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Monday 31.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
 Dean
Marney has returned to Tottenham from his loan spell at Norwich City
as he ruptured an Achilles tendon in Saturday's match against
Sheffield Wednesday and will be out for three months.
Ledley
King has told the London Evening Standard that he would be happy to
sign a long term contract with Spurs as he feels that the club are
going in the right direction. The Spurs captain said that he is
leaving negotiations to his agent and the club with a £50,000 a week
contract looking likely. His current deal, signed this year,
expires in the summer of 2008, but Tottenham will be looking to tie
him in to a longer contract to keep him at White Hart Lane
Crystal Palace
chairman Simon Jordan has said that he is still raging about Wayne
Routledge leaving the Championship side and that the winger arranged
the transfer to Spurs a whole year before he arrived at White Hart
Lane.
For the result of
our Best Black Spurs Player Ever poll, click here.
Interesting
article on Spurs at ... http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/galleries/galleries.html?in_page_id=711&in_gallery_type_id=14
and click on "It's Tottenation Street".
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Jermaine
Pennant has been sent home from training after arriving drunk.
Steve Bruce hinted that his future with the club could be in doubt and
that he is now drinking in the last chance saloon.
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Jose Mourinho has called Arsene Wenger a
"voyeur" !!
Sunday 30.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Sol
Campbell was involved in a verbal bust-up with a Spurs fan as he was
lead up the tunnel at the end of yesterday's game. The Tottenham
supporter is alleged to have verbally abused him, while reports in the
papers today say Campbell was involved in a heated response.
Club officials have identified the fan and are undertaking their own
investigation into the matter.
Rochdale's
hot-shot striker grant Holt is supposed to have caught Martin Jol's
eye, as he regularly hits the net for the League Two side, the News of
the World reports.
The
Sunday Mirror claims Andy Reid is on the verge of being sold by Spurs.
The
Daily Star Sunday reports that Robbie Keane has dropped a hint that he
would be very eager to join Liverpool in the transfer window in
January.
The
Under-16s found themselves 0-3 down, but came back to draw 3-3 with
goals from Kyle Fraser-Allen, Terry Dixon and David Hutton.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
Saturday 29.10.2005 (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 Arsenal at White Hart Lane this afternoon. For a
match report, click here. For
reaction click here.
Tesco,
the supermarket chain, today revealed that they are terminating the
deal for the executive box they hold at White Hart Lane and taking up
a contract for one at the new Highbury.
Spurs
Under-18s came back fro 0-2 down to beat Ipswich Town 3-2 away from
home. The goals were scored by Simon Dawkins, Stuart Lewis and
Andy Barcham
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
Friday 28.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Marton
Fulop has joined Coventry City on loan for a three-month spell.
If
you are willing to swap a ticket with a fellow Spurs fan for
tomorrow's game, click here.
ARSENAL
TEAM NEWS : - Terry Henry is definitely out of tomorrow's North London
derby.
Former
Spurs trialist and Nancy striker Dagui Bakari is set to quit football
because he has an enlarged heart.
Take
the opportunity to give Haringey Council and THFC your comments on the
proposed Controlled Parking Zone around the ground. Details can
be found on the Spurs official website at http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/article.asp?hlid=320622
OTHER
NEWS ... Brighton and Hove Albion have finally been given
planning permission for their new 22,000-seater stadium at Falmer ...
Thursday 27.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Peter
Taylor missed out on the loan signing of Tom Huddlestone after the
Spurs defender/midfielder joined Wolverhampton Wanderers for a month.
The England Under-21 manager was keen to take Huddlestone to Hull
City, but was a bit late in trying to sign him up.
TOTTENHAM
HOSTPUR TEAM NEWS : - There are no injury doubts, although Spurs will
be missing Edgar Davids through suspension. Teemu Tainio is fit
and ready to be selected.
ARSENAL
TEAM NEWS : - Thierry Henry is 30-70 for the game after
suffering a relapse of his groin injury. Reyes and Ljungberg
look like being fit for the game.
For
a match preview, click here.
