Harry Kane

BlueBanger said:
Of course we can afford 150m we can afford haaland if truth be told...thats not the point. Its how a signing of this profile is risk laiden and its our only one being considered. It WILL affect future windows. If that cannot be grasped then i cannot add more.


Good man...As for being disagreed with i'm not one of the sheeple and form my own views. Thanks fella.
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I`m still awaiting for an answer from you with regard to the statement you made that "I`m sore" from last time.Please explain.
 
BlueBanger said:
Well i've worked in business where upper management is basically fucking clueless. Thats NOT how i see our board though...what i am saying is this reeks of desperation, is poor business at anywhere near the touted sums especially considering our normal business, and might come back to bite us financially over the next 2-3 windows.

The execs at city might be mustard but this is a risk and nobody on here will convince me otherwise...its the kind of move the rags would have made in the last 2 years of fergie. Then maybe there is shades of that with pep in his current contract situation.
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I think I'll put my trust in the board who have access to all the information and figures.
 
I'm not arsed about Romano, but I'm happy for the City Xtra lads that they've got him on.

Good move for them, and I always enjoy their videos. Jordan's editing work is immense.
 
I wonder if the signings of Messi and Lukaku will have a bearing on his decision to join City. Our chances of winning the Champs league and retaining league suddenly got more difficult. Hope he's up for a challenge.
 
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citymad said:
I wonder if the signings of Messi and Lulaku will have a bearing on his decision to join City. Our chances of winning the Champs league and retaining league suddenly got more difficult. Hope he's up for a challenge.
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He should be up for the challenge or we are better off without him if that's his mentality
 
citymad said:
I wonder if the signings of Messi and Lulaku will have a bearing on his decision to join City. Our chances of winning the Champs league and retaining league suddenly got more difficult. Hope he's up for a challenge.
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Doubt it. The choice on his table is play for Pep Guardiola, break records, win trophies, and train in a team with Grealish and De Bruyne around him. Or he can stay and play in the Europa Conference League for a discount Mourinho. I'm sure he's under no illusion that the League or the UCL were ever easy to win - but the prospect of lifting us above the challengers is something that will definitely appeal. But in any case, it's better than playing for Tottenham.

Like others have said, if he had that kind of mentality than we shouldn't want him anyway.
 
Berts Neck said:
Hmmm...I dont care for other clubs at all and am not sure where I said I did. I can dislike rags,scousers and spurs as many on this site do.. I do have an issue with the way Levy conducts business..My hatred for Spurs only re-inforces my opinion but does not cloud my judgement..I do not understand the its not my money, get it done approach to transfers..it is our club and we have financial rules we have to abide by..would you pay 50% more for a house or car so you could get it tomorrow as opposed to waiting a few months ?? Would you not look at alternatives ?? I realise Kane is our best prospect, but in know way feel he is worth 150 million in the current market.
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You mention about us doing this kind of business when other clubs are fighting COVID, that’s caring about other clubs in my book. Do you trust the club and the people who it employs in the finance department? Do you trust our chairman and owner? If so then chill about FFP and the financial rules. We simply wouldn’t do the business if we couldn’t afford it which is why we’ll walk away if you don’t negotiate a price we are happy with
 
KnaresboroughBlue said:
I think I'll put my trust in the board who have access to all the information and figures.
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Looks like BlueBanger wont admit that he`s made an error, as he`s now agreeing and supporting you post with a "like" as most people on this thread have been telling him exactly what you`ve written, myself included.
Acts of desperation from him and well said KB.
 
McfcBibby said:
You mention about us doing this kind of business when other clubs are fighting COVID, that’s caring about other clubs in my book. Do you trust the club and the people who it employs in the finance department? Do you trust our chairman and owner? If so then chill about FFP and the financial rules. We simply wouldn’t do the business if we couldn’t afford it which is why we’ll walk away if you don’t negotiate a price we are happy with
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Well this is a forum and we are entitled to our own opinions and that is all they are. Your interpretation of my comments about the Covid impact on the transfer market and extrapolation that I care for other clubs is a 2+2=5 scenario.
Yes I trust our management implicitly.If we pay 150 million for Kane I will cheer and support him like all our players. I am however entitled to a personal view of his value. I think he is worth less than 150 million and I am one of the 41.5% on this site who have a differing view to you. Frankly the 150 million has been raised by journalists and he may go for less, who knows.
Either way Bibby, lets not fall out over this as these are just personal opinions lets agree to disagree, be polite and move on supporting City. It is getting a little angry on the forum and no need to be such.
 
BlueBanger said:
Well i've worked in business where upper management is basically fucking clueless. Thats NOT how i see our board though...what i am saying is this reeks of desperation, is poor business at anywhere near the touted sums especially considering our normal business, and might come back to bite us financially over the next 2-3 windows.

The execs at city might be mustard but this is a risk and nobody on here will convince me otherwise...its the kind of move the rags would have made in the last 2 years of fergie. Then maybe there is shades of that with pep in his current contract situation.
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That's utter bollocks. Going for the top scorer in the league is not desperation. It is a statement of intent. Going for Danny Ings as plan B would be something the rags did out of panic. Or bringing Ibrahimovic or Cavani in or Di Maria. Buys that have been made based on name not an overall strategy.

We have a plan and identified Kane as someone who could improve us. We are willing to pay a certain amount for him and Spurs want as much as possible. Deferred payments through add ons wont hurt us. We have an academy loaded with players that can bring us 20-50m a season which covers the additional costs.

There's no threat of us going bankrupt. We have plenty of assets like Bernardo, Jesus, Laporte etc who should an acceptable offer come in can be shifted and bring in enough money for us to win the net spend trophy Liverpool are so proud of.

Value and worth are hard to define in football. You can't compare it to a car because of so many unknowns. If Kane comes and scores 20 a season and we continue to win things then the club will view it as a success. If he comes and scores 30-40 and we win the CL they'll see Kane as a steal for the cost quoted.
 
supercity88 said:
That's utter bollocks. Going for the top scorer in the league is not desperation. It is a statement of intent. Going for Danny Ings as plan B would be something the rags did out of panic. Or bringing Ibrahimovic or Cavani in or Di Maria. Buys that have been made based on name not an overall strategy.

We have a plan and identified Kane as someone who could improve us. We are willing to pay a certain amount for him and Spurs want as much as possible. Deferred payments through add ons wont hurt us. We have an academy loaded with players that can bring us 20-50m a season which covers the additional costs.

There's no threat of us going bankrupt. We have plenty of assets like Bernardo, Jesus, Laporte etc who should an acceptable offer come in can be shifted and bring in enough money for us to win the net spend trophy Liverpool are so proud of.

Value and worth are hard to define in football. You can't compare it to a car because of so many unknowns. If Kane comes and scores 20 a season and we continue to win things then the club will view it as a success. If he comes and scores 30-40 and we win the CL they'll see Kane as a steal for the cost quoted.
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Fair comment. But if he comes and doesn't do the business, or is injured badly, or isnt happy etc etc and we have a £241m hole in our expenses...It goes both ways. I never said he couldn't be a good signing i simply said its a risk given his profile and price. Much more so than a player with age on his side.

I mean overpaying is straight up desperation imo and i think most would agree that 150m for a 28 year old with a history of injury niggles is excessive.

Again i reiterate i'm not saying he couldn't or wont be a good signing.
 
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