Tottenham Hotspur thread (2015/16)

DiscoSteve said:
don't like it, it looks shit, like a dinghy from above - and whats with the cr*ppy towers next door

and you can see its going to be an absolute nightmare to get in and out being hemmed in on all sides by houses, shops and units - typical London ground
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I much prefer stadiums that are situated in a tight, urban environment to stadiums that are on the edge of town or by some soulless retail park. There's far more of a buzz about the former, IMO.

There are major plans for development around White Hart Lane over the next 20 odd years. I'd be surprised if the height of those towers isn't reduced prior to planning consent but, overall, there will be a lot more mid to high rise development in the area over the coming years and a big increase in housing density.

So you're going to like it even less than you already do in those renders, I'm afraid!

BigOscar said:
I've always quite liked Spurs for some reason, but I struggle to have any positive feelings towards the new stadium, given the way they went about getting it. Although I'm sure it was just "good fortune" that the one business that stood up to them and refused to sell just happen to burn to the ground...

Hard to get behind that sort of thing tbh, just like with the way Liverpool have run down their area to try and force people to sell them the land. For me, football clubs should enrich their community, not be at war with it.
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That business didn't burn to the ground! There was a fire which caused a certain amount of damage but the company continued to operate in the aftermath and is still doing so now. As to the causes, well....there is, of course, the chance that it was entirely accidental. But, if it wasn't, I would suggest that it was far more likely an inside insurance job than shady shenanigans on Spurs' part. Spurs (or, technically, Haringey council) had won the legal argument up to that point and were clear favourites to win a final favourable judgement in the High Court. The end was in sight. Jeopardising everything in such a desperate manner would have made no sense for Spurs at all. They had nothing to gain from it and everything to lose.

Spurs amicably agreed the purchase of some 70 other units on that industrial estate many years ago. It was only Archway who refused to sell - as was their right. They clearly figured they could squeeze more out of the club. Fair play to them for trying but they took it too far and probably ended up with significantly less than Spurs offered.

And more generally, Spurs isn't "at war with" the community. Of course there are a few disaffected NIMBYs but there has been overwhelming support for the plans from the vast majority of locals. It hasn't always been the case - certainly back in Alan Sugar's day, when the club had woeful community relations - but the Spurs Foundation now does so much for the area that the club has earnt a lot of goodwill.
 
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Crouchinho said:
I'm still wondering how Kane will do in his second season, hopefully he don't get the usual second season syndrome a lot of strikers get

It's amazing how many have come through mate, in twenty years we only really see Campbell, Carr and King come through. We had wank in the 90's like Fenn, Rory Allen, Mahorn come through but they weren't anything special, it was as if reserves/academy didn't exist back then. Even in the last few years we've sold Caulker and Livermore as well, it definitely is refreshing considering we blew 100m on poor signings (bar Eriksen & Lamela)

Saying all that we'll still finish 5th/6th, cock up in the cups, play one million games in Europa and win sod all!! The hope that kills you I guess! lol

What did you think of the Sterling signing?!
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I think Kane is quality and will score 20 goals again next season.

It's so impressive to have that many players having come through the youth system in 2015. Caulker should still be there aswell, better than some of the foreign CBs at Sours surely!

The QPR 20% has inflated the fee, but basically every fee in football is inflated now. Maybe it is a little expensive, but Sterling is a top young English player who addresses a weakness in our team. Great signing IMO.
 
CityFan94 said:
I think Kane is quality and will score 20 goals again next season.

It's so impressive to have that many players having come through the youth system in 2015. Caulker should still be there aswell, better than some of the foreign CBs at Sours surely!

The QPR 20% has inflated the fee, but basically every fee in football is inflated now. Maybe it is a little expensive, but Sterling is a top young English player who addresses a weakness in our team. Great signing IMO.
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I hope he hits 20 goals, whenever I watch him I scratch my head how he scored so many, he's not blistering quick, he sometimes looks awkward but he's very direct. It's refreshing to see either way!

