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Wednesday 31.3.2004
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 Tottenham
are supposedly ready to make a move to approach Charlton Athletic
manager Alan Curbishley to take over at White Hart Lane, after
Giovanni Trapattoni looks likely to stay on in the Italian manager's
post.
Jermain
Defoe and Anthony Gardner made their England debuts as substitutes in
tonight's friendly 0-1 defeat against Sweden in Gothenburg.
Stephen
Carr missed the Republic of Ireland's friendly against the Czech
Republic in Dublin because of a knee injury, but Robbie Keane scored
an injury time winner for the Irish. Gary Doherty was
stretchered off with an ankle injury in the second half.
Helder
Postiga was a 61st minute substitute for Portugal in their 1-2 defeat
by Italy.
Season
ticket prices are released for season 2004-05. Click here
for details. They include extra benefits this season, so to find
out what you get for your money, click here.
The
Star reports that Spurs' young defender Ricky Dobson is to have a
trial at Reading.
Jamie
O'Hara played for England Under-18s in their 1-0 win over Belgium at
Northampton tonight.
OTHER
NEWS ... Northern Ireland win for the first time in 16 matches
with a 1-0 victory over Estonia ... Leeds fans are planning to raise
£10 million to buy Elland Road ...
Tuesday 30.3.2004
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Raddy
Antic has quit as manager of Celta Vigo in Spain, but has denied that
he is going to become the new Tottenham manager.
Further
bad news on the Spurs managerial front is that Giovanni Trapattoni has
said that he wants to "move upstairs" in the Italian FA or
continue as their national manager beyond Euro 2004, thus quashing any
hope that Spurs might have had of tempting him to White Hart Lane.
AS
Roma's manager Fabio Capello has said that he would love to move to
manage in England. This has lead to speculation that Chelsea and
Spurs could make a move for him, even though he still has a year of
his contract to run.
Nottingham
Forest's Irish midfielder Andy Reid has said that he longs to play at
the top level and realises that it is unlikely that he will achieve
that with the First Division club.
Christian
Ziege has said on the Spurs site that he is recovering well from his
groin injury picked up at the New Dell on Saturday and could be fit to
face Chelsea.
Tottenham
are supposedly ready to cash in on Lazio's financial crisis with a
move for 29 year old midfielder Stefane Fiore. Spurs could also
be negotiating for another Lazio star, but the talk is that Fiore's
move is in the pipeline and the Italian press seems to give the story
quite a bit of credence.
Spurs
are being linked with a move for Chelsea's French midfielder Emmanuel
Petit, who will be available on a free transfer.
Philip
Ifil played for England Under-19s against Germany and had a hand in
teh England goal in the 1-1 draw.
OTHER
NEWS ... England will be captained by Steven Gerrard tomorrow
against Sweden ... England Under-21s drew 2-2 in Sweden this afternoon
...
Monday 29.3.2004
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TeamTalk
report that David Pleat is refusing to comment on the speculation that
his time at Tottenham Hotspur might be coming to an end. The
Spurs caretaker manager said he did not want to commit himself to a
statement now that might catch him out in the future.
The
London Evening Standard is claiming that Spurs might be failing in
their efforts to lure Giovanni Trapattoni and Mark Hughes as the new
management team. it claims that both are prevaricating and that
Tottenham have not spoken about moving out Chris Hughton or Clive
Allen to make way for the new incumbents.
Meanwhile,
the paper claims that Jose Mourinho will be Tottenham's new manager,
as Santos' young midfielder Diego is set to join Spurs for £11
million in the summer, saying that he is looking to play in London for
a Portuguese manager. This has lead the Standard to put two and
two together.
Stephen
Kelly has been called into the Republic of Ireland squad for the
friendly game against the Czech Republic on Wednesday in Dublin. Gary
Doherty will definitely start for the Irish team.
OTHER
NEWS ... Dagenham and Redbridge manager Garry Hill resigns ...
Sunday 28.3.2004
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Spurs
are said to be interested in bringing Bayern Munich's England
midfielder Owen Hargreaves to the Premier League. However, they
face stiff competition for his signature from Liverpool, Manchester
United and Arsenal.
