The immaculate and hitherto revered reputation of Britain's finest red top today hangs in the balance.
Mario Santana the Fiorentina player who this morning became a household name in N17 was, The Sun reported, the lastest secretive Spurs signing. They even carried quotes from Sporting Director Pantaleo Corvino.
Unfortunately, old Pantaleo has just posted on the front page of Fiorentina's website that he didn't speak to The Sun at all.
This hardly says the deal is a phoney, rather it smacks of a call from North London along the lines of, 'What part of DON'T talk to the press did you not understand???'
More damning are the words of Mario Cognigni, the club's vice President who said,"The news about the possible transfer of Santana is completely false." Which does sound like the talk of a deal might well be a hoax.
Who knows?
Paxton ;) Very few Directors choose to release photos taken at their arrest as publicity shots...
i think the sun made it up... they have a habit of doint this!
he looks a bit heavy - maybe theyre waiting for him to complete the mido diet before they send him for his medical
Moral of The Story- Dont Believe The Sun EVER!!!!! Spurs do however have a habit of covering up potential transfers in case the go tits up! Look at the gilberto saga! Injury will stop him moving etc. Look how that panned out!!
Yeah that Mozza comment's tickled me for some reason, you actually have me crying laughing!! :D
Don't ever believe the Sun???? What about the ping-pong playing dog, they even had foto's!!!!
Could have been the idea smokescreen to cover the tying up period of the Bentley deal, or could have abeen a go-er that we didnt want in the public domain and have forced a public retraction. In any case, it kept my brain ticking over with stuff to read all day while at work.
SSSSHHHH the Bentley deal will go through queitly now beyond the mist. Hush Hush.
I blame it on Thurrock. Everything was going so well. Then the transfer was reported in the Thurrock Gazette. Then it all went tits-up.
Also from the Gazette: 'A FORGER, several drunks and a disqualified driver are among those on the latest batch of wanted people named and shamed by police in Thurrock.'
Just so you know.
I just hope we now sign Bentley ASAP before United get involved if Ronaldo leaves. He knows how the league works and it could of been a risk bringing in the south american guitar legend
"'A FORGER, several drunks and a disqualified driver are among those on the latest batch of wanted people named and shamed by police in Thurrock."
"Kemsley has been for a curry again then."
Now then, the Northampton Chronicle & Echo AND the Chester Chronicle say that Santana is on his way, but the Birmingham Mail say he is not. Who to believe in this journalistic mass-debate?
'cording to newsnow...
"National: Santana off to Spurs Birmingham Mail - Sport 17:08
National: Fiorentina deny Santana transfer Birmingham Mail - Sport 17:08"
There's no mention of it in the Jewish Chronicle so it's obviously rubbish.
Please let the season begin and bring an end to this madness- I can't take much more.
I'm now waiting for a newsnow headline 'Berba agent denies Spurs move rumours' and we will find out that the sulky Bulgarian twat never signed 2 years ago- which may explain some of his performances last season.
Everything Will Be sorted Once the Euro2008 is finished.
Hold on. Al Jazeera says it's true whilst The Catholic Herald makes no mention of it at all but hints that Keano may become a Saint which has to be bollocks, why go down a division?
So does anyone Know When Osama BinLaden Is gettin his medical?
Anyway, it will all be over in a couple of months and we can all go back to the more relaxing Friday routine of excited anticipation followed by a miserable week-end.
So HH, does this mean the Rolls-Royce look-alike deal is back on??? That is assuming that we really aren't trying to buy every available midfielder in Europe?
bentley - is it on or off? so far all the reports have been on forum based websites and nowhere official. if it is "done" what's the delay?
so, it's not true then ?! ;-) damn, and I had him in my Sun Dream Team already.
Come on Spurs; let's have some proper announcements and end all of this rubbish..
coys
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Would you buy a used car off this man?
I'd never heard of him 24 hours ago, now I don't think I can live without him.
I can't cope anymore!