UEFA CUP LIVE AT CLUB

Our final match in the UEFA Cup Group stage against Dinamo Bucharest

will be shown live at our Club in St Frederick Street, Valletta.

The game is on Thursday 14 December 2006 at 9.00pm.

We have already qualified for the knock out stages of the Competition and a draw will see us win the group.

Join in the fun next Thursday !!!

See you all

UEFA CUP LIVE AT CLUB

The UEFA Cup tie against Bayer Leverkusen next Thursday will be screened live on

German t.v. channel ZDF.

This channel is available via satellite at our Club in St. Frederick Street, Valletta.

We will be meeting there to support our Spurs. Kick Off is 8.30pm.

See you all there.

COME ON YOU SPURS

CARLING LEAGUE CUP QUARTER FINAL DATE

Our Carling Cup quarter final against Southend United

will take place at the White Hart Lane on Wednesday December 20.

Kick-off is 9pm Malta time.

As with the previous two rounds this match must be settled on the night

with, if required, extra time played and penalties taken

25th Anniversary Christmas Reception

The Spurs Supporters Club Malta will organize the

Christmas Reception

for Members and Supporters on the

12th December 2006

at The Olive Gardens in Rabat.

Admission fee is LM 10.00 for adults and LM 3 for children between 10 and 15.

Admission for 2006 paid up Members is free.

Finger food will be served throughout the evening and

guests may avail themselvs of an open bar.

Tickets should be collected from Club by not later than

10 December 2006.

For more details call 21231192

Join us and bring your family and friends for a great Spurs Night Out

Souvenirs commemorating our Club's 25th anniversary

will be distributed to all present

Pictures from Mass held on 2 November 2006

at the Club's Premises

MASS AT CLUB &

SPURS vs CLUB BRUGGES

We wish to remind Spurs supporters that
Mass in remembrance of our fellow fans and Club Members
who departed this World to meet the risen Lord
will be celebrated at the Club's premises tonight at 7.30pm

After the mass we will go to Rookies Pub in Bugibba to watch the
UEFA Cup tie between Tottenham and Club Brugges of Belgium.
Kick off is 9.00pm Malta time.
The atmosphere for UEFA Cup games has been superb so far.
Join us tonight and we will make it even better.

Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Club Malta
Extraordinary General Meeting

The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Club Malta Extraordinary General Meeting took place on Sunday 29 October 2006. This meeting was called to mark the 25th anniversary of our Club.
A very nice number of Members and supporters joined us at our premises in St Frederick Street, Valletta for what turned out to be a memorable occasion for all.

The activity kicked off with the blessing of a commemorative plaque by the Club Chaplain in the bar area of the Club. Those present then moved to the Club hall where the President Mr Carmelo Debattista made a short speech highlighting the main achievments of the Club over the past 25 years and thanking all those who were instrumental in founding the Club and those who kept it going strong throughout these years. The President also thanked Mr Edward Ciantar who was instrumental in establishing the close relationship we enjoy with THFC.
Mr Debattista then distributed mementoes to Members present while two long time Members presented a commemorative gift to the Club.

Representatives of other supporters clubs, namely Milan, Inter, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Roma and Liverpool also presented commemorative gifts to our Club.

A reception sponsored by the Mr Debattista brought the proceedings to an end.

Following are some pictures of the event:

EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING PICTURES

MORE PICTURES FROM THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

LEAGUE CUP DATE

Tottenham Hotspur FC can confirm that the

Carling Cup 4th round tie at home to Port Vale

will take place on Wednesday November 8, kick-off 9.00pm.
The Valiants have beaten Preston, QPR and Norwich City to reach the fourth round while we beat MK Dons 5-0 on Wednesday night.
The match must be settled on the night therefore if the scores are level after 90minutes, extra time will be played and, if required, penalties taken.

25th Anniversary Activities

Annual General Meeting and Mass

November is fast approaching and we will soon be celebrating the 25th anniversary of our Supporters Club.

The Club will hold the Anual General Meeting

on Sunday 29 October at 9.30am

at the Club's Premises in Valletta.

