Tottenham Thread

[StevieH]

Dear little Luka has apparently relented and waved his 10% tranfer commission so its all set for a 30m move which will set off everything else.

and they say all footballers are greedy mercenaries.

[rijit]

Meirelles to replace Modric? http://www.mirror.co...chelsea-1264867

The Mirror is being even more ridiculous than usual. They are making up a load of cobblers

Its Moutinho all the way if we can strike a deal.

His 'escape clause' apparently is 40 mil euro's,to me makes him expensive, and not so straight forward a deal he's only part owned by porto which is apparently why they can afford these players in the first place. levy will have his work cut out.

[alfieconn]

So avoiding answering the question again alfie

so from that can we say the rumour was a load of tosh?

or can you back it up ?

If it makes you happy, yes lets say it is a load of tosh.............. about as much tosh as comes out of the Metro and Daily Mirror that you seem to take in !

[alfieconn]

dup

[carmine]

Meirelles to replace Modric? http://www.mirror.co...chelsea-1264867

The Mirror is being even more ridiculous than usual. They are making up a load of cobblers

Its Moutinho all the way if we can strike a deal.

His 'escape clause' apparently is 40 mil euro's,to me makes him expensive, and not so straight forward a deal he's only part owned by porto which is apparently why they can afford these players in the first place. levy will have his work cut out.

All thats true i agree but we are still going shit or bust for this guy. We have defensive midfield in abundance as we do attacking ones in Siggy and VDV. Moutinho is spot on for what we need. It will happen i think but it won't be quick and it won't be cheap. Porto players never are.

[smokie36]

AVB is quoted in the Independent today as saying no to M'Villa and that Moutinho is too expensive.

Expects a deal on Ade etc.....basically nothing new.....wait and see what transpires today.

[smokie36]

Now that would be a good bit of business for liverpool 22ish mil for agger and would we turn down 22 mil for dawson and caulker?

i'm not so sure we would.

http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/908725-michael-dawson-and-steven-caulker-drift-onto-liverpool-transfer-radar#ixzz23jau8wwF

No thanks to becoming a feeder club like the Arse.

And to Liverpool??

Pass the smelling salts <deleted>!!

[carmine]

AVB is quoted in the Independent today as saying no to M'Villa and that Moutinho is too expensive.

Expects a deal on Ade etc.....basically nothing new.....wait and see what transpires today.

M'Villa is more of a defensive mid that we don't need. He's probably saying that about Moutinho because he's worried City or the Chavs will buy him just so no one else can have him.

Its a new game called winning silverware with more money

[carmine]

Now that would be a good bit of business for liverpool 22ish mil for agger and would we turn down 22 mil for dawson and caulker?

i'm not so sure we would.

http://www.metro.co....r#ixzz23jau8wwF

No thanks to becoming a feeder club like the Arse.

And to Liverpool??

Pass the smelling salts <deleted>!!

Sorry but can someone enlighten me here.....has the Metro suddenly become a credible source of news?

Liverpool have Agger and the other bloke with Coates to fall back on. And believe me, there is NO WAY Caulker is being sold in the near or distant future.

Id like to see Dawson get a good contract and first team football because he's a top bloke and been an exemplary professional during his time at Spurs

[smokie36]

I don't believe any of our defenders are for sale.

Load of cobblers imho.

[alfieconn]

Iv'e never seen Mountino, i take it that he is just an upgrade on Joe Allen !

[smokie36]

Iv'e never seen Mountino, i take it that he is just an upgrade on Joe Allen !

Allen plus Sahin plus 10m.

[rijit]

Alfie I'm not being taken in by it, and carmine No ones saying the metros a credible source, we get enuf rumours posted on here without any back up so 4 me if the bbc publish's it as a rumour, 4 me it justify's a line or 2 on here, But smokie Everyone has a price and would 10/12 mil be enough to buy Dawson, seems on here everyone has him down as 4/5th choice!!! good money if thats true, if what been said

is true an offer of 1st team footie came in that wouldnt jepordise his potential england place I would think at the v least , Dawson be interested and wouldn't the same goes for caulker, bench or liverpool 1st team??? Personally i wouldn't sell either, but if rodgers were to come in and bid good money, backed and as i said with 1st team footbal,l with vb presumably wanting to rebuild, well who knows lets just .hope it's like the huddleston rumour.

[craigt3365]

I removed a post along with some associated replies. Keep it civil guys!

[Macclad]

Clint Dempsey to leave Fulham......he'd be a good buy for Spurs.....can be a striker or attacking midfielder....23 goals in 46 games last season.......wouldnt cost that much either.....10m-12m maybe ?

[smokie36]

Clint Dempsey to leave Fulham......he'd be a good buy for Spurs.....can be a striker or attacking midfielder....23 goals in 46 games last season.......wouldnt cost that much either.....10m-12m maybe ?

I predict we will buy at least two players by the end of the window....and Dempsey will not be one of them.

Decent player mind but not what we need.

