| Tuesday
25.08.2009 |
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In a Russian newspaper, Roman Pavyluchenko has said
that he may need to leave Tottenham because of the lack of
first team opportunities harming his chances of leading his
country to the World Cup finals.
French paper L'Equipe claims Spurs have made a bid for Le
Harve midfielder Kevin Anin.
The Sun reckons Burnley are trying to buy goalkeeper Ben
Alnwick for £1 million.
Harry Redknapp has said that he will not be making moves for
Portsmouth goalkeeper David James or Chelsea
midfielder Joe Cole during the summer transfer window
The Guardian somewhat comically report that Harry Redknapp
is interested in Sunderland's former Spurs winger Andy
Reid.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Harry Redknapp will
ring the changes to give the fringe players in the squad a
chance of a game at Doncaster including Peter Crouch,
David Bentley and Roman Pavyluchenko among
others.
DONCASTER ROVERS TEAM NEWS : - Brian Stock
(ankle) and James Coppinger (knee) are out of the running to
be in the Rovers side against Spurs but midfielder Martin
Woods returns after injury.
For a brief preview of the game, click
here.
Former Spurs defender Sol Campbell as joined Notts.
County after he had been released by Portsmouth.
OTHER NEWS ... In tonight's League Cup game between West Ham
United and Millwall, one fan was stabbed in pre-match
violence and their ere a number of times owing to pitch
invasions by West Ham United fans ... in the game between
Swansea City and Scunthorpe United, the Welsh side were
reduced to seven players in extra time when one left the
field injured after three substitutes had been used and
three Swans players were sent off
...
MEHSTG's
spin story ...
|
| Monday
24.08.2009 |
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Sky Sports website report that Tottenham are looking at
Wilson Palacios' countryman Oscar Chavez, a 26 year
old central defender with the Platense club.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
...
|
| Sunday
23.08.2009 |
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Tottenham won 2-1 against at Upton Park this afternoon.
For a match report, click
here.
Reaction to follow.
The Sunday Mirror claims Harry Redknapp is hoping to
be re-united with former West Ham United prodigy Joe Cole
after the paper reckons Spurs will launch a £10 million bid
for the midfielder.
Jermaine Jenas is being considered by Aston Villa as
a replacement for Gareth Barry the News of the World claim.
The NoTW also report that Glasgow Celtic are considering a
£10 million package from Tottenham for Aiden McGeady
and Scott Brown.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
...
|
| Saturday
22.08.2009 |
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The club have announced that a share issue of 30 million
additional shares to raise £15 million to cover the
professional fees and preparation costs to put the club in a
position to make a planning application for the new stadium.
It is expected that the application will be submitted soon.
Glasgow Celtic manager Tony Mowbray has told the Press that
he does not think that Aiden McGeady will be leaving
the club despite interest from Tottenham .
Tottenham's under-18s lost 2-3 at Middlesbrough in their
first Premier Academy League match of the season.
Anton Blackwood and Paul-Jose M'Poku were the
Spurs scorers. Click
here for a match report.
Former Spurs defender Calum Davenport is in hospital
in a serious condition after he and his mother were involved
in a incident on Saturday morning where they were both
stabbed, the West Ham player in both legs. Two men
have been arrested in Derby over the attack.
$
OTHER NEWS ... ...
...
|
| Friday
21.08.2009 |
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Spurs history on this day click here |
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Harry Redknapp
will once more be without Michael Dawson, Jonathan
Woodgate, Gareth Bale and Jermaine Jenas,
who have been joined on the sidelines by Heurelho Gomes,
who sustained a thigh injury ay Hull on Wednesday.
Ledley King should be ready to play after being rested
following the Liverpool game and David Button will be
on the bench as over for Carlo Cudicini.
WEST
HAM UNITED TEAM NEWS : - Long term ankle victim
Dean Ashton is still out and is joined on the sick list by
Luis Boa Morte and Valon Behrami (both knee), while Herita
Ilunga may be out with a facial injury. James Tomkins
may be back in contention for the Irons following a foot
injury.
The Daily Mirror claims that Harry Redknapp is to
make a £2 million bid for Portsmouth goalkeeper David
James.
