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At the very least it might improve his transfer fee a bit.
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At the very least it might improve his transfer fee a bit.
Spurger King
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Peanut on COYS saying Pienaar being loaned out was "Harry's choice."
Fingers crossed we are lucky with injuries, otherwise we'll be asking the ball boys to step up.
Happy with Saha though. Oh and good luck Pav :up: If only you'd put in the effort you could have been so much better.
Fingers crossed we are lucky with injuries, otherwise we'll be asking the ball boys to step up.
Happy with Saha though. Oh and good luck Pav :up: If only you'd put in the effort you could have been so much better.
Nelsen's agent has confirmed it's for 6 months with a 1 year option.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...enham-hotspur/2012/01/31/gIQASsO5fQ_blog.html
Over the course of the last 4 transfer windows, we have spent approximately 25 million pounds on incoming players. Hazard, Remy, and Leandro will all cost that, at a minimum, per player. I would be utterly shocked if we spent that kind of money this summer, as it would be bucking a recent trend that involves us almost exclusively looking for value in the transfer market via loans, youth, players on a free, and out of favor veterans.
As we have seen in the not so distant past, even if we are interested in high level players, there are numerous pitfalls that making signing them almost impossible in the current environment. Someone like Hazard or even, Remy will want huge wages, and there will be multiple clubs chasing them after the Euros. I don't see Daniel Levy paying over the odds for any player after guys like Bentley and Pavlyuchenko completely failed to live up to their price tags (unquestionably the former players above are superior, though, and would do great for us).
I also think the most critical thing at this stage, transfer wise, is for us to finish 3rd (at a minimum). If we finish 4th, we won't see any incoming movement until the last minute, as the Champions League money won't be in our pockets, yet.
The only moves I really would've liked were Samba and Demba Cisse. We could've had Cisse for 9 million, which would have been a swap for Pav. Cisse is much better than Saha and is much younger. He will shine at New Castle, as Freiburg were a terrible team, who gave him little service up front. Again though, that 9 million pounds was probably why we didn't opt for him, as we seem to be building cash reserves (or paying back debt) since the summer sales of Crouch and Palacios.
As we have seen in the not so distant past, even if we are interested in high level players, there are numerous pitfalls that making signing them almost impossible in the current environment. Someone like Hazard or even, Remy will want huge wages, and there will be multiple clubs chasing them after the Euros. I don't see Daniel Levy paying over the odds for any player after guys like Bentley and Pavlyuchenko completely failed to live up to their price tags (unquestionably the former players above are superior, though, and would do great for us).
I also think the most critical thing at this stage, transfer wise, is for us to finish 3rd (at a minimum). If we finish 4th, we won't see any incoming movement until the last minute, as the Champions League money won't be in our pockets, yet.
The only moves I really would've liked were Samba and Demba Cisse. We could've had Cisse for 9 million, which would have been a swap for Pav. Cisse is much better than Saha and is much younger. He will shine at New Castle, as Freiburg were a terrible team, who gave him little service up front. Again though, that 9 million pounds was probably why we didn't opt for him, as we seem to be building cash reserves (or paying back debt) since the summer sales of Crouch and Palacios.
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It does looklike we have decided to go for CL and not push for the title, we will need some luck with injuries but is not all doom and gloom, right back is biggest concer for me. I do agree that we don't have as strong as squad that we ahd yesterday. but we dont know what the impact would have been of having un happy players still with us. except poor old gio
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TW = MEH, trending towards Redknapp and Levy are fecking geniuses if Saha stays fit and scores, Kranks doesn't go back to his Mars Bar diet (making the Pienaar move a serious errot), and Nelsen doesn't kill anyone.
But...the doom-mongers = :rofl: Get a grip, FFS.
:clap:
ray:ray:ray:
Isn't it funny that everyone is appluading JJ for being so completely on the ball, and yet when he adds this bit they go into Whine-A-Tronic mode, because Levy is milking the club for profit nad no-one would ever want to join lil'ol'us :shrug:
He is, and this is the most disappointing aspect of the TW for me, but...hopefullt, Kranks getting himself fit and speaking out before the TW about how much he wants to stay, this time, rather than how much he must move does kinda mitigate. That and THudd coming back, should help.
All of this, but the bold - very good point, and one I was going to make: whenever Kaboul has Ledders (or Gallas) he is brialliant, but whenever he has to play with Bassong they both look lost - and the same applies to Daws tenfold.
But...the doom-mongers = :rofl: Get a grip, FFS.
:clap:
ray:ray:ray:Isn't it funny that everyone is appluading JJ for being so completely on the ball, and yet when he adds this bit they go into Whine-A-Tronic mode, because Levy is milking the club for profit nad no-one would ever want to join lil'ol'us :shrug:
He is, and this is the most disappointing aspect of the TW for me, but...hopefullt, Kranks getting himself fit and speaking out before the TW about how much he wants to stay, this time, rather than how much he must move does kinda mitigate. That and THudd coming back, should help.
