Who should be on Spurs' summer transfer list

Harry Redknapp was quick to suggest that the recent successful season would not be followed by a busy summer in the transfer market. Tottenham's manager may be largely happy with his squad, but he is not one to let attractive transfer options pass him by, therefore, there will surely be some new arrivals at Spurs over the coming months as the club prepares to return to European football.The return of the loanees (Robbie Keane, Alan Hutton, Giovani...

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Which of the Six Spurs Stars Will make Capello’s Final Cut?

The news that six of our stars from the past season, Ledley King, Tom Huddlestone, Aaron Lennon, Peter Crouch, Jermaine Defoe and, at long last, Michael Dawson made Fabio Capello’s provisional 30 man England squad for this summer’s World Cup finals in South Africa reflects well on the club in what has been an outstanding season.England’s chances are reckoned to be good too. Betting exchange trading over the past few months has seen England emerge...

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Capello's vote of no-confidence

Fabio Capello has started to surprise people. The ill-advised dabble into entrepreneurship through his Capello Index brought back memories of the Sven Goran Eriksson years, but it was his seemingly sudden shift in selection policy that raised more eyebrows.Capello has always stressed the importance of fitness and form over status and past performances, but he has abandoned that approach in recent weeks. The recruitment of Jamie Carragher and the...

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A Nigerian billionaire is plotting to buy a stake in Arsenal

....but only if the current Arsenal board send him £100,000 so that he can get his money out of Nigeria safely.I can picture Arsenal's Chairman, Hill-Wood, waiting to hear if the Nigerian businessman, has received his reply that the £100,000 will be wired by Western Union on Monday morning.I wonder how this all went down? Probably something like this;"Dear Mr. Hill-Wood, my name is Aliko Dangote, and I am one of the richest men in Africa. Unfortunately,...

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Joe Cole could be Arsenal bound

Had a few mates round last night, and as usual, we were discussing who'd be in and out of the Spurs team. Barry, a closet Spurs fan, but Arsenal season ticket holder down at the Arabic Library, told us all that he is confident Joe Cole will join Arsenal as soon as Fabregas is sold to Barcelona.I really wish that were true, as I cannot see how Cole would fit into our team, unless Harry was planning on selling Luka Modric to Chelsea, which I can't...

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Is this the beginning of the end of Arsenal?

I've just heard an interview on talkSPORT with the Spanish football pundit, Guillem Balague. It's basically curtains for Cesc Fabregas' 7 year stint with Arsenal as it looks like he has told Wenger that he wants to leave now, rather than later, with Barcelona being his preferred choice.Now, if this report is true, and I presume it is, it looks as though Cesc has finally given up on the Wenger Project. In fact, it's a slap in the face for the entire...

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The Discussion

Here is a message I received from an extremely passionate Spurs fan, via Facebook;Aaron Barnes 18 May at 15:54Hey!Ok can't wait for next season!!! We've got Sandro already signed but I don't know much about him. I think we need a fast striker for when Defoe's out. Pav and Crouch just don't have pace. I think Keane maybe sold to finance any deals. I'm not sure we need too much more though.We need to hang on to Bale and Modric. There's talk of Joe...

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Would you swap Super Pavlyuchenko?

Would you get rid of Roman Pavlyuchenko? Some media outlets are convinced Harry is attempting to swap Pav for Benayoun.I personally wouldn't.Now, I'm not saying that we shouldn't get rid of Pav, but to swap him with Yossi Benayoun makes no sense to me. If you're going to move on a striker, then it's normally wise to bring in a replacement. I can't see Keano staying on, therefore, if we do sell on Pavlyuchenko, Robbie Keane and don't make Gudjohnsen's...

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Levy's £40 million Warchest!

In the last few days, I've read that Daniel Levy has told Harry Redknapp that he will have £40 million in which to spend on the right players.Now, hold on a second; did Daniel Levy publically come out with this information? If so, where was I? I can understand that for the past few seasons, we've been good at getting our wallet out, but I haven't read that "Tottenham will have an £x million warchest" since Ossie Ardiles was in charge and we went...

