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Thursday
31.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
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Transfer deadline day is here, so these are the moved affecting
Tottenham Hotspur.
Young reserve defender Rodrigo Defendi has joined AS Roma on
a season long loan and his move can be made permanent if Roma wish
as long as they pay a fee of £17,000 before 30th April 2007.
Winger Wayne Routledge has joined Fulham on a season long
loan.
Making the opposite journey, midfielder Steed Malbranque has
joined Tottenham for an undisclosed fee, but this is believed to be
around £2.5 million.
Wigan Athletic were said to have accepted the "biggest transfer fee
ever" to allow defender Pascal Chimbonda to join Tottenham.
Those who got away ... rumours of Julio Baptista coming to
Spurs proved false, as he featured in a deal to take Jose Reyes to
Real Madrid while Baptista went to Arsenal, with both moves being
for the rest of the season on loan, but with the possibility of
becoming permanent at some stage in the future. Another player
linked with Tottenham was Juan Pablo Sorin of Villareal, who
joined Hamburg.
The rumours leading up to the transfer activity saw the Daily Mirror
claim that Martin Jol would make one last effort to sign Stewart
Downing (with the Daily Mail saying that Boro would let him go
if Spurs paid 60% of the rumoured £10 million fee up front), but if
not Tottenham would switch their attention to Olympique Lyonnais
winger
Hatem Ben Arfa. The Independent had Aston Villa down as
being favourites to sign Jermain Defoe for £9 million and
Harry Kewell's agent said there had been no talk about him leaving
Anfield, let alone any club coming in for him.
Young-Pyo Lee has returned to South Korea to prepare for the
match in the Asian Cup against Iran on Saturday and has said his
decision to turn down a move to AS Roma had nothing to do with his
Christian beliefs..
OTHER NEWS
... A 22 year old Egyptian international collapsed and died on a
training pitch today. Mohamed
Abdelwahab was a defender in the African Nations Cup winning side
and he fell to the ground unchallenged and suffered what is thought
to be a heart attack ... ...
CRIMEWATCH
... Chelsea have slammed the FA for fining them £40,000 for
conducting internal drug tests on their players ... ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... What's the deal with Carlos Tevez and Javier
Mascherenos joining West Ham United ????????
Wednesday
30.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
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As the transfer window starts to close the frenzy of speculation
heats up. Aston Villa are linked with a £9 million chase for
forward
Jermain Defoe in the Daily Mirror and both the Sun and the
Daily Express reckon Tottenham are said to be lining up moves for
Steed Malbranque
from Fulham for £2.5 million (with TeamTalk reporting that Wayne
Routledge might move top Craven Cottage as part of the deal) and
a £5.25 million transfer of Wigan Athletic defender Pascal
Chimbonda.
In Malbranque's case, he was set to join West Ham United, but instead
of having a medical with the East London club, he has chosen to have
one with Spurs (strange as the hospital part of the medical is done
at the same location !!), as they are his preferred club of choice.
Chimbonda's transfer will probably see a payment of £3.25
million, with the rest related to appearances. The Daily Star
go down a different avenue with a claim that having missed out on
Stewart Downing, Tottenham will make a late bid for Liverpool's
Dutch left winger
Boudewijn Zenden. Young-Pyo Lee's proposed move to AS
Roma collapsed for personal reasons and he will stay at White Hart
Lane now. Tottenham refused to comment on the matter according
to Football 365. Early copies of the Sun reckon Spurs will
offer £5 million for Australia and Liverpool left midfielder
Harry Kewell
and that the deal for Pascal Chimbonda will be sewn up for
£5.25 million.
The England Under-19 squad to play Holland at Walsall on Tuesday 5th
September contains three Spurs Academy players - goalkeeper David
Button and defenders Leigh Mills and Chris Riley.
The reserves were away to Portsmouth tonight in their first league
game and they had winning start with Hossam Ghaly's goal
giving them a 1-0 victory.
OTHER NEWS
... Doncaster Rovers manager Dave Penney has left the club by mutual
consent ... ...
CRIMEWATCH
... Ben Thatcher has been handed a six match ban and fined six week
wages ... the FA are to investigate the claims of Leeds United over
two players who it is claimed were illegally approached by Chelsea
...
Tuesday
29.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
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Rumours that Spurs are close to signing Mido on a permanent
basis are all over the news today after Hassam Shehata, the Egyptian
coach, said that the AS Roma striker would be joining up with his
national squad tomorrow after having a medical in London before
signing a deal. The Daily Mirror claim that the striker has
lost two stones over the summer, which has re-ignited Tottenham's
interest in the forward. Roma would not sanction another
loan deal and therefore, only a suggested £4 million transfer (or £5
million in the Daily Star) would be acceptable to them and Spurs
announced that he would be returning to White Hart Lane subject to
receiving his work permit.
