Tottenham Hotspur - the Pride of London

[Castrol]

tribute to Dean Richards, who passed away recently at 36 years of age.

i remember Richards didnt feature for spurs a lot due to nagging injuries, he was a solid rock when he played for the saints under hoddle.

Salute and RIP.



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Richards moved from hometown club Bradford to Wolves in 1995, making 145 appearances in a four-year spell and becoming a crowd favourite.

He subsequently moved on to Southampton, who were then in the top flight, where he spent two years before switching to White Hart Lane for £8.1million, despite the player not having earned any senior international caps for England.

Richards, who played four times at under-21 level, spent four years in north London although his time there was dogged by injury. He retired in 2005 after suffering dizzy spells and headaches.

He made almost 350 appearances in a career spanning 13 years before his retirement, before returning to the game in August 2007 as a youth team coach at Bradford.

A statement on the Tottenham website read: "Everyone at Tottenham Hotspur was saddened to hear of the death of our former player Dean Richards, who passed away this morning at the age of 36 after a long-term battle with serious illness.''

It continued: "There will be a tribute paid to the defender ahead of our fixture next Sunday at Molineux against his former club Wolves. We extend our sincere condolences to the family of Dean Richards at this very sad time.''

[lacoruna69]

Not really a big fan of Dean Richards. But still remember him.

Anyway, RIP. 36 years old....haiz.

[Spurslover]

Originally Posted by Castrol

hahaha... bro john barnes played with a fat tummy for years and he took out the markers every time.

Bro,

I mean about "fat" is our midfield has too many players already.

Originally Posted by Castrol

well bro, without fabregas and van persie, arsenal struggled too. call them star players if you like, but they are the anchors or the rudders of the ship.

sometimes i feel the current defenders are not menacing enough. they have to start giving away bruises.

Bro,

I know what you mean. Anchors are important, but the rest of the crew must stand up and be counted when the anchors/rudders are not in position.

We do have a bunch of good players, but we are not getting the best out of them yet.

COMON YOU SPURS!!!

[Castrol]

wolves 3 spurs 3

tough game, with a 87th min equalizer from wolves. sigh...

now standing 5th and same points with chelski but chelski got a game in hand against blackpool tonight.
if you take the multi millioned man city who is in 4th position out of the equation, we'll have spurs sitting confortably in a champions league spot 6 points away from the next in line, liverpool.

top scorers list as on 7 mar 2011. berbatov was awfully quiet in the 3-1 defeat by liverpool last night...

Dimitar Berbatov 19
Carlos Tévez 18
Kevin Nolan 11
Darren Bent 11
Andrew Carroll 11
Rafael Van der Vaart 10


Kuyt destroys United

[Castrol]

so its mighty milan tonight at white hart lane!
spurs giving level half hor.

all eyes on bale as the bane of the milans. my humble prediction - spurs 3 milan 0


As Tottenham prepare to face Fabio Capello's former side Milan in the Champions League, the England manager has described Gareth Bale as the best player in the world at present

[niteowl]

Originally Posted by Castrol

so its mighty milan tonight at white hart lane!
spurs giving level half hor.

all eyes on bale as the bane of the milans. my humble prediction - spurs 3 milan 0


As Tottenham prepare to face Fabio Capello's former side Milan in the Champions League, the England manager has described Gareth Bale as the best player in the world at present

For your info, Bale will not play in today match against Milan, maybe Rafael Van der Vaart

[Castrol]

Originally Posted by niteowl

For your info, Bale will not play in today match against Milan, maybe Rafael Van der Vaart

bro both played, just not at the same time as bale came on for vdv in the 2nd half.

super spurs 0 mighty milan 0

champions league quarter finals will be painted white!
to dare is to do


William Gallas clears the ball from the goal-line after Robinho's deflected effort

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Tottenham advanced to the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time with a battling 0-0 draw with seven-time European champions AC Milan at White Hart Lane. Peter Crouch's goal in the 1-0 defeat of the Rossoneri at the San Siro two weeks ago proved the decisive strike in the tie.

Man of the Match - Sandro. Playing in only his second Champions League game, Sandro was a calming presence in the Spurs midfield, breaking up play and preventing his compatriot Robinho from dictating play. He looked assured on the ball, cool in possession and also launched a number of Tottenham's counter-attacks.

Tottenham verdict: The attacking verve we have become accustomed to seeing from Spurs in the Champions League was lacking but, with the pressure of the occasion, it was perhaps understandable that Spurs took a more defensive approach. Michael Dawson and William Gallas were imperious in defence and Zlatan Ibrahimovic was impressively shackled. A disciplined if unspectacular display has Spurs fans in dreamland.

[Spurslover]

Originally Posted by Castrol

bro both played, just not at the same time as bale came on for vdv in the 2nd half.

super spurs 0 mighty milan 0

champions league quarter finals will be painted white!
to dare is to do


William Gallas clears the ball from the goal-line after Robinho's deflected effort

espn
Tottenham advanced to the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time with a battling 0-0 draw with seven-time European champions AC Milan at White Hart Lane. Peter Crouch's goal in the 1-0 defeat of the Rossoneri at the San Siro two weeks ago proved the decisive strike in the tie.

Man of the Match - Sandro. Playing in only his second Champions League game, Sandro was a calming presence in the Spurs midfield, breaking up play and preventing his compatriot Robinho from dictating play. He looked assured on the ball, cool in possession and also launched a number of Tottenham's counter-attacks.

