Friday 31.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Glenn Hoddle has hit out at claims that Tottenham do not have the
money to buy players following the collapse of the Dean Richards
deal. Hoddle said that no deal has fallen down on the grounds that
Spurs did not have the cash to spend on players, but hinted that
the valuation the club put on the player was far less than the
£10 million quoted to them by SCBC
Teddy Sheringham has said he is disappointed to be omitted from
the England squad for the next two World Cup qualifiers, but said
he wished Sven Goran Eriksson well and hopes to be in contention
for a place in the squad again soon.
Gus Poyet has said that he is not a dirty player and cited the
fact that this is his first red card in over 100 games in
England. He said that there are some other tackles that have
been perpetrated this season so far, like the one that has put
Stephen Clemence out of the game for a while, although Gus said he
was not criticising the player, just the inconsistency of the
referees. He awaits the outcome of the FA Video Advisory
Panel.
Stephen
Clemence is ruled out of action for three months with a medial
ligament injury sustained in the game at Blackburn Rovers last
Saturday.
Ledley King played in England Under-21's 2-1 victory over Germany
tonight in Freiburg. Manager David Platt described his
performance as magnificent.
It was revealed today that Dave Mackay will be the next ex-Spurs
player to sell his medals. It is thought that big money will
be bid for these items of memorabilia and it is rumoured that ENIC
might even enter the bidding to take the medals to be put on
display at White Hart Lane. There has been no official
statement as to whether the club has the money or not to bid for
these items.
On tonight's "Footballers Special" version of BBC TV's
quiz show "The Weakest Link", the contestants all had an
England link. George Cohen, Geoff Hurst, Martin Chivers,
Frank Worthington, Russell Osman, Martin Peters, Peter Bonetti,
Malcolm MacDonald and Kenneth Wolstenholme. The final came
down to the two Martins of Spurs (having voted off former Gooner
Macdonald by Chivers casting vote and Cohen as they wanted to
contest the final between Spurs men). With Peters the only
one to fail on one question, Chiv won over £10,000 for a cancer
research charity.
Thursday 30.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
MEHSTG
apologies for not being able to bring you the latest news today,
but a gang of workmen decided to put their drill through the cable
which supplies our TV, telephone and Internet connection.
Thanks to the nice people at Telewest, who worked through the
night to restore the services.
Glenn
Hoddle complained about being left with so few players available
to train and prepare for the match against SCBC next Sunday, but
said that at least the game being on the Sunday gave an extra day
for the team to get together.
Manchester
City have denied that they are interested in buying Tim Sherwood.
Dean
Richards is to talk over his next move with his agent after
Tottenham could not meet the £10 million asking price set by
Southampton. The player is said to be disappointed that the
deal fell through as he thought it was just a question of time,
but the bad blood between Spurs and a big club on the South Coast
had lead to a break down in the deal moving forward.
Wednesday 29.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Some
good transfer news could be coming Spurs fans way with a number of
sites reporting that Tottenham are to sign Cameroon international
striker and African Footballer of the Year, Patrick Mbomba from
Parma. The 29 year old will not need a work permit as he holds an
EC passport and has agreed a four year deal with the club.
All that is left to occur is a medical which he will undertake in
a few days time. His signing will give Spurs some more
options up front and he has a habit of scoring spectacular goals,
something Spurs need at the moment. No fee has been
disclosed.
Oyvind Leonhardsen came through last night's reserve outing
without any reaction in his ankle and has joined up with the
Norway squad in Poland for their World Cup qualifier. He
hopes to be involved in the first team squad on his return as he
feels more match fit than for some time.
Gary Doherty has said that referee David Elleray had a lot of
guts. That meant that he was brave to over-turn his red card
rather than he had been piling on the pounds during the close
season.
Gus Poyet is hoping that the FA Video Review Panel will be equally
well-endowed in the stomach region as his red card at Goodison
goes before them for a decision as to whether or not it will be
rescinded.
The Torquay United Worthington Cup tie at White Hart Lane will be
televised on Thursday 13th September with the kick off at 7.45
p.m. The match will be screened on ITV Digital.
Martin
Reuser of Ipswich Town has said that the rumours about Spurs being
interested in him are a compliment. He said Spurs were a big
club with a magnificent stadium and he thought the
atmosphere there on the first day of the 2000-2001 season was
great. Now when someone says that about your club Mr. Lowe,
you can claim to be a big club !!
Eric Carriere, the Nantes midfielder who had been linked with a
move to Spurs has joined Lyon, as they spend £7.5 million of the
huge pile of cash handed to them by Fulham for striker Steve
Marlet.
Josep Guardiola has said he will announce the lucky winner of his
services on Friday this week, after deciding he would leave
Barcelona in April. Spurs are one of many clubs who have
been linked with the Spanish international.
Jerzy Dudek is ready to sign for Liverpool in a deal taking him
from Dutch side Feyenoord. Spurs had been linked with the
keeper before the signing on Kasey Keller.
Don Hutchinson, another player who had been rumoured to have
interested Spurs in the past, will leave Sunderland for West Ham
United later this week.
Tuesday 28.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Gary
Doherty will serve no suspension for his dismissal at Everton last
week, after referee David Elleray recommended that course of
action to the FA on reviewing a video of the incident.
Despite earlier reports to the contrary, the FA have reportedly
confirmed that the red card will be wiped from the records.
No mention of the re-watching of Gus Poyet's red card was made and
so it will go to the FA's Video Review Panel as Spurs have
appealed against the sending off.
SCBC
have reported Tottenham Hotspur to the FA. Rupert "The
Bear" Lowe (acting big club chairman) said that they had been
talking to the press about their unhealthy interest in Dean
Richards and it wasn't fair. He added he didn't like the
timing or the manner in which the remarks were made and crying
into a handkerchief, he said he had had to tell on Spurs to the
Premier League. By a strange coincidence, Spurs announced tonight
that they are no longer interested in the SCBC player !! Ha
Ha. Won't Rupee look silly running to teacher with no real
reason !!
Oyvind Leonhardsen is getting back to full fitness and hopes to
play for the reserves tonight against Nottingham Forest. If
that goes without any reaction, he will join up with his national
squad for next week's World Cup qualifiers.
