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DJS

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If Poch does walk then Levy seriously has to look at himself and should step down.

Levy doesn’t learn, I was reading other day Moutinho giving interview where he said he’s signed for us, but it was after deadline so didn’t go through.

Now this was a signing AVB wanted like how Sari got Jorginho, but Levy just doesn’t seem to understand how to treat managers sometimes.

We’ve been told we had a budget of 150 million and couldn’t even secure one player out of that?

Although it worryingly seems we were after attacking midfielders rather than the much needed engine room midfielders anyways, so not sure what’s going on there.
 

hellava_tough

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If Poch does walk then Levy seriously has to look at himself and should step down.

Levy doesn’t learn, I was reading other day Moutinho giving interview where he said he’s signed for us, but it was after deadline so didn’t go through.


Now this was a signing AVB wanted like how Sari got Jorginho, but Levy just doesn’t seem to understand how to treat managers sometimes.

We’ve been told we had a budget of 150 million and couldn’t even secure one player out of that?

Although it worryingly seems we were after attacking midfielders rather than the much needed engine room midfielders anyways, so not sure what’s going on there.

That's not great, is it?

What's more annoying is that it doesn't even help Levy in the long-run. It's self-defeating.
 

hellava_tough

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There was never a budget of £150m

How can you say that so confidently?

It’s what Hercules was stating.

Not saying we did or didn’t but that’s what ITK told us.

Unfortunately I'm starting to believe what Shady is saying; there never was a big budget for this TW

Levy's MO is sell before buying, so why change now?

I just hope that Poch wasn't told what the ITKs were told (and then passed onto us), because if he was told that the transfer budget was huge, then he'll be even more upset
 

DJS

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That's not great, is it?

What's more annoying is that it doesn't even help Levy in the long-run. It's self-defeating.

Yep, the Jorginho being signed straight away for Sari just made me think straight away about the Moutinho debacle.

To be fair Levy then did get Wanyama (eventually) for Poch but he didn’t obtain Schneiderlin for him when he was first appointed (even though Liverpool seem to have open shot at Southampton’s players, whether they approach them illegally or not).
 

Shadydan

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How can you say that so confidently?

It’s what Hercules was stating.

Not saying we did or didn’t but that’s what ITK told us.

Because that figure was plucked up by somewhere, Matt Law was the first to break it, Matt Law being Tottenham's mouthpiece via the media.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/footbal...ants-150m-tottenham-squad-overhaul-including/

Perhaps it was a ruse to sell more season tickets for the stadium, perhaps they wanted to keep the potential sponsors interested in a team that looks like it's going places but I simply do not believe that there was £150m to spend, if there was we would have spent it and wouldn't be haggling over a couple of million for Jack Grealish.

I don't buy into everything ITK states and neither should anyone really.
 

E17yid

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We were never going to spend £150 m net and if Poch was told we would (and believed it) then he’s as naive as the people on here who believed it.
 

DJS

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I was just believing in certain ITK on here, hopefully Poch was aware things would be tight with new stadium then and once we move in there it will give us all a lift.

Then maybe next summer will have some more funds and Poch still in place... :nailbiting:
 

Shadydan

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An contrary to popular opinion I think Poch knew this anyway, Poch and Levy seem to be on the same side, I don't buy into the fact that he's unhappy or that Levy has pissed him off in any way, on the contrary I think Poch is happy to work with the tools he has and in this project.

You don't turn down Real Madrid if you're unhappy or if you think the ship is sinking.
 

EastLondonYid

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Poch is a very switched on bloke...he knows what would happen to him at Real.

Poch also knows exactly whats going on here too and is on the same page as Levy.

I think Poch is great but we are his level .
 

DJS

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An contrary to popular opinion I think Poch knew this anyway, Poch and Levy seem to be on the same side, I don't buy into the fact that he's unhappy or that Levy has pissed him off in any way, on the contrary I think Poch is happy to work with the tools he has and in this project.

You don't turn down Real Madrid if you're unhappy or if you think the ship is sinking.

I hope you’re right to be honest.
 

dtxspurs

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How can you say that so confidently?

It’s what Hercules was stating.

Not saying we did or didn’t but that’s what ITK told us.
I think the club was projecting they were going to have 150 mil to spend based off projected sales figures. They couldn't move anyone so that number went to nothing. Everyone here rips Hercules for it but people in the media had stated it as well so someone at the club was clearly getting that out there. Why you want to tell everyone you have a huge budget before you try to negotiate deals... I have no idea.
 

Thewobbler

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We were never going to spend £150 m net and if Poch was told we would (and believed it) then he’s as naive as the people on here who believed it.

He was probably told he had a good budget but was probably not told we had to sell first. I still refuse to believe we don’t have the funds to drop 70m on a player, I just think levy just doesn’t want to do it and hopes we can continue to buy players who will make a tidy profit if they come good.
 

marion52

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I always thought the plan was we had to sell first as no room in the squad for any non home grown.
No one can force another club to buy your players .
Personally I think he’s always known it would be a tough season as we had so many WC stars, then Lloris did stupid, Kane is below par and we lost at Watford when we should have won. No surprise he is showing a little frustration.
Let’s not throw baby out with bath water and give it more than 5 games before we’re replacing the manager.
 

Shadydan

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He was probably told he had a good budget but was probably not told we had to sell first. I still refuse to believe we don’t have the funds to drop 70m on a player, I just think levy just doesn’t want to do it and hopes we can continue to buy players who will make a tidy profit if they come good.

Why would he have been told that we would have to sell first to buy when that's been our M.O anyway?

Of course we have the funds to drop £70m on a player, Enic spent £60m in January 2009 when the threat of relegation loomed. We have money, Joe Lewis is rich and if he really wanted to go balls deep he could but we are ran like a business and as a rule Levy has always sold first and then bought. It's more like Levy won't do it because he doesn't want to take risks and would rather Spurs become self sustainable and grow the club organically like a proper business.

He just has the perfect manager in Poch to carry out his vision.
 

Thewobbler

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Why would he have been told that we would have to sell first to buy when that's been our M.O anyway?

Of course we have the funds to drop £70m on a player, Enic spent £60m in January 2009 when the threat of relegation loomed. We have money, Joe Lewis is rich and if he really wanted to go balls deep he could but we are ran like a business and as a rule Levy has always sold first and then bought. It's more like Levy won't do it because he doesn't want to take risks and would rather Spurs become self sustainable and grow the club organically like a proper business.

He just has the perfect manager in Poch to carry out his vision.

First bit, we dropped 60m on a group of players not just one player. Times have changed and 60m you will be lucky to get 2-3 good championship players for these days. Probably an exaggeration but going off the likes of what grealish would have cost then maybe not.

2nd bit i pretty much said in my post.

Our M.O needs to change as well. Get players in and then worry about selling after. Its not like we have a squad of deadwood that will be hard to shift.
 

Shadydan

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First bit, we dropped 60m on a group of players not just one player. Times have changed and 60m you will be lucky to get 2-3 good championship players for these days. Probably an exaggeration but going off the likes of what grealish would have cost then maybe not.

2nd bit i pretty much said in my post.

Our M.O needs to change as well. Get players in and then worry about selling after. Its not like we have a squad of deadwood that will be hard to shift.

That just further solidifies my point which is that we have the money to spend if we want to, we're agreeing about the same things but the bit I disagreed with is that you think Levy is telling Poch, IMO Poch is well on board with what Levy wants and what he's trying to achieve.
 
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