Summer Transfer Gossip

irishmover

Ormus wrote: »

Daily Fail running blind again.

No source, no quotes, no news, just a general run through of players who didn't shine last season. Bound to be right about a few of them of course.

AVB has already said he's keeping Benny.

I know. I posted on here saying he did.

Edit: Also, every single one of those players has been talked about over the past 6 months about being sold or released. They're simply putting 2+2 together.

I agree though the journalists must walk into the office, sit down, take a sip of their coffee and then ponder for a second of what story they'll make up this time.

Antisocialiser

Everyone on this thread should read this.

pleasant Co.

Antisocialiser wrote: »

Everyone on this thread should read this.

/end of thread :cool:

Leinstersqspur

Antisocialiser wrote: »

Everyone on this thread should read this.

Great article alright, it really is all smoke and mirrors. I wonder who this is?

"Some clubs leak news of who their targets will be in March or April because tickets for next season might not be doing so well. There is one high-profile chairman who is notorious for this."

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

Just thinking of the "high-profile" chairmen in the league. Obviously Levy is one, but I think Spurs sell season tickets quite well regardless.

A club that springs to mind is Arsenal, considering the ticket prices and they're always seemed to be linked with someone. Other clubs could possibly be Aston Villa, QPR, Everton and Sunderland. Can't really see that strategy working with smaller clubs. I've considered Chelsea and Man City, but surely they sell enough considering the quality on show.

everdead.ie

THFC wrote: »

Just thinking of the "high-profile" chairmen in the league. Obviously Levy is one, but I think Spurs sell season tickets quite well regardless.

A club that springs to mind is Arsenal, considering the ticket prices and they're always seemed to be linked with someone. Other clubs could possibly be Aston Villa, QPR, Everton and Sunderland. Can't really see that strategy working with smaller clubs. I've considered Chelsea and Man City, but surely they sell enough considering the quality on show.

Arsenal are well known for having an awful lot of transfer rumours come out the same time as ticket renewals on the other hand we have 42,000 people on a waiting list for a season ticket even if only half of them would actually take up a season ticket if it was available that would cover the number of season tickets we have (I think we sell 21-24k st's a year)

mushykeogh

Funny that Chelsea season ticket deadline was yesterday at 5pm! Guillem Balague reckons spurs have offered Villa a two year deal.http://sulia.com/channel/la-liga/f/8a719bcf-d5c2-4219-bcad-64dca9ef38b1/?source=twitter

Would be nice if could seal a few deals nice and early, more stuff during the week about Damaio again.

Leinstersqspur

So much BS in the newspapers!

Talk today of Defoe plus cash for Benteke:rolleyes::rolleyes: When was the last time a swap deal ever came of, particularly for us?! Don't mention Frazer Campbell!

Hatch99

Leinstersqspur wrote: »

So much BS in the newspapers!

Talk today of Defoe plus cash for Benteke:rolleyes::rolleyes: When was the last time a swap deal ever came of, particularly for us?! Don't mention Frazer Campbell!

agree swap deals never happen, but he'd be a great signing all the same

mickman

gallas / bostock and bently off the wage bill

http://www.fanatix.com/news/tottenham-summer-exodus-begins-as-experienced-duo-depart/122383/

everdead.ie

McEvoy offered a pro contract

irishmover

Jack Munns gone too... Thought he had a good season..

tippspur

John Bostock let go aswel I hear,we had great hopes for him a when he come to the Lane.

mickman

Arsenal said yesterday that they are entering a new era of 'financial firepower'

They said they can pay 200k per week wages now

This is a major worry for us

SuprSi

mickman wrote: »

Arsenal said yesterday that they are entering a new era of 'financial firepower'

They said they can pay 200k per week wages now

This is a major worry for us

It really is. If they start buying players commanding those wages we may be in a bit of bother as that's Utd, Chelsea, City and Arsenal all paying way more than us. Having said that, it could also be spin - when are their season tickets up for renewal?

ziedth

I generally always think of the film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang a little bit when these rumors fly around.

For those that haven't seen it (great film BTW) Rovert Downey Junior Plays this guy who is flown out to LA as an unknown to star in some blockbuster and is introduced around parties and so on as the next big thing bit it turns out that he was being used just to get a few Million off Colin Farrels fee for that film so he wouldnt be replaced.

I sometimes think clubs operate a little like this, as a made up example Real releasing all this stuff about Bale because they feel they might get Rooney a little cheaper when they go in for him.

Probably not of course

Emoran

7 million for Mario Gomez ?!

