31.10.98
- Paolo Tramezzani has had to
pay for his operation on his ankle himself and
sign a waiver to absolve the club of any
responsibility for the outcome. This was the only
way that Tottenham would let him be treated by
the Belgian surgeon, Marc Martens.
- Rumours are starting to
circulate that Nicola Berti may soon be placed on
the transfer list. Since George Graham's arrival
at Tottenham, the former Inter midifelder has
been notable by his absence from the first team.
30.10.98
- Tottenham are to start
contract talks with Allan Nielsen. The Dane has
impressed George Graham and may win a two year
extension to his contract.
- John Scales is out to make
sure the new manager does not drop him. After all
his injuries since arriving at Spurs, he wants to
make himself Sol's central defence partner .
- Les Ferdinand is fighting to
be fit for the Charlton match on Monday. His
recovery may have been aided by the fact that
both Iversen and Armstrong scoring in his
absence.
29.10.98
- Newspaper reports indicate
that Spurs are set to bid £9 million for
Blackburn's Chris Sutton.
- Adidas have pulled out of the
proposed £20 million four year kit deal with
Spurs. The deal had nothing to do with the
appointment of George Graham, it was just that
the company did not want to put so much money
into one club.
- Paolo Tramezzani will be
having an operation on his achilles tendon injury
in London in the next few days.
- While the club are keeping
tabs on the Matt Elliott contract saga, they are
also rumoured to be watching the situation at
Molineux, where Dean Richards is set to be cashed
in on at some stage before his contract expires.
Man U, Arsenal and Liverpool have also been
linked.
- Wimbledon have signed Port
Vale winger Gareth Ainsworth for £2 million.
Tottenham had been linked to the 26 year old wide
man.
- Tottenham's Worthington Cup
4th round tie at Liverpool will be shown live on
Sky on Monday 9th November.
28.10.98
- Tottenham have been drawn away
to Liverpool in the 4th round of the Worthington
Cup.
- Transfer fever is again
surrounding Tottenham with links being made with
Johann Mjallby of AIK Stockholm (£2 million),
Chris Sutton (£11 million) and more unlikely
Matt Elliott (£4 million).
- Tottenham Reserves beat
Bournemouth 3-1 at Clarence Park, St. Albans
tonight with goals from Paul McVeigh and Jose
Dominguez (2).
27.10.98
- Tottenham beat Northampton
Town at the Sixfields Stadium by 3-1. They fell
behind to a Parrish goal, but replied with
Armstrong(2) and Campbell grabbing the goals to
give Spurs a place in round four.
- George Graham is set to bid
for Soren Colding, the Danish World Cup defender.
Newcastle are also interested, but once Bronby's
Champions League effort is over, he may join
Allan Nielsen at White Hart Lane.
- Chris Hughton looks set to be
appointed as George Graham's assistant, following
O'Leary's acceptance of the Leeds job and a
rumour about George Armstrong seems to have been
just that.
- The Matt Elliott transfer
rumour has found little favour with Martin
O'Neill, who has described it as "a load of
baloney". Elliott is due to have talks
regarding a new contract and Tottenham's interest
may have put a doubt in his mind about signing.
- Dion Dublin looks set to leave
Coventry with Blackburn Rovers looking favourites
to sign him. If this is the case, Chris Sutton
may be surplus to requirements at Ewood Park.
26.10.98
- Paolo Tramezzani is in dispute
with George Graham after wanting to go to Belgium
to be operated on by surgeon Marc Martens. It is
something commonly done in Italy, but GG is
threatening to cut his salary by half unless he
has the op nearer to London.
- Nicola Berti has said that not
all Italians are treated as well as they are at
Chelsea - I think Gianfranco Zola may say
differently !!
- Steffen Iversen is set to
start in place of the achilles victim, Les
Ferdinand, at Northampton Town. Les may be out
for several weeks, but until the ankle has had
time to rest, the full extent of the injury will
not be known.
- Andy Sinton is being looked at
as the experienced winger the club may wish to
bring in. The move may be on loan initially, with
a view to a permanent deal. He may not wish to
drop down two divisions though.
