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Friday 31.5.2002 (For
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 TeamTalk
reports that Stephen Clemence and his representatives have been in
talks with the club and he could sign a new 5-year deal soon.
The
Premier League have dropped the requirement for no more than three
non-EU players to feature in a team. This could open the doors
to players from South America and Africa to join English clubs in the
top league.
Thursday 30.5.2002 (For
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Somewhat
promisingly, Samuel Eto'o dedicated his goal for Cameroon against
England last Sunday to Tottenham fans. The Real Mallorca forward
has admitted that he has already met with manager Glenn Hoddle and
fancies a move to Spurs. In another quote he ensured that he
will get a hero's welcome, when he said the piece of
"trickery" against Sol Campbell (a nutmeg of the England
defender) was done while he was thinking of Tottenham and their
fans. As he prepares to face the Republic of Ireland on
Saturday, Eto'o said that Hoddle was a player he greatly admired and
he considered him a very nice man.
Luton
Town manager Joe Kinnear has admitted defeat in his attempts to keep
highly rated defender Matthew Taylor. The ex-Spurs player turned
boss said he would see Spurs at a tribunal over the player as Glenn
Hoddle would not pay the fee Kinnear was asking for the attacking full
back. It now appears that he has had his fingers burned, with
Taylor refusing to sign a new contract and although Newcastle United,
Sunderland and Everton are all interested, it is believed that Spurs
might be favourites to sign him. Any deal would be decided by
tribunal with conditions as to payments for future success, but this
would bring in Kinnear less than he had hoped for Taylor.
It
is reported on TeamTalk that Glenn Hoddle is flying out to the World
Cup to go scouting for more additions to the White Hart Lane
squad.
Rumours
continue to persist about Stephen Carr being a target for Arsenal, but
it is said that Tottenham would demand £15 million for the Republic
of Ireland right back, as he is still under contract.
Despite
evidence from former Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest defender
and Leyton Orient manger Frank Clark, Ian Nolan received £35,000 compensation
in an out of court settlement for having his leg broken by a Justin
Edinburgh tackle. Clark had said that Nolan was naive and too
brave to continue in going through with a tackle when Edinburgh's
sound challenge came in, but Justin's representatives agreed a package
with the prosecution counsel to avoid the case going further.
The tackle took place in a game between Sheffield Wednesday and Spurs
in February 1998 keeping the Irish defender out of the game for 18
months and has apparently left him with one leg shorter than the
other. Nolan had hoped for £1 million.
Wednesday 29.5.2002 (For
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Kasey Keller has been involved in an injury scare, picking up a
problem with his left elbow in training. A representative of the
USA party said he had been seen by the doctors and they did not think
it would be serious nor keep him out of the games.
It is
believed that Sunderland are asking for £15 million for Kevin
Phillips and want a straight cash deal rather than a player exchange
that Spurs are offering. It is believed that Peter Reid has been
given the choice of Neil Sullivan, Tim Sherwood and Oyvind Leonhardsen
plus a cash balance to bring the forward to Tottenham.
Because of this, Hoddle is said to be looking at other options, which
may include Romanian striker Adrian Ilie, who is available on a free
transfer having been told his services are no longer required at
Valencia. Strangely enough, Sunderland are also interested in
the international forward.
Massimo Maccarone, the Italian boy wonder striker, has turned down a
move to Birmingham City for £7.6 million, saying he wants to stay in
Italy to gain more experience. Spurs and Chelsea were also
chasing the forward's signature.
Internazionale winger Grigorios Georgatos has been reported as a
possible target for Tottenham. Planet Football states that
Fulham and Spurs have bid the same amount for the out of favour Greek
international winger and the Italian club might leave the decision to
the player as to who he might join.
One
player formerly linked with Tottenham, Javi Moreno of AC Milan, has
returned to Spain to sign for Atletico Madrid.
Epping
Forest District Council have said that it will be several months
before they have come to a decision over Tottenham's plans to
redevelop part of the Abridge Golf and Country Club land for the
Academy and the first team. The grounds will have two first-team
pitches and an all-weather pitch. The Academy will have the use
of seven practice pitches for each of the age groups as well.
The architects hired by Spurs have been considerate in dealing with
the Green Belt nature of the land (preserving it's rural nature), with
an underground physiotherapy unit with a grass covered roof, but the
complexity of the submission means that they will need to be
scrutinised for some time. Should the permission be granted it
is planned to complete the development for the start of the 2005-2006
season and David Pleat hailed it as one of the best facilities in the
world for training young and old footballers.
Tuesday 28.5.2002 (For
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Glenn Hoddle's and Tottenham's hopes of a pre-season friendly against
Wycombe have been turned down by The Chairboys as work to re-lay the
pitch at Adams Park will not be finished in time.
Gus Poyet reasons that
the fact little is expected of his native Uruguay could well work in
their favour at the World Cup finals. "It is really important to pass the first group and that
is going to be really tough. Really tough because France are in there
and we don't have a great record against Denmark in World Cups - and
you never know what is going to happen with Senegal. It's going
to be hard, but it is possible."
Kasey
Keller says the USA players were worked extra hard at pre-World Cup
training camp because they feel they will have to be fitter than their
opponents to succeed. Kasey does not yet know who will get the
nod between himself and Brad Friedel for the World Cup games.