[rijit]

Make you right about Dempsey, and hopefully right about the 2 players. one of of the players we were prev interested in Ramirez looks likely he's 2 join Southampton http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11700/7999248/Ramirez-deal-excites-Adkins

[carmine]

Make you right about Dempsey, and hopefully right about the 2 players. one of of the players we were prev interested in Ramirez looks likely he's 2 join Southampton http://www1.skysport...-excites-Adkins

Another mercenary we don't want. Very ambitious snubbing Spurs and L'pool and going to Soton! A nice transfer window for us would look like Siggy, Vertoghen, Moutinho and Adebayor. Mercenary but a proven honest one that would fit well in an AVB set up.

What is interesting me is the future of a certain Giovanni Dos Santos. Theres no doubting his talent, so what does our coach think?

[smokie36]

Make you right about Dempsey, and hopefully right about the 2 players. one of of the players we were prev interested in Ramirez looks likely he's 2 join Southampton http://www1.skysport...-excites-Adkins

Another mercenary we don't want. Very ambitious snubbing Spurs and L'pool and going to Soton! A nice transfer window for us would look like Siggy, Vertoghen, Moutinho and Adebayor. Mercenary but a proven honest one that would fit well in an AVB set up.

What is interesting me is the future of a certain Giovanni Dos Santos. Theres no doubting his talent, so what does our coach think?

Does he still have an account at Chinawhite?

[carmine]

Make you right about Dempsey, and hopefully right about the 2 players. one of of the players we were prev interested in Ramirez looks likely he's 2 join Southampton http://www1.skysport...-excites-Adkins

Another mercenary we don't want. Very ambitious snubbing Spurs and L'pool and going to Soton! A nice transfer window for us would look like Siggy, Vertoghen, Moutinho and Adebayor. Mercenary but a proven honest one that would fit well in an AVB set up.

What is interesting me is the future of a certain Giovanni Dos Santos. Theres no doubting his talent, so what does our coach think?

Does he still have an account at Chinawhite?

The whole squad probably does. They're footballers. So what? Just because he had a problem with Redknapp doesn't make him a crap premier league player. he seems to be very good everywhere else.

[smokie36]

Make you right about Dempsey, and hopefully right about the 2 players. one of of the players we were prev interested in Ramirez looks likely he's 2 join Southampton http://www1.skysport...-excites-Adkins

Another mercenary we don't want. Very ambitious snubbing Spurs and L'pool and going to Soton! A nice transfer window for us would look like Siggy, Vertoghen, Moutinho and Adebayor. Mercenary but a proven honest one that would fit well in an AVB set up.

What is interesting me is the future of a certain Giovanni Dos Santos. Theres no doubting his talent, so what does our coach think?

Does he still have an account at Chinawhite?

The whole squad probably does. They're footballers. So what? Just because he had a problem with Redknapp doesn't make him a crap premier league player. he seems to be very good everywhere else.

Therein lies the problem....I can't understand why he hasn't been sold....but I said the same two years ago about Bale.

Hopefully that's a good omen for him this season....

[alfieconn]

Make you right about Dempsey, and hopefully right about the 2 players. one of of the players we were prev interested in Ramirez looks likely he's 2 join Southampton http://www1.skysport...-excites-Adkins

Another mercenary we don't want. Very ambitious snubbing Spurs and L'pool and going to Soton! A nice transfer window for us would look like Siggy, Vertoghen, Moutinho and Adebayor. Mercenary but a proven honest one that would fit well in an AVB set up.

What is interesting me is the future of a certain Giovanni Dos Santos. Theres no doubting his talent, so what does our coach think?

Here's what AVB said about him " Bologna's Ramírez, he noted, is a more advanced midfielder, and the club have sufficient strength on the flanks and in the No10 position" .

[carmine]

Make you right about Dempsey, and hopefully right about the 2 players. one of of the players we were prev interested in Ramirez looks likely he's 2 join Southampton http://www1.skysport...-excites-Adkins

Another mercenary we don't want. Very ambitious snubbing Spurs and L'pool and going to Soton! A nice transfer window for us would look like Siggy, Vertoghen, Moutinho and Adebayor. Mercenary but a proven honest one that would fit well in an AVB set up.

What is interesting me is the future of a certain Giovanni Dos Santos. Theres no doubting his talent, so what does our coach think?

Here's what AVB said about him " Bologna's Ramírez, he noted, is a more advanced midfielder, and the club have sufficient strength on the flanks and in the No10 position" .

Yes just dissinformation. He's attacking and M'Villas defensive. i think he's diverting attention from the obvious target.

[smokie36]

Make you right about Dempsey, and hopefully right about the 2 players. one of of the players we were prev interested in Ramirez looks likely he's 2 join Southampton http://www1.skysport...-excites-Adkins

Another mercenary we don't want. Very ambitious snubbing Spurs and L'pool and going to Soton! A nice transfer window for us would look like Siggy, Vertoghen, Moutinho and Adebayor. Mercenary but a proven honest one that would fit well in an AVB set up.

