The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 18 June 2011

[nicdic]

Yeah, he was on after Harry this afternoon, very level headed and seemed to have no anti-Spurs agenda unlike most who have been given airtime on the situation.

 

[arnoldlayne]

Yeah, he was on after Harry this afternoon, very level headed and seemed to have no anti-Spurs agenda unlike most who have been given airtime on the situation.

I've not seen him on Sunday Supplement or heard him on air before - is he reputable?

 

[jimtheyid]

Has anyone else heard the Smith interview with talksport regards Spurs position? He says he believes there is no chance Spurs will sell even at £60m due to various repercussions not just fan backlash either.Dunno who the woman was but she kept on probing and to be honest I would be more worried if I was a chav fan than ours lol

http://www.talksport.co.uk/radio/tr...f-levy-sells-modric-now-will-be-end-him-spurs

Was good.

 

[markiespurs]

Yeah, he was on after Harry this afternoon, very level headed and seemed to have no anti-Spurs agenda unlike most who have been given airtime on the situation.

Someone in the media that has no anti-spurs agenda mg: I always thought that was an urban myth


seriously though, Levy has but his balls on the line by stating, at least twice, that Modric, or any of our star plays, won't be sold this summer. If he was to cave in and sell Modric, it could have massive repercussions for the club, with Levy's posistion being almost untenable because no one would beleive a word he says.

 

[Berglad]

Those financial fair-play regulations are really making a difference, well done UEFA!

 

[Casparian]

Was good.

Decent cant beat your vid thread though :up: if it hits page two we gonna bump it

 

[Mr Pink]

Someone in the media that has no anti-spurs agenda mg: I always thought that was an urban myth


seriously though, Levy has but his balls on the line by stating, at least twice, that Modric, or any of our star plays, won't be sold this summer. If he was to cave in and sell Modric, it could have massive repercussions for the club, with Levy's posistion being almost untenable because no one would beleive a word he says.

Agreed, Levy's position would be severly compromised if we ended up selling him, but we wont.

I expect Modric to be given more money and assurances that he can leave next summer if Champions League football hasn't been secured.

To be honest he's only 25, claims to be happy at Spurs so this shouldn't be too much of a problem providing a clear understanding bewteen all parties is established.

 

[arnoldlayne]

Those financial fair-play regulations are really making a difference, well done UEFA!

It's only the initial monitoring period at the moment - full regulations not in place till season 2012 - 2013.

 

[bigpalacios]

Has anyone else heard the Smith interview with talksport regards Spurs position? He says he believes there is no chance Spurs will sell even at £60m due to various repercussions not just fan backlash either.Dunno who the woman was but she kept on probing and to be honest I would be more worried if I was a chav fan than ours lol

http://www.talksport.co.uk/radio/tr...f-levy-sells-modric-now-will-be-end-him-spurs

They,ve been my sentiments ever since these rumours started, I,ve been saying exactly what smith has said to all my colleagues at work this week and I have been laughed at and the statement that he made about berbatov chucked at me. I tried explaining that this situation is totally different and he will not budge no matter what this time, we shall see........

 

[StartingPrice]

Poor Cheryl is exhausted, it must be so tiring flying to exotic places without ever actually doing anything :roll:

Come on, that's not fair, Hotty...she did have to think about thinking about who was good at things before she was made unemployed from having to go through the preliminary stages of thinking about who was good at things

I wouldn't be so sure this time, they have previous and they're begging to made an example of I reckon.

I haven't been proven right, yet, but I have been saying all along that Dan Levy would be all over any hint of wrong doing, in pursuit of any of our top players, like a rash. And he will have prepared his ground really well, this time.
So, yeah, the dirty Chavs may well be in trouble...and it will be richly deserved.

Peanut is right. I posted it in the mod forum a couple of hours ago. Kia is the one who leaked the Chelsea bid to the media, and has been the go between for Chelsea and Modric. I wouldn't be surprised if the Modric "quotes" were from him too.

But, it looks like the Chavs may be going for the old He was acting on our behalf? We didn't ask him to counter, as their defence.
I really hope they can be tied to him unequivocally (tied in a sack with a Wolverine, a snake and a cockerel and thrown in the Thames - but that's another story:grin. It is about time they were put back in their relatively insignificant place.

 

[MilkyBarYid]

Apologies if already posted...

Luka Modric is a fantastic footballer. One that would grace any team in the world.

He has high ambitions and can he achieve them at THFC?

We would all like to think he can but ultimately would he be better off at Chelsea or Man Utd- yes he would!

I have maintained from the end of the season that Levy would not sanction a move unless Luka formally handed in a transfer request which of course he hasn't done.This would force levy s hand to make a decision about what is in the best interests of the club and i think would ultimately make Levy start an auction for our best player whilst ensuring we get the best possible price.

levy has today gone one better than above and publicly stated he will not be sold...

he cant backtrack on this now or Levy will be ridiculed by the press and all Spurs fans! Agents will also see him perhaps not as the chairman whom sticks to his word and is that hard to do business with and can be manoeuvred around.

but what of little Luka.

