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Thursday 31.1.2002 (For
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Glenn Hoddle admitted that the Tottenham squad is stretched and tired,
but that was no excuse for the slack second half performance last
night. He said that you cannot give Bellamy and Shearer the
chances Spurs did and expect to get away with it.
Former
Spurs captain Gary Mabbutt will take charge of the Afghanistan side
with Lawrie McMenemy in a charity match in two weeks time. The
pair will boss the Afghan national side or a peace keeping force XI in
Kabul's Olympic Stadium on February 15th. Mabbutt said that in
the last three years he has received offers from 3 First Division
clubs, 2 in the Second and 3 more from the Third. Mabbs has been
part of the FA's International Development Programme and has
previously done work in Russia and South Africa, but added that this
shows that there can be a democratic way back for the nation after the
atrocities of the Taliban regime.
Tottenham's
reserve away game against Leicester City has been moved from Monday
4th February to Wednesday 6th February. This is because of the
clash with the first team's re-arranged FA Cup tie with Bolton
Wanderers.
Yannick
Kamanan has played a trial match at Bristol Rovers and impressed
watching boss Garry Thompson with two goals. The Pirates are
hoping to take him on loan until the end of the season at least.
Chris
Armstrong is looking to play in a reserve fixture at the end of
February to make his comeback after a year out being operated on for
groin injuries.
After
a 0-0 draw with Canada, the USA won 4-2 on penalties to go through to
the final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, where they will meet Costa
Rica. Spurs keeper Kasey Keller saved two of the Canada
spot-kicks.
Mario
Melchiot has received a three match ban for the slap on Teddy
Sheringham in the Worthington Cup semi-final second leg, after the red
card was initially awarded to Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
Nine
Chelsea supporters - five season ticket holders and four members have
been banned after the trouble at the Worthington Cup semi-final first
leg at Stamford Bridge.
Wednesday 30.1.2002 (For
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Tottenham lost 1-3 at home to Newcastle United tonight with the Spurs
goal scored by Steffen Iversen.
Spurs
are ready to challenge Charlton Athletic for the singing of Stirling
Albion youngster Alex Williams. The 19 year old striker has
scored 16 goals this season and Tottenham are believed to be set to
move for the player who has already spent some time training with the
Addicks.
Tuesday 29.1.2002 (For
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TEAM NEWS : - Glenn Hoddle is hoping that Les Ferdinand will be fit to
face Newcastle United after suffering a whiplash injury from heading a
ball in training and Anthony Gardner could overcome his knee injury
which it was thought could keep him out of the team.
TEAM
NEWS : - Robert Lee is out suffering with a calf strain and Gary Speed
a broken toe, but both Nikos Dabizas and Laurent Robert are back
following their suspensions. Kieron Dyer's foot injury is the
major doubt for the visitors and he is unlikely to play.
Stephen
Carr has praised George Graham's will to win and believes that he will
do well in the game should he return as a manager somewhere. The
Irishman said that although the former Arsenal boss was not liked at
Tottenham, no-one could fault his commitment.
Steffen
Freund has returned from surgery in America, the official website
tells us and he has suffered nothing in addition to his cruciate
ligament tear. Hoddle said that was enough, but that the German
is back and walking without crutches already.
Glenn Hoddle has said that the team have at last given Spurs fans some
hope and he can see that some progress is being made in the direction
he wants to go. He said that there is belief within the team and
also amongst the fans and this has helped them do well this
season. The Spurs boss went on to add that the fans can make a
big difference and that the night games at White Hart Lane have a
special atmosphere about them and that boosts the team.
John
Jackson played 82 minutes of the reserve game last night after coming
back from tendonitis in both knees and felt exhausted !! He told
the official site that he was keen to play as long as possible, but he
expected some reaction, as the medical team have told him that is part
of the recovery process.
Manager
Colin Calderwood was particularly pleased with his reserve side saying
it was the best performance by his team on the Spurs website. He
felt that everyone did well and those who were returning from injury
or stepping up from the Under-19s did very well against an experienced
Charlton line-up.
Former
Spurs youth player Garry Brady has gone to Kilmarnock on trial with a
view to a permanent transfer. The Portsmouth winger has been out
of favour and is keen to get first team football again.
Monday 28.1.2002 (For
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Spurs
have been linked with a £6 million bid for Brazilian striker Mario
Jardel, currently playing for Sporting Lisbon. The lanky forward
has scored lots of goals wherever he has played and is keen to try his
luck in the Premiership.
Les
Ferdinand is a worry for Wednesday night's game against Newcastle
United with a neck injury.
Mouscron
Excelsior are waiting on contact from Spurs about the link-up to
exchange young players and coaches between the two sides. The
Belgian First Division club have had talks late last year with David
Pleat, but are keen to finalise a deal.
Kasey
Keller had an easy time in the USA's 4-0 win over El Salvador in the
CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter final. The team now move on to face
local rivals Canada in the semi-final.
Matthew
Etherington has said he is in no hurry to leave Tottenham, despite the
fact that he will have to battle for a place in the side. he
said that he realised that he will not walk straight back into the
side, but with seemingly good times ahead, he is willing to work hard
and if it doesn't work out for his at White Hart Lane, then he might
have to consider leaving Spurs.
Spurs
reserves beat their Charlton Athletic counterparts 2-1 tonight at
Stevenage Borough's Broadhall Way ground. The Tottenham goals
came from David Galbraith and Steven Ferguson.
Sunday 27.1.2002 (For
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Tottenham will face Tranmere Rovers at White Hart Lane in the FA Cup
Fifth Round, if they overcome Bolton Wanderers in the rescheduled
Fourth Round match. The match should be held the weekend of the
16th or 17th of February.
Spurs
are vying with Arsenal for a big sponsorship deal from mmO2, the BT
mobile phone company. The contract is expected to run for three
years and be worth £5 million for each year it runs.
Tottenham
are rumoured to be ready to watch Bartosz Karwan of Legia Warsaw in a
couple of friendlies for his Polish national side in February in
Cyprus before deciding on the an offer for the player. His agent
said he was working on the deal after Spurs had asked for some videos
of the player in action to view. The 26 year old midfielder has
been watched by Schalke 04 and Hertha Berlin, but he is believed to
favour a move to England. Karwan's current deal expires in the
summer and therefore Legia might be willing to sell soon to get some
money for him, with a £700,000 price tag allegedly being included in
his present contract.
Glenn
Hoddle told the club's official website that Steffen Iversen could do
a good job for Spurs. He said that the Norwegian striker had
been unable to show what he is truly capable of because of his run of
injuries, but he said he has a lot of potential and now that Spurs
have four fit forwards, they could match what any of the top teams
have to offer.
Saturday 26.1.2002 (For
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Tottenham Fourth Round FA Cup tie at home to Bolton Wanderers was
postponed because of a waterlogged pitch. The match will now be
played on Tuesday 5th February 2002, with the kick off at 7.45 p.m.