The agenda will include:
(i) Unveiling and Blessing of Commemorative Plaque
(ii) Speech by the Club's President
(iii) Presentation of Commemorative Certificates to Members present.
(iv) Drinks and Fingerfood

On Thursday 2 November all Members are encouraged to attend the Club for the annual Mass in remembrance of Members and Members' relatives

who went to meet the risen Lord.

Mass will start at 7.30pm and will be said by Club Chaplain Rev Joe Bonnici.

Hope to see you all at the Club for these activities

PREMIERSHIP FIXTURE CHANGES

We can announce changes to our Premiership home fixtures against West Ham and Wigan, following the UEFA Cup draw.
West Ham at White Hart Lane will now take place on Sunday October 22, kick-off 4pm.
Wigan at White Hart Lane will now take place on Sunday November 26, kick-off 4pm.

- CARLING LEAGUE CUP -

CHANGE OF FIXTURE

Our Carling Cup clash away to MK Dons has been switched from the originally scheduled date of Tuesday 24th October to Wednesday 25th.
The game at the national Hockey Stadium is a 8.45 p.m. Kick off (Malta time)

SPURS UEFA CUP GROUP FIXTURES

Thursday 19 October - Besiktas (Turkey) (A)

Thursday 2 November - Club Brugge (Belgium) (H)

Thursday 23 November - Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Germany) (A)

Thursday 14 December - Dinamo Bucuresti (Romania) (H)

UEFA CUP LIVE

The 2nd Leg of the UEFA Cup tie

Tottenham Hotspur vs Slavia Prague

on Thursday 28 September 2006

will be screened live at Rookies in Bugibba.

Kick Off is 9.00pm

See You There

COME ON YOU SPURS !

Correspondence from Germany

We have received the following correspondence from the German Spurs Supporters Club:

Hi,

We send greetings from Germany. We are Spurs Supporters and we wait on the official status.

We hope you can take a link to our website www.myspurs.de <http://www.myspurs.de/>. This site isin german language.

Best wishes and COYS

Franz Stockebrandt franz@myspurs.de

ChairmanSpurs Supporters Germany e.V.

We are glad to learn about this Supporters Club and we wish our German friends all the best for the future. We also hope that you get official recognition soon so that you can join the ever growing Spurs family around the World.

FENKATA TAL-HBIEB

Il-Klabb se jorganizza fenkata tal-hbieb nhar it-Tnejn 25 ta' Settembru fil-klabb stess.

Il-postijiet huma limitati ghalhekk kull min huwa nteressat ghandu jcempel fuq 21231192.

Din l-attivita qed tittella' bi skop ta' gbir ta' fondi ghal-Klabb taghna

Nisperaw li narawk

HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING

Half - Yearly General Meeting Report

July 2006.


This year’s half-yearly General Meeting was held at the Club’s premises in Valletta on July the 2nd and started at 10.00 a.m.

First item on the agenda was the reading of the minutes of the January 2006 meeting. These were approved by the Members present for both meetings.

President Mr. Carmel Debattista started his speech by reminding everyone that 2006 is a very special year for our Club and that the Committee has been organizing various activities to commemorate our 25th anniversary. Such activities entail expenses and Mr. Debattista expressed his disappointment that sometimes these activities are not attended by the number of Members one would expect.

He thanked the Members present on the day, those Members who sold and returned the annual lottery ticket booklets and also those Members who made financial donations to the Club.

The President mentioned this year’s January Darts Ranking Competition won by our Member Mr. Stanmore.

The usual 5-a-side football tournament was replaced by a 7-a-side football tournament open for local football nurseries. This tournament was very well organized and the Committee was praised from all the participating nurseries. The format of this tournament will be retained in the coming years and a shield will be awarded to the winning team. This will be kept for one year.

After thanking the Fund Raising Committee for their hard work Mr. Debattista went on to surprise all those present by announcing that Tottenham Hotspur and England legend Paul Gascoigne shall be visiting our Club in the near future.

Mr. Lino Bartolo, Chairperson of the Fund Raising Committee gave an overview of his sub-Committee’s work.