The confirmation of former Spurs defender Ian Culverhouse
as assistant manager at Norwich City has also been
accompanied by news that former Tottenham midfielder Ian
Crook will be remaining a the club as first team coach.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
...
|
| Thursday
20.08.2009 |
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Depending which Scottish paper you read, either Harry
Redknapp is set to try and batter down the £10 million
asking price for Glasgow Celtic midfielder Scott Brown
in the Scottish Daily Mail or to change tack and pay over £5
million for the same club's Irish winger Aiden McGeady
according to the Scottish Sun.
Following
confirmation of Heurelho Gomes' groin injury, Spurs
have recalled David Button from his loan spell at
Crewe Alexandra.
Sky
Sports website have a story claiming that Tottenham have
invited Le Havre midfielder Kevin Anin to have a
trial and despite the 23 year-old being courted by a number
of French clubs, he is keen on a move to the Premier League
and his club are resigned to losing him after they were
relegated to Ligue 2 last season .
OTHER NEWS ... ...
...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Ipswich Town goalkeeper Shane Supple
is quitting football as he no longer enjoys it and says it
is not what he though tit was going to be. In a move
similar to that of ex-Spurs keeper Espen Baardsen, he
is going to pursue a career away from the game on his return
to Ireland.
|
| Wednesday
19.08.2009 |
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Tottenham won 5-1 away at the KC Stadium against Hull City
tonight. For a match report, click
here.
Reaction to follow.
Benoit Assou-Ekotto has signed a new contract
extension to take his contract to 2013.
The Glasgow Celtic midfielder Scott Brown is the
subject of speculation in the Daily Telegraph hinting an £8
million bid is being readied by Spurs. After last
night's showing against Arsenal, it still seems too much.
The Independent claim that Harry Redknapp will not make a
move for Portsmouth goalkeeper David James.
Everton are being linked in the Daily Mirror with a £12
million move for David Bentley and Alan Hutton.
The Daily Express carry an article in which Redknapp claims
the rest of the Premier League are jealous as Spurs have
Luka Modric.
Former Spurs midfielder Johnnie Jackson has left
Colchester United to join Notts. County for an undisclosed
sum.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
...
|
| Tuesday
18.08.2009 |
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The Daily Star links David James with Spurs, as the
goalkeeper is desperate to leave Fratton Park as the
takeover of Portsmouth falters. Harry Redknapp said he
would be interested in the goalie, but he already has two
good keepers.
In the Daily Mail they report that Martin O'Neill is lining
up bids for David Bentley and Jermaine Jenas.
it claims that David Bentley will bring in £6 million and a
further £2 million if conditions are met, while Jenas will
see Villa pay £7 million. I am not sure that the fees
are likely to please Daniel Levy, although the
article reckons that the money from the deals is designed to
fund a £10 million move for Glasgow Celtic midfielder
Scott Brown, while I would not class the bids for the
two Spurs players as ones the club could not refuse.
The Spurs boss said they are both in his plans and he had
not heard from Martin O'Neill about any interest in the two
midfielders.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Spurs central defender
Ledley King will miss the trip to Hull City after
playing against Liverpool on Sunday. Midfielder
Jermaine Jenas is still out with a calf injury and
Gareth Bale's foot problem might rule him out.
Michael Dawson (Achilles) and Jonathan Woodgate
(groin) will be out of the squad for a while yet.
HULL CITY TEAM NEWS : - Hull City captain Ian Ashbee
will be out for eight of nine months after suffering a
setback in his recovery from a knee injury, the same problem
that keeps Jimmy Bullard on the side-lines with Richard
Garcia. Former Spur Dean Marney picked up a
knee injury on Saturday at Chelsea to rule him out of the
game, while Craig Fagan's hernia makes him a non-starter and
Jozy Altidore is awaiting a work permit to allow him to
feature for the Tigers.
The Daily Star claims that Harry Redknapp has banned
the drinking of alcoholic beverages after the accident
suffered while under the influence last week.
Former Spurs defender Ian Culverhouse will move to
Carrow Road as assistant manager at Norwich City under Paul
Lambert after leaving Colchester United.
OTHER NEWS ... Norwich City have appointed Colchester United
boss Paul Lambert as their new manager ...
