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Friday 31.10.2003
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 Bobby
Zamora has said he is pleased with his first goal for the club and
hoped that it would silence some of his critics. The former Brighton
and Hove striker said that he was pleased to get so much first team
action so far, because of injuries to strikers and had considered this
season as a learning process as he gets used to the side and the
Premier League.
Yesterday's
Guardian revealed that Daniel Levy is furious that the papers have
carried stories that there is boardroom disunity over the raising of
£15 million by a share issue. Apparently, the story might have
been leaked by a Director and if Levy finds out who it is, they could
be sacked as the deal might have been scuppered by the news coming
out.
And
so, Howard Shore has resigned from the board of the club. A
non-executive Director, he made a statement inferring that there had
been a difference of opinion with Daniel Levy over the raising of
funds for the club. On the official website a n article says the
club note with regret his desire to wash his dirty laundry in
public.
TOTTENHAM
TEAM NEWS : - Ziege's injury should let Mauricio Taricco back into the
side. Dean Richards, Darren Anderton and Gus Poyet are expected
to return after being rested on Wednesday. Jonathan Blondel and
Mbulelo Mabizela stay in the squad for the match.
BOLTON
TEAM NEWS : - Florent Laville and Emerson Thome definitely out, while
Youri Djorkaeff and Ivan Campo need late tests to see if they will
play. The choice for the defensive place is between Anthony
Barness and Nicky Hunt.
Celtic,
Everton and Spurs are being linked to a move for Motherwell's young
Scottish midfielder Stephen Pearson. The two English clubs have
apparently offered the required £600,000, although Celtic have only
bid £200,000.
Shimizu
S-Pulse are reported to want Kazuyuki Toda to return to the J-League
in the New Year. This could be a move that suits everyone after
David Pleat was said to be ready to off-load the Japanese midfielder
last week in the Japanese press.
West
Ham United have said they will back the Police in identifying the
perpetrators of the trouble prior to the Carling Cup tie at Tottenham
and if found guilty, they will be banned from Upton Park for life.
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OTHER
NEWS ... Arsenal are considering an appeal against their
penalties imposed by the FA yesterday. Quelle surprise ...
Meanwhile, Alex Ferguson has accused Arsenal of doing a deal with the
FA to reduce the punishments they received for the brawl ... Everton
will have talks with Liverpool about sharing a new stadium in Stanley
Park ...
Thursday 30.10.2003
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David Pleat
has denied that the club are planning to sell Helder Postiga in the
January transfer window. Hitting back at newspaper reports, the
caretaker manager said, that for his age, Helder was a very strong
player and that players will be given time to settle in. He also
made it clear that UEFA rules prohibit a player moving clubs in the
first year after a transfer.
Christian
Ziege appears to have suffered knee ligament damage after getting hit
by a ball in last night's game against West Ham United. He was
in great pain as he left the field, but Pleat hopes it does not need
an operation.
Gus
Poyet has been taking the odd coaching session at the club to aid his
progression through his UEFA 'B' badge. The Uruguayan said that
at the moment he is concentrating on his own game, but will see how
the season goes before deciding what to do about his future as a coach.
In
last night's Spurs programme, David Pleat revealed that Spurs Under-17
midfielder Owen Price broke his leg in a practice match.
OTHER
NEWS ... Arsenal fined £175,000 for the behaviour of their
players at Old Trafford earlier this season. Lauren received a
four match ban and a £40,000 fine; Keown gets a three match ban and
£20,000 fine; Parlour banned for one match and a £10,000 fine; Cole
gets a warning about his future conduct and a £10,000 fine; Vieira is
fined £20,000 and gets a one match suspension on top of whatever he
gets for his sending off. All suspensions will start from Nov.
17th ... The FA received a £4,400 fine for the tunnel bust-up in
Turkey, while the host country got £13,300 in fines for the conduct
of their players and the throwing of missiles at the Euro 2004
qualifying match ...
Wednesday 29.10.2003
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Tottenham
beat West Ham United 1-0 after extra time in the Second Round of the
Carling Cup this evening. Bobby Zamora's first goal for the club
gave Spurs an extra time winner. For a match report, click here.
For reaction, click here.
The
Third Round draw for the Carling Cup was made tonight and Spurs will
be at home to Manchester City.
Welsh
boss Mark Hughes has been linked as today's candidate for the
Tottenham manager's vacancy, but he has said there has been no contact
with him from Spurs and he regards it as recognition of the good job
he is doing with the national side at the moment. However, one
report suggested that when Wales are knocked out of the Euro 2004
campaign, he might plump for a club job.
Chris
Perry has asked for his loan stay at the Valley to be extended.
He has enjoyed his stay at Charlton Athletic and said he settled in
very quickly, so would like to stay beyond his current extension that
ends on November 8th.
OTHER
NEWS ... The Prime Minister of Thailand is interested in buying
Fulham from Mohammed Al-Fayed ... Rio Ferdinand has been charged with
misconduct by the FA for missing a drugs test ... Alan Smith has
apologised to Leeds fans for throwing a bottle into their section at
last night's Carling Cup tie ... Man U have reported Chelsea to the FA
for having Peter Kenyon, their new Chief Executive working for them
while he is still employed by the Premier League champions ... QPR had
two fans arrested for racial incidents at last night's Carling Cup tie
against Manchester City ...
Tuesday 28.10.2003
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It
was suggested in one of the daily papers today that David Pleat would
be given the Spurs job until the end of the season, while Tottenham
try to lure Celtic boss Martin O'Neill to White Hart Lane.
David
Pleat has said that no decision on Kazuyuki Toda has been made yet,
although any choice on whether to offer him an extension in his time
at the club will be a "firm but fair" one. Pleat moved
to counter comments attributed to him in the Japanese press recently,
where he said at the moment, there were other players ahead of Toda in
the competition for midfield places in the team.
