Bellamy for spurs?

[SurreySpur]

Craig Bellamy has stated he would be keen on a move away from blackburn if the right club comes along. I know this is going to be unpoular but i would like to see him at spurs next year. While i think he's a bit of a prick, he would add a directness that we lack at the moment( with the exception of Aaron), he would also add something that we definatly lack, a player that can get under the skin of the opposition and wind them up, he's a tireless runner and a decent finisher. So he'd be a completly different option to the existing strikers. With Bellamy, Defoe, Keane and hopefully Berbatov we would have four strikers that can all bring something different to the table. At a reported 7million price tag he would be a real bargain and if anyone can keep him in check its big Martin Jol, he may have got away with it with souness but he'd have to be mad to try it on with the big dutchman. Does the idea of having Bellamy at the lane appeal to anyone else?

[Welsh Spur]

Yes, but I really don't see him leaving...Hughesy has given him a chance after Newcastle and he's taken it gladly. He seems to get the best out of him, (anyone remember when Wales were good for about 6 months?) and I think an approach will result in a quoted price similar to that of Berbatov's. How much money is MJ 'rumored' to have at his disposal?

[SurreySpur]

There are rumours of £25million

[Welsh Spur]

well i'm certain that Mark Hughes will say £8 million straight out. Maybe then a bidding war? Didnt they pay like 6m a year ago?

I have to say though, Defoe, Keane, Bellamy and Berbatov would be amazing. I'm hoping....

NOTE: that's 3 UK based players out of 4. are you watching arsenal?

[SurreySpur]

Bellamy can also do a job on either flank which is always a bonus.

[shoot_ffs]

can't see blackburn letting him go for £8m, they need to improve their strikers for next year so will probably want double that to sell him. he's injured half the time too so i'd pass. lua lua for me, get him for about 6-8m and can also get in behind, play the flank and hold the ball up well. I always thought the interview he did at the african nations cup was weird, saying about coming to tottenham and then silence over here. Something must have happened over here to put it off til the summer.

[Welsh Spur]

I'm not really a fan of Lua-Lua and don't see what he could bring to our team that we don't already have. He hasn't set the place alight, and he was at pompey before the Russian took over, when they were struggling. He's never worth £6m. I'd say £3million, and that's a gamble.

[Houdini logic]

Bellamy would be prised away for about 7 million, but I doubt he'd leave Hughes, as someone said

[Danishspurs]

I we get bellamy, i think defoe would leave... No thanks...

[Welsh Spur]

I we get bellamy, i think defoe would leave... No thanks...

I don't think that is strictly the case, surely someone's got to see that 4 strikers will be essential next season, if we want to do well in all 4 competitions....

[Chinaman]

The 4th striker spot can go to Barnard and with Dixon and Hammy waiting in the wings. We need a quality left side player, and if Bellamy is content to play there and be rotated as it is a luxury to play two wide players, him and Lennon every game, I'd welcome him at no more than 8 million.

[highlander]

yes Bellamy is good and frustrates defences but i dont think he wants to leave Hughes, their also in the UEFA cup so from the blackburn perspective its not really a step up. IMO he's far too similar to Keane and after rapping up the Barbie deal i dont think we need another striker as Barney, Dixon, Pekhart & Hammy are all coming along well.

[spurs61]

I we get bellamy, i think defoe would leave... No thanks...

Yes please, can someone please tell me what Defoe has done in the past 9 months to deserve our adulation, he's a lazy, sulking, selfish midget only interested in the greater glory of Jermain Defoe. For the past decade I have said that Jimmy Hasselbaink will never win any major trophies. Not because he's a bad player, quite the opposite he's one of the best in the country. Sadly Jimmy is satisfied if his team loses 3-1 but he score his sides goal. If he's not careful Defoe is going to go the same way. Also see Viduka!

[SurreySpur]

'IMO he's far too similar to Keane'

How is he too similar?