All
the Junior games for the Ladies teams tomorrow are postponed because
of waterlogged pitches.
Tottenham have been linked with a loan move for unsettled French
Parma midfielder Johan Micoud.
Friday 25.1.2002 (For
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TEAM
NEWS : - Dean Richards, cup-tied for the Worthington Cup, will return
in place of ankle injury victim Anthony Gardner. Les Ferdinand
is being given every opportunity to play, but it is more likely that
Steffen Iversen will retain his place in the starting line-up.
TEAM
NEWS : - Bolton will be able to select Dean Holdsworth and Paul
Warhurst who have both served their suspensions, but both picked up
knocks in the reserves in midweek, so might be doubtful. Per
Frandsen and Colin Hendry are both definitely out. Simon
Charlton is likely to be replaced in defence by Mike Whitlow and the
side are bolstered by the signing of German striker Fredi Bobic.
Tim Sherwood has said the team will work hard to make sure they don't
slip up after the terrific performance on Wednesday night. He
said Bolton Wanderers will be up for the Cup game and Spurs should not
underestimate them. He went on to say that he will be trying to
maintain his own good form to get a place in the Worthington Cup
Final, which if it happens will be his first in a final.
Dean Richards is keen to take Tottenham all the way in the FA Cup to
make up for his omission from the Worthington Cup Final team, due to
him being cup-tied in that competition. He said that he will do
all he can to improve the club's performance last season in reaching
the semi-final, but he is aware that Spurs will have to cope with the
pace of Michael Ricketts on the break if they are to progress to the
Fifth round.
Glenn
Hoddle has said that viewing of action replays to sort out
controversial incidents should not be introduced into the game, except
for disputes about whether the ball has crossed the line for a
goal. He said that the referee and his assistants should be the
final arbiter of decisions like penalties and sending offs.
Hoddle told the club's website that he feels that Darren Anderton has
finally nailed his "Sicknote" nickname after impressing for
the team this season.
Spurs away Premier League game at Chelsea has been rescheduled for
Wednesday 13th March.
Graham Poll has been
selected as referee for the Worthington Cup Final.
The FA have confirmed that Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's red card has been
transferred to Mario Melchiot after the mistaken identity chaos of
Wednesday's Worthington Cup semi-final second leg tie.
Tottenham's triumphant Youth Team will play Leeds United at Elland
Road on Wednesday 6th February with the kick off at 7 p.m. The
match will be decided on the night, so might go to extra time and
penalties. Ticket prices are £3 for adults and £1 kids.
Former
Spurs manager George Graham has been made favourite o take over the
vacant manager's post at Aston Villa.
Thursday 24.1.2002 (For
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Tottenham have been allocated the "unlucky" end of the Millennium
Stadium in Cardiff for the Worthington Cup final. Spurs will
occupy the South Stand as they will be arriving from London, while
Blackburn Rovers fans will take the North Stand, which was filled by
the teams winning all seven domestic matches with something at stake
last season.
Tottenham will also have to wear their change kit after the Football
League tossed a coin and Blackburn Rovers came out in favour of
wearing their regular colours.
Both clubs will have 30,000 tickets and half-price concessions
will be available to under-16s and over-65s for the first time.
Tickets will cost £60, £49, £39 and £29.
Glenn Hoddle believes that Darren Anderton is a cert for the England
World Cup squad as he is playing at the top of his game and Sven Goran
Eriksson could not do worse than take him to South Korea and
Japan. Hod said Darren can create, hold the ball and cover the
whole pitch over 90 minutes now he is fit on a regular basis.
Teddy Sheringham said he was trying to tell the referee that he did
not see who pushed him in the face in the incident that saw Jimmy
Floyd Hasselbaink sent off, but also that he thought they didn't
deserve to be sent off.
The FA are to view a video of the incident to see if Mauricio Taricco
will suffer punishment for hitting Mario Melchiot on the head. If they
agree that he has a charge to answer, then he could be banned for the
final.
Both finalists are looking to contest cards dealt out in the semi-finals.
Blackburn Rovers are to appeal against Gary Flitcroft's red card for a
two footed challenge on Trond Egil Soldvedt, while Spurs will ask for
Sheringham's yellow card to be wiped out.
Rotherham United manager Ronnie Moore has dismissed rumours that he is
trying to sign Chris Armstrong. In the market for a striker, he
said that Armstrong's wage demands would be out of his reach.
Goalkeeper Rob Burch saved a last minute penalty in the FA Youth Cup
last night to deny Bolton a draw and to put Spurs through to an away
tie at Leeds United. The Yorkshire side have struggled through
to the 5th round by going through on penalties for the last two ties.
Under-17 Academy goalkeeper, Nicky Eyre, has been chosen in the
England Under-17 squad to face Slovakia on February 13th at Stevenage.
Former Spurs beanpole striker, Peter Crouch, is reportedly being eyed
by Fulham, Sunderland, Arsenal and Everton.
Former Spurs striker Colin Lee was today appointed as manager of
Walsall.
Manchester City youth player Dickson Etuhu, who Spurs were reportedly
interested in, has joined Preston North End.
Wednesday 23.1.2002 (For
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Spurs
thrashed Chelsea 5-1 tonight at White Hart Lane in the pouring rain
and go through to the final 6-3 on aggregate. Spurs goals came
from Iversen (2 min.), Sherwood (33 min.), Sheringham (50 min.),
Davies (76 min.), Rebrov (87 min.). Chelsea's consolation goal came
from Forssell (90 min.). Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was sent off
for violent conduct. Click here
for a match report and here
for reaction.
Spurs will meet
Blackburn Rovers in the final in Cardiff on February 24th at the
Millennium Stadium.
Les
Ferdinand says he is fit for tonight's game with Chelsea and that he
is thankful that someone is looking over him after his quick recovery
form injuries this season. The Spurs striker said on his
Icons.com site that the team would not change their style after the
bad run that they have had against Chelsea, but hoped that the luck
would favour Tottenham tonight.
Former
Tottenham defender has slammed Ossie Ardiles for his management style
while at Tottenham. Austin said it was the unhappiest time of
his career under a man who was his idol as a player and that Ardiles
had no man-management skills nor any idea about defensive
coaching. The Palace player said on his Icons.com site that
should Ossie take over at Derby County, then the back four need to be
tightened up and that was not Ardiles' forté.
David
Pleat said today that he believes that Sergei Rebrov can still be a
hit at Tottenham despite having few chances to impress during the
season so far.
The
Spurs Youth Team beat Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium tonight
2-1 with two goals from Jamie Slabber.
Ben Bowditch has been chosen for the England Under-19 squad for their
match against Germany on February 14th at Ipswich Town's Portman Road.
