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Sunday
30.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Sunday Mirror claims that Tottenham are willing to wait until
the start of the summer to make Jose Mourinho their new
manager. They report that Spurs see the ex-Chelsea boss as the
man to take them the next step into the Champions League qualifying
places in the Premier League. The News of the World differ in
their opinion of who will take over when Martin Jol leaves
the club, which is the one thing the Sunday papers are all agreed
on. They think that Blackburn Rovers' manager Mark Hughes
is the new favourite within the club to replace the Dutch Head Coach
at White Hart Lane.
The Sunday Mirror carries a report that Ledley King has
suffered a set-back in his recovery from his knee surgery and will
not be fit before Christmas.
The Sunday People reckon Tottenham are eyeing
up the next young player to be produced by SCBC in the shape of
Nathan Dyer, a pacy 19 year old winger.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Chelsea
fans were chanting the name of Jose Mourinho during their drab 0-0
draw with Fulham yesterday. Watch out, they might be chasing
glory down at the Lane next season !!
Saturday
29.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs have been drawn at home to Blackpool in the Fourth round of
the League Cup today. The ties have to be played in the week
starting Monday 29th October.
For a preview of Monday's match against Aston Villa, click
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ...
There are no rumours of match fixing as Portsmouth and Reading play
out a dull 7-4 game at Fratton Park, racking up a record total of
goals in a Premier League match
Friday
28.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Daniel Levy was speaking on Setanta's Friday Night Football
show tonight and said that while there were elements o truth in some
of the speculation surrounding Martin Jol's job, he wanted
the Dutchman to do well at the club and told him he has to come up
with the results to match both men's ambitions.
Spurs have loaned out Phil Ifil to SCBC for an initial three
month period.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Leeds
United have been denied an opportunity to appeal against their 15
point ban again. The FA didn't say they are just not willing to go
through Ken Bates spouting his manic rubbish one more time.
Thursday
27.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Reserve keeper Ben Alnwick has joined Luton Town on a three
month loan.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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CRIMEWATCH ... Chelsea
have been charged with failing to control their players as they
swarmed around referee Mike Dean as he sent off Mikel on Sunday at
Old Trafford ...
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Wednesday
26.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham beat Middlesbrough 2-0 in the Third Round of the League
Cup at White Hart Lane tonight. For a match report, click
here.
Reaction to
follow.
The UEFA Cup First Round Second Leg match in
Cyprus next week will now kick off at 5.45 p.m. local time (3.45 p.m. UK
time)
at the home club's request, rather than the originally scheduled 9.00 p.m.
local time (7.00 p.m. UK time).
Former Spurs striker Jurgen Klinsmann has let Chelsea and
Tottenham know that he is ready to go back into management again.
OTHER
NEWS ... Port Vale manager Martin Foyle left his post today by
mutual consent ...
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Tuesday
25.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Daily Mirror carries a large back page headline stating that
Martin Jol has already lined himself up with a £4 million
pay-off for losing his job as Head Coach at Spurs and other sources
run the same story. The Daily Express take time off from
featuring copy about Princess Diana's death and the price of houses
in the Uk to claim that Tottenham are planning to pay Jose
Mourinho a £10 million compensation package to tempt him into
breaking his agreement with Chelsea not to manage another Premier
League team this season. This has all been pooh-poohed by
Daniel Levy, who said in a statement on the Spurs website that
no meeting had been held, no pay-off agreed and that Damien Comolli
was not in Barcelona striking a deal to bring Frank Rijkaard to
White hart Lane as the next Head Coach, but in fact was in a much
more exotic location .. .watching SCBC play Barnsley.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Ledley King looks like he
is the only Spurs player out injured, with Jermain Defoe and
Gareth Bale supposedly pushing for a place in the starting
line-up.
MIDDLESBROUGH TEAM NEWS : - Gary
O'Neil is cup-tied, so will not be eligible, while an ankle injury
rules Tuncay out, with Mido and Jeremie Aladiere both missing as
they are hamstrung.
For a preview of tomorrow night's League Cup tie against
Middlesbrough, click
here.
