The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU! 23rd August 2012

[Scutch]

I'm sure I made a post about Sherlock Holmes, pipes and jizz yesterday. Was it jizz? I can't remember........sigh

Well that's another fine mess you've gotten yourself into.

 

[Insomnia]

Anyone got this yet? My ITK contact at Stoke says THudd failed the medical...

That could be right, he stated on his own twitter a/c recently that while he felt fit he was/ is going to have to manage the ankle for the forseeable future, or summit like that

 

[Hoopspur]

Anyone got this yet? My ITK contact at Stoke says THudd failed the medical...

Read earlier he passed it yesterday. Time will tell I guess. It's all going a little tits up on the outgoings!

Next you know, we'll be stuck with Bentley and GDS...

Oh well, I'll never believe a word of the Mirror again!

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footb...ke-transfer-news-tottenham-midfielder-1274238

 

[Rob]

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[Archibald&Crooks]

Anyone got this yet? My ITK contact at Stoke says THudd failed the medical...

I heard this yesterday morning IIRC, well not exactly this, more 'don't be surprised if he fails it' so it wouldn't surprise me.

 

[mpickard2087]

That could be right, he stated on his own twitter a/c recently that while he felt fit he was/ is going to have to manage the ankle for the forseeable future, or summit like that

And people still wonder why he is way down the pecking order and cant make the team.

 

[coysjod]

I think people are looking too far into JJ's tweet. There doesn't always have to be some deeper meaning or cryptic.

Last night a guy made a joke to JJ on twitter that JJ called a "Swedish joke". Hence, this morning, he decided to play off of the whole Swedish and post something himself in Swedish. Doesn't have to tie in at all to Sweden, just JJ having a good time.

He mentioned "Striker" in that first tweet, so that rules out Willian. Also, from following JJ, he does rate Leandro very highly and can easily see how he considers him to be a Brazilian superstar. He is the Brazilian #9 by the way, he may not be widely known world wide as of yet, but I'm sure he is quite the superstar in his own country.

Think you are on to something. Arne Hegerfors once had a quite silly crossword program called Kryzz and iirc he used to play with words a lot just like the wordplay - hero & willian that JJ might have responded to.

No clue how JJ would know Arne that well though...

 

[shyfx2k2]

I heard this yesterday morning IIRC, well not exactly this, more 'don't be surprised if he fails it' so it wouldn't surprise me.

Hmm, well perhaps as he is only a loan they will still take him on, with us subsidizing more of his wages as a result. They obviously refused Demba Ba for failing a medical, but that was a permanent signing. I cant really see too many risks on Stoke's part, as long as they aren't paying too high a percentage of the wages themselves...

 

[Mullers]

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has said he does not plan to bring in any more strikers before the close of the transfer window, and that he wants Jermain Defoe to remain at the club.
Addressing the issue of Defoe's future at a press conference on Thursday, the Portuguese boss expressed his desire to keep the forward at White Hart Lane, after speculation had suggested Defoe could be sold.
"I spoke to his agent two days ago and the conversations have been extremely productive, the player is a player I have immense confidence in," said Villas-Boas of Defoe, who scored in Spurs' opening-day defeat at Newcastle last Saturday.
"I appreciate his qualities so I am hoping he will continue to be a Tottenham player in the future."
Spurs have been linked with moves for both Internacional striker Leandro Damiao and Shakhtar Donetsk forward Willian, but neither is likely to arrive before the August 31 deadline, said Villas-Boas.
"Leandro is a fantastic player that I know of," said Villas-Boas of the Brazilian. "I went to see him in Brazil when I was doing nothing [during the summer]!
"He is obviously a good, good player but he is not on our prospect at the moment, because I think we are closed on what we are trying to do with the strike situation."
Asked about a reported offer being put in for Willian, Villas-Boas added: "No. He is a player I was interested in last year, an extremely talented player. I wouldn't want to go very deep because I feel it would be disrespectful for Shakhtar, which is a club I have a good relationship with.
"In that sense the only thing I can tell you is that last year when I was at Chelsea I was interested in the player and I appreciate his qualities."
Villas-Boas also commented on the latest news with regards to Luka Modric's protracted move to Real Madrid.
"The situation is in the chairman's hands," he said. "The chairman has told me that the talks are ongoing, they are making some progress but the situation can be solved in the next couple of days.
"At the moment, as I told you before, he continues to train apart and it will be like that until the end of the transfer window, I guess."
http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/166452.html?CMP=OTC-RSS

http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/166452.html?CMP=OTC-RSS

Apologies if posted already.

 

[hodsgod]

We're signing Shane Long. Banana time.

Is he any good? I really have no idea

 

[hodsgod]

Anyone got this yet? My ITK contact at Stoke says THudd failed the medical...

According to this he passed. I have no idea how true it is.

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/huddlestone-medical-stoke-085924519.html

 

[chinaman]

Where does this foursome talk come from?

To be able to afford all 4, Levy must have invested some Spurs money in the lotto and won.

 

[Disco32]

Is he any good? I really have no idea

You can see for yourself in 2 days time.

 

[Parkie]

I heard this yesterday morning IIRC, well not exactly this, more 'don't be surprised if he fails it' so it wouldn't surprise me.

Would explain why he was nowhere near the first team at Newcastle. I am digging for more info (injury or general fitness).

Edit: Response I got was "knees scar issue" (may have meant "scar tissue").

 

[joethfc]

Is he any good? I really have no idea

He's very similar to Kevin Doyle IMO.

 

[Col_M]

"Lean" instantly made me think about Leandro

However, "Will Lean" also could be interpreted as Willian...

Well, good fall back option for POTL!

Agree but why Adios and not Ola?

 

[South_GA_Yid]

we have a winner!

Now hopefully, the facts and rumors don't apply, as it could be Will is fact and Lean is rumor?

Crap, I think I just became an addict.

 

[brasil_spur]

Long thread this one. Will Lean toward facts rather than rumours as well.

Will - Willian
Lean - Leandro

Maybe...?

Covering bases perhaps

 

[AX-Spur]

Agree but why Adios and not Ola?

Because when he started the thread it was "Adios" to Modric.

 

[Rogmeister]

So we have inter saying leandro will not leave unless it's for silly money.

We have avb saying we are not interested and we are done on the striker front

But we have our itks hinting that it will be done?

Hmmm