19 Jun 2011 22:48:33
And for Modric accept 30£M + and stop crying, Modric is a good player but miss end product.doesnt score enough or make many assit. You can replace him with Honda or Diego(can believe nobody he's going to buy this player, forget his days at Juventus, nobody achieve something at this club recently)
No, no no! You completely miss the point! Modric brings one vital thing to the team and that is space.
The boy is brilliant at finding space and creating space for other players. He doesn't have to score goals nor "assist" ( we need that fuggin Yank phrase banned) he is there to allow others the space to play in. He creates that space AND time on the ball that ordinarilly you wouldn't get. Do you really think that half the clubs in Europe want him if he is only as good as you say he is? Get real, they see exactly the kind of player he is and they know that their top class players will benefit big style from having him in their team. Modric is a genuine World class player, pretty unique in that he doesn't bludgeon his way around a pitch creating time and space for others to play in but uses skill, cunning and ghosting to acheive it. that's another great thing you see, the boy will pick up very few bookings, will collect plenty of freekicks in vital areas but will escape most bad tackles because he is quick on his feet. the boy is damn near perfect!
Super Yid
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19 Jun 2011 22:06:02
If Defoe had had a fixed parnership with VDV i'm almost certain he would have banged them goals in.
We can't really judge Defoe this season because he has never had a clear run in the team However, last season when he did have a fixed partner and was the main man, he was banging in goals and giving assist left right and center.
IIRC, 8 of his goals that season were in two matches, 3 away to Hull and 5 at home to Wigan, which left him a tally of 10 goals in 33 games.
THAT is the key fella, his tally was bumped up by two games and, overall, his strike rate was crap!
Super Yid
19 Jun 2011 21:29:44
Azza, i would take subotic out of your 3. Zarate can be quality but i think there are better than him eg lavezzi. Are they the 3 you would choose out of everyone?
I would go for subotic, hazard and rossi.
We are looking at the latter two.
Spurs guvnor
19 Jun 2011 21:14:48
My big 3 signings would be and i hope they are is. . . . . . . . . . diarra
ferdinand
adebeyoer/drogba
those 3 would improve us alot i tink, n add leandro 2 that aswell of course, that be more den enough 2 get us back in top 4 with modric, bale n van der vart staying
19 Jun 2011 20:35:41
{Ed008's Note - I'm going to make a point about Llorente i do like him as a player but i don't think he's the player we need. Bilbao want around 30-35 Million for him and he's not worth that price yet maybe after Euro 2012. What i meant by simply not good enough as the standards at Spurs and how he would fit in.
Look I m not a spurs fan, but watch your side a lot. Llorente is the striker you need, can score with his head, held the ball, shot from outside the box. .Strong, big enough to cope with the physical pressure of the Pl.I think Spurs can have him for 25-28M, why?
Because Madrid and Barca have different targets and i think if a good offer comes in earlier in the transfer window , Bilbao will accept it.and Yes he's worth this price, i rate him highly , he will be a hit with two wingers sending cross for Him(that basically the way bilbao play anyway).
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And for Modric accept 30£M + and stop crying, Modric is a good player but miss end product.doesnt score enough or make many assit. You can replace him with Honda or Diego(can believe nobody he's going to buy this player, forget his days at Juventus, nobody achieve something at this club recently)
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Im not a chelsea fan, not even english. Just a football fan. Personaly, i rate this squad Spurs highly and i think you just lack the ambition to even challenge the championship.If you get 2 top strikers, replace Modric and get a better bench with experience, you can think higher than Top 4.Just my opinion! But you won't.
19 Jun 2011 20:13:48
Thank you ed008. Dnt know why it was there but nevermind, my apologies. Im glad you find me funny ed, ed001 just loves my wit!
Spurs guvnor
19 Jun 2011 20:06:57
Ed008, just went on to wishlists, why is my post there? It was for banter and you know it!
Anyway out of those strikers i would pick cavani and rossi. Thorpe two would be perfect. We could of got cavani before the world cup for 10mil but we dithered and now he has a clause for 70mil i think. Still worth a punt of 25 30mil though.
Spurs guvnor
19 Jun 2011 20:03:35
Ed, just seen the clips. If Aguero wanted to join Spurs then it would have to be him. I highly doubt this will ever happen though. The price is ridiculous but hes worth every penny. Especially if he manages to guides us to silverware. It seems to me its just a dream with Aguero.
