NaijaSpurs
Les Ferdinand
I guess we can look forward to another last minute Sissoko signing
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Transfer speculation
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Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Kane, Son and Janssen are just fine. We had the best attack in the league last season.
It's AM options that we are short of . Other than Aurier, Sancho is the one I really want
Olle73
Jason Dozzell
Solution for you, my friend:
1) Stop drinking. And if that doesn't help:
2) Find a sugar daddy club to support.
RunTMC
Steven Caulker
Hmmm...bit of a strange phone that. The number dials are on top, giving it a bit of an upside down feel.[Update 54] Grey Fox Ducks in a row
Discussion in 'SC ITK' started by Grey Fox, Yesterday at 7:39 PM.
been told all of our ducks bar one have been lined up in a row and just the picture with the shirt to come in next couple of days.
The odd one will be special if it comes off
Banana strange notwithstanding of course...
AjaxDeSuperYids
Drama queen
Might be worth offering the goons £10m plus sissoko for oxlade-chamberlain.
Their in such disarray that they might think it's a good deal!
Their in such disarray that they might think it's a good deal!
Fair points.
As I pointed out/asked at the start of the window - how many players fit the following criteria:
1.Available
2.Would come to us (as a club)
3.Would come to us (wages)
4.We can afford/would pay the transfer fee
5.Improve first team squad (first 14/15 players)
6.No other club better than us is interested
There won't be many on the list I can assure you of that! That is why we have to end up taking a punt on lower tier players that some fans seem to turn their nose up to.
Show me players better than Barkley, Mahrez, and Origi that fit the above criteria. I'm genuinely interested in who is out there.
Kandi1977
Garth Crooks
I'm not even sure those players fit in with those criteria!
Fair point. Which shows how difficult it is!
Most of you criteria I understand however the 'improve first team squad (first 14/15 players)' I dont get given that for a lot of Spurs fans, I think this window was more about adding depth to the squad rather than necessarily being able to improve the starting 11. I think most of us recognise that we had a squad last year where around 14-15 players were somewhat interchangable without any meaningful drop in quality, however in some places cover wasnt of the same quality...therefore expanding that squad size of similar ability players to more like 18 would have been the primary goal of the window.
Yes I would agree with most of that (I didn't mention improving the 11). My point was merely to highlight how hard it is to get the right players in. Whether we say 14,15 or 18 is by the by.
Yep, agreed, though I actually think there's quite a material difference between:
- difficulty in getting in players to improve the quality of first 11 or first 14/15 players
- difficulty in getting in players to expand the number of those similar quality players from 14/15 to say 18
The first is clearly very difficult given our financial constraints; I think the second is a lot more do-able with the likes of Sanchez and Barkley being going examples (note: for clarity, I wouldnt have had Wimmer in the 14/15 players but Sanchez I would, hence it increasing the number by 1)
monkeybarry
Jack Jull
Two Sissoko's?!
Can we combine them? Might get two right feet to go along with his two left feet
monkeybarry
Jack Jull
I actually just laughed quite loud at that in the office![Update 54] Grey Fox Ducks in a row
Discussion in 'SC ITK' started by Grey Fox, Yesterday at 7:39 PM.
been told all of our ducks bar one have been lined up in a row and just the picture with the shirt to come in next couple of days.
The odd one will be special if it comes off
Can't stop looking at it!
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
nayimfromthehalfwayline
Andy Thompson
Tottenham move to land in-demand Demarai Gray with Leicester winger desperate for regular action
Gray has featured in all three of Leicester's games so far - but for a combined total of just 32 minutes
BYJAMES NURSEY
Tottenham have jumped to the front of the queue in the race for Demarai Gray.
England Under-21 starlet Gray wants Leicester to play him or sell him. Bournemouth have offered nearly £30million for the attacking ace.
But Mirror Sport understands Spurs are now trying to sign Gray as well and are understood to have tabled a hefty straight cash bid.
Unsettled Gray, 21, hit out this summer after only making nine Premier League starts last term.
The skilful winger is desperate for more game-time after impressing on international duty with England's U21s.
