THFC Director Responds To Transfer Gloom

I love the way that Paul denies that Campbell was a "last minute panic buy" when the original email never even mentioned that at all...

In all fairness, if you email Spurs with a valid point and go about it in the right way, you get a response. I did after the NEwcastle game and Levy sent me an email back to the effect of thae performance wasn't good enough and check the site for an apology, which duly came. COYS>

Harry, reading between the lines of " The Club will shortly issue a statement on the transfer window business and we will refer to the issue of buying another striker. " is there something in this ?? Its almost like Mr Barber is trying to buy more time to conclude a deal ???

what a load of bull.

Crappiest excuse I have ever heard

What a silly response - Modric certainly wasn't signed as a replacement for Keane as he mentioned when joining how he was looking forward to playing with Keane, Berba, etc!!!

I understand the purchases I just can't understand that we are left with Campbell & Bent as our only strikers for Europe.

Would love someone to tell me why we didnt stand our ground last nite, after man utd blatanley had berbatov without our permission. Sick of us pandering to the likes of old red nose

What is Levy's e-mail address?

Why is the Cambell deal only a loan?
Is there an option for us to take him permanently?

more to the point why was no permission gave to manu but we still see him turning up there with him driving berb to there training ground and having a med still without mr levy's permission and we are told today that still wasn't given at 11.40pm but by 12.00 they have done the deal. sorry mr.levy and the rest of the board you let us down we had them they broke every rule there is and you let them off for 31mill and campball on loan what use is that quote from reporter on skysports man u acted like the mafia and we just took it hope you no what that makes us look like us season tickets would have put the money in just to look at him sitting in the stands

I just hope the prem league chiefs investigate this deal. Im fuming at the lack of balls our board has shown, surely we would have eventually got money more from them after blocking city's attempts to talk to the player. Just look at Newcastle's fans this evening, would love to see the yid army mobilise and let our feelings be know outside the lane

This is made up, it has to be or my name is Wannop.

The thing thats angered me more than anything is the fact we got campbell on loan. This is a joke. This will just be helping manure further. We give him some prem experience and some confidence, and manure get him back as a more mature and experienced player. We're starting to look like their feeder club. If we wanted him we should have got him permanently or not at all. Once again manure get exactly what they want.

I just heard on sky sports news that we tried to sign kevin Doyle from Reading last night but they never picked up the phone!

Maybe thats the statement ?

Don't blame us , 606 posted that email first but since then lots of people have claimed to have the same one.

Three players names are spelt wrong in it and it doesn't make sense for Barber to send something like that. I think there's a good chance it's a fake.

why carnt sir red nose hav a stroke?????

what a shame keegans gone lmfao

What are the chances of us having signed a pre-contract agreement with Zenit/Arshavin and that he will join us after the Russian season ends and be available to play for the second half of the UEFA cup?

Giovanni is a striker... atleast acording to the OS! As I see it, we did the best buisness this summer of all teams... We can do well in Europe without Roman... The midfield is allowed to score you know...

It's good that Barber did reply. What we really need to know though, are answers to the following:

1. Why did we allow MU to take Berbatov when we had said all along that he was tapped up and not for sale and had made a complaint to the Premier League?

2. Do the Board understand the wider implications of the sales of Carrick, Keane and Berbatov - i.e. that we are now a selling club and no-one takes us seriously (witness MU's complete disregard for the rules last night). This position has/will cost much more than the value of the players sold (we are still waiting for Carrick's replacement - how much has that cost us already).

3. Is Campbell a loan to purchase, or can MU just take him back if he does well?

Whoever at Spurs Community has Barber's e-mail address, could you please ask him these questions?

Thanks very much - from a season ticket holder for 35 years who remembers when there was a football club here.

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Harry, reading between the lines of " The Club will shortly issue a statement on the transfer window business and we will refer to the issue of buying another striker. " is there something in this ?? Its almost like Mr Barber is trying to buy more time to conclude a deal ???

I wonder? Is the window still open for loan deals? - I hope you're onto something here!

I'm more upset by the fact we haven't signed a classy defensive midfielder. I heard talk about Veloso which would have been our best signing in the last few seasons as we've been very poor in that area but nothing emerged. I feel this is what we're lacking the most (4 goals in 2 games against boro and sunderland, we need to cover the back four, all the top teams in the league have a quality DM (Essien/Hargreaves/Mascherano), who have we got, Zokora? Huddlestone? Jenas? they all can't help but push on constantly leaving big gaps for the opposition to play in when we lose possession. Ledley can play there as can Corluka but there much needed at the back where they play the best game. I feel Veloso would have been the difference this year between top and bottom ends of the table table. I hope this loan deal is an option to buy situation otherwise we got screwed, he gets the highest level game time, can't play against Man Utd then goes back to them a more finished product at the end of the year. Should have just kept Pekhart seeing as he's ours and I feel brings a smarter edge to striking with height and strength, Campbell plays very much like Bent with pace off the last man. Just to remind everyone that Corluka too is unable to play Uefa cup football, which is great news. I hope our defence stays fit and Roman Pavlyurussian isn't knackered from playing solid footie for a year come Christmas time.

