Spurs Banter Archive January 31 2014

31 Jan 2014 23:43:34
Hey oracle

How's your kebab shop in Stratford doing

31 Jan 2014 19:49:21
to kmb75 yes I am a misery because I support spurs are you happy with no league tittle in 52 years no fa cup in 23 years plus we have spent 100 million this season and we are still struggling plus a chairman who sacks the manager every season if you are happy with that I woudnt want to sit by you either

All in good time mate. It will come good. I understand it looks like levy is in it for the dough but I genuinely believe he wants the same success for the club as we do. His job isn't easy. Some people on this site remind me of the Lee Evans sketch, "go round him go round him". We've waited this long, what's a few more years? I can see real progression at the minute. Not every club can have instant success. Be patient.

Wow, that's probably the most rose tinted banter I have heard on this site, are you one of Levy's relatives, chestnut? Levy works hard yes, but for himself and Lewis . Yes, we invested a lot of money this year but it was nearly all Bale money and it was long overdue .
How can you say ' real progression '? Foreign coach, English coach, new manager, over and over! Get a good player, sell him, good player, sell him, over and over! We take one step forward then two steps back every season . Us fans use this site to let off steam, which is good as we don't do it at the ground! The statement ' we have waited this long, what's a few more years ' is such s***e! Are you still going to be saying this in 5 years time? Are you happy with our club being a top ten club only, always there but never good enough? I am not expecting my club to put themselves into serious debt, but I would like to know that they have the needs of the club at heart, not just their pockets when they want to sell it!
Funnily enough I don't blame levy so far this season so much, first AVB and his negative tactics and refusal to play players in their correct positions, now Sherwood with his stubbornness and inability to change formations, tactics, and refusal to accept that certain players aren't good enough even though he has known them since they were boys . Levy has his part for appointing these people, but with AVB he thought he did what was right, with Sherwood he needed a yes man to hide behind!

Valley we're 2 points better off at this stage of the season than last, a season in which we finished with a record points total, we have some of our best players coming back from injury and only 3 points off a CL spot. If fans like you stop moaning and complaining as soon as a pass is misplaced and unites behind the team to try and help rather than hinder we can do something good this season, so yes I'm positive because it sure beats being a misery! Yes I'm disappointed that we didn't bring in a striker, don't understand why we'd sell Defoe and not bring in someone, I'm led to believe Sherwood didn't want to bring anyone in, which is odd. Onwards and upwards!

No point just happy-clapping though is there?!
The facts are we've spent no money in 4-5years, finished 4th, 5th, 4th, 5th. Should've had Champions League football 3 times, it's been once. Call the whole Chelsea debacle unlucky (which their part in it was) but, we blew 3rd place that year the same way we blew 4th last year. We have missed the opportunity to just add a little more in January and fallen short. We change managers, give AVB 'the project' yet after he muddles through with an inherited squad, he's blown out after 3months with a totally new one that could never gel in that time. He wasn't the right guy in the first place but, why let it get that far then sack him with no real contingency?
It's chaos and we have a glut of players who either play in the same position or have no particular speciality. Add in some rubbish luck with injuries and general ridicule, now chuck in a rookie manager and leave ourselves with even less strikers than usual. got to be asking more questions rather than just say let's all be rose tinted and give it another 5years. The chances keep coming, we keep blowing them in the most ridiculous and humiliating way. If you're not sick of getting ripped about it year in year out then you have very thick skin.

31 Jan 2014 18:08:01
Where is berba? Is he in Monaco?
Shame holtby has been Loaned out as I see him as a great squad player better then sigs or chadli which he could play where they play

31 jan 2014 16:54:47
well you know his not the right manager starting siggurdson ahead of saldado. i don't get us letting defoe holtby and now chadli to swansea go. are we looking for a reason not to get top 4 i don't get it?

31 Jan 2014 16:00:31
i think if we sell or loan anyone else out there will be incomings.nani and italian striker?

31 Jan 2014 13:55:46
Sherwood say zero percent chance of new signings today and nobody leaving now Holtby is gone. No LB no new striker, great DL no chance of top 4 then.

