Modric or Modpoor?

Brilliant player for us .The grass isn`t always greener though

I agree...with Big.c........take that !!!

Wouldn't it be great if our "special relationship" with Real meant that we had first refusal on him.

I don't want him back, we've moved on. Let him go United. He is very much a Carrick type of player, where he does everything well, and makes the game look easy but rarely dictates a game. Add to that his lack of goals and in hindsight, £35m is a great bit of business. He was a great player for us, but lacked what u need to be a top, top player. So if he went United, I wouldn't expect him to be the next Scholes.

Totally agree jod. Dembele has replaced Modric perfectly. Of the two we miss VdV more. Certainly wouldn't see any point bringing Modric back now. We are not in the financial position to be paying huge wages to bench warmers.

Agree Jod. can't see him going anywhere - usual press speculation. Few clubs can afford him and I reckon our "partnership" with Real meant that he can't be sold back to an english side. That really means that if he doesn't want to go to PSG, he'll have to stay put!

bye bye ratface, we all said, now some want him back? WHY...we are a better team without him i feel, he does,nt score goals, maybe if we could have him on a free, lol

Proves what many of us suspected all along, there is a world of difference between a very good MF player, and a great or "world class" MFer, the difference between people who can affect a game, and those who can take control and win a game. Modric is of the former category, whilst Xavi, Iniesta, Yaya Toure, and in the past Ronaldinho, Zidane, were in the latter category. I believe that due to the dearth of world class players we have enjoyed in recent years at Spurs, we had an over inflated view of Modric's ability, which fortunately was shared by Mourinho, hence the grossly inflated fee we received when he left. His limitations in top class are now apparently surfacing, an Mourinho may have realised his error.

ParkLane67 - I don't think Madrid would have a problem selling him to an English side, but they'd have to take a loss and I can only see Man U being interested. That's because he would make a straight replacement for Scholes. He's cetainly no replacement for Lampard and City wouldn't have room on the bench.

For me.....you've said it Totty..... thst ship has sailed!

Windlespur +1 ,very good post

Would love it if Levy had slipped in a little Sell on fee into the deal.

He was always going to make it to utd even in a round about way.glad he is in our past and no luck to his furture.gone nearly forgottan!

Id take him back, dont like the guy, think about it you own shares in a company one of the mangers is a complete tool, you dont like him but he gets results. There is no loyalty is football, even the ones we bring through the youth set up will quickly jump if the right contracts put in front of them. I'd also take Berba back that guy was one of the greatest entertainers in a spurs shirt since Ginola!

I wouldn't take back anyone who refused to play for us just to get away from us. It's the same reason I wrote that I didn't want us to sign Adebayor on loan originally, given that he had a similar history with other clubs. Don't want a player who doesn't put his all into it while on the pitch. I fit of pique in one match in anger at a manager, I can understand. But a calculated ploy over several weeks is too much. I would object to Berbatov of Modder Focker returning. Don't want them. Some players put their all into their play even when the club shows them no respect. I prefer them, although I want both player showing some respct and club doing so in return. Surely THFC deserved better that we received from Burping Off or Modder Focker.

Bringing Modric back would be the same as bringing Moutinho in. Both are very, very similar. As peterballb has been pointing out, where would they play? On the other hand, we are lacking strength in depth in the CM position because we suddenly don't look so strong when Demdele is out. But surly it would be very difficult to incorporate Sandro, Dembele and Moutinho/Modric in the same side. We already seem to lack goal threat.

I really don't believe he'll leave Madrid, as mentioned he needs time to settle in, you can imagine its quite daunting moving there and trying to hit the ground running with all the other worldies around him. I said in another thread they won't see the best of him until he plays where he played for us but at the moment has Alonso in his position and they're trying to fit him in all over the shop. I'd be very surprised if he left.

A fit of pique in anger, I can understand, ... but over several weeks of calculated strategy in order to leave... no no no... I easily can imagine Modder Focker pulling the same "psychological unfit to play" in the ultimate match of a season that determines our fate if he wants something for himself. I want more money or I'm psychologically unfit to play. This not a mate you'd want to have backing you up against someone aggressive in a pub. He'd turn against a mate for a quid. Well rid of him. Don't want him back.