Manchester City are the latest side to be linked with a move for
Tim Sherwood. The Spurs midfielder is also believed to be
the subject of interest from Everton, who are willing to bid £1.5
million.
It has been reported on onefootball.com that Mauricio Taricco was
behind the loan transfer of Sixta Peralta to Ipswich Town from
Internazionale of Milan. The Spurs full-back convinced the
young Argentinian that the move would be good for him and
explained that he enjoyed his time there. It would be better for
Spurs if he tipped off our scouts about decent players, rather
than advise them to go to other clubs in the Premier League.
Spurs Reserves beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 at Stevenage tonight in
their first League fixture of the season. Steven Ferguson
scored the goal.
Monday 27.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Glenn
Hoddle has been frustrated in his hopes to work on defensive
tactics because most of that department of the team are away on
international duty. He said that it was disappointing after
the way the team had defended when down to nine men on Monday at
Everton, but admitted that the team did not have it's
"defensive head on" at Ewood Park.
Sergei
Rebrov is in the Ukraine squad for their World Cup qualifiers
against Belarus on September 1st and Armenia on September 5th.
Goran Bunjevcevic has pulled out of the Yugoslavia squad for their
qualifying matches for the World Cup against Switzerland and
Slovenia because of his knee injury.
It is concerning that Stephen Clemence could be out of the Spurs
midfield for up to two months according to TeamTalk. Should
his knee injury be confirmed as ligament damage, he could miss
eight weeks in recovery from the tackle from Gary Flitcroft in
Saturday's game against Blackburn Rovers.
The Vice-President of AEK Athens has criticised the way that ENIC
ran the club before selling up their shareholding. He said
that the company did not understand local business and could not
run the club from the other side of Europe.
A spurious rumour concerning Tottenham's interest in Ipswich
Town's Martin Reuser has been reported in the papers, even going
so far as to garner comments from the player and his manager to
say that he does not intend to leave Portman Road.
Sunday 26.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs
are awaiting reports on Stephen Clemence's knee injury to see how
bad it is. He twisted it in the challenge by Gary Flitcroft
in yesterday's game and there could be ligament or cartilage
damage.
There
are no Tottenham players named in the England squad to face
Germany on September 1st and Albania on September 5th.
Former
Spurs winger, Peter Taylor, could be replaced by a former Spurs
manager, George Graham should he not get the backing of the
Leicester City board after their calamitous start to the new
season.
Meanwhile,
GG is in a battle to get £2 million form Tottenham in
compensation for his dismissal last season. It is thought
that Spurs could counter claim £1.75 million - £1 million being
the golden handshake he reportedly received on joining Spurs and
the £750,000 for compensating Southampton to replace him with
Glenn Hoddle. Expect solicitors across London to be
exhibiting the golden hand-rub !!
Saturday 25.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs
lost 1-2 today at Ewood Park against Blackburn Rovers.
Spurs' goal was scored by Christian Ziege. For a match
report, click here.
For reaction, click here.
Glenn
Hoddle was not a happy man on two fronts after today's
match. He criticised Graeme Souness for his confrontation
with Mauricio Taricco, which lead to a booking for the Argentinian
and the defending that left Spurs with a difficult task in getting
anything from the game. He said that lack of concentration
cost Spurs the match.
In
the Second round of the Worthington Cup, Spurs have been drawn at
home to Torquay United. The match will be played on Tuesday
11th or Wednesday 12th September. The match will end on the
day as there will be no replays in this year's tournament.
Friday 24.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Gary Doherty's red card has to stand , but referee David Elleray
has recommended to the FA that no suspension be served.
Having reviewed it on video he has waived the fact that it was a
professional foul, but there is no provision to wipe off the
records that the red card was issued.
Team
news for tomorrow's game at Blackburn includes Sergei Rebrov and
Les Ferdinand in the squad after recovering from their knocks and
Goran Bunjevcevic out with a twisted ankle playing against Everton
last week (even th9ugh the club site said he might have a chance
of playing). Rebrov will wear a special gum shield if he
plays as he had some teeth loosened after taking a whack in the
mouth during the Aston Villa match. Matthew Etherington is
also added to the squad.
The
Ewood Park outfit will be missing David Dunn, who is out for a few
weeks with ligament damage and Tugay with a thigh strain.
- Blackburn team (from): Friedel,
Filan, Curtis, Bjornbye, Short, Berg, Flitcroft, Mahon, Gillespie,
Duff, Jansen, Grabbi, Blake, Hughes, Taylor, Hignett, Bent.
Tottenham team (from): Sullivan,
Taricco, Perry, Doherty, King, Ziege, Anderton, Freund, Poyet,
Clemence, Etherington, Sheringham, Ferdinand, Iversen, Rebrov,
Thelwell, Davies, Keller.
Glenn Hoddle said that if the 11 Spurs players out there tomorrow
show the character the nine men did at Goodison, there is no limit
as to what they can achieve. He said that the 30 minutes
plus that they had to fare with nine men had really taken a lot
out of the players.
Christian Ziege said he feared he would join Gus Poyet and Gary
Doherty in the dressing room, when he committed a foul after
already having been booked. He said the ref spoke to him and
told him to be careful, but he was worried that he would be making
the long walk when the man in black approached him. Ziege
said it can sometimes be difficult for officials as they only see
the incident once at top speed in the Premier League and do not
have the benefit of replays like armchair fans.
Ledley King and Alton Thelwell have both been included in the
England Under-21 squad for the match in Germany on Saturday 1st
September.
The draw for the Second Round of the Worthington Cup will take
place on ITV tomorrow lunch-time at 12.45 p.m. The tie will
be a one-off match and Spurs could face a lower division side or a
Premiership team as there is no ranking this year.
John Syer, the sports psychologist employed by Glenn Hoddle, is
having an effect on the side. The players feel that the
sessions are beneficial and Ledley King said if it improves
communication on the pitch, then it is a good thing.
Thursday 23.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Darren
Anderton has said he would welcome the signing of Dean Richards
and thinks he would bring strength and experience to the back
four. He also predicted that Ledley King might get the call
from England soon and said "Sol was obviously a very good
player at that age, but he’s different to Ledley. Sol’s more
awesome in stature, while Ledley’s more of a footballer. I think
it’s hard to compare the two of them."