The Reserves, fielding a large number of
Academy players, lost 2-3 in a friendly against an experienced
Ipswich Town team at Portman Road tonight..
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... John
Terry could be in trouble for trying to get the red card out of the
referee's hand when Jon Obi-Mikel was sent off at Old Trafford on
Sunday. I am not sure why, as I thought Terry refereed most of
the games he played in.
Monday
24.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Talks of crisis meetings in the London Evening Standard have proved
to be untrue, as Spurs denied the proposed summit to discuss claims
that Martin Jol said he wanted to leave because he was fed up
with people being offered with his job. The club said Martin
Jol was the Head Coach and he had been out on the training ground
with the players that morning, with no plans for a meeting.
Jol came out and said Daniel Levy had always backed him and
wanted him at the club next season.
Read MEHSTG's latest contribution to the Fanzine Fanzone section of
the Times Online at
http://timesonline.typepad.com/fanzine_fanzone/.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ...
Newcastle United and England striker Michael Owen is to undergo a
scan to see if there is any part of his body which is totally free
from injury.
Sunday
23.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs drew 1-1 with Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium this
afternoon. Click
here for a
match report. For reaction click
here.
Spurs and West Ham United are supposedly watching the situation at
Everton, where £8 million rated striker Andy Johnson, is said
to be homesick.
OTHER
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Saturday
22.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Daniel Levy is alleged to have contacted Jose Mourinho
five time by phone while he was negotiating his leaving package with
Chelsea to offer him the Martin Jol's Head Coach's post at
White Hart Lane, including a willingness to meet his £5.2 million a
year. salary. While it is believed that the West
London club made Mourinho sign a deal barring him from taking over
at another Premier League club this season, with the departing
manager hinting he might seek employment in Spain or Italy, the
Daily Mirror reports that Mourinho's agent has implied to Spurs that
the manager might be willing to return to London next summer.
News reaches us of the passing away of Johnny Gavin the former
Spurs winger of the 1950s on Tuesday 18th September. Our
condolences go out to his family and friends.
Tottenham's Academy side beat Millwall 2-0 today
with David Hutton and Dean Parrett scoring for Spurs.
OTHER
NEWS ... England Women were knocked out of the World Cup finals
in China this afternoon losing 0-3 to USA ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Avram
Grant may not have the required qualifications to manage Chelsea,
some source revealed today. Apparently, he is not a big
mouthed egomaniac.
Friday
21.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Daily Express and The Times claim that Spurs will make a move
for deposed Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho to take over from
Martin Jol .. who is still Head Coach at White hart Lane at
the moment.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Anthony Gardner will be
missing as he continues to suffer from an ankle injury and Ledley
King is still not ready to return just yet. Wayne Routledge
also joins the list of knee injury victims.
BOLTON WANDERERS TEAM NEWS : - Andy O'Brien looks like he might
return from injury to start the match, while Swedish winger
Christian Wilhelmsson could start for the Trotters.
OTHER
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Crying Chelsea fans were in the streets
last night to show their devotion to "the Chosen One."
Thursday
20.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham beat Anorthosis Famagusta in the UEFA Cup First Round
First leg 6-1 at White Hart Lane tonight. For a match report,
click here.
For reaction, click
here.
The latest bunch of OPTA stats out show that
Jermaine Jenas is the Premiership player who has made most tackles
and that Dimitar Berbatov the striker who has been caught offside
the most. Tottenham are third from bottom in the accuracy
table with only 34% of their shots on target.
OTHER
NEWS ... Manager Jose Mourinho has left Chelsea by "mutual
consent" ...
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Wednesday
19.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Sun claims that the young Ghana striker Macauley Chrisantus
is likely to choose Arsenal as his English club rather than Spurs.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Anthony Gardner has
picked up an ankle injury in training, but Benoit Assou-Ekotto
will be fit for inclusion in the squad after overcoming his knee
surgery.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Arsenal youngster Armand Traore was
arrested at Saturday's match for turning up at the turnstiles with a
knuckle-duster. He was unaware this was a problem in England,
as a spokesman said that "the laws are different in France."
