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    RIP Kevin Keegan

    I just wanted to pay my respect to one of the greatest players of his generation. He comes from a time when football was a much simpler and freer. Football used to be a working man's game and Keegan always struck me as a good example of what football should be: not a science, not an industry...
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    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    From what I read, it dates back to France 98, where France insisted on making sure they wouldn't meet Brazil before the final (if everything went according to plan, of course). Haven't checked whether that's actually the case or not. Italy and Germany are good examples because they have a great...
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    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    One thing I'm taking away from this World Cup is that, contrary to a popular claim, the gap at the top isn't getting closer - it's getting wider. When you think about it, which of the teams that lost in quarter finals could have made it to the semis, let alone win the whole thing? Switzerland...
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    Cristian Romero

    People conveniently forget that Argentina defended with nine outfield players throughout the tournament. For obvious reasons, Messi did zero defensive work and, of course, it came with a price attached. Credit should go to Scaloni for going all the way to the final and making the most of what...
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    Savinho

    They don't do that; their agents tell them it's a good idea. Apparently, Zaha sued his agent. When you're a big fish in a small pond and the rest of your agent's clients have a lower profile, signing a new and improved contract means a good payoff. You get a lot of money now, not maybe, not...
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    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    Fair enough, and I'm open about the fact that I don't like him. He would certainly argue he's been a winner everywhere he went, but the fact remains that he's been described as difficult to work with by a lot of people and those who were enthusiastic about his work ethics when he signed for PSG...
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    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    Apparently, nobody picked up on that, but, while at PSG, Tuchel had a reputation for his lax match preparations and video analysis, preferring to trust his 'instincts'. I'm biased because I never rated him in the first place. He struck gold while at Mainz and, from there, he only worked for big...
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    Cristian Romero

    It's a mix of both but better players make you look better too. At this level, nobody's pants anyway. Then the motivation's different too. A World Cup semi-final will never be the same as a random league game at Burnley on a chilly Monday night. Not sure the slower pace really does much of a...
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    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    Kane's problem is, he wants to play every minute of every game. It's a result of different factors: he probably wants to score as much as possible, and people made him a saviour. At some point, he was considered the best player in the world, bar for Messi and Ronaldo. That's not a player you...
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    World Cup 2026: Mexico, USA and Canada

    Outside of individual matches/results, are you enjoying this World Cup? Personally, I found the new 48-team format extremely boring. I don't know if it's time catching up with me or something more global (up until the second part of the 90s, the World Cup was also about finding out about new...
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    Luka Vuskovic

    Once his heart was set on a move, it was out of our hands anyway. I think that as a club, and maybe because of some forced sells we had to suffer back in the day with Berbatov or Keane, we are too reluctant to sell. There are very few players that can't be replaced at all, and Vuskovic isn't one...
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    Spurs Premier League Top 100 Transfer Fees - Adjusted for inflation

    It's true: I checked it out and he actually had decent stats at Saudi Sportswashing Machine. I stand corrected. I think Ndombele is in a league of his own when it comes to value for money. However, in my opinion, he remains one of our worst signings - imagine paying 82m for that kind of return (Graham also...
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    Spurs Premier League Top 100 Transfer Fees - Adjusted for inflation

    I didn't realise at the time he cost so much, but Ruel Fox has to be down there with some of the worst signings in the club's history. We got him from Norwich if my memory serves me well and I can't remember a single match I saw or read about where he stood out. I remember thinking he was a weir...
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    Radu Drăgușin

    Having players speaking highly of the club is a part of rebuilding our image. I think (though I have no inside knowledge), it was at a low point after we sacked both Mourinho and Conte - because they have a strong reputation, but also because they had nothing good to say about us. It won't win...
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    Luka Vuskovic

    If we're still posting on this board, we can revisit this conversation in ten years' time and see how Vuskovic has developed. Again, I'm not saying it's a wrong move for him - he's got the talent to make it in a lot of clubs, so there are very few 'wrong moves' per se. My outside knowledge of...
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