Lincoln
City are considering a loan move for Tottenham reserve striker Lee
Barnard.
Former
Spurs midfielder Paul Gascoigne has been installed as manager of
Kettering Town after being part of the consortium that has taken over
the non-league club.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Alan
Shearer has spoken for the first time about last night's game against
Grimsby Town in the League Cup when he received an elbow in the mouth
splitting his lip open. Shearer said "Hmpherth paththmh
Grinsghgy traphthsh inshinth bringhthsh."
Wednesday 26.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs
beat Ipswich Town 1-0 in a private friendly at the Suffolk club's
training ground yesterday. Jamie O'Hara scored from a curling
free-kick and Noe Pamarot played 45 minutes in
his first game after suffering cruciate ligament damage last season.
Gary
Neville believes that Manchester United should concentrate on
over-taking Wigan Athletic and Spurs in the Premier League rather than
catching Chelsea, as United assistant manager Carlos Quieroz reckons
his side should do.
Tottenham
Hotspur have asked us to inform readers and fans that the registration
for the new website is only designed to make things easier for access
and ordering from the new site. All
the usual access to pages to buy tickets, buy merchandise, go in to
the Spurs Lodge website, post messages on the forum, get our email
newsletters etc will remain, but you will have to log in. But if you
are sat down at your computer and wanting to buy a ticket, buy a shirt
and say morning to your mates on the forum, you would have to log in
THREE times. The registration is intended to make everything easier
for fans by having a single log in so that you only have to log in
once and can then enter all of these areas. To do anyone who wants to
access these areas has to register - simple as that. To avoid a panic
to register when you might desperately want to buy a ticket to a big
game, the club are trying to get people to do it in advance of the new
site's launch. Your details will not be sold on to third parties
by the club.
OTHER
NEWS ... Martin O'Neill has ruled himself out of the Republic of
Ireland manager's job ... Chelsea's Glen Johnson broke his hand by
punching a wall ...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Glen
Johnson's Chelsea career is in doubt after he hit the wall.
Manager Jose Mourniho has been less than impressed with the England
defender's dead-ball situations and might decide to dispense with his
services.
Tuesday 25.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs
midfielder/defender Tom Huddlestone has joined Wolverhampton Wanderers
on a month's loan. The player will give Wolves some options and
will allow him to get some first team football experience.
Tottenham
transfer target Abdoulaye Balde wants to stay in France according to
the Sky Sports website. The 18 year old wants to keep playing
for Amiens and that focus will help him keep his mind from considering
the rumours that are criculating about moves to Spurs, St. Etienne and
Paris St. Germain.
Martin
Jol has said that if Mido keeps doing what he is doing for the first
team and can score 13 or 14 goals, then he would think about a
permanent move for the Egyptian striker. Jol said he likes Mido
and Spurs might make a move for him nearer the end of the season or
maybe earlier !!
As
part of Kick Racism out of Football week, we want you to vote for your
favourite black Spurs player of all time. Thanks to all those
who have voted so far, but many of you haven't voted yet, so send your
nomination to mehstg@blueyonder.co.uk
by the end of Sunday 30th October 2005 and we will publish our results on
Monday 31st October.
Goalkeeper
Rob Burch has returned from his loan spell at Bristol City.
Spurs
Under-16s lost to Reading 2-4 with David Hutton scoring a penalty and
Jake Livermore getting the other goal.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
MEHSTG's spin story ...
Monday 24.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Ledley
King has told the media that Tottenham's team spirit really helps the
side when they go behind in matches and this showed on Saturday at Old
Trafford.
For
the latest news of the Tottenham Hotspur Ladies FC teams, click here.
OTHER
NEWS ... Referees are willing to embrace goal-line technology to
make sure that goals are correctly awarded (or not as should have been
the case in West Ham's game yesterday) ...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Hearts
manager George Burley was sacked because he didn't put enough
Lithuanians in the team according to his chairman Vladimir Romanov.
Burley said he would have done, but he didn't know where he could
obtain those sorts of drugs.
