Thursday, 05 June 08, 02:17 PM · Comments (122)
JGM I'm on it.
Outside his gaff now with a carrier bag full of those propagandist DVDs the club sent out with the membership renewal enticement packs. Plan to put fourteen through his letter box every 15 minutes or until the cops show. Your man in the trenches...
HH.
dos santos signing would be great for my spanish as im limited to dos cerveza at present.
Not happened yet Harry boy!!. Counting Chickens and Jumping guns come to mind.
Get Veloso and Capel, either Khameini or Gomez and I think we will be a real threat.. Maybe cover at CB also.
Dear Harold,
Whilst I applaud your enthusiasm and never ending quality blogs, I cannot help but be slightly reticent in joing you in welcoming this, no doubt quality signing, to our spiritual home. This hesitancy is born, I fear, of having ones fingers burnt on more than one occasion. However, as always, I salute you.
GTNS
Reticent is a great word.
But GotThemNotStir is
a touch of genius word.
In my 'umble opinion...
Great name indeed. Really hope that I'm gonna go to bed tonight and wake up tomorrow with Dos Santos and 2 others signed. Its like Christmas when you're a child!
Dios Mio! I really fcuking hope its true, Harry, but I cannot believe it until he's shown holding the right, white shirt.
just wondering if the delay is related to his medical - perhaps we are waiting for/digesting the results - cant think of another reason why he says he's coming but we havent confirmed it?? he is an exciting signing - cant wait to see who's next and would like to see a few packing their bags
I must apologise to big belly as I pressed his red arrow having no idea what they were all about. If I could take it back sir, I would!
Je Suis Tres Desolat
GTNS
Leonard Cohen! It sounds great even without the usual half bottle of whisky. However I hope the pathos in the song isn't reflected in this latest transfer deal - another hallelujah of false hope to crash at the bejeweled feet of the pitiless gods of football. Dos Santos could well be our saviour (or two of them), but he could aslo be another Postiga.
Whatever - his end of season hat-trick was pure beauty. Halleluljah
Cheers HH (for the link)
Must say he will be a great signing if it happpens.
Could be an interesting season next year!
This Ole ole thing, good is it? I had a couple of anon comments saying I should sign for it.
Anyway, keep up the good work HH.
IF, this goes through it means in the last six months we have signed Hutton, Woodgate, Modric, Dos Santos, Bostock and erm Gilberto.
Surely Comolli cant be THAT bad eh?
Harry, I have for a while now always looked for your blog for news on who we'll sign, etc. and i do often laugh at people who say you were wrong, etc. even right now you are not jumping the gun you are just stating that he did indeed say it was a done deal, which would make you right. I hope as i'm sure you do that no last minute snags are caught along the way.
Keep up the good work :)
Excellent, was my reaction! It seems a player who actually isn't yet officially a Spurs player has declared he will be next season.
Quite the opposite to a certain Spurs player who is
keeping his mouth shut AND his options open. Oh sorry, I forgot, we're supposed to lay off Berbatov and encourage him, because he is so good
(and no one else is batting an eyelid in his
general direction at present).
Nice to see the English hacks getting in late on the Sergio Garcia rumour too, mind you I've heard nothing since... you Harry? Sightings of Levy at
the airport, fast-tracking to a seat of his
liking, having paid for Easyjet's speedy boarding etc.?
'If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no need for tinkers.' Or at least that's what DC has on his ansafone...
This is amazing news and i can't wait for spurs to confirm it and too see him in a spurs shirt.
COYS capel and gomez and a CB and i think we are sorted.
Love the site harry look forward to reading it every day
Mysterious Stranger... the SG thing is pretty bloody exciting. Almost as 'do they mean us?' as Dos Santos...
There I said it out loud.. Levy & Co are out there trying to lift us.
Go on men.
BOIYC!
With these new signings, i am torn over whether I should throw my support to Croatia or Mexico in the Euros?
Cheers Ollie...
Vote Croatian, you never know when you may need your kitchen extension underpinned but you know it's highly unlikely a Mexican will pop round to do it.
That's always been our family motto anyway.
Vote for the mexicanans. Your kitchen can wait, but it's always good to get your arse tongued asap.
TMWNN Thanks for that thoughtful advice it sounds cheaper than colonic irrigation.
