Please let this put an end to all the rumours..........

After hearing from Defoe himself in the news that he has no reason to move (quality of players at the club, friendly atmosphere, and the fact that he is playing and scoring regularly again) and the club's announcement today that he will not be leaving in the January transfer window (would have preferred to hear that he would not be leaving full stop!), I hope this means that the media will move on to some other story, though perhaps that is just wishful thinking. Guess next rumour will be that Robbie is unhappy now that Defoe has taken his place and may possibly have been responsible for him picking up an injury at this important time of the year!:bang: :bang: :bang:

Let's take the 3 points today and then we can try to get on with the important business of hauling ourselves up the league table (not so far from CL spot are we, despite all the doom and gloom from some supporters?). 2-1 to give us our first away win of the season will do me nicely!

i dont see any reason he would want to leave

good to see he and the club feel the same

They'll just start up with the "Keane unsettled/wants a move" rumours instead.

I give it 5 days. See if I'm right.

Some of these journalists are so stupid that they've been publishing "Keane squeezed out by Defoe" stories already, since he's been injured.

Of course Keane doesn't want to "ship out". But that's not going to stop the journos from stirring it.

The thing is, David, that neither a "he's staying" or a "he's going" article has any intrinsic value. It's all about context, and we have to take our own best guesses.

In this context, it looks quite clear. Defoe's denials are pretty unequivocal, he's in the team and on his best form in years, and the club have been pretty unequivocal too. But let's not forget that we listened to offers for him in the summer and last January too (if Benitez is to be believed). Every player has his price.

Let's not forget too that we spent all summer denying that Carrick would leave. It's what you do to push the price up.

Yes, journalists can be very stupid, and no, I don't think anyone will leave Spurs in January except maybe fringe players like Murphy or Gardner. But I don't think we should make assumptions in general based on "Defoe: I'll Stay" asa headline.

A clever exposure of Defoe in the media, no doubt engineered by his agent. We'll see how he gets on in the absence of Keane, though I hear he wasn't all that good against a poor Man City defence yesterday.
I don't believe the hype, whether it's from the media or Defoe's agent or both. A commitment to stay is no guarantee these days and could just as easily be a sly form of advertising, as well as an attempt to put pressure on Jol via the media (and the fans influenced by the media). After all Defoe indicated he'd stay 'until we win silverware', which is not exactly loyal dedication to the club in the long term is it?
What's more important is the statement by the club that he's going nowhere in January; and what else could they say given Keane's injury?
I'm not doing down Defoe; it's just that we shouldn't read too much into the publicity actions of his agent or the entirely pragmatic position of the club.