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Mitrovic was utterly sensational at Anderlecht, with a scoring record of basically a goal every other game. In his defense, his first season in the PL had the misfortune of being at the biggest tragicomedy of a club in the world, with an absolute clown as his first manager. What concerns me more is his temperament and disciplinary record.
Definitely wouldn't mind him as back up to Kane if the price is right, especially when he has shown such open interest in playing for us.

Oh, and there was this...

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Citizen Kane said:
Mitrovic was utterly sensational at Anderlecht, with a scoring record of basically a goal every other game. In his defense, his first season in the PL had the misfortune of being at the biggest tragicomedy of a club in the world, with an absolute clown as his first manager. What concerns me more is his temperament and disciplinary record.
Definitely wouldn't mind him as back up to Kane if the price is right, especially when he has shown such open interest in playing for us.

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Darren Bent had a one goal every two games record before he joined us.
 
Red rag, The Sun, reporting that MP has a £10 mill buy out clause.

No way would Levy do that.

Would MP have demanded it though?

All to be taken with a pinch of salt of course.
 
Wouldn't want that Mitrovic fella. Looks a good player on his day but loves a booking, can't be dealing with a hot head who when he has a chance of playing has a higher probability of ****ing up that chance by doing something stupid.
 
----HistoryRepeating---- said:
To be fair, he's making all the same noises he did when he left Saints.
'Don't want to think about it before the summer....happy....blah blah......'
He's already looking for the next big thing.
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Different scenario I'd say.

He's got the best young squad in the league to manage, his key players aren't being taken away by Liverpool and Man Utd, the aspirations of Spurs aren't far off of the country's elite whereas Soton were more just hoping for a top half finish/ Europa League spot and I think he'll only move abroad after us as there's not much scope for him to work with other sides in the country and there's not really a vacant position available of a team that's much better than us. Plus he only had 12 months remaining on his Soton deal if I remember rightly, he's still got 3 years after this season with us so Levy has a lot of leeway to keep him around should anyone come in for him.
 
you know in the past,successful teams have had to pay a fortune for goalscorers and follow this up with several choppers in defence ie:- United,liverpool,chelsea and,of course,Arsenal.
The only REAL chopper we've had in the last 30 odd years was Graham Roberts.Was this the reason for our demise?

I haven't made my mind up about the Leicester defence.....yet!

The chopper in our present team today seems to be Lamella......and he hasn't a clue how to tackle a player! Hence his silly bookings.
 
----HistoryRepeating---- said:
To be fair, he's making all the same noises he did when he left Saints.
'Don't want to think about it before the summer....happy....blah blah......'
He's already looking for the next big thing.
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ahh bless...desperate for him to leave us huh?
In the December before he left the saints he nearly quit as the owner handed control over to his daughter who then got rid of his friend who persuaded him to join the club...his friend persuaded him to stay for the rest of the season. It was known that he was going to leave the saints at the end of the season, the only surprise was where he ended up.
 
Spurlock said:
Red rag, The Sun, reporting that MP has a £10 mill buy out clause.

No way would Levy do that.

Would MP have demanded it though?

All to be taken with a pinch of salt of course.
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they said that clause was in there from when he first joined...presumably (if he signs another contract) that could up upped as his reputation has grown.
 
bigsmithy9 said:
you know in the past,successful teams have had to pay a fortune for goalscorers and follow this up with several choppers in defence ie:- United,liverpool,chelsea and,of course,Arsenal.
The only REAL chopper we've had in the last 30 odd years was Graham Roberts.Was this the reason for our demise?
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I would contend that the steel that Robbo brought to the team, and his lead by example never say die
attitude was a key reason why Spurs were in with a shout for the title in 1982/1985.

No coincidence IMHO that with the CB pairings being composed, Lamela ferocious in the pressing, and
Dele Alli always fronting up in MF, Spurs are now in a similar league position to those days.
 
