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Monday
30.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs Reserves beat Portsmouth Reserves 1-0 at Stevenage Borough FC
tonight in their last game of the season. Lee Barnard notched
the only goal of the game. For a match report, click
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... Sammy Lee has been appointed as the new Bolton Wanderers
manager ...
Chester manager Mark Wright and his assistant Graham Barrow have been
sacked ...
Sunday
29.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Sundays are full of Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool's
admiration for Dimitar Berbatov, with the stories claiming
that Chelsea are content that they will be in prime position to buy
the forward for anywhere between £20 million and £25 million.
Derby County manager Billy Davies is set to fight to keep young
midfielder Giles Barnes, whether the Rams are promoted or
not.
Tottenham will face trips to Sunderland and Birmingham City next
season, as the two Championship clubs bounced straight back to the
Premier League after Derby County failed to get a point at Crystal
Palace this afternoon.
OTHER
NEWS ... Sam Allardyce has resigned as manager of Bolton
Wanderers with immediate effect ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Arsene
Wenger said he might well leave Arsenal if his young boys don't come
up with something next season.
Saturday
28.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham beat Middlesbrough 3-2 at the Riverside Stadium this
afternoon. Click
here for a
match report.
Tottenham are reported to be showing an interest in Benfica's 29 year
old Greek international central defender/midfielder Kostas
Katsouranis, so the Daily MIrror reports. Arsenal and
Spurs are both reported to be interested in Le Mans' 24 year old
goalkeeper Yohann Pele, who is keen on a move to England
according to Sky Sports website.
Spurs Under-18s lost 2-6 at home in the Premier Academy League
at Spurs Lodge this morning.
Tottenham's big money signing from QPR
Dean Parrett played for England Under-16s at Wembley and set up
the winning goal against Spain this afternoon. Andros
Townsend came on as a second half substitute, while Adam
Smith was an unused substitute.
OTHER
NEWS ... Southend United were relegated from the Championship,
while Chesterfield and Bradford City will go down to League Two
after their relegation was confirmed ...
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Friday
27.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham's Head Coach Martin Jol is being linked with a summer
transfer move for Newcastle United and England midfielder Kieron
Dyer. The player will cost £5 million in the Daily Mirror
and £7 million in the Times. Luckily for Spurs, the injury hit
ex-Ipswich man who is on £80,000 a week, is one player that Glenn
Roeder does not want to lose at St. James' Park. Meanwhile,
across in the Sun, Jermain Defoe is said to be considering
his Tottenham future and that has revived the link with Manchester
United for about £10 million or a "take your pick" of Louis Saha,
Kieran Richardson, Darren Fletcher, John O'Shea or Wes Brown.
Other reports reckon Portsmouth and Aston Villa will also be
involved. Didier Zokora's agent has denied that he
wants to leave Spurs as rumours of interest from Valencia and
Sevilla circulate.
Spurs groundsman Darren Baldwin has been given a £1,000 cheque
as reward for being named as the Barclaycard Groundsman of the Year.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Teemu
Tainio (ankle), Anthony Gardner (broken leg), Benoit
Assou-Ekotto (knee), Mido (groin) and Young-Pyo Lee
(knee) are all missing from the team tomorrow at Middlesbrough, but
Paul Stalteri returns from injury.
MIDDLESBROUGH TEAM NEWS : - Abel Xavier and Julio Arca might be
fit and that would leave Gareth Southgate with the strongest squad
to pick from.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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CRIMEWATCH ... West
ham United survived the threat of a points deduction as they were
found guilty of the breach in the ownership ownership laws over the
signing of Javier Maschereno and Carlos Tevez. Instead they
had to settle for a fine of £5.5 million...
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Thursday
26.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs are reported in the Daily Mirror to be interested in Fulham
goalkeeper Antti Niemi to give Paul Robinson competition for
the gloves.
OTHER
NEWS ... Lee Richardson has been appointed as permanent manager
of Chesterfield having been given a caretaker role when Roy
McFarland left the club ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Jose
Mourinho embarrassed himself when he claimed a handball against
Steven Gerrard in last night's Champions League semi-final first
leg. It was pointed out to the Chelsea coach that the England
midfielder was merely carrying a ball out onto the pitch with him as
he led the team out for the match.
