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Sunday 31.3.2002 (For
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 SPURS
TEAM NEWS : - Glenn Hoddle hopes to have Neil Sullivan and
Christian Ziege fit after picking up knocks in the internationals last
week. Teddy Sheringham is expected to start the match in place
of Sergei Rebrov after being a substitute on Saturday. Dean
Richards could come into consideration for a place in the starting
line-up too, after missing the Middlesbrough game.
LEEDS
UNITED TEAM NEWS : - David O'Leary will give Jonathan Woodgate a
late fitness test to see if he is ready to play after a knock in
yesterday's game with Manchester United. Rio Ferdinand is also
expected to have a late test, although he is very doubtful to
play. Harry Kewell will miss out after picking up an ankle
injury on Saturday. Olivier Dacourt and Michael Duberry are
definitely out of the game.
Spurs
are reported to be giving a short term contract to Canadian goalkeeper
Lars Hirschfeld, as it is expected that Kasey Keller may leave at the
end of the season, with his former club Leicester City one interested
party.
Steffen
Freund was on Sky TV this morning and said his recovery form a
cruciate ligament operation is going well and he expects to be fit for
the pre-season programme after the summer. He told "Goals
On Sunday" that he felt that Tottenham must try to finish 7th in
the League to show that they have had a good season despite the
disappointments of losing in the Worthington Cup Final and the FA Cup
quarter final. The presenters of the programme produced Carling
Opta statistics that showed that Spurs' form has dipped drastically
since Freund's injury.
Gus
Poyet said today that a seventh place finish might get Spurs into
Europe. He said that the side are developing well, with Gardner,
King, Etherington and Davies all progressing to be good players.
He felt that Spurs should have had the three points from the Boro
match, as they created enough chances to win.
Djibril Cisse, the Auxerre striker who is being chased by many of the top
clubs in Europe, including Spurs, has told his suitors that they are
wasting their time as he wants to stay there for another season.
Spurs
are reported to be looking at £10 million rated Glasgow Rangers
midfielder Barry Ferguson should they fail to attract Liverpool's
Jamie Redknapp.
There
are also transfer rumours surrounding Tottenham and Empoli's £7
million midfielder Massimo Maccarone. The influential player
starred for the Italian Under-21s and came on as a substitute for the
full national side on their trip to England last week, becoming the
first ever non-Serie A player to feature in the national team.
While Chelsea also court the player, he is expected to join Roma.
Sir
Alan Sugar has said that clubs should use the next two years to trim
wage bills in the light of falling revenue from TV companies when the
new Premiership deal comes up for renewal. He said that only
Manchester United and Arsenal are making money and that many
"businessmen" in football go nuts on Saturdays and let their
acumen go out of the window as far as football is concerned.
Former
youth striker, 20 year old Ian Stonebridge, who now plays for promoted
Plymouth Argyle, is interesting Sunderland.
Saturday 30.3.2002 (For
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Spurs
drew 1-1 with Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium this evening,
thanks to Steffen Iversen's goal. For a match report, click here. For reaction, click here.
Glenn
Hoddle has said that he did try to get Fiorentina striker Nuno Gomes
on loan on transfer deadline day, but it didn't come off. He
also alluded to the fact that some other moves failed to materialise.
...
and finally ... Thierry Henry speaking on Soccernet said 'Sol
Campbell never had problems when he was playing at Tottenham. Now he's
at Arsenal he even has trouble when he's playing for England.'
That's because he was good when he played for Tottenham (apparently).
MEHSTG
mourns the passing of The Queen Mother, who died this afternoon.
Friday 29.3.2002 (For
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SPURS
TEAM NEWS : - Les Ferdinand is expected to be fit for the
game, but is struggling with his Achilles tendon injury, while Teddy Sheringham
and Christian Ziege are the main injury
doubts after the international matches in midweek. Dean Richards
is also only rated as 50-50 to make the starting line-up.
MIDDLESBROUGH
TEAM NEWS : - Paul Ince and Mark Schwarzer are both suffering with a
virus that has attacked the Middlesbrough side. Another keeper,
Mark Crossley, has been carrying a knee injury and Marlon Beresford
has been recalled from a loan spell at Burnley as a precautionary
measure. Midfielder Jonathan Greening and strikers Alen Boksic
and Szilard Nemeth will all have late checks on their fitness before
the match.
Ledley
King said he enjoyed the experience of playing for England, but he
noticed the step up in quality of thought and movement amongst the
international players.
Matthew
Etherington has denied the stories that he might demand a move away
from White Hart lane if he doesn't get a first team place soon.
He says that he has been stitched up and is just fighting for a place
in the side like everyone else, although he is frustrated at his lack
of opportunities so far.
Stephen
Carr has returned from America with the news that he does not require
another operation, but he does need to slow down his comeback.
having made good progress, he then slipped back with a reaction during
training and he must now take things easier, meaning he might not play
before the season's end and therefore miss the World Cup finals this
summer.
Thursday 28.3.2002 (For
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The
Sun revealed that Spurs were apparently ready to sign Jaap Stam from
Lazio, but were deterred by the £10 million fee. Why they
thought he would be any cheaper is anyone's guess.
Meanwhile,
Nuno Gomes of Fiorentina has today said that he could easily adapt to
the Premiership and that there might be more news after the end of the
season. Whether this means that he has changed his mind over a
move to Spurs or that he has had a better offer from another Premier
League club remains to be seen.
Gus
Poyet has told the Sky Sports site that he believes that Tottenham
will buy big and still have the big name to exert pulling power for
the top players.
Reserve
midfielder Ciaran Toner has joined Bristol Rovers on loan for a month
that will allow the Third Division club to take a look at him before
the summer, implying that he will be a target for the West Country
side. The club site reports that the move is on a permanent
basis.
SPURS
TEAM NEWS : - Les Ferdinand and Dean Richards are struggling to be fit
for Saturday's visit to Middlesbrough.
Fulham
are today saying that they have not signed Steffan Effenberg from
Bayern Munich for next season. Spurs were interested in the
German midfielder and may join the chase for his signature, if this
story is true.
Kasey
Keller explained how Christian Ziege beat him with a free-kick in
Germany's win over the USA on the Daily Soccer site ... "I've
seen Ziege do this in training all the time. You can't cheat against
him. If you move a second early, he nails you to the other post. You
basically have to give him the upper corner. And if he hits it, you
shake his hand," said Keller.
