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Former Spurs and England full-back & England World Cup winning manager has died today aged 79. Alf was signed from Southampton and played in the Push and Run side under Arthur Rowe, which won the First Division title in 1951.

Jose Dominguez could be a target for Porto in his home country of Portugal at the end of the season. They would be keen to take him back home with a bid of £1.5 million.

Moussa Saib has been watched recently by French clubs Bordeaux and Strasbourg.

George Graham has again stressed he will have to bring in a number of players before the new season to strengthen the club for the rigours of European football. His main consideration at the moment is a top-class striker.

Sol Campbell faces a late fitness test for the game at Anfield tomorrow and Les Ferdinand is likely to miss out with an Achilles injury. Ledley King is in the squad as back-up due to Luke Young serving a one match suspension. Justin Edinburgh is also back after a five match ban. Allan Nielsen returned from Denmark duty with a back strain from the South Africa game and Stepehn Clemence has been called up as cover.

John Scales has failed to make it into the squad for the match against his old club Liverpool. He could be in contention for a squad place for Wednesday's match against Arsenal.

George Graham will use the last three matches of the season to test the mettle of the Spurs players. He said it was ideal for him to play the top three sides in the final trio of games and would like to see Spurs finish comfortably in the top half of the table to mount a serious push for a higher finish next term.

29.4.99

Sol Campbell has had intensive treatment on his hamstring problem all this week and could be winning his fitness battle to play against Liverpool on Saturday.

Marcelino is a target for Newcastle United. The Real Mallorca central defender is the subject of a rumoured £4 million or £5.5 million bid, despite stories leaking out of Spain that he would like to play in London. It appears that Newcastle are trying to outdo the other teams in the Premiership by buying up all the available defensive talent. They are also rumoured to be on the trail of Wolves' Dean Richards, along with Liverpool, who is out of contract at the end of the season.

Spurs reserves beat Crystal Palace reserves 3-0 away tonight. The goals came from Paul McVeigh (2) and Peter Crouch (or as Media Monitor reported it as "Paul McVeigh ... with two more goals between Crouch's strike" !!!). This keeps them in contention at the top of the Avon Insurance Combination league.

28.4.99

Tim Sherwood played the whole of England's 1-1 draw with Hungary tonight. He made a good impression and got forward on many occasions (as we know he can).

John Moncur tried to excuse his scything tackle on Jose Dominguez at the weekend as "mistimed". He claims that he was aghast at the Spurs players who were waving imaginary red cards at the ref in an attempt to get him sent off. He seemed to be doing a pretty good job of that himself, I thought and if they were waving cards it was something they must have picked up from Rio Ferdinand who earlier in the game seemed quite happy to imersonate the referee.

Talks between Tottenham and David Ginola's agent have been taking place for a few weeks and although no settlement has been reached as yet, he hopes to sign a contract that will keep him at White Hart Lane until the end of his career before the season ends.

Stephen Carr made his international debut in the Republic of Ireland's 2-0 home win over Sweden in a friendly tonight.

Allan Nielsen played in a friendly international for Denmark against South Africa tonight. The match ended 1-1.

Steffen Ivesen might have scored in Norway's 4-1 away victory over Georgia in a Euro 2000 qualifier. There is some question over whether the Spurs forward will be given the goal or if it will go down as an own goal after coming off a defender's leg.

David Robertson, a Leeds United player who has failed to maintain a regular place at the club because of a long injury absence, has slammed GG's tactics when Leeds boss. He said although Graham stabilised the club after a couple of dodgy years, he did not enjoy playing under him.

27.4.99

Tim Sherwood is in line for his second England cap after being selected for the friendly international in Hungary tomorrow.

Luke Young made his debut for the England Under-21's in Budapest tonight. He had a good game as England drew 2-2 with their Hungarian hosts.

Stephen Carr has been picked to play in the Republic of Ireland team against Sweden in a friendly match tomorrow.