Sunday 23.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Today
is the first anniversary of the death of Sir Bill Nicholson. May
the great man continue to rest in peace.
Celtic
are preparing a bid for Robbie Keane in January according to the News
fo the World.
Spurs
have been watching Ajax duo - utility man Nigel de Jong and South
African midfielder Stephen Pienaar, but they are not alone as the
Sunday Mirror reports that Liverpool, Birmingham City and Celtic all
were represented at the midweek Champions League meeting with
Olympiakos.
The
Mirror also reveals that Mido is keen to join Spurs and the fee is a
maximum of £3 million, as the clause is in his loan deal and he can
see no reason why he shouldn't stay at White Hart Lane on a permanent
basis.
Tottenham
Hotspur's record of eleven straight wins from the start of a top
flight season will remain after Chelsea failed to beat bottom club
Everton today, drawing 1-1 at Goodison Park.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Jose Mourniho railed against a goal that
was disallowed when Didier Drogba was onside and he felt that his side
should have won. Well, Jose ... try coping with the ball being
three yards over the line and not getting a win.
Saturday 22.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham
gained a point from a 1-1 draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford
today. For a match report, click here.
Reaction to follow.
OTHER
NEWS ... Penalties were the arguing point of the day, with
Birmingham City manager Steve Bruce believing Paul Dickov conned the
referee into awarding one for Blackburn and Robert Pires fluffing an
attempt to pass to Thierry Henry for Arsenal in their 1-0 win over
Manchester City, with boss Stuart Pearce accusing Arsenal of being
"arrogant" ... oh really ?? ...
Friday 21.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs
are considering a move for Viking Stavanger's Norwegian defender Brede
Hangeland, according to the Daily Mirror. Yes, we need another
defender at the moment (unless he is a left back, in which case we DO
need him).
TOTTENHAM
HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Martin Jol was hoping that Mido would be
fit to play, after he was expected to train today after being a worry
with a slight thigh strain.
MANCHESTER UNITED
TEAM NEWS : - Ronaldo is
expected to play in tomorrow's game, while Louis Saha and Wes Brown
are both fit, but are not expected to be involved, as they lack match
fitness.
For
a preview of the Manchester United match, click here.
Chelsea
manager Jose Mourinho has said that the improved Spurs side might
finish between fourth and sixth this season and would claim a UEFA Cup
place at the very least, but he did not think the club was in a
position to challenge for the title quite yet.
We
have had a request from one of our readers to ask for restraint in
abusing Ronaldo by fans who attend tomorrow's game at Old Trafford, as
we should respect the tenet of law that a man is innocent until proven
guilty.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
CRIME WATCH ... Former
Darlington chairman George Reynolds has been jailed for three years
for avoidance of tax payment ... Wrexham won a High Court battle
with majority shareholder Alex Hamilton to gain possession of the
Racecourse Ground, after Hamilton had threatened to sell the ground ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... From the Sky Sports website ...
"West Ham goalkeeper Roy Carroll has been ruled out of Sunday's
clash with Middlesbrough after suffering a freak training ground
injury. The shot-stopper, who moved to The Hammers from
Manchester United in the summer, sustained a knee problem after
catching his foot in a goal net during a practice session."
No doubt this happened after someone tried a 50 yard lob and Carroll
dropped the ball over his shoulder and caught his foot in the net when
he tried to scoop the ball back from behind the line !!
Thursday 20.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham's
hopes of moving into the Olympic stadium in Stratford has been ruled
out, as athletics is considered to be the future for the ground after
the 2012 Olympic Games. This means that Spurs will have to look
elsewhere for a new home, with the Stratford venue having it's
capacity reduced from 90,000 for the Olympics to 25,000 afterwards.
Martin
Jol has said that striker Robbie Keane should be playing every week,
but cannot accommodate all three forwards in the Spurs team. The
Tottenham Head Coach said that the Irishman was too good to be on the
bench, but found it impossible to feature all three players, who he
considered as "number nines", in his starting eleven.
The Daily Mirror
reckon that Keano will sign for Everton in January ... but he might
want to see where they are in the league at that time.
