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Wednesday
28.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The dates and kick off times for the UEFA Cup tie with SC Braga have
finally been sorted out.
First up, the away leg will be played at the Estadio Municipal
de Braga on Thursday 8th March with a 9.35 p.m. (local time and GMT)
kick-off. The home leg will take place on Wednesday 14th
March, kicking off at 8.15 p.m.
Viking FK of Norway are keeping an eye on reserve winger Emil
Hallfredsson.
OTHER
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Tuesday
27.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Robbie Keane's appeal against the red card he was awarded on
Sunday for deliberate handball has been thrown out and the Irish
striker will now miss the game at Upton Park on Sunday.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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CRIMEWATCH ... Arsenal
and Chelsea have been charged with failing to control their players
in the League Cup final ...
in addition, the FA have rejected the appeals against the sendings off
of Adebayour and Mikel, but Adebayour ('reacting
aggressively and failing to leave the field of play immediately')
and Eboue (violent conduct) have been charged by the ruling body ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Arsenal
midfielder Abou Diaby will be out for two weeks after injuring his
ankle when he kicked John Terry in the face in Sunday's League Cup
final.
Monday
26.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham will appeal against the red card shown to Robbie Keane
in yesterday's 4-1 win over Bolton Wanderers.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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CRIMEWATCH ... QPR
coach Richard Hill and the club itself will face FA charges of not
being able to control ... Lille are to
appeal against the decision of UEFA to allow Manchester United's
goal in their Champions League game last week ...
Emmanuel Adebayour and Jon Obi Mikel are appealing against their red
cards in yesterday's League Cup final ...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Jose
Mourinho has said "You cannot kill a
player because something happened. If Mikel did something
wrong, it is not my job to kill him, it is my job to educate him."
Tricky choice for Mikel you would have thought !!
Sunday
25.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs beat Bolton Wanderers 4-1 in the Premier League at White Hart
Lane this afternoon. For a match report click
here.
Tottenham are supposedly among a group of clubs including Manchester
City and West Bromwich Albion who are watching Newcastle United's
teenage defender Paul Huntingdon, who is refusing to
sign a new contract.
OTHER
NEWS ... It all kicked off in the League Cup final, as Chelsea
won 2-1, but Arsenal won 2-1 in sendings off and John Terry was
carried off unconscious after getting a kick in the face ...
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Saturday
24.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Our Under-18s lost 1-2 away to Reading, with
Takura Mtandari
scoring the Tottenham goal .
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Friday
23.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : -
Tottenham could be
without Anthony Gardner whose hip injury means that he will
need a late fitness test and with Spurs being without Ledley King,
with his broken foot keeping him out, Ricardo Rocha could
come into the middle of the defence. Mido's groin
injury and Tom Huddlestone's hamstring are causing concern
and full-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto is kept out with a knee
knock.
BOLTON WANDERERS TEAM NEWS : -
Nicky Hunt and Abdoulaye Faye should
return for the Trotters, but Kevin Davies is definitely out with a
knee problem.
This is from Wikipedia on the fans of our opponents in the next round
of the UEFA Cup ... "The fans of SC Braga
are known as Arsenalistas (Ed. : - Nothing to do with their team
wearing Arsenal's colours then ??) due to their never-say-die
attitude. Many of Braga fans are known for their crazy antics such
as throwing flares in the field to get their players pumped up.
However, lately, they have been disappointing. In Braga's round of
32 match against Parma in the UEFA Cup, only 6,500 spectators were
present, because the tickets cost too much money."
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Arsene Wenger yesterday said "Whether
I am big or small is not so important, it is not my obsession."
Thursday
22.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham have taken
Serie C1 side Novara's teenage goalkeeper Mirko Lamantia
on trial until Sunday. The goalkeeper will be 16 on 1st March
and has already made his debut in Italian side's first team.
Another youngster playing in the Italian Serie B is Ghanaia
midfielder Apimah Ahmed Barusson who plays for Rimini.