This is backed up by the story on TeamTalk that Hoddle looks set
to return to SCBC with £7 million in the form of Chris Perry and
some cash for the big central defender. It had been rumoured
that SCBC would sign Michael Duberry as Richards' replacement,
which would have been a double whammy for us !!
Oyvind
Leonhardsen and Steffen Iversen are both included in the Norway
squad to face Poland on September 1st and Wales on September 5th.
Christian Ziege has been named in the German squad to play England
on September 1st.
Neil Sullivan has been included in the Scotland squad for their
World Cup matches against Croatia on September 1st and Belgium on
September 5th.
Kasey Keller has been chosen in the USA squad for their World Cup
qualifiers against Honduras and Costa Rica on September 1st and
5th.
... and finally ... Queens Park Rangers have signed Doudou,for
that is the nickname of Aziani Ebeli Mbombu - their latest
recruit. I know they have signed some crap in their time,
but this is ridiculous !!
Wednesday 22.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Thomas
Gravesen who was on the end of Mauricio Taricco's unsavoury tackle
at Goodison, has asked for an apology. He said he was
heartened by Glenn Hoddle's comments after the game and this
showed that the Spurs manager was sporting and a gentleman.
The FA may take a keen interest in the incident as the
Disciplinary panel might review the tackle and award punishment
for it. They could give the Argentinian a three game ban
should they find him guilty of foul play.
Les
Ferdinand has been chosen to front a new football TV show on
London Weekend TV called "Soccer Sunday", which will
feature Nationwide goals and about 8 live games this season.
The first show will be on Sunday 2nd September at 4.55 p.m. and
subsequent shows will go out at 5.25 p.m. The programme will
feature behind the scenes action from London clubs as it is a
regional show and will be expected to complement the ITV1's
coverage of the Premier League this season.
Gary Doherty has been included in the republic of Ireland squad
for the World Cup qualifying match against Holland on September
1st. Stephen Carr is missing because of his injured knee.
Ciaran
Toner is in the Northern Ireland Under-21 squad for the games
against Denmark on August 31st and Iceland on Sept 4th.
... and finally ... Newcastle United's Carl Cort will miss another
three months of the season with knee ligament trouble. He
would have been a direct replacement for Les Ferdinand if Spurs
had bought him !!
Tuesday 21.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Both
Gus Poyet and Gary Doherty face three match bans if referee David
Elleray does not amend the red card decisions on watching video
evidence of the match.
Spurs
have been mentioned as possible buyers of Viking Stavanger's 23
year old striker Erik Nevland. The player was at Gold
Trafford for two years, but failed to make the breakthrough there,
although when told that the Spurs Norwegian scout had watched him,
was very interested in the news. The club's director said
that there had been no direct contact from Tottenham and that it
was all speculation.
Tim Sherwood has said that things are going in the right direction
for Spurs and although he was under no illusion that trophies
would be immediately won, he thinks that Hoddle is pushing the
club down the right road.
Tottenham have been added to the list of clubs interested in
taking midfielder Don Hutchinson from Sunderland. However,
the £5 million rated Scotsman says he does not want to leave the
Stadium of Light and has not been made aware of any bids for
him. Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Glasgow Rangers and West
Ham United are the other clubs watching the situation.
Kasey Keller said it would be weird playing reserve team football,
but he made the move to Tottenham for longer term reasons than not
having a place in the US national team. He said that not
having first team football was not the main reason for his move,
but he realises that he will have to wait his turn for a place in
the starting line-up. When that comes he hopes to be able to
hold onto the gloves. The 31 year old American also revealed
that he had to persuade Hoddle that he would not be missing from
the squad for long periods on duty with his country, but reassured
the Spurs boss when he told him that most USA games are on the
same day as European matches.
Former Spurs defender Gheorge Popescu has left Galatasaray for
Italy to join Lecce.
Monday 20.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs
got a 1-1 draw against Everton tonight despite having Gary Doherty
and Gus Poyet sent off. Tottenham's goal came from Darren
Anderton. For a match report, click here.
For reaction, click here.
Manager Glenn Hoddle praised his side's character after battling
to maintain a draw after being reduced to nine men. He said
that in spells Spurs had played quite well, but that Ledley King
was a pillar of strength alongside Gary Doherty in the heart of
the Tottenham defence. He added that having watched video
evidence of the game's major incidents, he hoped that the
officials would change their mind on the cards dished out to
Doherty and Poyet. He said there was not a "cat in
hell's chance" that Doherty should have been dismissed, as it
was a great piece of defending.
SCBC reckon Spurs will be back with an improved bid for Dean
Richards, but Rupert "The Bear" Lowe said he did not
know where Spurs were going, while the players agent said he
expected Spurs to be back in for Richards. Planet football
said SCBC might be given the choice of Iversen, Perry or Korsten
as part of the deal.
Meanwhile, Ledley King has thrown down the gauntlet to Richards or
anyone else who comes into the club to fill in the missing gaps in
the defence. He said that after three years in the squad he
hopes to cement his place in the side as he wants to play as many
games as possible. He said that he will be out to impress
further and keep any new arrival out of the side. The
England Under-21 player gained praise from manager Glenn Hoddle,
who said he is more technically advanced than a recent Tottenham
central defender at the same age.
Sunday 19.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Coventry
City are reportedly interested in bidding for midfielder Tim
Sherwood. The First Division side are looking for an
experienced midfielder to help them regain their Premier League
status and could be willing to offer £3 million. Charlton
Athletic are also watching how the situation develops, as they are
currently in the grips of a midfield injury nightmare.
TeamTalk's
website have reactivated the old rumour about Glenn Hoddle
watching Michael Duberry, who is supposedly unhappy at Elland Road
(something we can all sympathise with there). This is
despite the fact that the player said he is happy there and does
not want to leave !!
Spurs
are also supposed to be keen on Chelsea's midfielder Jody
Morris. The 22 year old, who has seen his position filled by
three big money buys this summer, is reckoned to be worth a bid of
£6 million by Hoddle, should the player indicate he is ready to
leave Stamford Bridge.
Arsenal
are reported to be interested in signing Spurs target Steffan
Effenberg from Bayern Munich. The German international is
seen as a replacement for Emmanuel Petit as they are not sure that
van Bronckhorst is up to the job.
