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Saturday 31.5.2003
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 Spurs
said that they have not made a move for West Ham United's French
striker Frederic Kanoute. The player's agent had implied that
the move was on from the relegated side.
Tottenham could
step up their interest in Shabani Nonda of Monaco, after his club were
relegated. Manchester City are also trailing the striker.
Jody Morris'
agent claims that he has received offers from both Spurs and Blackburn
Rovers for the Chelsea midfielder.
Friday 30.5.2003
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The
BBC reported today that Stephen Carr had been signed by Newcastle
United. It turned out not to be true ... for the time being.
David Pleat has
denied on the Spurs website that the club are looking to bring David
Seaman to White Hart Lane on a free transfer, following today's
stories on Sky TV and in the Sun.
Frederic
Kanoute's agent said that the player regarded a move to Spurs as a
great one. A price of around £4 million was quoted, while the
player has been to America to get his injury problems sorted
out. Other clubs are interested, but Kanoute's choice would be
Spurs and he believes he can get a good understanding going with
Robbie Keane. The agent said Hoddle had told Daniel Levy that
this was his top target and the deal should be concluded in the next
two weeks.
Spurs have been
linked, along with Liverpool and Newcastle United, with a move for £3
million rated Paul Konchesky of Charlton Athletic.
Portsmouth boss
Harry Redknapp said he would love to bring Teddy Sheringham in at
Fratton Park.
Stephen Kelly
could spend the whole of next season on loan at Queens Park Rangers
after impressing on loan over the last couple of months in their run
to the play-off final at the Millennium Stadium.
The
Spurs Academy team finished 10th out of 12 in the Zurich FIFA Blue
Stars tournament after completing their group. They lost 0-1 to
FC Zurich and drew 0-0 with Celta Vigo, before the second day on which
they lost 0-1 to FC Nania having started earlier with a 1-0 win over
Sturm Graz, the Spurs website reported.
Thursday 29.5.2003
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Newcastle
are reported in the London Evening Standard to be offering striker
Carl Cort plus cash to get Stephen Carr. It claims Spurs have
put a £6 million price on the Irish defender, who has two years to
run on his contract.
The same paper
also claims that Glenn Hoddle is keen to bring Frederic Kanoute of
West Ham United and Chelsea's Jody Morris to White Hart Lane.
Teddy
Sheringham's agent has denied that he or his client has been contacted
by Wolverhampton Wanderers as claimed in reports yesterday. As
his Spurs deal does not run out until the end of June he is taking his
time to decide on where he will finish his career and the agent was in
Portugal at the time, so that might give a clue as to his final
destination !!
Spurs target -
Nottingham Forest's midfielder Gareth Williams - has supposedly turned
down a new contract at the City Ground.
Wednesday 28.5.2003
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Newly
promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers have said they would be interested in
taking Teddy Sheringham on after he was released by Spurs.
Spurs have been
told by Brighton and Hove Albion that Bobby Zamora will cost £3
million if they want him.
Crystal Palace
midfielder/attacker Julian Gray has turned down a new contract at the
South London club and Spurs may re-new their interest in the young
star.
Tuesday 27.5.2003
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Brighton
and Hove Albion have warned off clubs who think they will be getting
Bobby Zamora on the cheap. Their chairman Dick Knight said that
clubs, including Tottenham, would have to meet the Second Division
club's valuation before they would consider letting him go.
Spurs responded
to being named as one of the clubs going for Zamora, by saying they
have not made a bid for the England Under-21 striker and therefore
could not have been trying to get him for a knock down price.
The official website stated that the club admired the player, but he
was just one of many they were monitoring.
Simon
Davies has told Tottenham that he sees his future at the club and has
no intention of leaving unless told otherwise.
Davies
appeared for Wales in their 0-2 defeat by USA in San Jose.
Spurs are
supposedly interested in Didier Drogba and Florent Malouda of Guingamp
in the French League. striker Drogba from the Ivory Coast hit 17
goals, while Malouda set up many of them from his midfield playmaker
role. Both have said they will leave the club, but Spurs might
try and capture both, which might sway them in the direction of White
Hart Lane.
