With the fans already voting for their player of the year we can take a look at the top candidates: Philip Mulryne Always a fan favorite and the most important player for The Stags since he arrived, and the fans have shown their appreciation by giving him the award for the 3 years he have been here. Can he make it 4 in a row? His production is a bit down this season, and he has only netted 3 times so he will be an outsider for the award again this year. Durgham El-Bawi In his 5th season at Field Mill Durgham El-Bawi stepped up big time as he won back the starting spot he had his first two seasons before he lost that spot to Dan Wiklund without any opportunity to battle for it as he broke his leg. Dan Wiklund quickly made that spot his own with his ballwinning tackling skills at midfield. But with the team problem creating enough goals there came another opportunity for Durgham to win back the defensive anchor in midfield with his supperior offensive skills. Coming back into the role he was also trusted with responsibility to use these skills and he responded extremly well. Danny McDonald Danny has always had a knack for scoring out from his attacking midfield spot. But after he scored 24 goals from 43 appearances in 2006/7 when the team promoted to the premiership, the system was changed for the debut season among the elite and his spot had vanished. The next two seasons saw him average only 16 starts (+18 as sub) as the team altered between the 4-4-2 and 3-5-2. He still held up his knack for scoring getting 15 and 12 goals out of the limited time. This last season however he forced himself into the lineup with superb play, scoring 23 goals from 41 appearances, making him probably the odds on favorite to win the FPoY. Luca Toni also had an impressive first season at Mansfield, but joining late he only got 12 appearances, scoring 6 times.
Joe Oakley was nowhere to be found so I guess the computer took care of that before I added you. Scimeca: Wants to know his status first. He has no indication, and he defaults to a player contract, but you can offer him a player/coach contract if you like. Corbett - done (btw Zac consider this your notice that someone is bidding for your shortlisted player) Also, you sold Nikos Dokos to Cheltenham for 1.8M, Pued will confirm this in his next post I think.
Yeah, I had a corrupted file, I lost everything. I'm trying to recover it, and I think I'll be succesful - but I'm going to delay starting the story at SI till tomorrow or the day after. My sincerest apologies.
So, David Davidson wants out, and I want to let him... for a whole lot of money. I've decided the best route to getting rid of him is to be an ******* about it and hold an open bidding war for Double D's services. All types of bids will be considered - part-exchanges, et cetera. The bidding will begin, ideally, at his listed price of £7,500,000 and will continue until I get an offer I can't refuse . Alert me to your bid however you like - in chat, here, whatever. Edit: oh yeah, this is what David's like. Code: 4 Davidson, David SW/D C SCO 25.11.88 21 7 - £3.5K 14.6.14 £7.5M No Name Apps Gls Con Pens Asts Yel Red MoM Av R ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Davidson, David 37 0 0 0 0 10 1 2 7.46
After a brief respite, I, David Vauthrin, present to you, the great fans of this club, an in depth look at the Hotspurs midfield and attack for the upcoming season. First, the midfield. Center Midfielder 1. Noe Diaz-This young Spanish playmaker is a joy to watch. He doesn't have the greatest marking ability in the world so I gave him a free role in my MC spot last year, and he responded beautfifully. He, no doubt, is the starter. He would be really tough to get from me. 2. Simon Davies-This veteran Wales midfielder has a long tenure at the club, and deservedly so. His skill is definitely world class, and he will provide fabulous depth at MC, MR, and DMC. His value is about 3.5 mil, and I don't want to sell him, but offers 5 mil and above I will listen. Left Winger 1. Christian Fox-This versatile midfielder came over to the club from Wolves last year and definitely proved he can play at the premiership level. His big game prowess(2 MoM's, see Leeds game) is a big asset to the team. He will be challenged by newcomer DaMarcus Beasley for the spot though, so I envision using a rotation there most of the year, unless someone shows me otherwise. Fox is valued at 2 mil, and I do not intend to sell him, but offers of 3 mil and above may grab my attention, but not likely. 2. DaMarcus Beasley-My prize acquisition so far this offseason, in a 6 million dollar purchase from the Tampa Bay Mutiny, Beasley is a speedy, creative player with a flair for the dramatic, plus he is American, so there is a sense of personal attachment as well. DaMarcus will see plenty of time at ML, AMC and perhaps MC. He is not for sale. more to come.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 Tottenham have made an offer of 5M for Man Utd's Ruud van Nistelrooy. Aston Villa have made an offer of 500k for Man City's Nick Corbett. Cheltenham have made an offer of 800k for Man City's Nick Corbett and transferlisted Simon Hagberg at 875k. Info1: Portugal 2 (Tó Madeira 29 (Simão), 86 (Lima)) (10-10-2) Costa Rica 1 (Solis 56 (Arias)) (10-4-1) Scout recommendations: Simão (30), AM R, 5.75M, Benfica -> Tottenham Gilberto Martinez (30), D RC, 575k, Motherwell -> Crystal Palace, Aston Villa Alexander Castro (31), D C, 70k, Alajuelense -> Crystal Palace, Aston Villa, West Ham Wilson Rojas (28), F LC, 140k, Alajuelense -> Crystal Palace Alonso Solis (31), AM RC, 1.4M, San Lorenzo -> Mansfield, Nottingham Forest (These notes so you can be able to continue the story Pued when you get your lost part up)
