CARLING CUP SEMI-FINAL FIRST LEG
Tottenham v Burnley (2000 GMT)
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606: DEBATE
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By Jonathan Stevenson
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1949: "We'll have to be at our best tonight to make sure we can take advantage of being at home in the second leg. We know they've got a lot of quality but we'll be positive."
Burnley boss Owen Coyle
1946: TOTTENHAM v BURNLEY LINE-UPS
Tottenham: Gomes, Corluka, Dawson, Woodgate, Bale, Lennon, Modric, Zokora, Bentley, Pavlyuchenko, Campbell.
Subs: Alnwick, Gunter, Giovani, Taarabt, Boateng, O'Hara, Rocha.
Burnley: Jensen, Alexander, Duff, Carlisle, Jordan, Gudjonsson, Eagles, Paterson, Elliott, Blake, McCann.
Subs: Penny, Kalvenes, McDonald, Akinbiyi, Mahon, Rodriguez, MacDonald.
Referee: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire).
1944: "Given that Scott Parker and Wayne Bridge are both going to receive £100,000-a-week at Man City, I wonder whether Defoe might be reconsidering his decision already?"
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1939: Some interesting chat on BBC Radio 5 Live just now - that Jermain Defoe's transfer, £15m package though it is, includes an initial outlay of less than £10m - with potential add-ons making up the rest. Defoe will be presented to the crowd at Spurs in a few minutes.
1937: "I think Owen Coyle can work his magic, as Spurs are not as good as the other three London teams already knocked out by Burnley. A draw tonight and I really would fancy Burnley at home. Come on you Claret and Blues!"
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1934: I can't quite believe this, but I'm being barracked for not making any cheap comments about Manchester City! Great day though Saturday was, unless I'm very much mistaken, my team are still in danger of relegation from the Championship, so I'll leave the goading to those far more optimistic than myself.
Man City 0-3 Nottm Forest
1930: Stevo's Predo: All of you seem to be going for 3-0 to Spurs, but I'm going: Tottenham 3-1 Burnley. Obviously I crave to be different.
1928: Can Burnley boss Owen Coyle hand out some more of his capital punishment when Burnley take on Spurs tonight? The Clarets have already dumped Fulham, Chelsea and Arsenal out of the Carling Cup, don't forget. Will the wily Scot work that magic once again?
1925: It's a Tuesday, so that can only mean the one and only Danny Baker is getting in a mixer of his own on BBC Radio 5 Live from 2200 GMT. To say he's made a predictably unpredictable start to the New Year would be, well, all too predictable. Check it out for yourself - and don't forget to join the great man later.
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1921: "Signing Defoe will provide a massive boost for the team and the fans tonight, the atmosphere will be electric, Spurs to win 3-0."
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1918: Tottenham are going to unveil their very latest signing tonight, a face that will be very familiar to the White Hart Lane faithful. Striker Jermain Defoe arrives from Portsmouth, less than a year after being allowed to leave for Fratton Park. Defoe can play in the Carling Cup, but he didn't sign in time to play this evening.
Pompey accept Spurs bid for Defoe
1914: "Just strolled into White Hart Lane, pitch looks all right considering recent weather. Sorry Burnley, but I'm going for a 3-0 win for Spurs tonight."
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1912: Anyway, we're not here to talk about Derby, that's for tomorrow. We're here to talk Spurs and Burnley. And when I say we, I really do mean it. Whether you're rocking the Lane, rocking into a pub or rocking in your chair at home, I want your thoughts on tonight's proceedings. Text me on 81111, and get in the 606 mixer. Let's play.
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1909: Before we focus solely on Spurs-Burnley, it would be remiss of me not to bring you the biggest football news of the last couple of hours, though I'm sure you've already seen it: Nigel Clough has been named as the new manager of Derby County. Before you ask, yes, it's a little strange typing that. And yes, I love Nigel Clough - I always have and I always will. Good luck, number nine. Not too much, though.
Clough takes over as Derby boss
1905: White Hart Lane is the venue for the first of four ties that will decide who takes part in the first showpiece occasion of the new season, the Carling Cup final, on Sunday 1 March at Wembley Stadium. Spurs, of course, are the holders. Burnley, very much on the other hand, have not been in a major final for 47 years. But is the outcome cut and dried?
1900: I must be getting old, because seasons just seem to fly by. The hazy days of August seem but a moment ago and already we're at the semi-final stage in one of the major competitions. It's the Carling Cup, it's the first of two legs, and it's right here, right now.
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