Winter Transfer Wishlist

[razzmaster]

Considering there is supposed to be no value in the market, Barkley, Sancho and Maddison went for circa 50m combined. All 3 heavily linked and all now in the England squad. Would have been even cheaper if we had picked up Maddison straight from Coventry. Such a shame that we seen to have changed our policy of promoting youth and taking punts on up and coming English talent as that played a huge part in how we got to where we are.

 

[dontcallme]

Considering there is supposed to be no value in the market, Barkley, Sancho and Maddison went for circa 50m combined. All 3 heavily linked and all now in the England squad. Would have been even cheaper if we had picked up Maddison straight from Coventry. Such a shame that we seen to have changed our policy of promoting youth and taking punts on up and coming English talent as that played a huge part in how we got to where we are.

All fair point except Maddison made it clear he wanted first team football. We didn’t lose out out to him because Norwich outbid us.

Heard very varying accounts of the Sancho deal.

I felt Barkley is a player whose career could go nowhere or with the right guidance could become a good player.

It is disappointing we didn’t bite the bullet and pay up on that one.

 

[razzmaster]

All fair point except Maddison made it clear he wanted first team football. We didn’t lose out out to him because Norwich outbid us.

Heard very varying accounts of the Sanchez deal.

I felt Barkley is a player whose career could go nowhere or with the right guidance could become a good player.

It is disappointing we didn’t bite the bullet and pay up on that one.

Agree on Maddison but nothing stopping us signing him and sending him out on loan for first team football. We could have played hardball with City over Sancho as they were desperate for Walker and for 22m Barkley was worth the punt without doubt.

Because we can't compete financially we need to be smarter and pick up players with huge potential if the opportunity presents itself.

 

[dontcallme]

Agree on Maddison but nothing stopping us signing him and sending him out on loan for first team football. We could have played hardball with City over Sancho as they were desperate for Walker and for 22m Barkley was worth the punt without doubt.

Because we can't compete financially we need to be smarter and pick up players with huge potential if the opportunity presents itself.

I agree, I think the danger is assuming knowledge in individual deals.

 

[Lighty64]

Agree on Maddison but nothing stopping us signing him and sending him out on loan for first team football. We could have played hardball with City over Sancho as they were desperate for Walker and for 22m Barkley was worth the punt without doubt.

Because we can't compete financially we need to be smarter and pick up players with huge potential if the opportunity presents itself.

we couldn't play hardball with Walker, he made it clear he wanted out from the February before he went, there was nothing in the agreement that meant Sancho came the other way, and we attempted when we had already committed to selling an unhappy player.

Had Barkley not been injured we would of signed him. when he signed for Chelsea and struggled to get in their team, people where saying how we dodged a bullet, a couple of good performances and they are now moaning we missed out (by the way I wanted him to join us)

Maddison had made it pretty clear via a tweet that THFC wasn't a club he held to high up

 

[spursfan77]

It’s like Levy creates invisible barriers for himself. An opportunity to sign a potentially top class English midfielder for next to nothing, but he just can’t BEAR the idea of paying 7m to his agent.

The DL quotes from the THST meeting are also highly irritating. Poor excuses disguised as rationality, too complex for us to understand.

Yet we always used to be one of the highest agents’ fee payers so that doesn’t add up.

 

[hakano]

Considering there is supposed to be no value in the market, Barkley, Sancho and Maddison went for circa 50m combined. All 3 heavily linked and all now in the England squad. Would have been even cheaper if we had picked up Maddison straight from Coventry. Such a shame that we seen to have changed our policy of promoting youth and taking punts on up and coming English talent as that played a huge part in how we got to where we are.

In other words pretty much the outlay for Sissoko and Janssen.

 

[danielneeds]

Passing on Barkley was the correct call really. It’s taken him almost a year to get himself near to his previous level, Chelsea can afford to have those kind of wages sitting about, we can’t.

 

[chavkev]

That hamstring of Barkley is a concern too. How will it hold up long term? It was a very messy tear by all accounts.

 

[faze_coys]

Passing on Barkley was the correct call really. It’s taken him almost a year to get himself near to his previous level, Chelsea can afford to have those kind of wages sitting about, we can’t.

