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Wednesday 31.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
 A
busy transfer deadline day saw Tottenham Hotspur a hive of activity.
Tottenham
signed England international Jermaine Jenas from Newcastle United for
around £7 million-£8 million. The midfielder has passed his medical
yesterday and the five year deal was completed by 10.30 a.m. this morning.
Spurs
have also agreed to buy Lee Young-Pyo from PSV Eindhoven. The
Korean full-back will join on a four year contract subject to receiving a work permit.
French
club Rennes claim to have signed Spurs defender Erik Edman on a
three-year contract for about £2 million.
Everton
are supposedly seeking to sign Spurs striker Robbie Keane and are
reported as being in talks with him.
Reto
Ziegler has joined SV Hamburg on a season long loan.
Spurs
raised their offer for Livorno striker Cristiano Lucarelli to £3.4
million, but were still unable to tempt the Serie A side to sell him.
The player is a little annoyed that this fee is five times that paid
to Torino to take him to Livorno and he may want to ask the chairman
why he was not allowed to move on.
Reserve
goalkeeper Rob Burch has gone to Bristol City on a month's loan.
Mido's
appeal against his red card handed out in last Saturday's match has
been rejected and he has been charged with improper conduct for not
leaving the field quickly enough after being sent off. He has
until 18.00 p.m. to ask for a hearing to explain his conduct against
Chelsea.
Former
Spurs youngster John Sutton has left Millwall to join St. Mirren.
Former
Spurs defender Stuart Nethercott has gone on loan to Woking from
Wycombe Wanderers.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
MEHSTG's spin story ...
Tuesday 30.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The
Independent claims Spurs will sign Jermaine Jenas for £8 million
before the transfer deadline.
Tottenham
are being linked with Olympique Lyonnais striker Sidney Govou. A
deal for the player may be agreed on Wednesday, but some other English
clubs are interested and may pip Spurs to the forward's signature.
Spurs
are also being linked to a move for the 21 year old Togo and Monaco
forward Emmanuel Adebayor.
Apparently
French club Rennes are looking at signing Erik Edman from Tottenham.
Blackburn
Rovers defender Andy Todd has accepted the charge of violent conduct
for a head butt on Andy Reid in the game last week at Ewood Park and
will have a three match ban to serve.
Spurs
Reserves drew 0-0 with Norwich City reserves at Stevenage Borough FC
tonight. A match report can be viewed by clicking here.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Michael Owen throws his career down the
drain by agreeing to join Newcastle United in a £16 million transfer
from Real Madrid.
Monday 29.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Young-Pyo
Lee is said to be in London having a medical and to finalise his move
to Tottenham, which may cost the club £3 million, as PSV are saying
that his valuation has gone up since he first joined them and the
clause was put in his contract.
Mido
is to appeal against his red card handed out on Saturday to try and
get it rescinded.
The
Daily Mail and the Daily Express claim Mido could face an additional
one match ban for failing to leave the field in Saturday's match
against Chelsea when he was sent off.
Further
to that Reserve team coach Clive Allen could face disciplinary action
following comments he made to the referee at half-time in the same
game. Bang goes the Fair Play league then !!
The
Daily Mirror claims Spurs have had an £8 million bid for Liverpool
striker Djibril Cisse turned down. Chairman Daniel Levy feels
the Merseyside club might still do business as they might need to
raise funds to bring in Michael Owen.
The
Daily Star and the Daily Mirror both claim Spurs are trying to
persuade Chelsea to release their forward Carlton Cole for £2
million.
Dirk
Kuyt has said he will now stay at Feyenoord after deciding that he
could not leave such a beautiful club.
Spurs
are being linked with two Olympique Lyonnais strikers - Sidney Govou
and Sylvain Wiltord.
Livorno
have claimed that they turned down a bid by Tottenham for their 29
year old striker Cristiano Lucarelli, because they say they have built
the team around him and do not want to sell him.
PSV
Eindhoven have joined the chase for Reto Ziegler on a season long loan.
Robbie
Keane and Andy Reid have been included in the Republic of Ireland
squad for their World Cup qualifier against France on September 7th.
OTHER
NEWS ... Italian referee Pierlugi Collina has retired from
officiating after a row with the Italian ref association over a
sponsorship deal ...
MEHSTG's spin story ...
Sunday 28.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs
are said to be close to signing Jermaine Jenas from Newcastle United
for £7 million plus an extra £1 million dependant on appearances.
However, the News of the World say that Newcastle are holding out for
£1 million more. The People claim that Tottenham have
"pulled the plug" on their interest in the player.
