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Tuesday 31.12.2002
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 MEHSTG
wishes all it's readers and visitors a very Happy New Year and a
successful 2003.
Once
again, Bill Nicholson has been overlooked in the New Year's Honours
List.
Tottenham
are today being linked with a move for Auxerre's 30 year old striker
Christian Dugarry, who also interests Birmingham City and Manchester
City.
One
website says that David Pleat is keeping his eye on the Wigan Athletic
striker Nathan Ellington. The former Bristol Rovers forward
could be the subject of a £3 million bid, which his club might find
hard to resist.
Monday 30.12.2002
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Glenn
Hoddle has criticised his players for not concentrating on the game,
when arguing about the throw-in that lead to Newcastle United's second
goal. He said that if Spurs give goals away like that then they
will struggle.
The
Tottenham boss also told of the operation on Christian Ziege's muscle
decompartmentalisation condition, which probably saved his leg and his
career. The blood built up within the muscle and it was
necessary to bleed the affected part before complications set
in. He has a 10 inch wound where the surgeons had to cut his
right leg open to save it and a couple of hours delay and they may
have had to amputate it. All at MEHSTG wish Christian a speedy
recovery to full health.
TOTTENHAM TEAM NEWS : - Les Ferdinand will begin his three match ban
for a sending off in the reserves and will not be available for the
Southampton matches. Christian Ziege will be out for three
months at least after his serious injury. Teddy might return up
front, with Dean Richards winning his battle to overcome his Achilles
tendon problem. Darren Anderton still has 'flu and will miss
out.
Possible squad - Keller, Carr, King, Richards, Taricco, Bunjevcevic,
Poyet, Freund, Sheringham, Keane, Iversen, Davies, Perry, Acimovic,
Clemence, Ferdinand, Thatcher, Sullivan.
SCBC
TEAM NEWS : - Jo Tessem and Brett Ormerod vie for the vacant
place to partner James Beattie up front. Dodd, Delgado, Draper
and Parhars are all injured.
Possible squad - Niemi, Jones, Telfer, Williams, Lundekvam, M Svensson,
Bridge, Delap, Oakley, A Svensson, Marsden, Fernandes, Kanchelskis,
Davies, Tessem, Ormerod, Beattie.
The
London Evening Standard claim that Tottenham will return to bid for
Fernando Morientes of Real Madrid on loan, when the transfer window
opens in January. The deal could be conditional on Spurs
reducing the wage bill by offloading some players.
Sunday 29.12.2002
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Tottenham
lost 1-2 away to Newcastle United this afternoon, with the goal being
an own goal by Dabizas. For a match report, click here. For reaction, click
here.
Christian
Ziege has shocked Spurs by revealing that he has a serious leg injury
that could keep him out for 11 weeks. What he thought was a dead
leg in the Charlton Athletic match on Boxing Day gave him pain and on
consulting a doctor, he had to undergo two operations to relieve a
build up of blood in his thigh.
Manchester
United are supposedly planning an £8 million offer for midfielder
Simon Davies, when the transfer window opens next week, according to
the News of the World.
Les
Ferdinand is finalising a loan deal at West Ham United until the end
of the season, the News of the World informs us.
The
same paper also carries a story that The Irons want to take Tim
Sherwood to Upton Park on a one year deal, but he is holding out for a
longer contract with either them or Portsmouth.
Former
Spurs transfer target, Bolton Wanderers striker Michael Ricketts is
said to be available for just £2.5 million, just a few months after
the Trotters wanting £10 million for him. The News of the World
states that there have been no interested parties contacting Bolton
about the big forward.
Stories
are being carried in the media today about the transfer rumours
surrounding Stephen Carr and a move to Arsenal. David Pleat has
been quoted as saying that the defender has two and a half years left
on his contract and that his future lies with Tottenham. This is
a regurgitation of Pleat's programme comments from Wednesday.
In
a Sunday Times interview, Teddy Sheringham said that he fears that
white boys might have a harder time breaking into the game as black
players are taller, stronger and quicker. He told the broadsheet
that their physique has made the game more exciting with their skill
and athleticism, but his son, who could consider being a footballer,
would have to be better than him to make it at the top level.
Sheringham also said he had not really thought about going into
management when his career is over, but as he knows little else, it
would be the logical step. Whether he could make the changes
necessary while looking on from the sidelines, he was not sure, but he
said he was able to notice things on the field.
The
Sunday People reckon that Teddy is going into the catering trade
though, with an alleged £650,000 invested in a Hertfordshire wine bar
and bistro.
Tottenham
have reportedly sent scouts to watch the Brentford pair of goalkeeper
Paul Smith and striker Kevin O'Connor.
