Don’t start again. We just had half a dozen page about a bit of wee action.Back door action, you say?
-
The Fighting Cock is a forum for fans of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. Here you can discuss Spurs latest matches, our squad, tactics and any transfer news surrounding the club. Registration gives you access to all our forums (including 'Off Topic' discussion) and removes most of the adverts (you can remove them all via an account upgrade). You're here now, you might as well...
Transfers January Transfer Thread 2024
- Thread starter To Dare Is To Do.
- Start date
Latest Spurs videos from Sky Sports
Man, you're obviously entitled to your opinion, but giving this window a 2 or 3?! Come on now!
Yes, shoulda signed a CB in the summer and no excuse for that, especially as that's cost us big points. But they made up for it with Dragusin, who snubbed mighty Bayern for us. And they got Dier.
Werner flopped at Chelsea. Chelsea. I'll say it again...Chelsea. The home of dysfunction. Where 100s of big time forwards (Torres, Shevchenko, Crespo, Lukaku, Kezman...) ruined their career. Still, he put up decent numbers. As he did at RB, in one of Europe's biggest leagues. And for a major national team in die Mannschaft. You ain't a shit player if you achieve what he has to date. Nope, you're actually pretty fucking good at football. If he keeps performing like he did last night, we could well sign him permanently. He looks perfect for Angeball.
Sure, we could've done more. But when you factor it all in, it's definitely not a 2 or 3 outta 10 window. I get that you're frustrated and pissed off because of what's happened in the past, and that it's hard to now trust things gonna be different...but you still gotta be real about things, my man.
This window is more like a solid 6 or even 7.
Sooo... let me get this straight -
1) You give "2 or 3 out of 10" for window (so among 30% worst windows in context of our own track record OR against our competitors) where we have signed a forward-player that has 2 official assists in 2 EPL games (one might argue yesterday he would have deserved 2 assists) and a center-back with really impressive pedigree?
2) That is two first-team squad members. Radu also has two sub-appearances already. At the same time NONE of our top 6 rivals apart from West Ham (signed Kalvin Phillips on loan) + Chelsea and Newcastle have brought in ANY first squad members.
3) If you say that Dragusin deal "almost took the deal from us" is a negative thing (despite, you know, him actually signing) - then you surely would have to put on the plus side facts that "we almost signed" players like Nusa, Gallagher, Bergvall and maybe some others right. Because of "almost". Or should we actually base evaluation what "actually" happened?
4) And the part you say about Werner and Sonny - so... do I understand correctly - on CB front, whatever we did - it was 0 for you cause "we should have got in summer" and on attacking department it is shit unless we signed someone that would be better than Son, eg who Son would not play to the bench?
That would be criteria beyond absolute absurd. Saying that our transfer-window performance is among worst 30% is definition of ignorance or unrealistic expectations.
Again - if everything else was too long read then I repeat most important point - we have signed TWO first-team members that have already made debut for us. While reminder of BIG6 + Aston Villa, West Ham and Newcastle (so in total 8 teams) have ONE first teamer brought in COMBINED.
My guess is that Veliz goes on loan next season, so does Scarlett.
Then you have the Werner question. He carries on like this, you probably have to pick him up for 15m
I want that club gone. Bankrupt. Boom, throw them all the way down to the regional leagues. And strip them of the titles they won by making amigos with refs and other such cunty moves.
Fucking mafia, rotten cheating bastards.
Even though he's still a kid he doesnt look quick or nimble enough for central midfield in the PL.
That Kang is out, unfortunately. His GF cooked up some bogus abuse story and it stuck.
Really?
Not sure I see the same. looks like an Abba Zidane to me.
Yep they have now utterly screwed this phase. He is a talented actor as well. MSU is a skipp-fire.
You'd think after Depp and Amber Turd Marvel would have held on to their most talented actor a while longer. Was the only thing saving the franchize.
I get his point(and yours)it could go either way.
No thanks. Keep him unless he himself is desperate for game time. He started to look good in his last couple of appearances.
I think they were scarred by the box office that genuine peice of shit did to The Flash, but his/they have a very long pattern of behaviour
He'll be developmental, I think. He may seem some bench time if he impresses and gets the tactics through his beautiful blonde skull.
Will be a big step up and i doubt we'd be guaranteeing any minutes at this stage.
A talent, but will need to develop to get into a premier league match day squad.
I could well be wrong though
Yep, all that is pretty reasonable.
Though in midfield it depends on some other factors. We surely should move PEH and Lo Celso, so we'd have left - Sarr, Bentancur, Bissouma, Skippy, Maddisson and Kulusevski. We for sure have to add 1 player there, someone similar to Gallagher (most likely not him though). But that would give us some decent depth. Maybe if Devine does very well in his loan we could use him as 2nd incoming player already?
In defense we could theoretically take a punt on an attacking fullback. Royal and Benny are very good options from the bench, but their attacking contribution could be better. But that is already luxury kind of addition.
Regarding moving on players, I'd add Tanganga, Rodon and Spence there as well.
So, let's keep expectation realistic, shall we.
Out - Solomon, Gil, PEH, Lo Celso, Sess, Regulion, Ndombelly, Tanganga, Rodon, Spence.
In - Kimmich, Leao, Oshmien
?
Really funny there is bugger all to report. Watching Sky and the likes of Romano breathlessly reporting some minor loan deal in the lower leagues is priceless. It does feel like the punishments so far this season have been a real game changer. Imagine having to improve with clever signings, good coaching and a good youth system. Long may it continue.