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dricha1

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The thing is if an X players agent isn’t getting the deal he wants from us then he’ll be whoring player X round every single club hoping for bites (and a better cut)... As much As I admire our clubs stance re agents, invariably someone else will pay the money.
 

SpursSince1980

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I like that news from Herc. Greatly appreciated. Also, disconcerting. Insomuch, that the role of agents seems to get more problematic year after year. It’s always been annoying. But their greed seems to have reached a new level. And I worry a lot about how much negative influence they have over players and clubs. They’ve always focused on enriching themselves, but they seem to be taking it to a whole new level.
 

Hercules

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I like that news from Herc. Greatly appreciated. Also, disconcerting. Insomuch, that the role of agents seems to get more problematic year after year. It’s always been annoying. But their greed seems to have reached a new level. And I worry a lot about how much negative influence they have over players and clubs. They’ve always focused on enriching themselves, but they seem to be taking it to a whole new level.
Stop panicking! Almost right, but not quite;)
 

SpartanSpur

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Didn't it come out a year or so ago that we were one of the club's that paid the most in agents fees?
 

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The thing is if an X players agent isn’t getting the deal he wants from us then he’ll be whoring player X round every single club hoping for bites (and a better cut)... As much As I admire our clubs stance re agents, invariably someone else will pay the money.
Are we all so cynical that we all believe agents really don’t care whatsoever in their clients welfare? Of course there will be times when this is true and when presented with a like for like scenario then it may possibly be true. I’d hope though that most responsible agents would put their clients best interests at heart.

I’d like to hope that Hercules recent ITK alludes to the latter. :cautious:
 
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AJW

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I’ve got that feeling come one minute after the window shuts we are going to hear “we tried our best but time ran out”

Poch has already said not to expect any signings? If you base it on the facts of the situation - there is no reason to expect anyone. Forget the media stirring and the internet rumours. I will be shocked if we do sign anyone
 

dwicker7

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Poch has already said not to expect any signings? If you base it on the facts of the situation - there is no reason to expect anyone. Forget the media stirring and the internet rumours. I will be shocked if we do sign anyone
Important to note what Poch said immediately after that quote though. In context, he said he regrets putting a number on transfer targets towards the end of the summer window and putting an expectation on the club. So instead of evening alluding to potential targets, ongoing negotiations, etc., I think he just decided to fall back on his typical no-nonsense response.

If the media is at one end of the spectrum for lying and fabricating every rumor possible, Poch is on the opposite of denying every rumor--even the accurate ones.
 

Majick

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And we're the drunken idiots running through the sprinklers of transfer rumours while the stewards chase after us and try and drag off the pitch where we can't make any more of a fool of ourselves.
 

srups34

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I’ve got that feeling come one minute after the window shuts we are going to hear “we tried our best but time ran out”
Which is why I take all ITK with a large pinch of salt. Enjoy the info but don't take it as gospel. :finger:;)
 

AJW

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Important to note what Poch said immediately after that quote though. In context, he said he regrets putting a number on transfer targets towards the end of the summer window and putting an expectation on the club. So instead of evening alluding to potential targets, ongoing negotiations, etc., I think he just decided to fall back on his typical no-nonsense response.

If the media is at one end of the spectrum for lying and fabricating every rumor possible, Poch is on the opposite of denying every rumor--even the accurate ones.

https://www.football.london/tottenh...auricio-pochettino-reveals-what-told-14150156

I read it to mean that in the summer he created expectation amongst the fans as he said we would sign 3. Whereas he doesn’t want the fans to expect anything this time as he doesn’t expect to sign anyone
 

SpursSince1980

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Stop panicking! Almost right, but not quite;)
Apologies, if my comment was misinterpreted. It was a general commentary on how the role of agents have evolved over the years throughout all of football. To something that looks egregiously greedy from the outside looking in. It was not directed at any news from you or to do with any potential targets. Just an observation triggered by your info! :)
So, no worries, I is not panicking in the slightest. (y)
 

Lilbaz

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Apologies, if my comment was misinterpreted. It was a general commentary on how the role of agents have evolved over the years throughout all of football. To something that looks egregiously greedy from the outside looking in. It was not directed at any news from you or to do with any potential targets. Just an observation triggered by your info! :)
So, no worries, I is not panicking in the slightest. (y)

Egregiously?

I hate you.
 

piedpiper

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I’ve got that feeling come one minute after the window shuts we are going to hear “we tried our best but time ran out”

All our resident ITK have stated it will be a quiet window. Other than Dele and Holtby we never do signficant business in January.
What i would hope is we are tying up deals now for the summer.
 

Breezer

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All our resident ITK have stated it will be a quiet window. Other than Dele and Holtby we never do signficant business in January.
What i would hope is we are tying up deals now for the summer.
Especially when you look around the market and try to sign players who have 18 months remaining on their contract. Come the summer they’re down to 1 year.
 
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