- Tottenham had scouts at a lot
of games on Saturday, apparently, with the main
focus on Tony Lock of Colchester United. He
managed to score twice before the game was called
off at half-time because of a waterlogged pitch.
25.10.98
- The Sunday papers are again
playing the transfer guessing game with Tottenham
linked with Andre Bergdolmo, a defender who plays
for Rosenborg and is valued at around £1.5
million. Also rumoured to be on his way is Keith
Gillespie, who will be valued nearer £4 million
should he be allowed to leave Newcastle. George
Graham has also apparently expressed interest in
bringing Matt Elliott to Tottenham from Leicester
City. He would cost about £4 million, but may be
tempted away from Filbert Street by the lure of a
big club and a hefty wage packet.
- Reports surfacing in today's
newspapers are linking Tottenham with a move for
Arsenal's George Armstrong, should David O'Leary
stay at Leeds. this would increase the already
prominent Highbury link within the backroom
staff.
24.10.98
- Tottenham beat Newcastle
United with two goals by Steffen Iversen at White
Hart Lane.
- George Graham has spoken about
his training methods and he thinks that it is
alright to have a few laughs if you are top of
the League, otherwise it's a serious business.
- Newspaper reports say
Tottenham transfer target Gareth Ainsworth of
Port Vale is set to join Wimbledon next week in a
£1.5 million deal.
23.10.98
- Allan Nielsen will hope to be
available for the Charlton match on November 2
after progressing well with his thigh injury,
despite a blood clot hampering his recovery. He
is included in the squad for the Newcastle match,
but it may be too early for an appearance.
- A planning application has
been made to the local council for the East and
West stands to be extended. This would increase
capacity to 48,000, but would only take place in
the next five years should demand for seats
require the works.
22.10.98
- Mark Arber has been allowed to
extend his loan at Barnet for a further month,
but George Graham will not sanction a permanent
deal with the Third Division club.
- Sol Campbell and Colin
Calderwood will not face FA charges over the
Derby tunnel incident.
- George Graham was at the
Rosenborg v Galatasaray European Champions League
match last night and it is rumoured he may have
been watching Sigurd Rushfeldt, who scored a
hat-trick. Spurs scouts were also reportedly at
the Huddersfield Town v Sunderland game.
- Tottenham Hotspur plc's
profits fell by 29% in the last financial year
and this has been blamed on the rising price of
transfers and the increasing wage demands of the
players.
21.10.98
- George hits out at team as
they "need to defend more as a unit".
- There are rumours of heavy
transfer activity in the coming weeks at
Tottenham with ins and outs, but where the
incoming players will be from is a mystery.
- Ginola may be in Graham's bad
books after a needless yellow card for dissent at
Leicester has earned him a one-match ban for the
Charlton game.
- Goals by Ross Darcy, Chris
Armstrong and Steffen Iversen (2) gave Tottenham
Reserves a 4-1 win over their Oxford United
counterparts tonight.
20.10.98
- Players will have to work
harder in matches under George Graham when they
have not got the ball. Graham was happy with the
effort put into last night's 1-2 defeat at
Leicester, but said he expected them to work
harder off the ball.
- Tim Sherwood has turned down a
contract at Blackburn Rovers and has cited the
club as being unambitious.
- Darren Anderton has pledged
his future to the club. He considers Tottenham to
have a bright future under George Graham and
loves the club, so would like to extend his
contract beyond the one year it has to run.
- Frank Leboeuf has backed David
Ginola following his substitution in last night's
game at Leicester. he said David is Spurs' best
player and he could not understand the manager if
he did not play Ginola.
- George Graham may find it hard
to spend £20 million transfer money. He said he
wants to bring in top class, experienced players,
but nobody wants to sell at the moment.
19.10.98
- Gary Mabbutt has been linked
with the vacant manager's job at Carlisle.
- George Graham has said that
any new signings will be put straight into the
first team and will be ready to play for the
club.
- Celtic have denied interest in
Les Ferdinand. It is felt that the Scottish
club's chairman could see no resale value in
buying somebody of Les' age.