...
and finally ... a
replica shirt from the 1963 European Cup Winners Cup Final, signed by
ace Spurs marksman Jimmy Greaves is the subject of this silent charity
auction. The signature is authentic having been
autographed by Jimmy on the 30th October 2003, when he attended a
Sportsman Dinner promoting his autobiography.
The pure white Spurs replica shirt is mounted on a navy blue
background and professionally framed. It also includes an
engraved plate to commemorate Spurs’
victory in the 1963 European Cup Winners Cup Final.
Bids should be made in a sealed envelope giving your name address and
contact telephone number and sent to Martin Smith, Messrs. Bassets,
33/35 Balmoral Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 4QB.
All monies from this auction will be divided equally between the Kent
Air Ambulance Trust and the Medway Asthma Self-Help Group in memory of
Ben Smith and Bill Rayner respectively.
OTHER
NEWS ... Sven Goran Eriksson signs a two year extension to his
deal to be England manager until 2008 ...
Saturday 27.3.2004
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Tottenham
lost 0-1 against SCBC at the New Dell this afternoon. For a
match report, click here.
Reaction to follow.
Robbie
Keane (hamstring), Christian Ziege (groin) and Ledley King (hamstring)
all picked up injuries in today's match.
Claudio
Ranieri has denied he has had talks with other clubs, with speculation
surrounding his tenure at Stamford Bridge. It is expected that
many of tomorrow's papers will link him with the Tottenham manager's
post.
The
Guardian reports that Tottenham's bid for Mark van Bommel was £3.5
million. However, the piece goes on to say that he would prefer
the Premier League to the Bundesliga and that he might still end up at
White Hart Lane next season, even though Aston Villa were supposedly
watching him in PSV Eindhoven's UEFA Cup tie against Bordeaux in
midweek.
Anthony
Gardner and Jermain Defoe have both been picked by Sven Goran Eriksson
in the England squad to play against Sweden in a friendly on Wednesday.
OTHER
NEWS ... Sven Goran Eriksson has been spotted coming out of the
home of Chelsea Chief Executive Peter Kenyon ...
Friday 26.3.2004
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Jermain
Defoe will be considered for inclusion in the England squad to play
against Sweden next week, as Sven Goran Eriksson expects a number of
withdrawals from his initial squad.
PSV
Eindhoven are said to have refused to accept a €2 million (£1.4
million) offer for Mark van Bommel from Tottenham. The club
chairman says that they will have to increase their bid to secure the
midfielder.
Goran
Bunjevcevic has expressed his frustration at being sidelined by David
Pleat, although he said that he is determined to hang on to see if the
new manager has plans to use him.
TOTTENHAM
TEAM NEWS : - Jamie Redknapp could be a starter for Tottenham, with
Darren Anderton and Dean Richards also in the travelling party, but
not expected to take part. Mauricio Taricco might miss out with
a hip injury, so Johnnie Jackson stands by to take his place. Gus
Poyet will not be in the squad, but Helder Postiga might be included.
SCBC
TEAM NEWS : - Michael Svensson might not recover from his calf injury
to be fit enough to play in tomorrow's match at the New Dell.
Brett Ormerod is available after overcoming an ear infection.
Hull
City manager Peter Taylor has said he is committed to the Tigers and
that speculation about a move to White Hart Lane as a possible
assistant manager does not bother him.
Helder
Postiga has been called into the Portugal squad for their friendly
with Italy in Braga next week. He gets the chance to impress the
national manager Phil Scolari ahead of the Euro 2004 finals.
OTHER
NEWS ... Sam Allardyce has been charged with making derogatory
remarks about referee Mike Riley at the Carling Cup final ...
Thursday 25.3.2004
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Reserve
striker Lee Barnard has joined Stevenage Borough on loan for a month
on transfer Nationwide deadline day.
Football
365 claims that Mauro Silva, the 36 year old Brazilian Deportivio La
Coruna midfielder is the man Spurs see as the one to shore up the
middle of the park. His contract is up in the summer and looks
ready to leave, so that might suit Tottenham cost-wise, but it does
not fit with the claim recently that older players are not in the
frame as transfer targets for Tottenham.
Club
Brugge's 23 year old central defender David Rozehnal is also said to
be a target, according to Sky Sports. Ajax, Feyenoord, Sampdoria
and Hamburg. The Czech defender has been getting rave reviews in
Belgium and a Spurs representative will be watching him in tonight's
game against Bordeaux in the UEFA Cup. The report also says that
Spurs will be checking on Jonathan Blondel who is now at Brugge, to
see how he is developing.
