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Gary Jacob

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Sports reporter, The Times. Personal account and views are my own. Previous life mathematically analysing finance, pensions, breathing patterns and the heart.

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9 months
From Stanley Matthews, Duncan Edwards, Kevin Keegan through to Son Heung-min and taking in rivals Crystal Palace and Brighton. Meet the Hinshelwood footballing family - Walter, Paul, Adam, Jack, Martin and Danny. And more still.
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Tottenham Hotspur agree £25m fee with Brighton for midfielder
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Arsenal make bid for £50m-rated Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City
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Arsenal youngster Ethan Nwaneri: We had to take him off the pitch aged ten – other kids couldn’t get the ball, says headmaster
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Tottenham agree fee for Inter striker Lautaro Martínez also wanted by Arsenal
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Crystal Palace launch bid to permanently sign Conor Gallagher from Chelsea
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4 years
Arsenal have borrowed £120 million from the government via a scheme set up to support significant businesses facing cash flow problems during the coronavirus crisis. More @TimesSport
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2 years
@LastWordOnSpurs The Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg line has been removed from the piece
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Manchester United are considering Salomón Rondón after their 18-month offer of a loan deal for Krzysztof Piątek fell through. More @hirstclass
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@afcstuff @stuafc71 Timber has been struggling with a load-bearing injury
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Mauricio Pochettino wants Tottenham return if Antonio Conte leaves
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4 years
@ZRAFC Emiliano Martínez now signed for Aston Villa from Arsenal
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4 years
@ZRAFC Martínez rejected the latest offer giving a boost to Aston Villa’s chance of signing him.
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5 years
Sessegnon to have medical at Tottenham this morning as they chase four completing deals - Atal, Dybala and all Celso.
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4 years
@ZRAFC Emiliano Martínez will have talks with Aston Villa but no deal with him and them. Brighton have bid and in hunt
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4 months
Kevin Campbell: one of the most authentic and genuine guys you could ever meet and from a generation where youngsters cleaned the manager’s car, rooms, and in his case at Arsenal, the snow from Highbury North Bank.
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Brentford seen off late interest from Bayern Leverkusen to get Sepp van den Berg upto £25m from Liverpool.
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1 year
Kane edging closer to door and Torino set Tottenham the price for Perr Schuurs
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2 years
Conte arrives at Tottenham in back of blacked out car
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1 year
Arsenal need to improve their 'indicative offer' for West Ham Declan Rice when formal talks start
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2 months
Tottenham close to £60m deal for Dominic Solanke
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4 years
Tottenham Hotspur first club to use the Covid corporate financing facility. Other companies include EasyJet, British Airways, Boots, John Lewis and Burberry
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5 years
Benteke ready to leave Palace and join Fellaini in China after £15m bid
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5 years
Chinese clubs move for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after Arsenal’s failure to reach Champions League
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8 years
Arsenal's Granit Xhaka will face no further action over allegation of racial abuse after row at Heathrow.Police dropped case after interview
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Gary Jacob
2 years
Paul Jiggins, rest in peace
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2 years
⏱ 1’ 💙 After a beautiful tribute for Paul Jiggins, The Lions get us underway! 🦁 0-0 🦢 | #Millwall
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Gary Jacob
1 year
Shout out to the Tottenham fans for the replies the other day here and on TheSpursExpress
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1 year
Kane edging closer to door and Torino set Tottenham the price for Perr Schuurs
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2 years
Brighton’s Kaoru Mitoma. With a thesis in dribbling, work with a 100m hurdler and a change of pace, will be an interesting challenge for Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold tomorrow
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Campbell sat with Quinn and Groves among Arsenal fans at Anfield in 1989. Walking to dugout at FT, he ran onto the pitch to celebrate Thomas goal when three policemen grabbed him. He shouted, ‘No, I am part of the Arsenal squad’. Perry was like, ‘No he is not’.”
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Kevin Campbell: one of the most authentic and genuine guys you could ever meet and from a generation where youngsters cleaned the manager’s car, rooms, and in his case at Arsenal, the snow from Highbury North Bank.
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Gary Jacob
1 year
Mikel Arteta’s latest signing – a training-ground dog to put a smile on faces
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Tottenham agree up to £65 million for Solanke
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Tottenham close to £60m deal for Dominic Solanke
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2 years
Tottenham and Arsenal on different paths with youngsters inc academy prospects in the past 5 years..
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Gary Jacob
6 years
No Zaha for Palace v Spurs, it seems
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Gary Jacob
2 years
A fortnight for Tottenham to decide on mutual commitment to Conte or consider a change sooner than the summer.
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Gary Jacob
6 years
Leicester agreed £20m for Caglar Soyuncu, from Freiburg. Was wanted by Arsenal and Filip Benkovic, of Dynamo Zagreb, for a combined £33.5 million
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1 year
Bayern Munich not giving up on Harry Kane, Caicedo did not fully train and doubtful for opening match for Brighton as not to be in the right frame of mind to play after Chelsea’s offers.
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Jack Wilshere training with Derby County after being released by Bournemouth
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Marseille fans before Tottenham
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7 years
Willy Caballero understood to favour move to Chelsea above Newcastle United, who offering more but moving to London a factor
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3 years
Antonio Conte wants as many as four players for Tottenham and expected to be followed by trusted No2
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Gary Jacob
4 years
Tottenham set sights on Demarai Gray
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5 years
Nico Yennaris - the former Arsenal trainer who is now a poster boy in China for the country’s hopes of reaching the World Cup.