Charlton Athletic
were reported to have been having talks with Sunderland striker Kevin
Phillips, thus nipping in before Spurs could stake a bid for him.
Planet Football
claims that Spurs are to show interest in Arsenal back-up keeper
Guillame Warmuz. The 33 year old former Lens goalie is not
likely to be kept on next season and has started looking around for a
new club, so with Spurs likely to move on Neil Sullivan, who does not
figure in Hoddle's plans, a free transfer to White Hart lane might
suit both parties.
Tottenham have
said that they will be reviewing their Cup voucher scheme for season
ticket holders in light of pressure via the Tottenham Hotspur
Supporters Trust and fan action, including an approach to the local
Council's Trading Standards department. While nothing can be
changed for the coming season, the club are aware at the strength of
feeling and will look at something for the 2004-05 season. The
item on the official website also included a mention of review for the
10% discount in Spurs stores season ticket holders had withdrawn.
Monday 26.5.2003
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Wolverhampton
Wanderers have made it to the Premier League for season 2003-04 by beating
Sheffield united in the play-off final this afternoon at the
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.
Sunday 25.5.2003
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Glenn
Hoddle said he will be staying at Tottenham and will be seeing through
the five year contract he signed on joining the club. He said
that he realised that it would not be possible to turn the club round
overnight, but the third year of his tenure would be an important one
and he intended to get the right personnel to take the club forward.
According
to the Sunday Mirror, Spurs have made a £1.75 million offer for Kevin
Phillips, but Sunderland are looking for nearer £4 million.
Middlesbrough's £1.5 million offer can only be increased if they sell
first.
The
Sunday People say that Leeds United will beat Spurs to the signing of
Liverpool's Czech midfielder Patrik Berger.
The
News of the World is full of Tottenham rumours today. Hoddle is
said to be ready to make Frederic Kanoute his first summer signing
from West Ham United.
Then
Spurs are supposed to be interested in QPR midfielder Marc Bircham
along with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Cardiff City ...
...
and Spurs are vying with West Bromwich Albion for Everton's Swedish
midfielder Niclas Alexandersson, who would cost about £500,000 ...
Spurs
loan defender Stephen Kelly and ex-Spurs reserve keeper Chris Day
ended up on the losing side while playing for Queens Park Rangers in
the Second Division Play-off final this afternoon.
Former
Spurs defender Terry Fenwick has been interviewed for the job as Luton
Town manager, but is also considering an offer from a Northern Second
Division club.
Saturday 24.5.2003
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Spurs
are being linked with a move for Italian striker Dino Fava of the
Triestina club. SCBC are also sniffing around.
Former Spurs youth defender Neil Young was in the successful
Bournemouth side that won promotion to the Second Division in the play
off final against Lincoln City this afternoon. On the losing
side were former Tottenham youth players Alan Marriott and Peter Gain.
Friday 23.5.2003
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Spurs
have announced that they will play PSV Eindhoven on Sunday 3rd August
at White Hart Lane with a 15.00 p.m. kick-off.
Millwall are trying to take the heat out of the rumours linking Teddy
Sheringham with a move to the New Den and a possible coaching
role at the club. They said today that there is no truth in an
announcement being made on such a transfer in the near future.
Rumoured
Spurs target - midfielder Lee Bowyer - has agreed a four year deal
with Newcastle United, where e teams up with former Leeds United
team-mate Jonathan Woodgate.
Former
Spurs defender Joe Kinnear has been dismissed as Luton Town manager,
following a change in ownership at the Second Division club.
Thursday 22.5.2003
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Bobby
Zamora's agent has confirmed Tottenham's interest in the Brighton and
Hove Albion striker and said today that two other Premiership clubs
were asking about his availability.
The
London Evening Standard carries a piece from Steffen Iversen, who says
he can make an impact next season now that he has shaken off the back
injury that has restricted him to playing at 75-80%.
