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The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 27 July 2011

kdspur

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Ligue 1 expert Matt Spiro tweets that Michel Bastos is linked with Spurs in L'Equipe. Lyon want to sell but asking price of €15m has put Juventus off.
 

glking

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And I agree too...

However, we could also look at it that being sensible and signing the RIGHT players and therefore getting towards the top of the EPL is a better sign of intent to Modric than splashing the cash on some fancy dan.

So whilst I think we will need to pay big, I don't think it's just about that with Modric. He wants success, not a team full of expensive mercenaries.

R.

i agree with this. modric will be staying through this window at least. what will appease him more than a fancy signing this summer would be a spot in the top 4 next may, which will come with sensible moves that strengthen our areas of weakness (striker) and the squad as a whole (quality midfielders whilst shipping out as many of bentley, gio, keane, jenas, and hutton as we are able). i hope and trust the powers that be are less concerned with appeasing little luka with a costly signing, and more concerned with balancing and strengthening the squad for a run at the top 4.

if we are able to secure diarra, afelay, and vucinic in the next couple of weeks and ship some of the excess, we can go into deadline day with the hope that levy pulls the rabbit out of the hat again. it will be a bonus, but not what will make or break our season.
 

cockeral

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Update:
Sky Sports sources understand Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe would turn down a move to Newcastle if given the option.
Plus that cryptic form the goat was way too hard. If there all like like we have no chance of getting them!

There's the proof that the media get their rumours from the forum:
Sky Sports sources understand Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe would turn down a move to Newcastle if given the option.
Plus that cryptic form the goat was way too hard. If there all like like we have no chance of getting them!
 

ajspurs

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That cryptic from The Goat :lol: If someone even suggested that I'd probably laugh and say how they're looking into it too much.

If there are ones like that in the future they should have their own dedicated threads for sure.
 

marvel

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Ligue 1 expert Matt Spiro tweets that Michel Bastos is linked with Spurs in L'Equipe. Lyon want to sell but asking price of €15m has put Juventus off.

Are journalists and agents just linking any available player to Tottenham and Juventus?
 

Spursh

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POTL on Tshabalala rumours...

LOL.

Some of the rumours going round the last few days....

LOL.

POTL
 

Bill_Oddie

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Don't take anything that guy says seriously. He recently said they would be in the CL within 3 years.

No he didn't. He said "European football". It was badly reported.

Even European football might sound ambitious but he's a very good coach and they've got a bit of backing and some terrific prospects. Are they really that far behind Fulham or Stoke? Three years isn't completely impossible. They finished last season (after he had dismantled the archetypal Allardyce unit and rebuilt a proper football team) very, very well.

Plus that cryptic form the goat was way too hard. If there all like like we have no chance of getting them!

The point is that they are difficult and that you probably shouldn't get them.

Lol we cant compete with malaga.

They have more money than God. Bought by a Sheikh so like the Spanish Man City. Hence of course we can't compete.
 

matrixity

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Maybe the Cazorla sale could help us in the Rossi option. Maybe now he would want to leave seeing as Villareal sell two of their best players in a week (Capdevilla and Cazorla)?
 

brasil_spur

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I don't get what the big huff is about, you predicted the medical and it is going to happen so in the end you are right.

Now fingers crossed with Jenas and Hutton!

Agree with this, jesus people won't be happy until someone gets future events nailed on to the nearest hour!

Journo called the medical and is a day out, which could have been down to a few things.

Whilst I like Diarra, I can't see him being happy with a bench role.

Given the number of games we have i think he would be happy to join on the basis that there is a fairly regular spot in the team available if he can prove himself. He's not going to get much game time at Real if he stays.

So, people reckon goal.com have a good source at our club, yeah ?.....

http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/tran...close-in-on-17m-deal-for-romas-mirko-vucinic?

Vucinic talks ongoing....

:pray::pray::pray:

Diarra replaces Palacios & O'Hara
Afellay replaces Bentley & Gio
Vucinic replaces Crouch & Keane
New CB replaces Woodgate & Bassong
New striker replaces Defoe or Pav (I'd) keep Defoe personally.

Agree with most of this. Although i can't see us shipping out Bentley this window, nor can i see Defoe or Pav leaving.

I also think Bassong will prbably stay as it's getting late in the window to find a quality CB replacement when none have been properly linked so far.

I know for sure that keano has been mulling over a move to Blackburn. I'd imagine we would iron out the details with them as soon as he gives us the nod

Cheers for the info, seems like a good solution for all presuming Blackburn can meet his wage demands. :up:
 

marvel

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Is there a reason he keeps saying LOL or am I reading too much in to it?

LLorente
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Mr Pink

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Wonder if the POTL has heard of any developments on the Vucinic front, which would support that of Goal...
 

Akqayid

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He must've had a long time to think about it! I think the first update I posted in this window was about Pardew wanting JD :lol:

I tried selling JD to Pardew when I saw him in Marbella.

He wasn't haven't it. :grin:
 
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