Wednesday 27.3.2002 (For
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Ledley
King made his England debut as a half-time substitute in England's 1-2
defeat by Italy at Elland Road tonight. Teddy Sheringham was
also a sub, who got the last 20 minutes of the match.
Neil
Sullivan was in goal for Scotland in the 5-0 defeat at the hands of
France in Paris.
Captain
Christian Ziege scored past Kasey Keller with a free kick for Germany,
who beat the USA 4-2 tonight in a friendly international.
Simon
Davies played for Wales in the 0-0 draw with the Czech Republic.
Sergei
Rebrov played for Ukraine in their 4-1 loss in Romania.
Spurs
Youth team lost the first leg of the FA Youth Cup semi-final 1-2 at
Everton tonight, but gained a vital away goal through John Sutton's 25
yarder. The second leg of the semi-final is next Wednesday 3rd
April at White Hart Lane - Kick off is at 7.00 p.m.
Tottenham's
home match against Liverpool has been brought forward to a Noon kick
off so that it can be shown on Sky TV.
Spurs
have been linked with Gillingham striker Marlon King, who is being
quoted as worth £5 million. The regular goals he has been
getting this season have shot him to prominence and other Premiership
clubs have been eying the former Barnet forward. However, the
Kent club do not expect him to leave them just yet. If Spurs
were at Priestfield to check out his progress, they might also have
been watching young defender Nayron Nosworthy, who had an outstanding
game against Millwall on Sunday.
Fiorentina
striker Nuno Gomes has said he wants to stay with his Serie A side
until the end of the season. The Portuguese forward wants to
remain loyal to the cash strapped Italian side, who look favourites to
be relegated, despite revealing that Tottenham wanted to sign him
before the transfer deadline of tomorrow. There was also the
fact that he thinks England is too cold for him !!
Spurs
have conceded defeat in the chase for Bayern Munich's Steffan
Effenberg, who told reporters that he will be joining Fulham in the
summer.
Matthew
Etherington has given Glenn Hoddle an ultimatum of a first team place
or he will leave the club. The England Under-21 international
said in the London Evening Standard that he wants to be playing every
week, not just 20 minutes here and there. He continued to say
that Christian Ziege is in front of him in Hoddle's pecking order and
that there was no way he would see out the last two years of his
contract waiting for Ziege to get injured for a chance in the
side. Come the end of the season, Etherington said he would
consider his position and leave if need be.
Former
Spurs youth team striker Peter Crouch has signed for Aston Villa from
Portsmouth for a potential £5.5 million fee. He has been signed
as a surrogate Ian Ormondroyd.
Spurs
appear to have been lined up for a pre-season friendly at Colchester
United on July 23rd. The match will double as a testimonial for
Richard Wilkins, who had to retire in 2000.
Spurs
have extended the trial of Canadian keeper Lars Hirschfeld until the
end of the season. He played the whole of last night's win over
Watford reserves and the club want to take a longer look at him.
Tuesday 26.3.2002 (For
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Stephen
Carr has gone to the USA to see Dr. Richard Steadman to determine if
he will play football before this season ends. He has had a setback
with his progress and wanted to see the specialist to try and get back
on track for the World Cup finals.
Spurs'
attempt to sign Liverpool's Jamie Redknapp before the transfer
deadline date has been foiled by Stephen Gerrard's latest
injury. Redknapp looks ready to be released from his contract in
the summer, but Spurs were willing to pay a nominal fee to get him
before Thursday. However, in their present predicament, the Reds
were not disposed to let their club captain leave.
Spurs
reserves beat Watford at Vicarage Road tonight 1-0 with Stephen
Clemence grabbing a late penalty to win it for Tottenham.
Both
Matthew Etherington and Anthony Gardner played for England Under-21s
1-1 draw with Italy at Bradford City's Valley Parade ground
tonight. Ex-Spur Peter Crouch also made his debut at this level.
Monday 25.3.2002 (For
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Spurs'
attempt to sign Liverpool's Jamie Redknapp before the transfer
deadline date has been foiled by Stephen Gerrard's latest
injury. Redknapp looks ready to be released from his contract in
the summer, but Spurs were willing to pay a nominal fee to get him
before Thursday. However, in their present predicament, the Reds
were not disposed to let their club captain leave. Tottenham
have denied that the two sides had spoken on the official site though.
Glenn
Hoddle praised Steffen Iversen for his performance against Fulham as
there had been little on pitch time for the Norwegian in the run up to
the match and he did a sterling job for the side at Craven Cottage.
Sunday 24.3.2002 (For
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Spurs
beat Fulham 2-0 with goals from Teddy Sheringham and Gus Poyet.
For a match report, click here.
For reaction, click here.
Darren
Anderton has missed out in being included in the England squad for the
friendly next week against Italy. Ledley King and Teddy
Sheringham both made the squad despite the team's poor form
recently.
Anthony
Gardner and Matthew Etherington are both included in the England
Under-21 squad for a friendly in Italy on Tuesday night, along with
former Spurs youth striker, Peter Crouch.
Ben
Thatcher has been linked with a £3 million transfer to West Ham
United, who are looking for a replacement for Nigel Winterburn.
Spurs
are being named as the team that has won the race for Steffan
Effenberg. The Bayern Munich captain has said that he will join an
English club in the summer and it is believed that he prefers a move
to London and the Press have put two and two together and come up with
Tottenham.
Glenn
Hoddle has been linked with an interest in Derby County's Danny
Higginbotham, who has been moved from his central defensive position
to left-back.
Millwall
are still hoping to take Matthew Etherington on loan before
Thursday's transfer deadline.
Saturday 23.3.2002 (For
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SPURS
TEAM NEWS : - Les Ferdinand is Tottenham's biggest doubt for
tomorrow's London derby at Fulham. Sergei Rebrov should shake off his
knock and play, while Teddy Sheringham's calf injury is likely to keep
him out. Dean Richards' groin and Ben Thatcher's hamstring make
them big doubts too.
Glenn
Hoddle has denied that there have been an offer from Bordeaux for Sergei
Rebrov or from any other clubs come to that. Hoddle put it down
to Rebrov's agent. He also denied that Rebrov would be used as
bait to attract Christophe Dugarry and Vikash Dhorasoo to White Hart
Lane.
