I dont think newcastle and villa should be graded so high imo. They just had a better coaches. We missed a trick not getting tielemens on a free particularly when maddison joined us. Would have been a good partnership and familiarity.
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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025
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You lost me at comparisons.
Newcastle do have some very good players. Isak, Gordon, Tonali, Bruno are fantastic while Livermento is quality. They need 3-4 players of that level to push on and fight with Woolwich for 3rd best team. Villa I can see the argument a bit for overperforming.
Me personally im not 100 per cent sold on solanke. Was a bit injury prone as well. Another striker provides healthy competition and as levy says he wants us to challenge on all fronts. Totally agree on that.
Can imagine levy seeing Liverpool making no meaningful signings last season and winning the league as something Frank should achieve with us!
Takai transforms this team
Solanke 3rd highest no of minutes played last season. Not injury prone was he ?
1 Porro - 4,133 mins (45 games equivalent)
2 Kulusevski - 3,452 (38)
3 Solanke - 3,389 (38)
4 Johnson - 3,315 (37)
Solanke, Maddison, Kulusevski, Johnson and Son all 5 about equal in goals/assists all with 20+. Solanle's pressing key for Spurs. Sharing the goals/assists absolutely essential for Spurs and worked well - no reliance upon any one player
Richarlison was the alternate striker last season- he only managed 842 minutes in 24th place. Hence our reliance upon others to fill the gap. He's the one everyone agrees neds to go if we get a half decent fee to help us buy his replacement
Oh he’s Belgian ? lol
That would be why he’s not on the France u21 squad. Fucked that up then,
Fofana or Doku if you had to choose?
...and Eriksen. (replacing players is not just those that brought in a fee..). Raya left a season before Toney, when Toney then got banned for half a season. I think it was only the first season they didn't lose anyone important
A man of culture
Man, two French central defenders play for Spain these days...that's after they had that Brazilian cunt from Chelsea as their CF for years. Seem to also remember that the Qatar and Japan teams from recent past were full of Brazilians and whatnot. And a lad called Fofana usually is someone who you see play for Les Bleus.
Fofana or Doku? Neither to be honest. The former is young & unproven...we've already got one of those upfront. And the latter I never liked or rated that highly. If it was up to me, we'd be going after Nico Williams, Bowen, Barcola, Mbeumo, Diaz, Rodrygo, Raphinha...the gamechangers we were promised thanks to the new stadium.
My daughter works in animation. I've been subjected to animé for years now, from Howl's Moving Castle to the latest K-Pop Demon Hunters. Having said that, I was a Battle of the Planets and Ulysses fan when I was a kid.
Some stuff I've liked, like Full Metal Alchemist and Cowboy Bebop, some I've found mind numbingly boring, like most of the Studio Gibli films.
I couldn't get into the Gundam ones though.
Yeah no arguments from me on that list. Except maybe Raphinha. I know he had an incredible season but I suspect it was a freak year and he will be back to being predictable and not that productive this year
I said a bit injury prone. Me im not sold on him yet.
We should repurpose this thread as a Battle of the Planets discussion. More interesting and will have just as much impact on Spurs!
I’’m not a farmer so could easily be wrong , but I’m assuming you don’t want to hit a barn door with your tractor
Unless you’re that prick Jeremy Clarkson
Very pissed now , really heavy lunch .
Is there anything positive being rumoured
Is there anything positive being rumoured