Duff Deal????

[Barnes]

is it nt happening i mean has anyone gt real knowledge inside the club who knows when or if the deal is gona happen coz i av bin waitin a couple of days now and am stil in the dark???? i am even sayin 2 my mates he is on the back of the new shirt wen we aint even signed him i mean i jus cant wait wat a signin by mj if he pulls this off!!!!

Reply Plz!!!!!!!!

Yid for life

[Houdini logic]

I think we've ALL been waiting a couple of days now and are ALL in the dark.

Patience is a virtue, my good man.

[shoot_ffs]

it seems od everyone went for the story, and nobody has denied a bid, not even duff has said i want to stay. Sounds like the stories of a bid are true but i wouldn't pay over 10m.

[onthejazzin77]

if he comes then obviously i will support him but at this point we are talking about a chelsea cast off - an injury prone player a la anderton - a john hartson/david platt in transfer fees etc etc. if we want to sign a chelsea player and make waves go for robben.

[Chinaman]

There's a report saying that we put in a cheeky bid of 5 million which was rejected and that we are doubling our bid to 10 million. There's a breaking news item saying that Duff, after arriving at Stamford Bridge was called away in a hurry and did not train. So there could be something about to happen.

[Welsh Spur]

if we want to sign a chelsea player and make waves go for robben.
Let's keep it realistic shall we?

[choda]

Duff will shine at spurs if we sign him. He stymied at Chelsea (so are Robben and SWP). Players like him are allowed to flourish at the lane. Wingers need your team to open out and play football, we always do that. Watch him rediscover his world class best at the lane. Born to play for spurs. Duff and Lennon would terrorise opposing defences. It'd be magic.

[LEEBOYSPUR]

I agree with Choda. Let's not forget the final season Duff had at Blackburn, when he was white hot every week, and had Ferguson sniffing round him like a puppy on heat. I think he would be a great signing, and entirely in keeping with Spurs' reputation for tricky wingers and attacking football. My only question is Duff's willingness to leave and Chelsea's to let him go - I suspect this all might be a little flirt before contract renegotiation, with Spurs being played like the proverbial cheap guitar......hope I am wrong

[marcusto]

Jose seems happy to let him go

http://home.skysports.com/list.asp?hlid=404576&CPID=8&clid=6&lid=&title=Jose+ready+for+Duff+departure

[Chinaman]

Jose seems happy to let him go

http://home.skysports.com/list.asp?hlid=404576&CPID=8&clid=6&lid=&title=Jose+ready+for+Duff+departure

But that Urinal stinks. Can't trust anything he says.

[choda]

But that Urinal stinks. Can't trust anything he says.

True, but at least he's not saying he can be happy or rot in the reserves. I think this is a great statement for us. It means now that nothing is standing in our way. We have to be major favourites now to land him as chelsea won't sell to Man U and the Duff, I doubt, will want to go abroad.

[Chinaman]

The BBC reported that Newcastle has snatched Duff for 10 million.

Back to the drawing board for a LW.

[singapore spur]

The BBC reported that Newcastle has snatched Duff for 10 million.

Back to the drawing board for a LW.

i cant believe duff would choose newcastle over spurs unless he wasnt happy in london so i hope this is bollox. i wasnt initially in favour of having him but the idea has really started to grow on me now .

also following supposed comments from mourinhio that robben was going nowhere he was 100% a chelsea player and wouldnt listen to offers , this has got to signal to duff that he is always going to be second string at chelsea

[SurreySpur]

Sky Sports News are reporting that Duff's advisors will arrive on Tyneside this morning to discuss a possible deal. If he chooses the toon over tottenham it can only be for financial reasons.

[Houdini logic]

I thought Spurs had first dibs on all the Chelsea cast offs?

[Welsh Spur]

Why the **** would anyone go to Newcastle? I'd be trying to get out like a shot!

[marcusto]

Will the Toon please f**k off.... we have a better squad than u.... we are in London and we have more chance of winning silverware.....

If Duff goes up there he is a muppet... Please Keano have a word

[Welsh Spur]

Yeah...you'd think the fact we got Keano would swing it in our favour....and he wont go to Toon for financial reasons, our squad is probably as big as Chelsea's and although he'd be first choice maybe Duff is more convinced he'd be a guaranteed starter up at Newcastle? Just a thought....

[marcusto]

Yeah but he's must be mad... unless we didn't fork 10 mil for him

He would a starter at Spurs np

it must be the fact they got european footy!! lol

[Welsh Spur]

Come on Lillestrom.....come on Duffy, just look at them!!!

THEY ARE A ****ING JOKE SIDE!!!!!!

[marcusto]

They aint gonna have it easy up there.... and Lillestrom have the away goal

[Barnes]

i dnt blieve duff wil cum now!!! its all gon quiet and i cnt c us puttin in a 10 million bid although i wud!!! cud b a big mistake if we miss out he is a great player and he also has experience playin wit keano!!!

[Welsh Spur]

I won't be gutted, it'll be his loss if he goes to Newcastle, and hopefully a big mistake!

[Barnes]

wen do newcastle play the second leg coz i believe if they go out he wil nt go there and will come to us!!!!!!

