The Daily ITK Discussion Thread - 10th September

[Majick]

We seem to have a different striker “strongly linked” every day now, only for it to become a no-go by the evening.

I’m glad our ITKs are still confident, because I can’t help feeling we’ve been here too many times before.

By eliminating the impossible what we are left with, however improbable, must be the truth.

And as every other striker in world football has been linked and shot down, we’re clearly signing Erling Haaland!

 

[JKendall13]

We seem to have a different striker “strongly linked” every day now, only for it to become a no-go by the evening.

I’m glad our ITKs are still confident, because I can’t help feeling we’ve been here too many times before.

True, but based on Trix and JJ have said our actual #1 option still isn’t public. So that’s good, in the fact that it hasn’t been labeled as a no-go.

 

[Bulletspur]

I may have completely lost my mind, but could this be a sneaky cryptic from Trix? "Feel It Still" being a recent hit song from the band "Portugal, the Man" = Portuguese striker or Portuguese league striker? We've been linked to one or two of each...

Grasping at straws me thinks!

 

[Berti]

Grasping at straws me thinks!

Like a scarecrow having a wank

 

[Charlie.W]

JJ commenting on Jose’s statements yesterday re getting a striker in.

The best ITK- the managers press conference.
Watch and then you don’t need to ask me questions If we are buying a striker or not ?!!


Seems like we should all calm down, a matter of when and who it sounds....

 

[mark1208]

JJ commenting on Jose’s statements yesterday re getting a striker in.

The best ITK- the managers press conference.
Watch and then you don’t need to ask me questions If we are buying a striker or not ?!!


Seems like we should all calm down, a matter of when and who it sounds....

Whats he saying Nope too

 

[sidford]

Whats he saying Nope too

I've sent a follow request to the poster who asked the question or made the statement so il let you know if / when they accept

 

[dagraham]

JJ commenting on Jose’s statements yesterday re getting a striker in.

The best ITK- the managers press conference.
Watch and then you don’t need to ask me questions If we are buying a striker or not ?!!


Seems like we should all calm down, a matter of when and who it sounds....

I’m pretty confident we will get a striker in ( I think the club not delivering on that two transfer window in a row would go down like a lead balloon with Jose and the club know that).

My concern is that they will simply be the cheapest. All this talk of “the under the radar player must be good if we are not really interested in these other good ones” is naive to me.

Hope I’m proved spectacularly wrong, but it seems very much we are not prepared to pay ( strikers cost more than other players, that’s the way the market is and always has been) and as soon as there is other interest we can’t get involved.

People need to lower their expectations in my opinion.

 

[Scouseyid]

I’m pretty confident we will get a striker in ( I think the club not delivering on that two transfer window in a row would go down like a lead balloon with Jose and the club know that).

My concern is that they will simply be the cheapest. All this talk of “the under the radar player must be good if we are not really interested in these other good ones” is naive to me.

Hope I’m proved spectacularly wrong, but it seems very much we are not prepared to pay ( strikers cost more than other players, that’s the way the market is and always has been) and as soon as there is other interest we can’t get involved.

People need to lower there expectations in my opinion.

You know what they say about opinions ?

 

[aussiespursguy]

I’m pretty confident we will get a striker in ( I think the club not delivering on that two transfer window in a row would go down like a lead balloon with Jose and the club know that).

My concern is that they will simply be the cheapest. All this talk of “the under the radar player must be good if we are not really interested in these other good ones” is naive to me.

Hope I’m proved spectacularly wrong, but it seems very much we are not prepared to pay ( strikers cost more than other players, that’s the way the market is and always has been) and as soon as there is other interest we can’t get involved.

People need to lower there expectations in my opinion.

Cheapest of what we have been told would be Josh King. Not terrible.

 

[SecretLemonadeDrinker]

I’m pretty confident we will get a striker in ( I think the club not delivering on that two transfer window in a row would go down like a lead balloon with Jose and the club know that).

My concern is that they will simply be the cheapest. All this talk of “the under the radar player must be good if we are not really interested in these other good ones” is naive to me.

Hope I’m proved spectacularly wrong, but it seems very much we are not prepared to pay ( strikers cost more than other players, that’s the way the market is and always has been) and as soon as there is other interest we can’t get involved.

People need to lower there expectations in my opinion.

You’re right that itks ruling out some very good strikers doesn’t necessarily mean that the one(s) they think we’re in for are even better.

