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Saturday 31.8.2002
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 Tottenham
beat SCBC this afternoon 2-1 at White Hart Lane to go top of the
Premier League. Les Ferdinand and a last minute penalty by Teddy
Sheringham saw Spurs take the three points against the gallant
strugglers from the foot of the table. For a match report, click
here. For
reaction, click here.
Just
to round off a very good day for Tottenham, Robbie Keane has joined
the club from Leeds United for £7 million. He has signed a four
year deal, with the option of another two, that will install him as a
crowd favourite. The Republic of Ireland international told
reporters that he was swayed in coming to White hart Lane by Glenn
Hoddle's view of the future of the club, which Keane thought he wanted
to be a part of. Keane will wear the number 22 shirt this
season.
Glenn
Hoddle said he lied to the media about his interest in Robbie Keane to
shake them off the scent as he pursued his target.
It
turned out that Real Madrid were using Spurs as a way of increasing
the price of Fernando Morientes, who eventually joined Internazionale
of Milan, as part of the deal that took Ronaldo to Real Madrid.
It
was being rumoured today that the deal Bolton Wanderers wanted for
Michael Ricketts involved Gary Doherty going the other way and this
was unacceptable to Tottenham.
Former
Spurs winger Garry Brady has signed for Dundee after being released by
Portsmouth some time ago.
One
of the many targets Spurs have been linked with, Uruguayan striker
Walter Pandiani, has moved from Deportivo La Coruna to Real Mallorca.
Another, Albert Luque made the journey in the opposite direction.
Friday 30.8.2002
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A
fee for striker Robbie Keane has been agreed with Leeds United,
believed to be £7 million. The Irish international is having a
medical and talks with the club today and will be signed if everything
goes well.
In
a busy day's deadline trading, Oyvind Leonhardsen joined Aston Villa
on a free transfer. According to the Guardian recently, he was
earning £40,000 a week, which can now be used for someone in a
position we need players. I bet he has had to take a cut to go
to Villa !! He told a Norwegian newspaper that he hoped things
would be better for him at Villa Park, as the situation at Spurs was
totally "hopeless".
Tottenham
were supposedly battling with Liverpool to sign 22 year old central
defender Chris Riggott. although the youngster is one of Derby
County's crown jewels, the financial situation at the club has deemed
it necessary to sell some off to stay afloat. A fee of £7
million was being quoted in reports this morning.
On
top of that, Tottenham were also keeping Derby County striker Malcolm
Christie in their sights, in case one of their other targets failed to
sign.
Planet
Football reckon that the Morientes deal will fall down on personal
terms, as the Spanish international does not want to take a drop in
salary. However, it reports that Real Madrid have agreed a £3
million for five years deal to pay for the striker. However, it
is also reported elsewhere that Real need the money to fund their
purchase of Ronaldo, although Morientes might be going to Milan as
part of that deal. Oh, this is oh, so confusing !!
Ken
Bates is sounding of again (so, what's new there then ?). This
time he says that he had already received a bid of £13 million for
Eidur Gudjohnsen and then Tottenham offered £8 million, which he
found was a waste of his time. At the time of going to press,
Chelsea had sold no players and their financial situation is no better
than it was yesterday. The Spurs website admits they made an
enquiry about the asking prices of Gudjohnsen and Hasselbaink, but did
not make an offer after that initial contact.
He's
been joined in the "Let's slag of Tottenham day" by bottom
of the league Bolton Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce. He has
slammed Spurs for their conducting of transfer dealings and rumours
concerning Michael Ricketts. He said they never came near the
asking price and would have paid £7 million if they were serious, as
they had shelled that out for Robbie Keane. He also complained
about the players that Tottenham were offering in part exchange and
said they were of no use to his squad. Look out people, we have
another Big Club in the Premiership !! The club have issued a
statement on their website to say they were approached by Ricketts'
agent and that the chairmen of both clubs can confirm that no offer
was made.
It
was reveled in the London Evening Standard that the reason Enrico
Chiesa did not join Spurs was that he did not want to come to London
to play in some practice matches arranged to allow the club to assess
his fitness. A player of his standing probably thought he was
above this, but surely Spurs did the right thing, as he has missed the
majority of the last two seasons out injured and this would have been
a useful test to see how he stood up to the English style of play.
SPURS
TEAM NEWS : - Anthony Gardner will shake off a minor strain for the
match tomorrow and Steffen Iversen might come straight into the team
after returning to England.
SCBC
TEAM NEWS : - Paul Jones is likely to be preferred in goal, while
Tahar El-Khalej is free to play after serving a suspension of three
games carried over from the end of last season.
A
former transfer target of Tottenham's - Ivan De La Pena - has joined
Espanyol in Spain.
A
former transfer target of Tottenham's - Johan Micoud - has joined
Werder Bremen in Germany from Italy's Parma.
A
former transfer target of Tottenham's - Tore Andre Flo - has joined
Sunderland from Glasgow Rangers.
Thursday 29.8.2002
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Chelsea
have told Spurs that Eidur Gudjohnsen will not be joining them.
A preliminary inquiry was made by Tottenham, but a figure that Spurs
would not pay was mentioned and the matter was left there.
The
Guardian report that Robbie Keane will join Spurs with Darren Anderton
and some money going to Yorkshire in return. Leeds United are
holding out for £5 million, while Tottenham have offered £4
million. Leeds' position might change if they throw in Mauricio
Taricco as part of the deal. Apart from this item on Soccernet,
nothing to confirm this has come out today. Keane has turned
down the opportunity to speak to Sunderland again, just before the two
teams met on Wednesday and Spurs look like his only option out of
Elland Road, should a deal be agreed.
The
London Evening Standard have cast doubt on Tottenham's ability to
bring a new striker to the club (what a surprise as they never miss a
chance to bash Spurs), saying that Daniel Levy has informed Hoddle
that any deal must involve a small down-payment and the rest in
instalments. This would effectively rule out a move for an
English player, because the story says that Premier League rules
insist that all monies are paid within 12 months.
One
striker who is being touted to Tottenham (and Fulham) is Palma's Turkish forward Hakan Sukur. The 31 year old is keen to
come and play in England.
The
signing of Hernan Crespo and/or Fernando Morientes are being held up
by problems at Lazio. UEFA have put a transfer embargo on them
as they still owe a large amount of the fee due to Manchester United
for Jaap Stam. This means that no-one can leave the club, until
it is settled. This has a knock on effect as Morientes was one
of the makeweights in the proposed purchase of Ronaldo by Real Madrid
from Internazionale. Crespo was one of the replacements Real had
lined up if Morientes went. With both deals up in the air,
Tottenham are left stranded until something is sorted out at Lazio.
