The Daily ITK Discussion Thread -The WTF? Edition 16th August 2013

[Spurs_Bear]

Okay, Maybe i just have a bad sense of humor, but can someone please explain why every time there is new ITK some people will rate it funny? It makes no sense to me how Ali Z's latest ITK is rated funny*9, agree*1 and winner*1, when it is just pure informative?

I think even though asked not to, people use that as a way of expressing their opinion on particular ITK's. Would probably be better if they weren't open for ratings but not sure how feasible.

 

[dricha1]

Is A&C's opening post confirmed as a cryptic that needs solving? I know he said after the last goat cryptic was solved on 0.3 seconds he'd come back with the mother of all puzzles, but is this it?

 

[spursfan77]

Will Roma want to sell both osvaldo and lamela?

 

[$hoguN]

Will Roma want to sell both osvaldo and lamela?

Maybe, they have done a lot of business this summer and may want to recoup. They also may just be willing to let the players leave as they see the deals as too good to turn down. It is pretty much all guess work, but we do appear to be trying to get them to part with Lamela and possibly Pjanic.

 

[Scutch]

SpecialBlend on COYS regarding Ade:

Solo training, imposed by AVB.

Will not be in the squad on Sunday.

Looking hard to offload him.

Good luck with that.

 

[$hoguN]

SpecialBlend on COYS regarding Ade:



Good luck with that.

Solo training to get his fitness up as he has been on compassionate leave

 

[Bus-Conductor]

SpecialBlend on COYS regarding Ade:



Good luck with that.

Also bit harsh considering his brother's just died. Doesn't fit with the AVB I've read about in his biography. Came across as a very compassionate fella.

 

[Johnny J]

If the Ade ITK is true, it's a pretty sad state of affairs, particularly after his dismal showing last season. I really cannot see him being happy with second-choice this season after Soldado.

Edit: Assuming it's not because of his compassionate leave, of course. If it is, obviously that's understandable.

 

[Sanj]

taken off skysports transfer centre - so large bucket of salt.
Supposedly a quote from Willian to Brazilian press:

"I'm waiting for a new bid to arrive in the next days from a few clubs, like Liverpool. If it's really Liverpool, then it is surely a great club. I'm hopeful and very calm, just waiting for the best. England is my goal. I like the Premier League very much."​

 

[Nocando]

Nothing wrong with solo training. We all do it...right?

 

[SpursSvedala]

Nothing wrong with solo training. We all do it...right?

Even GB does it...

 

[atoubasrightfoot]

Seriously though, angel and wings can only mean Angel De Maria, a winger? Yes I know there was speculation that he didn't want to move from RM but maybe it's what kicks the bale deal off. I could accept lamela and de Maria as our wingers, I mean Jesus Christ, I remember watching Dominguez and Sinton.

Unless A&C comes back and states it wasn't a cryptic at all.

 

[itsameeAntonio]

I think I agree, Lamela would be great, but our priorities then should be a left back, and a player who could play in Soldado's position, and preferably also cover the wide positions in the front 3.

Not so convinced of the need for another centre back for now, I'm hoping Daws and Jan are fit for the start of the season, and that Kaboul will see an end to his injuries. In that case we have Capoue who can cover, Sandro at a push, before we start scraping the bottom of the barrel with the likes of Fryers or Walker playing there. A young CB would be good, who won't expect 1st team but is capable of playing the odd cup game and providing back-up.

The lack of recent ITK on a left back is what is worrying me the most.

Lamela is a winger, he will play on the right/left not through the middle

 

[chrissivad]

R.E the 3rd kit, not transfer so perhaps move it mods if you think it isn't the right place.

There is a thread in Spurs Chat about the kits
LLM has said for a while it will be lime Green, as have a few other people

 

[Ghost Hardware]

Unless A&C comes back and states it wasn't a cryptic at all.

That's the cryptic.... Trying to figure out if its a cryptic or not....

 

[Gb160]

Looking hard to offload him.

"we're looking hard to offload him" .....or....... "it's looking hard to offload him"
I suspect both could be true in this case.

 

[ross the saint]

Lamela is a winger, he will play on the right/left not through the middle

I know.

Read again.

 

[The Spurs Lad]

"we're looking hard to offload him" .....or....... "it's looking hard to offload him"
I suspect both could be true in this case.

Both for sure, the latter is a prerequisite for the former really.

 

[Spurs Lodge Kittens]

As long as the ADE ITK is him being given solo training to make sure he returns sharper than he did after no pre season last year then happy days. At least he played in a couple of games this time around. If we're going to keep him, i can see him and few others like Holtby, Sandro and Capoue all starting the Europa 1st leg as their first main bits of action

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

'If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it'