The one team we want to fail in the Euros is Croatia, the less matches Modric has to play the better.
Oh and well done H, I well remember seeing it here first.
Looks like we've all been given a -1 comment rating (well, nearly all of us). Which would point the finger at the unaffected few ;-) Cue more deductions...
As for Sergio Garcia
I'm foaming at the thought of it. I should know better than to get carried away with speculation that hasn't had the HH ITK rubber stamp.
Mysterious do me a favour and mark my comments down so people don't think it's me.
No. I'm not here to "cover your tracks", hehehe. I think it's maybe inexperience with the new site, well, at least I hope that's the case. Though there'll probably be a bit if that when the Berba debates begin at the end of a long thread about someone else entirely! I give you my word I won't enter into this rating business when you and Bimitar take issue with mine or anyone elses posts regarding the mercurial Bulgarian.
Well done Harry!!!!!
Another completley useless piece of news.....
Can see you now sitting there with your fingers crossed hoping this one now comes true!
As soon as you see enough sites reporting a story you make the jump to get people to think your ITK.
pathetic mate....
Listened toyour interview on the spurs pod cast....
mate you really don't know what your tALKING ABOUT.
KennyM
I think it is you who doesn't know what you are talking about. You come on here to aim cheap shots, but Harry's archive speaks volumes. So I'd suggest you go and play with the
traffic, you cocksmoker. And you think Harry's "made the jump" and that he's being pathetic?
LINK
Saturday May 17th.
Like I said, cocksmoker.
Harry, I still want to see Dos Santos holding a Lillywhite next to J-R, but once I do you won't be able to wipe the smirk off my mug with sandpaper! COYS!!!!
KennyM, close your laptop, get out of the bushes and leave the children alone. If you don't like the articles, there is always the option of not reading them. Do you post disagreements on all things you read but don't like? If you do your days must be very long and very boring. Jog on SweetCheeks.
Exciting times are here again! Fingers Crossed.
The other rumour that excites me today is the "Santa Cruz to United" one. If Berbas options for exit are gradually shut down that suits us just fine!
I feel like a bitter twisted, Annie Wilkes from "Misery" type character saying that but who cares!
I feel a little embarrassed for the odyssey bloke.
just read his desperate plea for recognition and acceptance titled 'Dos Santos deal is done!' remember you read it here first!
A little sad and needy methinks.
I dont give a fuck where I read it first. DO you get a fucking prize or something?
Kenny M are you related to Boneyem ?
Think you must be cos what you say is as crap as what they sing
Good point JGM. If I read something here that I haven't read elsewhere I don't care whether it's exclusive or not.
it isnt about wether you got there first its about providing information to other fans.
some people ehhh
whats everyone thinking about the diarra rumpours flying up again?
Based upon his antics in the Fa Cup it would hardly be a bad signing. Don't think he massively wants to stick around either does he?
Ex Arsenal though...anyone got a problem with that?
Sky Sports are saying that we are ready to bring The talented attacking midfielder from Real Zaragoza's Sergio Garcia to White Hart Lane, according to reports in the Spanish press.
garcia isnt an attacking midfielder as the report says. hes a centre forward.
And one that seems to be a late developer. he is rated very highly in spain.he is pacy and powerful, good technique but great off the ball movement and one touch finisher and he'll shoot from anywhere, literally anywhere.....
ex arsenal but hates them! i dont have a problem with that at all :)
Kenny M.
Do you you have an opinion on the news itself or does your Stem Cell Research prevent you from having the time to share what this means to the club you're So passionate about?
I think that told KennyM. I know you can defend yourself handsomely Harry but clowns like that annoy me, and a few others too if the evidence is anything to go by. I guess BB missed our Garcia discussion yesterday. Should I be upset?! ;-)
Diarra 'linked' again eh? Hmmm, we may be determined but, irrespective of debates surrounding his playing pedigree and professional heritage, the player himself is going to take some convincing:
Sky Sports - 14-May-08
"What do I want? I want to win the World Cup and the Champions League," he said.
"And most of all, I just want to play.
"I couldn't do that too much at Chelsea and Arsenal. You will have to question Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger about that but they know why I left.
"Here, I can play every week with Portsmouth. It is a good team, proved by reaching the FA Cup final, and that is why I'm here.