Paul McVeigh scored the last minute equaliser for Northern Ireland after coming on as a substitute to make his debut against Canada tonight.

George Graham may be investigated by the FA after comments following Saturday's match against West Ham which saw seven yellow and one red card dished out by referee Uriah Rennie. GG is alleged to have made remarks to the effect that Rennie is starting to believe his own publicity. It seemed to all presetn at the match that the Sheffield official was out to make a name for himself, especially when he booked Ginola for diving.

Reports are linking Tottenham and Motherwell in a link-up to exchange players and coaches. The deal similar to that of Manchester United and Royal Antwerp and Arsenal and St. Etienne would be the first between British clubs, although Everton struck up a deal close to home with a relationship with Home Farm of the Republic of Ireland. David Pleat has stated on Media Monitor that he has not had any specific talks about this matter with the Motherwell top brass.

Marcelino Elena Sierra, the 27 year old Real Mallorca centre-half, has been linked with a £5 million transfer in the summer. The strapping defender, who was "bitten" by Dennis Wise in the European Cup Winners Cup semi-final first leg, is allegedly keen to move to the Premiership and while Leeds have also been interested, he would prefer to move to London. Now who wouldn't ??

Taribo West, the Internazionale and Nigeria defender, has issued a come and get me plea to Premier League sides. Despite pulling out of moves to Liverpool and Newcastle at the last minute, he wants to play in England, with Manchester United his first choice. Tottenham are reported to have made a bid for him, but Media Monitor denies that.

David Ginola has been explaining what the PFA Player of the Year trophy means to him. "It is my World Cup, " said the French star who went on "My future is definitely at White Hart Lane. I am happy here and I have worked really hard for the club that has given me everything. There would have to be certain circumstances for me to leave but I think it would be difficult to find a better place. I have no more hopes to be capped. Now I have other aims: to win trophies with my side, to be cheered when we leave the stadium, and to make my mark on Tottenham's history."

26.4.99

Tottenham will soon make a decision over Andy Sinton's and Clive Wilson's futures at the club. Both have contracts which expire at the end of the season and both could receive free transfers.

Steve Lomas has hit out at Mauricio Taricco's tackle on John Moncur which precipitated a mass brawl leading to Rio Ferdinand and Taricco receiving yellow cards. Lomas felt that the Spurs man should have seen red in what he describes as a leg-breaking tackle if ever he saw one. Well, see Moncur's tackle on Dominguez then (and Moncur - pick on the smallest player on the pitch, why don't you). Ferdinand was also lucky, if you go by the Northern Ireland international's reckoning, as he had nothing to do with the incident until he ran up and grabbed Freund by the throat.

25.4.99

David Ginola was voted PFA Player of the Year by his fellow professionals. Ginola along with Sol Campbell were also selected in the Premiership Team of the Year.

Sol Campbell has been withdrawn from the England squad with a hamstring injury.

Tottenham head the £7.5 million chase for Leicester City's Emile Heskey. Reports indicate that although a number of other clubs are interested, GG heads the queue.

Celtic's Mark Viduka has been watched three times recently by Spurs scouts as rumours of a £5 million offer for him are mooted. The 23 year old striker has had his own troubles since moving to Scotland from Croatia Zagreb and now news breaks that his girlfriend cannot settle in their new home country.

24.4.99

Tottenham lost 1-2 at home to West Ham United today. After going 0-2 down after 70 minutes, David Ginola pulled a goal back for Tottenham. In a tempestuous game, the petulant John Moncur was dismissed in the last minute for a foul on Jose Dominguez.

Sol Campbell has expressed fears over the friendly match England are playing in Hungary. He feels that the game is too close to the area where the war is being fought in Kosovo and that it is also one game more that tired players will have to perform in. However, it was revealed after today's game that Sol had played despite having a hamstring injury, which might see him conveniently withdrawn from the England squad.

