I think Glaston is better than the majority of posters on here.
Luka Modric / Signs for Real Madrid
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The spectators who are stuck behind them horrible pillars every other week care. Also, it was ages ago that Spurs won that Carling Cup! It's got nothing to do with being spoilt. I cherish every single bit of silverware we win.
My point was that the way Glasto goes on about Spurs around here you'd think they were fecking world beaters but they're not, THEY ARE TOTTENHAM BLOODY HOTSPUR! They're not even the best team in London!
If clubs took the Carling Cup seriously, then it might be worth winning, but it's just a glorified 2nd XI cup these days.
Arsenal of all teams have disrespected it more then most in recent years. It's only your continual failure to win anything that made Wenger re-evaluate last year and you fecked it up in the final.
yes, but he didn't just make an off the cuff remark about Modric now did he? If memory serves, he was one of very few suggesting Modric could be the man to replace Scholes eventually for a length of time, something which is a common belief now, before he had even kicked a ball in the EPL. I'd love to see some of the suggestions other people were mentioning back then, and how their careers have panned out.
I have said Modric is a class act ever since I first saw him play for Croatia, so fecking what? It was obvious that he's a good player, just as Iniesta and Xavi are good midfielders!
Arsene Wenger "modric is a good player but i dont think he has the strength to cut in the English league" ( or words to that effect)
now im not stating this Scholesy is more clued up than Wenger, or even the average football fan, but just a reminder for all of us who think we know it all, who would be a better fit, what price a player should go at, what tactics to play against XYZ, etc etc..and not to be so quick to label other posters a laughing stock.
in Fergie we trust!
Yeah I remember Wenger saying that Modric didn't have the physical strength to "survive in the Premier League" 
Well done Arsene.
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Well done Arsene.
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If we're interested in Modric, this might be the best chance of getting him whilst Chelsea have no manager. I reckon he will be sold once somebody bids about £35 million, just hope he ends up at OT.
There isnt any point getting in to an auction scenario with Chelsea though, because they will pay more than we can offer to Spurs, and Spurs will reject all offers until the price is out of our reach anyway. Maybe what the plan is therefore is to wait until Chelsea have a bid accepted, then match it. I'd assume Spurs would then accept our offer as well, and it'd be down to the player to decide where he wanted to go.
Spurs are a very well run club and no doubt last season's run in the UEFA Champions League will have boosted coffers significantly. However, whilst there is evidently no financial need to sell Luka Modric, the fact that the player has hinted at a desire to play Champions League football and may, if you read between the lines of his recent interviews, be looking for a move to a club that can offer him that may force Spurs hand. Spurs clearly have the power though, after all he did sign a 5 year contract last year but we all know that you can't keep a player who wants to go. Not that I'm saying Modric wants to go but there are suggestions that he may be interested in a move.
Spurs have made some good signings for relatively little outlay, but you "stole" Lennon from a near bankrupt Leeds and Huddlestone and Dawson are not exactly world beaters.
FWIW, I think that if Modric does go then we'll see it being for upwards of £40million.
Modric to Chelsea, Sanchez to City and I think things would get nasty in Transfer Forum.
A dig there at the scousers and Henderson. He's right of course.
Break the bank for him....
Spurs are historically a selling club, at the right price.
Modric will go for a little more than he's worth (£37m)
Modric will go for a little more than he's worth (£37m)
Man. United are historically a selling club, at the right price. Ronaldo, Beckham etc.
Modric won't go anywhere unless far more than Man. Utd can afford is offered.
What if we got him for £36.78m? Bargain!
What a fantastic fail that. Beckham was sold because Fergie wanted him gone. How on earth did you manage to get that wrong? Of players (in recent time) sold Ronaldo was the only important player we didn't actually want to sell iirc. But come on, give me your list.
United sell on their own terms. Ferguson only sells when a player is no longer a part of his plans.
Spurs will sell just for money. They're a selling club. Anyone who genuinely believes Manchester United are a selling club is daft. But that's not a surprise coming from you ("Downing better than Park and Valencia" )
Just a matter of time before Modric is sold. Too good for a mediocre club like Tottenham. He's already admitted he's attracted to the lure of CL football, which Spurs have no chance of getting in the near future.
Spurs will sell just for money. They're a selling club. Anyone who genuinely believes Manchester United are a selling club is daft. But that's not a surprise coming from you ("Downing better than Park and Valencia"
)Just a matter of time before Modric is sold. Too good for a mediocre club like Tottenham. He's already admitted he's attracted to the lure of CL football, which Spurs have no chance of getting in the near future.