TOTTENHAM
TEAM NEWS : - Paul Konchesky has been given permission to play by his
club Charlton Athletic in an arrangement that means Chris Perry can
play for Charlton against Everton. Jonathan Blondel and Mark
Yeates have been added to the squad. Darren Anderton and
Mauricio Taricco will have late tests on their injuries from Sunday's
match against Middlesbrough.
WEST
HAM TEAM NEWS : - Robbie Stockdale, on loan from Middlesbrough, has
been given permission to play for the Hammers.
OTHER
NEWS ... Leeds United have announced a £50 million loss on
trading over the last year ...
Monday 27.10.2003
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Tottenham
today announced a £7 million loss and that doesn't include transfer
dealings. The loss is put down to the poor performance of the
team last season, including the elimination from both cup competitions
at an early stage.
Kazuyuki
Toda is to leave Tottenham at the end of his year long loan it was
announced today. David Pleat cited the increased competition in
midfield for the decision not to offer him a further contract when his
current deal ends in January.
Kasey
Keller has said he would like David Pleat to stay on as manager, as he
has been able to pinpoint some matters in team talks after matches
that bring it home to the team what needs to be done. Keller
likes what he has seen of Pleat so far as manager and revealed that
the manager has drilled into the defence that they should imagine that
their team-mates are going to mess things up and be ready to clear up
after them if they do !!
TOTTENHAM
TEAM NEWS : - Mauricio Taricco and Darren Anderton are suffering
knocks form yesterday's match against Middlesbrough and are doubtful
for the Carling Cup tie against West Ham United on Wednesday.
WEST
HAM TEAM NEWS : - Six players will be missing when West Ham turn out
at White Hart Lane on Wednesday. David Connolly is out with a
thigh strain, Thomas Repka is suspended, Robbie Stockdale is
cup-tied, Rufus Brevett and Steve Lomas are both out long term, Hayden
Mullins is ineligible.
Matthew
Collecott has been named as the new Financial Director and Company
Secretary. The 35 year old was formerly the Finance Director of
ENIC and was responsible for overseeing the operational management of
that company's investment in the portfolio of football clubs they held.
Collecott joins the board immediately.
OTHER
NEWS ... Both England and Turkey have been charged with the
improper conduct of their players after the tunnel brawl at the Euro
2004 qualifier in Istanbul. No individual players have been
charged ... Arsene Wenger saw something at a football match yesterday
and blow me down, it was an opponent diving to get a penalty.
Can you believe it ?? ... Sam Allardyce is calling for a month long
break in the Premiership when the African Nations Cup is being played
...
Sunday 26.10.2003
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Spurs
drew 0-0 with Middlesbrough at White Hart Lane this afternoon.
For a match report, click here.
For reaction, click here.
Hector
Cuper former boss of Internazionale and Valencia, is being linked with
the manager's post at Tottenham.
David
Pleat has been outlining on the Spurs website, exactly how Tottenham
managed to get Mbulelo Mabizela to come to Spurs. He said he
knew about the player before travelling to South Africa for the
pre-season matches there and it was with the help of Richard Gough,
Gary Mabbutt, Mr. Roban of the South African Football Association and
Leeds United's Lucas Radebe that the club were able to bring OJ to
England for a few days to have a look at him and then complete the
deal with Orlando Pirates. The first couple of months with the
club were spent in the reserves to get used to the English game, but
the attributes they saw in OJ decided the management in playing him in
the defensive midfield role, the team has needed filling for a
while. And that is how he came to smash a ball at 71.7 mph into
the Leicester City net last Sunday !!
Spurs
and Fulham are said to be watching Preston North End's Ricardo Fuller.
The £1.5 million rated striker has had a stunning start to the
season.
Spurs
are also supposed to be among a number of clubs watching Cambridge
United forward Dave Kitson. The striker might fetch a price of
£500,000 for the Second Division side.
Tottenham
Ladies qualified for the Second Round of the Women's FA Cup today.
For all the latest reports form the Ladies clubs games, click here.
OTHER
NEWS ... Alex Ferguson has said he will sack anyone at Old
Trafford found to be on drugs ...
Saturday 25.10.2003
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Interviews
published in today's newspapers by Glenn Hoddle have quoted him as
saying that David Pleat criticised him when he left Spurs as a player
and now he has done the same again, when he left as manager.
Meanwhile, Pleat has said his 'attack' was against the way the club
had been mis-managed since the 1960's and not the way that the team
had been managed during Hoddle's time in charge. Hoddle added
that pre-season, Pleat was asked to go on TV and give an interview, in
which he harped on about players causing dressing room unrest, but the
former manager said that the Director of Football was well aware that
£8 million of cuts had to be made and that some players were being
released to facilitate this. Hoddle went on to add that Pleat
had gone against an agreement between the board, management and
Director of Football not to say anything about the club's interest in
buying Robbie Keane, putting the deal at risk. It was a matter
of mystery to Hoddle how Pleat knew so much of what was going on in
training, as he claims the Director of Football spent only a total of
fifteen minutes on the training ground while he was manager. It
is claimed that Pleat got most of his information on what was
happening second-hand from physios, coaches and any other staff who
would provide it to him. Summing things up, David Pleat said
that his conscience was clear and that he considered the matter closed
now.
Mind
you, in a interview reported in today's papers, Pleat was apparently
keen to have a fascist dictator in charge as long as it meant success
for the club and didn't think the fans would object to that happening
!! He said the Spurs fans would cheer Mussolini if he brought
better times to the club. Well, at least the trains might run on
time !!
Tottenham
have been linked with a move for promising Notts. County keeper Saul
Deeney, although their manager Billy Dearden said he had not been
aware of any approach and thought the player's agent was trying to get
him into the Premiership.
Spurs
Under-19s beat Millwall 3-1 at Spurs Lodge this morning with goals
from Andy Barcham, Michael Malcolm and David Hicks.
Spurs
Under-17s travelled to Reading and won 2-1.
Former
Spurs reserve defender Ian Hillier was sent off for Luton Town this
afternoon for a professional foul.
Former
Spurs midfielder Darren Caskey scored a goal in Notts. County's 2-0
win over Brentford.
OTHER
NEWS ... Five footballers have been reported as having failed
drugs tests ... Chris Sutton of Celtic claims he feels his England
chances have gone for ever ... did they ever really exist ?? we ask
... Patrick Kluivert is trying to engineer a move to Arsenal (who
reckon they cannot afford his wages) or Newcastle United if he has to
... DON'T FORGET THAT IN THE UK CLOCKS GO BACK AN HOUR DURING THE
NIGHT !!
Friday 24.10.2003
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Glenn
Hoddle has slammed David Pleat, but said he should have the manager's
job. Hoddle said that Tottenham should hand the post of manager
to Pleat as he should concentrate on that job alone. The
outgoing manager felt that Pleat had been obstructive and did not work
in harmony with him to achieve success for the club. Hoddle felt
that the current caretaker manager was working to his won agenda and
that any new manager would feel Pleat's presence at work when they
took over if he was still Director of Football, according to a report
read out on Sky Sports that came in response to Pleat's attack on the
former England manager's management style last week. Hoddle then
thought "enough was enough."
David
Pleat has blasted rumours that say that Jose Maurinho has been offered
the post of Tottenham Hotspur manager. The FC Porto coach has
not been approached, as Spurs have made no formal contact with any
prospective replacement for Glenn Hoddle and Pleat said that anyone
who said they have been offered the job (or their agents) must be from
"Walt Disney" !!
Mbulelo
Mabizela has spoken about his time adjusting to English football and
his first match, with a debut goal. OJ admitted he was a shy
person and that he took time to get used to the banter in the dressing
room at Tottenham, but he understood what was going on and denied that
he had been bullied in his early days at the club. Now he has
tasted the highs of starting a game and scoring a goal, he saw that as
his big chance and took it. He wants to become a "great
player" and puts his leadership abilities down to his grandmother
who helped raise him in Pietermaritzburg near Durban when his mother
separated from his father. Mbulelo feels more settled now that
he has his own place and has moved out of the hotel he was installed
in on his arrival, with other players helping him out getting a lift
to training too, which helps him create friendships with his
team-mates.
The
departure of Finance Director Paul Viner has thrown some doubt on the
likelihood that any transfer funds would be available for a new
manager. The London Evening Standard have pout their spin on
events to take it as a time of turmoil at the Lane, with Viner
believed to be the scapegoat for some poor financial results that
Spurs have apparently put back twice, but must announce before next
Friday. They also surmise that there have been furious
TOTTENHAM
TEAM NEWS : - Christian Ziege is added to the squad after coming
through a reserve game earlier this week and Anthony Gardner returns
after a one match suspension. Ledley King will have a late
fitness test to see if he will be included in any capacity, having
trained this week.
MIDDLESBROUGH
TEAM NEWS : - Massimo Maccarone looks set to start after playing
in the North-East derby last week. Boro have a number of players
on the long term injury list.
Apparently,
there is a rumour going around that Spurs are ready to sell Helder
Postiga to Atletico Madrid. Not sure where it has come from, but
it doesn't sound viable to me.
OTHER
NEWS ... England assistant manager Tord Grip is to check on
Celtic's Chris Sutton and Alan Thompson ... Jody Morris has agreed to
take a 10 day leave of absence for an internal investigation to take
place on his alleged sexual assaults ... Arsene Wenger is praying for
a "Christmas present fro Jesus" to allow him to make a new
signing ... Chelsea are alleged to have bid £70 million for Real
Madrid's striker Raul in the summer ...
Thursday 23.10.2003
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Fredi
Kanoute will be out for a maximum of two months with a bruised bone
and ligament damage to his ankle. David Pleat said that as that
the player is a quick healer, he hoped the French striker would be
back sooner than that.
The
perpetrator of the damage to Kanoute's ankle, Muzzy Izzet, says he is
sorry and that Fredi was too quick for him. He insists that the
tackle that has put the Spurs striker out for two months was not
malicious as he " is not that sort of player and never has
been." Hmm.
Tottenham
are likely to be unlucky if they approach FC Porto for their acclaimed
young manager Jose Mourinho, who has pledged his immediate future to
the Portuguese club. Mourinho has done very well at the
Portuguese champions, winning the treble last season and getting to
the final of the UEFA Cup on a limited budget and having to sell some
of his best players, such as Helder Postiga. However, while his
club are doing well in the Champion's League, he is keen to stay, but
come the summer it might be a different matter.
The
Spurs website has announced that Paul Viner, Financial Director and
Company Secretary has left the club with immediate effect. He
has also resigned his directorship of the company.
OTHER
NEWS ... Aston Villa have terminated the contract of their
Turkish defender Alpay following the events in the recent Euro 2004
qualifier ... the chairman of Bradford City says there is a financial
black cloud hanging over the future of the Yorkshire club ...
Wednesday 22.10.2003
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Christian Ziege might be in line for a comeback against his former
side Middlesbrough on Sunday. Ten months after a horrendous
thigh injury, the German defender now looks set to resume action and
could be in the squad for the Premier League match on Sunday.
Stephen
Kelly, the Spurs defender on loan at Watford, will return to White
Hart Lane on November 15th, but will then leave the following day to
join up with the Republic of Ireland youth side in the World
Championships in Saudi Arabia.
One
name mentioned in relation to the Spurs manager's job has taken
another post. Former Bayer Leverkusen boss Klaus "Sideshow
Bob" Toppmoller has been appointed as manager of Hamburg in
Germany.
Former
Spurs transfer target, Internazionale's Sierra Leone striker Mohammed
Kallon, has tested positive for nandrolone.
