Gomes In For Nine Million Euros

Any news as to when this will be announced by Tottenham then?

i thought you said bentley was signing last week harry?

Still no official confirmation!

I don't want Gomes. I don't, nay CANNOT understand why Ramos would want another flapping liability in the box.

what's the word on bentley? its a shame if nothing happens

WhiteyThomson - I agree with you 100% but it looks like he's coming :-(

This is the same player who dumped us out of Europe last season, and i cannot for the life of me understand why we would want to sign him - As he is overrated imo.

I posted a comment 1st off saying, Am I the only one who thinks this is an Expensive mistake!!

Clearly Im not

Dont worry chums! We still have Woodgate, Hutton, Bale, King, Dawson, Chimbomby and others protecting him!

Whilst I'm not sure Gomes is the answer, he will undoubtably a step up in class from what we had last year. I wish Robbo had refound his form but its hard to feel confident with him between the sticks. I'll always be fond of Robbo, the way you can see it means something to him when we score!

Still at least the hunt is over, I could see this beginning to stretch on and feared a last minute panic "Rasiak" type purchase in the one position on the pitch you want someone in early.

Ive said it before (Previous post) and i'll say it again.....the stats dont lie:
6) PSV fans were initially sceptical of Gomes, reasoning that Brazil wasn't known for producing quality goalkeepers. However, he quickly won the Dutch over, as this tribute video shows

7) Gomes has kept clean sheets in 60% of his appearances for PSV in the Eredivisie, a percentage that no other keeper has bettered in the league's history.

8) He once went 971 minutes without conceeding a goal (between 14/08/2004-12/12/2004) - the second longest period in Eredivisie history. He's since notched up further shut-out streaks totalling 956 and 817 minutes.

yep he's a nutter and will drop some clangers but he'll make up forit with brillance....And to quote Alex who got out of bigbrother....."remember i told you!" (im ashamed to say that ive watched big brother)

That I agree with to the extent that Gomes is a step up. Sadly though it just isn't a big enough step.

All in all though, provided we get out defense nicely sorted out we can still be an excellent signing as he has the height advantage we have missed out on and is a great shot stopper (as Robbo was/is).

I hope to be able to watch a corner go against us this season without having to close my eyes and hear the wrong crowd roar.

To those people who think he is a bad signing, how many games have you seen him play? Just wondering what you're basing these comments on exactly. Afterall, he's very highly rated in Holland. His record is outstanding and he has won 4 Eredivisie titles. If you're basing these comments on his 2 games against us in Europe, he conceded 1 goal in 3 and a half hours, saved 2 penalties and made 2 of the best saves i've seen all season (Keane at the Lane, and Malbranque in Holland.)

the tribute video is from the post with the facts i mentioned.....check out the gomez flags..




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So was YP Lee highly rated.....nuff said!

So Harry whats your opinion of him?.....

this cant be reliable because were is bentley i thought u said he was haveing a medical and five live announcing blackburn accepted a 9.5m to rise to 12 is this rubbish or true

Clean sheet in 60 percent of his Eredivisie-matches.

No goals conceeded in 971 minutes in first season.

Followed by, in the same season a run of goalessness that lasted 817 minutes.

In his third season he had again a Blockbuster Gold Run type run. 956 minutes without conceeding. The season they won the Championship.

And friends,PSV won the Eredivisie 2006-07 title, with level points as Ajax, but PSV finished won on GOAL DIFFERENCE.

here here HH..i even like the fact he's a bit of a wild one at times...life's meant to be a little tramatic as a spurs fan

Good enough point Harry but the quality of forwards in EPL is of a much higher class than Eredivisie.

You people make me laugh, when we were linked with Hart, he was too young and didn't enough experience, then when we're linked with Coupt (spelling), he's too old and wasn't all that good for France, now that we're getting a keeper thats juuuussst right, still not good enough. What did you guys expect.. for Buffon to stroll through those doors??

Oh, and Harry, been reading your stuff for a while, think I find the banter more interesting than the news. But still, keep up the good work.

P.S as above, what about Bentley??

From what i can remember , i thought Gomes was the week link when we played PSV . Anyway , if Robbo does go , THANK YOU , GOOD LUCK and you will always be our ENGLANDS ENGLANDS NO1 ! Look forward to seeing you back at the Lane !!

I'm not much for stats. They can be manipulated and truth be told.......... they're dull.