Mr. Bartolo said that monthly dinners are being organized at the Club in order to raise funds to cover the 25th anniversary’s celebrations. He also invited Members who would like to attend to contact the Club for further information on future dates. The Chairperson also mentioned the highly successful April reception in Zebbug and thanked all those who attended.

Mr. Bartolo gave details about the 7-a-side football tournament. Apart from the trophy presented to the winning team, all the boys from the different nurseries were presented with a commemorative medal. The aim of the tournament is to promote the name of Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Mr. Bartolo also invited our Members to attend the events organized by our Club from time to time.

Although it is not the norm for a financial report to be read during a half-yearly meeting, the treasurer Mr. Godwin Cilia compared the first six months of this financial year with the first six months of the previous year. The report shows that last year’s financial status was healthier than this year’s.

During the time allocated to the floor Mr. Raymond Aquilina enquired about the Club’s official website. Secretary Alex Cilia stated that although the official website has not been functional for a while because of technical and logistic difficulties, the Club still has an official voice on the internet and this can be found on spursmalta.blogspot.com. This blog is run by Magazine Officer Mr. Mark Mizzi.

Mr. Cilia encouraged Members to log on this site in order to read about the Club’s activities.

Mr. Aquilina added that this could be one way of reducing the postage bills.

The winners of the annual lottery were the following:

1) 6 months membership to the M.F.A. swimming pool in Ta’ Qali for 2 persons - Mr. George Micallef.
2) 2 day return tickets to Sicily By Catamaran (Virtu’ Rapid) - Mrs. Claire Micallef.
3) Gents watch sponsored by Herbies Jewellery - Mr. Norbert Muscat.
4) Dinner for 2 at Rojohn Restaurant - Mr. John Muscat.
5) Hamper of foreign wine sponsored by Mr. Edward Ciantar - Mr. F.R. Wirth.
6) Hamper of local wine sponsored by Mr. Emanuel Cordina - Mr. J.M. Farrell.

The meeting ended with finger food and drinks sponsored by the barman Mr. Carmel Debattista.



Alex Cilia.
Club Secretary.

HERBERT CELEBRATES HIS BIRTHDAY

Our friend and Club Member Herbert Azzopardi celebrated his birthday last week. On Tuesday we joined him for a boys night out at Ta' l-Ingliz Restaurant in Mgarr. The usual suspects indulged in a feast of pasta, game and other traditional Maltese food...all washed down with very good red wine.

On Friday our partners and wives joined us to celebrate with Herbert and his family. We enjoyed delicious platters and superb fine wine at Cantina Sant Angelo...a fascinating wine bar in Birgu run by our Member Edward and his lovely wife Rose.

Here are some opictures of the occasion....Herbert is the guy in the first picture.

PRE-SEASON FULL PROGRAMME AND RESULTS

(Kick Off Malta Time)

SENIOR SIDE

July 13 v Bordeaux (Stade Olympique d'Albertville): 2-1

(Defoe 35, McKenna 88/ Micoud 44)

Cerny, Ifil (McKenna, 79), Assou-Ekotto, Davids, Dawson,

Gardner, Routledge (Ziegler, 60), Murphy (Lee, 87), Berbatov (Barnard, 79),

Defoe (O'Hara, 60), Reid.

Subs: Davenport, Fulop, Huddlestone.

July 14 v Nice (Stade Municipal d'Evian): 1-0

(Barnard 43)

Fulop, Stalteri, Ziegler, Huddlestone, King (Murphy, 72), Davenport, Routledge

(Defoe, 46), Ghaly, Barnard (McKenna, 85), Tainio, O'Hara. Subs: Cerny, Defoe, Ifil, Lee, Barcham

July 18 v Celta Vigo (Stade Municipal d'Annecy, France): 2-0

(Defoe 50, 52)

Cerny, Ghaly (Lee, 85), Assou-Ekotto, Davids (Tainio, 46),

Davenport (Dawson, 46), King (Huddlestone, 46), Routledge (Ifil, 65),

Murphy (Defoe, 46), Barnard (Berbatov, 46), Keane (McKenna, 70),

Ziegler (O'Hara, 65).

Unused subs: Fulop, Barcham.

