30.9.2000
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Spurs lost 3-4 against Leeds United at Elland Road today.
Tottenham's goals came from Rebrov 2 and Perry. For a match
report click here.
For reaction, click here.
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Les Ferdinand was stretchered off after a clash of heads with
Lucas Radebe. He was suffering from concussion and may have
to spend the night in Leeds before travelling home.
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GG described Tottenham's defending as "crazy" in today's
defeat. He was more pleased with the way Tottenham got back into
the game after going behind.
Before the game, GG had said that he wants Spurs to be
competitive, but within the laws of the game. He said that
Spurs had improved their disciplinary record and that Spurs fans
would be pleased that his side are top of the fair play league
!! However, Tottenham picked up two bookings at Leeds United
and Spurs fans would probably prefer to see them win more points
than friends on the pitch.
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David Pleat talking on TalkSport this morning said that Tottenham
are intending to add 6,000 seats to a redeveloped East Stand to
increase the capacity to 42,000. The club are also
interested in bringing Ugo Ehiogu to White Hart Lane, with
both parties awaiting the outcome of the EU's investigation into
the transfer system. He is obviously being groomed for Sol
Campbell's position and as a London boy, it s thought he would
prefer a move to Spurs than going to Middlesbrough.
While many consider that
Glenn Hoddle will be the next Spurs manager, this will either cost
them a lot of money or they will have to wait for two years as he
has signed a new deal with Southampton for that period of time.
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Steffen Iversen hopes that the goal against Brentford will lead to
more for him. He said that the first goal of the season is
always important to strikers and he realises that although he is
playing a different role to last season, he has had the chances to
score.
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David Beckham has revealed that he is keeping a little black book
(which will go nicely with his little black dress) of all the
people who have upset him and he intends to get them all back for
making his life a misery. So, if you have ever jeered him at
a match or given him a bad mark at school or even given him a
funny look when he has barged past you without giving you an
autograph, WATCH OUT !! Mind you, just think. David
Beckham's little black book. Jackie Charlton's little black
book. Who's would you not want to be in ??
29.9.2000
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Spurs are allegedly preparing an £8 million bid for Aston Villa's
central defender, Ugo Ehiogu. They appear satisfied that Sol
Campbell will be leaving in the summer and have set about
replacing him now rather than later.
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Nuneaton Borough goalkeeper, Ryan Young, who has been attracting
interest form a number of clubs, will not be going on trial with
any of them. His manager has said he does not wish to
disturb his progress by making him travel all over the
place. He said scouts are welcome to watch him in action for
the Borough.
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The Latvian winger, Andrejs Rubins, may not be heading for
Nottingham Forest after all. Despite being on trial there,
the 21 year old is not within the price range of Forest as £1
million is too much for the former Premier League club.
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Sol Campbell has revealed on the Spurs website that his operation
has been a success and he is hoping to get back towards a first
team place within six weeks.
Lacking defensive cover,
Newcastle United are said to be ready to launch an amazing £5
million bid for Sol Campbell when he returns to playing. The
Geordie side reckon that Spurs will be glad to get something for
Sol rather than risk losing him in the summer for nothing !!
And Newcastle United have
agreed a £700,000 deal with Clarence Acuna - the Chile
international midfielder who was said to be interesting Spurs in
the summer.
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Stephen Clemence has said that he holds no bad feeling about last
season's match at Elland Road that developed into a brawl after
Lee Bowyer's two footed challenge on him. He said it is a
year ago now and he will be concentrating on getting the three
points with the rest of the Spurs squad.
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Neil Sullivan is in the Scottish squad for their World Cup games
against Croatia and San Marino.
28.9.2000
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In the Third Round of the Worthington Cup Tottenham were drawn to
play Birmingham City at White Hart Lane. The tie will be
played in the week starting October 29 - most likely Tuesday
October 30 or Wednesday 1 November. In the tennis style
draw, Spurs will meet the winner of Newcastle United vs. Bradford
City should they overcome their third round opponents.
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Darren Anderton has put his quick recovery from injury down to ...
doing nothing !! He had a complete rest and yesterday
completed the whole of the reserve match against Watford at St.
Albans. He said eh is ready for Saturday's match at Leeds
United should the manager want him.
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Steffen Iversen, Oyvind Leonhardsen and former Spurs keeper, Espen
Baardsen have been selected for the Norway squad's upcoming
matches in the World Cup against Wales and Ukraine.
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George Graham is concerned about the number of chances his side
are missing at the moment. He said he would be more
concerned about chance snot being made, but he feels that a
greater percentage should be converted (and not in the rugby
sense).
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John Arne Riise, the Monaco midfielder from Norway, is unsettled
again at the French club. Leeds United tried to buy him ,but
would not stump up the cash, so would it not be an idea for some
of Tottenham's Norwegians to persuade him a move to White Hart
Lane is a good idea ?? £6 million should do it.
27.9.2000
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Some good news about injuries at last !! Darren Anderton is
set to return to the Tottenham reserve side tonight against
Watford, according to Opta Soccer. He has recovered well
from his injury and the training and gone without any reaction ,so
Dazza will be back ... just in time for England v Germany
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Stephen Carr has been called up for the Republic of Ireland squad
for their next two World Cup qualifying matches.
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Nottingham Forest are the latest club to take a look at Andrejs
Rubins, the Latvian winger who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers
reserves last week. Tottenham intend to look at him in two
World Cup qualifiers (this after GG said you can't tell about a
player by watching him play for this country !!) in October, but
with the current level of interest surrounding him, the player may
well be signed up by then, with Wolves the favourites.