German
international player Christian Ziege reflected on his team's chances
in the Far East. "My aim is
the final of the World Cup 2002," Ziege told Kicker. "We
don't need to be afraid of Cameroon, Ireland and Saudi Arabia ... We
have footballers capable of reaching any goal," declared the
Tottenham defender.
Milenko
Acimovic is struggling to be fit for Slovenia's first match in the
World Cup finals after picking up a thigh injury in training. He
hopes to be ready for some of the other group games, but is likely
to be fit for the other group matches.
Juan
Pablo Angel has been linked with a move away from Aston Villa to
London. It is alleged that both Spurs and Chelsea are keen to
take the Colombian striker on, but manager Graham Taylor has stated
that if Angel and his family are not happy in England, he will not let
them go to London.
Monday 27.5.2002 (For
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Christian
Ziege has told reporters that the German side must get going in the
World Cup from the very first match. He said that the best
players do not guarantee success and therefore, everyone must ensure
that they are on the ball from the start. The Spurs wing back
surprised everyone by saying that he didn't mind "devoting 80 per
cent of my efforts to defence" !! About his red, black and
gold mohican haircut, he said that he wanted to show his dedication to
the national side by sporting their colours on his head.
Gus
Poyet has adjudged his first season at White Hart Lane as
"alright, just alright" on the Spurs website. The
Uruguayan midfielder was happy with his haul of 14 goals, but felt
disappointed that the overall result for the team did not include a
place in Europe.
Former
Spurs winger Andy Sinton has been offered a move to Stockport County
when his deal at Wolverhampton Wanderers runs out at the end of next
month. Sinton has had some other interest and said that he has a
lot to consider before making his next move.
Tottenham
Ladies midfielder Lucy Palmer was unlucky in the "Your Big World
Cup Pitch" programme on ITV yesterday. The top prize was a
trip to the World Cup finals.
There
has been a change to the "Top Ten Football Records"
programme on Channel Four has been moved to Monday June 3rd and will
be screened at 11 p.m.
Sunday 26.5.2002 (For
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TeamTalk
report that Ben Thatcher is to be offered an extension to his contract
to take him through to 2006. The ex-Wimbledon defender has been
rewarded for his outstanding performances in the last quarter of the
season after finally coming back from injury and Tottenham feel that a
deal for another four years would keep him in line with others in the
squad.
Teddy
Sheringham played the second half of England 2-2 draw with Cameroon in
a World Cup warm up match in Kobe, Japan today. It was his
header to Robbie Fowler that allowed the Leeds United striker to head
a last gasp equaliser.
Charlton
Athletic are keeping tabs on the situation at Tottenham with a view to
taking Steffen Freund to the Valley. Boss Alan Curbishley is
keen to have the defensive midfielder if he is surplus to requirements
at Spurs and it is reported that Glenn Hoddle would let the 32 year
old German go at a cut price fee when he has strengthened the midfield
at White Hart Lane.
Apparently,
West Ham United could not find £3 million to buy Matthew Etherington
from Tottenham, so are looking elsewhere.
Rumour
is linking Tottenham and Middlesbrough in moves for former Italian
international Diego Fuser, who now plays for Roma. The 33 year
old midfielder is on his way out of the Italian club and he could be
available for the cut price fee of £1 million.
Former
Spurs keeper Ian Walker could be heading to Everton after they have
had problems trying to sign Derby County's Mart Poom. It is
expected that relegated Leicester City would accept an offer for him.
Saturday 25.5.2002 (For
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The
Feyenoord website has announced that Tottenham will play a pre-season
friendly at the De Kuip stadium on Sunday 4th August with the kick off
at 4.00 p.m. The match against the UEFA Cup holders should be a
tough pre-season test for Glenn Hoddle's squad.
While
US coach, Bruce Arena, has not decided which goalkeeper is the first
choice in his squad, he stated that Kasey Keller is not a quitter and
did well for the USA in the Gold Cup tournament. The man left
with the task of choosing between Brad Friedel and Keller added that
the latter had come back at the tail end of the season to show that he
was the best keeper at the club.
Ex-Spurs
forward and current board member, Martin Peters, has said that England
will benefit from Teddy Sheringham's experience in a very young side.
Young
Spurs defenders Chris Herron and James Lee have been released by the
club. Herron will join Queens Park Rangers as a third year YTS
player and Lee will have a trial at Southend United.
MEHSTG
urges you to vote for Lucy "Thunderfoot" Palmer in the ITV
programme "Your World Cup Pitch" to be screened on Sunday
26th May at 17.30. Lucy is a midfielder for Tottenham Ladies FC
and by registering your vote, you could win tickets to the World Cup
too. Click here
for the ITV site and hit the link in the box on the right of the page
with the programme title on it.
Friday 24.5.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Teddy
Sheringham intends to push for a place in the starting XI for England
in the World Cup. The Spurs captain said he wants to be a first
choice as his adaptability to different styles makes him ideal for the
side. Teddy wants to play rather than be coming off the bench,
but said he "will be what he is" for Sven Goran Eriksson.
John
Gorman told TeamTalk that he is of the opinion that the older players
in the Spurs squad have played an important role in the season just
finished. The Spurs assistant manager said that with so many
young players in the first team, it is necessary for the more
experienced members of the squad to help them through. With
concerns over the age of the squad, John went on to add that there are
a number of younger stars who balance the age average out.
