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We don’t play again until Monday night at Upton Park so I got out my slide rule to see how our Wafer Cup Group D could turn out.

On the night of December 18, the following two matches will be played at the same time…

The way things stand in our group, it is still possible for us to finish first and get a good seeding in the Last 32.

The ONLY way that can happen is if we win and Udinese lose. Doesn’t matter about goal difference in this case. If we win AND they lose, we finish first.

If we draw with Spartak, we at least clinch second spot, though that has its downside in that we must then face one of the “parachute” teams from the Champions League.

Now…to the interesting part. Well, some may find it interesting, others may get a splitting headache!!!

There are circumstances by which we can finish fourth in the group and thus be eliminated from the competition.

They involve both us losing AND NEC beating the Italians, but only in certain ways.

So as you can see, although it is possible for us to get knocked out, it is highly unlikely, so here’s hoping Spurs fans WON'T have to revert back to this post close to full time on the night!!!

taken from my blog "...and STILL Ricky Villa!!!"

RUMOUR:WERE A SMALL CLUB.TRUTH:weve got the 5th biggest behind man.utd,Liverpool,ar5ena1 an Chelsea.The last survey in 98 showed us as 4th which shows Chelskis improving fan-base is just glory hunters.We manage to fill to capacity week in week out even when were doing shit(last 20 years.)Theres 80,000 club members and 25,000 waiting for season tickets....which shows what we know...we need a new stadium.

RUMOUR:WERE A JEWISH CLUB.TRUTH:This one started by the Chelsea firm because of the fact were in a highly multicultaural area and in our firm(something Im not into but know about)theres a mix of black white jews christians and atheists which shows our diversity and that were not a racist set up---something Im proud of.Not only that but the Arsenal area has a higher jewish population and David Deins a jew so is Roman Abramovich theres no more no less with us compared to any other club.

RUMOUR:WERE A SHIT TEAM.TRUTH:History doesnt lie.Before the game was about money,corporate sponsorships tv rights etc,Spurs set the standards.The team was all British,in an era were you had to scrap for titles and not buy-we were the first team to do the double,to win the european cup,non league club to win the fa cup,and more firsts.True times have changed-BUT ITS TRADITION AND HISTORY THAT MAKES A CLUB AND WHAT IT STANDS FOR!Another thing these GOONIES may hark on about our lack of titles but you must remember that its the OPINIONS OF EXPERTS THAT COUNT.VENABLES_"THAT TEAM WAS THE BEST I EVER SAW,EVEN BETTER THAN THE UNBEATABLE ARSENAL 2004-2005?Alex Ferguson has said similar,so has Gary Lineker and Bobby Robson-PEOPLE WHO KNOW,NOT SOME DIMLOW DIVVY GOONER MUG!

MY OUTLOOK ON RECENT EVENTS:I didnt like the sale of Keane but I think his best was at Spurs so 20 million was a good price.As for Berbatov Ferguson shouldnt of got away with hounding him but we made profit out of him and a loan striker for the season-good buisness.However--Harry is a good boss,English pedigree a wheeler dealer and someone the players can look over to for guidance.Levys chose an awkward time for the stadium development,but its safe to say its long overdue...........I dont know a lot about his finances but Im sure the board have worked it all out around the recession etc.The stadium will only be part built from naming rights money as well as his own kitty.Winning cups would see us earning prize money but we have to be realistic with what we can acheive.Saying that at the start of the season....I WAS THE MOST EXCITED AS IVE EVER BEEN AS  A SPURS FAN BEFORE BERBA AND KEANES EXIT.

Weve been unlucky with bad decisions(thats football yes,but what wouldve happened if the referee counted the 50 yarder that went in against Man u?!)We wouldve been in Europe.Then last game of the season all the players had food poisoning but still put up a good fight(coys!)The board,split decisions loyalties structure has all played its part but Theyre starting to get it right.We'll be back from our sleep and to all our mockers-------get some crayons and paper and an education!..................YID ARMY!!!.........................COME ON YOU SPURS!!.......

The Club can report that Hans Leitert, First Team Goalkeeping Coach, has left the coaching staff.

