The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - The Weekend Edition 3/4 August 2013

[hybridsoldier]

I think there is a difference though. This is the first transfer window where there has been serious interest in Bale.

With Fabregas, Arsenal resisted for a couple of years before they sold and Van Persie only had a year if his contract left and wouldnt sign a new one. Left them with no choice.

We do have a choice though. Bale has 3 years left and if he wants to sulk then imo tough. He might be a bit distracted but once the season starts he will concentrate on football and get on with it.

Villa refused to sell Barry and we refused to sell Modric. Once Modric realised he wasn't going anywhere he just got on with playing football.

We need Bale for this season and we should refuse to sell for any price.

But (allegedly) he wants to go, if thats the case then he should go. I don't know of any/many clubs who have refused a sale and then got a quality season from a player. If Bale is happy to stay then I agree....I think he is very naive if he thinks this is a "take it or leave it" from Madrid.

I think your comments come from a time when player power wasn't as big and players were not paid as much money as they are now which makes leaving them to sulk or putting them in the reserves a very unrealistic scenario.

Ultimately it rests with the player, I for one am not overly bothered now if he wants to go really. Spurs will continue but we will have to learn to put up with talksport saying we have no ambition and are a selling club and newspapers saying we miss Bale every time we lose or draw.

 

[Mullers]

Think Levy needs to break his duck.

Just come out and tell the world, this is the price and this is the payment method. Meet it or f off. The offer is open until such and such a date.

Valencia did it to us and i respect them for it.

Why should he tell the price if he doesn't want to sell?

 

[Francis Gibbs]

Jason Burt on Sunday Supplement on Sky tomorrow morning - may be interesting

 

[Third Kit '87]

Newcastle !!

Interesting. I thought they had Gomis lined up... I'd take Remy as a backup to Soldado in place of either Ade/Defoe providing his wages we not unreasonable

 

[gobeerbuy]

Be good to get some ITK on exciting targets (replacements) if only to lift the mood!

 

[CoopsieDeadpool]

Found it..... Some really serious contradicting going on here

Who: Ghostofarmo
When: 28th July
Where: FTL

ghostofarmo on ftl:
top table..

spurs want..

wait for it..

150 mill for Bale..

What they've told Madrid.

Info's 100%.......

__________________________________________________


Who: Ghostofarmo (previously The Scout
When: 02/08/13
Where: FTL

Sorry to say but hes off...

Shame but huge money and spending wont stop..

Its genuine info..

Done at 85 mill..

 

[allatsea]

Newcastle !!

Thank the Lord !

 

[Wazza]

Think Levy needs to break his duck.

Just come out and tell the world, this is the price and this is the payment method. Meet it or f off. The offer is open until such and such a date.

Valencia did it to us and i respect them for it.

100% agree.

Then we all know where we stand and it ends all the constant speculation.

Bale is then happy that we are not refusing to sell him and the ball is back in RM's court.

The longer this goes on the worse it gets for us, particularly as the transfer window ridiculously doesn't close until 2 weeks into the season.

RM will leave this until deadline day and it will then have affected our first few games, and will be too late to bring anyone else in.

IF, and it's a big IF we are going to sell him and not hold him to his contract:

Press release:

"To all interested parties (yes, that's right PSG, Monaco and City), Bale's is available for £100 m. 1 instalment. Deadline - 12:00 pm Friday 9 August 2013."

If transfer not concluded AND payment not received by this date - he stays.

 

[HappySpur]

I think the mods might have to restrict people starting new threads in the RO section, as that's the 2nd time someone unverified has started a thread there in quick succession.

It used to be that threads had to be approved before they went live, but for some reason it's not doing it this window. I've raised it with the others.

Let's please not guess what it was.

Well then again, we made it some 200 ITK before this happened once. And it hasn't just been this window. So you guys go ahead and restrict the bejeesus out of it. It's a thankless job and I think people like myself and Scutch, who aren't mods and yet still provide the service will happily let it go to shit.

If it's not A&C getting annoyed if we miss one, it's some idiot neg repping info posted for the site's aid or now this. It's not the first time Huggr. You recently asked me to lock an RO as if I am a mod.

Done. Seriously done. That RO can die as far as I'm concerned. Tired of it. Same goes for news stories

And don't you dare try to thank us posthumously for it. You had your chance and nobody ever thanks anybody. I think I am the last one to do so and it was back in the day when Bizness hadn't gotten fed up with this kind of thing.

So have at it. See how much you love trying to format and dissect and track it down.