18.10.98
- Tottenham have been mentioned
in the same sentence as a number of players in
the Sunday press. Robbie Keane of Wolves, Haim
Revivo - a 26 year old Israeli striker playing
for Celta Vigo and John Carew - a 19 year old
striker with Valerengen of Norway, who is rated
at £4.5 million.
- Sol Campbell can captain
England in the future according to George Graham.
17.10.98
- Celtic are rumoured to be
interested in buying Les Ferdinand from Tottenham
for £3.5 million it was reported today.
- Tottenham meanwhile have been
linked with a £6 million move for Eyal Berkovic,
following his bust-up with Hammers team-mate,
John Hartson in training recently.
16.12.98
- Chris Hughton is not fazed by
the arrival of George Graham. He has been on the
coaching staff while many managers have come and
gone and is happy to get on with his job as the
top man makes his assessments of the staff.
15.10.98
- Justin Edinburgh is going to
try to prove to George Graham that he has a
future at White Hart Lane. The 27 year old full
back would like to continue his career at
Tottenham, having played over 300 games already
for the club and in his recent good form, is
trying to maintain his place in the side.
- Allan Nielsen and Les
Ferdinand are training again after their injuries
and could feature in the Monday night game at
Leicester.
- Ex-Spur Jason Dozzell has
joined Colchester United after being released by
Northampton Town.
- Blackburn have issued a hands
off warning to Tottenham over Chris Sutton. They
claim he is not for sale and is happy at the
club. Heard that before somewhere, I think.
14.10.98
- Tottenham have denied reports
that they are to sell Sol Campbell and David
Ginola
- The club have also poured cold
water on the stories speculating that they are
set to bid for Keith Gillespie and Chris Sutton.
- Stephen Clemence hopes to be
fit for Tottenham's trip to Leicester City on
Monday.
13.10.98
- Stephen Clemance has had to
pull out of the England Under-21's game against
Luxembourg due to injury and Sol Campbell has
also picked up a knock after the Bulgaria maych
on Saturday, although it is not believed to be
serious. Les Ferdinand received an injury in
training with Tottenham towards the end of last
week.
- Ruel Fox will have talks with
George Graham in the next few weeks as his
contract is up at the end of the season and he
will be free to leave under the Bosman ruling.
Boro' still show interest and Graham may decide
to cash in on the winger sooner rather than lose
him for nothing later.
- Paris St. germain have
reportedly had talks with David Ginola about a
return to his old club. Artur Jorge, his manager
at the club when he was there in the early
nineties, would like him to return, but Tottenham
have dismissed it as speculation. However,
rumours are circulating that Keith Gillespie of
Newcastle may be lined up as a replacement should
Ginola want to go back to France.
- Spurs Reserves won 2-0 at home
to Wimbledon tonight with goals from Gain and
Armstrong.
12.10.98
- Barnet have tried to sign Mark
Arber on a permanent basis, but Tottenham have
refused. He will however, spend a further month
on loan at Underhill.
- Steffen Iversen has been
called up for the Norway squad to face Albania on
Wednesday.
- Stephen Carr may make his
first appearance for the Eire team against Malta
on Wednesday, as Dennis Irwin is injured.
11.10.98
- Tottenham have been watching
Kingstonian's 18 year old striker Gavin Holligan.
The player has attracted some Nationwide club
scouts, but only Spurs from the Premiership.
10.10.98
- Sol Campbell was voted as Man
of the Match as England drew a disappointing game
with Bulgaria at Wembley 0-0. Darren Anderton
also played before being substituted after an
hour. His main contribution was to receive a
yellow card.
- Tottenham representatives were
allegedly at Watford today to watch their game
with Birmingham City and in particular, Dele
Adebola, the tall striker. Speculation that he
may be a target for Graham could spell the end of
Les Ferdinand's Spurs career.
- Mark Bosnich's rumoured move
to AS Roma has caused a protest from the Jewish
community in the Italian city. The infamous
"Nazi Salute" incident at White Hart
Lane has been raised as a potential hurdle to the
move being completed as the leader of the Jewish
people in Rome has said that to sign him would be
offensive to them, many of whom support the club.
9.10.98
- Darren Anderton has passed a
fitness test on his injured thigh and is
available for England against Bulgaria tomorrow.