Matthew
Etherington is pleased to have the chance to show his ability in the
first team, but would like to have a full 90 minutes to test himself
at this level, he told the official website.
Friday 22.3.2002 (For
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The
London Evening Standard is carrying a story that Glenn Hoddle is
looking to bring in Bordeaux's striker Christophe Dugarry and midfield
playmaker Vikash Dhorasoo. They surmise that Sergei Rebrov could
be used in the deal, with the player admitting that Bordeaux made a
bid for him, but it was rejected. Dugarry has been switched to a
wing position and would be available for a small fee, but he would not
come cheap in terms of salary. It is believed that David Pleat
travelled to watch the two players recently.
Rebrov
went on to add that he never thought he would be sitting on the bench
at Tottenham when he signed and feels that he has become a victim of a
new chairman and a new manager, who favour their own signings rather
than those of the previous incumbent.
John
Gorman said that the fine line between winning and losing has been
trod by Tottenham recently. He was talking on the Spurs website,
saying that the team are not playing badly as they are creating
chances, but they are not sticking them away.
Simon
Davies said on the official website that the key to getting something
out of the game against Fulham on Sunday is a clean sheet. I
think Glenn Hoddle's team talks having been getting to him, as he said
the team would have to go to Craven Cottage with "their positive
heads on" and maybe their "defensive head" on a bit
more !!
Darren
Anderton, meanwhile, has taken to blaming the current state of the
White Hart Lane pitch for the crash in results lately. He said
that some clubs have had their pitches re-laid, but Spurs have not for
some reason (Hmmm. Wonder why that could be ??). Director
of Football David Pleat said that it had suffered with the weather
like many pitches this year, but would be replaced as soon as the
season was over. We await a comment from the club's Director of
Pitches.
Gus
Poyet has said that he thinks Spurs might have to play on the break
against Fulham on Sunday. In a Spurs website interview, he told
them that the whole team need to defend better and deny the Cottagers
any space, while Spurs might have to look for breakaways to get
forward.
Stand-in
captain Tim Sherwood has said that he thinks the recent bad run will
help the younger players become stronger. On the official site,
he said that he tries to lead by example, but knows that any problems
the team are having they will approach the same situation better in
future.
Apparently,
according to Planet Football, Spurs and Bayern Munich are vying for
the singing of a 17 year old Peruvian. Gianfranco Labarthe of
Sports Boys, is one of the highly rated youngsters coming through in
Peru at the moment and was voted as best player at a recent South
American youth tournament. The striker was supposed to go on
loan to Bayern, but that did not happen and it is thought that Spurs
might now give him a spell at Chigwell to see how he does. The
player has an Italian mother and holds a European passport, so there
should be few work permit problems.
Jovial
Joe Kinnear has upped the ante for his young defender Matthew Taylor,
by saying that Sunderland's late approach with a cash-plus-player
offer will "jolt Tottenham up a bit", as he says that Spurs
believe that they already have the player in the bag. The Luton
Town boss then went on to raise the asking price by saying that his
free scoring 20 year old left back was not far behind Wayne Bridge,
who is rated at £7 million.
Hoddle
did take time out today to say that David Ginola would not be returning
to White Hart Lane, the player having been offered in the summer of
2001, but no deal was done then and would not be done now.
SPURS
TEAM NEWS : - Mauricio Taricco starts his ban, so will be out
suspended. Les Ferdinand is having treatment for a his Achilles
tendon injury and has been joined by Teddy Sheringham and Sergei
Rebrov, who have groin and back injuries respectively. Dean Richards'
groin injury makes him a doubt, as is Ben Thatcher, who is suffering
with a hamstring pull.
FULHAM
TEAM NEWS : - Midfielder Sean Davis hopes to be ready for the
match after missing a few games with a bruised thigh. John
Collins is expected to be fit, but Lee Clark is definitely out for
Sunday's London derby.
Spurs
have reached provisional agreement to buy land from the Abridge Golf
and Country club to site the new Academy there. They have also
bought some land adjoining the location for additional buildings and
development. The total of 55 acres will house a state of the art
Academy for the club and allow a prestigious, state of the art
facility to be a production line for young talent to feed through to
the first team.
Christian
Ziege has been named in the Germany squad to face USA in a friendly
match in Rostock next week.
Reserve
goalkeeper Gavin Kelly has been called up to the Republic of Ireland
Under-21 squad for their friendly against Denmark on Tuesday 26th
March.
Thursday 21.3.2002 (For
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Glenn
Hoddle has admitted that there is still a lot of work to do at
Tottenham. He said the team were not working hard enough and
that there would have to be a lot of money found to turn things
around.
Gus
Poyet is his own harshest critic and thinks he should have scored on
Monday against Charlton Athletic. He said the one that hit the
bar was strange that it didn't go in, but on the official website he
reckoned he should have got the one that Kiely saved with his legs
into the net.
Goran
Bunjevcevic wants to get back in action before the end of the season,
he told the Spurs website. He said that when you think of the
team in the treatment room, it shows we have a strong squad and he
wants to prove that he will be able to play before the games run out
in May.
Following
news of three Argentinian players coming on trial at Tottenham, Diego
Magi is also getting a lot of interest from England and Germany.
The teenager has an Italian passport and his aerial ability makes him
have the characteristics of an English centre forward.
River Plate and Boca Juniors would like to keep him in Argentina,
but Tottenham, Chelsea and West Ham want to bring him to
England, while Borussia Dortmund and Hanover watching the situation
carefully too.
Celtic's 22 year old
midfielder Stilian Petrov is rumoured by BBC Sport to be a target for
Spurs. The £10 million rated captain of the Bulgarian national
team would be a real coup if he was signed, but assistant manager John
Gorman said that he was not one who had been considered by the
Tottenham management team.
Spurs reserves lost 1-4
to Arsenal at Stevenage Borough's Broadhall Way ground tonight.
George Snee scored Tottenham's goal. For a match report, click here.
Calgary
Storm goalkeeper, Canadian international Lars Hirschfeld, is having a
one week trial with Spurs. He is being given the opportunity to
get a one or two year contract to develop as the third choice keeper
at Tottenham, after similar spells at Wolverhampton Wanderers,
Portsmouth and
Heart of Midlothian. The keeper was given a run-out in the
reserves against Arsenal tonight.