I was shocked when we sold Caulker, I never did understand it, he didn't cover himself in glory at QPR but that's not surprising playing alongside an ageing Dunne, Ferdinand, Clint Fecking Hill etc. Better than the likes of Fazio, Kaboul & Chriches (mostly played as a full back for us though) . We got Dier on the cheap so it's not all bad but it looks like we have some competition at the back now. I'm sure in good old Spurs fashion we'll concede a bucketload just for the sake of it. An interesting stat last season we had the fifth best attack, the fifth worst defence and finished fifth, I'm sure that's a wind up!

I made a comment in the Delph thread but you got a steal for 8m, I'm shocked you got him for that fee, good business!
 
Good set at Spurs. Far better than Everton and Liverpool in my opinion. What they need to do is forego the Europa League, FA Cup, and League Cup and work really on trying to secure a top 4 spot. Kane is a super player for instance but they do have to stop buying the players who aren't good enough and in Pochettino they have got a superb manager.

Despite the obnoxious set of fans, they really have achance and I hope they make it. Can we all imagine Utd and Liverpool not in the top 4 ?
 
Spurs doing some good work this summer, look like they're getting rid of all the dead wood for once.
 
So far in, Tripper (3.5m) Wimmer (4.3m) Alderweireld (11.5m) . Out Paulinhio (9m) Holtby (4.6m) Capoue (7m) and Kaboul (3m) . Rumours about Stambouli going soon too and United wanting to sign Lloris (hopefully not)
 
Crouchinho said:
So far in, Tripper (3.5m) Wimmer (4.3m) Alderweireld (11.5m) . Out Paulinhio (9m) Holtby (4.6m) Capoue (7m) and Kaboul (3m) . Rumours about Stambouli going soon too and United wanting to sign Lloris (hopefully not)
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You got £9M for Paulinho? Fucking hell!
 
Just about to meet a mate who is born and bred Manc but has supported Spuds all his life. As we both hate rags and scouse, the conversation can get a bit tasty.
 
So Spurs have received more than they've spent this summer?

Should be plenty of money for one or two really good signings there.
 
stony said:
You got £9M for Paulinho? Fucking hell!
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I think he may have even got an extra 900k on top of the 9m! (according to some sources) . He started off well then became very shite, I think AVB messed him up with his confidence, no real excuses though he was wank. We only see glimpses of what he could do unfortunately. Either way he got even more cowardly and went to play in China. We would have been lucky to get even 5m for him really!
 
CityFan94 said:
So Spurs have received more than they've spent this summer?

Should be plenty of money for one or two really good signings there.
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Never works with Levy anymore, the last time he went + in the netspend would have been 2010/11 season. I don't know if it's because he's had the stadium in the back of his mind or he has become obsessed like Wenger did balancing the books

http://www.transferleague.co.uk/tottenham-hotspur/english-football-teams/tottenham-hotspur-transfers
 
Crouchinho said:
Never works with Levy anymore, the last time he went + in the netspend would have been 2010/11 season. I don't know if it's because he's had the stadium in the back of his mind or he has become obsessed like Wenger did balancing the books

http://www.transferleague.co.uk/tottenham-hotspur/english-football-teams/tottenham-hotspur-transfers
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Bit of a shame, I reckon if you pushed the boat out a bit, you'd have a good battle with the red shite for 4th place. 5th is nailed on for you I reckon, as it stands.
 
Bilboblue said:
Bit of a shame, I reckon if you pushed the boat out a bit, you'd have a good battle with the red shite for 4th place. 5th is nailed on for you I reckon, as it stands.
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It seems to happen every year where we have just fallen short. The amount of times Arsenal only just secured 4th position and Liverpool and United in decline, but now Arsenal are way way ahead and United are building up a huge team. Surprisingly with no champions league football we still manage to be 12th richest in the world, if only we had consistent champions league and attract better players but I can't see that happening for a decade at least! As long as we win a few cups along the way I'd be happy!!!
 
I remember when Paulinho was hailed as a better signing and player than Fernandinho.

Funny times.
 
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