Liverpool Sign Bent
Wednesday, 01 July 09, 06:29 PM · Comments (172)
For his myriad faults, at least he knew how to shop, even if he didn't know what he was buying.
You've got to say, 'I'm a Tottenham supporter, Goddamnit! My life needs transfers!' So I want you to get up now. I want all of you to get up out of your chairs. I want you to get up right now and go to the window. Open it, and stick your head out, and yell, 'I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!'
So what's the latest sorry collection of non stories, then? Well, Didier Zokora fell over again. Or rather a proposed sale to Seville has fallen through.
Gareth Bale is supposedly going to Birmingham on loan. He went off the boil, but still I wouldn't wish that on anyone.
Even The Daily Mail have become bored with the Downing to Spurs sketch and are having a punt with a Villa to thwart move tale. So if we learn nothing else this window, it's that the direct opposite of swoop is thwart. Stone me.
And a West Ham supremo, who cannot be named - as I can't remember his name has come out and said they won't sell to us. Every cloud, eh?
So there you have it. A motley collection of half truths and near lies as rarely seen outside the House Of Commons.
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" 'Oh dear, it's f*cked', is what I've always taken it to mean. I do have O-level Latin. Now they've stuck up a literal translation, in large letters: 'To dare is to do.' The words just stand there, on their own, not making much sense." Hunter Davies
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"Just remember one thing my son - no-one is bigger than the club. The club will be here long after you go. Us supporters ain't mugs (well, not too many!). To end - if you don't want us and our club ain't big enough for you, then f*ck right off." Dannyboy
"We're very lucky in the band in that we have two visionaries, David and Nigel, they're like poets, like Shelley and Byron. They're two distinct types of visionaries, it's like fire and ice, basically. I feel my role in the band is to be somewhere in the middle of that, kind of like lukewarm water." Derek Smalls
"Can you hear me! Tommy Trinder, Johnny Haynes, Dodi Fayed, Wolfy Smith.......your boys took a hell of a beating!" Sydney Wale
"Each season, there is a team that goes into freefall and gets sucked into the relegation scrap. losing becomes a habit, like winning and if we ain't careful, that team could be us." Dannyboy
"Clearly my words have gone to the highest level. Expect him gone in May" Jolsgonemental
"As a Spurs supporter of no half-measure, I will continue to support Jol, Hughton, the squad and the entire club, to the best of my ability and at all times" Yid 15
"I hear Glenn Hoddle has found God. That must have been one hell of a pass." Jasper Carrott
"White Hart Lane was always a place where I felt I belonged." David Ginola
"I would run through brick walls for Spurs." Graham Roberts
"Even now, when I go over to my mother'S house and dig out the old tracksuit tops I wore, it makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck. I like to think i am part of a special family. I am no longer connected with the club on a daily basis, but i'm delighted with every win and sad about every defeat." Steve Perryman
"Any player coming to Spurs, whether he's a big signing or just a ground staff boy, must be dedicated to the game and to the club. He must never be satisfied with his last performance, and he must hate losing." Bill Nicholson
"Bill did so much for his beloved Spurs that we must never let his legacy fade. He must be our inspiration as we strive to ensure that a new era dawns here at White Hart Lane." Daniel Levy
" 'Oh dear, it's f*cked', is what I've always taken it to mean. I do have O-level Latin. Now they've stuck up a literal translation, in large letters: 'To dare is to do.' The words just stand there, on their own, not making much sense." Hunter Davies
"When Gazza came to the Spurs training ground for the first time got the ball, went round 8 players as if they were not there and then smashed the ball into the net. Just to see him play like that made the hair stand up on the back of your neck. Everybody stood there and applauded him." Terry Venables
"We will not be pushed around by a bunch of north London yobbos." Rupert Lowe, Southampton chairman, shortly before his manager Glenn Hoddle left for Spurs.
""I earned the right to be in the team and fought every game to be in it." Graham Roberts
"The worst thing Spurs ever did was get rid of Keith Burkinshaw. They never replaced him." Graham Roberts
"When you've finished playing football, young man, which is going to be very soon, I feel, you'll make a very good security guard." David Pleat to a 17yr old Neil Ruddock
"If someone wants to give you a bum steer on who we're after, then so be it. If you want to know, ask me, because I have a list of players we want and Robbie Keane isn't on it." Glenn Hoddle, then Spurs manager, shortly before paying 7 mill for ... Robbie Keane.
"The biggest regret of my whole football career was leaving White Hart Lane in 1970.....my interest in football weakened after that. I was heartbroken" Jimmy Greaves.
"I know more about smalz herring than I do about football." Sir Alan Sugar
"The trouble with Christian Gross is that no-one had heard of him. The communication wasn't brilliant and as captain I decided to explain to him how things worked and what the players liked and were used to. I do not believe he listened to a word I said." Gary Mabbutt
"Always had a bit of time, make a little bit of space, look up, bang. And you know he could put it on a postage stamp from 40 yards. Mmmmmmmmm...." Ron Manager aka Paul Whitehouse, Spurs fan on Glenn Hoddle
"I'm a miserable sod." Sir Alan Sugar
"The great fallacy is that the game is first and last about winning. It's nothing of the kind. The game is about glory. It's about doing things in style, with a flourish, about going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom." Danny Blanchflower
"Man in the raincoat's blue & white army." Spurs fans unable to use George Graham's name, 1999.
"We like a tackle at Tottenham. we're not pansies, you know. " David Pleat
"I was sitting just a few feet away from David Pleat at the World Cup. He's a nice fellow, but the man is mad: certifiably, eye-spiningly mad." Danny Kelly
"The only thing wrong with White Hart Lane is that the seats face the pitch" Les Dawson
172 Comments · Add yours
Go and write blogs for Commoli then, PLEASE!!!
