With the holes in our team being. Right Back Central Defender Right-Sided Midfielder......................... Who does everyone think we will get realisticly? When is the next time we can start buying players? I know we were linked to glen johnson at one stage, then SWP, Beckham etc.... but who will we get. The deal we made for SWP i believe wasnt good enough. What was it again........5mill pounds and Robbie Keane for SWP? We need to make a better offer. Who's a good CD, we have been linked with until Davenport, Dawson etc..... come through the ranks? Cheers, JD.
I think it was reported as 10mil plus Robbie. I think the Citeh management will be rightfully lynched by their supporters if they sell SWP for anything less than a massive amount plus him asking to leave.
We only need a right back and right winger. We will probably go for a dutch player for the RB position (don't know who, but with Jol & Arnesen, he'll probably be Dutch). As for the right-wing position, I have heard from some close sources of mine who work at the club that we will definitely buy SWP for 7 million with Simon Davies, Michael Brown & Robbie Keane going in the opposite direction. FIFA rules state that players are allowed to freely move to other clubs come the 1st of July.
I wholeheartedly agree. I've been a SWP fan for a while now, and his development over the last few years has been great to watch, but that's just a ludicrous deal for Spurs. IMHO, Keane and Davies are extremely underrated by the people on this board. Davies I can understand to an extent, because he's been injured so often and before that wasn't at his best form. But I firmly believe that he's the most gifted midfielder we have, and simply because he's not English, people are quickly forgetting how good he really can be. Don't get me wrong, I like Carrick, Mendes, etc., and while Davies doesn't have Mendes' Portuguese mystique or Carrick's English heritage, Davies can change a game moreso than either of them. Keane is a tremendous player, and he makes those around him better. People focus on the missed chances, but they fail to realize just how many chances he generates both on and off the ball. It's not about what your shooting % is, it's about how many goals you cause when you're on the field. Keane scores and generates a lot of scoring opportunities and a lot of goals. Every year he's way up there as far as productivity is concerned. He may not have the most eye-opening goals; he may not score as many as Henry or Van Nistelrooy; and he may miss more than his share of makable shots; but in the end he scores lots of goals every year, and he is a very valuable striker. This isn't even mentioning his versatility and willingness to play defense or his accuracy passing. While he's been a feature player for quite a few years now, he's still a young player too. The price being asked for SWP is beyond ludicrous. I hope we didn't overpay for Reid, but I'm quite sure that this would be overpaying for SWP. -Digital
Are you kidding? There are not any rational Spurs fans who give a toss about Davies being Welsh, if you think that's a reason for the criticism towards him then you are totally mistaken. Also you are comparing a right sided attacking midfielder with the freedom to create and score to two central midfielders who are there to sit deep, make interceptions and pass the ball, two completely different roles and required attributes. The reason people question Davies future is that he has spent 2 years struggling with injuries and disappointing form, as he himself has recognised. Even then his best performances when fit and in form in a Tottenham shirt were reserved mainly for playing as a central attacking midfielder in Hod's 3-5-2. It's the same reason fans were not upset to see Anderton go, and Redknapp as well. If they are injury prone and not taking Tottenham forward, or if the club can do better, then off they should go and every fan will back that regardless of their nationality. Simon Davies has an opportunity to the end of the season to prove he has revived himself as a player and every fan will be happy if he does it. But there's little doubt even if he is retained that the club needs at least one more talented right winger, preferably one with the exceptional pace that Davies has never had. Keane is not a creative player. He plays with his head down far too much and he is not a player who generates clear chances for others or fulfills any kind of playmaking role. He is not quite a link forward and not quite a goalscoring striker. A very talented player in terms of scoring a decent number of great goals in a season, but he's not a great provider or a lethal finisher. He does not make others look better any more than our forwards, this is not backed up by the games he has played in and the resultant team performances and results.
