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Friday
31.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Jermaine Jenas is
hopeful of being able to play despite picking up a toe injury on
Wednesday, while Ledley King could be ready to play his
second game of the week against Liverpool. Michael Dawson
is still suspended, while
LIVERPOOL TEAM NEWS : - Striker Robbie
Keane has recovered from a groin injury and is fit for selection for
the match against Tottenham.
Former Tottenham midfielder Tim Sherwood
has confirmed that he will be joining the Spurs coaching staff in a
part-time capacity.
Alex Ferguson has told the media that there
is no chance of goalkeeper Ben Foster being allowed to go out
on loan in January, after Spurs had shown an interest in the former
Stoke City goalie. The Daily Star reckons that Giovani Dos
Santos will move on in January as new manager Harry Redknapp
looks to bring in his own players. The Mexican might end up at
Chelsea as Phil Scolari is interested in him.
Tottenham's game against Wigan Athletic at
the JJB Stadium set for Saturday 10th January has been moved to
Sunday 11th January with a 3.00 p.m. kick off, while the match
scheduled for Saturday 17th January against Portsmouth at White Hart
Lane has been moved to Sunday 18th January with a 4.00 p.m. kick off
with both games being covered live on Sky TV.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... the Daily Mail report that Gael Clichy
was a sobbing wreck in the Arsenal dressing room after Wednesday's
4-4 draw because his slip let in Jermaine Jenas for the third
Tottenham goal.
Thursday
30.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs have revealed plans for a new 60,000 seater stadium next to
the current ground, having bought up a lot of surrounding property.
The new set-up will have a club museum, an open space, shops,
housing and leisure facilities. The club decided on developing
in the same vicinity as White Hart Lane after discussions with a
number of local and London bodies. Daniel Levy did
announce that the club would be looking for a stadium sponsor as
this would be the only way to help fund the development.
The new stadium announcement came as part of
the company report revealing that the club's revenue rose from £103
million to £114.8 million, although there was an overall £14.6
million debit thanks to the £44 million property dealings that was
paving the way for the new ground. .
Harry Redknapp was the only choice as
the new manager after Daniel Levy had decided to sack
Juande Ramos. The Spurs chairman said that he knew
Redknapp from deals that had been done in the past between the two
and he liked his honest approach. Levy also reiterated that a
Director of Football is not needed at the moment, because Redknapp
has a vast experience and knowledge of players, which is something
that has not been the case in the past. He said that with the
DoF post, Tottenham had qualified for Europe three times and that it
is not the post, but the person that is in it that determines it's
success.
Daniel Levy added that there would not be a great deal of money
available for transfers in January and
that there was enough talent in the squad to mean that only a few
changes would be needed. Is this is a sign of things to come
with the new stadium on the horizon ???.
There was also an announcement that building
on the new training ground/Academy would start in 2009.
In an interview on Football365, Levy revealed
that there had not been a transfer in or out on which the Head Coach
Juande Ramos had not had the final say. This included
the departure of Dimitar Berbatov, even though a replacement
had not been purchased.
Defending the meeting to sound out Juande
Ramos in the King Carlos XIII hotel in Spain, the Spurs chairman
hit out at journalists who keep bringing this up, as he said that it
is not widely reported that Martin Jol went for an interview
at Newcastle United while still Spurs Head Coach.
Having been sent off at Stoke City, defender Michael Dawson's
appeal against a charge of improper conduct has been upheld, so he
will not be suspended for any further matches, but he has been
warned about his future conduct.
Defender Benoit Assou-Ekotto has
announced that he would love to join Paris St. Germain. In a
strange coincidence, 18 year old striker Mohammed Taidara may
make the opposite journey, as he has said that English and Spanish
clubs are interested in him, who can play for either Senegal or
France. He is also being linked with Portsmouth.
Robert Green of West ham United has been suggested as the next
Spurs goalkeeper costing £7 million by the Guardian, who also think
Tottenham will challenge Newcastle United and Chelsea for the
singing of Lazio's Macedonian striker Goran Pandev.
OTHER
NEWS ... Diego Maradona has been named as the new coach of the
Argentinian national team ...
...
Wednesday
29.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham drew 4-4 against Arsenal at Highbury tonight. Click
here for a
match report and
here for
reaction.
