It's a myth there is quality right through the Prem. Aston Villa, QPR, Reading, Sunderland, Norwich some of the worst play I've seen from top-flight teams. 2bh from 8th downward it was a bit of a crap-shoot. I think the 5th place Spanish team (Valenica) would more than be our match. I think the bottom Spanish team would smash Reading!
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It's a myth there is quality right through the Prem. Aston Villa, QPR, Reading, Sunderland, Norwich some of the worst play I've seen from top-flight teams. 2bh from 8th downward it was a bit of a crap-shoot. I think the 5th place Spanish team (Valenica) would more than be our match. I think the bottom Spanish team would smash Reading!
africanspurs
Justin Edinburgh
i dont see why its a melt down when that sort of behaviour is to be expected from levy
edit:- like i said before if the wages are not manageable and iff the price isnt low enough i.e sub 9 million then i dont see how this goes through
my money is on it not happening
shaney
Alan Hutton
What a bizarre post. No one outside of Spurs would give 2 figs about our new kit, especially not the worlds media. In fact, theres a few Spurs fans themselves who arent realy that bothered. Having a globally renowned player wearing their kit would be seen worldwide and would be huge huge publicity.
Probaly all by the by anyway as I doubt its going to happen.
thfcsteff
George Hunt
I think the reason it wouldn't happen is because our money is going elsewhere and we cannot afford two...that's total opinion and nothing I've heard BTW...
For what it's worth I really hope we do sign him as I think he would have a profound effect on us in terms of winning trophies.
Lemonade Money
Les Medley
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/tottenham-transfer-news-gareth-bale-2037170
Prob just journo reading GG
Prob just journo reading GG
This made me laugh.
braineclipse
Steve Sedgley
What is being reported is that we've agreed a deal in principle over personal terms, right?
That would probably mean that we've agreed on wages, bonuses etc, but that nothing has been signed yet and that we're still negotiating over a transfer fee with Barca. Yes, if some other club came in and Villa preferred them and they agree a fee then he will still go there.
That's all rumours though and all the somewhat reliable sources seem to have gone all quiet.
Hootnow
Jermaine Jenas
If you're playing with the players Barcelona have, the players you're playing with are going to be better than most of the opposition in every single league in the world.
There's a bit of a myth about how great the teams are in the PL. I don't think Norwich, Cardiff or West Brom will really get Villa salivating at the level of potential opposition he'll be facing.
If Athletico are in for him, it will most likely come down to whether Villa wants to stay in Spain or try abroad for perhaps his last move.
tommysvr
Vedran Corluka
Sky didn't have anything on Paulinho until after the Confederations Cup
Wriggly
Banned
Agreed, but we did have Corinthians saying he was coming to spurs.
All we have on Villa, is..well.... those attention seekers info.
Mumorn
Vic Buckingham
David Villa has been a fantastic striker, of that there is no doubt. He has scored goals prolifically for Zaragoza, Valencia and Barcelona since 2003, and is Spain's record goalscorer, netting 56 times in 92 appearances. Quite some record. But, with the arrival of Brazilian Neymar at the Nou Camp, Villa is suddenly surplus to requirements at Barcelona, and it appears that Spurs have positioned themselves at the front of the queue. A £12m price tag has been mooted, with the north London club reportedly willing to go as high as £10m to sign their man.
One can understand the excitement of Spurs supporters. After pushing Arsenal all the way in the race for a Champions League place last season, fans evidently feel that this is the marquee signing that could spur (don't pardon the pun, I meant it) the club to the next level. Villa's reputation and record whets their appetite for the new season.
Excitement and anticipation, however, quite often mask reality. David Villa is 31, turning 32 in December, and is evidently an option for the short-term as opposed to being the foundation for any future ambitions. Moreover, in December 2011 he broke his tibia during a Club World Cup match against Yokohama, ruling him out of the game for eight months. You could say that he has never truly recovered.
Last season, Villa only played a bit-part role in Barcelona's success. In 28 La Liga appearances (17 starts) he scored ten goals and provided five assists. That might not sound too shabby, but he was playing in a side that scored 115 league goals. In the Champions League, he scored just one goal in his ten matches.
For Spain, Villa has hit a more pronounced slump. Since March 2011 the striker has 25 caps for his country, and in those matches he has scored ten goals (Spain have scored 70). Again that record may seem perfectly acceptable, but those ten goals have come against Tahiti, Panama, Saudi Arabia, Liechtenstein, Scotland and Venezuela. In the last two years Villa has made appearances for Spain against Italy (2), France (2), Brazil, Uruguay, England, Nigeria, Czech Republic, Ireland and USA. He failed to score against any of those opponents.
Spurs' fans argument is clear. Villa could operate anywhere across a 4-3-3 formation that Andre Villas-Boas seems intent on utilising, but the danger is that the club are paying a significant fee for a player who is on the way down. Ten million is a lot of money for a 31-year-old that must adapt to a new club in a new league with a style very different from La Liga. It is mightily unusual for a foreign striker to come to England in the latter stages of his career and score goals regularly, with Jurgen Klinsmann an exception nearly two decades ago. There are direct similarities with Liverpool's signing of 29-year-old Fernando Morientes in 2005 for £8.2m and after eight league goals in 41 games, Morientes returned to Spain. Spurs are in danger of signing the name rather than the player.
