Harry Kane

[kd2000]

I know I will likely receive some heat for saying this but I actually wouldn't mind us going with Richy as our main striker and Dane Scarlett getting some game time here and there.
Successive managers have spoken in glowing terms about his ability and the old romanticist in me loves players making the breakthrough from the academy.

Having said that, I actually don't think Kane will leave this season

 

[Albertbarich]

I know I will likely receive some heat for saying this but I actually wouldn't mind us going with Richy as our main striker and Dane Scarlett getting some game time here and there.
Successive managers have spoken in glowing terms about his ability and the old romanticist in me loves players making the breakthrough from the academy.

Having said that, I actually don't think Kane will leave this season

Easy for us to imagine that but when you're job is on the line and the first choice striker replacing an absolute goal machine has never been anywhere near prolific and then the second choice is an unproven kid it makes your task a whole lot harder .

If we can't score goals and are 12th in December will we admit fault or all be calling for the managers head?

 

[mil1lion]

You are more than entitled to your opinion as am I.
To suggest it’s ridiculous and be personal because you disagree with me is a bit childish!
I haven’t once said players will down tools or Kane will himself. I just suggested that there will be a cloud over the club that might be detrimental to our season as a whole.
I was expressing a thought process that is a very real possibility and not once dismissing yours as a possibility either - however it appears you can’t have a simple conversation with differing options without getting personal! Congratulations on getting player of the season before your team folded - what that has to do with Tottenham and Kane I’ll never know - but I am genuinely happy for you.

Calm down. You said everyone is entitled to their opinion but I'm not entitled to mine? My opinion is that it's ridiculous so what? You suggested in your post that I haven't played team sports before so that's why I gave that example. You said the team would be impacted by Kane running down his contract but never gave any examples of how other than a generic comment about team morale. I was just giving my opinion on why I disagree and asked the question of how you think it would impact the players. I think you're overreacting to my response just because I disagree. Sorry if it comes across as a firm answer but I just disagree is all. I think Kane playing this season has us in a far better place as a squad than the impact of losing him.

 

[kd2000]

Easy for us to imagine that but when you're job is on the line and the first choice striker replacing an absolute goal machine has never been anywhere near prolific and then the second choice is an unproven kid it makes your task a whole lot harder .

If we can't score goals and are 12th in December will we admit fault or all be calling for the managers head?

I get youre point and you rightly point out that fans are likely to revolt if we are 12th and not scoring.
I am an eternal optimist and would like to think we see Brazils Richy and a developing Dane

 

[Tyler24durden]

If Kane goes, I’d happily sell
Richy too as I don’t rate him at all.

I’d then buy Evan ferguson and Jonathan David.

 

[hughy]

We may well be, if we are not, then we'd put the whole season at risk.

A lot of us have understandably low expectations for this coming season anyway so we'd be better off taking that risk now than leaving it until next year and not getting anything in return.

I think with fewer games, the correct defensive reinforcements, and Maddison added to our team we will finish top 7/8 even if Kane goes, and then we can build from there once the squad settles.

It's all about opinions but for me it wouldn't be a disaster if we sold Kane and didn't get another striker in until January/next Summer providing we strengthen in other areas.

 

[Ghost Hardware]

Totally agree mate but I think we should sign a young but high quality back-up to Richy as Richy is injury prone and hasn't done it in a Spurs shirt yet but I do think he actually suits Ange's style of football really really well as that high energy pressing n.o9 like he is for Brazil. With a run of game and confidence in a system that suits him he could fly but its a risk so 100% we need to sign an alternative just in case Richy doesn't live up to it and/or gets injured, or another top quality wide man and Sonny goes up top if needed as he'd also be ideal as that pressing n.o9 for Ange.

Yeah going the young root by far would make the most sense unless we sold Richy also but i also don't think we would spend the kind money it would take to get a player like Højlund or Ferguson as they are two of the biggest young CF's breaking through atm and would likely cost a bomb. Part of me almost wonders if we would bring in cheaper young prospect at CF and then spend a larger amount on a stand out RWF.

 

[septicsac]

This idea that he would have the liberty to decide to go to Munich for two years and then just come back to England if he fancied it is such a strange fan creation, when we would be looking at Munich paying 80+ million for him.

What is so strange about it? He could go there, win whatever and then decide to return home to England or go elsewhere, do not think it is a fans creation, it's more a distinct possibility, if he leaves at all.

 

[N'Obody]

I think we have some of the creativity with Maddison now. Attacking wise I'd use the Kane money on Toney and another top young attacking midfielder who can play centrally or wide.

Maddison definitely helps the creativity side of things thats for sure. Toney is a good shout but he isn't readily available and we would need someone for this season at least if Kane does leave. I think finding an elite striker will be hard, but we could go and invest heavily on 2 quality wide attackers like Diaby and Williams.

