| Monday
31.12.12 |
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Goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini has left Spurs on a free
transfer to join LA Galaxy.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Gareth Bale
will miss the game with a one match suspension for picking
up five bookings. Better news for Spurs is that
Benoit Assou-Ekotto may make the bench for the match and
Clint Dempsey may also start there, with Gylfi
Sigurdsson filling Bale's position on the left.
Andros Townsend has been suffering with illness and
Younes Kaboul is still out after knee surgery.
READING TEAM NEWS : - The Royals will be without
Alex McCarthy, who has a shoulder injury and he may be
joined by Jason Roberts, whose hip injury might rule him out
of the game. New signing Daniel Carrico will not be
with the club in time to play in this game.
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OTHER NEWS ... ...
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| Sunday
30.12.12 |
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The Sunday Mirror reckon Daniel Levy will ask for £60
million from Real Madrid if they want to sign Gareth Bale.
The paper also claims that Tottenham will make a £7.5
million bid for Demba Ba of Newcastle United as they
might be priced out of buying Fernando Llorente from
Athletic Bilbao.
Spurs are amongst a number of clubs interested in signing
German midfielder Lewis Holtby, who currently plays
for Schalke 04 but is looking to move to the Premier League.
Nani is still wanted by Alex Ferguson at Manchester
United, despite interest in him from Arsenal, Spurs and
Juventus.
Danny Rose is too valuable to Tottenham to be allowed
to join Sunderland on a permanent deal, as the club expect
big things from him in the future, according to the Daily
Mail.
Reading may look to take Tom Huddlestone on loan in the
January transfer window until the end of the season.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
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| Saturday
29.12.12 |
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Tottenham beat Sunderland 2-1 at the Stadium of Light this
afternoon. Click
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OTHER NEWS ... Keith Hill was today sacked as Barnsley
manager ...
|
| Friday
28.12.12 |
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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Spurs could welcome
back Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Scott Parker, who
may both play a part in the game at Sunderland tomorrow.
Tom Huddlestone has recovered from a knee injury and
Clint Dempsey might be available after a groin
strain, while Mousa Dembele is not affected by the knock he
picked up on Boxing Day. Therefore, the only player
definitely out is Younes Kaboul, who has not got a
return date after knee surgery.
SUNDERLAND TEAM NEWS : - John O'Shea is doubtful
after being sick over Christmas, while knee injuries have
ruled out Lee Cattermole and Wes Brown for some time.
Also unavailable is Danny Rose, who cannot play
against his parent club while on loan to Sunderland.
For a preview of the Sunderland game, click
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Former Spurs winger Mark Robson has been released
form his position as Head Coach at Barnet and former Spurs
midfielder Edgar Davids who was brought in to share
the responsibilities for the first team will now be the new
Head Coach on his own.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
MEHSTG's
spin story ... No action will be taken against Alex
Ferguson who today had a heated exchange with his milkman,
who left him skimmed instead of semi-skimmed milk.
|
| Thursday
27.12.12 |
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No real news about Spurs today.
OTHER NEWS ... Blackburn Rovers sack manager Henning
Berg after 57 days in charge ... Nottingham Forest name
Alex McLeish as their new manager ...
|
| Wednesday
26.12.12 |
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Tottenham beat Aston Villa 4-0 at Villa Park this evening.
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here.
Brad Friedel has signed a new one year deal that will
keep him at Spurs until July 2014.
OTHER NEWS ... Nottingham Forest sack manager Sean
O'Driscoll ...
|
| Tuesday
25.12.12 |
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HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL !!
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Spurs are still without
Younes Kaboul
(knee) and he is joined by
Clint Dempsey,
who has a groin injury. On the other side of the coin,
Benoit Assou-Ekotto
may be fit to be included in the match day eighteen and
Scott Parker
might make the starting eleven now he is back to full match
fitness.
ASTON
VILLA TEAM NEWS : - Villa will have late checks on three
injured players – Ron Vlaar (calf) , Gabriel Agbonlahor
(thigh) and Charles N’Zogbia (knee) – to see if they are
ready to play against Spurs. Former Tottenham striker
Darren Bent will miss out with a hamstring injury.