TOTTENHAM
HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Mido is a slight doubt with a thigh injury.
MANCHESTER UNITED
TEAM NEWS : - Ryan Giggs has had surgery on his fractured cheekbone
picked up in the Champions League match against Lille in midweek.
For
a preview of the Manchester United match, click here.
Brann
of Norway claim be close to having beaten off Spurs and Chelsea to the
signing of Gambian 16 year old striker Momodou Ceesay.
The
Arsenal AGM featured an admission from Arsene Wenger that he was
interested in signing Jermain Defoe, Michael Carrick and Paul Robinson.
In answer to a question about his lack of English signings, the
Arsenal manager told the assembled shareholders that he was in for the
three players who ended up at White Hart Lane, but the Frenchman was
unable to conclude deals for them.
Former
Spurs defender Christian Ziege has retired from football at the age of
33 after failing to recover from an ankle injury.
With it being
Let's Kick Racism Out of Football week, MEHSTG is carrying out a poll
to find your favourite black Spurs player. Send your nomination
to mehstg@blueyonder.co.uk
before Sunday 30th October 2005 and we will publish our results on
Monday 31st October.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... "Ryan Giggs to face face
operation."
MEHSTG's
no- spin story 2 ... With an Arsenal striker not entering
into contract talks with his club, TeamTalk claimed that "Henry
sticks to his guns."
Wednesday 19.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
It
was confirmed today that Chris Hughton will lose his role as assistant
to the manager of the Republic of Ireland national side following
Brian Kerr's sacking.
White
Hart Lane will host the first leg of the play off for England to face
France to qualify for the Under-21 European Championships. The
match will take place on Friday 11trh November and will kick off at
7.30 p.m.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
CRIME
WATCH ... Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo has been arrested
in connection with a rape at a London hotel on October 2nd this year.
MEHSTG's spin story ...
Tuesday 18.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Mido
wants talks with Martin Jol about whether Tottenham intend to sign him
on a permanent basis according to the Daily Mail. AS Roma want
£4.5 million for the Egyptian striker who Spurs have on loan until
the end of this season.
The
Daily Express carry a story that Spurs midfielder Johnnie Jackson
wants to make his loan move to Derby County permanent.
The
reserves won at Dagenham and Redbridge's ground against West Ham
United tonight with goals from Andy Reid and Lee Barnard giving
Tottenham a 2-1 win.
Spurs
central defender Calum Davenport was sent off for a professional foul
in the 82nd minute of Norwich City's 2-4 defeat at Luton Town tonight.
Mounir
El Hamdaoui scored his second goal for Derby County tonight against
Wolverhampton Wanderers.
OTHER
NEWS ... Brian Kerr has been removed as manager of the Republic
of Ireland ... England and Fulham midfielder Johnny Haynes dies today
after being involved in a car crash in Scotland ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Swansea show no shame as they take to the
Liberty stadium, the new name of their ground, which was previously
known as the New Stadium. A five-year deal with
Liberty Properties PLC has been agreed to become the official sponsors
of the ground in Morfa, Swansea.
Monday 17.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The
Daily Express runs a story claiming that Martin Jol has conceded the
Premier League title to Chelsea.
OTHER
NEWS ... Middlesbrough's Xavier has tested positive for
drugs. Hardly a surprise with his weird hair-dos ...
MEHSTG's
spin story ... The Football Association has confirmed it is
liaising with police following a tunnel bust-up after Burnley's defeat
to Leeds at Turf Moor. The players from the two sides were
involved in heated exchanges over the colour scheme in the passage to
the dressing rooms and this could not be resolved after the match.
MEHSTG's
no- spin story ... Middlesbrough's Abel Xavier has tested
positive for drugs. Hardly a surprise there, what with his weird
hair-dos !!
MEHSTG's
no-spin story 2 ... Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez believes
returning Australian winger Harry Kewell could be the key to unlock
Peter Crouch's goal-scoring problem. Why is that ??? Will
Crouch benefit from increased confidence by someone worse being in the
side.