He is a target for many of the clubs in the topflight in Italy, but
his agent said that Tottenham's representatives have been watching
him recently.
Spurs will play Sporting Braga of Portugal in the last 16 of the UEFA
Cup - away on 8th March and at home in the second leg on 14th or
15th of March.
OTHER
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MEHSTG's spin story ...
Wednesday
21.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs won 2-1 against Everton at Goodison Park tonight. For a
match report, click
here.
Steve Nash, a Canadian who plays for
Phoenix Suns in the NBA is said to be interested in becoming a major
investor in Spurs, who he had a trial for as a youngster, according
to in a story in the Sun.
OTHER
NEWS ... Arsenal announce losses of £8 million ...
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Tuesday
20.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs have been chosen to feature in BBC's coverage of the FA Cup
quarter final and will take to the field at 12.45 p.m. on Sunday
11th March.
The Times claim that Tottenham are interested in Racing Santander's
Serbian striker Nikola Zigic, who is 6'7" tall.
Former Reserve team striker
Claude Seanla has been released from
his contract at Watford by mutual consent.
For a preview of tomorrow night's visit to Everton, click
here.
CRIME WATCH ... Former Spurs midfielder Steve Sedgley and his
wife were yesterday found guilty of racism in their absence in a
Barbados court after an incident in 2004 when they ran a water
sports business on the islands. A warrant is out for their
arrest and if they return to the island they will be arrested.
The pair are due to be formally sentenced when the bench convenes on
16th March.
OTHER
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MEHSTG's spin story ...
Monday
19.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham have been drawn away to Chelsea in the Sixth Round on the FA
Cup to be played on 10th or 11th March.
Apparently Fulham's Zat Knight had to apologise to a section of the
Craven Cottage crowd after getting involved in an altercation with
them after yesterday's game.
The Reserves beat West Ham United 2-1 at
Bishops Stortford FC tonight thanks to goals from Charlie Lee
and Jake Livermore.
Former Spurs goalkeeper Neil Sullivan is spending a second loan
spell at Doncaster Rovers from Leeds United.
OTHER
NEWS ... Iain Dowie has been appointed manager of Coventry City
and has taken Tim Flowers to the Ricoh Stadium as his assistant ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Chelsea
announced that they lost £80.2 million last season, but Roman
Abramovich hadn't even noticed.
Sunday
18.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham won 4-0 against Fulham in the FA Cup Fifth Round this
afternoon at Craven Cottage. For a match report, click
here.
Spurs are being reported to be ready to move with a £10 million bid
for Lyon's 25 year old Swedish midfielder Kim Kallstrom, who
the club have been linked with for some years now, according to the
Sunday Mirror. The same paper reckons that Spurs will make
Wembley Stadium their temporary home while the expansion of White
Hart Lane takes place. The Sunday People run a story that
Tottenham are set to make a move for Shrewsbury Town youngster
Dave Edwards.
OTHER
NEWS ... Adrian Heath was today sacked as caretaker manager of
Coventry City ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ...
Saturday
17.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
15 year old left back Joakim Eyde of Valerenga hopes
that his recent trial at Spurs earns him a move to White Hart Lane.
FULHAM TEAM NEWS : - Fulham midfielder
Michael Brown is suspended, but defender Carlos Bocanegra is back
after a ban. Wayne Routledge cannot lay under the terms of his
loan to the Cottagers.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Jermaine Jenas and
Jermain Defoe are both suspended for gathering five yellow cards
this season, while Ledley King's broken foot rules him out.
Anthony Gardner, Ricardo Rocha, Tom Huddlestone and Aaron
Lennon are all available again after injury and illness.
Spurs Under-18s beat Watford in the
FA Premier Academy League 2-1 at Spurs Lodge with goals from
Chris Casey and David Hutton's penalty.
OTHER
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Friday
16.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Director Keith Mills has said the club must make a decision on the
ground within a year to make sure they do not get left behind by the
clubs with bigger stadia. The club have been looking at
alternatives as well as enlarging the White Hart Lane ground, but to
realise their ambitions they might look at new sites for grounds to
be built.
