The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 1st February 2016 THE FINAL DAY!

[GetSpurredOn]

Less chance of Batshuayi moving than Berahino in my opinion.
However, if Stoke had a sensible bid actually accepted, I think we'd be all over it.
Get Spurs Belgian Mafia on the case.

 

[McFlash]

If Batshuayi signs for Stoke, then maybe he's not the great player that many believe he is?
Now, I've not seen the lad but it wouldn't be the first time that a player, who's been the next best thing, has joined a "lesser" club, only to show that they aren't actually all that.

 

[Sandro30]

Why are we even talking about Batshuayi? There's been zero ITK and even the journalist's have said there is zero chance of it happening. Come on guys.

 

[Mikegold]

End of window possibility:

Newcastle: Perez, Doumbia, Berahino
WBA: Rondon, Lambert, Anichebe
Stoke: Batshuayi, Crouch, Walters, Bojan
Spurs: Kane

I'm very firmly in the "only get players in who improve squad" camp. But the above list seems very, very weird to me. I guess we have Onomah too, but he's listed on Spurs Official as a Development Squad player - all the players above are clearly senior players. We're not just one striker behind par, we're perhaps two. And I don't think Son, Lamela or Chadli can be fairly characterised as a striker in the way all of the players above clearly can.

I don't have an answer to any of this, it's just weird.

Onomah is less of a striker than the 3 you mentioned. He's a CM by trade and has been playing slightly more advanced for us but he's not a striker

 

[Parkie]

If Batshuayi signs for Stoke, then maybe he's not the great player that many believe he is?
Now, I've not seen the lad but it wouldn't be the first time that a player, who's been the next best thing, has joined a "lesser" club, only to show that they aren't actually all that.

Alternatively, Bojan and Shakiri both play there - both were expected to go for more and to better clubs. They get good exposure there... Maybe Stoke is a good "stepping stone" to prove yourself now?

 

[mil1lion]

End of window possibility:

Newcastle: Perez, Doumbia, Berahino
WBA: Rondon, Lambert, Anichebe
Stoke: Batshuayi, Crouch, Walters, Bojan
Spurs: Kane

I'm very firmly in the "only get players in who improve squad" camp. But the above list seems very, very weird to me. I guess we have Onomah too, but he's listed on Spurs Official as a Development Squad player - all the players above are clearly senior players. We're not just one striker behind par, we're perhaps two. And I don't think Son, Lamela or Chadli can be fairly characterised as a striker in the way all of the players above clearly can.

I don't have an answer to any of this, it's just weird.

I'm more interested in the League table

18th Newcastle: Perez, Doumbia, Berahino
14th WBA: Rondon, Lambert, Anichebe
9th Stoke: Batshuayi, Crouch, Walters, Bojan
4th Spurs: Kane

I think we've done enough so far this season to show we don't need another striker despite what many (including myself) thought at the end of the last transfer window. I'm very much in the camp that says we could do with another centre forward but it's not crucial. I'm actually really excited to see Chadli scoring goals again. The way we attack as a team will be enough to get goals regardless of who on paper is the centre forward. The movement amongst the attacking 4 is enough to break down defences.

 

[KILLA_SIN]

If Madrid come calling should Levy hinder Kane or Alli's career, deal or no deal.

No he'd be saving their careers

 

[SargeantMeatCurtains]

Why do we always weaken ourselves in january. Its actually unbelievable and shows a total lack of ambition.

We have £12m at least. Another 5 if we flogged Fazio, and Pritchard as a bargaining chip.

£22m plus Pritchard on loan for Saido is more than fair.

Can we really not stump up 5 million?

 

[RJR1949]

Trust in Poch. £20 from a lurker (from my wife's Paypal account - sweet)

 

[Hoopspur]

Apparently "used to be owned" by Levy - thought I remembered this from earlier in the year : http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/queen-jets-germany-private-jet-5937997

Ah, that's why the sex swing was fitted......

 

[talkshowhost86]

Why do we always weaken ourselves in january. Its actually unbelievable and shows a total lack of ambition.

We have £12m at least. Another 5 if we flogged Fazio, and Pritchard as a bargaining chip.

£22m plus Pritchard on loan for Saido is more than fair.

Can we really not stump up 5 million?

Wasn't in the Summer. Newcastle have bid 21m now which doesn't seem to have been accepted.

Plus you're then relying on us actually selling Fazio, in who there appears to have been little interest.

As ever...it really isn't that simple.

 

[StanSpur]

Why do we always weaken ourselves in january. Its actually unbelievable and shows a total lack of ambition.

We have £12m at least. Another 5 if we flogged Fazio, and Pritchard as a bargaining chip.

£22m plus Pritchard on loan for Saido is more than fair.

Can we really not stump up 5 million?

I dont see how we are weakening. And i'm not sure i agree with spending £22 MILLION (think about it as money not just football manager numbers!) on a player to sit on the bench for 70% of a season..... A player who i'm not convinced is all that special. Selling/loaning players who will never play in the first team this season is not weakening. Throwing the clubs money away on reserve strikers may well be.

 

[Indisguise]

We have a good chance of actually winning the League. It's utterly senseless if we don't reinforce our position today.

 

[longtimespur]

We're signing the Queen

Need somebody to lead the singing of "We are the champions"

 

[raggy]

End of window possibility:

Newcastle: Perez, Doumbia, Berahino
WBA: Rondon, Lambert, Anichebe
Stoke: Batshuayi, Crouch, Walters, Bojan
Spurs: Kane

I'm very firmly in the "only get players in who improve squad" camp. But the above list seems very, very weird to me. I guess we have Onomah too, but he's listed on Spurs Official as a Development Squad player - all the players above are clearly senior players. We're not just one striker behind par, we're perhaps two. And I don't think Son, Lamela or Chadli can be fairly characterised as a striker in the way all of the players above clearly can.

I don't have an answer to any of this, it's just weird.

Why can't he? I would play Son as a striker ahead of Croach, Lambert, Doumbia, Walcott, and Bony. This big striker situation is something largely fabricated by the media and our fans are gobbling it up.

He's been very productive for us in games Kane hasn't played in, so I'm really baffled by this massive objection to Son as a striker even going so far as putting Lambert ahead of him?!

Qarabag: 2 goals in 2-1 win
Monaco : 1 assist in 4-1 win
Leicester: Nothing in 2-2 draw
Leicester: 1 goal and 1 assist in 2-0 win

That's his production rate when he starts during games Kane is rested. 3 goals and 2 assists in 4 games.

 

[shelfboy68]

I hope we can get an incoming today with such a wide open league, even West ham have got another striker in.

 

[Ghost Hardware]

Marseille sell selling Batshuayi would be as likely as us selling Kane. Yes Marseille need the cash more the us but they will not sell their only striker on deadline day.

 

[nedley]

It has a very similar feeling to the window this.

Initially everybody is adamant that we need another forward to compete/support the workload for Kane. ITK supports this.

As the window draws to an end the ITK dries up and people's opinion starts to soften; Poch only wants to bring the right player etc - let's back him.

I get that, I really do. But which ever way you look at it, heading into the last 3rd of the season, fighting on 3 fronts with a evidently knackered Kane as the ONLY striker is very disappointing.

 

[arunspurs]

Inter ready to sell Mauro Icardi for 25mEuros...Can someone call Levy ...

 

[Parkie]

Apparently there is a striker called Musa on offer (not to us) but surely he fits our "is he called Mousa/Moussa/Musa" policy? Ahmed Musa - somewhere in Russia according to SSN. #signanotherMoussaLevy