Saturday 28.12.2002
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AC
Milan and Brazil defender Roque Junior is likely to be loaned out for
the remainder of the season to regain fitness after missing a portion
of the season with a shoulder injury. Although he is physically
fit, he cannot displace Maldini and Nesta in the heart of the
Rossoneri defence and Spurs and Real Madrid are keen to take him on
when the transfer window opens according to Planet Football.
The
Guardian newspaper is saying that Tottenham are going to forget about
ground-sharing with Arsenal following a deluge of letters, telephone
calls and e-mails about the idea from irate fans. It is believed
that they will now concentrate on asking the fans where they want to
go should the ground improvements be decided against.
Friday 27.12.2002
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Following on from Christian Ziege's second dismissal in as many
matches, Glenn Hoddle is asking for referees to take time over their
decisions when it involves bookings. He cited the example of
rugby, where refs can consult their linesmen, giving them an
alternative opinion and also more time to compose themselves without
rushing in to a card that may not have been necessary.
TOTTENHAM
TEAM NEWS : - Dean Richards is only rated as 50-50 to recover form his
Achilles injury to be fit for the visit to Newcastle United on Sunday.
However, Christian Ziege is ready to play after suffering a dead leg
in the Boxing Day game against Charlton Athletic.
Possible squad : Keller, Carr, Perry, King, Bunjevcevic, Ziege,
Anderton, Freund, Poyet, Sheringham, Keane, Davies, Iversen, Taricco,
Richards, Clemence, Doherty, Sullivan.
NEWCASTLE
TEAM NEWS : - Craig Bellamy should be back in the side after he asked
to be left out as he is coming back from a knee injury. Oliver
Bernard could also return, but Hugo Viana and Titus Bramble definitely
miss out.
Possible squad : Given, Harper, Griffin, Hughes, Bernard, O'Brien, S
Caldwell, Dabizas, Speed, Dyer, Robert, Solano, Jenas, Acuna, Kerr,
Shearer, Bellamy, Ameobi, LuaLua.
Les
Ferdinand has said that he wants to play more football than he is
playing at the moment and if that means leaving in the January
transfer window then so be it. The striker told the London
Evening Standard that if Tottenham will let him leave he will be happy
to move on, with West ham United apparently the favourites to sign the
veteran forward. If he does leave Tottenham he still has a three
match ban to serve for violent conduct in a reserve match against
Arsenal.
Thursday 26.12.2002
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Tottenham
drew 2-2 with Charlton Athletic this afternoon at White Hart Lane.
Robbie Keane and Steffen Iversen scored the goals that gave Spurs a
point after being 0-2 down. For a match report, click here
and for reaction click here.
Wednesday 25.12.2002
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HAPPY
CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR VISITORS FROM ALL AT MEHSTG !!
Tuesday 24.12.2002
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Glenn
Hoddle said that Christian Ziege was silly to pick up the two yellow
cards at Manchester City last night and has to take responsibility for
them. He did say that the referee could have used his common
sense in the second caution. Meanwhile, Ziege said he did not
kick the ball away for the first offence, as he was passing to Steffen
Iversen and did not hear the whistle. He did say that he was at
fault for the second one though.
TOTTENHAM
TEAM NEWS : - Teddy Sheringham misses the London derby with a
knee injury picked up in training. Those who could play include
Gary Doherty, who is recovering from a knee injury, throat virus
victim Mauricio Taricco and Les Ferdinand (toe injury).
Squad for the match : Keller, Carr, King, Richards, Bunjevcevic,
Ziege, Poyet, Freund, Anderton, Keane, Iversen, Davies, Perry,
Acimovic, Clemence, Ferdinand, Rebrov, Doherty, Hirschfeld, Sullivan.
CHARLTON
TEAM NEWS : - Jason Euell returns after missing a match for
a suspension after collecting five yellow cards. Defender
Richard Rufus will have a late fitness test.
Squad for the match : Kiely, Young, Powell, Fish, Rowett, Rufus,
Fortune, Kishishev, Bart-Williams, Parker, Jensen, Konchesky,
Bartlett, Johansson, Euell, Lisbie, Svensson, Blomqvist, Rachubka.
The
London Evening Standard report that Montpelier midfielder Bertrand
Robert has been on trial with Tottenham. The 19 year old brother
of Newcastle United's Laurent has impressed many English clubs.
Juventus'
Chilean striker Marcelo Salas has said that rumours linking him with a
move to Tottenham and Barcelona are simply that - rumours, but he
would like to play in England in the future, thus hinting a move to
the Premiership might take precedence over Barca. However, his
indication was that he would not move until the summer.