The crucial thing is we stop mucking about and bring in a guy who has a bit of swagger about him
and distance ourselves from the sympathy routine that unfortunately IS Paul Robinson at present.

It doesn't detract from Robbo's achievements to wish him well in fact it shows him
remarkable respect.

Equally important is that we shop wisely and bring in a man who doesn't need a hug. Maybe just a big welcome and a similar amount of respect.

I'm not going to go
down the Ledley King mindless fan route (You're MAKING him ill Harry, reporting he's crocked!) But if some of the comments on the Net are anything to go by the Brain Surgeons already have their
knives out

Hey Hodge - So was Berbatov highly rated; And he turned out to be brilliant. How do you like them apples :)

Don't forget that we also (probably) will be buying a quality understudy to Gomez. We are linked with various under 21 keepers in Spain and France.

"How do you like them apples? " is a great phrase. Much underused.

Good point Bob! though them apples taste a little sour :) Here is hoping the guy is class and a WHL legend. Again Harry, any news on Bentley?!?!!

Again. None!

No better than what we have IMO, Waste of money, i would rather they spend a quater of that on Chris Kirkland. hope im wrong if we sign him !

well I for one am looking forward to see an octopus between the tciks (not something I ever thought I'd write but there you go).

Who was his defence at PSV - if we had a new centreback it would be good too - lovely Ledders and Woodie are too injury prone.

Any news on defenders Harry?

On THFC Official Site we have agreed deal withPSV for Gomes subject to personal terms,medical and work permit!!!
Don't know if this is good news or not!!!

its on the site!

Sid: LINK

Just announced on the official site... good work HH!

Ive said already I think this is a mistake and I still believe in Robbo but this stat cant lie.
''conceded only 24 goals in 34 league games''
Hope he really proves me wrong!! Look forward to him proving me wrong and wish Robbo all the best whereever he goes cause he is a true Yid!!

Yes he's a flapper but so was Grobelaar and he didnt do too bad! A big improvement for me.

So that's done, who's next?

and as if by magic he appears

Whoo hoo!

I watched Robbo play for Leeds against Liverpool the year they went down from behind the goal, I remember being taken by how Robbo reacted when Leeds scored and thinking this is a guy I'd love at spurs. Great at the time and wants to win.

What was it we played for him £1.5M?

He's been a great servant to the club and I don't think you'll find many spurs fans not wish him well. It'll be great to see our back line with someone behind them that can give them a little more confidence.

The next question has to be..............Would Berb's really leave with Ramos doing his thing?

Sounds like we have only agreed a fee...plenty of steps left yet. There is nothing to say the scum, etc wont match our offer!

The official site would not put that up if there was the smallest chance it he wouldnt sign!

Get Bentley in, a natural left winger and an experienced defender or two and that should do us. oh yeah & sell all the crap to west ham if they are willing to go

Sly you are one cautious dude.

The OS has to be the most conservative, hesitant operation this side of .... ooh, people very high up in Cricket.

It's only clowns like me that ought be wary of...

there was me thinking Bentley was a RW.

Last player I want to sign is Bentley, he can go screw himself, he's overrated at 5m let alone 15m and hes got an attitude problem.
Capel is the LW I want

Excellent news. Yes, Robinson has been a great servant etc but isn't the keeper he was 2 years back. Too many goals of the season conceded from range and set pieces. Nowhere to hide anymore. Gomes is a big step in the right direction. Just need Villa, Toulalan, Bentley and a world class cb now. Gomes Hutton King Woodgate Modric Toulalan Bentley Dos Santos Berbatov Villa. Piece of cake, this management lark

Firstly, another great spot Sir Harold in you, most of us trust !

I'm with Ted and Northernmonkey. Anyone who thinks this guy is NOT first class really needs a reality check.

Come on guys, Modric, Dos Santos and Gomez our glass isn't half full it's fucking overflowing.
Rejoice.
COME ON YOU SPURS BIOYC

BIOYC!

Yeah windbag! toulalan or Diarra would be great additions to our squad. What about Keano? i would keep him instead of villa (he's injured now anyway...)

This guy has the guts and the talent, a proper keeper who commands his space. This is the 3rd impressive transfer in a row for our first team,
may it continue :)

What's happened with Capel any news?

