The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 14th August 2013

[PhezTHFC]

Lamela.........! Alot of people keep saying that Bale and Lamela cant play together but people forget he is only 21, he will learn to float/versatile across the line!

 

[gushayes11]

So we're going to spend £25m on someone to be an understudy for a year. Don't believe it. If Lamela signs, Bale's gone.

Lamela one side, Bale the other, Lennon Chadli understudies. Think Sig will play deeper more often.

 

[thenickh]

Right. Okay..

If we sign Lamela AND Bale stays... I will donate £50 to this hell-hole amazingly well run and frequented website!

 

[Hot-Spur]

Jasper is fast becoming my favourite eyeeetttttkkkkk

 

[Spurger King]

Oh man Lamela coming in after signing Soldado is just pure fantasy football. Really can't see Bale staying though if he does join.

 

[Trees]

If all of those players are shifted, they would basically cover the Paulinho and Soldado fees (£43m). That would bring our total spending to £6m (?) for Chadli. Would certainly leave room for Capoue, Lamela/Willian, Eriksen, a new LB and possibly a CB with the new TV-deal, Lewis' rumored £50m etc.

Evolution not revolution surely. Last years team wasn't so bad !

 

[hughy]

I like Jasper, he says things we want to read.


I like reading things I want to read.

 

[Lilbaz]

So lamela, capoue, halilavic still to come? Thats another£60m on top of what we've already spent. Maybe even an lb?
I seriously want to know what levy and lewis are smoking cause i would sell it by the key.

 

[harry's chin]

Latest ITK makes me want to take my pants off

 

[Stupid like a fox]

Jasper on SO re Lamela signing

Ok, this kind of thing should come with a warning. I read it in the gym and squeed a little. I can now never go back there.

 

[monkeynick]

If we sign Lamela and Bale stays then where is Bale going to play? Back to the left?

That'd learn him

 

[hughy]

So lamela, capoue, halilavic still to come? Thats another£60m on top of what we've already spent. Maybe even an lb?
I seriously want to know what levy and lewis are smoking cause i would sell it by the key.

Pineapple Express.

 

[Hot-Spur]

Latest ITK makes me want to take my pants off

Please don't, it was bad enough on here last night with the amount of men losing their trousers nevermind pants

 

[kaz Hirai]

if we sign Lamela I'd be somewhat weary that we will see footage of Bale in a Madrid airport on Sept 2nd surrounded by paparazzi looking fairly pleased

to have them both just does not compute right now

 

[harry's chin]

Please don't, it was bad enough on here last night with the amount of men losing their trousers nevermind pants

pants off cuddle party???

 

[easley91]

That ITK was well timed. Bound to keep me buzzing through a boring international friendly with England!

Thanks Jasper, you fucking legend.

 

[Nocando]

pants off cuddle party???

Who's up for playing star wars?





Bit too far?

 

[Dr Know]

If we sign Lamela and Bale stays then where is Bale going to play? Back to the left?

Maybe that's why we haven't bought another striker?...................yet

 

[EnfieldYiddo]

Levy could be looking at the Lamela situation like this:

He is Baldini/AVB's number one choice to replace Bale (Let's argue in this scenario we're keeping Bale).

IF (and it's likely) Lamela carries on his progress as a footballer and notches up an even more impressive goal return next season - You could be looking at £40-50 million in today's climate.

Another if is if Levy believes Bale will maintain his value (this is dependent on Madrid's interest which I believe will be there next season if he has a good season) then Lamela would make perfect sense now.

Levy would essentially save himself £10-15 million on Lamela by bringing him now (if the £30 million tag is to be believed) and have a Bale replacement already integrated into the squad; making the whole ordeal of Bale inevitably leaving much less damaging to us a squad.

Hope that was coherent

tl;dr Levy is a businessman and for the sake of an additional £3-4 million in wages for a season he can potentially save himself £10-15 million in transfer fees for Lamela.

 

[Breezer]

I'm pretty damn sure that Rob and A&C would rather he NOT go in their either

I don't find that funny! Would you like to explain why?