Franco Baldini has joined the Club
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alamo
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Wardy
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Harry_Snatch
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Makes you wonder if its all about contacts in football or if its just a case of being willing to spend the cash!
Misfit
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Bit of both I'd say. Probably 75% of our signings will be down to cash. We're dealing with professionals after all. More importantly though, DL simply isn't a DoF. We've always, for better or worse, done quicker and more structured business under a DoF.
It resembled a drunk throwing knives at the side of a barn at times these last 3 yrs or so such was the lack of a coherent plan or direction the squad should be taking.
I think it's a case of willing to spend the cash. Itk said Levy has being chasing Paulinho since last year, Soldado i think we've been chasing for two years, AVB said they had been watching Chadil for a long time. So none of these IMO were his signings, he was involved in the negotiations but Levy could have done those negotiations. Capoue might have well been a Baldini suggestion, if it was then it seems on the evidence of Capoue's début to be a very good signing for a very good price and that to me is the benefit of having a DOF. Someone who can go and discover the Willans and Lamelas for a low price.
tototoner
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Great sighing, must admit I was sceptical Levy would let him do his job but no worries on that front
Happy to have been proved a numpty
It's not be proven yet, I mean how has Levy let him do his job?
ecce_tottenham
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He's such a smooth mother****er too
SargeantMeatCurtains
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To sum up Franco Baldini's first transfer window with us...
mpickard2087
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JJ said the other day that we were looking at Capoue in January.
I think the main reason for this 'success' all of a sudden is not Baldini, its purely down to the fact that for whatever reason we have a huge amount of money to spend and serious intent in spending it. His book of contacts and good standing in the game no doubt helps, but I doubt many of these targets (maybe Lamela) have been down to him due to the short length of time he has been at the club. I think in future years he will have a bigger impact.
I don't know how much of an impact he'll have in future years, I'd say after this window the cheque book will be closed for a while.
lenny7
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Oh we can lol about it now
Revan1882
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Oh we can lol about it now
Fair enough, wondering what's going on with Willian. Would love it done and dusted soon.
lenny7
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Apparently so, might well be resting on Lamela, from his brothers Twitter:
"Erik is in London. Yes, it is certain, we hope that everything will be completed in a few hours."
That was about an hour ago.
Re the other thing, I don't think you can be blamed, I think we'd all be liars if we said we weren't all expecting the same
guiltyparty
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Hindsight is an amazing thing
amardilo
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To sum up Franco Baldini's first transfer window with us...
As soon as I saw that picture the song Don't You (forget about me) by Simple Minds started playing in my head. If Bale goes I am forever going to have an association of him and the Breakfast Club.
