Topic: Spurs Miss Van der Vaart Deadline - So Seek Dispensation From FA

[Roger Federer]

Agree that this is wrong, but didn't the Mascherano deal with West Ham go through after the deadline as well, when he signed on loan with us? Not sure if I remember it right though.

[Spanish Al]

Agree that this is wrong, but didn't the Mascherano deal with West Ham go through after the deadline as well, when he signed on loan with us? Not sure if I remember it right though.

The difference was, we actually sent all the paper requirements etc before the deadline. The only reason it happened in February was because the Premier League wanted to check it all properly.

[Roger Federer]

The difference was, we actually sent all the paper requirements etc before the deadline. The only reason it happened in February was because the Premier League wanted to check it all properly.

Fair enough.

What was the reason FA let this go through, with VDV, by the way?

[LFCfan4Life]

You're far less attack minded away from home than the other top teams though I'd have said - certainly under Benitez at least

agree we struggled away from home in our poorer seasons

but in our best PL seasons under rafa 2005/06 + 2008/09 we had the second best attacks away from home

http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/2005-2006/attack/away
http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/2008-2009/attack/away

[..Bruiser..]

I can believe saggyface got his way. I was hoping we'd go for him in January as he is a good passer, something we seem to be short of.

[miroa12004]

Rafa is a classy man, it seems that as usual with Madrid, he was sold against his will, he spoke to Marca but didn't say a bad word about the club, though it is obvious that Valdano is the one who got rid of him. This is the English translation of the interview posted by a Madrid blog and done by a Madrid fan (not me anyway even if I'm a Madrid fan)

Rafa at Marca
September 3, 2010
By: unamadridista


Warning: if you’re upset about the departure of Rafa van der Vaart, DO NOT READ ANY FURTHER.  It will upset you and possibly make you cry.  Because Rafa is so adorable and so obviously loves this club, this city and this country.  And so classy as well.  Plus, it will most definitely make you hate certain people in this club.

Marca sent a reporter to the Italian city of Rimini, where the Netherlands are staying before their 2012 Euro qualifier against San Marino.  His mission?  To speak with Rafa van der Vaart.  He found him at the airport, and Rafa acceded to an interview.

Q:  Two days have passed since you left Real Madrid.  Do you still feel hurt?

A:  No, I’m good now [yay], I’m getting used to the idea.  It’s an important change in my life, but I’m going to a great team.  Tottenham is an important team that is playing in the Champions League and that has a very competitive squad.  It’s a new challenge for me and right now I’m very happy, with a desire to compete in the Premier League, which I love.

Q:  But your goodbye wasn’t as you hoped it would be.

A:  Of course, but that has already passed and there’s no need to make it a bigger deal than it is.

Q:  Who told you about the decision?

A:  It all happened very fast and we all agreed to it.  One day before the transfer market closed, Tottenham made a serious offer for me, and in two or three hours, we managed to come to an agreement.  Playing with them was a valid option for me.  Real Madrid then accepted the transaction and everything came together in time.  Well… almost (laughs), but everything is in order now.

Q:  The offer came late, but in the end, it came.  But it seemed like there were a lot of teams interested in you during the summer.

A:  Yes, there were offers from Germany and some other places, but I didn’t want to leave Real Madrid.  The club wanted to sell me and I found myself facing the possibility that I wouldn’t have any minutes.  They told me that and a solution had to be found.  Like last year, I would have to fight a lot to get minutes.  A lot of the signings play the same position as me, and what I wanted was to be on the field.  If it could be with Real Madrid, the best team in the world, in my opinion, great.  But if not, I had to find a solution to be able to keep on enjoying football like I have up to now.

[Ok, this makes me sad on so many levels - first, that Rafa didn't want to leave; second, that the club wanted to sell him; third, that the club told him he wouldn't get to play; fourth, that they had done the same to him last year; and fifth, that they had signed those players, showing they had no confidence in Rafa and/or obviously wasn't counting on him for this season.  He really, really deserved to be treated better than this.]

Q:  And the solution could have been to play in Manchester United, Bayern Munich or even in Atlético de Madrid.

A:  No, there wasn’t anything with Manchester United.  The offer from Bayern Munich didn’t go far.  And in the end I did have the option to go to Atlético, but neither the club nor I wanted to accept it.  In that moment, I wouldn’t have been able to play for any Spanish team other than Real Madrid.  That’s my team. For me, it’s been an honor to have spent all that time there, and I can say that “soy del Real Madrid,” without a doubt.

Q:  Do you believe that they didn’t respect you, that they weren’t sincere with you?

A:  No.  Look, I don’t want to say anything bad about the club. I’ve experienced many good things and I prefer to remember those.  Of course, there were bad things, but you have to look ahead and face what is coming, without thinking about the bad things that happened.  I apologize for not wanting to remember the bad parts.

Q:  How did you say goodbye to your teammates?

A:  It was sad for me, to tell you the truth.  I think it was sad for my teammates as well.  I have a great relationship with Dudek, Lass, Iker, Sergio, Higuaín… all of them.  They’re my friends and very good people.  I’m going to miss them.  I was very well integrated with the group and with the club.  And with the fans as well; they’ve been important for me, they’ve always supported me and made me feel proud of my work.  But these things happen in life and you have to keep on living.

