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The thoughts and views on THFC
updated daily from Jim Duggan - Shelfside season ticket holder, White Hart
Lane resident & supporter since the early 1970s |
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31st August 2001 – Tottenham Trust Statement & Daily Round up A framework for the
future relationship between the Trust and Spurs has been established
following a meeting between Trust representatives Joff Wild and Jonathan
Adelman and Spurs chairman Daniel Levy on 30th August. During the course of
the conversation, a number of issues were discussed including the following: 2. Daniel Levy has agreed
to regular meetings between himself and nominated members of the Trust
committee to be elected at the AGM in October. 3. Further regular
meetings will be organised between Trust representatives and Spurs officials
responsible for specific areas of the club such as Community Relations and
the Ticket Office. 4. The aim of all these
meetings is to encourage a closer relationship between decision makers at
Tottenham and the fans. The Spurs official site had this to say about the meeting
between the Trust and Levy Chairman Daniel Levy today met with
representatives of the Tottenham Trust as the club’s determined policy of
working closely with supporters took another step forward. The Trust, recognised by Tottenham
Hotspur as the official voice of Spurs supporters, will now meet regularly
with the Chairman and also with other relevant members of the management team
as the need arises. Joff Wild, Chairman of the Trust’s
steering committee, and secretary Jonathan Adelman, were at the Lane to
ensure that good lines of communication were established in advance of their
AGM in October which will see the Trust’s inaugural elections. Subjects discussed included the
club’s work in the community with an offer from the Trust to assist in
getting the club’s message across in this vital area. All matters concerning our
relationship with our fanbase – in terms of forward planning like possible
redevelopment of the stadium and future pricing decisions – would now follow
consultations with the Trust. It was also revealed that on-line
ticket sales would be introduced on this site next month enabling potential
purchasers to literally ‘sit’ in their chosen seat and assess the view from
that particular point in the stadium.
And, following input from supporters, there will be a review of ticket
office operations to make booking seats an easier process. To enhance our relationship, two
Trust members will be invited to watch a game from the Director’s Box this
season and we would continue the popular question and answer sessions with
senior members of our coaching staff following the successful launch of the
forum by vice-chairman David Buchler in the summer. The Trust was also encouraged to
bring forward their own ideas and initiatives now that a regular platform has
been established for a healthy exchange of views. Commented Joff Wild: “We are delighted that a positive
framework for communication has been established and that the club is clearly
willing to listen to its supporters. Today’s excellent meeting demonstrates
that there is a mutual policy of goodwill between us.” Added Daniel Levy: “We have always accepted that this
club is nothing without its supporters and, although there are some hard
decisions to be made, I am confident that we can move forwards together. Our
strength is that both club and supporters share a mutual dream and that can
only be achieved by us all working as one.” Gooners cacking it already - The following comes from an Arse site – they are worried that their ponsey players need 6 days to play against Australia and fly back to the UK. Read and laugh – as if we would move the game back to help them & Champions League, November and Arsenal are not normally words you would assoiciate in the same sentence. Jet lag threat for Spurs game Four key Arsenal players -
Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira, Robert Pires and Sylvain Wiltord will fly back
from Australia to face Spurs on 17 November. France have arranged to play
Australia on 11 November. Arsenal can’t move the Spurs
match to Sunday, because they play in the Champions League the following
week. |
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30th August 2001 – Daily Round up – Reuser, Mboma & of course ENIC Great link of the day 1 – Reuser – Already in my fantasy football team
“Rsol Campbell’s Gloria Gaynor record collection” – Reuser is one of the top
players in the country in the attacking midfield role and would be an
excellent buy. Today he uttered a really obvious come and get me and ENIC
will need to act on this if the few left that are willing to give them a
chance are to carry on believing that the money is there. Reuser, in his own
words: Reuser told his
official website: "I've been told there are some rumours going around of
Spurs being interested in me. The main thing I have got to say about this is
that I'm really flattered. Tottenham are a big club with a magnificent
stadium at White Hart Lane. I remember our first away game of last season,
although we lost that game I have to say the atmosphere made a big impression
on me." Great link of the day 2 – Mboma – Former African player of the year
and quality striker Patrick Mboma has been linked with Spurs today – in one
of those links that looks like it might have some truth in it (you know, a
rare one!), but before we get carried away about having our first sub Saharan
born player at the lane, a look at his scoring record does not suggest that
he is any better than Iversen in putting the ball in the net – which is what
we need. 00-01 Parma Played: 20 Scored: 5 While I think we are right to be interested in this
quality of player, I don’t think he is necessarily the Jimmy Greaves/Clive
Allen that we need to finish off the chances. Jardel is apparently moving to Sporting Lisbon - he is the sort player we need |
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SportingOdds are trying their best to blow their
marketing budget on the Germany v England World Cup qualifier! |
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29th August 2001 – Daily Round up – Wupert, ENIC etc ENIC – There
is a groundswell of opinion against ENIC from the majority of Spurs
