The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - DEADLINE DAY!

[doctor stefan Freud]

GK: Hugo - Vorm - Lopez (Vorm to go next year)

RB: Walker - Trippier - Dier (if needed)

LB: Rose - Davies - Jan (desperate measures)

LCB: Verts - Wimmer
RCB: Toby - Dier - CCV (to get some game time)

CM: Dembele - Sissoko - Alli
DCM: Dier - Wanyama
Onomah (Eventual position) Winks (to be blooded) Carroll (To see some minutes)

AMR: Lamela - Sissoko - Onomah
AML: Eriksen - Son - N'Koudou - Alli - Onomah
AMC: Alli - Eriksen - Kane - Dembele - Lamela

ST: Kane - Janssen


It's a lean and versatile squad, with better balance, more pace and more options than last season. (Two up top, two holding midfielders to close down games). I also thinks it means we can be more fluid between formations as matches change.

Still work to be done on the guile and creativity side, but with fresh eyes this morning I'm pretty happy with what we're going into the season with.

COYS

Definitely- this is a team evolving gradually and I like the look of it. We're probably a playmaker short in the Isco/Coric mould but that'll arrive either Jan or in the Summer. I think Poch and Levy are a good team and overall I'm pleased with how we look. If Nkoudou can settle quickly and develop we also have the bonus of a wide player who can dribble and pass with both feet and has blistering pace.

 

[Gbspurs]

come on be honest what was your original stake, and next time you have such good info let some of us poorer members know, 95p extra in my bank account would make my bank manager very happy

£20 I thought?

 

[doctor stefan Freud]

15 quid just donated. Thanks to the SC team for providing such a phenomenal forum. Yesterday was exceptional-some truly funny, knowledgable people either work or contribute to this site. Now you can fuck off out of it and leave me alone

 

[longtimespur]

I think shinehead has just passed a very big test. Whether you like it or not it was an important signing; and may well turn out to be a stonker (if MS can gain some consistency).


The most important thing is that Poch now knows shinehead properly has his back and isn't just all talk. Very important going forward. It allows poch to really think long term here and make realistic projections irt personnel.

I want poch here for the next ten years+ and he simply must be here when we transition to the new stadium. We need that stability/continuity going into it.

Anyway, I've slagged cue-ball head off a bit, but fair play - good job SH.

I rated your post and will add it's a very good point made about Levy in Poch's eyes.

 

[PhezTHFC]

It feels like a fantastic window, not only because of the business we did but the way the day went yesterday. A proper rollercoaster ride with the Bipolar fraternity in its element and some cracking banter. At various points it felt miserable or exciting but most of all pretty much all day long it was fun.

I love it when this thread is fun.

Add to that the 16/1? Rolling in it!!!

 

[muppetman]

That was the most interesting and amusing deadline day for ages. Kudos for all involved!

 

[PhezTHFC]

Can someone clarify the situation with njie was it a loan or permanent? Or loan with a view to permanent thing? Never saw anything on him all day really

 

[longtimespur]

Can someone clarify the situation with njie was it a loan or permanent? Or loan with a view to permanent thing? Never saw anything on him all day really

Loan for one year, can't remember seeing a buy clause.

http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/marseille-loan-for-clinton-njie-310816/

 

[Eric_s]

im sure it has been posted but ali z posted this after the window closed and after i went to bed
As promised - Transfer info I was given last week
Last week I had a deep conversation with somebody who has Poch's ear, for obvious reasons I will not name them.



Poch and Levy agreed to trim the squad numbers and remove the squad players that Poch felt were not of the required quality for whatever reason, this would allow him to bring n a few quality players. With big savings on wages it would also give us flexibilty in the market.



Poch after signing Wanyama and Jansen wanted to bring a quick wing forward, ACM and another CM, to give the squad more depth and options, he believes some of the reasons we failed last year to win the LG, was the poor quality once we had to bring in some of the squad players and the lack of plan B and C as too many players offered us anything else.



He wanted players that he could tweak positions for so he could use less players but never see a drop in quality. He wanted Mane but we could never match the wages offered to him by Liverpool without creating issues in the squad. He then switched to GNK which would have been done 6 weeks ago but for Marsille.



Contrary to rubbish spouted in Media we agreed terms with the player yesterday, Poch tried really hard to convince Isco to come but he said NO as did Coric, who we be back in for but so I suspect will half of Europe.



The only issue with our strategy is the way Levy does his business, but he does have to balance the books.



Poch is happy to move players about so I don't think we will necessarily see a first X1 more a 16 that will be rotated players often having positional changes ie Alli could well be seen at CM/ACM/ or out wide of the 3 midfield. Same applies to a lot of the other players at the club, it will also allow the youngsters he game time and he rates them very highly, he does not like to loan out Kids he sees potential in that he think he can use in the squad, he also believes that he needs to give some players more rest time.