Q:  What about Mourinho?

A:  I had a good relationship with him as well.  I think very highly of him.  He’s the best coach in the world, he’s won everything and I’m sure he’ll win more titles with Madrid.  I hope so.

Q:  And Valdano?

A:  (Laughs).  Look, I said I didn’t want to say anything bad about anyone.  I have a lot of respect for Real Madrid and I don’t want to say anything bad.

[So, we find out who the real culprit is!!!]

Q:  Did you know that your number 23 shirt was selling really well in the last two days?

A:  Really?  You don’t say, that’s great!… It pains me to see that some Madrid fans are sad about my departure [like me!].  It pains me a lot to leave Madrid as well, but I’m sure we’ll see each other soon.

Q:  Soon?  Like in the Champions League?

A:  It would be a dream to return to the Bernabéu with Tottenham.  I would feel as if I were at home.

Q:  Will you return often to Madrid?

A:  I’m sure of it.  For the moment, my family will continue living in Madrid for at least two or three more months.  Everything happened so fast, and it’s not easy to move with kids.  But of course I will continue coming to Madrid.  My mother is Spanish!  My heart is in this country.

Q:  During the summer, there was a rumor that you couldn’t leave Madrid because your wife needed to continue her treatment in a specific hospital, and that because of that you would only accept to go to teams in big cities.

A:  No, thank God that that’s not true.  My wife is fine [yay!!!].  She had a very serious disease and it’s true that she was being treated at the Clínica Quirón.  Last season, they wanted me to leave, but I couldn’t for that reason.  Now that’s not important anymore.  She’s doing well, and the only thing that happened is that Madrid wanted to sell me, that I wanted to continue enjoying playing football and Tottenham is a great team that offered me the possibility to do so.  That’s all.

Q:  To end, do you want to send a message to the madridistas?

A:  Thank you very much.  I just want to say that to everyone, from those who worked at the club to the fans.  Thank you for the support you’ve given me, and for making me feel good and as if I were at home.  We’ll see each other soon, I’m sure of it.  I leave with Madrid in my heart.  I’m a madridista. A big kiss.

to be honest the way Madrid have been treating their players and managers recently is way over the top, yes they have done some good transfers but to me they absolutly disrespected VDV there, he is a good player and showed last season that he can be relied upon, he had a better season than Kaka IMO.

Judging by the comments below the article, many Madrid fans are unhappy with the way the club is run and are still to forgive Perez about his sacking of Del Bosque and selling Makelele, this year he and Valdano also treated Pelligrini disrespectfully and sacked him while doing the same to VDV in the summer as well as Mamadou Diarra who isn't going to play a minute for the Blancos.

I wish VDV good luck with Tottenham (aside when they play us) since he is a classy man and a good footballer.


http://unamadridista.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/rafa-at-marca/#more-5094

[Trada]

He is saying that he turned us down during the window because he liked Harry as a manager.

Van der Vaart snubbed Reds
Dutch playmaker opted for Spurs switch over Anfield move

Last updated: 6th September 2010

Rafael van der Vaart has revealed that he chose to join Tottenham ahead of Liverpool this summer.

The Holland international made a dramatic deadline day switch to White Hart Lane after seeing Harry Redknapp move late for his services.

It had appeared that the playmaker was all set to remain at Spanish giants Real Madrid, with no agreement in place to take him away from the Bernabeu.

However, Spurs snapped him up, with the move among the more intriguing to be completed during the summer transfer window.

Redknapp claimed at the time that he pounced for Van der Vaart after seeing Bayern Munich come up short in their efforts to do a deal.

However, the 27-year-old insists it was not the German giants who had made a late bid for his services.

Instead, he claims that Liverpool were the other side hoping to push through a deal, forcing him to choose between two Premier League heavyweights.
Fun

Van der Vaart told Sky Sports News: "Liverpool were interested. Bayern were not interested.

"In the end you have to have a good feeling, and with this manager I got a good feeling. I am happy and I am going to Spurs.

"I am going to give it my best and hopefully I will play a lot of games and be important for the team. I hope to get a lot of goals and have a lot of fun."

Van der Vaart is also looking forward to adding to the strong Dutch contingent already plying their trade in the English top flight.

Having been urged to move to the Premier League by his international colleagues for some time, the former Ajax and Hamburg ace is keen to see what all the fuss is about.

"They were always telling me, 'You have to come to England'," he added.

"Now it's happened and I am really looking forward to playing against Dirk (Kuyt), against Nigel (De Jong), against (John) Heitinga."

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11669_6361836,00.html

[walshys_mullet]

More like he wanted to play in champs league.

[Tommy_W]

I expect you signing Joe Cole already played a part too

[rob1408]

He is saying that he turned us down during the window because he liked Harry as a manager.

Van der Vaart snubbed Reds
Dutch playmaker opted for Spurs switch over Anfield move

Last updated: 6th September 2010

Rafael van der Vaart has revealed that he chose to join Tottenham ahead of Liverpool this summer.

