Comments on: Wigan Peer? http://beefbagel.com/bagel/2009/01/wigan-peer/ Spurs blog and Tottenham forum - news, match reports, transfer gossip and more. This is life as a Tottenham Hotspur Football Club fan. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:26:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: TobytheYid http://beefbagel.com/bagel/2009/01/wigan-peer/#comment-61399 TobytheYid Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:40:59 +0000 http://beefbagel.com/?p=763#comment-61399 Ha! Ain't that the truth - oh to be 12th! Ha! Ain’t that the truth - oh to be 12th!

]]> By: Block54Diaz http://beefbagel.com/bagel/2009/01/wigan-peer/#comment-61397 Block54Diaz Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:57:06 +0000 http://beefbagel.com/?p=763#comment-61397 Have to disagree on this one Wattson. Defoe - Extra Striker Palacios - DM Chimbonda - Right back freeing up Charlie when needed for the middle of defence, Can he also play left back? Cudicini - Experince in goal, could give Gomes a run for the position. What else did we need? O'Hara has looked solid at left midfield and Bale has looked more effective recently there than at left back, did anyone really want Downing for 15m+? A good transfer window for me, 3 points tonight and we begin our climb to mid table obscurity and the pleasure that will bring. Have to disagree on this one Wattson.

Defoe - Extra Striker
Palacios - DM
Chimbonda - Right back freeing up Charlie when needed for the middle of defence, Can he also play left back?
Cudicini - Experince in goal, could give Gomes a run for the position.

What else did we need?

O’Hara has looked solid at left midfield and Bale has looked more effective recently there than at left back, did anyone really want Downing for 15m+?

A good transfer window for me, 3 points tonight and we begin our climb to mid table obscurity and the pleasure that will bring.

]]> By: Wattson http://beefbagel.com/bagel/2009/01/wigan-peer/#comment-61384 Wattson Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:25:29 +0000 http://beefbagel.com/?p=763#comment-61384 I totally agree G-G. Gunter deserves his chance. Transfer windows pass us by and still the same areas of weakness in the squad aren't addressed. I totally agree G-G. Gunter deserves his chance. Transfer windows pass us by and still the same areas of weakness in the squad aren’t addressed.

]]> By: Glory Glory http://beefbagel.com/bagel/2009/01/wigan-peer/#comment-61383 Glory Glory Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:03:15 +0000 http://beefbagel.com/?p=763#comment-61383 Well, the bad new is that Fraizer Campbell cannot play against United. Sorry, did I say bad news?! Oog - I take your point, it's a relatively sensible buy, although I still would have preferred to stick with Gunter. I don't believe the fallacy about kids and relegation battles... Gunter is 19 and a full international. He would be considered a senior player if he was plying his trade at the Goons! I just think that the central & left side of midfield requires a complete overhaul, so spending money elsewhere on the squad should be lower on the priorities at the moment. Well, the bad new is that Fraizer Campbell cannot play against United. Sorry, did I say bad news?!

Oog - I take your point, it’s a relatively sensible buy, although I still would have preferred to stick with Gunter. I don’t believe the fallacy about kids and relegation battles… Gunter is 19 and a full international. He would be considered a senior player if he was plying his trade at the Goons!

I just think that the central & left side of midfield requires a complete overhaul, so spending money elsewhere on the squad should be lower on the priorities at the moment.

]]> By: Hornchurch Yids http://beefbagel.com/bagel/2009/01/wigan-peer/#comment-61359 Hornchurch Yids Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:11:17 +0000 http://beefbagel.com/?p=763#comment-61359 a few more points in the bag and Wembley will be the party that it should be. So, anybody know which of the new players are cup tied for the final? Yes, that old chestnut again. a few more points in the bag and Wembley will be the party that it should be.

So, anybody know which of the new players are cup tied for the final? Yes, that old chestnut again.

