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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025

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you'd have thought that knowing with the likely once in a generation super cup final against PSG where the whole world will be watching the game we'd have really pushed the boat out a bit. especially considering how poor we were last season

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What makes you think Madders will ever be back to the same player?

He’s just done his ACL in the same knee and he’s 29. His body wasn’t allowing him to stay fit before that anyway.

I love the player and he’s a solid guy, good leader for the young players. It’s fucking horrible for him but it’s the reality that we probably can’t rely on him again.

hahahahahha are you serious?

I thought we are having discussion in real world terms or so.

For your information - adult persons don't do multi-million deals on totally on the limb assumptions. About what he might or might not be in the future. You just presented my 100% random thing from your fantasy, at the point there is even no real information about his injury specifics. And then expect others to act upon your fantasy? :D You are brilliant little thing, aren't ya :D .
 
What makes you think Madders will ever be back to the same player?

He’s just done his ACL in the same knee and he’s 29. His body wasn’t allowing him to stay fit before that anyway.

I love the player and he’s a solid guy, good leader for the young players. It’s fucking horrible for him but it’s the reality that we probably can’t rely on him again.
Pal, again that's a clear case of the club not doing its due diligence.

Maddison has never played a full league season in his career, was out for several weeks each season during his time at Leicester. Never was a 90min player either.

But yeah he only wanted Spurs, was affordable in fees & wages, and he can do some nice tricks with the football.
 
you'd have thought that knowing with the likely once in a generation super cup final against PSG where the whole world will be watching the game we'd have really pushed the boat out a bit. especially considering how poor we were last season

marvellous neglect

Whole?
World ?
Watching :D ?

I am also bit pissed about the current state of affairs, but don't have to make up crap like this.

90% of club football fans care about this as much as club world cup.
For Spurs fans it is obviously huge, but "once in a generation where the whole world will be watching" :D ?
 
I don't think it was a "higher profile signing" - that's just juxtaposition based on both the way the world was then and the position the team was. Ndombele was a club record signing and was a huge deal at the time. Bale coming back on loan was just the same effective term as Klinsmann and was a massive deal in the media. Van der Vaart was a huge, huge deal. Soldado at the time was seen as a massive deal.

In this case, your own bias is glorifying the 90s to be something it very much was not.
We were crap in the nineties once Sugar dismantled the FA cup winning team . The nineties was dire end of .

Now I love Bale , he has a very strong case to be the greatest British Player of all time . However you criticised Klinsman as a washed up 30 year old he set the prem alight and moved to Bayern . Jose never gave Bale a fair crack but he was physically more spent than Jurgen and quit football once Wales were knocked out . You can’t have it both ways , if you perceived Klinsman was washed up the perception of Bale due to persistent injuries was he was ready for the knackers yard . He had hardly played any football because even when fit he was at war with Madrid .

Edit: but I repeat the asswipe Jose did not treat him fairly imho
 
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