Posted on Tuesday, 14th August 2012 by Harry Hotspur
Good evening.
836,357 people have assured me this evening that I need to lose weight and brush up my social skills a bid has been accepted for long term Chicken Badge allergy sufferer Luka Modric.
If this is the case then goodbye and good riddance. Ooh …’nasty Harry’ I hear you say. Well, not really. My bitter sentiments don’t get borne out of boredom. Chancers like Luka and Dimitar could have stayed where they where and been an integral part of something good. Something worthwhile.
But when we are dealing with these type of half men …who spiritually come from a place so low that even the rats are hunchbacked …what can one expect?
Will a deal on Modders include a Noel Edmond’s Saturday Swap Shop stylee player plus cash deal? I sincerely doubt it.Will this spark a flurry of Tottingham shaped transfer activity? I sincerely doubt it. But Levy & Co are 100% working overtime…
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August 14th, 2012 at 8:54 pm
So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu…
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Justin(SydenhamYid) Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 8:46 am
Yep. Good effing bye you rat faced little c**t.
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August 14th, 2012 at 8:56 pm
Hold on a minute, HH. Which club has bid? Presumably Madrid, but you don’t specify.
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Harry Hotspur Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 9:05 pm
Colchester United.
He is photographed on page 17 of the Colchester Evening Gazette bounding off the 16.48 from Diss on platform 4 where his was mood described by chief Football Correspondent Malcolm Teeth as feeling, ‘moribund’.
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MarseilleYid Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 9:06 pm
Colchester United was his boyhood club apparently….
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Tel Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 11:30 am
Haha!
dixta Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 9:38 pm
we ‘ate col u and we ‘ate col u
(southend born and bred ;o)
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Sullyspurs Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 10:04 pm
There is no platform 4 at Diss! I think there is a platform 3 3/4 though, I’ve used it loads of time. It takes you to the “goalscorers transfer world”. Must get a return for Levy, and quick,,,,
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mystic arnold Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 7:17 am
It must be Wells next the sea fc he s signing for
Harry Hotspur Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 7:32 am
There is at Colchester. The train was inbound from Diss.
August 14th, 2012 at 9:04 pm
…third!
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MarseilleYid Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 9:05 pm
And miles behind, sir. Suggest you work on your fitness.
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Van der Faart Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 9:08 pm
I shall train double shifts with ratboy until I catch up with rest of the squad…
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:05 pm
How big was the piece of cheese?
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Harry Hotspur Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 9:06 pm
I can only confirm it was ‘rat sized’.
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Garth Crooks is a bad man Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 9:15 pm
It was inbred river rat sized to be precise!
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:06 pm
…did we sign a striker yet?? Wake me up when we have.
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Yid-kid Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:03 am
That’s gonna be a long sleep
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:06 pm
Lets hope it’s the right deal for Spurs and not Luka.
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:06 pm
A big rat-sized dent in the Spanish economy. I shall avoid the telly so that I miss the sly smile when he arrives.
At least AVB is in Portugal watching Porto tonight. Busy I hope.
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:08 pm
“…But when we are dealing with these type of half men who spiritually come from a place so low that even the rats are hunchbacked …what can one expect?”
Truth is; Modric is not entirely irreplaceable. But unfortunately the earlier trust I had placed in AVB’s “modern” and tactically rich methods disappeared with his newfound love for the donkey Jenas. He (AVB) is still learning the trade and is not yet astute enough to identify real talent…and distinguish it from real rubbish such as Jenas. He’s easily fooled.
I think its time I became more pragmatic and stopped this sentimental attachment I have for Spurs. A club that still plays Jenas in a vital area such as Central Midfield in 2012…having signed and watched his pathetic displays since 2005…is simply not serious about winning anything.
Sorry but, this is probably yet another wasted season…
Is Levy really as good as we suppose him to be?
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Eton Trifle Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 9:16 pm
I think his love for ***** is unconfirmed. He has only played him in a few preseason games which hopefully does not prove anything. Let’s wait and see who starts against the Toon before we judge the man too harshly. However, that being said, if he does start ***** then I will have no choice but to concur….
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Ronnie Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 10:21 pm
You’re right Eton. The Newcastle game takes on added meaning.
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Razspur Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 9:19 pm
Jenas is playing the pre season games because he has NOT convinced AVB of his ability or lack thereof.
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Jungian Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 10:00 pm
I agree. In fact, perhaps the inclusion of ***** and a few others was to put them in the shop window?
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jamimac Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 9:31 pm
aye
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Rennix Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 9:50 pm
Levy from the director’s box: “Look into my eyes. Look into my eyes. The eyes. The eyes. Not around my eyes. Look into my eyes. You’re under.”
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:10 pm
I’m not even sure if we’d got Champions league he would have stayed. He’s been stinking up the joint like chicken shit, this could be bull shit, but more than likely he’ll be gone like shit off a stick, we might have to duck as the shit hits the fan or we might be happier than a pig in shit when we sign moutinho, either way I’ve stopped giving a shit, bye bye luka
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Spurting Burt Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 9:15 pm
Shit bro, that shit is the shit!
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:11 pm
Will we invest more money on new players than we get
from selling them.
Levy/Lewis have spent peanuts compared to our
rivals. £6 million net in 6 transfer windows
shows why are best players always want to leave
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MysteriousStranger Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 9:24 pm
Was Harry at the helm for those 6 windows you refer to? If the answer is yes, the answer as to why Levy kept the purse shut is just around the corner.
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:12 pm
I believe everyone has fallen out of love with that rat boy & a deal now while we have a chance to spend is better & over seas is mighty fine with me. Would like to see a Kaka or even Sahin in the deal if it’s Madrid but the wage department won’t allow it.
Onwards & upwards old girl!
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:13 pm
I see Benzema and Ribery are in a spot of bother with the law. Cross them off our shopping list.
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GoonerDave Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:45 am
I would certainly cross them off your shopping list if I were you.
Good God!
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`rich g Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 5:02 am
id cross this site off you internet favorites, if i were you, arse fans obsessed with spurs #foreeverinourshadow
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:14 pm
836,358th?
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:17 pm
I will believe it when I see it!
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:20 pm
No offence mr Hotspur, I chuckle when I read your site, but come on, lol how many of your ITK info actually come’s off?
Keep trying but this one was always going to happen.
I wanna hear the Ginger ninja was signing a replacement for the rat in Porto tonight, then 2 strikers, along with cover for Bale and Azza because were dreaming if we think we will be anywhere near Europa places let alone CL births.
no point anyone slatting AVB in 6 months because we all know whats going to happen, slow torture by every other clubs fans whilst it happens along with most of the uk media.
There waiting for AVB with fleet street cleavers!!! Arry in the background with a shovel:)
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Bobbles Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 9:27 pm
Does this mean tyou’re saying that Modric -> Madrid is still classified as ITK?
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Razspur Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 9:28 pm
An ITK is a football expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn’t happen today.
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Bobbles Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 9:30 pm
Hey, maybe he’ll prove us all wrong, nail a starting place, win the Champions League and enjoy his £150k a week.
And who could jolly well blame him.
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:25 pm
How about KP ? He is looking for a new team.
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:25 pm
AVB is a gamble not convinced he will cut the mustard, but he must of convinced Levy who is now argueable the best chairmen in PL we are unrecognisable from where we were when he came on the scene. Our season will depend on if we can sign two quality strikers ans a keeper. Break the record bbooks bank and Levys Piggie bank for the bull from Althletic!!