Azza
19 Jun 2011 19:53:20
He is not quality but he is our Best striker. 100 goals for Tottenham. we've got to have a little respect. Loves the club and the fans.
Azza
Azza mate, I didn't say all that about Defoe lightly. Look up his wiki page for his goals totals. Ok, Wiki isn't always accurate but. .
I will give you a breakdown fella, all goals are LEAGUE goals ( where it really matters)
03-04 season appearances 15 goals 7
04-05 " " " " 35 goals 13
05-06 " " " " 36 goals 9
06-07 " " " " 34 goals10
07-08 " " " " 19 goals 4
08-09 " " " " 8 goals 3
09-10 " " " " 34 goals 18
10-11 " " " " 22 goals 4
Ok, it may not be 100% accurate but you get the point. His goal tally is woeful! You can point to games he didn't get to play, games missed through injury BUT the essential point is this. He is NOT good enough to be our main striker! When you consider the talent and ability around him he has to aim for, at the very least a goal per game, granted, he won't acheive it but he has got to be looking at, at the very least 20 per season. If he is not getting the games through injury then he is a waste of time, we can't carry injury prone players. Its also pointless scoring fabulous goals against Wolves then bog all for the next half a dozen matches. He is not consistent, doesn't score enough goals and will NEVER fulfill his potential because he should have fulfilled it years ago. Sorry Azza mate, ive got to stick to this one, im sure im right and im sure that he will not get us the goals to get us anywhere in particular. We need a new striker. Sticking my neck out, Pav is a better bet than Defoe, his goal ratio last season was better and he has more to his game. If one had to go, Id keep Pav. Just my opinion, like ; )
Everyones entitled to an opinion and i respect yours. But i disagree mate. I'm not saying hes world class because he isn't but i believe he is our best striker, purely because he has more to his game then all our fowards.
If you really want to see Defoe shine you stick him on the shoulder of the last defender or you fix him with a solid partner.
If Defoe had had a fixed parnership with VDV i'm almost certain he would have banged them goals in.
We can't really judge Defoe this season because he has never had a clear run in the team However, last season when he did have a fixed partner and was the main man, he was banging in goals and giving assist left right and center.
I understand your reasons to keep pav and i don't think he is a bad player, but hear me out here. Theres no point keeping pav when he clearly is never going to be given a run in the team. whether hes a better player then Defoe or not, the man will always be last choice because it seems as though the manager doesn't rate him.
;)
Azza
19 Jun 2011 18:34:11
Our cl last season was no fluke . We playe really well and have quality. We can win the title this season I say if levy gets in some class players. Striker. We need to hold on to our stars and have our players believe we can win each game. Every spurs match 2-3 players play really well and the others pplay around them slowly. Which is why I say get in Rossi Etto who will play well each match. Sandro seems to be a fantastic player who performs every game also modric and vdv . Think we could get rid of bale for 35 m + . Bale gets injured too often but when 100% fit is brilliant. Or else we could rest bale a bit more and play kranjcar. To show modric our quality and scope harry will bring in two- three quality signings and we will start getting silverware. I say let our players who get less opportunities play EL FA and carling and concentrate only on PL. P.s Bale performances could be down to no. of games played. He simply played too many while fit and couldnt later. Use him only for pl I say
What do you say ed, azza {Ed008's Note - I totally agree with you Harry didn't simply rotate the squad enough and injury's cost us dear towards the end.
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I agree mate. Rossi or eto would both inprove our team so much. signing either one would show our players and supporters we are ambitious and we have real intentions of moving foward as a club.
I also agree that the lack of rotation cost us certain games. Harry's team selections were horrendous. He must be having an affair with crouch because i just do not know why the man is picked week in week out. If the man was a foot shorter he wouldn't even be a footballer. I would have Crouch sitting on the bench and only coming on if we need to change our style. Never a starter.
I disagree with selling bale. Despite drifting off form, due to injury in the later stages of the season, the man done a fantastic job for us, scoring and assisting many goals. What we have to realise, Bale did his part for the team very well, it was our strikers who could not put the ball in the back of the net. Bale and VDV's contribution would have been admired alot more if other people were scoring. Because our strikers weren't scoring, we kept relying on bale and VdV far to often to get us out of trouble which truthfully tired them out towards the end of the season.
