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Friday
31.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The only transfer deadline day deal
involving Tottenham was the sale of midfielder Danny Murphy
to Fulham.
Tottenham were drawn against Anorthosis Famagusta of Cyprus in the
First Round proper of the UEFA Cup. The first leg will be at
White Hart Lane on September 20th and the second leg away in Larnaca
on October 4th.
Deadline day and the papers were guessing who would move where.
The Sun had speculated that Tottenham would sign either Morten
Gamst Pedersen of Blackburn Rovers or Portsmouth's Matthew
Taylor.
Paul Robinson and Jermain Defoe
are Tottenham's representatives in the England squad for the Euro
2008 qualifying games against Israel and Russia next month.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Anthony
Gardner is injured, but will be replaced by the returning
Younes Kaboul. Martin Jol has said that Michael
Dawson is not yet 100% ready to feature, but Aaron Lennon
might play, even though he is lacking match practice.
Gareth Bale will continue on the left of midfield, although
Darren Bent's thigh injury rules him out again.
FULHAM TEAM NEWS : - With Fulham doing
so much business on transfer deadline day, who knows who will turn
out for them tomorrow ?? Jimmy Bullard, Hameur Bouazza, Lee
Cook, Brian McBride and Aaron Hughes are all injured.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Arsenal's
former vice-chairman David Dein has sold out his shares to a company
called Red Army Ltd, who will move into the Emirates stadium and
make it their base in London for an all out assault on the British
game. A shady Russian involved in the deal, who emerged from a
Sushi bar said, "We intend to give all the Arsenal fans a warm
glow."
Thursday
30.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The chase is on for Jermain Defoe, with Portsmouth set to
turn to him after Nicolas Anelka signed a new deal at Bolton
Wanderers and Aston Villa lead the way. Apparently, Blackburn
Rovers are watching midfielder Tom Huddlestone according to
the Sun and Sunderland ended their interest in signing midfielder
Danny Murphy when they found out his wage demands.
Lee Barnard has signed a five month loan deal at Crewe
Alexandra.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Spurs
may be boosted by the return from injury of Aaron Lennon, Younes
Kaboul and Michael Dawson.
For a preview of Saturday's match against Fulham, click
here.
Tom Huddlestone and Ben Alnwick have been selected for
the England Under-21 squad to face Montenegro and Bulgaria next week.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story 1 ... on the morning of the day he was to
unveiled as Aston Villa's new signing, Zat Knight was arrested in a
5.30 a.m. police raid on a house in Birmingham, where drugs and
firearms were suspected. A 27 year old man was later released
on bail to appear at the press conference introducing him as a
Villan...
...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story 2 ... The Guardian run a story saying that
Arsenal want to trademark the word Gooner to use on their club
merchandise !!!!
Wednesday
29.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Jermaine Jenas has signed a new five year contract to stay at
Tottenham until 2012.
The Sun claims Spurs are discussing a swap deal with Chelsea involving
Jermain Defoe and Shaun Wright-Phillips (plus Chelsea
paying £4 million). Harry Redknapp appears to be keen on Defoe
as well and rumours of a swap deal with Portsmouth's left sided
midfielder Matthew Taylor are circulating. The bid by
Manchester United for Dimitar Berbatov is put at £22 million
by the Daily Mail, but they say that Tottenham will want £40 million
to sell the Bulgarian striker.
The Reserves started their Premier Reserve
League programme with a match against Derby County at Pride park and
the score ended 2-2 with Tottenham's goals coming from Tomas
Pekhart and Kevin-Prince Boateng.
OTHER
NEWS ... Leicester City have released their manager of three
months Martin Allen with both parties mutually agreeing to the
resolution of a situation where they had "different visions" ...
...
Tuesday
28.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Daily Star claims that Aston Villa are ready to offer Tottenham
£11 million for striker Jermain Defoe according to The Daily
Star, while elsewhere it is claimed that Martin O'Neill also wants
to snap up winger Wayne Routledge. Meanwhile, it is
widely reported that Spurs have made Dimitar Berbatov their
highest paid player to keep him at White Hart Lane
Read "Decisions, Decisions", the latest
MEHSTG contribution to the Times Online Fanzine Fanzone section of
their website. Click
here
to read our piece.
This Friday at 13:00 (local time) in Nyon,
Switzerland the draw for the First Round of the UEFA Cup will be
made, with Spurs one of the teams in the pots.
