Harry Kane

[mickeybaz]

Your point is well made, and that thought had occurred to me. It takes two, or more, to make an agreement, but only one to make a plan!

" no plan of operations extends with any certainty beyond the first contact with the main hostile force"

 

[rsmith]

If there was an agreement the club could have nipped this all in the bud by saying his extended leave was agreed due to the euros.

The club’s silence was deafening!

I agree, the club (for the umpteenth time) have handled fan communication atrociously, and in hindsight, Harry should have explained the situation sooner.

 

[TheTanguy]

Sell him and move on he is gonna be half arsed if he stays.

For what fee? Or would you also sell him for £100m?

 

[smithym]

It seems I'm the only villager not marching with a pitchfork.

The most likely explanation, ie. the one that fits the known facts, is that Harry and Levy had an agreement that he would delay his return while a deal with Citeh was agreed. It should be obvious to everybody that he's not going to line up next week against the side he's probably about to join, so delaying his return by a week gives Nuno the simplest explanation to the press for him not being selected.

We can criticise the way he and the club have failed to manage the negative press, but to dump so much shade on Harry is bang out of order for any player, let alone for one of own. Are Spurs fans really so fickle?

Yes, Dad.

 

[Giovanni]

Many people believing this is over and the statement signals he is staying......

I dont think its over yet. Id fully expect them to make another bid thats reasonably close to our set price, whatever that is. If that magic number is 160m then id say they will offer 150m, which id personally take. Just hope we have enough lined up to benefit from such a huge sum of money.

 

[McFlash]

It seems I'm the only villager not marching with a pitchfork.

The most likely explanation, ie. the one that fits the known facts, is that Harry and Levy had an agreement that he would delay his return while a deal with Citeh was agreed. It should be obvious to everybody that he's not going to line up next week against the side he's probably about to join, so delaying his return by a week gives Nuno the simplest explanation to the press for him not being selected.

We can criticise the way he and the club have failed to manage the negative press, but to dump so much shade on Harry is bang out of order for any player, let alone for one of own. Are Spurs fans really so fickle?

In these days of social media and 24hr news, instead of dampening the flames on Monday, both Harry and the club have let things burn out of control for 5 days? Causing damage to all involved?
I don't buy that.
We've even had a high profile friendly, giving Nuno time and opportunity to put out the fire but he didn't.

I can't see much else than Harry having a strop and trying to make a point.
It's just rather bitten him in the bum.
It's stiffened Levy's resolve (he HATES being bullied by the bigger clubs), pissed many of the fans off and done his reputation no favours.
It also appears that City just aren't that into him.

 

[lennon180]

I want his goals and assists but I don’t want him anymore. My first season ticket this year and I’ve realised I’m more looking forward to seeing Son and Romero than I am him. That’s a nothing statement, he should be placating US but he’s not, he’s making sure he doesn’t upset city either. It’s up to us to go to them? No it’s not, not ever. Wankers.

 

[TheSpillage]

It seems I'm the only villager not marching with a pitchfork.

The most likely explanation, ie. the one that fits the known facts, is that Harry and Levy had an agreement that he would delay his return while a deal with Citeh was agreed. It should be obvious to everybody that he's not going to line up next week against the side he's probably about to join, so delaying his return by a week gives Nuno the simplest explanation to the press for him not being selected.

We can criticise the way he and the club have failed to manage the negative press, but to dump so much shade on Harry is bang out of order for any player, let alone for one of own. Are Spurs fans really so fickle?

Yep. No. Yep. No. Wait…yep Wait…no. Actually, yep fuck him.

 

[PLTuck]

I agree, the club (for the umpteenth time) have handled fan communication atrociously, and in hindsight, Harry should have explained the situation sooner.

The club are never going to come out and publicly lambast any player, hence the "deal with it internally" comment. They have done the sensible thing. The silence has said more than any PR statement. If all was well in the camp, the club would not have briefed every reporter out there that we expected him in on Monday. There would be nothing to deal with internally.

 

[Weery]

I didn't like how he pointed to comments by us fans questioning his professionalism but never mentions any journos or ex-pros questioning his professionalism. Which they did (and continue to do).

It's almost as if he wants to blame us Spurs fans so he can leave as the victim while not fucking off the press or retired footballers. DARVO innit.

I can just imagine Charlie in his ear now... 'They don't deserve you H, after all you've done for them. You're right to leave. Now, what do you think of me new skid marks bro?'

 

[Gingernut]

Many people believing this is over and the statement signals he is staying......