OTHER
NEWS ... Leeds United's Jody Morris was today arrested on a
second charge of sexual assault ... Darlington chairman George
Reynolds is being investigated by Police after the editor of a local
newspaper received a number of threatening calling cards from the
Quakers owner ... Man U win "Battle of Britain" at Ibrox 1-0
and Chelsea come back from goal down to beat Lazio in Champion's
League ... It is thought that no individual player will be charged
over the Turkey tunnel incident, but both FAs might be brought to
answer a charge of failing to control their players ... Man U appear
to be ready to accept the punishment Rio Ferdinand might receive for
missing his drugs test now ...
Tuesday 21.10.2003
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Frederic
Kanoute's injury has been diagnosed as ligament damage, but the extent
will not be known until the swelling has subsided. It is thought
that Fredi will be out of action for two months. Meanwhile his
agent is pressing for the FA to take action against Muzzy Izzet for
the nature and vindictiveness of the foul in the closing minutes of
the Leicester City match.
Comments
made by David Pleat in an interview in the Sunday Times have been
turned into an attack on former manager Glenn Hoddle. Pleat has
slammed the way the quotes have been used and said he should not have
to apologise for the way that some newspapers have represented his
words.
Rumours
today are linking Glenn Hoddle with the manager's post at Leeds
United, where it is thought that Peter Reid might have had enough.
On
the Sky Sports website, former manager Gerry Francis says that Spurs
need a younger man than David Pleat to take over the team.
Elsewhere on the site, former hard-man midfielder Graham Roberts
reckons Tottenham need Graeme Souness as the new boss.
Blackburn's
defeat by Charlton Athletic last night prompted the South London
side's manager Alan Curbishley to say that he was happy at the Valley
and that Spurs were probably not interested in his services now.
OTHER
NEWS ... Arsenal lost 1-2 to Dynamo Kiev, while Celtic lost 0-1
in Belgium to Anderlecht in the Champions League ...
Monday 20.10.2003
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Frederic
Kanoute's injury might not be as bad as first thought. Following
his first scan on the ankle which was hurt in a late tackle by Muzzy
Izzet, it showed that the bone was not fractured, but the full extent
of the damage will not be truly known until tomorrow.
Mbulelo
Mabizela's agent said that following his client's claim that he was
not settling in at Tottenham, they had a meeting with the Spurs
management. At that stage, they made the point that they did not
want to throw him into the team without him being ready for it and
that they had not determined his best position. It now seems he
will be deployed as a defensive midfielder, a position that Tottenham
have been looking to fill since the departure of Steffen
Freund.
Dean
Richards told the London Evening Standard that the South African
defender had found it difficult in settling in, because of his shyness
and the change in culture for him. Deano said that now OJ had a
place of his own and was knocking about with some of the other
players, he should start to feel a part of the place.
David
Pleat has said that the board have a profile of the man they want to
mange the club. "The man we want has to fit a certain profile.
Would he represent Spurs well to the media? Is he a top coach? Would
the players respect him? Is he a nutcase? Those are the boxes I'm
talking about," Pleat told the London Evening Standard. He
also said Hoddle wanted to take part in training and be the best
player on the training pitch, which might not have been the best place
to judge players from.
Spurs
Reserves won 3-0 against Wimbledon Reserves at Broadhall Way tonight
with goals from Mark Yeates and two from Lee Barnard.
Lars
Hirschfeld missed out on an outing in the reserves after suffering a
suspected dislocated finger in training.
Stephen
Kelly has had his loan spell at Watford extended for another month.
OTHER
NEWS ... The FA will announce the outcome of the Rio Ferdinand
missed drugs test case on Thursday ... Sir Alex Ferguson has received
a two match touchline ban and a £10,000 fine for abusing a match
official at Newcastle United earlier this season ... Derby County have
been bought out by a consortium lead by a barrister ... Leeds look set
to announce record losses for a football club this week and chairman
John McKenzie says the thought of going into administration is a real
threat for the club ... Jan Molby will take over at Kidderminster
Harriers, a job he was relieved of last season, until the end of this
season ...
Sunday 19.10.2003
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Spurs
beat Leicester City 2-1 at the Walker's Stadium this afternoon.
Tottenham's goals came from Mbulelo Mabizela on his debut and from a
last-minute Fredi Kanoute shot. For a match report, click here.
Reaction to follow.
Goalscorer
Frederic Kanoute was stretchered off at the end of the match after a
foul on him by Muzzy Izzet. It is hoped that he is not as
seriously injured as the incident seemed at the time.
Robbie
Keane has praised caretaker manager David Pleat as someone who knows
what he wants from the players. Keano also gave credit to
Mbulelo Mabizela, who ahs found it difficult to settle since his move
from Orlando Pirates, but the Irishman said he had looked sharp in training
and his goal will give him great confidence to make progress in his
career at Spurs.
OTHER
NEWS ... Kidderminster Harriers sacked their manager Ian Britton
today ...
Saturday 18.10.2003
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The
Sun today claims that Manchester United and Spurs are battling for
Welsh national manager Mark Hughes to be their new
manager.
Leicester
City manager Micky Adams believes that despite winning the First
Division championship to get the Foxes back into the Premier League,
he needs some good results quickly to save him from the sack.
Gus
Poyet featured on Sky TV's Soccer AM programme this morning in a part
called "Things I Know About Football". Two of the
things he knew were ...
- "If you go into a 50-50 tackle in a match with Arsenal, then
you must win it"
and
- "Nayim from the halfway line."
Spurs
Unfder-19s beat Ipswich Town Under-19s 2-1 with both goals being
scored by Michael Malcolm.
OTHER
NEWS ... Bobby Gould resigns as manager of Cheltenham Town ...
for some reason, Arsene Wenger has called for more stringent drugs
testing in English football ...