supporters, as our modest start to the season has highlighted that no net
money has been spent on new players. The case against ENIC is all talk no action. Us supporters are right
to question the so far empty promises of big name signings and have a right
to be wary of ENIC. On the other hand, very reliable people who know a bit
more than your ‘umble webmaster (and have an ear cocked towards the top table) have tried to assure me that the money
is there when the right player becomes available, and there is no point panic
buying. Both sides are correct at the moment – firstly the supporters are
right to complain when there is apparent in action on behalf of the
management, but equally the management can only do their best to get players
to the club and these things take time. I think we should all take a step
back and review the ENIC situation next at Christmas and then at the end of
the season after the world cup – when there really will be no excuses for at
least some of the £30m we have in the transfer kitty to be spent. The other thing they could do while they are waiting is give Pleaty
£5m to pick up some of the young talent coming thro the lower leagues as the
money invested in Davies, Gardner and the Doc has proved a shrewd investment. I hope Pleaty
does not fall foul of the new regime, as used in this way, he could be a
valuable asset for the club. Wuuups I did it again – Wupert Lowe, what a two bob little twat. When he’s not getting
his club to officially sanction “be a gooner for a day” t-shirts for the semi
final, he’s crying like a pussy to the FA about Spurs trying to rescue all
his players from his Hampshire Khazi. He is a 100% new football arsehole in
the David Mellor mould and deserves all he gets. Richards – The good news to come from Wupert’s
crybabying was that Spurs have given up on Richards – thank f**k for that. A
club statement said “We have
withdrawn our interest in Southampton centre-half Dean Richards. Southampton
have said that they will not take a penny less than £10 million for the
player. We offered £4 million and were prepared to be flexible
but the Saints were not. Now we
can concentrate on getting the two quality central midfielders and striker that
we urgently require. Doc off Rap – More good news is that the Doc will have his red card at Everton
wiped – but that still does not get away from the fact that Everton scored an
equaliser from the wrong decision and reduced Spurs to 10 and then 9 men – as
Poyet’s indiscretions were as a result of the Doc sending off, and still mean
we lose Poyet for three games all stemming from a crap bit of refereeing and
a cheatin ex-gooner. Deadwood for the Deadheads – The latest club linked with shovelling Sherwood up is Man Shitty,
and good riddance – they deserve each other. A little bird tells me that
Sherwood is not in fact injured (much like Rebrov) and that he does not
figure in Hoddle's plans. Lets hope this is true and we get a good price for
the clapped out old git, as everyone apart from those who have watched him
over the last year still think of him as Championship captain (and, ho ho,
England international) Torquay on Weds 12th September – After having to miss the Southampton match as a result of a family holiday which finishes on 11th Sept, I was delighted that the club announced tonight that the Torquay match will be on the Weds so I don’t miss another. This game is good for both clubs, the Gulls can expect a much needed cash injection of £100,000 and we should n’t have too much trouble in progressing to the next round. Tickets will be at our the 'Standard' game rate with concessions available for both the North and South Stands. Members will be able to purchase tickets from 10am on Thursday August 30 and non-members from 10am, Monday September 3. See the official site for more details. Clem and the rest of the Injuries – It looks bad for Clem as the bad
tackle that knobbled him at Blackburn could be ligament damage and could keep
him out til Christmas. While I don’t rate Clemence as a player, no one can
fault his effort and we hope he makes a speedy recovery. Happy Birthday – Steve Carr – & get well soon, we need you Last but not least – New logo – Many thanks to Graphic designer and Spurs fan Michael who has designed the new spinning badge on the front page – visit his site whenever you need some quality graphics at http://www.pompom.org.uk/ |
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SportingOdds are trying their best to blow their
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26th August 2001 – Virgin Trains are C#@$% Just tried to book my tickets for the Liverpool Spurs match on 22nd
Sept – an all the discounted fares are gone and the cheapest ticket is
£49.40. This is not the first time they have done this and they are utter
utter scum. I am going to try and do something about them because they are the
only rail company that stitches people up like this – similar trips like
Leeds are always much cheaper. If you have any Branson nightmares – email me bransonisawanker@topspurs.com
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26th August 2001 – The Blackburn trip (MATCH REPORT NOW UP) Blackburn 2-1 Spurs – Just got back from Blackpool (where we stayed and made a weekend
out of the Blackburn match). It was disappointing to lose to Blackburn, but
Spurs played ok and would have at least drawn the match if the finishing had
been better – Iversen again was rubbish. Despite the result – the trip was excellent and the FernHurst pub
before the game was great – a designated pub for away fans and all the Spurs
were in excellent voice – notably “you can stick your sol Campbell up your
arse, singing we got Ledley at the back” Hello mate Compared to some of the away defeats last season - abject surrenders
with no hope, the was a decent performance. Spurs controlled the match for
long periods - but were seriously lacking up front. Iversen was crap and
fucked up a one on one near the end that was embarrassing. For me he is on a
par with the late Ian Moores. Anderton is not a central midfielder and the sooner Glennda realises
that Davies should get preference ahead of him the better. Ziege got a lot of
stick from fans - but I think he is ok (he style does make him look lazy) and
he could be one of the central midfielders we need Sheringham was excellent, as was Sully, King, Perry and the Doc.