Sky
Sports also claim that Mark van Bommel has hinted that he might prefer
to move to Schalke 04 after a comment he made to a German football
magazine - Kicker.
Spurs
have also been linked with Real Betis' 26 year old midfielder Capri.
Former
Spurs alleged transfer target Javier De Pedro of Real Sociedad, has
said that he has agreed a deal with a club for next season and many
sources seem to think that will be Bolton Wanderers.
Former
Spurs midfielder Darren Caskey has joined Bristol City from Notts.
County on a non-contract basis.
Former
Spurs junior Isaiah Rankin has left Barnsley for Grimsby Town for an
undisclosed sum.
OTHER
NEWS ... Bobby Robson has signed a new contract with Newcastle to
keep him as manager until summer 2005 ... Aston Villa have turned down
an offer of £20 million for the club from former Man. City defender
Ray Ransom, saying it undervalues the club ... QPR defender Terrell
Forbes has been charged with rape and indecent assault of a 15 year
old girl ... Wayne Rooney has been cleared of spitting at a woman in a
Manchester nightclub ... Scunthorpe manager Brian Laws has left the
club by mutual consent ... Graham Rix has taken over as manager of
Oxford United while Ian Atkins is suspended ... Ken Bates is said to
be ready to put a minimum of £10 million into Sheffield Wednesday
...
Wednesday 24.3.2004
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Tottenham
have announced an operating profit of £3.2million, which is an
improvement on the operating profit of £2.7million for the last
accounting period.
Spurs declared an overall loss of £3million for second half of last
year, but the previous period saw an overall loss of £8.6million.
Chairman Daniel Levy, said: "We significantly strengthened the
playing squad by investing in new talent during the summer and winter
player trading windows. We remain committed to building success
and with the intended changes to the management structure in the
summer we are confident that we will lay the foundations for the
stability required to meet our ambitions for the club. With an
eye on the future the club continues to place emphasis on our academy
and the next generation of footballers whom we coach from the age of
eight to 19 years of age."
Levy
also acknowledged that the club's merchandising operation had been hit
by the poor form of the team around Christmas, which lead to smaller
attendances and lack of spending in the club's stores.
Former
Spurs midfielder Nick Barmby has been sent back to Leeds United from
Nottingham Forest, where he was on loan, after a confrontation with
manager Joe Kinnear.
Former
Spurs defenders Ian Hendon and Danny Maddix have been appointed joint
caretaker managers at non-league Barnet.
OTHER
NEWS ... Duncan Ferguson has been charged by the FA of violent
behaviour in the Everton match against Leicester when he tried to
strangle Steffen Freund and of improper conduct in making a gesture to
the Foxes' crowd ... Craig Bellamy is reported to have thrown a chair
at Newcastle United assistant manager John Carver at Newcastle airport
as the team waited to board their flight to Mallorca ... Stuart Baxter
has been named as the new coach of the South African national team
...
Tuesday 23.3.2004
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Schalke
04 and Chelsea are today being linked with a move for Tottenham
transfer target PSV Eindhoven midfielder Mark van Bommel.
Further
to yesterday's news that Spurs might be interested in hiring Claudio
Ranieri as their new manager, the Italian has told his Chelsea players
that he will not be manager at Stamford Bridge next season.
Although
Michael Brown had to turn down a chance to play Champions League
football with Glasgow Rangers, he says he is happy that he picked the
move south to Tottenham.
Former
Spurs manager Glenn Hoddle is believed to have been offered the chance
to return to management with Cambridge United .
Former
Spurs midfielder Vinny Samways has had his wages stopped at Walsall,
as he left the club to stay in Spain while he got over the flu, but he
has not returned. The club say that as he is in breach of his
contract, they had not option but to withhold his pay.
OTHER
NEWS ... Claude Le Roy - former manager of Cameroon has been
announced as Cambridge United manager ... Swindon Town have revealed
that they will move to a 22,000 all-seater stadium ...
Monday 22.3.2004
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Mark
van Bommel's agent said that the PSV midfielder has been watched by a
number of English clubs, but he would favor a move to Tottenham.
