AM'S first three signings?

[taylorsworkrate]

The more I think about it, the more I come to the conclusion we don't have a hope in hell of signing any of Blose's decent players (Dann, Johnson, Foster).

They'll be other clubs in for them without a doubt.  After all the bad blood, why would Blose do anything to help us out?

Well get the same way regardless of whether McLeish is manager. Offer the most money.

Surely paying over the odds for these players wouldn't fall in line with the (supposed) new belt tightening policy.

[PeterWithesShin]

The more I think about it, the more I come to the conclusion we don't have a hope in hell of signing any of Blose's decent players (Dann, Johnson, Foster).

They'll be other clubs in for them without a doubt.  After all the bad blood, why would Blose do anything to help us out?

Well get the same way regardless of whether McLeish is manager. Offer the most money.

Surely paying over the odds for these players wouldn't fall in line with the (supposed) new belt tightening policy.

I doubt we'll get them by bidding less than other clubs bid, do you?

[Barca 2011]

Can guarantee it wont be any of the Blose players. Not a hope in hell
of doing any business with them after this, regardless of how much we offer.

[taylorsworkrate]

The more I think about it, the more I come to the conclusion we don't have a hope in hell of signing any of Blose's decent players (Dann, Johnson, Foster).

They'll be other clubs in for them without a doubt.  After all the bad blood, why would Blose do anything to help us out?

Well get the same way regardless of whether McLeish is manager. Offer the most money.

Surely paying over the odds for these players wouldn't fall in line with the (supposed) new belt tightening policy.

I doubt we'll get them by bidding less than other clubs bid, do you?

Actually part of my point as to why we won't be able to sign them.

[The Situation]

If we offer them £10 million for Dann knowing that other clubs would offer the same amount but if no other clubs come in for him, it would take some serious balls to turn down the offer.

They need the money more than we need one of their players.

[davevillan]

can you honestly see RL stumping up 10 million for foster and 15 million for Dann?

No one will pay that as they need the money, if they do they are mental!!

[Greg N'Ash]

If he's got any sense he'll keep away from blose players and look elsewhere. Just going to add to ill-feeling especially if they're stuck in a team doing badly.

[Toronto Villa]

If he's got any sense he'll keep away from blose players and look elsewhere. Just going to add to ill-feeling especially if they're stuck in a team doing badly.

so we shouldn't try and sign very good players like Dann or Foster, because of who they play for? Anybody who thinks like that is a fool.

[Greg N'Ash]

If we sign foster say, and we get hammered 4-1, it will be "bluenose c*nt" letting in goals. Like it or not he'll be blamed as one of Mcliesh's signings and lumped in with him.. In fact if he brought 2 or 3 over, it would be a month before they'd be bullshit about the ex-blose players not getting on with the existing team. Come on now you must see that, people like Hendrie got dogs abuse just for being implied blose support. I think Foster is a decent 'keeper but if Mcliesh joins its not on IMO

[The Situation]

Redknapp took Crouch, Defoe and Krancjar from Portsmouth to Spurs.

[Greg N'Ash]

Redknapp took Crouch, Defoe and Krancjar from Portsmouth to Spurs.

yeah and if Mcliesh had come from portsmouth or any other team i'd say nicking your old teams best player is a good idea.  The problem is we've probably got a deeply unpopular choice of manager, compounding that is where he comes from.  If you think we'll be chasing the top 4 then i daresay some of their players could do a job, but otherwise we could have 2 or 3 isolated players who the fans get on the back off at every opportunity. At least if he buys from elsewhere, if they're not instant sucesses they'd get a fairer chance.

[WALTERS WARRIORS]

Redknapp took Crouch, Defoe and Krancjar from Portsmouth to Spurs.

Ridgewell, Gardner ? both had dodgey momments but no real backlash .....

yeah and if Mcliesh had come from portsmouth or any other team i'd say nicking your old teams best player is a good idea.  The problem is we've probably got a deeply unpopular choice of manager, compounding that is where he comes from.  If you think we'll be chasing the top 4 then i daresay some of their players could do a job, but otherwise we could have 2 or 3 isolated players who the fans get on the back off at every opportunity. At least if he buys from elsewhere, if they're not instant sucesses they'd get a fairer chance.

[The Situation]

Redknapp shat on Porsmouth from a great height though.

He won them the FA Cup, got them playing in Europe and then fucks off to Spurs who were bottom of the table taking 2 points from 8 games.

Portsmouth aren't rivals of Tottenham but i'm sure there fans went barmy and have hated Redknapp ever since, but the Pompey board put there personal differences aside and when Spurs came calling for their players, they approached it in a professional buisness manner selling their players, regardless of who they were selling too.

[Greg N'Ash]

Redknapp shat on Porsmouth from a great height though.

He won them the FA Cup, got them playing in Europe and then fucks off to Spurs who were bottom of the table taking 2 points from 8 games.

Portsmouth aren't rivals of Tottenham but i'm sure there fans went barmy and have hated Redknapp ever since, but the Pompey board put there personal differences aside and when Spurs came calling for their players, they approached it in a professional buisness manner selling their players, regardless of who they were selling too.

thats not the problem is it though? How blose handle us buying their players - who cares?  the problem is how they're be recieved here if things don't go well

[Greg N'Ash]

Redknapp took Crouch, Defoe and Krancjar from Portsmouth to Spurs.

Ridgewell, Gardner ? both had dodgey momments but no real backlash .....

yeah and if Mcliesh had come from portsmouth or any other team i'd say nicking your old teams best player is a good idea.  The problem is we've probably got a deeply unpopular choice of manager, compounding that is where he comes from.  If you think we'll be chasing the top 4 then i daresay some of their players could do a job, but otherwise we could have 2 or 3 isolated players who the fans get on the back off at every opportunity. At least if he buys from elsewhere, if they're not instant sucesses they'd get a fairer chance.

Ridgewell and gardner weren't signed by MON after he walked out on us to replace a vastly more successful blose manager