Anderton did play in the reserves 2-1 win over Watford at St.
Albans tonight. Goals came courtesy of Willem Korsten and
Ledley King.
Las
Palmas have suspended Vinny Samways for a week without pay after a
training ground incident with one of his Turkish team-mates.
The former Spurs midfielder hit Derelioglu with a heavy tackle and
then smacked him in the face as the Spanish side were having a
practice match.
26.9.2000
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Spurs beat Brentford 2-0 in the second leg of the second round of
the Worthington Cup tonight, taking the tie 2-0 on
aggregate. The goals came from Oyvind Leonhardsen and
Steffen Iversen. For a match report click here
and for reaction click here.
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Gary Mabbutt has urged Spurs fans to let George Graham have a
chance to make Tottenham great again. He said without the criticism
he is getting at the moment, he could get Spurs back into Europe
with a top six placing.
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Anthony Gardner is coming back to training after a thigh injury
and may be ready for a reserve outing to test his progress.
25.9.2000
- Steffen
Iversen has told Tottenham the fact that al Spurs fans have known
for quite a while - Spurs must get into Europe to attract the top
footballers to White Hart Lane. He said that qualification
for the UEFA Cup must be the club's target this season. On a
day when he had a lot to say, he feels that the goals will come
for him, despite his current lack of net-busting. He thinks
that he will get on the end of things as chances are still being
created, but the combination of bad luck and good opposition
goalkeeping is hampering Spurs' goalscoring hopes.
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Oyvind Leonhardsen broke his nose playing against Manchester City
on Saturday, but he will be fit to face Brentford tomorrow after
his nose has been reset. He said it will be as good as
before, but hopefully, it might be better than that !!
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Steffen Freund has sounded a note of caution about the visit of
Brentford and said that all the English leagues are strong, as
some other Premier League clubs have found out. He said that
it will be tough and maybe an early goal might help, but Spurs
will still have to battle.
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John Jackson, the Spurs reserve defender, has been selected for
the England squad to take part in the European Under-18
championships.
24.9.2000
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New Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri has said that he likes Sol
Campbell and would try to take him across London at the end of the
season, when he could be available on a Bosman. He praised
the Spurs defender as one of the best in Europe and that he had a
good footballing brain. However, Opta Soccer reckon that he
might not want to move to another London club as he has an
affection for Tottenham, although they may be able to offer the
best salary to him.
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It is rumoured on the same site that Nantes have made a move
to take Ramon Vega to France for £1.5.million.
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Mark Burchill of Celtic has said that he turned down the chance to
move to Tottenham. The fear of being left on the bench
persuaded him to go to Birmingham City so that he could get some
first team action.
23.9.2000
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Spurs drew 0-0 in a match against Manchester City at home
today. For a match report click here.
For reaction click here.
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Spurs fan Tim Foster gained a gold medal in the Heavyweight
Coxless Fours rowing event in the Sydney Olympics today. He
was part of the crew that took Steve Redgrave to his fifth Olympic
gold medal.
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George Graham has said that he admired the way Manchester City
battled to keep Spurs out in today's dour battle at White Hart
Lane. No comment was made about Spurs' defending.
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Today's Under 19 fixture against Birmingham City was called off,
because the visitors were suffering a flu epidemic amongst their
team.
22.9.2000
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A scan on Sol Campbell's shoulder has spotted a torn muscle, which
will require surgery. This means that the Spurs central
defender will probably be out of action for around six weeks.
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And Darren Anderton has also had a scan on his groin muscle
injury, with the result that he will not be playing again until
next month.
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And Willem Korsten will miss tomorrow's match against Manchester
City as he is not fit to play.
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played a behind closed doors friendly for the reserves to take on
Barnet. In an attempt to give a run out to those coming back
from injury, Spurs triumphed 3-2 with goals from Ledley King,
Neale Fenn and an own goal. Chris Armstrong finished the
whole game and King also played the entire match.
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Ledley King has been described as an old-fashioned number two by
George Graham. By this he means that he is a player who
picked up the scraps in defence and brought the ball
forward. In GG's opinion, there are too many players like
this and he fears that many defenders will wilt when put under
pressure by attackers. The Spurs manager laments the old
days when you could "shake a tree and six centre-halves would
drop out". That is one big tree Georgie boy !!
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Colchester United's Zairian winger, Lomano Tresor Lua Lua has
signed a five year deal for Newcastle United. Spurs had been
strongly linked with the young star.
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Ramon Vega has said he is inspired by the flak that flies his
way. Having heard Ron Noades say that when Vega comes on you
know you have a chance, the Swiss international says he is fit and
keen to play in the next few matches while there are injury
problems to try and establish that he can do a job for
Tottenham. He wants to get back into the national side to
and believes that playing against the likes of Weah and Wanchope
can only help him do that.
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After being "rested" for the Brentford Worthington Cup
toe, Tim Sherwood should return in Tottenham's midfield.
Mauricio Taricco has a groin injury (doesn't everybody), which
might keep him out.
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Sergei Rebrov has said on Sky Sports that he is pleased to have
joined Spurs and believes that they can win things - even the
European Cup one day !! He said that he had a wish to play
in England and turned down Arsenal because of their "second
hand" approach to his transfer. He found Tottenham much
more professional and was very impressed by the "leader"
(David Pleat) who visited him in Kiev. The Spurs striker is
missing his wife and one-year old son, but they will be joining
him soon and he will feel more settled when they have bought a
house in the area, rather than living out of a hotel. He
said that it has been hard to acclimatise to English football as
every game is hard, not like in the Ukraine, where there are only two
or three good clubs. While he is disappointed in not scoring
very much he is happy that the team are doing well and described
Tottenham as "my team".
