Official Tottenham Hotspur Thread

[The Slickman]

I went to the game yesterday and the reaction Davids got when he warmed up and when he walked on the pitch was amazing and his second touch nearly lobbing the keeper , fantastic .

[Lineker]

This years squad numbers have been released.

1. Paul Robinson

2. Noureddine Naybet

3. Stephen Kelly

4. Sean Davis

5. Edgar Davids

6. Teemu Tainio

7. Paul Stalteri

8. Pedro Mendes

9. Frédéric Kanouté

10. Robbie Keane

11. Michael Brown

12. Radek Cerný

13. Márton Fülöp

14. Erik Edman

15. Mido

16. Reto Ziegler

17. Noé Pamarot

18. Jermain Defoe

19. Andrew Reid

20. Michael Dawson

21. Wayne Routledge

22. Tom Huddlestone

23. Michael Carrick

24. Goran Bunjevcevic

25. Aaron Lennon

26. Ledley King ©

27. Calum Davenport

28.

29.

30. Anthony Gardner

31.

32. Johnnie Jackson

33.

34.

35. Robert Burch

36. Mounir El Hamdaoui

37.

38.

39.

40.

[source: FootballSquads.com]

[Lineker]

THinking of getting either Tainio, Davids, or Reid on my shirt this year.

[botchedpiledriver]

Who the fuck is Paul Stalteri?

[Turbo Yannis]

A Canadian fullback Spurs signed from Werder Bremen.

If you believe the Official Premier League website he was well liked and was a decent player. If you believe Mazat he was fucking murder.

[botchedpiledriver]

I assumed he was winger, seeing as he is wearing the number 7 shirt next year.

[fineintent]

I assumed he was winger, seeing as he is wearing the number 7 shirt next year.

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[fineintent]

Even though Ledley King is out, I'm confident about tomorrow. I Sky Plus'd John Barnes last night, and they said our possible line up was:

GK: Robinson

RB: Salteri

LB: Edman

CB: Dawson

CB: Gardner

MR: Routledge

ML: Reid

MC: Davids

MC: Carrick

FC: Defoe

FC: Kanoute

So it's pretty much a full strength team, bar Ledley obviously. Should be good for at least a one goal win, particularly given the fact that Pompey don't have Yakubu anymore.

[botchedpiledriver]

Have you still got Mido? I thought he was only on loan for the season, but I'm sure I've heard him mentioned in pre-season.

[fineintent]

Have you still got Mido?  I thought he was only on loan for the season, but I'm sure I've heard him mentioned in pre-season.

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[lanky316]

He's on loan for a year I believe which is up in January. He's looked good actually and I had him down as the likely starter along side Defoe for tomorrow, I can't see why Kanouté was playing for the reserves if he was down for the start. Not like he needed the extra time for fitness after preseason.

[botchedpiledriver]

You don't need to buy him if you have him for 2 years.

[Turbo Yannis]

Is Naybet injured? I assumed with King injured he'd play instead of Gardner.

[lanky316]

Is Naybet injured? I assumed with King injured he'd play instead of Gardner.

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[alldaws1]

I'm pretty sure Mido's loan is for 2 years. I read it somewhere, can't remember where though :S

Why isn't Mido starting tomorrow? Him and Defoe > Defoe and Kanoute.

[Turbo Yannis]

In all fairness, Anyone > Kanoute

I remember seeing that Mido's loan was for 18 months. So I think that it's finished at the end of the season.

[NobBe Nobbs]

Didn't Naybet leave? Or was that Atouba?

[Turbo Yannis]

That was Atouba. He went to Hamburg, IIRC.

Edgar Davids' Tottenham Hotspur debut is on hold after the midfielder was ruled out of Saturday's Premiership opener against Portsmouth.

The Dutchman had been pencilled in to make his Spurs bow for this weekend's trip to Fratton Park, following his recent move from Internazionale.

But the 32-year-old will be forced to watch the game from the sidelines after picking up a knee injury in training on Friday.

Spurs boss Martin Jol confirmed the injury to Davids and expects his compatriot to be absent for at least a week.

"He fell off balance in a collision in training but thankfully it looks quite a minor injury and he should be back in a week or two," said Jol.

Davids' injury could also see him miss Tottenham's first home game of the season against Middlesbrough next weekend.

The midfielder's debut could now be against Blackburn Rovers on August 24 or against Premiership champions Chelsea in a fortnight's time.

Edited August 12, 2005 by Turbonegro

[Lineker]

Naybet is injured. Carrick and Davis to start in central midfield?

Anyone going tomorrow?

[Guest Ringmaster]

Mido is on loan for 18 months, as for Salteri, he's a decent player, who occasionaly shows signs of brilliance and then goes back to being invisible. I can definitely see why Jol would sign him, but he would really need some severe motivation if he is ever to be anything more than a bench warmer.

On the other hand, he is Canada's defence....