OTHER
NEWS ... Antonio Puerta, who collapsed on the pitch during his
club Sevilla's game against Getafe on Sunday has died aged just 22
of a massive heart attack. The defender fell to the ground,
but was helped around the pitch and down to the changing rooms,
where he suffered another heart attack and was taken to hospital,
where he remained in intensive care until he was proclaimed dead ...
Clive Clarke, the Leicester
City defender collapsed at half-time in the dressing room and was
very seriously ill, causing the League Cup tie to be abandoned at
the interval ...
Monday
27.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Both Martin Jol and Dimitar Berbatov have confirmed
that the Bulgarian striker will be staying at the club. The
Head Coach said he was 100% certain that the forward wanted by
Manchester United would stay and the player himself told the press
in his home country that he is staying at Tottenham of his free
will, but ominously added "at least for now." Berbatov did add
that the board had decided to pay him a higher salary, but this was
something being discussed earlier in the summer.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Chelsea
owner Roman Abramovich is reported to be ready to break the bank to
buy Ronaldinho from Barcelona. It is believed that he has
taken all the red £500 notes in an attempt to have a monopoly on the
best players.
Sunday
26.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham lost 0-1 to Manchester United at
Old Trafford this afternoon. For a match report, click here.
Depending on which Sunday paper you read either Martin Jol
has three games to save his job (Sunday Mirror) or he is a s safe as
houses and has a grovelling apology courtesy of director Paul
Kemsley ringing in his ears) News of the World). The
People say that the meeting in Spain last week saw Kemsley and club
secretary John Alexander spend five hours listening to
Juande Ramos spelling out how he intended to revolutionise
Tottenham into contenders at home and abroad. So impressed
does the People reckon they were that they offered him a five year
deal to take over at Spurs. Any such offer has since been
denied by the club.
Behind the scenes, the News of the World also reveals in their
interview with Kemsley (from his yacht in the South of France ...
and him a man who said he ahs had a season ticket since he was seven
... so what is he doing in the South of France when the club he is a
director of has a game against Manchester United ??) that he has no
intention of joining forces with his big mate Mike Ashley,
who bought out Newcastle United a couple of months back, to take
over at Tottenham. But once more, other papers differ in what
will happen in the boardroom. The Sunday People run a story
that Jurgen Klinsmann is to be lined up to front an American
bid to buy Spurs and he will clear out the existing management
structure as he takes control of running the whole club, while the
News of the World claim that the former German manager is wanted by
LA Galaxy to manage David Beckham and his team-mates.
On the playing side, Leicester City are
believed to be preparing a £1.5 million offer for midfielder
Danny Murphy, the News of the World reckons, while they also
claim that Spurs are ready to go to £10 million to solve the left
side of midfield issue by bidding for Blackburn Rovers' Norwegian
winger Morten Gamst Pedersen. The People claim that
Tottenham and Everton are battling to sign Plymouth Argyle's
talented youngster Dan Gosling.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Saturday
25.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Martin Jol is urging Jermain Defoe to sign a new
contract at Spurs, hinting that he did not want to take advantage of
what the club were offering him, but if he did not sign, then he
could be sold as Daniel Levy did not want to be the chairman
responsible for another "Sol Campbell". Jol also indicate that
a club had come in for Dimitar Berbatov, but he had told them
that he would rather die than sell the £20 million rated forward.
Newcastle United owner and Spurs fan Mike Ashley is reported
in the Daily Express to be ready to sell his share in the company,
which he has only had for a couple of months, to buy into Tottenham
Hotspur. Ashley is an acquaintance of Paul Kemsley, who is a
Tottenham Director.
OTHER
NEWS ... QPR's 18 year old striker Ray Jones dies this morning in
a car accident in East Ham, London. The club's game against
Burnley was postponed as a mark of respect to the highly rated
forward ...
...
Friday
24.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
It appears that the story that the Tottenham Hotspur manager's post
might be up for grabs ... which it isn't ... has attracted some of
the big guns of European club management to show an interest.
Or it would be if you believe the newspapers. The latest
manager who is supposed to be ready to jump into Martin Jol's
seat is Fabio Capello, who flew into London for a three hour
meeting at lunch-time yesterday. Only, it wasn't about the
Tottenham manager's job and he met nobody from Tottenham. So
what does 2+2 equal again ???