The Holland international made a dramatic deadline day switch to White Hart Lane after seeing Harry Redknapp move late for his services.

It had appeared that the playmaker was all set to remain at Spanish giants Real Madrid, with no agreement in place to take him away from the Bernabeu.

However, Spurs snapped him up, with the move among the more intriguing to be completed during the summer transfer window.

Redknapp claimed at the time that he pounced for Van der Vaart after seeing Bayern Munich come up short in their efforts to do a deal.

However, the 27-year-old insists it was not the German giants who had made a late bid for his services.

Instead, he claims that Liverpool were the other side hoping to push through a deal, forcing him to choose between two Premier League heavyweights.
Fun

Van der Vaart told Sky Sports News: "Liverpool were interested. Bayern were not interested.

"In the end you have to have a good feeling, and with this manager I got a good feeling. I am happy and I am going to Spurs.

"I am going to give it my best and hopefully I will play a lot of games and be important for the team. I hope to get a lot of goals and have a lot of fun."

Van der Vaart is also looking forward to adding to the strong Dutch contingent already plying their trade in the English top flight.

Having been urged to move to the Premier League by his international colleagues for some time, the former Ajax and Hamburg ace is keen to see what all the fuss is about.

"They were always telling me, 'You have to come to England'," he added.

"Now it's happened and I am really looking forward to playing against Dirk (Kuyt), against Nigel (De Jong), against (John) Heitinga."

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11669_6361836,00.html

Weren't there murmurs that Purlsow tried to sign him behind Rafa's back, in fact he was talking to Real directly about VDV ?  I can't imagine Hodgson going after VDV, especially after signing Cole.  In my opinion the only time we were after him was when Purslow was playing Football manager.

[SkinHimHesShite]

fuck him, the prick. they'll be out the CL at the hands of bremen and inter soon enough.

they have to accomodate palacios, huddlestone, jenas, van der vaart, modric, krancjaer, lennon and now bale into 1 midfield, and i heard gallas has already had a row over being benched.

cant understand why hodgson tried to sign him having moved aquilani on.
 

[Tommy_W]

and i heard gallas has already had a row over being benched.

He hasn't made it to the bench yet! He'll be pretty much first choice now that Dawson has been ruled out for weeks

[deadlybuzz]

Weren't there murmurs that Purlsow tried to sign him behind Rafa's back, in fact he was talking to Real directly about VDV ?  I can't imagine Hodgson going after VDV, especially after signing Cole.  In my opinion the only time we were after him was when Purslow was playing Football manager.

I thought so too.

I was surprised that we weren't after him once Rafa was sacked. I thought that because Cecil was after VDV months beforehand he would have wanted his toy now that the only person preventing him from making his desirable transfer targets was gone.

[sattapaartridge]

why would super purslow try to do this if we didnt have any money? ? ?

[LFCfan4Life]

why would super purslow try to do this if we didnt have any money? ? ?

probably the same reason everton put in ridiculous bids for players they have no chance of ever buying

[sattapaartridge]

probably the same reason everton put in ridiculous bids for players they have no chance of ever buying

you mean like spurs?

[LFCfan4Life]

you mean like spurs?

the names

arda turan
luis fabiano
huntalaar

spring to mind

[Mr Kipling]

He is saying that he turned us down during the window because he liked Harry as a manager.

Van der Vaart snubbed Reds
Dutch playmaker opted for Spurs switch over Anfield move

Last updated: 6th September 2010

Rafael van der Vaart has revealed that he chose to join Tottenham ahead of Liverpool this summer.

The Holland international made a dramatic deadline day switch to White Hart Lane after seeing Harry Redknapp move late for his services.

It had appeared that the playmaker was all set to remain at Spanish giants Real Madrid, with no agreement in place to take him away from the Bernabeu.

However, Spurs snapped him up, with the move among the more intriguing to be completed during the summer transfer window.

Redknapp claimed at the time that he pounced for Van der Vaart after seeing Bayern Munich come up short in their efforts to do a deal.

However, the 27-year-old insists it was not the German giants who had made a late bid for his services.

Instead, he claims that Liverpool were the other side hoping to push through a deal, forcing him to choose between two Premier League heavyweights.
Fun

Van der Vaart told Sky Sports News: "Liverpool were interested. Bayern were not interested.

"In the end you have to have a good feeling, and with this manager I got a good feeling. I am happy and I am going to Spurs.

"I am going to give it my best and hopefully I will play a lot of games and be important for the team. I hope to get a lot of goals and have a lot of fun."

Van der Vaart is also looking forward to adding to the strong Dutch contingent already plying their trade in the English top flight.

Having been urged to move to the Premier League by his international colleagues for some time, the former Ajax and Hamburg ace is keen to see what all the fuss is about.

"They were always telling me, 'You have to come to England'," he added.

"Now it's happened and I am really looking forward to playing against Dirk (Kuyt), against Nigel (De Jong), against (John) Heitinga."

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11669_6361836,00.html

Bet he wont be saying that by Christmas time after 'Arry humiliates him in in the press by saying his wife can play football better than he can after he has a few dodgy games. Bet he's gone in the Jan transfer window on loan