The last few games of the season showed we can play beautifull passing football. All we need now is a deadly striker that can lead our attack, combine well with VDV but most importantly put the ball in the back of the net. There are a number of strikers that we realistically can get. Falcao, Levazzi, rossi, negrado and even Adebayor. No doubt they will cost us big bucks but at the end of the day we have to spend big to get the best.
When Modric see's an ambitious player brought to Spurs, his head is going to turn right back around and forget he even mentioned the scum Chelsea.
First things first. We have to trim our squad down by at least 7/8 players. The longer we wait, the harder it will be. bye bye Keane, Pav, Bentley, Ohara, Palacios, Hutton, Naughton, woodgate(gone)even jake livermore. Not only would these sales generate us around 40 million, but it would release up a huge amount of money in wages. The wages Woodgate use to earn could be used to top up Luka, Sandro, Bale and Aaron's wages. Its not like we're breaking our wage structure. I presume Levy has already pondered doing this.
Anyway with the money, we should sign Leandro Damiao(12mill) and another proven, top class striker.(like the ones i have mentioned above)
Once our fringe players are sold we should promote the likes of bostock, townsend etc to the first team which would help develop them even more. Finaly look to sign a couple youngsters, Rodwell, Martinez, Ganso, Mario Gotze. They're just example, but they're the type of signings we need to make. Not these oldies who have experience in winning nothing.
The future still looks bright at spurs. Have faith lads. Levy is a Tottenham fan and will do anything in his power to make us successfull.
Azza
Uve only had 1 good season and u think ur gonna win the league.bale's only had 2 decent games and he's worth 50 mil, modric wants out and vdv will go when those 2 go.good luck nxt season, ur gonna need it.afc 4ever
Rossi or Eto'o no chance your having a feckin laugh you donut. You couldn't even afford his wage like they would leave to join Spurs come on your best chance is adebayour and he don't want to join ether.
One thing to remember.
vdv will benefit greatly from preseason training this season, which will improve his fitness and hopefully end the niggly injuries he endured last season, which also affected his form towards the end of the season.he could truly be sensational next season
also remember, levy is a fellow yod too, and wants success for the club.last seasons laughable striker search in the january window surely won't be repeated this transfer window.but i agree, this window , trading needs to be done earlier.anyway, getting the surplus players out and new signings in b4 pre season can only benefit the team, so they can settle and train with their new team members and coaches, and therefore start the season settled and up to speed.
all this last minute brinkmanship is fine if you don't desperately need certain players.we do, thats obvious, so lets make sure we get them, even if it means paying more now than at the end of the window.
if modric wants to go, he should have the balls 2 submit a request.if not, say so!i don't believe all this paper talk, theres no big transfer stories at the moment, as most players are on holiday, so the modric story is being played up i feel.another agent poking his nose in, which he has done b4 if memory serves me correct.
if he wants to go, then europe should be the destination, or request the premier league bidding teams best players in return, not their has beens or fringe players.that way we weaken and disrupt them as well.levy has backed himself up against a wall here, so has to stand firm or really screw the bidding team so he can deliver world class players in return.
im just waiting for the frank lampard to spurs revelation to break as the next exclusive in this saga.
another has been we don't want or need.
anyways, luca needs to score more in my opinion, if he can add that to his game then he truly would be one of the very very best midfielders in the world, even though i love watching him perform .and b4 anyone says it, lampard is chelseas penalty taker, of which they seem to get plenty, which greatly boosts his goals ratio, making him look a prolific scorer.
spurs usually surprise with their signings, so we'll have to sit tight and see what develops, but the team only needs tinkering with, not wholesale changes.and i don't believe adebayor is the answer.
19 Jun 2011 18:02:45
19 Jun 2011 17:22:53
If Modric leaves Spurs there will be 3 good players left at the lane.
If Bale then leaves Spurs there will be 2 good players left at the lane.
If VDV then leaves Spurs there will be 1 good player left at the lane.
If Dawson then leaves Spurs there will be 0 good player left at the lane.
If Modric leaves the floodgates might open. Soon you will be left with a wrinkly old wheeler dealer and a lot of deadwood. Its amazing what the champions league can do in football.