I'm not a transfer junkie so I'm not getting hysterical that we've gone 5 minutes without signing an overpriced unknown from a medium level European league, so no shouting out the window tonight for me.
Harry not making a signing
You do realize how stupid that sounds, don't you?
Classic harry I almost fell off my seat!
Don't worry HH, I really believe this is just what we need. This will be our year. We have a good squad.
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I wonder if they mean Kia Joorabchian.
I think my missus is doing Mike Ashley's laundering.......... she always manages to lose half of my socks.
I on the other hand appreciated the shock to amused smile this article put on my face - well more the title and then realisation.
Try not to pull this one too much though - just like the lack of developments at WHL this too can probably become tiresome.
Our problem is that we're too used to wholesale changes window after window. I guess it's like trying to quick smoking or going to the pub as the dedicated driver.
Patience is a virtue...apparently.
TMWNN: re your recent question......
I agree that Bassong might do a job, as I did hint albeit somewhat sarcastically. I'm afraid my ideas are not new and I've posted them before. The main one is to be prepared to break the wage ceiling; we are not going to be able to compete with our direct competition within a wage structure as it stands.
Of course there's a danger of a free for all, but managed right it would give us a better chance to secure the two or three class players that might make a significant difference to our season(s). In truth the names will sell shirts, might get an extra place or two (which increases prize money at season end) as well as better cup runs etc.
Given that, we might be able to get a Huntlaar or a Schneijder and attract another strong man in the midddle of the park as well as cover at centre back.
I think the positions we need to improve are Center Forward (keep Pav let Bent go) a left footer; either fast attacking midfielder or a winger and a tough tackling middle of the park player to support and cover Palacious (or even compliment him), who can also 'point' and 'shout'.
Aditionally, I think we need to look for a Central Defender who we can build a defence around for the next 5 years. We don't need this today, but we will need it soon: King will probably play his last season this year and may be a bit part player and Woody is still liable enough to be crocked that we need a spare. I see Dawson growing but I think he'll play the supporting role in top claas pairing rather than the lead.
Beyond that I don't think we need too many new players, 3-4 tops with a eye open for a new Mike England. I think also that too many new arrivals takes too much time to gel and we need to be out of the stalls quicker this year.
The list of 'shipees' is pretty obvious and well documented now. Of those discussed, I'd keep Pav, Jenas and PSB but the rest are fine to go in my book..... Oh and I'd break the bank to secure Huntlaar.
our problem has always been, we dont score goals from midfield enough.
if we did, it would mean the opposition would have to closely watch our midfielders, and strikers , instead of just our strikers ,creating more work for them, and us having more options to create and score goals,
Well stolen off spurs odyssey..
Ballbag... This has been going round in an email for weeks, its not copyright Spurs Odius. They "stole" it too.......
Wow your name really is appropriate.
can I be the first to say this is the year we are going to finish in the top 4?
Get Lorik Canu, a left sided player and a central defender, and we'll be up and running.
Todays the day - a signing or a sale is in the air - I can feel it
Reply to ballbag8:
'Well stolen'
Did you learn to speak watching Grange Hill?
And it was in actual fact nicked off of The Spurs List
Reply to FUZZY DUNLOP:
If you were stood at window it would be a terrible waste just to shout out of it, Fuzzy.
Reply to RJ1882:
I can feel it too
perhaps joe cole, if we can pay it a decent wage :p
Reply to RamsesV:
fingers crossed for that one.
i've also got my eyes crossed . . but i cant help that
HH
Do please keep feeding us humourous takes on gossip, transfer non-info etc - it's all we have !
Fuzzy - didnt you know it's a feckwit Bank Holiday ?....put your feet up son
I like your idea Harry but feel the strategy leaves too much to chance - i,e, what if no=-one is outside your window to hear. I suggest we all lay down in front on Levy's Merc and say nothing .... until the pub opens
My missus booked a flight for Hoddle, not news but...
What a load of shit
Reply to Matthew:
PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE....YES LET'S WAIT ANOTHER 50 ODD YEARS TO WIN THE LEAGUE.BILLIONAIRE PLEASE.
HH, when has no credible news on transfers ever stopped you making stuff up in the past?
Reply to GEORGE:
We had billionaire`s before anyone had them, a great manager and an excellent squad is what will win us the league.
well Liverpool may have signed bent as they won't be signing David Silva - La Marca that great mouthpiece of Real Madrid now thinks Silva's off to Madrid. How can one team have so many attacking players - don't they know the Ardiles 'we'll score 5 but they'll score 6' scenario will happen. I can't see how any club can now compete with them - its almost depressing - whats the point of trying when we can't ever compete, I'm going to say it quietly but maybe Platini is right all this money in the game just ruins it.
Reply to Devonshirespur:
Devonshire, be a sport love and furnish us all with some urls. Alternatively ask your GP if he has anything for your Whiny Whiny Wank Wank syndrome.
Reply to HarryHotspur:
The cards are being played very close to the chest this season, what has Levy done with `Arry has he drugged him or is locked up in a prison somewhere so he cant speak to the press
Trouble is, when articles like this are being spread around, I fear the worse in terms of keeping hold of our current players..
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Don't go please Didier!?!
sorry - this one!
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Bollox - it's not working. Look it up for yourself on Newsnow!
Reply to HarryHotspur:
Sorry HH, I am so bored with the lack of Spurs' transfer activity, the only joy I can get is poking you with a stick and seeing if you bite........somewhat predictably you did. Its till fun though!
Keep up the good work!
"I miss Commoli. There I said it.