The
London Evening Standard claim that Spurs might move for Claudio
Ranieri as their new manager, although they say that Tottenham are
pursuing their preferred option of Trapattoni and Mark Hughes.
A
goal by Helder Postiga was not enough to beat Nottingham Forest
reserves, who came back to equalise in a 1-1 draw. A match
report will appear tomorrow.
OTHER
NEWS ...
Sunday 21.3.2004
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Chelsea
coach Claudio Ranieri looks certain to be sacked in the summer and he
has said he would be interested in staying in London, with Spurs
tipped to chase his services.
Meanwhile,
in other paper reports, Tottenham's managerial target Martin O'Neill
said he is interested in managing England and has also been linked
with the Chelsea job.
The
Mail on Sunday claim that Tottenham will approach Mark Hughes to take
over as their new boss.
Portsmouth
are interested in taking Darren Anderton to Fratton Park ... as long
as they stay in the Premiership. The Spurs midfielder looks
set to leave White Hart Lane and Harry Redknapp is keen on returning
him to his first League club.
Stephen
Carr and Stephane Dalmat are supposed to have had a training ground
bust-up at Spurs Lodge this week. A Michael Brown tackle on
Dalmat was applauded by the Tottenham captain and Dalmat reacted
angrily asking if Carr had a problem with him. It all kicked off
with the Frenchman offering Jermain Defoe out too. David Pleat
told the News of the World that an incident was reported, but it was
all sorted out within 5 seconds. An "insider" said
that Dalmat was not the most popular player at the club.
Everton
manager David Moyes is looking at Dean Richards as a defensive summer
signing after his presence seems to be no longer required at White
Hart Lane.
According
to the Sunday People, Spurs will place a bid for teenage Derby County
midfielder Tom Huddlestone, who ahs attracted a lot of interest since
he was a 15 year old England schoolboy.
For
the latest reports on the Spurs Ladies teams, click here.
OTHER
NEWS ... Blackpool beat Southend United to win the LDV Vans
Trophy at the Millennium Stadium this afternoon ...
Saturday 20.3.2004
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Tottenham
lost 0-3 at Manchester United today. For a match report, click here.
Reaction to follow.
Tottenham
Under-19s lost 0-1 to Aston Villa at Spurs Lodge today.
Tottenham
Under-17s beat Watford 4-2 and will be in the play-offs. Goals
from Claude Seanla (2), Danny Stevens and Chris Riley earned Spurs the
win.
OTHER
NEWS ...
Friday 19.3.2004
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Tottenham's
home game against Arsenal has been moved from Saturday 24th April to
Sunday 25th April with a 4.05 p.m. kick-off to be screened live on Sky
TV.
TOTTENHAM
TEAM NEWS : - Simon Davies' shin injury means he will miss the
match at Old Trafford tomorrow and he is joined by Darren Anderton and
Dean Richards, who are both suffering Achilles injuries and Rob Burch
who will be sidelined for another two weeks with an ankle injury. Jamie
Redknapp and Dean Marney are both in the 19 man squad.
SQUAD - Keller, Carr, Taricco, King, Doherty, Keane, Dalmat, Ziege,
Brown, Redknapp, Kanoute, Defoe, Jackson, Bunjevcevic, Kelly, Yeates,
Postiga, Barnard, Poyet, Ricketts, Hirschfeld
MANCHESTER
UNITED TEAM NEWS : - Hamstring victim Roy Keane has not
recovered enough to take part in the game, Cristiano Ronaldo has a
thigh injury and Louis Saha is suffering with a painful Achilles
tendon which keep them out. Mikael Silvestre's knee is now good
enough for him to play. Gary Neville is serving the last match
of a four game suspension.
SQUAD - Howard, Carroll, P Neville, Brown, Silvestre, O'Shea, Pugh,
Fletcher, Butt, Scholes, Giggs, van Nistelrooy, Lynch, Solskjaer,
Forlan, Bellion.
Interestingly,
Birmingham City have made an enquiry about PSV Eindhoven striker
Mateja Kezman, who's agent said would respect any club who expressed
an interest in him. Odd then, that this time last year, the
Yugoslavian forward was saying he would not come to Tottenham as they
were not big enough for him.