Latest twitter rumour... Hopefully he signs just so we can play this anytime he scores http://gomezbutton.de/

Emoran

ziedth wrote: »

I generally always think of the film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang a little bit when these rumors fly around.

For those that haven't seen it (great film BTW) Rovert Downey Junior Plays this guy who is flown out to LA as an unknown to star in some blockbuster and is introduced around parties and so on as the next big thing bit it turns out that he was being used just to get a few Million off Colin Farrels fee for that film so he wouldnt be replaced.

I sometimes think clubs operate a little like this, as a made up example Real releasing all this stuff about Bale because they feel they might get Rooney a little cheaper when they go in for him.

Probably not of course

Sounds like an awful film !

noinc

Probably is an awful film. James Bond was known as Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang by the Italian press and was the original title for Thunderball, Shirley Bassey even recorded the theme song of that name and when the powers that be did not like her version Dionne Warwick did a separate version. Sorry we were talking about Spurs were'nt we ? Hope Holtby does what he seems capable of for Germany lately. We need to get back to having a glut of strikers too but good ones please.

Leinstersqspur

Tottenham are vying with Borussia Dortmund to sign Brazil and Atletico Mineiro winger Bernard, 20, and are interested in Fulham wide man Alex Kacaniklic, 21.

Fulham overtaking West Ham as our favourite feeder club?;);)

ziedth

Emoran wrote: »

Sounds like an awful film !

It's not the central storyline, it's just the plot device to get RDJ to LA. Trust me it's brilliant.

Anyway, Kacaniklic looks useful whenever I saw him.

everdead.ie

I just thought this was interesting
http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2013/06/how-spreadsheet-wielding-geeks-are-taking-over-football

The book contains several fascinating examples of statistics that could help club chairmen, managers or fans. Perhaps the book’s most remarkable finding is that football is a “weakest-link game” – although it’s nice to have great players in your team, it’s more important not to have rubbish players. Games are typically decided not by the Wayne Rooneys but by oafs such as Zurab Khizanishvili, a defender whose blunders in a play-off in 2011 arguably cost Reading promotion to the Premier League.

Perhaps we should re-evaluate our transfer targets who do we need an improvement on to help us keep clean sheets.

pancho84

Very good article. Moneyball is an interesting read for anyone who is into sports. This type of number crunching statistics appears to be creeping into all sports. Slightly off topic but here is a link to one of the worlds top proffesional gamblers in the States.
http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/dollars/post/_/id/2935/meet-the-worlds-top-nba-gambler.
His software created is more along the lines of probability to determine outcomes of matches but it is along the same lines with regard to statistics.

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

pancho84 wrote: »

Very good article. Moneyball is an interesting read for anyone who is into sports. This type of number crunching statistics appears to be creeping into all sports. Slightly off topic but here is a link to one of the worlds top proffesional gamblers in the States.
http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/dollars/post/_/id/2935/meet-the-worlds-top-nba-gambler.
His software created is more along the lines of probability to determine outcomes of matches but it is along the same lines with regard to statistics.

Aye, but Liverpool adopted a Moneyball approach and it turned out disastrously. It works better for those (American) sports because specific skills are needed for specific parts of the game and players don't rely on their teammates as much as players in soccer do. Soccer is different because the game cannot really be broken down thus requiring a broad range of skills by each player, and each player is also part of a system of players so individual stats only mean as much as the context they're put in.

Kold

Yeah when I saw Moneyball I thought well that's all good and well for a sport where players don't necessarily have to be good at the game. Kinda showed how stupid baseball actually is.

Devo from Dublin

Wheres Dzagoev, Remy, Belhanda etc etc ???
They were "nearly" coming to us..
Now its Bernard and ?????
If ever a tv show reminds me of the transfer window saga its....
Good oul Nidge and Co.

Leinstersqspur

I'd say this Alderwiereld story is a runner.

Belgian from Ajax, surely Jan and Moussa will have a word in his ear!

Hatch99

Devo from Dublin wrote: »

Wheres Dzagoev, Remy, Belhanda etc etc ???
They were "nearly" coming to us..
Now its Bernard and ?????
If ever a tv show reminds me of the transfer window saga its....
Good oul Nidge and Co.

Trish would make a good physio

Cianan2

Apparently the main character that Moneyball is based on is a Spurs fan...

Leinstersqspur

I wonder if the club would be looking at Mohamed Salah, the Egyptian winger who we'll all remember tearing us a new one in the Europa League. Only 20yrs old, great speed, control and finishing..