The
same newspaper claims that the £2 million transfer for PSV
Eindhoven's Young-Pyo Lee is on, with a fee having been agreed with
the Dutch club.
And
the NoTW says that Spurs will pay for almost all of the deal for the
Korean full back by selling Michael Brown to Everton for £1.75
million.
The
Daily Star Sunday reckon Spurs are lining up an offer for Portsmouth's
winger Lomana LuaLua.
TeamTalk's
website claim that Tottenham might make a bid for Blackburn Rovers
winger Morten Gamst Pedersen before the transfer deadline. If
Spurs do go for the Norwegian wide-man, they could be joined in the
chase by Everton, Fulham, Manchester City and Aston Villa.
Carlton
Cole is Tottenham's £4 million target according to the Sunday Mirror.
...
and the same paper reckons that Dirk Kuyt will stay at Feynoord until
the January transfer window.
Hamburg
want to take Reto Ziegler on a season long loan from Tottenham.
Paul
Robinson, Michael Carrick and Jermain Defoe have all been included in
the England squad for the World Cup qualifying games with Wales and
Northern Ireland. Former Spurs defender Luke Young has also been
included in the squad.
OTHER
NEWS ... The News of the World reveals that FIFA are to
investigate the man whose money has bought the Premier League
Championship - Roman Abramovich. His "spider's web" of
financial dealings is to be looked into in England and across the
world ...
Saturday 27.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs
were cheated out of their game with Chelsea today by some truly
appalling refereeing decisions by the match official Rob Styles and
ended up losing 0-2 at White Hart Lane. For a match report,
click here. For reaction, click here.
Grimsby
is Tottenham's destination in the second round of the Carling Cup to
be played during the week starting September 19th.
Livorno
striker Cristiano Lucarelli has said that he is wanted by Spurs and
Newcastle United. The 29 year old, who topped the Serie A
scorers chart last season, said that he had heard about the interest
from England, but that he will speak to the chairman of the club about
staying there.
Spurs
Under-18s lost 1-2 at home to Manchester United this morning. Radwan
Ahmed scored the goal.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
Friday 26.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The
Daily Mail is saying that Newcastle United are demanding Spurs
increase their £7 million offer for midfielder Jermaine Jenas.
Following
his head butt on Andy Reid on Wednesday, Blackburn Rovers defender
Andy Todd has been charged by the FA with violent conduct after
reviewing a videotape of the game.
TOTTENHAM
HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Teemu Tainio is out for Tottenham with a hip
problem and Anthony Gardner is suffering with a bad back. Aaron
Lennon may come in on the right of midfield for Spurs.
CHELSEA
TEAM NEWS : - Wayne Bridge (knee), Arjen Robben (foot) and Ricardo
Carvalho (calf) all miss tomorrow's match with injury. Peter
Cech and Paulo Ferreira are likely to be re-installed in the starting
XI after being rested in midweek.
For
a Chelsea match preview click here.
Reading
want to sign Calum Davenport on loan from Tottenham.
Edgar
Davids has been left out of the Holland squad for their World Cup
qualifying matches. Manager Marco van Basten said that as he had
only played one and a half games in six months, he was not on the
short-list for the squad, but he remains on the long-list as van
Basten recognises the talents the Spurs midfielder has.
The
Daily Mirror claims that Spurs were close to signing Dean Ashton just
before he signed an extension to his Norwich City contract.
OTHER
NEWS ... Liverpool come from behind to win the European Super Cup
3-1 over CSKA Moscow in Monaco ...
Thursday 25.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Head
Coach Martin Jol has signed a new contract extension with the club and
this keeps the Dutchman on for three years with the club from his
appointment last November, plus he option of an extra year after that.
It
is rumoured that Jermaine Jenas will join Spurs in the next 24 hours
for £9 million according to the Daily Mirror.
Teemu
Tainio suffered an injury to his hip in last night's match and could
be out for Saturday's visit by Chelsea.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
Wednesday 24.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs
drew 0-0 with Blackburn Rovers tonight at Ewood Park. For
reaction, click here. For a match
report, click here.
The
Daily Mirror claim that Middlesbrough will make a £2.75 million offer
for injured Spurs midfielder Sean Davis.
Tottenham
have been informed by Feyenoord that they want £12 million for their
striker Dirk Kuyt.
Young-Pyo
Lee has blasted his club PSV Eindhoven for not allowing him to
join Spurs and fulfill his dream of playing in the Premier League.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
Tuesday 23.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs
are reported to have agreed a fee of £1.36 million to sign PSV
Eindhoven's Korean defender Young-Pyo Lee. The 28 year old's fee
could rise to £2 million on activating certain conditions and his
arrival will provide competition for the left back slot for Erik
Edman.
