If you would like to talk about how Spurs do business then please do go to the relevant threads.So number one, we do not know the details here of course, but if reports were true that we were some millions apart on these deals, we could offer that early in January if those were player we REALY want. We haggle over them for many weeks, then they get offers from other "top" clubs and we fall of. Assume if we met the clubs value early January and players said, nah ill wait until end of January to see what i want to do, then ofcourse club could say F of on to the next, not what it looked like from the outside at least.
Number two. There have been no change, do you think spurs have had 1 target before? Of course they have had a "list" when missing out on main targets. Why do you think we ended up with players like Sigurdson, Saha, Jansen, Njie Nkoudu, Chiricesh, Stambouli? i could name more, but all of those were chances the club hoped would come good, and of course the club needs signings like that, but if you want to compete on the top, you just have to bite the bullet sometimes and pay 5-10 mil over what you want to get the top player inn fast along with the "maybes". FP have said this himself when at Juve.
Number three. What i have said all along so we agree then? Young player, not been doing anything at Juve that suggest he would light the prem , but we are hoping. Not looking any better than Bergw or Lucas, i am not saying Diaz would solve anything, but the quality difference is notable.
I do think Spurs would get these top players IF they changed their way of doing business, payed up a bit faster to take that chance more often on that next caliber of player, this is of course more risky hence wy we seem to be at a status quo. Until we do Change i still feel we will be around the top 6,7,8 mark in the prem.
We are only fans and do not have any ITK so we can only go by what we see in the media, but early noise when Conte came in was that things were about to change, and if you read AG latest article it basically highlights what i am saying. it all looks the same.
Lets hope Summer will really be the turning point for Spurs, as a Spurs fan for over 35 years my hopes are slim, but maybe, just maybe we can win the lottery
As far as I'm aware it's a loan until the summer. I don't believe we're buying him? Or have I missed something.
I know what you mean, but it's a bit like saying "bloke's an incredible porn star, except he can't get it up".
Yeah. I genuinely was half serious / half joking there. He does pretty much everything you'd want a striker to do. Movement, hold up, link up, intelligent positioning, works reasonably hard...just so poor in front of goal with his feet. And at 29 it's hard to be enthused with the link.
Thankfully we don't create many chances, so he wouldn't have the opportunity to miss them.
Ahh you just reminded me of good old bobby soldier.
Because he'd play 9 games for us in 2 years and be shipped out on loan to Lyon who agree to cover only one-third of his astronomical wages.