Ian
Hillier has spoken about dropping into the Third Division with
Luton Town in the hope of getting regular first team
football. Manager Joe Kinnear has said that he has always
fancied the boy and the defender reckons it is better to get first
team experience somewhere than to play reserve team
football. Whether Hoddle will let him go on a permanent deal
is dubious as Spurs have injury problems and even though Hillier's
contract is up at the end of the season, Spurs might need his
services.
SCBC
are to up Dean Richards' pay to nearly £30,000 a week in an
attempt to get him to stay at the St. Mary's Inprovident BC
stadium. Now if Glenn could make noises about signing each
of their players, they could go bust by the end of the season
!! The centre half had been linked with a move to Tottenham,
but Rupert "The Bear" Lowe appears determined that the
player will stay ...
...
unlike John Syer, the sports psychologist, who has left SCBC to
team up with Glenn Hoddle again. There was no fee involved
as Spurs got him on a Freud transfer !!
Saturday 18.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs drew
0-0 Aston Villa this afternoon at White Hart Lane. For a
match report, click here. For reaction, click
here.
Dean
Richards has said he wants Tottenham and SCBC to sort out his
future. He said he wants to be clear about where he will be
going and wants his team to sort out what is happening.
Today he was easily turned for Leeds United's second goal.
His value has believed to have plummeted.
Reserve
right back Ian Hillier has gone to Luton Town on a month's
loan. The deal was kept quiet so that Luton manager Joe
Kinnear could surprise opponents Cheltenham Town. Oh, that
Kinnear - he's so crazy !!
Former Spurs striker turned midfielder Lee Hodges has joined
Plymouth Argyle.
Friday 17.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Glenn
Hoddle appreciates that his job is just beginning as it now
resembles his team more than the one he inherited. He said
to the Sporting Life website that he was "working with my
head and my heart. I understand the ethics of this club, I
understand the bricks and the mortar and I understand the
fans. I have been a fan - I still am - and this club is a
part of me. There is a lot of hard work to be done but I am up for
it and I am ready for it." The Spurs manager is excited
and confident going into the new season and said the aim is to
attract younger, better players when the club are in
Europe. Glenn added that he was hoping to introduce a
style of football synonymous with the club, but most of all he
wanted to be successful.
Christian
Ziege believes that playing at wing back for Tottenham could
re-ignite his career. He said that they way he has been
asked to play for Tottenham suits him and Hoddle is a manager who
can bring the best out of him.
Teddy Sheringham hopes that at approximately 5.50 p.m. tomorrow he
has registered his first Tottenham goal past old team-mate Peter
Schmeichel. The new Spurs captain is hopeful of a good start
to the season as all the players are raring to go, he told the
club's official site.
Spurs
are quoted 6th favourites at 80 -1 to win the Premier League today
with bookmakers William Hill. They are also 12-1 to be
relegated from the top division. Sergei Rebrov (25-1) and
Teddy Sheringham (50-1) are way down the list to be top scorers in
the League. Glenn Hoddle is rated as having the joint fourth
safest job (with George Burley) in the Premier League - being only
6-1 to lose his position.
...
and finally ... Sheffield United have signed French defender
Benoit Croissant and a tasty little player he is too.
However, I reckon some forwards will have him for breakfast.
Thursday 16.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Teddy
Sheringham has been announced as the new Spurs captain as Glenn
Hoddle sees him as someone who an take the coaching aspect of the
training onto the pitch. He thinks his knowledge of the game
will aid him in this role and he can help others during the match
with advice and guidance. He said that he was respected by
the players and that helped decide the issue. Les Ferdinand and
Tim Sherwood will be vice captains.
Teddy, meanwhile, is responding to treatment and may have a late
fitness test to see if he will be ready to play against Aston
Villa on Saturday. Tim Sherwood and Oyvind Leonhardsen will
both miss out as they are injured.
It
is alleged that Spurs and Middlesbrough will be looking at the situation
surrounding Andy Cole at Manchester United very carefully.
The 29 year old striker is not happy at being used in a rotation
system at Old Trafford, what with the World Cup looming. He
has been told to accept it, but he feels that only by having
regular first team football will he be able to gain a place in the
England side bidding to qualify for the World Cup finals in
Japan/Korea. Glenn Hoddle did not fancy him when he played
for England and last night's showing against Holland at White Hart
Lane seems to endorse the Spurs manager's view.
Steffen Iversen has told a Norwegian radio station that the youth
who go to football matches in England area pretty foul
crowd. He said that he was shocked that children as long as
5 years old were sticking fingers up at them as they arrived by
coach and swearing at them during games. If he had a young
child, he wouldn't take them to a game.
It is believed that Spurs have raised their offer for Dean
Richards to £4 million plus Chris Perry rated at £3 million,
while the London Evening Standard reports that Hoddle will be
considering a £5.5 million offer when Daniel Levy returns to the
club.
Rumours from Soccernet are that Spurs are watching Heart of Midlothian
central midfielder Scott Severin. The 22 year old is rated
at £1.5 million and Spurs have been to watch him, only to find
him playing in the ctnre of defence because of injuries to others
!!
Goran Bunjevcevic has said that "no amount of
bodyguards" could have saved him if he had moved as captain
of Red Star Belgrade to city rivals Partizan.
Simon Davies has been selected for the Welsh squad to face Armenia
and Norway in World Cup qualifiers in a couple of weeks
time. He added that it is OK by him to be in the reserves at
Tottenham if it means keeping his match fitness up. He
realises that matches like the one at Dagenham & Redbridge
this week also give him an opportunity to sharpen up his finishing
skills too.
Ian Hillier has been called into the Wales under-21 squad for
games against Armenia and Norway too.
Former Spurs Jason Dozzell has retired from the game after failing
to overcome a toe injury.
Spurs have acquired the services of sports psychologist John Syer,
who was previously at the club from 1980 to 1985. Syer had
been under contract to SCBC, but Hoddle said that he was always
going to join Spurs in the summer. SCBC's captain - Jason
Dodd - has said that Spurs will gain from the communication and
clear the air sessions Syer held with each compartment of the
team. This probably has no bearing on the next item, but the
deal was only restricted to players not coming to Tottenham for a
year after Hoddle left !!
