Tottenham stars to support Harry Kane amid Man City transfer saga

[mawspurs]

Harry Kane will be welcomed back by his team mates as he could return to action this week.
Davinson Sanchez says the whole dressing room will offer Kane their support despite the summer of uncertainty surrounding his future at the club.

Source: Daily Mirror

 

[Romario]

Harry Kane will be welcomed back by his team mates as he could return to action this week.
Davinson Sanchez says the whole dressing room will offer Kane their support despite the summer of uncertainty surrounding his future at the club.

Source: Daily Mirror

I'd have much rather read that article if it was the other way around and said that Harry will be offering the dressing room his full support after a summer of embarrassing and disruptive uncertainty concerning his future.

 

[whitechina]

I'd have much rather read that article if it was the other way around and said that Harry will be offering the dressing room his full support after a summer of embarrassing and disruptive uncertainty concerning his future.

This times 100%

 

[sebo_sek]

The petulant child gets more "stress-free" upbringing, that will eventually lead to him shitting on those offering support and understanding. As per all "stress-free upbringing" cases I know of.

He's a grown man. He should get the cold shoulder as massive disrespect was shown to them all and the new boss.

 

[Japhet]

The petulant child gets more "stress-free" upbringing, that will eventually lead to him shitting on those offering support and understanding. As per all "stress-free upbringing" cases I know of.

He's a grown man. He should get the cold shoulder as massive disrespect was shown to them all and the new boss.

We're said to be worried about setting precedants in financial dealings that make us look weak or bad. Pandering to players who show total disrespect to everyone around them is just as bad. Harry Kane has acted like a complete knob and his position on wanting out hasn't altered one tiny bit, but we all have to be nice to him. Like fuck we have.

 

[wosH]

This times 100%

So 2 times?

 

[Barmby Army]

He's a grown man. He should get the cold shoulder as massive disrespect was shown to them all and the new boss.

With the possible exception of the born and bred Spurs lads like Winks, Skipp and Tanganga, and the mainstays at the club like Lloris, it's unrealistic to expect Kane's teammates - his friends - to put the company they work for above their mate. And to be honest, unless he's a complete wanker I imagine even those lads would support him, because he's their friend.

I'm sure they all want him to stay, and recognise that succeeding at the club will be more difficult without him. But they will also know that their friend has the opportunity to go and achieve bigger and better things, and will wish him well.

His friends and colleagues will have a completely different perspective to the fans - as fans, we are entitled or even obliged to prioritise the club above all else. The majority of players at the club are not fans, they're hired guns. They might have come to love Tottenham, but they will still empathise more with a friend and fellow player than with the nebulous idea of 'The Club' as something that must be prioritised at all times.

The game has moved on from the van Hooijdonk days when players were ostracised for the disrespect of going AWOL in search of a move. It's a different world now, and most players will recognise that this is just how the game works.

 

[sebo_sek]

With the possible exception of the born and bred Spurs lads like Winks, Skipp and Tanganga, and the mainstays at the club like Lloris, it's unrealistic to expect Kane's teammates - his friends - to put the company they work for above their mate. And to be honest, unless he's a complete wanker I imagine even those lads would support him, because he's their friend.

I'm sure they all want him to stay, and recognise that succeeding at the club will be more difficult without him. But they will also know that their friend has the opportunity to go and achieve bigger and better things, and will wish him well.

His friends and colleagues will have a completely different perspective to the fans - as fans, we are entitled or even obliged to prioritise the club above all else. The majority of players at the club are not fans, they're hired guns. They might have come to love Tottenham, but they will still empathise more with a friend and fellow player than with the nebulous idea of 'The Club' as something that must be prioritised at all times.

The game has moved on from the van Hooijdonk days when players were ostracised for the disrespect of going AWOL in search of a move. It's a different world now, and most players will recognise that this is just how the game works.

You're talking about a man who's been at Spurs since he was 10 years old. How is he any different than Skipp in that respect? Also by not playing with the team against the CHAMPIONS in one of the toughest games of the season, the first one under new leadership, with new players coming in/back, with full stands for the first time in close to a year, he's shown what he thinks of "his mates", the fans and the club.

What a sending off he would have gotten had he bled himself out against City, secured the win against them and then possibly got his move. As it stands he's wrecked his legacy in my eyes, and definitely does not deserve any respect from his abandoned team.

That's my stance.

 

[Locotoro]

With the possible exception of the born and bred Spurs lads like Winks, Skipp and Tanganga, and the mainstays at the club like Lloris, it's unrealistic to expect Kane's teammates - his friends - to put the company they work for above their mate. And to be honest, unless he's a complete wanker I imagine even those lads would support him, because he's their friend.

I'm sure they all want him to stay, and recognise that succeeding at the club will be more difficult without him. But they will also know that their friend has the opportunity to go and achieve bigger and better things, and will wish him well.

His friends and colleagues will have a completely different perspective to the fans - as fans, we are entitled or even obliged to prioritise the club above all else. The majority of players at the club are not fans, they're hired guns. They might have come to love Tottenham, but they will still empathise more with a friend and fellow player than with the nebulous idea of 'The Club' as something that must be prioritised at all times.

The game has moved on from the van Hooijdonk days when players were ostracised for the disrespect of going AWOL in search of a move. It's a different world now, and most players will recognise that this is just how the game works.

With the greatest of respect, this mentality is one you'd never see from Fans of any of our top 6 rivals. We have proven over the last decade that we are good enough to compete for league titles, cup finals and UCL finals, we've shown we are big to attract some of the top stars in football and we've got an infrastructure that is strong enough to develop our own world beaters and showcase them in the world's best stadium.
We've just beaten Man City, who were supposed to be odds on to sweep the league clean this year.
There is no bigger and better things that can't be achieved at Tottenham Hotspur FC.