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Take your hat off for Dunga

The Brazilian Manager, Dunga, has already selected his final 23 man squad; bypassing the 30 man selection squad, which would have seen him have to break the hearts of 7 players.Why did he do this? Because he already knows who he is taking to the World Cup.When asked why he didn't consider Ronaldinho or Adriano, he simply said;"An individual can win you a match, but it takes a team to win a tournament".Is there anything Capello can glean from the...

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Photoshopped to Death: Spurs New Kits

When I saw this image yesterday, I emailed it to my cousin who works as an Art Director for DogStar. Here's her reply;"Just by looking at this image Carlos, I can tell you that they have been Photoshopped. I doubt a club like Spurs and a retail giant like Puma would have Photoshopped their kits before putting them together, although this doesn't prove that they're not the kits your side will use next season."If they are real, then great. But as...

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Aren't Arsenal Fans Bitter?

Today was my first day back in the office since last Wednesday's Champion's League Play-off, which we rightly won (cue the Champion's League anthem).I spent most of the day talking with the rest of the Spurs, Villa, Charlton, Man U, Liverpool and Chelsea fans about our achievement. You'll notice the exclusion of any Arsenal fans in the previous sentence. Here's why...In the cafeteria, the above mentioned fans were congratulating Tottenham Hotspur's...

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Harry's "Special One"

So then, we've all heard Harry come out and say that there won't be too many changes and that there may be "one special signing that will take the club to the next level".So you can imagine my confusion when we've got the likes of Real Madrid's Raul and City's Craig Bellamy linked with us.Let's get something straight, I personally wouldn't mind either player joining up with the squad as both have something to offer, especially with Raul's Champion's...

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Disgrace!

So far this morning, all I've been reading, listening to and viewing on TV, is that Liverpool's Jamie Carragher has been asked back into England contention by Fabio Capello.Hold on a sec; am I missing something here? Isn't this the guy that said himself in an interview that he wanted to retire from the England scene because he would rather spend more time with his family than warming the England bench?This season, Capello has thus far dismissed...

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Hung on Joe Cole

So it begins....It looks as though we've officially entered the "This Player is Linked with Spurs" window of the year.If you think us being linked with an average of 30 players per window was bad, you ain't seen nothing yet! Now that we're partially through to the Champion's League, you can expect us to be linked with absolutely everyone.Towards the end of July 2009, we published an article saying the Joe Cole could be a target. Football agent...

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Come On You Spurs

Right then, this is it, the most important game in the Premier League that Tottenham Hotspur have been a part of.Make no mistake, tonight's humdinger IS a Champion's League Play-off match. A match, some have said, that could be worth near on £30 million. This is our six-pointer.But, we all knew all of that in the first place. Thing is, do the players know it? You would think they do.Having a chat with a few fellow Yids today, churned out the...

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Stadium Sponsor Possibly Leaked

Yesterday, we published an article in relation to Chris hearing a rumour that a company had struck a deal with Spurs.Let's make one thing clear; no details as to the deal were disclosed. We only guessed that the investment from the international conglomerate could be put towards the stadium naming rights.Since the article went live, we have been asked to take down the article and have since complied.We apologise for the inconvenience caused.RegardsTHBN_________________________________________________Follow...

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How would you play against City?

Harry has pledged that we'll attack up at Eastlands on Wednesday night. If he means us producing an attacking display that resembles the one we produced against Manchester United last weekend, he can forget it.A display against City that emulates the performance against Chelsea at home, will do nicely.Under Mancini, City have proved that they're a bit of a hard nut to crack. Their conservative, hit on the break play, could hurt us, as could Redknapp...

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Tom Huddlestone's Humdinger!

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Complacency

Complacency - a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc.All I've heard from us Spurs fans is that we shouldn't worry about today's game as the City game is by far the most important.Hold on a second! City's game will be the most important game this season, IF we beat Bolton today at White Hart Lane.A...

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