"I want to win something with Portsmouth and I will be here next season."
diarra don't look likely to me but would be good.
Harry -quality news on Gio, like everyone else just waiting to see him in the shirt and all that jazz now.
bioyc get in
Chirps, that particular nugget has dropped from the typewriters of that most machiavellian of tabloids, The Mirror.
Honestly, here's something I want you all to play along with at home; think back to when was the last time that The Mirror ever got a single piece of WHL transfer speculation correct. Seriously. Do it. If you can find a single story written since papers have been available in colour, I'll eat my scarf.
Nunchuks.
PS: And another thing: "Really hope that I'm gonna go to bed tonight and wake up tomorrow with Dos Santos" has got to be a stiff contender for Quote Of The Day.
The deadline to renew your Season Ticket seat and secure your place at the Lane for the 2008/2009 Season arrives at 5pm TODAY.mm
yippppppppppppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee just hope his ankle injury heals FAST... :)
What about this SICK possiblility - adebayor going to milan and then the scum taking berbs...
JOHNNY TWO SAINTS!!!! welcome to the best football club in the world!! MODRIC, BOSTOCK, GDS! 3 great signings, now we need a CB, GK, and a DM, keep the HUDD and watch us go!! I heard there are 2 other big signings to come after GDS will Veloso be one of them??????
THE FUTURES BRIGHT.... THE FUTURES LILYWHITE!!
I think Diarra would come to us. Redknapp wants Kaboul we want Diarra. Surely we could do some sort of swap plus dosh deal to get Diarra. He would of joined us in january but Wenger knows the kid is class and would not sell him to us!!
Lets hope we can sign a CDM to add bite & combat to what will be one of the most skilful midfields in europe next year!!!
WAX - dont think that way.... people will think you are strange. it aint gonna happen there is literally 0% chance of berbs fucking off to there! look at it this way... he knows we are pretty much on par with them and he wants to win things! what did them boys from alternative parts of london win this year?
"What about this SICK possiblility - adebayor going to milan and then the scum taking berbs..."
Never EVER gonna happen.
1) Daniel Levy knows the fans would lynch him
2) Berba is well over the age limit that Mr Wenger prefers for his playthings...
2 Saints has been announced everywhere but the Official Site, which leads me to believe that the fabled "Triple Signing" is well and truly on. Although I did expect something today as it's season ticket renewal day......
hi this is from barcelona.com ofical site
Giovani transferred to Tottenham Hotspurwww.fcbarcelona.cat
FC Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur FC have come to an agreement for the transfer of Giovani Dos Santos to the English club.
The Mexican will sign for the club managed by Juande Ramos until June 30, 2013 for a fee 6 million euros plus another 5 million depending on the player’s appearances for the London club during his five year’s of contract.
FC Barcelona also maintain 20% of the financial rights to any possible transfer of the player during his first two years of contract and 10% on any transfer from his new club, Tottenham Hotspur FC.
Giovani dos Santos, aged 19, joined Barça in 2002/03 and joined the Infantil A (Under 15) squad, eventually making his first team debut in 2007/08, in which he has played an intermittent part in Frank Rijkaard’s first team. thankyou
Milan have officially confirmed their interest in signing Mr Berbatov.
you just know its gonna be good, and the scummers are worried. Bout time they put the wheels back on the caravan and went back saff
COYS
FATBLOKES ON TOUR 08
oh dear.. Milan interested in Berba.. bad news..
que Mysterious Stranger and Dannyboy..
ah yes Dos Santos announcement on the official website.. excellent news..
now what of Capel.. i want Capel..
fuck it if berbs leaves he leaves... if he goes to AC at least we know the champions league isnt as important as he made out and that money is what drives him... in which case good riddance.
we dont need players like him in this case we need people who bleed for tottenham. yer hes amazing but he isnt bigger then us and i have forever been saying we may be having a henry situation here where the team are scared not too pass to the moany old cunt.
heres hoping that we do the business next season.
COYFS!!!!!!!!!!
if that's the case then of course you're right.. but i don't think it is..
can't wait till next season already...
If he dont wonna play, then,let him stray.....
.........just remember yid army.............
NO ONE INDIVIDUAL IS BIGGER THEN THAT CLUB
Fatblokes tour 08
i hope your becomin a mystic paxton cah fuck me it wud be a little bit nice to have him next season :)
I quite like Diaby, but Ar5ena1 would never give him to us and I doubt he'd come, and we should go for Gennaro Gattuso would beef up our week fragile midfield........