OTHER
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Arsene Wenger said his half-time team
talks take no more than seven minutes as his team are not capable of
concentrating for longer than that.
Thursday
15.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Not sure where the rumours came from in the first place, but Real
Madrid's Robinho has said he would not join Tottenham on
leaving the Bernabeu as Spurs are not a "big club."
For a preview of Sunday's FA Cup tie at Fulham, click
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... Kenny Jackett has left Swansea City by mutual agreement ...
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Wednesday
14.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham's reserve match against West Ham United due to be played on
Tuesday 20th February has been moved forward to Monday 19th February.
The game will take place at Bishop's Stortford FC's Woodside Park
ground with the kick off at being 7.00 p.m.
The club have announced that the Park Lane ticket office is to move to
the Paxton Road next to the Members Office. There will be
ticket collection windows in the Park Lane, but these will be for
away fans only.
OTHER
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Wigan
Athletic are getting their mums to write to the ref headmaster about
the nasty man what swore at dere players.
Tuesday
13.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham have been fined £8,000 for their part in the brawl that took
place in the match against Middlesbrough at White Hart Lane in
December. £4,000 of the fine has been suspended for 12 months.
Boro received a £4,000 fine with £2,000 suspended for the same
period. Both clubs received a warning as to their future
conduct.
Spurs Reserves lost 0-4 to Reading at Stevenage Borough FC tonight.
No, not Reading Reserves, but Reading. For a match report
click here.
The Daily Express says that Tottenham are confident of signing
Nigel Reo-Coker in the summer. Oh, no !!
OTHER
NEWS ... Mike Newell, the Luton Town manager was fined £6,000 for
his comments about a female assistant referee in one of his team's
games ...
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Monday
12.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Spurs Reserve match due to take place tonight at Broadhall Way
Stevenage was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch and will now
take place tomorrow night (Tuesday 13th) with a 7.00 p.m. kick off
at the same venue.
The QPR chairman Gianni Paladini said that he turned down a transfer
window offer from Tottenham for winger Lee Cook.
OTHER
NEWS ... Bradford City have sacked their manager Colin Todd and
replaced him with first team captain David Wetherall...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Marlon
Harewood was cornered by angry West Ham fans as he drove away from
the Hammers' 1-0 defeat against relegation rivals Watford.
Manager Alan Curbishley was so impressed he signed the fans up as
his new defence.
Sunday
11.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs are being linked with a £3.2 million move for Liverpool's
injury-prone Australian international left sided midfielder Harry
Kewell in the summer. To add to the Aussie presence at the
Lane, Spurs are also supposed to be considering bringing in
Middlesbrough's striker Mark Viduka who will be out of
contract in the summer.
The Sunday Mirror report that if Spurs Director Paul Kemsley
succeeds with his takeover at the club, he will install Harry
Redknapp as the manager of the side. Fit the revolving
doors now then !! The man behind the move to buy pout ENIC is
property expert Kelmsley and he recently bought the former Midland
Bank HQ building in Poultry, City of London for £40 million.
Five months later he sold it on for £72 million.
Former Spurs manager Doug Livermore has left Norwich City
where he had been assistant manager for seven and a half years.
OTHER
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Saturday
10.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham lost 1-2 at Bramall Lane to Sheffield United this afternoon.
Click here
for a match report. For reaction, click
here.
Illness struck to deny Tottenham two of their team today. Tom
Huddlestone was victim of a throat infection, while Aaron Lennon was
hit by a recurrence of his stomach bug. Anthony Gardner was
also missing as he had a calf problem.
OTHER
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Friday
09.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham's bye through to the last 16 of the UEFA Cup was upheld by
the Court of Arbitration for Sport today in Switzerland. The
CAS decided to back UEFA's ejection of Feyenoord from the
competition, leaving Tottenham to progress without having to face
the Dutch side. Having dismissed the Feyenoord appeal, the
organisation added a £40,000 fine for the Rotterdam club.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Jermaine Jenas and
Teemu Tainio will return after overcoming ankle injuries and
Aaron Lennon is better after his bout of gastritis.