Hans joined us during the close season and we should like to thank him for his contribution and wish him well.

An announcement regarding a new appointment will be made in due course.

Hotspur FC Formed in 1882

From the Official Tottenham Hotpsur history book

Scroll down to view the history of the club Year by Year:

1882
Club formed by boys from Hotspur cricket club and from the local grammar school. The name of 'Hotspur FC' was adopted.

1883
Club reorganised under the presidency of Mr John Ripsher. Club colours - navy blue. Matches played on Tottenham marshes.

1884
Club re-named 'Tottenham Hotspur Football and Athletic Club'.

1885
First competitive match versus St. Albans in the London Association Cup. Spurs winning 5-2. Colours changed to light blue and white halves. First credit balance nine shillings.

1887
First meeting with Arsenal - then Royal Arsenal. Match abandoned 15 minutes from time 'owing to darkness' with Spurs leading 2-1.

1888
Spurs move to private ground in Northumberland Park, where the first admission charge of 3d was made.

1890
Colours changed to red shirts and navy blue shorts.

1895
Spurs adopt professionalism.

1896
A record crowd of 6,000 spectators watch the friendly match with Aston Villa. Spurs elected to the Southern League Division One. Club colours changed to chocolate and gold.

1897
We reach our first Cup Final, losing 0-2 to hosts Wellingborough in the local Charity Cup competition.

1898
The Club becomes a limited company and a match against Woolwich Arsenal attracts a record crowd of 14,000 spectators. Change of colours to white shirts and blue shorts.

1899
The Club moves to present site, originally a market garden. Accommodation for 35,000. Ground almost named 'Gilpin Park' but instead gradually became known as 'White Hart Lane'. First match staged was a friendly versus Notts County - gross receipts £115.

1900
Success at last - Spurs become Champions of the Southern League.

1901
Spurs win the FA Challenge Cup to become the only non-League club, following the formation of the Football League in 1888, ever to achieve this honour.

1908
Entry secured to the Second Division of the Football League.

1909
Promotion to First Division gained at first attempt.

1915
Relegation to Second Division.

1920
Promoted again at first attempt with 70 points, a record under the old system of two points for a win.

1921
Second FA Cup triumph, Spurs beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.

1928
Relegation to Second Division with 38 points.

1933
Promotion again, this time as Division Two runners-up.

1934
Building of the East Stand completed.

1935
Relegation to Second Division.

1938
The existing crowd record of 75,038 spectators established for the visit of Sunderland in the sixth round of the FA Cup.

1950
Promotion to the First Division.

1951
Football League Champions for the first time.

1961
Football League Champions and winners of the FA Cup. The first club to complete the 'Double' since Preston North End and Aston Villa did so in 1889 and 1897 respectively.

1962
Winners again of the FA Cup.

1963
Winners of the European Cup-Winners' Cup. The first British club to win a major European competition. Jimmy Greaves becomes Spurs' highest League scorer in one season with 37 goals.

1967
FA Cup winners for the fifth time.

1971
Winners of the Football League Cup.

1972
Winners of the UEFA Cup.

1973
Winners of the Football League Cup. The first club to have won the trophy twice.

1974
First English club to have played in three major European finals.

1977
Relegation to Second Division.

1978
Promotion again secured at first attempt.

1980
Old West Stand demolished to make way for new modern structure.

1981
FA Cup winners for the sixth time. Steve Perryman sets a new Club record of League appearances by passing Pat Jennings' previous record total of 472.

1982
New West Stand opened. FA Cup winners for the seventh time in the Club's Centenary year.

1983
By finishing fourth in the League, qualified for the UEFA Cup for the first time since season 1973/74. First football club to float shares on the London Stock Exchange.

1984
Winners of the UEFA Cup for the second time.

1985
Playing strip changed to white shirts and white shorts.

1986
Steve Perryman transferred to Oxford United after making a record 655 League appearances for Spurs.

1987
Spurs reach eighth FA Cup Final. Clive Allen sets a new Club record with 49 goals in a single season. Kit returns to white shirts and navy shorts.

