The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - The Hurt Feelings Edition 31st July 2013

[geordiespur]

We have a buy-back clause mate. Calm down.

Cool thanks

 

[Maske2g]

As usual the early summer optimism's evaporated and the reality of a spurs transfer window sets in. When Bale goes we aint replacing him with 3 quality players its all pie in the sky

We will replace him with three decent players, who will take time to settle, not really improve on what we have, just add more depth. We will finish behind Liverpool if Bale goes, that will be a great bet on the head to head, if they start ok without Suarez.

They are showing the world how it's done, Suarez suitors got publicly told to do one so far.

 

[Misfit]

That fabled £50m needs to be spent before Danny even fucking thinks about selling Bale.

 

[Indisguise]

And he's depressed...

So would you be if you now had to cover both sides of the fucking pitch.

 

[Benny to Bale]

Hmm. Could Bale's agent be winding up RM for a better deal like Benteke's did to us? I hope so....

 

[Misfit]

Clearly Vlad was the upgrade and replacement. Might still get it done

I'd think it will still be done too. They are still desperate for cash apparently.

 

[Misfit]

We will replace him with three decent players, who will take time to settle, not really improve on what we have, just add more depth. We will finish behind Liverpool if Bale goes, that will be a great bet on the head to head, if they start ok without Suarez.

They are showing the world how it's done, Suarez suitors got publicly told to do one so far.

Yeah yeah. Liverpool are an example to us all of how a football club should be run.

 

[mpickard2087]

Bizarre timing. Kaboul has ongoing injury concerns and who knows how quickly he will get up to speed, Vertonghen is injured, Gallas has been released.

Our only fit centre back is Dawson. Hoo-fucking-ray.

I hope we have someone lined up ASAP.

 

[Geronimo897]

So this deal was wrapped up quick. Why the fuck can't we get incomings this quick!

Paulhino, Chadli?

 

[Jamturk]

That fabled £50m needs to be spent before Danny even fucking thinks about selling Bale.

We've already Spent it

Soldado £26m
Paulinho £17m
Chadli £6m

 

[markiespurs]

We currently have one fit centre back.

What's Gallas upto these days

 

[Maske2g]

Portsmouth semi. Should of won that.

This year in the cup was a great opportunity as it turned out.

Just my opinion

That was more than 2 years ago!!! WE should have won the league cup in 2002....triffic...

But we got well beat by Leeds in an early round, so we shouldn't have done anything.

 

[The Watcher]

Well by the sounds of it we will have £110 to spend plus he addition of Pailinhio.

That's a fair bit of cash. More than Arse could dream of and besides we have some great players already at the club.

Done right we could really be a force this year

Maybe, but very optimistic. Will be surprised if we spend anywhere near that after sales, replacing Bale's quality without Champions League will be nigh on impossible at this juncture IMO.

 

[thePessimist]

Paulhino, Chadli?

Took weeks to finalize

 

[TH1239]

I think the crux of the Bale issue is what is he going to be replaced with. There seems to be a divide here. There are some, like me, who want Perez to do whatever it takes to convince Coentrao and Di Maria to move to us in the event of a Bale sale, on top of a large wedge of cash (which we'll use to try to buy another player). There are others who just want straight cash, and have named targets like Lamela, Draxler, and Bernard.

The problem with the latter approach is that there is no guarantee that Madrid will pay us the entire cash sum up front; it could come in multiple installments, which is problematic if we're looking to invest immediately. Secondly, Lamela and Draxler would be exceptionally difficult to land this late in the window. Roma and Schalke are similar clubs to us and have CL ambitions of their own. They'd want much more than what is being bandied about here (at least 40 million up front, probably more), and the deals will be contingent on Lamela wanting to move (he very well may just want to stay at Roma for another season, shine in the World Cup, then get his may to Barca/Bayer/PSG). There is also the question of how Roma views dealing with Baldini after he left so abruptly. Their supporters would be furious if they were to sell him this late in the window, and to us, of all people. With the way Levy negotiates, these deals will take time and very well may not come off. I'm not willing to take that risk and potentially doom this club to another 5th place finish, and the likes of Lloris and Vertonghen leaving next summer.

Wouldn't you take a guarantee of Di Maria and Coentrao over the extremely complicated possibility of signing Lamela and others? I have a feeling that this will be what happens. Di Maria may be upset with the initial link, but he will be on the bench for that team in a World Cup year. With us, he would potentially thrive. Same thing goes for Coentrao. I'd much rather take Di Maria and Coentrao, while trying to negotiate for a third player, then having no one and trying to get the likes Roma and Schalke to sell at obscene prices.

 

[Maske2g]

Yeah yeah. Liverpool are an example to us all of how a football club should be run.

They've been ran terribly and still win things....that's the point of football.....to compete for trophies, not to accumulate money.

 

[HappySpur]

So as it stands our only fit defender is Dawson (Kaboul hasn't played in pre-season has he?), we deffo need another cb b4 the season starts

With Sandro and Paulinho sitting in front of our defensive line we could actually play Defendi and Gardener back there and still be safe.

 

[ardiles&villa]

I really dont get it...shouldnt we be trying to sell midfielders as priority instead of caulker...its a shame i thought the kid had a big future ahead of him

 

[greaves]

So would you be if you now had to cover both sides of the fucking pitch.

Hah. Wanted: wide central defender. Garth Crook's younger brother, Girth?

 

[SpurinChicago]

Look at Man U after selling Ronaldo

From winning the CL and runners up to now going out in the early knockout stages? They won the league the three years before he left. I do not know a single person who thinks last year's team (or any year in between) is better than the 2008 or 2009 team. Not sure of your point. Advocating selling Bale requires two assumptions 1) that Levy will spend the money and 2) players of real quality are ready and willing to come to Spurs with our wage structure and without CL. I really don't believe either assumption you make.