Great
unconfirmed rumour of the day is Christian Ziege to Barcelona !!
Spurs
reserve defender Dean Marney has joined Swindon Town on loan.
Former
Spurs keeper Espen Baardsen, who was recently released by Watford, has
been signed up by Everton as cover for Richard Wright following injury
to reserve keeper Steve Simonsen.
Monday 23.12.2002
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Spurs
beat Manchester City 3-2 at Maine Road tonight with goals from Chris
Perry, Simon Davies and Gus Poyet. For a match report, click here. For reaction, click here.
Teddy
Sheringham missed the match after getting a knee injury in
training. Hoddle confirmed that it was not a bad one and he will
miss two or three days, so should return for the trip to Newcastle
United.
Gary
Doherty is reported to be happy at Tottenham and is looking forward to
getting back into the first team, despite rumours of a move to Cardiff
City.
Martin
Laursen is debating his future at AC Milan, prompting rumours that
Spurs and West Ham United are both interested in bringing him to
London.
Another
Italian based player that Tottenham are supposedly interested in is
Luigi Di Biagio. The 31 year old Internazionale midfielder is also
being tracked by Fulham and he seems unlikely to leave as he has been
a fixture in his side's rise to the top of Serie A.
Yesterday's
Sunday Mirror states that the FA Compliance officer will interview
Glenn Hoddle and Daniel Levy about the transfer of Goran Bunjevcevic
and the failed bid for AC Milan's Jose Chamot. Both deals
involved agent Dennis Roach and the spectre of bungs raises it's head
once again.
Glenn
Hoddle has said he is looking to get Lars Hirschfeld out on loan to
get him match practice, now that Neil Sullivan has returned from his
broken thumb, with Bournemouth looking a likely destination at the
moment.
Oldham
Athletic manager Iain Dowie has said that he is not surprised that
Premier League managers are looking at centre half Fitz Hall, but he
is not going anywhere at the moment.
Sunday 22.12.2002
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Lee
Bowyer might sign a new contract at Leeds United after a host of
clubs, including Tottenham, have failed to register an interest in his
transfer. With money tight and his reputation for
ill-discipline, he may be forced to stay at Elland Road.
TSV
Munich 1860 are said to have been offered out of favour Spurs
striker Sergei Rebrov.
Kasey
Keller has said today that when he finishes his time in England he
would like to return to America to end his career there. The
keeper said that he would like to put something back into the game in
his home country.
Tottenham
and Leeds United are reported to be interested in SCBC's striker James
Beattie, who is rated at £6 million.
The
club are having to look elsewhere after Nottingham Forest's estimation
of £10 million for Michael Dawson put them off !!
A
move to West Bromwich Albion has fallen through for Les Ferdinand
after terms could not be agreed.
Spurs
and Fulham are supposedly after Charlton Athletic's £4 million
striker Jason Euell, but the South London club say he is not for sale.
Scouts
were dispatched to watch Oldham Athletic's giant central defender Fitz
Hall according to reports today.
Saturday 21.12.2002
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Gary
Doherty hopes to be back in training by the turn of the year
after suffering a knee injury in the reserves game against Fulham two
weeks ago.
Tottenham
have announced that two more players have joined John Sutton in
leaving the club. Walter Thomas has been released, as detailed
earlier this month, and Brazilian midfielder Diego Bortolozzo has also
had his contract cancelled by mutual consent.
Kevin
Keegan has said that he believes that Robbie Keane can go on to become
one of the great strikers in the game, saying he has liked him since
his early days at Wolverhampton Wanderers. However, KK said
Keano wasn't a typical; centre forward as he moves about the front
line so much.
Despite
only returning from loan a couple of weeks ago from Carlisle United,
it is reported that Spurs have paid up his contract and he has joined
Swindon Town on a month-to-month deal.
TOTTENHAM
TEAM NEWS : - Neil Sullivan should be in the squad for the trip to
Maine Road, replacing Lars Hirschfeld on the bench.
Friday 20.12.2002
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The
Daily Express carries a story today stating that should Tottenham get
a bid of £9 million for midfielder Simon Davies, they may sell
him. It says that given the right price, Spurs might sell the
Welsh international and Manchester United, Newcastle United and
Liverpool have all been interested in his services. Another
story also links Barcelona and Atletico Madrid with interests in the
player.
The
FA have decided not to take any further action over Robbie Keane's
goal celebration against West Bromwich Albion. He was being
looked at for inciting the opposition's fans by doing his cartwheel in
front of them.
MANCHESTER
CITY TEAM NEWS : - Steve Howey has been passed fit for Monday's
match. Ali Benarbia will be vying for a place in midfield, but
strikers Jonathan Macken and Paolo Wanchope both sit the match out
with injuries.