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Yes.No doubt about it.Without Roberts we would not have had that successful run!Man...when he hit 'em,they stayed hit!
 
The RDBD said:
I would contend that the steel that Robbo brought to the team, and his lead by example never say die
attitude was a key reason why Spurs were in with a shout for the title in 1982/1985.

No coincidence IMHO that with the CB pairings being composed, Lamela ferocious in the pressing, and
Dele Alli always fronting up in MF, Spurs are now in a similar league position to those days.
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I’d add Dier and Dembélé to the group who have made Spurs a very tough proposition.
 
I take great pride in saying Graham Roberts follows me on Twitter :emoticon-0103-cool:

Have actually spoken with him through there a few times, true gent. He always gets behind the team and tweets somewhat of a little rallying cry to a number of Spurs lads before a game.
 
Spurs or Sex? said:
I take great pride in saying Graham Roberts follows me on Twitter :emoticon-0103-cool:

Have actually spoken with him through there a few times, true gent. He always gets behind the team and tweets somewhat of a little rallying cry to a number of Spurs lads before a game.
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Probably my second favourite player after Stevie P. He hated losing and was as tough as they come...
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He lost 3 teeth when Chris Hughton volleyed his head in the first half of the '81 Cup Final. Despite a thorough search of the pitch the teeth were never found. Robbo was told he would have to come off at half time when he blacked out . Nobody could stop him going back out though. Would you?
 
Notable that two of the most fearless/hard/selfless players of recent times (Robbo and Stuart Pearce)
started at non-league clubs and were soon picked up by a club/manager that had a reputation/ethos
for playing quality football.
 
Excellent article in today's Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football...lip---the-premier-league-has-changed-forever/ :

Sitting over coffee, Slaven Bilic forwards his theory. “This season is kind of logical,” the manager of West Ham United says of an incredible, topsy-turvy campaign in the Premier League. “I will try to explain.” And explain he does.

The essence of Bilic’s argument is that every club in the league now has the financial capacity to compete and buy what he calls “good enough players”.

“And those clubs that already have [good players], the gap was like this,” Bilic says, spreading his hands wide apart. “Because in Chelsea you had Costa, Fabregas, that one, that one, Hazard. But Crystal Palace didn’t have Cabaye. Now with this [television] money … And next year is going to be even more the possibility that these clubs can buy these players to close the gap. And these clubs [the traditional big ones] can’t buy more of these. You can’t buy Messis, there are not plenty of them. They already have 15 good ones; they can’t buy 30. There is no space.

“Every single club is in a situation to buy good players. Good enough players,” Bilic says. Jose Mourinho, then the Chelsea manager, at the Premier League launch last August predicted what was coming. “Every club has very good players so I think it’s difficult for the top teams in England because of the competitive nature,” Mourinho said. “It’s also difficult because they [the other clubs] have players who could play in our teams – Cabaye could play for Chelsea, what’s the doubt? Wijnaldum could play for Chelsea, what’s the doubt? Gradel could play for Chelsea, what’s the doubt?”

Bilic has referred to the Premier League as the “NBA of football” and, in terms of talent migration, it is a label that other leagues have picked up on.

Spanish league president Javier Tebas recently remarked “we run the risk of having the Premier League become the NBA of football in the next five years, with the rest of European leagues turning into secondary tournaments” as he has joined the executives who marvel at the £8 billion TV deal that kicks in next season and will ensure that all 20 Premier League clubs are among the 30 wealthiest in Europe.

“Now, it is definitely the place,” Bilic says. “OK, you still have Spain, the Bundesliga, but this Premier League is the NBA. I am not talking about the quality but everything, this is the NBA of football. Although the best teams are maybe not from England, you are talking about Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, but the actual league, this is the league to be in. It is very competitive.”

Alternatively, as the fans of the wealthiest clubs in England would prefer to believe, it's just a temporary blip.
 
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