Winter Transfer Window

For what it's worth, seeing reports here in Spain that we're back in for Barca's Sandro Ramirez. Reported release clause, €12mill. I think the buyback clause was a sticking point last time, though!.

 

Desperation is starting to rear it's (balding but distinguished) head in the 'Thanks for that, Brian' camp. Today, I heard that Sassuolo (yes, before the transfer window I'd never heard of them) had bought striker Marcello Trotta (who I vaguely recall playing for Fulham, Brentford and Peckham). Any normal football supporter of any normal PL club would have less than zero interest in such a report and quite rightly so.

However, as a Spurs fan of 46 years and a tortured soul as a result, my immediate thought was - "We're going to sign Domenico Berardi, the most talented young striker in the known Universe." Deep in my soul, I know we're not going to do any such thing. Nor are we about to announce Jackson Martinez, Alvaro Morata, Sandro Rodriguez or any other exotically named back-up for young Harry. At best I expect to see us sign Andy Booth or Ian Moores or their less talented off-spring or distant relatives (including any still living parents), to relive past glories .

However, at no other club does the Transfer Window become such a wild and crazy ride. It's better than watching '2001 A Space Oddity' on acid...and as good for your health. Still, there's only just over 10 days left of it to play out, so plenty of time...plenty of time...Oh God!!

 

Again, for what it's worth, the two ex Barca players that Pochettino was photographed with at our training ground - Puyol & De la Pena, just happen to be Ramirez's agents!...

 

Is that the David Bowie remake of the film, or is the acid that good?

 

Sounds like a done deal to me

 

I went and saw that film when I was at university. You got stoned just breathing the atmosphere in the cinema.

 

Who knows? Apparently, the interest is real, but the sticking point has been Barca's demand of a buy back clause. Standard Barca tactics.

 

It's said (?) that he has a buyout clause, presumably they can't insist if that amount is offered?

 

My parents took me to see it when I was 6 years old. In New York the hippies dropped acid and listened to Bowie. I had acid drops and 'The Laughing Gnome'. It's just old age that makes me get the words wrong.

 

I'm not sure if it's possible to have a buyout clause with a contingent buyback clause? But that's the rumoured sticking point.

 

No doubt their driver took a wrong turn on their way to the Emirates

 

"In New York the hippies dropped acid and listened to Bowie. I had acid drops and 'The Laughing Gnome'.
It's just the ignome-inious nature of old age that makes me get the words wrong."

<fixed> (by order of the Gnome office)

 

I quite liked Ian Moores!

 

But that's another story!

 

I think my memory of Ian Moores is of the hat-trick he scored in 9-0 v Bristol Rovers but that was about half the goals he scored for us and even that day he was overshadowed!

 

Even If we do sign him you know he'll just be another Gio 2 saints!

 

So after having several days worth of speculation regarding Christian Eriksen soundly debunked by Eriksen himself, what do the Standard do? Start with speculation about a rift between Poch and Bentaleb.

I think this sums it up...

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@remembercolinlee will be along shortly

 

I tried to sign Messi for Spurs on FIFA16.......he's not having any of it.

I'd offer 5 million plus Townsend for Mane.

 

One of the articles on the BBC Gossip page claim WBA want to sell Berahino to the Geordies for £15m. Laughable if true, not sure if Peace has a vendetta against Levy but he could've got £10m on top of that just a few months back. Even though I'd like him at Spurs, in some way I'd want them to do the business with Newcastle just so Peace is left with egg on his face.