Friday 17.10.2003
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Apparently,
Graeme Souness is top of Tottenham's list for the manager's job and
David Pleat is backing the candidate's appointment. Souness has
been brushing off the stories as speculation. It is reported
that Spurs have given up their hopes of getting Martin O'Neill as
manager, because of Celtic's Champion's League involvement, while
Souness' side is already out of the UEFA Cup.
David
Pleat told the Spurs website that the club will not be signing up
Dutch keeper Oscar Moens at the moment. The caretaker boss was
not willing to take a risk on signing him permanently and has advised
that he gets some games under his belt in Holland, while Spurs will
monitor his progress.
Stephen
Carr reckons Robbie Keane can become as big a star at the club as
David Ginola or Jurgen Klinsmann. The Irishman is rated as
someone the fans have taken to and who at 23, could be a big hit at
White Hart Lane for many years to come. The Spurs captain said
the striker is working hard and has the ability to raise a buzz among
the crowd, which will ensure him legendary status if he continues his
scoring and general contribution to the team play with Tottenham.
TOTTENHAM
TEAM NEWS : - Ledley King is in the squad, but is not expected to
start the match on Sunday at Leicester. Gary Doherty and Johnnie
Jackson are also in the squad, as Helder Postiga and Bobby Zamora are
doubtful. OJ Mabizela is also included in the travelling party.
LEICESTER
CITY TEAM NEWS : - Ben Thatcher has been ruled out of the game with
pneumonia. Matt Elliott, Keith Gillespie, Paul Dickov and John
Curtis are all available again after injury.
Former
Spurs reserve midfielder David Lee has left Brighton and Hove Albion
to join Thurrock on loan.
OTHER
NEWS ... The Premiership manager of the month award has gone to
Claudio Ranieri and the player award to Frank Lampard ... Portsmouth
have revealed plans for a 35,000 stadium ... the FA are to seek the
views of the players involved in the tunnel fracas in Turkey last
weekend (bit of an obvious move I would have thought !!) ...
Thursday 16.10.2003
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Depending
on which daily tabloid you believe, Spurs are or are not interested in
singing Rivaldo from AC Milan in the January transfer window.
The Mirror claims Daniel Levy has turned down the Brazilian ace saying
they cannot afford his wages of over £100,000 a week now, while The
Sun reckon that Levy has opened talks with the 31 year old former
Barcelona midfielder, who, it claims, is willing to reduce his wages
by 50%. However, The Sun does go on to add that he might want
compensating for the remaining 18 months of his contract and that will
fall to either AC Milan or Spurs.
Glenn
Hoddle said he is not bitter about his dismissal from Tottenham, but
feels that the decision was a bit rash. Hoddle told the London
Evening Standard that he thought he had spent wisely in the summer,
but was unable to obtain a defensive midfielder despite having four or
five targets and acknowledged that if the position of the team had
been the same after 10 or 12 matches, he would have gone to the board
himself and offered his resignation. Glenn thanked the
fans for their continued backing and felt that those who sniped about
him to the papers would have jumped at signing a new contract of
offered, but they started backroom whispers when it was know that they
would not be kept on. The former White Hart Lane idol said he
can't wait to get back into football management as he is bored stiff
already and that he might return to White Hart Lane as manager one
day.
The
London Evening Standard tells us that Helder Postiga suffered a
hamstring injury in last night's reserve game and is doubtful for
Sunday's League match at Leicester City. However, the official
site has a piece by Chris Hughton, who said it was purely a precaution
to remove the Portuguese striker from the action as he felt some
stiffness, but is fine.
As
part of the anti-racism "Kick It Out" week of action, a
match between Spurs fans and Leicester City fans will take place
before the match on Sunday. The game will take place at the
Saffron Lane Sports Centre in Leicester with a post match reception
hosted by Foxes Against Racism to be attended by the MP's for
Leicester (Keith Vaz) and Tottenham (David Lammy).
Former
Spurs midfielder Paul Gascoigne is training with Wolverhampton
Wanderers to get fit.
OTHER
NEWS ... England might miss out on a seeding for Euro 2004,
meaning they might be picked in a group with France ... Coventry City
have been given planning permission to build their new ground ...
Wednesday 15.10.2003
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Spurs
Reserves drew 3-3 with Watford Reserves at Broadhall Way tonight.
Johnnie Jackson scored twice and Jamie O'Hara got one on his reserve
team debut, with Christian Ziege completing another full match,
although Helder Postiga was taken off after just 14 minutes.
Shwan
Jalal has damaged his cruciate ligaments and will be out for six
months, which is why Spurs are looking at Oscar Moens, the Dutch
keeper, as back-up for Kasey Keller.
OTHER
NEWS ... FIFA may step in to the Rio Ferdinand case if the FA
take too long or give a lenient sentence to the offence of missing a
drugs test ... Millwall sack Mark McGhee as manager - Denis Wise will
care-take ... SCBC fall to Romanian footballing minnows Steaua
Bucharest, while Blackburn also go out to Genclerbirligi, although
Man. City, Liverpool and Newcastle go through in UEFA Cup ... It is
now claimed that Hasan Sas spat at Ashley Cole to kick off the tunnel
rumpus in the Euro 2004 qualifier and in return Alpay (sic) is saying
that Beckham spat at the badge on his shirt and head-butted him
...
Tuesday 14.10.2003
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The
official website has a story with Fredi Kanoute denying he intends to
play for Mali in the African Nations Cup.
The
Spurs site also reveals that Jonathan Blondel will miss tomorrow's
reserve match with illness and Mbulelo Mabizela will be staying on in
South Africa for a few days after the country's international match
against Costa Rica at the weekend..
OTHER
NEWS ... No England player will be charged over the post-tunnel
brawl at Saturday's game against Turkey ... Chelsea draw 0-0 with
Birmingham City ... Sammy McIlroy quits the Northern Ireland manager's
job to take over at Stockport County ...
Monday 13.10.2003
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Apparently,
SCBC's chairman Rupert "the Bear" Lowe, has made enquiries
about signing Rohan Ricketts form Tottenham for £750,000.