It
is reported today that Spurs have bid £500,000 for Sunderland's Kevin
Phillips, but the relegated side are said to have "laughed
off" the offer.
Spurs
are supposed to be among the clubs interested in £2 million rated
Sunderland defender Michael Gray.
Another
forward Tottenham are being linked with is Frederick Kanoute, who,
despite being tagged at £4 million, is also a target for Liverpool
and Newcastle United.
While
Newcastle United were thought to be in the driving seat to sign Lee
Bowyer from West Ham United, Spurs, Chelsea and Arsenal are believed
to be ready to keep the midfielder in London. Aston Villa also
are keen to take Bowyer on.
Peter
Taylor has denied the Alton Thelwell rumour suddenly
circulating. He said he was aware of the player, but had not
made contact with Spurs about the defender.
Tottenham
are said to be one of the clubs chasing Liverpool's Czech
international midfielder Patrik Berger, along with Leeds United and
Portsmouth.
Hannover
96 of the German Bundesliga want Steffen Freund, who has been released
by Tottenham.
Tottenham's
previous interest in Brazilian midfielder Kleberson keeps being
dragged up as his agent tries to fix him up with an English Premier
League club.
Wednesday 21.5.2003
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The
Mirror today claims that Tottenham are to launch a £2.5 million bid
for Brighton and Hove Albion's Bobby Zamora.
Tuesday 20.5.2003
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Tottenham
could be making a shock move for former Notts. Forest and Feyenoord
striker Pierre van Hooijdonk. The controversial 33 year old
looks set to leave the Dutch side this summer and it is rumoured in
the London Evening Standard that Tottenham have already had talks with
his agent about a move to London. They face competition from
Portsmouth and perhaps Manchester City.
However,
it appears any transfer activity involving German forward Miroslav
Klose will not be happening as he has said he wants to stay with
Kaiserslautern now they have avoided relegation.
Matt
Holland has denied the stories of yesterday saying he wanted to join
Spurs and told reporters that he did not know where the rumours came
from.
Lazio
striker Bernardo Corradi is being fought over by Spurs and Newcastle
United according to some reports.
Spurs
transfer target Samuel Eto'o has hinted he will leave Real Mallorca
this summer, but said he would only join one of the top European sides
if he did so.
Former
Spurs forward Sergei Rebrov is complaining that he is being played on
the right side of midfield by Fenerbahce in Turkey, where he is on
loan for a year. He said he hoped a new manager would restore
him to his proper place in the team.
Former
Spurs defender Justin Edinburgh has been appointed manager of
Billericay Town.
Former
Spurs defender Gheorghe Popescu will retire after Saturday's game for
Hannover 96 in Germany.
Former
Spurs youth team goalkeeper Gareth Howells (brother of David) has been
released by Aldershot Town.
Monday 19.5.2003
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Gus
Poyet has said that he wants to see out the final year of his Spurs
contract and has had talks about this with Glenn Hoddle. The
Uruguayan said after a summer break, he will return hungry to play
again.
Matt
Holland, the Ipswich Town and Republic of Ireland midfielder, has said
that he would be interested if Tottenham Hotspur came in for
him. He is a player that has long been linked with a move to
Spurs and now he is working with Chris Hughton as coach of the Irish
national side, he has indicated that he would be happy to move to
White Hart Lane. The 29 year old has also attracted interest
from relegated Sunderland.
Former
Spurs player and manager Ossie Ardiles has resigned as manager of
Racing Club of Argentina.
Sunday 18.5.2003
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Daniel
Levy has told the Sunday Express that Glenn Hoddle will have to add
quality and depth to his Tottenham squad without making any big money
purchases. Cutting the age bill might allow Hoddle the luxury of
making a big signing, but I suppose we should expect players from
lower divisions or Bosman transfers to bolster the squad this summer.
Tottenham
are rivals with Chelsea for the signing of Espanyol's midfielder
Roger. The 29 year old is not happy that contract talks have
stalled at the Spanish club.
