The club has announced that Tom Carroll has joined Derby County on loan and will stay there until the end of the season. Tom has featured heavily in our Europa League campaign and this looks to be an ideal move for the player as Derby look to push into the play off places.

"We are delighted to welcome Tom on board.

Most Spurs fans will be grateful for an early weekend kick off as a chance to get back to the football after a mixed week at the club. Watford will host us in our fourth round FA Cup tie and one player almost certain to feature is the versatile Jake Livermore.

Jake has appeared regularly in the cup competitions, even filling in at right back against Cheltenham and has therefore underlined his potential to the club in more than one area of the pitch.

Coventry City's Alex Nimely celebrates scoring their second goal of their terrific win against Middlesborough

Every week, my brother places an accumulator on various Football League results, only a few quid, but enough to make it fairly interesting. To this date, he has never won.

The transformation from Bruce Banner to the Incredible Hulk still isn't an easy process to watchHello? Is this thing still on? Oh good, you're still here.
Apologies for the delay in regular programming but, fret not, The Boys From White Hart Lane is back from it's Christmas hiatus and is ready to rock your socks off all over again in this new year.

The frustrating Tottenham career of Giovani do Santos could finally be coming to an end in this transfer window with reports of interest from Spain and from Bolton Wanderers boss Owen Coyle. Gio hinted at his potential again this month, albeit against Cheltenham, and after the game manager Harry Redknapp hailed his talent while giving an insight into why the player has barely featured at the Lane.

As widely predicted, Jake Livermore settled in to Scott Parker's slot in the centre of midfield last night and coped admirably with the physical presence of Everton's Tim Cahill and Marouane Fellaini. After filling in at right back against Cheltenham at the weekend, Jake moved into a more comfortable position and his all round performance drew praise from manager Harry Redknapp.

In truth, there have been relatively few rumours linking Spurs players into or away from the club and this has been a relatively quiet window so far. However, it seems that Harry Redknapp has spent most of his time deflecting attention away from the majority of players already in the squad.

Not quite but we're getting there. The JimmyG2 Column Apparently I was the only one that saw the huge Fyffes banana blimp that had been moored over WHL since the third round draw was made. But it was safely towed away and deflated without too much difficulty. I can't believe that I was the only one that saw the 100ft.

Michael Dawson declared that he was delighted to be back in the fold after his contribution helped Spurs to a 3-0 win over Cheltenham at the weekend. However the news was tempered with reports that club captain Ledley King has suffered yet another injury setback.

"It was great to be out there playing again," said Dawson after the match.

Spurs enjoyed a comfortable enough win over Cheltenham in the third round of the FA Cup on Saturday and manager Harry Redknapp was quick to praise many members of the side. While Aaron Lennon and Michael Dawson returned from injury, Niko Kranjcar impressed in a rare start and Jake Livermore also caught the boss's eye as he filled in at right back.

szólj hozzá: Tottenham v Cheltenham 3:0 FA

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szólj hozzá: Tottenham v Cheltenham 3:0 FA

Scorers:
Defoe (Tot)
Pavlyuchenko (Tot)
Giovanni (Tot)

THFC1882 returns from it's Christmas and New Year break. Whilst we were off, Tottenham Hotspur collected 7 points from Norwich, Swansea and West Brom, happy days. Today, the FA Cup 3rd round was the focus and we have a special guest reporter for you. Here's Danny Carrier from the Camden New Journal with his report:

This was the chance for Harry Redknapp's fringe players to step up to the plate and show what they could do as well as give Michael Dawson and Aaron Lennon some much needed game time to get their match fitness back.

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So, it feels pretty good to be a Spurs fan at the moment right?! Six points off City with a game in hand and possibly even more satisfying, six points in front of Arsenal with that same game in hand. I'm looking forward to the FA Cup this weekend and I'm hoping we will make short work of Cheltenham even if most of the first eleven are given what would be a well overdue rest.

Have we been Good? We've been bloody brilliant! The JimmyG2 Column Just another routine game at White Hart Lane. 'Beatable' opponents with no more ambition than not to get beaten themselves failed in their mission and we duly scooped the 3 points. We kept a clean sheet and dominated possession, shots and corners.

Spurs were already in the midst of an injury crisis when Brazilian midfielder Sandro limped out of action on the half hour mark of yesterday's win over West Brom. The news got worse as Sandro's replacement Jake Livermore left proceedings after a clash of heads with Younes Kaboul.

The situation has left the club with few right sided options in midfield with Scott Parker nursing a knee injury and Tom Huddlestone a long term absentee.

Although the claims that Ledley King is something of a ‘lucky charm' may be slightly exaggerated, it's no co-incidence that his return to the side has seen Spurs climb the league table and into their current third place.