Treacle was also good, but looks like people will pick on him now cos of the
Graveson thing. Souness is a c**t and when he got off the touchline to have a go -
he went up to treacle who had nothing to do with Perry's tackle. When it all
calmed down, Spurs restarted with a throw - there was nothing wrong with Mr
Ed's tackle and Souness was stirring. I had the honour to start the chant of
"Tottenham reject". Poyet was quiet and Freund did not play to well
when he got an early chance after clem's injury Unfortunately we have 13 days to stew before the next match, but we
should remember this is only Hoddle’s 10th match in charge and we are already
looking better in terms of performance - the results will come - we just need
to trust in the man (and hope ENIC come up with the money, which I have been
assured is there £18m+£15 to replace Sol, with additional facilities in case
the likes of Shevchenko becomes available) Spurs are getting there, but slowly – Hoddle need to see with his
own eyes that Anderton will never ever be a central midfielder, Davies will
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24th August 2001 – The weekend & the daily round up The weekend – I will be off to the match on Saturday a day early, taking time
to visit the seaside resort of Blackpool – watching Tony Adam’s relatives
give rides to kids on the beach – so the site will not be updated til Sunday
night at the earliest. Daily round up – After Hoddle’s comments about Rebrov needing to buck his ideas up
on Monday, followed by his non appearance in the squad for the Everton match
– I began to take a rumour I had heard about Hoddle seeking to offload the little
Ukrainian more seriously. Another snout revealed that Rebrov does not have an
injury and that he has been dropped, while awaiting a transfer. How much of
this do we believe? Normally I would n’t bother to highlight such stuff but
think there might be something in this – although I also think that Hoddle’s
tactics should suit Rebrov and I did not think he did that badly against
Villa. Lets hope this is a misunderstanding and that as the season goes on we
will see more of the hero of the West Ham match, rather than an unhappy and
underperforming potential star. The word is that Doherty has had his card reduced to a yellow (for a
foul he did not commit and a goal that cost us two points – thanks!) and even
worse – Poyet will have a three match ban for complaining to the ref about a
non existent penalty and sending off. Madness, more of it. Team news does not look that clever either with Bunje and Anderton
both carrying knocks from Monday’s heroics, although new ITV presenter Sir
Les should be ok, as should Rebrov – if the g’vnor decides he wants to play
him! In saying that – Spurs should win this match through the inspiration of
Poyet and the class of the likes of Anderton Sheringham Taricco and Ziege –
with Ledders, Doc, Bunny and Sully all holding firm at the back. Come on you
Spurs!!! |
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23rd August 2001 – Visitor 100,000 today! TOPSPURS milestone – in less than a year since topspurs in its original guise when
online on the evening before the Everton match on 5th September
2000 – the site should receive its 100,000th visitor during today.