Spurs
are up against Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City and Fulham for
Nigerian midfielder Jay-Jay Okocha.
Reports
are to be found in the newspapers today stating that Liverpool might
turn to former Spurs target Samuel Eto'o, should they not sign
Auxerre's Djibril Cisse.
Tottenham
Ladies had an up and down day today. The reserves lost their Sue
Sharples Memorial Trophy Final to Charlton Athletic 3rds 1-4, but the
Under-15s triumphed in the Herts. Girls Football League Cup Final,
overcoming QPR to win the trophy. For more info, click here.
Saturday 17.5.2003
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Former
Spurs reserve striker Peter Beadle has been released by Bristol City.
Tottenham
Ladies Under-11 side lost their Herts. Girls Football League Cup Final
to Luton Town Belles today 0-5. For a report on the game, click here.
Friday 16.5.2003
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Newcastle
United are said to be keen on signing both Wayne Bridge of SCBC and
Stephen Carr. The price has to be right for the Magpies though.
According
to the London Evening Standard, the board meeting at the club last
week went on for seven hours, with the team's form a major talking
point. What also emerged was that Qu Bo might fail to meet the
criteria for a work permit once more and Sergei Rebrov is not happy at
Fenerbahce, so could be coming back to White Hart Lane.
Spurs
are supposedly favourites to bring Jason Roberts to North London
should he leave West Bromwich Albion, as is feared by the Baggies
fans.
West
Ham United have released ten players from their squad after relegation
to Division One, including former Spurs midfielder John Moncur.
Les Ferdinand has been offered a new one year deal with the Irons and
rumoured Spurs target Lee Bowyer is another one of the players who has
been let go.
Thursday 15.5.2003
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Spurs
lost 0-1 to DC United in the Capital Cup early this morning in
Washington's RFK Stadium. The only goal came from a deflection
off Stephen Carr.
Spurs
are in trouble with Leeds United, who say they have not had a formal
approach from Tottenham for Mark Viduka and if they have spoken to his
agent, then they will regard this as an illegal approach.
It
looks as though any bid for Charlton Athletic's Scott Parker might be
unsuccessful too, as he said he is happy at the Valley and believes he
can achieve all he wants at the South London club.
Spurs
Ladies played out an entertaining 2-2 draw at White Hart Lane against
Chelsea Ladies tonight. A crowd of about 300 watched Lucy
Auguste give Spurs an early lead and a Zoella Freeman goal put them
ahead again, before the Blues pegged them back with an equaliser.
For a match report, click here.
Sunderland
are the latest club to be linked with a move for Teddy Sheringham.
Former
Spurs defender Ian Hendon has left Peterborough United to join Barnet
on a free transfer.
Wednesday 14.5.2003
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Teddy
Sheringham's agent is playing down rumours of a move to Millwall,
claiming that neither the player nor agent had spoken to the South
London club all season. Glasgow Rangers are also said to be
interested in signing the 27 year old.
Sheringham's
replacement seems to be being lined up with Daniel Levy rumoured to
have had talks with the Italian agent of Mark Viduka of Leeds
United. A fee of less than the £6 million Leeds paid for him
has been mooted, but the agent thinks that Spurs will be out bid once
the European sides start discussing the services of his
client.
Charlton
Athletic's Scott Parker has also been linked with a move to Tottenham
today. Matthew Etherington plus £1 million was believed to have
been offered, but was knocked back by the South London club.
Jonathan
Blondel said he can't wait for first team football and that if
Tottenham cant provide that then he hoped he would be loaned out to
get that experience.
Chelsea
have joined Spurs in making enquiries about Perugia's Brazilian wing
back Ze Maria.
Kasey
Keller will travel to Birmingham Alabama to get some bone cleared out
from both of his elbows after the match against DC United.
Kazuyuki
Toda has said he needs to be stronger if he is to make a significant
impact on the Premier League. The Japanese international said he
had learned much in his five months here, but that if he hoped to gain
more appearances in the coming season, he needed to improve his
physical strength.