Dimitar Berbatov's agent claims that
Manchester United are interested in signing the Bulgarian forward
and that Daniel Levy has told him they will have a meeting in the
next few days to decide the striker's future. Manchester
United have said they did not make an offer for the Tottenham man.
Aston Villa are considering a £15 million bid to further reduce the
Spurs strike-force by targeting Jermain Defoe.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Gareth
Bale could make his debut for Spurs after playing a half of a
game for Wales in midweek. Michael Dawson is still
ruled out, but Berbatov might be fit to return, although
Darren Bent will still be absent with a thigh muscle tear.
Teemu Tainio also returns to the side after a run out in
Finland's friendly international in midweek.
MANCHESTER UNITED
TEAM NEWS : - Club captain Gary
Neville will be sidelined for two more weeks with a thigh injury,
but Edwin van der Sar returns in goal and Louis Saha has made enough
progress to be a substitute. Brazilian signing Anderson could
be ready for his first competitive game for United in midfield.
Reserve midfielder Jamie O'Hara has joined Millwall on a
month's loan.
Scottish Premier League aside Motherwell are
hoping to take reserve striker Lee Barnard on loan, but will
have to contend with Crewe Alexandra, who also want the forward a
short spell with them.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ... Forward
Kenwyne Jones has gone on striker at SCBC as the won't let him
leave. "It is the first time he has struck for ages," said a
club spokesman.
Thursday
23.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
It is days before a match with Manchester United, so guess what
story hit the news today ? Yes, United make a £21 million bid
to take Dimitar Berbatov to Old Trafford. Designed to
unsettle Spurs ? Surely not. And then, just for jolly,
Real Madrid join the party and put in a reported £20 million offer.
Tottenham are reported to want £40 million.
Daniel Levy has made a statement in a
question and answer session on the Spurs site to say that he is 100%
behind Martin Jol and that there was never any intention to
replace him as Head Coach. Levy also said that their meeting
cleared the air about a number of matters and there is no insistence
that Jol has to take Tottenham into the top four, but that is the
club's aim, with the last six years ebbing a better indication of
the progress made at Spurs rather than the last three games.
Paul Robinson has slammed the Spurs board for making moves to
replace Martin Jol after all he has done over the last two
years. The keeper said that the Head Coach had the full
backing of the players and he was backed up by Darren Bent's
comments that he was the reason he chose Spurs over other options he
had in the summer.
Juande Ramos has now back-tracked and said that his words were
misinterpreted in that he hinted the money English clubs
offer is "dizzying", but apologised if he had led people to think he
had been offered the job of manager at Tottenham.
Former Spurs goalkeeper Kasey Keller
has joined injury hit Fulham as cover for the absent Antti Niemi.
For a preview of Saturday's game against
Manchester United, click
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Not content with picking the ball out of
the net after another goalkeeping gaffe, Jens Lehmann has picked up
an Achilles injury.
Wednesday
22.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Claim and counter claim about Juande Ramos' right to the
Tottenham hot-seat have followed today. First Ramos claimed
Tottenham had made him a "dizzying" offer, believed to be £3
million for a three year contract, but he turned it down as he is
contracted to Sevilla and he wishes to see that out. Then the
club issued a brief statement on their website saying that the truth
is told there and that they had never offered the job to anyone
while Martin Jol has been head coach. Stories have been
run in the media that Jol will have a £4 million pay-off if he is
forced out of his post. The subject is looking like it will
run and run ... unfortunately, as it does the club no credit at all.
For the latest readers views and the chance to add yours, click
here.
Paul Robinson played the first half
in England's friendly international against Germany at Wembley,
while Jermaine Defoe was an unused subsitute.
Robbie Keane hit two goals in the Republic of Ireland's 4-0 win
away in Denmark in a friendly tonight.
Wales' 1-0 friendly win over Bulgaria in Bourgas saw Gareth Bale
play the first 45 minutes to gain some match fitness.
Midfielder Teemu Tainio scored the winning
goal in Finland's 2-1 victory over Kasakhstan.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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MEHSTG's spin story ...
Tuesday
21.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
With stories circulating in the media that -
Martin Jol told the Spurs
board that they could sell Dimitar Berbatov after he had been
substituted at Sunderland
That the board had sent Paul
Kemsley out to Spain to bring back Juande Ramos from
Sevilla as the new manager
That senior players had approached
the board claiming Jol had "lost the plot" with his training
schedules and team selection
the board have come out and said that the manager's job is safe, but
that they expect him to deliver Champions League football.