... and finally ... Rupert Lowe of SCBC has acted just like the
chairman of a big club by telling Oliver Bierhoff to lower his £30,000-a-week
wage demands. He blasted the German by saying "We are
not Manchester United and he is not 25 anymore." Said
like a true man of honour.
... and finally 2 ... Master of mental agility (and ex-Gooner)
Paul Merson shows he has no fear of travelling the globe ...
"Juan (Angel) found it hard coming to a new country. I found
it hard when I went to Middlesbrough."
Wednesday 15.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Both
Sylvain Distin (Paris St. Germain) and Oscar Tellez (Alaves) are
being linked as the possible new centre half that Glenn Hoddle
hopes to bring to the club.
Further to that, Spurs have had a £4 million bid for Dean
Richards turned down by South Coast Big Club. They say it
was by cash or player exchange and Big Club have dismissed it out
of hand. They say that the player has four years left on his
contract and he and his agent are happy with that. For the
sort of money that is being quoted for the former Bradford City
defender, we could get a decent centre half. Rupert
"The Bear" Lowe said that Tottenham were suffering from
a bad attack of long pockets and short fingers. I thought
that was Elton John's affliction ??
New
keeper Kasey Keller has said that he hopes to challenge Neil
Sullivan for the Tottenham's goalkeeper's position. He says
he respects Neil Sullivan's ability and that he has been brought
in to keep the Scotsman on his toes. The American is happy
to be back in the Premiership and although he nearly went to
Turkey, he believes that Spurs are building a "winning
environment".
Spurs fielded a trialist in goal for the reserves at Dagenham and
Redbridge last night. Kevin Ellegaard, a goalkeeper from
Denmark, played the full 90 minutes.
Former Spurs winger David Ginola has threatened legal action
against his club manager John Gregory, about comments the Aston
Villa boss had made about his weight. The defamatory remarks
were reported to the PFA and they were told by the ever-sensitive
Gregory that he could do what he likes with his players. A
sure-fire guarantee to get prospective employees flocking to Villa
Park you would imagine.
England lost 0-2 to Holland in an international friendly at White
hart Lane tonight.
Christian Ziege was a 60th minute substitute for Germany in their
5-2 win over Hungary tonight.
Gary Doherty was an unused substitute in the Republic of Ireland's
2-2 draw with Croatia tonight.
Tuesday 14.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Oyvind
Leonhardsen has pulled out of the Norway squad for their friendly
against Turkey tomorrow.
Spurs
are being linked with a £4 million bid for Paris St. Germain's
central defender Sylvain Distin. Bolton Wanderers, Blackburn
Rovers and Liverpool have also been watching his situation in
France and now he has been told he could go, may start an auction
for him. Bolton are reported to have pulled out of a £3
million bid for the 23 year old player.
Tottenham favourite Gary Mabbutt will be the official Guest of
Honour at tomorrow's England international against Holland at
White hart Lane. Mabbutt skippered Tottenham Hotspur with
great dignity and loyalty, representing his country 16 times while
in Spurs colours.
Teddy Sheringham has said on the club's official site that he has
rested his Achilles tendon injury and hopes to be jogging in the
next couple of days. He realises that if there is any doubt
he should rest it further rather than risk it in the season's
opener against Aston Villa.
Spurs Reserves drew 2-2 at Victoria Road against Conference side
Dagenham and Redbridge tonight. Simon Davies grabbed both
Spurs goals.
... and finally ... Daily Soccer report that " (Colin) Hendry
is not to play in the fight of next month to be held at Hampden
Park as he is serving a three-match ban. Boksic considers Henry's
absence to be excellent opportunity for Croatia's attack. Hendry
was banned for blowing San Marino player Nicola Albani."
That must be ungentlemanly conduct at the very least !!
... and finally 2 ... the Guardian's "The Fiver"
newsletter reports "Strasbourg's Habib Beye has turned down
the offer to join Middlesbrough. The defender, who spent four days
with the Teesside club, said: "I don't want to bury myself
there.""
Monday 13.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Stephen Carr has been diagnosed as having an inflammation of the
knee joint, which might mean he misses the first two weeks of the
season. He hopes to be fit for the Republic of Ireland's
match against Holland in the World Cup on 1st September, but would
not be available for Spurs until their game against South Coast
Big Club on September 9th. The injury is believed to be a
result of wear and tear.
Hoddle
indicated after last night's game that he was close to signing two
more players for Spurs before the season starts on
Saturday.
One
is keeper Kasey Keller, who has agreed a free transfer to Spurs
from his Spanish club Rayo Vallecano. The USA and former Millwall
and Leicester City goalie is happy with the deal offered and has
undertaken his medical. The final details will be sorted out
on Spurs return from Greece. The 31 year old fills the gap
left by Ian Walker, who coincidentally left to join Leicester
City. Besiktas manager, Christian Daum (noted for his drug
usage and abusage) claims that Keller was using his club as a ruse
to get more money out of Tottenham. He said that Keller suddenly
upped the ante when he arrived for talks and it was just to gain a
better deal with Spurs.
The Scottish Daily Record hinted that another could be Hibernian's
full back Ulrick Larsen after having the club's games watched
twice in the last week. He formerly played for Odense in
Denmark and the 25 year old would cost around £1 million.
His manager, Alex McLeish said it was all speculation.
One who might not be coming is Dean Richards, who's agent has told
the world that he is exceedingly happy at South Coast Big
Club. Only he would be very interested in talking to
Tottenham if they made an approach through the proper channels.
Hint Hint !!
Ledley King has withdrawn from the England Under-21 squad for
their match against Holland on Tuesday night.
Today the news that Nuno Gomes might be leaving Fiorentina was
revived. It is rumoured that both Spurs and Liverpool have
contacted the Italian club about the player but are unwilling to
pay the current asking price. Fiorentina say that eh will
cost around £9 million, but both English clubs have spoken of a
figure lower than that without actually putting in a firm
bid. It is thought that the Portuguese international will
stay with the club at least until they have played their Italian
Super Cup match against Roma. Marseilles and Olympiakos have
supposedly put in bids for the player, but these are not being
considered seriously.
BBC London Live will be broadcasting Tottenham's Worthington and
FA cup games on the radio this season. They will also
feature Premiership games not being covered under the deal with
the talkSPORT radio channel.
Sunday 12.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs
lost 1-2 to AEK Athens tonight. The Spurs goal came from Gus
Poyet.
