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Ashley Young at Spurs Lodge - Let's be realistic!

Okay, before reading too much into the stories that have been doing the rounds about Ashley Young signing for us by noon tomorrow, let's lay down some facts.

Fact 1. Ashley Young couldn't have been at Spurs Lodge undergoing his medical for a couple of reasons. Firstly, he was at Villa's training complex this morning & afternoon (see images of him training on various Villa blogs, fan sites, etc.). Secondly, players don't have medicals at Spurs Lodge.

Fact 2. O'Neill has gone on record saying that Young is worth well over £30 million. Even if Bentley, Bent and Hudd were thrown in, we would still have to pay a kings ransom for him. Why on earth would O'Neill sanction the sale of his best player, and to us of all teams? We're in direct competition with them.

So then, if anyone has any real evidence that Young is about to sign, please let us have it.

I am sorry to be sounding so negative, but ffs let's be a bit realistic!

PS. By commenting "It's a done deal" doesn't mean it's so.



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42 comments

  1. its a done deal (joke) who knows?
  2. shut up mate and how do you know young was at villa traininig ground you chat more shit then ITK do
  3. Stop putting up such misleading Newsnow titles you talentless spaz...
  4. this is the latest story on villa's website

    http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10265~1724877,00.html
  5. link to photos of him at Villa's training ground please? then I'll believe it
  6. You're only feeding this by titling your post "Ashley Young at Spurs Lodge"...I clicked this thinking that it would be evidence he was in fact there...
  7. TOLD LAST NIGHT ,DEAL WAS AGREED ,HOLLY HOUSE IS WHERE THEY HAVE THERE MEDICALS.
    COYS
  8. check villas official site, MONeil has said he's going nowhere...
  9. Martin O'Neill has issued a firm 'hands-off' warning to any clubs hoping to sign Ashley Young.

    The Villa boss insists any offer for the wing wizard will be given short shrift by the club.

    He told AVTV: "There have been a lot of stories about Ashley - and that's what they are - stories.

    "The last time I spoke to Ashley and his agent none of this was at the forefront.

    "I read every single day these articles about different clubs coming in for him, with swap deals mentioned. It's just pure conjecture.

    "No-one has come in and asked us about Ashley Young and I have got to tell you, if they did they would get short shrift.

    "I believe he can reach for the stars here. This football club has been fantastic for him because we have given him this platform to display his skills, excite the crowd and play the sort of football that he is doing.

    "I suppose it's flattering that he's being linked because it shows how far he has come at this club. Sayi…
  10. at last a little bit of realism!
  11. Why put that title up???? you really P I S S me off........
  12. great article ,spot on! annoys me all this bollox sometimes & all these sad people with their itk`s we all know ya really loners trying to look like you know really important people , young is arguably villas best player & he knows it hardly going to come to us for less than 20 million too much potential ,beside i`d rather spend the 20 mill plus on huntelaar now he is world class underrated at madrid or maybe his face just doesn`t fit , & replace keane & jenas please both of them way to inconsistent for spurs to be going on to bigger & better things ,keep pav though deserves one more year ,i see something in him ,he might prove everyone wrong & bent aswell , 17 goals aint that bad really excellent back up which is what you need to keep the season ticking along nicely
  13. Nil points for the headline on Newsnow.
  14. you are a tool and you are zipped up the back
  15. do not believe what anyone says including managers and players because people do change their minds at some point and do not stick to one thing forever so it is possible it could happen but until tottenham and/or sky sports news confirm it then i'm not getting excited
  16. no seriously young is signing for the yids!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, my friend dave knows joe the barber whos uncle is best friends with the cabbie who works around tottenham who gives lifts to the groundsman at white hart lane because hes got no legs to drive himself..... anyway the groundsman sed his cousin jim overheard his mate tony say something about ashley young being left footed!!!.... an apparently harrys looking for a left footer so hes DEFINATELY siging guys!!wooooohooooo

    seriously tho wud b gd
  17. The article title is clearly an attempt to get more hits. Not very nice
  18. people who think young will be a tottenham player 2moro are sooooooo STUPID!!!! do you really think sooo???????
  19. must admitt this story doesn't seem to go away ..... but lets get a sense of perspective !

