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SpartanSpur

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Based on Trix's info I suspect we won't see anything big in the next week.

Hopefully we'll move on a few (Mason, Chadli, Bentaleb if he hasn't gone already, Carroll maybe) but I'm not sure how that makes a massive difference as to who we sign.

I certainly don't think we'll be making any 20m+ moves at this stage of the window, so I expect to see maybe an N'Kandou sort of signing and that's it.

I tend to agree with this but there are some pretty good potential moves left under £20m, such as Pau Lopez, N'Koudou, Burke, Malli, maybe even Coric if the inflation hasn't quite made it to Zagreb yet. All of those would add something you'd think, just that elusive nailed on starting XI improvement that seems to be out of our reach financially.
 

Hoopspur

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Based on Trix's info I suspect we won't see anything big in the next week.

Hopefully we'll move on a few (Mason, Chadli, Bentaleb if he hasn't gone already, Carroll maybe) but I'm not sure how that makes a massive difference as to who we sign.

I certainly don't think we'll be making any 20m+ moves at this stage of the window, so I expect to see maybe an N'Kandou sort of signing and that's it.

Err you do know the window 'slams shut' (I hate that phrase) on Wednesday? ;)


*Edit - I probably misread that a little and therefore you don't think anything big at all then?
 

Col_M

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Based on Trix's info I suspect we won't see anything big in the next week.

Hopefully we'll move on a few (Mason, Chadli, Bentaleb if he hasn't gone already, Carroll maybe) but I'm not sure how that makes a massive difference as to who we sign.

I certainly don't think we'll be making any 20m+ moves at this stage of the window, so I expect to see maybe an N'Kandou sort of signing and that's it.

I agree, we've seen too many false dawns and glimpses of maybes of mega scoops and every close of window we are left wondering how on earth we fell for the same story.
 

Archibald&Crooks

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Not meaning to call you "stupid" but that was a pretty stupid thing to post in the last few days of the window. Hopefully A&C is in a charitable mood and you've not pissed @Trix off too much.
You should actually call him stupid :D

Zero tolerance.

And i'm probably going to go further than that. About a dozen complete idiots clicked agree for the post in question because they too have a ramrod up their arses. They can get lost too and i'll be seeing to that in a couple of hours when work slacks off so you can expect a raft of complaints for lunch :p
 

talkshowhost86

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Err you do know the window 'slams shut' (I hate that phrase) on Wednesday? ;)


*Edit - I probably misread that a little and therefore you don't think anything big at all then?

Yeah that's my point. If we're in a situation with less than a week to go where we need to sell people before we can bring others in (which I accept is a reasonable position) then the past tells us that we won't be seeing much with regards to incomings.

To be honest I wouldn't be that disappointed if that was the case anyway. I'd like to see N'Kandou done, but other than that we're fairly sorted unless a Van der Vaart style opportunity becomes available.
 

Spurs 1961

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Quavers stink of shit - I'd question the character of a man who actively chooses to consume them.
Trouble is they somehow are addictive, you keep going back for another ... even if they look and taste like polystyrene chips
 

HildoSpur

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Yeah that's my point. If we're in a situation with less than a week to go where we need to sell people before we can bring others in (which I accept is a reasonable position) then the past tells us that we won't be seeing much with regards to incomings.

To be honest I wouldn't be that disappointed if that was the case anyway. I'd like to see N'Kandou done, but other than that we're fairly sorted unless a Van der Vaart style opportunity becomes available.

True enough though you would hope (optimistic rating incoming) that if we have targets in mind that we could have already made contact and have things ready to go quickly if and when we sell a couple of players.
 
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Yeah that's my point. If we're in a situation with less than a week to go where we need to sell people before we can bring others in (which I accept is a reasonable position) then the past tells us that we won't be seeing much with regards to incomings.

To be honest I wouldn't be that disappointed if that was the case anyway. I'd like to see N'Kandou done, but other than that we're fairly sorted unless a Van der Vaart style opportunity becomes available.

Devils avocado for a moment - if those that leave are holding up those who come in, who is to say that Spurs don't already have deals lined up of their own?

Either way, for any fan with a reasonable view on this, it could be a fun three days and there is the possibility of one or two new fresh faces coming in, for which I would welcome!
 

Col_M

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Zero tolerance. And i'm probably going to go further than that. About a dozen complete idiots clicked agree for the post in question because they too have a ramrod up their arses. They can get lost too and i'll be seeing to that in a couple of hours when work slacks off so you can expect a raft of complaints for lunch :p

I think a ban because they Agreed is a little overzealous. id say clicking Agree is less offensive than spamming the thread with fried snack gags.
 

Spurs 1961

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Quite simply I fell asleep, if you think I'm attention seeking then there is two possible solutions that I can see. One I stop posting, or two you stop reading. I always post everything I hear in as much detail as I can, Always have. If I can't post it as I hear it I either, don't or it gets passed on via other avenues. Comparing me to Neil fucking Eatson though because of one post, when I have been posting stuff on here and before that on COYS for years...... :mad:

As for everyone else(those I don't want to slap across the chops with my quaver flavoured penis) what I was told last night....

Starting to look a lot better regarding the outs. Serious interest in all of them, and less resistance(on most parts) to leave. Told we are looking at an AM and a contingency plan if we can move a couple more.

Says he still hasn't heard anything re Zaha and his opinion is that it is "game playing" and he doesn't believe the interest is serious.

Thanks. I posted in the Zaha thread that I think we are possibly using diverting tactics to hide what we are really up to. From the last couple of days it looks like we are really busy on both sides of the market
 

Hoopspur

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You should actually call him stupid :D

Zero tolerance.

And i'm probably going to go further than that. About a dozen complete idiots clicked agree for the post in question because they too have a ramrod up their arses. They can get lost too and i'll be seeing to that in a couple of hours when work slacks off so you can expect a raft of complaints for lunch :p

Probably in reference to the quavers A&C. I did qualify my rating in a post also. :cautious:
 

tommyt

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You should actually call him stupid :D

Zero tolerance.

And i'm probably going to go further than that. About a dozen complete idiots clicked agree for the post in question because they too have a ramrod up their arses. They can get lost too and i'll be seeing to that in a couple of hours when work slacks off so you can expect a raft of complaints for lunch :p

11 agrees and 2 funnies. I wonder how many can be retracted before lunch ?
 

alexis

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This must be the 100th time we've had "I've heard something but I'm drunk" from an ITK - albeit it was mainly Eatson. Then they don't clarify for a good few hours, "sorry I was so hungover - basically...". Is it some weird kick people get out of knowing that a bunch of strangers online are here waiting on bated breath for word from them?

I'm not meaning to "bash" but it comes across as attention seeking in the extreme. If you've taken the time out of your night of drinking to make a teasing post - why not just actually share the info? Seems like a pointless exercise to me, but whatever floats your boat.

Quavers are the shittest crisp going, fwiw
nachos worse
 
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