TOTTENHAM
HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Michael Brown returns to the Spurs squad, but
still missing are Routledge, King, Huddlestone, Pamarot, El Hamdaoui
and Davis - all injured.
BLACKBURN
ROVERS TEAM NEWS : - Defender Aaron Makoena might have to settle for a
place on the bench, but Shefi Kuqi should retain his place up front.
Matt Jansen, Paul Dickov, Craig Bellamy and Matt Derbyshire will all
be missing either through injury or suspension.
The Daily Mirror
claim that Tottenham will complete the £8 million signing of Jermaine
Jenas this week.
The
Daily Star say that Spurs will miss out on signing Feyenoord's Dutch
striker Dirk Kuyt as he needs to be playing every week to make their
World Cup squad.
Everton
manager David Moyes claims that he had a £10 million bid for Kuyt
rejected.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Talking about Aston Villa's Norberto
Solano's sending off against his Portsmouth side, manager Alain Perin
said "He gave a kick with his right elbow and he deserved the red
card."
Monday 22.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Both
Chelsea and Liverpool are said to be interested in Spurs transfer
target Dirk Kuyt of Feyenoord.
After
Spurs were linked with a move for Milan Baros, it now appears he will
join Aston Villa for £6 million.
Martin
Jol has re-iterated that Robbie Keane is a part of his plans for the
future and believes that Michael Brown's return to fitness will
bolster the midfield..
Former
Spurs midfielder Darren Anderton has left Birmingham City to join
former manager Glenn Hoddle at Wolverhampton Wanderers on a one year
loan.
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For
a preview of Wednesday's game at Blackburn Rovers, click here.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Pie
manufacturers all over the country (outside Teesside) have been hit by
the news that Mark Viduka will not be leaving Middlesbrough after
manager Steve McClaren said he was not for sale.
Sunday 21.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Wayne
Routledge will be missing from the Spurs side for a couple of months
with the fracture of a bone in his foot. The original date of
return has been reassessed and the speedy winger could be out for up
to eight weeks now.
The
Sunday People reports that Spurs are interested in signing Liverpool
striker Milan Baros as a replacement for the departed Fredi Kanoute.
Dirk
Kuyt has told the media that he would be keen to play in the
Premiership and admires Martin Jol. He told the News of The
World that Spurs are a big team and the most important thing about the
club was that Martin Jol was the manager.
The
Sunday Mirror reckon Feyenoord have told Tottenham to up their bid for
the striker from £7 million to £12 million.
The
People claim that Manchester City are ready to battle with Spurs for
the singing of Kuyt.
Fredi
Kanoute scored one of the five goals for Sevilla that beat Celta Vigo
today.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
Saturday 20.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs
beat Middlesbrough 2-0 at White Hart Lane this afternoon. Click
here for a match report. For reaction click here.
The
Under-18 side drew at Stoke City today with Jacques Maghoma scoring
the goal.
1-1
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
Friday 19.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Martin
Jol has admitted that Dirk Kuyt is one of the players on his hit list
to replace Fredi Kanoute. The Spurs Head Coach said that he was
happy that Tottenham did a good deal for Kanoute and that the money
could go towards buying a better player than the Mali
international. Jol admitted that Spurs could have had Dean
Ashton last season, but went for Mido instead and might not now bid
for the Norwich City striker.
PSV
Eindhoven are said to be ready to make a decision over the future of
their Korean defender Young-Pyo Lee by the end of this week.
Spurs are linked with a £5 million move for the left back in the
Daily Mirror today.
TOTTENHAM
HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Edgar Davids, Robbie Keane and Aaron Lennon are
all in the squad for tomorrow's match with Middlesbrough. Erik
Edman was to train today to see if he could overcome his Achilles
injury.
MIDDLESBROUGH
TEAM NEWS: - Young central defender Matthew Bates may make his debut
for injury-hit Boro.
Luton
Town manager Mike Newell has admitted his interest in taking Phil Ifil
on loan.
Talking
of loans, Marton Fulop is actively seeking a loan spell now that Paul
Robinson has regained full fitness. The Hungarian reserve keeper
has said he would not be allowed to go out on loan while Robbo was
injured, but now several Championship clubs are interested. He
would also be happy to return to Chesterfield, where he was on loan
for two months last season.
OTHER
NEWS ... England will play Argentina in Geneva on November 12th,
as long as England are not involved in a World Cup qualifying play-off
match ...