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Don't blame us , 606 posted that email first but since then lots of people have claimed to have the same one.

Three players names are spelt wrong in it and it doesn't make sense for Barber to send something like that. I think there's a good chance it's a fake.

I shall adjust things accordingly...

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It's good that Barber did reply. What we really need to know though, are answers to the following:

1. Why did we allow MU to take Berbatov when we had said all along that he was tapped up and not for sale and had made a complaint to the Premier League?

2. Do the Board...

it seems to me are board are just interested in lining their pockets and we r manures feeder club with the sales of sheringham carrick berbatoss

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why carnt sir red nose hav a stroke?????

Soon mate, soon...

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It's good that Barber did reply. What we really need to know though, are answers to the following:

1. Why did we allow MU to take Berbatov when we had said all along that he was tapped up and not for sale and had made a complaint to the Premier League?

2. Do the Board...

Im crap with words and bob has summed it up all for me there.

How can we claim to be building and champions league team and club when the playing staff is in consant change, and any world class players we do uncover, just get shipped out the the big boys

First post as a registered participant and one who has long enjoyed HH's work, whether here or as West Stand Voice elsewhere.

Sports execs will often agree that it's better for a club to get rid of a player a year too soon than a year too late.

If you're going to hammer Levy on the transfer dealings, keep in mind that Robbie Keane is beginning to look like poster boy for the theory. With Gerrard and Torres facing shelf time in the medic ward, Keane's about to face more defensive coverage than ever before. We shall not only see what he's really made of, but how astute Daniel Levy was in taking a very generous fee for his transfer.

We have some smart people running Spurs. After a decade of decay due to too much Sugar, I despaired that White Hart Lane would become as relevant as Loftus Road. It's obviously not the case and never will be.

An understandably bad start is not an insurmountable one. We have a good result to move forward from and many reasons to be optimistic that Spurs under Ramos and Levy will achieve their potential.

If you're miserable and want company, just visit with fans from: Everton, where the season's quickly going gooey and neither they nor their neighbours could build a new outhouse, let alone new stadiums; Newcastle, where the King loses his crown as the owner loses his marbles; Ar5ena1, where fans with tinfoil hearts and tinsel-forged players await the next bout of niggling injuries to their delicate boys to ruin their season; Or even West Ham, where a crisis in confidence, despite two wins in three games, still has everyone freaking out.

It ain't been great at the Lane thus far, but there's a lot to work with here and the resources to make it better down the road.

Im so angry

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Im so angry

im fucked off its hard been a spurs fan sick of hoping this is going to be the year how bill nicholson must be turning in his grave. come on woody break bebatossers leg at the lane

maybe teddys coming out of retirement

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Im so angry

I'll second That

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why carnt sir red nose hav a stroke?????

Soon mate, soon...

I would prefer him to choke on a Haggis

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What are the chances of us having signed a pre-contract agreement with Zenit/Arshavin and that he will join us after the Russian season ends and be available to play for the second half of the UEFA cup?

Arshavin signing a pre-contract?

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why carnt sir red nose hav a stroke?????

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I would prefer him to choke on a Haggis

lmfao

If THFC are putting a statement out confirming this rumour I bet you lot would be a tad more positive about the dealings of Levy & Co.

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Nevertheless, I agree for the most part of the disagreement with the actions taken yesterday.

f/ck it .. the initial email does put things in persepective .. I wouldn;t be so worried now if our defence wasn't so shite .. its the whole score the most goals to win a game scenario .. 3 weeks into the seaon and its after getting stormy

Apparently we can sign someone on loan at any point or any player that is unattached to a club ie: a free agent. Thats interesting.

Fancy bombarding the Spurs email to sign Appiah anybody??

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what a load of bull.

Crappiest excuse I have ever heard

i hate negative twats like you, at least wait for them to deliver the fuc*in message then have your say

Reply to Divot_McMulligan:

First post as a registered participant and one who has long enjoyed HH's work, whether here or as West Stand Voice elsewhere.

Sports execs will often agree that it's better for a club to get rid of a player a year too soon than a year too late.

If you're going to hammer...

good response Divot mate .. but are you not a little nervous that our defence was not able to hold out against Middlesborough and Sunderland at home?

Divot McMulligan - I understand what you say about Keane, and I share your view that the price was potentially good. It's probably also true that by holding on until the last minute, a better price was obtained for Berbatov (with a little help from Manchester City no doubt).

What's completely missed here though is that these were not planned transfers to allow better players a chance or youngsters to come through. These were distress sales that have left deep holes in the team and undermined our position seriously. Who will be next - Modric if he does well this season? You can't run a football club on selling your best players time and time again. It makes no footballing or financial sense. Even Amy Winehouse gets it - No No No

i would love for them to have pulled something out of the hat, something to bring my passion for spurs back before the villa game.