OTHER
NEWS ... The Welsh FA have failed in their attempt to get Russia
thrown out of the finals of Euro 2004, after one of the players who
played in the play-offs tested positive for drugs ... Leeds have been
bought by a consortium for £20 million ... Darlington look to have
found a new buyer for the club ...
Thursday 18.3.2004
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Mark
van Bommel has said he would welcome a move to White Hart Lane in the
summer. The 26 year old midfielder would be available at a
modest fee because of his long service at PSV Eindhoven and that the
club are desperate for the money. Spurs have approached the club
and the player's agent to ensure they have first option on the Dutch
international.
Mbulelo
Mabizela has been accused of being a mercenary who was partly
responsible for the South Africa side failing at the African Nations
Cup. An SAFA report claims he should be relieved of his
leadership of the national side and that he masterminded the players
revolt over match payments. The Spurs defender has been named in
the South Africa squad to face Australia at Loftus Road on March 30th.
Former
Spurs transfer target AC Milan's Danish defender Martin Laursen, looks
set to be released by the Italian club in the summer. It is
rumoured on Planet Football's website that an un-named London club is
showing a lot of interest in the 26 year old.
Brazilian
midfielder Diego, who has been courted by Spurs, now says his dream
move would be to play with Alessandro Del Pierro at Juventus.
OTHER
NEWS ... Barnet manager Martin Allen resigned to take over from
Wally Downes as boss at Brentford ... John Taylor has been sacked as
Cambridge United manager ... Swansea have agreed to mutually cancel
the contract of manager Brian Flynn ... Rio Ferdinand today lost his
appeal against his eight month ban for missing a drugs test ... Andy
Cole claims he is being victimised at Blackburn Rovers by manager
Graeme Souness and has called in the PFA to mediate ... Chelsea have
signed up another "feeder" club in a £28 million deal with
CSKA Moscow ... Wimbledon's creditors have accepted a bid from Pete
Winkelman for ownership of the Milton Keynes club ...
Wednesday 17.3.2004
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Johnnie
Jackson has signed a two year deal with Spurs to keep him at White
Hart Lane until 2006.
The
Sun carries a report that Spurs will be willing to let Dean Richards
leave the club for a nominal fee, resulting in a massive loss
for Tottenham on the £8.1 million they paid for him. David
Pleat confirmed that the centre-half has an Achilles injury, but he
would not have been selected for the Newcastle United match anyway
Lee
Barnard has signed a contract to extend his tine at the club today.
Brazilian
midfielder Diego has been handed his Italian passport meaning that a
transfer to England would be easier now, but he has said that he is
also open to a move to AC Milan, Juventus, Roma or Internazionale.
He also said his Santos contract runs until 2005 and he might stay in
Brazil until then.
OTHER
NEWS ... Fulham announced a £20 million loss ... Graeme Souness
has had a training ground bust-up with Dwight Yorke ...
Tuesday 16.3.2004
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The
London Evening Standard reports that Tottenham are at an advanced
stage in securing the services of Diego and Mark van Bommel. The
Brazilian teenager who plays for Santos has been linked with Spurs for
a year now and appears to be sorting out his Italian passport as the
final hitch in coming to Europe. At 18, he has earned rave
reviews and has played for the national side, with Tottenham
maintaining contact despite their inability to bring him to London
last summer or in the January transfer window. Midfielder Mark
van Bommel is seemingly set to leave PSV Eindhoven in the summer and
Spurs have moved to make sure he comes to N17 with the club he said he
was keen to join.
The
Standard said in the piece that the new manager has OK'd these
signings and that the new manager is Giovanni Trapattoni.
The
Daily Mirror claims that Tottenham have agreed a £2.5 million fee to
bring goalkeeper Paul Robinson to White Hart Lane.
Jamie
Redknapp said he was glad to be back playing football and would have
packed the game in had it not meant as much to him as it does. The
Spurs captain said that he wanted to play on for as long as he could
because of his love for the game.
Gus
Poyet is being linked with a move to Qatar once his contract expires
at Tottenham, as he will not be offered a new deal.
OTHER
NEWS ... Millwall reach the FA Cup semi-final after a gap of 67
years and will face Sunderland ...
Monday 15.3.2004
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David
Pleat said that Christian Ziege has ten games to the end of the season
to prove he should be offered a new contract, after the German
midfielder claimed he had been told he would not be offered a new deal.