I disagree, SWP is better than Davies, Brown and Keane. SWP is better than Davies and would start ahead of him anyway. SWP is better than Brown. We have Carrick, Mendes, Reid, Zeigler, Davis, Marney who IMO are better than Brown and should start ahead of him in the midfield. SWP is better than Keane. Keane is behind Defoe, and Mido at the moment, and when Kanoute is fit it would be hard not to go for him, instead of Robbie. We also have a very young Mounir el Hamdaoui, who scored on his devut in the reserves (as you all would know) and we need to improve the youth. Thats IMO. Go Spurs!
imo despite swp's inspirational form this season, it is insane to trade three good players for anyone, no matter who they are.
DISGAGREE! Sorry mate, but SWP is a gun! Keane, Davies get injured alot, and we have plenty of back-up for Brown. And we gain SWP who plays beautifully in the position that we need!!
As I've just said in the other thread. Those three players and that money for SWP is not a good deal. Man City would be coming out of the deal better off. What if SWP gets injured? That's 4 less players and we only have one little striker. And anyway, Brown is the hardest working player in the team at the moment, Keane has scored some very important goals (Brighton anyone?) and his quality is unquestionable and Davies is just getting back to his best and has looked superb again.
I would love us to get SWP, I think wer should swap for 5 million plus Robbie Jackson. Who agrees ? On a serious note though, I would even take SWP with Brown, Mendes, Davis, Davies and Keane going in the other direction (plus a bit of cash if needed). I rate him that highly. But the sitaution will not arise. SWP is a shoe in for that lot who are in somthing of a crisis down the road. I know loyalty doesnt mean much these days, but once Wenger makes his affections known to WP then the race is over.
We are trying to build a squad not let 3+ players leave for one & alot of money. Wright-Phillips is a great player but if we was to exchange someone it should only be one player not half the team.
Doubt that we'll pay the price mentioned on SWP, there are other options out there. Much more realistic to believe that Wayne Routledge will be at the Lane next season. He's out of contract in the summer, and will go for a small compensation set by a tribunal. Spurs have tried to sign him in the previous two transferwindows, and David Pleat even tried to sign him when the player was just 16 (Pleat tried to get both Routledge and Rooney at that time, while they still were youth players). He wouldn't be my first choice though, I'd prefer Daniel de Ridder from Ajax. Who we've also been linked with. He's a livewire out on the right wing. Amazing dribbling skills. Could picture him as the next David Ginola - both as a footballer and as a icon (he has the looks). The player signed a new contract with Ajax in december though, after long-term rumours that he was looking for a move. Still, he'd be much cheaper than SWP or even Wilhelmsson.
Daniël de Ridder is not a fully developed player though, but him sharing the right side with Simon Davies would make us set in that position for a long loong time. ----------------- http://www.destinationfootball.net/...ode=68452&country=&club=50143§ionID=10011 http://skysports.planetfootball.com/player.asp?plid=34189&clid=215&cpid=9 http://soccer.suddenlaunch.com/index.cgi?board=holland&action=display&num=1083726170 http://www.danielderidder.now.nu/ http://english.ajax.nl/show/id=120640/dbid=4994/typeofpage=1823
Possibly Castelen, he is young & he impressed me against England. He played on the right for Holland but i think he is a left winger. But i dont think Bart Goor would be a good signing, he is coming up to 32 & we have better alternatives to him already at the club
SWP is out of our price range, Frank and Levy don't want any more high priced flops like Richards/Rebrov so this deal just isn't going to happen. I still think we should go after Wilhelmsson in the summer. Guy is quality and is versitile enough to play either wing which could come in handy with the amount of injuries our left side seems to produce. I thought we had him rated too low at 2.5 million or 3, can't remember but he is the right age, 24 or 25 something like that, can instantly produce down either flank and is an international for a pretty solid Sweeden team. Plus Edman will give him a mate here so he doesn't feel out of place. Ziegler could do in a pinch if Edman grows his hair back out they look just like each other.
We were supposed to sign Wilhelmsson, but Anderlecht decided to put a £8M price-tag on him. Which he is not worth!