While the Sun run this story, they also claim that Tottenham have
increased their bid for Real Madrid's Julio Baptista to £13.5
million. News from Italy is that AS Roma are keen on defender
Young-Pyo Lee, whose agent reckons the deal is almost sealed.
The Italian club came in for Lee in January, but the transfer was
not completed, but now he could be used as a part of the deal to
bring
Mido to Spurs. Other stories link Spurs with a move for
Fulham's Steed Malbranque for the left side of midfield,
after Middlesbrough turned down Tottenham's latest bid for
Stewart Downing and said the winger was happy to stay at the
Riverside stadium. The Times reckon that West Ham United are
still favourites to sign Malbranque, as Spurs have not met the
asking price nor agreed to the player's terms.
The Daily Express claim that after the Everton game there was a
dressing room row between Didier Zokora and Edgar Davids.
OTHER NEWS
... ... ...
Monday
28.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
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According to the Daily Star Middlesbrough have put an £18 million
price tag on Stewart Downing's head in response to
Tottenham's interest in the winger. The Daily Mirror claims
that Spurs have made another bid for Wigan Athletic's right back
Pascal Chimbonda. The Sky Sports website resurrects the
current popular rumour about
Mido returning to Tottenham, but add Newcastle United into the
equation, with both clubs vying to bring the AS Roma striker in on
loan.
Former Spurs defender Thimothee Atouba has hit out at his
club Hamburg, as they will not discuss his desire for a new longer
contract, even though there is still three years to run.
OTHER NEWS
... ... ...
MEHSTG's
spin story ... The Daily Mail reports that "Manchester
City defender Ben Thatcher will be asked to take an anger management
course." An unreliable source told MEHSTG that Thatcher was
heard to say, "@*!$ that for a game of soldiers !!!"
Sunday
27.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
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With Tottenham having made a further bid (believed to be £8 million
rising to £10 million depending on appearances, although it is only
the press who think it is £10 million) for Middlesbrough winger
Stewart Downing, the News of the World claim the player is to
seek "showdown" talks with his club about the situation. Spurs
are said to be shocked by Middlesbrough's response and will not be
pursuing the player beyond this bid.
Paul Robinson has said that Spurs should not be selling their best
players to their Premier League rivals in a News of the World
interview. Referring to Michael Carrick's sale to Manchester
United, he understood it meant good business for the club, but felt
that Spurs should be hanging onto their top stars. He also
said that coming to White Hart Lane gave him a new challenge as
things were expected from him and he has made the England goalkeeper
spot his own, something he wants to do for the next 15 years.
Robbo told the paper that the team were decimated before the final
game of last season and that seven of the players would not even
have trained let alone played a game, but the club felt as though
they were put in an invidious position and had to turn out against
West Ham United ... a game that cost Spurs the chance of qualifying
for the Champions League.
A report in the Sunday People says that adidas are furious that
Aaron Lennon has switched his boot sponsorship deal to Nike.
Lennon was signed up by adidas at the age of 14 making him the
youngest player they had signed, but after his contract ran out
after the World Cup, he has since changed to their competitor and
has been wearing their boots since the start of this season.
There is a weird story in the Sunday Times about Premier League
footballers freezing stem sells from their new-born baby's blood
from the umbilical cord, so that in future, they can grow ligaments
and cartilage should they suffer injury and this would prolong their
career.
OTHER NEWS
... Roy Keane has agreed to take over at Sunderland as their new
manager ...
Saturday
26.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
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Spurs lost 0-2 to Everton at White Hart Lane this afternoon.
For a match report, click
here.
Reaction to follow.
Martin Jol admitted after the game that Spurs had made an improved
offer for Middlesbrough's England left winger Stewart Downing,
believed to be £10 million. Boro have issued a statement
saying that Tottenham's offer was nto £10 million, but a "derisory"
amount which they will not dignify by turning down and have said
that they are interested in buying Aaron Lennon from
Tottenham. Rumour around the ground before the match was that
Tottenham had signed Mido on a permanent basis, but nothing
official has been said about the situation of the player Spurs had
on loan from AS Roma last season.
Spurs Under-18s beat Blackburn Rovers 2-1 with goals from Terry
Dixon and Thomas Pekhart (his first for the club).
OTHER NEWS
... ... ...
Friday
25.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
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Spurs have been drawn against Slavia Prague of the Czech Republic in
the First Round of the UEFA Cup. Tottenham will be away in the
first leg of the tie on 14th September with the home leg two weeks
later.