]]> By: oog http://beefbagel.com/bagel/2009/01/wigan-peer/#comment-61357 oog Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:08:34 +0000 http://beefbagel.com/?p=763#comment-61357 I agree that it SEEMS comical - but in defence of Levy (does that make ME the devil's advocate) is it really a case that we realised chimbonda is better than what we have, or is it a case of Hutton being out for the season and we simply can't wait around for him to get fit again? Corluka is quality cover for two positions and might yet make central defence his own, Gunther is still young and I think we've seen with Bale that throwing young defenders into a relegation battle is not ideal. You can see it as comical - but I think that actually the comical buys are some of the ones listed above. KPB, Bentley (time will tell but...), and of course Bent. Buying a premiership proven right back who can play across the back 4 for 3 million just makes sense. Selling him also made sense. Meanwhile... wembley tickets on sale Wednesday morning in case anyone hadn't noticed. Or remembered we're going to Wembley - it really doesn't seem quite such an event this year does it! I agree that it SEEMS comical - but in defence of Levy (does that make ME the devil’s advocate) is it really a case that we realised chimbonda is better than what we have, or is it a case of Hutton being out for the season and we simply can’t wait around for him to get fit again? Corluka is quality cover for two positions and might yet make central defence his own, Gunther is still young and I think we’ve seen with Bale that throwing young defenders into a relegation battle is not ideal.

You can see it as comical - but I think that actually the comical buys are some of the ones listed above. KPB, Bentley (time will tell but…), and of course Bent. Buying a premiership proven right back who can play across the back 4 for 3 million just makes sense. Selling him also made sense.

Meanwhile… wembley tickets on sale Wednesday morning in case anyone hadn’t noticed. Or remembered we’re going to Wembley - it really doesn’t seem quite such an event this year does it!

]]> By: TobytheYid http://beefbagel.com/bagel/2009/01/wigan-peer/#comment-61356 TobytheYid Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:41:16 +0000 http://beefbagel.com/?p=763#comment-61356 We may yet see Keane return... http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,2483_4852687,00.html unlikely, but fuck, any thing's possible this window, it seems. Playing devils advocate for a (brief) moment: Is this farcical situation simply Levy backing his management team? He bought and sold for Comolli et al, and now, he is doing it for Happy 'Arry. It may involve <b>revolving doors</b>, but he is spending according to the current regime's requirements - that's what he should do, back his managers. No? / devils advocate. It's no good, it still seems farcical. We may yet see Keane return…
http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,2483_4852687,00.html

unlikely, but fuck, any thing’s possible this window, it seems.

Playing devils advocate for a (brief) moment: Is this farcical situation simply Levy backing his management team?

He bought and sold for Comolli et al, and now, he is doing it for Happy ‘Arry. It may involve revolving doors, but he is spending according to the current regime’s requirements - that’s what he should do, back his managers. No?

/ devils advocate.

It’s no good, it still seems farcical.

]]> By: Hornchurch Yids http://beefbagel.com/bagel/2009/01/wigan-peer/#comment-61354 Hornchurch Yids Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:18:03 +0000 http://beefbagel.com/?p=763#comment-61354 Holy shit! A fool and his money...etc etc. Holy shit!

A fool and his money…etc etc.