The
player had claimed in a News of the World article that some of the
younger players have "football blackouts" meaning they lose
concentration and that has cost the club p9oints in it's chase for a
UEFA Cup place.
Spurs
Reserves lost 0-2 against Arsenal Reserves tonight at Stevenage
Borough FC. For a match report, click here.
It
is reported on Planet Football's site that Brazilian starlet Diego is
stepping up his pursuit of an Italian passport to get his move to
Tottenham. The 18 year old has been in Italy getting the
paperwork sorted out, but Spurs might now face competition for his
signature from other European clubs who are keen on the midfielder.
OTHER
NEWS ... Harry Redknapp ahs extended his contract at Portsmouth
until 2006 ...
Sunday 14.3.2004
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Spurs
beat Newcastle United 1-0 at White Hart Lane this afternoon. For
a match report, click here.
Reaction to follow.
Jose
Mourinho is emerging as an option as Tottenham manager if they cannot
attract Giovanni Trapattoni from the Italian FA in the summer.
Tottenham
are supposedly poised to sign Robin van Persie of Feyenoord for £2.5
million according to the Sunday Mirror. The 20 year old
midfielder was tracked by Arsenal earlier this season, but they did
not pursue their interest.
Nice
touch by the Spurs website, who record the fact that the referee was
Harry Webb in their match report. Of course, Harry Webb is the
real name of Cliff Richard !! Perhaps someone is giving
their age away ??
For
the latest match reports from the Spurs ladies teams, click here.
OTHER
NEWS ... Man City beat Man U 4-1 in the Manc derby ...
Saturday 13.3.2004
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On
Soccer AM, Christian Ziege was talking about what he knows about
football. He said that because of his injury, life means more
than football, although he loves the game. He also added that
Jermain Defoe will be a huge star if he carries on like he has started
at Spurs.
Gary
Doherty has signed a new contract with Spurs.
Spurs
Under-17s beat Fulham 5-1 at Spurs Lodge this morning. Simon
Dawkins, Richard Heller (2), Jack Davis and Ollie Allen (son of Clive,
on trial with Tottenham) scored Tottenham's goals.
Bristol
City hosted Spurs Under-19s and Tottenham enjoyed a 2-1 win.
Jamie O'Hara and Charlie Lee scored the goals to give Spurs the win.
OTHER
NEWS ...
Friday 12.3.2004
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Dave
Mackay said that the current Tottenham team should not be concerned
about losing leads as it happened to the Double team. He cited
the cases of being 4-0 up at half-time against Burnley and drawing
4-4, while a 5-1 lead against Villa at the Lane at the break
evaporated into a 5-5 draw, but Mackay told the London Evening
Standard that it was part of Spurs' dare-devil approach which meant
that they would want to go out and score more, rather than sit back on
what they already had.
TOTTENHAM
TEAM NEWS : - Jamie Redknapp is not included in the squad despite
coming through a reserve game on Wednesday. Fredi Kanoute has
overcome his hamstring pull to join the squad, while Simon Davies
misses out with a shin problem, but Helder Postiga will again be in
contention. He is likely to join Lars Hirschfeld on the bench,
as the Canadian keeper has been recalled from Gillingham as Rob Burch
is out with an ankle injury. Christian Ziege is back in the
squad after a thigh injury.
NEWCASTLE
TEAM NEWS : - Craig Bellamy and Kieron Dyer face fitness tests after
Wednesday's UEFA Cup tie against Real Mallorca and Jonathan Woodgate
and Lee Bowyer will be fighting for a place in the side.
The
court case surrounding the transfer of Christian Ziege from
Middlesbrough to Liverpool in 1998 has been resolved out of court
after talks with the FA Premier League.
The
official site says that Simon Davies has been told he can resume
training on Monday after suffering a shin injury in Wales' game
against Scotland two weeks ago.
OTHER
NEWS ... Arsenal have drawn Chelsea in the Champions' League
quarter-final ... Leicester have banned alcohol in the player's bar at
their ground ... Sir Alex Ferguson has had a pacemaker fitted (we hope
it works better than his watch !!) ...
Thursday 11.3.2004
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Rob
Burch sustained an ankle injury in last night's reserve match against
Wimbledon.
