The Football / Soccer Banter Thread - Part 4

[Murvin]

The guys whose only trophyware should be these

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hahaha right!

Atletico did a good job handling em in the first round of the copa btw, I reckon they can snatch a win comes the 2nd round.

[KI]

Erik Lamela to Spurs £30mil done deal!

Wow.... great bit of business for Spurs. Are you watching Arsenal?!

[Txebe]

El Coco Lamela is amazing, great signing!

Waiting for GB's official announcement, tired of this soap

[Darren]

Erik Lamela to Spurs £30mil done deal!

Wow.... great bit of business for Spurs. Are you watching Arsenal?!

Yeah am eager to see how he does, looks quite the talent. As for Arsenal I still think they're strong. I haven't seen a need for rash decisions from them.

El Coco Lamela is amazing, great signing!

Waiting for GB's official announcement, tired of this soap

You and me both, it's dragged on too long but then you're dealing with Daniel Levy who is notoriously difficult to negotiate with. For good reason however as he strikes good financial deals. I have to say I feel RM haven't acted in a manner which befits their status during this saga. Nearly everybody from the club bar the tea lady mentioned 'Gareth Bale' speaking of him as if he was already in their possession. I think they've not done themselves any favours there & it may have hurt on this deal. We've certainly not covered ourself in glory over the years but I expected a little more professionalism and class from one of the greatest clubs in the world.
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As for players we're speaking to right now.

Vlad Chiriches
Christian Eriksen

We also have a offer on the table for Alen Halilovic, the club have accepted the terms put to them but his Dad has not. He has a big say on his decision so it's a waiting game. They're holding out for a bigger club currently.

I've also read we're also speaking to a Spanish club over a player who is U21 and can play all 3 forward positions. Only person I can think of who fits the profile and price mentioned is Iker Muniaín?.
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On outgoings Emmanuel Adebayor has offers, Gylfi Sigurðsson is also likely to leave on loan or on a permanent transfer as he doesn't want to play a bit part role. We were hoping to sign a new left back in replacement of Assou Ekotto but he is struggling to pass any medicals. (Already failed some in France) so he may stay.

[FJV]

30 melons for Lamela? I think he is a great player, but damn dats overrated.

But once again, Andy Carrol puts everything back in place.

[Katadunkass]

As for players we're speaking to right now.


Christian Eriksen

What do you think about getting Christian?

[Addict-In-Trance]

I am getting really angry on Ajax now!!!! :@ :@
The Spurs are touching 100M Euros for a 1 player....
And Ajax agrees only 12 million for their key player??
And that only a couple of days before the end of the transfer window.
Why on earth such a low fee......?? :@

Bye bye championship!! :@ :@ :@

[leon92]

Ajax only asks twelve million? Eriksen is worth more than that but Vertonghen was also worth more in my opinion.

[Txebe]

I don't know how Ancelotti can deal with Ronaldo, Bale, Isco, Ozil, Di María, Benzema, Kaka', Jesé and Morata...

You and me both, it's dragged on too long but then you're dealing with Daniel Levy who is notoriously difficult to negotiate with. For good reason however as he strikes good financial deals. I have to say I feel RM haven't acted in a manner which befits their status during this saga. Nearly everybody from the club bar the tea lady mentioned 'Gareth Bale' speaking of him as if he was already in their possession. I think they've not done themselves any favours there & it may have hurt on this deal. We've certainly not covered ourself in glory over the years but I expected a little more professionalism and class from one of the greatest clubs in the world.
I don't know what happened but our president is a great businessman like Levy. The most important thing is Bale wanted to go to Real Madrid from the first minute and Levy broke his promise to let him go if Tottenham can't reach CL.
We also have a offer on the table for Alen Halilovic, the club have accepted the terms put to them but his Dad has not. He has a big say on his decision so it's a waiting game. They're holding out for a bigger club currently.
Real Madrid is after him too. Luka Modric has recommended him to Real's chiefs and his contract ends in July 2014
I've also read we're also speaking to a Spanish club over a player who is U21 and can play all 3 forward positions. Only person I can think of who fits the profile and price mentioned is Iker Muniaín?.
Athletic de Bilbao. Good luck my friend, they are worst than Levy. Pay the release clause and he is yours (45 M €). He is pretty similar than Messi (obvious differences). Remember when Bayern paid the Martinez release clause after being negotiating for 3-4 months (40M €) or Fernando Llorente (for free to Juventus)