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Paul Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 9:31 pm
Hes got a fantastic business brain thats for sure, but your joking about being the best chairman in the league surely!
we need attacking cover for Bale and Azza the reason we done so well in the last few years in squad depth.
Ours in now seriously depleted. anything happens to them 2 and were relegation candidates, thats without replacing ratboy.
we are fooked!
How many top draw players will sign for us if they think they will not be released if huge club comes in? will there agents want them at the lane when its difficult to get another payday?
Daniel has screwed this up!!!!!!
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Razspur Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 9:40 pm
You’re jumping the gun,
Daniel isn’t done,
Take it easy son,
This is fun fun fun.
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PeterTheStoreyTeller Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 6:26 am
Paul has issues
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Paul Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:47 pm
lol, to right i have issues, lol lack of players for the club i love thats my issue:)
August 14th, 2012 at 9:28 pm
I hope Levy and the fans give AVB some time because he hasn’t had the easiest of buildups so far; all this squad uncertainty will have made for a difficult preparation. Even if we do get new players in before Toon they will not be integrated into the team for a while
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:29 pm
If we can’t get Lloris where is Butland in all of this?
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:32 pm
Really unfair of the FA to tell us we have to start our league campaign this Saturday with so little notice, meanng we have not had any time to complete out transfer activity.
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miamispur Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 10:54 pm
Maybe a timely riot in Newcastle will delay our start…….
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david Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 10:00 am
Sounds like a plan.
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:34 pm
Dunno, still finding Modric’s transformation to the ultimate Spurs hate figure difficult – he looks like a harmless little fraggle, it’s like shooting Bambi. This transfer has dragged though, hope it’s an ok deal for us…time to move on
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nobby nobbs Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 8:35 am
or perhaps he had real talent and realised levy just borkers money into the club rather than spending any of his own. Maybe Luka thought Levy is full of shite bangs on about this and that but nothing changes. Maybe when he saw that Bentley and Jenas were picking up money for FA because the dirctors wives like them, he thought Im off I can earn more money in a better team with less bullshit attached.
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:35 pm
I feel like all the kids in the playground are getting new toys and iv been told my PS3 is getting sold but its ok as im getting some marbles to play with. This M’villa fella i hear has scored zero in two seasons and had about 1 assist!! Id seriously push the boat out for Hulk and someone Like Llorente, Hulk can play off the right him and bale providing pace
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:37 pm
So heres the dealio…
We got rid of Harry who in my opinion would have guarenteed us top four!
We’ve taken a gamble on an unproven talent…might work out, might not…but if reports are correct and Dawson is going to be our new captain then we will be playing a high line with:
Friedal
Walker Dawson Kab/vet A&E
Jeanas/Hudd Sandro
Azza VDV/SIG Bale
Defoe
Huummm, Friedal and Dawson do not inspire confidence in this high line. And that current side does not look like a top 4 side!
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Razspur Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 9:48 pm
CptCaveman the words “in my opinion” stand out in your post, that’s why you’re not the Manager/Head Coach.
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spursgoliath Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 9:50 pm
I know he isn’t fit now but PNB was player of the season last time out right? If we don’t sign a first choice striker there will be fans ripping up their season tickets so I’d expect someone to come in, probably Adebayor. You’re right though, keeper situation is terrifying with potential AVB tactical changes
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melcyid Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 10:31 pm
The Trout actually effectually got rid of himself.
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PeterTheStoreyTeller Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 6:29 am
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nobby nobbs Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 8:42 am
You really favour Dawson over Kaboul. Dawson is pony in comparison to Kaboul. I would have let Dawson go made Kaboul Captain and had Caulker in the squad.
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PeterTheStoreyTeller Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 9:09 am
Daws is tops
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CptCaveman Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 10:34 pm
You misunderstand, if Dawson is going to be captain he wont be dropped, of course I dont favour Dawson over Kabool, I have eyes!
Oh and Razspur….in my opinion….YOUR A COCK!
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:39 pm
Ah well more money for levy to invest in his bank account you can be sure if we got 30mil for him avb will have 10mil to spend levy out levy out !
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:43 pm
Lets face it our underlying problem is size lets face it we need a bigger one and untill we get a larger one we’re punching above our weight. A Stadium if any of you dont get my drift. As regards to Levy, just look at the jokers at other clubs, he has made mistakes, and perhaps AVB could be the biggest of all, but he stands a better chance of doing well here rather than Chelski, but lets give the guy a chance, lets face we now have no alternative but to get behind him.
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TMWNN Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 10:13 pm
It’s Levy who needs to be giving AVB a chance by buying a striker or two.
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Ziege Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 1:25 pm
Absolutely. If this season turns into Ramos 2.0, it’s down to this Berbatov Redux window.
Seems to me that this season could be utterly magical or a total trainwreck and it hinges on getting strikers that fit the new system. Now would be a good time!
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:43 pm
Good riddance alas too late. Unless I wake up tomorrow to hear of Ade, Llorente, Moutinho Capoue and M’Vila
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:44 pm
Daniel does not appear to be a risk taker, indeed he botles it during every big transfer window. A little gamble here and there and god knows what money spurs could have made for him. So why did he gamble on AVB??????
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Gus Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 10:01 pm
He did pretty well with the VdV signing, also he must have been the man behind Vertonghen and Sig, so not too bad for a club on a budget….
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LLL Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 11:38 pm
Combined fee of about 23m – that’s chicken feed to the big boys. And also – Villa have shelled out 20m+ on Bent in recent years, Liverpool 35m on Carrol. Even Sunderland have topped our record signing I believe.
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PeterTheStoreyTeller Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 6:35 am
And they all finished above us,right
nobby nobbs Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 8:28 am
You mean after Ledley retired Gallas may move on (I hope he doesnt)and Modri goes, yeah marvelous.
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:44 pm
Sorry rather too many lets face it in my last post apologies!!
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:45 pm
Great news, Harry – we can now move on without a glance back at the little weasel…..
Lloris
Adebayor
M’Villa would be a great trio to boost our squad
The Eyeballer would like AVB to give Ade and Defoe to play together and also Kane / Townsend / Carroll / Coubilly their opportunities in the Prem
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Ronnie Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 10:30 pm
…sorry Eyeballer. Kane is Championship material. He won’t make it. Townsend and Carroll are worth the risk though.
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Cincyspursman Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:46 am
Not one of our knowledgable commentators tonight has even mentioned that Gio is on the team. Who’s Righthouse about Gio–Harry or récent experience?
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:46 pm
I’ll look away while ratty goes for his cheese & check in on him in a few months when he realises he’s not as good as he thinks he is watching the proper players deliver as he sits on the bench only to find Jose won’t rub Vaseline in his Heiny & tell him it’s special & different from everyone else’s like renta gob redknapp did,I thought he was pants last season despite injury,getting taken off alot & going missing some times VDV is much more usefull at assists,goals & keeping me entertained.
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:50 pm
Trust in Levy he will have it sorted.I believe hes probably sorted all the transfers out just hasn’t announced yet.Keep faith COYS!!!
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August 14th, 2012 at 9:51 pm
There will be no large transfers. Levy plays it too safe and is looking after the pennies. It will be second in line jobs only.
