A significant capture for London's most cultured and arguably historically most renowned soccer club. The decision of the young Welsh wizard to opt for Spurs in preference to the Amercian owned conglomerates in Liverpool and Manchester surely augurs well for the future and shows that there is a perception among the discernible soccer adherents that we are now most definitely a club that is going places and well worth joining
Equally importantlt he hopefully will be the answer to all Spurs fans prayers and an answer to a lot of our defensive problems. Chimbonda, Dawson, King and Bale is a back four that surely will not leak goals easily next season in an any competition
Absolutely - Chimbonda, Dawson, King and Bale - names that send shudders through our Champions league participants, and with Huddlestone creating havoc in the middle third there is every chance that Spurs might break through.....the 60-point barrier!!!
chortle
Dawson is a terrible, terrible player. A CB has top be brought in for him.
good signing for hotspuds...he'll star in the UEFA cup :D
big fish in a wee pond springs to mind. it was the only club that could guarantee him first team football
Spurs soccer campaign 2007/2008
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Bale is only a young lad & he must have known that if he went to Utd or Liverpool he wasnt guaranteed first team football as Square Ball says.
No doubt he is going to get a bit of UEFA Cup experience before going on to one of the big clubs
Quote from: T Fearon on May 26, 2007, 10:35:18 AM
A significant capture for London's most cultured and arguably historically most renowned soccer club. The decision of the young Welsh wizard to opt for Spurs in preference to the Amercian owned conglomerates in Liverpool and Manchester surely augurs well for the future and shows that there is a perception among the discernible soccer adherents that we are now most definitely a club that is going places and well worth joining
Equally importantlt he hopefully will be the answer to all Spurs fans prayers and an answer to a lot of our defensive problems. Chimbonda, Dawson, King and Bale is a back four that surely will not leak goals easily next season in an any competition
Aye, the boy Bale looked awesome as an out of form Duffer roasted him in Croke Park. So effective was he John Toshack decided he'd done enough damage to the Republic, and brought him off to rapturous applause from all who had witnessed his virtuoso performance...
TF spot on again.
Yes, he really has returned Spurs to the glory days in his 6 years at the club.
Just shows he made the correct decision,has devEloped into a World Class talent at the right club.
Yep, Spurs have went from a club a level below the top dogs in England to well, a club a level below the top dogs in England. Great progress.
TF Correct?
"Equally importantlt he hopefully will be the answer to all Spurs fans prayers and an answer to a lot of our defensive problems."
Gareth Bale 2013 is a completely different animal than the one Tony thought Spurs were buying.
A stopped clock is right twice a day!
Quote from: AZOffaly on March 14, 2013, 11:57:50 AM
TF Correct?
"Equally importantlt he hopefully will be the answer to all Spurs fans prayers and an answer to a lot of our defensive problems."
Gareth Bale 2013 is a completely different animal than the one Tony thought Spurs were buying.
That's what usually happens when very talented young players manage to develop their game with a good club.
Maybe so, but Tony thought Spurs were buying a great left back to shore up the defence. I don't think anyone envisaged this particular 'development'.
Who would have thought he'd turn into a serial diver/cheat?
Great talent though apart from that.
Quote from: AZOffaly on March 14, 2013, 12:11:00 PM
Maybe so, but Tony thought Spurs were buying a great left back to shore up the defence. I don't think anyone envisaged this particular 'development'.
The general opinion about Bale in 2007, envisioned a bright future for a young talented footballer. True enough, not many have crystal balls to envision the exact details. :)
There is no doubt that those (Redknap?) who worked with Bale were aware of the extent of the potential, even at a troubled time when some pundits were calling for him to be dropped. I think we can more than safely say that Bale developed with the right club for him. It's a proven fact.
Quote from: AZOffaly on March 14, 2013, 12:11:00 PM
Maybe so, but Tony thought Spurs were buying a great left back to shore up the defence. I don't think anyone envisaged this particular 'development'.
I should come as no surprise, there is plenty of precedent, Thierry Henry is probably the best example, probably the best job Wegner did on any player in his life.
Bale has developed much greater than anyone could have envisioned, but Spurs and their renowned footballing ethos provided him with the perfect platform.
