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Post by QPR Report on Dec 12, 2008 8:38:35 GMT
- Breaking the norm of supporting the English club in Europe...Another reason to support Chelsea's opponent - Telegraph/Emily Benammar Roman Abramovich helps Spurs' Uefa opponents Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is lending his support to Tottenham's Uefa Cup opponents Spartak Moscow ahead of their clash next week.Roman Abramovich - Roman Abramovich helps Spurs' Uefa opponents Whatever you need: Roman Abramovich is laying out the red carpet for Spartak Moscow ahead of their Uefa clash Hoping to help the Russian side win a place in the last 32 of the competition, Abramovich has given Spartak permission to use Chelsea's Cobham training ground to prepare for the match at White Hart Lane.In addition to this, Chelsea's reserve team will give them a practice match on Saturday to ensure they are in the best possible shape to knock Harry Redknapp's side out of Europe."Blood is thicker than water," a Spartak source told the Star. "Roman is helping the Russian team as much as he can. "We will be very well prepared for this game." Defender Roman Shishkin said: "We must win to get into the last 32 of the Uefa Cup. We need to end the year in a positive way." Disappointed that cup-tied Roman Pavlyuchenko will not feature in the English line up, he added: "It's a pity Roman can't play against his former team. For me it would be fun to cover him." As it stands Tottenham will only be eliminated if they lose the match by two goals and if NEC Nijmegen beat Udinese. www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/tottenham/3708144/Roman-Abramovich-helps-Spurs-Uefa-opponents.html
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Post by QPR Report on Dec 18, 2008 7:53:18 GMT
And Spartak sound really grateful for Chelsea's "treachery" (and good luck to Dean Parrett , assuming he plays)From BBC Gossip:Spartak Moscow players have criticised the standard ofChelsea's Cobham training ground after being lent the facilities to prepare for their Uefa Cup clash with Tottenham on Thursday. Striker Artur Mayolan said the food was not up to scratch and that "they sit on plastic chairs which are more suitable for outdoor BBQ parties and even eat from disposable plates". (Various)
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