The Spurs Transfer Twitter Thread - [Read 1st Post]

[forgotten_child]

Spurs related tweet for you.

“@LeonKnight82: “@nathscfc1: Danielle Lloyd got passed round the tottenham squad didn't she!? @LeonKnight82” < like a tub of shower gel” omg

Leon Knight played for my local football team Coleraine for a couple of seasons, and was an absolute twat, was asked to move to NI to reduce costs, refused to do so left the club and immediately signed for a belfast team.

He used to drink in the pub i work in and was watching NLD, i kept running through to see the score and when they scored i started abusing the TV and wenger and he tryed to have me sacked cause the wee shite is a massive arsenal fan

 

[Spurger King]

Who the fuck is Leon Knight?

 

[Misfit]

Who the fuck is Leon Knight?

Zat Knight's less talented footballer cousin.


























I know.

 

[marvel]

Let's please not talk about that cretin in here!

 

[Rethink]

Re Modric - i think £28/9 million is probably about right. People expecting £35/40m are maybe a little off on their valuation and the reality of transfers outside of Chelsea and City spending. You cannot put a players value up based on what those clubs pay for players. If we get £28m that will be an increase of £12m on the original investment which is very good business.

As for Cesar - bit of a Paul Robinson situation there i feel. At one point looked to be the best in the business and then dropped off dramatically. He was a damn site better than Robbo in his prime but those days are gone. I would think he would still be after big wages so we should probably avoid but, if he were asking for a reasonable wedge then as a backup keeper to replace Gomes and Carlo then he'd be a pretty damn good bet. On his day i'm sure he could still pull off world class performances - just not consistantly enough to be a number 1.

so by the same token Man U should have accepted an offer of £20m for Ronaldo because they bought him for 10 and that represents a good profit ?? of course not ...Ronaldo was unproven when purchased and became World class, Modric is the same situation (albeit not to the same scale) His worth in my opinion is that of a world class player (thats why the biggest club in world football want to sign him) and as such his value is , in my opinion £40m

 

[theShiznit]

Just out of interest does he want a new club?

or is he looking for an extended holiday...

I'm pretty sure this is worthy of a ban. and a few smacks to the face by either/or/both Jamie & Danielle.

 

[The Watcher]

Either Danielle Lloyd or a mate of hers set up a spoof account and absolutely floored the mouthy nobody ****.
Deserved it, blatently been knocked back in the past and is still bitter. Quite like O'Hara, think he's a genuine Yiddo.
Disappointed with Niko, thought he had a bit more class than that. Dynamo Kiev bigger than Spurs? Dream on, when bribes were commonplace and the Cold War was still on maybe!

 

[StanSpur]

Sorry man, but I have to disagree. A player is worth as much as a club is prepared to pay, and we supposedly turned down an offer in the region of £35/40m last summer, so what makes you think that we would not expect the same valuation today? Plus, I would argue that Madrid are in exactly the same league as Chelsea and Man City, and spending £82 million on Ronaldo, £57 million of Kaka, and around £30 million a piece on Alonso, Benzema, Di Maria and Coentrao in the last few seasons certainly backs that up.

I agree a player is worth what someone is willing to pay however, just because Chelsea were supposedly willing to pay £40m last year doesn't mean that's his value now. If they are no longer interested as it would seem then his value is now determined by real Madrid and they look to be offering a lot less. We can hold out for 40 again but Madrid don't NEED modric so they will likely tell us to do one if we play hardball. On modric levy gambled and may end up losing out as we neither got CL qualification nor did he seemingly keep his value

 

[spud]

I agree a player is worth what someone is willing to pay however, just because Chelsea were supposedly willing to pay £40m last year doesn't mean that's his value now.

Nor does it mean that it was his value then.

If they are no longer interested as it would seem then his value is now determined by real Madrid and they look to be offering a lot less.

I understand your point, but it's wrong. Madrid will have a value for Modric, and so will Spurs. It's Tottenham Hotspur's valuation that counts, in the same way that it's Porto's valuation of Moutinho that is the important one. If Madrid don't meet our valuation, they won't get the player. It's really that simple.

 

[StanSpur]

Nor does it mean that it was his value then.


I understand your point, but it's wrong. Madrid will have a value for Modric, and so will Spurs. It's Tottenham Hotspur's valuation that counts, in the same way that it's Porto's valuation of Moutinho that is the important one. If Madrid don't meet our valuation, they won't get the player. It's really that simple.

Is it that simple? Do we just keep the player if Madrid don't meet the value? Is that good for the team? Sure spurs set their aspiration but it will always be a negotiation and Madrid will likely come in under what we want. It then becomes a case of brinkmanship trying to push them further and further before they pull out. So my opinion is different to yours, I wouldn't call it wrong however as neither of us are involved so only have our opinions

 

[spud]

Is it that simple?

Yes.

Do we just keep the player if Madrid don't meet the value?

Yes.

Is that good for the team?

It can go either way. Either he puts his heart and soul into it and is an asset or he becomes a negative influence. If that's the case, there are disciplinary measures and he can even be sent home.

Modric has fucked with this club two summers in a row. He is either terminally stupid or he is listening to appaling advice (and is terminally stupid). He needs to understand that the club will sell him if it receives an acceptable offer, but will not be manipulated into giving him away. I am willing to bet that we are more inclined to play hardball now than we were a week ago because of his, and Madrid's, actions.

