said of Aaron Lennon, a player he has watched a fair bit
lately, that if he does not go to Germany for the World Cup finals, he
thinks he will play for England very soon. Some papers speculate
that he might take Shaun Wright-Phillips' place in the squad as an
understudy to David Beckham.
The club
has announced that Donna Cullen, the Club's Director of
Communications, will step down from her position when her replacement
is appointed, when she will become a Non-Executive Director.
We would like to thank Donna for her help in arranging interviews and
providing information in response to requests from MEHSTG and wish her
good luck in the future.
OTHER
NEWS ... Hayden Mullins and Luis Garcia will miss the FA Cup
final after being sent off tonight when West Ham played Liverpool in a
league match ...
MEHSTG's spin story ...
Tuesday
25.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
The Times claims that Mido will not play again this season
because of a knee injury that he has picked up. The Daily Mirror
claims that Spurs are set to back out of a deal for the Egyptian as AS
Roma are now asking £6 million for his permanent transfer, while Spurs
have said to be willing to go up to only £4 million. Mido has
told the Internet that it will not be the end of the world if he does
not join Tottenham, as he will end up at another club. Now
there's the sort of enthusiasm we need from players who want to join
Spurs.
The good news is that Teemu Tainio's toe got the thumbs up
today as it is not broken and he should be fit to play the rest of the
games this season.
The Blackburn chairman John Williams in response to rumour that Spurs
are to bid for Craig Bellamy and Lucas Neill has said Craig
Bellamy is going nowhere. At Rovers he's not far wrong in his
assessment. The Daily Express claim that Tottenham will join
Arsenal and Liverpool in a £5 million chase for West Bromwich Albion's
central defender Curtis Davies if the Baggies get relegated.
We need a Davies after our previous player bearing that name (Simon
Davies) has left as well as Sean Davis, leaving us with
only Edgar Davids with a similar name.
The Reserves finished off their Championship winning league programme
with a 3-1 away win over Coventry City at Rugby Town FC tonight.
Johnnie Jackson, Dean Marney and Jacques Maghoma were the scorers.
OTHER
NEWS ... ... ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... the FA are having trouble getting Big Phil
Scolari to take over as England manager as successor to Sven Goran
Eriksson because he wants to manage Portugal in the World Cup and
feels that there might be a clash of interests if he agrees to take
over England after the finals. Not if England go out in the
group stages there won't.
Monday
24.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
Teemu Tainio may miss the remaining Spurs games of the season
with a broken toe.
The Daily Mirror and the Daily Telegraph
report that Arsene Wenger and Edgar Davids had to be separated
in a tunnel bust-up after Saturday's north London derby, but the
Police have denied a bust-up took place. I know Davids is called
"Pitbull", but I am not sure of Wenger's nickname. "The French
Poodle" perhaps ?? Meanwhile, the Daily Star reckons Martin
Jol thought that Arsene Wenger was shaping up to head-butt him
during their confrontation at Highbury. I know who I would have
put money on. On the Sky Sports website, Jol is quoted as saying
"Everyone saw what happened and I think I did well to hold myself
back. I really don't think he knows how strong I am.
Otherwise he wouldn't approach me with head-butts and everything. I
hate it when I'm right and I offer somebody a handshake and they walk
away. That's very difficult to take."
OTHER
NEWS ... Steven Gerrard has been named as the PFA Player of the
Year and Wayne Rooney as the PFA Young Player of the Year ... Man
U owner Malcolm Glazer is recovering in America after suffering a
stroke ...
Alan Wiley will referee the FA Cup Final after Mike
Dean, the FA's original choice stood down as he comes from the Wirral,
close to Liverpool and did nto want any suggestion of favouritism
aimed at him ... Walsall have sacked Kevan Broadhurst as manager after
the team were relegated to League Two ...
Sunday
23.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
Ruud van Nistelrooy is to decide on his future at Manchester
United with his agent, the Sunday Mirror claims and if he leaves,
Spurs, Real Madrid and PSV Eindhoven will all be interested in signing
him up. The Sunday Mirror claim that Villarreal and Valencia are
also watching the player's decision with interest. The Star on Sunday come up with a story that might
beggar belief in that Tottenham will make a move for Blackburn Rovers
pair Craig Bellamy and Lucas Neill in the summer !!