Bale for sale? http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2013/03/14/3823169/-
Jail Tail
(http://static.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/article29099956.ece/ALTERNATES/h342/NWS_20130228_UNC_010_26684513_I1)
Quote from: All of a Sludden on March 14, 2013, 04:29:02 PM
Bale for sale? http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2013/03/14/3823169/-
I wouldn't put much faith in goal.com but I would say that Spurs have done a fine job in developing him. He will leave though, maybe this summer, and he will go the same way as Modric. CR will leave in the next 2 seasons and Bale will replace him. SPurs will be seen as a selling club and a good place to develop players.
Will Gareth Bale?
I see that according to Marca Real Madrid have agreed a 6 year deal with Bale. Spuds may have a big wad of cash from it but with no CL and half their ability gone it could be very hard for them to attract quality. It also could be great for Liverpool as Madrid may not stump up more for Saurez then.
Quote from: brokencrossbar1 on July 23, 2013, 02:36:03 PM
I see that according to Marca Real Madrid have agreed a 6 year deal with Bale. Spuds may have a big wad of cash from it but with no CL and half their ability gone it could be very hard for them to attract quality. It also could be great for Liverpool as Madrid may not stump up more for Saurez then.
Could it also not work in Arsenals favour? Will Liverpool be forced into accepting 40 million from Arsenal?
Quote from: Walter Cronc on July 23, 2013, 02:48:41 PM
Quote from: brokencrossbar1 on July 23, 2013, 02:36:03 PM
I see that according to Marca Real Madrid have agreed a 6 year deal with Bale. Spuds may have a big wad of cash from it but with no CL and half their ability gone it could be very hard for them to attract quality. It also could be great for Liverpool as Madrid may not stump up more for Saurez then.
Could it also not work in Arsenals favour? Will Liverpool be forced into accepting 40 million from Arsenal?
Liverpool won't be forced into accepting anything from anybody. They don't have to or want to sell. They will only sell if the fee is the required one.
Quote from: brokencrossbar1 on July 23, 2013, 02:51:29 PM
Quote from: Walter Cronc on July 23, 2013, 02:48:41 PM
Quote from: brokencrossbar1 on July 23, 2013, 02:36:03 PM
I see that according to Marca Real Madrid have agreed a 6 year deal with Bale. Spuds may have a big wad of cash from it but with no CL and half their ability gone it could be very hard for them to attract quality. It also could be great for Liverpool as Madrid may not stump up more for Saurez then.
Could it also not work in Arsenals favour? Will Liverpool be forced into accepting 40 million from Arsenal?
Liverpool won't be forced into accepting anything from anybody. They don't have to or want to sell. They will only sell if the fee is the required one.
Easier said than done though. How many times have we seen players spit the dummy out and refuse to play, thus forcing the club to sell.
Quote from: Walter Cronc on July 23, 2013, 02:57:27 PM
Quote from: brokencrossbar1 on July 23, 2013, 02:51:29 PM
Quote from: Walter Cronc on July 23, 2013, 02:48:41 PM
Quote from: brokencrossbar1 on July 23, 2013, 02:36:03 PM
I see that according to Marca Real Madrid have agreed a 6 year deal with Bale. Spuds may have a big wad of cash from it but with no CL and half their ability gone it could be very hard for them to attract quality. It also could be great for Liverpool as Madrid may not stump up more for Saurez then.
Could it also not work in Arsenals favour? Will Liverpool be forced into accepting 40 million from Arsenal?
Liverpool won't be forced into accepting anything from anybody. They don't have to or want to sell. They will only sell if the fee is the required one.
Easier said than done though. How many times have we seen players spit the dummy out and refuse to play, thus forcing the club to sell.
Suarez is more likely to keep biting it rather than spit it out.
Spurs supposedly have turned down £80m from Madrid.
Can Spurs insure the player against a career ending injury in the meantime ?
They say they'll sell him in 12 months time.
Spurs are mad turning down that money for him, IMO he is not worth anywhere near £80 million.
Why not, Utd sold Ronaldo for the same amount. Bale is 24 and can only get better. He will be gone before the transfer deadline.
It marks out Spurs as a feeder club, not that they already weren't in many ways. The ambitious thing to have done here was to pump more funding into the club as use Bale as the carrot to draw other big players and build a championship-challenging side. You can't expect players to take you seriously if you can't hold onto your best prospect in generations.