[Chinaman]

Bellamy is faster and much more direct than Keane. I'm not saying his better, but they have different styles of play.

[SurreySpur]

agreed, bellamy and keano are very different players. Bellamy would be great for our club.

[highlander]

i think they are very similar, they have similar mentalities and are both always running, both very fast and skillful. bellamy is too similar to keane imo, so we shouldnt make a bid.

[laspur]

I say we get Bellamy his pace alone freightens all defenders in the league. He is a quality finisher which was evident this season with Blackburn. Something tells me Defoe will be gone this summer and Bellamy would be a nice replacement. Plus Jol will regulate any attitude Bellamy may bring. Berbatov, Keane, Bellamy, and Gudjohnson would be the team I would want. Agree or disagree fellas?

[Keanoldinho]

**** gudjohnson, but if Defoe leaves the welsh **** would be a decent replacement

[laspur]

Keanoldinho, do you not think Gudjohnson is quality bro? Who would you like to be the replacements?

[AndyHarker]

Gudjohnson could be really good for us, he has the ability to be a utility player, playing in the middle and up front, his versitility could make him an intresting buy! Like having two subs in one player!

[laspur]

AndyHarker my point exactly, Gudjohnson brings it every game. If the so called rumor is true about Spurs and Chelsea having a deal over the Arnesan affair then this buy wouldn't be out of the question.

[AndyHarker]

Is there any truth to this rumour, or is it just here say??
Do we know how much he is likely to cost us, how old he is etc etc?

[laspur]

When Chelsea tapped up Arnesan last summer, Spurs were set for legal action against Chelsea. The Spurs instead worked some deal where Spurs get 1st choice of the released Chelsea players at half the asking price. This is may sound crazy but, Chelsea did break the rules so there is some type of compensation coming the Spurs way. It may be a rumor but a legitimate rumor. As for Gudjohnson even at 6 or 8 Mil. we will get for 3 or 4 Mil. if this rumor is true. Lastly Gudjohnson is pushing late twenties.

[AndyHarker]

Could be an idea, he has experience too, can't really see him being first choice tho! I think that will be Keane + new signing, with Defoe either leaving or settling to be a sub!

[laspur]

Well with the uefa cup this year, the need of quality depth is a must. If this Gudjohnson deal could materialise we would see healthy competition for the mid and attacking spots on the team. Thus everyone would bring up their game an extra notch.

[AndyHarker]

I totally agree, the next major question would then be...
would he want to come to us ???

He is not going to get started week in, week out, and if he wants out of chelski, it must be because he wants to play regular games!

[laspur]

This is the tough part of convincing him to join. Jol and Levy gotta paint a perfect picture to persuade him. Although its well known that Tottenham Hotspur is Gudjohnsons favorite team of all time. We will have to wait and see.

[AndyHarker]

fingers crossed!

[Keanoldinho]

Keanoldinho, do you not think Gudjohnson is quality bro? Who would you like to be the replacements?


I think Defoe will stay mate, and Berbatov will be a quality signing. So with Keane, Berbatov, and Defoe all we need is a 4th choice striker which Barnard, Pekhart or Dixon could probably fill. I wouldn't mind Carlton Cole as 4th choice either he's young and has potential plus he's most likely leaving chelski

[Spur]

Bellamy is a joke. First off, he is a joke. Secondly, he is more injury prone than an injury prone player. Then theres the waste of money we would spend for him, then the giving him money part. I'd be against this signing forever. Im against even talking about it.

Eidur would be good, I always thought he supported Spurs as a kid or something...?

Finally, Defoe or Bellamy... Defoe any day. ANY DAY.

[laspur]

Fill me in on Peckhart or Dixon, I dont know a thing about them. Do they posses the quality were looking for in a challenging year ahead?

[laspur]

Spur, Defoe must do a 180 on his form to convince me of his old self. This year was a dissapointment for us and him. Can he bring his old form back? Waiting another 10 or 15 games for his form to return just won't make believers in any of us.