The News of the World re-work the old story about the club's interest
in Juventus' French full back Jonathan Zebina, while the same
paper reckons Arsenal and Spurs are watching MK Dons striker Izale
McLeod. Spurs, Arsenal and Liverpool were believed to have
scouts at the Ajax match when they played Feyenoord yesterday in the
play-off game for the remaining Dutch Champions League place, with the
suggested targets all being strikers.
Klaas Jan Huntelaar
(Ajax), who scored and Dirk Kuyt and Solomon Kalou of
Feyenoord were thought to be under the microscope by the
representatives from the Premier League clubs. The stormy match
saw a player formerly linked with Spurs - Ajax midfielder Steven
Pienaar sent off with two Feyenoord players and another player who
nearly signed, Ron Vlaar presented the ball to Ajax for their
first goal. Meanwhile, back at the News of the World, they claim
that young Sunderland goalkeeper Ben Alnwick has priced himself
out of a move to Tottenham.
OTHER
NEWS ... West Ham United beat Middlesbrough to reach the FA Cup
Final and ensure UEFA Cup football next season, as Liverpool already
have Champions League qualification ...
MEHSTG's spin story ...
Saturday
22.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
Spurs drew 1-1 with Arsenal at Highbury this afternoon. Click
here for a match report. For
reaction click
here.
The newspapers are claiming that Jermaine Jenas might miss out
on the World Cup with England as it is feared he may have a stress
fracture of his shin, picked up in a training ground tackle.
Martin Jol said today that the midfielder might be ready next week.
Sven Goran Eriksson told reporters today that the doctors have told
him that Ledley King's stress fracture was a "good one" and
that he was hopeful the Spurs skipper would be fit for Germany.
Tottenham are being linked with a move for Crystal Palace striker
Andy Johnson, who is rated at £6 million and is rumoured to be
leaving the Eagles in the summer whether they get promotion or not.
Internazionale's Ivory Coast striker Obafemi Martins is also
being linked with a move to Spurs.
Spurs Under-18s won 2-1 away at Norwich City this morning..
OTHER
NEWS ... Liverpool beat Chelsea 1-0 in the FA Cup semi-final
tonight to deprive the West Londoners of a Double ... Walsall
were relegated to League Two today ...
Carlisle United were promoted to League One today ... Peterborough
United manager Peter Bleasdale left his post an hour before his side's
game against Macclesfield Town today, leaving chairman Barry Fry to
take the reins ...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Apparently,
Arsenal vice-chairman and FA board member David
Dein is championing former Brazil and Portugal manager Luiz Felipe
Scolari as the next England boss instead of Steve McClaren. He
is obviously desperate for the goal difference in the league next
season.
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Alan Shearer has had to finish his football
career three games before he planned because of a knee injury.
Friday
21.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
The Daily Mail are very Spurs orientated today. They reckon that
Chelsea and Liverpool will go up against each other in their desire to
sign up Tottenham's £8 million rated striker Jermain Defoe.
£8 million !! Pah !! They also claim that the club are
with-holding the selection of the a shirt sponsor until they discover
whether they have a Champions League place or a UEFA Cup place, so
that they might be able to maximise their income. Now that's
nearer the mark !!
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Jermaine Jenas has been added
to the missing list for tomorrow's game at Highbury. His shin
injury means he will join Ledley King in being ruled out for
the match.
Former Spurs defender and assistant manager John Gorman has
been given compassionate leave by Wycombe Wanderers after his wife
died recently.
OTHER
NEWS ... The Premier League have allowed Glenn Roeder to carry on
as caretaker manager at Newcastle United until the end of the season
even though he has not got the appropriate coaching badges ... ...
Thursday
20.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
The Sun report that Helder Postiga might be making a return to
English football in the Premier League with newly promoted Reading.
The Daily Telegraph tells us that Spurs will challenge the governing
body of European football UEFA if they do not get a place in the
Champions League should they finish fourth and Arsenal win the
competition, thus depriving Tottenham a place in next season's
tournament. The PL have backed a change in the rules to allow
Spurs to have a place if they finish in a qualifying position, but
UEFA have said no, although Tottenham will consider recourse to the
courts to claim that they are being discriminated against as it is
only English, Spanish and Italian clubs who are not allowed to enter
the fourth placed team should a non-qualifying team win the trophy.
Former Spurs defender David Tuttle has parted company with
Millwall as their manager by mutual consent.
For a match preview of the Arsenal match, click
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... Altrincham have been hit with an 18 point deduction and
a £1,000 fine for fielding an ineligible player and that will leave
them bottom of the Conference... ...
