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  1. BigChiv9

    Pedro Porro

    As someone old fashioned enough to believe that a defender's main priority is to defend, I've never been entirely convinced by Porro in a back four. However, RDZ clearly wanted him to stay and plenty of people think he's good for us so I'm happy to see this as good news.
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    Luka Vuskovic

    When he went to Hamburg last year Vuskovic said: “Yes, [Spurs] offered me an option to stay, to play in case of injury or cup matches, but I wanted continuous minutes. They have [Cuti] Romero and [Micky] van de Ven playing there, two of the best centre-backs in the world at the moment. I...
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    Luka Vuskovic

    Ornsteins post on X said: "EXCL: Brighton & Hove Albion make £30m offer to sign Luka Vuskovic from Tottenham Hotspur. 19yo #THFC talent among Europe’s most coveted players but Croatia defender favours #BHAFC as best step for development + mutual trust with Hurzeler @TheAthleticFC"
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    Luka Vuskovic

    Saw something on YT yesterday which suggested that by bidding for Vuskovic Brighton's aim is to get Spurs to increase their bid for Van Hecke (effectively to make the talk of buying Vuskovic go away) and possibly agree to loan Vuskovic. I can certainly see the first part but not sure Brighton...
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    Next seasons squad

    Still not sure why we offered Davies another contract but my understanding is that one of the reasons for signing someone like Robertson is to build the level of experience and professionalism in the squad. Plus isn't the argument against signing a left back in his peak years that it blocks the...
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    João Palhinha

    Well that's demonstrably untrue ... we've just signed Robertson, Senesi and if accounts are to be believed Van Hecke only wants to join us. I'm sure that all of those players would have had other options. As for Palhinha, it seems pretty clear that the driving factor in his decision is to be...
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    Luka Vuskovic

    Some of the reports about Vuskovic agreeing to move to Brighton quote Ornstein as a source. It's not weird if as I believe Vuskovic and his management are already aiming at a move to a 'top' club; a Barcelona, Bayern etc. Why would he want to come back to Spurs after a successful loan at...
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    João Palhinha

    Who says were weren't in for him? According to the 'Cartilage Free Captain' website (and not being fluent in Portuguese I'll have to rely on them) the article linked above says "Spurs attempted to trigger his purchase option after the conclusion of his loan to Tottenham, but that Palhinha has...
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    João Palhinha

    Alternatively I'm surprised that after Palhinha waxing lyrical about "who wouldn't want to play for Spurs' he's decided that he would rather play for Sporting.
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    Luka Vuskovic

    I'm sure there was a plan in place when we signed him, loaned him to Westerlo and then to Hamburg. We don't know what the next stage of the plan was / is supposed to be or whether Vuskovic and his management team are still happy with it. Only from the (unconfirmed) reports that he has agreed...
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    Luka Vuskovic

    My feeling is that it's because he thinks Brighton will offer him more regular appearances than Spurs and if he plays and does well there he won't need Spurs before moving to the bigger club that he and his management are portraying as his destiny.
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    Lucas Bergvall

    Interesting. I think you are the first person I've seen to say that Moore isn't going to make it. I don't necessarily disagree. I've watched a few Rangers games this season (on TV) and he hasn't particularly impressed me. He's had some nice touches but often seems to be on the periphery of games.
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    Luka Vuskovic

    Well clearly we do have a massive problem, we've been declining for a number of years and reached a point where we could easily have been relegated. First priority must be to arrest that decline and stabilise our position in the PL. Can that be done at the same time as developing young players...
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    The Goon Thread

    in the 90's I was invited to a few 'corporates' at the old Wembley. One was the 1993 League Cup final, Arsenal vs Sheffield Wednesday in a box exactly on the half way line. I didn't have to worry about being surrounded by Arsenal fans because none of the other attendees seemed to have any...
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    Former Player Appreciation Thread

    I still hold a mental picture of a horizontal Cliff scoring a far post diving header against Burnley in the first game I attended at WHL.
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    Luka Vuskovic

    You don't develop a talent especially one so young by throwing them in the deep end and hoping that they don't sink. Is the Bundesliga a 'similar level'...
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    Luka Vuskovic

    My point is that any team (or almost any team) in the PL has a high enough profile that someone performing very well could attract the attention of the top team is Europe. Brighton is one of those teams and as @clownfoot says, have a record of being prepared to sell their best players. Brighton...
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    Luka Vuskovic

    And the second point would fit in with my feeling that Vuskovic and his 'team' only see Spurs as a stepping stone to bigger things especially since his performance last season. So even a season as backup CB at Spurs won't help him, he needs to be first choice for somebody at a reasonable level...
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    Luka Vuskovic

    Brighton have tried this move before ... https://onefootball.com/en/news/caicedo-move-to-chelsea-stalls-as-brighton-demand-colwill-37909280
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    New Kit?

    I miss the days when you could go to the 'sports shop', buy a Spurs badge and a number and get your Mum to sew it on to any old white football shirt and Bob's your uncle. My first Spurs shirt was in 1968, number 8 (Greavsie) on the back. After a few months I decided I wanted a Pat Jennings shirt...
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