Glenn
Hoddle has said that despite the fact that everyone is saying that Les
Ferdinand has played his last game for the club, they might be
surprised. With a hectic Christmas schedule starting on Monday
at Manchester City, the Spurs boss might need another striker
available for the five games between then and the first week of
January.
Tim
Sherwood has hit out at suggestions that Tottenham and Arsenal should
share a ground. He said that he would be against it even though
it has worked elsewhere, like Milan.
Former
Spurs defender, Ian Hendon, will leave Sheffield Wednesday at the
start of next week for a loan spell under former manager Peter
Shreeves at Barnet.
Thursday 19.12.2002
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The
London Evening Standard are reporting that Spurs and Arsenal have both
been approached independently to discuss the sharing of Wembley
Stadium. There is £120 million of National Lottery money being
put towards the redevelopment of the national stadium and that would
have to be paid back in the event of a club side sharing the
facility. The FA have initiated the talks and the thought is
that they are keen to have at least one club to share the running
costs of the £757 million stadium.
The
Daily Express have re-run the story about Cardiff City being willing
to put up £1 million for Gary Doherty, who they say is frustrated at
the lack of first team opportunities at White Hart Lane.
Dennis
Wise has praised Glenn Hoddle for the change he made in the regime at
Chelsea that has now lead to a successful side. The Millwall
player was captain under the manager when he first arrived at Stamford
Bridge and says that Hoddle is not given sufficient credit for making
the Chelsea team re-think their approach and that is now bearing
fruit.
Samuel
Eto'o's agent has said that the Cameroon striker thinks it is the
right time for him to move to the Premiership and believes that the
money side, which held up a potential deal last time, has been
resolved with the Real Mallorca chairman. However, they are not
yet ready to let him go and might hold on until the summer.
Montpelier's
financial situation and Tottenham's strong interest in Bertrand
Robert, might mean he comes to Spurs sooner rather than later.
The 18 year old striker is keen to come to the premiership after
hearing all about it from his older brother Newcastle United's
Laurent Robert.
Former
Spurs defender Dean Austin, now a non-contract player with non-league
Woking, is thinking over an offer from Southend United to play on a
short term deal over Christmas.
Wednesday 18.12.2002
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Reports
are being made that Lee Bowyer's move to Tottenham on a Bosman at the
end of the current season has already been agreed. However, a
report in the London Evening Standard states that all the London clubs
he has been offered to have declined, including Tottenham.
Les
Ferdinand's sending off against Arsenal reserves has earned him a
three game ban, which was confirmed by the FA today. The
suspension will start on December 30th and so he will miss the first
team matches at Southampton in the Premier League and in the FA Cup as
well as the home match against Everton.
Forgotten
midfielder Tim Sherwood sys he wants to stay at Tottenham, despite his
lack of an appearance in the first team this season and now he does
not even make the reserve side. Allegedly, the London Evening
Standard says that Hoddle wanted to play him against Arsenal reserves
on Monday, but the former Blackburn Rovers man said he wanted to give
his knee more time to heal.
Youngster
Tim Ford has had a trial with Cheltenham Town.
Tuesday 17.12.2002
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Harry
Redknapp was reported to have been at Stevenage last night to check on
Les Ferdinand. unfortunately, he will only have seen 22 minutes
of his work before being sent off or violent conduct, which carries a
three match ban which covers first team action too.
Simon
Davies is being linked as the subject of a move by Liverpool.
Having slumped in recent weeks, they think that the Welshman will want
to move to Anfield strengthen their midfield.
Spurs
are believed to be in talks with Marcelo Salas' agent about a move to
White Hart Lane for £6 million to be paid in instalments. The
Juventus striker has had limited chances to play and with Barcelona
dropping out due to lack of finances, Tribal Football's site reveals
that the Chilean hot-shot could come in during the January transfer
window. (with thanks to Chloe Joseph for that story)
Anderlecht's
South Korean striker Seol Ki-Hyeon has said h would love to play his
football in England and Tottenham are one of the clubs reported to
have watched him in the past, but West Ham United are rated as
favourites to bring him to Blighty.
Watford have cancelled the contract of former Spurs keeper Espen
Baardsen, who coincidentally was in the Spurs section of the crowd for
Sunday's North London derby.
...and
finally ... Newcastle United are trying to sign a player from Chinese
side Dalian Shide. He is called An Qi. Clearly not a
player to be sneezed at !!
Monday 16.12.2002
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Tottenham's
players have forgiven goalkeeper Kasey Keller for the infringement
that lead to Arsenal's penalty yesterday. Freund and Hoddle both
agreed that the American keeper has been on top form and do not
criticise him for the dive that brought Henry crashing to the ground,
as if struck by a truck.