CRIMEWATCH ... Lee
Trundle and Alan Tate have received formal cautions from the police
after waving a flag with an offensive message about Cardiff City on it
after their Football League Trophy victory ... ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... As reported on the BBC Sport Football
webpage ... "Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is
incensed at Real Madrid's attempt to unsettle Steven Gerrard by
claiming he was top of their wish list. (The Sun)
" ... How does it feel then Rafael ??
Wednesday
19.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
Apart from some player reaction to the defeat by Manchester United,
there is little Spurs news today.
Spurs Under-18s lost 0-2 to Birmingham City this afternoon.
OTHER
NEWS ... Former West Ham United and Ipswich Town manager John
Lyall died of a heart attack last night ... ...
Tuesday
18.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
The Daily Mirror reckons Spurs want to sign Sunderland's back-up
keeper Ben Alnwick and make him Paul Robinson's understudy.
In the Daily Mail they claim that Mido
may have put his Tottenham future in doubt after he walked out after
being told he would not be in the team to play Manchester United.
Mido said he was fit to start, but the Spurs medical team thought not
and the report goes on to say 'the club are concerned about his
noticeable weight gain over the past few weeks, which has coincided
with a dip in form.' Martin Jol has said that the
management team thought that he would not be able to play with his
groin injury and he also had an infection, so was sent home, but
expected him to be back in training for the Arsenal game.
OTHER
NEWS ... Alan Shearer's career might be over after getting
injured on Monday and vowing to retire at the end of the season ... ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... The Sun pierced Arsenal's defences to get a
reporter and photographer inside their new ground. Here's to
Villareal doing the same !!
Monday
17.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
Spurs lost 1-2 to Manchester United at White Hart Lane this afternoon.
Click here for a match report.
For reaction click
here.
Ledley King's foot injury has been diagnosed as a broken
metatarsal and he will miss the rest of the season for Spurs and his
place in the England World Cup squad has been put in jeopardy.
Martin Jol has encouraged the whole country to get behind Spurs
in their battle with Arsenal for fourth place, because Spurs have an
English backbone to the team.
Bayer Leverkusen's Sporting Director Rudi Voller has told Dmitri
Berbatov to wait for a top three club to come in for him, after
Tottenham's interest was made clear and a £10.7 million price put on
the Bulgarian striker's head.
OTHER
NEWS ... Brighton & Hove Albion, Millwall and Crewe Alexandra
were all relegated from the Championship today ... ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Watford manager
Adrian Boothroyd kept the fans behind after Watford's game against
Ipswich so that the team could practice a penalty shoot out in a
situation with a baying crowd atmosphere in case it happens in the
play-off finals ...
Sunday
16.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
HAPPY EASTER to all our readers.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Spurs look like being without
Teemu Tainio, who picked up a hamstring injury yesterday. Also
injured were Anthony Gardner (ankle), Ledley King (ankle) and Mido,
who has been carrying a groin injury, but MIchael Dawson is available
again after serving his two-game suspension.
MANCHESTER UNITED TEAM NEWS : - Louis Saha's ankle injury is
likely to keep him out of the game, while Mikael Silvestre could
return for Patrice Evra.
Spurs are rumoured to be ready to offer Manchester United £10 million
plus £12 million rated Michael Carrick to secure the services
of striker Ruud van Nistelrooy. Carrick is a
player in demand, as the News of the World claims that Arsene Wenger
has made him a target for Arsenal in the summer. Meanwhile
Ledley King is set to put pen to paper on a new contract worth
£60,000 a week, something that might make Carrick sit up and take
notice as he is reported to be on just £15,00 a week, the Sunday
Mirror says. The four year deal worth £15 million will make the
Spurs captain the best paid played in the club's history. The
People claim that Arsenal and Liverpool have joined Tottenham in their
appreciation of Bayer Leverkusen striker Dmitri Berbatov and
the same paper reckons Tottenham are going
for Hannover's USA international Steve Cherundolo. .
For a preview of tomorrow's game, click
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... ... ...
Saturday
15.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
Spurs beat Everton 1-0 at Goodison Park this afternoon. Click
here for a match report. For reaction,
click here.
The Daily Mirror runs a story saying that with Noureddine Naybet
and Goran Bunjevcevic leaving at the end of the season, the
club intend to bring in Wayne Bridge to assist with the left
side problem.
OTHER
NEWS ... Sheffield United won promotion to the Premiership today
without playing ... Accrington Stanley will be playing league
football for the first time in 44 years after winning the Conference
title today ...