Wednesday
25.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Mark Yeates has finished his loan
spell at Leicester City and has returned to White Hart Lane.
OTHER
NEWS ... 1966 England World Cup winner Alan Ball died last night
after suffering a heart attack ...
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Tuesday
24.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Celtic's Russian midfielder Jiri Jarosik is being linked with a
move to Tottenham and the 29 year old player seems to be very
interested in having another go at the Premiership after leaving
Chelsea and having had a spell on loan at Birmingham City last
season.
Having received over 300 reports of what happened in the away leg of
the UEFA Cup quarter final, Tottenham have reported to have set up a
meeting with football-focused barrister Jim Sturman QC for fans who
were involved in Spanish Police attacks in Sevilla to discuss the
possibility of taking civil legal action. The club look likely
not to take action on behalf of the fans. Spurs are to send
their report on the incidents to the Home Office, while fans have
already sent their views to he British Consul in Sevilla, the Home
Office and the Spanish Ambassador.
OTHER
NEWS ... Terry Butcher has been named as the new manager of
Brentford, taking over on 7th May ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... News
has broken that a couple of years back when Jose Mourinho was banned
from the touchline in the Champions League, that he was smuggled
into the team dressing room as a self-abashed football manager.
Monday
23.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Damien Comolli has rebuffed suggestions that he is on his way
to Arsenal as Director of Football to replace the recently departed
David Dein. The Frenchman who holds the post of Sporting
Director at White Hart Lane said that he is enjoying what he is
doing with his project at Spurs and does his task with a passion,
believing that the club are not far off breaking into the top
bracket of the English game.
Spurs Reserves were at home to Fulham Reserves tonight and lost 0-1.
Les Ferdinand has been appointed a the first ambassador of the
Tottenham Hotspur Foundation venture.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... The
Queen claims that she is a Gooner. Perhaps having a fellow
German in goal was the attraction
Sunday
22.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs striker Dimitar Berbatov is being linked with a summer
move away from the club. Depending on which Sunday paper you
read, it could be either to Manchester United for £16 million plus
Louis Saha or Chelsea for £20 million. The striker ha
impressed so much in the Premier League this season with Tottenham
that he is a top target for the top two sides. In addition,
Sevilla were so taken with the performances of midfielder Didier
Zokora and defender Pascal Chimbonda against them in the
UEFA Cup quarter final that they will return to London to do
business with Spurs should the Spanish side qualify for the
Champions League.
To confirm how well regarded Dimitar Berbatov is he made the
Premier League Team of the Season, voted for by his fellow
professionals.
At the same Professional Footballers
Association awards evening, Aaron Lennon came third in the
Young Player of the Year category.
OTHER
NEWS ... David James creates a Premier League record for the most
clean sheets (yes, he has been around for a long time) ...
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Saturday
21.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham drew 2-2 with Arsenal at White Hart Lane this afternoon.
Click here
for a match report and
here for
reaction.
OTHER
NEWS ... Watford were relegated from the Premier League today ...
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Friday
20.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
ARSENAL TEAM NEWS : -
Cesc Fabregas may be missing from the
Arsenal line-up as he is suffering with a virus, whilst there are
some doubts about Freddie Ljungberg and Abou Diaby.
For fans travelling to the Spurs v Arsenal
game by rail, the BR train line between Edmonton Green and Cheshunt
will be closed tomorrow for engineering works.
OTHER
NEWS ... Luton Town were relegated from the Championship to
League One tonight ...
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CRIMEWATCH
... David Moyes is suing his former Everton player Wayne Rooney, his
publisher and Hunter Davies for comments made in the first part of
Rooney's autobiography ...
Thursday
19.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Robbie Keane picked up a
knee injury at Wigan on Sunday and will probably miss out on playing
in the Saturday lunch-time game at White Hart Lane against Arsenal.