Striker Mido is back from suspension, but his compatriot
Hossam Ghaly is out after picking up five yellow cards.
SHEFFIELD UNITED TEAM NEWS : - There will be a
late fitness test for defender Rob Kozluk and new signing Ahmed
Fathi is hoping to start. United will be without Christian
Nade (virus) and Keith Gillespie (suspended), while both Matt
Kilgallon, Mikele Leighertwood and Luton Shelton are out with
injuries.
Prime Minister Tony Blair was at White Hart Lane to have a lunch to
promote the NSPCC Full Stop campaign designed to put an end to child
cruelty.
OTHER
NEWS ... Rafael Benitez has won the Manager of the Month award,
while Cesc Fabregas took the Player of the Month trophy ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... UFOs
have been spotted over Islington apparently with a view to picking
people off. I can think of one part of Islington where the
people can UFO.
Thursday
08.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs feature at number 15 in the European top twenty richest clubs
for 2005-06 with a turnover of £70.7 million.
Aaron Lennon, Teemu Tainio and Jermaine Jenas could be
fit to play for Tottenham at Sheffield United at the weekend.
Spurs are rumoured to be making a move for Everton's unwanted striker
James Beattie in the summer, if he is available for a price
considerably less than the £6 million the Merseyside club paid for
him, according to the Daily Mirror. The paper said that
Mido was offered as part of a deal to complete the transfer in
the January transfer window, but manager David Moyes would not
entertain the deal.
OTHER
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Wednesday
07.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Jermain Defoe was a 70th minute substitute who came on in
England's 0-1 defeat by Spain at Old Trafford. Paul Robinson
and Michael Dawson were unused subs.
The Republic of Ireland's 2-1 win in San Marino featured Robbie
Keane playing all 90 minutes of the Euro 2008 qualifier.
Dimitar Berbatov scored twice in Bulgaria's 3-0 win over Cyprus
in the Cyprus Tournament.
Egypt's 2-0 win over Sweden in Cairo saw Mido play the first
hour of the game.
Cian Hughton made his international debut for the Republic of
Ireland Under-18s in their 0-0 draw with Holland and his Academy
team-mate David Hutton played in the same side.
OTHER
NEWS ... West Ham United have been told they will not be allowed
to occupy the Olympic Stadium at Stratford after the 2012 Olympic
Games ... Keith Curle has been appointed
Head Coach at Torquay United by Colin Lee, who was given the job of
Director of Football ...
MEHSTG's spin story ...
Tuesday
06.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Aaron Lennon is out of the England friendly against Spain at
Old Trafford tomorrow night with a stomach bug and Paul Robinson,
Michael Dawson and Jermain Defoe will not be in the
starting eleven. Jermaine Jenas had already pulled out
with an injury.
Tom Huddlestone played for England Under-21s in their 2-2 draw
with Spain Under-21 at Pride Park tonight. He was substituted
in the 52nd minute. Wayne Routledge and Ben Alnwick
were on the bench, but not used.
Kieran McKenna played for Northern Ireland Under-21s in their
0-4 defeat to the Welsh counterparts this afternoon. in Belfast
Dimitar Berbatov played for Bulgaria in their Cyprus Tournament
match 2-1 win against Latvia.
A 1-0 friendly win for Ivory Coast over Guinea saw Didier Zokora
play for the winning team.
Playing at full back for the first half, Young-Pyo Lee starred
for the South Korean side that beat Greece 1-0 at Craven Cottage
tonight.
Academy keeper David Button was stuck on the bench as England
Under-19s beat Poland 4-1 at Bournemouth tonight.
OTHER
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Monday
05.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham may face sanctions by the FA over screening of the Ronaldo
dive in yesterday's match on the Jumbotron screens at White Hart
Lane. Strangely, no action is to be taken against the
perpetrator or the match officials. Surprised ?? No, me
neither.