In Poch I trust

This ITK clearly indicates Poch don't think mason, chadli and bentaleb as having the required quality to perform to the level he wants. I wonder how Nigel can attempt to explain his mason is highly regarded claim.

 

[EJWTartanSpur]

Yep that was definitely the best one in a long while. It had all the classics

Ali Z sticking to his guns and going against the grain. Then just when he gives up, JJ appears out of nowhere and says don't go to bed yet. Literally five mins later the media are reporting its looking like we've done it.

Compelling stuff. And id imagine a great boost to Poch late in the day. Can just imagine him enjoying a late long dinner in Spain somewhere last night and getting the call through from Levy that it was done. I'm sure an apres dinner digestif was had !

 

[codspur]

Brilliant deadline day...happy with the business.
This play though was brilliant....ITK dropping at just the right time like bends on a roller coaster sending this place spiralling or soaring. We don't spend enough to we are wasting money...the levy in out hokey cokey. Enough descriptions of how people would liek to spend time with Nathalie Sawyer to write 50 shades of Yellow. @yankspurs said goodnight more times than a boxset of the Waltons. But the best bit was from what I saw everyone played nice and no nastiness directed at each others differing opinions.

Top work all for making it a great day especially @Archibald&Crooks and @Rob

 

[thinktank]

Loan for one year, can't remember seeing a buy clause.

http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/marseille-loan-for-clinton-njie-310816/

It's a good hedge by us, I suppose. We get to see how much of a sicknote he's gonna be this season as well, after his injury.

 

[Lighty64]

Yep that was definitely the best one in a long while. It had all the classics

Ali Z sticking to his guns and going against the grain. Then just when he gives up, JJ appears out of nowhere and says don't go to bed yet. Literally five mins later the media are reporting its looking like we've done it.

Compelling stuff. And id imagine a great boost to Poch late in the day. Can just imagine him enjoying a late long dinner in Spain somewhere last night and getting the call through from Levy that it was done. I'm sure an apres dinner digestif was had !

I can just imagine the phone call (reverse charges by the way)

Levy: Hi Poch I got your man

Poch: wow you got Isco

Levy: ermm No Sissoko

Poch: no I said Isco

Levy: oh shit could of sworn you said Sissoko, I better book you some extra English tuition

 

[yankspurs]

Loan for one year, can't remember seeing a buy clause.

http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/marseille-loan-for-clinton-njie-310816/

Im not sure the last time we've reported there was a buy option in a loan

 

[C0YS]

Thanks all, yet again. I have to say the last two days were much more exciting than anything we have seen on the pitch this season. Wonderful highs and lows but for some reason I always felt something would happen, didn't even let Isco being off put me down, but had to contain my optimism knowing that I'd be shouted down.

Also people seeing Sissoko as a right winger must keep in mind that in Ligue 1 he was most regularly deployed as a central box-to-box midfielder and formed a very effective partnership with Capoue in a two man midfield. I think newcastle rarely played him there because he needs to be partnered with someone more disciplined, we have that in Dier, think he will be most effective there, but he can also be effective playing as a Right Winger or Attacking Midfielder if we need a plan B. His performance against Portugal is also very positive because he showed that he could play through packed defenses.

I think he offers us a lot, we payed over the odds for him, but he essentially offers us alternatives and covers the positions of two or three players. For that alone he is a useful squad member.

 

[srups34]

I have to say, this post was an absolute classic

SSN: "Everton withdraw interest in Sissoko"


Ashley: Hello
Voice on the other end: You know who this is
Ashley: Oh Christ
Voice on the other end: £17m

Click, grrrrrrrrrr

 

[Ionman34]

We should walk out with Chirpy at the front carrying a banner with the 'flayed man' sigil on it.

They'd shit it.

Stick Costa's face on it too, with the eyes gouged out!
Then don't shake hands before the match, just pause in front of each player, stare them in the eye and give them a single, slow nod.

Then avoid the puddles of piss whilst playing...

 

[thinktank]

Stick Costa's face on it too, with the eyes gouged out!
Then don't shake hands before the match, just pause in front of each player, stare them in the eye and give them a single, slow nod.

Then avoid the puddles of piss whilst playing...

 

[Gb160]

Is there any definite answer as to how much Sissoko actually cost?
I know it's not that important etc, just love to know if Danny Boy tried it on after Everton withdrew their bid.
Keep reading £30m but didn't Newcastle announce it as 'undisclosed' ?

 

[robertgoulet]

My soggy, crumpled American dollars have been donated. There may or may not be some stink on them.