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Monday 31.3.2003
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 The
Daily Express reports that Tottenham are after French manager Roger
Lemerre to replace Glenn Hoddle !! The man who flopped at the
World Cup when in charge of France, is now currently coaching the
Tunisian national side.
Spurs
Reserves drew 1-1 with Ipswich Town tonight at Stevenage Borough
FC. Rohan Ricketts equalised an earlier away goal from the
penalty spot. A match report can be found by clicking here.
Tottenham
have confirmed that they will be travelling to America to play the DC
United side in a return fixture for the Tottenham Tribute game staged
at White Hart Lane earlier this season. The match will take
place on May 14th and Spurs will face a changed United team, as they
battle for the Capital Cup (a trophy intended to be played for by
teams from cities across the world). Tottenham say on their
website that they intend to announce more international matches before
the end of April.
Meanwhile,
the first Spurs pre-season friendly has been announced with Oxford
United being the opposition. Tottenham will visit the Kassam
Stadium on July 20th for the warm-up match, although a kick off time
has yet to be announced.
Gary
Doherty said he will consider what his best position is during this
summer. In what he is calling a "massive decision", he
will pick between centre-half and centre-forward.
An
old favourite has resurfaced with Hamburg's Iranian midfielder Mehdi
Mahdavikia being linked with a move to Spurs and Manchester United.
Sunday 30.3.2003
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Spurs
and Manchester United are watching Tranmere Rovers young striker Chris
Dagnall. He has played or the reserves at the age of 16 and has
many admirers.
Steed
Malbranque's desire to leave Fulham could spark interest from
Tottenham. Liverpool are the favourites to pay £4.5 million for
the French midfielder, but Chelsea and Spurs are also thought to be
monitoring his situation.
Two
strikers previously linked with Spurs are being courted by AC
Milan. Fernando Morientes and James Beattie have both taken the
eye of the Italian table toppers.
Meanwhile,
a current AC Milan player, who Tottenham came mighty close to signing,
Rivaldo, has asked Gerard Houllier to rescue him from his Italian
nightmare. Mind you, playing alongside Emile Heskey is rescuing
him ?? The Liverpool boss has said that buying players like
Rivaldo is not the way forward though.
Robbie
Keane has joined up with the Republic of Ireland squad and should
start in the match against Albania on Wednesday in Tirana.
Goalkeeper
Rob Burch is back from his loan spell at conference side Woking.
Spurs
Ladies Under-11 progressed to the quarter finals of the League Cup
with a 3-0 win over Belmont United, the Under-13s drew 1-1 with Luton
Town Belles in the League, while the Under-15s beat Harpenden 6-0 to
end the season in second in their age group. For the latest on
the Ladies teams, click here.
Saturday 29.3.2003
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Gary
Doherty scored the winner as a striker for the Republic of Ireland in
their 2-1 away victory in Georgia today. Stephen Carr also
played for the Republic.
Simon
Davies played in Wales' 4-0 home win over Azerbaijan in Cardiff.
Kasey
Keller was part of the USA side that beat Venezuela 2-0 in a friendly
international today.
Mark
Yeates bagged a hat-trick as the Under-19 side beat Bristol City 3-2
away.
Friday 28.3.2003
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Millwall
have said they would welcome Teddy Sheringham's return as a player,
but that there was no vacancy as a manager, contrary to some rumours
that the Spurs striker was heading to the New Den as player-manager.
The
club have ruled out rumours of Glenn Hoddle being deposed as Spurs
manager in the summer.
David
Pleat has been fuming about his name (and that of the club) being used
as bait to catch a dodgy Spanish agent on a TV programme over
there. Pleat said he had never done business with this agent.
Spurs
are set to travel to Washington to play DC United on May 14th as a
return for the Tottenham Tribute Trust played last year to raise money
for ex-Spurs players.
Robbie
Keane has confirmed that following the death of his father, he will
not be playing for the Republic of Ireland against Georgia on
Saturday.
Thursday 27.3.2003
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Glenn
Hoddle is hoping that Dean Richards can overcome his back injury to
feature in the home game against Birmingham City on Saturday
week. The centre half is still struggling to be fully fit for
that match and with Ben Thatcher missing with a calf injury and
Anthony Gardner still out with a torn hamstring, the manager's options
are limited.