Juande Ramos has said that the sale of Dimitar Berbatov and
Robbie Keane made his job this season very
difficult and that "We had a hard pre-season which stopped us from
working with the tranquillity summer preparation needs." The
outgoing Head Coach acknowledged last season as a success with the
League Cup win and qualification for Europe as well as avoiding
relegation from a similar position as the club lies in now.
Harry Redknapp is looking to bring in
Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Watson on loan in January according
to the .
Some sources are linking Redknapp with trying to bring in former Spurs
strikers Les Ferdinand and Teddy Sheringham to join
the coaching team at the club.
OTHER
NEWS ... Tony Adams is named as the new coach of Portsmouth ...
...
Tuesday
28.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Some papers are reporting that Harry Redknapp is being warned
off returning to Portsmouth to buy players in the January transfer
window, but that hasn't stopped some of them speculating what he
will do. The Daily Express reckons that Aaron Lennon
plus cash will be dangled in front of the South Coast club to tempt
them to part with Jermain Defoe as he prepares to shell out
£44 million of Daniel Levy's money.
The Daily Mirror runs a story claiming that
Juande Ramos will be asking for compensation of £7.5 million
for his sacking by Spurs.
Harry Redknapp was booed as he
collected his Freedom of Portsmouth for managing the club to a FA
Cup victory last season. Pompey fans were taken out of the
Portsmouth Guildhall as they booed and shouted "Judas."
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Monday
27.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Harry Redknapp has appointed Kevin Bond as his
assistant at the club. Bond linked up with Redknapp for the
fourth time, having been with him at West Ham United, Portsmouth and
SCBC. Former midfielder Tim Sherwood is said to be
considering an offer to join the coaching staff.
The Daily Star reckons that Harry Redknapp is keen to hijack
the loan move of David Beckham to AC Milan to bring the
England midfielder to White Hart Lane.
In a number of different papers, the new manager is linked to buying
Jermain Defoe, Peter Crouch, David James and
Lassana Diarra from his former club Portsmouth in the January
transfer window. The Independent claims that Spurs might be
looking to sign unattached Ghana midfielder Stephen Appiah,
who has been in a legal dispute with his former club Fenerebahce.
Sky Sports claim that Tottenham are one of four clubs watching
Bosnian goalkeeper Sead Ramovic, who plays for Norwegian club
side Tromso.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Sunday
26.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham beat Bolton Wanderers 2-0 at White Hart Lane this
afternoon. Click
here for a
match report . For reaction click
here.
Spurs officially announced that the
manager's post had been given to Harry Redknapp. The
News of the World claim he is being given a £3 million a year deal
for three years, but that he claims if he can't keep Spurs up, then
he will quit at the end of the season. Great !! Just what we
need. The Sunday Mirror and the Mail on Sunday reckon he will
be appointing Kevin Bond as assistant manager, although
Football 365 report that he has mentioned two un-named ex-Spurs men
who he says have great futures in the game and wants to talk to them
about a return to the Lane. The BBC report that one could be
former midfielder Tim Sherwood, who might have a coaching
role.
Counter claims about Redknapp's departure from Fratton Park have been
made this evening. The Portsmouth
manager said he felt that he had taken Pompey as far as he could,
with the club only getting 19,000 fans a home game and that the club
needed to "sell" him to keep afloat, as there were money troubles
there. However, Portsmouth's version is that they allowed
Tottenham to speak to him and he said he wanted to go, so they
thought they would not stand in his way, but stressed that it did
not have anything to do with the money they would receive in
compensation.
Harry Redknapp has been linked with a raid of his old club in the next
transfer window should they be willing to sell players, such as
midfielder Lassana Diarra and striker Jermain Defoe,
who would be returning a year after
departing White Hart Lane and Peter Crouch who would be
coming back to the club he served as a youngster.
The new boss commented that he had been
approached 18 months previously, as he was lined up to replace
Martin Jol after a bad run of results, but Redknapp said "things
happened" that prevented him joining Spurs. He had previously
stated that he would not work within a Director of Football strucure.
The Sunday Mirror claims that Juande Ramos settled for just a
payment of one year's salary rather than the three he would be
entitled to, thus going for £3 million rather than nearer £10
million.
