Spurs Banter Archive July 23 2013

23 Jul 2013 20:55:55
Please it can't be true, just when I was going to jump on the I love Levy bandwagon, it's been said that we aren't getting Soldado because of £2 million and Looserpool were going to pay the asking price! For f***s sake sort this deal out! It will be bad enough being let down by Levy's penny pinching ways yet again, but to loose him to a mid table team that lives in the past, that's taking the piss!

If its 2m it will be shameful that we let him slip away. I suspect terms of payment may also be a factor.

We do it all the time. I bet if we dnt sign him we won't go out and sign anyone else for £20+ mil why does he do it. Prob just to shut us up
Mr g

I've defended levy many times (even against yourself Davo) but if we don't get Saldado then I'll be devastated. I agree with everything you say Davo. We CANNOT let Liverpool get this player!

You are in for a disappointing season. Stop trying to play with the big boys. Concentrate on beating Fulham and Southampton. Enjy Bale in his last season at WHL and use the memories to keep you warm.

You are and always will be in the shadow of clubs like Liverpool.

Liverpool casting a shadow over us. mmm I think not sorry. Had you used Man U as the example I would have begrudgingly accepted that fact.

Listen to this joker. Always in the shadow of Liverpool? Haha pretty sure even West Brom done the double over you. Sad sad lonely little man

Is this coming from the team that finished 11 points below us and don't forget below Everton

Liverpool rely on history as an argument case.
Well mr scouser, we won the league on '61. Have that.
We all have history. It's the present you need to look at and your club is an embarrassing shambles.
You ain't even the best club in scouse land.

How much money have these Micky mousers wasted on Downing, Carroll, Henderson, Allen, Adams, Borini, Aquilani. Mostly from King Kenny. Great signings. Fight for a place in top 10 beckons. Still living in the 80's. All the best when Suarez leaves you'll be lucky for a top half of the table.

I am a liverpool fan, and was on your site looking for inside information on Bale to help me decide where to place my bet, in terms of his desination, because he is most certainly going.

I then noticed your comments about my club. I can't let that go without at least attempting a defence.

I think you are vastly misguided if you think Spurs are a bigger club than LiverpoOl, we have won the European cup a record number of times, have the second highest number of league titles, the record number of league cup wins and the third highest fa cup wins.
You don't compare to that, you have won the league once in what, 50 years, and only trophy you have won in the last 10 is the league cup.

During which time we have won the league cup, more than once, the european cup, the uefa cup, the fa cup and finished second in the league.

People barely know your club outside england, believe me I spend about a quarter of the year in spain and your not just on the radar. If there is a european super league created in the next 10 years you won't be asked to join, but don't worry, you'll win some english league titles because stoke and west ham will be your closest rivals.

You've defined success by finishing 4th ( and not even acheiving that) history doesn't remember who finishes 4th ( it doesn't even remember who finishes 2nd) you've finished above us for a couple of succesive seasons, well done, enjoy, because the greatest period in your modern history only adds up to failure for us.

Come back to me when your trophy cabinet actually gets opened again

Andy H

Andy goes on to prove the point of above poster who says they "rely on history as a argument case" got to laugh at these simple fans.

We've finished above Liverpool for 4 seasons now, very comfortably. It took two totally comedy goals from us in a game we dominated for you to finally get even another win over us recently, those have been few and far between for a while as well.
Fantastic history and won a few pots in recent times so fair play but, in terms of current performance and overall standing over several years, Spurs are stronger. League table speaks for itself and will do again. If we lose Bale we'll manage, if you lose Suarez. we'll see.
Simmo

23 Jul 2013 20:20:16
I think I speak for all spurs fans.

IM GETTING PISSED OFF WITH REAL and the SPANISH PRESS.
It's so obvious that real are using the press to unsettle bale.
I think it's time for levy to show a different side of him and report real to FIFA or come out with bale and say:
He is not for sale.
And if he was for spite sell him else where
Mr g

Unfortunately we can't report them to fifa as marca are classified as a newspaper so can say what they want even if it is Real Madrid's puppet

23 Jul 2013 18:17:12
Not counting my chickens yet as a spurs fan never can, but assuming we do get soldaldo for somewhere near their £26 mil price, which players or how much approximately would need to be made up through sales. Would be a massive spend for us and we'd have a very impressive squad. IMO I think that:

Dempsy
Ade
Benoit
Parker
Huddlefro

Are pretty expendable and would be more than happy to give those players for the tallent we have coming in, and would still feel we have a squad with enough depth to leave us covered in most areas. What are peoples thoughts on who will/might/should leave the clubb this window?

Hopefully all that lot plus Gomes, Livermore, Rose, Obika, Kane, any more?

All very well getting rid of Ade and Dempsey but signing Soldado alone still leaves us as short up front as last season! Ade is devastating on his day, just doesn't have enough of them. Chadli replaces Dempsey but numbers still thin up there. Whenever Soldado (or whoever) is not playing then we'll be as light on options yet again.
Simmo

23 Jul 2013 15:49:59
Levy needs to stop messing around and just pay the money Valencia want before we end up signing no strikers or one nowhere near as good.

Many years ago, when Malcolm Allison was splashing the cash at City, this joke did the rounds.

Allison went into a shop and ordered a box of their best cigars.

"That will be £100, " the tobacconist said.

"I'll give you £200, " Allison replied.

I don't want to hear that joke told about us.

KM

23 Jul 2013 15:44:55
Gareth Bale wouldn't of handed in a transfer request, but if Real Madrid bid over 80 million it would give Tottenham something to stew over. Its a lot of money and could be re-invested. I am a spurs fan and even I am not sure wether it be good to sell him for over 80 million or not. If it was re-invested in squad maybe would be good idea, I rather he stayed.

23 Jul 2013 14:11:11
Is it true Baldini has left Spain after failing to sign Soldado. Reports saying we will only go as high as 24m & they want 26m which Liverpool are supposedly willing to pay.

23 Jul 2013 12:42:52
Ok.

Can I have Ed's or anyone elses opinion.

Levy is usually quite tight in transfer windows with a policy of selling to create funds for purchases.

We have bought Paulinho and Chadli and things are looking good on Soldado.

However we haven't sold anyone yet.

Levy knows as soon as Bale goes we will be paying well over the odds for players as they know we have money. Could he be buying early with a deal in place for bale to go to Madrid once we have finished our business?

Even if this is the case i'd take Paulinho, Chadli, Soldado and another player in exchange for bale and would still class it as a good transfer window.

Thoughts everyone?

NorthernSpur {Ed001's Note - I was thinking it was more along the lines of buying to convince Bale to stay. Show a bit of ambition and intent to get back in the Champions League.}

23 Jul 2013 09:58:54
I really hope holtby and siggy get their chance this year as both have bags of potential. Sadly I fear tom carrol won't get many opportunities. We really do have strength in the midfield. I also hope avb plays a front 3 of bale chadli and a striker rather than playing lennon.

23 Jul 2013 07:30:12
saw this on another site

enjoy

"there may be a valid reason for Arsenal sitting on their hands while all their targets go elsewhere. Rumors have it wenger has misplaced his bank card. in his defense, it does take weeks to get a new card!"

RY