The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 29 July 2011

scat1620 · Jul 29, 2011

markiespurs said:
Peanuts info is always very accurate, but the salt is still needed with his posts because he seems to have a pro Levy\anti Harry agenda at times.

I wouldn't say that's an unfair summing up of Peanut's record, but the key thing is that he is just about always infallibly accurate in his information. I don't really care whether he thinks Harry or Levy is more to blame for the seeming difficulties we are having in recruiting a new striker, what worries me is the fact that we are having those difficulties, regardless of who Peanut feels is at fault.

To be honest, as one other poster said above, when an ITK like Peanut uses the word "desperation" then you know it's time to feel a bit jittery.

stemark44 · Jul 29, 2011

Mr Pink said:
I trust Peanut, one of the best ITK in my mind no doubt.

This is what I've suspected for over a week now...we obviously made progress and then back tracked and I totally suspected that was because of Harry not being confident enough over Vucinic...I seriously think Harry struggles to judge foreign players...

I dont mean that as criticism but I guess its just my frustration coming through...again a lack of decisiveness could well cost us.

I seriously think he struggles to judge ANY player......... all he does' is phone one of his football contacts to see what they think.

Phoned Gullit to check if VDV would be good enough for us.
Phoned Dunga to check if he thought Sandro would make a good player.
Phoned Frank Lampard to check if he thought Palacios was a good enough midfielder.
Phoned someone who was at Newcastle about Bassong.

He must have phoned Stevie Wonder about Suarez!

whitelightwhiteheat · Jul 29, 2011

stemark44 said:
I agree but the fans will also turn on Levy big-time and ENIC will be left with no choice other than to put up or sell up!

Maybe. I think we as fans have to realise that things are out of our control to a certain extent.

Who could have forecast Man City winning the lottery as the have and buying anything that moved?

But for that I'd fancy us to take on the top 4 and be in with a shout, even with our current strikeforce. But now we're playing catch up. We're watching the lottery winners spunk their cash all over town (all over Europe, actually) and we look on thinking "fuck, we're gonna get left behind! we've gotta do something!"

So now we're caught between the devil and the deep blue sea. Do we go up the ante and go "All In" or do we hang fire and see how the chips fall?

I think we'll hold on, do nothing stupid, and we'll finish 6th. I'll be disappointed, but it's nothing I haven't felt a billion times over the past 20 years. So what's new?!

Paolo10 · Jul 29, 2011

Peanut's desperation doesn't fit with PoTL's optimism.

This is all getting pretty grim tbh.

Spurvert · Jul 29, 2011

With Rossi staying, Vucinic 'apparently' heading to Juventus, Adebayor being a no-go...

Who the hell are our 'realistic' targets?

Akqayid · Jul 29, 2011

Warning warning

Non cryptic posted!

just posted on RO.

I'm happy,you'll be happy, let's be happy.

Mods please post ASAP as I know you'll have a word if I post in here.

jimmy-jojo · Jul 29, 2011

PT said:
If we mortgage the Club's very existence in order to obtain CL qualification opportunity, I'd rather we didn't and went for Europe via Europa and build the club brick by brick.

This line of excuses is getting tiresome.

No one's saying we have to go out and sign 5 Aguero's. The people in charge of our transfer activity are nothing short of imcompetent...that's the real problem.

KenilworthSpur · Jul 29, 2011

Spurvert said:
With Rossi staying, Vucinic 'apparently' heading to Juventus, Adebayor being a no-go...

Who the hell are our 'realistic' targets?

Take your pick from Carlton Cole, Kenwyne Jones, Benjani or Odemwengie.

No doubt they will all want 'massive' wages too........

Bring back Iversen and Armstrong :doh:

werty · Jul 29, 2011

Akqayid said:
Warning warning

Non cryptic posted! just posted on RO.

I'm happy,you'll be happy, let's be happy.

Mods please post ASAP as I know you'll have a word if I post in here.