[Welsh Spur]

It must be this week sometime.

[nuttyhotspurs]

i don't think that will make a difference with duff. i think its whoever is offering him the best wage. if thats the case, then newcastle will win hands down

[England's No.1]

I thought Spurs had first dibs on all the Chelsea cast offs?
I believe, that was just rumour don't think is was ever an actual agreement.

wen do newcastle play the second leg coz i believe if they go out he wil nt go there and will come to us!!!!!!

IIRC, it is tomorrow (Sat) night. But don't quote me on that.

[Welsh Spur]

It is Saturday. It says on 4thegame.com.

[mjbmedia]

he'll go to newcastle cos he wont have to battle so hard there, theyll be happy with a high mid table finish meaning he can be a lazy sod and do FA for his money same as his always done , and he wont have to battle for his place against the likes of Charles NZogbia quality !!!!

we only want players not mercenaries

[Welsh Spur]

I think anybody neutral/impartial would agree that in footballing terms, Tottenham is the correct choice for Duff. I think that is a general, erm, truth, if you will.

[Chaydle]

New link on SSN that Liverpool have entered the race for the Duffster! if it's true then we're buggered........They are in CL and North West club, strong irish connection etc.....oh well nice thought whilst it lasted!!

[Welsh Spur]

On the topic of the Scousers, a mate who's a Liverpool fan apparently knows 'people who are involved with Anfield' to quote his words, and he told me that we have enquired about Bolo Zenden.

And I thought it was too good to be true that we were the only club interested in Duff.

[highlander]

just because Duff has been linked to other clubs doesnt mean he will eject spurs for more money or CL football, look at Zokora & Berbie.

Duff just wants to play and we can promise him that, we pay decent wages, we have a MASSIVE irish connection and it means Duff will be able to stay in London

[Welsh Spur]

When I read about the Newcastle thing it said they'd snatched him off us because he wanted to go to North-East. Unless that's just bollocks as well. Which it very well could be.

[suBerb]

toons are champions in bad deals... Luke - broken leg; Owen - broken leg...

Luke is a LW - why then Duff???

They fear that we are getting stronger and stronger...

[Welsh Spur]

who's luke?

[Welsh Spur]

I just realised who u mean....Luque?

[Chinaman]

Really this could be a blessing in disguise as I really do not think we should risk 10 or 11 million on an injury-prone player whose approching 28. 6 million seems to be more reasonable if we see him giving us 2-3 years service. The money is best invested in a younger player.

[suBerb]

I just realised who u mean....Luque?


can't remember...this shows how successful he was...

[spurs61]

Duff is apparently talking to Liverpool as well as us and the Barcodes. As far as I am concerned he will only demonstrate his ambition by joining us.

A move to Liverpool would grant him Champions League football, however he would face stiff competition for his place as Liverpool already have as many left sided players as we have central midfielders. Clearly any move to the Toon would be purely motivated by finance.

So to conclude (despite being ever so slightly biased ;)) if we do sign him then Duff will have demonstrated a willingness to make sacrifices in order to futher his career. should he sign for either of the other team one would have to seriously question his motives.

[Billywhizz]

Bollocks to Duff!!!!! If he wants Newcastle because of the money let him ave em, they will still go nowhere and win **** all.

time to switch attention to Hatem Ben Arfa with Commoli's connections we must stand a good chance of getting him.

[Spur]

When I read about the Newcastle thing it said they'd snatched him off us because he wanted to go to North-East. Unless that's just bollocks as well. Which it very well could be.

When the reporters sit down and think of all the good things Newcastle have going for them...there isn't exactly alot - so they just write whatever they can say is fact.

[spurs61]

time to switch attention to Hatem Ben Arfa with Commoli's connections we must stand a good chance of getting him.

Houlier has said that he does not want to sell him. I'm not sure he's the right man for us anyway. For a start he's more a support striker than anything else and secondly Lyon want in excess of £4 million for him. He has played roughly 15 first team games and has only scored two goals for them, lightweight!

If we are going for a player like Ben Arfa then Babel of Ajax or Farfan of PSV would be a much better acquisition and both are more than capable of playing wide left or up front.

[Billywhizz]

Barca have been sniffing around Babel along with AC milan, Fiorentina. anyway Ajax say they are not intrested in selling him but i do agree with you on babel. so if Babel ain't available and Houlier not looking to offload Ben Arfa
leaves Farfan who recently turned down Portsmouth, could do a job on the left we would be a different proposition than Portsmouth, how much would you bid for him.

[spurs61]

That's an interesting question. For me Farfan is one of the brightest young talents in world football but I don't think anyone quite knows where his best position is. I've seen him play up front, left wing, right wing, support striker etc. I think we would have to offer at least £7.5 million to be in with a chance of getting him however I think £10 milion would be over-priced.

I can't see Babel going anywhere other than England or Germany though, he' not going to get into Barca's team, Fiori gave been relegated and Milan can't offer European football. Surely worth a punt?

[England's No.1]

Milan can't offer European football.

