Anybody seen this?

[walworthyid]

From the Monday Supplement.


It appears to have taken big mouth's comments and invented a quote from Levy to back it up. If not, then this is the most worrying, and strange development thus far.



http://themondaysupplement.co.uk/sport/spurs-agree-modric-fee-with-chelsea/



Tottenham Hotspur have reiterated their promise not to sell midfield star Luca Modric to Chelsea by declaring that the player is not for sale at any price under £35 million.
Speaking from White Hart Lane Chairman Daniel Levy:
“I know I said that Luca wouldn’t be sold for any price and I stand by that but £35 million isn’t any price it’s at least £5 million more than what Chelsea have already bid and it’s a lot of money in anybody’s book”
“Nothing has been decided and there is every chance that if we don’t receive a new bid then Luca will still be with us next season, if Chelsea think they can have him for a penny less than our hypothetical asking price they will be sorely disappointed.”
Harry Redknapp supported his Chairman’s stance by giving the player the Captains armband for a pre season friendly and forced Modric to wear a Spurs shirt emblazoned with the logo ‘I am not for Sale’ on the front and ‘for anything less than £35 million’ on the back.
“I’ve said all along that I want him to stay and there’s no amount of money under £35 million that will make me change my mind” said Redknapp.
“The fans need us to make a stand and for anything under £35 million that is exactly what we are going to do.”
Tottenham season ticket holder Ryan Jackson summed up the mood of the fans outside the ground when he said “Why can’t we just tell Modric that he’s going nowhere, he’s got a five year contract and he owes us some loyalty for making him the player he is today….. what will the money go on anyway? Adebyors wages? Another Olympic Stadium appeal? the next Jermaine Jenas…..Please God no!”
Sources close to Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich say that he had given up hope of signing Modric but is now considering raising his bid to just over £35 million.


That doesn't even sound like something Levy would say or how he would say it!


Very curious indeed?

 

[brett.spurs]

It's a piss-take article mate, they can't even spell Luka correctly.

 

[Spurger King]

It's a piss-take article mate, they can't even spell Luka correctly.

This. It's a 'funny' take on the fact that £35m as has been mentioned.

 

[walworthyid]

I'm really tired!

This is yet another article of the media cottage industry that has built up around ol' big mouth and his nonsensical self promoting utterances.

He should literally come out of his house in the morning and give a briefing for the day. We are becoming a bloody circus with ol' 'arry Barnum!

 

[Spurger King]

I'm really tired!

This is yet another article of the media cottage industry that has built up around ol' big mouth and his nonsensical self promoting utterances.

He should literally come out of his house in the morning and give a briefing for the day. We are becoming a bloody circus with ol' 'arry Barnum!

It's not real.

 

[SpunkyBackpack]

Yeah but what if he gets injured playing for Newcastle?

 

[Strikeb4ck]

Surely you couldn't take this seriously when this is in the article?

"Harry Redknapp supported his Chairman’s stance by giving the player the Captains armband for a pre season friendly and forced Modric to wear a Spurs shirt emblazoned with the logo ‘I am not for Sale’ on the front and ‘for anything less than £35 million’ on the back."

 

[walworthyid]

It's not real.

I kind of get that now! I was saying that I am tired and didn't really read it, obviously, but it is still an example of an ariticle that has come into being simply because of Harry's earlier "35 million" comments.
In fact, you just need to look on newsnow to see how many "articles"
have been written based on those comments.

Why can't he just shut up and say "Luka is a good lad, I understand, but he is not for sale". Not give figures for his worth, not possibly, not say it is difficult, not say we hope to keep him, not say everybody wants him etc etc etc.

Anyways, I'm going on holiday and demand that we sign a striker or 2 and sack harry while i'm gone!

 

[ealingspur]

chelsea supposedly made a 35m offer. Journo probably quoted that figure, and I think his answer was we value him much more than 35 million. not that big of a deal.

 

[Lilbaz]

Can just see the headlines if Harry didn't answer. The press would go mad with speculation and there would be a hundred stories that Modric is leaving for £35m.
Harry will answer a question if asked one and why not? If it's something he doesn't feel comfortable answering he'd refer them to Levy. I for one prefer to know what's happening straight from the horses mouth rather than listen to endless speculation on SSN.

 

[nightgoat]

That site describes itself as 'The World's Number 1 Premier League Football Comedy Website'... It's a WUM...

Read some of the other 'articles', like this one...

http://themondaysupplement.co.uk/sport/arsenal-stunned-by-barcas-fabregas-terms/

 

[sussex.spur]

I think what is clear is that Harry, like the rest of us, is growing increasingly frustrated by the lack of new players coming in and old players moving out. Everyone, including Harry, knows the team needs improving.

 

[StartingPrice]

That site describes itself as 'The World's Number 1 Premier League Football Comedy Website'... It's a WUM...

Read some of the other 'articles', like this one...

http://themondaysupplement.co.uk/sport/arsenal-stunned-by-barcas-fabregas-terms/

See, I didn't even kow that and spent the first three words, or summit, working myself up into an irate fury of righteous anger, before realising it was a piss-take, and working myself up into an irate fury of righteous anger would serve absolutely no purpose.

Yours, not worked up into an irate fury of righteous anger

SP

 

[spurslenny]

For people still taking this, ahem, article seriously, let me just spell it out for you.....
IT'S. A. WIND. UP.



Thanks.

 

[worcestersauce]

chelsea supposedly made a 35m offer. Journo probably quoted that figure, and I think his answer was we value him much more than 35 million. not that big of a deal.

The annoying thing is that they haven't made that offer, SSN asked Harry a "what if" question possibly sounding things out after speaking to their chelsea source.

Thinking about it as I recall the last thing thing Daniel Levy and the club said was "we now consider the matter closed". It seems he was true to his word.

 

[StockSpur]

the 'journalists' have got it into their heads that 35 million will do it, sad because I think we will get 40 if we hold out.

 

[brett.spurs]

No amount will do it, Levy said so.

 

[StartingPrice]

the 'journalists' have got it into their heads that 35 million will do it, sad because I think we will get 40 if we hold out.

The journos are a sad bunch of merchants fap fap fapping over big (i.e. rich) teams who, it seems to me have actually colluded with Chelsea in trying to force this through at the cheapest price possible.

Levy will not sell this Summer...not for £35 M. Doubt he would sell for anything less than £50 M. - probably more. He doesn't claim that he wouldn't even pick the phone up concerning Modric for anything less than £50 M., and set his stall out to not sell him FULL STOP, to then just crumble at a low-ball low-class campaign like this. If they returned with an offer of £55 M and he accepted, I think he could just about pull it off, but otherwise, I really do think it is no dice.