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August 14th, 2012 at 10:16 pm
Reading these posts, might as well look for an all night chemist for some anti-depressants on which to overdose! Yes, I’m worried by our lack of firepower but I reckon reinforcements are on the way. Bloody hell guys, a ball’s not been kicked in anger yet! Just a thought though … the glass’s still half full!
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August 14th, 2012 at 10:28 pm
I wonder how many of the pessimists on here will suddenly think Levy and AVB are the best thing since sliced bread if there’s a press conference tomorrow to announce the signing of Hulk and Moutinho, isn’t that why AVB is in Porto tonight ?
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Ronnie Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 10:33 pm
…If that happens, then it will be a fact that they are “the best thing since sliced bread”. Unfortunately, that is mere fantasy.
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Razspur Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 10:40 pm
Fantasy is reality that just hasn’t happened yet.
Britain won 27 Gold Medals.
A couple from Sussex won £148 million on the lottery.
Chelsea won the European Champions League..
Fantasy > Reality.
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Quntum Physics Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 6:46 am
Reality to Unreality. As for the cheese eater…good riddance.
Justin(SydenhamYid) Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 7:37 am
Stop sniffing glue mate.
WE WILL NOT BE SIGNING HULK!!!!
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August 14th, 2012 at 10:41 pm
FFS! We need a striker ! Sell Modric to Man U and resign Dimitar as part of the deal, better than not having a decent target man!
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northern spur Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 11:35 pm
never sell to man utd.
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UnkleKev Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 9:38 am
What, not even *****?
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emspurs Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 1:12 pm
Agent Jenas. I’ll allow it.
August 14th, 2012 at 10:45 pm
we could have signed damiao before the olympics for 15-20 mil,but levy did nt want to spend the cash,the season before llorente for the same amount again levy …….so why the fook is avb out watching porto…..hulk 40mil…moutinho…31mil ,,lets be honest forget big signings because it aint gonna happen,,levy will try to get bargain basement players,,we have had chances to sign top players(and we havent).
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Razspur Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 11:00 pm
We could have signed Damio for £12m-£14m in June 2011, we offered £10m they wanted £14m, no deal was done.
In June ’12 they wanted the release fee of 50m Euros not the figure you quote and the required for Llorente last year was 28m Euro buy out clause as he had 2 years left on his contract and not the £15m-£20m you quote.
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activ8 Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 11:50 pm
yeah and what im saying is we could of had these players for less 1 or 2 seasons ago but levy refuses to pay the money needed for top players.
the modric deal probably wont get done until the last day of the transfer window and then its to late to sign anyone.
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August 14th, 2012 at 10:48 pm
Really can’t understand anyone praising Levy on his brinkmanship in these deals. True, he may maximise profit, but every time it has been to the cost of the team. Not once have we re-invested in a quality replacement. Instead it’s panic buying (armed with just a fraction of the profit) at a time when all that’s left are the has-beens and have-nots.
Couple that with how thinning the bloated squad was managed by quoting over-inflated prices for every squad player, resulting in the quality cover (we needed to keep) being sold and the dregs (who we needed to cut our losses on) being left on the shelf…again!
That’s not brinkmanship to me, it’s the blinkered actions from an arrogant “moneyman” who is in grave danger of leading our football club to attrition and decline.
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August 14th, 2012 at 10:57 pm
talkin of chicken gizzards….
http://www.cartilagefreecaptain.com/2012/8/14/3240326/dont-let-the-pigeon-sign-with-real-madrid
best piece on ratboy I’ve seen
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August 14th, 2012 at 11:06 pm
Dos Santos???? I say no more.
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August 14th, 2012 at 11:10 pm
I’m a bit disappointed the shit has got his way,imo its got nothing to do with footy its all about money.If he was honest I would have had a bit of respect for the man,as it stands i’d like to see him have a few injury plagued seasons,and a pre strike bollocks to you if your offended by my last sentence.
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August 14th, 2012 at 11:11 pm
My gravatar isn’t working. Don’t feel I can express myself until this mess is sorted. That is all.
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Ginola14 Reply:
August 14th, 2012 at 11:12 pm
Oh
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August 14th, 2012 at 11:42 pm
I know it’s not exactly fashionable, but I can’t particularly get too angry about Luka. It’s Real Madrid ffs. I would fully expect any of our players to jump ship if that boat came their way.
The Chelsea stuff last year was pretty unforgivable however. Although he did knuckle down and give us another good season. One of the best midfielders in the game and he made his name at Spurs. There is some small pride attached to that, and I do wish him well. Sorry, but I do!
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Gary B Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:16 am
I tend to agree with that. He’s always been a consumate professional and a gentleman of the game.
He’s had his head turned (highly illegally) by offers of untold riches at other clubs, without our permission, while he’s still under a long term contract at Tottenham.
If he goes it will only be for the right price and he’s not the kind of player I find distasteful in any way.
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MysteriousStranger Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:33 am
Consummate professionals don’t refuse to play.
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Gary B Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 1:19 am
I thought Redknapp ‘coached’ him in that last season, banging on about how he might’ve got his move if he’d played up a bit more, but once the window was shut he got on with the job. I’m sure he’ll do the same if it happens again.
We all have things that don’t go our way in a working environment, but you have your rant, or moan, and then you get on with it. That’s life.
nobby nobbs Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
But Jenas does play..happier ?
Ronnie Wolman Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:22 am
But what about Chelsea…didnt he love Chelsea???? Didnt he want to go there?
Look I cant blame him for wanting to leave…infact if we dont buy anyone I would wonder who would want to stay.
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Gary B Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 1:32 am
I don’t think he ever loved Chel$ki, but he did want to move there for the money, after Abramovic had accidentally parked his yacht off the Croatian coastline, during the summer.
If I remember correctly, he came back saying how happy he was at Spurs but the offer he had would set him and his family up for life, and he couldn’t turn it down.
My point is he shouldn’t have had any offers made to him while under contract and maybe DL could have pursued that further.
But if Spurs accept a large transfer fee, he won’t be ‘doing a Judas’.
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notsohotspurs Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:22 am
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emspurs Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 1:14 pm
and…..sanity.
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August 14th, 2012 at 11:50 pm
AVB must be lining up Moutinho as a potential replacement, but the ball is still firmly in Madrid’s court.
If they don’t come up with a realistic offer Modric will go nowhere. He’s already had the ‘Get over it and prepare yourself for next season’ lecture, and there’s every chance that, if Madrid try to ‘do a Chel$ki’ and make their offer too late for us to get a replacement, they could very well be sent packing with their tail between their legs.
With Chel$ki I’m sure it was a deliberate plan to scupper our season. I wouldn’t expect that from Real Madrid, but they do have an ex-Chav manager so who knows.
All the paper talk is ‘We all know it’s done. Now Madrid just need to make the bid’, which is the same as ‘He’s going nowhere unless a decent offer comes in’.
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MysteriousStranger Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:16 am
As the article says, the ITKs are saying a bid has been accepted.
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Gary B Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:37 am
I must admit the press are quite bullish about the deal going through and I have more IDK than ITK, but I’m still reading ‘soon’, ‘looks likely’, ‘on the cards’.
We all know Madrid want him and talks are underway, but for me, the fact that they don’t want to pay the going rate for him will always be a problem. A problem for them and for the player, but then they shouldn’t have approached him without permission.
I could be wrong, but I don’t see him leaving for £25m. An offer over £30m could be a different matter, but if it’s to be a late offer it would then need to be closer to the £40m.