Bertrand
Robert, the Montpellier midfielder is being courted by Tottenham
according to rumours today. He is the 19 year old brother of
Laurent Robert, the Newcastle player and can play either attacking or
defensive midfield.
Spurs
are supposed to be interested in his team-mate Fode Mansare, a 21 year
old Guinean striker.
And
Spurs are supposedly ready to let Sergei Rebrov leave for just £1
million !! January sales anyone ??
Another
alleged target is Aruna Dindane, the attacking midfielder from
Anderlecht.
Anthony
Gardner said he is about a week and a half away from joining on first
team training and then he will have to start building up his match
sharpness to be considered for the first team again.
Spurs
reserves took on Arsenal reserves at Stevenage Borough tonight and
lost out 0-3, after Les Ferdinand had been sent off after 22
minutes. Neil Sullivan made his return to match action.
One
possible venue for a ground move might be struck off for Tottenham, as
West Ham United are being touted as possible tenants for the proposed
Olympic stadium in Stratford, East London, should London's bid for the
2012 Games be successful. Tottenham had been rumoured as being
interested in the ground if it was in need of a tenant to make it
viable.
Sunday 15.12.2002
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Spurs
drew with Arsenal this afternoon 1-1 with a goal from Christian
Ziege. For a match report, click here.
For reaction click here.
Glenn
Hoddle revealed that Jamie Redknapp will miss the next five weeks
after sustaining a broken toe, which looks like a stress fracture that
has come on over a number of weeks.
Lee
Bowyer is to be offered £18 million over five years by Tottenham if
you are to believe The Sun, who will reveal this bombshell
tomorrow. While Spurs cannot afford massive transfer fees, they
say the board are willing to pay better wages across the squad.
Eccentric
Cardiff City chairman - Sam Hamman - has blasted rumours that
Tottenham are after Daniel Gabbidon and striker Rob Earnshaw to say
that Simon Davies should be playing for the Bluebirds in service of
his country !! Does he think that Earnshaw is Welsh then ??
David
Pleat said in today's match programme that reserve players George Snee
and Walter Thomas will be allowed to find other clubs before the
transfer rush at the end of the season.
Saturday 14.12.2002
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The
Guardian newspaper today suggests that Arsenal might try and get
Stephen Carr on the cheap in the summer, as Spurs have to make a
decision on whether to cash in on a player who will go for free two
years after that. Arsene Wenger said it was not the right time
to discuss the matter, but rumour has it that is what they intend to
try come the end of the season.
The
papers are again linking Spurs with a move for Sunderland's Kevin
Phillips. After a gesture he made in Monday's game and on the
back of reports of the North-East club's big losses, the sale of
players is seen as their salvation. However, the club have said
they do not want to sell the little striker as he could help them in
staying up.
The
"Lee Bowyer to Spurs" rumour gathers legs with a five year
£70,000 a week contract believed to be in the offing, according to
some stories. One would hope that there is a "pay as you
play" condition in the deal, as if he carries on with his
outrageous indiscipline, he will be missing more often than not.
As it is we might pick him up with a European ban hanging over him
after his latest incident, when he stamped on the head of Malaga's
Geraldo in the UEFA Cup tie on Thursday.
Another
story on TeamTalk claims that Gary Doherty's prospective loan deal
could see him move to Ninian Park in exchange for 23 year old Welsh
international defender Daniel Gabbidon.
Darren
Anderton has shown that wishful thinking is not dead, when he told the
Sporting Life site that he would never play for Arsenal. He said
that turning down Manchester United a few years back meant that the
North London rivals would not tempt him to defect along the Seven
Sisters Road. Anderton said he is "Tottenham through and
through" and has never wanted to leave and it would not feel
right if he followed the example of a former team mate.
Christian
Ziege is back in the German national squad for a friendly against a
team of overseas players from the Bundesliga to raise money for the
victims of this year's floods.
Spurs
under-17s drew 1-1 with Ipswich Town at home this morning, with a goal
from Iyad Ahmed in the last minute earning a point after Owen Price
had been sent off for two bookable offences.
Spurs
under-19s beat Ipswich Town 2-0 away thanks to goals from Michael
Malcolm and Mark Hughes.
Friday 13.12.2002
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Daniel
Levy has stunned Spurs fans by stating in the London Evening Standard
that the possibility of Tottenham sharing a ground with Arsenal could
be a viable proposition. He said that if it was in the club's
and the fan's best interests he would consider it, although the club
has no plans in that direction. Why he would think the fans
would go for it, I don't know.