The
Real Madrid Director of Football, Jorge Valdano, has confirmed that
Spurs have made a fresh bid for Morientes ahead of the transfer
deadline. However, the two clubs are about £4 million apart in
their valuation of the striker.
Matthew
Etherington has said on TeamTalk that he will stay at Tottenham while
he is still involved in the first team. Ooooooh, that's big of
him.
SPURS
TEAM NEWS : - It is likely to be an unchanged team that faces
SCBC on Saturday. Other fitness news is that Darren Anderton is
nearly right after his knee injury, Stephen Carr is running in
training and might play before the end of September and Steffen Freund
is back in training too, having played an hour of a practice match at
the training ground against Fulham. Steffen Iversen has returned
to London now his brother is recovering well from his car crash in
Norway. He has an outside chance of being in the starting
line-up in place of Gary Doherty.
Johnnie
Jackson has joined Swindon Town for a three month loan period.
This will give him the opportunity to get first team League
experience.
Apparently,
Chris Armstrong has signed for Bolton Wanderers for a weekly salary of
£1,000 a week until he proves his fitness to play in the side.
When he does so, he will have bonuses linked to games played and
performance.
Gary
Doherty has been named in the Republic of Ireland squad to play Russia
in a
Euro 2004 qualifier on September 7th.
Former
Spurs defender Guy Butters has moved from Gillingham to Brighton and Hove
Albion on a free transfer.
Wednesday 28.8.2002
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In
the best TV cop drama tradition, Peter Ridsdale, Terry Venables and
Leeds United have given Tottenham "just 24 hours more" to
sign Robbie Keane. They require the time and the money to do
their own deal before the deadline falls. It is reported that
the Irish international could be available for as little as £5
million now. A bargain, I think you will agree. However,
the player has denied that there have been any talks between him and
Spurs.
Manchester
United are said by the Daily Star to be ready to enter the race to
sign Eidur Gudjohnsen from Chelsea. It is believed that the Old
Trafford side are set to offer £7 million for the Icelandic striker.
The
story of Fernando Morientes continues, with the Guardian saying that
Real Madrid are ready to jettison the striker, as they believe he has
not got the commitment to the club that they think he should
have. £14 million has been quoted as an acceptable fee, but the
player will want £50,000 a week, despite Gus Poyet's cajoling and
will also demand the number 9 shirt. Look out Les. Let's
hope he doesn't have to arm wrestle you for it !!
Spurs
have been refused a work permit for Chinese international forward Bo
Qu. "Kevin", as he likes to be known, has not played
75% of his country's international matches over the last two years,
mainly because he has only recently broken into the side as a
youngster. Tottenham have requested an early appeal hearing, according
to the official website, because of the impending transfer deadline.
Chris
Armstrong has signed for Bolton Wanderers after being released by
Tottenham at the end of last season.
Tottenham
could make at least one signing before the deadline on Saturday, but
it will be a keeper and not a striker !! Russ Howarth, on trial
from York City, is likely to be brought in as cover for the
goalkeeping position, with Neil Sullivan out for at least two
months. The 20 year old has believed to have impressed in his
short spell in training at Spurs.
Jason
Koumas of Tranmere Rovers, who had previously been linked with a move
to Tottenham, has agreed to join West Bromwich Albion.
Former
Spurs manager Christian Gross steered his FC Basle side to an away
goals win over Celtic in the Champions League qualifier tonight.
Former
Spurs defender Mark Bowen is being asked to choose between being
Birmingham City assistant manager and the same part-time position for
Wales. His club manager Steve Bruce said he cannot afford to
lose him for long periods with his national side.
Tuesday 27.8.2002
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Spurs
beat Charlton Athletic 1-0 tonight at the Valley. Simon Davies'
early goal was the winner for Tottenham. For a match report,
click here and
for reaction, click here.
Spurs
are supposed to have set up a deal to sign Hernan Crespo from Lazio
with Sergei Rebrov moving to Rome in part exchange, but the transfer
fell through. Now Spurs are said to be taking Crespo on loan for
a year with a view to a permanent deal after that should they so
desire. His wages of £4 million a year might be somewhat of a
drawback to the deal going through though.
A
£10 million offer for Chelsea's Eidur Gudjohnsen is also rumoured to
be on the cards as Tottenham seek a striking option. Although
the player is said to be happy at Stamford Bridge, he might be sold
on, should Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's move to Barcelona fall through.
Conflicting
reports have been made about the future of Fernando Morientes of Real
Madrid. One says that he has had a stand up row with Jorge
Valdano (the Director of Football), while the other has it that
Morientes' agent tells that no offer has been made for his client and
that includes Tottenham.
Matthew
Etherington reckons he will have to play 25 games this season or he
will have to leave Spurs to get enough first team experience to
satisfy him.
Portsmouth
are continuing to try and get a deal for Tim Sherwood, but with
Tottenham asking £250,000 and Sherwood asking for the same amount as
a settlement before he leaves, the process seems to have hit a
stalemate.
Monday 26.8.2002
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Neil
Sullivan has been ruled out for about eight weeks after breaking his
thumb in training. He has had his hand put in plaster and will
be replaced on the bench by Canadian Lars Hirschfeld.
Darren
Anderton is hoping to be fit to travel to South London for the game
against Charlton Athletic tomorrow.
Chelsea
striker Eidur Gudjohnsen is the latest Tottenham target as they seek
to find a striker before the deadline on Saturday.
Sunday 25.8.2002
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Tottenham have supposedly offered £11.5 million for Fernando
Morientes and Real Madrid have said they want £16 million for the
Spanish international striker.
Meanwhile,
the News of the World carries a report that Robbie Keane has told
Leeds United that they must play him or let him go. The Irish
international told the paper that sitting on the bench week in, week
out is no good for his game and although he loves playing for the
club, he would have to leave to find regular first team football.
Manchester United are said to be watching £10 million rated Simon
Davies according to the News of the World.
Neil Sullivan is being rumoured as being watched by Manchester United
in the News of the World today. They see him as cover for Fabian
Barthez.
Alen
Boksic of Middlesbrough is again being linked with a move to
Tottenham, although he would have to take a huge drop in salary if he
did so.
Having
watched the floods in Germany while he was in hospital in his home
country, Christian Ziege is said to be donating thousands of pounds to
a relief fund for those affected by the deluge.
After
an impressive start to the season, Glenn Hoddle is tipping an England
comeback for Jamie Redknapp. The Spurs boss said that Redknapp
was surely up there with David Beckham in terms of his quality if he
can stay fit, after four years of time out with various ailments.
Saturday 24.8.2002
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Spurs
beat Aston Villa 1-0 this afternoon at White Hart Lane.
Tottenham's winner was scored by Jamie Redknapp. For a match
report, click here and for reaction,
click here.
Rumours
were circulating at the ground today that Fernando Morientes was at
the training ground yesterday, while Hernan Crespo and his advisers
will be coming on Monday to discuss a move.