Daniel Levy has issued a long open letter on the club website
about the changes and the way the club is run. He details the
background to the summer transfers out of the club and the lack of
replacement in the striking department.
He claims the time is right to return to a more traditional
manager's role at the club. Levy added that Damien Comolli's
post will not be directly replaced, despite rumours in the Sunday
People that England assistant Franco Baldini was being lined
up to take a similar role.
The News of the World have said that Spurs
want to sign Reading striker Kevin Doyle in January, with
Wigan Athletic's Amir Zaki and Fenerbahce's Dani Guiza
also being watched. The same paper claim that Fabio Capello
was not impressed by the attitude of David Bentley when he
was with the England squad and a source said he will not be invited
again.
OTHER
NEWS ... Chelsea lost their 86 unbeaten match home record ...
...
Saturday
25.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
DON'T FORGET ... THE CLOCKS IN THE UK GO BACK TONIGHT !!
Late tonight Tottenham announced that Head Coach Juande Ramos,
Assistant coach Gus Poyet, fitness coach Marcos Alvarez
and Sporting Director Damien Comolli had left the club with
immediate effect, in what seems like a total backroom clearout and
an admission that the "Director of Football" system does not work in
English Football.
The club announced also that they had
approached Portsmouth to speak to their manager Harry Redknapp
about taking over at White Hart Lane and later there was a quote
form Redknapp saying that £5 million in compensation had been agreed
for him to leave Fratton Park and start as Spurs manager straight
away.
While Redknapp indicated he would pick the
team with Clive Allen and Alex Inglethorpe, he would
be in the dressing room to give a team talk, but the two caretakers
would be in charge of the team during the game.
The Daily Express says that Spurs have identified Harry Redknapp
as the man to take over should Juande Ramos lose his job.
Aren't things bad enough already ??
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : -
Ledley King is not expected to play after featuring in Italy in
midweek, while Jonathan Woodgate picked up a groin strain in
the UEFA Cup match and might face a late decision on his fitness.
Vedran Corluka will be available again after being knocked
out at Stoke. Striker Roman Pavlyuchenko is ready to be
picked after being cup-tied in mid-week, Tom Huddlestone's
ankle knock is better and he has resumed training, but there are
suspensions for Gareth Bale and Michael Dawson.
BOLTON WANDERERS TEAM NEWS : - The Trotters
have a full squad to choose from for the match tomorrow.
Striker Andy Barcham has extended his
loan at Gillingham by another month.
Goalkeeper David Button has also
added another month to his loan spell at Grays Athletic.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
spin story ... The credit crunch seems to have hit
football hard with Tottenham seemingly hit by relegation inflation
with Woodgate saying the side are one million percent in a
relegation fight.
Friday
24.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Jonathan Woodgate's comments after last night's game are reported
widely, where he says Spurs are "1,000,000%" in a relegation battle
and that Leeds United were a better team than Spurs when they went
down..
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
spin story ...
Thursday
23.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs lost 0-2 in Italy to Udinese in their UEFA Cup Group D match
tonight. Click
here for a
match report. Reaction to follow.
CSKA Moscow's Brazilian striker Wagner Love has said that he is
set to review his situation, which probably means he wants to go to
Manchester City instead of Spurs because of their "bad position" in
January when a £12 million move might be on the cards.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... David Bentley described
Tottenham's start to the season as a "bit s**t" in the Times.
Wonder why he didn't make the team or the bench tonight.
Wednesday
22.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Michael Dawson has denied a charge of improper behaviour
after being sent off against Stoke City on Sunday. He will
seek a personal hearing and could face an extra two match ban if
found guilty.
The Daily Star report that Atletico Madrid are keen to take Juande
Ramos as their new manager after considering sacking Javier
Aguirre.
The Daily Mail are claiming that the bad news of the sacking of
Sporting Director Damien Comolli
that will come next week, will be buried with the unveiling of plans
for a new stadium to seat 60,000 to be built next to the current
ground.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : -
Vedran Corluka and Roman Pavlyuchenko are both cup-tied
for the game and Tom Huddlestone is injured and will not
feature. Despite his rib injury, Heurelho Gomes travels
to Italy and Ledley King will be assessed tomorrow morning to
see if he will be able to play. Michael Dawson is
available, as his ban does not apply to the UEFA Cup and the same
goes for Gareth Bale.