Tottenham's fan representatives have won a place in the Final of the
Worthington Fives competition which will take place before the
Worthington Cup Final itself. They beat Oldham Athletic's fans
8-2 and then Blackpool 4-2 in the semi-final to earn the right to play
Stockport County at the Millennium Stadium.
Tuesday 22.1.2002 (For
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Tottenham
made an offer to Middlesbrough for Croatian striker Alen Boksic the
player claims, but it was turned down by the Teesside club.
Steffen
Iversen has been talking to the official website about the night he
took Spurs to the League Cup final. He said he remembers it
well, as he lobbed Neil Sullivan from the edge of the area and would
love to do the same again tomorrow night. Iversen told the site
that he believes that Spurs should be in Europe more regularly than
they have been in his time at the club and he will do his best to
ensure that happens.
Glenn
Hoddle has said that the Spurs fans could be the important twelfth man
in the semi-final against Chelsea and that they can inspire the team
to success. He went on in the Spurs website interview to discuss
the problems with crowd trouble and said that fans must be vigilant to
stop the matter getting out of hand.
Gus
Poyet said that one win tomorrow night can wipe out 11 years of
disappointment when Spurs have played Chelsea. The former Blues
midfielder thinks that the game would not be a problem if it was a
European tie as Spurs have the away goal, but because of the record
against the West London side over the last decade, there is a natural
reluctance in anyone predicting a win.
There
is another big Cup game tomorrow night as the Youth team travel to
Bolton Wanderers in the 5th Round of the FA Youth Cup. The kick
off at the Reebok stadium is at 7.30. p.m.
Tottenham's
game at Fulham on Saturday 23rd March has been moved to a 4 p.m. kick
off on Sunday 24th March for coverage by Sky TV.
Wolverhampton
Wanderers have said that Joleon Lescott will not be joining Spurs as
rumours spread out our interest in the defender yesterday. The
Wolves Chief £executive - Jez Moxey - said that Lescott had signed a
long contract and they would see him as one of the main players in the
club's future.
Monday 21.1.2002 (For
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The
Sun carry a report that Spurs might be looking to bring in Bayern
Munich's Carsten Jancker on loan for the rest of the season, with
injuries likely to take their toll on the Spurs players. They
state that David Pleat was in Germany trying to complete the deal with
the prospect of a permanent transfer in the summer, although Fulham,
Sunderland and Middlesbrough are also quoted as being interested in
the international forward. On the Spurs website, manager Glenn
Hoddle has laughed off the rumours, glad that the papers are focusing
on the players he isn't interested in !!
Ahead of the
Worthington Cup semi-final second leg between Spurs and Chelsea, fans
from the clubs have been implicated in the trouble that took place at
Pittodrie on Sunday. It is said that Chelsea fans sparked trouble from
within the Rangers section, while Tottenham fans were among the home
support.
The FA have
meanwhile asked for a video of the first half incident when Paul
Gascoigne clashed with Oyvind Leonhardsen, leaving him prostrate on
the ground.
Les
Ferdinand has a 50% chance of playing against Chelsea after his
concussion in Saturday's game against Everton. The medical men
have not said he cannot play, but a headache has left Sir Les feeling
a bit "fuzzy" Hoddle revealed to the official website.
Oyvind
Leonhardsen said he enjoyed his first League start in the Spurs team
and hopes that it will not be the last. He knows that Gus Poyet
will be back for Wednesday's game against Chelsea, but is training
hard to stay fit for when he is needed.
Hoddle was
pleased that Steffen Iversen, Anthony Gardner and Oyvind Leonhardsen
all made good contributions to the Everton game, showing that players
who had not played for a week or so could come in and do a job.
Leo and Gardner came in for Gus Poyet and Ledley King who were rested.
The Spurs
website said that there was no set date for Stephen Carr's comeback,
with Glenn Hoddle hoping he will be back before the end of the
season. It was explained that it is not the main injury that
often holds players back, but other injuries, such as those suffered
by Stephen Clemence and Goran Bunjevcevic have suffered in addition to
the main one that kept them out in the first place.
Wolverhampton
Wanderers' young defender Joleon Lescott has been attracting the
attention of SCBC (who's Chairman Rupert "The Bear" Lowe has
denied that they would be in for the very good player), Spurs and
Arsenal, while the First Division are keen to hold onto him. It
is reported on TeamTalk that Spurs Director of Football David Pleat
watched him in the game against Portsmouth recently, while John Gorman
was present at the Wolves v Coventry City match. The fact that Gorman
was sent to Coventry has nothing to do with the fact that they were
our next opponents in the FA Cup apparently.
Defender
Gary Doherty is maintaining good progress in his comeback from his
broken ankle and hopes to be back in contention in February. He
has started fitness training and has done some light ball work, with a
few reserve games being his target to get some match fitness.
Bolton
Wanderers' Danish midfielder Per Frandsen will miss the next six weeks
of the season with an ankle injury picked up in Saturday's game at Middlesbrough.
The player will not be available for the upcoming FA Cup tie next
Saturday.
Middlesbrough
manager Steve McClaren has denied that Spurs have made an approach for
their Croatian striker Alen Boksic.
Sunday 20.1.2002 (For
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Les
Ferdinand is doubtful for Wednesday's second leg tie of the
Worthington Cup semi-final against Chelsea. having suffered
another head injury yesterday, he will be unlikely to play for
Tottenham in this important match.
Spurs
are being linked with a move for Middlesbrough's Alen Boksic.
The Croatian striker is being made available for sale to raise funds
for a bid for Manchester United's Dwight Yorke. It is believed
that Glenn Hoddle is a big admirer, although the forward's £73,000 a
week salary might be a stumbling block. The report in the News
of the World went on to add that if the signing goes through, and it
is thought that Hoddle wants Boksic to come in as soon as possible,
then Sergei Rebrov's Tottenham career will be over.
The
same paper reports that Hoddle might return to his old club SCBC to
poach goalkeeping coach David Coles. Current Spurs keeping
coach, Hans Segers is said to be considering his future and might move
on in the summer, with his home country of Holland a possibility.
Another
former SCBC colleague, 33 year old midfielder Chris Marsden, is being
linked with a move to Tottenham, but with a fair share of the players
over 30 already, it is unlikely that this rumour will bear fruit.
AC Milan's recent signing from Alaves, Javi Moreno, is out of favour
and Spurs are being linked with a move for him, despite Hoddle not
having any money available. The report hints that a swap deal
with Rebrov might be the way for the transfer to go ahead.
Paris
St. Germain's Nigerian international Jay Jay Okacha is being linked
with a move to Tottenham as he is stalling on a new contract at the
French club. Sunderland and Fulham are also interested in the skilful
midfielder.
Former
Spurs youngster Allan Tait is being eyed by Fulham. The player
has scored 17 goals in 15 games while playing for Deal Town, while on
licence to be released for their matched while serving a spell in
prison.
