Summer transfer rumours, speculation and out-and-out b*ll*cks.

[Rip Van We Go Again]

He failed the medical at Stoke, so West Ham leapt in with a short term deal.

If he passes a medical with us, all well and good, seems a decent striker to me.

[Mazrim]

If he didn't cost anything would he be a free Ba?
And would Dunne and Collins abuse him in that case?

[Rip Van We Go Again]

If he didn't cost anything would he be a free Ba?
And would Dunne and Collins abuse him in that acse?

My Stoke supporting mate said he stormed out of there after he failed the medical.
To quote
'Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba, Ba ran.'

[UsualSuspect]

If he didn't cost anything would he be a free Ba?
And would Dunne and Collins abuse him in that case?

Like the free bar bit

Just as a side issue has anyone heard about Collins and Dunne being out on Friday night before the Albion game?

[Villa'Zawg]

Harry kicks off his summer transfer noise...

Tottenham boss: It’s obvious who we’ll be selling in the summer

By Ben Pearce
Thursday, May 5, 2011
11:00 AM

HARRY Redknapp admits that the senior Spurs players who are out on loan will be the first to go when Tottenham streamline their squad in the summer.

Chairman Daniel Levy has stressed the need to reduce the wage bill at White Hart Lane in the close season – and Redknapp concedes that the priority will be to sell the highly-paid Lilywhites who are currently playing for other clubs.

“I can see the situation. We’ve got lots of players out on loan that we haven’t moved, or haven’t been able to move, in the last couple of years, and they’re still here,” he said.

“There’s people like David Bentley at Birmingham, there’s Robbie [Keane] at West Ham, [Giovani] Dos Santos out in Spain and Jamie O’Hara at Wolves.

“We need to trim the squad a bit to try to get some money in. I’d rather have a smaller squad and maybe try to bring one or two top players in.”

Spurs’ hopes of offloading Keane to West Ham on a permanent basis are looking increasingly unlikely as the Hammers, who are committed to signing the Irishman if they avoid relegation, continue to prop up the league with just three games to play.

Meanwhile, Bentley has fallen out of favour at Birmingham, storming out of St Andrew’s before Saturday’s clash with Wolves after discovering that he had been omitted from the 18-man squad.

Spurs also have a number of younger players out on loan. Kyle Walker has spent the second half of the season with Aston Villa, while the likes of Kyle Naughton (Leicester), Jake Livermore (Leeds) and Andros Townsend (Millwall) have all been playing in the Championship.

Steven Caulker was at Bristol City before his successful stay was cut short by injury, and South Africa international Bongani Khumalo has recently returned from Preston North End after suffering a foot injury.

While Redknapp admits that he will cash in on some of his fringe players this summer, he is keen to retain the services of Spurs’ leading prodigies, and the manager is known to have high hopes for Walker and Caulker in particular.

However, the Spurs boss concedes that he has been unimpressed by certain members of the club’s supposed ‘next generation’.

“I think it answers a lot of questions about these young players, how they do when they go out on loan” he said.

“You find some come back and blame the team they go to because they don’t play football like Barcelona, and that’s what they want to do - ‘they kick the ball too long’ or something else, there’s usually an excuse with it.

“It answers a million questions for me about their attitude and how good they really are. If they go to lower division clubs and can’t play, and can’t get in their team, there’s not a lot of chance that they’re going to come and play at Tottenham.”

The Hornsey, Crouch End and Muswell Hill Journel - Clicky

[kippaxvilla2]

“You find some come back and blame the team they go to because they don’t play football like Barcelona, and that’s what they want to do - ‘they kick the ball too long’ or something else, there’s usually an excuse with it.


Whether you like Harry or not (and I don't mind him) you have to say that is a great quote.

[Concrete John]

Sounds promising if we want to keep Walker beyond this summer.

[garyshawsknee]

I'd be suprised if they get shot of a youngster like Walker,who cant be on much dough.

Sure it'll be the likes of Keane,Bentley,thankgod M'ON isnt here as that could've been his summer shopping list.

[PaulTheVillan]

I like Ba, he'd be a good squad addition. Not sure about his fitness though as there were issues with his medical at Stoke.

Amazed you have seen enough of him Paul to reach that conclusion!

In the games I've seen he's impressed me. He'd bring more to our squad than Heskey is at the moment.

Oh, I also watch lots & lots of football.

[pauliewalnuts]

So Harry has been asked to reduce the wage bill and mount a CL qualification campaign next season?

I wonder how he'll react.

[glasses]

Real Madrid for Young?

Sorry, he's simply not that good.

Seconded

Average at best this season

You're talking bollocks.

Average against Blackburn? Average against West Ham?

His best doesn't come nearly often enough. But at his best there's nobody better than him in his position in the league.

And that's why he will be playing in the Champions League next season.

oooohhhh a good game against West ham and Blackburn whoopee do.

Count the corners wasted
Count the free kicks wasted
Count the dives and petulence
Count the goals

vastly overated and like all of our players this season (barring Bent and his goals that have kept us up) AVERAGE

Vastly overrated? He has the most assists and goals in all competitions this season.
By far and away our most important player this season. Although, if Bent had been here from the start Im sure he would have outscored Ash.

[achilles]

He's a natural replacement for Giggs.

That is exactly why Manure will sign him... unfortunately for us!

[pauliewalnuts]

I understand why people say Ashley is overrated - he is, he's very rarely produced to the level he can over the last two years.

However, he's still a very, very good player indeed, and I would much rather keep him.

What I don't get, though, is how anyone can question his work rate. At least anyone with working eyes who watches our games

[achilles]

Harry kicks off his summer transfer noise...

“It answers a million questions for me about their attitude and how good they really are. If they go to lower division clubs and can’t play, and can’t get in their team, there’s not a lot of chance that they’re going to come and play at Tottenham.”

The Hornsey, Crouch End and Muswell Hill Journel - Clicky

Does that equally apply to Villa players out on loan or is it just that Spurs are a more ambitious club than us?

[Matt C]

I'm sure I read somewhere that Spurs have 21 players out on loan which added to their registered 25-man squad does leave a pretty sizeable wage bill. I wonder if the media will portray Spurs as having a 'sell to buy' policy all summer long or will it instead be more transfer genius from 'Arry.