The next 'big name signing'?
Friday, July 10, 2009 at 10:03AM Stupendous day. If you're in central London, hop onto one of those open bus tourist tours and have yourself a parade. Pennant has gone to La Liga. I haven't cried since that Gazza yellow card in Italia '90, but have no shame in admitting I shed a tear when I read that the arrogant and over-hyped, ex-scum 'wonder-kid' had agreed to join Real Zaragoza. If we struggled to get an in-form winger (Bentley) to work in the team, what chance an inconsistent petulant prick?
The ITK community had us along with a couple of Italian clubs interested and that it was a done deal for him to sign for Harry once we got rid of Bentley. It's like these attention-seekers are playing a grand version of connect-the-dots with one dot in London and the other next closest dot somewhere hidden in the depths of the Eagle Nebula.
I'm actually a lot calmer now with all this incoming outgoing transfer circus. I've re-discovered patience and also some respect for our esteemed chairman for standing firm with Sevilla over the Zokora saga and bagging and alleged £8.65M (although we did pay them a bundle for the Ramos compensation). Bent's long running 'will he won't he' be the next Spurs player to make the trip up to Sunderland looks like coming to a happy conclusion with us finally agreeing a fee. It's not going to be anywhere near the £16M we paid for him. No doubt this will result with day long street parties in the East End. For us, it means more money in the kitty as we look towards bringing in a new forward.
Carew from Villa is the man marked by all. Big, strong, great at holding up the ball. All ingredients that Harry likes and we need. Might not be prolific or the best natural finisher - but alongside Defoe, it might just work. He won't cost too much, but as a consequence of the club he plays for currently and the fact we just sold Zokora - Nigel Reo-Coker might become part of the package.
The irony is not lost on me. From one 'Do do do' to another. Excuse the pun, but for the love of God…do one. Carew, I can live with if he's cheap. I'd much prefer a younger player with bags of potential and a proven record. But if things are tricky in the transfer market (which they are) then we need to be a little shrewd. Reo-Coker isn't shrewd. It's a mistake.
Talking of mistakes, did anyone see a story about Birmingham chasing a certain Inter player? Tabloids linking him to a return to the Prem. So what happens next? Cryptic messages start appearing on Spurs forums about how we are in for a player who - if signed - will make you laugh or cry.
Patrick Vieira? In Lilywhite? Sacrebleu!
I think I'm about to lose that calming feeling.
Bentley, ITK, John Carew, pennant, reo-coker, summer transfer fun
Reader Comments (38)
Carew over Bellamy, any day of the week.
Far more realistic this than signing Klass or Ruud. As for the ex-goon. Don't expect him to leave Serie A.
Seems that Spooky takes a half-hearted attempt at ITK from a spurs forum, posts it, and now others are picking up on it: http://www.spurs.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=7501544
I expect The Daily Mail to be running with this by tomorrow morning.
Carew I'd take with open arms. Viduka is another with the power we need - but he's past it. Isn't he?
Crouch is presumably Harry's top target and while I admit calling the guy a freak, at full volume, during matches at the lane I would be happy to see him in our colours. Again.
The Viera thing is amusing and I think it might just work. It's something our manager did to good effect at Pompey - old players were often rejuvenated - Viera is no box-to-box player but could have a sparkling effect on Wilson. Just like Davids, he could offer more than just playing. His type around the place might gee some others up.
Carew doesn't excite me. Don't think he's the answer, but then neither is Bellamy and we don't seem to be in for anyone else at the moment. Hoping we pull something out of the bag that nobody expects.
please get CF= Huntelaar or Crouch LW = Maxi , bastos or this young Argy kid . last resort Drowning
please don't get . Pennant , Carew (unless 5 mill or less) Bellamy , barton ETC
as much as i beleive the players above may give us some steele and improve us on some levels ....i feel would be detrimental to our core values and traditions .
its just not the spurs way ! COYS
Don't think Viera is half the player he was. But probably still good enough to do the business in the EPL. Don't think it will happen though. Arsenal connections and all that.
