Martin Lol Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 I'm told that Spurs and Newcastle are both in serious contention for the Belgian defender along with 2 Spanish clubs.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieDazzler Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Yesh Please Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Morph Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 OMG. Football Manager legend. And yes, he is good irl too. Seen him in champs league loads of times. Real prospect. Love to get him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobby Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/9316/vandenborre4fy.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtype Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 He tends to be a smarmy ass in Football Manager though. Always asks for a transfer for no good reason or picks fights with Martins or whatnot... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Morph Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 I'm told that Spurs and Newcastle are both in serious contention for the Belgian defender along with 2 Spanish clubs.. Is he out of contract at the end of the season like Wayne Bridge was supposed to be? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stozo Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Should of got Kompany when he left Anderlecht in the summer. The only problem with AVB is he is another midget. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nazza06 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Should of got Kompany when he left Anderlecht in the summer. The only problem with AVB is he is another midget. if he is a good midget i don't care. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nazza06 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 http://www.soccerole.com/fotos/jugadores/peque/vandenborre.jpg There's the man himself.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Kompany won't be at Hamburg for long. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkhead Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 that would confirm my theory that we have scouts only in FM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Lol Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Should of got Kompany when he left Anderlecht in the summer. The only problem with AVB is he is another midget. Thought he was 6'1/6'2", something like that. There's something on Sky about him: http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=435065&CPID=112&clid=6&lid=&title=Race+on+for+Anderlecht+ace The chase for Anderlecht starlet Anthony Vanden Borre appears to be hotting up with an unnamed English side understood to be rivalling Real Betis for his signature. The 19-year-old, who was the second youngest player ever to represent Belgium for whom he now has 15 caps, has a host of admirers across Europe with the likes of Internazionale, Ajax and Lyon all having been linked with him in the past. The club to have shown the firmest interest in securing his signature in recent times is Betis, with the player himself having recently acknowledged the possibility of joining the Spaniards. "The fact that I am interesting such an important Spanish club like Betis fills me with pride," he stated. "I am a professional and I am ready to leave in January if I have to. I want to take advantage of this opportunity." Anderlecht are reportedly willing to cash in on their youth product - who is currently under contract until 2010 - but have slapped a price-tag of around €4 million (£2.5 million) on his head. That is a figure Betis are unwilling to meet, although the player's agent is scheduled to meet Anderlecht officials this week to try and convince them to lower their demands. However, the Spaniards are not the only side looking to broker a deal for the January transfer window, with one English side and one German team also having expressed an interest. While there is no confirmation of their identity, sources in Belgium suggest Tottenham could well be the Premiership outfit in question. I was told Spurs, Newcastle and 2 unnamed Spanish teams, no mention of a German team. At £2.5m, would seem like a good buy for somebody. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Would love him, great on football games Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ticaL Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 that would confirm my theory that we have scouts only in FM Quoted for truth...what? I'm bringing it back... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nazza06 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 his FM screenshot says he is 6'1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NUFC4 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 i say....BRING HIM IN!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmonkey Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 His positioning is shit, look at that - 9/20. Going to cost us goals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 If the scouts played FM, we would have had Vanden Borre and Kompany a long time ago Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaehyun Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 If the scouts played FM, we would have had Vanden Borre and Kompany a long time ago Maybe our scouts are shit at fm? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 He definitely worths the 2.5m gamble, especially on the position that we have only a piece of shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bartos Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Do people who want Anthony Vandenborre to come here have ever seen him actually play? The guy is so bad you can hardly believe it. He's even not good enough to play in our Belgian league. Yes, he has some talent, but his mentality is absolute shit (he doesn't listen to anyone and just does whatever he feels like) and the guy couldn't care less when on a football pitch, which of course makes him play horrible. He often plays right wing back but his defending is so bad that you can't play him in your defense. So they tried playing him in midfield but he doesn't perform there either. So the result is that he hasn't played one decent game this season and most of the games Anderlecht played he was by far the worst player on the pitch. For some reason both the Anderlecht manager and our national coach keep putting him on the pitch but really no one understands why. And I'm not alone with this opinion, no one in Belgium likes Anthony Vandenborre. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Lol Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Do people who want Anthony Vandenborre to come here have ever seen him actually play? The guy is so bad you can hardly believe it. He's even not good enough to play in our Belgian league. Yes, he has some talent, but his mentality is absolute shit (he doesn't listen to anyone and just does whatever he feels like) and the guy couldn't care less when on a football pitch, which of course makes him play horrible. He often plays right wing back but his defending is so bad that you can't play him in your defense. So they tried playing him in midfield but he doesn't perform there either. So the result is that he hasn't played one decent game this season and most of the games Anderlecht played he was by far the worst player on the pitch. For some reason both the Anderlecht manager and our national coach keep putting him on the pitch but really no one understands why. And I'm not alone with this opinion, no one in Belgium likes Anthony Vandenborre. Thanks for the info. At first sight you would think that a 19 yr old getting 15 international caps reflects real ability, but if he is as bad as you say, he wouldn't be the first to be hugely overrated and I daresay he won't be the last either. From the Spurs perspective, I trust Comolli's judgement and I know he isn't the only option in what will be a quiet transfer window for Spurs. In addition to AVB for a back up CB role, Spurs are looking at Sylvain Distin, Mehdi Benatia and Curtis Davies if either Calum Davenport or Anthony Gardner make the move in the opposite direction. The board aren't looking to pay more than £4/5m for what effectively is a back up player. Adel Taarabt has been signed subject to a medical (being done on 19th Dec) and possibly a cheap striker to cover for injuries, Levan Melkadze is a name that's cropped up but not very good by all accounts. A couple of young kids from Scandanavia, Sammy Aziz is one, and that's about all the incoming activity at WHL from what I can gather. Outgoings could include Davenport (Coventry or Wigan?) or Gardner (Wigan or Citeh?), Murphy (Wigan), and that would be Spurs' quietest window since Arnesen first arrived. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie2000 Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 I can't see Distin or Davis being happy as backup CB. mind i wouldn't mind them being first choice here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delima Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 I am really interested to see which club would secure Curtis' signature once West Brom decide to sell. Mind you I thought his partner in defense. Paul McShane, is prospect who would cost a lot less. Definitely would not mind both ending up in Newcastle, perhaps wor own Nigel Pearson could work some magic here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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