Saturday 19.1.2002 (For
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Spurs
drew 1-1 with Everton this afternoon at White Hart Lane. Les
Ferdinand got the Tottenham goal. Click here
for match report. Click here
for reaction.
Les
Ferdinand will need a scan on his injured head, which was involved in
a clash of heads. He will spend another night with concussion
for about the fortieth time this season.
Dean
Richards has said that he hopes to be able to emulate Sheringham,
Ferdinand and Poyet by playing on into his Thirties. He said
that they all act as an example to the rest of the squad about
training and eating properly to keep in god shape whatever age you
are.
Glenn
Hoddle said that he has his eyes on a couple of goalkeepers who could
come in at very short notice should the goalkeeping situation at
Tottenham worsen over the coming week. Kasey Keller would be
second choice, but is away in the US playing in the CONCACAF Cup,
which if his side get knocked out will mean he returns before the
Chelsea game on Wednesday, but Spurs have ensured a call back
situation in case anything should happen to Neil Sullivan. If
the US get to the final, Keller will not be back until February 4th.
Keller performed
well for the US in their match against South Korea, which they won 2-1
with a last minute goal. Keller was beaten by a stunning 35 yard
free kick, but had made a seventh minute penalty save to provide the
platform for the late winner.
Friday 18.1.2002 (For
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Glenn
Hoddle says he bears no grudge against Paul Gascoigne for the claims
by the ex-Spurs midfielder that Hoddle nearly ended his career when he
left him out of the 1998 World Cup squad. The Spurs boss rates
the decision made as England manager as one of the saddest he has ever
had to make, but feels that there is no bad feeling between him and
the player.
Meanwhile,
rumours surround the former Spurs player, as Gazza has been linked to
a move to US side DC United, where an ex-Newcastle United player has
taken over.
Former
team-mate in the England side, Teddy Sheringham, has also praised
Gascoigne. He said on the Spurs website that Paul was one of the
best. Skipper Sheringham added that the match against Gazza's
Everton side would be a tough one as they are just getting things
together and some of their injured players back.
Everton
face Tottenham without Mark Pembridge, Abel Xavier, Tomasz Radzinski,
Danny Cadamarteri, Thomas Gravesen, Steve Watson and Alessandro
Pistone, but welcome back Duncan Ferguson after a bout of flu.
Spurs
have Teddy Sheringham in contention after suspension and Gavin Kelly
will take the goalkeepers place on the bench, as Kasey Keller has gone
to the US to play for his national side in the Gold Cup (CONCACAF Cup)
competition.
Christian
Ziege has been ordered to rest for ten days and then report for ten
days intensive treatment on his knee ligament injury, Glenn told the
Spurs website today. He said that he hoped the German
international would be back playing within four weeks.
On
the same site, the manager said that it was time that some of the
younger members of the squad started to make strides to push for a
first team place. He named John Piercy, Matthew Etherington and
Alton Thelwell, who have all been in the squad for recent matches and
he hopes that they will begin to show what they can do.
TeamTalk
run a story that Glenn Hoddle has been told that there will be no more
money for signings this season, unless he sells first. The Spurs
manager is reported as wanting to wait until the summer to decide on
the future of Sergei Rebrov and therefore, he might have to rely on
loan players who are out of favour at their clubs in Europe if he
wants to introduce fresh blood.
Nottingham
Forest youngster Jermaine Jenas is likely to be sold should the First
Division club receive an acceptable offer for the midfielder. A
bid of around £5 million is believed a reasonable amount and Spurs
have been linked with the player in the past, but Newcastle United and
Leeds United remain favourites to nab the player.
Thursday 17.1.2002 (For
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Glenn
Hoddle hailed the win over Coventry City in last night's FA Cup tie as
a professional job and the team learned from previous games by not
giving away sloppy goals at set-pieces and by getting good crosses
into the box.
The
Spurs boss also said he was happy to have Teddy Sheringham back,
having been rested during his enforced suspension. He said
Sheringham had not been training hard and had been given some days
off, but has returned to the club raring to go.
Gus Poyet said that despite his age, he wants to play every game for Spurs.
He was pleased that he scored with his head, as he feels that he
should have had more goals from headers this season.
Darren
Anderton has said that Gus Poyet's signing in the summer from Chelsea
was a steal. The Spurs midfielder said that he has impressed his
colleagues and with nine goals already, he has weighed in with his
fair share of goals from midfield.
Anderton went on to add that the match against Coventry City was a
chance to show the clinical nature needed to succeed and that the
games against Chelsea and Ipswich Town were uppermost in their minds,
in terms of not repeating their mistakes. With Coventry parading
the 1987 FA Cup winning team prior to kick-off, he said that it did
not affect the Spurs players and now with a home tie in the next
round, he feels they could have a good run in the competition.
Spurs
have revealed that they intend to increase stewarding at the Chelsea
Worthington Cup semi-final second leg by 33% and will use CCTV to
focus in on certain parts of the crowd. Vice Chairman said that
the missile throwing that has blighted Tottenham games recently has
gone far enough and that these measures are directed at offenders who
might tarnish the reputation of the club. He said that anyone
caught throwing items onto the pitch would be banned for life.
Ossie
Ardiles is in the running for the vacant manager's job at Derby
County. He is said to have applied for the position already.
Wednesday 16.1.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs
beat Coventry City 2-0 tonight at Highfield Road in the Third Round of
the FA Cup. Gus Poyet and Les Ferdinand scored the goals.
For a match report, click here.
For reaction, click here.
Tottenham
will now face Bolton Wanderers at home in the Fourth Round of the FA
Cup on Saturday 26th January.
Spurs
are allegedly looking at two Brazilian players according to the Sun
newspaper. One the club have been linked with before,
Washington, a 26-year-old striker and his Ponte Preta club-mate
Adrianinho, a 21-year-old midfielder are both available for £7.5
million the pair. Both are also expected to be in the Brazil
squad for the World Cup.
The
Sun also report on an old age pensioner who bought a jug at auction 11
years ago, only to recently find that it had been presented to Danny
Blanchflower on a tour of Canada and that it contained his 1963
European Cup Winners Cup winners medal. It is thought that it
could be worth around £12,000 - not a bad return on the £25 he paid
for the claret jug in the first place !!
The
Mirror, not to be outdone, has said that Jamie Redknapp could be
joining Spurs on a free transfer in the summer and Nick Barmby might
be returning tot he Lane for £6 million, although Sunderland are
interested and as that is nearer his native Hull, he will probably
plump for a move there.
Kasey
Keller has been called up for the USA's CONCACAF tournament game
against South Korea on Saturday, which will leave Spurs without an
experienced keeper in reserve. With Dave Beasant returning to
Portsmouth and only Gavin Kelly available, Hoddle might have to get
someone in quickly to provide cover for Neil Sullivan. Keller
leaves for America after tonight's game against Coventry City.
