Boys from Brazil to Tottenham High Road
Friday, August 28, 2009 at 2:33PM The Prince is dead, long live the Prince. He's not actually dead, he's been transferred to Pompey for £4M, which is arguably a fate worse. Goodbye Kevin-Prince Boateng and the fallacy of German young player of the year. I sort of expected him to play a bit-part this season as he's impressed in training and has shown the odd glimpse or two of that creative spark that he does possess. His attitude in the past was awful, but he appears to have grown up. So either he doesn't stand a chance of ever breaking into our first team based on who we have at the moment (Palacios, Jenas, Huddlestone, O'Hara) or we are hopeful of bringing in one of our central midfield targets (Anin, Sandro, Sissoko). With Adel Taarabt out on loan at QPR, I thought the Prince would be our Carling Cup wildcard for the season. Might be that honour has been bestowed on the almost forgotten Gio do Santos, who did well in midweek.
However, there's more. Rumours are suggesting that Jamie O'Hara will also go to Pompey - on loan. Although this is a slight knee-jerk at the time of writing, as it's Pompey asking for Jamie. And what if it happened? Would mean our midfield loses a little depth in cover. Doubt very much Harry would let him go regardless, but to let him go without a certain replacement lined-up? So back to our midfield targets. Anin (the big French bloke ex-boxer) is on trial. No word yet on how well he's done. Sissoko has gone very (very) quiet. No suggestion that a middle ground can be agreed on re: transfer fee.
As for Sandro (he's the Brazilian at Internacional), it's taken a sudden unexpected twist. It would appear the real reason Levy was out in South America was to seal a strategic partnership. The purpose of the deal is to develop players for both club and other European leagues. We loan them ours they loan us there's. So we get the next Pato and we give them the new Johnnie Jackson.
No actual idea how this is meant to work for them other than their loaned players make a name for themselves at Spurs and then they sell them to a Spanish or French club for loads of dosh. For us, from the sounds of it, we take their kids and climatise them to English/European football. Whether we get first refusal is possibly something Levy has (attempted) pencilled in.
Bad news is (possibly) is the Sandro story may well be just a deflection - mis-information to distract everyone away from the real reason Levy was out there. We'll have to wait and see.
If the emphasis is truly on helping the development of the boys from Brazil, then perhaps the Sandro deal will happen. But not as a full transfer.
Gio to Internacional on loan, Sandro to N17?
Reader Comments (22)
Not sure Brazilians are cut out for football, they are all lazy and have no style, anyone ever heard of a good Brazillian player ? apart from that great LB we just dumped somewhere with bricks round his ankles. Now, beach volleyball is a game the Samba crowd are really good at !!, i love it, all those skimpy outfits, revealing service stances, grunts and groans from sandy bottomed beauties and then we have the ladies team too !!.
Have to agree. Not sure this Brazilian connection is major news. Might be that they offer us to take on loan a genuine future superstar, but how often will that happen? And it there is no first refusal then its nothing more than a stepping stone that doesn't really benefit it us.
Knowing Portsmouth, the KPB deal might fall over. It's agreed, nothing signed as of yet. O'Hara isn't going anywhere.
£4M? For Boateng? Are Pompey fucking mad?
good brazilians over here?
juninho anyone, robinho anyone
we don't get too many because of the climate, but the one's who come usually do well....they can handle the rough and tumble because the tackling over there can be ferocious
I'd take sporting club internacional's young Taison Barcellos Freda on loan for Gio ! The kids supposed to be the next big thing ! Bags of pace and a decent shot too
spurswin ... sometimes even the phrase you are full of it isn't enough to describe you
I would have like to come up with an even wittier reply but as English is nt my mothertongue i have to stick to the little bit of vocabulary i possess
Love womens beach volley though :-)
central america throws up some tough players..............palacios......
you cant see redknapp choosing a beach babe............on the other hand!
mines a pina ................remember the ossi and ricki argentina effect?....colada.
I love the exchange programm Jonnie Jackson (the origianl JJ and still the best at being the worst) for Pato.
Do you imaging they become pen pals as part of the programme? If so can we send Bentley there (i'm sure his driving ban wouldn't apply outside th UK) as his 'letters back home' would be less bill bryson, more bill oddie.
and Paxton, to answer your question: it would appear so!
We probably sent them the 'montage' of Palacious "by mistake" and they snapped him up.
'Jamie's a terrific player but needs to play games and I'll let him go to Portsmouth on loan. He'll do a great job for them.' - H Redknapp
Looks like he's on his way.
'Jamie who ? ohh that guy who looks like a moron who plays for spurs' - Whoever@pompey
See ya KPB and looks like we have wiped out some more of Pompey's debt. So far they have sold us Defoe (back) and Crouch for nothing it seems. Take O'hara on loan and thats another couple of million wiped off Mr Al Sheik Man or whatever his name off. I wonder who else Harry has put on Ebay for them? hmmm...
And as for the Brazilian link up I am practising my samba moves now!!!
KPB might might just be a loan deal.
Our next signing must be in the bag if we're shedding players in the same position. Unveiled tomorrow maybe? How exciting!
Spurswin, have you ever actually, you know, 'done it' with a real lady? ;)
'So we get the next Pato and we give them the new Johnnie Jackson.'
Pissing myself
a real lady, you ask ?? well , i'll have you know, that NASA are going to bomb the moon on 9th october 2009 !! i mean who says that uncle sam owns la lune ?? project L-Cross... we might not be worried about much after that. You happy with that answer.
NS, 'in the bag'? Have you ever 'shot your load prematurely' before (linguistically speaking of course)? ;)
£4M? For Boateng? Are Pompey fucking mad?
Aug 28, 2009 at 3:13 PM | Paxton Yid
You do know how much we paid for him right? :-\
Am I the only one who doesn't want us to sign the "Next Big Thing" yet again, from anywhere??
I want to sign solid, dependable, hard working players who are not afraid to take and give knocks, work their arse off and have skill. I could give a monkey's bollock about ever signing the "Next Big Thing" ever again and fill the squad with talented hard workers.
Come on - how many times ahve we signed the "Next Big Thing" and how many times has it actually worked?
KPB, Gio, Gunter anyone...and thats from the last couple of years/managers.
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http://inarrywetrust.blogspot.com/
Have a look if you want. Would be quality if we could cross promote.
nice blog brother.....