Surely, such a big club could not be interested in a player from a
footballing minnow like Tottenham ??
Simon
Davies' Wales have been paired with Russia in the Euro 2004 play-offs
while Milenko Acimovic will be hoping Slovenia can overcome Croatia in
the two legged play-off matches.
Clive
Allen has returned to Tottenham as coach for the Reserves on a
temporary basis, following Colin Calderwood's move to Northampton Town.
OTHER
NEWS ... Scotland draw Holland in Euro 2004 play-offs ...
Turkey charged with failing to control their fans at Saturday's match
with England, while both countries may be fined over the tunnel rumpus
... Alpay says he might leave Aston Villa after his row with David
Beckham ... Rio Ferdinand has a 4-hour meeting with the FA about his
missed drugs test ...
Sunday 12.10.2003
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Alleged
Spurs target Rivaldo played for Brazil in their 1-0 friendly win over
Jamaica at Leicester City's ground this afternoon.
Darlington
are supposedly having talks with former Spurs midfielder Paul
Gascoigne about joining them.
For
the latest match reports from the successful Spurs Ladies sides, click
here.
OTHER
NEWS ... FA might take legal action against PFA chairman Gordon
Taylor over alleged "slanderous" remarks in the Rio
Ferdinand drugs affair ... Wimbledon could be out of business in two
weeks as they have failed to attract a new buyer for the club, despite
their move to Milton Keynes ...
Saturday 11.10.2003
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On
a busy international day ...
Goran
Bunjevcevic played for Serbia and Montenegro in a 3-2 win in
Cardiff, although it meant that Wales still went through to the
play-offs because of other results in the Euro 2004 qualifying group.
Milenko
Acimovic played in Slovenia's 2-2 draw away to Cyprus in their Euro
2004 group match.
Robbie
Keane and Stephen Carr played for the Republic of Ireland in their 0-2
defeat to Switzerland in a Euro 2004 qualifier. Gary Doherty was
an unused substitute.
Lars
Hirschfeld played in goal for Canada in their 2-3 defeat to Finland in
a friendly international.
South
Africa beat Costa Rica 2-1 in a friendly international match with Mbulelo
Mabizela captaining the Bafana Bafana.
Spurs
Under-17s beat Arsenal Under-17 by 2-0 with Andy Barcham scoring both
goals.
OTHER
NEWS ... Despite David Beckham missing a penalty, England
qualified for the Euro 2004 finals in Portugal with a 0-0 draw in
Turkey ... Scotland enter the play-offs after beating Lithuania
...
Friday 10.10.2003
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Robbie
Keane has stated that he thought Glenn Hoddle should have been given
more time instead of being sacked five games into the season.
The Irish striker said that having been given money and having had
little luck, he thought the Board might have allowed him a little more
time to get things right, especially with injured players, such as
himself, returning to the team.
Jamie
Redknapp could make a surprise return to the first team against
Leicester City after receiving a knock on his knee that has kept him
out of the last three matches. He was thought to be a long-term
casualty, but his recovery might put him in with a chance of featuring
at the Walkers Stadium on Sunday 19th October.
Rivaldo
will play for Brazil against Jamaica at Leicester City's Walker
Stadium on Sunday to put himself in the shop window for English clubs
to sign him in January. The player is not featuring in the AC
Milan first team and would relish a move to the Premiership and still
hopes that Spurs might move for him. He said that last time our
club showed interest in him, he wrote them a letter because they had
made a correct approach and he felt honour bound to explain why he was
going to Milan. The former Barcelona man explained, "I know
Tottenham are not among the biggest clubs in England but they are
considered a very good club to play for, a nice place to play."
Rob
Burch was an unused sub in England Under-21s 0-1 defeat in Turkey this
afternoon. Rohan Ricketts was in the squad, but did not make the
final 16,
Stephen
Kelly played and made the first goal in the Republic of Ireland
Under-21s 2-0 victory in Switzerland tonight.
Helder
Postiga scored twice for Portugal's Under-21 side tonight in their 4-1
win over Slovakia.
Belgium
Under-21's 4-2 win over Estonia featured a goal from our midfielder
Jonathan Blondel.
OTHER
NEWS ... England players say they are united and will win in
Turkey tomorrow ... 27 fans intercepted at Istanbul airport and sent
back home ... two players bailed in the London rape allegation case,
but Kieron Dyer comes out and says he wasn't involved ... Sven Goran
Eriksson said to have signed a pre-agreement to be Chelsea manager,
while Claudio Ranieri says he would like to manage England !!
...
Thursday 9.10.2003
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Reserve
Team manager Colin Calderwood has left the club to take over as
manager of Northampton Town.
Anthony
Gardner is suspended for Tottenham's match at Leicester City on Sunday
19th October after picking up five yellow cards.
It
is believed that Glenn Hoddle might be ready to resurrect his
managerial career in Qatar. It is not known if he is going to
the Middle East state to talk to a club side or about being manager of
the national team, but the former Spurs manager is believed to be in
the country with his agent, Dennis Roach. However, the agent
poured cold water on the rumour, saying that they were in Dubai to
play a few days of golf.
Frederic
Kanoute is the target for Mali coach Henri Stambouli, as he tries to
persuade the Spurs striker to turn out for his country in the African
Nations Cup. Such a move might not please Tottenham, as to lose
him for a month or more in January would not help the continuity of
the team, but Fredi can play for Mali, where his parents were born,
even though he has played for France at Under-21 level.
Former
AZ Alkmaar keeper Oscar Moens, who has been on trial with Tottenham,
is attracting interest from Germany and Italy, but his agent says that
Spurs have first refusal on the 30 year old, who wants to play in
England.
Robbie
Keane sat out training with the Republic of Ireland because of a
cautious approach by the coaching staff. The Spurs forward felt
a little stiffness at the back of his knee, so he was rested as a precaution.