Tuesday June 15, 2010-more WC action South Korea 0 (4-1-0) Holland 0 (9-6-0) Goalies-Kim Yong-Dae(Korea, 8), Peter Van den Berg(Holland, 7) Players of note: Lee Sang-Hun-9, MoM-Korea, Ruud Van Nisterlooy, SC, Hol, Tieme Klompe, 8, Hol, Niels Oude Kamphuis, 8, Hol, Wilfried Bouma, 8, Hol, Kim Yong-Dae, 8, Korea, Park Kang-Jo, 8, Korea Injuries- Ko-Jong-Soo, Korea Subs Korea: Lee Young Pyo(7)-on 53 for Young-Hoon-We, Choi-Tae-Wook-(6), on 66 for Song-Jong-Kook, Ahn(7)-on 59, for Seol Holland: Arnold Bruggink(7), on 50, for Youssouf Hersi, Kew Jallens(6), on 55 for Kevin Hofland-captain, Danny van Delft(7)-on 74, for Rafael Van der Vaart Group A after 2 rounds 1. Holland 1-1-0 2-0 4 2. Portugal 1-0-1 2-3 3 3. South Korea 0-2-0 2-2 2 4. Costa Rica 0-1-1 3-4 1 Wednesday, June 16th 2010 Liverpool offers 7 million pounds for young Cheltenham standout defender David Davidson who wishes to move to a bigger club. Cheltenham offer 1.7M for Man City's Nick Corbett after having their previous 800k bid rejected. Crystal Palace set to complete the 1.3M deal for Mansfield's Andrew Martin. Tottenham offers 15.5 million for Leeds Robbie Keane. Manchester United accepts Tottenham’s 5 mil offer for Ruud Van Nisterlooy, but he rejects Tottenham. Group B action: England vs Colombia Final: England 2 (Christie 29 (Jack), Georcelin 62 (Ferdinand)) (3-2-2) Colombia 1 (Montaño 15 (Vargas)) (7-3-1) Goal scorers: England: Justin Georcelin(8)-Liverpool, Malcom Christie(8)-Leeds Colombia: Johannier Montano(7) MoM-Michael Jack(8, assist), England, M’boro Goalies: Charlie Joyce-Liverpool, 7-Eng and Juan Carlos Sanchez, 7, Colombia Other Outstanding performers: ENG: Rio Ferdinand, capt, assist, 8, Ashley Cole, 8, Wes Brown, 8, John Terry, 8. COL: Gerardo Alberto Bedoya, 8, Gonzalo Martinez, 8, Fabian Andres Vargas, 8, assist. Subs: ENG: Darren Kenton(6) on 79 for David Wright, John Terry(8), on 60 for Gary Neuville, Luke Chadwick(7), on 53 for Jermaine Pennant COL: Rubiel Quintana(7)) on 53 for Mauricio Alejandro Molina, and Andres Chitiva(7) on 60 for Daniel Cruz Injuries-none Recommendations 1. David Wright (30), D/DM RLC, 3.5M, Norwich -> Nottm Forest 2. Michael Jack (27), AM RL, 2.3M, M'boro -> Nottm Forest, Mansfield 3. Andrés Chitiva (30), AM/F LC, 850k, América (MEX) -> Nottm Forest, Crystal Palace, Mansfield 4. Rubiel Quintana (31), M RLC, 400k, San Lorenzo -> Crystal Palace, West Ham 5. Darren Kenton (31), SW/D RC, 4.5M, Arsenal -> Lincoln Other group B action: USA vs Belgium Final: U.S.A. 1 (Convey 72 (Donovan)) (4-3-1) Belgium 1 (Raeymaeckers 73 (Mpenza)) (10-5-1) MoM: Lance Key, 9, USA Goalies: Nick Rimando, USA, 8 and Erwin Lemmens, BEL, 7. Other outstanding performers: USA: Bobby Convey, 8, lone goal, Carlos Bocanegra(9), Henry Bell(8), Cory Gibbs(8), Landon Donovan(7, assist) BEL: Joos Valgaeren(8), Emile Mpenza(8, capt, assist), Jurgen Raeymaeckers(8, lone goal) Subs: USA: John O’ Brien(6), on 84 for Kevin Shaw and Jason Klein(7) on 53 for Clint Mathis BEL: Nicky Hayen(6), Eric Dreesen(7)-Lincoln youngster, Wesley Sonck(7)-all on 50 for Christophe Kinet, Kurt Van De Paar and Gregory Dufer-not sure whom for whom. Injuries: none Group B results after 2 rounds: 1. England-1-1-0, 2-1: 4 points 2. USA: 1-1-0, 2-1: 4 points 3. Belgium: 0-2-0, 1-1: 2 points 4. Colombia: 0-0-2, 1-3: 0 points More news: Crystal Palace set to complete the 925k signing of Cheltenham's Rhys Weston. Milan forward Gianni Comandini has picked up this years European footballer of the year award. Djibril Cissé came in 2nd while Wilfried Dalmat got third. Roma player Harry Kewell won the Oceania footballer of the year ahead of Tim Cahill and Brett Emerton. Newby signs new Tottenham contract. Barcelona's Francesc Arnau is the winner of this years European Goalkeeper of the year award. He held off the challenge of both Christian Abbiati and Esteban who finished 2nd and 3rd. Man Utd's William Galles has picked up this year's European Defender of the year award. Ballesteros came in second, while Sebastian Kehl was behind him in third. Wilfried Dalmat has won the European Midfielder of the year award. Runner-up was José Antonio Reyes. Milan forward Gianni Comandini has picked up this year's European Striker of the year award. Djibril Cissé came in second, while Ruud van Nistelrooy got third. Paul Ward has rejected Aston Villa's contract offer. Thursday, June 17th 