- Ruel Fox is interesting
Middlesbrough once more.
- George Graham is to watch
Gareth Ainsworth on Sunday when Port Vale are
playing. The winger caught his eye and he was
keen to buy him for the Elland Road club. He may
be released from Vale Park for a fee around £2
million.
- Chris Sutton has hinted that
he sees his immediate future at Blackburn Rovers,
but Tim Sherwood is still linking himself with a
move to Tottenham if they are still interested.
- If the Spurs players thought
it was hard work under Christian Gross, then
George Graham could surprise them. He intends to
reintroduce the hard running sessions on Tuesday
that the squad endured under Gerry Francis and to
double the agony by doing the same on Thursdays.
There will be a regime of shuttle runs and long
distance runs to get the team to become one of
the fittest in the Premier League.
8.10.98
- Les Ferdinand has been told by
Glenn Hoddle that if he rediscovers his scoring
form, he still has a future with the England
squad.
- Darren Anderton may miss
England's Euro 2000 qualifier with Bulgaria on
Saturday with an injured thigh.
- Johann Mjallby has said that
he would like to come and play in the Premiership
with Tottenham as George Graham is a manager he
admires and he is also a big Spurs fan.
- Tim Sherwood is to spend the
weekend considering his future at Blackburn
Rovers. It has been rumoured that Rovers may be
in the chase for David Batty as a replacement for
Sherwood, should he decide to return South.
- George Graham is having his
post checked by the Royal Mail, just like M.P.'s,
for suspect packages. He has received a lot of
hate mail since he took over at White Hart Lane
and the monitoring will be maintained until the
fuss has died down.
- Stephen Carr is on standby for
the Republic of Ireland's Euro 2000 qualifying
game against Malta on Wednesday. The fitness
doubts over a couple of defenders may see the
Tottenham full-back win his first full cap.
7.10.98
- Andy Sinton is hoping to be
match fit soon after his knee injury. His two
appearances as substitute will ba built on with a
starting place for the reserves.
- Allan Nielsen was rushed to
hospital after a training match collision with
Jon Dahl Tomasson while on duty with Denmark. His
thigh muscle was injured and it was believed that
there was some internal bleeding.
- David Pleat said today that
Tottenham had watched Johann Mjallby prior to the
England match, but he was one that they were not
pursuing at the moment.
6.10.98
- Tim Sherwood has been told
that he will be made to honour his contract at
Ewood Park. His "come and get me" plea
to Spurs yesterday looks to be going unheeded and
he will be a Blackburn player for the foreseeable
future.
- David O'Leary has quashed
rumours that he will be joining George Graham at
Tottenham saying "If I was going to run
after George I would have done it by now."
However, other rpeorts indicate that he may be
surplus to requirements if Martin O'Neill gets
the Leeds job and could link up with his former
boss again. According to Sky Sports Online,
O'Leary's wife's family are all Spurs fans !!!!
- The Tottenham staff have about
four weeks to impress the new manager. He is said
to be looking at the squad and backroom boys to
determine where he needs to bring people in. He
has said that he will not be taking a training
session until next week, after the International
games are over, but he has been impressed with
the spirit at the club.
- Colin Calderwood has professed
his innocence in the Derby Tunnel affair. A 48
year old steward had a sprained thumb and a
broken bone in his hand after trying to interject
in the tunnel tussle and the FA are to study the
ref's report before deciding on any further
action.
- Darren Anderton has praised
Eileen Drewery's laying on of hands which reduced
the swelling in his knee. It helped him return
much quicker than he first imagined.
- It is thought that George
Graham had a £1 million bid for Swede, Johann
Mjallby, turned down in the summer and now that
he may leave AIK Stockholm for England, the new
Spurs boss may return to get his man. Wimbledon
withdrew their interest in the player over the
last week, so he may be a target for Graham.
- Both Jurgen Klinsmann and
Nicola Berti played in Andreas Brehme's
Testamonial match for the World All Stars v
Kaiserslauten tonight.
5.10.98
- Tim Sherwood has said he is
keen to join up with George Graham at Tottenham.
