FM 2008 : Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur FC are a long-running traditional English football team who play in the English Premier League. They play at White Hart Lane in London and have recently forged a large, young, English squad for the upcoming season. They are commonly called the Spurs by their fans and have the motto "To dare is to do".


Tottenham Hotspur FC

Founded: 1882

Ground: White Hart Lane

Address: Bill Nicholson Way, 748 High Road, Tottenham, London, N17 0AP

Capacity: 36236

Highest gate: 75,038 v Sunderland(FA Cup 6th Rd replay Mar 1938)

2007/2008: Competitions Barclays Premier League , UEFA Cup , Carling Cup , FA Cup


They have enjoyed a successful past becoming one of the more honored clubs in England:

Football League First Division / Premier League 1950-51, 1960-61

Football League Second Division
1919-20, 1949-50

FA Cup
1900-01, 1920-21, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1966-67, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1990-91

League Cup
o 1970-1, 1972-3, 1998-99

FA Community Shield
1920-21, 1951-52, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1967-68, 1981-82, 1991-92

UEFA Cup
1971-72, 1983-84

European Cup Winners' Cup
1962-63

Tottenham were the first club in the 20th century to achieve both the league and cup double, achieving this feat in the 1960-61 season. They also became the first British club to win a European trophy in 1963 when they brought home the European Cup Winners' Cup.


Squad:

Goalkeeper:
Radek Cerny
Paul Robinson

Defender:
Gareth Bale
Michael Dawson
Younes Kaboul
Pascal Chimbonda
Benoit Assou-Ekotto
Lee Young-Pyo
Paul Stalteri
Anthony Gardner
Ricardo Rocha

Midfielder:
Jermaine Jenas
Adel Taarabt
Tom Huddlestone
Wayne Routledge
Didier Zokora
Teemu Tainio

Attacking Midfielder:
Aaron Lennon
Steed Malbranque

Striker:
Darren Bent
Dimitar Berbatov
Jermain Defoe
Robbie Keane


You take over when the club celebrates it's 125th birthday - with expectatinos high it's up to you to bring success to a club which has been waiting many a year for the glory days to return.

Expectations: The club expect you to be a title challenger within 2 years.

Transfer Budget: £15M

Key Players: Ledley King, Aaron Lennon, Dimitar Berbatov