Wednesday 30.11.2011 |
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Tottenham lost 1-2 at home to PAOK Salonika of Greece
tonight. For a match report, click
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A Spurs XI beat the Holland Sports and Future Football
Academy (an organisation that takes players who have been
released by Dutch clubs) 7-2 at Spurs Lodge today, with
Ryan Mason scoring four goals and John Bostock,
Cameron Lancaster and Massimo Luongo netted the
other goals.
The Metro links Spurs with a January move for Chelsea
striker Nicolas Anelka.
OTHER NEWS ... Steve Bruce was sacked as Sunderland
manager today ... Aidy Boothroyd has been appointed as
the new manager of Northampton Town with Andy King as his
assistant ...
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Tuesday 29.11.2011 |
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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Giovani dos Santos
(groin) and Roman Pavlyuchenko (knee) are both
doubtful for tomorrow's match against PAOK in the Europa
League. The team are definitely missing Niko
Kranjcar (thigh), Michael Dawson (Achilles),
Tom Huddlestone (ankle) and Danny Rose (ankle),
while a number of key players will be rested, leaving the
youngsters to come into the squad.
For a brief preview of the PAOK match, click
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The Sun claim that Spurs will make a £9 million move for
former West Bromwich Albion midfielder Borja Valero,
now with Villarreal.
Vedran Corluka might seek a loan move away from Spurs
in January to get some playing time ahead of the Euro 2012
finals, claims the Sun.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
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Monday 28.11.2011 |
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The Sun claim that Tottenham are giving a trial to 18 year
old Andy Najar - a winger from Honduras who plays for
MLS side DC United.
OTHER NEWS ... Huddersfield Town's record unbeaten run
of 43 games came to an end tonight with dfeat at Charlton
Athletic ...
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Sunday 27.11.2011 |
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Harry Redknapp has told the Sunday Mirror, that
unless Spurs suffer injuries, he does not intend to make any
additions to the squad in the January transfer window.
The People reckon Spurs will offer £10 million to Ajax to
sign their Belgian international central defender Jan
Vertonghen, who also interests Manchester City.
The Mail on Sunday claim Tottenham want to wrap up the
signing of 15 year old Jordan Ibe if they can agree a
£500,000 fee and then they might loan him back to his club
Wycombe Wanderers. He has been watched by Tottenham's
head of recruitment recently.
OTHER NEWS ... Gary Speed, 42, the Welsh manager was
found dead today reportedly having hanged himself in his own home. MEHSTG's thoughts go to his family at hits difficult time ...
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Saturday 26.11.2011 |
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Tottenham beat West Bromwich Albion 3-1 at the Hawthorns
today. For a match report click
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OTHER NEWS ... ...
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Friday 25.11.2011 |
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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Spurs could be
without the services of Rafael van der Vaart and Jermain
Defoe, both hamstring victims, while striker Roman
Pavlyuchenko will be fit again to play after suffering a
back injury.
WEST BROMWICH ALBION TEAM NEWS : - Injury doubts over
striker Shane Long and Peter Odemwingie as well as
midfielder Paul Scharner appear to be clearing and all three
might play tomorrow at the Hawthorns.
The Sun claim that Tottenham are set to nip in ahead of
Fulham, Liverpool and Manchester United with a £500,000
offer for Wycombe Wanderers' 15 year old striker Jordan
Ibe.
The Tottenham Youth team will take on Stevenage in the FA
Youth Cup Third Round at Broadhall Way on Wednesday 21st
December with a 19:00 p.m. kick off.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
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Thursday 24.11.2011 |
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The Independent reckons Spurs are homing in on a £9 million
transfer for Blackburn Rovers Canadian striker Junior
Hoilett in January.
TalkSport links Spurs to an interest, along with
Internazionale, in QPR midfielder - 25 year old Argentinian
Alejandro Faurlin, who the West London club want £11
million for.
The Sun reports that Emmanuel Adebayor would be
interested in a permanent move to Tottenham at the end of
the season, but the size of his wage packet might cause a
problem in agreeing a deal.
Former Spurs defender and reserve team manager Colin
Calderwood has joined former team-mate Chris Hughton
as his assistant at Birmingham City.
For a preview of the Spurs game at West Bromwich Albion on
Saturday at 15:00, click
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OTHER NEWS ... ...