One
player not coming to White Hart Lane is Frederic Dehu of Paris St.
Germain, who has decided to stay at the French club.
And
another is Nottingham Forest's Scottish midfielder Gareth Williams,
who said there had been no firm interest for him and he is happy at
the City Ground. The 21 year old did add that if a bid from a
Premier League club did come in, he would have to consider it.
The
Spurs youth teams travelled to Sheffield United for the Premier League
matches this weekend. The Under-17s won 2-1 while the Under-19s
drew 2-2. Michael Malcolm and Ricky Dobson's goals gave the younger
side their win, while the Under 19s grabbed a point thanks to goals
from Mark Hughes and John Sutton after being 0-2 down.
Ex-Spurs
Neil Young (Bournemouth) and Allan Nielsen (Watford) were both sent
off this afternoon.
Friday 23.8.2002
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The
Daily Express carries a story today stating that Lazio's Argentinian
striker Hernan Crespo says he would like to play for Spurs. It
says his representatives will visit Tottenham on Monday to discuss a
year long loan deal. Hoddle failed to deny that a possible deal
for Crespo was on, but did come out with a comment on the Spurs
website that such speculation is irritating and makes doing deals even
harder.
Lazio
did sign Enrico Chiesa, a Spurs target, from Fiorentina on a free
transfer today.
Meanwhile,
the deal for Fernando Morientes looks like falling down because Real
Madrid have been unable to complete the signing of Ronaldo from
Internazionale. This means they do not need the money as much
and also more importantly, they may wish to retain the services of the
forward.
SPURS
TEAM NEWS : - Darren Anderton is doubtful for tomorrow's game
against Aston Villa, although Christian Ziege is in the squad with Jonathan
Blondel. Les Ferdinand could replace Steffen Iversen, while Ben
Thatcher might continue to replace of Stephen Carr, with Taricco
switching sides.
ASTON
VILLA TEAM NEWS : - Midfielder Mark Kinsella goes straight into the
team for the game after his signing from Charlton Athletic. Juan
Pablo Angel looks likely to start for the first time this season after
overcoming a knee injury. Staunton could push up into midfield
to replace the injured Taylor, while Balaban will not be available as
he has returned to Dinamo Zagreb on a year's loan.
Ledley
King's hip injury has stiffened up after a few days training and this
has set back his recuperation.
Simon
Davies has been named in the ales squad to face Finland in the World
Cup qualifier in Helsinki on September 7th.
Reserve
John Piercy has been released by Spurs.
Reserve
striker Steven Ferguson has joined Motherwell on loan until January.
Former
York City goalkeeper Russell Howarth is going on trial with Spurs with
a view to signing, after a deal for the 20 year old at Wolverhampton
Wanderers was not forthcoming.
It appears that Milenko Acimovic got two yellow cards for Slovenia in
the week and the second was for diving. After protests from the
bench, the second was withdrawn and he was allowed to continue playing
in the game.
Thursday 22.8.2002
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Stephen
Carr's injury could be better sooner than the Spurs staff originally
thought. As there is not a complete tear, it might be only four
to five weeks rather than two months before he is back in the team,
Glenn Hoddle revealed today on the official site.
Hoddle
is convinced that he will bring in a striker before the transfer
deadline day. He is still optimistic of signing Morientes from
Real Madrid, but said that there were other options who he could
secure should the Spanish international not come to White Hart Lane.
Dundee
winger Novo Nacho has interested Spurs despite only transferring from
Raith Rovers in the summer. The 23 year old is rumoured by the
Scottish Daily Record to be snapped up by next weekend's transfer
deadline date.
The
new name of Walter Padiani, a Uruguayan playing for Deportivo La
Coruna, is the latest to be linked with Spurs. His club have
confirmed Tottenham's interest in the 26 year old, who was recommended
to Hoddle by compatriot Gus Poyet. The Spanish club might let
him go, if they sign Real Mallorca's Albert Luque (who was also linked
with a move to Spurs) and Pandiani would cost between £15 million and
£17 million.
Steffen
Iversen is not likely to feature in Saturday's game against Aston
Villa, as he is still in Norway where his brother remains in
hospital. His place could be taken by Sergei Rebrov.
Simon
Davies has said he realises he has to work hard to build on the
success he gained last season in the first team. The Welsh
international said he did not intend to be a player who had one good
season and faded away and added that the manager has always been very
supportive and encouraging, especially in the area of using their
skill on the pitch. Davies told reporters on Football 365 that
he felt that Jamie Redknapp will be an important player for the team
if he stays fit and that he believes that Sergei Rebrov could
recapture his best form if given an opportunity in the side.
Despite
news reports that Tottenham and Glasgow Rangers are being linked to
Nottingham Forest's Scottish midfielder Gareth Williams, the Midlands
club say that there have been no official bids for the £5 million
rated player.
Portsmouth
are keen to talk to Tim Sherwood about a move to the South Coast, but
would like him on a free transfer. Tottenham might agree to get
him off the wage bill.
David
Pleat has warned Glasgow Rangers off trying to buy Les Ferdinand, as
Spurs are looking to strengthen their squad not weaken it.
Former
Spurs trainee Dean Calcutt has moved from Bradford Park Avenue to
Accrington Stanley.
Wednesday 21.8.2002
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David
Pleat has denied rumours that Tottenham are being linked with a move
for Celta Vigo's 24 year old Benni McCarthy. The South African
World Cup forward was said to be coming on loan with a view to a £5.5
million permanent deal, but this has been blown out of the water by
the Director of Football's comments. West Ham United may be the
likely destination for McCarthy now.
Meanwhile,
Lazio are claiming victory in the battle to sign Enrico Chiesa. They
say they are at an advanced stage of negotiations with the 31 year old
Fiorentina forward.
Spurs
are still pursuing Fernando Morientes and may up their bid of £12
million for the Real Madrid striker. The Times reports that the
signing is close with the only snagging point being the method pf
payment for the 26 year old forward. Glenn Hoddle has poured
cold water on this story, so believe what you will.
Leeds
United have told Terry Venables that he doesn't need to sell Robbie
Keane and that will probably end Spurs' interest in the Irish
international.
Simon
Davies scored what manager Mark Hughes called one of the great
international goals tonight for Wales against Croatia. Beating
three players from the half-way line, he cut inside the box and beat
the keeper to score a memorable goal for his country.
Gary
Doherty came on from the subs bench to play for the Republic of
Ireland against Finland in their 3-0 win.
Slovenian
international Milenko Acimovic played for his country in their 1-0 win
over Italy in a friendly, but he was sent off in error in the match !!
Another
new signing Jonathan Blondel was part of the Belgian side that drew
1-1 with Poland.
