Player Watch: Gareth Bale - Retires

tototoner · Sep 17, 2020

Tucker said:
When did we last sign a player with anywhere near the profile of Bale? Was it Klinsmann, or even further back?

Rafa vd Vaart surely

Trix · Sep 17, 2020

tototoner said:
Rafa vd Vaart surely

Massive signing but not in the same bracket as bale status wise. I'd say Klinsmann was the last and arguably only world renowned player we have signed.

PaulM · Sep 17, 2020

Tucker said:
When did we last sign a player with anywhere near the profile of Bale? Was it Klinsmann, or even further back?

Klinsmann was definitely the last one. And that was arguably bigger than Bale because not only was he out of our league at the time but no-one in England signed players like Klinsmann. That was the start of top foreign players coming to England. It was a very exciting summer to be a Tottenham fan (FA Cup ban and points deduction notwithstanding).

That said, I'm fucking buzzing on Bale. These days you hear about these things long in advance whereas in 1994, I think I only heard about Klinsmann on the day. Downside of that is that I'm 48 hours without sleep and am likely to be another 24 until they get this done and announced.

Why the fuck do we do this to ourselves? I was 15 in 1994. I'm 41 now. I should know better but I've even more bloody excited for Bale than Klinsmann. And excited by a club that's disappointed us too many times to mention.

wizgell · Sep 17, 2020

tototoner said:
A few Tottenham players play at The Centurion Club near Hemel Hempstead, I am sure Bale will join them

He used to be a regular at The Grove in Watford. Just down the road from me. They have a signed shirt in the hallway of one of their bars from him where he calls it his favourite course.

Luka Van der Bale · Sep 17, 2020

Trix said:
Massive signing but not in the same bracket as bale status wise. I'd say Klinsmann was the last and arguably only world renowned player we have signed.

Ossie and Ricky will always be the biggest surely?

Col_M · Sep 17, 2020

tototoner said:
Rafa vd Vaart surely

Nope, Klinsman, Before that Lineker. then Ossie. We don't do this very often

Trix · Sep 17, 2020

Luka Van der Bale said:
Ossie and Ricky will always be the biggest surely?

Not even close imo.

Col_M · Sep 17, 2020

PaulM said:
Klinsmann was definitely the last one. And that was arguably bigger than Bale because not only was he out of our league at the time but no-one in England signed players like Klinsmann. That was the start of top foreign players coming to England. It was a very exciting summer to be a Tottenham fan (FA Cup ban and points deduction notwithstanding).

That said, I'm fucking buzzing on Bale. These days you hear about these things long in advance whereas in 1994, I think I only heard about Klinsmann on the day. Downside of that is that I'm 48 hours without sleep and am likely to be another 24 until they get this done and announced.
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Why the fuck do we do this to ourselves? I was 15 in 1994. I'm 41 now. I should know better but I've even more bloody excited for Bale than Klinsmann. And excited by a club that's disappointed us too many times to mention.

You're 41, I'll forgive you. But Ossie and Villa signing in 78. THAT WAS BIG. that was the start of Foreign players here.

wizgell · Sep 17, 2020

Luka Van der Bale said:
Ossie and Ricky will always be the biggest surely?

Signing them was huge at the time, it led the way in English football in terms of bringing in superstars.

blodge99 · Sep 17, 2020

Think I'm in love ?

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wizgell · Sep 17, 2020

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Col_M said:
You're 41, I'll forgive you. But Ossie and Villa signing in 78. THAT WAS BIG. that was the start of Foreign players here.

I'm 32 and even I know that

Col_M · Sep 17, 2020

Trix said:
Not even close imo.

how old are you Trix ? It has a bearing. Obviously don't give me details that could blow your true Russian spy identity

cider spurs · Sep 17, 2020

Amo said:
When did Regulion fly back to Spain? Wasn't there ITK from inside a Stansted Airport toilet that confirmed his presence via stool sample analysis or something?

I think this was poo poo'd

Meercat · Sep 17, 2020

Luka Van der Bale said:
Ossie and Ricky will always be the biggest surely?

For me, it was the most incredible moment and made me a Spurs fan. The buzz around it was incredible. I was only 8 at the time. But it made me a Spurs fan for life. Second comes Klinsmann - but Sugar’s ‘I don’t care we’ve got Klinsmann’ on breakfast tv is probably peak announcement video stuff.

Coyboy · Sep 17, 2020

Surely it’s a bit different with Bale as it’s a return i.e he wouldn’t have randomly joined us if his previous club was United or Chelsea, I don’t think.

Maybe it’s akin to Klinsmann coming back in 1997 when we were shit and desperate. Hopefully that’s the only similarity ?

Mycroft Jones · Sep 17, 2020

Luka Van der Bale said:
Ossie and Ricky will always be the biggest surely?

Those were the days, no internet, no ITK, not even Teletext. Back page spread in my Dad's copy of the London Evening News was the first I knew of it.

cliff jones · Sep 17, 2020

Stambouli was up there

I’ve just been catching up on a few threads and remarkably I’m not clocking any nervousness about things going tits up at all- am I looking in the wrong place?

Then again I need a three goal lead going into added time before I’m confident

sausage · Sep 17, 2020

THFCSPURS19 said:
The 31-year old Welsh international owns his own private jet, but it would be expected for Tottenham to organise the players’ transit.

Be a long drive. Definitely announced tomorrow

mattylad77 · Sep 17, 2020

Edgar Davids? he was past his peak but it was still quite a coup.

KILLA_SIN · Sep 17, 2020

morriss said:
Is anyone, who's as pessimistic as me, feels that a one-year loan is really bad for us?

Worst case scenario: Bale is as awesome as we all want him to be. Loan finishes, back to Madrid paying 600k a week. We say, we want him permanently!" They say, "see how good he is! You can have him for 600k p/w!" We say, "we can't afford that." Bale's agent says, "Thanks for shop windowing my client, he's going to Utd/City/PSG/Bayern etc. See ya!"

The only way the deal is a long-term benefit is that we have him to for two years, or that we have already negotiated the second year and that it's triggered in the summer if all goes well.

I don't want us to be a stepping stone for Bale to play for someone else, is basically what I'm saying.

Made it pretty clear that he only wanted to come to us, rejected united for more money and champions league don't see why he would reject all other options now to come to us and then go to one of those clubs next year

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