Junade Ramos will be in charge of Spurs come next year

That is the opinion of our readers anyway. Football Corner has been running a poll over the past few days as to whether or not Tottenham manager Juande Ramos would still be in charge at White Hart Lane come the start of the new year and you, the readers, voted yes.

Here is the full result of the poll:

Yes - 44 votes (55%)
No - 37 votes (44%)
Maybe - 3 votes (1%)

Total Votes : 84

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who voted in the poll and I would encourage you all to vote in our latest poll which can be found on the right of the page.

Former Spurs and England manager set for sensational return to White Hart Lane?

Former Tottenham and England manager Terry Venables has today be linked with a shock return to White Hart Lane. Venables is seen, by many at the North London club, as a perfect replacement for under-pressure Sporting Director Damien Comolli.

Venables, 65, spent three years at Spurs as a player making 115 appearances in the process, winning the FA Cup once. He also spent four years in charge of the club, leading the club to a successful FA Cup campaign in 1991. Comolli has come under increasing pressure lately after the club failed to fully replace Robbie Keane and Dimitar Berbatov in the summer transfer window.

It is understood that Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is keen to get rid of Comolli before the January transfer window, leaving the way clear for a possible return for Venables. Could 'El Tel' really be on his way back to Spurs? I personally can't see it happening although stranger things have happened.

Venables has been out of a job since November 2007 after being sacked as assistant manager of England. Venables was also recently linked with a move to Premier League side Newcastle United after owner Mike Ashley reportedly offered him the job, however Venables rejected the opportunity, claiming there was "too much uncertainty at the club".


Source : News of the World

Fabregas rescues late point for Gunners

Arsenal have today escaped back-to-back Premier League defeats by earning a late point away at Sunderland. Arsene Wenger's men were lucky to leave the Stadium of Light with a point this afternoon, scoring deep into injury time.

In truth, neither side really deserved all three points and a draw was probably fair result, however Roy Keane may feel a little unlucky his side didn't hang on to win the game. Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie may of put the visitors ahead with fifteen minutes to go. His close-range shot was well saved by the Black Cats keeper Craig Gordon.

But it was the hosts who took a dramatic lead with only minutes left on the clock. Substitute Grant Leadbitter firing home a peach from all of 25-yards to send the home crowd crazy. You may of forgiven Sunderland boss Keane for thinking his side had done enough to claim all three points, however Cesc Fabregas headed home a Van Persie corner with only seconds remaining.

Despite the late goal, this is still a poor result for Arsenal. Following the result at home to Hull City last weekend it was vital they got back to winning ways today. Credit to Sunderland, they restricted the Gunners to long-range efforts and were unlucky in the end not to come away with all three points.

Elsewhere it finsihed : Wigan 0-1 Middlesbrough, West Brom 1-0 Fulham.

Sunderland to make sensational move for former Gunners captain?

Sunderland manager Roy Keane has today failed to rule out a January move for Inter Milan midfielder Patrick Vieira. The former French international has struggled for first team football at the San Siro since joining from Juventus two years ago.

The former Arsenal captain, Vieira, had many an epic midfield battle with Black Cats boss Roy Keane during the Irishman's days at Old Trafford. It would be an understatement to say that Keane and Vieira didn't particularly like each other which makes this link so unbelievable.

I personally believe that Vieira was and still is a quality player and I think he would be a magnificent signing for a club like Sunderland. He is now 32-years old however I feel he could prove to be an excellent acquisition for Sunderland, although I do think Vieira may be reluctant to re-ignite the pair's relationship at the Stadium of Light.

Spurs deny shock move for former Barca, Chelsea and United striker

Tottenham have today strongly denied reports that they are to offer Manchester City's Mark Hughes the manager's job at White Hart Lane. The former Welsh international has only been at Eastlands for three months since leaving Blackburn during the summer, however it was reported this morning that he was to be offered the job at Spurs.

With Spurs currently lying rock bottom of the Premier League, Junade Ramos' position has come under increasing pressure leading to speculation that he is to be replaced at the helm. The club released this statement this afternoon.

"An article on the back page of this morning's Sun newspaper reports that the Club has made an offer to Mark Hughes to take over as manager during the forthcoming international break. This story is completely untrue and without foundation and the matter is being discussed with the publication."

This is incredible. With Mark Hughes only in the door at the City of Manchester stadium and with the club the club's current financial situation why on earth would he want to leave. There is no doubt he is a quality manager and I personally think he would be a great manager at Spurs but come on, he's not going to leave City.