Oyvind Leonhardsen was in the Norway team that went down 0-1 to
Holland.
Sergei Rebrov got a game for Ukraine as they lost 0-1 to Iran.
Neil Sullivan was stuck on the bench for Scotland, as they lost 0-1 to
Denmark.
Spurs
Ladies lost tonight to North California Academy Under-17s 5-1 at
Hertford Town FC. Their goal was scored by Lucy Auguste. A
match report will be available tomorrow.
Tottenham
had formerly looked at Matt Holland as a potential midfield target,
but it appears he will be joining Aston Villa after a £4 million fee
was agreed.
Tuesday 20.8.2002
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Spurs
have signed 19 year old Diego Bortolozzo, the midfielder who had been
on trial in pre-season, on a free transfer. He had previously
played for Estrela Do Norte in his home country of Brazil and Italian
club Treviso and because he has an Italian passport, his work permit
is not a problem.
Gus
Poyet has had an operation to repair the meniscus in his knee and
hopes to be back playing within 4-6 weeks. The keyhole surgery
showed no problems with his ligaments around the joint and he hopes to
make a quick recovery to be in the first team at around the same time
as Stephen Carr returns.
David
Pleat has denied that a bid for Stockport County's centre half Robert
Clare has been made by Spurs.
Steffen
Iversen will not play for Norway against Holland in a friendly on
Wednesday, as he will travel to Trondheim, where his brother is
seriously ill in hospital with injuries sustained when his speeding
car hit a post in the Norwegian city. His 22 year old
brother was ragged form the car before it burst into flames and has
been operated on after breaking several bones. Steffen is
believed to be ready to stay with him until he is recovered and it is
not known if he will be back for Saturday's match against Aston Villa.
Les
Ferdinand has said that he will not leave Spurs until the end of his
contract, but said after that, he might end up still being a Spurs
player or could end up anywhere.
In
the Jersey tournament, Spurs reserves lost 1-2 to Barcelona and 0-1 to
Manchester United. The first game saw Johnnie Jackson sent off
and the team score with ten men through Steven Ferguson. Colin
Calderwood said that the teams were close in both matches with not
much to choose between them. His young side included trialist
Bortolozzo, who must have impressed !!
Portsmouth's
interest in Tim Sherwood continues even thought they would be able to
afford a £1 million fee or his £20,00 a week wages, but not both !!
Darren
Anderton has started training and is hopeful of paying in Saturday's
game against Aston Villa.
Spurs
reserves drew 1-1 at Nuneaton Borough tonight against Coventry
City. Dean Marney scored the Spurs goal.
Monday 19.8.2002
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Tottenham
seem close to getting a striker after all. They have offered a
three year contract to Enrico Chiesa, who is available on a free
transfer from Fiorentina. While other Italian clubs are said t
be interested, Spurs have made the first move and the transfer could
hinge on the result of a medical after he has missed the majority of
the last two season with a knee injury.
Both Manchester United
and Arsenal are said to be looking at Neil Sullivan as a potential
back-up experienced keeper after Arsenal's deal to take
Internazionale's Uruguayan Fabian Carini on loan fell through.
United might nip in for him, but Sullivan, who has been over-looked
for the No.1 position at Tottenham, may be interested in the move,
although he would not be guaranteed a first team place at either club.
Hoddle has explained
why he has gone for Keller over Sullivan in goal on the Spurs
website. The manager said that he wanted competition for places
and Keller's World Cup gave him the edge in sharpness, even though he
did not play.
Glenn also said that
playing Goran Bunjevcevic was all about balance. He said that
with players out, he needed someone to play the anchor man in defence
and Bunjy did a job for the boss.
Hoddle was given
some good news with Ledley King and Alton Thelwell returning to
training this week, with both having a chance to play in Tuesday's
reserve match against Coventry City.
Tottenham's
initial approach for Stockport County's young centre half Robert Clare
has been rebuffed. The Second Division side do not have to sell
their young players and the player said he would rather be in the
first team at Edgeley Park, rather than in the youth team of a
Premiership side.
Sunday 18.8.2002
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It
is said in the papers today that Tottenham are unlikely to sign Robbie
Keane from Leeds United as they require a £9 million fee paid in
full. This will allow them to buy Aston Villa's central defender Alpay.
Tottenham do not appear to have that kind of money and so Glenn Hoddle
may have to look elsewhere for a striker.
Tim
Sherwood will have to take a 50% pay cut from his £30,000 a week
salary at Tottenham should he sign for Portsmouth, the News of the
World tells us. The newspaper reckons he is seeking a leaving
settlement that will make this hard hitting pay cut easier to bear.
It
looks like Stephen Carr will be out for about 4-6 weeks according to a
story on the Spurs website.
Real
Mallorca have denied that there has been an offer from either
Tottenham and Leeds United for their 24 year old striker Albert Luque,
who's agent (his father) is believed to have offered him to both
clubs.
The
London Evening Standard reports that Matthew Etherington has been the
subject of two bids recently, but both have been turned down.
The winger had a transfer request refused recently, with Tottenham
refusing to let him go unless they receive an offer in the region of
£2 million. SCBC showed their financial muscle by offering
£750,000 and small club Charlton Athletic made a higher sum, but both
clubs were knocked back. Despite scoring the equaliser on
Saturday, Matty feels that he is not guaranteed first team football
and the report claims his adviser feels that his client is being
priced out of a move.
Les
Ferdinand might return to Lotus Road to finish his career with Queens
Park Rangers if he is not offered a new contract by Spurs when his
current one expires at the end of this season.
Saturday 17.8.2002
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Tottenham
drew 2-2 with Everton at Goodison Park this afternoon.
Tottenham's goals were scored by Matthew Etherington and Les
Ferdinand. For a match report, click here. For reaction, click
here.
In
the game, Stephen Carr tore his hamstring and will be out for several
weeks.
It
appears that Fernando Morientes is getting the pip about Tottenham's insistence
that they are going to sign him. He says that he will se out his
contract at Real Madrid and has no knowledge of Tottenham's interest
in him. It now seems that manager Del Bosque will keep Morientes
and Tottenham might have to look elsewhere for a forward.
Friday 16.8.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Tottenham
are said to have had an £8 million bid for Bolton Wanderers striker
Michael Ricketts turned down, according to the Independent and the
Daily Mail. Bolton want straight cash, but Spurs would prefer a
swap plus cash deal and the Trotters' preference would be for £4
million rated Steffen Iversen. Tottenham offered a list of
players including Sherwood and Leonhardsen. Sam Allardyce, the Bolton
boss, tonight said Spurs are a nuisance and he was disgusted that the
leak to the Press had been made, if it came from Spurs. Glenn
Hoddle told the official site that no bid has been made for the
player.