...
|
| Monday
17.08.2009 |
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Spurs are reported in the Daily Mirror to be interested in
buying Kieran Richardson of Sunderland and Manchester
City winger Martin Petrov.
The Daily Mail claim that Spurs have denied making a £10
million bid for Glasgow Celtic midfielder Scott Brown.
Thank goodness for that.
Tottenham are among a clutch of clubs mentioned in
connection with a move for West Bromwich Albion midfielder
Robert Koren, who doesn't want to join Glasgow
Celtic.
Jermain Defoe has been stopped by the police in Essex
again after visiting his mother on Sunday night following
the win over Liverpool and his solicitor claims it is
questionable as to why he was pulled over just days after
saying he will sue the police for wrongful arrest.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Ledley King has been reported as
saying, "It
has been quiet here. There has not been too much talk about
us and the top four. For the last few seasons everyone
has been talking about us doing this and that. Now it has
been nice to say nothing and just work hard. With the
quality we have got, we can break into the top four."
|
| Sunday
16.08.2009 |
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Tottenham beat Liverpool 2-1 at White Hart Lane this
afternoon. Click
here
for a match report. For reaction, click
here.
The News of the World claim Spurs are going to spend £10
million on Glasgow Celtic's midfielder Scott Brown.
David Bentley is wanted by Manchester City, but
Everton are also keen, with the asking price about £9
million according to the Sunday Express.
Spurs are accused of tapping up Peter Crouch and
causing Portsmouth to accept a fee of £9 million, when
Fulham and Sunderland were ready to pay £10 million says
Pompey Chief Executive Peter Storrie in the News of the
World.
The Sunday People claim that Spurs may still be interested
in Real Madrid winger Arjen Robben should his club
cut the price being required for the ex-Chelsea man.
A couple of days after MEHSTG's story about Spurs watching
Gillingham striker Simeon Jackson, the News of the
World run a piece saying Tottenham are planning a £1.5
million bid for the Canadian international.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... The Sunday Mirror report that Freddie
Ljungberg missed Seattle Sounders' game against LA Galaxy as
he was suffering from
"disorientation and memory loss."
|
| Saturday
15.08.2009 |
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The Times indicate that Aston Villa might move for winger
David Bentley, but that he would only be a squad player
at Villa Park. The Sun report that Harry Redknapp
says Bentley still has a future at Spurs, as long as he
behaves himself.
For a preview of tomorrow's game, click
here.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
...
|
| Friday
14.08.2009 |
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Spurs history on this day click here |
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Spurs will be without
Michael Dawson and Jonathan Woodgate with
Achilles and groin problems, while Jermaine Jenas
misses out with a calf injury. Gareth Bale is
still sidelined with a knee problem
LIVERPOOL TEAM NEWS : - Alberto Aquilani will be
missing for a few weeks after undergoing an operation on his
ankle, while Steven Gerrard is doubtful with a broken fist
... no sorry, a groin injury, but Jamie Carragher's ankle
and Martin Skrtel's hamstring are not expected to stop them
playing on Sunday at White Hart Lane.
MEHSTG has received word that assistant manager Joe
Jordan was rumoured to be at Priestfield on Tuesday,
supposedly watching Gillingham striker Simeon Jackson.
Ryan Mason and Steven Caulker have had their
one month loan deals at Yeovil Town extended to three
months.
Former Spurs reserve winger Emil Hallfredsson has
completed a deal for a season long loan at Barnsley.
Former Spurs reserve keeper Tommy Forecast has moved
to Grimsby Town on loan for one month from SCBC.
OTHER NEWS ... Norwich City has sacked Bryan Gunn as their
manager after one week of the new season ...
...
MEHSTG's
spin story ... Arsene Wenger has said that when he said
he didn't see it, he lied and he did really, but didn't want
to implicate his own players. I can't see it myself.
|
| Thursday
13.08.2009 |
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Tottenham are today linked with a £5 million move for
Crystal Palace forward Victor Moses according to the
Daily Star. That should please Simon Jordan !!.
The Guardian reckon that Harry Redknapp might move for
Glasgow Celtic's midfielder Scott Brown at £8 million
as a cheaper alternative to Toulouse midfielder Moussa
Sissoko, who they want at least £15 million for.