Spurs are the new Arsenal. Fourth and a puff of smoke. If they're lucky.
Ronaldo was better than Bale was when he was sold, he was coming off the back of 3 unbelievable seasons with United. Bale had a good season last year, how likely is he to replicate it this year and the next few?
On the contrary, rejecting an offer of £80m (which the USA Franchise in Manchester didnt turn their nose up at with Ronaldo) shows Spurs are anything but a feeder club. There are few if any other clubs in the world that would reject an offer like that,even the so called global giants!
He has had more then one good season. Do you not remember his destroying Inter Milan in the CL home and away? He is a class act.
He was also PFA player of the year in 2011.
Quote from: rodney trotter on July 30, 2013, 03:44:22 PM
He has had more then one good season. Do you not remember his destroying Inter Milan in the CL home and away? He is a class act.
He was also PFA player of the year in 2011.
Big difference in Ronaldo going for £80 million in 2009 when he wanted to go and at the time that was a mind blowing sum.
He played well in the Inter games a few years ago but apart from that he didn't exactly set the world alight, what did he muster in total for each of those seasons goal wise? 7 or 8 goals? He shouldn't have got Player Of The Year for 2011 either, nearly as much of a joke as it was to give it to Giggs the year before.
Quote from: T Fearon on July 30, 2013, 03:43:41 PM
On the contrary, rejecting an offer of £80m (which the USA Franchise in Manchester didnt turn their nose up at with Ronaldo) shows Spurs are anything but a feeder club. There are few if any other clubs in the world that would reject an offer like that,even the so called global giants!
Ronaldo was making at best a lateral move in terms of club size and was also moving closer to home. Spurs are sending Bale the other direction. You don't build championship winning sides on quicksand, no matter how much money you pocket from a transfer.
Quote from: nrico2006 on July 30, 2013, 04:03:37 PM
Quote from: rodney trotter on July 30, 2013, 03:44:22 PM
He has had more then one good season. Do you not remember his destroying Inter Milan in the CL home and away? He is a class act.
He was also PFA player of the year in 2011.
Big difference in Ronaldo going for £80 million in 2009 when he wanted to go and at the time that was a mind blowing sum.
He played well in the Inter games a few years ago but apart from that he didn't exactly set the world alight, what did he muster in total for each of those seasons goal wise? 7 or 8 goals? He shouldn't have got Player Of The Year for 2011 either, nearly as much of a joke as it was to give it to Giggs the year before.
Ronaldo was playing with better players, and was in the Champions League every season unlike Spurs.
11 goals in 2011,12 in 2012 and 26 in 2013. Don't forget he was playing left back when he started with Spurs and was only adjusting to left wing.
Should a left winger be scoring 30 goals every season?
Quote from: rodney trotter on July 30, 2013, 04:10:21 PM
Quote from: nrico2006 on July 30, 2013, 04:03:37 PM
Quote from: rodney trotter on July 30, 2013, 03:44:22 PM
He has had more then one good season. Do you not remember his destroying Inter Milan in the CL home and away? He is a class act.
He was also PFA player of the year in 2011.
Big difference in Ronaldo going for £80 million in 2009 when he wanted to go and at the time that was a mind blowing sum.
He played well in the Inter games a few years ago but apart from that he didn't exactly set the world alight, what did he muster in total for each of those seasons goal wise? 7 or 8 goals? He shouldn't have got Player Of The Year for 2011 either, nearly as much of a joke as it was to give it to Giggs the year before.
Ronaldo was playing with better players, and was in the Champions League every season unlike Spurs.
11 goals in 2011,12 in 2012 and 26 in 2013. Don't forget he was playing left back when he started with Spurs and was only adjusting to left wing.
Should a left winger be scoring 30 goals every season?
Its not only about goals but the currency which both Bale and Ronaldo are really judged on is the number of goals and assists they are responsible for. Bale had a good season last year and would be doing very well to replicate it this coming season. Ronaldo consistently produced the goods over 3 seasons for United and his return was from a very similar area of the pitch to which Bale occupies. Spurs have hardly been cannon fodder the past few years either, he has been in a good team which creates a lot of chances.