Then
there is the £9 million offer for Robbie Keane rumour. Leeds
say straight cash will do, but would like Darren Anderton plus £3
million. Spurs, on the other hand, do not want to let the
England man leave. The London Evening Standard report that the
Irishman would welcome a move to Spurs, where he could prove that a
regular starting place has all that has been missing for him to show what
he can do at the top level.
Juts
to add some frisson to things, Hoddle admitted he was at Brighton on
Tuesday night to run the rule over Bobby Zamora.
EVERTON
TEAM NEWS : - the Richard Wright, the Chinese signing Li Tie and
Rodrigo are all likely to start against Spurs tomorrow. Injury
rules out Yobo, Ferguson and Pistone, but Wayne Rooney looks set to
make his full debut.
SPURS
TEAM NEWS : - Les Ferdinand may claim a place on the bench after
recovering from having his pins removed from his wrist. Darren
Anderton may have a late test on his knee injury, while Ziege, King,
Poyet and Freund are all definitely out.
Frederic
Dehu of Paris St. Germain is to arrive in England on Monday reports
Planet Football, to speak about a move to an un-named English Premier
League club. Manchester City are believed to have lost interest
in the 29 year old defender, who can also play in midfield. This
might leave the field open for Tottenham, who need a hard man in the
middle of the park to replace the out-going Tim Sherwood. Dehu
has had disagreements with his manager Luis Fernandez and might
welcome a new club to start afresh.
Jonathan
Blondel has been named in the full Belgium squad for the first time
for next week's friendly against Poland.
Bayern
Munich's out of contract midfielder Stefan Effenburg, who had been
linked with Tottenham, has turned down Austria Vienna and signed a contract
with German side Wolfsburg.
Former
Spurs defensive midfielder Gheorghe Popescu has joined Dinamo
Bucharest from Italian side Lecce.
Ex-Spurs
youth midfielder Neil Smith has joined Stevenage Borough after being
released by Reading.
Thursday 15.8.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Glenn Hoddle has labelled the stories that Gus Poyet might be out of
football for eight months as "nonsense". He said that
the Uruguayan midfielder had a meniscus problem and did not break down
in training, but he hoped that the player would be able to avoid
having an operation and be back in action in three months.
Milenko
Acimovic has told the London Evening Standard that he was concerned
about a move to England because of the history of Eastern European players
not setting at the club. The Slovenian international said he has
been made welcome and is happy with the players at the club, although
it might take him a while to adapt to the new style of play in the
Premiership. Milo said that he knows he will have to improve his
play in the physical surroundings of our national game, but he thinks
this will help him become a better player.
Schalke
04 have not taken up the chance to sign Oyvind Leonhardsen, who they
have had on trial, despite the Norwegian describing it as a nice club.
Wednesday 14.8.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Gus Poyet faces eight months on the injury list as he broke down in
training and will require surgery on his torn cruciate ligament.
It appears that Gus might have been pushing himself too hard in coming
back from a small operation and now has to decide what to do after
discussing the matter with the manager.
33
year old Tim Sherwood is being linked with a move to Portsmouth.
A £400,000 bid is being prepared, although Watford are said to be
watching the situation of the player who wants away after not being
offered an extension to his contract which expires next summer.
Fernando
Morientes might be more likely to leave Real Madrid when his club
launch a new bid to take Ronaldo from Internazionale to the Bernabeu
Les
Ferdinand played for an hour in a training ground friendly against
West Ham United on Tuesday.
Tottenham
are supposedly ready to bid £500,000 for Stockport County's young
centre half Robert Clare. Director of Football David Pleat
watched the England youth player at the weekend, but Clare is also
being tracked by Charlton Athletic. It was a shock for Pleat who
was taking in Coventry City v Sheffield United according to the
official site.
Spurs are also after
19 year old James McFadden of Motherwell, the £2 million rated
striker who is being tracked by Leeds United and Middlesbrough too.
Tottenham
might have taken a chance to nick Glasgow Rangers striker Michael Mols
from Sunderland who have had him on trial. The 31 year old
Dutchman is out of favour at Ibrox these days.
Jamie
Redknapp has told the official site that his volley against Lazio was
probably one of the best he has ever hit. He said that he
enjoyed his home debut and said that he appreciated the reception
afforded him by the Spurs fans at the beginning of the game and the
ovation he got on his exit from the action.
Steffen
Iversen has told the Spurs website that he would welcome the
competition from the signing of another forward. He told the
site that "In a whole season you need rest, you can't just play
every game throughout. You want to play every game but you
can't, there are too many."
Bolton
Wanderers are talking with Chris Armstrong about a move to the Reebok
stadium. The 31 year old striker was released by Spurs at the
end of last season after they did not offer him a new contract.
Frederic
Dehu of Paris St. Germain has been linked with Manchester City and
Tottenham. However, the player says he is happy at his club and
therefore, the 29 year old defender will not be leaving France.
Spurs
target Bobby Zamora has signed a new contract at Brighton and Hove Albion,
thus effectively ruling out a move away from the Withdean Stadium in
the near future ... unless the club need the money.
The
Under-19 side beat Cologne 2-0 in a friendly at Spurs Lodge with both
goals from Michael Malcolm. The Under-19s beat Watford 3-0 at
the weekend in a friendly.
The
Under-18 Spurs side who played in the Eurofoot competition in Belgium,
finished fifth out of twelve teams, beating Excelsior Mouscron 3-0 in
a play-off. Jamie Slabber scored seven goals in six games in the
tournament.
The
Under-17s beat Watford 2-0 at the weekend.
Tuesday 13.8.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs are supposed to be conducting talks with Brazilian club
Corinthians about the transfer of Ricardinho, who would cost between
£1.3 million and £4 million. The 24 year old midfielder's
link to Tottenham was denied by Glenn Hoddle, who intimated that it
was his agent who was behind the story. He also said the same about
Denmark's Peter Madsen and Nicos Machlas.
Rumours
on the Web indicate that Hoddle might go for Malcolm Christie of Derby
County, who cold be available with the Rams having to sell after being
relegated last season. Spurs think he is worth £5 million, but
John Gregory wants £2 million more. However, with deadline day
not far off, he might have to bargain to get money for the pacy
England Under-21 striker.
Hoddle
is still after Fernando Morientes, saying he will not go after other
targets until he has exhausted the possibilities with the Real Madrid
striker.
Schalke
04 of Germany are keen to buy Oyvind Leonhardsen. The Norwegian
international had a medical in Germany yesterday and will have a
week's trial
with the Bundesliga side who only have 13 fit players for their first
league match on Saturday.
Tottenham
have agreed a transfer with Calgary Storm for Lars Hirschfeld.
The Canadian keeper is in his second loan spell and he has impressed
the Spurs staff in his time here. The 23 year old must pass a
medical and agree personal terms, but he deal is thought to include a
percentage sell-on clause.