For his myriad faults, at least he knew how to shop, even if he didn't know what he was buying. "
Best line of the summer so far and best headline so far.
Go to the front of our fridge
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Reply to Devonshirespur:
You could address that to most soccer blogs and most of the media and you'd be more accurate
Harry calm down theres a dear. No one wants to buy any of our squad and neither does anyone want to come play for us. This is how it has been for ages - and long may it continue. We need Gomes to practice his 60 yard throws and Darren to wear decent shin pads - top 4 here we come.
Reply to Nick_The_Greek:
I saw this crap from the Mail yesterday. I like the 6th comment down though - good author....
Morning fellow disillusioned Yids.
I've a funny feeling there will be no signings made within the month of July. Everyone's sitting back watching what the 'big 4' and the crazy Spaniard's are gonna do next.
Let's not forget also, that every footballer who can tie his own laces, all by himself, automatically deigns himself fit only for a Champions League side. So there'll be a lot of players holding out for their 'Dream' irrespective of how shit they are in reality. Eventually as the transfer window starts to wind down, they'll realise they aren't on the radar of the 'Big 4', and will be ready to negotiate with other clubs more readily.
I think Spurs will only make a few alterations to the squad this year. Harry had them playing pretty well towards the end of the season, as a collective, instead of a bunch of individuals.
I just pray PSB has extracated his head from his ass and is up for proving alot of people wrong, as you don't need me to tell you how uninspiring he was since his comeback.
I also hope that a lot of people's explanation of Pav's 'exhaustion' proves to be the case, as I don't wanna see his name prefixed with 'flop' by all and sundry in the media.
Reply to RJ1882:
You in the potting shed today again?
(you really need to watch that film by the way!)
Reply to weejp:
Who are you Mistic Meg or Septic Peg. I thought Harry could charm the birds down from tree's.
Reply to samebutbetter:
not saying it about Madrid though, its only a problem for UEFA if English clubs are spending silly money.
GIVE ME HUNTELAAR OR GIVE ME DEATH*!!!
*or Joe Cole.
Reply to snagglepuss:
I'm a bit of both!
The mist is clearing, and I see one of Robben, Van der Vaart, Sneijder or Huntelaar joining Harrys Blue and White army ........ sh*t its gone all misty again.
Reply to Longwell:
i'm with you longwell.....on joe cole...bring him in harry.....
it's hard to see huntelaar coming to tottenham....as he would not deem us big enough....
still say say harry will bring downing in...the only thing i know for certain this window....injured or not....
has gilberto left yet.....i know rocha did but i haven't heard of any others leaving...
Reply to weejp:
Mistic Peg or Septic Meg?
Reply to KOJAC:
read somewhere that no one wants Gilberto and he's quite happy picking up his wages for another year.
on the same subject What did happen to the prince?
He's not even listed on the spurs site squad
Is Levey just pretending that the signing never happened?
Reply to Ginge1:
My powers of mysticism have gone a bit septic, or is that sceptic?
Reply to Finn:
Agree with most of that, especially about the wage structure.
The way to fund higher wages for a select few and keep the books balanced is to slim the squad down of mediocre players who are on decent money, and give the youngsters a chance or replace them with relatively unknown gems.
It will open up a whole can of worms regarding other senior players demanding the same amount as the big earners and in turn raising the wages of the entire club right down to the tea lady (Did Levy ever replace the one Sugar sacked?)
You need a large experienced squad to challenge, but without the distraction of Europe this season it isn't that great a problem.
Levy needs to decide quickly if he wants to go down the road of big wages for big players, one that will give us a chance to compete, but also perpetuate the greed machine. If he decides to stay on the current road, we'll quickly fall farther behind.
The game has become farcical and I'm beginning not to care.
So I go to Glastonbury for four or five days, hoping I'll come back to some news...other than Mickey J the Wet spam fan, cashing in his chips. Something Spurs have done, good or bad....and I get Bale may go to Brum on loan.... for fuck sake!!!
Harry I'll be in touch on that pic thing, once I've stopped aching. Vintage wines don't travel well.
COYS, really, come on!
We haven't even got anything to whinge about, other than we've nothing to whinge about?! I could go on? Right.
Reply to TMWNN:
You're not the only one.
A lad who I play football with put his name on the waiting list for a season ticket at Manure in April (this year!) they are ringing him every other day trying to convince him to buy it. I do know a couple of other Utd fans who've given their tickets up. It used to be the case that people sold their seasons tickets to mates etc rather than give them up as the waiting list was so long. Times have changed and I think the bubble will burst. In my eyes now is not the time to be gambling on sky high wages (so my head says, my heart says go for it!)
Reply to TMWNN:
I heard that Levy got a man in.
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Just goes to prove that Dutch footballers make poor scousers..
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I hear he does a mean Peter Beardsley though..
Reply to Ginge1:
I'm completely lost by these comments - and if Scum is a truely great movie which I have so far missed on seeing then I am ashamed.
I'll have it purchased immediatley and watched asap and will let you know my thoughts.
Watched a compilation program on the best goals of last season's premier league. There were some absolute belters in there including a shocking left footed 40 yard rocket into the top corner from Paul Konchesky against Wet Spam. I asked myself 'Did he ever do that for us?' but obviously realised he was/is more of a liability than an asset even with his shooting boots on.
Then comes 3 goals from our lot, 2 of which were against the scum down the road. Whatever David Bentley hasn't done right this season, his goal was magical. Audacity is something me need to put in our players water bottle more often. Then there was JJ's sublime curling finish. It's simple really. Why can't he just play like that every time we see him???
Finally the simplest of finishes, can't remember who against, but an amazing build up of 20 odd precision passes and flicks, finally finding Pav who served it on a silver platter for JD to slot home.
