Transfer Rumours transfer thread fact and fiction

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That's a very encouraging signing. Signing players that we actually need is a big step forward. The Maddison was a dance in the 60's I once had a jazz record called Maddison Time. So it's Maddison Time at Spurs :emoticon-0169-dancewe can hopefully look forward to Spurs dancing through the opposition.
 
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Michael Bridge said earlier about how Ange had only just left the training ground (was around an hour or so before Maddison’s announcement), so we can assume he’s had a face to face chat with Maddison on arrival along with any previous chats about joining.

After it emerged he spoke via video call to Vicario too, getting the feeling we might be giving the manager a bigger say on incomings than what we’d usually do.

Ange does seem to have a good eye for talent for his system too, his experience with rebuilds in Australia, Japan and Scotland shows that and it’s a promising sign he’s got an idea of what he wants to do with us. Both signings so far “make sense” and the links with Tapsoba and van de Ven are also ones many of us feel are right.

Nice to feel a little excited about the club having a plan again.
 
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Also, clawing 10m straight back from Leicester for Winks is genius. You've had their pants down.
 
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littleDinosaurLuke said:
You lot must be feeling quite confident about the way the transfer window is going - unlike some of us who are watching a disaster happen in slow motion.
Maddison is a great signing - exactly the type of player missing last season, even when you were playing well.
I think Kane will stay because he won’t go to Bayern and Levy won’t sell to another English club. The only benefit to him moving to Utd would be an increase in his wages - and I don’t think that would sway him.
There will be more comings and goings but the first moves in the market, at an early stage, bode well for you.
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The disaster happening in slow motion was us turning the best start ever to s*&t last season.

I think confident is a bit strong. It is akin to trusting referee decisions since this happened…..

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We may score a goal, but there is always a chance against certain teams, especially when it matters to us.

Once (much more than bloody once!) bitten, twice shy.

There is always a chance to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory with Spurs. Until the back line is sorted and we have a little more steel in midfield, I won't be confident that all the good work can't be undone by some Levy missteps.

I mean…..

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Confident?

<laugh>
 
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Spurf said:
That's a very encouraging signing. Signing players that we actually need is a big step forward. The Maddison was a dance in the 60's I once had a jazz record called Maddison Time. So it's Maddison Time at Spurs :emoticon-0169-dancewe can hopefully look forward to Spurs dancing through the opposition.
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Presumably something like this although this is from the original John Waters classic film Hairspray!

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Had to laugh as it appeared like this. Are we now cutting transfer fees by using product placement? <laugh>

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Maddison is a good addition, and a player we need as we explore Ange’s preferred way of playing.

I do have concerns over the amount of time he’s spent in the medical room though. With that in mind, another back up option might be worth considering for the squad, whether that’s a youngster from the academy or someone else we sign.
 
Seems a pre requisite these days to joining Spurs is the beard.

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Comments @O.Spurcat ?
 
Roo said:
Maddison is a good addition, and a player we need as we explore Ange’s preferred way of playing.

I do have concerns over the amount of time he’s spent in the medical room though. With that in mind, another back up option might be worth considering for the squad, whether that’s a youngster from the academy or someone else we sign.
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Scott from Bristol city would be nice
 
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Ultimately this is Levy's call. Kane isn't the type to throw a tantrum and refuse to train if we refuse to sell.

It all boils down to what is a huge gamble: take circa £80m now and invest it in the rebuild but with the complication that Kane is irreplaceable, or keep him and hope to goodness Ange is a miracle worker and we progress so rapidly next season Kane signs a new contract.

The third permutation is, from the Club's perspective, the worst: we don't progress much and Kane leaves for free.

That's the gamble. Over to you, Daniel.
 
Citizen Kane. said:
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Ultimately this is Levy's call. Kane isn't the type to throw a tantrum and refuse to train if we refuse to sell.

It all boils down to what is a huge gamble: take circa £80m now and invest it in the rebuild but with the complication that Kane is irreplaceable, or keep him and hope to goodness Ange is a miracle worker and we progress so rapidly next season Kane signs a new contract.

The third permutation is, from the Club's perspective, the worst: we don't progress much and Kane leaves for free.

That's the gamble. Over to you, Daniel.
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Say he does go, who do we go for , I'm not a follower of the game outside the UK, do we blow the lot on a name ,tried and tested or do we take a punt on an up and coming kid /kids
I cannot imagine Spurs without Kane and certainly cannot imagine Richarlison taking over
 
Spurf said:
That's it Martin, thanks for finding that. I had a different version but that's the tune I was talking about.
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That version is by The Ray Bryant Combo. I know because I've got the original soundtrack from that film on CD, purchased back in the late 80's. Whilst I've never been a huge fan of soundtrack albums I absolutely love all the songs on that CD, especially the title track featuring Rachel Sweet, she of B.A.B.Y fame back in the late 70's, if you remember her?!
 
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