Celtic striker Mark Burchill has signed for Birmingham City on a
three month loan, with a view to a £1.5 million permanent
transfer. Tottenham have looked at the young Scottish
international before, but at £1.5 million may renew their
interest.
George Graham has again been commenting on the poor standard of
defending in the Premier League. He said "Martin Keown
is one of the best defenders in the country over the last few
years and probably a rare breed nowadays." That is
exactly the sort of thing we expect London Zoo to say !!
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Mark Foster, Spurs fan and Olympic swimmer, came in eighth
in his 50m freestyle final in Sydney today.
21.9.2000
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George Graham has told Kevin Keegan to forget about Sol Campbell
playing for England in the two World Cup qualifying matches coming
up in October. The Spurs captain looks likely to be out for
four weeks and has gone to hospital to have his dislocated
shoulder checked out to make sure nor further damage has been
done.
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Although Spurs are struggling to make ends meet with three other
centre halves carrying knocks, he has said there will be no plunge
into the transfer market. This is mainly because it is
unlikely that Sir Alan Sugar would not give him the money to spend
with a change looming in the transfer set-up that currently
exists. It looks like Ramon Vega will continue against
Manchester City and Graham has said he has a chance to make the
place his, but only probably until Campbell is fit again.
Darren Anderton will also
miss the England matches as he has only just started jogging after
his groin injury.
Willem Korsten will be out
for another few weeks as he is only just recovering from his hip
operation.
Steffen Iversen said he is
happy with the three strikers playing in the Spurs side. He
claims that they are able to switch around and that with Sergei
Rebrov playing in midfield for Ukraine, this is easy. He
said with three forwards on the pitch there is more chance of them
putting the ball away !!
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Latvian winger Andrejs Rubins has been taken on a trial at
Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Midland club have snuck in
front of Tottenham, who were believed to be in line to give the
Skonto Riga player some action to assess whether or not they would
sign him.
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Ian Walker is currently interesting Celtic. The transfer
listed keeper might be a big money buy for Martin O'Neill at
Parkhead as he tries to sort out his squad after arriving in the
summer. Walker said that Sullivan's dismissal and pending
suspension will not change his need to get away. The ban
will probably mean the former Wimbledon keeper will miss the game
at Coventry City, but then Walker will be out again. He said
that he does not expect to play regularly for Spurs and so he
wants to find another club.
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Les Ferdinand has told Shoot magazine that he intends to quit when
he is 35 (next December). It is thought that he will finish
his career at the end of that season or if he is hit by injury
again, maybe this summer.
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Chris Armstrong has also revealed that he has just started
training again after a groin injury.
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Stephen Clemence is happy at getting a game in the first team, but
realises that with Freund and Sherwood in front of him, he faces a
struggle to his position. Having signed a three year deal at
the start of the season, he hopes to get a run and improve his
consistency within the side.
The Spurs old boys side will
play Haringey Borough on Sunday 24th September in aid of the
charity Uganda 2000. Among the stars taking part are Mark
Falco, Martin Chivers, Tony Galvin, Graham Roberts, Paul Allen and
Micky Hazard. The game is at Haringey Borough's Coles Park
on White Hart Lane (just over the A10 Great Cambridge Road as you
come from the High Road end of the Lane) and kicks off at 4pm.
Poor old Brentford have been told by their manager that they must
pay to replace any shirts swapped with Tottenham players in the
second leg of their Worthington Cup tie on Tuesday at White Hart
Lane. Some players exchanged shirts with Spurs opponents in
the game on Tuesday 16th September and Ron Noades,
Chairman/Manager/Chief bottle washer/kit man, said that it would
take two weeks to replace the shirts as they are made in
Bangkok. Now there is a top class outfit ... and I don't
mean their away kit !!
The
part timers from Ireland, Bohemians won 0-1 at Kaiserslautern
tonight, although they went out of the UEFA Cup on aggregate.
20.9.2000
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The full extent of Sol Campbell's injury has now been
revealed. His dislocated shoulder, sustained after getting
tangled up wit the arm of one of the Brentford players on 31 minutes, could leave him on the sidelines for
up to a month, missing some important Spurs matches and the
England World Cup qualifiers against Germany and Finland.
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With Neil Sullivan receiving a red card last night against
Brentford, Ian Walker will have to seize his opportunity to make a
claim for the number one goalie's position. Stephen Carr has said
that Walks must take his chance and this proves the sense in
having a big squad of quality players.
Carr
is sure that the tie will be settled at White Hart Lane in
Tottenham's favour. He said it was a tough battle against
Brentford in rainy conditions, but at home, it will be a different
matter. He considers Spurs can push on against The Bees,
without being over-confident.
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GG was upset by referee Graham Barber's dismissal of Neil Sullivan
for a foul on Paul Evans outside the penalty area. He said
after seeing it on video that it was a harsh decision as the Spurs
keeper did not touch him. he also thought that, even though
there were very wet conditions for the match, the ref could have
given Spurs some more protection. he was probably thinking
of the challenge from behind on Rebrov after only 10 minutes.
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Ron Noades was not apparently impressed with Tottenham's big money
singings. He said that he was pleased to see Chris Perry on
his own penalty spot clearing the ball for a corner. Ron ...
he's a defender ... that's what he is paid to do ... duh !!
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Sergei Rebrov is off to Highbury ... to see his old side Shakhtar
Donetsk play in the Champions League.
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Meanwhile, GG has said he will wait to see the best of the
Ukrainian after a disappointing showing last night.