Assistant
manager John Gorman has said there is not a crisis at Spurs (what else
was he going to say ?) and said that there were some
"disgruntled" players in the team, but every side has
them. He went on to say what you would expect him to say ...
UEFA spot not out of question ... too many injuries ... aware of Kevin
Phillips, but the club look at a lot of players ... Blah, blah, blah.
On
the Nationwide League's transfer deadline day, when everyone is
picking up the talented young bones from Ipswich Town's carcass, Spurs
have sensibly kept out of any transfer dealing.
The
London Evening Standard have put two and two together and come up with
a big story about Robert Earl (the man behind the Planet Hollywood
restaurant chain) and Phillip Green (former British Home Stores boss)
sharing a table at a charity bash and discussing a joint bid to take
over their favourite football team ... none other than ... Tottenham
Hotspur. Both these men got rich through business and might
baulk at taking on a football club, although the Standard surmise that
something is happening at the club as the Stock Exchange have reported
two major banks becoming involved in moving THFC plc shares on.
Reserve
defender Stephen Kelly has returned from Southend United, where he was
on loan and has joined Queens Park Rangers, on loan for a month, where
he could make his debut on Monday.
Meanwhile,
reserve team-mate and fellow defender Ronnie Henry will replace him on
loan at Roots Hall until the end of the season.
Manchester
City and Arsenal are expected to try and take Stephen Carr away from
White Hart Lane this summer according to some reports.
Dean
Marney who was supposed to be on loan at Sheffield United, is on loan
at Sheffield United, but is not the Tottenham Hotspur version.
This Dean Marney is from Harrow Borough and therefore, thank to Karl
Fonseca's information, we can rest assured that this Deano will not be
going anywhere in the near future.
Wednesday 26.3.2003
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Today's
big story revolves around stories carried by the papers today that
there was a big training ground bust-up between Ben Thatcher, Robbie
Keane, Teddy Sheringham and manager Glenn Hoddle. It is alleged
that the players were told that they were ignoring the manager's
tactics and the team's style of play, while "not earning their
money". The claims have been denied by Hoddle who puts it
down to more "mischievous reporting", but admitted there was
a meeting after the Liverpool game in which some positive points were
raised. Hod's "strained" relationship with Director of
Football David Pleat was also mentioned. Captain Teddy
Sheringham, who, along with Darren Anderton are reported to be unhappy
with Hoddle's management of the team, came out in support of the boss,
saying there was no conflict within the team and
management. It is confusing isn't it ??
Kasey Keller must have got a knock on his head in the Bolton Wanderers
match, as he still thinks Spurs can qualify for Europe.
Gary
Doherty came out of the game at the Reebok Stadium with a back strain
and was missing from the Republic of Ireland's training session, but
should be fit to play up front for his country. Chris Hughton
said he is more of a forward than a defender for the Irish national
side !!
Tuesday 25.3.2003
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Spurs
reserves lost 0-1 to Charlton reserves at the Valley tonight.
Robbie
Keane has issued a statement on the official website saying that his
father died of cancer last night. MEHSTG would like to add to
the messages of condolence and our thoughts are with Robbie and his
family at this sad time.
Ben
Thatcher has pulled a calf muscle and the club website says they do
not know how long he will be out for.
Monday 24.3.2003
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Spurs
lost 0-1 to Bolton Wanderers tonight at the Reebok Stadium.
Click here for a match report.
Click here for Reaction.
Spurs
reserves match against Charlton Athletic reserves will be played at
the Valley tomorrow night (Tuesday) and not Wednesday as first
scheduled.
Kasey
Keller's contract extension will keep him at White Hart Lane until
2005.
Sunday 23.3.2003
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The
News of the World claims that Glenn Hoddle will make a £8 million
move for Shabani Nonda of Monaco in the summer. The forward said
he would be happy to play for Spurs and that he was concentrating on
winning the Championnat with his side at the moment, but in the
summer, he would consider a move. The only question would be the
price Spurs would have to pay for him.
Matthew
Etherington has been included in the England Under-21 squad to face
Portugal and Turkey in the next two weeks.
