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Transfers Summer Transfer thread - 2024

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How Dry should our Powder be?


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As of today, this is the business I'd like to see us do...and that I think we need to do if we're genuinely serious about competing.

IN

- Backup goalie: no Frase v2.0 but a kid who can really challenge Vic​
- Left-footed defender: 24-28yo, got top league + CL expo, who's gonna make Udo fight for every ball and not give up like he did too many times last season​
- Can-do-it-all CM: first, one who's always fit...if that means cutting Biss, Roddy or another of our big name CM, so be it. Need that real leader in the mid, especially now we got Gray & Bergvall. If he chips in with 10-15 G/A, even better​
- Elite winger: Timo shouldn't be here, Kulu ain't a PL winger (or attacking player), BJ still a kid and not really his game. Solomon & Gil are jokes. Bet youse we give Nico Williams the money, he'll come for 2 or 3 years then get his Barca switch. If not him, that's the level you gotta be looking at. Big clubs make big moves...​
- Proper CF: I like Ricky and I sympathize with the kid re his issues but let's be honest, 60 mil for him was always an absolutely shocking decision. He never was a goal machine, never will be...Ange's system or not. Need a guy who's been there & done it at the highest level...so no Solanke, though I rate him​

OUT

- Frase​
- Whiteman​
- Regui​
- Emerson​
- Phillips (loan)​
- Skipp (sell/loan)​
- Lo Celso​
- Devine (loan)​
- Gil​
- Solomon​
- Veliz (sell/loan)​
- Scarlett (sell/loan)​
 
As of today, this is the business I'd like to see us do...and that I think we need to do if we're genuinely serious about competing.

IN

- Backup goalie: no Frase v2.0 but a kid who can really challenge Vic​
- Left-footed defender: 24-28yo, got top league + CL expo, who's gonna make Udo fight for every ball and not give up like he did too many times last season​
- Can-do-it-all CM: first, one who's always fit...if that means cutting Biss, Roddy or another of our big name CM, so be it. Need that real leader in the mid, especially now we got Gray & Bergvall. If he chips in with 10-15 G/A, even better​
- Elite winger: Timo shouldn't be here, Kulu ain't a PL winger (or attacking player), BJ still a kid and not really his game. Solomon & Gil are jokes. Bet youse we give Nico Williams the money, he'll come for 2 or 3 years then get his Barca switch. If not him, that's the level you gotta be looking at. Big clubs make big moves...​
- Proper CF: I like Ricky and I sympathize with the kid re his issues but let's be honest, 60 mil for him was always an absolutely shocking decision. He never was a goal machine, never will be...Ange's system or not. Need a guy who's been there & done it at the highest level...so no Solanke, though I rate him​

OUT

- Frase​
- Whiteman​
- Regui​
- Emerson​
- Phillips (loan)​
- Skipp (sell/loan)​
- Lo Celso​
- Devine (loan)​
- Gil​
- Solomon​
- Veliz (sell/loan)​
- Scarlett (sell/loan)​

I probably persuaded myself of this but I think that Burger guy will be a bit of both for the left-footed defender and do it all midfielder. A bit like Gray is the right footed do it all midfielder who ca also be a defender.

Then I guess they will sign Ramsey to replace PEH and Lo Celso.

Means they would have done both positions for about 35m plus Lo Celso out the door.

I can live with that if it means they go hard for the CF and elite winger. If they sell Richy then they should have easily enough to and get one of the top 2 names on the list and not just wait around for Toney/Gimenez/David to get cheaper.
 
As of today, this is the business I'd like to see us do...and that I think we need to do if we're genuinely serious about competing.

IN

- Backup goalie: no Frase v2.0 but a kid who can really challenge Vic​
- Left-footed defender: 24-28yo, got top league + CL expo, who's gonna make Udo fight for every ball and not give up like he did too many times last season​
- Can-do-it-all CM: first, one who's always fit...if that means cutting Biss, Roddy or another of our big name CM, so be it. Need that real leader in the mid, especially now we got Gray & Bergvall. If he chips in with 10-15 G/A, even better​
- Elite winger: Timo shouldn't be here, Kulu ain't a PL winger (or attacking player), BJ still a kid and not really his game. Solomon & Gil are jokes. Bet youse we give Nico Williams the money, he'll come for 2 or 3 years then get his Barca switch. If not him, that's the level you gotta be looking at. Big clubs make big moves...​
- Proper CF: I like Ricky and I sympathize with the kid re his issues but let's be honest, 60 mil for him was always an absolutely shocking decision. He never was a goal machine, never will be...Ange's system or not. Need a guy who's been there & done it at the highest level...so no Solanke, though I rate him​

OUT

- Frase​
- Whiteman​
- Regui​
- Emerson​
- Phillips (loan)​
- Skipp (sell/loan)​
- Lo Celso​
- Devine (loan)​
- Gil​
- Solomon​
- Veliz (sell/loan)​
- Scarlett (sell/loan)​
I have a sneaky feeling you might end up disappointed. Just a hunch, based on 34 years of supporting Spurs.
 