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i would love for them to have pulled something out of the hat, something to bring my passion for spurs back before the villa game.

crespo maybe? or perhaps someone from Sth America who is out of contract/can buy out their contract....

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i would love for them to have pulled something out of the hat, something to bring my passion for spurs back before the villa game.

crespo maybe? or perhaps someone from Sth America who is out of contract/can buy out their contract....

It seems west spam have signed 2 players on loan, maybe we can still get loan players in.

People criticising our board for dragging their heels in the Berba saga take note of the ManUtdBlogger editorial comment:

'Even though Berbatov finally made it - despite the deliberately cheeky efforts of Manchester City to scupper our best laid (in fact poorly-laid) plans at the eleventh hour - we’re still left wondering why this wasn’t wrapped up a whole lot sooner.

Some might consider brinkmanship a sensible ploy for cost-conscious businesses, but what did United effectively gain from allowing this saga to run down to the wire? Beyond the acquisition of the player not much - certainly no reduction in cost. In fact all this prevarication served to do was endanger the possibility of the transfer by allowing the Sulaiman-Come-Latelies over at Wastelands to try to piss on our chips.

United paid more than they wanted or can really afford for Berbatov, but frankly, given Levy’s obvious tenacity, should have seen the writing on the wall sooner and coughed up the shekels back in June.'

Does anyone have an e-mail address for Levy?

it seems i am stupid, looked up the rules and we cannot sign anyone on loan outside of the window, cannot think what the announcement will be, perhaps greavies is coming out of retirement for a season.

daniel.levy@tottenhamhotspur.com i'm guessing?

I wish they had "coughed up the shekels back in June." We could have signed....er, someone!

Firstly that scum bag is gone hooray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok right good letter which was not answered i dont see how keane (a in my opinion up their with the best) can be replaced my a unproven mexican, last time i looked bentley and modric were not strikers campbell is unproven in the premiership. so i would hardly call that a straight swap. Then i come to Pavyluchenko he is not a proven goalscorer in the premiership (yet) not a straight swap either. Lets face its total blown up in our faces and no one in the hierarchy have done anything and to be honest i feel let down to be honest. Only time will tell but its not good at all.

Final point i do not like this 4 5 1 system at all play 442 last time i checked we dont play in spain. I dont want to watch that boring football please please ramos switch back to 442.

more humorously city are to bid 135m for ronaldo.

i have already mailed every address i can find at the club and have had no response to my kind requests for answers.

dont waste your time.

All this "We've become a selling club" stuff is bollocks.

A couple of years ago United sold one of the greatest finishers of all time in Van Nistleroy and the Arse have just lost Hleb and Flamini. Then there is Robinho leaving Real Madrid. All clubs buy and sell we're no different.

I am gutted to lose one of the best forwards we've ever had but he wanted to go and as Roy Keane says book the cab and say adios.

Of course the Govern big head plays rough which has cost them several million more and maybe cost us another striker for now. Or maybe Zenit just faffed around too much who knows ?


Perfect it ain't but this is no disaster.

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i have already mailed every address i can find at the club and have had no response to my kind requests for answers.

dont waste your time.

You're selling yourself short.

You were largely responsible for BMJ's departure if memory serves me well...

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more humorously city are to bid 135m for ronaldo.

City make me laugh and they said they want fabregas and torres. I think there could be a chance of mike ashley trying to take us over coz newcastle want him out and he wanted to take us over anyway? anyone want him?

Was Levy shrewd is extracting the most bank notes for Berba-sulk? Or was he incredibly lucky that Man-Shitty was bought and then made a goofy bid for the Bulgarian? If that hadn't of happened, Red-nose would've forced DL's hand, as he had our chairman Bent over a barrel (pardon the pun).

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Was Levy shrewd is extracting the most bank notes for Berba-sulk? Or was he incredibly lucky that Man-Shitty was bought and then made a goofy bid for the Bulgarian? If that hadn't of happened, Red-nose would've forced DL's hand, as he had our chairman Bent over a barrel (pardon the pun).

Levy was certainly shrewd in realising some time ago that players come and go and that it is better to buy low and sell high.

He certainly does that pretty well.

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it seems i am stupid, looked up the rules and we cannot sign anyone on loan outside of the window, cannot think what the announcement will be, perhaps greavies is coming out of retirement for a season.

Some bedtime reading for you on the rules & regs for transfer window;

Premier League and SPL clubs now have until midnight on Monday, 1 September to sign players after the deadline was extended by 24 hours for the convenience of clubs as the previous date fell on a Sunday.

English Football League and Blue Square Premier (Conference National) clubs have the same deadline for full transfers, but not for loans. Clubs in the English non-league pyramid below the Blue Square Premier are not bound by the transfer window system.

