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Tottenham Hotspur: Dancing with Wolves

Tottenham Hotspur face a serious test of their Champions League aspirations, away at Wolverhampton Wanderers. Having yet to collect a single point Harry Redknapp’s team must get their season started. The north London club has endured a tumultuous start to the 2011/2012 Premier League season. The fallout from the London riots prevented them taking to…

Europa League Preview: Tottenham, Fulham, Stoke and Birmingham in a confusing European adventure

The draw for the group stages of this season’s Europa League has thrown up a number of difficult and interesting challenges for England’s representatives, with qualification through to the knock-out stages far from assured. This term it will be up to Tottenham, Fulham, Stoke and Birmingham to do the nation proud, and test their wits…

Transfer Window Helps Tottenham to Mature

The transfer window closed with Tottenham Hotspur making only two significant deals, but perhaps the North London club has finally grown up. The signings of Emmanuel Adebayor and Scott Parker, address issues within the Spurs line up, but left the fans with a deep sense of anti climax. Tottenham failed to sign a player who…

Was Luka Modric right to ask not to play?

The Guardian reported after Sunday’s match against Manchester City that Tottenham midfielder Luka Modric asked manager Harry Redknapp not to play. Allegedly, the Croatian said his “head was not right”, echoing Redknapp’s own words on the player from only a week before. That Spurs were defeated 5-1 at home (by a rampant City) is relevant,…

10 Things We Learned From Manchester v North London and Premier League Week 3

We’re just three weeks into the new English Premier League season and we have already seen two of the greatest team performances of recent times, two of the worst team performances of recent times, and two clubs in crisis. All in all it was a good day for Manchester as they beat North London 13-3…

Realisations Come Home to Roost at Tottenham

Tottenham Hotspur were ripped apart at White Hart Lane as Roberto Mancini finally removed the shackles from his multi-million pound Manchester City team. The 5-1 Sunday afternoon thrashing experienced by Spurs, was a culmination of several factors. Millions of pounds worth of investment, an incredible depth of talent and a system designed to unleash its full potency….

Wilson Palacios to Stoke City? Why Tottenham Should Not Sell Their Hidden Gem

If rumours are to be believed Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur have entered advanced talks about the transfer of Honduran international Wilson Palacios from White Hart Lane. The combative midfielder signed for Spurs from Wigan in 2009 for £12 million and it is thought that Tony Pulis will pay Harry Redknapp around £6 million to…

From Dublin To Los Angeles: Always Keane to Impress

It’s another step in the forward moving efforts to increase the profile of Major League Soccer (MLS), and one that carries with it more weight than the recent World Football Challenge (WFC), which saw the likes of Manchester United, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus make fleeting pre-season visits to US shores.  Certainly the signing of…

Tottenham confirm interest in Adebayor

Spurs’ boss Harry Redknapp said that Tottenham are talking to Manchester City about striker Emmaneul Adebayor. The former Arsenal forward would be an excellent addition for Spurs, who are in desperate need for a quality striker. Redknapp said this Wednesday regarding Adebayor: ”The chairman is talking to Man City about the player but where they (the negotiations)…

Redknapp In Need Of Dutch Courage

It’s been a strenuous summer for Harry Redknapp in every way. He was back in court regarding the ongoing investigation into tax evasion of which he is still to clear his name; he had to persistently deal with questions regarding the potential sale of his star player; and has struggled to penetrate the transfer market…