Once again,no Scotspurs were in attendance for the 2-0 defeat from Everton, but for one of the better match reports around i would suggest clicking on the link below.

Spurs saw off the Blades, thanks to early goals from Dimitar Berbatov and Jermaine Jenas. No one from scotspurs was in attendance and as the game was not on live television it is difficult for us to write up a report.

An altogether frustrating afternoon on Tyneside left Spurs feeling like April Fools on a day when Arsenal closed the gap with a resounding 5-0 win over hapless Aston Villa.
 An excellent Robbie Keane finish from a great Lennon cross wasnt enough as Spurs succumbed weakly to a very average Newcastle side. Within 65 seconds the Magpies were ahead as when Spurs were sliced apart on the Right hand side, with the defence all at sea. N'Zogbia was allowed time to advance to the corner of the 6 yard box where he squared for Lee Bowyer, who nipped in ahead of Dawson, to poke past Robbo in the Gallowgate end goal.
 Spurs levelled on 19 minutes with their first meaningful attack. The ball was played wide to Lennon on the left flank, where he made inroads into the box, twisted Stephen Carr inside and out before dinking in a teasing cross which Keano stuck out his head to ease it past the helpless Shay Given. The Spurs support were in raptures and believed now this was a game we could really go on and win.
 However within 17 minutes this looked unlikely as poor defending allowed Shola Ameobi a free hit from 10 yards after Robbo had parried a 20 yard effort. With a little help from his defenders the goal would surely have been avoided, with Tony Gardner very slow to react in particular.
 With 37 minutes on the clock, David then gave away what looked like a very contentious penalty for a push on Bowyer, tv replays though, proved that Dean had made the right decision, even if it was not exactly nailed on. Shearer stepped up and put Robbo the wrong way to effectively seal the win.
 Before the whistle though, there was a great chance to claw a goal back, when a Jenas free kick found its way to Keano via Mido and the Irishman smashed a shot off the bar, that would probably have knocked the keeper out cold had it been a foot lower.
 In the second half we started well enough and had Jenas managed to score when he rounded Given it may well have been a different game. It was though, in all honesty, lost on 60 minutes when Dawson was sent off for tugging Shearer. It was a foul, but Shearer made the most of it, and Daws was given his second yellow.
 Even then we tried in vain to create with Keane hitting the outside of the post and firing another effort just wide. There were also a few genuine shouts for handball around the area, but referee Mike Dean was not interested and the game soon petered out.
 Looking back the late absence of Ledley King did not help the cause as Gardner looked a mile off the pace and was poor in his distribution. Overall not a great performance, and one we will have to put behind us quickly.
 On the day the Spurs support deserved a bit better and i only hope it was a bit of a one off. Keep the Faith!

 Spurs travelled to The North East for this afternoons game in good shape after the 3-1 win over Charlton at The Lane last Sunday. However the performance here was in complete contrast to the one which secured the points last Sunday. Spurs, in all white, never really came out of the traps and in the end the good sized away support left the impressive Stadium of Light in a dejectory mood.
 Right from the offset good football was a million miles away, with pass after pass goiing astray and too often runs not being picked out. The returning Edgar Davids had, shall we say, a bit of a mare, and he looked unfit and perhaps is not yet ready for a top team return. Edgar and Carrick struggled to control the game in the early stages while Lennon looked disinterested out on the left.
 This was not what we had in mind before kick-off and you could feel a hint of frustration among the Spurs fans, who had an early rise for this stupid 1.30pm kick-off.
 We took the lead with our first meaningful attack as the half began to peter out. Defoe took up possesion on the right, weaved some magic and crossed low for Robbie Keane to bundle over the line from close in. That was to be the last real action of a dire first half.
 If we thought the first half was rough, then we were treated to some truly awful stuff in the second. The midfield lacked any real spark and were struggling to combine with the forward pairing of Keane and Defoe, who, in fairness both worked hard for the team with scant reward.
 It was no surprise when Davids left the action midway through, to be replaced by debutant Danny Murphy, who himself had a pretty poor game, by his standards. Soon after Mido replaced Keane, but that change made little difference with Mido failing to get into the game.
 Sunderland were working hard and were battling well, but lacked any real quality, so it was a real sickener when they got their leveller on 89 minutes, Murphy firing home from an incredibly tight angle after he had shrugged off Paul Stalteri. To be fair to The Black Cats they deserved their goal and their fans, who i thought backed their team well, almost made the ground shake when they grabbed that unlikely equalizer.
 Even after that Spurs had chances to snatch all three points, but all attempts were desperate and easily dealt with or went high and wide.
 In summary, a really bad display and the players should feel as gutted as the fans at the loss of 2 very important points. As for Sunderland, they lack real ability, but work hard and probably deserve to be higher up the table for their efforts this season.

