So Bale, half his wages paid and €40m for Eriksen.
They can use the other half of Bale’s wages to pay Eriksen.
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So Bale, half his wages paid and €40m for Eriksen.
They can use the other half of Bale’s wages to pay Eriksen.
No, I didn't choose it, I just started jogging along it with some sanctimonious twit who decided instead of discussing whether we need CB's or not, decided to lecture me about the net worth of shooting the breeze about Spurs shit on a Spurs forum and it's ramifications on the "world scenario".
I'm also "humble" enough to understand my opinions expressed on here aren't going to influence club policy, did you really think you needed to tell me this? That's not why I'm here personally, it's just to discuss it with other fans. Does your humbleness prevent you from ever expressing an opinion?
Nope..... You're just whole-heartedly charging down the dick path at this point.
Nothing sanctimonious about the point i put to you.... (which I repeat below)
Again, I remind you, my only true contradiction was that our interest in Salibe WOULDN'T compromise other areas.... (I'd suggest THIS was an "opinion", rather that concrete fact, no?)
You seem needlessly offended about all this.
Like I also already said, if our interest is indeed legit, then IMO it's fairly obvious that the club disagrees with your view on our current abundence of RCBs.
(Personally, which means little in this instance, I'm backing Dav to make it... The rest have it all to prove.)
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Airfixx
I hope we aren't entertaining the notion of spending 50-60m - regardless of there payment structure, including if it's a part-ex for Eriksen - for a 29yo Bale. Great wide forward in his prime, he's not in his prime, he's lazy without the ball, and I'd much rather we built a "team" that works together, fits the original Poch ethos, rather than bring in a "big star galactico ego" that might fuck up the group.
Spend that money on someone to play as an 8, like Lo Celso, but if we were going to spend big money on a forward there are players like Pepe I'd rather go for, younger, hungrier and with decent team ethic too.
Airfixx
I hope we aren't entertaining the notion of spending 50-60m - regardless of there payment structure, including if it's a part-ex for Eriksen - for a 29yo Bale. Great wide forward in his prime, he's not in his prime, he's lazy without the ball, and I'd much rather we built a "team" that works together, fits the original Poch ethos, rather than bring in a "big star galactico ego" that might fuck up the group. Spend that money on someone to play as an 8, like Lo Celso, but if we were going to spend big money on a forward there are players like Pepe I'd rather go for, younger, hungrier and with decent team ethic too.
He's just pure greed.
Leaving a Champions League Club to play for a club that isn't even a threat in there own league.
Jesus this thread. I click to the newest unread post, think it's getting into an interesting chat that'll kill a few minutes and then I hit the bottom of the page and see there's 20+ new pages to read.
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I agree... Dick.
They may disagree with me, but the club don't always get it right in the transfer/recruitment field do they, hence us spending three windows trying to shift a fair few, which leaves scope for alternative views, no?
I'd take Sanchez's chances over Foyth's too.
I think Dier, if he put his mind to it, could be the closest thing to Alderwiereld out there, similar qualities, robust but time in CM (like TA got at AM occasionally) should improve his reading and playing out, can ping a ball occasionally, and if anything, he's actually ahead of where TA was in the career trajectory at similar stages, which is possibly why TA ended up on loan at a mid table PL club.
But he's got to stop deluding himself that's he's ever going to be Busquets, in my very humblist of opinions.
(Cool.... You've chilled out a bit.... Hopefully you can drop this whacked out notion that I suggested there's no place for opinion. I didn't. It's simply that in some scenarios, opinion count for little or nothing.)
Again, central to my input was this idea that interest in a CB would directly hamper our recruitment efforts in other areas; which is less about what you or I think of who's already on the books, but let's move on....
As for Dier, I just recall him being equally lambasted for brain farts as a CB as he has received as a DM.... Potentially, we may have screwed his development by thrusting a utility man role upon him (which is where my rhetorical speculation about his sale came from).
Who have spent all their Griezman money on Felix...
Provided you loan him back for a year...
Fixed.
We are not the mid-table, punching above our weight club that we have always been.
Although we don't have the history of success, its clear that we have now moved into a new era at Spurs. We are not yet as desirable as the 'top clubs' with history such as Barca, Madrid, Liverpool, United or the money clubs in City and maybe PSG - but we are sure in the same league now as Athletico, and Juventus and it is clear that we are now a more desirable club than Chelsea, Milan and Woolwich.
Its certainly not far fetch for Bale to return and its clear to me that with Bale in our squad next season that would make us heavy favourites for a Trophy and top 4....and even another push for the champions league.
Image rights, new stadium sponsor yet to be announced, US market exposure through NFL - all pointing to us having some very deep pockets.
If Toby leaves we MUST get a replacement.
Sanchez - looked good and we had an excellent record in 17/18 season.
Jan - 32 years old and recurring ankle issues.
Foyth - Looks like he may be moving to left back.
Dier - Playing mostly as a DM.
Curve ball.........Is Poch planning to retrain Davies or Wanyama as CB? Davies doesn't seem big and strong enough for CB.
Having Bale back would be a retrograde step. We have moved on and so has he. The fans would probably have expectations of him that he would no longer be able to fulfill and I just cannot see this transfer happening. He just doesn't fit the profile of players we are attempting to bring in.
I have wonderful memories of his time at the club and would hate to have them tarnished by an unsuccessful attempt at recreating the glory days of old at this stage of his career.
For a nano second it's a wonderful idea then harsh reality kicks in and you realise it's probably for the best if we stay with Gareth Bale firmly in our past and simply wish him well with wherever he ends up playing.
Thanks....but no thanks...
I have wonderful memories of his time at the club and would hate to have them tarnished by an unsuccessful attempt at recreating the glory days of old at this stage of his career.
For a nano second it's a wonderful idea then harsh reality kicks in and you realise it's probably for the best if we stay with Gareth Bale firmly in our past and simply wish him well with wherever he ends up playing.
Thanks....but no thanks...
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