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Sad about Charlton. Wanted Watford, Wigan and West Ham to go down. Think you're right about Defoe, but he doesn't contribute a lot if he's not scoring goals................. other than keeping the offside stats ticking over. Don't want Pearce sacked either until he's signed Mido!! I'd be happy with Bent and Dixon to replace those .

They did win a playoff final though. That achievement must count for something......................... possibly.

Wouldn't argue with any of that. I think it has been pretty well documented previously that Sidwell wanted to leave Arsenal because he wasn't getting the opportunities and Arsenal didn't try to hard to keep him because they knew they had Fabregas improving at a rapid rate of knots. He's talented, very talented even, but Chelsea won't want him except as a squad player and I don't think that will fit well with Sidwell's ambitions.

Found an article on the subject........................... KOEMAN DECISION EXPECTED ON MONDAY An announcement on the future of PSV Eindhoven coach Ronald Koeman is expected to be made on Monday. Koeman met with members of PSV's board of directors on Friday to discuss his future at the club in the wake of chairman Frits Schuitema's comments last month that hinted the 44-year-old could be on his way out of the Philips Stadion. PSV claimed their third title on the trot on goal difference from Ajax on a thrilling final day of the season last weekend, but both supporters and players are alleged to have become dissatisfied with Koeman after the club blew an 11-point lead at the summit before their late recovery. It is believed that Schuitema's stance has softened since PSV claimed the title, but Koeman, whose contract runs until June 2008, gave nothing away when he left the meeting on Friday afternoon. He said: "I won't say anything about the meeting. "I will go to my house in Portugal now for two days. "On Monday the club and I will make an announcement. I will say no more." http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=international_feed/07/05/04/SOCCER_Ned-PSV_Eindhoven_Koeman.html&TEAMHD=soccer

With some of the youngsters now beginning to work their way through to the first team squad, maybe you will be seeing Roeder's success from his Academy days. The fact that the current crop were beaten in the semi final of the Youth Cup by the eventual winners is also a plus point for Roeder imo. True, he wasn't in charge of them this season but they would have signed for the club when he was. Roeder's legacy to Newcastle will be Krul, Edgar etc etc.

Maybe Roeder didn't have that kind of money to spend. Maybe Newcastle would have fared much better this season isf he had been given that sort of money to spend. Of course, it may have been that Macbeth was right and there wasn't that sort of money available to spend in the first place.

Don't know if there are any Dutch based fans here but I've heard PSV and Koeman are making a joint statement today. The suggestion is it will be a parting of the ways for them with Koeman possibly going to the Premiership. Don't know how much, if anything, is true. Just what I heard.

Correct. So Shepherd sacks him but pays Roeder off in full if he says he resigned. Roeder's reputation is tarnished rather than ruined and Shepherd (as you say) says I did get the right man for the job...................

He said in the Sky interview on Friday he wouldn't walk away from the job. Two days later there's a hastily convened Board Meeting, Roeder is told to attend and it's then announced Roeder has resigned. Do you honestly believe Roeder did resign? I don't for a second. Probably was told that if it was announced he resigned and he signs a confidentiality clause, he will get the pay off he was entitled to in full without any arguments. If Roeder did do that, he wouldn't have been the first to have agreed to that. For what its worth, I think Roeder is an honourable man and cares a lot for the club and the area in general. You can't be captain of the team in an area of footballing passion and not feel anything for the club and the city. Unfortunately, as a manager, he was sadly lacking although I do wonder whether he was really given the funds necessary to overhaul the squad in the way that was necessary. But he's gone now, I wish him well for the future.

I might be wrong, but I thought that if news broke when the LSE was closed, they simply have to notify once it is open.

Got them all while still at Man Utd apparently. Coached the u12's for a year to get the Pro badge.