The
Sunday Mirror states that Spurs will not be signing Dean Richards
because as part of the deal to release Glenn Hoddle Tottenham
Hotspur had to sign an undertaking that they would not sign any
players form South Coast Big Club for a year. Why would a
big club worry about other players trying to tempt their players
away ??? Paranoia lurks around every corner.
The
News of the World claim that Spurs have signed Kasey Keller as
cover for Neil Sullivan ahead
of the new season.
Teddy Sheringham has again rubbished the e-mail campaign about his
alleged betting debts. The player has said he has returned
to London to be nearer his 13 year old son Charlie, who is a
promising golfer and footballer on Millwall's books. He also
said that this is a good time to be returning to Tottenham, as
there is a unified atmosphere at the club and it is a happy place
to be; something he couldn't say about his last spell at White
Hart Lane. However, it is reported on Ananova that he
intends to get the Police to investigate the stories circulating
the Internet about his gambling.
Fiorentina have denied that they are ready to sell Portuguese
striker Nuno Gomes to Tottenham or Liverpool for £10 million.
Saturday 11.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Glenn
Hoddle has said that he is not happy to hear the constant abuse
aimed at S. Cumball by Spurs supporters. He said that it is
history and that it was a surprising decision, but one the player
made and he should be forgotten. He urged the Tottenham fans
to get behind the team and make things difficult for our
opposition, as anything else was negative and a waste of time and
energy.
The
Spurs manager also admitted that an approach had been made for Big
South Coast club's Dean Richards. Rupert "The
Bear" Lowe (who is chairman of the Big Club) said he would
question Richards' recent comments about Tottenham being a bigger
club than Big Club as who finished highest in the League last
season ?? And when was the last time Spurs finished in the
top six ?? And my Dad is bigger than your Dad !! The Hod
defused the situation by saying that Richards is only one of a
number of players on his hit list and nothing has been heard of
from Big Club since it happened. And no doubt nothing will
all season.
Tottenham have also been mysteriously linked with former Leicester
City and Rayo Vallecano keeper, Kasey Keller. He was
supposed to be joining Besiktas of Turkey, but the deal fell
through as the club's chairman said he has agreed a deal with a
Premiership team. Charlton Athletic are also watching his
situation.
A Spurs reserve side drew 1-1 at Dover Athletic this afternoon
with a goal from Yannick Kamanan.
Ex-Spur Peter Crouch scored on his Portsmouth League debut against
Wolverhampton Wanderers this afternoon.
Friday 10.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Glenn
Hoddle is still not sure of who will lead Spurs as captain in the
new season. He said that he would need to look at the
players and see who could take onto the field, what the management
were thinking off it and to see how they reacted in the dressing
room.
Spurs
are being linked with a move for Fiorentina forward Nuno
Gomes. The 25 year old has not settled well in Italy, where
he was bought to replace Gabriel Batistuta and he could be moved
on by the Italian Serie A side for less than the £12 million they
paid Benfica for the Portuguese international. Liverpool,
Paris St. Germain and Olympiakos are all interested in securing
Gomes' services.
Some malicious e-mails have been circulating the Internet recently
claiming that Teddy Sheringham has a betting problem and had even
placed bets on Spurs to lose in his previous stint with the
club. Today, he has hit out at them and said they are
rubbish on the Club's official site. The e-mails contained a
number of changes and therefore, the contents had to be viewed as
suspect anyway.
The
Big South Coast club centre half wrangle goes on. The player
has made a Duncan Norville-like demand of "Chase me",
while the club themselves have played hard ball by demanding that
Steffen Iversen goes South for winter. However, now Big Club
have said they want 10 million big ones in used fivers for the
ex-Bradford City and Wolverhampton Wanderers central
defender. £10 million - why that's only half of what you
would pay a turncoat centre half these days !!
Former Spurs midfielder Ossie Ardiles has been appointed as coach
of Al-Ittihad of Saudi Arabia.
Thursday 9.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
The
club have confirmed that they will play AEK Athens in Greece on
Sunday 12th August with the kick off at approx. 8.15 p.m. local
time.
The
message board on the official Tottenham site was under scrutiny by
Police as death threats against Sol Campbell were made according
to the Evening Standard. The message board was immediately
shut down for a week and the Police were to speak to the
organisers of the site, (who are based in Harrogate) about where
these messages may have originated from. The Police later
said they were not likely to investigate the messages formally.
Many newspapers decided to highlight the anti-S.Cumball chanting
in last night's game rather than pay tribute to Bill
Nicholson. THAT is a disgrace.
Glenn Hoddle was pleased with the performance and the way the side
played, which earned praise from Fiorentina coach Roberto Mancini
who said it looked as though Tottenham were a side who had played
together for a long time.
South Coast Big Club's central defender Dean Richards has said
that a move to Tottenham is an option. He said he respected
Glenn Hoddle and that he worked miracles with the side last
season, but went on to say he was happy to fight off relegation
with his present club.
Ledley King has been selected for the England Under-21
international squad next Tuesday (14th August) against Holland at
Reading.
Kevin Dearden, former Tottenham goalkeeper, has joined Torquay
United.
Danny Maddix, former Tottenham defender, has joined Sheffield
Wednesday.
Former Spurs target - midfielder Sergio Gonzalez of Espanyol has
joined Deportivo La Coruna for £10.89 million.
Former Spurs manager George Graham has said that Spurs could make
a European place this season as they have added recognised quality
to the established players.
Former Spurs manager Christian Gross said that he believes his
time at Tottenham was a success as he saved the club from
relegation in 1997. He told the Mirror that his inability to
bring in his physical coach left him isolated at White Hart
Lane. He said it is tough for any foreign manager to make it
in English football because the passion is so great.
Wednesday 8.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Tottenham
beat Fiorentina in Bill Nicholson's Testimonial 3-0 tonight with
goals from Ferdinand, Poyet and Iversen. For a match report,
click here.
For reaction, click here.
It is being said that Teddy Sheringham will miss the first two
Spurs games of the season with his Achilles injury.
Stephen Carr is to have an X-ray to determine if he needs surgery
on his knee injury.
West Ham United may turn to Chris Perry after being turned
down for the Fiorentina defender Alessandro Pierini.