Young-Pyo Lee's knee surgery keeps him out for the rest of
the season, while Anthony Gardner and Benoit Assou-Ekotto
have not yet got match fit after their injuries. Ledley
King is fit to play, while Paul Stalteri is only half-fit
and will probably not be risked. It has been announced that
striker Mido is fit too. Really ??
ARSENAL TEAM NEWS : - Thierry Henry is out until the end of the
season, with Robin van Persie also missing and Theo Walcott having
dislocated his shoulder missing out too.
For a preview of the game click
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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CRIMEWATCH ... Sheffield
United have been fined £10,000 and Reading £5,000 for staff and
players acting in a disorderly fashion, while Reading coach
Wally Downes got a £2,000 fine and a one match touchline ban ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Julio
Baptista of Real Madrid has revealed that he has found settling in
difficult at Arsenal, where he is on loan.
The Brazilian striker said, "The teams from the north of England are
terrible. When we play them I have counted their centre-backs
booting up to 30 long balls upfield per game." Perhaps he
should concentrate on playing instead of counting.
Wednesday
18.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Today's Tottenham linked to West Ham United players stories include
the club's interest in midfielder Yossi Benayoun and striker
Marlon Harewood. Portsmouth, Liverpool, Newcastle
United and a number of clubs in Spain will test Tottenham's
determination to sign up the Israeli international, while Aston
Villa and Newcastle United (again) are associated with a liking for
the lumbering forward Harewood.
OTHER
NEWS ... David Dein leaves Arsenal as their vice-chairman with
immediate effect over "irreconcilable differences" ...
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Tuesday
17.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Sun report that Martin Jol has been given the funding to
make the joint £15 million signings of West Bromwich Albion's
Curtis Davies and West Ham United's midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Roy
Keane has said that the link with him taking over as manager of
Manchester United in an insult. Yes, he has heard some of the
things they call the current United manager.
Monday
16.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Aaron Lennon has been nominated for the PFA Young Payer of the
Year award, along with Cristiano Ronaldo, Cesc Fabregas, Wayne
Rooney, Kevin Doyle and Micah Richards.
Tottenham Reserves had a 0-0 draw against Sampdoria in Genoa this
evening.
Werder Bremen's 27 year old Croatian midfielder Jurica Vranjes
is reportedly a target for Spurs and Everton.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Sunday
15.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham drew 3-3 with Wigan Athletic at the JJB Stadium this
afternoon. Click
here for a
match report. For reaction, click
here.
The Sunday People continue to peddle the story about Tottenham's
interest in West Ham United captain Nigel Reo-Coker.
The last ever issue of MEHSTG Volume 2 is now available and if you are
interested in securing your copy, e-mail
mehstg@blueyonder.co.uk
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... In
response to the news that Arsene Wenger has changed his route to
work to avoid seeing Highbury knocked down, Martin Jol will be going
out of his way to see just that very thing.
Saturday
14.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
No Tottenham news today.
OTHER
NEWS ... In League Two, Scunthorpe United were confirmed as
champions and Hartlepool United will be promoted, while Torquay
United drop out of the league into the Conference next season ...
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... The Sun claims that Jurgen Klinsmann
will be the next manager of Chelsea, when Jose Mourinho leaves the
club in the summer to be England manager !!.
Friday
13.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Spurs will welcome back
Ricardo Rocha after him being cup-tied for the UEFA Cup tie and
Lee Barnard is in the squad in place of illness victim
Mido. Young-Pyo Lee misses out with a knee problem
which might rule him out of the rest of the season, while Ledley
King may continue in defence after coming through the Sevilla
match without a reaction.
WIGAN ATHLETIC TEAM NEWS : -
The home side will be missing defenders
Emmerson Boyce, Arjan De Zeeuw, Fitz Hall and David Unsworth while
winger Antonio Valencia is suspended.
For a match preview, click
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... Petr Cech won the Player of the Month award and Jose
Mourniho manager of the month ...
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Things are going all Kroenke at Highbury
with the American businessman buying up more shares to take his
holding to 11.9%. it is expected he will build on his
shareholding at the South London club.
Thursday
12.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs drew 2-2 with Sevilla in the UEFA Cup quarter final second leg
tonight, losing on aggregate 3-4. For a match report click
here.