I'm sure there were more moments like this from Modders, Azza, a Woody header, etc but my point is, in all this furore about who's going to be available, we shouldn't forget that we've got some fine players on our books. We simply need to tuck our cap under arm, clutching our bowl and saying...LINK
By the way, I went to my barbers in Hampstead last week getting a trim in time for all this hot weather, when I noticed that the bloke sitting down the end from me was a tallish blonde man who spoke with a Rusky accent - he said not to worry because he was going to to be top scorer for Tottenham even though Fabiano is coming.
Reply to Longwell:
I think you have to think to sucide
huntelaar will go to MU with luis fabiano. Think joe cole could be a very good options. but capel, sneijder, bastos and young too.
"So if we learn nothing else this window, it's that the direct opposite of swoop is thwart. Stone me."
Really made me chuckle
The lack of transfers is annoying, but above and beyond all that I'm annoyed with Manchester City Football Club. All of a sudden we're at least sixth in line for players (and possibly league position too).
We all know players were on ridiculous wages before but Man City have added a whole new level of ridicularity (?) to the proceedings.
Man City just feels like a big fat queue jumper, and everyone's too polite to say 'excuse me, would you mind fucking right off and waiting your turn?'
Reply to RJ1882:
your gonna laugh at the potting shed scene!
you should be ashmed!
Reply to Ramsesv:
not sure red nose would want to buy Real cast offs, he hates them with a passion.
Reply to KOJAC:
Probably hard to tell
We gonna sign fuck all this window, who`d wanna play for a team managed by a Trex
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Reply to Ramsesv:
Luis Fabiano to ManU is a new one; that would surprise me. I could see Barca going after him if they sell Eto'o. LF would be dynamite in between Henry and Messi up front. I have my doubts he'd come to England, though. Huntelaar could be lured to the Mancs, but I think we have an outside chance because of the World Cup. Huntelaar's got to play to prove he should wear the number nine shirt for l'Orange instead of RVN. Would he get the minutes he needs at ManU? I figure SAF will go 4-4-2 a lot, so Huntelaar would mainly be fighting Berba for the privilege of partnering Rooney. For us, he'd be close to automatic if he's fit.
Sneijder is more of a central midfielder, a #10 type. Perfect partner for Wilson in the middle of the park, but I think there's even less chance of him coming than Huntelaar. Capel and Bastos are your classic left-footed true wide players. Cole and Young favor cutting inside to their right foot but can get the job done with the left peg when needed.
I like the idea of trying land Cole because he could switch with Modric and Lennon to give the defenders something different to contend with at various points in the match. Capel and Bastos would only be worth getting if we have a true target man who's good in the air for them to aim at. Otherwise I could see them suffering from the same problems that have plagued Bentley.
Very sad
Fortunately every cloud has a white lining though. Jermain is very good at reacting to such events very positively on the pitch.
Yeah, he had a pretty rough go of it this spring, didn't he? Foot injury just when he looked to be settling into the team and forming a productive partnership with Pav, then two deaths in the family while he's trying to rehab.
Given all that, it was nice to see him be able to get back on the pitch and look lively in his last few club appearances this season and then carry that form over into the opportunities he's had for the England team. Really rooting for him not get shackled to the bench in favor of Cap'n Keane again.
sort of players we should be going for to fill left sided spot include Bastos , Young , Maxi , Joe Cole , Drenthe and if all fails a reduced price Downing, (but for no more than 8-10 mil)
i agree Modric did a great job there and is an option for next season but would like to see someone with a Bangtidy left foot running up and down that flank or failing that give Gio a season as understudy to modric .
another midfield enforcer would be nice but what i think we really need is a central playmaker who will chip in with 5-12 goals a season (hard to find i appriciate) maybe mr marmite (jenas) can finally start to give us some consistency playing with wilson as palacios seemed to bring out the best in him .
striker wise i would like to see Huntelar (but think unlikely cos he's a tosser who's previously said he would love to play for the Scum !)
why oh why didn't we just pay 14 mil for Milito last season ???
Like to see JD as first choice in partnership with whom?
Not Pav or Bent though, I want PSB on the bench come August as well. Head still up arse probably.
Make Woody cap'n please.
Are we really waiting to sell before we purchase?
Are we that short of dough?
Three weeks until Wembley, when are the lads back for pre-season training?
Have I used too many ?'s
"Like to see JD as first choice in partnership with whom?"
In my little fantasy world, Huntelaar. In reality, with our current squad I'd pair JD with Pav and give them the majority of starts together for the first half dozen or so league games and see how they do.
This couldn't have happened to a nicer bloke.
LINK
Charmless nurk.
It's not transfer news, but it is genius.
LINK+de+Michael+Jackson+aparece+em+forma+de+carne+assada.html
Obviously it wasn't transfer news, cos there is none. Don't quite know why I bothered to pre-warn you all.
I'm quite relieved there's not been to much action so far.
I'd be fairly happy to see us start the season with the team that ended last season. With that glum looking scottish bloke and my welsh brethren maybe given a bit more of a go.
Also rose,bostock and parrett making the squad more.
that said keane and bentley out the door would be nice. especially keane. Mainly cos defoe has to play and he's basically a shit modric these days.
Reply to MysteriousStranger:
LINK
Gotta love oleole's "oooh that link is tooooooo long" restriction.
Thank God for tinyurl/twitter. And again.
Reply to afreundindeed:
Joe Jordan doesn't play anymore
Ever since last season finished, I've been keeping a list of players Spurs have been linked with. Not sure If I've missed any but here you go..
