Summer Transfer Gossip

Sugarlumps · 23-05-2013 7:48am

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/401843/EXCLUSIVE-Tottenham-prepare-36m-double-striker-swoop-to-help-keep-Gareth-Bale

irishmover · 23-05-2013 7:51am

Sugarlumps wrote: »

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/401843/EXCLUSIVE-Tottenham-prepare-36m-double-striker-swoop-to-help-keep-Gareth-Bale

We should set a rule for this forum. Nobody is allowed link Damaio of Soldado related transfer articles unless its something official from either player or clubs....

Both players have been talked to death in the media for a long time now...

Sugarlumps · 23-05-2013 7:52am

Relax, it's called transfer gossip

irishmover · 23-05-2013 8:01am

Sugarlumps wrote: »

Relax, it's called transfer gossip

I am relaxed......

Just saying, it's been talked about far too much and too many tabloids like the guardian or telegraph or express post too many articles about the same thing.. It's more unnessecary traffic for their sites.

everdead.ie · 23-05-2013 8:27am

Just revisited the first page being linked to Adam in the end bullet dodged massively there!

mickman · 23-05-2013 8:39am

everdead.ie wrote: »

Just revisited the first page being linked to Adam in the end bullet dodged massively there!

unreal. even if he was top class for us i would never like the guy

SuprSi · 23-05-2013 8:53am

irishmover wrote: »

We should set a rule for this forum. Nobody is allowed link Damaio of Soldado related transfer articles unless its something official from either player or clubs....

Both players have been talked to death in the media for a long time now...

Haha it's funny, Damaio has come up in every summer and winter transfer window for the past 3 years and nothing has ever come of it. I reckon that transfer is a pox on the club at this stage and should just be forgotten about!!

Still, getting those two strikers in would certainly help. I've always been impressed with Soldado whenever I've seen him. I can't imagine us buying 2 strikers without getting rid of at least 1 first though, so I don't have much faith in the article.

2nd Row Donkey · 23-05-2013 9:35am

I have an awful feeling that we will be starting next season with Defoe and Ade on the books and not much more.

When you take away the strikers that are valued beyond what we can afford to pay, that are within our wage structure, that willing to sign for a club without CL football and actually available , who have you got left? Very worrying. We'll either end up with some risky unproven foreigner, some journeyman or some young french/German/Spanish lad who was the "top goalscorer at the U-19 European championships" in 2008 and hasn't done jack **** since.

irishmover · 23-05-2013 9:49am

2nd Row Donkey wrote: »

I have an awful feeling that we will be starting next season with Defoe and Ade on the books and not much more.

When you take away the strikers that are valued beyond what we can afford to pay, that are within our wage structure, that willing to sign for a club without CL football and actually available , who have you got left? Very worrying. We'll either end up with some risky unproven foreigner, some journeyman or some young french/German/Spanish lad who was the "top goalscorer at the U-19 European championships" in 2008 and hasn't done jack **** since.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomáš_Necid

I heard we're in for him... All your fault.

Ormus · 23-05-2013 10:29am

2nd Row Donkey wrote: »

I have an awful feeling that we will be starting next season with Defoe and Ade on the books and not much more.

When you take away the strikers that are valued beyond what we can afford to pay, that are within our wage structure, that willing to sign for a club without CL football and actually available , who have you got left? Very worrying. We'll either end up with some risky unproven foreigner, some journeyman or some young french/German/Spanish lad who was the "top goalscorer at the U-19 European championships" in 2008 and hasn't done jack **** since.

Haha yep that's about the strength of it.

We are probably the top of the pile when it comes to clubs who don't have Champions League, generally won't pay over 20m and generally won't pay over 100k wages.

It does rule us out of the running for the best strikers in the world unfortunately.

Dublin Spur · 23-05-2013 10:30am

2nd Row Donkey wrote: »

I have an awful feeling that we will be starting next season with Defoe and Ade on the books and not much more.

When you take away the strikers that are valued beyond what we can afford to pay, that are within our wage structure, that willing to sign for a club without CL football and actually available , who have you got left? Very worrying. We'll either end up with some risky unproven foreigner, some journeyman or some young french/German/Spanish lad who was the "top goalscorer at the U-19 European championships" in 2008 and hasn't done jack **** since.

we can afford to pay top dollar but choose not to

Ormus · 23-05-2013 10:33am

Dublin Spur wrote: »

we can afford to pay top dollar but choose not to

This thread is for transfer gossip

Dublin Spur · 23-05-2013 11:03am

I would have thought our willingness to spend (or not to spend) is very relevant to transfer gossip

Ormus · 23-05-2013 11:09am

Dublin Spur wrote: »

I would have thought our willingness to spend (or not to spend) is very relevant to transfer gossip

This thread is for transfer gossip.