More importantly, such a signing grates against the transfer policy implemented under Andre Villas-Boas. Under Harry Redknapp, the club tended to purchase experienced players, with Scott Parker, Louis Saha, Ryan Nelsen and Bred Friedel all arriving at White Hart Lane before Redknapp's departure. Under AVB the club have signed nine players, all of whom were aged under 30. Seven of these (Paulinho, Moussa Dembele, Hugo Lloris, Jan Vertonghen, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Lewis Holtby and Ezekiel Fryers) were 25 or under, with the two exceptions (Emmanuel Adebayor and Clint Dempsey) two of the players that could leave this summer.
It just seems illogical for Spurs to sign a 31-year-old with no PL experience as their main centre-forward, particularly given that both Adebayor and Jermain Defoe are perceived to be past their best and available for transfer. Both players are younger than Villa. Signing the Spaniard could be considered to be something of a coup for Spurs, but this is a club that has altered its transfer approach under their forward-thinking manager. Arsenal, their nearest club competitively and geographically, have targeted Gonzalo Higuain, who is 25. Would it not make greater sense for Spurs to do the same, perhaps paying double the fee elsewhere for three times the investment?
Spurs are a club with a new vision; they must be wary of the temptation to slip into old ways, signing the name and reputation rather than the player.
One can understand the excitement of Spurs supporters. After pushing Arsenal all the way in the race for a Champions League place last season, fans evidently feel that this is the marquee signing that could spur (don't pardon the pun, I meant it) the club to the next level. Villa's reputation and record whets their appetite for the new season.
Excitement and anticipation, however, quite often mask reality. David Villa is 31, turning 32 in December, and is evidently an option for the short-term as opposed to being the foundation for any future ambitions. Moreover, in December 2011 he broke his tibia during a Club World Cup match against Yokohama, ruling him out of the game for eight months. You could say that he has never truly recovered.
Last season, Villa only played a bit-part role in Barcelona's success. In 28 La Liga appearances (17 starts) he scored ten goals and provided five assists. That might not sound too shabby, but he was playing in a side that scored 115 league goals. In the Champions League, he scored just one goal in his ten matches.
For Spain, Villa has hit a more pronounced slump. Since March 2011 the striker has 25 caps for his country, and in those matches he has scored ten goals (Spain have scored 70). Again that record may seem perfectly acceptable, but those ten goals have come against Tahiti, Panama, Saudi Arabia, Liechtenstein, Scotland and Venezuela. In the last two years Villa has made appearances for Spain against Italy (2), France (2), Brazil, Uruguay, England, Nigeria, Czech Republic, Ireland and USA. He failed to score against any of those opponents.
Spurs' fans argument is clear. Villa could operate anywhere across a 4-3-3 formation that Andre Villas-Boas seems intent on utilising, but the danger is that the club are paying a significant fee for a player who is on the way down. Ten million is a lot of money for a 31-year-old that must adapt to a new club in a new league with a style very different from La Liga. It is mightily unusual for a foreign striker to come to England in the latter stages of his career and score goals regularly, with Jurgen Klinsmann an exception nearly two decades ago. There are direct similarities with Liverpool's signing of 29-year-old Fernando Morientes in 2005 for £8.2m and after eight league goals in 41 games, Morientes returned to Spain. Spurs are in danger of signing the name rather than the player.
More importantly, such a signing grates against the transfer policy implemented under Andre Villas-Boas. Under Harry Redknapp, the club tended to purchase experienced players, with Scott Parker, Louis Saha, Ryan Nelsen and Bred Friedel all arriving at White Hart Lane before Redknapp's departure. Under AVB the club have signed nine players, all of whom were aged under 30. Seven of these (Paulinho, Moussa Dembele, Hugo Lloris, Jan Vertonghen, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Lewis Holtby and Ezekiel Fryers) were 25 or under, with the two exceptions (Emmanuel Adebayor and Clint Dempsey) two of the players that could leave this summer.
It just seems illogical for Spurs to sign a 31-year-old with no PL experience as their main centre-forward, particularly given that both Adebayor and Jermain Defoe are perceived to be past their best and available for transfer. Both players are younger than Villa. Signing the Spaniard could be considered to be something of a coup for Spurs, but this is a club that has altered its transfer approach under their forward-thinking manager. Arsenal, their nearest club competitively and geographically, have targeted Gonzalo Higuain, who is 25. Would it not make greater sense for Spurs to do the same, perhaps paying double the fee elsewhere for three times the investment?
Spurs are a club with a new vision; they must be wary of the temptation to slip into old ways, signing the name and reputation rather than the player.
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indianspur
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but thats been rumoured for quite a few days, even weeks. nothing new there
Superhudd
Simon Davies
Doesn't stop the sex wee coming out everytime I read it.
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indianspur
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The only Villa we are negotiating with is Aston, not David....im sure we want Bentekkers
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