23.4.99

Darren Anderton's exclusion from the England squad for the friendly v Hungary does not spell the end of his international career. Kevin Keegan says he is aware of what Daz is capable of and wanted to try a few other options out.

Alan Sugar has said that the money from the kit deal will go towards transfers. He said that all profits are to be ploughed back into the playing side and the kit deal had conditions stating that the more successful the club, the more bonuses were available.

Sol Campbell's contract talks have stumbled across a few problems. He wants to be assured that the club will continue to make progress and not break up the side that has done well this season. The Spurs captain said : "You've got to keep your core side and add to it, as all the best teams do. We're moving in the right direction and if we keep doing that, step by step, we'll see how it goes." Solman also commented on the increasing workload players face when they are competing on a number of fronts for trophies. He feels that more than three weeks in the summer should be allowed to give players time to recover from a long season.

Following Dynamo Kiev's loss in the European Champions League semi-final to Bayern Munich on Wednesday night, Tottenham have struck up an interest in striker Sergei Rebrov. The 29 year old would pull in around £8 million and Spurs are keeping an eye on the situation.

GG may play the same side that beat Charlton Athletic for the game against West Ham United tomorrow. The only change could be in defence, where Luke Young could come in for Roger Nilsen. West Ham have a defensive crisis - well, one worse than their normal back four - in that Rio Ferdinand faces a late fitness test and Ruddock and Foe are suspended.

Spurs' interest is reported in 23-year-old Italian midfielder Christian Brocchi of Serie B club Verona. Others watching the young talent are Italian clubs Fiorentina, Lazio and Parma.

GG has said that Tottenham will match the wages offered by the top clubs in an effort to retain his best players and attract other top stars. He added he felt it his duty to noe get Tottenham up there with Manchester United and Arsenal.

UEFA have confirmed that all UEFA cup ties next season wil take place on Thursdays or Tuesdays (when the games would have to kick off at 5pm, so as not to clash with Champions League matches chosen for pay-per-view).

22.4.99

Tottenham launched their new adidas kit today. The home kit is plain white shirt with a blue collar and V-neck insert, blue shorts and white socks. The away kit is blue, white and golden yellow shirts, with a white shorts and blue socks combination. For further viewing see the official Spurs site at http://www.spurs.co.uk/merch/repkit/adihome.JPG for the home kit and http://www.spurs.co.uk/merch/repkit/adiaway.JPG for the away. Some early reaction indicates a dread of the new away kit, while the home shirt has found some favour.

Justin Edinburgh will be available again after serving his four match ban for his sending off in the Worthington Cup Final. He may not be able to dislodge Mauricio Taricco from the left back slot yet, so could find himself on the bench for Saturday's derby v West Ham United. Les Ferdinand looks unlikely to be fit after a knock on his achilles at Forest and Dazza has had a reocurrence of his recent groin trouble.

Sol Campbell and Tim Sherwood have been selected in the experimental England squad for the Hungary friendly later this month. Luke Young has been chosen to go with the Under-21's to Budapest to meet their Hungarian counterparts.

Allegedly Tottenham have matched Panathanikos's bid for Real Madrid's Davor Suker.

21.4.99

Gary Mabbutt will be making an appearance in Trinidad in the summer in a veteran's tournament.

Allan Nielsen will be in the Danish squad for their friendly against South Africa and colleagues Steffen Iversen and Espen Baardsen will play for the full and Under-21 Norway sides respectively against Georgia. Stephen carr has again been picked for Eire who face Sweden in a friendly, while Tim Sherwood and Sol Campbell look set to feature in England's friendly in Hungary. Ian Walker waits to see if he will be selected in the England squad.

A half-time roasting from GG made Tottenham's stars perform better in the second half against Charlton Athletic last night. He demanded they play with more passion and it paid off with four goals in the last half-hour of the match to give Spurs three away points and move them up to tenth in the table. GG did say that he felt that Charlton had only themselves to blame for the heaviness of the defeat. He felt that after charlton had taken the lead, they tried to hold onto it and that was when Spurs got back into the game.