Thursday 18.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Fredi
Kanoute completed his move to La Liga club Sevilla this morning after
passing a medical. The Mali international has signed a four year deal.
Kanoute told his website that he was sad to be leaving Spurs and the
friends he has at the club, but when he knew the club were willing to
sell him, it was best that he went. Fredi added that the squad
can do well this season, but the biggest problem might be keeping the
big squad content.
A
number of newspapers report that Spurs will move for Dirk Kuyt of
Feyenoord to replace Kanoute. A £8.15 million bid has
supposedly been turned down and the Dutch club are holding out for
£12 million that Chelsea paid for Arjen Robben.
Tottenham
are reported to be considering a move for Argentinian defensive
midfielder Aldo Duscher of Deportivo La Coruna. The 26 year old
could be an option as Spurs are reluctant to spend in excess of
£10 million on Jermaine Jenas according to the Sky Sports website.
TOTTENHAM
HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Edgar Davids could make his debut on Saturday
against Middlesbrough, while Wayne Routledge will miss the match with
a tress fracture of his foot. Erik
Edman is a major doubt for Saturday's game against Middlesbrough as he
picked up an Achilles injury in yesterday's Sweden match.
MIDDLESBROUGH
TEAM NEWS: - Emanuel Pogatetz will not be able to make his Boro after
all, as the Russian FA have not yet announced his punishment after
breaking an opponent's leg last season. Szilard Nemeth is
definitely out with an ankle injury, while
For
a preview of the Middlesbrough match, click here.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
Wednesday 17.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here)
Fredi
Kanoute has agreed to sign for Sevilla of Spain for a reported £4.4
million fee on a four year deal. He will complete his signing
after a medical with the La Liga club.
Middlesbrough
will be without striker Szilard Nemeth on Saturday after injuring his
ankle against Liverpool on Saturday, ruling him out for three weeks it
says on the Boro website, but defender Emanuel Pogatetz's six month
ban was reduced to eight matches, which ended last week, so he will be
eligible to play on Saturday at White Hart Lane.
Paul
Robinson and Jermain Defoe played the first half of England's 1-4
defeat in Denmark tonight. The score was 0-0 when they left the
field. Michael Carrick did not appear from the bench.
Andy
Reid scored for the Republic of Ireland tonight in their 1-2 defeat by
Italy in an international friendly, before being substituted in the
74th minute.
Teemu
Tainio played for Finland in their 3-0 World Cup qualifying group win
over Macedonia tonight.
Erik
Edman was substituted after 45 minutes of Sweden's win over the Czech
Republic in a friendly.
Mido
played for Egypt in their 0-2 defeat against Portugal (with ex-Spurs
striker Helder Postiga scoring) in their friendly international.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... David Beckham has been so inspired by the
England cricket team's performance in the Ashes, that he said that it
will spur the football team on when they have their go next
year. Perhaps he is thinking that it will resemble the
dying embers of his career.
Tuesday 16.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here)
Rumours
of Robbie Keane being a part of a deal to bring Newcastle United
midfielder Jermaine Jenas to Spurs are growing. £5 million will
be the monetary balance to accompany Keano if the deal goes
through. However, the report in the Telegraph stated that Keane
is not eager to leave Tottenham.
Calum
Davenport captained England Under-12s to a 1-0 victory in Denmark
tonight. Michael Dawson played alongside his Spurs team-mate in
the match.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
Monday 15.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here)
Today's
offer for Jermaine Jenas appears to be £5 million plus Robbie Keane
according to TeamTalk.
Robbie
Keane has been ruled out of the Republic of Ireland's friendly against
Italy on Wednesday with an ankle injury.
Norwich
City manager Nigel Worthington has dismissed speculation linking him
with a loan move for Phil Ifil.
Spurs
Reserves won 2-0 away to Chelsea Reserves tonight at Aldershot, with
Phil Ifil and Johnnie Jackson scoring.
OTHER
NEWS ... Jermaine Jenas' red card in yesterday's match against
Arsenal has been downgraded to a yellow card ...
Sunday 14.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here)
The
Sunday People run a story saying Spurs will have to pay £10 million
cash if they want to sign Newcastle United midfielder Jermaine Jenas
and say that Middlesbrough are also interested in the England player.
The
Sunday Mirror propose a swap deal with Boro using Mark Viduka as part
of the deal to take Jenas to the Riverside stadium.