He is not happy about the way other top players
have been allowed to leave Blackburn and wants to
return South.
- Police are to investigate the
happenings in the tunnel after saturday's game at
derby.
- Rumours abound that Tottenham
may be in the chase for Marc Vivian Foe, the 23
year old Lens and Cameroon defender. Man U are
favourites to sign the big centre-half.
- David Pleat has hinted that
Tottenham are not in a position to make any big
money transfers at the moment.
- Spurs reserves lost 1-0 to
Chelsea tonight.
4.10.98
- Teddy Sheringham has
criticised Alan Sugar in excerpts from his book
published int he News of the World today. He has
warned George Graham that the club will never be
successful while he is the Chairman.
- Newspaper reports detail a
scuffle that took place in the tunnel as the
players left the pitch after yesterday's match at
Pride Park. Sol Campbell, Colin Calderwood and
Fransesco Baiano were said to be involved and a
steward was injured on the arm trying to seperate
the players. David Pleat has said that there was
a lot of shouting and squaring up to each other,
but no punches were thrown. He added that the
referee would not be mentioning it in his report.
- Aston Villa are to join the
race to sign David Batty from Newcastle United.
- George Graham was apparently
offered a £10 million five year deal by Leeds in
an attempt to stop him joining Tottenham. The
deal involved him taking a Director of Football
post and leaving David O'Leary with
responsibilities for the management of the first
team.
- George Graham has said that he
intends to assess the backroom staff currently at
Tottenham before deciding whether he will bring
in any new personnel. He has also stated that he
is happy to work with David Pleat and that the
caretaker manager would now be reverting to his
Director of Football role, taking charge of the
Academy, youth teams and scouting. Graham made it
clear that he would identify the players he would
want to buy and also decide on which players
would leave the club.
- Rumours reported in the Sunday
newspapers is linking Tony Adams with a move to
Tottenham as player-coach.
3.10.98
- Ferdinand and Fox have
welcomed George Graham as Spurs boss. Ferdie
thinks that although the players will have to
work hard to impress him, he is the right man to
bring the good times back to White Hart Lane.
- Tottenham win at Derby County
1-0, thanks to a headed Sol Campbell goal from
David Ginola's free-kick after 60 minutes of the
match.
2.10.98
- George Graham has denied that
David Ginola does not fit into his plans. In
fact, when at Arsenal, he treid to sign the
Frenchmen following a tie against Paris St.
Germain. However, the winger may have to prove
that he can adapt to Graham's requirements for
the team's tactics.
- David Pleat has confirmed that
Tottenham have an interest in Kieron Dyer, the
Ipswich England U-21 player. It is thought that
they may have to move quickly, because Newcastle
are preparing a bid of £5 million to secure his
services.
- George Graham is being linked
to moves for players at his previous club. Leeds
stars Nigel Martyn, Lucas Radebe and Jimmy Floyd
Hasselbaink have all been put forward as possible
transfer targets for the new Spurs boss.
- Speculation still surrounds
the man who will become Graham's No.2 at
Tottenham. He has said that he will give
everybody at the club an opportunity to prove
themself, but it is considered that he may bring
in his own assistant from outside. David O'Leary
has had a change of heart and has now stated that
he does not want the manager's job at Elland
Road, thus sparking stories that he is set to
follow his former Arsenal boss to White Hart
Lane. Another rumour is that Stewart Houston,
currently with Ipswich may be appointed to help
Graham. With Theo Foley already installed at
Tottenham as Reserve Team Coach, it could provide
a whole new ex-Arsenal backroom staff.
1.10.98
- TOTTENHAM ANNOUNCE
THAT GEORGE GRAHAM IS TO BE NEW MANAGER. At a
press conference this afternoon, Alan Sugar
introduced the ex-Arsenal boss as the replacement
for Christian Gross and he will be on a four year
contract at White Hart Lane. He is believed to be
on a salry of £1.5 million p.a. and will have
around £18 million to spend on new players.
- Tottenham are to
claim £6000 from the FA for the injury suffered
by Darren Anderton while on England duty v
Sweden. The wages for his absence of three weeks
are set to be paid for by the national
association.
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