GG has denied that £20 million will be available to him in the summer to recruit new players. He has said that he wants at least three players to come to the club and is working out how best to do that. This could be canny action by the Scot to prevent inflated prices being asked of Tottenham when they go for their targets.

20.4.99

Tottenham beat Charlton Athletic at the Valley tonight 4-1. The goals came from Iversen, Campbell, Dominguez and Ginola. Spurs had fallen behind in the 5th minute to a Mark Kinsella goal that gave the home side the lead until half-time in a match that was late kicking off because of traffic congestion in the area.

It seems as though Kevin Keegan may not play certain members of the England squad drawn from Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United in the friendly with Hungary. This begs the question will he play those players who's clubs are involved in relegation struggles or those clubs who meet the teams battling at the top and bottom of the Premier League ?? Surely, it is unfair just to rest the top players without consideration for those at the other end of the table. For those clubs fighting to stay up, it means even more than one of the top teams winning the Championship.

Bordeaux are another French club interested in Moussa Saib.

A change in UEFA's procedure for cliubs in Europe has left Tottenham facing a tough task in next season's competition. The club's individual record rather than the country's will now count and therefore Spurs will not be seeded. This could mean that Tottenham face a major team from one of the other European leagues.

19.4.99

Les Ferdinand looks set to miss Tottenham's game at Charlton Athletic tomorrow. Graham could shuffle his pack by introducing Ginola and Anderton, who were both on the bench on Saturday, as well as Roger Nilsen in defence.

Allan Nielsen will meet GG for talks on his future on Monday. He is not happy at being kept on the bench and could move to Italy, where anumber of clubs have shown interest, if he cannot be assured of first-team football.

GG has agreed with other Premier League Managers that England's friendly in Hungary should be called off.

18.4.99

Newspaper speculation has again put George Graham in the hunt for some top names this summer. These include :
* A £20 million spree for Chris Sutton, Ugo Ehiogu and Robbie Keane.
* £10 million on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
* Andy Sinton will be off to Coventry City in the summer if they stay up and he doesn't get his two year contract at Tottenham. Fee around £750,000.
* Willem Korsten will sign for Spurs in the summer after turning down Leeds unsatisfactory fianancial terms. I can hear Peter Ridsdale now ...
* Moussa Saib is interesting Bastia and Strasbourg of France and could go in the summer for £1.5 million.
* Alain Goma, the Paris St. Germain central defender we were interested in some months ago, is a summer £4 million target for Newcastle United.
* Spurs may have to duel with Kevin Keegan's Fulham for the services of Paul Ince. He seems to be the first victim of the Houllier summer clear out and could go for as low as £1 million. [Boy if KK gets all the players he wants for his (early) Christmas, Fulham are going to look some team on paper.]

17.4.99

Tottenham beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 at the City Ground today. The goal by Steffen Iversen was not quite enough to condemn the Tricky Trees to relegation. Allan Nielsen hasd a penalty saved on the stroke of half-time. He was only taking the spot-kick because Anderton and Ginola were on the bench. This was GG's first away win as manager.

GG commented that the first half was poor and he was disappointed that the score was 0-0 at the break, but in the second half he said Forest could have had one or two and Spurs five or six !! With our forwards and their reputation ?? Are you sure George ??

Unconfirmed rumours are hinting that Tottenham have signed Leeds want-away Dutch midfielder Willem Korsten. We will wait and see if this is indeed fact.

Justin Edinburgh appeared on Sky TV's Soccer AM this morning and revealed that George Graham has no longer got an Arsenal crest in his back garden, but a cockerel instead. It also transpired that he calls Ginola "David" not "Daveed" and Ramon Vega, Raymond. Someone phoned in to say that they are related to someone who lives next to GG's new house in Hampstead and they were nearly knocked over by a speeding car leaving the place, the driver of which turned out to be Arsene Wenger !! In next weeks show, they will exclusively reveal the new Spurs kit.