Is that really you, AG, you boring motherfucker!

Here's an idea, fuckface.

When you've got your notes prepared for your latest youtube video - ask chatgpt or microsoft pilot to summary/condense it for you, then use THAT to do your vids - 50 minute videos down to 5 mins, just like that.

You're fucking welcome, you ass-faced racoon.
Most of his vids were shaking feature film length, it’s only recently they’ve dropped to 50mins when there’s been nothing to report! 😂

When he was rambling through the long ones, I kept expecting the usherette to come round with the ice creams!
 
In positive news, the back 5 (GK included is probably only a back up / young prospect keeper and a LCB / LWB away from being strong first 11 / squad.

Midfield, not too bad, Bissouma / Maddison / Bentancur all good players, Gray, Bergval, Sarr all fantastic young players. Probably one addition needed still, maybe Eze.

Front line.... Shambles... Left side, Son / Werner / Moore not too bad, right side, Johnson / Kulu below par... Striker, pretty woeful... Richarlison would be an excellent squad option on ability, but is never available.

LCB / LWB - exciting prospect ok here
Creative Mid - Ideally top level, but first team ready prospect would work.
Right Wing - Needs to be first team quality
Striker - Needs to be top quality

Think 2 dynamic wingers (counting Eze as one given his dribbling ability) instead of a striker if we end up keeping Richy.

Think the Kulu wing experiment is over. He's going to play centrally this year.

Think wing is by far our weakest position.
 
No one can question our love for Spurs, we have sat through this man's ramblings. It's like going to the dentist.
Latest Gold video has dropped.

clockwork orange no GIF
 
As of today, this is the business I'd like to see us do...and that I think we need to do if we're genuinely serious about competing.

IN

- Backup goalie: no Frase v2.0 but a kid who can really challenge Vic​
- Left-footed defender: 24-28yo, got top league + CL expo, who's gonna make Udo fight for every ball and not give up like he did too many times last season​
- Can-do-it-all CM: first, one who's always fit...if that means cutting Biss, Roddy or another of our big name CM, so be it. Need that real leader in the mid, especially now we got Gray & Bergvall. If he chips in with 10-15 G/A, even better​
- Elite winger: Timo shouldn't be here, Kulu ain't a PL winger (or attacking player), BJ still a kid and not really his game. Solomon & Gil are jokes. Bet youse we give Nico Williams the money, he'll come for 2 or 3 years then get his Barca switch. If not him, that's the level you gotta be looking at. Big clubs make big moves...​
- Proper CF: I like Ricky and I sympathize with the kid re his issues but let's be honest, 60 mil for him was always an absolutely shocking decision. He never was a goal machine, never will be...Ange's system or not. Need a guy who's been there & done it at the highest level...so no Solanke, though I rate him​

OUT

- Frase​
- Whiteman​
- Regui​
- Emerson​
- Phillips (loan)​
- Skipp (sell/loan)​
- Lo Celso​
- Devine (loan)​
- Gil​
- Solomon​
- Veliz (sell/loan)​
- Scarlett (sell/loan)​

The yearly Spurs fan delusional coping behaviour has started I see, I admire your positivity mate.




Spurs supporters when they see players linked to us and start building their fantasy team in their mind:

dumb-and-dumber-chance.gif


When the transfer window closes and reality sets in and they realise keeping Werner on a permanent and Vicario getting the number 1 shirt WAS our window...

dumb-and-dumber-what-was-all-that-one-in-a-million-talk.gif
 
Royal, Reguillon and Gil are 100% leaving and Lo Celso 90%.

That would leave the following:

EG=ESTIMATEDGOALS SCORED
EG1ST TEAMEG2ND TEAM
VICARIOFORSTER
2PORRO1SPENCE
2UDOGIE1GRAY
2ROMERO1DRAGUSIN
2VDV1DAVIES
2BENTACUR?BISSOUMA
2SARR?SKIPP
8MADDISON2BERGVALL
8KULUSEVSKI2SOLOMON
12RICHARLISON8JOHNSON
18SON6WERNER
5822TOTAL 80 GOALS

Spence is certainly not a banker to stay.
KWP's contract ends next year so my guess is we go for him even if Spence stays.

I would not be shocked if either one or both of Skipp and Bissouma also leave.
Many midfielder's names out there who are capable of protecting our "back 4."

Jonathan Rowe had an excellent season for Norwich and he looks great in his showreel.

So KWP, Rowe and AN Other is the three for me.

I do not want Toney.
 
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