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Berba is happy to stay with us according to boss Martin Jol.

“Berbatov is very happy at our club,” said Jol.

“I had a word with him yesterday and he said he is so happy here.

“The crowd and the supporters are always positive and he said ‘what more do I want?’

“I said ‘yeah’ because I’m always happy when my players are happy.”

CMON Lets hold onto to our stars, add another few and push on.

Martin Jol has told the lads to be more clinical after we got a 1-0 victory over Reading yesterday.

Jermaine Defoe and Keano were the worst culprits but we will forgive them now that we know it didn’t effect our top six aspirations.

Jol said: “We had three big chances early on and in the second half we had lots of chances to finish them off. We should have got three or four goals.

“This was a must-win game - it was a marvellous result.”

He added: “They had good chances too. They put a lot of bodies forward and took chances so credit to them.

“They are in the top eight because they are a terrific team who get a lot of men forward. They play good football. With their style it is always difficult and there is always pressure.

The SCUM GOONERS are on a downnnnnner lately and I still think we can catch them and get some CL football at White Hart Lane next season.

Well what can I say. Have been out of town for about six weeks and didn’t get a chance to put anything up, and to tell you the truth I really couldn’t get the motivation to do so.

It has been a pretty ordinary start to 2007, with our loss in the Carling Cup (Will not reference this match ever AGAIN) and our indifferent league form leaving us without a hope of surpassing last season’s heroics.

We have released/sold:

Calum Davenport to West Ham

Marton Fulop completed his expected move to Sunderland

Edgar ‘The Pit-bull’ Davids to Ajax – I loved Edgar. I reckon his fiery attitude and vast experience was a major catalyst to our success last season. Even though he didn’t play every match, his presence was a major boost for the youngster at our club.

We loaned out:

Reto Ziegler to Sampdoria – I want to see more of this lad. I think he has potential to succeed but Marty keeps loaning him out. Will hopefully get a decent run in the side to see what he has to offer.

Mark Yeates to Leicester City – signed a new deal with the club recently. Does show promise but with our first team attackers don’t think he will get much of a look in.

We bought:

Ricardo Rocha from Benfica – Seen this lad in the Champions League for Benfica and could be a great signing for us.

Ben Alnwick from Sunderland – Deal was completed as part of the Fulop move to Sunderland. Has played for the England under 21’s and has impressed on his first team outings for the Black Cats.

Adel Taarabt from Lens – Finally signed this lad (Even though it is on loan should be become permanent). Marty Jol had his eye on him for a while and he couldn’t wait to leave Lens. Has already impressed in the reserves.

Overall I thought we would sign another one or two players during the window but I’m glad we didn’t lose any major players like Mido. So I can’t really complain.

What I can complain about is terrible 11th place we hold on the Premiership table and cannot wait for the match at Everton next week.

We have Fulham away in the FA cup before that so lets hope the next time we see the lads at The Lane against Bolton, we are back in the top half of the Premiership and through to the next round of the Cup.

PS Sorry for the delay between posts this time. Will try and keep them coming.

We are being heavily linked with both Birmingham City’s Mathew Upson and West Brom’s Curtis Davies for the upcoming transfer window.

Now although I think we are fine in that area (Centre half), if we to make a move who would you prefer?

I know Davies is a very talented young lad and has already skippered the Baggies and he is only 21 but I think Upson is more established in the Premiership (Plus nine caps for England) and besides the MAJOR FACT THAT HE USED TO PLAY FOR THE GOONER SCUM should be a good acquisition.

Both seem to have potential to improve our squad but I want to know why we are searching for centre half. Marty says so it will allow him to play Ledley in more advanced role but I think (and I know everyone will agree) that Tommy Huddlestone is doing an amazing job in the heart of the midfield. The kid has something special. I know I might be jumping the gun but I honestly believe he is in a similar mould to the Gerrard’s and the Lampard’s of this world.

Anyway lets see what Marty does, I won’t doubt him. Keep up the good work…

But……………… please sign another flanker and never drop Huddlestone.

Another solid win in Europe to put us into the next phase as group winners.

Must say our strike force is looking good, but I was a little suprised Martin didnt rest either Berbatov or Defoe once we were in control. Dimitar has been on fire and would have hated for him to get a silly injury towards the end (Touch wood, touch anything).

Mido made a welcome return to the bench but one wonders if he is 100% otherwise he could have got at least ten - twenty minutes.

Overall I’m a happy man. Two on the trot in the Premiership (including that sublime effort against Charlton) and now group winnners.

Let see who we draw in the next phase of the UEFA but for now bring on Man City. Let’s get the three points on our travels this weekend.

Another solid win in Europe to put us into the next phase as group winners.

Must say our strike force is looking good but I was suprised Martin didnt rest either Berbatov or Defoe once we were in control. Dimitar has been on fire and would have hated for him to get a sill y injury towards the end (Touch wood, touch anything).

Mido made a welcome return to the bench but one wonders if he is 100% otherwise he could have got at least ten - twenty minutes.

Overall I’m a happy man two on the trot in the Premiership (including that sublime effort against Charlton) and now group winnners.

Let see who we draw in the next phase but for now bring on Man City. Let’s get the three points on our travels this weekend.

Boss Martin Jol was happy with our return to the winners circle against Middlesbrough following our shocking loss last weekend.

“If you win a game after a defeat like that (3-0 to Arsenal) it is exactly what you have to do,” said Jol.

“They came for a point, we showed the fans we wanted to work hard but we did not do that against Arsenal.

“The only thing we could do was have a good performance and win because we wanted to be in the top half of the table and we have six home games in the next eight.

“We gave everyone a good answer.”

Reports suggest we are looking to land long term target Curtis Davies in January.

Marty Jol has previously admitted his admiration for the West Brom man and Baggies manager Tony Mowbray has recently said: ”We are trying to put the building blocks in place for the long-term success.

“If we are going to lose a star player then while it is difficult, if the team benefits longer term, that is what is important.”

Who knows?? I think we are right at the back, but he is another talented young lad to join the rest.

Tottenham manager Martin Jol was satisfied with the performance of his team during the 3-1 victory over Wigan Athletic yesterday considering we had to to play in Europe a couple of days earlier.

“The Premiership is a tough league, at the end of the season the table does not lie and Wigan play a style which is very difficult to defend against.” said Jol.

“We are a footballing side, but our character came through today.

“We have the most points of the teams in the Uefa Cup, are in the Carling Cup quarter-finals and had a good win today. We can be pretty satisfied.”

Dimitar Berbatov was again on target in the UEFA Cup, this time against his former club Bayer Leverkusen.

The goal gave us a 1-0 win and saw us qualify for the next round of the competition.

I must say I am amazed that Berbatov is struggling to find his feet in the Premiership with his undoubted class but his European form keeps us smiling.

Boss Martin Jol was not that happy with the performance but was happy with the win.

He said: “When you have several chances and more situations where all we needed was a good final ball it is a disappointment.

“If Leverkusen had scored it would have been a disaster.

“We played as a team and played a bit better than them but you have to convert possibilities into goals.”