2010. Assistant Colin West (Forest) informs that Andrew Simpson is turning into a quality player for the club. Mark Poole's (West Ham) contract set to expire in a week. Group C action: Japan 0 (3-1-0) Argentina 5 (12-11-5) 14 Galletti (Duscher) 17 Galletti (Castromán) 23 González (Méndez) 71 Arca (Saviola) 90 Saviola (Castromán) MoM- Luciano Martin Galletti(10, ARG), 2 goals Goalies: ARG: Franco Costanzo(7) JAP: Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi(5) Other Outstanding Performers: ARG: Lucas Martin Castroman(9), 2 assists, Julio Arca(9, 1 goal), Walter Samuel(8, capt), Aldo Duscher(8, 1 assist), Ezequiel Gonzalez(9, 1 goal), Javier Saviola(9, goal and assist), Sebastian Mendez(8, assist) JAP: Makota Tanaka(7), Hidetoshi Nakaka(7), and Naoki Matsuda(7, capt) Subs: JAP: Ryuta Hara(6) on 63 for Jun-ichi Inamoto, Yutaka Tahara(6) on 54, and Hiromi Kojima(6) on 54 for Naohiro Takahara and Keiji Kimura, not sure whom for whom. ARG: none Injuries: none Recommendations: Jun-ichi Inamoto (30), DM RC, 900k, Aberdeen -> Crystal Palace, Mansfield, Nottm Forest, Cheltenham Aldo Duscher (31), M C, 3.4M, Besiktas-Lincoln Game 2: Russia 2(11-5-2), 32 Khokhlov (Ivanov) and 61 Sychev (Semak) Morocco 1 (4-3-1), 79 Zarfaoui (Ramzi) MoM: Artem Bedzrodny, 9, RUS. Goalies: RUS: Ruslan Nigmatullin(8) MOR: Khalid Sinouh(6, capt) Other outstanding performers: RUS: Andrey Yunusov(9), Gennady Nizhegorodov(8), Maxim Demenko(9), Alexandr Ivanov(8, assist), Sergey Semak(8, assist), Dmitry Sychev(8, goal), Dmitry Khoklov(7, goal) MOR: Khalid Zarfaoui(8, goal), Adil Ramzi(7, assist) Subs: RUS: Sychev(8) on 51 for Khoklov, Victor Kuzmin(7) on 82 for Ivanov, and Vadim Yevseev(6), on 91 for Eugeny Varlamov MOR: Karim Abderrahim(6) on 83 for Youssef Hadji and Mustapha Nader(7), on 72 for Mohamed Ben Hamed Injuries: Alexandr Ivanov(RUS, 82) Group C standings after 2 games: Argentina 2-0-0 7-0 6 Russia 1-0-1 2-3 3 ------------------- Japan 1-0-1 3-5 3 Morocco 0-0-2 1-5 0 More news: Swansea accepts Crystal Palace’s bid for Mete. Chris Hermansen out of a contract and leaves club on a bosman (Aston Villa) Marc Stimpson out of a contract (Forest scout) Kantelberg set for Chelsea Friday, June 18th 2010 Cheltenham’s 1.7M offer for Man City's Nick Corbett accepted Aston Villa offer 1.7M for Man City's Nick Corbett Watford's 675k offer for Venetis dismissed as completely unacceptable Cronin, Poole and Keane sign new deals with Palace Saturday, June 19th 2010 Cheltenham offers 1.3 mil for Coventry's Christos Moraitis.
This is how the league fared last season, premiership wise: Code: Pos Team Pld Won Drn Lst For Ag Won Drn Lst For Ag Pts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st C Leeds 38 13 4 2 33 12 7 5 7 22 25 69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Man Utd 38 12 3 4 25 10 7 5 7 25 31 65 3rd Lincoln 38 12 3 4 38 14 6 7 6 21 22 64 4th Chelsea 38 12 4 3 27 16 7 3 9 19 18 64 5th Tottenham 38 9 6 4 27 20 8 5 6 18 20 62 6th Nottm Forest 38 12 4 3 39 17 5 6 8 23 26 61 7th Liverpool 38 10 7 2 28 12 7 3 9 24 28 61 8th Cheltenham 38 6 9 4 18 13 9 5 5 18 15 59 9th Mansfield 38 10 3 6 42 27 6 4 9 21 25 55 10th Middlesbrough 38 12 2 5 33 22 5 2 12 14 27 55 11th Bradford 38 10 4 5 36 25 4 8 7 19 28 54 12th Arsenal 38 9 6 4 26 14 4 7 8 24 25 52 13th Derby 38 10 6 3 30 20 3 6 10 18 31 51 14th Ipswich 38 8 6 5 28 18 3 7 9 18 30 46 15th Everton 38 7 6 6 23 28 4 7 8 21 31 46 16th Newcastle 38 9 6 4 22 15 2 6 11 15 31 45 17th Blackburn 38 5 5 9 20 25 7 4 8 18 23 45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18th R Norwich 38 8 6 5 28 18 2 3 14 19 40 39 19th R Watford 38 6 2 11 21 30 2 4 13 14 41 30 20th R Birmingham 38 3 7 9 12 22 0 2 17 7 39 18 Pos Player Club Apps Gls ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Marcus Benson Nottm Forest 35 23 2nd Danny McDonald Mansfield 33 17 3rd John Hartson Arsenal 30 (2) 17 4th Rory Allen Bradford 31 16 5th Robert Earnshaw Everton 38 16 6th Ruud van Nistelrooy Man Utd 36 16 7th Mohamed El Yamani Lincoln 33 14 8th Michael Owen Liverpool 27 (1) 12 9th Patrick Agyemang Bradford 34 12 10th Zema Abbey Norwich 38 12 11th Marcus Bent Leeds 31 (4) 12 12th Jermaine Defoe Watford 38 12 13th Ruslan Valeev Norwich 37 12 14th Francis Jeffers Nottm Forest 33 (1) 11 15th Shaun Maloney Tottenham 34 (2) 11 16th Durgham El-Bawi Mansfield 29 (4) 11 17th Michael Jack Middlesbrough 29 (1) 9 18th Leon Knight Newcastle 35 9 19th Justin Georcelin Liverpool 30 (2) 9 20th Stefan Reiter Lincoln 34 (2) 9 21st El-Hadji Diouf Mansfield 32 8 22nd Aaron Brown Middlesbrough 33 8 23rd José Ángel Padilla Derby 17 (14) 8 24th Luke Beckett Ipswich 29 (1) 8 25th Matthew Mullen Derby 15 (6) 8 26th Tom Youngs Norwich 31 8 27th David Trezeguet Man Utd 25 (7) 8 28th Kevin Kyle Lincoln 32 8 29th Christian Arntzen Newcastle 37 8 30th Jonas Daoud Arsenal 33 8 Pos Player Club Apps Asts ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Philip Mulryne Mansfield 37 12 2nd Rory Allen Bradford 31 11 3rd Clarence Seedorf Arsenal 32 11 4th Jim Paterson Everton 34 9 5th Dean Roberts Cheltenham 29 9 