The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 3rd August 2014

[Barry Mead]

Benny and Naughton are gone IMHO

The rest ?

Really does depend a lot on who we get in, but we are overloaded in midfield and if we pay a big fee for Schneiderlin chances are Levy will want to cover that so fee wise Dembele, Paulinho and Sandro all should likely get fees in the £12/£16 mill range

At CB if we get Musacchio we'd have Daws, Verts, Vlad, Eunice, Deir, Musacchio and ignoring rumours of Lascelles. Something's got to give and Vald may get the biggest fee, Eunice the next if he can pass a medical

Chadli's a curious one, not really sharp enough for the PL imo, supposedly versatile but not good as a winger or in a 2nd striker capacity. He might get a stay of execution but I can see Poch prefering the pace of Andros and Azza and Chadli may also get a decent price. But if we don't get Rodriguez now he may hold off selling unless we add another striker.

With Rodriguez possibly arriving Jan I'm not so sure Poch is going to go for another striker now and if he does I doubt it'll be a big priced one, maybe he'll try for someone like Danny Ings who he may see as another Rodriguez player with raw qualities he can develop. We shall see in time I guess

 

[matty74]

Agreed I don't see a striker coming in now I think the talk of bony is just media shit

Ms a right back and a central defender and I think we will be done

 

[kanoute16]

Why would we get J rod in jan? Are soton really going to sell him to us after they have worked hard to get him fit?

I just don't understand this thought process!

 

[Barry Mead]

Why would we get J rod in jan? Are soton really going to sell him to us after they have worked hard to get him fit?

I just don't understand this thought process!

His contract is running down and in Jan will have only 18 months left, last opportunity to get a decent price, first time he might be fit enough to show he warrants it

 

[absolute bobbins]

Why would we get J rod in jan? Are soton really going to sell him to us after they have worked hard to get him fit?

I just don't understand this thought process!

Because he hasn't signed a new contract. If they don't sell him in January he will be able to leave on a free in the summer

 

[scat1620]

Because he hasn't signed a new contract. If they don't sell him in January he will be able to leave on a free in the summer

Summer after, AB. (Summer 2016, not summer 2015.)

 

[OPModric]

Because he hasn't signed a new contract. If they don't sell him in January he will be able to leave on a free in the summer

Contract seems to end summer 2016. So he is free to speak to clubs january 2016. Not next summer.

 

[absolute bobbins]

Summer after, AB. (Summer 2016, not summer 2015.)

Ah, points still valid though...as the clock ticks down on the contract his sell on value decreases

 

[Teddy Klinsmann]

Why would we get J rod in jan? Are soton really going to sell him to us after they have worked hard to get him fit?

I just don't understand this thought process!

Will be the perfect Levy deal tbh. Going into the last year of his contract, back to full fitness, Adebayor away to ANC, at a good age who knows the Poch system.

 

[fatpiranha]

As @Bill_Oddie points out we need to lose non-homegrown players before we can bring any more in.

Please let it be Paulinho.

 

[spursirish]

rubbish after this pre season cant see Capoue, Holtby, Soldado leaving

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

This is the ITK Discussion Thread. NOT the what the papers are saying thread.

That can go into the players threads.

*Explained for the 69,095th time. It is written that one day, the eyebrows will part, the knuckles will lift from the ground and a light will shine in the eye and on that glorious day, it will all sink in.

 

[matty74]

I think capoue will have a good season for us i think poch system will suit his style. The high pressing game and getting the ball forward quickly is what capoue is all about. Better passer than Sandro and pauliniho and a better engine


Definite keep for me

 

[CowInAComa]

It would make more sense for Bony to replace Ade given it's an ANC year

Very good point.

 

[duffster]

It would make more sense for Bony to replace Ade given it's an ANC year

Do you mean it would make no sense given that they're both African?

 

[crokey]

Do you mean it would make no sense given that they're both African?

Especially since Ivory Coast traditionally go deep whereas Togo are shit

 

[dovahkiin]

happy news
trix on verts signing new deal: Just been told this has been done. The person that told my mate would definitely know

 

[Dirty Ewok]

happy news
trix on verts signing new deal: Just been told this has been done. The person that told my mate would definitely know

Good news.....would like to see new on Mussachio being completed next....

 

[Garyspurs]

happy news
trix on verts signing new deal: Just been told this has been done. The person that told my mate would definitely know

Dam, I'm too slow, lol.

Great new however.

 

[THFCSPURS19]

happy news
trix on verts signing new deal: Just been told this has been done. The person that told my mate would definitely know

Announcement tomorrow?