Relegated
Ipswich Town have said that they do not want to sell Marcus Bent, even
though he could net the club £6 million. He has said through
his agent that he has a contract that he will stick to and wants to
help the Suffolk side back to the Premiership. This is despite
the striker having been linked with a move to Tottenham.
...and
finally ... Zinedine Zidane has revealed something we didn't know
about him ... "I am not a rock star" !! Unlike Roy
Keane then !!
Thursday 23.5.2002 (For
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Tottenham
Reserves will enter a tournament in Jersey in the summer to face
Barcelona and Manchester United. The TSB tournament runs from
August 13th to 18th and will also feature Celtic, Sunderland and
Sporting Lisbon.
Former
Spurs midfielder Vinny Samways has told his Spanish club - Las Palmas
- that he will quit if they reduce his salary next season.
Relegated from La Liga, the club from Tenerife have been suffering
financially and may have to make cuts. Vinny has said that if
they honour the deal he has signed, then he will stay to help the side
get out of the Second Division.
Wednesday 22.5.2002 (For
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There
is a story coming out of Dynamo Kiev that Sergei Rebrov may return to
his former club. The vice president said at a press conference
that he intended to start discussions on June 5th and the decision was
up to the Tottenham forward. He went on to say that Rebrov had
lost condition, but felt confident that he would again become the
deadly striker he was and felt that one day he would be best off
playing for AC Milan.
Oyvind
Leonhardsen and Steffen Iversen both played for Norway today in a 1-1
draw with Iceland.
Meanwhile,
Iversen is studying videos of games where he has had injuries in an
attempt to avoid them in future. The Norwegian forward said that
he wanted to stay free of injuries in future and especially knee
knocks as they take a long time to get over.
Milenko
Acimovic has picked up a muscle injury to his right thigh and will
miss training for two or three days with the Slovenian World Cup
squad.
Spurs
are supposed to have put in an offer for Bologna's Argentinian forward
Julio Cruz. The 27 year old is rated at £5 million and Spurs
have been linked with him for some time now. No further comment
is expected until next week.
Udinese's
Spanish midfielder Luis Helguera is attracting interest from West Ham
United and Tottenham, but he would prefer to stay in Italy if his
current club offer him a new contract.
John
Gorman will be getting some of the players who suffered injuries at
the end of last season in to Spurs Lodge for pre-season training in
the next two weeks. Those involved will include Les Ferdinand,
Dean Richards, Tim Sherwood and Ledley King. Other long term
injured will keep making progress before joining in the training
proper.
The
England Under-18 squad for the summer tournament in Portugal from June
3rd to 10th contains three Spurs youngsters. Marcel McKie, Danny
Foster and Jamie Slabber are all in the squad selected by coach Stuart
Baxter today.
... and finally ... in
the Channel 5 coverage of the 1-3 England Under-21 defeat at the hands
of Portugal, the commentator - Jonathan Pearce - told us that a Swiss
player on the bench was booked for smiling provocatively at the
referee !!
Tuesday 21.5.2002 (For
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Tore
Andre Flo, the giant £12 million rated Norway and Glasgow Rangers
forward, has said he is only prepared to sign for Spurs or Fulham
should he leave Scotland's number two side. His agent later
denied the story, saying he was not leaving Rangers.
Middlesbrough's
claim for £7 million compensation against Liverpool for the sale of
Christian Ziege has been dismissed from the High Court
Italy's
Under-21 striker Massimo Maccarone, was watched last night by Spurs
scouts as well as a host of other club's representatives. The
exciting forward scored both Italy's goals, the second a wonder strike
and he will be one of the hottest properties around after the
tournament. Spurs are keen to bring him to White Hart lane, but
face competition from Chelsea.
Teddy
Sheringham came on at half-time in England's 1-1 draw with South Korea
today. The Spurs captain did make the 23 for the England World
Cup campaign.
Steffen
Freund has made further progress in his recovery from knee ligament
surgery. He is now jogging on the knee and is looking forward to
being fit for the pre-season programme, the German told the official
club site from a fitness centre in his country of birth.
Former
Spurs defender Dean Austin has resigned his club captaincy, been fined
a week's wages and been put on the transfer list after his blast at
the Crystal Palace chairman, who ordered his team to travel to Seville
for a tournament at short notice.
Just
a note about two programmes that you can pick up over the coming
weeks. Tomorrow night between 19.30 and 20.30 on BBC Five Live,
there is a programme about rumours featuring MEHSTG's Wyart Lane.
Then on June 1st on Channel Four, there is a "Top Ten"
programme, featuring the best ever football records !! (Thanks to
Willie Morgan)
Monday 20.5.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Dean
Richards has told the Spurs website that there is a lot more to come
from him, when he starts next season. He said he is used to the
players around him now and will feel easier about shouting
instructions to them when he returns to the Spurs defence after
missing the final run-in and suffering a dip in form.
Kasey
Keller has come out and said that Tottenham must start picking up
points from games they should win, but just don't seem to. He
said to challenge the big boys at the top of the league, then they
must get their performances right against the teams who are at the
bottom of the table.
