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Needed that- what a cack day it’s been
yep pretty dead or alive kind of day
Needed that- what a cack day it’s been
Totally agree- this is fastly sounding like horseshit. What, we couldn’t buy the players we needed to step up the next level and facilitate our global progression because of some fucking fringe players? It’s never going to wash with the majority of spurs fans.Stick them in the reserves then. Janssen, GKN, Sissoko, Llorente won't be starting games or even be on the bench if we have a fully fit squad and will soon look to leave if they are playing all their matches wearing luminous bibs all the time.
I'm sorry but we're Tottenham Hotspur! Are you seriously telling me that we aren't letting scruffy shit like GKN, Janssen & Llorente prevent us from buying in what already is a very niche market for us? This window is turning into an absolute joke, new Stadium or not!
If you want to be a big boy club Levy, act like a big boy Chairman and back your club!
I've been saying for 2 weeks now I've got a bad feeling about this window and it's only got stronger as time has gone on.
The optimistic side of me is hoping info is tight right now and ITKs not directly linked to the club are giving a lot of opinion and fearing the worst too. JJ shooting down the Cook link wouldn't make sense if we are only in for HGs, he'd be one of our best options.
It's all well and good banging on about good housekeeping and homegrown quotas but it's clear who we want out and a club with real ambition would have to take a leap of faith in selling/loaning them abroad in the 3 weeks after the PL window ends. They are worth what people are willing to pay in the end and no PL teams seem interested. After all we're told it's not a money thing.
The only thing that gives me hope is that I do believe Levy has ambition and I do believe he knows Poch deserves better.
West Ham have spent around £100m this window and don't seem to be finished, and they have no superstars to shift to recoup it. Please don't tell me losing money on GKN, Llorente and Janssen is going to make us 'do a Leeds'.
Been saying this all along. If it's purely about squad places and not money then what's the issue in loaning them out. I'm afraid we will have to take financial hits to get these players off the wage bill.
Stick them in the reserves then. Janssen, GKN, Sissoko, Llorente won't be starting games or even be on the bench if we have a fully fit squad and will soon look to leave if they are playing all their matches wearing luminous bibs all the time.
I'm sorry but we're Tottenham Hotspur! Are you seriously telling me that we are letting scruffy shit like GKN, Janssen & Llorente prevent us from buying in what already is a very niche market for us? This window is turning into an absolute joke, new Stadium or not!
If you want to be a big boy club Levy, act like a big boy Chairman and back your teams needs!
The problem is, they need to agree with them - Ali Z seems to be of the opinion that the players aren't accepting the moves. I'm not sure exactly what we're expected to do as a club.
I highly doubt Toby is rejecting his move, if anyone's doing the pricing out on this one it's us in terms of the fee. (Not that I want to sell him cheap to Utd!).
Thing is, it's an informed opinion rather than pure ITK that has set everyone off.What was the last day that didn’t start with optimistic ITK and end with pessimistic ITK? Rough window.
We don't have to take the financial hit. I mean I'd love us to loan Llorente and then pull 100 mill out of thin air for a great player to replace him, but it doesn't work and we don't work like that.
As the best run football club in the country, I think we are doing alright with our current system and people in charge.
The discussion is on the basis of the information provided though, which suggested that it is the case. For all we know, preliminary discussions from TA with another club (as we are lead to believe they don't always go offer>contract>medical) might have been at a lower salary than he'd accept.
Possibly with a foreign club yes, which only reinforces what an idiot Toby was for backing out on what clearly was a very good contract offer from us.
It’s like watching an episode of The Aprentice. Really clever people fucking up really easy tasks to complete.
Like spell apprentice lol.
...and then people would wonder why no one wants to join us, despite treating players like that. That would take us right back to the AVB days, and likely cause a lot of problems with squad harmony.