Tottenham verdict: The attacking verve we have become accustomed to seeing from Spurs in the Champions League was lacking but, with the pressure of the occasion, it was perhaps understandable that Spurs took a more defensive approach. Michael Dawson and William Gallas were imperious in defence and Zlatan Ibrahimovic was impressively shackled. A disciplined if unspectacular display has Spurs fans in dreamland.

Bro, Great result!!!

We are now in the Quarter-finals. Next game West Ham United at WHL on 19 Mar, hopefully, no more excuses from our players to underperform with the break after Milan's game. Player - Rest well, train well, recover well and do not bring any rifle to training ground.

It is the last stretch to the finishing point of EPL, do not relax, concentrate on the job at hand, game by game.

COMON YOU SPURS!!!

[Castrol]

Originally Posted by Spurslover

Bro, Great result!!!

We are now in the Quarter-finals. Next game West Ham United at WHL on 19 Mar, hopefully, no more excuses from our players to underperform with the break after Milan's game. Player - Rest well, train well, recover well and do not bring any rifle to training ground.

It is the last stretch to the finishing point of EPL, do not relax, concentrate on the job at hand, game by game.

COMON YOU SPURS!!!

west ham is playing the games of their lives now, good attacking football with parker and thomas the hammer in midfield but spurs is gonna start winning again after the draw with wolves. spurs is not doing well against the w in epl this season though...

ok lets wish schalke 04 is drawn for spurs in the last 8 champions league.

[Peace No War]

although i was expecting a high scoring match but a draw is still alright,as Spurs are through the quarter-final stage.

[Spurslover]

Originally Posted by Castrol

west ham is playing the games of their lives now, good attacking football with parker and thomas the hammer in midfield but spurs is gonna start winning again after the draw with wolves. spurs is not doing well against the w in epl this season though...

Bro,

West Ham just lost the FA Cup match to Stoke last night and will concentrate on securing the EPL status after this lost.

However, this is a good time for Spurs to win as Man City will face Chelsea in this weekend's match (20 Mar) while they need to contend in the Europa League on the 17 Mar. Moreover, there are the unfavourable FA Cup semi-final draw against Man U.

Arsenal seems like choking at this moment, again. Man U has many injuries worries (I do not think Spurs can overhaul Man U for the title, somehow I have this feeling Chelski is coming back into contention). Man City may have too many things to handle right now. Chelski is looking to securing UCL win as well as qualifying for next season above 3rd.

Hence, for Spurs, matches like West Ham and Wigan do not allow us to slipped further if we intend to paint whatever streets white in th UCL. I just hope that with the break after the UCL match with AC Milan will help the player prepare for the West Ham match, bearing in mind that HR's has not perform well against AG's.

COMON YOU SPURS!!!

[Castrol]

Originally Posted by Spurslover

Arsenal seems like choking at this moment, again. Man U has many injuries worries (I do not think Spurs can overhaul Man U for the title, somehow I have this feeling Chelski is coming back into contention). Man City may have too many things to handle right now. Chelski is looking to securing UCL win as well as qualifying for next season above 3rd.

poor arsenal, lost all the cups. champs league, FA, mickey mouse...
there is no question they are a very good side, doesnt matter young team or not. just like in life, sometimes things just dont go your way.

i think ledley should just retire already lah. had it been different, england would have done much better in international tournaments for the past decade with ledley in defence.

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Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has admitted he is uncertain how long Ledley King will be able to continue at the highest level as a chronic knee problem continues to affect his ability to train.
Ledley King's condition means he can never train and play in the same week
King, 30, has been at Spurs his entire career and is club captain - but he lives a strange existence for a professional footballer as he is unable to train regularly with team-mates.

The centre back was named among the substitutes for Tottenham's 0-0 Champions League draw with Milan and it was the first time he has featured in a matchday squad since October 16.
King has played just four games this season and has been suffering with a groin injury that Redknapp believes can be attributed to his restricted training regime.


Redknapp fears for King

[Spurslover]

Originally Posted by Castrol

i think ledley should just retire already lah. had it been different, england would have done much better in international tournaments for the past decade with ledley in defence.

Bro,

I think King should stay, but as a coaching staff. He can help develop youngster into great defenders & defensive midfielders, which is what we need. Ledley has great vision, timing of tackle, positional sense and a great header (be it in attack or defence).

We need a strong backline to allow our forward to charge without too much worries and I think Ledley can contribute to building a squad for us.

So Bro... What's your take on this?

Spurs must treasure this weekend's opportunity to close in on Man City and Chelski (becoz they play each others), slipping this weekend will not help in securing 4th position next season.

COMON YOU SPURS!!!

[Castrol]

Originally Posted by Spurslover

So Bro... What's your take on this?

Spurs must treasure this weekend's opportunity to close in on Man City and Chelski (becoz they play each others), slipping this weekend will not help in securing 4th position next season.

COMON YOU SPURS!!!

bro, ledley working as coaching staff at the lane is my dream come true, but as a player he is taking up squad space.
i cant believe i just said that about my favourite defender of all times.

[Spurslover]

Originally Posted by Castrol

bro, ledley working as coaching staff at the lane is my dream come true, but as a player he is taking up squad space.
i cant believe i just said that about my favourite defender of all times.

Bro,

He is also one of my favourite defenders. His ability to read the game is magnificent. His way of easing in and out during defending situations is really wonderful to watch. Too bad his injuries is keeping him out for most of the time, his partnership with Dawson will see our defence stronger.

However, I do agree he is taking up squad space, which is why I think as a coaching staff he can still contribute a lot.

Hopefully, it will be our dream come through.

COMON YOU SPURS!!!