Spurs Rumours Archive June 02 2012

02 Jun 2012 23:18:59
Just after watching brasillian sports news ch 801 on my dish, there saying deal for hulk to chelsea struck so much for financial fair play they might as well give platini 2 fingers & a kick in the balls, anyhoo think he's very hit & miss myself. Watched Affelay earlier for Holland the boy is a goodin 2 good feet I'd rather him or eljero Elia to b honest than hulk.
Espur {Ed007's Note - I have never been that impressed with Hulk. I really don't see what the fuss is about. You get the odd MOTD moment but that's about it IMO.}

Do you wonder who is "building" the team at Chelsea with no perm manager, or is the Russian just going after anyone that he thinks might work out carried away by their CL success. Then again he is only loaning the money too the club.

ED - You say your not impressed with Hulk, but 23 goal last season from 26 games and has all the attributes suited to English Football in amazing pace, power and thunderbolt shooting. I don't want it to be true if he is going to Chelsea, but I seriously doubt that he will be anything other than a superstar. The only things that look suspect are his defensive abilities and his temperament. If he gets kicked enough then maybe he will turn green and find a Fed card flashed in his face, but that aside I doubt he will fail to find the net.

His record this year of 16 in 24 is less convincing but still way above other many premiership stars. In addition he was played more sparingly this season with 7 substitutions. If all that wasn't enough he then plays for Brazil and scores two lovely goals on his debut against Denmark.

So ED I hope you are right but I would love you to tell me why you feel he hasn't impressed you because I have watched him a lot and struggle to find fault.

The Oracle {Ed007's Note - I'm not saying you are wrong and I am right, it is just my opinion of him and for the money getting bandied about I just don't see why he is so 'special'. He is a good player, not a great player IMO and definitely not worth the financial package being spoke about, to any team. At 25 (nearly 26) you are not buying talent to nurture, he is all he ever will be, and I just don't think he is worth the money or they hype, sorry mate.}

His playing in the portuguese league! put a winger like daniel sturridge in that league who dont get me wrong is a good player but is not world class and he would score a goal a game. scoring 16 goals in 24 games in a very average league does not merit a 40 million pouind price tag. look when his played in europe, when porto won the uefa cup in 2010-2011 kanoute who had a poor scoring record for us scored more goals than him hulk scoring goals in the portoguese league means nothing.

How arrogant to think our league is far superior to the Portuguese! Falcao isn't doing well in Spain now is he? Perhaps you think Darren Bent is a better player because he scores prem goals?

He could have scored 100 goals in 5 games and it wouldnt be massively impressive. He is playing in one of the weakest European leagues there is!! Before that he played in Japan fercrissakes!! Ok, he may well have all the attributes, allegedly, to play in our fast, physical league but you would have to have a screw loose to pay anything like the amount that is being asked for him. He is going to be a gamble for anybody.
Watching him regularly may well make you feel that he is the real deal but, in all honesty, If i regularly watched a horse being ridden at full pelt every week I wouldnt assume that it would be good enough to run in the Derby let alone win it.
Super Y*d

Agree with previous comment from super Y*d, you all watch hazzard be a flop next season garenteed. As will hulk if he joins, enevitable

Its not arrogant to state that our league is superior to the Portugese one, its a fact! Darren Bent?? Utterly hopeless and overrated. I will give you a better example: Helder Postiga. Now go and do the maths on that one if you want any kind of proof.
Super Y*d.

Not a good example super yod as own manager said after the sale that this kid aint ready for the prem league...... and he was right

Its a very good example! I cannot understand all this "Well he isnt quite ready" bull. Look, you are either good enough or you are not. Sandro is just another young kid that has travelled halfway round the World and proved that he was good enough and still is. Postiga will never play in the Premiere again if he has another hole up his a*rse. He wasnt strong enough physically or mentally and he still wouldnt be. Posiga was a flop not because he wasnt ready but because he wasnt good enough.
Super Y*d

Is Hulk also not physically strong enough then? Ronaldo wasn't a physical specimen when he came over! Still I've got hopes he'll come good one day

I sincerely hope that Hulk and Hazard turn out to be average when put to the sword in our league. Sadly I don't share the same optimism on this one, and would almost guarantee that both turn out to be world class superstars. When you look at their attributes it is very difficult to find any flaws. Sadly I think they will totally transform Chelsea into a team capable of defending the Champions League.