While there has been no hint of a rumour about Tottenham
having any interest in Nadir Belhadj of Portsmouth
,the defender has said that if Harry Redknapp wanted to come
in for him, he could not say no. Perhaps this is
tapping up in reverse ?
The 17 year old brother of former Spurs defender Luke Young,
Andre has been found dead in Crete. MEHSTG's thoughts
are with his friends and family at this time.
OTHER NEWS ... Chester City have received their affiliation
to the Football League and can finally start their
Conference season ... Livingston
have failed in their appeal against relegation to the
Scottish Third Division after going into administration
...
CRIMEWATCH ... David Bentley has been arrested and charged
with drink driving after a car collided with a lamp post in
Northaw, Potter Bar, Hertfordshire in the early hours of the
morning. He will be required to appear at St. Albans
Magistrates Court on August 28th ...
Bentley issued a statement on the club website apologising
for his actions
...
|
| Wednesday
12.08.2009 |
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Tottenham have been drawn away against Doncaster Rovers in
the Carling Cup Second Round, with the game to be played the
week starting August 24th.
Jermaine Defoe came on for England as a substitute at
the start of the second half to score twice to secure a 2-2
draw with Holland in a friendly in Amsterdam.
Alan Hutton played the whole of Scotland 0-4 World
Cup qualifier defeat in Norway tonight.
Croatia included Luka Modric and Vedran Corluka
in their side and both stayed on the pitch for the whole
of their 3-1 win over Belarus away in the World Cup
qualifier tonight.
The Republic of Ireland were captained by Robbie Keane,
as they went down 0-3 to Australia in their friendly match
in Munster.
Giovani Dos Santos was in the Mexico side that beat
the USA 2-1 in their World Cup qualifying match today.
Russia lost 2-3 to Argentina in a friendly match in Moscow
tonight, but Roman Pavlyuchenko was on the
score-sheet for the home side in this friendly.
Wilson Palacios was a member of the Honduras team
which beat Costa Rica 4-0 in their World Cup qualifying
group tonight.
Heurelho Gomes was an unused substitute as Brazil
beat Estonia 1-0 in an international friendly tonight.
Morocco's 1-1 draw with Congo featured Adel Taarabt
in the home team.
The Guardian claims that Aston Villa are interested in Spurs
midfielders Jermaine Jenas and David Bentley.
Jonathan Woodgate's absence after surgery might make
Harry Redknapp plunge into the transfer market again,
as the defender could be out for up to two months.
In the Sun, they claim that Spurs are set to up their offer
for Moussa Sissoko of Toulouse to £15.5 million from
£12m million, but the French club are reportedly holding out
for £25 million.
The same paper runs a story that has appeared elsewhere
about Manchester City winger Martin Petrov not being
happy about sitting on the bench at Eastlands and thinking
about a move, so the Sun link him with Spurs once again.
Defender Dorian Dervite is keen to move away from
White Hart Lane to progress his career and Montpelier and
Lens have contact him from his home country, while Ajax are
supposedly keen on the stopper, along with Villareal, who
the Times claim are offering a four year deal to the
Frenchman.
OTHER NEWS ... Martin Ling has been re-appointed as manager
of Cambridge United following the resignation of the club's
chairman. Ling resigned after nine days in the job,
nine days ago ...
...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Grant Leadbitter, who is a midfielder
at Sunderland appeared in court on a charge of speeding at
112 mph and his excuse was he thought the car following him
was full of angry Newcastle United fans. It was
actually full of Police.
|
| Tuesday
11.08.2009 |
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Reserve striker Jon Obika has rejoined Yeovil Town on
loan following a spell at Huish Park last season.
Jonathan Woodgate has had a minor groin operation and
will be back in rehabilitation soon, but no length of time
has been specified for his recovery.
Danny Rose played the whole 90 minutes of England
Under-21s 0-0 draw in Holland tonight, while Kyle
Naughton came on as a 58th minute substitute.
A Spurs XI lost 1-2 at Sutton United tonight, with the
Tottenham goal coming from Paul-Jose M'Poku.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
...
|
| Monday
10.08.2009 |
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Midfielder Jake Livermore has joined Derby County on
a month's loan, but will not be able to play for the Rams
until 22nd August, as he is serving a ban for getting sent
off in the last two Spurs reserve games of the season.
