Will Levy's stance with Modric effect us badly?

[stemark44]

Let's be realistic,we are currently not a TOP club.........we are still just bubbling under that level.

I may not like it but I think players still see us as a stepping stone to a better club.
That being the case will our Chairman's stance with Luka Modric have a negative impact on players wanting to come to us.
They see us as a good club but if the opportunity came for them to get a chance with United,Chelsea,Barca or Real Madrid.........they would want to leave and they wouldn't want Spurs to enforce their contract.

What do you think?

 

[DoublePivot]

If we are a stepping stone club, then I missed it. 2 players under Levy. We've signed four from those clubs.

 

[$hoguN]

Let's be realistic,we are currently not a TOP club.........we are still just bubbling under that level.

I may not like it but I think players still see us as a stepping stone to a better club.
That being the case will our Chairman's stance with Luka Modric have a negative impact on players wanting to come to us.
They see us as a good club but if the opportunity came for them to get a chance with United,Chelsea,Barca or Real Madrid.........they would want to leave and they wouldn't want Spurs to enforce their contract.

What do you think?

I think this could have been posted in another thread tbh

 

[guiltyparty]

Said the very same thing in another thread. I'm undecided myself, but it did occur to me over the weekend. The likes of Modric will have seen what happened with Berbatov and thought they might like a bit of that

 

[Bingy]

There should be no misunderstandings...with any player...When they arrive, at The Lodge, they ae fully aware that they have come to us...as part of our massive Squad rebuilding programme...and that we are not just investing in them, and other quality players, so that scumbags, like Frrgy etc can step in and unsettle them...at a later date? IF Modric, or whoever may be concerned, thinks that we are a small club...well, he is sorely mistaken?
NO...THFC is no longer a selling club...and I very much doubt that anyone at the club is under any misapprehensions in the regard. COYS!

 

[Locotoro]

I think Levy's stance has has the opposite effect. Given our performances in Europe this season and our "semi" successful league finish. I think other players around Europe are saying "Hmm, ok, so Spurs are keeping all their big players and looking to challenge seriously". Sounds like a club going places.

Imagine if Wenger sold Fabregas a few years ago, or Liverpool let Gerrard go. Even Fergie got another season out of Ronaldo. So its a trend we should follow and looks like we are.

 

[rez9000]

I think Levy's stance has has the opposite effect. Given our performances in Europe this season and our "semi" successful league finish. I think other players around Europe are saying "Hmm, ok, so Spurs are keeping all their big players and looking to challenge seriously". Sounds like a club going places.

Imagine if Wenger sold Fabregas a few years ago, or Liverpool let Gerrard go. Even Fergie got another season out of Ronaldo. So its a trend we should follow and looks like we are.

Precisely.

And looking beyond the scope of players, I feel that now is an ideal time to stand firm. There are changes afoot. The League is about to undergo some changes. In fact they've already started, with the dismantling of the old Top Four. The accepted top two will most probably be the top three next year, leaving one CL place to fight for among three, maybe four other clubs.

That precludes the possibility of Man U and Chelsea dropping off as their squads age. Chelsea may well beable to buy their way out of trouble, but Man U aren't as financially solid as they would liek to be, given the way they're leveraged.

So, we may end up with a new top two or three when you take into consideration spending power.

But, when you then add UEFA's financial regulations, the playing field changes again, and those that could make up a new top two or three may not even be able to offer CL football due to disqualification. (Will just add a caveat that that assumes the regulations will either a) work; b) be enforced; or c) both).

So should a situation occur where six (or, who knows, maybe even more) clubs are fighting for only four places, and if they all have a roughly equal chance of getting them, then signing for a particulat club no longer gurantees success or CL football. By extrapolation then, that also states that signing from one of those six clubs presents no guarantee that one's career will be furthered.

So, while the dust settles on these changes (how many of them actually cuase a ruction is yet to be seen), Spurs' attitude is the right one. Keep the players until we see how the land lies. This also serves to send a message to the clubs who consider themselves the be-all and end-all of the League that we are no longer a club that they can simply walk up to, swing their dicks at, and expect to have their way with.

 

[thekneaf]

We are looking to go places, if players don't want to get on board and push us on then they can paddle in the shallow ponds of the Villas and Sunderlands of the world. It might be hard work finding the players to fit our size and our larger ambition but it is worth the effort.

 

[Azrael]

Laughable thread. Need not repeat what others have said. Suffice it to say I would much rather us be telling players that we are trying to do something and head back into the CL rather than act a stepping stone.

 

[StartingPrice]

As long as we keep our top performers in and get some strikers who can, like, well y'know, actually score goals violin, I genuinely think we can be real contenders.

In that case, why allow ourselves to sink back into being a selling club just in case Levy's stance is taken the wrong way:shrug:

Amd let's get something clear, any team who has two World Class performers (Modric and VDV), a probable World Class player (Bale), and a possible World Class player (Sandro), as well as a good supporting cast, is going places. One World Class player and a good supporting cast makes for a strong side, and we could have 4, or more, depending on how players develop and the transfer market pans out.

 

[stemark44]

I think Levy's stance has has the opposite effect. Given our performances in Europe this season and our "semi" successful league finish. I think other players around Europe are saying "Hmm, ok, so Spurs are keeping all their big players and looking to challenge seriously". Sounds like a club going places.

Imagine if Wenger sold Fabregas a few years ago, or Liverpool let Gerrard go. Even Fergie got another season out of Ronaldo. So its a trend we should follow and looks like we are.

Good post and I really hope you are right and that it pans out that way.
Repped.

 

[cusop]

Good post and I really hope you are right and that it pans out that way.
Repped.

I agree but with Kranjar on the way to Kiev it may come down to Corluka staying and that will remain the icing on the cake for Modric to stick. I would love to see Modric stay and continue where he left off

 

[DazeUk]

If a player wants to use us as a stepping stone then they can insist on a buyout clause to be part of their contract. Something in the region of double the purchase price would be a reasonable request.
If we sign someone 10-20mil and that player thinks they are going to excel to the level required for an elite club then they must think they will end up being worth that.
Of course that means Spurs would always doubt their commitment but then we could say that the buyout clause will only be active after a season we don't meet targets (i.e. qualification for Europe). That way the player stays if we do well but can leave if the club doesn't match their own ambition.
I think this sort of deal is common in lower leagues and is used to entice players to come by saying "come to us to help us meet are tartgets, if we don't you can leave".

Strayed a bit off topic but my direct answer to not letting players go would be, yes it might put some players off coming but it would also send out the right message and attract others.

 

[StartingPrice]

If a player wants to use us as a stepping stone then they can insist on a buyout clause to be part of their contract. Something in the region of double the purchase price would be a reasonable request.
If we sign someone 10-20mil and that player thinks they are going to excel to the level required for an elite club then they must think they will end up being worth that.
Of course that means Spurs would always doubt their commitment but then we could say that the buyout clause will only be active after a season we don't meet targets (i.e. qualification for Europe). That way the player stays if we do well but can leave if the club doesn't match their own ambition.
I think this sort of deal is common in lower leagues and is used to entice players to come by saying "come to us to help us meet are tartgets, if we don't you can leave".

Strayed a bit off topic but my direct answer to not letting players go would be, yes it might put some players off coming but it would also send out the right message and attract others.

:think: Ain't that, kinda, like rewarding them for failure, though :shrug: