The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 14th July 2017

[robertgoulet]

But worldwide the figures soar. The Far East and elsewhere show the EPL is a winner.

Don't know about world wide, but I am pretty sure viewership was down in the US this season.

Down 18%.

 

[mark87]

PL viewing figures? A&C is definitely sharpening his double-ender as we speak.

 

[DanielJohnCosta]

ali z on replacements:
As i said weds club feel they have got Perrira

with Walker GONE id really hope the club has more than a 'feel' they'd get him

 

[SpartanSpur]

with Walker GONE id really hope the club has more than a 'feel' they'd get him

Especially when our feel is not usually very accurate

 

[Lighty64]

Virtually all of our league rivals have wingers who play primarily off the left who I would not trust Trippier to be able to contain. Hazard, Alexis, Sane, and Martial would all be very difficult for him to cope with. Mane can also play off the left and I would be surprised if Klopp didn't try to target Trippier. Not to mention the top clubs we could come up against in the CL.

Walker didn't cope to well against him at the Etihad last season, and Martial made Trips look silly once. even Trips admitted he shouldn't of lunged in

 

[TheChosenOne]

In Irish sports shops there are usually just four EPL team shirts available.

United. 'Liverpool. Chelski. Arse. (But mostly Utd and LIv)

'Giggles'

 

[stevenurse]

Not doubting or bashing the board/levy etc but we've all seen this movie before. Identify target > piss about getting it done > "feel" like we have them > miss out and end up with a stopgap.

Could even tag on "lessons have been learnt" on that...

Let's hope the ITK is right and we manage to get this over the line, and relatively quickly now the sale is confirmed.

 

[robertgoulet]

Not doubting or bashing the board/levy etc but we've all seen this movie before. Identify target > piss about getting it done > "feel" like we have them > miss out and end up with a stopgap.

Could even tag on "lessons have been learnt" on that...

Let's hope the ITK is right and we manage to get this over the line, and relatively quickly now the sale is confirmed.

Definitely agree. Esp at the quoted price, which is really low in today's market, you'd think (hope) that DL would just pay the 22M and finish it off instead of haggling down to save a couple mil.

 

[wishkah]

watching a kane vid this eve. how stupid are you to leave......

i hope.

god i love that we are doing things the right way, sorry Kyle couldn't wait a year or two...........

 

[bsinghd]

I'm pissed out of my face, don't care who we sign! Spurs were here before I was born and will be here after I'm gone, COYS!!

 

[Dirty Ewok]

Also doesn't pereira have a release clause?

I thought he had a release clause....but i also thought he had the typical (for the Portugese league) cloud of who actually is in control of the sales...is it the Team, the agent, some random bloke at the pub?....no one knows for sure.

 

[robertgoulet]

Also doesn't pereira have a release clause?

I thought he had a release clause....but i also thought he had the typical (for the Portugese league) cloud of who actually is in control of the sales...is it the Team, the agent, some random bloke at the pub?....no one knows for sure.

I believe some early ITK on him said as much.

 

[mil1lion]

We feel we have got him? That just sounds like we crept up behind him, put a sack over him, stuck him in a van and have him on the way to the airport. We're just waiting for him to be flown into London so we can take the sack off and see if it's him or a lookalike.

 

[Spurrific]

It's a bit disheartening, to be honest. At least when we sold Bale (not saying Walker is as big a loss), Levy softened the blow by signing a load of players.

Now, nothing feels close at all. Wouldn't be surprised if we didn't bring anybody in in time for them to get any sort of pre season.

I'm joining @Archibald&Crooks' anti-Levy army now, until we sign somebody.

 

[gibbospurs]

It's a bit disheartening, to be honest. At least when we sold Bale (not saying Walker is as big a loss), Levy softened the blow by signing a load of players.

Now, nothing feels close at all. Wouldn't be surprised if we didn't bring anybody in in time for them to get any sort of pre season.

I'm joining @Archibald&Crooks' anti-Levy army now, until we sign somebody.

We only sold him today. Give it a week before you start crying.

 

[Luka Van der Bale]

Pretty sure we'll sign more than that. But Barkley, King, Pereira, no-one that really sets my pulse racing.

Personally both Barkley and Pereira would really excite me.

 

[Karlinho]

Especially when our feel is not usually very accurate

This is annoyingly funny.

 

[Finchyid]

Its £22m clause apparently and we bid £13m may end up around £19m although report suggests new contract is being offered

 

[Classof17]

I'm very satisfied, made very good value on Walker, and I'm expecting Jannsen and sissoko to improve son style in their second seasons, this would be two new signings to the expectations held at the beginning if they could ramp it up. I'm more optimistic about jannsen, and if sissoko is sold out sounds like a large price being mentioned.

 

[Classof17]

It's like Fergie always said, the time to strengthen and freshen things up is after a successful season, to stop complacency setting in. If we want to keep performance levels high bring in players who threaten our current XI's places.

I think the fact that this group still has not won anything means that the formidable carrot alone dangling daintly overhead will keep us focused. Perhaps a successful season for Fergie constituted winning something. Sure second is massively successful for Spurs of the modern era... But we can be more successful