I have reached a personal conclusion on Roberto.
The guy's snake-bit. I like him as a person, I like watching the way he plays and passes with others. But no matter what he does, no matter how hard he tries, that ball isn't going in the net. It is not a talent-related problem, it would simply appear that the one time Spurs spent a ton of money on a genuine world-class striker (and he was all of that at Valencia), the footballing gods have decreed that it would be really funny if he suddenly got the yips.
I am quite certain that as soon as we sell him elsewhere he'll immediately start scoring again. At this point, I want that to happen though. It's just not working out for him in London. Let's find him a new home somewhere sunny, help him move his stuff, give some hugs goodbye, some presents for the kids and wife, and wish him all the best. I will even cheer when he inevitably scores against us the first time we meet that new team in Europe.
It would appear the universe is firmly against Soldado at Spurs. For both our sakes and his, let's bow to will of the ineffable and move him in January.
Alternatively, what if we consider the following...
When was the last time we had a genuinely talented player that rejected moves to 'bigger' clubs to stay with us? King is an exception, as he's suggested his loyalty was partially due to his injuries.
So, with the support he's been given, this could work out quite well. Say he suddenly comes into form and returns to being a goal machine. Not many clubs would go for a 30 year old at that point (his age at end of season) for big money, and we know what levy is like in terms of ROI. Additionally, Soldado doesn't actually rely on pace at all, so could play well into his 30s.
We could have an ideal recipe so that, when he returns to form, he feels compelled to stay with us.
He doesn't complain about games (or much at all) and seems to be a useful character in the dressing room - certainly no troublemaker or moaner - so weighing up the benefits of actually selling them, they aren't abundant. We'd free a space in the team, but I doubt he's on massive wages for it to be a financial benefit.
I'd be up for keeping Soldado and Kane. The benefits of keeping Ade are much less - that's where I see the benefits of replacement being, to be honest. We can't sign two strikers as we don't play 2 up front and it'd only further freeze Kane out.
I'd even be happy with Kane, Soldado and bedding in a further 'yoof' (Coulthirst for example), and Chadli has the attributes to be a good option, too.