16.4.99

Sol Campbell was unconditionally bailed to appear in July on the Derby County assault charge. The original charge of Actual Bodily Harm was dropped to assault after the court examined medical evidence.

Juventus have asked Spurs to name their price for Sol Campbell. they are keen to spend around £10 million, but Tottenham would want at least double that to part with thier captain and star defender.

Andy Sinton's hopes of earning a two year contract took a knock when he received one in the FA Cup semi-final against Newcastle United. The injury he picked up will keep him out of the first team for a couple of games and then his fifth yellow card of the season wil prevent him playing in the Arsenal match.

Darren Anderton has failed to be fit for the Game at Nottingham Forest tomorrow. He could be replaced by Ruel Fox or Jose Dominguez. Ledley King and Roger Nielsen are also in the squad.

Steffen Iversen has said that Tottenham's season did not end with the semi-final loss to Newcastle United. He said that the players had their professional pride and their place at the club at stake in the remaining fixtures. Also, there were a few points needed before Tottenham could pull away from the bottom clubs in the Premier League.

Jason Cundy has been interviewd on TeamTalk's website and spouts forth on his old managers at Tottenham. He would have liked to play more under Terry Venables and didn't see eye to eye with Ossie, but one common thread to his discourse was that he was never regularly fit enough to turn out fot the club whoever was the boss !!

15.4.99

Darren Anderton, Andy Sinton and Justin Edinburgh are the names that are likely to be missing for the game at Nottingham Forest on Saturday. The first two are injured, while Justin is still suspended from playing and has to make do with an appearance on Sky TV's Soccer AM. Meanwhile, Pierre van Hooijdonk is training with the reserves at Forest because of his loss of form.

Spurs may be set to tempt Ole Gunnar Solskjaer away from Old Trafford with a £6 million bid in the summer. Tha Man. U man has spent most of the season on the bench and could be getting frustrated by the lack of starts he is awarded. Reports on TeamTalk suggest Everton and Torino may also be interested.

Tottenham along with Liverpool and Newcastle United are being linked with the Vitesse Arnhem midfield wide man, Willem Korsten, who is currently on loan at Leeds United. He was set to join the Elland Road outfit, but had a remarkable change of heart and now it seems he may be keen to join another Premiership outfit in the summer.

14.4.99

Stephen Carr will be allowed to play for Tottenham against West Ham United before flying off to join up with the Republic of Ireland squad for their friendly against Sweden on April 28.

The Leeds chairman has the best squad in the country according to him, because the only players Tottenham are ever linked with play at Elland Road. He affirmed that all the players who have been rumoured targets for GG have indicated they are willing to stay at the club. Therefore, Spurs will have to look outside the republic of Yorkshire to take second best in terms of potential purchases this summer.

Teddy Sheringham has been invited to play for a World XI against VfB Stuttgart in Jurgen Klinsmann's Farewell match.

Although out of sorts since the Worthington Cup Final, George Graham has stuck by mercurial French wingman, David Ginola. He has said you have to accept that there will be days when he is not as effective, but when on form, he can turn matches.

Ex-Spur Colin Calderwood seems likely to extend his contract at Aston Villa after John Gregory hinted he may have a future of a few years there.

Former Spurs captain, Richard Gough blasted refereeing standards after being sent off at the weekend and may face the wrath of the FA for his comments.

Nikos Dabizas claims he was shoved by Sol Campbell and that was why he handballed a cross in the FA Cup semi-final.

Spurs reserves were held to a 2-2 draw by Ipswich reserves tonight at Portman Road. Ian Stonebridge and Paul McVeigh scored for Tottenham. The game saw the return to action by Stephen Clemence.