Tottenham's away game against Everton has been re-arranged for
Wednesday 21st February. If Spurs are involved in a UEFA Cup
game on 22nd February, then the game will be moved to Wednesday 28th
February, unless Tottenham are set to play a FA Cup Fifth Round
replay that day !!
Spurs and Manchester City are supposedly sending scouts to Germany to
watch 24 year old Wolfsburg defender Alexander Madlung.
OTHER
NEWS ... Lubos Kubik checked out as manager of Torquay United
today ...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Phil
Scolari has said that Cristiano Ronaldo should join Barcelona ... I
hear the water is crystal clear there.
Sunday
04.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs lost 0-4 to Manchester United at White Hart Lane this afternoon.
Click here
for a match report and
here for
reaction.
Jermaine Jenas has dropped out of the England squad for the friendly
against Spain.
The News of the World carries a story about Edgar Davids'
departure from White Hart Lane, saying that he challenged Martin
Jol about what he had won in the game after the Head Coach
criticised him for not marking properly in a training session.
An insider told the newspaper that the Dutch midfielder had
previously had a row with Robbie Keane and offered to settle
the matter outside, without realising that Keane had been an amateur
boxer back in Ireland. It took Keane one punch to flatten
Davids and he was sheepish about taking on anyone else after that.
The Daily Mirror report that the deal to bring 15 year old Dean
Parrett could be worth up to £3 million if he realises his
potential. There has apparently been a £1 million down-payment
with £2 million linked to clauses in the contract to take the
England Under-16 midfielder to White Hart Lane.
OTHER
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MEHSTG's spin story ...
Saturday
03.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Times reports that Tottenham are the next club on the list for big
money consortia to take over in the Premier League.
OTHER
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Friday
02.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Ledley King is out of the picture for Spurs for the next two
months. A setback with his foot injury has seen the club
having to treat it as a broken foot, even though they claim it
isn't.
The England squad for next week's friendly against Spain at Old
Trafford contains five Spurs players - Paul Robinson, Michael
Dawson, Jermaine Jenas, Aaron Lennon and Jermain Defoe.
Reports in today's papers claim that the fee for 15 year old Dean
Parrett could rise to £2 million if the midfielder hits the
heights as a player.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Mido is suspended for the
game and Spurs will also be without Teemu Tainio who has a
throat infection, while Ledley King will be missing too.
Dimitar Berbatov has a chance of playing and Jermaine
Jenas should play despite getting a kick on the ankle on
Wednesday. Aaron Lennon will also be up for selection
after being struck down by illness before the League Cup semi-final
second leg.
MANCHESTER UNITED TEAM NEWS : - Having overcome a knee injury,
Louis Saha will be trying to force his way back into the United
side, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is keen to keep his place in the side.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... The FA are looking at the transfer of
Javier Maschereno from West Ham United to Liverpool and if there are
any irregularities, then the Irons could suffer a point deduction.
Like taking a bone from a starving dog.
Thursday
01.02.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham apparently failed in two late deadline day transfer deals.
A move to Manchester City for Mido fell through when the fee
of £4.5 million was deemed too much by the North-West club, although
Martin Jol said it was his decision to keep Mido after
Dimitar Berbatov got injured and talks to bring Derby County's
talented 19 year old Giles Barnes to White Hart Lane broke
down, so no deal could be agreed with the club from the East
Midlands.
Tom Huddlestone and goalkeeper Ben Alnwick are in the
England Under-21 squad to face Spain's U21s on Tuesday 6th February
at Derby County's Pride Park. Wayne Routledge is also
in the squad.
Spurs have announced that they have signed exciting 15 year old
prospect Dean Parrett from Queens Park Rangers. The
attacking midfielder will initially join the club as a student at
the Academy, but in July 2008 will become a Academy scholar.
Spurs signed Parrett ahead of Chelsea, who were keen on having the
youngster sign for them.
Young reserve midfielder Stuart Lewis has left the club to join
Barnet on a free transfer.
OTHER
NEWS ... Stuart Pearce has formally been appointed as the
part-time manager of the England Under-21 side ...
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