Former
Spurs transfer target Jody Morris looks set to join Blackburn Rovers
on a free transfer from Chelsea.
Former
Spurs transfer target Kevin Phillips looks ready to throw in his
Sunderland career and join Middlesbrough.
Tuesday 13.5.2003
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There
are grumbles coming out of the Spurs camp about the trip to America to
play DC United and a two week "warm-down" to the season in
La Manga. Players are upset that they will have to do all this
before their summer holiday after a "long and gruelling"
season !!
Further
rumours are claiming that Teddy Sheringham has struck a deal with
Daniel Levy not to criticise the club in return for a chance to come
back one day to manage Spurs. t is believed that Hoddle felt
that Sheringham was having too much undue influence on the side and
the player is believed to have turned down a substantial sum for
spilling the beans on what has gone on at the club. He is
reported to have left "on good terms", so that a return
would be easier for him and the club to facilitate. He has been
talking with Millwall about a move to the First Division club.
Spurs
Ladies will be playing a friendly match at White Hart Lane on Thursday
15th May with the kick off at 18.00 p.m. The opposition will be
Chelsea Ladies. Entrance is FREE, so come along and see the
Ladies in action in a London derby. Entrance is via the West
Stand.
Tottenham
are said to be interested in West Ham United forward Jermain
Defoe. The striker handed in a transfer request within hours of
their relegation and although it has been refused by the board, there
may yet be some further movement on the matter. Spurs have to
weigh up if he is a better buy at 20 years old costing £5 million (a
price quoted by the papers) than Kevin Phillips at 30 for £3
million. Phillips is leaving Sunderland and it is between Spurs
and Portsmouth according to the London Evening Standard as to who gets
the former Watford man.
The
Irons striker Frederic Kanoute has also been linked with Tottenham and
Liverpool.
George
McCartney, the young Sunderland and Northern Ireland international
defender, is a target for Spurs.
Steffen
Freund has said he thinks he can still do a job in the Premiership and
has had offers from other clubs. He said he would not criticise
the manager as Tim Sherwood had done, as he does not want to throw
away his time at the club with adverse comments. The German
midfielder added that he would still be available if the club said
that they wanted him to stay.
Monday 12.5.2003
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Spurs
are supposed to be looking at Fulham's England under-21 midfielder
Sean Davis along with Newcastle United.
Matthew
Etherington is in the England Under-21 squad for the friendly
international against Serbia and Montenegro on June 2nd and then the
European Championship qualifier against Slovakia on 10th June.
Former
Spurs youngster Neil Le Bihan has been released by Crawley Town.
Sunday 11.5.2003
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Spurs
lost 0-4 to Blackburn Rovers this afternoon at White Hart Lane.
For a match report, click here.
For reaction, click here.
The
News of the World reports that Teddy Sheringham was willing to cut his
wages to £15,00 a week to stay at White Hart Lane. It is
rumoured that Torino might be interested in taking him to Italy.
Stephen
Carr is wanted by Fulham for £2 million to replace Liverpool bound
Steve Finnan.
While
on the subject of Liverpool, Emile Heskey looks like being unloaded at
the end of the season and Spurs are said to be one of the teams he
might end up at. The Sunday Mirror say that a £5.5 million fee
would be agreeable to Tottenham. Noooooooo !!
West
Ham United slipped out of the Premier League today when Bolton
Wanderers won their match against Middlesbrough.
Saturday 10.5.2003
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Glenn
Hoddle has vowed to continue to try and bring success to White Hart
Lane and also to make some key moves to achieve this. The two
things that he has set as his priorities are to bring in key players
and to sort out the injury situation at the club that has resulted in
players being missing for long periods. The Spurs boss said that
if he can get the squad fully fit, then the potential of the club
might be able to be realised.
Jonathan
Blondel's agent will be seeking talks with the club about his client,
as he is not happy at the club and feels he has not been given a
chance to show what he can do in the first team. He stated that
if he is not in the manager's plans then he will leave.