July 22 v Birmingham (St Andrews, 4.00pm): 2-0

(Berbatov 12, 14)

Fulop, Routledge (Ifil, 66), King (Davenport, 66), Dawson, Assou-Ekotto,

Huddlestone, Ghaly (Ziegler, 57), Tainio, Defoe (O'Hara, 86),

Keane (Murphy, 64), Berbatov (Barnard, 71).

Unused sub: Cerny.

July 25 v Stevenage (Broadhall Way, 9.00pm): 3-0

(Defoe 33, 87 pen, Berbatov 80)

Cerny, Tainio, Assou-Ekotto, Huddlestone, Dawson, King (O'Hara, 85),

Ghaly (Routledge, 46), Davids, Berbatov (Barnard, 82),

Keane (Ifil, 75), Defoe. Subs: Forecast, McKenna, Daniels.

Jul 30 v Inter (White Hart Lane, 4.00pm): 2-1

(Tainio 36, 79/ Martins 43)

Cerny (Fulop, 46), Routledge, Assou-Ekotto, Huddlestone (Ghaly, 62),

Dawson, Davenport, Tainio, Davids, Keane (Murphy, 82), Berbatov,

Defoe (Ziegler, 72). Subs: Gardner, Barnard, Ifil.

Aug 05 v Borussia Dortmund (Westfalonstadion, 3.30pm): 1-1

(Berbatov 43/ Frei 36)

Robinson, Lee (Stalteri 62), Assou-Ekotto, Zokora (Huddlestone 76),

Dawson, Davenport, Lennon (Defoe 57), Jenas (Ghaly 62),

Berbatov (Routledge 75), Keane, Murphy (Ziegler 57).

Subs: Cerny, Gardner

Aug 12 v Real Sociedad (White Hart Lane, 3.00pm)

SPURS XI

Friday July 14: Enfield Town (8.45pm): 7-1

(Dervite, Dixon, Maghoma, Dawkins, Davis 2, Livermore/ Hammatt)

Button, Riley (Mtandari 50), Martin, Mills, Dervite, Lewis, Daniels,

Maghoma, Davis, Dawkins, Dixon (Livermore 56).

Tuesday July 18: Boreham Wood (8.30pm): 3-1

(Dixon 12, 27, Maghoma 76/ Cox 60)

Button (Stroud 65), Riley (Mtandari 54, Hughton 90), Daniels,

Mills, Martin, Davis (Hutton 75), Maghoma, Lewis, Livermore,

Dawkins, Dixon (Hamed 45).

Wednesday July 26: Bishops Stortford (8.45pm): 8-1

(Barcham 18, 26, Ziegler 32, Lennon 42, Barnard 44,

Dawkins 51, 57, 85/ Galitsios og 53)

Fulop, Ifil, Ziegler, Jenas (Dawkins, 46), Lee (Galitsios, 46),

Davenport, Lennon (Maghoma, 46; Riley, 79), Barcham (Daniels, 61),

Barnard, Murphy, O'Hara. Subs: Forecast, Riley.

Saturday July 29: Cambridge City (4pm): 2-0

(Lee 38, Barcham 60)

Forecast, Riley, YP Lee (Daniels, 46), Lewis, C Lee, Defendi (Martin, 60),

Lennon, Zokora (Davis, 46; Hutton, 65)), Dawkins, O'Hara,

Barcham. Subs: Stroud, Lake.

Wednesday August 2: Fisher Athletic (8.45): 3-1

(O'Hara 8, Barcham 73, Barcham 77/ Griffiths 12)

Forecast, Ifil, Daniels, Lewis, C Lee, Gardner (Defendi, 73), Barcham,

Jenas (Njie, 60), Dawkins, O'Hara, Ziegler (Maghoma, 46).

Subs: Button, Mills, Riley.

Wednesday August 9: Dover Athletic (8.45pm): 0-2

(Dryden 81, Daniels og 88)

Cerny, Stalteri (Mills, 57), Ifil, Huddlestone (Lewis, 57), Lee,

Gardner (Defendi, 57), Routledge (Riley, 46), O'Hara, Barcham,

Dixon (Maghoma, 6), Ziegler (Daniels, 57). Subs: Stroud.