Coverage of Tottenham's UEFA Cup tie at
Udinese tomorrow will be screened live on Five at 18:00.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
spin story ... Isn't 60,000
capacity for Tottenham's new ground over-egging things a bit at the
moment ??
Tuesday
21.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Michael Dawson's refusal to leave the pitch straight away ion Sunday
after being dismissed has been reported in referee Lee Mason's match
report and the Spurs defender will now face a disrepute charge which
could add to his three match ban for the red card.
The Daily Mirror claims that Daniel Levy is
going to make a low-price bid for West Ham United pair Matthew
Upson and Scott Parker in January, probably believing
that the cash-strapped owners will accept bids for them to get them
off the wage bill.
The Sun and the Daily Telegraph both reckon that Damien Comolli will
be sacked soon, although the Independent believes that Juande Ramos
is taking on too much and the board want
the Head Coach to delegate more after a backroom reshuffle.
Tottenham's reserves beat Southend United
reserves 6-0 at Spurs Lodge today. The goals came from Adel
Taarabt, Kyle Fraser-Allen, Jon Obika 2, Alex Olsen and Charlie
Daniels.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Monday
20.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Slaven Bilic is being touted as a possible successor for
Juande Ramos as Spurs manager, but he says he still has a job to
do with Croatia before considering a move to the Premier League.
While all the papers hint that pressure is building on Juande Ramos
keeping his job, there were some reports that a fan protest at the
weekend's game against Bolton Wanderers might be aimed at getting
chairman Daniel Levy to quit.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
spin story ...
Sunday
19.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham lost 1-2 to Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium this
afternoon. For a match report, click
here.
For reaction, click
here.
The Sunday People report that Tottenham may
be ready to nip in ahead of Liverpool and Aston Villa for Wigan
Athletic striker Emile Heskey and that they are also keen to
snap up West Ham United central defender Matthew Upson,
although his wage demands may create a problem, as he is paid more
at Upton Park than he might earn at Spurs.
The News of the World claim that Tottenham defender Gareth Bale
is on Manchester United's shopping list and while they will try to
sign him in January, they might have to wait until next summer.
The Daily Mail give manager Juande Ramos seven days to keep his
job at Tottenham.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Saturday
18.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
No news today ahead of tomorrow's vital bottom of the table clash,
apart from the Sun running a story about how hungry the Tottenham
players are when they go out onto the pitch, because of Ramos'
strict dietary regime.
.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Interestingly after an assistant referee
was hit by a 50p coin thrown from the Aston Villa part of the ground
and intended for Harry Redknapp, the Portsmouth manager, when asked
what should be done with the perpetrator, said, "Hang
'em ?" Now, if he had sung
that in a football ground, what might happen ?????
Friday
17.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : -
Alan Hutton has been training after his broken foot picked up in
pre-season, but he is unlikely to feature, as he lacks match fitness
and Roman Pavlyuchenko is also a surprise consideration, as
he was supposedly out for three weeks with an ankle injury. Ledley
King has said he is fit for the game and if he plays, it will be
a change in policy, as he has been held back for cup games.
There are no other injury worries at the moment.
STOKE CITY TEAM NEWS : - Ricardo
Fuller's late return from Jamaica duty may consign him to the
substitute's bench, while his place might be taken by Mamady Sidibe.
Liam Lawrence's ankle injury keeps him out, while Andrew Davies'
knee injury sidelines him too, but Abdoulaye Faye will be assessed
at the last minute to see if he can play after his groin strain in
Senegal's international in midweek, while former Reading defender
Ibrahima Sonko will cover if Faye fails his fitness test.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Thursday
16.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Daily Star claims that Tottenham will make a £12 million move
for CSKA Moscow's Brazilian striker Wagner Love in the
January transfer window.
Spurs keeper Ben Alnwick has joined
Carlisle United on loan for a month.
Paul Stalteri captained Canada
against Giovani Dos Santos' Mexico in the 2-2 draw in their
World Cup qualifying group, with both players playing the whole game.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
spin story ... FA chairman Lord Triesman is looking into
the match-fixing allegations in the Championship and has assured his
favourite club Tottenham Hotspur that should they get relegated they
will be OK next season !
