By Grievy on 6 August, 2009
Vectis Spurs
As has been mentioned in recent communications from Vectis Spurs, longtime club Treasurer Craig Skeggs has dedcided to step down due to a lack of time to dedicate to the role. Craig has been in the role for the past 16 years and remains a member of the Vectis Spurs Committee.
Craig said ?It is unfortunate that I genuinely no longer have the time to dedicate to this job and therefore would like to hand it to a member who will carry out the required tasks successfully rather than I mess it up. I will miss it in the early days but I know it?s for the best?.
The role of club Treasurer from September 1st onwards will be Grahan Osborne. All future payments will need to be sent to Graham, contact details will be made available in due course.
Posted in Club News | Tagged craig skeggs, graham osborne, vectis spurs
By Grievy on 5 August, 2009
Darren Bent has finally completed his protractec transfer to Sunderland in a deal for an initial ?10million which could rise to ?16.5million depending on appearances and future performance at Sunderland.
Darren signed for us from Charlton Athletic in June 2007 but despite a decent return of 25 goals in 79 appearances he failed to settle at White Hart Lane and came under heavy scrutiny from fans and even manager Harry Redknapp lost his cool after a spectacular open goal miss against Portsmouth stating that even his wife could have scored that.
Bent has been capped four times by England.
Posted in Transfer News | Tagged charlton athletic, darren bent, england, features, harry redknapp, portsmouth, sunderland
By Grievy on 5 August, 2009
If it’s good enough for Darren Bent then it’s got to be good enough for Vectis Spurs. For all of you out there with a twitter account you can now follow @vectisspurs for up-to-date notification of all new articles on the website as well as general footballing opinion and rumour which might not be enough to create an article out of.
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By Grievy on 27 July, 2009
Peter Crouch In Training
Peter Crouch, who began his professional career with Tottenham, has made a return to the club almost nine years after being sold to Queens Park Rangers. Crouch joins Spurs from Portsmouth for a fee belived to be in the range of ?9million.
Crouch, who is the tallest outfield player in the Premiership, has now become the most expensive English striker of all time with combined transfer fees of ?35million paid for him over his career. Clubs to splash out on the striker include Southampton, Aston Villa and Liverpool, aswell as his time with QPR and Portsmouth.
Not only is he rejoining the club but he is also rejoining manager Harry Redknapp and striker Jermain Defoe with whom Crouch forged a successful partnership for Portsmouth, scoring 11 goals in 38 Premiership appearances last season.
Crouch is happy to be returning although there aren’t many faces that remain from his previous time in North London.
“I was only a young kid when I was here before and a long way from the player I am now.?I think Ledley is the only player still here from when I was here before. I’m looking forward to seeing him again because I’ve always kept in touch with him all those years.?I remember watching the likes of Ginola, Anderton, Sheringham and Ferdinand every week on the terraces with Ledley and it’s great to finally be getting the chance to play for this Club.”
Harry Redknapp was extremely happy with the signing saying “He’s a big lad, he holds the ball up well, he brings other players into the game and naturally with his size he’s always a threat in the air.?He will be a big, big player for us, a terrific signing.?I know what he’s all about and as well as everything going forward, he can also make a difference when we’re defending set-pieces.”
Posted in Transfer News | Tagged aston villa, darren anderton, david ginola, features, harry redknapp, jermain defoe, ledley king, les ferdinand, liverpool, peter crouch, portsmouth, queens park rangers, southampton, teddy sheringham
By Grievy on 21 January, 2009
Tottenham have agreed a ?12million deal with Wigan Athletic for the transfer of powerful midfielder Wilson Palacios. Honduran international Palacios has only been at Wigan for 12 months but he has made 41 appearances in ?that time and established himself as a top Premiership midfielder with reported interest from Liverpool and Bayern Munich in recent weeks.
Palacios will have to wait for a work permit but that should be a formality for a player of his stature. Palacios was on loan at Birmingham for six months last season on the advice of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger who had the midfielder on trial at Arsenal but decided against signing him.
Palacios’ family have hit headlines at homes in Honduras after his younger brother Edwin was kidnapped in October 2007. He has not been seen since and the identity of his kidnappers remain unknown.
Posted in Transfer News | Tagged arsenal, arsene wenger, bayern munich, birmingham city, features, honduras, liverpool, wigan athletic, wilson palacios
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