The ones that got away

[JerusalemMan]

It was Tevez - last January

Don't think we'd have been allowed to loan Tevez and Adebayor together?

 

[JerusalemMan]

We're we close to signing Torres? If my memory serves me right we were and that was back when he was World class. Moutinho can be added as can Enzo Scifo.

I think it was a choice between going for him or Berbatov.

 

[milo]

Ramos was supposed to have tried to bring Falcao over from South America when he was rated at about £2m.

Do we know how serious our interest was or is it just rumour?

 

[ArcspacE]

Do we know how serious our interest was or is it just rumour?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...2617984/Tottenham-line-up-bid-for-Falcao.html

 

[scaramanga]

"I met with Glenn Hoddle with my agent Willie McKay in Madrid three weeks ago and discussed a possible move to Tottenham

If only 'Arry had been here.......

 

[milo]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...2617984/Tottenham-line-up-bid-for-Falcao.html

Thanks. Pretty close then

 

[Flannerz]

Steffen Effenberg was one we missed out on. He was recommended to Sugar and the board who tinkled themselves laughing at his name and didn't take the recommendation seriously

 

[Essex Yid]

Why are people saying Abramovich as if they are disappointed? Look at Chelsea... would you really rather be in their position now?

That club has been ruined beyond repair, rotten from the bottom to the top. I'm quite happy with our great club the way it is run right now thanks, even if we win less trophies.

 

[Klinsmania]

Hear hear

 

[Park Lane James]

Falcao and Bergkamp - biggest two in each decade

Could swear that you were hesistant about signing Falcao in the first place?

 

[Park Lane James]

the biggest miss in my lifetime wasn't a player, Alex Ferguson

That would beat the signing of any player mentioned - the manager is the most important piece in the jigsaw

 

[Mumorn]

I remember Aston Villa were minutes away from sealing Falcao from then River Plate but decided to go with Heskey instead. Oh Martin :ross:

 

[awesome dawson]

Weren't we close to signing Diego Capel?

 

[awesome dawson]

"Falcao is a scheming deep striker very much in the mould of Keane"

Saw this in the Telegraph article....almost laughed myself off my chair.

 

[SUIYHA]

Remember how angry everyone got at Levy and Hoddle for dilly dallying and not signing this guy at the end of the January 2003 transfer window:
















http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ricketts

 

[JerusalemMan]

Remember how angry everyone got at Levy and Hoddle for dilly dallying and not signing this guy at the end of the January 2003 transfer window:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ricketts

:lol:

 

[Gordinho]

Remember how angry everyone got at Levy and Hoddle for dilly dallying and not signing this guy at the end of the January 2003 transfer window:
















http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ricketts

What is it with the name Ricketts? Was just reading about Rohan a while ago, he's gone on a world tour in search of a game, playing in the I League now. Hadn't realised Michael is only 33 (birthday today), seems like it's years since he played for anyone.

 

[Superted]

The One that got away

Who was the player we were heavily linked to that you think would have turned things around for us considerably?

I'm going to go with Van Bommel. I think we've been devoid of leaders for a long time who would just demand respect and I think MVB could have played that Roy Keane type role.

 

[harr1984]

Re: The One that got away

Christ this will be a good thread, we could easily draw up a team full of players destined to sign for us. I'll go for Mata, or Hazard can't decide who I would have preferred....

 

[clownfoot]

Re: The One that got away

Even though he signed for us eventually, I would have loved Scott Parker to sign for us at an earlier stage in his career