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January Transfer Gossip

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    #1112
    Emoran
    Closed Accounts Posts: 442 ✭✭Emoran


    Live on SSN stating Fulham accepted a bid, looks a great player... Someone who will play well alongside sandro, roughly same build and fitness. One who will clean up shop and one who will create goals (hopefully)

    Give us Damiao and Lloris and I'm one happy man !

    COYS


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    #1113
    Leinstersqspur
    Registered Users Posts: 2,290 ✭✭✭Leinstersqspur


    Would be pretty amazing if we unveiled Llloris, Willian and Dembele tomorrow!

    Hope Utd don't gazump us for Dembele...


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    #1114
    tippspur
    Registered Users Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭tippspur


    I'm hearing stories that Willian is on the way to us also,hope it's true.


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    #1115
    Big Pussy Bonpensiero
    Registered Users Posts: 7,776 ✭✭✭Big Pussy Bonpensiero


    Wonder what this will mean for Parker now, never really thought he would feature much under AVB anyway.


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    #1116
    pleasant Co.
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 7,401 Mod ✭✭✭✭pleasant Co.


    Re: Dembele
    So, that's probably VDV gone right?


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    #1117
    WHL
    Registered Users Posts: 535 ✭✭✭WHL


    Mactard wrote: »
    Re: Dembele
    So, that's probably VDV gone right?

    Would he not be more of a direct replacement for Modric. Nor sure that this would be the end of VDV


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    #1118
    pleasant Co.
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 7,401 Mod ✭✭✭✭pleasant Co.


    WHL wrote: »
    Would he not be more of a direct replacement for Modric. Nor sure that this would be the end of VDV

    Oh yeah? I thought he was more of an attacking midfielder?


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    #1119
    Mr. Guappa
    Registered Users Posts: 7,734 ✭✭✭Mr. Guappa


    Leinstersqspur wrote: »
    Would be pretty amazing if we unveiled Llloris, Willian and Dembele tomorrow!

    Hope Utd don't gazump us for Dembele...
    Hope to wake in the morning to the news that Dembele is officially a Spurs player. They are really upset over in the United thread about missing out on him.

    Can Willian play the right sided attacking role? Lennon doesn't contribute enough goals to play that position and I'm fed up seeing moves break down due to him taking the wrong option or putting in a patethic "cross"


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    #1120
    Leinstersqspur
    Registered Users Posts: 2,290 ✭✭✭Leinstersqspur


    WHL wrote: »
    Would he not be more of a direct replacement for Modric. Nor sure that this would be the end of VDV

    He's an creative/attacking midfielder, far more physical than Luka but doesn't score goals like Vdv.... He's be slotting into Livermore's position against WBA I reckon...


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    #1121
    Leinstersqspur
    Registered Users Posts: 2,290 ✭✭✭Leinstersqspur


    Mr. Guappa wrote: »
    Can Willian play the right sided attacking role? Lennon doesn't contribute enough goals to play that position and I'm fed up seeing moves break down due to him taking the wrong option or putting in a patethic "cross"

    Competition/Replacement for Lennon long overdue..


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    #1122
    Mr. Guappa
    Registered Users Posts: 7,734 ✭✭✭Mr. Guappa


    Leinstersqspur wrote: »
    Mr. Guappa wrote: »
    Can Willian play the right sided attacking role? Lennon doesn't contribute enough goals to play that position and I'm fed up seeing moves break down due to him taking the wrong option or putting in a patethic "cross"

    Competition/Replacement for Lennon long overdue..
    He actually played some of his best stuff the year Bentley was brought in, so yeah maybe he knuckles down again if there is competition for places.


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    #1123
    Hatch99
    Registered Users Posts: 5,395 ✭✭✭Hatch99


    Leinstersqspur wrote: »

    Hope Utd don't gazump us for Dembele...

    +1


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    #1124
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Lots of tweets saying deal for Dembele is done, also that VDV is gone to Hamburg
    http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2012/08/28/3337592/dembele-having-tottenham-medical-after-fulham-accept-15m-bid?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2194956/Rafael-van-der-Vaart-sign-Hamburg-Tottenham.html?ITO=1490&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter


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    #1125
    Saab Ed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,374 ✭✭✭Saab Ed


    Dembele is costing us 15 mill. A snitch when we end up selling him to Barca for 40 in 4 years :-)


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    #1126
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Saab Ed wrote: »
    Dembele is costing us 15 mill. A snitch when we end up selling him to Barca for 40 in 4 years :-)

    You mean Real right? Isn't that what the deal is about


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    #1127
    Saab Ed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,374 ✭✭✭Saab Ed


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    Saab Ed wrote: »
    Dembele is costing us 15 mill. A snitch when we end up selling him to Barca for 40 in 4 years :-)

    You mean Real right? Isn't that what the deal is about

    I wouldn't think levy would give a sh!t so long as the wonga is right. He'd probably manage to pull it off and somehow Real would be happy.

    Just back to AVB for a minute. We better finish third or higher. It's one thing rebuilding a team that fished 13th for the last three seasons, its another taking apart a CL qualifying team that was put together at a fraction of the cost of its immediate rivals and did the business.


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    #1128
    WHL
    Registered Users Posts: 535 ✭✭✭WHL


    Mactard wrote: »
    Oh yeah? I thought he was more of an attacking midfielder?