Windbag, you missed the king keane

I'm really glad that at last a rumour has been confirmed.Nothing against Robbo but clearly his morale and form have taken their tole...either he stays as back up ( but I think this is unlikely )or he goes - either way good luck & thanks!
Hope the Liverpoole reject rumours remain precisely that!!!

Let's not forget what Robbo did for us. I for one am quite sad he's not staying for the next 10 years. The support he has for the club is obvious and I shall miss him, if he goes. Thanks for the good times Paul; may you resurrect your career somewhere deserving, whoever signs you is getting a top bloke. Didnt he sign a 7 year contract 2 years ago????

Jury is out in my mind on Gomes - please prove me wrong.

coys

only first eleven player missing is a f@ckin' defensive midfielder (LW & RW could be useful but a DM is a MUST)

Nick. I'd sell Keane to accommodate Villa. Robbie can be a frustrating player to watch and I do get wound up by his tendency to blame others, whether for his runs into blind alleys or losing the ball too often. Still, he wears his c0ck on his sleeve, works hard, scores goals, has a well fit missus and chinned Davids, so there are pluses. Aware that I'm in a minority as someone who questions Keane's immortality, but you'll be pleased to hear the likelihood of me being appointed as Ramos's successor is slim. Villa and Keane are similar players in terms of size and role. Dream front line - Berbatov and Villa.

Hands up here, I'm happy to be proved completely wrong about Gomes.

At the end of the day whatever I thought of him beforehand, he's a Yid now and I fully support anyone that puts on the shirt. The players are the team and the team I support is Spurs!

COYS!

Here... here i hope he proves me wrong as well, and becomes a Spurs great! Boy am i looking forward to next season i just hope and pray that we start the season running.

Defender Young-Pyo Lee will also return to PSV for £800,000 as part of the deal - The first of the dead wood is finally gone!!!

Windbag. And you were doing so well !
Keano is beyond doubt the player who is most dedicated to our club (though Ledley is probably up there with him) and he is our leading goalscorer over the last two seasons.

Pigs may fly but Keano stays

No one who supports Spurs can knock Keane - He is a living legend nuff said!!! who can ever forget him biting his nails at the end of the Carling Cup Final at Wembley...

Well chuffed with this, watching us lose in the UEFA game on pens I could see how confident Gomez was and could see which way the game was going.

If any of you watched the season video you will see how many "cracking" goals we let in, loads from outside the area, this is certainly one of Robbos weaknesses and I for one will sleep well tonight.

BTW, cheers Harry love reading the site.

Welcome mate.

you would have villa & berba insted of keane, they would go soon as we did'nt get in the camps league, thats just fanasty management, things are good on paper, our rob will run all day
coys

Windbag, Your wrong about Keane! sorry mate but he's a class act.
You still see Tugger btw? Long time since the spursweb days

Mackay, like I said, I know I'm in a minority and don't get me wrong, I celebrate just like you do when he bangs one in, not least the 4th against chelscum last year, which was an absolute belter. But given the choice of villa and keane, it would be not be a difficult one. Bear with me here. I think a lot of it for me is about attitude. He comes across as a player who waves his arms a lot, blames team mates and gets in the ear of the ref. Sure, I also see the dedication, hard work and moments of brilliance. I just don't think he is quite as good as most people think. Dream line up remains Berbatov and Villa, I'm afraid

any news on bale's injury, or truth in guastto joining

Capt10. Morgan?

I wanted to say it is a relief to finally sort out the Gk postion, as it such important component - the specialist position in any team.

AHH,OUR SALVATION!! THANKS H. Im over joyed at our latest purchase.Just the Euro final to go and then the market can go BOOM!!

you got it mate. Some bugger had taken Morgan on here. Hows tricks?

Capel next and Bilanwhatshisname, the russian lad who didnt play well tonight but is a good player for the future

Evening HH

See we have a new neighbour. The house prices have dropped wie their moving in.

What's next? Man Utd? R*ngers? Colchester....

We need to have a word wie Joe me thinks..:-)

Two things I like about Gomes; Firstly, he can save shots from long range and secondly, he turns the ball around the post, not back out to oncoming strikers!
A vast improvement on what we have today.

Ah. hello mate. Long time no etc. Looking forward to the new season. Wondering if both fabregas and ballack might break limbs at the weekend

Good evening your Lordship,

We'll have to make sure we don't leave the milk out too long on the step...

That lot from Second Hand Fridge can flatter to deceive, mate.

yeah got to agree but we have our own Fabregas,ballack,lampard,gerrard now. which is exciting the shit out of me.