Tuesday 15.1.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Les
Ferdinand could make a surprise appearance in tomorrow's FA Cup tie at
Coventry City, after he discovered that his ankle injury from
Saturday's game at Ipswich Town was not as bad as first thought.
He said that he could play, despite Glenn Hoddle feeling that the Cup
game was a little too soon for the striker.
Good
news on the Christian Ziege injury front too, as it seems he will only
be sidelined for a month after a diagnosis of sprained ligaments
rather than torn ones was forthcoming.
Tim
Sherwood said he is a bit perplexed by reports that he was to join
Glasgow Rangers. Talking to the London Evening Standard,
Sherwood revealed that nothing had been said to him about a move
North, but he has got on with getting match-fit in the reserves and
had not asked for a transfer. Despite his chance coming through
injury to Steffen Freund, he said he was ready to make a contribution
to Tottenham's season in the midfield.
Ledley
King told the club's website that he and his fellow defenders will
learn from the mistakes made in conceding two goals from corners at
Ipswich Town last Saturday. He said that it was disappointing,
but they are determined to make the next few games successful ones for
the club.
Glenn
Hoddle is ready for a tough game at Coventry City in the FA Cup and
said that he does not underestimate the opposition. While Spurs
are still in the Worthington Cup, Hoddle has said that the side have
to imagine that they are out to ensure that the importance of this
game hits home.
Coventry
City boss Roland Nilsson has said that his side will be on the end of
a sound beating if they play like they did against Wolverhampton
Wanderers on Sunday. He said that they lacked confidence on the
ball and they did not defend well, so they must do better tomorrow.
Japanese
international central defender Ryuzo Morioka, who only managed one
day's training according to TeamTalk because he caught a cold while in
England. However, he seemed to enjoy his experience - of the
football, not the illness.
Monday 14.1.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Christian
Ziege has returned to Germany to get treatment on his damaged knee
ligaments that are expected to keep him out of football for six weeks.
Les
Ferdinand's ankle injury could rule him out for three weeks, said
Glenn Hoddle on the Spurs official site.
Some
sources report that Hoddle might be ready to bring in some loan
signings to make up for the injured players who have had to drop out
of the squad of late.
Spurs
reserves lost 0-1 at Nottingham Forest tonight. One player in
the side unusual to Spurs watchers was Anthony Elding, who is a
striker on trial from Boston United.
Sunday 13.1.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Tottenham
are rumoured to be ready to pip Sunderland for the signing of John
Carew. The Valencia striker's move to Fulham fell through in the
last week, but Spurs might try to nip in to take the player to White
Hart Lane as talks have been alleged to have taken place already with
the Norwegian's representatives. This could bear fruit, as Carew
has turned down a move to the Stadium of Light saying that Sunderland
are not ambitious enough for him and it is thought he would prefer a
move to London.
Saturday 12.1.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs
lost 1-2 at Portman Road to Ipswich Town this afternoon.
Tottenham's goal came from Gus Poyet. For reaction, click here.
Perhaps
more importantly, Spurs lost Les Ferdinand (Achilles) and Christian
Ziege (knee) with injuries during the match, which may affect their
availability for Wednesday's FA Cup match against Coventry City.
They are expected to be out for two or three weeks.
Dean
Richards admitted today that Spurs do not have the depth of squad to
challenge the likes of Manchester United, Liverpool and SCBC (OK, we
made up the last one). Daily Soccer report that he said on his
Icons.com website that Spurs need two or three players to boost their
squad.
Steffan
Effenberg has said he will be leaving Germany to play abroad next
season and this means that Spurs are in with a chance of signing
him. However, Atletico Madrid have already held talks with the
32 year old midfielder and might be favourites for his
signature. Effenberg's daughter is a boarder at a North London
school and the thought of the family being together might sway him to
come to White Hart Lane.
Dave
Beasant has left the club and played for Portsmouth today at Bradford
City in their 3-1 loss.
Ex-Spurs
players Ian Stonebridge (Plymouth Argyle) and Darren Caskey (Notts
County) were on the scoresheet today.
Paul
Gascoigne has today been speaking about his career and how it should
serve as a lesson to younger players. The ex-Spurs midfielder
said that he regrets what happened in the 1991 FA Cup final and that
his drinking was all at the wrong times, which affected his ability to
become one of the best players in the world.
Former
Spurs winger David Ginola is ready to be released by Aston Villa,
their manager John Gregory said today. He has been linked with a
number of moves, but the boss said that some Nationwide league clubs
had enquired and if a suitable deal was proposed, he would probably
agree it.
Friday 11.1.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Steffen
Freund will miss the rest of the season after he was diagnosed with
cruciate ligament damage in his knee which he sustained in the first
leg of the Worthington Cup semi-final against Chelsea. He
suffered the same injury in his other knee (his left one) in the
semi-final of Euro 96 against England at Wembley.
Meanwhile
Stephen Carr is happy with his comeback, as is his specialist in
America. Carr is now kicking a ball and will step up his
training by the end of the month, but admitted that he will have some
catching up to do when it comes to match fitness.
Tim
Sherwood is expected to take the place of the injured Steffen
Freund. Dean Richards will return to the side for the Ipswich
Town match tomorrow with Steffen Iversen added to the squad after his
64 minute run-out in the friendly at Dover Athletic
yesterday.
For
Ipswich Town, Marcus Stewart returns for his first League match since
breaking his jaw in a freak training ground
"accident". He will replace Finidi George, who is away
with Nigeria preparing for the African Cup of Nations.
Mauricio
Taricco is looking forward to visiting his old club for the first time
since his move three years ago. It will be his first Spurs game
at Portman Road and although he has fond memories of the club from his
time there, he will be out to get the three points for Spurs, he told
the official site.
John
Gorman believes that if the first leg semi-final result had been
gained in the UEFA Cup instead of the Worthington, everyone would
fancy Spurs to win. He said to the Spurs website that he would
want to win the home leg, rather than playing out a draw had Spurs
come back from Stamford Bridge with a result.
TeamTalk
reveal that Dave Beasant, not likely to get a first team game at
Spurs, was ready to re-sign for Portsmouth, but because of FA
regulations, this has been held up and despite hoping to play against
Bradford City tomorrow, he has to sit out the game.
Vice-Chairman
David Buchler has said that he will assist Chelsea in identifying the
perpetrators of the missile throwing at Wednesday's semi-final first
leg.
It
was reported in the London Evening Standard that the son of David Dein
is to marry the daughter of David Buchler. Darren Dein had
formerly dated Sir Alan Sugar's daughter. Seems like he is
desperate to bond with Tottenham somehow !!
Thursday 10.1.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
After
last night's Worthington Cup semi-final first leg, the hooligan
element came to the fore, with 20 people arrested before, during and
after the match as trouble flared. Some weapons were found on
fans outside the ground too. One man was stabbed and another
sustained serious head injuries.
This
followed the throwing of a glass beer bottle at Les Ferdinand after he
scored his goal and coins from the Spurs fans at Jimmy Floyd
Hasselbaink while getting treatment on the sidelines.
