'You can't always get what you want.But if you try sometimes.. you get what you need.' Harry has sought advice from Mick Jagger to soothe the ruffled feathers of Spurs fans pining for 'Marquee' signings. The words above proved prophetic when Gallas came in and more recently with the arrival of Friedel and Parker which made even this Spurs diehard eat his words.

Pretty much. Unless you're a QPR fan, nothing worth knowing went down. Though fake stories, false sightings of players on trains to [insert your city], and "Carlos Tevez to Aston Villa!!!" twitter hoaxes were in abundance. If you are interested, that's fine. Our friends at The World's Game summed up today's events succinctly enough.

By David Walker

The January transfer window is often a frenzied time with chairmen, managers and agents battling against the clock to secure new players. As a result, many players who move during this period often do so at over-inflated transfer fees and are hit-or-miss in terms of success.

No Sell No Buy (By S.H) With 11 days left in the Winter transfer season, Arsenal still haven't signed anyone. Arsene Wenger, as we know, is verbally parsimonious and enigmatic about recruitment. You'd never beat him in a board game of "Guess Who." There are a plethora of Arsenal transfer rumours, linking a myriad of [.

This is a guest post from Arsenalbanter.com which is an interesting up-and-coming new Arsenal Blog. If you like this article take a visit and see what else they have to offer..... TEN PLAYERS THAT ARSENAL HAVE TO GO IMMEDIATELY Arsene Wenger has got an excellent reputation for nurturing youngsters from the Arsenal Academy or buying [.

('Dances with Wolves' dances with Wolves)We could have danced all night and still not scored the winner against Wolves The JimmyG2 Column In this Bumper Edition a legend resurfaces; Wolves recaptured; Man City fail to impress; transfer window ignored and all, like the National Health Service, free at the point of delivery and we're still six points clear in third.

With just two weeks of the January transfer window left, Tottenham Hotspur yesterday made their first signing. Iago Falque's loan from Juventus was made permanent for a fee rumoured to be around £1.5m. The young Spaniard was immediately sent out on loan to Championship club Southampton.

Arsene Wenger said he doesn't expect to sign any new players during the rest of the January transfer window and feels it should be scrapped anyway. Which is a little odd considering we just saw Thierry Henry climb into Emirates Stadium through the window. If he sticks to his word, then Gunner fans shouldn't expect to see the cavalry arrive in the nick of time to save the season from sinking any further.

There's just under two weeks to go before the January transfer window closes and whilst it has been a quiet month so far on the Sky Sports transfer tracker, with all the speculation brewing and the needs of clubs becoming ever apparent as their seasons hang in the balance, don't be surprised to see the [.

West London giants Chelsea have finally completed the signing of England centre back Gary Cahill from fellow Premier League side Bolton Wanderers after a protracted transfer negotiation with the player over personal terms. Having completed a medical examination at the weekend, Cahill now joins Chelsea's star studded squad as they look to get their title challenge back on track - and at just 26 may be viewed by the club as a long term replacement for fellow England defender John Terry at Stamford Bridge.

Liverpool are said to be monitoring Sporting Lisbon's Joao Teixeria and will hope a deal can be struck this transfer window to bring him to Anfield.

The young midfielder will turn 19 this month and has put in some impressive performances for Sporting Lisbon in the NextGen Series, scoring against Liverpool in Sporting's 3-0 victory.

Well it's that time of the year again when managers sit down and access his playing squad. With injuries, suspensions and some players not living up to the reputations or price tags there should be a few transfer dealings to help push Liverpool back into the top 4.

Remember all the action of 2011 January transfer window?

Well it's that time of the year again when managers sit down and access his playing squad. With injuries, suspensions and some players not living up to the reputations or price tags there should be a few transfer dealings to help push Liverpool back into the top 4.

Remember all the action of 2011 January transfer window?

Liverpool loanee Joe Cole scored an impressive hat trick yesterday for Lille in the French Cup against Chantilly. Lille went on to record a 6-0 victory.
Liverpool fans are still left wondering why he wasn't able to produce these sort of goals for us last season, after he arrived with so much promise.

Liverpool loanee Joe Cole scored an impressive hat trick yesterday for Lille in the French Cup against Chantilly. Lille went on to record a 6-0 victory.
Liverpool fans are still left wondering why he wasn't able to produce these sort of goals for us last season, after he arrived with so much promise.

In celebration of January, In The Stands have chosen one player per Premier League side that we believe will make a difference. Arsenal: What they need: With an improved defence in recent weeks Arsenal may turn their attentions to another attacking midfielder to give Wenger increased attacking option.

Arsenal 1-1 Wolves

Twenty-seven attempts on goal, eleven attempts on target, thirteen corners, one goal. Frustrating, to say the least. The goals have dried up again at home (three in three league games – conceding two in the process), giving Wenger a fresh headache to mull over as we head into the New Year.

Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou's imminent January departure for the African Cup of Nations, along with the sale of Nicolas Anelka to Chinese Super League Club Shanghai Shenhua has left manager André Villas-Boas facing a possibly head-scratching dilemma.

The loss of these three household names could force goal-shy Fernando Torres back in to the equation at Stamford Bridge, a move which some would consider a risk.

In the years gone by, the left-back position at Arsenal was one of least bother. But after the departure of Gael Clichy to Man City, the left side of defence has become something of a weak link for the Gunners. Andre Santos is our only fit left-back at the moment. While the Brazilian's attacking instincts [.