Is there a lack of quality the world over? Since Comolli was sacked, do we not use some form of scouting network to look at other Berbatov style targets? Or are second class Prem players and improbable big name signings our only avenues in this window? We need to be more ambitious. But at the same time I'm happy to take on non-sexy signings if they are decent strong consistent players. We tend to buy way too much hype and it never works (well mostly never) so if Harry thinks someone like Carew will work in the team, then so be it.
Someone like Bellamy can fuck off.
Spooks, had you put 'Vieira' in your headline you'd have got a ton more hits.
Well done for the subtly.
Carew will do. Nigel Super-Soaker can do one.
Vieira the new Davids?
I am still content with lack of action in market, do not want the usual last minute panic, if business not done in next two weeks should just go with settled squad for the year it could not be worse than some of the panic buys we have done in the past then not had enough time to bed them in the team, hence poor starts to seasons in recent past. Viera was a gooner therefore he can whistle, well past best before date, would still take Henry though. Start the rumours, surely someones seen him at the Lodge
We just signed a young Arsenal reject who is a fan of the goons so why not an old Arsenal reject
i think seeing as veloso says he wants to leave sporting we should snap him up it wasn't long ago that he was being linked with 20mil moves now sporting are holding out for 8.5mil, another defensive mid alongside palacios is just what we need, good battle between the two, i honestly think that gio should be given a run in the side on left mid but that argy kid (de federico) does look a bit special, but then again if ashley young was a possibility i'd take him all day!! spurs targets should be A.Young= Bentley & Jenas - Huntelaar = £15mil - Veloso = £8mil and Heinze = £3mil COYS!!!
John Carew? Where's my sick bucket? An injury prone donkey, if ever there was one. Let's get proper busy and sign the man Huntelaar, FFS.
Viera to Spurs? Who's phone did the journos have to hack to make up that one?
lol!
Do you not think we are missing a trick?? If the blogs are true it seems that Real have accepted a bid of 20 million Euros from Stuttgart for Huntelaar! the guy is young, full of promise and looks like he can handle the Premiership. Get him, get rid of Bent and Keane and promote Obiki to fourth choice and we have potentially a great strikeforce. Let’s see if Pav has spent any time learning the lingo and resting and then judge him in January.
Pennant gone, thank God, let’s hope someone buys that Welsh Prick next and all will be good. we need to be a little patient and trust Arry buys only players that will improve the squad along with at least two unknown African players no one has ever heard of but end up being a gem!! COYS
I thought necessity was the mother of invention, turns out it's the transfer window. I'd guess hell would have had to have frozen over, before Levy would have touched another sky andrew player with a shitty stick. Pennant was never an option. Suddenly we're supposed to be interested in the aged and infirm, as if we don't have enough of a reputation for monopeds, hypochondriacs, alcoholics, manic depressives and the work-shy.
Would whoever it is that invents this bollocks, please link us with some talented, fit young men, in their prime and with a bit of work ethic and ambition. It's no good for the self-esteem of the fans or the club, to be linked to the second-rate, past it, crippled or downright misanthropic. It's all bollocks anyway.
I'd like to retract my support for signing Carew.
Expect Becks to be linked again.
"I'd like to retract my support for signing Carew."
Lol, quality.
Carew is a great hold up man and to be honest I think he'd be a fair signing if he stays fit, he always looked dangerous when he wasnt carrying a knock. Re Huntelaar ok he was good in Holland but so was my Nan he did naff all in Spain dont get why all the hype!! Crouch would also be a decent signing he and Defoe work well together and were full of goals so why not give it a try?
Forget carew,Just keep looking for players at your level like reo coker and old men like figo
Leggy I dont get your Maths?
A. Young = bentley + jenas - Huntlear? Does that make Huntler 20mil and jenas and bentley minus 12 mil combined, as the combination seems to be worth '15mil - Veloso' as veloso is about the 7mil mark apparently?
And then 8mil + Heinze = 3 mil? so what we get paid 5 mil to take him off their hands. I'd get levy on the phone now!
Are you Harry's accountant as well by any chance?
Carew has one very big thing going for him. He's not Bellendenemy. Other than that traget man can hold up play 'check', not too expensive 'check'. So maybe a 5 out of 10 option, good but not great. Recent injury and attitude not brilliant either!