6th Alex Man Utd 34 9 7th Shaun Sparrow Lincoln 25 (3) 8 8th Lee Bowyer Leeds 31 8 9th Doudou Liverpool 32 (1) 8 10th Sergey Semak Leeds 23 (10) 8 11th Aaron Brown Middlesbrough 33 7 12th Michael Jack Middlesbrough 29 (1) 7 13th Chris O'Brien Derby 31 7 14th David Williamson Nottm Forest 25 (4) 7 15th Justin Georcelin Liverpool 30 (2) 7 16th Tommy Davidson Arsenal 27 (1) 7 17th Gary Teale Blackburn 34 (3) 7 18th Ricardo Quaresma Chelsea 32 7 19th Ruslan Valeev Norwich 37 7 20th Stephen Cosgrove Lincoln 30 (1) 7 21st Ndiwa Lord-Kangana Derby 30 7 22nd Damien Johnson Derby 36 (1) 6 23rd El-Hadji Diouf Mansfield 32 6 24th John Richards Nottm Forest 17 6 25th Francis Jeffers Nottm Forest 33 (1) 6 26th Gary Hope Mansfield 26 (1) 6 27th Richie Wellens Bradford 35 (1) 6 28th Jesper Grønkjær Newcastle 21 (11) 6 29th Andreas Johansson Nottm Forest 32 (3) 6 30th Chris Batt Bradford 33 6 Pos Player Club Apps Av R ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Mohamed Barakat Leeds 32 7.78 2nd Marcus Benson Nottm Forest 35 7.74 3rd Ashley Cole Arsenal 31 7.71 4th Mark Wood Chelsea 27 (2) 7.69 5th Ruud van Nistelrooy Man Utd 36 7.64 6th Danny McDonald Mansfield 33 7.64 7th Ben Watts Chelsea 29 7.62 8th Lee Bowyer Leeds 31 7.61 9th José Manuel Escudero Blackburn 25 (2) 7.59 10th William Gallas Man Utd 33 (1) 7.59 11th Rory Allen Bradford 31 7.58 12th Clint Hill Newcastle 31 7.58 13th Clarke Carlisle Newcastle 33 7.58 14th Marc Bircham Liverpool 27 (3) 7.57 15th Stephen Foster Derby 36 7.53 16th Dean Roberts Cheltenham 29 7.52 17th Jonathan Woodgate Leeds 37 7.51 18th David Davidson Cheltenham 34 7.50 19th Wes Brown Man Utd 29 7.48 20th Barry Roche Lincoln 26 7.46 21st Jody Craddock Liverpool 30 (1) 7.45 22nd Zema Abbey Norwich 38 7.45 23rd Julian French Cheltenham 34 7.44 24th Michael Owen Liverpool 27 (1) 7.43 25th Mohamed El Yamani Lincoln 33 7.42 26th Andrew Evans Cheltenham 38 7.42 27th Steven Moore Nottm Forest 27 7.41 28th Marcus Bent Leeds 31 (4) 7.40 29th Neil Hill Arsenal 19 (1) 7.40 30th Stefan Reiter Lincoln 34 (2) 7.39 Pos Player Club Apps MoM ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Ruud van Nistelrooy Man Utd 36 6 2nd Ruslan Valeev Norwich 37 6 3rd Ashley Cole Arsenal 31 5 4th Stephen Bywater Blackburn 38 5 5th Danny McDonald Mansfield 33 5 6th Trond Sæther Lincoln 31 5 7th José Manuel Escudero Blackburn 25 (2) 5 8th Patrick Agyemang Bradford 34 4 9th Agostinho Middlesbrough 20 (4) 4 10th Barry Miller Middlesbrough 38 4 11th Andrew Evans Cheltenham 38 4 12th Clint Hill Newcastle 31 4 13th Marcus Bent Leeds 31 (4) 4 14th Jim Paterson Everton 34 4 15th Bruno Létang Tottenham 13 4 16th Lee Bowyer Leeds 31 4 17th Jermaine Defoe Watford 38 4 18th William Gallas Man Utd 33 (1) 4 19th Stefan Reiter Lincoln 34 (2) 4 20th Jonas Daoud Arsenal 33 4 21st Pablo Aimar Chelsea 26 4 22nd Rory Allen Bradford 31 3 23rd Michael Owen Liverpool 27 (1) 3 24th Marcus Benson Nottm Forest 35 3 25th Sayed Abd El Hafiz Bradford 31 (1) 3 26th Mohamed Barakat Leeds 32 3 27th Mohamed El Yamani Lincoln 33 3 28th Ifeani Udeze Ipswich 30 3 29th Aaron Brown Middlesbrough 33 3 30th Andrew Nixon Tottenham 30 3
Now, back to a preview of the Tottenham Hotspur 2010/2011 team. Continuing at Left Winger after Beasley. 3. Nicky Fox-This is a 17 year old wunderkind, who is my left winger of the future. Valued at 1.3 mil, with his skill and age it would take 3 mil and above to get him. 4. Karl Collins-Listed at value currently, I think Karl has talent but stands little chance of cracking the first team currently. Readily Available to sell. 5. Valentin Tejero-Young Spanish playmaker who has good defensive and winger attributes, so he will be a useful sub, but nonetheless if you wish to offer around his 2 mil value, I will listen. Right Winger 1. Stuart Roberts-This Wales winger is loaded with talent and experience. He did brilliant for me last year and therefore enters this year as the starter, deservedly so. Not for sale. 2. Simon Davies-described above. Attacking Midfielder 1. Shaun Maloney-This outstanding young Scottish attacker flourished in this role for us last year and is unquestionably the starter. He isn't for sale. 2. Jonathan Black-Acquired from Leeds United midway through last season, we haven't seen Black's true potential. He showed flashes of brilliance towards the end of last season, when he knotted his first goal vs Blackburn that helped us win a crucial road game. I think he'll take the leap this year, and is not available. Striker 1. Matthew Blinkhorn-Acquired from Sunderland last year, it did not take "Blinky" long to settle in at Tottenham. He is an excellent finisher of the ball, and so, young to boot. I expect him to play a big role this season and step up to the challenge. Watch him long spearhead Tottenham's attack for a long time. Not for sale. 2. Jon Newby-After recently signing a 3 year contract extension with the club, Jon is primed to give us all he's got to do well in our Premiership encore. He will be challenged by Alex Revell and Jon Black for the spot, but Newby is a team leader, a respected veteran and therefore it will be hard to remove him from the starting lineup. Not really available for sale but offers of 4 mil plus I might listen. 