The
News of the World thinks that Spurs will use Fredi Kanoute to secure
the singing of Jermaine Jenas should Newcastle United fail to get
Michael Owen. The paper claims that Spurs are willing to make a
bid of £8 million plus Fredi if the England and Real Madrid striker
Owen does not join the Magpies. Kanoute seems resigned to leave
Spurs, as he has heard all the rumours and feels that if the right
price is bid, he will be on his way, although he still wants a say in
where he goes.
The
same paper has issued an apology to Frank Arnesen about the story they
ran a few weeks back detailing his derogatory remarks about Tottenham
Hotspur.
Thimothee
Atouba says he misses his friends at Tottenham and the Premiership,
although he feels he has made the right move to Hamburg. The
Cameroon international added that he believes that Spurs could finish
third with the signing of Edgar Davids and if they believe in
themselves.
Calum
Davenport is reported as being a target for Reading in the News of the
World.
Another
story in the NoTW is about Phil Ifil, who is being tracked by Luton
Town and Norwich City for a loan spell, as he has been told he can go
on for a six month period to get more first team experience.
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OTHER
NEWS ... Jermaine Jenas was sent off in the Newcastle United game
against Arsenal today ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... an injury time goal earned Chelsea a win
against Wigan Athletic. Even we couldn't have made that one up
!!
Saturday 13.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here)
Spurs
beat Portsmouth 2-0 at Fratton Park in the opening Premier League
fixture this afternoon. Click here
for a match report. For reaction click here.
Paul
Robinson, Michael Carrick and Jermain Defoe have been name din the
England squad to face Denmark on Wednesday in a friendly in Copenhagen.
Paul
Dickov was sent off for Blackburn Rovers at West Ham this afternoon
and Ugo Ehiogu saw red against Liverpool, which may have implications
for their team, who both face Spurs in the next ten days.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
Friday 12.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here)
TOTTENHAM
HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Spurs will be without six players for tomorrow's
match at Portsmouth. Ledley King, Edgar Davids, Tom Huddlestone,
Mounir El Hamdaoui, Sean Davis, Noe Pamarot and Michael Brown will not
be available through injury.
PORTSMOUTH
TEAM NEWS : - Pompey defenders
Linvoy Primus and Aliou Cisse will miss
the game with injuries but Sander Westerveld looks set to make his
debut in goal. New striker Azar Karadas will play in attack
despite picking up a knee injury in training.
Martin
Jol has revealed that he is happy to have Fredi Kanoute at Spurs and
although a club did make an enquiry about his availability last week,
the Head Coach had not had Kanoute visit him to talk to him, which he
normally did if he had a problem. Jol said that he was pleased
with the striker's contribution last season as he was the big man up
front that he used the most.
Noureddine
Naybet has retired from international football after earning over 100
caps for Morocco and captaining the country for 10 years.
Tottenham Hotspur defender Nourredine Naybet has retired from
international football. The defender said, "I believe it is
the right time to do so. I am not happy with what is happening
with the national team anymore. I respect my coach and I know my
limits, but he said I was injured, which was not true. The
current situation inside the squad does not encourage me to play on,
especially when personal conflicts get mixed up with professional
relations - now I have to concentrate on my career with the
Spurs," he went on. The row seems to have blown up after he
was omitted from the Morocco side to face Kenya in a World Cup
Qualifying match in June.
His Moroccan national manager Zaki Badou unsympathetically told the
media, "He made the right choice. I believe he should have quit
earlier. He is not young anymore and I cannot see him in my future
plans."
Jermain
Defoe looks likely to start for England against Denmark in the
upcoming friendly as Michael Owen will be suspended for the match
against Wales and the England manager Sven Goran Eriksson wants to
look at Defoe playing up front alongside Wayne Rooney.
For
a preview of tomorrow's game at Portsmouth, click here.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
Thursday 11.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here)
Ledley
King will not take part in the opening Premier League fixture away at
Portsmouth on Saturday, as he is suffering with a groin strain.
Alan
Pardew has turned his transfer attention away from Fredi Kanoute after
being afraid of the fans reaction should he sign him. The West
Ham United manager will now look at other strikers after being out off
Kanoute by the negative feeling of fans who thought it would not be
appropriate for him to return to Upton Park. Who would have
thought WHU would be the first club run by fans ??
Meanwhile
Fredi has revealed on his own website that Spurs want to sell him, but
he is in no hurry to leave and will only do so if the move suits him,
otherwise he is happy to stay at White Hart Lane.
Tottenham
youngsters Calum Davenport, Michael Dawson, Tom Huddlestone and Wayne
Routledge have all been named in the squad for the England Under-21
friendly against Denmark on 16th August.