Speaking
on the Spurs website, Lars Hirschfeld recalls the moment his injury
happened while on loan at Luton Town ... "Playing against Oldham
with about 20 minutes gone I went to save a shot and pulled off quite
a funky move. Basically I did the splits and heard a pop in the back
of my leg - it was over then and I knew something was wrong."
Not funky then Lars !!
Spurs
Ladies drew 1-1 with Dagenham and Redbridge, the Under-13s thrashed
Buntingford Cougars 10-1 and the Under-15s lost out 1-4 to QPR.
For the latest match reports, click here.
Saturday 22.3.2003
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TOTTENHAM
TEAM NEWS : - Jamie Slabber retains his place in the Spurs squad for
Monday's visit to Bolton Wanderers, the official site reveals.
BOLTON
TEAM NEWS : - Defender Simon Charlton returns after a knee
injury, midfielder Kevin Nolan could feature after playing in a
midweek reserve match, but he limped off with a leg injury. Paul
Warhurst might be considered if he can prove he is over his hamstring
trouble.
Contrary
to stories yesterday stating that Dean Marney will leave Spurs for
Sheffield United, the defender has signed a new
Kasey
Keller has extended his stay at White Hart Lane by signing a new
contract, which has been in discussion for a while now. This
could cast doubt over Neil Sullivan's position at the club.
Reserve
central defender Paul O'Donoghue has been able to lose his crutches
and is looking to get back into training after suffering cartilage
damage on the training pitch.
Friday 21.3.2003
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TOTTENHAM
TEAM NEWS : - Dean Richards is doubtful for Monday's televised
match against Bolton Wanderers with a bad back, despite having served
his suspension. Chris Perry could return after a successful run
out with the reserves in midweek, while Darren Anderton is available
after suspension and Robbie Keane might be fit after twisting his knee
a few weeks back.
The
Yorkshire Post report that Sheffield United are looking at a move for
reserve defender Dean Marney and reckon that Spurs would not ask for a
fee for him, even though he has two years left to run on his
contract. They even claim that he played a game on trial for the
Blades in midweek. I think that the club rate the player who has
just returned from a loan spell at Swindon Town and will not let him
leave White Hart Lane.
Goalkeeper
Lars Hirschfeld returned to Tottenham after a month's loan at Luton
Town, with a hamstring injury. It is reported on Planet Football
that he could be out of action for five weeks, thus missing the Canada
international friendly against Estonia on March 29th.
Former
Spurs player and manager Terry Venables departed as Leeds United
manager today, by mutual consent.
Thursday 20.3.2003
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Christian
Ziege's latest injury scare has involved a "rough" bit of
cartilage that occurred in a training accident. He felt that it
might have been ligament damage as he heard a crack when it happened,
but a Berlin surgeon found that area of his knee OK and the German
international hopes to fit in some matches before the season is over.
AC
Milan's Martin Laursen said he is interested in joining Spurs next
season on a year long loan. The Danish international defender is
keen to get first team football after slipping out of the picture at
the San Siro and although recognizing that Tottenham are not
necessarily challenging for the title every year, they are in a good
position. 25 year old Laursen would also relish the chance to
pit his skills in the Premier League, especially for a London team.
The
Spurs website informs us that Jamie Redknapp should be training again
in two weeks, after recovering from his broken toe.
Shrewsbury
Town hoped to sign former Tottenham front man Chris Armstrong to cover
for suspended players, but this striking option was ruled out, because
Armstrong has to undergo an operation. That's the story of his
life, isn't it ??
Wednesday 19.3.2003
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Matthew
Etherington has been encouraged by Glenn Hoddle to come inside from
his left wing position and to stop playing in "straight
lines", according to an interview on the Spurs website.
Kasey
Keller has been selected for the USA squad to play a friendly against
Japan in March in America.
Planet
Football tell us that when Porto striker Helder Postiga was 10 he
dreamed of playing for Tottenham. Now he is still interested in
a move to England, but the dream could be a long way from reality
these days. His agent said that the forward would not limit
himself to playing for Spurs in the Premiership though.
Reserve defender Stephen Kelly has signed a new contract with the club
to keep him at White Hart Lane.
However, Under-19 winger Mario Noto has had his contract cancelled and
has moved to Reading to finish his apprenticeship.
Spurs
Reserves beat Leicester City Reserves 1-0 thanks to a Jamie Slabber
goal. Ex-Spurs reserve forward John Sutton appeared for
Leicester as a second half substitute.