Sunday 16.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs
are reported in the News of the World to be interested in OFK Belgrade
defender Slobodan Radjkovic, who is 16 years old and would cost £3
million. The only problem is Arsenal, Chelsea and AC Milan are
all interested too.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Former Spurs defender Stephen Carr, who
plays for some big club or other, has announced his retirement from
international football for the Republic of Ireland. Hopefully,
this might leave the way open for current Spurs defender Stephen Kelly
to take his place.
Saturday 15.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs
beat Everton 2-0 at White Hart Lane today to go second in the league.
For a match report, click here.
Reaction to follow.
The
Under-18s lost 1-2 at Coventry City today, with Radwan Hamed scoring
the Spurs goal.
Daniel
Levy said in an interview in the Times today that the club would
consider a move to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford when the games
were over in 2012. He said that as the fourth best supported
team in the Premiership, they were one of the few teams who could fill
it and if the stadium were looking for tenants, Spurs would be
interested in making the move as he is sure the powers that be would
speak to Spurs about occupying the ground.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
Friday 14.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Hamburg
manager Thomas Doll has warned Reto Ziegler, on loan from Spurs, that
he has to fight for his place in the first team and because he has
played a couple of international matches should not expect to walk
into the side.
TOTTENHAM
HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Michael Carrick, Michael Dawson, Mido and
Pyo-Young Lee are all in the squad for the meeting with Everton.
Ledley King is still only 50-50 to play.
EVERTON
TEAM NEWS : - Mikael Arteta misses out with a head injury and David
Weir picked up an ankle knock playing for Scotland, leaving Everton
hopeful that Per Kroldrup (flu) and James Beattie (ankle) will be fit
enough to play.
The
Independent claims that Middlesbrough are interested in Sean Davis.
OTHER
NEWS ... Roy Keane has retired from international football for
the Republic of Ireland ... again !! ... Danny Murphy ahs received the
Barclaycard Premiership Player of the Month trophy, with Paul Jewell
of Wigan Athletic picking up the manager's award ... the World Cup
play-off draw was made today and Spain will meet Slovakia, Switzerland
will face Turkey and Norway play the Czech Republic ...
Thursday 13.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Ledley
King is a doubt for Saturday's match against Everton with a dead leg
picked up in last night's England match against Poland.
However,
Michael Carrick and Pyo-Young Lee are both likely to be fit along with
Mido.
For
a preview of the Everton match, click here.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
Wednesday 12.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Paul
Robinson and Ledley King played the whole of England's 2-1 win
over Poland at Old Trafford tonight in their World Cup qualifying
match. Jermaine Jenas made his first appearance in an England
shirt as a Spurs player coming on as a substitute with six minutes
remaining, while Jermain Defoe remained on the bench as an unused
sub. Grzegorz Rasiak played the 90 minutes on the opposing side.
Robbie
Keane and Andy Reid both featured for the Republic of Ireland in their
0-0 draw against Switzerland, which saw them eliminated from the World
Cup. Keane played 65 minutes and Reid 80 minutes before they
both got substituted.
Teemu
Tainio played in Finland's 0-3 defeat by the Czech Republic in their
World Cup qualifier tonight.
Edgar
Davids was used as a 64th minute substitute for Holland in their World
Cup qualifier 0-0 draw with Macedonia tonight.
Former
Spurs defender/midfielder Steve Sedgley has joined Luton Town in their
youth coaching set-up.
Mido
has claimed that there is a clause in his deal with Tottenham to sign
him on a permanent basis for €4.5 million he has told the Sky Sports
website.
Railtrack
are working on the Liverpool Street to Enfield Town line on Saturday
and therefore both Bruce Grove and White Hart Lane stations will be
closed for the Everton match.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
Tuesday 11.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
England
Under-21s, featuring Tom Huddlestone and Aaron Lennon, beat Poland 4-1.
Emil
Hallfredsson played in Iceland Under-21s 4-1 win over Sweden's
Under-21s tonight.