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Wednesday 23.11.2011 |
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Milos Veljkovic scored the only goal of the NextGen
game against FC Basle in the game at Spurs Lodge this
afternoon to take Spurs into the knock-out stage of the
competition.
The Daily Mail claims QPR are planning a £10 million bid for
Jermain Defoe in the January transfer window.
The Sun pits Spurs against Chelsea in a £7 million race to
sign Bolton Wanderers defender Gary Cahill in January.
OTHER NEWS ... Tim Flowers has been announced as the
caretaker manager at Northampton Town ...
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Tuesday 22.11.2011 |
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Jermain Defoe scored five goals for the Spurs XI in a
friendly with Charlton Athletic at Spurs Lodge today and
Ryan Mason scored once to round off the 6-1 victory.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
CRIME WATCH ... Chelsea manager Andre Villas Boas has
been hit with a £12,000 fine after being found guilty of
comments bringing the game into disrepute after his side
lost at QPR ...
MEHSTG's
spin story ... The Sun ran a headline saying "£20
million to axe AVB". Sounds like the cost of a
gruesome hit-man for the Chelsea boss is rising by the day.
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Monday 21.11.2011 |
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Tottenham beat Aston Villa 2-0 at White Hart Lane tonight.
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Harry Redknapp has told TalkSport that David
Beckham could not be guaranteed a starting place in the
Spurs team should he join the club from LA Galaxy.
The Daily Mail claim Spurs, Chelsea and Arsenal are all
interested in 23 year old Palermo attacking midfielder
Josip Ilicic, on whom they have put a £30 million price
tag.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
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Sunday 20.11.2011 |
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The People claim that Tottenham are looking at 26 year old
Germany and 1FC Koln striker Lukas Podoloski as an
alternative to Emmanuel Adebayor, whose wages they would not
be able to afford
The same paper claim Tottenham will run the rule over
Borussia Dortmund's Japanese striker Shinji Kagawa on
Wednesday, when he plays against Arsenal in the Champions
League. The 22 year old forward has been attracting
the attention of clubs form Italy and Spain and might be
available for £9 million.
Giovani dos Santos has had his goal for Mexico in the
Gold Cup final against USA nominated for the Ferenc Puskas
Award for the goal of the season. Votes can be made on
the FIFA and on the France Football magazine website
until 5th December.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
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Saturday 19.11.2011 |
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Gareth Bale admitted in the press today that it is
nice to be linked with the interest from Barcelona, but that
he was enjoying his football at Tottenham at the moment.
He also said he would not jeopardise Wales' international
standing by playing for Team GB in the 2012 Olympics, but
wanted to represent Britain if he could.
Spurs Under-18s drew 3-3 with Leicester City U18s at Spurs
Lodge today, with a Laste Dombaxe penalty and goals
from Shaquille Coulthrist and Ruben Lameiras
earning Spurs a point.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
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Friday 18.11.2011 |
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It is rumoured that AC Milan are planning a £15 million
offer for midfielder Sandro.
OTHER NEWS ... Sepp Blatter has apologised for his
comments about racism being resolved with a handshake, but
said he has no intention of resigning from his position ...
CRIME WATCH ... The Bulgarian FA has been fined £34,230
for the "discriminatory behaviour" of their fans in the Euro
2012 qualifier against England in Sofia, when racist abuse
was evident used against some England players ...
MEHSTG's
spin story ... Manchester City announced a record
£194.9 million loss on season 2010-11. The club's Abu
Dhabi owners will be looking down the back of their sofa for
that piffling amount of cash.
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Thursday 17.11.2011 |
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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - Rafael van der
Vaart is the biggest doubt for Tottenham's home game
with Aston Villa on Monday 21st November. The
midfielder aggravated a hamstring in the Holland friendly
last week and has high hopes of being fit for the Premier
League game. There are no other short term injury
worries, with only Michael Dawson (Achilles),
Danny Rose (ankle), Tom Huddlestone (ankle) and
Niko Kranjcar (thigh) who remain side-lined.
For a preview of Monday's match with Aston Villa, click
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OTHER NEWS ... ...
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Wednesday 16.11.2011 |
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Tottenham announced pre-tax operating profits of £32.3
million in their financial results for the six months
trading to June 2011 on an annual turnover of £163.5 million.
The club also announced their intention to take the club
into private ownership by taking the company off the Stock
Market and offering to buy out all the small shareholders by
12th January 2012. This is claimed to make raising
money for the new stadium more achievable.
