hughy
I'm SUPER cereal.
- Nov 18, 2007
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Sounds to me like a sexy regen of the former Bradford City striker Mark Leonard.
Harry Kane
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DiVaio
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- May 27, 2020
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He was really good at Fiorentina but it was also really likely he isn't that good and won't keep that good form. His performances at Juve are much closer to his real ability which were completely mediocre
worcestersauce
"I'm no optimist I'm just a prisoner of hope
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There’s not a Spurs fan in the world who wants to lose him and not because we're worried about what we do with the money, but we are going to lose him and that's our starting point and all discussion about how we spend the money and what other clubs did when they sold players is pointless and no disrespect but amounts to saying we might not like how they spend £70 - £80 million so let's let him go on a free.
Would we pay £70 - £80 million for a peak Harry Kane on a one year contract? I'm sorry but it just doesn't make sense.
wiggo24
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I think if there's even a 10% chance you can convince him to stay during the season then you take that, and you try to increase that percentage by using this summer to spend some of the masses of money we're generating in revenue on players who will show Kane which direction we want to go in. Sign Tapsoba, sign VDV, get in a top 8 to replace Hojbjerg and off we go.
If he genuinely has refused point blank to even consider signing a new deal at any point then there's more of a debate to be had here but there's no indication from anywhere that this is the case. Until it is the case, then we should continue to prioritize building the best team we can to compete, and that team includes Kane.
You might respond to this saying that the above is fanciful under the current ownership, but if we genuinely can't sign a couple of new defenders without the Kane money whilst the likes of Villa are spunking 50m on new wingers then we don't stand a fucking chance of achieving anything anyway so there's no point even worrying about it.
robotsonic
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I understand the angle, but it's not really correct to frame it like this as it's not the same at all as that. Of course we wouldn't do that, because you'd be left with 80m hole in your accounts a year down the line. As it is, Harry Kane doesn't owe Tottenham Hotspur a penny, never mind 70-80m. It's a false equivalence.
I do hope your right, City would be an acceptable and palatable preference than the other Premier League alternatives.
Agreed
if we can’t do the above there is literally no point even following the club closely (given the context of the cost of following them)
smallsnc
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Why would City spend the money on Kane. They have their striker now and only play with one supported by very mobile AMs.
Ron Burgundy
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I think that's far too binary
A 10% chance is really low - and I suspect in reality, it's lower still
If we can reinvest it well (high risk) and get more out of the players we have (achievable, IMO), you can make a good case for it
I don't believe Kane was a boyhood Spurs fan but I also do not believe he is an utter c**t like Judas so there is no way he shits on us the way Campbell did. If he does, I'm losing faith in all of humanity.Let's hope sosame was said about Judus.....
Kane values his legacy like us fans do...
Japhet
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I would like Harry to stay as i just want to see him in a Spurs shirt as much as possible.
Although i think the football was better second half i don't believe that can purely be levelled at Richarlison being on the shoulder of the defence.
If Ange can get all our players moving and linking up better, surely with an already clever player like Kane this would only be better with him in the side.
But maybe Ange is after more mobility in which case
I Don't see that we have any real power in this situation, If Harry want's to see out his contract he will.
The only real power we have is to say OK you can do that but you won't be playing this season, and i just cannot see us going that way as he would still be the forefront of every media outlet and press conference.
The good thing is, after seeing our performance against West Ham i am much more calm about life after Harry Kane, as the amount we created was extreme, and sure that may not be the norm, but when the last 4 years has been pretty much 'if Kane doesn't play well Spurs don't play well' then it was a breath of fresh air to see us play well first half with Kane not really involved and play even better second half with Kane not on the pitch.
One of the worst aspects of the Kane situation is that it's a huge distraction, just like it was in 2022. I'd imagine Ange will be pretty pissed off about it right now since it has a good chance of derailing the start to our season (again). I think he likes a steady ship, and if that means letting Kane go I think he might just do it.
IfiHadTheWings
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Tickled me more than it should have.
Oh that meeting, the one suits who? Not heard Kane's view on that or any move.....
For me the most fanciful part of what youve written is the part that involves kane staying/being convinced to stay.
We shouldnt shape the team/ run the club based on unlikely outcomes and we need to be planning beyond next year.
Rosco1984
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He's so pissed off he named Kane as captain yesterday on the teamsheet and Son even said in his interview about him that he is our captian. Honestly dont believe anyone has any clue whats going on behind the scenes and its total guesswork. The fact no ITK have any idea just shows it's a total guess at this stage. My smart money is on someone offering something we cant refuse but the current activity on the tours suggests he is very happy to stay and give his all and nothing is remotely close.
UncleBuck
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If, and it’s a big if, he stays this season I just wonder how much of a baring the family circumstances will dictate in twelve months time. If it was me would I be wanting to move location with another new child and the Mrs then move away from her friends and the family network that’s close by?
I wouldn’t expect my Mrs to uproot with three kids in tow as she’d be really lonely, it’d be hard enough with three kids but not having any mates around as well is a bit of an ask.
I wouldn’t expect my Mrs to uproot with three kids in tow as she’d be really lonely, it’d be hard enough with three kids but not having any mates around as well is a bit of an ask.
Meercat
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I was having this chat last night - not sure if it is a benefit of being older than some, but I had tears when Archibald left, was devastated when Hoddle left (as he was Spurs for my mind), and we survived and new heroes flourished despite thinking we’d never be the same again. I couldn’t imagine Spurs without Perryman or later without Mabbutt… then we had the joy of Gazza and Ginola and Klinsmann and Bale and now we are at Harry, and I find that I just love them for what they were, and am curious about the future. That future is rosier if we have 100m extra to invest in the defense, no doubt. I’m fed up with the endless narrative that you need to leave to win, though. If Bale and Modric had never left, imagine that Poch CL final team… imagine that Leicester chase and the Chelsea chase… the world is a different place. If Kane stays, we are stronger up front, but maybe weaker at the back. If he goes, it’s the other way around. Or maybe he stays because we show the ambition and invest in that defense and suddenly there’s the glimmer of something special…
Harland won't be there long,
city and money.... Your worried that city won't spend.. Ahh bless you for worrying how a financially doped club spend their money