"if he came back with an apology and stating his 'love' for THFC," writes 1984Spurs. Mate, I know some prostitutes on a road near me that will do the same for far less money. Some of them, you won't know their sex until engaged in the act, but they'll apologize and commit their love to you. And pay the off would be better, too, than re-signing the Mo Focker.

and good one, spurboy61, deal SAF his own argument if he signs the Mo Fo.

While Modric or Moutinho would strengthen the squa it's an unrealistic sum of money to spend on squad depth. The Holtby's & Sissoko's of this world are where we'll find our strength in depth, save the big fees for the positions where it's most needed. The attacking third is easily our biggest(possibly only) concern. a No10 to pick the lock, a No9 to bury the chances & genuine pacey competition with an eye for goal on the flanks is whats really needed.

"reports today saying adebayor will go africa,that leaves us in the doodoo," ghulamville. But maybe the dooddoo is deeper if he doesn't go to Africa. Jessuz, at first I thought he came in late this season and need time to adjust and get in condition, but now it seems more and more that he just isn't "psychologically fit." Need a bit of loyalty from your players after you sign them and you're treating them with respect. If he cannot show some effort, move him along if someone will take his wages. I prefer players who try when they're on the pitch, and who don't refuse to come on the pitch when they're healthy.

I loved Modric, i would place him alongside Berba,Gazza,Ginola in terms of how they influenced games for us. However we are one or two players short now of being able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Manc clubs. We seem to have a unity and togetherness at the club which is difficult to create and the way Luka treated the club by trying to engineer a move by missing the first month of last season by saying his "heads gone" has no way back for me. Unless he comes live on tv on his knees and sais "im a **** please forgive me ITTID no player especially me is bigger than THFC, please can i come back"....only then will i forgive him COYMFS!!!

Since start of November, Modric has started 8 out of 14 games for RM. He has been a used sub in all but one of the other games. He's therefore almost always involved in some capacity and when you factor in rotation that's probably about right. He didn't join relegation fodder where you can play every week. He joined the wannabe league champions of Spain and is an integral part of their squad. OK, he may not have set the world alight yet but class is permanent.

I would take him back in an instant. But let’s not kid ourselves, class is permanent, form is temporary. The amount of money we sold him for would mean their fans expect insta results etc, could be that he is learning to play with his new team mates? Very much doubt he will leave Real any time soon. Get Moutinho now (or summer) or a similar player in. Happy days. Good luck Luka. COYS.

The word "class" and the name Modric do not belong together. Class implies more than threading some passes on a pitch. It requires having some character.

Spurs Allday- Top post. Totally agree, although i was still hoping to get Moutinho not too long, i have backtracked a little if that means we cannot get a top striker and or winger. And i think this is what Peterballb has been trying to say all along.

Off topic but the bindippers are on a hiding to nothing at Old Trafford this weekend........Howard Webb is playing at number 12 for ManU! :-)

I don't want Jenas because he's a bad player to have. I don't want Modders because he's a bad person to have.

I don't doubt Adebayor's talent. Just his commitment. And I have increasing doubts that he will be able to straighten out that issue. But he's got talent when he finds it within himself to use it.

You phucking joke;UEFA have charged Lazio and Tottenham following the controversial Europa League draw between the sides in November. Lazio supporters were heard chanting “Juden Tottenham” at the away fans at the Stadio Olimpico, mocking Spurs’ links with the Jewish community and UEFA have responded by charging the club over the alleged racist behaviour of their fans. “UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against S.S. Lazio. Charges relate to the alleged racist behaviour of Lazio supporters during the Italian club’s 0-0 UEFA Europa League Group J draw against Tottenham Hotspur FC in Rome on 22 November 2012,” a statement from UEFA read. “Proceedings will also be instigated against S.S. Lazio for throwing of missiles and/or fireworks by their supporters, incidents of a non-sporting nature, late team arrival at the stadium, and late handling of the team sheet.” Tottenham, meanwhile, have been charged over separate crowd disturbances during the November 22 draw. Lazio could face severe punishment if they are found guilty at the January 24 hearing with pressure growing on UEFA to take harsh action against the club.