Rebrov had a couple of long shots go close in the second half, but
he was below par and the manager said he is still coming to terms
with the frantic nature of English football and the Premier
League.
Graham also said that
Matthew Etherington, who started but made way for Ian Walker after
the sending off, was a little nervous and still has some learning
to do. The former Peterborough United winger missed a couple
of good opportunities in the first half of the match against
Brentford last night.
David Pleat has spoken out
on the club's website about the fee Tottenham will have to pay for
Owen Price. The youngster was picked up when lots of clubs
were vying for his services at a time when he was not attached to
a club, having left Charlton Athletic. Pleat said that
Tottenham accept the tribunal's decision with good grace, but he
could not understand why Charlton got all the money, while
Millwall who had the midfielder for two years, got nothing.
Good grace with a twist there David !! He went on to say
that if the young man keeps his feet on the ground, he could
become a very good player.
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Stockport County's 17 year-old Robert Clare has been the target
for many Premier League scouts, but he is not likely to be leaving
Edgeley Park. Everton and Spurs are the two main clubs
battling for the youngster.
19.9.2000
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Tottenham drew 0-0 at Brentford tonight in the first leg of the
second round of the Worthington Cup. Sol Campbell left the
field with a serious looking shoulder injury and then Neil
Sullivan was sent off. For a match report click here.
For reaction click here.
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The young winger, Lomana Tresor Lua Lua , who Spurs had been
watching has almost completed his move to Newcastle United.
The Geordies have agreed a fee of £2.25 million with Colchester
United and the player is expected for a medical and to discuss
terms before finalising the move.
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Steffen Freund said that Tottenham must do better in the
Worthington Cup this season. He said that last season's
defeat to Fulham was not good enough. The German midfielder
said he hoped that Spurs would start this campaign for the trophy
with a win to make the second leg a bit easier.
18.9.2000
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Ian Walker has been hurt by the way he has been treated over his
removal from the goalkeepers position. He said the whole
thing was crap and he would have expected a manager to have the
good grace to tell him face to face when he was dropped.
With all that has gone on previously with other players leaving
the club, I am not sure why he is surprised that this is the way
Tottenham treat their players.
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meanwhile, Crystal Palace have been joined by the the big guns of
Derby County, Middlesbrough and Southampton in a battle for the
services of the transfer listed Spurs keeper.
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Les Ferdinand has said he intends to play on for another two
years. The former England striker said he wanted to continue
and felt that he had another two seasons in him, taking him up to
the age of 35 and then he intends to become a manager. he
has already started a UEFA management course and owned up to the
fact that he would have been a much better player without all of
his injuries.
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Les has also been saying that he and the rest of the team will be
taking the Worthington Cup very seriously this season as it could
lead to entry to Europe if Spurs go all the way again.
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Spurs could spend up to £445,000 on teenage starlet Owen Price,
who they "signed" from Charlton Athletic last
season. The player had walked out on the South London's
youth side when he was not happy with their training and many
clubs were interested, but he chose Spurs. However, a
tribunal have decided that Tottenham must pay £10,000 now
and £15,000 more should the England schoolboy sign scholarship
forms. If Price turns professional with Tottenham, it will cost
the club £20,000 and then progressive payments of £100,000 have
to be paid after 10, 20, 30 and 40 senior appearances. To
add insult to injury, Charlton are also due 10% of any future
transfer fee should Spurs sell the player. The result came
about when Tottenham offered £4,000 compensation for Price and
the tribunal having stitched up Charlton in the past, obviously
felt guilty and decided to make Tottenham pay.
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David Seaman has rated George Graham as the best manager he has
played for in football and has criticised Glenn Hoddle's management
of the England side.
17.9.2000
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Jurgen Klinsmann was interviewed in Sports First and said that
Spurs are one of the top teams in the world. He said he
still looks out for their results and how the players are doing as
the club is still close to his heart. He hopes that Sol can
be persuaded to stay as he said losing your best players means you
end up winning nothing. He feels that they have the players
to do well and that the club's standing overseas means that they
can still compete for the signing of top players.
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Meanwhile, Sergei Rebrov has been saying that if Tottenham do not
qualify for Europe, he will be unhappy. In what is generally
taken to be a hint that he might reconsider his future at
Tottenham should they fail to get a place in a European
competition next season, he said he wants that to happen soon as
he is at the prime of his career and wants to be winning things.
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Ian Walker is interesting Crystal Palace, who have a goalkeeping
crisis. They have a young keeper on loan from Arsenal, but the
Gooners will not let him move there permanently (they have a
goalkeeping crisis of their own - have you seen Seaman lately ?),
so they may be keen to take him to Selhurst Park. Whether or
not Walker would be happy to drop a division remains to be
seen.
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Spurs are already supposedly lining up a replacement for
Walker. The 20 year old goalkeeper at Nuneaton Borough (one
of David Pleats old haunts), Ryan Young is being linked with
Tottenham before the ex-England keeper has left the Lane.
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Also being watched by Tottenham is St. Gallen defender Patrick
Winkler. Spurs allegedly had scouts at the Chelsea UEFA cup
match against the Swiss side on Thursday. This unheard of27
year old is being thought of as a replacement for Sol Campbell
according to TeamTalk.
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Some time ago, before his positive drug test, Spurs were being
linked with Chilean midfielder, Clarence Acuna. Recently he
turned up on trial at Newcastle United (that's a footballing trial
not a drug smuggling one) and now it is rumoured that Arsenal are
keen to take him on. Well, of course they would be, because
he has an ideal record and Tony Adams could try and rehabilitate
him !!
