The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - READ FIRST POST 4th July

[Dan Ashcroft]

What we (fans/ jj/ club) want and what actually happens are 2 different matters.
If the right bid comes in and vdv/ club/avb agree its a good deal then he will be sold, is what i read from the use of the word want. the fact that it does not say we will not sell is a little worrying.

If we got offered £50m for Bale tomorrow he would be sold, irrespective of signing his new contract.

I think JJ has has clarfied that it will take a similarly exceptional bid for us to sell Rafa - probably around the £20m mark I'd guess (considering he is 2 years older than Modric etc).

 

[sbrustad]

I love that man.

Couldn't agree more. If it were possible he could have my babies. Alas it's not, but I'll settle for seeing him in a Spurs shirt till he's 35.

 

[Twizzle]

why is everyone so fixated on the fact that AVB is only capable of managing a 4-3-3 combination ?

surely he is more professional than that, hell even Harry broke from his 4-4-2 combination to suit the players he had

with the players we are targeting we should have different options depending on our opposition and the conditions

 

[SpurSince57]

Just the Jasper/Archibald.

The trouble is, no-one seems to take Jasper's ITK seriously, even on SO. In over six years, I can't recall anything he's called that's come to be. Archibald's a different matter, of course, one of the most reliable ITKs, but not infallible by any means. Disregarding that, the gist seems to be, 'If someone comes in with an absolutely whopping offer we'll consider it.' If another club's representatives turned up in Levy's office with £20m in used fifties of course he's going to think hard about it. You don't have to be ITK to know that.

I can't think of too many clubs who would come in with that sort of money for him, though, and certainly not Schalke or HSV.

How the fuck Jasper knows AVB's plans for the squad is another matter entirely.

 

[Dan Ashcroft]

why is everyone so fixated on the fact that AVB is only capable of managing a 4-3-3 combination ?

surely he is more professional than that, hell even Harry broke from his 4-4-2 combination to suit the players he had

with the players we are targeting we should have different options depending on our opposition and the conditions

He's an ideological manager and has written/spoken regularly about why 4-3-3 is the desirable system for the modern game.

He's a student of the game though and will be at the head of emerging tactics, but for now he's absolutely convinced by 4-3-3.

 

[gazzeh]

errrrmmmmm? http://www.sportingpreview.com/euro2012/2012341.php?

 

[theShiznit]

But if he is as intelligent as he seems then he will also see the benefit of tweaking said system, not neccessarily to accomodate players but for them to thrive, especially if they are match turners/winners...

 

[TottenhamLegend]

errrrmmmmm? http://www.sportingpreview.com/euro2012/2012341.php?

I'm confused. The article is dated 5th June, but talks about AVB being manager etc. Must be a typo.

This has no legs at all - wages a massive stumbling block. Plus I just couldn't see RVP doing that to Arsenal. Although some would argue Arsenal fans would be just as fucked off with him going City! The only way he'll sign is if these takeover rumours are true.

 

[Cavehillspur]

errrrmmmmm? http://www.sportingpreview.com/euro2012/2012341.php?

Haha I would wet myself over and over again if that happened.

 

[venablesphil]

errrrmmmmm? http://www.sportingpreview.com/euro2012/2012341.php?

Without trying to sound too harsh, that article is utter bollocks and more to the point it should probably be in a different thread. The one labelled not in a million billion zillion years will Arsenal sell RVP to us.

 

[gazzeh]

Me too, was just a bit taken back. Probably rubbish. Although we may enquire?

 

[sbrustad]

Haha I would wet myself over and over again if that happened.

Stick him in the "reserves"!

 

[Essexyid07]

errrrmmmmm? http://www.sportingpreview.com/euro2012/2012341.php?

Will safely put my neck on the block and call this UTTER BOLLOCKS!

 

[Dan Ashcroft]

Seeing as Rafa's taken on the role of Levy's deputy transfer negotiator, I can think of stranger things.

 

[Dan Ashcroft]

Think it would be fun to keep propogating the story

#rvpwantsambitiousspurs

 

[VincenzoCoccotti]

I had to check that article wasn't dated April 1st

 

[SpurSince57]

errrrmmmmm? http://www.sportingpreview.com/euro2012/2012341.php?

Oh FFS.

 

[Indisguise]

Oh FFS.

I hope this isn't the "blow your socks off" news that Brazil was banging on about!

 

[ajspurs]

errrrmmmmm? http://www.sportingpreview.com/euro2012/2012341.php?

Biggest laugh I've had all day. Ok 2nd biggest...

 

[gazzeh]

but is it imposibruu? Would prefer Higuain tbh anyway...