3. Alex Revell-Alex is a 26 year old English attackr brought over from Mansfield Town last season. He is a superb finisher of the ball, and factoring in his age, I expect him to play a key role in our attack for a long time. Not for sale. 4. David Johnson-Johnson is a 33 year old attacker but don't let his age fool you. He can still play, and play quite well. Has national experience as well. His contract expires this year and because of depth around him, his weekly wage and he is a bit of a graybeard, I may choose to let him go. I don't envision selling him right now, but it very well may change and if it does, offers of 1.5 mil plus would be in order. That ends the preview of the 2010/2011 Tottenham Hotspurs, and it looks to be another successful campaign in the works for David Vauthrin and the club.
Saturday, June 19th, 2010 Nigeria 0 (2-1) vs Greece 2 (7-4) (info7) 2 Adoniou (Karagounis) 49 Karagounis (Grammozis) Norway 0 (4-2) vs Mexico 3 (8-5) (info8) 27 Mora (Sánchez) 65 Lillingston (Zepeda) 86 Lillingston (Torrado) Angola 1 (4-2) vs Ukraine 4 (17-10) (info9) 9 Kotov (Parfenov) 12 Shevchenko (Valeev) 25 Shevchenko (Bopp) 61 Kovalenko (Valeev) 86 Mendonca (Mendes) Scout recommendations: Aminu Sani (30), D/AM/F LC, 1.1M, Mansfield -> Cheltenham, Palace Nikos Liberopoulos (34), F C, 575k, PAO -> Cheltenham, Mansfield Ayeni Bosun (31), DM LC, 1.1M, Lyngby -> Palace, Mansfield, Forest Danny Sh!ttu (29), DC, 1.4M, Cheltenham -> Palace Justice Christopher (30), DM LC, 2.1M, NEC -> Palace, Mansfield, Forest Nwankwo Kanu (33), F C, no club -> Tottenham, Forest Christos Patsatzuglou (31), D/DM RC, 3.3M, Olympiakos -> Tottenham, Lincoln Padelis Kafes (31), D/DM C, 1.3M, Oviedo -> Mansfield, Forest Ifeani Udeze (29), Sw/D C, 5.25M, Ipswich -> Lincoln Dimitris Eleftheropoulos (33), GK, 5M, Leeds -> Lincoln Giorgos Karagounis (33), AM C, 1.4M, PAO -> Lincoln Haruna Babangida (27), AM/F R, 6.25M. Trabzonspor -> Forest Yakubi Aiyegbeni (27), F C, 2.4M, Vicenza -> Forest Pascal Ojigwe (33), DM LC, 875k, Frankfurt -> Forest
Nottingham Forest Reds: Forest finished 6th in their first year in the English Premier League, qualifying for the UEFA cup. A highly successful debut in the top league in England. This year, a few key additions should prove instrumental in helping Forest qualify for the Champions League. Positional analysis: Goalkeeper: Forest needs to acquire a new starter in goal. Johan Wiland: Veteran Swede help up well in the EPL last year. Andrew Simpson: Youngster is comparable to Wiland, but needs to show development. Defense: Defense is this team's current weakness. Steven Moore is the best player, but the other two positions need to be shored up. Steven Moore: The anchor of the back line. As solid as any. David Prutton: Plays a D/DM C position. Dissapointing in his first season. Daniel Watts: Youngster with loads of potential. Will be starting, but could be replaced. Mats Wejsfelt: Superb coming off of the bench. Midfield: Very talented, young, but not very deep. In need of a new DM L, and a pair of attacking midfielders. Justin Hutchinson: The most talented player on the team. Sometimes does not play up to his ability. He plays the middle of the pitch with skill and tenacity both with and without the ball. He commands the middle of the field. Opposing midfielders are intimidated by his presence. His creativity and passing are also phenomenal. He is a game breaker. He will continue to flourish at the young age of 22. John Richards: Talented young defensive midfielder. Provides assists with crosses, and also solid defense on the wing. Will continue to improve. David Williamson: Another of the young, talented Forest middies. He will be utilized mainly as a spark off of the bench if certain acquisitions take place. Nathan Davies: Formerly the anchor of the midfield, his position has been usurped by Hutchinson. He can still be useful as a sub in case of injury. Andreas Johansson: Aging attacking midfielder. Useful off of the bench. Attack: This unit of Forest is the most high-profile of the four. Marcus Benson: Undeniably the most exciting player in English football. He topped the score table in his first season in the EPL, disproving many rival managers who believed he could not succeed at the highest level of competition. He scored six more league goals than the next highest scorer, notorious Mansfield diver Danny McDonald. Benson, at only 25 years of age still has plenty of time to conquer European competition. As the star player for Forest, we hope to keep him happy in Nottingham for the rest of his career. Francis Jeffers: Dynamic attacker who is playing an attacking midfield position for Forest. He has proved magnificent in his first good season since he was signed by Forest. Alpha Jongen: Proved to be a clutch scoring spark off of the bench late in games. Simon McLean: Young prospect might be placed on the transfer list.