The
old Duberry to Tottenham rumours has been given legs again today,
but luckily Leeds United have refuted it.
George Graham has urged Tottenham to settle his claim for wrongful
dismissal so that he can get back into football management.
UEFA are to commemorate Ray Clemence's feat of appearing in over
100 matches in competitions organised by the European ruling body.
He appeared in many game sin European competitions for both
Liverpool and Spurs during his sixteen season in Europe.
The rumours that Spurs might sign Chelsea's Celestine Babyaro have
been unfounded as he signed a new contract to take him through to
2005 at Stamford Bridge.
Tuesday 7.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs drew 1-1 with Luton Town tonight, with a late Sergei Rebrov
penalty salvaging a draw.
Thomas
Myrhe has explained that he has snubbed Tottenham to try and get
first team football somewhere else. He said it was purely a
footballing decision and added that anything would be better than
playing at Everton. Eh ??
The big South Coast club do not want Chris Perry as part of the
deal to bring Dean Richards to Tottenham, but are interested in
taking Steffen Iversen as part of the deal.
Spurs
are supposedly lining up a deal with a major American media
network to sell their media rights, hot on the heels of news about
selling the rights on re-naming their ground. It is thought
that the Fox Network could be one of the possibles, but the Warner
media group have links with ENIC and could also be in the frame.
David Pleat is considering a move for Barnet striker Ben Strevens
offering £350,000 for his services. The club who were
relegated from the League on the last day of the season may need
to take the money to help re-build their squad t get promotion.
Spurs
are rumoured to be playing a friendly in Greece on Sunday 12th
August against AEK Athens. The club have not confirmed this
fixture.
Monday 6.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Stephen
Carr and Teddy Sheringham will not be risked in this week's
matches against Luton Town or Fiorentina. Both are carrying
knocks from previous games and will be allowed to recover from
them so that they will be able to feature in the League programme.
Glenn
Hoddle has revealed that he has seven players who he is watching
at the moment with a view to bringing in reinforcements for the
club before the start of the new season.
Tim Sherwood enjoyed the to and fro of the Millwall game on
Saturday as he said it is more realistic than a stroll against
lesser sides. He said that as Millwall start their season on
Saturday, they were a little bit fitter than Spurs, but he was
happy with the way Spurs are playing going forward. The
midfielder reckons the squad is stronger than last year and the
atmosphere around the team is good, but hopes that the injuries
(and he got an ankle injury at the New Den, which could put him
out of this week's games) clear up soon.
Christian Ziege has been included in the German squad for their
friendly international against Hungary on August 15th.
South Coast big club's Dan Petrescu has said he could not go to
Spurs after spending a large part of his transient career at
Stamford Bridge as he is scared that a S. Cumball situation might
develop. He said his "heart could never beat for
another London team". Wonder how much that is translated into
English ??
Former Spurs target - Everton full back Michael Ball - has joined
Glasgow Rangers for £6.5 million.
Sunday 5.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
A
big club on the South Coast have are rumoured to be interested in
wanting Steffen Iversen plus cash in exchange for their £10 million rated
centre half Dean Richards. The gray man in charge of the
team is a long time secret admirer. So secret that nobody
would recognise him if he managed a big club on the South Coast.
Some bloke nipped out of the shadows in Southampton to tell a
reporter that he had no intention of letting Richards leave the
St. Mary's Friendly Assurance Pension Plan stadium in the present,
past or future. Police will be looking into the matter as a
possible "illegal imprisonment" case.
Fulham
are supposedly ready to rival Tottenham in the signing of Steffan
Effenberg from Bayern Munich before the season starts. FC
Schalke 04 have ruled themselves out of a move for the Bayern
captain though.
Josep
Guardiola's agent has said he is at a loss to understand why no
Premiership club has followed up their interest in him. He
said that the player loves England and would welcome a move there,
but despite initial enquiries, no English club has come back to
him about a transfer to the Premier League. Perhaps someone
from Tottenham could give his agent a ring ??
Glenn
Hoddle has said that the pressure that Millwall put Spurs under at
the end of the match yesterday was just what the team needed to
test their character. He said that he had to see how the
players coming into the squad reacted to being under the cosh for
periods in a game and he feels that they came out of it quite
well. He did reiterate that another centre half is needed
Ipswich
Town are to offer 19 year old Titus Bramble a £12,000 per week
deal to ward off the interest shown in the centre half from
Liverpool and Tottenham.
It appears that the Jose Antonio Chamot deal was one which was
brokered by Dennis Roach, the agent under suspicion of breaking
the FIFA code of conduct. He tried to negotiate a £1.5
million deal for the Argentinian defender for his transfer from AC
Milan, when he was available on a free transfer. The deal
was finally put through by the First Artist Corporation at the
behest of Daniel Levy, but the player had a suspect ankle which
was picked up in the medical. The same agent managed to get
£1.4 million for Goran Bunjevcevic, when he was available on a
free transfer.
Saturday 4.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs
beat Millwall in Keith Stevens testimonial this afternoon 2-1 with
goals from Sergei Rebrov and Les Ferdinand. The Millwall
goal came from former Spurs defender Stuart Nethercott. Click here
for a match report. For reaction, click here.
Spurs
and Everton have agreed a £750,000 fee for goalkeeper Thomas
Myhre, but it is now up to the player himself to decide if he
wants to move away from Merseyside.
Spurs
are still reported to be keen on Southampton's centre half Dean
Richards, but the big South Coats club have set a £10 million fee
for him. Tottenham could offer Chris Perry in part exchange,
but to a big South Coast club he would only make up £4 million of
the deal.
The
FA are offering £2 million to the FA Cup winners, which could see
them earning £4 million in total with TV monies and gate receipts
added.
Spurs reserves beat Kettering Town 6-0 this afternoon. An
Own goal, Snee 2, Kamanan, Etherington and Consorti gave Spurs
second team a comfortable win.
Friday 3.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Teddy
Sheringham has said that he has come to Tottenham to win things
and believes that things are coming together under Glenn Hoddle to
do so. He said that he has noticed that Hoddle is trying to
get Spurs to play the way that England did under his leadership
and that the new players are bedding in nicely.
The
Tottenham Hotspur squad number swill be as follows for the
2001-2002 season.