Simon
Davies is in the Wales squad to play a friendly against Croatia on
21st August.
Les
Ferdinand joins Christian Ziege in missing the first game of the
season at Goodison on Saturday.
Japp
Stam told the Spurs website that he thought Teddy Sheringham is still
good in the air and his movement will always give opponents
problems. The Dutch, former Manchester United, defender was
impressed by the first half hour's play by Spurs and thinks they can
do well in the League.
Trialist
Franco Parisi will have his Tottenham future determined in the next
few days. The Olympic Sharks and Australia Under-20 striker has
been with the Tottenham XI under Colin Calderwood.
Monday 12.8.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Glenn Hoddle has denied that there was a £2 million fee for Bo Qu,
the Chinese striker. He said that the money agreed was £150,000
for a year's loan, although Qingdao Yizhong say it was
£250,000. Hoddle does not think the man called
"Kevin" is ready yet for Premiership football, but believes
he can develop into a good player. (Not the way to sell a player
asking for a work permit, eh ?) At the end of the loan, Spurs
will have an option to buy Bo at £1.3 million.
Meanwhile, the
Spurs boss is still adamant (not Prince Charming) that the deal for
Morientes is still viable. He said talks are ongoing and that
the bidding for the player will continue. Real Madrid are asking
for £17 million and Spurs want to pay it by a £6-7 million deposit
and the rest in instalments. However, Real see an arrangement of
£13 up front with two subsequent payments as more suitable.
There will be more chance of the 26 year old Spanish international
coming to Tottenham if Real sign either Ronaldo or Andrei
Shevchenko. If the latter goes to Spain, then might Sergei
Rebrov suddenly become part of the deal, MEHSTG wonders ??
He did take time
to deny that Darren Anderton's absence from the side yesterday was due
to a knee injury and not anything to do with being involved in a swap
deal for Robbie Keane of Leeds United. Phew, thank goodness it
is only another injury !!
Other striker
targets should these fall through, are Bobby Zamora of Brighton and
Derby County's Malcolm Christie.
Nicos Machlas,
the Greek international at Ajax, could be up for sale to reduce the
wage bill following a row with coach Ronald Koeman, thus interesting
Tottenham again. The striker who has been prolific in his time
in Holland, could be available for less than £3 million.
In a busy day,
Glenn also said that he would not pressurise Jamie Redknapp this
season, as his rehabilitation into the game would be a progressive
one, much as Hod had done with Anderton last year. The manager
believes that if this is done correctly, then he can get some good
years out of the former Liverpool midfielder for Tottenham.
Neil Sullivan is
in the Scotland squad to play Denmark at Hampden Park on 21st August
and the Faroe Islands (away) on 7th September.
Former Spurs
legend and Hoddle's old team-mate and captain, Steve Perryman has
parted company with J-League side Kashiwa Reysol as manager.
Sunday 11.8.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs drew 2-2 with Lazio this afternoon at White Hart Lane.
Dean Richards put Spurs ahead after 74 seconds and a Jamie Redknapp
volley added to the lead, before Lazio pulled two goals back. Click
here for a
match report and here
for reaction.
A
resurrection of the "Robbie Keane for Anderton plus £5
million" deal could be back on. Hoddle is believed to have
got to the point on his list, where Keane's name has cropped up, but
the deal will only go through if Anderton is part of it, on Venables
insistence.
The
Sunday Mirror runs a story from Steffen Iversen, who says he can save
his manager £15 million on a new striker as he is ready to do the job
himself. The Norwegian told the paper "When I look at our
strikers and those of Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool I think
we match up quite well." Watch out Stef or the drugs
testers will be around after you.
Spurs
are said to want to take a look at young Manchester United striker
Amadou Coumas, a 16 year old who is in dispute with the Northern club
over his contract. Manchester City and Aston Villa also want to
take a lot at the Londoner.
Apparently,
Sunderland have joined Spurs in asking Deportivo La Coruna about the availability
of Roy Makaay.
One
time Spurs target Valery Karpin has joined Real Sociedad.
Bolton
Wanderers are keen to take Chris Armstrong to the Reebok Stadium after
Michael Ricketts looks like missing the start of the season.
Spurs
were linked with Polish defender Michal Zewlakow of Excelsior Mouscron
a while ago, but he has joined Anderlecht for £750,000.
Spurs
Ladies lost 2-3 in a friendly against Langford Ladies FC this
afternoon, which was a good result as Langford are in the National
League - two divisions above Spurs.
Saturday 10.8.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Bo "Kevin" Qu has signed for Tottenham, subject to getting a
work permit, from his club Qingdo Yizhong on a two-year deal.
The official site announced the purchase and said it could cost up to
£2 million if he meets certain criteria in his time at Spurs.
21 year old, three times capped Chinese international, Bo, has looked
useful in his time on trial at Tottenham.
A
Tottenham XI drew 1-1 at Hastings Town this afternoon, with the goal
scored by Australian trialist Franco Parisi.
Mauricio
Taricco has told the official website that he is looking forward to
the prospect of facing some of his fellow countrymen when they play
Lazio on Sunday, but feels the game will be a slower, more tactical
encounter than the hurly burly of the Celtic match.
Teddy
Sheringham will also be meeting up with an old mate, when he comes up
against Jaap Stam, his former Manchester Untied colleague. The
Spurs captain said that you want to test yourself against the best
players, but he went on to reveal to the Spurs site that he would not
be going into Stam too hard as he is bigger than Teddy !!
Goran
Bunjevcevic has said that Ledley King will win back his England place
this season, as he has been impressed by playing with him. Bunjy
said perhaps they should not talk too much about him, as King should
keep his feet on the ground, adding that nobody mentions one certain
player any more !!
Pierre
Wome, who had been linked with a move to Tottenham, is to be
transferred to Fulham, according to his club Bologna.
Friday 9.8.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
The
agent of Fiorentina's Enrico Chiesa has said the player would welcome
a move to England to play for Spurs. There is interest in his
services from Juventus, Sampdoria, Galatasaray and Lazio, but the
agent said nothing had been decided yet. He has been out for
almost a year with a cruciate ligament injury though. Spurs are
reported in the London Evening Standard to be checking on his medical
records to see how he is gettingover the injury, although the 31 year
old player is confident he can play until he is 36.
Glenn
Hoddle has spoken to Sergei Rebrov about how he will fit in to the
team this season. he said that the player is a good one, as he
has scored 23 Champions League goals, but he has spoken about if he
will stay or go and told Sky Sports that that had been sorted
out. He hoped that Sergei would feature for Spurs and claimed it
could be a big season for him !!
Darren
Anderton picked up a knee injury during the Celtic game and is
definitely out of the Lazio game, while he might miss the Everton game
too.