After midnight on 1 September, Premier League and SPL clubs cannot sign any players, on loan or full transfers, until the next transfer window in the 2008/09 season opens on 1 January. This window will stay open until midnight on Monday, 1 February.

Clubs in the Football League can sign players on loan outside of the transfer windows, following a seven-day period after the transfer window closes.

Outside of the transfer windows, any club may still sign players on an emergency basis (such as if they had no goalkeepers available) with the permission of their competition's governing body, ie the Premier League.

Players who are out of contract and do not have a club, can be signed outside of the transfer window if they are unattached free agents when the window closes.

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The last one might hold some credance/hope that maybe there is an ace up a sleeve?

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it seems i am stupid, looked up the rules and we cannot sign anyone on loan outside of the window, cannot think what the announcement will be, perhaps greavies is coming out of retirement for a season.

Some bedtime reading for you on the rules & regs for transfer window;

Premier League and SPL clubs now have until midnight on Monday, 1 September to sign players after the deadline was extended by 24 hours for the convenience of clubs as the previous date fell on a Sunday.
...

Clubs in the Football League can sign players on loan outside of the transfer windows, following a seven-day period after the transfer window closes.

This one is most important. I had no idea. This would be a great chance to get a good striker or defensive midfielder, or both, on board if we guarantee to sign them both at the end of the spell for good money.

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it seems i am stupid, looked up the rules and we cannot sign anyone on loan outside of the window, cannot think what the announcement will be, perhaps greavies is coming out of retirement for a season.

Some bedtime reading for you on the rules & regs for transfer window;

Premier League and SPL clubs now have until midnight on Monday, 1 September to sign players after the deadline was extended by 24 hours for the convenience of clubs as the previous date fell on a Sunday.
...

Clubs in the Football League can sign players on loan outside of the transfer windows, following a seven-day period after the transfer window closes.

This one is most important. I had no idea. This would be a great chance to get a good striker or defensive midfielder, or both, on...

dont think this applies to Prem Ollie

Alan Hansen said on MOTD after the Sunderland game that Berba was going to go and he thought the delay was down to a replacement being found.


I am NOT ITK but it looks to me like we expected Arshavin to be sorted and by the time that fell apart we were faced with keeping the weeping Bulgar for another 4 months and then getting less or shipping him out and doing the best we could.

To me that's a no brainer.

Aren't we forgetting here with these e-mails that Pav is cup tied? The origional e-mail asked the question about going into Europe with just 2 strikers and gets a reply going on about Pav? Same goes with Cors being cup tied.
I want to know like many others if: 1)We have an option to buy Campbell and if not:2) Why are we giving valuable experience to a Red Nose product and not Peckhart?

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it seems i am stupid, looked up the rules and we cannot sign anyone on loan outside of the window, cannot think what the announcement will be, perhaps greavies is coming out of retirement for a season.

Some bedtime reading for you on the rules & regs for transfer window;

Premier League and SPL clubs now have until midnight on Monday, 1 September to sign players after the deadline was extended by 24 hours for the convenience of clubs as the previous date fell on a Sunday.
...

Clubs in the Football League can sign players on loan outside of the transfer windows, following a seven-day period after the transfer window closes.

This one is most important. I had no idea. This would be a great chance to get a good striker or defensive midfielder, or both, on...

dont think this applies to Prem Ollie

I think it might apply; if what that numpty on SSN said last night to that effect is true.

Harry I`ve spent the day super gluing the many plates I broke in anticipation of the signings of Arshavin ,Hunteler and Veluso or Diarra .

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it seems i am stupid, looked up the rules and we cannot sign anyone on loan outside of the window, cannot think what the announcement will be, perhaps greavies is coming out of retirement for a season.

Some bedtime reading for you on the rules & regs for transfer window;

Premier League and SPL clubs now have until midnight on Monday, 1 September to sign players after the deadline was extended by 24 hours for the convenience of clubs as the previous date fell on a Sunday.
...

Clubs in the Football League can sign players on loan outside of the transfer windows, following a seven-day period after the transfer window closes.

This one is most important. I had no idea. This would be a great chance to get a good striker or defensive midfielder, or both, on...

dont think this applies to Prem Ollie

I think it might apply; if what that numpty on SSN said last night to that effect is true.

shit i hope you guys are right but if you refer to the clear definition between Football league and Premier league in my earlier post (and taken from the following link) then i think we can only use the last paragraph which is still an option even if we offer to buy it out for them?

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it seems i am stupid, looked up the rules and we cannot sign anyone on loan outside of the window, cannot think what the announcement will be, perhaps greavies is coming out of retirement for a season.

Some bedtime reading for you on the rules & regs for transfer window;

Premier League and SPL clubs now have until midnight on Monday, 1 September to sign players after the deadline was extended by 24 hours for the convenience of clubs as the previous date fell on a Sunday.
...

Clubs in the Football League can sign players on loan outside of the transfer windows, following a seven-day period after the transfer window closes.

