Harry Kane

[Dougal]

Lol what. I think a vast majority of fans very much wanted a new stadium, and also that they wanted it exactly where the old WHL was, possibility of Stratford or not.

Levy has committed many mistakes, but the stadium certainly isn't one.

It simply was not the case in the early days of the new stadium talk. Fans were against tearing down our home. It’s a far more modern idea to accept something like this. But fans now accept a lot more in search of the next new shiny thing.

 

[chas vs dave]

You're not living in the real world mate. Every player signs contracts in the knowledge that money talks. If the fee and the motivation is large enough, the player goes elsewhere and the contract means diddly squat.

Yet, city haven't offered a fee large enough. That's the crux of the issue.

The concept of a contract is to protect the club and player. Harry got paid, despite being injured for 10% of his time, in parallel, he also got a full salary during the pandemic. A lot of much worse off people were not this fortunate.

Spurs are entitled to ensure we get what we feel is fair value. He waived that right for the above security.

That's the real world he is in.

 

[Marty]

You're not living in the real world mate. Every player signs contracts in the knowledge that money talks. If the fee and the motivation is large enough, the player goes elsewhere and the contract means diddly squat.

Of course money talks, we all know Kane will be a City player if City pay up. So far City haven't done that, and that's not anybody at Spurs' fault.

Had we agreed a contract stipulation where Kane could leave for £100m if we didn't make CL, Kane could sue us for breach of contract if we rejected an offer of that size. But we haven't, and there's no concrete information of whether City have even bid this amount.

If Kane wants to leave so badly, it's City he has to try and coax into putting in a large enough bid, putting pressure on Spurs/Levy categorically will not work. He can't possibly be this naive (except he clearly is).

 

[PhezTHFC]

I’m actually gutted.

The one bonafide legend and local hero that we have had for a long time. The ‘one of our own’ story and the apparent ‘love’ for the club. The Roy of the rovers narrative.

It was one of the few things that really kept me connected and gave me some faith that the essence football was still maintained in some places rather then just being a commercial enterprise with oil money winning the race.

He’s squandered all the good feeling and disrespected everything and everybody connected with Tottenham Hotspur.

Gutted. I wanted to be singing ‘he’s one of our own’ when he was 60 and visiting the stadium at half time and telling my grandkids about this throwback of a player with quality, and loyalty and morals.


Pissed it away to win a trophy at a team that is antithesis of the dream of playing for your local club and a team that will win that trophy whether he was there or not. Special.

Naive bollocks from me? Probably yes. But it always hurts when you realise that no one really cares about the game or the club in the same way as the fans.

Tell you one person throughout his whole career, as we all keep saying is SON.

Never moans, never has an attitude. Constantly applauds us fans.

He has never craved attention or stats but enjoys the praise and absolutely adores us fans. That's one thing I have learnt through it all is he will give everything for us fans and a trophy. Forgetting his personal gain he wants to do it all with us.

 

[rebrab]

My cat is called Kane, ffs

 

[Spurslove]

I've seen some spectacular own goals these last few days, but this is one of the finest. Man who makes living from fans' opinions tells fans to not have opinions. (Also, the lack of self-awareness in this tweet is of legendary levels.)

I'm not involved with any form of social media, but hopefully, someone has sent a message to this guy (whoever he is) and just said 'Why don't you shut the fuck up you clueless twat'.

Thanks.

 

[Indisguise]

No viable bid anywhere close to his value to Tottenham has come in. Yet he is refusing to play for us again despite having a 3 year contract on about£250k a week.

It's not about having a word with ourselves, the people that claim to want him seem to not want him enough.

He's given us his best over and over again and now he wants to leave because the Club has shown fuck-all ambition over the last few years. I say let him go and be gracious about it. That's the least we should do.

 

[Marty]

It simply was not the case in the early days of the new stadium talk. Fans were against tearing down our home. It’s a far more modern idea to accept something like this. But fans now accept a lot more in search of the next new shiny thing.

It was easier to love a 36k stadium when we were mediocre.

 

[sausage]

You're not living in the real world mate. Every player signs contracts in the knowledge that money talks. If the fee and the motivation is large enough, the player goes elsewhere and the contract means diddly squat.

I don't think that's the issue - I agree with the above. The issue is that the fee hasn't been large enough, and it seems like he's trying to compensate for that by simply not turning up to work.