The
Daily Mirror continues to link Portsmouth winger Lomano LuaLua with a
move to Spurs, as Pompey manager Alain Perrin says that he might have
to sell before he can bring in further reinforcements at Fratton Park.
Spurs
transfer target Rodolph Douala has been the subject of bids from
Middlesbrough and Newcastle United, but Sporting Lisbon have rejected
the offers for the Cameroon international winger.
OTHER
NEWS ... Ray Wilkins has been named as the part-time assistant
manager to the England Under-21 team ...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Francesco
Coco has thrown a bucket of cold water over Newcastle United's plans
after the deal to bring him to St. James' Park fell through.
Only it wasn't a bucket of cold water ... it was just confetti !!
Wednesday 10.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here)
Wyart
Lane's view of things appears on the Independent website today (it was
completed before the signing of Edgar Davids). Click here
for a look.
Kaiserslautern
are in pole position to sign 24 year old Pas Tehran and Iranian
international midfielder Javad Nekounam but interest from Tottenham
Hotspur and Galatasaray might price the Bundesliga side out of the
running.
Spurs
are said to be offering Fredi Kanoute as part of the deal to bring 22
year old midfielder Jermain Jenas to White Hart Lane from Newcastle
United according to the Daily Express.
Whereas
the Sun reckon it is Sevilla who will get Mali striker Kanoute ahead
of West Ham United.
OTHER
NEWS ... Liverpool beat CSKA Sofia 3-1 away in the Champions
League qualifying round in the first leg tonight ... Jose Mourinho and
Ashley Cole have had their fines for their part in the tapping up
scandal reduced to £75,000, but were still found guilty ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Manchester City's full-time goalkeeping
coach Tim Flowers believes that David James will get the England
number one position back in place of Paul Robinson. "I see
no reason why he won't get back in - and I have told him so. I truly
believe he is England's number one. "His form last season
was outstanding. He made very few mistakes and certainly won us a lot
of points. A repeat of that form will certainly put a lot of pressure
on Robinson." They say you have to be a bit mad to be a
goalkeeper.
Tuesday 09.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here)
£8.5
million was the amount offered to Newcastle United by Spurs for
Jermaine Jenas according to the Daily Express, who say the bid needs to
be increased.
The
Daily Mirror reckon it was £6 million and that the Magpies have told
Spurs to double that if they want the midfielder.
No
sum is put on the offer, but the Daily Mail say that talks between the
two clubs are in progress to secure the midfielder's services for
Tottenham.
The
Express also claims that Pedro Mendes ha said he does not want to
leave Tottenham despite the rumours of interest from Feyenoord.
While
West Bromwich Albion are believed to have put in a £3 million bid
for Wigan Athletic striker Nathan Ellington, it is rumoured that both
Spurs and West ham United are watching the situation.
Mounir
El Hamdaoui could be missing from the reserve side for a couple of
weeks after badly spraining an ankle in last night's game against
Watford reserves.
Spurs
Youth finished third in the Eurofoot tournament in Belgium. In
their group games they drew with Club Bruges 0-0, beat Djurgaarden of
Stockholm 1-0, beat Cercle Brugge 3-1, drew 1-1 with PSV Eindhoven and
beat Germinal Beerschot 5-0. This took Spurs throught o a
semi-final with Anderlecht, which the Belgian side won 2-0. In
the third and fourth play-off place, Tottenham again faced Beerschot
and won 3-0.
OTHER
NEWS ... Manchester United beat Debrecen 3-0 at Old Trafford in
the Champions League qualifying round, while Everton lost 1-2 at home
to Villareal ...
Monday 08.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here)
Newcastle
United have rejected an offer made by Tottenham Hotspur for their
midfielder Jermaine Jenas.
The
Daily Mirror claim that the latest side to show an interest in Fredi
Kanoute is Sevilla, who have money to spend after selling Baptista to
Real Madrid. It is said that Martin Jol is reluctant to sell the
Mali international, but he has also been linked to Everton, Newcastle
United and West Ham United.
Jol
revealed that West Ham made a bid for the striker two weeks ago to
Daniel Levy and they were knocked back, but the Irons might return
with a £6 million bid for Kanoute.
Spurs
Reserves opened their account against Watford Reserves tonight at
Stevenage Borough FC with a 4-1 win thanks to goals from Kanoute,
Lennon, Davenport and Barnard.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
Sunday 07.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here)
Martin
Jol has hinted that Spurs might go English in appointing a new
Director of Football, as he confirmed that there is too much for one
man to do in football these days and that the club will seek to keep
their current structure.
