Hooper to Spurs?

From the little I've seen he doesn't look to have enough. Having said that our whole attack is going to have to be looked at in the summer. Defoe is 30, Adebeyor is not really showing us what he did last season and Dempsey is really a second striker. We need at least three strikers to allow for rotation through the season, they aren't all going to be world class.

He maybe good but I don't think he's good enough. From what I've seen he doesn't link up/ hold up well or get on the end of the crosses that Bale whips across the box. Not for me.

Talking of the press, i noticed how there trying to stir up trouble with Lloris being rested tonight. We need more pro spurs journos. Back on topic Hopper isn't good enough.

If he wasn't good enough in 2002, (yes, I know he was 14!) he's not good enough now. Rather have the agricultural Grant Holt, at least he's got EPL experience. No, Spurs should be looking at strikers a lot, lot better than Hooper. Time for Spurs to stop going for 2nd best & as the motto says, To Dare is To Do. If we don't "Dare" in the transfer market, then we won't "Do" it where it counts - on the pitch.

Spuds-U-Like - I could say that about Kevin Prince Boateng....and now he is an AC Milan regular... The earlier in the career it is, the harder it is to tell. Arsene Wenger finds it incredibly hard to spot good young players in various positions for example....GK, CB, up front. Spurs have not been good in identifying young striker talent for some time....Nick Barmby...?

Fair point Tony, but I still don't think he's good enough for Spurs. Who else apart from Norwich are interested in him? No, as I said, we should stop trying to gazump the likes of Norwich for players they're interested in & compete with the top clubs for players of real quality. If we don't get them, it's not the end of the world. Unless you try, you don't get players like the RVP's of this world by looking in the corner shop, unless you stumble across that young rough diamond. Finding one of those there is as rare as finding a Picasso in the local flea market.

If you don't aim higher, you won't get any higher.

Spuds - Just because other teams are not in for a player does not mean they are not good enough. There was only us and a half-hearted Wenger in for Holtby. By all accounts, we were the only team that made a bid for Damiao.

TonyRich, have to disagree completely tere. Dfoe is a great impact sub. More goals from the bench than any other. Last season, in that role he scored at the highest rate per 90 minutes of his career. Dzeko, is he better? Well sure, but then so would Aguero. The thing is Dzeko does not want to do that role and Defoe would have to accept it. Lukaku wants to start too. You can't have it both ways. If Defoe wants to play every game, he will play for a team outside of the top 7. If he wants to play for a top club, it will be in a defined role. At his age he would probablyaccept that. Hooper, Dzeko, Lukaku etc are not coming to sit. Cushy deals for Keane, Defoe? How so? We paid a lot for Keane (sure Liverpool still owed us money but it essentally became a loan with us taking back huge salary and throwing away our profits on Keane). he was done within 12 months but stayed on the wage list because he wouldn't go. Defoe we paid a fair chunk for as well. The Pompey had no money crap is a red herring as wages and transfer fees are all first charges and do not get paid out at reduced levels. We paid for Keane and Defoe what we could have paid for Suarez and Falcao. Brilliant talent scouting by Harry made even more acute by signing crouch who was paid by us to leave just two years later. Harry spent 45M on strikers and bought average, crap and crap. So, that Levy refused to allow Harry to buy forlan, as he wanted, is kudos to Levy. We'd still be saddled with that one, Ferdinand, Cole and Nevile if it was Harry's choice. Hooper was not signed because Hooper is not wanted. He is not the up top lone striker we need. Signing him would have given us a player for the next 5 years who would have been a sub. Doumbia, Osvaldo, Negredo are all better. I'd prefer we went down the Son, Aspas, Dzagoev road myself. Better cover and all versatile attackers.

I doubtr we'll sign two strikers unless Ade wants out and there is abuyer for him. He still gets subsidized wages next season. It is only in th extra year where his wage bill will be reasonable for a buyer. Why sell Defoe? Who's going to perform that role? Dempsey perhaps, but in a one striker system, how many strikers do we want on the payroll? I expect we will sign one striker and perhaps a winger that can also play as striker, but the striker will be an up top lone striker that will suit a 4-5-1, 4-3-3 where none of our current strikers do. COYS

Spuds-U-Like, all well and good but who are the strikers you are mentioning? There is already talk of City spending 62M on Cavani with Aguero going to Barca for big money. Bayern are said to be looking at paying around 100M for Suarez and Falcao. All of the top strikers seem to be in play and not a one is affordable by Spurs on the wage level. I don't see City moving Dzeko unless they buy 2 strikers and ifthey do, I'd much prefer we went in for Guidetti. We ned to look at players who will fit in our salary structure and that is not going to be players that are already top strikers in top leagues. Younger players like Guidetti, Arnautovic, Aspas, Son, Mitroglou, Castaignos is where we should be looking and if we are to throw a lot at one player, I'd suggest Doumbia before a player like Leandro, who Inter now seem interested in and will make an offer that we will refuse to match. It's just how it is. As I said above, if Ade gets going, I'd prefer we just went in for Son and Dzagoev and kept Ade and Defoe. We don't need to overpay and will probably not be able to do it given all the rumblings from RM, Barca, PSG, Anzi, Bayern, Chelsea and City not to mention AC, Juve ad Inter.

It's going to be a summer with huge numbers. Get in early, get Son and Dzagoev and then wait and see if there are any great deals to be had on players like Castaignos, Aspas, Arnautovic. Who knows? I do know we will not pay outside of our salary structure and will not pay over the odds. If Spurs fans don't see that yet, thy they really ought to watch closer. There is a clear pattern. COYS

love totty, exactly. You can't call Bale World Class and then pay a striker who is less so more. At least not if you hope to keep Bale around. Bad wage precedents kill clubs. COYS

Nope.....not for me.......Not two footed enough and no real electric pace. To enhance our squad and challenge the top clubs....better quality, needs to be added and a few need to be moved on. Hooper wouldn't be on my spurs possibles list.

Cheeky £12m bid for Michu?

Gomis to Spurs???

IMO his work rate was more than Ade's, he used his sze effectively and, whilst did get much opportunity, was always a threat. Jan was lucky not to have conceded a penalty to him

The problem Hooper had v Juve was nothing to do with "knowing what to do about getting man handled", it was the fact that the ref had left his white stick and Labrador in the dressing room. I think if we could nick him for £6-7M he would be a decent addition. He is a decent finisher, is big enough, strong enough, and quick enough, and would score his share with us. Incidently Laudrup ain't daft enough to shift Michu for £12M it would take £15M+ and then I doubt he would part.