Damien Duff
Joe Cole
Stewart Downing
Kieran Richardson
Ryan Babel
Roque Santa Cruz
Kenwyne Jones
Eider Gudjohnsen
Steven Taylor
Rob Green
Gareth Barry
Gibriel Cisse
Lucas Neill
Mikel Arteta
Ikechukwu Uche (Getafe striker)
Paul Robinson
Ruud Van Nistelrooy
Gabriel Heinze
Arjen Robben
Joe Hart
Paul Scharner
Ashley Young
John Carew
Maxi Rodriguez (Athletico captain)
Arda Turan (Galatasaray winger)
Luis Jiminez (Inter Milan Chilean forward)
Goran Pandev (Lazio striker)
Nabil Dirar (Club Brugge midfielder)
Tuncay
Rafael Van Der Vaart
Fabian Delph (Leeds midfielder)
Richard Dunne
Sebastien Bassong
Edin Dzeko (Wolfsburg striker)
Luca Toni
Klaas Jan Huntelaar
Michael Owen
Peter Crouch
Royston Drenthe
Eljero Elia (FC Twente Winger)
Mario Mandzukic (Croation Dynamo Zagreb Striker)
Alan Dzageo (Apparently a Teenage Arshavin)
Reply to Devonshirespur:
You can set your watch by me. No problem, sir.
I also attribute it to the heat. I decapitated a woman in the street this morning just for asking me what the time was...
Reply to SilverFox:
We're linked with STEWART DOWNING???
Never saw that coming, who would have thought eh?
Reply to SilverFox:
Kitcheninho Sinkavich
Another SH!T blog from harryhotspurs who once again talks complete nonsense and never gets to his point.
Crap, Crap and Crap!!
Will be going elsewhere for my transfer news!
Reply to Gareth:
WHAT transfer news ??
Reply to Gareth:
What f*cking transfer news you absolute cock smoker?
Reply to Gareth:
What's up? Still waiting to get laid? The point is, nothing is happening. Apart from what Harry wrote, there is no news, numbnuts. Bye.
Looks like we're all agreeing for a change!
Reply to Longwell:
I'm with you. I would break the bank for the Hunter. I'd also be happy if he were the only signing.
Reply to MysteriousStranger:
Oh, I think he got laid.
His A-hole is probably still stinging a bit.
ok gareth,see yer.(Where do these miserable fuckers live?)
Reply to yet11:
Wales
LINK Here is some news
Reply to SilverFox:
You've not included the latest chestnut in the 'Alice in Wonderland' world of football 'journalism'. One David Trezeguet.
Reply to Gareth:
Excuse me for living, but were you forced to click on this site? No, you were not.
Now, when you've done with the outraged of Tumbridge Wells Am Dram routine, by all means go elsewhere for your transfer news, with my blessings.
And if you actually get any, perhaps you might share it with the rest of us.
Reply to Heath-Robinson:
Doesn't Pleat pronounce that as "Trouser Gay"?
Reply to SeattleSpursGuy:
If he hasn't yet, he surely will
Reply to Nick_The_Greek:
Jaysis, I've just wasted time reading a load of bollocks posted by pre-pubescent little bastards with nothing better to do.
Cheers Nick!
Reply to weejp:
wasted time!???!
I just found out that Modric will play for Chelsea next year!
It must be true, it was on the internet and everything.
Bookies have made Owen evens to go to ManUnited.
LINK
If that came off, it could open up striker targets for us. Pool isn't likely splashing big for a striker either, so that'd be two of of the CL teams we wouldn't be competing with for a targetman.
Reply to munso:
Well, since you put it that way.....
So you don't have to read through all the shite, here are the highlights that matter:
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR F.C.
ASHLEY YOUNG IS A DONE DEAL, expect two from three to head the opp way to villa park.
ETIENE CAPOUE AND MOUSSA SISSOKO FROM TOULOUSE both brilliant FRENCH under 21 player with massive futures, expect to see the deals done very soon.
MAXI RODRIGUEZ WORD IS MADRID are pushing him to WHL.
MIRKO VUCINIC TIS BELIEVED ROMA are willing to swap him for PAVA?
NEMANJA MATIC although SPURS are in fight over the KOSIC player with MAN UNITED it is understood that he fancies the move to SPURS?
STEWART DOWNING a LOAN move is only a matter of time away
now for the shock one!!!! how about HLEB????
CANT SEE LIVERPOOL WANTING AARON LENNON AFTER THAT INFAMOUS PUBLIC INSULT ON THE MERSEY
CLUB
That is all.
reputable source? its nice to know that we're still looking at worthy players though.
munso:
u for real?
Hope so.
Who is your source?
2 years ago BMJ (remember him ?) was saying our aim was to let in 50 goals less than the previous season for that was the season we couldn't stop letting them in. It was also the year when we couldn't stop scoring and few teams scored more than us. Berbatov, Keane and Defoe had nearly 70 goals between them.
So now that we have a decent defence all we need is to rediscover our shooting boots.
Logic suggests that to rekindle the fire we need to bring back the two players still missing from the attack of two years ago.
Steed and Berba anyone ?
I think I feel an onslaught coming on.
I might have to lay down.
*dissapointed bent is not going and in sucker headlines.
young sgt mods lepranon
s a nice look to it.
Reply to onedavemackay:
Steed is a better bet than some of the players we are being linked with. Was shocked when we got rid and would welcome him back. A grafter, creative and can find the net.
Reply to ivan:
A "Ginger Source".
Reply to munso:
Ah, Footballrumours.whatever
At this stage, no worse a source than any other.
But is Stewpot not out 'til Xmas, no?