Meanwhile,
young midfielder Johnnie Jackson has said he wants to push on next
season and break into the first team. He realises this might
mean going through the process of being in the squad and then being on
the bench, but he is aiming to make the step up in the new season.
Tottenham
are being linked with a move for El Hadji Diouf, the striker from
Lens. He is hoping that a good World Cup for Senegal will
attract attention from the Premiership and Aston Villa and Chelsea are
aslo watching the situation with interest.
Spurs
Youth team won third place in the "Cup of the Alps"
tournament by beating Young Boys of Berne 2-0 in the 3rd/4th play-off
by two goals to nil. Stephen Kelly and Lee Barnard scored the
Tottenham goals.
Sunday 19.5.2002 (For
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Jamie
Redknapp has been lined up to star in the BBC's World Cup coverage
this summer as a summariser.
Sergei
Rebrov played 55minutes of the LG Cup final for Ukraine in their 0-2
defeat against Belarus.
Kasey
Keller let in one goal in his 45 minutes in goal after coming on for
Brad Friedel at half-time in the USA's friendly against Holland, which
they lost 0-2.
Apparently,
SCBC have bid £3 million for Stephen Clemence, but have been knocked
back as the midfielder is part of Hoddle's long term plans. It
appears that there is not enough big money at SCBC to tempt players
from small clubs' reserve teams !!
Released
striker Chris Armstrong is wanted by Wolverhampton Wanderers, but the
player would prefer to stay in the Premier League.
Tottenham's
Under-17s will be playing in third place in the "Cup of the
Alps" youth tournament in Naters, Switzerland. In their
first group game, they beat Inter Bratislava 2-0 with goals scored by
Lee Barnard and Ben Bowditch, before John Sutton (2) and Ronnie Henry
notched to give the Tottenham boys a 3-0 win over FC Zurich.
Alas, a 0-1 reverse in the last group match against Atletico Madrid
left Spurs second in the group and they will meet Young Boys of Berne
in the play off for 3rd and 4th place.
Saturday 18.5.2002 (For
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The
club's official site reports that Tottenham Hotspur have met with
Haringey Council, London Underground, the Greater London Authority and
David Lammy (the local MP) at the House of Commons to discuss the
regeneration of Tottenham High Road. Spurs' commitment to stay
at the current location is dependant on the provision of better
transport and general infrastructure, with this meeting being the
first step in the process. Deputy Mayor of London, Nicky Gavron,
said that the Victoria Line could be extended to Northumberland Park
to give fans access to the ground via another means than car or
over-ground trains.
Kasey
Keller will miss the USA's friendly against Holland in New England
today, after suffering a "contusion" after "taking a
good shot on his left knee" according to American coach Bruce
Arena. However, the injury is only expected to keep him out of
action for a couple of days.
Christian
Ziege played the first half of Germany's 6-2 win over Austria in a
friendly today.
An
old transfer rumour target Marcus Allback, the Heerenveen and Sweden
forward, has joined Aston Villa.
Friday 17.5.2002 (For
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Kevin
Phillip's agent has said that he is not for sale as West Ham United
join Spurs in tracking the former Watford forward. With rumours
of Kanoute moving to Liverpool the East End side have turned to
Phillips as a replacement, but the agent said he is not for sale and
would cost more than West Ham would raise form selling the Frenchman
anyway.
Sergei
Rebrov told the official website that he was hugely disappointed to
lose out in a play-off for the third time on the trot, but was setting
his sights on the LG Cup with a match against Yugoslavia today, with
Russia or Belarus waiting in the final on Sunday. He was a
member of the team who beat Yugoslavia 2-0 today, but was taken off in
the 81st minute.
Kasey
Keller played in a 5-0 win over Jamaica last night. The
pre-World Cup friendly was staged in New Jersey saw Keller leave the
action after 51 minutes, after colliding with Deon Burton.
However, the keeper is not expected to be seriously injured.
Milenko
Acimovic came on at half time for Slovenia in their 3-0 win in the
pre-World Cup friendly against Ghana.
Johnnie
Jackson played for England Under-20s in the third and fourth play-off
match, but the side lost out to Japan 5-4 on penalties after a 0-0
draw. Jacko scored his spot-kick in the shoot out.
Spurs
Under-19s will travel to Switzerland to play in the "Cup of the
Alps" this weekend. They are grouped with Inter Bratislava,
FC Zurich and Atletico Madrid, while the other group contains
Juventus, Red Star Belgrade, Oberwalliser Auswahl and
Malmo.
Thursday 16.5.2002 (For
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Neil
Sullivan was in goal during Scotland's 1-4 defeat by South Korea
today. The keeper will return to England as he will be replaced
by Rob Douglas for the remainder of the tour in the Far East.
Trialist
Lars Hirschfeld impressed in goal in Canada's 3-1 win over Switzerland
last night. He is hoping to do enough to get a contract at
Tottenham, where he has been on a short term deal until the end of the
season.
Christian
Ziege has talked to the Spurs website about his ankle injury and
reckons he will be ready for the World Cup Finals later this
month. Having played against Wales, he is ready to face Austria
on Saturday, although he admitted he was feeling some pain from the
surgery on his ankle, he said 12 hour a day treatment would clear it
up.