This one is most important. I had no idea. This would be a great chance to get a good striker or defensive midfielder, or both, on...

dont think this applies to Prem Ollie

How about the 2 west ham loans, 18 hours after the window closed? or were they both out of contract?

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Divot McMulligan - I understand what you say about Keane, and I share your view that the price was potentially good. It's probably also true that by holding on until the last minute, a better price was obtained for Berbatov (with a little help from Manchester City no doubt).

What's...

Hear hear!

I am amazed, stunned and in disbelief. I am also angry and before i rant i wondered if anyne had any news when this so called statement will be released bythe board or are we assuming it is a fake?

have any of you ever seen a smile as big as this .. must be getting s/cked off by Whiskey Nose

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it seems i am stupid, looked up the rules and we cannot sign anyone on loan outside of the window, cannot think what the announcement will be, perhaps greavies is coming out of retirement for a season.

Some bedtime reading for you on the rules & regs for transfer window;

Premier League and SPL clubs now have until midnight on Monday, 1 September to sign players after the deadline was extended by 24 hours for the convenience of clubs as the previous date fell on a Sunday.
...

Clubs in the Football League can sign players on loan outside of the transfer windows, following a seven-day period after the transfer window closes.

This one is most important. I had no idea. This would be a great chance to get a good striker or defensive midfielder, or both, on...

dont think this applies to Prem Ollie

How about the 2 west ham loans, 18 hours after the window closed? or were they both out of contract?

i can only think they registered them before the deadline, i think we did the same with Rasiak (loan or purchase, makes no diff). I hate to say it but i think i am right, our only chance is out of contract players or players who buy themselves out of their contract (which is as corrupt as fuck if you think about it, Spurs could give them that back by way of some hidden bonus)

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it seems i am stupid, looked up the rules and we cannot sign anyone on loan outside of the window, cannot think what the announcement will be, perhaps greavies is coming out of retirement for a season.

Some bedtime reading for you on the rules & regs for transfer window;

Premier League and SPL clubs now have until midnight on Monday, 1 September to sign players after the deadline was extended by 24 hours for the convenience of clubs as the previous date fell on a Sunday.
...

Clubs in the Football League can sign players on loan outside of the transfer windows, following a seven-day period after the transfer window closes.

This one is most important. I had no idea. This would be a great chance to get a good striker or defensive midfielder, or both, on...

dont think this applies to Prem Ollie

How about the 2 west ham loans, 18 hours after the window closed? or were they both out of contract?

i think they were made inside of the window, just announced a bit late, like one of Nobles tackles.

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In all fairness, if you email Spurs with a valid point and go about it in the right way, you get a response. I did after the NEwcastle game and Levy sent me an email back to the effect of thae performance wasn't good enough and check the site for an apology, which duly came. COYS>

would u please give me mr.levys email adress??? please

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have any of you ever seen a smile as big as this .. must be getting s/cked off by Whiskey Nose

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Makes my blood boil - hope our fans are "in the right frame of mind" to boo his every touch of the ball when he returns to WHL. I am actually getting sick of seeing his grinning mug all over the place like a red rash!

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it seems i am stupid, looked up the rules and we cannot sign anyone on loan outside of the window, cannot think what the announcement will be, perhaps greavies is coming out of retirement for a season.

Some bedtime reading for you on the rules & regs for transfer window;

Premier League and SPL clubs now have until midnight on Monday, 1 September to sign players after the deadline was extended by 24 hours for the convenience of clubs as the previous date fell on a Sunday.
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I tell you what, at least you have got some belief left. After last night I can't muster the energy to believe in anything from WHL.

Tottenham's loan signing of Fraizer Campbell is not with a view to a permanent move.

Bastards. Yet more salt in that ever growing wound.

I hear We have been taken by Billy Smart

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it seems i am stupid, looked up the rules and we cannot sign anyone on loan outside of the window, cannot think what the announcement will be, perhaps greavies is coming out of retirement for a season.

Some bedtime reading for you on the rules & regs for transfer window;

Premier League and SPL clubs now have until midnight on Monday, 1 September to sign players after the deadline was extended by 24 hours for the convenience of clubs as the previous date fell on a Sunday.
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I tell you what, at least you have got some belief left. After last night I can't muster the energy to believe in anything from WHL.

Cant help myself where Spurs are concerned, Audere est facere

campbell was a panic buy with a dollop of humiliation on top

boo the fucker to pieces

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Tottenham's loan signing of Fraizer Campbell is not with a view to a permanent move.

Bastards. Yet more salt in that ever growing wound.

where di you get this from Ollie?

I dont believe it to be true

OK so we're not happy but as my ex-wife and the mother of my child still tells me that the glass is half full....The curse of being a Spur's supporter is that we are forever half empty....notice I said ex as I left her in a London hotel on a rainy Sunday, last day of a vacation to London, to run down to Selhurst to see a bore draw with Wimbledon...Barmby scored...near the end of Ossie's reign....

