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i have never seen kevin prince boateng play, only george boateng from boro. i read he's a central midfielder, born to german and ghanian parents and is named germany's best young player in 2006.

so much money has exchanged hands for players who are so young these days. but anyway, older and experienced players will demand higher wages every season.

so spurs have signed players for every department except goalkeeper. robinson is still crossing his fingers. :D

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Hertha Berlin have accepted a bid for midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng from Premiership outfit Tottenham.

Sevilla were the first club to register an interest in the promising 20-year-old, the Spanish Primera Liga side lodging a £2.7million bid last week.

However, Tottenham then weighed in with a reported £5.4million offer to put the approach of the reigning two-time UEFA Cup champions in the shade.

Sevilla have since upped their offer, but Hertha general manager Dieter Hoeness favours the deal put together by the north London club. 'The offer from Sevilla never interested us,' Hoeness said. 'It was not enough, so we turned it down.

'We have accepted the offer from England and now the club and the player must reach an agreement.'

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check out the celebrations in the early 80s when spurs won the 1980/81 FA cup final against man city. they were all there in the sing-along; ardiles, archibald, chris hughton, crooks, hoddle...

check out the goals - ricardo villa and garth crooks (jersey 11) scored in the replay. :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCXdl...elated&search=

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Hello,

I've been away to Bali and missed the whole transfer rumours going on. When I got back, my inbox were full with emails from my fellow Spurs supporters from the UK, the US, Singapore, South Africa, Korea and New Zealand. They asked me if all the rumours were true. Geez...its not that Im the chairman or something! LOL But I can tel you this, the Egyptians (Mido and Ghali) is definitely going to Brum. But its a slow process, maybe they took the Nile river and the camels had a torrid time carrying the 700 pounds Mido!

Oh, and while I was in Bali, I spotted a topless European gal with her boyfriend. I didnt notice the boyfriend was wearing a Spurs jersey as I was too distracted by the girlfiends yummy knockers! Haha...The bf was wearing our collared Adidas-Holsten kit with Oyvind Leonhardsen's name at the back. I thought, hey, thats rare...Leo's number at the back! Normally people would go for 9-Ferdinand, or 23/5-Campbell or 22/10- Keane...but i always welcome anyone with a Spurs kit and a players number on their backs. I thought right, he was a Norweign. i asked him, why not have Iversen's number at the back he said, he has one. The next day, we went out for lunch, my wife and kid and the couple that is, he brought a bag with him. Its his collection of Spurs kits. Ive never seen anyone who has the exact same kit with different numbers at the back! I was shellshocked and awed by this. He had 8-Sherwood, 10-Iversen, 32-Berti, 33-Klinsmann, 8-Poyet, 14-Ginola, 9 and 7- Anderton, 10-Sheringham, 9-Ferdinand, 22 and 10 Keane, 5-Campbell, 26-King, 5-davids...but my fav was 4-that writes Pls Skor b4 u leave FREUND! Haha...He said for this Bali trip, he only brought those and nothing else. Now thats what I call Hard core. He even gave me a photo of him and his GF with Ian Walker, Sir Les and Ginola....too bad the gf is wearing clothes!! LOL.

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i'm glad mido is moving on as i will hate to see a good player like him earning his wage as a 5th striker. as for ghali, i can get dolphins to give him a grand farewell in the river nile.

btw how big are those boobs? did you tell the guy about our little fan club here in sbf? :D

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sad to say, mido n ghaly not moving....the deal collapse becos of their wage demand....ghaly asking for 40k per week LOL and later drop to 20k whereby brimingham only willing to pay him 10k per week..

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as a club which is in and out of the top flight so often, i can understand birmingham need to maintain the average weekly wage with a signing like ghaly. lets hope their new owners change their minds and meet the 20k. :D

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Blimey...what stingy Egyptians! You are lucky that you can afford to have your hair permed (Ghali) and your eye brows trimmed (Mido), whereas your countrymen in Egypt cant even afford a can of coke...still want 40k pw.... you are not Drogba, Abedi Pele or George Weah la...cmon lah, youre almost the same standard with Abbas Saad and Allistair Edwards lah! Sheeeeeeeeeeesh!

Her boobs are FINE i tell ya! But I couldnt just stare at em. Her bf might punch me in the face!...I didnt tell him about sbf Spurs...but I did tell them that Spurs has a big following in Malaysia and Singapore and SHEBBY SINGH as our main man. NOT!