Last I heard Milan were gonna be allowed into the UEFA cup as the other Italian team that were entitiled to it after the Italian judgement did not have a UEFA license (because they had been fighting relegation all season, so did not think they would need one) and it is now to late for them to get one.
And I'm fuming at the thought of Milan being allowed into the UEFA Cup, how much do you wanna bet we draw them in the first round.:mad:

[Chinaman]

I also like Babel as he'll also solve the 4th striker problem. I can't see us playing 2 out and out wingers all the time, so 2 1/2 wingers in Lennon, Routledge and Babel, and 3 1/2 strikers in Barbie, Keano, Defoe and Babel should see everybody getting enough games to keep sharp. In real emergency, we can still use Ziegler up the left wing and Jenas on the right.

[Danishspurs]

Quote from Commoli: "We know what we want, but I also know Martin feels it is key to only bring in players who really want to be part of what he is building here.”

Could this be a hidden message about Duff???

[Shuggie13]

The way I see it, as pointed out in other posts, if Duff goes to Newcastle then it's going to be purely for the money. On that basis it will be a blessing in disguise as Danishspurs pointed out with Commoli's quote:

Quote from Commoli: "We know what we want, but I also know Martin feels it is key to only bring in players who really want to be part of what he is building here.”

I couldn't agree more. Join us because we have a young exciting team going places, if you don't get that principle join perrenial underchievers Newcastle.

I also read an interesting interview with Frank Sinatra Mourinho today in the Evening Standard. He was backtracking on his '2 men for every position principle' and looking to cut the squad using players that could excel at multiple positions. Using this principle Babel or Farfan would both be astute signings judging from others posts about their capabilities.

[shoot_ffs]

yer i'm glad about duff. i liked him as a player but the value was questionable. if he goes to newcastle it's great because he'll get injured and miss half the season. I wouldn't have paid more than 7m for him. It's a lousy move for newcastle as they have a good left winger, and only two strikers and i'm including luque in that.

[highlander]

wel SSN breaking news is that the barcodes have agreed a fee with chelski 4 duffer. hopefully he'll reject them or we'll match the fee. i still want him

[mjbmedia]

yeh but MJ dont cos he wont join our cause he only wants the £££££

[highlander]

yeh but MJ dont cos he wont join our cause he only wants the £££££
not entirely sure thats true, all sources close to Duff and people who know him say his only concern is to play regular 1st team football, which he definately will do with the barcodes. although i doubt it'll be on the left, apparently he'll be tried out down the centre

[kingkeano]

http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~870767,00.html

official site. are they jumping the gun?

[mjbmedia]

not entirely sure thats true, all sources close to Duff and people who know him say his only concern is to play regular 1st team football, which he definately will do with the barcodes. although i doubt it'll be on the left, apparently he'll be tried out down the centre
ok you back Duff, i'll back MJ and Commolli

from our site

''Sporting Director Damien Comolli added: “Martin and I are always looking to increase his playing options and to plan ahead. We know what we want, but I also know Martin feels it is key to only bring in players who really want to be part of what he is building here.”

Martin added: “As always at this time of the summer transfer rumours are rife and I would ask our supporters not to take too much notice, but rather to rely on our web for official news.” ''


i repeat clearly duff didnt want to be a part of it, so then we dont want shirkers , quite right too MJ

[Spur]

I think he is after the money and that is all.

[fluke]

I may be biased on this, but why would anyone take Newcastle over Spurs. He could stay in London, play along side an international teamate and play for one of the most promising sides in the premiership. Some footballers are idiotic. No one should be guaranteed a starting roll, that has to be earned. Thank god those days seem to be over at Spurs when we had to put up with under achievers playing week in - week out.

[Welsh Spur]

Duff is a ****ing idiot. Well done mate, you've just joined the best team in England - for ****ing up careers. Good luck to you, you greedy bastard.

[highlander]

ok you back Duff, i'll back MJ and Commolli



im not going against MJ at all im just saying i dont think he' goin to newcastle for the money, its quite likely he is taking a pay cut to join them. if it was all about the money he would stay at chelski

[choda]

im not going against MJ at all im just saying i dont think he' goin to newcastle for the money, its quite likely he is taking a pay cut to join them. if it was all about the money he would stay at chelski

His move to Newcastle is ALL about the money. Money and sitting on bench (with one year left) or money (long new contract) and playing every week were the options between Newcastle and Chelsea. The footballing choice was clearly spurs or possibly liverpool, for a slight wage cut, because most players at Chelsea are on inflated wages. But he went to Newcastle because they would give him the inflated wages for another four years (or whatever he's signed for).

He'd have played at spurs too, we don't have a left winger. We've only got fatty and a youngster. Hell, even if he moved up to Liverpool he'd probably played ahead of Kewell, Zenden and Gonzalez. But there would be a LOT of competition and moving city. That's why it all pointed to spurs as the footballing choice!

But we have to wait to see if it was his decision, if so then it was all about the money.

[sundancer]

To be honest I'm not really bothered if we do not sign him, I said weeks ago when people were asking who we should sign as a left-winger that I did not want him, In my eyes he is injury prone and a selfish player and if he does go to N/castle good riddance.

[Welsh Spur]

He can say goodbye to his career now, IMO.