Charges against us? UEFA understand from cafe owner Gianfranco that a spurs supporter asked for a bottle of red wine in an agressive manner quote ''hoy mate give us a bottle of red'' instead of saying in english ''Could i have please a nice bottle of your finest red wine old chap, oh and extra cheese on the pizza, thank you''

Don't really see him as required in this current set-up never mind what kind of wages he's on. That ship has sailed and the next time we'll see Modric in the Prem it will be in a Red shirt.

iditots not wanting him back!!!!!!!!!!!! He was by far our best player till bale started to shine. and if we can get him back for a discounted price after making a profit on him y the hell not??......is moutininho that much better/different to modders. With him back we can push dembele further forward and have even greater creativity with him back in the team

We don't need Modric or Moutinho. We're fine for defensive midfielders thanks. We need a creative attacking midfielder and a striker. Modric made his choice and perhaps now realises he's not quite as good as he thought he was. Hey ho! Personally I don't care where he goes now. We're a very different team to the one he left - one that is bigger, stronger and quicker. With a clever 'number 10' and a proper striker we should be challenging for titles.

I don't think that it would be a good idea to push Dembele further forward, as he's excellent in the position that he's playing. His defensive qualities are alot better that Modric, he stronger too. Therefore I agree with those saying that we do not need a Modric/Moutinho type player. What we need is an intelligent number 10 and a top class striker. We could also do with some cover for Bale and Lennon.

Well of course he won’t come back, but if he did I’d take him back in an instant. Best player in a Spurs shirt these last few years, a class above Dembele and even when he was coasting a bit at the end of last season he still put in a far greater shift than Adebuyor is doing (Oh that’s not saying much). I don’t know what went wrong off the pitch between him and Levy but I know what he is like on the pitch. Some of you must have short memories and have forgotten what he played like. Only Bale would surpass him on current form. And with Real Madrid way behind Barcelona at present maybe it's Mourinho that’s past his sell-by date.

Frank.... agree mate, but i would buy two and sell Adebeyor, his decision to change his mind ref the ANC (ACN?) (WHO GIVES) on the back of being awful all season is a step too far for me. I wonder how much money he was offered to go? I suppose from the goodness of his heart he will donate it all to the poor in his country after taking it from the rich in his country who took it from the poor in his country. Great ambassador crap centre forward (this season)...sell the Donk.

Yidmarks....Isco is a very good call, i did read somewhere Chelsea were close to doing a deal for him sadly. He would be ideal for us.

Fanman, totally agree on Dembele. He and Sandro are monsters where they are and I would be loathe to move either of them. They are both pushing forward with their play, which I assume is by design as Parker is also doing the same thing, to much better effect than all the sideways and back passing. If Modric came in, I'd suggest that AVB would ask the same of him. I like what we have and see no reason to add Modric or Moutinho. Any two of Sandro/Dembele/Parker in front of any two of Vertonghen/Kaboul/Caulker in front of Lloris or Friedel when necessary, really has me quite content with our back end. BAE on one side backed up by Fryers or Rose and Walker on the other backed up by Naughton or Smith has me thinking that for the next 5-10 years, there will be little need for additions. We can thus grow from within, which is great. It is in the front four where I have concerns (short and long term). We need a ready for prime time cover for Bale and Lennon (Dzagoev, Remy, Willian), we need a creative AMF (Isco or Benat would be great, but as a quick fix, Schneijder or Kaka on loan) and we need strikers. All of our strikers are up there and none are comfortable up top alone. It's where Leandro or Doumbia make so much sense. Expensive, but not Cavani expensive. Each probably could be had for 20-25M and could be the man for the next 5-7 years. Get is someone like Casaignos as well and we could have a completely refreshed strike force. What is clear to me is that the striker must come first and the AMF will then complement. If these options are too expensive, how about Guidetti from City, or Mitroglou from Olympiakos. We must do something. COYS

Yidmarks, I actually think, with the players we have, Benat would be the better fit. He's a little tougher and a little more positional. Isco is all over the place. If Bale and Lennon start flitting all over the place as well, the width is gone. That's exactly what happened last season when Bale was on one wing and VDV on the other. They all played in the middle and we became very easy to defend. A player like Benat in the middle and two wingers could be scary good. I also think he'll cost about 5-10M less than Isco. COYS