MEHSTG sends its condolences to the families and friends fo those who
died at Hillsborough 17 years ago today.
Friday
14.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
Martin Jol is supposed to be planning a summer clear-out at
White Hart Lane, involving Stephen Kelly, Noureddine Naybet, Goran
Bunjevcevic and Johnnie Jackson. What seems to have
escaped the attention of the journos is that all these players are at
the end of their contracts in the summer and they will not be "cleared
out", just not retained. Heaven forbid the reporters find out
what happens at junior level at clubs when hundreds are released each
season. The Daily Star reckon that if Spurs fail to sign
Fernando Torres, they will switch their attention to Javier
Portillo of Real Madrid.
The papers are having a great laugh at Martin Jol as he said
his ambition is to make Tottenham Premier League champions within
three years. The Mirror ran a headline "Great News for Spurs
Fans ... 1,000 days to win title."
For a preview of the Everton game, click
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... Rob Kelly has been confirmed as manager of Leicester
City on a permanent basis ... Sunderland drew 0-0 at Old
Trafford, but were nonetheless relegated tonight ...
Thursday
13.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
The Sun reports that Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres is
set to snub Spurs to sign for Arsenal. Scotland's Daily Record
claims that Martin Jol is monitoring the form of Hibernian
midfielder Kevin Thomson, sending a scout to attend the game at
Celtic on Easter Sunday. Sky Sports website also has us down as
chasing 20 year old midfielder Scott Brown of the same club
too.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Michael Dawson is the only
absentee as he serves the second match of his suspension for a
dismissal against Newcastle United. Ledley King will play
after training all week with no reaction to his ankle injury.
OTHER
NEWS ... Newcastle United have reported a loss of £6.3 million in
the last six months compared to a profit of £9.2 million for the same
trading period last year ... Ian Atkins has taken over from John
Cornforth as manager of bottom of League Two Torquay United ...
Wednesday
12.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
Former Spurs captain Gary Mabbutt has said that the Tottenham
Hotspur board deserve a lot of credit for the club being where they
are today both for appointing Martin Jol and also for funding the
spending on players who have achieved the success this season.
Meanwhile, the missing man of White Hart Lane, Noureddine Naybet
has said that although he might not be at Spurs next season, as
his contract expires in the summer, he still will do all he can to
ensure the club get Champions League football. The Daily Mail
links Spurs with a move for Borussia Dortmund's South African striker
Delron Buckley.
Good news for Aaron Lennon, who is nominated for the PFA Young
Player of the Year award along with Darren
Bent (Charlton Athletic), Anton Ferdinand (West Ham United), Cristiano
Ronaldo (Manchester United), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) and Cesc
Fabregas (Arsenal).
Paul Robinson has expressed his concern about Arsenal catching
Spurs for fourth place in the Premier League, but when asked about the
fact they might win the Champions League and oust Spurs from the
competition, he said, "I'd love Arsenal to
do well, but for them to get to the final and just miss out, that
would be all right."
OTHER
NEWS ... ... ...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Wayne
Rooney received £100,000 in damages from the Sun and News of the World
after allegations of him slapping his girlfriend Colleen McLoughlin
were proved to be false. What are the chances of that happening
?
MEHSTG's spin story
2 ... A blaze at Old Trafford had to be controlled by three
appliances this afternoon. Malcolm Glazer was not thought to be
involved, although after pledging to give Alex Ferguson £25 million to
spend on players in the summer, it is thought he might have money to
burn.
Tuesday
11.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
Spurs are supposed to be ready to make a £6 million offer for Charlton
Athletic's striker Darren Bent should they find that Mido goes
off to another club according to the Daily Mail and if Spurs don't get
Bent, they will move for Jonathan Carew of Olympique Lyonnais.
Arsenal and Valencia scouts joined representatives from Tottenham to
watch striker Dimitar Berbatov inspire Bayer Leverkusen to a
2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund at the weekend. The Bulgarian
opened the scoring for Leverkusen, but will not be allowed to leave
for less than £10 million.
OTHER
NEWS ... ... ...
MEHSTG's spin story ... FIFA
have announced that they will use a golden ball in the World Cup Final
and the winning team will be able to use this in all their games for
the next four years. I wonder if anyone has told David Beckham
??
Monday
10.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
Spurs Reserves collected the Premier Reserve League South trophy after
beating Coventry City Reserves 1-0 at Broadhall Way tonight with a
goal from Johnnie Jackson.