Hoddle
praised Acimovic saying that he wasn't on top form against Celtic, but
would prove to be a valuable asset over the next few years for the
club.
The
Daily Express has Spurs chasing the following list of forwards -
Dario Silva, Raul Tamudo, Albert Luque and Roy Makaay.
Stephen
Carr and Gary Doherty have been picked in the Republic of Ireland
squad to face Finland in a friendly on Wednesday 21st August.
Tottenham
came second in the Premier League for arrests associated with football
after Sunderland. However, when Cup games were added in there was a
tranche of clubs who had more arrests than Spurs. The figures
showed a rise from 54 in the season before last to 105 last season.
The
Spurs website tells us that Milenko Acimovic is to face his
brother-in-law in Sunday's friendly against Lazio. Dejan
Stankovic is married to the Spurs midfielder's sister.
Thursday 8.8.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Another
day, another turn in the tale of Fernando Morientes. He has
spelled out in no uncertain terms how he wants to stay at Real
Madrid. He said he does not want to come to London, does not
want to play for Tottenham, they are not in Europe and he wants to
stay with his present club in Spain. So, there's still a chance
he might come here then !!
Another
day, another target ... the Daily Express hints that Tottenham will go
head to head with Juventus for 31 year old Enrico Chiesa, the
Fiorentina striker if the Morientes deal does not go ahead. He
will be available for a nominal fee.
Meanwhile,
one striker already at the club looks like extending his stay.
Bo Qu will be asked to stay for a 12 month trial if it is
possible. The problem of a work permit is the stumbling block,
but Hoddle said he would speak to the chairman about Qu and hopes that
it might be possible to add the versatile front man to his squad.
The
Sun say that Glenn Hoddle has been instructed to sell Dean Richards if
a bid of £5 million or more is received for him, to raise funds for
buying new players. Hoddle has denied this story on the official
site, but another reckons Leeds United might be keen to have him as
Rio Ferdinand's replacement for £5 million.
Milenko
Acimovic has been chosen for Slovenia's squad to face Italy in a
friendly on 21st August.
Hoddle
revealed on the Spurs website that Christian Ziege turned an ankle
last night against Celtic and is out of the game on Sunday against
Lazio. He may be doubtful for the opening game of the Premier
League season at Everton.
He
apparently joins Jamie Redknapp with the same injury picked up in
training.
Wednesday 7.8.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Spurs
drew 1-1 with Celtic tonight at White Hart Lane. Steffen Iversen
scored Tottenham's goal. Click here
for a match report and here
for reaction.
Tottenham
are chasing Real Madrid's Spanish international Fernando Morientes.
It is reported that a £15.8 million bid has been made, but rejected
by the European Champions, but Tottenham have asked to be allowed time
until the end of the week to improve their offer. The player
himself is said in the London Evening Standard to be keen to come to
Tottenham. Morientes was thought to be surplus to requirements
at the Bernabeu, when Ronaldo eventually arrived, but tonight Jorge
Valdano said Real were not pursuing the purchase oft he Brazilian
striker ... thus leaving the field open for Tottenham then !!
If
this deal falls through, then Football 365 reckon that the next in
line will be Deportivo La Coruna's Dutch forward Roy Maakay, who would
be happy to come to England.
Ananova
carries a story saying that Samuel Eto'o will not be allowed to leave
Real Mallorca this season, as they will have to give 50% of any
transfer fee to Real Madrid. The player has said to Christian
Ziege that he was impressed with Glenn Hoddle and hoped to join him at
Tottenham next season. By then he will also be eligible for a
Spanish passport, thus avoiding the need for a work permit.
The
London Evening Standard says that Spurs are trying to seek an
extension to Bo Qu's trial period, so that they can take a longer look
at him.
Tottenham
and West Ham United are thought to be ready to be offered the
occupancy of the new stadium to be built at Stratford (East London)
for the 2012 Olympic bid. The 80,00 seater stadium would be
built on Hackney Marshes and would be the centre-piece of a London
Olympic bid inspired by the Commonwealth Games held in
Manchester. The bid would supposedly be known to be successful
or not around July next year, so neither club would have developed
their own ground further by then and might consider the intended
approach by the British Olympic Association. It is thought that
this would help cover some of the cost of the building and also
provide a future for the ground rather than calling in the bulldozers
like some of the grounds in the World Cup have seen.
Former
Tottenham forward Ricardo Villa has been appointed assistant manager
of Racing Club of Argentina by his old colleague Ossie Ardiles.
Former
Tottenham striker Nick Barmby has completed his move from Liverpool to
Leeds United.
Former
Tottenham winger Chris Waddle is said to have joined a club called
Glapwell !!
Tuesday 6.8.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
John
Gorman has said on the official site that Acimovic and Richards should
both be fit for tomorrow's friendly at home to Celtic.
Spurs
reserves beat Ipswich Town reserves 2-1 at Portman Road today. Bo
Qu scored and the winner was netted by Australian trialist Franco
Parisi.
A
Tottenham XI beat Billericay Town 2-1 in an away fixture tonight, with
the Spurs goals coming from a first minute John Sutton penalty and a
Nicky Wettner goal. For a match report, click here.
Darren
Anderton has told the Spurs website that he wants to play European
football for the club and believes that by putting last season behind
them, they can achieve it this season.
Frenchman
David Linares, who was released by Olympique Lyonnais and linked with
a move to Tottenham on a free transfer, has joined Troyes in France.
Tickets
for tomorrow's friendly against Celtic will be on sale until half time
at the Park Lane ticket office, so you can roll up at the ground and
get in on the night.
With
Gillingham's announcement that all of their players are up for sale,
Spurs might turn to Priestfield to take youngster Nayron Nosworthy to
White Hart Lane.
Monday 5.8.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Milenko
Acimovic is recovering quickly from his hamstring strain and he may be
fit for Wednesday's match against Celtic. This comes as a
welcome relief for Spurs fans, who have already seen Gus Poyet be
ruled out for three months with a knee injury.
Teddy
Sheringham has told Spurs not to sell Darren Anderton. Glenn
Hoddle is ready to argue with the board that Anderton should not be
sold to raise funds for a new striker and his veteran forward backs
him. Teddy said that he thinks his England colleague is the best
player at the club (hmmm ?) and that to get rid of him for another
forward would be a mistake, but Sheringham went on to add that it was
up to Hoddle what he wanted to do and the club captain would support
his manager in whatever he decided. The four strikers at the
club (Teddy, Iversen, Les and Rebrov) are enough to do well,
Sheringham feels, with a role for Rebrov if he gets some lucky breaks.
Tottenham's
home game against West Ham United has been moved once more to Sunday
15th September, with a kick off of 4.05 p.m. The game was
scheduled for the following evening, but as that falls on a Jewish
holy day, the game has been shifted again, although it will still be
covered by Sky TV.