I don't really watch other leagues, so I can't suggest who we could bring in. I think Isco's stock has risen too high for our wage policy, hence us going for Holtby. Once we get a proper number 10 and a top striker we should be challenging the Manchester clubs. Its a shame that Sigurdsson hasn't made the number 10 role his own. Ade going to the ACoN could be a blessing in disguise. 1. It forces Levy's hand to buy a sttiker. 2. Ade might find some form and come back to us on fire. That's what I'm hoping for anyway. Its likely that we'll revert back to 4-2-3-1 on Saturday, I hope to see Dempsey start behind Defoe. With Siggy to make a late cameo appearance. Hopefully, we'll have too much pace and power for QPR.

Fanman, I actually think Sigurdsson might well be suited to the Dembele role. I like his passing and he has a wonderful shot. It is clear that AVB wants Sandro, Paker and Dembele to shoot when they can get good leather on the ball and they have been doing it. We saw with Dempsey's shot the other day, deflections happen, keepers can only parry cannons. Sigurdsson could well fit in in that role too. He also has incredible vision and is a great deliverer of dead balls. The main thing I like about all of our new signings (Vertonghen, Sigurdsson, Dembele, Dempsey) is that they are all professional team players. AVB is building a team, not a collection of talent. COYS

We are DESPERATE for his creativity. I mean look at his stats in all comps this season: 32 games played" 1 goal. 1 assist. We really, really need him so we can average a goal or two a season at the cost of Dembo who can head, tackle, pass, win 50/50's and all of the other ***** Modders could not do because he is a rat faced Judas pass monkey.

i do think that some of us have incredibly short memories.remember him not turning up for pre-season in america?yeah,yeah,yeah he said he was sorry,tell it to the judge!also,it was just a few weeks ago that modric was suggesting bale leave tottenham and join him at RM.not even berbatov tried tapping up one of his former team mates on behalf of his current club.really sneaky and snide......the truth is that we're not missing him as much as we all thought we would,including modric himself.....as long as there is some sort of sell-on clause in his contract where spurs get a percentage of his future transfer fee then he could go to FC Tobol for all i care.(by the way that's a team in kazakhstan).

Ardone, we can't play a 4-3-3 because we only have 1 of the three players that would be able to play up top. You need three predators who can all play together, link up, bury them and create them. Bale, ok. Lennon, doesn't score anywhere near enough and Defoe who scores but does nothing else. We'd be solid at the back, but it would be of little effect in the final third. We now have Holtby and have Sigurdsson, both of whom could be the third cog in the middle. We just don't have the guys for up top. COYS

Not bothered now if he goes to Utd. As long as you he doesn't join Arsenal or Chelsea because in essence Utd are probably going to finsih above us regardless if they have Modric or not we are competing more with the two London sides for that fourth or even third spot.

This happens a lot with footballers they are great in one team and they wnat to move on to prove themselves at a bigger club and it doesn't go to plan. This is why I think Matt Latissea didn't ever leave his club because he knew the grass wasn't always greener he stayed put where he was loved and idolised.

Even Berby didn't get regular footy at Utd he though he was still a great player for them.

Personally I cannot see Modric being sold at a huge loss may be 5 mil max so can Utd afford him and would he want to come back to PL. I would expect the coaches and manager at RM will work with him and hope he has a better season next year. Meanwhile he will be a year older and will start to lose his value. Levy did a bot of good business and although to us he was worth more than we got especially as the season before we wanted 40 mil from Chelsea I think the less money we did get was ok if it kept him from playing for Chelsea this season.

I think we have a good pairing in midfield and although I loved Modric I think we would be mad to unsettle things. It will be difficult if we bring Mountinho in because Dembele and Sandro have done well and Dempsey and Siggy are improving and we need wingers Bale is by far our best player and Lennon has been great this season so even a Mountinho could potentially cause upset. However, I think we do need some creativity and a goal scorer.

Modric is now our past loved him at the time and sorry he is struggling but we are moving into a new era.