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Gary Jacob
1 year
Brennan Johnson close to a move to Tottenham Hotspur from Nottingham Forest, worth £40m+ . Times transfer blog
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How Mikel Arteta turned Arsenal into team to rival Manchester City
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Gary Jacob
7 years
Arsenal talking to Jens Lehmann about a return to join coaching staff. Big presence in goal in 2003/4. Kick backsides. More @TimesSport
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Gary Jacob
1 year
All change at West Ham with Ward-Prowse done, Magurie thinking over a move and worries over Paquetá who has a £85 million buyout clause in his contract, which becomes active next summer.
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7 years
Frank de Boer will hold talks with Crystal Palace today with his future as manager in doubt. more @TimesSport
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2 years
Kaoru Mitoma: How a degree in dribbling shaped Brighton’s breakout star
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Gary Jacob
8 years
Ramsey with top distance 12.56 km
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4 years
Tottenham closing in on deal but below Hart’s desired wage of £50,000
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Tottenham Hotspur are considering a shock move for Joe Hart as they look to recruit a homegrown reserve goalkeeper, reports @garyjacob #THFC
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Gary Jacob
9 years
Sherwood waved towards the directors' box and shouted towards home fans "get in there"
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2 years
Diaz walks through mixed zone on crutches
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2 years
Early start for the Wales fans in Iran
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Opta stats on minutes for players 21 and under by season since Poch took over in 2014.
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Evan Ferguson, Bohemians boy becomes Brighton’s main man
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7 years
Burnley make fresh attempt to sign Rob Holding on loan but Arsenal want to keep him
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Gary Jacob
2 years
Tottenham have lurched between managerial types…. Should they go back to Pochettino or look for a new man?
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Gary Jacob
6 years
Odd Arsenal share trading. Would be interested to know buyer as of large loss. Four sold at £37k & two at £32k in 90 mins during afternoon (Aug 6) before takeover at £29.4k. No more than two shares sold any day since Jan when Kroenke bought 22 (at £28k). After most trades 32k+
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Gary Jacob
5 years
Wesley Moraes - his dad died at nine, two kids by 16, working in a factory at 18, Aston Villa’s record signing at 22. Some story
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Gary Jacob
1 year
Brennan Johnson on his way for a medical at Tottenham after £45m deal done. Atletico unlikely on Højbjerg at present, Gallagher complicated. More transfer news in Times blog
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Gary Jacob
7 years
Arsenal's chances of Lemar are reducing after large bid and at present likelihood that Sanchez stays more @TimesSport
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2 years
Ryan Mason on standby to take charge from Conte..
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Gary Jacob
4 years
Crystal Palace Mamadou Sakho likely to be out for months with a thigh injury, which presume would end chance of a move to West Brom.
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Gary Jacob
8 years
vertonghen escapes a fa charge after former referee panel are not unanimous on review on a scratch on Rodriguez in Tottenham v Southampton
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Gary Jacob
7 years
Ryan Ledson, who would have been part of England under-20 World Cup team but for injury, made clear he wants to leave Oxford United for Preston North End
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Gary Jacob
7 years
Tottenham cooled interest in Keita Baldé. Wimmer doesn't want to play left back at West Brom.
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Gary Jacob
8 years
Third time Oxlade-Chamberlain been free on left - and third time wasted his final ball and that shot was the worst of the lot
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Gary Jacob
1 year
Mikel Arteta makes early summer signing - a chocolate Labrador
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Mikel Arteta’s latest signing – a training-ground dog to put a smile on faces
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2 years
Kieffer Moore: an unconventional journey and unwavering determination to prove people wrong. From Truro City to Bournemouth and Wales.
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Gary Jacob
8 years
Pochettino says no signings but goes on to say "one can arrive at last moment but I don't believe it". Cheeky Zaha bid? THFC, after all
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2 years
Antonio Conte: from ‘club signings’ to longing for home, this was a loveless marriage at Tottenham
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8 years
Sakho on train to London to tie up Palace deal. One in & one out at Palace to meet FFP requirements, it seems, in the Benteke/Cabaye world..
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8 years
Kane exits stadium wearing protective boot on right leg and on crutches
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8 years
Sissoko might regret recent interview when he gets to Tottenham. "When I was young Arsenal is the club of my heart"
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Gary Jacob
6 years
Thanks to @PohleRichard for brilliant pictures of @AidenObrien22 . Aiden is an true inspirational for anyone wanting to be better in life.
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1 year
David Brooks on returning from suffering cancer to start twice for Bournemouth and join Wales squad
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2 months
@afcstuff @stuafc71 It is not related to the knee, so far as know. Missed Liverpool and probably a doubt for Lyon on Sunday. Expect Mikel to talk about it tonight.
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2 years
Tottenham Levy from 2021. "I feel we lost sight of some key priorities and what’s truly in our DNA". Surely Conte won't last and it will be cast as returning early to Italy as of his health .
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7 years
Tottenham braced for Man United and Inter Milan to escalate interest in Danny Rose. More @TimesSport
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9 years
Witsel on Tottenham. "I will not leave. Zenit took that decision. They can't find a player to replace me. It's a pity as I hoped to leave."
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Gary Jacob
6 years
If there is one thing you read on Tuesday make it Paul Canoville’s column on racism, anti-semitism and homophobia - not just Chelsea and Tottenham fans @CanovilleFdn
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Emery jumping up and down on the touchline to show Lacazette how to jump up and down to try to block a free kick from Cardiff half.
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Troy Parrott - the rising star forward from Dublin's inner city and primed to follow Robbie Keane. Tottenham's initiative ensured his signature when Man City and Chelsea both let him through their grasp.
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1 year
Fulham weighing up interest from Everton and Wolves in Harrison Reed, the midfielder, and likely to sell Joao Palhinha for around £55m to Bayern. Tottenham ready to go back for imporve bid for Lloyd Kelly. Times transfer blog
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Nottingham Forest trying for Jake Bidwell and Massimo Luongo from Queens Park Rangers. Obiang to get new deal at West Ham
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