The Daily Record reports that Spurs have met with Scottish agent
Willie Mackay about the signing of Hibernian midfielder Scott
Brown.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... The
Premier League want England to play all their matches in two three
week blocks at the end of December and at the end of the season.
At least that way, the agony isn't spread over too long a
period !!
Wednesday
11.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Independent claims that Portsmouth might make a move for
Anthony Gardner in the summer transfer window, as Curtis
Davies is out of their price range.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Young-Pyo Lee is out of
the game against Sevilla with an injured knee, while Ledley King
is back in the squad, as is Danny Murphy. Charlie
Lee comes in as defensive cover and Adel Taarabt keeps
his place in the squad after a good showing as a substitute against
Chelsea. Paul Stalteri's hip problem makes him a doubt
and Ricardo Rocha is once more cup-tied.
Former Spurs joint manager Doug Livermore has been appointed as
caretaker assistant manager at Leicester City.
OTHER
NEWS ... Lawrie Sanchez has taken over as caretaker manager at
Craven Cottage until the end of the season after Fulham sacked Chris
Coleman ...
Nigel Worthington has been appointed as Leicester City manager after
the Foxes sacked their manager Rob Kelly ...
Andy Ritchie has been named as the new manager of Huddersfield Town
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Fulham tried to bury the news of the
sacking of manager Chris Coleman by issuing it on their own website
late last night. How shameful is that ??
Tuesday
10.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Adel Taarabt has told the media that he is not on loan at
Tottenham, but has signed a five year deal at the lane, where he has
settled quickly and wants to be a part of the future of the club.
Tottenham's UEFA Cup quarter final second leg match will be shown
live on ITV1.
SEVILLA TEAM NEWS : -
Goalkeeper Andres Palop will miss the
second leg of the UEFA Cup quarter final at White Hart Lane as he
has injured his calf muscle. Striker Ernesto Chevanton is
still injured and will not play and nor will midfielder Fernando
Sales, but Luis Fabiano returns after suspension.
For a match preview, click
here.
Spurs Reserves beat Aston Villa reserves 2-1 away at Villa Park
tonight with goals from Jamie O'Hara and Lee Barnard.
OTHER
NEWS ... Brentford have parted company with manager Scott Fitzgerald ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ...
Monday
09.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Guardian report that Chelsea have approached Tottenham about their
experiences at the hands of the Spanish police ahead of their trip
to Valencia this week in the Champions League. .
Indications are that Spurs will be trying to get Ledley King
fit for Thursday night's UEFA Cup quarter final second leg match at
White Hart Lane.
OTHER
NEWS ... Brentford were relegated from League One this afternoon ...
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Sunday
08.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
HAPPY EASTER.
Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe is said by the Sunday Mirror to
be a £10 million target for Manchester United in the summer.
Meanwhile, Spurs scouts will be taking the opportunity when watching
Sevilla today to see how Racing Santander's Nicola Zigic
might fit into the Tottenham line-up should Martin Jol make a move
for him in the close season to replace Defoe or Mido.
The Sunday Express reports that Spurs have missed out on Borussia
Dortmund's German international defender Christopher Metzelder,
as he has agreed to sign for Real Madrid. News of the World
reckons Manchester United and Spurs will be fined for the crowd
trouble at their European games in midweek. The paper also
says that Dimitar Berbatov will turn his back on a move to
Manchester United at the end of the season to stay with Tottenham.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Saturday
07.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham lost 0-1 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge this afternoon.
For a match report, click
here.
Sir Alex Ferguson has hit out at the Premier League for making Spurs
play Chelsea so soon after the UEFA Cup game, with his Manchester
United side trying to maintain their gap over the Blues at the top
of the table.
The Daily Mail claim that Spurs, Chelsea and
Manchester United are keen on signing Reading midfielder Steve
Sidwell in the summer. The Sun reckons Tottenham and
Chelsea will have talks about the safety of fans travelling to
Europe.
OTHER
NEWS ... Dagenham and Redbridge clinched the Conference title
this afternoon and will play in the Football League for the first
time next season ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ...