Former
Spurs youth striker Simon Clist has had his loan spell from Bristol
City to Torquay United extended.
Tuesday 18.3.2003
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Chris
Perry has told the club website that he is ready to start training
again after his neck injury. The defender told the site that he
was fairly fit, although he had been going through some physically
tough training to get to where he was now.
Kazuyuki
Toda had been omitted form the Japan squad who will undertake a two
match tour of the USA.
Spurs
are reportedly watching Bobby Zamora and are thought to be ready to
move for him in the summer. The £4 million rated Brighton and
Hove Albion striker has been the subject of regular rumours and Glenn
Hoddle has checked him out in action as recently as last week, hoping
he will be the man to partner Robbie Keane.
Another
supposed target for Tottenham is Internazionale defender Marco
Materazzi, according to the Sun. The former Everton centre half
could be allowed to leave for about £4 million, despite being signed
for £7.5 million from Perugia two summers ago. Spurs are quite
well served in this department, so it might indicate that there will
be a bit of a clear-out in the defence at the end of the season.
Porto's
20 year old striker Helder Postiga has attracted interest from
Manchester United and also from Spurs. Both sides are reported
to be ready to make a bid for the talented forward, with Juventus
waiting in the wings too, although he is contracted to the Portuguese
side until 2007.
The
Spurs website has detailed the Under-17 teams play-off matches.
They are in a group with Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers and SCBC.
They will play their matches as follows ...
Blackburn Rovers (away) Saturday March 22
SCBC (Home) Saturday April 5
Liverpool (Away) Saturday April 26
Guy
Butters has joined Barnet on loan from Brighton and Hove Albion.
Former
Spurs manager Peter Shreeves has resigned as manager of Barnet.
Monday 17.3.2003
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Glenn
Hoddle has said that stories saying he has not spoken to Ben Thatcher
in two months are "pathetic". He said that at that
time, he talked with the defender about his future and what he needs
to improve on to get in the team, but since then they have spoken
every day.
Following
the spat between Taricco and Diouf in yesterday's game and the
comments made by Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier, the Argentinian
defender has said that as far as he is concerned, it is all dead and
buried. Taricco told the London Evening Standard that once he
leaves the pitch, everything is forgotten. Shame M. Houllier
cannot approach things in the same way. Especially as he said
the referee spotted what was going on (whatever that was) and you
would have thought he would have taken action if there was anything
remiss. Glenn Hoddle has decided not to report the matter
involving Houllier's verbal attack on Taricco to the FA.
The
official website say Hoddle claims that Anthony Gardner and Steffen
Iversen have a remote chance of playing at Bolton Wanderers next
Monday. He said that Anderton and Richards will return from
suspension, while Chris Perry will play a reserve game this week to
test his neck injury. The manager added that Jamie Redknapp's
broken toe is taking longer than expected to heal.
Sunday 16.3.2003
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Spurs
lost 2-3 to Liverpool this afternoon at White Hart Lane.
Mauricio Taricco hit his first goal for the club and Teddy Sheringham
got a late consolation. For a match report, click here.
For reaction click here.
Glenn
Hoddle has criticised Gerard Houllier's actions in verbally attacking
Mauricio Taricco in the tunnel at half-time as "not
on". He said that the Liverpool manager's assertion that
Spurs (and Taricco in particular) were trying to get El Hadji Diouf
sent off was unprofessional and that he felt that he should tell the
player and management that they should do something about it.
The Spurs boss retorted that the matter had not even been discussed in
the build-up to the game and he was not sure where Houllier was coming
from.
With
Sunderland all but relegated, rumour has sprung up again surrounding
Glenn Hoddle's interest in Kevin Phillips, which newspapers are saying
that in the summer Spurs might make another move.
Tottenham
are also being linked with Maccabi Haifa's Nigerian striker Yakubu Ayegbeni, who is currently on loan
at Portsmouth. The £4
million rated forward is also attracting interest from SCBC.
Saturday 15.3.2003
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Liverpool's
El Hadji Diouf looks set to start tomorrow's match despite the
controversy surrounding him and the spitting incident at Celtic Park
in the UEFA Cup tie.