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shebby singh = http://mods.soccergaming.tv/~iceblu/Ice/p$$$$$if

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Haha, I agree with you on that, but me and Shebby, we have things in common. We are both Malaysians, I supported his team when he was playing (Kuala Lumpur FA-they are now utter crap!), We both support Tottenham and we both think that Malaysian football sucks!. Apart from that I still think he is shite. Hehe. Would rather have that Paula Malai Ali (ESPN) as the commentator. Though she has zero knowledge in football, I can still imaine her talking about balls! ...oh, and she's just divorced too! ahhh..

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hey... paula is ichiban milf! last time whenever shebby was commentator for the match, i had to switch channels after 5 mins. he is intolerable lah, luckily no more already. and also fortunately, i dont watch all those review shows like football focus, or the nokia or tiger whatever show, where shebby may sit down there and keelee kooloo... :D

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Its party time guys...Ghaly has left! What about Mido u asked? Well, he is still being tracked by Steve Bruce, this time he wants to have him on loan, which is for me, good enough. Other teams have also shown interest, namely, Villa, Lyon and several clubs in Spain. Also on the way out is Danny Murphy who is linked with his former club, Crewe as well as Fulham, Southampton and Leeds (GASP!)

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ok ghali is gone! murphy is going out too? spurs is going to be perfect! oh there's still steed. :D

ESPN
Birmingham complete deal for Spurs' Ghaly

Birmingham manager Steve Bruce believes new signing Hossam Ghaly has the technique, hunger and aggression to be a major asset in the fight for Barclays Premier League survival.

Bruce has spent £3million to make Ghaly his eighth signing of the summer, subject to a successful application for a work permit, following Blues' return to the top flight.

The 25-year-old Egypt international has signed a three-year deal with the St Andrews club, with the option of a further two years.

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Hey, that's one good reason to thank Starhub...no more Macey and Shebby! :D

JWNY

It's Official - We got King.... Now we have Prince...
 

BOATENG SIGNS FOR SPURS

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We are delighted to announce that we have signed Kevin-Prince Boateng from Hertha Berlin.


A central midfielder, the 20-year-old arrives at the Lane having already played 42 games in Germany’s Bundesliga, scoring four goals. He has also made six appearances in the UEFA Cup.

Boateng progressed through the ranks at Hertha Berlin having initially played for the reserve team in the Regionalliga Nord, where he scored three goals in 18 games in the 2004-05 season aged just 17.

Capped by Germany at youth and Under-21 level, Boateng was awarded the prestigious Fritz Walter Gold Medal Award after being voted Best Young Player in Germany in July, 2006 and went on to contribute 14 assists towards Hertha's goal tally last season.

"For me it is amazing to be in England," reacted Kevin to his arrival. "To be in London and playing for Spurs will be great for me. It has been my ambition to play in England, I am 20 now and am about to quickly realise my dream.

"I know that Spurs are a team who like to play offensive football. The club want to climb higher next season and I want to be a part of it.

"I watched the Premier League regularly in Germany, it is the most famous league in the world and I have always enjoyed it."

Martin Jol added that Kevin will bring strength and variety to his midfield options.

"Kevin is a talented player who plays for the Under-21 side of his country," said the manager. "You could compare him with the likes of Aaron Lennon and Tom Huddlestone in that he is an exciting player for now and the future.

"He is an attacking midfield player, very strong and that is one of his main assets.

"In Germany he is regarded as one of the biggest talents, we recognised this and went in for him." - Tottenham Hotspur Official Website

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starhub screwed shebby... :p

14 assists last season! we are like talking about guti or xavi!

come on KPB, the EPL will be your playground... :D

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The younger version..... so young... so talented...

Look at his skill: http://harryhotspur.blogspot.com/200...showreels.html

but darn... we got a good problem... who should start in CM...

Zokora, Huddlestone, Jenas, Malbranque, Teemu Tanio, Boateng, Taarabat.......... and the list went on....

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harryhotspur is a terrific website with great quotes.

"I would run through brick walls for Spurs." Graham Roberts

"White Hart Lane was always a place where I felt I belonged." David Ginola

tanio, jenas... they are all good central midfielders, but some of them have to take turn to play left midfield.

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Pressure on Martin Jol to win trophy

Tottenham manager Martin Jol says that there will be more pressure on him to succeed this season than ever before, but he is confident his side can develop into one of the best in the Premiership.

