January Transfer Gossip

Hatch99

http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/spurs/News/souley-loan-to-grosetto-25012013.page

2nd Row Donkey

Obviously not going down the route of giving youth a try.

Surely adds more weight to the idea that we are going to bring a striker in.

Leinstersqspur

It's the next stage for him and Falque who must be on the cusp of the first team sqaud but need a consistent run of competitive games for their development.

The same way United loan out their youngsters.. Interesting that both have gone abroad though, not sure why they aren't going to the Championship..?

DubPerryman

2nd Row Donkey wrote: »

Obviously not going down the route of giving youth a try.

Not necessarily... Obika and Coulthirst are ahead of Coulibaly in the pecking order.

Obika has served his apprenticeship on loan, while Coulibaly is under-study to Couulthirst in the U-21s team.

Hatch99

Lads, while I'm all for youth development and there's nothing better than having a homegrown lad in the side, it's not a 19/20 year old that we need up top, it's a proven goalscorer.

Next season will be the time to start involving the young lads..

pleasant Co.

Spot on, we need someone who CAN score, and then have one of the young fellas learn from him to challenge/push him for top spot..eventually...

Kiith

If only we could find a Michu

Hatch99

Kiith wrote: »

If only we could find a Michu

Offer 15m for Soldado, that's what I reckon

yiddo59

Metro and Talksport both saying Spurs lead the chase for Hooper
http://metro.co.uk/2013/01/25/tottenham-lead-charge-to-bring-celtics-gary-hooper-to-premier-league-3367217/

Tony Cottee's view of Hooper
“What struck me most about Hooper was his ability to sniff out a chance. He instinctively knows where to be and that knack is in such short supply.“There’s an intelligence about his movement and that explosive burst to gain an extra yard is what separates the great from the good and Gary has that.
“You can see the way he times things that he is a step ahead of defenders and that’s the biggest sign of a natural goal scorer.”

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/tony-cottee-gary-hooper-has-the-dna-1552506

Leinstersqspur

This should be an eventful week:

The mirror are reporting Defoe played through injury against ManUtd and may need surgery http://www.adifferentleague.co.uk/p6_0_18554_-.html

Shalke GM in London last night to finalise Holtbys move http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/topics/schalke-confirm-sunday-night-tottenham-negotiations-to-finalise-e

Kiith

If Defoe is out, we are screwed.

Actually scratch that, even if Defoe isn't out, if we don't buy a striker, we are screwed.

mickman

what about making a 5million bid for bent ?

Hatch99

mickman wrote: »

what about making a 5million bid for bent ?

Not a bad shout at all, I'd take him for 7/8m at the moment no bother

Bodie Doyle

mickman wrote: »

what about making a 5million bid for bent ?

Tell me you are havin' a laff!!!!

mickman

Bodie Doyle wrote: »

Tell me you are havin' a laff!!!!

he has always scored goals.

Bodie Doyle

mickman wrote: »

he has always scored goals.

awful player, terrible touch, Sandra is better ......

mickman

Bodie Doyle wrote: »

awful player, terrible touch, Sandra is better ......

worse than ade's touch this year ?

pleasant Co.

mickman wrote: »

he has always scored goals.

Except for when he played for us

2nd Row Donkey

No way, just no way.

unless he was for free. And even then I'd find it hard to stomach given him 50K a week

Bodie Doyle

mickman wrote: »

worse than ade's touch this year ?

Ade hasn't had a great year I agree. Unfortunately for us its been very stop start - he was injured, came back into the team, got send off and suspended, came back into the team, got injured again, came back into the team, off to the ACN...... Hopefully he gets a few games in the ACN and comes back fit.

I would have a half fit Ade in the team ahead of Bent any day.

mickman

Bodie Doyle wrote: »

Ade hasn't had a great year I agree. Unfortunately for us its been very stop start - he was injured, came back into the team, got send off and suspended, came back into the team, got injured again, came back into the team, off to the ACN...... Hopefully he gets a few games in the ACN and comes back fit.

I would have a half fit Ade in the team ahead of Bent any day.

yeah so would i but we need players and cheap ones as levy wont splash the cash

we need an actual striker

Hatch99

Bodie Doyle wrote: »

I would have a half fit Ade in the team ahead of Bent any day.

This makes me laugh, Adebayor has done nout for us this season, and yet a half fit Adebayor would be better for us than a fully fit Bent

If we could get Bent for 6/7m I'd take him. He'll stay in the box where a striker is meant to be and he'd get us goals. He's not a world beater but he'd be a better option than how we lined up yesterday.

In saying all that, I'm still holding out for our 15m bid for Soldado..

pleasant Co.

I haven't seen bent play this year, he hasn't played much...dunno how anyone can consider a player who isn't playing as an option, we may as well stick obika in if those are the straws being grasped at

Hatch99

pleasant Co. wrote: »

I haven't seen bent play this year, he hasn't played much...dunno how anyone can consider a player who isn't playing as an option, we may as well stick obika in if those are the straws being grasped at

So just because he hasn't played, he shouldn't be considered ?? Obika is a better option is he, I'll take that as a joke ? Benteke has played ahead of him and deservedly so, and Bent has been injured too.

DubPerryman

Hatch99 wrote: »

I'm still holding out for our 15m bid for Soldado..

I'd very much like this. Valencia are struggling financially, right?

Bodie Doyle

Hatch99 wrote: »

This makes me laugh, Adebayor has done nout for us this season, and yet a half fit Adebayor would be better for us than a fully fit Bent

If we could get Bent for 6/7m I'd take him. He'll stay in the box where a striker is meant to be and he'd get us goals. He's not a world beater but he'd be a better option than how we lined up yesterday.

In saying all that, I'm still holding out for our 15m bid for Soldado..

You do remember he was a Spurs player before? And we sold him because he was useless. It would be a huge step backwards to sign Bent.

Hatch99

DubPerryman wrote: »

I'd very much like this. Valencia are struggling financially, right?

Yeah there in trouble alright, could be a fire sale apparently.

Hatch99

Bodie Doyle wrote: »

You do remember he was a Spurs player before? And we sold him because he was useless. It would be a huge step backwards to sign Bent.

Was he
Yes I remember him well mate, and I remember the ridiculous comment made about him by our manager live on tv that ended his spurs time too. Was he sold because he was useless ? If you say so, I would have thought he left because he wasn't getting a game at the time, couldn't blame him either.

I'd rather have Bent in our ranks than no striker at all come Feb 1st. Beggars can't be choosers. Defoe apparently injured depending on what you read, Adebayor doesn't care, oh hang on we have Obika so we're fine.

Bodie Doyle

Hatch99 wrote: »

Was he
Yes I remember him well mate, and I remember the ridiculous comment made about him by our manager live on tv that ended his spurs time too. Was he sold because he was useless ? If you say so, I would have though he left because he wasn't getting a game at the time, couldn't blame him either.

I'd rather have Bent in our ranks than no striker at all come Feb 1st. Beggars can't be choosers. Defoe apparently injured depending on what you read, Adebayor doesn't care, oh hang on we have Obika so we're fine.

So you rate Bent? Seriously?
I would prefer any of Hooper, Graham, Holt .... than Bent again. He is a second rate Defoe.

irishmover

By the way you guys do realise that Obika is 22 and will be 23 in September. Hardly our youth to be honest.