The
People newspaper claim that Spurs will offer Fredi Kanoute to
Newcastle United as part of a deal to bring Jermaine Jenas to White
Hart Lane.
Graeme
Souness has said that if a bid of around £15 million came in for
Jenas, the club would have to think about it.
Reading
defender Ibrahima Sonko is being linked with a move to Spurs in the
Daily Star.
Wayne
Routledge has told the Independent on Sunday that he joined Spurs
because he believes that they are a team going places and play
football, which is what appeals to him.
Rumoured
Spurs transfer target Luis Figo has completed his transfer to Internazionale.
OTHER
NEWS ... Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-1 in the FA Community Shield...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... The Iranian entrepreneur - Kia Joorbachian
- who is interested in buying West Ham United told the Sunday Express,
"I was offered Newcastle, West Ham and somebody said that Spurs
could be bought at the right price, but being an Arsenal fan I could
never buy Tottenham!" Good. We will be happy for you to
invest your money in a down at heel version who buy all our cast-offs.
Saturday 06.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here)
Spurs
beat FC Porto 2-0 in a friendly at White Hart Lane today. For a
match report, click here.
Tottenham
appear to be the newspapers favourite to sign Jermaine Jeans should he
be allowed to leave Newcastle United and £10 million could be the
price they allow him to go for.
The
Daily Mirror claims that Daniel Levy is touting Michael Brown around
for £3.5 million to top up Spurs' fund to buy Jenas. Wigan
Athletic, Manchester City and Birmingham City are all unwilling to
offer that much.
West
Ham United and Manchester City are both reluctant to pay big money for
Frederic Kanoute. The Irons are said to be ready to sign a
striker, but they will have to increase their £5 million bid, while
City don't want to go as high as the first figure.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
Friday 05.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here)
Rumours
in many sources say that Jermaine Jenas is set to hand in a transfer
request and that would spark a £10 million battle between
Spurs, Manchester United and Arsenal for the 22 year old Newcastle United
and England midfielder's services. The player's agent has
said he is not unhappy at Newcastle, but feels as though he is living
in a goldfish bowl.
Edgar
Davids, Paul Stalteri and Paul Robinson will all play a part in
tomorrow's friendly against Porto at White Hart Lane according to the
official site.
Former
Spurs reserve striker Michael Malcolm has joined Stockport County on a
two year deal.
OTHER
NEWS ... An Iranian entrepreneur is looking at taking over at
West Ham United, after adding Corinthians of Brazil to his portfolio ...
MEHSTG's spin story ... The
FA are to crack down on serial swearing. Anyone heard bad
mouthing any particular brand of breakfast food will be harshly dealt
with.
Thursday 04.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here)
The
Daily Mirror claims that Tottenham are planning a £10 million bid for
Newcastle United midfielder Jermaine Jenas.
The
same paper reckons that Everton are interested in buying Fredi Kanoute
from Spurs.
Atletico
Madrid defender Cosmin Contra is considering legal action over a story
run in a Sunday tabloid in England where he was reported as saying
that Edgar Davids is a psycho. The Romanian international denies
that he spoke to the News of the World reporter and he has put the
matter into the hands of his lawyer, according to the Sky Sports
website.
Spurs
have announced the squad numbers for the 2005-06 for the players at
the club at the moment.
| 1 |
Paul
Robinson |
| 2 |
Noureddine
Naybet |
| 3 |
Stephen Kelly |
| 4 |
Sean Davis |
| 5 |
Edgar Davids |
| 6 |
Teemu Tainio |
| 7 |
Paul Stalteri |
| 8 |
Pedro Mendes |
| 9 |
Frederic Kanoute |
| 10 |
Robbie Keane |
| 11 |
Michael Brown |
| 12 |
Radek
Cerny |
| 13 |
Marton
Fulop |
| 14 |
Erik Edman |
| 15 |
Mido |
| 16 |
Reto Ziegler |
| 17 |
Noe Pamarot |
| 18 |
Jermain Defoe |
| 19 |
Andy Reid |
| 20 |
Michael Dawson |
| 21 |
Wayne Routledge |
| 22 |
Tom Huddlestone |
| 23 |
Michael Carrick |
| 24 |
Goran Bunjevcevic |
| 25 |
Aaron Lennon |
| 26 |
Ledley King |
| 27 |
Calum Davenport |
| 28 |
|
| 29 |
|
| 30 |
Anthony Gardner |
| 31 |
Dean Marney |
| 32 |
Johnnie Jackson |
| 33 |
|
| 34 |
|
| 35 |
Robert
Burch |
| 36 |
Mounir El Hamdaoui |
News
on the internet today reveals that Wigan Athletic want to sign the
Ivory Coast and former Spurs trialist Dagui Bakiri.