Monday August 14: Canvey Island (8.45pm)

(All Spurs XI games away from home)

THE SWISS GO OFFICIAL

(http://www.spurs.ch/index.htm)

We are happy to learn that the Swiss Spurs Supporters Club (founded in September 2005) are now officially recognized by Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.

They have now joined the ever growing family of official Spurs Supporters Clubs around the World. We wish you all the best for the future and hope to see you at White Hart Lane some time this season.

.............

Exchange of Correspondence between our Club and the Swiss Spurs Supporters Club:

Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 7:42 PM
Subject: Congratulations from Malta.

Hello to all Swiss fans

As secretary to the Tottenham Hotspur Malta committee, I am really pleased to hear that your Club has been officially recognized by T.H.F.C.

I am writing this letter on behalf of my committee and all its members to congratulate your committee on achieving such a feat. This year our Club is celebrating its 25th anniversary since it was founded back in 1981.

I understand that it took your committee a lot of work and time in order to achieve the status of official recognition, because my club went through this some time ago, but it is very satisfying when your efforts go rewarded. Congratulations once more, and I hope that a cooperation and friendship between our two clubs should prosper in the near future, after all we are all members of one big family, the Tottenham Hotspur family.


Kind Regards
Alex Cilia

Tottenham Hotspur Malta

...................

Hello Tottenham Hotspur Malta

Thank you very much for your kind words and warm welcoming.

I look forward to a great cooperation and friendship between our two club's.

I would like to take the chance, on behalf of the Swiss Spurs Supporters Club, to congratulate you on your upcoming 25th anniversary.
That certainly is a great achievment and proof of great support towards Tottenham Hotspur FC.

We look forward to hearing from you in the future and who knows, maybe we will meet at WHL some time ...

Kind Regards

Daniel Graf
Club President
Swiss Spurs Supporters Club
www.spurs.ch
contact@spurs.ch

FIXTURES ANNOUNCED

Spurs Premiership Fixtures 2006-2007

(UK Kick Off Time)

________________________________________

Saturday, 19 August 2006
Barclays Premiership
Bolton v Tottenham, 15:00
Tuesday, 22 August 2006
Barclays Premiership
Tottenham v Sheff Utd, 19:45
Saturday, 26 August 2006
Barclays Premiership
Tottenham v Everton, 15:00
Saturday, 09 September 2006
Barclays Premiership
Man Utd v Tottenham, 15:00
Saturday, 16 September 2006
Barclays Premiership
Tottenham v Fulham, 15:00
Saturday, 23 September 2006
Barclays Premiership
Liverpool v Tottenham, 15:00
Saturday, 30 September 2006
Barclays Premiership
Tottenham v Portsmouth, 15:00
Saturday, 14 October 2006
Barclays Premiership
Aston Villa v Tottenham, 15:00
Saturday, 21 October 2006
Barclays Premiership
Tottenham v West Ham, 15:00
Saturday, 28 October 2006
Barclays Premiership
Watford v Tottenham, 15:00
Saturday, 04 November 2006
Barclays Premiership
Tottenham v Chelsea, 15:00
Saturday, 11 November 2006
Barclays Premiership
Reading v Tottenham, 15:00
Saturday, 18 November 2006
Barclays Premiership
Blackburn v Tottenham, 15:00
Saturday, 25 November 2006
Barclays Premiership
Tottenham v Wigan, 15:00
Saturday, 02 December 2006
Barclays Premiership
Arsenal v Tottenham, 15:00
Tuesday, 05 December 2006
Barclays Premiership
Tottenham v Middlesbrough, 19:45
Saturday, 09 December 2006
Barclays Premiership
Tottenham v Charlton, 15:00
Saturday, 16 December 2006
Barclays Premiership
Man City v Tottenham, 15:00
Saturday, 23 December 2006
Barclays Premiership
Newcastle v Tottenham, 15:00
Tuesday, 26 December 2006
Barclays Premiership
Tottenham v Aston Villa, 15:00
Saturday, 30 December 2006
Barclays Premiership
Tottenham v Liverpool, 15:00
Monday, 01 January 2007
Barclays Premiership
Portsmouth v Tottenham, 15:00
Saturday, 13 January 2007
Barclays Premiership
Tottenham v Newcastle, 15:00
Saturday, 20 January 2007
Barclays Premiership
Fulham v Tottenham, 15:00
Wednesday, 31 January 2007
Barclays Premiership
Everton v Tottenham, 19:45
Saturday, 03 February 2007
Barclays Premiership
Tottenham v Man Utd, 15:00
Saturday, 10 February 2007
Barclays Premiership
Sheff Utd v Tottenham, 15:00
Saturday, 24 February 2007
Barclays Premiership
Tottenham v Bolton, 15:00
Saturday, 03 March 2007
Barclays Premiership
West Ham v Tottenham, 15:00
Saturday, 17 March 2007
Barclays Premiership
Tottenham v Watford, 15:00
Saturday, 31 March 2007
Barclays Premiership
Tottenham v Reading, 15:00
Saturday, 07 April 2007
Barclays Premiership
Chelsea v Tottenham, 15:00
Monday, 09 April 2007
Barclays Premiership
Tottenham v Blackburn, 19:45
Saturday, 14 April 2007
Barclays Premiership
Wigan v Tottenham, 15:00
Saturday, 21 April 2007
Barclays Premiership
Tottenham v Arsenal, 15:00
Saturday, 28 April 2007
Barclays Premiership
Middlesbrough v Tottenham, 15:00
Saturday, 05 May 2007
Barclays Premiership
Charlton v Tottenham, 15:00
Sunday, 13 May 2007
Barclays Premiership
Tottenham v Man City, 15:00