Currently,
Anthony Gardner is suffering a chest infection and Ben Thatcher has a
groin injury picked up in the Watford match on Saturday.
Wolverhampton
Wanderers have denied that have or will bid for Les Ferdinand.
SCBC
are looking at Tottenham midfielder Tim Sherwood with a view to an
offer for him. Yeah, we'll swap him for Wayne Bridge then !!
Dino
Baggio is again named as a target for Spurs. The Lazio
midfielder will be watched closely on Sunday when the Italian side
come to White Hart Lane.
Gavin
Kelly has returned to Tottenham and will not be going back to
Colchester United as the two clubs could not agree how his wages would
be paid while on loan at Layer Road.
Sunday 4.8.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Tottenham
drew 2-2 with Feyenoord in Rotterdam this afternoon with goals from
Teddy Sheringham (28) and Steffen Iversen (88).
According
to the News of the World, the Anderton-Robbie Keane swap will go
through this week after four weeks of negotiation.
Portuguese
striker Nuno Gomes, who had been linked with a move to Tottenham has
joined his former club Benfica for an undisclosed fee from bankrupt
club Fiorentina.
Tottenham
Ladies beat Cambridge City Ladies 2-1 away in their first pre-season
friendly this afternoon. For a match report, click here.
Former
Spurs midfielder Paul Gascoigne has denied that he will be joining
Darlington following the collapse of his move to DC United.
Newspapers are also linking him to a move to Exeter City.
Saturday 3.8.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Tottenham
beat Watford 1-0 thanks to a late Tim Sherwood goal in Nigel Gibbs'
Testimonial at Vicarage Road this afternoon. For a match report,
click here.
For reaction, click here.
A
Tottenham XI lost 1-5 at Cambridge United today. It was very
much a weakened second string side with many players being held back
from the first team for tomorrow's match in Holland and the youngsters
taking part in a youth tournament in Belgium. Even manager Colin
Calderwood put his boots on for 79 minutes !! John Sutton scored
Tottenham's goal from the penalty spot.
Sergei
Rebrov is a depressed and nervous man according to the Ukraine
manager. Leonid Buriak has said that Tottenham's treatment has
left Rebrov playing out of position and unable to leave because of the
high price tag Spurs have put on his head.
Kasey
Keller is chasing a place in the Tottenham starting line up after his
World Cup exploits for the USA. The keeper feels that the World
Cup was a waste of his time, with twice being told he would be
playing. Kasey said he did not know whether he would be first
choice for the gloves, but hopes he can carry on the start of this
season where he left off last season.
Friday 2.8.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
Well,
we are back !! We didn't find out too much about Diego
Bortolozzo apart from he is Brazilian, has an Italian passport,
looked OK when we saw him play and people have great trouble spelling
his name. He has been passed down to the
reserves for Colin Calderwood to sort out, so the silky skilled
midfielder might soon be seen as a rugged centre half !! We have
back filled the days news we missed (and will do any more we have
missed out in the next couple of days) while we were away and I hope
you haven't missed us too much while we have been gone. We just
knew we would miss a huge signing while we were on our holidays ...
much like Tottenham did !!
Trialist Bo Qu (as his
name should be said ... thanks to Sai Man in Singapore) (and Qu is
pronounced Tu) is set to
start tomorrow against Watford after coming on as a 57th minute substitute and
being involved in three of the goals for Spurs against Crystal
Palace. The player has said he would like to be known as
"Kevin" while he is at Spurs. Surely he doesn't want
to hide his true identity for shame of being linked with the club ??
Christian Ziege, Teddy
Sheringham and Kasey Keller all returned to training this week and
they will likely get a run out in the Watford game too.
Stephen
Carr has spoken to the London Evening Standard about playing a full
match for the first time in a year. he said at some stages, he
thought he would never get back to playing again, but the birth of his
son kept his feet on the ground and now he rates his next challenge of
proving he can return to the form he showed prior to the injury to be
his biggest yet.
News from Emergency Ward
10 ... Dean Richards picked up a head injury in the testimonial at
Crystal Palace and could be missing for a while.
Paul
O'Donoghue has had to look forward despite the knock in the eye he
received at Queens Park Rangers. A clash of heads prevented him continuing
after 11 minutes at the Loftus Road friendly and he was denied the
opportunity to play on after having stitches, in his first start for
the first team.
Hospital
Watch ... Wolverhampton Wanderers are keeping their eyes on Les
Ferdinand. This is not known as to whether they want to buy him
or if they cannot believe someone can be so injured as him !! A
fee of £500,000 could be on the medical cards.
However,
Les told the Spurs website that he would be looking to play in the
Lazio game after having the last pin removed from his wrist on
Thursday 8th August.
Former Spurs defender
Justin Edinburgh will return to the club to coach the Under-9s in the
Spurs Academy.
Former Spurs midfielder
Paul Gascoigne has not been offered a deal with American side DC
United after being on trial with them for a week.
Thursday 1.8.2002 (For
other Spurs history on this day click here)
The
story of the century is true !! Rivaldo said so. He
thanked Tottenham for their exciting offer to bring him to White Hart
Lane to play for Spurs. So much so, that he even wrote a letter
to Tottenham saying so !!! Was it one of those where Daniel Levy
said "Can you sign your autograph for me Rivaldo ?" while
holding the letter folded over to be hidden from the Brazilian
??
Meanwhile,
Hoddle said that when he knew that one of the top players in the world
was available, he was keen to bring him to Spurs. Well, he was
on a free transfer, wasn't he ?? According to the Spurs boss,
the only reason that he did not have Rivaldo to pick in his squad next
season is because AC Milan went to "extortionate" figures to
secure his signing. One might ask, why didn't Tottenham, if they
wanted him that badly ??
Spurs
have been hit by a midfield injury crisis. Gus Poyet injured a
knee in the match against Gillingham and will be out for at least
three weeks, while Milenko Acimovic pulled a hamstring in last night's
testimonial at Crystal Palace and will miss a few games. Hoddle
hoped that the Slovenian's injury was not too serious.
Ledley
King sustained a hip injury prior to pre-season training and hopes to
return to full training this week. He said the break had been
quite good for him and that he was looking forward to getting back
into training.
Spurs
have been linked with a move for Brescia's Luca Toni. The 25
year old striker would cost about £5 million and it is not the first
time that the club have been mentioned as potential buyers of the
player, who has scored well for his club in Serie A.
Tottenham and Aston Villa are seemingly in a transfer battle for 23
year old South Korean World Cup star Song Chong Gog. The Pusan
Icons star, who can play in midfield or defence, is the reported
subject of a £2.5 million bid from Spurs. Barcelona were also
impressed by his marking of Luis Figo out of the game in the
Korea-Portugal match in the World Cup.
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