Archive for October, 2008
Hammers Boss Well Aware Of “CRUCIAL” Middlesbrough Trip
Posted on 31. Oct, 2008 by Milox.
WEST Ham United’s face a “crucial” long journey north to Middlesbrough tomorrow, according to manager Gianfranco Zola.
Since starting his reign with a 3-1 victory over Newcastle United, the Italian has led the Irons to five defeats in his last six matches and goes to the Riverside having lost four straight Premier League fixtures.
And Zola’s [...]
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Spurs Chief Claims Stadium Plans Are NOT A Sales Pitch
Posted on 31. Oct, 2008 by Milox.
TOTTENHAM chairman Daniel Levy insists plans for a new 60,000-seater stadium is not a vehicle to sell the club - and that success on the pitch is his priority.
Spurs have revealed proposals for a new site adjacent to their current home at White Hart Lane, with Levy confirming the sale of naming rights to [...]
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Sherwood To Join Spurs Staff
Posted on 31. Oct, 2008 by Milox.
Former Tottenham midfielder Tim Sherwood has confirmed he will join Harry Redknapp’s coaching staff at White Hart Lane.
Redknapp replaced Juande Ramos as Spurs boss on Saturday night and moved quickly to add Kevin Bond and Clive Allen to his coaching staff.
Earlier this week Redknapp admitted he was in talks with former player Sherwood about appointing [...]
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Adebayor doubts Arsenal title challenge
Posted on 31. Oct, 2008 by Milox.
Following Wednesday night’s epic encounter with Tottenham, Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor has questioned the teams’ ability to mount a serious title challenge this season. The 24-year-old believes that his side must adopt a winning mentality before it is too late.
What Adebayor is referring to, of course, is the fact that Arsenal led arch-rivals Tottenham 3-1 [...]
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Hammers Skipper Back In Action
Posted on 31. Oct, 2008 by Milox.
LUCAS Neill returned to action in a 2-1 behind-closed-doors friendly victory over Southend United at West Ham United’s Chadwell Heath training ground on Thursday.
Neill, who has missed the Irons’ last two Premier League fixtures with a stomach virus, was joined in the Hammers’ line-up by Carlton Cole, who is currently one match into a [...]
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The Winning Mentality Is Back, Insists Spurs Ace
Posted on 31. Oct, 2008 by Milox.
SPURS defender Jonathan Woodgate believes the team have finally found that ‘winning mentality’ under Harry Redknapp.
Tottenham had made their worst-ever start to a league season after failing to pick up a single win under Juande Ramos.
But the board have since removed the Spaniard, along with assistant manager Gus Poyet and sporting director Damien Comolli. [...]
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Pulis HAILS Gunners Boss’s Impact
Posted on 31. Oct, 2008 by Milox.
STOKE boss Tony Pulis has lauded Arsene Wenger’s influence on Arsenal during his 12-year stint in English football ahead of tomorrow’s league clash between the two sides.
The Gunners face the Premier League’s newcomers at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday, with Wenger’s men lying in third place after a dramatic 4-4 draw with fierce rivals [...]
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Big-Money Star WILL NOT Face West Ham
Posted on 31. Oct, 2008 by Milox.
EVERTON’S £15million summer signing Marouane Fellaini will miss the Toffees’ Premier League trip to West Ham United after picking up his fifth booking of the season at Bolton Wanderers on Wednesday.
Belgian Fellaini, who headed a 90th-minute winner at the Reebok, was shown a yellow by referee Phil Dowd for his over-exuberant celebrations.
The 20-year-old, who [...]
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Ex-Spurs Striker Offers His Services To Redknapp
Posted on 31. Oct, 2008 by Milox.
FORMER Spurs striker Les Ferdinand has offered his services to new boss Harry Redknapp in the hope that he can land a coaching role with his old club.
The ex-England international, who spent six years at White Hart Lane between 1997 and 2003, believes he could help bring the best out of strikers Darren Bent [...]
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Gunners Striker Believes They NEED To Be More Clinical
Posted on 31. Oct, 2008 by Milox.
ARSENAL striker Emmanuel Adebayor has told his team-mates they will never be Premier League champions without developing a winning mentality that was lacking against Tottenham this week.
Adebayor struggled to find reasons why Arsenal’s bitter rivals were able to salvage a draw at the Emirates Stadium after heading into the final two minutes 4-2 down.
“To [...]
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Levy Tells Spurs: Don’t BLAME ME For Your Failures
Posted on 31. Oct, 2008 by Milox.
Daniel Levy admits Tottenham have been the great underachievers during his reign as chairman.
But he absolved himself of most of the blame by accusing former manager Martin Jol of going behind his back and claiming sacked boss Juande Ramos had fallen out with key players.
Since taking over as chairman in 2001, Levy has always backed [...]
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Hammers Linked With Olympic Stadium Again
Posted on 31. Oct, 2008 by Milox.
WEST Ham United’s possible move to the London 2012 Olympic Stadium could be back on again after IOC (International Olympic Committee) president Jacques Rogge claimed it did not have to retain an athletics legacy.
As a condition of winning the Games, the London Olympic Board was originally required to provide a stadium with an athletics [...]
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