Did he say everything that has been reported?? Did he even speak to a journalist?

IF he did, and its a big IF, as it could have been many an agent(3 or 4 profess to be involved with him) were his words changed or phrased differently to create shock and put a spin on this story...

Allegedly Luka said i want to go to Chelsea, many of the best players play there and so do I. - How do we know the reporter didn't ask would you like to play for Chelsea with all there wonderful players one day and Luka replied of course maybe one day!

Many other points in the interview could have been changed to suit the article.

Does it make sense that 4 weeks ago luka said he was happy where he is publicly.

The press and agents are ruining this game but most of all money controls everything. The funny thing is its not the money that is the driving force for Modric.

Luka is a quiet humble man whom is a professional. Ultimately he could triple his wages and play for a bigger or better club but he wont rock the boat, he is, as stated happy in London and happy at Spurs(for now). Gone are the days when we can expect a Mabbutt or a Perryman unless we win the league and Champions league every year. Without a larger stadium we will never achieve this - we just cant compete. Are we therefore a selling club? no we aren't although we need to be run carefully unless we have an Oligart or Sheikh at the helm! Therefore i suppose eventually he will be sold to the highest bidder if we don't achieve the above.

There is certainly no place for Spurs fans to boo him next season. He will put in 100% for our team and perhaps may be sold the following season.

But, don't believe all that you read and Levy has made it clear what the clubs intentions are...Those of you whom are already calling him a c**t are just plain stupid. Its business, but a business that is tangled in money, deceit, and agents and none of these help. Therefore put yourselves in Levy s shoes.. it aint easy. but then again it isn't easy for luka.. imagine how many people are sticking their oar in at the moment...

I still stand by the fact that Luka will play for us in 2011/2012 and we will see what happens after then...

Therefore for now get behind the player and the Chairman and lets see what pans out. If he is sold ultimately we know we will get the best possible deal and replace him as we have done previously with others.

COYS

 

[Bus-Conductor]

They won't make anything stick. Chelsea will just say Jorbochian leaked the stories without their knowledge - I would imagine that was exactly why he's been used.

Don't forget Levy had Chelsea over a barrel with the Arnesen tapping up too.

Personally I don't want us to pursue it, it's a stupid and virtually unworkable rule that has Orwelian connotations. Why should any person be prevented from offering another person a job ?

And we do it. I've heard Redknapp give interviews where he has said "we have made an offer for so and so but I'm not sure anything can be done" etc etc. How is that any different ?

 

[Spurs_Q8]

A lot of revisionism going on there.

Hoddle wanted Eto'o but Real Madrid still had an option/part ownership of him which screwed things up.

Hoddle wanted Morientes but there were injuries at Madrid and he was convinced to stay another year (and went to Monaco the summer after that). So we bought Robbie Keane (our player of the 00s) instead.

The only player Levy ever stopped Hoddle buying was Lee Bowyer, but that was to do with the club's reputation. Appears he did the same re Redknapp and Bellamy. They were not about money though.

Santini left because he wanted to live by the sea (or something). Arnesen was signing hundreds of players for him.

vdV and Sneijder were well out of our league at that point. He did want Kuyt, but Comolli won the argument and we bought Berbatov instead.

what's the point to defend Levy about Eto'o just because Real Madrid had an option, so the player can't be signed or taken from them ? Hoddle already said both costs £12-14m, and SS57 told me before there were reports that Keane signed against his wishes ( even though i could say he wasn't his main target )

When Jol wanted Kuyt, he wanted when we sold Kanoute, we ended up with Rasiak ( and 2 CM in Ghaly-Murphy in Jan. ) , not Berbatov. So how Comolli won the case ?

You are saying Levy only prevent Bowyer-Bellamy signing, for not about money matters, but Santini also asked for Koller, he said that we needed target man, he was available for cheap but the club refused due to age and no sale on value.

Levy give Redknapp a power in his first transfer window because Levy thought we are heading for relegation, since then i can't see Harry type of signings, a lot reports said about both Kyles, and since Harry proved he was right last summer, i think he is getting more power with Friedel signing, and he could ended up with even Beckham and Parker.

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

I got called away this afternoon to fix the engine on the wifes dildo and only just finished. Have I missed much?

 

[Berglad]

I got called away this afternoon to fix the engine on the wifes dildo and only just finished. Have I missed much?

Haha, you probably had a better day than the rest of us!

 

[Spurger King]

Same shit...different day. Though nicdic seems to think Chelsea could be up for a points deduction apparently due to tapping up.

 

[JJetset]

I got called away this afternoon to fix the engine on the wifes dildo and only just finished. Have I missed much?

Yeah, Rory Mcilroy is blitzing the field in the US Open :hump:

 

[Bus-Conductor]

I got called away this afternoon to fix the engine on the wifes dildo and only just finished. Have I missed much?

Cheryl Cole's quitting showbiz.

 

[Spursh]

POTL has just said that the Sandro wanting out rumours are garbage

 

[blanchflower007]

POTL has just said that the Sandro wanting out rumours are garbage

You got a quote for the RO thread mate?