1 |
NEIL
SULLIVAN |
2 |
STEPHEN
CARR |
3 |
MAURICIO
TARICCO |
4 |
STEFFEN
FREUND |
5 |
GORAN
BUNJEVCEVIC |
6 |
CHRIS
PERRY |
7 |
DARREN
ANDERTON |
8 |
TIM
SHERWOOD |
9 |
LES
FERDINAND |
10 |
TEDDY
SHERINGHAM |
11 |
SERGEI
REBROV |
12 |
GARY
DOHERTY |
14 |
GUS
POYET |
15 |
WILLIAM
KORSTEN |
16 |
STEFFEN
IVERSEN |
17 |
OYVIND
LEONHARDSEN |
18 |
BEN
THATCHER |
19 |
CHRIS
ARMSTRONG |
23 |
CHRISTIAN
ZIEGE |
25 |
STEPHEN
CLEMENCE |
26 |
LEDLEY
KING |
28 |
MATTHEW
ETHERINGTON |
29 |
SIMON
DAVIES |
30 |
ANTHONY
GARDNER |
31 |
ALTON
THELWELL |
32 |
GAVIN
KELLY |
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Links associating Zvonimir Boban with Tottenham have come to
nought with the Croatian joining Celta Vigo on loan for a season
after the Spanish side agreed to pay AC Milan £740,000.
Both Glenn Hoddle and Ledley King have been impressed with new
signing Christian Ziege. He completed his first 90 minutes
for Spurs in the friendly at Reading on Wednesday and Hoddle was
aware that he hadn't played too many game sin the last year,
although said he was a natural athlete and a gifted technical
player. Meanwhile, team-mate King said he looks a class
player who he will enjoy playing alongside.
Everton keeper, Thomas Myrhe has said that the enquiry for his
services by Tottenham is an interesting one, but he will probably
turn down the chance to come to London, as he wants first team
football guaranteed.
Spurs will be taking a first team squad to Millwall for tomorrow's
testimonial for Keith Stevens. Teddy Sheringham has special
memories of the club as he started his career there and he thinks
that people should turn out to honour the Millwall man, who spent
his whole career with the Lions. He said that Stevens had
come up through the ranks with him and while Sheringham had moved
on to greater things, Stevens made his own career special by
showing great loyalty to his one and only club. Sheringham
missed the match against Reading on Wednesday because of an
Achilles tendon injury and may not feature at the New Den.
And on a day when he let his mouth dot he talking, he went on to
add his two-pennys worth about S. Cumball. Sheringham said
he can understand why Spurs fans are angry as it is the worse
thing he could have done in their eyes, but he went on to say that
the player had done nothing wrong as he had seen out his contract.
Former Spurs defender Neil Ruddock has become the assistant manger
at Swindon Town to Roy Evans, who is the new boss at the County
Ground following Andy King's sacking on Tuesday.
Spurs former manager, Christian Gross, will return to White
hart lane on August 18th (but probably not by tube), when he
watches InterToto Cup opponents Aston Villa in the opening Premier
League match of the season.
... and finally ... Sunderland have signed a player from
Switzerland called ... Bernt Haas !!
Thursday 2.8.2001 (For other
Spurs history on this day click here)
Glenn
Hoddle has revealed that he would ideally like to bring in another
central defender before the start of the season. he added
that he is willing to wait until after 18th August if necessary to
get the right man.
The Sun newspaper has hinted that Glenn Hoddle might turn his
attention to a former player to solve the central defence problem,
with a swoop for big club on South Coast's Dean Richards.
However, it was Hoddle himself that started the delusions of
grandeur down the Dell by placing a hefty price tag on his head of
£10 million. It is hoped that Spurs will not be able to
afford such talented players from such big clubs in the near
future.
Amidst
the bonhomie at the Madjeski stadium last night, the rumours
surrounding Les Ferdinand being sold off to a big South Coast club
have been slammed by Glenn Hoddle. He said that when the big
man was fit and sharp he was the best centre forward in the
country and he had been pleased with Les' contribution so far in
pre-season matches.
Hod
appears to have been over-celebrating the win over Reading last
night as he went into overdrive by saying that keeping Darren
Anderton at the club was like a new signing. He has
identified the England midfielder's back as a potential source of
his injury woes and will target this area of his body to try to
maintain his place in the side over the next few years.
Hoddle added that the player is in his prime and could produce his
best form over the next two seasons.
Chelsea have agreed that Spurs can talk to Celestine Babyaro, the
club's left back. Tottenham are seeking to strengthen the
defence and the Nigerian may find it hard to break into the side
in the coming season TeamTalk reports. While Hoddle has
commented on central defenders, he has Taricco back fit, with
Ziege able to play left wing back and the prospect of Ben Thatcher
returning from injury fully rested. The 22 year old may not,
therefore, be top of Hoddle's shopping list unless other targets
cannot be obtained.
Tottenham are being linked with a move for Everton's Norwegian reserve
keeper, Thomas Myrhe, although the Toffee's manager Walter Smith
said it is only an enquiry so far. A fee of £750,000 was
mentioned in the Mirror today.
Colin
Calderwood is looking forward to the opportunity of taking over
from Chris Hughton as reserve team manager. He is looking at
putting his ideas into practice to improve what the second team
can produce on the pitch.
Anthony Gardner has said he is hoping to be back training in a
couple of months time, as he has had the plaster off his leg and
wants to be playing again by the end of September.
Stephen Carr and Gary Doherty have been named in a 39 man squad
for the Republic of Ireland's friendly on August 15th
against Croatia.
Celtic have signed former Spurs forward target and general lard
ball, John Hartson for £7 million !!!!!! Bhoy, are they money
crazy !!
Former Spurs target, Dutch winger, Boudewijn Zenden has joined
Chelsea in a £7.5 million deal.
...apologies for the lack of news today, but the Reading car park
took an hour to escape from !!
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Wednesday 1.8.2001 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs
beat Reading 2-0 at the Madejski Stadium tonight through goals
from Gus Poyet and Sergei Rebrov. For match reports, click here.
For Reaction, click here.
Romanian Dan Petrescu has been told he cannot move to Tottenham by
the nasty, heartless rulers in a big faceless club down on the
South Coast of England. Even though he is just recovering
from a hernia operation and despite the fact that they have bought
someone to play in his place, they have told him they will be
holding him against his will (maybe).
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