Currently the site gets an average of 1,200 hits a day and is growing at
around 10% a week. I’d like to say a big thank you to you all for coming to topspurs
& lets hope the next 12 months and beyond will be a return to the good
times for Spurs – COME ON YOU SPURS! |
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21st August 2001 – Marxists & the Sherwood questionnaire Marxists As a youth, when the old USSR was still about, my old Russian
studies lecturer at University told us about Marx and he said the most
important thing to take from the great bearded one’s work was that it is
important to understand the structures, and not get hung up on the surface
manifestations. In a Spurs context –this means take a step back. No knee jerk
reactions to bad or good performances. Ledley King has always been a star in
my eyes – check my views on him over the last year. But only since his
heroics on Monday are people saying that he will replace, and eventually be
better than Rsol. These same people will be clamouring for a big money buy if
he has bad match. Be a footballing Marxist – look at the structures –
understand the good from the bad! The future is bright – and even though there will be some downs on
the way, the general trend is up – and soon, possibly sooner than some of us
dare to dream – we can be back at the top. Come on you Spurs! The Sherwood questionnaire My fellow webmaster Lee at from the terraces (see links section for web address) – just about the only decent commercial Spurs site has been inundated with messages of support for Sherwood. He, like myself is a little baffled by this – and I have come up with the Sherwood questionnaire – Sherwood Lovers answer these: Do they know when was
the last Sherwood goal Caption
Competition - click on this link |
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21st August 2001 – Calm Down Calm Down! What a match and what a reaction. It looks as though Spurs will appeal against
the sendings off – Doherty should get off completely, while Poyet should get
his ban reduced from three to one match. Fans from both sides have come
together to condemn the ref who spoilt the game for both sets of fans. It was 9 more heroes of sorts tonight as Rsol’s home debut saw
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20th August 2001 – 9 men heroes
gain a famous point at Goodison - www.topspurs.com/0102-a-efc.htm
- for the match report |
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20th August 2001 – Fingers Crossed for tonight & Sealey Top of the League Lets hope we make our class show tonight and get a good win up at Goodison.
Everton, while on a high after their win at Charlton will not be easy
opponents, but our attacks will not be met with such staunch resistance as
Villa showed on Saturday. Come on you Spurs, give us all that lift we missed
on Saturday. For team news – see www.topspurs.com/0102-a-efc.htm Les Sealey I was saddened to hear of the death of former Man U,
Luton and Coventry (as well as many others) Keeper Les
Sealey who died of a heart attack earlier today. Les played for over 20 years
and was well liked both within the game and by fans. Are thoughts are with
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20th August 2001 – Hoddle on New Centre back & Team News for Everton Hoddle has been
quoted as saying over the weekend " You need the right balance with experience and
I'm on record as saying we still need another centre half. Hopefully, we will
go in with an improved offer for Dean some time later this week. We need one
or two more players yet because the aim here is to get a squad that can carry
a few injuries to key players. We haven't got that yet but there are several
in the Premiership who can afford to be without three or four top players and
still be challenging at the top. Having said that, the youngsters who had to
play last season when we had a lot of injuries when I came in will have
benefited from that." Team News: It looks like
being a straight swap, Sheringham for Ferdinand, who’s injury is not too bad
but the Everton game (where he has more than a goal a game against them) will
come too soon for him. My idea would be to push Rebrov up and give Davies a
crack at on of the two forward midfield roles, or even replace Clem with him,
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19th August 2001 – Shite Refs, Cheating Gooners, god awful ITV & More ENIC price hikes Shite Ref’s & Shite TV – Yesterday was the first time “Professional” Refs were used
at White Hart Lane, and Dermot Gallagher gave a disgraceful show, which was
either inept or corrupt when him and his Blunkett-esque linesman failed to
see the most blatant penalty I’ve seen that has not been given. It was
disgraceful. The rest of his performance was dreadful as well – letting
Rebrov get fouled everytime he received the ball, and making players move the