Former
youth team forward Steve Robinson has left Preston North End to join
Bristol City on loan.
Wednesday 20.3.2002 (For
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Ariel
Seltzer - an Argentinos Juniors defender, not a cure for a hangover -
is being given a trial with Spurs. The 21-year-old has a German
passport and was tipped off to David Pleat by our former midfield star
Ricky Villa. Another two stars of their country's Under-20
side will also travel to Tottenham - Emanuel Frances is an 18 year old
midfielder who holds an Italian passport and Mariano Pavone is 19 and
a striker with Estudiantes .
According
to the Daily Mirror, David Ginola has been offered to Spurs on a free
transfer and a pay-as-you play basis (at the reported cost of £10,000
per game). However, a later statement
from Everton said he would stay until the end of the season, unless a
club came in before the transfer deadline on 28th March.
Steffen
Iversen came through 45 minutes of the Charlton Athletic game without
reaction and said that for him, the season is just beginning.
The Norwegian striker said he was keen to play in every remaining game
and that he wants to help Spurs back to winning ways.
Simon
Davies said he has never known a run of results like Spurs are having
at the moment, but, although it is hard, he is trying to stay
positive.
Gus
Poyet is similarly perplexed, but said that if Spurs get a lucky goal
and win a match, it might spark some good fortune in other matches.
While
neither Stephen Carr nor Gary Doherty were included in the Republic of
Ireland squad to play Denmark in a friendly international, manager
Mick McCarthy has said that he will give both of them time to prove
they are fit and they both have a good chance of going to Japan/Korea.
We
think that Kasey Keller has been called up to the USA squad for a friendly
against Germany on March 27th. The comments from Daily Soccer
say this ... "The match at Rostock will feature Kasey Keller at
goaltender for the US side. He is 5-0 with a draw this year, having
backstopped the Americans to a Gold Cup title." Whatever that
means !!
Neither
Oyvind Leonhardsen nor Steffen Iversen have been included in the squad
for Norway's friendly against Tunisia.
Nicky
Wettner came off the subs bench to play for England Under-18s in Italy
this afternoon, where they lost 0-3.
...
and finally ... following Tottenham's lead, FIFA will ban tobacco
smoking in the stadiums at this years World Cup tournament.
Tuesday 19.3.2002 (For
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Mauricio
Taricco has not been given any extra ban to go with his two recent
sending offs, as he was fined £5,000 on the charge of misconduct over
the incident in the second leg of the Worthington Cup
Semi-Final. His crime of striking Mario Melchiot on the head
earned him a reprimand about his future conduct too. His ban for
the two red cards will be five games in total. On leaving the
hearing he said that it was the media's fault that the charges had
been brought and vowed never to talk to the papers ever again.
Glenn
Hoddle said today that he was sickened by the loss to Charlton
Athletic last night, as Spurs created chances and could have won had
they not conceded a "stupid" goal to slip to a fourth
consecutive defeat. Hoddle said that Ledley King must learn from
the error he made in not clearing the ball that Chris Powell then
bundled into the Spurs net. His thoughts on the team are not
concerned with the attacking side of their play as they are still
creating chances (even though they are not taken), but he said they
must defend better as a team.
Darren
Anderton has added to the grief over last night's loss by saying that
the he and the team are just average. He said that the team were
still giving 100% and were shattered in the dressing room after the
game. The England midfielder added that he had been frustrated
that he could not play as much as he would have wanted over the last
four to five weeks, because of his hamstring problems, but went on to
say that he felt fine after last night's game.
Talking
on the official website, Christian Ziege said that the team need to
turn the poor run around quickly to make something of the remaining
games, but they needed to do it soon and it didn't matter how they won
a game.
Les
Ferdinand is suffering with a recurrence of his Achilles tendon injury
which makes him doubtful already for Sunday's visit to Fulham.
Hoddle said he was already down to the last 16 professionals for the
game last night and will be scrabbling around for a squad on Sunday
too.
Former
Spurs defender Gary Stevens said that Hoddle must qualify for Europe
at the end of next season to keep Spurs on track for the manager's
five year plan. "Shaky" said that Hod would have been
ahead of schedule if the side had won the Worthington Cup, but felt
that his former team-mate would be judged over three years rather than
the one and a bit he had been in post by the end of this season.
It
appears that Alton Thelwell will not be joining Bradford City on loan
as the two clubs had spoken about the deal, but could not reach an
agreement over the terms of the short term move. As he was
substitute last night at the Lane, I presume that he will be retained
as there are a number of injuries in the team.
Former
young Spurs winger Garry Brady has been handed a free transfer by
Portsmouth as 16 players are cleared out of the South Coast club.
Monday 18.3.2002 (For
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Spurs
lost 0-1 at home to Charlton Athletic tonight.
Glenn
Hoddle is reported to be ready to start scouting for new talent.
John Gorman said that the number of games recently has meant there has
been little time to out their mind to such things, but now they will
identify the sort of players they need and that the Tottenham crowd
expect. He did add that the money available will never be
colossal, so they have to be clever with the players they buy.
Mauricio
Taricco faces a charge of misconduct for his part in the melee that
lead to Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink being wrongly dismissed in the
Worthington Cup semi-final second leg. If found guilty, he could
pick up another three match ban, thus, effectively, ending his season
when taken in conjunction with the bans he will receive for his two
consecutive dismissals. David Pleat is quoted in the London
Evening Standard as saying the player will not be sold and that a
couple of wild actions have added to the criticism he has received
since his bad tackle on Thomas Gravesen early in the season at
Goodison Park.
Pleat
went on to say that despite the defeats in the cup competitions, there
is much to take form this season. he admitted it was a blow not
to qualify for Europe, but said that long term success would be gained
form steady growth and not in the attempt to buy it, such as Leeds
United. The Director of Football went on to say "But we
need to produce another three players quickly and these will be
supplemented by two young signings. We must not fall into the trap
again of buying second-rate, mediocre and mercenary foreign players
like Dominguez and Tramezzani."
Neil
Sullivan has been called for the Scotland squad to face France on
March 27th.
Spurs
have today again been linked with Steffan Effenberg of Bayern Munich,
who will leave on a free transfer at the end of the season.
Julio
Cruz of Bologna was watched yesterday by scouts of West Ham united and
Tottenham. The 27 year old striker has been scoring well this
season and notched his side's goal in their 1-1 draw with Fiorentina.