Midfielder
Steffen Freund was having a scan on his twisted knee today to discover
the extent of the damage. He left the game last night after 26
minutes when he twisted his knee awkwardly in a challenge on an
opponent.
Yannick
Kamanan has returned to Tottenham after a good trial at French club
Strasbourg, who were impressed with the 20 year old striker and could
move to take him on loan for the rest of the season.
Despite
yesterday's story that Matthew Etherington was due to join Millwall on
loan, it appears that Glenn Hoddle has had a change of mind and has
told the First Division side that he is not leaving the Lane at the
moment.
Former
Spurs striker Jurgen Klinsmann will return to football as a
commentator for a German TV channel at the 2002 World Cup finals this
summer.
A
Spurs XI travelled to Kent tonight to face Dover Athletic and beat
their non-League opponents 4-1. Goals from Iversen, Piercy,
Sutton and Kamanan gave the predominantly young side a comfortable
win.
Wednesday 9.1.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs lost
1-2 Chelsea tonight at Stamford Bridge in the first leg of the
Worthington Cup semi-final. Les Ferdinand got Tottenham's goal.
For a match report, click here.
For reaction, click here.
According
to the Mirror newspaper, Spurs are to bid for Sunderland striker Kevin
Phillips and Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp.
Rival
paper the Sun hints that a Tim Sherwood plus cash deal might be
Hoddle's choice to bring Tore Andre Flo to White Hart Lane.
However, the Norwegian striker said he was happy in Glasgow. The
deal would be worth £10 million - £3 million for Sherwood and £7
million in cash.
Emmanuel
Petit has worryingly stated to day that he loves Glenn Hoddle.
He said he adores his sensitivity, his vision, his intelligence and
knows no-one who speaks ill of Hoddle. Not enough to stop him
joining Chelsea then ... Hmmm. Why would that be do you think ??
Sergei
Rebrov is said to be not too bothered about the fact that Spurs are
keen to recoup the money they spent on him by selling him. He is
resigned to searching for a new club.
Les
Ferdinand has said he would be sorry to see Rebrov leave the lane, but
can understand his desire for first team football. The veteran
England international added that the squad has needed strength in
depth for many years and now that has been achieved, the players and
staff at Tottenham hoped that Sergei would not choose to leave.
In
light of the rumoured move, Valencia striker John Carew has also been
linked with Tottenham, after his move to Fulham broke down.
TeamTalk reckon Sunderland, Middlesbrough and SCBC are all looking at
the Norwegian striker too.
Additionally,
TeamTalk think that Bobby Zamora will arrive at White Hart lane in the
summer from Brighton and Hove Albion.
Darren
Anderton has said on the Spurs site that although there has not been a
great deal in our past record over the last 12 years against Chelsea
to be happy about, he is sure that in a two leg semi-final, that the
opponents will be just as worried going into the tie.
Chris
Hughton has told the official website that it is a very exciting time
to be at Tottenham. He said it was all a step along the path
that the management had planned, with a regular place in the top four
their next aim, with a European qualification place to make the
picture complete.
Glenn
Hoddle has said the talent and quality is present in the Spurs squad,
but that there is still a lot of hard work to be done to achieve what
he wants for the club. He said that he hoped things would turn
out right, but it was his job to make sure that they did !!
A
Spurs XI will play Dover Athletic on Thursday evening, with the kick
off at 7.30 p.m. The Spurs side will feature Goran Bunjevcevic,
who is recovering from injury and Steffen Iversen, who is coming back
from an abductor muscle injury.
Wolverhampton
Wanderers are reported to have reignited their interest in Tottenham
full back Ben Thatcher. A fee of £2 million was reported, but
this would represent a considerable loss on the £5 million paid for
him.
Matthew
Etherington has been told he can go out on loan again to gain more
first team experience, with Millwall the favourites to take the winger
from White Hart Lane for a spell.
The
chairman of Belgian club Mouscron Excelsior (known by their own fans
as the Red Gunners - thanks for that info to Rudi Baldewijns) has said
they will not be a satellite club to Tottenham. He said that
David Pleat had spoken about a link between the two sides, but that he
would not sanction a deal that saw Tottenham have a controlling
interest in his club. As yet, no proposal has been put to the
Mouscron management.
Has
anyone stopped to think what colours Spurs will wear when they play at
Coventry City in the FA Cup ?? Spurs first choice kit is white
and the change kit is light blue. Both these colours comprise
the Sky Blues home kit. Does this mean a return to action for
the dark blue shirt or will a new third kit be unveiled ??
Tuesday 8.1.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Team
news ahead of tomorrow's Worthington Cup semi-final first leg is that
Spurs have slight injury doubts over Les Ferdinand, Steffen
Iversen and Sergei Rebrov, while Dean Richards is
cup-tied. Chelsea have Marcel Desailly, Emmanuel Petit and
Boudewijn Zenden available, while Graeme Le Saux is suspended and
William Gallas is carrying a knock from Saturday's FA Cup tie at
Norwich City and could be doubtful. Eidur Gudjohnsson could be
back in for the home side, while Kasey Keller is expected to retain
the goalkeeper's shirt for Tottenham.
Gus
Poyet has said that he would be very happy if Spurs overcame his
former club, Chelsea, in Worthington Cup semi-final. He said
that there was a belief in the Chelsea side over the last few years
that something would always happen to help them win over Spurs, but
with his new club just two games away from a final, he said the
players were keen to do well for the manager and the fans.
Following
the collapse of Fulham's projected purchase of Valencia's John Carew,
Sergei Rebrov is quoted as saying he would like to play under Jean
Tigana at Craven Cottage. The Ukrainian striker is said to be
willing to make the move to get first team football, which he is sure
would happen if he left Tottenham.
David
Pleat has told the media that some of the Tottenham players are not
for sale as they are needed for the Cup competitions Spurs are in and
that the next move is up to Glasgow Rangers. This follows
rumours that the Scottish side are keen to sign a number of Tottenham
stars. He did admit that he had spoken to Rangers boss Alex
McLeish and a number of players were discussed, but no deals were
done. Allegedly.
However,
TeamTalk reports that Tim Sherwood could be on his way to Ibrox, but
money at the Scottish side is in short supply, so a swap deal might be
on. The site reports that one of the over-stocked forward line
of Shota Arveladze, Claudio Caniggia, Billy Dodds, Tore Andre Flo,
Michael Mols and Neil McCann might be offered as bait .
Millwall
manager Mark McGhee has said he is keen to take Matthew Etherington on
loan to the New Den, after missing out on the winger just before he
went to Bradford City on a similar deal. He sees the former
Peterborough youngster as filling the gap left by injured Tim Cahill,
who will be out for at least a month .
...
and finally ... not content with having a team full of non-performing
stars, Peter Reid is thinking of signing a new player called Gregory
Dufer from Charleroi in France. One more won't make any
difference !!