With
Peter Reid supposedly eyeing Robbie Keane of Leeds United as a
replacement for Tottenham bound Kevin Phillips, I wonder if Spurs
might change their mind and go for the young Irishman instead ??
At £8 million, he would represent better value than the Black Cat's
striker.
Rumour
has it that Stephen Carr could be set to join Arsenal for £15
million.
Stephen
Clemence is looking forward to a battle for places in the Spurs
midfield next season and will be training through the summer to make
up for some lost time in getting fit for the new term. While
feeling fit enough, he said the pace of the Premiership means he has
to get ready to slot straight in at any time.
...
and finally ... headline on Daily Soccer's site - "Henry
excited by France's rising star Cisse". Thierry ...
fancying a Cisse ... with his reputation ??
Wednesday 15.5.2002 (For
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Milenko
Acimovic has said that there will be a huge motivation for him to play
against teams such as Manchester United and Liverpool in the Premier
League.
Steffen
Iversen has injured his back in Norway's match against Japan on
Tuesday. It is hoped he will be fit for the pre-season training
camp in La Manga in July.
More
pre-season friendlies have been officially announced against QPR and
Colchester United. Click here
for an up to date list.
Tottenham's
rumoured transfer target, Danny Murphy of Liverpool, has signed a new
contract tying him to the Anfield club for five years.
Sergei
Rebrov has lamented the death of his former manager Valeriy Lobanovsky.
He said that he taught him more about football than anyone else and
managed to train Dynamo Kiev so that they were very successful.
Former
Spurs winger, David Ginola has been released by Everton under the
Bosman ruling.
Former
Spurs manager, Christian Gross has won the Swiss Manager of the Year
award for taking FC Basel to the Double.
Former
Spurs defender Dean Austin is furious at having to cancel his holiday
to Dubai to play in a summer tournament for Crystal Palace !!
Priorities, eh ??
Tuesday 14.5.2002 (For
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Chris
Armstrong is sad that he was unable to obtain another contract at
Tottenham, but said he understood the thinking behind Glenn Hoddle's
decision, he told the official website. As Armstrong had been
unable to play a string of games over the last fifteen months, Hoddle
had to come down on the side of the club and say that the striker
could leave to find himself a new club. Armo said he would train
during the summer to overcome a back problem he picked up recently and
believes he still has something to offer in the Premiership.
Meanwhile, the latest club to be linked with Armstrong is
Watford.
Simon
Davies has said he is delighted with his new contract at
Tottenham. The Welsh international was quoted as saying he was
very disappointed with the way the season ended at Leicester (as were
the rest oft he team), but he feels that the season had gone well for
him personally and he was looking forward to an exciting future with
Spurs. Davies rounded off a good day by playing for his country
in their 1-0 win over Germany in Cardiff today. Christian Ziege
played 64 minutes before being substituted.
Two
players are having talks with the club. Oyvind Leonhardsen is
hoping to sort out his future with Glenn Hoddle and hopes to establish
if he will be involved in the manager's planning for the coming
season. Leo said he needs to play first team football, as he
still has international ambitions and wants to have things sorted by
the autumn.
The
other midfielder in talks is Stephen Clemence, who is negotiating a
new contract with the club. He hopes to tie up an extension to
his current deal in the next couple of weeks.
Christian
Ziege has expressed sympathy with his former team-mate at Liverpool,
Steven Gerrard. he said that he had been suffering from groin
problems since last season and he said he must be feeling terrible
now, but he would have future World Cups to play in.
Johnnie
Jackson played for England Under-20s against Brazil this afternoon in
the Toulon tournament. The match ended in a 0-0 draw, which took
Brazil to the final and England into a third and fourth play-off
place.
Oyvind
Leonhardsen and Steffen Iversen both played in the 3-0 win for Norway
over Japan today and both were substituted.
Monday 13.5.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
The
ankle injury that has kept Ledley King out of the Tottenham team will
prevent him taking part in the Under-21 European Championship finals
in Switzerland for the England side.
There
is better news for another Spurs youngster, Simon Davies, who today
agreed a new five year deal that will see him stay at the club until
2007.
However,
Chris Armstrong has officially been released by Tottenham. Glenn
Hoddle said he was waiting to see if Armo could play over a three
month period, to allow him to be assessed for a new deal, but as it
didn't happen, the decision to let him go had to be made. Hoddle
said that should he not fix himself up with a new club, then he would
be allowed to train at the club to get himself 100% fit.
Birmingham City, Millwall and Wolverhampton Wanderers look the most
likely destinations for the former Crystal Palace striker.
A
rumour linking Oyvind Leonhardsen in a move to Derby County for £1
million has been circulating in the media.
Sunday 12.5.2002 (For
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Glenn
Hoddle said that Tottenham's performance yesterday at Leicester was
"dreadful" and that after going ahead, the team simply did
not play. He added that things would have to change and he was
very upset at not finishing in seventh position in the League.
The showing was not to the liking of the manager as he said that in
the past we had played well and drawn or lost, but to be in such
control and lose was an indictment of the club, which would need to
change if any success was to come Tottenham's way.
Spurs
and Chelsea lead the field for the Nigerian international Jay Jay
Okocha. The talented midfielder is available for around £8
million form Paris Saint Germain and both clubs are supposed to have
talked with the player about coming to London.