With some sources not believing he can deliver top four finishes on
a regular basis, other names are being bandied about as likely
successors should Jol go. Italian Marcello Lippi is one
of the big names mentioned, along with Harry Redknapp and
Ramos according to the Daily Mail.
The Daily Mirror and the Guardian both have Jol out of the door by
Sunday.
Sevilla say that Ramos has one year left on his contract and they want
him to stay and Berbatov's agent has stated that his client has no
problems with Martin Jol and affirmed that he was one of the reasons
he came to the club.
Darren Bent's thigh injury might keep him out for longer than
first thought, coming hot on the heels of Dimitar Berbatov's
groin injury, it leaves Spurs short up front as well as at the back.
A Spurs XI beat Crawley Town 3-2 at their Broadfield Stadium tonight
thanks to goals from Andy Barcham 2
and Jamie O'Hara.
Tom Huddlestone and Ben Alnwick were both second half
substitutes in England Under-21s 1-1 draw with Romania in a friendly
at Ashton Gate tonight.
Kieran McKenna scored for Northern Ireland Under-21s in their
2-1 1win over Finland tonight in Ballymena.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Luckily for Spurs the Daily Express
reports that Former Sheffield United
manager Neil Warnock says he would be interested in the vacant
manager's job at Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
MEHSTG's spin story ...
Ahead of the friendly against Germany, Jens Lehmann has said that
England's players are "bottlers". Well, if they had bottle, at
least they would be hold onto their bottle unlike certain
butter-fingered goalkeepers we could mention.
Monday
20.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Bolton Wanderers striker El-Hadji Diouf wants to leave the
Reebok Stadium and reckons Spurs are among a couple of other clubs
to make a move for him.
Darren Bent has had to withdraw from the England squad for the
friendly against Germany because of a thigh injury, which may make
him a doubt for the game at Manchester United on Sunday.
The speculation about Martin Jol's
job gathers force. He told the Sun that he is not immune to
criticism and does not like it, while the Daily Telegraph propose
that he could be out of a job before Sunday's game at Old Trafford
if Spurs can persuade Juande Ramos to take over. Yeah,
and Jose Mourinho could eat humble pie !! Not content
with all this, the Daily Mirror reckons Jol will seek showdown talks
with Daniel Levy to see if someone is trying to undermine him
and the Guardian carry a story along the same lines.
Young signing Danny Rose has had to
return home from the England Under-17 party in Korea for the U17
World Cup to join the Spurs sick list with a stress fracture of his
leg.
Former Spurs defender Jamie Clapham
has gone on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers to Leeds United until
the end of September.
Read MEHSTG's contribution to the fanzine
fanzone on the Times Online at
http://timesonline.typepad.com/fanzine_fanzone/2007/08/ewe-should-be-w.html
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Jermain Defoe's girlfriend Charlotte
Mears has been given a job in the Foreign Office advising on matters
in the Middle East conflict ... oh, no sorry, that's Tony Blair.
Charlotte is advising WAGs how to enjoy their trips abroad with
their partners on international duty.
Sunday
19.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Sunday Express claims Spurs will complete the signing of
Portsmouth left sided player Matthew Taylor for £5 million,
while over at the News of the World, Tottenham are supposedly ready
to splash out another £10.5 million on midfielder Juan Roman
Riquelme of Villareal to solve the creative midfield role.
The Daily Star Sunday runs a story that Martin O'Neill has dropped
out of the chase for West Bromwich Albion's young England defender
Curtis Davies after being asked to pay £15 million !!
They also claim that another player that the club is chasing
Benfica's
19 year old forward Fabio Coentrao.
On the managerial front, the Mail On Sunday claim that Jurgen
Klinsmann is being lined up to take over should Martin Jol
be asked to leave, while various Sunday papers reckon that
representatives from the club had a meeting with Sevilla's boss
Juande Ramos on Friday. Ramos knocked back the speculation
as an attempt to upset his preparation for the club's game against
Real Madrid at the weekend and said he was in the same hotel as the
Spurs personnel, but only because he had to meet a friend that had
nothing to do with football, the Sky Sports website reveals.
Doth he protesteth too much ?
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Saturday
18.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham beat Derby County 4-0 at White Hart Lane this afternoon.
For a match report, click
here.
Reaction to follow.