Spurs revealed that new signing Sebastien Bassong
will be available to play against Liverpool on Sunday, as
his suspension applied to Newcastle United matches and one
at the end of last season against Aston Villa and one on
Saturday against West Bromwich Albion serves the two game
ban.
The Spurs XI friendly at Sutton United is on tomorrow night
with a 7:30 p.m. kick off.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... the SFA Chief Executive Gordon Smith
failed to respond to comments made by Barry Ferguson
regarding the termination of his Scotland career after he
stayed up late drinking while on international duty and then
sat on the bench at the country's game, flicking V-signs to
the press. Smith issued a "we will not respond to
these comments" statement, which repeatedly said he would
not be responding to the comments, as Scotland have an
important game on Wednesday and that he wouldn't respond,
because the comments have been timed to coincide with the
game, which was an important one and that was why he wasn't
going to respond to the comments, which Ferguson has waited
for four months to make, so there was no point responding to
them.
|
| Sunday
09.08.2009 |
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Tottenham beat Olympiakos 3-0 in a friendly at White Hart
Lane today. For a match report, click
here.
The News of the World are linking Tottenham with a new £21
million bid for Aston Villa winger Ashley Young.
In the Mail On Sunday, they claim that Aston Villa, Everton,
Manchester City and Spurs are all after Real Madrid's Dutch
midfielder Rafael van der Vaart.
AC Milan's interest in Gareth Bale is being reflected
in his agent's quote to the Italian press that he would be
interested in a move. £12 million is rumoured to be
the asking price for the Welsh full back.
The Sunday People keeps banging on about Spurs wanting
Glasgow Celtic midfielder Scott Brown for £7 million,
but I am not sure he would be good value at that price.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... very sensibly, Theo Walcott has said
that his priority is being involved in next summer's World
Cup finals with England rather than winning silverware with
Arsenal this season, so he told the Sunday Express.
|
| Saturday
08.08.2009 |
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The Sun reckon that Everton and Spurs are chasing Victor
Obinna of Internazionale and Nigeria for about £3
million.
Jermain Defoe has been included in the England squad
for their friendly against Holland on August 12th.
Former Spurs midfielder Rohan Ricketts is having a
trial at Aberdeen.
Former Spurs transfer target, defender Dani Jarque of
Espanyol has died of a heart attack in pre-season training
in Italy aged just 26.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
...
|
| Friday
07.08.2009 |
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Tottenham are supposedly trying to nip in ahead of Luca
Toni's move to West Ham United and take the Italian
striker to White Hart Lane. Having said he was not for
sale, it now appears that the forward wants to play in
England.
Spurs are again linked with Lee Cattermole of Wigan
Athletic after the Latics signed a midfielder from France.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
...
MEHSTG's
spin story ... The whole of the Football League
programme for the first day of the season had to be
postponed after it was discovered that the FA don't know
what they are doing. This follows hard on the heels of
the Scottish FA having to cancel the first day of the SPL
and Scottish Football league season after so many teams had
been moved between the leagues that the fixtures were being
chosen by a 13 year old using the 'shuffle' feature on his
iPod.
|
| Thursday
06.08.2009 |
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Tottenham announced that they had signed Newcastle United
central defender Sebastien Bassong for a figure
believed to be about £8 million. The 23 year old is
suspended for the first two games of the season, which would
not help Spurs who may be without Michael Dawson,
Jonathan Woodgate and Ledley King for the opening
of the campaign.
Darren Bent thinks his "Twitter" message helped speed
up his move to Sunderland, but it sounds as though he
couldn't get there quick enough, with veiled criticism of
the club saying "There's a lot of politics at Tottenham, but
then that's Tottenham as a club." Does he mean that
there are late night discussions over Peel's repeal of the
Corn Laws in 1846 and his views did not coincide with those
of Pascal Chimbonda, who thinks Peel and Wellington
should have stuck to their original position on the matter.
A number of sources this morning claimed that Tottenham's
bid of £12 million for Moussa Sissoko of Toulouse was
rejected as it is half what the French club want for their
young midfielder.
The Guardian have Spurs down for also attracting the likes
of Real Madrid winger Arjen Robben and Blackburn
Rovers defender Stephen Warnock as well as Bassong
and Beevers.