See when I see Tottenham fans posting s*** on here about their club, I wonder why they don't f*** off to the Arsenal board and tell people that care. In contrast, all through my life Leeds have been a club that have been relevant to us, you look down the years, many, many seasons the biggest gate at Elland Road was against Newcastle, and the biggest gate at SJP was against Leeds. Leeds was always a rivalry for us, even our broad catchment area overlaps, and while I used to hate Leeds, I'd be very, very sad if they can't find the £5m to save themselves by June 27th. Maybe the Leeds fans are too apathetic to bother to post here. Personally, I'm not bothered whether they go into liquidation or not. I made a small donation to help Wrexham but I wouldn't cross over the road to help Leeds tbh.

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.............. so says the Mail Levy to fight off oil magnate's White Hart Lane takeover bid By DANNY GRIFFITHS Last updated at 12:30pm on 4th May 2007 Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is set to repel any offers to buy the White Hart Lane club as its Stock Market value continues to soar. The Spurs share price has risen by more nearly a third in the last fortnight as talk of a buyout bid by East European businessmen continues to gather pace. Shares were selling at 116p each at 11.12am today up from 85p on April 20 and in a different world from the 29p on offer little more than 18 months ago. Vagit Alekperov, rated by Forbes magazine as the 48th richest person worldwide with £6.3billion of net worth, is believed to be one of the men interested in following in the footsteps of Roman Abramovich and investing in an English football club. Tottenham are an attractive proposition as they are based in London and are already a worldwide brand thanks to their rich tradition both at home and abroad. The 56-year-old Alekperov was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, one of the earliest centres of the international petroleum industry. His father, who died when Vagit was a boy, worked in the oil fields all his life and inspired Alekperov to follow in his footsteps. It is believed, however, that Levy - a lifelong Tottenham supporter - has no desire to hand over power. He has worked diligently to bring back former glories to the N17 club since ENIC took control of Spurs from Alan Sugar. Another summer of big spending in the transfer market is planned to bring in the five-star players to transform Tottenham from UEFA Cup candidates into a side capable of breaking into the Premiership's top four with regular Champions League football at White Hart Lane the prime objective. It is also thought that Levy, a loyal lieutenant to tycoon Joe Lewis, who owns the club's parent company, will be assisted by the Bahamas-based billionaire's son Charlie in bringing real success to Spurs. Tottenham are already in a financial power of strength as they are comfortably ensconced among the top world's top 20 richest clubs. Lucrative deals were struck last year with shirt sponsors Mansion and kit suppliers Puma and the club have 23,000 season ticket holders with another 30,000 on the waiting list and a blossoming membership scheme adding to the strong fanbase. There are plans to redevelop White Hart Lane to increase the 36,000 capacity and Spurs have even announced their finances are so stable they can afford to snub offers of £40million for star striker Dimitar Berbatov with manager Martin Jol maintaining: "We are not a selling club." I think that this is the first time Vagit Alekperov has been mentioned in the press, although I have mentioned his name here a couple of times going back nearly a year. My understanding, contrary to what the Mail is saying, is that Levy is holding out for as a good a price as possible and maximise his profit before moving to the States. When Enic in Spetember buys the unsold shares they underwrote Enic will have roughly 52%. That's when I think Levy will sell. The Mail probably think that as well but aren't saying it yet. So I think in the New Year Spurs will be owned by a Russian and I can't say I'm especially happy about the prospect. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=452680&in_page_id=1779 http://www.newcastle-online.com/nufcforum/index.php?topic=22519.0 http://www.newcastle-online.com/nufcforum/index.php?topic=39177.0

If Villa paid £9.6m for Young, you're not going to get a current England international for £6m. As Charlton are going down, the price may well come down a bit but I don't see it being less than £10m. IIRC, weren't Charlton asking for £18m, not £12m before?

FFS has never answerd any email. He has never answered to any banners and protests asking him to resign. The local media make up their own stories and polls despite contrary general consensus. Next game is a game of insignificance, we have no hopes of European or relegation positions. I would rather forfeit the few hundred thousands prize money awarded to better positioned team, if that means Roeder is gone and a better manager is brought in. If the next match is of no significance, why go? If the fans voted with their feet, and the press and media were fully aware of what the fans were doing and why, FFS would have to sit up and take notice if there more empty seats than full ones. In the years I've supported Spurs (and that's quite a few!), I've never wished the team to lose and I've never booed a player whose worn the shirt, irrespective of whether I thought he was fit to wear it. But have I let my feet do the talking? Too bloody right they have! Not the season we got relegated, nor for the season when we bounced straight back, but for Christian Gross, I had probably half a season away from WHL. That's not the sign of a fan who doesn't care, it's the opposite tbh.