Modric will go for about £35m well within Chelsea's and United's budget it all depends on other players and their destination. Don't be suprised if Sanchez goes to Barca that Modric becomes our new number one target. Our 3 other signings suggest we have a reasonable amount of money to spend, don't flatter yourself in thinking we or any other club will be out price or further more spend ridiculous money i.e. Torres money on him.
How much can Man Utd afford?
We can afford £30m.
We are all selling clubs at certain times,Spurs are quite a bit further down the food chain than Man Utd though.
Spurs have little choice but to sell Modric he has as good as issued a come and get me plea to champions league clubs
Conveniently putting etc. there I see as you cannot come up with another example, funny thing is that you failed with the second one anyway as it has already been pointed out.
Modric might go even this year, if he doesn't then he will certainly go after next season because at 27 he will certainly demand trophies and regular serious Champions League football that Tottenham cannot offer.
Title of article:
States as fact that United will bid for Modric!
First line of article:
They put in a rather a flimsy "if". No matter of fact statements. None of the confidence of the headline.
Examples of where else in the article it says that United will definitely bid for Modric:
So basically ladies and gents another BS article from some journo. Further proof of how a headline is used to twist a story.
Well done lads.
Fantastic call.
A dig there at the scousers and Henderson. He's right of course.
That quote was actually way Pool signed Henderson.
You are detecting extreme amounts.
Those are literally the only examples you can find, and in Backham's case, Fergie wanted rid.
Big difference between that and Spurs, who are a selling club historically.
And how do you know what Man United can afford? None of us know, so I'm not sure what you know.
What I do know is Spurs are a selling club, and I don't see why Modric would want to stay there, playing Europa League, and maybe having an outside tilt at fourth place.
We'll see, but players usually get their way, and I'd be surprised if he isn't looking a move - perfect time for him.
Ignore Beckham if it suits you (I suppose Beckham was desperate to stay and not join Real Madrid, a bigger club). But the fact remains that the Ronaldo sale alone establishes Man. Utd as an "historically selling club" (as indeed almost all clubs can be so categorised) .... a sale that in fact far exceeds in money terms any players that Spurs have sold to Man. Utd.
So you might consider coming off your (not so high) high horse.
Does it heck.....But Man Utd are a far more attractive club to play for than Spurs.Players see clubs like Spurs as a stepping stone to get to play for clubs like Man Utd and other regular champions league clubs.
To be fair, selling Modric, whatever the fee may be would be seen as a sign of a total lack of ambition on Spurs' part.
They are desperate to get back into the CL and if anything, need to strengthen the squad to make it happen. Selling their best player is the last thing they need and would serve as a message to everyone out there that they are not on the same level as the best clubs in Europe.
However, if they hold on to their prized assets and still finish outside the top four next year, I can see their top players forcing their way out. Another thing to remember is that in football you're only as good as your recent form suggests. Modric's and Bale's value is sky high now. A bad injury or a poor spell next season can change that pretty fast. And they know it, too.
They are desperate to get back into the CL and if anything, need to strengthen the squad to make it happen. Selling their best player is the last thing they need and would serve as a message to everyone out there that they are not on the same level as the best clubs in Europe.
However, if they hold on to their prized assets and still finish outside the top four next year, I can see their top players forcing their way out. Another thing to remember is that in football you're only as good as your recent form suggests. Modric's and Bale's value is sky high now. A bad injury or a poor spell next season can change that pretty fast. And they know it, too.
Glaston, do you know about exceptions and rules?
Virtually all your best players go on to sign for bigger better clubs if they're good enough to attract such interest. Obviously you have decent players, who don't leave, mainly because they aren't good enough to attract interest from bigger clubs. The ones that do attract such interest, leave.
This is not the case for Man United.
Real Madrid are a bigger club than us, but the only time they've signed a player from us who wasn't out of favour was Ronaldo, a player who had a life-long ambition to play for Real and had won literally everything at Man United, every single title possible including all personal awards. All other times they've signed our cast offs (Beckham, Heinze, RvN).
Stupidest thing ive read in a while.
I guess that Ronaldo is such a shit player .... you were well rid of such dross.
Has it not been established that Ronaldo was the exception? Unless you're going to argue that he was just one in a line of similar cases, which wouldn't surprise me given your stupidity, it can hardly be used to determine that United are a selling club.
Once again you are setting yourself up for an enormous amount of abuse due to your ridiculous claims. You genuinely are an idiot.