To
test the waters with the fans, there will be an on-line questionnaire
on the club's website next week and a survey in the programme for the
matches against Charlton Athletic on Boxing Day.
Levy
went on to say that the club would consider using an existing facility
and that Wembley could be an option. While I would like to see
Spurs back at Wembley, this wasn't actually what I had
envisaged. The chairman said that the Government's record on
regeneration in the local area around White Hart Lane was not
impressive and he was not optimistic of getting the necessary
improvements to the area to expand the current ground to have a larger
capacity. He said the area had gone downhill and little had been
done to stop the decline. Levy pointed out that "Either
there's going to be significant commitment or we're off."
Start packing the bags then.
The
article also stated that Transport for London and London Underground
will fund a feasibility study into whether they could transform the
marshalling yards at Northumberland Park into a station on the
Victoria Line. However, the time that this could take might be too
long to keep Tottenham hanging on a promise of a tube link to the
ground.
TOTTENHAM
TEAM NEWS : - Steffen Freund returns and will most probably find a
place in the team, with Anderton or Redknapp making way for him.
Neil Sullivan might be back on the bench. Bunjy is back after a
one match suspension, but might have to settle for a place on the
bench.
ARSENAL
TEAM NEWS : - Patrick Vieira might miss the game with a groin injury,
but you know Wenger and his crazy mind games. Would you believe
him ?? Edu, van Bronckhorst or Parlour will come in if the
French midfielder does not play, while Keown might replace Cygan and
Pires might be rested. If Vieira misses the match, S. Cumball
could be captain for the day. He also has to choose between
Seaman and Taylor in goal.
Daniel
Levy told the London evening Standard that the deal with Rivaldo was a
serious one and that he nearly succeeded until AC Milan came in with a
"money no object" salary bid. If another world star
was available, Levy told the newspaper that Tottenham would go for
them again as long as the commercial and playing strengths were there.
Planet
Football carry a story supposedly from Levy, saying that no arrivals
will come to the club in January.
Stephen
Carr admitted that he is still not going flat out in the Tottenham
team after being out for 18 months injured. He said on the
official site that hew ill get better with the more games he plays.
Cardiff
City are keen to take Gary Doherty merely on loan now and manager
Lennie Lawrence sees him as a centre half. The former Luton man
was handed his debut by Lawrence and is very well known to him.
Planet Football speculates that he might be used as bait for a move
for striker Rob Earnshaw or at least a first option to purchase the
Zambian forward.
Johnnie
Jackson has returned to Tottenham after completing a three month loan
spell at Swindon Town.
Meanwhile,
Steven Ferguson is in demand at Motherwell, where Terry Butcher would
like to keep him until the end of the season.
Thursday 12.12.2002
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Tottenham's
match at the Reebok Stadium against Bolton Wanderers has been moved
from Saturday 22nd March to Monday 24th March with a 8.00 p.m. kick
off.
Chris
Perry is the latest Spurs player to express concern about his
inability to hold down a permanent place in the first team. The
defender said that he does not get picked even when there is a fully
fit squad and with 18 months left on his contract he is worried that
he might not be offered a new one. Perry did acknowledge that
the quality in the squad made it difficult to demand a place from the
manager.
Rosario
have said that they are in no hurry to sell Luciano Figueroa, the hot
striker in Argentina at the moment.
Cardiff
City are apparently keen on Gary Doherty for the £1 million we paid
for him.
The
FA Youth Cup Fourth Round tie against Swindon Town will be played at
White Hart Lane on Wednesday 15th January 2003 with a 7.00 p.m. kick
off unless there is a FA Cup Third Round replay against SCBC, in which
case the Swindon tie will be put back 24 hours.
Ben
Bowditch played for England Under-20s against Switzerland at Upton
Park tonight in the 0-2 defeat. Rohan Ricketts was a second half
substitute for England.
Former
Spurs defender Ian Hendon has been suspended by Sheffield Wednesday
pending a British Transport Police investigation into an assault in
Leeds earlier this week.
Wednesday 11.12.2002
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Mauricio
Taricco says he is ready to make his first team comeback after a
couple of run-outs in the reserves.
Spurs
are supposedly monitoring the situation at Sunderland, where Kevin
Phillips was substituted last night and may be on his way out of the
North-East club.
Another
player being mentioned as a possible target is Helder Postiga of
Porto. However, the Portuguese club have said he is not for sale
and the 20 year old striker is contracted to them until 2007.
Rohan
Ricketts and Ben Bowditch have both been selected for the England
Under-20 squad to play Switzerland at Upton Park on Thursday
evening. Kick off is at 7.45 p.m.
