You've got a real hard-on for someone that probably played less than a dozen games for us.
It's very strange.

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Here are goal-scoring and assist leaders last year in the Premier League. The characters are so tiny because I wanted to include Isak in both measures. Left side is goal-scoring. Right side is assists. Look at the very top first. There is Salah who last year was both the top goal-scorer and the top assist-maker in the Premier League. And look at where Isak is when it comes to assisting. What that shows is that he can't pass or that he doesn't pass. And he will now play at Liverpool. He will share the pitch with Mo Salah. And who should Liverpool players give the ball to? To him or to Salah? At Newcastle all balls went to Isak. Every single one. And will that be the case at Liverpool? What an idiotic transfer. So much money. And for what?
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The Athletic had a crack at rating all 153 Premier League transfers from worst (Marcus Bettinelli - who?) to best. This is how they ranked our signings - Kudus and Simons should be higher, but Spurs also took out their number 1 spot...
141. Kota Takai, Kawasaki Frontale to Tottenham Hotspur
The Athletic’s reported transfer fee: £5m
Contract length: Five years
Promising 6ft 4in Japanese centre-back whose fee is a record for a homegrown player leaving the J-League. The 20-year-old is currently around Spurs’ first-team squad covering for long-term injury absentee Radu Dragusin, but will likely head out on loan before long.
121. Mathys Tel, Bayern Munich to Tottenham Hotspur
The Athletic’s reported transfer fee: £38.9m (with add-ons)
Contract length: Six years
The initial agreed fee of £47.6million when the French forward arrived on loan in last season’s winter window was negotiated down after an underwhelming few months. Huge potential, a really high ceiling and still very young having turned 20 in April, but potential is all it is for the moment.
78. Kevin Danso, Lens to Tottenham Hotspur
The Athletic’s reported transfer fee: £20.9m
The Athletic’s reported contract length: Five years
Will be Spurs’ third-choice centre-back, but given the injury records of Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven, he’ll play plenty and in the meantime is excellent backup compared to the club’s recent standards in that role. Limited as a player but very solid and a great character in the dressing room, plus he’s already a bit of a hero for the part he played in helping them win the Europa League while on loan last season.
52. Mohammed Kudus, West Ham United to Tottenham Hotspur
The Athletic’s reported transfer fee: £55m
The Athletic’s reported contract length: Six years
On his day, a maverick with the dribbling ability to light up and win any match, but inconsistency and his temperament have been issues, even if he has kissed and made up with new team-mate Micky van de Ven over the slap that got him sent off in a Spurs-West Ham game last October.
20. Randal Kolo Muani, Paris Saint-Germain to Tottenham Hotspur
Transfer fee: Loan
Contract: One year
Bit of a statement signing. So quick, so dangerous in the final third and surely so motivated to revive his career in a World Cup year. Nicely done.
13. Xavi Simons, RB Leipzig to Tottenham Hotspur
The Athletic’s reported transfer fee: £52m
The Athletic’s reported contract length: Five years
Tough to judge, this one. An all-encompassing No 10 who put up great numbers (10 goals and six assists in 25 Bundesliga league appearances) in a struggling team last season. Intelligent, agile, an expert ball-carrier and a supreme creator in the final third. The 22-year-old Dutchman has had a weird career path and needs a permanent home and a bit of love, but he could be a game-changer for Spurs if new coach Thomas Frank can mould the attack around him.
1. Joao Palhinha, Bayern Munich to Tottenham Hotspur
Transfer fee: Loan
Contract length: One year
For two years with Fulham, Palhinha was arguably the Premier League’s best hairy-a***d ball-winning anchorman, and possibly one of Europe’s best too. For Spurs to bring him back to England for peanuts adds a layer of steel to their midfield that has been missing for some time. Palhinha will not only shore up their defence, but will also help allow their creative talents to shine.
Tel didn't show enuff and we still signed him...that 40mil & wages coulda/shoulda gone towards a FB, LCB, CM or goalie.Fully expect us to sign Muani on a permanent just like we did with Tel, providing we see enough, obviously…back in for Savinho in January too
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5V6BDkR--g
Count how many goals here are off of deflections and how many are penalty kicks. He's nowhere near that great. Plus a drama queen, it seems. He didn't create a single of those goals. Truly create. He's not that great of a football player. And yet he's the record transfer.
Always hoped he’d play a decent role for us. He’s a solid player. Hopefully being in Spain will help his development - and also get him away from the toxic political morons who can’t just let footballers be footballers. Remember the noise around Lucas M? Absolute idiots.
Liverpool seem to believe that loading up their front line with tallish, speedish, selfish strikers (Gakpo, Ekitike, Isak) is a recipe for scoring goals.
You guys know about Luis Diaz. The best Colombian football player. Liverpool had him under contract for two more years. And they got rid of him. Luis Diaz.
You’re saying hope is a bad thing..?Morgan What’s more surprising is people fell for that or expected any different. Fans are very easy to manipulate.
