Robinson relieved to be out of Spurs

Posted by Stevio in Tottenham Hotspur on July 30th, 2008

Former Spurs ‘keeper Paul Robinson has admitted that he’s relieved to have left White Hart Lane to join Blackburn Rovers.

Robinson said: “Not long after Ramos came in, he made his thoughts quite clear to everyone.

“It is a relief to be out of there now and nice to be wanted again.

“When you’re having a dip in form, you want the people around you to believe in you and back you.

“I feel I can be England’s No1 again. I’m 28 and have 42 caps already. The best years of my career are ahead of me. There is no reason why I can’t add to that.

“Tottenham is in the past. I’m looking to the future and the challenge ahead of me for club and country.

“Do I have something to prove? Definitely, 100 per cent. It has been a difficult six months.

“I have a bit of hunger back, which maybe I’ve missed the last couple of years.

“I know what I can do and I want to do myself justice. I’ve had a rough ride for six months but I have never doubted my ability.”

He added: “I had four years at Spurs, 3½ very happy. The most disappointing moment was being left out of the semi-final against Arsenal. You want to play in those big games.”

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Gardner loaned to Hull City

Posted by Stevio in Transfers on July 30th, 2008

Spurs defender Anthony Gardner has gone on loan to Hull City for the next five months.

The 26-year-old, who we signed from Port Vale for £1m back in 2000, said: “I feel I can get back to where I was.

“I’m 100 per cent confident as long as I’m playing regularly. I do feel I’ve got a bit of a point to prove now.”

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Defoe: Tough times ahead for Spurs

Posted by Stevio in Miscellaneous on July 29th, 2008

Former Tottenham Hotspur striker Jermain Defoe – now at Portsmouth – thinks Spurs are in for ‘tough times’ this coming season.

Defoe said: “It’s strange because obviously I have left the club and if they want to get rid of Dimitar Berbatov and Robbie Keane, then it’s going to be difficult for the club.

“I feel sorry for the fans because I can’t understand why a club will get rid of their best players. That’s football and I suppose there are times when players have got the opportunity to move to a bigger club.

“It’s obviously a tough time for Spurs. It’s a good club and I still speak to a lot of the players there. They are all my friends.

“I enjoyed my time there but you know for each player there is a time when you need to move on. I was there for 3½ years.

“I enjoyed my time, I scored a lot of goals and the fans were good to me.

“No matter what, I will still have a piece of that club inside me.”

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Three clubs chase Kaboul

Posted by Stevio in Tottenham Hotspur on July 29th, 2008

The future destination of Spurs defender Younes Kaboul is unclear after Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp revealed his club are no longer favourites to land the Frenchman.

Redknapp said: “I still want to bring in Kaboul but he has spoken with Sunderland. I know Aston Villa also want him.

“I went to see him last year before he joined Spurs, and drank Moroccan tea with his parents. But Roy Keane has met with him now, too.

“I’d say we are third now behind the other two teams.”

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Keane exits Spurs for Liverpool

Posted by Stevio in Transfers on July 29th, 2008

Irish striker Robbie Keane has completed his move from Tottenham Hotspur to Liverpool.

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy told the club’s official website: “I was incredibly disappointed when I first heard, not only that Liverpool had been working behind the scenes to bring Robbie to Anfield, but that Robbie himself wanted to go and he submitted a transfer request to this effect.

“I have already made my opinion clear on the nature of this transaction. I don’t regard it as a transfer deal – that is something which happens between two clubs when they both agree to trade – this is very much an enforced sale, for which we have agreed a sum of £19m as compensation plus a potential further £1.3m in additional compensation.”

Spurs have also said that Liverpool have apologised for the way they made their interest in the 28-year-old known. Therefore the official complaint made against Liverpool will now be dropped.

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Chimbonda joins Sunderland

Posted by Stevio in Transfers on July 26th, 2008

French defender Pascal Chimbonda has left Spurs and joined Sunderland for an undisclosed fee.

Sunderland’s manager Roy Keane told his club’s official website: “Pascal is one of those rare players who can play anywhere across the back line and that will be invaluable to us, so naturally we’re very pleased to secure his services.

“He has a lot of Premier League experience which can only be a plus for us and he’ll give us more options at the back, creating more competition for places there, so all-in-all it’s a fantastic signing for us.”

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Valencia president says Villa stays

Posted by Stevio in Rumours on July 26th, 2008

Valencia’s new president, Vicente Soriano, says no big names players – including David Villa – will be leaving the Spanish club.

Soriano told AS: “I refuse to sell any essential player from this squad.

“Those clubs can keep their hands in their pockets. Valencia is not a spot for fishing where clubs can come and take our players.

“I assure you no star players are leaving here. Very soon we will be back among the elite in Europe.”

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Agent tells Spurs to bid for Valencia striker

Posted by Stevio in Rumours on July 26th, 2008

The agent of David Villa says the striker’s club Valencia would consider a bid from Spurs.

Agrent Jose Luis Tamargo told The Guardian: “Many clubs have contacted me about the chances of a player who is guaranteed to score goals in England. But I am convinced if Spurs present an offer, Valencia will study the subject.”

He added: “David likes London and likes how Tottenham play with Juande Ramos. This is a club that excites him.”

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Spurs ‘keeper joins Blackburn

Posted by Stevio in Transfers on July 26th, 2008

Tottenham Hotspur ‘keeper Paul Robinson has left the club to join Blackburn Rovers for a £3.5m fee.

Robbo, 28, has penned a five-year deal at Ewood Park.

Spurs said in a statement on their official website: “The Club can announce that we have reached agreement for the permanent transfer of Paul Robinson to Blackburn Rovers.

“The goalkeeper joined us from Leeds United in May 2004 [for £1.5m] and went on to make 175 appearances for us in all competitions and scored one goal against Watford.

“We wish Paul all the best for the future.”

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Sir Les worried over striker departures

Posted by Stevio in Transfers on July 26th, 2008

Les Ferdinand has revealed his concern about Spurs’ possible lack of goalscoring this season.

The former Spurs striker said: “As a former player and a fan it worries me because all we hear about is the big players like the Berbatovs and the Keanes perhaps leaving and we are not hearing about replacements.

“I don’t think they can afford to sell both of them. If they both leave then Spurs are left with Darren Bent. I do think Darren is a good player but his career hasn’t started off well at Spurs.

“If you lose those two players you are losing 40-odd goals a season. How do you replace that? We don’t even know who Ramos is thinking about.

“I do like the new manager and I think he has some great ideas but it just worries me at this stage that there is not more positivity coming out of Spurs instead of negativity.

“He may have some strong ideas and may need the Keane and the Berbatov money to be able to go out and get who he wants but they won’t be proven in the Premier League when these two are.”

He added: “I have got to be honest, I would prefer to see the two front boys not go rather than bringing in anyone else because anyone that comes in will need that settling in period.

“We know how tough the Premier League is. There haven’t been that many strikers who have come in and hit the ground running. Fernando Torres did it, and Ruud van Nistelrooy did it but Roque Santa Cruz and Carlos Tevez needed time as did Dennis Bergkamp. There is no guarantee they will hit the ground running.”

Les, now 41, said of Spurs’ chances of success this coming season: “They could definitely do well in the Champions League straight away.

“Berbatov is a class act and hit the ground running when he first came here. And I have always said about Robbie Keane since he came to Tottenham that he is one of the players I would happily pay to watch.”

On Spurs new boy, Luka Modric, he said: “He looks a really good player but he is 5ft 6ins or 5ft 7ins and he is coming into the toughest league in the world so I would like to see how well he copes with that.

“That is always the question when you bring in foreign players.”

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