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gibbospurs

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Aug 28, 2010
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Surely VdV must be wise to what's going on. We're on thin ice with pissing him off too, aren't we?
He’s probably been told we want him in, but waiting to move a current CB out first. He obviously knows we admire him and want him. Just a waiting game. But you’re right also, he’s probably reading the press and getting updates from his agent.
 

luRRka

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Jul 27, 2008
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Ali Gold suggesting we may still be in for both -

The north London club are looking to sign two new senior centre-backs this summer and have held talks with Wolfsburg and Bayer Leverkusen about bringing in Micky van de Ven and Edmond Tapsoba respectively, and it has not been ruled out that they could yet move for both players depending on departures from Postecoglou's squad.

 

Ron Burgundy

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Jun 19, 2008
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Surely VdV must be wise to what's going on. We're on thin ice with pissing him off too, aren't we?
This is my concern - he's a young, ambitious guy (I can only assume) and he'll want to know that we really want him and believe in him.

It's like being in a night club, on the pull, and telling a pretty girl to 'wait by the bar, you're definitely attractive enough for me to take home, but I just want one last look around - I won't be long'

I suppose we could be implying that we want both (which I personally doubt), but value is important, but that can't last too long
 

Hotspur88

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Aug 1, 2008
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Ali Gold suggesting we may still be in for both -

The north London club are looking to sign two new senior centre-backs this summer and have held talks with Wolfsburg and Bayer Leverkusen about bringing in Micky van de Ven and Edmond Tapsoba respectively, and it has not been ruled out that they could yet move for both players depending on departures from Postecoglou's squad.

We are still interested in bringing both in. In an ideal world, that's been the plan from the beginning!

Whether we can make it happen is a completely different matter. But we are certainly trying to do both deals. We should know this week whether that's actually possible.
 

rawhide

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Jan 28, 2011
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Surely VdV must be wise to what's going on. We're on thin ice with pissing him off too, aren't we?
“Hi Mickey. You’re still our priority. We’re still trying to agree the payment with your club. Hopefully they won’t be too unreasonable.”
 

dirtyh

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Jun 24, 2011
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Yup, hi Micky, we really want to sign you but how about you hang on 4 weeks whilst we try and sign someone else too?

bet the kid feels really wanted lol.
 

BENNO

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Unless i'm mistaken there haven't been any new reports of VdV being seriously looked at by other clubs, except that old Liverpool link, which pre dates our alleged agreement with the player.

If this was a deal that was either on thin ice with Wolfsburg or, more so, with the player/agent for messing them around, i'd be expecting to see links with other clubs surfacing in the press (if only planted to get us to hurry up).

As far as i can see this isn't the case , which would strongly suggest that either the deal with us is as good as done and everybody knows it so they aren't even trying to gazump us, or that he's so bad at football nobody else wants him. I'm thinking it's the former.
 

GMI

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Dec 13, 2006
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Ali Gold suggesting we may still be in for both -

The north London club are looking to sign two new senior centre-backs this summer and have held talks with Wolfsburg and Bayer Leverkusen about bringing in Micky van de Ven and Edmond Tapsoba respectively, and it has not been ruled out that they could yet move for both players depending on departures from Postecoglou's squad.

Looking at the headline surely the big news here is that ‘Postecoglou makes new Harry Kane’…. :)
 

Johnny J

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Aug 18, 2012
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There's an opportunity cost to not getting him in now. We need him integrated ASAP. Doesn't make sense to me to keep this one on hold if we want him and it's ready to complete.
 

THOWIG

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Feb 14, 2005
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Trixs post suggests to me we have other targets. Then buy those ones. I’m sick of this “let’s spread our bets” method in our transfer activity.
 

Japhet

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Aug 30, 2010
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There's an opportunity cost to not getting him in now. We need him integrated ASAP. Doesn't make sense to me to keep this one on hold if we want him and it's ready to complete.

I can only imagine that we're hoping to sign both him and Tapsoba but it's pushing the budget too far right now.
 

Wig

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Which is worse the people that make the accounts, or the people that fall for them?
Which is worse - a drug dealer or an addict? You may not like the analogy, but I have more sympathy for a Spurs fan looking out for latest transfer news than some sad prick who goes to the effort of creating an impostor account knowing that there will be some who fall for it.
 

Wig

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I wasn’t after teletubby points, it just flashed up and thought I’d share with my fellow spurs fans. :)

Definitely won’t share anything on future though lol, I’d seen Twitter is usually okay in here but I’m far too gullible falling for fake accounts lol.
It was an honest mistake, don't sweat it!
 

Mr Pink

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Aug 25, 2010
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Looks a talent, quick and commanding.

Young player protected by resale value

Having initially agreed a fee (apparently) we should pull the trigger now.

Clearly a top target, get him integrated ffs

We always seem to put the need for integration as a second factory which is frustrating.
 

Johnny J

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Aug 18, 2012
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I can only imagine that we're hoping to sign both him and Tapsoba but it's pushing the budget too far right now.
You may well be right but if there's any position we need to spend big on *right now* (and for the last several seasons) it's CB.
 

KingNick

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Jun 15, 2008
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More likely the delays in bringing in both new CBs is so we don’t get screwed on price of outgoings (esp Sanchez) when people realise we are over stocked and need a fire sale.

Levy would want all deals to be simultaneous (and confidential) which is always very tricky to achieve.
 
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