The opening of Enfield Town's new stadium at Donkey Lane,
Enfield saw Spurs lose a friendly 1-2, with Jon Obika
netting for Tottenham.
Harry Redknapp hopes to be back on the touchline for
Tottenham's next game against Aston Villa on Monday 21st
November at White Hart Lane, after a speedy recovery from
his recent heart procedure.
Barcelona president Sandro Rossell has said that his club
would not go as far as paying £35 million for Gareth Bale.
Former Spurs forward Nick Barmby has taken over as
caretaker manager of Hull City.
OTHER NEWS ... Nigel Pearson has returned to Leicester
City as manager ...
CRIME WATCH ... Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been
charged with racially abusing Manchester United defender
Patrick Evra ... Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has
denied bringing the game into disrepute after the
comments he made about referee Chris Foy who had sent off
two of his players in a game at QPR ... Aston Villa's Barry
Bannon has been charged with four driving offences including
drink driving and failing to stop after an accident
following a crash on the M1 ...
MEHSTG's
spin story ... UEFA President Sepp Blatter today
proclaimed that any financial misdemeanours that come to
light can be resolved by a dodgy handshake, as the
perpetrators should say to each other, "this is just a
business" and move on to another club where they can make a
killing.
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Tuesday 15.11.2011 |
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Kyle Walker played the whole of England's 1-0
friendly victory over Sweden at Wembley tonight.
Scott Parker was an unused substitute.
Croatia progressed to the Euro 2012 finals with a 0-0 draw
and thus a 3-0 aggregate score over Turkey tonight, with
Luka Modric playing the 90 minutes for his country.
Former Spurs winger David Ginola is set to sue Gerard
Houllier in France over comments made in the former Aston
Villa manager's book about Ginola's performance in a World
Cup qualifying game in 1993.
Kyle Walker's partner gave birth tonight to a baby
boy called Roman.
OTHER NEWS ... The Republic of Ireland qualified for
the Euro 2012 finals with a 1-1 draw and a 4-1 aggregate win
over Estonia tonight ...
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Monday 14.11.2011 |
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Former Spurs goalkeeper and joint manager Ray Clemence
has been admitted to hospital after feeling unwell while
with the England squad on Friday and has stayed in for tests.
MEHSTG wishes him a speedy recovery.
Sandro was an unused substitute in Brazil's 20-0 home
friendly win over Egypt today
Adam Smith played in England's 1-2 defeat in Belgium
in the Euro 2012 qualifier tonight, completing the 90
minutes
A Spurs XI will play Enfield Town at their new Queen
Elizabeth II stadium in Donkey Lane, off Carterhatch Road,
Enfield on Wednesday night with a 19:30 kick off.
Tickets are £10 adults and £5 concessions.
The Academy side's match against Leicester City will take
place at Spurs Lodge on Saturday with the game kicking off
at Noon instead of playing the fixture away from home.
The return match to be played in Leicester on Saturday 16th
January 2012.
In the FA Youth Cup Third Round, Spurs have been drawn to
play away against either Leyton Orient or Stevenage, who
play their Second Round tie on Wednesday night. No
date has been set for the tie yet.
OTHER NEWS ... Manager Gary Johnson has parted company
with Northampton Town ...
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Sunday 13.11.2011 |
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Not a lot of Spurs news today, but Rafael van der Vaart
says on Twitter he will miss the Holland match against
Germany in midweek, but should be fit for Tottenham's game
against Aston Villa on 21st November.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
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Saturday 12.11.2011 |
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Scott Parker played 85 minutes of England's 1-0
friendly win over Spain at Wembley today, with Kyle
Walker replacing him to win his first cap.
Gareth Bale opened the scoring for Wales, who went on
to win 4-1 in a friendly against Norway. Bale played
all 90 minutes.
Ronnie Hawkins scored Tottenham Academy's goal from
the penalty spot in a 1-2 away defeat at Birmingham City
today.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
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Friday 11.11.2011 |
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Vedran Corluka scored in Croatia's 3-0 away win
against Turkey in their Euro 2012 first leg play-off
tonight. Both he and Luka Modric played all 90
minutes of the game.
Russia drew 1-1 in a friendly in Greece tonight with
Roman Pavlyuchenko an unused substitute.
Giovani dos Santos played 52 minute of Mexico's 2-0
friendly win over Serbia today.