Midfielder Gary Gardner is out for the season with knee
ligament damage, Stilian Petrov’s career is on hold while he
battles Leukaemia and Richard Dunne has been out since the
start of the season with a groin condition.
For a preview of the Boxing Day match with Aston Villa,
click here.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
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| Monday
24.12.12 |
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Spurs hope to persuade goalkeeper Brad Friedel to
stay at White Hart Lane with the offer of a one year
contract to ward off efforts by his former club Blackburn
Rovers to take him back to Ewood Park, says the Daily Mirror.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
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| Sunday
23.12.12 |
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The Sunday Mirror claims that Spurs are to be offered £5
million by Chelsea for Benoit Assou-Ekotto.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
MEHSTG's
spin story ... Towards the end of the 0-8 defeat at
Stamford Bridge today, Aston Villa were taking the ball into
the corners to waste time.
|
| Saturday
22.12.12 |
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Tottenham drew 0-0 with Stoke City at White Hart Lane this
afternoon. Click
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The Daily Mail claims that Spurs might make a £10 million
January move for Montpelier bad boy midfielder, 20 year old
Younes Balhanda, who was French Young Player of the Year
last season.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
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| Friday
21.12.12 |
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The kick off times for the Round of 32 matches with
Olympique Lyonnais have been announced. The first leg
at White Hart Lane on Thursday 14th February will kick off
at 20:05, with the second leg in the Stade Gerland on
Thursday 21st February will have a 18:00 (UK time) kick off
[19:00 local time].
STOKE CITY TEAM NEWS : - Ryan Shotton returns after a
one match suspension, but Charlie Adam misses the match
after the death of his father, Michael Owen has a hamstring
injury, Marc Wilson misses out with a broken leg and Rory
Delap has a hernia.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
CRIME WATCH ... Spanish club Malaga have been banned by
UEFA for one season in European competition over the
next four seasons because of unpaid bills ...
|
| Thursday
20.12.12 |
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Spurs have been drawn at home to Olympique Lyonnais in the
first leg of the Round of 32 in the Europa League. The
game will be played on 14th February 2013 and the return in
the Stade Gerland will be played on 21st February 2013.
Should Tottenham progress, they will meet the winner of the
Internazionale v FC Cluj tie in the Round of 16.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Spurs will be buoyed
by the return of Michael Dawson and Gareth Bale
to the squad, with Scott Parker also regaining his
match fitness. Younes Kaboul is still out with
his knee injury.
For a preview of Saturday's game at home to Stoke City,
click
here.
The Daily Telegraph claims Andre Villas-Boas had had
a meeting with the defenders at the club about the late
goals the team have been conceding.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
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| Wednesday
19.12.12 |
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The Sun claim that Daniel Sturridge will prefer to
move to Liverpool over Tottenham when Chelsea sell him in
January.
In the Daily Star, it reckons Newcastle United and Spurs
will try to hijack Liverpool's attempt to re-sign Thomas
Ince from Blackpool.
A Spanish website claims Spurs and Arsenal are both keen on
brining David Villa to England from Barcelona, where
he is getting fed up with the little playing time he is
getting.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
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| Tuesday
18.12.12 |
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Spurs Youth beat Cheltenham Town Youth at Whaddon Road 1-0
this evening with Shaquille Coulthirst scoring the only goal
of the game. This puts Spurs through to the Fourth
Round, where they will playa way at West Ham United on 19th
January 2013.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
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| Monday
17.12.12 |
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Spurs Under-21s beat Aston Villa 3-0 at Villa Park tonight
with goals from Ryan Mason, Scott Parker and
Souleymane Coulibaly. The team finished top of
their group that included Manchester United, Newcastle
United and Villa and go into the next stage of the Premier
League Academy U21competition.
OTHER NEWS ... John Ward has taken charge of Bristol
Rovers until the end of the season ...
CRIME WATCH ... Marouna Fellaini has received a three
match ban for his head butt on Ryan Shawcross on Saturday ...
|
| Sunday
16.12.12 |
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Tottenham beat Swansea City 1-0 at White Hart Lane today.