The
dates for the FA Youth Cup semi-final are now March 27th (Goodison
Park) and April 3rd at White Hart Lane. Both ties will kick off
at 7 p.m.
Sunday 17.3.2002 (For
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John
Gorman has denied that Stephen Carr will not play against this season
and said he had suffered only a minor setback. He said it has
been frustrating for both team and player that he has not played a
senior game since pre-season, but said that he might be able to make
an appearance before the end of the current campaign.
The
Sunday People newspaper reveals that Spurs have beaten Everton and
Aston Villa to the £4 million signing of Brighton and Hove Albion's
Bobby Zamora.
Links
are being rumoured to a move for Leeds United's Robbie Keane once
again. A figure of £9 million is quoted as the fee to secure
his services as Leeds have to sell to recoup some pf their outlay over
the last few seasons. Sunderland and Wolverhampton Wanderers are
both also interested in the Republic of Ireland forward.
Spurs
defender Ben Thatcher is a £4 million target for Wolverhampton
Wanderers once they achieve promotion. Manager Dave Jones is a
long time admirer of the ex-Wimbledon full back and will make his move
once their Premier League status is confirmed.
Stephen
Clemence could be the subject of a £2 million move from Birmingham
City.
Bradford
City are to complete the loan signing of Alton Thelwell this week.
Saturday 16.3.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Three
Spurs players face fitness tests before Monday's game against Charlton
Athletic. Dean Richards is most doubtful with a pulled
hamstring, while Les Ferdinand and Ben Thatcher also will have late
tests. Darren Anderton's hamstring problem has recovered enough
for him to probably be in the team.
Dean
Richards said that the team feel as though they have let the
supporters down and want to finish the season with a flourish.
Talking to the official club website, he said the players wanted to
start setting things right on Monday.
There
is press speculation that Mauricio Taricco might return to Ipswich
Town this summer, but the Suffolk side's boss, George Burley, denied
the story.
Yannick
Kamanan will return to Gillingham to complete his trial and his agent
reckons it will be a good move for him as he seeks first team action
and is not getting that at Tottenham where he expected to break into
the first XI this season.
Spurs
reserves match at Watford will be played at Vicarage Road on Tuesday
26th March instead of Wednesday 27th.
Former
Spurs midfielder Paul Gascoigne has left Everton to Join Burnley until
the end of the season.
Friday 15.3.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Les
Ferdinand apologised to Spurs fans for letting them down in the latest
0-4 defeat. he said he knew that the fans needed the side to
repair some of the damage for the FA Cup loss, but hey were just not
able to do so. He said that there had been some heightened
optimism from the way the team played in the early part of the season,
but the team had not been able to carry that forward since December.
Darren
Anderton has said that although his hamstring injury might make him a
doubt for Monday's match against Charlton Athletic, it will not keep
him out for long after that. It has just been a case of over-doing
things, he told the Spurs website and the player thinks it is a matter
of "bad timing" that it occurred to keep him out of the
England squads for the friendly last month against Holland.
Gillingham
had Yannick Kamanan watched in last night's reserve defeat at
Charlton, with a view to a permanent £300,000 move to the Kent First
Division side.
Thursday 14.3.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs
are reported to have had a £4 million bid for Middlesbrough's Alen
Boksic turned down. The North East club have not confirmed nor
denied the reported offer.
Spurs
are suffering a long list of injuries after last night's game at
Chelsea. Les Ferdinand is still hampered by his Achilles injury,
Ben Thatcher has an injury and Deano Richards has a slight hamstring
pull.
Christian
Ziege has been fined £10,000 for his part in moving from
Middlesbrough to Liverpool, who also got a fine of double that
amount. Boro are thinking of going to High Court to resolve the
matter, which they think they should get £2.5 million compensation
from the parties involved.
Glenn
Hoddle considered Mauricio Taricco's tackle that got him sent off last
night as reckless rather than malicious and said that the club would
probably not appeal against the decision. This despite the fact
that the ref told one of the Spurs players that he did not see the
incident and Hoddle's opinion was that he reacted to the crowd and the
Chelsea players.
Taricco
now faces a ban that might rule him out for the rest of the season
after the Charlton Athletic game. He is on a one match ban for
the Manchester United dismissal and four for the one last night, plus
he faces a FA inquiry into a misconduct charge in the next couple of
weeks. Hoddle said he would have to sit down with the
Argentinian and talk to him about the incident, after admitting that
before the game he told him to keep calm. Hoddle said he would
not comment on Taricco's future at the club.
Steffen
Iversen might be back in the reckoning for a first team place sooner
than expected, as his torn muscle injury is clearing up enough for him
to train next week. He might feature for the reserves in a game
next week too.
It
is reported that Stephen Carr has broken down in training. The
Republic of Ireland international fears that his dream of playing in
the World Cup may now be in tatters and as he was due to play for
Tottenham reserves at Charlton tonight, but has not appeared in the
squad, his fitness must be in question. He is not expected to
play in any of the remaining matches this season and Mick McCarthy is
not expected to consider him for Japan and Korea.
Spurs
lost that reserve game at Charlton Athletic 1-3 with the Tottenham
goal from Johnnie Jackson. The only bright note was the return
of Gary Doherty, who played 45 minutes of the match. Stephen
Clemence also came through without any reaction to his recent injuries
too.
The
club continue to watch Luton Town's young defender Matthew Taylor, but
were joined by nine other clubs at Saturday's match against Exeter
City.
Johnnie Jackson was part of the England Under-20 team that beat Finland
4-0 at the Reebok Stadium last night.
Former
Spurs youth defender Lee Gardner has been taken on trial at Bristol
City.
Former Spurs midfielder Kevin Watson has joined Reading from Rotherham
United.
Wednesday 13.3.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs
lost 0-4 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge tonight. Mauricio Taricco
got sent off. Again.
Gus
Poyet has not been chosen for Uruguay's friendly against Saudi Arabia
on March 25th and might now miss out on being included in the South
American side's squad for the World Cup.
Peter
Shreeves has said that Glenn Hoddle is under no pressure at Tottenham,
where he is regarded as a god.
Yannick
Kamanan has been recalled from his trial at Gillingham to play for
Spurs reserves against Charlton Athletic.
Spurs
Youth will meet Everton in the two legged semi-final, after the
Merseysiders beat Nottingham Forest last night.
