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The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - LAST DAY SHENANIGANS! 2nd February 2015

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Bus-Conductor

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Daniel Levy personally intervened to stop Emmanuel Adebayor making a controversial loan move to West Ham United because he will not pay for the striker to play for Tottenham Hotspur’s fierce rivals.

West Ham made an enquiry over taking Adebayor on loan until the end of the season after hearing that Spurs had been willing to subsidise his £100,000-a-week wages to join either Queens Park Rangers or Crystal Palace.

Adebayor turned down both QPR and Palace, but West Ham were told by Tottenham chairman Levy that, unlike the other two London clubs, they would have to pay Adebayor’s full salary to take him to Upton Park.

West Ham were prepared to pay half of Adebayor’s wages, but, with time running out on transfer deadline day, Levy was refusing to do the Hammers any favours.

Levy told West Ham officials that he could not pay a player to appear in the claret and blue of Tottenham’s bitter rivals, particularly with the clubs only separated by six points in the Premier League table.


I don't blame Levy for that one if true...

Good. Would hate to do those wankers any favours.
 

Lilbaz

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Surprised we didn't loan a couple more youngsters. Onomah to MK might have been good.
 

nightgoat

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Sad to see Lennon go. Good servant to the club. Hope he does well at Everton and they make it permanent.

Yeah, although he's not been at his best for a few years now there's still a lot of goodwill towards him. Understandably, after nine and a half years and some great moments - the winner against Chelsea in 2006, the 4th at Arsenal and the assist for Crouch in the San Siro being just three of them - and also he's one of the players who signify the ENIC-era shift away from signing old players to young, predominantly English players which propelled our re-emergence as a team competing at the top end of the league (almost) every season. He'll no doubt get a great reception when Everton come to WHL next season (assuming he does end up there permanently.)

As for Adebayor and Kaboul... Probably best if they aren't involved in our next few games.
 

Lilbaz

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Yeah, although he's not been at his best for a few years now there's still a lot of goodwill towards him. Understandably, after nine and a half years and some great moments - the winner against Chelsea in 2006, the 4th at Arsenal and the assist for Crouch in the San Siro being just three of them - and also he's one of the players who signify the ENIC-era shift away from signing old players to young, predominantly English players which propelled our re-emergence as a team competing at the top end of the league (almost) every season. He'll no doubt get a great reception when Everton come to WHL next season (assuming he does end up there permanently.)

As for Adebayor and Kaboul... Probably best if they aren't involved in our next few games.

I was standing right above the goal when he set up Crouch for the winner at the San Siro. Will never forget that.
 

rabbikeane

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Surprised we didn't loan a couple more youngsters. Onomah to MK might have been good.

Who was the youth player that got loaned other than Oduwa?

Our loan deals this transfer window:

Jordan Archer => Millwall
Grant Hall => Blackpool
Dominic Ball => Cambridge United
Milos Veljkovic => Charlton Athletic
Dele Alli => Milton Keynes Dons
Aaron Lennon => Everton
Kenny McEvoy => Colchester United
Emmanuel Sonupe => St.Mirren
Nathan Oduwa => Luton

I'm happy we're keeping Onomah at the club this seaon as I want us to go all out for the FA Youth Cup
Clubs below Premier League can still loan players though, so more could go. Think the loan window opens up for them in a week or so.
 
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