Spurs Banter Archive July 15 2013

 

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15 Jul 2013 22:16:05
Seems like some spurs fans are never happy. Last few windows moaning about not buying a striker or spending the money then we we do look like buying a player ( benteke ) for 20+ mil people moan. Some are never satisfied. If levy and co are happy to spend that who are we to moan. His wages won't be ridiculous and in line with our structure. Someone on 85k compared to 130k saves about 8-10 mil over 4 years. I know people want the big foreign names abroad we've been linked with but most likely a) we weren't interested, b) they weren't interested in us or money we'd offer. let's just get behind the team and levy.

Yid D.

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Oh do me a favour. Benteke may well be a great player in the making but talk about a gamble. We've never got close to forking out £20m and now going to do it on a striker who'shad one good season and was £7-8m just a year ago. We need to find a Benteke or Michu for cheap money or, if we're going £20m+ get a player with a longer, proven profile surely?
Last year Berbs at £5m would've got us top 4, this year Benteke at £20m is a mega-gamble. Even if he has a decent season he'll want to jump ship but, it'd have to be brilliant to recoup much more than that.
And, if Ade is going then we're in the same, lightweight situation up-front without enough out-and-out striker cover. Very unlikely Benteke will be both that good and shoulder that workload without injuries and fatigue at some point.
Simmo

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Because of our so called scouting system and the fact tight arse tries to screw everybody over, we won't find a Michu or Bentenke when they are a good price so we rely on clubs like Villa to find them, blood them, then screw us over on the price. Bentenke was there to be grabbed, and because he wasn't a big name, no one except Villa took that chance. What exactly do our scouts do except sit on their arses reading the papers or trawling u tube to see who has put the best video together with their agent. Why aren't we trying for players like Castaignos?
Why is Coulabilly being loaned out to second division Italian teams where he will learn nothing? Why isn't Chadli deal sorted? So many questions, no answers at all! Still let's do it our normal way, either wait till the last minute and not sign anyone, but make a lot of excuses, pay over the top in a panic buy or buy a Dempsey!
And and before you have a rant, I know we signed Paulinho, and I am grateful, but we need a player who can play both wings, Chadli who is cheap, and at least one striker!
There, no need to break the bank either!!

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15 Jul 2013 20:49:00
Any one think a front 3 of:
Bale. Eriksen. Chadil would be better then investing in a 20M striker? that's pace, skill and an eye for goal ad width with the front 3 - Playing the "false 9" with 3 players that would inter change positions throughout a game allowing Dembele to dictate play from the behind them and Paulinho and Sandro breaking down play and being the first line of defence? Playing Walking and Rose as Wing backs! THOUGHTS?

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That would be ok for a back up if a new number 9 got injured.
If, in your front 3, one/two of them got injured, then we back to where we were last season with Defoe/adebayor.

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But that would be the same as if we signed a 20M striker. if he got injured - we still back to Defoe/Ade. if any of these 3 were to get injured, we got Defoe Lennon, Siggy, Holtby and last resort dembele, with Carroll/Holtby/Siggy covering Dembeles place. depends on how we change it - the 0nly thing we would lose out on is the pace of the original 3.

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15 Jul 2013 20:30:22
cant stand this time of year, lots of players linked but lack of action does anyone know who is likley to be at tottenham for the start of the season, sensible replys required!

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15 Jul 2013 15:27:56
If we are meant to have a close relationship with Real Madrid now after the Modric deal, why on earth don't we poach some of their players.


It seems this is just one way traffic with RM picking our best players.

Why doesn't Levi say you give us Di Maria & Benzema for £40Mill both 25years of age. THEN you can have 1st refusal WHEN we decide to sell Bale. otherwise our relationship is over & no longer valid. Then we'll sell to Barcelona.

Ed's why are we not hearing anything like this from our management team. Surely this would be better than 25-30 Mill for Benteke. {Ed002's Note - That is not how the relationship works.}

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There is NO relationship. They just said this to get modric. It's not worth the paper it's wrote on.

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Sounding more and more like relationship with the missus. it could be great if it was not for this headache

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The 'relationship' was or is to look at each other's training methods especially in the academies and more for loaning youth player's as far as I know.

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15 Jul 2013 15:06:29
Hi Eds,

Are you aware if there is any truth in the rumours that we are looking at Alvaro Vadillo?

Thanks,

Dom {Ed002's Note - I don't know. I can't see he would get in to the first team too easily just yet.}

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15 Jul 2013 12:37:16
Do you think we will sell Bale to any other English team?

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Not unless its a silly money offer from shi**y city or chavs

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No! United keep dreaming about it though but what do you expect from those kind of supporters? No to chelsea either its madrid or nothing for the nxt year or so

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If he was going to be sold to an English club, it would be at least £60m+ players. I really don't see anybody willing to pay that, even the billionnaires.

Dom

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I don't think EA sports will be too happy if he moves now.
Bale on the cover of fifa14, with messi, wearing his spurs shirt

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15 Jul 2013 10:38:43
If and I stress if we don't get a striker, should bale play up front as striker. The Henry arse used to play on the wing and became one of the most prolific strikers in the game. Thoughts?

Kalrez

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Would rather bale played through the centre of a front 3 in a 433 set up than spend £25+ mill on benteke. Spend £18-20 on Bernard to play on left and chadli/Lennon on the right.

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We would have to try something because ade and defoe won't stay injury free and are not good enough for our asperations

derbyshire dave

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I asked the same question a couple of days ago, ed8 thinks he's better on LM than striker, although I would like to see him up top, we really need a world class striker, and have done for a few years now, and its costing us dearly!

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Have to disagree. Bale is our only decent recognised left wingers/midfielders. Townsend isn't quite there yet. If he plays central then we lose that pace and attacking threat from the left alltogether. Siggurdson has done okay at times, so has Dempsey, but neither of them have the pace. I'd say keep bale as a LM/LW, then interchange him into the middle throughout the game and switch with the likes of Siggy, Holtby etc. Not permanently.

This would of course change should we sign someone like Bernard!

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. and we will buy Bernard.

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14 Jul 2013 23:57:36
Does anyone else think we need need to buy more than one striker this summer? With the possible sale of Adebayor that leaves us with Defoe and no one else. I'm unsure on Benteke and I believe we should go all out to sign soldado and maybe a cut price remy as back up for him and Defoe

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Any team that plays with 2 strikers will need 4 in the squad. A team that plays predominantly with 1 up front will need 3 strikers in the squad.

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