The big Spurs transfer story today is that they are in negotiations
with Real Madrid about the purchase of Brazilian striker Julio
Baptista, with Real wanting £12 million and Tottenham willing to
offer between £8 million and £10 million - depending on where you
read it. Rumours persist about Tottenham's interest in
Stewart Downing with the Mirror claiming a £9 million offer is
the latest move by Spurs for the England left winger.
Football365 claim that Olympique Lyonnais chief Jean-Michel Aulas
has said that Spurs are pressing hard to sign Moroccan teenage star
Hatem Ben Arfa, who they have tracked for a few years now.
The 19 year old has pace and experience in the Champions League and
would be a good addition to the Tottenham squad. The Times
link Spurs to Australian midfielder Vince Grella, who plays
in Italy for Parma.
Paul Robinson, Jermaine Jenas, Michael Dawson, Jermain Defoe
and Aaron Lennon are all included in the England squad to face
Andorra on September 2nd and Macedonia four days later, as the
European Championship qualifying campaign begins.
Tom Huddlestone and Wayne Routledge have been picked for
the England Under-21 squad to face Switzerland on 6th September.
For a preview of tomorrow's match against Everton, click
here.
OTHER NEWS
... ... ...
CRIMEWATCH
... Ben Thatcher has been suspended by his club and will be charged
by the FA with serious foul play ... Togo have been fined $80,000
for threatening to boycott their group games in the World Cup Finals
in Germany over a pay wrangle ...
Thursday
24.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
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The Daily Mail run a story saying that Atletico Madrid's Bulgarian
winger Martin Petrov will join Spurs next week, while the
Independent appear to indicate that Spurs will be signing
Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing as it states the club
are "confident" of finally getting the left winger for a fee of £8
million. I am not sure he is worth that much, but better we
sign him than
Boa Morte for the same amount in my opinion. The other news
from the same source is that Samuel Kuffour is hoping to sign
for Tottenham from AS Roma and that Spurs made an unsuccessful £14
million bid for Spanish international striker Fernando Torres
of Atletico Madrid.
In the same article the Independent raise the interesting point
about the way Spurs have allowed some of the young English players
to go out on loan for a payment, which goes towards covering the
cost of their initial transfer fee, which the paper says happened
with Wayne Routledge and Tom Huddlestone.
A Swedish public prosecutor has said no
crime was committed in an incident on Saturday involving Henrik
Larsson, who seemed to punch ex-Spurs youth player and Elfsborgs
defender Jon Jonsson in the stomach on Swedish television
during a league match. However, the Swedish Football
Association will look at the incident tomorrow to decide if they
will take any action.
Tottenham's games in the UEFA Cup will be shown on ITV after
striking a deal for the company to cover their games. Starting
with the first round tie, ITV will show the games on ITV 1 and ITV 4
and the opponents for that first tie will be known after the UEFA
Cup draw in Monaco tomorrow.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Dimitar Berbatov has an ankle
injury from Tuesday's game and the other Spurs scorer Jermaine
Jenas has a toe problem, but both expect to be fit for
Saturday's visit by Everton.
OTHER NEWS
... Ben Thatcher faces enquiries from the Police and the FA after
his "challenge" on Pedro Mendes in last night's game between
Manchester City and Portsmouth ... ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... in something straight out of BBC TV's war-time
comedy programme "'Ello, 'Ello",
Germany manager Joachim Low has appointed Herr (the former Bayern
Munich player Hans-Dieter) Flick as his assistant coach ahead of the
UEFA EURO 2008 .
MEHSTG's
no-spin story 2 ... Owen Hargreaves
has been accused of "prostituting himself" in an attempt to join
Manchester United by Bayern Munich Chief Executive Uli Hoeness.
£14 million is one hell of a price !!
MEHSTG's
no-spin story 3 ... At last, Celtic have signed a big name
player ... Jan Vennegor of Hesselink.
Wednesday
23.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
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Spurs and Portsmouth are said to be interested in Sammy Kuffour,
the Ghanian defender who is playing with AS Roma, according to the
Daily Mirror.
Paul Stalteri has been named in the Canada squad to face
Jamaica in a friendly on September 4th in Montreal.
OTHER NEWS
... Bobby Robson was said to be recovering after having a tumour
removed from his brain ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... After a horror challenge by Manchester City's
Ben Thatcher on Portsmouth midfielder Pedro Mendes that left him
needing oxygen and hospitalisation, Pompey midfielder
Matt Taylor said, "How can that not be a sending
off? What do you have to do, kill someone?" Having been
witness to some of Thatcher's "challenges" over the years, it is a
good question.
Tuesday
22.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
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Spurs beat Sheffield United 2-0 tonight at White Hart Lane.
For a match report click
here and for
reaction click
here.
