TV camera coverage better than last game

3-0. Very pleasing training performance. Walker and Rose I thought particularly impressive. Defoe on target at last. Scottie as tenacious as ever. Promising

Tom Carroll on for Dempsey

Naughton for Walker

Some of these Asian goalies are more entertaining than their Scottish counterparts.

Moyes and Giggs watching this match....in the stands

Moyes and Giggs watching this match....in the stands

Has Moyes got a brolly?

Hat trick for Defoe .... Nice one

So, strictly on form, Sunderland should win 9 - 0..... Happy days

Raining very hard now........ Getting slippery. Brollies are definitely in play!

Townsend gets in on the act........ 6-0 ,good strike

Loris world class.... Not a jock!

A very pleasing 6-0. 21 days left now to get fit. COYS

I bet Moyes is pissing himself.

Loris world class.... Not a jock!

Yes he is. A fantastic keeper. With a settled back four we should be very tight (bar our regular weakness at the far post from a deep right side cross. Walker is awful defending that situation.) Lloris will be worth quite a few points for us as Brad was in his time.

I really hope Villas-Boas stops inter charging our back four, it can't be the best way

did kaboul get any mins pre season? , according to his twitter he was meant to be fit.

did kaboul get any mins pre season? , according to his twitter he was meant to be fit.

Would you honestly expect AVB to risk a player who has just come back from serious knee and thigh injuries, to play on THAT pitch?

Hong Kong. Bad energy.

Unlikely it will do united any favours.

did kaboul get any mins pre season? , according to his twitter he was meant to be fit.

Would you honestly expect AVB to risk a player who has just come back from serious knee and thigh injuries, to play on THAT pitch?

i did say 'pre season', , i dont believe they were our squads first 90 mins

were they? or dont u know about his progress either smokey?

did kaboul get any mins pre season? , according to his twitter he was meant to be fit.

Would you honestly expect AVB to risk a player who has just come back from serious knee and thigh injuries, to play on THAT pitch?

i did say 'pre season', , i dont believe they were our squads first 90 mins

were they? or dont u know about his progress either smokey?

I'm too busy following the Soldado saga mate...sorry!

the guardian gets in on the act http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jul/27/gareth-bale-real-madrid-tottenham-hotspur

the surprising thing is that there's a world record offer supposedly on the table and not one quotable comment from madrid, spurs,or even a an agent,

REALLY !!!!!

the guardian gets in on the act http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jul/27/gareth-bale-real-madrid-tottenham-hotspur

the surprising thing is that there's a world record offer supposedly on the table and not one quotable comment from madrid, spurs,or even a an agent,

REALLY !!!!!

Marca's original tapping up of Modric had exactly the same plotline as the one they used recently for Bale. Broken promises from Levy and all that.... If Madrid continue to use this rag as their mouthpiece they need to find more creative journalists. The English papers just seem to have hopped onto the transfer window bandwagon. Surprised at the Guardian, thought it was better than that.

Bale is staying and theres a new striker on the way with quite possibly more signings to follow. Thats all Spurs fans need to focus on

No transfer shennanigans for Spurs fans. If you want that just keep an eye on the Suarez saga.

Hope Bale stays at Spurs, don't like seeing British talent going overseas, we need to keep what talent we have in the Bpl, oh hang on there is one at united who should try overseas to see that the grass is not always greener on the other side.

Hope Bale stays at Spurs, don't like seeing British talent going overseas, we need to keep what talent we have in the Bpl, oh hang on there is one at united who should try overseas to see that the grass is not always greener on the other side.

It must be very frustrating for United fans. Threatens to go if the club don't invest in world class talent. Who does he think he is!! Demands a better salary and is made the highest paid player in the country. Threatens to leave because world class talent keeps him out of the first team because he's simply not good enough.

I too wish he'd grow some balls and try his chances overseas but i reckon he's worried he couldn't cut it. I'd love to hear Ferguson's take on Mr Rooney

Looks like increasing smoke about Bale wanting out to Madrid. Seems to me there is now more to this than just the media stirring up things. AVB has become more reticent to discuss the situation. If Madrid is offering what they're reportedly offering Levy better take the money.

Never a dull moment.

Looks like increasing smoke about Bale wanting out to Madrid. Seems to me there is now more to this than just the media stirring up things. AVB has become more reticent to discuss the situation. If Madrid is offering what they're reportedly offering Levy better take the money.

Never a dull moment.

Its just got boring. Its almost certainly Marca's usual rubbish but one half of me wants it to be true so we could carry off the ultimate transfer coup selling Bale for over 100m. Wouldn't that be something!!

Bale wants out. New contract not being discussed with Spurs. Levy should let the boy go to further his career now. 86 mil. He won't get more next season. What is Levy playing at?

Looks like increasing smoke about Bale wanting out to Madrid. Seems to me there is now more to this than just the media stirring up things. AVB has become more reticent to discuss the situation. If Madrid is offering what they're reportedly offering Levy better take the money.

Never a dull moment.

Its just got boring. Its almost certainly Marca's usual rubbish but one half of me wants it to be true so we could carry off the ultimate transfer coup selling Bale for over 100m. Wouldn't that be something!!

I've been on board with the thinking that Bale would stay, but now I'm sliding over to thinking he'll go (I could change again ! ).

Consider this-Bale has never, to my knowledge, said he was committed to staying. He's been very tight lipped about it. Only AVB has said he would stay, and you might have to chalk that up to him trying to exert some influence, as well as wishful thinking. If Bale leaves he'll be one of the highest paid players in the world, playing CL football right away, and on arguably the biggest football stage that exists. If he turns all that down, he'll be battling in the tough EPL, with risk of injury that would derail what any player dreams of. So, why stay ?

For me, I don't care one way or the other if he stays or goes. Just my impressions at the moment.

Bale wants out. New contract not being discussed with Spurs. Levy should let the boy go to further his career now. 86 mil. He won't get more next season. What is Levy playing at?

Really? And your source is? and why would we sell him cheap at 86m? Non sense i'm afraid. I'll drive him to Madrid for 100m whether he wants to go or not. But regards his career, its doing no damage to a 22n years old career and he has constantly said what an improved player he is for AVB's coaching.

Useless paper talk

When the fee was suggested around £50m, I thought Levy should keep hold of Bale. Now £80m+ is being banded about, he should take the money and buy Rooney and another £30-40m midfielder.

£80m is just too high for one man when the rest of the squad is only worth half a shandy and a packet of prawn cocktail crisps. Relatively speaking.

When the fee was suggested around £50m, I thought Levy should keep hold of Bale. Now £80m+ is being banded about, he should take the money and buy Rooney and another £30-40m midfielder.

£80m is just too high for one man when the rest of the squad is only worth half a shandy and a packet of prawn cocktail crisps. Relatively speaking.

Particularly when even the most optimistic Spurs fans agree that if Bale were to stay, it wouldn't be for long. Strike while the iron is hot !