By Mike Rowbottom
January 11 – The League Managers Association has rung the alarm bell over the subject of short-term hiring and firing policies which “scapegoat” managers, increasingly damaging the fabric of the English game.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
January 8 – Spurs’ plan to sign former England captain David Beckham on loan from Major League Soccer team Los Angeles Galaxy is to try to help them win their bid to take over the Olympic Stadium after London 2012, it has been claimed by Karren Brady, the chair of rivals West Ham United.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
January 5 – Tottenham Hotspur have appointed former London 2012 communications director and West Ham United director Mike Lee to spearhead their campaign to take over the Olympic Stadium.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
January 2 – Tottenham Hotspur’s hopes of taking over the Olympic Stadium following London 2012 suffered a setback today when Sebastian Coe came out and publicly backed the proposal presented by Premier League rivals West Ham United.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
December 24 – West Ham United vice-chairman Karren Brady has launched a bitter attack on Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur’s controversial campaign to take over the Olympic Stadium following London 2012, claiming they are not welcome in the area.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
December 22 – Pressure is growing in the House of Commons for West Ham United to be given the opportunity to take over the Olympic Stadium after London 2012 ahead of Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
By Andrew Warshaw in London
December 15 – The battle over the future of the Olympic Stadium post-2012 looks set to be decided by the end of March next year.
December 14 – Olympic champions Dame Kelly Holmes, Daley Thompson and Sally Gunnell are among a host of former British athletes who have made a passionate plea in an open letter for the Olympic Stadium to retain an athletics track after the 2012 Games.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
December 3 – Tottenham Hotspur today ruled out holding a referendum among its supporters to see if they back a proposed move to the Olympic Stadium in East London.
November 26 – Spurs have agreed a one year extension of their deal with Puma, which will supply the club with technical and replica kit and trainingwear for the next five seasons.
November 25 – Liverpool have announced their new chairman will be Tom Werner, who holds a similar position with club owners New England Sports Ventures.
By Mike Rowbottom in London
November 24 – Sir Keith Mills, the deputy chairman of London 2012 and Tottenham director, has insisted that West Ham United are in pole position to take over the Olympic Stadium – but only if their bid “stacks up economically”.
By Tom Degun in Monte Carlo
November 20 – Sergey Bubka, one of the most influential figures in world sport, has accused London 2012 of going back on its promise to guarantee a legacy for athletics after the Olympics by short-listing a proposal from Premier League Tottenham Hotspur that would involve ripping up the track after the Games.
By Mike Rowbottom
November 19 – Gordon Taylor, chief executive of the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA), believes that footballers – and supporters – have to be represented in the boardroom if the national game, and the future supply of young English players, is to be safeguarded.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
November 9 – London 2012’s director of commercial negotiations, Charlie Wijeratna, praised for helping raise nearly £700 million ($1.1 billion) towards the cost of staging the Olympics and Paralympics, is leaving to join Tottenham Hotspur, it was announced today.