Philip
Ifil was in the England under-17 team that beat France 2-0 at Scunthorpe
United's ground tonight.
Tuesday 10.12.2002
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Tottenham's
FA Cup Third round tie against SCBC at the New ell has been chosen for
Sky TV coverage and will kick off at 5.45 p.m. on Saturday 4th January
2003. Should a replay be necessary, it will be on Wednesday 15th
January 2003, with the kick off at 19.45 p.m. subject to television
demands.
Teddy
Sheringham and Jamie Redknapp have called on their colleagues at Spurs
to pull together and support the manager's ideas on squad
rotation. They feel that with the hectic Christmas schedule
coming up they will need all the fit players available and therefore,
those who have said they are unhappy at not getting a game should be
prepared to put their boots on. It is a bit rich coming from
Sheringham after his reaction to being substituted on Sunday.
Matthew
Etherington hopes that rest will cure the bone bruising he suffered to
his ankle in the Worthington Cup tie at Burnley.
Romanian
forward Adrian Ilie of Alaves is being linked with a move to Tottenham
once more.
Spurs
are also supposed to be in the hunt for Real Madrid's French
midfielder Claude Makelele, along with Manchester United, Manchester
City and Middlesbrough. Internazionale and Juventus are also
keen on the player whose contract talks with Real have collapsed.
Monday 9.12.2002
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Daniel
Levy is trying to force the Government's hand into regenerating the
area around White Hart Lane by threatening to move away from the
current stadium. He said he was not willing to wait forever for
the necessary infrastructure to be put in place around the ground and
that he has instructed agents to look for suitable sites to move the
club's base to.
Glenn
Hoddle revealed that the club want to bring someone in during the
January transfer window opening, but they will have to move players on
first and they were working hard to do that.
Robbie
Keane is to face an FA inquiry over his goal celebrations in front of
the visiting West Bromwich Albion fans yesterday. His cartwheel
has been reported by the match referee. Hopefully someone might
look again at Henry's celebration at Highbury a couple of weeks ago,
as this would surely fall into the same category.
Spurs
reserves crashed to a 0-1 home defeat against Fulham reserves
tonight. For a match report, click here.
Former
Spurs reserve defender Mark Arber has joined Peterborough United on a
free transfer from Barnet.
Former
Spurs midfielder Steve Sedgley has resigned as manager of Kingstonian.
Sunday 8.12.2002
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Spurs
beat West Bromwich Albion 3-1 this afternoon with goals from Christian
Ziege, Robbie Keane and Gus Poyet. For a match report, click here.
For reaction, click here.
Tottenham
have been drawn away to SCBC in the Third Round of the FA Cup on the
weekend of January 4/5th.
Saturday 7.12.2002
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Ben
Thatcher has said how disappointed he is at not being able to break
into the Tottenham first team. The left sided defender is angry
that he is not figuring in the side and that he is not able to
"pin down" (not a good choice of words really) the manager
to ask why. He told Planet Football that if it continued, he
would not sit tight and see out his contract picking up his salary,
but would want a move to get to play for a side who wanted him.
Glenn
Hoddle has warned that Spurs must keep a keen eye on Jason Roberts, as
he will be the main threat from the WBA side that visits Tottenham
tomorrow.
TOTTENHAM
TEAM NEWS : - Jamie Redknapp and Mauricio Taricco are both in the
reckoning for tomorrow's game, but Treacle has only had 45 minutes of
reserve football and is unlikely to feature, but Jamie might get a
seat on the bench. Simon Davies is back in the squad after
serving his one match suspension.
WBA
TEAM NEWS : - Jason Koumas looks set to start with Sean Gregan ready
to join him in midfield. Andy Johnson or Derek McInnes will make
way for Gregan.
Spurs
Under-19s beat Wimbledon 3-0 away this morning, with goals from Lee
Barnard, Mark Yeates and Jamie Slabber.
Spurs
Under-17s beat Wimbledon 1-0 at home this morning, with the winning
goal scored by Kieran McKenna.
Former
Spurs youngsters Junior McDougald and Mark Janney scored the goals
that put Dagenham & Redbridge into the Third round of the FA Cup
for the third year running.
Friday 6.12.2002
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TOTTENHAM
TEAM NEWS : - Goran Bunjevcevic is banned for one match after picking
up five yellow cards. Chris Perry is favourite to replace him, although Neil
Sullivan will not be ready to join the subs quite yet.
WEST
BROM TEAM NEWS : - The Baggies hope to have Darren Moore and Phil
Gilchrist back in the side on Sunday after ankle and head
injuries. Adam Chambers is available in midfield and Daniele
Dichio sits back on the bench with Lee Hughes and Jason Roberts paired
up in attack.
