Friday Morning Hoddle Of Coffee: Tottenham Hotspur News And Links For December 5, 2014

Happy FRIDAY Spursland! Please don't ask me or anyone else if we have started shopping yet. The answer is no.

And now the "news"

Palace Keeps Trying To Sign Kane On Loan- BBC

Thank god I am not alone in using this tactic. It might be a long shot, but those loan offers I keep sending to Chelsea for Hazard, eventually they have to say yes, right?

Sherwood On Verts: He Just Can't Defend- Sports Mole

Keep digging that hole deeper for yourself, Timmy. You insufferable boob.

Zlatan Won't Be Fully Fit This Season- SB Nation Soccer

For audio of Ryan Rosenblatt hearing the news please click here.

Harry Redknapp Bans QPR Players From Christmas Parties- SB Nation Soccer

For those who have functioning memories, you may remember he tried this old trick before only to be foiled by the old Robbie Keane private plane to Ireland gag. Oh that Robbie, always outsmarting those with no holiday spirit in the name of going on a jolly old bender with his bros.

Jay Gruden Reportedly Done With RG3- SB Nation

And I would like to wish long time CFC commenter and DC sports Radio producer Brendan Darr a fun day at work today, spending hours fielding phones calls on literally no other subject. Cheer M8, tell Blueshorts I said hi.