The Daily Mirror reckons that the Spurs dressing room is split with
their players from abroad claiming that they do not spend enough
time on fitness, relying too much on ball work. Now who would
have thought you would have heard that !!
The Independent plays devil's advocaat by
saying if our Dutch manager is replaced because of the poor start to
the season, it is Sevilla boss Juande Ramos who is the favourite to
replace him.
.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
...
Friday
17.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Dimitar Berbatov's groin
injury keeps him out of the squad, while Gareth Bale will not
be available although he has returned to training. Michael
Dawson is still ruled out and Aaron Lennon is a few weeks
away from recovering from his operation, as is Ledley King.
DERBY COUNTY TEAM NEWS : - Claude Davis is struggling with a rib
injury, while Giles Barnes broken foot keeps him out of the side.
Full back Tyrone Mears could recover from a calf injury to play.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
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Thursday
16.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs have sold Mido to Middlesbrough for a £6 million fee.
The Egyptian forward has signed a four year deal at the Riverside
Stadium. his new manager Gareth Southgate very convincingly
told the assembled media that,
"We have got some
very good players here, players of great character and big
reputation. That's one of the reasons we were able to attract Mido
to come here."
The Sun have a story claiming that West Bromwich Albion have put a £10
million price on Curtis Davies' head ... no doubt prompted by
Tottenham's injury crisis in the middle of their defence. Good
player though he is, it is far too much money to spend out on him.
But, hey, I wouldn't have spent £6 million on Mido, so what do I
know ?? More interestingly, it is said that Jol is looking at
bringing talented Dutch midfielder Raphael van der Vaart to
White Hart Lane. Will this spell the end for Ghaly ??
The Independent claim that Martin Jol
was summoned to have "crisis talks" with Chairman Daniel Levy,
but left with the dreaded vote of confidence !!
Dimitar Berbatov has had his groin looked at in Germany and it
does not require surgery, although he will be out of action for a
couple of weeks.
Tom Huddlestone and Ben Alnwick
are included in the England Under-21 squad for the friendly match at
Ashton Gate against Romania next Tuesday.
Robbie Keane is in the Republic of
Ireland squad for the friendly meeting with Denmark next Wednesday.
For a preview of Saturday's game against
Derby County, click
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... Sheffield United are to take West Ham United to court
for damages for getting relegated last season. They are
seeking £50 million from the Irons, using new evidence about the
East London club's behaviour in the Carlos Tevez saga ...
...
Wednesday
15.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Dimitar Berbatov has been ruled out for a couple of weeks
with a groin injury, which he has travelled to Germany to have it
looked at, while Younes Kaboul will miss three or four weeks
with a hamstring pull.
Getting his injuries mixed up, Martin Jol said that Kaboul's
injury was a real "kick in the teeth."
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
...
MEHSTG's spin story ... There
was no truth to the scurrilous rumour that Mido's medical at
Middlesbrough included a visit to the weighbridge at Yarm.
Tuesday
14.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs lost 1-3 at home to Everton tonight. For a match report,
click here
and reaction,
here.
Mido looks as though he was on his way to Middlesbrough after
Tottenham had agreed a fee for the forward and he was on Teeside
having a medical. Sunderland hoped to still be in with a
chance of signing him, but it looks like he will play at the
Riverside unless there is any last minute hitch. The fee was
rumoured to be in the region of £6.8 million according to the Daily
Mirror.
If Real Madrid sign Arjen Robben from
Chelsea reports indicate that Guti will be surplus to
requirements and Spurs will make a £5 million move for the left
sided midfielder, the Daily Mirror claims. The Guardian claim
that Tottenham will approach West Bromwich Albion with another bid
for defender Curtis Davies.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
...
MEHSTG's spin story ... The
Independent reckons Sunderland are looking to sell goalkeeper Martin
Fulop. Perhaps this is the brother of former Spurs goalie
Marton Fulop.
Monday
13.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Daily Star tell us that Portsmouth might be willing to reduce
the asking price for Matthew Taylor to £6 million to attract
interest in him and raise funds to buy former Spurs striker
Frederic Kanoute.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Long term knee casualties
Ledley King, Young-Pyo Lee, Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Aaron
Lennon will definitely be out for tomorrow's game, while thigh
strain victim Gareth Bale will also be ruled out.
