Spurs Rumours Archive April 29 2012

 

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29 Apr 2012 10:55:28
Skysports news modders could be on his way h/r.
i cant see it myself think he would priced out of a move only citee would be able to stump the kind of money that levy would demand

 


It is true that Harry has had success at Spurs, and it is unfair to dismiss his efforts. Sure he inherited a top squad that was only bottom due to uncertainty, injuries, games in hand and some bad luck. Harry to his credit instilled belief and has got Spurs passing the ball around in a really entertaining fashion. Let's not forget Bale who couldn't win a game when played, Assou Ekotto who looked a liability at best, Lennon who was becoming the new Ruel Fox and Kaboul who we all feared his return. He brought in Freidel & Parker who have been monumental and we have seen Sandro, Modric, Walker and Van Der Vaart all excel under his management.

On the down side his tactical knowledge has been shocking on occasion, his failure to secure those player who will make a difference is equally disappointing. Santon and Tiote who joined Newcastle were offered to Spurs and were both very cheap options. Papiss Cisse was equally available and leading the scoring total in Germany before arriving at Toon for Palacios money. Is it a surprise Newcastle are challenging when those 3 alone are fit to grace most Premiership sides.

I think Harry and the board all expected England to come calling, and the signings of short term golden oldies was just a cover operation. There is certainly big funds available if you follow the balance sheet to the tune of £43m. Then there is our top four position and possible Champions League qualification not to mention the departure of Bale to Barcelona and most probably Modric to the highest bidder. Don't start saying this will never happen, and stop believing Bale and Modric are the best two players in the world. I can see both leaving for silly money and Robben and Hazard replacing them. There is little doubt Spurs need to build for the future as Freidel, Cudicini, Gallas, King, Gallas, Nelson, Parker and Saha are in their twilight years. We need a new keeper like Vorm, we should snap up Santon from Toon before people realise how good he is, we need Vertonghen or Subotic to pair up with Dawson, Kaboul & Caulker, we need a Robben if Bale goes, we need a Hazard if Modric goes, we need to ditch Bone Idlebayor and sign a Damiao and Huntelaar.

The good news is those older players are on huge wages at Spurs, and their exit along with the likes of Bentley, Jenas, Corluka, Bassong and Dos Santos will free up massive reserves to invest. The wish list above may seem a fairy take but if Bale and Modric do leave and we secure Champion League status, then expect the earth to move beneath Levy's feet.

On potential youth I would love to see Naughton, Caulker, Ceballos and Coullibally introduced next season as they all continue to shine. In addition I would snap up Christian Erikson and also our future England goalkeeper Jack Butkand along with Sebastian Gallegos who looks destined to be the Bale on the Left Wing.

The Oracle


Heard we are in for drogba and lampard to


True , I hear we are signing joe cole , carrick and ferdinand , Arrys star buys and ex boys . Let Levy buy the players and Arry be a manager .
Davo


Cheers naz .... Granted I'm prone to rants about redknapp but I do remember what he has done for us and am grateful
To the above poster however I'm sorry but when you fight against a club like Chelsea to sign a player you will lose when the wage structure we have is like ours * hopefully this will go up a bit when we get the new stadium * but I trust levy and redknapp knowing now the need is greater than ever with all rivals spending huge amounts ... To get in players we can afford and will be a massive boost to us and the players


Wait for the right players lol! missed out on suarez, mata, marin, damiao, cahill etc and got nelson,khumalo,saha. we have become a retirement home for past it or not good enough players! ffs cancel bentleys contract, get rid of jenas, pienaar, bassong etc on the cheap and lets really take the club forward!


"There are so many ifs and buts guys lets just be thankful where we are now" It's 100% true!

Harry/Levy has spent 17 million in 2 years and now we got us a top 4 team! Yes, we had most the players before, but we had those same players when we were bottom of the league!

Im not saying Harry is the worlds greatest and we all have flaws but we should be thankful for what he has done. Quarter finals in champions league, top 5 past 3 years... have we all forgotten this already?

No only has he elevated us in the league but (at times) we play the most attractive football in the league.

I would rather have Harry buy the players he did and get 4th than spend 120 million (like Kenny) and be in 8th. It's not all about spending, sometimes you need to spend a little less one year and wait for "the right" players.

Naz


Freidel has been great for us this season .... The only fault with him is his lack of coming out to get a ball being crossed in etc ....
And Parker .... Yes yes we play to safe with Parker in the middle but how many times am has he cut out those key passes or tackled when needs be .... And then to have sandro who I think was a HR signing not Levy will be more than suitable replacement for Parker ... Oh and Adebayor on loan who guys face it he's been a real star for us who cares if he doesn't score all the goals he holds the ball up exceptionally well for others to feed from ....
But granted with these what ? 4 signings
Parker,freidel,sandro,ade(loan)...
He's bought in utter rubbish
Nelsen* granted did a good job against Bolton * saha scored a few times when he first joined peinaar last year who if we had kept as cover maybe wouldn't have been so bad when we were missing Lennon ....
And then somehow peinaar goes to becoming great again for everton ....
Granted maybe some managers would have put walker out on loan again
Or perhaps dropped benny a year or two ago
There are so many ifs and buts guys lets just be thankful where we are now hopefully let's secure 4th or 3rd would be awesome
* doubtful * and crack on with the summer transfers and get a good leauge run going again next season


Man im sick of all this ren
member where Harry got us rubbish! we only just missed out on champs league with jol (lasagna anyone?). the bulk of the team was with us then. Can anyone name a signing Harry made that has really made a difference (levy signed vdv) i think we all know that harry has taken us as far as he can! the spectacular collapse at the end of last season and this , really shows that ( no talk of england job to distract him last season) and his inability to sign a 25 goal striker (we have needed on since berbie left) has really cost us. Thanks for all you have done harry, but its time for us to move on. Cummon levy put your money where your mouth is and get us a superstar manager who can attract superstar players (an not has beens on short contracts, saha nelson etc).


Agree with the most part of John's post but remember Harry was off if he got the England job. He did not give a toss about Spurs so now that he has nailed his colours to the mast I would sack him and bring in a manager who can move us on. Harry is flawed. He can not make tactical changes when things are going bad and he talks far too much to the press for my liking. hard to imagine how he can win back the respect of the players when they all know that he was gone if he had been offered the England job. Also keep in mind that he was manager when we collapsed at the end of last season. Obviously he did not learn why. I feel he is overrated. After all what has he ever won outside of the cup for Pompey, but he also managed to break them and then poached the best of their players.

The Don


Well said John we need to remember where we were before Harry and were we are now. Overall he has been fantastic and with a bit of business in the summer things can only get better


Maby he is trying to start a bidding war early so the money will be there from the start of the tranfer window and there for we can replace quicker, with the fair play rules comming we will need to sell to bring in.

Looks like harry could well be staying as the FA have been given the green light to speek to Hodgsen. Lets back Harry and the players and stop bitching and moaning. COYS!!!!!!!

John


Harry, should learn to keep his mouth shut.


 

 

 

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