]]> By: Glory Glory http://beefbagel.com/bagel/2009/01/wigan-peer/#comment-61353 Glory Glory Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:01:13 +0000 http://beefbagel.com/?p=763#comment-61353 oog, sorry I should clarify...the ineptness I was referring to was not that we are re-signing Chimbonda and it looks weird...it doesn't even matter which player it is. The point I was attempting to put across is that selling any player then buying them back because you then realise that actually, they are better than what you replaced them with, is totally and utterly INEPT! The sale of Malbranque is still the one that confuses me the most. Here's a great idea; sell your best, most hard working midfielder for peanuts and sign a 'winger' for a position that is already covered. INEPT! A mate of mine sent me this today. Makes disturbing reading... THE COMOLLI YEARS: TOTTENHAM BUYS JANUARY 2006 Danny Murphy £2m (Charlton) Hossam Ghaly £2m (Feyenoord) JUNE 2006 Benoit Assou-Eketto £3.5m (Lens) JULY2006 Dimitar Berbatov £10.9m (B L'kusen) Didier Zokora £8.2m (St Etienne) Tomas Pekhart £1m (Slavia Prague) AUGUST 2006 Pascal Chimbonda £4.5m (Wigan) Steed Malbranque £2m (Fulham) Mido £4.5m (Roma) JANUARY 2007 Ricardo Rocha £3.3m (Benfica) Ben Alnwick £1m (Sunderland) MAY 2007 Gareth Bale £5m (Southampton) JUNE 2007 DarrenBent £16.5m (Charlton) Adel Taarabt £4m (Lens) JULY 2007 Younes Kaboul £7m (Auxerre) Kevin Prince-Boateng £5m (H Berlin) Danny Rose £1m (Leeds) JANUARY 2008 Alan Hutton £9m (Rangers) Gilberto £2m (H Berlin) Jonathan Woodgate £8m (Mbro) APRIL 2008 Luka Modric £16.6m (D Zagreb) JUNE 2008 Heurelho Gomes £7.8m (PSV) Giovani £4.7m (Barcelona) JULY 2008 David Bentley £15m (Blackburn) John Bostock £700,000 (C Palace) AUGUST 2008 R Pavlyuchenko £13.8m (S Moscow) Chris Gunter £2m (Cardiff City) Vedran Corluka £8.5m (Man City) Total:£169.5m oog, sorry I should clarify…the ineptness I was referring to was not that we are re-signing Chimbonda and it looks weird…it doesn’t even matter which player it is. The point I was attempting to put across is that selling any player then buying them back because you then realise that actually, they are better than what you replaced them with, is totally and utterly INEPT!

The sale of Malbranque is still the one that confuses me the most. Here’s a great idea; sell your best, most hard working midfielder for peanuts and sign a ‘winger’ for a position that is already covered. INEPT!

A mate of mine sent me this today. Makes disturbing reading…

THE COMOLLI YEARS: TOTTENHAM BUYS

JANUARY 2006

Danny Murphy £2m (Charlton)

Hossam Ghaly £2m (Feyenoord)

JUNE 2006

Benoit Assou-Eketto £3.5m (Lens)

JULY2006

Dimitar Berbatov £10.9m (B L’kusen)

Didier Zokora £8.2m (St Etienne)

Tomas Pekhart £1m (Slavia Prague)

AUGUST 2006

Pascal Chimbonda £4.5m (Wigan)

Steed Malbranque £2m (Fulham)

Mido £4.5m (Roma)

JANUARY 2007

Ricardo Rocha £3.3m (Benfica)

Ben Alnwick £1m (Sunderland)

MAY 2007

Gareth Bale £5m (Southampton)

JUNE 2007

DarrenBent £16.5m (Charlton)

Adel Taarabt £4m (Lens)

JULY 2007

Younes Kaboul £7m (Auxerre)

Kevin Prince-Boateng £5m (H Berlin)

Danny Rose £1m (Leeds)

JANUARY 2008

Alan Hutton £9m (Rangers)

Gilberto £2m (H Berlin)

Jonathan Woodgate £8m (Mbro)

APRIL 2008

Luka Modric £16.6m (D Zagreb)

JUNE 2008

Heurelho Gomes £7.8m (PSV)

Giovani £4.7m (Barcelona)

JULY 2008

David Bentley £15m (Blackburn)

John Bostock £700,000 (C Palace)

AUGUST 2008

R Pavlyuchenko £13.8m (S Moscow)

Chris Gunter £2m (Cardiff City)

Vedran Corluka £8.5m (Man City)

Total:£169.5m

]]> By: Adie http://beefbagel.com/bagel/2009/01/wigan-peer/#comment-61352 Adie Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:52:01 +0000 http://beefbagel.com/?p=763#comment-61352 Cudicini, a great keeper but probably the most unambitious player the premiership has ever seen. Could be solid for us though. Cudicini, a great keeper but probably the most unambitious player the premiership has ever seen. Could be solid for us though.

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