13.4.99

Ramon Vega has returned to Switzerland for more treatment on his ankle injury and hopes he may be fit for the last League match of the season at Old Trafford.

Referee Paul Durkin has hit out at George Graham about criticism of his performance in the FA Cup semi-final. He said "Once again the referee take the brunt. I noticed George Graham hasn't criticised Sol Campbell for a ridiculous handball. I don't accept Graham's criticism , it was one decision in 120 minutes." Yeah, but a fairly crucial one - eh, you little ginger .... Ruud Gullit has claimed that the ref should have sent Campbell off for the handball and it is hard to counter that argument if he prevented a goalscoring opportunity. Conversely, George Graham rightly stated that Aaron Hughes should have been dismissed for the horrendous foul on Andy Sinton that lead to the Spurs man having to leave the field.

Despite saying the club has had a greats season and that the players have done really well, the ruthless side of GG will be seen in the close season as he disects the squad and rebuilds. Some of the names mentioned in the wake of the FA cup semi final defeat are the usual suspects of Lee Hughes, Robbie Keane, Chris Sutton and Craig Bellamy, but some new faces are in the frame too. Emile Mpenza, the 21 year old Standard Liege and Belgium striker who looks set to move on and favours the Premiership over France and Italy, has been watched by the club. Rebrov of Dynamo Kiev would cost about £10 million to move to Spurs and another international is Paraguay's Miguel Angel Benitez, who may have to be sold by Espanol.

12.4.99

Paul Durkin has admitted he missed an obvious handball by Newcastle's Dabizas in normal time during the FA Cup semi-final yesterday. Gee, thanks for saying that.

 

GG has promised that changes will take place at the club to get a squad that will challenge for honours. He would ideally like the core to come from the youth system, but feels that this may not be possibe in the short term.

Dynamo Kiev's Sergei Rebrov has been mentioned as a possible target for Tottenham this summer as the player to convert the missed chances that keep arising. He has played with Shevchenko, who will be joining AC Milan for £17 million in the summer.

11.4.99

Tottenham lost 0-2 to Newcastle United after extra time in the FA Cup semi-final at Old Trafford. The game heard the first sustained chorus of "Georgie Graham's Blue and White Army", which was sung long and loud towards the end of normal time.

Peter Crouch played for England Under-20's in the World Youth Championships against Japan today and became the tallest player at 6' 5" to represent his country. They still lost 0-2, even though he was head and shoulders above his opponents.

10.4.99

Former Spurs captain Richard Gough was sent off playing for Nottingham Forest today against Derby County.

George Graham has said that winning is all that counts in the FA Cup semi-final at Old Trafford. He has spoken about his two midfield acquisitions - Freund and Sherwood - in glowing terms. He expressed surprise at the fact that there are so few German players in the Premier League and also that Sherwood was such a good player technically.

Darren Anderton has been talking about his FA Cup semi-final jinx, which has deprived him of a place in the final on three occasions. The 1992 semi for Portsmouth against Liverpool, Spurs v Arsenal (1993) and Everton (1995) were the other times he has fallen at the final hurdle, but he is convinced that it is all behind him now he has been a winner in the Worthington Cup.

9.4.99

The FA are to look at Tottenham's ticket sales for the FA Cup semi-final. They are happy that Spurs have only sold to their own fans however.

Allan Nielsen is unhappy at being third choice in midfield behind Freund and Sherwood. He has intimated that at 28 he needs first team football and although has three years to run on his contract, he may go elsewhere to play.

Les Ferdinand has said he has often thought "What if ??" about his time at Newcastle, where he says he had his most successful time. He does not regret joining Spurs, but has hoped things could have gone better.

Steffen Freund has been talking about his Wembley dream. He thought of his appearance in the Euro 96 semi-final at Wembley when he was taken off injured and it made the Worthington Cup victory all the sweeter. Going back for the FA Cup would make it even better. He also paid respect to George Graham, who has improved the team's and Freund's own performances.

