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Bentley: Right club at the wrong time!
David Bentley is, in many respects a player, perfect for Tottenham Hotspur. He is technically very good, looks to play football the right way, works hard, has confidence in
18:25 » Vital FootballWhat has Defoe started? Our guide to football's biggest fashion criminals
The sight of Jermain Defoe in that hat at White Hart Lane last night would have reminded all Tottenham fans of a certain age of 70s band The Rubettes.
14:54 » Daily MailFine result papers over the cracks for Spurs
If ever there was a game of two halves it was at White Hart Lane last night. Spurs out thought and outfought for the first 45
11:49 » Vital FootballMisfiring £15m Bentley branded a poor man's Becks by former Spurs star
Former Tottenham centre-half Paul Miller says David Bentley should remember he is a footballer and not a model after failing to impress since his £15m switch from Blackburn.
11:30 » Daily MailMiddlesbrough issue Downing warning
Middlesbrough chief executive Keith Lamb today told Tottenham to once and for all forget about signing Stewart Downing this month.
10:36 » The IndependentDefoe acts as his own agent to seal the deal and return to Spurs
Jermain Defoe took on the role of football agent to push through his £15.75million move from Portsmouth back to Tottenham. The striker is in dispute with his previous agent.
10:35 » Daily MailWednesday's transfer rumours: Gareth Bale to Boro to secure Spurs' move for Stewart Downing?
Tiny Jermain dominates the back pages this morning, dressed like a cross between Alfred P Doolittle and the lead singer of JoBoxers, beaming like he just got lucky with his double-your-money return to White Hart Lane.Aitch, though, is far from finished and keeps battering at Boro's back door with offers for Stewart Downing. The Sun thinks he's raised his offer from £6m last week to £14.5m last night but the Express maintains that his only hope is to pay £11m in cash and send Gareth Bale up there as well to placate a peeved Gareth Southgate. Bale will play on the left while...
09:15 » GuardianTime for Spurs to sit tight or walk away..
This morning we read that Boro have turned down a £14.5 million for Stewart Downing only hours after having an offer of 11 million also refused and the player asking for a transfer.
09:15 » Vital FootballHarry Redknapp labels Tottenham squad 'naive'
Spurs manager will attempt to add up to four more experienced signings in January transfer window.
09:13 » TelegraphRedknapp unhappy with squad depth
Harry Redknapp says he needs to add three or four players to his "badly balanced" Tottenham squad in January, despite a Carling Cup semi-final boost.
08:13 » BBC SportJamie O'Hara inspiration leaves Spurs in sight of Wembley
Tottenham Hotspur 4 Burnley 1As fans toasted return of pintsized Jermain Defoe Spurs fittingly staged Carling Cup game of two halves.
07:27 » TelegraphSpurs fail in Downing bid
Middlesbrough have rejected a £14.5million approach from Tottenham for Stewart Downing.
07:08 » SkySports.comTottenham 4 Burnley 1: O'Hara races to rescue as Harry inspires Spurs
Until Harry Redknapp delivered a stirring half-time speech and made what proved an inspired substitution, his team gave him something of a fright.
04:43 » Daily MailMiddlesbrough dig heels in over Stewart Downing sale as Spurs raise their offer
Middlesbrough are expecting yet another bid for Stewart Downing from Tottenham Hotspur but have resolved to reject it. Although Spurs are understood to be poised to offer an initial £12m rising to £14.5m for the England winger, Gareth Southgate said last night that Downing will be staying put at The Riverside."Stewart won't be leaving, any bid will be turned down," said Boro's manager, who retains the full weight of his chairman's support on the matter. Indeed, Steve Gibson has demanded renewed loyalty and commitment from Middlesbrough's players – Downing included...
00:13 » GuardianCarling Cup: Defoe will add balance to lop-sided line-up, says Redknapp
Harry Redknapp described the Tottenham Hotspur squad that he inherited from the previous regime at the club as "badly balanced and put together" as he looked forward to putting his own stamp on it.His first signing, Jermain Defoe, who has arrived in a £15m deal from their old club Portsmouth, watched from the stands at White Hart Lane last night as the team rallied to beat Burnley 4-1 and put one foot in the final of the Carling Cup. The 26-year-old said he "never wanted to leave in the first place".But Redknapp's post-match mood was of a man who realised the size of the challenge ahead...
00:11 » GuardianSimon Burnton: Ball boys given the best seat in the house at Tottenham
In the 16th minute of last Friday's FA Cup tie between Tottenham and Wigan Daniel De Ridder took a corner-kick for the visitors. I know this, because I was watching the match on Setanta and reporting noteworthy incidents for the Guardian's website. It was headed away by the Spurs defence. Within moments Wigan got another one, from the same side. This time it was overhit and went straight out of play.Neither incident would in itself qualify as being particularly noteworthy but there was something else happening, something weird, something mysterious. Unless Setanta's special effects budget is...
00:09 » GuardianRedknapp's fury fires revival to put Spurs on road to Wembley
Harry Redknapp has brought with him the power to transform Tottenham Hotspur but never before has he done it in the space of one match. In these 90 minutes was the schizophrenic nature of Tottenham writ large: terrible before half-time and booed off the pitch; brilliant after the break with four goals and now, very probably, off to Wembley again.
00:00 » The IndependentArshavin in new link to Arsenal
The Russian international Andrei Arshavin has visited the Arsenal training ground and expressed a desire to join the club this month but the £22m fee demanded by Zenit St Petersburg is still proving a huge obstacle. Arshavin is understood to have visited in the same week that Spartak Moscow played Tottenham Hotspur in the Uefa Cup.
00:00 » The IndependentMy squad is naive, says Redknapp
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp last night tore into his players and branded them "naive" claiming that he has been left a "badly-balanced, badly put-together" squad by predecessor Juande Ramos and former director of football Damien Comolli.
00:00 » The IndependentTottenham Hotspur 4 Burnley 1: Inspired Tottenham take giant stride towards Wembley
AN ELECTRIFYING 23-minute burst from Tottenham tore Burnley apart in the Carling Cup semi-final first leg and put the holders firmly in the driving seat for a return to Wemble
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