And maybe you can get a few of your precious ITK to do their own dirty work. There too busy doing drunk Q&A or writing "Goodbye Cruel World" posts to be bothered, but here's there chance to step up.

 

[Gbspurs]

If Newcastle are buying Gomis and Remy then one could safely assume that Cisse is available. would be a good replacment for Defoe/Ade.

 

[dagraham]

But (allegedly) he wants to go, if thats the case then he should go. I don't know of any/many clubs who have refused a sale and then got a quality season from a player. If Bale is happy to stay then I agree....I think he is very naive if he thinks this is a "take it or leave it" from Madrid.

I think your comments come from a time when player power wasn't as big and players were not paid as much money as they are now which makes leaving them to sulk or putting them in the reserves a very unrealistic scenario.

Ultimately it rests with the player, I for one am not overly bothered now if he wants to go really. Spurs will continue but we will have to learn to put up with talksport saying we have no ambition and are a selling club and newspapers saying we miss Bale every time we lose or draw.

I quite agree you can't afford to put a player in the reserves but I don't believe we'll have to.

I do understand what your saying in that we need players who are 100% committed.

However, I truly believe that unless Bale goes on strike that he will just get on with it after the transfer window shuts, as Modric did.

I

 

[easley91]

There'd be no need for the RO, if the tripe that was in here last night didn't happen. I know I am just as culpable as everyone else, but it is time to just keep it to ITK. If need be, lock the daily thread until the mods have PM'd regarding new ITK.

 

[CoopsieDeadpool]

Agree. And has anyone sent RM a statement with the part at the bottom that says > 180 days overdue. Ref Luka Modric payment.

Is that true (the story that they're late in making one of the payments for Modric?). That's a genuine question, by the way. I remember a bit of ITK from LLM that said they still owed us but the amount had dropped due to a recent small payment being made. I just don't know how recent that payment was made, or how small it was. I'd really appreciate an answer from anyone who knows about this late payment thing. Mainly because I believe it significantly strengthens Levy in any possible negotiations for Bale.

 

[WalkerboyUK]

If Newcastle are buying Gomis and Remy then one could safely assume that Cisse is available. would be a good replacment for Defoe/Ade.

Alternatively one could assume they are going to play 2 up top and want to alternate them or ensure they have depth.

 

[The Spurs Lad]

Just had an interesting convo with a family relative who works with people involved directly with the security and escorting of the players.

Said almost all of them don't like Gareth and he has become really arrogant and up himself of recent. Quite contradictory to the humble mummy's boy we know him as.

Said the nicest players are the foreign lads who actually engage with the staff and don't treat them like no-ones.

Nothing that groundbreaking or interesting just thought it was worth a share.

Pinch of salt as it may be their onion but seemed a widely regarded view by many people.

That wouldn't surprise me at all, had thought as much myself during the second half of the season at times from the odd moments here and there.

 

[Mullers]

If Newcastle are buying Gomis and Remy then one could safely assume that Cisse is available. would be a good replacment for Defoe/Ade.

Why? They surely have a stronger squad if Cisse is still there.

 

[agrdavidsfan]

Just had an interesting convo with a family relative who works with people involved directly with the security and escorting of the players.

Said almost all of them don't like Gareth and he has become really arrogant and up himself of recent. Quite contradictory to the humble mummy's boy we know him as.

Said the nicest players are the foreign lads who actually engage with the staff and don't treat them like no-ones.

Nothing that groundbreaking or interesting just thought it was worth a share.

Pinch of salt as it may be their onion but seemed a widely regarded view by many people.

That's crazy, the players love bale when I have met them numerous times he's at the centre of all the banter and games.
He's far from arrogant so much indeed when I met them before the Swansea game when he found he was my nephews favourite player he came out of his way to talk to him and be generally awesome with him.
Only player that has ever came across as a knob when I have met the players was pienaar & Ade & holtby

But jan,bale,Defoe,daws,freidel,Andre,Harry,Lennon and especially Kyle walker have all been great

 

[Sum Monsterism]

There'd be no need for the RO, if the tripe that was in here last night didn't happen. I know I am just as culpable as everyone else, but it is time to just keep it to ITK. If need be, lock the daily thread until the mods have PM'd regarding new ITK.

by adding that you inflame the rubbish. shuddup.

 

[The Spurs Lad]

Newcastle !!

Do you think we will have a new CB in place before Palace, any CB alongside Dawson? Or are we more likely to start with Hudd/Livermore there?

 

[gibbospurs]

Sum Mont: Why did my post get a WTF rating? are you too stoned to understand the question?