OTHER
NEWS ... Leeds have suspended Jody Morris following the alleged
sexual assault of a 20-year old woman just outside the city at the
weekend ... Steve Coppell named as Reading boss ... Another
non-footballer charged in London gang rape case ... Michael Owen will
not take part in England's Euro 2004 match against Turkey on Saturday,
he's suffering with a twisted muscle in his leg ... Man U will still
be bale to pick Rio Ferdinand for their matches despite his failure to
supply a urine sample when required by the FA drugs testers ...
Wednesday 8.10.2003
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Gus
Poyet had announced that he will retire at the end of this season.
The Uruguayan midfielder has been at Spurs since the summer of 2001
and hopes to go into coaching after hanging up his boots, although he
said if he has a golden spell of scoring goals, he might
reconsider. At the moment though, he has said he does not want
to go down a division or go back to play football in Uruguay or Spain
again. Speaking about the departure of Glenn Hoddle, he said it
was not just the manager that was the problem, but a number of small
things that they could not put their finger on. Poyet added that
at the moment his focus was on getting Spurs up the table after a bad
start.
Spurs
have told Rohan Ricketts that they will be offering him a new contract
before his current deal expires at the end of the season. The
midfielder had been worried that there had been no talks as yet about
an extension to his contract signed on leaving Arsenal in the summer
of 2002.
Christian
Ziege came through the 90 minutes of last night's reserve outing at
the New Dell without unexpected reaction and Kazuyuki Toda also played
in the 1-1 draw, as part of his comeback from injury.
OTHER
NEWS ... England players threaten to go on strike after Rio Ferdinand
dropped for the Turkey match on Saturday because he "forgot"
to take a drugs test at Man U ... Strike called off late in evening
... S.Cumball fined £20,000 for kicking Eric Djemba-Djemba in the FA
Community Shield ... Rufus Brevitt fined £1,000 for three counts of
misconduct in the West Ham match at Bolton at the end of last season
... Newcastle United announce record profits for last season ... Harry
Redknapp received a £3,000 fine and a two match touchline ban after
verbally abusing a match official in Portsmouth's match at Wolves
earlier this season ... a 29-year old man arrested in connection with
the gang-rape of a 17 year old girl last Saturday in London ... a
Leeds United player questioned in connection with an alleged sexual
assault on a 20 year old woman outside the city ... Bryan Robson named
as manager of Nigeria for next year's African Nations Cup ...
Tuesday 7.10.2003
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Dean
Richards has hit out at former manager Glenn Hoddle's tactics saying
that the 4-4-2 system that David Pleat is playing is much better for
the defence. The big defender says that it suits the players
Tottenham have, although Hoddle was aware that the players favoured
the current system, Glenn wanted to play with three at the
back.
Jamie
Redknapp hopes to be back in action towards the end of the month with
his knee injury progressing well.
Darren
Anderton has said he hopes to sing a new contract to stay at Spurs.
With the manager's post still in limbo, he told the London Evening
Standard that he will wait for the club to speak to him about a new
deal after nothing was decided in the summer.
Simon
Davies is unlikely to take part in Wales' Euro 2004 qualifier against
Serbia and Montenegro.
Spurs
reserves drew 1-1 with SCBC reserves at the New Dell tonight.
Lee Barnard scored the Spurs goal.
Monday 6.10.2003
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Paul
Konchesky's loan deal has been extended for another month at Tottenham.
Chris Perry will be staying at Charlton Athletic for the same period.
Gary
Doherty has been having blood tests in hospital after being admitted
after a training session. His 'mystery' illness could be a viral
infection, but he hopes to link up with the Republic of Ireland squad
before Saturday's qualifier against Switzerland.
Chris
Hughton is reported in the London Evening Standard to be awaiting the
appointment of a new manager at Spurs to find out if he has a future
at the club. He said he is currently happy as first team coach
at Spurs and assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland national
side, but is content to stay in his current position if that is
possible under the new regime, whenever that is announced.
Rohan
Ricketts and Rob Burch are both in the England Under-21 squad to play
in Turkey on Friday.
Sunday 5.10.2003
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Papers
today claim that Spurs will seek (and are expected to be allowed)
talks with Martin O'Neill next week. The Celtic manager is said
to still be their number one target to replace Glenn Hoddle.
Caretaker
manager David Pleat has said it is crucial to get the right manager in
to be a full-time replacement for Hoddle. Pleat told the media
that since the 1960s, Tottenham have maintained a big club reputation
without the prolonged success of other clubs and therefore, it is
important to get the club back among the silverware.
Chris
Perry said today that if he could stay a Charlton Athletic, that would
be great. Manager Alan Curbishley confirmed on Sky TV today that
he had spoken to David Pleat about the deal and Paul Konchesky's loan
to Spurs.
Another
successful weekend for the Tottenham Hotspur Ladies, with only one
defeat. To find out how they got on, click here.
Saturday 4.10.2003
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Spurs
won 3-0 against Everton at White Hart Lane this afternoon.
Frederic Kanoute, Gus Poyet and Robbie Keane scored the goals.
For a match report, click here.
For reaction, click here.
Chris
Perry said that the Spurs team were stunned that the club allowed
Teddy Sheringham to leave at the end of last season. The
defender currently on loan at Charlton Athletic did admit that the
wages Sheringham earned probably meant he had to make way to allow
new, younger players to be brought in.
The
Premier League have secured a £57 million three year deal to sponsor
the league and from next season it will be the Barclays Premier League.
Spurs
Under-19s drew Southampton at Spurs Lodge this morning 1-1 with a goal
from Mark Yeates.
Spurs
Under-17s lost 0-6 to Aston Villa at Spurs Lodge this morning.
The
Spurs programme contained details of a charity match being played by
the Martin Chivers Spurs Legends side for the Milly Dowler Memorial
Fund. The game will be on Sunday October 19th with a 3.00 p.m.
kick off at Walton Casuals FC, Waterside Drive, Walton-on-Thames,
Surrey.