Friday
06.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The row over the violence that flared at the Spurs UEFA Cup tie in
Sevilla last night has hit the news all day today.
The Spanish officials say that drunken Spurs fans fuelled the trouble,
while every other report indicates that over zealous policing from
the Spanish force in the stadium was to blame, with a disabled
supporter, children, women, two Spurs stewards and the club's
disability co-ordinator among those attacked by police.
Club Secretary John Alexander has
said that the club will be gathering evidence to present to UEFA to
show the real events of last night and that the FA's representative,
the local Police Commander and British Embassy officials will all
provide statements to support the views against the local police
handling of the match. It was only due to Tottenham officials
intervening to get the riot police removed from the Spurs section
after half-time that calmed the situation down.
Even so, Paul Robinson had to stop the team coach when it was leaving
the stadium, as a Spurs fan was taking a photo of the coach and was
set upon by Police. The England goalkeeper stopped the
incident and took the fan into the stadium so that he could receive
treatment.
UEFA say they will look into the events surrounding the match and have
not made any decision on action regarding the outcome as they are in
the very early stages of their investigation.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : -
Young-Pyo Lee, Paul Stalteri and Pascal Chimbonda all
received knocks in the UEFA Cup game in Sevilla and will be assessed
before the game at Chelsea tomorrow. Ricardo Rocha
returns to the side after being cup-tied and some of the fringe
players might be called upon to play if the need arises.
For a match preview, click
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... newspapers
report that Robbie Savage is losing his battle to be fit for the FA
Cup final. Obviously he will be distressed that he will not be
able to be there to cheer on his former club Manchester United.
Thursday
05.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham lost 1-2 in Sevilla in the UEFA Cup quarter final first leg
tonight. For a match report, click
here.
Crowd trouble marred the game, as Spurs fans in the sector in the
corner behind the goal were involved in exchanges with local Police.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... The
owner of American soccer side Colorado
Rapids, American Football club St Louis Rams, Basketball team the
Denver Nuggets and Ice Hockey club Colorado Avalanche has bought a
9.99% share from ITV in English association football club Arsenal
Losers.
Wednesday
04.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Spurs continue to be without the
injured Ledley King, Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Anthony Gardner, Danny
Murphy, Tom Huddlestone and Ricardo Rocha is cup-tied.
However, Mido, Teemu Tainio and Hossam Ghaly will be
available for selection for the game in Sevilla.
For a match preview. click
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Tuesday
03.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs have been cleared of any wrong-doing
by the FA in their investigation into the pitch invasion following
the FA Cup Sixth Round replay at White hart Lane against Chelsea.
The Daily Mirror claims Tottenham are leading three clubs in a chase
for Monaco's midfielder Distel Zola, who plays for their
Under-18 side. According to a translated version of the AS
Monaco website, the player is a 17 year old Frenchwoman whose post
is "medium of ground." He has played at Under-17 level for
France in the same team as Adel Taarabt.
Tom Huddlestone picked up a knee injury in Sunday's game
against Reading and will be out for three to four weeks.
.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Mathieu Flamini wants to buy his way out
of his Arsenal contract.
Monday
02.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham have supposedly sent scouts to watch Vitesse Arnhem's 25
year old international midfielder Theo Janssen, who said
Tottenham were a "nice club," which he might like to move to.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Sunday
01.04.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham beat Reading 1-0 at White Hart Lane this afternoon.
For a match report, click
here.
For reaction, click
here.
Manchester City are said to be still interested in bidding £4 million
for striker Mido according to the News of the World, but the
same newspaper claims that both clubs are chasing Swedish striker
Johan Elmander, who is with French club Toulouse.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Francesco Totti has thrown his toys out
of his pram about Alex Ferguson not mentioning him as a danger man
in their up coming Champions League meeting. After being told
that he would be man-marked and him thinking he would be put in "a
cage", Totti said "When
I grow up I won't be a footballer but I will go and work at the zoo
with all the cages people have made for me." The Roma
midfielder went on to add in a very mature critique of our national
game that "I don't like the way English football is even if some
great players play there. I don't like English football and I
don't like England either because of the weather."
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