Rafael van der Vaart played 66 minutes of Holland's
friendly with Switzerland in Amsterdam that ended 0-0
tonight.
The Daily Mirror claim that Barcelona had Gareth Bale
watched at the recent Fulham game with a view to a £35
million bid for the defender in January.
TalkSport's website reckon Harry Redknapp will make a move
for Athletic Bilbao's striker Fernando Llorente in
the summer.
Tottenham's NextGen match against Internazionale in Italy
has been re-arranged for Thursday 8th December with a 14:30
kick off (local time) at the Stadio Citta de Meda.
The home game at Spurs Lodge against FC Basel on Wednesday
23rd November will now kick off at 13:30 and not 14:00 as
previously arranged.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
CRIME WATCH ... Chelsea manager Andre Villas Boas will
face a FA disrepute charge for comments he made about
referee after the game at QPR when two Chelsea players were
sent off in the 0-1 defeat ...
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Thursday 10.11.2011 |
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The postponed Premier League fixture from the opening day of
the season against Everton has been rescheduled for
Wednesday 11th January 2012 with a 19:45 kick off.
Tottenham are being linked with Dulwich Hamlet's 17 year old
centre-half Michael Chambers ... along with nine
other clubs according to the Daily Mail.
Sandro scored for Brazil in their 2-0 friendly win
against Gabon in Libreville today.
Adam Smith played the whole of England's 5-0 European
Qualifying Championship win over Iceland at Colchester
United FC tonight. Tom Carroll was an unused
substitute.
England's Under-19s beat Denmark U19 at Brighton & Hove
Albion FC tonight, with Harry Kane playing the first
60 minutes of the match.
OTHER NEWS ... Portsmouth have named Michael Appleton
as their new manager ... Dario Gradi has move from the
Crewe Alexandra manager's position to be Head of Academy
Football at the club, with his former Assistant Steve Davis
taking over as manager ...
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Wednesday 09.11.2011 |
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The Metro claims that Spurs are set to miss our on
Internacional striker Leandro Damiao, who they have bid for
previously, but a £34 million offer from a club in Ukraine
looks set to seal the Brazil forward's destination in
January.
The Daily Mirror reports that Tottenham's interest in
Juventus forward Amauri could see Jermain Defoe
move to QPR in the January transfer window.
OTHER NEWS ... FIFA have very kindly allowed England
and the other home countries to wear a Poppy armband in
their international matches this week, after refusing them
permission to wear poppies on their shirts. The Duke
of Cambridge - Prince William had to intervene to see the
gnomes of Switzerland see sense ...
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Tuesday 08.11.2011 |
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Spurs are claimed to be behind a bid to spy on the members
of the Olympic Park Legacy Company following the arrest of a
29 year old man in Sussex today on the grounds of fraud.
Baroness Ford, Chair of the OLPC, used partial privilege in
City Hall to make the claims that Tottenham Hotspur had
obtained information by illegal methods, but the club has
issued a statement rejecting the claims made by Ford.
Michael Dawson has undergone surgery on his Achilles
tendon today in an attempt to resolve the soreness he has
been feeling and he will be assessed by the clubs medical
team again in December.
The Metro claims Spurs have agreed a nominal fee for
Juventus' Brazilian striker Amauri, who will earn
£35,000 a week when he moves to London in January.
The Daily Mirror claims Spurs and Arsenal are both in
contention for the signing of 17 year old Le Harve winger
Jeremy Balmy, who will be available in the summer and
wants to move to England
The Daily Mail reckon Tottenham will pursue a £10 million
bid for Fulham striker Moussa Dembele in January
after failing with two previous bids for the French striker,
who the report said "impressed" on Sunday, although he
failed to score with a large number of attempts on goal.
CRIME WATCH ... Sunderland have fined Titus Bramble for
bringing the club into disrepute by visiting a night club on
a Tuesday night back in September, ahead of his appearance
in a Teeside court on Thursday on sexual assault charges and
a charge of urinating in the street ...
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Monday 07.11.2011 |
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The Metro claims that Tottenham are targeting former Arsenal
transfer targets Eden Hazard of Lille and Ajax centre
half Jan Vertonghen.
A Spurs XI lost 1-3 at home to Ipswich Town this afternoon,
with Tottenham's goal coming from Cameron Lancaster.
Steven Caulker has been issued a fixed penalty notice for an
incident in Swansea city centre, but the Police nor the
Welsh club would comment on the matter further.