Spurs
are being said to have a £12 million bid for occasional Liverpool
striker Emile Heskey ready for the January transfer window.
Arggggggggh !! Luckily, Houllier has said that Heskey is not
going anywhere. Hurrah !! Hoddle has also denied the
story, saying the £75 million raised by financiers is for building
the academy and the ground extensions.
The
official Spurs site carries an item clarifying that Teddy Sheringham
does not hate Arsenal. Does that make it clear ??
The
site also reveals that Anthony Gardner will not need surgery on his
knee, which has been diagnosed as just wear and tear, which will
require a couple of weeks rest before he can resume training.
Today's
clubs being linked with Les Ferdinand are Portsmouth and West Ham
United. Glenn Hoddle is believed to be ready to let the forward
go if someone will pay £500,000 to take him off our hands.
Having
been forced to pull out of a deal for West Ham United's former Spurs
midfielder John Moncur, Gillingham are supposedly after Paul Gascoigne
to fill a gap in their midfield. They do admit his wage demands
might be a problem too.
Thursday 5.12.2002
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Gus
Poyet said he will probably stop playing at the end of his current
contract which expires in the summer of 2004, but he would love to
steer Spurs into Europe before then.
Although
he is being allowed to leave Tottenham should the right offer be
received, it looks like Les Ferdinand will not end up at Ibrox as
Glasgow Rangers' manager Alex McLeish is concentrating on bringing in
defenders rather than forwards.
Reserve
forward Lee Barnard has returned to the club, after spending a month
on loan at Exeter City.
Wednesday 4.12.2002
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Spurs
have made a firm enquiry about the third top scorer in Argentinian
football last season - Rosario Central's Luciano Figueroa. The
21 year old forward is being chased by Leeds United, SCBC and
Blackburn Rovers as well, but he has his heart set on coming to
England and Spurs are yet to make a bid for the player, according to
his agent.
Glenn
Hoddle is reported as being interested in taking defender (and Spurs
fan) Gareth Barry from Aston Villa to White Hart Lane.
Ben
Bowditch has been included in the England Under-20 squad to play
Switzerland in a friendly at Upton Park on Thursday December 12th.
Spurs
Youth beat Portsmouth 3-1 at Fratton Park tonight in the FA Youth Cup
third round. Two goals came from Jamie Slabber and an own goal
sealed the win that puts them through to face Swindon Town at home in
the Fourth round.
Tuesday 3.12.2002
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Neil
Sullivan is back in training after a long lay-off with a broken
thumb. He told the Spurs official website that he was looking
forward to playing in proper games again after being out since almost
the start of the season.
...
and finally ... while Rivaldo turned down Spurs in the summer, it has
been revealed today that Fulham spurned the opportunity to sign the
Brazilian midfielder. This was revealed by Mohammed Al-Fayed, so
it has to be taken with a certain amount of scepticism, especially as
he said he couldn't afford him !!
Monday 2.12.2002
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Robbie
Keane is reported in the London Evening Standard to have said that he
wants Teddy Sheringham to stay at the club after his contract expires
at the end of this season. The Irish international said that he
had struck up a great understanding with the 36 year old, believing
that Ted's age is not a problem as he takes his training and fitness
very seriously.
Fellow
Irishman Clinton Morrison, who faced Spurs last Saturday, agrees with
Robbie saying Ted can continue until he is 40. The Birmingham
striker said he watched Teddy and Jurgen Klinsmann as a fan and
believed that even though the Spurs man's pace might go, he can remain
a force within the Spurs side.
Spurs
are said to be still interested in Mallorca's Cameroonian striker
Samuel Eto'o who would cost around £6 million.
Tottenham
are also supposed to have watched Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen's
Sierra Leone forward Peter Kpaka at the weekend in Belgium along with
Real Zaragoza and Marseilles.
Juventus
and Chile striker Marcelo Salas is being linked with Tottenham and
Barcelona as the transfer window approaches and a loan deal until the
end of the season pending a permanent move is being mooted.
Spurs
reserve striker John Sutton is returning to Spurs after scoring once
in ten matches while on loan at Carlisle United.
Ipswich
Town have made an approach to Aston Villa for former Spurs youth
forward Peter Crouch and have been quoted £5 million.
Sunday 1.12.2002
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The
News of the World reports that Portsmouth are interested in taking
both Tim Sherwood and Les Ferdinand off Tottenham's hands in the near
future. Having lost one of the forwards, they need a replacement
and both could seal moves to the South Coast in the next few weeks.
Former
Spurs defender Dean Austin has singed as a non-contract player for
Woking in the Vauxhall Conference.
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