Luis Boa Morte is linked with a move to Spurs in the
Independent today for a fee fo £8 million, while the Star have
Tottenham down for a £6 million offer for Middlesbrough's Stewart
Downing and the Sun reckon the club will return with another bid
for the winger.
Clyde have lost ex-Spurs midfielder Graham Roberts as their
manager, sacking him for gross misconduct, but he has been
exonerated from the claims that he made racist remarks in a
pre-season match.
OTHER NEWS
... Niall Quinn has stood down as manager of Sunderland and will
return to his role as chairman ... ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Juventus have had more misery put upon them,
because as well as getting relegated to Serie B, they have signed
Jean-Alain Boumsong from Newcastle United for £4 million.
Monday
21.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
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Spurs are being linked with Ajax and Czech Republic defender
Zdenek Grygera, but the player says he is not keen on coming to
the Premier League as his preferred destination, although he refused
to rule out a move to our "high-quality team".
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Midfielder Teemu Tainio
returns to the squad for tomorrow's game against Sheffield United,
Jermain Defoe might be doubtful after suffering a bruised foot
picked up at Bolton on Saturday.
SHEFFIELD UNITED TEAM NEWS : - Central defender Craig Short is
a thigh injury victim and will not be ready for consideration for
Tuesday's game, but other than that United have no other injuries.
OTHER NEWS
... Former England boss Bobby Robson is to have brain surgery to
remove a small tumour ... ...
MEHSTG's
spin story ...
Sunday
20.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
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After yesterday's defeat there is surprisingly no transfer news
surrounding Tottenham.
OTHER NEWS
... Wayne Rooney is to withhold his image rights for FA purposes as
he sulks after getting a three match ban for getting sent off in a
pre-season tournament ... ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... The BBC show their sense of humour with this
snippet ... "And elsewhere, it is reported
that the Gunners have offered Cole to Newcastle in a bid to reduce a
£30m deficit. (News of the World)
"
Saturday
19.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
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Spurs lost 0-2 at Bolton Wanderers this evening. For a match
report, click
here and
reaction will follow later.
Spurs Under-18s won their first game of the season by coming back to
win 3-2 after being 0-2 behind. Stuart Lewis scored a late
winner after Terry Dixon had brought Spurs back into it and Lewis
himself converted a twice taken penalty.
OTHER NEWS
... ... ...
Friday
18.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
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The rumours are that if Tottenham are unsuccessful in their attempts to
sign Atletico Madrid's Bulgarian winger Martin Petrov, they
will turn to Fulham's Portuguese international and ex-Gooner Luis
Boa Morte, who the Daily Mirror say Martin Jol has already
made an approach for.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Spurs are waiting to see if Robbie
Keane will be fit for tomorrow's late encounter with Bolton
Wanderers and Anthony Gardner's groin injury is causing concern
too. The rest of the squad will be fit except for knee operation
victim Ledley King and an ankle injury to midfielder Teemu
Tainio.
BOLTON WANDERERS TEAM NEWS : - Kevin Davies, Nicky Hunt and are
all expected to be fit for tomorrow's game and feature at some stage,
while Ricardo Gardner, Joey O'Brien, Henrik Pedersen and Abdoulaye
Faye are all ruled out of the game.
OTHER
NEWS ... ... ...
Thursday
17.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
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Andy Reid has said that Martin Jol's theory of employing
a rotation system will cause problems as he will not be able to keep
everyone happy. Reid said that his injuries counted against him
and that with new players coming in, he fell down the pecking order
It looks as though Pascal Chimbonda will be staying at Wigan
Athletic as Spurs are unwilling to pay the £6 million asking price and
the player has settled back into pre-season training and the club's
friendlies. Spurs have said they have not made a further
approach for the French defender.
Former Spurs youth defender Nathan Peprah-Annan is on trial at
Leyton Orient.
Former Spurs head coach Jacques Santini has turned down the
chance to manage Cameroon, possibly as he was unable to agree a
financial package with the African company.
OTHER
NEWS ... Reggina have been hit with a 15 point deduction from the
coming season's Serie A campaign as they have been implicated in the
match-fixing scandal in Italy and have been fined £70,000 ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Leeds United have hit back at Chelsea's
retaliation to the original claims that they had signed young players
after making illegal approaches. The Premier League champions
claimed that Leeds chairman Ken Bates had made offensive and abusive
remarks by calling the Chelsea board a bunch of "shysters from
Siberia." Leeds said they had been amused by the claims and
Bates added that he had not had such a good laugh since "Ma caught her
tits in the mangle."
Wednesday
16.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
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Andy Reid has signed a four year deal for Charlton Athletic in
a deal which could earn Spurs up to £3 million. The Independent
revealed that Manchester City were interested in the Republic of
Ireland winger, but were reluctant to pay the fee Charlton coughed up.
