Paulinho signs for Spurs!

[MightyModric]

gabe we sihned hum yer

 

[thfcsteff]

Getting these players signed is a filthy business which requires aces, bastards and confidants...I think Baldini might be about to pay back some of his (hefty no doubt) salary...until the player signs the contract, we will always run the risk of Chelski gazumping. They've been doing it to us for years because they're fucking scared. Arnesen, attempts to get Modric, sniffed AVB out when they knew Levy was onto him, made sure we didn't get Mata and gazumped us big-time for Oscar...thing is, any player with a brain and a smart agent will see who we are and recognize that for whatever reason, we continue to be a club who gets CL-coverage and helps players become international stars regardless of CL activity. We have a smaller superstar squad (thus more playing time for sure) and we are in London. It's actually remarkable that we can even remotely compete with Chelski, City, the filth and Man Utd, given their financial muscle. But we can in some senses. And we do in some ways. IF this deal can be concluded quickly, with Bale staying, I'd guess that our striker situation will fall into place very quickly. Let's hope it happens...let's hope we have the right 'bastard' to get this deal done and fend off the wankers who want to gazump for gazumping's sake...

 

[garyhopkins]

Getting these players signed is a filthy business which requires aces, bastards and confidants...I think Baldini might be about to pay back some of his (hefty no doubt) salary...until the player signs the contract, we will always run the risk of Chelski gazumping. They've been doing it to us for years because they're fucking scared. Arnesen, attempts to get Modric, sniffed AVB out when they knew Levy was onto him, made sure we didn't get Mata and gazumped us big-time for Oscar...thing is, any player with a brain and a smart agent will see who we are and recognize that for whatever reason, we continue to be a club who gets CL-coverage and helps players become international stars regardless of CL activity. We have a smaller superstar squad (thus more playing time for sure) and we are in London. It's actually remarkable that we can even remotely compete with Chelski, City, the filth and Man Utd, given their financial muscle. But we can in some senses. And we do in some ways. IF this deal can be concluded quickly, with Bale staying, I'd guess that our striker situation will fall into place very quickly. Let's hope it happens...let's hope we have the right 'bastard' to get this deal done and fend off the wankers who want to gazump for gazumping's sake...

Can't agree more. I know there is a pecking order, but Chelsea really seem to be our nemesis when it comes to late developments on transfers. You could add Hazard to your list.

 

[CanberraSpur]

Looking for Paulinho videos on youtube I dound this one.



Hope it doesn't embed, but amazing stuff. Just Amazing.

 

[CanberraSpur]

Getting these players signed is a filthy business which requires aces, bastards and confidants...I think Baldini might be about to pay back some of his (hefty no doubt) salary...until the player signs the contract, we will always run the risk of Chelski gazumping. They've been doing it to us for years because they're fucking scared. Arnesen, attempts to get Modric, sniffed AVB out when they knew Levy was onto him, made sure we didn't get Mata and gazumped us big-time for Oscar...thing is, any player with a brain and a smart agent will see who we are and recognize that for whatever reason, we continue to be a club who gets CL-coverage and helps players become international stars regardless of CL activity. We have a smaller superstar squad (thus more playing time for sure) and we are in London. It's actually remarkable that we can even remotely compete with Chelski, City, the filth and Man Utd, given their financial muscle. But we can in some senses. And we do in some ways. IF this deal can be concluded quickly, with Bale staying, I'd guess that our striker situation will fall into place very quickly. Let's hope it happens...let's hope we have the right 'bastard' to get this deal done and fend off the wankers who want to gazump for gazumping's sake...

To be fair to other clubs, excluding Chelscum - no need to be fair to them ever, Paulinho has been on the radar of several teams for more than the last few months, more like the last few seasons. If we sign him we are not gazumping those sides per se, we are just getting the business done where they have failed for whatever reason/s.

It's much the same for some of our targets who have ended up at other clubs. It's not fair to say we were gazumped for those players. A price was set. A club met the price. We weren't that club; it's a fairly binary proposition.

 

[Danners9]

DUNCAN CASTLES IS FULL OF SHIT.

WHY?