Fact...neither Keane or F&*$atov wanted to be here and I don't think anyone can argue that we didn't receive full value for both....and as far as F&^%atov does anyone seriously believe the Prem League would act against Scum U?? Our sense of pride would not have brought more money for him in January. We cut our losses for a very tidy profit....

Fact, outside of AA and HH the pipedream, the alternatives were Heskey, Owen and today Doyle all of who's upsides were cancelled by equal or greater downsides (age, previous knocks, and skill).....It is fairly obvious that Zenit wanted 100% of the fee upfront and it seems that is outside of the norm.....

Fact...we do not know yet if Campbell has a designated price tag at season's end...At best, we have an England under 21 striker under contract if desired, at worst we have a stop gap that will not cost us after use which brings me to........

Fact...No Panic Buys!!!!!! I have one word to emphesize the last point Raziak!!!!

Yes, we all wanted another CB and DM but life is not perfect and with the clear out, the roster is far more role focused then it was a year ago....there are only 4 senior players banished to the reserves and one of them has a torn up knee....

So option 1 is that the window could have gone better!!! Option 2 was being stuck with a depressed Bulgarian Cancer with a diminishing return and no guarentee of punishment for Fergie the Red Nosed Alchoholic. I will take option 1 and at the end of the day applaud DL for getting maximum value for those who did not want the shirt.....

Glory, Glory!!!!!!!!!

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Tottenham's loan signing of Fraizer Campbell is not with a view to a permanent move.

Bastards. Yet more salt in that ever growing wound.

where di you get this from Ollie?

I dont believe it to be true

tis true.

setanta

levy . cunt. *

Reply to 2 dare is to do:

Would love someone to tell me why we didnt stand our ground last nite, after man utd blatanley had berbatov without our permission. Sick of us pandering to the likes of old red nose

what was the point of standing our ground? To end up with a player who doesnt want to be there, who holds up our progress, is a negative effect on our young team and who we would end up selling for quite a few million pound less in january.
It was a good deal for us. The only problem is we didnt sign a new top notch striker. There was nothing wrong with the deal we got from utd.

Reply to jolsgonemental:

Reply to toddspur:

Reply to Ollie:

Tottenham's loan signing of Fraizer Campbell is not with a view to a permanent move.

Bastards. Yet more salt in that ever growing wound.

where di you get this from Ollie?

I dont believe it to be true

tis true.

setanta

levy . cunt. *

fuckin hell JGM, you dont believe those morons do you?

Reply to rj1882:

Reply to 2 dare is to do:

Would love someone to tell me why we didnt stand our ground last nite, after man utd blatanley had berbatov without our permission. Sick of us pandering to the likes of old red nose

what was the point of standing our ground? To end up with a player who doesnt want to be there, who holds up our progress, is a negative effect on our young team and who we would end up selling for quite a few million pound less in january.
It was a good deal for us. The only problem is we...

to add to that;

if we can bend the rules a wee bit and buy out a strikers contract via some dodgy bouns related scam then we have 30.75 million pounds to do that with.....cunt has gone, we have Manure rotten cash now lets see what Levy can do with it

Reply to jolsgonemental:

i have already mailed every address i can find at the club and have had no response to my kind requests for answers.

dont waste your time.

Are you signing your e-mails 'jolsgonemental'?

Just wondering.

why didnt you buy arshavin you cunts?

love
JGM

Reply to el:

Reply to jolsgonemental:

i have already mailed every address i can find at the club and have had no response to my kind requests for answers.

dont waste your time.

Are you signing your e-mails 'jolsgonemental'?

Just wondering.

, JGM is very proud of his name so i think i know his answer well in advance, it might contain swearing el so be warned!

It is on the main site now

Statement is up. Haven't read it yet, came here first.

LINK

Reply to jolsgonemental:

why didnt you buy arshavin you cunts?

love
JGM

quality

Damien on the Spurs website :


"I am particularly disappointed that we were unable to make one additional signing, another experienced striker. The deal was agreed but fell through in the final moments due to agent activity. It is all too often that judgments are made on how these deals are or are not concluded and the reality and the reasoning that happens is often very different and highly unpredictable.

"Two of our new signings, Vedran and Roman are cup-tied for the UEFA Cup and whilst this is not ideal, we shall work with the whole team to produce good performances. We are building a squad for the league and future seasons and we are all looking forward to getting on with playing football now."

From the site...


"I am particularly disappointed that we were unable to make one additional signing, another experienced striker. The deal was agreed but fell through in the final moments due to agent activity. It is all too often that judgments are made on how these deals are or are not concluded and the reality and the reasoning that happens is often very different and highly unpredictable.

Well i think that each and every point is valid and shows that they have our clubs interests at heart. The best point is Mr Levy saying that the two rats jumping ship have overshadowed a fantastic window for us. I would much rather settle for three strikers (perhaps a recalled Pekhart if things get hairy) than to have panic bought a lump. Well done Damien and Daniel for avery honest and humble statement which was duly required after the unecessary hysteria which us Spurs fans seem to create for no apparent reason.

