Levy keeps his word...

[Spurger King]

Which is exactly the point, isn't it

In Modric's first I'm a Chavski 'Ho interview (you know, guys, the one where it was obvious he ahd been coached), he specifically referenced the BerbaGit deal when he said "Spurs sell their best players...it's normal" (or words to that effect - it's the last part I remember clearly). It was obvious that chelsea were using the BerbaGit smash-and-grab as their blueprint. Nearly every media commentator mentioned BerbaGit almost every time they discussed the Modric situation.

Levy has drawn a line the sand, this Summer. I, for one, think it is an excellent aspect of our transfer window dealings.

Couldn't agree more. It was never about how much money Chelsea offered. To a lesser extent it wasn't even about how important Modric is for the team.

It was entirely to do with how the club want to be perceived. As a club that continue to sell their best players whenever a fat cheque is waved in front of them? Or a club that makes a statement to the players, the fans, and the other teams, that we're building a side in order to compete and win.

Bale, VDV, Sandro and others may have had sympathy with Modric, but I'm sure they are all pleased he's staying, and impressed with Levy for sticking to his guns.

Off topic slightly, but if we ever do sell Modric in the future, I hope Levy makes a point of refusing to sell him to Chelsea.

 

[leonspurs]

Could Levy's intentions on keeping Modric this season be to see if he will stay when the new manager comes in. In my own opinion, this is Harry's last year at Spurs. The only way Levy is going to keep our best players is through getting back in the Champions League(helps). Getting in a world class manager(who could win things)could make the players want to stay, until the stadium is built and we can afford better wages. If not, then its the new manager who gets the cash.

 

[StartingPrice]

Couldn't agree more. It was never about how much money Chelsea offered. To a lesser extent it wasn't even about how important Modric is for the team.

It was entirely to do with how the club want to be perceived. As a club that continue to sell their best players whenever a fat cheque is waved in front of them? Or a club that makes a statement to the players, the fans, and the other teams, that we're building a side in order to compete and win.

Bale, VDV, Sandro and others may have had sympathy with Modric, but I'm sure they are all pleased he's staying, and impressed with Levy for sticking to his guns.

Off topic slightly, but if we ever do sell Modric in the future, I hope Levy makes a point of refusing to sell him to Chelsea.

This is exactly the point - no player is bigger than the team, there was a THFC before Modric, and there will be a THFC after. In fact, I would be quite happy selling any player for £40 M plus, and reinvesting it judiciously. What I don't want is the club going back beneath that glass ceiling like good, well-trained little whelps, selling their best players whenever a richer team fancies taking them off us. As far as I am concerned Modric, who has managed to lose all of the good feeling there was for him, in my book, can fook off overseas next Summer if he wants, as long as we get a small fortune off of him.

The thing is, when he first signed, I said that if we got three years out of him, and then sold him for a considerable profit, I would be happy. So, I had no absolute objection to selling a player. And my objection wasn't even because it was Chelsea, in principle - though the fac that we are not too far behind them on the pitch made the prospect of strengthening them and weakening us less appealing. What I do object to is the obvious conniving that went on (call it tapping-up, if you wish), the despicable tactics Chelsea used, the constant unsettling, including blatant media collusion, and the final throw of the dice where, again, it was apparent that his advisers (jorabchian-Rat and sidekick :shrug, were again using the BerbaGit S&G as a template.

And it was clear that they had no concept that Levy would resist them. Next time they will not be so sure.

Never sell him to the Chavs.

 

[cusop]

Being a smaller club. Levy has to use every trick in the book to fight the bigger clubs agents and it seems his own football management!

Modric was a win for us if he plays well then we keep an influential player, if he plays like shit then no one will want him and if he whines bench him cos we can do with out him. For spurs Levy has made a statement at the beginning of the TW that no top players would go! And he kept his word.. Now its up to Mr Twitchy to make it all work!

 

[SpurSince57]

Can't help thinking that if one of the fat cats comes in with an offer for Bale sometime soon if Levy says "he's not for sale at all and it's not about the money, the matter is now closed" We won't have the nonsense about berbatov again

Which is exactly the point, isn't it

In Modric's first I'm a Chavski 'Ho interview (you know, guys, the one where it was obvious he ahd been coached), he specifically referenced the BerbaGit deal when he said "Spurs sell their best players...it's normal" (or words to that effect - it's the last part I remember clearly). It was obvious that chelsea were using the BerbaGit smash-and-grab as their blueprint. Nearly every media commentator mentioned BerbaGit almost every time they discussed the Modric situation.

Levy has drawn a line the sand, this Summer. I, for one, think it is an excellent aspect of our transfer window dealings.

I believe that the problem with Berbatov (apart from his being a Grade-A scuzzball) was that he could have bought himself out of his contract a year down the line.

Jol had seen this coming and wanted Berbatov out the previous summer, but Levy said no.

 

[worcestersauce]

I believe that the problem with Berbatov (apart from his being a Grade-A scuzzball) was that he could have bought himself out of his contract a year down the line.

Jol had seen this coming and wanted Berbatov out the previous summer, but Levy said no.

Yes but the point is that although there was no similarity the whole media machine kept referring to it as the way Levy always goes.

By the way Take a look at the the official site on the page before you press to enter, the advert is for the new kit featuring Luka Modric with the words "EXCLUSIVE TO SPURS" it just has to be intentional, brilliant :rofl:

 

[StartingPrice]

I believe that the problem with Berbatov (apart from his being a Grade-A scuzzball) was that he could have bought himself out of his contract a year down the line.

Jol had seen this coming and wanted Berbatov out the previous summer, but Levy said no.

:shrug: Kinda suggests Levy really believed he could convince him to stay...which is somewhat ironic. Can't think of any other reason why Levy would want to keep hold of a depreciating asset who had been casting his sad, downcast eyes OT-wise ever since his first half-season with us, and with the bargaining power swinging more-and-more away from him.

 

[ReadieSpur]

He wouldn't necessarily be consciously doing it but if his head is elsewhere then he won't play to his best.

Hopefully though Harry can get into him and let him see that there is no reason now for him to focus on anything other than Spurs.

But as a professional athlete surely during the game he wont be thinking about much else other than the game in front of him :shrug:

Maybe i'm being a tad naive but when the whistle blows you forget about the outside world and just react to the tackles in front of you and the runs you need to make etc.... I know i do... and that's just sunday league!?

 

[SpurSince57]

:shrug: Kinda suggests Levy really believed he could convince him to stay...which is somewhat ironic. Can't think of any other reason why Levy would want to keep hold of a depreciating asset who had been casting his sad, downcast eyes OT-wise ever since his first half-season with us, and with the bargaining power swinging more-and-more away from him.

It's doubly ironic in that Levy told Jol it was too late to get shot of him.

 

[Spursking]

I have always given credit to Daniel Levy for his work. I think he is the main reason why we actually have taken the step up and played in the Champions League last year. He is a businessman and also knows how to spend money wisely without setting the Club in trouble.