As far as I'm concerned, if Madrid don't pay what we want, they can fuck off. If Modric doesn't like it he can go on strike and sit at home without pay watching his career go down the shitter. If that will mean that players will be reluctant to sign for us then it can be made abundantly clear that if Modric had acted professionally then he would've got his wish to leave, and he is the architect of his own misfortune. If they still don't want to sign then fuck them too.

No player is bigger than this club. Not Berbatov. Not Hoddle. Not Greaves nor Mackay nor Blanchflower. And certainly not Luka fucking Modric.

(Catharsis achieved.)

 

[punky]

Leon Knight better avoid Liverpool. Danielle Lloyd has some friends there and some of them are pretty handy.

 

[spud]

Spurs related tweet for you.

No it isn't.

It's a tasteless remark by a wannabe celebrity with shit between his ears, and in my opinion has no place on the internet, much less this site.

 

[rawhide]

Yes.


Yes.


It can go either way. Either he puts his heart and soul into it and is an asset or he becomes a negative influence. If that's the case, there are disciplinary measures and he can even be sent home.

Modric has fucked with this club two summers in a row. He is either terminally stupid or he is listening to appaling advice (and is terminally stupid). He needs to understand that the club will sell him if it receives an acceptable offer, but will not be manipulated into giving him away. I am willing to bet that we are more inclined to play hardball now than we were a week ago because of his, and Madrid's, actions.

As far as I'm concerned, if Madrid don't pay what we want, they can fuck off. If Modric doesn't like it he can go on strike and sit at home without pay watching his career go down the shitter. If that will mean that players will be reluctant to sign for us then it can be made abundantly clear that if Modric had acted professionally then he would've got his wish to leave, and he is the architect of his own misfortune. If they still don't want to sign then fuck them too.

No player is bigger than this club. Not Berbatov. Not Hoddle. Not Greaves nor Mackay nor Blanchflower. And certainly not Luka fucking Modric.

(Catharsis achieved.)

No it isn't.

It's a tasteless remark by a wannabe celebrity with shit between his ears, and in my opinion has no place on the internet, much less this site.

Spud, you are on one this morning, mate! Loving your rants.

 

[wookie]

Spud, you are on one this morning, mate! Loving your rants.

Despite the fact it's ranting bollox?

The truth is in between the lines, as ever. We won't accept having a diminishing and damaging asset in our books for long. It worked this year but isn't sustainable. It's about maximising value - in a financial and footballing sense. Another year of sulking modric would serve neither purpose and so I bet he will be sold, and not necessarily to the highest bidder - players can't be forced to sign a contract somewhere they don't want to go, it's not a bloody slave trade

Take your blinkers off spud and get real

 

[StanSpur]

Yes.


Yes.


It can go either way. Either he puts his heart and soul into it and is an asset or he becomes a negative influence. If that's the case, there are disciplinary measures and he can even be sent home.

Modric has fucked with this club two summers in a row. He is either terminally stupid or he is listening to appaling advice (and is terminally stupid). He needs to understand that the club will sell him if it receives an acceptable offer, but will not be manipulated into giving him away. I am willing to bet that we are more inclined to play hardball now than we were a week ago because of his, and Madrid's, actions.

As far as I'm concerned, if Madrid don't pay what we want, they can fuck off. If Modric doesn't like it he can go on strike and sit at home without pay watching his career go down the shitter. If that will mean that players will be reluctant to sign for us then it can be made abundantly clear that if Modric had acted professionally then he would've got his wish to leave, and he is the architect of his own misfortune. If they still don't want to sign then fuck them too.

No player is bigger than this club. Not Berbatov. Not Hoddle. Not Greaves nor Mackay nor Blanchflower. And certainly not Luka fucking Modric.

(Catharsis achieved.)

OK Spud i can see you are passionate about this so i'll make one last comment leave it there. From my perspective Tottenham is a business first and foremost, as a business you cannot allow an asset to depreciate without return. Letting players rott as a punishment does nothing but run down the players contract and lower their resale value. We cannot not pay Luka for a sustained period as it would be illegal, we could of course punish him as we have recently for specific actions but if the club don't give him the opportunity to ply his trade we could face legal action and end up having ot essentially buy him out of his contract. Obviously the outlay on the player would be huge and for little or no return. My original point a few pages back was quite simply that there is an tipping point at which we must sell Modric, i agree he is not bigger than the club but equally the club isn't big enough to turn down £28m if that is all that is on offer. We set our value (say £40m), Madrid offer £28m and we negotiate to the point where Madrid make a final offer before walking away from the table. If that is still £28m i say tottenham must take it and regret that they didn't sell last summer. I believe that if a player does not want to be part of a team, they won't play for the team and therefore i'd rather sell him at less than our valuation than have him cause issues throughout the squad and then end up selling him for £15m next season. End of, we can agree to disagree but i appreciate the debate

 

[nicdic]

This is a thread for the discussion of twitter, it should be related to Spurs transfers, Leon Knight shouldn't be anywhere near this thread.

As for Luka, if RM don't meet our demands, he'll stay, and he'll have to sort himself out. We hold all the cards and just because he wants to leave doesn't mean we have to sell.

 

[AB27]

Isaac Ross ‏@yross2012
Its looks like we are pinching another players from under Liverpool's nose. Let's take Joe Allen just for fun #thfc #lfc #coys

 

[faze_coys]

She probably knocked him back once.

I somehow doubt that

 

[dellybelly]

Isaac Ross ‏@yross2012
Its looks like we are pinching another players from under Liverpool's nose. Let's take Joe Allen just for fun #thfc #lfc #coys

Is he better than what we've already got or is he just flavour of the month at the moment?