The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - The Joan Jett Edition 28th June 2013

[Gedson100]

Roger said it was Mkhitaryan himself who was in London (though I assume his agent would have been with him too).

Er... good point.

Mickey Tyrant was here for the shopping?

 

[Shea]

Sounds to good to be true but it would be fantastic. I guess we have to keep in mind that there is a lot more money comming in from the TV deal. If we sign Mighrkitinaniaiannann I'd be delighted, simply because he is a Liverpool target and I can't wait for the RAWK posts.

Yea it was amazing when we beat them to the signing of Clinton Dempsey......

 

[RamsesV]

If we are considering Mkhitaryan it probably means we are trying to offload Dempsey as long as Hudd, parker and livermore.

 

[$hoguN]

Yea it was amazing when we beat them to the signing of Clinton Dempsey......

It was actually, unless you want to ignore all the vital goals he scored for us, and want to believe he wouldn't have helped them gain extra points last season.

 

[ilikeost]

Yea it was amazing when we beat them to the signing of Clinton Dempsey......

You mean the guy who scored the winning goal at Old Trafford and many other important goals last season? Yeah it was great! Clint Dempsey has been an important player for us and didn't deserve the shit he got last season. I'm not going to start a Dempsey argument now though.

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

I'm not going to start a Dempsey argument now though.

I can practically guarantee that you have though

 

[samspurs92]

I can practically guarantee that you have though

Quick, delete all the posts!

 

[CrazyKen]

I have ITK for you that will give you a boner.

Search Kate upton on google then click images

Made my day

 

[Mullers]

All im going to say is this. I was told earlier in the window that we would be spending this summer. not just reinvesting what we recoup like last year (and believe me with sales that should be plenty also) but we will have a very clear spend.

We managed to keep AVB onside despite interest from europes biggest spender. We have allegedly got Bale to agree to stay despite the efforts of the worlds biggest club and world record bids. And i think more telling then anything else thus far, we have agreed to sign Paulinho and David Villa. The former has since come out and confirmed its the ambition of the club that has made us an attraction too good to turn down.

Now why would we need to have a key negotiator like Baldini in place also?

Because were having a spend up mother fuckers !!!



or im just having a strangely optimistic Friday pay day

If we have a big spend up, I just wonder why we've decided to do it now, rather than the year when we first qualified for the champions league, which could have made all the difference.

 

[Leachie]

If we have a big spend up, I just wonder why we've decided to do it now, rather than the year when we first qualified for the champions league, which could have made all the difference.

TV Money?

 

[$hoguN]

If we have a big spend up, I just wonder why we've decided to do it now, rather than the year when we first qualified for the champions league, which could have made all the difference.

Maybe because we didn't have the money then that we do now?

 

[GetSpurredOn]

The one thing people are missing here is the Belhanda story from yesterday. We've been quite strongly linked in the past, and Montpellier's chairman announced yesterday he had two offers, leaving the decision in the hands of the player where he goes. I find it difficult to believe we would go for Paulinho AND Belhanda, that's £30m if midfielders, but I suppose in a 433 it would give us the depth of 5 genuine options covering 3 starting poisitions without a drop in calibre, in Sandro, Dembele and Holtby, plus Paulinho and Belhanda??? Carroll in the background. Recoup a percentage by selling Parker, Huddlestone and Livermore, probably £10-15m there.

 

[mattyspurs]

But 25m upfront on one player? Just isn't Levy's style.

You also have to bear in mind that Teola has said in the other thread that The scousers are prepared to pay the majority up front

 

[$hoguN]

The one thing people are missing here is the Belhanda story from yesterday. We've been quite strongly linked in the past, and Montpellier's chairman announced yesterday he had two offers, leaving the decision in the hands of the player where he goes. I find it difficult to believe we would go for Paulinho AND Belhanda, that's £30m if midfielders, but I suppose in a 433 it would give us the depth of 5 genuine options covering 3 starting poisitions without a drop in calibre, in Sandro, Dembele and Holtby, plus Paulinho and Belhanda??? Carroll in the background. Recoup a percentage by selling Parker, Huddlestone and Livermore, probably £10-15m there.

I can't see us being one of the side in for Belhanda tbh. He has a similar attitude problem to KPB, and if all the players linked away by ITK leave, we will still be left with Sandro, Dembele, Holtby, Siggy, Carroll and possibly Paulinho.

 

[Sandro30]

If Daniel was about to spend 25m on one player, i'm sure he could find a striker to splurge it on.

 

[GetSpurredOn]

If we have a big spend up, I just wonder why we've decided to do it now, rather than the year when we first qualified for the champions league, which could have made all the difference.

Because with the new TV money, other clubs will also be spending in. The top four will try and pull away, the likes of Liverpool will try and make ground on us as challengers. We need to spend just to keep pace.
Utd, Chelsea and City all have new managers, which I fully expect them to back in the transfer market. Arsenal will have come closer than they will have been comfortable in missing too four. Everton have a new man, and Liverpool are already spending.
We cannot afford to get left behind the pack.

 

[$hoguN]

You also have to bear in mind that Teola has said in the other thread that The scousers are prepared to pay the majority up front

It depends on our approach to the new PL FFP rules. We may be willing to do it this summer to be able to write it off early. I'm not saying that is the case but it is a possibility.

I'm also not sure if Toela is ITK at all tbh.

 

[Breezer]

Sell Parker, Hudd, Livermore, £15-20M and replace with Paulinho and Mkhitaryan £35-£40M.

Would love it but can't see it

Can't see us spending £20-25M on Mkhitaryan and then spend big on a Striker! Unless we sign Villa for £8M

 

[barry]

The one thing people are missing here is the Belhanda story from yesterday. We've been quite strongly linked in the past, and Montpellier's chairman announced yesterday he had two offers, leaving the decision in the hands of the player where he goes. I find it difficult to believe we would go for Paulinho AND Belhanda, that's £30m if midfielders, but I suppose in a 433 it would give us the depth of 5 genuine options covering 3 starting poisitions without a drop in calibre, in Sandro, Dembele and Holtby, plus Paulinho and Belhanda??? Carroll in the background. Recoup a percentage by selling Parker, Huddlestone and Livermore, probably £10-15m there.

This ain't gospel, but Sky reckon it's Villa who have made the bid for Belhanda. Even if their wrong I doubt it's us. I really can't imagine us buying Belhanda and Paulinho.

 

[Spurs_Bear]

You also have to bear in mind that Teola has said in the other thread that The scousers are prepared to pay the majority up front

Would be good if he knew his arse from his elbow...