Too right JGM...
And this whole new Ole Ole thing rocks. Loads quicker than Billy The Kid, not to mention the veritable wonderland of stuff beyond our pages here... As an old pal of mine says, 'It's more better...'
As you requested it Bimi, I'll say I agree with Paxton, Berba won't go to Ac Milan. Well, unless he doesn't get "his desired move to Spain". In which case I suppose he might reconsider. You never know, he might fancy playing for us now he's seen the board strengthen the midfield.
I think this IS where 'keeping Berbatov happy' = Commonsense. As everyone with an IQ in excess of double figures as said, the redefining or whatever you might wish to call it of our midfield is pivotal.
As I think I've said maybe ONCE before, if we don't sort out distribution to Berba, soon we'll be watching the same guys failing to supply Bent.
So think on...
Halelujah indeed Harry !
Finally getting yr blog in my life made every game better this year. Even the diabolical ones this only Spurs seem able to deliver.
Wore top with Xtra pride in Regents Pk last night.. not another to be seen.. 'n the usual glut of scum about me.
The next generation,, and The Glory Glory in-anticipation Summer starts here !
Thank fuck for that. No, not dos Santos signing, cos we knew that already, (but fantastic news indeed) but finally a sniff of a rumour that berbatossa might be gone come August; let the good times roll. Love the site Harry by the way.
bioyc
From the footage I've seen, he looks like he'll be playing on the left side. Don't think we'll see Capel coming, but I'd rather see a right winger and a DM come in. In other words a completely
new
midfield from last season. About time.
Cracking site this, great to read all the comments too...I'm sure some of you guys are actually more accurate than the press at times!!! Cracking signing today, can't see him starting many games in his first season, an impact player for the last 30, to run at tired, scared defences! Modric looks the bollocks as well! Crying out for back up at CD though, have been for a while, someone of Woodgate's/Ledley's class would be great...hopefully those two could be ever-present between them all next season! It's all looking good...COYS!
well would you adam n eve it? i thought i'd do the right thing and join the club, only to find that some bugger has already registered the revered dannyboy moniker! from now on, i hereby declare that I, the original dannyboy, will be known, as, 'theoriginaldannyboy' !!!
you couldnt make it up.
coys
Of all the people who post on this site, the two I most enjoy reading are mysterious stranger and El. Where are you El? Show yourself.
Nice Site Harry!
1st time blogger, long time voyeur.
I have to say that I for one will be very relieved if or when berba leaves. I feel he just distrupts the harmony and attitude of the team when he goes off sulking thats not to say he isnt class! Plus nice bitta wedge for him ;-) lets just hope we dont get anyone in who is going to be the same! Another good catch with "johnny 2 Saints" hazza. Keep em coming!!
COYS
Tall Paul welcome.
Teorigainaldannyboy. Mate I think it's actually cool. You have been out there in Tottenham cybersurfdom longer than me and many more. Original? Yes, absolutely. Question answered. Cheers, son.
El is hovering like any cultured bird of prey. Where is Don Vincenzo?
Where is 9.37 Anon?
Spurs better play our boy, He has game! Go eat a taco in celebration of his coming.
thanking you very harry.
Hi to everyone else!
Come on Luka the only light in this summer of bordem i think!
Bring on next season!!!!
Help me Harry. Is theoriginaldannyboy our old mucker dannyboy from the original blog. Sorry but I confuse easily.
Ishma, I see you're from mexico. What do you make of Eriksson taking over your national team? You should now put Spurs on your favourite teams list too.
ODM
Yes Geeze, it's that same chap who wants JJ made Junior Vice Prez of Hypermegaglobalcorp.thfc.net ... ;)
The artist formerly trading as Dannyboy IS rightly so... theoriginaldannyboy.
Good. I was beginning to miss the old Jenus loving Berba hating old bugger.
what the fuck are all the old anonymous posters going to do? get themselves a name? get themselves a life?
and who is this imposter calling himself the originaldannyboy. i dont believe a word of it. what a cunt.
If they haven't got the balls to even use a pseudonym what right have they to be here anyway ?
Wait a minute JGM. How do we know that you are the real JGM ?
