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Seems that after Juande Ramos gave the squad some room to enjoy themselves after Sunday's fantabulous victory over Chelsea, some of players, highlighted by Captain King, had quite a good time.

The Daily Mail has reported that Mr. King did not take well to being thrown out of a club after becoming too drunk to stand. He reportedly "grappled with bouncers as he tried to force his way back in." Way to go Ledley! At least the man knows how to celebrate in style. I mean, really, who the hell grapples anymore?

I think that Gus Poyet, acting in his official role of interpreter in chief, should have made it clear that when the gaffer let them off the leash for the night he really just meant they should enjoy a light sangria and a cigar.

Eh, really, who cares? We just beat Chelsea in a final! As long as none of them wound up in jail or injured then, in my mind, the night was a total success. Rock on boys!

Tottenham Set to Announce Plans for New Ground

The Telegraph is reporting that an announcement from Tottenham is imminent about plans for a new ground.

Link.

Poyet Identifies Transfer Targets: Video

Citing a Catalan publication Sport, the Daily Mail quotes Gus Poyet identifying two Espanyol players as transfer targets. This confirms what we have been tracking here on DCSpurs. Talking about keeper Carlos Kameni and central defender Dani Jarque, Poyet explains "we haven't yet taken a definite decision to bring them in. But we will try to do a deal for them in the future."

The full Daily Mail story with video highlights.

Spurs Headed Up

A few stories circulating affirming Spurs are headed in the right direction:

Ramos rejects parade. Spurs manager declines a Carling Cup parade celebration insisting that the team not lose its focus with the the UEFA Cup and the Premier League. The Spaniard insists Tottenham are not yet a top team and wants the team to continue to fight for greater glory.

On the good news front, it looks like Berbatov is poised to sign a new a contract. While a new deal doesn't preclude a transfer, it should quiet speculation of a summer move.

Bubble boys. Fitness training in a sealed, oxygen-depleted chamber helps Spurs replicate high-altitude conditions optimal for endurance, Daily Mail.

Keeping it in the family

BBC is quoting The Sun in saying that:

"The Spurs fan who gatecrashed his team's photo as they celebrated winning the Carling Cup at Wembley has been revealed as the cousin of Chelsea star Joe Cole."

Well damn, not even the family of Chelsea players likes Chelsea. It certainly feels nice to not have a gaffer that has lost the plot. Juande Ramos, we salute you.

Songs from the Lane

In case you missed it on YouTube, here's a compilation of chants from the Lane.

Transfer Targets and Results

OK, so everyone needs a month-long break right? Back to business then. Now that the transfer window has closed, it's a good time to size up Spurs signings. Below is a purely subjecting ranking of our transfer targets, some of which may be speculative based on wide-ranging reports. Clearly we have further acquisitions pending, but from my perspective, our January window actions were pretty fruitful.


Keeper
1. Carlos Kameni from Espanyol, Video
2. Maarten Stekelenburg from Ajax
3. Robert Green from West Ham

Left Back
1. Gilberto from Hertha Berlin
2. Andrea Dossena from Udinese

Center Back
1. Dani Jarque from Espanyol: Video,
2. David Abelda from Valencia
3. Ezequiel Garay from Racing Santander
4. Jonathan Woodgate from Middlesborough
5. Tal Ben Haim from Chelsea
6. Wes Brown from Manchester United
7. Daniel van Buyten from Bayern Munich

Right Back
1. Alan Hutton from Rangers
2. Jose Bosingwa from Porto
3. Miguel from Valencia

Left Mid
1. Diego Capel from Sevilla, Video, video, video,
2. Stewart Downing from Middlesborough

Center Mid
1. Yaya Toure from Barcelona
2. Tiago from Juventus

Striker
1. Andrei Arshavin from Zenit St. Petersberg
2. Fredi Kanoute from Sevilla
3. Fred from Lyon