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It is, indeed amazing what Champions league can do for Football. It has made every English club complete also rans in challenging for the cup because, as everybody knows, Barca will dominate for a long time to come, which means that no matter how many times your team gets into the competition, you aint got no fuggin chance anyway. Join the club, you plum.
Super Yid
Laugh out loud. well said Super Yid
Azza
It has made every English club complete also rans in challenging for the cup because
what does that even mean. At least we are in the champions league. If we don't win oh well barca are quality. But you have no chance. Your a tool, your players tasted champions league football and are now hooked. Watch your club fall apart if modric leaves. mug
Tottenham is full of good players we are a 11 man side unlike most of the teams in the prem
19 Jun 2011 17:59:00
Modric has had an argument with levy and will be leaving for around 30 million.
also seems defoe will be going for about 10 million and gomes for an undisclosed fee.
redknapp wants beram kayal of celtic and artur boruc of fiorentina
Another pile of SH*T! ! !
Why not go and have a J Arthur instead of getting your sexual excitment posting this kind of crap.
W*nker!
Super Yid
19 Jun 2011 17:56:44
19 Jun 2011 17:19:53
Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has reportedly been informed that players must be sold before new talent can be brought in. Luca Modric looks likely to be the first to leave with Chelsea willing to substantially increase their offer to lure the Croation playmaker to Stamford Bridge. Mercurial winger Gareth Bale could also be heading for the exit door with Inter Milan and Juventus reportedly intrested in the Welshman. Redknapp has reportedly identified Celtic's £15 million-rated Israeli midfieler Beram Kayal as his main summer transfer target (Daily Mail)
Oh FFS! ! ! Why do we let cretins like this in to post utter bilge? Yes players will have to be sold you total plank, players like Keene, Bentley Jenas etc, etc. What kind of person are you?! This is all beginning to boil my p*ss, too many dickwads posting crap.
Super Yid
19 Jun 2011 16:50:31
defoe to stay, quality striker so why sell him?
. . and this one too. Exactly where is he a "Quality striker?" How many goals has he got for us? Not enough, nowhere near enough and, if you want to play the "well he has had injuries" b******s card i will bat that back by suggesting that he is injury prone, therefore unreliable. He is another one of those players who promises the earth but never delivers. A player more suited to the Spammers, Sunderland, Wolves etc where he will stand out, another Darren Bent, prolific with Mickey mouse Clubs but never good enough or coveted by the big boys. Get real poster, we need REAL quality, not someone who flatters to deceive!
Super Yid
Super Yid.
He is not quality but he is our Best striker. 100 goals for Tottenham. we've got to have a little respect. Loves the club and the fans.
Azza
19 Jun 2011 17:22:53
If Modric leaves Spurs there will be 3 good players left at the lane.
If Bale then leaves Spurs there will be 2 good players left at the lane.
If VDV then leaves Spurs there will be 1 good player left at the lane.
If Dawson then leaves Spurs there will be 0 good player left at the lane.
If Modric leaves the floodgates might open. Soon you will be left with a wrinkly old wheeler dealer and a lot of deadwood. Its amazing what the champions league can do in football.
;)
19 Jun 2011 13:40:09
19 Jun 2011 11:14:46
I don t want to have an argument with Tottenham, said Modric. The supporters have been very good to me and I have enjoyed my time playing for the club, but it is for football that players leave clubs and move. It has happened to Tottenham before. It is normal for a player to dream about playing for a bigger club. Luka Modric supposedly talking to the Daily Bugle
Ouch. That hurts a lot. A bigger club? I won t get into how you define a bigger club and quite frankly it s not important, even if we do have a 35,000+ waiting list for season tickets and Chelsea are giving them away to members with 0 loyalty points. What really hurts is it looks like it s about to happen to us again.
If these quotes are true and I assume as the journalist, Matt Lawton, has bothered using quotation marks that they are, then we may at some point this summer lose a player who above all others we had to keep. I know Levy has come out and said Modric is not for sale at any price, but things can change very quickly in football and money talks. We've seen it before.
But instead of being sickened at the possibility of him moving to Chelsea or spending the next few seasons booing when we see him we should really be asking who can blame him?
Let s face it since getting into the top 4 Joe Lewis, Daniel Levy, Harry Redknapp and at least 50% of the fanbase have shown little or no ambition. Last summer was the time to spend and improve the team. Having Champions League football to offer was the carrot to dangle in front of the players that we needed. The management failed to realise we needed a striker until January by which time it was too late.