I dont think its over yet. Id fully expect them to make another bid thats reasonably close to our set price, whatever that is. If that magic number is 160m then id say they will offer 150m, which id personally take. Just hope we have enough lined up to benefit from such a huge sum of money.

For once we agree on something....he will go towards the end of the window IMO

 

[YiddoBirdy]

Can we not just be happy that it looks like the. worlds best striker is with us for another season? Pretty sure you’ll all forgive him pretty quickly when he starts hitting the back of the net for us again.

 

[dontcallme]

Sell him and move on he is gonna be half arsed if he stays.

I think the reason he hasn't been sold is City haven't bid close to our valuation. We definitely shouldn't sell for cheap.

Kane will still be ambitious and wants to break goalscoring records, be in top form for the world cup and maybe get a move to a team like City. It's very much in his interest to continue to perform.

 

[Trix]

I agree, the club (for the umpteenth time) have handled fan communication atrociously, and in hindsight, Harry should have explained the situation sooner.

What do you think they should have said?

 

[Reece_Spurs]

It really is an incredibly messy situation now, all because Kane and his shit head "agent" made mistake after mistake with their choices at trying to force a move.

Before the wedding "story" I thought Kane had handled it pretty well and professionally overall, yes the Sky Sports interview was terribly timed, and no doubt directly to flirt with City, but he never said he wanted to leave directly etc.

Since then, absolute shit show, the wedding shite, the not turning up monday, the backlash from pretty much everyone including the knobhead pundits and journalists that have actually been trying to push his move at every opportunity, and now the grovelling excuse at some sort of "apology".

Every single Spurs fan unless they're away with the fairies or living under a rock accepted he wanted to go this summer, and probably would have taken it on the chin reluctantly (before all this nonsense) with the sole exception that it would only be "fair" if we got ATLEAST £170 million.

How or why it's got this far without one of the two plebs checking with someone on Citys end that they'd even be willing to stump up atleast £150m is bizzare. You do this crazy shit as a last resort when City are willing to offer a decent and fair price and the club still reject it.

Like others have said "He's one of our own" seems like a chant that might not be sung for quite some time, which when you think about it, is quite a heartbreaking thought.

The whole situation is a little heartbreaking, it's like trying to stay with a girlfriend you love, but she doesn't love you quite the same way, always ends it tears, bitterness and resent at the end..

 

[Flynn]

I’m will I take one of the works best strikers at my club. Yes, we have plenty of players here for money.
Will I accept him as one of our own. No
Will I be preached at by virtue signalling from someone lower than a snakes belly. No ( and I extend this to anyone that played for city or Chelsea).

Best case scenario (imho) he stays 1 year, scores 30 goals. Goes next year for £150m and Dane fills his boots. Every goal he scored is met with silence.

 

[McFlash]

Also, do Sky always have a reporter and camera outside our ground for the first day of training?
Or is it possible that they were tipped off that H may not be turning up?

 

[PLTuck]

Many people believing this is over and the statement signals he is staying......

I dont think its over yet. Id fully expect them to make another bid thats reasonably close to our set price, whatever that is. If that magic number is 160m then id say they will offer 150m, which id personally take. Just hope we have enough lined up to benefit from such a huge sum of money.

From what we have been told how Don Fabio works, he probably already has 10 strikers in advanced negotiations just waiting to pull the trigger on 1 or 2 should the need arise.

 

[dricha1]

I agree, the club (for the umpteenth time) have handled fan communication atrociously, and in hindsight, Harry should have explained the situation sooner.

The club clearly didn’t agree/know about the extra week off. Just like they didn’t know about the Neville interview or the £160m price tag put out by CK.

What they did know from early this week is that fan sentiment towards HK has changed and as the week progressed and the Kane camp got more desperate public opinion switched from”why are Spurs holding Kane back” to “Kane is not going about this the right way”. Once this happened the club didn’t have to communicate anything. Give CK enough rope to mess this up, or ultimately push the price closer to what is more palatable, knowing city probably don’t have the appetite to go there.

Selling Kane will always be on Levy’s terms not Harry’s or city’s

 

[LondonOllie]

There, fixed it for you. In this case, you mean....

I can't see much else than Harry having a strop and trying to make a point.
It's just rather bitten him in the bum.
It's stiffened Levy's resolve (he HATES being bullied by the bigger financially doped/richer clubs), pissed many of the fans off and done his reputation no favours.
It also appears that City just aren't that into him.