Teddy
Sheringham is again being linked with a move to Portsmouth after not
being offered a new contract by Spurs.
TOTTENHAM
TEAM NEWS : - The Spurs website has said that Anderton, Richards,,
Iversen and Doherty will all miss the match, while Ziege hopes to
play, but he might not yet be ready for match-play.
The
new Spurs change kit was aired on Soccer AM this morning and is a very
fetching light-blue shirt with a round neck and no other colour on it
apart from the club badge and the Thomson's logo ... but fear not, it
is dark blue and centrally placed on the chest. Being Kappa
made, it is snug-fit again, so beware of the sizing chart !!
Friday 9.5.2003
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The
genius that is Tim Sherwood has told the Sun newspaper that Glenn
Hoddle is ruining Tottenham Hotspur. He said that it didn't take
a rocket scientist to see that there were problems at Spurs and that
Hoddle was behind them, as the team do not respect him and look up to
the experienced players more than the manager. The Portsmouth
midfielder went on to add that the way the Tottenham boss has treated
Steffen Freund and Teddy Sheringham is disgraceful and that the club
will not get success until Hoddle is kicked out. He said nobody
would shed a tear of Glenn was sacked tomorrow. Conversely, he
changed his tack on the lack of ambition of the board (see his
comments prior to the current season) by saying that they saw the
recession in football's finances coming before him and many others and
praised them for doing the right thing by the club.
Hoddle
himself has said that Sherwood was keen to stay nine months ago, so
why is he stating that things were so bad. The manager said it
was only when Sherwood was told that he would not be getting a new
contract that his attitude changed and that he would not lower himself
to the level of the midfielder by getting involved in a slanging
match.
Spurs
have issued a denial that an approach has been made for Klaus
Toppmoller, the Bayer Leverkusen manager, as speculation surrounds
Hoddle's continuation in the post.
TOTTENHAM
TEAM NEWS : - Dean Richards is likely to miss the game with a back
injury that has ruled him out of the last few matches. Darren
Anderton's knee injury may allow Jamie Redknapp to continue in
midfield. Steffen Iversen is struggling to be fit after resuming
training this week with a rib injury, while Christian Ziege has a very
slim chance of appearing in the side after his thigh and calf injuries
sustained since Christmas.
Spurs squad : - Keller, Carr, Perry, Gardner, King, Bunjevcevic,
Taricco, Ziege, Acimovic, Redknapp, Davies, Etherington, Poyet, Toda,
Ricketts, Sheringham, Keane, Blondel, Yeates, Sullivan, Burch
BLACKBURN
ROVERS TEAM NEWS : - Henning Berg is doubtful with a hamstring
injury, but hopes to play in his last game for the club after being
informed he will not have his contract renewed. Meanwhile David
Thompson is ruled out until next season, but Matt Jansen is in the
squad after missing a large chunk of the season with a head injury.
Blackburn squad : - Friedel, Kelly, Neill, Todd, Berg, Johansson,
Taylor, McEveley, Flitcroft, Dunn, Tugay, Hignett, Jansen, Yorke,
Ostenstad, Duff, Cole, Sukur.
Spurs
might be one of five Premiership clubs who wants to talk to Brazilian
midfielder Kleberson, when he flies in to England.
Millwall
have said that it is not out of the question that they might sign
Teddy Sheringham, but it would require the former Lions forward to
take a pay cut.
Meanwhile,
Sheringham is having talks with the FA about fast-tracking his
coaching career to get the necessary certificates to become a manager
in double-quick time.
Spurs
will unveil their new away kit in the last match of the season at home
to Blackburn Rovers. The kit is believed to be light blue and
white in colour.
Thursday 8.5.2003
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Tottenham
have pulled out of a pre-season friendly against Wimbledon in Milton
Keynes. The Wimbledon site claims that their National Hockey
stadium will not be ready by that date, while Spurs' official website
says that on consultation with the fans, they have decided to withdraw
from the fixture. The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Trust had
made representation to the club that this game would attract unwanted
criticism from the media and the club acted swiftly to cancel the
match. Charlton Athletic pulled out of a friendly there earlier
this week.
