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By ManicSpur
For THBN

24-year-old Ghanaian Captain Stephen Appiah has apparently told BBC Sport that he will leave Italian giants Juventus and move to a Premiership club.

Appiah said: "I hear Tottenham are the latest side to be interested in me and playing in London would be great but let's wait and see."

Another day and yet another player has been linked with us. The BBC holds some credibility and so I do believe that Appiah actually said the above.

But do we need another central defensive midfielder? We were crying out for one a few season ago, but now, we have more than enough players to fill that position. Sean Davis, Michael Carrick, Pedro Mendes and even Tom Huddlestone can play in the defensive midfield role quite comfortably.

What we don’t have is an attacking midfielder. Not just a player with flair and panache, but a box-to-box player that can score at least around 8 goals a season in open play from midfield. I know some of you think Tainio is that player, but he isn't. This, you will see in the coming months.

Are there any box-to-box players out there that would be interested in coming to Spurs? We have had many of you comment on who we should buy. I would love us to go in for Dortmund’s attacking midfield maestro Tomasz Rosicky. With Dortmund bankrupt, a cheap transfer could be on the cards.

Other news doing the rounds is that Manchester City’s manager Stuart Pearce now has the cash available to make a bid for Fredi Kanoute. With Shaun Wright-Philips off to Chelsea in a £21 million move, Pearce will have around £10 million made available to him.

If this story does hold some substance and Kanoute does leave, then we can almost definitely expect another striker to be joining us.

My personal opinion is that we do not need anymore strikers. Jol should give Mouney (Mounir el Hamdaoui) a chance to see what he can do.

If Keane doesn’t sign a contract, then expect him to go also.

If we hear of anymore rumours doing the rounds, we’ll let you know.

37 comments

  1. no we dont need any more defencive midtfielders!! i demand a 10-15 gols pr season attacking one instead
  2. I don't share your opinion that we should take a gamble on Mounir el Hamdaoui.Last year was one for consolidation and laying the blue print for success.This year if any of the young players is going to make it through, they have to ensure that they have the calibre to step it up.
    We are going for the european places this season and all our rivals have strengten....e.g. Boros Newcastle and Everton.
    Jol knew that too and have clearly told the board that he only want players that can step in the first team immediately.
    We should go for Ashton if Kanoute do go which I think is unlikely, the most likely candidate is Keane.
  3. If you don't think Tainio can score goals take a look at these as an example of how you're completely wrong:

    http://ajauxerre89.free.fr/2003-2004/VideosL1/J13_AJA_Guingamp_But_Taino.avi

    http://ajauxerre89.free.fr/2003-2004/VideosL1/J20_AJA_OM_But_Taino.avi

    http://ajauxerre89.free.fr/2003-2004/VideosL1/J22_AJA_Bordeaux_But_Taino.avi

    http://ajauxerre89.free.fr/2003-2004/VideosC3/8A_C3_AJA_Psv_But_Taino.avi

    http://ajauxerre89.free.fr/2003-2004/VideosCdF/cdf_32_AJA_Sochaux_But_Taino.avi

    I wouldn't recommend you do many more predictions of what'll happen at spurs - you clearly have no idea. Martin Jol said he's happy with the strikers we have - unless we managed to get Baptista I doubt we'll be starting the season minus any of the strikers we have now.
  4. what happened to the Gutti story??
    is he an attacking midfielder??
  5. Offensive midfielder who can score 8 goals or more per season. The defensive bit we got it covered for the next 10 years.
    Guti and Rosicky are the best bets now. Must get one of them.Tainio I don't know. Useful mid,but from the 2 matches I've seen of him,he didn't score.
  6. the Guti story like the Figo, Baptista, Rosicky, Van Bommel Stories is Media Bullshit!
    Some bored journo picking names out of a hat full of players who are unsettled.
    Why is it that because a player once played at WHL for his country, or likes London, or supported Spurs as a kid or ever pulled on a pair of boots.

    I'm becoming increasing frustrated that not only do the media keep writing this shit but people keep believing it!