When Per Mertesacker arrived at Arsenal towards the end of the summer transfer window, he was thought to be the ultimate solution for Arsenal's endless defensive issues. Standing at 1.98m and possessing a great leaping ability, he can deal with the aerial threat of physical Premier League teams, which has been a constant problem in [.

Shut the fucking door. El mercato has finally ceased, meaning we can finally get down to the proper business of actually focusing on the football. I, for one, am ecstatic.

That's not to say the summer wasn't enjoyable. A tad chaotic and frustrating at times, yes, but it certainly was an intriguing one for the club.

Happy Friday to you! With national team thoughts, Real Salt Lake/Philadelphia coming up and the transfer window, here's whats on my mind for this Friday.
Jurgen Klinsmann and the National Team: Klinsmann is certainly making waves in the media despite only being in charge only a month.

And so transfer deadline day came and went.
Celtic got a left back but not the nameless big name who cropped up in countless anonymous rumours.
Rangers did nothing except turn down a big bid from a nameless big club in an anonymous rumour that may or may not have come from someone who really should have scored in a cup final all those years ago.

They're up for grabs now! Wenger, right at the end. An unbelievable climax to the transfer window

I can safely say I can't recall the like. What began with the low of an abject eight-goal capitulation at Old Trafford has ended with the high of five new faces to bolster the ranks.

Phew! It was that time again, and as per usual things were manic. We at In The Stands struggled to keep up with all the kerfuffle and constant will-he-wont-he debacles. However, after much journalistic endeavours, we have managed to finally pin down the most significant transfers on a thoroughly exciting last day of the transfer window.

Liverpool concluded a productive transfer window with a late surprise when they...

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has dipped into the transfer market in a last gasp attempt to bolster his already thin squad by securing the services of Brazilian fullback Andre Santos and Werder Bremen defender Per Mertesacker... The official Arsenal website announced the signing of Werder Bremen defender Per Mertesacker on Wednesday evening with the big [.

It's the Hope that kills you Above the Gates of Hell in Dante's 'Divine Comedy' are inscribed the words 'Abandon all hope ye who enter here'. I'm paying to have it similarly placed above the Bill Nicholson gates to White Hart Lane as that is my prediction for the nature of the coming season. Now as all football fans and especially Tottenham fans know 'It's the hope that kills you'.

Frankly we got away with it: it could easily have been 8 on both sides of the north London divide. By the time Spurs found a little of the good stuff, City had made and missed three good chances. More opportunities came their way as the game progressed and they eagerly sliced through our toiling, bewildered defence.

Joey Barton: QPR Sign Player from Newcastle on Free Transfer - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Queens Park Rangers have pulled off something of a major coup after Joey Barton was snapped up on a free transfer from Newcastle United. The midfielder had had surprisingly announced the move on Twitter late on Wednesday night and now he looks set to make his debut for QPR on September 12, against his old team Newcastle.

In the early days of Tottenham On My Mind I wrote a piece characterising the relationship between Harry Redknapp and his chairman. The title, Levy is Redknapp's Poodle, summed up their dealings during their first summer transfer window together. At his previous clubs, Redknapp ensured large sums of cash were at his disposal, even when at West Ham and Portsmouth that money wasn't really there to spend.

I've been catching up with Carnivale, the US series about a carnival travelling through the dustbowl during the Great Depression. It's compelling television but frankly not one to come home to after a bad day, evoking as it does a picture of poverty and suffering that places little value on human life.

The press continue to link Liverpool with more signings even after the capture of Jose Enrique from Newcastle.

Various reports are circulating that we are preparing to bid £12mill + David Ngog for Bolton's Gary Cahill. Who is believed to be avaliable if the "Right offer comes in".

Other reports are suggesting that we are after either one of Stoke's Ryan Shawcross or Birmingham's Scott Dann.

The good news is that there isn't any bad news We started the window in the belief that 'no news is good news' but now that the Modric and Harry sagas have stalled we are beginning to change our attitude. The bad news though is that there is no actual good news. All our best players are still with us; but so are all our not so best players too.

By Darshan Joshi

They say the mark of a good story is one that leaves you wanting more. It abandons you as you slouch on your uncle's rocking chair, frothing at the mouth like a well-made milkshake. In Hollywood, legions of screenwriters aim for this one stylised, and yet unique cessation to each episode, each series.

Liverpool have been incredibly busy during this summer's transfer window, with...

If Seinfeld was famously the show about nothing, then Spurs are the Seinfeld of football, at least for now.

In the past I've been relieved and grateful when things have gone quiet. I cherish rare moments of peace and quiet to punctuate the bedlam of the season. No scandals or internecine arguments, the media looking elsewhere, not to mention winning football matches.

As I write this, I'm on my way to a job interview. I'm happy with my current job but that's often the best time to have a look round. This is a similar role but in a national private corporation as opposed to the voluntary sector. I'll have greater responsibilities, a bigger budget, more people to manage and a higher profile, which this stage of my career is a real opportunity.

Focus being the key word right now as we are in a pivotal period for the club.

We know what happened last season and what we didn't achieve; now is the time to focus on our future direction.

In order to do this, tough decisions will need to be made in the next few weeks.

When I was a kid, we didn't have much time for going out as a family. My dad had a small shop that was open 12 hours a day, every day except Sunday when he closed at 2. Sometimes for a treat he'd shut a few minutes early, scrawl a hurried apology on a paper bag that he would sellotape to the glass shop door and we would escape for a few precious hours.