Ramon Vega may recover from his ankle operation in time to play in the FA Cup Final, should Tottenham get through.

Some reports have quoted GG as saying he may leave David Ginola out of the team for the FA Cup semi-final. He said he would do what was best for the team !!

Marseilles striker, Titi Camarra who was on trial at Tottenham at the start of the season when Christian Gross was in charge, looks set to join Liverpool.

8.4.99

John Scales may be making an earlier than expected return to action in the reserves in the next week. He has recovered well from his operation and could feature in the stiffs match against Ipswich.

Les Ferdinand has predicted that Tottenham will face a more determined Newcastle United side in the semi-final as they strive to achieve some success for their long suffering fans.

There are fears that the segregation at Sunday's semi-final may be ruined by Newcastle fans buying tickets from Tottenham. Spurs still have around 1,500 left and were selling them to personal callers at White Hart Lane.

7.4.99

Tottenham came through the League game at Newcastle with no new injury problems. Sherwood took a knock on his ankle, but is now training normally.

Andy Sinton may have to wait until the end of the season to complete his contract discussions with Spurs. He has said however, that the fact that he will be entitled to a free transfer under the Bosman ruling will allow him to find a club if he cannot agree trems.

Sampdoria, Empoli, Celta Vigo and Verona have all expressed an interest in Allan Nielsen, who has found it hard to dislodge Tim Sherwood from the Spurs line-up. In the summer, the Danish international may move to assure himself of first team football.

Meanwhile rumours linking Les Ferdinand to a summer move to high-flying Fulham have strengthened, with reports that Tottenham have given permission for Kevin Keegan to talk to the striker at the end of the season. A fee of £2 million or £3 million has been mentioned and it remains to be seen whether the forward wants to drop out of the Premiership and move to Craven Cottage.

6.4.99

Tottenham's revived interest in Haim Revivo, the Celta Vigo and Israel midfielder/striker has been reported.

GG was not a happy man after seeing Tottenham miss chance after chance at St. James Park last night. He said that he expected a very different Newcastle United side to take the field at Old Trafford on Sunday and a different type of performance from the Magpies.

Steffen Iversen will not miss the West Ham United game later this month as the Norway manager has said he will not invoke the five day rule for him.

Roger Nilsen made a confident debut last night for Spurs against Newcastle United. He was strong and fitted into the team structure well, maybe provoking a thought or two in the managers's mind as to whether he would be worth keeping beyond the end of the season. He will also hope that he might start in Sunday's FA Cup semi final against Newcastle too.

Sol Campbell's future appears to lie firmly in N17. He has said "I have not got a crystal ball but I don't see a problem. I've been here for ten years and it's going to get better and better. Hopefully the rest of the season will be a fabulous time at this club and there is no need to go anywhere else." This could spell disappointment for Lazio, Real Madrid and Barcelona who have all expressed an interest in the Tottenham captain.

5.4.99

Tottenham drew 1-1 at Newcastle United tonight despite dominating the game. Darren Anderton scored a second half penalty on 50 mins., but the home side equalised with about 13 minutes left.

John Piercy played for England's Under 20's in the World Youth Championships in Nigeria, but ended up on the losing side - going down 1-0 to USA.

4.4.99

Tottenham have featured amongst the Sunday transfer rumours ahead of the summer's dealings. These include :
- Les and Armo being sold. Chris is interesting Middlesbrough, Sunderland, Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday (who tried to sign him before deadline day), while Middlesbrough & Fulham bidding for Les.
- Tottenham in shock horror link to the signing of David Beckham - can only imagine this is so he can be nearer the Posh family home in Goffs Oak, Hertfordshire.
- Robbie Keane is one of the main targets for GG in the close season and having had rumoured bids of £4.5 million and £5 million turned down, Tottenham are likely to take a lead with £8 million being offered at the end of the season.