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Tottenham, among others are keen on Ipswich Town's Matt Holland,
but the Suffolk club have slapped a "Not for Sale" sign
on him.
16.9.2000
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Tottenham lost 0-1 to Charlton Athletic at the Valley today.
For a match report click here.
For reaction click here.
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GG said today that the side's defending was "suicidal"
!! He said an offside helped Charlton take the lead and then
it was difficult to get back into the match, especially when Dean
Kiely in their goal was having an inspired aftrenoon.
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Jose Dominguez has said that he is putting the security of his
family before his own wishes to play first team football. As
his contract runs out in the summer of 2001, he can sign a
re-contract agreement with clubs from abroad from 1st January
2001, but he has said that the most important thing for him is to
ensure that the future of his family is sound. If that means
seeing out his contract at Tottenham, then he will do that rather
than seek first team football elsewhere on a lower salary
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GG said on an interview on Sky TV today that he made his decision
to get rid of David Ginola because his interests were going away
from football and into the media.
15.9.2000
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Ian Walker has put in a transfer request, which Tottenham have reluctantly
agreed to. The 29 year old keeper has been unsettled since
the arrival of Neil Sullivan from Wimbledon and had expressed his
need to play first team football. Southampton could be
interested after being linked with the former England keeper in
the summer. David Pleat said that "Ian will continue to
give total commitment to the Club. We will now be actively looking
for his replacement.” Hmmm. Makes selling Espen Baardsen
to Watford look a a bit of a mistake then, doesn't it ?
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With injuries to Luke Young and Chris Perry, Ramon Vega has been
drafted in and will probably start against Charlton Athletic
tomorrow, depending on a late fitness test for Perry. Alton
Thelwell and Gary Doherty, who played together in the centre of
the Spurs reserves defence on Tuesday will also feature in the
squad.
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Apparently Spurs played a behind closed doors friendly against
Peterborough United yesterday, with Chris Armstrong and Willem
Korsten featuring. The Spurs team came from behind to grab a
3-3 draw with Neale Fenn scoring twice and they even found space
to play little Jose Dominguez too. Armstrong might be ready
to start playing again soon, while for Korsten he will still be
out for some time recovering from his operation on a hip injury.
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Sol Campbell has been hitting out at racism on the
continent. He said you do hear racist chants here, but they
tend to be from the vocal minority. In Europe he said he
could not believe the stick handed out to black players from the
whole crowd, not just certain sections.
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Steffen Freund has revealed that he liked the new system Tottenham
played on Monday against West Ham United. He said it made it
more difficult for The Irons to attack as the three men up front
held the ball well and made it easy to go forward. Although
he said it was the correct way to play against West Ham, he is not
sure if it will be employed all the time.
14.9.2000
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George Graham has denied any move to take him to Chelsea and has
upset many Spurs supporters in the process. A lot of the
anti-Graham brigade saw this as the ideal opportunity to offload
him, but he said he is sticking around to see his job at Tottenham
through to it's logical end (make up your own punch-line as you
feel fit !!). Cap'n Master bates of the good ship Chelsea
Village said GG was never in with a chance anyway. And Bates
would know a good manager when one bit him wouldn't he ??
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Ian Walker appeared on Sky Sports Centre tonight saying he is not
happy at being second choice goalkeeper at White hart Lane and
that he found out that he was not going to be playing against
Ipswich Town on the first day of the season in the London Evening
Standard.
Matthew Etherington has been named as the potential replacement
for David Ginola. With Spurs lacking width on the left, the
former Peterborough United starlet is being touted by FourFourTwo
magazine as the answer to all Tottenham's prayers.
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Tottenham have appeared to pull out of a deal for Lomano Tresor
Lua-Lua, leaving the way clear for the Colchester United winger to
move to Newcastle United. Spurs are content with their pack
of young lions signed last season and intend to bring in an
experienced player next. However, TeamTalk tell a different
story. They say that Colchester are likely to turn down
Newcastle's £2 million bid and if the player stays at Layer Road,
Spurs will come in with a later offer that could be successful.
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Spurs Reserves game against Watford on Wednesday September 27 is
now to be played at St. Albans' ground (kick off at 7.30) rather
than White Hart Lane, where the first team will be playing the
night before. The match against Leicester City reserves,
however, has made the opposite journey and will be at White Hart
Lane (kick off 7.00) on October 24.
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Mauricio Taricco revealed that his removal from Monday night's
match was for a touch of cramp. He hopes that his request to
come off, in case he got caught against one of the Hammers'
players, will not count against him starting against Charlton
Athletic on Saturday. Ben Thatcher might get back should GG
want to change things around again.
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Chris Perry might also be in line for a recall at the Valley,
despite breaking his toe against Everton. He has been
kicking a ball again in training and might replace Luke Young (out
with a foot injury) and Ramon Vega, who could revert to the bench.
Spurs
fan and actor in the BBC comedy "Two Point Four
Children", Gary Olsen died today in Australia.
13.9.2000
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After Gianluca Vialli's sacking yesterday, George Graham has been linked
with the job as manager, especially as Chelsea have revealed they
do not intend to appoint from within. Another former Spurs
boss, Terry Venables is favourite to take up the post.
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Colchester United's chairman has said that Lomano Tresor Lua-Lua
could leave the Essex side this week, with Newcastle United the
favourites to sign him up. Spurs, West Ham United and
Bradford City all watched him in last night's league match against
Bury until he was substituted.
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Luke Young injured his foot in Monday night's game against West
Ham United, when "Talented" Joe Cole stuck his studs
into his foot and will have a scan to discover the extent of the
damage. His foot has been put into a plaster as a
precaution, but it is a blow for Young, who had his first start of
the season in place of toe-injury victim, Chris Perry.