Saturday, June 19, 2010 France 1 - 0 Austria 1-0 Trezeguet (Cisse, 17') France 5-1-1 Austria 3-2-0 Palace bid 1.2M after Sedan reject 1M bid for Uruguay 1 - 2 Germany 0-1 Klose (Hopp, 14') 0-2 Deisler (Hopp, 44') 1-2 Romero (de los Santos, 45') Uruguay 7-5-1 Germany 10-5-2 Tottenham: David Johnson, Fans' Player of the Year £14.5M to be paid to shareholders Palace: Manuel Calvo's contract expires, leaves under Bosman ruling Lee Williamson's contract expires, expected to be retained Batt signs a contract, joins Palace Matthew Martindale, Fans' Player of the Year Stadium expanded by 2191 seats Offer of £1M placed to Gronigen for defenders Edwin Schilder Mansfield: Antti Niemi's contract expires, leaves club Danny McDonald, Fans' Player of the Year Stadium expanded by 1500 seats £5.25M to be paid to shareholders New attendance record - 14,387 per game New average rating record - Danny McDonald, 7.68 Villa: Isaiah Rankin, Fans' Player of the Year Wimbledon: Robert Hulse, Fans' Player of the Year Lincoln: Mauricio Hector Pineda's contract expires, leaves the club target David Trezeguet's contract ends Mohamed El Yamani, Fans' Player of the Year Stadium expanded by 6000 seats West Ham: Will Snowdon, Fans' Player of the Year Forest: Marcus Benson, Fans' Player of the Year Stadium expanded by 10,198 seats New attendance record - 29,059 per game Cheltenham: Dean Roberts, Fans' Player of the Year New attendance record - 17,030 per game Sunday, July 20, 2010 It's rumored that forward Qu Bo will make a 7M move to Lincoln City. The agent for Milton de O indicates that Mansfield are leading the chase for the player's signature. Villa forced to reject another offer for Venetis as unacceptable, this one £800K from Watford. Scout Sean Wharton from Port Vale agrees to sign with Cheltenham in the same role. Algeria 3 - 2 Poland 0-1 Krzynowek (Zawadzki, 18') 1-1 Yacef (Mansouri, 29') 1-2 Krzynowek (Bartczak, 49') 2-2 Saib (Yacef, 70') 3-2 Saib (Slatni, 82') Algeria 9-7-3 Poland 8-6-2 Spain 2 - 0 Kuwait 1-0 Jandro (Capdevila, 43') 1-0 Raul (Gallardo, 50') Spain 12-7-2 Kuwait 2-0-0 Cheltenham's bid for Christos Moraitis is rejected and increased to £1.7M Former USA national team coach Bruce Arena set to become a scout for Cheltenham awaiting the decision to grant a work permit Palace are set to buy Randall Mehdi Meniri -> Tottenham Yacine Bezzaz -> Tottenham Lukasz Nowotcaynski (28), D RC, 1M, Lyon -> Tottenham, Forest, Mansfield, Palace Yazid Mansouri (32), M C, 750k, Le Mans -> Forest, Mansfield Toufik Yacef -> Forest, Mansfield Miroslaw Szymkowiak (33), AM/F RC, 475k, Anderlecht -> Forest Italy 2 - 0 China 1-0 Cristante (Pecoraro, 54') 2-0 Donati (Coco, 82') Italy 15-8-2 China 4-3-0 Cheltenham's Moraitis bid is rejected and increased to £2M West Ham's Sander van Gessel leaves the club as his contract expires West Ham board hope for a successful season and expect promotion Crystal Palace set to complete the signing of Watford's McDermott Palace board expect a difficult season and expect the club to battle bravely against relegation Lincoln board expect a difficult season and want the club to stay clear of relegation Villa have their offer for Man City's Nick Corbett accepted; Corbett has no interest in negotiating terms as a first team player Villa board expect a respectable league position this season Anthony Batelli rejects Forest's offer of a contract as he would find it difficult to leave Istres; a new contract was offered Forest board expect the team to stay clear of relegation this season Tottenham assistant manager Gorman reports that Jonathan Black has been performing well in training Tottenham board want a respectable season Mansfield set to complete the signing of scout Tarkan Mustafa Mansfield board expect a respectable season Scout Ivaelo Pantsev rejects Cheltenham's offer of a contract, and the issue will not be pressed Scout Kim Do-Hoon signs with Cheltenham, awaiting a work permit Cheltenham board expect the club to stay clear of relegation Monday, June 21, 2010 Newspaper reports are suggesting that Mansfield are close to signing John Kantelberg in a 5.5M deal from PSV. Tottenham are expected to emerge as rivals for his signature.
As good a post as any to put TV money in. £12,000,000 is doled out to each of Palace, Lincoln, Forest, Tottenham, Mansfield, and Cheltenham. Villa and Wimbledon receive £4.1M. West Ham take in £2,500,000 from the telly.