Quote from: nrico2006 on July 30, 2013, 04:25:30 PM
Quote from: rodney trotter on July 30, 2013, 04:10:21 PM
Quote from: nrico2006 on July 30, 2013, 04:03:37 PM
Quote from: rodney trotter on July 30, 2013, 03:44:22 PM
He has had more then one good season. Do you not remember his destroying Inter Milan in the CL home and away? He is a class act.
He was also PFA player of the year in 2011.
Big difference in Ronaldo going for £80 million in 2009 when he wanted to go and at the time that was a mind blowing sum.
He played well in the Inter games a few years ago but apart from that he didn't exactly set the world alight, what did he muster in total for each of those seasons goal wise? 7 or 8 goals? He shouldn't have got Player Of The Year for 2011 either, nearly as much of a joke as it was to give it to Giggs the year before.
Ronaldo was playing with better players, and was in the Champions League every season unlike Spurs.
11 goals in 2011,12 in 2012 and 26 in 2013. Don't forget he was playing left back when he started with Spurs and was only adjusting to left wing.
Should a left winger be scoring 30 goals every season?
Its not only about goals but the currency which both Bale and Ronaldo are really judged on is the number of goals and assists they are responsible for. Bale had a good season last year and would be doing very well to replicate it this coming season. Ronaldo consistently produced the goods over 3 seasons for United and his return was from a very similar area of the pitch to which Bale occupies. Spurs have hardly been cannon fodder the past few years either, he has been in a good team which creates a lot of chances.
Ronaldo was probably allowed more freedom to attack. He had Evra backing him up - and Ronaldo was never a great player to track back. Bale is more solid player having spent his early days as a left back.
And it would be a big surprise if Bale didn't kick on from the 2012/13 season with Spurs in La Liga.
Quote from: nrico2006 on July 30, 2013, 04:03:37 PM
Quote from: rodney trotter on July 30, 2013, 03:44:22 PM
He has had more then one good season. Do you not remember his destroying Inter Milan in the CL home and away? He is a class act.
He was also PFA player of the year in 2011.
Big difference in Ronaldo going for £80 million in 2009 when he wanted to go and at the time that was a mind blowing sum.
He played well in the Inter games a few years ago but apart from that he didn't exactly set the world alight, what did he muster in total for each of those seasons goal wise? 7 or 8 goals? He shouldn't have got Player Of The Year for 2011 either, nearly as much of a joke as it was to give it to Giggs the year before.
Ridiculous statement, no-one is worth £80mill but Bale is top class and has terrorised defenses for the past few years.
We surveyed 100 armchair man utd fans..who was worth the more ludicrous transfer fee when leaving for Spanish football? Our survey said......
Bale to Real as a replacement for Ronaldo who has told the club he wants to return to Old Trafford. :P
Spurs would be crazy to not take this money. Selling Bale for £85M doesn't make them a feeder club/selling club - it's simply good business. I really like Bale and would have loved to see him at United but I'd have doubts about how he'll do in Spain, good and all as he is.
The problem is even with Bale shooting the lights out last season they couldn't make the Champions League (i.e. they need more talented players) but not making the CL makes buying 2-4 top quality guys with the money very difficult.
They need to get themselves knocked out of the groups stage of the Europa League and make the top 4 next year at all costs.
THE long-running saga of Gareth Bale's journey from Spurs to Real Madrid is to be made into a film saga by Peter Jackson.
The director who turned short farmers on a walk into a box office hit has already begun pre-production on the first film, detailing Bale's plucky battle against the tyrannical club that pays him £110,000 a week.
Jackson said: "The trilogy is essentially a race between simple, good-hearted Welshman Bale and feral, once-human Luis Suarez for a massive contract with Real Madrid.
"The opening shot pans across the verdant, unspoilt greenery of heavy-manufacturing heartland Cardiff where a poor-but-happy Bale lives in his burrow on a high-rise housing estate.
"Flaxen-haired Savage the elf and wise old wizard Giggs the Grey launch our hero on his quest for a mountain of gold. He escapes the bitebeast Suarez by tricking him into thinking he has his heart in his hands by doing his trademark goal celebration.
"There was some worry with the finance people because, like with Harry Potter, we're filming a story before it's actually reached its conclusion. But Gareth has assured me the transfer will be completed by July 2015 at the very latest."