I wondered who stole ma copy of "The Sport" this morning....

I was blaming RTC too....

Quality.



The real problems will kick off if the West Ham lot get in. Clothes pegs, unlicensed fights and lucky heather everywhere, mark my words.

Jeelied Eels and Dot Cottons?

Just wait until The Huns get here. Did you see the photos after their trip to Manchester?

You think the spammers are bad....

I heard wild allegations that they are out to try and scupper World Cup bids...

Aye?

Dinnae believe that. They are just cunts.

Did you hear that the press up here blamed Chelsea / Millwall / Cardiff / Stoke / Wigan Hoolies for the bother.

Nae mention all nicked were Scottish.

Plenty of Stoke fans in Glesga, right enough :-)

;)

See ya HH

Early start tomorrow.

Still no Robbie Keane for Celtic rumour.....

Nothing like giving a bloke a chance, eh? Can't believe some people are already giving the fella a hard time. We've given Robinson over a season and a half and this bloke hasn't kicked a ball.

Well done H, I think you were the first to report it, on newsnow anyhow (About time ;-)

For you doubters, Gomes has conceded 25, 24, 23 and 18 goals in the last four seasons (lowest goals conceded in the league each season)at PSV thats 90 goals in 136 games or under two thirds of a goal per game. We conceded 61 goals in 38 games at an average over 1.6 per game. PSV lost 12 games in 4 seasons since Gomes signed for them, that's 3 games a season. We lost 14 times in the league last term. The strikers may be worse in the Dutch league, but so are the defenders, hence Lee's return, so Gomes record IMO is VERY impressive. Amazing signing.

I am happy to hear this, i just hope he lives up to the transfer fee. We just need a left wing and maybe another CB now and we are sorted.

i'd always be very wary of a Brazilian goalkeeper.. those lads are bred for attacking football not goalkeeping...nonetheless a welcome addition to the Lane..

Lord of the Wing...good Scottish accent there..

I hear he started his career as a striker! Lets hope he doesn't try and take on everyone like Kaboul hahahaha!

great business, congrats...

Now we just need Bentley and a holding midfielder and there you go, a top four team.
The problem is how long will it take for them all to learn to play together? I fear another season of patience is needed before the spurs truly go marching on!

I suspect the official signings of Gomes, Bentley, et. al. may take place on or post 1 July as this date marks the new financial calendar, so taxes/fees on their transfers may be applied over the next year rather than immed.
...that Iniesta would be nice in the middle.

your right mate, we cant hav another season of "gelling" i think how we start the season (first 7-8 games) will b fundamental 2 our achievements

now everyone can stop wiv "i wont believe it til its on official site!!" because HES SIGNED!! ...so u can get off HH's back!! :)

also lads, will dos santos have a big role to play this year?? where does he play/favored position???

COYS!!

Alot of people are going to be very surprised at how good Gomes is. Top quality keeper. I'm Tottenhamm thru and thru but damn it we got alot of idiots who support us. Robbo has been garbage for over 2 seasons only an idiot would keep their faith in him.

Ramos is a legend and has already brought in quality players Giovanni for the left wing, Modric for creativity in the middle and Gomes a BIG step up in the keeper department not to mention the defensive class he signed up in January.

Next up a DM and CB then we'll be capable of challenging anyone anytime. Next season can't come soon enough I wonder what DM we'll sign that will most likely be our next problem to solve.

who cares about David bentley,theres plenty of decent right wingers fuck him we have got Gomes. whos a million times better then that crack head robbo, the doubters know nothing about football luckly Ramos does

Yid4Life, he must have. Why would he leave Barca to come and sit on the bench here? As for his position, I reckon LW, but the club site have him down as a striker.

On Gomes, judging by opinion on this and other sites, there seems to be a lot of doubt over him. Apart from the two games against us, can't say I've seen him, but hoping he does the biz and If Ramos wanted him, that's fine with me until proven otherwise.

Cish & Fhips anyone?
Ohhh PPPlease, were the frantic words of one Quinton Crisp, those of a certain age wont remember him, in fact either do I, but he did have one thing........ A Fine Dandy Hat, and indeed that is what we also own, however our "Hat" is now a big monster of a man, yes he will make others heads turn and yes others will titter, however like a Dandy Hat he will serve its purpose. Where a Dandy Hat covers the head whislt doing it in style, so to will "POB" keeping BAlls at bay (unlike Quinton Crisp) with a sense of flair...