Links that Spurs were about to return to Sheffield to sign
Wednesday defender Mark Beevers have been rejected by
manager Brian Laws, who said there have been no offers for
the talented 19 year old, despite the Daily Mail claiming
Tottenham had bid £2 million for him.
Ipswich Town are keen to take midfielder Giovani Dos
Santos on loan from Spurs for the coming season after
his successful spell there at the end of the last campaign.
Black burn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce said Tottenham's
interest in giant defender Christian Samba was
complete nonsense. He said he had spoken to Harry
Redknapp who thought the same. Nice to know that
Spurs fans are probably thinking along the same lines as the
manager.
Leyton Orient have signed up winger Andros Townsend
on a one month loan from Spurs.
Former Spurs winger Peter Taylor has signed reserve team
full back Adam Smith on a one month loan from
Tottenham.
Unfortunately, we have been notified that the 25 intrepid
Spurs fans who travelled to China to see Spurs take part in
the Asia Trophy were caught up in
crowd
trouble within the Tottenham section of the ground before
the final against Hull City on the Friday. This was
caused by West Ham "supporters" who had seemingly bought
tickets from touts in the Spurs end of the ground, where
they displayed their ICF flags.
Apart from this they report that it
was a fantastically run event with the people from China
being most supportive and helpful towards the Tottenham
Hotspur fans present. It is a shame the experience was
spoiled by the few.
Trevor Bishop is taking over a pub
in Cheshire and is thinking of getting a Spurs supporters
club started in the Cheshire area, so it would be possible
to hold all the meetings there and watch the games on Sky
there too. If anyone is interested in joining with
Trevor to get something going, please get in touch by e-mail
at
trevor_bishop@sky.com.
A limited run of 750 perfect
copies of the seminal book "Tottenham Boys We Are Here" are
now available from Gary at
anglosaxon58@yahoo.co.uk and are available for purchase
using paypal or by contacting Gary you can find out where
they will be on sale.
OTHER NEWS ... Following Chester City's plunge into
administration for a second time and a worry about their
ability to fulfil their fixtures, the FA have hit them with
a 25 point deduction for the coming league season in the
Blue Square Premier ...
...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Arsenal players are apparently mocking
Andre Arshavin's voice by comparing him to the Compare The
Market dot com advertising campaign, which features a
meerkat with a Russian accent.
|
| Wednesday
05.08.2009 |
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Spurs history on this day click here |
Spurs have completed the sale of Darren Bent to
Sunderland for an initial £10 million, rising to £16.5
million on various conditions being triggered.
The Sun claim that the Black Cats are still keen on signing
defender Michael Dawson from Tottenham ...
... and reckon that Spurs want to sign giant central
defender Christopher Samba from Blackburn Rovers for
£10 million to cover for existing injuries in that
department.
If Spurs want to sign Moussa Sissoko from Toulouse,
they will have ot shell out £25 million for the midfielder.
Kyle Naughton and Danny Rose have been
selected for the England Under-211 squad to face the
Netherlands in a friendly on 11th August.
A Spurs XI lost at Crawley Town 1-4 tonight in a friendly.
The Spurs goal came from an Andros Townsend penalty.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Mark Wilson and David Nugent have been
fined for hitting each other with planks of wood as part of
Portsmouth's pre-season tour. How thick are they ??
|
| Tuesday
04.08.2009 |
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Sky Sports claim that Newcastle United central defender
Sebastian Bassong
has said he is keen to join Tottenham and work with Harry
Redknapp. This follows a story in the Daily Mirror
that the French defender is ready to put in a transfer
request to get away to Spurs or Manchester City.
The Daily Express report that when the sale of Darren
Bent to Sunderland goes through, Spurs will push ahead
with a bid for Real Madrid's Dutch striker Klaas Jan
Huntelaar.
Pascal Chimbonda is Hull City's Plan B should their
move for Newcastle United's Habib Beye fall through,
according to the Sun.
The Daily Mail reckon that Jonathan Woodgate could
miss the first month of the season if he undergoes a hernia
operation.
Former Spurs youth midfielder Quinton Fortune has
joined Doncaster Rovers.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
...
CRIMEWATCH ... Jermaine Defoe has been charged with speeding
at 45 mph in a 30 mph zone in Potters Bar in his Ferrari,
earning him a £500 fine and four points on his licence ...
