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The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - The Hurt Feelings Edition 31st July 2013

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Locotoro

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Can someone explain, not bashing here, but how is Roger Morgan considered itk? If he's a daily mail journalist then surely he gets his info from us?
The only itk I've seen from him is stuff already mentioned on this forum. Or am I mistaken?
 

KingKay

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You're both coming at it from a Spurs point of view, take those glasses off, nobody will be chastising Barnett for his guidance of Bale's career. He'll be one the top 10 paid players in the world, he'll be playing with the player he most admires in the world, and Madrid will build his brand up, to the benefit of him and them.

By all rights Stellar Group had been happy for him to stay at Spurs, he signed the contract last year, and it seemed that they were guiding him to stay another year. Something changed in Hong Kong, we'll never know what it was, but I can't help feeling it was Madrid giving him and ultimatum, now or never. Maybe Barnett told him he can't risk turning them down, maybe him told him they'll come back next year too, which they surely would of.

Point is, Bale wasn't prepared to risk it, and I believe that decision was made by him with full knowledge of the ramifications. I don't hate him or his people for it. I just wish he'd given us one more year, and brought some real glory to the Lane first.

He hasn't gone anywhere yet, lets wait and see what happens.
 

Henderson Yid

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Aaaalthough having said that, I still don't think He'll go this window, it's just that 3 days ago I though it'd be because he didn't want to go, now I think it'll be because we don't let him / don't get the deal sorted.
 

SonicSarr

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Aaaalthough having said that, I still don't think He'll go this window, it's just that 3 days ago I though it'd be because he didn't want to go, now I think it'll be because we don't let him / don't get the deal sorted.

Still got wonder how this side show is going to affect any other business we might be wanting to do. Uncertainty is never a good thing.
 

ButchCassidy

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Can someone explain, not bashing here, but how is Roger Morgan considered itk? If he's a daily mail journalist then surely he gets his info from us?
The only itk I've seen from him is stuff already mentioned on this forum. Or am I mistaken?


Journo's don't write all their stories from fan forums you know. He has lots of contact with people in the game and probably sources in multiple clubs. Often the stuff he posts here is something he's writing up in the next day or two.
 

AX-Spur

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Jesus Christ on a bike - 115 pages!?!? Not even going to try to catch up, you guys are insane (in a good way)...
 

Henderson Yid

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Still got wonder how this side show is going to affect any other business we might be wanting to do. Uncertainty is never a good thing.


Which, of course, could carry on 'till the end of the TW. At which point we keep Bale, but, like you say, how will that uncertainty affect other potential dealings? I guess that depends on the calibre of player we're looking to bring in, maybe? As I said before (and now my new mantra), I dunno.
 

carpediem991

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So much deadwood around in central midfield and we consider to give up on Gylfi?....there is something wrong...
 

Danners9

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So much deadwood around in central midfield and we consider to give up on Gylfi?....there is something wrong...

him, Bale and Caulker are represented by Barnett's Stellar Group. Perhaps selling the other two are a way of not having to deal with the sniveling rat bastard ever again?
 

Super Tottenham

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1989:

Viv Anderson is the hardest sticker to get in that year's Panini sticker book.
Nobody has him. Weeks go by, my collection falters.
One day: like Charlie & the Chocolate Factory I buy one pack & get my golden ticket, except my ticket wasn't golden; his name was Viv, he played for Man Utd and he was a sticker.
Next day at school like a proto-Levy I am ambitious that I will get the best deal for my prime asset.
The playground is a-buzz, i'm the centre of the action. The auction starts. Bids are made. No deal.
First break comes and goes. Cash offers, multiple shinies. Still no deal.

Finally, at the back end of lunch hour a deal is struck with a tubby lad called Dave.
A Mars bar and all his swaps. Done deal.
He had a lot of swaps, for the sake of this story he may even have had 90 million swaps.
Bags of them.
I thought i'd won.

The cold light of reflection after school revealed the truth. I was no longer flavour of the day, I had bags of Everton badge shinies, Paul Rideouts and Mark Wrights. They were worth nothing.
My star had gone out. My Bale had been sold.
The truth was he was priceless.


Did anyone else read this in the voice of Alan Partridge?
 

Moonie

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him, Bale and Caulker are represented by Barnett's Stellar Group. Perhaps selling the other two are a way of not having to deal with the sniveling rat bastard ever again?

That doesn't make business sense, Stella group have a shit ton of players on their books, we may want another one of theirs in the future? We wouldn't get rid of Siggy and Caulker because of Barnett. Unfortunately agents are part and parcel of football. Plus if we purposely piss Barnett off we may become stuck in the future when we really want someone on his books.
 

spursfan77

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NOT Sherwood!!
No agenda against Baldini I'm just very sceptical of the role with our Chairman!!

I can see why you are sceptical. Levy doesn't seem like a person who would delegate power (from how he's portrayed) so I can't see baldini being able to do much and what he does being on a short rein.
 
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