Stephen
Carr and Gary Doherty are also in the Republic of Ireland squad for
their Euro 2004 qualifiers, joining Robbie Keane.
Spurs
Under-19s beat Wimbledon 1-0 at Spurs Lodge this morning thanks to a
Ronnie Henry goal.
Former
Spurs winger Andy Turner had joined Northampton Town and Terry Fenwick
from Tamworth Town, but following Fenwick's sacking, he has now moved
on to Northwich Victoria.
Friday 14.3.2003
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TOTTENHAM
TEAM NEWS : - Robbie Keane might be fit to return against Liverpool on
Sunday. The Irishman is said by TeamTalk to have overcome his
ankle ligament injury (although the official website says he won't be
fit until the Bolton match) , but the Spurs site rates Gus Poyet as
only 50-50 for the match ... so this means he will probably
play. Dean Marney and Jamie Slabber have been added to the squad
for the game.
LIVERPOOL
TEAM NEWS : - Emile Heskey is doubtful with a hamstring problem,
while El Hadji Diouf might miss the game following the alleged
"spitting" incident in the UEFA Cup tie against Celtic on
Thursday.
Glenn
Hoddle has blasted the Press for their insistent reporting that he has
a communication problem with some of the Tottenham players. He
said that he has spoken to Steffen Freund, Teddy Sheringham and Ben
Thatcher and that Jonathan Blondel had not been playing because he has
been out with a broken shoulder. Hoddle added that the comments
relating to Sheringham's contract being dependent on the club getting
a UEFA Cup place were not true. He said there were other factors
to be considered, but talks would take place in the summer. The
Spurs manager put a lot of the stories down to mischievous reporting
and said those inside the club knew the truth.
Spurs
almost signed Martin Laursen from AC Milan in January, before the
player decided he would remain in Italy. Glasgow Rangers were
also in the same advanced stages as Tottenham, but could not seal the
deal. However, he now feels that he might go out on loan next
season and both clubs might renew their interest, along with
Liverpool.
Borussia
Dortmund are said to be interested in signing Steffen Freund.
The Spurs defensive midfielder previously played for the German club
before joining Tottenham.
The
Spurs site said today that Chris Perry is sue to return to training
this week after recovering from his neck injury.
Robbie
Keane has been included in the Republic of Ireland squad for their
Euro 2004 qualifying matches against Albania and Georgia.
Michael
Malcolm's success in the Spurs reserves and England Under-18 team
could cost the club, as they will have to pay out some compensation to
Wycombe Wanderers for the conditions in his contract that say the
money must be paid after so many appearances.
Someone
called Glen Johnson, who apparently plays for West Ham United, has
claimed that Mauricio Taricco acted like a little girl when his legs
were pushed away in the recent match between the two. The young
Iron reckons Taricco was trying to get him sent off.
Thursday 13.3.2003
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Teddy
Sheringham has been informed that he will have to wait until near the
end of the season before learning if he will get another 12 months at
Tottenham. The decision hinges on the club's participation in
the UEFA Cup and that will not be known until near the end of the
season. Manager Glenn Hoddle informed the team captain of his
decision two days before the club's most recent defeat against West
Ham United.
Goran
Bunjevcevic has returned to training and has had no ill effects from a
knee injury he picked up in the West Ham United match.
Rumours
that Spurs might be in for Martin Laursen, the AC Milan midfielder,
have prompted stories that Middlesbrough might also be involved in a
struggle to win his services. Other clubs lining up for his
signature include the lesser lights of Real Madrid, Manchester United
and Barcelona.
Wednesday 12.3.2003
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Anthony
Gardner has told the Spurs website that he hopes to be back in
training in a couple of weeks time after tearing a hamstring at
Chelsea on February 1st.
Maik
Taylor's appeal against his red card picked up for bringing down Simon
Davies in the match at White Hart Lane on February 24th has been
denied by the FA, after the Video Review Panel recommended his
suspension be quashed. He will now miss the next two Fulham
games.
Tuesday 11.3.2003
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Gus
Poyet could be fit to return to action against Liverpool on Sunday
after getting over his ankle injury.
Team-mate
Christian Ziege has been given the all-clear after an operation on his
knee. He twisted it in training in his comeback from his
horrific thigh injury, but the exploratory op showed no serious
damage.