    Do you mean Modric or VDV. I consider Modric an attacking midfielder while VDV is a forward who upsets our balance by continually coming back into midfield to play 5-10 yard passes to other midfielders. Considering that we had the likes of Bale, Modric, Parker and Lennon who were more than capable of doing that job, I just don't think that we would miss him (VDV) that much. I am hoping that Defoe playing off Ade with Lennon, Dembele, Parker/Sandro and Bale behind will be an improvement


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    #1129
    pleasant Co.
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 7,401 Mod ✭✭✭✭pleasant Co.


    WHL wrote: »
    Do you mean Modric or VDV

    I meant the new lad :cool: never thought of modric as an attacking midfielder though, which is why I posted what I posted.


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    #1130
    Kiith
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,162 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    Saab Ed wrote: »
    Just back to AVB for a minute. We better finish third or higher.

    That's probably not going to happen. Regardless of where we finished last year, Levy and AVB will be looking to make this into a league winning team. That doesn't happen straight away, especially when you make so many changes. I'll be happy with top 6 this year, as long as it looks like we are improving.

    As for the current deals being done (Dembele, Lloris and Willian). They all seem to be great signings, and i look forward to seeing them playing for us...i just wish we had done the deals 3-4 weeks ago. I guess we had to wait for the Modric deal to go through, but i hate leaving it this late to get players in.


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    #1131
    yidweiser
    Registered Users Posts: 138 ✭✭yidweiser


    My sentiments exactly Kiith.
    AVB will have to be given time and not judged harshly on his first year performance. I think he will prove a lot of people wrong in the coming years as he builds an athletic team that will compete with the best of them.
    As can be seen already with the possible departures of some of my favourite players Michael Dawson, Tom Huddlestone and VDV.
    These players unfortunately are not quick enough to compete in a top 4 team.


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    #1132
    Hatch99
    Registered Users Posts: 5,395 ✭✭✭Hatch99


    Saab Ed wrote: »
    Just back to AVB for a minute. We better finish third or higher.

    No pressure


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    #1133
    spursman11
    Registered Users Posts: 198 ✭✭spursman11


    according to skysports,fee agreed for Dembele and medical done:)


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    #1134
    mushykeogh
    Registered Users Posts: 1,467 ✭✭✭mushykeogh


    Id love to see Dembele run the show at old trafford in a few weeks!


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    #1135
    WHL
    Registered Users Posts: 535 ✭✭✭WHL


    Mactard wrote: »
    I meant the new lad :cool: never thought of modric as an attacking midfielder though, which is why I posted what I posted.

    No worries. I would agree that Modric would probably be described as a creative midfielder than attacking but I "think" that I have seen Dembele play as both an attacking midfielder and supporting the front man. He was excellent bombing forward against Man U last weekend. Thinking of how quiet Modders was after Christmas and hoping that we mightn't come ut of is too badly


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    #1136
    2nd Row Donkey
    Registered Users Posts: 9,713 ✭✭✭2nd Row Donkey


    I hope we wrap this one up quickly. I cant believe none of the other top clubs havent made a move. We cant afford to let this one stall.


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    #1137
    SuprSi
    Registered Users Posts: 6,946 ✭✭✭SuprSi


    2nd Row Donkey wrote: »
    I hope we wrap this one up quickly. I cant believe none of the other top clubs havent made a move. We cant afford to let this one stall.

    Big time! The talk in the Utd thread is pretty bad and they cannot understand how Utd haven't gone properly for him. Let's hope it's all sorted and official this morning.


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    #1138
    2nd Row Donkey
    Registered Users Posts: 9,713 ✭✭✭2nd Row Donkey


    Hatch99 wrote: »
    No pressure

    I read an article recently where AVB admitted that a CL finishing position in the league this season was part of his job requirements. (which I dont agree with incidently).


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    #1139
    Saab Ed
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,374 ✭✭✭Saab Ed


    2nd Row Donkey wrote: »
    Hatch99 wrote: »
    No pressure

    I read an article recently where AVB admitted that a CL finishing position in the league this season was part of his job requirements. (which I dont agree with incidently).


    Why don't you agree with it! He was brought in to advance our progress, its not like we went backwards last season. It would be different if we had done a Liverpool but we didn't. Arry got the door on the basis that he'd brought us as far as he could. AVB is only in to try and bring us a step further. CL qualification must be the minimum requirement otherwise this has all been a waste of time.


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    #1140
    Ormus
    Registered Users Posts: 3,913 ✭✭✭Ormus


    Saab Ed wrote: »
    Why don't you agree with it! He was brought in to advance our progress, its not like we went backwards last season. It would be different if we had done a Liverpool but we didn't. Arry got the door on the basis that he'd brought us as far as he could. AVB is only in to try and bring us a step further. CL qualification must be the minimum requirement otherwise this has all been a waste of time.

    Unless the new manager has the exact same tactics as the old one (which is certainly not the case here), there is bound to be a transitional period, which will most likely involve some bad results. Unfortunately, not many people seem to understand this, which is why the knives will probably be out for AVB by Christmas or before.

    Sometimes you gotta take a step backwards in order to take two steps forward.


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    #1141
    2nd Row Donkey
    Registered Users Posts: 9,713 ✭✭✭2nd Row Donkey


    Saab Ed wrote: »
    Why don't you agree with it! He was brought in to advance our progress, its not like we went backwards last season. It would be different if we had done a Liverpool but we didn't. Arry got the door on the basis that he'd brought us as far as he could. AVB is only in to try and bring us a step further. CL qualification must be the minimum requirement otherwise this has all been a waste of time.

    Your preaching to the converted. We have/had an excellent team in recent season and to be honest I dont think we need half the players we are been linked to in order to be able to progress again this year. I think AVB will bring us a step forward but its going to be next season before we do I reckon.


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