CRIME WATCH ... Antolin Alcaraz of Wigan Athletic is to
be charged with spitting at a Wolverhampton Wanderers player
in yesterday's game ...
MEHSTG's
spin story ... Chelsea are to name the new stadium
sponsor in the New Year. Saga are rumoured to be one
of the leading contenders.
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Sunday 06.11.2011 |
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Tottenham beat Fulham 3-1 this afternoon at Craven Cottage.
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Kyle Walker and Scott Parker are in the
England squad for the friendlies next week against Spain and
Sweden.
The Sunday Mirror claims that Tottenham are at the head of a
queue of eight clubs willing to offer David Beckham a
footballing home when his LA Galaxy contract expires this
month, as he wants to play in a team challenging for honours
and does not expect to be an automatic first choice.
The paper also claims that to avert interest from England,
Daniel Levy is considering offering Harry Redknapp a
new three year contract.
Former Spurs defender and Reserve team coach Colin
Calderwood was today sacked as manager of Hibernian.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
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Saturday 05.11.2011 |
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The Under-18s had a record breaking win on the FA Premier
Academy League by beating MK Dons 11-3. Kenneth
McEvoy got a hat-trick, Daniel Akindayini 2,
Ronnie Hawkins 2, Laste Dombaxe, Lee
Angol, Jack Munns and Shaquile Coulthirst
scored the goals for Tottenham.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
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Friday 04.11.2011 |
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TalkSport claim that Juventus will make an audacious bid for
Gareth Bale in the summer transfer window.
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Former Spurs midfielder Kevin Prince Boateng has
announced that he is retiring from international football
with Ghana at the age of 24.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
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Thursday 03.11.2011 |
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Tottenham lost 0-1 at Rubin Kazan tonight in the Europa
League. For a match report, click
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The Metro claim Spurs are to be offered Emmanuel Adebayor
for £10 million as Manchester City seek to get him off their
wage bill in the summer.
Meanwhile, the Daily Mirror claim Blackburn Rovers are to
demand £18 million from Spurs and Newcastle United, who are
interested in their striker Junior Hoillett.
TalkSport reckon that Sao Paulo have said they do not intend
to sell Spurs target Casemiro until 2013, after
Internazionale made a bid for him.
The Daily Mail have QPR down as making a £8 million offer
for Jermain Defoe come the January transfer window.
OTHER NEWS ... ...
MEHSTG's spin story ... Aaron Ramsey has sparked a
row by following Gareth Bale by having his photo taken in a
Great Britain Olympic football shirt. This has upset
the Welsh supporters, despite him being the grandson of Sir
Alf Ramsey.
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Wednesday 02.11.2011 |
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Harry Redknapp will miss the trip to Kazan to see
Spurs play Rubin in the Europa League as he underwent a
routine procedure to install two stents into his system to
unblock arteries. The Spur boss hopes to be fit to
take charge of the side at Fulham on Sunday.
TOTTENHMA HOTSPUR TEAM NEWS : - A predominantly young squad
headed out to Russia for the game in Kazan, with senior
professionals Heurelho Gomes, Steven Pienaar, William
Gallas and Roman Pavlyuchenko likely to play,
with Jermain Defoe and Sebastien Bassong on
the bench. With Harry Redknapp back at home, Kevin
Bond and Joe Jordan will take the team into the
match in the manager's absence. Still missing injured
are
Giovani dos Santos (calf),
Danny Rose (ankle), Tom Huddlestone (ankle),
Niko Kranjcar (thigh), Vedran Corluka (foot)
and Michael Dawson (Achilles tendon)
For a short preview of the game against Rubin Kazan, click
here.
A Spurs XI lost 1-3 at home to Crystal Palace, with
Cristian Ceballos scoring the Spurs goal from the
penalty spot.
Adam Smith and Tom Carroll are both in the
England Under-21 squad to face Iceland and Belgium in the
European Under-21 Championship qualifiers on the 10th and
14th November.
CRIME WATCH ... John Terry is to be investigated by the
Metropolitan Police after a complaint to them about
allegedly racist comments which were made to Anton Ferdinand
in the game at Loftus Road two weeks ago ...
MEHSTG's
spin story ... .
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Tuesday 01.11.2011 |
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Very little reliable news about Spurs in the media today.
OTHER NEWS ... Carl Fletcher has been named as the new
manager of Plymouth Argyle ...
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