Speaking to the local florists, or whoever the Daily Mail are getting their sources from these days, Aston Villa midfielder Nigel Reo Coker confirmed some of the speculation from the summer,
“There were certain conversations, which could have ended up with me going to Spurs but in the end it didn’t happen for whatever reason,” said the 23-year-old midfielder.
“Another couple of players at our club, Ashley Young and Curtis Davies, were also linked with Spurs but, like me, ended up here and I believe we are all happy with our decisions.”
Well, we didn’t want them anyway! But in reality, this only confirms the fact that Spurs’ transfer policy involves buying whoever the hell might be available rather than scouting and acquiring the right players for the right position. Pure opportunism that generally results in inflated fees and a poorly balanced squad, sound familiar?
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Our problem is that we go after ever “english” player available, as if that is going to make us more marketable. There are some, such as Danny Rose, that are good buys, but our policy needs to change to go after the best players we can find. Isn’t that dickwad Comolli’s job, after all? What has brought in in continetals? Taraabt, who might be the business, and Kaboul, who cost as much as Davies so should be good.
I don’t care if they have to hire spies rather than scouts to go and follows Arsenal scouts around.
By the way, the florist line was excellent.
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