Marton
Fulop played for Hungary Under-21s in their 2-2 draw with Croatia
Under-21s tonight.
Reto
Ziegler was part of the Switzerland Under-21 side that beat the
Republic of Ireland 1-0 tonight.
Ledley
King looks set to take a position in the England midfield in
tomorrow's World Cup qualifier against Poland at Old Trafford.
Tottenham's
away match against Manchester City on January 2nd has been moved to
Wednesday 4th January with an 8.00 p.m. kick off.
Andy
Reid is available again for the Republic of Ireland after being
suspended for Saturday's World Cup match in Cyprus.
Reserve
defender Marcel McKie will be out for a few weeks after fracturing a
cheekbone in last night's reserve match against Arsenal.
Several
newspapers are reporting that former Spurs midfielder Tim Sherwood is
among a number of people in a consortium that is trying to buy Spanish
club Malaga.
Former
Spurs manager and Director of Football is looking to fill the vacant
DoF post at Portsmouth, where he has been acting as a consultant.
Velimir Zajec quit Pompey on Monday and Pleat has expressed an
interest in taking over the Croatian's role.
For
a match report on last night's reserve game against Arsenal reserves,
click here.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
Monday 10.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs
reserves lost 0-2 to Arsenal reserves at Broadhall Way tonight.
A match report can be viewed by clicking here.
Wayne
Routledge might be back in training soon after news that his foot
fracture has healed quicker than expected.
Paul
Robinson missed out on training at the England camp this morning with
a tight thigh.
Former
Spurs striker Andy Booth scored his 100th goal for Huddersfield Town
tonight in their 2-1 win over Bradford City.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney believe that
if England can beat Brazil they can win the World Cup.
Sunday 09.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Michael
Dawson will miss England Under-21s final European Championship
qualifier on Tuesday because of a slight hamstring pull.
The
News of the World claims that Spurs are watching French striker
Abdoulaye Balde, who plays for Amiens. The 19 year old starred
in the recent European Championships which saw France beat England in
the final. Sky Sports report that Spurs had a £700,000 bid
knocked back before the transfer deadline closed.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
Saturday 08.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Paul
Robinson started the England match against Austria at Old Trafford
this afternoon, while Ledley King came on as a 62nd minute substitute
as England won 1-0. England qualify for the World Cup finals as
one of the best second place teams at least, thanks to Holland's win
over the Czech Republic.
Robbie
Keane started the Republic of Ireland's 1-0 win in Cyprus but was
substituted in the 88th minute of the World Cup qualifier.
Teemu
Tainio played in Finland's 0-1 World Cup defeat at home to Romania.
Edgar
Davids was an unused sub in the 2-0 Dutch win over the Czech Republic.
Spurs Under-18s
lost out to Bristol City 0-3 at Spurs Lodge this morning.
OTHER
NEWS ... Scotland lost their World Cup qualifier at Hampden Park
0-1 to Belarus ... Wales beat Northern Ireland 3-2 in Belfast in their
World Cup qualifying match ...
Friday 07.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Phil
Ifil has said he hopes that Spurs will let him stay at Millwall for
the rest fo the season and hinted that it might lead to his exit from
Tottenham. Quoted on TeamTalk, he said that if it doesn't work
out at Tottenham, who knows what might happen at Millwall. This
is a strange quote, if true, as he is highly regarded by Jol and the
rest of the Spurs management.
Edgar
Davids said today that he has "found back at Spurs the
pleasure of football. I play with team-mates who give me trust
and I have with Martin Jol again a top coach. He is someone who
can settle things and I can learn again - that was an important
fact for why I signed. Now at Tottenham Hotspur I can move forward
again." Which is nice.
Michael
Dawson, Tom Huddlestone and Aaron Lennon, making his debut, all
started the England Under-21 match against Austria at Elland Road
tonight, which England lost 1-2.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
Thursday 06.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham
have been linked to the Spanish striker Juan Arango of Real Mallorca.