 

[Barmby Army]

You're talking about a man who's been at Spurs since he was 10 years old. How is he any different than Skipp in that respect? Also by not playing with the team against the CHAMPIONS in one of the toughest games of the season, the first one under new leadership, with new players coming in/back, with full stands for the first time in close to a year, he's shown what he thinks of "his mates", the fans and the club.

What a sending off he would have gotten had he bled himself out against City, secured the win against them and then possibly got his move. As it stands he's wrecked his legacy in my eyes, and definitely does not deserve any respect from his abandoned team.

That's my stance.

What I'm saying is that personal issues - ambition in Kane's case, friendship in the cases of those others I mentioned - trump loyalty to the club. They might not agree with what he's doing (though I expect they don't really care) but they won't hate him for it. Those personal loyalties matter more.

 

[Barmby Army]

With the greatest of respect, this mentality is one you'd never see from Fans of any of our top 6 rivals. We have proven over the last decade that we are good enough to compete for league titles, cup finals and UCL finals, we've shown we are big to attract some of the top stars in football and we've got an infrastructure that is strong enough to develop our own world beaters and showcase them in the world's best stadium.
We've just beaten Man City, who were supposed to be odds on to sweep the league clean this year.
There is no bigger and better things that can't be achieved at Tottenham Hotspur FC.

It's nice rhetoric but sadly it simply isn't true, is it. I've been a Spurs fan for 29 years and I've seen us win two League Cups. Kane has been a Spurs regular for seven years and won nothing. City won the league last year without him and would be massive favourites if he joined. They've won eleven trophies since Kane came to prominence. Players like Bale, Modric and Walker have all left in Kane's time at the club and won a huge number of trophies, while we have won nothing.

 

[theShiznit]

So 2 times?

Actually I think you'll find that's 1 time...

 

[whitechina]

So 2 times?

Actually I think you'll find that's 1 time...

Yes, yes, yes
x100 times I meant to say

 

[Japhet]

With the possible exception of the born and bred Spurs lads like Winks, Skipp and Tanganga, and the mainstays at the club like Lloris, it's unrealistic to expect Kane's teammates - his friends - to put the company they work for above their mate. And to be honest, unless he's a complete wanker I imagine even those lads would support him, because he's their friend.

I'm sure they all want him to stay, and recognise that succeeding at the club will be more difficult without him. But they will also know that their friend has the opportunity to go and achieve bigger and better things, and will wish him well.

His friends and colleagues will have a completely different perspective to the fans - as fans, we are entitled or even obliged to prioritise the club above all else. The majority of players at the club are not fans, they're hired guns. They might have come to love Tottenham, but they will still empathise more with a friend and fellow player than with the nebulous idea of 'The Club' as something that must be prioritised at all times.

The game has moved on from the van Hooijdonk days when players were ostracised for the disrespect of going AWOL in search of a move. It's a different world now, and most players will recognise that this is just how the game works.

I'm sure they're all well aware of the shitty way he's treated them, the fans and the club in general. He's effectively told them that they're not good enough to be on the same pitch as him and I'm pretty sure most, if not all of them want him out before he starts creating a toxic environment. In the meantime, a bit of diplomacy (something Kane apparently has no concept of) won't go amiss so they're doing their best to keep things on an even keel while Kane has been busy rocking the boat.

 

[Barmby Army]

I'm sure they're all well aware of the shitty way he's treated them, the fans and the club in general. He's effectively told them that they're not good enough to be on the same pitch as him and I'm pretty sure most, if not all of them want him out before he starts creating a toxic environment. In the meantime, a bit of diplomacy (something Kane apparently has no concept of) won't go amiss so they're doing their best to keep things on an even keel while Kane has been busy rocking the boat.

Agree completely that some diplomacy on Kane's part would make it easier on the fans, but I would be stunned if a single player has the perspective you've mentioned. Players move on all the time, and most of the players at the club have joined Spurs from smaller clubs, so they will be completely understanding of his situation.

No professional footballer will view a teammate trying to move to a bigger club as that player arrogantly saying they aren't good enough to play with him. Realistically, most of them probably recognise that, however badly he's gone about engineering it, he's right to pursue a move to a top club. I doubt any of them would turn the move down if it was offered. Huge money, the opportunity to win major trophies...it's a no-brainer really.

Again, I think what it comes down to is that footballers are not fans, and it's unrealistic for fans to expect them to behave as such.

 

[PLTuck]

I think some players probably want him to go, some will want him to stay and some won't give a toss either way. Like any workplace there is different personalities and different relationships within it.

Sonny has really grown into the role of being the main man, and looks like he's enjoying coming out from under Kanes shadow.

 

[TheTanguy]

Undoubtedly our players are aware of the fact that it is much more likely to win football matches with a world-class player like Harry Kane in the team and that's probably enough for most to welcome him back. After a couple of training sessions it will be business as usual.

 

[Donki]

Undoubtedly our players are aware of the fact that it is much more likely to win football matches with a world-class player like Harry Kane in the team and that's probably enough for most to welcome him back. After a couple of training sessions it will be business as usual.

After the display on Sunday, he shouldn't walk right into the first team, I don't care how world class he is.

 

[TheTanguy]

After the display on Sunday, he shouldn't walk right into the first team, I don't care how world class he is.

As soon as he is fit to start, he will start. Probably against Watford if he is still here.

 

[sebo_sek]

What I'm saying is that personal issues - ambition in Kane's case, friendship in the cases of those others I mentioned - trump loyalty to the club. They might not agree with what he's doing (though I expect they don't really care) but they won't hate him for it. Those personal loyalties matter more.

And what I am saying is that he trumped that loyalty with his ill-percieved ambition. He neglected THEM not the other way round.