Thfc 08/09

[chieftain]

you might well be right there

 

[ska invita]

who believes the Evil Sub-Standard and the Hate Mail about Berba then... £28m to ManUre

Gutted but wish him well if its true

One last thought... KERRRRRR-CHING!

Im pretty sure its true - in fact I was hoping this would happen at the end of the season - much to the disbelief of everyone who'd listen. I thought Berbatov was overrated - yeah, hes really good, but the media attention he was getting was more down to Andy Garcia looks than his football. Hes skillfull but his work ethic is low, and he rarely runs hard and presses on people. Keane scored more goals than him.

I would definitely rather Spurs have 30mill than Berbatov - though we obviously need one new strong forward to replace him with. Supposedly Keane is on his way out too.

I rate RAmos for this move - I think it will be for the best. New hungry forwards please!

 

[London_Calling]

What an interesting 1960s look this has:

From the Guardian's angle on Berbatov to ManU

 

[Stance]

Nah.... Spurs will always be a Bottom 16 team.

They'll finish 8th. It's their destiny.

 

[London_Calling]

Hell of a story in The Times:

Sunderland made a startling intervention in the transfer market last night, agreeing to sign four players from Tottenham Hotspur for a combined fee of £23 million.

Younès Kaboul, Steed Malbranque, Teemu Tainio and Pascal Chimbonda left Spurs’ training camp in Spain yesterday and are expected on Wearside today to discuss personal terms. Should the deal go through, it will represent an unprecedented transfer of resources between Barclays Premier League clubs.

Bigger job lot even than the three Bent Arry took off us a couple of years ago. Be glad to see the back of all of them, except Steeeeeeeeed, of course.

 

[tommers]

Levy has a bit of a strop



he has got a point though. I knew it wouldn't be long before ferguson went back to his old ways.

 

[tarannau]

So he should. Fergie's crimson-faced hypocrisy is just laughable.

The silly goon pretty much threw his toys out of the pram over the Ronaldo affair ' Wah FIFA, a club tried to tap one of our players. Just like we usually do. But they're bigger, more monied and higher profile than us. It's not fair'

 

[Balbi]

Bigger job lot even than the three Bent Arry took off us a couple of years ago. Be glad to see the back of all of them, except Steeeeeeeeed, of course.

That was a tidy bit of business that. This seems like more for less, iyswim. Chimbonda's a right stroppy bastard, Kabouls agent's said his player wouldn't move to wearside even if there was an earthquake. Tainio seems to do the job in an unfussed style, and Steed's knocking on a bit (but is class regardless).

23 million? Wow.

We got C.L winner in , Seven Metric Tonnes of Sean Davis and Noe Pamarot for 7 million.

Shows how the market's gone.

 

[chieftain]

Keane for £20m to the Scouse? How do you feel about that? I wish him well (bit miffed about him jumping ship but its forgivable as he's good lad)

 

[chieftain]

He's gone, good luck Keano

 

[London_Calling]

A great deal for the shareholders - Mr Levy's primary responsibility and obligation - and a pathetic deal for the fans.

If people needed reminding of a plc's priorities, this serves that purpose ideally: Utter garbage if you aspire to progress, very good deal on a player who has perhaps 3 seasons at the top left.

 

[TrippyLondoner]

£20m is way OTT for keane.

 

[chieftain]

£20m is way OTT for keane.

I don't know, he's been great for us last few seasons, stick him behind Torres and you've got a great goal partnership going. Gutted to see him go but good luck to him.

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Just never struck me as a world class striker. He's solid no doubt, but def not worth that much. Maybe £12m-£15m. Maybe liverpool will bring out the world class striker in him since he supports them.

 

[London_Calling]

Also suggests (to me) we won't be playing 4-4-2 quite so often next season.

 

[Nigel Irritable]

It's stupid money but nearly all top division footballers seem to be bought for stupid money, so there's nothing all that remarkable about the transfer price. Keane is a very good player. He works constantly, makes clever runs and scores plenty in the Premiership. It's a good buy for Liverpool, who have Torres and nobody else of any use to play up front.

It's a big loss for Tottenham as he was their best forward, but I suppose the stupid money can be used to spend a stupid transfer fee on somebody else.

 

[Maurice Picarda]

Also suggests (to me) we won't be playing 4-4-2 quite so often next season.

As indeed the Modric and Dos Santos buys hinted quite heavily.

 

[London_Calling]

I haven't been paying attention during this window as much as I have in the past, but is this about it so far - my back-of-a-fag-packet guestimate is a net expenditure of around £10 million so far:

Out:

Gardner – (loan with a view)
Tainio
Chimbonda
Robinson
Keane
Malbranque


In:

Modric
dos Santos
Bostock
Gomes
Bentley


WTF are they still doing here:

Stalteri
Ghaley
Rocha
Assou-Ekotto
Zokora
Kaboul



Am I about right?