    Fact of the matter is we have a Big squad of decent young players, although I'd like to se us sign an attacking midfielder that will bang in the goals i hopnestly doubt we will.

    When you look at the competition for midfield places i don't think adding more will do us any favours in the long run, it just means that those not involved will eventually become tired of being bit part players and look to move on.

    Any 4 from:
    Carrick, Mendes, Davis, Tainio, Brown, El Hamdaoui, Reid, Routledge, Lennon, Huddlestone, Marney, Zeigler.

    Personally I'd go for Carrick a…
  7. 'Offensive' midfielder? I think we say 'attacking' midfielder on this side of the pond old boy.
  8. Well said 10.30am anon... Manicspur,, i am not doubting your knowledge but you should really stop putting across your opinions as if they are fact ('Tainio')or at least stop calling people wrong.. i doubt you have any more knowledge than the rest of us.
  9. According to Spanish newspaper Marca, Everton is the leader of the pack chasing Guti. They can offer him Champions League and dinners with best buddy Morientes.
  10. I like the Mendes Carrick central mid pairing. I think with faster outlet on wings carrick would look a lot better.
  11. The attacking midfielder we need is Robert Pires - class
  12. "'Offensive' midfielder? I think we say 'attacking' midfielder on this side of the pond old boy."

    Not if the "offensive midfielder" swears a lot
  13. pires is going to represent france in the next olympics in diving
  14. I do agree that we don't really need anymore solely defensive midfielders, however, gone are the days when a player could rely solely on single attributes like defensive midfielder. These days, with the prem being so physical and fast paced, players like gerrard have broken the mould of just a dmc, now he breaks up play, tackles ferociously and scores lots of bloody good goals. I know he's amazing, but lets trust our management and hope that our very young crop of players can develop into the sort of player gerrard is!
    Carrick can be our Makelele, and players from davis, mendes, tainio nad brown can hopefully become our Lampard! Don't forget it took lamps 2/3 full seasons to become as good as he is now!
    COYS
  15. I think we should sign Maradonna, the fat fuck
  16. 10:52 - What are you talking about - not scoring in 2 games is not the end of the world for a midfielder.

    How many midfielders do you know that score a goal a game or even a goal every two games.

    A typical goalscoring midfielders scores around 1 every 3-4 games. Tainio is not a complete goalscoring midfielder in the form of Gerrard but as you can see from the videos above he has a good eye for goal and makes some good runs.
  17. I wonder if its true about what the papers say about Tainio being homosexual and his favourite band being the pet shop boys
  18. I wonder if it's true that you are the same 12:20 only whilst prancing around the house in a pink leotard
  19. Tainio's sexual preferences are his business. Let's get back to talking football shall we....

    .....I made the statement about Tainio not being an attacking midfielder based upon his performances of the last 2 years.

    I am not doubting that he can score. But is he the guy that can take on a player and play that killer through-ball that the likes of Aimar or Rosicky can? No.

    That is what I meant. Make no mistake, if Tainio can remain fit (as he is a bit of a sicknote) then he will be a massive player for us.

    I only talk facts when I have the evidence to back it up. Everything else I say is solely based upon my own views.

    My own personal view is that Tainio is not the attacking midfielder we crave. Appiah is a great player, but wouldn't offer us anything different to what we already have.

    Anyone got anymore questions?
  20. i feel tainio can be a good box to box player like brown but with more skill and he can score. i think he would give us some more stability for the moment with the wingers and our full backs providing for our strikers who im sure will score more with better service. also my brother in law plays for auxerre's reserves so i watch auxerre a lot and tainio can get forward alot and help the attack i think jol has given instructions for both our cm to stay quite defensive but thats only my opinion.
  21. i tink tainio is definitely not a playmaker but he is a useful addition to the squad ( much better than Sean Davis ) Im not a big fan of Guti cos at his age he would be lookin for champs league football or big fat pay cheque. He looks good cos he play in the real madrid team, off it we dont know. So i hope we get Rosicky or if we dont it is time to give El Hamdaoui a chance
  22. Huddlestone played amazing today, he is now got to be alongside Carrick, Routledge, involved in absoloutely everything that happened!

