Disco Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Holtby joins Spurs as of now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoSelecta Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Holtby joins Spurs as of now. What are people's thoughts on him? I've seen him a few times on Bundesliga highlights and he always looks really bright. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 So that's Holtby, Parker, Dembele, Sigurdsson, Livermore, Sandro, Huddlestone, (Jenas) all going for two/three centre-mid spots. Some depth there like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Unexpected news; Isco just signed a new contract at Málaga, doubling his release clause to €40m. Still achievable for the moneybag clubs, but at least a sale would fill up their coffers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 So that's Holtby, Parker, Dembele, Sigurdsson, Livermore, Sandro, Huddlestone, (Jenas) all going for two/three centre-mid spots. Some depth there like. Huddlestone, Jenas and Livermore are really not relevant tbh and Sandro is injured till the end of season so then you are left with Holtby, Parker, Dembele and Sigurdsson for 3 spots. Not as deep as its seems. He will be good for them though, they have been sorely lacking some creativity and he will provide that in spades. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Well, it's not as deep if you disregard 3 of them, that's true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. TC Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Unexpected news; XIsco just signed a new contract at Málaga, doubling his release clause to €40m. Still achievable for the moneybag clubs, but at least a sale would fill up their coffers. fyp Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Well, it's not as deep if you disregard 3 of them, that's true. Exactly. Injuries/pecking order is probably the most relevant thing to the point I'm making. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Well, it's not as deep if you disregard 3 of them, that's true. I disregard them because they are hardly used and when they are used they tend to drop points Its almost like us considering Abeid, Perch, Jonas and Gosling as part of our CM depth when in reality only Sissoko, Cabaye, Anita, Tiote, Bigi and Marveaux can actually contribute on a decent level. They are not relevant they are just making up the numbers. Unexpected news; Isco just signed a new contract at Málaga, doubling his release clause to €40m. Still achievable for the moneybag clubs, but at least a sale would fill up their coffers. Is it? i seem to recall Malaga talking about him being close to renewing his deal for over a week now, i still expect him to go in the summer mind but at least they are in good negotiating position now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Well, it's not as deep if you disregard 3 of them, that's true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Well, it's not as deep if you disregard 3 of them, that's true. I disregard them because they are hardly used and when they are used they tend to drop points Its almost like us considering Abeid, Perch, Jonas and Gosling as part of our CM depth when in reality only Sissoko, Cabaye, Anita, Tiote, Bigi and Marveaux can actually contribute on a decent level. They are not relevant they are just making up the numbers. Unexpected news; Isco just signed a new contract at Málaga, doubling his release clause to €40m. Still achievable for the moneybag clubs, but at least a sale would fill up their coffers. Is it? i seem to recall Malaga talking about him being close to renewing his deal for over a week now, i still expect him to go in the summer mind but at least they are in good negotiating position now. Nobody was giving credit to those rumors, given the financial state they are and all the vultures circling Isco - who had "only" €20m as fee. Suppose the fact that he's a local and they are his boyhood club played a part; even if he is sold, €40m would help them immensely to shore up their finances. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Jonas is part of our CM depth though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chicken little Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Jonas is part of our CM depth though and perch has appeared in practically every game this season thus far. op: do better Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 So that's Holtby, Parker, Dembele, Sigurdsson, Livermore, Sandro, Huddlestone, (Jenas) all going for two/three centre-mid spots. Some depth there like. Huddlestone, Jenas and Livermore are really not relevant tbh and Sandro is injured till the end of season so then you are left with Holtby, Parker, Dembele and Sigurdsson for 3 spots. Not as deep as its seems. He will be good for them though, they have been sorely lacking some creativity and he will provide that in spades. It's sort of fair to discount, or at least downplay, the Hudd, Livermore and Jenas. Problem is, you also conveniently ignored Dempsey, who has played in that advanced CM role. And our kids, at least one of whom (Carroll) should be getting a game in front of all three. There's another kid coming through, Luongo, who AVB* has just specifically mentioned as cover. We'd be happy to sell all three - Hudd, Livermore and Jenas. And Bentley. It's all very well to be looking to buy to cover Sandro's injury, but we don't have a bottomless pit, like Chelsea. You do what most people do, which is look at other squad members to cover (e.g. Vertonghen at LB). I think our squad has fantastic cover everywhere except up front, tbh. *Sorry, wasn't AVB, it was Freund Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Tbf i completely forgot about Dempsey( mainly i think because he played striker yesterday so bit of a brainfart there) and i agree on Carroll he looks really good i'm quite excited to see how he progresses from a neutral POV. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Tbf i completely forgot about Dempsey( mainly i think because he played striker yesterday so bit of a brainfart there) and i agree on Carroll he looks really good i'm quite excited to see how he progresses from a neutral POV. Really like Carroll, although he needs to get bigger. I'm convinced we're only playing the Hudd in front of him to try to shift him somewhere. Hopefully Jol will stump up a few bob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Are yous expecting much of Kane long-term? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Sky saying Graham has asked to leave for "personal reasons". Think Colo might have started an epidemic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 so he's asked to leave but not put in a transfer request because that would cost him money. Footballers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Sky saying Graham has asked to leave for "personal reasons". Think Colo might have started an epidemic Well if he gets released from his contract we can have him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 so he's asked to leave but not put in a transfer request because that would cost him money. Footballers Yep, hate that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymc1 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 so he's asked to leave but not put in a transfer request because that would cost him money. Footballers Yep, hate that. He's leaving for one reason only, money. In his own words (via a friend who spoke to him on Friday) "Not too bothered about it being Sunderland, from a business point of view I'm moving from 18k to 30k a week basic, then bonuses on top. Norwich have only bid 4.8m so Swansea wont sell to them as Sunderland have bid 5.2m". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AY Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Defoe injured and Adebayor in ACN. Spurs really need a striker now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Are yous expecting much of Kane long-term? Not really. I mean, I stand to be corrected, and he's half decent, but nothing I've seen so far elevates him above the ordinary. A couple of years back we had a centre-forward, Lee Barnard, who scored tons of goals in the reserves (like Campbell) but is now on Southampton's bench, at best. I'm expecting Kane to be the same level. It's so difficult to see who will make it at the top level, if they haven't at least broken through to a consistent place in the first team squad by 20. Walker, Naughton and Caulker all had a pretty good full season in the Premiership before playing for us - and Kane is struggling to play more than a couple of games as sub for Norwich. We have good players coming through in midfield and at full back, and possibly a keeper or two, but we can't seem to find a really good forward. Shaq Coulthirst shows flashes, but is so young. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Mallorca sign Alan Hutton on loan, confirmed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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