Meanwhile
Steffen Iversen hopes to be ready to play against Bolton Wanderers on
Monday 24th March, after getting back to fitness following his back
injury.
Simon
Davies has been included in the Welsh squad for the Euro 2004
qualifying matches against Yugoslavia and Azerbaijan.
The
London Evening Standard carries a story about Tottenham being offered
a home at Wembley should they want it and are willing to pay back the
£120 million Lottery money to Sport England that conditionally
precludes any club side playing at the national stadium. It says
Spurs have had talks with the owners about staging home matches there,
as have Arsenal.
Glenn
Hoddle is believed to have checked out Monaco's Burundi international
striker Shabani Nonda with a view to bringing him to White Hart
Lane. The forward could leave for around £6 million in the
summer and Hoddle is believed to be searching for a partner for Robbie
Keane. The player's English style of play could attract a bid
come the end of the season.
Tottenham
are reported to be favourites to sign Udinese's Danish midfielder
Martin Jorgensen in the summer.
Tottenham's
reserve match away to Watford has been re-arranged for Thursday 3rd April
2003 with a kick off of 7.00 p.m.
Johnnie
Jackson has gone on loan to Colchester United for a month.
Monday 10.3.2003
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Daniel
Levy was the man behind Kondar's £40.3 million buy out of ENIC,
leaving him as the sole director of the club's major
shareholder. The company was set up in October 2002 with the
intention of launching the offer and Levy now has a 29.9% shareholding
in the club.
Steffen
Freund has said that he would rather stay in the Premiership than
return to Germany. He has had offers from his homeland, but said
that he enjoys the passion of the Premiership and would welcome offers
from interested clubs.
Fernando
Morientes said today that he cannot help speculation surrounding a
move away from the Bernabeu while he is not a regular in the
side. He went on to add that he was committed to Real Madrid,
but the media link him with a new club almost every day. One of
those clubs is Tottenham Hotspur.
Spurs
have apologised to their fans on their website for the number of games
that have taken place on a Sunday and although they have had little
control over the games being moved in most instances, they say they
will approach the Premier League to see if it can be avoided next
season.
The
site also revealed that Steffen Iversen is making progress in
overcoming his back injury, so should be training again soon.
Goals
from Milenko Acimovic and Jamie Slabber gave Spurs reserves a 2-0 win
over Chelsea at Aldershot tonight. In addition to this, Acimovic
had a penalty saved and David Galbraith got sent off for two yellow
card offences.
With
the World Under-20 Championships being cancelled, young Spurs defender
Stephen Kelly has extended his stay at Roots Hall for another month on
loan.
Sunday 9.3.2003
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Spurs
are said to be beating AS Roma to the signing of Zlatan Ibrahimovic of
Ajax. Glenn Hoddle is reported in the News of the World to
already have had talks with the Swedish striker rated at £5 million.
Saturday 8.3.2003
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Kasey
Keller said on the Spurs site that he cannot believe how unlucky Dean
Richards has been with injuries lately and that he still thinks Spurs
will qualify for the UEFA Cup thanks to their good home form, which
can see them through to the end of the season.
Friday 7.3.2003
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West
Ham are rumoured to be interested in Spurs target Bobby Zamora.
It is claimed that they might move for the Brighton and Hove Albion
striker should they stay up in the Premier League. However,
Glenn Hoddle might make a firmer offer should this happen.
Thursday 6.3.2003
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Spurs
fans have been accused of racism by Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein
and Chelsea's Ken Bates. It is claimed that the club are
allowing a culture of racism to develop because the fans call
themselves "the Yids" and the two London bigwigs claim Spurs
should do something about it.
Tottenham's
home match has been chosen for a Sky TV showing and has been moved
from Saturday 26th April to Sunday 27th April, with the kick off at
4.05 p.m.
The
Spurs website reveals that Jonathan Blondel is back in light training
after suffering a slight fracture of his shoulder.
Both
Dean Richards and Darren Anderton will miss the match against
Liverpool because of suspensions.
TeamTalk
claim that Tottenham might renew their interest in West Bromwich
Albion's Welsh midfielder Jason Koumas should his side be relegated.