    Why does our attaking midfielder HAVE to be in the middle? with the passing that Huddlestone and Carrick posess, and the skill of Ziegler and Routledge, we could well do most of our attaking down the wings like we did today, to a very good effect!
  23. DONT WASTE MONEY ON APIAH THOUGH HE HAS THE EXPRIENCE-THERE S A GOOD CHANCE ON GUTI-AND HE S WORTH THE 5 MILLION-BATISTA/SEVILLA'S WAITIN FOR THE TOP DOLLAR-HE S WORTH THE 17 MILLION LEVY JUST DO IT FOR ONCE AND GIVE US THE "BEAST TO GLORY DAYS AGAIN"-CHELSEA S SCREWIN UP THE TRANSFER MARKET WITH PAYIN TOP DOLLAR FOR WHO AND WHAT THEY WANT-CHEERS-THE FLYING SCORPION
  24. WE ARE LINKED TO ANELKA NOW HAHA I NEED A DOUBLE JOHNNY ON THE ROCKS NOW-CHEERS-THE FLYING SCORPION
  25. why would aimar or rosicky or any of those players sign for us?
    its not gonna happen!
    these players haven't even played in the Premiership, i would rather proven Prem quality than spend £10m on a Veron or Rebrov again
  26. Guti is a pile of shit, Real are just trying to get some of the money they spent on him. No other big club seams to want him eveb at such a small price. Thats because he's an ass. He might join us though because i hear he's gay so he probably fancies his chances with Tainio because apparently he loves the cock and the gerbils
  27. Those who think we are still bidding for small flys should take notice of our Juan Baptista bid, Spurs mean business and yes we need to put one over the arse....So those who have slag off Levy with your stupidities that is the response from our chairmen,you dim-heads.Levy has a business degree in Cambridge and you guys have skull as thick as a baboon...
  28. The Guti sotry is real and to be honest he may not be interested in coming.I sure we did bid but a galactico would not be interested in coming to WHL at the moment.
    Guti is a spanish international and their own version of Scholes...what planet you guys are on ?... he is worth the gamble at 5 mil.
    It would take all our resolve to convince the "biggies" to come...We just have to be the thick skinned and try to court as many potential big time players as possible.
  29. whats going on guti is a poo hole pile ov shit we need another gazza or ginola type player back at spurs!
  30. Sean Davis to go ?.... What a stupid speculation.I bet my house he won't cos' he happens to be the top 2 midfielders we have
    !
    He is what you call a poor man Gerrard and stood toe to toe against the Lverpool captain in our first match last season.Ok he is not exactly the dynamite as is Gerrard but any one outside the top 3 now want a player of his calibre and we got him on the cheap.
    The midfield men that would most likely to go is Brown who is in demand at some EPL lower sides.Followed by Mendes who in my opinion give the ball away far too easily at times.
  31. well be stupid not to put up top money to get baptista a proven top striker sell fredi and give hamdaoui a chance in midfeild
  32. we have a good top young side now if we get baptista it will be magic its about tim we got rid ov fredi he aint in the same class as baptista!
  33. Baptista could slot in to our cm as a box to box but I am sure he will end up at arsenal. I am starting to like tainio. What is going on with Davis? Why has he not played? Keane needs to sign or leave. I think we would offload Brown and/or Davis if Apphia and Baptista did come in. I actualy prefer Davis to Mendes slightly.
  34. fuck off 11.42 theres no way we want pires.
  35. Sean davis aint that bad, he's just been injured, lay off our players...

    Pick on some scummers like lamemann, gay scumble who cant even get a game -hahahaha- or that paedo arsenel wanger...

    I hope im wrong but Baptista is bound to be another Rivaldo or Morientes...

    Come on you Spurs!!!
  36. EDGAR DAVIDS IS TO SIGN
    Yid4Life.
  37. Davids is shit