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He was head and shoulders above everyone in the reserves at the time but was never going to break through in central midfield when the squad contained Sissoko, Alonso, Gerrard and Hamann (later replaced by Mascherano) and central midfield has been our strongest area for a number of years. He likes to retain possession and has a good eye for a pass. He played very well down at Southampton and more than held his own at Bolton despite the Megson-induced change back to boot-it-high-boot-it-long football. Could maybe do with a year on a steak and guinness diet to build himself up. I think he'll do well for you. And certainly better than some of your midfielders did last season. A ringing endorsement indeed. So he played better than the worst midfield in the league?

Please, don't kid yourself. IF Arsenal come in for him, he's gone.

And yet no one is dead or anything. What do you want to talk about then? Legitimate transfer stories would be a good start, maybe ones with a good source to back them up. Where is this one from? Sun, Mirror, or maybe Tottenham Hotspuds very own Daily Mail... ! You'd prefer a forum where people don't post then? Ye, that's what I said..... Clearly not, I just find that certain people get a bit carried away with stories published in some national newspapers. I mean the Mirror & Sun.. Come on, do people atcually read those things!! I'm not claiming (for example) George Caulkin in the Times is the oracle, but at least he is more reliable than most. But this whole forum is based on mindless speculation. If people only posted fact then there would be about 3 posts a week.

And yet no one is dead or anything. What do you want to talk about then? Legitimate transfer stories would be a good start, maybe ones with a good source to back them up. Where is this one from? Sun, Mirror, or maybe Tottenham Hotspuds very own Daily Mail... ! You'd prefer a forum where people don't post then?

I've never hated any of our players. I've been frustrated that some of our managers have signed them and picked them, but it's hardly their fault. I loved Paul Kitson though. Not a great player compared to some of the players we've had, but he was a good bloke.

A lass I knew died last week. RIP.

Smith was considered that before he signed, now we all hate the c***! Smith has always been average, and an angry gobshite, there's a difference. Nonsense tbh

In all seriousness, this would be possibly the worst signing of the season. We may as well get Bramble back tbh

Wouldn't come here in a million years. May as well ask for Gerrard.

So, where's the DVD?

Better than Emre's too. Didn't Beye score from a corner this season?

But is that where you'd expect to be with the current squad? I just get the feeling some expect us to be pushing much higher than I think is reasonable at this stage. That's the point I'm trying to make. We should be aiming for europe in my opinion (the club, not the fans). I'd like to hear what expectations Ashley and Keegan have.

your never going to convinve me that he can help us break into the top ten. Was OKAY at Brum last year, and couldn't break into a fairly shocking Sweden squad at the euros. We'll see though His freekicks and corners alone would get us at least another 10 goals a season as his delivery is so superb and we have some dangerous finishers who would really appreciate a quality delivery into the box every now and then. Someone might feel he was just okay at Birmingham but that was Birmingham though, a pretty ordinary team. It's hard for players who try to play quality football to really shine in such teams. Put the likes of Owen, Martins and Viduka around him and I would imagine he would look a lot better. I think this is something we ought to remember. absolutely, if Solano/Laurent taught us anything it's that a good option for deliveries is like having an extra man on the field, despite flaws in other aspects of that man's game Speaking of Laurent...I was watching a video of him on youtube. He was absolutely immense for us at times, and I just wish he was more consistant. He would be worth having back just to show the rest how to take a corner or a free-kick. Get him as coach... To be fair, 99% of his corners were absolute trash. at least 10% of his corners led to goals, fact Putting "fact" at the end of the sentence doesn't actually make it fact. Nice try though. the fact that he in 2 of his 4 seasons had more assists than our whole team last season, shows the shambles of the quality in our midfield Absolutely. I loved Robert, and we've missed him big time. All I'm saying is that his corners were frustrating at best.

I think we'll finish 10th. However, I'm basing that on the current squad, and you've banned people from speculating.

Very good player. Has it to be up there with that tiny group of world class players. If he goes to Liverpool I think I'll give up watching football

your never going to convinve me that he can help us break into the top ten. Was OKAY at Brum last year, and couldn't break into a fairly shocking Sweden squad at the euros. We'll see though His freekicks and corners alone would get us at least another 10 goals a season as his delivery is so superb and we have some dangerous finishers who would really appreciate a quality delivery into the box every now and then. Someone might feel he was just okay at Birmingham but that was Birmingham though, a pretty ordinary team. It's hard for players who try to play quality football to really shine in such teams. Put the likes of Owen, Martins and Viduka around him and I would imagine he would look a lot better. I think this is something we ought to remember. absolutely, if Solano/Laurent taught us anything it's that a good option for deliveries is like having an extra man on the field, despite flaws in other aspects of that man's game Speaking of Laurent...I was watching a video of him on youtube. He was absolutely immense for us at times, and I just wish he was more consistant. He would be worth having back just to show the rest how to take a corner or a free-kick. Get him as coach... To be fair, 99% of his corners were absolute trash. at least 10% of his corners led to goals, fact Putting "fact" at the end of the sentence doesn't actually make it fact. Nice try though.

your never going to convinve me that he can help us break into the top ten. Was OKAY at Brum last year, and couldn't break into a fairly shocking Sweden squad at the euros. We'll see though His freekicks and corners alone would get us at least another 10 goals a season as his delivery is so superb and we have some dangerous finishers who would really appreciate a quality delivery into the box every now and then. Someone might feel he was just okay at Birmingham but that was Birmingham though, a pretty ordinary team. It's hard for players who try to play quality football to really shine in such teams. Put the likes of Owen, Martins and Viduka around him and I would imagine he would look a lot better. I think this is something we ought to remember. absolutely, if Solano/Laurent taught us anything it's that a good option for deliveries is like having an extra man on the field, despite flaws in other aspects of that man's game Speaking of Laurent...I was watching a video of him on youtube. He was absolutely immense for us at times, and I just wish he was more consistant. He would be worth having back just to show the rest how to take a corner or a free-kick. Get him as coach... To be fair, 99% of his corners were absolute trash.

Of course, although people have much more access to watching football these days, so more people are aware of him. I would guess that not many Newcastle fans had heard of Rob Lee, whereas with Sky and the internet, a lot more are aware of Guthrie. I think we're building a great reserve team tbh. I just can't wait to see some real quality added to the first team.* *Not talking about our first signing by the way

Were we even linked with Zola? We wanted Signori.

Never trust a Liverpool fan.

He's played a season in this league and not really done much to shout about. Hardly the same as Bentley is it. The only comparison is that he was let go by one of the top 4. Compare him to Bentley in 3 years when he's one of the best players in the league. Norwich were in the Premier League when Bentley was there iirc. Yep, and hardly played because of knee ligament damage. He didn't have the chance (like Guthrie has) to show what he could do. It's not the same at all.

He's played a season in this league and not really done much to shout about. Hardly the same as Bentley is it. The only comparison is that he was let go by one of the top 4. Compare him to Bentley in 3 years when he's one of the best players in the league. There's a lad from Chelsea called Jack Cork who we should be looking at as a squad player by the way. Bentley never pulled up any trees at Norwich though from what I remember at the time. Well, he was injured for most of his time there, and Worthington still wanted to get him back.

He's played a season in this league and not really done much to shout about. Hardly the same as Bentley is it. The only comparison is that he was let go by one of the top 4. Compare him to Bentley in 3 years when he's one of the best players in the league. There's a lad from Chelsea called Jack Cork who we should be looking at as a squad player by the way.

I wouldn't care less as long as it's not in this league, and we get a decent fee for him.

So he can't look good at Bolton but you expect him to look good for us??