Yeah, obviously there's no player in world football who could replace Kane.

But we could spend his transfer fee on a few quality players who might be able to replace his output.

For example: Toney, Jonathan David, Nico Williams.

This is exactly it, as long as we can push the boat and get some really good attackers in other positions. I wouldn't be too worried about life after Kane.

 

[KingNick]

What is so strange about it? He could go there, win whatever and then decide to return home to England or go elsewhere, do not think it is a fans creation, it's more a distinct possibility, if he leaves at all.

Because you are suggesting he would hold any power in that situation to simply do as he pleases and might therefore see it as a reasonable plan.

instead, it’s so conditional upon other parties doing what would be quite surprising things as to be implausible in the extreme.

 

[chelmyid]

Calm down. You said everyone is entitled to their opinion but I'm not entitled to mine? My opinion is that it's ridiculous so what? You suggested in your post that I haven't played team sports before so that's why I gave that example. You said the team would be impacted by Kane running down his contract but never gave any examples of how other than a generic comment about team morale. I was just giving my opinion on why I disagree and asked the question of how you think it would impact the players. I think you're overreacting to my response just because I disagree. Sorry if it comes across as a firm answer but I just disagree is all. I think Kane playing this season has us in a far better place as a squad than the impact of losing him.

I don’t mind a ‘firm’ response.
I certainly wasn’t looking for an ‘answer’ - there was no question

maybe it’s just different peoples language

anyway enjoy

 

[mil1lion]

Just need to get it right unlike previously with the Bale money or Villa with the Grealish money where Buendia and Bailey have largely flopped.

I thought the Bale money was fine as it got us Eriksen and Lamela. The thing is you don't necessarily spend it all on one player otherwise its much riskier. Like if we spent the money on 6 players 1 or 2 might turn out great. Maybe people will decide Maddison is doing well let's make out the Kane money paid in part towards him You can guarantee if we sold Kane and we end up with 7 players this window you could just select the best ones and claim it as the Kane money. The shit ones were Winks etc money.

 

[Trent Crimm]

He knows Munich is in Germany right? Not the other side of Cambridge?

 

[cookiemonster]

I hate this thread at the top of the page

 

[mil1lion]

I don’t mind a ‘firm’ response.
I certainly wasn’t looking for an ‘answer’ - there was no question

maybe it’s just different peoples language

anyway enjoy

I said I asked the question in regards to how you think it will impact our morale as I didn't think you really explained that. I didn't say anything about you having a question to answer. I was just responding and to be fair you did say "I assume you haven't played team sports" so not sure how I'm supposed to take that. I suppose just because I have a different opinion and yours must be right then it must mean I haven't? Anyway like you say we each have our own opinions which is fair enough. To be honest it's quiet a passionate subject for me so I do fly off the rails at times with it

 

[spursfan77]

This thread is going round and round and round in circles now. Pretty much every post that’s being made has already been made by the same few posters over the last few months.

Maybe it’s time to show a little restraint and for this thread to go quiet until there’s actually some news about it?

Yeah there’s no news now. Apologies to the thread starter but I’m putting him on ignore so the thread disappears. Every time I see it at the top of the page I think there’s new info when in fact it’s the same shit as last week.

 

[chelmyid]

I said I asked the question in regards to how you think it will impact our morale as I didn't think you really explained that. I didn't say anything about you having a question to answer. I was just responding and to be fair you did say "I assume you haven't played team sports" so not sure how I'm supposed to take that. I suppose just because I have a different opinion and yours must be right then it must mean I haven't? Anyway like you say we each have our own opinions which is fair enough. To be honest it's quiet a passionate subject for me so I do fly off the rails at times with it

You’ve just taken it all too personal mate

no one is necessarily right or wrong with an opinion - that’s the point.
It really doesn’t matter - let’s see what happens and how it all plays out

 

[glacierSpurs]

Surely any bid for Kane has to start from what Rice is worthed?

Kane leaving is a matter of time, we might as well get the most from him. I'm just gutted that if he does indeed leave this summer, we couldn't see the linkup between Maddison and him, like ffs when we finally landed Maddison..

 

[Bluto Blutarsky]

Surely any bid for Kane has to start from what Rice is worthed?

Kane leaving is a matter of time, we might as well get the most from him. I'm just gutted that if he does indeed leave this summer, we couldn't see the linkup between Maddison and him, like ffs when we finally landed Maddison..

Rice, at 24, has more future value than Kane at 30, and has 2 years left on his contract.

The amount teams are willing to pay is based more on future value, than past value.

 

[mil1lion]

I think its a question of what a player is worth to us too and the price would be more for a rival club. We would more likely take 100m from a team abroad but not from England.