I said good day sir.

Damien Comolli has stated the following:

"I am particularly disappointed that we were unable to make one additional signing, another experienced striker. The deal was agreed but fell through in the final moments due to agent activity."

Anyone know who he's talking about?

Reply to Mozza:

Statement is up. Haven't read it yet, came here first.

LINK

you cant say they are hiding behind anything, and i am guessing the agent they refer to is that cunt representing Smoothbutt

i am pleased to hear this statement just to have some sort of closure on the subject, JGM might say different though!

Reply to Jamez:

Damien Comolli has stated the following:

"I am particularly disappointed that we were unable to make one additional signing, another experienced striker. The deal was agreed but fell through in the final moments due to agent activity."

Anyone know who he's...

smoothbutts agent no doubt

Comolli also state;

"I think we got a lot of the players we wanted and early. We decided to make these changes because we feel we're beginning a new cycle, so we had to think about building a team with a future, and that's exactly what we've done. We are younger, there is more depth, and we know that EVERYONE we have brought in is ABSOLUTELY COMMITED TO THE CLUB!.

Everyone apart from Campbell eh Comolli!!!!!
What a load of BOLLOCKS!!

Reply to Jamez:

Comolli also state;

"I think we got a lot of the players we wanted and early. We decided to make these changes because we feel we're beginning a new cycle, so we had to think about building a team with a future, and that's exactly what we've done. We are younger, there is more depth,...

cock, take off your rose tinted glasses, read the statement again and at least acknowledge our club have made a statement. cock

Reply to jolsgonemental:

i have already mailed every address i can find at the club and have had no response to my kind requests for answers.

dont waste your time.

Well for my money if Wendy pulls her finger out and gets the chelski game's squad plus Pav & Corluka properly up for every match this month we should beat villa and krakow and wigan and portsmouth etc...

Fcuk it, I'm having another bottle of Directors.

Actually just noticed that the label has a spured cockerel on it. Could it be a sign?

Yeah, that all Yids need a fcuking drink.

To be fair, Campbell has already said that he's happy to be at Tottenham and if you read between the lines he'd much rather be with us than with those twonks at Wigan or Hull.

As has been pointed out before too, the "Old Ronaldo" may have a dicky knee, but he's also a free agent.

Talking of which.... what happenned to those players that didn't receive a squad number particularly The Prince and Rocha? Surely we should at least give 'em numbers and keep them as squad players?

Reply to JurgensToenail:

To be fair, Campbell has already said that he's happy to be at Tottenham and if you read between the lines he'd much rather be with us than with those twonks at Wigan or Hull.

As has been pointed out before too, the "Old Ronaldo" may have a dicky knee, but he's also a free agent....

i imagine they can get one, how would pavlova get his?

Its all a bit much, we aren't that terrible and can buy someone in jan to bolster the squad for the later rounds of the UFEA cup.

When Campbell scores the winner against the barcodes all will be forgiven.

Bent will score more now he doesn't have the burden of being the only striker.

Thing are fine, they could be better, but look on the bright side.

we aren't newcastle!

Reply to paulhasissues:

Its all a bit much, we aren't that terrible and can buy someone in jan to bolster the squad for the later rounds of the UFEA cup.

When Campbell scores the winner against the barcodes all will be forgiven.

Bent will score more now he doesn't have the burden of being...

nice one Paul, i like your glass, it is more than half full like mine

Reply to rj1882:

Reply to 2 dare is to do:

Would love someone to tell me why we didnt stand our ground last nite, after man utd blatanley had berbatov without our permission. Sick of us pandering to the likes of old red nose

what was the point of standing our ground? To end up with a player who doesnt want to be there, who holds up our progress, is a negative effect on our young team and who we would end up selling for quite a few million pound less in january.
It was a good deal for us. The only problem is we...

It shouldnt be about money mate, we are a laughing stock right now, Utd were parading our player round manchester sticking the fingers up at us. So what if we lost 3 or 4 mill in jan. We be sending out the rght message

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i see SSN have got their facts wrong again, It was Comolli who said these things, journo's juist cant get simple things right

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Jamez you mustn't be so rude, dear.

Unless it's to me.

Ta ta.

GUTTED! DEFLATED! CHEATED! MUGGED! DEFILED! ROBBED! Just a few words that describe how I am feeling right now.

Cant help but feel our season is well not over coz we have some fine players but it feels like it might be another nearly season and we all know how they feel.

2 of our main signings are cup tied in Europe and as much as like the players we have I cant see them being strong enough to compete in Europe.

I too am really annoyed that we have only got Campbell for 1 season, not good enough for manure 1st 11 but good enough for us to train up in time for them to snatch him back and reap the rewards of our labour.

I love Spurs and always will, but I can't believe the powers that be have allowed this to happen.