Friday 3.10.2003
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Daniel
Levy has asked Spurs fans to be patient while the club seeks a
replacement for Glenn Hoddle. The chairman told the official
website that the board would take their time to make the right
appointment and will go about their work quietly while the newspapers
continue to speculate on who the successor will be.
Meanwhile
caretaker manager David Pleat has said that the job is one which is
'revered' throughout football. He told journalists that
Tottenham's history and achievements (albeit not lately) held a lot of
prestige throughout the game worldwide and that many manager's would
jump at the chance to manage the club.
The
London Evening Standard reports that Glenn Hoddle will not take the
Reading manager's post as he is taking some time out after being
sacked from the Spurs job.
TOTTENHAM
TEAM NEWS : - Simon Davies is out with a hip problem, while Ledley
King has started training but will not be fit for this game.
Toda has played one reserve match, so needs more match practice and
Christian Ziege is suffering a little reaction to a reserve match and
training, so will take a while to be ready for the first
team.
Squad : - Keller, Burch, Carr, Richards, Gardner, Mabizela,
Bunjevcevic, Taricco, Anderton, Ricketts, Dalmat, Poyet, Konchesky,
Blondel, Zamora, Postiga, Keane, Kanoute
EVERTON
TEAM NEWS : - Alessandro Pistone misses the match after suffering a
recurrence of a hernia problem, but Kevin Campbell and Francis Jeffers
are both fit for this game. Gary Naysmith returns from
suspension and Chinese international midfielder Li Tie is also back in
contention.
Leyton
Orient's caretaker boss Martin Ling has gone against the flow and says
that Glenn Hoddle was a marvellous manager. The former Swindon
Town player praised Hoddle, who was in charge during Ling's time at
the County Ground, saying that his much criticised man-management
skills were very good at the Wiltshire club. The players
recognised that he was a very talented manager and could see that he
would get top jobs after only two weeks in the job.
Thursday 2.10.2003
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Blackburn
Rovers have responded to the rumours that Spurs are after their
manager Graeme Souness by saying he is going nowhere.
Alan
Curbishley does not think he is likely to be offered the chance to be
Spurs manager even though he is now the bookie's favourite for the
post.
Tottenham
will play West Ham United in the Third Round of the Carling Cup on
Wednesday 29th October with a 7.45 p.m. kick off.
David
Pleat says that he has spoken with Mbulelo Mabizela and the South
African captain feels his words have been taken out of context.
The caretaker manager said that the player was settling in, but this
would take time, so it was expected that he would not understand all
the dressing room banter to start off with. When OJ came to
Spurs it was said he was quiet on the pitch and maybe a bit shy, but
Pleat feels that he will get to be more part of the squad, but the
defender said he does not feel isolated and is keen to do well.
Recently
dismissed Spurs assistant manager John Gorman has been appointed as
caretaker manager at Wycombe Wanderers, although he hopes to stake a
claim for the job on a permanent basis.
Recently
dismissed Spurs manager Glenn Hoddle might miss out on the Reading
manager's post, as it is hotly rumoured that Brighton and Hove
Albion's Steve Coppell will be named as the new man in charge.
Hoddle's agent denied that the ex-Spurs manager had been interviewed
for the job anyway.
While
all a bit moot at the moment, Hoddle has denied the FA charge of
misconduct after the game at Birmingham City on 16th August and will
ask for a personal hearing to put his side of the story.
Former
Spur Stephen Clemence thinks it was too early to sack Glenn Hoddle
from the Tottenham manager's job.
Wednesday 1.10.2003
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The
London Evening Standard report that the Spurs board have shifted their
preference to Graeme Souness after initially plumping for Martin
O'Neill. The piece in the Standard reckons Souness fancies the
job and Spurs feel there might be less resistance from Blackburn
Rovers than Charlton Athletic for Alan Curbishley and Celtic for
Martin O'Neill. The Sun say that Daniel Levy might make an
approach to Blackburn at the weekend.
Soccernet
say that the opposite is true and that Spurs are willing and ready to
have David Pleat take charge until the end of the season, when Martin
O'Neill will join as new manager.
Meanwhile,
recently sacked Glenn Hoddle might be back in football sooner than he
thought with a place in the Reading dug-out. He has supposedly
been interviewed twice by the Royals chairman John Madjeski and looks
odds on to be the favourite for the post.
And
speaking of Blackburn Rovers, Sky Sports claims that they are going to
give Qu Bo a trial. Spurs are supposed to be still interested,
but might be beaten to his signing by the North-West club. The
Chinese international's agent said that the Rovers game might suit Qu
Bo better, as they don not play the long ball as much and build up
from the back.
Spurs
are to give Dutch keeper Oscar Moens a trial this week. The AZ
Alkmaar goalie has finally won the right to be released from his
contract through the courts and can sign for any team he likes, with
Tottenham nipping in quickly, they are the only team interested at the
moment. It is said by Sky Sports that the 30-year old is seen by
David Pleat as the keeper with experience to be back-up for
Kasey Keller.
Mbulelo
Mabizela has said he is unhappy at Tottenham as there are some players
at the club who make him feel uncomfortable, although he would not
name them. The South African captain said he would take it up
with the management and added that he wanted to stay and play through
the problem, something which his compatriots Quinton Fortune and Lucas
Radebe went through when they arrived in England.
Spurs
reserves triumphed over Ipswich Town reserves by 3 goals to two at
Portman Road tonight, with Bobby Zamora grabbing a brace and Stephane
Dalmat scoring the winner.
...
and finally ... Martin Keown has been stating his unique view (a bit
like Arsene Wenger's obviously) of events at Old Trafford the other
week ... "You can look at what I do and you would not find
anything wrong. Generally on the pitch I do my job to a high
standard and in my career I have been a good model for younger
players."
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