The chronic problems that prevent our club captain from training and lead to frequent absences are well documented but the importance of Thursday night's game could see him take the field in a midweek match for the first time in over a year.

It will be interesting to see the type of side that Harry Redknapp selects to take on Cheltenham as the two clubs square up in the third round of the FA Cup next month.

Publicly, Harry will declare that the league two side won't be underestimated but the tie may be seen as another chance to test youngsters such as Kane, Carroll, Townsend and Rose to name but four.

Relegation to the Conference really is frightening. Though coverage is limited in the Football League's nethers and supporters of the PL rarely look below 20th place in the pyramid, it just doesn't compare to the vacuum of non-league.Take, for instance, Luton Town. Three seasons ago, they were on my radar.

By Chris Wright

Cheltenham Town substitutes raided the kit bag to rig themselves up a set of improvised sunscreens in order to escape the UV at the Memorial Stadium as the wilting Indian summer heat engulfed their League Two match against Bristol Rovers yesterday afternoon.

Darryl Duffy's career trajectory may perhaps have left the striker wondering if he has perpetually arrived too early for the party. Most notably, journeyman though he may appear to be, he has enjoyed spells at two clubs which, not long after his departure, have attained Premier League status. First, he joined Hull City in a fanfare of publicity five years ago, his 37 goals in just 68 games for

BRIMSCOMBE & THRUPP 1-2 HOOK NORTONSaturday 20th August 2011Hellenic League Division 1 WestThe Meadow, Brimscombe
A day out in Gloucestershire for the Rambler today. I had arranged to visit Colin Buchanan, my Cheltenham supporting friend today as like always when we meet, with Cheltenham having an away game.

BRIMSCOMBE & THRUPP 1-2 HOOK NORTONSaturday 20th August 2011Hellenic League Division 1 WestThe Meadow, Brimscombe
A day out in Gloucestershire for the Rambler today. I had arranged to visit Colin Buchanan, my Cheltenham supporting friend today as like always when we meet, with Cheltenham having an away game.

Today, our bumper (there really is no other word) preview of the coming football league season has gone live, a collaborative venture with The Seventy Two. The whole thing is presented in pdf format and is available for free download here or navigate the widget on the right hand side of this page. There is a whole lot to enjoy from a myriad of the blogosphere's best writers, but if your

Shroot has impressed whilst on trial at Stevenage

Robin Shroot is finally a Stevenage player. After 2 weeks on trial and four pre-season friendlies, Shroot has managed to convince Graham Westley that he is worth taking a gamble on. A two year contract has been agreed and the former Birmingham City winger will go into tonight's friendly at Hampton & Richmond as a permanent member of the Boro squad.

It's been a little quiet at Broadhall Way over the last couple of weeks. I expected a fairly busy summer with plenty of comings and goings to keep us occupied during the close season, but it has been the opposite really. Guy Madjo's arrival was announced early on and didn't particularly overwhelm the supporters.

Darren Bent firing over so disastrously at Wembley a fortnight ago will have provided Charlton Athletic fans with only minor consolation. But an alarmingly awful season on the pitch still does little to detract from the match day experience at the Valley. At a community club, those long years of crumbling terraces as the ground lay dormant in the Eighties are now banished to memory, and the new

Wes Thomas: Has hit 19 goals for Cheltenham in League 2

You may or may not have heard that Cheltenham striker Wes Thomas has effectively decided to leave the club at the end of the season. Thomas is the Robins' top scorer, but wants to move closer to his London home.

Thomas joined Cheltenham after leaving Dagenham & Redbridge.

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Saturday 9th April - Football League 2
Apparently prescriptions for anti-depressants are at an all time high. Walking through the blossom filled parks of Cheltenham on the way to Whaddon Road you wouldn't credit that the town's football team was responsible for this surge in consumption. That is until you got to the sparsely populated ground.

Football League 2 - Sunday 27th March
The clocks have gone forward, the end of the season is in sight, everyone seemed to have had a nice lunch and despite the chill we were all set for a quiet game of Sunday football. A goalless draw would have been very acceptable. Nothing too taxing or likely to raise the blood pressure and put us off our teas.

Besides horse-racing, Cheltenham is probably most synonymous with Cheltenham Ladies' College. On the evidence of yesterday's display at the Kassam Stadium, there's nothing genteel or ladylike about the way the town's football team approaches a tackle, though Wes Thomas' goal suggested a player who's been to finishing school.

League 2 - Saurday 1st January 2011
Cheltenham started like a team who had won 4-0 in their previous game and were confident another was well within their capabilities. It certainly seemed the case for most of the first half. Early chances came to Pack and Melligan. The Robins out passed Wycombe and looked a classier act.