We spent the vast majority of last summer chasing Joe Cole, Scott Parker, Craig Bellamy and Micah Richards. I m a fan of Richards but none of those players are of the calibre we needed, nor in the positions that could ve really improved us. Come January we spent most of the time discussing David Beckham and making last minute bids for Phil Neville. Yes, there was the final day £35m offers for any striker in Europe that might want to join us but that was a) too late and b) a pointless exercise to appease the fans in my opinion.
We ve had our manager walking about with a grin on his face because he achieved 5th place, telling us (and therefore the players) that 5th was as good as it was going to get. A large amount of fans agree with him, stating the last season was one of the best on record.
5th place, quarter final of the Champions League in our first season! It s been great. I mean what more do you want?
If you believe the above statement then you can t have any problem with Modric or any other player wishing to leave. No team has a write to be at the top or even competing towards that end of the table but if you re blinded so easily by a few great nights in Europe that you can t see where this team should ve finished then more fool you.
My fear was some of our better players would see this too. Clearly when Modric signed his contract extension last summer he would ve been told the club was going places. He s said as much in the past, stating he feels he can win and achieve everything he wants to with Spurs and we loved him for it. I don t think he was lying either. It was only last summer Redknapp was telling us there s no reason why we can t compete for the title. No doubt he told Luka the same thing. I can imagine it now:
Right then little man. I think you re a triffic little player. We want to build this team around you but to do so we need you to sign a new contract
Ok Mr Harry. We have had a very good season but do you think we can win something one day?
Luka, Luka, Luka. Let me tell you something. I know great players when I see them. I ve been in this game for over 50 years, man and boy. Triffic. I ve managed to build teams capable of escaping relegation on more than one occasion and have I shown you the DVD of when I lifted the FA Cup with Portsmouth?
Yes Mr Harry. You show us that every other Tuesday when you show up for training, but what I really want to know is if I commit my future to Tottenham Hotspur will we win something? I want to win the league and cups and compete in the Champions League every season. Do you think that s possible?
I ve got my eye on a 2-3 players Luka. That s all we need to make that final push. The Chairman s behind me and I honestly believe once they arrive there s no reason why this team can t compete for the title in the next couple of seasons. This time next year Luka, we ll be millionaires.
Ok Mr Harry. That s all I wanted to hear. I look forward to meeting these new players. Where do I sign?
Unfortunately Modric would ve been as upset about last summer and this January as fans like myself were. We showed no ambition at all. Forget what you might ve heard about us making an offer for this player or that player. It s completely meaningless unless we sign them. Luis Suarez was ready to come to Spurs, wanted to play in London and we decide he s no better than Pav! I m not saying he would ve been the answer to our poor form in the final couple of months but surely he s better than Pav?
The van der Vaart signing saved last summer s window for a lot of us and probably for most of the players, especially players like Modric. It was all very last minute but at least it happened. Steven Pienaar on the other hand wouldn t have had the same impact on the dressing room in January.
When you look at the cold hard facts, I d want to leave Spurs for a club that shows ambition too. Before anyone says anything about the size of our football stadium and how we can t compete with those clubs above us all I can say is stop listening to everything the club drip feeds you. Of course it s a problem, especially when it comes to attracting players who the clubs above us also want because they can pay larger salaries but last summer we were a football club who had Premier League football, Champions League football, still very reasonable wages and a team obviously going somewhere to offer and yet we still didn t go out and cement our position. That s all Modric would ve wanted. Ambition shown from the top to the bottom, from Lewis and Levy to you and me. When you take into account the signings we ve made, the comments about finishing 5th and winning nothing being as good as it ll get and can you really blame him for wanting to leave? I can t.
It s been a pleasure Luka, thank you and I wish you personal success. Maybe if we had more like you in charge, in the team and in the stands you really could achieve everything you wanted in N17. Until we do though, you re not the first and you certainly won t be the last to move to pastures new. After all it s been happening for 20 years.
COYS
Great post mate. totally agree. Aot of people feel as though Luka's career is finished at tottenham but i have to disagree. Surely if a player doesn't want to hand in a transfer request, can show us there is still hope.
All it takes is One major signing to turn Lukas head back around and prepare himself for an exciting future at Tottenham Hotspur.