JASON TAME ENJOYS HIS HOLIDAY IN MALTA

Another Spurs fan writes about his visit to our Island and the Spurs Supporters Club in Valletta

Hello,

My name is Jason...you may remember me as we visited your club in Valletta on Sunday 18th June. I have both the old and the new crests on my lower legs.

My partner and I visited Malta for a one week holiday last week. We attended a wedding on Saturday 17th June, where we were advised to visit the Club by Norman Vella and Francis Portelli.

We returned this afternoon and felt we had to write to thank you for the experience we had at your Club. I have been a huge Spurs fan all my life and had intended to visit the official Malta Spurs Supporters Club on previous visits but never got round to it. We managed it this time. We felt we had to email to thank the staff, especially Nenu, his customers and all involved at the Club for such a lovely experience.

I was very impressed with the memorabilia displayed on the walls and how welcome we felt. You are now high on our list of important places to revisit. We are now back in the UK and if there is anything that we can do to help or support the Maltese Supporters Club, just ask.

Thank you again.

Jason Tame.

_______________________

CORRESPONDENCE

Michael, Katie and James Frost write to our Club

Hi,

Not sure if you can remeber me but I visit your Island most years and always pop in to see Charlie at the club. Unfortunatly last November I had a big operation to remove cancer from my tongue, my friends in Malta phoned me every week to see how I was getting on and of course never stopped asking me to go over.

I promised that as soon as I felt I was on the road to recovery I would come over. That day came during February and of course we had to visit the club and Charlie who looked after me very well indeed. I must say the visit to Malta was a turning point for me and I have not looked back yet although not quite there yet.

Good luck with your celebrations this year and I hope to be over again in August. Kindest Regards Michael, Katie and James Frost

EDITORIAL

This is the editorial that will appear on "The Cockerel" that will be published and distributed to Members of the Tottenham Hotspur Suporters Club Malta in June.

I welcome you to another edition of The Cockerel which will reach you at the end of a great season for Spurs and on the eve of the World Cup finals in Germany.

Spurs’ season could have been better of course. We were so near that Champions League place that it still hurts when I remember that we will not be competing in Europe’s elite competition. But, objectively speaking, I do think it has been a very successful season. We are back in Europe after so many years and if there is one positive to take from the fact that we will be playing in the UEFA Cup instead of the Champions League it is that our young players will go through a smoother learning curve.