Jermain Defoe and Paul Robinson started England's 4-0
win over Greece at Old Trafford tonight. Defoe was substituted
after 69 minutes, when Aaron Lennon replaced Stewart Downing
and Robinson was taken off at half-time. Michael Dawson
and Jermaine Jenas were unused substitutes.
Didier
Zokora played in Ivory Coast's 0-1 friendly defeat by Senegal
today.
OTHER
NEWS ... ... ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... The Daily Express reports that
Wycombe are to be fined £50 after they had to wear
Bristol Rovers' away kit last week.
Tuesday
15.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
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With internationals taking place, Spurs transfer rumour seems to have
ground to a halt.
Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes have received three match bans for being
sent off against FC Porto in a pre-season tournament in Amsterdam.
The last game of their bans will be the match against Tottenham
Hotspur at Old Trafford.
Dimitar Berbatov played for Bulgaria in the 0-0 draw with Wales
at the Millennium stadium in Cardiff tonight.
Wayne Routledge and Tom Huddlestone won England Under-21
caps tonight when they featured in the 2-2 draw with Moldova in the
European championship qualifier at Portman Road tonight.
OTHER
NEWS ... ... ...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Dean
Ashton was set to prove that he will not be a one-cap wonder.
After cruelly breaking his ankle, he may not be lucky enough to be
even that.
Monday
14.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
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Absolutely no transfer gossip today !! Something must be about
to happen !!
Robbie Keane will miss the start of the Premiership season when
Spurs travel to Bolton as he has a thigh injury and may also be
unavailable for the home match against Sheffield United.
It is hoped that Ledley King will be ready for first team
action within two weeks instead of three after the operation on his
knee ligament injury.
A Spurs XI beat Canvey Island away tonight 11-0. The goals came
from Lee Barnard 4, Charlie Daniels 3, Andy Barcham 2 and two from
Jamie O'Hara. The team was Stroud
(Dalton 60), Riley (Mtandari 60), Ifil, Lewis (Livermore 79), Lee
(Hughton 46), Defendi, Maghoma (Hutton 60), O'Hara, Barnard, Barcham,
Daniels and the unused substitutes were Fraser-Allen and Suckling.
Former loan midfielder Stephane Dalmat has joined Bordeaux
after leaving Racing Santander.
OTHER
NEWS ... ... ...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Republic
of Ireland manager Steve Staunton was faced with an armed man in the
hotel where the squad were staying. Police are said to have
found the man and believe that this is the attacker the manager had
been looking for.
Sunday
13.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
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The Star in Sunday is playing catch up, as it reports that Spurs have
offered Andy Reid plus Danny Murphy plus cash for Wigan Athletic
defender Pascal Chimbonda. The News of the World claim
that Tottenham have made a £3 million offer to Atletico Madrid for
midfielder Luciano Galletti, but have been unable to agree
personal terms with the player himself. Spurs, Chelsea and
Liverpool have been warned by SCBC to forget about bidding for teenage
Welsh international defender Gareth Bale.
Robbie Keane and Terry Dixon have withdrawn from the
Republic of Ireland squad to play Holland this week.
OTHER
NEWS ... ... ...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Steven
Gerrard said today that he couldn't believe it when he heard that Sven
Goran Eriksson was taking Theo Walcott to the World Cup Finals.
Welcome to our world Stevie ... we all thought he was the mascot !!
Saturday
12.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
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Spurs beat Real Sociedad 2-1 this afternoon in a pre-season friendly
at White Hart Lane. For a match report, click
here.
All quiet on the transfer front today, which hopefully means that
there are moves going on that the papers don't know about.
OTHER
NEWS ... ... ...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Steve
McClaren has said he will remove the "shackles" from the England
players when they report for duty. This will be great news for
Jermaine Pennant and Craig Bellamy (even though he is Welsh), who will
be looking for call-ups to the England squad.
Friday
11.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
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Sunderland are set to withdraw from the bidding for winger Andy
Reid after they claimed that an excessive bid was made and upped a
couple of times, without tempting Spurs to accept.
Thierry Henry has praised Ledley King as the only defender who
does not shirt-pull and get the ball off him.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Spurs will
be without Robbie Keane who has injured his thigh,
foot injury victim Andy Reid,
Ledley King with a knee injury and Teemu Tainio and
Wayne Routledge, who both are suffering with ankle injuries
in tomorrow's friendly against Real Sociedad at White Hart Lane.
But the team will feature Paul Robinson, Aaron Lennon, Jermaine
Jenas and new signing Didier Zokora.
Michael Dawson, Jermain Defoe, Jermaine Jenas, Aaron Lennon and
Paul Robinson have been included in the England squad for the
16th August friendly against Greece at Old Trafford.