Always hoped he’d play a decent role for us. He’s a solid player. Hopefully being in Spain will help his development - and also get him away from the toxic political morons who can’t just let footballers be footballers. Remember the noise around Lucas M? Absolute idiots.

Development? Who gives a fuck?
We need to be selling him first chance we get, average player that's done the square root of fuck all in a Spurs shirt and yet some on here are acting as if he's some sort of club legend for 'ahem' reasons.
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Excellent TW, and this is just the start.
I feel sure that with seven signings Frank is pretty happy overall.
Maybe one or two in January and adding to the squad next Summer.
Small, but very positive steps for the club.
And you are acting like he is a piece of scum for similar reasons.
Pot, kettle etc.
I actually don't think he's average. He ball striking ability is very good. And he's really quick. I remembered the beginning of Ange period him and Perisic were very useful in changing the games for us. Another case of don't know how he didn't has more game time to make it far. My opinion is I just feel his political stance may be a bit too strong for the club and mix with the lads/coaching staff.Development? Who gives a fuck?
We need to be selling him first chance we get, average player that's done the square root of fuck all in a Spurs shirt and yet some on here are acting as if he's some sort of club legend for 'ahem' reasons.
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Liverpool seem to believe that loading up their front line with tallish, speedish, selfish strikers (Gakpo, Ekitike, Isak) is a recipe for scoring goals.
You guys know about Luis Diaz. The best Colombian football player. Liverpool had him under contract for two more years. And they got rid of him. Luis Diaz.
Bissouma gets less respect on this site and he played his part in helping us win a trophy.
Soloman though? Some are acting as if he's done as much for us as Son!
Strange, no?
Anyway, overall it ended up being a good window imo but still at least a couple more should've been brought in.
The Athletic had a crack at rating all 153 Premier League transfers from worst (Marcus Bettinelli - who?) to best. This is how they ranked our signings - Kudus and Simons should be higher, but Spurs also took out their number 1 spot...
141. Kota Takai, Kawasaki Frontale to Tottenham Hotspur
The Athletic’s reported transfer fee: £5m
Contract length: Five years
Promising 6ft 4in Japanese centre-back whose fee is a record for a homegrown player leaving the J-League. The 20-year-old is currently around Spurs’ first-team squad covering for long-term injury absentee Radu Dragusin, but will likely head out on loan before long.
121. Mathys Tel, Bayern Munich to Tottenham Hotspur
The Athletic’s reported transfer fee: £38.9m (with add-ons)
Contract length: Six years
The initial agreed fee of £47.6million when the French forward arrived on loan in last season’s winter window was negotiated down after an underwhelming few months. Huge potential, a really high ceiling and still very young having turned 20 in April, but potential is all it is for the moment.
78. Kevin Danso, Lens to Tottenham Hotspur
The Athletic’s reported transfer fee: £20.9m
The Athletic’s reported contract length: Five years
Will be Spurs’ third-choice centre-back, but given the injury records of Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven, he’ll play plenty and in the meantime is excellent backup compared to the club’s recent standards in that role. Limited as a player but very solid and a great character in the dressing room, plus he’s already a bit of a hero for the part he played in helping them win the Europa League while on loan last season.
52. Mohammed Kudus, West Ham United to Tottenham Hotspur
The Athletic’s reported transfer fee: £55m
The Athletic’s reported contract length: Six years
On his day, a maverick with the dribbling ability to light up and win any match, but inconsistency and his temperament have been issues, even if he has kissed and made up with new team-mate Micky van de Ven over the slap that got him sent off in a Spurs-West Ham game last October.
20. Randal Kolo Muani, Paris Saint-Germain to Tottenham Hotspur
Transfer fee: Loan
Contract: One year
Bit of a statement signing. So quick, so dangerous in the final third and surely so motivated to revive his career in a World Cup year. Nicely done.
13. Xavi Simons, RB Leipzig to Tottenham Hotspur
The Athletic’s reported transfer fee: £52m
The Athletic’s reported contract length: Five years
Tough to judge, this one. An all-encompassing No 10 who put up great numbers (10 goals and six assists in 25 Bundesliga league appearances) in a struggling team last season. Intelligent, agile, an expert ball-carrier and a supreme creator in the final third. The 22-year-old Dutchman has had a weird career path and needs a permanent home and a bit of love, but he could be a game-changer for Spurs if new coach Thomas Frank can mould the attack around him.
1. Joao Palhinha, Bayern Munich to Tottenham Hotspur
Transfer fee: Loan
Contract length: One year
For two years with Fulham, Palhinha was arguably the Premier League’s best hairy-a***d ball-winning anchorman, and possibly one of Europe’s best too. For Spurs to bring him back to England for peanuts adds a layer of steel to their midfield that has been missing for some time. Palhinha will not only shore up their defence, but will also help allow their creative talents to shine.