Wednesday
15.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Gareth Bale played the whole of
Wales' 0-1 defeat in Germany in their World Cup qualifying match,
while Chris Gunter started before being substituted in the
86th minute.
Luka Modric played in Croatia's 4-0
World Cup qualifying win over Andorra and scored one of the goals,
while also missing a 32nd minute penalty. Vedran Corluka
also featured in the match, with both playing all 90 minutes.
The Daily Mirror
claim that Sporting Lisbon midfielder
Miguel Veloso has spurned a £16 million move to White Hart Lane.
Football 365 runs a story saying that Tottenham and Everton are
interested in Allesandro Rossini, a 24 year old attacking midfielder
and captain of Torino, but he has said that he has heard nothing
about English clubs being interested in him.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
spin story ... West Ham United are appealing to the
Government to bail them out of their financial crisis, with £30
million enough to pay off their creditors at Sheffield United and a
further £150 million should sort out their Icelandic debt [topical
Joke : Q : What's the capital of Iceland ? A : not very much
at all !!]
Tuesday
14.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs reserves played an away friendly with Middlesbrough today and
won 2-1 with goals from Kyle Fraser-Allen and John Bostock
after falling a goal behind.
England Under-21s went through to the finals
of the European Championships in the summer of 2009 by gaining a 2-2
draw with Wales at Villa Park tonight, going through 5-4 on
aggregate. Jamie O'Hara and Tom Huddlestone
started the game, but Hud scored in the 14th minute from a free-kick
and was then sent off for a studs-up tackle in the 66th minute,
while Fraizer Campbell came on as a substitute in the 46th
minute.
The kick off or the UEFA Cup group game
against Udinese on Thursday 23rd October will now kick off at 19:10
p.m. local time (18:10 p.m. UK time).
The Guardian report that striker Roman Pavlyuchenko has won a
seat on the regional council of his home town in Stavropol and
therefore has become a holder of the post of Deputy in Vladimir
Putin's United Russia political party.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Monday
13.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
No news ... that must be good news ... mustn't it ??
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Sunday
12.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Observer claims that Juventus are keen to sign Luka Modric
from Spurs in January, just six months after he signed for
Tottenham. Over at the News of the World, it claims that fans
representatives (The Spurs Trust) will meet Daniel Levy this week and will
question him about Damien Comolli's role at the club, which
is something the Observer feel could go to Tony Jiminez, who
has just left Newcastle United after filling a similar position.
The NoTW also states that Juande Ramos has six league games
to keep his job as Head Coach at Spurs.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Saturday
11.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Independent claims that the Spurs board are considering doing
away with the Sporting Director structure at the club as the current
incumbent, Damien Comolli heads for the exit in the near
future, according to the newspaper.
Gareth Bale and Chris Gunter
both played the 90 minutes of Wales' 2-0 victory over Lichtenstein
in a World Cup qualifierCardiff tonight.
Vedran Corluka and Luka Modric
played for Croatia in their 0-0 World Cup qualifying draw in Ukraine
tonight.
Giovani Dos Santos played for Mexico
in their 0-1 defeat in Kingston in a World Cup qualifying match.
Paul Stalteri captained his country
Canada in a 1-3 World Cup qualifying defeat by Honduras.
Ivory Coast beat Madagascar 3-0 with
Didier Zokora in the side to see them top their World Cup
qualifying group and they now go on to the second stage of the
qualifying groups.
Tottenham's Academy side won 4-3 away at
Leicester City's training ground thanks to goals from Yaser
Kasim, Jon Obika 2 and a late winner from Adam Smith,
after Spurs had a 3-0 lead legged back to 3-3 .
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Friday
10.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs have set up a partnership with American soccer side San Jose
Earthquakes with Spurs learning about their marketing methods and
the Earthquakes learning about Spurs' coaching techniques. The
deal will also spread the name of Tottenham Hotspur in the USA
Tom Huddlestone and Jamie O'Hara played all of England
Under-21s 3-2 win over Wales at Ninian Park, while Fraizer
Campbell came on as a substitute after 76 minutes.
Spurs are in competition with Manchester City, Manchester United and
Newcastle United
to sign up Bolton Wanderers' 15 year old
striker Jack Sampson.