But Gray has still not broken into the Foxes' starting line-up in the Premier League despite fellow winger Riyad Mahrez asking to leave.
Foxes boss Craig Shakespeare has only used Gray off the bench in City's first three League games.
It has left Gray hugely frustrated - especially as despite Leicester rejecting big bids for him he is only on around £25,000-a-week at the King Power, way short of the top earners like Jamie Vardy on £100,000-a-week.
Gray added to his reputation with an impressive performance and goal in last Tuesday's – Carabao Cup win at Championship Sheffield United.
He scored a fine solo goal to open the scoring at Bramall Lane on his first start this season. But he still found himself back on the bench for Saturday's loss at Manchester United.
He has since been linked with a move to Crystal Palace too as part of a swap deal for Andros Townsend but that is no longer on the cards.
Gray's prospects at the King Power could improve hugely if Riyad Mahrez leaves.
Mahrez wants to go to Serie A side Roma but the Italian outfit are struggling to get anywhere near his £50m valuation.
Gray has featured in all three of Leicester's games so far - but for a combined total of just 32 minutes
BYJAMES NURSEY
- 10:45, 30 AUG 2017
Tottenham have jumped to the front of the queue in the race for Demarai Gray.
England Under-21 starlet Gray wants Leicester to play him or sell him. Bournemouth have offered nearly £30million for the attacking ace.
But Mirror Sport understands Spurs are now trying to sign Gray as well and are understood to have tabled a hefty straight cash bid.
Unsettled Gray, 21, hit out this summer after only making nine Premier League starts last term.
The skilful winger is desperate for more game-time after impressing on international duty with England's U21s.
But Gray has still not broken into the Foxes' starting line-up in the Premier League despite fellow winger Riyad Mahrez asking to leave.
Foxes boss Craig Shakespeare has only used Gray off the bench in City's first three League games.
It has left Gray hugely frustrated - especially as despite Leicester rejecting big bids for him he is only on around £25,000-a-week at the King Power, way short of the top earners like Jamie Vardy on £100,000-a-week.
Gray added to his reputation with an impressive performance and goal in last Tuesday's – Carabao Cup win at Championship Sheffield United.
He scored a fine solo goal to open the scoring at Bramall Lane on his first start this season. But he still found himself back on the bench for Saturday's loss at Manchester United.
He has since been linked with a move to Crystal Palace too as part of a swap deal for Andros Townsend but that is no longer on the cards.
Gray's prospects at the King Power could improve hugely if Riyad Mahrez leaves.
Mahrez wants to go to Serie A side Roma but the Italian outfit are struggling to get anywhere near his £50m valuation.
nayimfromthehalfwayline
Andy Thompson
Cant say I really hold an informed opinion of him.
I know he looked good at Birmingham, and was a little surprised we showed no interest at all when Leicester came in. He went for something like £3.5m iirc and the whole deal is exactly the sort of business we normally do.
At Leicester Ive seen very little of him, though I wonder how it reflects upon him when he can barely get a game.
As a player he has always come in off the wing a lot, at least in his championship days, so Im not sure Id class him as a pure winger to be honest.
And thats about it, my in depth analysis
I know he looked good at Birmingham, and was a little surprised we showed no interest at all when Leicester came in. He went for something like £3.5m iirc and the whole deal is exactly the sort of business we normally do.
At Leicester Ive seen very little of him, though I wonder how it reflects upon him when he can barely get a game.
As a player he has always come in off the wing a lot, at least in his championship days, so Im not sure Id class him as a pure winger to be honest.
And thats about it, my in depth analysis
He doesnt really play like a Aaron Lennon, hugging-the-touchline type winger though does he? More like a Raheem Sterling who cuts inside a lot. At least in my mind he is. £30m likely price=tag doesnt particularly surprise though in this market....question is whether you can get better for that sort of money. Abroad you probably can, though you then have a greater risk of the player settling etc in England. I think we need someone with pace and/or dribbling ability in attacking areas so if he's the best available....
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You could be right to be fair. I recollect him hugging the touchline a lot, but I do seem him cutting in and shooting a fair bit which could work for us.....