Monday 7.1.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
The
Daily Star (so, believe it if you dare) state that Tottenham are ready
to listen to offers for Sergei Rebrov, with Lazio the favourites to
sign the Ukrainian striker.
The
Guardian are running a story that Tim Sherwood is set to leave Spurs
for Glasgow Rangers for a reported fee of around £2 million.
They add "Sherwood, three weeks short of his 33rd birthday, is
eligible for UEFA Cup service and is surplus to requirements at Spurs
although he has played more than 400 first-team games." I
thought it just seemed like 400 !!
Glenn
Hoddle believes that Chelsea's "complacent" approach to
recent games will disappear when they walk out against Spurs on
Wednesday. The Spurs boss feels that the home side will be up
for the match and the Tottenham players are certainly looking forward
to it. Hoddle thinks that the best of Chelsea will be seen
rather than the slip-shod side who have lost their way in the last
couple of matches.
David
Pleat has clarified the talk of a link-up with Belgian club Mouscron
Excelsior on the club's official site. The Director of Football
said that he was scouting out there last year and spoke with the
Chairman about a meeting in the early months of 2002 with regard to a
mutually beneficial deal to swap young players, but with no financial
strings attached.
The
Spurs site also carries a story that Kasey Keller is fed up with
seeing Allan Nielsen's Worthington Cup Final goal in 1999 on the
Videotron screen prior to every home game. He regards it as one
of his career low points. We all love it though Kase !!
Spurs
reserves lost 1-2 against Southampton reserves tonight at
Stevenage. David Galbraith scored the Spurs goal.
Sunday 6.1.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs
have been drawn against Stockport County or Bolton Wanderers at home
should they beat Coventry City in the Third Round of the FA Cup.
In
a Media Monitor style article on the Spurs official website, David
Pleat has said that Chris Armstrong (remember him) should be fit and
ready to play again at the end of February.
Meanwhile,
Pleat revealed that Yannick Kamanan has been the subject of an
approach by a French club to go on loan until the end of the season
and Tottenham may consider this to give his first team experience. It
is reported today in the papers however, that the young Frenchman has
joined Strasbourg on trial until Tuesday next week.
The
newspapers today are saying that there could be a clear-out at the end
of the season at Anfield and it is believed that Nick Barmby could be
one of the players leaving the club. Aston Villa and Spurs are
claimed to be interested in the 27 year old Liverpool midfielder
should this happen.
Chelsea's
John Terry will face a court appearance on the morning of Wednesday's
Worthington Cup semi-final first leg match. The player was
charged with affray and assault after an incident in a West End club
last week.
Glasgow
Rangers could make a loan move for Oyvind Leonhardsen, following
yesterday's news of their interest in the Norwegian midfielder.
Saturday 5.1.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Les
Ferdinand has said that Jamie Redknapp would be a fine addition to the
Spurs squad should they be able to prise him away form
Liverpool. He added on his website that he feels like he is
going to score every time he goes out to play and wants to score 20
for the season for the first time since he was at Newcastle United.
Glasgow
Rangers have set their sights on taking Oyvind Leonhardsen to Ibrox as
part of the team rebuilding that new boss Alex McLeish is
undertaking. Leo has said that he is under contract at
Tottenham, but would like to play more often, what with being on the
bench most of the time at Spurs. He is also tempted by the
opportunity to play in Europe. I am sure that a reasonable bid
would secure his move to Scotland as that would provide some funds for
Hoddle to buy Jamie Redknapp.
However,
other stories indicate that Spurs midfielder Tim Sherwood would be
McLeish's first signing for a reported £2.5 million.
According
to a piece on the Spurs website from the Newcastle United website, Spurs
are the second best supported English club in history with an average
crowd of 33,270. As expected Manchester United were top, but
Liverpool were just behind in third place with Arsenal back in fourth.
Kasey
Keller told the official website that he had to adapt to a more
technical way of playing when he moved to Spain from Leicester City,
but has not found any difference in the way Tottenham play.
Friday 4.1.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Tottenham's
FA Cup Third Round tie at Coventry City tomorrow has been
postponed. The match will now be played on Wednesday 16th of
January with a 7.45 p.m. kick off. If a replay is needed, then
it will take place at White Hart Lane on Saturday 26th January - the
date scheduled for the Fourth Round ties to be staged.
The
Fourth Round draw for the competition will take place at approximately
20.55 hrs (GMT) after the Manchester United v Aston Villa match.
Despite
the game being called off, Glenn Hoddle said that Tottenham have to
concentrate on all fronts and not just focus on the Worthington
Cup now they are in the semi-finals. Hoddle went on to add
that the loss of Teddy Sheringham through suspension would make the
Tottenham task harder over the next couple of weeks, but it will allow
someone else an opportunity to show their worth in the first XI.
US
striker, Devin Barclay has been invited over to England for a second
spell of training by Glenn Hoddle. The 18 year old Tampa Mutiny
forward impressed in his first month with the club back in November
and Spurs are paying for him to return and link up with the club
again. There is no hint of a permanent or loan deal at the
moment though.
Chris
Perry believes that the Spurs fans are seeing the real side of him
after two years at Tottenham. The former Wimbledon defender said
that for the last two years the team had concentrated on defending and
now there is more emphasis on attack, while the coaching staff have
been working hard with him to bring out his best form.
Ledley
King told the club's official website that the back three have had no
trouble with a new keeper settling in behind them. He said that
the players had worked together on the training pitch and it had
worked well, with only a last minute penalty conceded in the two game
since Kasey Keller came in. The keeper has said that he has felt
comfortable behind the three defenders straight away and that his
experience in England with Millwall and Leicester City and his
international caps have given him confidence to take his career on at
Tottenham.
Spurs
are being linked with an interest in the situation of Sylvain Distin
at Newcastle United. It looks like the Geordies are reluctant to
pay the asking price of £5 million for the Paris St. Germain defender
and Tottenham could move for the player they watched extensively last
season.
Spurs
have been named as one of the clubs interested in signing Dwight Yorke
should he leave Manchester United. Spurs are said to have made
an enquiry along with Fulham and Middlesbrough for the £7 million
rated Trinidad and Tobago forward. Reports in the London Evening
Standard imply that Spurs might have to sell to buy him and could be
put off by his wage demands of approximately £25,000 a week.
The
Standard also reveal that when Allan Simonsen left Charlton Athletic
in 1982, he could have joined Tottenham, but opted to return to his
native Denmark with small club Vejle.
