Soccer: Harsh words which cost Graham his job

George Graham’s revelation this week that new Tottenham owners ENIC would only be handing him limited transfer funds appears to be the straw that broke the camel’s back.

The 56-year-old Scot met with the club’s new vice-chairman David Buchler and was told there was only a limited amount of money for him to invest in the team both for the rest of this season and the whole of the next.