Reply to weejp:
Don't shoot the messenger, it was the only source with a bit of bullshit on it. It is not my fault that the cat has `Arry`s tongue
Reply to onedavemackay:
I wont have a go, anything that will get us up the table is good in my book. Do you think the Glaizers will pick up the wages
Reply to HarryHotspur:
What time was it?
Reply to ivan:
no Ivan, I am a figment of my imagination.
Im partial to a bit of reggae reggae on a chicken breast done on the barbie this time of year.
Reply to HarryHotspur:
Yes indeed, he is also crossing roads very carefully at the moment due to increasing incidents of cars not stopping at zebra crossings when he's limping across them.
Strangely these cars appear to have spurs supporters driving them
FUCK SAKE!!!
Do your wheeling and dealing already Harry.
I'm so disillusioned at the minute with Spurs. I realise we need little in all honesty to have an excellent starting 11, I'd say LB, LM and Striker. Though i do believe in Bale we have the answer to LB or LM and in Pavs we have a ready made partner for Defoe, so a Taiwo or Young would do me grand............. for now.
Reply to munso light:
Reply to Ginge1:
Scum on the download from an unnamed Torrent site. Not too many seeders though, so could take a while.
I've been recommended Sexy Beast too. Any views on that?
Reply to RJ1882:
Wheres ya tool???
Another referral to Scum i presume??? Wasted on me at the minute as I havent seen it, but I'll get these jokes from next week on
If we were to make one signing - who from everyone we've been linked with do we need most?
*****************HARRY HOTSPUR**********************
Idea
Ask everyone for their predictions on what sort of season we are going to have, collate this information in an excel or access document and and review it every few months, on here, to have a laugh at our pessimistic predictions or our silly optimistic belief that we might actually do something.
My early feeling is top 8, 6 at best.
Let the bidding commence
LINK
Reply to RJ1882:
Huntelaar.
Van der Vaart a close second.
Huntelaar is not the answer (even if he were to sign).
He's an upgrade on Defoe (who isn't as good as some people think IMO).
First and foremost we need a target man, Huntelaar isn't that kind of player. He's a less bent Bent.
Defoe has looked a far better player in the games he played since his return from Pompey than those prior. He's 'one of us' and will always be held in high regard. He has to be a starter ahead of that judas cunt Keane, no questions asked.
Think it would be Young or Robben for me. With either on the left, Lennon on rght and Modders and Wilson in middle with Pavs and defoe up front, we should beat most teams............ Stoke, Wigan, Hull, Burnley, Wolves, Blackburn, Sunderland, Birmingham - Any wonder the premiership seems to be losing its appeal. That and Gordon Browns tax rate.
Reply to TMWNN:
I don't think I could disagree more. Of our current strike force, the guy who's most similar to Huntelaar is Pav. The only thing Huntelaar has in common with Defoe and Bent is that they all score goals.
He's absolutely nothing like Bent. He's nowhere near as quick and doesn't attack defenders for pace to get to the ball in behind them. His touch is miles better than Bent's, and he's much better at bringing down the long ball and holding up play. And so on...
This was posted on the 14th June by FOLLOW EVERTON!!!!
I POINTED THIS OUT IN THE THIRD MESSAGE ON THIS BLOG - HARRY REMOVED IT...... I REPEAT HARRY REMOVED IT.........
PATHETIC!!!!
JUST LIKE THE DAILY MIRROR - OLD NEWS & RIP OFF JOKES!!
Reply to DSDSPUR:
Why dont you go and follow Everton
Reply to Longwell:
Disagree as much as you like (it's all about opinions).
'The only thing Huntelaar has in common with Defoe and Bent is that they all score goals.'
Exactly. If you'd been paying attention you'd realise Huntelaar doesn't add much else. As I said, I'd take him over Bent and Defoe (he's a better finisher than both).
He doesn't hold up play nor bring others into the game.
Reply to RJ1882:
that's my other nickname, not seen the movie!
Reply to DSDSPUR:
you don't know Davspurs do you?
I see over at Ar5ena1 there is talk about introducing a salary cap in the PL, ostensibly to give it financial stability.
Hmmmmm... I wonder if, in this instance, it might rather be because Ar5ena1 can't keep up with the big spenders. Ah, there there. Mustn't be cynical, I suppose.
But I got curious about the benefits of a salary cap. Wages capped (hypothetically) at £40,000 per week would create a more even playing field for most clubs. But wouldn't the wealthier clubs simply be able to hoover up greater numbers of modestly-waged players?
If, for example, a club had sufficient resources to wage ten new players at £40,000 per week, they'd be at an advantage over clubs that only had resources for two. So, the scales would still be tipped in favour of the Cheatskis, Manures and (now) Man Shittys of this world.
At present, the financial power to recruit new players can be compromised somewhat by a willingness to pay obscene wages to the few, thus eating into budgets. How would a salary cap provide for a fairer league, unless there were also a cap on the numbers of players a club were allowed to recruit? Such a system would be inoperable. Does anyone know how salary caps have been applied elsewhere in the world, and if they have improved the particular sport? This transfer window has thrown up some colossal figures, both in transfers and wages. I can't see much more air being pumped into the balloon before it goes bang. A controlled deflation would seem sensible and preferable.
Reply to TMWNN:
From what I've seen of him (4-5 matches per season each of the last couple seasons), I think he's an above average hold-up player when needed. Certainly much better than Bent or Defoe.
Bent is pretty much a one-trick pony. Charlton built their attack around that trick. We haven't. Huntelaar is a lot more versatile and would fit our style of play better.
Why do you think a target man is our top priority? We don't really play that direct too much.
Sounders
Sounders beat the Portland Timbers 2-1 in the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.