You can still post it here.

Supersi32 · Jul 29, 2011

PT said:
If we mortgage the Club's very existence in order to obtain CL qualification opportunity, I'd rather we didn't and went for Europe via Europa and build the club brick by brick.

Which is a sound perspective and not one that I necessarily disagree with, but if this is the pragmatic approach we take then the fans need to understand this and not get upset when our best players wish to leave which is frustrating because this is the best side I`ve seen at Spurs for 30 years and despite what people think of Harry, his dealings and his media soundbites some credit must go to him for that.

Rogmeister · Jul 29, 2011

Akqayid said:
Warning warning

Non cryptic posted! just posted on RO.

I'm happy,you'll be happy, let's be happy.

Mods please post ASAP as I know you'll have a word if I post in here.

Shibby! Hurry up and show it! Lol

Paolo10 · Jul 29, 2011

Mr. Pink I understand your viewpoint, but Harry is not the issue, just look at his signings for poorer clubs than ours. Our transfer policy has been a shambles for far too long when HR wasn't even here.

scat1620 · Jul 29, 2011

Paolo10 said:
Peanut's desperation doesn't fit with PoTL's optimism.

This is all getting pretty grim tbh.

IMO, PoTL is a Spurs employee who directly feeds the messageboards with information that the club have decided to sanction for 'unofficial' release. When it comes to loaning young players, new contract announcements etc he's always spot on, but I always get the feeling with his posts that there is a noticeable dollop of unofficial club 'propaganda'/party line stuff in there as well that needs to be taken with a pinch of salt.

Peanut, on the other hand, evidently has a source at the very highest levels of the board but doesn't dish out his information in a 'covertly club-sanctioned' way. He often comes across as pretty pessimistic about the information he has, but as he's not releasing the info at anyone's behest but his own then the factual information he shares is far more enlightening as to what's really happening at the club than POTL's is, for me.

Just my tuppence.

Mr Pink · Jul 29, 2011

Paolo10 said:
Mr. Pink I understand your viewpoint, but Harry is not the issue, just look at his signings for poorer clubs than ours. Our transfer policy has been a shambles for far too long when HR wasn't even here.

Mate our work in the transfer market has been pretty darn good IMO.

whatsappnin · Jul 29, 2011

stemark44 said:
I seriously think he struggles to judge ANY player......... all he does' is phone one of his football contacts to see what they think.

Phoned Gullit to check if VDV would be good enough for us.
Phoned Dunga to check if he thought Sandro would make a good player.
Phoned Frank Lampard to check if he thought Palacios was a good enough midfielder.
Phoned someone who was at Newcastle about Bassong.

He must have phoned Stevie Wonder about Suarez!

Actually thought VDV phoned Gullit to see if we were any good

whitelightwhiteheat · Jul 29, 2011

Wonder if Akqayid's info will be about Mata. Apparently (according to a Spanish tv presenter, allegedly) we've bid £25m for him?

Thin linkage, I know. But still...

King of the Lane · Jul 29, 2011

Why do I keep getting the feeling that we are trying for Kaka....would fit in with blue and yellow too...its a no goer imo but i really think we are trying for him

SlunkSoma · Jul 29, 2011

Akqayid said:
Warning warning

Non cryptic posted! just posted on RO.

I'm happy,you'll be happy, let's be happy.

Mods please post ASAP as I know you'll have a word if I post in here.

Cracking read that! Feeling good about this window now.

Gbspurs · Jul 29, 2011

Good update but please I dont want to get my hopes up. Can't you just say nothings happening!!!!

Blockbuster · Jul 29, 2011

Akqayid said:
Warning warning

Non cryptic posted! just posted on RO.

I'm happy,you'll be happy, let's be happy.

Mods please post ASAP as I know you'll have a word if I post in here.

nice bit of ITK

I personally LOVE the name Corblimey!! hahaha

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