The Daily Mail claims that Martin Jol is trying to ease
Edgar Davids out of the club, coming just a day after the Spurs
Head Coach said that the Dutch midfielder has a future at White Hart
Lane. Manchester City's goalkeeper David James has said that he
expects Paul Robinson to be England's number one keeper in the
World Cup this summer and accepts that, saying they have always had a
good relationship, even when the situation was reversed.
Jamie O'Hara has suffered a calf and knee injuries in a game at
Barnsley, while on loan at Chesterfield and has returned to Spurs.
Thanks to Jay for this from the Trinidad Express about our former
defender ...
"Just a few months after serving a four-match ban and paying a $12,000
fine, CL Financial San Juan Jabloteh coach Terry Fenwick was in
the news again.
T&T Pro League CEO Dexter Skeene and administrator Julia Baptiste
confirmed that Fenwick received a red card for using offensive
language at match officials during Jabloteh's season opener on
Saturday against San Fernando Starworld Strikers and was dismissed
from the bench at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella.
Yesterday, Skeene said he could not yet determine the severity of
Fenwick's action and what punishment he faced.
"I will have to first get a report from the match commissioner and the
referee. I should have that tomorrow (Monday) and will then determine
what course of action we take," Skeene said.
Last November, Fenwick was fined $24,000 and banned for ten matches
after he elbowed W. Connection's Brazilian midfielder Gefferson
Goulart, who was celebrating his winning goal near the Jabloteh bench
during the Toyota Classic Final at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium."
OTHER
NEWS ... Sir Bobby Robson has been treated for a lung injury
after a skiing accident ... ...
Sunday
09.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
Among the rumours in today's newspapers are that Gordon Strachan wants
to take Calum Davenport, his former protégée at Coventry City,
to Celtic in the summer (News of the World); Goran Bunjevcevic
looks set to join Lille on a free transfer at the end of the season
when his contract expires (News of the World); Lyon's £4 million rated
Norwegian striker Jon Carew is being linked with a move to
Tottenham (The People); Sampdoria have told Spurs, Arsenal and Chelsea
to look elsewhere after it was reported the clubs were interested in
striker Salvatore Foti (The People);
OTHER
NEWS ... ... ...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Apparently
Wayne Rooney has run up huge betting debts, which were prompted by his
punting on the question "I bet you don't know how to separate a fool
and his money ?"
Saturday
08.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
Spurs beat Manchester City at White Hart Lane 2-1 this afternoon.
Click here for a match report.
Reaction on the match can be read by clicking
here.
The Under-18s beat SCBC 1-0 in the Premier Academy League today.
OTHER
NEWS ... ... ...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Sunderland's
game was called off after 21 minutes as snow and rain made the pitch
unplayable. It came at a time when all the Sunderland team were
just about to change into sleeveless shirts, so mild did they think
the weather had turned.
Friday
07.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
The Daily Mail claim that Edgar Davids is torn between staying
on at Spurs for another season or returning to his former club Ajax.
Spurs are also said to have been interested in Glasgow Rangers' Danish
winger Peter Lovenkrands.
Prime Minister Tony Blair visited White Hart Lane as Spurs launched
their part in a pilot scheme called Kickz initiated by the
Metropolitan Police and the Premier League to get inner city kids
involved in football. He told reporters that he enjoyed Martin
Jol's post match interviews and thought Spurs had done well to get to
fourth place.
OTHER
NEWS ... Wayne Rooney has been selected as Barclaycard Player of
the Month and Alex Ferguson as Manager of the Month ... ...
Thursday
06.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
The Star record that Real Madrid are interested in Spurs defender
Michael Dawson, despite the fact that he signed an extension to
his contract last week. Sky Sports website reckons Spurs are
trailing Manchester United and Newcastle United in the chase for
Deportivo La Coruna's "feisty" Argentine midfielder Aldo Duscher.
A 17 year old from Sicily, Salvatore Foti of Sampdoria, is
being linked with Spurs, Arsenal and Chelsea, with the Pensioners said
to be offering £4.7 million for the young striker, although the Genoa
club are keen to hold onto the player.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Spurs will have Teemu Tainio
back in contention for a place in the team for Saturday after
over-coming a throat infection, but Ledley King faces a late
fitness test on his injured ankle. Michael Dawson is
suspended for the game.
For a match preview of the Manchester City game, click
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... Manchester United have signed a four year £56.5 million
shirt sponsorship contract with American firm AIG ...
