Spurs agree deal for Alnwick

[Rob]

http://www.safc.com/uploads/images/sep_06/safc_1159179908_Alnwick150.jpg

Sunderland keeper Ben Alnwick will join Tottenham in January, in a deal that also sees Spurs' Martin Fulop make his loan deal permanent at The Black Cats.

Source: BBC

In addition, Sunderland will also receive a cash payment of £1m.

Hungarian stopper Fulop did not receive international clearance in time to feature for Sunderland against Wolves on Friday.

However, the 6 feet 5 inch keeper is set to be part of the squad which travels to QPR on Tuesday.


Info from Sunderland's Official Site:-


DOB: 01 January 1987
Born: Prudhoe (Northumberland)
Height: 188cm" / 6ft 2"

The goalkeeper made his mark when providing back-up to Thomas Myhre in the Black Cats' Championship-winning campaign in 2004-05, and played a number of games in the Premiership last season.

In November 2005, he enjoyed a stint as the number one goalkeeper at Sunderland, replacing Kelvin Davis, who moved on to Southampton in July 2006.

The Prudhoe-born keeper has played for England at youth level, recently making the step up to the under-21s.

Alnwick signed a new four-year contract at the Stadium of Light in August 2006.

Submitted by: Geez (http://old.spurscommunity.co.uk/index.php?name=Your_Account&profile=Geez) on Monday, November 27, 2006 (17:32:32) (450 reads)

[davidmatzdorf]

Alnwick has an excellent reputation as a talented young keeper and would further strengthen the club's policy of buying in young English talent - for those of you upset by the recent influx of equally talented Frenchmen.

Fulop is known to be desperate for first team football, so it might be that this deal suits everyone: Fulop gets what he wants and Alnwick, playing a longer game, gets to join a Premiership club. Just speculating. Like the BBC.

Given that he's from Northumberland, which is where Alnwick is, can we assume that he pronounces his name "Annick"? Someome on the old site suggested that Mick McCarthy pronounced it that way - which he would, as he's from the same part of the world.

P.S. Hooray, an edit facility at last.

P.P.S. Why do I have Paolo Bloody Tramezzani's name under mine? Don't I get any choice in this matter?

P.P.P.S. And how many thousands of posts do I have to make before I qualify as a "senior member"?

[Caboose]

I assumed the "senior member" thing was due to when you joined, not how many posts... i guess I was wrong cos you've been around almost as long as me and haven't many fewer posts.. im stumped too!

Oh and the Paolo Tramezzani is linked to how many posts you make, the more u make the better the Spurs player you get until you reach the dizzy heights of Toda!

[Yiddster]

P.P.S. Why do I have Paolo Bloody Tramezzani's name under mine? Don't I get any choice in this matter?

Count yourself lucky...........have bloody Frode Grodas

[Yiddster]

Oh and we are now Junior Members

[Joleik]

Is this guy any good ? I`ve only heard his name mentioned somewhere before, know nothing about him:(

[Yiddster]

Paolo Tramezzani's ...........now as well, going up in the world..........may be by tomorrow I can be Alan Gilzean..........I can but dream!

[Joleik]

test

[Caboose]

Ok from the posts here the senior member thing makes no sense with regards to posts or date joined.. it better not have anything to do with age!!! I'm already getting complexes cos when i play 5-aside on saturday's i get put in 'the old persons team'.. im only 24!!!!

[Rob]

The player name relates to post count.

You can alter the Senior Member to say whatever you want if you go to your User CP and edit the custom title.

[Yiddster]

thanks Rob for clarification............it doesnt look like the existing posts have been carried over

[blankom]

Dunno enything about him - is he going to fight for a first team place?, or is he a future prospect?

[Rizza]

young, british talent, just what i like

[xzander]

He's a bloody good goalie. Played against us at White Hart Lane last season and pulled out an unbelievable penalty stop from Robbie Keane. And yes, it's pronounced "Annick".

[Rooga]

He's already played at White Hart Lane, and did pretty well, saving Keane's penalty last season. I thought the name rang a bell!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4473100.stm

[Rooga]

He's a bloody good goalie. Played against us at White Hart Lane last season and pulled out an unbelievable penalty stop from Robbie Keane. And yes, it's pronounced "Annick".

Sorry mate, looks like I was typing it at the same time as you, just a little bit slower.

[LionKing]

The reason given for alnwick leaving sunderland is lack of first team football... He's not going to get many games at spurs for a long while.

[mdharris]

Ive good things about him.

Regarding the site, Im less than impressed, but Im prepared to give it some time.

[vietnam1973]

read on teletext this morning man utd after defoe 12m, i cant beleive he doesnt play as much as he should the guys quality

[thetallaghttiger]

this guy will probably be a good back-up for about a year or two but will eventually want to move on - hopefully by then that young Belgian (?) guy who we signed will be really good by then and challenge Robbo for the number 1 jersey