While
some papers have linked Kevin Phillips with a £10 million move form
Sunderland ...
...
others say that Darren Anderton might be for sale to make way for the
midfielders Hoddle believes will take Tottenham forward.
Spurs
will be joined in the Premier League by Birmingham City, who beat
Norwich City in the First Division play-off final today.
Saturday 11.5.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs
lost their last match of the season 1-2 to Leicester City today.
The last game at Filbert Street saw Sheringham give Spurs the lead
from the penalty spot before the home side rallied to take the
points. Spurs slipped to ninth position in the League. For
a match report, click here. For reaction, click here.
Abridge
Golf and Country Club approved the proposal to sell options on land
adjacent to their premises to Tottenham to develop their Youth
Academy. All dealings are subject to planning permission.
Ipswich
Town will be playing in the First Division next season alongside
Leicester City and Derby County, after being relegated today.
Friday 10.5.2002 (For
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One
story today links Spurs with a £5 million interest in Marcus Bent of
Ipswich Town, as he has a clause in his contract (allegedly) saying he
can leave if the team are relegated. He said that the former
Blackburn Rovers striker is one of 10 or 11 players he is looking at
and he will watch a lot more games between now and the World
Cup. Hoddle denied watching Real Mallorca's Samuel Eto'o
though-o.
Teddy
Sheringham will wear the number 17 shirt for England in the World Cup
Finals.
Neil
Sullivan has been chosen for the Korean leg of the Scotland tour of
the Far East this summer.
Glenn
Hoddle is recycling his statements of the trip to Derby County ahead
if Tottenham's visit to Filbert Street. He said it's not a good
time to go there as the Foxes will want to leave their old home and
the Premier League with a bang to give their fans hope for next
season. For Spurs, the issue is clear ... a win to preserve
seventh place and show that progress has been made this season despite
not qualifying for a European place.
LEICESTER
CITY TEAM NEWS : - Manager Micky Adams is able to call on Dennis
Wise, while there could be recalls for Alan Rogers, Andy Impey and
Brian Deane. Tomorrow's match against Leicester City could mark
the last game for that club by Muzzy Izzett.
Reserve
striker Yannick Kamanan has left the club and returned to his home
country to join Strasbourg.
Spurs
made £2,480 for the Football in the Community scheme by selling off
bits of the old White Hart Lane pitch before the new one was laid.
One
player who has been linked with a move to Tottenham will not be
joining them for the foreseeable future. Gillingham's Marlon
King has been jailed for 18 months for handling stolen goods, namely a
£23,000 BMW convertible.
Thursday 9.5.2002 (For
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Teddy
Sheringham has been selected for England's World Cup squad.
Ledley
King has been chosen by manager David Platt to travel to Switzerland
to represent the Under-21s in the European Championship finals.
Matthew Etherington and Anthony Gardner miss out on the trip though.
Former
Spur Nick Barmby has been singing the praises of Jamie Redknapp,
saying he could force his way back into England contention once he
gets s few games under his belt. He said that the new signing is
a great passer and that he is a player in the Tottenham
tradition. Another ex-colleague Gary McAllister said that if he
can avoid injuries, Redknapp is one of the top ten midfielders in the
country.
Wolverhampton
Wanderers have poured cold water on any hope that clubs could have had
in signing young defender Joleon Lescott. The England Under-20
man is one of the better players that the Midlands club have and
intend to keep hold of even though they failed to make the promotion
play-off final.
Wednesday 8.5.2002 (For
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Gary
Doherty said that he could watch the World Cup now with his mates and
have a holiday at last after being left out of the Republic of Ireland
squad. He said he was trying to take positives out of the
exclusion and would enjoy himself, but would still have to train
through the summer.
Goran
Bunjevcevic has said that his former team-mate from Red Star Belgrade,
Milenko Acimovic, has said he is excited and nervous about starting
his Tottenham career in the Premiership. The Yugoslav who has
been out injured for much of the season told the official website that
his Slovenian midfield mate can be a great player for Spurs and he has
been looking forward to joining ever since Goran told him of the club
and the way football is played in England and at Tottenham in
particular.
Cameroonian
forward and Real Mallorca star Samuel Eto'o was watched by Glenn
Hoddle last weekend according to the player's agent. He
said Spurs are very keen on the striker, who has attracted interest
from four Spanish clubs, including former side Real Madrid and the 21
year old is expected to fetch over £7 million.
Spurs
transfer target, Glasgow Rangers' captain Barry Ferguson has decided
to stay with the Scottish FA Cup and League Cup winners.
...
and finally ... it has been announced that the tele-visual equivalent
of watching paint dry - snooker - attracted a bigger audience for the
World Snooker Final than the FA Cup Final between Arsenal and Chelsea.
Tuesday 7.5.2002 (For
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Glenn
Hoddle has compared new signing Milenko Acimovic as being like Trevor
Brooking (Blimey ! Surely he's not that slow ??). The
Spurs boss rates him to be a good creator from midfield, a good
"rider" of tackles, and that he can score goals too.
He said that most of all the player wanted to join Spurs and link up
with his former club-mate Goran Bunjevcevic. At 24, Hod said
that the midfielder is one for the future. Acimovic was named in
the23 man Slovenia squad for the World Cup today.