He gets paid by the amount of hits on his Sulia account.
This is why he writes controversial or surprising headlines, just like this one, that are actually bullshit.
So, any of you just clicked his link, you just got him paid.

LEARN THY LESSON!

Professional journos who use Sulia are giant ballbags. Speaking of Ballbags, Guillerme Ballbag also does it.

 

[dsmoove]

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hes sandro with dembele's dribbing skills.

 

[arunspurs]

hes sandro with dembele's dribbing skills.[/quote]

I guess we will see his best when he plays with better players.
His stats are amazing for a DMF - he scores every 300 minutes, thats almost 10 goals a season. `He averages the same for Brazil too.

 

[Karlinho]

Looking for Paulinho videos on youtube I dound this one.



Hope it doesn't embed, but amazing stuff. Just Amazing.

what an ass!

 

[Lilbaz]

Implants, sick really.

 

[Spurs Lodge Kittens]

I can tell this is going to be a long two 10 days or so

When I first read Paulinho's quotes I was thinking - he doesn't sound overly keen

Then I read the Stobart updates and i'm trying to convince myself that Paulinho is simply being professional, not wanting to disrupt Brazil's Confed campaign talking about his transfer and not wanting to upset Corinthians fans while he doesn't have to.

However, at the back of my mind is this nagging feeling that the next 9/10 days gives him the chance to let us down from a safe distance (Brazil) as a Chelsea/Real etc comes in and makes his wages jump from the 60k we've reportedly offered, to nearer 100k

 

[Snarfalicious]

Decent write-up by EPL Index:

José Paulo Bezerra Maciel Junior – or Paulinho to those who have seen the 24 year old Brazilian midfielder play, has seemingly completed his desired move to Tottenham Hotspur. With the appointment of technical director Franco Baldini and Andre Villas-Boas pledging his future to Spurs, the transfer of Paulinho from Corinthians seems to have sped up in the last few days with both The Telegraph and the Daily Mail reporting that the Brazilian midfielder is poised to move to White Hart Lane in a matter of weeks for the fee agreed – but what do Spurs see in the midfielder?

Paulinho is namely a box-to-box midfielder, but like most Brazilians, has the flair and technical ability to go forward to both score and assist to help his club team Corinthians and national team, Brazil.
This was shown during the friendly versus England in early June, where his powerful bursts from midfield was complimented with a fine goal in the last ten minutes against Roy Hodgson’s men.

The 24-year old Brazilian midfielder also managed to get on the scoresheet in Brazil’s opening Confederations Cup game versus Japan, with a close range finish.

The versatility that Paulinho possesses is what Andre Villas-Boas wants in his Spurs team for the 2013/2014 season, as he looks to revert to the 4-3-3 system that brought him great success for FC Porto in his 2010/2011 season with the Portuguese club, with which he achieved a historic treble.

Spurs have not seemed able to rely upon the pairing of Scott Parker and Mousa Dembele in midfield after Sandro injured his knee against QPR in January. The acquisition of Paulinho could see AVB switch to a 4-3-3 lineup, playing Sandro as the holding midfielder and Paulinho helping out with defensive duties while also possessing the ability to move forward, but also Mousa Dembele or Lewis Holtby look to be the creative component completing that midfield trio.

It seems that Andre Villas-Boas will be getting two players for the price of one, as Paulinho is comfortable playing both as a defensive and attacking component of the midfield – his 34 goals in 167 appearances signifies this.
Another key factor in this signing is his ability to shine in the big games, after showing impressive performances in the FIFA Club World Cup with Corinthians, beating Chelsea in the final and in the Copa Libertadores in 2012 with two goals in eight games from midfield. The 24-year old also managed to grab eights goals and three assists in the Brazilian league.

Spurs have triumphed over bigger clubs with this signing with Internazionale and Shakhtar Donetsk reportedly interested in the Corinthians midfielder in the past. At £17m they have found a bargain for a player who possesses a range of abilities from creativity, mobility, physicality, versatility and grabbing the goals. Fans of White Hart Lane will be looking forward to the season ahead and their Europa League campaign, and Paulinho will hopefully prove that the buzz around him the last few weeks was definitely worth creating.