Wednesday
05.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
Tottenham are to make a summer bid in excess
of £10m for Bayer Leverkusen's Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov.
Reserve striker Mounir El Hamdaoui has returned to Derby County
for the third time this season following surgery on his groin injury
and will stay at the club until the end of the season, injury
permitting !!
OTHER
NEWS ... ... ...
Tuesday
04.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
Jermain Defoe has said he is happy to commit his future to
Tottenham and cannot imagine leaving the club at the moment. The
Spurs striker said that the talk was all positive about Europe and it
would be heartbreaking if the team did not finish in fourth place,
while on his own situation, he said to Sky Sports News that he was
happy at the club although he would like to play more and believes if
he did he would score more goals. Mido has said that he
is nto thinking about other clubs at the moment and is focused on
Spurs, who he would like to come to an agreement with AS Roma to make
his loan a permanent transfer. He said that he knows that after
this season he becomes a Roma player again and with a new manager he
might have to return to the Italian club, who he regards as a "massive
club".
The Spurs website reveal that
there will be problems with GNER trains on the days of the
Manchester United and Bolton Wanderers games. The trains will
start from and terminate at Finsbury Park instead of London Kings
Cross from Saturday mornings until lunchtime Mondays on the weekends
of the matches because of engineering work. Passengers are advised to
travel on London Underground services between Finsbury Park and other
tube stations.
OTHER
NEWS ... ... ...
Monday
03.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
Spurs Reserves drew 1-1 with Crystal Palace Reserves at Bromley FC
tonight with Danny Murphy scoring Tottenham's goal.
Michael Dawson will miss two matches after his sending off at
St. James' Park on Saturday. This means Tottenham will be
without him for the matches against Manchester City and Everton.
OTHER
NEWS ... Swansea City's Lee Trundle might face a charge from the
Police and the FAW for wearing an offensive T-shirt and waving a flag
with an offensive message on it about Cardiff City after they won the
Football League Trophy at the Millennium stadium yesterday ... ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Manchester United have become embroiled in
a row over shirt sponsorship, with gambling company Mansion House
being outbid for the privilege of paying the Gold Trafford club
bundles of cash. The Malta based company claim that United have
been "doubling dealing". Bet you wouldn't have thought that
would happen !!
Sunday
02.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
Horrible rumours doing the rounds in today's papers are connecting
Spurs with a £3 million summer bid for troubled Birmingham City winger
Jermaine Pennant in the News of the World, while the Sunday
People claims Spurs will make a £6 million double swoop for Chelsea
defenders Glen Johnson and Wayne Bridge. Having
seen Bridge's wild mis-kick in his own area yesterday for Fulham and
knowing Johnson's reported history (breaking wrist punching a wall,
forgetting his passport when going to Barcelona), I would ask if they
are better than we have got already and worth spending £6 million on.
I am not sure what Martin Jol has done to upset Paul
Robinson, but the Spurs keeper thinks he should be the number one
choice to take over from Sven Goran Eriksson when he leaves the
England job after the World Cup this summer, according to the People.
The News of the World also have Spurs down for buying Anderlecht's
Swedish midfielder Christian Wilhelmsson. The 26 year old
reckons Anderlecht blocked Tottenham's move for him in January.
Mido has told Sky Sports that he is happy at White Hart Lane
and Spurs are happy with him, so he hopes on-going talks with AS Roma
about a permanent move will come to fruition.
Martin Jol has told the Spurs website that he hopes Ledley
King will be fit to face Manchester City on Saturday, after it was
decided to rest him yesterday following an ankle problem he picked up
in training.
OTHER
NEWS ... ... ...
Saturday
01.04.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
Spurs lost 1-3 to Newcastle United at St. James Park this afternoon.
For a match report, click
here. Reaction to follow.
Apparently, Spurs and Glasgow Rangers are watching Francois Modesto
of Monaco. The 27 year old has been watched by Spurs, according
to the Sky Sports website and a good report of his play was posted,
with Rangers' new manager Paul Le Guen also a keen admirer of the
Frenchman,
Former Spurs midfielder Michael Brown got sent off for Fulham
today when he launched a two footed lunge at Portsmouth's former Spurs
midfielder Sean Davis. Davis is saying today that eh
feels he shouldn't have left Fulham when he did and came to Spurs.
After the 3-1 win for Pompey, perhaps he will feel differently again
!!
The Academy Under-18 side beat West Ham United 3-2 at Spurs Lodge
today with goals from Radwan Hamed 2 and Leigh Mills.
OTHER
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