ODM - mate, I can assure you I am the living, breathing dannyboy; my future posts on all things Jenas and Berbarotinthereserves will testify to that.
JGM - see above.
theoriginaldannyboy is here to stay; no bastard who nicked my monicker gets rid of me that easy. Here's a thought - what's bimitarderbatov gonna do for a name when Berbarotinthereserves leaves????
coys bioyc
why would i change my name?? JGM didn't..
i can think of a few more names for you Dannyboy..
honestly you're becoming a small bit pathetic with these pseudonames for Berba.. i mean we all know you don't like him there's no need to go the extra yard just to try and be clever..
for example if i were to call JJ, "Jermaintevergonnafullfilwhateverpotentialsomepeopleinexplicablysayhehas Jenas"..now that would be just stupid wouldn't it?? but hey, what do i know..
roll on next season..
Aahhh Bimi and Danny jossing. It's just like old times.
Bimi - maybe jolsgonemental is the real mental mckoy, so if he is jol he wouldn't change his name because he's still mental if you get my drift, you mentalist? ;-0
I love this site :-)
Why the fuck have I got links to gooner pics and videos on my profile page? This laptop is going through the fucking window.......
Quite honestly, I don't deny I have not been taken so much with the Berbatov era 2007-08. To those who know of my prior comments, stating the obvious. I have suggested selling him at prime market rate and replacing him with another player may not be the be all and end all. I also recognise his ability, too. If I thought he'd been giving 100% all the time I would have a differing view.
I do also think it is possible that by improving the overall talent, of particuarly the players playing behind the front two (from GK to MF) it could , bring about some improvement in an overall sense.
I am just scared that it could all go wrong (i.e. we manage only 5th or worse next year, which isn't unrealistic) and Berba could pack his bags next yr for half his current value, when we could have got a younger striker who would try his nuts off week in week out.
And yes Harry where is 9.37 Anon?
MS, if i understand correctly, if Berba doesn't sign a new contract this summer he can buy himself out of the remaining year of his current contract next year so we'll get bugger all while he does a 'sol'. If the rumours that he has been offered a new 2 year deal for 70k a week are true and he doesn't sign...well i think he'll be sold regardless.
(formerly known as Pompeyyid)
I see the police have released Pascal Chimbonda. Apparently Cup Final strops and positional wanderlust are not chargeable offences.
other arrested include Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp, his club managing director Peter Storrie and the club's former owner and chairman Milan Mandaric and former Portsmouth and Newcastle player Amdy Faye, agent Willie McKay, Birmingham City co-chairman David Sullivan and managing director Karren Brady and an unnamed 61-year-old accountant detained in Manchester, Redknapp won his claim in the High Court last month .
so much corrupt in sports.
Dannyboy
and maybe, just maybe Berba wouldn't have to legally change his name if he leaves Spurs.. i'm not sure i'll have to check that one.. so maybe i could keep my name as well..
(must try harder DB)
EVERTON are weighing up a 10m move for THE Hudd.
I think selling Hud is a tough one because a good a passer as he is we all know that Ramos is looking for a highly mobile team which is Huds weak point. If however, he was played as one of two defensive midfielders in a 4-2-3-1 then I think he could do well as his movement is less important. Also, in that formation, possession and finding the wingers is essential to the team when attacking so he is an obvious choice. In 4-4-2 he can get exposed or by-passed against more mobile center midfielders which can cause the central defenders real problems. For me if he stays I think it may give us a clue as to Ramos's preferred formation.
Apart from that, I like watching him as there are few players that strike the ball as well as him in the EPL and in that he is like Hoddle. It seems effortless which is a rare gift.
Stoke lining up bid for out-of-favour Spurs defender Anthony Gardner...
i would like also to get rid of...
LEE, BOATENG, ASSOU-EKOTTO, ROCHA....
interesting read big belly.
Berba frustrating me as well, i just wish he
would come out and say what the hell is doing.
Platini??????
the man used to think before using his feet perhaps he should be encouraged to do the same before using his mouth.
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Harry,
You know that I was desperate for us to get this boy. I will breath a bit easier once the club announe it and he is holding aloft the glorious white shirt.
Now, who's next ???? Prey tell.
Won't believe this until I see him in the shirt or it's on the Spurs site!!!.