 

[chieftain]

I haven't been paying attention during this window as much as I have in the past, but is this about it so far - my back-of-a-fag-packet guestimate is a net expenditure of around £10 million so far:

Out:

Gardner – (loan with a view)
Tainio
Chimbonda
Robinson
Keane
Malbranque


In:

Modric
dos Santos
Bostock
Gomes
Bentley


WTF are they still doing here:

Stalteri
Ghaley
Rocha
Assou-Ekotto
Zokora
Kaboul



Am I about right?

sounds about right... http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/bentleytothelane.html nice

 

[London_Calling]

Opps, according to the Indie I missed:

In:

Paul-Jose Mpoku; from Standard Liege


Out:

Radek Cerny; to QPR



They also say Modric only cost £8.75 - what do the fan sites say?

 

[bluestreak]

An interesting tactic, breaking up a solid gold strike partnership and the only think at the club that was any good when he took over. Ramos must be pretty confident that the Keane-Berbatov front two can be improved on.

 

[Relahni]

An interesting tactic, breaking up a solid gold strike partnership and the only think at the club that was any good when he took over. Ramos must be pretty confident that the Keane-Berbatov front two can be improved on.

Keane and Berbatov partnership? Don't you mean, Keane does all the work and Berbatov stands around waving his arms in the air when things get a little bit difficult for him.

Tottenham fans will see how much Keane made Berbatov look like a half decent player next season.

 

[Nigel Irritable]

Keane and Berbatov partnership? Don't you mean, Keane does all the work and Berbatov stands around waving his arms in the air when things get a little bit difficult for him.

Tottenham fans will see how much Keane made Berbatov look like a half decent player next season.

I think that's a bit unfair. Yes, Keane always worked a hell of a lot harder than Berbatov but striker is one of the few positions where not every player has to constantly work to be good. Whenever the two of them were together they both scored plenty of goals, which isn't an obvious sign that one of them is shit. I'd still rather have Keane than Berbatov, mind you.

I tend to agree with bluestreak that it's an odd move to break up the only bit of the Tottenham team that was constantly playing well. I suppose that if the money was right and Keane wanted to go (and he does seem to have been a lifelong Liverpool fan) then there may not have been much Ramos could realistically do about it.

I'm assuming that Torres and Keane will be the first choice forwards for your lot?

 

[Relahni]

I think that's a bit unfair. Yes, Keane always worked a hell of a lot harder than Berbatov but striker is one of the few positions where not every player has to constantly work to be good. Whenever the two of them were together they both scored plenty of goals, which isn't an obvious sign that one of them is shit. I'd still rather have Keane than Berbatov, mind you.

I tend to agree with bluestreak that it's an odd move to break up the only bit of the Tottenham team that was constantly playing well. I suppose that if the money was right and Keane wanted to go (and he does seem to have been a lifelong Liverpool fan) then there may not have been much Ramos could realistically do about it.

I'm assuming that Torres and Keane will be the first choice forwards for your lot?

Really don't know. Rafa might play Keane at left back........

I think you'll go for 5 in midfield with a target man up front. Also think you might surprise a few next season (if King's knee holds up).

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Arseshavings looks like joining spurs in the next few days.

 

[chieftain]

what's the verdict on Bentley then?

http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/bentleytothelane.html

I think he's going to shine. We're making some great signings and I'm excited about the season ahead...

 

[London_Calling]

An interesting tactic, breaking up a solid gold strike partnership and the only think at the club that was any good when he took over. Ramos must be pretty confident that the Keane-Berbatov front two can be improved on.

Can only be a pure business decision, which is what a plc is all about and why I no longer have a season ticket.

The compensation for the fans (so far) is Bentley and dos Santos - both early 20s (Keane being 28), both interesting prospects. But nonetheless, Keane was the clubs talisman, a genuine inspiration when things were going wrong and a fair chunk of its heart.

Keane was, of course, sold by Levy, not Ramos.


Fwiw, assuming the Russian comes the only area that causes real concern now is defensive midfield and central defence - we lack quality and cover, respectively.

 

[London_Calling]

vs. Celtic:

Team:
Spurs: Gomes; Zokora (Gunter, 83), Dawson, Woodgate (Bale, 45), Assou-Ekotto; Lennon (Bentley, 45), Huddlestone (King, 62), Jenas, Modric (O'Hara, 83); Berbatov, Bent
Subs: Jansson, Gilberto


- anyone read the fan sites, did we play 4 at the back from the start or revert to it after going 2-0 up?

What formations did we play through the game - anyone know?

 

[chieftain]

brilliant!

http://www.thfclatest2-matchreports.com/blog/?p=140

 

[London_Calling]

I liked this comment:

You have to realise that these links are not to inform us fans of developments, but to drive traffic to web sites frantic for visitor numbers to impress their advertisers. The best example is the Daily Mail web site, actually run by geeks, not journalists, who surf the web for stories which they then put on their site. This was told to me by an “old school” journo who worked for the printed version of the Mail!

I wonder if he wants to buy a bridge?