Well I have confidence we will drop out if it gets ridiculous. we have that form and Levy will hopefully know it.Yes its a negotiation ploy by Spurs re the 160m price. that is not a made up amount, Sun were asked to put that amount into the article.
Spurs will hope we meet them close this amount.
One thing is clear, 100m will not be enough here from Txiki.
I thought it was more along the lines of logic. £160m on a 28yr old is extreme. I am not saying I dont want him to come but it's clearly the poorer deal when compared with £160m for a 20yr old . But our club know what they're doing so I am fully behind it.
If its true (£160m/£500k pw)
One of our most reliable journos is also working at The Sun. There are reliable journos at every paper, even if there are 90% of rubbish ones.
"that journo is reliable" you pulled that out of your arse mate... it's a fucking showbiz journo. she makes stuff up for clicks like any other journo. you just decided she's reliable because you want the story to be trueThat journo is reliable? Sam Lee has backed up the story? People here want to argue on anything, I'm only suggesting to verify for yourself first. One source checks out, the other doesn't.
How have we the poorer deal?I thought it was more along the lines of logic. £160m on a 28yr old is extreme. I am not saying I dont want him to come but it's clearly the poorer deal when compared with £160m for a 20yr old . But our club know what they're doing so I am fully behind it.
If its true (£160m/£500k pw)
Why not. You write nothing but bollocks on here all the time.Yeah doesn't mean the obviously bad and bollocks news stories they share on SM need to be repeated here constanly, especially if they lend no value.
"that journo is reliable" you pulled that out of your arse mate... it's a fucking showbiz journo. she makes stuff up for clicks like any other journo. you just decided she's reliable because you want the story to be true
"Sam lee has backed up the story" - no, he said he has no idea if it's true or not, but that there's some merit to it - and that doesn't mean a price has been agreed, or that levy has done a "u-turn", and far more reliable journalists on the spurs side have denied it.
it's cognitive dissonance. you ignore all the things that don't jive with your preconceived beliefs, and cling on to those who don't. you say "oh it's talksport, clearly unreliable" but cling on to the words of the sun.. it's ridiculous
I think the main issue that people have with Kane and the fee is that a) if Kane's ankles crumble (no genuine evidence of that happening), or he becomes the next Bony (chance of that being negligible), fans of other clubs will take the piss and rejoice, and b) if we do break the bank, both fans of other clubs and a plethora of journalists and media platforms will sneer and say nasty things about our fans, club a owner.
I honestly think it is the fear/shame (add a range of other negative emotions of your choice here) of what others will think if Kane, for whatever reason, flops. I also think a section of our fanbase care or fret more about the external prospective perception of our club than the joy and success a prospective top level player could bring us.
When did we become so thin skinned? In short, I'd rather be positive about the possibility of future success, rather than fearful of possible failure.