Having said all that, they’ll probably do the deal at £25m tomorrow.
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`rich g Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 5:07 am
id agree with that
August 14th, 2012 at 11:50 pm
Only deals left that i can see/hope go through are deals for Adebayor, lloris, m’vila, niang and rossi. Im no ITK im just purely hoping we get some of these players in. WE can forget about the likes of leandro llorente and even remy as i cant see us breaking the transfer record this season.
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MysteriousStranger Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:13 am
Rossi? Big risk with him doing his cruciate ligament twice and not likely to return to the pitch til next year. I’m a fan of the player, but the price would have to be very, very right to take him (and pay him to be injured) now.
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Andy Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:30 am
I was unaware his injury was so serious mysterious. That rules him out of my wishes and Im pretty sure it rules him out of levys also. The other 4 players would do nicely though.
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August 15th, 2012 at 12:32 am
For what its worth I would like to see us move for Clint Dempsey, his age not withstanding.
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nobby nobbs Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 8:25 am
If he cant stand at his age its a lost cause.
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emspurs Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 1:18 pm
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August 15th, 2012 at 12:33 am
Anyone else starting to think that Bale really is our new no.9 ?
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Cincyspursman Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:39 am
Ffs–why else is he wearing the shirt?
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MysteriousStranger Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 1:45 am
As was highlighted on the Official Site, the squad numbers players may have been wearing in preseason games would not neccessarily mean they would be the numbers assigned to them, for the actual season.
Let’s wait and find out. The inference from the club is for the fans to not make the assumption, so perhaps you shouldn’t make them.
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MysteriousStranger Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:48 am
I have it on no good authority whatsoever that Bale has a gentleman’s agreement with his friend and former dance partner to hold the No. 9 for him, so he is merely keeping it warm for the popular Togolese international Emmanuel Adebayor.
As he is Bale and officially a Tottenham employee, he can simultaneously put a reserve instruction down on his own number 3 shirt until the start of the season, and wear the No. 9. This is done under the pretext of wanting Adebayor’s number for himself in case he doesn’t sign.
Adebayor only wore the No. 10 last year because Roman Pavlyuchenko was concealing the No. 9 shirt under his tracksuit last season.
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Cincyspursman Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:52 am
Thanks. Illuminating. Why does everyone miss Pav so much? He didn’t do dick.
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MysteriousStranger Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 1:39 am
Scoring some crucial goals in the run in of our CL qualifying season is not doing dick? Next you’ll be telling me Bentley didn’t do dick then either.
`rich g Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 5:09 am
No, nothing, apart from scoring more goals in less minutes on the pitch than any of our other “strikers” at the time , ill informed melt
notsohotspurs Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 1:07 am
Pav concealed the no.9 when he was on the pitch at times. I liked Pav, still have no idea why.
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Ronnie Wolman Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 1:17 am
I think that Pav,Defoe,Kranjcar,GDS,Bent and many were were just badly managed.
There is no doubt that its the players responsibly to work hard and play well but its the managers and coaches responsibility to make them part of the team so they can thrive,and want to give everything to add to the team.
You can look at it both ways but without the managers and coaches support certain players may not be able to make it happen like Hodgson at Fulham and WBA and Rodgers at Swansea
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Astro Spur Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 8:42 am
Good point.
August 15th, 2012 at 1:01 am
Here’s a strategy.
1. Use the team that took it to Southend 6-0 as the core of our Europa squad.
2. Make room for the likes of Dos Santos, Caulker, Townshend, etc. in the starting squad and give them solid playing time.
3. Clinch Adebayor’s acquisition (he’s not going anywhere else).
4. Promote and demote from either group as performance dictates.
Voila! No need for all the brouhaha and chest thumping about Levy’s failures in the transfer market, and AVB’s being given no support, etc. What’s the advantage in rushing into purchases we may later regret? We have more than enough talent on our books.
I’m not saying that we should turn our backs on talent elsewhere. If Modric goes, yes, use the new funds sensibly if that’s possible within the time frame. But for Gawd’s sake give the lads we already have their chance.
What a message that would send to young talent around the U.K.
IMHO.
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Paul Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 1:04 pm
My point is we have known we need 2 strikers since Pav was sold at Xmas! we should have done something and got the business out the way.
If Ade wants xxxx amount and we cant afford it then we move on, we always have and always will only pay what we can afford we all pretty much know that.
Levy has had months to sort this out.
The wage bill is preventing us from signing players thats for certain, it has gone through the roof in the last 3 seasons.
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August 15th, 2012 at 1:28 am
agreed about most except b***
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August 15th, 2012 at 1:31 am
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August 15th, 2012 at 5:10 am
When i see ITK , i read KFA, shouldnt need an instruction manual to figure that out.
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August 15th, 2012 at 6:36 am
Three, two, one … You’re back in the room.
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August 15th, 2012 at 6:40 am
Harry, you have a face that i would like to wrap in cling film and then poke a hole in it x
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Phil McAvity Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 10:32 am
Poke a hole with what you naughty boy?
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david sneddon Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 2:30 pm
dont want to ruin all the supprises,
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August 15th, 2012 at 6:58 am
I wish Paddy Power had a book on the line up for the Newcastle game. If it did i’d go:
Friedel
Walker
Kaboooooooooom
Benny Jazz Hat
*****
Livermore
Lennon
Van Der Vaart
Bale
Gem o’ Midget
Wrapped up in a 4-2-3-1 minus Ted Rogers and his wonky fingers.
Thudd on the bench – i fear ABC has taken against the big man.
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Mitchell Thomas Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 7:21 am
Hmmm. On second thoughts we may need New Boy Jan at Centre Half too. Don’t want to give the gippo’s too much of an advantage.
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LosLorenzo Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 7:39 am
You’d get much longer odds if you went for the 10-man lineup, though.
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Ronnie Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 7:51 am
Redknapp will be laughing all the way to the tabloids….
Can anyone believe how low we have managed to fall in such a short duration? Jenas is actually back in the team? Amazing! Where is the ambition that Vertonghen and Sig were talking about when they signed?
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Mitchell Thomas Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 8:13 am
It’s going to go one of two ways isn’t it chaps. There isn’t going to be any middle ground this season.
It does strike me as a significant turn around that i’m more nervous than usual about a trip to the Sports Direct arena. Last season i’d have had a feeling of trepidation, a sense that “It’s Spurs you never know” but (month of season dependent) an innate sense that “We’re better then them. We should beat them” as well.
Now i really have no idea at all about how things are going to pan out.
mazzo Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 9:11 am
ronnie, it’s simple, he’s shit, nobody in their right minds would take him off us, even villa fans couldn’t wait to see the back of jenas during he’s loan stint their, what doe’s that say.
August 15th, 2012 at 7:08 am
You know our striking options are piss poor when people start pining for the lazy Russian.
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August 15th, 2012 at 7:51 am
he,s going he’s gone i don’t care witch as long as it’s done and dusted, good bloody riddance.
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August 15th, 2012 at 8:23 am
Jenas ?
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August 15th, 2012 at 8:23 am
I see that Israelis have taken out a record $4.9 billion in mortgages in July…..quite what this has got to do with THFC, I don’t really know….maybe the shortage of transfer news has forced newsnow to start putting other Jewish related facts on their Spurs newsfeed, where will it end?