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Spurs are giving a trial to Andrejs Rubins, the Latvian
striker/winger, who was on trial with Arsenal recently, but failed
to persuade them to take him on permanently. The 21 year old
from Skonto Riga might have problems obtaining a work permit
should Tottenham want to sign him up.
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Darren Anderton says that his abdominal muscle injury is healing
quicker than he thought it would. He said there was a lot of
bleeding, but he hopes to be stretching again this week, after
resting last week. Once he is OK to do that, he will be
ready to start kicking a ball again.
12.9.2000
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Spurs reserves lost 1-2 to Chelsea reserves at White Hart Lane
tonight. Spurs goal was from Neale Fenn.
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Millwall's French/Belgian midfielder Christophe Kinet has
attracted interest from scouts of 14 clubs, including
Tottenham. He was watched in the Lions latest match and the
20 year old has featured prominently in their successful start to
their Second Division campaign.
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Les Ferdinand has re-iterated that if Tottenham want to do well,
they cannot afford to lose Sol Campbell. he also said the
side were enjoying being in the top five, but would not get
carried away. He said he was pleased to be in the side and
looking to improve his match fitness, but that if the team kept
winning after playing better in the second half, he would be
happy.
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Manager George Graham, meanwhile, has been urging Campbell to play
to his striking potential more often.
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Gary Mabbutt has said that he believes Spurs can get back into the
top echelon of English football with the current side. He
thinks with another couple of players added t the squad, Spurs
could make the top six by the end of the season.
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Steffen Freund revealed that he almost became a spy for the East
German secret police (the Stasti). He said that the Stasi
came to him to ask him to inform on his fellow players and he
refused, but had to sign a document to say that the interview
never took place !!
David Ginola has told Sergei
Rebrov to enjoy his success at Tottenham as in three years time, GG
might change his mind and get rid of him, like he did to the Frenchman.
It is reported that Newcastle
United have been given first refusal on Lomano Tresor Lua-Lua of
Colchester united with a view to a £2 million transfer.
Spurs, West Ham United and Middlesbrough are all watching the
situation closely.
Spurs Under-19's lost 2-3 at
Spurs Lodge to Arsenal this afternoon. Goals from Yannick
Kamanan and George Snee were wiped out by one goal from the
visitors and two unfortunate own goals by Spurs.
11.9.2000
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Spurs beat West Ham United 1-0 at White Hart Lane tonight with a
goal by Sol Campbell. For a match report click here.
For reaction click here.
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Tim Sherwood is trying to force his way back into the England
reckoning. He believes that if he continues to perform for
Tottenham, he can get into the England squad for the World Cup
qualifiers.
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Spurs have been linked with Finnish midfielder Hannu Tihinen, who
has been playing for Viking Stavanger in the Norwegian
League.
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In an after-match interview on Sky, Sol Campbell evaded questions
about his future and when it was put to him whether he would be at
Spurs after the summer, he replied, "I'm here". It
appears that means "no".
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In tonight's match programme, David Pleat revealed he had been out
to South America and met Spurs' Argentinian striker Ricardo
Villa.
10.9.2000
- Stephen
Carr has told reporters that he is still a long way apart from
Tottenham in agreeing a new contract and that it will depend
somewhat on whether or not Sol Campbell stays. He said if
Sol leaves for whatever reason, it would show that the ambition to
keep or attract top players was not there.
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Sol himself has been saying that Paolo Di Canio is the big threat
in tomorrow night's match against West Ham United and Ledley King
has been expounding the merits of the talented Joe Cole, who he
played with at under-21 level for England.
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Tottenham manager George Graham has said that he does not want to
sell Les Ferdinand even though other clubs are showing interest in
the Spurs striker.
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Watford have slapped a staggering price tag of £7 million on
young striker Tommy Smith. This is thought to be sufficient
to ward off interest from Tottenham and Leeds United.
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Apparently, the Sunday Mirror report that Torino might be ready to
take Ramon Vega back to Italy by making a move for the Swiss
international centre-half.
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David Ginola, who is making the headlines even when he is off the
pitch lately, has now attacked Spurs fans. He said that when
they were jeering Chris Armstrong last season he applauded the
striker hoping that the crowd would follow suit, but this did not
happen and he began to question his own relationship with the
Tottenham supporters.
9.9.2000
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David Ginola has revealed in The Sun newspaper today that the club
refused an offer from Manchester United for his services.
Apparently, the excerpt from his book, tells of a call to the club
after the Kaiserslautern defeat, asking to speak to him, but Alan
Sugar spoke to Ginola at the chairman's house to tell him that he
had just signed a contract and he was a part of Tottenham's
plans. He said Tottenham would not let him go to Old
Trafford at any price and even prevented him playing in Sir Alex
Ferguson's testimonial. Sugar also warned him not to be
taken in by George Graham's mind-games.
Darren Anderton could be
missing out on £5,000 a week as he is injured and part of the one
year extension he signed, was that he was on a pay-as-you-play
deal. So, no play - no pay !!
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Steffen Freund said it is about time the side beat West Ham United
for the first time since he arrived at Tottenham. He also
added that the arrival of Stephen Clemence against Everton was a
vital moment in the game and he hopes that Clem goes on to
establish himself in the side.
8.9.2000
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Steffen Iversen is happy about the way the season has started and
is glad that Spurs have some fit strikers so that he can have a
rest !! But although he started as a substitute on Tuesday
against Everton, he was frustrated that he was not playing once
the game got underway.