1988
First million plus signing Paul Stewart from Manchester City for £1.5 million.

1989
East Stand refurbished.

1991
FA Cup winners for eighth time and back in European competition. Alan Sugar becomes Chairman and steers club away from impending bankruptcy.

1992
Founder members of the new FA Premier League. Paul Gascoigne joins Lazio for £5.5 million - a record.

1994
'The Shelf' becomes an all-seater enclosure.

1995
New South Stand completed. Record signing of Chris Armstrong from Crystal Palace for £4.5 million.

1996
New Rights Issue raises £10.9 million to redevelop North Stand, complete hospitality areas in South Stand and reconstruct pitch.

1997
Record signing, £6million for Les Ferdinand from Newcastle United.

1998
New North Stand completed. Increased capacity to 36,257.

1999
Winners of the League Cup for the third time.

2000
New record signing, £11million for Sergei Rebrov from Dynamo Kiev.

2001
Glenn Hoddle took over as manager from George Graham. ENIC completed takeover, Daniel Levy became chairman. Teddy Sheringham rejoined the club from Manchester United and joined new arrivals Christian Ziege and Gus Poyet.

2002
We reached the final of the Worthington Cup in Glenn Hoddle's first season as manager but lost out 2-1 to Blackburn Rovers at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. Jamie Redknapp signed in April before the £7m capture of Irish star striker Robbie Keane from Leeds United in August.

2003
We finished 10th in the Premiership in 2002-03, successfully toured South Africa, signed Helder Postiga and Bobby Zamora, Jamie Redknapp was named captain. We parted company with Glenn Hoddle in September. David Pleat took over in a caretaker capacity.

2004
We finished 14th in the Premiership in 2003-04. David Pleat departed in July 2004 as we formed a new, continental-style management structure. Frank Arnesen arrived from PSV as Sporting Director, Jacques Santini as Head Coach, Martin Jol as First Assistant and Dominique Cuperly as fitness coach. Santini left in November and Jol took over as Head Coach. In October, England started with three Spurs players (Defoe, Ledley King, Paul Robinson) for the first time since 1987.

2005
We were in the running for European qualification in 2004-05 via the Premier League until defeat at Middlesbrough in the penultimate game of the season. We ended up ninth.

2006
A memorable year! With the likes of Aaron Lennon and Michael Dawson coming to the fore, we held on to fourth place for most of the 2005-06 season until defeat at West Ham on the final day. However, our aim to return to Europe was achieved and we returned to UEFA Cup action at the start of the 2006-07 season. Four of our players went to the World Cup with England with Jermain Defoe and Dawson on stand-by and just missing out. Going into the 2006-07 season, we signed Bulgarian hitman Dimitar Berbatov, Ivory Coast midfielder Didier Zokora, left-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto from Lens, Pascal Chimbonda from Wigan and Steed Malbranque from Fulham. Michael Carrick moved to Manchester United.

2007
We matched our exploits of 2005-06 with a fifth-placed league finish in 2006-07 and reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup. Going into the 2007-08 season, new arrivals included Gareth Bale and Darren Bent but following a poor start, Martin Jol was asked to stand down alongside coach Chris Hughton. Highly-rated Juande Ramos was appointed Head Coach with coaching assistants Marcos Alvarez and former Spur Gus Poyet.

The year marked our 125 anniversary.

2008
A magnificent start to the year saw us first beat Arsenal 5-1 and then topple Chelsea 2-1 to lift the League Cup at Wembley Stadium. We finished the league campaign in 11th place.

Darren Bent will be looking to take his chance with both hands should he get a taste of the action for England against Germany tonight.

It will be the striker's first game for his country since November last year after being recalled to the squad for this friendly.

Darren's form for Spurs, which has seen him hit eight goals in eight appearances, has earned him his place, and he hopes to make it a regular occurrence by impressing Fabio Capello in Berlin.

And ‘Benty' feels he is brimming with confidence having played a key role in our resurgence under Harry Redknapp.

"Playing up front on my own for Tottenham this season has made me a better player and a stronger person" said Darren.

"Now I'm here I want to get on the pitch and obviously you always want to play for your country. Hopefully I'll get the nod for the game.

