My 1964 Schwalbe is for Sale in Berlin

Anyone out there looking for a Simpson Schwalbe, or know anyone who is?





I just put mine on Ebay (check my Schwalbe out here) and it is sitting in Berlin waiting for a good owner.

It's a bit of a rarity as it is one of the first models and has a hand gear change, as opposed to the more popular and frequently seen foot change. Being from 1964 it is looking its age, but thats all the better. Why buy a shiny moped when you can have a touch of East German magic?

Let anyone you know, know.

Thanks, ZAREN14

Title Tilt?

Jol has without doubt transformed us from a mid table, some-time cup side into a top six regular. Now it seems that Jol is intent on landing us the title...which I'm not going to argue with!

Jold told the Sunday Mirror, "My hopes for next season are to compete for Europe again. Liverpool, Chelsea, Man United and Arsenal have probably got more resources than us, but it's not only about money.

"We've got younger players, hopefully we've got the vision and we want to compete for prizes in the cups.

"We want to be in Europe and we want to do well there, but we have to be in the top six to be in Europe.

"And hopefully, if we can get players like Dimitar Berbatov, if we can have the likes of Tom Huddlestone, Aaron Lennon, Michael Dawson develop into star players, we can go even further. My dream is to compete for the title in the next two to three years."

This is certainly not completely unrealistic, but sadly unlikely unless ENIC start to spend funds like ManYoo and Chelski. We seem to be developing some great youngsters and have picked up a few in the past seasons who look really special, but Jol's point about it not being all about money is not strictly true.

It will be extremely difficult to break into the top two as their spending power means they can secure the best players when they need them, without the need to develop them. Sure we have shown intent, Berbatov was an inspired signing, but we also let Carrick go. That's not top 2 business. I hope we do push for the title. We are not a million miles away, a few good players added to the side will help, but I fear they will be on a season by season basis, not all at once as is required.

What concerns me most for next season is Newcastle. I'm not worried about Arsenal, they are in decline and the longer that moaning twat Henry stays there, affecting moral, the better. But now Newcastle have a boss with nouce, cash, a decent side and probably the best back room team in the country, I can see them upsetting the top 5.

Wesley Sneijder to Spurs?

Will Wesley Sneijder be sold by Ajax? Ajax said yesterday that they are confident of keeping him, just remains to be seen if he is confident to stay.


Two weeks ago he seemed determined to leave after Ajax rejected a bid from Valencia. Spurs have been interested in him before, but you can't be sure it is not just papertalk given that Jol and Sneijder are both Dutch.

I had no idea how prolific he was last season for Ajax, he scored 18 in 33 league games. He also picked up 7 yellows though, so doesn't seem to mind getting stuck in. Either that, or he tackles like Scholes.

Been a while, so a short summary.

Time to get off my arse and write again. Since my last post, not too much has happened. Been the usual newspaper guff linking Spurs to a few players, but nothing exceptional - Figo, Smith, Bent...do they have no imagination?

The best piece of news last week though was Sugar's decision to sell up to ENIC. Nothing against the man, he did what he could for us, but this deal secures the future of the cöub against some random American no one has heard of making a franchise out of Spurs. ENIC will now own 66% of the club, and their decision to offer, but not pursue, to buy the remain shares, means that further investment can be targeted through share holders.

I for one am glad, it means my recent share purchase was not in vain.