ball back 5 yards when they are in their own half. A 100% ponce! And to make matters worse, the worst dive I have ever seen won
Arsenal a penalty at Middlesborough when England reject Ashley Cole showed
his true Gooner-ness when he flung himself to the ground to con the ref into
awarding Arsenal a penalty and
getting Ugo E sent off And if all this wasn’t bad enough, we had to watch it on ITV –
What a pile of crap, which ranged from the embarrassing (Andy Townsend doing
his analysis) to the just plain bad (10 seconds on 4 matches within a 90
minute programme, and no post match comments from the managers). Dismal
shite, and they’ve not even wheel Bob Wilson out yet! They should make MOTD
one of the listed Sports and give it back, ASAP. And I’ll save the last moan for ENIC – 20% increase in
Programme Price 19500 Season ticket holders – all paying an average of £60 for
the two cup games that were stolen (Money Made £,1,70,000) 19500 Season ticket holders – all had their 10% discount removed
(Money Made £0) 36058 supporters stuffed with a 20% increase in programme
price (Money Made £190,000, 20000 sold per match) Add this to all the extra TV money, and we should be able to
do a lot better in the transfer market than we have. Some of this money
better be spent (and wisely) by Christmas, otherwise the disenchantment
amongst ordinary supporters will continue to grow and grow. Honeymoon period
of getting Hoddle is being replaced by a cold war type wait and see. Always remember Hoddle =/= ENIC, and while we are 100% behind
Glennda for hopefully the next 10 years or more, ENIC need to earn our
respect, and have little to show apart from empty promises and snide rip offs
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18th August 2001 – Today we stand on the precipice of Greatness It would be great to do Villa, and with a couple of
reasonable away matches, be top of the League this time next week – but we
should be realistic – Hoddle needs time (and eventually a decent budget) to
shape the team in his own image, especially the defence which needs to
develop as a unit under his system. We hammered Southampton 7-2 soon after he
took over, but less than a year later that same defence made up of two bob
players went 7 Premiership matches without conceding a goal. After the bad men and sad men we have had in control of
the club over the last few disappointing years, we need to give Hoddle, the
best young manager in England and our last and only hope of every regaining
our rightful place at the top table of English and European football – our
100% unflinching support. So Spurs fans unite and sing up for the Spurs - for this is the start of something
brilliant – COME ON YOU SPURS (Friday, 17 August 2001, 11:44:23 PM) Latest news - Squad: Sullivan, Doherty, Bunjevcevic, King, Ziege, Taricco, Freund, Clemence, Poyet, Ferdinand, Rebrov, Keller, Perry, Davies, Anderton, Iversen, Piercy, Thelwell Team should be (1-3-2-3-2): Sully - Doc, Bunje, King - Taricco(Anderton?), Freund, Poyet, Anderton(Davies?), Ziege - Rebrov, Sir Les - Subs - Keller, Perry, Davies/Taricco, Piercy, Iversen - COME ON YOU SPURS! |
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17th
August 2001 – Captain Ted, New Logo & Dozy
and
its what we all wanted, apart from Poyet being Vice captain! (please note
this poll was started before Carr started to shout his mouth off about a move
to Barcelona)
Hoddle signs a new Psycho Hoddle has got his backroom man. Top sports psychologist John Syer, who has finally started work for Spurs after leaving Southampton. Hoddle originally wanted the country's leading team-building expert to join the club when he quit Southampton to replace sacked George Graham last season. Hoddle told Standard Sport: "There was never any doubt that I wanted him. I wanted to take him when I first came to Tottenham. He has not been under contract at Southampton and was always going to join us this summer." Syer - who played hockey for Scottish Command, volleyball for Great Britain and was national coach and director of the Scottish Volleyball Association for a decade - has extensive experience having worked with Chris Boardman and the British Cycling Federation for the last 10 years and American Football team the Cleveland Browns. Syer formed his company in 1979 and pioneered sports psychology in mental training during the Eighties. He also worked with Watford and Queens Park Rangers. He and partner Chris Connelly have now worked with national sporting teams in Britain, Europe and the USA. Dozy - Dozy could be forced to quit the game due to a
troublesome toe injury which is refusing to heal. Topsurs loves Dozy and wishes the great man all the best |
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15th
August 2001 – Richards for £4m? Ginola taking Gregory to court?