Former Spurs manager and Director of Football David Pleat has
joined Nottingham Forest as a football consultant.
OTHER
NEWS ... ... ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... S.Cumball has made lots of new friend son
the South Coast by telling the press that Portsmouth were not his
first choice club and he only joined them because a move abroad was
not forthcoming.
Thursday
10.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
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in the squad, click
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Spurs will host an international friendly match at White Hart Lane on
5th September between Wales and Brazil.
Zlatan Ibrahimovich, who was a transfer target for Spurs had
joined Internazionale for £16.7 million and another, Ajax defender
Hatem Trabelsi, looks set to sign for Manchester City.
Sunderland are reported to have made a £3 million bid for winger
Andy Reid. Meanwhile one player Spurs are denying interest
in is the Valencia and Argentina central defender Roberto Ayala.
Didier Zokora has been named in the Ivory Coast squad for a
friendly with Senegal on 16th August.
Former Spurs striker Gerry Armstrong has left his post on the
Northern Ireland coaching staff because of personal and business
reasons.
OTHER
NEWS ... John Terry has been named by Steve McClaren as the new
England captain ... ... ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... After having his drinks spiked, now
Everton's Andy van der Meyde has been stung when his own club fined
him for being out drinking
Wednesday
09.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
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News on the Spurs website that the Academy squad who were in Belgium
for the Eurofoot competition have come home after youth striker
Radwan Hamed collapsed six minutes into their first game against
Cercle Bruges. The player has been in intensive care in a local
hospital after being taken from the pitch and the game abandoned.
Everyone at MEHSTG wishes him a full recovery.
Mark Yeates has joined Hull City on a season long loan, thus
re-uniting him with Phil Parkinson, the manager who took him to
Colchester United on a similar deal last season.
The Sun claim that Tottenham are favourites to sign Argentine
international central defender Roberto Ayala from Valencia.
Mido's permanent return to Spurs is featured in the Times
today, while the club seem to have been linked with Internazionale
striker Obafemi Martins by the press, but have had no intention of
signing the Nigerian forward who is rated at £15 million.
Andy Reid is being courted by Sunderland, who are preparing a
bigger offer to Tottenham than the £1 million bid that they was
rejected earlier this summer. The Sky Sports website claims that
Martin Jol has been impressed by the Belgian Under-21
international Thomas Vermaelen who is playing left back at
Ajax, but as he is under contract, it is believed that it will be a
watching brief for the time being for the Spurs Head Coach.
Wayne Routledge and Tom Huddlestone are in the England
Under-21 squad to face Moldova at Portman Road on Tuesday 15th August.
A Spurs XI lost 0-2 at Dover Athletic tonight. The team that
represented Tottenham were Cerny, Stalteri
(Mills 58), Ifil, Huddlestone (Lewis 58), Lee, Gardner (Defendi 58),
Routledge (Riley 46), O'Hara, Barcham, Dixon (Maghoma 7), Ziegler
(Daniels 58). Stroud
was an unused substitute.
OTHER
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Chelsea
have said that the price for Arsenal's Ashley Cole is too high.
Many said that West Ham United's Shaun Newton was too high as well.
Tuesday
08.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
Stewart Downing of Middlesbrough said he is flattered that
clubs like Spurs are interested in buying him, he is happy to stay at
the Riverside as he thinks that the club could progress under Gareth
Southgate and his place in the England set-up is almost guaranteed
with Steve McClaren being the new national boss. Monday was
supposed to have seen Mido return to London for a medical that
sparked rumour amongst the media that he was about to signed
permanently by Tottenham. Spurs are said to be lagging behind in
the chase for Marseille midfielder Franck Ribery, whose
destination appears to be Olympique Lyonnais, Real Madrid or Arsenal
and Sky Sports website says that Middlesbrough have entered the race
to sign Wigan Athletic defender Pascal Chimbonda.
The Republic of Ireland squad that has been named to play Holland at
Lansdowne Road on August 16th contains two Spurs players - Terry
Dixon of our Academy side and Robbie Keane.
OTHER
NEWS ... Huddersfield Town's Gary Taylor-Fletcher scored the
500,000th goal in Football League history tonight in the Terriers' 3-0
win over Rotherham United ... ...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Sol
Campbell has achieved his aim of a move to a top club after
terminating his contract at Highbury. He will sign for
Portsmouth ... rapidly becoming the new SCBC.
Monday
07.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
With Internazionale signing Hernan Crespo from Chelsea, Obafemi
Martins is considering his options as he might be squeezed out of
the San Siro. Chelsea, Newcastle United, Portsmouth, Valencia
and Spurs are all said to have been in touch with the Serie A
champions.
