richards30
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yeah it was seemingly but then we decided against it for some reason.
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yeah it was seemingly but then we decided against it for some reason.
mscenterh750
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Yes mate. Yep I’m 47 a stone overweight and still playing :)Is that a cricketer? If so then you play that nonsense into your 60s.....
Mancity1980
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I remember he once said he cried when he realised his football career was off, would he gave cried as much if he had won anything?Whenever he’s asked this question he claims that he’s happy with his decision to stay at Southampton, being loved by the fans is more important than trophies, he’s a legend at Southampton, bla, bla, bla. I don’t believe it for a second.
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If we don’t get him the thread will continue through to the end of the January transfer window.The good news is window closes in 10 days, so we don't have to carry on expecting things to happen for too long and lock this thread forever.
sir baconface
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Fergie? Dear oh dear. Are you hoping CR7 will sign?Do not use Fergie-isms on this site!..:)
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Not as an elite fast bowler you can't. But I know that you know this. :-)Is that a cricketer? If so then you play that nonsense into your 60s.....
Well, shite.If we don’t get him the thread will continue through to the end of the January transfer window.
Spurs fan in peace. I have been ocassionally skimming through the posts in this thread for the past couple of weeks just to get a guage of how likely City fans think the deal is to go through.
While reading through the posts, I realised that several of you have some misconceptions about Tottenham and Levy.
So, I want to dispell a couple of myths that I have repeatedly read:
1) Spurs need to sell Kane because they need the money
Anyone who has done any research on our stadium debt will know that is bullshit. The debt is spread over more than two decades and involves minimul interest payments every year.
In fact, the interest payment owed annually are a small fraction of the increase in matchday income as a result of our move from White Hart Lane. So, if anything we are now in a financially stronger position after moving to the new stadium.
Our wage bill is also extremely managable compared to the other big clubs in the league
2) Levy is a bad chairman who cares more about winning in negotiaitons than about Tottenham's long-term sucess.
If you look at how much Spurs have grown commercially worldwide since ENIC bought the club, you will obviously realise that this is crap.
The reason we are now among Europe's top ten richest clubs is because of Levy. Income wise, we were far off the pace of the traditional 'big four' when he took over as chairman but owing to the new stadium and our commercial growth, we are now in the same league as the likes of Liverpool and Arsenal in terms of the revenue we generate.
One also has to keep in mind that Spurs are a self-sustaining club, who do not have owners pumping money in. So, the only way for us to keep competing near the top over the long-term was to build a new stadium.
To blame Levy for Tottenham's lack of recent silverware is harsh when we constantly keep bottling semifinals and finals.
However, the team has certainly improved steadily on the pitch. Last season was the first time Spurs finished outside the top six in around 12 years, which shows how far we have come from the 90s an early 2000s.
3) Tottenham are a selling club
People keep mentioning Carrick and Berbatov, without realising that those sales were 15 years ago.
In both Modric's and Bale's case (which were also a decade ago), Levy actually stuck to his guns and refused to sell them to a domestic rival. In fact, he actually rejected a bigger bid from Chelsea for Modric before chosing to sell him to Real Madrid 12 months later.
The Kyle Walker case was different as he had fallen out with Pochettino, who started Trippier ahead of him in our final 10 games of the 2016/17 season. Pochettino wanted Walker sold.
If I were a betting man, I would still expect Kane to be a City player by the end of the transfer window but you will likely have to pay upwards of 150m at this stage of the window.
While reading through the posts, I realised that several of you have some misconceptions about Tottenham and Levy.
So, I want to dispell a couple of myths that I have repeatedly read:
1) Spurs need to sell Kane because they need the money
Anyone who has done any research on our stadium debt will know that is bullshit. The debt is spread over more than two decades and involves minimul interest payments every year.
In fact, the interest payment owed annually are a small fraction of the increase in matchday income as a result of our move from White Hart Lane. So, if anything we are now in a financially stronger position after moving to the new stadium.
Our wage bill is also extremely managable compared to the other big clubs in the league
2) Levy is a bad chairman who cares more about winning in negotiaitons than about Tottenham's long-term sucess.
If you look at how much Spurs have grown commercially worldwide since ENIC bought the club, you will obviously realise that this is crap.
The reason we are now among Europe's top ten richest clubs is because of Levy. Income wise, we were far off the pace of the traditional 'big four' when he took over as chairman but owing to the new stadium and our commercial growth, we are now in the same league as the likes of Liverpool and Arsenal in terms of the revenue we generate.
One also has to keep in mind that Spurs are a self-sustaining club, who do not have owners pumping money in. So, the only way for us to keep competing near the top over the long-term was to build a new stadium.
To blame Levy for Tottenham's lack of recent silverware is harsh when we constantly keep bottling semifinals and finals.
However, the team has certainly improved steadily on the pitch. Last season was the first time Spurs finished outside the top six in around 12 years, which shows how far we have come from the 90s an early 2000s.
3) Tottenham are a selling club
People keep mentioning Carrick and Berbatov, without realising that those sales were 15 years ago.
In both Modric's and Bale's case (which were also a decade ago), Levy actually stuck to his guns and refused to sell them to a domestic rival. In fact, he actually rejected a bigger bid from Chelsea for Modric before chosing to sell him to Real Madrid 12 months later.
The Kyle Walker case was different as he had fallen out with Pochettino, who started Trippier ahead of him in our final 10 games of the 2016/17 season. Pochettino wanted Walker sold.
If I were a betting man, I would still expect Kane to be a City player by the end of the transfer window but you will likely have to pay upwards of 150m at this stage of the window.
Do you think a striker will come in mate ?Fume all he wants, it's not like we have not done well for him is it.
He has been given everything he wants, at great expense and it looks from a far we are doing all we can to obtain Kane for him. The problem is Kane is under contract, Kane despite his claims does not have an agreement to leave.
Spurs may well want to sell, but 160m, Kane is simply not worth that, to me 120m in this market is utter madness.
So Pep can fume all he wants, if he is fuming at all.