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OTHER NEWS ... ...
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| Saturday
15.12.12 |
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The London evening Standard claim that Spurs are
thinking over a £20 million move for Ajax's Danish 20 year
old midfielder Christian Eriksen.
In the Daily Mirror they report that Andre Villas-Boas
and Gareth Bale have met Premier League referee Andre
Marriner to talk about the reputation the player is
developing for diving.
OTHER NEWS ... Bristol Rovers sacked their manager Mark
McGhee today ...
|
| Friday
14.12.12 |
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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : -
Spurs may play Scott Parker and Michael
Dawson at some stage during the game on Sunday with
Swansea City, as they both make their comebacks after
Achilles and hamstring problems respectively.
Younes Kaboul's knee injury will mean he is out until
after Christmas and Gareth Bale (hamstring) and
Benoit Assou-Ekotto (knee) are also out.
SWANSEA CITY TEAM NEWS : - Pablo Hernandez is
suffering from a hamstring strain and Michel Vorm's groin
injury keeps him side-lined, along with Neil Taylor's who
broke an ankle early on in the season. Skipper Ashley
Williams is able to play after serving a one match ban.
For a preview of the game against Swansea City on Sunday,
click
here.
Gareth Bale could fetch Spurs £56 million as Real
Madrid are planning a swoop for him in the next two transfer
windows, according to the Metro, who quote Marca, the
Spanish football paper.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
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| Thursday
13.12.12 |
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Ludicrously, Steven Caulker has been banned by UEFA
for two games for his part in the England Under-21 game in
Serbia that ended in racist abuse and the players being
physically beaten. The FA intend to appeal against the
ban, with another appeal against the punishment handed out
to the Serbian FA, of one Under-21 game to be played behind
closed doors, while four players have been banned for two to
three games and two coaches banned from all football for two
years. UEFA also gave the Serbian FA a £65,000 fine.
Tottenham's NextGen team lost 0-2 to Anderlecht at Hotspur
Way this afternoon.
Jordan Archer's loan spell at Wycombe Wanderers has
been extended until the end of April.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
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| Wednesday
12.12.12 |
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Harry Redknapp is supposed to be keen on taking
Jake Livermore on loan to QPR in the January transfer
widow for the remainder of the season.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
CRIME WATCH ... the Serbian FA have been fined by UEFA
around £4,000 for their crowd's behaviour in a World Cup
qualifying home match against Wales, which they won 6-1.
The verdict of the England U21 game which ended in racist
chants and a mass brawl is expected on Thursday ...
MEHSTG's no-spin story ... West Ham United have
been featured in an episode of the cartoon series "The
Simpsons". Make up your own jokes about that one !!
|
| Tuesday
11.12.12 |
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Defender Adam Smith is talking to Millwall about
extending his loan until the end of the season according to
the Daily Star.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
MEHSTG's no-spin story ... Bradford City reach
the semi-finals of the League Cup for the first time with a
3-2 penalties win after the game finished 1-1 at 90 minutes
and the end of extra time against Arsenal.
|
| Monday
10.12.12 |
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Spurs Under-21s, including Scott Parker as an
over-age player, lost 1-2 to Sunderland at the Academy of
Light this afternoon. Cristian Ceballos scored
Tottenham's goal.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
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| Sunday
09.12.12 |
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Tottenham lost 1-2 to Everton at Goodison Park this
afternoon. Click
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The Sunday Mirror claim that Spurs are ready to make a £7
million bid for contract rebel Fernando Llorente, who
looks set to leave Athletic Bilbao. The 27 year old
striker may be sold in January as he could leave for free
next summer.
OTHER NEWS ... Lionel Messi scores both goals in their
2-1 win over Real Betis to break the 40 year old
goal-scoring record in a calendar year by reaching 86 goals
and going past Bayern Munich and Germany striker Gerd
Muller's previous all time high ... There was a pitch
invasion, coin throwing and racially aggravated incidents at
today's Manchester derby at the Etihad stadium this
afternoon ...
|
| Saturday
08.12.12 |
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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Spurs go into
the match at Goodison Park without Scott Parker (Achilles),
Benoit Assou-Ekotto (knee), Younes Kaboul
(knee), Michael Dawson (hamstring) and Gareth Bale
(hamstring). With no midweek match next week,
expect Hugo Lloris and Mousa Dembele to return
to the side.