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August 15th, 2012 at 8:31 am
This is very straightforward. IF AVB picks ***** over Thudd (or anybody else for that matter) the short to mid-term future of Spurs is f**cked, because it means AVB isn’t as clever as we all hoped he might be. I am anxiously watching, and hoping he makes the right decision here. The ‘Jenas question’ is the litmus test of AVB’s true football knowledge/instincts.
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UnkleKev Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 9:50 am
Spot. On.
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C.O.T.I Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 10:06 am
What if he is cleverer then we all thought and he cracks the enigma that is ***** and manages to turn him into a good box to box player he should have been?
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August 15th, 2012 at 8:35 am
… Unless passing backward and passing sideways is the new passing forwards.
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August 15th, 2012 at 8:48 am
The reason any onew or no siginings have been announced and bullshit never to happen bids are made is this..you can return your season ticket until the EPL season actually starts.
i love this the club but when i begin to feel that neither Levy and lewis give a fuck and that i am having the piss ripped out of me it makes me want to drink loads smoke drugs and have sex with foreign nationals.
Once youve done all that Where do you go next ?
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Razspur Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 8:56 am
Sandbanks
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nobby nobbs Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 9:20 am
Hahaha wiv a piece innit
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August 15th, 2012 at 8:48 am
***** won’t get a game. Not a chance! Definitely not a start anyway.
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August 15th, 2012 at 8:51 am
With Toite and Coloccini likely to be missing for Newcastle our strike force of Defoe and Kane will have a field day. Jeans and Livermore can be the creative influence with Siggy and Bale pressing forward. 3 points methinks in the ESPN televised game 17:30 Sat.
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NYSpurs Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 9:05 am
Can’t work out if you are serious or this is a piss take.
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August 15th, 2012 at 8:53 am
Astro I lked your initial statement then the wobbles set in.
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Astro Spur Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 8:55 am
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August 15th, 2012 at 9:05 am
OF all the heartache and pain suffered last season, what with our capitulation against the scum, our premature ejaculation of 3rd place, and the final indignity of the Russian Mafia knocking us out of the CL, there is one abiding memory that gnaws at me: “He plays on the left, he plays on the left, Gareth Bale,… etc. etc”
I don’t mind fans singing out the name of a player who they think should be on the pitch instead of on the bench i.e. Defoe (although after 8 years, and two mediocre stints at the lane they should really know better now), but when they start to sing their preferred formation to the management team it makes me cringe. I mean, why stop there? How about, “Christmas tree, Christmas tree, Christmas tree.”, or “HE plays in the hole, He plays in the hole, VDV, he plays in the hole.” Let’s go teh whole hog, and release an Album : ‘Now that’s what I call Tactics, 4,3,3!’
My guess is that AVB sees a possibility in Bale that has won Man u Titles, and CL’s, by doing similar with Ronaldo, then Rooney. Who remembers Ron’s endless stepovers, leaving opposition defenders laughing there lunch up, then whipping in a cross that no one was good enough to get on the end of? Or who remembers Ron scoring F***kloads of goals as the focal point of the attack? Real Madrid did to teh tune of £90 mill. Point is Bale has outgrown the out and out winger tag – he was always going to be better than that. Don’t get me wrong, he is still the best left sided player in the world, but if what’s in the centre is not good enough to capitalise then he’s wasted – how many games did he ping ball, after beautifully crafted ball into the six yard area, only to look up and see JD texting the latest spit roast picture to one of his mates, or Ade hugging, joking around withone of his ex-teammates in the centre circle.
So, whatever happens in the remainder of the transfer window, whether we add a world class striker or not, enough already with the advice on formations set to music, and let the manager, to whom we pay an awful lot of money, do his f****n’ job!
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PeterTheStoreyTeller Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 9:16 am
It’s all only ones
opinion,including yours
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Thepin Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 9:34 am
Granted, but does singing advice on formation during a difficult spell in a game (a) Show the manager the error of his ways, presenting him with the ideal opportunity to change the formation, thereby accepting his mistake in front of the full glare of 36,000 fans, and the watching millions at home, wich then galvanises team spirit, resulting in a turnaround in fortunes, OR (b) Embarrases the manager to the point where he will not back down, and when he eventually makes that change because HE thinks the time is right, only serves to undermines him in front of his players?
The first time he played Bale central was against Chelsea n the league to avoid the pace of Bosingwa, and attack the lack of mobility in Ivanovic at Centre half. If you remember, Ivanovic cried off before half time against a rampant Bale, then Bosingwa moved in, and bale moved out wide, and was then tied up by the experience of Ferreira. I thought it worked well wen Bale was central, so it was good idea to try it again, in ‘one’s opinion’ The only problem for me is I was unable to get it into song format to sing it right back at you and your mates!
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August 15th, 2012 at 9:08 am
Igor Stimac Quote ; (He (Luka)has already made his decision and is very clear on what to do. Luka is very sincere, very emotional, very strong too. He is eager to play for Real Madrid and also has the promise of Levy. I just hope they end up fulfilling that promise.) He also has a four year SIGNED contract and he either honour’s that and shut’s up about verbal promises and Real Madrid come up with a ‘true value’ offer or he’ll be staying put. That’s the factual situation, not Igor’s idea of, cosy little verbal agreements, which of course mean fuck all if indeed they exist at all.
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August 15th, 2012 at 9:10 am
Doesn’t look as though Real are going to offer more than £25m. They hold two aces, while Levy has a 2 and a 7. If Levy stays stubborn, we’ll be stuck with a rat that won’t give his all, whose value will only go south. Real will be left with a team that’s just won the title. Not much room for negotiation there.
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cookiebun Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 9:16 am
So we just cave in. Not a chance. By the time Real decide to ‘shit or get off the pot’ Luka will have come to his senses. He cannot do a Tevis as Levy would ruin him legally. Then you would hear that his boyhood team was Paris SG and everyone would walk away happy. No way will Levy cave in to these hoars with ‘gun to the head’ tactics. I’m behind him on this one all the way.
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PeterTheStoreyTeller Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 9:19 am
F***king A
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TMWNN Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 9:59 am
It’s not caving in. Levy made his point, but missed the boat last season. If £25m is all they’re going to offer, he’d be a fool not to take it. Who else is in for him?
Rat face can no longer be trusted.
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jfdit Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 10:19 am
Levy has had the rug pulled from under him with the little rat trying to set up the deal before the club’s actually agreed a fee, from then on we were on a hiding to nothing in terms of leverage but we hold the trump card 9his contract0.
I’d let the (unt rot in the reserves until they pay what his actual market value is. I don’t resent the fact he wants to go to madrid, any player would love that chance in life but I do resent the way he and madrid have gone about their business.
he was the best midfielder at the euros but he’s only worth £5 more than jordan Henderson, we need to get at least enough to pay for a like for like replacement.
anyone else noticed how very little information is coming out of the club at the moment? Seems like someone’s plugged the leak??????
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mynameisluka(pending) Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 10:24 am
Unfortunately his market value is NOW 25 million…
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jfdit Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 10:34 am
yes quite possibly but as I don’t think other key transfers are interlinked with this deal I reckon levy will let it go to the wire and in the worst case scenario extract a player plus cash deal out of them.
they’ve got some super players in their squad, not a bad place to go shopping
mynameisluka(pending) Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 10:22 am
All depends on what game you are playing- cribbage, pontoon or poker? a 2 & a 7 can be handy in a flush!