Planet
Football tell of Qu Bo's caution over his deal to move to
Tottenham. He does not want the Press to get carried away until
he obtains his work permit and said that he hopes that is the time for
congratulations, not now. The site reveal that the deal could
involve a fee that could rise to £1.65 million over five years and
that the Chinese club will receive £100,000 whether the work permit
is awarded or not.
Spurs
Youth team were knocked out of the FA Youth Cup at the quarter final
stage tonight, when they lost 0-1 to Middlesbrough at the Riverside
stadium.
Tottenham
have some young players from ENIC owned club Vicenza with them for a
training stint. Stefano Ferrari and Davide Zampieri won the trip
from their club, whose ex-player Fabio Viviani visited Tottenham last
year to study the coaching methods used here.
Wednesday 5.3.2003
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Chinese
international Qu Bo will
be joining Tottenham in the summer. Tottenham Hotspur today
announced that he will be linking up for pre-season training and will
have a medical while getting his work permit sorted out. The
club must be fairly confident that he will get his permit this time,
as that was his stumbling block earlier this season. The 21 year
old Qingdau Yizhong winger showed much promise while with the club in
pre-season and Spurs have obviously kept in touch with his club in the
interim. Realistic signing or the embodiment of commercial
opportunism ?? Hmmm, I wonder ??
Spurs
are being linked with a move for Ajax striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic in
the summer, according to the Italian press.
Currently unattached former Spurs keeper, Espen Baardsen, is said to
have turned down a move to Sheffield United.
...
and just when you thought it was safe to go back to White Hart Lane
... TAG are back !! They think Glenn Hoddle should resign and
let ENIC and the board take the rap for the disappointment caused to
all Spurs fans everywhere.
Tuesday 4.3.2003
(For other Spurs history on this day click here)
Tottenham
lost 1-3 to Bohemians (Dublin) tonight at Dalymount Park. The
Bohs took a first minute lead, then Gary Doherty bundled an equaliser
on 28 minutes, before the home side went on to notch two further
goals.
Steffen
Freund has said he would like to continue playing for another two
years and has not ruled out a return to Germany to finish his career.
Stephen
Kelly's loan deal at Southend United has been extended by one week
!! This will allow him to play two more league matches before he
departs for the World Under-20 Championships in Dubai. However,
the Third Division side would like to take him back to Roots Hall when
he returns, in case they are involved in the play-offs.
According
to Planet Football, Tottenham have paid a visit to Atalanta and were
very impressed with striker Fausto Rossini. The 25 year old is
said to have a very "English" style and has been touted as
the next Mark Hateley !!
Monday 3.3.2003
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David
Pleat has announced that the clubs will have talks later this month
with Matthew Etherington about an extension to his contract that
expires in the summer of 2004.
The
players and manager put the defeat at West ham down to getting off to
a slow start. They do believe however, that if they do not
perform that badly again, then a UEFA Cup place could be a possibility.
Sunday 2.3.2003
(For other Spurs history on this day click here)
As
well as Fernando Morientes being linked with Spurs again, Tottenham
are also being rumoured to be ready to take Jon Dahl Tomasson off AC
Milan's hands in the summer should they decide to offload him.
Ben
Thatcher revealed today in The People newspaper that many of the
Tottenham players are unsure about their future at the club and that
they have not been told what will be happening. He has been told
to find himself another club and he thinks a number of players will
follow him on the path out of White Hart Lane. Thatcher said
that the manager doesn't say much and feared he would not be able to
move as the club have a higher price on him than other clubs might be
prepared to pay. By speaking out, he could be the next one after
Sherwood and Freund to criticise the regime and be outcast for it.
Spurs
are supposedly watching Steven Jennings, a young Tranmere Rovers
midfielder, who has featured in their FA Youth Cup run, along with the
likes of Manchester United and Everton.
The
News of the World said that Anthony Gardner will be fit in time to
play Liverpool on March 16th.
Saturday 1.3.2003
(For other Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs
lost to West Ham United 0-2 at Upton Park this afternoon. Click here
for a match report. For Reaction click here.
Spurs
Under-19s drew 1-1 with Fulham at Spurs Lodge this morning with Mark
Yeates scoring for Tottenham.
Meanwhile,
the Under-17s beat Southampton 3-0 with goals from Andy Barcham, Jamie
O'Hara and Charlie Lee.
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