[Keanoldinho]

Fill me in on Peckhart or Dixon, I dont know a thing about them. Do they posses the quality were looking for in a challenging year ahead?

I'm not sure but there is alot of hype surrounding both of them. I also forgot about El Hamdaoui he's another one whose been hyped up and I don't know anything about. Between Barnard, Dixon, Pekhart, and Hamdaoui we probably don't need another striker after Berbatov as at least one of them should live up to the hype.

[Spur]

Ok JD hasn't been playing that well. But out of the many strikers in the Premiership there is not many I would choose to have sitting on our bench above him.

[Danishspurs]

Defoe is a natural goalscorer, and next season he will be scoring goals again...

[shoot_ffs]

think defoe is a great team player, he'll score hatfulls in europe. I think we might buy another striker who can also play wide such as doulla or lua lua and ben rafa can play up front too by all accounts.

[Keanoldinho]

all strikers in the top flight are natural goal scorers

[highlander]

all strikers in the top flight are natural goal scorers
no i dont agree - Benjani, Crouch, Heskey, Alan Smith, Duncan Fergusen, Shola Ameobi etc etc etc

[Danishspurs]

don't agree with you Keanoldinho.. First of all, what I mean is that natural goalscorers is strikers who plays on instinct... and second of all, I don't think the likes of Crouch or kanoute are natural goalscorers...

[sundancer]

:cool: Hope Defoe stays he is a goalscorer and will prove it next season, Bellamy is good but he is trouble and I would not want him instead of Defoe.

[Keanoldinho]

don't agree with you Keanoldinho.. First of all, what I mean is that natural goalscorers is strikers who plays on instinct... and second of all, I don't think the likes of Crouch or kanoute are natural goalscorers...


yeah I know, but I just get tired of everyone saying Defoe is a natural finisher when he was pants for most of this season and then they say he's a confidence player or wasn't given a chance blah blah blah

Keane and him were on the pitch for about the same ammount of minutes this season Defoe maybe even afew more and Jol was always telling him how valuable he is to the club and fans but he still didn't perform anywhere near acceptible for a player of his calibre.

I was happy to see him end the season with a goal, but if he don't improve alot next season then I say ship him out maybe even in Jan transfer window if he's still playing shit

[Spur]

Well he is a confidence player, quite obviously i'd say, and he was given a chance only he never took it.

At the start of the season Sven said he needed to be more of a team player, look for the pass rather than the goal. Since then we have lost the JD we knew, he has become too much for the team, he needs to get his selfish side back that at times we hate, but at times produce moments of pure brilliance. Think the goals vs Arsenal and Birmingham, where he picks up the ball and straight away thinks 'goal'.

[shoot_ffs]

yeah but he's having to make spaces and work wide because we don't have a left wing. I like the way he holds the ball up, and with another biggy beside him and a left wing taking defenders out, he'll bag up next year. Also can't see him wanting to leave as will be his first taste of euro footy.

[fluke]

Bellamy can also do a job on either flank which is always a bonus.

Bellamy could never move to London. Where would he park his caravan?

[Chinaman]

At Highbury and take a limo to WHL.

[Welsh Spur]

Bellamy could never move to London. Where would he park his caravan?

As a welshman, that isn't valid. I know about 2/3 people who own a caravan. And no jokes about there being '5 people total, coz it's wales' or 'that's because all the others are sheep!'

[chazzayid]

i would have him he has scored everywhere hes been i think defoe will go and well have the money but he is bit of a fu****g little chav

[fluke]

As a welshman, that isn't valid. I know about 2/3 people who own a caravan. And no jokes about there being '5 people total, coz it's wales' or 'that's because all the others are sheep!'
Nothing to do with him being Welsh, he could be from Mars as far as I'm concerned. He just seems like a right "Oily Lamp" if you ask me.
Good footballer though.