How Ruud will Harry be?
Monday, June 8, 2009 at 4:56PM With Huntelaar, Higuaín and Negredo - 'van Gol' is surplus to requirements at Real Madrid, even though prior to his injury he was outstanding. You wonder why they wouldn't want to retain the services of one of the best goal-scorers in world football. A goal-scorer that won them La Liga back in '07.
All round play is superb. Holds the ball up well. Can head it. Can goal-poach. Can team play. We all know just how good he is. Whether it was at United or for the White Storm. The reason for the cheap fee is his age (32) and the fact he is set to return from knee surgery again.
Raul it seems is untouchable, which is good news for us. Or anyone else that might be looking for a cheeky bid.
It's not exactly one for the future, but may well be a shrewd effective signing. Davidsesque, but more even more effective on the pitch as well as off it. His presence would bring stability up-front. Whether he partners Keane or Defoe, you can see him fitting in with ease. And you can see him displaying a ruthless appetite in-front of goal. We’ve haven’t quite got back our mojo back since the Keane/Berba break-up last summer.
I won't be upset if this happens. No Spurs fan should be. With Modric pulling the strings and possibly another creative player added to the fold (whether it's on the left-hand side or down the middle) we may well be on a merry jolly in 2010.
But fitness wise, it's a risk. Then again £1.25M is not a lot compared to £16M which is what we usually spend this time of year. So apart from the hefty wage he'll still command, there is little risk. Or maybe there is?
But if he does get injured and Bent has been sold and Pav moved on, we are back to square one.
Although I'm making the assumption that Pav will be moved on. You get the feeling that Hiddink hit the nail on the head citing complacency as the real reason behind Romans average form so not sure how he will regain confidence if he has to sit on the bench for most of the season with the undroppable Keane and RvN upfront. And Harry might get back £10M or so from selling Pav leaving him with plenty of left-overs to use up on other signings. £1.25M is nothing in todays market.
We need four strikers cometh the start of the season. Four that will be willing to work as part of a squad (i.e. no crying when on the bench). So logically if RvN does sign then we’ll start the season with him, Keane, Defoe and Obika. Logically? I did say assumption earlier so let's see how much influence Pav's agent has in the matter and whether Harry really does need to raise those funds.
Conundrum time then for Two Points Eight Games Redknapp. If he’s still manager of Spurs of course. What, you’ve not heard? Milan Mandaric apparently has sent out an army of pigeons to drop off invitations requesting Harry's return to his spiritual home of Fratton Park. He's got the key to the city you know. We are doomed.
Jesus wept.
Stay tuned for tomorrows exclusive headline: SPURS TO RE-SIGN GARY DOHERTY.
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Reader Comments (22)
If its big guy little guy time, and RVN got injured its just Obika or the 2 ronnies again.....
my friend you talk alot of bollocks!!!!! and you dont like people who talk the truth so im sure this comment will be gone in 2 mins...do ua all a fav and go watch the scum
Where did Obika all the sudden pop up from? I think you live in a fantasy world if you think he will be made fourth choice striker.....
None of it sits right with me I'm afraid - and I have to say in a nicer way than the poster above - that none of what you suggest sounds plausible.... although I do admire your thought process (i.e. ridiculously optimistic ) I just will say 'No - not going to happen'
Mr. South Upper,
I advise that you and scum like you remain well away from blog sites. How many times do we have to explain what a blog site is??!!
I also advise you to take note of the exceptional educational system that applies to numpty's like yourself.
You sort of lost me in your last sentence.
Never going to happen imho. His wage demands will be way too high.
"my friend you talk alot of bollocks!!!!! and you dont like people who talk the truth so im sure this comment will be gone in 2 mins...do ua all a fav and go watch the scum"
What the fuck are you blabbering about? I don't like people who talk the truth? About what?