Former Spurs defender Ian Culverhouse
has been appointed as assistant manager at Colchester United under
new boss Paul Lambert.
OTHER
NEWS ... Hull City's Phil Brown was made Manager of the Month
for September ...
...
MEHSTG's
spin story ... Spurs and the Earthquakes ? Isn't this
season enough of a disaster already !!
Thursday
09.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Daily Mirror says that Kevin Prince Boateng will turn
down the chance to join Birmingham City on loan, as he is keen to
return to Germany during the January transfer window. The
Daily Star runs a story saying that the Tottenham players have had a
"crisis" meeting and are all behind manager Juande Ramos.
OTHER
NEWS ... Paul Lambert has been named as the new manager at
Colchester United ...
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MEHSTG's
spin story ... The Sun quotes David Bentley as
saying that everyone is laughing at Spurs because they are bottom of
the table, so he must have been getting the same e-mails as the
Tottenham fans then.
Wednesday
08.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs have had their Premier League matches following the UEFA Cup
group games moved. The home game against Bolton Wanderers on
Saturday 25th October, will move to Sunday 26th October with a 3:00
p.m. kick off; Manchester City (away) will move from November 8th to
Sunday November 9th with kick off at 3:00 p.m.; Everton (home) will
move from 29th November to Sunday 30th November with a 3:00 p.m.
kick off and Newcastle United (away) on December 20th will move to
Sunday 21st December with a kick off at 3:00 p.m.
Both Rio Ferdinand and Peter Tatchell have
jumped on the "Sol Campbell abuse" bandwagon. Tatchell
believes that Spurs fans should all be banned for one game
(regardless of whether or not they were guilty of abusing Campbell),
while Ferdinand thinks that any club's fans who sing something nasty
about a player should have points taken off them.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... From Football 365 ... "Former
Spurs defender Campbell was subjected to racist and homophobic abuse
when current club Portsmouth played the London side at Fratton Park
on September 29."
[snip]
(Tatchell said) ...
"The FA would not have sat on their hands if the abuse had been of a
racist nature. Why isn't there the same robust response when it
comes to homophobic taunts?"
Something doesn't quite stack up in those two statements, so someone
is not telling the whole truth ...
(check it out at
http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8705_4262225,00.html)
Tuesday
07.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham have been drawn in Group D for the UEFA Cup group stages.
As the top seed they avoided some of the bigger clubs in the
competition, but will play away to Udinese on October 23rd, at home
to Dinamo Zagreb on November, Dutch side NEC Nijmegen away on
November 27th and a home game against Spartak Moscow on 17th or 18th
December.
Depending on your news source of choice, you will see that Spurs are
set to sack Damien Comolli (The Sun), that Juande Ramos has been
told his future as Tottenham manager is safe (Daily Mirror) and that
Daniel Levy told him so after the Hull City defeat (Daily Star).
The Daily Mail rumour that the board lay the blame at Daniel
Levy's door for his poker playing with the sale of Dimitar
Berbatov at the end of the transfer window. If Ramos does
go, as seems unlikely in the previous stories, the Daily Mirror
reckon that the man to succeed him will be his assistant Gus
Poyet.
Striker Roman Pavlyuchenko will miss the next three weeks of
the season with a torn ankle ligament
injury picked up on Sunday against Hull City.
According to a number of sources, including
the Daily Express, David Bentley is fuming with Juande
Ramos for not playing him and then playing him out of position,
as this is said to be the reason he is not in the England squad.
There are no quotes from the player to back this up and the reason
for his exclusion from the squad might be his lack of form at this
stage of the season.
Former Spurs manager Gerry Francis is in demand, with Newcastle
United and Stoke City fighting to attract him as a coach to the two
clubs near the bottom of the table.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Monday
06.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tom Huddlestone and Jamie O'Hara
have been named in the England Under-21
squad for the two-legged European Championship play-off qualifier
with Wales, but Aaron Lennon
has had to
withdraw with injury. No Spurs players are included in the Welsh squad.
Spurs Reserves lost 2-3 at Leyton Orient FC
to Portsmouth reserves tonight. Tottenham's goal scorers were
Charlie Daniels and Adel Taarabt.