So yes, if the fee is sufficient he will go. We're not even talking about the Bale fee, where Levy went for a take-the-piss value (at the time), but more so that Kane is clearly worth a lot more than £100m. It's probably the equivalent of Madrid offering £40m for Bale at the time

 

[Zaphod]

I keep seeing reports that say we won’t sell him to another PL club but there isn’t anyone else that can afford him, Barcelona obviously can’t and I doubt Real Madrid can either which really only leaves PSG and I doubt he wants to go there. Which only leaves Man City. Rinse them and move on,

 

[Matthew]

Some of you need to have a word with yourselves. Harry Kane has remained with this Club for way longer than he should have done. He'd be staying if Levy had made the right choices over the last few years. Kane truly loved the Club and gave it his best years for a lot less money than he'd have made elsewhere. It's Levy's fault. Levy didn't get the players in when we needed them and Levy fucked up the Club's trajectory, not Kane.

90% of us agree with this statement, its the WAY hes going about it! look @ grealish! he's still going to training and not acting like a dick! for 2 players who cam through the respective academies and are supposedly "supporters" i know who i believe.

 

[The Scarecrow]

Not sure why this is getting so many shit ratings. You’ve got to ask yourself, what is Daniel Levy’s perfect scenario? And the answer is cashing out on a player at the height of his powers. With this comes a fan backlash. So to soften the blow, let the player take the hit. The ‘gentleman’s agreement’ was the perfect opportunity to do this. Multi-million pound contract with one of the most ruthless negotiators in the industry and you make a rookie error of not getting it all officially in writing? It’s almost like you gave your brother the gig instead of someone with experience. The Kane Brothers fucked up and Levy will now reap the benefits. That’s why he’s rich for signing deals, it’s his talent, his golden boot. Had Levy sold Kane without Kane particularly wanting the move, it’s clearly a cash grab. But now there are fans screaming ‘get him out’. Kane is screaming ‘get me out’. And Levy is laughing all the way to the bank again. It’s knocking down the Lane all over again. We wouldn’t let him do that to our sacred home. Until he played the Stratford card. Then we begged him to tear it down. We’re being played. Again. And it won’t be the last time.

It's clearly not the perfect scenario for Levy when City are so reluctant to pay up and no other club seem interested (or Kane doesn't want to go there).

 

[stormfly]

Some of you need to have a word with yourselves. Harry Kane has remained with this Club for way longer than he should have done. He'd be staying if Levy had made the right choices over the last few years. Kane truly loved the Club and gave it his best years for a lot less money than he'd have made elsewhere. It's Levy's fault. Levy didn't get the players in when we needed them and Levy fucked up the Club's trajectory, not Kane.

When should he have left in your opinion? After the second time we just missed out on the title or the year after when we lost the CL final? Or the year after when we got in one of the best managers ever on paper and spent a record fee on Ndombele and got GLC in or the year after that when Jose was going to have his first full season and we got Holjberg and Bale in?

 

[dirtyh]

My cat is called Kane, ffs

shoot it

 

[Qualsonic]

My cat is called Kane, ffs

I had a cat called Harry Kane as well, but I ran it over.

 

[Kingellesar]

My cat is called Kane, ffs

Do you like WWE?

Also, I can't see why we would get any City players, most would want CL football or be on big wages plus why should we take players? We want cash, its simple. Pay up or piss off.

 

[Danfunkel]

Just another bit of evidence, if it was needed, that Football isn't really as romantic as anyone thinks it is, not anymore. Its a business, and he is an employee. That's the cut of it.

Best not to get attached anymore. They'll come and go.

 

[Harrier]

When it comes down to the gritty facts, you don’t sign a very lucrative 6year contract without a release clause, if you don’t believe there may be a chance you’ll get held to it!

As far as Citeh is concerned pay up or shut up!

 

[RobjDerby]

EVERYONE has handled this terribly.
Levy for not being clear with Kane if true, and for some truly awful decision making in the last 4\5 years.
Kane for not showing up this week
Charlie for being shit at his Job.
City for not paying up a fair price for England Captain, Golden Boot winner and our star player.

If this was always going to happen, it should have been sorted secretly before EOSeason, and then his transfer could have happened before the Euro's began.

Now its stalemate, anger, disrespect and unprofessional at every step.
Worst case scenario for everyone IMO.

I was angry at Teddy, angry at Berba and Modric and Bale too for a while.
I never thought I'd be this angry and disappointed in Harry.
Disrespecting his team mates, the club and the fans after years of support through good times & bad.
The media have been allowed to spin this story over and over and let it run and run, instead it should have been managed and planned for everyone's best interests.

Painful Rebuild FC
COYS

 

[Indisguise]

I don't think that's the issue - I agree with the above. The issue is that the fee hasn't been large enough, and it seems like he's trying to compensate for that by simply not turning up to work.

So yes, if the fee is sufficient he will go. We're not even talking about the Bale fee, where Levy went for a take-the-piss value (at the time), but more so that Kane is clearly worth a lot more than £100m. It's probably the equivalent of Madrid offering £40m for Bale at the time

I don't think Kane is worth over £100 million any more. He's 28, has dodgy ankles and the world has changed a lot over the last year.