  Spurs came into this game in urgent need of points and did not disappoint with a thorough display to see of Charlton.
 Within the first ten minutes Jermain Defoe had twice came close and he went onto to play his best game for some time and score two crucial goals. The opener came on the quarter hour mark when he was fed an excellent through pass from Jenas, which the little striker controlled well before twisting and turning his way past Powell to unleash past Myhre in the Charlton goal, via a deflection from former Spur Luke Young.
 The Defoe/Keane partnership was actually looking quite good, despite the two occasionally running alongside each other. Perhaps now these two can still create a partnership, only time will tell.
 The second goal came on 41 minutes when Robbie Keane had the freedom to pick out Jenas with an excellent bending long pass, the midfielder timed his run to perfection, controlled well and from around 16 yards buried low past the keepers right hand. Credit must go Jenas who had the energy and poise to make the lung bursting run that Keane's pass deserved.
 Shortly afterwards great play on the right should have saw Spurs draw further ahead only for Stalteri's run to be cut short on the edge of the box by a Bryan Hughes lunge. The Addicks man was lucky to see only yellow. From the resulting free kick Jenas hammered into the wall and it went behind for a goal kick.
 On the stroke of half time Charlton created their best chance when Darren Bent teed up Marcus Bent on the edge of the box, his sizzling volley crashing off the bar, only to be scrambled to safety.
 At half time Spurs, who had already lost Tainio, had to change more personnel when the injured Lennon was replaced by Johnnie Jackson, himself returning to the side after 14 months. However it mattered not just seconds into the second half when Huddlestone found Defoe with a perfect low pass, Defoe beat the defender to knock past the keeper from 12 yards. Surely game over and three points in the bag?
 Charlton were never a force in the following 25 minutes and Keane and Defoe passed up further opportunities before Addicks sub Jerome Thomas gave them a lifeline on 70 minutes with a low angled drive after Paul Stalteri had shown him inside. Robinson was quite rightly furious with the full-back.
 The South East Londoners then had a fair bit of the ball without really threatening much until the 89th minute when a header from Herman Hreiddarsen was brilliantly saved by Paul Robinson. Overall an excellent 3 points from a match that Spurs were in complete control of and at last Charlton beaten at the Lane in the Premiership.

 Since my last proper report Spurs have visited Anfield and lost 1-0 to a Harry Kewell goal. Despite playing well in the North West we were unable to get the breakthrough and near the end Paul Stalteri was rightly sent packing.
 Last Saturday Aston Villa visited the Lane and despite Spurs playing some excellent football and creating some decent chances Sorensen was in inspired form for The Villains. Gareth Barry was sent off with a few minutes remaining but the Villa held on for the point.
 Due to work commitments i have been unable to see any lengthy action and as such cant actually do a proper report for the above games.
 If anyone reading this would like to do the odd match report for games they attend then feel free to contact us at tartanspurs@yahoo.co.uk

  Spurs went into the game confident after the fine 2-0 win over Newcastle at the Lane that rounded up 2005. Just as in 2005 Spurs started their year in Manchester, this time against the blue half and with more success than the 0-0 draw at Old Trafford 12 months ago.       
 City came into the game on the back of a poor run of results losing to Wigan and Chelsea and picking up a point at The Riverside. According to most reports they had played well in those games though and were due a little slice of luck. Spurs on the other hand had won 5 and drawn 1 of their previous 7 outings and were mildly confident of picking up maximum points.
 On the injury front Spurs were without the influential Davids, the tenacious Tainio and of course capatain Ledley King. The only real injury worry for City was Sibierski. For Spurs in came Brown and Lennon with Gardner again partnering Dawson in the absence of King.
 The early part of the game was a reasonably quiet affair, with Spurs holding the upper hand possession wise and playing some neat passing football, without causing City any real problems. Keane had an effort wide which he really ought to have at least got on target.
 Spurs did finally break the deadlock and it was due to some fine work by Lennon on the right. Distin should have cleared the danger but chose to allow the ball to run out, Lennon seized on this, keeping it in and crossing low for Mido to score with a low effort to David James' left from around 10 yards.
 While Spurs were still in overall command for the rest of the first half, City had a couple of half chances to equalise, none of which troubled Robinson.
 Spurs kicked off the second half and almost completely dominated til the end, bar a 10 minute spell where City had a lot of the ball and were pressing hard without every really looking like scoring. Spurs had various chances to add a second with Keane bending a 20 yarder past after good work by Lennon and Brown firing just wide from 22 yards after a good run which saw him beat a couple of defenders before unleashing the shot. Jenas then made a decent run through the centre but with options to his left and right held the ball a fraction too long before it got caught up in his feet and then cleared to safety.
 Although looking reasonably comfortable 1-0 is never enough and had City taken advantage of some chances, notably Cole firing wildly over from around 10 yards and Bradley Wright-Phillips dragging his effort wide then they might have had something to shout about before Robinsons long kick found Keane who shrugged of the challenges to send an excellent low shot to James' right that sealed the game.
 The Irish striker certainly enjoyed his celebrations in front of a noisy travelling support and it was fitting reward for a hard working shift for the stand in captain. Keane has really found some form of late and is striking a good partnership with Mido, who will be leaving later this month to play in The ANC for Egypt which is a real blow when the two are blossoming together.
 Performance wise there was certainly no failures, once again Stalteri was solid at right-back, Dawson excellent at the heart of defence, Lennon super on the right but special mention must go to Mickey Brown, so often in the shadows this season, who played out of his skin, running at the Blues defence, tackling with verve and was very unlucky with the effort on goal after a lung bursting run.
 In conclusion a very good away performance and 3 points to boot, City were never really in the game and the way Spurs pressured them and closed them down was the reason for that.
The Spurs Line - Up was ; Robinson, Stalteri, Young-Pyo (Pamarot), Dawson, Gardner, Brown, Jenas, Carrick, Lennon (Defoe), Mido (Rasiak) and Keane. Att - 40,000 (approx 2300 Spurs)