This should be the Spurs/GCU thread.Where's Peligro!? :lol:

Hope that we sell Palacios. Prefer Huddlestone to him. Huddlestone and Modric are the perfect midfield pairing in my eyes. Palacios hasn't been the same since that stuff with his borhter, which is unfortunate.

Spurs tell Modric he has to stay

Tottenham's Luka Modric has been told by his chairman Daniel Levy that he is not up for sale.

The 25-year-old recently hinted he would welcome a move to Chelsea, who have had a £22m bid for him rejected.

Asked after his meeting with Modric what would happen if the Blues increased their bid, Levy told Sky Sports News: "It would make no difference.

"This is not about money, we're not selling our best players."

Before Modric flew to London for the talks, Croatian journalists asked him about Chelsea's interest.

"Anything is possible," he replied

"It's the end of it. As I said a few weeks ago, there's no further discussion on it. He was on holiday, we've now had the conversation and he understands our position. I'm sure once he's back with his team-mates everything will be fine."

While Chelsea and Manchester United retain their interest in him, Spurs' hard-line stance means the onus is now on Modric to either formally ask for a transfer or stay at White Hart Lane.

Spurs manager Harry Redknapp has supported Levy's insistence that Modric would not be sold, describing Chelsea's bid as "farcical".

Levy was infuriated that Chelsea's offer became public, saying prior to Wednesday's talks: "I wish to make it absolutely clear, as I have said previously, that none of our key players will be sold this summer.

"We are building a team for the future to consistently play at the highest level and retaining quality players is crucial to that.

"In respect of Luka Modric, we are not prepared to sell, at any price, to Chelsea or any other club. We made our stance on this issue abundantly clear in writing to Chelsea. They chose to ignore it and then subsequently made the offer public."

Modric, who joined Spurs from Dinamo Zabreb in 2008, signed a six-year contract in May 2010 and there have been suggestions that an improved deal could be on the table in an attempt to persuade him to stay at White Hart Lane.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14048163.stm

Luka Modric 'will not submit Spurs transfer request'

Luka Modric has no plans to hand in a transfer request at Tottenham, according to his agent Nikky Vuksan.

The Croatia international, 25, hinted he would like to join Chelsea but Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is adamant the midfielder cannot leave the club.

Vuksan told BBC Sport: "I don't think he'll hand in a transfer request. He will honour his contract.

"He wants to play Champions League and win trophies. The only way we can resolve this is to sit down and talk."

He added: "Luka will report today for training and will do his best, as always."

Earlier in the summer, Modric was the subject of a £22m bid from Chelsea, which was rejected by Spurs.

Modric met Levy on Wednesday and Spurs' chairman revealed he had made it clear that the player would not be allowed to leave the club.

"That's the end of it," Levy said. "As I said a few weeks ago there's no further discussion. He was on holiday so we've now had the conversation and he understands our position."

Vuksan insisted he wanted to avoid any acrimony with Tottenham though.

"I have never been in a situation before where a player has had to fight a club and it's not something we want to do," he said. "The only official offer so far is from Chelsea and we haven't talked to any clubs.

"It's no surprise that there is interest in Luka though, because he is a top, top player."

Modric joined the London club in a £16.6m deal from Dinamo Zagreb in 2008. He quickly established himself as a key figure, helping them to qualify for the Champions League in his second season at the club.

Modric signed a new six-year deal at the club only last year, with manager Harry Redknapp describing him as "irreplaceable".

Redknapp has been pleased with his player's demeanour as he joined his team-mates for pre-season training today but concedes it is tough for him.

"He's walked in today and is happy, but the kid's a bit confused at the moment. Other teams want him but we want him here and I want to keep him," Redknapp said.

"He loves playing here. It's a difficult situation for him and I understand where he's coming from. We can't kid ourselves.

"He signed a contract here, we love him here and want him here. We don't want to sell our best players. He's a special player for us."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14061176.stm

Fuark this hasn't been posted on for ages.

As the only team I sort of like in the top 4 at the moment (and the only team i like which I think has some slight chance of winning the title), I've been monitoring Spur's progress.

Two games in hand over the Manchester's and 10 points adrift. If spurs win these two in hand, they will really consolidate third.

Will be a good match with Norwich tomorrow but would expect a Spurs win.

I like VDV but he gets little injuries too often and it throws off our momentum. He's a brilliant player but you're right, he can go in and out in games.

I also like Lennon, but he need to stay fit. When he's on form he's deadly, but we're just not seeing it. To me it would almost be worth throwing Townsend in just for a decent string of games.

That would suit Spurs really well in my opinion. All eleven starting players in the preferred positions rather than having Modric on the right for example or Bale down the middle.

King has looked very, very shaky the last few times he's played, I hope it's not finally his time to give up, but he's a shadow of the defender he was three years ago. Dawson on the other had is still all class but injury prone. We seem to have a history of injury prone players...

Also want to see Caulker in the first team next season, he's been cracking for Swansea. I'm not too sure on Khumalo, from what I've seen (very little) and read, he's not Premier League quality. Time will tell though.

It won't happen but I REALLY want to see Gio given a string of games. I think he's a quality little player.

Would also like to see more of Cameron Lancaster. He came on against Liverpool (I think it was, can't remember who) and he looked very, very sharp and dangerous.

I've always wondered why, when Lennon was injured and you were playing Modric or Kranjcar on the right, you didn't just give Dos Santos a go there. I mean he carves up for Mexico on the right.

Toothless display. Relied entirely on Bale going forward. What the fuck has happened to us.

Crazy to think not long ago people were saying Spurs could challenge for the title and now their champions league hopes are hanging on the edge.

The game against the scum really was a tipping point for us. This relegation form isn't good enough.

Ledley King is a Spurs legend but he was simply not good enough last night. He should stay at the club in a coaching capacity though.

:d

I'm sorry but this picture just gets funnier everyday



I promise that's the last gloating post :)

Edited by sydneycroatia58: 10/4/2012 05:18:56 PM

I don't know why Bale and Lennon kept switching sides. Lennon is useless with is left foot so he was always cutting in and it became predictable. Keep Bale on the left, his crossing ability is world-class. Lennon's crosses are inconsistent, he's better running to the byline and cutting it back for Defoe etc.

King Ledley is indeed a Spurs legend. He's clearly not up to playing Premier League anymore. Definitely want him around at the club coaching, just like we've got Les Ferdinand and Tim Sherwood coaching.