GOON INVASION

Recent talk has seen us linked to Adebayor, Hleb and Gallas - can you imagine the consequences of 3 gooners turning up before September??? In truth you have to say they are all top class players who would benefit the squad, but three at once is probably a bit much to stomach even for the most level headed of us.

Adebayor is widely regarded as a bit of a cock - but in his defence those lot down the road, to quote one I work with, "have a special hatred reserved for that wanker". I don't know - that kind of makes him OK in my books! Anyway, I think we all smell the distinctive odour of press BS floating from this one. The player has been given the number 9 shirt, and there's not much chance of Levy doing £20m+ on him. I don't want him anywhere near the lily white so that's all a bit of a relief.

Talk of Hleb seems to have faded away in the last week. I always thought he looked like a respectable player and if you think of him in terms of a Jenas replacement then all of a sudden he looks more and more appealing! Can take him or leave him.

Gallas however looks increasingly like a done deal. Harry rates the deal as 50-50, but I think it's sounding more like 80-20. The player's representatives have called to discuss his wage requirements and Harry is quoted as saying they're not excessive. No blockers so far then, this suggests he wants to come and Harry wants him.

I'm guessing the player would like to stay in the Premiership if possible and CL footy could be a factor. The short journey across London must also be appealingly convenient. I think all signs point to something happening.

How do you feel about this prospect though. I have, at times, despised the man - but this is usually directly after he has scored a goal against us. A guilty confession: I'm starting to find the prospect of having him in our corner more and more appealing.

He's in good nick for his age, knows what to expect in the Premiership, has been playing in the Champion's League for 10+ years, pops up with goals and is a proven winner - not to mention the hope that he scores against them in the NLD! I also think Daws and Bassong would benefit from playing alongside him. On top of all this he's on a free!!!

Logic dictates that this would be a cracking signing, but I'm interested to gauge the feeling out there. So what do you think - snap up the bargain, or don't touch the reject? Please select one from the poll on the left.

THE DOS SANTOS RIDDLE

After another sparkling display in last night's victory over Benfica, I have been wondering what the agenda is with Gio Dos Santos.

Clearly every Spurs fan you speak to has pretty much loved him from day 1 and would be delighted for us to keep him. Most would even welcome the lad being given his chance in the squad proper, so why are we still hearing stories about swap deals, loans and sales?

Harry hasn't exactly got Rafa Benitez's 'eye for a player' so he must be able to see what we see. Gio is pacey, has quick feet, gets into space brilliantly, has good vision and can finish - I've even seen him chasing back and putting in solid tackles recently! Yet Harry seems incapable of publically backing the lad., all we hear is the "must knuckle down" sort of comments.

The thing is, Gio was the young player of the tournament at the World Cup, impressed me in his second half cameo against Villarreal and worked his socks off last night. What more does he have to do? We clearly have a need for a tricky second striker/in-the-hole type player and if Dos Santos is good enough for AC Milan (alledgedly) then he must be able to do a job for us.

I'm now wondering if this is just the legendary Redknapp man-management in action. It seems like insanity to give up a young player with this kind of genuine potential just because he likes a party or two. I can only assume that Harry knows what works with the player, and in his case the stick is more effective than the carrot. Time to give him his chance now though don't you think?

We can't seriously be about to sell him can we? If Keane goes he's a ready made replacement, a seat on the bench every week as one of the 4 strikers would be seen as apromotion for the player, so I expect he'd be happy. A perfect impact player when we need to beat the team bus against Blackpool?

I for one would be delighted for him.