Too warm down south. Like Ben Davies playing in the Sudan.
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For me, one of the the best players I ever watched In our shirt. Great player and great business. Would love to see him get what I’m sure would be a warm welcome in the CL next season before he retires aka MLS
He looks so good as an initiator in a back 3. Long range goal, long range assist, tons of 1-2s while advancing down the left- basically the perfect Conte LCB we could possibly ask for.
It is said Spurs will be in the market for 2 central defenders if they are able to move on one of Sanchez/Tanganga along with Rodon.
Bastoni and a PL veteran like Tarkowski would be great!
And if Levy is able to flog off Winks for 25 mil, then really don't see why milinkovic-savic can't be lured into joining Conte's project
Bastoni and a PL veteran like Tarkowski would be great!
And if Levy is able to flog off Winks for 25 mil, then really don't see why milinkovic-savic can't be lured into joining Conte's project
Could we not swap jack c for spence?
And to those who were hoping for a minor miracle...bare a rather big "miracle" he won't join Spurs anytime soon.
Real M. have missed out on both Mbappe and Haaland and they'll most probably miss out on Rafael Leão as well. Except for the Barca stars, they used to get any star they set their sights on.
And I don't feel any pity for them
Real M. have missed out on both Mbappe and Haaland and they'll most probably miss out on Rafael Leão as well. Except for the Barca stars, they used to get any star they set their sights on.
And I don't feel any pity for them
Tierney is injured 1/2 season
Yet another piece of "news" that does not make sense: I am sure that a deal for Bissouma would have no effect at all on Spurs interest in Eriksen. Two different players and two different scenarios.
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Tottenham to return for Brighton star if they fail to secure Christian Eriksen deal
Tottenham have a potential back up for Christian Eriksen if the deal for the midfielder falls through this summer.
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Tanguy will be like a new signing
I’m all for shitting on Woolwich but let’s not pretend they didn’t have a brand new stadium to pay off at that period of time. One of the things we benefited from when building our gaff at the time we did was the fact that the amount of money the Prem gives you at season’s end in prize money was soooo much bigger than money they got in the 2000s.
Ivan Perišić highlights from 2021-22.
Like a few on here, I am a bit concerned about his age, 33, but his skills, versatility and experience could really help Spurs for at least another 2 seasons. And he knows Conte's system.
I would however play him as RB (he is right-footed after all), the main reason being because there seem to be less quality of RWBs than LWBs available. He could keep that RWB spot until Spence - or whoever Spurs decide to sign - would be ready; and he can also fill in at other positions.
Like a few on here, I am a bit concerned about his age, 33, but his skills, versatility and experience could really help Spurs for at least another 2 seasons. And he knows Conte's system.
I would however play him as RB (he is right-footed after all), the main reason being because there seem to be less quality of RWBs than LWBs available. He could keep that RWB spot until Spence - or whoever Spurs decide to sign - would be ready; and he can also fill in at other positions.
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With the late 2000s, I presume you mean the early 2000s.
It wasn't very little money Woolwich got for their sales back then.
Overmars (who was a flop at Barca) cost £25m, which made him the most expensive Dutch player at the time
At the age of 30, Henry cost Barca £24m. He also did not perform well there. Petit was 30, Sanchez 30, van Persie 29, Vermaelen 29, Kolo 29, when they left Woolwich.
Wenger only extended contracts to players over 30 with 1 year at a time. Below is a list of the big sales under Wenger, and many of those players were 30 or close to 30s when they were sold. It sounds like very good business to me.
Oxlade-Chamberlain to Liverpool for €42
Anelka to Real M for €39
Fabregas to Barca for €37m
Song to Barca for €20m
Petit to Barca for €15m
Vermaelen to Barca for €20m
Adebayor to Man City for €32m
Nasri to Man City for €30m
Kolo Toure to Man City for $20m
Alexis Sanchez to Man Utd for €37m
van Persie to Man Utd for €34m
Walcott to Everton for €25m
Arsène Wenger - Players sold
Diese Übersicht listet alle Spieler auf, die während aller Amtszeiten des Trainers Arsène Wenger verkauft wurden.
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It was also much cheaper to build back then and Woolwich was a bigger brand than Spurs are now.
Good, would have been a bit dickish otherwiseThanks for pointing that out
Yes, I meant that I hope that he is NOT guilty whether he joins Spurs or not
I‘m even more keen now!
It cost 600 million less mind you , but then it’s not a patch on ours
Not for here really but David Pleat goes into it in his spurs show interview. It is quite an interesting listen. It was to do with his wife wanting to go back to Scotland and a bit about the financials. But what I didnt know was that when we signed Gough it was between him and Terry Butcher. Pleat wanted Butcher but Scoular wanted Gough because of his age and the possibility of selling him on.
Very interesting.
I'd always heard that Gough's wife threw a tantrum on the morning of the cup final. May be garbage.
The next bit will seem incomprehensible to anyone younger than 35 - Rangers and Celtic were SOOOOO massive at the time that if one of them came calling for a Scottish player, that was basically it. Durie ditto, once Rangers made an offer he was so star struck he could hardly walk straight (cue some jokes here).
Didn't know about Butcher. I'd have preferred him. I saw both Div 1 matches v Coventry and each time Regis and co gave Gough a torrid time, esp away in a 4-3.. I remember being annoyed when Leeds threw the semi late on for that reason.