He hasnt even been playing that well for chelsea, he kills so many of their attacks. Glad we dodged him. Bang average.

 

[dtxspurs]

Passing on Barkley was the correct call really. It’s taken him almost a year to get himself near to his previous level, Chelsea can afford to have those kind of wages sitting about, we can’t.

I guess thats different than the wages we use on Sissoko, Llorente, Nkoudou, Janssen? None of whom we really use anymore. He would have been on the books for like 6 months when he was unavailable, boo hoo we don't get an England international for 6 months when he's 24. I think we would have survived. Levy's excuse making has really rubbed off on some of you.

Imagine how much better this team would look if you replaced Sissoko with Barkley.

 

[dontcallme]

I guess thats different than the wages we use on Sissoko, Llorente, Nkoudou, Janssen? None of whom we really use anymore. He would have been on the books for like 6 months when he was unavailable, boo hoo we don't get an England international for 6 months when he's 24. I think we would have survived. Levy's excuse making has really rubbed off on some of you.

Imagine how much better this team would look if you replaced Sissoko with Barkley.

If any team could replace their flops with successes they would be quality.

I wanted Barkley because I think Poch could have been good for him.

I have no idea about the extent of his injury though and can’t say I see him as a big miss.

 

[dtxspurs]

If any team could replace their flops with successes they would be quality.

I wanted Barkley because I think Poch could have been good for him.

I have no idea about the extent of his injury though and can’t say I see him as a big miss.

Little different as this was likely to be the plan and a deal we seemingly passed on.

With our HG struggles I'd say a solid midfield player who would count as HG was a pretty decently sized miss.

 

[dontcallme]

Little different as this was likely to be the plan and a deal we seemingly passed on.

With our HG struggles I'd say a solid midfield player who would count as HG was a pretty decently sized miss.

Sure I have agreed he was a miss.

But any team can list their flops then rue quality players they didn’t buy.

Doesn’t mean much in reality.

 

[dtxspurs]

Sure I have agreed he was a miss.

But any team can list their flops then rue quality players they didn’t buy.

Doesn’t mean much in reality.

It means our transfers have been shit to me.

 

[dontcallme]

It means our transfers have been shit to me.

The fact we are in the top four and have bought most of our squad suggests our transfers haven’t been shit unless you only look at the flops.

 

[dtxspurs]

The fact we are in the top four and have bought most of our squad suggests our transfers haven’t been shit unless you only look at the flops.

2 no doubt good players in 3 years is good!

 

[Ghost Hardware]

Considering there is supposed to be no value in the market, Barkley, Sancho and Maddison went for circa 50m combined. All 3 heavily linked and all now in the England squad. Would have been even cheaper if we had picked up Maddison straight from Coventry. Such a shame that we seen to have changed our policy of promoting youth and taking punts on up and coming English talent as that played a huge part in how we got to where we are.

I think we passed on Barkley because we had genuine concerns over his fitness following the injury he received. I agree Maddison from Cov would have been good but last summer our number 1 target was Grealish who we rated higher by all accounts. Aside from that we have been chasing sessegnon for ages but got fucked by the contract he signed with Fulham. I don't feel like we have stopped looking at English prospects. The only one that really fucks me off is Sancho who we should have demanded be part of the Walker deal but Levy preferred getting the cash.

 

[hellava_tough]

The fact we are in the top four and have bought most of our squad suggests our transfers haven’t been shit unless you only look at the flops.

I think in the past we've done better in the transfer market

Like dtx says, we haven't been that great in recent years

These things go in cycles and perhaps it's time to freshen up the scouting and recruitment staff?

 

[hellava_tough]

I think we passed on Barkley because we had genuine concerns over his fitness following the injury he received. I agree Maddison from Cov would have been good but last summer out number 1 target was Grealish who we rated higher by all accounts Aside from that we have been chasing sessegnon for ages but got fucked by the contract he signed with Fulham. I don't feel like we have stopped looking at English prospects. The only one that really fucks me off is Sancho who we should have demand be part of the Walker deal but Levy preferred getting the cash.

It's the fact that there have been so many good HG players available over the last few years and we've not managed to get any of them, which is frustrating.

Obviously there are always individual circumstances that will hinder a deal, but you'd think that we'd be successful in at least 1 of them!