The Mauricio Pochettino thread

[rossdapep]

Agents will be especially painful to deal with this week I'm sure.

Exactly. That's the game we live in.

Do we want to pay agent fees? No
Is it right that they are deceitful? No

But unfortunately that's what we are dealing with and if you really want that player you just have to bite the bullet. It is only harming ourselves.

 

[Deleted member 27995]

Gards just wrote

"If we made 4 signings it doesn’t matter as it’s the way we have waited and not got anything done"

What does that mean?

 

[HildoSpur]

Gards just wrote

"If we made 4 signings it doesn’t matter as it’s the way we have waited and not got anything done"

Thats an opinion piece rather than ITK imo - plus it sounds like bollocks

 

[wadewill]

Gards just wrote

"If we made 4 signings it doesn’t matter as it’s the way we have waited and not got anything done"

This is more worrying for the future.

Lets enjoy this season, might be a while before we get a manager and squad like this again.

FFS Levy, if this is true you stubborn bastard

 

[tiger666]

What does that mean?

That even if we get our players on deadline day, Levy should still be blamed.

That's how I read it anyway.

 

[dtxspurs]

Gards just wrote

"If we made 4 signings it doesn’t matter as it’s the way we have waited and not got anything done"

To be fair if we made 4 quality signings that would be a stupid comment. If they were the right types of players in the right positions they would still all come in a week and a half before Davinson signed last year.

 

[Deleted member 27995]

That even if we get our players on deadline day, Levy should still be blamed.

Oh right.

I don't mind people having opinions, but I'm getting lost as to what is opinion and what is fact now.

 

[SpartanSpur]

Gards just wrote

"If we made 4 signings it doesn’t matter as it’s the way we have waited and not got anything done"

Ok back to reality, if we end up the window with 4 signings of the required quality I wouldn't care how frustrating the last few weeks have been!

 

[Streetspur77]

Who's treating it as a fact? Honestly when was the last time we had any legit optimistic ITK? What are you all holding onto at this point?

The ITK of my heart

 

[rossdapep]

What does that mean?

He's just frustrated and venting.

I respect Gards but he can react strongly. If we signed 4 excellent signings then in time we'd forget about how long it took to bring them in - although that's extremely unlikely at this point.

 

[Danfunkel]

Gards just wrote

"If we made 4 signings it doesn’t matter as it’s the way we have waited and not got anything done"

So it was his opinion then. We all need to wait until Thursday before getting the giant noose ready.

 

[Streetspur77]

Oh right.

I don't mind people having opinions, but I'm getting lost as to what is opinion and what is fact now.

I appreciate all the info itks share but imo it’s pretty reckless of them to share opinions like that and not clarify it’s opinion, as seen by the last 15 minutes

 

[LexingtonSpurs]

So it was his opinion then. We all need to wait until Thursday before getting the giant noose ready.

Levy does not need a giant noose.

 

[Ricky_Yid]

I think the lack of ambition and decisiveness in this window cannot be denied anymore, at this point we have one firm target who I think will be a good prospect in Grealish (if we even manage) I honestly think the damage has been done, I really think some the players that have moved to other clubs this season could have been legitimate targets for us but we're always trying to get something for nothing, U have pay to run with the big dogs. If we sell Toby which I have no doubt we will and do manage to sign Grealish we will have actually weakened our side.. Not taking into account the fact that all the teams around us have strengthened. Disgraceful! It's an embarrassment. Don't give it the 2 days left sh1t, we all know how this plays out

 

[SpartanSpur]

Get the feeling everything has been on lockdown for a while now. Pretty much all ITK of late seems to be opinion (apart from some of Trix's). Herc has slowed down too, although that could be due to some of the abuse he got.

Igi's info worries me though as that's definitely internal.

Hold the optimistic ratings though, I have a bad feeling about this window.

 

[Deleted member 27995]

I appreciate all the info itks share but imo it’s pretty reckless of them to share opinions like that and not clarify it’s opinion, as seen by the last 15 minutes

It's chaos at the moment, the ITK thread is just outburst after outburst (even if it might feel it's deserved by some)

 

[pffft]

So it was his opinion then. We all need to wait until Thursday before getting the giant noose ready.

Way, way too late for that. People are already standing on their chairs, testing the balance by slowly rocking them backwards and forwards.

 

[rossdapep]

Obviously we aren't privy to what is exactly going on but I think Poch will only be let down if we don't bring in an adequate CM/DM. With Wanyama's injury, Dembele passing his peak and not being reliable over the course of a season then I feel this is THE ONE area that 100% needed strengthening.

 

[allatsea]

Gards just wrote

"If we made 4 signings it doesn’t matter as it’s the way we have waited and not got anything done"

Stupid thing to say

 

[crokey]

I appreciate all the info itks share but imo it’s pretty reckless of them to share opinions like that and not clarify it’s opinion, as seen by the last 15 minutes

It's not on them to give you the salt