The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - DEADLINE DAY!

[Indisguise]

I'm past caring. "Levy Time" is clearly a fantasy. No point being here now unless its for the shits and giggles.

 

[Gbspurs]

I think last year we did get away with it, and should've brought someone in.

I really don't think that's the case this year.

We are short this year though. First few games we have been without Dembele and have a few attacking players out of form and we have been scraping results. Could just do with a few more bodies to help.

When we found ourselves level with pool last game we turned to the bench and brought on Onomah. I'm not saying Josh is poor but it's times like that you need something extra in the squad.

 

[Stoof]

I'm sadly not surprised...

Current transfer window (inc Townsend from last Jan where Spurs bought no one):

£5m Yedlin
£3m (post loan) Fazio
£12m Townsend
£13m Chadli
£17m (post loan) Bentelab
£13m Mason
£9m Pritchard
£72m

Vs

£17m Jannsen
£11m Victor W
£11m Nkoudou
£5m (post loan) Lopez
£44m

Circa £28m left over with wages freed up too. Keep our net spend positive as is our mantra...

Our squad is going to be a joke particularly given the CL commitments!!!

Please tell me more about the collective amount of minutes that your £72m played.

 

[BoringOldFan]

After 15 years of ENIC we STILL end up with these deadline day farces. The Euros ended nearly two months ago. And we decide to go for Sissoko now? Just as well Levy is in football. There can't be many other businesses where such last-minute ludicrous planning wouldn't get you the sack.

 

[Hot Spur]

If stadium only stadium there stadium was stadium a stadium reason stadium for stadium that stadium - one stadium that stadium our stadium manager stadium mentioned stadium back stadium in stadium February stadium.

Stadium.

Spoiler

Stadium.

Levy has repeatedly said during THST meetings that the stadium will not affect spending on the pitch. There are two separate accounts. Plus the fact that this season there is something like 60 million extra TV money, and 30 million CL money which was not budgeted for when the stadium was costed. That is extra money. There is also something like 20 million profit from this transfer dealings and you are implying that the stadium is preventing buying one or two good quality players to improve the starting eleven. You're talking bollox.

 

[wooderz]

I can't be the only one who thinks this is a f*cking stupid thing to say?

Running the club into the ground? Really? You have a short memory.

Reasonably sure he was being sarcastic?

 

[Matrix]

We will never push through the ceiling with Levy. This is as far I think he can ever take us. Hovering around 4th and 5th. Last season was just an exception cause the others were bad. As long as Levy/Enic are in charge don't expect to have seasons like last year.
Stadium or not this WAS the season to add the special something a create some depth and break through our Plateu. Unfortunately he couldn't push the boat out once when we needed it.
Also he's probably pissed of so many chairman with his games we will never get the bargain Levy wishes as they all expect him to penny pinch and get one over on them.

 

[richard_gleeson]

Let's hope we don't have 10 years of excuses when the new stadium has been built "paying off the stadium" bullshit. We've started years ago, we even had extra tv money this year.

Poch even said the other day he wanted to address the attacking midfield area.

 

[carpediem991]

Meyer just scored for Germany. 50m bid?

 

[Syn_13]

Stop
Talking
About
Dis
It's
Utterly
Monotonous

 

[cozzo]

From COYS:

Ali Z, on 31 Aug 2016 - 9:57 PM, said:

We agreed terms with Isco and Madrid and agreed terms with Sissokko deal was never agreed Isco no idea but guess player decided to stay and obvs Everton have outbid us that info is hot off the press

I was waiting for this, every transfer window we get this at around this time

 

[lukadownthelane]

We've agreed terms with a lot of world class players that we've not signed......

 

[mil1lion]

Isn't N'koudou exactly that sort of player? Pretty sure every time he gets the ball he runs at the opposition. Who knows if he'll turn out good but we've done exactly what Soton did when they signed Mane originally and signed someone at reasonable price with upside.

Wanyama and Janssen have filled gaps in squad. My main issue is we literally have no one who can do what Dembele does, not even close. Without sorting this it's hard to view this window as a success at all.

We didn't have anyone who can do what Dembele did last season. He's a one of a kind player. Anyone wanting a second Dembele is living in dreamland.

 

[Sum Monsterism]

If all the top teams would have performed as expected last year then we would've probably finished 6th. That aside, we were extremely lucky with injuries and fell at the last due to our squad quality. This year, we haven't improved the first eleven, just the squad, which is now extremely thin and dare I say it, inexperienced. For rotation, we are now relying on Carroll and Winks as CM. I'm sure the 3rd choice keeper will come in handy at some point in the season.
All rivals have strengthened their first eleven so this year will be extremely difficult.
So, for the first time in 5 years, we've reached the CL, expecting to push on and keep our place in the top four by signing some quality upgrades, only for Daniel fucking Levy to fuck everything up, again.

But if you're happy with our transfer business, good for you

I can't see one actual fact in that diatribe, other than we've got into the CL. s'funny how we all see things differently.

 

[Shadydan]

Doris the tea lady ain't going anywhere. She's our new backup for Dembele.

Experience lifting cups and silverware, we need that in the squad IMO.

 

[Matthew]

Anyone left out there who genuinely thinks we might sign someone else?

No

 

[longtimespur]

SSN are going on like Wilshere is Pele.

They play about the same amount these days

 

[LeSoupeKitchen]

Please tell me more about the collective amount of minutes that your £72m played.

You've been pushing this a lot today but we were extremely lucky with injuries last season.

 

[dondo]

Leicester apparently spending £30m on Slimani! LEICESTER!!!! And Gooners have been criticising Wenger, he's still shelled out £60 plus million for new players.

Ambitious? Our chairman? Proud of our club and wanting the best for it? With all the extra TV revenue and CL money?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Are Arsenal or Leicester building a 500m new stadium?

 

[DFF]

SSN are going on like Wilshere is Pele.

Pele is a 75 year old broken down, old man, so I'd say they're about right.