Real Madrid plan £10 million bid for Liverpool ace

Liverpool defender Daniel Agger may be on his way to Real Madrid after it was rumoured that the Spanish giants were looking for a long-term replacement to defender Fabio Cannavaro. With Agger struggling for first-team football at Anfield, Madrid are thought to be monitoring the situation with a possible £10 million bid being touted.

The Danish international has fallen down the pecking order at the Merseyside club and he is understood to be growing increasingly frustrated. It was claimed that Agger had a bit of a bust-up with Reds manager Rafa Benitez following the side's Champions League qualifying victory over Standard Liege last month.

Agger, 23, has only made two appearances for Liverpool this season and he may be tempted by first-team football at the Bernabeu. I would not be one bit surprised to see Agger leave Anfield come the January transfer window. I think a move to Real could well be possible however I wouldn't be surprised to see several other clubs make offers for the Big Dane.

Source : Footy Latest

South Africans table £300 million for Newcastle and admit they want Keegan back

The South African consortium interested in buying Newcastle United from Mike Ashley have today tabled a bid of £300 million for the club. Current owner, Ashley has also received an offer from a Nigerian consortium for the club and as much as six other parties are also said to be interested in purchasing the club.

Since lowering his asking price earlier this week to £300 million, Ashley now seems to be getting a lot more interest but how much will he eventually let the club go for. The South African consortium is made up of five people who claim they are keen to bring Kevin Keegan back for a third spell at the club and are willing to offer him a 5% stake in the club as an incentive.

I think it would be fantastic if this deal went through. Obviously we don't know a great deal about the consortium but already they have made their intentions clear, they want the King back at St James' Park and that would be enough for most Magpies fans. It is clear that the Newcastle squad is in serious need of investment and maybe now they may able to get this from the South Africans.

Pressure eases on Ramos as Spurs hang on

Tottenham held off a late fight back by Polish side Wisla Krakow to qualify for the UEFA Cup group stages. Spurs have got off to a rotten start in the Premier League, which sees the side currently sitting rock bottom with only two points and it was crucial for Juande Ramos that they qualified for the group stages of the UEFA Cup.

With Spurs coming into the game 2-1 up from the home leg at White Hart Lane two weeks ago, Juande Ramos' men knew they needed to quiet the noisy home crowd and make it difficult for the hosts and they did that well in the first-half.

Tottenham took the lead mid-way through the second-half to send the travelling Spurs fans wild. Gareth Bale with a superb ball in from the left to see it deflected into the net by Wisla's Arkadiusz Glowacki. Spurs fans may of been forgiving for thinking that may of been enough but Wisla equalised on the night soon after.

Pawel Brozek with a lovely lob over the on-rushing Heurelho Gomes, which was followed by some intense pressure from the hosts. Gomes made a great save minutes from the final whistle and that proved enough to see the North London side through to the next stages of the UEFA Cup and ease the pressure of Ramos.

Liverpool prepare £10 million bid for Spurs ace

Liverpool are preparing a £10 million bid for Tottenham defender Gareth Bale. Reds boss Rafa Benitez is reportedly keen to add to his defensive options when the transfer window opens in January, particularly in left-back and Bale is understood to be his number one target.

Since the departure of Norwegian defender John Arne Riise from Anfield to AS Roma during the summer Benitez has only managed to bring in Italian defender Andrea Dossena. Bale, 19, may be open to a possible move to Merseyside come January if things don't improve at White Hart Lane. Bale only joined Spurs last summer from Southampton for a fee that could rise to as much as £10 million.

The Welsh international missed a large chunk of last season with an ankle injury and Spurs boss Juande Ramos (provided he is still their come January) will be doing everything in his power to keep the promising teenager. Personally I feel Bale is a quality player who will inevitably be a real star in the Premier League however I don't see a possible move to Liverpool happening until maybe next summer.

Source : The Sun.

Double injury blow for United

Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes could face up to eight weeks on the sidelines after injuring himself during the side's 3-0 win away at Aalborg. The former England international was stretchered off after just 15 minutes of the game in Denmark last night with what looks to be knee ligament damage.

"It's difficult to say how serious it is but it looks like the medial ligament, in which case it will be six to eight weeks," said United boss Sir Alex Ferguson. United are already without midfielder Michael Carrick for at least another month so the loss of Scholes certainly doesn't help Ferguson in picking the midfield.

I personally feel this could mean a starting role for Scottish midfielder Darren Fletcher for the next few weeks anyway. United striker Wayne Rooney was also taken off during the game last night with a suspected ankle injury. His injury is not thought to be as bad as Scholes' but he may miss the side's trip to Blackburn at the weekend.