All of this, but the bold - very good point, and one I was going to make: whenever Kaboul has Ledders (or Gallas) he is brialliant, but whenever he has to play with Bassong they both look lost - and the same applies to Daws tenfold.
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Saha managed by Harry = goals
Nelsen has been a very good consistent premiership player for a number of years now he was immense in Hughes' Blackburn side. He's only a backup and if Harry still thinks he can do a job that should be good enough for us. Caulker is back in the summer so no problem there.
Seeing Walker go off tonight is a concern as there is no natural cover (nor at LB really) but we have others who can do a job there like tonight I would say Jake is now the 2nd choice RB and he's done ok there this season.
Shame about Krasic but Niko looked sharp tonight.
Hopefully the whinging kids on here have no more toys to throw around and have fcuked off to bed.
Still 3rd in the league and now 7 off Chelsea and 5 from the Mancs, this is the most important thing today!
(Oh and 13 in front of the scum :dance
Nelsen has been a very good consistent premiership player for a number of years now he was immense in Hughes' Blackburn side. He's only a backup and if Harry still thinks he can do a job that should be good enough for us. Caulker is back in the summer so no problem there.
Seeing Walker go off tonight is a concern as there is no natural cover (nor at LB really) but we have others who can do a job there like tonight I would say Jake is now the 2nd choice RB and he's done ok there this season.
Shame about Krasic but Niko looked sharp tonight.
Hopefully the whinging kids on here have no more toys to throw around and have fcuked off to bed.
Still 3rd in the league and now 7 off Chelsea and 5 from the Mancs, this is the most important thing today!
(Oh and 13 in front of the scum :dance
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very underwhelming.
Shoot me, but I'm sorry to see Pav go (although it was inevitable), he always had goals in him. Always liked Saha, but can't ever see him being a yiddo, at least not at 33.
Don't understand letting Pienaar go without a replacement. Thought he could have done well, but the cookie never really crumbled for him.
Bassong won't be missed, should do well at Wolves.
But Nelsen - can't understand this one at all. Why?'??
And why are Gomes and Gio still here? Must have been able to have found a home for the Octopus. Hope Gio gets given a chance, but can't see it.
Very strange dealings. I was somewhat dubious with the summer's business, but everything seemed to turn out fine - this time round, however, I'm quite baffled (although our starting 11 remains super fucking strong, and I guess this is the most important thing)
Shoot me, but I'm sorry to see Pav go (although it was inevitable), he always had goals in him. Always liked Saha, but can't ever see him being a yiddo, at least not at 33.
Don't understand letting Pienaar go without a replacement. Thought he could have done well, but the cookie never really crumbled for him.
Bassong won't be missed, should do well at Wolves.
But Nelsen - can't understand this one at all. Why?'??
And why are Gomes and Gio still here? Must have been able to have found a home for the Octopus. Hope Gio gets given a chance, but can't see it.
Very strange dealings. I was somewhat dubious with the summer's business, but everything seemed to turn out fine - this time round, however, I'm quite baffled (although our starting 11 remains super fucking strong, and I guess this is the most important thing)
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Welcome back SP!
No matter how much the club will try and dress this up that we went for this and that player, at a time when we could have been on the verge of a proper challenge the chairman and the club have let us down.
the only signings we make are two players who are crocks both consistantly injured and well past their sell by date.
Another chance to improve gone begging and a transfer window that we have came out weaker than we went into it.
Levy your transfer policy and miserly ways will probably cost us our place not only as challengers but to be in the champions league next season.
Well done Daniel i hope you are happy counting our hard earned money while we sit and contemplate what might have been if we had a chairman with ambition.
the only signings we make are two players who are crocks both consistantly injured and well past their sell by date.
Another chance to improve gone begging and a transfer window that we have came out weaker than we went into it.
Levy your transfer policy and miserly ways will probably cost us our place not only as challengers but to be in the champions league next season.
Well done Daniel i hope you are happy counting our hard earned money while we sit and contemplate what might have been if we had a chairman with ambition.
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We've gone backwards.
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I'm joking by the way.
*edit* not at welcoming you back SP :lol:
I don't think we've gone backwards, but I do think we have weakened the team marginally.
Saha is better than Pav.
Bassong is better than Nelsen (who I'm not even sure has signed).
Pienaar is better than nobody.
Weaker.
*edit* not at welcoming you back SP :lol:
I don't think we've gone backwards, but I do think we have weakened the team marginally.
Saha is better than Pav.
Bassong is better than Nelsen (who I'm not even sure has signed).
Pienaar is better than nobody.
Weaker.
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I'll try Ryan, but am blocked and was at the game...
Saha in....maybe Nelson :shrug:
Bassong on loan to Wolves, Peanut on loan to Everton...and Pav going somewhere?
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