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The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 9th August 2013
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$hoguN
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At a maximum Bale's loyalty fees are likely to be about 4 - 6 million over the next 3 years so that isn't going to help Madrid much.
$hoguN
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We have only had 3 signings, so it is not really that many, 4 if you want to count your chickens on Capoue.
Mattspurs1982
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Further ITK on Bale staying - great news. I'm starting to believe now!
voxy28
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You mean like Berba?
Fingers crossed you're right!
I think Levy had been thru one experience, so I hope we don't make the same mistake twice. We are also pretty thin in that position useless there is genuine activity from RM, we should be preparing for an incoming.
I give 2 weeks before window close if Madrid can cough up the money, else the money we spend only bring us another transitional year. The whole exercise becomes pointless.
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So he would be our foot on the ball pass and move playmaker? Dembele can be excellent but still runs with the ball too much in deep areas for my liking. It slows down our build up play and he drags players with him (players will always follow someone with the ball more tenaciously than someone who lays it off and then moves into space without it).
I think Carroll should stay as one of our 6 for 3 midfield options within the squad. Maybe him, Capoue, Sandro, Paulinho, Holtby and Parker. Or if Parker goes then Sig could cover at the top of the 3 although he's still a bit powder puff (or poof if you're Kezman). I wouldn't be against Livermore staying if Hudd and Parker go as he'll sit as a bench bunny and not moan and with the right players around he's acceptable as a squad player - it's hard to keep everyone happy remember.
As for the Ade ITK from JJ I find it quite astonishing that that happened (but completely believable mods I might mention
)What's happening this year so far is quite unprecedented from Levy especially Soldado and it doesn't look like we're finished yet...
Breezer
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It can if it knocks £6 million off the asking price.
It will still need to be a huge offer from RM.
kaz Hirai
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I am counting 4 indeed, and i'm expecting 5 by september 3rd.
Makkaveli101
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Jasper's ITK about Bale is positive. Jasper is a highly respected ITK isn't he? His name seems to have been around for a while. Sure I remember him from almost ten years ago, when I started posting here?
steve
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He was born to pay for spuds
Dr Know
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..........and I get that but say Levy/the club comes out and makes a statement saying he's not for sale and then come the end of the window he's gone, how would that make us look as a club?
PS...why have a got a goat telling me to read the rules? Have I said something that breaks the rules?
JaySpur
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ITK (think it was JJ?) has said we were due 3 quality 'in's' so by my reckoning we may be due at least 1 more (Soldado & Capoue being the 2 others).
Maybe a utility defender or another forward? then we can concentrate on selling the players we all know we no longer need to re-coup some funds.
good times!
$hoguN
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If we want 100 million, getting him for 94 million won't really change the viability of a deal much. Also we may just stick to asking for 100 million and think we are quids in.
$hoguN
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I don't think that Capoue will be included in those other two. JJ's comments at the time made it sound like two from Madrid e.g. Morata and Coentrao.
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This was if Bale went IIRC
o1fozzybear
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Not if it cost 6m!
JaySpur
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Do you think Madrid would sell to us now though? Special relationship my arse!
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Didn't think it was dependent on him going, just that he may leave too?
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So he would be our foot on the ball pass and move playmaker? Dembele can be excellent but still runs with the ball too much in deep areas for my liking. It slows down our build up play and he drags players with him (players will always follow someone with the ball more tenaciously than someone who lays it off and then moves into space without it).
I think Carroll should stay as one of our 6 for 3 midfield options within the squad. Maybe him, Capoue, Sandro, Paulinho, Holtby and Parker. Or if Parker goes then Sig could cover at the top of the 3 although he's still a bit powder puff (or poof if you're Kezman). I wouldn't be against Livermore staying if Hudd and Parker go as he'll sit as a bench bunny and not moan and with the right players around he's acceptable as a squad player - it's hard to keep everyone happy remember.
As for the Ade ITK from JJ I find it quite astonishing that that happened (but completely believable mods I might mention
What's happening this year so far is quite unprecedented from Levy especially Soldado and it doesn't look like we're finished yet...
Not exactly pass and move in the Modric, Moutinho sense Steve. Think more Carrick playing in the deep role, but he will also stride forward occasionally and get on the end of moves too. There are shades of Viera and even Petit to his game, in that he will sit centrally protecting his defence, win the ball then look to start a move and sometimes drive through and get on the end of things.
I think he'll find it harder to dominate games in the EPL, and adjust to the pace and tempo, but I've seen him dominate games in Ligue 1 and Toulouse play a possession game, so he is well schooled in possession football.
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