Michael Dawson's training ground ankle injury will be given a
late fitness test to see if he can return to the centre of the
Tottenham defence. The media feel that Martin Jol might
include Darren Bent in attack to shake up the ineffective
partnership that started Saturday's match.
EVERTON TEAM NEWS : - Leighton Baines'
hamstring pull prevents him making his Everton debut, while James
McFadden, James Vaughan and Tim Cahill all miss out on the Spurs
game.
Gareth Bale has been included in the Wales squad for a friendly
international in Bulgaria on 22nd August.
Gareth Southgate said today that he thought
that Mido was set to sign for his Middlesbrough side, but
that the deal has hit a late "twist", as the deal appears different
for Boro as opposed to how it was structured for other clubs.
The Sky Sports website claims a fee has been agreed with
Middlesbrough.
The club have submitted a new planning application to Enfield Council
to try and gain approval for their
new training ground and academy at Middleton
House in North Enfield. The new application is centred around
the extra parcel of land bought by the club, thus making the impact
on the Green Belt a lot less and offering an expansive package of
community based activities to encourage children of all abilities in
the borough to participate in sport.
OTHER
NEWS ... Neil McDonald has been sacked as Carlisle United manager
just two days after the first match fo the season ...
...
MEHSTG's spin story ...
Sunday
12.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The People report that Daniel Levy is asking £7.5 million
from Middlesbrough for Mido, as Spurs look to offload the
Egyptian striker, even though the forward would move to Boro, as
Sunderland have offered that fee in instalments. Frankly,
Daniel take the £6 million and run ... think how much you will save
on wages and pies !!
From tomorrow, MEHSTG will
be taking part in a forum on the Times website for Spurs fans.
The forum will be hosted by the Times on their Fanzine Fanzone
section in The Game part of their site.
http://timesonline.typepad.com/fanzine_fanzone/
I will be posting there, on
topical issues and I would be happy if any of you are around and
able to post, to take part. I think the idea is to get other club's
fans to take part in the banter (no rude words please) between each
team's supporters.
As contributors to MEHSTG, it would be good to hear your views and
join in the friendly discussion.
I hope that you find it useful
and enjoyable to share your opinions, so go on, have a go ...
Wyart
OTHER
NEWS ... Chelsea set a new record for consecutive unbeaten home
games with their 64th game without defeat ...
...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Wayne
Rooney suffered a fractured metatarsal injury
(he thought that was what wiped out the
dinosaurs)
in Manchester United's opening fixture against Reading. Perhaps
he will spend some more time with P Diddy and his other hip-hopping
mates now he can't stand on one foot for long !!
Saturday
11.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham lost their opening league game of the season 0-1 away at
Sunderland this afternoon. For a match report, click
here.
Former Spurs striker Paul McVeigh has joined Luton Town after
being released by Norwich City.
Tottenham's Under-18s beat Manchester United
in a friendly by 5-3 thanks to Dean Parrett, Andros Townsend, Jon
Obika, Sol Asajile and Alex Olsen.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Bernie
Ecclestone is thinking of bidding to take over at Arsenal.
That Formula 1 is all about over-taking isn't it !!
Friday
10.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Sun run a story about Tottenham's interest in Portsmouth
left-sided midfielder Matthew Taylor, who would cost £8
million, but little business will be done unless his fee is slashed
by half. In the Daily Express, it claims that Glasgow Rangers
have been unsuccessful in their bid to lure winger and former Spurs
trialist Qu Bo from his Chinese club
Qingdao. The Daily Star claims that
Martin Jol has made comments that he did not believe what Steve
Bruce said about Hossam Ghaly's behaviour at Birmingham City
before he was sent back to Tottenham on the eve of signing for the
Blues.
The Sky Sports site reckons Mido has
agreed to join Middlesbrough, having passed some of his medical, but
there has been a fresh and improved bid from Sunderland for the
striker.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Spurs start their Premier League
campaign without Gareth Bale (thigh), Ledley King
(foot), Aaron Lennon (knee), Benoit Assou-Ekotto
(knee) and Young-Pyo Lee (knee). This will probably see
Ricardo Rocha fill in at left back and Younes Kaboul
make his first senior appearance in the middle of defence with
Michael Dawson. Both Hossam Ghaly and
Kevin-Prince Boateng lack match practice and will sit the game
out too.
SUNDERLAND TEAM NEWS : - Midfielder Grant
Leadbitter will miss the game with a hamstring injury, wile Carlos
Edwards (knee) and Greg Halford (groin) will be given late fitness
tests to see if they can make the game. New record signing
Craig Gordon looks set to play after shaking off a shoulder injury.