 

[tony0379]

Swear to god if those corrupt Chelsea wankers jump in and try to fuck this up, I'm going to send a virus disguised as "hey ive won a Bit of money on the lottery fancy coming to brazil with me for a couple months?" to every single fuck who supports them

 

[-Afri-Coy-]

Swear to god if those corrupt Chelsea wankers jump in and try to fuck this up, I'm going to send a virus disguised as "hey ive won a Bit of money on the lottery fancy coming to brazil with me for a couple months?" to every single fuck who supports them

If chelsea fuck this deal up for us I will personally see to it that there home webpage becomes a constant looping video of gay porn that can not be removed. Try me chelsea, I've been on pc's for 13 years... Try me

 

[Gedson100]

gabe we sihned hum yer

POST OF THE YEAR.

Poor mightymodric, he's been out since the rugby started, tried his luck with the ladies to no avail, yet through the fog of inebriation, he's not forgotten his first love- the mighty Spurs.

By some unbelievble fluke he's navigated himself to the Paulinho thread. Has he signed yet his brain thinks it thinks? Typing out a request that he'll never see the answer to with all the precision of a monkey wearing mittens, we end up with what appears to be a order from a Thai takeaway.

I hope Gabe's 'sihned hum yer' was every bit as delicious as it sounded.

 

[Xeeleeyid]

Haha wouldn't worry about the Castles article - have you even read it? Says that Mourinho wants a DM, lists about 5 players he is looking at then says if he can't get any of them he'd consider a more forward thinking player alongside Lampard. Paulinho would be one option and someone else is another.

To summarise it's an unfounded article with no quotes saying that if Chelsea can't get any of their first 5-6 choices they MIGHT consider a player like Paulinho. Jesus.

 

[tony0379]

Duncan castles needs to be fucked by 12 cocks at the same time. Fucking penny a time on my sulia wanker

 

[Cavehillspur]

I can see this going fucking pear-shaped now.

Paulinho: Tottenham bid for Corinthians midfielder

Brazil midfielder Paulinho has revealed Tottenham have made an official bid for him but he will not decide his future until after the Confederations Cup.

The 24-year-old Corinthians player told BBC Sport he was considering the offer but that nothing was certain.
Speaking after Brazil's 4-2 win over Italy, he said: "There is an official offer from Tottenham to Corinthians.
"But, as I did when there was an Inter Milan offer, I'll sit and decide with my family before I make any decision."
Paulinho did not play in Saturday's match having picked up an ankle injury.

The potential fee is widely reported to be £17m and asked when his club future would be resolved, he said: "I will only do it after the Confederations Cup because it's hard to deal with all these things."

Paulinho has played 15 times for Brazil's national side and scored four times, including a goal in their 3-0 Confederations Cup win against Japan last week.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23019246

 

[yawa]

I can see this going fucking pear-shaped now.

Paulinho: Tottenham bid for Corinthians midfielder

Brazil midfielder Paulinho has revealed Tottenham have made an official bid for him but he will not decide his future until after the Confederations Cup.

The 24-year-old Corinthians player told BBC Sport he was considering the offer but that nothing was certain.
Speaking after Brazil's 4-2 win over Italy, he said: "There is an official offer from Tottenham to Corinthians.
"But, as I did when there was an Inter Milan offer, I'll sit and decide with my family before I make any decision."
Paulinho did not play in Saturday's match having picked up an ankle injury.

The potential fee is widely reported to be £17m and asked when his club future would be resolved, he said: "I will only do it after the Confederations Cup because it's hard to deal with all these things."

Paulinho has played 15 times for Brazil's national side and scored four times, including a goal in their 3-0 Confederations Cup win against Japan last week.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23019246

This is pretty much exactly whats been reported all of yesterday. Why are you so worried now?

 

[Cavehillspur]

This is pretty much exactly whats been reported all of yesterday. Why are you so worried now?

Just think it sounds a bit ominous, typical Spurs fan point of view I suppose. Been here many times before and lost out on players. Of course I could be completely wrong, and hopefully I am