...
MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Michael Owen said today that he is
"serious about horses
MEHSTG's
no-spin story 2 ... Martin Ling has quit as manager of
Cambridge United after nine days following a fall out with
the chairman of the Blue Square Premier club.
|
| Monday
03.08.2009 |
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Spurs history on this day click here |
Jonathan Woodgate may need a hernia operation to
clear up his injury problem.
Harry Redknapp has said that he has never hear of
Hull City making a £7 million bid for defender Alan
Hutton, however, the Guardian claim that the Tigers
might now roar after Pascal Chimbonda.
The Daily Mirror claim that Spurs are to make a £10 million
move for Joe Cole of Chelsea and that there is also
an interest in Portsmouth goalkeeper David James.
Later, Chelsea said they do not intend to sell midfielder
Cole. Meanwhile, in the Sun, they run a piece stating
that James does not want to move from Fratton Park.
The Guardian reckon that Harry Redknapp is still seeking a
defensive midfielder from
Patrick Vieira,
Mark van Bommel of Bayern Munich, Mahamadou
Diarra of Real Madrid and Fabrice Muamba
of Birmingham City, while the Times link Spurs with
Moussa Sissoko of Toulouse and the captain of the
Brazil Under-20 side Sandro of
Internacional.
The Daily Express say that Arsenal hope to sign Spurs
transfer target Patrick Vieira from
Internazionale for £750,000.
Aston Villa have agreed a fee for the transfer of another
Tottenham target, midfielder Fabian Delph.
The Daily Mirror think that Newcastle United central
defender Sebastian Bassong will be snapped up by
Manchester City and not Spurs.
Former Spurs striker Mido has joined El Zamalek of
Egypt on a year long loan from Middlesbrough.
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MEHSTG's
no-spin story ... Owen Coyle, the Burnley manager, was
speaking about Manchester City's spending power and perhaps
forgetting his club's promotion, said that City were "in a
different league."
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02.08.2009 |
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Spurs lost 0-2 to South China in Hong Kong in the Panasonic
Invitation tournament today. For a match report, click
here.
Tottenham today had a £10 million bid for Newcastle United
central defender Sebastian Bassong turned down by the
Championship club, according to Sky Sports sources.
Harry Redknapp later denied these reports, although he
added that he was a player he was interested in.
In the Sunday People, there is a piece suggesting that Spurs
want Sunderland to go to £15 million if they want to sign
Darren Bent.
Not content on messing Tottenham about by threatening to
pull out of a deal for Darren Bent, Sunderland are
linked with bids for David Bentley and Michael
Dawson in the Sunday People. The deal would be
worth £16 million for the pair and the paper speculates that
Harry Redknapp may use the money to fund a bid for
Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole and Manchester City
centre half Richard Dunne.
The News of the World claim Harry Redknapp may be looking to
sign Bayern Munich's Dutch captain Mark van Bommel
for £5 million, after failing to engineer a move for
Patrick Vieira. If Spurs do complete a deal for
van Bommel, it will be eight years after their first move
for the midfielder.
The Sunday People also reckon that transfer target Klaas
Jan Huntelaar is also being tracked by AC Milan and
Ajax, while Portsmouth goalkeeper David James has
said he does not intend to move on form Fratton Park,
despite links with interest from Spurs.
Kyle Walker played for the England Under-19s in their
0-2 European Championship final defeat by host country
Ukraine.
The Under-18 side claimed fifth place in the EuroFoot
tournament with a 4-0 win over Standard Liege, with goals
from Chace O'Neil , Cameron Lancaster, Kudos Oyenuga
and Coskun Ekim.
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The Daily Star claims that Darren Bent has been fined
two weeks wages (quoted as being £120,000) for his Twitter
outburst about Daniel Levy's handling of his transfer
deal.
Steve Bruce has threatened to pull the plug on the Bent
transfer, as he feels that progress is not being made, with
him alleging that no fee has been agreed yet and he has not
had permission to speak to the player either.
The Under-18s drew 2-2 with Gent and beat Willem II 2-0
before losing 0-1 to Anderlecht and failing to qualify for
the semi-finals of the Eurofoot competition in Belgium.
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