One of the 2 examples given would have won feck all without ridiculous amounts of money. Sod all to do with morale or belief.
Getting back to the spuds. I say that ****ting on them from a great height for the best part of the last two decades gives us bragging rights over and above any odd win they've scraped in the last couple of seasons (especially the one we handed to them on a plate last season) and gives us reasonable right to expect that we'll finish above them again. Far from history having no bearing on the future, I believe it gives an indication of what's to follow. The spuds, due to our own failings in the last couple of seasons, have come close to us, but as the weight of history dictates, they know their place and always find a way to capitulate at the death. It's a psychological thing, they know they are our inferiors and consciously or subconsciously, bow down to their superiors. It's like small man syndrome, they suffer delusions of grandeur and like to think they can knock out the bigger, stronger man who's chatting up the beautiful woman in the corner (Arsenal) but when they try, they inevitable get humiliated and laughed at and end up with the ugly bird, because they know deep down, that is their level
I could have said the same thing about Arsenal in 1970 and I'd have looked a right plonker the next year.
It depends on what you mean by double? Have a strong start, and then blow it all at the end, that's the typical yearly Spurs double now. :-D.
That would be the dream scenario, I think Soldado would improve Spurs massively, would rather he go to Liverpool.
A bit pointless from Soldado. They have already said he can leave, as long as someone meets his buyout clause.
We won't be buying Soldado. Too much for a 29 year old, especially considering our recruitment policy. and that's before looking at the rumoured £25.7m release clause
I agree that he's way overpriced, but if show an interest and the player wants to join you then his club might be forced to accept a lower bid
He won't be 29 until the end of the season. He is not reliant on pace either and is approaching the best years of his career, you would get at least 3-4 seasons of 20+ goals out of him. I really don't want Spurs to sign him, with the likes of Lennon, Bale and Dembele he would get plenty of service.
If we don't get Suarez then he is probably the best option left. Can only think of Osvaldo (is he ready?) or Jackson Martinez (Porto will rip us off) who could still improve us significantly up front.
