Spurs and West Ham hot on Barnes; Arsenal lure kid Sunu; Sunderland back in for Gordon; Naismith's Derby link

If i were Naismith i would go for Rangers or Celtic, as a Celtic fan i am bound to Celtic but i think that even Rangers is a better idea than struggling in the EPL

At the risk of Spurs becoming a 50 squad member monster, if i was Jol i would go for Giles. We seem to have gotten out of jail with West Ham taking Dyer (or so it seems). Good amusing piece again

Enough said!

Will not go to Tottenham. Sorry spurs fans but he's already said that he'll never play for you guys as he supports Arsenal.

But then again I could be wrong. Bent is an Arsenal fan and Kaboul has said it's his dream to play for Arsenal. I'm sure the money will buy his loyalty.

Sorry, but typically uninformed article as both Rangers and Celtic are in the qualifiers for Champions League and so represent the same prospects for Naismith.

Got you going! I hope he does stay in Scotland, and I hope he comes to Rangers. Good wee player. Neither Celtic (3rd round) nor Rangers (2nd round) have qualified for the Yhampions League yet so it is not guaranteed either way and will depend on Rangers getting past Zeta and both getting past whomever they get in Fridays draw.

[quote]Sorry, but typically uninformed article as both Rangers and Celtic are in the qualifiers for Champions League and so represent the same prospects for Naismith. [/quote]Sorry i am afraid you missed the point, Celtic have one less round to negotiate and therefore do not have the same prospects. As outlined by iang, the point is i still feel Naismith is better off staying in the SPL

[quote]Enough said![/quote] I'm a Blades fan and Ill second that.

This article is rubbish; "If I were either Spurs of West Ham, I would get the cheque books out pretty sharpish before someone else joins the race" what a load of rubbish. The player is not worth 5m and that is why top managers look abroad for players cos english players are over priced and with the likes of the author of this article saying a championship midfield 18yr old player is worth 5m then it shows the problem is deeper than normal. He has not played top flight football so he is only a prospect.

[quote]This article is rubbish; "If I were either Spurs of West Ham, I would get the cheque books out pretty sharpish before someone else joins the race" what a load of rubbish. The player is not worth 5m and that is why top managers look abroad for players cos english players are over priced and with the likes of the author of this article saying a championship midfield 18yr old player is worth 5m then it shows the problem is deeper than normal. He has not played top flight football so he is only a prospect.[/quote]Why am i talking rubbish when expressing an opinion, should i therefore say you are talking rubbish when expressing yours, fine, you are talking rubbish. English players are over-priced, however i think in this particular case the price seems fair.

So how come they turned down other big clubs to play for spurs? Bent even turned down a huge pay rise to come to spurs. Dont know what your talking about do you?

I think £5mil for this guy could prove to be very good value for money. I know he is unproven in the EPL but then so was Lennon when he went to Spuds at only 18. In this day and age £5mil is not that much when you compare it to the £6mil we just spent on a 28 yr old injury prone player - Kieran Dire. If there is one place this young chap will want to go it will be to the Academy Of Football - Upton Park, Everyone knows we are second to none when it comes to nurturing young talent and producing world class player (just a shame none of them seem to stick around!) With the addition of Barnes and Shorey to our already magnificent squad I would think a top 4 finish would be the least we can expect.

Giles Barnes has already said he's a Gooner fan with no interest in going to Spurs. Why do you persist with regurgitating these obviously crap rumours?

Also Sportingo - how outdated is that Spurs badge ? Get with the times eh ?

eastender ur an idiot, west ham wer fytin relegation last season nd onli jst made it, deyv bout a few average playas nd u expect them 2 compete with the might of the top 4, and this isnt a biasd opinion im a spurs fan

West Ham...4th??? Shorey and Barnes would not improve u by THAT much! Are U crazy? Even the original Barnes in his prime would only get you to 8th! Half your team will be in jail by Christmas anyway!

Ur not wrong, curbishley complains about the attitudes of the players then buys a load of twats. Bellamy... attacks team mate withgolf club and hit assisatant at newcastle with a chair Bowyer and Dyer fighting each other when they play. Scott parker money grabber. Lucas Neil overpaid with little ability. West ham are the new newcastle. Doomed to fail