Various sources report that Didier Zokora reckons he can become
the Patrick Vieira of White Hart Lane. Let's hope he's better
than that.
Spurs forward Mark Yeates has been lined up by Hull City for a
season long loan at the Kinston Communications Stadium under Phil
Parkinson, the manager who had him on loan at Colchester United last
term.
OTHER
NEWS ... ... ...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Andy
van der Meyde has claimed that someone spiked his drink in a nightclub
in the city, leading to him to spend the night in hospital.
Welcome to Liverpool Andy !!
Sunday
06.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
The News of the World reports that Portsmouth are interested in
signing midfielder Danny Murphy for £2 million to "rescue him
from his Tottenham nightmare", while the People reckon Wigan Athletic
will compromise on the price they will sell Pascal Chimbonda to
Spurs for and they will eventually settle for £5.25 million (that is
£3.5 million now and then £1 million after 50 games
and then £750,000 if Spurs qualify for Europe next season)
and the paper also claim that Tottenham are willing to offer defender
William Gallas a way out of Chelsea if he wants it.
The Sunday Mirror carries a story in which it claims that Spurs
striker Dimitar Berbatov turned down a move to Manchester
United in May, as they were waiting to sort out Ruud van
Nistelrooy's future and Tottenham, who had shown interest in him
ever since he went to Germany, came in with a definite bid that
secured his signature.
Former Spurs defender Steve Walford has joined Aston Villa as a
member of Martin O'Neill's backroom staff.
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OTHER
NEWS ... ... ...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... headline of the day ... Sky Sports' "Doug
Coy on O'Neill's kitty" ... ooh err Mrs. Slocombe !!
Saturday
05.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
Spurs drew 1-1 with Borussia Dortmund in a pre-season friendly this
afternoon in the Westfalenstadion. For a match report, click
here.
The Sun reports that Martin Jol in convinced that Pascal
Chimbonda will leave Wigan Athletic and be playing for Spurs this
coming season, while the Daily Mail reckon that Daniel Levy has
told the Lactics that they have now turned their attention to
Blackburn Rovers' Lucas Neill. The Star make an amazing
claim that Spurs will sign last season's loan striker Mido from
AS Roma on loan again.
Kyle Fraser-Allen played for England Under-17s in their 0-4
defeat by Denmark this afternoon. He was substituted and later
in the game Adam Smith came on as a substitute.
OTHER
NEWS ... Michael Carrick is out for three weeks after just 14
minutes of his second appearance with a foot injury ... ...
Friday
04.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
The BBC website speculates that Spurs are after Blackburn Rovers full
back Lucas Neill, after his agent told the media that the
Australian international would not be signing a new deal at Ewood Park.
Sunderland have made a bid to buy Andy Reid and Calum
Davenport from Tottenham, but they have been given no
encouragement to return after being rejected by Spurs. The Daily
Express have Andy Reid down for a £2 million move to Leeds
United.
Marton Fulop has expressed his frustration at not being allowed
to join Coventry City ,where he spent a large amount of last season on
loan. The Hungarian keeper said that he is still hopeful of
joining the Sky Blues in the January transfer window or when his
contract expires in the summer of 2007, should they still be
interested in him, but with Spurs in Europe, the club need to have
three keepers on the books.
Teemu Tainio has twisted an ankle in training and might be out
of the team for two weeks, it was revealed on the club website today.
He will miss tomorrow's friendly with Borussia Dortmund, along with
Edgar Davids who has returned home to Holland for an eye test and
Ledley King (knee), but Paul Stalteri will return after
his ankle injury. Paul Robinson, Jermaine Jenas, Aaron Lennon,
Young-Pyo Lee and Didier Zokora are all in the squad for the friendly
in Germany.
OTHER
NEWS ... Martin O'Neill has been appointed as Aston Villa's new
manager ... ...
MEHSTG's spin story ... The
Manchester Reds beat Porto in a friendly tournament tonight that
wasn't so friendly with two sendings off of two red-heads - Wayne
Rooney and Paul Scholes
Thursday
03.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
Edgar Davids will spend another season at Spurs after he turned
down the opportunity to return to his former Dutch club Ajax.
Head Coach Martin Jol told the media that Edgar wanted to stay
with Tottenham rather than accept the chance of returning home just
yet and said he still has the right mentality to engender a winning
mind-set in the team..
Various sources have reported that Tottenham are set to turn their
attention away from right-back Pascal Chimbonda, as they are
not willing to meet the asking price of £6 million that Wigan Athletic
are asking. Still in the same area, Spurs' interest in Blackburn
Rover's Australian right-back Lucas Neill might not come to
fruition, as Rovers are unwilling to sell him to Tottenham, even if he
fails to enter into contract negotiations with only a year to run on
his current deal and they have to let him go on a free transfer next
year. Spurs are linked on the Sky Sports website with an
interest in Deportivo La Coruna's Argentinian midfielder Aldo
Ducsher. The 27 year old looks certain to leave La Raizor
and Newcastle United and West Ham United are also watching the
situation, with the player's agent keen to tie up a deal by the
weekend, although the £6.2 million he has been priced at previously
seems a tad too dear.