However,
there was World Cup disappointment for Gary Doherty, who has not
recovered from injury in time to prove his match fitness for the
tournament and has been omitted from the Republic of Ireland
squad. He has been told by Mick McCarthy that if there are any
injury problems in the next fortnight he might yet be called on
though.
Hoddle
might have been on something today as he said that the moves for
Redknapp and Acimovic were the next step in his plan and that it was
obvious what Spurs had gone for this season by bringing in Poyet and
Sheringham, who had been our most consistent players this
season. Shurely shome mishtake ??
Chris
Armstrong has confirmed that he has not been offered a new contract by
Spurs and will be leaving the club in the summer. Four
Premiership clubs and some form the Nationwide First Division are
interested in the Spurs striker and his agent believes he will have no
trouble finding a new home for his talents.
Glasgow
Rangers striker Shota Arveladze has said that he is happy at Ibrox and
had heard of Tottenham's interest, but that he wanted to experience
more of the excitement like that of a Scottish Cup win at the
weekend. His manager Alex McLeish said that Spurs would have to
"open the chequebook" to buy the player as Rangers were not
a selling club and were much bigger than Spurs anyway. Well, in
a two horse race, sometimes even the second horse looks good Alex !!
Nottingham
Forest midfielder Gareth Williams has said he would consider a move to
the Scottish League if a bid did not come from the Premiership.
The 20 year old, who was on Rangers' books as a younger is frankly
excited by the thought of playing under Glenn Hoddle and would only
take the route North as a last resort. He told reporters that
Spurs had been in touch for six months now and talks between his agent
and the management at the club had taken place, although no firm offer
had been received. The Scotland Under-21 international added
that playing for Spurs could only take his game onwards and upwards
and that he would even play for Celtic in the SPL, although recognised
that the quality is not as high as the English league.
For
the final League match of the season, Spurs will be missing four
players through injury. Glenn Hoddle today said that they stood
no chance of making the match and Sherwood, King, Richards and Ziege
will all miss out, while Sergei Rebrov is in for a recall as he is fit
again.
Monday 6.5.2002 (For
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Christian
Ziege has been named in the German World Cup squad. He has also
been named in a squad for the country's friendly international against
Kuwait on May 9th.
Steffen
Freund has told the official website that he aims to be back in pre-season
training with the rest of the squad. The German midfielder, who
was injure din the Worthington Cup semi-final first leg, is doing well
in his comeback from knee ligament damage and there has been no
reaction after the work he has done so far.
Johnnie
Jackson played for England Under-20s in the Toulon tournament today in
the 0-0 draw with China.
Sunday 5.5.2002 (For
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Tottenham
are supposed to have contacted Shota Arveladze, the Glasgow Rangers
striker, a number of times according to his brother. The 28 year
old Georgian forward has scored at every club he has played for, but
he has failed to command a regular starting place in the Rangers
line-up. However, after playing a leading part in the club's
Scottish Cup victory yesterday and with a relatively new manager in
place, it is unlikely that he would jump ship immediately, with his
contract running for another 4 years.
Jamie
Redknapp says he has seen a big similarity between Tottenham now and
Liverpool of a couple of years ago. He said that there are
likenesses between Houllier and Hoddle too in that they are both deep
thinkers about the game and both teams have young players who are
learning to be lethal when they have the upper hand.
Midfielder
Tim Sherwood has been linked with a move to Aston Villa ... the latest
in a long line of transfer rumours surrounding our former Watford
player.
Croatian
defender Stjepen Tomas has decided that he wants to stay in
Italy. The 25 year old Vicenza defender is set to lave the Serie
B club, but despite interest from Spurs and Fulham, he looks like he
will move to another club in the country where he lays at the moment.
Bordeaux's
Portuguese striker Pauleta has been reported as a target for Tottenham
and Newcastle United today.
The
Sunday Mirror reckons Spurs and Manchester City are vying for the £5
million rated Derby County full back Danny Higginbotham.
However, Daily Soccer have turned this into "Keegan and Hoddle in
competition for singing Higginbotham", as the lad obviously has
other hidden talents !!
Former
Spurs and now Bolton Wanderers defender Gudni Bergsson has said he
will stay on for another season in the Premier League. With the
Trotters having avoided relegation, he will add another year onto his
career, whereas he was expected to return to Iceland to complete his
legal studies.
Saturday 4.5.2002 (For
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Steven
Ferguson has revealed on the club website that he was set to go on
loan before he got injured earlier this season. The young Scot
said that 10 clubs wanted him to go on loan, but his run of injuries
have only just seen him return to the reserves. He said it is a
possibility for next season, but he hopes to stay fit whatever happens
and wants to catch the eye of Berti Vogts and get a call-up for the
Scotland Under-21s.
Fellow
striker Chris Armstrong has been released by Spurs after they did not
offer him a new contract. The injured forward has not been able
to show Glenn Hoddle what he is capable of and will have to find
himself another club.
Ciaran
Toner, who was released a couple of months ago, has been signed by
Leyton Orient. He was on a short term contract at Bristol
Rovers, but has been brought back to London by O's manager Paul Brush.
Friday 3.5.2002 (For
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A
hearing for the planning permission for Tottenham's new Academy will
be heard next week and Spurs hope that they will get the go-ahead to
develop the complex as soon as possible.