- Les
Ferdinand has added his voice to the lobby of opinion that Spurs
cannot keep giving other sides a goal or two start. He was
not happy with his own performance and said that Spurs must make
White Hart Lane a fortress. Bang goes the money for
increasing the capacity !!
Tottenham's Worthington Cup ties against Brentford in the second
round will be played with the first leg away on Tuesday 19th
September at 7.45 p.m. and the home second leg on Tuesday 26th
September again kicking off at 7.45 p.m.
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Apparently TeamTalk say that Spurs had a scout at Cheltenham Town
to watch Watford's Tommy Smith in action last Tuesday. The
England under-21 striker has been linked with Spurs in a £2.5
million deal after he failed to sign a new contract.
Manager Graham Taylor said there had been no contact about the
player and even if there was, they would not like that young man
sold.
Ipswich Town have made an approach for a foreign full-back and it
is thought this could be a renewed attempt to tempt Mauricio
Taricco back to Suffolk. Having just got back into the Spurs
side, it is unlikely that he would want to make a move right
now. It is said that he is rated at £5 million.
Ben Thatcher has honestly
appraised his start to the season and realise he must improve his
performances. He said that he was especially disappointed
with his games at Newcastle United and against Everton last
week. He suffered chest and side injuries in that latter
match and hopes to be fit against West ham United. He must
have had a knock on the head because he went on to add that Harry
Redknapp is one of the best managers in the game !!
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Early team news for Monday's game against West Ham United is that
Darren Anderton is definitely out and Oyvind Leonhardsen comes in
for him on the right side of midfield, with Stephen Clemence
filling in on the left. Matthew Etherington could be in
contention, but is more likely to be on the bench. Ben
Thatcher is struggling to overcome a chest injury sustained in a
clash with Steve Watson in Tuesday's defeat of Everton.
Taricco stands by to replace him. Willem Korsten is
unavailable for selection.
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Anyone intending to see Spurs under-19's game against Arsenal at
Spurs Lodge tomorrow should note the game is OFF. It has
been rescheduled for next Tuesday 12th September at 2.00 pm.
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Spurs Reserves play Chelsea on Tuesday 12th September at White
Hart Lane with the kick-off at 7.00 pm. The entrance is FREE
and the other games at the Lane will also be gratis to get
into. Why not go along and get something out of the club for
nothing !!
7.9.2000
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Tottenham have been drawn against Brentford (again) in the
Worthington Cup 2nd round to be played during the weeks starting
18th and 25th September. This could be a good omen as they
were Tottenham's first opponents in the run that lead to winning
the Worthington Cup in 1999. And don't forget the year ends
in ...
- Colchester
United's flying winger Lomano Tresor Lua Lua scored a hat-trick
last night at Loftus Road against Queens Park Rangers in front of
watching Tottenham scouts. The young Zairian forward is
attracting a lot of attention, including Middlesbrough now
apparently, but Spurs might make a move before long to tempt the
East End bred starlet before the price goes too high.
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Meanwhile ClubCall report that Steffen Iversen has been the target
for a £3 million bid from Reggiana of Italy. Ha !!
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Stephen Carr has warned that if Tottenham keep giving opponents
head-starts, then when we play a quality side, there will not be a
way back into the match.
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Ben Thatcher, who was replaced during Tottenham's 3-2 win over
Everton on Tuesday, will have a precautionary X-ray after clashing
with Steve Watson in the first half of the game. He had
trouble breathing after being accidentally caught by Watson in the
throat during a heavy challenge. He could miss out on
Monday's televised game against West Ham United.
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Willem Korsten could also be unavailable for the match against The
Irons because of a hip injury.
West Ham United are looking
at a £1 million deal to take former Spurs midfielder Darren
Caskey to Upton Park. He is out of contract at Reading in
the summer and the Irons might try to steal him away from the
Biscuitmen before he leaves them on a Bosman without a crumb of
comfort.
The Irons also feel that
Matthew Lockwood of Leyton Orient could be the man to replace
Stuart Pearce and although Spurs had looked at the left-back last
season, they appear to have been happier to bring in Thatcher.
Also, while we are on the
subject of West Ham United, a report on Soccerupdate indicates
that Valencia are keen on former Spurs target, Frank Lampard
Junior for £8 million.
6.9.2000
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Darren Anderton, who limped out of the action after 17 minutes
last night, has another groin injury. He pulled it in the
first minute of the match taking a corner and a scan has shown a
tear of the muscle to the right of the groin. It is not the
abductor muscle that he has had problems with previously.
The London Evening Standard reports that he must rest for a week
to see if it is healing and then he will be out for three weeks
more after that, if all goes well. This rules him out of the
next few Spurs games and also the next two World Cup qualifiers
for England. He is targeting the Spurs match against
Coventry City on October 14 as his comeback.
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GG has said that Sergei Rebrov can take over as the Spurs
favourite from the now-departed David Ginola. He said his
touch and speed of thought are features rarely seen in the Premier
League these days, even though the defending is not of the highest
standard.
Spurs
Reserves drew 0-0 away to Wimbledon tonight.
5.9.2000
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Tottenham beat Everton 3-2 at White Hart Lane tonight.
Goals came from Sergei Rebrov 2 (1 pen) and Les Ferdinand.
For a match report click here.
For
reaction
click here.
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Steffen Iversen has said that he is worried that if the
partnership between him and Sergei Rebrov does not start producing
goals for them, he will be replaced by Les Ferdinand or Chris
Armstrong. He also said that Spurs will have to pay like
they did against Ipswich Town on the first day of the season to
move up the table in their next four games.
