This year's transfer window brought about plenty of Tottenham departures, most significantly Robbie Keane, now of Liverpool, and Dimitar Berbatov, who has gone to Manchester United.

Their sale brought in more than £50million, so Spurs will be looking to invest some of that money in the next transfer window come January. On second thoughts, why did we not use the window that has just closed to its full potential in signing the best players possible?

It is a major issue, particularly considering that our attacking options are rather limited despite the major signing of Russian international Roman Pavlyuchenko from Spartak Moscow. There is no doubt that he is one of the most prolific strikers in his native Russia for both club and country, and I feel his presence in front of goal will be very much noticed. It will be interesting to see whether a Darren Bent-Pavlyuchenko partnership is on the horizon, or possibly a single striker up front, which Juande Ramos has already illustrated.

The ''dead wood'' from within the team has vanished – well, most of it – and Spurs looks far stronger on paper. The arrival of David Bentley, Luka Modric and Giovani Dos Santos will surely provide Pavlyuchenko with the support he needs. Personally, I feel that Dos Santos has the potential to become one of the best players this country has seen, building on the reputation that made him so well recognised for his ability at Barcelona. Dubbed ''the new Ronaldinho'', we may find that, as well as supporting the attack, he may be given the chance to play alongside Pavlyuchenko or Bent.

The squad looks far more refined now and Spurs possess a core of young and talented players on which we can build for the future. If Tottenham are to succeed, however, then our reputation and image as a ''selling club'' needs to be changed.

In order to compete with the top four, or what will soon be the top five now that Manchester City are in the money, then Spurs must keep hold of their most prized assets, regardless of the potential profit that can be made. Selling to make money may go down well with the boardroom in the short term, but the long-term effects of such business will eat away at both our reputation and any chances that we may have of challenging for major honours.

Tottenham have become something of a recycling club. Many of the players brought in by previous manager Martin Jol have already departed, or are just not living up to the expectations of Ramos. I hope from now on that the team becomes somewhat more stable and secure.

Manchester United are a perfect example of a club that feature a core of experienced players, from which new additions can be drafted in to learn the desired style of play required at this level. Spurs also possess an array of talent in the youth academy and reserve squads, thus I am hoping that we also will see many more faces coming through into the first team this season in specific areas.

To summarise, I feel that Spurs still have a strong enough squad to compete this season, although our reputation needs improving. This must come from the top, however, and come January I hope that Tottenham Hotspur make the necessary signings to get our team back to the way it was not too long ago. In the meantime, we must make use of the resources that we currently have.

Come on you Spurs!