He's not great but does a lot of things really well without them being obvious, not a great tackler, but tidies up well for example. I think Spurs fans argued more about his strengths and abilities more than any other player in the past 6 or 7 years. Now that he's gone, I think everyone is agreed that Spurs are far worse off with his absence. He's playing a more advanced role for Man Utd, probably 20 yds further upfield and that shows in the goals he's scored to Utd compared to the 2 he scored for Spurs. If he had played more like he did for Spurs, I think Utd might have got to the CL final. He isn't a true holding MF player like Hargreaves, but if a team hasn't got that type of player, as Utd haven't, Carrick can do an effective job there whilst not being ideal.

I can't believe anyone has said yes tbh. If you want Roeder out, surely there are other ways of letting your feelings known other than wishing the team to lose. Whether it is bombarding FFS with emails, banners and protests outside SJP, swamp the local media and press, but wishing your team to lose? Sorry, but I can't get my head wrapped around that thinking.

Geez, a difficult one to answer as there are so many different options open to Levy. How much rent would be paid and how would it be calculated? A flat figure for each match, a percentage of the gate income or a figure to cover all matches for the season (not knowing how many matches that might entail due to cup competitions etc). Firstly, I don't think they would be offering more season tickets for the (assumed) one season at Wembley. They can't offer more season tickets than would be available on the return to WHL. If Levy opted for the current pricing structure, he wouldn't pick up additional neutrals just wanting to see a match at Wembley. On the other hand, charge £20 and half price for concessions and the place could be full for prime matches. But with bigger crowds comes more stewards, policing etc, the costs go up. Also I don't know whether they would be allowed to offer more tickets to the away team than they would normally do. If Spurs offered 20k tickets to Newcastle fans for £20 to go Wembley, what would be the take up? I reckon all of them (or something very close to it). Very simply, I think they would be pricing tickets at a range where they would be getting a crowd of around 52k, which I hear is the figure they have in mind for a redeveloped WHL. Alternatively, they could keep the current pricing strategy and see how many turn up. If they did that, I would be thinking between 40-45k, there is already a lot of feeling about the structure, particularly calling all Uefa Cup games Cat A irrespective of who the opposition was. I don't honestly believe it would be a waste of time and money, if it is thought through, Levy could make decent profits for Spurs utlising the the extra capacity that Wembley offers. If those options aren't available, he may well just be looking to minimise losses for that season.

Alan Pardew admitted today Darren Bent will leave if Charlton are relegated this season. Charlton's escape bid continues on Monday night when they take on Tottenham at The Valley, with the pressure again on Bent to provide the main goalscoring threat for Pardew's team. Asked if it was inevitable that the 14-goal striker will be sold if the club go down, the Charlton manager said: "That has been the situation of players coming out of the Premiership and is usually the situation in terms of the top players. "I was at West Ham when they tried to hang on to Jermain Defoe and that didn't work out." Even if Charlton stay up, Bent is likely to be a £10million target of several leading clubs, with Tottenham and Newcastle expected to be at the front of the queue to secure the England man's services. But Pardew insists it is not just the players who are affected when a club drops down a division. "Personally, I think it is something we all get a little bit carried away with," he said. "Whenever a Premier League club gets relegated the people who really suffer are the people who work in the stadium. "There is a big cull of staff. For us, the most important thing would be to bounce back so you can re-employ those people. "I'm sure Sunderland and Birmingham are contacting those people they lost so they can bring them back." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=452481&in_page_id=1779&ct=5 Would you want him at Newcastle? £10m seems a reasonable figure, I'd be happy to see him at Spurs at that price.

