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    Giorgi Sudakov

    I think you're right. But it's a shame as I had an immense chant up my sleeve.
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    Antonio Nusa

    It should also be noted that ITK and the press have strongly linked us to: Baena, Gibbs-White, Eze, Gudmunsson, Sudakov. All essentially no.10s who can play wide - specifically right footed and probably off the left in contrast to Kulu. We've also been linked to that classic all out dribbler...
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    Conor Gallagher

    I agree with all of that, and I'd rather keep Gio and loan the youngsters out also. My point is we can't sustain a specialist back up 10 in the squad, for precisely the same reason Gio will be leaving. They're not going to get enough game time. Not enough match rhythm to hit form and...
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    Conor Gallagher

    I agree 100% on Gallagher. Personally though I really don't want to see us signing another specialist 10 at this point. Not with Donley, Devine, and Moore all coming through. That's England's best playmaker at U20, U19, and U17 age groups. Failing to create pathways for them would be a...
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    The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 31st January

    I was going to say Pino or Brahim Diaz. Diaz is homegrown having come through CIty's academy, and minutes probably most displaced by Mbappe and Kendrick.
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    Spurs Youth Thread 23/24

    Ok well let us know when you're done. Sounds like a real page turner.
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    Tottenham Takeover Talk

    If they can re-finance the Stadium debt with an equity injection, it frees up X amount for the team. I think our repayment is somewhere around £30m a year. So effectively maximises our PSR potential spend. In a CL year that puts us comfortably above Arsenal and Chelsea and closing in on...
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    The Summer 2024 scouting thread

    100% agree with all of this. He's made for that 6 role for the next decade. I know it feels slightly insane to have an 18 year old playing in the most demanding lone 6 role in football. But his ability, profile fit, temperament, and intelligence are all exceptional. He'd challenge Bissouma...
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    Let's All Laugh At... Let's All Laugh At West Ham

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    Financial Fair Play (general thread)

    I agree it 100% needs to be a pro-active and not retrospective. That was the biggest mistake of FFP. You want to sign a player you have to demonstrate you're within your PSR budget right now. Or the player cannot be registered. All clubs, players, managers, executives, and agents have to...
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    The England Thread

    I take your point. People are entitled to care about what they want. I'm just tired of how much oxygen is taken up by relatively minor or trivial issues, at the expense of critical ones. Particularly by the media and major political parties.
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    The England Thread

    I love how Patriotism in 2024 gives zero fucks about the news of over 2 million British children not knowing where their next meal is coming from. And instead deploys all available fucks over the colour of a cross on a football shirt. Just another normal day on normal Island.
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    The England Thread

    Maybe Steve Holland mentioned his untied shoelaces and he stormed out?
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    Spurs Youth Thread 23/24

    Cheers for the info as always. Barnett-Williams turns 16 in April so would be in the U16 age group. Going full time next season unless held back a school year maybe. Very surprised on Nicolaou. Was an England regular until recently and very technically gifted. That's actually surprised me more...
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    The Summer 2024 scouting thread

    Alas his birthday is the 15h August and next season starts on the 17th. So he misses the cut off to become club / association trained by 2 days.
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    Match Threads Fulham vs Spurs

    He's been outclassed tactically today and refused to make adjustments or subs when the game was still alive. The players have phoned it in after a week to prepare. 0/10 all round. Pathetic.
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    The England Thread

    The English FA would have to raise it with FIFA, but essentially he can be banned or fined I believe. Not happening in this case under Southgate it seems, but given he's not retired or explained himself, there is ample precedent. It happened with Matip at Liverpool if I recall correctly when...
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    The England Thread

    On this Ben White business, I remember reading in Paul Walsh's autobiography that he declined an England U21 call up under Bobby Robson. He was 21, with 5 full international Caps under his belt, and just signed for Liverpool and was told to go on their end of season tour. Robson went public...
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    Archie Gray

    FYI his Dad was lower league journeyman Andy Gray (born 1977), not Keys and Gray "tuck this in for me love" Andy Gray.
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    Archie Gray

    I tend to agree, I was more responding to loan backs being bad for us. I guess the answer is if the buying club is slightly overpaying at somewhere between todays current value (say £25m) and future potential value (say £80m) - call it £40m+, then they can spend that money, still use the...
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