do Southampton need a left back?
How did this escalate so quickly. Last summer, at the beginning at least, he was still our starting LB and had just had another decent season and then bang. It clearly wasn't just a thing between him and AVB, as was speculated at the time.
Shame all around.
The trouble is it sets a precedent. If players know we'll pay up their contract if they want out they'll deliberately cause trouble and get ostracised.
Having said that we don't know if this is actually the case. As a few posters have commented, this is all speculation.
Lost any likeness or respect for Benny and Adebayor after that tweet. What grates me, is Adebayor was welcomed back. Even some of my Spurs mate, wonder why I hate Adebayor so much.
Mercenary ****, springs to mind!
BAE has been on our books for 8 years and I reckon we have done quite well out of him. There was a time when only Cole was arguably a more effective LB in the PL. However I think Rose will develop to an equivalent level and Davies is already more effective and younger.
It is a shame BAE has a rep for not being interested in the team. I don't think that is true, but he has made it clear to people over the years that football is his job and that he has many more interesting things in his life. He still works hard in his job though.
The problem is that football and Spurs are often times more of a religion for the fans and his refusal to seem intensely dedicated to servicing their hopes and dreams can make him a target.
I doubt we will see him in a Spurs kit again, unless it is all media gumf and he is just coming back from WC duty etc. Permanent move or a loan to the end of his contract is likely. Wish him well. Shame really as I had part of my stag do on the '06 Inter Milan friendly and he was lightning compared to the recent LB incumbents (Atouba and Edman).
We've finished top 4 twice in epl history and Benni played lb for us on both occasions.prawnsandwich said:I believe he failed a medical for a permanent transfer last year? He is a joker like Sandro. If we want top 4 and more we need dedication.
Bit hard to make a comeback to that comment with your name.We've finished top 4 twice in epl history and Benni played lb for us on both occasions.
Other than that, a really well thought out post.
Prawn sandwich fan?
You questioned his dedication, not how good he is.Bit hard to make a comeback to that comment with your name.
Never mind.
We should keep players that used to be good?
you can't be that naive, surely? I think the pic with him and Adebayor was taken before the game, but you can't tell me someone tweets a picture like that with "what a game tonight....happy to see my man @E_Adebayor (LOL)" and doesn't know what they're doing.I thought everyone already knew this but it appears not. The Tweet at the Liverpool game with Benny and Ade holding their fingers up had no reference to the result. It was the exact pose the two of them did in many other photos together. Just two fools trying to look gangster.
If anything the photo shows two players who had been isolated by the manager coming along to support their team.
you can't be that naive, surely? I think the pic with him and Adebayor was taken before the game, but you can't tell me someone tweets a picture like that with "what a game tonight....happy to see my man @E_Adebayor (LOL)" and doesn't know what they're doing.
Adebayor to his credit attempted to set the record straight the day after: "I apologise to all Spurs fans who thought from the Assou-Ekotto picture that we were making fun out of the defeat. That picture was taken BEFORE the game.I couldn't have possibly known the score.I would NEVER DO THAT.That pose is how I pose in all my pictures...."
Ekotto on the other hand tweeted: "What a good monday!Massage bike gym! And now on my way bk with this song in my car i love it
hv a good monday too LOL". he definitely knew what he was doing there.