That means if you're not gossiping about transfers, you're in the wrong thread.

2nd Row Donkey · 23-05-2013 5:18pm

Ormus wrote: »

This thread is for transfer gossip.

That means if you're not gossiping about transfers, you're in the wrong thread.

Well, that's how to stop a thread dead in it's tracks!

2nd Row Donkey · 23-05-2013 5:21pm

Anyway.

Assuming I'm not breaching any rules of the thread - what about the players leaving the club this season - can't see that generating much funds (GB been sold a-side)

We might pick up a few quid for Parker, Ade or Defoe if we agree to sell. Other then that there's Gomes, Thudd, Dempsey maybe and Benny (if you believe the papers).

T-b0n3 · 23-05-2013 5:52pm

2nd Row Donkey wrote: »

Anyway.

Assuming I'm not breaching any rules of the thread - what about the players leaving the club this season - can't see that generating much funds (GB been sold a-side)

We might pick up a few quid for Parker, Ade or Defoe if we agree to sell. Other then that there's Gomes, Thudd, Dempsey maybe and Benny (if you believe the papers).

Gomes is out of contract anyway as far as I am aware. Same goes for Gallas.

tippspur · 23-05-2013 10:55pm

I wouldn't mind having Ade and Defoe as 3rd and 4th choice strikers if we could get in a couple of better 1st choice ones.

tom1ie · 23-05-2013 11:19pm

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/tottenham-transfers-joao-mouinho-poised-1907497
Damn. Thought he'd make a much needed difference to our lacklustre midfield.
Whats the chances of luka coming back?

pleasant Co. · 23-05-2013 11:39pm

tom1ie wrote: »

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/tottenham-transfers-joao-mouinho-poised-1907497
Damn. Thought he'd make a much needed difference to our lacklustre midfield.
Whats the chances of luka coming back?

Until the ink is on paper, or whatever it is these days :pac:, there's no deal...this'll be the first of many long term targets to drag on through the summer I'm sure

Hatch99 · 24-05-2013 1:43pm

tom1ie wrote: »

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/tottenham-transfers-joao-mouinho-poised-1907497
Damn. Thought he'd make a much needed difference to our lacklustre midfield.
Whats the chances of luka coming back?

There is actually rumours that Luka wants to return to us..

Big Pussy Bonpensiero · 24-05-2013 3:49pm

Would take him back in a shot.

KingdomYid · 24-05-2013 5:29pm

THFC wrote: »

Would take him back in a shot.

Got to say I would too

2nd Row Donkey · 24-05-2013 5:31pm

I would too, the weaselly bast@rd

Left Back on the Bench · 24-05-2013 6:49pm

£40 million + luka for bale?who'd take that? spend d 40 million on a striker then

SuprSi · 24-05-2013 6:57pm

Left Back on the Bench wrote: »

£40 million + luka for bale?who'd take that? spend d 40 million on a striker then

Oh now that's a tough one. Lose this years best player for arguably our best from last year, plus a fortune to spend on a Bale replacement and striker? I still think I'd rather keep Bale and spend some money on a decent striker, assuming that money is available.

Left Back on the Bench · 24-05-2013 7:24pm

Wed need an out and out goal scorer. play luka and dembele and 3 out of lennon,dempsey,holtby,siggy. bale has won us so many points on his own it'd be hard to see him go

SuprSi · 24-05-2013 7:37pm

Very true, and if he wants to stay it'd be a shame to sell him. I'd hope this year, with a proven respected manager in place, Levy & Co will open the purse a little.

I saw Fabio's Coentrao's name mentioned in another forum - I've always rated him whenever I've seen him play for Madrid or Portugal. A flying left-back, maybe not hugely solid defensively but excellent going forward and has a great engine. I'd very much welcome him instead of BAE.

irishmover · 24-05-2013 11:37pm

Left Back on the Bench wrote: »

Wed need an out and out goal scorer. play luka and dembele and 3 out of lennon,dempsey,holtby,siggy. bale has won us so many points on his own it'd be hard to see him go

Sandro.

pleasant Co. · 24-05-2013 11:48pm

tom1ie wrote: »

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/tottenham-transfers-joao-mouinho-poised-1907497
Damn. Thought he'd make a much needed difference to our lacklustre midfield.
Whats the chances of luka coming back?

pleasant Co. wrote: »

Until the ink is on paper, or whatever it is these days :pac:, there's no deal...this'll be the first of many long term targets to drag on through the summer I'm sure

Well, I couldn't have been more wrong on that one: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22652097

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