Azza
I may not agree with all you said but, fair play to you COYS, brilliant post! !
Im mindful of the fact that harry thinks we did as good as we could. I have to disagree about the supporters agreeing with that, i for one didn't and nor do the vast majority, we all think we blew it big style. Im also going to bring up, as ive done before, Harrys thoughts on us "idiots" who go on radio Sports talk programmes and dare to criticize our season. Well, cheers harry, im obviously a f*****g person then. . .: /
I feel that the season showed Redknapps limitations TBH. He spent too much time sitting on his arse in important games, where was his passion? Why wasnt he standing up, going to the technical box and barking orders? How telling that the only two Spurs staff showing any kind of passion was Clive Allen and Joe Jordan. Levy? He got caught with his trousers round his ankles during the january transfer window. he tried to play hardball, as he did with VDV and ended up with bog all! Thats down to him, i don't think he will be making that error again. Please remember Harry rates Crouch, if that doesn't tell you everything you need to know about him, nothing will! We need a newe manager, a new wage structure and what we really need to hear is some tough talking about where we are actually going to go next season, none of this 5th place b******s, we need to hear that we are chasing for the title! Unrealistic? Possibly, however, Man utd did it with a s**t squad and city couldnt do it with a better one. Its all down to the manager methinks. . . .
19 Jun 2011 12:44:02
So we are no longer trying for falcao and we are after wickman, cos harry and levy don't think falcao would add much to the team????? hows about 20 goals per season you numpties! no betterthan crouch??? you gotta laugh prehaps luka will be better off at chelsea as harry and levy obviously have no ambition for the club!
Where did you here this?
Azza
Ttttaaaaaalllllkkkk sssssppppppoooooorrrtttt
Talk Sports a load of bollocks
19 Jun 2011 11:43:51
Early stuff from Sunday papers, Chelsea offering Essien as part of deal for Modric. Dunno how much there is in this but personally 3 seasons ago I would have jumped at say 25m plus Essien for Modders but think injuries have reduced Essien to a shadow of the player he was. What do Ed/other Yids think?
I think " Why do Chelski want to offload a player that cost them a fuggin fortune?"
As you have said, he is a shadow of the player he was, they are pulling the piss, we have already told them to f**k off, nothing more needs to be said.
Super yid
19 Jun 2011 11:14:46
I don t want to have an argument with Tottenham, said Modric. The supporters have been very good to me and I have enjoyed my time playing for the club, but it is for football that players leave clubs and move. It has happened to Tottenham before. It is normal for a player to dream about playing for a bigger club. Luka Modric supposedly talking to the Daily Bugle
Ouch. That hurts a lot. A bigger club? I won t get into how you define a bigger club and quite frankly it s not important, even if we do have a 35,000+ waiting list for season tickets and Chelsea are giving them away to members with 0 loyalty points. What really hurts is it looks like it s about to happen to us again.
If these quotes are true and I assume as the journalist, Matt Lawton, has bothered using quotation marks that they are, then we may at some point this summer lose a player who above all others we had to keep. I know Levy has come out and said Modric is not for sale at any price, but things can change very quickly in football and money talks. We've seen it before.
But instead of being sickened at the possibility of him moving to Chelsea or spending the next few seasons booing when we see him we should really be asking who can blame him?
Let s face it since getting into the top 4 Joe Lewis, Daniel Levy, Harry Redknapp and at least 50% of the fanbase have shown little or no ambition. Last summer was the time to spend and improve the team. Having Champions League football to offer was the carrot to dangle in front of the players that we needed. The management failed to realise we needed a striker until January by which time it was too late.
We spent the vast majority of last summer chasing Joe Cole, Scott Parker, Craig Bellamy and Micah Richards. I m a fan of Richards but none of those players are of the calibre we needed, nor in the positions that could ve really improved us. Come January we spent most of the time discussing David Beckham and making last minute bids for Phil Neville. Yes, there was the final day £35m offers for any striker in Europe that might want to join us but that was a) too late and b) a pointless exercise to appease the fans in my opinion.
We ve had our manager walking about with a grin on his face because he achieved 5th place, telling us (and therefore the players) that 5th was as good as it was going to get. A large amount of fans agree with him, stating the last season was one of the best on record.
5th place, quarter final of the Champions League in our first season! It s been great. I mean what more do you want?