Daniel
Berg Hestad - the Heerenveen midfielder - was another player under
scrutiny by Spurs representatives at the Dutch club's match at
Feyenoord last weekend. The 24 year old is aware that he is being
watched, but wants to concentrate on his football in the Eredivisie.
OTHER
NEWS ... Christophe Dugarry has quit Birmingham as his family
missed France ... When Jody Morris' contract was terminated by Leeds,
it was because he turned up drunk for training ... Steve Tilson will
manager Southend until the end of the season ...
Wednesday 10.3.2004
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Spurs
Reserves beat Wimbledon reserves 2-1 in Milton Keynes tonight with
Helder Postiga and Jamie Redknapp (penalty) netting in the victory.
OTHER
NEWS ... Ken Bates is to sue Chelsea for £2 million - boring !!
... Brian Talbot has take over as Oldham manager ...
Tuesday 9.3.2004
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Tottenham
lost 0-1 at Middlesbrough tonight. For a match report,
click here. Reaction to follow.
OTHER
NEWS ... Man U drew 1-1 on the night and lost 1-2 to Porto in the
Champions League, while Chelsea ground out a 0-0 to go through 1-0 on
agg. ... Arsenal's request to have the FA Cup semi-final played at the
Millennium Stadium has been turned down and they will face Man U at
Villa Park on Saturday 3rd April ...
Monday 8.3.2004
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The
London Evening Standard claims that David Pleat watched the
Feyenoord-Heerenveen match yesterday to take in the progress of
Heerenveen's 22 year old Finnish midfielder Mika Vayrynen and
Feyenoord striker Robin van Persie, who is 20.
TOTTENHAM
TEAM NEWS : - Anthony Gardner, Helder Postiga and Darren Anderton are
all fit for selection, but Simon Davies has an injured shin, Christian
Ziege will be out with a thigh injury and Fredi Kanoute's pulled
hamstring in the reserve match at Notts. Forest will keep him out of
contention.
MIDDLESBROUGH
TEAM NEWS : - Danny Mills serves the first of a two game suspension
and will be replaced by Andrew Davies or Stuart Parnaby. Carlo
Nash misses out with a finger injury and Malcolm Christie's broken leg
is the only other definite absentee.
OTHER
NEWS ... Man U and Arsenal have been drawn together the FA Cup
semi-final as have Sunderland and Millwall/Tranmere ... Leicester
manager Micky Adams offered to resign over the club's Spanish sex
scandal ...
Sunday 7.3.2004
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The
People newspaper claims that Tottenham are to send representatives to
watch Derek Riordan of Hibernian in the CIS Scottish League Cup Final
next weekend.
For
this week's Spurs Ladies match reports, click here.
OTHER
NEWS ... Sunderland reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup, but
Millwall and Tranmere will have to replay ...
Saturday 6.3.2004
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Robbie
Keane has told the Spurs website that the trip to Dubai was beneficial
in training in the warmer climate and also in terms of the team
bonding by spending some time together.
Spurs
Under-19s drew 1-1 at Ipswich Town today.
Spurs
Under-17s drew 0-0 away to Aston Villa today .
OTHER
NEWS ... Jody Morris has had his Leeds United contract terminated
... Man U and Arsenal progressed to the FA Cup semi-finals today
...
Friday 5.3.2004
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Potential
Spurs manager Raddy Antic has said he would be tempted to ply his
trade in England. The Celta Vigo coach has a contract at the
Spanish club until the end of the season, but said that clubs had
approached in in the past to be their manager. The former Real
Madrid and Barcelona boss would not confirm if Tottenham had contacted
him recently, although he did say he had not spoken with Spurs.
Former
Spurs boss Glenn Hoddle is today being linked with the post of
managing the South African national side for their 2006 World Cup
campaign.
OTHER
NEWS ... Frank Sinclair, Paul Dickov and Keith Gillespie have
been charged with assault and will be detained in custody. Nalis,
Elliott and Scowcroft will be allowed to return to England, but will
face charges of Breaking and entering, along with the three already on
the other charges ...
Thursday 4.3.2004
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Tottenham's
home match against Newcastle United on Saturday 13th March has been
moved to Sunday 14th March, but the kick off is still at 3.00 p.m.
Spurs
are reported to be interested in a Hungarian keeper according to Sky
Sports. With more than 40- appearances for the Hungarian
national side, 27 year old Gabor Kiraly of Hertha Berlin has been out
of favour and the Bundesliga side might be looking to off-load him.
The goalie is well known in Germany for wearing long, grey tracksuit
bottoms in matches and has been hit with injuries this season, which
has seen him replaced by a younger keeper.
Five
players who have donned the lilywhite shirt of Tottenham Hotspur have
been named in Pele's top 100 player list. The list that was
commissioned by FIFA to mark the association's 100th anniversary
includes Gary Lineker, Jurgen Klinsmann, Diego Maradona, Mario Kempes
and Kenny Dalglish, all of whom have turned out for Spurs.
A
video interview with David Pleat about the striking options at the
club can be found on the League Manager's Association website.
Click here
for the interview.
Former
Spurs boss Glenn Hoddle revealed today that he has about five or six
offers of work, including one to coach the Nigerian national side, but
he will take his time to decide on his next step, although Hod claimed
that he still has a lot of unfinished business.
OTHER
NEWS ... Paul Sturrock has been named as SCBC's new manager, who
the Premier League club had no compunction in taking from Plymouth
Argyle ... nine Leicester players have been arrested in Spain on
charges of sexual assault on three women ... Bradford City have been
put up for sale ... 18th March is a crucial date for creditors of
Wimbledon FC, as they vote whether to accept a takeover bid or to
liquidate the club ... Nicky Law is the new Grimsby Town manager until
the end of the season ... Paul Hart has replaced Gudjon Thordarson as
the manager of Barnsley ...
Wednesday 3.3.2004
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Tottenham
have moved up one place to 15th as the richest clubs in Europe.
A turnover of £66.9 million (€95.6 million) put Spurs above Leeds
United (16th) and Celtic (18th). Manchester United headed the
list with a £175.8 million (€251.4 million) turnover, with Arsenal
7th, Liverpool 8th and Chelsea 10th.
David
Beckham has tipped Jermain Defoe for the England squad, as he said he
is very skillful, on a good scoring run and is capable of playing at
the highest level.
Former
Spurs manage Glenn Hoddle today pulled out of the running for the SCBC
manager's job today. The board of the club failed to be 100%
behind Hoddle, so he felt that he could not
Spurs
Reserves drew 0-0 with Nottingham Forest tonight at the City Ground.
Frederic Kanoute came off just before half-time as a precaution, with
a thigh problem.
OTHER
NEWS ... Ken Bates left Chelsea as chairman today. Hurrah
!! ... Walter Smith was appointed as Man U assistant manager until the
end of the season ... Plymouth Argyle manager Paul Sturrock is in
talks to take over as boss of SCBC ...
Tuesday 2.3.2004
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Christian
Ziege has been talking on the Spurs website about his injury nightmare
and the fact that getting back into the German team kept him going.
With three months of the season left, the left sided player hopes to
earn a place in the Germany squad for Euro 2004.
Jamie
Slabber has joined AB Copenhagen on loan.
Ben
Bowditch has also joined AB Copenhagen on loan, but Spurs have
revealed that he has been released by the club.
OTHER
NEWS ... Chelsea have signed Arjen Robben from PSV Eindhoven for
£13 million and the winger will arrive in the summer ...
Monday 1.3.2004
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Both
Jamie Redknapp and Christian Ziege have told the Spurs website that
they are fit and ready for a place in the squad when Spurs return from
Dubai to face Middlesbrough on March 9th.
The
London Evening Standard tells us that David Pleat is intending to
carry on the forward thinking approach to the game with Defoe and
Kanoute linking up in attack with Robbie Keane playing in the hole
behind them.
Former
Spurs defender and reserve team manager Colin Calderwood has won the
"manager of the Month" award for his work at Division Three
side Northampton Town.
Former
Spurs midfielder Oyvind Leonhardsen has joined Lyn Oslo of Norway.
OTHER
NEWS ... If London gets the 2012 Olympics, there might be a GB
side taking part in the football event ... Kevin Phillips was fined
£2,000 for stepping on Jens Lehman's foot in the match against
Arsenal at the New Dell ... Bradford City players have taken a 50% cut
in wages to try and save the club ... Sepp Blatter wants the
Premiership to be reduced to 18 (and preferably 16) clubs, with the
abolition of FA Cup replays too ...
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