The
squad for Norway's friendly international against Japan on May 14th
includes Oyvind Leonhardsen and Steffen Iversen.
Former
Spurs defender Justin Edinburgh has announced his retirement form the
game after failing to overcome an Achilles injury in November
2001. However, he has spoken about returning to Tottenham as a
coach somewhere in the organisation - possibly at the Academy.
...
and finally ... for all those who are despairing about tomorrow's FA
Cup Final, don't worry ... be safe in the knowledge that all 22
players will not be on the pitch at the end of the match.
Thursday 2.5.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Simon
Davies has admitted that his lay back for Gus Poyet's goal against
Liverpool was not exactly intended. He told the Spurs website
that he didn't know what happened, but it bounced back for the
Uruguayan midfielder to hammer home. The Welsh international
also revealed that he was enjoying playing in the right hand midfield
slot and added that it was another string to his bow, especially
as he had been encouraged to attack his marker. Simon has been
named in the Wales squad for the friendly international against
Germany in Cardiff on Tuesday May 14th.
Team
mate Anthony Gardner told the same site that he was relishing the
extra responsibility of playing in the middle of a back three.
He said he usually gets played on the left, but feels that this will
make him a better player.
On
the TeamTalk website, Ledley King has admitted he is sometimes too
casual and needs to improve his concentration, along with his decision
making in kicking the ball into row Z on occasion.
Luton
Town's Matthew Taylor has failed to sign a new contract with the newly
promoted club and will most probably leave during the summer.
Newcastle United, SCBC and Spurs were all named as sides chasing the
free-scoring full back, with only a tribunal valuation to be paid for
him as he is under 24 years of age and therefore, not subject to a
fee.
Matthew
Etherington has been force to drop out of the England Under-20 squad
for the Toulon tournament that starts on May 6th, as he will be wanted
for Tottenham's final league match at Leicester City on May 11th. It
is thought he might now join the Under-21 squad for the European
Championship finals in Switzerland that start in two weeks time.
Former
Spurs transfer target Stefan Effenberg has said that he has opened
talks with Galatasaray of Turkey after turning down Manchester City.
Ex-Spur Nick Barmby
has denied his Anfield career is over and has said he is training to
fight for his first team place (which he hasn't had for some
considerable time).
Wednesday 1.5.2002 (For
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Glenn
Hoddle is delighted at the signing of Milenko Acimovic. He said
the Slovenian is a tremendously talented midfielder, who scores more
than his fair share of goals. It appears that his friendship
with Goran Bunjevcevic opened the door for his move as the player
admitted he discussed the English game with his former
team-mate. So, Bunjy's return to Yugoslavia for treatment on his
injury had more than one benefit !!
Meanwhile,
Tottenham have put in a work permit request for Acimovic, but do not
expect to hear the result for a couple of weeks. With him being
an established international and playing in the up-coming World Cup,
there should be no problems, but the FA review their criteria each
year and the Home Office are awaiting their new rules before making
the decision.
Greek
forward Zizi Vryzas who plays for Perugia in Serie A has been tipped
to leave his club and join an English side in the summer. Moves
by Lazio and AC Milan have fallen through apparently, leaving him set
to come to this country to play his football next season. Spurs
are one of a number of Premiership teams who have been linked with the
regular goalscorer and it remains to be revealed his final
destination.
Steffen
Iversen told the Spurs website that the win over Liverpool was the
culmination of a few good performances, but this time strung out over
90 minutes. The Norwegian striker said that he thought the whole
team did well and concentrated to the end, something that had been a
bit of a problem in some of the other matches recently. Stef
said that it bodes well for next season that Spurs can take on the top
sides and win.
Tottenham's
interest in Nottingham Forest's midfielder Gareth Williams has been
confirmed by the player's agent. Celtic and Newcastle United
have also been in touch with the cash-strapped Midlands club for the
20 year old, but although they do not want to sell him at the moment,
a large offer might be too good to turn down. £4 million should
do it.
Glasgow
Rangers' midfielder Barry Ferguson, who has been attracting admiring
glances from Glenn Hoddle, has said that he will still be at Ibrox
next season. It is not thought that he would have been high on
Hoddle's wish list after the signing of two other midfielder sin the
last week.
Former
Spurs midfielder Nick Barmby would rather join Manchester City that return to
White Hart Lane. The little midfielder has said that he wants to
stay in the North rather than rejoin the Tottenham revolution. Having
left Tottenham to be nearer his Hull home, he then joined
Middlesbrough, Everton and Liverpool. Middlesbrough (again) and
Sunderland might also be interested.
Spurs
fans will be pleased to know that the new Kappa replica shirts will
not be skin tight like the real ones the players wear. The
official website makes this perfectly clear, so that the "fan
friendly" shirts can be purchased without fear of looking like
John Hartson.
USA
coach, Bruce Arena, has said that it is like splitting hairs trying to
choose between Kasey Keller and Brad Friedel.
Another
Spurs keeper in the news is Nicky Eyre, who played for England
Under-17s against Denmark in a 0-0 draw that takes the side through to
the quarter finals of the European championships.
A
player Spurs were linked strongly with in the past, West Ham United's
Adam Newton, has left the East End club on a free transfer to join
Peterborough United.
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