Haywood_6

Scraping the bottom of the barrel

Part of me is starting to think this might be the best we can do, given the point deduction and players hesitating to sign with us. But another part of me wonders if it's because our Director of Football just is so terrible at his job he can't convince players to join. If Ayew is only coming in as an experienced squad player, I can just about tolerate it, but we still need to find a couple more attacking options if we're serious about staying up. I don't see this signing generating much optimism among the fans or the players.

That's a ****ing disgrace. 8 million. How could we be so stupid. He's a 32 year old journeyman. We need our ****ing heads looking at if we do this deal. There's some great deals to be had and we're doing this. It's insanity.

Loved it when Cooper visibly trying to lift the crowd for the last 10 mins. That's the togetherness we need this season

It's a game of opinions! I thought he had a solid game. He's not going to set the world alight but certainly puts in the effort and he had some good touches. I can see why Fulham fans liked him if he gives you a solid 7/10 most weeks.

Cannon, Ricardo, Hamzah, Alves, Braybooke, christ even Brandon Cover!! Anyone but Soumare. Guy couldn't give a toss and his body language shows it

Get rid. I hate his lack of effort

They were the better team but we knew that anyway. We battled and we got a well deserved point. Well done to Cooper. Now let's back him and get a few more players in before the deadline because there is hope for us.

The only thing I can think of is he made a poor mistake in pre-season which led to a goal. He also probably thinks Justin has more athleticism on his side when it comes to defensive duels. But I agree, I'd like him to find a way to get Ricardo in the team. Justin has a few things going for him, including his pace but Ricardo is a much better player IMO.

I'll be watching from a bar in Fueterventura in my City shirt, probably surrounded by Spurs fans. I think we'll probably lose this one, but if we get something I'll be over the moon.

He's got similar passing ability to Winks but I'd say he covers a lot more of the pitch. He's a grafter and he loves a tackle.

The transfer fee to one side. Trying to look at this positively - He's not a creative player but he is a good footballer and a lot of Spurs fans think quite highly of him. He's only 23 as well. We could be the perfect club for him to flourish. We'll be giving away the ball all the time if we have Hamza/Ndidi alongside Winks all season - and you get punished for that at this level. So it's only right we're addressing it.

That's crazy money. Are we out of our ****ing minds

I'm realistic about where we are as a club now. But the summer transfer window has been a complete failure in my eyes. I appreciate the financial constraints, but I expected us to improve the team and we haven't done that enough. Golding, Reid, Okoli and Buoanatte probably make us on a par with last seasons squad. The links we've had to good players haven't materialised. We're just not a well run club. We lived the dream under Khun Vichai, and since he passed it's never been the same. I'm going to watch this season from a far, probably go to as few games as I've ever been, I won't buy the shirt and I generally won't be as interested. I still come on here to read opinions and share thoughts. But I just feel detached from it now.

He's only a year younger than Vardy but we could do a lot worse than taking a punt on him on a free. I've always thought he's a quality footballer

I'm so ****ing fed up with this club

F*** off Hoffenheim. You're not having him. You've had Kramaric and that's all your getting

It's a bit disappointing. Zaha would have brought some excitement, but it's not surprising that the loan fee and wages are beyond our budget. We should focus on getting Asprilla and Fotis instead. Let's not waste time on Ayew.

Agreed, he's not as bad as some people are making out. Not saying I'm in favour of this transfer. Far from it. Definitely far from a flashy or prolific player, but he is PL proven. I'm hoping if Hlozek and Zaha go through we won't actually need him. There's plenty of attacking options there to choose from. If we do sign Ayew though, he's a squad player and we just have to hope it's a short contract. We need to target another midfielder because as good as Buoanatte might be, we can't solely rely on him for creativity.

Here we go, the start of the new season! Based on preseason form, Spurs look set for a comfortable win. We need to make major improvements to stand any chance, but the new signings give me a bit of hope. I'll be backing the team no matter what anyway — hopefully Cooper and the boys can work miracles and keep us up.

Just listened to his post match interview. I think Steve knows just how desperate situation this is now & how badly we need to strengthen. I feel for him to be honest. Lens are no mugs and we just got outplayed all over the pitch. I don't really care about pre-season but we need to see a huge step up in our intensity. That team today looked lost, no game plan, no idea, nothing. If we do get relegated I at least expect some ****ing pride in our performances - similar to Luton last season. At least they had a ****ing go with what they had.

3-0 They've got so much time on the ball it's actually a joke. The players look don't even look bothered.

Cooper watching that first half

What's happened to Fatawu, his touch is awful this game

That midfield trio and strike force of Daka is the stuff of dreams. No seriously, I wouldn't even be that confident with this team in the Championship. Grim.