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TMWNN Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 2:38 pm
..but his 2 and 7 aren’t suited.
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August 15th, 2012 at 9:23 am
I didnt realise shit was part of the deal..no wonder something stinks.
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August 15th, 2012 at 9:29 am
In or program notes mr levy talked about strenhing the team all he has done is make us weaker
Team last season
Freidal
Walker kabul king bae
Lennon parker modric bale
Vdv
Ade
Team prob for sat
Freidal
Walker kabul jan v bae
Livermore jenas
Lennon. Siggy. Bale
Defoe
Now tell me how the hell we became weaker after your promise to add to squad we have lost modric king kranjar peannar ade pav time for mr levy to address the fans on what is going on here how can bently jeanas be good enough now and couldn’t get near squad we couldn’t even give them away last year
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jfdit Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 10:38 am
you’re panicking, defensively we’re very sound, in midfield we’ve replaced krankie & pienaar with siggy, if we lose the ratboy we’ll need a playmaker of sorts but I’m sure hudd could cover in the short term, ***** will be got rid off, AVB subbed him the other week after a shocking 45 mins – he ain’t an idiot
we do need ade back plus one top class goal scorer, then we’re set
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LLL Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:10 pm
Right, so that’s just 2 top class strikers and a Modric replacement then? Oh, and a fantastic goal keeper able to keep up with the high line.
You’re right – no need to panic at all
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UnkleKev Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:23 pm
“AVB subbed him the other week after a shocking 45 mins”…
…and then started him against Valencia.
I confess to being more than a little concerned about the amount of game time that ineffectual waste of space has been getting. If he’s so much as on the bench against the Barcodes I’ll be extremely angry. If he’s one of our 25-man squad come September I’ll be apoplectic.
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August 15th, 2012 at 9:31 am
I have a feeling that JJ will take over the number 14 shirt but I’ll have to wait on the official release of squad numbers before getting my new Shirt sorted, would have loved to have had it for Newcastle on Saturday.
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rennix Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 9:42 am
Make sure you pre-order there’s bound to be a rush on.
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Mitchell Thomas Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 11:00 am
I will buy you your age in beer if you get ***** above the number on your new shirt
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UnkleKev Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 2:03 pm
I’d love to know how many number 8 shirts the club shop have sold over the last few years. Is there any way of finding out?
August 15th, 2012 at 10:10 am
Pot calling kettle…….. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/tottenham-chairman-daniel-levy-trying-to-make-himself-famous-says-croatia-head-coach-in-attack-over-protracted-luka-modric-transfer-8049624.html
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Gary B Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 11:45 am
Since when do national team managers comment on football transfers? He’s nothing to do with Tottenham and nothing to do with Real Madrid. He should STFU and concentrate on his own job.
Some pressmen seem to be going out of their way to find RM supporters in support of the low offer. Who’s next? Maybe the Real Madrid chairman with ‘Tottenham should stop all the nonsense and accept our under bidding’
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August 15th, 2012 at 10:25 am
Imagine if Ratface got injured tonight…….
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August 15th, 2012 at 10:26 am
Adeboy will come, nothing else makes any sense. If we’re done shopping otherwise then you can sum up the net effect of the summer on the squad thus:
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Vertonghen in, an improvement on the King of last season (certainly the King of the second half of the season). Maybe not better than King at his best, but then we’ll probably get more than 20 games out of the lad, which adds utility over an entire season.
Siggy and Modders are quite different players, but most would say that the Icelander probably isn’t quite the same class.
I’d say what we’ve gained in defense more or less offsets what we’ve lost in midfield.
We’ve rid ourselves of some deadwood, which most are happy for, but which will weaken our depth somewhat. We have/will also bring some younger players into the fold (Kane, Falque, Carroll to name a few candidates). These probably also close to offset.
Normally you expect young players to improve year-on-year, and old players to lose a bit of pace. I would say that these two effects combined lead to a net improvement of our young squad (Gallas and the Geriatric ‘Keepers Society are the only ones I immediately place in the “getting worse” bracket).
If you count the manager as part of “the squad”, I’m hopeful we have strengthened.
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In total I’d rate us about on par with what we had last year, which really wasn’t too shabby before we entered Troutchops-for-Ingerlund-destructo-mode.
Nobody can dictate who gets injured when, but right now Parker is the only man down, for about a month. We ended last season missing Dawson, Thudd. There were also a number of other injuries, and it’s not unreasonable to hope for better luck on that front this time around. Not having King alone should reduce the number of sick notes passed along.
And the window hasn’t shut. The way I see it, anything we add from here on in is gravy as compared with last season.
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Eyeball Paul Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 11:16 am
Great post LosLorenzo – nail impacting head….
I think siggy will offer ten times more goals and incisive passes than ratface ever did – we may become more direct as a result of Modric leaving.
We will need Sandro, Hudd and Parker at their best through out the season – the jury is still out on Livermore and Jenas has the jury deliberating on him big time…
Also, if we sign Ade, I hope he and Defoe may be given an opportunity to strike up a partnership – something we havent had since Keane and Berbatoss
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LosLorenzo Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 2:23 pm
If the jury is composed of HH readers, I don’t think they’re deliberating regarding Jenas any longer. I think they’ve given their verdict, dragged the defendant to the gallows, bribed the executioner to hurry it up, cheered for the spectacle, had a few pints down the pub, picked up milk on the way home, violated the missus and dozed off in front of the TV.
Doubt we’ll see two proper strikers together on a regular basis. Ade & Defoe might play together with Midget Gem on one of the wings, but I have my doubts as to how well he would manage that role. And these striker types tend to get pretty cranky when they don’t get to play in the middle (just ask Sturrige, Torres or Ba).
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August 15th, 2012 at 10:42 am
Shame we cant just swap the Chicken Badge abstainer for the incredible Hulk. I’d love to see 70,000** Hulk hands in the air as he scores.
**(Estimate assuming most people have 2 hands and not too many octopi are in attendance)
Ah well, roll on transfer window slamming shut and Gregor Rasiak rolling in to town….
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August 15th, 2012 at 10:46 am
PS – Anyone else looking forward to Thursday nights, Ch5, watching Bentley on the left, Jenas and Carrol in the middle of the park, with GDS floating down the right wing like a butterfly through a summer meadow..poetry in motion.
Townsend bursting forward from left back, AVB filling in up front….with Harry Kane playing just off him “in the hole”…I can almost see the Glory!
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jolsgonemental Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:00 pm
I think you will find its this Saturday evening, ESPN.
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August 15th, 2012 at 10:46 am
“Chancers like Luka and Dimitar could have stayed where they where and been an integral part of something good. Something worthwhile.”
best line in a while HH, don’t these players realise winning trophies with clubs who always win trophies is a tad shallow & meaningless, they’re just very small pieces of the jigsaw at those clubs, insignificant parts which become surplus to requirements very quickly as the next glory hunting big thing comes along
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C.O.T.I Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 11:02 am
Too right jrdit, I can’t see Modric replacing Alonso, Khedira or Ozil as a first teamer. he’s much more likely a replacement for Sahin who wants to leave.
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jfdit Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 11:13 am
I watch quite a lot of the spanish footie for my sins, real madrid are not as easy on the eye as barca, modrat could get their midfield ticking along with a bit more fluency.