What is interesting me is the future of a certain Giovanni Dos Santos. Theres no doubting his talent, so what does our coach think?

Here's what AVB said about him " Bologna's Ramírez, he noted, is a more advanced midfielder, and the club have sufficient strength on the flanks and in the No10 position" .

Yes just dissinformation. He's attacking and M'Villas defensive. i think he's diverting attention from the obvious target.

The interesting point AVB made was about Porto....in saying he knows the club and how they operate....no player is sold under market value and they will not be rushed or cajoled into a transfer.

A club rightly proud of their traditions it seems to me....so right to divert attention...less press and more negotiation please.

[alfieconn]

Make you right about Dempsey, and hopefully right about the 2 players. one of of the players we were prev interested in Ramirez looks likely he's 2 join Southampton http://www1.skysport...-excites-Adkins

Another mercenary we don't want. Very ambitious snubbing Spurs and L'pool and going to Soton! A nice transfer window for us would look like Siggy, Vertoghen, Moutinho and Adebayor. Mercenary but a proven honest one that would fit well in an AVB set up.

What is interesting me is the future of a certain Giovanni Dos Santos. Theres no doubting his talent, so what does our coach think?

Yep, Moutinho and Ade definite's, perhaps another forward with Defoe going in Jan ! anyway enuf of the rumours, lads, whats the score tonight ? i think we are going to struggle and the best we can hope for is a draw !

[smokie36]

Make you right about Dempsey, and hopefully right about the 2 players. one of of the players we were prev interested in Ramirez looks likely he's 2 join Southampton http://www1.skysport...-excites-Adkins

Another mercenary we don't want. Very ambitious snubbing Spurs and L'pool and going to Soton! A nice transfer window for us would look like Siggy, Vertoghen, Moutinho and Adebayor. Mercenary but a proven honest one that would fit well in an AVB set up.

What is interesting me is the future of a certain Giovanni Dos Santos. Theres no doubting his talent, so what does our coach think?

Yep, Moutinho and Ade definite's, perhaps another forward with Defoe going in Jan ! anyway enuf of the rumours, lads, whats the score tonight ? i think we are going to struggle and the best we can hope for is a draw !

Even with Ade we are still a striker short...I'm praying we sign two...or we will be lacking options up front....imagine 1-0 down 15mins to go and no one to bring on.....dear oh dear....!

[carmine]

Make you right about Dempsey, and hopefully right about the 2 players. one of of the players we were prev interested in Ramirez looks likely he's 2 join Southampton http://www1.skysport...-excites-Adkins

Another mercenary we don't want. Very ambitious snubbing Spurs and L'pool and going to Soton! A nice transfer window for us would look like Siggy, Vertoghen, Moutinho and Adebayor. Mercenary but a proven honest one that would fit well in an AVB set up.

What is interesting me is the future of a certain Giovanni Dos Santos. Theres no doubting his talent, so what does our coach think?

Yep, Moutinho and Ade definite's, perhaps another forward with Defoe going in Jan ! anyway enuf of the rumours, lads, whats the score tonight ? i think we are going to struggle and the best we can hope for is a draw !

I'll stick by what i said yesterday. I think we have to score first. Then its down to AVB making the right decisions. He can also demonstrate shrewd tactics that we have been lacking for a while now. We can nick this 1-0.

Convinced we'll play Sandro, Alf in a 4-2-3-1 Kaboul and vertoghen at cb. Other than this who knows! Im just praying we won't have another cursed Samui power cut that we are getting every night at the mo.

I wonder what AVB thinks of his Hudd, Livermore, Jenas midfield options. A penny for his thoughts!

[rijit]

Make you right about Dempsey, and hopefully right about the 2 players. one of of the players we were prev interested in Ramirez looks likely he's 2 join Southampton http://www1.skysport...-excites-Adkins

Another mercenary we don't want. Very ambitious snubbing Spurs and L'pool and going to Soton! A nice transfer window for us would look like Siggy, Vertoghen, Moutinho and Adebayor. Mercenary but a proven honest one that would fit well in an AVB set up.

What is interesting me is the future of a certain Giovanni Dos Santos. Theres no doubting his talent, so what does our coach think?

Yep, Moutinho and Ade definite's, perhaps another forward with Defoe going in Jan ! anyway enuf of the rumours, lads, whats the score tonight ? i think we are going to struggle and the best we can hope for is a draw !

Even with Ade we are still a striker short...I'm praying we sign two...or we will be lacking options up front....imagine 1-0 down 15mins to go and no one to bring on.....dear oh dear....!

Apparently he likes to keep the 3rd striker spot for a 'development' player http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/aug/17/tottenham-hotspur-harry-kane Agree with alfie on 2 nite think were going to struggle , wouldn't be happy with a draw, but it would do.

[alfieconn]

Agree with alfie

[smokie36]

Agree with alfie

I disagree....we will bolt out of the starting blocks with a comfortable 3-1 win.