Real Madrid, to be depicted as a giant glowing red eye in the heavens, said: "Can I just say that there's no need for players to issue come-and-get-me statements through the media.
"We're Real f**king Madrid. It doesn't matter what you or your agent or your club or your wife says, if we want you we'll get you.
The film A Universally Expected Journey, will be released at Christmas, going up against comedy Wenger's Millions about a football manager trying to spend a fortune by August 31st.
Very good. ;D
I think if he does go he will become a way better player and I also think he would be completely suited to the Spanish game. Actually he would have been perfect for RM in the time of Jose with the counter attacking style he liked there.
Tactically be interesting to see what way RM go if they have both CR and GB in their team this season.
Bale gone for £85.3m according to the BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23538218
£300k a week allegedly
Quote from: Minder on September 01, 2013, 09:10:41 PM
£300k a week allegedly
What's Spain's tax code like? When I hear the wages per week numbers I always wonder what the take-home is for a player, after taxes and whatever cut his agent gets.
Quote from: Syferus on September 01, 2013, 09:30:52 PM
Quote from: Minder on September 01, 2013, 09:10:41 PM
£300k a week allegedly
What's Spain's tax code like? When I hear the wages per week numbers I always wonder what the take-home is for a player, after taxes and whatever cut his agent gets.
160k take home according to sky.
Quote from: Syferus on September 01, 2013, 09:30:52 PM
Quote from: Minder on September 01, 2013, 09:10:41 PM
£300k a week allegedly
What's Spain's tax code like? When I hear the wages per week numbers I always wonder what the take-home is for a player, after taxes and whatever cut his agent gets.
I think he'll be grand even after the taxman getting his taste.
Real Madrid have spent over £1 billion on players since they last won The Champions League in 2002.
Shrewd bit of business by Spurs, making almost £80m profit on a player, and using the money to completely revamp the team. Overall it leaves Spurs minus their star player from recent seasons but with a much stronger and refreshed squad overall.
Defensive midfielder really got his job cut out, to defend with bale and the cry baby on the other side on all out attack and not tracking back
Just scored on his debut for Madrid.
Happy for Bale. Some pressure on him.
The goal he got http://t.co/ir4dKJu6Gw Taken off after an hour, good to get off the mark nonetheless.
Quote from: ONeill on September 14, 2013, 09:54:01 PM
Happy for Bale. Some pressure on him.
I'm sure he's happy you're happy for him.
Quote from: All of a Sludden on August 02, 2013, 01:04:13 PM
THE long-running saga of Gareth Bale's journey from Spurs to Real Madrid is to be made into a film saga by Peter Jackson.
The director who turned short farmers on a walk into a box office hit has already begun pre-production on the first film, detailing Bale's plucky battle against the tyrannical club that pays him £110,000 a week.
Jackson said: "The trilogy is essentially a race between simple, good-hearted Welshman Bale and feral, once-human Luis Suarez for a massive contract with Real Madrid.
"The opening shot pans across the verdant, unspoilt greenery of heavy-manufacturing heartland Cardiff where a poor-but-happy Bale lives in his burrow on a high-rise housing estate.
"Flaxen-haired Savage the elf and wise old wizard Giggs the Grey launch our hero on his quest for a mountain of gold. He escapes the bitebeast Suarez by tricking him into thinking he has his heart in his hands by doing his trademark goal celebration.
"There was some worry with the finance people because, like with Harry Potter, we're filming a story before it's actually reached its conclusion. But Gareth has assured me the transfer will be completed by July 2015 at the very latest."
Real Madrid, to be depicted as a giant glowing red eye in the heavens, said: "Can I just say that there's no need for players to issue come-and-get-me statements through the media.
"We're Real f**king Madrid. It doesn't matter what you or your agent or your club or your wife says, if we want you we'll get you.
The film A Universally Expected Journey, will be released at Christmas, going up against comedy Wenger's Millions about a football manager trying to spend a fortune by August 31st.
Enjoyed that.
Can anyone explain this please?
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Under Amour?
Another good goal from Bale tonight , starting to show his quality
http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/9045497/goal-of-the-night-bale
Look who's on the bench for Spurs this evening!
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Hat trick for Bale tonight. 9 goals now, the same amount Spurs have scored in the PL this season
http://t.co/FUJxXDHNTQ