A sell out match in P-Town, Sounders quieted the home crowd with a Levesque goal 49 seconds into the game. Stephen King tallied in the 27th-minute for a 2-0 score. Sounders customary moment of shoddy defending let Keita pull a goal back in the 43rd minute. It was pretty much lock-down time after that and it ended 1-2 Sounders.
(The next bit is to let you hear some US footy team names)
Seattle is now into the quarterfinals, where they will meet MLS' Kansas City Wizards, who overcame the USL1's Minnesota Thunder on PK’s.
The MLS' Houston Dynamo won 2-0 away at the USL1's Austin Aztex. Houston faces the USL1's Charleston Battery, who beat MLS side Chivas 3-1.
D.C. United reached the last eight with a 2-0 win over the Ocean City Barons, who play in the fourth tier of U.S. football. D.C. meets the Harrisburg City Islanders. The Islanders of USL2 won 2-1 away at MLS' New England Revolution.
Another USL2 team to make the quarterfinals was the Wilmington Hammerheads, who had a 1-0 home win against MLS' Chicago Fire. Wilmington's opponent will be the USL1's Rochester Rhinos, who won on PK’s against the MLS' Columbus Crew.
Reply to 9__37:
It's much like the home grown player quota 9.37; not in the interest of greed.
Much like the banks, whislt everyone's freely got their hands in the till, there will be no regulation. When the till runs dry something might happen.
Don't expect any preventive action.
Reply to 9__37:
I'm pretty sure player wages in the Prem are lower (as a percentage of league revenue) than in the European leagues. Capping them would seem to do little other than give ownership an even bigger slice of a very big pie.
Reply to 9__37:
Hi 9__37, interesting idea but can't see it getting much support especially with the clubs intent on dominating the league.
The richest clubs already have clever ways of dodging UK tax with players getting image rights money paid off-shore in such places as the cayman isles. All a cap would do is make them offset UK salaries with such payments.
Football as an industry is fairly unique at the top level, I can't see a downturn myself. There will be a plateau effect in terms of subscription fees and match tickets for a few years but the clubs & sky have a captive audience who in reality have no choice but to pay up.
Next thing they will try and market will be the internet & streams. Lots of revenue being missed there
Pigeons in Tottenham are back on alert - Seville turned down Didier
Reply to Longwell:
I'm not an advocate of just lumping it into the box, but ever since the rat left (not PSB, the other one) our goals for column has plummeted. He's a cunt, but he held the ball up and brought others into play beautifully.
We've been less than shit at set pieces as well because nobody has any presence in the box: Defoe - midget; Bent - hide and seek ; Pav - tired?
Reply to DSDSPUR:
You weren't removed because you made me blush, you were removed as you're a feckin idiot. I never claimed to have taken the photo or that it was in anyway original.
I am claiming however that you're really dull. I hope your exclamation marks keep you warm at night.
Reply to 9__37:
The Theory in Gridiron: The NFL's cap is a hard cap, and teams have to stay below this number. The cap number is calculated as a percentage of the league's revenues. Teams are limited to 55 players, both active and practice squad.
Some important points: NFL contracts aren’t guaranteed, so older, high priced players are often cut before a season starts, so their contracts don’t count against the cap. This allows a team to pick up discarded veterans for bargain prices. It also allows opportunities for talented, but untested youngsters to displace an expensive veteran.
Signing Bonuses are important, and are a way to work around the cap. If the contract is for 5 years, and the signing bonus is $5M, then that $5M is paid to the player immediately, but it counts as $1M per year against the team’s cap for the five years of the contract.
All in all, I think the NFL is pretty balanced and competitive and the cap helps this. The good players are spread around the league. A drawback is that wages are an enormous consideration in any deal. A coach has think “if I sign this hot shot quarterback, will I have to let my veteran receiver go?”
In other words, there's good and bad.
Reply to MysteriousStranger:
Wonder if Harry dropped that Gareth comment in to give us all a common enemy.
What a sweetheart.
Reply to el:
I think you ought to purchase this in honour of Wilson.
LINK
Reply to SeattleSpursGuy:
I cheered an ex Goon scoring. I feel unclean
Here's highlights....
LINK
Reply to 9__37:
Would that I could afford it.
Funnily enough I was advised today that due to the hot weather, the fact that I don't have a cellar and that Croft vintage port of a certain age was of a lighter style, I should drink my 1963 sooner rather than later.
Life can be a bitch can't it.
Thanks for the salary cap input, all. Capped or not, footballers are on a good screw. Mind you, the policy would give a new meaning to the phrase 'capped for his country'.
How I wish I were a PL footballer. Sometimes it gets boring working in UFO espionage, and the pay isn't that great.
Reply to HarryHotspur:
I know. I often let a cheer, followed by "Gooner Bastard."
It's very confusing.
Reply to davspures:
I. Am. In. Awe.
Gold Cup Rosters are out and Wilson isn't in the Honduras squad. Which means I can give their match against mighty Haiti a pass.
Reply to 9__37:
I'd suggest this sort of tactic only works if everyone brings it down. The players get less, the TV companies pay the clubs less, the TV punters pay the TV companies less, the clubs charge the supporters less, the chairmen pay themselves less, etc........
Otherwise whoever gets paid less would simply subsidise some other bigwig's pay rise.
Reply to davspures:
We have a genius in our midst, top posting as always keep it up
Reply to SeattleSpursGuy:
In awe of what, his spelling?
Reply to el:
The spelling, the lack of punctuation, the fragments, the run-on sentences. All of it. It's Brilliant!
Reply to el:
Sounds like good advice and if you need to share it ..............
LINK
This could be an act of genius or end in tears, bit of a coin flip imo.
Reply to SeattleSpursGuy:
This is not the work of the master, merely a poor pastiche from an imposter.
