On This Day In Spurs History: 10th August
1991 – On this day in 1991, Spurs faced the league champions Arsenal, in the Charity Shield. Having won the FA Cup back in May after a run that included a 3-1 semi-final win over Arsenal at Wembley, Spurs could only draw 0-0 this time round. The shield was shared between the two sides.
Spurs In The News: 10th August
In The Sun, Joe Jordan casts doubts over whether Peter Crouch and/or Robbie Keane will be sold.
Our suddenly talkative assistant manager tells The Mirror that he’s hopeful that Jermain Defoe will be fit for Saturday.
The Daily Mail claim that Liverpool have dropped their interest in Crouch after being quote £15m for Crouch.
They also reckon that we are negotiating an £18m move for Ashley Young with Aston Villa.
Best Of The Web: 10th August
At The Spoiler, Gerrard claims that Joe Cole is better than Messi. I look forward to watching the 40 goals he’s going to score this season then.
More silly celebrations from those wacky Icelandic footballers, over at ‘Pies.
Dirty Tackle has footage of a pretty dirty tackle from Royston Drenthe.