Tottenham is after Ever Banega (Valencia)

[Murvin]

I'm confused. How come Ajax has tagged Eriksen at 12M, I thought he was valued over 20M & that's what why LFC backed off, fckin hell we have been linked with him all year.. Spurs is about to struck the bargain of the season if that's true.

I cant believe we were willing to pay 25+ for Costa, Willian, Mikitaryan and yet cant fork out 12 for the excellent Eriksen, so fcking sad!

[Darren]

What do you think about getting Christian?

Clearly gifted but he will have to adapt to the league and quickly. Which brings me to my main worry. We've effectively replaced our entire team going forward bar 1 or 2 players. I expect some disjointed performances and inconsistency certainly.

As for Eriksen in particular, good with both feet, quick mind and able to spot a pass. Exactly what we need to help Soldado. My only worry is how he'll adapt as he hasn't got the same strength as Coutinho and I'm not sure what his work rate will be like against the lesser teams. He's played very well for Denmark though and if we have that same player I'll be thrilled.

I am getting really angry on Ajax now!!!! :@ :@
The Spurs are touching 100M Euros for a 1 player....
And Ajax agrees only 12 million for their key player??
And that only a couple of days before the end of the transfer window.
Why on earth such a low fee......?? :@

Bye bye championship!! :@ :@ :@

Ajax only asks twelve million? Eriksen is worth more than that but Vertonghen was also worth more in my opinion.

I can only assume contract as Eriksen only has one year remaining. He did promise to not leave on a free, credit to him so I don't see why value should be affected much. He's a quality player at an exceptional price and we need his qualities. I'd be surprised should he join us however as I believe he stated he would only join a CL team?

As for Vertonghen, seeing him play with us and improve I think we should have paid double what we did in the market. He's everything you want in a defender. I hope to see Chriches come in as he looks similar in style.

Expect heavy transfer activity, seems we're speaking to Coentrao again to fill in at left back. All I know is that if the players we're signing gel we'll have a hell of an attacking force.

I'm happy for Bale to go consider how much we're strengthening other areas. We've needed attention to defense in particular for a long time.

[Darren]

NO MONEY / £0 ON FREE TRANSFER FLAMINI!



A clear sign of their ambition & intent to claim the title back.

Bringing back a player who left earlier in his career because they couldn't / wouldn't meet his demands.

Course it's not all about spending money but seriously? There's being frugal and then there is being ridiculously tight. Do they want to win anything? Gaining CL qualification isn't winning.

P.s. Podolski is confirmed to be out for 10 weeks.

[Katadunkass]

Champions League Drawings:
Group A:
Manchester United
Shakhtar Donetsk
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Real Sociedad

Group B:
Real Madrid
Juventus
Galatasaray
Copenhagen

Group C:
Benfica
Paris Saint-Germain
Olympiacos
RSC Anderlecht

Group D:
Bayern München
CSKA Moskva
Manchester City
Viktoria Plzen

Group E:
Chelsea
Schalke 04
FC Basel
Steaua Bucuresti

Group F:
Arsenal
Olympique De Marseille
Borussia Dortmund
Napoli

Group G:
Porto
Atlético De Madrid
Zenit
Wien

Group H:
Barcelona
AC Milan
AFC Ajax
Celtic

[Darren]

Group F:
Arsenal
Olympique De Marseille
Borussia Dortmund
Napoli

Group H:
Barcelona
AC Milan
AFC Ajax
Celtic

Like the look of these two groups, some exciting games

[Katadunkass]

Like the look of these two groups, some exciting games

I like Group B as well