Tuesday 12.3.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Darren
Anderton is doubtful for the game at Chelsea tomorrow with a further
case of hamstring trouble. He will fly to Manchester to see the
German specialist - Dr. Hans-Muller Wohlfahrt - who will be with
Bayern Munich as they play United on Wednesday. Sherwood,
Ferdinand and Davies all played with slight injuries, but came through
none the worse for it.
Teddy
Sheringham said that he will probably move into coaching when he
finishes playing, but he hasn't thought about that just yet. The
Spurs striker believes that he still has a lot of playing days left in
him and wants to give everything to get a place in the England World
Cup squad. Of Sunday, he said that the opposition came to do a
job and did it very well. The Spurs team had an inquest in the
dressing room afterwards and voiced their opinions, but he would not reveal
what was said.
Meanwhile
Alan Mullery thinks Sheringham is a certainty to go to Japan and
Korea, but might not be a first choice starter in the team. The
former Spurs captain said of the current incumbent that he is a
thinking footballer, who can make a lot of difference to the side.
John
Gorman refuses to write this season off as a failure, with one final
and one quarter final already achieved, he said on the Spurs website
that the last ten games should be important enough to fight for and
give the team a lift at the end of the season. he also added
that the younger players in the side would have learned a lot against
Chelsea, even though it was not a good experience, they would benefit
from it.
Spurs
youth team beat Blackburn Rovers 2-0 at White Hart Lane tonight to
secure a semi-final place against either Everton or Nottingham
Forest. The Spurs goals came from Lee Barnard and John
Sutton. A report will follow tomorrow.
Simon
Davies has been included in the Wales squad to face the Czech Republic
on March 27th in a friendly, while Steffen Iversen and Oyvind
Leonhardsen were both called up to the Norway squad for a friendly
against Tunisia on the same day.
Jamie
Slabber and Nicky Wettner have been named in the England Under-18
squad who will play Italy on March 20th, with Ronnie Henry and Danny
Foster on stand-by, if required.
Monday 11.3.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs
are awaiting the FA's receipt of the report from referee Andy D'Urso
to see if they will face an inquiry into a coin throwing incident
when a linesman was hit by a 50p piece. Vice chairman
David Buchler said that with CCTV evidence, the club are closing in on
the culprit and that they would be banned for life from White Hart
Lane.
Dean
Richards said on the Spurs website that he made the wrong decision to
try and play Eidur Gudjohnsen offside for the second goal last
night. He hoped the team could bounce back and get a result on
Wednesday at Stamford Bridge though. He said that passions could
still be running high after Sunday's tie, but neither side wanted
another player sent off. With three of the four games between
the two sides having contained red cards, it is unlikely that there
will be a peaceable game on Wednesday.
Glenn
Hoddle called for the players to show their character and get
something out of this season in a run of League results. Talking
to the official website, the Spurs boss urged them to put the
disappointments of the cup defeats behind them and get as much as they
can, working as a unit, out of the remaining games over the next
couple of months.
Teddy
Sheringham has admitted that the "dip" in his form over the
last month has affected his chances of going to the World Cup finals
with England. He said that he was hopeful of getting back into
the groove and regaining his place in the team, but said that he was
running out of time to impress, as are the rest of the fringe players.
Former
Spurs winger Peter Taylor, who is now Brighton and Hove Albion
manager, has warned Spurs and Everton off of making an offer for
striker Bobby Zamora before the summer. Taylor said that he
wants Zamora to stay and spearhead a promotion surge before deciding
what his future holds.
Yannick
Kamanan has gone on trial with Gillingham with a view to a permanent
move. He will play in the friendly against Maidstone United and
then in the reserve fixture at Norwich the next day.
Spurs
youth face their counterparts from Blackburn Rovers in the FA Youth
Cup quarter final tomorrow night at White Hart Lane with kick off at
7.00 p.m. Entrance is £3 adults and £1 children/OAPs.
Sunday 10.3.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Tottenham
were knocked out of the FA Cup today 0-4 by Chelsea at White Hart
Lane. For a match report, click here.
For reaction, click here.
Tottenham
are allegedly facing a FA probe after a linesman was hit by a coin
thrown form the crowd. A bottle was lobbed onto the pitch from
the Chelsea end when a decision to give a yellow card to Richards
instead of the red they wanted went against them and nothing was said
about this.
Glenn
Hoddle said Spurs were over-committed and too hyped up to play their
best football in the match today. He said Chelsea deserved to
win and there can be no complaint about that. He said he was
most disappointed that Tottenham did not pass the ball well and that
they did not give themselves a chance by playing their normal
game. Hoddle went on to add that they gave away goals that could
have been prevented and that you cannot afford to do that at this
level.
Spurs
are supposedly watching Gareth Williams the talented midfielder at Nottingham
Forest. The ball playing Scotsman is rated at £3 million.
Spurious
rumour of the week is that Tottenham see Robbie Savage as the ideal
replacement for Tim Sherwood in midfield. Ha Ha Ha. Even
Savage is not as good as Sherwood.
Tottenham
are also linked with a move for Ipswich Town captain Matt Holland, who
is believed to be ready to leave Portman Road if the Suffolk side are
relegated. He would cost in the region of £5 million, if he
moved on. Now there's a man who could replace Sherwood.
Glasgow
Rangers appear to be ready to release Tore Andre Flo from his Scottish
nightmare and Fulham and Spurs are both keen, but neither London side
would want to pay more then £8 million.
Saturday 9.3.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Glenn
Hoddle fears that he might get the sack from Tottenham if he is not
successful in his first three years. He said that only a trophy
or regular European football could be enough to keep him in the White
Hart Lane hot seat. He sees plenty of positives to take from the
Worthington Cup semi-final second leg win, but said that no two games
are the same. Chelsea are a very good side and it would be a
tight cup tie, he told the Spurs website.
The
Spurs boss also said that should Tottenham lose tomorrow, then they
will not have a chance of winning anything, but the season would not
be over. With Chelsea and Leeds united still to play, Hoddle
said that of they went on a run, then they could get fifth or sixth
position.
Speaking
about the intention to increase the capacity of the Spurs stadium
(wherever that might be located) Hoddle told reporters that he felt
that it was important to keep up with the top clubs in terms of
incoming revenue as there were three strands to progressing as a club;
a larger stadium, investment in a strong Academy and buying players to
produce a better first team.