In my dreamier moments I hope that it is a straight player exchange
– with Thatcher – this would represent great business, and now that sums on
or around £4-6m are being mentioned I am more happy about him signing. He may
not be my idea of someone better than King, Gardner or Doherty, but if Hoddle
rates him, then that’s cool – just as long as he gives King, Gardner or
Doherty a chance to build on the excellent impression they created last
season. I would normally feel a bit sorry for the Southampton, but they were
well into their “be a gooner for a day” thing during the semi, so fuck em,
especially their arsehole chairman Wupert. David Ginola is contemplating legal fight with his
club Aston Villa, claiming he was subjected to defamatory remarks about his
physique. Professional Footballers Association chief executive Gordon Taylor
has been in touch with Villa
boss John Gregory and chairman Doug Ellis in an attempt to resolve the
matter. "David is not happy with Aston Villa and the comments
made by the manager," Good on ya,
David – make sure you get justice from the Gregory Wanker. Send messages of
support to the great man at Ginola's Site. Checkout
the TOPSPURS
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service – with FREE posting – click on the link TOPSPURS
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August 2001 – Buying a new kit for this season – checkout the TOPSPURS
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14th August 2001 – The best thing since “Draw Paulo Tramenzanni”? The club, bless em – think that their doppelgangers are funny! It
is, but we are laughing at rather than with them. The latest offering is
Sully and Larry Hagman
Although it is not a patch on the Ricky Villa and my mate with a
beard
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14th August 2001 – Spurs sign Keller, and Richards a matter of time? First things first – read a preview of the forthcoming season from
Daniel Wynne www.topspurs.com/thfc-article20.htm
- and don’t forget - if you would like to write about anything Spurs related
or would like a column at topspurs to give an alternative view of things,
please mail me Keller – This
represents another excellent bit of business for the summer. Keller was a
better than average Premiership keeper during his time with Leicester and
represents another good signing. Check his details at http://www.topspurs.com/kkeller.htm
Richards – Rumour and agent talk escalates around Richards which probably
means that we have made it obvious to Richards that we want him and he has
reacted like a player who wants to go. The only problem will be Rupert the
Arse and making him accept a reasonable fee like £5M. I’ve got no great
opinion on Richards – I think we can do better, but also know that Hod knows
best and if he really wants him, then that’s fine by me (even though he has
the same sort of profile as Perry). Carr – Carr
has announced that he will miss the Villa match and presumably the Everton
match. Rumour suggests that he
still wants away and the club will listen to very large offers. This is
rumour, but if true, disappointing. It would be nice if he would see out a
season doing his best in an unassuming way as he did before all the deserved
plaudits swelled his head. He never seemed to get injured much then, which
judging by Anderton is another trait of fame. We still love you Stevie, but
get back to being the Carr that was player of the year rather than just a
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13th August 2001 – AEK Athens 2-1 Spurs & Two more signings (honest)! Spurs lost 2-1
in Athens in after taking the lead thro Poyet. Spurs team: Sullivan, Tarrico,
King (Thelwell 64), Freund, Bunjevcevic, Doherty (Perry 46), Clemence, Ziege,
Poyet (Davies 73), Iversen (Ferdinand 46), Rebrov Two more signings:
Hoddle "I will make two
additions to the team before the start of the season, a goalkeeper and a
central defender." Dean Richards and Kasey Keller then? Lets hope
we don’t pay too much for Richards, but at least it will piss Rupert the Arse
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12th August 2001 – Hoddle Furious at the Rsol Chants – Part 3 & Final word Hoddle &
the Campbell chants – Ask
the following question and after the events of the summer - using Campbell as a surrogate for Arsenal in singing "Stand up/clap you hand if you hate Campbell" To be as positive as possible we should put this debate behind us, tell the media to fuck off and get on with looking forward to what is going to be a great season with Spurs. |
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11th August 2001 – Hoddle Furious – Part 2 , Dean Richards – Part 12, New Keeper - Part 102 Hoddle & the Campbell chants – Hoddle said “I personally am not happy when I hear the abuse that Sol is getting. Yes we were disappointed at the time but that is now history. I would rather our supporters turned their energies to supporting and getting behind us and actually putting pressure on opposing sides rather than talk about what is going on down the road. To me it’s a big negative that needs to go away quickly. It is not doing our club any good whatsoever. I want our fans to be positive and focussed purely on what we are doing. Anything else is just a waste of time and energy.” Lots of good points here from Glennda, but it
should not be misconstrued – Spurs fans we very vocal and 100% behind the
team for virtually all the match – and chanted the stand up if you hate Rsol
4 possibly 5 times only, and everytime had EVERYONE standing up and singing
along. It was not the only song and it took nothing away from the night. As long as
this is not the only sing we sing, it is ok. The footballing millionaires do
seem to be out of touch with the opinion on the ground The Scum Newspaper - Cops are probing death threats made against Campbell on
the Tottenham website and yobs hijacked ex-Spurs boss Bill Nicholson's
testimonial on Wednesday by chanting abusive songs about their former skipper. Did you stand up for the Campbell song? Are you a yob? Do you like the bastards who mis-reported Hillsborough getting away with misreporting again? REGISTER A COMPLAINT ABOUT THESE CUNTS Hoddle
& Dean Richards – Hoddle
said “I’ve gone on
record to say that Deano is one on the list. He is one on the list but we’ll
see where that takes us. As far as I’m concerned we made contact a couple of
weeks ago with the club. At the moment nothing is happening, that’s how it
is. It looks like it
will be when and not if – lets hope we get him at a realistic price for an
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I'll get me coat!