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Fulham are expected to make a £1.5 million bid for Les Ferdinand
to bulk up their push for promotion from Division One this
season. Apparently, Manchester City have also previously
enquired about Les' availability earlier this season.
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Luke Young has warned Tottenham to be careful about Everton's
England Under-21 striker Francis Jeffers. He said that he is
very skillful and Spurs must not rush into challenges like last
season when the little forward won two penalties at White Hart
Lane. Young said he was waiting for an opportunity to break
into the first team to play well and make it difficult for George
Graham to drop him.
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Former Tottenham Winger, Garry Brady, has moved from Newcastle
United to Norwich City on a two month loan spell.
4.9.2000
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George Graham has predicted chaos should the present transfer
system be abolished by FIFA and UEFA. He said that no club
is likely to shell out big transfer fees if they may get nothing
back on their investment.
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He also hit out at the silence from Sol Campbell about his
contract at Tottenham. He has accepted that the Spurs
captain will not sit down to talks and would not accept a move
away from the club, he just wishes to see out his contract.
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All ten of the Spurs players on international duty came back
unscathed after their mid-week exertions. However, Willem
Korsten is not expected to be due for selection for the match
because of injury. Meanwhile, Everton
have been hit by a plague of injuries to their team and may be
without a recognised central defender through injury and
suspension.
Football pundit, Mark Lawrenson, has been quoted in the Mirror as
saying that he would build a back line around Sol Campbell for
England and urged Kevin Keegan not to play him at right back.
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Chris Perry says that Tottenham's home form is the key to their
season and the side will be going all out to win every match at
White Hart Lane.
3.9.2000
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Sol Campbell is rumoured by the Sunday Mirror to be at the centre
of a £20 million bid from Italian giants, Juventus. David
Pleat has said there is no substance to this story (nor any of the
other ones below come to that).
According to which paper you read, Les Ferdinand is a target for a
move away from White Hart Lane. The News of the World
reports that Birmingham City want the Spurs forward and hope to
raise the £1 million needed and Les is looking for a move out of
Tottenham. Meanwhile, in the Sunday People, Les was the
subject of a £1 million bid from Glasgow rangers, who looked to
strengthen their squad ahead of the Champions League deadline, but
Tottenham said no because they want to keep him in the squad.
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The People also report that Spurs are considering a £2.5 million
bid for Watford's England under-21 striker Tommy Smith.
Leeds United (surprise, surprise) are also keen on the young
forward, but Spurs are believed to be the favourites to sign him
should he leave Vicarage Road after refusing to sign a new
contract.
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Tottenham have been joined by West Ham United and Arsenal in the
chase for Colchester United's Lomano Lua-Lua, according to today's
papers. Ipswich Town have dropped out of the race for the
Zaire born winger as £1 million was too much for them to spend.
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Tottenham's interest in Sheffield
Wednesday midfielder Alan Quinn is being discouraged by the
Yorkshire club. The player is under contract at the club and
they have no intention of letting him go to Spurs or Everton, who
also have enquired about his availability.
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Speculation is also circulating that Tottenham are interested in Dundee's
Scottish Under 21 international defender Lee Wilkie. Leeds
and Wolves are also being linked with the £1 million rated
youngster.
2.9.2000
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Sol Campbell and Darren Anderton both played for England against
France in the friendly in Paris tonight that ended 1-1. Sol
took over the captain's armband when Adams was substituted at
half-time, while Dazza went off midway through the second half.
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Stephen Carr played for the Republic of Ireland in their 2-2 against Holland
tonight in their in the World Cup qualifier. He had a hand
in setting up the first Irish goal.
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Sergei Rebrov played for Ukraine in their shock 1-3 defeat at the hands
of Poland in the World Cup qualifying tie.
- Neil
Sullivan kept a clean sheet for Scotland in their 1-0 away win
against Latvia.
Both Oyvind Leonhardsen and
Steffen Iversen were in the Norway side which drew their World Cup
qualifier 0-0 against Armenia in Oslo.
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Steffen Freund has revealed that his room-mate Sergei Rebrov is
keen to learn English and all he wants to do is score for Tottenham.
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A Spurs XI are due to play Stevenage Borough on Tuesday 10th
October at Broadhall Way.
New old Everton signing Duncan Ferguson is out of the Spurs game
at White Hart Lane on Tuesday.
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Ex-Spur Phil Gray, now of Burnley, scored for Northern Ireland in
their 1-0 win over Malta in their World Cup qualifying match.
1.9.2000
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Sol Campbell and Darren Anderton are both in the England team for
tomorrow's friendly against France at the Stade de France in
Paris.
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Stephen Carr could face a Dutch side tomorrow for the Republic of
Ireland that includes the startlingly named Jan
Vennegoor-of-Hesselink.
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Luke Young says that he hopes to get a run in the first team at
Tottenham to promote his selection for the England
Under-21's. Having scored the first goal in the friendly
against Georgia last night and being substituted at half-time, he
wants to be laying regularly at the top level to help him secure
an international place in the qualifying tournament for the next
Under-21 tournament.
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John Piercy has revealed that it is a make or break season
for him at Tottenham. He hopes to maintain his consistent
goalscoring and general level of performance as the season
progresses to impress the staff at Spurs, where he is in the last
year of his contract. Reserve Team coach Chris Hughton says
that he is good enough to play first team football, but he must be
more consistent.
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Lomano Tresor Lua Lua the young Colchester United winger has had a
£7 million price tag put on his head by manager, Steve Whitton.
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Tottenham are allegedly interested, along with Newcastle United
and Derby County, in the £3 million rated Barnsley centre-half
Chris Morgan.
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