Another Hammer Blow
‘WHILE Chelsea have sought to replicate West Hams midfield at Stamford Bridge, Spurs have opted for a reinvention of the Hammers strike force.
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| Defoe wanted to be part of another relegation struggle |
The galling news for Irons fans is that Jermain Defoe has been sold to Spurs for £7m. There he will join forces with Frederic Kanoute, formerly of Upton Park.
Talking to the Telegraph, Defoe says he is looking forward to things. I cant wait to play with Freddie again, Robbie Keane and all the great players, says the Englishman.
And that would be all the great players who play for other Premier League clubs, rather than some of the dross that run out for Spurs.
But Defoes move says something far clearer about the management skills of Glenn Roeder.
Since Roeder took the Hammers into Division One, Premiership clubs have fought to buy the teams players. So why did they go down? Answers on a postcard.
But while the Hammers beat themselves (or Roeder) up, Spurs plan for great days to come as they do every season. And the Sun hears that the Lilywhites had planned to add another player to their squad.
Paul Robinsons transfer from Leeds to White Hart Lane was scuppered when the Premier Leagues men in grey suits said that the deal was in breach of the rules.
The intention was for Spurs to pay £2m immediately for the goalkeeper and then loan him back to Leeds for the rest of this season.
But thanks to the Premier League, Leeds have lost out on some much-needed cash, Spurs have Kasey Keller in goal and Robinson is playing for a team that wants to get rid of him.
Elsewhere in football land, the Times says that Wales are determined to fight tooth and claw to be reinstated to the European Championships.
The Welshmen claim that in fielding Yegor Titov, who tested positive for a banned substance after playing for his country in a qualifying tie, the Russians have cheated.
To further antagonise the Welsh, Titov then played 59 minutes of the decisive match in Cardiff, where Russia ran out 1-0 winners.
But, lets face it, the appeal is unlikely to win. To overturn a result is an admission of failure, and no-one in footballs upper reaches would ever allow that ’
Posted: 3rd, February 2004 | In: Back pages Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
