Rules are clear, so gutted but no recourse I would think. EFL don't promote a team the PL invites the team, they invite the playoff winner, would need epl to change their rules or elf to impose the points deduction before the play off.
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The Dutch footy bod on TS seemed to think that De Ligt to Barca was already as good as done behind the scenes.
Just like Rabiot who the media claimed signed a pre-contract with Barca months ago, but he's still whoring himself out to any big club that might take him.
It probably is. Barca need to rebuild, and La Masia isn't cutting it. Going to be interesting to see what the final price is. Ajax have been pretty determined to never have an Eriksen situation happen ever again, and got full value for Davinson and de Jong.
Ah yes, but we're better without him (GOD)...
Honestly, I would've payed it, given how well he solved a couple of issues for us. As it stands, we're probably going to have to pay a chunk more than that, now.
I'd have loved to see him in our shirt as he had the raw tools & swagger Pochettino admires in a creative player. Them getting their takeover just made our clever negotiating get a real raw deal. Any other club, any other time and we'd have bagged a bargain when times are tighht for us.
Hindsight and all of that but I still think the club were right prolonging negotiations. How often does a club in their situation get a last minute takeover to bail them out at the 11th hour when negotiating the sale of their best asset? It was more Villa getting lucky than us being complacent.
Far from taken as fact. Just putting it out there.....
Tottenham’s scouts have been blown away by Hull City rising star Jarrod Bowen ahead of a possible summer swoop as he evokes comparisons with Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah, Football Insider understands.
“His playing style is just like [Mohamed] Salah”, a Spurs recruitment source told Football Insider. “He is a left-footed winger who plays on the right flank and loves cutting inside and running at defenders.
“Like Salah, he’s quite small but really strong and difficult to get off the ball. You can’t push him around. He will run all day, he tracks back, works hard and comes alive with the ball at his feet.
“He is becoming really clinical in front of goal and has been scoring for fun, even though Championship clubs are doubling up on him and trying to stop him cutting on to his left foot.
Tottenham transfer news: Bowen swoop plotted - Exclusive
“His playing style is just like [Mohamed] Salah”, a Spurs recruitment source told Football Insider. “He is a left-footed winger who plays on the right flank and loves cutting inside and running at defenders.
“Like Salah, he’s quite small but really strong and difficult to get off the ball. You can’t push him around. He will run all day, he tracks back, works hard and comes alive with the ball at his feet.
“He is becoming really clinical in front of goal and has been scoring for fun, even though Championship clubs are doubling up on him and trying to stop him cutting on to his left foot.
Tottenham transfer news: Bowen swoop plotted - Exclusive
Probably, but dammit, we sure as hell could do with him right about now.
A good, smart move.
So you mean we will get a lot more penalties and a player that's immune for offside?
No, I mean we actually have a scouting department!!So you mean we will get a lot more penalties and a player that's immune for offside?
Sign him up!
I always thought we just sticked some names on a dartboard and took turnsNo, I mean we actually have a scouting department!!
when you say 'seldom had that policy', are you talking about mason, bentaleb, kane, winks, walker-peters?
I'm not sure what you're asking mate. The post I was replying to said we need to sign a 30 year old or two on £150k per week
Sadly as James has been with Swansea since he was 16, he'll have been developed under a club affiliated to Football Association of Wales so will be regarded as 'overseas trained' (ie not HG) by FA affiliated Spurs for UEFA matches - although he will be for PL purposes. So same issue as Davies
Interesting player though, although as he only made his Championship debut at the start of this season and only notched up 28 games for Swansea so far he might be one to sign and put back on loan for a season or until Christmas to gain more experience. He'll be 22 in November so count as an u21 for PL.
On the other hand he looked pretty good for Wales v Slovakia (a similar standard of opposition that Callum Hudson- Odoi was lauded for his England debut for), so Poch might decide he's good enough - but that will only work if Poch actually plays him to give him the experience. Certainly a better option than N'Koudou as a speedy winger though.
Swansea were reported to have accepted a bid from Bielsa at Leeds fof £10m (but only £1.5m up front) in January, but then an internal row at Swansea on 'payment terms' meant it wasn't completed. Expect Bielsa (Poch original mentor) to try again in the summer .
Thanks for insight. But why the diffenrence in HG status between the two countries? I mean, they are in the same league.
His speed is just stupendous. I don't know if you guys are able to see this video, because overseas, but it's from Swanseas meeting with Brentford in the FA Cup. He just destroyed them:
