The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 5th July 2012

[Twizzle]

thats sarcasm, I recognise it

 

[nightgoat]

£20k a week for a first team squad member is not really big £ for a top 6 club, it's about the going rate.....

Seems fairly generous for a kid who's only played two senior games. I guess that indicates either how highly he is rated, or the size of his ego. As this is Levy we're talking about, I'd stake on the former.

 

[Spursidol]

Looking at Spurs with Caulker(20), Walker(22), Siggurdsson(22), Bale(22), and Sandro(23) and with the potential signings of Fryers(19) and Oscar(20) plus some of our own youth coming through - Luongo (19), Kane (19), Pritchard (19) etc - and the likes of Vertongehen who is only 25, Naughton (23) etc we could start to be set up for the next decade !

Maybe its the manifestation of Levy's dream of having 'young players with a high sell on value' - not that he wants to sell but if we need to, we do not lose from it

 

[Makkaveli101]

No Walcott to Spurs????....thank god.

Naughton looked great for Norwich last season...to think we're gonna have a player like that, ready to come in at RB, if Walker isn't available for selection is sooooo cool. Loving the way our squad is coming together!! I haven't heard this since the Jol era...and I haven't really believed it...but now I do.....so I'm gonna say it......

"The Future's Bright....The Future's Lily White!"

 

[steve]

Looking at Spurs with Caulker(20), Walker(22), Siggurdsson(22), Bale(22), and Sandro(23) and with the potential signings of Fryers(19) and Oscar(20) plus some of our own youth coming through - Luongo (19), Kane (19), Pritchard (19) etc - and the likes of Vertongehen who is only 25, Naughton (23) etc we could start to be set up for the next decade !

Maybe its the manifestation of Levy's dream of having 'young players with a high sell on value' - not that he wants to sell but if we need to, we do not lose from it

Yes...will need some older heads around them though....VDV, Parker and others will be vital. We still need a stronger mentality and although the coach can help instill that he'll need help from his senior pros....(not the Rooney type you understand)...

 

[Spursidol]

Yes...will need some older heads around them though....VDV, Parker and others will be vital. We still need a stronger mentality and although the coach can help instill that he'll need help from his senior pros....

Sure - but having the next generation iin place could be one hell oif a coup.

'You can never win anything with kids' - wonder where I heard this before ? But with some players getting toi their peak to hellp them (eg Kaboul) and a few older players (eg Parker) its going to be a good mixture in the squad.

 

[moomin]

Looking at Spurs with Caulker(20), Walker(22), Siggurdsson(22), Bale(22), and Sandro(23) and with the potential signings of Fryers(19) and Oscar(20) plus some of our own youth coming through - Luongo (19), Kane (19), Pritchard (19) etc - and the likes of Vertongehen who is only 25, Naughton (23) etc we could start to be set up for the next decade !

Maybe its the manifestation of Levy's dream of having 'young players with a high sell on value' - not that he wants to sell but if we need to, we do not lose from it

add Oscar (20) and maybe Damiao (22) and we've got just about a full team of youngsters, and theyd be damn good too
i really like what we got going on

 

[steve]

Sure - but having the next generation iin place could be one hell oif a coup.

'You can never win anything with kids' - wonder where I heard this before ? But with some players getting toi their peak to hellp them (eg Kaboul) and a few older players (eg Parker) its going to be a good mixture in the squad.

Agreed. Getting the mix right is important because the senior, more experienced players will show the way to the youngsters and help them improve their game and mental approach. I honestly think having the right mental approach is the most undervalued aspect in sport and we've suffered from it plenty in recent years. Ferguson and his captain Keane are/were relentless in their desire to succeed. Without it they wouldn't have become what they did I think.

 

[Spursidol]

add Oscar (20) and maybe Damiao (22) and we've got just about a full team of youngsters, and theyd be damn good too
i really like what we got going on

Oscar or Damiao - doubt if Internacional would sell both in one TW, so given we have been turned down so often on Damiao, I put Oscar in my list as a potential.

 

[moomin]

Oscar or Damiao - doubt if Internacional would sell both in one TW, so given we have been turned down so often on Damiao, I put Oscar in my list as a potential.

totally skipped over oscar, apologies

 

[Lighty64]

well with all those younsters in our squad, whens DL going to buy the 1st teamers

when i stopped buying my season ticket mainly due to health, i got a call from the office, i told them i wouldn't purchase due to us keep buying worn out yester years, god i wished i had been still buying it now

roll on August, and thank god the news about Walcott is a load of bollocks

 

[ChristianBaler]

Forgive me but where did POTL say we were closing in on Oscar??

in the RO it only says we are about Vert and Ade

 

[steve]

Yes. He said a bid went in I think. Others elsewhere are saying more it seems but doesn't sound close...

 

[ChristianBaler]

Well I saw that one.....but someone a few pages back had said POTL referred to it as well as "closing in" but nothing is mentioned like that in the rO.

 

[spud]

the fact that your username 'since57' implies that your most likely a fully grown man, middle aged even, with a car, a job, a house, all of those things.
the fact that you decide that the best, most productive and entertaining way of spending a sunny, thursday evening is to scrutinize people's spelling on an internet football forum where nobody actually cares about correct grammar quite frankly says more about your level of intelligence than it does of the original poster.

You know what mate, SS57 can be a grumpy fucker, and I've disagreed with him on occasion, but he's probably contributed more to this forum than you ever will. Plus, the points he made about you getting La Liga positions hopelessly wrong and your indulging in guessing games about possible targets are valid. So how about you wind your neck in?

 

[taidgh]

Well I saw that one.....but someone a few pages back had said POTL referred to it as well as "closing in" but nothing is mentioned like that in the rO.

was referring to Vertonghen and ade

akqayid has said we're further along with oscar than papers lead us to lead us to believe. take that as you will.

 

[moomin]

tomorrow is gonna be a busy day acorrding to the itk.... verts + possibly fryers and ade, pienaar out, among others... not to mention its quite possible we'll hear more about the rumored investment!
fun time friday indeed

 

[ChristianBaler]

was referring to Vertonghen and ade

akqayid has said we're further along with oscar than papers lead us to lead us to believe. take that as you will.

Thats what I assumed it was about, thanks for clearing it up

 

[SpursSvedala]

Thats what I assumed it was about, thanks for clearing it up[/quote



Sorry guys, but did he actually mention that in here, wasn´t that on his TWI...

 

[septicsac]

Regarding ITK, the big one still has to come IMO..........who replaces Modric if he goes......ok rumours re Moutinho but nothing definite yet ? ?