Reserve
striker Mark Yeates has joined Colchester United on a year long loan
deal.
OTHER
NEWS ... The brother of Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton is
arrested in connection with an axe murder of a young black man in
Liverpool ...
MEHSTG's spin story ... According
to media reports, Coco is flying in to have talks with Newcastle
United. Could it be that they are about to sign another clown ??
Wednesday 03.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here)
Spurs
completed the free transfer of Edgar Davids from Internazionale today.
The midfielder joins Tottenham on a two year deal. He said that
he was close to joining Tottenham two years ago and is looking forward
to the new challenge of playing in the Premiership, giving someone for
the younger Spurs players to look up to. Martin Jol is also keen
to utilise the former Ajax, Juventus and Barcelona player's experience
and has said that Davids is the player he had been hoping to bring in
to White Hart Lane. Davids dispelled any doubts about his
fitness and said he was looking forward to playing with the rest of
the Spurs players and that he thought that it could be possible to
challenge for a Champions League place.
The
London Evening Standard report that Davids was concerned about the
security after the recent bombings, but decided that the game should
go on and he was happy to play in London.
Martin
Jol reassured Spurs fans on the captaincy of the side by saying
"Ledley King will remain club captain and team captain as long as
he stays here."
Pedro
Mendes is reported to be a target for Feyenoord according to a story
on the Sky Sports website. They watched him in the friendly at
Reading and would be keen to take the Portuguese midfielder, should he
want regular first team football, the media in Holland are reporting.
Former
Spurs goalkeeper Chris Day has joined Oldham Athletic on a free
transfer from Queens Park Rangers.
Former
Spurs youth midfielder Allan Tait has joined Canvey Island from
Crawley Town for £2,000.
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OTHER
NEWS ... Newcastle United unfortunately lost 1-2 in the second
leg of their InterToto Cup semi-final to Deportivo La Coruna to go out
2-4 on aggregate ...
Tuesday 02.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here)
Spurs
are considering a £12 million bid for Feyenoord striker Dirk Kuyt
according to the Daily Express.
A
sigh of relief spread through the Spurs supporting community when it
was announced this morning that Andy Johnson has signed an extended
contract with Crystal Palace. Tottenham were one fo the clubs
who showed interest in buying him should the Eagles wanted to let him
go.
Legendary
Spurs fans Chas 'n' Dave have a FREE gig coming up and all Spurs fans
are invited. Promoted by Bermondsey Beat it will take place on
Sunday August 7th at Southwark Park Bandstand from 1.30 p.m.
onwards.
Support comes from ex-Squeeze maestro Chris Difford and his
band.
Nearest underground stations are Bermondsey and Canada Water on
Jubilee Line or Rotherhithe and Surrey Quays on the East London
Line.
OTHER
NEWS ... Manchester City's Richard Dunne will miss the first
three months of the season after breaking a bone in his foot in the
Joey Barton incident in the Far East ... Celtic lost out 4-5 on
aggregate despite winning 4-0 against Artmedia Bratislava tonight at
Parkhead. Liverpool eased through 5-1 on aggregate with a 2-0
win over Kaunas of Lithuania at Anfield ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... The Sun report that Chelsea have stepped up
the search for Stamford the Lion after the mascot was kidnapped last
month. Perhaps he is with Jon Obi Mikel who was kidnapped when
Chelsea showed interest in signing him... and with Shergar and Lord
Lucan ??
Monday 01.08.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here)
Feyenoord
are believed to be ready to make a move for a Spurs player, with
rumours that it is Erik Edman. With Feyenoord Technical Director
Mark Wotte in the crowd on Saturday at Reading, it is thought he might
have been present to run the rule over the Swedish left back.
Midfielder
Dean Marney has joined Norwich City on a season long loan.
This
statement has appeared on the Internazionale website ...
"INTER STATEMENT ON MAIL ARTICLE
Sunday, 31 July 2005 12:47:22
PORTSMOUTH - With regard to an article in today's Mail on Sunday that
includes sentences about Roberto Mancini, FC Internazionale
categorically denies what was written. Roberto Mancini did not make
such declarations about Edgar Davids, and the club confirms that the
coach was not interviewed by the journalist who wrote the article, nor
by the newspaper named above.".
Former
Spurs midfielder Graham Roberts has signed 11 players in 24 hours at
Clyde, where he is the manager. The Guinness Book of Records was
not available for comment !!
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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