Jol has transformed the north London club on and off the pitch since he took over the managerial reins from Jacques Santini in November 2004.

The Dutch coach has assembled one of the best young squads in English football and ensured that the club are playing on the European stage once again.

Tottenham last won a major trophy in 1999 (the League Cup) and supporters are anxious to see their side bring some major silverware to White Hart Lane.

The club's directors have shown their trust in Jol by handing him in the region of £39 million to spend on new signings - including the purchase of striker Darren Bent from Charlton for £16.5 million.

Jol knows the expectation which comes with spending so much money and is honest enough to admit he must have another successful year if he is to justify all the hype surrounding the club this summer.

"There will be a bit more pressure because people expect more," he said. "With different players, younger players, it's not always easy. We first have to prove that we can be top-four potential. We've never done that before. It's a bigger step for us than for Arsenal because they're already in the top four.

"The board is very happy with me. I was the only one in the last 25 years to get the team into the top five two years in a row, so they can't complain."

Jol feels that his side could become genuine title contenders over the next few years if all the players fulfil their true potential.

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great news folks, great ghaly is back. good grief.

Birmingham boss Steve Bruce today admitted he told Hossam Ghaly to 'clear off' after the midfielder criticised his new team-mates and complained about having to undergo an extra fitness training session.

Bruce was less than impressed with the approach of Ghaly during a double training session at the club's Wast Hills complex yesterday, when he was asked to do extra running and a session with fitness coach Dan Harris due to his lack of pre-season training.

As a result, the manager decided to call off the proposed £3million transfer from Tottenham. Blues had announced the deal on Monday subject to a work permit but until that had been obtained the formal paperwork could not be completed and technically Ghaly was still a Spurs player.

And Bruce has revealed his reasons to the Birmingham Mail: 'His agent left a message and said that he [Ghaly] wasn't happy with the standard of players here. 'I couldn't believe what I was hearing - and I've kept the message on my voicemail.

'When he had his one-to-one session with Dan, he was moaning we 'don't do this, don't do that' at Tottenham, it 'wasn't right' and 'ridiculous'.

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BLIMEY! So that means the number 14 is occupied again? I was hoping for us to sign Guti and give him that number. Hehe.

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Guti is great!

http://www.123football.com/players/g/guti/guti2.jpg

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Hey SPURS Bros,

Do you think Curtis Davis from West Brom will be a good signing for Spurs ?

And i'm still concerned that we still have not found a star left winger / midfield player ?

What do you Bros think ?

Cheers ! :)

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huh??? still buying midfielders ah???:confused:

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YIPPEE !!! Can't wait for this Sat's game !!!

Think it'll be important that we have a winning start & that will kickstart a winning trend & lots of confidence for SPURS !!!

Only concern about the left side - all the key left backs injured !!! :(

What are you Bro's prediction for this Sat's game ? :)

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Lets see....King, Dawson, Kaboul, Rocha, Gardner, Dervitte....Do we need Davies who only played 1 season in the EPL??? I think not.

Haha...good point there, but we still dont have a LMF. I think our last LMF we had was the mighty and very fit Andy Reid. Reto Ziegler has left too, so we do need someone there. We cant afford to play with makeshift LMF. We played Davids, Tainio, Malbranque, Lennon, Murphy there, but we seemed o attack faster on the right. Thats why whenever we counter attack, we seldom see us counter from the left. So I say, buy a LMF, get rid of one or two CMF (Maybe Murphy, Ghali -pls go, dont moan! or Tainio)

Yeah man, LB is a concern. We might field Rocha or Gardner there as both of them played LB at the tail of last season. Or we might bring Chimbo on the left and recall Staltieri to play on the right. But for me, although I prefer to play 4-4-2, I would employ 3 CBs as injury has resticted our selection. So, thats Dawson, Kaboul and Gardner/Rocha as CBs, RWB-Chimbonda, LWB-Lennon (Who else but him?-no choice there), CMF-Fresh Prince Boateng, Hudds/Jenas/Zokora or Malbranque, Keano in the hole and Bent and the count (Dimitar) up front. But I prefer 4-4-2 anytime. Get well soon King and Bale...

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Interesting reading of the Spurs game,Bro !

Actually last year Robinson was to be blamed for several goals too !

Hope he really can do much better this season !

What do you Bros think of Robinson ?

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spurs is playing 2-6-2 next season. :D

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robinson is england's no.1 simply becos the country is out of good goalkeepers. :D