"Obviously, when you are not a regular, you always feel you have got something to prove. So if I can get the chance on Wednesday to show what I'm about, I will.

"To be involved in a game like England against Germany can only be special and I hope to play."

Fraizer Campbell's fine form continued with the opening goal as England Under-21s beat the Czech Republic 2-0 in a friendly on Tuesday night.

The striker capitalised on defensive hesitancy to neatly lift the ball over goalkeeper Jakub Divis and into the far corner to hand Stuart Pearce's side the ideal start at Sheffield United's Bramall Lane.

Fraizer was one of three Spurs in the starting XI alongside Jamie O'Hara and Aaron Lennon. Meanwhile Tomas Pekhart, currently on loan at Southampton, played the first half for the Czech Republic.

Fraizer was soon back in the action, setting up a golden chance for James Vaughan, who fired over.

Aston Villa's Craig Gardner drilled home a free-kick to make it 2-0 after 55 minutes and Fraizer and Jamie almost combined for a third when Fraizer was brought down for a penalty - unfortuntely, Divis saved Jamie's spot kick.

Fraizer was substituted after 69 minutes, Jamie after 80 and Aaron played the full 90 - Fraizer was later named man of the match.

An MRI scan has revealed that Luka Modric has suffered a partially torn groin muscle.

The Croatia international was forced off with the injury at half-time in Saturday's match with Fulham and is expected to be sidelined for up to two weeks.

Spurs Ladies earned a 1-1 draw from their visit to Northampton Town in the first of three consecutive meetings with the Midlands side.

Goalkeeper Ricole Vyse was in a commanding form as the home side applied the early pressure.

A loose ball on the edge of the box was fired home by a Northampton forward to give Town a 1-0 lead, but Spurs felt aggrieved not to have a first half penalty when Alex Small was bundled over in the box.

The second half brought improvement and it wasn't long before Spurs were level when a goalmouth scramble resulted in the Northampton keeper spilling a low cross which fell to the feet of Kirsten Thomson (pictured), who accordingly put the ball hard and low into the right hand corner of the net to equalise.

The rest of the match was tense, although Spurs did come close when substitute Jessie Richards side-stepped the goalkeeper only to be intercepted by a Northampton defender who had tracked her run to deny her a winning goal.

In other results, the Under-11 side defeated Bedmond Ajax 2-0, while the Under-10 Whites ran out 1-0 winners over Enfield Rangers.

But perhaps the most exciting game of the weekend came at Under-14 level, where Laura Newby scored a dramatic late equaliser for Spurs at Harvesters to keep the sides locked together at the top of their league table.

Our Carling Cup quarter-final against Watford has been selected for live television coverage by Sky Sports and will take place on Wednesday December 3, kick-off 7.45pm.

The match will be settled on the night with extra time and penalties if required.

John Bostock was at White Hart Lane stadium on Tuesday rewarding the winners of this year's Kick Racism out of Football Poetry Competition.

The competition was organised by the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation, the Enfield Local Football Partnership, Enfield Town FC and Enfield Town Ladies FC, with support from the Enfield Race Equality Council, the London Borough of Enfield, Middlesex County FA and Enfield and Haringey Libraries, and was made open to primary and secondary school children throughout the two boroughs.

Participants were challenged to write poetry on the subject of Walter Tull, the first black outfield professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur between 1909 and 1911.

The young poets were invited to library workshops in Enfield and Haringey in order to do their research on Tull, who died serving as the first black officer in the British Army during World War One.

John, who on Thursday November 6 became our youngest ever player to play a competitive match at the age of 16 years, 295 days, handed out prizes to this year's winners.

He said: "The life of Walter Tull and the challenges he faced should act as an inspiration to us all, so it's extremely encouraging that the Club is encouraging children to learn more on the subject.

"And what better way than for them to write poetry and therefore express themselves creatively. I was happy to meet these budding poets!"

John was joined in the prize-giving by players from Enfield Town and Enfield Town Ladies Football Club.

As part of the day's celebrations, all participants got to take a tour of White Hart Lane stadium and learn a little more about the history of the Club.