The
Sun claims that Tottenham are in the hunt for Lee Bowyer should West
Ham United be relegated. The midfielder can leave for £500,000
and might go even if they stay up, because of the drain on resources
his wages make. Having shown sensitivity in not playing against
Wimbledon, the Spurs board might think again about this proposed
signing. Birmingham City are also interested.
The
Sun also link Hoddle with an interest in 24 year old Yildmaz Basturk,
the Turkish midfielder playing for Bayer Leverkusen.
Having
announced that Spurs will let Teddy Sheringham leave at the end of
this season, he has been linked with FC Porto and Sporting Lisbon, if
he doesn't make a move to a Premiership team, such as newly promoted
Portsmouth, which has been hinted at. The London Evening
Standard reckon that the Spurs captain has told associates that he is
well off out of the club !!
Sheringham's
old mucker Neil Ruddock has slammed Spurs by saying that it is madness
to let him leave, as he could do so much with the kids coming through
the ranks, both on and off the pitch to help them develop.
Goalkeeper
Neil Sullivan and midfielder Gus Poyet have been the subject of
stories saying Tottenham are willing to let them go on freebies.
Meanwhile,
the Bobby Zamora to Spurs rumour is gathering pace, with a price of
£1.5 million quoted for the 22 year old Brighton and Hove Albion
forward.
And
just in case, Tottenham are also rumoured to have approached West
Bromwich Albion for 25 year old striker Jason Roberts with the same
fee mentioned or £3-4 million, depending on which report you read.
Both
the above players are supposedly awaiting Hoddle's green light to
start spending and their club's have agreed deals with an initial
amount plus the rest based on appearances, to be paid in installments.
Manchester
United feature in two former Spurs transfer targets. Firstly,
Quinton Fortune has signed a new three-year deal at Old Trafford,
scuppering any chance Spurs had of attracting him, while Man U are now
interested in Samuel Eto'o of Real Mallorca - a player Tottenham have
been strongly linked with in the past.
Porto
striker Helder Postiga has said he is happy to stay in Portugal
despite being linked with many clubs, including Tottenham.
Spurs
and Liverpool are being reported as opponents in a round robin
tournament in South Africa next summer (2004) in an attempt to boost
their bid to host the 2010 World Cup.
Former
Spurs defender Danny Maddix has been released by Sheffield Wednesday.
Wednesday 7.5.2003
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Tottenham
have today released a statement saying that they will not be offering
Teddy Sheringham a new contract when his current one ends in the
summer. The 37 year old striker will be released after mutually
agreement on terminating his current contract.
And
the Daily Mirror claims that Hoddle would like to re-unite Mark Viduka
with Robbie Keane by buying him from Leeds United.
The
London Evening Standard proposes the theory that Gus Poyet will follow
Sheringham out of White Hart lane with Tottenham buying out his
contract. However, the Uruguayan midfielder said he wanted to
see out the last year of his contract and then retire at the end of
the 2003-04 season.
Tuesday 6.5.2003
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John
Gorman was watching Spain Under-21 v Australia Under-21s and the
senior Spanish side play Ecuador at the weekend, with Javier Portillo
of Real Madrid his main focal interest apparently in the first game
and hat-trick man Fernando Morientes in the latter. The London
Evening Standard said that the club are looking for an aggressive
central midfielder and a right sided player, hinting that Davies and
Carr might both be sold.
Tottenham
Ladies Under-11s will face Luton Town Belles in the Herts. Girls
League Cup final on Saturday May 17th. The venue has yet to be
decided.
Monday 5.5.2003
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Fernando
Morientes is likely to be offloaded by Real Madrid for around €12
million for the 27 year old striker. Spurs have been mentioned
as potential purchasers.
Sunday 4.5.2003
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Teddy
Sheringham is a target for Valencia according to the News of the World
today. The La Liga side have enquired about the 37 year old
striker's availability.