Dean
Richards is keen to help Spurs to victory over Chelsea tomorrow for
two reasons. Firstly, he missed out on the Worthington FA Cup
before with Wolverhampton Wanderers and would like to go one step
further. He said the reason he joined Spurs was to feature in
big games and Cup finals. He didn't say it, but MEHSTG reads
between the lines that he wouldn't have done that by staying at the
SCBC.
The
Guardian newspaper tells of the deal for Kevin Philips almost being
done and dusted for the summer. Sunderland want £12 million,
but Spurs don't have that much and want a player plus cash deal.
Friday 8.3.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Glenn Hoddle hopes that referee Mike Riley will take another look at
the dismissal of Mauricio Taricco and withdraw the red card after he
has reviewed the action.
SPURS
TEAM NEWS : - Tim Sherwood picked up a groin strain recently and will
have a late fitness test, as will Darren Anderton on his
hamstring. Les Ferdinand is Tottenham's biggest doubt with
stomach and groin injuries.
CHELSEA
TEAM NEWS : - Eidur Gudjohnsen has recovered from a bang on the head
against Fulham and Mario Stanic is available after suspension.
Emmanuel Petit is doubtful after limping off on Wednesday.
Zenden, Ferrer and Terry are all definitely out.
Vice
chairman David Buchler has been going on again about moving away from
White Hart Lane. He said that there was nowhere to park, trains
were cancelled and buses did not run on time, with the traffic being
horrendous. He felt that this had been due to lack of investment
and reiterated that if Haringey Council and the Government improved
the infrastructure of the area, then the club would develop the
current stadium further. He hinted that if this did not happen,
Spurs might have to move to keep up with the sort of stadium soon to
be built at Ashburton Grove.
Luton
Town seem resigned to losing left back Matthew Taylor who could leave
at the end of the season. The Hatters want to recoup some of
their money on his development and are looking for £2 million, but if
they do not raise that amount they will go to tribunal.
Newcastle and Spurs have looked at the 21 year old, who cannot leave
on a free because of his age.
A
rumour reaches us today from Alex, that Stephen Carr's agent is
actively trying to get him a move away from White Hart Lane.
Danish
defender Martin Laursen said he has heard of the rumours linking him
with a move to Tottenham, but he prefers to think about playing for AC
Milan.
Thursday 7.3.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Glenn Hoddle has today put forward the argument for professional
assistant referees as well as the mina match official after last
night's controversial dismissal of Mauricio Taricco for a professional
foul and the subsequent award of a penalty, when the offence took
place outside the box.
Tottenham
have also bee told that they will not be able to appeal against
Treacle's dismissal, as that can only be challenged when there is a
straight red card for violent conduct.
Both
David Beckham and Sir Alex Ferguson said that they thought the
incident was outside the box when it took place, with Beckham saying
he was getting ready to take the free-kick when the penalty was
awarded.
Hoddle
is reported in today's Mirror newspaper to be ready to meet Glasgow
Rangers' asking price of £10 million for midfielder Barry Ferguson
and is reputed to be offering Tim Sherwood and Oyvind Leonhardsen as
part of the deal in a hope to get the player before the end of the
season.
Stephen
Carr said he is feeling a bit more of a part of things at the club now
he is nearing full fitness and is back training with the first team
squad. He is excited about getting some competitive games under
his belt, starting with a part of a reserve match next week if all
goes to plan.
Spurs
boss Glenn Hoddle has denied that he is in the market for £5 million
rated Dwight Yorke. Hoddle also stated that the Spurs board had
not refused to give him the money for the deal, probably as the matter
never arose in the first place.
On
March 11th Tottenham launch an innovative ticketing system with a
virtual view from the seat you are booking. The Internet booking
arrangements will be the first of their kind and will allow members to
book seats at White Hart Lane and get a chance to see the view they
will receive from that seat.
Vice
Chairman David Buchler has spoken out about how he expects Glenn
Hoddle to emulate Alex Ferguson in his tenure at Tottenham. He
said there was progress being made and the excitement around the
football we were playing was obvious. He told of investment in
the academy and his aim to have a 60,000 seater stadium. But
once again, he tried to coerce the local council and central
Government into coming together to improve the infrastructure and
transport links around the ground before committing to redeveloping
White Hart Lane.
Former
Spurs youngster Scott Houghton has left Halifax Town and joined
Conference side Stevenage Borough on a free transfer.
Wednesday 6.3.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs
lost 0-4 at Old Trafford against Manchester United tonight.
Mauricio Taricco was sent off just before half time in conceding a
penalty as the last defender. For a match report, click here.
MUTV
is a free channel with Sky, NTL, and Telewest on the 6th 7th and 8th
March. The match will be shown at midnight on 6th March and again at
8pm on Thursday. (Thanks to John Chapman for the info.)
Before
tonight's game, Glenn Hoddle was still sure that Spurs could qualify
for Europe through the League as they were only one win behind Aston
Villa and
Tim
Sherwood wants to discuss an extension to his Spurs contract and
intends to finish his career at White Hart Lane.
Former
Spurs defender Justin Edinburgh has had to retire form the game after
being unable to overcome a persistent Achilles tendon injury.
Later reports from his agent say the news of his retirement are
premature, as the player intends to play on after seeing a specialist
next week.
Tuesday 5.3.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
The
Mirror newspaper reckon that Spurs have expressed interest in Dwight
Yorke. The 30 year old Manchester United striker would cost
around £5 million.
MAN
UNITED TEAM NEWS : - Roy Keane and Laurent Blanc might return to the
team for the match against Spurs. Diego Forlan might replace
Ruud van Nistelrooy, who could be rested, to make his first appearance
in the starting line-up for the Reds.
SPURS
TEAM NEWS : - Steffen Iversen will miss tomorrow's game against
Manchester United and next Sunday's FA Cup Sixth Round game against
Chelsea with a thigh injury. Darren Anderton will also miss
tomorrow night's match
West
Bromwich Albion have tried to sign Sergei Rebrov on loan from Spurs,
but were told that he was not available to leave on such a deal.
MUTV
is a free channel with Sky, NTL, and Telewest on the 6th 7th and 8th
March. The match will be shown at midnight on 6th March and again at
8pm on Thursday. (Thanks to John Chapman for the info.)