Tuesday
18.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Martin Jol's Head Coach position is still the topic of much
discussion, with Juande Ramos claiming he would like to try
management abroad one day and England is one of his favoured
destinations, with it being a question of when and not if, should
you believe some of his comments today. Meanwhile in the US,
Jurgen Klinsmann is supposedly too big to manage Spurs, as we
are not in the Champions League. Or so said a source close to
the former German national manager.
The Sun claim that Tottenham have offered £1.5 million for Ghana's
Under-17 World Cup top goalscoring forward Macauley Chrisantus,
who can sign outside the transfer window because he is not under
contract to a club .
Reserve midfielder Jamie O'Hara has
had his loan spell at Millwall extended by two months until the end
of November.
OTHER
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MEHSTG's spin story ... The
Football Association of Northern Ireland have fined Keith Gillespie
and George McCartney for farting on a flight home from their Euro
2008 qualifying match against Latvia.
Monday
17.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs Head Coach Martin Jol has five weeks of four or five
games, depending on which paper you read, to save his job.
Despite rumours of Jol threatening Jermain Defoe with rotting
in the reserves should he not sign a new contract, the England
striker has decided to stay at the club. Some people are
reading into this the fact that Jol may not be at the club much
longer and Defoe is awaiting a new manager to impress.
Spurs Reserves drew 1-1 with Chelsea Reserves at Brentford FC
tonight, with Andy Barcham scoring the Tottenham goal.
You can soar over White Hart Lane on a zip
wire in a Kids Out charity organised event. Click
here for
details.
OTHER
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Sunday
16.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs are among a few clubs watching 18 year old French Second
Division Libourne-Saint-Seurin and Burkino Faso midfielder
Charles Kabore, who is available for £500,000.
The News of the World claim that Martin Jol had a training
ground bust-up with Jermain Defoe over his reluctance to sign
a new contract and the paper reckons that the board are becoming
concerned, with the resulting conclusion reached that he will depart
the club in the near future.
Pascal Chimbonda's agent, Willie McKay,
has told the Sunday People that he gave the
Spurs full-back an £18,000 loan as he was a bit "short of money".
Spurs Ladies progress in the WFA Cup.
For all the latest Spurs Ladies teams match reports, click
here.
OTHER
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Saturday
15.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham lost 1-3 to Arsenal at White Hart Lane this afternoon.
Click here
for a match report.
Spurs Under-18s beat Norwich City 6-1 in the Premier Academy League
today.
Jonathan Obika scored a hat-trick, while David Hutton
grabbed a brace and Daniel Hutchins got one goal.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
spin story ... News that McClaren had been fined $100 million
brought hopes of a new England manager until it was revealed it had
something to do with motor racing.
Friday
14.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Benoit Assou-Ekotto has suffered some swelling to his knee,
from which he was recovering from surgery and he will now see
another specialist to assess the situation.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : -
Aaron Lennon
might be ready to start for the fist time this season, while he
could be joined in the 16 by Darren Bent, Anthony Gardner
and Michael Dawson who have all overcome injury.
Ledley King remains the long-term injury that Spurs have to do
without..
ARSENAL
: -
Manuel Almunia looks likely to keep
goal as Jens Lehmann struggles after being given the elbow.
Sorry, suffering an elbow injury. Bacary Sagna is fit for
selection, as is Gilberto Silva and Lassana Diarra, while William
Gallas and Emmanuel Eboue are ruled out with injuries.
Phillipe Senderos is suspended.
Spurs have announced a partnership agreement with South African side
SuperSport United, with the club's respective academies working
together.
The Guardian reports that Tottenham are complaining to the Police
that details of the questioning of Pascal Chimbonda was
leaked to the press.
Former Spurs striker Michael Malcolm has been released by Stockport
County and has joined Rushden and DIamonds.
OTHER
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Thursday
13.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Independent reports that Pascal Chimbonda has been arrested in
connection with investigations into corruption in football.
The report says he may face charges of fraud, although neither Wigan
Athletic nor Spurs are thought to be implicated in the case.
