Huddlestone Back On Agenda.

[earlbeatty]

I would be well pleased if we could get him!!

Personally think he is a good player who just needs a run of games.

EB

[TonyGilroy]

If we really want him we'll have to pay the price.

It's no good saying that Spurs want £X and we're only prepared to pay £X - £Y. We might as well not bother as Spurs don't have to sell.

If we only have £X-Y to spend we'll have to shop in that price zone.

But if they don't sell they will have another player on the books and the wages who does not figure in their plans. If the price is too high plus his injury record walk away and see how silly they look when they have to sell him on the cheap in the summer. It is not if he is a regular starter for them unlike the two we sold them.

I'm not interested in Spurs.

The question is whether we REALLY want him. If we do we have to pay the price. The alternative is to look elsewhere or hope the price drops as the window closes but we run the risk of getting no one if we play that game.

[Lighthouse]

If we really want him we'll have to pay the price.

It's no good saying that Spurs want £X and we're only prepared to pay £X - £Y. We might as well not bother as Spurs don't have to sell.

If we only have £X-Y to spend we'll have to shop in that price zone.

Then again, if Huddlestone is worth £7 million, then I think I am worth £2 million and I'm 45 years old and have not played any football since about 1992.

45 years old. Well that will fit into Fulhams youth policy. Still a kid compared to most of the team.

[bigalffc]

Huddlestone is one of the better options out there for us. We need that playmaker in our midfield desperately. I really hope they can come to terms with Spurs for him.

[atleTheodor]

I think Huddlestone would be one of the best signings we could do with our budget. I generally rate him as a player, and I also think he'd fit our team nicely.

[hongkongfulham]

Hi All, first post from me but I've been reading the threads for a while.

I think Huddlestone could be a great signing if we kept him fit, his range of passing could be a real asset as we've not really got anyone who can thread a ball through from distance. Berbatov might stay further forward if he thinks we have the quality in the middle to find him.

The price is definitely going to be a stumbling block, Levy seems to prefer players to stay in the reserves rather than negotiate on the fee

Welcome! Also i agree about his passing range. Anyone remember Sidwell and bairds first game together in the middle and baird was spraying long balls all about and we were all loving it. Well Huddlestone might be able to do that consistently. Price will always be paramount though.

[aFFCn_Fan]

I think Huddlestone would add good creative balance to the middle of the field, which we're desprate for and he's a big lad who can tackle too. Obviously he's not the quality of Dembele, otherwise Spuds would have given him more first team and let us keep Dembele. The main problems will be price, and fitness. My Spurs mate calls him Hundredstone, and I seem to remember stories about Jol's canteen regime including chips and tommy K, and Huddlestone shedding quite a lot of weight once Jol had gone.

[jmh]

This anything to do with Boeteng not coming?

The story about Boateng always was that he wouldn't sign until after the ANC, no?

[MasterHaynes]

He would be a risk. I wouldn't pay more than £2-3m max , his injury recoord is not good and a lot of his injuries are because of the size of his big frame.

When fit great player but there's a reason other clubs have not bid for him over the years despite him often being out of favour or jusy not in the team because others took their chance when he was out injured.

[HatterDon]

I think he is a clumsy oaf and would not be a success, cannot get in the Spurs team who are not exactly overburdened with good midfielders apart from Moussa.

That's harsh. Sandro and Dembele have been immense. When Huddlestone has played this season (when Moussa was injured) he's looked good.

Sandro came off injured in Spurs's last match. Parker replaced him, but they're less deep now than they were before that match. Huddlestone may be off, and if he is I'd love him to come to Fulham, but I don't think it's going to happen.

[A Humble Man]

Spurs know we have £20m of their money so they will not give us a special deal, perhaps even a super hard deal if the think we sold them a pup with Dempsey who seems to have become the Spurs Richardson.

[Northern Cottager]

Spurs know we have £20m of their money so they will not give us a special deal, perhaps even a super hard deal if the think we sold them a pup with Dempsey who seems to have become the Spurs Richardson.

Richardson is more popular here recently than Demps is down there. Mayb we could give them £8mill and take Huddlestone and Dempsey back. ;)

[cebu]

It looks like Sandro is going to be unavailable for some time after undergoing knee surgery:

http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/article/165/8401097/knee-surgery-for-sandro

Will Spurs really let Huddlestone leave under these circumstances?

[Bassey the warrior]

Mixed feelings about this signing. We absolutely need his passing abilities and creativity. But he's very slow, not the best tackler and injury prone. I'd prefer someone a bit quicker but I'd be very happy with him.

[Bassey the warrior]

It looks like Sandro is going to be unavailable for some time after undergoing knee surgery:

http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/article/165/8401097/knee-surgery-for-sandro

Will Spurs really let Huddlestone leave under these circumstances?

Possibly. This explains why the Livermore transfer to QPR didn't go through. Huddlestone isn't a like for like replacement for Sandro, different type of player.

[OxfordWhite]

We NEED Huddlestone. We are good at resurrecting failing careers.

[filham]

Spurs know we have £20m of their money so they will not give us a special deal, perhaps even a super hard deal if the think we sold them a pup with Dempsey who seems to have become the Spurs Richardson.

Richardson is more popular here recently than Demps is down there. Mayb we could give them £8mill and take Huddlestone and Dempsey back. ;)

I fully agree, if Spurs think they have bought a pup in Demps lets have him back in double quick time.

[JackyFulham90]

With Sandros injury i don't think they will let Huddlestone go, shame he would be good for us

[HatterDon]

Spurs know we have £20m of their money so they will not give us a special deal, perhaps even a super hard deal if the think we sold them a pup with Dempsey who seems to have become the Spurs Richardson.

Richardson is more popular here recently than Demps is down there. Mayb we could give them £8mill and take Huddlestone and Dempsey back. ;)

I fully agree, if Spurs think they have bought a pup in Demps lets have him back in double quick time.

Unfortunately, Dempsey is having a poor season at Tottenham only in Bizarro. In North London, he's doing just fine.

[DevonFFC]

I wouldn't min Anderson from united as he seems to have fallen out of favour