Well, I'm off to start my holiday celebrating US casting off the shackles of colonial oppression.
Cheers to all!
"Arry, buy someone, FFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply to Thomas Crapper:
Your statement made me laugh out loud and now people are looking at me strange while I'm doing my shopping! (+8 hours - California)
I'd like to thank Citeh, for taking the position of having every player on the planet linked to them, instead of us.
We will sell some and buy some, but nice and quetly not with all the hype and made up stories perpetuated by the press over the last few years.
TMWNN and Longwell:
I think the key to our (or any) stikeforce is contained in the blend; who will work with who. My view is that Huntlaar's game could link with Defoe and Pav and PSB depending on who we are playing: I'll admit that's a gut feel, but it's how I see them.
Strangely the other forward that could do that is Crouch and I'd guess we are keeping a finger in the pie as well as the dyke. If we get our first choice great if not we switch to Crouch. I'd guess Huntlaar and his agent will be doing much the same holding off to see what else might come in, Citeh, ManU or even the Arse if they lose the washer's mate. Of the two I'd prefer Huntlaar but Crouchie is proven in the EPL and an awkward sod to boot, he's also able to play with Defoe.
But it's how it gels, PSB and Berbatov, Crooks and Archibald.... get the mix right and you're there.
morning
city have bid for JT
w*nk*rs
Them and him
How's this for a theory.......
1) Not long back, there were reports of an Arab buying 60% of shares in a prem club and then staying on to be an honoury chairman. Since then we have heard nothing.
2) Normally we make a good early signing (berbs, modders)(and before you say it I know we also make a a shedload of last minutes as well)...
3)We have the prem leagues most famous Manager for expressing interest in players by way of the media.........Who has been abnormally quiet of late!
Could points 2 and 3 be related to point 1????
Reply to Finn:
There aren't that many classic forward partnerships these days; none of the successful sides are playing 4-4-2.
My view is that Huntelaar would not link well with Defoe, unfortunately we're not likely to find out. I think if we're going to bring the best out of current players, we're definitely going to need someone who isn't scared to 'put himself about a bit' in the box. That's not to say I wouldn't exchange any two of our forwards for Huntelaar.
I'd like to see this next season 4-2-1-3:
------Bastos?----(?)-----Lennon
----------------Modric
-------Palacios----Palacios mkII
A&E/Bale----King----Woodgate----AH/VC
-----------------Gomes
(Yes, I've been on Championship Manager again)
Reply to davspures:
errrr . . . about 9 o'clock
Reply to munso:
what feckin tool ?
Reply to Wes:
Nie idea but the last week the Arab in question said he'd never been involved in buying a club, or was he planning too.
I got a little excited too, but I'm pretty sure we back to being 'middle class' as opposed to 'loaded'
Reply to HarryHotspur:
hi Harry , love the blog .....was just intrigued by your reference to a Tumbridge Wells Am Dram routine???
can you embelish a little as to its meaning ??
i am from a village nearby and we will use it against them unsparingly if funny .
COYS
On the CF thing...
I'd put a decent bet on today that we start the season with Pav next year, I just think there has been a lot of paper talk about replacements, and maybe Harry still wants him.
I'd love to see huntelaar, but don't think i will.
If we get a leftie - which one of Young, Bastos, Maxi or erm, Downing(feel free to insert an other here)?
Reply to mcspurs99:
....Downing(feel free to insert an other here)?
Don't you mean, feel free to insert expletives after Downing's name?
I'll start the ball rolling.
Talentless fuckin' shmuck!
Reply to 9__37:
The salary cap in the NBA is slightly different in that teams can go over the cap. If they do this they are hit with 'luxury tax' which amounts to a tax equal to the amount of the cap (eg £10m over the cap = £10m tax to pay). As such if a team is thinking of going over the tax they effectively have to keep in mind they'll pay double.
The other issue is in this economic climate a lot of teams are losing money. Teams with a chance of winning things often gamble by going over the tax. The teams who have no chance are basically shedding salaries. This is leading to very one sided trades whereby a star player from one team is traded for a bag of donuts just to get the player off the wage bill. As such the big name teams (LA Lakers and Boston Celtics) have gone from being teams with very little chance of winning things to signing one or two star players for cock all and suddenly they've won the championship (again!). You also get free agents (a bit like a bosman) and again everyone wants to play in LA, Boston, New York but nobody wants to play in Toronto or Memphis. As such the cap doesn't really work as the same teams tend to win as this is where players want to play.
I could go on (and on and on) as there are loads of other little bits of info (can you tell I love Basketball!)
The only way to make the league better / more competitive would be if the bubble bursts. Sky money drops, revenues drop etc. On top of this some rule is brought in to stop a club being subsidised (?) by a rich owner (eg City or Chavski paying wages / transfer fees that means they trade at a loss but are bailed out by outside money).
Reply to Ginge1:
There was an idea floated a while back that clubs should only be allowed to spend a percentage of what they earned on there playing staff.
i.e if the spending percentage was 50% Man Utd take in £500million from the 2008-09 season(figure made up as I cant be bothered looking for how much they make)they could only spend 250million on signing players and there wages.
Like every other idea it only works if its adopted by FIFA as otherwise the players will end up playing for whoever has the cash to pay them.
Reply to Tricky:
I don't see how that would help. The low-revenue teams will remain at a distinct disadvantage as they will still be unable to match the wage packets offered by the big clubs.
Reply to mcspurs99:
Are you succesting that class is about money?
Succesting?!
The night shifts are taking a toll.
Reply to mcspurs99:
I'm so bored waiting i'd take any leftie.
Tony Benn anyone?
Reply to Ginge1:
Who got the tax?
What did they spend it on?