Monday, June 21st 2010 Group G action: Yugoslavia vs Egypt Final: Egypt 1(El Yamani, 36) Yugoslavia 0 Chances: EGY: (10-6) YUG: (5-1) Goalies: YUG: Vlada Avramov(7) EGY: Ibrahim Farag(7) MoM: Wael Said(9, EGY) Other outstanding performers: EGY: Ibrahim Said- (8), Mohamed El Yamani(8, lone goal of match), Emad El Nahas(7)-last 2 are Lincoln players YUG: Sasa Zimonjic(8), Dragolijub Jeremic(8), Danijel Ljuboja(8) Subs: EGY: Mohammed Mahmoud(6) on 78 for Wael Reyad, Sayed Abd El Hafiz(7) on 61 and Mido(6) on 61 for Shady Mohamed, and Ahmed Hassan(not sure who for whom) YUG: Marjan Markovic(7) on 56 for Millivoje Cirkovic, Danijel Ljuboja(8) on 46 for Radovan Krivokapic, Mirko Vucinic(6) on 89 for Kristijan Djordjevic Injuries-none Recommendations: Sasa Zimonjic (31), D/DM LC, 900k, Red Star -> Palace, Lincoln Daniel Ljuboja (31), AM/F L, 675k, Auxerre -> Palace, Mansfield, Villa, West Ham Wael-Said (28), D/DM RC, 575k, Al Ahli (KSA) -> Palace, Mansfield, Forest, Cheltenham Tarik El-Saïd (32), AM LC, 90k, Antwerp -> Palace, Forest Mido (27), F LC, 5.25M, Birmingham -> Palace, Tottenham, Mansfield, Lincoln, Forest, Cheltenham Ibrahim Said (30), SW/D/DM C, 5.75M, Leeds -> Lincoln Mohammed Mahmoud (30), S C, 16k, Ports Authority -> Forest Radovan Krivokapic (31), AM LC, 1.5M, Nantes -> Forest More Group G action: Peru vs Brazil Final Peru 1 (1-1) Brazil 1 (13-5) 55 Pizarro (Hidalgo) 83 Ronaldinho (Kléberson) Goalies: PER: George Forsyth(8) BRA: Marcos(7) MoM: Ronaldinho(8, lone brazil goal) Other outstanding performers: PER: Mario Gomez(8), Claudio Pizzaro(8, lone peru goal, capt), Emilio Martin Hidalgo(7, assist) BRA: Emerson(8), Kleberson(7, assist) Subs: PER: Jefferson Farfan(7) on 53 for Andres Mendoza, Juan Zegarra(7) on 81 for Francisco Hernandez, and Victor Salazar(6) on 67 for Juan Perez BRA: Geovanni(7) and Denilson(7) on 53 for Kaka and Cassio(not sure who for whom), and Luisao(7) on 67 for Roque Junior Injuries: (Dede, 81, BRA) More news: Cheltenham to play in the Inter-Toto Cup as the best placed team of the applicants. Tottenham’s 3 mil bid for Fernando Castillo rejected, upped to 4 mil. Mete rejects Palace contract offer. Jim Walker to retire as Villa Physio. Tuesday, June 22nd 2010 Red Star Belgrade's Marjan Markovic linked with a 2.4M move to Lincoln City. Tottenham expected to emerge as rivals to his signature. Crystal Palace set to buy Gudmunder Mete. More WC action: Group B: Colombia vs Belgium Final: Colombia 3 (6-5) Belgium 1 (8-3) 14 Garcia 26 Garcia (Viveros) 51 Kinet (Dufer) 84 Montaño (Castillo) Goalies: COL: Juan Carlos Sanchez(7) BEL: Erwin Lemmens(5) MoM: Radamel Garcia(COL, 10, 2 goals) Other outstanding performers: COL: Daniel Cruz(8), Ivan Cordoba(8), Gerardo Alberto Bedoya(9), Johannier Montano(8, one goal), Jairo Fernando Castillo(8, assist), Hayler Tamboer(8), Alexander Viveros(8, capt, assist) BEL: Christophe Kinet(8, lone goal), Jurgen Cavens(8), Gregory Dufer(7, assist) Subs: COL: Rubiel Quintana(6) and Hayler Tamboer(8) on 65 for Gonzalo Martinez and Mauricio Alejandro Molina(not sure whom for whom) BEL: Jurgen Cavens(8), on 2 for Emile Mpenza, Carl Hoefkens (6), and Eric Dressen(6)-Lincoln player, for Nicky Hayen and Peter Van Houdt( not sure whom for whom) Injuries: BEL: Emile Mpenza(6, 2nd min, capt) Recommendations: Andrés Chitiva (30), AM/F LC, 950k, América (MEX) -> Villa Hayler Tamboer (29), D C, 575k, Sparta -> West Ham Grégory Dufer (28), AM R, 2.2M, Standard Liège -> Forest, Mansfield, Palace Kurt Van De Paar (32), AM C, 2M, Lyon -> Forest, Mansfield Daniel Cruz (28), D/AM RC, 2.5M, Heerenveen -> Tottenham Alexander Viveros (32), DM LC, 1.9M, River -> Tottenham U.S.A vs England Final: U.S.A. 2 (5-4) England 2 (7-3) 7 Shaw (Convey) 76 Georcelin (Jack) 85 Convey (Shaw) 90 Bent (Georcelin) Goalies: USA: Nick Rimando(6) ENG: Charlie Joyce(7) MoM: Kevin Shaw(USA, 9, goal and assist) Other outstanding performers: USA: Bobby Convey(9, goal, and assist), Carlos Bocanegra(8, capt), Lance Key(8), Clint Mathis(8) ENG: Ashley Cole(8), Rio Ferdinand(8, capt), Justin Georcelin(8, goal and assist), Michael Jack(8, assist), Marcus Bent(7, goal) Subs: USA: Pablo Masteroeni(7) on 67 for Cory Gibbs, and Danny Califf(6) on 61 for Henry Bell ENG: David Wright(6) on 61 for Gary Neuville, and Marcus Bent(7) on 67 for Shane Tolley Injuries: none Final Group B standings Group B -------------------- U.S.A. 1-2-0 4-3 5 England 1-2-0 4-3 5 -------------------- Colombia 1-0-2 4-4 3 Belgium 0-2-1 2-4 2 Other news: Nick