New striker Roy O'Donovan should be in the squad if he receives his
clearance in time.
The Club have issued the squad numbers on
the eve of the new season ...
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1 |
Paul Robinson |
20 |
Michael Dawson |
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2 |
Pascal Chimbonda |
21 |
Wayne Routledge |
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3 |
Young-Pyo Lee |
22 |
Tom Huddlestone |
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4 |
Didier Zokora |
23 |
Darren Bent |
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5 |
Younes Kaboul |
24 |
Jamie O'Hara |
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6 |
Teemu Tainio |
25 |
Aaron Lennon |
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7 |
Paul Stalteri |
26 |
Ledley King |
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8 |
Jermaine Jenas |
27 |
Ben Alnwick |
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9 |
Dimitar Berbatov |
28 |
Lee Barnard |
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10 |
Robbie Keane |
29 |
Phil Ifil |
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11 |
Mido |
30 |
Anthony Gardner |
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12 |
Radek Cerny |
31 |
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13 |
Danny Murphy |
32 |
Benoit Assou-Ekotto |
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14 |
Hossam Ghaly |
33 |
Ricardo Rocha |
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15 |
Steed Malbranque |
34 |
Andy Barcham |
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16 |
Gareth Bale |
35 |
Dorian Dervite |
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17 |
Kevin-Prince Boateng |
36 |
Simon Dawkins |
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18 |
Jermain Defoe |
37 |
Danny Rose |
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19 |
Adel Taarabt |
38 |
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OTHER
NEWS ... ...
...
MEHSTG's spin story ...
Thursday
09.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Mido could have his pick of clubs after Middlesbrough
allegedly held talks with him over night following Tottenham
accepting their offer of around £6 million. Sunderland are
waiting for a reply from the Egyptian and Fulham and Birmingham City
are both said to be interested in the forward.
Young defender Rodrigo Defendi has made a move to US Avellino of
Serie B in Italy after being allowed to find a club to continue his
career when Spurs did not offer him a new deal.
For a preview of Saturday's game at Sunderland, click
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... Leeds United's 15 point penalty has been upheld by a
large majority of other clubs who voted on the panel hearing the
appeal. The decision has disappointed the Whites, who said
that they were focused on starting their promotion campaign against
Tranmere Rovers on Saturday !! ...
...
Wednesday
08.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Midfielder Danny Murphy is likely to be the subject of a £2
million bid from Leicester City according to the Daily Mirror, with
the Daily Star in full agreement.
OTHER
NEWS ... A new British record for the transfer of a goalkeeper
was established today when Sunderland signed Craig Gordon from Heart
of Midlothian for a fee that could reach £9 million ...
...
MEHSTG's spin story ... A
number of members of Norwich City staff were sick after going to a
barbeque at the club's ground. The Canaries deny that there
were any parrots that the players compared their vomiting with.
Tuesday
07.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
A Spurs XI beat Grays Athletic 3-2 at the Recreation Ground tonight.
For a match report, click
here.
Football 365 reveal that some little heard of Italian newspaper is
spreading rumours that Pascal Chimbonda is heading for Roma
and Fiorentina are keen to sign Aaron Lennon, but feel the
£17 million asking price is a bit steep. Egyptian striker
Mido is in demand it seems, with Birmingham City ready to
re-open talks on a deal with the Spurs forward, while Sunderland are
interested, but Niall Quinn's comments that
"Character is
important to us. The players showed it in abundance last season and
if you're not prepared to scrap in a Sunderland shirt, Roy Keane and
Sunderland is not the place for you," might count against the
heavily temperamental big man.
The secretive front man would not reveal a potential third buyer,
who he said have made an offer, but like any good potential partner,
his lips are sealed. Now there's a first !!
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Leroy
Lita has said he doesn't get out of bed for less than a month off
for pulling a muscle (and that is not rhyming slang).
Monday
06.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Sunderland and Fulham might be in contention for the services of
Spurs striker Mido. Sunderland are believed to have
made a £6 million offer, while the Cottagers could need another
striker with injuries hitting their squad.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260146303439
Check out the questions asked of the E-Bay seller. (Thanks to
Steve White for the link)
Sunday
05.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
The Sunday Mirror puts Tottenham as one among ten Premier League clubs
who are interested in signing Chilean 18 year old Franco de Santo.