I see the oracle has gone quiet.
Now there's a Surprise!
Failed to be 'itk' again.
As for no more players leaving or arriving, 'my sources' are telling me that DL hasn't been able to get hold of LVG to ask him who he wants to keep or buy in readiness for the summer :)

31 Jan 2014 12:38:48
TRANSFER DEADLINE DAY!!!

31 Jan 2014 10:46:09
We need a LB, LB, LB, we need a LB come on Levy! We need a LB.

Also, pardon the rant, but it is long overdue. We need a manager that understands the value of playing a DM against the likes of Man. City. I would rather get a result like WH did against Chelsea by parking a bus than play attacking football and get routed. There are plenty of teams which we can play attacking football, but this year I feel like Spurs have too often been set-up all wrong. AVB did not want to attack when it was in our favor to do so and Tim does not want to defend against the likes of Man City. And WTF playing Bentaleb against Man. City? How many times was the poor kid bossed off the ball? Pass completion means F@#$ all if it does not result in chances. I understand give the boy a chance in some games if Tim believes in him, but playing him against Man City? Seriously, WTF.

31 Jan 2014 06:28:54
Ok guys time to watch tv and have a moan @ 11 tonight
What is baldini doing at our club
He has spent 100 mill on shyt.
DL only got him in to hide behind.
Livermore back or Carroll and holby out. Poor idea if that happens.

IMO half a season gone and none of the players we got in r mustard.

We just got battered 5-1 by city.
30million pound man saldado (benched)
Lamela dnt play even when fit 30mil
Chadli wtf 7mil
Paulinho 16 mil nothing special so far
Vlad (rubbish Dawson making him look good)

I know most of u won't agree however it's my opinion
Apart from eriksen we r playing with Harry's team of 2 years ago
Only my beloved thfc could spend 100mil on flops

Mrg, we both get slagged off on here quite a lot for airing our views but this time, well, I think you have excelled yourself for total written sh**e!
AVB, started the rot, not playing to players strengths, Soldado and Lamela, they are both proven, excellent players given the chance! These two I would have brought without blinking, along with Erikson and Capoue . Paulinho and Chadli, maybe not, but I would play the first 3 players above anyone in their places at the moment, and Capoue as back up for Sandro . It looked as if Levy had backed the team at the start of the season, but once again it looks as if he was just looking after his arse, proven by giving Sherwood an 18 month contract! Hardly any real money was spent, just Bale money .
Then Sherwood has carried on the rot . Any manager could have come in and won the games he has won . Yes, he has made us more attack minded, but at what cost? Even crap teams drive through our midfield, when is he going to see that? Ade, he has come back, played well, but watch him in the city game, no heart unless it helps his cause . The guy is a mercenary, out for himself . Now we are that desperate that we have to get Livermore back, well thank you! Sort out your problems with Capoue Mr Manager, 10 x the player Livermore will ever be, now or in the future! Spend time sorting our problems, instead of tv time praising your opponents, we was rubbish . Yes they are good, probably the best in the PL by far, but playing against Dawson, Bentaleb ( good future ) and Dembele, most strong teams will look amazing . Not sure what our managers problems is with big stars, but he needs to sort it quickly!

Avb is an easy excuse. Levy is the reason as he is the man who says yes.
As for proven players? In the prem?any way it's your opp

I have never been a levy fan, profit before the team, so yes I agree it starts with him . But to say a proven goalscorer for club and country couldn't be proven for EPL is stupid . Did it affect Negrado, no? His manager used him and the other players correctly, and played to their strengths!

31 Jan 2014 11:28:16
MrG, What have you been smoking this morning? Chiriches has been one of our most consistent performers. Paulinho looks great. He's every bit as good as we have in midfield.

None of our players have done anything? So Ericksen has done nothing?

You're becoming as boring as the Oracle.

Mr G,
I understand your frustrated, but c'mon fella.
How on earth can you say all the signings are s**t. City are steam rolling everyone at the minute. I wouldn't be surprised if they win the CL. Surely you must be seeing that week in week out. Bayern away they’ve gone from strength to strength after that result.
The board cannot keep spending, we have to give players time, we're not in a bad position in the league are we. Or did you think we'd be top by now?
Signings
Lamela is a young lad that will need time to bed into our culture & get used to the battle in every PL game & not just a few games like in Serie A. Ronaldo had the same problem before becoming arguably the best player in the world. Personally I don't think we're good enough for the top 4, Due to Horse Face at Liverpool being on fire. The other 3 are a given I would say anyway.
Soldado was class in Spain, He’s obviously finding it hard to link up with his new team mates from the bench, We need to use the width when he’s on the pitch, he will bang them in if he gets the service, we need to get Lennon & Townsend going on the wings. & play Ericson closer to Soldado for some tight intricate football.
We’ve now put Holtby out on loan which we can now assess whether he can cut it in the PL, personally I don’t rate him but that’s only my opinion.

31 Jan 2014 00:28:49
Mauricio Pochettino claims in his press conference that Fulham have signed Lewis Holtby