But, both explicitly and implicitly, what they have collectively said gives the impression that they are quite happy with the name(s) being mentioned.

 

[SCUMmucs]

Hercules is usually very vocal when he’s unhappy and follows the general SC ITK and since he’s quiet, JJs confident, Trix confident and mourinho seems positive...
I just hope it doesn’t fall apart at the last hurdle, it would be nice to finally see who it is with them holding the shirt. No disrespect ITKs but I really don’t want to be find out who it was from you once the transfer window closes.

 

[rawhide]

JJ commenting on Jose’s statements yesterday re getting a striker in.

The best ITK- the managers press conference.
Watch and then you don’t need to ask me questions If we are buying a striker or not ?!!


Seems like we should all calm down, a matter of when and who it sounds....

Regardless of this, press conferences are unreliable sources as they are usually carefully orchestrated to send out the messages the club wants/needs.

 

[Japhet]

I’m pretty confident we will get a striker in ( I think the club not delivering on that two transfer window in a row would go down like a lead balloon with Jose and the club know that).

My concern is that they will simply be the cheapest. All this talk of “the under the radar player must be good if we are not really interested in these other good ones” is naive to me.

Hope I’m proved spectacularly wrong, but it seems very much we are not prepared to pay ( strikers cost more than other players, that’s the way the market is and always has been) and as soon as there is other interest we can’t get involved.

People need to lower there expectations in my opinion.

Funnily enough, I'd be a lot happier with Diallo than some of the far more expensive strikers we've been linked with. The ITK is very confident a striker will be signed but who that will be is still a bit concerning.

 

[Marvel1882]

Whats he saying Nope too

First post but just signed up to say JJ is saying Nope to someone asking if the name has been in the press yet

 

[eddiev14]

First post but just signed up to say JJ is saying Nope to someone asking if the name has been in the press yet

Tallies with what Trix said yesterday about it not being Edouard, unless something changed recently.

 

[DiVaio]

Tallies with what Trix said yesterday about it not being Edouard, unless something changed recently.

But Edouard wasn't in press yet

 

[wrd]

Tallies with what Trix said yesterday about it not being Edouard, unless something changed recently.

To be fair that name is not in the press yet.

 

[RichieS]

@Beni has been posting here since before a tonne of you were even Spurs fans, he’s not making shit up.

One day, you wake up and realise you are an SC Senior Citizen. Strange feeling.

Trix's Bale info has given me the horn. There are, imo, two financial points in our favour: there's no way a transfer fee will be involved and there's a huge amount of headroom in our wage budget. Ordinarily I'd say we shouldn't be bringing anyone in on more than Kane, but £300k p/w for Bale would be no problem at all as far as I'm concerned. This assumes, of course, that Real are really willing to pay the other half of what he's currently on.

I'm sure we've had info in the past (also from Trix?) that Levy and Bale's agent (Barnett) have a good relationship, so that gives me further cause for optimism.

I can't see us getting Bale and a striker though - Gareth is more than capable of leading the line when Kane's not playing.

He was born to play for Spurs...

 

[Hercules]

As JJ has challenged the sceptics about the striker, I will do the same! Extremely confident about the striker. The specifics target is not from these shores, and I have not the slightest idea who it could be on the list of 5. But it is a very exciting list, to a very interesting one. Few weeks ago we never had certain options, and now we do.

Told you about TN, now JM has endorsed and confirmed it. Serge was very keen on going to Italy, but certain factors which I will not mention here, all but put an end to that, though things can change.

I said initially we were not in for a LB, and said seems that may have changed, though it was not an area we wanted to improve. The reason we were looking was in case we loaned out Sess. But! He is not being loaned out. And we have Cirkin, and have heard no talks about him or White being loaned out?

Kim we are highly keen on, but if we cannot do a deal, it is a possibility we revisit in January, unless we bring in an opportunity CH from elsewhere.

GB is gathering super pace, and looking good. Player himself has instructed his agents to make it happen. I would say there is two parties that can frustrate that, and it is RM throwing an unworkable condition in the deal, which they have a history of doing. Or someone from his side being bone-headed about the conditions of the deal. Please remain pessimistic at this point. DL is all over this, with all the nuisances our side covered within reason.

if we acquire all the above, will only be outs and not ins after this. Possibility couple of ins to cover the under 21’s. I said ‘Possibility’ not a cert!