Corbett set for Cheltenham Tottenham’s 15.5 mil offer for Robbie Keane accepted Keane rejects Tottenham Group A play: Holland vs Costa Rica Final: Holland 2 (11-6) Costa Rica 0 (6-5) 13 van Nistelrooy (Van Bronckhorst) 25 Hersi (Robben) Goalies: HOL: Peter Van den Berg(8) CR: Lester Morgan(capt, 6) MoM: Arjen Robben(10, 1 assist, HOL) Other players of note: HOL: Niels Oude Kamphuis(8), Kevin Hofland(8, capt), Tieme Klompe(9), Giovanni Van Bronckhorst(8, assist), Youssouf Hersi(8, goal, yellow card), Ruud Van Nistelrooy(8, goal) CR: Jose Calderon(8) Subs: HOL: Arnold Bruggink(6) on 70 for Andy Van der Meyde, and John Heitinga(6) on 86 for Rafael Van der Vaart CR: Cristian Alfaro(7) and Johnny Arias(6) on 65 for Paulo Wanchope and Noel Cubillo(not sure whom for whom), Wilson Rojas(7) on 55 for Robert Arias Injuries: none Portugal vs South Korea Final: Portugal 2 (13-9) South Korea 2 (6-5) 15 Kim Eun-Joong (Song Jong-Kook) 32 Lee Chun-Soo (Seol) 47 Hugo Leal (Petit) 75 Simão Simão sending Portugal to the next round and South Korea out Goalies: POR: Ricardo(8) SK: Kim-Yong-Dae(8) MoM: Petit(9, assist, POR) Other players of note: POR: Beto(8, capt), Hugo Leal(8, goal), Simao(8, goal), Pedras(8) SK: Lee-Sang-Hun(8), Jae-Won-Sim(9), Kim-Eun-Joong(capt, 8, goal), Lee-Chun-Soo(7, goal), Seol(7, assist), Song-Jong-Kook(7, assist) Subs: POR: Caneira(7) on 81 for Jorge Andrade, Correia(7) on 75 for Vasco Faisca and Rui Gomes-Cheltenham player(7),on 50 for To Madeira SK: Lee-Young-Pyo(6) and Jung-Won-Lawless(6) on 81 for Park-Jin-Sub, and Ahn(not sure which for which) Injuries: none Cards: POR: Miguelito, yellow SK: Song-Jong-Kook, yellow, and Lee-Chun-Soo, yellow Final group A standings: Group A -------------------- Holland 2-1-0 4-0 7 Portugal 1-1-1 4-5 4 -------------------- South Korea 0-3-0 4-4 3 Costa Rica 0-1-2 3-6 1 -------------------- More news: Myntti bid rejected, Palace with another offer to Sedan (2M) Jim Walker (Villa) retires as Physio Tottenham offers a contract to Kanu Janne Salli's contract expire (Forest) Jean-Marc Correia's contract expire (West Ham) Scott Young (West Ham) wants a new/better contract Kevin Tye's contract expire and he leaves on a bosman (Lincoln)
A little jump in time waiting for the next DV post that covers the matches I skip now: Friday, June 25th, 2010 Angola 0 - 3 Spain (Palace box1) 0-1 Jandro (Raul, 16') 0-2 Reyes (Roger, 26') 0-3 Reyes (Roger, 51') Angola 2-2-0 Spain 10-8-3 Kuwait 0-2 Ukraine (Palace box2) 0-1 A. Shevchenko (Kovalenko, 50') 0-2 Al-Muwallid og (54') Kuwait 3-2-0 Ukraine 19-12-2 Group H ------------------- Ukr 2-1-0 7-2 7 Spa 2-1-0 6-1 7 ------------------- Ang 1-0-2 5-7 3 Kuw 0-0-3 0-8 0 ------------------- recommendations: André (32), M C, 160k, Vit. Guimarães -> Palace, Mansfield, Forest Rui Mendes (31), M C, 550k, Braga -> Palace, Mansfield, Aston VIlla, West Ham, Forest Jorge Celino (29), AM L, 2.6M, Boavista -> Tottenham, Lincoln Sergio (33), SW/D C, 1.5M, Valencia -> Tottenham, Lincoln Mendonca (27), F RLC, 3.9M, Frankfurt -> Forest Fernando Varela (30), D/M R, 2.8M, Espanyol -> Forest Brazil 0-1 Egypt (Palace box3) 0-1 Roque Júnior og (20') (42') Milton do Ó, sent off, professional foul, holding El Yamani Brazil 2-1-0 Egypt 5-1-1 Yugoslavia 3-1 Peru (Palace cup) 1-0 Pjanovic (Isailovic, 22') 2-0 Cirkovic (Pjanovic, 35') 2-1 J.Uribe (Pizzarro, 46') 3-1 Kezman (Isailovic, 63') Yugoslavia 6-4-3 Peru 19-9-1 Group G -------------------- Egy 2-0-1 3-2 6 Yug 1-1-1 3-2 4 -------------------- Per 1-1-1 4-5 4 Bra 0-2-1 1-2 2 -------------------- Other news: Winter offer accepted (Forest). Contract offered. Williamson requested transfer (Palace). He is unhappy with his contract. (He now wants 18750pw + extra stuff - as he was out of a contract it was hard to argue with him about listing him, tell me what you want to do ASAP before he leaves) Botelli set for Forest. He revealed playing in European competition was a big factor in his decision (although I suspect it was all about the dough) Pued - have pretty much filled up info's in all premiership boxes and info1-9. The draw for round 2 is in Lincoln box3. Let me know that you atleast has cleared the info screens so I can start using them again
I thought he signed my new contract? If he did, don't list him, ignore it. If he didn't, forget it... there's no way I'm signing him to 18000 pw. Also, I'm a little confused: Mete rejects Palace contract offer. Crystal Palace set to buy Gudmunder Mete. These happened on consecutive days... what's up?