The player arrives in London next week with a big reputation to fit
his big size ... he is 6' 4".
Former Tottenham defender Dean Richards
has taken the post of Youth Team coach at
his first club Bradford City.
Our Under-18 side won the Eurofoot
tournament in Belgium this afternoon. Tomas Pekhart
scored the only goal of the semi-final against to take Spurs through
to meet Anderlecht in the final. It was a more convincing
result, with Tottenham winning 4-0 thanks to goals from Pekhart,
Dean Parrett, Jake Livermore and Andros Townsend.
In addition to the trophy win, new signing Yuri Berchiche
won the Player of the Tournament award.
OTHER
NEWS ... Manchester United beat Chelsea in the FA Community
Shield at Wembley 3-0 on penalties after the game finished 1-1 ...
...
Saturday
04.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Tottenham beat Torino 2-0 in a pre-season friendly at White Hart
Lane this afternoon. Click
here for a
match report.
More on Hossam Ghaly's departure from Birmingham City, where he
hadn't signed for the promoted club. Apparently, the BBC site
reports that the Sun say that the Egyptian midfielder refused to
take part in a running session. The BBC themselves report that
Blues manager Steve Bruce was upset by Ghaly's attitude, which
included criticising him and the other players at the club and he
said that Ghaly was arrogant and insulting. With the player
virtually sold, Martin Jol signed up Kevin Prince Boateng
the next day and told the press that he will have a talk with Ghaly
about the situation.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
...
Friday
03.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Hossam Ghaly's move to Birmingham City has fallen down on
"footballing reasons" the Midlands club revealed today, leaving the
Egyptian midfielder to return to Spurs. The Spurs website
claims that Ghaly decided not to go through with the move, while a
story on TeamTalk claims an incident in a training match saw Ghaly
deemed to have a "bad attitude" and as the move hinged on his
obtaining a work permit, the paperwork was not completed and the
Birmingham City manager Steve Bruce decided to cut his losses and
leave the midfielder to return to Tottenham.
The Daily Mirror reckon that Curtis Davies has pleaded with
West Bromwich Albion to allow him to join Spurs.
Leyton Orient are taking defender/midfielder
Charlie Daniels on loan for the whole of the 2007-08 season.
Former Spurs trialist Gareth Whalley has left Swindon Town to
join Altrincham.
OTHER
NEWS ... Leeds United have been given their share in the Football
League to allow them to take part in the League One campaign, but
only with a 15 point deduction to start the season with...
...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Carlos
Tevez might join Manchester United for as little as £2 million.
Meanwhile, the legal team involved in this football soap opera are
worth about £3 million more after making sure the Argentine is
playing for the team of hic choice.
Thursday
02.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Ledley King will be sidelined as he is recovering from his
summer operation and will miss another two months football.
The club announced today that the rights for their UEFA Cup games will
be bought by ITV and the matches shown on ITV1 or ITV4 during the
campaign.
The Daily Mirror claims that Mido is on his way to Sunderland
in a £6 million deal which is almost complete. Derby County
boss Billy Davies has
put a £5 million price on the head of young
forward Giles Barnes to deter Spurs and West Ham United in
their efforts to sign the England Under-21 man.
OTHER
NEWS ... Leeds United are in danger of being kicked out of the
league with nine days to go before their campaign starts, as they do
not have a Company Voluntary Agreement after going into
adminstration ...
...
MEHSTG's spin story ... The
Carlos Tevez affair is almost over. Let's hope the on pitch
career is as entertaining !!
Wednesday
01.08.2007 (For other Spurs history on this day click
here; For the current news on each player
in the squad, click here)
Spurs beat Leyton Orient 4-2 in a pre-season friendly at the
Matchroom Stadium tonight. For a match report, click
here.
Tottenham were never an option for Stewart Downing he today
revealed, despite Martin Jol's continued interest over the
last 18 months. The player was sure he would not settle in
Tottenham ... not that he would have been living in Tottenham, which
would still be a step up from Middlesbrough anyway.
The Daily Mirror claims that Spurs are in
talks about signing West Bromwich Albion's young centre-half
Curtis Davies.
OTHER
NEWS ... ...
...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Headline
on TeamTalk website "Pogatetz to miss Premiership kick-off."
It's not like the hot-headed Boro defender to miss any sort of fight
action.
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