EVERTON TEAM NEWS : - Everton host Spurs, but will be
without Phil Neville (knee) and Victor Anichebe (hamstring),
while they have concerns over the availability of Kevin
Mirralis (hamstring) and Sean Coleman (knock).
For a match preview ahead of the Goodison Park match, click
here.
The Spurs Under-18s beat Sunderland U18 4-0 at Hotspur Way
in the FA Premier Academy League. The goals came from
a Shaquile Coulthirst hat trick and Roman
Michael-Percil.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
MEHSTG's no-spin story ... Despite only having been
in place for two weeks, Harry Redknapp is setting
records with QPR, who today became the Premier League team
who have gone the longest without a win from the start of
the season - 16 games.
|
| Friday
07.12.12 |
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TalkSport claim that Spurs and Fulham target
Anderlecht and DR Congo striker Dieumerci Mbokani,
will not be leaving the Belgian club in January.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
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| Thursday
06.12.12 |
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Tottenham beat Panathinaikos of Greece 3-1 at White Hart
Lane in their last Group J Europa League match tonight.
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here.
Rumours are circulating in the Press that Andre
Villas-Boas may be considering a January move for
Joao Moutinho of FC Porto, with £24 million being quoted
as the price Spurs are willing to pay for the Portuguese
midfielder they couldn't agree a deal for in the summer.
AVB was at the Paris St. Germain v FC Porto match in the
Champions League on Tuesday.
OTHER NEWS ... Graham Alexander has been appointed as
the new manager of Fleetwood Town ...
|
| Wednesday
05.12.12 |
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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Tottenham will be
without Michael Dawson and Gareth Bale, who
both succumbed to hamstring injuries at Fulham on Saturday,
so will miss the game along with Younes Kaboul
(knee), Benoit Assou-Ekotto (knee) and Scott
Parker (Achilles). Emmanuel Adebayor will
be available to play after missing three Premier League
games through suspension.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
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| Tuesday
04.12.12 |
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The FA Cup Third Round tie against Coventry City will be
played at White Hart Lane on Saturday 5th January 2013 with
the game kicking off at 15:00.
Tottenham's fixtures for February have been mucked about
with by the TV companies and the following games have moved
from their original slots.
West Bromwich Albion (A) - originally scheduled for Saturday
2nd February 2013 - will now be played on Sunday 3rd
February 2013, kicking off at 13:30 (Sky TV)
Newcastle United (H) - will still be played on Saturday 9th
February 2013 but will now kicking off at 12:45 (Sky TV)
West Ham United (A) - originally scheduled for Saturday 23rd
February 2013 - will now be played on Monday 25th February
2013, kicking off at 20:00 (Sky TV)
For a preview of Thursday's Europa League match with
Panathinaikos, click
here.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
|
| Monday
03.12.12 |
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Emmanuel Adebayor may not be heading off to the
African Cup of Nations in January, after he threatened to
quit international football as Togo have not played their
players for taking part in a friendly match recently.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
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| Sunday
02.12.12 |
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Spurs have been drawn against Coventry City at home in the
3rd Round of the FA Cup. The tie will be played on the
weekend starting Friday 4th January 2013.
The Scottish Sunday Mail claims Spurs may beat Glasgow
Celtic to the signing of the teenage Polish striker
Arkuduisz Milik who plays for Gornik Zabrze and has
scored 10 goals already this season.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
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| Saturday
01.12.12 |
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Tottenham beat Fulham 3-0 at Craven Cottage this afternoon.
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here for a match report.
OTHER NEWS ... Fleetwood Town sacked their manager
Micky Mellon after today's FA Cup exit at the hands of
Aldershot, with the club in the play-off places in League
Two ...
MEHSTG's
spin story ... .
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