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Guess Levy has decided not to give him the news.
He did. Poch actually said that we were close to doing something but it fell through.
Guess Levy has decided not to give him the news.
How on earth did you manage to derive that?
Well this brings into play the English backup and i'm hoping we can get King in over no one. I know he's no Keita but I think he's solid and he'd do a squad job for us, he gives us pace as well which I think we're lacking. There's also the Poch improvement factor too.
After missing out on multiple targets i'd definitely take Barkley, King and Toljan/Cancelo now. Although slightly weaker at RB it still leaves the squad stronger overall I think especially if Lamela turns out to be OK in a month or two.
And from that you take it that he was in fact not first choice? I have to disagree with that assessment.JJ said Perriera was an option earlier in the window...he also stated a couple of days ago that our primary targets hadn`t changed...
And from that you take it that he was in fact not first choice? I have to disagree with that assessment.
He did. Poch actually said that we were close to doing something but it fell through.
Generally, not specifically to the above players who may or may not have all been genuine targets, doesn't everything really boil dpwn to our inability/refusal to compete on wages. Once another club gets involved we are invaraibly sunk. Even teams like West Ham and Leicester will blow us out of the water. When you have a cap of £100k pw for world class players already at the club, it is impossible to pay same/higher wages to attract someone to the club. We are left to wait for a last minute panic move or to wait for the leftovers. I am convinced that Chelsea, who now appear as desperate as us, will simply wait for the Barkley saga to run its course, match our bid and then offer him substantially more money and he will go there. If they want him , they will get him. I see no real answer to this problem. We just about managed to defeat Everton for Sissoko at the 12th hour last season( even though most of us wished we hadn't) as they were working at about our level then, but this season, they would have got him. The next problem in this dynamic will be when we get offers for our top players and , despite them being on lomg term contracts, we all know what happens in practice( Southampton already trotting out the ' we will let him rot in the stands' nonsense - he will go sooner rather than later. We have over achieved but that, in itself, is now causing these problems.So let's get this straight:-
Zaha - Signed £100k+ plus new deal (at fricking Crystal Palace) :dead:
Sessegnon - We 'won the race' but he chose to sign a new contract at his boyhood club :dead:
Foyth - Deal looked on, then off to PSG, not looking great
Pereira - First choice RB backup, didn't do due diligence on ownership issues :dead:
Keita Balde - Followed since Jan, now off elsewhere :dead:
Barkley - Absolute saga
Gazzaniga - Supposedly on, looks cheap and pony, yet still not over the line
Going well Spurs
Every season better than the last under Poch.Every window more horrible than the last
Every season better than the last under Poch.
Generally, not specifically to the above players who may or may not have all been genuine targets, doesn't everything really boil dpwn to our inability/refusal to compete on wages. Once another club gets involved we are invaraibly sunk. Even teams like West Ham and Leicester will blow us out of the water. When you have a cap of £100k pw for world class players already at the club, it is impossible to pay same/higher wages to attract someone to the club. We are left to wait for a last minute panic move or to wait for the leftovers. I am convinced that Chelsea, who now appear as desperate as us, will simply wait for the Barkley saga to run its course, match our bid and then offer him substantially more money and he will go there. If they want him , they will get him. I see no real answer to this problem. We just about managed to defeat Everton for Sissoko at the 12th hour last season( even though most of us wished we hadn't) as they were working at about our level then, but this season, they would have got him. The next problem in this dynamic will be when we get offers for our top players and , despite them being on lomg term contracts, we all know what happens in practice( Southampton already trotting out the ' we will let him rot in the stands' nonsense - he will go sooner rather than later. We have over achieved but that, in itself, is now causing these problems.
Every season better than the last under Poch.
Poch just said hopeful of bringing in 3 or 4 players
Mate we are all bored of it but we have to trust them there is no choice really, the problem now is what type of crap is attainable for us given the latest ITK.Just bored of this rhetoric.
Poch has just said fans to expect 3 or 4 signings. I trust the man , so going to be patient. Only player I really want this window is Barkley. Let's see if we can do that.
That is solid gold ITK right there!!Just bored of this rhetoric.
Poch has just said fans to expect 3 or 4 signings. I trust the man , so going to be patient. Only player I really want this window is Barkley. Let's see if we can do that.
He did. Poch actually said that we were close to doing something but it fell through.
Every season better than the last under Poch.
Talksport quotes Poch as saying 'we are close' on signing/s.
I am just pulling that from their website. So defer to anyone who listened to his interview and felt he said 'we WERE close'