The Venezuelan forward was watched by Spurs and two other Premier
League teams (believed to be either West Ham United, Bolton Wanderers
or Wigan Athletic) last weekend. 25 year old Arango, who has
scored three la Liga goals in five games this season, will probably
cost around £3 million and looks set to leave either in January or
the summer of 2006.
Sky
Sports also claim that Olympique Lyonnais striker Florent Malouda has
signed an extension to his contract to stay at the French side until
2010, thus disappointing Spurs, who had him watched recently.
Former
Spurs defender Christian Ziege fears his career might be over after he
has failed to overcome an ankle injury. The former German
international has not played for Borussia Moenchengladbach for ten
months and might have to give up the fight to play again should
medical advice inform him that he will not play again.
Former Spurs
defender and assistant manager John Gorman has received the Manager of
the Month for League Two for Wycombe Wanderers performance in
September.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... John Toshack is the worst international
manager in the world. He has been Wales manager for four games
in which they have lost all four without scoring a goal !!
Wednesday 05.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham
Hotspur have announced a turnover of £70.6million,
which is up
from £66.3 million last year. There is an operating
profit of £4.1 million after a loss of £2.7 million.
Chairman
Daniel Levy has said that the Head Coach now has to deliver on the
pitch after the club have backed him with expenditure of players to
boost the squad. The ninth place finish in the Premiership last
season was part of the reason why the club earned the money they did
last season and although the Carling Cup exit will affect cup revenue
this season, it is important for the team to have a good run in the FA
Cup and finish well in the league
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
MEHSTG's spin story ... The
truth behind the link with Ossie Ardiles, Diego Maradona and Brighton
has been revealed today. When it was said that the Argentinian
pair were interested in Brighton, it turns out they were only taking
about their holiday next summer !!
Tuesday 04.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Goran
Bunjevcevic has broken his toe and will be out for about six weeks.
The defender sustained his injury in the reserve match at Charlton
Athletic last night
Spurs
are keen to make Mido's signing permanent and with Martin Jol
impressed by the attitude and commitment of the Egyptian striker, the
transfer could be completed in the January transfer window.
Former
Spurs players Diego Maradona and Osvaldo Ardiles are said to be ready
to buy into Brighton and Hove Albion, although the South Coast club
deny any contact with the Argentinian pair.
Spurs
have submitted a planning application for the Bulls Cross development
of the Academy, Training centre and Community Partnership centre.
A public exhibition will take place on Friday 21st October (2pm -8pm)
and on Saturday 22nd October (10am -2pm) in the Pavilion
Building, Myddelton House Sports Grounds, Bulls Cross,
Enfield.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
CRIMEWATCH ... Former
West Ham United footballer Mark Ward was jailed for eight years today
for supplying cocaine ...
Monday 03.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Aaron
Lennon has been called up into the England Under-21 squad for the U21
European Championship qualifying games against Austria and Poland.
Martin
Jol has said that some of the reserve midfielders can go out on loan
if they ask to do so, to allow them to get first team football and
come back as better players.
Mido
might be out for a while with a hamstring strain picked up late in the
game at Charlton on Saturday.
The
Reserves drew 1-1 away at Charlton Athletic tonight, with Lee Barnard
scoring the goal.
A
consortium including former Spurs midfielder Paul Gascoigne has made a
bid to buy Kettering Town.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
Sunday 02.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The
Sunday Express are reporting that AC Milan are said to be watching
Jermain Defoe.
Spurs
have four players in the England squad for the World Cup qualifying
matches against Austria and Poland - Paul Robinson, Ledley King,
Jermaine Jenas and Jermain Defoe.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Newcastle United are expected to offer
Manchester United £5 million plus Lee Bowyer for Alan Smith. I
am not sure what to make of that really !! Will Bowyer be a
straight replacement for Smith or for Roy Keane ?? And does Alex
Ferguson really need the aggro ??
Saturday 01.10.2005 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs
won 3-2 at the Valley against Charlton Athletic this afternoon.
Click here for a match
report. Reaction to follow.
The
Under-18s beat Birmingham City at Spurs Lodge this morning with goals
from Stuart Lewis and Radwan Hamed.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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