Ozil and Alonso are class acts but their defence is shocking, I’d of thought maureen would have spent a few quid sorting that out first.
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nobby nobbs Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 11:44 am
Are you seriously suggesting a player of quality shouldnt want to achieve in their profession?
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jfdit Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 11:56 am
no, I’m suggesting being a key part of a team who has been unsuccessful and making them successful would be more satisfying than just landing at a club where they win something more often than not.
the grass is always greener, he may end up like berba & carrick, spare pricks @ the wedding and unloved by their fans.
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nobby nobbs Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:04 pm
They have silverware and money for life to remind them of their time at ManU. Are you saying Fergie was wrong to buy them and win things with them ?
jfdit Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
no not all but their medals are won cheaply, the easy way, that club would of won those trophies with or without them, they just piggy backed onto an already successful team
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nobby nobbs Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:35 pm
jfdit..I think that is what happens mate..like you I wish it didnt..you could argue that some of our recent siginings were going to a more successful team.
August 15th, 2012 at 11:10 am
f..k it all…we need 2x strikers pronto. typical levy transfer window. not happy.
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August 15th, 2012 at 11:12 am
well i hope we get a decent deal,i hate it when these elite hugely in debt clubs get what they want at a reasonable price
surely adebayor is coming otherwise we’ll be in a right old mess,can’t see any other bright plans in the making,
a bit disappointed we haven’t got any AVB signing as in a player he knows that can do a few jobs,you know like a normal signing,
we might have to cut a loan deal with madrid at this rate,need some quality young or fading will do
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August 15th, 2012 at 11:14 am
breaking news spurs have agreed fee with madrid 23mil with add ons i find the very poor on mr levys part it true well short on what hes worth so come down on 40 mil its all over spanish tv should been donr 2 morrow after internationals
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August 15th, 2012 at 11:17 am
I dont agree that this neam we have as it stands can compete for the CL spot.
The only way for that to happen is that AVB pulls together what we have and engineers it from the system itself. But in any system where the system is better than its parts everything has to be congruent. There cannot be any weak links.
We have seen little to believe we can start of the season flowing with what we have.
But look,its possible.
As far as selling and buying. Modric looks stuck on 25 million.
This is the most stupid set of negotiations I have ever seen if this is true.
Its not stupid for RM. At 25 mil we should have sewn it up a long time ago and moved on when there was opportunity. For me either we have already signed Moutinho and it hasnt been made public at less that the 25 mil which seems impossible or we will get Nuri Sahin in return (maybe partly) which would make me cheer.
But it looks like we didnt have the cards in this poker fight and we waited too long to play our hand.
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nobby nobbs Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 11:49 am
Sounds familiar
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August 15th, 2012 at 11:41 am
*****could work if he was played from side to side across the pitch then some of his passes would go forward instead of sideways.
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Ronnie Wolman Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 11:46 am
Maybe AVB is a bigger poker player than Levy.Maybe he is gambling all his credibility in making Jenas into a cog in the wheel. Jenas to his credit IS an athlete. He has no brain though but also no ego.he may blindlessly follow AVB to the promised land.
It would be a huge gamble for AVB.
We would all be totally skeptical and he wouldnt get that much of a chance with us.So he really would be putting it all on the line.But its not impossible.
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nobby nobbs Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:11 pm
Fuck me AVb is the Second Coming and we have waited 5 yrs with Jenas on the books for this glorious moment.
My own eyes have deceived me my friends have deceived me the moon is made of cheese.
Complete Shite like Jenas.
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Gary B Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 11:48 am
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Astro Spur Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:47 pm
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August 15th, 2012 at 11:41 am
Good article….
In Levy The Eyeballer trusts…..
http://www.london24.com/sport/tottenham/is_spurs_chairman_levy_undermining_his_own_fresh_start_1_1482255
Note: ‘bigger picture’, ‘and good things come to those who wait’….
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Ronnie Wolman Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 11:53 am
as far as Levy being a tough negotiator.Negotiating is not only about toughness. Sometimes its the opposite.
You can be conservative and act like you dont need to make the deal but that doesnt mean you are a good negotiator.
A great negotiator gets his share of targets and make a few good deals along the way and doesnt lose the ones he really wants.
Its not just about being tough and independent.Thats only one aspect.
If Modric goes for 25 mil it would be a defeat and the only face saving deal he could make is getting a players plus cash in return where the jury would still be out.
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Razspur Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:09 pm
There will always be stipulations with any contract, when he plays 35 games £5m, 70 games a further £5m and don’t forget the 25% of any sell on profit.
Transfers are rarely as straightforward as the fan in the street assumes.
Perhaps we will have a special relationship with Real, just like the one we have with Internacional, priceless.
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Ronnie Wolman Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:16 pm
Thats a possibility but if we do have a good relationship why has it taken so long?
and Nuri Sahin is a great playmaker we could part in return but all the talk this week is of Liverpool or arse getting him.
Let the relationship start here. Get Sahin and buy Llorente and Cesar for GDS and we are done
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Razspur Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:23 pm
But the talk is paper talk and talksport and blog talk, it has little fact yet amazes me how many give it credence.
Llorente, Cesar and Moutinho would be super, plenty of time yet.
Ronnie Wolman Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
I dont give it credence but as you know there are too many people on blogs that actually know whats going on.Its all speculation.Whether you get the idea from an article,blog or an epiphany its all the same…its an idea or speculation at best.
August 15th, 2012 at 11:48 am
Like s severe tackle on Bale… bound to happen.
This is a joke.
How comes Dawson is getting the nod over Caulker in an AVB side ? How come Caulker is being linked with Citeh.
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phil McCrackin Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 2:58 pm
How come you don’t know Caulker is with the England squad after the Olympic squad after the holliers after Swansea,how come eh.
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August 15th, 2012 at 11:49 am
He ain’t a boyhood spurs fan.
He didn’t come up thru our academy.
He played professionally for us last season albeit not to his true best.
Are u seriously telling me that u wouldn’t jump ship for triple your wages.
I’m not a fan of amazing players leaving but try to get some perspective.
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August 15th, 2012 at 11:59 am
Levywatch: Still a cock.
3 days to go, still a shambles.
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kojac Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:05 pm
the great thing about footy is if we win both openers or get say 4 points,no one gives a f*ck,if we lose both,tin hats on
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jolsgonemental Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:17 pm
if we dont get 8 points from our opening 2 games I will follow him around with a loud speaker calling him a c*8t for the remainder of the season.
Levy for Arsenal.
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August 15th, 2012 at 11:59 am
Croatia’s manager Igor Stimac the ex-West Ham defender and probably a good mate of Harry’s seems intent on shooting his mouth off just like HR. Can’t say too much about what he said as it’s likely to become sub judice, Levy’s not the type of guy to pick a legal fight with, especially if you intend to use the media to support and inflate rumours.
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August 15th, 2012 at 12:06 pm
From London24.com article:
“Ask Levy if he would be happy to drop five points in order to secure or save an extra £5m from the Modric and Adebayor deals and he may well say yes.”
Says it all really.
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Ronnie Wolman Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:12 pm
It could be 20 points.Who knows.
I havent seen anything that would say that we are capable of reaching last years position.The truth is we dont have any idea.
We were not great last year.We did have a great benefit in the fact that Chelsea,the arse and Liverpool were worse than us most of the season.
This season Chelsea has to be considered a strong bet for 2nd or 3rd.