FA Cup hero (and
villain) Gary Mabbutt has been talking to the official site about his
experiences in the Final of the great competition. He said that
he can have a free drink whenever he likes in the Midlands after his
own goal took the Cup to Coventry City for the first time. Mabbs
told the site that Coventry played to their full potential that day, while
Spurs were a little under par, despite having one of the best squads
of players during his time at the club. Obviously his memories
of 1991 are much better and he rates lifting the Cup to the Spurs fans
as his greatest moment in the Spurs team. Gary said of the
current side, that Hoddle has turned the fortunes of the side around
and although a couple of players are probably required for a push into
the Champions League qualifying places, he believes a UEFA Cup place
should be within the grasp of the team.
Ben
Bowditch's 15 year old brother - a striker at Ipswich Town - has
allegedly caught the eye of Manchester United.
Thursday 3.1.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Teddy
Sheringham's appeal against the red card against Ipswich Town on the
22nd December has been refused by the FA and he will now miss the
matches at Coventry City in the FA Cup, Chelsea in the Worthington Cup
semi-final first leg and the away League match at Ipswich.
Christian
Ziege will face an FA inquiry in March over his move from
Middlesbrough to Liverpool. Both the player and the club will
answer questions over the controversial transfer.
Kasey Keller has
said that his chance in the Spurs first team might help him regain his
USA place in time for the World Cup. The keeper told the
official website that he will miss out on the Confederation Cup as he
is playing in the Premiership, but he hopes it will help his
international career in the long run.
Whilst the Lazio manager is keen to take Sergei Rebrov to Rome, his
chairman has intimated that the finds for the transfer will not be
available unless some players are sold. Lazio are £13 million
down on transfer dealings in the first six months of this financial
year and with a couple of unhappy players wanting out, they might have
to be sold before a bid might be forthcoming for the Ukrainian
striker.
Glenn Hoddle admitted that the fatigue of the players who had played
four games in little more than a week and a half, took it's toll
against Blackburn Rovers on Tuesday. The Spurs manager added
that Darren Anderton, although a creative player, still got around in
the second half of the game to get his tackles in on the visiting
side.
Tottenham's FA
Cup opponents, Coventry City, have appointed former Derby County
manager, Jim Smith, as their assistant manager to Roland Nilsson.
Tottenham
are having Japanese defender Ryuzo Morioka training with
them for a week and the 26-year-old captain of Shimizu S-Pulse hopes
he may secure a move to the Premiership after the summer's World Cup.
He arrived at Tottenham a day after his club won the Emperor's Cup, to
learn some English and to take in the lifestyle in England.
Peterborough
United manager Barry Fry has said he has argued with his chairman over
the sale of Simon Davies and Matthew Etherington to Tottenham.
Fry felt that £1.24 million for both of the players, plus additional
payments when they have completed a number of appearances, should have
been the cost of each player and he said that he had turned down a £1
million bid for Etherington alone, a few months before the sale to
Spurs.
Spurs
might be ready to allow Matthew Etherington to go to the New Den and
join Millwall on loan to get more first team experience.
Andres D'Alessandro, a long-time transfer link with Spurs, has today
been rumoured to be moving to Juventus in the summer.
Former Spurs centre half Ramon Vega has said on his personal website
about Saturday's FA Cup tie against Arsenal ... "Being an
ex-Spurs player it makes me even more determined to beat the Gooners!
I hope that I can make the Tottenham fans happy by beating the old
enemy on Saturday."
... and finally ... the FA have set up a panel of three men to decide
on Wimbledon's proposed move to Milton Keynes. Luckily for the
Dons, one of them is the chairman of a club who moved form South
London to North London, despite lots of opposition to the relocation
at the time it was made and has just fought a campaign against local
people who did not want his club to put them out of their businesses
when they moved grounds again.
Wednesday 2.1.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Coventry
City, who's match yesterday was a casualty of the weather, are
fighting to ensure that Saturday's FA Cup tie against Spurs goes
ahead. They have taken extra measures including a hot air blower
to try and soften the pitch to get the Tottenham game on. A view
will be taken on Friday as to whether or not the game will go ahead.
Dean
Richards revealed on the official website that several of the Spurs
players were suffering from viruses over the Christmas and New Year
programme, which is why they tired late in the games. He said
that the result yesterday had to be ground out, but the manager had
told the squad before the Christmas period that they would all be used
to counter the number of games that were to be played in the short
period.
Glenn
Hoddle said that Spurs showed that they no longer have a soft centre
as Tottenham teams in the past might have had. He said that
Blackburn Rovers pushed men forward in an attempt to gain an
equaliser, but Spurs stood firm, even into the extra time added by the
referee. He admitted that after playing some nice football in
the first twenty minutes, Spurs were hanging on towards the end.
Visiting
manager Graeme Souness has said that he felt his side were unlucky and
should have had something from the game. He described Spurs
defending as good, but the goal as poxy, from his point of view.
Teddy
Sheringham is hoping to hear the result of the appeal against his
sending off against Ipswich Town on December 22nd. The Spurs
captain hopes to be able to lead them into the FA Cup and play in the
Worthington Cup semi-final first leg too.
Steffen
Iversen has got an abductor muscle problem that he prevented him
training and he will not be part for the Tottenham squad for their FA
Cup tie at Coventry City on Saturday.
Manchester
City's 19 year old midfielder Dickson Etuhu has turned down a
couple of offers of a new contract at Maine Road and as his current
deal expired yesterday, he could be open to approaches from other
clubs such as Bolton Wanderers, Sunderland and Tottenham who are all
watching developments in this matter.
Tuesday 1.1.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
HAPPY
NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR READERS !!
Spurs started off 2002 with a 1-0 win over Blackburn Rovers at White Hart
Lane, with a 44th minute goal from Dean Richards. For a match
report, click here.
For reaction, click here.
No
sour grapes or anything, but Graeme Souness tried to gee up his £8
million new signing, Andy Cole, by throwing the words of Glenn Hoddle
back in his face. Hoddle has stated that it took Cole four or
five attempts to register each goal he scored and Souness said that
Hoddle knows so much, because he also said that Michael Owen was not a
natural goalscorer. Returning to the ground where he failed to
make an impact as a player, Souness obviously feels he needs to try
and find fault with the current set-up in his juvenile attempts at
psychological warfare.
Sergei Rebrov's agent is reported to be ready to meet Tottenham
officials to see if they want to sell his client. Rebrov has
attracted interest from Barcelona, Lazio and Valencia and with the
Italian and Spanish transfer windows open until the end of January,
any deal would have to go through soon.
Matthew Etherington said he was glad to be back at Tottenham after his
loan spell at Bradford City, but he did enjoy the experience.
Returning quicker than expected due to the need for an emergency
goalkeeper to cover for the first choice, Matty said he was glad of
the first team football he got at Valley Parade and that the behind
the scenes politics that caused manager Jim Jeffries to resign were
pressures that made him glad to get back to White Hart Lane.
Jamie
Slabber, Marcel McKie, Nicky Eyre and Michael Malcolm have all been
chosen to attend an England training camp at La Manga. The
youngsters will represent the Spurs Academy and show that many players
coming through the system are capable of representing their countries.
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