And the peace trophy we are loaded with silverware
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Transfers Summer 2022 Transfer Thread.
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When £150 million war chest was announced I had a bunch of the more fanatical ones stalking me all over the forum, cock in hand, even though it was exactly what I'd been arguing for for years!
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Now they're saying something like "ah, but it may be spread over 3 or 4 windows dear"
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I can’t help but feel like some fans aren’t content with our signings because we’ve not got “big names” and “marquee signings”.
They look at what other teams have done and then decide we’re not being serious about challenging for honours.
We got 4th with a very light squad, which has been identified and addresssed by Conte and our signings have definitely strengthened the team.
I’m not saying Conte is never wrong, but I’d rather trust the judgement of him and Paratici, you know, because they’ve actually been successful in the past.
I'd suggest cheering up. The season starts in 48 hours.
In regards to ''cheaper options''. Our most successful ever signings have been relatively cheaper ones.
What has confused you, sir? Matt1882 seems to have understood the post just fine and responded appropriately (which you've liked). Do you need me to simplify it for you?
Why do I get the feeling the same people who were grumpy about us signing the best LWB in the world because he’s 33 and only on a 2 year deal are they same ones complaining about getting a 19 year potential star in Udogie so we’ll have a replacement ready when Perisic leaves?
You don't sound like a barrel of laughs yourself, Andy. If you don't mind me saying.
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Recently our most succesful signings have been cheaper ones because of abysmal scouting and lack of due diliegence. Its not been the case throughout the rest of our history. We broke the transfer record for Greaves and Gascoigne. Spent big money at the time on Mackay, Archibald, Waddle, Sheringham, Modric and Son etc so totally disagree on most succesful ever signings being cheaper.
I'm very excited to see a brilliant squad with a full pre-season under Conte get started Saturday. Like every Spurs fan should be. If you can't be positive approaching opening day, what's the point?
It's probably half and half. A bit of hyperbole from me. But in the Premier League era our best signings have definitely been the cheaper ones. Blowing 60m on the likes of Ndombele should show people simply throwing money at someone isn't a guarantee for success. As Conte himself has said today, we will purchase with ''common-sense''.
I remember going to Romarios bar, Café do gol, on a Rio beach that I can't remember the name of, (Baha?) In the spring of 99. He was left out of the 98 world cup and had a picture of Zagallo taped on the piss chute. So everybody taking a piss could piss him in the face.Phew! That's a relief. Afraid we'd have to suffer average/functional MFers like last season.
Romario?
I feel sorry for the chavs....I think they're in for a bad time with this guy....I'd prefer them to be a challenger because it makes the games more interesting for us. And everyone else.
Quite fed up with city/pool and then everybody else. Leveling up the PL a little would make for a more interesting season. Better football and better entertainment.
The OWNERS, mate. Not the CLUB
*these stepford supporters really need to start distinguishing between the two*
Anyhow, that aside, 1 Carling Cup in over 2 decades, and 0 trophies in 15 years, for a club of our size and wealth surely indicates I have a very valid point.
The stats don't lie, my friend, whichever way you want to spin them
Edit: Big thanks totodd1882 for enlightening me to the term "Stepford fan / supporter"
I think I'll be using it quite a lot in the future
Staying in the top 4 for most of the last 10 years beats relegation and the odd Carling Cup!
We now have the platform to tell City and United to fuck off unlike in the past.
From 2016 to 2020 i'd say all our signings were average to dreadful, be it expensive or cheap. Before that the majority were a decent price at the time, the ones i listed were all pricey but also Keane, Defoe, Berbatov, Vertonghen, Dembele certainly werent cheap signings at the time. Where we were good was buying youngsters on the cheap.
Nah, when the £150 million cash infusion was announced, you were on here taking credit for your years of criticism and claiming all your hard work had paid off. Classic narcissistic behavior that even Trump would be proud of. Probably one of the most embarrassing posts I’ve ever seen on here.When £150 million war chest was announced I had a bunch of the more fanatical ones stalking me all over the forum, cock in hand, even though it was exactly what I'd been arguing for for years!
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Now they're saying something like "ah, but it may be spread over 3 or 4 windows dear"
Not yet we don't
My enthusiasm was sapped right out of me this morning.
Woke up with searing pain in my big toe. Suspect a fracture from running a lot. Now have to contend with a LOT of walking on Saturday with that pain
Who would he replace in the starting eleven?
We're still very weak on the right. It's going to be our Achilles heel. Still time to do something but I haven't a clue who. Doc is not class...Spence is still a bit of a mystery....Royal...no!
As a backup to Kulusevski or for the CM role?
A typical attacking midfielder (Maddison) won’t work at CM in the 3-4-3 system. It’s really hard to find a CM that is good enough both offensively and defensively. Some people think SMS but many doubt him.
As a backup to Kulusevski… we could definitely use some creativity. But what starting caliber player is going to want to come and sit the bench?