    i'd definately have him if we could conclude a deal for him under 28 mil

    or maybe cash + a couple of players .

    but the chances of this happening are so slim as the uproar at Villa would be immense if they sold to us! ....... they could probably justify selling him to Man U or Chelsea saying his head had been turned and it was veiwed as a step up .

    unfortuantley though even if he did want to join us i just can't see it happening .... unless a ridiculous sum was offered .

    and i can't see that it would be worth it no matter how much i rate the kid .

    and am a bit worried that now Downing syndrome and Bastos have signed for other clubs we may go yet another season with no top class leftie (modders was quality there but Robben or young would be more natural).

    heres hoping !! COYS

    come on harry deliver us a Klinsmanesque signing !
  20. Look on google street view now and you can see Ashley waiting round the corner from Holly House for the 397 bus. Google maps is definitely ITK.
  21. After that pathetically misleading headline, I wont be logging on to you again
  22. ha ha ha.fellow yids do you really believe we will get young?that would be like us selling them modric and palacios.it aint gonna happen!
    even if i wish it did
  23. done deal
  24. STOP POSTING MISLEADING HEADLINES TO GET PEOPLE TO VISIT YOUR CRAPPY SITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  25. dun deel
  26. its all about traffic to his site....dont read it if you dont like it...but yes bloke is a cock
  27. What a fantastic way to get peoples hopes up, only to let them down but hey your site gets alot of hits!....

    And it was supposedly at some hospital anyway not Spurs Lodge.
  28. holly house
  29. Ash is too good for mid table cockney shite like spurs, get over yourselves your just a small club with a big ego
  30. Young won't be coming to Spurs, neither will Huntelaar, Negredo or Robben.
    If the above is true, does that make me ITK?
  31. I apologise for the title of the blog (I've changed it now).

    In my opinion, what is important is the fact that as Spurs fans, we need to be a bit more realistic.

    Ask yourself; Isn't Ashley Young good enough to be at a top four side?

    Are Spurs anywhere near being a top 4 side?

    In my opinion, Young should be playing the Champions League.

    As for the second question, we are nowhere near being a Champions League side.

    To be honest, I can't see why Huntelaar would even want to sign for us, but that's beside the point.

    We need to start being more realistic as Spurs fans.
  32. villa fan pot kettle...one euro cup a great team does not make twat. Fact o'Neil will not sell unless top 3 come calling.
  33. 2 medicals done 2day.
  34. And which players were given medicals?
  35. Total load of old knob
  36. load of bollocks!
    just cooking up stories! levy is too tight to pay inflated prices! we will start season with shit strikers, no left midfield, and no cover for king woody or daws! what a load of shit! negrado is crap anyhow!
  37. ashley young is alright but he aint the finished article, & more importantly will he ever be? some young players go backwards because they get found out & their weaknesses get exposed , look at lennon sometimes , i like young but he aint worth over 10 million , only time will tell ,look at fowler ,owen ,beckham giggs ,lee sharpe (remember him) overmars , anders limpar i think all were better when they were under 25 ,but once they get sussed out their progress stops , lennon can be marked out of the game sometimes and it will happen more & more as managers get wiser about him & i don`t like him ,but that is what seperates ronaldo from the rest nobody can keep him in their pocket ,unlike lennon & young
  38. ashley young is having a medical in my kitchen i`m just making him a cup of tea ,& by the way i like this article ,it brings us all back down to earth again . how many sugars ashley
  39. didnt alex furgerson issue a hands off warning to madrid about ronaldo?... Hmmmm were is he now!!, did harry redknapp say after a match " i no nothing about cudichini coming to spurs" then that week he signed!. Don't get misled by managers issuing handsoff warning!
  40. If anyone has actual evidence of ANYONE signing for Spurs, let's have it
  41. Errrr and why would we be siging Ashley Young? Has he ever played for us before?
  42. ashley had a medical just now. i took his temperature, and it was high. Harry said no, he doesnt want anyone with swine flu. never mind, hes shi t anyway right?