Once again I hope I am wrong but when you look at a cat and see it has all the features of a cat, then it probably is a cat.

The Oracle

Everyone is saying Hulk isnt that great because he is playing in the portuguese league. Portugal got a 3rd CL spot for their performances in Europe. Porto, Benfica, Braga are becoming bigger names in modern football. Lets not forget where Luiz, Ramires, Coentrao, Falcao, Di Maria, Pepe, Carvalho, and the whole CL-victory side under Mourinho came from. Give him a chance and he will light up the EPL with his running, strength, shooting, and assists. For example, Brazil waited to call him up but within a short period of time he has already become one of their top players.

Dunno if he is TBH, is he? Is he a big strapping powerhouse in the mould of Michael Owen? You see where im coming from, right? So the fella is a bit of a battering ram, so what? You think the like of Kompany, even Terry etc, are not used to that kind of player? Physical strength is only part of it, will he have the mental strength to do the business when he finds that battering Portugese defences wont be the same as trying to batter the average Premiership one.Hey, maybe the fella is the real deal but, as was the major point of what i said way back when, the money thats required to buy him would make him a massive gamble.....and we aint got that kinda money to spend on a gamble!
Super Y*d

02 Jun 2012 21:43:42
Has there been any interest in kyle walker

Signed a new contract in the last month so very unlikely he will go. also said he wants to with us

02 Jun 2012 20:15:11
Apparently we're after lewandowski and/or Klaas Jan Huntelaar. Does anyone know anything more about this?

OUr transfer targets:
Vertonghen
one of either:
Klaas jan Huntelaar
Adebayor
cavani
and also:
Christian Erikson
Junior Hoilett

Modric must be sold if we want to bring in big name players, and the reason we are releasing a lot of players is so we can make some space in our wage structure for new players.

The Sledgehammer

Cristian eriksen wants to say at Ajax one more season, if u said Seim De Jong it could be more believable

James_THFC

Just what i heard mate. also i said Targets not "we've signed". But i do feel we need to get in quick with Christian Erikson so he doesn't become as hot property as Hazard did. If he does then it's unlikely that we'll get him. I think we should sell modric for 40 mill, get in one of the before mentioned strikers (except adebayor, his finishing and first touch isnt good enough) and a creative midfielder as well as a centre half

The Sledgehammer

We wont sign any big names this summer as were not in the CL and we wont pay huge wages. {Ed004's Note - So you have posted pretending to be a Spurs fan and previously as a Toon fan, *sigh*, enjoy your ban...}

Was that to me? I didn't ever pretend to be a Toon fan!

02 Jun 2012 15:51:25
I would love to see us signing Ben Foster. He had a great season with W Brom last year and if he had been playing instead of Fulop against the Gooners we would have got third place. He would be available for around £6 million.

The Don

Ur right foster would be an epic keeper for spurs but what about Gordon who's a free agent at the moment

I would rather dembele than foster! The guy is class!!

Dembele in goal??
Mmm strange. Enjoyed the game down the pub have we?
How about we go for both.
Dembele in midfield
Foster in goal tho

Lol know what a mean! Ran the show tonight! Would rather foster than Gordon tho!

Now that Rodgers has left Swansea, we should make a bid for Vorm.

Jermain

Foster, av a laugh he is pants just a Lil bit better than gomes

Agreed with the Vorm comment

Foster at white hart lane getting lobbed by Robinson is all I can think about whenever I think of him. A good keeper but we need a great keeper.

02 Jun 2012 12:34:31
HR will sign a new 3 year deal. He will not leave this season, unless he gets off to a bad start.
Forget about him leaving just yet.

02 Jun 2012 02:13:30
As i said previously my brother was talking
to a member of Harrys family. Its all out
in the open now. Harry wants a two year
extension Levy is only offering one year.
Harry's champions league plans are in the press
for all to see. If Levy outs him now for AVB
Harry will possible take another job letting
the press know he was let down by Levy.
To the muppet who said i was a gooner for
letting everyone know the story early. You
really look a bit stupid now its all out in
the open.

I still havent seen any reliable sources backing this up?

Defo gooner to much denile

But it's not in the open. Find me one source the says levy is only offering a one year deal.....

Agreed goooner
Goonerfindergeneral

Ha, you gooner! Don't know what your taking bout!