George Graham has blamed the defeat at the hands of Worthington Cup final victims Leicester City on the showing of highlights from the Wembley victory on the Jumbotron screens prior to yesterday's league game. He had no idea it was set to happen and thought that the Foxes were taking the mickey when they applauded Tottenham onto the pitch at the start of the match. GG added that Tottenham were due a loss and that the opponents were worthy of their win.

3.4.99

Tottenham lose 0-2 to Leicester City.

George Graham has said that his summer transfer dealings will not break the bank at Tottenham by restricting the wage demands of the prospective new players.

Robbie Savage went on to prove most Tottenham's fans opinion of him with a petulant display of unsporting behaviour - despite being on the winning side !! He walked straight past Allan Nielsen at the end of the match as the Danish international offered to shake his hand. He then made an obscene gesture to the Spurs fans as he left the field.

2.4.99

Robbie Savage looks set to start for Leicester City in tomorrow's Premier League match at White Hart Lane. Nielsen looks certain to replace suspended Tim Sherwood, while Anderton's ban opens the door for Fox, Sinton or Dominguez. Vega's broken foot leaves a place alongside Sol Campbell, which will be filled by Luke Young with Roger Nilsen coming into the squad as cover.

Sol Campbell has opened tentative discussions with the club on an extension to his current contract which still has two years to run. Any new deal would keep him at Spurs until well into his career and while nothing is due to be concluded until the summer, Sol has said he is receptive to any new ideas the club might put to him.

1.4.99

After rumours that an all-London semi-final between Chelsea and Arsenal would be staged at Wembley, the FA have confirmed that should Tottenham and Arsenal make it through to the FA Cup final in May, only a stadium the size of Wembley could host such a fixture.

David Ginola has revealed that he needs a manager like George Graham who will push him, as he is intrinsically lazy !!

GG has said that he will not be fielding weakend sides over Easter as Tottenham need the points to avoid being dragged in to a relegation battle. It was thought that the players due to feature in the FA Cup semi-final against Newcastle United would be rested, but George says that he has not got a big enough squad to do so.

Clive Wilson may link up with his old boss Gerry Francis at Loftus Road next season. At 37, he has been granted a free transfer by GG and looks set to join QPR for one last season.

Justin Edinburgh's League Cup Final dismissal will see him banned for the games against Newcastle United (Premier League), Newcastle United (FA Cup semi-final), Nottingham Forest and Charlton Athletic. Mauricio Taricco looks set to fill in while Justin serves his suspension.

Ramon Vega fractured his foot in the Worthington Cup Final and will miss the rest of the season.

Tottenham's League game against Chelsea has been moved from Saturday May 8 to Monday May 10 to be featured live on Sky TV.

The FA have considered the case of David Ginola's goal celebration in the FA Cup tie at Barnsley, which was reported by referee Mike Reed. They have settled for a warning with a reminder that he could face a ban or fine in future unless his celebrations are toned down - or at least done in a game that Mr. Reed is not officiating in.

It has been revealed that George Graham cost Tottenham £2.3 million when he joined from Leeds United, but this has been repaid by the success in the Worthington Cup. The amount of money made by GG since his arrival could escalate to £6 million with the FA Cup and Europe on the horizon.

Tottenham players have been warned by GG to cool it over Robbie Savage's part in the sending off of Justin Edinburgh in the Worthington Cup Final. Darren Anderton and Tim Sherwood are banned for the game after collecting five bookings.

George Graham has called for an overhaul of the disciplinary system after the abandonment of the removal of a yellow card after five games for "good behaviour". The difficulty in applying the rules were the reason for dropping the scrubbing of one booking when a player had completed five games without a card, but it seems unfair that a player could be on four bookings for a long period then receive a yellow at a crucial time of the season. Darren Anderton got his fourth yellow card on 19 October and played in 29 more games before getting his fifth to qualify for a suspension !!