We wont have it easy. We dont have enough quality players yet and the system takes time if it indeed will work (Im not big on relying on the offside trap to win games)
Another two quality players would spring us forward.
The five million saved would mean nothing in the overall scheme of things.
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Razspur Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:13 pm
That’s just a stupid comment/assumption in a vain attempt to wind up Spurs supporters, most of us saw through it but you fell hook line and sinker and compounded it by repetition.
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jolsgonemental Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:25 pm
He cost us more than 5 points last season by forfeiting the first two games to haggle for another week for parker/ade, and then some more with his cheapskate january transfer dealings.
I think its a reasonable assumption Levy would jump at this.
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Ronnie Wolman Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:31 pm
what did VDV cost????? and how much money did it make for us?
Razspur Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:43 pm
City and United finished Champions and Runners Up and you blame Levy for those defeats, no talk of the dressing room hangover from Modric’s scenario or Harry’s failure to motivate, what age are you, 7, 8 or 9.
jolsgonemental Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:50 pm
Ill be nearly 12 in November.
We lost to a last minute goal to City at their ground – no reason to believe we couldnt have got a point against them at home. Conceding defeat to teams because they finished 2 places higher than us is a defeatist attitude.
What do you gain from banging the Levy drum exactly?
Razspur Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 1:00 pm
What do you hope to gain by constantly slagging him off, he is our Chairman, have a little faith and get behind the Club in it’s endeavours and stop panicking the window has 15 days and 10 hours left.
rennix Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 2:01 pm
Three, two, one… You’re back in the room.
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August 15th, 2012 at 12:34 pm
LevyForArsenal
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August 15th, 2012 at 12:37 pm
Im going for lie down.
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August 15th, 2012 at 12:47 pm
Maybe this is Jenas “Breakout” year.
Maybe, the’ve been using Jenas behind closed doors as our new striker, and he’s really, really, really good.
Maybe, they’ll only let Modric go if they take Jenas with him, that’s why its took 3 months to sort out.
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Astro Spur Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 12:55 pm
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jfdit Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 1:18 pm
funny story about ***** I heard last year, a friend of mine has a son who got let go by chelsea after a foot injury but they agreed to pay for specialist treatment @ harley street
he goes for treatment and whose sitting in reception – a certain Mr *****, apparently he was playing with a broken bone in his foot for 6 weeks and no one noticed, it shows how many tackles he makes when he plays
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Razspur Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 1:35 pm
That shows total dedication to the cause, a true professional, roll on the Barcodes. Number 14, Jenas.
August 15th, 2012 at 1:35 pm
don’t really see how we can be that critical of a player wanting to leave to treble his wages and win major tournaments for just about the biggest club in the world.
Whilst we are where we are as the 4th/5th best team in England and with a sensible wage structure based on gate receipts roughly half of our competitors, this cycle of our best player leaving for more money/better chance of trophies will continue.
The only hope to break it before the new stadium is that
1) a few young players emerge & develop very quickly
2) The manager has sufficient charisma/coaching skills that top players will sacrifice the $$ they could get elsewhere.
3) We achieve Champs League for one season, invest most of the extra millions of TV money in increasing wage budget and gamble that we keep getting in Champs League so we can afford to maintain that wage increase (which is why it was such a damn shame that Chelski won that Champs League final).
Lets lay off Modric… whoever we end up getting to replace him will end up getting booed in 3 years if/when we find ourselves in exactly the same situation
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August 15th, 2012 at 1:40 pm
In The 94/95 season Klinsmann & Sheringham scored a total of 38 goals but Ossie forgot that the other team try to score as well and lost his job. Gerry Francis tightened up the defence but it was too late and we finished 6th
This season we’re building from the back but a pair of 38′s would be lovely.
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August 15th, 2012 at 1:42 pm
In the dock is the aptitude of the chairman.On trial based on circumstantial evidence.
The defence is offering him some more time,the prosecution is stating past history.
For me the jury is still out.
For me its not whether is clever enough.That he is.The question is,is he TOO clever.
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Razspur Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 1:51 pm
A trial cannot proceed on circumstantial evidence alone, the DPP, FA or whoever governs would need direct proof or a confession.
Another point of note is that this is Football, where the hell are you going to find 12 Just Men ?
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Ronnie Wolman Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 2:05 pm
The US Olympic soccer team?????
well sans the goalkeeper who I would like to prosecute on my own terms
I’d give her 30 years of living with me with an additonal 10years for bad behaviour
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Ronnie Wolman Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 2:08 pm
Actually Levy cant be found guilty.
He definately didnt do it (whatever it is)
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Razspur Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 2:21 pm
If ‘arry got of the tax charges and the dog is not racist Levy would get away with murder, not that I’m suggesting you should throttle the Croat (think of the money Dan).
LosLorenzo Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 2:36 pm
@Raz
You reminding Levy to “think of the money” is possibly the most unneccessary thing I’ve ever seen commited to writing in my life. Ever…
Razspur Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 2:54 pm
Between throttling the Croat and £25m, for most of us it’s a toss up but you’re right Levy is a breed apart, money every time.
August 15th, 2012 at 2:29 pm
I think the subject of ***** needs an airing. H – i’d be interested in your considered opinion on him and why he should be viewed as one of the worst ever Spurs players. Which to my mind he should. Am i being unfair?
Remember the important goals he’s got against Arsenal over the years. Should we cut him some slack as a consequence?
My mate had a point of view that the real crime is that he’s only ever been ‘quite good’ when at his best. He’s never shown the attitude or desire to be ‘really good’ or ‘excellent’ when you just know that he could have been as he had bags of ability. He also slates him a ‘pea-heart’ and a ‘carpet-bagger’.
Is Jenas now so far over the hill that even the ‘what could be’ thoughts are past their sell by date?
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phil McCrackin Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 2:44 pm
Who is *****.
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rennix Reply:
August 15th, 2012 at 2:59 pm
That IS the question.
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August 15th, 2012 at 2:48 pm
There doesn’t seem to be many players who actually want to join Spurs, only mercenaries who are willing to accept a move thats beneficial to their careers and one that accommodates them financially. No surprise there I guess. But that being the case, shouldn’t we be very cautious how much we sell and buy for, as it’s the make or brake factor in who we can bring in?
I dont think it’s that, we can’t afford to buy a striker for £20m +
I think it’s a case of, we can’t afford to buy the wrong one.
This is just my logic that re-inforces my belief that the club IS doing the right thing, despite these on-going annoyances in players out/in.
It’s only a fiasco if it ends in failure. And the fat lady hasn’t even warmed up yet.
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August 15th, 2012 at 4:49 pm
£23.6m + £3.9m in add-ons according to SSN. If that’s true then I’m sorry but what a load of shit. All this waiting for that?
And that’s without the percentage we’ve got to pay to Dinamo.
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August 15th, 2012 at 7:04 pm
Modric, a great player and a complete twat… in equal measures. Lets hope the expected flurry of transfer activity actually happens. COYS
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August 15th, 2012 at 8:09 pm
Give the guy some credit, he’s been a great player for spurs, and is too good not to be inthe champions league, in the prime of his career..he’s had a sulk last year, but came back and played a good season..he deserves his break at Madrid, but he’s gonna realise that in 3 years he will be sitting on a bench in Madrid, being linked with a £8m return to spurs (or colchester) on deadline day.
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