The Daily Mail speculates that Jermain Defoe will be recalled
to the England squad for the friendly against Greece on August 16th.
Kyle Fraser-Allen was a 62nd minute substitute for England
Under-17s in the 2-1 win over Norway tonight. Adam Smith
started the match, but was substituted after 40 minutes.
OTHER
NEWS ... Wrexham are out of 18 months of administration ... ...
Wednesday
02.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
Bolton Wanderers have been linked with a £2 million move for
midfielder Danny Murphy, after it was reported that Spurs would
consider selling him if the offer was right. TeamTalk claim that
on Monday Spurs bid £3.5 million plus Andy Reid for Wigan Athletic's
right back Pascal Chimbonda, but were turned down, as they are only
interested in cash.
One report claims that Spurs will not be passing any of the money
received for Michael Carrick on to West Ham United, as they
refused to include a sell-on condition in the contract to buy him from
the Irons or so say the Sun.
A Spurs XI featuring Anthony Gardner, Jermaine Jenas and beat Fisher
Athletic 3-1 this evening, with the goals scored by Jamie O'Hara and
two from Andy Barcham. The Spurs team was :
Forecast, Ifil, Daniels, Lewis, C Lee, Gardner
(Defendi 74), Barcham, Jenas (Njie 61), Dawkins, O'Hara, Ziegler
(Maghoma 46). The unused substitutes were Button, Mills and Riley.
Former Spurs loan striker Mido has said he has turned down a
move to Blackburn Rovers for the chance to establish himself at AS
Roma under the new coach there, even though he was offered more money
to make the move to the North-West of England.
Former Spurs youth defender Clayton Fortune has signed for
Leyton Orient from Bristol City.
Former Spurs defender Jamie Clapham has signed a contract with
Wolverhampton Wanderers after being released by Birmingham City.
Former Spurs goalkeeper Ray Clemence will stay on as England's
goalkeeping coach under new manager Steve McClaren.
Former Spurs winger Peter Taylor has discussed his role as
England Under-21 manager after taking on the role of manager at
Crystal Palace and will be doing the job on a match-by-match basis.
OTHER
NEWS ... ... ...
Tuesday
01.08.2006 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click
here)
Wigan Athletic manager Paul Jewel has told the media that he had
turned down a £3.5 million plus players (believed to be Andy Reid
and Danny Murphy) offer from Tottenham for defender Pascal
Chimbonda the Times reports, stating he would only accept a £5.5
million cash offer according to the Guardian or £6 million in the
Manchester Evening News, which may move Spurs to look elsewhere.
However, the player's representative, Roger Boli, said that he has
come to England to finalise the move to White Hart Lane in the next
few days. As an option to signing Chimbonda, Spurs are once more
linked with Blackburn Rovers' Australian right back Lucas Neill,
the Daily Mirror reckons. The Sun claim that Tottenham are ready
to pay Chelsea's £4 million price tag on left back Wayne Bridge.
Didier Zokora has told the media that he turned down a move to
Arsenal as he really wanted to join Tottenham, where he believes the
club has a side for the future. The Ivory Coast international
said that he was impressed by Damien Comolli, who signed him for St.
Etienne from Belgian side Genk, who sold him the ambition of the club,
where he acknowledged that players like Aaron Lennon are the
future of English football.
Dimitar Berbatov said today that he is feeling comfortable in
the Spurs side and is looking forward to scoring the goals that will
help the team enter the Champions League. Martin Jol revealed
that the Bulgarian had been playing as part of a three man attack, but
this was only because Jermaine Jenas had just returned to
training and Aaron Lennon is also not fully match fit.
When they are both ready to play, Jol said the team would play a
different formation.
Harry Redknapp has congratulated Daniel Levy on signing
Michael Carrick from West Ham United for £2.5 million. The
Portsmouth manager said he nearly signed him again for his current
club, but Arsenal came in, dithered and Tottenham took the plunge,
with the chairman being the one who brought him in rather than
Jacques Santini, who did not know about Carrick. Redknapp
said that Levy was the reason Spurs were now reaping £16 million
profit, but cheekily suggested he should be hired at White Hart Lane
as Chief Scout !!
Adam Smith came on as a 62nd minute substitute in England
Under-17s 1-0 win over Faroe Islands U19s. Kyle Fraser-Allen
was an unused substitute.
OTHER
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