Spurs
have been given 750 tickets for the Premier League match at Craven
Cottage against Fulham on March 24th.
Monday 4.3.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs
have a number of injury doubts ahead of Wednesday's game at Old
Trafford. Simon Davies is the most likely to make the match,
while Steffen Iversen and Darren Anderton are definitely out with
groin and hamstring problems respectively. Tim Sherwood (groin),
Oyvind Leonhardsen (calf) and Les Ferdinand (head) have all picked up
troubles that might rule them out of the visit to Manchester United.
Gus
Poyet revealed today that the team dedicated their win to Glenn Hoddle
and John Gorman who both had family bereavements last week. The
Spurs side appreciated that the two coaches had to work through their
sorrow and wanted to beat Sunderland, so that they might have some
time to reflect without the worry of another defeat on their minds.
The
rumour that Sunderland's Kevin Phillips is to join Tottenham has been
replaced by an even more unlikely one that he is to move to North-East
rivals Newcastle United. His agent says there is no truth in it.
Tottenham
have cancelled the next three screenings to be held at White Hart Lane
because of tickets still being available for the Manchester United and
Chelsea away games, while the Fulham match will be covered by BSkyB
TV.
Les
Ferdinand rued the fact that his goal against Sunderland could not
have come along last week against Blackburn Rovers at Cardiff, but
said that the important thing was to get three points from the
match. The team have talked about qualifying for Europe, whether
that be through the FA Cup or the League and Les said that a run of
results could make that a possibility.
Glenn
Hoddle praised Christian Ziege for his display against Sunderland on
the official website and said that he has been top class since his
move to Tottenham. The Spurs boss said that he had always
thought the German midfielder had a sweet left foot and that he has
put it to good use since joining Spurs.
Spurs
reserves beat Leicester City reserves 2-0 at Filbert Street
tonight. Yannick Kamanan scored both the Tottenham goals, one in
each half.
Sunday 3.3.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Glenn
Hoddle pronounced himself proud of the way the players performed
against Sunderland after what had been a difficult week.
Hoddle
also said that he reckons Teddy Sheringham will spark a good
performance from the team on Wednesday at Old Trafford despite coming
in for some stick from the Spurs fans as yesterday's match. He
said that the Spurs captain was an example to the younger players to
shut themselves off from any criticism that might be thrown at them
from the crowd and had a dig at the fans by saying that it is nice
when the fans are behind you, but the team have to rise above it when
they are not.
Spurs
have been linked with a move for £3 million rated Sheffield Wednesday
central defender Leigh Bromby. Chelsea are also in the hunt for
the talented youngster.
The
club have also said to have sent Glenn Hoddle and John Gorman to watch
Scunthorpe's young centre half Jamie McCombe, who is also highly
rated.
Spurs
are being linked with a move for Danish central defender Martin
Laursen. The 24 year old is currently on loan to AC Milan from
Parma, but Hoddle is believed to be ready to make a bid for the
international.
Tottenham
Ladies Under-15's put in a strong performance in the London FA Youth
Cup final at the Mile End stadium this afternoon, but lost out to
Watford 0-5. The result did not reflect the balance of the game
and if the girls had taken some of their chances, there could have
been a different outcome. Click here
for a match report.
Saturday 2.3.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs
beat Sunderland 2-1 this afternoon at White Hart Lane, with the goals
coming from Gus Poyet and Les Ferdinand. For a match report,
click here.
For reaction, click here.
There
was a minute's silence to mark the death of Glenn Hoddle father that
was immaculately observed by both sets of supporters, before the game
today.
Anyone
in East London on Sunday could support the Ladies Under-15s at Mile
End Stadium in the London FA Youth Cup Final - kick off 3 p.m.
They play Watford and would appreciate any support they can get.
The
Spurs Under-17's won the FA Under-17 Premier League title with a 3-2
win over Millwall, while Arsenal lost their last match to put Spurs
two points ahead with a game in hand. Michael Malcolm scored
twice and Mark Yeates another to give Spurs the title.
Kasey
Keller played for the USA in their 4-0 win over Honduras in a friendly
international today.
Friday 1.3.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
John
Gorman has said that even if Tottenham do not qualify for Europe next
season, the name of Glenn Hoddle will attract the top players to the
club.
SPURS
TEAM NEWS : - Dean Richards returns to the Tottenham defence after
being cup-tied for last Sunday's Worthington Cup Final.
Steffen Iversen meanwhile has suffered a thigh injury in training and
although he hopes it could be limited to two or three days out, there
are fears in some reports that he might miss the rest of the
season.
Darren Anderton might need a late fitness test after playing through
the Blackburn Rovers match last week with a hamstring problem.
SUNDERLAND
TEAM NEWS : - Patrick Mboma will be in the starting line-up for the
first time for the Black Cats.
David
Pleat responded to Father Christmas look-a-like, Chelsea chairman Ken
Bates' comments about Spurs gloating over their 5-1 win in the
Worthington Cup semi-final second leg match. He said that the
man who was once chairman of Oldham Athletic and knows a thing about
loyalty, was trying to illicit a response from his players. The
Tottenham Director of Football said that Spurs were a sporting club
and that their traditions were well known, but they did not include
gloating. Pleat added that Bates would be missed by the media and his
"friends in football" when he eventually leaves
Chelsea. It can't come too soon for us at MEHSTG.
Christian
Ziege has said that if Tottenham can put together a run of results,
then there is no reason why they cannot qualify for Europe through
their placing in the Premiership. The German wing back pointed
to other teams who have done so and made progress up the league,
including Manchester United, he told the Spurs website.
Stephen
Clemence has revealed to the Spurs official website that he had no
reaction from his groin injury after playing an hour of the reserves
match at West Ham United on Tuesday. He is hoping to get 90
minutes under his belt against Leicester City reserves on Monday.
Stephen
Carr has targeted the away reserve fixture at Charlton Athletic for
his return to football on Wednesday March 13th. The Republic of
Ireland international is convinced that he will be fit for the World
Cup this summer, after recovering from a knee injury that has kept him
out of the side for the whole of this season so far.
Defender
Alton Thelwell has expressed his frustration in not being part of the
first team as much this season as he was last time around. He
said he must continue to try and impress the manager into including
him in the first team squad more often.
Via
the club's official website, Glenn Hoddle has thanked all the fans who
sent messages of condolences after his father's death this week.
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