Yet again, silly season is upon us all, and the mighty Spurs are linked with all and Sundry. if i thought our comments would influence the decision making of Arry and the board, then i would suggest.
ok, i will.. RVN not a bad choice, but we're not known as N.17 M.A.S.H for nothing, have the busiest medical room in the Prem, and may i add, and will challenge anyone to disagree, has been the case since we moved to the new training ground ( ok has been a while now).
Without a doubt the left side is must, if we do let Bent and Pav go then a striker or two are a must, and a central defender wouldn't go amiss
Should bite the hand off anyone who wants to feed Bentley, Zokora Bale and the two previously mentioned
trust Arry, a manager we should have had 10 years ago......Jol aside.....
Andy
Christ I hope this is true. £1.25M for one of the best strikers in world football? Yes please. So what if he's 32 years old. He'll still score plenty in the EPL.
Roger Morgan (from SO)
'Negotiations moved on today. He wants £75k a week. Fitness issues over his knees at nearly 33 but there would be many clauses in any contract. Puzzled to hear alsoo some doubts over whether Keane will stay. Defoe the only current striker sure to be with us next season.'
wtf is that about Keane?
Why would Robbie Keane leave Spurs? What a load of fucking balls. ITKs just don't know when to shut up.
Negotiations moved on today. He wants £75k a week.
- Sure. We all know he's on a lot of money.
Fitness issues over his knees at nearly 33 but there would be many clauses in any contract.
- Logical sense in any contract for a player who is in his thirties and has injury concerns.
Puzzled to hear alsoo some doubts over whether Keane will stay.
- Silly just silly.
Defoe the only current striker sure to be with us next season.
Add Keane and sure, I'd agree but then the whole world knows that Bent and Roman will probably be sold. The former more so than the latter.
Not sure now this will happen. Think 75k per week is above and beyond Levys budget.
"Gary Doherty is a football genius" I'll never forget being in the South Stand lower & 10 year old kid in front of me shouting that out to the whole of the park lane. Classic.
seems win-wini to me if he comes. costs very little, proven goal scorer, bags of experience, alright he's a bit old and injury prone, thats why he's so cheap! could be the best £1.25 mil we spent in years
Spooky, I'm not too sure Ruud would have a great influence OFF the pitch. He wasn't much liked. Dare I say 'disruptive' at times. So they say.
It's done and dusted get ready for the Ruud Awakening.
Not going to believe the Ruud story until it actually happens but he does hate Arsenal that's for sure. I do hope it happens though as I agree with Spooky. He'd be a great fit. I'd hang on to Pav just incase of injury tho.
The Keane rumors came from some Irish newspaper. I don't see how on earth we'd be selling Keane although I don't know how you keep Modric, Palacios, Lennon, Keane, Defoe on the pitch at the same time.
I for one would prefer to have Roque Santa Cruz and RVN rotating with Keane and Defoe rather than Pav and Bent. And the math would seem to work out too, Selling Pav and Bent for ~20 mil, and buying Santa and paying RVN's salary with that balance. We could even treat RVN a bit like King and not over exert him, once a week etc. The only problem I see is a) keeping them all happy and b) disrupting the squad all over again like we used to with Comolli buying half a squad every off season.
Erm.... Modric and Palacios in the centre of the park - Keane and Defoe upfront and Lennon on the right wing... hardly rocket science
South upper.
A voice of wilderness in the reason.
Do f*ck off, there's a good oaf.
"Erm.... Modric and Palacios in the centre of the park - Keane and Defoe upfront and Lennon on the right wing... hardly rocket science"
1. This assumes you don't feel the need to ever win a header.
2. You've found someone else to play LM and moved Modric from where he bloomed last season.
3. Despite that Keane and Defoe up front together, hasn't exactly worked before.
Not rocket science but you'd have to be obtuse to not see the issues with all 5 of them on the pitch at the same time. Personally, I'd prefer to see us bring in a CM and get a target man to play with Defoe or Keane which means one of them sits and is not a happy bunny.
a media game,a media game!
everyone's a winner ,everyone's a spinner!
someones in ,someones out!
whos a pretty dutchboy then!.............
(sod this im going on holiday!)