The
Sunday Mirror claim Tottenham are after Aston Villa's Gareth Barry and
Scott Parker of Charlton Athletic.
Fode
Mansare of Montpelier in France is a striker who's name has cropped up
again in the News of the World as being a Tottenham target in the
summer. The 22 year old Guinean striker said he is excited by
talks about him moving to Spurs, but that would have to wait until the
end of the season.
Another
player supposedly incoming is Hatem Trabelsi of Ajax - a right back to
replace Stephen Carr according to Sky Sports.
...
and finally ... Manchester United won the Premier League title this
afternoon, when Arsenal failed to beat Leeds United, losing 2-3 at
home (to an offside goal). So stop blaming Spurs now ... it's
your own fault !!
Saturday 3.5.2003
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Spurs
lost 1-5 at Middlesbrough this afternoon and Chris Perry was sent
off. Jamie Redknapp got the one goal Tottenham scored. For
a match report, click here and reaction will follow tomorrow.
Glenn
Hoddle said after the game that he intends to appeal against the
straight red card Chris Perry received for a professional foul.
Newcastle
United are interested in taking Stephen Carr to St. James' Park for
£4 million.
Spurs
will contest with Fulham, the signing of Luigi Di Biagio, the
Internazionale midfielder.
Simon
Davies has been included in the Welsh squad for a friendly against the
United States of America on May 26th in San Jose.
Tottenham
Ladies Under-11 side reached their League Cup final today with a 1-0
win over QPR in the semi, while the B team lost 4-6 in a high-scoring
match against the Rangers B side. For more details click here.
Friday 2.5.2003
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The
big news is that Spurs might have to pay out £900,000 in compensation
to fans for the unused Cup voucher in their season ticket books.
Having only had one home cup tie, THFC may be taken to task by
Haringey Trading Standards for not refunding the money paid for the
extra "unplayed" match if some disgruntled fans have their
way. Details that no refund would be given were featured in the
literature sent out with the renewal forms and therefore, I do not
think many Spurs fans expect to get some money back from the club.
Quinton
Fortune is a target for Spurs, who have approached Manchester United
for his services.
TOTTENHAM
TEAM NEWS : - Dean Richards is out with an ankle injury picked
up against Manchester United, to be replaced by Anthony Gardner and
Jamie Redknapp is in the squad after missing four months with a broken
toe. Darren Anderton (knee), Steffen Freund (groin), Steffen
Iversen (cracked rib) and Gary Doherty (knee) are all out for the trip
to Teeside. Some youngsters have been added to the squad to
travel North and Mark Yeates, Rob Burch, Dean Marney and Rohan
Ricketts will all join up with the more experienced players.
MIDDLESBROUGH
TEAM NEWS : - Juninho has recovered from a hamstring injury and will
be fit to play, although midfield colleague Geremi might miss out with
an ankle problem.
TeamTalk
claim that Real Madrid star striker Savio is interested in a move to
London and this has alerted Tottenham to his availability. The
29 year old Brazilian would like to stay at Bordeaux, but they might
not be able to afford him.
Rumour
also links Spurs with Leon McKenzie of Peterborough United, who has
refused to sign a new contract as he wants to play for a bigger club,
but manager Barry Fry said that a fee for the 24 year old former
Crystal Palace striker would have to meet the valuation of himself and
the chairman.
Thursday 1.5.2003
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Apparently
Arsenal have dropped their proposed bid of £5 million for Stephen
Carr because of the over-inflated opinion of themselves ... no sorry,
that should have read, the over-inflated cost of their new ground,
which has plunged them £42.7 million into debt.
The
Daily Mail reports that Steffen Iversen is now fighting fit because he
has cut out getting injured. Or was it eating Pizza ... oh,
yeah, that was it !! He has lost 5kg from cutting out the
takeaway food and concentrating on making the best use of his skills
for Norway, as the national coach's target man.
Tottenham
have signed Scott Thyer, the Welsh Under-16 striker, on a free
transfer for a two year deal.
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