The Police say a 28 year old man had been arrested but released on
bail to re-appear in October. They did not confirm or deny
that the man may have been Chimbonda.
For a preview of Saturday's match, click
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... Leicester City have appointed Gary Megson as their new
manager ...
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Wednesday
12.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Sun appears to be encouraging Martin Jol to lose his job
through an FA Disciplinary charge as they claim he is about to
"gamble of playing Aaron Lennon" against Arsenal on Saturday.
Paul Robinson was in goal for England as they recorded a 3-0
win over Russia at Wembley in their Euro 2008 qualifying group match.
Two goals from Dimitar Berbatov helped Bulgaria to a 3-0 win
over Luxembourg in the Euro 2008 qualifier in Sofia.
Finland drew 0-0 with Poland in another Euro
2008 game in Helsinki, with Teemu Tainio featuring for the
Finns.
Robbie Keane played for the Republic
of Ireland in a Euro 2008 qualifying tempestuous game in
Prague against the Czech Republic, which the home side won 1-0.
Captain Younes Kaboul lead the French Under-21 side to a 2-0
victory over Malta U21 in their Euro 2008 Under-21 championship
qualifier.
Northern Ireland beat Luxembourg 2-1 in
their qualifying match with Kieran McKenna playing for the
winning side.
OTHER
NEWS ... Scotland beat France 1-0 in Paris in the Euro 2008
qualifier ...
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Tuesday
11.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Daily Mirror reports that West Bromwich Albion are keen to
contest the loan signing of Wayne Routledge with Sheffield
United, although the Football 365 website reckons WBA are no longer
interested in the winger. Benfica are telling Tottenham that
they will have to wait until the summer should they want Ronald
Koeman to become their new manager. The TeamTalk website
reckons Spurs are watching Jussi Jaaskelainen, who will be
available on a free transfer from Bolton Wanderers, where the 32
year old Finland keeper is not willing to sing a new contract with
the Trotters.
Tom Huddlestone scored for England Under-21s in their 2-0 win
away in Bulgaria this afternoon as they maintained their 100% record
in their Euro U21 2008 campaign.
It was two goals scored for Tomas Pekhart as the Czech Republic
Under-21 side demolished Liechtenstein 6-0 in an Euro U21 European
Championship qualifying game.
Spurs fans will have to fight (not
literally) for the 448 tickets available for the second leg of the
UEFA Cup first round tie against Anothorsis of Famagsuta in Cyprus
on October 4th.
OTHER
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Monday
10.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Martin Jol reported that Aaron Lennon, Darren Bent, Benoit
Assou-Ekotto and Anthony Gardner have all been training
at Spurs Lodge while the international players have been away on
duty with their countries.
OTHER
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Michael
Ballack is at the centre of a bizarre row between Chelsea, the
German Football Association, his sponsors adidas and his Mum.
Sunday
09.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
It's been a bit quiet on the manager's position at Tottenham, so the
News of the World reckon that Marcello Lippi has made it
known that he would be willing to take the post should it become
vacant. Not that the Sunday People think that will happen and
if it does, Daniel Levy might not be there, as they claim he
is ready to sell the club for £250 million.
Spurs are being linked with a January transfer window move for Livorno
goalkeeper Marco Amelia, who is said to be available for £5
million and will provide competition for Paul Robinson,
reports in the Sunday Mirror say today.
OTHER
NEWS ... Gillingham manager Ronnie Jepson has resigned after
losing five out of six games since the season started ...
Saturday
08.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Paul Robinson kept a clean sheet for England in their 3-0
Euro 2008 qualifier against Israel at Wembley this evening.
Jermain Defoe was an unused substitute.
Robbie Keane captained the Republic of Ireland in their 2-2
draw in Slovakia in their Euro 2008 qualifying match.
Gareth Bale played for Wales in their 0-2 home defeat by
Germany in the European Championship qualifying match tonight.
Teemu Tainio was in the Finland side that drew 0-0 with Serbia
today in a Euro 2008 qualifying match.