OTHER
NEWS ... Dean Glover has been named as the new manager of Port
Vale ...
Mike NEwell has been appointed as the
new manager of Grimsby Town ...
CRIMEWATCH ... Former
Plymouth Argyle goalkeeper Luke McCormack has been jailed for seven
years and four months after disabling a father and killing his two sons in
June 2008 when driving when drunk ...
...
Sunday
05.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham lost 0-1 at home to Hull City this afternoon. Click
here for a
match report. Reaction to follow.
The News of the World predicts a return to
White Hart Lane for Terry Venables as a replacement for
Sporting Director Damien Comolli, while the Sunday Telegraph
runs a story saying some other people believe that former Chelsea
manager Avram Grant will take the post if it becomes vacant.
Jermaine Jenas has been included in the England squad for the
World Cup qualifying matches against Kazakhstan and Belarus.
The draw for the UEFA Cup group stages will
be made at 11:00 on Tuesday 7th October in Nyon, Switzerland.
The seeding has been announced with Tottenham in the top group of
seeds, meaning they will avoid playing AC Milan, Sevilla, Valencia,
Benfica, Schalke 04, CSKA Moscow and Martin Jol's Hamburg.
Spurs will also not be permitted to be in the same group as
Manchester City, Aston Villa or Portsmouth.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Saturday
04.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The businessman from Asia who is thinking of
buying Tottenham has been asked to find £500 million in the Sun and
£400 million in the Daily Star.
The Daily Mirror reports that some of the players banished to the
reserves are threatening to revolt and are showing a bad attitude in
the stiffs.
For a preview of tomorrow's match against
Hull City, click
here.
The Spurs Academy side beat Reading U18s 1-0
with a goal from Ryan Mason at Spurs Lodge.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
spin story ... While a goal at the Stadium of Light was
ruled out, because the ball had gone out for a goal kick,
Mr. Magoo Arsene Wenger saw it clearly from where he was.
even though TV replays were still not 100% conclusive.
Friday
03.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Alan Hutton's foot
fracture keeps him out, but after being cup-tied in midweek,
Vedran Corluka and Roman Pavlyuchenko are both available
for selection again.
HULL CITY TEAM NEWS : - Marlon King (back), Stelios
Giannakopolous (thigh) and Anthony Gardner (thigh) are all doubtful
for the visit of Hull City to White Hart Lane on Sunday. Nick
Barmby should recover from a calf injury to play.
Spurs have strenuously denied that there is any truth behind the Sun's
story on the back page of their paper
today proclaiming that Tottenham have approached Mark Hughes
of Manchester City to be their next manager on a five year £20
million deal.
Two Spurs games have been moved to
accommodate live TV coverage on Setanta. The away game at West
Ham United will now kick off at 20:00 on Monday 8th December 2008
and the Manchester United game at White Hart Lane will now kick off
at 17:30 on Saturday 13th December 2008.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Thursday
02.10.2008 (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 Wisla Krakow in Poland this afternoon in the
UEFA Cup First Round Second leg tie to go through 3-2 on aggregate.
For a match report, click
here.
For reaction, click
here.
Sunderland are supposedly watching
midfielder Jermaine Jenas with a view to putting in an offer
for him in January the Daily Mirror says.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
spin story ... Newcastle United's interim manager Joe Kinnear
has said he was disappointed with the Press after his first proper
Press Conference with them. He feels that he can get more than
52 swear words into one sitting with them.
Wednesday
01.10.2008 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Hampshire Police are to investigate the chanting at Portsmouth on
Sunday aimed at Sol Campbell. The police force allege
that the chants were "racial and homophobic." Gus Poyet
has said that the abuse was out of order and that Campbell was not
worth it.
Rumours on the internet are linking Everton
manager David Moyes with an exit from Goodison Park with
Newcastle United or Tottenham Hotspur as his destination.
Tottenham's Tom Huddlestone, Aaron
Lennon, Jamie O'Hara and on loan striker Fraizer Campbell
are all in the England Under-21 squad for the European Championship
finals play off against Wales on October 10th and 14th.
The Guardian claim that Daniel Levy is willing to sell Spurs by
the end of the week to a Far East billionaire should a price be
agreed.
For a preview of tomorrow's UEFA Cup tie,
click here.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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