No, I'm not getting excited by the Mail article. I already knew about Younès Kaboul and mentioned it here 2 days ago. At least it seems as though there will be fresh faces to wear it next season. By all accounts we have a deal in place to sign Younès Kaboul from Auxerre for around £7.5m. Know nothing about him but for that money for a young CD I hope he's some good! http://www.newcastle-online.com/nufcforum/index.php?topic=39258.msg803762#msg803762

Absolutely. If you say did the match sell out, then the answer is no. The Ticket Office f*cked up, a couple of staff were sacked as a result. Spurs started to sell them on the day but the police blocked any more sales. WHL was inundated with complaints about it and ticket sales for next season are through a different outlet. So the short answer is no, the tickets weren't all sold but yes, they would have been sold if the Ticket Office/Police had allowed tickets to be sold.

An article from a newspaper which has a corporate box at the Emirates. I wouldn't expect anything different from them tbh.

Very well informed, the meeting with Wembley was yesterday afternoon! Spurs open talks to use Wembley while White Hart Lane is redeveloped By DANNY GRIFFITHS Last updated at 11:15am on 3rd May 2007 Tottenham have moved a step closer to a major redevelopment of White Hart Lane by opening talks aimed at becoming temporary tenants at Wembley. Spurs are determined to cement a permanent place in the Champions League over the next few seasons but are fully aware the 36,000 capacity at their High Road home is just not big enough to pull in the revenue needed to back their ambitious project. The club wants to rebuild the Lane in instalments with the major additions being to the West Stand, East Stand and Paxton Road sections of the ground. New facilities will include restaurants and a museum and shops and businesses on the High Road and behind the north end of the ground have already been bought up and are ready for demolition as soon as final agreements about the building work are signed. There will eventually be enough room for more than 50,000 fans to watch Martin Jol's team in action - and with 23,000 current season ticket holders, 20,000 more on the waiting list and a burgeoning membership scheme, there should not be any problems in filling all the seats on a regular basis. Key to work beginning on White Hart Lane is the redevelopment of the Northumberland Park rail station and an extension to underground services on the Victoria line. But it is believed Tottenham, in partnership with Haringey Council, have successfully petitioned Transport for London and that the work will go ahead. Spurs believe moving to the lavish new Wembley is the best way to overcome the difficulties presented by the major reconstruction works. They have ruled out groundsharing with neighbours Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, even though it is nearer to White Hart Lane and easier for most of their supporters to travel to. The redevelopment work could start as early as next year meaning Spurs would move to Wembley for the 2008/2009 campaign. And if all goes to plan, it will be a major feather in the cap of dynamic Spurs chairman Daniel Levy, who has already turned round the club's fortunes on the pitch with his strong boardroom leadership. A Tottenham source said: "There has been a lot of hard work behind the scenes for a couple of years now and the club are hope their plans will soon come to fruition." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=452429&in_page_id=1779&ito=newsnow They also said yesterday: Spurs 'agree £7.5m deal' for French centre half Last updated at 17:51pm on 2nd May 2007 Tottenham have reportedly agreed a £7.5million fee with Auxerre for French defender Younes Kaboul. The 21-year-old centre back has attracted interest from Lyon, Liverpool and Portsmouth, but reports in France today claimed a deal has been struck with Spurs. Head coach Martin Jol is anxious to bolster his defensive options next season and is understood to have watched Kaboul play for Auxerre against Lyon last month. Club representatives were spotted at Auxerre's goalless draw against Lyon this month and boss Martin Jol is believed to have been one of them. Spurs have been short of cover at the back this season with captain Ledley King only recently returned after a long-term foot injury. Fellow centre half Anthony Gardner has not played since breaking his leg against Chelsea in March. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=452224&in_page_id=1779 Add to that close to signing one of your near neighbour's youngsters and an Icelandic wonderkid coming on trial, it's all very promising right now.

Girlfriend or no girlfriend, he is still under contract to Portsmouth. I reckon you'll have to pay through the nose to get him. 'Arry doesn't give away players he wants to keep!