Hipp hurrey harry!

Hopefully this will stop my friends for bullying me over robbos awefull preformances!

If we now keep berba, and splash the cash on a awsome DM we will rock this season!

And maybe Capel to, since ramos rates him i guess hes good!

-COYS!!!!!

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Love and hate this silly season in equal measure but generally happy that we are being linked to some big names.

I am however slightly worried that with a completely revamped midfield it's going to take a long time for us to settle as a team. Last season, had our goals against record not been so shocking and we had (a lot) more success at holding onto a lead, we would have comfortably qualified for Champions League. This suggests that going forwards we had no real problems, yet all we seem to be doing (Gomes apart) is buying attacking midfielders. Consistent back four of Hutton/King/Woody/Bale would be awesome but feel we need cover for King and someone to sit in front of the back four like Senna did for Spain last night, otherwise we're going to have the same problems as last season, coupled with a possibly long bedding-in period for the midfield and a possible new attacker.

No real solution to this, just getting a leetle edgy as the season approaches.....

RVB, I think as long as we don't sell our starting midfield 4 from last season, the bedding in period of the newly acquired/yet to be acquired attacking talent should be short (thats my hope...).

I think that the KEY next signing is a defensive midfielder. I think a world class DM can cover having weaker CBs. My feeling is that Mascherano and Makelele make Terry and Carragher look better than they are. If you look at the two finalists at the Euros their centre backs aren't great but they have probably the two best DMs in the competition in Frings and Senna. If we can get a top quality DM, I think Dawson will benefit massively from having that screen in front of him. Here's hoping!

What are your thoughts on incoming monies from outgoing players?
I think:
Robbo - £4m
Chimbo - £4m
YP Lee - £1m
Kaboul - £4m
Tainio - £1m
Stalteri - £1m
Gardner - £2m
Rocha - £0.5m

Total - £17.5m - without selling Lennon, Berbs, Zokora, Daws

One worrying thing on the Spurs site though - the new page 'Your greatest spurs moments'. Maybe I am reading too much into this, but I don't like this -

"There are also moments of individual brilliance - Robbie Keane's goals against Blackburn in 2006 or Chelsea last season, some of Dimitar Berbatov's goals in the last couple of seasons..."

Are they trying to get us used to the idea of him leaving?

Agree totally WM just concerned that Senor Ramos has no faith in midfield from last season and that JJ and Steed might be fringe players. Of course I have absolute faith in Senor Ramos that he knows what he's doing, just have far too much time to worry about it when we only have the euros to distract us........(and they're nearly over - July is going to be a long old month.....)

Gomes = brilliant news. I did "ask" that we signed him on here a couple of months back. At least we'll have a decent keeper who can throw the ball out instead of hoofing it aimlessly back to our opponents. With a bit of luck he'll also be able to make decent saves, deal with corners and crosses, and marshall the defence properly too. And nice to have someone in goal who knows what he's doing in the event of a penalty shoot out.

with any luck we won't have to endure a penalty shootout next year..

Robinson is crap. Watch our last few arsenal games and tell me this guy wasnt majorly responsible for the errors. He's a nice guy and can pull off a nice little saves every now and again but he is a liability, the amount of times he blunders is ridiculous CANT YOU SEE or are we still wearing them glasses we bought from the'aahhhh give him a chance shop,'. He would never get in the top four's team (mayb arsenal) and we need a keeper that can compete to be one of the best in europe not a keeper who is strugling to to make the top 10 keppers in the premier league. Think about it ; Cech, Vander saar, Reina, Given, James, Freidal, Hart, Green,Gorden, and a few others are all arguably better than Robbo. Crap might be a bit harsh but I can full heartedly say that he isnt in the top 25 goal keepers in the world and although I wish him good luck, I will celebrate the best move Spurs has made for many years. Finally we have got rid of our dodgy keeper and Signed Brazils No.1, its got to be an improvement, his stats are awsome, Robinsons are hmmmm...thanx for your hard work though robbo. Thats football or ya, ask Defoe, im sure your beloving Villa in no time, better start mansion hunting..GOOD LUCK!!!!!

Here's some of Robbo's moments at spurs, I swear he did a brucey Grob and took bungs,lol only kidding Robbo but honestly mate im not pointing fingers but you have cost us dearly in the past, ..

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