Qualifying for Europe is only one of the positives of this season. Players like Michael Dawson, Ledley King and Robbie Keane have signed new contracts with the club and our Reserves side have been crowned Champions. Mansion are our new sponsors with a deal amongst the top ten in the World while the Club has splashed out on Bayer Leverkusen’s Dimitar Berbatov who admitted that he preferred Spurs over Manchester United. Moreover, Paul Robinson, Michael Carrick, Jermaine Jenas and Aaron Lennon have all been picked by Sven Goran Erikkson to join England’s World Cup party in Germany. At the moment of writing Michael Dawson and Jermaine Defoe are on stand by.

The Club is also forging ahead with plans for a new training complex, an artist’s impression of which is on the front cover of this magazine.

As you all know the local club is celebrating its 25th anniversary so we encourage you to visit our premises in Valletta and also join us for the activities we are organizing.

Last April a group of about 27 Members traveled to London for the home game against Manchester United. Although the result was not what one might have wished for, a great time was had by all. A delegation of the Committee also visited Chigwell to present the Player of the Year Award to Edgar Davids. A big thanks go to all the people who made this visit possible, particularly Edward Ciantar from our Club and Martin Jol, Chris Hughton, John Fennelly and David Felstein from Tottenham Hotspur FC.

Hope you enjoy the Summer….and the World Cup finals!

Mark Mizzi
31 May 2006


Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Club Malta
St. Frederick Street, Valletta
Tel/ Fax (+356) 21 231192
E-Mail: mizzim@maltanet.net

DINNER AT RUBINO

17 of us went out to dinner at Rubino in Valletta yesterday. The food was great (in quality and quantity) and the wine never stopped flowing. A great time was had by all...though I don't think our managers/ employers at our places of work are really appreciating it this morning. As was said elsewhere Torres was at the table with us as you can see from the first picture.

Cocktail Party

On Sunday 30 April the Spurs Supporters Club Malta held a cocktail party for Memebrs and Supporters at the Midway hall in Zebbug. The function, which was part of the Club's 25th anniversary celebrations, was very well attended and everyone could enjoy good food and an open bar.

Discussion centred on the win against Bolton earlier in the afternoon. All agreed that while it was not a good performance, the team showed great strength of character in managing to get three points frojm a game in which we were dominated for long stretches. Dawson, Lennon and Carrick were in for special praise from our Members.

We also agreed that thegame was yet another stress test !!! We just hope our heart holds out for the last two games of the season, ie West Ham v Spurs and Barca v Arsenal :-)

We also talked about our recent tour to White Hart Lane and started planning for next season's European Tour !!!.

We took the occasion to officially launch the new Supporters Club logo as approved by Tottenham Hotspur FC

Champions League

Only two games to go now and 6 points would guarantee us fourth place. Sadly it might not be enough as the scum could still win the Champions League and relegate us to the UEFA Cup. Personally I would have preferred Milan in the final. I think that they are a more solid team and would have been more difficult for the Gunners to beat.

However all is not lost and Barca can do us a big favour. Many (including Wenger) say that the Barca defence is not that reliable but it's not like they are conceding many goals. Against Milan (who have players like Kaka, Schevchenko, Inzaghi and Gilardino) they coped very well. Although Milan had a very good game in the Nou Camp they did were not able to create chances. On the other hand it was Barca who had the opportunities and Mialn have to thank Dida for keeping their goal intact. Barca do have the players to inflict damage on the gooners....so let's all be Catalans for the Champions League final.

One final note... whatever happens (even if we don't finish fourth) we should still be proud of our team. We have made great progress and we must realize that with two games to go we are already in Europe and fighting for something. Some years ago we were singing "We want our Tottenham back". Seems we got it. COME ON YOU SPURS

MALTA SPURS IN LONDON- APRIL 2006

The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Club Malta is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

As part of the celebrations we oraganized a tour to White Hart lane for the Manchester United game. On the day after the game a delegation from the committee made a visit to Chigwell where we presented the footballer of the year award to Edgar Davids. It was a great day for all as we were very well looked after by the people at Chigwell. Here are some of the pictures.

Before the game we also met our friend Sundance who is a regular poster on Come On You Spurs. He presented us with a Spurs shirt signed by Spurs legends including Klinsmann and Mabbutt.