C.O.Y.S.

look like there is an official statement from the club...

LINK

Did we spend $77m on those 8 players. How does that break down? $45m Modric, Betley Pav, another $15m on Gomes and Corluka, that's $60m, $5 on Gio wasn't it. That leaves $12m for Cambell and Sanchez. I don't think so. And $72m from sales, so thats about $21m after Keane and Berba, anyone know how that breaks down? The $72m sounds about right, but I can't figure how the $77m adds up. Anyone?

Just to follow up on where the money went. A quick review of the reported info around the web shows that the concensus of opinion is that we received £76m and spent £66m. Thats is £15m adrift from the official figures quoted by Levy on the site. I know £15m is fairly small beer nowadays in the PL, but nevertheless I would like to know the actual figures, wouldn't you? Isn't transparency a pre-requisite at the London Stock Exchange? In which case what's the numbers, because it was reported we were only a million or so short on Arshavin weeks ago, so to have £15 million slip through the cracks is significant.

Reply to OneDayRamos:

have any of you ever seen a smile as big as this .. must be getting s/cked off by Whiskey Nose

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ODR mate, you know how Berkatoss is traditionally a slow starter i really really hope he dont score for at least 12 games, put the bastard under pressure & get the Mancs & Rudolph the Boot Thrower on his back...

Reply to xildnparadise:

OK so we're not happy but as my ex-wife and the mother of my child still tells me that the glass is half full....The curse of being a Spur's supporter is that we are forever half empty....notice I said ex as I left her in a London hotel on a rainy Sunday, last day of a vacation to London, to run...

where u exiled mate, i'm in Barcelona.

Just got is and decided to expend some vitriol on the F.A. inbox, I still can’t believe that the rule states that a club can break the transfer rules as long as it can bully and bribe the target club into not making a complaint. It only adds weight to argument that the investigation into corruption in football failed to find anything because it was instructed not to.
If it carries on like this the F.A. will leave Football with all the credibility of American Wrestling

Dear Football Association

I would like to complain about the abject performance of the Football Association (F.A.) and question your ability/suitability to continue as our national sports governing body.
After watching live television containing images of Manchester United plc and their representative Sir Alex Ferguson blatantly breach transfer regulations with the transfer of a player from Tottenham Hotspur to Manchester United I am left confused as to whether F.A. rules only apply to clubs without financial muscle or personal influence. For any club to ignore unashamedly the F.A. and its rules would suggest that they have an unwritten impunity to the sanctions that would normally be handed out to any less influential club.
When this latest debacle is added to the lack of action following the conviction of Joey Barton for serious assault, the meaningless fine handed out to West Ham United over the Carlos Tevez affair and you persistent ineptitude in dealing with massed cheating (i.e. our overpaid but under educated professional footballers diving/feigning injury with the complicity of their managers and clubs) the F.A has consistently proven itself to be an insincere, impotent and pointless organisation. Any governing body that is too frightened to discipline its charges or enforce its own rules should be disbanded and replaced forthwith.
Normally to witness the massed ranks of the F.A. cowering pathetically in the front of a lone, red faced and probably inebriated Scotsman would be worth the admission charge on its own but this is where any amusement is treated with a caustic coating of reality. As a youth worker I frequently experience the consequences of your pathetic attempts to govern a sport/industry that has a disproportionate influence on the behaviour of young people.
If your hierarchy could prise their collective lips away from every wealthy and influential backside that is pointed in their general direction perhaps they could start earning the ridiculous salaries.

I wait expectantly……. for you to conform to the fat cat stereotype and do nothing except pocket another lovely wad of cash accompanied by a bottle of Alex Ferguson complimentary plonk .

Reply to jolsgonemental:

why didnt you buy arshavin you cunts?

love
JGM

lmfao

Questions:

1. Why/how did we manage to cock up deal for Arshavin?

2. How does Frazier Campbell provide a sufficient alternative in attack?

3.Why didn't we just promote Peckhart into the senior squad?

4. Why did I renew my season ticket?


For me the whole fiasco with Berbatov has already cost us in the poor start to the season and as we haven't managed to replace like for like (i.e. pairing that scored 50 goals past two seasons), with anything like the same goal threat.
I can't see us challenging for anything this year ... having more options by getting someone of the quality of Arshavin was the minimum that we needed.
The board have played it nicely in terms of the money we have brought in and that is important, but on the football side have failed miserably and to be honest I think that is what counts at the end of the day ...

I think the most important thing is do we have an option, in our favour, to sign Faizer Campbell. I can't think of anything worse than him being a massive hit and Man Utd taking him back or selling him to a rival.

we should have got Heeskeyyyy

U French cunt

WE NEED A RICH ARAB TO BUY CARRICK, KEANE AND BERBATOV BACK!

Can someone contact Paul Barber and ask the team to look at getting Ronaldo and Appiah as free agents. I think they would help a lot at the moment.