If you believe the above statement then you can t have any problem with Modric or any other player wishing to leave. No team has a write to be at the top or even competing towards that end of the table but if you re blinded so easily by a few great nights in Europe that you can t see where this team should ve finished then more fool you.
My fear was some of our better players would see this too. Clearly when Modric signed his contract extension last summer he would ve been told the club was going places. He s said as much in the past, stating he feels he can win and achieve everything he wants to with Spurs and we loved him for it. I don t think he was lying either. It was only last summer Redknapp was telling us there s no reason why we can t compete for the title. No doubt he told Luka the same thing. I can imagine it now:
Right then little man. I think you re a triffic little player. We want to build this team around you but to do so we need you to sign a new contract
Ok Mr Harry. We have had a very good season but do you think we can win something one day?
Luka, Luka, Luka. Let me tell you something. I know great players when I see them. I ve been in this game for over 50 years, man and boy. Triffic. I ve managed to build teams capable of escaping relegation on more than one occasion and have I shown you the DVD of when I lifted the FA Cup with Portsmouth?
Yes Mr Harry. You show us that every other Tuesday when you show up for training, but what I really want to know is if I commit my future to Tottenham Hotspur will we win something? I want to win the league and cups and compete in the Champions League every season. Do you think that s possible?
I ve got my eye on a 2-3 players Luka. That s all we need to make that final push. The Chairman s behind me and I honestly believe once they arrive there s no reason why this team can t compete for the title in the next couple of seasons. This time next year Luka, we ll be millionaires.
Ok Mr Harry. That s all I wanted to hear. I look forward to meeting these new players. Where do I sign?
Unfortunately Modric would ve been as upset about last summer and this January as fans like myself were. We showed no ambition at all. Forget what you might ve heard about us making an offer for this player or that player. It s completely meaningless unless we sign them. Luis Suarez was ready to come to Spurs, wanted to play in London and we decide he s no better than Pav! I m not saying he would ve been the answer to our poor form in the final couple of months but surely he s better than Pav?
The van der Vaart signing saved last summer s window for a lot of us and probably for most of the players, especially players like Modric. It was all very last minute but at least it happened. Steven Pienaar on the other hand wouldn t have had the same impact on the dressing room in January.
When you look at the cold hard facts, I d want to leave Spurs for a club that shows ambition too. Before anyone says anything about the size of our football stadium and how we can t compete with those clubs above us all I can say is stop listening to everything the club drip feeds you. Of course it s a problem, especially when it comes to attracting players who the clubs above us also want because they can pay larger salaries but last summer we were a football club who had Premier League football, Champions League football, still very reasonable wages and a team obviously going somewhere to offer and yet we still didn t go out and cement our position. That s all Modric would ve wanted. Ambition shown from the top to the bottom, from Lewis and Levy to you and me. When you take into account the signings we ve made, the comments about finishing 5th and winning nothing being as good as it ll get and can you really blame him for wanting to leave? I can t.
It s been a pleasure Luka, thank you and I wish you personal success. Maybe if we had more like you in charge, in the team and in the stands you really could achieve everything you wanted in N17. Until we do though, you re not the first and you certainly won t be the last to move to pastures new. After all it s been happening for 20 years.
COYS
Great post mate. totally agree. Aot of people feel as though Luka's career is finished at tottenham but i have to disagree. Surely if a player doesn't want to hand in a transfer request, can show us there is still hope.
All it takes is One major signing to turn Lukas head back around and prepare himself for an exciting future at Tottenham Hotspur.
Azza
19 Jun 2011 09:34:30
if modric leaves then ganso is the man search him up on youtube class act
buster
19 Jun 2011 06:50:27
This sounds interesting according to Spanish newspapers Barcelona want Modric if the Fab deal doesn't go through and are willing to swap David Villa and 15m as part of the deal. Barca want Rossi and Sanchez or Hazard to be on the wing as there forwards which would show Villa the door. that is only Spanish Newspapers but i think that would be an unbelievable deal if it were to happen. tell me what you think Ed and Spurs fans {Ed008's Note - Personally couldn't see Villa being part of the deal as the player only likes to play Spain as he's a "family" guy and realistically we couldn't afford his wages.
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Bollox.
Azza
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barca will play 3 up front villa rossi messi u numpty, villas a machine, what u think hes worth by chance?
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