Bulgaria lost 0-2 to Holland in their Euro
2008 tie with Dimitar Berbatov playing for the losing side.
Tomas Pekhart scored for the Czech Republic Under-21s in their
1-1 draw with Armenia in the European Under-21 championship
qualifying group match today.
Spurs under-18s were held 3-3 by West Ham United at Spurs Lodge this
morning, with Kyle Fraser-Allen, Jake Livermore
and Alex Olsen scoring for Tottenham.
OTHER
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Friday
07.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Kieran McKenna was in the Northern Ireland U21 side that lost
0-3 to Germany in their Euro U21 2008 qualifier .
Ben Alnwick was an unused substitute in England U21s 3-0 win in
Montenegro tonight in a Euro U21 2008 qualifying match. Tom
Huddlestone was not included in the England 16, as he was suspended
from playing in the match.
Younes Kaboul skippered France Under-21s to a 1-0 win
over Wales U21 in a Euro U21 2008 qualifying match.
Former Spurs midfielder and manager Ossie
Ardiles has been appointed as Head Coach at Argentine club
Huracan, where hew as a player when Tottenham signed him.
OTHER
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Leeds
United have been denied full membership of the Football League as
they have not proved that they have paid the creditors of the club
their full recompense. Ken Bates said that he would not want
to be a member of any club which would accept him.
Thursday
06.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Daily Mirror claims Spurs are set to sign Ghanaian striker
Ransford Osei, who is top scorer in the World U17 Cup finals
currently taking place.
OTHER
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Wednesday
05.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Many sources today reckon that Sheffield United will lead the chase
for Wayne Routledge now that it seems likely he will leave
Spurs, on loan initially.
Tottenham's League Cup tie against Middlesbrough at White Hart Lane
will kick off at 8.00 p.m. on Wednesday 26th October 2007.
OTHER
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Frank
Lampard will be fat for England's international matches next week.
Tuesday
04.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The club have issued a statement about Ledley King's
recuperation from summer surgery, which is an unprecedented response
to rumours regarding the Spurs captain's future.
England Under-21s, including Tom Huddlestone and Ben Alnwick,
used Spurs Lodge to train ahead of their European Championship
qualifying matches this week.
OTHER
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... God-fearing Jay-Jay Okocha said he had
been told to take the road to Hull by a higher being.
Monday
03.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Daily Mirror reports that Wayne Routledge will leave
Tottenham even though he turned down a move to Glasgow Celtic in the
transfer window, while The Sun reveals that Spurs may be willing to
let Phil Ifil go out on loan after Paul Stalteri
decided to stay at the club and AFC Bournemouth are keen on taking
him to give him some first team experience. .
Not wishing to let a day pass without building the pressure on
Martin Jol, the Daily Mirror says his job is back on the brink
of being taken from him after Saturday's 3-3 draw at Fulham.
Fighting back in the Sun, the Spurs Head Coach said "I
don't feel vulnerable because I'm a strong f*****. We've had so many
good times but sometimes you get games like this.
"
The Reserves beat Birmingham City Reserves 1-0 at Brisbane Road
tonight with the winning goal coming from Andy Barcham.
OTHER
NEWS ... Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone from Formula 1
Racing have taken over at QPR...
...
Sunday
02.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs missed out with a late bid for Derby County's young talent
Giles Barnes and the News of the World reveal that Glasgow
Celtic missed out with a late move for Wayne Routledge on
transfer deadline day. The NoTW also reckon that Charlton
Athletic want to take youth striker Terry Dixon on loan from
Spurs.
The Sunday Express claims that should Spurs move Martin Jol out
of his Head Coach's position, he will be replaced by fellow Dutchman
Ronald Koeman.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Saturday
01.09.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs drew 3-3 against Fulham at Craven Cottage this afternoon.
Click here
for a match report.
The Spurs Academy side won 6-0 against in the FA Premier Academy
League this morning at Spurs Lodge with a hat trick from Tomas
Pekhart, with the other goals coming from Sam Cox, Alex Olsen
and Jonathan Obika.
OTHER
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